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ARREST IN CAUSEWAY BAY STABBING AFFAIR

SHATIN

MYSTERY

BODY FOUND IN AN OLD GRAVE

PARTIAL BURIAL.

Have two grass-cutters on the hills at Shatin unearthed a mur-. der mystery or is it that super- stitions are sending the police on a wild goose chase?

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These questions, answered, are occupying the at- tention of the police in the New Territories as a result of a report minde yesterday by two villagers that they had discovered a body in a half-filled grave on the hillside, The police had not seen the body this morning and wore un- able to state whether it is that of a man or a woman, whether he or she met with foul play, or whether it is merely an old grave interfered with by someone wishing to play on the superstitious nature of the villagers.

FOOT PROTRUDING.

The report on

the affair re

reived at Shatin was made by two

grass cutters who came heross a semi-grave with a foot protrud-

commission who arrived in Hong- The three members of the Lytton

kang this morning.

ST. LEGER ODDS

APRIL THE FIFTH AT 33/1

ORWELL'S PRICE.

SHORTENS

London, Sept. 6. Odds of thirty-three to one jare being offered against April

the Fifth, the Derly winner,! [which, after all, is to run in the ¡St. Loger.

Orwell is being heavily backed and her price has shortened, while and Dastar as second favourite Violator has replaced Udaipur !

A suggestion has been made. that Dastur, second in two English classics and first in one Irish, is not so fit as she might be and heri

EARL OF LYTTON price has lengthened from 7/1

IN HONGKONG

RETICENT ON REPORT

ed. This fact. Housed their TO BE PUBLISHED

interest, and they Inter discovered

half buried body.

They, immediately hurried to the Shatin police station to report the l affair,

NEXT WEEK

The Lytton Commission's Re- This morning the police inform- port on Manchuria will probably ed the Telegraph, that as far as be released for publication next! they knew there was no founda-week, declared the Earl of tion for a report that the body Lytton, who arrived in Hong- had been stabbed, or that the two kong aboard the Gange, this grass-cutters were attractel to the morning. scenu by noises the day before.¦ allegedly those made during the committal of the crime.

POLICE DOUBTFUL,

Comprising the party are the Earl of Lytton, Conte Aldovrandi, the Italian Deleysate. Heneral P. R. McCoy, America, | who is accompanied by his wife. the Hon. W. W. Autor, Secretary to Lord Lytton. Lt. Wm. L. Biddle,

The body is still in the grave but will be removed to the mor- tuary for a post-mortem examina- Secretary to General 3-Coy, and tion. Until then it will not be Baron 11. U yop Kotze.

yesterday to 10/1 to-day.

Another strongly fancied ran-1 didate is the French horse Fog Horn 11. He was benten a length and a half and a nork in the Grand! Prix de Paris, but he beat "out of sight" Royal Duneor whe wus quite a respectable fourth in thei Derby.

FINAL CALL-OVER.

The final call-over at Victoria! Club to-day revealed the following? jodds:

BA

13/2

Orwell (taken and offered) Violator to. 7/1 taken)

7/1 Udaipur ft, and 6.)

10/1

10079

20/1

26/1

28/ 93/1

Dastur (1 and 2)

Loaninginte f. 100/P LJ Por Han 11 (t, and v.) For Hurt Celebrator (offered)

Firdnussi (6.' 28/1 taken). Guinshew to. 30/1 taken) Hesperits Co. 4071 taken)

3071 April the Fifth (6.) 3.

33/1

Silvermere (0)

Taj Kasra (o

B Ruyat Dance (1. and o.)

Gavelkim (1, and u.)

5/1

45/1 Totuig (t. and 6)

66/1 Beneficin1 (1. and o.) 200/1 Will the Wisp (t. and o.)

known whether there has been During his stay in Hongkong. : The race is being run at Dou any foul play.

| Lord Lytton and his party will be caster to-morrow, September 7, The police do not place much the guests of His Excellency the and the above are the probable belief in this latter suggestion, Offer Administering the Govern- starters.→Köuter. believing that local superstition; ment. They were met on arrival

is responsible for the alarm felt by Capt. D. R. M. Cameron, A.D.C. i

somewhat to the G.0.C. British Tranpa in China, and Captain P. Webb, A.D.C. to the U.AXI.

by the villagers at a gruesome discovery.

