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Hongkong Telegraph

FOUNDED 1841)

No. 16114

二拜禮號二十月二英港香

TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 12,

1935.

日九初月正

FAKED POLICE EVIDENCE

HAUPTMANN'S LAST DEFENCE

COUNSEL'S ACCUSATIONS CAUSE SENSATION

Flemington, Feb. 11.

Charging that the police had deliberately "planted" évidence in order to send Hauptmann to the electric chair, alleging that some of the Lindbergh servants had guilty knowledge of the kidnapping and that, in his belief, Hauptmann was entirely innocent of the charges against him, Mr. Edward Reilly, chief counsel for the defence in the Lindbergh baby murder trial, made a last appeal to the jury to-day.

Mr. Reilly's charges caused & sensation in the

court.

NO PLANS

MADE FOR

ELECTION

BALDWIN WINDS UP DEBATE

INDIA BILL AMENDMENT

London, Feb. 11.

The Government had not yet considered the question of an election, declared Mr. Stanley Baldwin, Conservative Leader, winding up the India Debate in

Mr. Edward Reilly, Hauptmean's

the House of Commons to-day.teading counsel, who has made

Thore was much work to dramatis plea for his client's acquittal, be done and he hoped the House would get on with it, he said, amid cheers from the supporters of the

Ministry.

Crisis In

Exchange

Averted

DIAMOND

MINES

RE-OPEN

DE BEERS' PROMISE

JOY IN KIMBERLEY

(Special to "Telegraph”?

(ny Telegraph. Cevyriski. Talspronkle Man- enges · Dediannon, 1881. Rasvised, Fåbruary JO, KAI 'kom.)

Kimberley, Feb. 11. This city is celebrating with a spirit of unwonted carnival.

The entire populace la overjoyed by an announcement, which came 1.5 4 complete surprise. The Chairman of De Beers Consolidated Mines stated that diamond washing operations, which were suspended three years ago in con sequence of the depressed state of the world diamond market, would resume shortly.

Mr. Baldwin had previously am nounced that the Government was allocating thirty days to the Com- mitteo stage of the India Bill and he added that the announcement of this programme would probably be taken by the "stunt press" as an indication of a General Election at U.S. STABILISATION will resume on April 8. Whitsun.

Mr. Reilly reconstructed the crime as he saw it, insisting that Hauptmann had never entered the Lindbergh nursery and that the baby had been carried out of the house by someone whom it knew and trusted. The ladder had been "planted" at the nursery window.tion amendment to the India Bill, to confuse investigators, he alleged.

In his final speech for the de-1 fence

Bruno of

Hauptmann, gileged kidnapper of the Lind "bergh baby, Mr. Hellly, chief counsel for the defendant, de- clared that a gang was responsible for the crime; and had carried the baby away with the aid and connivance of disloyal servants in the Lindbergh home.

The baby had been carried downstairs by someone he know and trusted, Mr. Reilly argued, and the ladder was "planted" at

mislead,

ho the window to suggested,

Thore was no impression in the mud below the nursery window to show-that-a-man-or_baby_had fallen from the indder, Mr. Reilly went on.

GREAT

WHITE WAY

NEW YORK'S

RIVAL

JUBILEE PLANS

(Special to "Telegraph")

Ordinance, 1871, Recessed,orary fly Telegraph. Copyright. Telegraphic Man

s.)

London, Feb. 11.

By a vote of 404 to 183 the House rejected the Labour Opposi-

which favoured explicit recogni- tion of India's rights to Dominion status. The Bill was then given its second reading.--Reuter,

INFLUENCE

MORGENTHAU

ON GUARD

Washington, Feb. 11. The United Press adds that the The U.S. Becretary of the House by a vote of 404 to 183 pass- Treasury, Mr. Henry Morgen- ed the Bill through second read-thau, to-day revealed that wide- ing.

spread operation of the Stabill sation Fund, had averted serious foreign exchange crisia during the past few weeks.

DEPRESSED CLASSES

London, Feb, 17. The Attorney General, Sir Thomas Inskip, during the fourth day of the House of Commons debate on the second reading of the Government of India Bill, dealt in particular with the pro- blom of the depressed cinases, the Inclusion of law and order within the sphere of action of Ministers, and the question of Dominion statux.

