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HONG KONG, TUESDAY, JUNE 30, 1931.

MISS 1931 TURNS ANNUITY FOR "FRIEND NEW BRITISH RECORD MAN WHO WAS PAID THEY SAID "LET'S FLY

DETECTIVE.

Attached to C.I.D. in a Murder Hunt. BEATING THE MEN,

Girl: detec yes are taking an active part in the investiga- Lion. of sterious mur der, near Blackpool writes a Daily Express Special Correspon dont. For the first time in criminal history members of the "weaker sex" have become attached to a police murder, squad.

AND' MAÏD.'

£104 from Late Mrs. Annie Inglis.

ALSO HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE.

Mrs. Annie Inglis, who died in London on August 27 last year, left local estate valued at $9,300. I claded amongst other bequest in her will is an annuity of £104 to "my faithful maid and friend," Florence Kate Howland, together with auf ficient furniture, linen, china, and household goods to furnish a sitting The crime they are trying to room, bedroom and kitchen. Roseal- solve is the murder of Mrs. Abigailing of certified copy of probate of Whalley, the eighty-year-old widow, will and codicil has been granted to with a fortune of #6,000, who was Mr. G. G. N. Tinson, lawful at- killed on a Sunday night in her torney for the executors, O. P. 'bungalow at Carleton, on the out- Barrett and W. G. G. Jacks.

skirts of Blackpool-

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No murder investigation has ever been organised on a more elaborate scalc. More than eighty plain clothes men are taking part in it and their motor transport would be the envy of the, "Big. Five" of Scotland-yard.

Merchant Leaves $187,400. Chan Chow, alias Chap Talt

FLIGHT.

$,000

ROUND THE WORLD'.

London - Constantinople Bullet Inventor Runs a So They Went to London

in 122 Hours.

BAD WEATHER MET.

Constantinople, Yesterday, The airmen Stack and Chaplin arrived here at 6 p.m., to-day, making the trip from London in 12 hours 36 minutes, a record, in spite of bad weather over the Balkans.

They will take off again at dawn to-morrow for India via Aleppo and Bagdad.--Reuter,

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Coffee. Stall.

COSTLY EXPERIMENTS.

Mr. John Pomeroy, who in- vented the explosive bullet which brought down the first Zeppelin over London during the War, has been discovered in Melbourne running a night coffee stall; where he specialises in saveloye,

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'to Set Off,

HUSBAND AND WIFE.

A husband and wife sat at breakfast in their home in Ridge- way, New Jersey, U.S., one morn- ing about three months ago.

"Why don't we do, some- "thing?" asked the wife.

"Why not?" said the husband. "What about flying round America ?"

"Why not fly round the world?" asked the wife.

"Right, we will,” replied the husband.

In mail week that husband and wife Mr. and Mrs. Charles H. Day were in London. Their machine, specially designed by Mr. Day, who is an aeronautical engineer, was at Heston air park being made ready for the begin denly decided upon. Major Colley, Chief Experi-ring of the world flight so and- Thev brought it by steamer from

The Ministry of Munitions. paid Mr. Pomeroy £25,000 for his Earlier News,

Rugby. Yesterday.

anti-Zeppelin invention and the Captain Neville Stack and Mr. Admiralty granted him $1,000 Chaplin left Lympné aerodrome at for a device for exploding mines, 4.25 a.m. to-day on an attempt to Litigation and further costly ex fly to India and back in six daye.periments are stated by him to be the cause of his present They are using an all-British sang, alias Chan Choy-yik, mer-machine, capable of flying 2,000 poverty, together with financial. chant, who "died at 29, Shelley miles a day. They hope to reach speculation in the American mar- Street, Hong Kong, on April 17 Constantinople to-night and ket.. last, loft estate valued for probate Karachi, 4,400 miles away, by Wed-mental Officer of the Munitions at 187,400. Probate has been nesday morning. granted to Chan Ho-shi, lawful After a few hours' sleep, they the senior detectives cover the widow, and Chan Man-yin, mer-plan to start the return flight on Thursday, and hope to arrive at ground in luxurious racing motor- chant. care which have a speed of more

Other Estates: " Croydon at 9 p.m. on Saturday. than 100 mp.h., and the rank and Wong Po-kai, alias Wong British Wireless Service. file have a fleet of the most, up-to-alias Wong Tal-hang, clerk, who died at 8. Gresson Street, second date motor-cycle combinations.

floor, on March 18, 1931, left estate in the Colony valued at $74,800.

