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Mr. Clayton pointed out that it)gun came from A Winchester | would be known to employees, in- rifle, was missing from the fair Though the time fixed for the of cluding the boy, that there was a ground.

It was the prosecution's case ficial opening of the magnificent large sum in. the bungalow. "I Hawpar Mansion yesterday was mention this because the prosecs that the boy was not driven over 5.30 pm, many of the invited tion say that the motive is one of from Twickenham fair ground by a friend, but that he, stole a car. guests, evidently deeming it wise robbery," be added.

On June 10 Hodgson was alone The car was found abandoned atį to "come early and avoid the rush," appeared on the scene con-in the exhibition ground at Kew Kew.

The fair was closed, and Hodgson Mr. Clayton suggested that the siderably before that hour.

fair ground Mr. Aw Boon Haw, the "Tiger had five big dogs to assist him in boy left the

Twickenham when he should not. ¡Balm King," the owner of this watching the ground.

"These dogs would be friendly have done so, took the car, went palatial dwelling that graces the

been into the Kew ground, knowing bill-side at Tai Hang, received his towards this boy, who had

with them for some time.” said that Hodgson was there alone. Mr. Clayton.

Believing that there was they were at liberty to wander at

Boy's Duties-

money in the bungalow he, after will through the tastefully-ap-

It was the duty of the accused being disturbed, shot Hodgson. pointed rooms of the mansion or inspect the beautiful gardens, to be at the Twickenham ground Then, noticing the commotion on that afternoon to look after swings the bridge, he ran away and so where lavish hospitality, befitting

for booths. It was his duty to got back to Twickenham. the character of the place, was

stay at that ground until the fair A police officer put in a plan ofi dispensed.

the fair ground. Replying to Mr. was closed for the day. The mansion is a very success-

About 4.30 pm in accordance du Cann, defending, he said that ful combination of the beauty of with her custom. Mrs. Beach tele it would be possible to shoot traditional Chinese architecture phoned the Kew ground to see that through the railings of the fair with the luxuries of the West and Hodgson was all right. In con--ground. reflects the greatest credit upon sequence of her conversation with

Expert's Evidence both the architects and the him she went to the Kew ground. Robert Churchill, a gun expert. furnishers and decorators.

On the bridge she saw a crowd of of Orange-street, W.C. said that. About 6 o'clock His Excellency people and did not know what was he had inspected the Winchester the Governor, Sir Andrew Caide the matter. She found that the rifle. There was a fired cartridge cott. arrived, accompanied by entrance was fastened and got a in the breech and two live car- Lady Caldecott, Capt. W. J. Crags, man to climb the railings and lettridge cases in the magazine. A A.D.C and Rear-Admiral Seax-her in.

bullet produced in court WES wick. The Government House "She went over with the idea of richochet bullet, and had glanced party was greeted by Mr. Aw, Mr. looking for Hodgson and found off after hitting something hard S. I. Ip making a short speech of him on the ground near the

Dr. Eric Gardner, of Weybridge, welcome, in English, on his behalf, bangalow where the money was said that he had found a. ballet after which Mr. Aw himself show-kept-near the pay

desk," said wound in the lower part of Hodg ed his distinguished guests over Mr. Clayton, "The police were son's back. The cause of death the mansion and grounds-

called and did not detect any mark was hemorrhage. The mark on Others of the party were Siron the body. Hodgson was taken the bullet had been caused by Atholl and Lady MacGregor, Mr to hospital as a case of collapse-striking a bone. and Mrs. J. J. Hayden, members By the time he reached hospital Replying to Mr. Du Cann, Dr. of the Consular Body, representa- he was dead.”.

Gardner said that the shot must tives of the Army and Navy, Sir

Painter's Evidence

direct have been a

one. There Shouson Chow and Sir Robert Ho! Mr. Clayton said that a painter was no sign of a struggle. The who was working near the fair shot must have been fired from a Tury.

