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APRIL 14

"THE akice were blue-until the bolt came. And no Deport- ment was, seemingly more as- tonished than the Foreign Ofice. "The News Agencies which

with the netos (of Europe)

sup events knew more, apparently, than the British Government.

"The British Secret Service spends something like £500,000 per annunt in Jerreting out the secrets of other countries. Doubt- icas, the information supplied to the

Government Britisk

ta il minating, if it is on a par with the official representations that have been made for public con- sumption through the Press, it is also inaccurate.

"If the British Foreign Office is as ill-informed us recent happen- ings would have us beiteve, the is badly served by its country is representatives in the capitals of Europe.

For bly events to burst Without Ay warning

bu monition, except that supplied the newspapers (and denied oficially as "scare-mongering" speculation) must be bad for national stability and a danger to Britain's security."

14.

Telegraph" Editorial.

Or

April

APRIL 25

MEMBERS of Parliament are

to crlllelso the Secret Service in The House of Commans.

They will allege that Britain's acents overseas-especially

In Central Europe-have falled to keep the Cabinet properly in- formed of Hitler's plans,

Allegations they will make in-

clude:

WAS

1.-The Cabinet

not warned that 1tler Intended to march to Austria.

2.—It was left completely in the dark about preparations for Invading Czecho-Slovakela, and

3It was similarly not told of Hiiter's plans for seizing Memel,

Cabinet Ministers will be asked to take Immediate steps to ́alrengthen our Beeret Service in Europe, even if that means trebing the amount that is now being spent.

are now

All Secret Services coating only about £1,000,000. Germany is spending five times that sum.

-Message from London to-day.

CHOPPER ATTACK ON JAPANESE

ANOTHER RADIO STATION FOUND

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IN KOWLOON RAID

THE POSSESSION- of wireless transmission apparatus without a licence from the Police was the charge preferred against three Chinese before Mr. E. Himsworth at the Kowloon Magistracy this morning.

found

The apparatus was yesterday during a raid on No. 7, Lion Road, Kowloon City, and the three defendants were Cheung Shing, 22, Shanghai Chinese,

28, Yu Siu-ching, Swatow Chinese, and Li Chuen, 39, Hongkong Chinese.

Mr. D. W. Waterton, Inspector of Wireless, appeared on behalf of the Post Master General. A remand of one week was grant- ed, bail being $1,000.

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CHEAP MEAL COST PLENTY

HAVANA, Apr. 24.-Soldiers and No Second "Kick In

police to-day surrounded Havant Penitentiary and killed three escaped sur- prisoners. The fugitives were rounded on a farm near La Cunbal after a series of during hold-ups in the city--United Press,

Witness Tells Of Fate

Sobbing Of Aunt At Hands Of

EVIDENCE OF having heard accused say he was taking re-

KIYOSHI SAGARA, D Japanese, was attached with a chopper in the Cha Heung Sat Restaurant in Wanchal on the night of January 28,

venge because his family had The Case In Brief been killed by the Japanese was given by several witnesses at the Criminal Sessions this morning, when the trial of Li Ping-chun, 22, for the murder of Hiyoshi Sagara, was continued before the Chief Justice, Sir Atholl Mac- Gregor.

The case is arousing tremendous interest amongst the Chinese, and there was an unusually large crowd present to-day.

At one stage of the proceedings is Lordship had to warn the spec- tators to behave themselves other- wise he would have the Court cleared,

Mr. J. Whyntt, Crown Counsel, appeared for the prosecution and Li was defended by Mr. H. G. Sheldon,

Ile sustained such severe in- Juries that he subsequently diesl In hospital.

Li... Fing-chun, 22-year-old. walter, was arrested in connec- tion with the crime, and is now charged with the murder of Sagaca

The Jury hearing the case are Messes, E. J. Lacon (foreman), R. Johnson, R. L, S. Webb, J. Wong, F. Sanchez, M. Carlo and Chan Kam-to.

