THURSDAY, MAY 17, 1934,
THE
CHINA MAIL.
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CASTLE PEAK
MURDER
Victim Slashed On Hillside.
TWO-YEAR-OLD CRIME
AT SESSIONS
The murder of Li Mau Sun, on a hillside at Castle Peak on Oc- tober 18, 1932, had its sequel at the Supreme Court this morning when Li Sun pleaded not guilty to the charge before His Hon our. the Chief Justice. Mr. A. D.] A. McGregor.
At-
Mr. J. A. Fraser. Assistant torney-General, appeared for the Crown, and Mr. Tycho Wing, In- structed by Mr. C. Y. Kwan. was assigned to appear for the prison-
er.
The jury empanelled was. Mr. B.;
A. Carbonnel, foreman. Messra. Grossart, E. M. IL. Castro. A. C. da Silva, J. Revie, J. G. C. Somner and Yeung Fook-ping.
14-Year-Old Boy.
Mr. Fraser, opening his Case, atated that dercased was aged 14, and a cowherd, employed by the
at: caretaker of some matsheds Castle Peak. Accused was a mat- shed coolic, employed by the same man. Accused and deceased were apparently on good terms, and had shared matshed for some months.
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Insull's Last Stand in Turkey
To-day's Short Story.
After making his final plea against extradition to the United States, Samuel Insull (arrow) is shown leaving court in Istanbul, Turkey. The aged ex-king of the Inaull utilities empire has now arrived in Chicago to stand trial for embezzlement.
INDIAN ROBBED
OF $2,200
Unable To Identify, Assailant.
ONE OF THREE CHINESE STANDS TRIAL
At 3 p.m. as was his daily cus- tom, on October 18. 1932, deceased went up the hill to bring in the cows. He returned at G bleeding and badly injured. Fol-two or
I search was
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is the gem of my "Surreptitiously I turned over Tcollection, Primula Carpiensis) the pages of the stretch Davidii I discovered it. through Meanwhile, my hostess talked on, a chance meeting with a Russian, very pleasantly, in a voice" pitched a botanist who, having fied from just a little too high. . Bolshevism, was earning his; "Yes, he had wanted to spend living as best he could in Jugo-their honeymoon on some stream slavia. Here is the story:
In Bohemia, while she had wanted
"I thought over what he had told to take him to beloved' Florenes. me and decided to approach the The watercoloura on the walls Soviet Government for permission were "mementoes of happy days. to undertake the expedition I had She was no doubt a pleasant in mind. But before leaving Lon-enough woman, but those Siamese don I found out all I could about cats wandered about and made the country he had described. The that disgusting noise of their latest information about the dis-species-but I don't like cats. trict, I learned, had come from "The general had been a good [members of a British Military Mis- Russian scholar, and on that ac- sion which had been there just count had been given charge of after the war. The general in that military mission, thrust out charge had lost his life at the into the wilds of Central Asia. hands of the Bolshevist irregular forces, but one of his officers ad- vised me to visit his widow, so I went.
"Her flat was out of the lower end of Sloane-street. The draw- ing-room, despite a big bow win- dow, contrived to be dark Alongi the window seat were Japanese
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"For months nothing happened. annoy me. She was a tall, hard. The mission employed agents to afty.
|supply informatión as to what was |
rather graceful woman, nesring
"I wanted to know about the happening still further in the heart country where her husband had of the Continent. Meanwhile the lost his life. She would tell me members of it shot, fished and amused themselves as best they all she knew. He had written home most enthusiastically about it, Mr. Stanley Baldwin, on behalf for he had been an ardent fisher more, on February 13 of the Foreign Secretary, Sir John
Committed for trial on April 25. on a charge of robbery by p.m..
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lowing something said by deceased Tan Ngau-tsai, an odd-job coolic, Simon, yesterday replied to "She showed me his portrait, the never actually tried to stop it, but,:
Powell's Building, 12a, Des Voeux Road C. made for accused pleaded not guilty before Mr. Parliamentary question calling at usual middle-aged soldier. The social event, she had done her best who could not be found. Deceased Justice P. Jacks, at the Supremetention to the alalement, in re-[eyes were all I remember, strazgo to persuade him which to choose. died in the Kowloon Hospital at Court this morning.
