1937-02-17 — Page 19

TAIPO MURDER TRIAL

WEALTHY WOMAN DONE TO DEATH ADOPTED SON CHARGED

MYSTERY COLLIERY EXPLOSION

SURVIVORS RELATE

·STRANGE. TALE

SEVEN KILLED

DERBYSHIRE

IN

Lendon, F. 16.

THE HONGKONG

Survivors in the mystery capleston

TELEGRAPH.

COAL MAY REPLACE OIL FUEL

IN MANY BRITISH MERCHANT SHIPS CONFERENCE IN LONDON

The trial of Wony Fit-chi, 30, for

London, Feb. 16. the murder of his wealthy adopted

The advantages of coal over mother, Li Kum-yin, 50, nt 20 Wal Ynu Street, first floor, Tolpo, on the In South Normunton celery, Derby-il for British shipping is being morning of December 27 last, was shtire, in which seven men ware kill-discussed. at a conference which commenced bufore the Chief Justice,

ed and four injured, have not been opened this morning at the Mines Sir Atholl MacGregor, at the Criable to explain the accident. malnal Session's this morning.

They state that they saw na domes Department of the Board of Mr. E. 11. Williams, Assistant and heard no report, but simply Trade and is being attended by

their representatives of the engineer Attorney-General, appeared for the heavy pressure of air, which

knocked the lamps cut, et Crown, and accused, who pleaded hands and blew their hats, ing, shipping and coal industries, not guilty, was represented by Mr.

Four of the bodies have been the Admiralty and Lloyds. Cap. D. J. N. Anderson, on the instructions.

Crookshank, of Mr. D. S. Curtis, of Messrs. Won covered, but three ze si buried)tain II. F. C.

Secretary of Mines, presided.

and Woo.

The

was

in the debris.

All the remaining nata in the pits em-have been safely brought to the sur- following jury

Mine oficials state that a full panelled: Messrs. E. C. Norris (tore-face. man), Pong Llukam, L. G. Souza, investigation of the neckdent will be J. K. R. MacGregor, R. K. Pavel mode. Reuter Bulletin Service,

1. S. Silva and D. N. Parsons.

After the Jury and been cm- panelled but before they were sworn, ls Lordship told then that if they had any genitine conscientious be

let that the execution of the death sentence was wrong they Mast' better say so now.

There was no reply,

BLOCKADE OF SPAIN

"VOLUNTEER BAN' FROM SATURDAY

WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY

GERMAN

TRADE THRIVES

BIG BALANCE ON EXPORT SIDE CONSISTENT PROGRESS

Beriln, Feb. 16.

compares with

the

1 is offelally, announced that Ger- many's foreign trade balance, in her favour for 1930, umounted to £40. 000,000. This

£9,200,000 during 1935. favourable balance of

Germany's total exports during the past year were valued at £400,000, 000 and her imports amounted to £54,000,000.

Her trade surplus with Great Britain reaches the impressive figure of £11,000,000, exports to Britain having increased by eight per cent," The conference is the result of an

Time Germany's the same AL combustion exports to Soviet Russla have been exhaustive report on

the Manufacturer trebled, but her imports from her appliances by Arsoriation, which has deeply m-neighbour have decreased by 56.7

Mr. Walter Runciman, prosed

per cent. Her imports from France President of the Board of Trade.

have also been slashed by 35.0 per

cent.

Reuter.

was

Although there is no suggestion

Particularly good business that the Navy or big liners will give

with British yell. It is pointed out that Great clone during the year Britain's manual Import of liquid fuel West Africa, South Africa, China, is around 2,500,000,000 tons, of which Malaya and India, but there has been South cent, is from the a decrease of imports of under Avr per cent.

goods from Empire, thus greatly increasing the African wool and of Navy's convoy duties in time of war.Egypt and the Dutch East Tadies. Outlining the facts of the case,

Forty-seven per cent of the Merchant Mr. Williams said deceased 'was a

Navy uses oil, of which a large per- widow and was also known as Li

centage is tramp shipping, the rever. Sam-muf, a name which she tred

ston of which to coal will mean on for business purposes. She hol 1. children of her own but before her

The Non-Intervention Committee, additional production of two million husband died 17 years ago she adopt- ed three children, one of whom was

comprising delegates of twenty- tons of coal safely obtained for home She Tived with accused,

seven European nations, has provi-ports. his wife, their two children and sionally decided to make effective the three mul-laats. The other two ban on volunteers for Spain as from adoptert children resided in Bong-midnight on Saturday. kong.

nevused,

WEALTHY WOMAN.

