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DEATHS

KENNEDY ROAD

TRAGEDY

Verdict Of Suicide Returned

**UNDER VERY SEVERE

MENTAL STRESSTM

Here There and Everywhere

DAY WASTED"

Sir Walter Besant, the centen- The inquest into the Kennedy Road Tragedy on the moming of ary of whose birth was

recently

ON SOCIALISM AND FASCISM

A FAMOUS NOVELIST'S

OPINIONS

SPEECH DELIVERED AT LABOUR PARTY SUMMER SCHOOL ·

ME

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September 18. last, which resulted observed, is remembered less on is the death of Ng Yun-tong, aged account of his many three-volume 26, was brought to a conclusion novels, than by two projects which at the Central Magistracy yester-he inspired the People's Palace

TE J. B. Priestley, author the Jesuitical attitude of many day when the jury, comprised of in the Mile End-road and the So-

of The Good Com-lof his Communist friends, who, Messrs. F. A. Mackintosh (fore{ciety of Authors.

The former sprang directly from panions" and at this moment if the authorities put some into gaol, came man). D. D. A. Alonco and J. V.

Condi- about the most popular novelist extremist Gomes, returned a verdict of "ui-his book, "All Sorts and cide while under very severe men-itions of Men." This pictured anțin England, is, according to his whimpering to him about free. imaginary "Palace of Delight," own statement, a Left-Wing dom and toleration. But when and Ital stress."?

try BIRTH

the case for Counsel for deceased's relatives which cured the monctony of life Socialist. He delivered a strik- he asked them to

ing address recently on politics understand ABBOT-To Grace (Jeff), wife gave a lengthy review of the evi- in the East End.

Liberal The idea became so popular before the Independent Labour authority they called him

- Nor of Mr. M. J. Abbott, at the dence, and laid stress on what he

was endowed, Party Summer School at Letch-sentimental Victoria Hospital last night, termed curious features of the that the building

five worth and warned the LLP. could he get them to see that a daughter.

case. Counsel representing the erected and opened within

that while they argued, material luxury for all without concubine asked the jury not to years of the book's publication.

consolidating absolute freedom of opinion for Besant was life and soul of the Fascism

all was no Utopia. pay attention to certain rumours, LE GROS-On September 22, at such as the suggestion of a third movement which led to the forma itself.

Saying first that he hated to Going on to denounce the în- tion of the Society of Authors. His

of the Socialist the Government. Civil Hospital, party being involved.

deliver or receive lectures, Mr. tellectuals training as a mathematician pro- from appendicitis, Major F-

united G. le Grus. Royal Artillery. Mr. Schofield then addressed the bably contributed to the ardour Priestley declared that he was movements for their stupidity.

the Primarily interested in people. in not presenting a 12th Heavy Battery, R. Aljury, pointing out that there were with which he fought for Funeral passes the Monument three possible verdicts, homicide, rights of authors less methodical not in politics; but he, like front." the well-known novelist

others, had been driven to study said: politics and economics by the

Splitting Hairs at 4 pm. to-day.

suicide or accidental death. The than himself. Ithird he had ruled out in his open-Į His passion for books was un-

"I am frightened by this, for times present state of things. OTT-On Wednesday. September

There was до evidence bounded. His diary many

If he was a Socialist it was we shall go on explaining what 23. 1936, at the Peninsula ing.

whatever on which they could pos-contained the record, "Day wasted, perhaps because his father and hair divides us until we find the command. While Hotel. George Benjamin.

to a conclusion ofread nothing."

mother were Socialists, though Fascist in years, of Pennsylvania, USA. sibly Funeral service will be held at homicide. There was ample evi- the Union Church, Kennedy dence on which they could decide! Road, at 5 p.m. to-day, crema-that deceased had inflicted the in- juries on himself as well as on the tion following.

please flady.. North China

copy.

papers

Hong Kong. Wednesday, Sept. 23, 1936

July's Good Trade

CODIC

The Verdict

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maid"

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waking the

without waking

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Blessing of Motoring

"Motoring is surely a great thing. I used to be fat and sluggish before the motoring craze, but now I'm spry and energetic."

Should Ponder Well

was

those above rather than pity for those below, in so far as the

he confessed that he had always we are quarrelling the Fascists Your Daily Smile! thought that capitalistic society all over the world are consoli- had come to the end of its use-dating. Some of you will finish The average foreigner paints the fulness. His trouble was that your debates in concentration British girl in glowing colours," re-he wanted people to have free-camps if you are not careful On the question of insanity, Mr.marks a writer. So does the average dom and comfort, but that he We on the Left-wing have to one find a common denomination Schofield said

could never believe any that he did not British girl

political system or economic quickly." think that on the evidence they

Common Kind

He himself would put it that could find that deceased was

A lady stopped at the clock coun- theory would achieve that re-

His rough test for all he wanted a world in which the certifiable lunatic at times. Docter.

