ORIMINAL, SESSIONS.
BEFORE HIS HONOUR THE FUIJNE JUDGE,
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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, TIKSDAY, DECEMBER 20
HOLLAND-
IN KOWLOON BESIDENTS'
ASSOCIATION.
TO BE FORMED FOR DISCUSSING IMPROVEMENTS.
Under the above circumstances, Mr.REFUGEE WORK Fallock submitted that with the above corroboration of Dewa Singh's evidence
INTERESTING LECTURE BY (M. K. H. J. GOMPERTZ)]."
by the other witnesses, both as to his call.
MLLE. VAN DER FLIER. MURDER OF AN INDIAN SOLDIER ing out that Sucha Singh had been struck
There was a fairly large audience at At a meeting held in Kowloon last Bahadur Singh, a gunner in the Hong by defendant and as to the iron bat kong-Singapore Battalion, Royal Garri being in the defendant's bands and the Theatre Royal, last night, when a night, it was resolved to call a meeting thrown by him out of the window, it was lecture on Refuges work in Holland" of residents" of Kowloor and adjacent son Artillery, was indicted for
was given by Mlle. Van der Filer, in Territories for the purpose of farming murder of Gunner Sucha Singh, of the clear that the defendant was the man
who indicted the injuries upon Sucha aid of the Bengkong Fund for the an association to be called The Kowloon same Corps, LE Whitfeld Barracks, Kowloon, in the early hours of Septem-Singh with the iron bar, which subse. Devastated Villages of France and for Residents' Association." It was stated
As re Belgian widows and orphans. quently resulted in his death.
The that 12 residents had already signified ber 8th.
The Hon Mr. H. E. Follock, R. gards the belated suggestion of the de lecture was under the patronage of E.E their intention of joining such an asso prosecuted. He said that he had been fendant that it was Dewa Singh and out the Governor, H., Vice Admiral Sir ciation. Last night's meeting prepared asked to undertake the case un behalf of be that struck Sucha Singh, there was Alexander Duff, H. E. Major-General draft constitution for the proposed no evidence whatever that Dewa Singh Ventris, Sir William Roes Davies and association to be submitted at the forth- the Crown; he was not. Leting as Attorney-General. Mr. F. C. Jenkin, ever had the iron bar or any other im the Hoo, Mr. Claud Severn, who were coming public meeting. It was also re- The theatre was prettily solved that the objects of the association C.B.E., instructed by Mr. J. H. Gar.plement in his hands and, accordingly, all present.
there was no shred of evidence to support decorated, the British, American, French be as follows:-
(1).The general betterment of condi- The following jury, was empanelled:that belated story-made by the prisoner and Belgian flags being prominently Messrs. Wong Kwong-tin. R. M. Austin, four days after the occurrence, although displayed Miles. Reau, de Journel and tions of residence in. Kowloon and the
be had early opportunities of making Le. Cable, under the superiutandence of adjacent Territories." P. J. Taylor, S. Greenfeld; L A. Silva.
such a statement if it were truc..
Mrs. CE Beavis and Mrs E-To periodically siest and discuss A. E. da Silva, and U. M. Omar,
The prosecution was not able to lay be Davidson, all of whom were attired in improvements in these districts with "Mr. Pollock, in outlining the case for
fore them any evidence as to motive, but French hational costumes, designed and special regard to Housing, Lighting,
Police, the prosecution, ez that the chief
Communications, Sanitation, witness, Dewa Singh, was sleeping in the it was submitted that the absence of such presented or Madame Flint, sold pro-
evidence of motive did not really help the grammes and, during the interval, made Water; etc., ete--and to solicit the sup at Whitfeld Barracks,
a collection on behalf of the fund port of the Government and the Unofficial Kowloon, with a number of others, in prisoner; because it was quite clear that,
to put the matter quite generally for the Sir William Rees Davies, who presided, Members in these and similar matters. cluding the deceased and the accused.
moment, some person or other was actuat in introducing the lecturer, said that both of whom belonged to the Hongkonged with such matice against Sucha Singh Mrs. Basil Taylour was actively engaged Singapore R.G.A. and would be eniled.
