1935-07-24 — Page 9

LANTAU IS.

MURDER TRIAL

ENDED TO-DAY

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Mr. Lo had the prisoner in the witness bqx at this morning's hearing and he gave his account | of what had happened. In answer to a question put by Counsel for the defence witness stated that he was 36 years of age and came from the Ping Hoi district; hay-

ing Fved in the Tung Fuk village | for the past three years. He

had known the deceased for two or three years and they had been the best of friends. He got on well with the general body villagers but not with all of them

"CURIOUS SENSATIONS“

of

On June 7, between 2 p.m. and 3 pm he had curious sensations and felt smoke and Are about, and this made him unconscious. { That night he slept in his usual hut ind some of the villagers want to kill him He

stupifed and did not know what was happening, and these happen- ings occcurred again the two following nights-

He told the deceased about these happenings, and deceased asked him to go over and sleep at his place the next night (June 9. which he did.

It was dark and deceased -go to bed.

wiec te arrived

There

told him to was only one bed in the room but the deceased did not enter

Mrs. Bruno Richard Hauptmann with Rev. D. G. Werner, her -husband's spiritual adviser and regular visitor in New Jersey, State prison, outside of the New Jersey Court of Errors and Ap peals, in Trenton as the convicted' kidnapper's appeal was being heard. She was denied entrance.

and walked up and down the room LORD WAKEFIELD

with an ni-lamp in his hand. ·

After some time had passed the.; deceased suggested that they i should extinguish the light and go to sleep. but the witness ex- claimed that he was afraid. Witness then jumped out of bed; and lay down on the foor," pull-¡ in the counterpane over his head to shat out the evil spirits. Sud- denly be had a feeling that he was being attacked but could not ex-i plain the sensation.

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THE CHINA MAIL, WEDNESDAY, JULY 24, 1935

Jay's Short Story.

Bushveld

Gangsters

By CT Stoneham

*

THE rising sun-disclosed a One of the dogs, lying apart, sandy slade in the heart of showed all his white teeth in the thous. That waste of bush huge yawn. He was Budaja; the cantinned for fifty miles in leader. He seemed no more im every direction and no man was pressed by the regal bearing of able to maintain a home in its the lion than a pick-pocket might Farid desolate expanse. for in be by the Importance of a lord dry seasons there was insuffi-mayor For Budaja led a band of cient grass to support cattle or wilderness hooligans whose savage sheep, Man

insolence knew no bounds. This scarcity

was- accentuated feared nothing, not even man;

by the presence of numerous herde he was assured that neither lion of game: impala, kudu, waterbuck, nor elephant could assert author- all flourished here, preyed upon by ity over the rascally brotherhood

be directed.

a variety of exnivorous beasts.

The Nyiro River ran-through it. broad, deep, and sluggish," and all who would drink must visit the river for there was no other perennial water.

were

TO-MORROW'S STORY

To-morrow's story will be "The Hare.” by Rearden Conner.

Hunting-dogs

thirsts beasts; they drank three times a day and must keep in touch with the river. There were ten of them lying in the glagé, sunning; After a time Budaja rot, op. themselves in the warm dust. stretched himself, and gave a sharp They were big beasts, with long yap. It was the signal for action. legs and bushy tails; their colour-The dogs began to slink off singly jing was grey, almost obscured by through the bush, searching for a irregular blotches of yellow `and quarry. At sun-up and sun-down black

they best enjoyed to hunt. Out of the thorns slouched Budaja chose the extreme Bank big. maned Bon. He looked of that scattered Fine. He moved. laskance at the resting dogs; ba slowly along little paths. across the midst of the glade he stopped. empty giades, his ears ́pricked, his turned his head from side to side nose constantly investigating. Be- and scrutinised them...

hind him camé Shani, who had

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DEPUTATION spread about him like aura single waterback. He examined it

This beast prowled solitary been his mate in the last breeding through the desert, of which he season. was king, and his peculiar power Budaja came on the spoor of a

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Even on the blackest night you coming to the conclusion that it would know by a curious mease had been made by a big stag, and that he was near, a tingling of the no more than a few hours ago.. The Prime Minister welcomed nezves.

