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FULL COURT SUSTAINS CHENG KWOK-YAU'S MURDER CONVICTION

HUMILIATION

DAY PLANNED

FOR SHANGHAI

Nation Mourns For Northern Losses. BIG DEMONSTRATION

[From Our Own Correspondent.]

Shanghai, To-day. Preparations are afoot for the observance of Humilia- tion Day on September 18, the anniversary of the march of Japanese troops in Man- churia and the first occupa-. tion of the soil of that pro- vince by Japan.

There will be a complete suspension of work in all Government offices through- out China ana five minute's silence will be observed off-

tally.

Places of musement have been Srdered to close for the day and

The Chinese. Chamber of Com-1 merce here. together with other large public bodies, are arrang ing mass meetings.

While authorities are not par- ticularly apprehensive, precau- tions are being taken, especially in the Hongkew area, to prevent any clash between Chinese and Japanese in that neighbour- hood. There will be extra police patrols and probable Japanese bluejacket parties abroad, to see that here are no hostile or rowdy movements on, one side or the other..

OMAR IMPRESSES ON Shanghai Green.

Hampton's Hand Causes Anxiety.

CHARBIN FLOOD SITUATION--Here Is a combined picture of three striking scenes of the recent flood in Harbin, and other places hear the Sunguri River.

EIGHT PERSONS LOST ON OCEAN FLIGHT

TWO LITTLE GIRLS IN

VANISHED PLANE

TRAWLER'S VAIN QUEST

Copenhagen, To-day.

SHANGHAI

SEES NEW

DISORDERS

Police Mobilised For "Red" Threat.

BORDERS UNDER GUARD

(From Our Own Correspondent.]

Shanghai, To-day.

The gravest Communist disorders were only narrow- ly averted by the prompt mobilisation of French Con- cession and Nantao police yesterday. Throughout the day guards stood at the locked iron gates that separ- ate the French quarter from the native city on the south." Beyond the gates and the watching Annamite police, arm- ed with rifies, masses of shout-

STUDENT RIOT LEADERS

ARE EXECUTED

Four Pay Supreme Penalty For

Paotingfa Conduct

Pelping, To-day. The four ring-leaders of thể serious student riots at Pao- tingfu in July last, were executed before a firing squad to-day.

There is high indignation among many student-friends and some sources report

rumours of some sort of re- prisals-Reuter.

NO RANSOM

DEMANDED

FOR CAPTIVES

ing, jostling people struggled in Bandits Did Not Ask For

the streets of Nantac, while offi- cers of the Bureau of Public: Safety clubbed and threatened the more surly and arrested the objectionable.

The meaning and purpose of the demonstration are vague. It was learned that Communists had

$250,000 Ransom.

H.M.S. SANDWICH ARRIVES

AT NEWCHWANG

Newchwang, To-day.

DEFENCE TO APPEAL TO PRIVY COUNCIL

SENTENCE TO BE PASSED ON WEDNESDAY

CROWDED COURT HEARS DECISION

The conviction of Cheng Kwok-yau, youthful. son of a wealthy Malay Chinese family, found guilty of procuring the murder of a rival in love, George Fung, was affirmed by the Full Court to- day.

Chief Justice Sir Joseph Kemp, who presided at the trial of the accused, agreed with the judg- ment of Mr. Justice J. R. Wood, with whom he heard the argument for the quashing of conviction, and their joint findings handed down this morning, de- clared the evidence of the Crown to which the de- fence so strongly objected, was in their minds ad- missible.

Cheng will be sentenced on Wednesday next, it was announced.

Immediately upon hearing apply for special leave to appeal ganised an enormous indignation It is officially announced that the judgment, Mr. R. C. H. Lim, to the Privy Council. parade, for some purpose or other, there is no truth in the report that re presenting the accused, declar- Doubts His Power.

and it was hurriedly pointed out by the captors of Mrs. Pawley and Mr. ed that it was the intention of Sir Joseph Kemp, referring to

Nantuo authorities "that there was

Council:

every likelihood of the disorders Corkran have demanded a ransom the defence to appeal to the Privy the latter part, said that the Full "Court was not a Court of Bentence spreading into the inch and of $250,000,,

A large number of prominent and the point would have to be de- Foreign Settlements.

Cantact has not been establish personages were present in the cided by him personally...He Special patrols, armed to the ed with the bandits.

Court this morning, including the would only like to say that he was teeth, were despatched to duty in!

