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Further evidence was given be- fore the Chief Justice, Sir Henry Central Magistracy this morning, a Chinese.
Before Major C. Willson at the The Gollan at the Criminal Sessions this Chinese was charged with being the nection morning in the case in which Sandi member of a triad society-the Yee in Khan a chauffeur is being. tried for Hing Kongai,
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with two robberies Kowloon оп October 28 within five hours of each other;
manslaughter, following the death The accused (Chow Fung) ad-was concluded this morning before of a girl after being knocked down mitted the charge, but said that he Mr. Justice Wood at the Criminal at West Point, it is alleged, by the was forced to enter the society by Sessions. One got five years and
friend. car driven by the prisoner. Mr. Somerset Fitzroy is prosecuting for of the Secretariat for Chinese
Detective Sub-Inspector Andrews ment
the other three years' imprison- the Crown and Mr. d'Almada e Affairs said that the police con-have posed na' the friends of the The prisoners were alleged to Castro, Jnr., is defending..
sidered the case a serious one. The woman they caused to be robbed CURTAIN NETS d'Almas, jnr., said that he found in the famous Yee Hing Kongsi charge preferred against them was A police witness, in, reply to Mr. accused was evidently, an official and robbed themselves. The first the girl outside No. five godown at triad society.
that on October 28 they, together The Inspector produced the newith others, robbed the complain. the West Point wharves. He also
cused's membership badge which found pieces of glass, two being in showed that he was affiliated with ant of 336 in money, five bangles, the gutter and two on the road.
and the Chinese Free Sub-Inspector C. F. Alexander, in America, which was a branch lodge charge was that the prisoners, un- one gold ring in Tai Nami Masona of
Street at Shamshuipo. The second chargo of the traffic department of the Yee Hing Kongsi, which had aided by others, robbed the same stated that he visited the scene of its origin in Singapore. the accident and found a pool of blood some 18 feet from the kerb.
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woman at four o'clock on the same Then producing a white, fan with morning at Hunghom. This Recond The road at that spot was 60 feet Black Chinese characters and red soners were taking the woman to robbery occurred when the pri said that the fan showed that the find the first robbers. smudges on it, Inspector Andrews accused was an instructor in the
wide. He examined a certain lamp post nearby but did not find any thing unusual-en-it
This morning the first prisoner scoiety, commonly called a "white denied all knowledge of the affair, In reply to Mr. d'Almada, jnr., fan."
and alleged that the complainant witness said that the prisoner was In support of this contention the bad a grudge against him. He wall known to him (witness) and inspector referred the Magistrate, stated that the police forced him had held a licence for the past six to pages 41 and 42 of Stanton's to admit that he had committed the or seven years. There was no re-work which the Inspector said was offences. In fact he did not know cord of a previous accident. His re-recognised under the Magistrates' the complainant at all. cord was not clear but it was good societies.
Ordinance as an authority on trind The second prisoner, a woman, considering the period for which he The next exhibit produced was alleve that a woman would join with said "does anyone in the world be had been driving.
ritual book with diagrams and char-robbers." She admitted that she Answering Mr. Fitzroy witness acters which the Inspector said was had known the complainant for said that in 1925 the prisoner was not understandable to the ordinary seven cautioned by the Deputy C.S.P. for Chinese outside the society.
or eight years, but the The charges were entirely the Inven- reckless driving. In August this same thing aplied to the characters tion of the complainant..
year he was fined $10 for negligent on the white fan, the red marks on driving in Connaught Road Central. stains.
which the Inspector said were blaad
Peach Wood.
PIRATES HANGED.
After his Lordship had summed up the jury retired for about ten Sub-Inspector Mason gave detalls
minutes. When they returned they of having examined the car after the accident, and went on to give spector included a 'chop" bearing to five years hard labour and the
Other things produced by the In-brought in a verdict of "guilty"
The first prisoner was sentenced parties in China. The official an- details of damage that the car had the sun and moon emblem of the second to three years' hard labour. swer to that suggestion was only opinion that some of the damage with chicken blood used figurative- sustained. He gave it as his society, a wooden dagger stained such as could be anticipated. Sir could have been caused by the car ly to cut off a chicken's head at the Austen Chamberlain stated that striking a soft heavy body.
initiation ceremony, a red "ticket" the Government was constantly Replying to Mr. d'Almade, jnr., top hem of the, accused's trousers, which was found tucked inside the communicating with the Govern- damage could also have been caused purpose of the latter two exhibits witness agreed that some of the and a chunk of peach wood. The ments if the United States and through the vehicle striking some-the Inspector confessed that he did Japan on all matters concerning thing hard, especially if it was be-not know, as he had been unable to their joint interests in China. ing driven slowly,
find any reference to them in Stan- Whilst the British Government.
ton's work. was anxious to take any proper action within its power which might assist in the restoration of peace in China, he did not see any reason at present to believe that ARGUMENTS FOR DEFENCE chamois leather with the impres-three condemned men paid the ex-
The case is proceeding.