Shani ranged up beside him to said the- deputation. which he

But, the dogs were entirely in-contrra these impressions in would be aware that the foreign different to him; they lay return-series of low whines, but Budaja Lord Wakefield, whose name has policy of His Majesty's Govern-jing his gaze with bright, intelli- did not need her assistance. Be the gent eyes in which was no trace pointed his nose and cried, “Hoo, been especially associated in rement was founded upon

League. That had been made of nervousness.

hoo, hoo!”: notes, rather-Fike those! with the encourage-

Simba grunted disgustedly, and of the plain many times în declarations

various cuckoo. From points in the bush esine answering calis. Then in the same manner

cent years

London. To-day..

Looking through an aperture in /ient of record-breaking attemp and by their actions at Geneva, passed on towards the river

the shee; he said to deceased: “We Have been friends for so long now.

I have been suffering and you know

on land, water and in air ceived yesterday the freedom the City of London.

of

where they had taken the lead in

SUMMONED

endeavouring to secure the set- THREE EUROPEANS tlement of international disputes Mayor by peaceful means, in accordance ember, of the Corporation, being and the honour is unique for 3 with the Covenant. He would

He is a former Lord

strange sounds coming from the Wireless Service.

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Budaja signalled: "There is a quarry ahead of us somewhere; forward everyone!”

not discuss the questions sub- Dogs Without Muzzle by glade and game frall Budsjaj

wish

Or Lead

all that these people want to do to me." The deceased answered that

For some minutes they swept on he did not know what the villagers reserved generally for persons mitted in the ballet in detail wanted to do to accused. He addistinguished outside the City's some of which frankly he would

was never at faults the scent rose) vised accused to leave the place theį

strong from the dew-damp ground activities. following morning.

Tributes were paid to Lord form, but be could not but be were

to see put in different. Three European residents to his eager nostrils. Later witness thought he beard Wakefield's many

summoned before Mr. From the flank sounded xane-1 acts of gener grateful for the deputation's ac-Q. A A human voices outside the hut and

osity and benevolence.-British

Macfadyen at the cession of excited barks, one of tion in coming to see him, and (Central Police Court this morn- the dogs had ent the buck's trail) to know that the object of the ing for allowing their dogs and winded the quarry close be- Government but so ballot was not

to criticise the abroad on different dates with-fore him. Budaja swung towards show the out (muzzle or lead. Mr. W the sound; he knew that the dis- large volume of public opinion Pittendrigh, of No. 18A, Mac-coverer would be in hot pursuit behind them in the efforts they donneil Road, was fined $5, and with the whole pack rallying to were making "to-day to maintain Mr. A. J. Reed, of No. 8, Broad-hima. the authority of the Lengue. wood Road, was fined $8.

The chase led out into a long,! DISTURBED PERIOD

Mr. RR Wood was cantion-sandy plain. A quarter of a mile out purpose.

He concluded: "We are living ed, as it was stated that his dog away near the opposite bush was Looking round from the door he A party of 50 American tourists in a period of very disturbed in-which was tied near the front the back ronning for his life, with perceived deceased picking up an under the direction of the D. F.ternational relations, and I am door, had snapped his lead on Budaja's company two hundred axe to make a lunge at him. Be Bobertson Travel Bureau, Los An-slad of the opportunity to assure the approach of a coolie, run yards behind him. Budaja made jumped at deceased, struck him, geles, California, is due to arrive you that the Government intends into the road and returned im-several leaps into the air the bet and gained possession of the axe at Hong Kong on the Empress of to persist in the policy it has mediately. He hit deceased on the left side of Canada on August 22, en route to his head with the axe and be re-Manila.

other villager, calling to deceased.| Deceased made as if to leave, bat}- witness begged him not to and to strengthen his plea locked door. He did not understand why

the

Due By "Empress

he had done this, for it was with-~~ Of Canada":

