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whether it was a five dollar or ten dollar bill. All three occupied the room. After a while Cheng) asked witness how he was to know

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that the poison was effective and 30 Industrials witness repiled that the accused 20 Rails could experiment on a chicken, 20 Utilitles Cheng told witness that he had nothing to be afraid of as he was under 21 years. He suggested that they should obtain legal advice and accordingly left the hotel.

POISON BOUGHT.

THE HONGKONG

CORRESPONDENCE.

Germany and Nudism.

(To the Editor, Hongkong Telegraph.j

TUESDAY, AUGUST 16, 1932.

TELEGRAPH,

COURT REFUSES

PARDON

ZIMMERN CASE SURPRISE

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One of the most unusual fentures of a case which has contained dafly Mendational features was the refusal of the Chief Justice to sign pardon for Zimmern after he had given his evidence at the Criminal Sessions yesterday. ped down from the box, Mr. Sheldon Turns to Immediately Zimmern had step- made the application for a pardon for him under Section 104 of the Criminal Procédure Ordinance.

Sir,-As a regular reader of G061 your esteemed journal, and as a 28.30 German who has spent about 25 28.74 years in various countries of the world, I should like to refer to an Today's market indicates that the article in your issue of Saturday line of least resistance is still up Prudery: War Against the Cult

headed "Germany and that constructive forcek control the market. Business Done: of the Nude." I am afraid that the headlines and the article show that the writer has no true under- atanding of the movement itself or, of the reasons why certain decrees have been promulgated,

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Later. witness went to the Pharmacy and there bought a twoj c.c. hypodermic syringe for four dollars, money for which had been given to him by the accused. The Hyringe was handed to the accused who had driven the car to Stanley Street. When witness handled him the article he said that it cost $14 but Cheng replied that he did not enre even if it cost $114.

The accused handed Zimmern $10 and told them that if they so desired they could consult another! solicitor, If witness Wan not satisfied with the explanation.

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witness if he were satisfied, and NEW OBSERVATORY witness replied that he was.

NO INTENT TO KILL.

Mr. Lindsell:-Were you satis- fied 7-It really did not matter whether the advice the lawyer gave me was satisfactory or not.

Why so?Because I had no in- tention of killing Fung.

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Before the war, Germany had no "nude cult" (if we except art), but on reading your article one

gots the impression that half of Germany went about with only neck-ties as clothing. The cult was imported Into the country atter the war and was followed in eertain

exclusive circles, very formed by old and young de- generates with money, film girls

The section, he said, laid down that pardon, consent to which had been

a

pardon

signed by the Attorney General, could be granted by a Court for any indictable offence. The might be withdrawn at any time on proof being given that such person had with-held evidence or

given false evidencé.

"I live the consent here signed by the Attorney General" said Mr. Sheldou.

demimonde. They coulding of the section was ambiguous."

He was inclined to think that par

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better be described as “Exhibi- tionist Chubs." At the bathing | don should be given before the evi- places, there

dence was taken. never wag any question of the nudist cult. In

Mr. Sheldon: The Attorney addition, there were sonte

General's view is that it should be very small societies

given afterwards. composed serious-minded people who garded the matter from the stand- point of hygiene, but never in- dulged in publicity.

or

re-

At the same time camo the importation of the nuile revues, which were nothing else but a market of human flesh, based on speculation on the lower instincts. It can be said that three-quarters of the population detested them; they were far from being either natural or artistic. Hand in hand with these went the expositions of art, and three-quarters of the art ubjects

sculpture and painting were representations of dirty dreams of degenerates.

All these things were concen- trated mostly in Berlin (and to the foreigner Berlin is Germany). being mostly inaugurated to at- tract foreigners on their "Euro-

tours." Since spree

the war, Germany has suffered under a propaganda of immorality, dirty

pean

In

art and vice of all sorts, this being conducted quite openly 10 poison and cause the degeneration of its i youth of both sexes. This was well known, but nothing could be done because the ministers of the In- fected resorts were connected with the lenders of this propaganda · or were dependents of their politieal parties.

There has recently arrived the Colony an addition to the staff What was your intention, then? of the Royal Observatory in the -To obtain Cheng's money.

person of Mr. G. S. B. Úleywood, B.A., B.Sc., who has been appoint And how did you hope to do ed Professional Assistant. that? Since he offered me $10,000 181s the vacancy caused by and he agreed with my plan of promotions of Mr. C. W. Jeffriesut 1 prefer to see well-built young poisoning Fung. 1 could fore-and Mr. B. D. Evans. warn Funk no that I did not nerd

wily.