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Japanese

Mr. Sheldon: When your brother was about 14 years old, the uncle lost all his money in Canton and he had to support him?--Yes.

Younger Brother Killed Wong also brought news that younger brother had been killed by The Japanese?—Yes.

And that younger brother had been sent to the Chungshan School by the prisoner, who paid the fees?-Yes,

When the prisoner heard of the news, was he terribly upset? Yes.

What kind of a man is your Uro- ther? Very good

The Pants"

HIS INABILITY to pay for a meal he and his friends had con- sumed in a restaurant in Aber- deen on Sunday night, led to Wong Chung, 50, fisherman, being charged before Mr. R. A. D. Forrest at the Central Magis- tracy this morning with obtain- ing credit to the extent of $3.44 by false pretences,

Crown-Sergeant A. F. Estall said that Wong and two friends went into the Sun Fu Chow Restaurant at Aberdeen about 10 p.m. on Sunday and ordered food and wine worth $3.44.

After consuming the meal, the two friends left, leaving Wong behind.

At 1 a.m. the fokis were about to close the restaurant and asked Wong! ito

pay his bill

man was unable to do so, and sald he was waiting for his friends to return.

Wong, it appeared, bad previously done the same thing at the samo restaurant but no charge had then bren preferred.

The restaurant keeper had prob- ably let him off then "with a kick in the pants," added Sergeant Estail. Wong was find $10 or four weeks'

Is he a violent man?-No, he has hard labour, always been a very honest man.

"I Had No Rice

MF. N. C. Laurencinno, assistant' proof-reader of the Hongkong Daily GET Press, told the Court that whilst be was eating in the restaurant with three friends, including two women, he heard sounds of chopping, follow-

telling me that my uncle had been ed immediately by noises of break- ing glass. He did not pay any at-

J.C., Instructed by Mr. J. T. Prlor, of killed and my aunt rap the letter tention to this until one of the women

Wilkinson and Grist.

"Subsequently, I handed

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ACCUMULATING ACCUMU- LATORS brought Wong You, unemployed, before Mr. E. Ximsworth

the Kowloon at Baghtracy thle morning, charged with the larceny of these articles from motor cars 018 and 3614. Deferulani ad- mitted the charges and Was fined $10 or two months.

Del

Detective Sergeant C. Pope stated that on April 22 defen- dant

man and another

drove car No. 350 without the owner's permission.

They were seen in Pilt street that afternoon by P.C. C.170. They ran away.

The constable walled there for their return, and when they did so, defendant was arrested, The accumulators were found in the car; they were traced to car No. 3014, property of Mr. R. F. Leung, 20 Victory Avenue, and car No. 018, property of Mr. J. Randall, 100 Austin Road

ARE URGED

DON'T WAIT for an emergency before stocking your larder with food supplies.

That is the advice given to house-wives in Hongkong by the local authorities.

During the September. crisis

Must Bo Canned many unsuspecting housewives

For a start, it is obvious that found to their dismay that they emergency stores, to be really effec- were unable to obtain from their live in this climate, would have to the usual consist almost entirely of tinned compradores even

foods. week's supply of canned stores.

An Important point is that these Panicky food-grabbers had got should be ns nearly as possible of there before them.

the type, generally eaten by the household because, to keep the store Another such crisis may never fresh, the goods would have to bo arise, but it is a simple and wise used in strict rotation for ordinary precaution to stock the larder with everyday requirements, and fresh on extra supply of foodstuffs which, stores at once procured to keep the In any case, can be used.

list up to date.

It is not as easy as it sounds to lay in an adequate atore of foods to withstand an emergency.

RICE PLANTERS BUSY IN NEW TERRITORIES

AS A RESULT of the bencilclal rains of last week, the New Territories presents a picture of activity as the spring planting of rice has begun.

Hongkong should have record crops, ns every available piece of land is being sown for rice. Even hillside terraced paddles, which in many instances have been neglected for years, are now! being prepared.

Village farmers predict good weather and dumper crops and anticipate increased prices at harvest time.

