THE CHINA MAIL, THURSDAY, AUGUST 9, 1934.
GRAPHIC DETAILS OF THE
THRILLING RESCUE OF
MANSLAUGHTER CABARET PROPRIETOR MAN CRUSHED TO DEATH MY
TRIAL
First Accused Denies
Son's Complicity.
SAID NOTHING OF TROUBLE WITH DECEASED'S WIFE
Charged with the manslaugh-
FACES CLAIM CASE
1.O.U. CHITS CLAIMED
AS PART CAPITAL
ter of Chan Man, a market gar TOBACCO COMPANY PROPRIETOR
dener of Heung Che Village, on July 5, Mok Ting-kwan and Muk Kam-hing appeared again before Mr. D. M. MacDougall at the Dis- trict Office South this afternoon. Mr. W. J. Lockhart-Smith, Crown Solicitor, prosecuting, continued the cross-examination of Mok Kam-hing, the first accused who stated that, when living at No. 83 Grover Street, Yaumati, his son had called on him and asked him to take a position as a gardener with Me Kau, at Heung! Che Village.
Accused denied that his son had sald anything regarding a row with deceased over his wife, all his son had said was that Chan Man's wife
had absconded and that he was KUS-
PARTNER OR NOT?
Hippocreate Dedeoglou, proprietor of the Graeco Egyptian Tobacco Store, No. 4 Pedder Street, was the plaintiff in a claim against Mr. Dennis Victor, proprietor of the Lido Dancing Academy, at 144, Des Voeux Road Central, before the Chief Jus tice. Mr. A. D, A. MacGregor. at the Supreme Court this morn- ing, on money loaned.
Mr. H. G. Sheldon, instructed by Mr. T. P. K. Kemble, of Messrs. Wilkinson and Grist, appeared for the plaintiff, while Mr. Leo D'Almada, instructed by Mr. D. H. Evans, was for the de-
fendant.
Mr. Sheldon, at the outset of the proceedings, said that the defence admitted certain LO.U. chits, but claimed that the money was given as part capital in a concern known as the Lido Dancing Company and of which the plaintiff was alleged to be a partner. The one issue for the Court to decide was whether the plaintiff was or not a partner, and therefore it was on the onus
Mr. Sheldon was upheld in of the defence to begin the case. his submission.
BOAT AT WHARF
"Tai Lee" Passengers Witness Gruesome Tragedy
Chan Pun, a passenger on, board the 8.8. Tai Lee, 1028 crushed to death yesterday even- ing when he attempled to jump on to the wharf before the boat tied up. He slipped and fell into the water, between the boat and the wharf, and the captain of the vessel was unable to pre- vent a gruesome tragedy,
Chan was rushed to the Gov- ernment Civil Hospital, but died
at midnight.
SOOCHOW
CREEK
DREDGING
Work To Be Completed
In Six Years. * ́
$2,400,000 EXPENSE
fu-day's Short Story.
SEASCAPE
MARY
By Leslie Reid.
LIKE every place and the out at sen and the orange seaweed
Ai
Y PINE
NULLAH CRIME GALLANT AID
RENDERED BY N.A.A.F.I. WORKER
YOUNG GIRL,
TWO BODIES HURTLE PAST
north-west of Scotland, In-with which the coast was fringed. verkilbreck was not reached A mile from home they roared in "MY BROTHER" CRIES without time and trouble. To bottom gear up a steep hill. At the begin with, it was nearly 50 top Janet cried out with joy. miles from the nearest railway wide sweep of sea lay below them station, and the rather infre-all-a-glitter. In the sunshine, and quent bus service, which did help resting lightly like birds on its sur- you substantially on your way face were the Ascaig Islande, A Hui Wing-long, an employee of took you only as far as the fish-tangle of purple shores and gsten- the N.A.A.F.I continued his ing town of Poolinch, from which ing water channels, rising with a graphic description of the rescue it was another 22 miles to Inver- charming attempt at regularity, each of little Mary Pine, at the re kilbreck. In any case it was an one more steeply on the seaward sumption of the trial of Ng Lel insignificant place, a mere clus-side. Inland stretched the curve yuen, alias Ng Yick-lam, allas ter of cottages and a stone jetty, of the bay, with the cottages of in- Ng Yick-sau, unemployed, aged and few people wanted to go verkilbreck tucked beneath a 28, who is charged before Mr. there, except tourists in the sura-dish cliff, where the little River Kil-E W. Hamilton, at the Central mer-time who had cars of their breek flowed into the sea.
