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NEWS FROM CHINA

CLEANING UP THE REDS

General Chiang's Statement

Wuchang. Oct. D. The necessity of expediting the anti-Communist campaign W8.5 emphasised by General Chiang Kai Shek exclusively to Reuter and he hoped that the task would be com- picted LS quickly as possible. Klangsi, where the most important points are held by the Reds, will be occupied within a month and the whole of the situation will be cleared up before the end of the year.

The Generalissimo ridiculed, ru- mours of imminent civil war.......... Reuter,

MISSIONARIES.

CAPTURED

By Communists In Kweichow

CANTON NEWS AND NOTES

Danger Of Air Raids

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 10, 1934.

CRIMINAL APPEAL

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tioned in the Crown's opening and that she was unable to give evid- ence, would it hot have been a fair thing to appellant if the Chief Justice discharged the jury and ordered a new trial? The jury. having heard what Mary Fine would say, evidence which im ¡From Our Spectai Correspondent)plicates appellant with the crime, must have been prejudiced against Canton, Oct. 9.

appellant. Her evidence Was really the link between the crime and accused. A judge has the power of discretion in ordering a new trial and in this case his dis- cretion should have been to dis- charge the jury and order'a new trial.

Ten squads of the Ten-Men League will be "mobilized” to- morrow to acquaint the public. with the necessity of aerial de- fence. Lectures will be delivered to the people advising them to contributę, money to buy aeroplanes, anti-aircraft guns and other weapons.

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These alarm-spreading speakers will conduct their campaign for seven days and will visit all parts of the city. Propaganda leaflets have been prepared for the bene- ft of merchants, who are to be

impressed with the danger of aerial

bombardments.

Similar campaign is going on in the richer counties. The Ten-Men League has sent agents there to tell the people the meaning of serial Warfare and defensive mea- sures for the protection of life and Froperty.

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"Savings" Associations

In an official report, Mr. Lau Ping Kong, Municipal Commission- er" of Finance, stated that the ! L'Epargne Francais - Chinoise Peiping. Oct. 9. Advices from Chungking state (Franco-Chinese Savings Associa- that three missionaries of the tian), is permitted to China Inland Mission belonging

business in Canton after paying to Chenyuan and Kweichow were for six months to

security amounting to its income the Muni- captured by Communists in Klu- chow (Lachuanping), 30 miles cipal Bureau of Finance. The na eastward of Kwelynang. The capture of their business is such that tives are an Australian, named A. cash security is required. Hayman, Miss Gemblen believed to

be an American, and a Swiss, R.

"A. Bosshardt.

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The International Savings So- clety of Shameen is permitted to resume business after purchasing

"My last ground is that the

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SHOOTING IN WANCHAI ADVERTISEMENTS. ADVERTISEMENTS,

Japanese Committed To The Sessions

• Ikuzo Nomura, a Japanese, was committed to stand bis „trisi at the next Criminal Sessions by Mr. Hamilton at Central Magis- tracy yesterday on two tharges of (a) having discharged a shot from a shot-gun into No. 87, Jaffee Road, top floor intending to Mr. Hotta, Mrs. maim, disfigure or disable the fallowing persons: Hotta, Tomeyo Matsushita, Mrs. Nomura, and three children. and (b) with being In possession of one shot gun and 18 cartridges without a licence from the Hon. Inspector General of Police.

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Mr. T. Murphy, assistant Director of Criminal Investigation, “ appeared for the prosecution, and Mr. Leo D'Almada e Castro, jnr. instructed by Mr. M. A. da Silva, was for the defence.

Mr. Hotta the occupier of the, had neither an arms nor a game house in question, stated that on ❘ license In September this year.

