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King-What do you station duty --Witness: The Sergenat's instructions were that the guard should walk at the back of the charge-room and
THE MURDER OF SERGEANT to leave the station by the 3 pm, ferry so, and both of us set off for Castle Peak,
GLENDINNING,
We then met the Police launch. CORONER'S INQUIRY CONTINUED.
From the time you left the station till the time you got into the boat did you THE DESERTION OF THE INDIANS,
see Bids -No. At the Hongkong Magistracy, yester
When B144 said, he thought B18 had day, Mr. E. D. C. Wolfe, in his capacity | watch for the arrival of the Police launch killed the Sergeant, why did you not go as Coroner, continued the inquiry into and then inform him. The Sergeant and see if it was true-Shots were being the circumstances surrounding the death told me there was no necessity for me to of Police-Sergeant T. Glendinning, who walk in front of the charge-room while,
Did you know that the Sergeant was was murdered at Tai O on July 17th; he was inside,.
married Yes. Simultaneously an inquest was held on
Did you know that his wife was in the the body of 1.- Bhiga Singh (the con-
station --Yes. stable who, it is stated, shot Sargeant Glendinning).
The following were the jury:-Mesars, H. J. Rowe, A. M. de Soares, and D. E. M. de Souza,
Mr. P. P. J. Wodehouse (acting Cap inin-Superintendent of Police) and Mr. T. H. King, A.S.P., were present on. behalf of the Police.
FURTHER EVIDENCE OF SHOOTING. Chuk Y: Tung, a Chinese detective, said he saw Sergeant Glendinning in the charge room at 9.30 am. on the day of the murder and received from him vertain instructions with regard to warning the people of a village that they should renew their licenses. Witness returned at 1.45 p.m., and heard some people say that the Sergeant had been shot dead. He met two other detectives who confirmed the statement, so he went to the pier in wait for the No. 2 launch. The station was in flames at the time. He also noticed some Indians on the hill-side dressed in plain clothes.
Do you ever go in front of the veran da?The Sergeant's onler was that ne one was to go to the verandah unless he was called or it was raining.
Continuing, witness said when he went on duty he was armed. He had no bayonet, but he had twenty rounds
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fired.
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did not think of her at the moment, Did you try to do anything to save her
I heard and saw many shots being fired. Who fired then?—I did not see, but came to the conclusion it was B16.
How did you come to that conclusion?
He was armed with a rife and was on How do you know it was not B145!
duty, at the time--Because I thought B146 was shot too, 1 had not seen him.
faunch you said the European Sergeant When you went to the No. 2 Police
had been shot.
Did you say nleo B146) was shot No.
had been shot I said one or two had Why did you not say you thought. B145
been shot; I did not particularise.
OPIUM CASES.
At the Hongkong Magistracy, yester day, before. Mr. J. B. Wood, an old man and a girl were charged with hong in unlawful possession of 64 taels of opium, valued at $785.
The case was remanded till to-day. Another Chinese was charged with being in unlawful possession of ten tails of opium.
Mr. J. H. Gardiner, who appeared for defendant, applied for a reinand, which was granted, bail being fixed at $1,000.'
A Chineso woman being in possession of two and
was charged with half taels of opium,
It was stated that the opium was found concented in a tub.
default, a month's hard labour.
Mr. Wood fined defendant $210, in
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ammunition. All who want on guard hadBecause the Chinese boatron said so. cmmunition. Ho remained on duty for two hours, and was then relieved by He reported off-duty to the Ser geant in the charge-reom. Witness 6 BI45 take up his post underneath the tree at the back of the station. Witness 260 gave him the cell-key." Witness then went in his room, and, after depositing the carbine, and removing his uniform, he slept on B145's bed, as his own bed was occupied by another, There were -cight Indians in the room at the time were sleeping, including B18, who had covered his face with a handkerchief. Witness did not go into the small room, where the other. Indians were, but he saw, For what reason did B18 shot to thipbuilding companies, etc, as to the them through the door. A little after Sergeant-On account of the charge of 10 am, he noticed everybody getting up
larceny. and running away.
