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HONG KONG, MONDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 1932,

REFUSES HELP OF

CROWN OPENS

CASE AGAINST

A.-S.I. WALLER

Bribery Charge In Supreme Court,

POLICE OFFICER ACCUSED.

Startling discrepancies in the evidence of Ho Klu clies Ho Hong-sang were re- vealed during the cross- examination of the witness by Mr. Duncan McNeill, de fence counsel for Acting Sub-Inspector H. Waller,

whose trial on a charge of taking a bribe of 550, open- ed before the Chief Justice, Sir Josepa Kemp, „A.C., at the Supreme Court This morning.

The discrepancies pointed out. by Mr. McNeill are between the evidence given at the Summary hearing of the case and the evidence given this morning.

The charge against the accus- ed is that he took a bribe of $50 from Ho Kiu, a foki employed at the Po Wa Tong Medicine Shop, Taipo Market, on October 2, after the seizure of six taels of raw opium.

Mr. J. A. Fraser, Assistant Attorney-General appeared for the Crown and Mr. Duncan Me-- Neill, instructed by Mr. G. K. Hall Brutton appeared for the defendant.

The following jury was 'em- panelled: Messrs. A. H. Car roll (foreman), T. B. Wilson, F. F. Durtrich, D. S. V. Curtis,

P. S. R. Carnac, Au Ping-shamy, and Wong Katt-chiu.

Outlining the case, Mr. Fraser said that A. S: 1. Waller was sta tioned at Taipo Market Police Station.

It was alleged that about noon of October 2 accused was on). duty with a Chinese detective, Sing Sam. Accompanied by the detective, A. S. I. Waller went to the Po Wa Tong shop and en- tered by the rear door. There they found three men in a cubi- cie, one of whom was

The donkey lives up to his name despite the efforts of his bathing friends. The "stubborn donkey" having his own way on the seashore at Bangor, Ireland."

BOMB WRECKS RAILWAY BUT

HERRIOT SAFE

Explation Came Before Train.

REACHED DANGER ZONE.

Paris, To-day.

A bomb wrecked the railway track near Nantes just before the passage of the train wherein Pre- mier Herriot was a

passenger. The outrage is supposedly the work of Breton Nationalists.

Premier Herriet has made him- self immensely unpopular with a certain element of Frenchmen who disapprove of bis broady minded European policy and atti tude towards Germany Reuter.

SHAW DENIES

PLAN TO FLY

ABOUT CHINA

Willing If Airman

Offers A Lift.

'ON WORLD VOYAGE.

London, To-day. The report that he intended to a man fly over the Great Wall of China named Ho Kiu, He Kiu, who was was "a pure invention," declared a foki, was holding a parcel which accused say contained Mr. G. Bernard Shaw yesterday.

opium. He told accused that it

belong to a friend.

The other two men then left the room and accused had a ta'k with the detective outside the

room.

The detective, Mr. Fraser said, would say that the accused said to him "$100 or $50,” and under- standing this to mean he was to ask for a bribe, the detective re- turned to the, room and said to Ho Kiu, "The Inspector will ar- rest you. He wants $100 or $50.” After this information had been passed to Ho Kiu, accused left the shop.

Mr. C. A. Grimes of the P.W.D. was called to the stand first to. prove the plans of the shop and Burrounding, district, He was fol- lowed by Dr. A. D. Wong, Aasiat- ant Medical Officer of the New Territories.

"G.B.S."

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PRICE $3.00 Per Month.

LEAGUE IN GOVERNING MANCHURIA

M.C.C. BATTING

COLLAPSES TO

GRAVE CRISIS NEAR LONDON PRESS

NEW BOWLER IN GENEVA DEBATE Nagel 6 For 21 Against CHINA LIKELY TO INVOKE

Tourists.

108 ON WITH 4 WICKETS TO FALL.

Melbourne, To-day,

A crowd of 3,000 saw the last Australian wicket add.

two runs and then an amaz- Ing collapse, six wickets fall- ing for 44 runs. At lunch the M.C.C. touring eleven held a lead of 108 with four second innings wickets En hand.

LEAGUE'S SANCTIONS

CONCILIATION IMPOSSIBLE

GENEVA, TO-DAY,

DISAGREES ON.

ORIENT ISSUE

Some Attack Japan, Others Neutral,

"BRITAIN MUST STAY OUT.”

The reaction of the Bri- tish press indicates a differ- ence or opinion in respect of the Manchuria situation. While the majority of opinion GENEVA, WHERE THE LYTTON REPORT WILL BE DIS seems to feel a certain resent- CUSSED TO-DAY, FEELS THE GREATEST APPREHENSION ment against Tokyo's policy in Manchuria, powerful factions de- OVER THE TURN OF EVENTS RELATING TO MANCHURIA | clear once and for all that she AND IS PESSIMISTIC OF THE POSSIBILITIES OF CONCILIA-mand that Great Britain make it does not intend to be drawn into TORY ACTION BEING SUCCESSFUL IN THE QUARREL BE any clash with her "old ally" and TWEEN CHINA AND JAPAN.

that rather than be a party of CHENG'S STAY

The Australian XI innings The Japanese Government firmly refuses to accept the sugges an economic boycott she will withdraw from the League of OF EXECUTION closed for 21864 runs in artions contained in the Lytton Report, that Manchuria should be un-Nations, it

rears of the visitors total.

