Death Of Villagers:
Verdict Of Justifiable Homicide Returned
Al verdict of justifiable homicíde was returned; by
Mr. W.. A. Blair-Kerr, at the conclusion of a: two-day inquiry into the death of Tang Lin- kam and Tang Ping, villagers of Mong Tseng, on November 30′ last.
In his finding, the Coroner, said that, in the case of Tang Lin-kam, death was due to asphyxis by drowning and that in the case of Tang Ping, death was due to haemorrhage and shock as the result of a gunshot wound of the thorax.
that the rabbers
"1 am in no doubt at all to the effect that the deceased men, the might be operating in two small two injured 'men, and Wongboats protected by a larger Junk Shing-lam, were In illegal armed with a machine gun. possession at that time of at least one Winchester shot gun, one, revolver and a quantity of shot gun ammunition, and that they were there for no legal purpose," suid Coroner.
the
"I disbelieve their explanation there guarding that they were oyster beds. I also find that they
DB Fraser said that he also de- rloyed two land forces on each side of the creek, with himself lending the party on. the right bank of Doep. Day.
At 8 p.m., when the area was in shot total darknes, he heard' a from the direction of the creek entrance, followed about 30 seconds later by a burst of machine gun fire.
did use the fire arma in their pas Mr. R. A. C. Henderson of the Hussion, probably a revolver, and Marine Department testified to the fired at the police under the mik-tide being highest at 10.30 p.m. om
чтоди taken hellef that if waH
night in question. It started to when the oyster p.m.,
cargo boat carrying rice,
This police were
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find. in repelling felly husth beds would be just covered by
n
ut this Kimilar
nature with force nature, although in consideraoly volume, and in alt circun- greater #tances no more force was used
water, and, at 8.80 p.m.. the beds would have been submerged to o depth of four feet.
to his visit to the area
Referring
witness said that the two than was necessary in self-defence Kinjoary 21 with Si Wall and nod
the effecting of the arrest of poles he found stuck on the mud- cable these men, which was obviously banks were at least foar
lengthe Imperative,"
yards) from (about 800 the
nenrost cyster beds, 31 Kinloch told the court that the, with PC 1941 and a passenger, was in the stern hold of the open boat, while SI Wall and the de tective, with another passenger, was in the midway compartment, In the previous hearing on on the night in question.
14. i was stated by Yuk-lam, Tang Lak-chin
Yesterday, two rifles, a Win chester abot gun, two Bren guns, u Sten gun, a revolver, a ban dalier of 10 shot gun ammunition, and three loose rounds of shot gun Ammunition, formed the exhibits at the InquCAL
and Wong Shin-lam, who were in the same boat as the two men killed, that they were on the watch out for oyster thieves and that those on the decoy boat used by the pollee open fire when order ed by Tong Ping to go away.
Admit Stopping
Boots
Poor Visibility
When the decoy boat arrived at
Both were
direction of
WAL
THE CHINA. MAIL, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 18,::1049.
Fishing Boat As Award
This motor fishing vessel
presented to
Woo Mr. Tung-ling, representative of the people of Bing Pang leland, by the Governor, Bir 'Afexander Grantham.-("China Mail" Photo).
Criminal Sessions To Open This Morning
The February Criminal Sessions will open at the Supreme Court at 10 a.m. today, whan the pleas in 14 cases will be taken by Mr.. Jus- tice Williams (Puisne Judge). addition to the case of Arthur Frederick May, which was adjourned from the last Sessions, the case of Joseph McGuinness, Vincent Judge and William James McConway, who are charged with rape, robbery with violence, assault occasioning bodily harm and larceny, will also come up for trial.
the entrance to Un Long Creek was very dark, with visibility about 50 yards. Witness Was covering the port sido, and SI Wall the starboard side, armed with a Bren gun.
At 8.35 pm, be saw a small boat In approaching from
the the creaks, and there was a ton- ston on bound the decoy boat when They admitted that де that the small boat was seen approach- time the oyster beds
Bubing
Every
one on board wa merged as there was a high tide alerted and the police took cover.
The fishermen running. They also
working the boal were instructed to act in a normal manner, which they did.
us to about I could see
were
admitted that, before the pollen craft was stopped, they had stopped 10 other small boats which they
The beat approached thofe were allowed to proceed discover five yards,
after
The following is a full list they were lime. five or six Mr. N. 1. Penser, Divisional small bout. The bout approached of the cases in respect of which Superintendent, New Territories, us very swiftly, and the following pleas will be taken: said yesterday that on November con
conversation ensued, in Cantonese. Ng Yu- Breach of a Deporta-" 28 and 20 last die received reports
The men on tip small boat ask- tion Orders.
boat is thin, Hittle
of small boats, carrying cargo, jed,, "What
being
hold
up by an armed gang brother? 3 qur.Baharmen
at tie entrance to Un Long Creek, answered, A cargo beat, What
Li Kwok-on-Robbery by two
Man Kam alias Man Tang
or more.