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air

He

the

healthy feelings and true morality Every law-abiding citizen with. will felicitate the Government on taking the step it has. decrees will smash immorality.

The new

I am far from being a prude, Jadies or men in decent bathing suits, although I have been accus- tomed from my youth to the small triangular hip-loth for swimming and had to diminish my funds. to buy a sult for Repulse Bay. What would the writer of the article say he saw my wife and I there

went in the same costume to the at-bathing in full nudism (we are both normally-built people) and Hotel lounge? I think they would repulse us from Repulse Bay; don't you?

Art is art and is inseparable

to poison him at all, but give him Mr. Heywood, who was educated part of the money and let him goat Winchester and New College,

Oxford, where he secured BA, and B.Sc. degrees, has been The party later returned to the employed for the past four years Tung Shan Hotel where Cheng left by the War Office at Lafeld witness and Zinimiert. The investigation o: the following day witness met Chengmosphere in the lower atmosphere who remarked that he had up to three hundred feet. experimented on a chicken with success. He informed witness Whilst at Oxford, he was cox that he had broken the first of the College Eight, and he has syringe and asked Christie to buy also represented Oxford in from nudity. But there is nudity him another. Witness purchased shooting contests.

five e.c. syringe from the here aboard the P. and O. finer and nudity. Venus, Diano, etc., Pharmacy.

Malwa last week.

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CROSS-EXAMINATION.

Mr. Jenkin rose to cross-examine Christie at 1.30 a.m. His first question was "Christie, you have a quick mind haven't you?"

Witness replied "I don't think

SD."

You think quickly?—No answer. Mr. Jenkin:- You don't think

so!

Do you regard yourself as quick thinker of not-No

As a slow Thinker -Average. Did you read the opening state- ment of Mr. Lindsell in this etse? --Yes.

He characterised your evidence as "tainted"-So I see.

Mr. Jenkin-You will there-

fore forgive me if 1 cross-examine

you on those lines.

Have you

Fairly good.

a good memory?

TALK WITH ZIMMERN..

Seen Zimmern since last night? -YCH.

He arrived

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THE LATEST CABLED QUOTATION

The Chief Justice: It seems to me that the pardon should be given before, not subsequently.

Conditional Pardon for Christie.

When the name of Sidney Cecil Christie was called, Mr. Lindacli rose and remarked, "Then this seems to be the proper moment to ask for a pardon for Christie."

the

Mr. Potter: I would like to say a great deal about this and I will say it later on, but I think practice is entirely without pre- codent. These men have been earn- ing their pardons throughout→→ first in the Police Court and now here.

The Chief Justice: This is a very strange section.

Mr. Petter: I certainly cannot remember such procedure being followed in my day.

The Chief Justice to Christie): You have heard of this pardon be- fore.

Christie: No.

Christie Accepts.

The Chief Justice explained that the pardon was a conditional one conditional on his telling the whole truth in answering every question

put to him,

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REHABILITATION OF

RICHELIEU.

STATUE RE-ERECTED

Paris, July 17. Plessis, Cardinal de Richelieu, was A statue of Armand Jenn du inaugurated to-day town of Richelieu, on the border

in the little

of Touraine and Poitou.

It

Christie accepted the offer, and the conditional pardon was granted, The statue, which is the work of

Mr. Potter: This is a matter of the French sculptor Ramey, for allowed to say, same interest, my lord. May I be merly stood in the courtyard of

with all due de- the Chateau de Versailles. ference, that this section should was removed last year with 15 never have been invoked. It puts other statues which stood in the your lordship in a very strange same place, and taken to Riche- position. 1 would say

that the lieu, where the great statesman proper thing would be to get the is believed to have been born in Governor to grant the pardon in the ordinary way.

the section but I think I have to The Chief Justice: I don't like grant the pardon.

Mr. Potter: Quite so, my lord.

THE NAWAB OF

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HIS CHANCE,

the

railings at Lord's, given a good style sary to bang the ball against the and perfect timing. For an hour on are high art nudity in paintings recent Thursday, let me

na repent, his and sculpture, the same as Hera- drives uped enchantingly over cles. Antinous, Hermes etc., but

green turf. There was never a ques- adorn the ladies with a pair of silk far he placed them beautifully, clear tion of their being stopped or saved, stockings and the gentlemen with of cover and extra-cover, and they car an open kimono and put them withried far too much speed to be cut off others on posteards and you have in the deep-field. obscenities. And what of these nude revues? They are nothing else but sexual nudity, stressed by The following cable at the close fragmentary clothes, speculating on of the sugar market yesterday lower instincts, with an immoral has been received by Messrs, Pen-intention and effect especially on treath and Co.

youth. Real nudity and ren! art are never immoral for the normal man or woman. But in the restan- frants bathing suits are out of Eplace, and the decrees of the Ger- man Government are not pruders, but have long since been neces-

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winked at him?-Yes, I did,

And that you winked at him the

sary.

