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"LOVED TOO MUCH

FOR DIVORCE

Murder Of Husband Alleged

REMARKABLE LETTER IN

HOLIDAY TRAGEDY

1

London. A woman, who was alleged to have stated that she loved her husband too much to divorce: him, was at Eastbourne recent- ly committed for trial charged with his murder and attempt- ing to commit suicide.

Mr. E G. Robey. prosecuting. said the wozkan. Mrs.

Alice Read, 56, of Oxford-road. Chis wick, and her husband. Charles Read. lived amiably, but they did not enjoy good health. She was nervous and hysterica!

They had one son. whose birthday was on July 9, the day after the tragedy.

Mr. and Mrs. Read arrived at an Eastbourne' boarding house on July 29 for a fortnight The proprietress thought the wo man's demeanour was strange.

"If Nothing Happens" Still more strange. Mr. Robey added, was a letter written by the woman to her son and post- ed at 6.30 p.m. on July 6. Passages were:

"You will be surprised

to hear "there will be many changes during the next week. I am feeling, so queer.*

"Don't worry if anything ban pens to me.”

"Your father is very much

changed. We are upside down.”

THE CHINA MATI MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 16 1935

Turning Tribesmen Into Soldiers

** the

Our photographs show graphically how the tribesmen of Ethiopia are rapidly being trans- formed ints organised soldiery in preparation for the expected invasion of the Italians rainy season ends. Chieftains (typified at left), are being transformed into trim-looking officers (right). Heretofore untrained warriors (left) are now being impressed into skilled artillerymen (right), and tank-operators (centre)....

ALLEGED BRIBERY To-day's Short Story-

We come home at the end of Indian Constable Faces A LESSON IN

next week if nothing happens.”.

"Happy birthday to you. It may

be a sad one for you if I don't come

Charge

back I will try and be strong CAUGHT WITH MARKED NOTE

Mr. Robey said that at 830 am on July 8 the proprietress of the boarding-house heard shouts from the couple's bed- room. She found the husband

CRIME

By G. D. H

And M. Cole

Alleged to have accepted a bribe JOSEPH NEWTON settled of relief and picks up a magazine,

LONDON GIRLS VANISH

Story Of Men On Motor-Cycles

RELATIVES ANXIOUS

London

of $1 from a Chinese named Hui!

himself comfortably in his in which he turns instinctively to Chung-ki outside No. 60. Pei Ho corner of a first-class compart a story by himself. For the mo lying on the floor dead with a; Street on Saturday. Kaka Singh, ment on the Cornish Riviera ment he cannot remember who wound in his throat He was Kong Police Force

No. B449 of the Hong express So far, he had the wrote it. Poor stuff, he thinks.

Police are searching for two half-shaved-

stationed compartment

to himself; and He must find out which "ghost" gids who have been missing from at the Shamshuipe - Police if by strewing rugs, bags, was responsible, and sack him.

heir homes in south-east London. Station, was remanded to 2.30 pm could make himself look numer-in his reflections at this point by has been heard of them since they

books and papers about he

for some days. Joseph Newton was interrupted out on Wednesday, September 25, byĺ

One is 16, the other 15. Nothing Mr. W. M. Thomson at the Kow-ravellers away, there was hope was looking at him. He glanced

ous enough to drive fellow-the consciousness that someone left, it is thought, to go for a ride pulled loon Police Court this morning.

Pulled Into Room The woman had her legs the window.

With assistance she

he might remain undisturbed up and saw the figure of a man The girls are:

with two men on motor-cycles.

·

Marie Morrall, aged 16, of New

adventures stared back, trying to look as bine hair light brown, cut short!

welcoming as possible. It would be

her in, but she climbed out In outlining the case, Inspector for the long train was far who was standing a the corridor again. Two men, ran into the Ellis. of the Shamshuipo Police from full house and helped to pull her in. Station. stated the complainant is at him, and learn a little about curious air of abstraction. Newtonas: Rather long, pale face; eyes Let us take a look and staring fixedly at him, with Cross-road, S.E. She is described She hail a wound in the throat the master of a shop in Fei Ho him

- Mr. Robey said the woman Street.

before his It is alleged that de-begin and end. had made several statements. fendant had accepted bribes of $1 the effect of which was: "I did per month from the complainant bad guess, though, in fact, he is it to him and I did it to myself." during the past three When charged she said: "I did months.

or four rather less. As for his physical not do that."

condition, "well-zourished" is a On September 8 defendant went polite description; and we, who

"I'll freshen you up when the HEAT

gets you

down"

Genasprin will soon put you right when the heat makes you headachy, listless or

conquers pain makes you feel soot

refreshed Breaking up into minute particles in cold water. Genasprin is easy to swallow. And being absolutely pure, it contains noth

to han

heart or digestion.

Youll find some relief

Genasprin

The

Sold in bottles of 25 tablets by ell Chemists and Bazar Dealers

·Sole Agents:

W. R. LOXLEY & CO. (China), LID.

quickest way to get the best whisking

Age? Forty-five would not be a really bad luck, he felt, if someone) Owing to recent illness; height 5ft

In her statements there were to complainant's shop and receiv-desire to have no illusions, can references to another

woman jed only 50 cents..

and divorcing her husband, but pestered by the defendant

After being safely call him paunchy, and. "she could not bring herself to several days. complainant came with good living. His face is puffy, for without positive grossness, flabby do it, because she loved him too to the station gand much."

informed and whitish under the eyes: his Detective-Sergeant Baker of the mouth is loose, and inclined to leer. His fair hair, which is rapidly on growing thin. is immaculately

Defence Reserved

facts.

Sir Bernard Spilsbury said A trap was prepared and death was due to a wound in Saturday after having visited brushed, and his clothes are admir-

Be happened to turn round and

were to invade his now.

