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ECONOMIC TALKS

IN PARIS

PARLIAMENTARY

CONFERENCE

TRADE RECOVERY

CAUTION

(SPECIAL TO "CHINA MAIL")

SORDID STORY AT SESSIONS

Malicious Wounding

Charge

MUTILATION AT

HOTEL

THE CHINA MAIL, MAY 18, 1937.

Busy Time For King And Queen

London, To-day.

The King and Queen, who receiv-

Mutilating himself in the most ed a great welcome from a crowd horrible manner in his efforts to lof several commit suicide, a Chinese named Ho yesterday

thousands at when they

Windsor attended

Kim-hung, changed with unlawfully morning service at St. George's and maliciously wounding with in- Chapel, will face another strenuous tent to do grievous bodily harm or al-programme of public engagements ternatively with unlawfully and ma when they return to Buckingham liciously wounding a Chinese female Palace to-day. named Pun Wai-fong, pleaded not

Paris, To-day.

On Wednesday, they will drive in Representatives guilty before His Honour the Chief State to the Guildhall to be the of thirty nations gather-Justice, Sir Atholl MacGreger, at the guests of the Lord Mayor and Cor-

Criminal Sessions this morning. He poration at luncheon. ed in the Senate building pleaded that he intended to commit Later Their Majesties will leave here yesterday when the suicide and after he had inflicted in-for Portsmouth where after a civic International Parliamen- juries on himself he lost his senses reception they zill embark on the

and was not aware of having at-Royal Yacht, Victoria and Albert. tary and Economic Con-tacked the woman.

On Thursday, the King reviews ference held its first Mr. E. H. Williams outlining the his Fleet. Visitors in large numbers case, for the Crown, said that de- have already arrived in Portsmouth session.

fendant was dismissed from his and the Isle of Wight and the President Albert Lebrun was position in a medicine shop last shores and heights were crowded present at the opening cere-year. Complainant had been in the yesterday with sightseers viewing monies.

Colony for over a year and was a the assembled warships and watch- In his inaugural address to the waitress in a teashop when she first ing latecomers among the visiting Conference, the French Minister met defendant. When the teahouse foreign ships taking their position for Commerce, M. Paul Bastid, de-closed, she became a prostitute but in line. The King will also spend clared that the revival of industry still maintained her friendly rela-most of Friday with the Fleet and and trade throughout the world had tions, with defendant, whom she had then Their Majesties will return made progress but that in many agreed to marry.

by train to London.-British Wire- less.

countries this revival · was of an artificial nature and was brought about by heavy armaments grammes.

pro-

DECISIVE FACTORS "Psychological questions play a

SLASHED HER THROAT On February 13 defendant sent

a message to complainant at her CANNOT BREAK

residence at Hollywood Road and she went to his house in Sai street. There she was told to have no

Defendant engaged a

BLOCKADE

Not Be At Review

greater role than formerly," he guests that night as he desired her Spanish Cruiser Will stated, "and public opinion has be-company. come a decisive factor in economic room revival, since the belief prevails that everything gained too quickly can be easily lost."

The disturbing factor, he con- tinued, was the unfavourable balance between the rapid in- crease in production in many countries and the slow revival of foreign trade.

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at Tai Law Sin Boarding House and waited there until the

London, To-day. arrival of the girl at midnight.

The Spainish Government cruiser At 7 o'clock the next morning, Lisea, which was to have represent- complainant was awakened by the ed the Valencia Government at the slashing of her throat. Defendant Coronation naval review off Spit- would not let her leave the bed and head, will not be able to participate. she saw him mutilate himself.

The reason, according to a semi- She rang the bell and when the official report from Valencia room-boys arrived, she told them terday, is that the cruiser cannot "It is obvious,”

to telephone the Police, declared,

break through the insurgent block- Defendant maintained "that national forces which were

strenuade in the Straits of Gibraltar. responsible for economic revival in ously that he had at no time, any

The other foreign warships have many countries have now lost their intention of ever harming complain-all arrived and are at anchor in

development of ant and stood by his story that he Portsmouth impetus, and the international trade is necessary if had wounded her after inflicting the favourable trend is to continue injuries on himself and that he had and prosperity to gain à permanent no knowledge of having done so. foundation."-Trans-Ocean.

he

TURCO RUMANIAN CONVERSATIONS

King Carol Lunches With Delegates

Bucharest, To-day.

