WEDNESDAY, MAY 16, 1934..
CHOPPER ATTACK ON
MRS. POLSON
COOLIE WHO MAY HAVE BEEN BITTEN BY DOG
ASSAULT THAT
FOLLOWED
Committed for trial at the Central Magistracy on Tuesday, May 8, on charges of wounding with intent to do grevious bodily Im, and with malicious wounding of Mrs. S. Polson, at Stanley frrace, Quarry Bay, on August 2, 1933. Ho Man-fai. pleaded not Gilty before His Honour, the Chief Justice, Mr. A. D. A. Me Gregor, at the Supreme Court this morning.
Mr. J. A. Fraser, Assistant Attorney-General, conducted the case for the Crown, and defendant was unrepresented.
The Jury empanelled were: Mr. G. B. Smith-Thompson, (fore- man), Messrs. L. J. Adams, D. J. McAdam, J. T. Cotton, H. S. Komor, C. Lauriston and Kam Cheong.
Mrs. J. C. Chalmers also testified Opening his case, Mr. Fraser stated that accused was employ-as to the events up to the departure ed for about 10 months before down the hill of Mrs. Poison, and August 2, as a coolie at the Fook stated that shortly after, she heard Cheong Tai Shop. Quarry Bay, screams and ran out of her house close to Stanley Terrace, where to see Mrs. Polson coming up the Mrs. Polson lives.
pathway, carrying the dog.
At about 7.30 o'clock on the even- ing of August 2, the accuséd left the
No Identification.
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To-day's Short Story,
WISH ME LUCK
By H. A. Manhood.
ALEVEN o'clock. The primStated in Tuffrand Cove?
F
A neat!
smell of Sunday was almost stone house, tight as a whelk in ita gone. Old Alice Pomeroy sat place on the quay; sea and wind and. contentedly before a humming shining sand and gulls galore and fire in the back parlour of the the moors and cliffs with hares and True-na-Stated, talking quietly, wildfowl for coursing and shooting. noddingly, with her daughter-And for wife a darling girl of the in-law, the young and sturdy place with money in her own right wife of the absent landlord; sip and no need for crawl or quarrel ping her mightly glass of a juni- between them. Here, indeed. was per punch called "Sweet Emily," heaven as you make it and no mis- perhaps because it was always take!
brewed in a smoky browni cloam A fine figure of a Cornishman, jug shaped like a caped maid. travelled and full of a merry know- A tabby cat rubbed solemnly ledge and sympathy, Dan's coming against her clubbed foot as if seek had provided the Cove with some ing to heal it by sympathetic touch amusement for, with his fine black| The are, a fighting huddle of salt beard and moustaches, he was the Limbers, sparked riotously, shaming living image of Squire Haddicoat, the hanging-lamp in whose glass owner of the village and twenty belly the wick lay like a miserably thousand acres besides, A smál bottled snake. Chini and hanging thing, you'd think, but the autocra- crystals glinted in a mock splinter-tic Squire wasn't pleased. ing and a ship in a bottle seemed: caught in a tropic storm.
Mr. S. J. Pollock also testified to NUDIST FILM RAISES Shadows flickered in dolphin-play shop to collect passbooks from Stau- the events of the evening, but stated] ley Terrace. At about 5.30 p.m. he that he could not identify the pri- left No. 13. Stanley Terrace, carry-oner with the man at whom the doga ing the books and a tin of biscuits. had barked.
It was a dark, clear night, with lights shining.
At about the same
time
Lance-Sergt. James Shepperd
Hon. Mr. Braga's Queries At Council Meeting
TO-MORROW'S STORY
To-morrow's story will be "Primula," by Geoffrey Moss.
Not that Dan minded one scrap.
across the low ceiling, their antics) interesting the several portraits on the wall so that they lived again briefly, nodding amusedly to ench Mr. A. Stalker said that while
other. Supper waited at one end of sitting on his verandah on the night
the scrubbed table; cold meat; bread] Mrs. of the attack he had heard a call,
and pickles and a flat saffron cake, knife-stamped with a larga dee, 11 Pohon took her dog for a walk, and which was repeated. The second was going to return a book to the time he recognised the voice of Mrs.
