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SHE WANTS TRUTH OF HAUPTMANN

LADY OF THE DIAMOND WHO

MAY CHEAT “CHAIR” ·

"I DID and I didn't."

This was the reply of the owner of the Hope dia- mond, Mrs. Evelyn Walsh McLean, when she was asked recently whether she had engaged Mr. Samuel Leibowitz, the lawyer who "always cheats the electric chair," on behalf of Bruno Hauptmann in an eleventh-hour bid to save the life of the man condemned for murdering the Lindbergh baby,

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Mrs. McLean admitted she had the streets of Moscow decked out discussed the case with Mr. in all her jewellery. On her return Leibowitz in Washington before she explained that she had done it he went to see Hauptmann.to give poor, dismal Russia a real

thrill." "But I haven't put up any money," she asserted.

"You mustn't get it into your bend," she added "that I um trying to get this boy off. All I'm trying to get is the truth, I feel very bitter about this aw ful crime of kidnapping and always have done."

Mrs. McLean has three children. "Do you believe Hauptmann In nocent?" she was naked.

WOR

In American society she

as Mrs. "Ned" usually known McLean, and in the successful New York show. "Anything Goce," which subsequently came to London, she was picked out by this name as one of America's celebrities. The ditty can thus:

"When Mre, Ned MeLean, God

bless her,

Can get Russian Reds to "Yes"

her,

Then me kuous

Anything goes,"

"I don't know. But what I do think is that he was one of a Joli of people who were in on it. No During the nation-wide hunt for could have done it. the Lindbergh baby she was tricked one person And I think every single person into handing over £20,000 as reward who was even remotely connected to a private detective named Gaston with that ghastly crime ought to B. Menne, who declared that he had

contact with be electrocuted."

the kidnappers. Means was subsequently sentenced {for fraud,

HIS LAST CHANCE "What do you hope will happen?" : "I certainly hope that Inant. mann will come clean. He has his chance now. He could tell Jots! more than he has told. Ho ought

to

FANLING GOLF

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. · FRIDAY, MARCH 13, - 1936.

ITALIAN TROOPS MOVING

BOMBING ATTACKS

CONTINUE

ETHIOPIAN PROTEST

Addis Ababa. Mar. 12. Italian troops are on the nove once more, and Marshal Badoglio has tell Asmara for his field headquarters.

Air bombing is continuifig on the capital of Sidamo Provinco and other Places,~Router's Dulletin Service,

Į LANE CRAWFORD'S ROBBED

COOLIES STEAL BIG

QUANTITY OF GOODS

J

The theft of a number of small articira from a show-case at Lane, Crawford's, Ltd., by two of the firm's employees was related to Mr. 8. F. | Basfour at the Central, Maglatrocy

this morning.

RADIO BROADCAST

Recital by Anne Winter

Tang Kwal, aged 21, shop coolie, was charged with stealing on various dates between January 16 and March 11 this year, a lady's wrist watch, four gentlemen's wrist watches, a Parker fountain pen, a Parker pro-cart. pelling pencil, and clothing including scarves, sho

shoes, rain-cont, bathing- trunks, apats, beits, braces, handker chiefs, woollen pullovers, sports shirts, socks, and stockings. Leo So. nee 24, shop coolie, was charged with on various dates between December 31, 1936 and March 11 this year, a Parker fountain pen, gloves, senyves, shoes, stockings, pullovers and braces.

From the Studio

B.B.C. DANCE ORCHESTRA

From 2.3.W. on a wavelength of 355 metros (845 kilocycles):

4-7 p.m. Chinese Programine. 0-8.30 pm. Chlidren's Studio Con 7-7:30 pm. Orchestral Music. Sylvis Ballet (Delibes); Hungarian Dance No..6 (Brahma); Hungarian Dance No. 5 (Brahms); Ave Maria Meditation) (Bich-Gounod): Ava Maria (Schubert. p.m.

A Conecrt.. 7.30-7.50

Solo-Dance of Pianoforte Gnomes (Liszt)....Sergel Rachman ineff; Song Cientlo Zephyrs (Jensen)

• Ackland (Contralto); Violin

· Essie

Caprico (Krolator), Shepherd's Madrigal (Kreisler). Relating the facta, Detective Ser- Lagoon (An Inge By the Dark Ent Chaman stated that on noticed that some watches were miss therefore the morning of March 11, Mr. Burson Charlies Kullman (Tent Studio.