The depressed elasaca a redk masses of India, he said, had POLICE BUNGLED

everything to gain by the Bill, and The police had bungled in their preliminary investigations because

the pace of internal reforms for nothing was more likely to quicken which Britain's great administra- of their theory that Hauptmann 17. bad entered the nursery. This

tions and engineers had paved the London will be illuminated to way than the fact of bearing a theory was based purely upon guesswork on the part of experts: an unprecedented extent, and great responsibility. Those who Olle Whately, the Lindbergh's will blaze like a royal jewel, in said they would agree to provin- former chauffeur Mias Betty Gow, honour of His Majesty the cial autonomy If law and order the young Scottish nurse of the King's Jubilee, Mr. child, and Red Johnson, a friend

Ormaby-Gore, First

of one or more of the servants,

were not transferred were clut- William

ching at a straw. Divorce between Commis-political power, on the one hand, had guilty knowledge of the kidstonor of Works, announced in and authority in the sphere of counsel the House of Commons to-day, public order, on the other hand, would be certain to end in the collapse of ons or the other.

DOMINION STATUS

the

defence

napping, charged.

Violet Sharpe, the Lindbergh's maid, had committed suicide be- cause she had given a clue to the police "and the net was closing

in."

PLANTED EVIDENCE

the electric chair.

He stated that the Horse Guarda building would be flood lighted, and the War Office, the Colonnades, and the Incorporated. Referring to Dominion status,

EL

The Secretary suld that the fund was used for the first time on January 14, for the purchase of foreign funds,

He did not rovent the extent of the operations, but enld that he had succeeded in stabilising ex- change conditions.

Discussing the operations of the Stabilisation Fund the Secre-

NALAZIENKIEČI FRENCHMAN WINS

Outpoints U.S.

Champion

Paris, Feb. 11. The wlly French cham. pion, Maurice Holtzer, out- pointed the American, Freddie Miller, who lays claim to the world's feather- weight championship, in a ten round fight here to- night.

Accountants Hall also. In all

Miller was not risking his title, however, and remains, probability St. Paul's Cathedral, Sir Thomas Inskip said the Secre the Royal Hospital (Chelsea), tary for India's declaration last

though defeated, world's Wednesday had not merely the Mr. Rolly alleged that tho Canada House, South Africa

the Government, but champion of his weight in police had arranged "planta" in House and other buildings would assent: of

the eyes of officialdom.- order to discredit Hauptmann, also be illuminated. H.M.S. Pre- expressed their considered judg-

Router. Prove him guilty and send him to sident would also be lighted at her ment. To put that declaration in the Bill, however, would be interpreting

an interpretation-burnt oran In conclusion, Mr. Rellly made a berth in the Thames.

These lighting features were in

darken counsel dramatic plea for acquittal, de addition to those announced pre.

more likely to cloring!

and viously

than to elucidate the words al-tary of the Treasury, Mr. Henry included: which

rendy used. Sir Samuel Hoare's Morgenthau, sald that the inter- "I have faith that you all be-Buckingham Palace, St.

national gold bullion standard James statement was intended to have love in the Golden Rule. The

Palace, the Admiralty and Horse

money was now based, had consed sturdy stock of this country has

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to operate for a time, and that the stabilisation fund's resources were necessary to avoid too great a rine of the dollar in world markets.

Operations, which mean wages,

The Chairman of De Beers' atate- ment was recolved with prolonged cheers at a luncheon in honour of the Imperial Press Conference, meeting here. He said the pulsstor to which the diamonds adhere sad which would be started by the wife of the chairman of the Press Con- ference, would continue to be kept going.

The district has suffered great hardships since the auspansion of work and an early resumption of the digging is anticipated Reuter Special

COLONY SHIVERS

BUT NOT IN

RECORD COLD

SINOLA ODFC-10 CENTS

33600 PER ANNUM

NEW

SEASON'S GOODS

IN

DEPARTMENTS

AT NEW EXCHANGE PRICES

WHITEAWAY'S

ITALY AVOIDING

CONFLICT

BUT PREPARES FOR EMERGENCIES

ABYSSINIA WILL FIGHT "TO THE LAST"

Rome, Feb. 11.

It is not seriously believed that the Government intends to go to war with Abyssinia if it can possibly be avoided.

