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Dr. C. T. Wang In Washington
Washington, To-day. The Chinese community in Washington turned out en masse yesterday afternoon to welcome the new Chinese Ambassador, Dr. C. T. Wang, on his arrival in the capital with his two daughters.--Reuter.
BELGIUM'S
RELEASE
Agreement Confirmed At Geneva
CO-OPERATION WITH OTHER POWERS
THE CHINA MAIL, MAY 27, 1937.
PRISON SENTENCE ON
INDIAN CONSTABLE
MR. JUSTICE LINDSELL'S COMMENT ON ATTITUDE OF P.C.'S
"AS INHABITANTS OF THIS COLONY, YOU ARE NO DOUBT AWARE THAT INDIAN - CONSTABLES DO NOT AL- WAYS ACT WITH COMPLETE PROPRIETY TOWARDS THE LOWER CLASS OF CHINESE," SAID MR. JUSTICE R. E. LIND- SELL, IN HIS SUMMING UP AT THE TRIAL OF AHMED DIN, POLICE CONSTABLE, FOUND GUILTY AND SENTENCED TO SIX MONTHS' HARD LABOUR ONA CHARGE OF MAN- SLAUGHTER OF TSANG WUI, A PIG-DEALER OF KOWLOON CITY.
Mr. M. J. Abbott conducted the concocted the story.. "All the Chin- case for the Crown, while the Hon.ese in this district hate the Police Mr. Leo D'Almada junr., represent-because, as they are hawkers, they led accused.
very often have to be arrested."
and
a
was
After evidence substantiating! Mr. Abbott, addressing the jury, the Crown's case had been heard, said that if they believed that the Mr. Leo D'Almada, instructed by evidence of several of the Crown Mr. D. McCallum, put his client in witnesses had been concocted the box.
that the constable had in fact Geneva, To-day.
Ahmed Din stated that he had reasonable excuse for acting as he The British Foreign Secretary, been a member of the Hong Kong
had done, that he must be found not guilty. His submission Mr. Anthony Eden, and the French Police-Force-for-the-last-10-years, Foreign Minister, M. Yvon Delbos, starting as a third-class constable that this was not the case as the yesterday handed to the Secretary and now holding the rank of first-witnesses had no reason at all for General of the League, M. Joseph class constable.
He was attached saying what they had. Avenol, a notification to the effect to the Kowloon City Police Station that Belgium- had been released and at the time he was charged, his from all her obligations under the beat included Boundary Street. Locarno Treaty.
from the Locarno Treaty.
of
On the other hand, if they be- lieved the story they had heard from the crown witnesses they must re- turn a verdict of guilty...
MEDICAL EVIDENCE
On the day of the alleged offence, he was walking along Boundary Mr. D'Almada submitted that Street in the direction Sham there was a possibility that deceas- ed may have fallen, down whilst on his way along Grampian Road, after being left by his son. Medical evidence had stated that it would
This action confirms the agree ment reached some time ago that Belgium is no longer required to Shui-po. When he was near La maintain any guarantees arising Salle College, he saw Tsang Choi, and as he was neither a hawker nor The Anglo-French communica-was he dealing from them and fur- tion of yesterday closes with the thermore was looking around in a statement that the respective Gov-suspicious manner, accused search- ernments regard the agreemented him, as he had, in the past, fre- just reached as a suitable means quently searched other people of
whom he felt suspicious. for facilitating co-operation with other interested Powers and for regulation of those problems whose solution appears to be essential for maintenance of peace in Europe.— Trans-Ocean.
DEATH OF MISS V. LAWRENCE
Sister of
Champion Swimmer
It is with deep regret that we have to record the death of Miss Vivienne Lawrence, the 19-year old and youngest daughter of Mr. J. H. Lawrence, of the Hong Kong and Whampoa Dock Company Ltd. and Mrs. Lawrence, of 32, West Terrace, Kowloon Docks.
Miss Lawrence passed away in hospital shortly before 7 a.m. this morning after a prolonged illness.
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"HE IS DEAF”
that he could be searched.
re-
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REGIMENT DE LA REY
To Be Allied To The Northamptons
Transvaal.
be possible for the spleen to be rup- tured by a fall on some unyielding object.