ANOTHER PROTEST.

Genova, Mar. 12. A protest has been lodge by Ethiopin to the League agains the third being of u British ambulance

vnit,

The protest states that the Italians! must now know the exact position of bombing must have been deliberate the ambulance,

-Reuter's Bulletin Service,

CABINET HOLDS TWO MEETINGS

HOUSE MAY DEBATE FOREIGN SITUATION

London, Mar. 12.

The complainant was Mr. Barson, in charge of the jewellery Department of Messrs. Lane, Crawford, Ltd.

the

ing from a show-ense. He reported the matter to the Manager, who in- structed a clerk to make a search of the coolies quarters. In the first defendant's belongings was found one wrist watch. The police were sent for and the second defendant was also arrested.

ARTICLES PAWNED Questioned, first defendant stated he had obtained the watch from a pedestrian near the Ko Shing Theatre. A warrant was taken out by the police and a search made of the defen- international situation at two meet-house, two watches were discovered, The Cabinet having reviewed the dant's premises. In first defendant'a ings last night and this morning, no as well as several pawn-tickets and further meetings are anticipated at large amount of clothing including present but Ministers will be avall a pair of shoes. One of the pawn- able for informal consultations if tickets was found to relate to the necessary while the discussions are first watch found which had been proceeding between representatives pawned in the Yu Sang Pawnshop. of the Powera signatory to the Another watch had been pawned in

show up the whole crowd, STARTING TIMES FOR Locarno Treaty, other than Germany, the Tong Yuen Pawnshop. All the

Whether he will or not is the ques- tion."

Mrs. McLean said she had also discussed the case with Mr. Robert Hicks, the defence investigator who accompanied Mr. Leibowitz and Mrs. Hauptmann to the death house recently when Hauptmann broke down and wept.

"Shall you go to Trenton?"- **I'm

back just sitting

in Washington. that's all, waiting to sce what will happen. I 'don't know thing more at present except that I'm absolutely not put- ting up any money."

SUNDAY

Ohl Course

9,20 H. Latfond, H. Young, 9.24 G. II, Wilson, J. Harrop.

9.40

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28 W. T. Yoxall, 0, J. Shannon. 142 S Dodwell, A. T. Lay. 9.36 H. H. Pethiek, J. W. Mayhew,

W. N. A. Smalley, R. Davies, 8.44 A. Anderson, N. K. Littlejohn. 9.48 J. 11. Kinnaird, T. S. Morrison. B... Bathurst, II. S. 16lla.

56 H. N. Willamson, T. R. Rowell,

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10.00 J. MacFarlane, Rounds.

10.01 L. R. Cranier,

WEARING HOPE DIAMOND 10.08 . H. Bond, W.W. C. Shewan.

10.12

A.

19.16

Asked whether it was true that she had parted with the famous 1.20 Hope diamond, Mrs. Mclean said:14

"Certainly not.

wing in 10.32 the world will ever induce me to 10.36 part with it. I wear it all the 16,40 time. I've got it on now.”

10.44

Mrs. Evelyn McLean is one of 10.48 the most remarkable and pictures-[10.52 que personalities in society.

American

GAVE RUSSIA A THRILL

A few years ago she caused n first-class sensation by taking 22 trip to Russia and appearing in 10.

Webster, J. Forbes. 1. H. Perry, D. J.

Keogh K. S. Morrison, S. Beard. A. I. Selby, D. W. McEwan.

Hole.

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who met in London this afternoon.

property had been recovered, though Lane, Crawford's did not know exact In the House of Commons this

how much was missing. afternoon, the Home Secretary, Sir

The prosecuting officer added that Join Simon, replying on behalf of the total value of the goods found in the Prime Minister, stated that should first defendant's parsession circumstances require it, arrange $624,60, ments would be made for a debate on found with second defendant

value of the goods The

the foreign situation

next week-1 $110.75 at the Arm for two years i

First accused and been British Wireless,

BRITAIN MUST BE PREPARED

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of collective namely, the pulicy security, and lit were known that Britain's contribution would be limit- ed solely to naval and air netion, it would cause considerable despondency among her partners in the collective system.

