1938-07-06 — Page 19

GOVERNOR COMMUTES SENTENCE OF DEATH

But Innocent Men

Stay In Prison

Montgomery, Ala., July 5, Mr. Bibb Graves, the Democrat Governor of Alabama, has commuted the sentence of death on Clarence Norris, one of the famous Scottsboro negroes, to Imprisonment for 'life.

The Alabama Supreme Court re- cently affirmed the death sentence and refused a new trial.-United Press.

The Scottsboro case is regarded as one of the greatest miscarriages of fustice in the history of the United States,

of A

on

Six negroes were convicted March 25, 1931, for the alleged rape woman hobo with whom they were travelling in a freight car.

The testimony that led to their original conviction was found, at a retrial, to have been false. But all efforts since then to obtain the release of the six negroes have proved fruit- Jess.

Point Rock County, in which the countless trials and appeals of the Scottsboro boys have taken place in the intervening seven years, has be come bankrupt.

One of the six Scottsboro boys, Heywood Patterson, has been sent to prison for 75

There can be years. no appeal from his amazing sentence, which was confirmed by the highest court Jn Alabama.

Clarence Norrls, who is reprieved from death by the action of the Governor of Alabama, will spend the rest of his life in prison.

STOPPED SUDDENLY TO SAVE BOY'S LIFE

(Continued from Page 1.)

In Chinese on the walls of the third- class compartment warning passen- gers not to leave the car whilst it was in motion. On the stairs was a notice in Chincae asking passengers not to stand in the passage way."

or

Cross-examined, witness said the boy ont near the third-class entrance, He had been employed as a conductor for three and a half years

and during that time he had stopped seven eight passengers from jumping off. The boy jumped off and landed on his feet but his hands were still holding the rail, und as a result he waB dragged along.

INSISTS ON HIS POINT

Mr. Fitzroy: I put it to you that you did not attempt to seize the boy as he did not give you any notion that he was going to jump off?--I did attempt to seize him.

'Did you try make him let go his hands on the rail?-No.

It has been stated that you were talking to an amah, is that true?- No.

Where were the three Europeans standing?-Together with the motor-

mun.

What were they doing?--The man was very angry and scolding the motormaat. fle wha shouting und pointing his Anger at the motorman.

Is It the usuni thing for passengers to come down the stairs before the car has stopped?-Must of the pas- sengers wait till the car has got to the stopping place before they come down the stairs.

Re-examined by Mr. Potter, wit- ness mud he did believe the boy's He was by danger

AFRAID OF ATTACK

His Lordship:

Evidere has been Andy Wright Charlle Weems, Ozle

given that when the ear stopped the Powell and Willie Robertson are still drives went to the rear, is that true? fighting appeals against death sen-Yes, tences.

The most amazing thing about the Scottsboro Case, as it is known in the United States, is that the six men are definitely known to be innocent of the crime charged against them, but "red tape" will not permit their re- lense

SEEK TO HUMANISE WARFARE

to

a

Luxembourg, July 5. An International Bureau to study methods of humanising warfare will be instituted here, following decision

this

effect of Wie Permanent International Committee for

Military Medicine. The Bureau will devote special at- lention to the problem of protecting civilians against air raids, and will aimi at promoting International agree- ments to prevent the bombing open cities.

at

Nations represented at the Com- mittee's conference included Great Britain, France, Italy, Germany, the United States, Japan, Egypt and the Netherlands.--Reuter,

Strike

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Blocks

Traffic On Suez Canal

Cairo, July 5.

A serious dislocation of traffic through the Suez Canal has been caused by strikers.

Thoy are refusing to continue to tow a burnt-out steamer which was abandoned in mild-stream.

Reuter.

COLONY

PAYING RECORD BILL FOR PENSIONS

(Continued from Page 1.)

$100,000 above the estimated expend)- ture for the year.

When was that? As he was being abused by the European.