ns would cause him to inflier the serious in the very laudable desire of collecting for the prosecution. About 1:30 am blows upon his skull. The prosecution funds from Hongkong for the villages Dewa Singh was awakened by the sound submitted that the evidence was sufficient of France which had been devastated by of blows, as it someone was being struck. to establish the case against the prisoner the war. The visit of Mlle. Van der Flier Down Singh's bed was next to that of and, further, that there was no evidence gave Mrs. Taylor the opportunity of the deceased, and he saw, the prisoner standing on
the other side of the whatsoever that anybody other than the urging her to deliver a lecture on Bel- defendant inflicted the injuries on Suchagian refugees in Helland and on the work deceased's bed between the bed and the
Singh.
done on their behalf in that country. wall. Dewa Singh ghe up slowly and
Dewa Singh, the first witness, deposed Proceeds of the lecture would be devoted stood on the right side of his bed, and to the main facts as related by Mr.equally, between the Hongkong "fund for called out, Sucha Singh hag been
Pollock. Mr. Jenkin subjected the wit the devastated regions of France and the struck by Bahadur Singh." Dewa Singh
ness to an exhaustive cross-examination, fund for Belgium widows and orphansi. called 'that out because he saw the pri- in the course of which he admitted that the object of which would be explained. soner holding a piece of iron piping in
besides the six men who were sleeping on in the lecture. Mile. Van der Flier was his right hand, and, further, anw that the six bede in that corner of the room Dutch lady and was aathorised by the blood was flowing from the head of the which the assault was committed, and King of Belgium to carry on her" cam- deceased. The prisoner walked across to
barrack room
20010.
desica
States.
GD.
(3)-To consider, and, as may from the Government with the view to obtain time to time appear necessary, approach, ing adequate representation of these dis tracts on the Legislature
desirable, to make representation to the (4). To consider and, if thought Government in regard to the annual financial estimates affecting these dis
tricts.
A meeting of the residents interested will be called about the middle of January at a tire and place to be arranged later, .
SPORT.
HONGKONG CORINTHIAN YACHT CLUB.
GALL CLASS AND CRUISER CHAMPIONSHIPS. In spite of the bad weather, three boats started on Saturday afternoon in the
Kain and a fickle wind made matters rer unpleasant, and only Jean and Guel Anushed.
Toinelle
Start: 2,30.00
+7
Total Finish. Points. 6:07.55 10
2..
5.18, 43.26 D.N.F... Theeda
D.XS. The second race for the Cruiser Cham- pionship started at 10 am on Sunday in very tious weather. Only threa yachts
There was some difficulty It clearing the shipping, the wind being.
light and variable, but, after clearing N Fairwa Buoy, the crews had their r ward for 1 fresh N. out in such weather in breeze, which carried them to Discovery Buck, and back to the Far bour Limit in 1 hours. Here again adverse conditions were met with. Izumu, line before the wind qüite died away, but having a big lead, managed to cross the for the two yawls the last 12 miles was
them an otherwise good race. merely a drifting watch; spoiling for
course, ima. on
Handicap Finishing Corrected
Tizow Azomacratch 1.31.35 1.31.35 1 15:30 0.12.40 3.0766 2.48.56 18 20 restwind. 3.20 0.24 8.09.0 3 12 23
-1
12 Mist .26.40-DNS.
Lpece were no starters for the Handicap and one Design, and hayward Heys asses, owners agreeing to postpone Lie yeats until next Sunday.
his bed still holding the iron piping in/who, therefore, were awakened when paign of mercy and she had recently de-second race for the Gael Class Champion- his hand and then throw it out of the (Dewa Singh) raised the alarm, there livered many lectures in the United ship.
The late Colonel Theodore window. This piece of evidence oulds a seventh man (Foja Singh) sleep be corroborated by Gardit Singh who 1 1 a bed which had been placed in Roosevelt, a great patriot and a far see was sitting up in his bed and who was that corner on the night in question, but ing statesman, wrote about her not long
He stated that it. Joan in sech a position that the prisoner must which was not there later when the plans ago before his death.
gave him great pleasure to recommend. Gael bave thrown the piping
him were made up for use in, the Court. past (Gurdit Singh).
