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CROSSWORD PUZZLE

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29.

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NOTE-Fgures in parentheses indicate number of letters in the words required.

ACROSS

1.-Inquire behind the embank-, ment for this material (6). 6-Though it's a drug, the brave fellow is obviously not out yet (6),

10.-Restrain (7)...

11. Is this where porpoises ac-

quire their knowledge? (8).

12. Just a wager about the fool

giving us a dog (6)., 13-To him anarchy is anathema

(7).

16-Battue." shall we say? (3): 17.-Laud (5).

18-One could hardly hope to do its middle, and win, while in it! (5).

19-Drab in colour, but a source

of pride to the wearer (5), 22-Flower-leaf (5).

25. Can be seen in 'operation on

roads and in orchards (7).

29. Having a disinclination to a

versinler's effort (6). 30-Fall, maybe," but not tumble

(8).

31.-Led's fabulous opporient (7). 32.They come down to earth in

(8).

33-Catch her in a snare? How

Inferna! (6).

DOWN

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6-Nothing on the fireside at- tachment for the American tramp (4). 7-How one feels on pulling off

a successful deal (5), 8.-Assault resulting from a

change of notes (5). 9.We celebrate this day un-

nually (5). 14.-13 may be a this at strength

to his country (5). " 15.-Sarcasm (5).

19. VIllage in 9's continent (5). 20-Wherein 31's opponent may

make a

circus appearance (5).

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HONG KONG DAILY

KAY STAMMERS

Out Of French Tennis Singles

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PRESS, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 19, 1935.

THE ITALIAN POLICY

In Abyssinia

THE EASTERN FRONTIER

Big Fortifications Scheme

(Special Air Mail Service)

̧¡Special' to the "Hong Kong Dall

Press (Cozyright).1. London, May 31. '

[Special to the "Hong Kong Dally With one doubles title the women's

Paris, June 17

Press" (Copyright).] in British keeping, our team turned their attention to the singles of the

Some interesting information

Paris Jurie 17. French lawn cannia championships concerning the alleged ultimate writes a correspondent. A dazzling aims of the Italian policy in Abys-had been spent by France on the Five point one miliard francs afternoon it was with thunder sinia was given by "a prominent Eastem muttering afar H. W. Austin, who Fascist personality to the Rome according to the estimate made frontier fortifications came first to the contre court, nearly correspondent of the well known by Deputy Rucart, who on return obliterated himself under a jockey cap. I drove to the courts at Auteuil, by

French economic organ "Agence of a tour of inspection made by the way, regaled by radio dance Economique et Financlere" to the music with which a fleet of Paris taxi-which the responsibility for the Chamber cabs now favours ich customers.

statement must of course be as- signed.

If one is to die in a speeding Paris taxi ono might as well do so cheerfully! Austin, whoso week's play to date had amounted to 'two mixed doubles, met A. del Bono, Italy's eighth manked player, a tall, bespectacled lad of

Austin downright methods.

had practised yesterday with F. J. Ferry, To-day he showed himself in auch good touch that he beat his opponent-6-2, 8-3, 6-1

Del Bono's vigour on the forehand and, the smash gathered for him a enabled him to make a fight of the reasonable harvest of points and following games, but Austin with his exquisite ball control ran him about so hard that towards the end of the match Del Bono was so breathless as to be unable to chase anything wide of him.

There never seemed any doubt as to the issue of the match: Austin could win the point whenever he particularly wanted to do so.

The correspondent states that his informant pointed out that when the German colonies were. apportioned among the victors after the World War, "second rate Italian diplomats at Versailles" falled to attain the fulfilment of Promises given to Italy in 1915 be- cause their attention had been fat question to those involving the skilfully diverted from the colon- Adriatic seaports of Flume and

Trieste.

||

RECTIFYING MISTAKES *

By his Abyssinian policy Musso- solint is now endeavouring to recti-

of

the

Army, Committee ̈

gives interesting de- tails in the "Le Matin' of the ambitious character of this trem- endous defensive systent

The chain fortifications runs from the North Sea to Belfort near the Swiss frontier, the prin pipal section being 90 kilometers facing the German frontier from Belfort northwards to Metz.