Deceased was

was

London, Feb. 16.

The conference carried a resolution

the

to tuken welcoming

steps stimulate interest In obtaining an increased use of hunkering coal. I was agree to establish a representa- five committee to formulate proposals secure this object-- 10 designed to

It was simultaneously agreed to make effective land and sea non- interference as from March 8, and to

decisions the can-communicate

Passenger List Not Correct

of a' person siderable means. In her safe, after eighteen Governments not represent- Reuter.

found the murder.

various ed on the sub-committee, for final LOU.'s to the value of over $3,000, | approval. a bank book showing deposits over $2,000 and title and mortgage amount of $14,000. deeds to the Probably there was also money the safe, for it was known that it had been hurriedly searched by person or persons who committed the murder. In two sewn pockets. in her mattress were found concealed money and jewellery worth $300, was, therefore, reasonable to believe that the motive for the murder was robbery.

of M. Maisky, Russian Ambassador, interviewed by the United Press, re- vealed his intention to propose in extension of international naval con- trol from Spain to Portugal, in the event of the latter country continu- ing in its persistent refusal to sub- mit its Spanish frontier to Com- mittee supervision.

11

Continuing, counsel said deceased was the sole supporter of the house- hold. Acoused had been out of em- ployment for some considerable time and during that period he bad been scolded by deceased for falling to find work.

27

was con-

hnd Accused's wife

brother named Tang Ho-leung, who was a

visitor e Frequent

house. the

show Evidence would be given to that sometime prior to the day of the murder he had been trying to borrow money from deceased, but without

He success. siderably annoyed at this and some- time-in-October-last-he-mentioned. the matter to accused and Wong Wong-chi, his brother, when

they had a talk with, him about a basi ness proposition. At that time Tang also suggested he would get some one to kill deceased, As a result of deceased's refusal to lend him money,

Tang's visits to the house became less frequent, but a week before the murder he went there three times, staying the whole night on one oc- casion.

Counsel went on to give further detalls, stating that accused informest the police that he had been bound by robbers and look them to the house, where deceased was found dead with a rope. His story of being bound was disbelieved.

DENIES MURDER

On December 29, necused was for- mally charged with murder, and made the following reply: "It was not I who murdered her. It WIS Tang Ho-leung. On the night of December 26 Tang came and put her to death. I would be not satisfed even after death if you say I alone had murdered her."

N.Y.K. COMPANY'S

It is understood that France sup- ports the Russion idea, which may be presented to the forthcoming meet-TECHNICAL OFFENCE

int of the Nine-Power Sub-Com- mittee.United Press.

Emergency Telephone Messages

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Planning To

Explore

17, 1937.

RADIO BROADCAST

Tschaikowsky's "Casse

Noisette" Suite: RECORDED PROGRAMMES

Radio Programme Broadcast by Z.B.W. on a wavelength of 955 metres (843 kcs.), 31.49 metres (3,52 mega- cycles).

4-7 p.in. Chinese Programine,

7 p.m. Tunes of Net-So-Long- Ago.

and

"Show Boat"-Ol' Man River; Make Belleve....Henry King and His Orchestra; Waltz Medley...... Harry Roy's Tiger-Ragamumns; The Continental....Jolly Coburn His Orchestra; "Rose Marie"-Indian Love Call; Rose Marie....Roy Fox and His Orchestra: Soon.....Guy Lombardo and His Royal Canadians; "Roberto-Film Selection....Re- Hinald Dixon (Organ); Alice Blue Gown-Waltz...Henry Jacques and His Orchestra,

7.30 Closing local Stock Quota- tions and Hongkong Exchange Mur- ket Report.

7.35 The London Palladium Orchestrn.

The Phantom Melody (Ketelbey); Moontime (Collins): Charm of the Valse (arr Winter); Wedded Whim- sies (art. Alford).

