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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 1936.

PEIPING TRUNK MURDER?

DISMEMBERED BODY

́DISCOVERED

TRIBUTE TO LATE

MR. H. L. DENNYS

HEAVY LOSS TO LEGAL

· PROFESSION

to

Practically all the members of the legal profession of the Colony ns- nembled at the Supreme Court this morning pay respects to the memory of the Inte Mr. Henry Lardner Dennys, the well-known SUSPECT WENT licitor, who passed away lant

TO MUKDEN

Pelping. Feb. 4.

A ghastly trunk murder has been discovered by the station authoritien. Late Inst night workmen became aware of an unpleasant odour which apparently came from two trunks, in the baggage room. When they were opened it was found that they con- tained the dismembered body of

Saturday.

Honour Mr. Justice R. E. Lindsell, Acting Chief Justler, presid ed, and those present were Mr. Justice J. J. Itayden (Acting Puinne Judge), the Hon. Mr. C. G.

G. Alabaster, K.C., (Attorney-General),

Mesars E. H. Williams (Assistant Attorney- General), Eldon Potter, K. GH. G. Sheldon, K.C., Duncan MeNot, H. C. Macnamara, Ilin-shing Lo, Leo D'Almada, jnr., Harold Lee, Lo Tung

T. S. Whyte-

No Meat For London

10,000 WORKERS ON STRIKE

London, Feb, 3. Ten thousand workers struck to- day at Smithfield, which is London's mala meat market.

As a result of the strike, London may be without meat until the disputa in settled,

Negotiations between the workers and employers started today for a settlement of the strike.-Router'a Bulletin Service.

SETTLEMENT HOPE

London, Feb. 3, Smithfield was interrupted to-day by Work at the great meat market at

youth of about twenty-two years of fan, T. M. Hazlerigg, K. Hallan unofficia!-strike in which humpers, ]

age..

0

On the night of February Chinese male passenger, of about 33 years of age, well-dressed and well- #poken, attempted to take the trunks with him on the Mukden express.

However, they were over-weight and he was forced to leave them behind In the luggage room,

The first trunk opened was found

to contain the severed head and torso of the youth. The other held the arms and legs.

The victim of what police are con- vinced is a murder, a thought to have been a student-Reuter.

SOLDIER TAKES MOTOR-CAR

Smith, L. R. Andrewes,

F. X. D' Almada, Sur., Io cutters, salesmen and pitchers to the patod. Thousands of porters, clerka Lo, Messrs. M. W. Lo, P. M. Hodgson, pa other workers to unavoidably in

E.

Naah,volved. A. el Arculli, D. H. Blake, F. C. E. S. Rusa, D. L. Strellett, G. S. C. E. L. Grist, F. I. Hugh-Jones,

Minds Sr., the Hon. Mr. M. K.number of several thousands partici

Loseby, Peter H. Sin, G. Y. Kwan. C. E. R. Sanderson, M. A. da Silva, C. D'Almada, C. E. Lowe, R. 11. Cole, F. Zimmern and Sidney Ng Quinn.

A GREAT LOSS

Mr. Justice Lindsel sald: "Mr. Attorney-General, it is a melancholy thing that this Court should sit for the second time within a week to take notice of the death of a member of the legal profession in this Colony, Mr. Henry Lardner Denny's qualified and was admitted a solicitor of the Supreme Court Judicature in Eng- land at the end of 1907 and in Fehrti- ary, 1908, was admitted and enrolled INTO to practice in Hongkong. He joined his father in the firm of Demys and Bowley, the principal partners of which, for many years prior to 1811, "I had had a few drinks; I did not

were in succession closely connected know what I was doing," said Rifle

with this Court in that ench in turn man Edward Smith, of the "D" Com-accepted the appointment and duties pany of the Royal Ulster ftifles, when of Crown Solicitor. the pleaded not guilty before Mr. W. Schofield, at the Central Magistracy this morning, to three charges of being found at 11.15 p.m. on February

BUT SOON GETS

TROUBLE

"Later,

Mr.

amalgamation, on Dennys became a member of the ire of Hastings, Dennys and Bowley, und for the last few years he practised in

Some 6,000 retail butchers' shópa in Landon hvae had their supplies cut arriving in the market this morning off, three thousand tons of ment not being handled.,

Meetings of employers and strikers" representatives, with conciliation officials ofthe Ministry of Labour, have held to-day and it is hoped that a settlement will be reached in time for work to be resumed in the nearly hourn of the morning.--British Wire-: Less.

