1934-08-22 — Page 17

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 22, 1934.

JURY FAILS TO AGREE IN NULLAH OUTRAGE MURDER TRIAL

WOMEN IN THE

MINISTRY

METHODIST PLEA

REJECTED

H.K. TRADE

GLOOM

(Continued from Page 1.)

of 24.0%.

The following table shows the comparative figures of imports and ex- porta (including Treasure) during

A PROPOSAL that women should the months of July, 1034 and July.

be admitted to the Methodist 1033 Itinerent ministry was rejected at

the Methodist Conference at Lel-Merchandise $20,705,634 cester.

•

July, 1933 $38,604,430

Imports. July, 1034

Treasure Total

Exporta.

$ 7,519,080 $37,024,023 July, 1934

$ 2,131,304

$10,796,743

July, 1933 $28,739,748

$ 8,020,104 $31,667,491

$18,483,730

$42,228,478

The question was placed before the Conference in the form of a Merchandise $23,240,707 recommendation by a committee Treasure

Total

in favour of their admission, and an amendment expressing the MONTHLY FLUCTUATIONS. opinion that there was not suf- ficient support for the scheme to

The conference, hawayer, cided to appoint a committee consider dorelopments of existing ministry of women.

July

Since July of 1933 total Imporis of

NOT A FEMINIST MOVE. In presenting the report of the committee which made the recom-j mendation to admit women to the Augual Itinerant ministry, the Rev. Hick: Eeptember man Johnson said he felt it would be against the mind of a strong section of the Church if women. November were refused entrance.

Octubre

145

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IMPORTE EXPORTS #88,684,622 228,739.74K ($1,088,287)

CHIEF JUSTICE'S

SUMMING UP

CAUTIONS JURY AGAINST EMOTIONALISM ·

INTOXICATION ISSUE

than to commit suicide in that nullah and tako with him those children." That he thinks puts the Crown's proposition in 蟲 nutshell.

Counsel for the defence had said that they could not attach

lotters. Anyone may have put

UNION CHURCH WEDDING

any great importance to those MR. R. R. DAVIES AND them in the bag. They may never MISS DOROTHY BIGGS

have been in that parcel until five minutes before he

was handed

death with

WORLD JEWRY MENACED.

DR. GOLDMAN WARNS SEMITIC RACE.

Gonova, Aug, 21.

There has scarcely been a time

in the history of the Jewish people when the menace to its very exist ence has been as groat as to-day. declared Dr. Goldman, President. of the United States delegation, when addressing the opening of the Third World Jewish Con- ference here to-day.

over to the Police. No-one had White figured georgette was been called to any accused had chosen for her wedding gown by proached, practiced or discussed Miss Dorothy Maude Biggs for such dreadful views. Learned her marriage to Mr. Reginald Counsel had mentioned that before Robert Davies, which took place with

a great deal of force. Fur-this afteroon at the Union Church,

con-Kennedy Rand. ther. Counsel asked was it

Tho cause of this anti-Semitic colvable that any man, no matter The Rev. E. G. Powell offelated;

appropriate musie was wave of fecilng, which da sweeping what purported to be his beliefs while Emotionalism, though it many other people in the nullah or how deep rooted his intentions rendered on the organ by Mr. the world, are partly economic and partly psychological, and have, a rent and carried down by it.

children. "I can The bride is the second daugh- political element in them. Into Hongkong fluc-does credit to the heart of who had been caught in the tor-to commit suicide, could go to his G. E. Longyear.

