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INSANITY DEFENCE IN HAMMER MURDER TRIAL
The defence of insanity was put forward at yes- terday's resumed hearing of the trial of Cheng Kwok-king, who is charged with having mur- dored Cheung Chat, 22-year-old sorvant girl, on March 15.
The trial is taking place before Mr. Justice Gould (Acting Chief Justice), and a jury of three men and four women,
his own house in a fit of insanity. Members of his fumily tied his wrists with chalns, but he broke the chalda..
THE - CHINA - MAIL, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 1840,
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Mr. B. B. Tunaid, who was in | the-shipping -business-in-Blige- pore for many years before, the war, has arrived in the Cplony to take an' executive positión” în
U.S.A., agents for Sulon-Skaugen Ham Hunt & Co., Fed. Inc.,
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SHEK O CEMETERY TO BE CLOSED
the shipping department of Wil-New by-laws covering restaurants, food canteens,
The forthcoming wedding of Dr. Antory Warren- Dawson- allumphreys Buildings, Kowloon, Grove, Medical Practitioner, 7 to Misa Diana Press," "Amamoo" Shek-O, has been announced.
Thinking Of Suicido Cheng sald that he received letter from accused that day be fore the alleged murder. thought
He Mr. A. Hooton, Crown Coun- tion of necused on three scensions, thrt neefsed was insane and be- from reading this letter, sel, assisted by Det. Inspector laking seven houIR over auch lieve that he was thinking of T. Cashman, is conducting the examination. He had also incremitting suicide.
Hong Kong's new Chief Justice, case for the prosecution.
vestigated the family history of In on part n this letter, ac-Sir Leslie Gibson, paid a visit to accused.
cured ad: "My ugony is worse the Supreme then death and I am afraid I will and was shown over the building Court yesterday not be able
to ren my brother by Mr. C. d'Almacia e Castro, Re- basin."
gistrar of the Supreme Court. In the last portion of the letter, accused sald that he was coming
Mr. A.J. Cufford, instrueled by Mr. C. A. S. Buss, is representing the accused
FGB shortly
Hul Kil-chlag, servant boy
The Wong family at employesi by
Bonham Rond, sald that before the death of Cheung Chat, the accused had visited the Wong family on three recusions, the third visit being on March 15, On each visit, accused carried a passer parcel.
At this stage, Mr. Justice Gould suggested that the defence should first call witherees who would testify regarding necused's family history and this course was agreed
Cheng On-pa, rider brother of accused, said that his mother died nt the age of 23. She suffered from insunity and three years before her death. she behaved very strangely. She attempted to commit suicide on three occasions
Lomne.
Chelp said that accused was a graduate of a university and had gained high marks in Social Selend. Accused had also act ad a Magistrate as well as On his first visit, accused sald
prosecutor in China. After evidence had been given that in view of the drought then prevailing, it might be possible to end eventually hung herself. An by Cheg Chi-hung, nephew of sink well in the backyard. He uncle of accured also suffered accused who said that he was sked to be taken to the back-from insanity and at times went very kid-hearted and never did yard and when this was done, he to the street and assaulted erything cruel, hearing was ad-
at the spot was suitable for the people. This uncle vise set fire to Rae mtl 10 a.m. today. winking of a well.
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On his third visit, necused was udmitted through the boek -door, Hul said he met recused in the corridor proceeding to the silling roosa at the frost of the premises. Later, when he, Hul, went to the sitting ram, aroused was not there, but fils Jacket wos hanging on a cont haisger,
Hui said that na the Instructions of Mrs. Wong, he served tea to accused. The tea
was taken to the back room, where the dear girl was at the time sitting on/ stool knitting,
Cry Of Terror
Hul declarad
accused,
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urtly
heavy blow an the head and lost consciousness. He recover ed in the hospital
cafe and marine restaurants were adopted at the meeting of the Urban Council yesterday under the chairmanship of Mr. Sedgwick.
Counell recommend to Gov- It was also decided that the ernment that the Shek Cemetery be closed.
