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'WHISKY SERVED IN TEA-CUPS."

ALLEGATIONS ABOUT A WEST END CLUB.

Allegations that people were in- duced by waiters to bay champagne

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, JANUARY 9, 1931.

DOCTOR UNMASKS IRISH FREE STATE.

POISONER.

TELEGRAM THAT MEANT

DEATH.

Dr. Morris Stcker, the man who

played the leading part behind the

NINE YEARS OF HOME

RULE.

Dublin. Decriber 8 WAS the ninth anniversary of the Treaty and a fit occasion to try to seo in

true perspective how we stand and

these anxious years, writes the

BRITAIN'S BID FOR AIR TROPHY.

MACHINES OF 1929 IN SCHNEIDER, RACE,

It is understood that n com- promise will be reached, between .

the Royal Atro Club and the Air Great Britain will defend her title in the Schneider Trophy rags this coming summer.

M.P. WITH A POLEAXE.

PLEA FOR MERCY IN THE ABATTOIR.

HUMANE KILLING CONFLICT.

at 'n West End club were made at scenes in unmasking the murderer what has been accomplished during Ministry which will mean that House of Commons agreed to give Marlborough-street Police Court when an application was made for The Chez Oncle Club, of Dean-strect, W, to be struck off the register.

James Patrick, Walsh, of Upper Porchester-street,, W.; Eileen Waldı

of three women twenty-eight years ago, recently told the story of his part in bringing the crimiant to justice broke silence for the first time.

The murderer mus Soverino Klo

Dublin correspondent of the Sun- day Times.

".

Anybody who has” lived. through

the succesive waves. of pessimism. this period will roadly remember

It is probable that, in the event of the Government refusing ta

and Dora Segar, of York House, sowski, alias George Chagiman, and At one time the rebels were said shoulder the entire expense of the some years by the R.B.P.C.A.

Theobald's-road, W.C., were sum moned for selling intoxicating liquor without a licence on thre dates and for supplying liquor at the club during prohibited hours an nine dates.

James Walsh and Eileen Walsh word aleq summoned for keeping the club for the purpose of gaining between Septeraber 3 and October 30.

Only Patrick Walsh and Dorn Segar, appeared. It was pointed out that although Eileen Waleh was Walsh's wife they had been separat

ed for some time, so that he could not say whether the summons had beon scrved.

Walsh and Segar pleaded not guilty and a warrant against Eileen Walsh was granted.

At 3's.m.

Mr. E. B. Knight (prosecuting) snil that he proposed to proceed on the asimmonses for selling during prohibited hours;`

In

one of the women he poisoned was his wife.

contest, a three-party, agreement

renched.

Members of all parties in the

a second reading to the Slaughter of Animals Bill which provides for the humane and scientific slaughter of animals on lines, advocated for

But this does not mean that the to be so firmly established, physic-between the Royal Aoro Club, air.Bill will reach the Statute Book, ally and morally, in the country plane and engine manufacturers,

Mr. Arthur Greenwood (Minister of that we were doomed to years of and the Air Ministry, will ne disorder. It would be impossible,

Health), while agreeing there was a many said, for a home government

growing volume of public opinion in. to take extreme measures against amounted to nearly £30,000 in the mentary time for the Bill, and sug- The bears financial binden, which favour of legislation, made it clear their recent comrades. in aring. Yet last contest two years ago, will be gested that those interested in its that he could not promise Parlia

the impossible was done, and in divided between the three parties. Gims should seek to arrive at a one case an intimate friend of The Air Ministry will probably would make it more or lesa non- greater basis of agreement that Minister, who only a few months, furnish the pilots and the machines controversial. It was in this consulting room at before figured prominently in the which were used in the last rhée. the back of his house that Dr. latter's wedding group, was excrut-These machines are still believed to Stoker, more than a quarter of "ed. This act required a high sense be easily the fastest seaplanes in century ago, pieced together the of personal courage and public mystery elements of the deaths of duty, and marked a turning point two, of Chapman's victims.

Dr. Stoker still carries on his practice in New Kent Road, and it a cupboard of his consulting room in a small bottle with the seal still attached to it which figured pro minently in the trial of one of the most remarkable criminals of the

century.