Mrs. H. Nome deposed of having the night of the shooting, Sep- "The whole question, particular-tember 12 he returned home at taken defendant's statements in ly in reference to this ground., 1911 p.m. At 1.15 am. he heard the reply to the two charges. not whether appellant is guilty or sound of a shot. The lights were regard to the first charge, not guilty. The main question is on at the time and there were defendant said:" "I didn't know whether he had, a fair trial,

four women and three children in what I had done. I had no inten- the house.

tion to do any harm to anybody At this stage some misunder- | in the above address." Mary Pine, was wrongfully ad- interpretation of witness's state-

witness, standing arose in regard to the In reply to the second charge, defendant said: "I admit I had. mitted and put. to the jury, No

ment, as a result of which his I did not know why I brought "It objection could be taken at the Worship remarked "I propose to over." trial because the defence was car-Inform the learned Registrar that ried out on the assumption that the interpreter in this case is Mary Pine was going to be called entirely unreliable.” to give evidence. In the absence

Gun In A Lorry, Continuing his evidence. Mr. burn's evidence was not adinis-Hotta said that he had just sible until the Crown had put be-finished his bath and was coming fore the Jury a "prima facle" case.

evidence of Mis. Fairburn in the absence of the Crown

of Mary Pine's evidence Mrs. Fair-

The evidence of Mrs. Fairburn with regard to the throwing of the two children could be classified as falling under the heading "similar act." Evidence of "similar

act cannot be given in any trial un- less the Crown has first of all made out a "prima facie case against appellant.

Mr. Lim quoted authorities in support of this ground, and con- cluded his case.

Members of the Evangelical Mistian off the Bund which is ac-interrupted his friend, Counsel for

a big new building on the reclama- sion at Tungen, North-east of cepted in lieu of cash deposit. Kwelyang, have reached Shucchow These two French "ravings" asso- safely.

clations were asked to suspend Reuter

business if they did not furnish I cash guarantee.

HUANG MU-SUNG

there for three days, returning to Lhassa on the 9th.

Two representatives, one from

Welcomed By Lamas the Tibetan lamas and the other

"have

from the Tibetan people, been despatched by the Ke-Hsia Nanking, Sept. 20. (Governing Council in Tibet), Gen- General Huang Mu-sung, Special éral Huang reports, to confer with Commissioner to Tibet, in a tele-his representatives regarding the gram from Lhassa, states that he date for the holding of a memor- paid a visit to the Chiäteng Shihlal service for the late Dalai Lama, (Monastery), situated 80 11 (about "temporal ruler" of Tibet, on whom 27 miles) from Lhassa, capital of a posthumous title will be con- Tibet. on the 6th inst, He was ferred by the National Govern- warmly welcomed by the Lamas ment.

of the Monastery, and remained Kuo Min.

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out of the kitchen when he heard.

the shot. He saw smoke but saw nothing withdrawn from the door Cross-examined. by Mr. D'A- mada, witness said that he had known the defendant for 16 years and had been out shooting with him but he could not say whether defendant fired from the left or right shoulder.

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THE CHINA LIGHT & POWER

||| CO. (1918) LTD.,

LOST CERTIFICATES NOS. 12111 AND 17961.

NOTICE.

NOTICE is hereby given that Mr. K. LUERING having re signed as Manager of the Company, on the S0rn SEPTEMBER, 1994, his Authority to sign or act on

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN behalf of the Company is now

that Certificates Nos. 18111 and 17281 for 50 and 10 shares number. ed, 94884 to 894383 and 1128002 to 1326011, respectively, registered in the name of HO TŠZE TAT have been reported LOST OR MISDAID and NOTICE IS HEREBY ALSO GIVEN that, unless the mid certi Boates are produerd at the Registered Office of the Company within this Notice, the aforesaid Certificates THIRTY DAYS from the date of

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course."

For THE CHINA LIGHT,& POWER CO. (1918), LTD, JOHN V. BRAGA,

Acting Secretary.

Hong Kong, 8th October, 1984.

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LADIES RECREATION CLUB, TENNIS

AN AMERICAN TOURNAMENT (Mixed Doubles) in Aid of the MINISTERING CHILDRENS "

LEAGUE

will be held at the L. R. C.

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 27th 1934

Commencing at 2.30 P.M.

-84.00 Per Couple Non-players $1.00 sach Including Tea. Entries should be sent to the Hon.

Secretary not later than October, 20th. Subscriptions may be paid to the No. 1 Boy, or at the Club House before play on the date of the Tournament.

