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MEDICAL EVIDENCE

CHALLENGED

"WORTH NOTHING AT ALL"

MR. JENKIN'S CONTENTION IN

MURDER TRIAL.

STRANGULATION NOT PROVEN ?

The Court was crowded this morning at the Assizes, when the hearing of the murder charge against Wong Cheung was resumed for the fifth day. Counsel for the Crown (Mr. Somerset Fitzroy) addressed the jury, after which Mr. F. C. Jenkin spoke for two

hours in defence of the prisoner.

The medical evidence figured largely in the submissions of both counsel. Mr. Fitzroy maintained that Dr. Uttley had given expert testimony, and had never at any time had any doubt in his own mind that death was due to strangulation. The evidence of the witnesses called, in addition, us to seeing prisoner attacking the victim, were in the main coherent, and tallied in essentials.

Mr. Jenkin discredited the medical evidence, He submitted definitely that it was "unworthy, and of no value whatever." He further maintained that Kau Shuk met his death as a result of concussion from a blow on the head, coupled with the effects of opium that was found in the stomach.

A SERIOUS S COMPLAINT

One or Two Assailants?

ISHED

HONG KONG, MONE,

JUNE 29, 1931.

FRENCH DEMANDS OF INCINERATED IN

GERMANY.

Request for "No More Sabre Rattling.”

CO-OPERATION NEEDED.

BLAZING CAR.

Terrible Fate of Visitors to Britain.

JAPANESE INJURED,

Paris, Yesterday.

London, Yesterday, The report of the Secretary to

Two men and two women were, the U.S. Treasury, Mr. Andrew incinerated and three women and Mellon, on the Paris negotiations a man injured in a collision be is now before President Hoover, tween motor cars, near Elstree whose reply ought to be in the this morning. hands of Mr. Mellon before the One of the injured victims conversations are resumed on was so badly burned As to be June 29.

unidentifiable, One of the dead

Laval, through the German men is believed to be a New York Ambassador, has asked Berlin resident named Milton Green. for, assurances of 10,500,000,000 One of the injured is Mr. francs, whereby Germany's Tokvickhiro Gomu, of Tokyo. benefit would be devoted strictly Reuter,

to economic ends and there would

PARIS FIRE.

be no more sabre-rattling in Ger- PRINCESS WEEPS many and Germany should sin- cerely endeavour to co-operate with France in the interests of European peace. The German reply is also expected on June 29. Optimism prevails in regard to speedy agreement on the main issue-Reuter

Earlier Cables,

Paris Saturday, The Chamber to-day approved by 386 votes to 189 the Govern ment's policy in answer to Pre- sident Hoover's proposal.

TO-DAY'S DOLLAR. The closing rate" of the dollar on demand, to-day was 1s. 011⁄2d.

PRICE $3.00 Per Month.

DUNLOP Special

Extra Construction.

Overseas Motoring Conditions.

FORT MOTOR CYCLE TYRES.

·LOCAL BRANCH. ''''

SPAIN TO GO FARE STRIKES TAXI

RED?

PLOT NIPPED IN

THE BUD.

DRIVER.

Protection Against "Irritable". People.

PORTUGUESE FINED. -

A. J. Castro and G. Santos, of SOVIET STATEMorrison Hill Road, were at the

THREAT TO BOMB SEVILLE.

:

Pedder Bldg.

INDIAN FINANCIAL SAFEGUARDS.

Sudden Rise in Stocks in London.

COMMENT SATISFACTORY,

Rugby, Saturday, The Prime Minister's statement Central Police Court this morn on maintaining Indian credit, in ing charged before Mr. W. the House of Commons yesterday Schofield with having assaulted has caused a sudden rise in Indian | Luk Piu, a licensed motor driver stocks.

of the Star Taxi Company, in Mr. MacDonald' stated that the the early hours of to-day at 2, British Government had decided, Morrison Hill, Road."

that should the need arise, it

Madrid, Yesterday. that the revolt at Tablada, aero- Leseby said that he would with authority necessary to enable it Following an official revelation For the complainant, Mr. F. H. would apply to Parliament for the

of a Soviet Republic of Andalu- who had been charged by mis suitable conditions to the Govern drome aimed at the proclamation draw the case against Santos, to gain financial support under

sin, civil guards are guarding take. He should never have been ment of India, for the purpose of Major Franco's sickroom.

charged..

maintaining Indian Credit, pend- AT Francoites secured 200 hand complainant, but he did so under tional problem, and the formula- It is officially stated. that Castro said that he struck the ing the settement of the constitu-

grenades and aerial bombs from extreme provocation. He would tion of provialona which would en- the Government stores at Seville prove himself not vindictive by sure maintenance of Indian Credit on the pretext that they were being prepared to pay compensa- in the future. intended for 'experiment intion to the driver.. Morocco.

