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CONVICT MURDER AMERICAN LAWYER

MYSTERY.

SIR H. GOLLAN TELLS OF CURIOUS CASE.

FINDS ANALOGY WITH LOCAL

CASE DIFFICULTY.

BARBERS DISCHARGED.

the jury could find the prisoners

FIRED ON.

SENSATIONAL HOLD-UP ON PEKING-TIENTSIN ROAD.

A NASTY EXPERIENCE.

IDOL WORSHIP ABOLISHED

SWATOW'S LATEST PROPOSALS.

NEW ORDER STRIKES BLOW-

I AT SUPERSTITIONS.

Swatow, Jan. 26..

Interior has issued an order for The indefatigable Ministry of the the abolition of certain forms of

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a movement against superstition

idol worship and thereby initated

which is reminiscent of the earlier ing taken up locally, and meetings

THE KING.

CONFIDENCE “ALMOST COMPLETE.

AFTERNOON VISITS OF KING'S DOCTORS ABANDONED.

London, Jan. 27. No bulletin, was issued from Buckingham Palace to-day although it was stated authorita- tively that there was little change in the King's condition.

BATAS† BAGUIO EXPRESS IN SMASH.

NINE CASUALTIES IN CROSSING MISHAP,

FIVE KILLED IN COLLISION WITH MOTOR BUS.

SEVERAL ARRESTS,

Manila, Jan. 28. A north-bound Baguio express of the Manila Railroad hit a passen-

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ANTI-JAPANESE TROUBLE NO ́NEARER SETTLEMENT.“

OFFICIAL SANCTION?

Hankow, Jan. 27. Despite the heavy blanket of snow that covered Hankow, and sevoro wintry conditions general- Ily, the big labour parade arranged for to-day was carried out accord- ing to plan, and the demonstration was a big one. The trade unions decided to continue the strike and boycott against the Japanese Int

RELATIONS.

U.S. AMBASSADOR IN HAPPY VEIN.

SIR AUSTEN CHAMBERLAIN'S OUTSPOKEN ADDRESS.

GOODWILL REMAINS.

Peking, Jan. 23. Two well-known American rest- denis, Mr. and Mrs. Eastham, were involved in a nasty experience with motor-bandits yesterday afternoon, their car being held up after the RELIGION PRESERVED: [åring of shots, and then left stranded on the road between Pe- The Kowloon City murder trinking and Tientsin, the oulla vs was brought to un abrupt conclu- smashing the engine of their car

London, Jan. 27. sion this morning when the Chief before departing,

A bulletin issued last night

Much happier references to Justice (Sir Henry Gollan) direct-

stated briefly: "His. Majesty conger bus of the Rural Transit Hankow, the strikers to be sup- It was the culmination of

Anglo-American relations wore "Not Guilty" on the ground that out by bandita ed the jury to return a verdlet, of series of daring hold-ups carried

tinues to make slow progress."

Company yesterday at Paso Nivel, ported from a public subscription

made at an important dinner at on the Tientsin-

This was signed, for the first near Gerona, Tarlac, causing the fund which is to be opened. there was no evidence on which Peking road during the afternoon days of the Revolution. It is time, by only one doctor, Lord 'death of five and seriously injuring The Nanking Foreign Minister, Birmingham last night when Sir

Dawson of Penn.

four of the bus passengers, accord-it is understood, has sent a Austen Chamberlain, the British They first stopped two motor guilty beyond reasonable doubt. buses and plundered the passen- of representatives of the various

As an indication of the con- ing to telegraphle reports received telegram to Mr. Kan Kai-hau, the Foreign Secretary, and Mr. A.B. The prisoners were discharged.

Hors, and then held up a motor-car organisations have been called to Adence that the King's progress at the railrond offices yesterday Commissioner for Foreign Affairs, Houghton, the American, Am- Two barbers, Lok Chef and Lau in which were several Chinese.and consider how to give effect to tho is unlikely to receive, a set back,

instructing him to proceed with Hon, were charged with the robbed them of money and valu- orders of the Miniatry.

the afternoon visits of the medical

negotiations for the settlement bassador in London, were among murder of Lau Mel, another bar-ables. All these voliicles

Considerable consternation has advisers have now been abandon

possible delay. of the trouble with the lenst those present. ber, at a place near Kowloon City allowed to proceed without dam- been caused over the countrysideed, and the doctors are seeing him on the night of October 20 or 23,

