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Hong Kong Weekly Press

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THE HONG KONG" WEEKLY PRESS,

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THE FULL REPORT OF MINISTER'S VISIT TO CANTON.

The speeches made at the various public func- tions held on Shamcen and in Canton, City, attended by all prominent Chinese and British residents, were significant of the changed attitude towards foreign interests in South China,

The prospects of peace, friendly co-operation and a steady trade revival are better now than they have been at any time during the past three years.

All business-men, at Home, interested in Far

Eastern trade, will be glad to read of the" rapprochement between Hong Kong and" Kwangtung. Send them copies of the WEEKLY PRESS which deals with the situation in all its aspects.

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YOUNG BRIDE'S FATE.

PALMER FOUND GUILTY.

MANSLAUGHTER VERDICT.

SAIGON RICE MARKET.

PRICES UNCHANGED.

MODERATE ENQUIRY FROM EUROPE.

The Compagnie de Commerce After a trial lasting five days, de Navigation d'Extrême-Oriaat in Charles Jackson. Palmer, aged 30, their report dated Saigon, Febru

medical electrician, of Upper ary 23rd, state: Our market is Brook-street, W., was found guilty (steady and the prices remain up- of the manslaughter of Mrs. Elsie changed. Alice Goldsmith, aged 21, wife of a retired naval paymaster.

The Lord Chief Justice postpon ed sentence.

The Far Eastern markete con- tinue to look on." but there is a moderate enquiry from Europe.

For brokens the tendency remains firm

MARCH 2nd, 1928.

MORE CABLES BEING SENT.

AN INDEX OF TRADE PROSPERITY

RECENT REDUCTION OF CHARGES.

The big strides made by wireless have threatened the cable form of transmission, and in consequence cable prices are being everywhere lowered. The American trafic has beer particularly affected and the reduced prices are an endeavour to regain some lost ground. Although the cable rates are not "generally lower than those charged for wire less the greater certainty claimed for the submarine cable enables it

Mrs. Goldsmith died at Palmer's establishment on. November 21st The total amount of rice export- shortly after her return from hered from January 1st to February is 184.660.370 tons against haneymoon in France. The defence 15th was that she died under electrical 136,850497 cons in 1987.

We quote to-day White Saigon to hold its own except where the treatment for nervous debility. rice No. 23 per cent. brokena charges are much heavier than for The case for the Crown was that round grain: Hong Kong $0.60 per wireless. Telegrams from here to she was in a certain condition and picul of 134 lba. Lob. Saigon: Europe are, however, actually ile. 3d per cwt. fo.b. Saigon cheaper than radio under the new that her death was due to

Yen 7.15 per picul of 34 lbs. f.o.b.scale. injection given for an illegal pur Saigon.

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White Saigon rice No. 2 silted Palmer, continuing his evidence, Japan quality Hong Kong $3.13

per picul of 134 lba. f.o.b. Saigon said he had obeyed the regulations. 5d. per cwt. fo.h Saigon in his Loodon County Council | Yen 6.00 per picul a 134 lbs. f.o.b licence-that the door of his aur Saigon. gery should not be locked during treatment of patient.

He applied current from sa in- duction coil on Mrs. Goldsmith. The machine could produce a voltage when the patient was in circuit up to 80. When the patient was not in circuit it might be 2,800

volts.

When Mrs. Goldsmith first called on him on November 11th she ex- plained that she had been extreme ly depressed for some time, and asked if he could relieve her ner rous condition. It was arranged that she should have electrical treatment, and he told her that bis fees were £2 23. for the 'first-treat- ment and El la, for each subsequent visit. The treatment took about twenty minutes.

Minute To Decide. The Lord Chief Justice (Lord Hewart): How long did you take to make up your mind that this was a case for electrical treatment -About a minute.

And when she had disrobed suffi- ciently you proceeded at once to apply the treatment 7-Yes, after she had told me her symptoms.

On November 21st he gave Mrs. Guldsmith treatment similar to that on her previous visit. It lost- ed about twenty minutes and as he got towards the end of it the seemed to get sudden cramp, partly sit up, and then lie back and looks rather faint. He switched off the current and got some aromatic ammonds.

She did not revive, and be rau upstairs to see if a doctor was stil! there with his wife. He found that the doctor had gone, so he tried ar- tificial respiration without effect.

"Note The Time."

Palmer was describing his efforts to get a doctor when Lord Hewart Interposed and asked Palmer to note the.. time-11.34 a.m." "I wish to call attention to the time for a reason

(which will subsequent- ly appear," he added.

Mr. Samuels, defending: Did you at any time know that Mrs. Goldsmith was in a certain condi- tion -I did not.

Did you ever make any injee- nion 7-Never.