(

TWO RAILWAY TRACKS

cubic meters of cement were re- quired and 4,000,000 cuble meters of earth had to be removed, sub- terranean galleries at some places are 120 meters below the ground, having a total length of 33 Idlo- meters while. in some sections

For these sections alone 400,000

21. Ultimate result (6).. 22.-Trim the fruit (5).

ty the former mistakes. Il Duce-where two rattway tracks are ac- 23.-It's a near thing when this

so the paper's informant is said comodated the width of the gal- is associated with "go" (5), Each man and woman in our team to have stressed-wants Abyssinia,lery reaches 5 meters. 24-A nautical packet, according also for holiday, for when their play-Justined in view of the Italian was striving not only for victory but and considers this: demand wholly dictionary, anyhowing interest in the Championships

ceases, they are sent home by LTA blood shed in the World War and orders-just to encourage the teath in view of the wrong done to Italy Spirit!

to the

(5)

26.-Commits to paper (4). 27-A fish in roguish guise (4) 28 Deserve. (4),

Davis Cup match five years ago, had to be serious this afternoon.

F. J. Perry, who indulged his liking for fun and experiment so freely yesterday as to drop a set to V. Landau, the Monte Carlo veteran The following is the solution whom he beat with great ease in of yesterday's puzzle:

Across.-1, Quibble: 4. Staging: His opponent WAS Maier, the 9. Farm; 11, Pulp: 14, Close; 15, Spanish champion, who some years Dak: 17. Naeve; 18. Promote: 19, ako caused a Wimbledon upset by Stir; 20, Aglo; 22, Enamour; beating J. Borotra

In 1933 Perry beat him in a Davis Cup match in Spain.

MISS STAMMERS BEGINS BADLY

1.-Doled out, as prescribed by Bonus: 27. Low: 28, Trust: 80, Else: 32, Shoe: 33. Enhance: 34, Swollen

the doctor. (5).

(5). !

the

บ

mere group of people watching iss On a remote outside court, with a

3-A leader of the faithful (5). 3.-Room-but not from

Down-1, Quick; 2, Blas; 3, Lam; point of view of the architects, Tip: 6, Gala: 7, Given; 8, Cram:

9. Fortune: 10, Repress; 12, Un-Key Stammers startled the British 4-Its nuts have stimulant pro-earth; 15. Perique; 15, Dotal; 16, party by losing her first act against

perties (4).

nétier, who has a place low down in Mlle S. Pannetier 3-6 Mile." Pan- French ranking, is a player with an

5.Tumult resulting from an`at-

tive spoon!.. (4).

Kotow; 21 Abide: 23, Mock; 24, Stern; 26, Uina; 29. Roll; 31. Etc. 32, Saw.

YOUTH PAYS SUPREME

PENALTY

Waitress Stabbing Case

Concludes

"If your Lordship 'decides to pass sentence of death on me and not to reduce it to one of life imprisonment, I hope you will pass an early death sentence so as to save me from further. agony," said Chau Chung, alias Chau Chung Yn, aged 23, after pleading guilty before His Honour the Chief. Justice, Sir Atholl MacGregor, at the Criminal Sessions yesterday morning to a charge of murdering Chal Wal Hing, 20-year old waitress of the Kon. So Restaurant, outside 39 Upper Lascar Row on the morning of April 30.

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Mr. J. A. Fraser, assistant Ingram Shaw, medical officer of Attorney-General, appeared for the Victoria Gaol, to give evidence as Crown, and Mr. R. C. H. Lim, in- to whether the prisoner had been structed by Mr. M. W, Lo, was for kept under observation... the defence.

innocuous underhand 'service but a forehand drive of some pace and length.