Magistracy, with the wilful mur- "Ross, how lovely," said Janet, der of Michael Fine, aged 8, on which is Auntie Meg's house?"
|June 22. The long white one.
Mr. J. I. Fraser, Assistant At- lorney-General, instructed by Mr. there now in no time."
"And is it always like this?"
W. J. Lockhart-Smith, Crown
Ross smiled.
Solicitor, is prosecuting, and Mr. R. C. H. Lim, instructed by Mr. J. M. Hall, is for the defence.
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red-
We'll be
TO-MORROW'S STORY
To-morrow's story will be "Sutor." by Albert Richard Wetlen.
Continuing his evidence from the last adjournment Hui Wing- long sald:
own
Young Ross Macleod. had no car and so had to make the journey from the station in two distinct and rather lengthy stages. With him pected. He also denied that his ob
was his wife Janet, whom he had ject in going to the village was to
Work on the dredging of the married only three months previous- make a row.
Soochow Creek in Shanghai willly, a Southern girl, smartly dressed, Accused stated that on July 5 ho! Mr. D'Almada, in detailing the fever Mr. Remedios' share, but was soon be started. The work will be at least according to Macleod stan went to Mo Kuu's house and had a facts of the case, said that the emphatic that his name should be divided into four sections and is dards, well-spoken, well-educated. meal.
defendant was a ship's steward left out of all transactions, identify-scheduled to be completed in six with a ready smile and a chín which He said that his son had never and came to Hong Kong in Junejing himself in no way at all with years.
conveyed determination.
"As I was washed down the talked with him of trouble with de- last year with the intention of the management.' In furtherance, As regards the financing of the Three months had not been nearly.
nullah I took off my shoes. ceased's wife. He had heard de proceeding to Australia. Owing plaintiff put up several sums work, it is understood that a total long enough for Rosa to get accus-
Eventually I managed to scramble censed say these things, but did not to passport difficulties. however, amounting to $1,800 which were sum of $2,400,000 has been decld- tomed to the wonder of being mar-
out of the water, and ran down question his son concerning the mat he was unable to go and remain-handed to the defendant in I.Q.U.ed upon, which will be partly ap ried to Janet. Three years would
the side of the nullah. When I ed in Hong Kong. He was intro- between September 9 and 20. propriated from the Central not be sufficient, he told himself,
reached the mouth of the tunnel, Reverting to the scene in the duced to a fellow Greek, the
Business Bad.`
Government Treasury and partly nor yet thirty. In the bus between
"That it isn't. Walt till the I caught hold of the girl again. matshed, accused denied the stale-plaintiff.
The Lido Dancing Academy, how-borrowed from the National Econ-ithe station and Poolinch Janet nat south-wester is blowing and you
"Swept Off My Feet." ment that his son had taken part in In conversation It was suggested ever, lost money and there arose a cmic Council-(Chekiai Agency). {next the window, silent nearly the won't find it so lovely."
"Just as I caught her I was swept the fight. He said that Chan San, that they enter into a cabaret busi-disagreement between the defendant
whole way, her hands clasped in her! "I'm sure even then......" began off my feet again, and was washed n 17-year-old son of deceased had ness with one, Mr. Remedios, and plaintiff, ending on October 5
lap, her gaze fixed on the heathery Janet, and broke off to play heed to down the nullah with the girl in attacked him with an iron bar. and that a capital of a few thousand in a quarrel after which plaintia CONFERENCE AT waster of Dearg Forest, through a black dog which leaped the stone my grasp. I regained my feet,
Mr. Lockhart-Smith: "Cheng dollars be raised. Mr. Remedios censed to be interested in the
which they were passing."
wall beside the road and was now still holding the girl, and carried Yung. Chan San and Chan Yang all was already in the cabaret business, Academy.
