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Christle told of buying « poison. under age" would stand if he com Mr. Lindsell: Where did you mitted a murder. On returning Christie said he had been told by get the money from for these pur-Zimmern that he might be hanged Excitement prevailed in Shang-chases?-Cheng gave me a $10 bill or he might be imprisoned or detain- hal Street. yesterday, when the in-in advance.

ed at His Majesty's pleasure. mates of the first floor of house No. What did you do with the syringe

Now you say that Cheng told you 241, rushed to the street shouting

I that you had nothing to fear. put it to you that you had every- thing to fear."

Was the evidence

that a fire had broken out. Patrol, and the poison-I gave them to which had overflowed from a blow the accused., lamp, became ignited on the floor. The fire was extinguished by next door neighbour with a Chin. ese fire extinguisher. »

News In Brief. For failing, to show, the proper flighta at night, the coxswain of the launch. Choy Hing was fined $15 by the Magistrate at the Mariże Court this morning..

A quarrel between a young Chin- lose couple, living at 195, Fa. Yuen Street, terminated when the wife Wong Pun-föng, 38, drank poison.

Did you see them again after given in the Magistrate's Court that?-No, sir.

false 7---No.

I submit that your statement is

a bold attempt to sustain Zimmern. am not trying to sustain

Legal Advice. Witness went on to state that they had then driven down to Zimmern, I only repeat what Statue, Square, where the accused Zimmern said to me. and Zimmern got out to pay a visit to the offices of Messrs. Lo & Lo solicitors,

said that he went to the office of Replying to Mr. Jenkin, Christie Mr. Davidson, solicitor, in order to get an opportunity to speak to Mr. Lindsell: What time was Zimmern about his plan, and this?

secondly to get a receipt to show Cheng that he (witness) was seri-

ceipt was given, though.

Witness About 11 a.m.

What time did they return?us in putting Fung away. No re About 11.80 a.m...

"Did they say anything to you as

in an attempt to commit suicide, to what transpired at the solici She was removed to the Kwong tors?-Yea, Cheng said that, ac Wah Hospital.

Blamed His Memory.

Witness admitted that he did

cording to the solicitors, if a man say in the Police Court on June 6 were under 21 years of age, and that besides Mr. Davidson he did

He

A notice has been sent to Com-killed a man, he would be detained not see any other solicitor. mander G. F. Hole, Harbour Mas- at the Governor's pleasure. The had completely forgotten about ter, from Mr. R. W. Whittell, Naval accused then gave me $10 to con- having seen Mr. C. V. Kwan, and, Armament Supply Officer, to the suit any other lawyer wished to as a matter of fact, he told M

"Lindsell about it when the Court effect that a small quantity of fire-see works would be fred on Stonecut Did you go to any others?--Yes, rose.

ters' Island for proof purposes, to-sir. Zimmern and I went to Mr. Jenkin: Why did you and

Were you in fact satisfied? Witness hesitated and pass- .

ed his handkerchief nervously over face and palma.

Mr. Lindsell repeated: Were you in fact satisfied?---It. really didn't matter whether

was satisfactory or not. the advice the lawyers gave me

Why not? Because I had. no intention of killing Fung. "What were your intentions then?-To obtain Cheng's money,

another plot.

Oh two plots?I say he may have had another one.

Witness said that at C. Y. Kwan's office Zimmern sought ad- vice as to how to cheat Cheng of his money.

Christie's own plot was to cheat, Cheng of his money. He did not": know of Zimmern's Idea before go- ing to see Mr. Kwan. ⠀ "

Pardon Refused.

Chief Justice Sir Joseph Kemp, K.C. refused to sign a pardon ap -plied for by the Crown on behalf of

to

morrow, August 17.

