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ALLEGED SMUGGLING RING

SERIOUS COURT CASE PENDING

CHARGES AGAINST

COMPRADORES

"The prosecution contends that they have discovered one of the main sources of smuggling in this. Colony," remarked Mr. J. B. Prentis, appearing for the pro Recution before Mr. Balfour in the Central Police Court this morn- Ing, against Lul Chi-chiu, 33 manager, Li Sum 37, shop coolle, Ng Sam. 39, tallyman, Pau Tong 61, third compradore, sod. Chan Shu-pul, 81, second compradore. charged with attempting to export unmanifested cargo aboard the 8.8. Sandviken. The complainant was Mr. Stevenson, of Mesura Jarine, Matheson and Co.,

Ltd.

Mr. Prentis continued that the prosecution also contended .that the first defendant carried UR business at eortain premises ap- parently for the purpose of smuggling and that there was a working arrangement between the: second and third compradores and the first defendant by which cer tain goods could be smuggled out of the Colony, and a large orofit made out of it.

In

TAKEN TO SEA.

this caso the goods were taken from the first "defendant's shop, lured aboard a sampan and when out at Pen the goods were passed through a porthole of the steamer Sandviken and placed be. pled » wall formed by firecrackere already placed aboard at Swatow, The saleable valne of the silk goods wax between $2,000 und $2500. He understood there was 1,000 per cent. duty payable in Canton.

Mr. P. H. Sin, appearing for the first defendant. Hald the local Chert should not take engnisance of what was payable in Canton.

ALLEGED FORGERY.

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Continuing, Mr. Prentls said the third defendant forged cortain shipping order when the goods were found and tried to make the matter, appear to be in order. This forged shipping order was produced by the fifth defendant to the Preventive Officer when the goods were dis- covered on board.

Mr.

SINO-RUSSIAN

PROBLEMS

NO

NEGOTIATIONS PLANNED

'(Special to "Telegraph")

THE HONGKONG

KREUGER

FRAUDS ECHO

BROTHER TO PAY OUT £50,000

Tientsin, March 7. Dr. W. W. Yoo, Chinese Ambas- here, made a statement to pressmen aador to Moscow, who is on a visit

Stockholm, Mar. 6. denying the report that Sino-Soviet Into Ivar Kreuger, the Match The gigantic frauds of the negotiations would soon be heid King, are recalled by an order at Nanking for the agtlement of made outstanding Sino-Soviet problems. Torsten, to pay a sum estimated against his brother,

Regarding the Sinklang problem, at £50,000 to the estates of the he said that although the situation Kreuger-Tell Company and the in the border districts was critical, late Ivar Kreuger,

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WEDNESDAY, MARCH

LATE CAPTAIN BRAMWELL

SUICIDE VERDICT AT INQUEST

"We find that Captain Bramwoll took thin polson but we have no means of knowing what state of mind he was in when he took it," was the verdict of the jury sitting

Bayley Worthington Bramwell who yesterday in a Coroner's enquiry on the body of Captain Arthur was found dead at the St. Francis Hotel on February 1.

The investigation revealed that deceased took enough potassium cyanide to kill a score of people,

Mr. S. F. Balfour sat as Coronor and the following Jury was em- panelled :-Mesurs,

(Foreman), A. F. Walkden and C.

A... G. PH rej. Pintos.

Greek

he did not think that Russia had: An order has also been “made any designa on the territory of for the handing over of Sinklang.

bond valued at £80,000, but juds ment has been postponed in spect of two more bonds valued at nearly £200,000.

Dr. Yen will remala here for some time before proceeding

to Nanking.--Central News.

BURMESE BORDER

TRESPASS

CHINESE NOTE TO BRITAIN

(Special to "Telegraph")

Torsten Kreuger was sentenced to a year's hard labour in Decem- ber and also ordered to pay £75,000 to stockholdre of one of his con- cerns:-Router..

“VOLUNTEER” ACTIVITY

STATISTICS SHOW NO DECREASE

(Special to "Talegraph")

Nanking, Mar. 7. The Foreign Office has addresн- ed a Note to the British Legation at Peking setting forth the Chinese

Nanking. March 7. Government's altitude in detail A report from Manchuria shows regarding the alleged trespass on that Chinese Volunteer activities the Yunnanese territory by in Manchurla-Koren border dis- British mining corporation when tricts along the Ya-la River dur engaged in mining activities in ing the last year were not less in Burmese border districts.

Intensity than in the previous year.

The total number of clashes bp-

The Nanking authorities expreza the opinion that negotiations for tween the Chinese Volunteers and a settlement of the matter will be Manchukuo-Japanese forces, are held

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TO-DAY'S BROADCAST.