By kind permission of Lieut-ground had told the police that he distance of more than 3ft. Col. A. M. Rodwell and Officers of had seen someone enter the fair

Stool At Window the Regiment, the band of the ground by climbing the gate about George Beach, owner of the Kew Royal Ulster Rifles played a selec-430 p.m., remain for half an hour fair ground, said that on June 11 tion of music in the grounds. and then get away from the slip- he assisted the police to search the way in a hurry. The painter gave premises. They found a file and

later, description. and

at chisel in a box behind the kitchen Twickenham fair ground, picked of his house. Usually these were cut the accused as the person he kept at a different part of the fair saw entering and going away from ground the fair ground.

A stool was found beneath Mr. Clayton said that the boy window. There was a sum of be told the police that he did not tween £200 and £250 in a middle. know anything about it, and denied room of the caravan. The stool

lock would have it, stayed out that he had been at Kew fair was found under the window of

Iles in golf, and Cotton got his 4 Cheated Of Tie

to finish joint third. Bitterly dis- ground.

a different room.

Groans of disappointment, fol-appointed, he left the course and If Hodgson was cleaning the pay-desk the window under which lowed by encouraging cheers, went was not seen again. the stool was found would be out up from the vast crowd zasambled Later. Insptr. Henry found

of view of Hodgson and of people round the green. The fates had

cheated Adams of a tie. single-barrel Winchester gun in passing over the bridge.

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the slipway. Near the bungalow a As Mr. Beach concluded his It was now Cotton's turn to at- jemy was found under some soll evidence the boy, who, ap to this tack With the last round to play, and also a rasp things that could time, had appeared quite compos- he was one stroke in front

of

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Takes All Chances

With the failure of Cax, there none left but the genial Sarazen, who, going out on this

jon Monday. The Hon. Mr. R. He used for breaking into theed, suddenly began to weep, clutch-¡Padgham, no small asset in such last round three strokes in arrears,

bungalow. There was a stool uning his father's hand.

Kotewall was in the chair.

a

chil-

day beautiful 3 at the second, a mashie the right ones, but generally man-

he identified the car at Richmond shot finishing stone dead. Play-aged to wriggle successfully out of police station.

ing with extreme care, there was the net by heling putts from every-

no further slip until the seventh where. the grave of many a golfer's "hopes,

went holdly for everything in the Then hela situation. Mrs. Barker, -Hon." Secretary of

der the window which would assist wiped his eyes and listened to the

The start was dramatic, for hope that something might hap the Society, spoke of the need of anybody to get into the

room evidence of Hansie Glover, a cycle Cotton hit his second shot at the pen. arousing public opinion On the

where the money was kept.

dealer, of Sheen-lane, Mortlake, acute doglegged first hole out of Lots of things did happen; he matter, and referred to the danger When the boy was cautioned, he who told of the theft of his car bounds. This was a 5, but he lashed the ball with great fury of nervous and physical in said, "I never done it," went on on June 10, when he visited levelled up matters by getting aliato all manner of places except stability being inherited by

Mr. Clayton, and when charged Twickenham fair. Next dren of addicts. While the great said, "I did not do it, sir.” majority of addicts were men, en-

Alleged Statement quiries showed that there were also

Later the youth sent for Divi- great many

addicts. women

sional Detective-Inspector Drew Apart from the moral and physical]

again and made a statement. effects on the children of addicts, this statement he was alleged to

of there was the further point have said that on June 10 he got parents spending on heroin money

a rifle and went to the fair ground which should be spent on their

at Kew. children, this leading to poverty

He was also alleged to have said and starvation. Children were also

that he put two cartridges in the occasionally employed as carriers ride and that he was given a lift of the drug.

to Kew, the ****R* Sir William Hornell referred to who drove him told him to take

in

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DRAMATIC GOLF

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Dramatic Recovery

His chance seemed to have gone

Where Cotton Lost

K Sarazen had driven as well

as he putted, the championship

To the left of this extremely might have gone to America. With

two holes to play, he wanted small green is a low turfed wall

over which is out of bounds. It couple of 35-a hopeless task. was at this subtle short hole, and Padgham's Clubs Locked Up! also at the long eighth where, în my view, Cotton lost the champion-The champion's experience at the beginning of the day's struggle ship.