Hastings, Dennys and Bowley, and Zimmern go to ase. C. Y. Kwan? to C. Y. Kwan

It was Zimmern's suggestion. I While driving his car in Hen-What then? When we returned don't know what may have been neay Road, Wanchai, yesterday, from these visits, accused asked in his mind." He may have had Mr. W. Woodward, engineer of the me if I were satisfied." P.W.D., knocked down a Chinese woman, near, the junction of Ste- precedented proposal, is definite-wart Street. She was hit by the bumper, but the injury was appar- ly intended to meet the Indian ently of a minor nature, as she desire to be consulted before any walked away, without assistance.. Hong Kong. Tuesday, Aug. 15. 1932 irrevocable decision has been

Every one of the 75,000 pillar reached. Thus the whole pre-boxes in Great Britain and North paratory process, down to the ern Ireland bore a poster on the final stage which will be decisive morning of July 10 with the ap for the shaping of the Bill itself, peal: Convert your 5 per cent. War Loan... And help your country to will be responsive to representa- better times. Do it now. The tive Indian views and advice. phrase "And help the country to

Here the accused smiled thinly Edward Thomas Spencer Zimmern, The announcement that the In addition, if further. formal better times" was inserted at the

at the conclusion of Zimmern's evi- suggestion of the Prince of Wales and looked up at the ceiling. British Government will declare consultation is required, the

How did you intend to get dence in the Fung murder trial" at its provisional scheme for settle Covernment will provide for it, Miss Florence Wong, B.A., ope Cheng's money-Since the accus-the Supreme Court yesterday after- ment of the communal problem even though it means delay, of the pioneers of co-education of ed had offered me $10,000, and oo

Hong Kong University, was married agreed to my plan of poisoning, His Lordship said he was Inclined in India is of the utmost import since any matters for discussion to Mr. R. Li, banker, of Java, at the could forewarn Fung, give him part to think that pardon should be given ance and it will be earnestly hop-by that time will be technical' local Supreme Court yesterday. of the money, and let him go away, before the evidence was taken.

Witness did, not see accused

Mr. H. G. Sheldon, leading Crown led that a solution will be found and legislative rather than large Miss Wong returned from England

for this perplexing question. Isaucs of principle, it is thought

last year to fill the post of Assistant again from day of the murder until counsel, said the Attorney General's Mistress at St. Hilda's, Canton. March 28 when they met by ap view was that it should be given The Government undertook the that the body to be summoned During the.

afterwards. Principal's absence pointment at the Empress Hotel Here accused had given him money

Sydney Cecil Christie, associate task at the request of the In-should correspond to the amount owing to illness, Miss Wong was dians themselves and it was im and type of the business still to acting principal of the institution in to go to Canton and bring back of Zimmern's, was granted a condi-

the early part of the year."

Zimmern for the purpose of corro-

tional pardon, before entering the perative that action be taken be done. In short the whole!

borating dates and times. Accused witness stand...

Mr. Potter: I would like to say a after the Round Table Confer-procedure is shaped by the need A reception was held in the had also written on

a piece of once had failed to arrive at any for effective" consultation Shameen German Consulate General Paper certain times and places great deal about this and I will say it later on, but I think the practice on German Constitution, Day, Dr.which he desired witness agreement of the problem. A very stage, by the special re-Wagner, the Senior Consul in Can-Witness had gone down to Can-men have been earning their par

memorize.

is entirely without precedent. Thases/ settlement would not. only quirements of the drafting stage, ton, being the host. Later a most

of dons throughout-first in the Police guarantee a measure of order and by the need for expedition successful party was given in the ton by train on the morning

Tungshan Garten Klub by the Ger- March 29, and having located Zim-Court and now here, and peace in India but would on which Indian opinion has been man Community to all their friends mern at the Oriental Hotel in The Chief Justice: This is a also clear most of the obstacles insistent. It has been very in Canton. Owing to the bad state Canton, they had returned to the very strange section.

Mr. Potter: I certainly cannot re- Colony on March 31. Upon their which are impeding" the work generally, and wisely, held in of affairs last year the German, Peo arrival here they had been arrest member such procedure being fol now progressing for constitu- India that a further session in ception in the Club in celebration of

ple did not hold any kind of re- ed.

lowed in my day. tional reform. The Consultative London of the whole Round this day. This was fully made

Commencing his cross-examina- Committee in India should then Table Conference would be in up for this year, Dancing was

tion, Mr. Jenkin, after asking held on the roof

Christie it be were a quick thinker, Pe free to complete its work and appropriate and unhelpful to the Practically the whole of the foreign said that Mr. Lindsell had referred

garden. give the Government its advice detailed work remaining, and all community was present.

to the witness' evidence as tainted, on outstanding matters. This Indian opinion demands dispatch.

and said that he would conduct his

The Chief Justice explained that examination on those lines. should leave over only a few There has been hardly time yet!

