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after which he went to bed and was soon asleep, Mrs. CRAIK following some time later. After being in bed some little time Mrs. CRAIK heared a noise downstairs. She awoke her husband who at the time took but little notice of the noise. The noise was again heard and Mr. CRAIK got up and lit a caridle and went downstairs to investigate, when he was met at the foot of the stairs in the hall by a Chinaman who slashed at him with a knife causing fear- ful injuries, in addition to a wound in the throat which was the cause of his death. When assistance arrived the body was found in the ball and the murderer had escaped. The motive for the crime is not known. No arrest.
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4. On the 8th of January an unknown Chinese child age about 6 weeks was found abandoned on the foreshore at Tai Kok Tsui. It was removed to the Government Civil Hospital where it died the same day. No arrest.
On the 26th of March NG KING age 31 years a coolie employed in the Quarry Bay Shipyard died in the yard the result of a kick given by an Indian watchman named HARBAJ RAI who was arrested and convicted at the Criminal Sessions and sentenced to 3 months hard labour.
On the 29th of April the body of KWONG CHEUNG, age 40, a carpenter was removed to the Mortuary from the 3rd floor of No. 33 Queen's Road Central. He had been struck on the head with a piece of wood by a man named CHAN KING and died of the injury so inflicted. CHAN KING was convicted at the Criminal Sessions and sentenced to one year hard labour.
On the 4th of May MAK KWAI age 33 years a coal coolie employed on a coal junk in Yaumati Harbour died on the junk, the cause of death being a ruptured spleen. Deceased had a quarrel with two others named FUNG KAI SING and CHEUNG SHUI who beat him and caused his death. Both men
were convicted at the Criminal Sessions and sentenced
to 6 months hard labour.
On the 16th of April CHAN YEUNG age 45 years farmer residing in So Kun Wat village in the Un Long District was assaulted by one LI SANG who resided in the same village. CHAN YEUNG died on the 3rd of May from his injuries. LI SANG was arrested, tried at the Criminal Sessions and acquitted.
On the 23rd May a Dock launch collided with and capsized a rowing boat, the crew of which were precipitated into the Harbour with the result that one person lost her life. The coxswain of the launch was arrested but discharged by the Magistrate.
On the 18th of June at sea a coolie named TSING MING age 27 a passenger on board the S. S. Indravelli returning from South Africa had a quarrel with another coolie. The former stabbed the latter, who died from his injuries. TSING MING was convicted at the Criminal Sessions and sentenced to 7 years hard labour.
On the 23rd of June while a licensed fishing junk was riding at anchor on the East side of Stonecutters Island, a firewood junk under sail collided with the fishing junk, the impact caused a man named NGAN SHUN to fall overboard from the fishing junk and he was drowned. The master of the firewood junk was arrested but acquitted at the Criminal Sessions.
On the 1st of August TSANG FAT age 23 coolie was removed to the Government Civil Hospital suffering from injuries of which he died the same day, the cause of death being a ruptured spleen caused by two men, who, he said assaulted him. The two men were arrested and discharged by the Police Magistrate.
On the 16th of August the body of LAM SHUN age 25 years was removed to the Public Mortuary from To KWA WAN, the cause of death being a ruptured spleen caused by a number of men who caught deceased stealing and beat him. Three men were arrested and com- mitted for trial at the Criminal Sessions but the case was dropped, no indictment being filed.
On the 5th of August SIU KIr a boatman employed on licensed junk S. 584 H. reported that while the junk was at anchor in Deep Bay on the 2nd of August, the crew mutinied and took charge of the junk. While below he heard shouts of save life, he went on deck and found that the master Siu Wat, his wife, and son were missing. The junk was then sailing