RELAY FROM THE SOLDIERS" AND BAILORS' HOME

355 mutzen:

From Z. B. W. on a wavelength of

4.30-7.80 p.m. Chinese programme. 6-6.15 p.m. Children's Studio Con- cert.

7.30-10.30.

Europtan pro- p.m. Kraume.

7.30-7.46 p.m. Concert Waltzes. Invitation to the Waltz (Weber, Op.

06).

Philadelphia Symphony Orchestra under the direction of Leopold Stokowski, Blue Danube Waltz (Strauss). Tales from the Vienna Woods

Dr. L. D. Pringle, medical officer

(Strauss) in charge of Victoria Mortuary, Philadelphia Symphony Orchestra deposed that the cause of death

under the direction of Leopold was polsoning and added tunt

Stokowski, though the body appeared healthySandler and His Orchestra and the 7.46-1.30 Bolections by Albert enough, the late Capt. Bramwell

had suffered from chronic bron-B.B.C. Wireless Singers. chitis,

Evidence was given by Mr. V. C. Branson, Government analyst that the usual anfe dose of cyanide potassium was .06. grammes whilst over 4 grammes were found in deceased's body.

BOY'S EVIDENCE.

Tong Yut-wah, deceased's room boy, testified that Capt. Bramwell had been in the St. Francis Hotel for about six months. On the morning in question, witness went to his room. with a cup of tea. Deceased greeted him with "good morning." At about 8 o'clock, witness returned to the room to take back the cup and he was then rending a newspaper.

well at 9 am, and asked witness A friend rang for Capt, Bram- why the deceased had not yet got and saw the deceased lying on the bed, his face very pale,

Cadogan assumes

As soon as Sir Alexander put at 3,595, while the total num-up. He then went into the room

his post inber of armed Chinese participating Peking-Central Newe.

In various campaigna was 226,423. -Central News.

NO RECOGNITION OF MANCHUKUO

PROMPT DENIAL BY POLAND

(Special to "Telegraph")

LOCAL ESTATES

Air: John Pymn, who visited the deceased on the day of the tragedy, sold that he knew him very well,

The Inst time he saw him alive was at Shum Chun when he was then on very good spirits.

Capt. Bramwell was a perfect GRANT OF LETTERS

gentleman, said witness. Witness OF ADMINISTRATION did not know that deconsed was in financial dimculties until his Local estate sworn under $2.100 death and had never heard him has been left by Knud Herluf vou mention suicide. Deceased was a Lindholm, Iate of Troense, Den-stern believer in Theosophy and mark. retired commissioner of Sin said there would be .no

Chinese evidence at all that his client

Maritimo Customs had always talked to him about Peking, March 7.

death. He said. “If he dies it was Deceased died on consigned the goods..

December Prompt denial was made by the

only a question of going into 10. 1932, and Letters of Additional charges of

Polish Legation, when asked by Administration con-

another world." with the spiracy were preferred against the Chinese diplomats as to whe- and two eodíells annexed, have will the first, fourth and fifth defend-ther there was any truth in the been granted to Mr. M. H. Turner, ants, while

the latter two were report that the Polish Government nolicitor, for the use and benefit further charged with alleged was contemplating the recogni-of Paul Sanbye, Ludvig Ferdinand forgery;

tion of Manchukuo.

Hearing of the caso was fixed for March 13 and 14 at 2.30 p.m., ;

Tegner, and Oban Fenanger.

ly (or Leo) Lap, merchant, June 2, 1931, leaving local estate Inte of 7. Glenenly Road, died on valued at $25,500. Letters of Ad-

granted to Le Glan, widow, of the same address.

In order to allay the anxiety his Worship remanding the ac- of the Chinese Government, the cused on ball of $5,000 for the Polish Minister is proceeding to Grat defendant,- $2,000 for the Nanking to explain-the-real at second, fourth and fifth defend titude of his Government. Ceu ministration to which have been unts, and $1,000 for the third de- |tral News. fendant.

of

The cargo consisted of one bag of British dyes, 27 bundles clastic, two bags of fish maws, four woollon blanketa, two bags of shark fine and 14 bags of urtificial silk yarn.

BIG LOANS FOR U.S. BANKS

RECOVERY. PLAN IMPETUS

DAY BY DAY NEWS IN BRIEF

RIGHTNESS EXPRESSES OF ACTIONB

WHAT STRAIGHTNESS DOES OF LINES: AND THERE CAN NO MORE HE TWO KINDS OF RIGHT ACTION THAN THERE CAN DE TWO KINDS OF STRAIGHT |LINES.--Herbert Spencer.

