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HONG KONG, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 18, 1932. PRICE $3.00 Per Month.

1888- DUNLOP the Pioneer

1932

DUNLOP still

the Loa

MOMENTOUS SESSION OF BRITISH PARLIAMENT OPENS TO-DAY

CHINESE ON

TRIAL FOR

HOMICIDE

Sensational Case Commences.

CROWN OUTLINES STORY.

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" lost my head and cut at random," is a phrase in the.. 'statement made to the Police by Li Kaap-ting, a leather.. worker, whose "trial on charge of murder opened be fore Sir Joseph Kemp, K.C., at the Supreme Court this mern-- ing.

The accused man is charged with the killing of Leang Sze-sau, age 15,") a student, who resided with his parents at No. 40, Tung Lo Wan- Causeway Bay. The crime took place on September 6, at 5 a.m., and the accused, whom it alleged broke

The christening of Ann Mary Sibylls, the infant daughter

of Lady May and Capt. Abel-Smith, took place at St. Mary Abbot Church, Kensington, London. Leaving Kensington Palace, on the extreme left is Capt. Abel-Smith. Lady May Abel-Smith is seen standing beside the baby. Standing at the back is the Earl of Athlone while the Countess of Athlone is standing on the extreme right.

in to commit a burglary, is alleged TSUI GAINS

to have lost his head when the

household was aroused by the

screams of a parrot, and to have at-

tacked three amahs, the father of

the deceased and the boy he killed.

INTERPORT

RECOGNITION

Accused. was arrested some time To Meet Wåde In First

a neighbouring house,

after in where he was hiding and nursing an injury to his leg. which he sustain- ed when dropping from the verandah of the house where the crime was! committed.

Accused pleaded "not guilty" and is represented by Mr. Duncan McNell, while Mr. J. A. Fraser, the newly-appointed Assistant Attorney- General prosecuted.

The following jury was ampanel led: Messrs. E. Kern (foreman);

Singles. Game,

CHENG IMPRESSES AT K.C.C.

Taui Wai-poi, the young Chinese Recreation Club play. er, has been selected to fill the third singles position in the Hong Kong tennis team for the coming Interport against Shanghai.

The following is the tentative)

BROTHER OF MATCH KING IS ACCUSED.

"Creditors Clearly Swindled."

ADMINISTRATORS' REPORT

Stockholm, To-day. The Bankruptcy administrators have presented their report in the affairs of Hoegbrofers, of which Tersten Kreuger, brother of the late Ivar Kreuger, was managing-director from 1921 to

$1930.

MOTHER SLEW"

SON FOR £100,

POLICE CLAIM

Two Husbands Believed Poison Victims.

A MONEY-MAD WOMAN."

Johannesburg, To-day.

One of the most sensational!

GOVERNMENT FACES OPPOSITION

OTTAWA AGREEMENTS WILL BE CONTESTED

murder trials of recent years FOREIGN & DOMESTIC PROBLEMS

FOR DECISION

jopened to-day, when Mrs. Daisy Louise Demelker, ex-nurse and wife of a member of the Spring- bok team which visited England in 1906, was charged with mur dering her two previous hus hands, William Alfred Cowle and Robert Sproat, and her 20-year- CENTURY. THE KING WILL DRIVE IN STATE FROM BUCK- ald son; Rhodes Cecil Sproat. INGHAM PALACE TO WESTMINSTER AND THE OPENING The prosecution alleges ahe WILL BE ATTENDED BY THE CUSTOMARY POMPOUS

her husbands with strychnine after they made wills CEREMONY. THE SESSION HAS BEEN CALLED EARLY IN An her favour, and her son by ORDER THAT THE OTTAWA "CONFERENCE AGREEMENTS

rsenic for the sake of a paltry MAY BE RATIFIED BEFORE NOVEMBER 15. £100 of insurance. Renter.

TO-DAY THE BRITISH PARLIAMENT WILL REASSEMBLE) FOR ONE OF THE MOST MOMENTOUS SESSIONS OF THE

noisoned

JACK DOYLE

KNOCKS OUT

J. PETTIFER

Larry Gains Beaten

On Points.

UNKNOWN GERMAN BOXER'S SUCCESS IN PARIS.

bout

The National Government, under the leadership of Mr. Premier Ramsay MacDonald has been in office for 14 months and in that period has accomplished much towards restoring the country, to a measure of its former prosperity. The Government can show a good record of progress and the success of the two loan conversions will be well received."

G. C. Henderson, W. J. Fischer, programme for Saturday and Sum of the brothers. Chung Chu-ling, J. C. Yeira day: Ribeiro, C. M. Sequeira and Chau Fuk-ny.

