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4 UL **** HUT HAK, 'ARIL THE CHINA MAIL, TUESDAY, JUNE 20, 1949.
ALLEGED KIDNAPPER ON MURDER TRIAL
The story of a kidnapping in the New Territorios,
which resulted in one man being shot dead, Deaf-Mute was told at the Criminal Sessions yesterday, whon Chan Tom-kam, 30, unemployed, stood, Language trial on a charge of murder.
In Court
The Victim of the kidnapping, who was taken to Chinese territory by boat after being blind- folded and gagged, managed to escape when the guard who was watching him fell asleep. The case is being heard by The father-in-law tried to bar- Mr. Justice T. J. Gouldsala and eventually there was an (Pulsne Judge) and a jury of arrangement that he should re- turn to Tai Shan Woi the pext five men and two women.
day.
Mr J. Reynolds, Crown Coun- sc, desisted by Del. Insp. R.J. Waldron and Det. Insp. D.H. Taylor, is con
is conducting the case for the prosecution.
Mr. V. d'Alton, who is making his Brst appearance in the loen! is defending the accused, instructed by Mr. II. Capstick of
Mensra. Deacons.
The accused is alleged to have murdered Fung Ki at the Tal Fung Lime Kiln, Tau Fau Shan Village, Ping Shea in the New Territories, on Mar. 11.
At the Lime Kiln Mr. Reynolds said that the charge was based on events which at the lime kiln on took place Mar. 11.
Siu Tuk-hong, son of Siu Tak- ehl, owner of the kiln, went to fun the furnace, accompanied by Fung Ki
While Slu Tak-hong and Fung Ki were working at the kiln, a stranger came up and asked to be directed to the Ma Temple.
As Slu Tak-hong was directing
the stranger to the Temple, an- other stronger come up. The first Stranger then shone his forch in Sh. Tak-hong's fave, while the spend stranger pointed a gun at tim,
Siu Tak-hong was then order- ed to lead the two strangers to the Temple. He walked away with them, with one stranger on each side and hosting his arme.
When about 60 yards from the klin, Slu Tak-hong heard Fung Ki shout "Kow Meng"
Fellowing (Have Life). shout, Blu Tak-hong heard two shots in succession.
this
Shortly afterwards, three men came running from the direction in which the shots had been heard
and they joined the two men with Siu Tak-hong.
Throw a Rope
whe
The police had not been in- formed about the matter, but. on Mar. 18, the accused, who' wos Mb arrested on Information, mude a statement to the police:
"Mr. 'd'Allon said" at this point that he would challenge this statement.
Resuming. Mr. Reynolds said parade, that at an identification
was identified by the accused father-in-law.
charged with murder and with Accused was later formally kidnapping.
After evidence had been given by a number of 'prosecution wit- nesses, hearing was adjourned until 10 mm. today,"
Charged with the farceny of fountain per from '•ă
outside the
· person
World Theatre in Des Voeux Rond Central on the night of June 10. LI Wo, 35, deaf and dumb Chinese man was cautioned by Mr. Hin-shing Lo at Cen- tral yesterday and on his own request was ordered to be expelled to Canton.
Through Miss LẸ Luk Wah,' an expert in the 'Dent and Dumb signs, defendant geve the court to understand that
the he committed
.offence through poverty.
ап
Charged with loitering and causing
sbstruction on the evening of June 1% Chinese woman named Ko Ng-mul, 30, pleaded guilty through
Interpreter of Deaf and Dumb signs and was cautioned by Mr. Hin. shing Lo at Central, yeuter. day:
an
DIVAN KEEPER WITH "FORMIDABLE RECORD"
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Vemmer »NCUSE "MAISER » FOR, DEING IN A
Ons War STAUDET AND ON "INE ANRONG GIDA OR
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Inspector's Trial For Extortion Begins "Can't See
The trial of Pater Oliver Guild, an Inspector of
the Hong Kong Police, Tam So alias "Fel Po" (Fat Women) Sa, 33-year-old married woman, and Chan Pui-lam, Police Constablo C99, on six counts of demanding money with menaces, began at the Criminal Sessions yesterday.
Evidence In support of
My Children Starve"
Ho Iu, a
widow aged 50,
wept and refused to leave the dock when she was sentenced the to 40 days' imprisonment or a Crown case, was given by La fine of $125 by Mr. F. X Wun-yung,
Tung-Icung, Leung Yin-chan Ho Kong, Lam d'Almada at Central yester- wan and Wong Yuel-fan, after day. which hearing was adjourned un- til 10 u.m. today.