Mr. Houghton, who first express- where the precise scope of the or-singly and in turns in the mornin serious condition and may die, arises from the sensational in the United States that His, Ma One of the principal difficulties ed the deep thankfulness felt in 1928, and the case had occupied several days,

The last victims were Mr. and dera is unknown, but it is generally ings and evenings, Mrs. Eastham. They were travel.

cident a few days back, when Mr. Somerset Fitzroy was pro-ling in a Ford car and making a secuting for the Crown, and Mr. fair speed.. Win Shing Lo, Instructed by Mr. Challenged by the bandits, who J.M, D'Almunda Remédios, defend-sprang out of the side of the road. Mr. Eastham, who is a well-known

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station,

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Prisoners' Statements.

age.

were

Following formal police lawyer; did not stop the car an ovidence by Detective Inspector promptly as the bandits desired, Lane and Sergt. Moltram, a ser apparently, for they opened fire gent Interpreter read statements shattering the windscreen and made by both the prisoners and hurling the fragments over the signed by them when charged occupants, but fortunately not with the murder at the police wounding either Mr. Eastham or

is wife.

The robbers stripped Mrs. Eastham of her rings and brace- Lok Choi, denying the charge,lots and a wrist-watch, and then atated that Lau Mel ran out of the rifled the suitcase, house to joss while the other fokis wont to sleep. Lok Chol asked the other fokls where Lau Met had gone to and they said they did not know. As Lau Mel did not return, and there being no one to

Before making off, neveral of them dred their pistols into the engine of the car, leaving it derelict.-Reuter.

do his work, Lok Chot asked Lau BANDITS PLUNDER

Lau Hon

Iron to do the work. had just come down from the country. Prisoner further said he did not know why hó was arrested but after he was arrested he was told that a certain man had beon murdered. Neither he, himself, nor the other fokis ran away. “If the prosecutor finds out definitely I did murder him he can get me **shot."

Mel for three or four days and have no spite against hmi."

No Grudge,

WUNING.

FEARS FOR SAFETY OF GEN. LI LIEH-CHUN,

LATEST OUTRAGES.

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MANCHURIA COALMINE

DISASTER.

Explosion in Japanese-owned Pit at Yentai.

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OVER HUNDRED BURIED.

Shanghai, Jan. 28,

A disastrous explosion in a coal-mine in Manchuria la ro- ported in a messaga received from Mukden this morning.

It states that the explosion occurred in the early hours of this morning in the first pit of the South Manchuria Rail- way Company's mine at Yen- ti.

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Three Japanese and hundred Chinese miners are missing, buried in the pit.- Reuter.

„JAERISIRESATUANINNESOTA MICROBEKANNTRY

said that folk will be forbidden to burn incense and to worship the idols. The matter closely touches the life of the people at this time of the year, for na the New Year approaches preparations are made

Twelve Worthles,

Lord Dawson's visit last night

·hour.—British Wireloan.

afternoon,

Two

bus passengers outright.

The collision killed three of the others succumbed shortly after. The four injured were said to bo

They were believed to have been

lasted less than a quarter of picket party on board a launch and parently on the high road to re- Japanese Marines, surprised a jesty, King George, was now `ap- took Ave prisonora,

A bulletin states that Princess Victoria has slight influenza and some bronchial catarrh, which is taking a normal course,-Reuter.

DEATH OF CAPTAIN

R. INNES.

MARINE SUPT. TO. C. N. CO. FOR 30 YEARS.

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SUCCUMBS IN U.S.A.

NAVAL REVIEW IN HONGKONG."

Sir Reginald Tyrwhitt's

- Farewell.

THURSDAY'S CEREMONY.

The Commander-in-Chief of the China Station, Vice- Admiral Sir Roginald Y., Tyr- whitt, K.C.B., D.S.O., D.C.L., is to review a Naval Brigade at Happy Valley on Thursday morning at 10 o'clock

In this connexion it is in- teresting to note that the relieving Commander-in-Chief, Vice-Admiral A. K. Wafstell, C.B., is due to arrive in Hong- kong by the P. & O. liner Macedonia on Friday.

