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大英九月十六
拜一日
·中華民國已已年八月十四日
No. 27,285
HONG KONG
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 1929.
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CRIME IN COLONY
SERIOUS CASES AT THE SESSIONS
FATE OF INDIAN CONSTABLE
Great Interest in a Murder Trial
A WOMAN'S INTERJECTION
This month's Criminal Sessions opened this morning with both the Chief Justice (Sir Henry Gollan, C.B.E.) and the Puisne Judge (Mr. Justice Wood) sitting in their respective Courts in the Courts
of Justice.
After
Surprise was caused when Lam Ling, who is arraigned on an indictment of murder, indicated that he admitted the charge. an explanation, a plea of "not guilty" was entered.
Great interest was taken in the murder case; the Court room was crowded with Chinese, and when Chan Kin, the only woman in
FIGHTS OVER WATER PIRACY FEARED ON
WOMAN HIT WITH A BAMBOO
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TWO SOLDIERS IN TROUBLE
ASSAULT ALLEGED
ILL HEALTH OF ONE OF THE ACCUSED
OLD WOMAN IN COURT
Mention was again made before
DR. WU WINS
HIS RESOLUTION TO GO FORWARD
EXAMINATION & REPORT
Geneva, Yesterday.
$1,000,000 DANAGE · "No business to hit a woman," FOKIS SEIZED & TRANSFERRED remarked T. S. Whyte-Sulth this
Linden, New Jersey, Yesterday. morning at the Kowloon Magistracy
A flaming oil barge slipped her when a Chinese lad was charged
moorings to-day and drifted down
Dr. C. C. Wu, the Chinese dele- with assaulting Tam Ho, a woman.
to the refineries of the Standard Oil
gate, scored a success at the League and Swan Finch oil companies, The fight took place at a street
to-day, when a publle sitting of the Chu Tung-lam (28), a Toki of a which caught on fire. Damage es- fountain in Peiho Street.
League Assembly agreed to place Com-local trading junk, who arrived here timated at $1,000,000 (gold) was Mr. E. W. Hamilton, at the Central was referred to the first Committee or. the Agenda his resolution, which plainant had been there firat when on the S.S. "Sui Tai" last caused.-Reuter's American Ser- defendant came and pushed her night, had a story of suspected vice. away, hitting her left arm with a piracy to tell the Police.
Magistracy, this morning, of the
for examination and report-Ren- ter. bamboo pole and causing a bal bruise.
He said that at about 1 am, on LUNG-HAI RAILWAY Ewen und Harry Shea, of the Ageula Committee of the League has case in which Privates Thomas Mc- Ian earlier message stated: The Saturday, whilst the junk, No. The complainant then hit him T-5618 A. was sailing in a position,
King's Own
referred Dr. Wu's resolution to the Scottish black eye from the defendant's pole. visible, she was held up by an un-
in response
from which the Macao light was
Borderers, committee dealing with constitutional received a
were charged on two counts of as- and legal questions. Dr. C. C. Wu
proposed the sault, as follow:-
appointment of a com- mittee, to consider the best means of the league Covenant in regard to the making more effective Article 19 of revision of obsolete treatles.]
Ireland Signs
back and
known steam launch.
The launch suddenly appeared
CHANGE FROM FRENCH TO CHINESE
Canton, Yesterday.
There was also a eut an inch and a half deep over the eye.
(1) that they on Friday, August All documentary writings and 30, at Shelley-street, assaulted a giv, and ordered him to pay $5 ask calling upon her to stop The kept in French are hereafter to be (60), causing her bodily harm; and His Worship fined the defendant astern and fired several shots at the records which have been hitherto Chinese woman named Chan Lei-sze compensation to the complainant.
Junk tried to make a run for it but in Chinese, except where the French The second fight over water con-
was overtaken. eerned an engineer and appren-Chu saw that she had a tree case both languages may be em- assaulted a Chinese man named Tze
When the launch came alongside,
language is indispensable, in which ing. at or near Lyndhurst-terrace, (2) that they on the same even- ice of 624, Shanghai-street.
The complainant had scolded the and others in ordinary clothes the recent ruling of the Ministry of
about 20, some dressed as sailors
ployed.
This change is made to follow The defendant grabbed a three of the fokis bound them and and accounts to be kept in Chinese.to start at noon on Monday next. Then a self-confessed would-be armed robber was sentenced and chisel and wounded the complain then transferred them to the steamCanton News Agency.
Tin.
