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Monday,

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

August 14, 1939.

Man In Gun Incident Plans

To Write To Duchess

Depreciation Of

Chinese Currency

London.

A number of questions were asked

in Parliament recently regarding the

LEDWEDGE VINCENT] LAWLOR, forty-four-year-

old New Zealander, who fired LATE NEWS

a bullet from a sawn-down German .22 rifle, near a car depreciation of Chinese Cute Chan-was driving, in B. grave- in which the Duchess of Kent

Mr. G. Strauss asked cellor of the Exchequer

the nature of

what was

the representations Square, S.W., was bound over the Treasury to

bank at the Old Bailey for twelve whose headquarters are in

made by the

London

int whose branch at Shanghal was months. co-operating with the Japanese auf- thorities in weakening the Chinese Exchange Fund, of which

But Mr. Justice Illbery made

His a condition that Lawlor must Majesty's Government has guaranteed return to Australia within a £5,000,0007

The Chancellor of the Exchequer month, otherwise he would be

sent to jail.

(Sir John Simon): No such repro- sentations have been made by the

Treasury: Does that mean that

Mr.

'ILL. SETTL EDOWN'

Lawlor, bald-headed; stocky

no approach at all has been made labourer. pleaded guilty to

two

by the Treasury to the Bunk of charges of possesnitt a frearia and Shanghait

ammunition with Intent to serious injury to property.

Sir J. Simon: My answer means just what it says. I was asked whe- ther representations had been made

'Illino

His plea of not guilty to possessing

by the Treasury, and the answer is a firearm and ammunition with intent "No,"

Mr. Bellenger asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether he has noted the further depreciation in the exchange value of the Chinese dollar

the whether

resources

rency Stabilis Fund

to endanger life was accepted.

He left the court with Mr. George Neve, the probation officer at the made for him to stay at an hostel for lar Old Bailey. Arrangements will be of the

have men until a ship can be found to

take him back to Australia.

now been

sted? Sir J. Simon! The hon. Member will, I think, appreciate that secrecy must be observed in regard to the current position of the Chinese Cut- rency Stabilisation Fund, just as in the case of our own or other exchange equalisation funds.

Lawlor intends to write a letter to the Duchess of Kent, apologising for the trouble he has caused. He sold: "As soon as I am Bxed up with a bout I shall work my passage to Melbourne. I want to settle down: There and start again in a small way, buying and selling land."

Divisional Detective Inspector Henry Hayward Lawler had had a successful estate agents business in Australia.

the fold

court

Mr. Bellenger: Is the right hon. Gentleman aware that there is no secrecy about the fact that the Chin- ese dollar has depreciated by some thing like 50 per cent. since he ask- ed this House to vote

vote British tax- money payers

to keep that dollar, sable? Are we to assume that 15 Majesty's Government. Intend to. In 1032 he was sent to a mental allow the Chinese dollar to find its home. He escaped, but was caught and was inally discharged in March own ecoomic lever

1937.

Sir J. Simon: On the last point, I ean, add nothing to the answer I gave to the boù. Member's question on 1 July.

Noci-Baker: Can the right, bon, Gentleman assure us that the Government still-regard it as in the British interest that the exchange value of the Chinese dollar should

maintained? Sir J, Simon:

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I understand from reports," uld the inspector, "that Lawlor had delusions that his neighbours were talking about him, mimick- ing him, and controlling his -thoughts. He imagined women

were in love with him.

"He claimed to be a descendant of the Viki

and said he was of the Blac

and that the inner man I do not think I can tells me I am a duke.” add to my previous answer, which ;' Before Lawlor left the dock, Mr. was that no further acction is under discussion at the present time.

Justier Hibory said: "You did a Mr. G. Strauss: Is it the policy of

foolish act which might have been a highly

and which dangerous act, Government that the Hix Majesty's standard of the Chinese dollar shout might have resulted in your going to

penal servitude for a long period, Sir J. Simon: I do not think that that was the question on the Paper, and it hardly arises out of the sup plementary questions that have been asked.

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Mr. Arthur Greenwood: Arising out of what the right hon. Gentic- man said a moment ago, that Do further action is intended, may ask whether, in view of the fact that there has been this depreciation, and that it appeared to be the policy of His Majesty's Government to main- tain the standard of the Chinese

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Mr. Kennedy asked the President of the Board of Trado whether he has observed the record fall in the United Kingdom trade with China during the flest six months of this year,

attributable to the Japanese

capture and isolation of Canton and Kongmun and other Chinese ports; and whether any action is being taken The Hague, Aug. 12.

10 counteract the effect of the Japan- Within 48 hours of the discoveryese. occupation? of the body of a murdered woman in Mr. Stanley: I am aware that the

crime.

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