1935-02-12 — Page 19

HONGKONG

TELEGRAPH TUESDAY

Crisis In

Exchange

Averted

FAKED POLICE

EVIDENCE

U.S. STABILISATION HAUPTMANN'S LAST

INFLUENCE

MORGENTHAU

ON GUARD

Washington, Feb. 11.

DEFENCE

The U.S. Secretary of the COUNSEL'S

Treasury, Mr. Henry Morgen- thau, to-day, revealed that wide- spread operation of the Stabili estion Fund had avorted a sarious foreign exchange crisis during the past few weeks.

The Secretary Bald that the fund was used for the first timo on January 14, for the purchasą of foreign funds.

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

Discussing the operations of the Stabilisation Fund the Secre- tary of the Treasury, Mr. Henry Morgenthau, said that the inter- national gold bullion standard upon which the United States money was now based, had ceased to operate for a time, and that: the stabilisation fund's resources were necessary to avoid too great a rise of the dollar

markets.

ACCUSATIONS CAUSE SENSATION

Flemington, Feb. 11-- Charging that the police had deliberately "planted" evidence 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 a sensation in the court.

GREAT WHITE WAY

NEW YORK'S RIVAL

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JUBILEE PLANS

(Special to "Talegraph")

RADIO BROADCAST

Dance Music from The Emporium Ballroom

JAZZ STUDIO RECITAL From ZBW. on a wavelength of 355 motres (845 kilocycles).

4-7 p.m. Chinese Programme. ' 7-11 p.m. European Programme. 7 p.m. Closing Local Stock Quota- tions

7.03-7.30 pm. Light Orchestra) Music Mock Morris Dances (Grainger).

Ballot Egyptian Sulto (Luigini). A Fairy Ballet (White). Raindrops (Riviero)..

(De Telegraph, Gewright. Telegraphis ang Ordinene, 1811. Roscioni, Zebra

London, Feb. 11. London will be illuminated-to an unprecedented extent, and will blaze like a royal jewel, In Fred Carpio and Julian Silverio. honour of His Majesty the King'e Jubilee Mr.

William

Firat Commie-

Ormsby-Gore, stoner of Works, announced in the House of Commons to-day. Guards building would be flood

Ho stated that the Horse

lighted, and the War Office, the Colonnades, and the Incorporated Accountanta Hall aleo. In all probability St. Paul's Cathedral, the Royal Hospital (Chelsea), South Africa Canada House,

Mr. Reilly reconstructed the crime as he saw it, insisting that Hauptmann had never entered the House and other buildings would also be illuminated. 1.M.S, Pre- Lindbergh nursery and that the baby had been carried sident would also be lighted at her out of the house by someone whom it knew and trusted. berth in the Thames. in world

The ladder had been "planted" at the nursery window to confuse investigators, he alleged.

Mr. Morgenthau said: "When

we saw the external value of the

dollar rapidly going out of con-

In his final speech for the de-

of Bruno Hauptmann, Fund to work at a moment's alleged kidnapper of the Lind notice, with the result that dur-borgh baby, Mr. Reilly, chief Ing the last four weeks we have counsel for the defendant, de- successfully managed the value clared that a gang was responsible of the dollar in terms of foreign for the crime; and had carried currencies."

the baby away with the aid and connivance of disloyal servants in the Lindbergh home.

trol, we put the Stabilisation fencò

The Secretary added: "The country can go about its business with the assurance that we are prepared to manage the external value of the dollar as long as neccessary."--United Press,

FEAR OF COLLAPSE

BRITISH BONDS DROP HEAVILY

(Special to "Tulograph”)

London, Feb. 11. There was a sensation on the Stock Exchange hore to-day, when heavy selling of British Govern ment laauea by the Continent caught the market unwares near the close.

The baby had been carried downstairs by someone he knew and trusted, Mr. Reilly argued, and the ladder was "planted" at the window mislead, ho to auggested,

There was no impression in the mud below the nursery window to show that a man or baby had fallen from the ladder, Mr. Reilly

went on.

