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Y.K.

THE

HONGKONG

WOMAN FOUND

STRANGLED.

A. INQUEST INTO TRAGEDY IN A FLAT

TELEGRAPH. TUESDAY, JUNE 21, 1932.

MAN HUNTERS

(Continned from Page 3.)

dreamed the episode of the kiss. She felt immensely relieved.

"Well, that's that," she told her- self. What she had been dreading so had come to pass and proven her fears groundless. Maybe life was always like that. She hoped Ro

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CONSIGNEES' NOTICES.

THE BEN LINE STEAMERS, LIMITED

Frost LEITH, MIDDELSBRO',

ANTWERP, LONDON.

and STRAITS.

r

The Steamship,

"DENERNACHAN“

Fastest

Crossing

CHINA

AND

JAPAN

TO

PACIFIC COAST

An alleged murder at No. 186 Portland Street, Mongkok, on the night of April.23 lind n sequel at the Kowloon Magistracy yesterday

Consignees of Cargo are hereby in- afternoon when Mr. Fraser, sitting

formed that all Goods are being land- na Coroner, conducted an inquiry Into the circumstances attending the Suman had been avoiding Rayed at their rink into the hazardous and/or extra hazardous Godowns of death of a Chinese woman named ever since the night the latter and The Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf Lam Pul-king, who was found dead Schuyler Webb had completed the and Godown Co., Ltd., whence and/or in bed, apparently having been foursome. But she could not do from the wharves delivery may be

this forever. strangled.

Itay's puppy-like obtained..

No claims wil be numitted after the The jury empanelled consisted of friendliness knew no reserves and

There Goods have left the Godowns, and all Messrs. H. Hampton, A: 1. Abbas recognized few rebuffa. nad Wong Kwok-hing. Mr. S. II. came the inevitable day when Susan Goods remaining undelivered after Duff, one of the jurymen asked to lunched with Ray again. Ray's the 27th une, 1932 will be subject to attend, arrived in Couri-a few min-lunch orders were always faintly rent.

All claims against the steamer must | Fastest Crossing of the Pacific Her favourite selec- ates inte, and explained that he had proposes a hans and cheese sand-be presented to the undersigned on or is by Empress Direct Express caught the wrong bus.

before the 11th June, 1982 or they route. 9 days flat from wich, a bowl of baked beans and a

will The Coroner The usual pro chocolate

by recognized. malled milk. It wha

All broken, chafed, and damaged cedure is for me either to fine you or what she had ordered to-day. Goods are to be left in the Godowns, order you to sit through the pro-)

Susan watched the other gif, where they will be examined on the ceedings, which would you prefer?

26th June, 1932 10 am.. by Mesare fascinated. Ray

talking: Mr. Duff.---I'ch rather Bit

and Dougina. volubly, "I said to Mamma, I said, through the proceedings.

'It's funny but I haven't seen a The Coroner. This Inquiry will thing of Susan place the night we take more than one day, you know. had the double date 7" " She sank Mr. Duft--It doesn't matter. her sharp. little white teeth into The Coroner-Right. Then the appalling sandwich and con- order you to sit through the pro- tinued in a slightly muffled voice, ed. ceedings,

"I said it's funny, but it kinda) seemed like Susan didn't have a signed by, good time that night."

WON

Peculiar Circumstances. Outlining the detalls, the Coroner

Ray's round, incredibly fringed said the inquiry was to determine eyes sourched Susan'a. The other the cause and the circumstances at-girl wriggled uncomfortably. tending the death of a

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woman

named Lam Pai-king, aged 27, who died of asphyxia following stran Kulation on the morning of April 4. The circumstances attending the death were rather peculiar,

The deceased was apparently att nhle young woman. She consleted kailling school which young women. before joining knitting factories, attended. She left her fatally, and in this manner earned her own living at No. 196 Portland Street, where she occupied a room near the kitchen. In this cubicle, she kept two knitting machines, and in a corner a Zed. She was then living with a man, who was known to have been in that cubicle that night. There was another woman sleeping in the cubicle but she did not know anything about the case, She slept in a made-up lad near the

door of the room.

On the night of April 23-24. somebody in the hotse heard some- thing inside this enblcle. As a re- salt of her inquiry soon afterwards, the decensed was found dead, ap- parently having been strangled, San Francisco via Shanghai, Japan Port & Honolulu.

The man was not there when the Taiyo Maru

Tuesday, 21st June. Wednesday, 13th July.discovery was made, but some letters written by him right throw, Scattle, Vancouvor vla Shanghai & Japan Ports.

some light on the affair.

After evidence was taken, the in- quiry was adjourned,

Asama Maru

Heian Maru

Hikawa Maru

.Sunday, 3rd July. ..Tuesday, 2nd August.

London, Marseilles, Antwerp & Rotterdam via

Singapore, Penang, Colombo & Suez.

Terukuni Maru Hakusan Maru

Sydney & Molbourne via Manila & Ports.

Atsuta Maru

Kama Maru

.. Friday, 24th June.

.Saturday, 9th July.

..Saturday, 25th June. ..Saturday, 23rd July.

Wednesday, 29th June. .. Monday, 11th July.

Bombay via Singapore, Penang & Colombo.

Bengal Maru

Tango Maru

South America (West Coast) via Japan, Honolulu.

Los Angeles, Mexico & Panama.

Bokuyo Maru

Now York, Boston via Panama,

Thursday. 7th July.