Geneva, To-day. ENDS DEC. 18 Harold Larwood, the Notts fast der international control and demilitarised, or patrolled by an

Reaction to the Japanese ob bowler, claimed 4 wickets for 54 international gendarmerie.

servations on the Lytton Report runs; Bowes, the. Yorkshire fast It is almost inevitable that Mr. Matsuoka, when he takes the bowler, 3 for 63; and Voce 2 for China will invoke Article 16 of floor to-day, will say that the quoted in the Morning. Fast pay that impartin! reading" of the League Covenant against people of Manchuria rejected the Japan's reply makes it evident - The wicket was playing Japan, and attempt to bring to Chang tyranny and that the asser that Japan is legally and morally tricks before lunch, thus bear the pressure of the League tion of their self-determination on stronger ground than most of following tradition, and the upon Tokyo. It is equally likely and independence was, a spontane her critics. M.C.C. batsmen were soon that the League Council will be ous pubile.act. Japan's recogni in difficulties. "Bob". Wyatt unable to settle the dispute over tion of Manchukuo, - he will add, scored only 3 while his partner, the Lytton Report and that the was not a violation of Inter Herbert Sutcliffe, only fost reach-

national agreements or engage

Petition Awaits Privy Council's Decision.

BEARS 300 NAMES.

It is learned that a peti. tion for clemency for Cheng Kwok-yau, who was found guilty of murder, on August 04, will be forwarded to His Excellency the Governor, I leave to appeal to Privy Coun ellis not allowed. The petition will embody the names of 300 prominent members of the Chinese community here.

The papers and briefs have already been sent to England. and a reply is expected before the lapse of the three months' stay of execution which was granted by the Chief Justice, Sir Joseph Kemp, K.C., after the accused man had been sentenced to death. The period of respite expires on December 18, Cheng having been sentenced on September 15.

55.

ed double figures. Maurice Ley. land and G. G. Allen both scored sit runs and Paynter (12) and Earwood (0) were the other batsmen to fail.

Nagel a tall fast medlum bowler making his first ap- pearance in a "big" game caused the series of Eng lish disasters. At the lun cheon interval he had taken all 6 wickets for only 21 brunet

Sedres were as follow:-~~-

-M.C.C.: 282 (R. E. S. Wyatt 29, Sutcliffe 87, Leyland 88 G. O. Allon 48. R. K. Oxenham 5 for 59, H. Nash 8 for 39). Australian XI: 218. (L. P. O'Brien 46, Done Bradman 96. Lar: wood 4 for 64,-Bowes 3 for 63, (Voce 2 for 55).

-Reuter."

Dr. Wellington Koo.

matter will have to go to

mats here believe.

Crisis Near,

menta

If the League fails to find, a solution it has to reckon on dam- age to both its prestige the prospects of the Disarmament, The Japanese Government, con- Conference. The solution sought trary to the Lytton Report. con must be to reconcile the ordered siders that general recognition of Government of Manchuria with Manchukeo and co-operation: In the re-establishment of amicable the development of the present re-felations between China and gime is cssential and the only Japan

means of stabilising conditions in It is not fanciful to suggest Manchuria and bringing peace to that the Manchukuo regine is: the Far East, Mr. Matsuoka, will capable modification of its views go na to satisfy these indepen- say.

sable requirements.

Won't Accept Report~~

- The Government, Mr. Matsuoka

Deflance of League.

wilt claim, will always be ready The Daily Herald says the. to supply the League Council with Japanese observations on the such information of current events Lytton Report are in defiance of in Manchuria which it is possible the League of Nations Commis- to impart, st

ssion, appointed by the League Japan, however, will not accept Council. The Commission is the disguised international control treated as a hostille body. Its questioned its of Manchuria, which suggestion is competence is contained in the Lytton Report, findings derided categorically. adapted to the realities in the Far Council or Assembly to discuss the Japan considers the plan le not Japan denies the right of the

East and does not consider it her action. The issue is now. practical to demilitarias: Man- widened beyond that of a Sino- It is feared that the Sino-Japan-churia or to maintain order by Japanese dispute. The future of ese dispute is very rapidly moving means of an international gen- the League, the whole of the towards a crisis.

It is understood that the ap- M.C.C.: 44 for 6 (Nagel 6 for 21). Commission of Nincsen, diplo peal is based mainly on the grounds of inadmissability of the| evidence of Zimmern and Chris- tie, two of the principal Crown witnesses who were granted con- ditional pardons from complicity in the crime, and that His Lord- ship the Chief Justice erred in refusing to withdraw the case from the jury.