Lalong the rond to law and order.

This is Chapman, as Dr. Stoker

Over the Financial Fence. still vividly remembers him: "A

When civil authority became most plausible maa--the very last established, finance was the text map in the world you would sus-diminishing returns and inability to insuperable obstacle. A perid of pect of being the author of such horrow were freely predicted as the heartless crimes.

rocks on which the State would founder. Our flesh was made to creep at the prospect of foreigh financiers carrying the country at in pledge as security, after the high rates and holding the Customs

manner of some bankrupt South American State,

Fiendish Poisoner. "I can set him now, broken with distress at the illness of his wife, urging me to spare no trouble or expense to get well again the

love so dearly, yet all the time he woman he outwardly professed to was secretly, slowly, and fiendishly

"Q December 3," he said, spector Atkinson intered the club With the inspector was unable to with other officers at 11.5. To begin stmin nny intoxicating liquor. Laler, at 215 a.m., eight persons came in who appeared to be Ameri-} poisoning !" eans, and one of them had a talk with Mrs, Walsh. She said, As this is my birthday, you can have a drink.

"From that time onwards, until about 3.15, champagne was served and other intoxicating liquor to everyone who wanted them.

All this is now forgotten, and, indeed, it is in this the more remarkable. We have respect that the recovery has been

carried through a revolution, paid and repaired the damage of our civil war, spent some ten million ca fresh developments, and our one year's income. At the moment, "Even when det to-day only amounts to about our 6 per cent. National Load stands at 101, our 43 per cent. Loan at 077, agd, what is even more reassuring, we are a last able to raise money readily at home on Government issues,

th world.

Two Challenges. France and Italy have challenged Great Britain. Entries, have been made for four machines, from each to be the same as in the Solent in country, and the course, is expected 1020.

..

The debate revealed considerable

no doubt that humano mechanical disagreement.

Bone inumbers insisted there was

killers 'caused less suffering than the poleaxe or the knife. Others denied there was adequate proof of this, and proposed. referring the a Select Committee for matter to thorough investigation.

The most traders, it was stated, were prepared to accept the Bill as far as the slaughter of the larger animals was concerned. But the bacon curers were not in favour of using the proposed methods for the slaughter of pigs.

The Royal Air Force have since the last contest" maintained a high-speed flight which has been in continuous training at Felix-

Colonel T. C. Moore. (Con., Ayr) sowe under Squadron Leader held up a poleaxe and a mechanical Orlebar, who holds the world's killer while arguing that although speed record.

the former might be effective in the The four, seaplanes two Super-hands of the expert, the latter was

Schneider Trophy team in 1920 are marine Rolls-Royce and two Glos for more merciful in the hands of ter Napier which comprised the

the learner. still in service and ready to defend Great Britain's supremacy in the

nir.

Dr. Stoker said Chapunan never lost his nerve. went to him and said I would like to make a post-mortem, he did not raise the slightest objection.. He must have known-Jiccause he had a certain amount of medical know- ledge-that the game was un, and It was found that not only was yet all he said was, Very well, do champagne served by waiters, but everything you think proper."", the waiters induced people to buy Dr. Stoker found traces of irrita it and consume it.

tion in the woman's stomach, and "There is an attendant outside he sent some of the contcnta the the door to the street. This atten-clinical research laboratory to bach ten has been removed altogether." win seeme almost certainly. dant first of all inquires of anyone analysed.. who wants admission, and if hos Batisfied about the person they can go in People generally go there in partics,

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"Inside the door there is another one with an aperture in it. Mrs Walsh sits behind the inside door and anybody who wants to enter is examined by Mrs. Walsh through the aperture.

"If Thought Sate --" There is no question of member ship at all.

"Then the person entering the club goes into a big room fitted as a club with a bar at one end and

It has been officially suggested that the Government might loan the machines to be flown by" approved four Royal Air Force high-speed pilotą" not connected with the

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A Sheep's Head.

Mr. W. J. Wormersley (Con.. Grimsby) retaliated by producing the head of a sheep which, he said, was punctured in three places, by a humano killer before the animal was killed by a polcaxe.

