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The China Mail.
Hong Kong, Thursday, June 16, 1932.
The Report of the Lytton Commission.
Whatever the views
can
News in Brief.
Mr. and Mrs. C. Mosa left on the 8.8. Gange last evening for six months' holiday in Italy."
One case each of diphtheria and typhoid fever wore notißed to the Medical Officer of Health yester day.
THURSDAY, JUNE 16, 1932.
CHINESE DOMESTIC
TROUBLES.
Convent Girl's Unhappy Married Life.
CASE ADJOURNED.
TRAGEDY OF DELUSIONS
Woman's Baseless Charges Against Man Friend.
An astonishing letter left by a dead woman to a man in which she
Two cases of diphtheria, and one day afternoon, Pau Sook-ching, seducer, and a double murderer," At the Central Magistracy yeater- referred to him as "a liar, a case each of small-pox and meningitis were notified on Tues-vent, summoned
a former pupil at the Italian Con- was read at a Westminster inquest day.
her husband You Mrs. Cecily Proby Bassett, aged Wah-fung, for alleged cruelty and forty-two, of the School-house, maintenance. Mr. J. Jose Salas, the Consul by Mr. Schofield, and after evidence
The case was heard Pendock, Malvern, Worcester.
Mrs. Bassett and her daughter General for Feru, accompanied by had been given by the complainant, Patricia, aged twelve, were found his wife left by the N.Y.K. liner the hearing was adjourned. Tatsuta Maru yesterday.
dead from poison in bed at the
Mr. Hin-shing Lo, instructed by Strand Palace Hotel. Mr. Peter H. Sin, conducted the The jury returned a verdict that
unsound mind.
Mr. A. Bland Calder, Assistant prosecution, while Mr. F. Mrs. Bassett murdered her daugh U.S. Commercial Attache, returned D'Almada jun., was for the huster and committed suicide while of to Shanghai last week with his band. family from a holiday spent in America.
Whilst at work
on
a bamboo
Married In 1929.
It was stated that Mrs. Bassett Mr. Lo said that the complainant was living apart from her husband, was married to the defendant' in who was in Canada.. 1929, since when
Mr. Richard Saunders; of Day- a series of in-
brook Road, Merton Park, said that
ladder which slipped in the Rovalcidents had rendered her life a Bassett, was the sister of his
"
Jug Broken.
daughter-in-law...
Mr. Ingleby Oddie, the coroner:
Naval Dockyard yesterday, Lai Yau very unhappy one. (46) an electrician living at 9 Mui Hing. Street suffered injuries to his
In 1931, the house cat broke a spine, and was removed to the Gov-water jug one night. He blamed Have you seen this letter she has. ernment Civil Hospital/
her for the loss of the jug, and for three days, the wife alleges, kept up after reading it said, "I can't under- Mr. Saunders took the letter, and
a continual scolding, in which he
laft?-No.
an aunt who had stand it, sir."
flung
Cups
"What has pased between you?”. asked Mr. Ingleby Oddie."
Mr. Saunders: Nothing whatever
The Yee-kat, a watchman employ- was joined by ed by the Sincere Company was taken up living with them. fined $5 this morning by Mr. and other ornaments were Grantham in the Central Police about. Court for the theft of a singlet, the "The superstitious Chinese," said except our friendship. property of the firm. He was seen Mr. Lo, "consider that a bad omen, Had she ever expressed herself aa to steal by Chan Fool-sum, a "boy" while the more enlightened would being jealous of the woman you employed there.
consider it an insrit."
Wife Insulted.'
were going to marry?-I think she was rather disappointed. I think in married. and she was rather averse to my being
The same design to insult An elderly unemployed man, Chan annoy the woman was evident Kiu-mak (68) was sent to the Gov-another incident in the same year,
She wanted to marry you herself, ernment Civil Hospital yesterday when the man, on the advice, it la did she?--I do not think so. suffering from Injuries and shock alleged, of his aunt, bought a frame the report and the sustained when he fell down an em- separate bed and slept apart from been her lover at any time? No, Mr. Ingleby Oddie: Have you League's finding. Needless to say bankment at the rear of 98 Kennedy his wife. both predictions are not com-Road.
str. I looked on her as a sister plimentary to the League, but its not serious..
His condition is regarded The incident which finally caused more than anything else.
the wife to leave home was when Mr. Ingleby Oddie: She leaves a must be admitted for the harassed
he requested her to clean his shoes letter addressed to you in which she officials at Geneva that the solution Wong Po (18) an apprentice as she sometimes did. She now calls you "A. llar, a seducer, and a painter, at 134 Apliu Street, Sham pointed out to him that she would double murderer." She says, "You of the dispute is practically impos Shui Po, who fell from his bunk, a clean his shoes if the other woman have much to answer for." sible now that events have been height of seven feet yesterday left the house.