Ross was perfectly contented with bounding along beside them, bark-her to the side of the nullah, near state that your son took part in the controlling the "Silver Moon" Aca
her allence and detachment. He ing shrilly.
the first grating, or window. That's Roy," Ross explained. understood this moud of hers, ac-
"As we were standing there two knowledging with a certain pride Within a minute the van had other pe pie, were washed down at that she was capable of withdrawing deposited them, with their luggage, my feet. The girl whom I carried It was then decided to rent premises by the defendant and Mr. Alexandre
herself within the circle of her own In the road outside the largest of shouted "My brother," and I realia- in the Sincere Bank Building, at No. in the presence of witnesses. Plain- Mr. Wang Ching-wei, President thoughts, which he was not fitted to three cottages. A white-haired ad that one of them was a Euro- woman came out to greet them pean boy. I did not see who the
ter.
►
Before that date a memorandum
KULING
fight, and state that they left the demy, but, after a look over the pre-of partnership between the three Delegates Leave To Meet
Marshal Chiang.
matshed before you and your left."
-
Accused: "That is all untrue." The case is proceeding.
PRESIDENCY OF CHINA FOR
CHIANG KAI-SHEK ·
(Continued from Page 1).
son mises, the defendant thought a bet-parties was drawn up in Mr. Alexan- ter locality would be more suitable. dre's Beauty Palour, and was signed
144 Des Voeux Road Central.
for the Kuling conference.
her
tiff, however, delayed his signature of the Executive Yuan, accompanied share. Original Partnership. and later on the evening of October by Messrs. Chan Shao-kuan, Minis. At Poolinch Ross was counting on She had an alert, rather shrewish other person was In August last year in original 5, told the defendant to bring it to ter of Navy, and Tseng Chung mit, his friend Rob, the driver of the expression, in which nose and chin "Putting the girl down on partnership was drawn up between the Lido that night when he would Administrative Vice-Minister of motor van which carried bread daily were the most prominent feature feet at the side of the nullah I ran the defendant, plaintiff, Mr. Reme- return the 1.0.U. chits after signing. Railways, left Nanking Festerday to Inverkilbreck and neighbouring "Hullo, Auntie Meg", said Ross, down to try to rescue the other two dios, and Mr. Alexandre, of the but the quarrel ensued and the mat-afternoon by the gunboat, Ha! Yung places, to give them a lift. They kissing her. "Here's Janet I've people, but, after passing the second Alexandre Beauty Palour. The ter was left alone.
found him without delay,, and soon brought to see you."
window I could see them no more, It was learned that under the lease of the premises was in the) Defendant, in evidence, corrober- An aeroplane, chartered by Mar- the three of them were squeezed into His aunt shot an appraising and turned back to see two Euro- new constitution the President hau names of the defendant and Mr.ated Mr. D'Almada's statement, add-shal Chiang Kai-shek, arrived in the front seat, with their scanty glance over Janet's, trim grey coa-peans taking the girl away. more powers than the present Alexandre. For the purpose of ing that he was offered a share in Shanghai yesterday for Dr. H. H. luggage stacked in the back of the tume. There was no disapproval in "I followed them, and climbed nominal Chairman of the National finance the defendant was to put up the Ice House Street Snack Counter Kung, Minister of Finance, who will van among the fragrant loaves, that glance, merely a half-conscious aut of the nullah by the sergeants Government. The President's $3,000. Mr. Alexandre, who was to by the plaintiff, but turned it down. proceed to Kuling to-day.
swaying along the coast road to In-acknowledgment that here was some Mess. power is similar to that of Ger-put up the same amount only sub- Friendly Terms..
General Huang Fu, Chairman of verkilbreck.
one from far beyond her own nar- "Wearing Leather Shoes" many and France, but not so exten-facribed $2,100, while Mr. Remedios Cross-examined by Mr. Sheldon, the North China Military Counell, Janet was more talkative now, as row circle of social experience, who Cross-questioned by Mr. Lim, sive as that of the United States. found that, he was unable to raise witness said that he had been on will leave Mokunshan In the next excited as a child, calling Rose's might perhape give herself airs, with witness stated that the girl was
Marshal Chiang Kai-shek, who the money.
very friendly terms with the plain-two days, to visit Marshal Chiang attention to the little rock-girt bays her fine clothes and her fine educawearing a pair of small leather tiff.
