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FRIDAY, DECEMBER 19, 19307~~~

BOY ON MURDER

CHARGE.

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[not say what happened. He could not give a description of either man."

four lives. All through the Napoleonic War the Whig opposed the Tory Government at every

Witness took another statement, turn. In the Crimea and South

substantially the same, about a African Wars, the Party game:

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a.m. Mr. Sparrow arrived about 7 o'clock, and they took accused to The went on as briskly as ever.

ed were close together, and the scene of the crime, where they only two men of genius in the wanted to see how the cuts would found Inspector Dorling and history of the Tory Party, Boling appear on the paper, when caused Inspector Cargill. Prisoner was at broke and Beaconsfield, cherished by a man on the move. The cuts no time charged at Sheungahul the ideal of a National and non- on the paper were farther apart Police Station.

than those on the accused's should- No Reason For Suspicion.

Witness. In cross-examination,

party Government; Bolingbroke | vr. in his Patriot King, and Disraeli Object of Demonstration. | repeated that accused was left Mr. Lo: The object was to alone in the charge room, although with his Tory Democracy. Both

show that the accused was lying? the faterpreter might have been were disappointed; Bolingbroke because his King was recurrently mad; Disraeli because the gentle men of Britain preferred sport to politica. The present Govern- ment, we are fairly sanguine, will therefore remain in office until the Liberals can summon up courage to turn it out, which may be in three months or three years.

I wanted to show him that what present whilst he (witness) was he told me could not have been absent, and the station guard was correct if the cuts were made when on duty as usual. He had no

man was moving.

News in Brief.

A Congregation for the con- forring of degrees will be held in the Great Hall of the University on Monday, January 12.

reason to suspect accused after You arranged this demunstra- taking the statements, which wars tion on your own initiative?-Yea. in accordance with usual routine.

Answering another question, the witness said that accused was given noodles after the cutting of "Then he led me to the paper.

Interpreter's Story,

Chung Tak-kun said he was in- terpreter at Sheungahul. He took the Arst statement from accused in the kitchen door."

the Inspector's absence. It was in Mr. Lo: What did you do with precisely similar terms to the one the accused after he told you that later given to the Inspector. The Ah Kwai of Shamchun did it?-1 following morning he took two fur- told him that I would tell inape-ther statements, in the presence of tor Dorling, and I took him to the Inspector Dorling. Inspector.

O'Connor was absent.

Inspector

You suspected the accused then?

In the statement made to Inspec- -No.

tor Dorling, accused sald the mur- Witness said that after he re-der was the work of two men. One ported to Inspector Dorling the, was named Ah Kwai, who, he said, latter questioned the accused.

Cut a Cock's Head? Mr. Lo: Before you took the ac

kept a gambling house in Shum Chun. Ah Kwai struck the victim in the neck with a chopper, the

Mr. J. J. Grover, employed by the Butchery Department of the Penin- sula Hotel, was fined $5 in the Kow-cused to Inspector Dorling, did the other man pointing a knife. 'Ac- interpreter say to him: "Are you cused added that he was sitting on prepared to cut a cock's head If the bed at the side of the victim you did not commit the crime?-'at the time. I did not hear that.

loor. Mingistracy to-day for failing to produce his car driving licence when requested to do so.

Mr. John C. Fletcher, formerly a teacher in Queen's College, has secured an appointment under the Glasgow Education. Authority, at Knightswood, where a new Central School is shortly to be opened.

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The newly-formed International Club' held a successful concert in the Chinese Y.M.C.A. last night. The object was to raise funds in order to open a night school for It is easy to criticise the pre-beginners in various subjects. sent Government, which has Overland China-Mail achieved some quite good results of $250 was estreated at the Kowloon Magistracy-to-day-in-re in many other directions, but it spect of Lau Kong, a

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Chinese,

Did Inspector Dorling write down what you told him?-He bent forward when I told him, but can't any if he wrote anything.·

Take a "Walk.”

No "Cock's Head."

The interpreter denied that he

said something to the accused about cutting a cock's head. Also, he did not hear Inspector Dorling say something to that effect to the Witness said he heard the in-accused. terpreter ask accused to write his Inspector Dorling, the witness name on a piece of paper with said, took the second statement both his right and left hands. from the accused at about 1.30 Accused wrote down something p.m. It lasted about half an hour. which might or might not have The accused was not cautioned been his name. He did not know when both statements were taken. where the paper went to, nor did Two days after the incident, wit- he hear accused say that he could nesa saw the accused's mother at

not write with his left hand. He the Sheungahul Station. might have done. *****

Mr. Lo: Did Inspector O'Connor As regards escarting accused to tell her that her son had confessed Hong Kong, witness denied that he to the crime? said "Little brother, let us take a

O'Connor did not prove anything.

