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TO-DAY'S BROADCAST.

PROGRAMME FROM TILE GOVERNMENT STATION.

1.48 p.m. Weather Report. 6.30 to 0.30. Demonstration

TUESDAY, DECEMBER 11, 1928.

A HONGKONG GIRL

HELD IN SYDNEY:ON CHARGE

OF MURDER.

LORD NORTHCLIFFE'S WILL.

THE QUESTION OF DEATH DUTIES.

The following programme will be The arrest of Mira... Frances broadcast to-day from the Govern- Amelia Trapman and her 'sailor

The much disputed will of Lord ment radio station on the Peak, the husband, Ernst Trapman, soms Northcliffe again came before the

Division. Wavelength being 300 metrus. The weeks ago on a charge of having Chancery

early this call sign of the station is G.O.W.

murdered Mrs. Trapman's former month, when Mr. Justice Maugham 11.80-12.30. British Official Wire-husband Percy Chung Gow, by the was called upon to decido questions foza Press. Demonstration Pro- administration of polaon, caused arising from a summons for direc-

Records. Chinose And KTAMIAR,

something of a sensation in Syd-tion as to the incidence and com- European Music

ney, and the proceedings at the putation of death duties on certain Pro-Coroner's Court were followed legacies.

No fewer than fifteen counsel with keen interest,

including the Trapman was committed for were engaged,

Thomas trial, but the Coronor falled to Attorney-General (Sir find a case against Mrs. Trapman, Inskip, K.C.) and four other King's She, however, was not discharged. Counsel. but was brought up at the Central Police Court, and anally was com- mitted for trial, the Crown taking the unusual course of deciding to file a bill against her.

gramme.

7.48, Evening Weather Report. 8 to 10.30 p.m. Evening Pro gramme (Columbia 'records). "Blus Night," Paul Whiteman. "Roses of Yesterday" Paul Whiteman, "Hawailan Hula," Prince of Hawaii

"My Heart's Choice,"

Chorus.

Helen Beamor and Samuel Hapu, "Tales of Hoffman,"

Columbia Symphony Orchestra, "Cavalleria Rusticana,"

Columbia Symphony Orchestra. "Hawaiian Love,"

Silver String Quartette, "Ha Makau! Hallt Aloha,"

"Le Cygne,"

Collo Solo by Gasper Cassado, "Melodic Arabe,"

Lizzie H. Alohiken.

Cello Sale by Gasper Cassado. "Turandot," Eva Turner, (Soprano). "The Fish Song," Samuel Hapu, "The Hipahulaulu Zephyr,"

Samuel Hapu, "Farewell to Thee,"

Prince of Hawaii Orchestra. "I want You," Samuel H., Toomey, "Traumerie,

Cello solo by W. H. Squire. "The Blind Boy,"

Cello solo by W. H. Squire. "Sonata in G. Major," Leuto, Allegro and Presto, Violin Saló by Jos. Szigato. "Sonata in G."

Violin Solo by Jes. Szigata. "Chanson Hindu,"

Cello solo by W. H. Squire, "Reigen," Cella solo by W. H. Squire, 10 p.m. British Ofein! Wireless

Press, "The Three Bears,"

"Mazurka,"

Plaza Theatre Orchestra, Cella solo by W. II, Squire, "Si Mes Vers Avalent Des Ailes,"

Cello sato by W. H. Squire, "Angela Ever Bright and Fair,"

Master Robert D. Peel (Soprana), "Coral Prelusle,"

Organ Solo "The Emigrant,"

Dora Labette (Soprano). "The Nightingale,"

Dora Labette (Soprano). "The Marriage of Figaro,"

"The Erl King,"

"On the Water,"

by Dr. A. W. Wilson.

Miriam Licette (Soprano).

Frank Titterton (Tenor),

Frank Titterton (Tenor). "Inipromptu No. 2 in A Plat,"

Piane selo by Ethel Loginska, "Impromptu No. 4 in F, minor,"

Piano sale by Ethel Leginskn "La Golondrina," Paul Whiteman. "La Paloma," Paul Whiterinn.

10.30 p.m. Close 'down:.

CROWN LAND SALE.

SHAMSHUIPO LOT KNOCKED DOWN AT UPSET PRICE..

set price.

•

Prior to her arrest, Mra, Trap man had lived in Marrickville, where her first husband had his business, but after her release on bail, which was granted through an application in the Supreme Court, she went to Leichhardt, and she is at present living in Hubert- street, saye Sydney Truth.

The questions before the Court asked how death duties should be borne as between capital and income and as to the rate of duty to be paid.

Mr. Evershed, who appeared for the plaintiffs in the summons, ex- plained the terms of the will, which stipulated how the income was to be distributed in so many parts, and remarked that the will had been described as "a mathematical Im- possibility."

Mr. H. P. Arnholz, who was plain- tiff in the summons, was, said coun- Her little boy Chuoy, aged six-sel, the Orst-named executor and teen months, who went to Long trustee of the will and three codiella, and Bay with her, lives with her, and Sir Goorge Augustus Sutton she spends most of her time in Mr. Montague Ells were named doing needle work in her room as defendants as the trustee of cer- with Hille Chuey, strapped, Orlen-tain settlements benefiting under tal fashion, to her back and in the will.' interviewing her solicitors.

