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TO BLAME

ACTED IN SELF. DEFENCE

A verdict of "Justifiable homi- cide" was returned by the jury at the Kowloon Police Court yester- day at the inquiry into the

surrounding circumstances

the death of a shop toki, Ho Pan, who died of gunshot, wounds on Novem- ber 13. Mr. K. Keen sat as Coroner. Assisted by a jury comprising Messts. I. D. Minhinnett (foreman), Yu Tse-chin and Hung chin-lin.

It was alleged that deceased, who together with two others - saulted a cigarette store keeper, resisted arrest and attempted, to stab and chop a Chinese constable with knife and chopper. The constable, however, in self-defence, shot deceased through the thigh, but seeing that deceased still ap- proached him in a threatening attitude, pulled the trigger of his revolver twice and one shot found its mark near the chest. Ho Pan. on being hit, dropped down and was, conveyed to the Kowloon

THURSDAY, DECEMBER 30, "1937.

COLONY RIFLE TEAMS

Continued from Pare 1)

Shooting will commence at 1.50 prompt, and "dress" will be uniform" or "plain clothes" but a mixture of these will under no circumstances. be allowed. Am- munition will be supplied by the Association, and no other may be

used.

It will be noted that the Senior Service figures largely in the SR (b) team, while the Regular Army is responsible for the majority of the members who will be shooting with the "riffe as isqued." 1t should be explained that as re-

gards the RN. and R.M., only

those barne on the books of H.M.S

NO IMMEDIATE DANGER

TO HONG KONG

(Continued from Page 1)

to uphold the status quo in the Mediterranean in case the British Flect is ordered to the Far East are still continuing and could be made effective at any moment.

Well-informed circles think that the mere fact that no additional British warships are to be sent to China at present is proof that Hong Kong is not threatened by any immediate danger particularly us the Japanese objective seems to be Tsingtao.

•

The public are, however, follow-

Tamar are eligible to shooting with the keenest interest news

these matches.

1938 EVEREST EXPEDITION

(Continued from Page 11

from the Far East showing that Communists are gaining strong. inl fluence in Chinese Government. circles.

It is stated in political circles that the position in China could become considerably more difficult for- Britain if Moscow in this way were to exert still more pressure In the Far East.--

Hospital where he died shortly 1938 expedition will be published | Transocean News Service.

after admission,

CONSTABLE'S STORY'

The constable, Lau Hing-wah, C 78, in the witness box yesterday. told the Court that he had endeavoured to bring deceased to the police station but deceased struggled with him dragging him onto the ground and he witness received a number of blows. De- ceased, after having broken loose from the constable's grip, rushed into a house at No. 357, Canton Road, where the trouble started, and shut himself

up in the lavatory. With an assistant. the

10 dispatches and Illustrated articles in the "Times."

Mr. Tilman last year led the party which climbed Nanda Devi, the highest peak in the Brush Empire (25,645ft) and the highest peak yet climbed. He was a mem- ber of the Everest reconnaissance party of 1935, and is the author of; a book on mountaineering and other adventures in East Africa, "Snow on the Equator.”

CAGOULARD LEADER'S

* REVELATIONS.

Tells Of Sensational Communist Rising

Paris, Dec. 28 A sensational story was unfolded to-day by the Cagoulard leader M. Deloncle.

examining before an

Mr. Shipton and Mr. Smythe magistrate. when he alleged that were comrades in the successful Communists had framed a plot to attempt on Mount Kamet in 1931. be executed on the night of No- The former took part also in the vember 15 to seize the capital with constable managed to break the last, and unsuccessful, expedition / 83,000 men, assassinate M. Leon

door only to find that deceased was armed with a sharp knife in his left hand and a chopper in his right, Deceased then attempted to wound both the constable and his assistant,

When deccased had overcome Lau Nam, the assistant, and was about to hurt him. the constable shot deceased on the thigh, hop- ing to disable him. Deceased let go of Lau Nam and with up-raised hand attempted to bring the chop per down onto the constable. The constable went into the kitchen, closed the door between the de- ceased and himself and again call- ed out, warning deceased that he would shoot him if he still resisted

arrest.

