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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, APRIL 9, 1936.

ROBBERY CASE CONTROL OF FOREIGN

FOR TRIAL

Dastardly Crime Recalled

Five robbers involved in a rob- bery three months ago" which re- sulted in the death of a Chinese woman, were committed to the Criminal Sessions by Mr. Q. A. A. Macfadyen at the Kowloon Magis- tracy yesterday, where they ap peared on charges of murder.

LENDING

Advisory Committee Set Up In Britain

cipal loans, and in this connexior. account should be taken of the treatment accorded to British own- ed enterprises. by the foreign country .concerne 1.

London April. 7. The Chancellor of the Exchequer made a statement on the restric- lon of foreign istues in answer to a Commons question to-day.

He announced the appointment At yesterday's proceedings state- ments made by the accused to would

committee whose function be purely advisory with the police after being charged, which he would consult from time to were read out by an interpreter of time both generally upon the scope capital required for development

the Shamshulpo Station, and each

of a

of the restriction and upon parti- question would be Lord Kennet, Minister of

NO RESTRICTION The Committee will be expected to give due weight. tu the im- portant consideration that the

at home should not be restricted

accordance with the announcement.

ILLEGAL LAND LEASES

Friction In The Philippines

Manila, Apr. B.

GOEMBOES AND ECKHARDT

Quarrel Lead To Pistol Duel

("Hong Kong Dally Press” Special)

Budapest, April 7.

The long smouldering quarrel between Premier Gloemboes and his bitter political opponent, Tibor von Eckhardt, former Hungarian Delegate to the League of Nations, led to a pistol duel yesterday, which took place in the woods outside Budapest.

It is rumoured from Davao Bay that threats have been made against the fe of the Philippines Secretary of Agriculture and Com- merce in view of his efforts to clear up the question of land leases legally held by Japanese; hemp farmers in that district.

The Secretary of Commerce and Agriculture, accompanied by the

The duel, however, ended "with-

ay yesterday to join the President, ing unreconciled. This duel was out bloodshed, both of the com- Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Justice left for Davan

batants being unhurt, and part-

Senor Manuel Quezon. These the outcome of an altercation

a the defendants made allegations cular applications, The Chairman by excessive lending abroad. In officers of government, together which occurred during a session of

Four Health from 1931 to 1935, who, made some time ago by the Chan-with the Japanese Consul-General the parliamentary foralgn com-

that the statements in were forced from them. alleged that they were assaulted. while a th sald char he had nothing to say.

Sir Riton Young, formerly under- took several important financial missions for the Government,

The accused men, charged with

The six other members include the murder of Ng Wan Sih, a widow. at No. 202 Cheung Sha or England

the Deputy Governo; of the Bank Wan Road, on the night of Janu-personalities in the city of London. and other leading ary 31 were:Wong Wing (41),

The Chancellor said he was gen- unemployer stoker. Chain Ho (25),

sib'c of the loyalty with unemployed, staker. Ho Chṛun (28),

which those concerned had followed the unemployed and Ho Hing (40).

general wishes which he had ex- unemployed.

Mr. E. H. Williams Assistant Al-pressed regarding the restriction of foreign issues, He had not at torney Genera appeared for the

present in Crown, whilst Inspector A.

mind any radical al teration of the present policy. Eiston was also present in Court.

In a memorandum issued In The last witness called by the

connexion with the appointment

H.

Crown was Wing Li Chan. Police of the committee, the history n Interpreter at Shamshulpo. who

testified that on February 24. in

restriction since the Chancellor first

the presence of Mr. Wilson, Assis-made his appeal in June 1932 in

Kowloon and other

omneers,

the

connexion with conversion opera-

tant Superintendent of the Police.tions, is traced and the main con- charge of murder was separately siderations which will gulde the read to each of the defendants.

STATEMENTS PRODUCED The statements made by the pccused were then separately read to the Court by witness, both in Chinese and English. F.rst accus ed said in part: "I stood outside. whilst six men went inside." Se- cond accused's statement said that

committee in its work are yet out.

