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SIX MEN HANGED IN H.K. CONFIDENCE PRISON WITHIN 6 HOURS
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BETWEEN 5.05 AND 10.45 · O'CLOCK YESTERDAY MORNING SIX MEN, found guilty by a common jury at the August Criminal Sessions on a charge of the murder of Li Hung, a rope and matting dealer, on May 21 aff Tung Ku Island, went to the gallows and paid the supreme penalty in Hongkong Prison, Stanley. This, it is believed, was the first collective hanging in prison in the history of the Colony.
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The first man to be hanged at 5.05 was Tso Lam, aged 30, who was followed 40 minutes later by Leung Kam. 22. while At
6.05 o'clock Li Fuk. 26 years. was hanged.
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The executions were carried | Mr. J. W. Hudson, Acting Chief out in the presence of Prison Warder, gave formal evidence of Officials and Dr. A. Barwell, the hanging. Prison Medical Officer.
Dr. Barwell testified that death was due to hanging.
hours later, at 9.05, Chan Luk, 30, pald the supreme penalty followed by LJ Wan- cheung. 27, at 10 delock and the last man. Chan Kan, aged 27, who was hanged 45 minutes later.
It being in accordance with the law that an inquest must be held within 24 hours of the death of a prisoner, Mr. T. J. Houston, sitting as Coroner. opened an inquest at the Central Police Court at 5 pm, yesterday.
IN ALLIED VICTORY
FORMER U.S. RESIDENT'S
.VIEWS
* NEW YORK, Oct. 4 (Reuter) -Mr. Herbert Hoover, former President of the United States, predicts, in an interview with the "New York World Tele- gram," that Britain and France will not be beaten,
"I am convinced,” he stated, "that the Allies can defend their Empires and it may be that victory for. them, at the worst, might result in 1 stalemate,
The British and French
сал.
A verdict of death by judicial and will, control the seven seas in hanging was returned.
spite of stibmarines And дего- FORMALITIES · EXPLAINED planes and their man-power can To realise the importance of the defend France unless they blunder production of the Warrants for into making wild adventures in Execution, it is perhaps interesting military offensives and so first to explain the formalities con.haust their man-power.” nected with the execution of a condemned prisoner.
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THURSDAY.
OCTOBER, 5. 1939.
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Shanghal GRAVE DEVELOPMENT Vanila MADRID. Oct 4(Reuter) Shanghai. Russia's incursion in Europe is a Haiphong matter of the deepest gravity, de- Canton. clared Gen. Franco, interview- Shanghal
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When a prisoner is sentenced to death at the Supreme Court, he is remanded to prison awaiting the date of his execution which to be fixed by His Excellency the Govs two leading papers, and added Calcutta, Straits and Salgon
that an agreement must quickly Japan.
ernor.
The period of remand is to wait for a petition for reprieve or com- mutement of sentence. If, and UNPRECEDENTED SITUATION when, petitions are received, these The proceedings were concluded are considered by the Governor- in a quarter of an hour but a situa-in-Council and are decided accord- tion, unprecedented in the annals ingly.
evidence.
of the Magistracy, developed when His Excellency refuses the peti the Prison authorities failed to tion if there is not sufficient rea- produce.
the son for him to grant it, and a War- Warrants for Execution for the six rant for Execution is then made men signed by His Excellency the out and signed; authorising the Governor.
execution to take place.
As the production of a document of this nature is necessary at such an inquest, the Coroner directed that the Court be adjourned to enable the Prison authorities to obtain the documents.
When the Court reassembled at 6.35 the Execution Warrants were produced and the inquest was con- cluded.
As part of the evidence in an inquest of "this nature, the War- rant for execution és required to be produced by law, to show that the circumstances of the petitions, If there be any. have been consi- dered.
According to Ordinance 3 of 1881 of the Coroner's. Abolition Ordin- ance, it is required that a an in- quest must be held within 24 hours execution has taken
The jury comprised Messrs. W. B. Adams (Foreman), Fung Ling-yee | after
place. and Wong Yan-wing.
the
Russia's Increased Naval
Strength In The Baltic Is
CHINA WAR NEWS
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meeting with stubborn resistance from the Chinese.
Recognized
By Esthonia
be found to avoid greater damage."Haiphong.
Aliens May Join British Forces
Straits and Manila
Air Mail by "Imperial Airways Direct Service"
-London date 30th Sept. Palembang is............
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Shanghai
Japan.
LONDON, Oct 4 (Reuter)-The King ordered that an allen may hold a commission or maybe entered or enlisted in any of the | forces" as if he were a British subject, and that there should be no limit to the number of aliens who may serve together at one time in any corps or unit.
It is contemplated that early advantage may be taken of the.. regulation to enlist: Polish and other pilots or mechanics "who' may wish to serve, but there is no present ditention
forming of anything in the nature of a Foreign Legion.
RESPONSIBILITY
FOR WAR
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"If the argument for going to
a month ago Wan strong, the argument for con- tinuing the war to-day Is much stronger.”
The "Daily Mall" writer: "Hitler has got his answer. - Mr. Cham-
M
"The British nation welcomes' and endorses the firm statement of the Prime Minister.
