THE CHINA MAIL, MAY 21, 1940.
RELIGIOUS SCRUPLE URGED IN TRIAL AT SESSIONS
“I AM A CATHOLIC AND I obey the Ten Commandments. I would never do such a thing; the Father told me that it was wrong to rob
"May the wrath of God fall upon me if I tell a lie. I am tell- ing the truth. The Japanese plundered the junk. The other witnesses are lying.
"Have mercy on me Your Lordship. I was only a passenger. I was beaten by the police and forced to admit the offence..
These statements were made in defence by some of the 12 men at the Criminal Sessions this morning when they were charged with robbing a junk in British waters on the night of March 14.
It was alleged that the men, in an- other boat, pursued a cargo junk, fired between 20 and 30 shots and compelled it to stop. The occupants of the cargo junk were searched and their personal belongings were taken away. The men also transferred the cargo from the junk to their own
boats.
when arrested off
Later, accused, Conic Island, were in possession of two boats in which were found some of the stolen property.
ACCUSED'S STORIES
This morning, accused stated that they were fokis and that the pirated junk and their boats belonged to the same owner. The cargo, they urged, was distributed among the three boats, The junk sailed ahead and they fol- lowed, A Japanese boat fired, they alleged, on the junk. They turned back and escaped, but the junk was stop- ped by the Japanese and plundered.
They claimed that the found consisted of their own belonging and that the complainants were lying. Four of the accused were dis→ charged, being given the benefit of the doubt.
property
The remainder were sentenced to three years' hard labour.
INDIAN HE SHOOT, HE NO READ
It takes all sorts to make the Ed- monton Regiment: a German who once fought against the British, a Japanese, Ukrainians, Assyrians, Poles, Czechs, Lithuanians, Hebrews, Scandinavians
and, of course, Britons.
This, it should be explained, is the Alberta Edmonton, not the Londoner's Edmonton, and the unit is part of the 1st Canadian Division of the Canadian Active Service Forces,
But the best soldier of them all is
a Cree Indian and he nearly got shut
out of the regiment.
-EYES TESTED
His eyes were being tested.
H.K. CIVIL SERVANT KILLED
The news has just been re- ceived in the Colony, with deep regret, that Geoffrey Polglase, who was Acting Assessor of Rates in the Hong Kong Government un- til his departure on leave last year, has lost his life on ac- tive service.
No details are known of the circum- stances of his death.
It is only known that soon after his arrival in England he joined the Royal Air Force.
He was 33 years of age and was one of the keenest members of the Volun- teer Air Arm, H.K.V.D.C.
He arrived in Hong Kong in 1935 to take up an appointment in the Assessor's Department. He was taking his first leave when the war broke out and he volunteered for service.
to be killed on active service.
He is the first Hong Kong resident
GERMAN
RAID ON THE EAST COAST
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London, To-day. German planes raided the south- eastern coast of England. Many ex- plosions were heard along the coast.
Heavy firing was also heard the other side of the Channel. Havas.
EUROPEAN GIRL ACCIDENTALLY SHOT
on
The Miss Norma Knafman, 17, of lla doctor held up a reading card, but | Carnarvon Road, accidentally "shot the Indian looked at it without ex- herself at a party last night. pression. Puzzled, the doctor decided The accident occurred at about 11 he was blind or nearly so. Fortun-o'clock when Miss Knafman went ately there was another Indian in the into a bedroom to comb her hair. She room. He knew English, and he ex-picked up a revolver, of .32 calibre, plained that the candidate couldn't be on the table and while examining it, blind because he was one of the best pointed it towards herself the re- shots in northern Canada. He did not, volver accidentally going off. however, understand the language..." Miss Knafman wag wounded in the much-but. he's picking it-up now, | left shoulder. She was taken to and he is wearing khaki and showing Kowloon Hospital where her condi- promise of being a deadly sniper. tion is described as satisfactory.
With him in this alice of cosmopoll- tan Canada are Poles, two of whom know hardly enough English. to carry out drill- commands....
«PLE GO:
CHARGED WITH ATTEMPT ON OWN LIFE
was
One of the best war stories to have come out of the fighting zone illustrates Chui Lulusze, 36, concubine, the impression made. on the world this morning charged before Mr. T. J. by Finland's gallant stand. Four Houston with attempting to commit Finnish soldiers, the story goes, were, suicide by jumping into the harbour playing bridge in a snow covered out- near A. King Slipway, Causeway Bay, post dugout when a noise was heard on Saturday overhead?. One of them investigated and reported to his comrades: "It's a division of Russians." Another one got up and said, "It's all right, I'll go. I am dummy.
She was remanded for seven days. She stated that she had visited friend that night and had too much to drink and did not remember any
more.
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