POLICE BUNGLED

The police had bungled in their preliminary investigations becauso of their theory that, Hauptmann had entered the nursery.. This theory was

These lighting features were in addition to those announced pre- viously and which included: annamac Buckingham Palace, St. James Palace, the Admiralty and Horse Guards Arches, the Clock Tower of the Houses of Parliament, the National Gallory. Westminster Abbey, London County Hall, and others.

FRENCHMAN WINS

Outpoints U.S.

Champion

Paris, Feb. 11. The wily 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.

Miller was not risking his title, however, and remains, world's though defeated, champion of his weight in the eyes of officialdom. Router.

Furthermore, floodlights would be installed for the entire length of Regent Street, making this thoroughfare London's Great White Way for three-and-a-half result of contracts years as made by Regent Street tenants.-- Reuter Special,

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NO PLANS MADE FOR ELECTION

(Continued from Page 1.) tary for India's declaration Inst Wednesday had not merely the assent of the Government, but

7.30-8 pm. From the Studio,

A Jazz Banjo and Piano Recital by

1. Banje Solosho Pilot (March).

Rhythmic.

From now on.

2. Piano Solòs:-Kitten on the Keys, 3. Banjo Solos:-Old Town Pump.

Sweet Sue. 4. Piano Salon:--A Noedic in a Hay-

stack.

One Finger Joe.

8 p., Local Time and Weather Re port.

.8.03-8.33 p.m. Variety. Song-Ev'ry little While.

Frances Maddux (Soprano), Band Wine Song ("Caravan"). Organ Solo-A Japanese Sunset.

R. E. McPherson. Vocal-You're Getting to ba

Habit with me.

The Four Musketeers.

·Orchestra-On a Little Street in

Honolulu, Song--The Very thought of you.

Sam Coslow. (Tenor). Accordion SoloMason's Apron

Reel

Frank Murphy, Irving Berlin Waltz Songs Medley. B.35-9 p.m. Canse Noisette Sullo Wire- (Tchaikovsky). The B.B.C. icas Symphony Orchestra.

0.9.50 p.m. From the Studio, A Violin and Pianoforte Recital by Miss Ruby Waldon and Mias Ottilia

Derwin.

Programme

1. Selection-The Desert Bong.

Romberg,

2. Planoforte Bolo--Golliwoge Cako

Walk. Debussy.

3. Violin Solos-Le Swan Krels-

ler.

Schon Rosmarin. Saint-Saens.

4. Songs Violin and Piano:-

Dunn. MeGII,

By the Waters. Vale. Russell,

Licurance.

5. Violin and Piano-Country Dance -Nell Gwyn, Edward German. 9.30 p.m. Heuter Press Bulletins, London 1 p.m. Stock and Commodity Quotations.

9.35-10 p.m. Selections from Light The Chocolate Soldier.

based purely upont expressed their considered judg-Opera guesswork on the part of experts.

nient. To put that declaration

Pirates of Penzance. (Sullivan). Jolanthe (Sullivan). Maritana (Wallace).

Olle Whately, the Lindbergh's nocent. And I do not believe that in the Bill, however, would be former chauffeur, Miss Betty Gow, you are going to pick any cheat-interpreting an interpretation- darken counsel

10-11 p.m. A Relay of the Dance the young Scottish nurse of the nuts out of the fire for the die-more likely to

words al Orchestra from the Emporium Ball- child, and Red Johnson, a friend tinguished district attorney of the than to elucidate the

ready used. Sir Samuel Hoare's room (by courtesy of the Manage- of one or more of the servants, Bronx."

The court adjourned at 435 p.m. statement was intended to have ment). had guilty knowledge of the kid-

10.30 p.m. Reuter Press Bulletins, napping.

Counsel until to-morrow when the New precisely the same importance, defence

Jersey Attorney-General, charged.

Mr. and to be treated with the same Rugby Mid-day Press News, Further Violet Sharpe, the Lindbergh's David Willantz, will reply to the respect,

as if Government had London Stock and Commodity Quota- maid, had committed suicide-bo-defence-and-sum up for the State. been-nblo-to-put it into the pre-1-pp-Close Down,.........