The following questions will be great cruet standing like a guard-Broadmindedly he felt that he was an entitled to wear a beard as any Taikon Club Library. On the way Polson, and rushed downstairs to asked by the Hon. Mr. J. P. Braga house in the middle.
friends, including find her on the pathway. He assist-at the Legislative Council meeting
Susan, with the help of dumb Meg, rural lord and it only amused him she met three
Mr. Pullocked her to a seat.
the lank, worm-lipped house-girl, when folk mistook him for a Squire Mrs. Chalmers, and
to-morrow at 2.30 p.m.
bar-room become genial. They talked for a while, and later
Will the Honourable the Inspector had long ago tidied the
Twice the Squire sent brisk word saw a coolie who was recognised by stated that he was called to Stanley General of Police state whether any and was waiting restlessly for the
Dan would Mrs. Chalmers as the defendant. Terrace, and found Mrs. Polson application has been received for return of Dan Pomeroy, her hus. that he trusted that As he passed by Mrs. Pelson's dog lying on the garden seat. In conse-the screening in Hong Kong of the band, whom she loved deeply and shave and end an unbecoming moc- But Dan didn't see why at harked at him, as did several other quence of a report he went to the film "Back to Nature," sponsored by deservedly with a generosity equal-kery.
all, If m'lord didn't like it, well, let dogs which were there. One of the Fook Cheung Tai Shop. but accused Miss Jan Gay, and based on her ling his own.
Mrs.had departed. He was present when book "On Going Naked"?
Dan, following the recent death him part with his own beard. dogs may have bitten him. Chalmers called off the dogs, and accused was arrested on April 23. If such application has been re- of his father and at his mother's Which sensible refusal upset
--Statement Withdrawn. ceived, will the Honourable Member wish, had but lately returned from Squire badly. Uncommonly wealthy,
|America with a sensible fortune of he was but rarely thwarted. Cheung Sum, master of the Wan-define the attitude of his Depart- chai branch of the Fook Cheung Tai meni and/or of the Film Censor his own and a sizeable first nugget father and grandfather had been was called, but Mr. Fraser stated Board towards the proposal to on his watchchain. The prospect of powerful and bearded before him,
a gentlemanly landlording in the and tradition couldn't be broken. that the evidence given by Cheung screen the film in question!
Full power of damnation had been Going down the hill the enolie had in the Magistrate's Court, that de- Will the Inspector General of place of his birth pleased him very
well. What better frame for the his till now, but in this case the spoken in an angry voice to several fendant hud visited his shop and Police take effective steps to ban rest of his life than the True-as-power had failed lamentably, and, servants standing in the road. He asked for $10 would not be called, the film in Hong Kong! returned to the shop, and handed and that he withdrew that statement
defendant-who-had been ahoating:
and shuffling his feet, stopped, and, lifting his trousers leg, showed his
ley to Mr. Pollock, saying that he
had been bitten.
the books and biscuits to his master. from his opening address to the LOCAL FINANCIAL and later returned to Stanley Ter-Jury.
race in collect more books.
The Attack.
Other witnesses called were Mr. J.
C. Polson, Yip Fai, cook at Mrs. Ten minutes after the incident Gray's house in Stanley Terrace, with the dogs, Mrs. Polson left her Lance, Sergt. Joseph Harris, and friends and walked down the hill Wan Yu-chun, cook-boy at the Fook where she met a coolie who stopped Cheung Tri.
as he passed her, and attacked her
with a chopper, causing injuries to
her head, arm, shoulder and left leg.
He also attacked the dog. which
The case is proceeding.
later had to be destroyed. Mrs. ALLEGED FALSE CASH
Polson kicked ot her assailant, and, seeing the condition of the dog, whe screamed, on which the coolie ran away down the road,
BOOK ENTRY
STATEMENT
$61,104 Presented For Consideration
Supplementary expenditure, amoun-
the
His
since the Pomeroys owned the True- as-Stated and sold the best liquor in
MOVEMENTS OF twenty miles, there seemed nothing
CHINA FLEET
Concentration In North Almost Complete.
he could do to force obedience. He was accustomed to ride about the countryside in a shiny dandy cart with a spanking, pampered thorough
bred between the shafts, and Dan, just because it sulted him and out of no malice, used a raddled ass-
ing to a total of $61,104.00, will be The summer concentration of cart and one of the unkempt, shore- presented for the consideration of the China Fleet on Wei-Hai-Wei grazing asses so cherished by his the Finance Committee of the legie-is now almost complete, 20 ves-mother. lative Council, following the Counsels being stationed there accord- Naturally the Squire took his cil meeting to-morrow.