1

THE BOOKSHELF

FIRST NOVEL BY FAR EASTERNER

"Fools and Pharisees," by J. T. J. Laylon, published by Arthur H. Stockwell, Ltd., London (78. 6d.) is first novel, the author being a well-known master mariner in the service of one of the leading shipping firms in the Far East.

Whilst the book bears traces of

the amateurism, the

Home respects quite above

average

12 in the Peak Garage, Stubbs Road, his own name as Dennys and Co. story is moal engrossing and in unlawful purpose; driving was thus one of the most senior reason of clever blending

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romance with netaphysical issues. ESTARE

There is a definite message in the book, and its

more

privato ear No. 2852 m the Peak no one of the best known Garage without the permission of the solicitors in the Colony. Blessed with

Mr. P. S, Cassily, and driving a most cheerful and friendly dis car without licence.

position, he

he used to participate most well handled. The main characters Mr. S. E. Green, sales manager of keenly with

of

are sharply limned, and the reader's the Hongkong Hotel Garage, Mr. P. Skeenly with many of us in many

sporting activities. I attention is closely held right to the Cassidy and Lt. F. G. Ratelife, of the desire therefore to express, on behalf end.

our social

end. A with ideas, the author

writer Royal Ulster Rifles, were present in of the Bench, our sense of the great should gain further success if the loss sustained by the profession could secure some expert guidance in through his death and our profound the assombling of his stories. As the sympathy with his widow and re-first novel, of an amateur, writer, latives in their bereavement."

Court.

Sub-Ispector McEwen said that about 11.16 p.m. on Sunday defendant was seen by a constable attempting to open the door of car which was parked outside the cluir shelter in Stubbs Road, Aparently the door was locked, and the defendant was unable to open it, so he went to the Park Hotel garage and was seen to get into private car No. 2852, and start it. He no

apparently did net know much about driving, because he drove into the wall gove

overal

The times. constable tried to get him to leave the

LONG ASSOCIATION

On behalf of the profession, the Hon. Mr. Alabaster said: "May it please your Lordships-On behalf of the Bar, and also, at their request, representing the practising solicitors and officials of this Court, I wish to tender our respectful concurrence and desire to be associated with your car, and then went to the Pollee Lordship'

ip's expression of sympathy. Station and informed him (Inspector The passing of Mr. Henry Lardner McEwen) of what was happening. HeCourt a name which, in the persons Dennys removes from the Roll of this went to the garage and defendant was still there

of father and son, it has borne for in the

car. He had the cir moving, but was unable to get it the last 62 years and which will be out of the place. There were marks remembered for many years to come." on the

wall and

on the bumper of the car. The driving only consisted of defendant having driven the car a few yards against the wall.

Mr. Schofield fixed hearing of the chae for. 11.30 a.m. on Saturday, February 8. The defendant was re- manded in military custody,

LUCKY MOTORING

ESCAPE.

VEHICLE TURNS A SOMERSAULT

Mr. A. V. Starijevsky, of the Hong- kong Hotel Garage, Stubbs Road, was involved in a motor accident at mid night last night. Mr. Mitchell was a passenger in the ear but fortunately both driver and passenger escaped injury.

According to a report made to the police at

Station, Mr. Starijevaky was driving the car along

Shaukiwan

Island Road from Shaukiwan district

TWO SCOTTISH BY-ELECTIONS

ONE RESULT STILL

TO COME

London, Feb. 3.

"Fools and Pharisees" can be com- mended, and those who read it will await with interest the further efforts of the author.

BARON D'HOLBACH

"Baron D'Holbach: A Prelude to the French Revolution," by W, H. Wickwar, M.A. (George Allen & Unwin, Ltd., London: 78. 6d.) is a most interesting

contribution to the literaturo on one of the earliest and

ialism. As the author remarks, the greatest exponents of utilitarianism and of dogmatic atheism and mater French Revolution and D'Holbach's Рок own preference

long anonymity made it dificult to form a working uf estimate of the place in history this remarkable man; and the present work attempts, to sort out of the truth from the legend and show what he actually did and wrote.

