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No. 27,846

HONG KONG, SATURDAY, JULY 11, 1931.

ACCUSED

ACCUSERS.

AND

DEFICIT.

Allegations Against the Police.

Budget £17,000,000 Down.

Jury's Verdict of Not Guilty.

GERMANY'S CRISIS

Great Meeting in Albert BLOODSHED & CHAOS

Hall.

PARTY LEADERS TO SPEAK.

the Albert Hall. organised by the British League of Nations Union,

including other Peace Societies, in favour of international petion for reduction of armaments and| the success of next year's world Disarmament Conference. Field- Marshal Sir William Robe on will preside.

FEARED.

FRANCE FIRM

CUSTOMS UNION TO BE RENOUNCED.

A Change of Mind,

FORCED CONFESSION 7

Allegations of assault by the Police were made before Mr. W.

BIG AUSTRALIAN

INCOME TAX INCREASED.

TYPHOON REFUGE

SECOND TRIAL FOR CHANGES

MURDER.

▼

CONFLICTING EVIDENCE.

The Crown case was conduct- ed by Mr. Somerset Fitzroy (As- sistant Attorney-General), whilst prisoner was defended by Mr. F. C. Jenkin, C.B.E.

DUNLOP

Local Brunch. Pedder Bilg. Tel. 24554.

CEYLON

IN "FULL OF STRANGE

OATHS."

AN EXPERIMENT IN

GOVERNMENT,

NEW COUNCIL

School Boys Are Very Conventional

EXPLETIVES. NOT A MONOPOLY.

The head master of Elon has made reference to the dim-

SYSTEM OF ADULT cult question of the use of bad

SUFFRAGE.

language by school boys. It was true, he feared, that at a great many schools toys might be found talk- ing in a way that would legitimate- Colombo, Yesterday, ly shock those who heard them. The new State Council in But he had learned that in the uso' Ceylon, the biggest experiment of words, as in other things, boys in Colonial Administration since are very conventional, and that what' the inception of the Dominions, the particular convention of the was opened by the Governor, (Sir moment happens to be does not tell H. J. Stanley, G.C.M.G.).

one much about the character of a

Canberra, Yesterday. The re-trial of Wong Cheung, Rugby, Yesterday.

An accumulated Federal deficit alias Wong Sik-cheung, on a The Prime Minister, who has

Schofield at the Central Magistracy, of £17,250,000 was announced charge of the murder of Kau heen taking a short rest at

yesterday afternoon, by a young by the Federal Treasurer, Mr. Shuk in Yaumati on April 1 Chequers, returns to London to-

Chinese who was charged with arm. Theodore, in introducing the Aus- last, came to an end at the morrow to speak in company with

ed robbery. He alleged that he tralian Budget... He also an-Assizes yesterday afternoon at: the Conservative and Liberul

was forced to make a statement-ad-nounced an increase in taxation, ten mutes past four o'clock, lenders, Mr. Stanley Baldwin and |

Paris, Yesterday. milling guilt.. :

Including income tax.

when the Jury, after an absence Mr. Lloyd George, at a grent de- Doctor Luther, President of The robbery was alleged to have

Later.

of 25 minutes, returned a verdict mostration in the afternoon at the German Reichsbank, had a occurred at 30, Third Street, West The Senate by 21 votes to six, "Not Guilty."

lengthy conference this morning Point, on June 21. An alternative to-day passed the second reading

The Chief Justice (Sir Joseph with French banking authorities, charge was conspiracy to commit of the Debt Conversion Bill, Kemp, K.C.) accordingly dis

an armed robbery and this count] Reuter.

charged the prisoner, was proceeded with, the Police

The Council is elected under a school or of the boys in it. In Berlin, Yesterday.withdrawing the major charge.

new system of universal suffrage, this observation by one who should It is learned that Dr. Luther is Three men, stated Sergeant Mea-

and has seven Ministers, of know there is a crumb of comfort unexpectedly

whom five are Sinhalese. The for those who are perplexed and returning from dows, entered the second floor of Paris to consult with the Gov-39, Third, Street on the pretext of