Mrs. Owen 0. Of special danger to the Jowa justify proceeding with it at pre-merchandise

Dealing with the rescue of the Imagine" said Mr. Lim, "a manter of Mr. and

was the idea which had gained sent was carried by 189 votes to tuated from the lowest dollar each one of us, has no place

February, 160.

value (29.6 millions) in 1934, to the highest (43.5 millions) in in a court of justice, declar- other children and of accused, who really believed what these Biggs of Southwick, Sussex, and

His Lordship said there was lettere set forth taking with him the bridegroom, who is a member force in some states of employing. Exports ed the Chief Justice, Mr. Aovidence which identified the an adult, but not children. Chil- of the staff of Messrs. Mackin violence against the people of the du- September, 1933; while,

ancient faith, and the tendency to tosh's Ltd.. Is the eldest son of to fluctuated from $222 millions in D. A. MacGregor, in com- man who was swept down the nullah dren are far too sacred."

man who was taken

Mr. and Mrs, R. H. Davies of oppress the minorities generally. the February, 1934. to $34.7 millions in

ANOTHER ASPECT.

Jewry, after centuries of as- mencing his address to the and the

Bournemouth, Hants. September, 1933.

similation, avas more vulnerable The figures are given below, with

who was at present charged bo

The bride, who arrived in the His Lordship: But there is

than when its people led their the starling equivalents, at average jury in the nullah murder out from just inside the tunnel,

trial.

fore the Court na one and the another aspect of this case, I do Colony last week, by the Blue rates of exchange, in brackets:--

The case, involving a charge of same person.

not quite know how to put it. A Funnel liner lector, was given former individual and secluded THE STRUGGLE:

good deal has been said about it and away by Mr. W. N. A. Smalley, lives, for then they were a body $17,047,881 $32. murder againat Ng Loi-yuen, is ex-

a matter of considerable im-She wore a white Agured georgette and could resist in one way and another, the persecution of their (A5716.414) 189.208.1821 pected to end this morning. Ac-

His Lordship said it WOR A

In the event of certain gown set off with a white straw $43,500.241 $34.873.091 cused is alleged to have caused

perlance

they were helpless in many places. (23,030,378)

the death of alichael Pine by significant fact that when accused happenings. The defence is that hat and curried a sheaf of pink enemies, Dr. Goldman said. Now (2.419,829)

of the it was an accident. If you accept and yellow gladioli. $42,443,8 324,230,KED 117,923.276) 187.401,878 throwing him into the nullah near was being brought out

Her bridesmaid, Miss Adelaide) It was time, he added, for a rally 340.341,921 33,711,67 the Penk Tram Station.

nullah he struggled hard. At that and say Michael Pine was pro- (2,163,001) (42,371,751)

the hospital he was found to have bably playing about and was carried E. Blake, was dressed in a tomoning of the tribes in every land, a slight crack, or fracture of a off his feet by the current, that is organdic gown and wore a stylish that they might help one another. The Chief Justice said, in sum-thigh bone and the leg was put the and. Your proper verdict then hat to match. She carried a sheaf-Router Special.

of pink and yellow gladioli. one of "Not Guilty." If into a Plaster of Paris splint. On is

the conciualon. when The duties of bost man were (2.211.661) (41,540,994)ming up:

We bave come to the last stage the day that two prisoners ca-come $15,438,843 $27,647,02% (12.412.911) 142,090,026) of what has been a protracted and caped from the detention ward of marshalling all the facts, and undertaken by Mr. W. E. Hunt, $12.127.612 20,541,120 (32.311,683) (21.935.290) very dimcult case but before I ask the Government Civil Hospital weighing all the ovidence, that you who was assisted by Messrs. G. resist the conclusion that Moutrie and D. S. Robb as Ushers, Mrs, W. N. A. Smalley, Matron 312,763,975 $27,082,070 you to follow me through the testi- where prisoner was also con-cannot

various witnesses,fined, prisoner was found to have accused by an unlawful act caused (42.929.101) (6,983,028) 344,634,796 175,063,093 mony of the 12,485.008) 121.85910 particularly with reference to the soaked off his splint with the idea the death of Michael Pine, then and of Honour, chose a charming black then only, we come to the other chiffon gown set off with a black! form of that of escaping. $29,705,536 $28,240,197, bearing of (2,181,000) (1,708,746)

testimony on the present charge, The jury would not draw un-aspect of the case. That la. the velvet hat and long black gloves, or hypothesis of intoxien-Her sheaf, bouquet was composed The Rev. J. E. Rattenbury

there are three things, I want to fair Inferences from that on the theory

of scarlet gladioli. (moving the amendment which

faay to you.

ground that it did not appear to tion.