1536.

In an eloquent tribute to the rehabilitation, memory of the Cardinal, whose he said, was at ter last completed, M. Monzie, Minis- of National Education, ex- posed the fallacy of the legend which considered him as the in- strument of the court against the people and described Richelieu as the herald of a modern society in which social progress was con- stituted for the requirements of, State."

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GRADUATES' NARROW WIN OVER Y. M. C. A.

Deprived of the services of Wilson and Ferguson, the Y.M.C.A. did ox- young to be compared with Ranjit-Association

The Nawab of Palaudi is too tremely well to take the Graduates to the odd act in nine sinhji and other great halsmen-he when they met at Pokfulam yester who say he is is twenty-two-but there are many day in a "C" Division tennis lengue a better bat than encounter. The result was in doubt Ranjitsinhji was at the same Now he has been invited to make the

age. (until the last round.

Scores:- trip to Australia.

The selectors have taken a chance m him, it may well prove to be lucky chance; and it will give Patau valuable experience of Australia's F. Zimmern and Y. L. PRO (G.A.) bowlers. For we enn see every pro-lost to Price and Price 5-7; lost to imbility of Pataudi's third triumph Gray and Puncheon 3-6; heat Railton in big games at Lord's when we next and Fowler -1, face the Australians there in a Test

My fountain pen is not yet empty, so I take the opportunity to direct your attention to the match, dressing question in this Colony. I have always remembered British people as over-striet and over. severe on this question, and be- fere the war for anyone to go to a concert in everyday

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Talk to him?—Yes. Spent the night with. him?--No. moment you first suggested would have been a sacrilege. Spent sometime with him?polson 2-Yes.

Yes.

You winked at him because al You told us yesterday you saw that moment the plot to swindle Fung in Shanghai once only but Cheng had entered your brain 7- never spoke to him?--You,

¡Yes.

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not

Dr. Sepler and II. N. Chung (G.A.) bont T. J. and E. R. Price 6-2; lost to S. A. Gray and G. Puncheon 1-6; beat. E. Railton and Funn

T. K. Tan and Dr. Yeo' (G.A.) lost to Price und Price 4-6; beat Gray and Puncheon 8-3; bent Railton 22 Fowler 6-2.

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are more or less (less officially) in A. V. Gouveyn, S. Singh, Awin Singh, am not sure. It was either Octo- reply and counsel asked "Why the evening dress, Does not that K. Singh and II. Singh. Reserves: pause?" Christie replied that he show a lack of catcem for the

AI. Singh and Atta Singh. Referee: company with thought Mr. Jenkin had not finish- lndles by the gentlemen?

Mr. Hussnin. The ed his question. Counsel repeat-nature of these concerts suggosta ed it and witness answered in the that the smoking jacket la the Inga, promenading. affirmative. mer you had no idea that Fung Christie that the plot was that nice when on the beach, yachting, fashion in the Colony, seeing that Wah Hospital officials have sent made to-day by the People's Coun- chaser being Mr. Chow Sul-pak, of Mr. Jenkin then put it to the ladies, the pyjama is quite out of place? Or is it new the It is understood that the Tungcording to a ministerial. statement sold for the same price, the pur- correct thing for gentlemen, For not in sports dress. Was not thia Wah Hospital on the same subject. [sions on the rubbar altuation, ac.kok Aquaro fost situated at Mong- Zimmern, he and Fung should the replied yer.

phare the spoils. Christie against, but is it not a little out of the Chinese ladies have abandoned the letter to the three unofficial place on the streets or, as I tho pantaloon nud donned Chinese members on the Legisin-

2, Ilak Po Street. observed in two cases, at the European clothes, for European tive Council. Peninsula Hotel concerts?

Indies

her.or November.

Were you in Zimmern? Yes.

You

have told 行程 that

up

to March 20 when you met at din-

was in Hongkong 7-No.

The dinner took place proximately 18 months after first time you saw Fung?-Yon,

THE WINK.

Zimmern tolls

us that you

:

In regard to suggestions that steps might bo takon to develop

"Do you stili nay you are only a modium or moderately

quick

to

thinker 7-Yes.

In Pedder Street the other day, I | Yours, etc. observed two young ladies in legg-

adopt trousers 7-

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The case 1s proceeding..