What makes you think that is the real
All
The Coroner-Was it a shot or not à
in accordance with the decisions of the The Communication Department, Tokio, Standard Ship Construction Investiga- of the Indians and the Sergeant prement, are conferring with the other Had there been any trouble between any tion Commission attached to the Depart-
viously? No.
Departments concerned, the principal
that he had stolen a watch, B18 said was untrue.
adoption of some compulsory measure re garding the construction of standard ships (says the Japan Times). The Coo munications authorities concerned intend to approach the Department of Agricul of the Government Iron Works, Edamisu, ture and Commerce for the loan of part, for the purpose of making miniature models for three different kinds of standard ships of the most approved types, out of four kinds of war time dotandard ships, en kinds of ordinary ones and six kinds of special ones, adopt. ed by the Commission.
Mr. King--What made you get up?-son-Witness proceeded to relate the Mr. King From the time you came Witness: Some kind of noise, like shoot story of BIB's arrest by the Sergeant on back did you not see any Indian in uni-ing or crackers.. I heard two or three
a charge of larceny. He added that Bis asked him to find out from the Sergeant form Witness: 1 did not notice any, while running
Lan, Fuk, a boatman, deposed that at
why he had been locked up. When told 10.30 R.D. on July 17th, while he was in shot-Witness: I cannot say whether it the Chinese bath-room at Tai O Slation, was a shot, or a cracker; 1 was sleeping he heard sounds of Bring. The shots at the time. I at first saw two men run followed in rapid succession. On coming ning away. I did not notice the others out of the bath-roun he heard one Chinese They were not in the room, detective tell another that an Indian had Mr. King Why did you run?-Wit shot the Sergeant. Then they all ranness: Because I did not know what was away.
happening.
Mr. King-Where were the detectives standing Were they near the charge room-Witness: One was running past the bathroom and the other in the direc, tion of Shek Tai Po.
What did you do?—I ran in the direc tinn of Shek Tai Po
When you ran did you see any Indians Yes, two or three. They were running
after me,
Did you see where the Indians came from They came through the station gales.
The Coroner-Did you think they were chasing you 1-Witness: I was afraid so. Mr. King-Were they carrying, arme ?--- Witness: I cannot tell.
Were they in uniform No. Later 1 Saw one in uniform.
Did you see him in the station? No, Had he any arms ?--Yes.
Did you go back to the station 7-Yes, at .p.m., after the No. 2 launch had arrived.
A station coolie gave corroborative | evidence.
The Coroner asked the jury whether they needed any more evidence as to the place where the rifles were kept.
The Foreman replied that the only reason why he wished to hear further evidence on the point was because he thaaght the Indians in the second room had a better chanco of assisting the Sergeant.
Another station coolie corroborated the evidence given by previous witnesses and stated that be to run to Shek Tai Po Te noticed an Indian policeman on duty in the charge-room before the marder.
Chief Detective Inspector Marison, spoke to finding several bullets in the charge- room and its vicinity. He added that the charge room had not been touched by the fire at all. Bondage
Mr. King, before calling the Inding evidence, asked the Coroner to caution the men as what they said might be used. in subsequent proccedinge. At this enquiry ao executive action would be taken, but, arising from this, other charges might be preferred.
MISTOOK REPORTS OF GUN-FIRE FOR CRACKERS,
Had you at any time heard Bis threaten the Sergeant or use angry words about bim. Either threaten to shoot him or him any injury I did not hear.
On the completion of these models, a
The Coroner-B18 was very angry, at the time he was locked up --Witness: Igood number of skilled bands at tiffer-
Did he appear to be excited 1-1 cannot any. He did not speak any angry word.