It is officially explained that as Abyssinia is under- stood to have massed a force of 30,000 men on the frontier, facing the outposts of Italian Somaliland, and is able to put another 100,000 in the field, it is considered essential that Italian reinforcements should be ready to defend the Italian colonies and to prevent any further frontier incidents.

Two full divisions, one from Florence and one from Messina, totalling 30,000 men, are ready to take ship for Africa, and the Abyssinia border, at a moment's notice. They will leave if it is found necessary.

CHINESE EGGS IN BRITAIN

NO HYGIENIC PRECAUTION?

MINISTRY QUESTIONED

London, Feb. 11.

The Abyssinian charge d'affaires visited the Italian Foreign Omon this morning and is calling again this afternoon.

ABYSSINIA DETERMINED. "If Italy latends to go to Abyssinians will defend their coun- try to the last.

"We have 800,000 men in arms and wo can raise a million. We have modern weapons, though we have no tanke or aeroplance."

This was the declaration of the Abyssinian charge d'affaires, given. to Reuter to-day...

He said he understood there were already 40,000 Italian troops in Eritren and Italian Somaliland, and thus, Abyssinia was threatened from horth and cast:

The sanitary conditions under which Chinese-liquid-eggs-wore The Italian Government states produced, were the subject of that negotiations for a settlement Hongkong awakened to brighter questions and comment in the of the trouble are proceeding at and colder weather this morning, House of Commons to-day when Adis Ababa-Reuter, there having been a distinct drop

in the temperature overnight. Sir Percy Hurd, Conservative, The lowest point recorded by the asked whether effective inspec- Royal Observatory was 43, at six tion was being carried out in o'clock this morning. At the England. Matilda Hospital, on The Peak, p tomperature of 39 was, however, registered.

day was 66.9 and the minimum

62.1.

It was announced yesterday that Italy was calling to the colours the mon of three classes of her mechanised army. The number being mobilised is at present un- certain..

Sir Percy requested that full Inquiries be made by the British The trouble on the Abyssinia representatives in China as to the Somaliland frontler is of long- standing. Some weeks ago the conditions of production.

first clash between Italian native Mr. G. II. Shakespeare, Parlia-troops and Abyssinian tribesmen mentary Secretary for the Depart

The temperature began slowly falling from midnight on Bunday and more rapidly from alne o'clock last night, between which time and six o'clock this morning a drop ofment of Health, replied that thera occurred at Ualual and since then," on January 29, another fght has more than seven degrees was re-

was no evidence in his hands with taken place, resulting in loss of corded at the Observatory.

regard to the sanitary conditions life on both sides.

So far, with no news to the Observatory figures show that of production of liquid eggs, nor the temperatures on Sunday were was any available to his know- contrary, there is peace along the 63.6 at 6 a.m., 65.7 at noon, and ledge; but such eggs were subject Abyssinia-Eritrea frontier. But 65.8 at 0 p.m. The maximum for the to examination at porte of entry it is to Eritrea, according to re

and were able to seizure if unfit ports received yesterday, that for human consumption.

Italian troops would be despatch- Yesterday at 6 am. the tem

The Ministry was unaware ofed. Eritren borders on the Red perature was 57.4, at noon 61.8, at any instances in which disease Sen, while to reach Italian Somali- p.m. 50.1, and at. 1 p.m. 50.8. producing organisms had been land by the most direct route, The maximum for the day was 626 found in this commodity, but since Italian troopships would have to and the rainmum 45.4.

the matter had, been raised, sald pass Aden. Somaliland fronts on The temperature of 48 at 6 a.m.

Mr. Shakespeare, he proposed to the Indian Docan.

British and French Somaliland. to-day is well above the lowest arrange for a special bacteric February temperature ever record-logical

examination of.. some frontiers are undisturbed. gistered on February 5, 1901. The

Sir Percy Hurd asked: "Will Colony's lowest temperature for the Minister inform the House any month is 82, which was re-why we receive these vast quant!- corded on January 18, 1893.

:

a reputation for square-shooting Guards Arches, the Clock Tower/ precisely the same importance. upon which the United States ed in Hongkong, which is 38.4, re-gamples of these eggs.

of the Houses of Parliament, the National Gallory, Westminster Abbey, London County Hall, and

others.

for being men and women who I believe this cannot be fooled. man, Hauptmann, is absolutely in- nocent. And I do not believe that

Furthermore, floodlights would you are going to pick any ohest- nuts out of the Are for the dis-be installed for the entire length tinguished district attorney of the of Regent Street, making this

London's thoroughfare

Grant Bronx."

