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THE CHINA MAIL, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 1948,

"FOREIGN GOVERNMENT HAS

NO LOCUS STAND!”

"The Man Who Came To Dinner"

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Strong objection to Mr. R. Sin representing the Chinese Government appearing for the pro- secution in the case of Hsu Chi-chweng, want- ed by the Chinese Government for alleged commission of & crime in China, was lodged by Mr. M. A. da Silva at Central Magistracy yes- terday before Mr. F. X. d'Almada.

that should Govern

dend

Mr. Silva said: "I would like It seemed inconceivable to bring to your attention two a foreign Government Missions Seatong Kong Law reports which first ask the English theatr last night convitred on one

Anew that a foreign government ment to act and then construe piot. That, pusting aside in Shaw,

har tot stand)." He refer that into a permission to conduct Coward, Priestley and the like. the

red to the case of Rex v Weng the proceedings. The letter and stage Clule can be extraordinarily of

it was held spirit of the Act wire ficient in organizing a play that can Ka-chun, in which

that The Chineя" Government agalust it. call a large andirner and save em-

if it had been thought nyls Paramea all sound. To illustrate, find nu loves stand and said

The Reinakle Onlira prenuerion,

that in the ease of Lu Yui-mui) abe, mething would have her

mac : ei than to have Man Who Came to Diener.

the paint was made very clear. I raster The cameals is a spical example where it was held that a foreign aferent procedure, and to any

American relaxation and fun. It

government had no focus stanil. that the requisition should take afterward in its aim, ungues

Mr. SBva and that he would the form of a requrst to appear int style.

ale, vulgar brigh to be

like to bring this to the atten befarn the English Courts to anned, vet tot so much that it cau

than of the court by reason of contitet the case, wow he repeatril.

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himsel of the evening, in my the fact that Mr. Siy - hortay judgment.

from

Berbud mire than once stated that rasat Bette Middleton playing he was representing the Chinese

mentally tter

Marzini peruenitel Stanley who in youth, bad o ispesis

The tible passing for decking-with women's axe, Xiant Metmyer als merited a good share of the evening's Lauret. His impersonation was dis inct, ronival and chatining, and af

Wedding

Ombler-Moss

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A charming wedding took Cathedral place at St. John's yesterday afternoon when Miss June Gloria Moss, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. A. J. R. Moss, became the bride of Mr. Stanley Abbot Ombler, son of Mr. and Mrs. A. Omhier, of Dunedin, New Zealand.

The bride, who entered the arm of her church on the

A beautiful full Inther, wore length gown of white slipper Katla 'eut 011 princess lines train de. with a full circular warted with pearls. Her hand- embroidered tulle veil was held in place by a wreath of orange blussonis. The grown

for brought spechlly ucension from Australia.

Allending the briqu were Misa Jonn Mae Fayden and But there sverend to be new trasins why such a coupes had Miss Shirley Galthrop, both in gowns of old gold ufteta de. been adopted. The main one was that the foreign criminal algned with full Mr. Silen said that it was overcedings had doned on, of bustle effect. two weeks since the prisoner was eoideration entirely except posies

ang bail ad

far as evidence which may have saathemums. arrested

een inken in them is concerned. nosed.

Mr. Silva farther said that in ambients. support ha Mr. Silva quoted Trom Hong details of the charge had been Chool Pakars pursentes! whtKong Law Reports of the case! given yet. He agreed that the Hesy Wing Karlo and sundjenost required time to prepare the charges and asked to kīk:རྐ -1 part:

when the frown would be pre- "But the hypothesis of ex-pared to lay specifle charges, le tradition is that there has been jasked for an early date so that co such herach: but on the eon. The matter might be gone into. trary, an alleged breach of the

ish the finest ease,

is expected of him. He was loudic

laimed but perhaps this was th

ngdience was seeing Driteari kle and

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clusi inspir Lodia and the Shopping News, Be

With fis a boat like wrap fright, oud t

iow further detail, itis ting close should indicate what the Stage Club's latent effort has to offer. The Potap in to large in detailed

med but all contribute to a delight. Deraing-Kimberley,

Rent Case Withdrawn

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Government.

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“Extradition"

Mr. Sin Replies

law of the foreign country.

"Netther by statute, rule of

In reply Mr., Sinn said that court, nor principle, can i ser that the foreign Government has Me, Silyn in his argument show. ed total ignorance. Locus standi any locus stali in extruditi nothing to do with the issue. proceedings.

the

skirt and a They carried of old gold chury.

Mr. Mons, wi acted 19 Matron of Honour, woge a dress of Elizabeth blue crepe with n blue and silver lame collar bat with and shoes to tone.

The duties of beatman were discharged by Mr. 1. C. Nordeen, of Canton.