Ministers preside over com-disturbed by the ernment (according to the news-renting a cubicle and then produced

Summing Up.

mittees, which are jointly re-language far beyond school circles. The hall holds 10.000 people, papers), regarding M. Flandin's revolvers. They bound and gagged

sponsible for all aspects of the For expletives are not the monopoly From 2.80 p.m. to 3.44 p.m. administration, except those of of any class, age, or sex. but the speeches will be relayed demand that French financial as the inmates, ransacked the pre-

Addic- his Lordship summed up, in the law and finance. These remain tion to them is so widespread that to a vast open air meeting in Hyde sistance to Germany shall be mises, and strie property worth

MUST KEEP CLEAR, course of which he reminded the under the control of the Officers they would seem to be the reply to Park, as well as to audiences in conditional upon the renunciation $260. Leeds Hall and other towns. of battleship construction, and The accused, who was the son of

jury that views expressed by of the State. Table M in the schedule to the him they were at liberty to dis-

some need or some proclivity deep The Governor declared that down in human nature. Arrangements also have been also of the Austro-German Cus-one of the inmates of the floor,

Merchant Shipping Ordinance, regard. He asked them to be on the new constitution would re- they are, in ultimate origin at any made for a broadcast of the pro-..

came under suspicion and was ar- ceedings in the United States

rested as he was about to board the 1899, has been further amended their guard against any tendency move a flaw which up to now bad rate, the comparatively civilized Making ទ characteristically 8.8. Kwong Sai.. The only evidence by the insertion, next after regu- of the witnesses to exaggerate, led the Sinhalese permanently to substitute for the more violent and several other countries, and talkie pictures will be mude, swift decision, Dr. Luther has against him was his own admis-lation 7E, of the following re- and any tendency of the witnesses oppose the officials. Reuter. which will be shown in 26 coun- now decided to remain in Paris slon made in a statement to the gulation: tries, besides being shown to continue his negotiations. Police following his arrest. throughout Britain, Wireless Service.

British

KING SPEAKS AT GLASGOW.

Great Record Not Yet Beaten.

SEES NEW CUNARDER.

toms Union.

Perilous Situation.

Later.

After some evidence was taken, the case was adjourned until Mon- day.

So far the Foreign Office here has neither confirmed nor denied the report that Mr. Arthur Hen- derson has told the German Am- bassador in London that Great LEGAL DOCUMENTS. Britain would welcome the cessa- tion of German warship con- struction, and the renunciation

of the Austro-German Customs Attesting Signatures

Union, demanded by France, as a condition of financial aid.

German Government circles:

for Britain.

are convinced that compliance Owing to difficulties which with France's demand' will very have arisen in connection with likely lead to a serious upheaval the attestation of signatures to in Germany, with the downfall documents executed in the Col- of the present Government there, onies, and required for use in and the substitution of a Hitler Britain or elsewhere, it is notified regime, together with a probable in the Government Gazette:-- Communist counter - revolution leading to bloodshed and chaos.

Rugby, Yesterday, The King and Queen visited Glasgow to-day and had a great welcome from tens of thousands,

Dr. Luther's knowledge of who lined the streets along which they drove from the Central Sta- these facts was responsible for his first decision to leave Paris,! tion to the Bridge Wharf. They proceeded by steamer down the but after a telephone talk with Clyde to Shieldball, where they Herr Bruening, he decided to re- declared open the new dock com- main to continue his negotia pleted at a cost of $2,000,000. tions on a purely financial basis, They passed the yards where the leaving the political side to Herr new giant Canarder is under con- Bruening and Dr. Curtius, who were very busy all day long dis- Cussing the situation..

struction.

In a speech King paid a tribute to the courage and enterprise of

Moratorium Meeting. Glasgow development schemes and said that since his first visit the

London, Yesterday.. tonnage using the port had doubled. The British Government has For a century Glasgow ships had formally invited France, Italy, Bailed every ocean and there were Japan, Belgium, the United few corners in the world where States and Germany to attend a they could not find a Glasgow en-Moratorium Conference in Lon- gineer. It was a great record not don on July 17. Reuter. yet beaten. He believed that those who had faith in the future

·SCURRILOUS WRITING.