Wilnes at first said he rouki not explain the motorman's aetion but on being pressed said it was probably the motorman was afraid the Euro- pesu would strike him and therefore went to the rear

to get away from

CLAIMS HE WAS STRUCK Mul

Yat-chau, motorman, said that shortly before arriving at the Lee Garden stop, he received the emergency signal by means of four pulls of the bell. He stepped the tram immediately, and the car pulled up in three yards. The brakes were applied at the sixth notch. The np- proximate speed of the trum was the fourth notch.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,

EXPLAINS DESPATCH

OF POLICE

France's Rights In Paracels

WEDNESDAY, JULY

SANDYS TESTIFIES.

1988.

RADIO BROADCAST

IN PRIVATE

(Continued from Paga 1.) zations through the usual channels to нее what arrangements could be made for an early Commona debate on the report of the Committee of Privileges, which found a breach of

First Act of Wagner's privilege was committed when the Military Court of Inquiry ortiered

"Die Walkuro” Mr. Sandys to appear before it in Paris, July 5. uniform.

VARIETY PROGRAMME The War Minister Mr. L The French Ambassador In Tokyo Hore-Belisha, to-day visited the Japanese Foreign declined to give information regard-Z.B.W. on a Frequency of 845 kcs.

when questioned

Radio Programme Broadcast by Office and explained that the reasons for the despatch of Annamlic police

ing the time and place of the meeting and on Short Wave from 1-2.16 p.m.

the Army to the Paracel Islands were for the decided to

Council

which and 8-11 p.m. on 9.52 m.c's. per purpose of protecting the lighthouses of

the Court Inquiry and wireless station, which were to leakage of military

Into the suspected be erected there in the near future.

secrets or to make public the names of those pre- The French Ambassador assu

assured sent at the meeting, on the ground General K. Ugaki, the Japanese that it had not been the practice of Foreign Minister, that

Japanese the house to make the proceedings fishermen at present on the island of the Army Council the subject of would be permitted to remain.

The French right to send troops

question and answer, and police to the

Hore-Belisha said that 23 Paracel Islands members of the House of Commons was granted by China in 1885.-hold commissions in the Territorial Reuter.

Army and two hold commissions in These members were

FOUND SELLING NARCOTICS

of

detailed Mr.

the

of the

Army.

set up

subject to Military Law at all times, under Section 175 of the Army Act,

In addi?

there are 57 members who hold commissions In the regular Army or Territorial Army reserves. Generally speaking, these members were subject to Mill tary Law if they were ordered for military duty to which they

When he appeared on remand be tore Mr. Q. A. A. Macfadyen at the Kowloon Magistracy this morning. Shum Kuen was sentenced to slxlable. months hard labour and fined $750 or another six months' hard labour for ushawful possession of 757 heroin pills.

was arrested recently when Revenue Officer Worden ralded a house in Purke Street. The house

were

swer to a question said: "The assen

Mr. Hore-Belisha, In a written un- bly and procedure of Milltary Courts of Inquiry are governed by rules 124, 125 and 126A, made pursuant to the provisions of Section 70 of the Army Act A Court of Inquiry may be assembled by the Army Council or by the Officer in Command of Buy body of troops, und

and may be

be directed to examine and record evidence and minke a declaration with regard to any matter which might be referred to them. Under the Section 175 of the Army Act an On-

provisions cer of the Territorial Army on the active list is subject to Military Law at all times. His attendance as witness before Court of Inquiry is a

and military duty,

secured by means of a military order to attend, given by his superior officer.

was used as a heroin diyan.

Fines totalling $152 or five months hard

and prison Inbour,

terms, with out the option of a fine, amounting to live months' hard

va posed

42, when he at Kowloon Magistracy on charges of appeared before Mr. K. M. A. Barnett unlawful possession of four mace of prepared opium and 44 heroin pills

Lee Yan were in- it and ny, required, to report and

On

and keeping a divan.

The defendant, who had a previous conviction for possession of opium wis recomminentied for banishment.

PUTTING TEETH

IN ORDINANCE

the

of

ni

second,

0.09 Relay of the Danco Orchestra

kong Hotch. from the Roof Garden of the Hong-

(a) I could use a dream; (b) I'll never let you cry: (c) Sweet as a song; (d) I've taken a fancy to you.

