1940-09-23 — Page 5

THE CHINA MAIL, SEPTEMBER 23, 1940. MUTT AND JEFF

I KNOW ELECTION IS OVER BUT I'M GONNA START RIGHT NOW WORKING

'TO ESTABLISH MYSELF AS A

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THERE'S A RING IN THE PUBLIC SQUARE AND WHEN A MEXICAN

·WANTS TO ANNOUNCE HIS CANDIDACY FOR PRESIDENT HE TOSSES··

HIS 'HAT IN THE

RING!

IT'S A QUAINT CUSTOM THEY HAVE! IF THE HAT LIES IN THE RING UNMOLESTED FOR TEN-

·MINUTES IT MEANS THE OWNER OF THE HAT IS ACCEPTED AS--

see:

BANG! BANG!

BANG!

BANG! BANG!

By BUD FISHER

MUTT, I MAY BE

WRONG, BUT I DON'T

THINK YOU'RE ACCEPTED!

ZING

INDIAN CONSTABLE ON MURDER CHARGE

MERHAN SINGH, a police constable, formerly stationed at Taipo, was charged this morning at the Criminal Sessions before the Chief Justice, Sir Atholl

· MacGregor, with the murder of a fellow constable, Narza Singh, at the Yaumati Police Station on Au- gusi 6.

The case for the Crown was rapid succession. Assar Singh, who - conducted by Mr. J. Reynolds, as- was in this room, with others, sisted by Inspector A. E. Carey, 'rushed outside and to Room 23. while accused was defended by He saw accused standing some the Hon. Mr. Leo d'Almada, in-few feet from the doorway facing structed by Mr. A. Silva.

the wall alongside which was a The jury was composed of bed. He was holding a revolver Messrs. P. Wong (foreman), Lui in a firing position. Kwan-yuen, H. M. F. Xavier, Tail Hong, Chou Hon-sing "and L. R. Idelfonso.

Mr. Reynolds said that at about 1.30 p.m. on August 6, accused volunteered to take a convicted prisoner to the Jail Clearing.Sta-

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arm

Assar Singh closed with him and seized the gun, at the same time wrapping his other around accused. He pushed the cylinder from the revolver and rendered it useless for a time. Assar Singh. then saw deceased

EAST END ARRESTS-

An East End diamond merchant, Joseph Kutchinsky; and a gown manufaċ- turer, Edward Lipschi- tz, have been ar- rested under the De- fence Regulations by Chief Insp. Salisbury, of Scotland Yard. They are in Brixton Prison.

Investigations will be continued and de- velopments are ex- pected.

EXPANSION OF INDIAN NAVY

tion. He was Issued with a 38 lying on the floor near the bed revolver and 12 rounds of am- bleeding from the head. munition. At about 3.30 p.m.. hep

Assar Singh took accused to the handed the prisoner over safely

charge room and reported the and then called on some friends

matter to Inspector Poyntz. at the Central Police Station,

Inspector Wright went to He arrived at Yaumati Police

Room 23 and saw deceased in a station between 4.10 and 4.55 p.m. pool of blood, alive but in a ser- the same afternoon.

Deceased and three others lived lous condition. He was taken to Kowloon Hospital and found to in Room 23 on the ground floor. be suffering from four wounds in

Four Shots

various parts of the body. He STEADY GROWTH OF INDIA'S NAVAL STRENGTH VICE AD. died at 6.05 p.m. the same day.

Continued, at foot of next Col.) MIRAL FITZHERBERT, WHOSE

At 4.55 p.m., persons in an ad- joining room heard four shots in

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The security of the Red Sea route from India to the 'Middlej East to strikingly illustrated by the fact that no, less than 71. troop and military supply...ships... have proceeded without a-sin- gle casualty from Indian ports to their destination between, September 1, 1939, and August) 1, 1940.

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