Yna
All three accused are charg-Among her effects were found $30 ed with demanding $500 from in marked notes which had been Lo Wan-yung and $500 from provided by the police. Pun Tal-so. Guild and Tam are jointly charged with de- manding $250 from Lo Wun- yung and $100 from Chan Nul, while Tam is charged on two further counts of demanding $100 from Wong Sing and $40 from Lok Siu-haan.
The trial is taking place before Mr. Justice E.H. Willlains (Chief Justice) and Jury of six men.
Mr. A. Lonsdale, Crown Coun-
Darkin, is prosecuting.
Mr. B. A. Bernacchi, Instructed by Mr. D.L. Strellett of Messrs. Brution & Co., is appearing for Guild.
Ng Ming (29), on opium diyan keeper with "sel, assisted by Det. Insp. W.N:
formidable record," was sentenced to six months' hard labour and recommended for banishment when he pleaded guilty before Mr. W. H. Latimer to keeping a divan, possession of 1.5 mace opium, and breach of expulsion in his opening. Mr. Lonsdale, order, at Kowloon yesterday.
Mrs Pears Placed On Bond
One of the three men Clune running up threw a rope
When the case in which round the neck of Slu Tuk-hong,
Mrs. Bertha Pears of 1 who was ordered to proceed..
along at a Middle Road was 'Summoned The party went quick pace for about one hour by Mrs. E. M. King of 4, and eventually arrived at a cave Knight Street, top floor, for in the hills at Tai Shan.
father.
Very soon after words, Slu Tak-disorderly bohaviour on June hong was ordered by his kid-14 and. 24 was called before nappers to write a letter to his Mr. W. A. Blair-Kerr at Kowloon yesterday, a strong was then bound
and
against blindfolded. His ears were also protest
defendant Blocked to prevent him from being placed on a bond was hearing what was going on. raised by Mr. Marcus da Later, he was taken away in a Silva.
He
boat, Finally, he was taken to a de- molished house, where he was kept 1 the evening of Mar, 23, when he managed to escape be- cause the guard. who had been left to watch him fell asleep.
In Chinese Territory
It was apparent that Slu Tak- bong was in Chinese territory, as
he had to swim the Brite
river to get across to British Ter- ritory.
On the
Inspector J. Orem said that the premises at 30 Haiphong Road, first floor, was raided, on Saturday night, and defendant and eight smokers arrested by Sub-Inspector_ Dow. There were five beds at the rear por- tion of the floor.
Ng was convicted in 1946 for loitering with intent and attempt Ing to escape from prison. In 1947 he had two prison sentences for larceny, and was expelled from the Colony on Sept. 10 last.
Seven
of the smokers
were
aned $35 cach, while the ab- sentee lost his bail of $50.
Good Class Divan
Tam and Chon are not legally represented.
who
early stage.
Magistrate Commends Tenant
She had been charged with ob «truction, hawking without licence, and giving tolec informa tion to the police.
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In the Courtroom three young children crled audibly, and had to be led out by a Court usher! They were the 12-year-old son of Ifo Iu and his younger brother and sister.
The
said the knocked her forehand an the pavement wanted to commit suicide.
and said she
woman, who was arrested for hawking flowork, said she was assaulted by the Chinese constable
the injuries The principal tenant of 11 and
she received dealt with tho different
were the result of falling down charges against the accused, sald Jervois Street, 2nd floor, was
after receiving four slaps. Thie the commended by Mr. F. constable denied hilting her, and that it was fortunate that Police got on to the case at an d'Almada at Central yester day for her action in report ing to the Police when she found one of her sub-tenants was using his cubicle for operating an oplum divan.
Following information given by on June 27, and the sub-tenant. her the Police raided the premises
Ho Ching, was apprehended and later released on $1,000 bail.
Matter For Jury There were two persons from the restaurant who would speak of the presence at that pince the first, second and the third ne- cused, another policeman and the mistress of the mahjong school.
of
arrest
Moran.
Mr. Lonsdale said that this would cause the jury to reflect
When the CAUR WAL called why
European Inspector
yesterday. Ho falled to appear, should be there with two other
The ball was 450
estreated and a policemen from his division,
was issued for Ho's warrant and two women, one of whom
inspector Moran, pro- was the keeper of a manjong
couting, asked the Magistrate school in the division in which
th 1x bail at $5,000 In the -the-Brat-socused-did÷hla-petrol.
-event-of-Ho's-raharreat. "The Dealing with oplum divens,
Police-are-mont-anxious-to-ass- Mr. Lonsdale said that they were
him again," paded Inspectar most unlawful and Chow Mul-po (48), keeper of of course,
fairly good class, divan" at 24 vicious institutions, but there was . No notice won given the Haiphong Road, ground floor, no closing the eve to it that they landlord, but an order was 'issued which was raided by 61 Dow un existed in large numbers in the for eviction of the sub-tenant,
was fined a total or Colony.
