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TUESDAY, MAY 31, 1932.

A JUDICIAL SCANDAL

Humanitarian instincts will be aroused, if not, indeed, shocked by a news item from Canton to the

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The farts of the case, so far as they have been disclosed, are that the accused man was an exceu-

Canton is nothing short of scan- dalons.

.

The case is important for two геннома. In the first place, it will provide Japanese propagandists with support for their argoment tint the boycott movement is con- doned by Chinese authorities, Indeed, the very fact that the charge ever came into Court serves to show the influence which can be brought to bear on the judicial authorities by outside organisa- tions. There in even # more Rerious aspect of the matter, namely, that in spite of all talk

DAY BY DAY POLITICAL FEUDS

IN GERMANY

✪ KRAMENENTION-

SINCE THE EXODUS FREEDOM HAS ALWAYS SPOKEN WITH A REDREW ACCENT-Israel Zangwill,

A bridge, mah Jong and whist drive: is being held this evening in St. John's Cathedral at 8.46 p.m.

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Manila warning reports typhoon in about 125 Long, E. and 13 Tat. N., moving north-west,

The annual meeting of the Alice Memorial and Amliated Hospitals in

The manager of Holt's Wharf bas the police that aometime notified between 6 p.m. on Saturday and 8 a.m, yesterday morning someone broke into one of the godowns and stole cloth valued at $3,468.

of judicial reform, in preparation advertisel to take place on Thursday, for the abolition of extraterri-June 2, at noon in the board room of

the Chamber of Commerce, toriality, it is made manifest that even the so-called modern Courts in China can and do exceed their powers under the Criminal Codo. This fact is distinctly disturbing in the face of the possibility of extrality rights being cancelled

Whilst working on an electric light some time in the near future. The at the Hongkong Tramway Company's

premises

Russell Street. whole case, so far we are able, electrician named Li Lam aged 33 judge #31 the facts published, I years of 204, Queen's Road West, fril is a disgrace to Chinese judicial from a ladder and received injuries to his forehead and both legs. Hel procedure. Unhappily, the #cwas subsequently removed to the cused man's life cannot be brought Government Civil Hospital, back, but we shall be surprised if the case does not attract spread attention.

The Hongkong Indian Money- wide- | lenders' Association, Ltd., with its

premises at No. H Morrison H!! Rond, i was opened on Saturday afternoon, the ceremony being attended by a gather- ing of about 200. Among those pre- sent were Mr. F. H. Loschy, Mr. M. Ackbar, Mr. Badan Singh, S. S. Mohinder Singh, Mr. Sirdar Khan and Mr. S. D. Mehal,

The

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THE LATEST CABLED QUOTATIONS.

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BY MILTON BRONNER

Above are three political isaders who have been murdered

in Germany. Left to right-Walter Rathenau, Kurt Elanor and "Red Rosa" Luxemburg. The skotch shows the murder of Rathonau, into whore car slayers, tossed a hand grenade after they had riddled him with bullets.

“HICAGO and other American Reichstag--a member of the Nazi

cities may have their shock-party.

ing gang murders, but post-i

over. WOM

prisonment.

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ان

Dr. Karl Garcis,

WHH

гуля

the work

It

had

Coal Dispute Fears, Britain's mine-owners and the

war Germany has experienced for The politicni murders atarted men having failed Lu reach

13 years a kind of political gang just RS soon as the revolution agreement on the question of hours

war which makes the recorit of made a clean sweep of the mon- An earth coolis named Wa Kan the United States insignificant in archy and the petty rulers. and wages, the Gayerument had no

was charged before Mr. Fraser, at the comparison.

