1934-10-17 — Page 19

YUGO-SLAV GUARDS OPEN FIRE

HUNGARIAN. SHOT DEAD

NEW DISPUTE NOW FEARED

Budapest, Oct. 16. The border population is becoming owing to the Yugo-Slavian frontier guards' shooting of a Hungarian yesterday.

most anxious

The Hungarian, Franz Konec, was shot dead when he accidentally crossed the frontier.

Murder

Appeal Dismissed

"RATIONAL CONCLUSION"

The Court of Criminal Appeal this morning dismissed the appeal against the conviction and sen- tence to death of Ng Loi-yuen for the murder of Michael Pine,^.

Dealing with the admissibility of the evidence of Mra. Fáirburn,

Mr. Justice Jacke said that coun sel for the-tappellant submitted that the evidence was inadmissible and should not have boog put to the jury in the, absence of the evidence of Mary Pins, but the Court felt no hestitation in coming formed part of the res gestan and to the conclusion that her evidence was therefore admissible.

"With regard to the refusal of the Inarned Trial Judge to with- draw the case from the Jury at The Incident is regarded as the Crown," added Mr. Justice Jacks, the close of the case for the outcome of the excitement in

"we are entlafied that the cumuln. Yugo-Slavia following assassinative effect of the evidence for the

King Alexander,

was much na to call

tion

rosecution

In view of past frontier in for an explanation on the part of cidents, which led to disputes the appellant. We therefore con- which the Lengue of Nations con-afder that the learned Trin) Judge sidered earlier in the year, similar was correct in refusing to with. troubles are feared-Reuter.

draw the case from the jury,"

4pts

TERRORISTS ROUNDED UP.

(Spacint to "Tatograph">

October

PROPER DISCRETION.

"The point that the Trial duxe (By Telegraph, Copyright. Telegraphio Mon-refused to withdraw

the case Ordinance, 1105. Raerived,

from the Jury on the failure of the Crown to produce Mary Pine as a witnesse-was a matter for the

17, 21 am)

Melun, Oct. 16. There was a dramatic mo- ment at the police station

discretion of the Trlal Judge with which we have no power to interfere. In this case, we con-

the

verdiet

3348

appeal--that

Referring to the next ground of

against the weight of the evidence -Mr. Justice Jacks said that order to creed, it was for the appellant to show that the verdict

here to-day when the headder that the discretion was pro of the Yugo-Slavian police perly exercised," walked up to the man Malny, suspected member. of the terrorist gang which murd- ered King Alexander of Yugo-Slavia, and who was arrested yesterday.

The Belgrade official scrutinized the prisoner for a few minutes and then identified him as a former chauffeur employed in Belgrade.

Malay thereupon admitted that his real name was Microaj, that he was born in 1908 in Yugo-Slavia.

was unreasonable and could not

be supported having regard to the

evidence.

WIEN

In the opinion. of the Court, lie evidence showed that the appellant had both the opportunity and the motive for committing the crime, and the fact that he was seen to have thrown two of the children from the bridge into the nullah and

observed being carried by the current down the allah at the same time as Norman assassin Kalemen, killed by policePlse were being carried along it, Stone and Michnel and Mary sabres, at the time of the crime,

led one irresistably But he admitted that he was too frightened to participate in the actual killing.

He confessed that he had been under orders to shoot King Alexander and was beside the

to the con-

lusion that all ve children and the appellant entered the nullah at approximately the same time.

COINCIDENCE TOO GREAT,

The defence had admitted that

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.

U.S. SEAMEN SEA FIRE

HELD FOR TRAGEDY ASSAULT FINDINGS

UNION'S FEUD CARRIED ON

DOLLAR SHIP'S MEN INVOLVED

NEGLIGENCE ON MORRO CASTLE.

SHIP'S OFFICERS DENOUNCED

AY, OCTOBER 17,

(Special to. "Telegraph") (Bly Telegraph, Copyright. Telegraphia Mia More Ordinance, 1111. Received, Detsber

Shanghai, Oct. 17... Friction between Union and non-Union seamen on the Fre aident Jefferson, which arrived bere yesterday from Seattle caused the removal of seven, 848 QA). members of the crew to gaol last nighty

New York, Oct. 16, The United States Steamboat

· It was learned that friction Inspection Board has inmuodī a cokohama. Fights broke out vestigation of the Morro Castle occurred first when the ship reach-scathing report following its in- between the two factions, and one disaster, denouncing Chief Officer he had man was so seriously hurt that Warms, acting, master of the hospital in Japan.

taken ashore to vessel, and his four subordinate

deck offcers.

to bo

Last night the ship's watchman was reported missing and a search disclosed his unconscious body rolled into the dark shadows of the wharf.

