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"SABOTAGE" "SUICIDE PACT" INVESTIGATION MURDER CASE

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Pointing out that when two per- sons form a pact to commit suicide and one of them survives, then the Possibilities of sabotage are,

survivor is guilty of murder, the still being investigated follow-

Assistant Attorney General, Mr. E. ing the third outbreak of fireH Williams, to-day prosecuted 25- in Hong Kong mails within a few days.

The latest incident occurred in the B. and S. s.s. Kwangtung yesterday just before she was due to sail for the south. The Kwangtung is still in port while the inquiries are pro- ceeding.

M. Chapelaine, head of the Chinese Postal Administration in Shanghai, has arrived here. following receipt of a report on the G.P.0, incidents.

Caustic-soda is now

being

• mentioned in connection with the outbreaks, but napthalere is reported to have been on board the Kwangtung as it was in the Post Office.

The

Postmaster-General scouts the idea of sabotage and suggests a series of accidents having the same origin in the same consignment. Cer- tain chemicals taken from the Kwangtang are being analysed, and will be compared with the results obtained in the

is. G.P.O. investigation. It thought certain that the appro- ximate canse will be found to be the same in every case.

NEW CABLE RATES IN FORCE TO-DAY

The new cable rates, by

year-old Cheung Ah-Lung for the murder of Li Ying-mui, his wife, the case being heard before the Chief Justice, Sir Atholl MacGre gor, at the Criminal Sessions..

The jury empanelled comprised: Messrs., R. E Clark (Foreman), Li Pin-cheng, I W. Lang, Ching Hi-kwong, Ng Chi-chung, A. Del- court and A. Pollock

The accused was represented by Mr Him Shing-lo.

Opening the case, Mr. Williams said that at about 10.30 p.m. CEI the March 12, the pair boarded Man To ferry-boat at. Mongkok Soon after the boat had passed the Yaumati breakwater, accused w28 seen by a passenger to get hold of. the woman's feet and heave her overboard and then himself jump into the water.

A Chinese sailor jumped in the harbour and rescued accused. The woman, however, was drowned.

ACCUSED'S STORY

According to the accused's story, he could not find work and did not want to beg. So he and his wife agreed to commit suicide. They took the Ferry from Hong Kong. to Mong Kok, but it was very crowd- ed with passengers.. On returning from Mong Kok they jumped over- board.

A Chinese woman, Chan Soo, the only eye-witness, testified that her attention was attracted by the cries of a woman shouting "Save Life". Witness looked up and saw accused pressing a woman down by the neck with both his hands. He then caught hold of her feet and threw her overboard, and jumped which over himself.

The case is continuing this after-

Hong Kong telegraphic costs to the United Kingdom will be reduced noon. to-almost one quarter of the old rate, come into effect to-day.

The “China Mail" has this mom- ng received the following tele

gram from the chairman of Cable CRANE COLLAPSES

and Wireless Limited:-

On the inauguration to day of the reductions in overse telegraph charges under the new Empire flat rate scheme, I venture to hope that our desire to serve in this way the social. and commercial interests of the Empire may be fulfilled and that in particular it may bring benefit to the community which you also serve.-Edward Wi- shaw, Chairman, Cable and Wireless Limited, London

AUSTIN WINS AT BRIGHTON

London, To-day.

AT K.C.R.

Collapse of a crane at the KCR goods pier yesterday, had no ser- ious consequences although it fell upon a junk.

According to the master of the junk, beside which the crane was being used to work cargo, the dam- age done to the junk was $300.

Yuen Sing, 31, a junk foki, was admitted to the Kowloon Hospital suffering from slight injuries and shock

FLEET TO SUMMER AT WEIHAIWEI

that the China Fleetwould e

It was announced this morning

Hong Kong for Weihaiwef on about June 2

Of the members of the British Davis Cup team, H.W. ("Banny") Austin is already in his best form. The Commander-in-Chief, Vice-

In the final of the Brighton Tour- nament, Austin beat Lyttleton Ro- gers, of Ireland, în straight sets.

In the semi-finals, Rogers defeated Kho Sin-kie, of China Trans-Ocean

had

The "Chitral" left Singap Saturday and is due here on Wednes day at about 8 am

Admiral Sir Percy Noble, will leave for Shanghai in HMS. Falmouth, on May 7.

Mr. T S. Morrison of No. 449,- onThe Peak, has reported the loss of a watch and chain valued at $193, stolen from his residence.