Mr. W. F. Lockhart Smith is spect of the League Commission by humorous.
were, too, some 10 o'clock the same evening.
which had been investigating the Later it was learned that accus. conducting the case for the Crown,
Bolivia - Paraguay dispule, that sepia drawings of calm water, a ed had fled to Lam Tau on a trad- and defendant is unrepresented.
stretch of low shore, and some arms were imported into those The Jury empanelled lag junk. He was discovered this
husband had was
countries from America and rough huts. Her
done them....Did I see that cape↑ (foreman), year working in Canton, and was Messrs. G. F. Walker brought to Hong Kong on March Messrs. D, G. Wilson, D. H. Mc-
It had been on the other side of it As regards the questioner's sug- ¡Colgan, Tsoi Kau-ling, Wong Yui- 6, and arrested.
sang, Chan King-chee and Chung gestion that, irrespective of action that he had been lost, when out
fishing. of foreign armament factories, Wa-hie.
"'Curious,' she said. 'I always When charged he made a state- Opening his case Mr. Lockhart licences should be withheld
had a presentiment against such exports from Britain, Mr. ment saying, "I assaulted him be- Smith said that accused is charged Baldwin said that he feared
fishing,' cause of a certain woman's affairs. with, in the company of others, useful purpose would be served by I and a girl were on the hillside, having robbed Sher Mohammed, such a course,' since the embargo,/ MR. HO CHOU-KING (then a boat belonging to the Mis-
Woman Involved.
Europe.
for
no
Li Mau-san saw this, and told it policeman at the Royal Naval to be effective, must be enforced at to the girl's father. Afterwards 1 Dockyard, of $2,200 in cash. went down the hill to get a knife On February 13, the Indian least by the principal arms menu- to eut a stick, and when I camo policeman was returning to duty facturing countries, several of
np the deceased scolded me and at the Dockyard Gate, from his then cut him."
quarters. He was on duty from 6 Dr. J. T. Smalley, M.R.C.S.,ju.m. to 12 noon, and the man do. L.R.C.P., alated that deceased was nd-ing this duty is allowed half-an- mitted to the Kowloon Hospital at hour break at 8 a.m.
8.16 p.m. on the night of the attacki Counting His Money.
Ruffering from multiple wounds and
in a very bad condition. He died the same night at 10 p.m.
which had not yet expreased their readiness to co-operate,
In soldiering the social side was no important-especially In India!
"Well, after some months things began to take an unpleasant turn. Disquieting rumours came
from the North. Food supplies became scarcer. Once or twice, the Mis-] sion's sketchy communications with its base were interrupted. his Once an officer out duck-shooting heard a bullet whistle past him. For a week or so all was quiet,
DUE HERE. Movements Of Chinese Political Leaders.
sion was burnt one night, and one morning a sentry was found dead. with a knife between his shoulders. "The officers, began to grow un- comfortable. They were there to observe: they had no earthly chance of putting up a fight, and Recapitulating the history of this! Mr. Ho Chou-king, of the the country, which had welcomed {
particular proposal for an arms em-Ministry of Finance, Canton. is their arrival, was obviously turn. bargo, Mr. Baldwin said it was on expected to arrive here to-day, ing against them.
BRITISH INITIATIVE
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the initiative of the British Govern-prior to his departure for Nan- "Sometimes at night they would When at his quarters at 8 a.m.ment that the exchange of viewalking to attend a financial con-be conscious of people prowling he took $2,200 in Hong Kong and originally took place more than
aļference.
around their camp. Then for days Shanghai $100 Banknotes, the rea-lyear ago between the Governments General Yang Chieh, head of the the silence of those wild lands Questioned by His Lordship, r-son being that he was about to go of the United Kingdom, the United Chinese Military Mission in Europe, would descend about them. Smalley stated that the savage at-.
on leave, and had arranged
"Then one evening at dusk they to States, France and Italy, with a has arrived at Toulon from Paris. tack made on deceased could have change the money into rupees. The view to an agreement between them They are due in London on May 22. saw a fire somewhere northwards been done by a man who did not
appointment WEB made for the to prohibit the export of arms to Mr. T. V. Soong, former Minlater along the coast. The general call- know what he was doing at the mo- Dockyard Gate. When on his way Bolivia and Paraguay, ment, and that this type of attack from the quarters to the gate, at
of Finance in the Nanking Govern-ed a conference. His instructions could have been done while the as- about the level of the Surgery, he ment, with the co-operation of the Lanchow on Tuesday.
