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OPIUM HAUL ON CHANGTE

BUTCHER AND "BOY" IN COURT

DISCOVERY IN HATCH

WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 1930.

17-YEAR GIRL MURDERER

HOW DENMARK KEPT -

* NEUTRAL*

PRETTY JAPANESE DANCER CONFESSES TO CRIME

POVERTY DRIVEN

HER KING'S LETTER TO KING GEORGE

*

SYMPATHETIC ANSWER.

Two Chinese members of the crew The murder trial of Takamura An interesting light is thrown of the s.8. Changte, one described Futaba, the 17-year old Japanese on the attitude of the King of as the butcher and the other as a girl who, by strangulation and stab- Deumark during the critical day "boy," were charged before Mr.bing, killed the seven-months old immediately after the outbreak of E. W. Hamilton at the Central baby daughter of Mr. and Mrs. the Great War, in an article by Magistracy this morning with the Kajiwara, at 807 Dixwell Road, Dr.. Edvard Brandes, of Copen- uniawful possession of 1,345 taels Shanghai, a few days ago, will take hagen, in the newspaper Politiken. of prepared non-Government opfum the Nagasaki higher court, it was Foreign Offico asked the Danish place at Nagasaki, Japan, before On August 5, 1914, the German in the store refrigerator of the ship.jearned from the local Japanese Government whether it was will-

Mr. J. M. Remedios appeared for

been Instructed.

the defence, and said that he was Consulate General where the younging to mine the entrance to the not prepared to plead as he had just woman, thought to be demented, is Great Belt, thereby bottling up now under custody awaiting de- the main entrance to the Baltic, The Magistrate asked for the portation, says the Shanghai Times.or whether this, should be done facts of the case, and Mr. H. Afession to the Japanese procura- of course, in the nature of an ul The prisoner made a lengthy con- by Germany. The "request" was, Taylor, Assistant Superintendent

of Imports and Exports, said that trial authorities, which throws a timatum, and the Government had at 10.30 am, yesterday his staff light on her mentality. Her state to deal with it as such. The mat-

ment follows:-

searched the Changto in the usual

way. They first searched the re- "I am 17 years of age and arrived ter was, therefore, of great im- frigerator hold but found nothing.in Shanghai from Dairen on Janu-portance, not only from the point. Then they went to the store re-/ary 28 to look for work as a cabaret also of the internal polítical situa dancer. This I found at a cabaret

frigerator.

of view of foreign affairs, but

The author shows how careful-

jon North Szechuen Road, but soon tion as a whole. Cover Open, Then Closed He explained that when they first left there as the money was insuffi- went on board the ship they passedcient and my stepfather, who lives ly the matter was considered by In Shanghai could not help me. I the Ministers concerned, and by the store refrigerator and found

think it was that hatch cover was open.

When Cabaret.

the New Pavilion the Cabinet as a whole; but the final decision was due to the per- they returned, the hatch was closed. Į

"Last Saturday I visited the sonal intervention of the King. They opened it. The cover was very home of a friend in Dixwell Road. At the end of the Cabinet Meet- heavy and it took two men to bring about 30 it up with a pulley.

shaku (feet) from the ing. the Minister of Finance-as After the hatch was opened, Reabsent, I was on my way back to to defend-was instructed to seek Kajiwara house. My friend being one who had no "expert" interests venue Officer Ward went down. He Paoshan Road, where I lodge, when an audience of the King and to found the second accused on the I saw the garden door of Number explain the purport of the Get- steps coming up, and ordered, him

907 ajar. down. He followed him and in the hold he saw the first accused stand- lig near some boxes behind which the oplum was found.

The Murder

man demand, and all the argu- ments in favour of and against

"Nobody being visible, I thought the laying of mines by Denmark. I could take some articles from the The Minister of Finance, however, Ilearing of the case was fixed for hat-rock without being seen. I was totally unacquainted with

this afternoon, at 3 o'clock.

wanted to do this because my rent questions of military or naval

although, was due and I was hungry. There tactics,

fortunately.

of whom appear indifferent to MOSCOW SNARLS AT was nothing on the rack, however, King Christian's expert knowledge

modern

menace

treatment and to the of infection to their fellows through the disgusting

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INTERFERENCE

DEFENCE OF CHRISTIANITY RESENTED

"A HOSTILE ACT"

any other Government

of the

except some men's hats and a cot-of such matters helped the Minis ton scarf. The silence in the house ter out of his difficulties. encouraged me. I went upstairs Majesty's perfect grasp to the first floor. I entered a room situation immediately became ap- where the baby was sleeping and parent, and he was one of the first affer some search found a manicure to realise the full effects of a set in a box, a few trinkets and step of this kind upon the Entente some zabuton (cushions). I had Powers.