FLIGHT ACROSS

PACIFIC

ANOTHER JAPANESE

ATTEMPT

(Special to "Telegraph.")

to

1

REPORT NEXT WEEK.

SHAMEEN JEWEL

ROBBERY

OFFICE BOY UNDER ARREST

Shameen, Sept. 6. Quite a sensation was caused

King Neptune, accompanied by his court, making his landing at Repulse Bay yesterday afternoon when to M.C.L. carnival proved a great success. (Photo: Ming Yuan).

JAPANESE OVERTURE

REPORTS

CHINA WILL REJECT IF STORY IS TRUE

Nanking, Sept. 7.

It is officially announced that no information has been received to confirm a report that the new Japanese Minister to China. Mr. Ariyoshi, is bringing to Nanking proposals for direct Sino-Japanese negalintions for the settlement of the Manchuria dispute.

it is emphasised by official spokesmen that even were the Heport quite true, it

it would merely represent Japanese intentions. since the Chinese Government adheres to its original policy of leaving the matter in the hands of the Reuter.

League of Nations.

GERMANY'S AIDE MEMOIRE

DEMANDS SETTLEMENT OF EQUALITY ISSUE

CONCILIATORY

BUT FIRM

Firm

Berlin, Sept. 6.

Uvealed as a not particularly

LABOUR DEMANDS

PUBLIC CONTROL OF BANKS

JOBLESS VISIT T.U.C. CONGRESS

London, Sept. 6.

MINISTER'S COTTON KNIFE CLUE

DISPUTE PLAN

SPECIAL COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED.

London, Sept. 6.

Sir Henry Betterton's letter to the parties concerned in the Lun- cashire cotton dispute Jers means of mediation.

The Minister of Labour d ኣታርግ ጊኛ the appointment of a special committee in the industry to deal with such antlers ካ። wages and conciliation.

He points out that the dispute is apparently due chiefly to, a virtual breakdown of the system of collective negotiation and he recommends an early meeting of both sides to discuss the question from this angle---Renter.

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TRADE BARRIERS

RECONSTRUCTION OF EUROPE

BRITISH VIEWS AT CONFERENCE

London, Sept. 6.

SEQUEL

LEATHER WORKER IN CUSTODY

YOUTH OF 16

An important arrest has been made in connexion with the stabbing affair on the first floor of No. 40, Tang Lo Wan Road, Causeway Bay, early yesterday morning, when Leung Sze-san, the 15-year-old son of the tenant, Mr. Leung Wing-auen, was stab- bed to death and four other mem- bers of his household. were wounded.

Within 18 hours of the commis- sion of the shocking crime, officers of the Criminal Investigation De- partment ran to earth a young Chinese whe answered, It is claim- ed, more or less to the descrip- tion circulated.

The person in custody is a mere stripling of 16. He answers to the name of Li Kaap, and has been employed as an apprentice in the leather factory next door to the

seene of the crime.

KNIFE CLUE.

The atory of the police investiga- General discussion began to-daytions is Interesting as showing

in the conference of Gnancial the progressive clucidation of as

This clue took the form of a blood-stained knife picked up in

and economic experts on the re-clue with which the police in- | construction of Central and vestigators were furnished right Eastern Europe, at Stresa. Italy, from the stairt. where the delegates of fifteen but conciliatory States are attending. in tone, Germany's gide The principal British delegate, the gutter, as if it had been dis- memoire to France, issued Mr. Joseph Addison, the British carded by the murderer when Minister at Prague, sald that forced into making a headlong for publication to-day, is re-Britain had not come to the con- jump from the verandah of the

ference with her mind already fat. made up, but she was of opinion alarming document.

The knife is of a peculiar axe- that the only means of attaining like shape, and was identified as Germany demands equality of their and was a gradual abolition one used by leather workers. (armaments with other nations of all economie barriers, jby a reduction of the armaments The exchange system

of other Powers. She is in fact sent in operation was, he said,

pre- On it were inscribed the charac- asking that the terms of the strangling the economie life of tera Kan Fan Kee,, obviously the Versailles Treaty be carried out. the world.

firm name of the manufacturers. Germany further declares that

Occupying two buildings imme-. He agreed with the German dediately next to the scene of the she will not participate in any fur-legate that the improvement of in- crime is a rather extensive fac- ther disarmament conferences until ternational exchanges would lend

ed. the equality question has been set

She refuses to be treated as a second-class State.

