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Murder Drama In Lonely Hut
SOBBING BITTERLY IN THE WITNESS-BOX AT THE CRIMIN- AL SESSIONS THIS MORNING, A 16-YEAR-OLD GIRL RE- LATED HOW IN A LONELY HUT ON THE BRITISH BOR- DER IN THE NEW TERRITORIES DURING THE EARLY HOURS OF A COLD WINTRY MORNING ON JANUARY 5 LAST, BOTH HER FATHER AND MOTHER WERE MUR- DERED BY TWO MEN, ONE ALLEGED TO BE WONG KAM- WAN WHO WAS PUT ON TRIAL BEFORE THE CHIEF JUSTICE, SIR ATHOLL MACGREGOR, FOR THE MURDER OF WONG CHUNG, FATHER OF THE GIRL."
The young girl-witness, during croB8- examination by Mr. T. F. Lo who ap- peared for accused, broke down several times and all that she could reply to Counsel's questions, was "I can't re member."
Mr. John Whyatt, Crown Counsel, represented the Crown.
with It was alleged that accused another man, Wong Kwai-chai, were responsible not only for the murder of the parents of the girl but also for the shooting and wounding her 12-year-old "brother..
of
BELILIOS
MEDAL FOR
TWO SEAMEN
TWO CHINESE SEAMEN OF
The incident occurred in a Jonely THE HONG KONG, CANTON AND
matshed in a paddy-field.
CROWN CASE
MACAO S.B. CO'S "SUI TAI” ÅRE TO RECEIVE THE BELILIOS
The Crown's case was that between MEDAL FOR SAVING LIFE AT seven and eight o'clock on the night SEA.
who were
instru-
of January 4, Wong Chung, his wife, The seamen, Ng Cheung-Leung, and three chil-mental in saving the lives of the dren, one daughter and two sons, went
to bed. Wong Chung remained lying crew of a small boat which over- on his bed smoking opium.
turned during a recent squall in
His daughter, Wong Kam-kui, was the harbour, will be presented with awakened during the night by voices the Medal on board the "Sui Tai” and saw two men, one alleged to be
accused. sitting on stools in front of at noon on Monday.
her father. The girl recognised the The awards will be presented by other man as Wong Kwai-chai, who the Harbour Master, Commander has not yet been arrested.
G. F. Hole.
The girl overheard the men say that they had bought two guns and heard her father reply: "You have money to purchase guns, why don't you pay me the $120 you owe." The men re- plied that they did not have the money, She fell asleep and was awakened at about 2 a.m. in the morning by the sound of two gun shots, from the direction of the kitchen. As she got up she discovered that her mother's and father's beds were vacant so she ran into the kitchen.
KITCHEN DRAMA There she saw her mother lying dead on the floor.
Her father was at the other end of the kitchen covered by the two men each holding a gun.
Her 12-year-old brother. Wong Kau, was standing by her father's side.
As she stood in the doorway. the
men fired four to five shots at her father and he dropned to the ground.
WOMEN ON FORGERY CHARGE
Two women, Ho Sau-mui and Au Yin, and a man, Ng Hak-sing, wero remanded by Mr. R Edwards this morning, when charged with pos- session of forged-banknotes.
It was alleged that first defen- dant had 128 $10 forged notes of the Central Bank of China, and second defendant had 122.
Detective Sergeant Wall is in charge of the case.
The frightened girl turned about unhusked rice which turned out to be and rushed to her bed where she stolen property. He was approached covered herself with blankets.
by deceased who demanded $100 and The brother also followed but one threatened to kill him.' of the men fired a shot at the fleeing child the bullet entering the right side of his neck. The lad crep under his father's bed crying to his sister that he had been shot.
GIRL'S EFFORTS After the pair had left, the girl got up and managed to nut her father on his bed. He was still alive.
"Therefore my uncle asked us (ac- cused and Wong Kwai-chai) to go and kill Wong Chung, otherwise he (uncle) would kill me.
"I killed. Wong Chung by my own hand. Wong Kwai-chai killed the wo- man and shot at the boy."
PAYING OF $2,000 Accused also mentioned in his state-
She treated both father and brother and at daybreak summoned her unclement that it was decided to pay the from across the Shumchun River. The deceased's family $2,000 in settlement.
This sum had been paid. younger brother was not awakened.
The police wore informed and her father and brother were taken to the Kowloon Hospital.
The father died three days after wards, but the brother recovered.
The police found automatic and re- volver bullets and cartridges during the investigations. A long sword was found near the mother's body.
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ACCUSED'S STORY
After several weeks, the police ar- rested accused at the Kwong Ming Theatre in Yaumati.
At the Magistracy accused pleaded self-defence, "Wong Chung took out We snatched a gun and shot at us. the gun away from him, I killed Wong Chung and Wong Kwai-chai shot the wife and son,”
ed spoke of one only gun, but the Mr. Whyatt pointed out that accus- bullets and cartridges picked up by the police showed that two guns were in action in that hut.
box and corroborated Mr.
The girl then entered the witness- Whyatt's When charged with the murder, he outline.
SELF-PRESERVATION CORPS replied that when he was about two years of age, his father and Wong She admitted, under cross-examina Chung and two others went abroad-tion by Mr. T. F. Lo, that her father
working on a German vessel.
had been a member of the Self Pre-
Deceased borrowed $10 from accus- servation Corps. ed's father. When his father asked for
Mr. Lo: "What does your father
its return, deceased refused and his usually keep in the box which - ho
father scolded deceased and struck
uses as a pillow."—"Opium and opium him. Deceased bought a gun in Ger- pipes and lamps." many and shot his father.
in any,
"Would you be surprised to know This was conveyed to accused by that your father kept two guns Wong Cho, who on his death bed told the box-I have never seen accused that his father did not die w guns. • You must not blame my fa natural death but had been murdered ther. He was a member of the Self Preservation Corpa but he had no gun? by deceased.
Witness stated that the night was very cold, but she did not sleep with her head beneath the "blankets- not my habit" she replied.
Wong Chung alleged accused, pro- tected smugglers and received sixty cents protection fee for every picul of
rice.
Accused one day bought 12 piculs of
The case is continuing,