LEWISE SECRETJE COAT, UBERCERAIS VACANZE

The Japanese consular authori- ties have accused the Hankow authorities of connivance in the trouble. They allege that tho seized launch was the property [of the Water Polico, loaned to the pickets for their boycott activities, They declare that they have the written confessions of the pr anera in support, of their alloga- tions.

Mr. Kon Kal-hnu, It is stated, refuses to accept the authenticity of the confessions. The five pickets taken captive are stated to be still in the custody of the Japanese.

PRINCE VISITING COALFIELDS.

MAKING PERSONAL STUDY OF CONDITIONS.

The shipping community in gen- eral and a large circle of personal friends in partieplar will learn with extreme regret of the donth of Captain R. Innes, for many years Marine Superintendent of the China Navigation Company, which took place at Hoboken, New Jer sey, U.S.A. yesterday. A brief cable message, stating that denth took place from pneumonia, was taken to the Tarlac provincial hospi- received by Messrs. Butterfield tal after receiving first-aid treat- and Swire this morning, and bement by physicians of the railroad at Gerona. Other passengers in the yond this no details are known.

bus are believed to have sustain-

The Prince of Wales leaves ed minor injuries.

London to-morrow night for Colonel Charlen Bowers, chief in- Newcastle, to begin his three days

LEAVING TO-NIGHT.

coalfields.

The Prince, who to Patron of

the Lord Mayor's Relief Fund, will he accompanied by its organising

secretary.

His, visit is to be largely per

arise.

covery, went on to refer to the an- clent ties of friendship between Bri- tain and the United States.

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The Ambassador declared that the goodwill that had always existed needed no discussion and remained fundamentally unimpaired. ・・

Peculiarly Sensitive,

Sir Austen Chomberlain, speak- Ing the same vein, referred to the great extent to which Anglo-Amer!- can relations were discussed in Bri- tain, and said he thought that the reason was not to be found in the fact that these relations were im- paired, but in the fact that we are peculiarly sensitive as a people to anything which oven seemed to deviate from the close and warm friendship which is the traditional policy of every British Government and the fundamental desire of our people to maintain with the United States,

There was, he said, only one dif- ference which the two Governments had encountered and that was how they should apply limitation of naval armamente fairly and justly to their different circumstances und conditions...

Naval Parity.

"But it is important to observe,”

a difference of principle.

"Wo admit freely and willingly, parity between the United States and Great Britain regarding naval.

forces.

"It is an admission which we

Anxiety is felt for the safety of the line to be drawn, but, the at- had been in the United States. be. fatood' to have been in the vicinity self the General and domestic con-out of difficulties of applying that

therefore, been differences of prin ciple, but mere differences arising principle to the very different cir cumstances and needs of our two, countries.

A denial was also made by Lan

Shanghai, Jan. 28. Hon, who said that on the fatal

It was only in April of last year night neither himself nor the first A sensational story reaches

that the Into Captain Innes left the - prisoner went out. After his Shanghai from Namchang, the for carrying out the idols and for Colony on retirement, after nearly

evening meal in the street he re-capital of Kinngst, this morning, the theatrical performances and pro- 40 years' service with the Comtelligence officer of the constabulary, tour of the distressed areas in the Sir Austen went on, "that the dif turned to the shop where he learnt to the effect that a large band of cessions which accompany the war-pany. He had been in somewhat was aboard the Baguio express Northumberland and Durhamference between us then was not

Indifferent health for some" little train. He escaped injury, that Lau Mei had gone out to joss, bandits have attacked and plun- ship. Ho went to bed at nine o'clock.dered the city of Wuning, the

time prior to his departure, but The meagre reports, received at Lau Mei did not return on October native place of General Li Lich-

seemed much improved during Manila did not explain how the ac- 21 and on the following night chun who was formerly Chief of As a matter of fact, the order is the last few months of his resi cident happened but railroad of prisoner was, asked by Lok Chol to] Staff to Marahn! Feng Yu-halang. very circumspect, and not of a piece dence here, and his friends feinis believe the bus was hit on start work in the shop so he start- After overcoming the local with the general iconoclasm of the had hoped that he would be spared the hind part by the train, throw- od on October 23. Be was told gendarmerie, the raiders looted first days of the Revolution, A to enjoy many yenre' happy retire. ing and overturning it.