H.M.S. Sandwich has arrived to Attorney-General, Hon. Mr. C. G. not aware that he had that power. Nantao. Machine gun squads

watch the situation.--Reuter.

Alabaster, KC., and Sir Henry". The Chief Justice added-- paraded. Big guards were rushed The following wireless message Pollock, K.C. The Court Was

"We are not prepared to, ac- from H.M.S. Sandwich crowded, hundreds arriving be cede to your requests, Mr. Lim Grave fears are entertained for the lives of eight persons who to the North and South Stations to received

prevent any sort of vandalism there, states:

fore 9 o'clock.

to state in our opinion whether Early in the morning, French The Consul ́at Newchwang states were attempting to reach Britain by air across the North Atlantic,

Mr. Lim.reminded their Lord- the case is one of general im- -portance or not. The prison- flying from America via Greenland. The missing are Mr. and Mrs. police squads took post at the bar that there is no truth whatever in ships that appeal was being ap jder of the Concession. At the first the statement that ransom has been plied for to the Privy Council,

er will be brought up for sen- J. Hutchison, wealthy Americans, their two little daughters, aged hint of untoward activity, they had paid as contact has not been estab and said it would help the de- tence on Wednesday, the 14th,

The ished with the captors..

at 10 a.m." fence if their Lordships would six and eight, and four members of the crew of their big machine. instructions close the gates."

It urgently desires that this erstate whether or not this case,

Complete Agreement. An "S.0.5" call was received at Angmagsalik, Greenland, gates remained closed almost all

day, for it was not until sundown roneous report be suppressed as it in their opinion, was one of gen- Giving judgment the Chief Jus from the flying. family, reporting a forced landing, in the sea just that the par. Jers dispersed.

is likely to lead to relaxation of the eral and public importance, and tice said "I agree generally with, efforia to trace the captors and to have it so noted on record. the judgment which has just been The Hong Kong Interport Bowls off the coast of Greenland. The party had hopped off from Juiana-

establish contact. team arrived here yesterday and haab, north-east of Cape Desolation, and had cut across the south- were immediately taken to the Palace Hotel where they are stay-ern tip of Greenland to fly up the coast towards Angmagsalik. ing" during their time in Shanghai. |

PLAYING LUSITANO CLUB TO-DAY.

[From Our Own Correspondent.1

Shanghai, To-day.

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There were few casualties.. The occurrence, however, has served to add a greater weight of apprehension to the minds of Shang- hai residents whose peace is dis turbed by disorders of some sort or other almost daily.

DOLLAR REMAINS

UNCHANGED. Slight Rise In Silver.

In the afternoon the team were The British trawler Lord Tal- At dusk the trawler hove to at given a preliminary practice on the bat, in adjacent waters, picked the spot which their messages in- "S.L.B.C. green, and all gave a very up the distress calls which the dicated the plane had come down.

favourable display. U. M. Omar, ill-fated machine was rapping But there

was no sign of the the senior interporter in the side, out periodically, and headed at missing ship. They searched in was particularly steady, and show-full speed towards the point indi every direction, but found no- ed that the trip North had not cated by the messages. Contact thing.

Called "Foolhardy.”. effected him in the least. H. between the trawler and the plane Hampton was not so steady, his was maintained for over an hour When Hutchison and his wife; injured band appearing to give while the sturdy little craft arranged to fly from New York of the churned north with all the power to Edinburgh, by way The visitors are scheduled to she possessed.

Greenland coast, Iceland and a meet the Easitano Club and wil

A slight rise was shown in sil Signals failed to get any res sea hop over to the Scottish be the guests of honour at the ponse from the plang, finally coast, many branded their ven-ver, spot being quoted at, 18% and Lusitana Club in the evening,

But the trawler kept on, her ture as foolhardy. Such was the forward at 18% par

London on new York cross-rate crew still hoping that they might confidence of these two enthusias

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him trouble.

RIVER STEAMER IN be in time.

COLLISION.

Fishing Junk Is Damaged.

Damage to the extent of. $800 was suffered by a fishing junk, "as the result of a collision with the river steamer Yuet On, in the har bour off West Point, yesterday. morning.

The Yust On was proceeding to «Kongmoon, when the mishap occur

red. No person on either craft was injured

The master of the Yuet On, sc- cording to a Police report, promis- ed to meet the cost of damages, 'and proceeded to Kongmoen.

