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SATURDAY, JUNE 23, 1928. BALE COPY 10 OFNTS

MURDERED ON HONEYMOON. LATEST TAXATION HENDREN IN FINE SPEAKER'S SALARY

FIGURES.

YOUNG CHINESE BRIDE IS BRITAIN CARRYING HEAVIEST

FOUND STRANGLED.

TALENTED MACAO LADY'S TRAGIC DEATH IN ENGLAND.

HUSBAND UNDER ARREST.

[SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH,”]

Details of the sensational murder in England of a well- known young Chinese lady, the wife of Dr. Miao, a law student educated in America, whilst the couple were on their honey moon, are to hand in exclusive messages from London to the "Telegraph." The husband has been arrested on the capital charge.

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The couple were married in New York last month, the deceased being formerly Miss Siy, Wei-sheung, daughter of the late Mr. Siu Ying-chaw, a wealthy merchant of Macao, who also had business connexions with Hongkong and was amongst the Chinese exhibitors at the Wembley Exhibition.

Mra, Miao's body was found on Tuesday, in Cumberland, lying between boulders, with three corde tightly fastened round her neck. Evidence at the inquest showed that the couple had earlier in the day left the boarding-house at which they had been staying, arm in arm, and the husband later returned alone. There was a fresh development in the affair yesterday when the deceased's stomach was sent to London for analysis, this suggesting that another form of death, such as poisoning or drugging, is suspected.

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BURDEN.

OFFICIAL STATISTICS.

FETTLE.

↓ MAKES 209 AGAINST

WARWICK.

DOUBLE CENTURY BY ARMY PLAYER.

INADEQUATE.

COMMONS TO CONSIDER THE QUESTION.

MINISTERS' PAY ALSO,

London, June 22:. In

Parliamentary to-day's papers, Mr. Churchill, Chancellor of the Exchequer, gives the latest figures available showing the taxa. NORTHANTS 46 ALL OUT which keeps a close watch upon tion per head of population in various countries.

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In the financial year ending 1926, the taxation per head was

Great Britain, £15. 29. 81, as 68. 10d. in compared with £8 France, £5 68. Ed. In Germany, 13 88. d. in Italy, and £6 18. 114

In the remarkable orgy of cen- tory-making, a feature of county cricket so far this season, Hen- dren, the Famous, England and Middlesex bataman, ing been out Manding, but he eclipsed all his previous performances against Warwickshire at Birmingham by In the British Dominions, the scoring 209 (hot out). It was his figures were £6 19%, 4d, in Canada, eighth century of the season, and

is. Gd. in Australia, £11 179. 2d.is second double century, South Africa, and £14 0a. Od. in

in the United States.

New Zealand.

for Ger-

In the year before the war, the gure for Britain was £3 11e 4d, for France, £ 7s Od. many, £1 108 81; for Italy, £2 28 8d.; and for the United States,

£1 78, 11d.

A double century was also scor. ed by Captain E. Williams, for the Army against the Navy, the former winning casily.

At the other end of the scale was the collapse of Northampton shire in their first innings against Sussex. They were dismissed for the trivial total of 46, Tate and Wensley bowling unchanged and sharing the wickets for exactly the samo number of runs each.

Yorkshire again won by an in- isnings, but Kent's victory over Ea-

Taxation in the Dominions was then generally half to one third of the present figure.

By far the largest increase is

that of Great Britain, which £11 118, 4d. greater per head than the pre-war figure.

The largest proportion of this increase is attributable to the War Debt funding arrangement, and pension and other war Binbi.

Meanwhile, the inquest has been adjourned, and the hus-litles.-British Wireless. band is still hold on the murder charge.

POISONING THEORY ALSO ADVANCED.

London, June 22, churchyard at Crosthwaite, Kes-

oli-

A terrible tragedy, in which the wick. vletim was a wealthy young

The utmost secrecy was married Chinese lady, was reveal served, the coffin being motored ed in Cumberland on

Tuesday; by

an indirect route to the Mrs. Wai when the body of

churchyard. Sheung-siu Miao, 29 years of age,

Thanks to the police and the was found under circumstances

undertakers, the deceased Was which paint to murder.

Spared burial in a pauper's grave.

The body was discovered tying between some boulders at Grange Borrowdale, near Keswick, with a cord tightly knotted round the de- ceased' neck.

Husband Arrested.

WOMEN IN INDIAN MINE EMPLOYMENT.

ESSENTIAL PROHIBITIVE

MEASURE.

sex further consolidates them in the leadership.

RESULTS AT A GLANCE. Kent defeated Essex by 187

runs.

