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GUN BATTLE CASE ENDS

AUTHORITIES BREAK

TO RICE

RACKET

It is reported by a reliable Chinese source having close con- nections with official circles_that the Shanghai Municipal Council has already placed an order for 100,000 bags of foreign rice for Shanghai's consumption in order to offset the manipulation by big purchasers of the grain who keep on storing it to await better prices, which condition has caus- ed prices to soar to an unprece- dented scale, writes the "North China Daily News."

The first consignment of 18,000 bage is sold to be expected to arrive in Shanghai on September

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BERLIN'S TWO VOICES

Foreign journalists in Berlin are working under difficulty in their reports of the German attitude to the Danzig question because as soon as one official spokesman is- dues a statement another spokes- man or minister promptly denies and pours scorn on it.

Unanimous verdicts of guilty were this morning returned against both accused in connection with the rob- bery at No. 449, Shanghai Street on May 30 and the attempted shooting of Sergeant Pope and Detective Ho Fook.

The defendants were Tsang Sang, Lai Yau and Yau Sang. The last had pleaded guilty.

Tsang Song was charged with shoot- ing with intent to murder Sergeant Pope and with shooting to main, dis- figure or disable the Sergeant, or in order to evade lawful arrest. He was also charged with possession Mauser pistol and 62 rounds of am- munition.

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pos- Lai Yau was charged with session of an automatic Colt pistol and 45 rounds of ammunition in addi- tion to the robbery charge, and with shooting with intent to murder De- tective Ho Fook and with shooting with intent to main disable, disfigure or evade lawful arrest.

The Jurors were Messrs. F. Connol-

King, ly, (foreman), Chan

Chung King-kun, Yap Fui-sin; Tso Yin-kin, Loo Suen-ming and LB. Chuey. STATEMENT CHALLENGED

The crown's case was conducted by Mr. J. B. Prenties, assisted by Chief Inspector A. E. Carey.

This morning, after evidence by the interpreter defendants stated that the statements they signed were not. the ones read out.

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Tsang Sum said he never had

have therefore could not gun and shot at the Police.

He said witnesses at the identifica- tion parade were telling untruths, and the same was true about the Police. They did not tell the whole truth but only part and then made up the rest of the story.

A statement issued by a... Govern-

Cross-examined by Mr., Prentiss, de- ment spokesman "on the highest au-fendant agreed that he had stated in thority," was that Germany stood by lower court that they had planned a its demand for the unconditional re-robbery in Shum Chun. There were turn of Danzig, but that the Fuehrer 11-persons in the gang. The idea of did not consider the question a casus belli.

Scarcely had this communique been reported in the foreign Press than the official German News Agency ex- pressed great surprise at the "sensa- tional" manner in which it had been published.

It is clear that two official Ger- man sources-the Foreign Office and the Propaganda Ministry—are trying to put conflicting views be-- fore the world.

One, apparently, wishes the world to be reassured; the other is not an- xious to disturb the general uncertain- ty or to give any assurances.

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Rome, To-day. Count Ciano yesterday received, for short talks, the Polish Ambassador, the Soviet Charge d'Affaires and the American Ambassador.Trans-Ocean,

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the robbers was to rob Yaumati goldsmiths and money changers when there were few people in the shoga and when the Police were not there. If chased by the police the robbers were to fire in the air if further hard pressed were to discard their arms.

No special shop was intended but the robbers were to act when the opportunity arose. He did not take part in any robbery.

NEVER HAD REVOLVER

Lau Yau, the second defendant, said that he had been alleged to have taken part in the robbery but no gold articles were found on him. He never had a revolver and therefore could not have fired at the Police.

He was on his way to visit his mother at Lyeemun. He was walking near Argyle Street. He heard shots being fired and got frightened and started walking away. More shots were heard, and he took the narrow was arrested by path to the hills. He Police at the bottom of the hill and then brought back to a crevice be- tween rocks where some arms were produced.

(SUMMING-U! Summing up, His Lord it the Jury could believe, of the enormous volume by the prosecution, story they could do charged them. Thi ed that the charges been framed but brought eviden

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