1927-06-10 — Page 7

FRIDAY, JUNE 10, 1927.

TRUNK MURDER.

Clerk's Confession To Police.

BODY CUT UP IN AN OFFICE.

RECORD FLIGHT.

A

BRITISH ATTEMPT TO BE REPEATED.

· CHANCES "VERY BRIGHT.”

that the cause

Charing Сгодн Terminus Inst week-end led the railway authori- ties to-day to draw the attention of the police. The latter, upon open: ing it, discovered that it contained It is stated that Lieutenant Carr the body of a woman between 20 will again net as pilot, while the entrusted to and 30, in a very decomposed state. navigation will be The carpse had been savn up and Flight Litutenant Harrison, at pre- broken into eight pieces. Death sent on the staff at the Air Ministry The chances of success are re- apparently was caused by foul play about three weeks ago. Agarded by experts as being very petticoat wrapped around the dis-bright-British Wireless Service. membered remains, marked with figures, a lady's handbag and black shoes inside the trunk; and the

ROUGH GOING.

Sir Henry Gompertz's Journey,

EXCITING EXPERIENCES.

THE CHINA MAIL.

£500,000 LOSS.

ARMSTRONG WHITWORTH'S

TROUBLES.

COMPANY TO BE REFORMED."

London, June 9.

date

STRANGE DEATH.

Wembley Electrocution Mystery.

SPARKS FROM HEADPHONES.

Rugby, June 9.

A report showing a loss of over

London, May 25. The Interest of British aviation: London, May 29.

The Supreme Court staff which £500,000 on the year's working.

Expert electricians are Investi- circles is now centred in the pros-

foreshadowing proposals for recon- The activity of the police in pect of a record being achieved by accompanied the Chief Justice structing the company, was present-gating the circumstances of the unravelling Innumerable clues and Service pllots who will attempt this (Sir Henry Gompertz) to Kuan-

strong Whitworth & Co., Ltd. ford, who apparently was electro- interviewing many people has re-month a non-stop aeroplane flight tan for the Assizes there has re-ed at the annual meeting of Arm-death, at Wembley, of Mrs. Rain- Mr. Frater Taylor, the Vice cuted after retiring to bed early, distance of 4,100 turned to Kuala Lumpur, the sulted in the arrest of John Robin- to Karachi, a son, described as a clerk, aged 46, miles.

journey back being full of thrills Chairman, presiding, stated that and listening-in from a crystal set. Her daughter states that when who has been charged with the mur- It is regretted in the Press to-day and excitement, says the "Malay conversations were being held with der of. Banati.

that it was only the sbeereat bad Mail." The party consisted of regard to closer working arrange ahe entered her own rear a couple of hours Jater she heard a crack)- Earlier messages stated:-Lon-luck which prevented Lieutenants Messrs. J. Rigby (Registrar); ments with Vicker's.

He also stated that the Boarding noise.. don, May 10. The overpowering Carr and Gillman from succeeding Sant Singh (Indian Interpreter), would be reconstructed and the She ran to her mother's room and effluvium emanating from a trunk in their similar attempt. deposited in the cloakroom at It is understood authoritatively Lau Kee-boo (Chinese Interpre complete scheme of management found her stretched across the bed, of their forced ter), and Inche Moh-tasa (Malay was being considered: The capital wearing the headphones and also They were also would be written down consider steel spectacles, both of which were descent in the Persian Gulf was no- Interpreter),

Mr. G. Kably. The report was carried emitting sparks. thing more than an air-lock in the accompanied by

Narayan, solicitor, who had been Reuter.

Death was apparently instan- petrol pipe of the machine.

(Reuter reported under assigned in a murder case. The December 11 last that following the taneous,

The Electricfty Company states party proceeded to Kuantan on board the

Government yacht recent unfavourable report disclos

ing great losses, due mostly to post-that the house wiring was defec Seabelle but had to return. byar methods of transferring activ-tive, and thinks that the fatality road.

itles to ordinary industrial enter-was due to a short circuit in the Roads Submerged.

prises, the directors of Messrs. wiring of the bedside table lamp. According to members of the Armstrong Whitworth & Co. cir- which she was moving, when she party, the roads in Pahang are cularised shareholders stating that received a shock by her spectacles still in a very bad condition as approximately £10,000,000 from the coming into contact with the steel- Deceased was an expert electrolo- a result of the floods. The party Company's capital was invested in work of the headphones.

undertakings foreign to the original words "F. Austin, St. Leonards," an OFFICER'S TROUBLES.left Kuantan at 8 a.m. on Satur-business on which no return had gist, and had been for many years the label, are the only clues on

day and arrived at Kuda Depah been made or was likely to be made transacting business at the West which the police are working to

at about, 10 a.m. Here the for some time, and appealed to End.

