1939-05-30 — Page 3

Tuesday,

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

May 30 1939

Lover Accused Of Trying To Stage Murder

"Advertised One Hour Job For Clever Man"

'Invisible' Eye

Glasses

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

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:.

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Mr. K. Clifford Hall, of New -Cavendish-street, one ni the few

and solicit, encourage,

was made for arrangement consulting opticians in this country endeavour to persuade Caleb Green Insp. Summers (mentioned in the who has made a serious study of this anti Percy Summers to murder Her-charge) to act the part of the friend novel method of currecting and aid-bert Edward Victor Finch, a subject of Green, and together they met ing natural vision recently returned of his Majesty."

Dass on Ealing Common on April from the United States,

His address was given as Harting- 30.

The lenses are made of blown orton-road, Chiswick. ground glass, or of plastic material- which is the latest development and they are shaped to fit inside the cyelids on to the eyeball, so that they cannot be noticed by the naked eye at a foot distance.

In thickness they are no more than 1-200th part of an inch, and once a wearer gels used to welt-fitted lenses they can be worn without incon- venience for hours,

AID TO FILM STARS While he admits that the price- they cast about £20 a pair-militates against their popularily, Mr. Hall belleves they are sure to come into more general te because they not only enable a webrer to cuntinue to they have advan- look norinal, but Lages denied to ordinary spectacles. He also claimed that they can be worn much longer than ordinary lenses without having to be changed, because they automatically correct Astigmatism.

He pointed out, too, that they do not steum, break, or fall off.

"They have been invaluable to many Blm stars with very light-blue eyes, which do not fimjät all well,' he said.

The chief difficulty for the optician is in the fiting of the lenses, because the "invisible" cye must not touch the pupil.

University Cat

On Salary

BURLINGTON, Vt.-"Nipper," the big black cat that guards the green- houses at the University of Vermont, keeping them free of vermin, Is list-

Mr. E. Clayton, prosecuting, sald that on March 3 Dass put the follow- ing advertisement in a local puper- ❝WANTED, a clever man, with Wear if possible, to ucl as detective. One hour's job for very clever person."

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

"TO BLOW HIM UP"

Dass called at Green's address in Mit Hill-road, Acton, and said that the job he was advertising was very risky one, and likely to entall some danger.

Dass then sald that there was a man carrying on with his friend's wife and he wanted him murdered.

te then discussed with Green the best way to dispose of the man, and suggested that it would be to blow

lam up with a bomb.

"ASKED IF HE WERE IN THE. I.R.A."

Bass said that the man had to be killed by Thursday, May 4.. Green) was to receive the sum of £60 down and later another sum which' was not speelfied,

Insp. Summers was introduced to pass, who was in a car, and he gave them a detailed description of the man he wanted murdered.

DETECTIVE'S POSE

Dass gave the man's address as Woodlands, Chorville-lane, Hilling. don Heath, Uxbridge, and gave a plan to Inspector Summers of how to get there.

It was arranged that the Inspector should go and see the lay of the lone and other discussions took place with regard to the bomb and the best way to get rid of the man.

Dass

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Duas told him that he must "absolutely certain about the job und : to be certain to make no mistakes."

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

Green.

"It was later learned," said Mr. Clayton, "that the reason wanted this man murdered that they were both in love with the same giri, a Miss Landgraf?! Until Mr. Finch-the man wanted murdered-arrived on

terms scene Duss was on friendly will her.

DETECTIVE DID NOT WANT TO 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

"Io mentioned that Finch, whom he

the

Finch, according to a statement he He used Green if he knew any-made, met Miss Landgraf in July, thing about bombs, and Green re- 1938, when Duss had gone back to plled "Yes."

Indle.

He also asked Green if he were a member of the L.R.A., and he replied "No."

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

Dass stated that he did not want

the inan to be shot and asked Green to get a friend to help him.

INFORMED THE POLICE

A meeting was arranged for April 30. but in the meantime Green,

ed monthly on the official requisition] realising the type of mbys Dass was,

for a $10-a-year solory.

Informed the police.

