1938-04-28 — Page 9

THE CHINA MAIL, APRIL 28, 1938

OPPOSITION ATTACK GOVT. POLICY IN BUDGET DEBATE Labour Member Calls It "Prelude To War

National Deficit MORE DENIALS Alleged To Be IN CAVE

Bigger Than Shown MURDER TRIAL

London, To-day.

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RECEIPT STAMP FRAUD

A fine. Fong, mara by Mr. H

zas imposed on Li

Tung Hop firm, at the Central

sment by fall- Strong criticism of the Budget submitted by them complete denial that he Magistracy when he was found guilty

made certain statements at the of defrauding the

ing to affix a duty, stamp to a receipt Chancellor of the Exchequer, Sir John Simon, police station, that he cross for $20.36.

examined Huen Kon-wang, who Mr. M. J. Abbott said that on Octo- on Tuesday, was expressed by the Labour oppo- was making a dying statement, ber 3 last year, a foki from defendant sition during the debate on the Budget in the and that he led the police to the firm went to Wo Shing Chan, 65, Main Cave at Bay View, was made by $20.8%. The amount was paid and re- Street, Aberdeen, to collect a bill for House of Commons yesterday.

Leung Kam-ki, second accused ceipted in accordance with the Chinese Mr. F. W. Pethick-Lawrence (Labour, East Edin- in the Cave Murder Trial which custom, but the foki instead of sign- burgh), asserted that the Budget estimates was resumed before the Chiefing for the entire amount altered i failed to reveal the real deficit, which would Justice, Sir Atholl MacGregor, it was alright was the account was paid. at the Criminal Sessions to-day, On April 12, detective of the Trea- be £120,000,000.

This morning there were only sury went to the Wo Shing Chan to The Budget could hardly be called a peace Budget, he said. Although one might refrain from using the term "War Budget," it would certain- ly be justified to call the Budget a "prelude to

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war.

Mr. Pethick-Lawrence referred ed but for the triumph of aggres to the Anglo-Eire Agreement, which sion and the suppression of demo he declared was heartily welcomed cracy. by the opposition.

$20 when questioned that

two accused in dock, the third,amine the books and saw this alter- Lo Chung-hing, having been disation As the result of enquiries, be went to defendant's shop and asked to charged yesterday afternoon be shown the books but was told that following his counsel's successful all had been sold or destroyed. In an- submission that he had no case to

answer.

other book of the Wo Shing-chan,

had

the item was also entered, as $20.88. The next day a foki of defendant firr

·HAND ON -BARREL

visited Aberdeen and a slip of pape Cross-examined by the Assistant was made out in which the 88 cents Attorney General this morning, first were stated to be a refund for damaged accused, Lan Kwong-fai, said that goods. The prosecution could say that none of the goods in connection with Huen Kon-wang rushed at thez that transaction was damaged and the AUSTERE AND HONEST

Accused demonstrated how the re-jamount of $20.88 was paid in full.

Mr. Abbott said defendant had been Turning to the international situa

Sir Archibald Sinclair for the volver was being held by Her Kon-

med $150 recently, but the offence tion, especially the British Govern Liberals described the budget ashing when accused was struggling

committed prior to that and he ment's attitude towards Germany, austere and honest. There was no with him. When pointed out to would not like the past ease be taken he said "The British Government doubt Parliament would pass the him that the revolver could not have into consideration. Had not the Tres-

sary discovered that defendant is merely surrendering to force." defence expenditure because all been fired when he had his hand on attempted to tamper with the wit THROWN TO WOLVES parties were convinced of the the barrel, accused replied that he nesses he would not have prod The Government's Spanish policy necessity for rearmament. Foreign could not remember how it was held. with the

the Governments would make a great Accused said he learned how to was also severely criticised, speaker accusing the Government of mistake if they reckoned on any handle a revolver the village "having thrown the free countries faltering so long as the threat where he happened to see one being

Rome, To-day to the wolves when signing the pact existed of aggression from Powers about it.

who were still using war as an with Italy."

Assistant Attorney General: “I

The new Irish Minister to the instrument of national policy.