Let me remind you what this

A recoption at 506, The Peak, was carried) said that at present)

In a shop in Pedder sex, without any denial of sex DIESEL BUSES FOR In Hongkong we are all members be the action of an innocent man

of a very small society and a case for it was also reasonable to is based on. equality, could prevent women

such as this, with a considerable think that if accused woke up to Street the employees had a morn the residence of the bridegroom, amount of dramatic and emotional find himself detained under a ing meal which was shared by the followed the wedding ceremony Interest, arouses an amount of ten-serious charge and then hears accused. We know that at that and many friends of the happy future happiness. Later, Mr, and sion and a degree of publicity that two other prisoners are plan- meal no wine was consumed. We couple gathered to tonat their which is from one point of view & ning an escape, he would try to aro entitled then, I think, to assume Mrs. Davies left for their honey- Mrs. Davies wearing a little unfortunate but quite enevit-get away himself and thus rid that accused went out sometime

that morning, after the meal with-moon,

Macclesfold crope himself of the whole, business.

out having up to that moment lime-green taken any intoxicants. We know dress and natural coloured straw nothing of his movements until late hat and swagger cont.

December

$35,1,727,936,408

(12.600,048) (21,076,569)

3014

52.519,332 27,290,494

(2,10,4) 12.011,689)

February

Marriage, he said, was regarded January by the committee as equivalent, to resignation from the ministry.

April

The motive behind the move- March ment," he added, "is not a question of women's rights. It is not

le May Sax movement. feminist neither a qualification nor a disuse qualification for the ministry."

boing in particular professions.

He believed in sex equality, but, did not believe that sex equality "made it suitable for a woman to

July

$20.691.425 #22,273,746

SYDNEY

EXAMPLE

be a miter or an engine driver." FOLLOWING LONDON'S

CONTENT WITH A LIVING WAGE.

MORE AIR PRIZES

LUCKY POTATO

PATCH

THE SUMMING-UP.

each

STORIES AND RUMOURS.

COURT AND EMOTIONALISM..

Secondly Floase put out of your minds entirely any feeling, any idea that may have been aroused or instilled in your minds

It

cused.

to

SMALL CAPITAL.

You

CINEMA SCREENINGS

"Sideshows" For England. RAIN TURNED IT INTO that there is a raclal conflict It would not have appeared posthe urinal results. He would not husband, and pounds some sense of

Australia Fliers.

A GOLD MINE

More than £20,000 in prize money. Australia, has just been sold for of each one of us, has no place in one or more of its companionaght have shown a higher degree with muck charm, especially, appeal-]

Three years ago two brothers a court of justice. Accused is ennelzed in this way, would probably had not offered evidence to this and Lilacs on the Apple Tree"

titled to a fair trial and a just

The London Passenger Transportable.

MARY PINE'S STORY. "I have been begged," he added,Board's success with buses power- "to save the women of Methodiamed with Diesel compression-ignition

I have no doubt that there must (Some

With conspicuous fairness, the from the ministry.

engines has prompted an order for: bo laughter.) No woman can

for ours and it is likely that some of said that with reference to the of South Wales government candidate without the thought four of such buses from the New have been many stories and rum-Assistant Attorney General bad that afternoon.

them have come to your cars. I actual charge against accused. matrimony, if it is thought of as Sydney's trouble

double-docked electric want to ask you most earnestly to

the evidence of little Mary Pine.capital could not exceed more than

We next come NOTES SUPPLIED BY something that ends the ministry, trolley bus has just arrived from do your utmost to forget all that he did not place much reliance on We do know, however, that his

was important, however, to $2 at the moment.