"We will fight on to rid the
MOSCOW, Oct. 4 (Reuter)-Theberlain says that Britain and Chinese despatches from Chung- commenting on the Soviet-Estho- any fake peace plan nor frightened semi-official newspaper "Izvestia," France will not be bamboozled by
king carry reports of numerous
nian "agreement," declares: "Ras- by Yelled threats. successes against the Japanese while a Japanese military spokes- sta's increased naval strength and man here admits that the opera best security for states in the Bal- strong strategical position is the
tloris have reached "delicate
EL
? tic. Esthonia has recognised this stage."
The spokesman further stated simple truth earlier than others" that "whether the Japanese will decide to take Changsha and operate in that area cannot at present be disclosed."
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NORTHEAST HUNAN
KAOAN, KIANGBL. Oct. 4 (Cen-
·LITHUANIA NEXT - BERLIN, Oct, 4(Reuter)~~~~M. Urbays; the Lithuanian Foreign Minister, has arrived in Moscow, according to the German News Agency.
The Lithuanian Foreign Minis- tral) After being repulsed in ter was "invited" to Moscow by M. I their atempt to pash westward to Molotov in connexion with the assist in the drive on Changsha, USSR, offer of a non-aggression the Japanese troops on the Hunan- treaty, without military clauses. Hupeh-Klangst border regions are
ITALIAN PLANE partly falling back to Tungcheng ROME,” Oct. 4 (Reuter)-The. in south Hupeh and partly sur-Italian Council of Ministers, under rounded at Changshou east of Ping-Signor Mussolini, met yesterday kfang in northeast Hunan.
morning, the discussion ending Just before noon, CENTRAL KIANGSU
Directly Count Ciano, the Italian KWANGTEH, ANHWEL, Oct. 4 Foreign Minister, arrived in Rome, (Central)-Bix hundred Japanese he called on n Duce and the troops launched an attack on Council was delayed until Count Halakichen on the west shore of Clano had reported on the result He Lake in central Klangst of his Berlin visit. on Monday. Chinese put up strong resistance and repulsed them.
NAZI FORCES GROUPED
Count Ciano was accom panied by Signor Bastianini, under-secretary in the Foreign Office, who is the new Italian Ambassador to London.
It is suggested, “ therefore, that peace overtures will be* made to Britain by the new Italian envoyONG
IN COLUMNS Early yesterday morning the
Germany.
Italian Air Attache in Berlini re- LONDON, Oct. 4 (Reuter)-Ac ported to Il Duce on his work in cording to French observations German forces are now grouped in a series of columns extending fari inside Germany to enable a general offensive to be made on the whole | -French front or through neutrals on either alde as Herr Hitler may decide:
It is reported that the Swiss Gor--| érament has stopped all Army leave in view of German concen- tration on the frontier between Basie and Bchafhausen. A
The French consider an offen sive unlikely till the pokucal out- look has been more dénned,
MOSCICKI GOING TO SWITZERLAND BERNE Oct. 4 (Beuter)— The Swiss Federal Council has. granted permission to e- President ⠀⠀⠀ Moscicki of Pon land to enter Switzerland.
Ex-President Moscicki is at present In internment in Ramanla.
Shanghai and Amoy. Japan.
Haiphong and Fort Bayard ............ Shanghai and Amoy.
Straits and Europe Via Negapatam. Papers etc)
London date 31st August, Shanghat Haiphong and Pathol. Shanghal. Manila.
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world of Hitlerism. Peace, when it comes, will be on our terms.”
FRENCH COUNCIL MEET PARIS, Oct. 4 (Renter)The Council of Ministers met to-day Straits, Ceylon, India, Aden, Egypt & Europe
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by the "Pan American Airwayi Direct Service”—Heg, 5th 5.00 PM- due San Francisco `12th October. tle and military situation.
Herr Hitler's peace plan will be
Haiphong transmitted to through the Italian Embassy there,
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IL DUCE'S WORDS In view of recent German broad- Casts suggesting Italy may take ac- tion if the British and French Gov. emments refuse the Naal "peace" terms, prominence is given in the evening papers to Rome's official broadcast to-day stating, "There is Shanghai. no reason to doubt the words of Bangkok Il Duce in bls statement at Bolog-Amoy.
Straits, Mombasa, Beira, Lourenco-Marques & East
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ha on Sept. 1 when he said Italy Straits, Ceylon, India, Fast and South Africa. would take no initiative in mill-
tary operations. There is no rea-
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ITALIAN DENIAL/ - BERLIN, Oct. 4 (Renter)--Au- Japan thoritative Italian quarters have | Haiphong denied the report that Signor Mus- solini is studying a plan for the peace" conference, says a Róme telegram” to "the"official. Geiknan News Agency, M
tative Italian quarters state that the news is completely unfounded. Italy will take no such initiative in the present circumstances.”:
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It is added that "these enthort- Haiphong.
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The Hongkong Ministering Lea- · Air que and Ministering Children's · League: held a children's male of work at the Peak Club yesterday. Lady Northcote kindly opened the sale!
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