UNREGISTERED MUL TSAI

For keeping an unregistered mut tual x Cinese woman and 3260 on her appearance before Mr. Fraser

at the Kowloon – Magistracy morning. Defendant lived at.

ple Streat. No cruelty was allege

DULEEPSINHJI NOT No Surrender"

FOR AUSTRALIA.

To Go To Switzerland

For His Health.

London, To-day.

It has been officially stated that K. S. Duleepsinhji, the Sussex captain, will be unable to tour Australia with the Eng- lish cricketers, as he will be leaving for Switzerland short- ly. for health reasons.

In Dublin

De Valera Sounds A Warning.

MUST MAKE SACRIFICES

London, To-day. "There must be no talk of sur- render, declared Mr. Eamon This statement was made from de Valera, in a speech at Kil- Newanger's House, Staines, yester-kenny re-affirming Ireland's in- dayRouter.

tention to withhold the land an-

Duleepsinhji was kept out of the Sussex side during their last few nuities from England. vital matches by extremely painful "If we are going to fight and attacks of neuritis, and the M.C.C. wings we must be preps selectors thought it advisable to Tanzan

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favite Paynter, the young Lanica: Zin-my lawy

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The dollar remained steady and stands at 1/41⁄4%d..

RAIN POSTPONESTM SUNDAY "NUDIST OUTING

Members State Determination To

Continue

Bad weather yesterday up- Bat the plans for the third nudist outing-to

their stamping ground at Lock Pick Sheung, no members of the cult turning up at the Kowloon Railway Station."

The river, which has to be crossed and re-crossed to reach thi ed to

than

of

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for

GERMAN AVIATOR ON WAY HERE.

Flew Pacific Via

Aleutian Route.

Capt. Wolfgang Von Gronau, who

recently crossed the Pacific on a projected flight around the world, is expected to visit Hong Kong.on September 22 or 23. **

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He referred to the case of delivered by my learned brother. Rex v. Abraham (1914), in which I should like to add another reason the Chief Justice respited sen- why, in my opinion, the evidence tence for three months with a objected to is admissible. Perhaps view to allowing the prisoner to the additional "rasson fa only re- statement, from a different point of view, of the reasons already given.

MR. H. MACNAMARA ADMITTED TO BAR.

Long Practice In

The Colony.

The German airman and his

Mr. Henry Charles Macnamara three comrades are to leave Japan LL.B. of MessDeacons, was, ad- on September 20 or 21, and will by mitted to pas, a barrister south to Hong Kong) and Manila -law in threme Court by thereafter.

Wal “boat".

Whether one fact tends to prove another is, speaking broadly, a mat- tér of common mental pro- cesses. An It is put in Halsbury's Laws of England, Volume 18 at page 439 in paragraph 611

"In the vast majority of cases the law will accept as evidence those mat ters which are indicated as such by the ordinary course of human experience Bome matters which ordinary reasoning would admit are definitely azcluded by the rules

The Germans fly a giant. Dornier Chief Justice, Sir Jose of legal evidence for various sound

Spain Deports Grandees

Monarchists Sent To Africa,

Kemp, K.C., this morning.

The Attorney General, the Hon. sions because of the great risk that

reasons, eg, involuntary confes Mr. C. G. Alabaster, C moved they may not be true, bad character the application.

because of its dangerously pre

prejudi vi

The Chief Justice extended a efal nature and small friendly welcome to the barrister. dentiary alus vn towards

Mr. Macnamara has been on the

roll of solicitors in the Court foring the single of act alleged,

and hearsay, because it is not ten-years. He was admitted as a member of the Inner Temple, and oath, camet.

rand, called to the bar in June, this year examination, opens a door to

less reliable by reason of its being while on home leave. He is a keen rider, and has mounted both at second hand, and would tend to pro- Madrid, To-day Fifty-five Monarchist political Fanling and Happy Valley Racetract legal inquiries and to en- * courage the substitution of weaker Meetings..

for stronger evidence. I think, how- deportees, mostly Grandees, and including relatives of ex King

| ever, that if ordinary intelligent Alfonso Don-Alfonso and Don-

reasoning would accept a fact Francisco Bourbon have been

probative of the main fact alleged, Bent to Cadiz from › Prison, en Due

as it undoubtedly would, socept the route to Spanish West Africa. --

evidence objected to in Reuter

case, some such definite sion must be

Chid

WANG'S DEPARTURES

Rejection of his Proposals

Nankin To-day

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