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WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 23, 1927.

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MRS. FORESTIER.

EVIDENCE OF LADY FRIENDS

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FINDING OF THE BODY.

Shanghai, Nov. 16. Further evidence was heard by the Coronar, Mr. I. T. Morris in H. M. Police Court yesterday after noon at the continuation of the in- quest proceedings upon Mrs. E. T. Forestier who died at the Country Hospital on Sunday, November 6 as a result of an attack raade upon her by an unknown assaltant four days earlier with an axe,;"

Evidence was taken from Mr. J. Parsons, of the Salt Revenue De- partment, Chinese Government, hus- band of one of the lady friends who had arranged to play mah jongg with the deceased lady on the after- noon of the attack, and from Mrs. N. G. Pate, another friend. and neighbour of the deceased who dis- covered the body lying in the kit- chen in a pool of blood with an axe and short knife beside her.

THE CHINA MAIL,

sided at 528 Avenue Haig Estate, MURDERS OF ALIENS. said witness, while she resided at

.524. Mrs. Campbell ́drove up to the Estate In her car and called to witness

arrival, witness upon answering from her bath-room window. Mrs. Campbell call-

U.S. MOVES TO STOP

THEM

Washington, Nov. 1.

ed out that she had rung | CHARGES AGAINST SMUGGLERS the bell of Mrs. Forestier's house and had received no answer. Witness then went down and tried the front door of 528 and finding

A campaign to end murders of this locked, rang the bell. Recaivallens who attempt to enter the ing no reply she went around to the United States illegally has been back door and observed blood upon started by the Coast Guard and Cus- the first three steps outside it, toma. Bureau, Then, upon opening the door itself, witness saw Mrs, Forestier lying in a pool of blood on the floor of the kitchen. She ran at once to her house and telephoned for a doctor.

The adjournmant was taken at this stage.

CAROL AWAITS.

ROUMANIAN PRINCE HOPES FOR LUCKY BREAK.

Reports to the treasury indicat ed that a number of foreigners have been killed by allen smugglers in the last year, by being dumped overboard from vessels..

Officials said the foreigners, usually illiterates, pay from $100 to $500 a plece to be landed in America. They are frequently placed in sacks and told this la necessary so they will resemble freight. In fact, however, this тиве in Intended to enable the smugglers to throw the human. cargo overboard, if a Government ship pursues, it is said.

Murder charges will be placed against any smugglers found to have drowned their cargoes, it was stated.

Advices here indicate that fre-

The Inquest was then adjourned

Paris, Nov. 16. to a date to be fixed when evidence

Persons close to former Crown will be heard from the police, ins-

Prince Carol of Roumania declared pector who visited the scene of the to-day that he is prepared to re-quently the foreigners are murder- crime in response to a telephone turn to his native land immediate-ed before being thrown overboard, message received from Mr. Parsons, and from the doctor who first ins-y in the event that Bratiano, chief but that sometimes they are cast pected the wounded woman as she figure in the present. Government into the sea alive. Ofetals said and his principal enemy, ia com- lay upon the floor of her kitchenpelled to rosign as a result of the Beveral instances have been known

where the attack presumably occurred.

Mr. Paraone said that he drove his wife to the house of Mrs., Forestier on the afternoon of November 2.

Upon arrival at the Avenue Haig Estate, where both Mra. Forestier and Mrs. Pate lived, they met Mrs. Campbell, another lady invited to the house of Mrs. Pate for the afternoon. Mrs.

Campbell was crying, said witness, This was at about 3.50 p.m. Aaked why she was crying, Mrs. Campbell told witness that she thought Mrs. Forestier had been killed.

Lying In Pool Of Blood. Witnese immediately jumped out of his car, he said, and rushed to the front door of the Forestier's house, Finding this locked, he went around to the back door, the side gate being open. Witness arst opened the mosquito door leading to the kitchen, and then the door proper, and upon entering the kit chen he saw Mrs. Forestiar lying in a pool of blood on the floor. "I then made my way to the hall and telephoned to the Bubbling Wall Police Station," said Mr. Parsons, "I also telephoned for an ambul- anco and afterwards Mr, Forestler of the A.P.C. Then returned by the sarde way and waited in the road for the police and the doctor to come up."

to

The Coroner "What was Mrs. Forcatler's condition when you first saw her."

Mr. Paraons-"She was lying with her bead towards the electric stove."

The Coroner "Was there any- thing else by her side?"

Witness-There was the axe, also a short knife. Her slippers were off."

acquittal of Manoilescu.

where smugglars delfberately took All Roumania is deeply stirred allens aboard on a promise to land over the acquittal, as Manoilescue them in America, murdered their had been accused of conspiracy passengers and returned to their chiefly on a basis of his known ac-home port without attempting to tachment to Carol and efforts in Carol's behalf.

It is felt in many quarters that the rumoured coup establishing Carol on the throne now held by his six-year-old son King Michael, near at hand.-United may be

Press.

Freed of Conspiracy.

Berlin, Nov. 15. Dispatches from Bucharest to- day brought word that Manolescu, former Under-Secretary of Finance in the Roumanian Government and a leading figure in the alleged scheme for revolt in favour of the former Crown Prince Carol, has been acquitted after trial on charges of conspiracy.

fulfill the contract,

The Italian embassy recently has been seeking to trace a report that killed by the alien smugglers, a hundred or more Italians were but investigation has failed to re- veal any such wholesale slaughter of Italians-United Press.

EXILED INDIANS.

REPORTED TO BE REFUGEES IN CHINA.

Shanghai, Nov. 17, Reports from Chengchow, Honan province, state that 20 Indian na- tionalists, who were recently driv en from their country by the In- The trial took place behind tight-dlan government, have arrived at ly closed doors and has been, in pro- Chengchow and are guests at the gress for Ava days.

headquarters of Marshal Feng Yu- halang. They have brought pitiful stories of their plight in India, and Marshal Feng treats them with all consideration.

During the course of the hearing it is learned, General Alexander Averescu, Prime Minister under the late King Ferdinand, declared that no law exists by which Manol- leacu could be found guilty, inas- much as Carol's interest in his na- tive land is not a crime.

General Averescu further declar- ed that before his death the late King Ferdinand conferred with Carol and discussed steps whereby the former Crown Prince-who had renounced his claim to the title be. cause of love for his beautiful mis- tress-might return to Roumania.

During the course of the hearing just ended, Parliament sanctioned a measure for seizure and confisca- tion of any newspapers which might publish any account of the defence speeches or any mention. of Carol, who was alleged to have Mrs. Pate then took the witness received letters through the stand and related her discovery of medium of Manolescu--United the deceased. Mrs. Forestier re- Press.

Discovery of Deceased.

In

the Clubs!

Opinions Cigare going All sorts

But mos

Jopinions. samościa

CAPSTAN

Marshal Feng is making use of the stories brought by the Indians in his propaganda work against foreign control of China and has instructed Chairman Que of the political committee to broadcast these stories as illustrating the evils of foreign control.-National Press.

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