THE THEATRES prevents the ministry from being England, says Austral News. After you have heard except what you a life dodication."

it is tested, tonders will be called have heard within the four corners

Heralded as being loveller than over Mrs. Duncan Leith said: tye locally for three more. The gov- of this court in the last two days. follow her testimony when she across him in the nullah and the

and sparkling with animation In her know you would not take us on ernment has spent £1,000,000 in the I want you to recall to your minds described the children being first we hear of intoxication is from

to the Government Civil Hospital. now starring pleture "This Man Is are last 18 months on the latest rall the terms of the oath which you thrown over and said it was done the Ambulance boy who took ac because we are cheap. We

Her evidence was corroborated The Ambulance boy states that Mine", showing at the King's Theatre, Dunne plays a wile who not secking the ministry because and road transport. Orders have have taken to return a verdict in by a Chinese who was the accused over and travelled with him it would give us a better economic included 200 new trams, 18 im-accordance with the evidence

proved type buses, and a high-nothing else matters. Stories and

rumours have nothing to do with to a remarkable extent when at accused said to him "Yum tanu" Irene

an identilleation parade she point which the ambulanco boy under-erusades against husband-stealing in position. We are content to

your responsible duties, colve what overy minister is con-speed rail motor train.

ed out the accused immediately stood to mean "I want more wine." the upper circles of society. Reminis Dr. Valentine had said that cont of her outstanding success as the tent to receive, a living wage."

a child's and then acting on instinct, ran to her mother, hid accused was suffering from immer-wife in "Cimarron", the star blos- sion, Injuries, and drink. At the soms forth as a loving, fighting, never-aay-dle woman. In the climax her face In her mother's dress time of the incidenta nt the nullah of the picture she stares a hand-to- and cried.

be could only have been moderately hand combat with Ralph Bellamy, who The story was a strange one-under the influence judging from appears in the role of her faithless sible for one person, no matter this case, or still more, by the fact how diabolical his Intentions, to have beun say, drunk enough to loyalty into his head with a hand that the person whom the accused throw five children one after the walk in front of a tram car. The picture frame. This sequence is re- is alleged to have killed, was a little

emptied in the nullah, His Lordship Dunne, who, prior to her scroon Originally a potato patch, a piece boy. Emotionalism such as this other into the nullah. It was a contents of the urine may have been plote with satirical humour. Miss of land near Ballarat, Victoria, though it does credit to the heart point of view worthy of considera-pointed out, and their examination career, appeared in light operas, sings tion that the ordinary child seeing

A bril- of intoxication. However, accused ing being her rendition of Tying lant supporting cast includes Con- will now be available for cornpati- £50,000.

the onus of establishing a defence stance Cummings as the third corner Lors in the London to Melbourne alr

of intoxication was on him.

of the domostie triangle, debonair race in October and November, worked it as part of their farm verdict at your hands and there run away.

OTHER CHILDREN.

In law drunkenness was not a Sidney Blackmer as a mystery man during the Victorian Centenary from daylight to dawn for small can be no question of retaining

return. One morning, after heavy anything of that sort any

None of the other children had defence but in certain types of who proven that he knows how to Johnson, Charles Starrett, Vivian Tobin and Louls. Blason. ganised is from Melbourne to of the crop had been washed off the court.

Thirdly: Remember what the Crown probably being Influenced could reduce the offence,

"The Bad Genina" Mildura whose citizens are offering the hillside exposing a gold-bearing a prize of £200. Mildura, 800 miles reef, anys Austral News. Since

very properly stressed yesterday, too young for them to give evid-

An essential ingredient of a Elaborate and picturesque. hack from Melbourne as the plane fles, then the reef has yielded nearly learned Counsel for the accused by the good reason that they were It is a cardinal principle of Erience sufficiently cogent and con- is a big, irrigated fruit-growing £10,000 worth of gold.

tish justice that an accused per-clusive for the jury to act upon crime was intent as it was here grounds are seen in John Barrymore's Mrs. Fairburn had said that the and if accused was proved to the latest Warner Bros. production. "The son is innocent until he is found

from guilty.

nullah but were thrown in

of Alcohol 35 to have been sequences of the story show the star the road. The defence bat sub- been so much under the influence Alhambra Theatre to-morrow, Early as master of a travelling marionette mitted the improbability of the Incapable of forming that intent. how. For this part of the story the It is for the Crown to satisfy accused throwing the children in the offence was reduced from the club Titeraro, Hollywood's principal you of his guilt and it is their one after the other as alleged and major offence to the minor: In this puppet shop, worked night and day homicide to man-for two months, building figures and

· QUOTATIONS

duty, their hounder duty to put put forward the suggestion that

apparatus, for the few brief scones in Toulay's quotations received by before you such a case as taken they were actually down at the slaughter.