If they did not think this pos-
The King has sanctioned an al- sible, there was still the question liance between the Northampton- of whether accused had acted rea-
shire Regiment and the Regiment On approaching him, he asked sonably in pushing away a man who,
of the Tsang Choi what he was doing he thought was attempting to inde la Rey, of the Forces
Union of South Africa. there. No reply was received as terfere with him in the execution
The Regiment de la Rey, which Tsang did not appear to understand of his duty. If they thought that what was said. Accused then re-this was possible, they must return was raised in 1984, is commanded by Lt.-Col. M. P. van Noorden. The peated the question and asked a verdict of "Not Guilty." Tsang Choi to put up his hands so After Mr. Lindsell had summed headquarters are at Rustenburgh,
up the jury
a retired for period and then
The Northamptonshire Regiment Accused noticed an old man sit-brief
has seen much service in South a • verdict of "guilty" ting by the side, but did not con- turned nect him with Tsang Choi. While Mr. D'Almada pleading for miti Africa. The 2nd Batt. of the re- he was putting the questions to gation, said that if deceased had giment (the 58th Foot) took part Tsang Choi, the old man told him not been suffering from an enlarg- in the Zulu War and was present at that the boy was deaf. He was ed spleen there would not have Ulundi. In 1881 the battalion was told to keep quiet as it was none of been the present case for them to engaged at Laing's Nek and Ma- juba. After the peace they served decide, at the most there would The old man (deceased) continu- have been a charge of common as-on in Zululand, in Natal and in the
Cape Colony until 1885. led to shout "He is deaf, he is deaf" sault. He asked his Lordship to
The battalion also served in South and wayed his hands. Accused take into consideration the effect Africa from October, 1899, until first tried to stop him by shouting of the verdict on accused's career 1904, and when British columns but as this was no good, he placed in the Police Force, which would were operating against Gens. de his foot on his thigh and pushed
now be 'completely ruined,
Wet and de la Rey many of the re- him away.
He asked that this case be treat-giment's activities were in the area ed as one of common assault by a which is the recruiting area of the Police Constable and suggested Regiment de la Rey. Detachments that a fine. or a very short prison of the Northamptonshire Regiment at various times garrisoned centres In passing sentence His Lord- which are now the homes of the Re-
giment de la Rey.
his business.
Accused then demonstrated the way in, which he had pushed de- ceased. He thought that his foot had caught deceased on the thigh.
He did not use the toe of his boot but the sole.
sentence would meet the case.
very rightly, in my opinion, found
Gen. de la Rey was known to the tonshire Regiment as the “Lion of
She is survived by her parents, "I had not completed the search ship said "Prisoner, the jury have three elder brothers, the eldest of when the incident took place; con- whom is Mr. Wilfred Lawrence, tinued accused, "I did this after, you guilty. Your Counsel has officers and men of the Northamp- the Colony champion swimmer, and unbuttoning his jacket but finding said all that can be said for you an elder sister, Mrs. Howard, to nothing. all of whom much sympathy will
“INCITING"
be extended in their bereavement. “I did what I did to deceased be
The funeral will take place this cause I thought he was inciting the evening, passing g the Monument, youth to resist being searched.” Happy Valley, at 6 p.m.
for leniency, but it appears from the North.” your Police record that you were involved in some small trouble of a similar nature some five years ago.
Local Weather Forecast
has
"It has been pointed out to me the effect of the jury's decision on Accused then said he continued on
The Royal Observatory reports:- his beat but on his return to the your career but in my opmion
weak anti-cyclonic - area THEFT OF BOVRIL JARS
station, made no report because he personal punishment is not the sole considered the matter so trifling, object of punishment but should be developed to the North of the Yang- When questioned at the Police Sta- a deterrent to others. I do, how-tee. Shallow depressions lie over For stealing four jars of Bovril, tion later in the day as to whether ever, take into consideration that it Tongking and S. Japan. Forecast:-
winds, moderate; fine to cloudy. valued at $19.40, from their em he had committed an assault, ac was probably only a light kick and ployers two Chinese, Wong Lun-cused did not connect the question the fact that deceased was suffer- and Lau Ki, employed by Wing with the incident of the morning. ing from an enlarged spleen but On's, were each fined $100 with the
Cross-examined by Mr. Abbott, ac-for which he would not have died. alternative of
“The sentence of this court is of two months' hard cused alleged that the witnesses call- labour at the Central Police Courted for the Crown to describe the that you go to prison for six this morning.
incident, were all related and had months with hard labour.
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