Cheung Chau
Action
Slander
Defendant Denies Visit To Restaurant
COUNSELS PROVIDE LIVELY INTERLUDE
NEVERAL lively passages between the prosecuting and defend- ing counsel took place this morning at the Supreme Court, when the Cheung Chau Island slunder case in which a village eld. er. Kwan Yip is being sued by a young girl for alleged slander- ous "words" was resumed before Mr. Justice P. Jacks in the Sum- mary Court.
Mr. M. A. da Silva is appearing for the plaintiff, Liu Kwam, an 18-year-old Chinese girl, who is claiming $1,000 damages for injury to her credit and reputation from Kwan Yip, a village elder from Cheung Chau Village-
The defendant is represented by Mr. M. K. Lø.
At the previous hearing, on October 30, the defendant was examined by his counsel, Mr. M. K. Lo.
Continuing, witness said that, Mr. Silva, addressing His Lord- ship, said that at that previous following his resignation he went hearing there were certain Chin- to Cheung Chau Island where he ese slang words of which they settled down, and, after 24 years: had already had the Yaumati, on the Island was made an elder.
THE CHINA MAIL, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 5, 1934
Mrs. Nana Scott is waging an endurance test with the Philadel- phis authorities by taking posses- sion of a ditch dug in front of her property, to prevent street widening through condemnation proceedings. She in "holding the fort" day and night.
Police Station interpreter's ver Witness said that, besides him. CUSTOMS EXAMINER
sion, but that it was how neces- there were other elders. sary for the Court interpreters to give their version.
Alleged Influence Reverting to the petition con-
His Lordship: Is that really cerning the. wireless operator!
Leung Ping-kwah, who was alleg
necessary?
REBUKED
Alleged Assault In Course Of Duty
"UTTER TOOL OR BLOW HAS DEPRIVED HIM OF WITS"
To-day's Short Story.
The Lighted Window
A
By Harold
*Mercer
S the train took a bend, the the younger gon-the one who has gleam of the lighted win-given her nothing but anxiety,” dow came into view; a gradual "Isn't that the way with curve in the line kept it in sight. mothers?" It was said with a quiet The impression of flicker, Nola laugh. "Poor old mother! Fancy knew, was caused by the inter-her doing that! Every night?"" vention of the branches of "You're not Jack Edwards?" saplings and trees as the train Nola's exclamation was a startled rushed past. It gave an illusive one. It was just as well he had impression of rushing, for trains spoken before she had said more; do not hurry on country lines. but who could have dreamt that Seeing the light, Nola felt that this well-mannered, pleasing-look- she was definitely back in Oxlade, ing man in the train was a prod!- with its routine of school duties, ita gal? The picture she had in her knowledge of all the troubles and brain about the wandering son of enres of the little community.. That the woman who stirred her sym- light was a poignant reminder.
The young man who had been her companion in the compartment since the shortening of truin at The Junction, where, seeing her strug gling with many cases in the scram- bling of the changeover, he had come gallantly to her assistance,“ was standing up, staring through the window. His eyes were on
pathy was completely upset.
He laughed at her apologies. The gratitude she had felt for his help'
TO-MORROW'S STORY
To-morrow's story will be "Arrow of Eros," by J. B. Connie.
the light, tou.
"I think that is one of the most at The Junction had opened a way pathetic things in Oxdale," Not to conversation. Although he had romarked. "That, light has been revealed early that his destination burning in that window every night was Oxlade, he had said very lit for ten years. Poor old. Mrs. tle about himself; she had wonder- Edwards puts it there. every night, ed casually who he was and what leaving the blind up."
was his business.
"You" The young man seemeti to be preoccupied.
"I intend to hide myself away there for a week or two. I need a
ft is the sign of a welcome for rest," he had said, laughingly.
a son who left home when he was. The casual enough remark came
Mr. M. K. Lo: Your Lordshiped to have.defiled two girls on the! will recall that at the previous island,-which was subsequently, hearing you statel that it would be sent in to the I. G. P., witness necessary for the Court Interpreter said that two of the elders who to give this version, and so it would had not joined in the petition, had be better if we called Mr. Ng Chat- done so because they had pre if this is, a sample of a Cus-a boy. He is a bit a ne'er-do-back to Nola significantly. But for wing. Your Lordship will Tur-viously been influenced by the
tom Officer 1.do not wonder that well, but his mother clings to the the devotion of his mother, Oxlade ther recall that the Police inter-wireless operator.
some might have forgotten all about this preter said that the words "Soki Kwan Yip said he recalled the there is so much smuggling go-thought that he will come
day. There are two other sons; prodigal; its memories of him Yau," which were alleged to have woman Cheung Lan-shi, who had ing on.. Either he is an utter!
fine fellows with a good reputation were of a few schoolboy escapades, been used by the defendant, meant told him that she had been made fool or the blow on the head has in the district; but the old lady's and his Bisappearance when he had paying attention to girls or flirting pregnant by somebody on the island,
deprived him of his wits. If affection seems to cling most to reached an age when his help upon with them, while the other slang but as she had since left. Cheung
the farm might be expected. Ox- words "Sok To meant the con-Chau he took no further action and the case was not such an import-į:
ant Armation of the Dirtation, or, in left the matter in, abeyance,
said. Mr.. E. W. Hamilton *some circumstances, having sexua!!