1982,

British Empire Policy.

',

Rugby, Yesterday.

.:

That persons who may have} occasion to send certificates, powers, of attorney, judicial acts or other documents for

New Regulation for Vessels.

SEOUL CANARD,

Chinese Consulate Not

Destroyed.

to imagine what they saw. Deal-

The dis-

POLICE TRAP FOR

POLICE.

Indian Constable and a oven

Bribe.

A FATAL $5 NOTE.

use

of bad

No doubt.

methods used by our remote ances tors in their moments of panic, rage, 7F. The portions of the sea-ing with the woman, Lei Shuet-

or pain. But, however natural wall within the harbour of re-hing's evidence, his Lordship

their origin they have certainly be- fuge referred to in the Harbour said that the jury would find an

come creatures of tradition and con-- of Refuge Ordinance; 1909, on extraordinary number of dis-

vention. The exdamatory expla each side of the Yaumati Ferry, crepancies in her evidence when

sions of Greeks and Romans, and Pier and of the Mongkok Ferry Cross-examined by learned coun-

of our own grandfathers, Pier, for a distance of 35 feet el. At the trial she had said

would sound ridiculous in the pre- measured from the pier side, that she saw prisoner searching

sent day. The "swear words" of shall be kept clear of vessels. near the bed, but in the Police

Frenchmen are simply comic to a No vessel shall be brought Court the same witness had said

Briton, and the converse is doubt- alongside or off any of the that she saw the prisoner with

Iess true. The tendency is for each said portions of the seawall, rope in his hands moving about

How a trap was laid to catch an generation, society, and set to deve nor shall any vessel other than near the window.

own. expletive was suspect lop and cherish Its the ferry vessels using the said crepancy regarding the putting Indian constable who

code. plers, approach any of such out of the light was very serious, ed of taking bribes, was related in

Hie Lordship: added that the the Kowloon Magistracy yesterday Matter of Convention. portions of the seawall,

jury would find a formidable list afternoon, when Bishen Singh, at- of inconsistencies, and they would tached to the Yaumati Police Sta. But, while there is comfort in the have to consider her testimony tion, was convicted of accepting a thought that the use of "bad very carefully before they could $5 bribe, and sent to jail with language" is more a matter of con- accept such evidence..

hard labour for six months.

vention, then of original ain, the Gap in the Ligature.

Mr. Calthrop, A.S.P. (K), con- present artificality of the practice His Lordship then went on to ducted the case for the prosecution. love it peculiarly. open to abuse.. deal with the gap in the ligature. The affair arose out of an episode Divorced from naturalness it is He pointed out that learned coun-that took place on June 24, at No, easily exaggerated or perverted. In sel for the defence had suggest-14, Saigon Street, when accused the comparatively rare cases of ed a possible explanation by say-blamed a Chinese girl with throwing purlency or depravity it lends itself to indulgence in obscens ing that the gap was on the left paper into the street. side of his neck, and the evid- While the constable was talking references to thisge-which-docent ence, on the whole, tended to to the girl, the latter's father people leave behind the veil of re- For that abuse there is show that the right side of Kau came home. Accused went with ticence.. Press men, said that official re

Dr. C. T. Wang, speaking to Shuk's neck was nearer the bed. him to his cubicle and told him no defence, and no remedy except in But to the Dealing with the evidence of that the offence was punishable a change of heart. ports from Korea state that the the boy, his Lordship said If his with a fine of $25, but he would overwhelming majority of people was consistent with the agree, to say nothing of the mat. the expletives they use no longer eituation is under control. The story In cases where the docu-Japanese Government had ex- other witnesses then his evidence ter for a consideration of $5, which pusses any intrinsic significance. ments are intended to be used pressed profound regret for the was very strong against the pri- was agreed to be collected the next They have become almost ceremonial utterances by which they seek, in-. in foreign countries, the parties anti-Chinese riots and assured Boner. One could not imagine day.

