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FOUNDZD 五拜禮 號四十月二十英港香 FRIDAY, DECEMBER 14, 1934.

No. 14410

日八初月一十

PITIFUL POVERTY OF HONGKONG

TRUNK MURDER THOUSANDS CROWDED IN

PROSECUTION TENEMENT QUARTERS

TRIAL

NEARS FINISH

ACCUSED CLINGS

· TO ROSARY

DENIES KILLING OF YOUNG GIRL

London, Dec. 13.

The case for the prosecu- tion in the now famousS "Brighton trunk crime

FIRE IN SHIP.

·CONTROLLED

Coastguard Still Standing By

Jacksonville, Fla., Dec. 13.

The fire in the steamer Pan-Atlantic, which it was feared might develop into 'something serious, is now

under control.

The vessel is proceeding to this accompanied by Cutter-Ren-

SAD PLIGHT OF CHILDREN

WAGE-STARVED PEOPLE NEED QUICK RELIEF

a Coastguard Cutter FIGHT AGAINST DIRT

ler.

Number Two" was conclud-Punishing

A

ed to-day, after proceedings at the Lewes Assizes, where Jack Notyre, alias Macini, a waiter, is being charged with the murder of Violet Kaye, otherwise known as Violet Saunders, said to be hig sweetheart.

The trial has

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attracted wide-

spread attention and crowds ave

besieged the court daily. Among

Political

Slanders

NEW NAZI REGULATION

Berlin, Dec. 13. The German Cabinet in its the exhibits are the black trunk in last session of the year has which the murdered girl's body was passed more than ten laws, found and the hammer with which

'she was allegedly beaten to death.

Sir Bernard Spllabury, the fum- ous pathologist, used a human skull

STATE OF TERROR

Chutching a rosary. Notyre gave evidence, denying that he had any- thing to do with the death

of Violet.

Ile sald he found her lying dead on her bed and whet afraid to tell the police beesuse he toured they would blame him for her death.

He therefore placed the body in a trunk.

including one dealing with the malicious attacks on state and the protection of uniforms.

'Another law

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AND DISEASE

Startling revelations of poverty and overcrowding

BRIDGE WIZARD

IN COURT

Culbertson Faces Big Damage Claim

Cleveland, Dec. 13, Mr. Ely Culbertson will fight his next bridge battle

in court,

Mr. Vincent Boland, author of a bridge bidding system, will file suit for $200,000 damages against Culbertson, the American Bridge League and others. on the grounds that Culbert- son and others' conspired, through the League, to Throttle the Boland system. -Kenter,

are contained in the fifth annual report of the SocietyAIN for the Protection of Children, to be presented at the

annual meeting at the Helena May Institute on Tuesday ENORMOUS

next.

During the year under review, there were reported PROFITS to the Society 960 cases affecting the welfare of 2,182 children, the number of cases being larger than that for OF WAR the previous year by forty-two. Once again, the Western District, where the tenements are oldest and least hygienic, and the density of population is greatest, produced the highest number of cases 359, while Kowloon provided 321 and Eastern Hongkong, 280: In only a few cases was it found, upon enquiry into the means of the parents seeking relief, that the help of the Society could not reasonably be given.

MONTHLY INCOME

SINGLE COP 10 CENTS

13400 PER ANNUM

DUNLOP Fort

TYRES

are made for those who prefer SUPERLATIVE-QUALITY

REVEALED

MUSIC WORLD IN FERMENT

NAZIS CULTURE LESSON

FAMOUS. CRITIC SILENCED

PASSPORT SEIZURE

(Special to "Telegraph")

thy Triomph. Copyright. Telepraphié Man mogea Ordinance, 1884. Brevived, Decimber,

Berlin, Dec. 13. The Government's action against a

Mr. Liu Wan-tao (right), Chhases. section of Ger-

Minister to Italy, photographed in man musicians, who

Are Hongkong aboard the Conte Verde

secretary and children. (Photo: Far

alleged to have expressed a yesterday. With him is his wife, preference for músic of Eastern Pictorial Correspondents). which the authorities do not approve, continues to have

repercussions, even in Vien- HOPE FOR

na. EXPOSURE AT ARMS INQUIRY

DU PONT'S PROTEST

Washington, Dec. 13.