Another man was also knocked) unconscious and two others were! Assaulted.

The Board has ordered all five men to appear before it on October 20 and show cause

why their licences should not be suspended or permanently revoked.

E RADIO BROADCAST

RECITALS FROM THE

STUDIO

EUROPEAN PROGRAMME. From ZBW on a wavelength of 355 metros (846 kilocycles).

4-7 pm. Chinese Programme. 6-0.13 p.nl. Children's. Studlo Concert.

7.p.m. London and New York Stock and Commodity Quotations, 7.05-7.30 p.m. Orchestral, Rosamunde-Ballet Music in G

(Schubert).

Royal Albert Hall Orchestra con. ducted by Sir Landon Ronald. Eugen Onegin-Waltz (Tchaikovsky).

Royal Opera Orchestra, Covent

Prelude a L'Apres-Midi D'un Fauna Garden, conducted by Eugene Goossens.

(Debussy),

Philadelphia Symphony Orchestra conducted by Leopold Stokowski. L'Apprenti Sorelor (The Sorcerer's

Apprentice) (Paul Dukas). Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra of New York directel by Arturo Toscanini. 7.30-8 p.m. From the Studio.

A Recital by Captain O. P. Joce (Baritone). Mr. A. W. Lorena (ilanoforte). Programme. Pianoforte.

Minuet Pompadour. Anon.

The Self-Banished. Blow, Linden Lea. Vaughan Williams. Pianoforte.

Whime, Schumann.

The Board's report, sign- ed by two inspectors, gives The master of the Jefferson call-no cause for the disaster and ed the U. S. Marshal in Shanghai fixes no responsibility for TB-B who boarded the ship and held a parade, the four injured men the fire which claimed 130] Identifying the seven who attacked lives, but records the opinion that had the Morro Castle stopped and sent out a wire-Planoforte. less distress signal when the fire was discovered, the loss of life would very prob- Jably have been lessened.

them. The soven were arrested. Renter

EARL OF CORK

PASSES

ADMIRAL BOYLE TAKES TITLE

London, Oct. 16. The death in nnnounced to-day of the Earl of Cork and Orrery, aged 70. The heir to the Earldom is his cousin, Admiral Sir William Bayle, Commander-in-chief of the Hume Fleet since

last year. British Wirciens.

The report further recalls that the crew, after lowering themselves In the ship's life-boats, did not heed the cries for assistance from the passengers.~Reuter Special.

CREW CRITICISED.

New York, Oct. 16. The Steamboat Services Inspec- tion Board, inquiring into the Morro Castle tragedy, has ordered Acting-Captain Warms and his four subordinate officers before it on October 29 to show cause why no miscarralge of justice," con their licences should not be revoked tinued Mr. Justice Jucks.

for negligence.

DUKE'S AUSTRALIAN

TOUR

of

Had the Morre Castle halted and NO MISDIRECTION,

an 5.0.5. been flashed as soon as Regarding the allegation of the fire was discovered, the casuni- misdirection by the Trial Judge. ties would not have been so great, the Court considered that the the Board #nds in its report. The Trial Judge had dealt sufficiently grew is criticised severely for day- Knowing that, by his participa

fully with the defence as to leave ing themselves and ignoring the tion in the assassination, he was

no doubt in the minds of the jury helpless passengers.-United Press, liable to sentence of death, he did

what the actual defence was, and not rejoin his companions who were

there wa

to misdirection on this arrested just outside Marseilles the appellant threw or dropped point. It was not necessary to two days after the murder-len- | Tony Flood and Fay Bromley into dead in detail with all the points for Special.

the mullab, but suggested that the

of alleged misdirection, but thei CAREER OF TERRORISM, other children either accidentally Court was satisfied that they were Paris, Oct. 16. full From the bridge into thedevoid of substance. The Belgrade police, in co-opera- | nullah, or that they climbed- tion with the French authorities, Into the ntsllah arul

then have definitely established the accidentally alipped into the identity of King Alexander's water. "We think it to be too assassin, whose fingerprints have great a coincidence that the other been found to correspond with three children should have ne- those of Vladimir Georgieff Teher-eidentally fallen into the nullah nomzemski, born in Macedonin in at the same time as the appellant 1897, who became a member of the threw Tony Flood and Fay Brom- Macedonian terrorist organisationley into the water," Mr. Justice fair and who committed two Bulgarlun Jacke continued. "We therefore political nasassinations In 1924.

consider the verdict not to have He was sentenced to death for been against the weight of the these crimes in 1932 but was re- evidence." leased in the general amnesty Coming to the question of fnet. ahortly afterwards, and then joined it had been submitted that there Croat terrorist organisation.was a miscurringe of justice in Reuter.

that the atutement in the Crown opening relating to Mary Pine's eldenge voviously prejudired the defence. Learned counsels for the submitted Apperiant

that

the words used by counsel for the Crown had such a material hear ing on the issue and were of such serious import that the jury could

2.

