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ANXIETY IN U.S.

....

GROWS LESS

ROOSEVELT WATCHES

REACTION

VOLUNTARY CODES MAY

BE INAUGURATED

THE HONGKONG

TELEGRAPH. THURSDAY,

TELLS OF HUSBAND'S MURDER

WIDOW AND CHAUFFEUR JOINTLY

CHARGED

WOMAN BLAMES HER LOVER

"S. C: M. POST" SUED FOR LIBEL

(Continued from Page. 1.)

within the claim, and would not

be granted, said the Judge.

•

Cuthbert, who appeared in

MAY 30,

1935.

RADIO BROADCAST

Court, was stated by his counsel | Children's Concert From to be 6 years of age, with a re-

Aame

The Studio

Z.E.K. PROGRAMME

From ZBW on n wavelength of 66 metres (845 kilocycles).

5-6 p.m. Hongkong Hotel Dance Orchestra.

6-6.30 p.m. Children's' Studio, Con-

cert.

6.30-7 p.m. Hongkong Hotel Dance Orchestra.

cord of 35 years in the Far East. He was agent for Messrs. Batter- feld & Swire at Hoihow, an auctioneer, insurance agent, and An estate and fand valuer. "Micky," as he was known along the const, moved in the social plane as the British Consul London, May 29. and the talpana of foihow.

The origin of the case, said Mr. To-day's feature of the trial of

traced to 1931 Mr. Francis Rattenbury and her fenkin, could be chauffeur, George Stoner, pointly when plaintiff met an individual charged with the murder of the in straitened circumstances who

7 p.m. Closing Local Stock Quota- woman's husband, a wealthy and interested him in a mining con- retired architect, was the evidence cession. Cuthbert took up the lions.

matter and with $17,500 raised Lands" (Moszkowski) played by the 7.03-7.16 p.m "From Foreign of Mrs. Rattenbury herself.

For over three hours she was in from friends, and with a consider-Berlin Sinte Opera Orchestra. the witness box. She testified able amount of his own money, proceeded with development of clearly and composedly,

the mines. In due course, Cuth- She admitted that she had beenbert got MacPartland down to Hoi- President Roosevelt early to-day resumed con- infatuated with Stoner, whose how to survey and look over the

she ferences with his lieutenants, but no agreement regard-mistress bad been since mining area and to assist with the

November last. She thought her ing policy is yet in sight. Two suggestions are at husband must have known of their turned to Hongkong and was at

Acheme. MacPartland later present receiving consideration: first, that the Govern- relationship, as he had invited her that time owed $146 or so by ment should rely upon the voluntary observance of the to lead her own life.

Cuthbert for his services. He when Cathbert was in the Hongkong, and he also gathered head in taking his scheme that Cuthbert was going over his

Washington, May 29. The first flurry of anxiety at the Supreme Court's death blow to the N.R.A. Codes is gradually being re- placed by a feeling that no great change in the national economy is imminent.

7.16-7.30 p.m. Four Songs by Mlle: Lucienne Boyer (Soprano).

1. Speak to me of Love (Lenoir).

Visions in Soke (Jane Bos). Si Petile (Claret).

3.

4.

re-

codes by industry as a stop-gap; second, that an amend-Stoner came to her bedroom fanecasion

Mrs. Rattenbury stated that was not paid that money on an

ment to the Constitution be passed to enable the Govern- pyjamas on the night of ment to regulate the hours and wages of industry, re- "Rats. That was the name she tragedy and told her he had hurt gardless of state rulings..

gave her husband.

She had not realised immediate- Some 700 letters received at the

ly what Stoner had done until she White House overnight revented

heard "Rats" groan. that a ratio of 9 to 1 favoury a

Then she now N.R.A.

jumped out of bed and rushed

On the other hand Labour lenders are frankly pessimistic

Mr. and Francis Gorman, spokesman for the United Textile Workers, has expressed the fear that there might be trouble in the South.

Well-informed observers believe that President Roosevelt will not attempt to restore the N.R.A. to life by any revolutionary process,

the by amending

Constitution. but belleve the President will try a more modest solution along the Iines of an appeal to the nation to voluntarily maintain the labour provisions of the codes until Con- gress can, take action.

