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THE CHINA MAIL, MAY 30, 1939.

MAYFAIR MAN ON

Denies Plane Escape Suggestion

London, May 10.

A police inspector's suggestion that one of the four Mayfair men charged with jewel thefts had his own plane and that there was reason to believe he would not appear at his trial was denied at Marl- borough Street yesterday, when the men were again remanded for a week,

TURKISH

MISSION FOR BRITAIN

Istanbul, To-day.

A Turkish military mission will - shortly go to Britain, according to press reports.

The mission will be headed by the Inspector-General of the Army, General Klasim Orbay.- Trans-Ocean,

After dancing Mrs. Burley "got

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TRIAL

CATHOLIC CHURCH HIT IN RAID

Shiukwan, To-day.

The Italian Catholic Church, the highest building in Shiukwan with a large cross on the roof, was hit by five missiles during a Japanese air raid yesterday,

Some 80 bombs were rained by 17 planes in a haphazard fashion in the densely populated section of the town. Many matsheds of the

reduced to a shambles, and more than 40 civilian casualties were in- flicted.

Application was renewed for bail for Victor F. C. Hervey (23), of Upper Berkeley Street (son of frightfully sleepy and laid her head poorer class across the river were Lord Herbert Hervey and nephew of the Marquis of Bristol).

on Hervey's shoulder.

"Her bag fell on the floor and when I stooped to pick it up Her-

there.'

Inspector Berry, replying to a proposal that vey kicked me and said Leave it Hervey could report twice a day to the police, said there were week-end tickets and a chance of flying. Mr. Kramer (for Hervey) said¡“Bill.” Goodwin was one of the that Hervey

had never had an three. aeroplane.

£5,000 BAIL The magistrate agreed to bail for Hervey in the same terms as those for another of the accused, George Ernest Arthur Hering (23), of Great Cumberland Place--two | sureties in $2,500 each.

Hervey must report to the police twice daily, and an undertaking was to be given that neither would speak to any of the witnesses.

The accused, in addition to Her- vey and Hering, are Georgrey Coop

(24), of Conduit Mews, W.,

and William Goodwin (30), silver- smith, of Holland Road, Kensington, W.

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Hervey, Hering and Goodwin are changed with being concerned with others not in custody in stealing jewellery valued at £2,860, the property of Mrs. G. Burley, of Sey- mour Place, W.

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and Hering Hervey, Coop charged jointly with being concern- ed with others not in custody in breaking into a flat in Queen Street, Mayfair and stealing jewellery valu- .ed at £2,500, the property of Mrs.

Pauline Daubny..

Bail for Goodwin was fixed at one surety in £1,000 and for Coop in two sureties in £500 each or one in £1,000.

MICHAEL WALTER'S STORY Michael Antony Victor Walter (20), of Oakley Street, Chelsea; who, the prosecution_stated last week, was to be the principal wit- ness against the men, went into the witness-box immediately the case was resumed yesterday.

He said he had known Hering as

Peter Proud.

On Good Friday he happened to meet him about midday. Later they met Hervey at a cafe near the Mar- ble Arch.

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Hervey said he had "got the Queen Street job fixed up," but no name was mentioned in connection

with it.

"I said they were to leave me out of it and that I would have nothing to do with it at all," said Walter. "One of the three strangers it was repeated by the other two said that unless I kept quiet I should be beaten up and I should get the broken end of a bottle in my face."

Hering took no part in these threats.

Walter described how he and Hering on the Saturday saw Mrs. Daubny and her brother, Prince Galetzine, leaving their place in Queen Street.

"GOING THROUGH BAG”

"I felt someone scraping about my foot and saw that Goodwin was obviously going through the bag."

ley had some time before put her Walter explained that Mrs, Bur-

ring in the bag. She was wearing her clips.

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Yingtak, Fatkong, Samkonghu and other places in northern Kwang- tung were also attacked by Japan- ese aircraft on Sunday with. 10 casualties among the farmers. Ear- lier that day, a village near Suikai, in the Luichow Peninsula, was bombed by 12 Japanese machines.- Central News.

JAPS. RAID SHIUKWAN

Macao, To-day,

Over

"The next thing I saw of the bag was that it reappeared on the table, and Hervey said, "The job is done.'”

Some 50 persons were killed and Walter recounted how the next wounded in Shiukwan yesterday afternoon he met Hering at a Ken-morning when a fleet of 15 Japan- sington club by appointment made

ese planes raided the city. by Hervey. He was to be told what 50 bombs

were dropped. Our he would have to say in case he

Own Correspondent. was interrogated. When he asked about the clips, Hering told him "Victor (Hervey) took one and I took the other.”

Walter said that he knew the head waiter at the Nest was called

After they had driven away Her-Victor, and Hervey said he had ing said something about, "I hope given him £15 to keep his mouth she has not taken all her jewellery away with her."

MRS. BURLEY'S JEWELS On Sunday Hervey's wallet seem- ed to be full of bank notes. He gave £10 to Hering and said, "This is your cut, Peter, and there will be some more later.

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Walter said that he was first in- troduced to Mrs. Burley on Boat Race day. He had visited her and been out with her and he noticed particularly that she wore beautiful diamond ring and two very beautiful dress clips. He was responsible for introducing Her- vey and Hering to her.

During a conversation after Eas- ter about Mrs. Burley's jewellery, Hervey remarked "We'll have that."

"I said I would not hear of it in any circumstances. Hervey told mé I had been warned and I could ex- pect the consequences if I said any- thing about it.

"I was also told that if I said any- thing they would say I was hand in glove with them in the Queen Street

There was discussion about cer- tain friends and acquaintances beburglary." ing out of town or going to be out of town during Easter who might have left jewellery or valuables in flats or apartments.

Hervey, he alleged, said some- thing about that it might be a good idea to take the jewellery, or it would be easy to take it.

Mr. H. A. K. Morgan (prosecut- ing): Did you take any part in the Queen Street burglary or profit by it in any way?—No.

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“I suggested,” he added, “that as she was so bottled she had better have dinner with me alone..

Walter described how, after he spent the day in the country with Mrs. Burley, she wished to go to a night club. He thought it was “not Walter stated that he did not quite the 'proper place to take a take this conversation seriously, | lady." They all went to Hering's room, and when he (Walter) returned after making a telephone call, Her vey and Hering were taking down Later, with Hering and Hervey names and addresses, and making, they went to the night club. Both plans of imagined interiors of flats, he and Mrs. Burley were "pretty BOTTLE THREAT ALLEGED drunk." Goodwin and two other men

They went to a restaurant at were there. Marble Arch, where Hervey Intro- duced him to three strangers, two “Bill” Goodwin was one

the of whom he knew as

Questioned again - about the drinks which were being consum, said that at one point he ed Walter “almost passed out.

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Hervey also told him that they had told Victor if he said anything about it the other three men would send a gang from the East End, of London to beat the place up.

GOODWIN'S SUBMISSION While the question of bail was Albert being discussed, Mr. J. Davis, for Goodwin, said that there was only one charge against his client, and very little evidence- the evidence of a drunken There was no suggestion that there was any discussion relative to the second charge.

man.

"I think there is a great deal in what you say," replied the magis-

trate.

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