8 pm. Time, Weather und An- nouncements

8.03 Hawaiian Musle. Beautiful Woman...William Ewn- ko with Royal Hawation Glee Club: Lion Rag Masters Howallans, Hawaiian Stars are

Oh! RosnHin:

gleaming .Linn Milford and His Hawaiian Players: Smiling Eyes.... King Nawahi's Hawalians,

8.18 The MIs Brothers, Long about midnight; My head- ncho: Shoe Shine Boy: Sleepy Hend.

Noisette" Suite-

NewTschaikowsky), played by the

B.B.C. Wireless Symphony Orches-

Air Routesra, Conducted by Percy Pitt.

Alameda, Feb. 10, It is revealed to-day that a big Sikorsky plane is ready, and a crew selected, for an exploratory flight to the

The experiment is Antipodes. connected with

plans Airways Australia-America air service.

8.55 p.m. London News and An- nouncements.

9.15 Variety.

Humorous Gracle's and Sandy's Porty. Gracie Fields and Sandy

on Vocal Rainbow Powell:

the River Bobby Breen, (Boy-So- 6); Orchestra "Over She Goes"

Saville

Theatre Or- chestra with Adele Dixon: Sketch- It is stated that the plane will fly missionaire Scene. Les on the Seeing Stars"The German Com- Henson

the Pan-American Spection

to

commence

תם

to Honolulu, thence to Samoa and the Fil Islands,

The place has been tested fre- quently at night during the past lew weeks.

The flight may be delayed owing to the expiration of permits to fly over foreign territory, which occurred with the New Year.-United Press.

MORE PILGRIMS RETURNING

CONTE ROSSO HAS

The N.Y.K. shipping Company was summoned before Mr. W. Schofield at the Central Magistracy to-day for failing to supply the Inspector General of Police with a correct pas- senger list for the s.s, Terakuni Maru which arrived here on January 29.

Det.-Sergeant Edwards stated that a certain passenger, Tani Kameno- board the suke, had arrived Terukuni Maru and had been listed as a through passenger, whereas in fact this man had stayed in the Colony for four days. An amended list had been forwarded by the shipping office to the Police not

until two days had elapsed,

ed, arielay which caused the London, Feb. 16. The Fast Office has made cluborate/ Poljec ho fitle trouble. The passen | Congress held earlier this month in

ccr had gone to the Police for a visa arrangements for effecting a siderable speeding up of London's and upon returning had found that emergency telephone calls in cases there was no berth on board the Terakuni Maru, He was thus forced of fire, crime or neeldent,

SPEEDING-UP PLAN FOR LONDON

con-

but

As regards calls by private sub- to stay in Hongkong until the next seribers, in the near future a system ship left for Singapore, which was will be introduced in areas served by the M. V. Victoria, of a different com- automatic exchanges by which, on pany.

FULL SHIP

Some hundreds of pligrims arrived on the Conte Rosso from Shanghai to-day on their way buck to Europe after having attended the Eucharistie

Manila.

кере

The ship is carrying a capacity list of passengers and is so full that some locul people who wished to embark here for Europe were unable to secure accommodation. There are Secuie representatives on board from the Roman Catholic Church in almost every European country, and to-day they will be touring the Colony on sight-seeing trips, many of them under

of guldance Messrs. Cook's or the American Express Com- His Worship aned the Companypany, both of which have Inrge

the

parties aboard,

the subscriber dialling the code num Mr. E. Kinsey, appearing for the berà, the immediate attention of the N.Y.K., pleaded guilty to a technical operator will be secured by a visual offence in that the amended list had signol and audible alarm. At

the been delayed. same time. police stations. Arc brigades and ambulance services are being linked by a newly devised $10. system, reducing operation of an In connection with the above case, emergency call to seconds, with a new | Mr. Matsumura, of the Matsumara type of street telephone pillar to be Hotel, Ice House Street, was sunmon- erected in large numbers throughout ed on two counts. (1) failing to rotify London, British Wireless.

the Police of the departure and re- turn of Mr. Katsumata Zensaku to and from Canton on January 28 and will be about 15 or 20 members of 20, and (2) Forwarding to the Police the local Italian community and their the wrong date of arrival of Mr. Tani | wives at the dinner, besides members Kamenosuke on board the 5.8. Teras | of the ship's company. kuni Maru.