Mr. Lo agreed to withdraw the question.

The case is proceeding.

is difficult to condone the blun-charged with unlawful possession dering results of Mr. MacDonald's of 3.2 taels of prepared opium at

Mr. Fitzroy suggested that Mr. 105, Woo Sung Street, yesterday.

walk to Hong Kong."

Lo`should have put that question idealism, and we are led to ask

Reverting to the morning into Inspector O'Connor. whether the present Parliamen- The Harley Davidson combina-the woodyard, witness had по His Lordship remarked that tary system is not out of joint tion motor cycle, which was report knowledge of Inspector Dorling what

was sald by Inspector and unsuited to the needs of the ed by the owner Yeung Wing-pul, demonstrating on a bed there with a clerk, to be stolen from the park the accused, the Inspector acting day. Clearly Sir Oswald Mosley's stand outside the Hong Kong Star да an assailant who wished to scheme for an oligarchy, under Ferry Wharf, was yesterday re-chop another man in the neck.

"Got Fed Up." which the administration would covered at Lee Gardens. be under the control of a few

Witness went on to say that' in The Manager of the Kowloon the train coming to Kowloon ac select Ministers, or the fond Canton Railway has reported to cused repeatedly asked him if dream of the Proportional Repre- the Police that a Chinese woman, there was anything to fear." sentationists, are both impractical stated to be 73 years of age, was became fed up at last,"

accidentally knocked down by added, "and told him there was as cures for our political maladies. moving train yesterday, and re-nothing to be afraid of if he told The evils which are outstandingceived injuries to her left foot, the truth." That was all the con- at the present time are unemploy-severing a few toes,

that passed between

versation them.

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MATTER BARRED UNDER FRAUD ORDER SENT IN,

Manila, Dec. 12.

Shanghai

Mail-matter from

ment, high taxation, and the dan- Cheng Wun, ди unemployed Mr. Lo went on to cross-examine brought by the steamers Susana II gers in India and Egypt.. It has Chinese, appeared before Mr. at considerable length on the sub and Hong Peng was confiscated by bcon suggested that to deal with Butters in the Kowloon Magistracy ject as to whether witness discuss-postal authorities by order of Juan these problems the ablest men charged with having possession of ed the crime with other Chinese Ruiz, director of posts, who issued from all three parties should be was arrested at the Kowloon Rail. detectives at the Central Police a fraud order against the Inter-

three eunces of morphine, He

A

A small fire occurred at Whit-

hai banning all their correspon- dence from the Philippine mall.

The mail confiscated includes four Covers containing propa- Inspector Dorling Disabled.

ganda, letters and premium bonde Mr. Fitzroy was then under-from the International Savings stood to any that Inspector Dor-Society, addressed to prominent

ed.

One cover was addressed to Ong

蟲

to prevent the

"ALL THE TALENTS." selected

Shoungshui. lernment and carry out the best concealed in his socks. Ano

Witness stoutly maintained that Mr. Stanley Baldwin's rejec-ideas from each and all for the of $1,000, or six months' jail was at no time was the matter discuss-

Imposed. tion, voiced at a meeting of the common good. Such a coalition Constitutional Club on Wednes of all the talents seems a reason- day, of the idea of a National able enough way of avoiding allfeld, Causeway Bay, soon after 10

A piece of ling, whom he had intended to call Chinese residents of the city. Government, raises an interesting the quibbling and bickering which o'clock last night. lesue which has long attracted nowadays occupies too much of canvas about four feet square, na the next witness, was in hos

used as an awning in an open the attention of a great many Parliament's time. But on closer yard, caught alight, apparently due pital, but that it might be possible Sen-hong, post office box No. 84

a stretcher.

were addressed to Co Jieng Co., men and women outside the examination the scheme appears to a lighted cigarette end being for him to be brought to Court on rented by Ong Chianco; two covers thrown from the window of an political arena. Mr. Baldwin's re to be unworkable. Is there any upper floor.

Dr. D. J. Valentine gave evi- post office box No. 835, ronted by The Fire Brigadecence as to Inspector Dorling Co Juan Chang, with one notice jection of a unified government, insurmountable obstacle to the easily extinguished the flames.

suffering from foot trouble which and copy of propaganda and four based upon his assumption that men of the Tory, Liberal, and La- the Conservative Party is the bour Parties working together for dance in the Theatre Royal last walk, but might give his testimony No. 1178, with

There was another good atten. would prevent his standing in the premium bonds; one cover was ad- witness box. He was unable to dreased to Chin Gun, poat offes

one letter and only National Government, is not National ends, once the rivalry night when the Philharmonic So-If brought in an ambulance, and copy of the propagands. important as

The fraud order issued by Mr. it is necessarily and competition of parties were clety gave a further performance allowed a stretcher.

