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HAMMER MURDER CASE
THE CHINA MAIL, THURSDAY, AUGUST 8, 1940.
Welcome .To
Murderer Chased
ACCUSED WAS NOT AWARE Chief Justice Woman About Her
OF MURDER AT THE TIME, MEDICAL EXPERT SAYS
Appointed Property Custodian
At the Criminal Sessions yesterday, Dr. R. D. Scriven said that Cheng Kwok-king, who is charged with murder, was abnormally wretch- ed and full of self-reproach for his entire dife and was inclined to worry about minor
Dr. Scriven, a specialist in mental discoses, testified'
before Mr. Justice Gould (Acting Chief Justice) and a jury of three men and four women, os on expert medical witness for the defence.
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matters.
Mr. William James Carrie, former Chairmari of the Urban Council, hás return- ed to the Colony. He retir-
Cheng Kwok-king is charged pletely oblivions of what he was with having, un March 15, pur- doing" although he knight have ed from the Governmentlered Cheung Chal, 22-year-old one confused or patchy recaller Service after the end of the ervant girl, at G613 Bonham Road,tion of the occurence later' sait He was interned dur- Mr A. Hooton, Crown Counsel. Dr. Scriven in answer to another
assisted ing the occupation period.
by D. Inspector T question. Bushman, is conducting the case The "China Malt" learns that
for the peusccution. Mr. Carrie has been appointed
Me, A. J. Cottord, instructed by Mr. C. A. S. Buss, is representing he accused,
war.
Custodian of Properly in Hong Kong. In addition, he will be em- ployed on preliminary work re Inting to the proposed Municipal Council for the Colony.
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Born in 180, Mr. Carrie was educated at the Edinburgh Unl versity. He was appointed a Cadel In 1914 and nerived in Hong Kong
ary, 1915. January Mr. Carrie
passed the
Final ju Examination
Cantonese in March,
1017, after completing his studies at Canton. In the same : month he was attached to th Colonial Secretary's Office. Ir
hewn October, the saine year transferred to the Imports and Exports Omice.
Military Service
Dr. Scriven said that he and other Europein members of the Indian Medient Service were ask. d to retire when the Indian Gov. #mment' changed In August fast, In Hong Kong, he had a prac fice of about 10 per cent of tier- rous and mentul discaREN,
Members of the legal pro fession will extend a wel come to 81r Lexio Gibson, Chief Justice, at the Supreme Court at 11.30 a.m. 1oday.
Addresses of welcome will be delivered by the Hon. Mr.
eral, Mr. H. G. Sheldon, K. C. and Mr. A. él Aroulli,
Home With Chopper
3. R. Griffin, Attorney Gen-The terrifying experience of being followed from room to room by a mon prmed with a chop. per was described by Mrs. Grothe Doerun of Kwan Min Toi", Too Fong Shan, Shatin, at an inquest conducted by Mr. W. H. Latimer at Kowloon yesterday into the death of $5- year-old Ho Chi-hing.
Scrap Parts Exploded
Shortly after-6 p.m. yester day an explosion occurred at No. 487 Reclamation Street, resulting in two pergens being detained in Kowloon Hospital suffering from injuries to legs and hands.
After." evidence had been given by Dr. R. E.
Alvares, the Coroner returned a verdict of murder by some person or persons unknown, When he conducted an au- the bed-room to put on her shoes. topay on the dead woman, said While doing so she heard the front | Dr. Alvares, he found seven door being tried, and, soon after- external wounds with clean-wards, the back door being open- cul skin edges. One was six (ed.,
When she heard footsteps in inches long and two and a
the sitting-room and saw the mon According to a police report, half inches deep. Dr. Seriven, said that he gave the proprietor of a marine store Death, in withness's opinion, trying to enter the bedroom she accused an injection. It was an at 407 Reclamallen Strect was was due to the sharp wounds al
ran into the bathroom anil on ordinary routine procedure and buying a large quantity of scrap neck, revered spinal cord,
through the passageway to the served to sve time as well as
hue-back yard. She continued run- incial, among which were some morrhage find shock. break down inhibitions,
aluminium parts of an aeroplane.
