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MOVE TO AMEND CONSTITUTION-

THURSDAY,

· ADOPTED SON'S CRIME

DEATH SENTENCE.

FEBRUARY 18,

1937.

HONGKONG YACHTING Only Six Entries For Two Races

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BRITAIN FORCED TO SPEND LARGE AMOUNT ON ARMS

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Throat And Chest Troubles there was no intention to suggest that

Breathe In The Cure With Sentence of death was passed by Britain had any right to call on them Only six boots, three, in the "A" Washington, Feb. 17. the Chief Justice, Sir Atholl Mac to make any contribution to a com- class and three in the mixed classes, the popular antiseptic, soothing Jozeh- Senators Wheeler and Bong have Gregor, at the Criminal Sessions mon defence fund. He pointed out competed in the two sweepstakages, Respirolds, They bring speedy Introduced in the Senate the draft of yesterday afternoon on Wong Fat-that the Dominions had spent a great races held yesterday by the R.H.Krellef.. At chemists everywhere, a constitutional amendment to em-chl, 30, who was found guilty of the deal of money on improving their Y.C. Three of the boats were sailed

WHEELER AND BONE INTRODUCE SCHEME

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Immediate Action

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power Congress to re-enact, by a two-murder of his wealthy adoptedown defences and that was their con- by lad closs event went to Joss, thirds vote of bath Houses, any law mother, Li Kam-yin, 30, at 20 Wal tribution to the common fund. Thero held to be unconstitutional by the Yan Street, first floor, Talpo Market, was no other form of contribution of Supreme

Court

on the morning of December 27 Inst. which he was aware being discussed The sponsors

of the Bill predict The jury added to their verdlet ant present, Mr. Chamberlain said. that the proposal will be accepted as strong recommendation for mercy. a compromise by both the supporters

The House ndjourned at this point. The following Jury Was CH- -Reuter. and opponents of the President's Judiclul reform

panelled: Messrs. E. C. Norris (fore- on has adopted a resolu-man), Fong Liu-kan, L. C., Souril, The Senate has tion introduced by Senator McCaran, J. K. R. MacGregor, R. K. Pavrl,

London, Feb. 17. Chairman of the Judiciary Com-L. S. Silva, and D. N. Parsons,

In the course of his summing-up, Mr. Neville Chamberlain, Chan- mitice, asking Government deparl-

sald it had been cellor of the Exchequer, to-day offer- ments to submit details of Acts of Is Lordship

the House of Congress invalidated by the Supreme suggested by Counsel for the defence ed a resolution to

that there was no motive for the Commons, providing for an immedi Court-Reuter.

internal defence loan crime. On the other hand, it had ate been suggested that Wong Wong-chi £400,000,000. had everything to benefit and that "The justification of the present was why he lind given

evidence course lies in the unprecedented con- against his brother. Deceased was dition of the times," he said. comparatively.

wealthy and the The Chancellor warned that even relationship between her and accus- £1,500,000,000 required for arma-Sirius

can't since the ment expenditures

be regard- ed had not been good Intter's marriage. Apart from the ed as final or certain." He added: "Our programme is not directed by evidence that accused was asked Tang to get someone to kill deceased, against ony power or group

pup of the story toki by Wong Wong-cht powers, but it is the Government's was exactly the same as that given duty, to submit a programme it con- by prisoner.

siders necessary for the country's safety and for the fulfilment of her obligations."United Press.

RETURN BODIES OF SOLDIERS

honded over the bodies of twa Russian soidlers killed on November.

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It had been said, continued the Chief Justice, that Wong had dell- berately sworn away his brother's

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At the same me the Japanese life in order to have a bigger share Territories Medical Benevolent Branch Manila

intention war dreadful, and tin treated 10,546 cases during January. was there of which 3,550 were new ones. Dur- was nothing in the evidence to suging the past year they treated 151,208 that Wong had not been telling cases, and expended $2.595.52 Kest the truth. On the other hand, Wong medical supplics. had said that he never dreamed his mother would die so suddenly, and in fact

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forming part of a general political settlement.

The Government, said Plymouth, was unable to accept the motion, believing that a more fruit- ful line of approach to economic difficulties was to be sought in the deliberations of the Raw Materials

In Geneval-Reuter Special.

Committee which would shortly meet

TRUCE WITH JAPAN.

Washington, Feb. 17. Mr. Claudlus Murchison, president of the Collon Textile Institute, an- nouneed to-day that a truce had been made with Japan's cotton industries, eliminating the present need for new tor protection against those com-

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that the door was securely fastened clusion that accused had throughout of the Treasury, emerging from the W. R. Loxley & Co., (China) Ltd. at mid-night was correct, then no planned the murder with Tang and White House to-day,

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