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Case For A Jury This completed the case for the Crown, and Mr. D'Almada then addressed his Worship. He sub- mitted that the prosecution had to prove that the defendant had not produced sufficient evidence

any intention of doing the oc cupants of the house any harm. Evidence given by the prosecution, he said, had shown that the de-. fendant could have aimed at his sister-in-law or even his wife but Instead he shot at a wall at a on spot which was i foot & inches above the bed on which the women were lying. Wong Chuen, District watch-

He man No. 30, who arrested the de-

submitted that (1), the fendant. said that on the night shooting was an accident; (2) that Mr. Fraser's Speech

of the incident he was at Glou- the evidence produced by the Mr. Fraser opening his address cester Road near Ferwick Street prosecution showed that the de-

from the direction of Jaffee Road. that he apologised for having so frequently when he heard sounds of whistle fendant was in such a condition could not form any the Appellant.

He said that it He then saw défendant running specific intention and (3) was merely because so many things out of Jaffee Road carrying what there was ho evidence that the were attributed to his speech, appeared to him to be a gun on defendant had the intention

or disabling the which had no place there.

his back. He ran from east to maining. Continuing, Mr. Fraser said that west on open ground as far as cupants of the house. be freely admitted that there the side of the Seamen's Institute Mr. D'Almada quoted at length were two statements which he where he disappeared. Witness from the authorttles to support made in the opening which were followed him by way of Gloucester his arguments. not corroborated by the evidence. Road. Just as he was turning His Worship, however,, decided The points were (1) that the man into. Arsenal Street he say défen- to commit the defendant saying threw Mary Pine in and (2) that dont again but this time he had that it was not his duty to judge the man throw the others in. an overcoat on but no gun, Wit- the case, but to see if there was There was no direct evidence on i ness „ raz forward and arrested any reasonable evidence for the these points. Dealing with the hirm. On his person was found a case to go before the jury. first point raised by Mr. Lim to the effect that the case should have been withdrawn from the Jury, and that the verdict was against the weight of evidence, Mr. Fraser submitted authorities to show that it was not sufident to argue that the evidence only amounted to a weak case. He also quoted authorities to show that the Court of Criminal Appeal had laid down that they would not re-try any case on an issue of facts..

The appellant, said Mr. Fraser, had a motive for salcide as ad- duced from the letters produced by the Crown. The Court was re- minded that of all the adults who went into the nullah. the appel- lant was the only one who made .no attempt to get out. There was also evidence that he was hiding.

Mr. Lim protested that there

bandolier contairing cartridges.

of

OC-

"If I find that there is suff- Detective-Sergeant Lo Kwong cient evidence," said his Worship, deposed of having found the gun "on which it is possible that the in a military lorry on a vacant jury might convict then my duty ground near the Seaman's Inst!- is to commit. I am not judging tute, It

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over the wheel

concealed at the this case. On the other hand if

back of the lorry on the left side. I start to decide whether I think tucked between some Iron, bars the jury will or will not convict, It seems to me that I must be wrong because I am allocating to myself the duties which should fall on the judge and jury." ".

Sub-Inspector A. V. Baker, Σ charge of the licensing arms de partment, testified that defendant

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was no evidence that the appellant 3.15 p.m., Time signal from Big

was hiding, though he was stand- ing right up against the wall.

Ben, Chamber Music, a "pro- gramme of gramophone re-· cords..

WORLD SERIES BASEBALL

Cardinals Tie With The Tigers

New York, Oct. 8. St. Louis Cardinals made mat- 3.45 pm. An Instrumental recital.ters even with their rivals, De- 4.15 p.m., Time Signal from Green-troit Tigers in the World Baseball wich. A talk by Sir James series by winning the sixth game. Jeans.

Each side having Woo three games, the next, to be played, to- morrow will decide the issue.

With regard to the theory of the defence at the time of the trial, Mr. Fraser said that the difficulty of getting down the steps into the nullah, the co-incidence of three children being washed away 4.35 pm Musical programme by Phyllis Scott and John Rorke.

at the same time that two others

were thrown in, and the evidences-5.15 p.m., Kews Bulletin.

of the letters, all pointed to the one irresistible conclusion that the accused committed murder. 1

In connection with the submis- sion that the case should not have gone to the jury, Mr. Fraser said that the Court had no power to in- terfere with the discretion of the Trial Judge. He cited authorities to support his submission.