In another raid by the Police, Saturday, $850 (or six months' imprison- Although it might be within a hut at the rear of 141, Queen's 585 ment) by Mr. W.H. Latimer on the province of a poike offcer to Rand East, was found to be used the counts of kesping a divan and go in and rald and arrest person as an opium divan, and Ne Yam, Mr. Silva submitted that selual-possession of 4.55 tools of pre- there, there was no law or sem- the keeper, and eight smokers
pared, opium.
blance of law. to justify persons were arraigned-before-Mr-FX by Mrs. Pears was unly exercising There were seven bads on the going in and uttering threats and d'Almada yesterday. the doctrine of self-help in that
premises. with seven pipes, 16] demanding money.
Ng was given four months at she was trying to evict a tenant lamps, five pipe heads, and a Mr. Lonsdale said that no one Stanley, while the smokers were from a boarding house. She had number of large and small pots could enter another person's pro- each given the option of a $25 as much right to ro so as, say, the of oplum.
rty without perty
warrant and he One or to keep company with Ng Peninsula Hotel, he contended,
question as raised whother Guild was in possession or in days. of a search, warrant when he ap-
One of the smokers forfeited his bail of $50, while seven others My were fined $35 each.
The Court has no jurisdiction,
the case, submitted
over
Silva, as the proper procedure for pipes, seven lamps and 20 pots
the
to
to
it was within the purview of his A keeper and 11 smokers, seven peared in the divan and whether
duties at all...
Raid Throat
Inspector Morun prosecuted.
One Charge Withdrawn
Trong Pal, aged 25, faced three was approached by second net charges at Central Yesterday - cused for money which she said inkstaughter; falling -- to take. was for the Inspector,
proper precautions when blasting: pbrations were in 'progress," ånd falling to warn people beforehand that blasting operations were
Mrs. King to adopt was to seck of opium, were found by Det. The following day Slu Tak- an injunction from the Supreme
Sub-Inspector-17,5-Roberts which Court, in Original Jurisdiction. hong reached Us. Long
raided the first floor of 180 ng Street in the evening of Kilung Meanwhile, on the night of the That injunction would be grante.
the case had been June 27
Mr. Lonsdale said that the cas crime, employees of the kiln who only after had heard the shout of Fung Kl. tried, and no ex parte.
Wah-kam (373, the keeper, really arose from the sixth count, went to the spot, where they
Defence counsel went on to say was fined $600 for three months which concerned a woman who with found the latter
bullet
that placing defendant on a boni Imprisonment) and the smokers kept an opium divan and who wound in his shoulder. Ho died after having
when they appeared heard only the $20 cach
before shortly afterwards,
Mr. W.A. Blair-Kerr a evidence of the complainnat, was
Kowloon yesteriny of Mor. 12, tantamount to issuing an injune- the morning Siu Tak-hong's mother was passion in an ex parte case, an not
Sub-Inspector J.S. Howarth ing the kiln when she noticed an that is beyond the powers of al
prosecuted. envelope
lying on the ground. Magistrate.
Admitting possession of 13 taels K.C.R. of raw oplum at the She picked it up and took it
Wong home, where it war later handed
Mr. Silva went on to request Station on Sundiny night, that the bond be lo her husband.
was sentenced, to dissolved and Cheung (20) The envelope contained two the Court accept his personal fo
four months hard labour.
D.H. Knox letters, one of which was written undertaking that Mrs. Pears Revenue Officer by Siu Tak-hong and the other would not create any more trouble sald that the drug was conceslod among some old clothing, which for the kidnap-. tried.
alighted from the Canton trai
laking `place..
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by the kid who, demanded | until after the cuse had been defendant was carrying whenthe | went to the place where second Brownring for the prosecution,:
whs
Fansom of
n's release. ped man's
Next mor
morning, the kidnapped Mr. Blair-Kerr pointed out that|| man's father contacted his son's-that-undertaking would not be father-in-law and us p. result of enforceable as it would only be a what
said,
the latter went to legal one. Defence counsel re-i Kid Tau at Tai Nam Chung in plied that it was enforceable the afternoon.
through the Law Society, taking After waiting for about ten disciplinary action against him. minutes, Slu Tak-hong's father- |-·-After further legal argument|| in-law saw two men and spoke to Mr. Blair-Kerr-adjourned the them. One of the men was ac hearing until the moming of July.
cused.