Pagoda Gütted at French Exhibition.

ART TREASURES LOST.

Paris, Yesterday. 50,000,000 francs was caused by A loss estimated at possibly

It is presumed that the declara-

tion is intended to reinforce the statement of the Secretary for In-

Struck in Face. Major Franco announced that if his plans were interfered with said that the driver drove the January 1980, to the effect that Stating the facts, Mr Loseby dia, Mr. Wedgwood Benn, In Seville would be bombed from defendant home early this morn- Parliament would provide financial the air, particularly the Banks, ing to his home in Happy Valley.aafeguard in view of the constitu Government offices, Barracks and For some reason, probably in ton..

mean

convents but the Government connection with the lights, his This was interpreted, according revolt in the bud. was forewarned and nipped the client stopped the taxi & few to the Times City Editor to

yards away from the defendant's that the British Government would door. Defendant got out and the lend money to the Indian, Govern- driver followed him. The driver ment, if necessary to maintain the was paid, and was about to re- rupee exchange at 1a. 6d. turn to his vehicle when the de

Press comment shows satisfac-

The Cabinet's fate hung in the

destruction through fire, owing

General Election. balance in the middle of an all- to a short circuit, of the Dutch

Madrid, Later. night sitting in the Chamber, pavilion at the Colonial Exhibi

The elections have been gen- Mr. Jenkin also had a serious, have been caused by any discase. when speeches by M. Herriot, tion here-a copy of the Sumatra erally peaceful up to the present complaint to make that there had He said it could not have been, M. Marin, and Franklin Bouillon, pagoda containing priceless art with only minor incidents in been no opportunity to see the Therefore I shall ask you to accept representing large sections of

collections recently inaugurated premises in the exact state they the medical evidence."

Deputies, attacked the Govern by Queen Wilhelmina. The were in on the night of the affair.

ment's Note,

architect of the pavilion, with to President He thought this fact had serious- "As regards whether there was Hoover.

tears in his eyes, witnessed the ly embarrassed the defence. more than one assailant, the doctor The Premier, always on the calamity. Princess Juliana, and sald that it was possible there could qui vive, succeeded in largely the wife of the Dutch Minister, The evidence for the prosecu-have been one only if the man had counteracting the criticisms. visited the scene and were visibly tion counsel regarded as "con-been surprised."

A feature of the division was

affected.--Reuter. fused in every angle," and either Dealing with the evidence of the a vote en bloc of Socialists with unacceptable altogether, or con- women, the boy, and prisoner, coun- the Government, bringing in an ducive to such strong doubt that sel said all were agreed that cries of Extra 100 votes on the ground the jury would find themselves Save Life," were heard. "Nobody that it was favourable to inter- unable to convict. In particular seems to know, or perhaps nobody national rappracement. the story of the small boy was will divulge. what started the Kellington, NZ,,. Saturday." hardly worthy of consideration trouble," he added.

"Confusion."

NOTICES DISTINCTLY OBJECTIONABLE.”

#4

New Zealand has accepted Pre- Action Against Electric It was a pity, although it had There were admittedly small dissident Hoover's proposal, and been no doubt necessary, that he crepancies in the evidence of the also the British offer to suspend had been called at all.

features war debt payments-Reuter But the main

Prisoner had said that Points greatly in prisoner's all tallied. favour were the complete ab-he was so afraid that he stood in

witness.