ing to a communication from the riding in this manner as an added Under
the hending of Public Naval authorities this morning. insult, and he schemed viciously_to Works Extraordinary, a re-vote for Present dispositions of the fleet forec Dan out of the parish. But the sum of $50,000 ie urged for the jare as follows:
Dan was within his rights and $6,000 Bail Granted. erection of the Victoria Home and H.M.S. Kent is. at Chatham. She couldn't be hit in the pocket or any- Orphanage at Hau Pui Loong, Kow-will arrive at Singapore in mid-July. where else. He just went hiá own Chiu Yick-sam. alias Chiu Sze-loon. Owing to the delays on com-
H.M.S. Suffolk arrives at Shang-laughing way, preaching a bit too A chopper was picked up by thekei, 41 years of age, was charged pleting the negotiations with the haf on Saturday, leaving on Monday, sometimes, telling what he'd seen of police some 20 minutes after the as- before Mr. Q. A. A. MacFadyen at duly authorised representative of May 28, for Tsingtao.
the beauty of earth and that we'd the Association, this
and in obtaining) H.M.S. Eagle leaves Tsingtao to-enjoy it the more if we didn't crave The accused absconded, leaving morning, with making a false en- the approval of the Secretary of morrow, arriving at Wel-Hal-Wet on for power or undue riches or for the his property at the shop, called at try in cash books belonging to the State, the transaction could not be Friday.
firm Kwong Sul Yuen
between put through in 1939. the Wanchai branch of the firm, and↑ olitained $10.00 on the pretence that March
Mrs. Polson managed to walk up{ the hill to her garden, where she was assisted by neighbourA.
sault.
he had to buy goods for the other shop.
He was arrested on leaving the Canton boat at the Sai On
the Central Police Court
1983.
:
beauty of n heaven which wasn't H.M.S. Adventure arrives at Wel-thrie. Which only increased Squire 8, 1931 and October 28,
Other items under the heading of Hai-Wel to-morrów. ".
Haddicont's anger and added to thej Public Works Extraordinary, are a H.M.S. Calcutta leaves Hankow on feet as the villagers.anw it. Mr. Peter Sin, appearing for vote for the sum of $8,000 for two Wednesday next, arriving in Hopg Sitting, with her ging held close Chiu Wai-sun, the managing part- mechanical Bitumen Sprayers and a Keng no May 29.
to her stern whiskered chin, her ner of the Kwong Sul Yuen Firm, vote for $3,000 for Public Works! II.M.S. Caradoc leaves Saigon to-tight, grey hair like a bar of silver, asked for one week's forma) Miscellaneous.
morrow, arriving at Singapore on Old Alice gave gossip as she had Medical Evidence.
Saturday. Dr. J. E. Dovey, M.B., Ch.B., gave mand, which was granted.
heard it that- day' across the ``þar,] H.M.S. Falmouth safla, from Susah listening Indignantly. Teingtao on Tuesday. Shanghat on Sunday, arriving at
"What right has he to play the king?"
Wharf on April 23.
evidence that Mrs. Polson was ad-involved was $5.327.91, and that Mr. Sin anid that the amount mitted to the Government Civil Ho-government auditors are now au pital on August 2, 1993, in a critical diting the firm's books. He asked condition, sufering from loss of for a substantial ball to be im- blood, multiple injuries and severe posed as further charges are pen- shock. After a rapid recovery, she ding. was discharged on September 4.
Mr. C. Y. Kwan appeared on bo-
Bail of $6000 was granted.
Her only permanent injury. hehalf of defendant, stated, was a nasty scar on the up- per lip and a stiff left shoulder.
Sergeant Moran and Mr. M. I. del
Ville gave formal evidence.
EUROPEAN SKIPPER FINED $8.
NUNS ROBBED IN NEW TERRITORIES One Defendant Pleads
Not Guilty,
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“No right at all,” Alice answered her, and and cross, too, to think of Bridgewater, H.M.S. a blindness where clear vision should Cumberland, H.M.8. Berwick H.M.S. have been; "but then, right can't be Charged at the Supreme Court Cornwall, H.M.S. Folkestone, H.M.S. measured, for it changes weight this morning before Mr. Justice P. Kepple, IL.M.S. Whitshed, HMS. with every one of us. If we could
Wren, H.M.B. Veteran, H.M.S. all agree on right and wrong half] One case of meningitis was reed when jumping from moving Jacks, with robbery by two or more, Witch, H.M.S. Bruce, H.M.S. Med-the world would be out of work, and ported in the Colony during the 24 and with receiving stolen goods, way, and the submarines H.M.S. that would be wrong to start with. hours ending May 14, Chung Yan pleaded guilty, and Tan Osiris, H.M.S...Olympus, H.M.S. Os-Tis strife, after all, that's the salt Sang and Ip Ching pleaded not wald, H.M.S, Orpheus, H.M.S. Odin. of living for most, and God bleas the guilty.
