1937-02-17 — Page 24

THE CHINA MAIL, FEBRUARY 17, 1937.

FLARE-UP IN JAPAN LOOMS LARGE

TAIPO MURDER Army Clique Demanding

TRIAL

STORY OF SORDID

CRIME

ADOPTED SON OF VICTIM ACCUSED

Mr. D. J. N. Anderson who was recently admitted to practise in thel Colony, appeared in his first crim- inal case this morning when, at the Criminal Sessions, he appeared to defend Wong Fat Chi, charged with. the murder of Li Kam Yin, a widow who resided at 26 Wai Yan Street, Taipo.

Accused was the adopted son of deceased, who also had an adopted daughter, Wong Wai Fong, and an- other adopted son, Wong Chi.

The accused was married to Tang! Fung Cheung and had two children. His wife's brother was Tang Hoi Leung who was a frequent visitor to the house.

Diet's Dissolution

ARMY

ALL THE ELEMENTS OF A GRAVE POLITICAL CRISIS AND THE CIVILIAN POLITICIANS WITH THE IN BITTER OPPOSITION, ARE PRESENT IN TOKYO TO-DAY AND A FLARE-UP AT ANY MOMENT IS POSSIBLE.

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Naval Review In Black Sea

Moscow, To-day. A great naval review of all the units in the Black Sea of the Soviet fleet is to be heid off Sebastopol.

Black

The parade will be the conclu- sion of the inspection now be- ing carried out of the Sed fleet by the Commander-in- -Chief of the Soviet Navy, Ad- miral Orloff. Trans-Ocean.

This is indicated in a drama- tic Reuter telegram from Tokyo which says that a fresh politica! storm is fast brewing.

Vice-

Following lengthy interpolations directed against the Army in the Lower House this morning, the Minister of War, Lieut-General Kotaro Nakamura, and the Minister of War, General Unetsu, held a hurried conference in the lobby after the session with other Army leaders.

- STRONG ATTITUDE It is said that they decided to adopt a strong attitude regarding the the anti-Army sentiments in

in which persist Lower House, spite of all the "lessons and crisis which caused the fall of the Hirota Cabinet."

the

Deceased was a person of consi- derable means. In her safe, after her, she was to say that he had were found various been gaged and tied. She was told the murder

The political Parties are still in- Army LO.U.'s totalling over $3,000 and, that if she did not do so, he would

tensely bitter against the in addition, a large number of title have to go to prison.

At 6.30, the mui tsai got up and and apparently are determined and mortgage deeds to the value of over $14,000. In two sewn pockets went into the kitchen. She noticed continue their efforts to of her mattress were found con-one of the double doors open and the Army from the Navy and the

that the iron grid above the smoke nation. cealed money and jewellery.

vent was not in its original posi-

SUPPORTED ACCUSED

to

estrange

DISSOLUTION DEMAND Observers are of the opinion that

Deceased supported the accused tion. She went to the front cubi- and his family when he was out cfcle where she saw accused sitting the Army will shortly renew its been unemployed on a settee fully dressed She told demands for dissolution of the Diet work. He had for some months prior to December him to go to the Police Station and junless the political Parties change

report. On looking into deceased's their tactics.-Reuter. Mr. E. H. Williams, prosecuting, cubicle she saw. her lying across said that Tang Ho Leung

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some-

the bed.

.-SUSPICIOUS FINDS

Tientsin-Tokyo Air Service

Nanking, To-day.

It is reported that an air ser- rice between Tientsin and Tokyo is to be started on March 1 by

Com the Hui Tung Aviation pany, the Japanese capitalised concern which has been operat ing between Tientsin and Muk- den. Our Own Correspondent.

times visited Taipo and it appears money to borrow that he tried

About 7.30 a.m. accused made a from deceased in October.

report to the Police Station and Later he was heard to say that Sub-Inspector Clarke proceeded to deceased had refused to lend him the scene of the crime where he money and had scolded him severe found deceased The door. of the ly for trying. He suggested that safe was open and had the appear- he would get someone to kill her.ance of being hurriedly searched.