MOTOR HORNS.
VALID.
MAGISTRATE & SOLICITOR.
THREE MORE PAY THE PENALTY TO-DAY.
"IRENE" INCIDENT CLOSED.
A Red Sash. Continuing, the Inspector said. that the police strongly suspected of the seven condemned "Irene" Following the execution of four that the accused was a "Red," as amongst his things was found a red pirates yesterday morning, the final chapter in the drama was closed Besides this there was a piece of
this morning when the remaining
sash.
sion of a pair of goggles (also pro-treme penalty on the scaffold in duced) which the Inspector sug the Victoria Jall. gested were used to cover the ac- this morning were Chan Hi, Tae The three men who were hanged. cused's face at the Initiation' cero-
the step suggested by the Labour member would contribute to the attainment of this end. The sug- gestion, of course, is no new one. It has been advanced many times during the last few years not in which a motor car driver, de- Yee Hing Kongsi,
mony, and two red silk sashes with Wah and Chan Sing.
Chan Hi and Tse Wah went to the same mysterious characters.on Mr. R. E. Lindsell this morn-them. These the Inspector Bald their death at 4.45 a.m., and were ing gave his decision in the case were only worn by officials of the followed by Chan Sing at 5.15.
Like their four confederates all
only in Britain but in China as summoned. by Traffic Sergeant | Magistrate, the Inspector said that ing bore up well on the scaffold fended by Mr. Horace Lo, was Replying to a question by the the three men hanged this morn- well. But it has always had to Hopkin for blowing his horn an- the accused arrived here last Fri- and were swiftly despatched. No be discarded as impracticable. So necessarily. long as so many difference fac-
day and on Saturday he attempted statement was made by any of the His Worship said that he had to escape by jumping out of the men prior to being hanged. Lions exist, each having as its ob-come to the conclusion that Mr. window of the Inspector's room in Later in the morning the usual ANNING.-On November 2, 1927, jective the subjugation of all the were in the main valid, namely,
Lo's arguments for the defence the S.C.A.'s office. The accused post mortem examinations. were
had been in hospital since. at Harrogate, England, to others, it would be extremely im- that the actual name of the defen- was carrying when arrested, the to-day the final scene was enacted held by Dr. Alexander Cannon in The small grip which the accused the Prison mortuary, and at noon Dorothy, wife of Dr. C. C. P. Anning, a daughter.
politic for any outside Power or dant must be entered in the sum-Inspector said, did not contain any when Mr. R. E. Lindsell in his BOXER-On Tuesday, December Powers to seek to act the part of summon the "driver" of a certain thing found in it besides the held a formal inquiry into the mons, it would not do to merely personal belongings, the only other capacity as Coroner and a jury 13, 1927, at Hong Kong, to Mr. mediator. Such action would car. However, if a person an- things exhibited in Court was some death of the last three condemned and Mrs. S. V. Boxer, of Lon certainly be liable to miscon-swered a summons as the driver money don Mission, a son. CHADDERTON-On December 16, struction and misrepresentation the Court had jurisdiction to try the accused, the Magistrate passed jury yesterday afternoon on the
pirates.. or the person pointed out, then Having ascertained that there and, far from helping, might only that person on the summons.
As was the case in the inquiry was nothing known locally against held by Major C. Willson and a hinder the ultimate settlement by
sentence Mr. Lo said that he was not in labour, and ordered the confiscation was returned. the Chinese of their own inter- Court to answer the charge on of the regalia.
six months' hard first four men, the usual verdict behalf of. the driver, but was necine quarrels.
watching the case in the interest of the driver.
1927, at Shanghai, to Mr. and Mrs. Norman Chadderton, 8 daughter. TAYLOR-On December 14, 1927, at Shanghai; to Mr. and Mrs. T. Taylor, a daughter.
MOORE
MARRIAGE.