Reminders
The Chairman said that it had been the policy of Government 16 close the cemetries on the Island Since 1917 several cemetries on Toe H for the development of the areas. the Island have been closed.
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Sterilised Milk
Today
Talbol
Club meeting, House, 60, Macdonnell Rd., 8.30 p.m.
Morning. European
YMCA (Ladles Section), 10
a.m.
Associacao Portuguesa de Soc. corros Mutuos, annual meet- ing.
hearsal, St. John's Cathedral Hali, 8 p.m.
Swimming Gala, Victoria Re
creation Club, 6 p.m."
In proposing the by-law cover- ing restaurants, the chairman said Games that the new by-laws were in substitution for those at present Week-end departures from the in existence to enable council to Peninsula Hotel included Messrs. license the additional type of S.W. Scott, R.E. Lisle, T.L. Lohne, purinesses and to exercise im- M. McBrayer, F.C. Gilray, C. proved control on those at pre-Sino-British Club Orchestra - McMillon, W.H. Day, N.W. sent in existence. Ward, C
C. Grimin, W.H. Sanders, Roy G. Allan, R.D. Linion, G.D. Mehrotra, D.M. Allen, Mr. and Mrs. A. Ostroumoff, Mr. and Mrs. C.C. Roberts, Mr. and Mrs. Lender the Adulterated.
Amendments to regulations un- Open Pairs Lawn Bowls Cham- nox, Mr. and Mrs. J.D. Patial, Drug Ordinance
Food and
plonship. Mr. and Mrs, A.R. Gullin, and proved. In this connection
were also ap-Tennis League, Second Division. Miss J. Dean.
chairman said that there was no
Coming Events desire to restite the introduction of homogenised and sterilised
TOMORROW mik and cream Into, this colony Y's Men Club. Luncheon, H.K. Among the week-end arrivals or to
in shops prohibit its at the Peninsula Hotel were Mr.ther than milk shops. sale
Hotel, Roof Garden, $2.49 simu not a reduction of existing and Mrs, V. Hall, Mr. and Mr viable to lay down definitions Feninsula Hotel, 12.30 p.m. anetes bring about a still great-S
way, however, Tonsidered ad- Kowloon Rotary Club Luncheon, Abholt, Mr. and Mrs. AĮ. rifuction in rates?
Barry, Mr. and Mrs. J.C. Lum- and standards for such sterilised I is time that hotel residents gair, Mr. and Mrs. J. Studer, milk and cream and to guard Whist Drive, European YMCA,
FRIDAY orgnited themselves into a forco Messrs. F.E. McCormick, Morris ngainst the use of the containers led to night tooth and nail for Epstien. Walter Krivine, W. for the male of unsafe or sub-
Correspondence
Frightened Rabbit
5-For far too long the Gov. ergent of this Colony has kow. ieved to the vested interests, inning to cover like a frightened rabbit at their fainiest grow) of discontent, and throughout th Colony at lost there runs a heart- fell sigh of relier: At lust, a Man! Can it really be over, though? it is almost crudible. read in the Pres the
We h
have
it
the
the concessions which have been Lackie. B. Chand, J.W. Dicken-standard milk by unscrupulous so hardly won on their behnit. fon, K.R. Bracken, L.G. Plant, J. persons.
"ANNIE GET YOUR GUN!" Sandler, and P.D.G. Wakeham.
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Thanks
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An application for an offensive Trade Licence at No. 23 Reclama- tion Street and reveral applica- tions for roast meat shop licences were refused.
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West Lounge, 8 p.m.
WATCH THEFT CHARGES
Yuen Pong, aged 25, and Yuen So, aged 24, both coolies, tere charged at Central before Mr. Hin-shing Lo yesterday.
tuspired
Passengers who arrived from paragraphs about poor timeless Sir, I am writing to you of cuts Indo-Chinn during the week-end a to the travellas treading the streets do in hotel daily prices after she had serve a cry of using as they search for accu-Government for its kind helping Charles Ly Loe, M. Ching Ly to thunk by Air France Included M. he Ping from chil-ndation... We have terror as terrified him. He utterances of curtain stooges upon nit those other fellows
rend the to me dud my family. Also to Loc. M. Cameron, M. Ingram,
A charge of stealing a watch dran andards the back room he losses" they expect-presum- who for long not having money Kolonic, and Lu Bo.