PROTECTION OF STERLING-

It is pointed out that the primary object of the present re- strictions on foreign lending has to protect atering exchange against sudden and dislocating strains. It considering what a foreign long term financing country should he was approached three times, undertake, the committee will have and on the last occasion he went regard. not only to the general In the company of eight men to

economic situation. but to the the deceased's shop. He saw the volume of capital kely to De men "pull the old woman." after available to the state of exchanges which they ransacked the shop and the different kinds of pressure and cockloft. He (the accused) to which sterling might be expos found no money so he left the pre-ed. mises. Later he was given $6.00 The latter considerations would

as his share.

Third accused, in his statement said that he did not murder the woman. "I looked after the

old boy."

not generally. apply to loans, the proceeds of which would concur- rently be used to finance additional exports from the United Kingdom The Committee will bear in mind

cellor, the committee should give favourable consideration to the sterling issues by a country with: in the sterling area where a loan Is required to increase that coun-. try's sterling assets and so mini- misa the Auctuations in exchange. In reply to supplementary ques- tilons. Mr. Neville Chamberlain gave an unqualified assurance that the ultimate responsibility and

of advice. control

in connexion with the restrictions, would main with himself.-

British Wireless

LONDON OPINION ON THE MATTER

ze-

London, April 8. It will probably lead to a healthy loosening 01 bonds whieh the London capital market has held in the past five years. is the con- sensus of city opinion regarding the appointment of an Advisory Committee

on

foreign lending.

many

While the broadest hint is given that the Committee's formation does not presage any relaxation in the existing restrictions, quarters belleve that Britain has reached a position regarding the balance of payments justifying resumption of greater freedom within the Imitations such as are Imposed by the Committee's terms of reference, especially R'S the number of credit worthy borrowers outside the sterling bloc are in no wise unlimited.

Several bank chairmen recently. expressed a wish to see a renewal of foreign lending and it is be- lieved that by making the com-

Fourth accused's statement also the desirability that foreign "lend-mittee's personnel broadly repre- purported that he did not murdering shou'd turn to British-owned sentative, a less bureaucratic At- the old woman. "I stood by the enterprises abruud, rather than titude will result.- counter. There was a packet of to a foreign Government or muni- } Reuter

cigarettes and I smoked about five

of them. I sat down on a bamboo

stool smoking the cigarettes."

In the statement made by the fifth accused, the alleged that a friend of his took part in the robbery. He told the accused cer- tain detalls. Later the accused met Chan Shiu (a, detective) and he (accused) was given expenses by the former. He then took the detective to an oplum diyan and asked to be arrested also. "If had taken part in the murder would not have asked them to arrest me ended the statement.

ALLEGED TO HAVE BEEN ASSAULTED

ELEVEN KILLED IN

AIR CRASH

Uniontown, Penn., Apr. 7. Eleven persons were instantly killed when a Western Airline plane crashed into a hillside at Dulaney's Cave in a district known to flying men as "the Graveyard of the Alleghenies" owing to the many crashes in the deep ravines of this locality.

There were three survivors, one of them the wife of the Mayor of Newark, Mr. Meyer Ellenstein. She was injured.

When asked if they had any-

The plane caught fire after it thing to say in answer to the crashed and rescuers who rushed evidence offered by the interpre- to the spot fought with only the ter, first' accused alleged that the light from the flames to aid them police assalted him. He was extricate the bodies from the forced to make admissions, and wreckage. A raging blizzard add had to promise to say the same ed to their difficulties. thing when confronted by "the Inspector."

Officials of the line state that re ports indicate the plane's radio The second defendant alleged was not functioning properly and that the police assaulted him. 1

this, added to the weather condi- might have said it but I cannotions, probably confused the pilots rememebr" added the accused.

hopelessly.-

"I was ordered to say that by Reuter.

the Police" said third accused.

The fourth defendant claimed that he "did not know what it was all about, when I made the statement. The Police forced "me to say that. I was assaulted 'and struck in the chest,"

GRAF ZEPPELIN TO START AGAIN

The fifth accused said that he Hong Kong Dally Press" Special) had nothing to say.

UNMUZZLED DOGS

Fines Imposed

Before Mr. Balfour at the, Cen-. tral Magistracy yesterday several summonses were taken out against local residents in respect of their dogs being found unmuzzled.

A. Allison, of 1, Tramway Path, was fined $20 on summonses for keeping a terrier dog without a licence and allowing the animal abroad unmuzzled in Kennedy Road. Folice constable W. H. Apters prosecuted.