Father D. J. Finn, S.J., will act as Superior of the Jesults in Hongkong, during the temporary absence Father G. Byrne, who is still laid up.

of

On account of the strong N.E, mon- soon which the Conte Verde is encoun- tering, she will in all probability There being a doubt in the case, arrive at Hongkong during the morn Mr. Balfour in the Central Police Ing of Thursday the 8th. Instant, and Court this morning, discharged Tsang will sail hence for Shanghal at noon Talaang. 42, n floklo broker. who the same day, instead of ant 10 am. denied charge of nagnulting Dia. trict Watchmans No. 104, Lau Kwan

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MONEY WORRIES. Evidence in regard to the finan- cial position of deceased was then given by Inspector John Murphy who said that as far as he could 000 in August, 1933, but he had ascertain the deceased had $13, since spent most of the money. He found that the deceased was not very well off financially.

THE HON. MARY PICKFORD

LADY M.P. PASSES AWAY

London, Mar. 6. The death has occurred of the Honourable Mary A. Pickford, Conservative M.P. for Hammer smith North.

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8 y.. Report).

(Local Time and Weather

1. Orchestral-Love, Here is My

Heart (Silosu).

2 Orchestral Casino Dancos

(Gungl),

3.

Vocal (1) Vivo la Compagnie

(b) When Johnny Comes Marching Home.

4.

Vocal-There is a Tavern in the

Town (Traditional),

6.

Orchestral-Gipsy Moon (Bor.

ganoff),

G.

Orchestral Bird Songs at

Eventide (Eric Contes).

7.

Vocal-It Was a Lover and His Lasa (Shakespeare and Mor. ley).

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Vocal(a) Where

the Beo Sucks- (Shakespearo and Arne) (b) Come Let us Join the Roundelay (Wm, Beale). 9. Orchestral-A Little Love, A

Little Kiss (Siles),

10. Orchestral Because (d'Har-

delot).

8,30-9 p.m. A relay from the Recital of Kipung's Peas by dir Sailors and Soldiers' Homo of the

Henry Pollock, Kt., K.C. Commodoro Frank Elliott, O.B.E., RN, will give

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short Introductory Speech. By courtesy of the Committee.

9-9.4 p.m. Musical Comedy and Light Opera.

The Dubarry--Selection.

Duchess of Dantzig Vocal Gems New Light Symphony Orchestra,

(Caryll)

Light Opera Company. The Desert Song-Sélection (Rom-

berg).

Savoy Orpheant. Chu Chin Chow-Vocal Gems (Nor

ton).

Light Opera Company. Rosa Marie-Selection (Friml).

New Mayfair Orchestra. 9.43-10.30 p.m. A relay of the Hongkong Halal Dance Orchestra from the Hongkong Hotel Grill Room. 10.30 p.m. Rugby Mid-day Preas News.

10,33 p. Clone Down,

All relays of the Hongkong Hotel Orchestras are by courtesy of the recorded music will be broadcast from. Management and during the intervals the Studio.

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The Chief Petty Officers and Petty'

the late Lord at Kau U Fong. The watchman up- Officers of H... Cumberland are Sterndale, Master of the Rolls, peared in Court with a lint and holding a danco at Lane, Crawford's she was formerlyn Factory In Washington, Mar. G. plaster on his jaw, and alleged he restaurant next Friday, March 3, spector under the Home Office and Mr. Jease Jones, chairman

whe commencing at 9 p.m. and continuing had of was struck by the defendant"

boen a member of the the Reconstruction Finance Cor escaped when arrested for alleged until 1 am. The Cheers Band will Historical Section of the Com The latter based his statement poration, to-day announced that pocket-picking, but was re-arrested. play, Ladles will be able to attend mittee of Imperial Defence. She on the message the Corporation was prepared to

of President by Invitation. A special ferry is was also a member of the De- Roosevelt to Congress on Febru- disburse within two months G$77,- A further remand for a week was being provided to take Kowloon ro

partmental Committee on Educa-ary 8 and on the Bill introduced 000,000 in preferred stock pur-granted by Mr. Hamilton, at the Cen-sidents across after the function.

tion in Relation to Industry, and Into the Senate four days later. chases and loans to the banks for tral Magistracy this morning, in the

By the departure of Miss Margery was technical adviser to the the purpeac of

case in which three men, Cheung Po-l

Lord Plymouth stated that the affording an ung, Fong kwai, and Yu Cheung, Rice for homo, the St. Andrew's Church Government delegates at the in- impetus to President Roosevelt'a were

charged with conspiracy to Young People's Society has lost a ternational conferences at Geneva the proposals made at the time of British Government adhored to recovery programme.