B.B.C. Engineer's Theory. ye the mystery, but at a post "CASE FOR SYMPATHY, NOT road is still completely under second and consoliduted mortgage

London, May 25. nortem examination. the finger

CENSURE."

water, and has been so since stockholders and others involved to

A British Broadcasting Company prints of the dead woman

the floods. The site of the the exent of nearly £7,000,000 for a taken, in the hope that they might

London, May 25.

road, and much neighbouring modification of existing arrange-engineer, interviewed, stated that he prove of assistance to the police.

country, has been transformed ments. On Dec. 23, it was report- did not believe that a wireless aet The porter and cloakroom attendant

"This is a case for sympathy into a great lake, parts of which ed that at meetings of all classes was responsible for Mrs. Rainford's

of debenture shareholders an agree death. at the station were interrogated and described a nun who arrived in a not censure," said Judge Leigh, are quite deep. The only means ment was arrived at in regard to a

xic on Friday, and left the in the Manchester County Court of getting across this spot is by scheme drawn up by the advisory set could not cause such a shock,

in granting an immediate dis- trunk in the cloakroom.

to hiring a boat- erude dug-out. committee. This scheme provided and expressed the opinion that the from bankruptcy London; May, 12th.-The name charge

Although dense jungle has to for a five years' muratorium for de-leakage of current due to a faulty "P. Helt" on an article of clothing Alexander Grant, branch manager inside the trunk found in the Char- of an insurance company, with be crossed, the Malay boutmen benture interest] ing Cross railway cloakroom led to liabilities of £1,100 and assets of are acquainted with every inch of water. They are able to guide the identitiention of the victim. Mrs. Holt. of Chelsen. identified

The Official Receiver reported themselves to a great extent by part of the clothing as formerly be that after serving in the Army as the help of telegraph posts and CHAMPAGNE BATH. brought Innging to her daughter, which

London, May 27. was missed when a former cook, Captain and Major, debtor, in the railings of bridges which are

At the inquest on the body of Mrs. Estic Holes, left her service January, 1920, signed an agree-still visible.

Communication in this part of

Mrs. Rainford, the Coroner return- some months ago. This woman ment for three years with the

ed a verdict that death was due to lived with a man named Roles in Secretary of State for India to the country is said to be possible

Atlanta, Georgia, June 9. Chelsen, and was understood to be carry on special Staff duties, with only by means of these dug-outs,

The well known New York then- electric shock caused by defective his wife, but she was the separated the rank and pay of Major. But and it is quite a common sight to wife of an Italian waiter, her real in February, 1921, the Govern- see Malay women paddling about trical producer Earl Carroll, who flex inside a brass lamp standard, nume being Minnie Banati. The ment of India pleaded that a mis-in these crude vessels with their was sent to hospital at Granville and a frayed wire on the head- The natives seem to after a collapse aboard a train when phones at the terminala together waiter to-dny identified the remains take had been made in Grant's families.

The Coroner added that the ver- to a prison here was carried on a in the trunk as those of his wife.] appointment, and reduced his pay have settled down to conditions he was travelling from New York with the wearing of steel spectacles. comfortably and have stretcher into the Federal peniten- diet obviously did not reflect on the Court Proceedings. to the pay, of Captain, from Rs. quite

1,000 to Rs. 600 per month, and already built houses and other tiary here to serve his sentence of house wiring or wireless: London, May 21. Crowds besieged the vicinity of also insisted on his repaying the structures of the lake. Court alleged overpayment during the the Westminster when John Robinson, aged 36, was previous 13 months. charged with the murder of Banati.

Police

were

£2.

Travelling in Dug-outs,

On reaching the Pahang river He refused, and his engage-ferry, six miles from Jerantut, People, while waiting in the hope ment was terminated. The India the landing stage having washed The river of obtaining admission to the Office rejected his application for away by the floods. Court. gazed at the premises op-a gratuity, on the ground that he itself is stated to have become posite, where the accused recently had committed an act of dis-much wider since the floods, no transacted business as an estate obedience in refusing to accept doubt due largely to the silt. transfer agent, and where the Captain's pay.

The party arrived in Kuala alleged murder was committed.

The police evidence showed that

Debtor estimated that his dif-Lumpur on Sunday evening after

a statement was taken from Robin-ferences with the India Office lost a 26 hours journey by car.

son on May 19 by Scotland Yard.

In the course of the police inves-i

tigations, Robinson was taken back

to Scotland Yard from his lodgings

him £1,300.

in Kennington yesterday morning HOUSTON MILLIONS.

when he told the Chief Inspector that he met the woman at Victoria Station and took her up to his offices and had done it and cut her up.