0.14 Recorded:-Parade Of The Three Blind Mice; Wedding of the Weddings; Intro:-Wedding of the Garden Insects; Wedding of the Parades: Intro: The Match Parade Painted Doll; Wedding Of The

Parade of the Minutes; When the Guards Are on Parade....Organ Solo by Ternnce Concy,

0.21 (a) Who are we to say; (b) I'm like a fish out of water; (4) Silhouetted in the Moonlight; (d) Let that be a icason to you,

6.35 Recorded:The Big Broad- cast of 1930"Selection; Intro:Why stars come out at night; Double Trou- ble; Why dream; "Top Hat Selec- No Check strings;

Scott-

to

tion; Intro week gorded:— Wood (Plan

by

E. Lee....

Safling on the Gultor,

Bass and Harry Roy's Tiger-Ragamufins on two pianos, string bass and drums with vocal and clarinet by Harry Roy.

0.44 (a) Lovelight in the Starlight; (b) Caravan; (c) Everything you came true; (d) Rockin' the town.

7.00 Sea Shanties,

Sacrament. (Arr. Harris): A Dollar One More Day: On The Banks of

Cathedral Male Voice Quartet; Sally And A Half A Day: The Hog's Eye Man (Arr. Terry)....J

John Gass and Brown; Hanging Johnny: Whisky Johnny (Arr. Terry)...John Guss (Baritone) and Cathedral Male Voice Quartet.

7.10

Light Orchestral Selections.

New Symphony Orchestra conducted by Eugene Goossens; Speak To Me

His Orchestra.

"Attendance before Court of In- Tintagel (Bax)... New Symphony quiry as a witness

Orchestra conducted by Eugene warrant Goossens; Mediterranean (Bax).... offleer, Non-Commissioned Omeer, or a man of the Territorial Army cau mainly be enforced at such times as he is subject in Military Law, under Of Love (Lenoir)....Toin Jones and provisions of Section 176 of the Army Act. Thus, In the case of an officer, Warrant Officer, Non-Commissioned Officer a man of the territorial army,

the provisions of Rule of tied

7.30

tions.

Closing Local Stock Quota-

Band Of HI, M. Grenadier Guards and Peter Dawnon (Bass-

7.3%

Procedure Baritone).

A new Ordinance to be introduced in Legislative Connell to-morrow wil make it possible for police to talke proceedings under Registration of Persons Ordinance two years after an offence his been committed.

According to the Magistrates Ordinance of 1932 a person who commits un offence under the Registration Ordinance

be cannot proceeded against after the expiry of six months from the date which the offence was committed, unless information has been laid or complaint made before that time.

Cases

have occurred In which aliens who have failed to report their intended departure from the Colony, very

in contravention to the Registration his character or military reputation." Ordinance, on returning to Hong--British Wireless. kong, have been immune from pro- sccution.

As the tram stopped, he saw a girl fall against the controller, and then to the floor. He did not see either Mr. and Mrs. Pasco, or Misa l'asco coming down the stairs of the first class compartment. After the dri had fallen, a European man came and pleked her up. Mr. Pascu did not fall nor collide against him, witness declured. He seemed to be angry, and struck witness a blow in the chest,

20 STROKES OF CANE FOR REPEATED CRIME

GOT EXPLANATION Witness summoned the conducte by pulling the bell several times, and when he appeared, told him that o person had fallen down in the first class. Witness asked the conductor why he had signalled him to apply the emergency brake, and the man replied that a small boy had jumped off the tramear and was holding on to the rail and being dragged along. Witness later made a report in will-labour and ing of the incident.

DI

Sentence of nine months' hard twenty strokes of the cane was imposed on Cheng Sze, 28, unemployed, when he pleaded guilty to a charge of snatching an earring from a woman in Des Voeux Roud West yesterday.