TO-MORROW'S STORY

To-morrow's story will be "Watery Grave," by

Michael Home..

The newcomer, after i

Sin

Dressed in light green cost, Idark blue beret, blue and cotton frock, black shoes,

white brown,

stockings and carrying green bag. Six Feet Tall

Cissie Davis, aged 15, of Old Kent-road, S.E, who is described as having black fluffy hair and dark eyes. She is nearly six feet tall. Dressed in dark-blue cloth coat, no [hat, no stockings; black shoes; bine blouse black skirt." S

Mr. J. Morral, a relative of one

the throat which could not have complainant's shop defendant was ably cut and well-tended, though more of staring, pushed back the of the girls, said that all that was Been self-inflicted.

arrested with a marked $1 note in he has not the art of wearing them door and came in, finging down on known of the girls' disappearance Det Insp. Sawkins said he his possession. saw Mrs. Read in hospital. She On the application of Mr. J. M.

well. Altogether he looks a prostop of one of Newton's bags a rug was that a third girl had been told said: "He thought he would get D'Almada Remedios, who is ap and somewhat self-indulgent mem-He seemed to hare no other lug with two men on motor cycles.

perous, thoroughly self-satisfied, and a pillow done up in a strap that they were going for a ride off scot free, but I did it for pearing for the defendant, bail ber of the British middle class; and gage. Newton unwillingly got Police have been making in- him He got the razor out. was fixed at $300,-

that is precisely what he is and cleared a corner of his belong. quiries to try to trace them" he His walk in life? You would ings, and the stranger sat down 2 I was knocked up early pat him down as a business man and began to unbuckle his strap with a report that they had been possibly a merchant or a middle Then settled himself comfortably found Two girls who had been sized employer, not a professional with the pillow behind his head, raced were not Marie and her There you would be both and closed his eyes. "I hope to friend, although the description right and wong He is a profes goodness he doesn't more" Nere was rather similar. sional man, in a sense; and he is ton thought.

“In view of the story about the certainly in business.

men on motor-cycles we are 10- xious.**

I slashed him.”

Mrs. Read pleaded not guilty and reserved her defence:

EUROPEAN GAOLED AND FINED

Sequel To Burglaries

In Kowloon

POLICE RESERVE

Orders For The Current Week

Orders by Mr. D. Burlingham. Inspector General of Police.

WENT TO SEA IN A TUB

Cadet's Thrilling Adventure

While our second traveller In fact, he is Joseph Newton, the thus peacefully settling himself for best-seller, whose crime stories a doze, we may as well take a good Indian Company

and shoekers were plastered all over look at him also; for it may be Leave Constable R281 Hakim the bookstall he has just left with important to know him later on Sher Mohamed has been granted his burden of newspapers under He is a scraggy little man, pro- leave of absence from the Colony, his am. He has sold heaven bably of sixty or more, with a Enik Jackson, alias Benito Kapps-31st August, 1936

from 1st September, 1935, to knows how many million copies of completely bald pink head and a tramo, alias Vladimir Shineff, was

his stories, and his serial rights, straggling grey Training Course Part II All first, second, and third, cost fabul-emerges from an incredibly folded beard which sentenced, consecutively, to four recruits of the Indian Company ous sums to secure. months' hard labour, and fined $50, will attend 1, Cliff Road, Kow- But why describe him further? height is hardly more than five foot and puckered yellow chin. His

Melbourne in default one months hard labour, loon Thursday, September, 19th. All the world knows him.

After a trip through shark-in- by Mr. W. M. Thomson at the Kowat 17.30 hours for instructions.c

six, and his proportions are pony: fested waters in a wooden bath- loon Magistracy this morning for

And now he is on his way to but there is a wirfness about his tab. Inspection Parade. All rankos Cornwall, where he has a pleasant spare person that contrasts strong on the windjammer C. B. Peder-

Bertil Helstrom, a

cadet the theft of over $500 worth of of the Indian Company will par- little seaside cottage with twenty ly with Newton's fleshy bulk goods, including jewellery, the pro-ade at Central Police Station on seven bedrooms.

sen, has arrived safely at Thurs- perty of Mr. J. P. Whitham of No. Wednesday, September 25th.

He is dressed, not so much fll day Island. 112, Boundary Street, and his two 17.30 hours under Sub Inspector carriage still remains empty save to

at "The train starts, and Newton's as with a carelessness amounting Hjelstrom deserted from the servants, Nam Cho and Tam Hung: P. J. Hunt for a general inspec-for himself. He heaves a fat sigh

hey cer- windjammer when it was in the and for entering the Colony with-tion of equipment etc, by the

hany Torres Strait out a passport

Company Commander.

ockets“: Thursday Island lies off the Accused was remanded for seven White Uniform,

Dress-

oned northern tip of Cape York Penin days last week, when he stated that White Cover, Belt with Brace, Cap with

his sular, and is famous for its pearl he was suffering from tuberculosis Truncheon, Focker

fisheries

A medical report produced in Court and note-book to be car

"this morning.

from tuberculosis

ply tox

Faces

ton that be

An order was a

however,

to be expel

Colony

Equipment Officer will mak

point of being presently

Flying Squad

Inst

and Cap with White Cover.

Emergency Unit Reserve Strength. The following mem- ¡bers have been taken

Con

strength of the Emergency Beserve, as from dates sho against

Const

RALS 1935 and

ctional Patrol The in- 16th. tructional patrol for members of B450. A. I Savit

Flying Squad will take place 1995

iday, September 27th, 1935.

All members will fall

Dress White Uniforms.

Central Police Statio

at the

17.15 H Kong

in bags all

bile his

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