"I want an alarm clock, please," sult. tors would say that that was a she said, "One that will rouse the systems. theories, and philoso-ordinary man bad justice and whole phies was to compare them the exceptional man opportuni- very advanced stage of insanity. maid without

family."

with that profound saying "The ty. In so far as the basis of July's British trade figures After touching on further aspects

"Sorry, madam." replied the sales-Sabbath was made for man, not Communism and trade union- man "I'm afraid we only stock the reading. of the case, 31r. Schofield asked make encouraging

And ism was compassion, he ordinary kind, which roses the man for the Sabbath.” Exports exceeded $40,000,000-the jury to return their verdict.

the he found the Left quite as often with them; but in so far as the the best total for any single The jury then brought in a ver-whole family

as the Right wanted to make Communist showed hatred of 1930. dict of suicide. month since November.

man for the Sabbath. The comparison is instructive because November is a good month for exporters, who are busy executing their Christmas orders. Equally instructive is

thel of the wide distribution increase. The official statistics divide British exports into 201

Mrs. V. 3. Pearse, of No. 71 categories. and of these noi

was this murti- fewer than 17 show a rise. Un Hennessy Road, fortunately, the sorely-tried ing fined $15 by Mr. S. F. Balfour the at the Central Magistracy for al- coal industry is among three which show a decline, lowing her dog abroad without a The fall in this case amounts muzzle or lead on August 28. to rather less than £150,000 in Sergeant Galvin said that there value and is more than account-was no police evidence that the without a muzzle, ed for by the interruption of dog was seen Anglo-Italian trade. Britain but two Chinese lads had reported sold no coal at all to Italy last to the Police station that one had July, as against $300,000 worth been bitten by a dog and later re-

to be cognised the dog. fobserved that though Sanc- tions were lifted in mid-July. the effect had not been felt by

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the end of the month. Both season, the inference still pre- parties appear to be suffering sents itself that British agricul- equally, for "N" returns are ture has not yet taken a suffi- rendered under several heads ciently exact measure of its of British imports from Italy. present opportunities. On the other hand, the concluded

|000.

Finite Variety

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trade agreements. by the Government con- tinue to exercise their To those who are not them- beneficial influence. Britain's selves habitual chess-players, a principal customers for ma-Chess Tournament, such chinery, the category which that recently in progress at shows the largest increase, are Nottingham. is a bewildering the Dominions and her busi- Įspectacle. So little happens... ness friends in Northern and at such long intervals; and Europe. The second place in the significance of that little the list of increases will be cannot be appreciated at the noted with special satisfaction time, but requires to be work- It is occupied by cotton goods, led out afterwards when the which are up by nearly £500,-developed position reveals the purpose of the earlier moves. Not till we turn to the im-Yet to those gifted with the port side of the account does chess-mind" the fascination the full improvement in the of the game is irresistible. It cotton position become appar-demands great concentration of! ent. Imports of raw cotton thought in the pursuit of a show an advance of approxi- complex, half-abstract purpose, mately £1,750,000. It is im- and its variety seems infinite. possible to divorce this most WH this variety endure? satisfactory rise from the steps Already the various openings lately taken by the industry to have been worked out so that set its house in order. It is the opening moves are stereo equally impossible to dissociate typed. The number of possible it from the growth in the coun-combinations grows, of course, try's general prosperity.with each move, but they are Though it is not known precise-not inexhaustible. In the end! ly what will become of the raw mathematical genius beyond cotton imported during the our comprehension will work month, the rise is so marked as them all out, and chess, if it is to be highly suggestive of an to survive, will have to bring

expanding home demand as additional pieces on larger well as a growing export trade. boards. There was a time not The other detail of outstanding so long ago when it seemed that interest in the import returns this stage had been reached] is connected with foodstats. An apparent automaton played Here the figures provide curious chess and beat first-rate oppon- reading Imported fresh fruit ents. In the end the secret and vegetables, were down by was revealed. The "antoma £750,000 as compared with ton" was controlled by a then June, but imported dairy pro- unknown master the late Dr. dnce was up by twice that 1. Gunsbergand the end of amount When due allowance chess was postponed indefinite has been made for an abnormally

"I didn't know you motored.”

"I don't I dodze”

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器

Mintaker

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He implored them to ponder trade unionist merely wanted Ito defend his wages rather than One оп that point. well tyranny instead of another was to create a better society, he not freedom as he understood viewed both with hostility.

"Deplorable Tactics”. the word. There were Social- ists who if shown that their He was afraid the Left wing Its more easily was not realistic enough. A simple countryman saw a gandy-ideals could be

deplorable." It plumaged parret on the roof of his attained by some novel method tactics were cottage. He climbed up to capture would fight against that method must busy itself converting the because it was not their own. executive classes the men who The parrot looked at him and said In short, their first desire was knew how the machine worked. sharply, "What do you want?"

The countryman wuched his cap to see their theories put into No society could be run with- out their co-operation. The I thought you was practice.

In the same way he deplored (Contimed on Page 6) pardon, sir.

it.

a bird"

“BELIEVE IT OR NOT" by Robert L. Ripley

by BENJAMIN JAPOSKY

Cherokee, Iowa

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