Sir Archibald Sinclair also, howling a revolver."I am not "

suggest you are an expert in hand- Queirenal, Mr. MacWhite, who is accredited to the "King of Italy. ever, thought the strength of na-

Acensed again retracted one of and Emperor of Ethiopia,” arrived He declared, however, that the tional unity depended on the dili- his previous statements. The state-here yesterday.-Trans-Ocean. Liberal Party would support the gence, firmness and resource which

the Goverment showed in pursu-accused, Leung Kanki, pointed a police up the hill. He denied giv- Government's rearmament program-

Sir Archibald Sinclair (Liberal) called the Budget a "slap in the face of the public.”

ment in which he said that second)

ase.

me as long as there was any threating a constructive policy of peace-butcher's knife at Huen Kon-wang, ing directions to the Police to

of aggression.

GERMANY'S AIR POWER

TORY COMMENT

was untrue, and he denied that he locate the care and the hiding Sir Alan Anderson (Conserva-said to Lo Chung-hing (who has place of the revolver. He went on to discuss at some tive, City of London) said the bud-been discharged) "If I don't strike The Assistant Attorney Generat length the relative strength of the get was recognised as a budget of Wang, he will strike me before they is addressing the jury this after-

crisis. He was glad that was 30-went to the cave. various European air forces, saying The fact would reverberate through SECOND ACCUSED'S DENIALS that Britain was greatly inferior to the world and the world would Second accused, Leung Kam-ki, realise the nation intended to be in the witness box stated: "I denied

Germany in the air.

Sir Archibald declared that with

Ocean

noon.

making a statement but I TO ALL HER JOINTS Cannot remember cross-examining him. It is not true that I held a gun as Hon-wang stated."

the help of Austrian factories, which she and united and great con- billing Huen Kön-hing at the So 2 RHEUMATISM SPREAD the consequences. The Station. I heard Huen Kon- were now added to Germany, the tribution of England to civilisation Reich's monthly output of planes was the idea of freedom and bewang would soon be raised to 600-Trans-looked upon these annual budgets as test of their profession of the desire that freedom and democracy The debate on the Budget was should survive. The debate opened for the Labour Oppositiontinues.-British Wireless. by Mr. Pethick Lawrence, who thought it, as a peacetime budget,

DEPRESSING, DEPLORABLE

COD-

not merely depressing but deplor- NEUSEL TO MEET

able. It placed a burden on every section of the community by adding to taxation and with increasing burdens of debt

FARR

OR DOYLE

Ordered to Bed After Months of Suffering

"It is not true that I had a hand in killing Hoen Kon-hing. I never possessed a knife or a gun, and when I first went to the cave that

Here is a sad story of suffering, but night I was taken there by first it has a happy ending. This woman was aceused. I had no idea that there attacked by severe rheumatism which was going to be a fight. I had had spread to every joint in her body and no dealings with the Huen brothers finally crippled her. So great was her

relief that she wrote this enthusi and I bore them no grudge, in fact

better I had no reasons for wishing them Berlin, To-day. Faltering finance had marked the

harm. I had nothing whatsoeverings to proclaim

"I feel it my duty to my fellow be

a loud voice the this Conduct of the last war but

The German heavyweight boxer, to do with the shooting.”

merits of Krüschen Salts in time it had begun before the out- Walther Neusel, who recently scor-

Accused denied that he asked wonderful relief from a "severe -break of hostilities.

jed a victory over the South African, Hon-wang any questions, and after obstinate attack of rheumatism: I The Government were asking for Ben Foord, arrived in London yes certain questions raised by him meumatism in my legs and knees, latex spreading to every joint in my body. terday where he will complete nego-were read out, accused persisted his lasted over a period at 18 weeks. unity and sacrifices.

For a policy which would secure tiations which have been pending that he did not cross-examine I was then ordered to bed with acute

Cheumatisme : 1 was recommended the world against war, the Labour for some time.

try Kruschen and before fluishing Party and the whole country would: Neusel will not fight Foord in a

ond battis Ieras able to perform m

ID. face great sacrifices, but the Op-return match immediately.

are the restit" position could see no evidence that the policy of the Government was

in the body. Kruschen one to command the united' senti- ment of the nation. It seemed rather they were asking for sacri fices, not for the things for which unity could undoubtedly be obtain

Neusel has received two offers:

Wang.

POLICE VISIT Accused said he had to leave the rave in the company of first

To meet Jack Doyle in the accused as he did not know the of an excess of Wimbledon stadium in June; and way back down the hill. Accused Two of the ingredients then to fight against the title hold-admitted that after the shooting, Salts have the power of er, Tommy Farr, in August or they went to a restaurant and had to fight against Farr straight a meal.

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