The case was heard before Mr. H. R. Butters at the Central Magistracy,

Tarantelle

De Concert (Green-

wood, arr. Godfrey); The Voice Of The Bells (Luigine, arr. Miller). The Band of H. M. Grenadier Guards under the direction of Major George Miller; Rudyard Kipling's Barrack Room Ballads

nds (Kipling-Cobb); In- zzzy Wuzzy troFuzzy

Screw

Guns; Route

..Peter Dawson;

No. 125 would have to be with. This rule ensures that if his character or military reputation is likely

to be affected as the result of a Court of Inquiry, he may be afford- ed the opportunity of sending and of making any statement or giving any evidence he may wish, or of cross- examining any witness whose eviden- ce, in his opinion, affects his character Silver Grand Processional

or military reputation, and of pro- March (Vivian), arr. F. Godard.

ducing any witnesses in defence of

SLAVERY THREATENS CHINA'S MILLIONS, COMMUNIST WARNS

(Continued from Page 1.j

weak-

Band of H. M. Grenadier Rudyard Kiplag's Barrack Room Bailads (Kipling--Cobb); Intro: The Young British Soldier; Cells: Mandalay....Peter Dawson; Naval March (Specially arranged); Military March Specially arranged),

....Band of H. M. Grenadier Guards.

8.00 Time, Weather and Announce- men

London Relay World

Affairs"

A talk by A. P. Newton, Rhodes Professor of Imperial Relations in the University of London.

invaded, and all the time weaknesses exist in our political, economic and military structures, while the masses

8.15 "Elate and Doris,” Renara (Piano). Kitty Masters, Sam Browne are not properly organised.

"We must take effective measures

with Roy Fox and His Orchestra, to conquer all these serious

Your Heart And Mine-Fox-Trot (From 'Blackbirds of 1930'); No Re- nesses. We must consolidate

ourgrets Fox-Trot... power to resist; if we

...Roy Fox and His dan't, We Orchestra with vocal refrain by shall be slaves.

Denny

Dennis; Cryin' My Heart Out For For

(From Let's Sing om- } Again' lou-Tango

Kitty Masters the other chestra; death. The Rhythm In My Nursery Rhymes Chinese people are fighting to avoid Fox-Tro... Roy Fox and His Or

of their nation Partition

and chestra with vocal refrain by Mary three passengers on the tram in the striving to consolidate and strengthen Lee;

The Tan- Lee; Gert And Daisy And the fighting power on the front. dem (E. and D. Waters); Huntin' "We are striving to create wide- (G. Ells and E. and D. Waters).***

"Chinn to-day is at the head of

Cross-examined by Mr. Fitzroy, witness said that passengers on the upper deck had no means of coin- municating with him. If the sar bed not stopped at the sixth notch, he would have applied the seventh. Witness was not thrown forward on the application of the brake. That ed, said that the defendant had a munist spokesman. "On may have been because he was hold-previous record for a similar offenec. side is either ing on to the bruke handle and the wheel. He could not say if anyone else felt jerk.

any

the

and Inspector W. Mair who prosecut-mountait pas continued the Com- Lullaby

third-class.

DEFENDS ACTION

general

21

life

or

sie

and Doris Waters

sprend guerilla warfare in the o- cuple areas in order to change thenes) with enemies' rear into their front.

TRAINING MILLIONS

"We are spending our energies to

Or-

Gershwin Med-

ley; Intro In Blue; Latty

be Good; That

certain feeling; Look-

The door connecting the third- class compartment with the stairs was closed, and witness did not see any amoh or women in the third- class. Witness said that sometimes Mr. L. C. F. Bellamy, passengers came down the staircase manager of the Hongkong Tramways, when the tram was about to

Ltd., said that I mnn was being stop. upper deck did not descend the stairs described, the thing to do was to He agreed that if passengers on the dragged along the road in the way

ing for a boy; Wait a bit, Susie; I'll build

a stairway to Paradise: The when In Legislative Council tomorrow,

tram stopped, other give the emergency signal. If the

create several skeleton national de- man I love; I got Rhythm a passengers would board, and the Financial Secretary is introduc-prevent those wanting to leave.com- witness would consider that to bo

thus conductor did not give such signal,fence divisions, every soldier of which (Plano solo); Sam Browne

will have a firm political belief and Wiedersehen; Just One More Change; ing the necessary resolutions for nu-