Kal-shek prior to his return to they were skirting, the blue Islands tion." Mr, Sheldon-In fact you address-Peking. ed him as "Hippo for short".
is at present only Chairman of the With this plaintiff agreed to take Military Affairs Commission, It is said, has not objection to becom-
ing President, if his followers and INSURANCE MAN HAS Defendant-We
colleagues desire to elevate him to that position. With political and military powers in his hand, Marshal Chiang is represented to be able to bring about the unifica- tion of the country and better re- lations with Japan.
CARGO BOAT CAPSIZED BY WIND IN HARBOUR
· NO PASSPORT
$10 Fine Imposed.
were very
friendly, but I never called him "Hippo."
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Mr. Sheldon further asserted that
CABARET RUMOURS.
(Continued from Page 1)
when defendant arrived here he did in view of Mr. Wolfe's statement. not have the large sums, including that an expression of official opinion For entering the Colony without $250 in notes, but only $500, and has been misinterpreted to indi- A valid passport, Mr. Basil E. de actually came to the plaintiff, as a cate the introduction of an official
fellow Greck, for assistance.
This ruling. Kanel, of the Manufacturers' Life Insurance Company, was fined $10 was denied by witness.
Mr. Gray stated that he had Further cross-examined about the been visited by an Assistant Su
CHINESE TRADER'S FINE GESTURE
shoes when she was rescued. · "And so you're Janet."
La Fong, government ambulance The new niece suffered herself, driver, gave formal evidence of the willingly enough, to be klased.
removal of the prisoner to the hos
"And you're Auntie Meg.
I've pital: heard such a lot about you."
Wong Kan, Chinese detectivo, "Have you now? Our Ross was stated that on June 23, incom... Gives Himself Up When seldom a one to talk."
pany with Sergeant Hunter, he "Ah, but he talks to me." Hears Woman Gaoled,
went to the Swatow Drawn. Work "Like enough," She turned her Shop in Pedder Street to collect a rather hard gaze away, letting. It basket of clothes from defendant's FINED $1,000 FOR OPIUM : wander vaguely down the road. "I young brother, Ng Yick-may.
hope you'll be comfortable with us;: This evidence was corroborated On learning that woman had I'm sure," she added. "We're plain by Sergeant T. R. Hunter, who at
that time was stationed Lee Tak, a travelling trader, 're- "By now a second meeting was due Central Police Station:
by Mr. E. W. Hamilton at the Cen- loans, witness said that money, as perintendent of Police, and that been sent to prison on his behalf, folk"
Detective-Sergeant Mottram sgid/much as $500 to $2,000, had passed following the visit, he had imme-turned to the Colony, from the to take place. Ross's Uncle Angus The case is proceeding.
Cargo boat No. 1867, loaded tral Magistracy this morning. with Chinese medicine, Was
capsized by a sudden gust of wind that accused came to the Colony last evening at 7.55 o'clock, while from Shanghai two days ago on be-
the boat was lying alongside the 8.8. Kam Sing.
Kwok Kai-so, master of the junk, made a report to the Police |
this morning that the cargo was lost, but that no one was injured.
half of the Insurance 'company.
993 COUNTIES AIDED BY FEED LOANS
(Continued from Page 1)
between them without any ments. "We were fellow
the other" he said.
The case is proceeding.
his patched, navy-blue trousers and
RAMSAY MAC FOR NEWFOUNDLAND
agree-diately discharged the Russian Greeks dancing partners employed at the!
country, to face à charge · of im- was standing outside the gate, shyly and had not thought of defrauding New Majestic. They had, he un- Colony, and was fined $1,000. in de-attention to him. He was a burly, porting 48 taels of opium into the conscious that no one was paying derstood, been taken on at the
fault nine months' hard labour, by bald-headed man, with a fringe of | Lidò cabaret" $26.80 Claim Granted
Mr. E. W, Hamilton at the Central grey hair round the base of his skull, He added that the "order"
and a wispy grey moustache. would have little effect on his Magistracy this morning.
(Continued from Page 1) Janet took to him at once, with Judgment was granted by the business owing to the popularity Mr. C. Lowe, appearing for ac-
BENEFITED IN HEALTH Puisne Judge, Mr. P. Jacks, at the of the Chinese dancing partners, cused, pleaded guilty and asked for
London, To-day, The blistering heat wave con- Supreme Court this morning in a and to the fact that the greater leniency as his client had come fisherman's Jersey. He advanced a
His little delicately and kissed. the tip The Prime Minister, Mr. Ramsay CAR LOADINGS IN U. S.
tinues to take the toll of lives and claim for $26.80 by the Hing Kee part of his patrons were Chinese back to give himself up.
