WEDNESDAY, MARCH 15, 1922.
SHATIN SHOOTING.
`INQUIRY.CONTINUES,
FOURTH DAYS HEARING,
MORE CHINESE EVIDENCE
Further evidence by Chinese wit- news was heard this morning when the Shatin Shooting inquiry was resund before Mr. J. R. Wood and a jury of three. There were several Chinese spectators in the body of the
Court.
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The Crown Solicitor (Mj. G. H. Wakeman) appeared to represent the Government and Mr. WE L Shenton was present in the interests of the police officers concerned.
The house coole who gave evidence of identification yesterday was back in the witness box this morning,
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LOCLE' AND GENERAL,
One case of small poz, Chinese, and one of scarlet fever, British, were notified yesterday.
CORRESPONDENCE.
TENNE TOURNAMENT
UMPIRES
& Queen's Road Central Chinese To the Editor of the " China Mail."} shop. lost its shroff yesterday and $516 he had collected in its name.
The police seized 1,200 taels of opium in the water tank of the Macao steamer “Sui An” last night.
During the absence of Mr. W. S. Brown from the Colony, Mr. F. H Grappell will act as Secretary to the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Co., Ltd.
Important business is announced for the regular monthly meeting of the Hongkong branch of the Marine Engineers' Guild of China fred for Friday afternoon.
Inspector Willis who returned from Home by the "Nova" takes over the Yanmati police station. In- spector Brown leaves Tsamati for the Central Police Station.
In replying to quesï as put to hin by the Coroner the witness said that he left his employment on the evening of March 2 and next morning as he had heard that everyone else was going to Canton he went along to the Po Hing theatre and joined
Mr. Hu Ji Hsiang will deliver & them. There were about 2,000 lecture on "Chinese Life" to the domestic servants there and they all Reading Circle of the Helena May moved off together. When the shoot-Institute to-morrow, March 16, at ing happened at Shatia be was in the 10.30 am. All interested are invited. the rear part of the crowd. The deceased, Tam Shiu Pui; was in front He did not set the police or the soldiers before the shooting took place. He heard one shot and then one volley.
first
When you left your employment why did you go to Canten? I had
no money.
Would you get money in Canton § Yes I would get food and money there.
world Who
give you the food and money -There is Labour my native village in Canton and snybody in trouble will be re ceived there.
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Expecting a patient, Bard Street Chinese doctor ordered the door to be opened when a knock came about 11 am. yesterday. Three me mtered, and producing revolver, demanded the keys. When there were forthcoming they opened several boxes, stealing property worth $350.
eastern district, in the vicinity of The prevalence of plague in the
McGregor Street, was mentioned by the M.OH. (Dr, W. W. Pearse) at yesterday afternoon's meeting of the
THE CHINA MAILA
Sir-Would it not be possible for the Cricket Club to arrange for umpires to be available for the 5 various matches played in the Tournament? At present petitors who are not well-knowű ate forced to rely on umpires picked from the crowd, with lamentable results, sa willingness is not always hand in hand with capacity.
Yours, etc, SUFFERIE.
Hongkong, March 15.
BILLIARDS.
• CHAMPIONSHIP]TOURNEY.
At the V.B.C. last night, Lee Wing U played Wm. Smith and wan easily by 300 292. On the whole it waJ & vary poor exhibition of billards and too- one-sided to be interesting. Lee's highest break was 24, and Smith's 12
TO-DAY'S NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
MARINE ENGINEERS GUILD OF
CHINA.
Hongkong Branch.
THE Regular MONTHLY MEETING will be held as the Guild Offices, on FRIDAY, 17th March, 1999, st
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Important Business
W. J. STOKES,
Branch Secretary, Hongkong, March 16, 1932,
THE HONGKONG & KOWLOON WHARF & GODOWN CO., LTD,
DUR
URING my absence from the Colony HE FREDERICK HARRY CHAPNELL, will act as Secretary to the abore Company.