Intro: Stormy Weather; Sylvia; Auf ing down the thorising the increased expenditure usually stopped only a short while,

stairs. The tramcar gross carelessness, entalling dismis- will be armed with the newest over the 1937 estimates and those for

sal. It witness had been the conduc- equipment. We are training several Let's Pul cut the light and go to as it ran to schedule. the current year.

tor, and had seen a man being million reserves in order to

sleep; When day done.

....Sung by Sam Browne with Orchestra; My The

dragged along, he would have given recruits to the front. the emergency signal.

Chinese people Queen of Hearts'); Would You-

First Love "Politically, the

Song-Waltz (From political structure and are making efforts to rearm

Waltz (From San Francisco')..... to enlarge Roy Fox and His Orchestra with freedom.

must

total of $915,577 to be expend-

ed this year on Loan Works will be

EUROPEAN CHASING HIM

send

the

set by advances from the Surplus braite, witness looked through the his company was in conformity with democratic

After applying, the cmergency Witness, said the caution taken by window into the third-class comparti England. The Company was carry mobilise and organise some millions vocal refrain by Denny Dennis,

Balance of the Colony (which now stands ut over $15,000,000) pending

of the $20,000,000 three and a half per cent. Dollar Long,

As a result of temporary advances from the Colony's Surplus Balance to Loan Works, the Colony's surplus balance is actually reduced by $11,- 240,000, which is the amount so far advanced for water schemes, the vehicular ferry, Stanley Prison, the airport and new markets.

the

all the

greatest undertakings u

door leading to the stairs. As European was chasing him, witness week, and this large

number

resistance,

We

"The Chinese people and the Government urgently need material cassistance. We must have munitions,

perta

the floating of the $11,000,000 balancement, and sow the conductor near theing about 1,200,000 passengers perchants, women and youths, and make of workers, peasants, students, mor- had Seeing that he was not chased then, now more ran through the third-class and then bean elect within the last six fum Join in the work of the war of jumped off the ear into the road, months. The emergency brakes were he reboarded the tram,

frequently in

tise, but complaints regarding their applica- the time.

Witness denied he was exelled at

were very

few, Chains were When he ran through the not for preventing people from money, medicine, and military ex- third-class, he ran past the conductor, getting on the tram but for He could not say where the conductor ing them getting off. They were They believe in America. They know

prevent-

"The Chinese people have faith. was when he (witness) was in the also used

to Indicate that the road. The gates of the tram were vehicle Was full. Glusgow, which

ich the

glorious traditions of America and only closed when the tram was full. has the largest municipal iramway her prolonged struggle for national There was no means of closing the system in the world, did not use independence. The Chinese people third class entrance,

do not believe that the American

saw the

used

chains. Witness said that the usO.

STUDENT GOES- TO GAOL FOR

Re-examined by Mr. Poller, wil-

of chains had been mooted in Paritar people will disappoint them in their 60-CENT THEFT

ness said that the first time he ment some years ago, but had been faltl spoke to the conductor was when Transport.

turned

down by the Minister of

"China la in pain. She wants help. Found guilty of the charge of Iar- after applying the emergency brake. he rang the bell to summon him

"She expects those

who value ceny of 60 cents from a stall at 10 He

liberty and 'love peace-chlolly de- The way the motorman in the case Tai Yuen Street at about 10.15 Inst window, and

looked round through the had applied his emergency brake Britain and the Soviet Union-to give mocratic America, France and Groat night, Ching Ylu-kwan, 17, a wallding towards the door from

conductor was the correct way, said witness, student was sentenced to

Four pulis

har stronger sympathy and greater on the bell was the assistance."United Press, two the tram's renr. The brakes would signal for him. to stop immediately. months imprisonment by Mr. H, R., have no effect if they were applied Witness had not yet heard of Butters at the Central Magistracy this sharply. morning.