Mrs. Doctum afd that about ning down the path by the sa Answering Mr. Houton. Dr. He hit came parts with a hom-.45 am. on May 20 she was in to the residence of Mr. and Mr. of the bungalow until she came. Scriven admitted that in his denver and the explosion occurred, the sitting-room when she heard
Xvan. vision, he had been influenced by Two of the shop's tokia received her amah, Jio Chi-ming, scream- what had been told him regard-juries to their hands and legs ing from the rear part
While she was resting at Mr. wüs told Kvan's bungalow she i were removed to Kowloon bungalow. She went to the door that her amnh had been found ing the actions of accused
|Hospital where they were detain- at the end of the passage and, e and their condition reported looking into the yard, anw a man dead. She reported the matter to
staring at her from the kitchen, the Shatin Police Station.
Detective Sub-Inspector C. Pope Realising that something was abe closed the door.
or. The of Kowloon C.I.D. Heaquarters man then walked out from the was present at the inquiry. kitchen and stopped at the other side of the door, looking at her, raced hand, and was trying He var holding a chopper In his to open the door.
Effect Of Drug
If snid that the effect of the He dest carried out physical hug which was used in the fi examination of accused and found | jection madi; accused drawsy and hat he was not suffering, from resulted in his speaking freely. my obvious physical disability After that, the examination took the form of questions and art
vers.
By this means It Who able to obtain facts and the truth more readily.
Dr. Seriven maintaised that the drug would not cause accused to distort facts, but would take away a certain amount of his conscious.
nes
as fair,
Personalia
Arrivals at the Peninsula Hotel ons. Tuesday included Mr. E.1. Dr. Scriven and he knew about
tubin, Miss B Rubin. Mr. and necused's mother and about his
Mrs. V.S. De Beausset. Mr. and father' crusin. His impression
Airs, C. Chang, Mears, Charles D. was that accused's mother com.
Arthur, P.C. Lin, V.R. Stolle, nitted suicide
whlist Auffering
"He was speaking from his sub-4.1. Wheatley, V, Choro, D.S.W. He was seronuled for Military om depressive insanity and the conscious mind, tempered with Pepper, F.C. Gilrev, D.N. Lind- Service from May
17, 1918 tonterual cousin suffered from an certain amount of consciousnessy, S.F. Marlin, W. Ambruster, August 10, 1919.
attack of manía Insanity. Both Dr. Scriven, who emphasised W. H. L. Kilgore, O.J. Heggard, In March 1929, he passed the were degrees of the same discase, that he had used the drug in hu- Watkins, R.C. White, and R. Law Examinations and became
was called dreds of cases and had yet to be. Pofler. Assistant Colonial Secretary and
depressive insanity. At inld a lie by a per on to whum Clerk of Councils. In November
me end of the scale was monia was administered. ihr Sane yeur, h was appointed at the other end depression, Assistant Colonial Treasurer, und
but the usual was for unixed forms Assistant Assessor of Rates.
of the disease occurring at the In
Tame tor pr alternately. In
depressive Insanity. very why the rule and relapse wns tabl.
1022, in pedition to his offelal duties, he was appointed Secretary to the Special Commis Isign which enquired into the Su
An piracy.
Among the other po
posts which
were
The entir" disense mania
nonin
Abnormally Wretched Mr. Carrie held up to the out- Dr. Scriven said that he noticed accused was melancholy. Accused break of the Purite War Acting Superintendent
was not miserable aliout his pre- Botanical and Forestry Drpart.
ent circumstances, which would Tent (U23). Serretary of the be a normal resuction. Accused Stocks, and Shores Commission
was abnormally wretched and fult 11025): Assistant Superintendent of self-reproach for his entire life ol. Imports and Exports (1920); and was inclined to worry about Hend of the Sanibiry Department what appeared to be comparative (1927): Secretary of the Salaries trivialities, as for instance,
the Commission (1628) Postmaster progress of his children at school General (1933) Clairman of the and the fact that they did not Urban Counell (1936); Acting always do what he asked them ta Secretary for Chinese Affairs do in letters which he wrote them. (038).
That sympton appeared 10 be abnormal.
Mr. Carrio became #1 Cale: Officer, First Clare, on September 27, 1936. When the war broke our ie was Chairman of the Urban Council.
Joint Recognition Of Korea Republic?
Shanghai,, August 4. Chino, the United States and shortly Britain wil
take joint action to accord recognition to the new Korean Repubile, head- ed by Dr. Syngman Rhee, accord- ing to u Nanking report appear- Ing in today's Shun Pao, one of China's "Big Four" dollies,
Exchanges of views on the sub- fect between Nanking. Washing- ton and London are said to have been completed.
