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AIR-CONDITIONED THEATRE

OPENING TO-MORROW

A GIRL WITH TWO IDENTICAL LOVERS

ONE HUMAN. THE OTHER A GHOST! Imagine her bewilder- ment...pursued by two handsome lovers who looked like twins... whom did she choose ...the human or his "ghostly rival?.

ROBERT DONAT

The

Ghost Goes West

with

JEAN PARKER EUGENE PALLETTE

sted by RENE CLAIR

ROBERT & SHERWOOD

- ALEXANDER KORDA e there

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Written for the Women Coday!

Ursula Parrott's

most vital charac«

ter in her tender.

est story! Now on

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Carl Laemmle presents margaret

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URSULA' PARROTT'S

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NEXT TIME WE LOVE

with

JAMES STEWART RAY MILLAND Grant Mitchell Robert McWada Ronald Cosbey Anna de Metrio

Directed by mod 21. Griftikha

A UNIVERSAL PICTURE

THE HONGKONG ". TELEGRAPH. TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER

HAITAN TRAGEDY

DEATH INQUIRY

RESUMED

The Inquiry into the death of a Chinese storekeeper of the steamer Haltun, who was shot in the early morálné of Audust 10 by an Indian; runrd, was continued at the Centrall Magistracy yesterday afternoon. Mr. S. F. Balfour ent ng Coroner, and the Jury comprised Mesars. E. J. Leitao (foreman), Lei Jick-ling and Chan Ping-abu.

Mr. J. M. d'Almada Remedios ap- peared on behalf of the guard Surlan Singh, and Mr. R. M. M. King for the relativen of the dead man. Mr T. Murphy, Assistant Director of Crimmal Intelligence, assisted by Detective Sub-Inspector J. O' Donovan, was present for the Police.

At yesterday's hearing further evidence was given, when Captain O. E. Farrar, of the Hallon, said that on August 0 he went to bed befor mid-night and was awakened about 3.30 in the morning by the Sergeant of the Indian guards. Surtar Singh, who informed him that there was trouble in the No. 2 hatch. He im- mediately dressed and proceeded to the spot On the way from the cabin he heard two shots, Reaching the No. 2. hald he found deceased lying wounded, unconscious but not. dead Witness went fuside the hold searching among the caran found three packages tied up with funny racks. He opened them and found thnt they held oplum. Coming up from the hold he went to s of inte and that the boatswain lying in a canvas bed mengemet been with a stick by an

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word that he could not attend the mustering owing to the injuries re- celved when he was struck by the Indlun guard. Witness' could not account for the tailymun. Replying to a final question put by Mr. King. he said that he, heard the shots but nover saw the actual shooting,

Chief Ofleer Called

The Chief Officer, Mr. E G. Rapicy, was next called and said that he was in charge

of the gun Jacker. Ho said that on the arrival of the ship there, he was banded the key to the Kun locker by Surive Singh, and took it for granted that | all the guns had been taken from the guards and put by. He never kept e guns himself. though he went to inspect them now and then. The key of the gun locker

was

kept lock locked in a drawer in his cabin, the key of which he curried about with him. He added

that he know nothing of the actual incident on August 10 as he was oit duly, but heard of it when he came on bourd next morning. le immediately pro- ceeded to the gun-room, and after inspection found that one revolver was missing.

the

Surtar Singh, Sergeant of the anti-piracy guards on board Haitan, gave evidence that at 3.30 am. on August 10 he was on duty on the gang plank, when he heart! shouts of "save life" coming from the direction of the second "watch-

Surjan man,

Singh, who was patrolling the decks. He ran along the deck,

and

зам two men holding

Ioen !!!ຢາ hi on to Surjan: way to his cabin, which was about four yards away, and took his re- volver which he kupt

“ pillow and made his way back to Surjan Singh. On seeing

his an proach, the two men holding on a am, set him free

but did

did not run away. He then hunded the revolver some ammunition wrapped in a

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Indian guard. He stopned this. wentkerchief to Surjan and told him

back to No. 2 hold, and there saw a Euroneon Sergeant and rome Indian policemen, who and arrived on the seene through a, telephone call.

Assault Recalled ·

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to wall while he went to rouse the captain. It was while standing out- side the Captain's door that he heard two shots fired, but he did not pay much heed to that as he thought that Surjan fired the revolver in order to frighten the alleged smugglers.

Under

Mr. questions by

T. Murphy, witness sold that Surjan the Singh had been working ori Haitan since May, 1935. Captain Farrar added that sometime prior to August 10, when the ship was in Swatow, some men had boarded her and and assaulted Surtar Singh ond Surjan Singh.

this assault After the guards and come to him, and him. requested him to issue them with revolvers. After some consideration he gave them permission to carry u revolver in Swatow only, and that when on duty. Witness said that there was no apparent enmity be tween the Indian guards crew,

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and the not

wero although they popular, as guards seldom were.

Referring to the weapon used in the shooting, witness said that It should have been in the locker and not in the possession of the Indian.

In the company of the Captain he made his way to he No. 2 haich, where deceased was found and from wnure packets were taken out. On the way to the batch he saw the boatswain lying in a canvas bed, but we did not see any one nssaulting He said that he recognised the two men who held Surjan to be the bon swain and the decensed, and in question sald that where reply to Surjan Singh and the mu were standing was but a few yards from where he saw the boatswain lying.

Witness cold that revolvers were banded to the guards following trouble which occurred in Swatow.

Possession of Revolver

Under a question of Mr. Remedios, witness said that he did not think it was-not according to regulations have revolver in his possession when he was in Hongkong, as he understood from the Captain that he was allowed to carry it in all ports. He added that forc the shooting.occurred was dimly lit,

The

Further questioning revealed that another 17 packets of oplum were found on the main deck, and that outside the No. 2 hatch were two ropes with muffled hooks attached, which in witness's cpinion were used to take the

of oplum out of the hold. Inspreling the bottom of the hold the Capisin said that he The Inet wiltrare post-1

wner and

Second Officer, Mr. R. C. Allen who found a spanner, a luuner 100 marlin spike lying alongside one of sad tant on August 3.30 les, which was open. The am, he was awakened the manholes,

by the manhures were heavily bolted and Sergeant of the guards and told that led to the ballast tank, where if the there was trouble in the bow of the water was shallow, objects could be bout. As he left his cabin he heard effectively hidden. Concluding he one shot fred. He made his way to aid that after the body of the de- the main deck and there saw Surjan

certain Singh running towards him in members of his crew taken into very agitated manner and muttering custody, he mustered the remaining that a man had been shot forward. men on board and found that the After henring this he decided to get boatswain and one tallyman were his own revolver, but not having no- nissing. The boatswain had left cess to the gun locker he made his

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way to the No. 2 hatch instead and stables just arriving. He later mel there saw decensed, who was wound- the Captain at the bottom of the ed but not dead. He did not see the tween deck, and returned to the Captain there, and went to his room, scene of the shooting, and the body but not finding him there, made his of the deceased, whom he recognised way aft and there saw a European as the boatswain's mate, was remov

some Indian con- rd. Witness concluded Sergeant with

by saying

that the place where decensed found was very dark,

Was

The hearing was then adjourned until 2.30 p.m. to-day, when evid- ence will be given by members of the crew who were present at the time of the shooting,

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