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THE HONGKONG
BRIBERY CASE RESUMED
EVIDENCE OF OFFER
OF MONEY
Evidener by two Chinese Revenue Officers. witnesses for the prosecu tion, was given this morning at the Central Magistracy in the continua- ngainst Harry the case of
tion
Richard Major. 14. revenuemcer
Mr. Schofield. Major chargest on two counts of bribery, namely, (n) nccepting
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TELEGRAPH.
AUGUST THURSDAY,
26, 1937.
U.S. Selling WAR FUNDS FROMĮ
War Planes To Chinese
Twenty Bellancas On The Way
Neutrality Bill
unts of Called “A” Joke
of
Yee on board the steamer Wo Ping
view June 23, with a You
uclining him, contrary to his duties, to omit to
to selze, remove or detain
cargoes, certain unmanifested was to say, wolfram ore, and
Wing accepting $10 from Ilo
New York. Aug. 25. Twenty Bellanca neroplanes, hat designed for either military or (b) civil use, are being shipped to China aboard the motor ship Wichita, it is announced to-day.
beard the steamer Fatshan on July
10 to the same view.
The Assistant Crown Solicitor, Mr.
These are the same plunes previous- the M. J. Abbott, is appearing for
ly reported sold to Air France, the prosecution, while Mr. D. B. Evans, purchase of which that company hus of Johnson, Stokes and Master, resince disavowed, following reports destined for the presents defendant, who is on bail
that they were $500. The case is for committal to Spanish Loyalists. They are single- engined monoplanes, with a top speed of 280 miles per hour.
the Sessions,
of
MANILA
CHINESE COMMUNITY
HELPING
Canton, Aug, 25.
that Mayor It will be recalled Tseng Yang-fu recently made strong appen to ull Overseas Chinenu for financial support of the Central
resistance against telegram the lins now been received from
Government in its present war of
Philippines Chinese, signifying
A
warm response to the Mayor's uppeal Fand stating that $400,000 has aiready been remitted to the Ministry of War.
The telegram, addressed to Mayor Treng by the Chinese General Cham- ber of Commerce in Manila, said the Chinese people in the Philippine Islands were greatly impressed by the Mayor's interest in the affairs of the country. The Chinese people in the Philippine Islands," the telegram said, have already formed a com- mittee for aiding the Central Govern- ment in its war of resistance, with Mr. Li Taing-chuen as the chairman." Besides the $400,000 that had been Mr. Abbott, before taking evidence
raised and remitted to the War Mini- that added Later.
the stry.
telegram stated that at the opening of the
solicited case he had suggested that Lee Yee,
Nineteen Bellanca monoplanes have more would, gradually be the man who gave the bribe, was the man named Lee Pun from whom been actually shipped aboard the from the Chinese publie in the The twentieth is Islando.-International News Service. Messrs. Dodiker and Co., Ltd.. had Wichita for China.
Lee Yee
SHANGHAI GIVES MILLION bought the wolfram ore.
then
Shanghal, Aug. 30. actually sold the are but he gave the name of his master.
More than $1,000,000 have been Mak Hum, C.RO.8, stated that at ECHO OF PLANE DISASTER
donated by various individuals and in Shanghal to the 5.30 p.m. on June 20, together with
organisations C.R.O's 70, 80, 01, 110 and defendant,
national war chest, according to an- Wang they searched the steamer We Ping
nouncement made by Mr. Yee which had just arrived in Hong-
sino-lai, Chairman of the Shanghai kong. Witness had occasion to go to
Chinese Chamber of Commerce. The the commadore's oflice and there saw
funds have been forwarded to the defendant and C.R.O.'s 70, 91, and
Military Affairs Commission. 110 and a man of the compradore
Defendant Wis holding staff.
Witness retroj- band. manifest in his nised it as a manifest by the cus- tem's "chop." Defendant pointed to another paper which was lying on the desk and said that it whs false.
331521962-4690503
p.m. the On Tuesday at 9 body of a European was picked up off Chilang Point and brought to Kowloon, where it was re- moved to the publle mortuary. The body has been identified as that G. Orkimberger, the Rus- rian co-pilot of the C.N.A.C... plane which crashed on August 7. The funeral will pass monu- ment at 5 p.m. to-morrow.
reported to be held in the United States pending the fitting of bomb racks and Ave machine-guns.
REQUEST FOR MONEY Witness took the cargo book from of the table and looked for an entry
It is understood that the remain- wolfram ore, having relating to previously learned from C.RO. 70ing planes will be fitted similarly in had been China with the aid of blueprints.- that some wolfrom ore found. Witness then told defendant Reuter, that there was no entry in the cargo
of the
the ore. The mon
at stuff then said
to all in
"Give some tens of
NEUTRALITY BILL
Boston, Aug. 25.
will un- "The Neutrality 391
cam-
financial the Meanwhile, paiga is being continued and further funds are expected to be raised.- Central Nees.
DEVELOPING BIG HARBOUR
IN CAPETOWN
Capetown, Aug. 25.
A £2,000,000 contract is being let dollars to you and the Inspector for doubtedly have to be revised and by the South African Government ("Let some tens of amended at the next session of Con- for the proposed development of the tea money."
the gress," declared Senator Burke in an Table Bay harbour. dollars be given to you and Inspector for tea money"). Defen-Interview here to-day. hundred" in
"Two
The project includes the reclaim- dant then
He asserted that the present legis-ing of 200 acres which will be added English
lish and repeated it in Chinese lation amounts to no more than to Capetown. Witness then left the room. met oke because of modern undeclared!
ater in the day C.R.O met warfare.--Renter. Later witness in the Wing On Company and handed him $5 which he said was in connection with the business un board the Wo Ping.
Lo Ngan, No. 1 coolie on board, gave evidence relating to the finding of the ore, following which C.R.O. 70, Lee Wing-yu, witness's evidence.
carroborated
The case is proceeding.
BUDDHIST PATRIARCH
PASSES
frai
Bangkok, Aug. 20. The death of the Prince Patriarch the Buddhist Junivara, head of
is announced to- Church of Slam. day, Reuter.
MORE BEING built
New York, Aug. 25. It is revealed to-day that twenty 2,400-pound single- low-winged, motored Bellance planes, capable of 280 miles per hour, have been shipped to China and that more are being bullt, for the same market, presum- ably-Unted Press.
BETTER AIRMEN
Tenders will be called in Britain, and Johannesburg. — Capetown Nester,
PEACE CONGRESS OPENS IN PARIS
Parly, Aug. 25. While two wars are raging, the 62nd Peace Conference opened here Jersey City, Aug. 25. to-day, attended by representatives Following a trip to the Far East, of Peace Associations thoughout the the Curtis-Wright representative, Mr. world and a large number of ex- George Warren, said that although the servicemen.
The agenda. of the conference in- Japanese military planes outnumber-|
The ad the Chinese, the latter possessed cludes plans for propaganda and
skilful Individual pilots. other practical steps for
therance of world peace.-Router. United Press.
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