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FRANCO-GERMAN TENSION.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 23, 1926.

THE BISHOP OF LONDON."

REOPENING OF LONDON

TRIAL DEMANDED..

Berlin, Dec, 22, Germany is diplomatically pro- testing against the Landau jądg- ment through Von Hoesch, the Ambassador, in Paris, who has been instructed to point out the serious menace to the friendly Franco-German relations, and also to demand the re-opening of the case.--Router.

PARIS, UNPERTURBED,

Paris, Dec. 22 The newspapers here are un portarbed at German indiknation over the Landau Court Martial, which, they contend rendered the only possible verdiet, after a thorough sifting of the evidence'in a confused series of events smacks ing more of a drunken brawl than anything else. They oping that 'German unger will prove a storm in a teacup, and point out that the sentences pronounced On the Germans who did not face the Court were heavier than those who atood their trial. "

The organs of the Left alone, ure dissatisfed with the trial on the ground that the verdict. does not accord with the Locarno spirit. -Reuter.

SEPOY'S TRIAL.

ALLEGED THREATS TO GET CONFESSION.

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The Right Reverend Arthur Riley Winnington Ingram. K.C.V.O., the Bishop of London, who arrived in the Colony this morning on his tour of the world.

"SUNNING" PIRACY

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SAIKUNG "PIRACY”

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That the statement made by the prisoner at the Police Station was obtained by menns, of threats, and that it was therefore inadmissible as evidence, was the contention of

At this morning's resumed hear-f The arrest of two of the Mr. T. Addis who appears for the defence in the case at the Criminaling of the Sanning piracy trial, prisoners after they had taken Sessions, continued this morning,pe of the chief personalities in refuge on Tap Mun island, near in which an Indian sepoy

the ease, namely, the ship's car. Taipo, was described this morning CNTACT CAR charged with the attempted mur- pente underwent a change of when the case against five men der of Subadar Lnkuhram at Whit-role in being called as a witness charged with ropberg and murder for the Crown, whereas until his on the ferry launch Saikung was The police witnesses denied the recent acquittal he had taken a continued before Sir Henry Collan allegation, and Mr. T, S. Whyte-Place amongst the other prisoners at the Criminal Sessions. Smith and Mr Addis were en- as the 19th defendant in the eas

The twentythird witness called guged at the close of this morn Giving his story from the box, his ing's hearing in arguing the ad- evidence was largely corroborati.uring the hearing identified the of that already given by a Bitter, third and fourth prisoners as two mlssibility of the statement.

Det. Sub-Inspector K. L. An- and was concerned chiefly with men who visited his shop at Tap

Mun and asked for opium. drew, in evidence, said he visited the case against nine men the scene of the murderous assault were picked up from a ship's boat supplied them and when the third defendant opened a leather case and found a blood-stained axe and by MS. Blueball..

to make payment, witness noticed The witness stated that after: blood-staing! bedclothes, On the

asrevolver inside. 18th November, a man named Ram pulling off from the burning ship,! Singh was picked out of an identi- he was employed, with the fitter fication parade of 47 supoys as one of two men who had purchased an axe from him. Later in the day, further information came to hand and the prisoner was arrest

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In the charge-room he made a statement, an Indian sergeant act-sailcloth. ing as interpreter.

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Witness, questionet the man but Alhe denied that he had a revolver.

at the oars." continuously man now identified as the No.

On the following day, September defendant in the case, kept watch fith, two days after the crime was whilst other piratas, slept, all committed, he was told that the huddling together in the body third defendant had entered a the boat and keeping themselves house in the village, He inform- warm with pieces of clothing and ed the police, who surrounded the place, and called upon him to come They sighted what appeared out Shots were fired in the air In reply to Mr. Addis, Sub- In- be one of the Sunning's lifebonts to frighten him, and eventually he spector Andrew said that, as far later in the morning, and at noon surrendered. as he could see, no threats were H.M.S. Bluebell came into view. made to the prisoner.

When witness pointed out to the The Indian sergeant, who inter-pirates that it was no use en

in the hill. Palice were conceal- preted, denied making threats whendeavouring to escape from questioned by Mr. Addis. He denia warship and that they would ed in wilaess's house and he in- ed that he said: "You must have be captured anyhow, the pirates fuced the prisoner to pater, where done it.. vill hit you unless you dumped' two rifles and three re-pon the arrest was made..

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Later in the afternoon, witness noticed the fourth prisoner hiding

confess. If you sign what is writ-volvers overboard, while he took Mr. J. II. B. Nihill proved the ten down it will be all right. I will charge of a large, wad of bank-lepostions he took at the Police burn a chillie under your nose un-notes handed over by a man who Court proceedings when the third less you confess,"

was now the No. 1 defendant. defendant made a statement to the Mr. Addis asked leave to put the

The next two witness were the effect that he went to a shop with prisoner into the box. It was quartermasters of the Sunning de-a leather bag. He did not know agreed and the prisoner declared tained by the pirates for the navi-whether it was the witness's shop, that he was frightened when he sation of the ship on the bridge. He had no weapon and he was made the statement. He was under The first quartermaster + how, alene. the impression when he made it that he would be tried before a he ran and took refuge in the military Court Martial.

The case is proceeding..

SNATCHING INCIDENTS.

CHARGE AGAINST A CHINESE. In the hue-and-cry that followed an unsuccessful attempt to dis- possess a European lady of a handbag at 12:30 p.m. on Tuesday, a Chinese was arrested, and, when put up for identification at Police Headquarters later the same day, was pointed out by the two young children of Mr. W. J. Carroll as being the same man who, on the previous Saturday, had fobbed their companion, Miss Shirley Eca da Silva, of her handbag whilst the three were at Lyttleton Road

on their way to a children's party.

to escape from the fire of bullets.

The police sergeant who made stokehold. This was found to be the arrest on Tap Mun said that untenable when flames ciught the the third defendant was hiding in ship amidships, and he then ran the pig sty. towards the foe' stic. Summoned

'TWO PRISONERS DISCHARGED.

to the bridge' at 4 a.m. he helped to lower one of the ship's boats At the close of this morning's and left in it with others. Whilst hearing, Sir Henry Gollan, ad- sighted what appeared to be an-had been no legal evidence to con drifting on the heavy seas, they dressing the jury, said that there other of the Sunning's boats and nect the second and fourth prison- the Second Officer fired a shot intoars with the launch. There A38 the air.

Witness identified Nos. 1 and 2 board, though there might be

nothing to show they were defendants as active pirates armed evidence that they had committed with short guns,

another offerice. Thore was no evidence to connect them with the murder. He directed the jury Ito find them not guilty.

The hearing was adjourned,

KING FERDINAND, BETTER.

TRIBUTES TO THE QUEEN. Bucharest, Dec. 22.

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This was done and the two men were then discharged.

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The priors were, however, re-arrested discharge and it is An official communique states understood another charge will

A tall young Chinese, who that the King has recovered from

be preferred agalst them.

stated that ho was an odd-jobhla opcration. He has left his The trial is proceeding. coolle, appeared in two charges bed and his general condition Is| arising from these incidents, at satisfactory.

the Central Magistracy this morn- King Ferdinand, in the course ing. On an application from of a reply to messages of loyalty, Detective Sergeant Carey, Mr. declared that the homage which Schofold formally remanded" the had heen paid to the Queen was defendant, whose antecedenta well-perited by her service to her have still to be further enquired country by the recent voyage over- 3 llaron demand jato.

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