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Paris, July 27.

SATURDAY, AUGUST 25, 1923.

A FALSE CHARGE?

DEVELOPMENTS IN TRIAL, OF ALLEGED KIDNAPPERS.

CHARGING CROSS BRIDGE PLAN.

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A family quarrel involving a At its meeting on July 31 the Convicted of robbing tombs murder chargo was put forward London County Council hnd while conducting a Belgian scienti- by Mr. Hin-shing Lo, as the ren-before it a recommendation by the fic mission in Morocco, Andre Lequex, aged 40, was sentenced son for un allegedly "trumped up" Improvements Committee that the after trial in Paris, yesterday, to charge of kidnapping, when he new Charing Cross Bridge scheme

opened the defence of the four should be generally approved. six months' imprisonment.

The Treasury, has already inti- Lequex, who had graduated as a Chinese Indicted for kidnapping at Doctor of Science in the University the Criminal Sessions yesterday, mated its willingness to provide of Liege, head, in the course of his before the Chief Justice, (Sir three-quarters of the cost of the scientific researches for the Belgian Henry Gollan). For the defonce scheme, and if the LC.C. nssents Government, made several journeys it was alleged that the second pri- all that remains for the scheme to to Morocco, and the results of his soner, Tam Mei, was charged with be put in hand is the agreement of

murder together with two of his the Southern Railway, work were much appreciated.,

brothers, six or seven years ago, were dis- on which count they charged, and that that had a bear- ing on the present charges.

Eccentric Collector. But he seemed to load a sort of Jekyll and Hyde existence. His startling and singular behaviour at times puzzled his friends,

It is alleged that the prisoners, He developed a glioulish mania Tam Tal, alias Tam Kwai-chuen, bronzes, Tam Met, Tam Cheung, and Tam collecting for

vases,

the Kam-shin, abducted Ng Chau at statuca and crucifixes from Moroccan cemeteries.

about four o'clock on the morning of May 14, while he was fishing at Lung Kau Tan Harbour, and The demanded. $800

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Great New Bridge. The scheme, it will be recalled; accured were eventually arrested proposes at a total cost of about! £10,000,000, the construction of a One day he was caught taking nin Macao. statuette from a tomb, and the Mr. Somerset Fitzroy is pro- new road bridge in place of the Court acquitted him as a first of-secuting for the Crown, while Mr. present Hungerford foot and rail- Hin-Shing Lo, instructed by Mr.way bridge. The new road bridge, would spring from the position of F. H. Loseby, is defending.

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Some days Inter he drove up to A cemetery in his motor-car und

In the afternoon Sub-Inspector look a crucifix from the tomb of A. J, W. Darling stated that he girl..

examined Ng Chau's wrists and Again and again he visited ceme-found marks which gave him the teries, breaking open wults and

impression that the man had been taking numerous objects.

tied up.

Finally he was surprised by the

His Lordship asked witness's wardens of a cemetery, but he tried to get away in his molor-car, which, opinion with regard to abrasions, however, was pursued and over-pointing out that the story for the Crown was that Ng Chnu's handa Laken.

were tied behind him, he was in a CANTON CURRENCY, rather smal! hold, and the haten

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was put on which prevented him stretching his head upwards. He hind stated that he was thus kept from May 16 until May 20., His Lordship asked witness whether In view of the announcement he would not expect to find some that the Government Mint is being serious indications. renovated and restored preparatory Witness replied that if that wna to opening for work, some mis-so he would expect to find more understanding has arisen in the than he did.

public mind that this restoration is After evidence had heen given according to the plans of the Com-by a Chinese detective, who went mittee of Reconstruction, ander to Macao from Ilangkong, an in- which a new dollar is to be atruck terpreter deposed as to charging for use in the two Kwangs. the prisoners and interpreting The Mint is being prepared sole-their answers. The prisoners ly for the purpose of withdrawing denied the charges. from the market all the 13th year Mr. Fitzroy intimated that that coins that are now in circulation, evidence concluded the case for which coins will be melted down the Crown. and re-minted as a new issue of

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The new, station would be ou " triangular site erected bounded by Waterloo Bridge, the now Charing Cross Bridge, and the Thames.

With this scheme other projects seem inevitably to be linked. The London County Council this week decided to begin the work of com- pleting the County Hall and the long mooted and question, so frequently referred to in the 2013 embank- Morning Post of ment and gardens on the south side of the Thames, is again raised.

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tempt to rob the prisonere of a mail fortune and ruin the family. The defence would call witnesses from Macao who would say that on the morning the so-called rob hers were alleged to have inter- viewed Ng Kin with regard to the release of Ng Chau nt Ling Ting Island, the prisoners were then elsewhere in Maeno,

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the proper fineness. Mr. Wong Mr. Lo then submitted that King-fong, who has been appointed there was no case to answer but Direelor of the Mint for this pur-hia Lordship ruled against him on pose, has been busily engaged in the point asked if the defence de-gainst Tam Mei.. It was an at- his preparations for the re-open-sired to call any witnesses. ing, and it is now expected that the Mr. Lo replied that through the Mint will be ready for operations good offices of the police there by September 1, next.

were three witnesses in Hongkong who, he said, he would call.

Mr., Fitzroy explanted that those age with which the above work has witnesses were mentioned by the been confused, this will be an en-prisoners and he at once asked the tirely new issue for which large police to secure them.

In addressing the court for the quantities of bullion will be requir ed. The new issue is intended for defence Mr. Lo referred to the the purpose of stabilising and read-fact that the first three prisoners the first prisoner, said, in evi- justing the present silver curren- and the complainant, his wife and cies in use in the Two Kwangs, but the complainant's brother, Ngdence, that the reason why he had not made his fishing beadquarters further progress in this matter Kin, were related. Counsel re- cannot be made until the return of ferred to trouble which arose be in Hongkong for the past six or Marshal Li Chal-sum.

tween two branches of the family even years was because the fami- six or seven years ago which re-ly Tang and Ng had reported n formulated against Tam Mei. sulted in a murder charge being

Mr. Fung Cho-man, Commisslot prepared a comprehensive scheme er of Finance, is reported to have for the readjustment of the silver

Attempt to Ruin Family. currencies of these two provinces,

Counsel further said, that the and this scheme will be laid before the Provincial Government Caunelt court would hear that the object for consideration preparatory to of the present "trumped up"

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