1s me Mine. Gutteres, M. West, M.A.P.
from Chan Kwok-hung in Con- rushed the dead girl lying on bly cuts in
haught Road, Was and Air in a pool of blood. As
their companies in their pockets to
preferei There will be'n casting meeting against first accused and second buy things thfurned away, he was struck upertnx....We love learnt how needed because
going to
for the Stage Club's next radio accused was charged with aiding basins, the toiletpaper from the soap was removed inum wash- lodginghouse keepers.
play, at 7 p.m. today in King and
and abetting. closets, the hot water supply from poor workinen can
Among the passengers who left George's Hall at the Missions lo Somebusly writing that now the
Mr. A. el Arculli is for the do- Seamen, Gloucester Road. in live the children's murseries.
big for Indo-China by Air France
fendants and Inspector Kenneth hoil, but I like to tell you, Sir, during the week-end were
The play, to be produced by Bodie for the prosecution. With previous weaker adininis that
Mr. Clifford Davies, requires large men pleaded not guilty and wera. Both lodginghouse keepers. Instead me not, M. Dutertre, Mr. and Mrs. to attend." the keys were in his pocket when step taken. There and my friends can now buy wife Hardwick, would have been the usual "speel and children
Ball was Oxed at $250 each. he recovered conseinumess if the fully selected committee
nce clothes they Devaux, and Yang Jo-l hospital. They should have been berating interminably over care together while lodginghouse keep- deli-have been waiting too long al- hanging on a nail and, he coult fully drawn "red-herrings tiers all riding a new American not understand how they came to the whole business had faded cars and buying new concubines be its his pocket.
When he looked into the back fully from the public view with our hard-worked money. rom, he only "aw the dead girl der, and the Quartering Authority Government gives us to go to big Congratulations to Sir Alexan, Will we use this small saving lying in a pool of blood. He did who carried out the job. Every ger living not see the accused.
Elui, who said that the door and
iron grille at the bork of the pre- rations there would have been no this is just plain lie of the and Mrs. H.M. Laliert, M. Bon-cast, and all interested are invited 'remanded for three days.
mises were logiteti, claimed that
roovis
British resident of the Colony will hotels? Room we have now, got In expensive In a few brief remarks before rejoice at this first evidence of for four na calling witnesses for the defence, a dem hand on the helm in these nghing only $1.20 cts, a day but was octore Mr. Clifford said that the deuubled times. fence Festerl on insanity. He said
that there was history of Insanity
from
family.
both sides in necused's
Mr. Clifford said that if the
jury did not think that accused
TITUS.
Subservience
Sir. If the Government fails to
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M.
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But we reading in Chinese press lina crash on July 16), by Mr. should find him not guilty. If they demonstrate only too clearly n for meeting with Governor to try yesterday by the St. John's tending to do grievous harm, then servience to vested interests which |
prices back. Please, Obulance Association' and Brigade. the verdict should be one of noristaughter.
many have long suspected,
paper not to do such or we will Finally, if they thought he did-it but just did not ought to be taken by the Quarter-happy news cheered us up first at Government House on August As a pointer to the action which all have heartbreaking after such Women will hold its "Conference The Hong Kong Council of know what he was doing, theng Authority, in the face of this time since Japs going away. they should find that he was deliberate flouting of his authority, I guilty but insane.
It will take place at 8.30 ARTISAN. p.m. in the ballroom.
thought he did it but without in (cynical'disregard of duty and sub-se, Sir, ask In your esteemed
Doctor's Evidence
Dr. Robert Douglas Scriven wald that he had been in practice for 15 years. He was recognised by the Indian Government as a specialist in moutal diseases and had been employed in capacity by the Indian Govern- ment. He had made an examina-
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