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Kewicon Yaumati

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DRAMATIC INDIAN MURDER TRIAL.

MAN WHO RUINED RAJAH'S GRANDDAUGHTER.

HER FELLOW COUNTRYMAN'S

VENGEANCE.

As Indian cause celebre was that in which Kharag Bahadur Singh, a brilliant Nepalese law student, was tried for the murder of Hira Lal Agarwala, a Marwari millionaire.

The unwritten law was pleaded in extenuation.

A dramatie statement was made He claimed that by the accused, he killed Hira Lal Agarwala becausy

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the deceased had purchased a Nepal FEARLESS AND CONSIDERATE. Open Championship..

lese girl for Rs. 1,300, and that h had ruined the girl and made her A pinything for

himself and friends and given her a hideous

disease. "

The accused held that he did right

Entries close for Lawn Bowls Football and, Cricket: Details in to-day's issue.

Regatta and Gymkhana. Royal Hong Kong Yacht Club.

Central British School Annual

General Sir Walter Congreve, the late Governor of Malta, won his at Colerso, in which his companion Sports. King's Park V.C. in the attempt to save the guns

Lord Robert's only son, was killed

In the Great War he achieved aing Green Club and distribution of "Closing Day," Kowloon Bowl-

as com-

before God and man in killing the wider fame and PeRegular) Divi Prizes.

monster who ruined a girl of his country,

court,

madder of the oth sion, and was subsequently pro- mated to an Army Corps in the Blow Against: Human Trafic."

division he was esteemed for his "I could not think any duty more absolute sangfroid and liked for the clear," he exclaimed to a crowded courtesy and consideration he show- "than that the wicked shoulded even to the humblest subaltern be punished and taught to respect or private. the motherhood of women and that If he had a fault it was ten society should be made aware of the deney to speechmaking, but this was cancerous evil corroding the very a vice so common among generals vical parts and that the State should that it attracted no special atten- be made aware of the existence of tion. None the less, if we ever have very widespread organisation another war, it might be noted by being carried on under ita very the War Ofee that no one really ncae, ever eluding its keen eyes-likes being told beforehand that be the beastly human traffic, relie of will die like a hero the very next barbarous times and a disgrace to Wednesday. civilised government."

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The girl is a great granddaughter of Sir Jamg Bahadur, late Maharaja of Nepal.

The Crown Prosecutor, in asking for a verdict, of guilty of murder, quoted historic examples of murder from high motives and instanced that of Brutus killing Caesar.

Impassioned Defence; "This Reptile."

Mr. Langford James, India's Mer- shall Hall, made an impassioned.de- mand to the jury for the acquittal of the accused.

Ap Helpful General.” Congreve was in many respects the ideal of regular soldier-so fearless and so considerate.

The visits of ősi, dlzinjatifi, gon erals to the front for were is tar ror. His appearances were a real pleasure. He did not come to find fault, but to help. He would say,

Now have you any special difficul ties to contend with in this sector ?"

and he would reply, "Well, if I One would propound a problem, were you, I would do this-but, of course, you are in command here, and must make up your own mind. He described graphically the kid-How Do I Get Into The Grater." napping and sale of the girl to Hira Lal, and the indescribable outrages and drunken orgies at his house.

"The accused, seeing a young and beautiful girl, descendant of the Royal Family of Nepal, brutally outraged, determined to kill this ruotile. He meant to inflict severe punishment.

I deny that the murder of Hira Lal is a menace to Indian society, which is better for his removal.

In the retaking of the trenches at Hooge in August, 1815 writes a cor- respondent), I saw him in action. He came strolling up to AN 130-

healthy second line rench, about 200 yards behind the firing line, in the recaptured territory, which I was holding.

The

After a genial chat about bdrying. the dead, he asked, And now, how do I get into the crater?" landscape at the time was being I submit that the jury could not promiscuously dotted with whizz convict a boy inspired by the high-bangs and to get to the crater in- est motives of murder.

volved walking up the Menin road ever the skyline in plain view of the enemy, and then dropping down animous verdict of not guilty of about sixty yards, murder; by a small majority guilty of attempted murdar; and 20- animous verdict of guilty of the third charge; peculiar to the Indian Penal Code, of causing grievous hart with a deadly weapon."

The jury, to whom the Judge put three charges, brought in a

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They, strongly recommended him to mercy.

The judge sentenced accused to eight years rigorous imprisonment.

PRINCE GEORGE AS A DANCER.

SHOREDITCH GIRLS' STORIES

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Tea dances: „H.K. Hotel, Hotel Savoy, King Edward Hotel and Cafe Parisien, 4.30 p.m.

3rd Ordinary annual meeting ton," Mias Violet Varnals, sister of Hong Kong and Territorial Estates, the Mayor of Shoreditch, told the Ltd.,, St. George's Building, 230

The band p.. Berning Standard. outpaced us for a moment, but he laughed, and after a second's (details in sports column daily). hesitation we carried on dazeing

Tea Dance: E.K. Hotel, Hotel again. He danced with a number Savoy, King Edward Hotel, and of girla, for two hours altogether." Cate Parisien, 4.30 p.m.

One girl with whom the Prince danced was Miss Willing

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Dinner dance, Cafo Parisien, p.m.

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H.K. Philharmonic Society pro: sent H.M.S. Pinafore," "Theatre Royal, 130 p.m.

Football: H.K.F.C. Reserves v. University, Clab ground, Happy Valley, 6 p.m.

Baseball Association nnual meeting, American, Con-

Dianer dance, Cafe, Parisien, p.m.

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