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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, THURSDAY,

CHARGE

M: LATE NEWS

AGAINST

POSTMAN

Alleged Conspiracy

To Steal Letters

Three Chinese, including a post- man, uppenred before Mr. I. Edwards at the Central

Japan Will Not Recognise Neutral Rights

Shanghai, Oct. 27.

OCTOBER

'27, 1938.

FORCED ΤΟ CONFESS

Car Cleaner Allegos

Assault By Detective

That he had confessed to the theft A statement of far-reaching of $30 was because he had been

yesterday afternoon Magistracy

with consequences regarding the beaten by a Chinese detective and having, on or before October 6, foreign property in China was had been threatened with violence conspired together, with other per- made here yesterday by the if he did not do no was part of the sous not in custody, to steal letters, Japanese spokesman.

evidence of Leong Po, a 20-year-old the property of the Postmaster Gen-

ear cleaner, before Mr. Q. A. A. eral.

Although the Hankow safety zone Macfadyen at the Kowloon Magis- Defendants were Tre Sul-ki, 25, has been guaranteed that does not tracy yesterday. postman No. 194, Ho Kal-ming, and would be extended to the recogni-1$30 from his employer, Lul Lol, n signity, he said, that this guarantee Leong was alleged to have stolen Ho Fong, both unemployed, Tse was tion by Japan of an inviolability, es motor car driver, on October 5. At also charged with unlawfully opening

accord

ployed at the Post Offee in immunity to the Chinese policemen

Tse

About 0 p.m. on October 0, was assisting Ip Hong-sanit, a mail clerk, in bundling letters after they had been sorted, Into their respective mail-bags. saw Tse put some letters into the Sheung Wan Post Ofce mall-bag and seal it. The then left for the Sheung Wan office with the bag.

4.

ant for about

a mail-bag and stealing 28 letters long as the hostilities continue, of

previous hearing, complainant from a mall-bag at Queen Victoria property owned by a third Powers stated that the money had been kept

occupied by the Street on October 8, while Ho Kal-1 in the territory

in a locked drawer of a cupboard in ming is charged with possession of Japanese forces.

his home. two forged dies as used by the Post right for, in military forces to enter prosecuted, while Mr. In-shing Lo

claim the Japan, he said, would

Detective Sergeant J. M. Forrest Office authorles.

the safety zone and would decline was present for Lcong. Acting Detective-Inspector L. formally to recognise the right of un Whant said that Tse was first em- International safely zone commicalon he find been employed by complain

Leong Po, in evidence, said that to administer "the_zone, or ber, 1937, us a trail-coolie.

year and was paid time in January, 1938, he met with employed in the zone.

$1.70 per month. There had been a bus accident which kept him in

Questioned regarding the fuller no complaints against him up to the hospital till May. When he return implications of Japan's refusal retime of the alleged theft. ed to work, he was given light duty, cornise the Inviolablilly of diled He had been instructed by Lui to which included sorting malls and Power property, the Japanese spokes-le to his house and feed the ennartes tying letters into bundles.

man Bald that is applied to the en- on October 5, and be had spent about tire sphere of the Sino-Japanese con-10 minutes in the room. ile did not

The 110 regard. I

to take any money from the room. flict. He was unable.

The next morning, while in Lul's make any precise and pulling them ing the possibloement :

although house, he was asked by a detective. Yu-cheung, If he had stolen the he admited that in the pas Ip

Japan Lo bad recognised the principle of insum of $30 from his master's room violability as

for instance in the and he replied that he did not. He Panay case where the Japanese Gov-was then taken to the police station, ernment had paid an indemnity to the where, after further questionlug and United States.

after being struck a few times, he Acting on Information, Chinese This Japanese

pronouncement is agreed to confess to the thell of the delective C623 went to Queen seen in its true significance when il money. Victoria Street, and there he Baw pointed out that it is contrary toj A search was made at his sister's Tse walking towards Queen Victoria; the often-repeated Japanese ossur house later in the morning which Street from Des Voeux fond Cen-ances to respect foreign property, resulted in nothing being found, and tral, carrying a nail-bag, with the quite apart from the fact that actual-while on the way back to the police third defendant following him a few, ty no state of war or belligerency has station, he was struck again by the paces behind.

been proclaimed.

detective after which be agreed to In reply to a further question re-go back and ask his sister for $30. garding the President Coolidge case. This sum was brought to the detec The second floor of No. Queen in which a shipment of silver was by Victoria Street was raided about 6.20 held

sister his

about 20 after by Chinese customs on in-ninutes, and was then up

handed to p.m. on October 8. In

the cubicle of the flat, were Tse and ed Government, the Japanese spokes-

rear structions from the Nanking reform witness to take back to the station.