Tinally, on the understanding that only an agreed bill would reach the Statue Book, the Rov, Gordon Lang (Lab., Oldham) withdrew an amendment that the Bill should be referred to a Select Committee, and it was rend a second time without

to'

division.

SUSPECTED SMUGGLER.

BOAT-WOMAN FINED,

The Rehaoider Trophy has been won by Great Britain for two successive yours, and, with a third consecutive victory, the most famous flying award in the world will become "Great Britain's per- man ni property. Considerable pressure is being This result has been accompanied, brought to bear on the Air Ministry and possibly assisted, by remission by the flying men of this country, in taxation. Income-tax has been who feel strongly that the trophy reduced from es, to 3s., the duty should be defended this year, when

and during these years the total remission in taxation amounts to the least achievement has been to some fifteen million pounds. Not keep unemployment insurance on a proper insurance basis, and even

A Chinese bant-woman, who was time had come to act, and he did fund...

Dr. Stoker then know that the reduce the contributions to the value, since, without flying man who J. D. Nowill, D.S.O.. B.N., at the This, it is pointed out, is of little yesterday charged before Comdr. so quickly.

It must not be imagined that this have been trained over a long Marine Court with failing to take "I went to the police station in has been an easy task. Many peried to handle these dificult out a licence for her fishing boat, machines, it would be unless to and also with failure to carry a the Borough," he said, and gava popular economics have been neces the inspector all the details. We say, Old Age Pensions and school enter the contest,

bright white light at the foremast had several secret talks after this, duced, and at the present incment teachers' salaries have been re-

head of the boat, was fined $5 on and finally came the arrest of Chap the Minister of Finance is taking a

Leach count. mah just as the Coronation proces-firm stand against an agitation to sion was passing bia house "

#lay the automatic adjustment of Civil Service salaries in accordance with the cost of living index.

delivered at Dr. Etoger's surgery- A few days later a telegram was it spelt Chapman's doorn in two words Arsenie found P

TRAGEDY OF A BROKEN FRIENDSHIP;

there, if alcoholic liquor is being WOMAN "DIES FOR LOVE." gorved, it can be übtained.” Some- times it is found that only fruit cup is being served, and until it is thought quite pafa alcoholis liquor is not served. If there is any danger they wait until it is over before serving any champagne, brandy, whisky or wine."

Wiss Administration,

Service.

r

ARMISTICE DAY IN

LONDON....

THE CENOTAPH SERVICE.

The Colonial Secretary kindly

Defendant, who pleaded guilty on both charges, said that she had only bought the boat recently and that the light had been blown out by the wind.

Sergeant Willowx told his Wor- ship that the defendant was hand- In arriving at our present posi-forwards us the following copy of ed over to him by Revenue Officer tiou, the minimum violence has been a despatch from the. Secretary of Humphrey, who said that at about done to the Constitution, or to the State for the Colonies, regarding 10 p.m. on Wednesday he stopped fres operation of popular govern- the ceremony held at the Cenotaph, defendant on board with a man who inent, or to the established process London, on the anniversary of was said to be a fuki. A search on A young woman found dead in of law. On occasions it has been Armistice Day, 1930:—

the boat revealed seven huge jars, bed in a Southend boarding house eccasary to take special powers to Sir,With reference to my tele- which apparently had recently On October 24, Mr. Knight said, was identified as Misa Annio E. supersede local bodies which had gram of the 21st of October, I bave contained Chinese wine. The be entry was obtained by another Mowatt, aged twenty-eight, of Hart-pot into difficulties, and administer the honour to inform you that a haviour of both persons was very officer with five friends at 1.28 a.m.ington Road, St. James' Street, by commissioners under direct con- Service, on the lines adopted in suspicious and it looked as if the While they were there two couples

Walthamstow. :

trol of the central Government. previous years, was held at the hont, which was a converted fishing | went out, and one of those persona The landlady found Miss Mowatt

But this practice has only been Cenotaph on Armistice Day, Tues-boat, was a smuggler. might be regarded as a police dad with a bottle of disinfectant temporary, and in moat cases popu-day, the 11th of November.

by her side. She had only engaged the mom for a -night. -

officer."