Intercourse.
The Interpretation
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Witness said that a short while once would throw it out at CHINESE CHORAL Tade in general viewed with dis-
later another girl came to him with at the Kowloon Magistracy this
la similar report, and he then decid-'morning when Yeung Ki, the!
SOCIETY
approval boys who ran away; but whatever ill he had done was done for from the town. The old
ed to take some action, not because Customs Examiner, continously Great Expectations. For mother's constant anxiety made the
Mr. Ng Chat-wing. Supreme the girl's case was not as serious as contradicted himself in giving Court Interpreter, said that the the 'first one, but because that was evidence.
words "Sok Yau" meant chasing the second occasion that such an At the opening of the case this after a woman and having a look incident had come to light... marning Detective-Sergeant Dan- of admiration for a woman. "Sok Mr. Silva: And you carried this browsky stated that the manager To" meant succeeding in chasing latter incident to a bitter finish.by of the: Railway was dropping the the woman, but did not necessarily sending a petition to the Hon. third charge of interfering with meah that the man had sexual Inter-I.G.P.?—Yes.
Second Concert
AMBITIOUS PROGRAMME
"hide myself for a few weeks" seem omionus. A dread that trouble was impending for poor Mrs. · Ed-} wards chilled her.
And yet she could not but feel a liking for Jack; and she fell in with his offer to card she felin with
The Hong Kong Chinese Choral Society's Second Concert is to take the railway by moving a stone place. on Saturday, December 10across to the Hardacres, where she boarded. People looked curiously course with the woman he wha! In spite of two of the elders dis- from the track, and brought for at 9p.m., in the Great Hall of the
at the good-looking young man chasing. It might have also meant agreeing with you, you still sent ward another charge of assault University.
The Society was formed in Janu- but nobody appeared to recognise that the man referred to as "Sok that petition in to the I.G.P.?-Yes, ing the customs officer. To" had succeeded in making thef Questions Unanswered The defendant, pleaded that he ary of this year, and, although the him.
You realise, of course, that in had been assaulted and offered choice of available music then was "He's new aince I was here," re- aquaintance of the woman.
to show the marks of the assault; Witness said it was quite a com- doing so you were open to a very he also pleaded that he had been man expression to say that a cer-serious allegation against Leung. tain man is going to "Sok Yao," or Ping-kwan, the wireless operator?hased onto the line. in other words to look at the girls! No answer).
.course.
and was sometimes used as friendly repartee.
car-
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but
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necessarily limited a most success marked Jack as Nola, after hesitat ful concert was given on March 24ing to speak to the police sergeant, This concert was well suppted caught up again. "I used to be a Det.-Sgt. Banbrowsky then and the audience was enthusiastic thorn in the flesh to old Mackay." in a play and not as the play itself. Did you make any inquiries after told the court the facts of the over the good singing and excellent. Nola smiled at her shattered, ex- pectation that her companion might! In this instance it was a putrid Mok Kwei-chai, the first girl who case, saying that at about 8.15 spirit of the choir.
la.m. on December 3, Yeung Ki Once again Sir William Horneli.have shown some embarrassment at mind which suggested sexual inter-was defiled and who subsequently
saw Chan Hon-chan come to the Vice Chancellor, has shown hia. passing the representative of the left Cheung Chau Island?-(No an-)
station carrying a parcel: he kind Interest by granting the use law. She was jumping to conclu Cross-examined by Mr. Silva, wit-swer),
stopped him and took the parcel of the Great Hall of the University sions, built upon the reputation his ness admitted that the expression Mr. Lo: I do not see the point of from him; the defendant made and it is fully expected that the mother's constant anxiety had bull: "Sok Yau" was frequently used by that question as the Elders were an attempt to snatch the parcel Society's initial success will be im for a man who looked anything but intimate friends in conversation, unable to make any inquiries except back and ran away on to the proved on.
from her mother,
a waster. railway line, where he picked up! The programme for this concert Mrs. Hardacre came to the veran- Defendant said that with regard the stone and struck the officer is of a much more ambitious charac-dah as Juck Edwards put down her to the plaintiff's case, her mother on the head. Objection Sustained
iter. Not only have to choir re-cases. She looked hard at him Mr. Silva: If you have a daugh-jhad personally made a report to him
Trespassing Question Įsponded nobly to the enthusiasm when he nodded. ter-I do not know whether you of the whole affair, "In these mat-
His Worship: If you chase and instruction of their conduc- l have to look after my own. man on to the rails you cannot tor, Mr. J. have or not-and a young man took ters we never ask the girl."