SPECIAL ART BARGAINS

TO MARK MR. KOMOR'S JUBILEE

not, notwithstanding any caution by the Judge. put the matter en- tirely from their minds

JURY WARNED.

.

1951

Song.

Slane Cracker John.

Nocturne. Lorens, Piorette. Chaminade.

Two Songs,

Erle Contes.

The Dead lighwayman. Merefield. King Charles. White.

8 p.m. Local Time and Weather Report.

8.03-8.50 p.m. From the Studio. Selections by the "Empress of Canada" Orchestra directed by Mr. G. 31. Redfern.

Programme. March, Colonel Bogey, Alford. Waltz, Reverie, Waldbeutel. Selection, Sounds from England. arr. Langey. Entr'acte.

(n) Love's Garden of Roses,

Haydn-Woud.

(b) Rose of Tralee, Glover. (c) Love cams enlling, Zameenik. (d) In a Persian Market. Hotelbey. Fox Trots, Selected.

quartet.

8.50-$ p.my The Lener String

Barcarolle-Transcription

(Tachaikowsky).

Gavolte--Transcription (Gluck). Quartet No. 1 in D Major-Finale

Allegra (Ditersdorf).

0.9.20 p.m. From the Studio.

Jones (Soprano) accompanied at the A Recital by Mrs. E. Snowdon. piano by Mr. Frederick Макоп 2.8.0.0, ET.CL

Programme.

1. A Black Bird Singing (Michael Head).

2. Ships of Arcady (Michael

Head).

3. I Know a Bank (Martin Shaw). 4. The Knotting Song (Purcell). 5. Conquered is Love (Ottone") . (Handel), Recorded Violin Solo-Romanza

Andaluza (No. 3 Spanische Tanze) (Saranato).

Broalslow Huberman, 1. Turn ye to Me (Old Highland

Ale), 2. On Wings of Song

3. To Dalsics (Quilter). -9.20-0.30 p.m.

(Mendelssohn).

London, Oct. 16. "I a lengthy summing-up, it is The Duke of Gloucester's visit to

where he easy to pick out a word here or a South Australia,

has received; with phrase there for criticism but we leverywhere been

demonstrations have felt no difficulty in coming enthusiastic to a conclusion that there was no loyalty, ended to-day, when he left misdirectiin any of these Adelaide for Melbourne in ¡L.M.S. points, and we are satisfied that Sussex-British Wireless. the manner in which the ense was left to the jury was eminent-

IN WIRELESS TOUCH In every respect. The

The following ships are expect appeal must there be dismissed." said Mr. Justice Jacks.

ed to be in wireless communica- "We have confined our attention with Hongkong to-day:- tion to the points at issue put Athel Queen, Tug Talkoo, Tacoma,

Reuter Press Bulletins, London i before us and do not desire that Oving, Toncourt, Lise, Varanger,p.m. Stock and Commodity Quotations. our decision should in any way Lycemoon, Hydrangea, Katori 9.35-9.55 p.m. From the Studio #ifert the strong recommendation Mars, Canton Maru, Kwanto A Violoncello Recital by Yukichi for mercy made by the jury at Maru, Talma, Empress of Canada, Koh (accompanied by Professor E the conclusion of the trial." the Kutanng, Tjiandane, Ardent, Gualdi).

Court concluded.

Mr. Justice Hayden concurred.

Chungon, President Wilson, Hal- niny, Kidderpore, Tatsula Maru.

DAY BY DAY NEWS IN BRIEF

GENIUS BEGINS GREAT WORKS; The P. and O. liner Comorla is due LABOUR ALONE FINISHES THEM.here from Shanghai at 6 am, on! Joubert.

Friday,

ment.

Four cases of diphtherla with three deaths, fivo cases of typhold with two deaths (ono imported), one case of meningitis with one death, and 52 deaths from tuberculosis, were report ed to the local health nuthorities last week. On Monday three cases of diphtheria were also reported

Songs played by the Band of H. M. Coldstream Guards.

A Selection of Wilfred Sanderson's

9.38 p.m.

Programme.

1. Kol Nidrel (Max Bruch),

2. Scherzo (Feltzer, Op.

No. 2).

3. Adagio (Haydn).

4. Gavotte (Popper, Op. 3). 9.56-10.30 p.m. Dance Music. Fox Trot In the Court of Old

King Cole, Tango Dreamy Serenade, Fox Trot-Just Like Jack, Just like Jill.

