1939-06-21 — Page 4

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SULTAN OF MOROCCO RECEIVED BY PREMIER

Paris, To-day.

The Premier, M. Daladier, yes terday received the Sultan of Mo- rocco who is on a visit as guest of the French Government.

KING ZOG IN PARIS

Paris, To-day.

King Zog and Queen Geraldine of Albania are expected to arrive in] Paris within a week, and will stay at the de la Maye Castle for some time-Trans-Ocean.

THE CHINA MAIL, JUNE 21, 1939.

BRIDGES ST. ATTACK: SIX MEN CHARGED

GERMAN GENERAL TO VISIT BALTIC STATES

THAT HE WAS NOT A MEM-

BERLIN, TO-DAY, BER OR THE RECRUITING IT IS OFFICIALLY ANNOUNC- AGENT OF THE WOO KWANED THAT THE CHIEF OF THE LOK CLUB, NOR WAS HE EN- GENERAL STAFF OF THE GER- GAGED BY THE CLUB TO EN-MAN ARMY, GENERAL HALDER, COURAGE SMALL BOYS TO WILL SHORTLY PAY A VISIT STEAL то MEET THE EX-TO ESTONIA AND FINLAND, PENSES OF THE CLUB, WERE THUS RECIPROCATING THE RE- THE REPLIES MADE TO MR. CENT VISITS TO THE REICH PERCY CHEN BY CHAN PUI, IN OF THE CHIEF OF THE GEN- CROSS EXAMINATION IN THE ERAL STAFF OF THE ESTON- CASE IN WHICH SIX MEN ARE IAN ARMY, GENERAL `REEK, CHARGED WITH HAVING AND OF THE COMMANDER-IN- WOUNDED CHAN PU, WITH IN-CHIEF OF THE FINNISH ARMY, TENT TO MAIM, DISFIGURE OR GENERAL OESTERMANN, DISABLE HLM IN BRIDGES STREET ON MAY 10.

The men charged were Yui Ngan, Hui-Po, Li Kwok-cheung, Tat Cheuk, Lam Pui, and Hui Chuen who plended not guilty to the charge through Mr. Percy Chen who was conducting his first case since his admission into prac. tice here.

The Crown's case was conducted by Mr. J. B. Prentis, Assistant Crown Counsel.

The Jury was composed of Messrs. W. V. Field, (foreman), Tse Chui- wing, D. J. Ruttonjee, V. J. G. Peter- son, Chiu Yuen-chee, D. D. Forbes and F. M. Xavier.

General Halder will arrive at the Estonian capital, Reval, on June 26, and will inspect various

units of the Estonian army before his departure for Helsingfors on June 29.

A similar programme

has been prepared for General Halder's visit to Finland. Trans-Ocean.

TURCO-EGYPTIAN FRIENDSHIP

Ankara, To-day.

Before the jury were sworn in, Mr. Chen drew the Court's attention to the fact that one of the Jurymen was an In Inspector of the Police Reserve. reply to his Lordship, Mr. Chen could not say if the man had any previous Saracoglou, yesterday gave a ban- knowledge of the case. His Lordship

The Turkish Foreign Minister, M..

added that the legislature did not see quet in honour of the Egyptian fit to exempt him and unless there was

evidence that there was previous knowForeign Minister, M. Yahia Pasha. ledge of the case he could not exclude the man.

KITCHEN ATTACK

In a toast, M. Saracoglou spoke of the ties of friendship which have connected for a long time the Mr. Prentis, outlining the case, said two nations whose similar geogra... · that the Crown's case was that all the

accused, on May 10 took part in an at-phical position on the shores of the tack on Chan Pui, who was wounded.] Mediterranean made close CO-- The law on this point stated that when operation appear only natural. any number of men with a common design set out on a common task, it does not matter which of them did it. If they were satisfied that they went with the intention of wounding Chan Pui, it did not matter which one did it.

M. Yahia Pasha stressed in his reply that Egyptian foreign policy that of Turkey, since both coun-- is following a similar course as

tries considered maintenance of The facts of the case were that on peace their foremost aim. May 9, Chan Pui had a quarrel with the fifth defendant. The next day Ocean..

fifth defendant and another man met

complainant in Wellington Street, The

Trans--

same night Chan Pui was in Bridges DETECTIVE LOSES

Street, near a book stall, and the six defendants were among a gang who

attacked him. He broke away from REVOLVER IN

the gang and ran into the kitchen of a near-by house. The defendants fol- lowed him and attacked him causing two cuts on the head and a cut on the left wrist.

Medical evidence was given by Mr. Dean Abbot Smith, Medical Officer, Queen Mary Hospital, who said that he examined Chan Pui on May 10.

Chan Pui, the complainant, bore out Mr. Prentiss outline and in answer to cross-examination by Mr. Chen that he had known Yui Ngan, defendant, for nearly 10 years. only knew of the two fights he with him recently.

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NOT A BULLY

BORDER SCUFFLE

A revolver was taken from a Chinese Sham Sui Police Station during a

detective attached to *

scuffle on the New Territories bor- der last night.

said

The detective, accompanied by first He

two colleagues, was on border had patrol when he heard a commotion

in the L.M.H. mine coolies' quar- - ters.

The other man whom he had met in On investigating, the detectives. Wellington was Ah Sum, a friend of were attacked by the coolies, and his. He had warned him not to pick one of the detectives had pockets as he was his friend.

revolver snatched.

No. arrests were made.

He was not a bully of children in the neighbourhood. He admitted that he had been in jail twice for stealing and for fighting. He was not the re- cruiting agent of the Woo Kwan Lok, and did not know of the club. He denied he was engaged in encouraging small boys to steal to meet the ex- penses of the Club. He denied that he fought small boys when they did not obey him in stealing....

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He denied quarrelling with fifth de stacle to his recruiting plans. He did fendant as he considered him an ob not follow Lam Pui, fifth defendant, into the house to beat him.

Mr. Chen suggested that a crowd on his visit to France to which had a knife in his hand and that in the gathered to stop the fight, that witness considerable importance is attach general struggle he cut himself. This, The French Resident-General of ed in political quarters, since it is cut in the kitchen by the defendants.

witness denied and stated that he was Morocco, General Nogues, who is believed that the military situation In reply to Mr. Prentis, witness said Commander-in-Chief of the colon in North Africa will be the chief that all the defendants were members ial army in North Africa, is ac- subject discussed during the Sul of the "Sap Pat Tse", a fighting so companying the Sultan of Morocco tan's visit. Trans-Ocean.

ciety.

The case is proceeding.

ITALIAN NAVY ON MANOEUVRES

Rome, To-day.

his-

is en route to Spain will arrive in The Italian naval squadron which

Palma de Majorca to-day and proce- ed from there in two groups,

Morocco and Portugal while the The first group will visit Spanish second is calling at various Spanish harbours.

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Various manoeuvres bombing: planes will also will be carried out during the voyag Trans-Ocean.