A similar fine was imposed on Wong Kwo-tsal, of 19, Sand Street. on summonses relating to keeping a dog and a bitch without licences and allowing bath abroad without muzzles and unleashed.

Mr. H. A. de B. Botelho, for the defence, pleaded guilty, stating the animals were purchased on March 15, the constable called on March 16, and the licences. were obtained the next day.

Mrs. Vera M. Pearce, of Hennessy Cafe, Wanchal, was discharged on D. summons for failing to keep an Alsatian dog under proper control at 71, Hennessy Road. At the last *hearing a coolie of A. 8. Watson Co., stated he was bitten by the dog while putting aerated waters into an ice box.

Defendant yesterday stated that Friedrichshafen, April 7. the dog was inside the house and The Interpreter in answer to The veteran airship "Graf Zep-was not dangerous, the Magistrate said: "When these pelin" will inaugurate its eighth statements were made they ap-year of transatlantic flights on peared to be made quite voluntari-Easter Monday, when it will take 13,"

on for the first flight to South

Prior to the evidence given by America this year. the interpreter. Lo L assistant" The "Hindenburg" will again money changer testined that he land at Airport Loewenthal, the had had business transactions | new airport Frankfort/main with the deceased. She gave him being completed. Loewenthal a total of $180 on various dates a near Friedrichshafen, but Frank- before the crime, of which he re-fort/Main will be the future base paid $170. On January 27 he re- of all Zeppelin services- paid $110 he had given him as Transocean News Service. deposit for a share in his business,

and that evening in the presence

of another, woman, he gave back

a further $80

Instruc-

of the crime he received tlong to order some corn on her Chan, Cheung, a nephew of the behalf. He visited the

deceased deceased deposed that on the day the shop at 6 pm.

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ROME COMMUNIQUE

("Hong Kong Daily Press" Specia!]

Rome, April 7 War Bulletin No: 178 states: "Our troops are hard on the heels of the enemy, who ta retreating towards Cobbo. The Abyssinian rearguard was repulsed and scat. tered on Monday by an Eritrean column. Cleaning-up operations are continued in the course of which numerous materials were found, also a radio station and many motor vehicles, l'ennatcoon News, Service.

from Manila and Japanese business men, will attempt to settle a com- plicated situation.

An order for the election or the Japanese hemp growers was issued some time ago, but has not been acted upon. ''

Meanwhile, three solutions are The Arst is that the Government being discussed in offcial circles.

should purchase the lands held by the Japanese. The second is that they allow the Japanese time to wind up their affairs and leave the Government

to take control of their lands. The third, a drastic plan, is that the Japanese be efect ed forthwich,

Japanese investments in Davao Bay are estimated at 30 million pesos, but the third solution of the pro- blem, immediate ejection, is the ese would be allowed to cultivate: most likely procedure. The Japan.

the land until their legal leases expire, it is suggested, whereafter trol and dispose of their property the Government would assume con-

as it thinks ft.

the Government will require part During the interim, it is believed,

or the Income derived from the landa Reuter

Nan: "I wouldn't marry the best man living."

Dan. "Well, I wasn't asking you

mittee. The quarrel must have taken on personal turns, aa Tibor von Eckhardt had in a previous speech fully endorsed Goemboes' foreign policy. In his Home policy, however, Tibor von Eckhardt is Goemboes' most bitter enemy, ac- cusing him of trying to break the "thousand years old Hungarian Constitution," Fascist Dictatorship,

Within

and setting up a

а

the past year the Premier has more than once been challenged to duel, but the affairs, which included one with the ex-Premier. Count Bethlen- could always be settled amicably. Goemboes is an expert swordsman and a crackshot.

1

The piquant aspect of this duel 18, that duelling in Hungary is a criminal offence, doubly so for

Minister, while on the other hand Goemboes in his capacity as Prime

as Minister of War he is compell- ed by the officers' code of honour

Transocean News Service. to accept any challenge, or be ostracised.--

Teacher: "Have you heard of Julius Caesar?"

Pupil: "Yes, sir.”

Teacher: "What do you think he would be doing now if he were here to-day?"

Pupli: "He would be pulling for old-age pensions."

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