The jury had three alternatives which the puppets actually appear. Messrs. Swan, Culbertson & Frits as a whole, will lead each one of water's edge when they were shortly after the close of the morning you as reasonable men to say: I swept away. Against this there before them. They could return a Lator incidente in the story take place was the improbability of them verdict of "Not Guilty" Because against the claborate background of session of the Bianlia Stock Exchange have no doubt of his guilt.....

In this case we have a very all being swept away at the same death was accidental or has not European theatros in rehearsals and

by re- are as follows:~~

Teorakov works out his demonies that there is alleged by the Crown that just at that moment accused turn a verdict of "Gullty" if they Ballet where the half-mad impresario

wore satisfied that accused.

devices. Three complete ballets wore an action involving five children jumped in from the bridge.

The hypothesis that there may Michael Fine into the aullah, trained by Adolph Bolm, for these and it is possible that some of you

"Murder at the Vanities"! may be inclined to think: Look have been another, man had not whether he fractured his head. In sequences. what he did to the other children. been seriously advanced, and in the fall or Inter in the tunnel; or

There have been many musical and Accused does not stand before view of the observation that was "Guilty of Manslaughter". If they 0.32- you on a charge of inflicting any kept on the nuliah Banks from accepted the submission of Intoxi-backstage pictures; and there have been equally on many filme dealing Injury on any child but Michael the moment of alarm, he would cation.

The jury retired at 12.10 p.m.with hendish murders; but Paramount 520

S. C. & F. Goll share Index 58.1.1ino. The evidence of hte other certainly have been seen. The 38%%% 30%Market steady.

children may be relevant and very theory-that accused may have after an address of two hours brings to the screen the first picture 1/4%

cogent but what you have got to been attempting a rescus had also twenty minutes by the Judge combining the two. "Murder at the 5,08%

get in the forefront of your minds not been propounded and his re-and returned to court at 3 o'clock, Vanities, the film version of Barl 742 NIGHT MANOEUVRES, is the treatment he meted out to actions when found in the nullah to announce that they had been Carroll's successful

Michael Pine.

celebrations.

more

The latest side race to bu or-iruin, one of them found that part] than in an ordinary-case before been called to give evidence the cases, as this one, such n defence make bad little girls behave, Kay!

contro

on the River Murray. Thence, compotitors will race 250 miles to Ballarat for another prize, us yet, unspecified.

Other "alde" races already ar- ranged are from Australia to Now Zealand for a £5,000 prize, from Melbourne to Canberra for a gold cup valued at £100 and from Sydney to Canberra for a prize still to boj determined..

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children were not playing in the satisfaction of the jury to have Mad Genius" which comes to the

1

were very different

MRS. FAIRBURN'S EVIDENCE.

STRANGE IDEAS. "Accused is a man of strange .. His Lordship then gave resume of the evidence before the ideas as the letters in the case Court,

and,

roferring to the showed a man who, if what is in

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1/2 motor cycles with guns bristling, was known that two children were kill a man and was determined to Hongkong to-day-Carnarvonshire, musical show. The two stars, Bre 4% roared through the International thrown into the nullah and that commit suicide. He was rankled Pembrokeshire Shunan, Dalaklava, son and Milas Carlisle, into in arriv 38% Settlement streets, while flare two children were taken out. But, at having been cheated in Swatow, City of Pittsburg, Changte, Chung ing, bring news that they are lo ho added, "It does not necessarily being out of work and without hwab, Tibadink, Rosalie Moller, married. Two crimes are comme signals flashed in the sky, te

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