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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 4, 1931.

TSAGN FOO VILLA MURDERS.

STEP-BROTHER GIVES

EVIDENCE.

ANOTHER PLEA FOR SILVER.

VIEWS OF SIR HUGO CUNLIFFE OWEN,

London, Oct. 20.

in

The case ngainst the 12 Chinese, who are charged with the murder! The use of silver as a saviour of alx Japanene at Tsang Foo of the present world altuation was Villas on the night of September urged by Sir Hugo Cunliffe Owen, 20, was resumed at the Kowloon at a luncheon of the Islington Magistracy yesterday afternoon Chamber of Commerce. before Mr. Fraser. Mr. T. S. Not only could it help out the Whyte-Smith prosecuted.

declining supply of gold, but by Mr. M. Yamashita, a clerk work-recovering its value could once ing in Hidaka & Co., said he was more set trade in the Bast the step-brother of Sumajiro action. Yamashita, the head of the un- Sir Hugo Cunliffe Oven pointed fortunate household. Deceased, Jout that half the world, including was 41 years of age and his call the enormously populated Chinese ing was designing gardens in the Republic, had silver as the basis of Japanese style. He had been reval

value. On

the contrary, the siding at Tsing Foo Villas ever western world had gold na since he arrived in the Colony standard, and the march of events about a year and eight months due to the action of the western The other members of the world hnd deprecinted silver from household were the wife. Har its earlier value. This had been Yamashita aged thirty (dead). done to such an extent that half four sons, Rikuo Yamashita nged the world, using silver, found its ten alive), Niyoji Yamashita cost increasingly expensive. aged nine (dead), Hiroshi Yama- Customers "Wiped Out." shita, aged Bix (live) Shiro The effect of this had been that Yamashita aged four (dead), thithe western world und wiped out old woman, Miyo Yamashita aged half its customers.

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to

73 (dead), the Japanese anan. Sir Hugo suggested that the Sumiko Yamaguchi aged 16 (dead) British Empire, the United States and a relative of the family, Miss and France call a conference Fajita Yoshi tative).

consider whether bar silver might not be kept by their central banka, either at the market price or In a fixed ratio te gold, and also con- It would then be available in part titute part of their metal reserve. payment of international debta.

there

abou

On the morning of September 27, about 7.30 witness went The Yaunuti Police Station as a result of information, and from accompanied Inspector Fallon to the Kowloon Mortuary where he identified the bodies and would restore the price of of his step-brother and wife silver and widen the metallic basia Later the same morning.

of the world.--Reuter. 9.30, he again accompanied Police to the Kowloon Hospital Morgue, where he identified the side the parcel, but thought II bodies of the old woman. the contained L revolver. He said! amah and the two sons.

the Chinese pointed the parcel at Questioned by Str. Whyte-Smith Yamashita, who then tried to un- witness said that as far as he theath his word. This seemed knew, his atop-brother had never to frighten the Chinese and had any trouble with the Chines

he ran away. Witness himself then He knew that his brother returnclosed alt the doors in the house. ud from Canton on the fatal day. After this incident, ult Wa having been there for two weeks. quiet for some time. At about 4. Fig erow. entered the Crowd, Outside House.

grounds of the house. Witoes Kumakichi Kuta. a Japanese did not see them, but he egl carpenter, testified that he had hear the noise they made outside. been in Hongkong for the fast Cries were beard, but he did not eight years. On September 26. kaow what they meant. Stone he was working in Kowloon Tong were thrown into the house, na with a friend, and when

they were other things, such as flower- finished at about 4 p.m., they went pots and anything that the crowd to visit Yamashita family could get hold of.

the

AA result, They arrived at Tenng Too Villax the windows were broken. at aboat 4.30 p.m., and saw some The family shifted to the first Chinese outside the grounds., floor after the crowd outside had numbering altogether about 100.ot into the ground for about ten The Chinese did not

Interfere minutes. The shouting still went with the Japanese, however, and on, and looking out of the window, the Intler were not alarmed. witness saw that the people were There were some stalls outside the trying to break the door, and were house, and it was around these carrying sticks. stalls that the crowd had gather-

ed.

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Armed With Sword. When witness and his friend The women and children salered the house; the children mained on the first floor for about were playing in the garden, but twenty minutes before going up some of the people outside began to the roof. Yamashita did not to throw stones, as a result of go upstairs with the family but which the children were called remained down below. At about indoors, Witness then suggested , the door was broken in. that Yamashita

his family and it was not until then that should

Lo witness' move

house, Yamaahita jolned hia family. where they would be quite safe, Witness then saw that Yamashita but Yamashita thought it was held safe enough there if they kep quiet. They took the precaution of rocking the doors and closing all the windows, and sat down for the evening meal at 6.30.

and

WORDY BATTLE IN PROGRESS,

ELECTION CAMPAIGN

SALLIES.

London, Oct. 20.

to forget are proving especially Speeches politicians would like useful now as many, protagonista are temporarily taking up new party alignments.

Mr. Philip Snowdon's arrows have brought a particularly sharp counter attack.

Mr. Arthur Greenwood (Laburi at Nelson has recufed that tho Chancellor ten year ago espoused the nationalisation

of banking policy.

Dr. Addison (Labour) at New- port has said that Mr. Snowden's strictures on his all colleagues on ariff policy suggest that he has lost his self-control or his senses.

Lord Brentford (Conservative) it Barnstaple hns remembered Mr. Lloyd George's effective national unity policy during the war

and asks him to "forget his rotten broadcast speech."

Mr. Neville Chamberlain (Con- servative) at Birmingham quarrels with Mr. Snowden's assertion that Conservative majority would not

confer a mandate to carry on a

general system of Protection.

Mr. Chamberlain declared that his was entirely inconsistent with Prime he pronouncement of the Minister himself—Kenter.

BARBER'S DEATH.

INQUIRY INTO WANCHAI MOTOR ACCIDENT.

The Coroner's inquiry into the circumstances of the death of a Chinese barber who was knocked down and fatally injured by a car driven by Mr. F. Burrell In Tin Lok Lane, was continued before Mr. Schofield at the Central Polico Court yesterday afternoon.

Mr. A. Hyde-Lay, (foreman), J. M. Morhaus and P. R. Kahn cum- posed the jury.

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Miss Hopkins, who was a pas- in the car, said that as they were travelling along Tin Lok Lane two Chinese who were walking ahead, separated, one go- ing to the right and the other to the left. The latter almost imme-

turning back again diately wards the ce

centre of the road. The driver of the car sounded his horn and swerved to

avold the man on the right, the car striking the man on the left as he turned back again.

A verdiet of aeeidental death was returned.

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Some of the Chinese poked under the settee with some sharp instru ments, but witness shrank back and did not utter a sound. He was wounded in the arm, but was able to escape detection. He re- mained in his position until the Police arrived when he liberated. He said the noise went on until the arrival of the Police. Medical evidence was given by aword in his right hand.

Dr. P. F. S. Court, medical officer Witness hid under a wooden settee in the altting room, and

of the Kowloon Hospital. He said did not remember very much more 27, he conducted a post mortem at about 10 a.m.,on September after that. Soon after hiding examination on the bodies of four himself under the settee, many Japanese who were admitted to Chinese entered the room, but the hospital alive the previous he could not see whether they evening. They were an old lady, At this time, a Chinese walked were going upstairs or down- into the house, carrying a parcel stairs. He could only see

a girl of about 10, and two male their children. wrapped in a white bandkerchief, legs, but some of them were carry- The hearing WAR Witness did not see what, was in-ling sticks and some

adjourned choppers. until this afternoon.

Mysterious Parcel.

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