Anderson Miller, traps, but we're bound to meet one Witness admitted that he did not very well charge him with tres-L.R.A.M., but they have reached another. I hope we will," he said. her out for a walk and the word "Sok_Yan" were used, would you give Leung Ping-kwan, the wireless passing
state of efficiency which is not only Mrs. Hardacre's eyes followed toperator, a chance to defend himself Mr. Cathy (Railway Inspec- take offence?
jcommendable,
admirable. him keenly as he moved towards Mr. Lg: I must object to the before sending in the petition, be- tor): He was not actually chas-Section leaders have held inde the station; she gave a sharp ex- question, for Mr. Ng is a Chinese cause he had intended sending in the ed, he got through some
riages and then on to the rails and full rehearsals on Tuesday question.
pendent practices during the week clamation when Nola answered her of very old family traditions petition.
Yeung Ki then gave his evid- whose daughters are not looked
have brought about results which "Jack Edwards! That scamp! Defendant emphatically denied ence, stating that he was on upon until they are bethrothed, I
will be appreciated especially by No wonder I thought I knew him. really must protest, and I further that he had any conversation with duty at the No. 6 platform when
those who understand the diffi- What mischief has brought him! say that the words "Sok Yau" the interpreter of the Yaumati he saw the defendant run on to:
Police Station or that any incident the train with a parcel in his culties by which these Chinese here?" must be judged on the circumstan-
He followed him and singers are necessarily handi-
Naturally, Nola did not know; ces they are used, Your Lordship! took place in the public restaurant hand.
in Cheung Chou on the night of searched him inside the car- (capped.
but very soon she became aware Elizabethan "Music March 30, when he was alleged to ringe, and, finding a parcel which
that the weight of Oxdale public contained small electric light
Elizabethan music. will be repre- opinion held that it was mischief have used certain words.
Defendant in reply to Mr. Silva, bulbs, he was taking it to the sta-sented by Thomas Morley's "Now that had brought him back. An said that if the interpreter said that tion when the defendant
is the Month of Maying," William air of suspense and expectation Beale's Madrigal," "Come let us seemed to settle upon the township, should confine your remarks to the gard to the plaintiff, then the inter-He gave the parcel to another Join the Roundelay," and John It was waiting to see what happen- ¡preter must have been lying. officer and returned to the plat- Dowland's beautiful part song, ed: Liking Jack Edwards herself, His Lordship: (To Mr. Silva) The form to continue his work. The "Come again! Sweet Love doth Nola could not help but he touch- Mr. Silva: Very well, Your defendant has already denied in his defendant followed him and at now Invite..
ed by the general feeling; she felt Lordship.
His Lordship said that he haded the restaurant on April 8, there-
evidence in chief that he had attend-tempted to strike him.
Arrangements of folk songs will what she assured herself was a The defendant was remanded include "Early one Morning" (Dun- foolish alarm for both old Mrs. now a very good version of the fore he could not have used the for 24 hours in police custody, bill); "Bobby Shaftoe" (Whittaker), Edwards and Jack himself. With expression "Sok. Yau," and did not ward.
Mr. Hamilton stating that he and "King Arthur" (Humorously it was a sympathy with a young think it necessary to call any fur-
Mr. Silva I put it to you, that had had as much as he could arranged by Roberton). Edward man who seemed to be so needless the mother of Liu Kwan did not stand of the evidence of the off-German's part song, Orpheus with ly subjected to suspicion, make any report to you at all?cer for one day.
His Lordship: Mr. Silva, Mr. Ng is, us Mr. Lo has said, a Chinese with very old family tra- ditions, and I do not think it right
to bring about anything which af
feets him personally. I think you
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ther evidence on that point.
· Defendant in Box
Restaurant Meeting
The had made any statement with re-tip and struck him.
Mr. Silva's cross-examination of She did..
the defendant, Kwan Yip, having|| (Continued on. Page (2)
been previously reserved, the lat
ter was brought back lato, the
witness box.
Defendant admitted that he was
formerly a. detective in the Hong
Kong Police Force and had re-
CHINESE GIRL KNOCKED
DOWN BY LORRY:
OFFICE COOLIE'S THEFT
A six-year-old Chinese mo
came
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Two months hard labour was imposed on Lin Kwok Kong, an Lo official coolic employed by Messrs.
his Lute, will also be rendered He had made an early oppor and the programme brought to a tunity of renewing their acquain- close by Stanford's renowned Songs tande. On her way home from the of the Sex: "Drake Drum," school he was by her side..
(Continued on Fugls)
he "You see, we meet again." laughed. "As a matter of fact, 1 ATTEMPTED SUICIDE have a message. My mot wants to see you when you have She was as ple
signed of his own accord, having Chan was admitted to the Govern Deacons of No. 1, Des Voeux Road cide, by hanging himself in a
After attempting to commit sui been given a certificate of disment Civil Hospital, suffering from Central, who was charged with the ber charge by the Hon. Inspector Injuries received when she was theft of one gold wrist watch, when Road and Austin Road,
the Junction of
General of Police,
khocked down by lorry No. 2588 he appeared before Mr. E. I. Wynne Fong was admitted to the R Witness denied that, he was dis Gloucester Road
Jones at the Central Magistracy this Hospital suffering from shock missed from the force,
morning?
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