Men's singles

Third Round.-H. W. Austin beat A. del Bano (Italy) 6-2, 6-3, 6-1.

Women's singles

First Round: Mlle. 8 Pannetier (France) bent Miss R. Stammers (Great Britain) 6-3, 6-4.

PROPERLY MARRIED

This was granted, and, after a brief consultation with his cour- sel, accused made the following statement from the dock:

"I have known this girl (dė- ceased) for a little over two years and I have been living with her for over a year. During that period I took her back to the coun- try: where properly married her. At the wedding, invitations were sent to relatives and friends in the

country. We lived together peace- fully until the beginning of this year when she ran away and came back to Hong Kong. She found a job here as a waitress. When I After accused had pleaded guilty

MEDICAL EVIDENCE

found her I advised her not to to the charge, Mr. Lim asked his Dr. Shaw said he had not kept fused to listen to me, although I carry on such a position. She re- Lordship, under section 52 of the accused under actual observation persistently advised her not to Criminal Procedure Ordinance, to but he had been to the Gaol Hos- exercise his discretion as to whe-pital for ten days. He believed

continue berwork, ther to accept the plea or not. He that accused understood the charge of what she had done to me and “Thinking over and over again (Mr. Lim) had had ample op- of murder perfectly.. portunity to explain the circum- His Lordship: A few minutes ago

the position, she had brought,, me starices of the case to accused, who, he thought, realised the full con-

he had an opportunity of discuss-into, I could find no way out... I ing this matter with his counsel

then decided to stab her, and, hay- Ing done so, I intended to commit

think he fully understood what he

sequence of his plea. The reason and instructing solicitor. Do you suicide. It is so unfortunate that why he asked His Lordship to exer- cise his discretion was to save ac-was saying and the attitude he failed to take my life. Under

cused from further agony.

His Lordship suggested that Mr. Lim should further consult his client and explain to bim the full consequence of his plea.

Mr. Lim then held a brief con- sultation with accused, after which be told His Lordship that his client still pleaded guilty?"

His Lordship then directed Dr.

The Breatheable Tablets

PEPS

FOR COUGHS BAD THROATS

etc.

adopted?

Dr. Shaw: I believe so. Addressing accused, His Lord ship said: I see no reason what

these circumstances, if your Lord- ship decided to remit the sentence of death to one of life imprison- ment, I would thank you for doing soever to assume, either from my is impossible to do so, then I hope so. But if your Lordship thinks it own observation this morning or from what I have heard from, Dr.Your Lordship will pass an early Ingram Shaw, who has had ample death sentence on me. opportunity of seeing you, that you

SENTENCE PASSED

are not, quite capable of under- standing these proceedings and the His Lordship: The law requires Inevitable consequence of your only one punishment for that ples. I cannot see that any use

offence to which you have pleaded

ful purpose (could be served by guilty.

exercising the statute of discretion Sentence of death was then In saking the Registrar to enter a passed on accused, plea of "Not Guilty? I am pre-

At the lower Court proceedings, Ipared to accept your plea of guilty, it was mentioned that the girl was and it only remains for me formal stabbed by accused with a knife ly to call upon you to say whether outside 38 Upper Eascar Row where. you have anything to say why son she lived. Immediately after he tance of death should not be pass had committed the deed, accused ed upon you according to law stabbed himself apparently with Accused replied in the negative, the intention of committing mill- whereupon Mr Lim asked his cide. Beven letters were found on Lordship's leave to explain the accused and in ad for them there position to his client,

was mention of killing -

at Versailles.

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England is however trying once more to divert Italy's attention from East Africa by insisting that Italy must guard the Brenner pass in order to safeguard the European civilisation.

Mussolini clearly seeing through these designs had therefore declar- ed in a recent speech before the Senate that the Austrian question concerns not only Italy but the whole of Europe. This according to the authority quoted by the

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