The deceased did not confide in Accused then showed the Inspec- anyone as to her means and always tor the materials which he said had kept a careful watch on her cubi- been used to bind and gag him. The cle.

Inspector noticed, however, that Tang's visits to Taipo prior to the rag had not been screwed up m⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀#£££ERREU the murder had become more fre- and did not have the appearance quent. On the evening of the 26th. of having been forced into anyone's at about 7p.m., he called and re-mouth mained in conversation with accus In answer to questions as to how the robbers entered, accused point- WIFE AWAY

jed out a wire grill over an air vent Accused's wife had gone to Hong in the kitchen which was bent down. showed that it was thickly covered About 10 p.m. a knock was heard with dust and that the tiling was and accused called out, to open the not disturbed in any way. Examin- ation of the kitchen door also show-

ed for about two hours.

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M.C.C. DEFEATED

AGAIN

Leslie Ames Plucky Effort

Sydney, To-day.

In spite of a plucky innings of 60 by Leslie Ames, the MC.C. were forced to lower their colours, for the fourth time during the Tour, Several warders were injured, in to New South Wales this morning Zareb Prison, Belgrade, during a revolt to the tune of 105 runs. of convicts, who complained that the bread supplied to them was so hard With Ames 44 not out at the close of play yesterday, it was anticipated that it was uneatable.

During the rioting the prisoners that the English tail would wag to bombarded the warders with the bread some extent but this morning the last

Kong on business and was not re-Examination of the roof, however, about which complaint had been made three wickets fell for only 19 rundt...

turning.

door.

Lush, a fast medium-paced bow- KAN CHUH DISASTER

ler, was New South Wales' hero. Canton, To-day. Lush took seven "wickets in the visi- The provincial authorities to-day de- tors second innings for 72 runs, Sometime in the early hours of ed that it had not been forced and cided to dynamite the Kan Chuh rocks, the other three wickets falling to the morning, the occupants were that the veranda and staircase en-which were the cause of the recent awakened by noises from deceas-trances were not damaged. It was disaster to the tow-boat Man Chu re-Hynes for 76 runs.

sons.-Union News, ed's cubicle. Chan Chau-lan, one of clear that someone inside must sulting in the death of over 200 per- the mui-tsais upstairs, and Wong have admitted Tang. Yuet Ha heard banging noises. The post taortem examination by LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

Wong Kwan Hi, the mui tsai in Dr. G. H. Henry, revealed that the rear cubicle, heard a noise as death was due to strangulation. the clock struck 4 am and the call-

The Royal Observatory reports that the anti-cyclone over China and the When charged the accused re-neighbouring seas remains stationary

and unchanged in intensity, the de pression has passed into the Pacific

Forecast:-N. E. winds, fresh; cloudy probably improving.

ed out to deceased, but there was plied, "It was not I who murdered no reply.

her, it was Tang. Ho Leung. On TALK TO AMAH

the night of the 26th Tang. Ho Accused came into her room and Leung came and put her to death. handed her his son who had been I would not be satisfied even after sleeping with deceased. She asked death if you say that I alone had what was the matter but he said, murdered her.

She next The Crown "Don't make a noise. heard Tang's voice in the passage, the accused

and that if he accused etime later accused again (sist in the cubicle and said he aiding and

Eviden

If the Police came and asked is proceed

ly, as

was present

Scores:-

N. S. W.-231 and 24

MCC-78 and 299.

MR. EDEN'S RETURN

London, Lo Mr. Anthony Ed

Mr. G. L Payne, Mr. J. B. Harrison Secretary, is expe and Mr. H. B. Galop left for Mamila London on Sunday this morning in the mv. Tinegara night's holiday Miss FM Nettleton, Mr. and Mrs. CWireless. M. Horton, Mr and Mrs. G. Besse and Dr. and Mrs. R. H. Wilson were pas sengers for Bali in the vessel.

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