Hi Lordship directed that Foja Singh, Mlle. Van der Fier, a Dutch friend of Gurdit Singh would also corroborate the statement that Dewaf who wes not on the list of witnesses, bebis. Her country, gallant little Holland, Singh called out," Sucha Singh has been castor. MryJenkingsked that the man had done proportionately far more than struck by Bahadur Singh"; and so, be placed separate from the other wit any other country for those who had
suffered from the German horrors. also, would Khya Singb, another gunner.
Accordingly, in respect of the two in The witness, Dewa Singh, further ad- was at the moment & refuge, for all the victims of the war, especially for the portant fact, namely, as regards Dewmitted that, when the assault was com.. Singh having called out that Shehated, he had already called out the Belgians. From the beginning of the war Singh (deceased) had been struck by prisoner's Bune five or six times before Mile. Van der Flier had devoted herself Bahadur Singh (prisoner) and as to the the prisoner called out to him not to to "the care of thousande of Belgians, prisoner having had an iron piping in montion his name. The prisoner said to especially the widows and orphans. She now desired to assist those in Belgium his hand which was thrown by biai out hira, "Do not mention my name. I diã of the window, Dewa Singh's evidence was not strike him." Witncas admitted that who were still suffering and her plan was corroborated by others who were in the he did not see the prisoner strike any also to build after the war a garden city She had a committee Subsequently, Bavildar Kisben blows; his accusation was based mainly in Antwerp.
on his having seen the prisoner standing authorised by the King of the Belgians Singh was called into the barrack room, where the cecurrence had taken place by the side of the bed holding an iron to assist ber, while a Dutch committee on and was informed that Dewa Singh stat bar in his band; the blood was flowing of the most prominent people of Holland ed that Bahadur Singh had struck Sucha from the deceased's bead, and no one else had also been formed. Singh. The prisoner denied having was near,
Sir William Rees Davies pointed out “struck Bucha Singh, but he did not say When the Court resumed after the that the Blins which were to be shown "(and this point was important in view of tifin interval, it was found that one of after the lecture, "would have a bearing.
Io the statement, made later, in the Police the jurors, Mr. S."Greenfeld, was absent,
the subject of the lecture.
children for their fathers and mothers, Station) that Dewa Singh had struck He was sent for and arrived at 2.34 p.m. eonclusion, be called
"the -upon
and nii living a precarious existence. Ebe Sucha Singh.
having kept the Court waiting for 19 Hon. Mr. Claud Severn to sing the told & story of a little boy who concealed When His Lordship pointed Belgian National Anthem On Mr. bas baby sister underneath bis blouse The prisoner's next statement was to minutes. the Adjutant, Capt. Evenden. He said: out that he had kept the Court waiting, Severn's behalf, he asked for the indul-and brougat Ler sale to molland, and of two young garis and a mother who waIG At about 1.43 a.m. on September, Mr. Greenfeld said that he thought the gence of the audience as Mr. Severn had separated and never saw each other again. 9th, 1919, when Dewa Singh was stand Court had been adjourned until 10 am. only set his eyes on the words and music People concealed themselves in cellars, trembling tbe approach of the Ger ing, facing his own bed, shouting out that to-day. He did not know the Court that day. This he was naked to do by mans, whilst other herged together in coal Sacha Singh had been struck, several would sit in the afternoon His Lord Mr. Severn, but they all knew that Mr. bunkers and came over. After some time, men sat up in their beds. I was the first ship said it was bis business to find out; Severn was a master of song and to ask a number of refugees were sent to sag-
pared for them. to get up and stand up. As soon as I everybody else knew. He would consider for indulgence was superfluous. (Ap-land and Scotland where homes were pro-
plause.)