China Coast Hand And

Vast Drug Ring Fraud

was remanded

pretending he was secretly import-

lend colour to his

Mystory Visits

No more than one month's emer- gency supply would be advisable or required,

The stores are not contemplated as a measure to resist a blockade, but as a measure to defeat the proûteers. and food hoarders who would take advantage of a situation as they did In September.

The following list has been com- piled for two Europeans to malmatia themselves for a month:

28 tins breakfast foods,

28 tins luncheon foods, 28 fins dinner foods,

28 tins luncheon vegetables, 28 tins dinner vegetables,

20 tins tomatoes,

50 lins soUDS,

24 lins crisp breads,

ärled eggs,

4 ting

4 tins butter,

8 tins sweet biscuits,

8 tins marmalade,

16 tins

as cabe sugar,

4 tins tea,

8 tina cocoa,

32 Uns foods for puddings,

3%

4 tins custards,

19 lbs corallour,

8 11 glucose,

4 tins cooking fal,

G4 tins evaporated milk,

20 tins dried milk,

Sins porridge oats,

8 lbs prunes,

4 ting

13 lby Jentil

8 pkig bran,

8 bottles sweet glucose, 8 bottles coffee essence,

12 bottles limo falce,

8 Jars honey,

25 lbs flour",

Not Too Conorous

AT a cursory glaner, the list pub-

PROMINENT ex-officers of Scotland-yard and senior police officers went into the Witness-box at Cheltenham (Glos) re- cently to deny that they were concerned in an alleged vast drug-running scheme in which their names were used.

Huntley George Grail, former instance to guest-house proprietor and claiming schemes. connection with the Chinese Mari- Mr. R. F. Rymer, a coal merchant times Customs, appeared on len in Gloucester, who knew Grail as a charges of obtaining money by false customer, gave him £131. pretences. He

"Grall said he was on- intimate custody.

terms with Chief Inspector Berrett, of Scotland-yard, the officer respon listed may appear to be too generous Mr. R. Paling, prosecuting, sald sible for the arrest of Browne and a supply, but it must be remembered that Grail induced several men to Kennedy, a case prominent at that and at the same time strongly on- part with nearly £1,500 by falsely time."

phosised, that all persons possessing such a store would be morally bound ing illelt and dangerous drugs, and Mr. Rymer pald Grall a total of in an emergency to exist entirely If they would hand him money he £426. During that time they drove upon it for one month. could make enormous profits for together to London, Manchester, face turned very

This would leave available what "I leant forward to the left where "I committed the theft because them.

Worcester, Blackpool, Torquay and otherwise would be their share of me: 'You do your best to look after the sounds come from, and I saw had no rice to eat," said Chan Tin,

other places; and all these visits, stores and fresh market produce, to my adopted mother."

A man's head Jyur, on a seat in the 32, unemployed, to Mr. R. Edwards He further stated, said Mr. Paling, "I then left him; on the following third rubicle.

mysterious "drug-running" bust-who live almost entirely upon foods. The prisoner was standing about at the Central Magistracy to-day in that highly placed police officials according to Grail, were an this supply the immediate steds thos witness-day I heard of his arrest.

pleading guilty to a charge of larceny were his confederates in that trame, ness.

which could not be stored for any four feet away and he was holding of 30 cattles of rice from on board When the profits failed to materialise A young man named Headlam met length of time, and for others who a chopper in his right hand.

the 8.5. Macau, which Was at the he obtained further mums by falsely Grail. "Blood was dripping to the noor Tung On Wharf.

PLEASE To Turn Pago 12. from the head.

It was said that at 8 am, on April "My friend Yeung left his seat and

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a watchman saw the defendant caught hold of the prisoner from leaving the wharf with two baskets behind.

containing rice. Questioned, defen- dant admitted having stolen the rice from some earge on one of the decks

The jury were Messrs. B. J. Lacon (foreman), R. Johnson, R. L. S. Webb, J. Wong, F. Sanchez, M. Carlo and Chan Kam-to.