Geneva, Saturday.
the case, was called to the witness box, she at once called the pri defendant for using his bucket of few boarded the junk and seizing Railways; requiring all documents /ed previously, and this morning his the sole condition of reciprocity
soner in the dock-"You robber Chief."
a Sanitary Department foreman was commended.
water.
ant's right hand.
His Worshi That is a very Fed ten dol- lars and pay fire do.. rs as com pensation to the complainant.
Next followed a bribery case in which the translation of a pri-bad thing to e voner's statement was challenged.
One of the jurors summoned for the Session, Mr. F. M. Ellis, a stockbroker, was absent when his name was called. He apologised und said that he had been very busy. The Puiste Judge imposed a fine of $25 and ordered Mr. Ellis to sit in Court until the conclusion of the trial for which his name had been drawn.
STORY OF ALLEGED OUTRAGE
ROBBER ADMITS
launch.
Junk Taken in Tow
Then the launch took the junk in tow and steamed in the direc tion of Macao
roached him for the trouble he before the launch got alongside. Chu, who had managed to hide had brought upon her. She then quietly slipped. overboard and gave her story, telling how the swam away. He was in the water prisoner had asked her to be ac-for a couple of hours before he commodating to the India and was picked up by a Macao fish- how she had fought against the ing junk and after going out with uvertures made by the toad man. her to the fishing grounds, he was
Case proceeding.
taken to the Portuguese Colony which was
no: reached until 10 The case in which Lam Ling is His intention was to rob the In-
pr., on Saturday. charged with the murder of an dias constable of his revolver. Sanitary Foreman Commended by steamer for Hong Kong and imme- Yesterday, Chu took the evening Indian Constable. Sapuran Singh, and all the woman had to do was on the night July on the to be with the constable. Again.
Prisne Judge
diately went to the Police, to hillside at Yumati, was heard by the woman refused, and the man
whom he said that he suspected the Chief Justice. Sir Henry went up to the hill to confer with an indictment of "assault by two or
the launch was a pirate craft. Gollan.
the constable again.
He added that his Junk was mora with intent to rob at Ko. 7, carrying a sundry cargo worth Kui Yin-fong, 2nd floor, on August $10,000. that some time later the prisoner
Continuing, Mr. Fitzroy said,, with two others unknown.
In reply to the Puisne Judge, Mr.
pre-
Mr. H. Somerset Fitzroy secuted, and the prisoner was de- fended by Mr. C. G. Alabaster, K.C., instructed by Messrs. Deacons.
The story of the murder was full of gruesome details, and the setting to the tragedy was no less sordid. According to the only woman in the case, the prisoner and herself Eved on a hillside at
Off to Taipe
Wong Yee-him pleaded guilty" to
CHINA'S ARMY
PRIESTS MURDERED Outrage Reported from Hupeb Province
Shanghai, To-day, The Franciscan Procuration has received news from Ichang that Bishop Trudo Jans and Fathers Bruno and Rupertus have been murdered at Liao- tang, Hupeh province.
The Bishop has been a sident of China for 22 years.- Reuter.
A DISTINCTION !
MEDICINE MAN NOT A HAWKER?
man
obs-
eign Minister, signed the optional Mr. McGilligan, the Free State For- On behalf of the Irish Free State,
clause of the Free States' adher- The case had been twice adjourn. once. This is for twenty years on
Worship fixed hearing of the case and the signature is subject to
ratification-Reuter, History of the Case
Permanent Court. When the two soldiers first ap-
Geneva, Yesterday.
age, McEwen admitted striking plause, adopted the draft protocol the coolie only, whilst Shea pleaded relating to the adherence of the "not guilty" to both charges. The
Unital States to the Statute of the case was then adjourned for a week Permanent Court of International because the old woman's condition Justice, and also adopted, by 32 was considered serious and her votes to 15, amendments to the medical attendant, a Dr. Cheung,
Statute of the Permanent Court. opined that her life was in danger. The two protocols referring to the Both accused were placed under foregoing were signed in the even- close Military arrest.
ing by a number of States, includ- When the case was again called tasting France, Germany and China. Monday, McEwen was not present in
The Assembly also agreed to re- Court it being reported that he had commendations regarding the quali been taken ill and was in the Military fications of candidates for appoint- Hospital. Then the Police informed the ments to the Hague Court, laying Magistrate that the old woman was down that candidates should out of danger but still unable to at possess recognised and practical ex- lend Court. In view of this and Me-perience in international law and Ewen's illness, his Worship gave an-be at least able to read both the other week's remand, but this time official languages of the Court and placed the accused under open Military
peared before the Court a fortnight The Assembly, amid general ap-
arrest, as the old women's life was speak one of them-leuter. no longer in danger.