The investigation is being con- ducted by the Lancashire County Police, and the girl detectives all belong to fts Criminal Investigation Department.

Same Status as Men. The force is far ahead of any thef for the employment of women for detective work.

-There taavataff of these women detectives at the headquarters at Preston. They have the same status as C.1.D. mex. The senior woman in the investigation branch holds the rank of detective inspector.

I am not allowed to reveal all that the women are doing in this exceptionally difficult murder case, but it is permissible to any that they have already proved their worth.

They have, for instance, given their male colleagues Invainable stance In the search of the dead woman's ngalow.

Where would this lonely well to do widow be likely, to hide her most treasured belonginga 1.

That was the all-important ques tion when the police started to search for a motive for the crime.

A woman detective supplied the answer, an unearthed many small; yet important, secrets of Mrs. Whalley's domestic life that might neyer have been brought to light by aman.

One of the most valued women detectives is Miss Stebbings, a dark, pleasant-looking girl who is assist ing Chief. Superintendent Gregson gia much the same Capacity as a detective sergeant at Scotland-yard serves the chief detective-inspector to whom he is attached.

His "Shadow."

Mia Stebbings is, Superintendent

Kai,

Probate of his will has been granted by the Supreme Court to his widow, Lam Kwan-hing, and his daughter, Wong Kam-yung, both living at 8, Gresson Street, second floor.

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The will makes provisions for the two executrices as well as the de- ceased's six sons, one of whom is a minor.

CLOUDY.

The following weather report from the Royal. Observatory states:

The Japanese depression is central near Nemuro moving cast.

A depression is shown to the south of Tsingtau, The, de-, pression N.W., of Hanoi is sta- tionary.

Forecast:-S. winds; moder- ate; generally cloudy.

Eatate in the Colony valued at $12,100 was left by a retired Chin- ese merchant named Li Yik-hau, who died intestate at 30, Rua de Vo Long, Macac, on or about March 1,||||||||||||||A|||| 1927.

Letters of administration of the ROUND THE WORLD

estate have been granted to his first concubine, LI Lau-ahl, nee Lau Chung-kiu, of 23, Yee Yuen Hai Kai, Macao, temporarily residing at The 90, Des Voeux Road Central. deceased's "kit fat' wi (Li Chung Shi) predeceased him.

RAILWAY STRIKE.

Threat by Federation

in India.

FLYERS.

Post and Gatty for Alaska.

Habarovsk, Yesterday. Post and Gatty left for Alaska at 5 p.m. Shanghal time. Reuter

[Post and Gatty are trying to fly round the world in seven daye They have made remarkable pro Simia, Yesterday.gress so far, as the following diary The All-India Railwaymen'e of the flight will show: Federation has declared in favour' of a general strike on August 1. affecting 70,000 workers, an protest against wholesale dis charges on the ground of economy. The question of a strike will be submitted to a ballot-Reuter.

SHOT AT TRAWLER.

shadow." She goes with Action by Soviet Patrol

him everywhere, even to his inspec Home of the scene of the crime.

Shea, an expert shorthand

write to whom the superintendent

is able to dictate the notes of his

Vessel.

Tokyo, Yesterday.'.

A message from Kamchatka

June 23-Loft Harbour Grace, Newfoundland..

June 24-Arrived". Berlin (via England) having established an Atlantic Record.

June 26-Moscow.

June 26-Novosibirsk (Siberia). Funé 28.-Harbarovsk.J

$5,000 JEWELLERY.

Ex-Manager of Pancho,

Villa Robbed.

Los Angeles, June 5. Frank Churchill, former mana- observations. She Is classifying states that a Soviet patrol vesselger of the late Pancho Villa, and card-indexing the countless opened fire on a Japanese fishing nd Mrs. Churchill were robbed nents that are being taken trawler off the western coast of of $5,000 worth of jewellery to the investigation. Kamchatka, one shot striking the day by two men who gained en- has every detail of the crime vessel; but there were no casual traned to the, Churchill home. under the pretext of wanting to at her finger-tips. She pan refresh ties..

The trawler apparently madee Churchill. the superintendent's memory, at any

good its escape. moment

Worsen detectives are being used to interview the yemen friends of the murdered woman, because it is

information from one of her own overturned.

Department of the War Office during the War, recently recall- ed that the acceptance of Mr. Pomeroy's invention was direct ly due to a remarkable "thought form" manifestation. When Mr. cognised him from an "appari Pomeroy came to see him, he re-

tion" of him which he had pre- viously seen in his office.