Questioned the second defendant Tschad 28 ma

by Lo, Leong sald letters between his knees, and when man said that in accordance with the the reason why he confessed to the agreement, reached in Tokyo in June last, there existed a complete under-theft at the station after standing between Japan, Britain and cautioned by the Interpreter was the Reformed Government regarding under a threat of violence by the

because he had already Wadetective, and that he was afraid of

being further assaulted.

Hearing was then adjourned to

Caught with Leiters

he saw the police, he allowed the letters to drop to the floor. Beside Tae was an open mail-bog.

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In the cubicle were found the customs. This agreement hammer, a knife, a hand press, and still in force--Trans-Ocean. six unpressed lead seals. Later,

Tse and the

mall-bag were taken to the General Post Onice.

Sergeant T. G. Mackay, police photographer gave eviderice of photo- graphing the scris.

Inspector Whant gave evidence of the raid, ond said all the letters in Tse's possession were addressed to Kowloon residents.

Ip Hong-sang, local mall clerk, gave

evidence corroboraling the Crown opening.

"Mr.

NEW FIRES Friday, at 2.30 p.m.

START IN CANTON

Canton, Oct. 27.

Systematic setting fire to the elty

being confessed

STOCK MARKET REPORT

Hongkong Stock Exchange offcial Tam Chun, Chinese detective C023, continued on Tuesday night, and summary issued at 12.30 p.m. yester- Bald he was outside No. 11 Queen throughout yesterday fresh outbreaks day says Victoria Street on October 6, about were occurring every hour.

The market was somewhat quieter 0 p.m. when he saw Tse approsching

Japanese sentries are taking over this morning, there being less en- however remain him from Des Voeux Road Central, patrol duties on the Shakee bund,quiry. Holders carrying a mail-bag, Behind Tse, although no restrictions have been aloof, and are not disposed to dis- was the third defendant. Tso went placed on foreign anti-looking patrols turb prices, which In consequence up to house No. 9, but the third de- who traverse the Shakee front and keep fairly steady. tendant stood at the doorway of the East Bund, protecting the shops. same house, looking around as if he was keeping watch. Tam arrested the third defendunt and took him to Central police station.

Detective-Sergeant Franklin said that during the raid ut. No. §. Queen Victoria Street, he received Instruc- tions from Inspector Whant to take; Tse and an open mail-bag to the General Post Office. There, in the office of the Controller of Posts, Lo Pak-wal, Assistant Superintendent of Matts, checked the contents of the bag

Lo Pak-wai said he found letters In the mall-bag addressed to Shekki. He later put them into another mail- bag and sent it to the Sheung Wan Post Office by another postman to be dispatched,

The Japanese authorities have pro-) bibited the use of cameras anywhere in the city, and have even requested authorities to prohibit the foreign nu photographing of the Shakee front from Shamcen.

Last night there was large-scale looting at the Biacere department alores, but foreign anti-footing squads and Japanese soldiers clear- ed out the looters, later maintain- ing a watch on the premises. Most of the city is still deserted, und there are no signs of a return of the population, all of whom will find; their homes and business a mass of cinders if the present incendiarlsm continues unchecked.

The conduct of the Japanese! soldiers continues to be excellent. Str. S. Randle, Controller of Posts, They are working side by side with said that part of Tsc's duty was to the foreigners with the common ob- carry a mall-bag to the Sheung Wan ject of stamping out looting and in- Post Office dully, except Sundays, cendiarism, and in this, connection The bag contained letters addressed many Japanese officers, formerly to Shekk, as the Sheung Wan Omee bussinessmen In Canton, enjoy very was the place where the mail was cordial relations with Shameen re- closed. On October 0, he saw Tsesidents. In his fee.

It is reported that H.M.S. Robin}| The hearing was adjourned to this is proceeding to Wuchow to-morrow. afternoon,

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Sense Of Shamo, Says

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London, Oct. 20.

Referring to Czecho-Slovakia, he said, “Wo handed over the little de- mocratic State of Central Europe wrapped in the Union Jack and tri- colour to ruthless dictator who would deny freedom both to the Czechs and Germans alike.”-

Dealing with events in Abyssinia, China and Czecho-Slovakia, lie said, "We have descended during these years the ladder of diatiónour rung by rung-can we go any further?"

Mr. Lloyd George added, "We all Mr. Lloyd George broke his long shared in a sort of thrill at the relief silence when, speaking at the City which passed through the country Temple to-day, ho declared that the when. we realised we had been relief experienced after the Munich pared, at any rate for some time, agreement was now beginning to be for the horror and squalor of war, suffused with a set of shame that but although we have lost hongur peace was purchased at the price of we have not gained tranquility, ma conscience and honour. di Router

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