On Jan. 15, 1919, Dr. Karl alternative but to introduce im-Kowloon Magistracy this morning. In Germany. where political Liebknecht and Roan Luxemburg, mediate legislation for the coal with the theft of two Goodyear tyres

with leaders of the Communists, were from a motor-lorry left in a garage battles have been fought

ever arrested in Borlin. industry. It is designed to take

the ex-Kaiser, the place of the measure, expiring at No. 398 Portland Street, on the bullets as well as ballots

On Jan. 16 Liebknecht Wils evening of May 26. Detective Ser- since

more than 500 personsjshot in July, introduced by the Labour geant Lamont, who prosecuted, and thrown,

and killed "while trying Government at the eleventh hour the defendant bruke open the garage have been alain in politieal feuds to

escape." Luxemburg from the "ynched.' Everybody in Ger- effect that a well-known Chinese last year, and follows much the door, and took away two new tyres, Victims have ranged

which were valued at $172. The de-small fry to high public officials many knows they were murdered. merchant, named Pang Cho-lap, same lines. The Labour Govern fendant was understood to have sold The recent attempt on the life Nobody was ever arrested for the has been executed because he had ment had contemplated a redue-them for $1.50 each! Sentence this year balf

three months' hard labour was passed. of Dr. Hans Luther, head of the crime." by been found guilty of smuggling | tion

German Reichbank, has directed Kurt Eisner was the Commu- hour to a seven hours day, but

attention to the long list of crimes nist president

the repub- Japanese goods inta Kwanglung.

the Government's Bill preserves

Reports made to the police during resulting from political fends. Dre in Bavarin. On Feb. 21, 1919, The accused man had been sen-

the last two weeks of missing drain Luther luckily escaped death, the when he was on his way to the the 79-hour day indefinitely, or tenced some works prior to his until such time at

the Geneva pipes from houses in Mengkok led to would-be killer's bullet merely Landtag (the upper house of the

the arrest of three Chinese, two of wounding him in the hand. The Bavarian Parliament) he was shot- execution, which took place on Hours Convention is ratified by whom were charged at the Kowloon assailant was a well-known Ger-

The assassin and killed. Saturday morning, but the carry-the coal-producing countries. The Magistracy this morning before

Franer with theft and the ather with an economist who opposed Dr. condemned to death, but this was Lo life im- ing out of the sentence was de-present arrangements in regard to

commuted Prosecuting, Detective Lother's iron fiscal decrees. receiving.

quickly ferred in consequence of appeals wages are guaranteed for one Sergeant Lamont said he made in- The political murders in Ger

result ralded many are not the work of isolated How strenuous this Rentenco made for leniency by the man's year, after which the parties are vestigations and as

houses in Mongkok where aftrauks. They are carefully free to negotiate. It is also pro-uber of the drain-pipes were re-planned grimen by various secret he was allowed to go to his e- was can be seen from the fact that relatives. Student Associations,

pred to take advantage of the covered. The defendants who pleaded organizations. In come cases, the inte to the other hand, appear

superintend Bill to renew the marketing and gulity to the theft charge, were each vengeance courts of the secret there. Later he was relensed and have been active in pressing for price-fixing machinery, the provi-sentenced to two months' hard labour organizations first "try" and "con is to-day prominent in the politics the man's execution, whilst various sions for which do not expire un-

The case against the remaining de-

selected for assuki- fendant, who was understood to be vict" a man

of the extreme Right, public organisations have notil the end of the year. As was, seeking legal advice, was remanded nation and then send a represent-

The mass of Germans shrugged ative to kill him. Usually, the their shoulders over these kill- carried out demonstrations urging perhaps, to be expected in view until Monday afternoon.

victim a political enemy or some the infliction of the capital of the failure of the owners and

former member of their own or-ings because, after all, the victims

were Communista.

But the mur- ganisation who has been de- penalty Ultimately, it seems, and miners to agree, the Bill is likely to meet with resistance by Labour

derers of the Right soon sought nounced as a "traitor."

higher game. maybe wtih some degree of relne members of the Commons and in

The blot on Germany is that tance, the authorities ordered the minefields should Parliament-

in all the 13 years none of the

Socialist murders committed has been that the man's life be forfelt.

ary protests prove useless.

punished by the death or even the leader in the Bavarian Landtag, dispute hangs upon an execedingly

life imprisonment of any of the was in the black books of the

secret organizations. important point. Both owners and

The following cable at the close assassina.

the aceret miners are virtually agreed that of the sugar market yesterdayin many cases it has been re-tried to probe Into

places where the organizations tive official of the anti-Japanese the mines cannot, in present cir-has been received by Messrs. Pen-ported no clue could

had guns and ammunition hidden. to the killers. In many more cases: On June 10, 1921, as he was on Boycott Society, representing the cumstances, revert to the 7-hour treath and Co.