PUBLIC AUCTION,
THE Undersigned have received in- structions to well by Public ABG-- tion
By Order of the Board of Directors-TO
W. S. BROWN,
Secretary.
Hongkong, March 15, 1922,
NOTICE.
THURSDAY, March 16, 1991. commencing at 11. km.
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(for account of the concerned)
A Large Jusatity of Tobsoon DGATOS.
(all more or less damaged) Corman delivery,
· LAMMEBT BROJ., -Asctioneers.
Hongkong, March 15, 1927.
SECRETARIES OF CLUBS AND
OTHER INSTITUTIONS.
ALL preliminary notices of forth
coming meetings, lectures, and entertainments, sent for insertion in the news columns of the China Mail. are charged for at the rate of $1 each, [HE CONCERT is be given by MR.(as announced in May and June of HARRY ORE, st the CITY HALL fast year) providing that they do not on MONDAY, March 20th, has been occupy more than for lines. In mavoidably postponed till MONDAY, future if this space in exceeded they will be placed in the advirtising Hongkong March 15, 1932
columus at the prevailing rates.
Tonight E Guimaraes "meetz A.March 27th Lesch at 8.30, when a good game is promised. Hr. J. Rodger will referee.
To-morrow night WA Pitt will play L. A. Osmund, the runner-up of last year's tournament. This ge should be well worth watching.
LOCAL FOOTBALL.
REFEREES' RECOMMENDATIONS
UPHELD.
Association formed by Sanitary Board Dr. Pearse pointed Football Association was held at
When were you told this -On the
out that because no alternative ac commodation was available for the 100 odd people who would tem porarily be rendered homeless, it was
A full meeting of the Hongkong
Victoria Barracks yesterday evening. The minutes of the meeting held on March 7 having been read, it was decided that the whole minutes should
of confidence in the referees was then
28th I heard that somebody had gone i not possible to clase McGregor Street be deleted from the records. A vote to Canton and got food and lodging and the only thing to do was to try passed and the meeting upheld the Re- Why did you not go by train and make the cleansing especially fermes Board in its recommendation.
thorough. In this connection he
there.
had no money to pay the fare
Mr. Shenton: Yon knew it was necessary to get a pass to leave the Colony by train 1-Yes: it was very difficult to get a pass.
Where did you hear that people were going to Canton--A man told me in Queen's Road Central
Did he ask you to go?-He said that unless I went to Centon someone would molest me.
Who was the man?-I did not know
him.
asfe: the Chinese members of the Mair (Cint), Wong Pak-Cheung (South Board to help him by persuading China), and the 11 players of South people that disinfection was for their China "B" were suspended for the good and would not damage their rest of the season. The case of Grant ousehold possessions, it was pro- (Tamar) not having been dealt with Posed, he said, to do everything that by the Board the meeting decided erald be done short of declaring the that an enquiry should be held by the houses nofit for habitation and order-Board, and a report made to the ing them to be closed.
OPIUM RAID DEATH.
Did he say you would be looked WOMAN'S ATTEMPT TO ESCAPE after there Yes,
Did he tell you that there were other people going to Canton 1-Yes. Did he tell you that they would meet at the Po Hing theatre on the morning of March 3 ?—Yes.
Did he tell you that the Govern- ment might stop you?-He did not
tell me that.
Association in due course Mr. J: Rodger was elected to act as Hon Secretary of the Association and League until the animal general meet- ing, in place of Mr, Rail on, who is leaving for home this month. A vota of thanks was passed to the retiring The circumstances surrounding the Secretary for his work in connection death of a Chinese woman, wife of with the League. A vote of thanks seaman then on strike, who fell thirty was also passed to the Chairman, who feet from the verandah of a Tung Street is leaving for a holiday at the end of house during police raid the month. Mr. G. T. May was opis os the night of February unanimously re-elected Secretary of 17 were the subject of an enquiry the Referees Board, Mesa Newton this morning before Mr. B. E. Lindsell and Williams being re-elected mem-
Coroner. Senior Revenue bers. Officer Watt expressed the opinion
Are you a member of the House as Coolies Union-No.