Middlesex won on the first in- nings. v. Warwick.

Derbyshire defeated Glamorgan by ten wickels. **..

Notts beat Gloucester by alght wickets.

Lanenanire won on feet innings v. Leicester.

The Army bent the Royal Navy by ten wickets.

Sussex defeated Northants by eight wickeln.

Simla, June, 22. The Indian Government has published the draft of regulations. Yorkshire won. by an iuninga to be considered in October pro-and 20 runs v. Worcester.

Sarrey v. Cambridge University. hibiting the employment of wonten anderground in mines, and to pro- Drawn.

EIGHT CENTURIES. The principal individual per-

vide that in the coal-mines of Beniral, Biharoriasa, and the Cen- tral Provinces, and in the salt- On Their Honeymoon.

wines of the Punjab, the number of women employed from April,formances were as follows: Enquiries, mede 'show, that the 1929 shall not exceed the number. decensed was extremely pretty, and employed in 1926, and that from that the Couple were married at that time onward, a reduction of New York on May 15th. They ten per cent, be made annually an then came to England for their that all women are excluded by.

April, 1939.

COTTON EMPLOYERS'

ACTION.

The husband, Dr. Mino, who is honeymoon. aged 28, has been arrested and

The husband, who is still being Wonen are prohibited from charged with the murder of his held on the murder charge, is be working in all other mines as from young wife.

lieved to be a Chinese American law | April next.' Accused told the Court in student. broken English that he wanted

Mrs. Miao's father, who died his wife's as well as his own re some two years ago, was a wealthy latives and friends to be present, Macao merchant who also had busi- for the purpose of satisfying both hest connexions in Hongkong. He sides.

came to Wembley in 1924, setting up an antique shop in the Hong- kong Section of the Exhibition.

Mrs. Mino was exceedingly clever, At the inquest, which was held on Wednesday, Miss Beatrice and she won a degree in the United Crossley, the proprietress of the States, where she met her hus boarding house where the accused band. and his wife had been staying,

Evidence at Inquest.

gave evidence.

New Development..

Later.

She said that the couple left the house on Tuesday afternoon

A new development in connexion arm in arm, and the husband later with the murder of Mra. Miso took Toturned alone.

place to day, when the deceased'a Inspector Graham, giving evi- stomach was sent to London for

dence, azid three cords analysis.

were found fastened tight-

This suggests that another cause ly round the women's neck of death is suspected, namely He added that passports showed poisoning or drugging. that the couple came from New York. Both seemed to be in good circumstancas, particularly the docensed,

The inquest was, at this stage, adjourned.

The Funeral.

Inherited Big Sum.

WILL LOCK OUT FURTHER 3,000 WORKERS,

London, Juno 22. The cotton dispute in the Nel- son district where 13,000 workers are on strike owing to the dismissal of a weaver has spread as the re- sult of the refusal of the operative to accept the employers' peace pro- posal,

Batting,

Capt. E.. Williams (Army) 228

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Someone wants someone to look We discovered last Monday that after two cals whilst he is Home It is a fallacy to assume that a on leave. Why shouldn't a man high forehead indicates a superior him? take his wife and daughter with intelligenca.

The Republican Convention was a very dry nffair.

Too many sooks spoil the froth.

"Mill Strike Out Bombay," Bays a local newspaper heading. The Probably the aeroplane which baseball gamo la evidently making flew from California to Australia its influence felt. was called the Southern Cross bo-

□ □ cause of its constancy in the skies.

Why not insure some of our One thing thing a second-hand party risks?

scurrilous writers against third-

London, June 22. Mr. William Graham, Labour M.P., a former Minister, who in Chairman of the Public Accounts Committee, a Parliamentary body departmental expenditure, has put down a motion, on behalf of the Labour Party, asking for an inquiry into the emoluments and car, it always goes well-as a expenses attaching to the office of joke. Speaker.

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"Haggis Obtained" by Fraud," Mr. Graham's view, which is The newest bathing-can re- Bays newspaper headin shared by most members of the sembles a turban. Very sheikh. Apparently there's no depth to ᄆᄆ

which some criminals will not House, is that the salary of the

The tennis stars are getting

descend.. Speaker, which has remained fixed since 1886 at £5,000 yearly, is now ready for Nimbledon, inadequate, in view of the ex- penses incurred with the post.

"It is understood that for the first "Reader:"Our advice is to Children's Hour under the Govern- humour him but at the same time ment broadcasting scheme, there you should give up eating biscuits will be a talk on how there.