COOLIES HEAVILY FINED,

the parden was a conditional one- specific questions for informal to consider the best form in

conditional on his telling the whole At the close of the Crown case Coming to the night of the dinner truth in answering every question" discussion with Indian experts in which a fully representative but against three Chinese coolies on at the Yes Fong Chan restaurant input to him. London. - If a broad distinction more wieldy delegation should be whose lorry 1,400 lbs of dutisble Yaumati, witness persisted that at Christle accepted the offer, and Chinese tobacco Was seized at that time he knew nothing of Fung the conditional pardon was granted. can be drawn between them, the constituted, It might be Shaukiwan, Mr. Leo D'Almada, Jnr. and Lal Ming-fal.

Mr. Potter This is a matter of phase of conference will then furnished from the Conference addressing Mr. Schofield at the You knew nothing of Laf Ming some interest, my lord. May I be have been successfully ended and itself, from the Legislatures, or Central Magistracy yesterday after fal?No.?>"

allowed to say, with all due de the phase of legislation will be indeed from both. In any caselease had not been made ouf.

noon, submitted that a prima facie Tou had never heard her name? ference, that this section should

No

never have been invoked;" It puts gin. In the Government's de- there can be little difficulty in His Worship, after hearing the That la false, is it not? It is Your Lordship in a very strange sign co-operation; of course, con-securing that it shall state In-statements of the defendants, found true, p

position. would say, that the * tintes. In accordance with as-dian views with authority, while ing guilty knowledge in the case of answer to Mr. Lindsell, "At the Yee Governor to grant the pardon in there was sufficient evidence show. Did you tell the Magistrate In proper thing would be to get the certained Indian wishes it has the procedure outlined already the first two defendants. He fined Fong Chan dinner Cheng had the ordinary way. already been decided—and Pars provides for its full collaboration each of them $1,700 or eight already mentioned and spoken of The Chief Justice i don't like

months hard labour in default. liament has accepted the de- with the

La Ming-fai," and did you not say the section but I think I have to Government and with

The third defendant was dis- that you asked Who is this Tai grant the pardon. cision--that the new Constitu- Parliament.

It is scarcely con charged with a caution.

Ming-fel who is living with Fung Mr. Potter: Quite so, my lord.. tion shall be enacted, not piece-ceivable that Indians who have

may have done so, but I do not Mr. Jenkin resuming his cross- meal, but in a single measure taken so large a practical share:

NEAR-FAR CAMERA. recollect

examination after the tifin ad- providing both for Provincial in bringing the reforms near to It is now possible to take

After dealing with the events Journment, said "I hope to finish be- receding the dinner, Mr. Jenjtin fore we rise this afternoon. This autonomy and for the Federa- the final stage should abandon ups or distant shots with an again discussed the events of the witness's evidence is very long, but tion of Indian Provinces and their task, when its completion camera by means of a new night of the party, and then went 1 don't intend to cross-examine on States. It becomes the Gov- is in sight, on the strength of called a "zoom lens,"

* recently developed. This on to put the question :regarding the every major or minor point. ⠀⠀ ̈* You isit of Zimmern and, the aconsed understand that don't you Zimmern 7 crnment's duty to produce con- what are no better than hasty connected series of lens

Mesers. Lo and Lo and comment- Zimmern-Yes, sir. Chan crete proposals to serve as the

about the detail, which permit changing

the considerable discrepancy Mr. Shaldon—Bu power of the lens while e.To make the witho

at the ing the plo

basis of a Bill. It is settled that of these proposels shall, go before changes

VED GINGER

a Joint Select Committee of both for

with

The Discrepancies.

Christie's evider te's Court, and his

The Chief Justice (to Christie): You have heard of this pardon. be- fore.

Christie: No.

Christie Accepts.

Mr. Jenkin 1

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