Dr. Wilhelm Furtwaengler, who was forced to resign from his position as Vice-President of the Chamber of Music, hnd his pass. port confiscated to prevent him going abroad after the secret police had watched his house for some time. It was returned to him only after he had pledged himself not to engage in musical activities for

the ground floor six families were accommodated, while eight women slept along the walls on the "bed spaces" and four more had the Figures showing war-time pro- in year. comparative privacy and comfort fits of from 20 to 362 per cent. on $2.93. Last year, the

Two years ago, the Committee reported that the average monthly provides income per head in the Society compensation for persons cases was

figure was $2.49.

During the same meeting, when the new laws were being turned (Continued on Page 7.)

BADMINTON

The trial is expected to conclude LEAGUE

this

of the "cock loft." There were 22 invested capital in scores of com-

BARRUCH AT WORK

(Spacial to "Tolsgraph")

Dr. Kielber, Conductor of the

MUZZLED

CAPTURE

OF SLAYERS

MISSIONARIES' MURDERERS

(Special to "Telegraph")

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15, 2,20 dem.)

to demonstrate Violet Kaye's in- juries and produced a plece of bone from the actually fractured henal,

He gave the opinion that the girl's fatal injuries could not have been caused by, a fall,

For the cases adults and eight children occupy panies manufacturing war ma- State Opera of Berlin, who also who have suffered special dealt with the Society during "Chief Inspector Donnison, who damages in the fight for the past year your Committee has a four space of about 700 terials, were submitted to the resigned in protest, hnd his pays-apps Ordinance, fifi, lecrived, December was in charge of the investigation Naziism.

to report an even lower average square feet, sharing the same Senate Inquiry Committee, under port seized as well.

kitchen, with no sanitary arrange- the chairmanship of Senator Nye,

Washington, Dec. 13. of the Brighton trunk murder

of $2.05. In

connection n

to-day. mystery, stated that he was satis- Still another enactment comparison by districts may be of menis whatever is the building.

"The surprising thing is," sayя There was evidence of many in-

The Assistant Secretary of State, Now, Herr Hans Heinz Stuckens- fled that Nutyre had nothing to do makes members of the Interest- with the Brighton trunk Crime Voluntary Labour Corps Eastern Hongkong $2.43 $3.25

1933-34 1931-32 the report, "that, generally speak-stances of large companies show-chmidt, the distinguished musical Mr. Phillips, said to-day that the ing, these tenements are not more ing profits of 40 to 75 per cent. critic, has been expelled from the Government was confident that Number One.

offensive, & fact which speaks Mr. Pierre Du Pont, one of the German Journalists' Association China would make every effort to subject to discipline while in Western Hongkong 207 3.19

volumes for the thorough though executive the Du Pont de Nem- for championing the so-called apprehend the muderers of the 1.68 2.28 camp, just the same as Kowloon

unobtrusive work of the sanitary ours concern, protested against modern music. The Reich Cham-two American missionaries, Mr. soldiers.

Unless the circumstances of a inspectors.

the figures given, stating they ber of Culture, of which Dr. John Stam and Mrs. Stam, who curried off, together with exceptional, when the

were entirely misleading, as the Goebbels is chief, has forbidden were case are

During the past year, 71 per Government recovered '80 per him to write for any German paper their infant daughter, from their Inspector will probably ask her Branch Secretary for a decision, cent. of the new cases dealt with cent, of these book profits through henceforth. He is accused of being mission post at Talngteh, Anhwel,

strongly pro-Semitic.

on December 10. Their bodlea Assistance in the way of provid-by your Society were drawn from