Robinson thereafter signed a statement, in consequence of which the police searched under a may tree on Clapham Common and found a large knife.

Robinson was remanded June 1.

LAID TO REST.

FUNERAL OF LATE ALEX CUMMING.

#411

REFUSAL TO PAY £2,800,000

DEATH DUTIES.

Jersey.

CALCUTTA SWEEP.

CALL BOY DRAWN BY CAPE TOWN.

THREE-QUARTERS SHARE SOLD

Calcutta, June 2.

It is understood that Mr. Kil- patrick, a dental mechanic in Cape! Town, was the drawer of Call Boy in the Calcutta Turf Club sweep on the Derby.

EARL CARROLL GOES TO

PRISON.

He considered that even a valve

electric lamp was responsible for the death of Mra. Rainford, who must have caught hold of Bone metal, perhaps a bedpost, and thus earth the leaking cur

rent.

a year's imprisonment for perjury in connection with the Grand Jury: investigation of the theatrical party in which a bath tub and a chorus girl figured. Reuters American TO

Service.

TO COST £300,000.

NEW INDIA HOUSE IN LONDON.

London, May 23. Earl Winterton, in the House of Commons, announced that the House in London new India would cost £300,000. -

A MODERN NOAH.

Memphis, May 14.

Mystery Solved,

INDIAN ZOO, PROTECT ANIMALS FROM

VISITORS.

Calcutta, May 25.

The authorities of the Calcutta Zoo are making arrangements for displaying the animals by an im- proved method.

They are constructing a pad- dock at a cost of Rs. 10,000, with! a trench running round, 15 feet wide and 8 feet deep. This is de- signed after the paddock intro- duced in Hamburg years ago by Herr Hagenbeg, the famous Ger- man animal expert.

It will enable the authorities to do away with fencing, and also save the animals from being teas- ed by visitors. The idea is to put animals like deer, monkeys and It is reported that a parsonhooluks, and also birds, as far The first prize was 27 lakhs of attached to a coloured community away from the visitors as possi- Rupees (£202,500).

in the lowlands near Baton Rouge b.e.

Shadows Before.

The trouble over the Houston millions is apparently not yet at an end. Lady Houston has decid- ed that unless she is compelled to do so she will not pay the death Mr. Kilpatrick sold three-quartera duties claimed by the Home Gov- of his ticket-half for £12.500 and emulated the example of Noah. ernment in respect of Sir Robert a quarter for $7,000. He there- When he heard a flood, was ap- proaching, he built anark and Houston's estate of £7,000,000. fore wins altogether £70,125.

Mr. T. D. Lowe, the Bombay tele-into the vessel crowded all his Lady Houston claims that her

belongings, including COMING EVENTS ANNOUNCED

IN THE "MAIL." late husband had definitely re-graphist who drew Sickle in the worldly nounced his English domicile, and sweep, sold a quarter share to a chickens, dogs, cats, and mules. Calcutta syndicate for Rs. 50,000, He then waited and prayed. The

Entertainments. flood came all right, but the ark. The remains of Mr. Alex taken up his residence in Jersey.

10-Queen'a Theatre; refused to float. Water poured Cumming, late Chief Engineer of Sir Robert made this perfectly

through a hundred leaks and "Lights of Old Broadway."

10-11-World June

Theatre; the a.s. "Chengtu," who died at clear in his will. the Government Civil Hospital on here is divided on the merits of Wednesday last, were laid to rest the Government's claim to the "A whist drive was held at the when the floor of the stranded the Fail of Troy," Part I, showing

Police Recreation Club, Happy craft was covered to a depth of the Abduction of Helen."

June 10-Star Theatre; "Contra-Į at Happy Valley on Thursday death duties.

It is expected that if the Gov-Valley, last night in aid of the two feet the occupants fed for

Police Branch of the Ministering safety to a railway embankment.band. afternoon, the Rev. J. Kirk

ernment insists on pursuing its Children's League. About G5 play-

June 10-Tea Dance, Cafe Res Maconachie officiating.

taurant. Pariejen, 4.30 p.m. The floating staff of the China claim the case will be heard beers spent a very enjoyable evening. Navigation Company was repre- fore the Jersey court.

The death duties on £7,000,000 sented by:Mr. G.. Atkinson, Mr. C. A. Bickford, Mr. A. would amount to £2,800.000 at 40 Knowles, Mr. A. McLeod, Captain per cent.

Legal opinion

POLICE LIBELLED.

EDITOR AND PUBLISHERS FINED.

POLICE CLUB WHIST DRIVE.