The Republic of Korea is ex-
of the
Th Coroner: "It must have been very terrifying for you."
Closed Front. Poor Mrs. Doerum said that she ran to the sitting room and closed the front door. A she was doing so, she heard the man trying to open the back door, and she went into
MUSICIANS' MEETING
A general meeting of musicians in Hong Kong will be held at the Star Ballroom, Nathan Roaji. Kowloon, tomorrow at 2.30 pm. Object of the meeting is to dis- cuss the formation of a Hong Kong Musicians Union.
Mr. Ken Baker, Labour Officer, will be present.
Correspondence
Shattered Dreams
Dr. Scriven expressed it as his Among the departures from the overwhelming belief that accused Peninsula Hotel on Tuesday were did not know that he was strugMrs. P. Stevens, Mrs. J. Buvens, aling with
Ith anyone pe that he hại | Mrs. M. Scoil, Mr. and Mrs. E.
patriotic Chinese from Shanghal re. I struck someone with a hammer. lyner, Mr. and Mrs. Ip Leon
und elsewhere, whose machina- Cheng fiel-yu, Ma Chaus-mm Butt, Messrs. S. Hu, F.B. Op-
to reduce this and Sin Kansung, who were als penborn, E. 11. Ringholm and F. hals off to this government! Sui. place to
Gir-You've got to take your tions threaten
the chaotic quagmire called as defence witnesse, said A. Fisher. that acetised
denly, with the speed of forked that Shanghai is today? hac -visited thum
lightning, the deed is Jonuiolet Action is needed and needed prior to the incident and that he
A solution must be rates are decreased, columns of quickly. was observed, to be carrying a The Hong Kong Magle Circle valuable space. In the locut news found. The hotels don't want us parcel.
gave a farewell dinner on Tues-pupers are utilised to acquaint-and I don't blame them from Cheng said that necuser! often day night at the Cosme Club those
whom the persons,
minu the profi point of view. But said to him that life was meon-, to two of their departing mem- tion afects, of the new, and con- wh
where can we go We, wunt 13 ingless.
bers, "The Great Marvine" (S. H. siderably cheaper rates, Great save our money for the ali uge Hearing will be resumed at 2:15 Marvin) and “Benumont" (N.G.B. | | the rejoicing.
Bre Many that irresistibly ereens over all of p.m. today.
Burrage).
the plans made by those persons; and children well-provided for if We want to leave our wives "Marvino, the present Pre-whose daily doles to "Hotel Fonto anything happens to us. All these sident is going on home leave by have turned their salaries into the .3. Canton, wlierens "Beat- niggardly stipends there's more things we cannot do in Hongkong. mont" has been
remain parlaha for transferred to money to be spent on food; may-Are we to Kobe.
be, a month or two, the sav-the rest of our lives About 20 members were pre-ing will run to a new suit (badly I'm no Communist, but this sent. After dinner there was on needed!): perhaps a parcel can state of affairs makes me see Red Nanking. August 4.
informal performance each per be sent home to the old folks; or, with a copliai “R", Another classical sympto
Foreign Office sources here to former attempting to deceive the nothing else crops up to bile
RALPHI SHAW. emerged in this story and the day dented knowledge about
other.
Into the savings, there's the chance was that accused had been mar possible alliance binding China.
holiday At a previous committee meet-of a couple of weeks' before. Dr. Scriven Japan and Korea in a (wice ald he had discussed with accus
front against Communism as re-Fellowship member of the Hong lust fights of fancy, but I'll war-
ming, Murvino" was made somewhere. These, I admit, are Might Be A Boomerang the question of remarriage. ports from Tokyo had claimed.
Su-1 belleve a high time According to these reports, the
Kong Magic Circle. Accused said that he had not con-
rant that many fartilles in this a word of warning should be ddered re-marriage. He said he alliance, to be sponsored by
Colony thought along those lines sounded in regard to the proposed did not like
when the news of the reduction setting up of a Maritime Board women
and felt miserable and shy in their
in hotel rates burst upon an un- and a Joint Supply Board for re- suspecting city. company.
in Hong And, just as suddenly, those dreams are shattered Fearful-in
-due-deference to Mr. their wrath, the hotel proprietors George Reed's views on the sub- and, here, let me state that the feet, there are many this Colony
ried
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haz
Anti-Comintern Alliance Denial
was
United States authorities.
rousing considerable interest in political circtes In Tokyo.
