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THE CHINA MAIL, APRIL 29, 1937.

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CLIPPER OFF TO MANILA

INTERESTING

NAMES ON AIR MAIL LETTERS FROM

U.S.

THE HONG KONG CLIPPER, CARRYING THE FIRST O THE UNITED FLIGHT AIR MAIL FROM HONG KONG TO

MANILA, FLY- STATES, TOOK OFF AT 920 A.M. TO-DAY FOR ING DIRECT.

It was anticipated that she would arrive in Manila at about 2.30 p.m. Against the huge international crowd which assembled to witness Clipper her arrival yesterday, the took off practically without public attention.

It is revealed that she brought nearly 80,000 letters to the Colony yesterday, and many famous names are included among the addresses, including, apparently, the majority of British Ambassadors through- out the world.

Among well-known names those of Sir Miles Lampson Sir Thomas Southorn.

London Bus Strike Tension

London, To-day. "No proposals of a definite character have, yet emerged," stated Mr. Ernest Bevin, leader of the striking London busmen confer- when the London bus ence adjourned from 10.30 last night until to-day. Reuter.

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DRUG-CIGARETTE PLEA

IN MURDER TRIAL DEFENCE COUNSEL CHALLENGES CROWN VIEW OF LAW

SEPTUPLETS

Mother Dies But Children Well

Paris, To-day.

The record set by the birth of the famous Dionne quintuplets has been broken by the birth of septu- plets, according to a report pa- blished in the "Paris Soir" from its Marcia (Spain) correspondent. The woman in Marcia, says the correspondent, yesterday gave birth to seven children.

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Although all the children perfectly normal and are expected to live, the mother died soon after giving birth.-Trans-Ocean,

AQUITANIA'S STORMY TRIP

One woman had her leg fractured and another broke her arm during a stormy Atlantic crossing in the 45,000 ton Cunard-White Sfar liner docked at Aquitania, which has

SPECTATORS THRONGED THE SUPREME COURT THIS Cherbourg. MORNING TO HEAR THE CONTINUATION OF THE “CHAR-

The vessel heeled under a power-

are COAL MURDER CASE,” IN WHICH 24-YEAR-OLD CHIU YUK-ful gust of wind throwing passen- and FAI, P.W.D. DRAUGHTSMAN, IS ACCUSED OF THE MURDER gers on to the floor and overturning

OF A 27-YEAR-OLD CHINESE WOMAN, CHEUNG YUK-CHING, tables. BEFORE THE CHIEF JUSTICE, SIR ATHOLL MacGREGOR.

The Clipper to-day carried with

her destined for the United States some 816 pounds of mail. The num- ber of letters exceeded 50,000.

Progress In Sugar Control

London, To-day.

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The accused entered the witness to commit a felony in the

due, the deceased began to demand box this morning and told how he of which one of them commits became acquainted with the murmurder, the other would also be payment. Accused admitted that dered woman after "picking her guilty of the act. The law requir- he took the deceased to his house up" on the street how he took a ed, added Counsel, that you must on one occasion on the pretence of

He took her to short holiday to Macao at the ex-be satisfied that there was an in- getting some money from his wife

to pay her. friend's house also on a pretence pense of the woman, and how, even-tention to commit the felony with tually, after being pressed for a certain amount of violence,..

of getting some money for her. On CHIEF JUSTICE'S WARNING money by the deceased, he planned

secure Illustrating his statement, Mr. February 9, at the request of the accused went to her to have her stupefied to the return of the false documents. D'Almada said that if two men con-deceased,

The accused was represented by spired to rob and planned to use a house, where deceased cursed him the Honourable Mr. Leo D'Almada, diamond cutter to cut the glass of for the delay of payment and for junior, while the Assistant Attor- the window through which to enter taking her to the two places on the isney General, Mr. E. H. Williams, the house, and one, unknown to the pretence of obtaining some money A communique in which

other, takes a gun with him and in for her, and eventually demanded mentioned the fact that the date appeared for the Crown. of the next plenary session hasThe jury comprised Messrs. J. L. the course of the robbery shoots payment of $500, stating that she Prior to this not been fixed, reviews the work Robinson (Foreman), C. R. Wilson, and kills their victim, the man who would not accept a single cash less of the International Sugar Con-Yew Man-chiu, B. W. Simmons, M. knew nothing about the gun, was, than that amount.