This morning, both McEwen and Shea attended Court, the former look ing pale and obviously ill.
CHINESE CONSULS
PROPOSAL FOR HONG KONG AND MACAO
A CANTON REPORT
went back to the woman and told H. K. Holmes, C.B.E. (Crown Soli- her what he had done to the In-citor) said that nothing was known TROOPS INSPECTING SQUADS dian. They the le. the hut and about the prisoner. His Lordship
Lau Kar-po, the hero of our "Fored for Shea since last Monday when Mr. D. L. Strellett, who had appear- IN CANTON went to Taipo. Prisoner and the then called for the parties who had
Hamanity" story appearing in the applied for permission to hold an woman were railway near the Chinese quarters a foreman in the Sanitary Depart- walking along the complained and also for Lee Laura,
Canton, Yesterday.
other part of this issue, appeared independent medical examination of the when it started to rain.
As previously intimated, the Cer- the Central Magistracy, this morn-but did not make any announcement before Mr. A. W. G. H. Grantham at old woman, was also present in Court, They ment.
tral Government appointed aquadsing. the junction of Jordan and Can-
went into a numery to seek shel- Addressing Lee Lum, his Lordship of inspectors to all the provinces ing Chinese medicine without a cal examination was made.
He was charged with hawk-as to whether or not the proposed medi ter. Two men saw them and. sus-said that he had been instrumental for the purpose of reporting the licence, and with causing an
Canton, Saturday, ton-roads.
In view of the fact that all the Prah The rude shelter they pecting the prisoner of having in arresting prisoner. Lee Lum was carrying out of the troop disband-truction in Hollywood-road. constructed consisted
vincial Foreign Offices will shortly be of only a kidnapped the woman, began to his quarters. He heard a whistlement and re-organisation as decid piece of matting, about four feet ask questions.
An Officer of the King's Own Scot- abolished, the Ministry of Foreign tish Borderers sat on the beach with Affairs has despatched representatives long and three wide, for their something out of
The woman took own, looked out and found he haded by the recent Disbandment and was a medicine
Lau repeated his claim that he the Magistrate. roof, and a similar matting for
her girdle and reason to suspect prisoner,
to the different foreign coastal ports to After He then Re-organisation Conference.
and not a
consulting threw it at the prisoner. The lat-followed prisoner along a consider-
Inspector J. investigate into the conditions of the their bed. Their belongings were
hawker. Two of the squads, namely, the otherwise and fined the worthy ready to go on with the case, adding: welfare ter picked it up, and, after walk-able distance until he met some of 7th and 8th squads, consisting of medico $8 for hawking without a "The lady is here now."
The Magistrate thought Mr. Strellett that the Police were now be placed there to take care of their Murphy, Mr. Hamilton remarked to Chinese residents so that consuls may made up of one blanket, some potsing a few paces, turned round and his colleagues whom he called upon secretaries and servants, have ar. The alternative was ten days in jail-glad to hear that, but he was not ready they have reported in full details the and pans, a broken piece of mir-fired at their pursuers.
17 inspectors, together with 30 licence and $4 for obstruction. to assist him in arresting prisoner. men summoned ald Prisoner then threw away a knife, other villagers, and kept you acted in a very prompt and after the track of the woman and ureditable way," his Lordship con-aquad will inspect the 62nd Divi- the prisoner. They eventually ar
It is understood that the 8th duded. around, they also found the revol- that he had entered the house armed eral Li Yang-king, and the 5th Divi- rested him, and after searching
To prisoner, his Lordship said ping, the 63rd Division under Gen- sion under General Heung-Han-. ver. That revoker was identical- ly the same as the one taken from with knives, had attacked the Ision under General Fan Shi-shas in mates with Intent to rob, but had Kwangsi: and the 7th squad, the been interrupted. "The sentence 59th Division under General Ya
ror and a comb.
The story of the murder had got abroad and great interest was taken by the Chinese community. The Court this morning Was thronged with Chinese (men and women); some of whom belonged to the higher social circle, and some of the same standard as the prisoner at the bar. There were also a Court.
The two
from
the murdered constable.
Witnesses were called to prove
rived in Canton and are now stay- ing in the Asia Hotel.
few European ladies in the plans and photographs of the of the Court is that you be impri-Hang-mo, the 60th Division under locality, after which Dr. J. E.soned with hard labour for three General Tsai Ting-kai, and the Glat Dovey gave evidence of the nature years,"
Plea Not Accepted The prisone, a man of about 36 years of age, stood in the dock quite calm and composed. He even pleaded guilty to the charge, but the plea was not accepted.