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A reception was held at thr Hong Kong Club Annexe after fot which the newly-weds left their honeymoon

Formosa. Mrs. Ombler chose for her yo Ing away dress a smart utfit in jade green with black and green accessories,

The

wedding bride's

dav coincides with the silver wed He had informed the ecurt that **[f it were otherwise Ww. should find ourselves in this un-he was appenting for the Chin. ding anniversary of her parents,

ese Government. pleasant dilenima; either

He referral to the ease of Yul for the defcure and h. made British Government would stand

mubjection. not be in-fti, who was wanted on a Mr. W. A. Blair-Kerr yeater astete, which would tay complied with a request for conformity with the Ordinance, warrate for exlndition for at. Umpted murder of Dr. T.V. a withdrawal by Ber-Inspector and allow the conduct of thei

#f CT Byrom, SCA. rent proceedings to be in the hands Ity.

Mr. Silva interposed and said foreign summonses against Chan King of the

Government, ha and Wau Kwok-man, which the Ordinance does not that in that case Mr. Sin was derivative Inndlords, At Koweontemplate, lait rather the en lo Magistracy, and adjourned) trary; or both the British and proceedings until Feb. 9, the foreign Governments would)

in which ense appear, cight be a conflict of opinion between them; a conflict which might involve the interpretation of the Treaty obligations as be tween the Governments and thus questions essentially diplomatic might be raised before the Courts."

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Inspector Byron asked withdraw 13 of the 15 nanses on the ground that the Tetancy Ordinance was enforced after the dates the summonses were taken out against de femtants

Mr. A. S. C. Comber, for the defener, pleaded guilty to the fw standing summonses.

An adjournment was made to enable both parties to settle differences over the rents pay- able on the ground floor of the buliding concerned.

Personalia

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Continuing, Mr. Silva referred! to Hong Kong Law Reports in the case of Rex'v Li Yu-mui in, which it was laid down that the most that could be gi WAR that a practice had grown "P} of allowing the foreign Govern- Iment to appear and that it had never been challenged and there fore never been considered by

the Courts.

The practice seemed to be en- tirely contrary to the fundamen- tal ideas of extradition.

The hearing was adjourned to Feb. 18, when further argu- ment will be heard on this point and the question of ball will be considered.

Body Found Trussed Up Like A Chicken

Murder by a person or persons unknown was the

Dosser three

verdict at an inquest at Kowloon Magistracy yesterday into the death of an unknown Chin- ese male who was found "trussed up like a chicken" on Nov. 28, 1947, 250 yards south of Frontier Road, a quarter mile from San Uk- ling Village, Chinese territory. Mr. W.. Lainer snt as A piece of rope was coroner while DS! Wall conduct. tightly round the neck ed the ease.

times, then down midline of the Sub-Inspector T. Wheeler said back to cop through the belt. that on receiving informatien he Another rope was tied round found the body under a pile of the wrist down to the thigh and rice stalks. The face was dis- round both knees. There were coloured and the clothing fresh. superficial abrasions and bruisea A rope was oped tightly round on the face. The Internal organa the neck and the face appeared were congested and there was to have been hit with some heavy no evidence of disease.

Canton, Feb. 5. General Harim A. Baucher is on sick leave and will leave in the next available steamer for the United States. The English extradition, pro- «Instrument.

He will be accompanied by ceedings were in nid of the He was of the opinion that Mrs. Boucher. their son Frank foreign criminal proceedings; the man was murdered. and daughter Stein. He came they were instituted by the here last summer on the same English Government at the re of the foreign Govern plane with Lieut. Gen. Albert quest . Wedemeyer on his fact-find- ment. ing mission.

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The American Consulate- On thts mere statement General will be temporarily in the case it appeared clear that charge of Consul Gordon

the foreign Government censed Burke-Associated Press. to have any voles in the matter,

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The wedding of Mr. Frank Noble Hill, Principal Officer, Stapley Prison, and Miss Fatima Abbas. Principal Wardress, Lal Chi Kok Prison, toolt place at the Supreme Court Registry yesterday in the presence of Mr. I. J. McTavish and Mrs H. Abbas,

The forthcoming wedding of; Mr. Raymond Buerga, seaman to Miss Guadalpe Müdrigal of 28 Austin Rond, has been announced.

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otherwise than diplomatic,

Dr. R.E. Alvares said that his post-mortem examination on the following day revealed that the man had died of asphyxlu brought almut by strangulation and there were appearances con- sistent with homicide.

Dr. Alvares said that rigor mortis has passed off and death had occurred 36 hears before,

Sequel To Attack On Woman Hiker

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Committal proceeding were begun yesterday at Central Magistracy before Mr. J. G. Conklin

"In other words," Mr. Lati- mer remarked, "you found the body trussed up like a chicken," Visibly Nervous A 61-year-old woman. Pang Kan, who was visibly nervens when recalling the incident, sald that she visited the paddy fields near San Uk-ling at 10 a.m. that day to collect hay.

Near a path in a part where witness the land was barren,

of ank she saw a pile

rice Rtalks. It being unusual she went to investigate, and found two legs protruding.

The man was a stranger to her, and she had not been to the place for five or six days before the event.

Other witnesses roborative, qvidence.

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