Demanded $5,000
10, withë ditëndant, on bond of $500 to be of good behaviour for three months.
FILIPINO FILM STAR KILLS LEADING LADY
Manila, June 28. Authorities agid today a. Filipino film star had sua confessed the knife slaying of his beautiful
le and her mold. leading lady, Lilian
Tam le alleged to have sale that if the money was not paid, It would result in a raid on the divan. Surprisingly enough, the divan Through his solicitor, Mr. Al- keeper took the bull by the horns fred Y. Hon, he pleaded guilty to and went to the Special Branch, the second and not guilty to the where a report was made."
third charge.
When
the case before Mr. Hin The police supplied her with
thing
opened, Iampoctor marked money and next day, they accused stayed and arrested her, said the police had decided to of man- withdraw the charge slaughter. If defendant would plead-guilty to the remaining! charges, he would ask the court to inflict a nominal fine."
Inspector Brownrigg told the court that as a result of bloating operations at Ah Kung Ngan during May 6 and 6p. Chinese man was killed by flying w
A proxecution witness, Clio said that prior to such blastings, the usunfred Angs had been holated, gongs sounded and people in the affected area'warn; Miss Voler'a husband, Josed to leave. He mentioned also City Attorney Jose Fernan dez said Narding Anzures, 21- Climaco, night club entertainer that if people had been warned year old here of 'several of and manager, said he knew of no to leave and did not; the last Miss Velez's screen thrillers,motive for the slaying. Fernau- Ings would be carried out just admitted stabbing her with a dez sald Antures told him the same,
have boon "There (the Hctress hagistrate held that there hunting knife while they sat home) on many occasions, was insufficient evider
vlet bhthế; third": drge: "dird in her home in suburban
But fined Donald Harvey, strapping 19. Quezon City early yesterday. | Formander und Anzures told et ordered a dlicharge, Mr. W. H. Latimer at Kowloon year-old. Negro seaman, with a The actres four-year-old stabbing another maid," 17-year him $50 on the "econd charac yesterday fixed the afternoon of stitch over his right-gye, faced daughter Vitian, told police old Pacita when to after July 9 for hearing the charge of FollesMagistente Mr. F. X. earlier she had peeked through a to stop him from leavingly uttering letter demanding $200 d'Almada at Central Magistracy crack in her bedroom door and houses N from Leung Chung (20) at 00 yesterday on a tharge of reslat had seen, the laying." Police said It was Manila's most seniai Reclamation Istreet, first floor,ng police arrest on Saturday. the child named Anzures, close
the slay a css in, cæcort, ywal proferred' "against n 10-year-old When Inspector Moran, police friend of the
of the family, as
El cajas kloning of Altzurps' student of the Lar Chaic Middle prosecutor, asked for a week's er. School.
| remand, Harvey protested, stating Fernandez said he expected to City police station wa Mr. C. A. Sutherton Buse is that there was Norwegian ship nt charges against the actor later by appearing for the defefice and leaving this week on which he in the day. He quoted taxtires broadcaster, the Del Sub-Inspector WC. Mor had been promised a job, Leon'anying: frison for the prosecution.
A conversation took placd, after which the father-in-law went -with the two men fo a path,i where necused said that his leader demanded $5,000 'For' [the' release: of the kidnapped man
STUDENT ON
DEMAND CHARGE
The youth' co-defendant, Lau Bam (80, coolle), was discharged on Saturday when pat Morrison withdrew the Chirgo" syalzió!^ Him:
Negro Seaman
In Trouble
The Court granted a 24-hour "I did it. I do not know what remand and the Police undertook happened or How. I was under voluntarily
to check up with the Marine De-a spell. I do funny things some. Fushke:"ldaydr of” partment through Which Harvey, times and everything fust Koes took him to the polle said he was being anyonged
blanker
Press.
The Court was told that Ilo was fined $75 for hawking-as co- cently' na. June 7.
"I know, but I can't starve and It retorted, adding "The con- see my three children starve," Hó
stable has said I wanted to com- mit suicide. How can I die, when I have these children, depending on me for support?"
Inspector Moran prosecuted for the 'Police.
Woman Heroin Addict
Women heroin addicts are, rare, but in a case before Mr.. FX-d'Almade at Central- Magistracy yesterday, a wo- mah admitted she was smoker and was fined $70 for the offence.
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"She was arrested in n police raid on jhut on the root of 75, Lockhart Road, wisero a heroin divan was kept by 24-year-old Woo Ming. Woo, was sentenced to apend the
24 months at
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Was
not turn up, had his ball of $78
streated.
Inspector Momn prosecuted.
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