The story of the case, as out- lined by the prosecution, was that on July 10, the constable was on duty in the locality from 8 p.m. to midnight.
of the wound.
Cross-examined by Mr. Alabar-
Prisoner had nothing to say. Detective Inspector William Shan- ter, witness said that the Indian non was in charge of the case. had been, dead from 18 to 38 houre.
Mr. AlabastarThat was the evidence you gave at the not
Magistracy. You said then that
the man had beep dead at least 8
A European ser- hours? geant took the constable's "chop"
BRIBERY CHARGE
English Translation of Words in Chinese
:
Ip Lam was next charged with uffering a bribe of $20 to a public
Dr. Dovey: Rigor mortis comes servant (Mr. W. R. Hillyer, Chief
at 8.48 p.m. and an Indian ser-sooner to some men than to others. Iwpector of Junks and Cargo Boats,
geant did the same a few minutes" earlier. When the latter returned
August
dead at least 8 hours, he would 30, with a view to influencing his
Mr. Alabaster: If the man was Harbour Department) on have been murdered that morning."
at about 7
conduct as a public servant. Answering
at about 10. p.m. to take the chop for the second time, he failed to find him there. A report was made and when the man did not Dr. Dovey said that in the open further questions, turn up when the relief arrived kir even in the month there at midnight, the next moru-
of July ing a search party had to be sent side 24 hours. It would pass off rigor mortis would be present in out. Subsequently they found the and decomposition set in in a constable's body on the hillside. day. His shirts were pulled
over his shoulder, and his shorts were
Scene in Court taken off. His revolver was miss- ing, and beside him were two choppers. There were numerous cuts on his forehead, and his brains were exposed.
Investigations revealed that a man (the prisoner) and a woman lived in a shed on the hillside On the night in question, the con- stable approached the prisoner. As a result of their conversation, the woman was told to go behind
Mr. Holmes, who also appeared for the Crown in this case, said, in
Division under General Chiang Kwang-nál.
The work of the inspecting. squads will be divided into three stages: first, the inspection of the broops; secondly, the disbandment] and re-organisation of the troops; and thirdly, the training of the troops-Canton News Agency.
SOUTH AFRICA
HER INTERESTS AT GENEVA
MAJOR PIENAAR
Pretoria, Yesterday. It is reliably learned that the
To-day's rainfall 0.31 inch
1929 rainfall..62.55 inches
.71.39 inches
8.84 inches
Average...
Defieft
CRUEL TO FOWLS
A BATCH OF OFFENDERS IN KOWLOON
It is said that the investigators have
Mr. Strellett said that he was very now returned to the Ministry to which to proceed with the case this morn-results of their trips. ing, because he understood at the last In their report, it has been suggest- hearing that there was no hope of theed that consuls be placed in both the Police being able to go on to-day. porta of Hong Kong and Macao where
The Magistrate replied that he did more than one million Chinese not propose to hear the case right away, found residing. but would fix a date.
The strongest reason they forwarded Mr. Strellett agreed with this course, in support of their recommendation for and accordingly the hearing of the case consuls to be placed in the ports men- was fixed to start at noon on Mondaytioned, is that
next.
are
most of the Chinese staying there do not know to which Unable To Find Bail
nation they belong. Quite many After a short consultation with the Chinese in Hong Kong are found to Officer on the beach, Mr. Hamilton said claim themselves to be British subjects, that he understood that McEwen was but at the same time they have not de- unable to find ball and he (the Magis-nationalised themselves; from China as trate) hesitated about placing the man required by the Chinese law of de- in Police custody because he locked ill nationalisation. And by being so He would like to know what Dr. A.these Chinese have created a very Cannon had to. say about placing peculiar position for themselves as Five Chinese, ignorant of the the date for hearing of the case.
