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WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 23, 1938.

ARMS CARGO THE URBAN COUNCIL OBITUARY

CASE

Two Licence Applications

Not Allowed

Former Resident Of The Colony

News has been received in the

Evidence Of Scene On Marseilles Wharf SECRETARY IN BOX

He was born in the Island of Jersey London, Nov. 22.

the In 1882. Nineteen years later he Felix Maurice Portal, of Paris,

Joined the Army, entering the Royal cecretary to Theodore Lafitte, gave evidence at the resumed hearing of The following is a list of licences Engineers, and saw active service in the arms deal case at Bow Street granted by the Urban Counell be- Egypt and the Sudan; taking part in Police Court to-day when Dennis tweon November 0 and 21, inclusive: the forced march across the desert preserving catablishments under Lord Roberts for the relief of Corrigan, of Park Lane, Frederick Food Willing, a Dutch subject, and James (2); food shop (1) bake house (1); General Gordon at Khartours in 1802. Herbert Willing were charged with offensive trade (1); cating houses (2); He fought in the battle of Tell-ch- Keblr, receiving the Khedive's Star, and the Egyptian Medal with having conspired with Chou Tin-shu restaurants (4); total 11,

another and

unknown Lo cheat Lafitte, manager of a well-known

Stevenson remained in the Arm of armament agents in Paris, of

Sudun until 1887, and assisted in the £7,250.

construction of the railway from Sunkin to Khartoum. He spoke fluent French and Arable. Later he served in South Africa and Mauri- tlus, arriving in Hongkong for the first time in 1908, just prior to the big typhoon of that year.

At yesterday's meeting of the Urban Council, two applications for lleences, an eating house and a food factory, were refused. The ent- Colony of the death In Jersey, Chan- ing house ficence was for No. 50 First nel Islands, in his 77th year, of Mr. the foodchard John Stevenson, formerly of Street, ground floor, and factory licence was for No. 100 Hongkong. Queen's Road Central, third floor.

Mr. R. R. Todd presided al meeting as Chairman.

Portal recalled an Interview in Paris in April between James Willing am Laffitte. Frederick Willing, he aid, brought a receipt for delivery purporting to come from Woolwich Arsenal.

"I doubled its genuineness" auld Portal, "and Willing snatched back the document saying, '1 am in a mod house.

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Portal continued that he went to Pilot Killed

Marseilles with James Wilting, hay

from instructions received

ing

Laifitle to verify the merchandice In Crash

which had been unloaded on the that the wharf. He saw at once

anct packels contained old stones

boxes saying. "I know they were

two

He gain returned to Hongkong in 1009, leaving the Army two years luter to take up an appointment with the Hongkong Government as Chief Electrical Engineer, a position he held untli his retirement in 1925.

During the Great War Mr. Steven- son was attached to the Hongkong Defence Force, and was in charge ot searchlights at Stonecutters and Bel-

តន

a

the

chers. London, Nov. 22. wood shavings. Willing said it was Commander G. Robinson, the

Ile was a resident member of the not necessary to open the other

eve British pilot who flew Mr. Chamber Hongkong Club.

Three of Mr. Stevenson's four sons sent from London without any goods lain to Germany recently, was killed

in entered the Army, and the eldest died when the two-engined machine Nevertheless about Ira them."

while serving night wounds

the in

Hampshire dozen other cases were opened and which he was making a test

nerashed in found to

the neighbourhood of Lieutenant contain alones, wood

Reginent near Bethune in 1018, Of the three suviving zons, shavings and pieces of iron. Willing Brits yesterday afternoon.

Another pilot who accompanied

Stevenson, sald he was

eklest is Major H. A. very surprised and he

light also lost his Royal Garhwal Rifles, the second is knew the person who had stolen them on the test goods. He made a statement at life.

with Messrs. Jardine Matheson and hotel later, when he said that

Co. at Swatow, and the youngest, cause he had made no reference to upwards of 5,000 hours on regular Captain N. le M. Stevenson, Chou he wanted to make a second service flights, Including 1,000 hours Adjutant to the Territorial Army

on the night service between London (RA) in the North of England. and Berlin.

He is also survived by his widow and two daughters.

statement.

be-

Commander Robinson had

flown

Counsel's Objection

A few days before he flew the Counsel for the Willings here in-British Prime Minister to Godesberg. terposed to object to the statements Cominander Robinson covered the being given as evidence,

London-Stockholm route in the re- Cross-examined, Portal ngreed that Willing was shocked and upset Cord time of four and a half hours.

on the wharf at Morsellies when the first package was opened. Porta!

the said he did not go to

wharf knowing that guns and animunition would not be there. It was untrue to say that Willing was surrounded by dock workers declaring that he had swindled their Spanish comrades they out of their ammunition and were going to throw him into the dlock.

muts These cases, although Counsel: astensibly for China, were really

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Father Paul Lu, the oldest Chinese Catholic priest in Hongkong, dled in St. Francis Hospital, Wanchal, last night at the age of 74 years.

Fr. Lu came to Hongkong as a boy from the Suntak district, and com- pleted his studies at the seminary at the Cathedral where he distinguished Bishop Raimondi in 1804 himself, chose him as his companion while travelling in South America and Aus- tralia when he was raising funds for the building of the present Cathedral.

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Washington, Nov. 22. Mr. Cordell Hull to-day declared that Japan's reply to his October & was not satisfactory.

note of The Japanese Government was not going to Spain, weren't they? I

position of the know only they were going to China. nonsive to the

United States set forth in the note, Portal added that everyone on the nor to the general position which the wharf went to the police station.

United States had adopted through Willing was accompanied by two inspectors in civilian clothes,but he put it history regarding American rights and interests in their relations, did not know whether they were

all armed.

Willing telephoned his father not only with China, but, with three times and was very worried Mr. Hull added that he preferred to withhold further comment unili the Counsel suggested that at 5.30 p.m. State Department had more time that day Portal told Willing that if to study the substance and implica- VISITED EXTRA PORT THRILLING COMEDY ROMANCE WITH SONGS AND DANCES ! he did not sign a document he would tons of the Japanese reply... preter n charge against him at Reuter.

and anxious.

Portal denied this, saying the document was signed at noon.

Counsel: You were trying to get : out of him an

for extra cheque £5,000 weren't you?--No. Ile pro- posed spontaneously to pay £5,000 as indemnity. Hoeaid the mer- chandise would arrive at Le Havre in 15 days and the elcques were to be cashed only if the goods did not arrive.

Portal added that Willing wrote both statements himself. It WAS false to say that the statements and cheques were obtained from him on

a threat to detain him at Marseilles. --Reuter.

other countries.

On his return Fr. Lu was put in charge of the Chinese congregation at the Cathedral and was later for many years at Rosary Church, Kowloon. Lately, he had been parish priest of the Holy Cross Church, Shaukiwan

The funeral will leave St. Francia' Hospital, at 4 p.m. to-day, passing the Monument at 4.30 p.m.

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Heavy weather since she left Singapore and the inclusion of an additional port of call in her schedule caused the K.P.M. liner Ruys to reach

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