MacDonald, who has been on crops throughout the Middle-West Fruit Stall, Central Market, Only two girls had been dis-client gave the woman, Tam Kwai, of her nose. All he said was:
who was sentenced to 12 months' "Eh? W-e-e-ll," and in the States of inois, Mis-against the Myrtle Fruit and missed, he makapakita
health holiday in Canada, left yes- New York, to-day. Car load-souri and Nebraska.
Flower Shop, Peking Buildings: MANAGER PERTURBED. imprisonment, the opium to be The four of them went into the terday morning for Newfoundland ings in the United States this week Relief is forecasted as cold Kowloon, for fruit sold and deli-| Mr. Victor, manager of the Lido brought to Hong Kong. · cottage, Janet gazing with gay in-where he intends to stay for six are likely to be approximately the winds and rain are reported to vered on April 30 and May 16,
cabaret, appeared more parturbed-Mr. F. I. D'Alamda, represented terest at the high cabbage atalks weeks." same as last week.-United Press, sweeping, in from the north-west The defendant was absent. at the "order" He found that the woman,
outside the door, the tortoise-shell In a farewell message to Canada, European girls were in far great- Mr. Hamilton said that he will eat asleep in the sunshine, the ex- Mr. MacDonald stated that he had. BURGLAR FALLS TO er demand as partners, and he forward a recommendation for the cessively plain furniture of the par- found the rest which he had sought anticipated a considerable falling woman's release as soon as pos- row-windowed parlour, with its' low in the country side in ample mea- off in business when whita gizle sible.
per S. E. Levy and Company.
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Climbing From One Floor To Next.
could no longer be employed....
In addition, the girls who would have been affected by the regulation were also under the delusion that this av
avenue of livelihood was being closed to them.
Chan Yu, a 28-year-old unemploy Temperatures in the middle-west ed, was sentenced to one month's States are rising and are reported hard labour by Mr. Q. A. A. MacA number are married women, Chan Shi, a Chinese male, was to be above 100, degrees in major fadyen at the Central Magistracy wingya removed to the Government Civil cities between Memphis and Fresno, this morning or bellig found in who and that dancing, Hospital yesterday, suffering from Seventy-nipe out of the 88 velties No. 153 Queen's Road Central, with profession severe injuries when he fell down listed at the Chicago weather bureau intent to steal, on July 22. w the the hillside near Tai Hang Road have reported more than 80 degrees. On the
Kansas and Oklahoma have been cused:
The Women's Auxiliary of the placed in the category of States while atte Society for the Protection of Chil-whose counties the Agricultural Ad-
with grateful justment Administration lists
emergency drought classif
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WOMAN BITTEN BY UNKNOWN DOG.
Two Fresh Cases.
blackened calling. They sat down sure, and regretted that be was up to a tea of scones and cakes, with able to remain longer.
a bolled egg each for Janet and He added that he had greatly bene
fited in health-British Wireless Rosa
When they had finished the two Service.
men lit their pipes, and Janet
brought a cigarette-case out of her NEW HEAT WAVE IN CANTON vanity-bag The older people
watched her closely as she ta (Continued From Page 1) olgarette with any mate borrowed chests, containe Chinepal pate Bitten by a dog, a Chinese won from Rosa. Unelo Angus was enor medicine which is said to be man, Au Ki, of No.7
nterested, even swed. sura.core for prostration from can Shan Road, was admitti
Auntie Meg's expression had that heat and other attacks of the thing of the thin concentrated atten- aunONE
not
Edward
Kowl
sprted to bein
mou
tion of a ben's, but added this Lieu General Ho Lob, Commis A knit frown of disapproval which stoner of Public Bafety has secur the could only be 1. It was Ross ed doctors practicing foreign and
who frst expre
the thought that Chinese medicine to serve. In each
was in the minds of three out of police station, so that cases of pro- these four.
stration from the heat may be im
(Continued on Fage, 10)
mediately treated.