1939-05-30 — Page 27

Tuesday,

HONGKONG, TELEGRAPH

May 30 1939,

Liboary, Sophone Couri

Lover Accused Of Trying To Stage Murder

"Advertised One Hour Job For

'Invisible' Eye

Glasses

A recent development in one of the newer scientific marvels, "invisible spectacles" is expect- ed to increase in Britnin the interest in contact lenses, their technical name, which has hitherto been lacking.

Mr. K. Clifford Hall, of New Cavendish-street, one of the few consulting opticians in this country who has made a serious study of this novel method of correcting and mid ing natural vision recently returned from the United States.

The lenses are made of blown or ground glass, or of plastic material— which is the latest development and

they are shaped to it inside the eyelids on to the eyeball, so that they cannot be noticed by the nice eye at a foot distance.

In thickness they are no more than 3-200th part of an inch, and once a wearer gels used to well-fitted lenses they can be worn without Incan venience for, hours,

AID TO FILM STARS While he admits that the price- they cost about £20 a pair-mitales against their popularity, Mr. Hull believes they are sure to come in more general use because they nut only enuble a wearer to continue to look normal, but they have advaȚI- Loges denied to ordinary spectacles. He also claimed that they can be wom much longer than ordinary lenses without having to be changed, because they automatically correct astigmatism.

He pointed out, too, that they do not steam, break, or fall air.

"They have been invaluable to many film stars with very light-blue eyes, which do not film at all well

he said.

Clever Man"

Rival Tells Of Fear

Love for a girl was stated at Ealing recently to have been the motive of Harl Bhajan Dass, 27-year-old man of colour, described as a British subject, who appeared, on remand, charged that he:,

"Did

solicit, encourage,

and

An arrangement was made for endeavour to persuade Caleb Green Insp. Summers (mentioned in the and Percy Summers to murder ller-charge) to net the part of the friend bert Edward Victor Finch, a subject of Green, and together they met Dass on Ealing Common on April of his Majesty,"

Ils address was given as Harting-30.. ton-road, Chiswick.

Mr. E. Clayton, proseculing, sald that on March 3 Dass put the follow- ing advertisement in a local paper:-)

WANTED, a clover mon, with!

"WANTED, Able to net as One hour's job for very clever person."

detective.

It was answered on March 4 by Caleb Green, but it was not until April 22 that he received a reply.

"TO BLOW HIM UP"

Dass wald that the man had to bei 'killed by Thursday, May 1. Green sum of £50 was to receive the down and later another sum which was not specified. Insp. Summers was introduced to

introhen ve

them n detalled description of the man he wanted murdered,

DETECTIVE'S POSE

Dass gave the man's address as Woodlands, Chorvilic-lane, Illing- don Heath, Uxbridge, and gave a plan to Inspector Summers of how to get Dass called at Green's address in

there, Mill Hill-road, Acton, and sold that

It was arranged that the Inspector the job he was advertising was should go and see the lay of the lane very risky one, and likely to entail and other discussions took place with regard to the bomb and the best way some danger.

to get rid of the man.

Dass then said that there was a man carrying on with his friend's wife and he wanted him murdered. ile then discussed with Green the best way to dispose of the man, and suggested that it would be to blow him up with a bomb.

"ASKED IF HE WERE IN THE LR.A."

It was later learned." sald Mr Dass Clayton. "that the reason wanted this man murdered wn.a that they were both in love with the same girl, a Miss Landgraf.”

he Until Mr. Finch-e man wanted murdered-arrived on the terms scene. Dagy was on friendly with her.

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Duss told him that he must "absolutely certain about the job and to be certain to make no mistakes."

"He described it as small job with some danger to myself," said Mr.

Green.

Finch, according to a statement he He asked Green If he knew any-made, met Miss Landgrat in July, son thing about bombs, and Green re-1938, when Duss had gone back to

Indin, plled "Yes."

He also asked Green If he were a

the "invisible" eye must not touch "ber of the LR.A., and he replied

The chief diflculty for the optician is in the Alting of the lenses, because

pupil.

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The way suggested of murdering the man was to put a bomb in his) garage and when he drove in with hls car he would be blown to bits.

Dass stated that he did not want)

to get a friend to help him.

FOLLOWED IN A CAR

When he returned Dass realised that Finch was going out with the girl and got in touch with him.

ali At an interview he tried in possible ways to prevent Finch from seeing her again.

DID NOT WANT

DETECTIVE LAUGH

At times in the conversation did you not want to laugh at what Dass was saying to you?-By no means.

During the whole of your Inquiries "He mentioned that Finch, whom has Finch beca threatened personally he referred to as the mechanie, by Dass 7-I am not certain, but I lived at a lonely house in the think Dass has been down to Finch's country and went home at the

know of.