Franciscan

Monk Sent

To Prison

SMUGGLED MONEY FROM GERMANY

ENORMOUS FINE

ftv

(Special to "Telegraph")

Telegraph,

Copyright, Telegraphie

A number of big corporations throughout the country have already intimated' their willing- ness to accept this solution, under the dinner, 4584. Recried, in which a crest symbol would re- to, a dini place the Blue Eagle ensign. This |

Berlin, May 29, would be awarded to all firms The Franciscan monk, Father complying with the Government's Epiphan, was sentenced to regulations regarding hours, wages years penal servitude and to the and fair competition.

loss of civil rights for five years in addition, and ned 350,000 marka for smuggling German eur- rency out of the country,

FIRST-COMMENT

Making his first comment on the invalidation of the N.R.A.. Presi- dent Roosevelt, after a conference with General Hugh Johnson, Dr. Felix Frankfurter, Harvard law professor, and others, stated that he was closely watching conditions throughout the country..

ten

used in connection with work of The smuggled funds were to be

the Society of Franciscan Brothers, of which Father Epiphan

WALK Finance Minister, and the

Catholic Caritas Society.

The court ordered the confisca- tion of certain shares held by the This statement was made at Catholic Caritas Society, which is press conference when the Prest-also ordered to pay into court dent was surroundd by newspaper-[4,000,000 marks-Reuter Special.

who have crowded to the

mon

White House,

to talk.

THE REAL NEWS

He said the coal industry situa- tion was a great deal like many other problems brought nhout by the Supreme Court's decision. when ninety per cent. want to be "It all gets back to what happens "The real news is what is happen on the level, but ten per cent. hit ing in towns and villages through below the belt," President out the nation,

Jownstairs.

his hands.

I

"Downstairs my husband was sitting in a chair. I tried to rub

They were cold. tried to take his pulse, and shook him and tried to make him speak. "I took a drop of whiskey, neat, and then another.

Rattenbury vehemently denied murdering or planning the murder of her husband.

Sassoon's hands,

Lo

de-

ONLY ONE MEANING

Thereupon MacPartland liberately and most maliciously published a very serious accuan don of crime against Mr. Cuthbert, snid Counsel. The letter had one admitted, being that Mr. Cuthbert meaning only, that meaning, now was a trickster and fraud.

When Cuthbert came to Hong- kong to follow up the letter, his | "I tried to become sensolens to solicitors wrote to the paper de- blot out the picture," witness demanding a full withdrawal and clared.

apology and the name of the Mrs.

author of the letter. The news- paper replied that as a result of further investigations they stood hy what they had published. It The Senior Doctor of Brixtonine months after the libel, that was not until May 20 of this year. Prison testified that Stoner had admitted that he took two egg accusation was wholly untrue an

the defendants admitted that the spoonfuls of cocaine on slices of bread before the tragedy.

TOOK COCAINE

Opening the defence, Stoner's counsel said there was no evidence of a conspiracy between the two

nceused.

was a mad act on the part of IIe suggested that the murder Stoner, who is 19 years of age and a cocaine addict,

Counsel suggested as possible verdict of guilty, but plended that insane.--Reuter. Stoner must be admitted to be

TRANSIT RATES

REVISION

APPLICATION OF NEW CHARGES DELAYED

Nanking, May 30,

in a statement made to pressmen, Dr. H. H. Kang, Finance Minister, stated to-day that the abolition or reduction of inter-port transit rates on native goods would likely be postponed to July 1, due to pre- parations not having been completed

month.

without foundation. They had now offered f complete with- | drawal and paid $5,000 into Court,

|

Sans Tol-Tango Chante (Vin. cent Scott). Musical Comedy.

7.30-8.m. Light Opera and Vocal Gema-The Geisha. Selection--Florodora (Stuart). Vocal Gems-Follow Trought Selection- Rose Marie (Felml).

8 p.m. Tine and Weather Report. 8.30-10.30 p.m. Chinese Studio Con- cert,

10.30 p.m. Close Down.

8.10-10 p.m. European Recorded Music from ZEK on Frequency of 610 kiloxycles.

8.30-9.03 p.m. Excerpts from Grand Opern,

Selection-Rigoletto (Verdi)." Arias-M'Appari (Like # Dream)

("Marta") (Platow) Arins-Venti in Guibba (On with the Motky) ("Pagtiace") (Leoncaval- Aria-Madame Butterfly"One Fine

1)

Enrico Caruso (Tenor),

Day (Puccini)

Keys;

Margaret Sheridan (Soprano). Ari-"Carmen"—Siral Your Toast

(Toreader Song") (Bizet)

Peter Dawson (Bass-Baritone). 9.03-9.15 p.m. Variety, Piano Solos-Kitten on the

Russian lag Piono Salon-Nola; Polly. Song-Smoke gets in your eyen

Turner Layton (Tenor). Instrumental--Fox-Trut Medley Nos. Songs-Beyond the Blue Horizon Songs-Always in Always

Jeanette MacDonald (Soprano). Vacal-The Family Song Album. Vocal-The Object of my Affection Vocal-It's written all over your face The Boswell Sisters. Orchestra—A ckuki. Orchestra-Hawaiian Love'.