a
A houseboy employed by Mr.that the woman attempted to climb During the strike Mr. D. M. Sorby of No. 2 Conduit Road, was from one verandah to another but Goodall, manager of the Wiseman called next. He said that at the slipped on the rails which were wet Cafe, had mine bakery workers actest- waterworks the crowd was asked to with rain. After hearing evidenced charges of leaving without wait as the Superintendent of Police the jury-Messrs. A. B. P. Darica laviui Lotice. The men were re- would not allow them to go on (foreman), J. McCubbin, and P. F. de leased provided they returned to work. After about ten minutes they all called Cruz. Frata-returned a verdict of This morning Mr. Goodall informed out "Go," "Go" and moved on. A accidental death. European moved his hand and
"You CAN
Magistrate Wood that the men had
worked well and, as a'reward he had
do OFFAL K NG'S WEDDING. paid them double wages during the
said
go, but not make 50 much Loise. Describing the occurrences at Shatin he said the crowd was held up for a while and they were all calling out "Go" He saw a European with a zevolver in hand give a signal to the Sepoys. Kone of them attacked the police. He did not hear any revolver shot. He was wounded and did not know what the rest of the crowd did after the firing The crowd were not waving hats or sticks."
How long did you expect it would take to get to Canton?" Someone sail that if we left at 5.30 am. we would get to Shumchun at noon What did you propose to do when you got to Shumchun-We were to take the train there for Canton
Why did you not take the train st Hongkong 1-Because we heard there was no train running.
43 HOUSES AND 100- MOTOR-CARS.
Despite the general poverty of pre- sent-day Turks, Stambul was the scene of an old-style Crossus-like wedding, on which £10,000. was spent.
The bridegroom, an Albanian Turk; made a big torture after the armistice by selling offal. He hired 43 houses for the wedding guests, who are being entertained sumptuously for a week
period of the strike. The Magistrate accordingly dismissed the charge.
TO-DAY'S ÁDVERTISEMENTS.
EX-ACTIVE SERVICE MEN'S ASSOCIATION.
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[ONGKONG HOTEL, SATURDAY, A hundred motor-cams and 300
18th March, at 8 pm. All ex- open carriages followed the bride's service men welcome. Tickets 83.50 closed and curtained carriage to obtainable Hongkong Hotel, Montrie & large school-building, which he had Co., and Michte & Co. Plass of tables rented and decorated for extravagant at Hongkong Hotel, an evening of
festivities.
Bach table provided for 300 guests and was loaded with Turkish. delicacies. The wedding presents,
Why did you think the train wit is said, were worth £6,000.. stopped-I do not know.
The Coroner interposed at this stage
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to tell Mr. Shenton that the jury had • Mr. Wakeman: There were several authorised him to state that they did other wounded men in hospital with not require any further cross-ex- amination on the point is to know you—Yes. ledge of breaking the law.
The Coroner (to witness): Did you! bar any police officer threaten that if the crowd moved forward the troops would fire ?--I did not hear
thats
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I suppose you have talked about this matter among yourselves -No..
The Court then rose for tiffin
A Chinese workman at the Matilda.} Hospital was called to give evidame after tifin. He told the Coroner that at Shatin he was, about 30 Similar evidence was given by a feet behind the front of the crowd. houseboy employed at the University. There were some amed Sepoys He stated that at Shatin's European
on both sides of the road. In front
afterwards shots were fired. After that
held up his hand and immediately of the crowd wars police officers, in- he sat down on the ground and cluding Mr. King who had a revolver. As soon as Mr. King raised his hand
stayed there. Before the shooting the Sepoys fired. The Fitness could the crowd ware calling out not say whether or not Mt. King spoke on Go on. He was omded. and they took him to the Kwong Wah to the crowd
hospitals
(Proceeding
Dinner.
ANY "OLE CLOE3" WILL DO! Hongkong, March 15, 1977.
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