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same time every night in his car."house and used threats to him. He has not made threats in any letters I Questioned by Mr. Reginald John- who defended, Mr. Green said: "1 thought necused

sed was danger ous, but did not take steps to have someone else in the room when Best called on me. was not afraid of him; I thought he was quite serious. He inquired if I had a gun but did not want the man shot,"

Edward Herbert Vlclor Finch, of Cherville-lane, Uxbridge. mechanic at he

garage in Byfleet- road, Addlestone, Surrey, said that he had been walking out with Miss | Landgraf since meeting her in July last.

Mr. Green added that Dass did not

On one occasion, apparently, he the man to be shot and asked Green followed Finch in his car along the give him his name and address when Great West-road. Finch would not he let the house, and he (Green) did give up seeing the girl, and that was not know who he was. the reason that Dass wanted to get rid of him in this way.

INFORMED THE POLICE

BURLINGTON, Vt.-"Nipper," the big black cat that guards the green- houses at the University of Vermont, keeping them tree of vermin, la 1st-30, but In

A meeting was arranged for April

the meantime Green.

ed monthly on the official requisition rentising the type of man Dass was,

for a $10-a-year salary,

informed the police.

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Dass never asked to see the bomb, Mr. Green mentioned that he made bombs in the war, and told Dass that the bomb to be used would be made. of nitro-glycerine.

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The first communication he had from Dass was when Dass phoned him about the end of August and asked to meet him.

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"He came round to my business address," said Finch, "and said that ' Miss Landgraf was his wife. asked me to leave her alone.

"I told him she was not his wife, Detective-Inspector Percy Summers but he kept on saying that she was. said that Dass told her that Finch Eventually he went away after tell- went home about 8 o'clock each evening me all sorts of stories about her. ing and then went .out with his

friend's wife.

mother and father.

"I spoke to Miss Landgraf, and in

He also described Finch as "Young, consequence of what she said I still about 25, tall, thin and good looking went on seeing her. He came down and added that he lived with his "gain in September about the same

matter."

"GIRL MET BOTH" The Inspector said that Dass also; warned him that there would be a Replying to Mr. Johnson, Finch big inquiry and it would be in all the said that Dnas had not threatened papers.-

-him-directly:

Dass then told him, "You will be paid in coin, no cheques nor notes. You must trust me and I must trust you."

Asked if he were seeing Miss Landgraf during the same period as Dass, Finch replied: "That is right” Mr. Johnson: From September Replying to Mr. Johnson, the in-until today, you have not been spector said that he really con- afraid of Dass, have you?—I have sidered Dass to be dangerous on been. April 30,

Mr. Johnson: Why did you not take his home and address then ?--I was posing as a conspirator and it would hardly have done.

"WAS GIVEN ÇAR NUMBER"

During the interviews you had with him was any mention made of Mr. Finch's name -No, but I had the number of his car and his address from Dass.

What have you done about it; Nothing at all.

Mr. Clayton said that there was one more witness, and the prosecu- tion's case would be concluded the following week,

REQUEST FOR BAIL REJECTED

Mr. Johnson said that ball would materially, benefit the defence. The police had Dass's passport, and in' those circumstances it could be taken. Did you think that it was a case for granted that he would not leave

of a man who should undergo of the country. medical examination?—No, I did not think his sanity could be questioned. Did you not question his intention when you heard what I am going to call this ridiculous story ?—I checked

up on Green's story, inked to Dhes.

Inspector Summers. opposing ball, said: "The witnesses fear that some bodily harm will be done to them by Dass or by his friends"

The Bench refused ball and re- and he talked to me in the same way. I manded Dasa in custody.

Soldiers To Serve Less Time Abroad

TWO new Army reforms, designedį In 1937 the practice of "holding" to reduce the length of foreign ser- men for an extra year

vice and to make the Army a career continued. with pension, were announced re-!

cently by the War Office.

was dis-

To-day recruiting has Improved sumelenity to enable the reductions

It is now proposed that warrant to be made. officers, N.C.Ö.s ̄and-men-will-spend' four years abroad Instead of six as hitherto,

AFTER 21 YEARS

In order to enable more soldiers stated, to make the Army a carcer and to The Army Council, is have always considered a reduction fill establishments experimental men- in the length of Ume spent by the sures have been taken -to enable soldier on foreign service, in India Regular Army reservists to rejoin and other overseas stations, to bo the colours. necessary in the best interests of the Regular Army,

HINDERED RECRUITING

A soldier now cerving on his cür- rent engagement and in his last year of colour service wit have an op- portunity to complets 21 years' ser- Formerly the coldler had to com-vice and thereby become eligible for plete six years' foreign service be-a pension.. fore he was entitled to apply for Men an vegational training will transfer to the home establishment also be permitted to extend their Owing to the dimeulties of drafting service,

this period could be, and often-was- Regular Army reservists with a extended up to another year..

character of not less than "Good" Such long periods spent away from have been offered the opportunity of home were naturally, unpopular in refolning to complete 12 years with the Army and, moreover, had a very the Colours.

unfavourable effect;on-recruiting------ They will be allowed to re-engage, Recruits would not come because subject to efficiency and character. the foreign tour was too long; but to complete 21 years service and the tour could not be shortened thereby become eligible for n pen... without moro- ratrulla,

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