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A Chinese was charged before Mr. Whyte Smith, at Kowloon this morning with causing... Avoidable cruelty to four chickens by carry- Ing them suspended by the legs.

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Henry Walter Fleming, aged 24, formerly a chef in an officers' mess in Aldershot, was charged at Alder shot recently with the murder of Marjorie Cissie Brown Hill, aged 20, and with attempting to commit suicide on February 24 in a room According to Inspector Stimson, Mr. R. P. Pashley (for the Public fowls tied and attached to a piece the defendant had the legs, of the Prosecutor) said Fleming had of rattan with their heads hang- known the girl since May, 1928, ing downwards. The rattan was when they were employed in secured to a bicycle on which the Folkestone hotel, She was about defendant was riding.T to become a mother, and in a letter

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Fleming admitted that he was res ponsible.

Arising out of the arrest,

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last twenty four hours, in the language of the sick room, the patient had taken a turn" for the better".

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It was announced. today that Yarnell, three experts of the Rear Admirals Moffet, Pringle and

America on April 12. It is possi American delegation, will sail for ble that a dozen other members of the delegation will accompany them.

It is learned in American Con- ference quarters that a separate is part of the general work for the an-American arrangement with Japan Conference which is working for a Five-Power pact and is going ahead in that direction.

other man was alleged to have offered the constable a bribe of He said that when the police entwenty cents. Both tered the sitting-room they found pleaded guilty and were, and $5.

defendants the gas had been turned off. The woman was lying dead on a settes with a blanket over her and

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length of flexible tubing lying near, TAXI

one end under the blanket. Flem ing was on an easy-chair with à blanket over his head. He was per- fectly conscious. He said to "the police: "This started at a quarter past two this morning. The tube fell and I turned the gas off. We had decided to do this."

"When the case first came to light," said Mr. Pashley, "it looked like a suicide pact, but from the evidence the prosecution have no hesitation in saying that it is a deliberate intent to murder on the part of Fleming.

The projected departure of the WHICH WENT IN three American Rear-Admirals and other technical officials only means that a large part of the technical work has been completed.

THE SEA

OCCUPANTS DISCHARGED

FROM HOSPITAL.

The five members of the Xavier family, living at No. 54, Queen's Road East, who were thrown into the harbour when the taxi-cab in which they were travelling went over the sea-wall, after colliding with a sign-post near the Hong kong Club, have been discharged from Hospital.

Letter to Girl's Mother.

The taxi-cab was retrieved from "He intended to kill this girl and intended to save himself," he said, the water yesterday,

extensively "because when the police arrived damaged. In addition to a smash- the gas had been turned off. Ap-ed wind screen, the two side win- parently he had made no attempt to dows were broken. The body of use the gas tube himself, but he the vehicle also showed signs

of killed the woman with it without a damage, while the front axle was doubt.

also out of alignment.

"Who could have placed that tube on the gas bracket,

put it under the blanket into the woman's mouth, and when she had had enough, taken it away, except Flem- ing, if that is not a deliberate act I don't know what is.

SILK SPINNING TO BE CURTAILED,

Orders have been given to dis- mantle, on April 18, the house used as the Japanese headquarters in London. Reuter.

Instructions Approved.

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11 Aglant.

Tokyo, Apr. 1. The Cabinet has approved the instructions to the London De- legates, and the Premier has proceeded to the Palace to obtain the Emperor's sanction.

The instructions are expected to be despatched this evening-18 Body of peers, Reuter.

19 Grammatical categories. 20 Leer,

12 Top room. 13 Unemployed. 18 Let fall. 15 Make reparation.

"There is another point," he said. SATURDAY WORK TO STOP ON of submarine tonnage precludes 47 Pustule.

"He is a married man and his wife is living. He did not want a child by a second woman whom he was not in a position to marry."

Mrs. Kate Hill, of King's-road, Leytonstone, mother of the girl, produced a letter from Fleming

which read:

"I have got Marjorie into trouble and she expects to became a mother in February. The only thing that stops me from marrying her is that I am already married. I hope to get enough money to get a divorce. I am several sorts of a rotter but I am looking after her. We love each other and are very happy, but Marjorie terrified that those at home will denounce her and then she will be homeless. For my own self I do not care."

Superintendent Jacobs said that Fleming had admitted that he mar ried a widow with seven children and his wife has since had another by him which was about two years old.