Why is there an iron fence with two locked gates round the station, and why
Why did you not find out i 1 ran out cannot say to ascertain the cause of the noise.
Where did you run to ran towarda the Government pier.
If the noise was a cracker why did you run-Because the Chinese on previous is there an armed guardIt is for the occasions had made a noja similar to the safety of the station from rubbers.
in question and we had received
Then you knew that Tai O Station had and discover the cause. instructions from the Sergeant to go out a possibility of being attacked 1 Fes
Why did you not pick up your carbine I did not think of it at the time, nor did I know what was happening.
It
So you knew you had to be always ready to rush to your arms1-Yes. rests on the man who is on guard.. When he gives the warning we must arm our
Did you know or suspect that B18 would do anything to the Sergeant I did not.
out? Yes, once or twice the boatmen
Un any previous occasion did you run selves.
fired crackers and I had to go and see what it was.
The Coroner--1t was not quake 2
en shipbuilding yards will be selected by the Communications Department for con structing three standard ships after the miniature models, in order to demons trate to the shipbuilding yards in marti- less time required for construction, case calar, the simplicity of construction work, of training workmen, the curtailmest of expenses, and the finished economy of the whole system.
WAR PRICES IN PARIS
WHISKY 18. 8o. A "NIP.""
There will have to be more budgeting in England before prices reach the level of the new prices for beer and spirits in of those now ruling in France. In view England, it is interesting to indicate some of the price in Paris. Take beer.
enfe on the Boulevards costs 8d.
Why did you rush out! Why did you beck in a vermouths, which before tha
the earth not go to the charge-room? You were
one of the senior sergeants there, why did They have gone up 24d. since the luxury war were 4d, and 5d, are now le 04d. you not ask what was the matter tax was imposed. A "nip 13
of brandy Because I could not think of anything us
costs ls, 2d. Where whisky can still be I had just woke up from sleep.
had Is. 8d. and 28. 1d, is charged for the
pip. These prices do
not include tips, You mean to tell me you did not know which run from Id. to 2ld. what to do. You were sixteen years in 6d, and rum, which before the war was Bottles of whisky sell at £1 to £! 7. the Folice Force and the senior sergeant? 3. d. a bottle, is now 10s..
I did not think of anything.
Mr. King Where did you run to Witness: I went to the back of the station. When you came out of your room what did you see I did not see anything.
Did you san R145 --No. Any Chinese -No.
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The European Sergeant-No.
Did you go to the charge-room-No.. Did you go to the other Indians' room -No
Did you or did you not know that the Sergeant had been shot when you woke up-No.
Ordinary tobacco is 8d. for 40 grammes, a little over an ounce when and where it can be had. shops in a hundred without finding any
But you may enter "Nothing to smoke" "No French Gr run the notices on most of the foreign tobacco or elgarettes, cigars only"
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Did you not hear anyone calling out that the Sergeant had been killed-No.
Yet you did not go into the charge-tobacco-shop doors. not think of it at the moment. If I had, room to see what had happened 1-I did I would have gone in.
to obtain English than French tobacco. It is the truth to say that it is cakier But the prices! A four-punice tin of a and costs 8s. 4d. here, and the prics of mixture not by means the dearest in Ing
What did you do to find out the cause
went down to the pier.tra Did anyone run after you?--I did not see anyone in front of me or behind me.
Where were the two men who ran out go into the charge-room suggests that you The Coroner The fact that you did not of the room?--I did not notice them. knew soroething was going to happen?& popular cigarette is la. Id. for 10.
When you heard the others running didness: It did not cross my mind. Such a Utherwise you would have gone Wit you my anything I did not say anything bad never happened before when thing in the room, but when I went behind Indian policemen were locked up.
Did it not oceur to you to collect the and the station; to get rifles to do so is the interpreter did-colicct Winchester rifles from the boatmen --Well, we could hot get a boat, how could we get rifles.
afternoon.