Catch Butterflys." in bed,

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The cost of official hospitality which the Speaker must offer is alone about £1,000. It is regard ed as possible that the scope of a

Famous Meetings in History:--- A saxophone is on sale at the Committee, representative of the whole House, which would consider Stanley and Livingstone, Bruce nearest offer, according to an the matter may be extended to and the Spider, Loa and Porrins, advertisement in the Port, include the question of salaries Whisky and Soda. paid to Ministers. It is notorious that many of these are inadequate, "AB Boon 28

experience of the

successive the baby cries,. Premiers being that the financial I leave

the calls made upon them far exceed the actual £5,000 received.

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taxes alone on that amount are over £1,000.

Ministerial salaries generally vary from £2,000 to £5,000, with the exception of legal posts, which more remunerative,.-British Wireless.

are

house," said a husband in a Court case re- cently, Ομί first bawl.

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If we .get maný moro Scottish batta- Hons here, there

NEW POSSIBILITIES IN ought

RADIO.

LATEST. MARCONI. APPARATUS A SUCCESS.

have

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to be good interpreter jobs. going.

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Portrait of a funny para- graph about to be born. ០ ៨

A humorous contributor writes to say that "the future of coal is black. So's your coalman.

MacWhirter, he says that barley! water will rust even the strongest of iron constitutions.

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According to the Post, two males were married at Shanghai · Jast week. Where did the fee come in? ᄆᄆ

Apparently the soldier who tried to enter No. 333 Nathan Road was under the impression that three of a kind was better than a full· house.

London, June 22. Successful experiments been made by the Government

heam slation Marconi

at Bridgwater, which is the receiving siating for the beani telegraph ser-

"Domestic:"The Half-Nelson vice between Britain and Canada, method of plucking a chicken is with the new Murgoni, Mathieu no longer in vogue. Most ex- The hawkers' Grand Tattoo in Multiplex apparatus.

ponents now favour the Zybisco Wyndham Street is now quoted at This apparatus enables simul-trentment, le, pinning the creature $2 per square inch. taneous telephone and telegraph to the floor by means of the left

"Ankles services to be conducted; and tele knee pressed firmly against the

Preferred" phonic communication was muin- breast bone and bringing the attract calf lovers. Lained with Montreal at the sume right aboulder sharply against her lime as two Morse telegraph ser-solar plexus.. vices, all with the same paratus

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and aerials.

E. T. Killick (Cambridge) 100 F. J. Seabrook (Cambridge) 100

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Bowling.

,

Freeman (Kent)

..... 7 for 61 Lt. Arnold (Army).... 6 for 41 Leo (Derby Macaulay (Yorks)

and

6 for 44

€ for 53

5 for 45

Wonsley (Sussex)

6 for 75

and

Tate (Sussex}

5 for 22 5 for 22

HENDREN'S BRILLIANCE.

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Makes 209, His Eighth Century of Season. The local membera of the Coloured Goods Manufacturers'

Patsy Hendren maintains his Association have notified their in-

brilliant form, and against War- tention of imposing a lock-out on wickshire at Birmingham, he at June 26th, thus throwing idle a further 3,000 workers-Reuter.

TREATY.

The late Mrs. Miao shared with U.S. NOTE ON ANTI-WAR her brother some hundreds of thou- sand of pounds when their father, a Chinese merchant prince, died. They were the only children.

It is believed that the deceased

The funeral of Mrs. Miao took was in the habit of carrying a large place to-day in the plcturesque sum of money about with her.

FURTHER STORES DROPPED INTO NOBILE'S. CAMP.

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Lacked the bowling with such vigoar that he compiled 209 without being defeated and accur ed his eighth century of the pre- sent season. He needs six more to give him his hundredth century, and with the season not half over he bids fair to break a season's record.

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Prince Carol isn't such a good

It is considered that the experi-rider either. It is his fate to be mentą prove an inter-Imperial throne off. beam telephone service to be a possibility in the near future.— British Wireless,

GAME-CATCHING IN SOUTH AFRICA.

PROHIBITED BECAUSE OF TRAPPING CRUELTIES.

"Capetown, June 22. Reuter's correspondent at Salls- bury, Rhodesia, states that the South Rhodesian Government has decided to prohibit all game catching, except for the London Zoo, in consequence of the great amount of cruelty which has oc curred in the past-Reuter..

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CEYLON UNIVERSITY.

