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THE KOWLOON CITY MURDER

TRIAL CONTINUED. ·

MORE ABOUT TEETH.

WEDNESDAY, MAY 7, 1930.

THE ANGLO-AFGHAN TREATY.

TO BE REAFFIRMED ON THE

KING'S ACCESSION..

London, May 6.

It is officially stated that on the uccession to the Afghan Throne of

WAR CLOUDS IN

THE NORTH.

CHIANG DENOUNCES THE REBELS.

NANKING.

King Muhammad Nadir Shah, both AN ENEMY THRUST TOWARDS the Afghan Government and the British Government desired to re- affirm the validity of the Anglo- Afghan Treaty concluded at Kabul on November 22nd, 1921.

and

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A formal agreement reaffirming the Treaty has now been reached,

Minister the British Afghanistan, who has already ar rived in India, is leaving for Kabul forthwith-British Wireless.

That he regarded the girl witness, on whose evidence the Crown case largely rests, as a wholly unreliable witness, was a statement in reply to a question made by Mr. Reynolds, Chief Detective Inspector, at the Criminal Sessions this morning, when the Kowloon Oity murder case was resumed before the Chief Justice (Sir Joseph Kemp). Witness was dealing with the girl's ability to tell a consistent story and remarked that he had taken better stories from younger children. secuting for the Crown and Mr. women left clothing on the pre-

Mr. Somerset Fitzroy is

F. C Jenkin is defending.

pro-

When the case was resumed this morning, Tsang Man-kwai, the interpreter, was recalled with regard to a pocket book which he handed to Mr. Jenkin yesterday containing entries regarding the

identification parade.

Witness agreed that the state-

ments he had recorded in that

HEAVY FIGHTING.

Nanking, May 6. What is tantamount to a

declaration of war by the National Government against the Shansi-Kuominchun Govern- ment at Peking was contained frequent visitors to deceased's house and were more or less his in a declaration by Marshal pupils. He contiued that he had Chiang Kai-shek when he spoke taken statements from Tai Koo at a troop parade here yesterday but not in writing when both the afternoon, at the Aerodrome, to women with twowothers, paid a several thousands of Nanking visit to himat, Central Police forces who were leaving for the Station:

front. The President charged no You took

other

steps the Kuominchun and Shangi after the declaration by the girl commander with a deliberate that this clog belonged to Sam attempt to work for the ruina- Koo? No. He added that both

tion of the Kuomintang Party and the National Government.

mises.

With regard to the blood, Mr. Reynolds did not agree it might have come from a leg wound but said it might have been an injured knec. In the former case, he said, the blood would have run down the leg, while in the present case the blood was dropped in spots.

No Property Taken. Mr. Reynolds agreed that the book as being made by the girl,}

circumstance which slightest were copied by him from state-might be in favour of accused ments made by Mr. Sparrow in the should be put before the Court at official police identification parade the earliest possible moment. No property which might have been taken was found on any of the ac- cused. No search was made of the premises where No. I lived. With Correct Copy.

regard to No. 2, he gave an address And they are a correct copy of but on enquiries it was found that what the little girl said to you? he was not known there except Yes.

as an occasional visitor. No. 3's not searched. Witness said that accuseds' clothing was examined but no trace of blood was found.

book.

Mr. JenkinSo the statements in the two books are or should be identienl?--Yes.

them.

Counsel asked for the inter-remises. ware preter's book to be admitted, say- ing that the police book might be wanted

for other parades. In

He went on to say that he reply to his Lordship, counsel said axamined the wire with which the he was not suggesting there was girl's writs were bound and found any difference between the no trace that might have been entries, but he had not checked left if the girl had bruised her wrists in freeing herself. The Chief Detective Inspector Rey-wire was in the same condition nolds spoke of visiting the deceas- as when he received it, but he had ed's house and searching for not tested it to see if the girl finger-prints, together with Sub- could withdraw. her hands through Inspector Vincent who was in the loops. He agreed such a charge of police photography and feet would have been an important fingerprints. No traces of fin- test for the veracity of her story. ger-prints were found at all.

On that theory you expected to find marks there?-Yes.

Winess stated that he first found the broken cup under a chair with the pieces practically together. The two teeth were found alongside the broken cup.

Missing Teeth.

He continued that there was a

Stone in Mouth. With regard to the stone, which the girl alleges was placed in her mouth, Mr. Reynolds stated that he examined the girl's lip but not inside her mouth.

You expected, if her story was slight trickle of blood showing true, that her lips would show down the right side of deceased's some signs of this stone being face, more or less dried up. He forced into her mouth ?--Yes. put his

fingers into deceased's mouth, and, by pulling the lower lip down, exposed the gums,

And you could find none?—No. After the little girl had been taken on the identification parade another man was brought on?-- Yes.