Fox Trot---Remember Mc. Fox Trot-A New Moon is Over my Shoulder from M.G.M. Fox Trol-From Now on.

film "Student Tour." Fox Trot-As Long as I Live. Fox Trot Wind. Fox TrotLove thy Neighbour. Tango Cafe in Vienna, Waltz-Love a Song.

10.30 p.m.

Press Nown, Reuter Press Bulletins, Rugby Mid.

Το celebrate Mr. Siegfried Komor's activities, for a half cen

A tea party in honour of the Ilon. tury, the well known firm of

Mr. E. D. C. Wolfo is to be given by Komor & Komer are making a that contention, for

The Court could not agree with the Indian Contingent of the H.K.

the state Polico Force at spacial display of fine modern

Lane Crawford's and ancient Oriental art. Visitors ported by any evidence, and the

ments referred to were not sup-restaurant to-morrow, at 6.30 p.m. are welcome and purchasers will Trial Judge had taken special While working aboard the liner be pleased to learn that they can

President Wilson yesterday, care not only to warn the jury to

alu obtain valuable Christmas pre-pay no attention to those remarks,

bourer, Ip Kam-shi, was struck by sents and curios at amazingly low but throughout his summing-up. a failing plank and was removed to

Seen loltering near Gloucester prices. Several exceptionaly fine he impressed upon the jury that

the Kwong Wah Hospital for treat Building in the early hours of yesterday Ivories and one very fine piece of there was no direct evidence to

day morning, a-Chinese, when search- jade from Mr. Komor's personal show that the appellant had Chau Wun, 31 years, employed, have a hammer head concealed in bis ́ed by two"detectives, was found to collection aro on display.

thrown Michael Pine into the was charged with entering an un- girdle. The man, Chan Wah, was The slogan of the House is: nullah, and on at least two occa- numbered hut at Tung Tau village brought "Try and please

before everybody." sions he directed them that if and stealing a jacket, the property of this morning

Mr. Macfadyen BRITISH FINANCES There are articles to suit all they had any

when ho plcad. reasonable doubt | 4. married woman. named Tang ed pockets and some pleees will be that the appellant caused Michael Xing,

guilty to loitering and 47 years, before Mr. possession of the unlawful" instru- sold at half their real value.

E. I. Wynne-Jones At Pine's death, they should give

the ment and was fined $50 or one month's hin the benefit of that doubt,

Kowloon Magistracy this morning; hard labour, Det-Sert. Fowlie sald de Bearing this in mind, the Court hard labour. Defendant had a pre-weeks,

and was sentenced to three months fendant had been unemployed for two) could not believe that the state-vlous conviction for larceny. ments in question made by coun

THE TYPHOON

The Royal Observatory reports

.

*

10.35 p.m. Close Down.

EXPENDITURE STILI, INCREASES

London, Oct. 16, Exchequer returns for the past week show that during the curront

al for the Crown at the opening After being sentenced -to two Two cares of dog bites were report-financial year the total ordinary that an intensa anticyclone covers of the case actuated the minds of months hard labour by. Mr. Hamillon ed to the police yesterday. A girl revenue, exclusive of self-balancing Ching and the adjacent seas, pres the jury when considering their is the Central Magistracy this morn Leung Mun-kai, aged seven years, of revenue, amounted at October 18 auro being highest over the Yang- verdict."

ing for the theft of 7% catties of No. 1 Ying Wah Terrace, was sent to Valley. The typhoon is situ "We are of the opinion that, wolfram ore from the Victor Trading to the Government Civil Hospital for to £295,148,800, which is £307.474 ated about 80 miles east of the spart from ung" evidence which

Company godown, Wanchal, married treatment after being bitten by a dog less than the amount collected at Macclesfield

woman; Li Mui; aged 21, pleaded that owned by the occupant of house No. the corresponding date last year. Bank (870 miles Mary Pino might have given, the

she had a child only a few days old. 7. The animal was sent Kennedy Expenditure of the same period, S.S.E. of Hongkong) moving evidenco adduced at the trial was The Magistrate changed the sentence Town for observation. The other exclusive of self-balancing items, W.N.W. Local forecast: N.E sufficient to enable the jury to and bound her over in a bond of $100 caso occurred in Kowloon City, the was £302,822,413, which exceeds winds, strong; fuir. The N.E. arrive at their verdict. We con- for a period of six months. Detective, victim being a woman, Yip Ling-kai, the amount expended at the corres- winds are likely to reach gale sider that it was the only rational Sergeant Fitches sald the woman was of No.. 162 Ha Yuen Ling village ponding date last year by £3,085,- force to the south and south-ant conclusion they could have reach-employed by the complainant firm She was sent to the Kowloon Hos- of Hongkong.

ed, and that there was therefore at a wage of $1.20 per day..

pital and the dog to Mataukok.

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