commit an armed robbery at No. 60, faithful helper. Misa flee has been in 1927 and 1928, The Reconstruction Finance Cor- Lockhart Road, 1st floor, on March plantat at the Service for some two She received the C.B.E. decora- the World Economic Conference. poration has authorised preferred 3. Sub-Inspector Nolloth secured years past, and her services have tion in 1929. At the last General except for some small adjustment stock purchase totalling G$1,019,- permission to substitute another heen very much appreciated. A small 000,000, but the actual disburse charge Instead of the first charge of presentation was made to her before Election, Miss Pickford headed of export figures applying to the ment so far is G8477,000,000.

conspiracy to commit an armed rob her departure, when Mrs. Rogers the poll in a four-cornered fight, non-selfgoverning colonies.

voleed the thanks of the members. securing a majority. If 6,977 over At the same time the Committee

the Labour nominee, Mr. J. P. Thirteen cases of small-pox with, Gardner-Reuter. of which G$685,000,000 have so far with the theft of a rattan sult cono

Wong Ping, unemployed, charged eight deaths (four imported), fivo been paid out.

cases of diphtheria with containing property to the value of (one imported), six cases of typhoid, one death President Roosevelt has con-$13 from No. 14, Landale Street, was twenty cases of meningitis with nine forred with Mr. Morgenthau,bentenced to two months' imprison- deaths, Secretary of the Treasury, and ment by Mr. Hamilton, at the Central with one death, ong case of animal ense of puerperal fever Mr. Jesse Jones on the question of Magistracy this morning. Inspector rabies, and 67 deaths from tuber- Intermediato credit banks. No Mclellan said the suit case was the culosis were reported to the local detalls have yet been announced. The defendant was seen walking in health authorities during the

Mamaula Mohamed.

past Landale Street with it early this week. On Monday three cases"

of murning by a witness, Aman Khan, each of paratyphold and puerperal small-pox (one imported), one case lover, and two cases of meningitis were also reported.

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NO RECOGNITION.

POLAND'S INTENTIONS TOWARD MANCHUKUO

bery.

property

of

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who arrested him.

"A FISH WITH LEGS"

DESCRIPTION OF A LOBSTER

The Governmonts represented at this preliminary conference are the United Kingdom, Boelum, Cuba, the United Shot, Hongary, Java. Pern, Poland, Czecho- Slovakia British Wireless.

and Yugo-Slavia.s

PLAGUE IN WEST AFRICA

"A small fish with lone. Inn Ong suicide and two suicide at

Icge" is how an Indian constablo

PRECAUTIONe far tompts were reported yesterday. Mok The weddings are announced to described lobater waen

PRINCE GEORGE Yat-chi, at Yamati, drank an opium take place shortly of the following: evidence in a case before Mr. solotion, and when discovered ́and | Mr. Elias David Sykes, Accounts Hamilton, at the Central Magist ' Tokyo, Mar. 6.

Brussels. Mar. 6. rushed to hospital, was beyond all Department China Leht and Power racy this morning, in which Li The Polish Legation here form-sid. His body was taken to the Co., to Miss Lo Mew-ying, of 80, Chuen was charged with having to prevent the aned of ningu

Drastic measures are being taken. alle denied to-day roports that Mortuary. Loung Chontal Kving South Wall Rand, Kowloon City hawked fish without a licence in into the region of Lolifto, Portu Poland was shot to recognize at sa Fein Street, also, fock oplum Mr. Francis John Thomas. Locke, Shaukiwan. Manchukun shortly.

in an attempt to and her life. She civil engineer, of Tho Peak Hotel, to

guose West Africa, whers, Prin'e A name at the Lezation was taken by relatives to the Gov- Minn Janet Latta Whyte, steno. The defendant contended that he George is due to embark for Home aid that the Minister's recent visitenment Civil Hospital where she is grapher, of 8, Stanley Terraco, Tai- was taking the fish to his stall, and in April, on the conclusion of hie

responding to treatnient. Af Yau koo: Mr. Alexander Binck, clork, to produced, as a witness, another South African tour.". to anchotein was merely, for the mail, near the ferry pier, Tam Lam, Milas Lo Ying-yin, of 09. South Wall fuki, who gave evidence to this purpose of Inspecting in areas of No. 32 Jordan Road, throw him Road; Mr. Douglas Trail, master effect. Where Palleh nationale were resid-self into the water from a passenger mariner, Chinese Maritime Customs,

Hamilton dismissed the Ing-United Press.

boat, He was rescued and taken to to Miss Mary Gerrie Groundwater, of charge. the Kwang Wah Hospital

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