Opposition from the small La- bour group, headed by Mr. George Liberals, will be voiced against Lansbury, and from the Samuel

the Ottawa agreements, but the overwhelming majority possesses London, To-day by the Government ensures as a The repert alleges an amazing the second round of a ten round this matter. The Cabinet is now By knocking out JacPettifer in safe passage of legislation in. similarity between the methods

at the Crystal Palace last a stronger combination following Hoegbrofers' balance sheets show consistent might Jack Doyle, the giant Irish- the defection of the Free Traders, profits up to 1930, when actually man, advanced yet a further stage chief of whom were Lord Snow- Tsui Wai-pui v. J. LA Wade at there were losses sustained. on the British Heavyweight Boxing den, Sir Herbert Samuel and Sir

The report demands the prose- M. K. and M. W. Lo v. Shang-cution of Tersten Kreuger as the

The news of Doyle's progress is, hai's No. 2 pair at 3.45 pm. "creditors of the company were

however, marred by the defeat off Larry Gains, the British Empire clearly swindled.

Tersten is still in "preventive Canadian negro who won the Bri

champlop in Paris. Gains, the

(Continued on Page 7.).

ENGLAND

DEFEATS

IRELAND

Uninspiring Soccer At Blackpool.

BARCLAY SCORES DECIDER.

Blackpool, To-day.

Before a crowd of 20,000 yes- terday England beat Ireland by a goal to nil in the first interna- tional soccer match of the season.

1

Saturday:

2 p.m.

J

HI, D. Rum- Jahn. who

moters

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title..

custody."

tish title from Don. McCorkindale, Ivar, one of the greatest pro the South African, was defeated

who ever lived, killed will partner himself shortly before his decep- hope, on a points decision over ten by Walter Neusel, the German cousin tion was discovered. Reuter.. 3. A. dong Kong's

hia

bies pair.

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No. 1 dor- SOVIET URGES

VOLUNTEERS TO

FREE JAPANESE

5. A. Rumjaha v. Gordön Lum at

10.30, a.m.

The weather was fine, but ex- changes were most uninspiring Sunday: with the exception of the first! half hour when both sets of for-) wards made a series of spirited attacks. Both half-back lines were in great form with the Irish defenders the superior combina! tion.

Close on the interval a change came over the game when the English forwards began to do- minate play. Just before the in- terval Barclay broke through to| open the scoring for England in the thirty-first minute of the game. Half time, arrived with the score sheet unaltered.

On the resumption the Irish- men lacked their first-half ating while the English players, who were showing delightful foot- work, "appeared, to take things easily, and thus slowed up the game considerably.

p.m.

Many Captives In Chinese Hands.

rounds.

Jack Doyle is now the only seri- ous challenger to Jack Peterson

for the British title. He has had

a rapid rise to fame, as has the

holder, but his qualifications are

Archibald. Sinclair.

Disarmament, The Far Eastern dispute, European the problems, war debts, Irish Free Ståle rift and the German demands are among the important matters which Parliament will have to con- sider, and the session is, will be one the most vital ever.. held at Westminster. At a Cabinet Inncheon yesterday Mr. MacDonald re-affirmed Britain's stand in the dis- armament.

Imperial Significance. very sound. He has already

This session, according to the beaten Reggie Meen and the fight view of commentators everywhere, between Doyle and Peterson, which

Не

A recent photograph of Sir...... Archibald Sinclair, who re signed his portfolio as Scot- tish Minister, when the Samuel Free Trade Liberals seeder from the National Govern- ment..

and more

of

BRITAIN'S

PATIENCE

"FLAGGING

MacDonald's Warning To Germany."

APPROVES PARITY.

London, To-day. The keynote of the British policy is not rearmament bat disarmament, declared the Bri- tish Prime Minister yesterday. Mr. Ramsay MacDonald was speaking at a luncheon in his: honour given by the National Labour Committee in London. at which practically every Cabinet Minister was present.

He declared the British “a National Government stood by the League of Nations and by its covenants. They wanted disarmament to present a pro- blem of establishing world peace and not merely to add to the formal moral coinage: of the world A;, 1:

"I am not sure that we have not perhaps played the part of peace- jmaker a little too long; but I |would rather be blamed for that than for precipitating a situation which would make an agreement » impossible. The keynote of our polley is not rearmament but dis- armament. Germany knows per- fectly well, and has known for some time, that Great Britain does: not oppose her claim to be reZATU......... ed as an equal at the Disarmament Conference. She also know that we are very anxious to make' use

of this opportunity to bring her and her neighbours into relations of greater confidence. Everything points to the necessity for secur ing general agreement on, man case and therefore know the whole of it.

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ALLEGED BAN ON «LOCAL NUDISTS.

Officials Here Have No Report.