CHAIRMAN OF ENQUIRY COMMISSION,

ŠENT TO 14 PROPOSED

London, June 22. In spite of Hendren's brilliant

Tho Colonial Secretary, has PARTICIPANTS.

display, Middlesex were unable selected Bir Walter Riddell, Prin to force a win, the spirited War- cipul of Hertford College, Oxford, Washington, June 22.

wick resistance coupled with bad to be the Chairman of the Com- The State Department has “ITALIA” PARTY AGAIN an official communique that Gen-announced that Mr. Kellogg has weather, preventing a decisive ro- mission to he appointed in Ceylon work out n schema for the eral Nobile as wirelessed that sent a Note to fourteen Powers sult

The scores were:

establishment of REACHED.

a University, some of the parcels dropped by stafing the terms of the proposed Captain Maddalena were damaged, multilateral Treaty for the out-

Middlesex: 417 for 9 wickets Sir Walter Riddell sails for Ceylon as the parachutes failed to open. lawing of war.

(Doed.) and 170 for three early in July-British Wireless, He asks for more

The text of the Note will be accumulators

wickets. the published when all and other necessaries and sug-

Warwick: 405. gests that an aeroplano fitted posed participants have notified with Rome, June 22,

ekis should attempt the reception thereof.-Reuter's A message from the "Citta di to land on the ice to pick Milano" states that Captain Mad-up the party individually. He dalena has again succeeded, in promises that when the accumula- dropping stores for General tora are recharged to send instruc Nobile's. party-Reuter.

tions regarding the search for ing Supplies Damaged When Dropped. party with the wrecked "Italia."

Earlier it had been annoirnced in -Beuter.

American Service,

pro-

YALE WINS BOAT RACE.

New York, Juno 22.' Yale beat Harvard in the annual Varsity Bont Raco. Reuter's American Service.

The measure of Hendren's part

in Middlesex's first innings points

PEKING AFFAIRS.

can be judged by his 209 (not out) YEN 1ISI-SHAN'S SICK LEAVE. out of 417, over half the total, taking into consideration his usual-

Peking, June 22,

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It is anticipated that the show in September will be Tattoo thrilling for words.

should

If the Mystery Man could only glance over our chits, he would have no dificulty in foretelling our- future.

២ . Edinburgh folk in the Colony, will be pleased to learn, according. to the Post, that successful attempts have been made to drive a ball from Bruntsfield Links to

These pillion riders continue to the top of Arthur's Seat, a distance

cling to their youth.

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"Critic:"-Your vacuum

quires cleaning.

of three miles. We have yet to learn the nature of the ball, re- whether base, ping-pong, cannon

or St. Andrew's,

We suppose lozengre people will be giving themselven airs now that the promenade concerts are to be revived,

A Shanghai man, whilst on holl- day in New Zealand, caught a fish weighing 315 lbs. He's now suffering from elongated arms.

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An Italian scientist wrongly predicted an earthquake last month. Mussolini must have ca

call. ed it off.

Some Hongkong people walk to. reduce; other are reduced to walking.

Painting is stilf a popular pastime, fudging by some flappers

Local radiolets will be exposed to the following musical Items we saw a couple of days ago." broadcast by Government

A psychologist says that, on the nights "The Man who Threw the Guinness at De Valera," (words by law of average, out of ten wives, W. B. Keats); "That Night at three are ideal. The trouble is we Cheung Chau 'Neath the Harvest can't have more than one apiece. Moon," and Folk-Song entilled "I want to play Tig at Talkoo."

over. Have you Hoy, move insured your pram yet?

"Poet's Corner:"None of that, please. We cannot stand poetry except bits of Kipling,

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MacWhirter has invented machine for scraping lawn bowls. It can be carried in the pocket,

What happens to worn-out neck- ties? MacWhirter, he SAYE, married men wear them,

Now that The Peak Flats are available, what are we to do about the sharps?

position is third wicket down. It is confirmed that Yen Hel- He batted in his usual dashing shan has applied to Nanking for style, particularly after the first further sick leave, although so far shok is losing his nerve, Reuter "As evidence that Chiang Kai- 100 was holsted. It was there has been no reply to his informs us that he spent the morn

(Continued on Page 10.) Farat request-Beuter,

ing at the dentist's on Friday.

Public motor-cars, want more parking space. So do some of our heavyweights on the tram,

Beauty Note:The best way to lift the face is to win a sweep.

口口 To take out dents in the mud- guard, park in Pedder Street and. gently massage the car on either side,

What about Hongkong Dog as

an emblem for the Grand Tattoo?

"Clarence:"You must be care- ful, Even an Austin Seven can' hurt the feelings of a policeman.

"Cargo: dropped Italia's 'crow,” says a contemporary. Hilt in a victual place,

on

These new bathing sheds are really Huts-de-Looks so far as the svetage wage-garner is concerned.