TWO POINTS

B. H. C. Hallowes, J. Angwin. | force could be transferred to

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7.50-8 p.m. From the

"Book Reviews" by A.D.

8 p.m. Time and Weather Report; Stock Quotations.

fuc

8.03-8.10 p.m. "I hear you calling

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8.30-9.20 p.m. A Relay from Daventry,

B-30

0p.m. The B.B.C. Dance Orchen- tra, directed by Henry Hall.

9 p.m. Daventry News Bulletin. 9.20-9.30 p.m. "Ballads Wo Love," 9.30-9.45 p.m. From the Studio. A Recital by Anno Winter (Soprano) accompanied by Luba Shat

Shaftain.

9.45-10 p.m. Celeste Octet.

The J. H. Squire

Sear); Melody in F (Rubinstein, arr. Memories of Tschaikovsky. (arr. Sear): Cavatina (Ralf, arr. Senr).

10 p.m. Big Ben: Dance Favourites.

10-11 p.m. A Programme of Old

11 p.m. Close Down.

DAVENTRY PROGRAMMES

The following wave-lengths and fragrancŠOM ara byred by Daventry,

Call Bla Frequency Warfangth

49.39 matree 31.56 metre

C8A

4,050 .c

and received $15 a month as wagen. His duties were principally to clean the windows before the shop opened to business for the day. Second ac- cused had also been employed there for two years and a month.

His Worship. passed sentences of four months' hard labour on

first defendant, and three months' hard labour on second accused.

GSB

$310.

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1,388...

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FOG BLINDS SHIPS FOR MILES AROUND

FERRY CONFUSED

To the question whether a British

(Continued from Page 1) Continent in time

be of any day was almost entirely cloudless in service to States the victims of

Hongkong. aggression, the -9.28-E-H-Walch, A. A. Bremnerwero

Minister said there two

Fintly, 9.30 L. Goldman, E. Grimble,

E. des Voeux, Col. Matthews. had to come

any State to whose support Britain 0.44

aware that a Seldo do travellers aboard the 9.52 R. L. Maneriut, L.

British force might be sent, it might farries plying the harbour witness Fielden. Mrs. Rodgers, Mra, Sommers.State's strategy In the early days of today.

materially influence the whole of that such scenes of confusion as those of

the conflict and enable it to take a While the German freighter Ramses stronger and bolder line than it ether- and the Dollar Hiner President Jeffer- wise might. Secondly, the moldlity on were

blowing a way

p the of the Innd forces was being in harbour, a heavy blanket of fog was creased all the time.

suddenly dropped over the busy scenë, For a fow Juinuitex visibility

a ferry bont's

The result was that 'one of the ferries, apparently bound from Kow- loon to Hongkong got completely | turned about and ran across the bows of the ferry following it from the Kowloon side. Finally, it reached its destination five minutes behind the vessel it should have preceded to the furry wharf.

Mr. Duff Cooper announced

thic

DAY BY DAY NEWS IN BRIEF

THE SUREST WAY TO EXCEL IN Found trespassing on the Kennedy CONVERSATION IS TO LISTEN MUCH, Road Revolver Rarige yesterday, n. SPEAK LITTLE, AND SAY NOTHING youth, Wong Chau, aged 17. un adoption after, zrolonged resourch, more than

be THAT YOU MAY BE SORRY FOR-employed was caught and brought

Mr. fore Balfour at the Central of an anti-tank machine gun which

• Rochefoucould,

Magistracy this

would be sued to the troops with Rerning. Sub.

up the least. possible Inspector Hopkins stated that people Firetean.

delay, British Pleading gulity before Mr. Mae-like defendant went on the Range to fadyen at the Kowloon Magistracy get lend, and often caused much dam- this morning to returning from age. The police had decided they banishment, Yuen Yau-hang stated, had to take action against these that he came to see his mother whoj people. Last week whole matshed was ill with stomach ache. Nine was torn down by trespassers. months' hard labour was imposed.