Fleming was committed for trial at the Central Criminal Court.

PLAYING FIELDS PROPOSED.

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THE CONTINENT.

Tokyo, Apr. 1. The Government's. instructions 22 in place of. have been despatched to London. 25 British beetle.

It is understood that Japan ac- 26 Figures on escutcheons, cepts the proposed tonnage figures, 31 Make certain

29 Animal fat. but there are four reservations: 32 Lorry. firstly, acceptance does not mean 33 A step." abandonment of claims for 34 Article forming steps. seventy per cent, ratio of eight- 38 Anger. inch gun ships or maintenance of 41 Imitators. the present strength in sub-2 marines; secondly, as acceptance 45 Heavenly bodies.

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Long teeth.

Japan from building any between 49 Going down. now, and 1936, Japan should be 52 Not so much. permitted to start construction and 63 Let again. replacement of vessels before the 64 Hangs behind. age limit is reached for the purpose 55 Morning reception. of keeping her dockyards employ- 57 Wild plant. ed in the interval; thirdly, accep- 58 Voice, factories will be restricted on week days and entirely stopped on Satur-

of the auxiliary craft 59 Mix. day.

figures should be contingent on When the sales exceed produc- the prolongation of the capital tion, sellings will again be taken ship holiday; fourthly, the agree from the stock in hand which, atment should terminate at the end present, is equal to three months' of 1936. production-Reuter.

Amsterdam, Apr. 1. The General Art Silk Union has decided to close down the factories at Arnhemwest and Petersdorf. Spinning in Dutch and German

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It is understood that it will be left to. Mr. Wakatsuki's discretion to decide the form in which the reservations should be incorporat ed in the agreement, though the Government will be consulted prior to the final signature:-Reu ter.

American Views.

New York, Apr. 1 Capt. C, Spink, master of the The Hearst papers to-day devote river steamer Taiming, pleaded attention to Mr. Hoover. A long guilty this morning when he ap-front-page open letter is publish- peared before the Hon. Commdr. ed warning the President not to G. F. Hole, RN, at the Marine be surprised if the Senate and Court in answer to a summons for country "do not take your advice failing to mark his vessel with the to enter a new European political proper deck lines on March 28. and military alliance, politely

termed a consultative pact."

In registering a caution, his Worship told Capt. Spink to see to the matter at once.

Capt. Spink promised to do so,

Simultaneously, Mr. Britten, the chairman of the naval com- mittee in the House of Repre- tion of such a golf course but came

sentatives, has formulated a plan to the conclusion that it was not allotted as a public playground for whereby the American delegation likely to meet with popular support. games requiring little space pend-will soon learn whether England Another area recommended for ing its possible use for a new pavi- is 'on the square'", namely, a playing fields for the Kowloon City lion.

three-Power scheme under which district is situate to the east end

the United States and Britain of Arygyle street, being about 20

will each scrap four specified acres in extent.

battleships, and Japan will re- tain her present ten battleships totalling 292,400 tons compared with America's fourteen of 427,- 400 tons and Britain's sixteen of 501,450 tons. France and Italy combined have 284,000 tons of small-gun battleships, which will become due for the scrap-heap in the next six years."

Railway Land.

Public Tennis Courts, Dealing with the provision of public tennis courts a suggestion is put forward that a beginning be made with three courts on the The Committee deals extensively south end of area P. at King's with extensions and adjustments of Park and that another three courts existing playing field areas on the on some of the ground recom- mainland, and, in dealing with the mended as playing fields in the railway reclamation land extending neighbourhood of Prince Edward from Holts Wharf to the junction Road. The Government is recor of Gascoigne and Chatham Roads mended to establish hard tennis recommends that the whole of the courts on these sites. available land on both sides of the Reservations to, the report are railway be allotted annually to such signed by the Hon. Mr. J. P. clubs as might wish to take up the Braga, Mr. M. K. Lo, Commander ground there. It is also recom-

F. H. D. Byron, R.N. and Captain mended that a part of the present. A. de Linde, R.E. who do not allotment of the K.C.C. between the concur in the sale of Caroline Hill bowling green and cricket field be for the purposes of developing the

Aberdeen area.

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The Republican, Senator Fess has issued a statement declaring that the Senate is becoming in- creasingly hostile to American par- ticipation in a consultative pact, but expressing the opinion that a three-Power treaty is feasible.- Reuter's American Service.

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