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HONG KONG, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 1931.

CHARGE FAILS.

ALLEGED CRUELTY TO A

GIRL.

EVIDENCE INSUFFICIENT.

The Chinese word "tah' Was stated to mean "beat with a cane." and "blee," at the Centrsi Magis- tracy this morning, when a WOMAN named Chan Sam of 478, Queen's Road West, was charged before) Mr. R. E Lindsell with hang - treated a girl, aged three years, in much a manner as to cuire her | unnecessary suffering or or about

January 2i.

Inspecter John Murphy pro- secuted, whilst Mr. Horace Lo ap-

rared for the defencont

INDIAN SOLDIER KILLS CAIRO-CAPE FLIGHT

HIS OFFICER.

Death of Popular

Sportsman.

LAHORE TRAGEDY.

Lahore, Dec. 9. Atriple tragedy occurred this afternoon on the battalion parade ground in Lahore Cantonment, when

lance-aalk of the 10.8th Punjab Reglinent ran amok with his rifle, and shot dead Captain P. K. W. Mc.

R.A.F. MACHINES NOW ON RETURN JOURNEY.

6,000 MILES COVERED.

Rugby, Yesterday. Having successfully completed 6,000 miles on the outward four- ney from Cairo to the Cape, the Royal Air Force light of Vickers Victoria Troon Carrier machines to-day left Cape Town on their return to Cairo-British Wireless Service.

LADY. INVERCLYDE.

NO APPEAL AGAINST NULLITY SUIT DECISION.

A Polle interpreter proved de-Clenaghan, M.C., and a havildar, fendant's tatement, wnen charged, and finally committed suicide. which as: "She is my own It appears that Captain Me Lady Inverclyde (June, the daughter. On the 14th y

"I Clenaghan has refused to pass the actress) will not, it is understood. cid striko her several times." lance-nalk, named Girraf. In test appeal from the judgment given Mr. Lo: The word "strike," while the latter was commanding by Mr. Justice Bateson last What is conveyer by ta word squad and replaced him by a havil-month that, as she was domiciled "strike?" Can i me bitting dor. Earaged at his supersession in Scotland, her suit for nullity of ĮĢirraj this morning suddenly shot marriage could not be tried in an dead the havildar who had replaced English court. Her petition for him and then shot Captain Me-alimony pending a trial was also Clenaghan.

dismissed.

zomebody with a pane?

Interpreter: Yet,

Mr. Lo take it that it would rot be an apt werd to use in the case of a blow. It mears the

game.

Mr. Lo cubmitted that he had no case to answer.

"It is true," he said, “that as far as the doctor could tell. all the brules were, of the same age, fer reasons that might very well have happened oo the same day. In any case, there is nothing to show, save several

Murderer Fired At. The sapoys on parade Ared at Girraj jot missed and Girraj, there upon turned his rifle on himself and committed suicide.

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Lady Inverclyde is on her way to the United States, and it was considered difficult to sustain as action while she was abroad. In addition, the cost of a possible ap peal to the House of Lords would

RADIUM IN DERBYSHIRE.

Captain McClenaghan was the son of Archdeacon II. St. G. McClenag-be great. han of Letterkenny, Co. Donegal. He entered the Cadet College at Wellington in April 1918 and was falls resulting gazetted to the 4.10th Baluchis. in those bruises. But the point, The same year he was transferred is that, in fact, ther la no evi- to the 83rd Burma Infantry and nence against the defordert that afterwards to the 5.8th Punjabis. she assaulted the chili 'r that manner. I submit that I Eve no case to answer."

Hia Warship: I agree. The evi- dence is insufficient. Defendant ir discharged.

AFGHAN OIL FIELDS.

NEGOTIATIONS WITH STANDARD OIL COMPANY.

Geologists Waist-Deep in Water.

Hopes entertained in Castleton

are known

He served with the Mesopotamia that radiam is likely to exist in some Expeditionary Force and was of the caverns in the neighbourhood awarded the MIHtary Cross during were given fresh life when a party the campaign. He returned to of geologists and chemists spent India in May 1920 after three years several hours in the Blue John continuous active service..

cavern at the summit of Mam Tor. Captain McClonaghan W&B a first class interpreter la Persian this cavern, and the party entered A thorough survey was made of and Urdu and second class in several portions which Pushtu.

only to a few people. The investh gations were carried out during the night, the party returning to the village in the small hours of the

considerably handicapped by the large volume of water flowing through the cavera, and at times they were waist deep in the stream. Several samples of minerals were taken by members of the party.

Popular Officer. He was a most popular officer with both British and Indian ranks and The Afghan Government is a keen sportsman, excelling in morning. Their operations were stated to have granted important Rugby and lawn tennis.

Peshawar, Dec. 15.

As re-

oil mining concessions to the cently as last week he won both the Standard Oil Company of singles and doubles events in the America.

Lahore Cantonment Club's annual Peshawar. Dec. 19. tennis tournament. Mr. D. Joffi, an American busi- He leaves a widow and two daugh- ness man who was on a visit toters. His two brothers are at pre- Kabul to study the oil rren in went in India, one in the service of shera, three years ago. Afghanistan, said to-day that the Messra. Ralli Brothers at Montgo-occasion an Indian soldier who bad report about the grant of con-mery and the other in the Indian been reprimanded for a fault while cessions to the Standard Oil Com- Civil Service at Nagpur. pany was incorrect, but he ad-

fring his musketry course, got up The tragedy recalls a similar from the firing point and shot dead mitted that negotiations were outrage which occurred in the same Major Haycroft, and a havildar and progressing.

battalion on a rifle range at Now- then committed suicide.

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