The

on buses, trams, and ferries avail nothing. If the Chinese can read the warnings in Chinese they heed |

just tied these together with a The King rapidly, arrived at his them not, whilst to make expec-

Moscow, Yesterday. piece of ribbon when the baby decision, and maintained it Referring to Mr. Arthur awoke and started crying. I tried through thick and thin. toration in public places a punish. Henderson's reply in the House of to atop it by making faces and hold. Minister of Marins wanted to de- able offence would merely be to Commons in regard to religious ing its hands, but it continued to fend the Belt with the Danish revive the old bogey of "suscep liberty in Russia, the Isvestia says cry. I then put the bundle contain-Fleet, other advisers had other tibilities," which is invariably that the British Government has ing the manicure set and zabuton counsels, but the King realised undertaken to interfere in a ques-ently on its face, without effect. 1 clearly that the only step was for trotted out whenever any meation unrelated to England or Bri- tried also to tie a towel round its Denmark to acquiesce and to lay sures for the public welfare are tish and Soviet relations. This neck, but this fell off...

out the mines. He knew that this discussed.

undertaking is a flagrant violation "Getting desperate, as I heard would not be well received by the Apart from the Government's of the British and Soviet agree-movements downstairs, I took the Entente and that it would not ap- moral responsibility for the treat, ment, which was concluded at the only with escaping. I do not relargo section of the population; bundle away. I was concerned peal to the patriotic feelings of a British Government's Initiative ment of tubercular patients in and request.

member exactly what happened but he knew also that it might be this Colony, it is not likely to be Any representations from Bri-after, but I do remember shutting it probably was the only means

the manicure box. stirred into action unless there is tish or

I must have at keeping Denmark out of the a universal movement amongst public as a hostile act and would found myself holding a white-territory: that this was contem- would be regarded by the Soviet ned it, or it might have opened war. If Denmark had refused, itself. Afterwards, however, I Germany would have violated her the Chinese themselves for the meet with determined and effec-handled file, the point being blood-plated more than once transpires inauguration of a scheme on the tive resistance on the part of the stained. Hong Kong, Wednesday, Feb. 19, 1930: lines of that mentioned in the re-

Soviet Government.-Reuter.

"Yes, I remember the woman

quite clearly from German military [Mr. Henderson said in the (Mrs. Kajiwara) trying to question

archives. solution considered by the Saní.

House of Commons on February me on the staircase, but I pushed slon on this occasion was of great "King Christian's resolute deci- The 13: "Reports current regarding her aside and rushed outside,

the religious situation in Russia where I took a ricsha to North service to his country," the au- have caused widespread and Szechuan Road."

thor adds. "But His Majesty did deep concern in this and other

more." Ho sent a personal com- countries and are receiving the

munication to King George ex- serious consideration of His

plaining the Danish position and Majesty's Government. . I have

pointing out how vulnerable Den- grave doubts whether the course

mark's position was. "Denmark suggested by Commander Locker by Chinese were handled by the King George," the author

Two cases of attempted suicide owes a deep debt of gratitude to Lampson would promote the ob- Police yesterday. ject which he had in view, but:

cludes, "for his sympathetic un- In the first instance a man nam derstanding of our position. And the House may rest assured thated Wong Man-fung (22), a native we also have every reason to be His Majesty's Government will, of Hol Ping, described as unem thankful that His Majesty's chief when possible or compatible ployed and staying at Rogm 127, adviser was not a man of the type with the interests of those affect- Empress Hotel, was alleged to of Clemenceau-as Mr. Asquith, ed, use all its influence in sup have attempted suicide by taking of course, was fully aware of, and port of the cause of religious

s 'dose of adelin. liberty and the freedom of re-covered unconscious at 6 pm. He George's kind and accommodating He was dis- naturally fully approved, King ligious practice."]

was removed to the Government answer."-Sunday Times. Civil Hospital, where he is now

WHY A SANATORIUM

Na Baby

tary Board yesterday,

Government could, indeed, steal At yesterday's meeting of the Mr. Braga's thunder by referring Sanitary Board Mr. M., K. Lo, in to what the Chinese themselves advocating that the Government are doing in connection with tha should take prompt steps for the Tsingtao International Sann- treatment of tubercular patients, torium, although the use of the including the provision of a word "International" is curious sanatorium, observed that on an when it was stated that the spon average 16 persons die every day sors of the scheme are Chinese from lung diseases in Hong Kong. and when it is notorious that the Amongst causes of death the great majority of tubercular cases Director of Medical and Sanitary Chinese. If the Chinese here can in China, as in Hong Kong, are Services records in his annual re- port that respiratory diseases some day-or some year-move

the Government to construct a

exceed any of the other causes, sanatorium (or sanataria for MONARCHS TO MEET

家

ON WARSHIP

being as much as 40 per cent. of the total deaths. On these figures it is easy to frame a charge of inertia against the Government, which exercises the right of veto even of posters drawing public attention to the menace of files and mosquitoes, But is it not wrong to blame the do not, of course, go so far as to