-Router,

amble. cause she had given a clue to the police. "and the net was closing

The premier Government Bouds, 214 per cent. Consols, lost 2 points, and War Loans 14 points The heavy selling was attributed to wook-end rumours throughout the Continent that the British" Cabinet was tottering.

chases to-morrow.-United Press.

the

It would be extremely difficult GUILTY OF MURDER !

to framo sultable language for a PLANTED EVIDENCE

Later, with the commencement formal statement of the preamble. mention, The London Stock Exchange is

Mr. Rolly alleged that the of the closing address for the Westminster did not very disconcerted by these deve- lopments, but is hopeful that the police had arranged "plants" in State, the Attorney General, Bir. still leas define, Dominion status, order to discredit Hauptmann, David Willentz, who was not ex- and did not alter it at all. That banks will resume gilt-edged pur-prove him guilty and send him to pected to speak until to-morrow, India should some time have the

the electric chair.

demanded a verdict of guilty on same rights as the Dominions, ha In conclusion, Mr. Reilly made a the charge of murder.

most certainly armed, dramatic plea for acquittal, de- He declared that the evidence was obvious that India, from her claring:

proved that Hauptmann both kid-size, condition and strategic posi- more dificult "I have faith that you all be-napped and murdered the Lind- tion, would have, lleve in the Golden Rule. The bergh baby-Reuter,

problems presented to her than were ever presented to the Gov- ernments of other Dominions.

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 after a serious defeat suffered in the districts along the southern bank of the Yangtso River.

sturdy stock of this country has The United Press adds that Mr. a reputation for square-shooting, Reilly concluded to-day and that for being men and women who Mr. Willentz started, and will com- cannot be fooled. I believe this plete his case before court ad- man, Hauptmann, is absolutely in-journs to-morrow.

DAY BY DAY NEWS IN BRIEF

RIGHT TO SECEDE

but

tions.

lic regretted that the academic question of the right to secede from the Empire had been raised. All the pledges to India were pledges relating to its future

the VAN the development, in the words of

THIEF SENT TO PRISON

TEAHOUSE KEEPER ROBBED

Five months' hard labour were imposed by Mr. W. M. Thomson in the Central Police Court this morn- ing on Chan Hang-fong, aged 24, unemployed, who pleaded guilty to charges of stealing jewellery, money and clothing to the value of $100 from No., B Wing Kat Street, and Possession of a shoemaker's knife for an unlawful purpose.

Detective-Sub-Inspector O'Dono- stated that the complainant IN ACTUAL LIFE EVERY GREAT | A tea-party organised by

8. On the morning of December ENTERPRISE BEGINS WITH AND TAKES Cathedral Women's Guild will take 1919 preamble, as in integral was a teahouse keeper at Nos, 6 and ITS FIRST FORWARD STEP IN FAITH. place at 3 p.m. to-morrow

the part of the Empire." It was so Cathedral Hall, to welcome Lady stated in Lord Irwin's declaration. 22, he discovered the loss of certain Schlegel.

It would apply to Lord Irwin's de-property and a foki aleo reported claration, even if it were not the loss of a pair of trousers. They are reported to be retreat-

We are requested to state that In extremo confusion and a owing to insuficient support the

Appearing before Mr. E. W. Hamil.stated, because that declaration Nothing further was heard until 10, when the defendant was arrested in Rumsey Street by portion of them has arrived at Dance advertised to take place at the ton at the Kowloon Magistracy this was solely put forward as an inter- January. Weihsin, a town within Yunnan Peak Club on Thursday, February morning, in answer to a summons for pretation of the preamble.

14, has been cancelled.

Quite obviously, none of the a detective, on information. allowing a dog abroad without

When, searched,.. the defendant muzzle in Kent Road at 11 am. on pledges included a promise of January 28, G. Dudley, of No. 14 status outside the British Empire, had in his possession a shoemaker's A further formal remand of one Kent Road, Kowloon Tong, was fined nor was the Constitution intended knife wrapped up in newspaper. week was granted by Mr. E. W..

to be used to take India out of He admitted that he intended to Hamilton, at the Kowloon Magistracy |

the Empire. They were told they steal and inter admitted the theft this morning, when Chan Cho, agod

ing

territory.