It was at Leichhardt, when she was busy with her sewing machine, that. Truth interviewed her.

"I was born in Hongkong," she said, "and have two alsters living There are three other sisters and two brothers, all dead. My mother Was married in Braidwood. Her Gale and her maiden name was father was John Gale, a farmer of Goulburn,

"My father, a Chinaman, of course, had lent him £500. It was just at the time of the bank smash in 1891 and my grand-father couldn't pay.

"My father went along to him and anid, 'What about my £5007 I want it. My grandfather said, I can't pay you. Would you like to take one of my daugh- tors instead? If you would, you can take your plek.' So ho gave my father my mother," said Mrs Trapman.

"He took my mother to my father at Braidwood when she was sixteen years and eight months old, and delivered her up in, pay- ment of the £500.

Mr. C. A. Bennett, K.C., and Mr. L. Cohen were for Dame Elizabeth Hudson, who was a legatee as to certain parts of the income of the residuary estate and representative of all other income beneficiaries other than Mr. Arnholz, Sir George Sutton and Mr. Ellis.

Charities Interested. Certain charities, including the Newspaper Press Fund, the News- venders Benevolent and Provident Institution, and the Printers Pen- sion, Almshouse, and Orphan Asylum Corporation were also re- presented by counsel, as legatees of portions of the residuary estate.

Mr. J. H.. Stamp was for the In- and Revenue, who as defendants were claiming against the estate' for death duties.

The hearing was adjourned.

to China. A ponny a week will buy enough to keep body and soul together in a small family.' If you were to go over there now with £10 you could Hve comfort- ably for three months, and have a boy to work for you all the time.

Not Used to Work. "Anyway, my stepfather wasn't used to earning money and all our money had gone."

Penny a Week, "At this time my father had plenty of money. He owned a lot of gardens around the Goulburn

"I started on fancy work when district, and when my mother had was fourteen, and when I was had Ave children to him, they went fifteen I was earning £5 per week to Chini, and I was born three at It. I was working for Chung months after they landed in Hong-Lung in Essex-street, doing the kong. I was born in British ter-work at home and taking it in week ritory under the English flag. by week.

"My father died, and he left us "My mother got 5/- per day from well off. I had a lady's life. I her husband's pension. He had There was a small attendance was educated at a convent. When gone to the war as a Colour Ser- at the P.W.D. offices yesterday I was seven, my mother married geant at Rabaul. She helped by afternoon, when Crown Land again, this time a Yorkshireman doing office cleaning, and often, altuated at Shamshuipe was put who was an officer in the Royal when I had sat up all night to finish a job for Chung Lung'a fac up for auction and without oppost- Navy yard at Hongkong. tion, was knocked down at the up- "Four or five years afterwardstory, the last thing I would do be- we came back to Australia. I was foro I went to bed would be to The sale related to New Kow-under a ticket of exemption, and wake her up and give her a cup loon Inland Lot No. 1190, adjoin-when I got here I had had as much of tea and start her off for her ing New Kowloon Inlund Lot No. schooling as most girls of my age-morning's work,

"It was all new to me, this sort 1162; at Yu Chau Street, Sham- perhaps more. I could speak five

of life: In China I had had a shuipo, held for a period of 76 languages. years from July 1898 at an annual "I arrived here by the Nikkonurae all the time, and my mother Crown Rental of $34, with an ap- Maru in September, 1912, and went had had her own private boy and proximate area of 4,960 aquare to the Stanmore Superior Public a man to take her out in a ricsha. feet. The upset price was quoted School for a while, but I soon had at $7,440.

to go to work to keep the family

·Conditions of sale Included a going, because all the money that clauac for the expenditure of a my father had left us had been not sum not less than $10,000 in rate- spent. My stepfather was able improvements within the used to work. Very few while period of 24 months, the levell-men in China are, and very fewn the following July, ing of certain areas at the pur- male Chinese, for that matter. chaser's cost within 12 months *"I have seen women with bables and the handing over of certain atrapped to their backs, breaking other areas on completion to the stones on the road for a halfpenny Government, free of cost.

or a penny per week."

"How would they live on that" asked Truth.

The only bidders were Mesara. Tze Cheong, Lam Kwong and Cheung Chiu-pak (jointly) and the lot was accordingly.disposed of to them at the upset price of $7,440.

ŞALESMAN SAM

AFTER BEING PINCHED AS THE STEALER OF

THE SHECKLES' JEWELS, SAM SPIES THE

THUGS WHO ARE REALLY GUILTY, AND IS GIVEN A CHANCE TO PROVE HIS OWN

· INNOCENCE mama

GEE,IT WAS GOOD OF THAT COP TA LET{ ME PULL THIS HUNCH O' MINE-

You

can laugh," said the little woman, "but you

don't understand. You have not been

"After I had been working for about three years I met Percy Chung Gow on December 3, 1919, at a motor launch picnic. I was a month off 18 years old. I got en- gaged to him, and we got married

After I got married, I used to do the cutting and designing, and I used to do the machining. You know he was a robo-maker.

"We started off when we were rat married with a fruit shop at Denison-street, Newtown, but we had to give it up.”

Mrs. Trapman then discussed her prison experiences. The trial takes place shortly.

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