9.45-10 p.m. Marek Weber and his Orchestra.

3 and 4.

"I submit that the award should be much higher than that," said Counsel. "In fact, Mr. Cuthbert refused to entertain any out-of-Marie Louise (Meinél). has turned it down flatly and has cauri settlement under $25,000."

In fact, added Counsel, he would be almost out of pocket and in any case would get nothing in the wAY of being recompensed if he accepted $5,000.

Correspondence was then pro- duced and the course of relations between the parties traced.

DEFENCE OBJECTION

Love's Last word is spoken (Bixio). Huif Vienna-Potpourri (Dosial). 10 p.m. Reuter Press Bulletins. 10.05 p.m. Close Down.

plete withdrawal of the imputa- tion against Mr. Cuthbert Was what was to be expected of EN journal of that standing and pute, and in reply to the sugges

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Mr. Potter abjected to the ad-tion of the plaintiff that they had mission of what were later describ-he would say that it might have been tardy in making that offer, ed by Mr. Jenkia as "scurrilous letters" written by MacPartland to been made earlier if they had Cuthbert after legal negotiation received the information bad begun. These letters, Mr. might easily have received earlier. Polter said, could only be tendered. Worrall, he believed was in in aggravation of the damages. -

Hongkong on such an occasion.

Mr. Jenkin Was rending the letters, when his Lordship said it was not necessary to read them.

The evidence of Mr. H. Ching. editor of the S. C. M. Post, was here interpolated.

Witness admitted that it was un-

treated

they

very

he

The President at first refused to of resolutions on his deak from discuss the N.R.A., but later, when various industries, pledging main- naked about the threatened coal tegance of these provisions. Atrike in the soft coal mines, he 1

agreed, however, that shoved back his chair and started nothing could be done to harvest

he could say that, knowing all the Without offence to the plaintiff, the majority who said they wanted

facts they knew now, # to observe the provisions but who

trenchant and strong letter could could not be counted upon if one

be written on the subject so long of them "decided to do Home In the for enforcement early next

as it did not overstep the limits of throat-cutting.”

However, he did not reveal what usual for people to bring in their libel, and in a case such as this, kinds of imports would be affected lettera personally, as MacPartland were the plaintiff had put him- by the reported ten per cent. in- had done. MacPartiand

self in position in which erease in import customs rates for the letter jocularly but assured him rather naked for criticism, it was the purpose of recouping revenue that the statements in the letter & matter which must be taken very losses Incurred by the above were true. Witness did not know seriously into the consideration of measure.

who was the object of the letter the Court when dealing with the Central Bank of China to create a seemed to suggest fraud.

Speaking on the decision of the but he cut out certain parts which question of damages. Trust Department, Dr. Kung point- Mr. Jenkin; Bearing in mind ed out that the Government fune- your last answer I put it to you that tion of regulating foodstuff sup-the least precaution you could have plies in the country as a measure taken was to ask who was the of preventing fumine would be object of this attack? transferred to this Depariment.- Central News.

Roosevelt asserted.

He declared he approved of Mr. He said he has not yet planned Donald Richberg's appeal for the to broadcast a speech to the maintenance of Code-provisions nation. He was not yet ready to until a new order was established talk of what he proposed to do

The President pointed to a batch to meet the situation-Reuter.

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A dinner of the Diocesan Old Girls' Association will be held to-morrow Hight at the Diocesan Girls' School at 7.30 p.m. A number of tables Mah Jongg and Bridge are arranged for the evening.

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Witness: I did not ask him who Micky was. If what he said was true, It did not matter who Micky

WAH.

♡

Did you know that the object of this letter was a white man-Yes.