Lou rob-
On the latter night, he said, a cargo are you carrying 'Rice. Robbery, by two or more. women was drowned as the result Where did you come
come from? 'Nam
Li Fat, Lau Fong alias hor
bout capalsing when the Tau. How many bage of rice? Yeo-mu-TWD counts of robbers boarded-it-
"Tex
bery-Wounding-with-intent.-------- “And 'noveral Concluding that the robbers At this point the police were
of
toil
Sit Ting and Lau Tin-Roberry
with then Shu-shing-Robbery
vio.
were one gang, he decided to de- unable to hear the further conver- by two orm more and Larceny
an armed police force to de-sation as the other boat lost dis-from the person. ploy A
a decoy boat in the vicinity. and, later, came up from the Cheung San-sang and Trol Sub-Inspectors J. It. M. B. Wali starboard alde
Wiiness and W. L. Kinloch, a Chinese de- heard
from the other boat. Malt Kau-Fraudulent taking men, and two passengers were on After that, a shot which sound with intent to procure a ransom: the crack of revolver, Child stealing: Uttering a letter
tective, a constable, three fisher- sails, cothing like. 'Drop your fence.
the
boot.
like
detectivo with a Sten gun, and the mean which
TO- boat
WOD
The two European officers were was heard. Witness and the other demat.ning money with menaces armed with a Bren gun each, the officers on board the docby boat Im-Conspiracy to utter a letter de- opened fire at the small manding money with menaces constable with u rifle and
then about 25 end Conspiracy lo demand money volver.
with menacen loft Lau Fau Shan yards or more away They for the crook entrance at 6 p.m. On hearing the ers of "Save Joseph McGuinness, Vincent on November 30, nat witness, from the other boat, the Judge and William James Mc- counts of Rape sdding that he also radioed last police ceased are and approached Conway-Three minute information to the
and being niders and abettors to party the craft. Witness, on boarding
the boat, found three men, two of the same offence: Robbery with
Assault occasioning whom were wounded, clinging to violence:
bodily harm and Larceny.
HEADACHE
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is elde. They told him that two
men
were
SI Wall,
missing
with the aid of his Aldan lamp, scare
witched the arou without
Lai Fuk allas Ko Lo Fuk, Shek Yau alios Lo See Ling and Ng Kau-mul-Robbery by two or
said more. Bucosa, Witdess
that, on searching the other bost
Leave To
Large Crowd Watches Presentation To
Sing
Pang Islanders
large gathering of Queen's Pler yesterday wit
nessed the presentation by the Governor,; Sir Alexander Granthamy, of mondtary awards and certificates, and a motor fishing vessel; to Me. Woo Tung-ling, representativo. of the people of Sing Pong Island.
The presentation was made in grateful recognition of the help the islanders gave to survivors of the Japanese transport Lisbon Maru which was torpedoed off the island by a submarine. on October 3, 1942.
The Governor arrived at Queen's Pier at 3 p.m., accom- panied by his ADC, Captain Wilson He was received by Mr. B. C. K. Hawkins, Acting Secretary for Chinese Affairs, Giving, a brief account of the rescue. Sir Alexander
suld
Company's Manager Granted Bail
The Jubanete transport, Linbon Manager of the Yee. Fat Maru, transporting 2,000 Bri- Hong Imports and Exports tish prisoners-of-war from Hong Firm at 104 Connaught Road Kong to Jupare · Was sunk by a submarines on October 2 1943, six miles off Sing. Pong land in the Chusan Archipelago, off the coast of Cheking Proviner.