Mile. Van der Flier then went to stood up, Gunner. Dewn Bingh accused what he should do in the matter. The After Mr. Severn had rendered the Bel-
gian National Anthem, Mlle. Van der America to collect funds. She said she me of striking Sucha Singh. I tried to bearing was then resumed. render assistance to Bucha Singh by giv
During the cross-examination of Gur-Flier kept the audience interested for as well received there, and when she about half an hour, recounting her erwent back to Holland, she found her own on tos verge of starvation. The work to a considerable extent and ed out my name several times as having for the prosecution, Mr. Jenkin made a She said that although Holland was no
larger in area then the state of Jersey, had sent refugees to Holland Not only atrick Sucha Sings, I got frightened strong point of the fact that both Dows she had taken in one and a half million were there Belgaum refugees in Holland, and went away, and stood by my own Singh and he (Gurdit Singh) said at the refugees. People came flocking in from but Russians, French and later on British bed. There was a lot of movement in the Magistracy that the prisoner left the de-Louvola and Antwerp, when these cities, soldiers, who, after the botrors of a Ger- with their beautiful buildings and man prison, stated that Holland was like room, and I remained standing by my ceased's bed and walked round Gardit libraries, were bombarded by the attack Heaven to them At one time there was bed until Havildar Kishen Singh array Singh's bed before throwing the iron bar ing Germans Men, women and children an outbreak of tuberculosis among the
and many
died. After the broken down in health, shattered some Armistice was signed, ed, "Dewa Singh accused me again of out of the window and then, at this bear walked from Flanders into Holland, children
the refugees went striking Sucha Singh. I denied this to ing, both denied having made that state dring as they reached Holland, while to their homes at retuned once more to cities were all destroyed, the Havildar, who put me under arrestment. This witness, like Dewa Singh, others died on the way behind them Holland as the
these their homes. Bhe The unfortunateman, Bucha Singh,insisted that he had not said what the barning villagee, before them an unknown and
future. The first batch of refugees had appealed to the people of Hongkong who seemed to have been practically unoon Magistrate made him say is the depcsiben scarcely housed in different parts of fortunately had been spared the horrors scions from the early morning of Septions. The witness said he did not see the country when other batches com- of war at their worst to sasist in the
alleviation of the sufferings of Fra bar were inflicted upon him, until 7 the prisoner strike the deceased. He did menced to arrive. In one instance, aller Bahseptember 11th, when he died not see the prisoner anywhere near the 20,000 refugees sought shelter in Holland Hoving picture depicting scenes as the result of the blows which had very deceased's bed. When he woke up, the insight. The people of Holland Brussels before and after the Gerpa
every assistance they possible
the bombardment of Antwerp, extensively damaged the skull, fractur- only two people who were up were Dewa; BETO could
Belgian ing the base of the skull and inducing Bingh and the prisoner. Y
scenes in cerebral hemorrhage which caused the Foja Singh said he was aleaping in the domes man's death: After the death of Sucha barrack room and was awakened by the home at the Hague and here the refuge wounded and mutilated men at Detroit,
were received and cared for being.B.A were thrown on the screen. Singh, the Military authorities rightly noise He was the last man to get up nourished back to life by kindly having After the lecture, Mrs. Shilton sang decided that it was a matter for the and therefore knew nothing at all about, and made happy and comfortable Mile Beyond the Dawn (and The Birth of civil authorities, and the prisoner was it. When people were suddenly awaken Van der Flier related how abe sought lid. Dawn Inter on rendering: Homing given over to the Police. He was charged.
d, wiloem said, they did not know what from the people in Holland, and bow and Good Morning, Brother Bunshiné.” ed at the Water Police Station at Low happened round them for a minute or readily it was given. She told of the let the conclusion, the Hon. Mr. Cland Toon on September 12th with the present tenned manchmal to me and f
gatat, sukarings and privations the tw I Beren sang the French National Anthem : charge against him, of murder. He then Mr. Weakin observed that that was ingeca underwenty having, to sleep in
ra Hall-proved a very, sympati made the following statement: 1 or what must have happened to some of the open, sometimes without food and ba
makad. There were parents a not kill or strike fucha Bingh, but he other witnesses. was killed or struck by Dewn Bingh Dawa Bingh falsely aceised me for it. Why
ing him water. Dewa Singh having call. dit Singh, the second important witness périences in refugee work in Holland Belgium had assisted in
tember 8th, when the blows from the iron"
The hearing was adjourned ambil
2.
with
France
took the refugeer into the oempagees arriving in Holland,
their children, wives, for their busom
(Continued at foot of next colueta)
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