*PARIS EXHIBITION.

A Kindly Welcome for

Indo-Chinese.

MEMBERS OF ONE FAMILY.

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Marseilles, June 3. M. Pasquier has arrived here

He will embark on the Andre Lebon

on Friday,

America.

"I have been flying since 1910," Mr. Day bold an Evening News, correspondent, "and my wife is as keen on the air as I am..

His Motto. "I have adopted as my motto, 'Surer and Safer Flying. I call my machine a foolproof nero- plane. It has a landing speed of only 20 miles an hour, and a maximum cruising speed of 120 miles an hour. I would call it a

flying, laboratory,

"On this trip we are "not, out to break records or do anything spectacular. It's just a sort of holiday trip, and I figure wil take about four months.

"The pilot and the passenger sit side by side in my machine, and are able to talk comfortably. "My wife will talte turns at the controls.

"I estimate that the total cost of the trip will be abouta£700. } One thing we don't intend to do. and that is to take risks. We shall go round the world by easy stages, and do some sight-seeing. We shall not fly over the Facific, but will take the machine by steamer from Indo-China or Japan. We crossed the Atlantic by steamer.

"At the Colonial Exhibition yester day the Association which takes friendly forethought for the Franch in Indo-China, received the Indo-Chinese delegates who had been able to accept their invita tion. A hundred French members welcomed the guests, of whom there were a dozen from Cochin China, soven from Tonkin, one "Our friends think we are from Cambodia, and three from quite mad," said Mrs. Day, Laaa.. (The names are given in "This is probably the first time full, and these figures are a guess, husband and wife have flown at the number of persons from the round the world together: They more or less apparent number of usually fly away from one""an- names set forth without commas),other," she said, with a chuckle. M. Lemaire, president of the Mrs. Day's baggage weight Association, received the Indo- only 30ib., and includes a black Chinese guests and was supported evening gown weighing just over by the Vice-Presidents MM. Call- half a pound, ... lard, Sumbucand: Vialet, and by eminent members of the Associa tion Including M. Outrey (Deputy for Cochin China), Governor Pica- non, Generals Andlauer and Man- geot, Inspector General Saurin, Residents Superieure Eutrape,

Babe, Marquis, Bathelemy, etc.

M. Doumer sent a letter of regret at not being able to attend the luncheon, and so did Governor General. Pasquler who was leaving Paris, the same evening.

"My greatest wish is to see the Taj Mahal and Palestine," she said.

Mr. and Mrs. Day will take the following route: London, Paris, Brussels, Amsterdam,

Berlin,

Prague, Frankfort,

Vienna, Budapest, Belgrade,

Bucharest, Constantinople, Alep po, Jerusalem, Bagdad, Kara- chi, Java, across to Calcutta, then via Rangoon and Bangkok to the Chinese coast.

M. Lemaire expressed the joy of the Frenchmen of Indo-Chins at the soil of Paris. Ha also added receiving the Indo-Chinese de- some words of thanks

There has been distributed to the legates as members of their family, with the same cordiality as Indo members of the Colonial Commis Chinese show when in their coun. Blon a report on the Bill authoris try they receive Frenchmen ing the national treasury for agri- It s the intention of the B.-G.M. Nguyen Vannal, president of cultural credit to assent to the Fruit Shippers, a packing concern the native agrigultural syndicates institutions of co-operative credit with headquarter at Vernon,to in the province of Gocong and in the Colonies receiving advances establish a packing house this sea- Mytho replied In the name of all or guarantees for short term son at Oliver and they are offering his colleagues, he thanked the credits, limited to a total sum of conclusions growers'a contract to purchase all hosts, for their kindly welcome. 100 millions

alt and vegatal

M. Se. Tiao Phutsarah said he reached in the report are favo

able to the BIL was happy to find himself again on

belleved that woman may be more with great presence of mind tilt aticocesful than a man in extracting, ed the tail of the machine, which The airplane, a De Havilland Moth, carried a Manchester basis, specialist to Colwyn Bay to attend anurgent case. The engine was" started while the machine was empty,, awaiting the return

CHILDREN'S PERIL

Man Stops a Runaway Aeroplane.

PRESENCE OF MIND.

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and Llar

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The

doctor "It start forward alek ly gathered speed, when the tail was clutched by a spectator.

The pilot was nable to reach the con

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