Bagdad, Yesterday. A British warship lying in the present Governmental regime

Persian Gulf will be the venue of alone? Official figures cited by ought to be the policy of the Gorance between two kings-Ibn Saud suggest definitely that such

an important conference a few days

Chinese and non-Chinese, respec- tively) the Government might| well suggest that the Chinese themselves should take the first CONFERENCE TO END DISPUTE steps, such as by launching a

BETWEEN IRAQ AND HEDJAZ public subscription campaign or by putting up dollar for dollar with a Government Vote. Wel

BRITISH SOLUTION

...

TIRED OF LIFE?

in serious condition.

The other alleged would-be sul-

cide was an aged woman named

CAINE ROAD

Railings

con-

Li Chak-shu (69), living on the Granite Wall Instead of second floor of 2, Tai Wong Street, East. She was stated to have taken an overdose of opium and was also removed to the Government Civil Hospital.

OFFICE REFUSED

Shanghai, Yesterday,

A welcome improvement has. just been completed by the Public Works Department in Caine Road. A masalve granite wall has been erected along that stretch of the road from the St. Paul's College Hostel to the top of the Glenealy

As both General Ma Fu-cheng steps, in place of fron railings. latter were constantly

Mr. Lo testify that in 1920 and ernment, but it must be agreed of Hedjaz and Faisal of Iraq. Their and Wang Chin-yu have respective- The 1921 the percentage of Chinese that the provision of a sanatorium respective people have long been ly refused to accept the chairman; in a poor state of repair with gaps deaths due to all forms of tuber where Chinese patients might not at loggerheads regarding the ship of Anhwel, the Central Govern-at many points where long lengths qulosis was over 16 per cent. Yet stay the proverbial five minutes has been frequent, but the delicate Tien-feng as Commissioner of the either fallen away on account of Iraq-Nejd frontier, where raiding ment has appointed Mr. Cheung of iron were missing, having the Chinese members of the then could not solve the problem of point was to find a place where the Department of Civil Affairs and con- rust or Legislative Counell and Sanitary tuberculosis.

been knocked down by two monarchs could moet and dis- currently acting chairman of An-motor cars. cuss the problem, at the same time hwel Provincial Government-Can- each safeguarding his amour proton Nows Agency. pre.

Board did not appear to have been moved sufficiently to agitate that

the Government of that day should

elapsed there is no record, ap

parently, of any Chinese philan

News in Brief

Sir Francis Humphreys (of Kabul

ter,"

Ten Years Ago

*[From the "China Mall,”

February 19, 1920.3

To-day's dollar is worth

take prompt steps Mr. E. Ralphs has kindly con fame) will accompany King Faisal colony for mental defectives is fore

The setting up of a complete for the treatment of tuber-sented to distribute the prizce on in a special train from Bagdad to shadowed in the terms of reference cular patients and the pro- the occasion of the annual dis- the ship, flying the white ensign, of a committee appointed by the vision of a sanatorium. the years

orscht, ove since school at 280 pr. to-morrow.

Intribution at the Cheung Chau somewhat south of Baarab-Reu- Board of Control, with the approval 10dr

of the Minister of Health. M

There are big punters and little Bradford's -- rubbish dumps have A man has died in a Birmingham punters on the Hong Kong share.. Nine case of smallpox, of which been made both beautiful and pre-hospital from psitacosis, a disease market, as elsewhere. The big one only was non-Chloése, were re-a week, and a gigantic stadium is in same time a "monkey disease" is. The little ones don't. It is some- #table, Ratepayers are saved $1,000 transmitted by parrots. At the ones know what they are doing. a ported from the Colony on Monday, process of formation, as

announced from Germany times asserted that the big ones for There are also two

diphthere and

www.know what the little ones are do A small committee to investigate ing, and shape their scheme of criticisms against the British operations, accordingly, Legion is being appointed by Ad As a rule, the paciente to miral of the Fleet Bari Jellicos, the gether. Wolf doen feat wolf, presid

when lambs are so plentiful.

thropist bequeathing any money to form even the nucleus of fund for 8 sanatorium Chinese tubercular

tients Th

plaguet-har

still continues,

one of typhoid, the A large crowd marched in proces

all being Chinese con tantaeter Cathedral and burnt one case of typhoid fever a copy of the 1928 Prayer Book ont and one case of smallpox were not! Fildena protest. akainst its intru

duction into the Cathedr

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