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TELEGRAPH. TUESDAY, DECEMBER 9, 1930.

THE RUN ON LOCAL PRIEST BRUTALLY WITNESS CLOSELY

BANK BRANCH.

AMERICAN CONSULATE'S

STATEMENT.

NO TRUTH IN RUMOURS

Protesting that it is menting, and can meet, all demands made by? | depositors, the National City: Bank of New York, upon which a Tairly stendy "run" has been made; during the past few days, this↑ morning again denied the rumours that the Bank is JIL dificulties. which have been put in eircula tion by "unserupulous small-cain dealers.

SCOURGED.

BANDIT OUTRAGES AT KIENCHANG.

FATHER TIERNEY KEPT FOR FIVE DAYS STRIPPED.

LIFE THREATENED.

QUESTIONED.

"I HOPE TO PROVE YOU ARE A LIAR.”.

INTERPRETER CASE.

The hearing was continued before Mr. Williams, at the Central Police Court this morning, of the case in which Li Tsan-pui, clerk and inter- preter at Police Headquarters. charged with having on various dates between September 29 and Captured by bandits at Kien- October 19, with intent to defraud, chang, Kiangai province, strip- attempted to obtain from Liu Shrin- ped and scourged. and then him, a licensed hawker, the sum of handed over to the gang of Con- | $30 by false pretences. munists who murdered Father Mr. T. Murphy, assistant Diree- Leonard last year, Father Tier-tor of Criminal Intellingence is con ney, of St. Columban's Mission. ducting the prosecution, while Mi has been threatened with death | M. K. Lo is representing the defen unless the sum of $40,000 is paid When the hearing was resumed as ransom within three weeks. Theor is no truth in any rumour

A harrowing aerount of Father that it has closed or that its Pro-Tierney's suferings has been sident has committed suicide,

Onceived at the headquarters of the The contrary the bank doing Mission in Shanebay from another priest in the di deket, The Eet. dated November 27 reads;

Father Tierney ir

The American Consulate has issed the following statement:-- "The National City Bank of New York is one of the Tearing banks of the United States Amerien.

business us testtal,

The above statement has been

United State Government Washington

re-

held.

dant.

Mr. Lo cross-examined the com- plainant, who gave his evidence-in- chief at the previous sitting. The witness said he did not know whe Mer the defendant was aware that

he (witness) did not trust him, nor did he tell the defendant so. The

officially authorized to-day by the These are the facts as far as honey was to have been a bribe and

not as a loan or anything else. akanw. He got word that the bandits

Mr. Lo:-World it be quite cor- were not far off, but did not believe to say you are a man of the

world in that you could walk see any officing you liked?

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raj-

and

Withers: 1am only a proletar- jun, a man looking for his living, Even seeing A solicitor I am afraid. can tell him I am a solicitor and he Mr. Lo da interprsteny: You bis hands, stripped him and brut-h not shows any algas of being ally seurged him. Afterwards the

Interviewed lag a Tebigorph re- the rumgur. On Friday morning presentative this merising, the 14th) they rang the bell for Mass, Her the Bank said "The The barulits were just entering the Irun is celinuing to-day, but not village, and when they heard

quite so heavily as yesterday. We they immediately surrounded the can meet all denture just at the door. They the

church. Father Tierney wan and are deal resources. are ah, that was man en om doing an

Thout the Hightest dißen By. "A certain clique is circulating Pumarols Do the contrary

through Canton and up country feon where the truable started. It has already raqibed in the depfession of the small coin rate by about five points, which has undübtedly been pros fitable to people unknown.“

- זין

The Bank has asuflicient sarees to meet all deminds with out calling on New York or London

Lanka.

money to meet them."

Brown soldier's elak around his shoulders and made (4131 of his sufferings. For five days they kesit him in that state, one hand always tied to his body. They gave

hire rive to eat

Incapable of Speech,

Un the fifth day they left, taking Father Tierney with them. He managed to find his own clothes again before leaving. After walk, ime for about six miles he fell and sprained his ankle. They placed that him on a ladder and carried him to Jess Nanfeng

While In Songtungshu some of the Catholics approached hit. They say he was a pltiable sight, suffer-

afraid of me yet.

Witness: an afraid now.

Mr. Lo: You are? Well 1 am

viat

to hear it. verv

Answering forther questions, witness denied that he had ever had any sorful intercourse with the defendant or that he had ever bad meals with him at restaurants,

"I hope to prove you are a liar.' commented Mr. Lo.

reply to another question. witness and he did not konw a man named Wat Ki. who was a coolie foreman at Bolt's Wharf,

Mr, Lo: Did you su thuc pha to get an introduction to see Mr. Wong Kwong-tin of the Sanitary Board?—No.

Mr. Lo:--Did you ever see Mr. Wong Kwong-tin?--Yes.

On one occasion did you, your wife, children and whole family waylay the inspector General of Police at his house on the Peak?