MALA..

taliated by attempting to strike Included in the party are Dr. F. him with a pole, but accused had B. Fagerbury, Pastor of the 1st, the better of the argument and Baptist Church, Los Angeles, Mr. struck another blow at deceased's W. B. Mikesell, President of the head. Deceased then made a vain Fresno State College, and attempt to rush from the house, others.

but accused pulled him back three!. times and delivered two more blows to his sell

many

hitherto pursued, and that thei League remains the sheet an- chor of British policy."-British Wireless Service:

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While driving car No. 4002 along Castle Peak Read at about The buck disappeared into 6.45 pm yesterday, Mr. WG farther cover; the dogs were over- Brown, of No. 227, Prince Ed hauling him. Suddenly a volley ward Road, accidentally collid of barks informed Budaja that the ed with car No. 2572 No one quarry had swung away towards At present the river steamers was injured, but the rear mud the river. Instantly he turned in A 30-year-old Chinese woman, are carrying more passengers guard of the latter car was dam-that direction and stretched out to SELF-PROTECTION

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zun at his best speed. Witness stated that he had not the third floor of No. 66, Jardine's more groundings at Three Jost

The back must be headed from intended to kill him, but the de-jBazaar yesterday evening. ceased had struck first and he was removed to

and Sticks, eight miles down the A 22-year-old locksmith, Tang water. If he crossed one of the the Government Pearl River, in view of the sum Chiu, and a lotry cleaner, Yip shallower reaches the pursuing had to protect himself.

Civil Hospital suffering from in- mer floods.

Kum-man. were each bound over dogs would run great danger from At the conclusion, of the pri-juries which are not considered

LOCAL ENQUIRIES in a bond of $50 to be of good be crocodiles who would pair the soner's evidence Mr. Fraser rose to be serious.

Enquiries made locally show haviour for a period of six monthswimming animals down at their that the question of fourth-class by Mr. W. Schofield at the Central pleasure.

(Continued on Page 10) fares has only been discussed, and Police Court this morning for

OBITUARY

and told His Lordship that he was

in a quandary as he was not aware!

of some of the facts disclosed by mediately afterwards he stated that nothing definite has as yet fighting outside No., 90. Third the sccused. If the defence the pri that he had throw the counter been arranged.. soner had himself supplied were to pane over the axe and not the de-

be taken seriously then he was at ceased. His fourth answer to the

Street yesterday.

Association Rivalry Held

Infant Daughter Of Mr. And Mrs. Waan

a disadvantage, because he had not same question was that he had known prisoner would plead self-snatched the axe away. defence.

In his summing up Mr. Fraser Mr. Lo: It is not a simple case reminded the jury of the mental of self-defence. The defence is condition of the accused on evid- that the accused was acting under ence supplied by Dr. Shaw and. Dr.

An unusual case of assault he would be assaulted. The I Waan, Secretary to the

à delcision.”

Valentine He said that they had was brought before Mr. W. Mletters bore several names, in-Italian Consulate General, and all three different verdicts from Thomson at the Kowloon Magis cluding those of the defendants Ms Mary Wast, will regret to At a later date a telephone learn of the death of their infant which to choose. A verdict of tracy this morcing, when six message was received at the daughter, Nalatiens K. F. Waan, guity; guilty while under a delu- Chinese appeared in answer to Chai Hop Rice Shop at No. 51 which occurred at the French sion and guilty but insane Mr. summonses, for assaulting Lauga Po Road, asking for the Bospital this morning. Fraser then reviewed the evidence. Mo-ling, the chairman of the lainant, who lived near by The funeral will take place at

In his address to the jury on Chinese Athletic Association- the master of the shop sent a the Roman Catholic Cemeter

defendants pleaded, foki to call the

Responsible For Alleged Assault The many, friends of Mr. John

Mr Fraser Then that is

right."

Mr. Fraser then com

cross-examination

but the latter conflicting that") that he would not

CONFLICTING

In answer to thi put to him by witness gare

behalf of the prisoner Mr. Lo

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