A

Wong Yi-lan, aged 32, unemployed, Remanded from yesterday to have was brought before Mr. Balfour at

HITLER'S THREAT TO EUROPE

(Continued from Page 13

French Unperturbed

Reuter,

London, March 12,

NOT LUCKY DAY

Wuk

Sailors these days are supposed not

to be superstitious about sailing en Friday the 13th-but there are number of captains in Hongkong to- day who feel that this is their un- lucky day,

After spending 12 hours in the fog

metros

IG.8.N., Q.S.D., G.8.0.1 3.15 p.m. Big Bett "Young Ideas,“, 1.4 p.m. Viennese Waltzre-

p.m. Talks "Foreign Affairs,” Greenwich Time Signal 4.15 p.m. 4.15 p.m. "Empire Cocktail." A sophle- Heated show with comedy, music, And Wext-end artists,

& p.m.

The News and Announcementia. 5.20 p.m. Clone dow%,

Transmission 2

(G.B.J., G.S.G.)

gen. The "Orelvestra.

BDC. Welsh

7 p.m.

7,49 p.m. - Talki PA Countryman's Diary.”

Greenwich Time Bignaf at b.

E

p.m. The Rolland Square and Now

Victoria Orchestra.

8.30 p.m. The B.B.C. Danea Orchestra,

D. The News and Announcements. 120 p.m. Musle by British Composers. #45 p.. Cless dews.

Transmission 3

(0.8.U.. 0.5.E)

10 p.m. ir Ben. A Revue: "Oh, Thoes

Bella1"

10.45 pim. Light Musle.

1.45.p.m. A Talk by the Chie? Engineer of the British Brondenating Car- poration.

12.m. The Victor Olof Sextet..

Greenwich Time Hignal at 12.30 a.m. 12.30 m. The News and Annaunerments. 12.50 .. The Hotel Metropole Orchegira.

1.3.

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Close down.

BULLY ASSAULTS

WAITRESS

GETS TWO MONTHS'

his fingerprints taken, Leung Chi- the Central Magistracy this morning which she will honourably observe wun, 21, unemployed, appeared before on a charge of theft of three pocket Reis

PRISON TERM Mr. Macfadyen at the Kowloon Police knives from: the Sun Company. Court this morning charged with Dotective-Sergeant Guild stated that

Described as a bully, a Shanghai having obtained $10 from Pang Fook, dofendant went into the shop yester.

Chinese. Kui Shui-kang, unemployed, 45, foreman, by falsely pretending day afternoon and while one of the

was sentenced to two months' hard that he was employed by the Sanitary insistunts. was busy attending to French circles in London are not yesterday, waiting to enter the lar

labour by Mr. W. Schofield, at the Department. The defendant admitted other customers, he picked up the perturbed by the German memoran-bour, the Presiden: Coolidge was

Central Stagistracy this morning, on a previous conviction for larceny and knives and attempted to walk away dum which is considered to have been again held up this morning, Scheduled a charge of assaulting Wong Szo-mui, was sentenced to two months' hard but was arrested. Defendant said he labour, Detective. Sergeant J. For was taking them to another salesman designed to bring pressure upon the to sall at 10 a.m.--11 hours behind a waitress, in Spring. Garden Lane

London negotiators.

schedule-sha finally cleared the yesterday afternoon. rest was for the prosecution,

to ask the price when he was arrested.

Detective-Sergeant. D. Fitches sald A remand of 21 hours was granted. It is considered unimportant, how-foggy harbour about noon. Two employees of the Bank of

The Empress of Asia, also held up that about mid-day yesterday. Ser ever, as a breakdown of discussions yesterday, was a little more forgeant Galvin was altracted by a Ching charged on several counts of Brought before Mr. Macfadyen at here would probably resolve itself funate. She sailed at b o'clock this commotion in Spring Garden Lane fraudulent conversion, ogain ap- the Kowloon Police Court this morn-into German isolation in any case-morning when the fog was not on the and saw a crowd gathered around the peared on remand before Mr. Balfouring on a remand charge of trespassing

defendant who was holding the com- plainant by her dress, near her throat. The complainant was crying. Both were taken to the Wanchai Police Station, where enquiries were made. It was found that the complainant was employed as a waitress in a tea house in Wanchai. Eight months ago the defendant used to visit the les house and they fell in love with each other and then lived together. The defendant had, work at the time, but during the eight months they lived together he made her go to work and beat her several times. He had been. unemployed for the past two months, and red on her money,

at the Central Magistracy this morn at tho Kowloon-Canton Railway Not Military · Pact Ing. They were Tang Lai-tong, aged Station on Wednesday, Tsang Sam,