Chinese sourves. stating that When asked whether..........he ever sought female company, such a possibility, said it was unt- they were not informed "about used replied that he did some-ikely that Ching would allow times pick up a girl and go to urself to enter into any kind of
otel tor the night. The last time llance with Japan before this happened was about a year peace
igo, Since that tine, accused AAP. mid he had been completely with
at any desire or thoughts of that kind. This disease, said Dr. Scri- ven, was characterised by loss of
easin desire and interest.
Suicidal Tendency
Dr. Scriven said that hê con-
pected to be formally inaugurat-idered the letter which accused
ed on August 15 with. Dr. Rhee had sent to his brother to show
us its first President-Reuter.
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extreme depression and a suicidal
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PROFITEERS FINED $1,810
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lendency. The method of suicide Fines ranging from $450 to $10, and totalling
to adopt was that he was going
to the, seashore and drown hini
self. As he was a reasonably good
Awimmer, he had contemplated
Food and Fuel costs for the week ended giving himself a blow on the head
July 31 TS!
with a hammer that he had pur-
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1.378 falling into the water.
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Dr. Scriven
$1,810, were imposed by Mr. W. H. Latimer yesterday on 16 Kowloon shop-keepers on 27 summonses for breach of the Price Control Regulations.
Constable Helps
UNITED STEAM LAUNDRY
down on us each day from "Red here has not been educated any
where near the standard in Eng* | **** Tape Mansions."
The 'attack was short, sharp land or the United States, and the and shrewdly handled. The palhe interests of local seamen be pro-
while it is commendable' that Lle, peripatelle perambulations of
the thery was halted. And we perly protected and fostered, this were back where we were on July should only be undertaken along 31. Down came the notices, amxvalling at this port.
fines adaptable to conditions pre- ed in "prominent places," showing
Throughout the world there is the new rates that almost came evidence that irreparable harm into being. And down came the and disorder may be the aftermath spirits of thousands of persons, to
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whom this promise of relief from of haaty action in such matters. Andrelal burdens came like a bril- and for the sake of the futur sombre and monotonous existence in mind will not become. In the liant may of sunshine into a drab, welfare of this law-abiding Colony, it is to be hoped that the project A
been appointed course to-investigate the problem of our of a nutshel, is events, a veritable The heaviest penalty ($450) |ave cents overcharge on an olec-hotel charges. Prices would be well known writer has so aptly 2000 Accused had given three rea- was passed on the Sun Kong tri buloi Kowloon zorg Store Julzeal. we are expressed it in a Sunday paper,
sons why he contemplated Kin Kwok Cafe of 41-43 Woo- of 11 Stafford Road, 50 for July 31. And there we are.
be sensible at this sung Street, for overcharging for a fin of cocon: Lun Kee of fagis: That there is a need for they would be attempting to solve charging $1 "Instead of 90 cents And now let us get down to for the authorities to make sure Gina suicide. 1,0030 The first was that he had failed | 30 centa on an eight-ounce 037
said bottle of fresh milk, and for charging 20 cents too much for me salaried man, who has to re-blem?
ruduction (considerable in our a problem is there really a pro Shanghai in business.
Street, $75 for
and not attempting to cases) in hotel rates is obvious, create that when he examined that rea obstructing the STI Inspec Nylex toothbrush, .7000 son, it appeared to be logical
Why make tors.
The Lido Stord of 422 Prince aids. These places because he of a moithill?
Bidefor 112.72001ecause he was not really badly
Mr. J. H. G. Pitman said that Edward. Road was Anod $50 for anes of gue thesands and thou-) may perhaps be taken for up against it. Business was a when three of his woman Inspec
dollara "key The BOAC plane from United mutedly bad, but he had taken tors went into the cafe and asked of coreas the Mug Leo Daley for in apartment or a house, granted that nearly all the leading Ogures in the three Stomen's, Un Kingdom, due ch Wednesday. for help from which he could for a bottle of fresh milk they Farm & Co. of 727-Nathan Rand, being bled while by the present ons mentioned are altogether al- August 4, is now expected to ar easily emerge from any small Their request to be shown the rents on a bottle of fresh milk; that the average salary in for the common weal, but can were given the milk in a bowl, 3150 for an excess charge of five scale of charges. Don't forgat rustic in motive, and Working rive on Thursday, August 5, 1948. trouble.