Mrs. Walsh-anw them out of the premises, and after that champagne was served. This went on until 4.50, when the room was cleared and people left.

Whisky Allegation,"

"Whisky, "he said," is not served in glassen, but is brought in teacups with saucers, and there is a craam jug and a sugar basin.

One evening jugs of fruit drink were put on tables, and customers were told that they must pour the fruit oup into their glasses so that if the police came they would find only fruit drink in the glasses."

Observation showed that these people were selling intoxicating liquor very freely at an exorbitant price. There glasses of whisky cost 18e. A bottle of champagne which cost 12 was sold for £2 105. People went in there purely with the object of obtaining liquor.

Every effort had been made by Miss Mowatt to hide her identity. and the only clue was the portrait of a young man found in her hand bag. On the back of the portrait was written an address, which led to the discovery of her identity..

The couple had been friendly until about two weeks ago, when the friendship was broken off. She had been broken-hearted ever since, and left, home..

Her father said to a Press repre- schitalive:

"Sho must have gone to South. end in the hope that she would not be identified, and so save us pain.

"But there is no doubt in my mind that she killed herself for love,"

lar control is now re-established. 2. His Majesty the King, accom

in the ease of Dublin, the change panied by Their Royal Highnesses is not generally welcomed by the the Prince of Wales, the Duke of ratepayers, and the new Conpora York, and Prince Arthur of Con- tion which is now in action pro- naught, attended the Service and mises to be little different to its each laid u wreath on the Ceno- predecessors.

taph. I had the privilege of laying a wreath on behalf of the, Govern- I ments and the peoples of tho Colonies and Dependencies.

3. The expenses incurred in the purchase of the wreath, including the contribution, to Earl Haig's Fund for Distressed Ex-Service Men, have been apportioned equally Colonics and Dependencies in the aniongst the public funds of the

accounts of the Crown Agents for

I have the honour to be, Sir, Your most obedient, humble. servant, PASSFIELD.

A Young Men's Government. It may be asked how it has beca possible at a time of world unrest and economic depression to make such gratifying and rapid progress, The explanation lies parily in the circumstances of the time, and tips. The Government is composed partly in the nature of the Opposi

of young men cast up by revolu. tion. The dangerous and seemingly the Colonies, impossible task could only be ae- complished by resolute action. Things in the early years were too critical to admit of compromise and electoral tactics, which seem to be- come the practice of most" old and comfortably established govera. ments. They had to make decisions She saw the police offiers and regardless of consequences, and There was a very great deal of recognised them, and screamed times were too dangerous to ponderhe years of ofles, but this should drunkenness, Mr. Knight said, and There is a raid. Clear the stuff on political reactions,

They thus away. She ran away into the club acquired in early years an indiffer not belittle a very real sohjove- There was pandemonium...

and the police followed. ence to popularity and a directness ment. The pessimiste now point to of action which have overcome dif the next election with gloomy por. It is probably the most se sous enthedes poltinnxious time the country has had Then again, the Opposition has to Lace Bince ervil war, tépked" and

an restored. Yet-there-in- pilered at fir a clear field and order Wis later a very futile resistance. every reason to hope that even if

drunken people were scent to leave the plaer holped by attendants. If the people were too drunk they were take lick into the club.

Si

catered the premiss on October 30 t1.301m Thỏ businem of the chub really started at 1.30. After that time the people began to come. On reaching the first door they eau Mrs Walsh sitting behind a second door.

(Continued at foot of rext column.),

room

Downing Street,

The inspector made his presence ficulties that might well have dis. Lent.

Are Frearsollendether part lare about the club. He pointed in the liquor and he did not deny it

ne intoxicating liquor,

Mna. Walsh was not seen by the

20th November, 1939,

the Government does, change, as it A Look Ahead.

| must do some day, our new rulers. Fortune has certainly been kind, I will lie 'saved from reckless conduct police, and it was believed that she and the Government has had a large by the traditions established by cscaped out of the window and on massure of good luck during its their predecessors, coupled with a to the roof..

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