VILLAGE ELDERS COMPLAIN

A report is current that the village elders in the Shatin dis trict have objected to the Nudist is bound to eventuate, will be is likely to prove historic, for it

must contemplate and decide upon the Lancashire cotton industry tie- followers in Hong Kong holding awaited with all enthusiasm.

outings at Lock Pick Larry Gains after his unsuccess projects of magnitude whose life "P. caused by disagreement be their E. C. Fincher v. Guy Cheng. at]

· Tokyo, Yesterday. According to information re-ful efforts to secure a fight with or death will affect the British tween employers and operatives Sheung. No official confirms- over wages." This industry has tion of the rumour has been 2 p.m.

Empire vitally.

The most important legislation been virtually paralyzed for near made, and the Police authorities S. A. and H. D. Rumjahn v.ceived by the Foreign Office Jack Sharkey, the world champion, Shanghai's No 1 pair at 3.45 through the Soviet Government, has had to be content with what-

before the House of Commons will ly two months. The situation is disclaim all knowledge of the the Chinese "Volunteer leader, ever offer that came along.

complaint, while the Attorney- General, the Hon Mr C. G Sup Ping-wen is holding a total has a very fine record, having debe that which implements the Im-rapidly growing more of 280 Japanese in Manchuli feated both Primo Carnera and perial Conference agreements re dangerous. The Ministry Only three of these Japanese Don McCorkindale, so that his decently reached at Ottawa. Already Labour has for some time been Alabaster, K.C., also states that have been killed, but nothing is feat by the unknown German fight the rest of the Empire, by various endeavouring to effect some sort he has no knowledge of ale cor

plaint

The China Mall forecasted re known of the fate of the Japaner cannot be taken too seriously, means, has approved the Imperial of understanding through con- preferences. Great Britain's Conferences. The attempt at com- stitution is anch, however, that the promises has failed thus far.

cently that some action or other Dealing in Millions. measure must be passed in the

Members must think in millions might be forthcoming from the form of a BIII.

Another vital problem before for a time, for they have to con- elders, and it is not unlikely that the Cabinet is the Irish question, sider such things as the newest they have at last taken steps to There seems little likelihood of Treasury Loan, the second conver- cause a cessation to the move- azy settlement being reached in sion plan, retirement of one issue tient and the nudiat activities: view of the recalcitrant attitude of of $1,400,000,000, recently com- Dear the villages in the foothills. pleted, and other such matters of Mr. De Valera,

economic economies.

Yesterday all four Shanghai players were seen in action on

the K.C.C. courts and all re- vealed promising form, though

it could be clearly seen that the faster Hong Kong courts were undermining their 'play. After a series of knock-up Wade, the Shanghai captain, partnered Raoul Canavarro against Lum and Cheng in a doubles game, thus suggesting the Shanghai pairings for the two doubles matches. Lum and Cheng look as if they will be the northern port's No. 1 pair against the Rumjahn' cousins..

England have now won 36 of} the 47 games played against Ire- land, 7 having been drawn. This Of the four players Chèng adapt- was England's fifth win in suced himself best to the new condi- cession, and they have scored 181tions, and "Teddy": Fincher wil! goals to Ireland's 28 in the whole have all his work cut out to stop series Reuter.

JUNK SINKS WITH SAND CARGO.

In a report to the Water Police

Station, Acting Sub-Inspector Ste- wart, officer in char

Police launch, sta

Junk, carrying a

on the rocks on

Chung Hua alandy, and

7 All on board were saved.

ese in Hallar

In the meantime, the Soviet

-Reuter.

has Ping-wen urging him to release the captives and allow them to proceed safely into Soviet terri- tory. Reuter.

addressed advice to Sup LONDON HEARS

TEA CONTROL PLAN

IN AMSTERDAM.

· British Planters May Be Influenced

London, To-day.

HOPEFUL NEWS OF MRS. PAWLEY

Young Bride's Safety Seems Assured.

CAPTIVE SINCE SEPT. 7.

To-day,

It was stated in

tive

Mr. De Valera,

The most important domestic

tangle, in which the Government

must bear a hand at settlement, l British Policy

The Financial Times Amater quartars in London yesterday that NEW SECRETARY TO

the dashing young Chinese player dam correspondent says that,

The Shanghal players will finite declaration of theter of Miss Murin Pawle dulge in a more serious practice at restriction scheme at present being Charles Corkran the K.C.C. this afternoon when & studied in Great Britain, is expect captive by Manc large gallery is expected to witnessed.

the northerners in action.

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hopeful vi

SIR JOHN SIMON.

held

Mr. H. J. Seymour Given Important Post.

Foreign Secrs

"Disarmament"

Mr. MacDonald At Cabinet Luncheon.

Mr H ELanepart, leader of the sect, has so far made no statement concerning the moured action,

SUCCESSOR TO SIR ERIC DRUMMOND

M Avenől To Take. Office Next June.

"At Genova yesterda

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