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The "Red Cap" coolies at the K.C.R. Station have every right to carry train possongers' luggage to the Star Forry wharf, ruled Mr. W. H. Latimer at Kowloon yesterday.
wound on the
Before the Magistrate were assaulted and arrested, was cau seven coolles, five "Red Caps" toned as he had been sufficiently and two Chiu Chau casuals, punished by the
head. charged with disorderly conduct by fighting outside the Railway station on Sunday evening.
Two of the defendants. Ngan Sai-ching (Chiu Chau) and Lau Yau (Cantonese), had their heads
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Cheng Shing pleaded that he was just outside the gates when a passenger asked him to carry Rome luggage. This was resented by a "Red Cap" and a fight started.
Inspector Orem sold that de Inspector J. Orem said that on tendant had been before the the arrival of the Canton train Court twice, once for larceny and at 7.85 pan. the *Iteci Caps," the second time, for trespassing in who arc
oficist railway the Kowloon Godowns," the coolies, were engaged by some think he was the instigator passengers to carry their luggage of the fight," said the magistrate
The usual custom was for the when
Imposing a fine of $25 coulies to entry such luggage only and a warning to keep clear of up to the entrance. In this pre- the Railway station. sent case, the passengers objected to having to engage a new set of cooltes and insisted on the "Red Caps" carrying the baggage to the ferry wharf.
Coolios Objected
It was the turn of the police outside the gates to object, al. leging that the portera were Infringing on thele territory. A free-for-all anaund, in which bamboo poles were freely used. The fight was broken up, and accused arrested by members of the Emergency Unit (Kow. Icon).
Inspector Orem pointed out
thut the official
carry
coolles
were
the
Opium Seized At Kowloon
Ho Hui-hin, 28-year-old travelling trader, was sentenced to four months' hard about when he pleaded guilty 'before Mr. W. H. Latimer at Kowloon yesterday to possession of 12 tacls of raw opium at the Kow- loon-Canton Railway Station on July 11.
A young married woman, Hong Luk-mul, was fined $500 when she admitted having five tools of the drug at the same place on the same day.
Revenue Officer D. H. Knox prosecuted in both cases.
UNCOVERS MURDER ON WAY TO EXERCISE
Chocolates Contained Amidopyrine
Eleven pieces of chocolates containing 0.1 gram cach of amidopyrine were distributed over the entire box sent to him for examination, sald Mr. D. E. Davis at Kowloon yesterday.
Due to the case being taken by Mr. J. Wicks, who took over the Second Court from Mr. W.A. Einir-Kerr yesterday, Mr. Davis, Acting Government Chemist, who gave evidence on June 23 before Mr. Bleir-Kerr was asked to give his evidence afresh.
Mrs.
was
E. Tranquilliesky of 18). than Road, third door, summoned by Inspector Hemsley for having "unlawfully and mall- ciously attempting to cause to be taken by Mrs. Butcher a pol- to annoy" on son with Intend
Tam Man-sang, watch-keeper of the Kowloon Fire Men Mr. A.S. C. Comber, de-
Brigade, was on the way to the roof for his carly morning exercise on April 3 whon ho saw a pool of blood and human foot pro- truding from a blanket.
fending, raised jection
and
a technical ob- to the duplicity of the charge. "unlawfully did attempt and maliciously caused to be to and taken," Inspector Hemsley said He telephoned to the Sham-Boor to the roof for his usual that the charge he handed in to shuipo Police, and Detective morning exercises when he saw the Court, when applying for the
of blood and human feet summons, was "unlawfully perfectly within their rights to constable Tsang Kwok-leung peol
the luggage from
was sent to make inquiries and protruding from a blanket on the maliciously remove the body to the Kow-on the roof.
landing between the third floor to be taken id attempt to cause He immediately After a lengthy argument be- rullway to the ferry.
Mr. Latimer: "Of course they loon Mortuary.
returned to his far end telephoned tween delending counsel and the to the Shamshuipo Police Station.prosecuting officer 08 to the arc. I do not see why passengers
At the inquiry held by ol SCLB huve to engage twD
validity of the charge, Mr. Wicks coolies,"
W.H. Latimer at Kowloon yes-
Llu Li-wan, married woman, said that he would make a nole Mr. L. Bykes of the Kowloon- terday, Dr. R.E. Alvares testified living in a penthouse on the rest of Mr. Comber's submission that Canton Railways informed the to having found, at a post-mor- of 406 Portland Street, recognised he had no case to answer. Court that the Railway Authori tem examination, a deep Ir- the photo in Court as that, of n
wound over right
the lies have been having a lot of regular
crescent- # frouble" with the casual cooltes check and temple, who have constantly Interfered shaped wound curved behind the with the officially-recognised right ear, a cut through the upper coolies.
part of the lobe of the right ear, two triangular shaped wounds on the right cheek and outer corner of the right eye.
The fifth, accused, Cheng Shing, Was one of the chief trouble makers, said Mr. Sykes, and hud by been warned
him several
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The skull, said witness, had a depressed fracture involving a roughly circular area, four inches in diameter, over the right tem- poral region. There were multiple fragments of bone pushed through Discharging the five "Red
this hole, cutting into the brain. Caps", Mr. Latimer said that.
In the opinion of witness, the they were, in reality, the victims
tractured of death was of an attack and fought back
in skull.
Inceration of the braun, word well self defence. They
haemorrhage and shock. The ap- within their rights in tronspurt pearances were consistent with ing the luggage of passengers
Homicide. from the station to the ferry wharf, and their rights must bo backed up by the law.
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woman she knew as Ah Chan,
by Mr. That woman,
In cross-examination she said, used to live on the staircase of 390 Port-Comber, Mr. Davis said that the
containing chocolates land Street with a_man known as Ah Chung.
amidopyrine were distributed all over the box. On close examina- On the morning in question tion it was obvious that smail witness was lanking for her son hole had been ent on those pieces and had occasion to look down containing the poiron, and that the stairways of 300 Portland the hole had beer. smeared over stroot. She saw a pool of bloed with chocolate. The amidopyrine and recognised the body cover was in small crystals. ed by a quilt as that of Ah Chan.
Two Days Before
She last saw Ah Chan two days before the discovery, and Ah Chung
on the day before the finding of the barly,
The Coroner returned a verdict "Murder by sume person or persons unknown."
Inspector C. Dowman informed the Court that the Police are still making inquiries,
of
Mr. Comber He agreed with that amidopyrine has a
slightly and that a normal bitter taste person cating a piece of chocolate containing it would taste it. He disagreed with defence counaci that amidopyring that
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