In which warning was givon 16 The defendant had first purchased sold that the first thing that attracts a jerk Such a practice was Im- Replying to hla Lordship, witness Dassengers to prepare themselves for 30 cents of sweet from the stallholder od his attention after the tram had practicable. It was the duty of the and later on, when producing the stopped was the girl. The conductor reports of such an incident, he con motorman and conductor to make chango for a

$1 note, dedant arrived about half a minute after attemped to snatch tho

clúded run away. How money and he had rung the bell to summon him. At the time, there were only two or

The case is proneeding.

в саде

9.00 StudioRambles Of An Alm-

ICH

Ambler (with Albert),

The Fourth Of A Weekly Serleg. 9.10 Concert Waltzes. Springtime Waltz (Composer Un- known);

Waltz Farmyard

(Folk Tune).... Continental Novelty Gr- chestra; Beauty Waltz (Composer Unknown); Waltz Of Russian Melo-

Waltz dlea (Composer Unknown)....Rus- sinn Novelly Orchestra: My Treasure, (Becucel); Sweet Violeta, Wallz....Russian Novelly Orchestra. 9.30 London Holay-The News, 5.40 Wagner "Dio Walkure"-

1.

Vocallats:-Lotto Lehmann (So- prano). Laultz Melchior (Tenor), Emanuel List (Bass) and The Vienna Philharmonie Oreliestra conducted by Bruno Waller,

11.00 Closo Down.

DUTON PLANE SAFE AT SYDNEY

GETTING AMONG WORKERS

London, July 8, factories to employ one Heimwehr or passenger air service between Ho

Vienne, Juty D.

The largo Dutch Fokker seaplnile Horr Buerckol has requested all which will inaugurate a regular Storm Troop man for every 40 land and Australia, nos arrived ni workers-Reuter,

Sydney,Trans-Ocean..

Mackintosh's

UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE,

WE WILL

OBSERVE USUAL

OUR

SUMMER

HOURS of BUSINESS

WEEKDAYS:

8.30 a.m. to 1 p.m.

2 p.m. to 5 p.m.

SATURDAYS:

Close at 1 p.m.

FOOT ITCH

Athlete's Foot

According to the Govern- ment Health Bulletin No. E-28, at least 50% of the

adult population of the United States are being attacked by the disease known as Athlete's Foot.

Usually the disease starts between the toes. Little watery blisters form, and the altin cracks and peels. After a while, the Itching becomes intense, and you feel as though you would like to scratch off pll the skin.

BEWARE OF IT∙SPREADING Often the disease travels over the bottom of the feet. The soles of your feet become red and swollen, The skin niso cracks and prets, and the itching becomes worse and worse.

Get rid of this disease as quickly as possible, because it is very contagious and it may go to your hands or even to the under arm or crotch of the legs.

Most people who have Athlete's Foot have tried all kinds of remedies to cure it without success. Ordinary germicides, anti- septles, salve or ointments seldom do any good.

ton.

HERE'S HOW TO TREAT IT

The germ that causes the disease is known as Tinea Trichophy- It buries itself deep in the tissues of the skin and is very hard to kill. A test made shows it takes 15 minutes of boiling to kill the germ; so you can see why ordinary remedies are unsuccessful. H. F. was developed solely for the purpose of treating Athlete's Foot. It is a liquid that penetrates and dries quickly. You just paint the affected parts. It peels off the tissue of the skin where the germ breeds.

ITCHING STOPS IMMEDIATELY As soon as you apply H. F. you will find that the itching is Immediately relieved. You should paint the infected parts with H. F. night and morning until your feet are well. Usually this takes from three to ten days, although in severe cases it may take longer or in mild cases less time.

H. F. will leave the skin soft and smooth. You will marvel at the quick way it brings you relief; especially if you are one of those who have tried for years to get rid of Athlete's Foot without success.

After using HF.

REMEMBER

TO ASK FOR

H. F.

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Far East Representative: AUW PIT SENG'S TRADING CO. LTD.

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