"

Deceased took no notice of the warning and rushed at the con- stable again. Seeing that deceased

and military chiefs.--- Reuter

financiers

o Everest in 1933, and received the

Blum, the Vice-President and A Gul Memorial of the Royal Geo- number of other members of the graphical Society for his penetra- Cabinet and prominent politicians, tion and survey of the inner Nanda and capture about 400 hostages, Devt basin. Mr. Smythe has many

Industrialistä, mostly famous climbs to his credit in the Alps and the Himalayas. He was a member of the Dyhrenfurth ex- pedition to Kanchenjunga in 1938. the first person to make the ascent uf Kamet, and a member again of the Everest expedition of 1933. led by Mr. Hugh Ruttledge. He has recently returned from a climbing and botanical expedition in the Himalayas.

after, research

Captain Odell, work in Spitsbergen, loined in the attempt on Everest in 1924, in

lost their lives. which Mr. Irvine and Mr. Mallory

REAR-ADMIRAL HOLT

''ENTERTAINED Hankow, Dec. 29: The Sino- British Cultural Association gave a dinner in honour of the new Senior Flotilla, Naval Officer. Yangtze Rear-Admiral R. V. Holt, here this

evening.

Mr. Han Li-wu, Secretary-Gen÷

cral of the Sino-British Boxer Indemnity Refund Commission, In the course of a speech, paid a glowing tribute to the work and efforts of Sir Hughe Knatchbull- Hugessen, former British Ambassa-

had nearly broken into the kit MANSLAUGHTER dor to China, in cementing Stuc

chen, the constable fired two more shots, one missing its mark while the other lodged in the region of deceased's chest. An ambulance was then called for and deceased was taken to the Kowloon Hospital. In returning their verdict, the jury said: "We find that deceased resisted arrest and assaulted Con- stable No. C 78, and Lau Nam with choppers. In self-defence, 78 shot the deceased. through which he died. C.78 and Lau Nam are exonerated from all blame."

CHARGE

Against Chinese Detective

The second hearing of the man- slaughter charge against Chan Chun, મૈં probationary detective stationed at the Shamshuipo Police Station, was taken before Mr.K. M. A. Barnett at the Kow,

JAPAN EXPLAINS loon Police Court yesterday.

WHY SHE IS

British friendship. He expressed the regret that Sir Hugbe could not resume his duties in China, owing

-health resulted from a Japan- se air attack late last August.

On the proposa of Dr. Wang th-chleh, Chairman of the Asso- ciation, the gathering decided to despatch a telegram to Bir Hughe wishing him an early recovery - Central News.

WEATHER REPORT.

HONG KONG ROYAL

OBSERVATORY.

10 am., Dec, 20 Barometer fat sea level), 30.08

The charge was a sequel to au inquest on a man, named Chan Sun, who died on August 31. lt will be recalled that Chan Sunins.

MISUNDERSTOOD died following an alleged assault

Poor English Of Envoys To Blame

Tokyo, Dec. 28: The poor English of "popular envoys" sent to the United States is partially to blame for the poor results of Japanese propaganda there, in the opinion of Mr. Hiroyuki Mikami, who re- turned recently from the United States.

"In radio propaganda, as in all other forms of propaganda," ne says, "Japan has suffered complete defeat on the American front, Mrs. Chiang Kai-shek and Dr. Hu Shih have broadcast throughout the United States more than once and each time they have made a great appeal because of their good English and good diction.

"Foreign Vice-Minister Kensuke Horinouchi and Viscount Kikujiro Ishii have been heard, but unfor tunately their pronunciation wAS

pretty bad. Their general delivery. moreover, was absolutely fint.. There was no humour, no strength, no emotion, no appeal whatever.

which was stated to have taken place at the Police Station during the course of investigations con cerning the theft of a sewing ma- chine.

Temperature, by F. Humidity, 72 per cent. Wind Direction, East. Wind Force (Beaufort), 3. Temperature; maximum yester- day, 67 F.

Temperature;

Mr. John Whyatt, Crown Solic- sisted by Detective Inspector A. E. tor, conducted the prosecution as-night, 63 F.

Carey. Mr. C. A. B. Russ was for the defence.

No. 390, Castle Peak Road, in the Chan Fat, a tailor, residing at

witness box yesterday, stated that on the morning of August 31 he He informed a friend of this and found a sewing machine missing.

later he came back with 4 party of four, including District Watch- man No. 38, They arrived at his house

and found the deceased whom they suspected. They later found a man named Wong. Lap who

was also suspected of the larceny.

Falling to find any light about the two to the shamshulpo Police the missing machine they brought

Station where witness said he saw deceased assaulted by Chan Chun. The hearing was then adjourned *11 December 31.

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"An American journalist told me that the Viscount's speech 'had no H.M.-Ships-Ladybird-and-Bee as Tuso. 28 strength, was very vague and was entirely lost on us)'"- International New- AgenEN,

BRITISH VERSION Tokyo, Dec. 29: Mr, L. L. Dodds, counsellor of the British Embassy,1

issued by the spokesman on behalf

of the Military Section of Imperial Wed. 29 Headquarters last night, pointing

Thar out that the Embassy's reports on the incident conflict with it.---- Fri. Reuters..

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