McEwen in the Prison Hospital until well as for the Chinese Government pain they gave to two chickens
which cannot recognise to what nation- The case was then put down for Dr.ality they belong unless they renounce. through carrying them by the Canton's attendance in Court. wings, were fined $5 each, respec-.
one citizenship or the other. A comultation was later held on
Then the report goes on to say that. tively, by Mr. T. S. Whyte-Smith the bench between the Magistrate, Dr. the Chinese in Hong Kong have no re- this mouing at the Kowloon Magis- Cannon and the Officer, after which presentation, for the fact that the so- tracy. For being cruel to eight his Worship announced
Dr. called Chinese representatives on the chickens by putting them in a crate Cannon's opinion was that the placing Hong. Hoog Legislative Council serve which had no
matting, a Chinese of McEwen in the Prison Hospital only as the Hong Kong Government's was fined $10.
would be prejudicial to his health. mouth-piece toward the Chinese. The Therefore the Military authorities had Chinese in Macao are in a similar posi- for carrying one chicken by its man back in Military custody until
Another Chinese was fined $expressed their willingness to take the tion.
is opening, that the whole case South African Union Government winks. dant said when the money was pro-its accredited representative at similar offence, practically turned on what defen has appointed Major F. F. Pienaar,
One woman charged with dused; but, it was necessary tu ex Geneva, to deal with South Africa's her ball of $10 was estreated! plain certain circumstances in con- interests at the League of Nations. nection with the case.
Reuter.
ALLEGED KIDNAPPING
"RED" LEAFLETS?
that
Gazette
The report further says that if the the next hearing. They would probably Ministry does not find it necessary to [send MeEwen back to the Military Hos-place consuls in both the ports men- was absent, and pital, but hiz Worship would leave tioned, at least there should be a Chin- decision on this point to the Military ese consul in Hong Kong to protect the authorities and content himself, with welfare of the Chinese residents. The chief witness for the pro-
About 8 a.m. on August 30 Mr.
ordering Mewen's detention in Mili- It is reported that the matter is now. accution was then called in. The R L Rocha, an Assistant Inspector
tary custody until next Monday.being discussed by the officials in the moment she stood up in the box, of Junks, was aboard a Harbour De-
Brought Against to Court, Ministry of Foreign Affairs.Canton the spectators rose to their feet in partment launch in Sulphur Chan
The old woman, his Worship said, order to get a better look at her. He saw a sampan making for
DATE FIXED FOR TRIAL
had been A diminutive woman of 13 the beech at Kennedy Town. The
brought ta Court againet IN KOWLOON
his
wish
Had he years of age, she was first asked ampan was halled but it went on
been aware
Mr. W. M. Blake, of Singapore, of the intention by the prosecutor if she knew the and ran aground. The occupant named Ng Tang was charged with Wang (23) a gardener in Cheung ceed with the case this morning, and lug Cowes Week they raced the bring her there he would have prevent-Nutt on his motor cruiser and dur The remand case in walch Yued it because it was impossible to pro
te has been staying with Mr. W. F. prisoner. "I do not know him two men, who were not identided, taking a child, Chan Fat, nine years Sha Pa Kowloon City and Fan Po she was only being inconvenienced un Monsoon together. Mr. Worham, he is the robber chief, she hotly went off, abandoning the boat. retorted,
of age, from its mother, Wan Hul, (20), a rattan worker at 53, La necessarily, "For Drinking Wine" The sampant was refloated and at 314 Portland Street, Yaumati.
and step father, Chan Kan, residing Chee Kok-road are charged with Some discussion then followed as to were also at Cowes and the Royal Mr. Boden Kless and Mr Gardiner brought to the Harbour Office pler
the unlawful possession of sedi- the time the hearing of the case would Singapore Yacht Club burges was The defendant pleaded not guilty. tious literature at Hunghom was take by
"How do you know he is a rob- ber chief, was the question put
at the Kowloon Magistracy this morning, before Mr. T. S. Whyte- Smith, an unemployed Chinese
the rocks with the constable. The to her. Her reply to this was: Chinese spirit was found on board,Inspector F-T. James In this to-day fixed for hearing by Mr Eventually Mr. Hamilton Sxed Monying on at least three yachts.
latter refused and ran to the foot
of the mil. Later the prisoner
went up to the woman again, and told her that she had only to be accommodating for a few minutes.
"He kidnapped me from the coun- under some palm leaf. This spirit case I will ask your Worship
try and brought me out here to was placed under guard. If duty a date for the hearing with him by force
T.S. Whyte Smith at the Kowloon day afternoon for the continuation of The name of Mr. F. J. Morton, Magistracy for Saturday morning for i At this stage, the looked hard would have been $29.80.
had been paid on it, the amount His Worship: Remanded for one at 10.30. The old lady, whose leg was injured, mentioned as a possible successor to
the case, after an hour's hearing he-,
from the Sinngapore. Secretariat, is week. Date of hearing red for Mr. J. M. d'Almada Remedios was carried bodily out of Court, plac Cart. Pratt, as Senior District (Continued on Page 7)
Wednesday, September 25,
appeared for the first defendant led in a chair, and conveyed home. Officer, Butterworth."
at the prisoner and loudly re-