B. Reyes, E. A. Kinsey and F. J. Haccording to the law, not guilty of demand, she told him that she needed money as she had gambling ference.

the murder. the Jenner. The communique says that

When the accused entered the debts to pay.

he met Li aims at

Accused told how HELPED TO EXTINGUISH EIRE contemplated agreement

The Crown's last witness, Tang witness box, the Chief Justice or- maintaining a free market and ́en-

resided on the dered constables' to guard the en-Chun, who suggested to him to get couraging its extension by promot-Shiu-cheuk, who

floor beneath the vacant flat where trances to the Court Room, and to the documents back by engaging ing increased consumption.

a the alleged murder took place, tes-allow none other than authorised To Wai-man, to stupefy the deceas-

he The case is continuing. the spectators that scheme of export quotas adjusted to tified that on his return to his re- persons to enter or leave. He also ed with fumes of a drug-cigarette.

free,sidence at about 4.30p.m. on that warned

The

agreement establishes

meet the requirements of a market.

The system includes basic tas with special provisions the first and second years. The proposed agreement will for five years.

for

be

in

quota

COUNSEL'S SPEECH

six He

HAD TO BE CARRIED DOWNSTAIRS

the

for

day he help to put out the fire. The would clear the Court should any

ACCUSED'S EVIDENCE que-accused attempted to prevent him disturbance be caused.

The accused stated that he was from entering the kitchen and said that it was only opium burning.

He was married the 123 years of age.

He had been and had one child. He identified the accused as man who told him so.

Now She Milks 8 Cows A.S.P., told the employed in the P.W.D.. for Mr. Murphy,

He had one concubine.

October 6, QUOTA FIGURES WITHHELD

She is 3 farmer's wife-and she The permanent controlling bodies Court that Tang identified accused years. controlling the scheme, in order to at the identification parade, after met deceased on the

approached him and spoke to him. What a terrible handicap, both for her bring permitted exports closer to which Mr. D'Almada addressed the 1936 casually on the street. She couldn't put her feet to the ground.

Jury.

into in and her husband! It was all due to This friendship ripened requirements, may indicate to ex-

reductions countries porting

Mr. D'Almada said that the case timacy, and, subsequently, the de-rheumatism; she was helpless with it-

some one following letter: quotas not exceeding five per cent.

collect the in the first two years, or alterna- for the defence had been foresha- ceased confided in him and told him She writes of her experiences in "I am taking Kruschen Salts dowed to some extent by the cross-of the- indebtedness of tively, a proportionate increase.

of the Crown's wit- and her inability to examination Reuter understands the

same him the promissory note, and to dress myself or put my feet to the facts substantially in the at the conclusion of yesterday's aes-form as the statement of the accus-take a short holiday at the expense floor. My husband had to carry me sion but the Conference decided ed when he was formally charged. of the deceased, he tricked her into downstairs. A lady wrote to me telling not an after-going to Macao, the result of which me about Kruschen Salts, so I thought otherwise. Reuter.

thought, added Counsel, nor a fa-led the deceased to prosecute him. I would try them. Already I can go go to the barn and milk eight cows. after got another bottle of Kruschento- DICTIONARY ERROR brication, for the accused need not He told his father about it and an upstairs and down stairs too. I can

have said anything had he not agreement was arrived at wished to do so when he was charg-seeing. Mr. K. H. Wong of Messrs. day and my husband says they tre there Hall Brutton and Company, by the cheapest medicine he ever bought. 1 am 67 years of age and feeling just When William Brockwell, 44, a

the which

paid the deceased fine." (Mrs.) P.B.M. father p labourer, was sentenced at the Olded, though, added Counsel,

Rheumatic conditions are the result were certain differences in ment for bigamy it was stated that to give and the statement he had promissory note to pay a further sum of $100, by instalments of $50 from his legal already made. he was separated

concluding, a month, alternatively.etr in Mr. D'Almada, wife in 1933.

the

'DEMANDED PAYMENT His defence was that he looked up challenged the statement of

Between January 10 and 20, be General with. sep-Assistant Attorney dictionary and found that

regard to two persons setting out fore the first instalment became aration” meant “divorce.

figures were to have been publishernesses and it had been given in money owing to her. She showed rheumatism. I was so bad I could not

The defence was

1.

Bailey to four months imprison=}evidence which accused was going $150, he (accused) signed a

of an excess of uric acid in the body- Two of the ingredients of Kruschen. Salts have the power of dissolving uric Other ingredients of acid crystals. these Salts assist Nature to expel these dissolved crystals through the natural channels.