The second-reason was that hul bottle was refused, oven after they Mon Ken Fruit Store 200A Na- Colony is not intended to place anyone be sure that there are not
than Road, $100 for selling the worker on "Easy Street." The two sons did not obey all his had shown their identity cards,
pound of jemons for $1.40 Instead result is that there's just nothing communist gitators in their vilds of $1.
or practically nothing left a who are soft-pedalling their red
in proclivities the the end of
th when alle until the time
thia haven of re honth The third was that some months
The thres inspectors had to go Margarine Profit
charges have been met It's a Sulpping is the lifeblood of this before, his elder brother had casu out into the street and sollett the
affairs that Colony, and I feel sure most Ship- shocking state of aily suggested to him that he aid of a constable. Even when For charging $4. Instead of $3, should not be tolerated. might
re-marry. Without think
Hotels are not meant for the ping Companies and Ship Owners ing of the immediate implications as by the constable to produce for a two pound in of margarine,
would hesitate, from past experi the milk container, the shop fukis Ming Li of 46 Pak Tai Street was salaried worker. Their guests accused had worried abous- what at first refused to do so, and only Aney 5100; the Wily Stories 33 should not be the mill, his wife once, to be drawn into 'n prolect Y'a Men Club Luncheon, H.K. was going to happen irl the fu-
which, however promising it Hotel, Roof Garden, 12.45 ture, to any children that might so after some argument. They Pilkam Street Washined 150 for ang children who struggle along look on the surface, might emily
then brought out a 10-ounce boi an overcharge of to cents on a on their thousand or pora month. look out to boomerang be born. He took a complete Kowloon Rotary Club Luncheon, abnormal, view of the situation.
in of strawberry jam and the Bigger fon for them. But where
CHINA COASTER Chun Kim-man the represen Mee Wah store of 82 Pilken St. are the houses, the apartments, Feninsula Hotel, 12.30 p.m.
Increasing Insomnia
tative told the court that it was not way muleted in, the sum of $95 for that should
for perman- Po Colony worker? Mahjong Class, European YMCA, Dr. Scrivon Bald that his las correct that they obstructed the charging 10 cents too much for a ent
8.p.m.
LARCENY ent resident, The tin of Kraft elabadi
and Commgningy on the finding was that during the last inspector. They only had Swimming Gala, European YMCA. two months before the crime, settle argument" about the pro- Selling a tin of Allowris cheese efficiency of the local administra OF TEXTILES
at $1.40 instead of $$1.35 cost the tion that, three years after the Cantonese Class, European YMCA cused had suffered from gradually luction of the container.
Tam Yee, 25, Chan Kam-chal, Increasing
Summonses insomnia.
dealt with were: Tal On Store or 26 Pilzen Street Japanese surrender, nothing hus (Ladles Section), 10.30a.m.
"In this diseas homicidal. Vick Man of 148. Laichikok $10; while the Yan Tmi Teng of been done-despite the efforts of 20, Mak Yan, 18 and So Mon, 35 were frequent and might be comitoad, fined $350 for overcharging 4pLion Back Hond had to pay the local preet, especially the were charged before Mr. T.X. Coming Events mitted eluige Inatate of con- 36 cents on bottle of Sloan's $150 overcharging 30 cents on "China Malle palve the local d'Almada al Central yesterday fusion of oven with some kaow-iniment: Man Sang Tong of 81 a bottle of Stotta, ammuinida: & Housing Probled. And Draconian with areas of cotton material needed. What and cotton" var, and were ill Whist Drive, European YMCA, exche charge on a phall ng dahan who had an
Jedro by the person pilociod":"de-|| (sádnýhat Street," fined £100 kating Aho City" "Störd:" of 88′′ about shown hivules silk sparknents | sentenced to 12 mont
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and Ioad, $50 for five cents Le butors at the conuojjet price, and, boen
Tuo Hing Loong of 32 Cumber butter from ind álfarised distri, propriate While in smála of confusion, ces on a can of Viens: Bom Woro-cold it at 48:17. Ib. A fine, the bombad
of 301 Castle Peak Rond, $100 for of $100 was imposed Post: i) about this
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