The Archive · 1938

Duke and Duchess of Windsor at Thanksgiving

The Duke and Duchess of Windsor who attended the Thanksgiving service at the American Church im Paris leaving the Church after the service Charged with murder Hsu Kwanchuan was sentenced to 14 years' imprisonment yesterday by the First Special District /Court in connection with the fatal chopping with an axe of a male relative of his go-between just before his marriage to a widow. The crime was committed on Novem-her 2: Hsu was also sentenced tó say $3,840 to the: widow of the deceased.

The murder was committed in Robison Road where Hsu was to have married a Mrs, Chen who fled to Shanghai some months ago from Wusih as a refugee following the death of her husband. Having accepted the marriage proposal from Hsu, she asked for a wedding gilt. They disagreed on some points as to the quality of the gift end the sum of money to be spent. In a quarrel the woman is alleged to have boxed Hsu's ear.

Hsu blamed Chien Chian-ching, one of the go-betweens for the trouble and after gathering about him several friends he went to Chien's home to start another brawl în which Chien's relative Wang Shan-dai was fatally chopped with 3n axe. The police are still looking for Hsu's accomplices. For the arrest of Hsu the credit goes to officers attached to the Pootoo Road Police Station.

In order to encourage the export of native goods the Chinese government is now reported to be drafting a set of regulations governing the exemption of the export tax on goods that usually enjoy a good market in foreign countries.

The Government is pushing the sale of native goods in foreign countries in order to obtain foreign goods necessary for developing domestic industries. As a preliminary step towards carrying out the scheme important goods tobe exported have been brought under the control of official firms. Wood oil and tea half into this category, it is stated.

The Native Goods Examination Committee has been formed by the Government for the purpose of improving the quantity of them and of distinguishing them from Japanese goods. Native goods must be certified before they can be sold in the interior.

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