It was, said witness, easily seen that there was a space from which teeth had recently come away, as Who was he?-I cannot tell you there was a certain amount of except I believe he was An ac- dried blood on the gun and it was countant at a pawn broker's shop quite red in that locality. Heat Mongkok, took the teeth by the prongs and put them into the space in the gum to see if there were any other teeth missing. He was perfectly satisfied in his own mi d that the two teeth had come from deceased's mouth.

Mr. Fitzroy: How much of the space did these teeth occupy They practically covered the entire space. There was not room for another tooth.

Imitation Teeth.

In dealing with the teeth, Mr. Reynolds endeavoured to point out the position of the gap in his own mouth.

Mr. Jenkin produced a set of imitation teeth but announced, amid laughter, that they were not were therefore all there and useless.

When Mr. Reynolds announced that he could not see which of his in cross-examination by Mr. teeth he was pointing at and asked Jenkin. Mr. Reynolds stated that for a mirror, Mr. Jenkin remarked he took charge in making investi-I would give you my mouth but I have got my teeth in it." tions, but he left a certain degrée

(laughter). of responsibility to Inspector Fal- ion. He said he did not think either he himself, or Inspector

Mr. Reynolds stated that when the teeth were fitted in deceased's gum there was a certain space but say any he would not say there was To thing which would be of material for half a tooth. He did not give

Fallon had omitted to

assistance.

Girl's Changed Story. With regard to the clog, Mr. Reynolds said the girl's state ment before the Court hearing was that she claimed it as her own. but before the Magistrate she said it belonged to Sam Koo.

The change in the girl's story did not surprise him because he had taken statements from her and she had been erratic in them go that he was not surprised at any state ment she made with regard to any. thing.

Mr. Jenkin-As a police officer of some experience, you regard her as a wholly unreliable wit- ness? I do, sir,

EX-

the teeth to the post mortem amination doctor to test; because he was satisfied in his own mind that they belonged to deceased.

Girl's Evidence, --

Danger to Unification.* Continuing, the President said the organisation of that the Shansi-Kuominchun military movement against Nanking was a danger to the unification of the country and to the revolutionary

movement in China.

Commenting on his work for the National Government at Nanking, Marshal Chiang said he had always striven to follow closely the principles of the late Kuomin- tang founder, Dr. Sun Yat-sen, working for the reconstruction of a war-devastated country.

The President urged -the soldiers to be prepared to sacrifice in the coming war against the Shansi group, whose climination was essential to the peace of the country.

Fighting Near Pangfow. Marshal Chiang Kai-shek's pro- clamation is interpreted in some as revealing the deter- quarters mination of the Government to adopt an active offensive along the principal railways.

The most significant news from the Nationalist Headquarters at Hsuchow is contained in the report- ed encounters between the Nan- king and anti-Nanking forces for the possession of Pangfow, along the Tientsin-Pukow Railway. Pang- fow is. considered to be a most im portant strategle point, considering the fact that it commands a good position about midway between the Nationalist Headquarters, Hsuchow, and the Nationalist Capital, Nan- king.

Panglow is about seventy miles from Nanking, but the fact that the city is on the railway, it follows that if captured by the Kuominchun insurgents the latter will be able to penetrate to the Nationalist capi- tal within some four hours,

Desperate Attempt,

The brief military communique states that the Kuominchun forces made a desperate attempt yesterday to invade Pangfow and serious fighting with the, Nanking forces is in progress in districts some twenty miles from Panglow.

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Tangshan Skirmishes. Skirmishes between, the Nation- alist troops and the Kuominchun' In her evidence, Chan Sam, who vanguards advancing along the gave her age as 15 years, said she Lung-Hai Railway took place identified.all accused in the dock yesterday on the latter line at and was sure of her identification, Tangshan, when the Nationalist Witness said that she took some contingent under Chán Kai-shing

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Deceased's Pupils. Asked as to why he did not make investigations as to what light Sam Koo could throw on the matter, witness said he did not consider it of the "gravest mo ment" He know for a fact that both Tai Koo, and Sam Koo were

Troops Wthdrawn. In view of the overwhelming number of Kuominchun forces engaged on the Lung-Hal and Tientsin-Pukow Railways, Mar- shal Chiang Kai-shek has decided Witness gave a deminstration to withdraw more troops from with the wire produced, showing South China to engage the advance how it had been bound round her ing Koominchun Army. He has wrists and how she had later ordered the 10th Division in freed them.

Kiangai to proceed to Nanking immediately.

She was then seized by the No. 1 prisoner and later heard a loud. cry of "Save life", which was fol- lowed by the sound of someone falling heavily to the ground.

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