Minister,

The Turkish Foreign

Dr. Rushdi Aras, who has been conferring with the Rumanian Premier, M. George Tatarescu, and Victor the Foreign Minister, M. Antonescu, was yesterday enter- tained at luncheon by King Carol.

"If I wanted to kill her" he said, "I could easily have done so and then run away.

Evidence was called and the case, is proceeding.

NEW MAYOR OF SHANGHAI

Gen. Chien Ta-chun Expected To Be Appointed

Shanghai, To-day. The Chinese newspapers pre- Among the topics of discussic: dict that General Chien Ta-chun, were Turkish-Rumanian relations Chiang Kai-shek's chief A.D.C., and the relations of both countries will be appointed Mayor of with Bulgaria and Yugo-Slavia Shanghai in succession to Mr. following conclusion of the Yugo Wu Te-chen.. Slav-Bulgarian and Yugo-Slav- Italian agreements.⠀⠀⠀⠀

It is declared that an economic pact between Turkey and Rumania will probably result from Dr. Aras' visit.

This is the most important Mayor, post in China. Reuter.

Burglars On The Peak

Ocean..

STOP PRESS

TEL. 20022 or 33993

YANKEES NOSED OUT

Lose In Third Clash With Athletics

New York, To-day. The following were the results of yesterday's baseball matches:-

NATIONAL · LEAGUE

Chicago

5

harbour-Trans-

Cincinnatti

2

6

911

AMERICAN LEAGUE

New York Philadelphia

10 10

12

Morphine Pills Case

Boston Washington

Simmons hit a homer.

-Reuter.

Fatal Axe Attack

Before His Honour Mr. Justice R. E. Lindsell at the Criminal. Sessions this morning, Yuen Tang, 38, un- employed, was charged with being in possession of 600 ounces of pink mass and 12,731 pills, both being admixtures and containing more Long Shui-lan of No. 377, Shang- than one-fifth part of one per cent. hai Street, died early this morning of morphine.

from injuries received when he was Mr. M. J. Abbott, Assistant Crown attacked with an axe yesterday Solicitor, appeared for the Crown afternoon. It is understood that his and the following jury was empanel-alleged assailant has been taken led:-

into custody.

H. G. Cooper (Foreman), Harold Chan, A. J. Raptis, Kenneth Chan, H. F. Stoneham, G. Man Hon Lau, and George Lan,

The case is proceeding.

Four Knocked Down

By Lorry

Mrs. M. Turnbull, of No. 266, The Peak has reported that her dog bit her amah on Sunday. The amah was treated at the Kowloon Hospi- tal while the dog and another were sent to Kennedy Town for observa- tion.

The R.MS. "Empress of Russia” Wong Kam-ning, of No. 2 Smith- was due to leave Shanghai, to-day field, has reported that while driv- at 2.00 p.m. and at Hong Kong on ing a lorry in Queen Victoria Street Thursday at 1.00 pm she leaves Mr. D. Kelvin Stark of No. 170, yesterday it skidded, collided with (for Manila) Dr. Aras left yesterday evening The Peak, and Mr. W. G. Robertson a motor car and knocked down night.

on Thursday · mid- for Vienna, where his wife is un- of No 173, The Peak, have reported three women, Wong Hung, Fan dergoing medical treatment, and that unknown persons entered their Sing-mau and Hung Hau-mau, and from there he will proceed to houses through open windows ear-a male Leung Ngau-kwai. All were Geneva for the forthcoming meet-ly this morning but in both cases admitted to the G.CH.` suffering Ing of the League of Nations.the intruders were disturbed and form injuries but only Hung Hau- Trans Ocean.

left without taking anything. mau was detained.

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