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THE CHINA MAIL, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 1, 1936:
TRIAD SOCIETY
RAIDED
STORY TOLD IN COURT
STRANGE RITES, FOLLOWED
At the Kowloon Magistracy' vesė terday, Leung Chiu, aged 35; Funy
| Chi, aged 42, Wong Sau-sang, aged 30, Yeung Chung-pak, aged 67, and Cheung Chi, aged 26, were charg-
of ed with being members Triad society.
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Leung was additionally charged with managing or allowing his pre- mises to be used as a Triad society, and Fung and Wong were further charged with managing the ganisation, and in the course of the proceedings amazing relevations were made regarding the activities of the society, which was also known as the Heaven and Earth Association.
Detective-Inspector A. B. Elston- appeared for the prosecution, and M. PI Zimmern represented i Yeung.
Tino Rossi Inspector Elston said the defen-! "Angelus Octobe to its were arrested on September Hildegarde. 14, as the result of a raid by the Henry King and Orck.police on the first floor of No. 427b. Toonee Curti (Violis). Reclamation Street, in which the
Jules Bledsoe. ("Kwang Ti* Triad Society, was al†
leged to be in, existence.
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Mr. Fung Shiu-ki, translator of the S.C.A.. testified that on Sep- tember 15 he was handed a num- ber of documents by Detective-! Sergeant-Hunter. In one of the papers he found several lines which corresponded with the actual ort- line in a book by Mr. William Stanton, a recognised authority on the illegal activities of Triad so- cieties.
Insidious Activities
The Court was then cleared for Ip Pia, an alleged victim of the association, to give evidence,
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Was
Invading a church in the Guadarrama mountain region, where the insurgenta vainly attempted to smask through on their way to Madrid last mouth, radical loyalists are here shown in the bell tower pouring death upon the rebels. The continued use by Government foreus of churches as fortresses-drew a strong protest from the Vatican
SACRED MUSIC
CONCERT
Successful Function At St. Teresa's Church-
CHILD'S AMAZING ESCAPE
Slight Injuries After 100-Ft. Fall
Was
VISITS MADE TO ↑ AT 62 IN BED WITH
RESTAURANT
"To Feast Eyes On Band Leader”
* COURT STORY OF LATER
MEETINGS
RHEUMATISMA
At 65---Working Ad in Why: "worry about Ehematism? This old fellow had it almjät as bað
it could be. But he ju found the right remedy, stuck to it and now. he's working again—at 65 years of age Let him tell all abolit što
A girl who, according to her *For two-years-and-a-half,” she solicitor, went to a London" res-writes, "I have suffered from heu-
eighteen months taurant to "east her eyes on the matam. For
could not tur over in bed, now help band conductor and her soul on
were swollen and I could not sleep the music" was an applicant at myself in any way. My legs and feet Watford Police-court last month. or get any rest until I started tak
After taking She was Bery!" Elsie, Coop, of ing Kruschen Salts. High-street, and she sought an one bottle, I went about, on two
sticks
I kept on taking it, as lafiliation order against Sandor found the pains were leaving me. I Horvath, a Hungarian, of Ravens- have taked six bottles and now I have started work again. I am 65 yearS croft-avenue. Wembley Park.
The case was adjourned for an of arcand an agricultural labourer."
-J. B. interpreter:
Do you realise what causes then- Mr. Matthew Arnold; for Miasmatism? Nothing but sharp-edged Coop," said that she was 19 when uric acid crystals which form as the result of sluggish eliminating digits. she first met Horvath, Being-pas-euschen Salts can always be count sionately fond of music, particu-ed upon to clear those painful cry iarly-Hungarian-music, she visitstals from the system. The numer ed a London restaurant where ous mineral salts in Kruschen are there was as Hungarian band con bound to dissolve away all traces of
Juric-acid. ducted by Horvath.
Subsequently she saw Horvath din Oxford-street, and at his sug-
gestion she met him next day at TRAGIC SEQUENCE
[Gölders · Green: He took her to
his house there.
Stayed The Night
On the next occasion when she went there Horvath persuaded bér】
OF DEATHS
Two Boys And A Girl
Two young people have died--at Ito stay the night. He told her that Southampton as a result, it is be- he was married but unhappy. On Deved, of the drowning of a third: another occasion he took her to Frank Grimes, a 15-years-old""
Woolston bay, was drowned in his house at Wembley Park
Mr. Arnold said that Horvath, Southampton Water over three.. who was also engaged in broad weeks before. On the following casting and on the firms, earned day. Margaret Blowes, aged 17, of |Bitterne," near Southampton, COID=" between 50 and £100 a week,
In evidence, Miss Coop stated mitted suicide. At the inquest it that when she learned that How was stated that she had left a let- Fath was married she suggested ter indicating that she was upset. Dorothy Cressale, aged 8 of that they might live together by the boy's death. „A” delightful concert was given Marlborough-road.. Dagenham, fell when she told him she was about Alexander James Hardie," aged the application of Inspector Elstat the St. Teresa's Church yester nearly 100ft down East Cliff at to become a mother he denied that 15, of Weston Grove-road, Wool- who said that such a step day in aid of the funds of the Folkestone last month, but was the child was his and ordered her ston, was later found hanging necessary in view of the insidious Society of St. Vincent de Paul only slightly injured.
out of his house. When she re-rom the bannisters at his home. activities of Triad societies.