Who is the senior sergeant-B124. The enquiry was adjourned till this
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the kitchen, I called out "What has hap-constables and save the Sergeant's wife DRDERS FOR INFANTRY BATTALION BY MAJOK
Pened?"
To whom were you talking?—There was
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have been speaking to the kitchen walls
There must have been-you could not
I spoke to myself.
two men whom you saw disappearing The Coroner Why did you not ask the through the door-Witness: I did not
do so..
What was the time when you woke up -1t was about 10.30, -
Whom did you see at the wharf-Two men, B144 and B170. They were standing in the road. I did not see the Sergeant
Indian Sergeant B152 said he had been Interpreter. I asked B144 shat was the in the Police Force for 14 years. He had matter. He said "I think B18 has
MACARONI, PASTE STARS, EGG NOODLES, VERMICELLI, only been seven months in Tai O. There falled the Bergeant." After that we heard
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were two guards at night and one in many shots fired. I asked B144 what was the day doing station duty. He best to be done, saying, If we go to the Was on guard duty from 8 to 10 am, station shots wil be fired." Then I re- There were two rooms for the Indians, emberent that there was no telephone eight men sleeping in the big room and communication. Bis told me to take a three in the other. Each man had a rife, boat and go to Castle Feak. I went to which was kept in an arms rack. There Tai O and called for simpan, but
THE HING WAH PASTE MANUFACTURING 00., Inn fu
THE PADRE'S BATTLE-CRY.
Here is an inspiring little story from a wounded soldier just home from the Neuve Eglise region. "Fifty of us--the remains of our battalion-had been sent northwards from Amiens with the object of getting a rest. It was quiet for a few days, and then we found ourselves in the considered important enough to hold at thick of it again. Our little village was all costs, and our orders where short, but the long street got the full force of the orony Fush, and I don't believe in half to the point. Our position at one end of
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"g" COMPANY. The parades ordered for Nos. 5, 6, 7 and 3. Platoons yesterday (80th instant) re postponed to Thursday, 1st August.
G. B. STEWART, Capt.,
Adjutant, H.K.D.C. Hongkong, 30th July, 1918. HONGKONG POLICE RESERVE. ORDERS ISSUED BY LIR, E. & JENKIN, C.DE
LONG IZAVE.
Section, Platoon and Company Com
manders are required to at once seed to Headquarters Offices (through the Company Commanders) all corr spondence or other papers in their possession relative to the granting of leave from the Colony to members of their units who have not yet re- turned to the Colony or reported for duty.
DEPARTMENTAL ORDERS.
an hour an officer remained standing, There seemed to be thousands of Huns The words including the return of hopeless. "Suddenly I heard our one- almost on top of us, and the job looked rifles" are to be written in after the word" duties at the end of D.O. 7 armed padre yelling at my side, Hold on, ren-for God's sake, hold on! You.
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PROMOTION. souls are going to last for ever." His can only lose your bodies once; but your Bergeant e57 Faithfull to rank of Crown- example had a wonderful effect. Not a
Sergeant, Search Supervisors' Squad, pice Crown-Sergeant, 458 Brock, re signed.
Head Office: No. 47 and 48, Connaught Boad Central, Hongkong; Telephone No. 1230,- / were eight rifles in one room and throd nobody came. I got into the water to get man wavered, and we stuck it until rein-1 Principal Factory: No. 71, North Soochow Road, Shanghai, China; Telephone No. 3385. in the other, On the day Sergeant & boat, but still the boatmen refused to forcementa came op. I don't like to think
Branch Factory: Wing Hing Street, Causeway Bay, Hongkong.
Glendinning was shot them were twelve go with me. I met a Chinese detective of the cost, but I'm glad to know the
magnificent padre came out of it all, Indians at the station. Bis was supposed and asked him to get me a boat. He did,' right."
Cable Address: "HISOWAH.
By Order,
T. F. HoraH, A.S.P. (R) and Adjutant.
July 30th, 1918.