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A FRANK ADMISSION OF THE INABILITY OF THE ITALIAN FLEET TO PREVENT THE BRI- TISH FROM MAKING FULL USE OF THE MEDI- TERRANEAN WAS CONTAINED IN AN EDITOR- IAL APPEARING IN THE "CORRIERRE DELLA SERRA" UNDER THE SIGNATURE OF THE PA- PER'S NAVAL CORRESPONDENT, SIGNOR AN- GELO GINOCHIETTI,

The correspondent attributed this situation to. the belief that Great Britain was using about 500.- 000 tons of warships in the Mediterranean, "which gave them a clear numerical superiority over the Italian navy."

"This numerical superiority,"

he thought, "particularly in bat- tleships has made it impossible for the Italian navy to control even the Straits of Sicily, and has con- pelled it to carry out a programme of harrassing the British naval much as possible, an forces as operation which is less difficult in than central Mediterranean elsewhere in that sea."

the

that in September 1938. at the

GAMBLED AWAY THE PROCEEDS

Wong Mr.

A total of 12 months', hard labour was imposed on Hing, 35, unemploye?, bý 3. T. Lowry at the Central Magis- tracy this morning for burglary at No. 13, Wing Wo Street, second floor, on December 3, last year, and with a breach of the Deporta- tion Ordinance.

Acting Detective Sub-Inspector F. W. Fowlie said that defendant was responsible for the theft of $2,500 in morey and jewelle y from complainant's residence. De fendunt sold the jewellery Sket lost all the money in gambling in Macar.

ALLEGED MURDER

WEDDING AFTER

AT THE CRIMINAL Sessions this morning be- The correspondent assorted fore the Chief Justice, Sir Atholl MacGregor, Lau Fat, Cheung Kau-sau and Cheung Sau-fat were charged in connection with the murder of Cheung Kau-sui, in Cheung Tau-po village in the early morning of November 22 last year.

time of the Munich crisis, the British flect consisted of fifteen seven aircraft-carriers, 190 des troyers and seventy submarines.

battleships. sevonty cruisers,

British “Losses”

Lau Fat and Cheung Kau-sut of his father.

The Police were informed and "If the losses suffered by that were charged with murder and

an on November 23 as the result of navy since the outbreak of hos- Cheung Sau-fat with being

information and enquiries police tilities are taken into consideration, accessory before the fact.

Lau Fat was represented by visited the house. The front door it appears that the greater part of the British fleet is now concen- Mr. D. J. N. Anderson instruct was closed and by use of a ladder trated in the Mediterranean, part-ed by Mr. H. L. Kwan, second they got into the house through roof. There icularly as far as the battleships accused was represented by Mr. an opening in the and aircraft-carriers are concern-T. F. Lo instructed by Mr. A. el, had been five iron bars acrossthe Arculli, while the third accused opening but two bars were คอน ed," he wrote.

was defended by Mr. Hin-shing missing and it is presumed that the murderers got into the house According to the correspondent, Lo instructed by Mr. J. Hall. the British naval units at present

A large patch of The case for the Crown was by this means. in the Mediterranean consist of conducted by Mr. J. P. Murphy blood was found and a trail lend- eight battleships of 32,000 tons assisted by Detective Inspector Ling into the bedroom where there

Ft. Whant.

was another patch. cach, several aircruft-carriers, a

At the head number of 10,000 ton and smaller

Mr. Murphy said that Cheung of the bed there was some more cruisers, and many destroyers and Kau-sui was a

blood and later some pepper was widower living

found. submarines.

with his nine-year-old son in Nam Cheung Tau-po village in Tau District.

Against this "huge force," the task of the Italian fost had been reduced to hampering British communication lines in the Me-I diterranean and protecting the

Italian lines.

as

Twenty-five years ago deccased was bought by Cheung Muk-ying, the father of third accused, his adopted son. Deceased did no. work and had sold the property he had inherited.