His Lordship decided that the Ruiz was sent to all parts of the based upon prejudice. The sug-removed? We can imagine that of "The Yeomen of the Guard," gestion, however, is worthy of Socialists like Thomas, Maxton, which met with a splendid re- Inspector could be called, but, the Philippines

ception. All the principals were hour being rather late, the evi-entrance of the mail from the consideration at the present time, Nesley, Bevan, and Wise hate the In good form, including Mr. C. dence of Sub-Inspector. O'Connor, society to the Philippines.-Manila

as any Dudley Bartlett who took the part in charge at Shoungahut, was Bulletin... if only because of the evident dole business, as much failure of any Party in power to Tory, and that their remedies for of Wilfred Shadbolt in place of Mr. deal adequately with the several unemployment would not differ crises which face the Home coun- very widely from those of The case in which an accountant- try. Most to be regretted of re- Baldwin, Churchill, and Mac partner in the Kwong Cheong ed the events on the night of Oc bad finished, I asked him if he cent fallures is, of course, that of millan. There might be difficulty Loong Hing firm is charged with tober 16-17, when he was roused could tell me what birds were most

embezzlement of over $40,000 came by the Station alarm at about 12.15 frequently kept in captivity. the Imperial Conference, which with Socialists like Graham and a step nearer Its close yesterday. a.m. As he left the Station yard. Friend: And what did he say7- most people foresaw; and the dis- Liberals like Simon over' Protec-after & hearing lasting over two accused and C.22, the detective, appointment of the Dominion tion and Free Trade, but there is months. Mr. F. C. E. Rendall, for were entering. He himself pro- father Premiers will only appear reason- much in a name in politics if not the defence, claimed that there was ceeded with a constable to the

no specific proof of misapproprla scene of the crime. He described. Talkative, passenger (to bored. able if we assume that they went in poetry, and the blessed for- tion The case was adjourned his discovery of the dead man, sallar): Can you swim?

also a chopper, and three blood: Sailor: Only at times, ma'am. over with any real hope of induc. mula of an "emergency tariff until Tuesday.

stained clogs. All this time ac

T.P. And when do these ing Great Britain to abandon might do wonders. The anti-

cused was left alone in the charge moments of ability come to you. room. Nobody was detalled to Sailor: In the water ma'am. Free Trade in their interests, capitalist crusade of Maxton and

guard him. without any adequate return. It Co. would have to be postponed in is to be feared too, that the Ina Nationalist coalition, but that is dian Round Table Is likewise understood to be already in cold doomed to an unsatisfactory issue, storage.

A. J. J. Brock, who was indisposed.

MOSCOW NEWS. SOVIET'S OFFICIAL ORGANIN

DASH ENGLISH.

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taken, first.

Accused's First Story.".

Jock: "I was glving my son a les Sub-Inspector O'Connor describson on birds last night, and when 1

Later, he returned to the Sta-

tion, and through the interpreter

Jock: He said, "guol-birds,"

Ten Years Ago.

took a statement from accused. The gist of It was that ́ ́accused for it is difficult to imagine the As watchers of the political At the suggestion of the British got up for certain reasona, and

From the China-Mail: of! and "American newspaper-correspon suddenly he say two men in the

December 19, 1920.3 Princes agreeing with the Hinda heavens, however, we find it difdents residing in Moscow, the au woodyard. He was frightened and

To-day's dollar is worth 3/18/16- agitators, who have been at the ficult to believe in a non-party thorities decided to publish a daily rsn. One of the man, armed with bottom of the controversy Then, Government, and do not regard-it sheet in British, to be called a knife, pursued him, and chopped again, the unemployment areas other than an Idle dream. Mes Moscow News, under the editorship bim, on the shoulder several times. An interesting lecture on the of the former member of the Anglo Accused then roused the carpen- Hawalian or Sandwich Islands was blem Jeems past praying for and are too selfish, doo albus, and tog American department in the Forters and gave the alarm kived on Saturday night by Mr. F. as the number of dole lents petty to sink personal almis, ex bign Commissariat Mr. VanyritingAt this point I asked him what Stubba F.R.G.S., to the University rises, and the figures of our over-cept when they are compelled to The paper will give all official happened to the second me," said stadented. It was the task of r Pahunchmmuniquen and in general con- witness. “He said that this man Stubba's series of lectures In Hong the Government do so by a great crisis, like

stitute the Soviet Government'i, went into the kitchen of the ac Kong. He leaves for Singapore And then it must be a war like the official organ for the English, cused's sleeping, shed Anti gards and Dutch ladies to marrow a

fond speaking world.

the man who chased him he could

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