The court adjourned at 4.86 p.m. White Way for three-and-a-half a result of contracts until to-morrow when the Now years aa Jersey Attorney-General, Mr. made by Regent Stroot tenants. David, Willentz, will reply to the Reuter Special. dofance and sum up for the State.

-Reuter,

!

SENTENCED TO DEATH

PEIPING PUBLIC

SAFETY

Y CHIEF Palping, Feb. 12

POPPIES DISPLACE:

FARM CROPS

ACREAGE

FEAR OF COLLAPSE

BRITISH BONDS

· DROP HEAVILY

Mr. Morgenthau said: "When we saw the external value of the dollar rapidly going out of con- trol, we put the Stabilisation Fund to work at a moment's notice, with the result that dur Ing the last four weeks we have successfully managed the value of the dollar.

In terms of foreign (Spacťal to "Talagraph");

currencies added: "The

The Secretary. London, Feb. 11:

country can go about its business

KOREAN PLOT REVEALED

ties of Chinese eggs without hygienic precautions which are Imposed even upon British pro- ducera?'s

He was not answered.-Router.

POST OFFICE PROFITS

REDS IN FULL RETREAT

YUNNAN PREPARING FOR BATTLE

Chungking, Feb. 12. According to the latest report from the front in Southern Szechuen, the Red remnants are fleeing toward Yunnan across the southern border

"There was a sensation on the with the Resurance that. we are) Koreans working for the Inderan. BRITISH FIGURES FOR After a serious defeat suffered in

Stock Exchange here to-day, when heavy selling of British Govern prepared to manage the external GREAT INCREASE INment issues by the Continent value of the dollar na long as

neccessary."United Press, caught the market unwarox near the close.

LAST YEAR

ASSASSIN CAPTURED IN SHANHAIKWAN

Shanhatkwan, Feb. 11. Secret *activities of a group of

the districts along the southern bank of the Yangtae River dence of Korea, ara alleged to have bean revealed following the assassin-

London, Feb. 11. ation of a member of the Japanese-

are reported to be retreat They The Postmaster General, In pre-ing In extreme, confusion - audit police yesterday,

The assassin, who was arrested sonting his commercial account for portion of them has arrivoul IN WIRELESS TOUCH -- on the spot, has been identified as a the last-ünancial year, points out Weihain," towns within X

Korean extremist belonging to a that this was the first year of opera territory,onsen,

The Yundausse military authori The following ships are expected Korean revolutionary group. He tion of the now financial chome esser The heavy selling was attributed to be in wireless communication is being taken to the Tientsin under which the Post Office is liable

to the Exchequer, and any sum intercept themCentral News to week and rumours throughout with Hongkong to-day: Sheng Japanese Garrison Headquarters to pay a fixed sum of $10,760,000 ties have been urged to mobile

earned in excess of this amount is the Continent that the 'British Lee, Foo Lee, Carthage, Rawal for a secret trial. Central News. Cabinet was tottering.PN pindi, Prealdent Coolidge, General

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The premler Government Bonds, per cent. Consola, lost 2% points, and War Loane 1% points.

Chengteh, Feb. 11. The plan of Manchukuo to assign Jehol as a poppy planting zone has had the effect of increasing the Yu Pun-chi, a chief of the poppy fields from 3,350,000 moto to Chinese Public Safety Guards in to over 50,000,000 mow, according Peiping, was sentenced to death to the latest investigation. yesterday on a charge of trafficking

The encouragement of" poppy The London Stock Exchange is Loe, Paiping, Ginyo Maru, Kialco We are requested to stata that Payable to the Post Offon Fund, in opium. He is the second Chinese for Poet net surplus officer in Palping to pay the oxduced the productive capacity of treme penalty for this crime-farming land in this province, Central Naton,

Central News,

Office purposes.

The results for the year show lopments, but is hopeful that the kork, Norne, Hydrangea, Wing Dance advertised to take place at the banks will resume tilt-edged pur-Lee Danmark Harperley Solen, Peak Club on Thursday February PORTORORI

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