In Vienna, Dr. Clemens Krauss, were found yesterday, and the ing milk or other food will not be persons who could not meet thean Excess Profit Tax Reuter. given when the family income ex-cost of renting a cubicle and who

Director of the Vienna State Opera child is still missing. ceeds $1.00 per head per month. slept either on the space allotted

and recently appointed to succeed Furtiuengler, has been relieved of The State Department sant a In 183 cases dealt with during the to them as a "bed-space" or in year the Society's Inspectors re- close proximity to it. The cases ported that the families assisted drawn from Western Hongkong

of 72 bed-116, were without any income: in a showed a percentage further 650 cases the average spaces, those of Eastern Hong- monthly income per head was $4.00 kong a percentage of 64. The

porcentage for Kowloon was 74. Apart altogether from the fact

BED SPACE RENTS that trade locally has been at a particularly low ebb during the

An investigation of 100 consecu- At the Soldiers and Sailors year under review, it need hardly tive family cases in the Western Home last evening Taikoo Club debe emphasised that an important District of Hongkong and of

The famous conductor, Professor feated the home team in their reason for the acute poverty here similar number in Kowloon reveal Men's Doubles Radminton League disclosed is the ease with which ed that the average rent of a bed-

Felix Weingaertner, will succeed It is understood that Mr. Krauss.-Reuter Special, game by Ave games to four. The unskilled manual workers can en-space was 2.71 in Hongkong and Baruch's Committee, which Pre- scores are appended:

ter the Colony. The excessive $1.92 in Kowlood, while thesident Roosevelt appointed yes. S. Home Just to R. . Thorn and supply of unskilled labour quite average rent of a cubicle in Hong-terday as a preliminary step in his

R. Clarke and M. Bussey (S, and

obviously results, irregular C. A. Smith 20-21: lost 10 A. My Telegraph. Copyrigh!, Telegraphic Man Stephen and C.. Summera 8-21/employment for the individual kong was $3.64 as against Kow-campaign to remove munitions | Inbourer, and in appallingly low

Lack of means to buy suficientmakers profits, is studying War Department proposals for war- and suitable food and to rent de-time emergency, which include the enruings.

cent accommodation inevitably establishment of OVERCROWDING

an industrial involves disease, whieh menaces control body, price control The report contains a plan of a all sections of the community agency, a labour administration typien! tenement house in a con.Disease appeared in more than body which will insure an equit- gested district, and states that on (Continued on Page 7)

able distribution of labour, and a war trade administration to direct foreign commerce.-United Press. BILL WITHOUT SPONSOR

to-morrow or Saturday.-Renter,

SWEEP TICKETS

SEIZED

BUT SOON FREED AGAIN

(Special to "Taingraph")

S. AND'S. HOME WIN.

MEN'S DOUBLES

anger Ordinance. 116, sceived, December bent T. A.. Stainton and A. W.

Belfast. Dec. 13..

14, 9 am)

.

Norrie 21-4. The Postal authorities here solzed L. Hudson and J. Winfeld (S.) a consignment of Irish Sweepstake and S. Home) lost to Thorn and G. tickets to-day, mainly addresed to A. Smith 13-21; lost to Stephen Canada and the United States, and and Summers 4-21; lost to Stainton

valued at £25,000.

The tickets woro subsequently re- leaned, however, on the ground that the Post Office had no authority to confiscate. or hold up tickets. Router Special.

NOTED CHURCHMAN

DIES AT SERVICE

(Special to "Telegraph") -

and Norrie 9-21,

W. H. Smith and Yang Chen (5. and S. Home) beat Thorn and G. A. Smith 21-14 beat Stephen and Summers 21-12; beat Stainton and Norrie 21-3.

VOTE OF CONFIDENCE

(Special to "Telograph”)

{Dy Tilagraph, Copyright. Telegraphia Men. ( Teleprash. Conurioht. Telepraskie Ma angas Ordinance. 1411. Rersized, Desember saree Ontisaner, 1893. Received, December 16) # Hum.) ..

Paris, Dec. 13.

Mudras, Dec. 13.