C. P. FERIN PASSES

New York, Feb. 10. Dr. Charles Page Perin, noted con- sulting engineer, died here to-day of pneumonia at the age of 75.United Press.

Defendant was fined $25 on the first charge and $10 on the second.

Det-Sergeant "Edwards prosecuted.

Mr. Williams concluded by saying that the Crown's case, was that ac- cused admitted Tang to the premises and that if he had not actually com- mitted the murder, he was present alding and abetting and therefore EVERY ACE HAS NOT ONLY A NEW | The P. and O. liner Naldera, bring- wns gulity of the crime.

LANGUAGE AND NEW MODES, DUT A NEW ing Home Mails, is due in Hongkong AT FIRST 1 about 7 p.m. on Thursday, and will After Mr. C. A. Grimes, of the WAY OF ARTICULATING. P.WD..

and Sergt. H. N. Moran had THOUGHT MYSELF GROWN DEAF WHEN sail for Shanghai and Japan at 2 a.m. produced plans and photographs of WITH YOUNG PEOPLE-Horace Wai- on Friday. the scene of the crime respectively, pole. Dr. G. H. Henry, medical oneer charge of the Kowloon Mortuary, gave medical evidence.

DAY BY DAY NEWS IN BRIEF

pt

To-night there will be a party on board the liner in celebration of the birth of a successor to the Crown Prince of Italy, and all to-day the Conte Rosso was fully dressed with flags in honour of the event. There

NO LICENCE FOR RADIO

MISUNDERSTANDING, EXPLAINED

A summons taken out against D, G. Deblman, of 240 Prince Edward Rood for possessing a redio set without a Suffering from chopper wounds to licence was answered by the defen- his head and body, caused during a dant's secretary before Mr. E. Hims- While climbing a drain pipe lead- fight with a man named, Wong Yat-worth at the Kowloon Magistracy ing to the roof of No. 23 Ship Street pong. Yu Pau, aged 18, was removed

this morning. Wong Wong-chl, adopted brother yesterday a man named Wong You to the Government Civil Hospital The representative entered a plen

accused, testified that since pri fell and received injuries which yesterday. Wong has been arrested.

of guilty and he left för Shanghai soner was married, he and deceased necessitated its removal to the

last week and has not yet returned. had not been on the best of terms, Government Civil Hospital. He is

The secretary intimated that both For failing to report his departure Witness stated that sometime in being attended In the prisoner's to Canton sometime in January, a

the

defendant and his wife October lost when he and his brother ward.

Japonese

sliop had a conversation with Tang over a

assistant named constantly travelling between here Tomaru Masao, aged 24, was thred and Shanghal and there had been business proposition, the last-named

$10 by Mr. K. Keen at the Central some misunderstanding, each thinking

Another the other had taken out a licence. Magistracy this morning.

Taking into consideration the fact man. Chee Hon-chong, aged 20, was

misunderstanding his Worship posed a fine of $25.

told

them that he bad been un- Mr. E. Himsworth is proceeding on and during his successful in trying to borrow money short leave soon.

"TO"

~bench.~~~~

and Fred Emney; Toppies bloom again: I want the whole world to love you.... Turner Layton: Vocal-Three Little Pigs.. Symphony: Orchestra-

Time" Selection....Geraldo and His Romance in Rhythm Orches- tra; Humorous Let's have a Liddley nt the Milic Bar....Nellie Wallace.

10 pm. Big Ben. Dance Music, 11 p.m. Close Down.

DAVENTRY PROGRAMMES

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Wavelength 49.00 6,500 .c.

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metres

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81.90

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11,700 k.e.

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45:10 metres

15,180 k.. 10.7

16,310 k.c. 10.60 matres

Transmission 1

(G.S.D., 6.5.0.. G.8.0.)

4 p.m.

Bix Ban. The Table under the

"Tree

Written by Wilfrid Nooke-

4.45 p.m. Workt Affairs." A Falk bry

6 p.m.