Belt Company:

"STRANGERS" AGAIN I

sence of motive, which was ad- the "teng" without moving, with his a witness may be in private life, or mitted by the Crown, and in ad- hands behind his back. "Is it be what his standing is," counsel Shang Electric Belt Company, 156, Yiu Siu-chuen, manager of the dition the fact that he made no llevable that this man would get out added," it is the evidence that must Queen's Road West, and Kwok attempt to escape, being found of bed, and stand doing nothing," be taken into account, and that only. Wing, a shop fort, were charged be by the Police "exactly in the asked counsel. "It la a most extra- "I shall put it to you later that if fore Mr. Schofield In natural placed he might have been ordinary story. Besides, it is es-Dr. Uttley has expressed any opin Police Court this morning with hay the Central found at his work."

tablished that the witnesses saw ion here that could have Crown Supports Doctor. him mixed up in, the struggle. He bearing at all on this caso, it must mission from the SC.A.

anying exhibited notices without per Mr. Fitzroy, for the Crown, himself says that his little brother he considered, in the light of other had previously gone through the was mistaken in his evidence. But statements later in his evidence, said that they were strangers to the Defendants pleaded guilty, and ovidence given in the case, in- he also says that he did not see his unworthy, and of no weight at all" Colony. cluding prisoner's version of brother, because he (prisoner) kept

No Motive.

Inspector G. A. Stimson prosecut what happened. Counsel dealt his eyes on the ground! I am ask- first of all with the evidence ofing you to say that is not at all a jury had doubt in their mind estab- his Worship described as "distinct Counsel contended that if the ed, and produced an exhibit, which Dr. Uttley. "Here you have the

lished by his address, they should, ly objectionable." "All the stories agree that Kau in conjunction with the Chief, one and only medical man in the case and one set of medical evid Shuk, the victim, was not taken by Justice's directions, express them-posed. ence, to judge, upon," he said, surprise. This coincides with the selves as not satisfied of prisoner's "and it is upon that you must doctor's opinion that there must guilt.

Murder Verdict Asked.

A fine of $20 on each was im

make your decision on this as have been more than one assailant. Counsel went on to point out that CHINESE FIRMS LEFT

pect of the case,”

IN LURCH.

Local Shop Closes Its Doors.

POSEIDON FUND..

Closing Date

July 4.

A reminder may be given that the Navy League's Posei don Fund will positively close on Saturday, next, July 4

Donations should be sent

without delay to the China

Mell, Sunday Herald, or any other British newspaper, or direct to Mr. Arthur.

various places. Socialist majority is expected to A Republican be returned in Madrid to-night, be tabulated for a day or so. but the national results will not

Socialist Victory?

- Madrid, Later. the Republican-Socialist coali- Early returns indicate that

Government is based, has won tion, on which that provisional

are available. the day, but no official figures

fendant struck him a violent blow tion, and expresses, hope that in in the face. "There may have formed Indian opinion will realise been probabilities, but as it was the Imperative need of financial such a late hour, I won't go into safeguarda in the new constitution. the probabilities," said Mr.British Wireless Service. Loseby.

Continuing, Mr. Loseby said. that after all taxi drivers were made to drive- everywhere and anywhere, and; therefore, they should be protected, and protect- ed substantially, against people who might be in an irritative. mood.c

Not Allowed to Stop. Asked what the extreme pro- vocation was, Castro explained that it was not usual for the taxi to stop where the defendant did.

ROYAL AIR FORCE DISPLAY.

Every Type of 'Plane Represented.

NEW LAND CATAPULT.:

Rugby, Saturday, The Royal Air Force display at

As he had some baggage in the Hendon to-day was the twelfth of its taxi, it was not right to deposit kind and attracted an immense the load in the middle of the crowd, which, in brilliant weather, of the taxi. He requested the street, after taking the bags out watched the evolutions of the 200 driver in a kindly manner to aeroplane was represented-day

aircrafts participating."

Practically every type of service drive to the door. Complainant and night bombers, Interceptors, turned round and said that it was ordinary fighters, fleet fighters, fly- a traffic regulation that motor, vehicles were not allowed to stop ing boats and reconnaissance aero- Castro told the driver not be so on the other side of the road.

planes.

The squadron displayed. hitherto

gage had been unloaded, and he heavy aircraft was shown in action cheeky, and to wait till the bag- unequalled precision in formation flying. The new land catapult for would pay him his fare.

It la cap- during the afternoon. According to Castro, the driver

able of catapulting aeroplanes picked up a spanner. The weighing 10 tons into air to a dis- second time he did this, Castro tance of 100 feet. Refuelling in was forced to hit him.

mid air was also demonstrated, but

Barcelona, Yesterday, The Macia Party gained 42 of 58 seata allotted to Catalonia in the new Cortes. There is im- His Worship registered a con-speed was the dominant note of the Dnia and a Republic may be ed him to pay $30 compensation few from Farnborough and on ar mense enthusiasm throughout viction against Castro and order display. The Duke of Gloucester proclaimed. Troubles are feared. to the taxi driver,

rival at the ground received a Royal Salute from No. 48 Squadron Aying.