Reiterating that the Straits of

In July deceased asked third Sicily were still open to the Bri- tish, the correspondent stressed accused for a loan of a few dol- that "to close them would neces-lars and there was a quarrel. In

the

The Crown suggests that pepper was used to temporarily blind the victim.

Surrendered To Police

As the result of the son's re- arrested port first accused was and third accused was arrested the same day.

On November 25, second ac- cused voluntarily surrendered

sitate a clear superiority in mill- November deceased tried to get himself to the Au Tau Police sta- tary means and in battleships, the some money with the intention of tion and that because he had

21 title latter proving a decisive factor in going abroad by selling any naval engagement."

"As far as we are concerned, the British have always enjoyed this superiority," he added. -

Thro main naval engagement between the British and Italian flects he declared, occurred in the Straits of Sicily on the night of October 12 last, and, a few days later, South of Cape Toulada.

The correspondent then de- clared that every time a British convoy sailed from Gibraltar to Alexandria, "the entire Bri- tlah fleet escorts it."

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First and sê. cond accused were later charged with murder. In answer to

the

deed for family property of which heard that the police were out for third accused was trustee. Third

Each of the accused separately accused refused to let him have

led the police to the hillside where the deeds.

and "The Crown alleges that third the body had been buried, each was able to tell how accused was responsible for de- ceased's death because he did not body was buried. want the land to be sold and that he was tired of deceased's continual borrowing, and repeat- ed requests for loans. The third accused it was said, was the per- son primarily responsible for deceased's death as he hired the assassins. First accused took responsible.

active part in

state- Second accused made a murdor and second accused was ment detailing his whereabouts present when the murder took and saying that he knew nothing place.

about the whole affair.

an

Wedding Feast

fleet Continuing, Mr. Murphy

the

charge first accused said that he was asked to assist in burying the body and when he refused he was told that there would be no trou- ble and that the others would be

1

the

first

Third accused, who was charg- Remarkable Claim

ed wih being an accessory before However, he claimed, "the

the fact, made a statement but said this was not read in court as the were suficient to compell most of that on November 21 deceased defence might have some objec- the British naval convoys sent and his son attended a wedding tion. from home waters to the Medi- feast at which first and second An identification narade was

present. Shortly, held on November 25 but terranean to assist in the North accused were African campaign, to reach their after the wedding guests had left, son failed to identify the destination by going around the deceased and son returned home, accused. Cape, thus lengthening their four- turned in, extinguished the lights The body was exhumed, and medical evidence would show ney by some 8,000 miles and de- and went to sleep.

The son laying their arrival by over 20|

was awakened

taken some that when the body was days,"

time after by shouts from his to the mortuary the hands and father of "save life." He saw the thighs, were (bound with a rope The writer then proceeded to room was lighted and his father which went round the neck and evaluate the respective losses suf- on the ground near the bed. He that the cause of theath was due fered by the British and Italian saw four men in the room. First to strangulation: caused by navies in the Mediterranean. The accused was striking his father on rope. There were four lacerated British, he said, including ships the head with an iron hammer wounds on the heads sunk and those put out of action and two others were also striking Dr. Tai, madical officer of Kow- for an

indefinite period, lost him. The fourth man (second ac- loon Mortuary, stated that when twenty submarines, six cruisers, cused) was standing by lookng on, he saw the body, the eyes were ten destroyers, a minelayer, a

The boy tried to get out of 'bed protruding and the tongue patrol-ship, and two unidentified but was prevented by first ac- clenched between the teeth, these units, to which must be added a cused who put the lights out. Later being signs of strangulation. There light cruiser and a destroyer, sunk the boy heard the sound of his were four wounds on the head on in the Atlantic.

father's body being dragged out the left side as if caused by

not hammer. The wounds did of the room.

The Italians," he asserted, "lost eleven submarines, one cruiser, four, destroyers, and n mosquito

torpedo-boat-Havas.

that

was

a

The boy later left the room and penetrate the skull and the blows house and at the end of the lane could have stunned deceased. saw four men carrying the body Case is continuing.