- GREENHILL. On December 15, 1927, at Holy Trinity Cathedral, Shanghai, Alexander Moore, eldest son of
∙of.
Another question referred to in the House of Commons yesterday was the surrender of the leases in the various Concessions as a gift to the present lot holders. The Mr. Lo then drew his Worship's statement made by Sir Austen attention to his Worship's remark Mrs. H, Moore and the late Obamberlain added little to what effect that he (Counsel) was mak In the course of the case to the was 'contained in the White Paper ing a wild statement when he issued last week. Ever optimistic said that he knew for a fact that in England this sort of thing (the
The Magistrate decided that in RUBBER INDUSTRY. ance, and therefore the case could that case there was no appear- not.proceed further,
Moore; of Dundee, Scotland, to Miss, Betty Ann Greenhill, eldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Greenhill, of White- well, Forfar, Scotland.
DEATHS.
„„ COMPANIES.
AMALGAMATION OF BIG
POLICY PRAISED.
London, Yesterday
CORRESPONDENCE.
"AS OTHERS SEE US."
[To the Editor of the “China Mail.”)., Sir, I enclose herewith $1 (one dollar) 88 a contribu tion to a fund to provide
a thorough mental examina¬ Meeting of shareholders approv- tion of yourself "Ur Ana Thir," his
as to the position of the British in issuing of a summons without the ed of the proposals for the amalga observant friend and the two Indi- China, he is sanguine that the actual name of the defendant)ation of rubber companiesmen-viduals whose letters on the subject change is not likely to prove de- was never done. Mr. Lo said that
on December 12...... he had since read up the latest at a meeting of the Amalgamated
Mr. James Fairbairn, presiding I trust that your readers will come appear. In this afternoon's paper.
BLAIR-On December 16, 1027, at Shanghai, following an opera- tion, Minnie Blair, aged 62. KELLEY On December 14, 1927, at South Orange, NJ, Thi Rev. William C. Kelley, D.D., Editor for many years of the "Mothodist Review."
Hong Kong, Dec. 21, 1927, ed by Comrade Eugene Chen Mr. La., submitted these in-
[Many thanks for the dollar, and Sun Fo as weakness, with the instances in support of his state-atated:One of the biggest rubber purchasing a tin of tobacco. Edi- LA London cable of December 12 which will go a long way towards Hong Kong, Thursday, Dec. 22, 1927. time in breaking every article of something on that point. Amalgamated Rubber and General
natural result that they lost no justice to him (Mr. Lo) to say lasta be: formed by merging the tor, China Mail."]---
ment, and invited his Worship in producing companies in the world
the future, The lesson of Han- the point and he had found in he was hopeful that the amalgama contributions to enable this ex trimental to British" interests in addition to the Law Library on Rubber and General Estates, said forward in sufficient numbers with kow has been lost on him. That every case nothing but confirmation would thoroughly demonstrate amination speedily to take place. was proclaimed as a splendid ges- had not come across a single case hoped that within the next few tion of hie statement. In fact, he the soundness of the policy and
Yours, etc. ture of British friendship with amongst those reported in which months he would see many amalgar
"HONG KONG FOOT." China, but was instantly constru no name was quoted.
mations on accomplished fact Reuter, ARAYANA
COMMONS AND CHINA.
the famous O'Malley-Chen Agree Mr. Lindsell said that he would Estates and, the Amalgamated Rub ment respecting the future of accept Mr. Lo's statement, as cor- her Development Company Into the rect but at the time, as Mr. Lo United Serdang "Sumatra Rübber Hankow The rendition of the was speaking with a book, he (Mr. Plantations, the latter Increasing Yesterday appears to have been Concession was made at the Lindsell) concluded that Mr. Lo £1,500,000. The planted acreage up capital from $1,000,000 to a field day in the House of Com- wrong time, just as the surrender was speaking from personalex will exceed 38,000 acres, mons for China affairs. The de- of the leases in the various Con- tention, when he made his state-
periences However, he had no in- 1,000 devoted to coffee.]
ncluding stre of the British people for cessions has now been intimated ment, to hurt Mr Lo's feelings, peace in China was reflected in a at the wrong time. Sir Austen and he was prepared to un- suggestion by a Labour member Chamberlain may be envied his reservedly withdraw it. Vagge that Great Britain, the United optimism, which ta certainly not States, and Japan should discuss whared by the British in China- the desirability of ascertaining those who 800ner or Tatar
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