Subsequently, the British Government, flew to Ninghsis-fu froma had been beautifully vague, free- ing the higher authority from rea- sailant was in an epeleptic fil.
De took out the money to count it, and French Government, submitted fendant, however, had not the
pearance of an epeleptic, said Smalley.
Inspector A. J. W. Doran stated that he was present at the post mar- tem, when the body was identified by Li Wai-Bung, deceased's father.
Father's Testimony.
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ALLEGED THEFT AT GAS EXPLOSION.
"IF HE HAD NOT SOMEONE ELSE WOULD HAVE"
ap while doing so he was in sight of memorandum to the League Cound former "Christian General", hae upon enemy activity, political or General Feng Yu-hslang, the ponsibility to observe and report Dr. a Chinese not in custody, who was on February, 25, 1933, suggesting arrived in Tsinan from his retire-milltary, in or about, etc., etc.; to
standing in the doorway of No. 13 that steps be taken under Articlement in Trishan.
He was met by remain, etc., etc., but aot to en- Store.
11 of the Covenant to recommend Genera! Han Fu-chu, Chairman of danger unduly the safety of the arrangement the Governments to impose this cm-the Shangtung Provincial Govern- Mission. After a long discussion to let the Indian have some brown whereby the Chinese had promised bargo.
it was arranged that all should be ment, and other military leaders. A draft declaration, to be signed.
kept in readiness for departure at Remarking that he hoped soon Fireman Who Picked Up General Sung Cheh-yuan, Chair-an hour's notice; but that, as food to attend the next meeting of the $459 Worth Of Jewellery paper, and as Sher Mohammed by the Governments in favour of passed the Store, this man, Man this stop, was considered by the man of the Chahar Provincial Gov-was so scarce, fishing and shooting Conference, Sir John Simon said: Li Wai-sung stated that on the Kau, asked him in. The light was Council, and was accepted by all the ernment, is now in Peking attending should be continued by officers- "Speaking on behalf of the Bri- morning of the assault he had seen bad, and as he entered, the Indian States who were members of the a military conference.
to their general relief, no doubt tish Government I say that we accused and his son eating fruit in heard Man Kau shout "Strike," Council, including the United King- Mr. Chu Chia-hus, Kuomintang "Then one day, when the general]shail do the very best that can be an apparently friendly manner. and two men, one of whom is dom.
Central Executive Committee mem-[had gone'up the const, an agent done to bring an agreement out of
Facing the charge of a jewel theft. AMERICA'S POSITION: ber, left by air for Nanchang,, where from whom nothing had been the tangled and complicated situa-to the total value of $459, at No. 8 A number of the States made he is making a visit to General heard for weeks dashed into the tion.
Clarence Terrace, the scene of the their acceptance subject to the ac- Chiang Kai-shek.
camp with the news that large Bol- "I shall go to Geneva full of con- Hong Kong and Chine Gas Com |ceptance of the declaration by Messrs. Sun Fo, Ma Chiu-taun, shevist forces were approachingfidence because I am profoundly con-
pany explosion, Cheung Kit, fire- specified number of other States, and Chang Wal-chang left Shanghai Preparations for retreat were made vinced that the hearts and hopes of man No. 80, was brought before and the recall signal was given. the British people are most deeply Mr. E. W, Hamilton at the Central for Nanking yesterday.
But there was no sign of the head pledged on this issue.
Magistracy this morning, "There is no effort too great,, or of the Mission. The afternoon wore on. It was time to go. They persuasion that could be super-a.m. Tuesday, accused was in pos At the time of the arrest, at : 7 dare not risk being attacked at fluous, for the purpose of bringing session of a gold bangle, 11 ear- night. One officer undertook to about an agreement. If an agree-rings, a gold, chain and pendants, atay behind til dusk, and the for- ment is not reached, the League of four hair ornaments, three gold lorn little band marched away.. Nations is going to suffer a sharp rings, a brooch, three, rings, three
"Next morning the young fellow blow.