SMALL BEGINNINGS.

al

REVEALING MARKS.

to an automatic improvement in Nos. 36 and 38, Tung Lo Wan the nonefal situation.

Road, where dressed leather is fashioned into suitcases and the like.

M. Georges Bonnet, Chairman of the Stress Conference, has sent

An Assistant Superintendent of

a telegram to the Prime Minister, Police, Mr. Major, accompanied by

expressing the respectiul-homage

A resolution calling upon She will be quite satisfied with and loyal esteem of the Con into the establishment very short a number of subordinates, went the Government to adopt a small beginnings Is ahe is con- ference which was created by the policy leading to the aboli- vinced that the second disarmament Lausanne Conference of whichy after the Police began their convention will result in a reduc- Mr. Ramsay MacDonald was the inquiries. They asked to be tion of war debts and re- tion for highly-armed nations. President.

shown the cutting equipment used, parations and a lowering of revise her defence system, includ- best wishes to Mt. Bonnet's colle-duced by the proprietor,

Germany also claims the right to Mr. Mye Donald's reply conveya and among the Instruments pro- tariff barriers, and provid-ling the period of military service, agues for sucess which I am several identical with the ing for

the structure of her defence forces confident will attend their labours shaped knife. und the formation of a special under your chairmanship.”—|

British Wireless,

BITTER GERMAN COMMENT.

The German press bitterly de- plores and sharply criticizes the hostile attitude adopted by most of the Paris newspapers in their comments on the German initla- tive.

CONNALLY SHUTS OUT BROWNS

were

axe-

These knives bore the same manufacturers' mark, that of a cutlery works at Canton.

FOUND INJURED.

11 aft interview aboard the Gange this morning, Lurd Lytton said that the Report of the Cum-i mission would arrive in Geneva on September 15. It would be im mediately published, and would be: distributed to the members of the here to-day when it became known Council of the League Immediate that during the week-endl thieves the planning on a large scale mitin.--Renter. lv, afterwards,

had managed to make a big haul of developments in housing and The text and recommendations of jewellery and money from the in slum clearance at home, Tokyo, Sept. 7.

of the Commission's Report would jstrong room of the Shumeen office the public control of banking be released for publication sim-of Messrs. Butterfield and Swire. and monopoly industries and The Japanese journal Hochinithneously in Geneva. Nankingg Shimbun announces that a "good- and Tukyo. Copies have been left 000 belonging to the wife of the

in all, jewellery valued at $20,- a tax on Innd values,

The Police then discovered that will flight" from, Japa

one member of the staff was miss- was unanimously carried at the Francisco via Alaska will be at that there might be no delay, but Hongkong and Canton currency castle.

Sanat Sanking and Tokyo in order compradore, and some $6,000 in Trade Unions Congress at New-

ing. They were told that the man tempted on Saturday next

had "gone out for a walk." A when the Commission assumed no Commander Homma and two componsibility for the translation into tions of the door of the strong room progressing, unemployed marche

re were stolen. There were no indica-

While the afternoon session was

watch was kept on the premises. panions will take off from Haneda the Chinese and Japan languages. having been

Meanwhile, Detective-Sergeant French papers, it is emphasized, airport, near Tokyo,

forced, a circum-appeared outside. A proposal to have distorted the Note into a The flight, which is being

the fokis to look up a number of 190,000-WORD REPORT.

which suggests that the admit a deputation to address the German desire for an increase in robbery was carried out with the Congress was defeated, the Secret-the strength of the Reichswehr sponsored by the Hochi Shimbunj

addresses at which the missing will be made in a 350 h.p. Junkers! Lord Lytton admitted that the collusion of someone employed by ary of the General Purposes Com- and of her other armaments.

man might be found, was able voluminous,

New York, Sept. 6. plane and it is hoped that the report

and the firm.

after a long day in the streets, mittee pointing out that the Con- This resentment shown by the aviators will complete the journey estimated that it would run to ap.

gress represented the unemployed French commentaries is, the lead-ball, players had a rest to-day him back to the leather factory,

After yesterday's orgy of base to obtain information which led within five days.

proximately 100,000 words.