At the conclusion Chief Inspector W. Kent thanked the donors of prizee and also the ladies who had helped to make the function a suc- 'cess.

TOLD TO KILL FATHER,

Calcutta, May 22. Silchar, May20.-Agreeing Prises were awarded as follows: with the unanimous verdict of Ladies: 1st Mrs. S. Saunders, 2nd the assessors, the Sessions Judge Mrs. Glendenning. 3rd Mrs. Hunt, Booby Mrs. Hynes. Gentlemen: eentenced Kurma Urang to trans- 1st Mr. Reynoids, 2nd Mr. Dyerson, portation for life, on a charge of Brd Mr. Grimmett, Booby Mr. parrielde, "E! Hynes.

June

June 10-Isako's Circus, New Re- clamation Ground, Praya East, Wanchal, 9.16 p.m.

June 10-Squeakettes" perform ance at the Peak Club in aid of Lady Clementi's Entertainment Fund and M.C., 9.30 p.m.

Juno 12-14-World Theatre; "The Destruction of Troy."

Sports.

R. Millar, Mr. P. Maitland, Mr. R. Barcloy, Mr. W. Brown, Mr. R. Carruthers, and Mr. H. Thompson.. Members of the shore staff present were Captain R. Innes, Marine Superintendent, Mr. J. H. Little, Mr. M. M.) Murray, Mr. J. R. Kinghorn, Mr. B. Stephenson, and Mr. Dinsdale.

London, May 25. Mr. W. J. Stokes represented Fines of £500 each were impos- the Hong Kong branch of the ed at the Old Bailey on Mr. Marine Engineers' Guild, and William Paul, Editor of the "Sun-

A REPRISAL. others present were Messrs. W day. Worker," and the proprietors Crichton, W. Bell, F. Clarke, of of the paper, who pleaded guilty

When a Talkoo launch fok! was the Taikoo Dockyard, and Mr. to libelling the Metropolitan A. J. C. Cooper.

Police, by publishing a paragraph charged before Mr. R. E. Lindsell Amongst a large number of alleging that officers of Scotland this morning with the theft of floral tributes were those from: Yard employed "third degree" suit of clothes belonging to an- Mr. P. T. Farrell, the Institu- methods to extort a confession other fok!, he said that he had watch and.. some clothes, and tion of Engineers and Ship from a class war prisoner at Pen-Previously lost on the launch a builders, Hong Kong, Mr. W. torville, who was given a diet of suspecting to complainant he took Russell, China Navigation Co. bered and water, and a filthy cell, his property-as-a-ropriaal London, May 18 Ltd, Marine Engineers Guild, of without a bed, doubtless in order. It was atated by the

James Ferguson and George China, Hong Kong branch, Superto make him more amenable to the clothing was pawned by the

Accused in Des Voeux Road for $6. Afrey were each fined £5, and intendent of the China Naviga-"third degree" inquisition. tion Company, Messrs. Butter. The proprietors were also order absconded from the launch after Sidney Elias, secretary of the June 10-Extraordinary meeting field and Swire, and the China ed to pay the costs of the prosecut the theft and was arrested yester local Communist party, was fined of the Hong Kong Cricket Club at day when he returned, to collect] Navigation Company shipping du- tion.

Come wages due to him. As the 610 at the Newcastle Police Court the Pavilion, 5.30 p.m. partment.

Result of a search-a phwn ticket re to-day on a charge of bringing June 14 Meating of cred

into con- Karanjia. & Co. Ltd. (in volu inting to the suit was found on his the King's uniform bercon. Accuced also had

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June 11-Orchestral and Dance According to the prosecution, Selections by the Cameo Orchestra Prizes were donated by Mrs. W. the prisoner dreamed that his at Lane Crawford's Restaurant, Kont, Mr. H. Ruttonjes, Mr. Par- father was an evil spirit.. He during and after dinner.. sons, Mr. Peuster, Mr. A: Mason, was enjoined by the Goddess KaliA Mesars. Wing Nam, and the Pioneer that unless he killed his father

June 10 Chess Tournament: Silk Store.

Kowloon Chess Club v. H.M.S. the whole family would be ruined fermes," 8 p.. Early the following morning. June 11-Opening game of the while his father was standing in Hong Kong Baseball Assen., Happy the courtyard, he severed his head Valley Diamond, 4 pm. from the trunk by a stroke with

dao.

Thieves last night entered the

A-scavenging cootle was yesterimanyuka pada

irst floor of No, 251 Lalchikok Road day tak to the Government Civil The Magistrate Imposed

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hand fewellery worth

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robbery was not discovered until

from injuries re- 25 or, in defaulti three, wacks Je

Gnto the hold and ordered that the moné NOW BE Un the ropused be pai

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