At the first of these two holes was not calculated to make his

were locked in an outbuilding, and

EASTERN & AUSTRALIAN SAILINGS the cocaine traffic in Calcutta the car to the bottom of the road when the drive to the long dog-Cotton hooked his fron shot over task the smoother, for his clubs which small boys were usually em-at. Kew and leave it until hellegged 16th was hooked into the the wall into the field beyond the man with the key could not be

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The boy did so. The alleged statement continued on to the fairway, and then hit a scent wooden club shots brought in fact, there was one instance in that the boy took the gun in

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missed--a wonderfel escape! run up which gave little or no face, there was nothing for it sat down in the alipway.

́ ́. but to effect an extrance by break- paid by people behind the scenes.

This was one of the three 45- chance of a 4. "I shot at a couple of rats but Growth Of Evil

In this way two shots were wasting the windows and rescuing the missed them, went on the alleged The excited throng dashed-up the The Hon. Mr. M. K. Lo stated statement. "I got up to call Ar-fairway to see Adams attack the ed, and instead of reaching the bag of clube. Even the calm and that the heroin-pill evil had thur. As I did so I seemed to pull 17th, the feature of which is in 34 the score was 36 This imperturbable Padgham was'' not grown enormously in the Colony the trigger and it went off and hit long, narrow green with its right meant that he had to accomplish unaffected by the incident, and his during the past three months, no Arthur. I ran away, frightened. flank close up against an iron pal the last nine in 35 to win. There first drive disappeared into the doubt aided by the putting into I thought I would get into trouble ing over which is out of bounds, was no margin for the slightest rough on the right. Instead of a

Han be opened with pandiwa. eireniation of reports that the drug chucked the gun under a tree" and the left flank protected by a slip is a cure for veneral disease. Mr. Clayton zaid that the boy rest of bunkers

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Strain Too-Great®

I do not recollect Padgham ever driving with such a lack of consid The strain proved: too great forence, but whatever deficiencies were

*

The Chinese members of the Exlater stated that he had told a lie ecutive and Legislative Councils about where he had got the gun. Alas!-his-iron shot, hit with had got into touch with the Secre- did ng want dad to know how just a touch of hook, dived into Cotton, who broke in the end revealed in this respect, they were tariat for Chinese Affairs on the get it from the shack at Kew," one of the many hazards on the With three disastrous 5s in quick more than neutralised by his put- left: As the best he could do was succession, Cotton's chance was ting which at times bordered on subject, and extensive propaganda he told the inspector.

the miraculous. At the end, when on the evils of heroin was being

Rifle Missing

a.5, Adams was left with a 3-st fast ebbing 'eway.... undertaken by street lecturers, Mr. Clayton said that enquiries the last hole to tic. In the cir With the last two holes to play things were going badly, he holed radio, etc.

were being made as to where the cumstances, it was a lot to ask, he wanted a 4 zufa 3-to-tie, figures single putts to save himself on Replying to questions Mr.KT. ME

but as events turned out he came not by any means impossible, but five out of six successive greens.

One of these was a pult of five Hazlerigg stated that most of the Egypt, as the result of a big cam-within a hair's-breadth of accom in the particular circumstances.

the 18th, heroin used in the manufacture of paign, had wiped out the evil in plishing the trick with every nerve stretched almost yards for a three at pills in Hong Kong cama from the six years. A

A huge drive, followed by a full to breaking point, unlikely, which gave him the championship. North Formerly, the pills sold It was decided to draw the atmasiniblick shot down wind, heft All hope vanished, when, at the As the hall dropped Padgham was at $14 per 1,000; now, owing to tention of the Government to the him with a putt of about a dozen 17tia, an iron shot ran through the greeted by deafening cheers” “My PLO BUILDING. CONNAUGHT ROAD CENTRAL HONGKONG creased demand, the price had evil, and to express the hope that yards for a 3. No putt was ever green into the rough beyond. As putter is my best friend: it won

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the authorities would do their hit more smoothly, or one frinly a 5 was the best that he could the championship - zaid Padgham, Phone 27721

During the disenssion which utmost in measures for its suppres-The ball rolling on and on strack hope for, Cotton needed a 2 at observation that is literally enened, it was pointed out that alon

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