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THE "HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, MARCH 3B, 1992.
THE PRAYA TRAGEDY. MA(HISTERIAL INVESTIGATION.
OPENED.
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At Capt. Morgan: ran after him. Arst, I was seven or eight yards behind him but he gained somewhat on me. There was an obstacle where the pavement was being repaired and I had to jump over it. Crossing Des Your Road he had a lead of two-thirds of the width of the roadway,-about 20 yards.
CAPT." MORGAN'S PROMPT ACTION
The Magisterial investigation was" be- gou, yesterday afternoon, of the tragedy on the Praya, just before noon on Friday, NO HELP FROM CHINESE February 24th. when Mr. Leung Yuk
I was shouting, Stop him!" There Tóng, joint manager of the firm of
were plenty of Chinese about but they Mesars. Jack & Tai, sturedores and ships' Streut I saw two Europeans crossing at never moved. Half way ap Wardley compradores, of 31, Connaught Road the top of the street, in Queen's Road, Central, was shot dead on the Pmyn I shouted all the harder and I noticed
Hundreds of Chinese thronged the
the bigger man of the two go towards the n; his band stretched out and he streets around the Magistracy and as grasped him. When I reached then the 'many of them as could find accommoda-man was on the ground and the others tion in the smaller of the two Courts were stooping down holding him.
(Mr. Pereira was called into Court but Detened to the proceedings. Leung W, apt. Morgan said this was not the man ship's cook, is charged with the commiswhom he saw in the distance grasp the sion of the crime. He is an insignificant running man. He knew Mr. Pereira was little man, of poor physique, and dressed there and was holding the prisoner's two on the occasion of his first appearance in the dock-in a long, (notirly) white coat, He took not the slightest notice of the proceedings but stood looking down at the rail of the dock during the whole nfteravon
hands.)
Mr. Wakema prisoner ?
Do you identify the
Capt. Morgan: That is the man who the man we took back to the Prayn was sitting on the ground, at all events; From the time you started this chose to the time you found the man on the ground, was he in your view all the time
Yes, except perhaps during the time that he turned into Wardley Street and
was crossing De Vaux Road. The Magistrate: Are you clear that the man who ran up Wardley Street was Butterfid and Swire and Mr. F. the same man who ran through Statue d'Almada represented the relatives of the Square? murdered man.
Mr. E. Lindsell was the presiding Magistrate. The Crown Solicitor (Mr. H. Wakeman) conducted the case for the prosecusion; "Mr. O, Brutton repreI Bented the prisoner; Mr. D. J. Lewis watched the case on behalf of Messrs.
THE STORY IN BRIEF.
Air... Wakeman, baving recited the charge, proceeded to summarise the avi dence that would be called for the pro- secution. He said --
Capt. Morgan: Oh, yes. Mr. Brutton: May I reserve cross- examination until the next hearing
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JOINING IN THE PURSUIT. Mr. Harold Green, superintendent of the Botanical and Forestry Department The evidence will be that the deceased said that, at about 11.40 am. on February bit his office in a ricksha, at 11.00 alm. 24th, he was in Des Vœux Road Central, on February", Wth, to go to Messrs. riding in a ricksha from west to east, Butterfield and Swire's. When he got to neur the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank. the castern end of the hoarding at pre-
in dark clothing, appars "I saw a sent, erected round Statue Whart, gen ently Chince, continued pen, tomas named Mr. David Morgan, master running towards me He passed in of the s.s. A wong Finy, who was walking front of the ricksha and went up Wardley west to east, heard a sound like a stock Street, towards Queen's Road. He was whip. He saw the prisoner standing in followed at a distance of about 30 or 40 mediately behind the ricksha; the cool feet behind by a short European." dropped the shafts and ran round the (Capt. Morgan was sent for from out. hoarding, the man in the meksha fell outside the Court and identified by Mr. Green and Mr. Morgun at the same time noticed as the person to whom he referred.) asmall wisp of smoke in front of the Mr. Green continued: The European man standing behind the ricksha He was waving his arms and shouting "Stop then realised that the sound, he had heard him; be has shot a man." I turned my was that of a shot,
rickisha into Wardley Street, jumped out and joined in tas chase. I saw him run into the arms of a gentleman at the top of the street. (Mr. Green identified this man as Mr. Pereira,_junior...)
The man made off into Queen's Square, Mr. Morgan following class behind. They crossed Des Yeux Houd and continued up Wardley Street. Mr. Morgan saw two Europeans at the Queen's "Hoad end and he shouted to them to stop the man. One of them, Mr. Pereira, of the Inter national Bank, heard the shout, aw the man coming, knocked him down are arrested him. "Mr. Morgan would say that from the time he saw the prisoner behind the riëksha and start to run, to his arrest in Queen's Road, he never lost sight of the prisoner.
air. Wakeman said that Mr. Green, of the Botanical and Forestry Department, would say that he saw Mr. Morgan pur suing the prisoner across Des Vaux Road, that he joined
the chase and helped to. arrest him.. Mr. Pereira would say that his saw the man being Aim down. There was a struggle and the prisoner was overcome and handed over to the police.