The programme was carefully ar- The girl who visiting fused he struck her several times In his pocket was a newspaper Ip said that on February 1 when ranged to be representative of all Folkestone for the day, had been
cutting relating to the death of he was selling mandarin oranges periods of church music.
playing on the top of the cliff." She
Frank Grimes, bear whom – he at the mouth of Argyle Street.
lived... three men came to his stall and The Little Flower Choir, under somersaulted over and over as she the conductorship of Maestro fell and was picked up unconscious, purchased two cattics of the fruits.
Misio Gualdi, gave an excellent but was able to leave hospital the cents. The charge was 20
rendering of Palestrina's "Sanctus day after being taken there. making sure the number of anges was $1, he wrapped them up from the "Miss Breris. Father in a parcel which he handed one of the men
After
or-
to
{Riganti being at the organ. The
The customers then left but re-i
SEARCH FOR GRAVE-
on the head.
*SEA SERPENT” CAUGHT
LAXEY WHEEL PETITION
The sea serpent which was re The people of Lazey in the Love [ported to have been seen at of Man have onganised a petition. Ave Maria" of the same composer. The grate of Charles Ewart, the various points on the Past Coast asking for a public meeting to be was given with equal grace.
salves, and the Little Flower Choir.
by a Yarmouth drifter.
to the island.
The leading artists were: Maes-famous sergeant of the Royal of England recently, including convened to consider the future of turned about 15 minutes later and tro E. Gualdi, Conductor: Fr. A Scots Greys who single-handed Tynemouth and Bridlington is the famous Laxey Wheel, which, a.50-ft. after becoming derelict, is now re- accused him of short weight, at Piganti, Organist; Soloists: Miss captured the eagle of a French thought to have been
me demanding the re- Hyndman, Messrs. C. D'Aquino, regiment at Waterloo, is believed herring whale which was caugh garded as a real commercial asset turn of the money. He counted the A. Greaves, C. Silva, and T. Gon- to have been found oranges and found there were only 26 and as a result, be refused to return the money: Thereupon the men threatened to strike him, and asked him to come to a house to
Works were chosen from the fol have the matter settled. A large lowing composers: Pagelia, Fergo- crowd soon gathered on the scene, lesi, Rossini, Cursham, Perosi including Leung, who came up to Gesse Remondi. Gaiman.. and him and asked him what was the Zipoli.
Distinguished Gathering
matter. He explained the position Among those present were: His to bim, after which Leung advis Excellency, Bishop H. Valtorta, the ed him to go with the three man (Fery Bev FC Bricco, Pa A Feroloi, Fr. E. De Angelis, Rev. Initiation Ceremony
Fr. E. Gallagher, S.J., Bev. Fr. R.: He agreed, and. together with Ryan, S.J. Rev. Fr. O. Liberatore, Leang and the three men went to Rev. Fr. E. "Terumi, Rev. Fr. U. the first door of No. 427b, Recla-Fang, and Rev. Fr. N. Maestrini mation Street On arrival, the first (Rector of St. Teresa's Church). defendant asked him to go inside the Hon. Dr. A. R. Wellington and the front enbicle, while he and the Mrs. Wellington, Dr. J. Thomas,
R. Sh Me, B. MacFayder. The Brothers! Hehorten want to the verandah
where they held a Conversation of the Christian Schools and the About five minutes later, Leung re-Sisters and Girls of the French turned to the room and suggested Convent were also present
to him to become a member of
their society, at a fee of $5.10. He
said he had only $2.31
on him;
whereupon Leung asked him
to and these were allowed to drop
take out $1.10 with which he told into the cup of water
one of the three men to go andị
buy some jass-sticks and papers.
Have Been Dead” -
Yeung then took him to the kit-
This man went out and after ehen and asked him to answer "I about five minutes returned with have been dead" as soon as be the articles. It was at this stage slapped him on the back with, a that he saw Yeung coming out of chopper. After this was done, 31 the kitchen with a joss-stick bura-cent pieces were distributed to the
The joss-sticks and papers 10 persons in the floor.. were laid on the table, and on the
Subsequently. Ip was asked to burner with three-cornered flags at make a lucky gift in a form of a the end of each. Yeang put the red paper packet to Leung for his burner on the ground. in. front of "protection." Witness gave a dol" the shrine of the Goof Kwan Tai lar to Leung who then advised Ip was then asked to kneel in him that in fature when he was front of the shrine, and while he handed a cup of tea or a cigarette was in this position, Yeung ask-be was to receive it with three ed him to repeat after him words fingers of his right-hand on to the following effect: "The flies the forearm of the left an indica- that, fly past become mourire.tion that he was a member of their "Joss papers to be used as coins, society.
in the form of an geth.
"Dead bodies-foating on the After the initiation cerernomy, water" and other phrases which he never went to the place again. he could not remember. This was
Cros
by Mr. Zins em, Ip said he went to the pre- Near the shrine was a cup of mises for the sole purpose"; of water at the bottom of which was having the dispute with the three small quality, of vermilion men settled He had known Leang After he had administered the by sight previous to the incident. Joath, Teang produced a needle Some of his friends had told him
with which he pricked witness's that he was a fighter. middle, finger in the left hand. The hearing was adjourned sine Beveral drops of blood, came out d
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