The airman Franco has not re- turned either to Barcelona or The total sea fish catch in British at a speed of 250 miles an hour Seville Five people were killed Columbia during the month of British Wireless Service. in election affrays,

Ferbuary amounted to approximate-g

Earlier Cables, Sueco

ly 41,674,000 pounds as compared The plant of the Gypsum Lime Seville, Saturday. with 22.929,000 pounds in the cor- & Alabastine Co. of Canada at New. A revolt of the Air Force in responding period last year, the Westminster, fa busily engaged in the aerodrome at Tablada headed total landed value of the catch being filling an order for European c

A column of troops fromate by the famous airman, Major $236,905 representing a gain over count for a million square feet of Franco, broke out this morning. last year of $25,680.---

gyproc fireproof wall board.« Seville garrison left for Tablada

And prisoner was one of them. first of all the absence of any mor Dr. Uttley had said he was There was an obvious intention to tive might establish a doubt in the firmly of opinion when he con- do something wrong or criminal minds of the jury. That fact alone ducted the post-mortem examina- Prisoner is charged with causing would afford the strangest pre- tion that the mark on the neck the death of Kau Shuk. You may sumption of the man's innocence. had been inflicted during life, come to the conclusion that theAnd if there were any doubt upon Nor had he any doubt at that circumstances were such as to war- the general evidence, the absence time that the cause of death was rant a verdict of "manslaughter" of mative should carry the day. strangulation. After he had But you believe the evidence Another thing to make a favour- been cross-examined, he again before you, you will decide that Itable impression must have been the

HASTY EXIT. asserted his belief as to strangu-is & case of murdered fact that prisoner made no attempt lation being the cause of death, SPEECH FOR THE DEFENCE at escape. He went to his work as Kwong Fook Battery Co. 820 Des Wong Ma-ping, master of the when re-examined. Mr. Jenkin, opening for the de usual the same morning, and was Vœux Bond West, has reported to Concussion Theory Scouted fence, said that the gravity of the eventually found by the Police, the Police that on June 28, he sup- ***The suggestion has been charge was such that it was his where he usually could be found piled goods to the value of $600.78 at mid-day. Many airmen from made that death might have duty to go into the evidence and at his work, been due to concussion. Dr all the circumstances at some The Evidence.

to the Ya Cheung Import and Spain are reported to have ar- other aerodromes throughout Export shop, 21, Gilman's Bazaar. Uttley raised objections to length. this theory. There were no "A murder case seems to whet to give evidence and say they see on Saturday he found, to his sur-

It is all very well for people When he went to collect the mone rived at Tablada by air during

the morning. marks on the head internally, the appetite of the publle more this that and the other," sald coun- prise, that the shop was closed, and Madrid, Saturday

than other form of crime, he sel. "But it is obvious that such that the people had left the Colony. Troops from Seville took pos- began myself, in fact have evidence should be submitted to the In connection with the report session of the aerodrome at

or conditions to support such a view On the other hand, there were defnite symptoms con- sistent with a strangulation. "If death was not due to that then what was it due to? Had the man died atural death none of theso

have appear was qui

the

would

Uttley

fon that

at times fallen into the comp

habit of forming an opinio such a case by what is writter

the newspapers. But it my remembered porta are nece

cannot

the

the Cou

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that is sald

closest scrating in order to see Yau Tit-hing, master of the Star Tablads and disarmed the rebels whether it can be accepted or not Company, manufacturers of the who made little resistance. You must have a full and moral Flashlight" terhes, 6 Canal Road Otherwise everything is com certainty In cases of this kind." | West, has noted the. Police that on parativ

Counsel went on to assert that June 15 last he delivered gooda to

there were many conflicting state-the value of $577,50 to the Yu Martial ments made by the three womb Cheung Import and Report shop in Seville

In detall; He adds that the shop owed him des dir. $592,50-for goods supplied a short

time ago:

ved the

the

Chow

quiet Barcelona, Saturday: law has been declared

Reuter.

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