The bus, according to private made in advance, since bla daily nation, which we should have made sonal, and po plans have been have never mode to any other by Lok Choi that he would pay houses and shops and afterwards careful distinction is drawn betweentle time after his arrival in Eng-reports, was loaded with 24 pas movements will be determined by to no other nation, and such dif-

in the Old Country, Some him (Lau Hon) on the return of set fire to

"I have known Lau estimation of the loss is avail-ship having a religious value, and land, he suffered somewhat from sengera. The four injured were different circumstances which may ferencesijaa huve occurred, have not,

the premises. No what may be considered to be wor Lau Mel

able, but it is stated to have been that which is merely superstitious, sprue, but latest reports were that brought to Gerona by Governor extremely keayy.

Doubtless opinions will vary as to he was progressing. How long he Agana of Tarlac who was under-

when the accident took place, tempt is intrinsically of very great fore his death is not known. interest.

The late Captain Innes joined Train Passengers Unhurt. The order begins by drawing up the China Navigation Company in, a list of twelve worthies the wor- 1889, as Chief Officer of the 8.8.

The collision occurred at 11.40 hip of whom is to be retained. Whampon, in Melbourne,, and lie am, on the north side of Gerona. These are Fu Hs, the first is subsequently became master of The train was bound for Baguio torical personage in Chinese his- the S.B. Chengtu, in 1892, which from Manila and was carrying pas- tory; Shen Nung, the God of post he held until 1898, when he sengers. The train passengers es-

caped injury. Agriculture; Huong T, the Em-was appointed Marine Super- The crew of the train including Pero who frat used the compass; intendent in Hongkong, retaining Conductor D. Calma, the locomotive of writing; Hou Chi, the ancestor last year. He was the last of a eral others were arrested by the Lo Tau; Tahang Chi, the inventor this position until his retirement engineer and his assistant with sev-. of the imperial house of the Chow long line of shipmasters who had municipal officials of Gerona. They Dynaty Tal Yu, the great Em-made history sailing to the Far were immediately taken to the peror who stemmed the floods: Con- East, and it was stated, on the provincial fiscal who is conducti ag fucius; Mencius; Kung Shu Pan: Yo Fei, of the Song Dynasty: and occasion of his departure from an investigation with the justice of REQUEST FØR TUG FROM

at" a Hongkong, Kwan Yu. the hero of the Three gathering, that some member of termine who was to blame for the presentation the peace and police officials to de- Kindom Period, who is worship his family had been engaged in the ped as the God of War.

securing the place of the national

In concluding the case for the Crown, Mr. Fitzroy read state- ments made by the prisoners when before the Magistrate. The first prisoner stated that the cord used for pulling the punkah in the shop was smeared, with oil and wax.

He asked the prosecution to look at the cord which was found by the body to see if there was way oil and wax upon it.

Lan Ilon said that he had no grudge against Lay Mei and they had no quarrel,

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Hie Lordship doubted whether the Crown hnd established a cano against the two prisoners. They were charged with the murder and where the evidence was purely circumstantial it must, be con- sistent and point to their guilt boyand reasonable doubl. As for us the evidence went the murder might have been committed by one or both of the, prisonora.

Mr. Fitzroy agreed that there were serious discrepancies.

Discrepancies.

Sir Henry Gallan proceeded to read parts of the evidence which contained discrepancies, ... after

General Li Lich-chun, whose resi- dence was attheked. He recently resigned from the National Govern- ment and returned to Woning.

It is alleged that the raiders were Communists,

Later.

A message from Nanking states that troops have been sent to Wun- ing to cope with the situation. There is no information regarding

Li-Nam Chung Pao..

AMERICAN RAILWAY

UNIFICATION.

BIG SCHEME APPROVED. BY

COMMISSION,

Washington, Jan. 27. One of the largest railway unification programmes brought boforo, the Inter-State Commerce Commission has been favourably considered.

the Michigan

years.

...

accident..

Ifis purpose is to see for him-

ditions in the coalfelds.

With reference to the Prince's Christmas Eve wireless appeal on behalf of the Distress Fund, this produced an immediate response. The Fund is now approaching £400,000, and the Government is catributing an amount equivalent British Wireless. to that publicly subscribed

JAPANESE VESSÉL 'AGROUND. ·

HONGKONG.

An an early hour this morning,

of the accident, Manila Railroad of- from the a.s. -Ashihara Maru, to

Dimcult situation.

"It is inconceivable that with patience, and at the proper and opportung moment, friends should not be able to resolve the technical difficulties which have hitherto prevented them reaching."