Witness Sobs

Sobbing bitterly In the

to my brother, at the same time tell-screamed. Ing film of what Wong had said.

my brother's

"On hearing and he said to

box, Li Yun-young, brother of Li and In answer to Mr. Sheldon, witness a mechanic, said that sometime in said that the uncle who had been January last he received

a letter killed hind supported his brother from a fellow-villager, named Wong, until he was 14 years of age.

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"At this stage, there was a com- motion at my own table; on turning And I saw one of the women had fainted. Yeung let go of the prison- er and went to assist the woman.

"Eat On. Drink On!"

Excuse For Theft On Ship In Harbour

of the Macau,

Chan was bound' over in'$20 for a усаг.

"As I was leaving the restaurant, ¦--

I heard the prisoner cay: 'Don't be

My Family Killed

pretending he required the money to bribe the police.

From 1930 to 1933 Grall owned a ¦ uest house, at Eastington, Glouces- tershire, and met Major Andrew Douglas Gordon, a retired offleer of the Indian Army.

Grall told him he had been em- ployed

In the Chinese Customs, had been dealing in Chinese silver and drugs, and making huge profits, Eventually Major Gordon gave him Grall

Yu Kwok-ching and Chan Yuk- £100 to invest in his scheme. afrald. Eat on, drink on. Nothing lan, the women in the party, gave said he would double it in a fort-

corroborative evidence. The former

to do with you!

"Before the sounds of chopping added that she heard the assailant night by dealing in herein. did not hear any unusual poise, nor say: "You people need not be afraid.

see anyone struggling. If the man Go cating. I am only taking.

in the third cubicle had left his scat revenge. My whole family has been

Was

raped." with

Dope Business

Outlining other cases of alleged and struggled with someone I would killed and my sister-in-law has been fraud Mr. Paling sold that Mr. J. have noticed it."

Copeland, formerly a kaulage con Young. Slu-ki, who

Wong Kan, a bill-writer of the tractor, of Gloucester, met Grail at Laurenciano, sald that when he looke-restaurant, said that when he hoard Eastington in 1931. Grall told himm ed up on hearing o woman scream a woman's cry he turned round and he was in the dope business," and he saw a man repeatedly chopping saw a customer holding Li, He saw another. The assallont

was

only blood in the third cubicle and was so naked him to give £100, saying he about two paces away from him frightened that he ran to the door, was in a position to return £200 and he got up and snatched the where he tainted.

went

on

the

Grofl

superintendent,

a week,

chopper away,

In answer to Mr. Sheldon, witness While aloying at an hotel at Avon- #I told him,"

witness, paid there was a mah-jongg game go-ense, in which he found two, toffee mouth Mr. Copeland opened in suit- "not to run or move and not to choping on in the cockloft, creating contins with the lds soldered on. again.

siderable noise. "He repiled, My family has been Pang Tso-chal, manager of the toid him they contained £1,200 worth killed at my sister-in-law has been restaurant, said that defendant linda of cocaine, raped.

$75, share in the businesses At Burnley they w went to the polleu "He did not offer any resistance worked there as walter at $2 a superintendent's office. There Mr.

Copeland saw when I snatched the chopper away month.

On the night in question, he was Mr.

handed £5 to from him. He was wearing white.

fokly,"

cubicle when he heard a woman'a

The superintendent had in fact Before the sounds of chopping cry. He immediately got up and saw stayed at Grall's guest house and witness continued, he did not hear a customer lying on a seat inside the Grail had asked him for a loan of anything unusual, though previously third cubicle. Li was standing about £5. That was the £ referred to, he had seen walking up and down, three feet away but witness did not Mr. Percival had no knowledge of attending to turtomers. Li appeared notice If he had anything in his hand. dope running, and landmily he was absolutely normal.

The caso la proceeding.

fused by Grali in als partiular.

and I thought he was one of the eating with two friends in the first Poster, who.........

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