3. V. Hodson.

The R.1.C. Empire Orchestra. 6.40 p.m. The News and Announcementa, Greenwich Time Signal at 6.45 pan.

(G.S.D.,

J.M.

Transmission 2

0.8.G., G.S.H.)

Big Ben, World Affair. A talk

by H. V. Boston,

*7.17 p.m. A Bhort Planoforte lecital by

Margareta Harvey-Samuel.

1.39 p.m. The. New Victoria Cinema Or.

chestra. S v.m.

8.20 p.1.

The Vagabond Lover, presented ty" "Max"Kester,

Talk on the British Industries Fair.

5.59 pm. Frank Walker and his Qetet, 1.54 p.m. The News and Announcementa. Greenwich_Time Signal at 9.16 p.m. 0.16 .. The Birmingham Hippodromar

Orchesten.

(GAB

Transmission 3

G.S.F., G.S.I.)

In Ken- 10 p.m. Big Ben. Mendelsohn

sington. The Darrington Quartet, 10.11 p.m.

"I Was Thurro': 'British Columbia' at the Opening of the Century." A talk by A. J. T. Taylor. 10.50 pain.

The Metropolitan Police Band.

Hyde Park.' A. reminiscent narrative, telling the story of London's mcAL famous green

11.10 p.r.

space.

12 am. A Btudio Conrert, 1200 km, The News and Announcements,

Greenwich Time Signal at 17.45 a.m. 12.60 . Dance Music.

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A summons ugainst Ng Ho, of 159, Laichlink Road was adjourned for one week, the defendant failing to appear.

from their mother. Tong spoke to absence Mr. K. M. A. Barnett will and $5 for having failed to report that there might have been accused in English, "You will get occupy the bench in the second court free Inter. I will get someone to kill of the Kowloon Magistracy. This to the police, within 72 hours, of his her." Witness scolded Tang and ho morning Mr. Barnett was accom- arrival from Amoy on February 10.

on the Det-Sergeant Edwards prosecuted. replied, "You are mud. I know a panied by Mr. Himsworth

of solicitors: Accused and he then left. Ac- cused apparently disbelieved Tong, for he said that if Tang would kill deceased he would pay him $1,000, and if he would not, he (witness) would have to give him $1,000.

His Lordship: In other words,

$1,000 you will not do will bet уси it. (Laughter).

Cross-examined by Mr. Anderson, witness sald he was on better terms, with decensed than his brother,

The case is proceeding,

GOODYEAR SALARY RAISE

Akron, Feb. 10.

Belgrade.

Cheung Yat-man, alias Ha Chung-

K. sin, aged 32, appeared before Mr. The lantern luelure to have been Keen at the Central Magistracy this Miss Hotham 10 St. morning on a charge of professing given by Andrew's Club in the St. Andrew's to tell fortunes at No. 225 Queen's Church Hall, Kowloon, to-morrow, Road Central, second floor. Defend-

Monte Video. Thursday, has been cancelled, but ant pleaded not guilty to the charge,

Rio. The Goodyear Rubber Company instead, the Rev. H. A. Wittenbach saying that he was a doctor. Inspec- will give one on Village Life intor E. J. Fills, of S.C.A., asked for has announced salary incrcuses for Bucharest.

nojo 48 hours' · remand translate its "white collar" staff approximate Silver (forward).20%

to South China." There will be

Chinese documents. The ing $1,000,000 annually, and other Silver (Spot).......(20% · will be open to the public. It is remand was granted. Defendant is employees are expected to be given War Loan.. tined to start at D pin.

higher wages shortly- United Press. on $150 ball.

charge for admission and the lecture several

44

Prosecuted by his father for the larceny of $900 from the Kwong Hong rattan shop, 242 Electric Roud, on October 10 last year, Li San-ehl, 20, appeared before Mr. W. Schiofeld at the Central Magistracy to-day and 'was sentenced to three months.

Sub-Inspector Madgewick ainted that the failer, Li Wan-chuơn, went to Canton during October 1st year, While away the defendant opened.

the father returned and discovered the loss, the defendant þad, already

run away.

Information was received that de- fendant was staying at the Asia Hotel in Canton and he was thus traced and

Inter arrested.

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