"Brilain hos widely scattered Empire connexions which, pass across oceans. The United States Ju a compact nation upon a 'con- tinent separated by an ocean from the troubles, passions, hatreds and projudices of the Old World, and is self-supporting, self-contained and independent.

"Between their circumstances and

Having thus cleared the way by shipping business for the past 300 Immediately upon receiving nows a wireless message was received heroes.. the order goes on to deal . On the eve of his departure ficials sent Inspector Gonzales who the effect that she had grounded ours there is an immense gulf fixed with the religions. It divides these from Hongkong, the late Captain reported last night, that all the in the Haluan Straits and that her by history and geography. into polytheistic and monotheistic. Innes was the recipient of a Rories employees of the company aboard bottom was damaged) ·

of gifts from Taikoo and the Com- the train were taken to the pro-assistance of a salvage tug was

Buddhism and Taoism.

The

roquested,

The Ashihara Mara, operated by the MS.K, laft here for Hongay on January 27, under command of Captain Hamada.

conclusion by which we can measure "The problem is, to find some naval strength so that the parity which both nations desire may be eached at a level which will pro duce. not an increase in the arma

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pany's captains and officers, and vinelal fiscal, In the former class it includes on that occasion Mr. N. S. Brown

Investigation Ordered. The Commission has declared ship of Buddha in forms which are from the time of the tea clippers, Buddhism and Taoism. The wor- stated that Captain Innes had,

Another official of the company that the acquisition under lease, authorised by the ancred books, in-seen great changes, having wit-was sent to conduct an Investiga by the New York Central Rail cluding himself and Kwan Yim, the neased the fleet grow to modern tion for the railroad.

Up to a late hour this morning,ments of the world, but a reduction. road, of the Cleveland, Cincinnati, Goddess of Mercy, is retained. On steamships, during the whole of Jose Paez, general manager of no tug had been despatched to the

Labour Leader's Opinion. Chicago and St. Louis Railway, the other hand, masses, for the which time, he had carried out his the railroad, declared railroad om scene of the stranding, but it was

These speeches reveal an entirely Contral Railway dead are condemned as having no duties to the approval of all who cials have been doing their utmost learned that a wireless message and other lines subsidiary to the authority in the canon. If this is were under him and the satisfacto avoid auch accidents, "We are had been received from the 8.s. fifferent outlook from that suggest. in in the public interest,

studying ways and means of elim- New Mathilde, which cleared for ed by Mr. Ramsay MacDonald, the present New York Central system, carried out, a revolution will be eftion of those whom he served,

fected in funeral ceremonies. All who knew the lato Captain nating auch accidents by putting the south yesterday, to the effect British Labour leader, in the course An order approving the acquisi- Of Taoism, it is pointed out that Innes held him in the highest gates wherever we believe there in that she was proceeding to the of an article to the Nation, an American journal, last week.g of evidence he did not see that tlon will be entered if the New Lao Tse's "Tao Tel King" is not. esteem, for he was a man of Ineed for them but while this may scene. there was any case against them. York Central Railway offers to only the sacred book of the religion, sterling character and marked have leasenod accidents they have

It is also reported that the s.s. Mr. Ramsay MacDonald declared Sanning is badly ashore in the that Anglo-American relations ére not pressing the case for the ways subsidiary to the trunk phers to be of great importance for a most likeable disposition.

purchase the six short-line rail-but recognised by Chinese philose integrity, besides which he was of not bean entirely eliminated,"

"We are still trying to devise vicinity of Wuchow, a little below growing increasingly unhappy, and simple reason that it was so full system which were not included philosophy. The worship of Lao utmost sympathy will be felt for occurrences could be reduced to the state that from her position, it is should appoint five or six leading, means whereby such unfortunate, the Chicken Barket. Local rulota suggested that both Governments of discrepancies, but it was his in the original application, Teo la retained; but various other the widow and other relatives in minimum if not wholly avoided," Judget she is on the rocks and personalities to discuss the problems

(Continued on Page 8.) Reuter's American Service.

(Continued on Page 14.) their sad bereavement.

that refloating will be difficult.. Involved.British Wireless,

which he said the case - wat rendered all the more difficult because there were two prisoners In view of that fact and the lack

Mr. Fitzroy replied that he was

The

he added.