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1935.

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. THURSDAY, JANUARY 3,

MORBID CROWDS

R.A.F RECORD

UNSTAMPED RECEIPTS

47 MILLION MILES FLOWN

IN YEAR

THOUSANDS FLOCK TO SEE HAUPTMANN TRIAL

Flemington, NJ., Jan. 1. Thousands of visitors are flocking

London, Jan. 1,

PROCEEDINGS TAKEN

AGAINST LOCAL MERCHANTS

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That the proceedings were taken Royal Air Force squadrons have in order to clear up whatever mis- to Flemington for the trial of achieved a remarkable new flying understanding might exist. was the Richard Bruno Hauptmann, whose record in the twelve months Just, reason given by Mr. H. K. Holmes, Crown Balleitor, when he appeared Indictment on a murder charge in onded.

CARO.

Are

connection with the kidnapping of Service aeroplanos flow a total before Mr. W. Schofield at the Central the baby son of Col. and Mrs. distance of at least 47,000,000, Magistracy yesterday to prosecute | govoral merchanta for executing Lindbergh opena to-morrow. miles, a greater mileage than in receipts which were not stamped.

Flemington hotels, boarding any previous year since the Great Mr. C. Bulmer Johnson represented houses and public houses are every-War,

Mr. T. A. Mitchell; Mr. G. 8. Hugh. where displaying the "House Full" Despite this new distanco record, Jones appeared for Mr. Young Koon- sign, as the morild crowds flock in serious accidents were consider man and Mr. F. H. Loseby for ¡Mokers, Yu Si-ming and C. C. Cheng. by train and road.

Mr. Holmes stated that he was Last night the impending trial ably fower than in previous years,

appearing for the prosecution on was the sole tople of conversation, and actually less than in 1921 the crowds sitting up late at night when the Royal Air Force was behalf of the Collector of Stamp about one third of its present size Revenue. All the receipts in respect while they animatedly discussed the and flew little more than a tenth of which the summonses had been [of the distance covered last year.issued were of a particular cines Elaborate arrangements

indicate. The new record is all the more which he would proceed. being made by the various now striking in view of the increased It was a practice amongst the mer- agencies to report the trial, the flying last year in air exercises chants, when entering Into a contract preparations, according to

an and manoeuvres, which were con- for sale of goods and merchandise, to official of one of the telegraph com ducted as far as possible under take from the buyer a promissory. panies, surpassing anything hither-active service conditions and often duly stamped. When the goods were to in the history of communications. at night.

paid for, the note was entered and The Flemington Court House is Moreover, the R.A.F. performs there the maiter might possibly end, Biterally wrapped in telegraph patrol and polleing duties over the transaction being torminated, wires, and the equipment is suf- 1,000,000 square, miles of territory satisfaction and completion being ficient for the normal needs of and files daily in three continents, Indicated by the noto and the entries city of a million, Inhabitants.

much of the time in bad weather of payment thereof. No question Through these wires, which are and over perilous country, where in this case of the stamping of

that note. connected directly into the Court engine failure must invalve aerl House, the story of Hauptmann's ous consequences.-British. Wire-] trial will be carried to the whole Ices. world.

The problem of housing ntid feeding the visiting newspaper-

R. A. F. Appointment

London, Jan. 2.

note for the amount. That note was

Duyer's Receipter

There was another practice' which ran with the, other, and it was that the buyer, for conventence, took in addition a receipt which was entered in a book of the buyer. It was that class of reccipts to which the ense

men and others connected with the Air Vice-Marshal Newall han trial is providing the authorities heon appointed additional member related. I might have been (03- of the Air Council and will be sidered unnecessary to stamp this responsible for the administration additional receip! because the transac of the Directoraten of Organisation was covered by the "satisfied" tion, Equipment and Works and note. Buildings.

with one

of their most difficult tasks.

Every available place in Fleming ton is jammed full of visitors, and it has been arranged that fifty of the pressmen will be fed dally in the local Methodist Chapel.

In this cure, Mr. Holmes went on, He was appointed Air Onicer the Treasurer was satisfied that there Commanding the R. A. F. In the was some misunderstanding. If the Morning newspapers throughout Middle East in 1931.--British Wire-defendants clearly understood that the United States are swamped, lean, with material regarding the trial, and not one phase of the cane since

the day the baby was kidnapped has ¦ Curtis, who is alleged to have been omitted.

hoaxed the Lindbergs by purport- ing that he was acting as an inter mediary between them and the kidnappers-Reuter Special.

Review of Evidence.

All lawyers engaged in

the case held a conference at Tren-| ton to-day for a trial review of the ¦ evidence.

Selection of the jury is expected to occupy the remainder of the

week.

Trial Begiris

these receipts needed stamping, and would undertake to do it in future The was instructed to withdraw the

prosecutions.

He would like to any that the which угла Chamber of Commerce always ready to assist froth the mer concerned itself in the case, and some chants

and the Government, had thing would be, done to clear up the

point, and to see that all receipts would be stomped hereafter.

Flemington, N.J., Jan. 2.

Messrs. Bulmer Jolinsan, Hugh. The trial of Richard Bruno clients undertook to see that all future Jones and Loreby on huhalf of their unptmann began to-day. Haupt-receipts, insofar as was possible,

was brought into Court would be stumped.

a deputy sheriff.--

His Worship accordingly allowed the summonses to be withdrawn.

! mann The defence announced that onel chained to of ita witnesses would be J. H. Router.

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