"What have you to answer for?" allowed to reach the present stage. morning, and was removed to the In the proceedings, before the asked Mr. Ingleby Oddie, of the Japan occupies Manchuria, exercises Kwong Wah Hospital in an un-S.C.A., the wife had asked for $80 "I cannot tell you, sir," replied Lytton Commission, which for the a milltary dominance, and has set p.m., without regaining conscious-band's only reply was "come back delusion."
conscious condition, died at 5.30 a month maintenance, but the hus-Mr. Saunders. "I think it was a past two or three months has been up a new regime in the new Stateness.
and live with us." Investigating the causes
Both the man Mr. Ingleby Oddle quoted this of the Nothing but a large-scale armed
and his aunt owned property in the further passage from the letter- Sino-Japanese dispute, with parti-conflict which should shake not only
Inquiries made at the Country this in case
Colony. Mo Lo said he mentioned "Had you behaved as an honour- cular regard to Manchuria, the the Far East, but the whole world, formation
Hospital on Friday elicited the in- later that he was not in a position being a despicable
it should be claimed able man on Friday, instead of Commission evidently takes itself could
that there was no
cad our tragic oust the Japanese now. change in the condition of Mr. J. seriously and the latest remark of Nevertheless, the Japanese action Dunlop,
to furnish the maintenance asked end might have been avoided." H.M. Vice-Consul fór
for.
Mr. Saunders: I did not see her the chairman, the Earl of Lytton, remains unjustified and China is Chinese Affairs at Shanghai, who
on Friday. to the effect that the League will still presented with no redress. The on Wednesday night in venne DRANK 28 DOUBLE
Mr. Oddle, samming up, said he probably ask of the parties, "Are Commission may
saw no reason to disbelieve Mr. you prepared to negotiate on the constructive to suggest in this mat
Saunders' story, and he accepted it. basis of this report?" would in- ter and if the action demanded Naval and Military passengers dicate that either the Commission of the League is not too great some by the P. & O. a.a. Rajputana from is unaware of the many disparagaction of value may be accomplished. H. A. Shears, Capt. and Mrs. G. Home yesterday, included:-Cdr. ing comments made regarding it. The Commission has decided wisely Macdonald, Major C. J. Mckay, Sg. or that the Commission is satisfied in announcing that the report would Ldr. Croydon, Sg. Ldr. Skeats, that it has ascertained sufficient be written in both Japan and Tokyo Major V. R. Burkhardt, Lt. A. H.
The exploits of a wife who was facts to enable a report to be and any doubts of blas will be thus H. Jenkins, Lt. 5. N. Post, Lt. 3. M. from the Royal
Bacchus, Lt W. S. Donald, It. G. charged with the theft of a clock drawn up which would be of value removed. While no great optimism Terry, Lt, W. V. Stitt, Lt. W. B. Brighton, were described, by her Albion Hotel, in assessing the affair. To those is felt, the hope is held that the King, Pay-Lt. Tetley and Sgt.-Lt. hushand in the police court. His who still have faith in the League Commission's report may reach the
Fosbery. the optimism of the chairman will root of the trouble and enable con- inspire fresh hope but most will structive action to be taken. retain their scepticism. The re-
port will be submitted to Geneva
was a motor accident
have something Edward VII.
at the end of the Summer, possibly AN UNREGISTERED
MUI-TSAI
in August, and by then events in the Far East will have shaped their own course, In any event, if any
constructive suggestions were made by the Commission it is difficult to credit the League with the power, or the purpose, to put them into effect. The League Lo Ying-ping, a Chinese lady wa
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by defendant enough to force some action by the League. Both Chinn
and Japan have definite and inchangeable view on. Manchuris and in the events of the findings being unfavourable to sither party that party would simply ignore the report,
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Wife's Exploits While Mind a Blank.
wife, he said.
"If he is right," he added, “īt in obvious, the woman was suffering from delusions, and while in that. and took her own life." condition murdered ber daughter.
NORMAN FINDS AT COLCHESTER
How An Old Riddle May Be Solved.
Made a speech and presented prizes at a Hampton Court Regatta Keen interest has been aroused According to a telegram receiv
while under the influence of drink among archeologists at the dis-
Drove a motor boat from Thames covery of two hitherto unsuspect ed from the Canadian Pacific Rail-Ditton to Richmond and back, al-ed Norman buildings at Colchester. way head office in Montreal, an though ignorant of motor-boats, and announcement has been made by also under the influence of drink.
During the past few months an the President that Mr. John Leslie,
opportunity of excavating in the. Colchester Castle Park has bean Vice-President and Treasurer, wil Drank two or three bottles of retire on July 1 after 58 years'
whisky a day,
seized, and the ground on the south The woman was Mr. Winifred side of the Norman Keep has been service with the Company. He will be succeeded by Mr. E. E Thornton, aged 30, of Ebury Street, explored. The first and was the Lloyd and in addition, Mr. L. B.S.W. The magistrate dismissed the chapel, made almost entirely of foundation of an early Norman Unwin has been appointed Comp charge, accepting the plea that Mrs Roman materials ha sethan
troller and Mr. E. A. Leslie, puty Comptroller,
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De-Thornton was not responsible for
her acts because of drink
It was stated she was found in Mr. Harry Preston's bedroom at the hotel,
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In addition to this, the founda tons of another building are being explored immediately outside the main entrance to the Keep, and this may supply the key to a riddle of Colchester Castle.
Handled £15,000. Mr. Charles Jerome Thornton, the While Norman keeps generally, husband, said he was a well-known had a forebuilding guarding the research chemist. His wife receiv-entrance, no trace has so far been ed 27 a week while he was away, found of one at Colchester. The y and 23 while he was in London, excavators are already convinced In spite of her drinking habits that their discovery is none other she had always behaved perfectly than the missing forebuildings, and normally, and he had entrusted her that it had steps up to the Keep. with the handling of money, on one The part excavated so far is also occasion to the extent of nearly of Roman brick, and one of the most $15,000
Interesting features of the new E have never known her to steal ands. Is the skill with which the or use bad language or evento Norman builders used Rompli stagger when she has been drunk materials in the Roman way.
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