Cross-examined by Mr. Percival Clarke, prosecuting, Palmer said he did not give Mra Goldsmith to understand that the fee was £50. He promised to bend her a receipt for her £30 but he did not do so.

Mr Clarke: Have you any doubt now that the real object of that young woman in visiting you was to get rid of her pregnancy ↑ -Yes, I have.

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The Bumming Up. Lord-Hewart in his summing up to the jury emid: "You are not trying Mr. Norman Birkett, and when you listened to that remark able and brilliant speech full of so much earnestness, pathos, and that it would be almost a breach a eloquence you might think at times

of a moral duty not to accept the argument that was being made. But your task and my task is to examine this case according to the evidence."

The two principal reasons why many firms prefer to transact im portant business by cable are the greater secrecy and the greater accuracy, and it is understood from enquiries at the Great Northern Telegraph Company in Hong Kong that their receipts are increasing month by month.

A number of firms who for some tims refrained from giving them their business, are now returning to them.

Some of the reductions in cable

charges just announced are very startling. For instance there is a

cents cut per word from here to San Francisco, from 81.90 to $1.70;

word, from $3.90 to $2.05. to New York a reduction of 13 cents

"The amount of telegraphic busi ness done is a barometer of trade

and the fact that business is in creasing here at a quite uausual rate augurs well for the trade pros- pects of the Colony.

BATTERSEA'S MYSTERY

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dramatic interruption on the pre- Lord Hewart then explained his vious day when, during Palmer's evidence, he said to him. "Look at the clock-11.34 a.m." The hus band in his evidence, said the judge had stated that when Palmer informed him of his wife's death ALL QUIET WITH ONLY ONE he asked if she was really gone and if Palmer could bring her round.

I waited, and 1 am sure you waited to hear what questions this youthful husband, married two months before, then put to Paliner about this tragic death

OCCUPANT

Peace has descended on the house in Eland road, Batterson, S. W., wherein the throwing of coal and sodu, the falling of furniture and crockery, and other disturbances

of Iris young bride, Not a ques-harp created so much interest, says tion. Palmer did not tell him the various steps which had pro- deeded from 5.30 to 8 o'clock, nor did Mr. Goldsmith ask.

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Lord Hewart's Question. And when Palmer evidence, I waited again to hear what he would have to say upon that matter. Palmer went into the witness-box shortly before the close of Wednesday.

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a copy to hand of a London paper. Mr. Heary Robinson, an invalid of 80, his son, Mr. Frederick Robiz- son, who was last work taken to hospital for observation, Mr. Frederick Robinson's two sisters, and his 14-years-old nephew Peter have left the house. A third sister," Miss Lillah Robinson, sleeps there and has visited it daily

Now the disturbances have al- most entirely erased.

The only peculiar event report- ed is the throwing of a piece" of soda across the kitchen on Satur day night. This, however, may have been thrown into the kitchen from the garden.

He went into the witness-box again

(Thursday) yesterday

his morning, and he evidence with deliberation: There was no hurry, but it was got until 11.34, & complete, hour after he had been in the box that he reached and disposed of the in- terview with the husband.

Not one word to contradict the statement of the husband that he did not tell him what was being done, what had been done dur ing the period when the wife was in that consulting room, and not a word to contradict the states ment that the husband asked no questiona

I pointedly invited Palmer to look at the clock. A whole hour had gone by, the detail of the case up to that point had been set out with elaboration, and as he was leaving that incident I invited him to look at the time, Lord Hewart said that they wore Lord Hewart: Have you any told that sometimes when people doubt after her husband'a evidence died it was difficult to assign the that this young woman ardently cause of death. desired to avoid having a baby 3-smith had died in a tea shop or an I have no doubt of that.

omnibus it might be very different, And do you tell the jury acd me but here was a young woman who that nevertheless she said nothing is lying on a sofa with her under- about it to you 1-8he never men clothes removed. She has paid at tioned it to, me,

least £30 to the medical electrician who is attending her, and there is

Palmer said he tried artificial respiration for about 15 or 20 minutes after Mrs Goldsmith's col- lapse.

Lord Hewart: And during that time never by bell, telephone, or otherwise did you take any steps to get anybody else into that room -

ue concentrating entirely on artificial respiration."

Mrs. Brackenbury, the cheerful young friend of the family who slept in the house one night and stayed there on the following day, tolka Daily Mail reporter that she had neither seen or heard any thing peculiar.

NO WEDDING AFTER 30 YEARS' COURTING.

"CREDULOUS" PLAINTIFF.

LEICESTER, Feb. 1st. The breaking off of a courtship which had lasted thirty years was the cause of an action at Leicester Assizes yesterday, when Mise Annie Mille, a shopkeeper, of Leicester If Mrs. Gold-sued Frank Jesson, a wheelwright

also of Leicester, for a thousand pounds damages for breach of promise.