Complainant informed the Police, directly and often unconsciously, to should have the documents the Nanking Government that the witness giving false evidence. authenticated in the Colony, every effort was being made to even if prisoner was his brother, and was given a certain note, the support a claim to a standing of or adopted brother. There was a number and date of which were one sort or another among their either by the Governor or by a prevent further disturbances, Notary Public In the latter The Nanking Government is great deal of confliction in his noted. A party of Police conceal- fellows. The schoolboy 'rips out case, the certificate of the sending its Minister in Japan to testimony. On one occasion theed themselves in 'the cubicle and an oath or two for fear of being Notary Public should be Korea to investigate, after which boy had said that the rope was when accused called at 4.16 p.m. thought a miksop by other boys. authenticated by the Consular he will personally report to Nan- applied to Kau Shuk's neck when to collect his money he was arrest-The young workman is almost bound to incarnadine his talk if he Representative of the Country king.Reuter,

the light was on, and on another ed.

wants occasion he had said that the

to establish his footing among his mates. The "good ligature was applied after the light went out..

chap" would not think that he was "So many con with intent to do any grievous living up to his reputation unless

hia Lordship, flictions," said "that one is apt to get lost be bodily harm, it was murder.

Under Control.

Seoul, Yesterday. The reported destruction of legal use in the United King- the Chinese Consulate is entirely dom, should have these docu-unfounded. ments authenticated in the Colony, either by the Governor or by a Notary Public duly authorised and practising in the Colony Except in special cases the authentication should be by a Notary Public.

in which it is intended to use the document, or, if there is no such Consular Representative in Hong Kong, the notarial at- testation should be authen- ticated by the Governor.

In this way,

Nanking Yesterday.

PACIFIC FLIGHT.

Jones and Robbins to Try Again.

APPOINTMENTS.

tween them."

The Medical Evidence.

of the nation would reap the full reward, of their foresight.

A letter has been addressed Referring to Prince of by the Treasury to the President

the Wales's visit to South America His of the Bank of International Majesty said that the southern Settlements stating that the Gov- half of the American Continent |ernments in Great Britain, Aus-

he swore heartily from time to (3) if they were satisfied that time: Most prevalent of all in the would one day be bound to Britain tralia, Canada, New Zealand, with even closer commercial ties. South Africa and India have ac

the prisoner did not have the in- delusion that "strong language" ta -British Wireless Service,...... cepted in principle the proposal John McKee, a farmer of the

His Lordship then went on to tention of killing or doing any a necessity of forcible expression. made by President Hoover for Abbotsford district, has just bought

Nome, Alaska, Yesterday: touch upon the evidence given by grievous bodily harm, but as any "Sound and Fury” kru the suspension of inter-Govern- twenty-one head of registered Ox-

Jones and Robbins now an- Dr. K. H. Uttley, who was the reasonable man putting a liga-

The weak character and the mental payments, including re- ford sheep from the University of nounce that they plan to attempt only medical witness for the ture on would expect death of

often seek re- In a strong note in Young India paration payments, falling due British Columbia farm. He be- the Seattle and Tokyo flight Crown. It had been suggsted by grievous bodily harm to follow, it infirm will

fuge in that error: It -sup- on scurrilous newspaper writings from July 1, 1931, to June 30, lieves there are excellent prospects again. They intend to fit a larger Mr. Jenkin that the post-mortem was murder.

engine to their 'plane for the had been performed hurriedly,

plies its own revenue. The Mr. Gandhi says:.