The Yunnanese military authori- tles have been urged to mobilise to Intercept them-Central News.

SENTENCED TO DEATH

PEIPING PUBLIC

SAFETY CHIEF

Peiping, Feb. 12.

Yu Pun-chi, a chief of the

Chinese Public Safety Guards in

Pollock back to the Colony.

H. Elston, prosecuting, stated that Bart.,

brought over from the Central Magis

tracy where they had been remanded by Mr. E. I. Wynne-Jones.

nt

Mrs. R.

Twelve months' hard labour was

25, a cargo smuggler, was charged Lady Fairbaine is to pay a visit were taking great risks in this from No. 8, Wing Kat Street. Ho with the murder of Chan Tai on next month to her son-in-law and Bill, but was there ever a time took the police to Yaumati to January 15, at Taing Shan Kouk. Two daughter, Commander and

when the British nation was not try and find the other man, who, fshermen, Kwok Kan-nei and Ho Lane, arriving from Australia on king risks? The whole Empire it was believed, got away with the Wing, also appeared in connection short holiday. Travelling by the same

Ward, was one long history of risks wlae bulk of the stolen property, which with the same charge. Inspector A. boat is Colonel Sir Charles

0.0.E A cousin of Com-ly taken,

with four appendages. He was not The Government felt that this included a gold watch and chain the last two defendanta had beenmander Lane,

question had been so long pondor-found. The foki's trousers were ed and so widely discussed by men recovered in a pawnshop in Canton imposed on Chan On, aged 67, unem of goodwill and of experience, that Road.

the hope they might go forward in ployed, by Mr. E. W. Hamilton at Wa So, married woman, charged the Kowloon Magistracy this morn that their intentions would be Peiping, was sentenced to death before Mir. E. I. Wynne-Jones, at the ing, charged with a breach of the accepted for what they were ring to the Dominion status do yesterday on a charge of trafficking Central Magistracy this morning, deportation ordinance. The defenworth, and that India might, after claration as a grave now fact,

realise that the He admitted he himself had In oplum. He is the second Chinese with possession of 10.4 taels of pro-dant was banished on December 8, thle groat debate, oficer. In Peiping to pay the ex-pared oplum at No. 27 Aberdeen 1934, for a period of five years. people of Britain were prepared loosely and unwisely used the now to lend all their efforts to phase immediately after the war. tromo penalty for this crime, Street, first floor, and counselling possession of oplum in a minor, was "Contral News -

Anca $1,000 or in default six months: A fine of $1,200, or aix months enable the peoples of India to but later it was felt, in many hard labour on each count, the sen hard labour, was imposed upon Wong attain what she had taught them quarters in politics, that such a tences to run consecutively, Revenue Kong by Mr. E. W. Hamilton at the to desire the full stature of man- vague and indefnite phase ought Some exaltement was caused in On Officer Grimmitt said that while he Kowloon Magistracy this morning, hood within the British Common- not to play ita part in the revision of the Indian Constitution. Ho Hing Terrace a little before 2.45 p.m. was on the preminca two boys, aged when he appeared on a charge of wealth

claimed they were entitled to a to-day, when a chimney at No. 2, top 18 and 12 years, entered. The woman having possession of 40 tacks of raw

clarification of Sir Thomas floor, caught fire. One fire appliance shouted out to them, but they were oplum at the Kowloon Canton Rail- MR. CHURCHILL'S VIEW

yesterday morning, from the Central Fire Brigade was caught, and five inels of opium was way Station quickly on the scene, but the Bro had found tied round their waiste The Revenue-Officer Brown stated that Lator, speakers Included Mr. Inskip's statement. boon extinguished by the sccupants, woman herself had 64 tools, but she when the defendant was arrested, the Winston Churchill, who prefaced The debate la proceeding. when it'arrived."

was charged with the whole amount. opium was found tied round his waist, his criticism of the BIII by refer- British Wireless.

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