His Graco Archbishop Mederlet By means of the Bill which dis- of Madras, Jong 'associated with poses of France's huge wheat sur- the French Roman Catholle Church plus, Premior Flondin'a Govern In the Far East, dropped dead of ment won a vote of confidence in heart failure while conducting a the Chamber of Deputies to-day, church service at Pallikonda to with a count of 987 to 176.—United day-Router Special.

Prese,

loon's $3.19,

NAZI PLOT DISCLOSED IN LITHUANIA

Kaunas, Dec. 13.

A sensational mass courtmartial opens to-morrow in which 126 Nazis of the Memel District of Lithuania will be charged with complicity in a plot to transfer a portion of Lithuania to Germany by armed force.

It is alleged that the accused belong to a secret organisation affiliated with the Nazi Party, in Germany, They are also charged with acts of terrorism against so-called "traitors." Seven of them are actually held for murder.

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All the accused are liable to the death penalty. Router:

Uw Trisprach. Copyright. Telegraphic Meshis post, as from Saturday. This protest to Nanking through the Ordinance, 1881. Received, December is the sequel to the episode of American Consulate there only 9.81 0.m.)

Tuesday, when he was booed by a yesterday, asking that swift action Washington, Dec. 13. lurge section of the audience when Mr. and

be taken to secure the release of Mr. Baruch, chairman of the he entered the Opera to direct.

Mrs. Stam. About the War Pronta Committee, declared

Two of the Opera's principal timo the Washington message was to-day that the Excess Profits Tax singers, whose houses were recently being delivered in Nanking, Mr. was the most effective method of searched because they were sus- and Mrs. Stam were being killed. curbing war-time profiteering. He pected of having Nazi connections, United Press. raised Senator Nye's Committee, are joining the German Opera endeavours of that body and his saying that the Interests and House. own would not clash.

Avoiding Controversy

́LORDS' CRITIC WINS POINT

London, Dec. 13.

It Is expected 'that the Govern- ment will make some concessions

SEEK INFORMATION

Nanking, Dec: 14. Mr. Peck, tho United States Consul-General here, and Mr. Jonkins, the Vice-Consul, left for Wuhu last night to collect in- formation respecting the murder of Mr. and Mrs. Stum.-Reuter,

VETERINARY EXPERT PASSES

(Special to "Talegrapfi")

fly Telegraph. Copyright. Telegraphia Moon.

Ordinance, Haroised, December

London, Doc. 18.

It is learned that former Pre-to- Lord Chief Justice Hewart in sident, Hoover's War Policies the Supreme Court Judicature Commission, which sat in 1932, Amendment Bill, as the Ministers drafted legislation to remove are appalled at the iden of a force profits from the manufacturing of public controversy, not only Dr. William Pool, M.R.C.V.S., ment of War and Department of Lord Chief Justice. war materials which the Depart-throatened but promised by the Director of the Moredun Instituto. of the Animal Disease Research the Navy approved.

It is probable that the clausce Association of Scotland, died to The draft Bill now only awaits a which the Lord Chief Justice day, aged 45. Dr. Pool graduated sponsor to introduce it to Congress, finds most "odious". will be from the Royal College "of

The proposals include Bills to dropped, though the concessions Veterinary Surgeons in draft man-power and capital in may not be announced until the He was appointed to the Indian war-time, to limit the profits of Bill reaches Committee stage be Veterinary Barvico in 1912 and retired in 1924, when he joined manufacturers of war materiale to fore the Christmas adjournment.

Meanwhile Interest is contred in the organisation in which he served six per cent, and to create special

death. co-Lord Sankey's reply to the Lord in Scotland until his Governmental agencies to ordinate manufacturing,

pur-Chief Justice's criticisms in the That service in Scotland was chasing, distribution and other House of Lords to-day when, at the interrupted only by the War, when Government activities. United second reading, the debate will be Dr. Pool served in Franco Presa.

continued. Reutar.

Reuter Special.

1911.