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

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

On one occasion, apparently, he followed Finch in his car along the Grest West-road. Finch would not give up seeing the girl, and that was the reason that Dass wanted to get rid of him in this way.

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ho referred to as the mechanie, has Finch been threatened personally lived at a lonely house in the by Dass ?-1 am not certain, but I country and went home at the think Dass has been down to Finch's house and used threats to him. He same time every night in his car has not made threats in any letters 1 Questioned by Mr. Reginald' John- son who defended, Mr. Green said: know of.

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"I thought accused was danger- ous, but did not take steps to have someone else in the room when he first called on me.

not afraid of him; I thought he was quite serious. He inquired it I had a gun but did not want the man shot."

Mr. Green added that Dess did not give him his name and address when he left the house, and he [Green} did not know who he was.

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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Edward Herbert Victor Finch,

Uxbridge, of Chorville-lane, mechanie at a garage in Byfleet- road, Addlestone, Surrey, said that he had been walking out with Miss Landgraf since meeting her in July last.

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

"TOLD ME TO LEAVE GIRL ALONE”

address." said Finch, and said that "He come round to my business

Miss Landgraf was his wife. asked me to leave her alone.

He

DETECTIVE IN BOX

"I told him she was not his wife, Detective-Inspector Percy Summers but he kept on saying that she was. suit that Dass told her that Finch Eventually he went away after teli- went home about 0 o'clock each even- ing me all sorts of stories about her. ing and then went out with his "I spoke to Miss Landgraf, and in He also described Finch us "Young, went on seeing her. He came down consequence of what she said I still about 25, tall, thin and good looking",

friend's wife,

and added that he lived with his again in September about the same

mother and father.

The Inspector said that Dass also warned him that there would be a big inquiry and.It would be in all the papers.

matter:"

"GIRL MET BOTH"

Replying to Mr, Johnson, Finch said that. Dass had not threatened him directly.

Asked if he were seeing Miss Landgraf during the same perlod as Dass, Finch replied: "That is right,"

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

Mr. Johnson: From September Replying to Mr. Johnson, the in- until to-day, you have not been speeler said that he really con- afraid of Duss, have you?—I have' sidered Dass to be dangerous on been. April 30.

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

"WAS GIVEN CAR 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 17- Nothing at all.

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

REQUEST FOR BAIL REJECTED

Mr. Johnsen said that bull would: materially benefit the defence. The police had Dass's passport, and in those circumstances it could be taken- for granted that he would not leave the country.

Inspeolor

Did you think that it was a case of a ma

a man who should undergo 0 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, talked to Diss. The Bench refused ball and re-j and he talked to me in the same way. I monded Dass in custody.

Summers, opposing bail, said: "The winesses fear that some badlly harm will be done to them by Dass or by his friends."

Soldiers To Serve Less Time Abroad

TWO new Army reforma, designed p 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.

It now proposed that warrant officers, N.C.Ö.s and men will spend four years abroad "Instead "of six os hillierto.

was

dis-

To-day recruiting hos Improved sufficiently to enable the reductions to be made.

AFTER 21 YEARS

In order to enable more soldiers The Army Council. It is stated, to make the Army a career and to have always considered a reduction at establishments experimental men- in the length of time spent by the sures have been taken to enable soldier on foreign service, in India Regular Army reservists to rojoin

to be the colours. and ather oversens stations, necessary in the best interesis of the Ragular Army,

HINDERED RECRUITING

A soldier now serving on his cur- rent engagement and in his last year of colour service will have an op- portunity to complete 21 years' ser- Formerly the soldier had to com-vico and thereby become eligible for plete six years' foreign service be-a pension. fore he was entitled to apply

Men on vocational training will extend their transfer to the home establishment. also be permitted to Owing to the difficulties of drafting service.

for

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 affered the opportunity of home were naturally unpopular in rejoining to complete 12 years with the Army and, inoreover, had a very the Colourn unfavourable effect.

They will be allowed to re-engage, Recruits would not come because subject to efficiency and character, and the foreign tour was too long; but to completo 1 gents' service the tour could not be shortened thereby become eligible for, a pen-. without more, recruits. ·

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