It is now learned that an office-as well as the employed and had ing German papers point out, all the only teams engaged being A leather case in the rear of the The nowspaper hus sponsored "We have made certain sugges- boy employed in the compradore's passed a resolution dealing with the more uncalled-for, as the Ger-Cleveland and St. Louis in the establishment was thrown aside, two similar attempts, both last tions to the Council of the League department of the firm has been their grievances.-British Wireless man demarche had been anticipat-American Lengue. year, but they failed owing to 'un-of Nations", said Lord Lytton, in arrested for alleged participation

The Indians to disclose the fugitive crouching ed for Home time and fore won both games of a double head-in a pitifully sick condition. favourable weather conditions.-reply to a question, "and we are in the robbery. It is stated that

shadowed by Minister von er. Connally shut out the Browne A jacket ho was wearing was, it Schleicher. Special regret is in the second game, in which is alleged, covered with blood- vofced at the fact that the publici-Myatt and Averill hit home runs stains, and he appeared to be ty given to the German stop by the for Cleveland. Results: French Foreign Office constitutes an unfortunate indiscretion cal- St. Louis culated to cause unduo excitement of public opinion.

Reutor.

SILVER UP BUT DOLLAR DOWN

MARKET'S EASIER

TENDENCY

Was

stance

Later.

hoping that the matter will reach the lad managed to secure a key u satisfactory settlement. Ob with which he opened the door of viously we are making our recom-the strong room, and that he later mendations to the Council and not handed over the booty to two ac- to the parties concerned,

complices, who have so far not "I hardly think that the report been traced. will be considered by the League The arrested youth has been| until the end of October. The handed over to the Chineas au- ordinary session of the League thorities.-Our Own Correspondent. |generally meets on September 1 and sits for about three weeks.

VENEZUELA

Although silver is up both in

"This meeting is not being held NEW MINISTER TO London and New York, the Hong- until the end of the month, and the kong dollar declined 1/8th this special session to consider the Com- morning. The opening rate was mission's Report will not be held 18. 4.3/8d., the same as yesterday, until the conclusion of the ordinary but during the forenoon it fell to session.

18. 44d. "The market locally hans

an casior undortone, and lower rates seem possible...

PROCEEDING HOME.

-“We will disembark from the

In London, Sellvör,rose-3/16ths | Gange at Venice, and unless òn India wag Ching buying After roodive a telegram to the contrary,

· MR, E. A. BEELING APPOINTED

BRITISH STOCKS

BUOYANT

COMMODITY MARKET

IMPROVES

ALREADY UNDERSTOOD. London, Sept. 6. Already in Lausanne and. Although the activity of yester- Genova It had been agreed, it is day, when there wore further stated, that the queation of Ger spirited rises in the miscellaneousman-aquality in the matter of market, was not repeated at the armaments, which the statesmon opening of the Stock Exchange found too difficult to solve in the this morning, the markets con tinued in an optimistle mood, and Disarmament Conference, should course of the Reparations nud In the afternoon they presented a be. aubject to diplomatic negotia- buoyant appearance.

tions between

Frauce and

Cleveland Win Double Lo Kwong, sont out with one of

Header at St. Louis

HN NO

2

2

3

10

Cleveland

St. Louis Cleveland

League standings follow:

AMERICAN LEAGUE.

4 11

0

8 13

DR 40 .704

New York Philadelphia Washington Cleveland Detroli St. Loula Chicago Boston

84 54 ,600

70

78 68

.590 574

60 .500

67 77 426

42 37

.817

98 274

Shuvoor tempUTES

London, Sept. 6. The rise in share values con- Garmany before it was to be H. M. the King has approved the tinued to be largely based on the taken up at the next session of appointment of Mr. Edward Allis improving state of the market for the Disarmament Conference EONG JINONDO AN **109 111191: Bealing, Courroller in the diploma, lurkmary, semua odides. Favourable 17“

suffering from injuries to the legs, being unable to walk.

Li Kaap, the man arrested, har been sent to the Government Civil Hospital.

PLYMOUTH-WIN AT GRIMSBY

YESTERDAY'S HOME FOOTBALL

London, Sept. 6,

Three matches were played to-

day resulting as follows:

Grimsbyg

· · SECOND DIVISION.