Reuter's American but there was no evidence to that (4) if they were satisfied be- words so lavishly used become "1 have before me extracts from "As you are aware certain out. According to the latest federal Service. purpose.

effect, apart from the fact that yond all reasonable doubt that void of any content they ever had, journale containing some gruesome standing questions as regards the

his notes were not anything like strangulation was the cause of and degenerate into "sound and things. There is communal incite method of giving effect to Pre-figures the British Columbia catch

what they ought to have been. death and that prisoner put the fury, signifying nothing." The ment, gross misrepresentation and sident Hoover's proposal remain of salmon in 1980 amounted to about

Dr. Uttley had admitted that ligature on, but, if he was not a constant use of expletives is as Incitement to political violence bor-to be settled by the Governments 87,000,000 fish weighing about dering on murder." He oploes that concerned. In the meantime the 210,000,000 pounds. This was an Mr. Abbas el Arcull has been post-mortems had to be done reasonable man, and did not ex-utile as trying to get up speed by Governmentprosecutions fail in monthly instalment of the Ger- Increase of almost 9,500,000 fish reappointed a member of the Board with the greatest and fullest care pect death or grievous bodily rockets have gone off.

harm to follow, it was man stage the habit, if silly, is harm their purpose and in no case con-man-annuity falls due on July 15, over the previous year.-

of Education for a further period possible.

Jesa, so long as in the vain search vert the writers thereof. "The real but even if the German Govern

of two years, with effect from July The Chief Justice commented slaughter.

strongly upon the fact that Dr.

Prisoner's Story.

for forcefulness, It does hot do remedy," he continues, "is healthy ment were in a position to trans-and of the eventual transfer of the 8.

scend into the pit of indecency or public opinion which will refuse to fer this instalment, to demand it amount suspended will be those

Mr. E. H. Lang has been ap- Uttley, at the Police Court, had ]

Commenting onprisoner's blasphemy. But it in a very eling- patronise poisonous journals. We would be manifestly inconsistent agreed upon hereafter for giving pointed to act as Official Receiver stated that three organs of the have aux Journalists Association with the acceptance in principle effect to Mr. Hoover's proposal.

in Bankruptcy and Registrar of body were congested. At the story, his Lordship said that it ing habit. Once formed, It is pro- Why should it not create a depart of President Hoover's proposal. The above-mentioned Govern-Trade Marks and Letters Patent, in former trial he had said that all was one of peculiar relationships bably, In spite of severe self die- mont whore business would be to The above-mentioned Governments feel it necessary to add that addition to his other duties, during other organs were normal; and between prisoner's father (Wong cipline, never more than dormant. study various journals and find ob- menta have, therefore, decided to their decision has been taken with the absence on leave of Mr. E. later he said that they were all Kan) and prisoner.Domination Surgeons and nurses love to tell the Jectionable articles and bring them refrain in so far as they are con- the object of giving immediate re Agassiz, with effect from July 6. congested. Such a view from un on one side and fear on the other highly respectable victim of an to the notice of editors. The func-cerned from claiming any pay llet to existing difficulties in Gor-Provisionally, and subject to His expert medical witness was very side. If the jury believed pri operation what dreadful language. tion of the department will be con- ment in respect of the Instal-many in accordance with Mr. Majesty's pleasure, the Hon. Sir serious.tomer's story when he said that he used when he was coming out of fred to the establishment of con- ments of both unconditional and Hoover's

by a complete Shou-son Chow, Kt, has been re- toot with offending". Journals and conditional annuity, falling due on suspen

whether appointed, an Unofficial mem

It must the Executive Council for a further

"five years, within the from July

Dr. Phoon Seck Wears

member

public cri where

of offending/articles July 15

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he was forced to take part in the the anaesthetic. And many a good Four Points for Jury. After commenting on other as horrible act and carry the body citizen, of frreproachable manners pects of the case, his Lordship away in a sack, it would make his and blameless conversation, has be- put forward four points for the contention of fear look more res-fore now surprised himself by Jury. They were, namely, (1), if sonable. What stood strongly in breaking out into an oathful 20 they were satisfied that prisoner favour of prisoner's innocence loquy when lie hits the bedpont in plied the ligature with intent was the fact that he did not try the fervour of his morning tabkill as murder to run away with Wong Kan, but exercises or loses an essential but May(2) if they were satisfied that stayed. This demanded a lot of ton when dressing Against lime for

Foner appled the rature determination on prisoner's pert dinner