"Pasen: indications ne the run will continas its heavy state for the next two or three days, but the Bank has not the slightest reason for alarm,

Mr. Lo In his Worship) :---! although if the denunds continue

He know

he did not see Mr. Wong. to be very heavy for a considerable from malaria at the time.

locked dazed and was practically Kwong-tim On that necasion period, I quay have to call upon the incapable of speech. On the way because Mr. Wong was sick, New York or London banks for to

10 Nanfeng the lender told him there was nothing to fear, We The posters affixed to the pillars hear that he is now 20 miles from and walls of the Bank this morning Nanfeng, better treated, and getting denying the truth of the rumors the same food as themselves. thai the Bank was in dimculties;) Father Dermody and I lift Fu attracted considerable attention chine two days ago and

Kot here and drew large crowds ter the resterday morning in time for Mass. building site, however, there All is in chans. The altars are letarian. was nothing to indicate anything broken, though not badly. Every-waylay the IG.P. at his house? THIL of the ordinary, and it was thing in the house was looted: not However, that's a comment, obvious that the serious alage of a thing left, the Reds took The run had passed. Pelier were clothes and everything they could posted at me entrance to the Bank, and and threw them out na the street. The Catholics saved some foodstuffs, and the orphans were able to rescue a few articles of, The hearing is being continueşi | clothing. The chalices und some this afternoon. nd the vestments were saved.

DETECTIVE FALLS INTO TRAP.

Continued from Page 1

cased his death while he was being rushed to Hospital,

out

1

Police Quiet,

and

is very

Ir

Mission Thoroughly Looted. Father Kerr was in hiding when

the bandits came, and had a nar- raw escape. They came within a few yards of his hiding place. Fa-, thers Dully and MeManus are safe" nut in the mountains. Father Teng, the Chinese priest in Nan- escape.

must leave

We

· Is it a usual habli for a proj

J common hawker, to

Continuing, witness said that after seeing the LG.P. be accom panied the official to Police Head-| quarters together with

witness's) mother.

CANE SUGAR-GROWERS

• ́IN AGEEMENT.

NOW SEEK CO-OPERATION WITH BEETS.

New York, D. 8. It is learned that, the Javanese, Cuban and American Bugar- producers are combining in efforts to obtain proper co-operation "with the German and Czecho-Slovakian beet-sugar interests."Reuter,

The whole detective fores wastong. also managed

last night, scouring every though everything there was kantel known criminal haunt after the or destroyed. shooting. Of the four men con-

Red Spies Everywhere. cerned in the outrage, they have h fairly adequate description. and. We do not know how things will the informant who Jed the end. There are now a thousand unfortunate detective into the soldiers in the town but the Reds

A telegram received by Messrs. may Pentreath and Co. under date of trap, they have his name, his age, are only 30 miles away and

When they and other means of identification, come back any time.

yesterday from Liverpool states:-- and are confident of making an arrive in a district it is nearly im-Amsterdain telegraphs, Java agree possible to usenpe for they have to withhold 500,000 tons out of pre- early arrest.

We spies everywhere.

sent Crop to be sold over a certain; Tse Ou, the murdered man, was all things in the hands of God.

period." 32 years of age

Everyone, both Catholic

Amsterdam, Dec. 8. favourably commented on by his pagan, showed great sympathy for

After an hour's meeting of the superior oficers. He was recent- Father Tierney. The pagans spoke Cuban-American mission and the ly promoted to Lance Sergeant for up for hini and tried to defend him United Java Sugar Producers this his services in the work against when the Reds were beating him, morning, Mr. Chadbourne smiling- the Communists. He will be re- The Catholics are marvellous and ly announced that everything had called as the same officer, who, af doing their utmost for him.

been arranged satisfactorily. De- few years ago, was tried for the rannot but feel very proud of the tails of the settlement are not yet death of a suspect whom he was

Ransom Or Death. chasing. Then stationed at Bay

P.S.-Letter just received from View Station, he had occasion to Father Tierney. He has been follow a number of suspects across given over to the loent Red-the The United, Java Sugar Pro- the hills at the back of the Station, me who murdered Father Leonardducers in a communique say that and unable to make them stop last year. They are demanding the understanding was reached in with a warning. the fired his re- $50,000 as ransons, and threates providing, for both countries, a regard to the basis for a contract volver, killing are. Defended by that. If it is not pold within throu Mr. Jenkin at the Sessions, he was weeks he will be put to death. limitation of the export of sugar acquitted of a charge of murder. Father Tierney, writes that bla for a period of five years, simul- inneously segregating the old strength. Is failing, and asks for prayers that he may be able to stocks to be gradually dispersed. stand it. He himself is quite So far as Java is concerned, the The deceased had his service resigned) to die.

Arrangement is subject to the ap.

of the owners of sugar -weapon with him last night, but |

factories, while it must also be was, of course, given no time to

submitted to the Government.-- make use of. Six bullets were

Reuter. this morning found at the scene of the tragedy, these showing that Afcutonatle of small calibre and a heavy revolver wore amongst the weapons used by the a silanta;

--Six Bullets Found. *

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The funeral of the oinin detec tive is being held to-morrow,

The annual distribution of prizes of the Bolillos Public School will I held on Thursday, January 15, at 11 am. Sir Shou-Ron Chow will prosent the prizes..

CHANG AND YEN.

NO ACTUAL MEETING

-YET REPORTED.

Tientsin, Dec. 8.

known.

The Cuban-American mission has left for Brussels.

FINER LATER.

The Royal Observatory reports It is learned that Chang Heuch- that an anticyclone s. formed Hang is likely to remain here for a over S.E. Mongolia and a depres epuple of days further, before pro-xion to the S.E. of the Loochoos. eceding to Mukden.

The monsoon will freshen along Hitherto there has been no meet the S.E. const of China and over ing between Chang and Yen Hs-the North China Sen. The local shan, though representatives of forecast is:North winds, frosh; each have paid official calls on the overcast with rain at first,-finer other.-Reuter,

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