|pieces of Jade and three purses, to For the theft of a drilling ma-réjoined. He had waited till after
THE BRITISH POLICY
the total value of $459, belonging chine from No. 625 Reclamation dark, had sent up.rockets, but had "The British policy standa for
to the occupant of No. 8 Clarence Street, the property of his uncle, seen no answering ones from the the support and maintenance of the Terrace Mok Slu, a blacksmith, Mok Wal-general. Eventually party League of Nations, To substitute
Acensed denied the theft, and
He went home, and later
alleged to be the accused and ad- called to go again to castle Peak, other named Lam Kau, also not in where he saw his son covered with custody, came in and set upon blood any dying. The boy said him. something to him, in consequence
Loses Consciousness, The Indian was unable to see.
of which he commenced a search for nccused.
including the United States.
The Government of the latter coun- Chan Kam-anng, matshed care-which man struck him with try, however, stated that they were taker, said that he was the employer hammer as he was rendered .un unable to Impose an embargo until of the accused and decossed. Ke conscious. When he regained the necessary legislation has been also testified to the friendliness of consciousness ho found that he passed by Congress, and no such the lads, and to the events which led had been robbed, and some 500 legislation has been passed.—British up to the death of Li Mau-san. · Rupee notes were scattered on the Wireless Service.
Chan Kiu, Junk master, stated floor.
that on October 20, 1982, accused Another Indian Dockyard pollen- was brought to him at Sha Tong, man saw three men running away, and was conveyed by him to Lam one of whom wore a bloodstained Tau, on his trading junk,
Accused's Evidence.
¡Continued on Page 8).
SON RESCUES HIS
MOTHER'S BAG.
LA Tak
BLACKSMITH ROBS UNCLE.
"BORROWED DRILLING
MACHINE:
the
Jacket, which he took off and threw down. The three men es- Connaught Road Chase, um, was bound over by Mr. Q. A. reached its base. Of course, they for this now world a method of in- said that he put them in his poc Mr. Tycho Wing called accused as cast side of the Yard.
|caped by jumping over the wall at]
A. MacFadyen at the Central Po-heard remours of how the general ternational co-operation, the old et because if he did not, they his first witness. The prisoner The, accused fled to No. 40 Yee brought before Mr. Q, A. A. Mac- of $60 to be of good behaviour for certain was ever discovered.
unemployed, was lice Court this morning, in a sum had come by his end, yet nothing world method of one country arm-might have been taken by someons stated that he had been on friendly Wo Street, where he told a clans Fadyen
ing itself against, another, will not else, at the Central Police [the next six months. ››
“Well, I took a last fook at the do."
While he bollered that valuable H. Hourihan, a three days' re- man that he had sustained an in- Court this morning and chargeu)!. Defendant denied the charge, watan colours and those cats, and
On the application, of, Inspector. Indian during a quarrel.
jury at the dockyard, but he has with the stealing of a handbag saying that he took it home for departed. And I sent flowers salts would follow if the general mand was granted, When the police saw the accused been unable to produce evidence from Mrs. Gonzalex in Connaught us.
from a florists showy stuff, of no level of armaments were reduced, in hospital ke was found to be suf- to establish this.
Road Central, near the Star Ferry, Mr. MacFadyen: "Had you any conceivable interest,
Bir. John Simon said that the real less something could be done to fering from a fractured heel-bone, *Injured By An Indian,” yesterday.,
intention of returning it?" th "Getting to the Caspian was no diffenity which faced the Conference strike at the roots of this terrible and when formally charged.`pni On Information the police went. It was stated that Mrs, Gonza- Accused: “Yes, of course,” joke Dinculties of every sort was not a technical question as to disease, the best technical experts in leaving the hospital he said "I did to this address, and accused told ler's son saw the theft and caught Inspector James "The defen- dirt, delay, vile food. At length I how many arms of a particular kind the world would not be able to pro. not strike him, neither did I rob them the he was injured by an the accused after a chase. dant was arrested yesterday in arrived. I found boat and a a particular nation should have duce an agreement for International him of any money.”,
(Continued on foot of preceding Accused was remanded for 24 Lower Tascar How Your Worship, boatman. We started of.
Armaments were only an indica- Diskrmament British Wireless" The case is proceeding.
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And he was attempting to sell it." (Continued on Page 10 tion of the 'disease of fear, and un- Service..
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