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The Magistrate: Do you identify the Chinese !
Witness: I do. I see him in the dock. The witness added that the prisoner was dressed in dark blue or black clothing: no hat. He was taken back to the Praya. KNOCKING DOWN THE RUNAWAY.
Mr. Francis Boza Pereira jun, clerk in the International Bank, said he was on his way to Messrs. Butterfield and Swire's on, bank business. On coming into 'Wardley Street from Queen's Road, he saw
man coming towards him and "a crowd chasing him. The crowd following was calling in Chinese Stop him. There was no one between himself and
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SPORT.
FOOTBALL.
HONGKONG SHIELD COMPETITION.
HMS TAMAR," 2; UNITED A.C., L
THE DIRECTORY
These teams met on Navy "A" ground on Wednesday afternoon when the Tamar wod by the odd goal in three. This was a replay in the second round of the com- FOR Fetition the teams having met before on this
11. the Club ground, the game then ending in son made the scores level from a penuity Paype scored for the United and Hud- awarded against Jackson.
Hill gave the sailors the lead who wou as stated above. During the game Grant was sent off the field by the referee.
HONGKONG SCHOOLS FOOTBALL.
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RESULTS OF THE SEASON:
The schools' football season finished on Wednesday afternoon when two exhibition matches were played at Causeway Bay between St. Joseph's College (Senior and same) and teams representing the other the colony. In match the Rest beat St. Joseph's Juniors by 3-2, and the senior match, which was keenly resulted in a draw, score being contested. two all, though on the play at St. Joseph's desoved a win.
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After the matches, which were played before a large crowd of Hongkong school- boys, the Hon. Secretary, Mr. D. Traf ford, made a brief speech in which he referred to the great improvement which had taken place in school football during
Not only is the Directory as full and complete the past few years. St. Joseph's had always been one of the leading school in each case as it can be made, but each Colony, teams, having won the senior shield a TION, carefully revised each year most of
Port or Settlement is profaced by a DESCRIP css than eight times, and this season they which will serve as accurate GUIDE FOR THE had established a record by winning three trophies. Serior, Intermediate and the places, their History, Topography, etc.
TOURLY, giving every detail in connection with Junier
Two of their teams had gone
"The Information in these De criptions, consist through the season unbeaten, and their Intermediate had had no goals registereding of a hundred interesting articles, packed against avoidable abarnce of Sir Wil- statistics of the Thanx of ench Country and with facts concisely set out, and containing ort, would alone suffice to fill a largo volume. liam Brunyate, the trophies and medals were presented by the former secre ̈ary of The Book is printed from Now Type specially the League.
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The proceedings terminated with hearty cheers for St. Joseph's College and for Ithe Hon. Secretary:
The font order in the three divisions of the League were as follows:-
SENIOR.
St. Joseph's St. Paul's St. Stephen's Queen's Diocesan
INTERMEDIATE,
P. W. L. D. 忘。 A. PTS.
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Besides the real Alphabetical List of Firms of TRADES and FRCFESSIONS at the larger the Directory gives the "OLASSIFIED LISTS.
Commercial Centres.
The
ALPHABETICAL LIST ¿f RESIDEŃTS in · the Far East contains the names of over
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St. Joseph's II. 6 6 0 0 97 St. Pauls II....... 6 4 2 0 13 6 Queen's II 6 1 5 0 St. Stephen's, IT... 6 1 5 0
JUNIOR.
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St. Joseph's Jun... 8 8.0 0 28 4 18 Anglo-Indian ...... 8 7 10 21 10 14 St. Paul's Jub... 8 5 3 0 12 T 10 Wantsai Sajyingpan
8 3 4 1 8 19 Yaumati
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ORICKET.
IR.C. 18T XI v. C.S.C.C. 187 XL
The following will represent the I.R.C. Ist XI. in their League match against the CS.C.C. 1st XI. on the latter's Areuli (cap.), M. H. Abbas, A. H. Ram- jaha. S. H. Ismail. S. D. Ismail, S. A. Ismail D. Rumjahn, J. S. Curreem, 0. Ismail S. A. R. Ismail, and N. B. Kit- choil. Reserve: A. H. Madar.
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As the man turned the corner," said the witness, "1 bifed him.'
The Magistrate: You hit him with your fist in the Ince!
Mr. Ho Cheuk, compradore of the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank, would say that he was in the Bank premises at 11.4a a.m. and saw a crowd running up Ward- The witness: Yes. He added that he ley Strect. He wen; out and was told recognised the man in the deck as the that a mas had thrown away a revolver man he hit.