BERLIN PROGRAMME

9 p.m., Dja, Announcement (Ger-

man, English) German Folk Song Programme-forecast

English)

(German-

9.15 pm., Light Music 9.30 p.m.. Germany's leading Posi- tion in the sport of Gliding. Experiences and Renections on Gliding in other countries by Wolf Hirth

Counsel further mbmitted that the defence, had they so wished, could have applied for a postpone- ment of the cross-examine any witness who might have been absent through indisposition.

dorax to 8.45

The hearing will be continued on Thursday,

NILE BARRAGE

́ ́CONTRACT

London, Oct. 8. The contract for the work of strengthening the Assuft barrage: on the Nile has been awarded 'to' the British tra, John Cochran add Sons. The amount of the ton tract is £1017.462– British Wireless.

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The Cardinals won by 4 runs to 3, recording. ten hits and making two errota, while the Tigers scored seven hits and were responsible for a single error.

Paul Dean pitched for the Car- dinals and Schoolboy Rowe for the Tigers. In the fifth inning the

Cardinals scored two runs to lead

1. but the Tigers drew level in. the same inning only to see their rivals score the deciding run in the next inning.

p.m. News Bulletin (English) Mickey Cochran, manager for 10 pm, "Der Obersteiger" by Karl

Zeller Selections from the Detroit Tigers was taken to hospi- Operetta, The Johannes Mall-tal after being spiked during the

er Orchestra 11.15 p.m., News Bulletin (German) 11:30 p.m., Dances Tunes 12.15 am, News Bulletin (English) 12.30 am., Dia close down (Ger-

man, Engilah)

·PANCHEN LAMA'S RETURN

Shanghal, Oct. 8. The Anchin dama, Hu Tik Tu personal representative of the Pana chan Lama, left for Holi Kehr

game. An X-ray examination re- vealed that the injury is not seri- ous, but he will be handicapped in, to-morrow's game with a limp caused by a pulled ligament in the left knee-cAP.

Reuter

this morning aboard the as, Cosite Verde; bound to Lhassa to máke? kvadrenderita sfor # the Lam

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IN THE SUPREME COURT OF HONG KONG.

IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATES OF

JORGEN BRUEN. CHARLES WILLIAM FILDES

BOOKER "JOSEPH L. KNOPP,

FRIDTJ OF MANGSÚHOU,, BENEDETTO MARCHISIO AND RICHARD JOSEPH TYLER, DECEASEDS.

NT

TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN Section 38 of the Probates Ordinance that the Court has, by virtue of 1887 (No, of 1887), made an orders limiting the times for sending in claims to or against the above estates to the

fire DAY of QOTOBER, 1934,

Creditors and Claimants are hereby required to send their claims to the undersigned by the shove date.

Dated this 27th Day of September,

E. P. H. LANG,

-1934.

Oficial Administrator.

determined.

F. FELD & CO., LTD. Hong Kong, 1st October, 1588;

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THE HONG KONG JOOKEY CLUB

T THE EIGHTH EXTRA

RACE MEETING will be held Weather Permitting) at HAPPY VALLEY on WEDNESDAY, 10ra OCTOBER, 1834, commencing at 9.00 pum.

1.30 p.m.

The First Bell will be Bang at

MEMBERS ENCLOSURE. Members are notified that, thay and their Ladies must wear their Badges prominently displayed throughout the Meeting.

No One without a Badge will be | admitted to the Mambers Endorare.

Badges admitting Non-Mambers to the Members' Enclosure and Club Rooms at $5.00 for Gentleman and $3.00 for Ladise' (Both foclad ug Tax) are obtainable through the SECRETARY open the personal application of a Member, bach Member to be responsible for all visitors introdteed by him, and for Payment of ↑ 11. Chits; hej.

The Secretary's Office, 3rd Floor, Gloucester Building (Tal. 27794), will close at 12 o'clock Noon.

Badges admitting to Members* Endlosure will NOT be bn sale at the Race Course

On No Pretext will Uhildren be permitted in either Endlosure during The Meeting.

Tiffins are obtainable at the Club the No. 1 Boy in advance. Telephone House provided they are ordered from 21920.

"PUBLIC ENCLOSURE,

The Price of Admission to the Publo Kholostre is $1.00 including Tax, for all Persons, including Ladies, and is payable at the Gate. Soldiers and Saljors in uniform are admitted Half Price.

Bookmakers, Tis The Men, etc.,. will not be permitted to operate with in the Precincts of Tan Hoxe Kare Jockey Clus daring the Race Meeting. By Order

0. B, BROWN,

Secretary.

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Hong Kong, lat October, 1934."

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