G6, nud Kong Song, aged 46. On the 24. Untives fined $60, with

of six weeks” ́ ́ hard

application of Mr. Lea d'Almada, Sur, the

Paris, March 12. who appeared for the defence, both labour."

Oficial circles point out that It has acoused were remanded for a week ing a railway carriage was diomlased

A charge of wilfully damag; beon denied repeatedly that the and hearing of the case was fixed for on the ground of, Insitificient evidence Franco-Soviet pact is a military the afternoons of March 20, 27, and while the police withdrew a ren of

charge

alliance, as alleged in the Berlin 30. Bail in the sum of $9,000 each possession of a gimlet and a screw-

mmmorandum today.Neutor, was allowed. Mr. J. B. Prentis is for driver, for an unlawful purpose. the proscaution.

Detective Sergeant 3. Riddell prose- ented.

Pleading guilly before Mr. Mac: fadyen at the Kowloon Police Court Kwok Ping-kwan, unemployed, with this morning to two charges of theft a deformed left hand, and who has of children's bangles on March 12, boen in prison on nine previous Takaing unemployed, was sent occasions, was sentenced to twelve Wong to prison for ten months. Detective moutha' hard labour by Mr. Mac Sergeant Ellis stated the defendant fadyen at the Howloon Pollco Coust was seen in a crowd with the bangles this morning when he pleaded guilty

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in his possession. Another man, to the theft of eleven ten-cont places

while

THE LATE KING GEORGE

LONDON MEMORIAL

DECISION

London, March 12.

An Influential meeting at

harbour-but whether she managed to get clear of Lyemun is not known by the agents, who assume that the ship is now well out to sea since sho has not sont a wireless message.

SWATOW TIE-UP Passengers aboard the Douglas steamer laining, which arrived at 11 am this orning, stated denso fog was experienced right down the const from Swalow..

"When the Haining left Swatow the mist was particularly, heavy," one passenger said.

B3-

"We passed over ten ships chored at and outside Swabow, wait ing for the fog to lift.

Despite the wouther the, Haining under the command of Captain Ellis Walker lost only four hours on the trip. The Haining was the first ship the to enter port this morning.

The complainant accordingly left him about twenty days ago, but ho rofused to let her have her clothing and property, and visited her at the tea house daily, demanding her wages. She earned slily cents a day and also mado money on tips. Ho niso demanded that she come and live with

Hunghom. Sub-Inspector Mayor, at the requent of the Prime Charged on two counts of Toss him eniny, trouble arose when his

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Taul Ngo, charged with receiving one from Ma Chak-po, carponter, of this, bangles, was discharged as he was watching a procession in Wuhu Mansion House, convened by the Lord there was no evidence against him. Stroct, In another case under similar cir T.K. Whelan sald defendant was Minister, to-day decided that the meindecency at a court martial cumstances, Chan Hung, 18, was caught in the act by a district watch-morial to the late King George should H.M.S. Hormes yesterday, Able Sea domanded money from her and he bound over when he was charged with man. The Magistrato. warned de take the form of a statue of his late man E. E. G. Brown was found not was alleged to have slapped her on the theft of a child's banglo in fondant that on his next appearance Majesty in London, Shamshulpo. Inspector Ellia proso- in Court he would either be dealt with philanthropic scheme.which will bone being in an improper place he

well as a guilty, but on a further chargo of the face several times. Defendant cuted. The bangle was stolen from by two Magistrates or bowens-for-the-

was was a bully, and was one of a num whole country-Renter's fodiad guilty and sentenced to 28 ber of Shanghat ment with wore an eleven-year-old girl.

trial at the Supreme Courtingar 22 Bulletin Servios,

daye" "detention:

making a living on these girls.

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