H.M.S. Otua, H.M.S Perseus. and boldest." Mr. H. Lockhart appeared for the H.M.S. Rainbow, are all at Wel-Ħal-More's the pity."
is due here on Friday mornings A fine of $10, in default 10 days'- Crown, and defendanta were unrd-Wel.
Imprisonment, was imposed Olà Alice nodded magely; [presented.
HMS, Wishart H.M.S. Wild whining pity, so tfs, and no sensa
Lau Ki, passenger on board Chan Foa,. a chair-coolic, by Mr... The jury empanelled were Mr. Swan, H.M.S. Verity, H.M.S. White or good even if the Squire does junk No. A3757, was removed to: A: A. MacFadyen at the Central Henderson (Foreman), Mesars. N. hall, H.M.S. Proteus, H.M.S, Par choose to make a whole seething the Government Civil Hospital Police Court this morning, for.. G. Christensen, H. Luring, Ho Tal-thian, H.M.S. Pandora and H.M.Sermon out of a simple, no matter yesterday, suffering from head assaulting Mak King, a spinster, the coolle coming up again. I can Mr. O. H. Farrar, of No. 6 Shou-yung, Wai Man-lock and Lam Pheonix are in Hong Kong. identify that man with the defen-son Hill Road, was this morning Cheung-sang.
likeness. Those that mock'shall be and log-injuries sustained, when in Bridges Street. trampled, so sayeth the Lord,.....he was knocked down by motor car that's the way he clamoured in the No. 1704. House to-day, so they say, ferce" xsi Mr. Heary Ellis, manager for the Moses, and the Parson upholding
Mrs. Polson testified to the events which led up to her attack. She stated that the dogs had barked at the coolie, but that they had not bitten him.
Victim's Description. Describing the attack Mra. Polson said: "Going down the hill I saw
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dant. As he passed me on the left-fined $8 on a summons, for being Mr. Lockhart stated that on March. hand side he stopped. I turned in possession of a wireless receiving 20, at the Au Tan Nunnery in the
Among the passengers who sailed round and saw his hand raised with eet without à license before Mr. E. New Territories, one of the buna
from here on Sunday by the Lloyd- Ten cases of small-pox, two cases Triestino liner Conte Verde a chopper in it, and he brought it W. Hamilton at the Central Police was disturbed, and on looking › out: down on my shoulder. He worked Court.
of the window saw one of the defen- Far East of Linotype Machinery him for fear he'd lose, the living. of diphtheria, one case of scarlet Professor, and Mrs. W. E. Faid, of round me in a circle and kept chop- Mr. D. L. Strellett, appearing for dants breaking in. Some of the Ltd., arrived from Shanghai to-day Snooks to him, I say, and beat maybe fever, three cases of typhoid fever, the Hong Kong University; Mr. D. ping at me all the time. The dog, Mr. Farrar, sald that his client is other men followed, and the nun was by the ss. Talyo Maru.
if we say naught to Dan about it," and 11 cases, of meningitis were re- Harvey, of Mesars. Dodwell and Co's. which was on the lead, in my left the captain of the #.5. Haining, bound and her few possessions taken,
Susan shrugged, parting the ported in the Colony during the shipping department; His Excel- hand, anapped at his ankles, and was which is now at aaa. The set was Other nuns suffered similar treat Mr. G. W. Swire, Director of heavy curtains, staring out across week ending May 12. During the lency Mr. Yu Fel Peng, who embark- struck with the chopper. As he bought by Mr. Farrar on April 29, ment ARENDO Mesars. Butterfield and Swire, who the bay: "I wish Dan would come," ama neriod 11 persons died from ed at Shanghai for Brindisi; and, struck the dog I screamed, and he and he took out, a license on May, 9. Evidence was given by Sergeant has been on an extended tour of the she said softly: "It shouldn't take small-porn, one died from diphtheria the Count and Countess Courseulles ran away. I picked up the dog and Conduit Road Care, Estell, Lance Sergeant Kwok am, Company's ounces in China, left here him this long to drive home from and three died from meningitis, de Barbeville, prominent in Franch Fifty two deaths were reported social circles, who are en route from went up the bill where I met Mr. Mr. B. Iahi Bashi, of No. 21 Con- and by Sing Kin, Kwo Chan and Thelarday by the C.N.S. steamer Muryan, with a moon, too.”
'from. tuberculosis. Stalker".
Shanghai to Venlon, 21 dult Road, was also fined $8 for a Mán King, ALEY similar offence.
The case is proceeding.
Hupsh for Bangkok, from where he
will proosed to England.
›(Continued on Papa. 10°