The case will long be remem- bered owing to the unusual pus

ic interest it aroused. Known

JAPANESE CRUISER COMES TO PORT.

Flagships Answer Admiral's Salute.

The League of Nations will commence debating the Report of

darmerie.

(Continued on Page 4).

the Lytton Commission at 11 BANDITS FIRE

o'clock (Geneva time) to-day. The Japanese chief delegate, Mr. Matsuoka,... was to explain" the

KIJ.M.S, "Saga" arrived in Japanese position and Dr. Welling

maston Keo. China's spokesman, was

as the "Village Road Murder Hong Kong this afternoon at 1 scheduled to reply. The Japanese Trial," the case was one of the p.m., and fired a salute of 17 guns attitude has already been forefold most unusual and complicated to Admiral Sir William Archibald by Mr. Matsuoka, who on Friday ever dealt with in the Hong Howard Kelly, "K.C.M.G. to which declared that his country could Kong courts. Cheng Kwok-yau,

the son of a wealthy Ipoh family, the cruiser H.M.S. Devonshire re was charged with instigating the plied

murder of George Fung, his Later the Japanese ship fired vivel for the affections of Lai another salute of 17 guns to Ad- Ming-fal, an actress. The de-

Ho Klu, the foki of the Po We But if any airman offered him a ceased man was shot in the back miral Taylor of the U.S.8. Houston, Tong shop, from whom the bribe lift he might fly over, he added. on the night of March 24, by a to which the U.S.S. Houston repi!- was demanded, gave evidence of Mr. Shaw was interviewed just hired gunman...

the exhortion. He related how before he sailed, together with subsequent to the conversation, he Mrs. Shaw, aboard the C.P.S.S.1

ed with the name salute.

went nut; to try to borrow the Empress of Britain, on a Sound Chinese Close Philippine

money from other people. He was the world trip. Mr. Noel Coward unable to raise the money and re was a passenger on the same turned with the detective to the vessel.

LOST PURSE

Dever be accused of aggression in Manchuria when her troops only fought to defend her rights and after long provocation.

Both parties will probably

be referred to the Lytton Commission for comment but the subsequent course ... of- events is most uncertain,

Cloud of Pessimism, Pessimism prevails in Geneva-in view of the Japanese rejection of the Lytton Report and of Mr. Quo Tal-chi's fighting speech, wherein

Market To Japan's Trade bested ch Friday that China

would Invoke Article 16 of the (Continued on Pane 4.) The Empress of Britain is ex-

|pected to arrive in Hong Kong Mr. Wong Hoi-chan, Chairman path, the Kwangtung people there League Covenant, providing sanc on February 11 and Mr. Shaw of the Kwangtung People's Asso had already contributed over tions which seem practically to $1,000,000 to the mother country, for rule out any possibility of con- will spend some-time in the A parse containing among other Colony then were clation in the Philippine Islands, the purchase of seroplanes cillatory action by the Council of things, some foreign notes to the Mr. Coward in a frequent arrived in Hong Kong yesterday. Japanese trade in the Philippines the League under Article approximate value of 321

visitor to the East and is parti| Mr. Wong's spe handed to the manager of the cularly well-acquainted in Singa Hong Kong ist Sincere Company Ltd. by one o...pore, where, on an occasion, he ness

their employees, This:

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ON SPEEDING

GOODS TRAINS

Section Of C.E.R. To Close Temporarily,

EXPOSED TO ATTACKS.

b. Harbin, To-day. According to information received by the Chinese Eastern Railway authorities, three mixed goods and pas-- senger trains travelling. westward yesterday were d the object of severe fusil- lades from bandits in the vicinity of Kaolintze

Fortunately the drivers were able to speed up and escape into safety, without any casualties being suffer

ed

Mr. F. M. Rudy Manager Railway, considers that the

of the Chinese Eastern

Shihtowhotze

otze section of the railway is dangerous both for the lives of passanters and for go Consequently.

are prov

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world's peace machinery, is at stake and Tokyo regards the situation with deliberate tempt:

Birong Criticism.

con-

The Daily Mail says the Japan- ese reply convinces all reasonable

people that Japan has a right to

Her side of the argument. Mis guided idealists have taken the

side of the Chinese Warloads and. Communists and mean to make strenuous efforts to force Great- Britain into a wild scheme for an economic and financial boycott of Japan!

The bellicose pacifists at Geneva should be made to un- derstand that under no cir cumstances are the British - people going to be dragged Into conflict with Japan. They regard the former faith ful ally as a friend and soon. er than be involved in hostil ities with her, they will quit the League of Nations.

* Japan" Obdurste

The News Chronicle, says Japan's reply, as expected, fa a flat refusal to accept the Lytton Report or any other findings but those she herself?