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THE "GREATER DRAW."

Mr. Fred Terry, the manager, recently claimed damages from Variety Theatres Controlling The story of a bell that sounded Company, Ltd, for their refusal after a tragedy in the dark belfry to allow Mr. Terry's company to of Mitcham Farish Church was told perform at the Portsmouth Hippo- ta an Evening Standard repre-drome for a week in April 1928. sentative.

Mr. Terry was cross-examined by Mr. Doughty, K.C., for the de lence.

Mr. Terry intended to give Sweet Nell of Old Drury," in Mr. Henry King, sidesman at which be played the part of the church, searched for his 27 Charles II., but he was kept in year-old son, Stanley, one of the London by an illness and the bellringers, who had not returned theatre management declined to at- bome. It was known that the belt cept Mr. Frank Royde as his sub- ringer had been in the tower at statute. They contended they were Mr. Loseby, for the plaintiff, said tending to the ropes. The father entitled to have an actor of equal he was afraid he had to admit that climbed the stone spiral staircase standing and drawing power to his client was somewhat credulous to the ringing chamber.

Mr. Terry. and stupid. Miss Mills, who was When Mr. King reached the room fifty, met Jenson, who was Alty-" three, in 1997, and they became he found his son dead,, hanging She with a bell rope twisted round his engaged the following year,

neck, agreed to postpone the marriage

No other person was present in then because Jerou said his father Detective-Inspector Hester said would cut him out of his will if the chamber.. Below the boys of the

Do you know that the theatre. there were no previous convictions. be married. When his father died church choir were practising.

Beveral people living rear the prices are doubled in order that Palmer was a married man within 1810 she again agreed to post-

church state that shortly after 5 people may see you 7—And my com- an invalid wife. There wAS DO pone it because his sister was very.

p.m. they heard one of the bells pany doubt that for some years past he 11. When the sister died in 1917

strike æverali, noteṛ.. had conducted a genuine business she once again agreed to postpone

The father, who conducts a boys' as a medical electrician among it because, they could not marry on

war rationa Jesson broke it off club in Westfield-road; Mitcham, well-to-do people, and until fifteen or eighteen months ago nothing de- last year, and was now courting a stated:- rogatory was heard about ban. Since then there was reason to be- lieve he had been a party to per- forming illegal operations

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younger woman,

Mr. Doughty You agree that your name is a very great draw in the provinces-1 hope

In some circumstances Mr. Terry thought the name of his wife, Miss Julia Neilson, was a greater draw than his own in the provinces.

Mr. Justice Rowfatt said he As Stanley had not returned i There were not many letters to when I set out to go to the boys would give judgment on Monday.

Once club, I thought I would look in the cause the jury amusement. Jesson wrote Bring me a pair belfry to see if he was still there. The gas was burning in the ring. of boote-for-a-present

Mr. Justice Sankey Carpet when I reached the next floor

ing room. the suspicions slippers.are usual thing.

(Laughter.) may pag

Is that answer yes on no-No Frank William Reid, a member of the Institute of Electmeal En cers, said the electrical mahine used on Mrs. Goldsmith was cap able of giving severe shocks,

Such a machine might throw a man off his legs or from a couch, and it was capable of raising the body-of a sixteen-stone man 120 It was the custom of the LC.C. times in a minute. He could not to visit such premises once a year,

the recall auch a machine causing the but owing to death of a patient.

Palmer's premises had been visited Mr. Norman Birkett, K.C., de frequently during the past year. fending, submitted that the case Asked if he had anything to say, against Palmer had broken down Palmer, speaking in clear tones, in every vital particular."

| said, "I am not guilty of this Mr. Percival Clarke, replying charge.

I discovered the tragedy. My dead

Mr. Loseby: He wrote once tellson was facing me, with one of the ing her to be careful, as there was tapes round his neck.

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a lot of emapox about and it I rushed acroes to the vicarage, would kill him if anything hap-opposite. The vicar, the Rey. C. A. pened to ber.

Finch, went back with me and help for the Crown, said that this young Lord Hewart said the jury had Mr. Henderson, for the defened me to remove my son."

evidencedant, add he had not had time to Mr. King's son was unmarried.") woman wanted to be rid of a child convicted

We au enthusiastic omn and the evidenon clearly showed which was so clear.as to be quite consider the case properly, and the He she was operated on illegally by overwhelming. It approached the Judge adjourned it till next Aspanologist and had borne ringer Palaber.

certainty of a mathematical de-sizes, saying "Two months won at Mitcham Parish Church for

about five years. Imonetration.

matter after all this time."

(Continued on nézt Column.)

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