Survivors Rescued
West, Ng Mel was charged be- fore Mr. F. X. D'Almada at Centrál yesterday with posses- sion of two forged documents:
It was stated by the prosecution that Ng was found with a forged international certificate of vac- Approximately 200 survivors cination against smallpox and a ware, rescued from the sea by forged International certificate of cholera on inhabitants of Bing Rang 16-inoculation against land under the leadership off board;tho so. Tjisadane at. Kow- Mr. Wad Tung-ng; They were loon Bay Quarantine” Anchorage dered
for on the evening of fon. Tuasday. October 2 fid mornity of Mul Wing-kee, assistant in the October 3, 1942. If this had not employ of the Sun Tung On
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heavy seas against the more or Ng
less perpendicular cliffe of the islanda
Accused were remanded for two
days on the application of in-
Ng, was on, bast of $1,000. The
amount was offered of same
to
They were fed, clothed and spector Mackey, extremely well treated by the Islanders. On, the morning, October 3 however, nearly the second serused, who is at pre- whole party were obliged to give sent in, police custody. themselves up to the Japanese- who arrived on the Island from ditions under which cars may be Copies of a memo on the con- Japanese warship. Throc men were,
Bowever, Imported into the United King- hidden and
were dom free of duty and purchase and fed until October tix are available at the Import the Inlanders
and Export Department. on Sing Fang Poland at the imminent risk OL Applicationa may be made to their lives at the hoods of the the Secretary of the Department,
Br. J. Ferris Japanese, Furthermore, the re- presentative of these islanders Has reported that two men of the Island were taken off later by the Japanese and not seen agairt.
It is possible that fear or ro prisals would have eventually led the islanders to hand over the threa
prisoner-of-war to the Japanese had If not been for the inflative, and determination of two guerilla leader, Tung-ling and Mr. Wong Kear risk num, who at considerable tothemselves harboured and looked after these men and anal- ly
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Appeal Granted China by devious routes,
Leave to appeal for a hear Ing of the recent "Hatal Casd" was granted yéstorday, by Mr. Hing-Shing "Lo.
The Hong Kong and Shanghal Hotala, Limited, Mr. P. C. Barry, Managina Director and Mr. JR. Ehrlich, manager, were con victed in the same court on February 10 on charges of furnishing the Quartering Authority with falı ré- turn of hotel rates.
The hotel and Mr. Barry were each fined $1,000, and Mr. Ehrlich was fined $500,
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A Painless
to
Woo
Then followed the presentation Noh monetary awards and certifi
atory after which the Govertior" left; the platform, walked over: tó the steps lending down to thier Aaling vessel,
проз
Ceremonial Firecrackers
Amidst the firing of a string! of firecrackers, traditional Chin ese symbols of
fuck Sir Alexander cuit the tape drawn across the steps, and handed the versal over to the new owners.
Among those who shook hands with Mr. Woo Tung-ling werd Major Genétar F.R.G. Matlifews, and Commodore C.L. Robertson,
When the army and the
of the Labor Mari present at the ceremony Included
Peter Patter Meter H.M. Howell, J. Hill A
Sentenced
Strings of teeth hanging
Salmon, J. CaribbENT," Harliton.J Robertson, Evans, H.
head, Wood Garton, Johnston, and Sergeant R Mies. RASC
The motor · fishing, vészél, vi brought out from England, les
from a wooden sign-board, a 50-ten stwall type: Frasier
dental mould, and two phials
La Chun Fook-Wounding with of pain-kilters, formed the the war, was reffited in Hang he found no arms of ammunition intent (adjourned from last Sex exhibits in a case in which Kong, and "named "far"
Luk-chin slons).
on board, but Tahg
min
who haɖ-possession of
Kwok Kwong
and Arthur 36-year-old Wu Wai-man was Below are the awards and pointed to Wong Sing-inm as the Fredericit May-Larceny by a charged with practising den-citations.
public servant: Falsincation of tistry without a permit.
A HR$18,000 motor flahing ves- On December 2 he returned to documents with intent to defraud
Mr. Woo Tung-ling Pleading the counsel the scene of the shooting and
and: Conspiracy to defraud, tad before Ka-Kur at Shanghot. The citation, and that found, lying on his face, the body journed from last Sessions) Kowloon yesterday, defendant as Chairman of the Tinthal
Lan-kam, This man had bandolier of shot gun am public servant
Kwok Kwong-Larceny by a fined $600 or three months in Changal Peoples Protection
(adjourned from prisonment
ciety Mr. Woo taker delivery of munition around him,plece of inst Sessions)
Sub-Inspector JH. Evans sold the veisel on behalf of the people cloth
his neck, and round
You Kamy allas Cal Sheung and that at 9 pm on February 16, 1 of work-ley rotéing front d'GwIM I of ammunition, in his, pocket. Luf Wah--Armed robbery. Dr. Walter C. Allwright and twoing, and feeding and clothing 200
About 100 yards furher towards Wounding with intent. the sea, he found the Winchester sticking out of the mud. By its side were two rounds of ame munition. Further forward, was the body of Tang Ping, in whose
with sparkling Jacket pocket were found two colle
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