Liverpool via Saigon, Port Said, Beyrough, Istanbul.

Piraeus, Genva, Marsellies & Valencia. *Durban Maru

..Friday, 15th July.

Calcutta via Singapore, Penang & Rangoon.

*Penang Maru

*Hakorlate. Moru

Shanghai, Kobe & Yokohama.

Katori Maru

*Genon Maru (Kobe direct)

Iyo Maru

"Cargo only.

DUTCH VESSEL AFIRE.

ONE HOLD BURNED OUT BUT NO CASUALTIES

Shanghai, June 20.

not

Goddard

Yokohama to Vancouver.

Empress of Asia and Empress of Russia, largest and fastest liners on this run, offer First

To comply with the General Bondell Class for the most fastidious. Warehouse Regulations consigneesot now low fares. must have a Revenue Officer in atten- For a crossing with Honolulu dance when damaged ilutinhle goods interlude, book by Empress of are examined..

No Fire Insuarnce has been effect-Japan, largest, fastest liner on the

take Pacific. Or

luxurious Empress of Canada, her running Bill of Lading will be counter-

mate. Sailings to San Francisco GIBD, LIVINGSTON & CO., LTD., or Los Angeles connect with Agenta. them at Honolulu. Enjoy the Hongkong, 20th June, 1932.

smart, sumptuous luxury of their First Class. On all Empresses, a Tourist Class, of true Empress

DISARMAMENT DELEGATES RESUME DISCUSSIONS

Genova, June 20.

couver

All Empress sailings to Van- trains go direct from baggage chocked shipside. through to distination.

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EUROPE.

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"What always any is." Ray went on. "when you get a fellow U.S. LEADER ABSENT. standard. who's a good spender like Waring you ought to be thankful. Most of these kids around are penny pinch-¦ ers, and if they taken girl to al movie they think they're showing; her high life or something. Wars ing's different. He knows his way, The British Foreign Secretary. around, and baby, can is dance?“ Sir John Simon rushed back from Susun started to speak bat, dis-Lausanne this morning to parti- envering Ray's question had been cipate in the resumption of the purely rhetorical and a reply was meeting of English, French and not expected, she sank back in her American delegates in the chair again. The monologue con- mament Conference which began thued.

yesterday. The unexplained ab

Disar-

delegation was

"1f a girl played her cards right sence of Mr. Hugh Gibson, head and was really smart think shej of the. American could land Waring. He's making commented upon.

wondered

The participants in the discua- good money (Susan

other worl of sions were Sir John Simion, the Mar- irrelevantly what money there might be) "and I think quess of Londonderry, Mr. Herbert he'd like to get married again." Samuel. M. Paul Boncour. M. Massig, M. De Jotivenel, Sena- tor Swanson. Mr. Norman Davis and Mr. Hugh Wilson.----Reuter.

No Importance.

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Susan made a low sound which might have been interpreted na sur-, prise or agreement. "Yes, he's u funny guy, Ray pursued, demol- ishing the last crust and beginning The meeting lasted for 90 min- on the baked beans. "He was mar-tes and will resume at 4 p.m.

It is now stated that no im- ried a long time, you know, and his wife gave him the run-around. think," finished Ray, "If the girlportance is attached to the absence

of Mr. Hugh Gibson.-Rrater. was the right kind-what I mean. had a little life in her und so forth he might turn out to be a good)

way and you'll go over big-what 1] husband."

mean, like a million dollars, But To Victoria-Vancouver- Demurely Susan inquired what you can't go out ou partics and pall Ray's iden of a good husband might long face and expect the boys to he. Ray expounded her theory like it. No kidding!" gladly.

Susan stood up.

She felt she To "Well, first of all, I think a manjhad had enough of all thin. If Ray houldn't expect a girl ever to put went on much longer she might her hands in dish water," she said. have to be rude to her and she The 12,000 ton J.C.J.L. ateamer "When get married I'm going to didn't want to do that. Ray paid Serooskerk, which arrived yesterday live in a hotel and have all the her check, dazzled the fountain boy from Europe and was to have sailed meals sent up. I'm going to have with a smile, and linked her arm to-morrow for Java, caught fire at a mink coat and a permanent wave companionably in the other girl's.| It's Wharf,

every three months. Not one of

"You mind what I say," she fin The origin of the fire is unknown. | these." (she touched her yellowished "and you'll be sitting pretty." One of her holds was burned out, fucks disdainfully), "not one of but the fire was extinguished this these but an expensive one at that afternoon. There were no casualties. place on Michigan avenue. Then I

Bruter.

to

A former Hicrange reported tha: Want a sporty roadster and a chow ... Wednesday, 29th June.the burning vessel was the A.. Tine or maybe I don't know-a Peking-

Thursday, 7th July.

gars. The local agents of the J.C.J.L.se.' Ray's expression was rapt

Susan wanted state that the report that the vessel and soulfal.

As if inter- was due to sail for Java is an error, laugh but dared not. and that the Serooskerk was sailing preting her unspoken thoughts Ray for Japan on her outward voyage turned to her sharply. from Europe. Doubt in raised also

"You want to take some advice? na to the ship being at Holt's Wharf,

she said oracularly. as the Serooskerk would be dieult from me,"

"You want to work things the right to tie up there,

Saturday, 25th June. Monday. 27th June. ...Westnesday, 29th Juns,

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