On being struck the man into the Bank garden. Mr. Ho sent a
fell over in Wardley Street. Witacas held coolie over the railings and the revolver him to the ground; he strugged a little, was found about a foot within the rail- stood up again and went toward Queen's ings. Mr. Ho Cheuk unloaded it. He Road. Witness never released his hold. found four unexpended cartridges in it but the man pulled him just round the and one which had been fired
corner into Queen's Road. Mr. V. "Inspector Grant, into whose hands the Yvanovich helped the witness to hold the revolver eventually came, noticed that a
Man who was later handed over to small piece of vulcanite had been chipped Chinese constable 339 and two firemen out of the butt, suggesting that it bad
THE RICKSHA COOLIE." KNOWS attuck something hard when thrown away. On the 27th, he found, in the Bank garden, a piece of vulcanite which fitted into the revolver where that had been chipped. The bullet extracted from the dead man was the same calibre as the others in the revolver,
Evidenco was then called.
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CAPT. MORGAN'S EVIDENCE
Capt. David Morgan, master of the .. Kwong Ying, who is apparently about 60 years of age, said:
As 11:45 am. on February 24th, I was walking along the water front from west to cast. I saw a ricksha going in the same direction with 'n man just behind it. I heard a sharp crack; the ricksha coolie dropped the shafts and I saw, the passenger fall out.
Mr. Wakeman:" How far ahead of you? Capt. Morgan: Fifty or sixty feet. The ricksha coolie then bolted round to the far end of the hoarding.
"It all happened simultaneously," Capt. Morgan added. "With the "crack' my attention was drawn to the ricksha. I saw, Liso, a small wisp of smoke rising in froud of, and above, the man behind. the rickaha. I don't suppose this man
NOTHING."
Ng. Sze, ricksha coolie, employed by Messrs. Jack A Tai, was the next witness. Even before he was "declared" (the equivalent of being sworn) he announced, "I did not see anything.
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THE MEDICAL EVIDENCE. Dr. A. R. Esler, Government medical officer, gave evidence that, at about acon on February 24th, the body of a man who' had been shot was brought in by Dr. Black and a police officer. The man was already dead. There was a bullet wound at the back of the right shoulder. body was taken to the public mortuary.
Dr. D. J. Valentine, Government medical officer, said he made a port- morten examination of the deceased at the mortuary. The bullet had entered the chest from the back of the right shoulder. It passed between the third and fourth Nothing happened,"
rib olose to the spinal column, through replied the coolie. "I know nothing about it."
his right lung and through the main Did you get to Mesra Butterfield artery from the heart. The bullet wAJ and Swire's office" Mr. Wakeman ask extracted from behind the breast bone where it had lodged. The bullet in Court ed next, having ascertained that that was
was the one. Death was due to hemorr the destination to which the coolie was
hage, caused by the bullet catering the proceeding.
main artery from the heart,
"Did anything happen when you took your master out last Friday?" asked Mr. Wakeman.
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coolie, "not. Butterfield and Swire's."
"I took him to that spot," replied the
"What spot do you mean?"
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Near the place where the now pier is being made. But I know nothing about it! The master fell on top of me and I fell also. I know nothing about it.".
"Did you hear any sound or noiz?"
Yes, I heard a bang." "What did you do thea?"
"I do not know."
"Did you shout ↑ "
I do not know, what I was doing at
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Mr. Brutton? Did the bullet pass through any bones?
Dr. Valentine: It grazed the side of the spinal column.
It did not pass, though any bone f→→ Not to make a hole through it.
In reply to further questions the wit ness said he examined the clothing. In each of the jackets and in the yest was a help corresponding to the position of the bullet wound on his shoulder. Thore were marks of charring or burning on the outer one...---
Mr. Brutton: Can you say a what dis. tance the bullet was fired from
Dr. Valentine: I only express an opinion; I should say it was very close.
The clothing was then exhibited in Court. On the outer jacket, the bullet holo on the shoulder was surrounded by circular reddish-brown mark about the
Loet behind the ricksha. At that moment I saw 'the man in the act of falling out. It was not until I saw the wisp of smoke.
Fung Chi, assistant coxswain of "the that I was convinced that the crackfire float, said he heard the report of a small fire arm and cries of "Bave life!" He and a stoker ran on to the Prays and heard cries of Chase him, catch him!" He saw six or seven people running and ho ran too. At the tram lines, some of size of the palm of a man's hand. The the people running went to the right and body and sleeve of the vest were much left but four kept on straight up Wardley stained with blood,
Mr. F. C. Neville, overseer of the Street and be followed them. He did not. know if the people were chasing or being Buildings Ordinance Office of the P.W.D., pursued. He saw a white man hold down earlier, put in plans of the scene of the to the ground & Chinese whom he could tragedy for use in Court during the not altogether identify. He could not trial. quite recognise the prisoner.
(Continued at font of next column.)
(Capt Morgan marked on one of plans the man's course from, the time he started, to the corner, of Cueen's Road where he was stopped From this it was clear that the incident occurred a little to the east of the entrance to Statue Square so that the man ran at a backward angle to make the entrance.)
Mr. Wakeman: What did you do when he started to run 1
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