The volume consists of two parts. In the first, an attempt is made to reconstruct his life and trace his in- fluence. In the second, his ideas are critically analysed in the light of their historical setting. In order the better to bring out the significance of his contribution to the stream of events and ideas, that issued in the The result of one of theby French Revolution. The book reveals olcictions, in, which two members of the author, as a serious and able the Goverment defeated at the General Election have been

nosatudent, one who by careful research minated, became known to lay when and painstaking effort has produced the Lord. President of the Council, a volume of consuming interest. Mr. Ramsay MacDonald, was returned for the combined Scottish Universities by a majority of 7,859 over Pro- fessor Dewar Gibb, Scottish National ist candidate. Mr. MacDonald pulled 16,393 votos and his Labour op- ponent, Mr. D. C. Thomson, 3,597. Mr. Thomson, forfeited his deposit. Fifty-five per cent. of the electorate of 52,981 recorded their votes on the

proportional representation system

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EMBARGO ON OIL STUDIED

on

of investigation the effectiveness' of the extension of the embargo exports to Italy, to include oil as sanction to be imposed by the League States in connection with Italy's re- sort to war in East Africa In dis- regard of her covenants.

The experts aro, drawn from "Bri- twin, France, Mexico, Poru,

"Out for a Million," by V. Krymovi (George Allen & Unwin, Ltd., London: 78. d.) is the first work by author to appear lang-established in English. It describes the develop. ment and adventures of a poverty- stricken student who swore to be even

(Continued from Page 1.) with his wealthy for odd charac attempts to persuade the League

friends and make The result of the by-election in tors Alt across the stage, worthy to that an embargo will bring war. Ross and Cromarty, where tr. Mac- rank with Sam Woller and Jarrocks. The Committee planned to inve Venezula, Roumania, Holland, Iraq, Donald's son, Malcolm, Dominions Not the least remarkable part of the Secretary, in the Government can work is the very distinctive descrip The car, which belongs to Mr. A.didate, will not be known for over a tlon of the hero's childhood.

week. Poiling takes place on Febru- ary 10-British Wireless..

The book is a diorama of the little known world of the Old Believers, some of whom were counted amongst

towards Repulse Boy and when near Shek O Road, the nearside left rear wheel of

car fell into an opening in the road and the vehicle turned completely over,

G. Plovanell, manager of the long kong Hotel, was extensively damaged. Mr. Starijevsky reeldes at 17, Félix Villas.

PREMIER WINS LIBEL SUIT

EDITOR MUST PAY 100,000 FRANCS

BANK OF EAST ASIA

PROPOSED DIVIDEND AND BONUS

tigate, firstly, the normal Italian con- Iran, Norway, Sweden and Russia, demand, compared with the present Goneva, the following points will be sumption, plus the Italian colonial and according to press massages from consumption; and, secondly, the sour-studied: cea of supply were to be examined, fu cluding tho

the possibility of direct purchases from or through Germany, and Austria This is described for the A third avonue of research will be

or Hungary.

the wealthiest merchant families of

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The translation is by Malcolm Burr, the excellence, of whose work is at tested by the manner in which the atmosphere of the story has been preserved.

TRAVELS OF A DOG' JUDGE'

of existing stocks of oil in 'Taly and

(1). Condumption of oil in Italy.

Italian possessions at normal times and at present;

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NOT INVITED? The Directors of the Bank of East

Geneva, Feb. 3. **Travels of a Dog Judge Round Aria, Lt, announce that, subject to Brussels, Feb. 3.

the World," by T. W. Hogarth (report that Poland had refused to League experts to-day ridiculed tho The Premier, M. Paul Van Zeeland, audit, the profit for the year, includ

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Eighteen within afow days ---- penses and charges and providing made by the author, from other things, a Freemason.

Scotland For all bad and doubtful debts and to Australia and back. The editor was ordered to pay 100, other contingencias, amounts to $1, almost be a collection

It might since only the important producers

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