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THE CHINA MAIL, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 1936

KENNEDY ROAD TRAGEDY

Further Evidence At Enquiry

CORONER CLEARS COURT

YUGOSLAVIA AND

RUMANIA

Details Of New Oil Agreement

KING'S HOLIDAY ENDED

Returns To England By Plane

£

EAR TROUBLE HEALED → CHINA MAIL" SPECIAL

Y Belgrade, To-day.

London, To-day. The "Coroner's enquiry into

The recently completed oil

At the conclusion of his fire the Kennedy Road Tragedy on

Majesty the July 13 last, when Ng Yun-agreement between Rumania and weeks' holiday His

Ru-King, who left by his own plane tong, aged 26, of Benham Road Yugoslavia provides that on

a special new from Zurich for London via Paris died in the Government Civilmanian territory Hospital as a result of self-pipe-line will be laid which will at 135 pm yesterday, arrived at inflicted wounds, was resumed be placed exclusively at Yugosla- the aerodrome of Feltham at 6.30

p.m-Reuter. before Mr. W. Schofield at the Via's disposal, to convey oil as far

London: His Majesty the King] Central Magistracy yesterday as the frontier. From the frontier when it was decided in evidence a new pipe-line will be continued arrived back in England yesterday that the deceased had previous-to the River Danube, where the at the end of his holiday abroad. ly discussed the fatal effects of oil will be taken over by tankers. Having travelled overnight a certain kind of mutilation Trans-Oecan Service. with a medical friend.

At a previous hearing it was

stated that Ng slashed certain vital organs between 8 am, and 9 am. that day in the house of Cheung Yee-lau, ninth concu-

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by

train from Vienna. His Majesty arrived about lunch time at Zurich

and early yesterday afternoon took off from Duebendorf aerodrome in his own aeroplane. piloted by Wing-| Commander Fielden, Captain of the¦ King's flight. The King landed at bine of Mr. Mok Kon-sang “and (Continued from Page 1) Heathrow aerodrome. West Dray-

non-intervention

ton, Middlesex. at 6.30 last even- mother of three children. The regarding tragedy occurred at the Ken- Spain was held in the Locarno ing and drove to his residence at nedy Road domicile of the con-Room at the Foreign Office yes- Fort Belvedere near Windsor.

terday afternoon... The meeting British Wireless Service cubine.

in

EAR TROUBLE HEALED Vienna: The ear trouble which

The inquest was commenced was attended by the representa- last week before the Senior tives of 26 countries. The com- Magistrate and Coroner, Mr.mittee had under consideration prompted King Edward VII W. Schofield, and the following certain questions relating to the take advantage of his stay here to

the consult Professor Dr. Heinrich; jury: Messrs. F. A. Mackintosh scope of the agreement and

MCMAHON GUILTY OF

THIRD CHARGE

to

(foreman), D. D. A Alonco delegates undertook, where neces: Neumann, turned out to be only a and J. V. Gomes. The Hon. Mr.jsary, to obtain the instructions of slight catarrh, according to the M. K. Lo represented Cheung their Governments at the earliest well-known ear specialist. Yee-lau, and Mr. W. Mackinlay, possible moment in regard to the The professor added that the of Messrs. Deacons, appeared questions submitted.

complaint is now completely heal for the relatives of the dead The committee reaffirmed the ed.--Trans-Ocean Service. man. Mr. T. Murphy, Assist-resolution adopted at its first ant Director of Criminal Inves-meeting, that the proceedings at tigation, represented the Police. its meetings should be treated as At yesterday's hearing. Mr. strictly confidential, subject to the Leo D'Almada, jar, appeared issue of an agreed communique at

(Continued from Page 1) for the first time with. Mr. the conclusion of each meeting. Mackinlay for deceased's After a general exchange of views

which in-

The three charges upon relatives, and Mr. J. W. Ander-it was agreed to appoint an

assist McMahon was committed for trial son also sat with the legal re-formal sub-committee to

possess. presentatives of the deceased's the Chairman in the day-to-day were; "firstly, unlawfully family.

work of the committee, and that ing a firearm and ammunition with be intent to endanger life; secondly.; should .The first witness was Dr. this sub-committee G. H. Thomas of the Govern-composed of representatives of presenting near the person of the ment Civil Hospital, who said Belgium, the United Kingdom King a pistol with intent to break Ng was brought in at 8.45 am. Czechoslovakia, France, Germany, the peace; thirdly, unlawfully and Russia. The first wilfully producing near the person on July 13 in a dying condition. Sweden and

of this He died at 11.5 a. the same meeting

sub-committee of the King the said pistol with in- day and a post mortem examina-will be held at the Foreign Office tent to alarm His Majesty. tion showed the presence of for-this afternoon.

eign substance in his blood. The committee took note with complete mutilation of certain satisfaction that the majority of organs, and a wound which had the representatives had already to he Secretariat penetrated the abdominal wall furnished Death was due to haemorrhage copies of the legislative and ad- jand the effects of a corrosive ministrative measures adopted by fluid that had been taken their respective countries to give Self-Inflicted. Wounds effect to the agreement for non-

23 soon as

Many Conflicting Statements

COMPLICATED STORY OF ALLEGED PLOT

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London: At the Old Bailey In reply to the Coroner, wit-intervention. It was arranged yesterday George Andrew McMa- ness said it was possible that that the documents so submitted non, having been acquitted on first two counts alleging intent to decease had taken the fluid, should be collected inflicted the stomach wound possible for the consideration of endanger the life of and the pre- and then made the final mutila-the committee-British Wireless sentation of arms at the person of tion in that sequence.