NOT CURIOUS

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In this case the plaintiff's at-

Another case of attempting to travel

responsible for the libel, for the. without on a ferry launch payment of fare, resulted

Ngan in that

Tuen, unemployed,

And in the face of that it did not optimistic about the existence of a reason that he was unusually appearance of Lo Pat, aged 24, un-charged before Mr. Macfadyen at the

occur to you to ask who that white mine which for a period of years employed, before Mr. Macfadyen at Central Magistracy this morning with

man was? No. I had no curiosity had produced only a few the Central Magistracy this morning, the theft of a jacket and 15 cents,

as to who he might be.. Hefendant WAJ just boarding the the property of Tesi Fak, a tailor of A statistical report issued by Mongkok launch at the

Vehicular 19, Queens Road West, and $1.31, the

the Chinese People's Anti-Oplum rather strong. If the allegations it might be said, had not heen And you did not care-That is of pleula of ore. He had had an Ferry wharf when he was arrested, property of So Kit, alau u taller. Society's shows that at least one

unusual falth in a mine which, He had in his possession ticket the same address. He was additional third of the whole population of was

were true, I did not care who he properly proved. A prospector of belonging to his brother, Lo Wing-unishments On the charges of theft, Manchuria and Jehol are addicted

charged with returning from over in the sum of $25 to be of goud uprisonment, and on the charge of which are freely sold and bought the man Counsel had described, ho it was intended to suggest in the AND IN SPITE OF ALL ITS IMPROVEMENTS

Later witness agreed that if he long standing, a hardy man used neeused was sentenced to four months to opium or heroin, narcotics had been told that Cuthbert was well retain the impression which to travelling in wild places, might rein the four provinces at very low would probably have

prices.

letter Into the waste paper basket, dealings in a mine, the apparent lettor: "Beware of having any A copy of the report will be sent but if he had asked as to to the Oplum Committee of the identity of Micky, MacPartland

IT IS STILL THE LOWEST-PRICED 6-CYLINDER foundation of which Appearing on remand before League of Nations by the Society. would probably have described spiritualistic statement." Knowing BIG CAR IN THE MARKET TO-DAY.

Central News.

the Micky he had already describal the facts, one could still write a very strong letter on the subject In reply to Mr. Potter, witness to long as one did not suggest said he did not intend the letter that plainti did not intend to to be defamatory but as a warning

get money by fraud.

kan, n student. Defendant was bound

behaviour for a period of one year,

Chan Hoi, an unemployed seaman from Delagoa Bay, Lourenco Marques, South Africa, appeared before Mr. Schofield, at the Central Magistracy

returning from banishment he ceived a sentence of ten months.

this morning, charged with the theft Wynne-Jones at

and

Kowloon

TRAFFICKER TO DIE

Nanking, May 30.

ed in the letter.

thrown tha

the

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of an iron pulloy, valued at $10, from | Magistracy this morning, Lai Peng. the steamer Wo Ping - Yat at the 22, unemployed, was sentenced to Ping On Wharf yesterday. Defendant six months hard labour for the pleaded guilty, saying he found the theft of an overcoat, a dressing ease pulley lying on the dock and took it. containing a toilet net, clothing, s

[ Detective Sergeant Kinner said a pair.

enr-rings,

other district watchman become suspicious miscellaneous articles valued at $740, Hu Yon-yu, who was recently to people against investing in Counsel concluded by repeating of the defendant, na he had a bulge from Station House, No. 50 Nathan arrested by railway guards in the mining enterprise which apparent that the defendants sincerely re- in his trousers. He anarched defen- Rond, on May, 11. Detective Sub- Tainan-Tsingtao Railway zone only was based on nothing more gretted the Impulation placed on dant and found the pulley inside his Inspector-L Whant stated that defen-a charge of trafficking In horoiu. substantial than abeliof In Mr. Cuthbert and honestly desired trousers, with the hook attached to dant came from a respectable family, has been found guilty. By order spiritualism.

to clear that imputation. He the girdle. The defendant thon ad-from whom he was an outcast. His of General Han Fu-chu, Governor Mr. Jenkin added, that a mittod: ho had stolen it from

Mr. submitted that, in the circum the father had at various times found ship. Mr. Schofield passed sentence threo Jobe for him. The family had of Shantung Province, he will be Worrall had given evidence of stances, the amount paid of three months hard labour on de- now definitely washed their hands of executed in accordance with the plaintiff's social atatus..

Court was sufficient to mool_the_ fendant, who admitted three previous him. The complainant Wan Captain Anti-Opium Traffic Law-Central Mr. Potter said that the offer of case. It was a substantial amount convictions,

Goding, of Room No. 7, Station House, News,

the S. C. M. Post to make a com- "considering the absence of malice.

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