where men have been arrested for day, as they will, automatically,

the crime, they have been ne interests of the Municipal Chamon July 8, if the present Bill is not ber of Commerce thereon. As passed. The miners, however,

quilted. In a few cases, they have death. Nothing was over been given nominal sentences of

The Erzberger case is botorious. such, he came into contact with white agreeing, maintain that as a

from one to three years' Im- many importers of foreign groods,7-hour day is the normal mining

prisonment and usually have been Matthing Erzberger was the lead- and he is said to have aided and day, and that if for special rea

freed long before their time was er of the Catholic Centre Party. During the World War he worked of puns half an hour is added, the abetted dealers in Japanese com-legislation enacting that half-hour

at for peace and, an secretary modities and to have stored in extra should secure their wages

present an elected deputy to the state, conducted the armistice ne- gotiations on Germany's behalf | secret godowns considerable quan-for the perfod for which the spe-

and signed its terms. In 1919 he titles of such goods. When the cial legislation lasts. They are

became finance minister of the republic. The monarchists case came before the Court, the seeking for the fixing of a definite

forgave him for signing the armi. Magistrate is aid to have stated period, instead of the unlimited

stice. He became a marked man. On Jan. 26, 1920, as Erzberger that inasmuch as a former Police Period contemplated by the Go- verment, and demand that during

was leaving the court house in Commissioner had imposed the that fixed period, present wages

Berlin where he was plaintiff in a death sentence on two officials of should be guaranteed. They are

bel action, he was shot twice, The man who, did the deed got the Boycoll Society, two years prepared to accept the Govern.

only 18 months prison. guarantee for twelve previously, for a like offence, he ment's

Erzberger recovered and, to complete his cure. went to a re- considered it necessary that the months if the Government, in re-

Hort in the Black Forest. Here on same sentence should be meted turn, will give them a National Wages Board, but this the Go-

Aug, 26, 1921, while out walking, out in the present case, The

vornment have refused, taking tha

he was set upon by him two young point which needs clearing up viewpoint of the

ruffians, who shot him twice. As owners that

he lay on the ground fatally however, is under what possible | wages are a strict and not a

wounded, they pumped two more law the accused could have been nuțional matter." There are clear-

shots into him to make sure of the indicted. So far us we under-ly vital matters of principle at

job. and to stand the position. Importation what extent wages should be re-

stake including whether of Japanese goods is in no way gulated by Act of Parliament... contrary to law. It may be objec-and the situation is critical, the tionable to the Boycott Society.gravity of a stoppage being em. but that does not make it an phasised by the growing signs of offence. But even if it were pon- an industrial recovery in Britain. An interrupilon now would be sible

to regard the charge

disastrous. having been properly brought, what justification can be forth- coming for sentencing the accused

The recovery in reported of the to death? The enormity of the body of another coolie who was drown- sentence, taken in conjunctioned when a lifeboat capsleed alongside with the nature of the offence (If the 6.9. Benlomond in Kowloon Bay on Friday afternoon. The body was any) is all too apparent. Indeed, recovered floating off Taikoo Docke that it should be possible for such on Sunday but it was not until later a sentence to be passed and carried that it was identified as that of one Hloboat. Into effect in these enlightened Named Ho Wa, the man was aged 26

the occupants of the days, in a modern contro like

of

усата,

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asking

be found

.

One of these assassins

"Are you sure a dollar will put you out of your misery?"

his way home, he was

about it.

shot to

done

never

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Equally notorious is the po- litical

Assassinations of other of Germany's leading states- men--Walter. Rathenau. Before

the war he was one of the grestest industriallata in Germany, Dur- Ing the war he was called to hight Bervice by the Kaiser.

Rathenau had pointed out that the war promised to be

a long one and it would be necessary to conserve all materials like copper, rubber and cotton, for the army. Thereupon, the Kaiser and his generals made him controller of. Buch supplies, "

In 1922 the chancellor mado him minister of foreign "affairs. As much he came into conflict with the extremlats of the Right, bo... cause he enunciated the policy of reconciliation with France,

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