"The fluid must have been consumed voluntarily because there was no staining of the mouth indi- cative of a struggle. The ab-

dominal wounds could have been self-inflicted or caused by another person, but the muti- lation was probably self-inflict- jed, because there were no other

wounds in the neighbourhood! suggestive of resistance.

to Mr. D'Almada, In reply

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the King, was found guilty and sentenced to 12 months' hard la bour upon the remaining charge relating to the incident in the Royal Procession on July 16 last, namely, of "unlawfully and wil- Tully producing near the person of the King a pistol with intent to alarm His Majesty."

During the trial cMahon, in he witness box, made a statement confucting

with his previous statement, made by himself in the A further 3,000 troops for witness said Ng was uncon- Palestine left Southampton yes-roducing a complicated story of police court proceedings, and in- scious when admitted.

terday afternoon aboard the

alleged relations He agreed that the abdominal Laurentic, carrying the Head- tatives of a foreign Fower who wounds penetrated in an

up quarters Staffs and the admini- ward direction, but did

not stradive wits, and the Nevassa, were supposed to have offered him

with repreSED-|

ree that this was more con- carrying the 2nd Battalion of the money to shoot the King.

In the cross-examination the

sistent with the theory that the East Yorkshire Regiment and the wound was inflicted by another 2nd

person.

Battalion of the North Attorney-General said: "I am go- Witness demonstrated Staffordshire Regiment Renter. ing to suggest that the story of a

with the knife. how he would

commit here kiri and said that

among numerous Chinese cases

"

plot is a product of your imagin- lation." The prisoner denied this.

Summing up, the judge said: “}}|

he had experienced the knife never met one that mutilated him am quite satisfied that you never] was often thrust upwards "as self in the manner that deceased at any moment had my intention there was nothing to hurt had done

of harming the King. If I thought downwards."

Dr. R. S. Begbie, Assistant Gov-for one moment you had such an Mr. D'Almada: Deceased ernment Bacteriologist, said he ex-intention should be bound to] would not have your scientific

amined a knife which was smeared take the severest measures possi- knowledge.

not with blood. He could

say ble, but I do not see anything in Witness agreed that deceased whether this was human blood as the evidence which leads to that mast have been under some form it did not react to the tests. The conclusion. of sex-psychosis if the wound was reason for this probably was the self-inflicted, but contended that presence of spirits of salts.

..

"The conclusion I come to is! that you are one of those misguid- Mr. V. C. Branson, Governmented persons who think that by now! a person was not necessarily in- sane to commit such an act. Less Analyst, identified spirits of salts toriety they can call attention to than 10 days after Ng's death a

jamong certain anatomical parts he

dered and properly, attended, to, similar case of mutilation was ad had examined in connection with grievances that have been consi- mitted to the hospital and he would the case Spirits of salts

main." not regard that case as one of in- commonly used by the Chinese in at which in their own opinion re sanity.

cleaning toilets and indating bal-

Speaking of the story of the al- loons.

leged plot with foreign emissar- No Reaction To Tests.

Dr. Sheung Chung-hi, No 45ies, the fudge remarked that be Mr. Schofield showed witness Robinson Road, said he had known would say no more sbort it than

"

were

some of the later entries in the Ng from boyhood and was a friend that he could well understand the

diary kept by deceased and wit- of his. Two days before his death jury's pot, being misled by it. -- ness said the writing might in-they were swimming at Repulse British Wireless Service. dicate severe emotional stress. Bay, ten, Ng asked him if a

Giving evidence of the wound certain mutilation would received by Cheung Yee-lan, wit-death.

cause

ness said she had a triangular cut Witness did not think the ques- fn her left arm and a deep wound tion annatural as he had

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in her left side which might have asked about medical matters. He over the Sea of Japan and been caused by one glancing blow had also given him a lift in his irregular ares of low pressure lies for two blows

car up to Kennedy Road on several over South China. The forecast Printed and Published for the Proprietors, The Newspaper Enterprise Ltd., by DAVID CHRISTIAN WILSGx, Manager, at 36, Wyndham Street, In reply to Mr. Lo, witness said occasions.

Victoria, Hong Kong." he had had eight and a half years The enquiry was adjourned to Observatory this morning was

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