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A SHOCKING TRAGEDY.
EUROPEAN POLICE SERGEANT ACCIDENTALLY KILLED,
"SHOF THROUGH THE HEAD ON THE
POLICE RANGE,
Lance-Sergeant Michael Alexander, Cole, of the Hongkong Polie Fores, was se cintally shot through the head by Bergt. Askew, yesterday thastly after two de.ock; whilst undergoing a course of instruction at the Palies proclver ringe
thought, that he died abost instantanes Gusly.
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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, JUNE Этв, 1993.
UNIVERSITY OF HONGKONG CONGREGATION FOR CONFERRING DEGREES,
GRADUATES IN MEDICINE, ENGINEER- ING, AND, ARTS,
THE CATHOLIC UNION CLUB.
CELEBRATION OF ITS " SILVER · JUBILEE."
A RECORD OF GOOD SERVICE.
THE CHINESE SWEEPSTAKE
CASE.
YESTERDAY'S PROCEEDINGS.
The arbitration at the Chinese Club to decide why, is the rightful owner of tha ticket which won the first prize in the Club Sweep take on the list
The twelfth Congregation of the Uni- versity of Hongkong was held yesterday
The Catholic Union Club wlebrated, ¦ Chines aftern, when the Chancellor (H.Eyesterday, its twenty-fifth anniversary, Hongkong Derby was continued yesterday the Governor Sir R. E. Studs, KCALG.) In the morning the Rt. Rev. Dishay evening. conferred degrees in Medicine, Engineer in4, and Arts upon students.
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wards discovered that he had lost the counterfoils of the tickets. He communi- cated the fact to the Secretary of the Clubs, and the latter statul that it did wat matter so long as knew the purchasera of the tickets, and forwarded the cheque for the purchase mokey in due course,"
Pogoni hold a high mass at the Lathed- Mr. Sydney Quinn continued his ral for the prosperity of the Club. This | evidence, Exantined by Mr. Zeitiyu ho Amongst those who graduard is Art was followed by a breakfast at the Club, stated that he sold " Chik the tickat No, in Keunerly Boat. A motor ambulance Was Miss Rachel Mary Margaret Irving, of which 150 members partok, In the was sent› for immediately and the unfortu, naughter of the Diretor of Education in evening a concert was held on the Club in the Hongkong as of the China Sperio Bauk. Chik had just told him Ante Police Sergeant was removed to the Hongkong (the Hon. Mr. E. 3. Irving). ¦ premises, a very enjoyable programmes that he won about three hundred dollars 'Government" Civil Hospital, but to all
Lady Stubbs, accompanied by H.E's wing provided by a number of members,
at ma chouk the night before, and wit- i appearances he had expired long before Private Secretary (Mr. Erie Rie) wit- nssisted by lady friends. Today at soon
ness suggested to him that he might try [inessed the proceedings from the body of there is to be a luncheon to the Catholic: his luck again, and buy a Chinese Club the hospital was reached. In fact it is' the hall. Commedare and Mre. Grace Clergy and to prominent members of the Sweepstake ticket, Harghiesed, and
were also among these prent,
community. At this gathering the unveil purchased ticket 3078. There were in the At 3 p.m. a prote-sich consisting of fug een many will take pings of the room at the time a Shanghai – friend" of From the acceanis given of the very sad metubers of the Court, Council, Sonate, photograph of the late President of the ; Chik's, and Mui Tok, who had come in to perurrence, it appears that Sergt. Cole, and Staff of the University, entered the Club, Mr. James Dacked Oman, who at he Bank in connection with a coup's of was assisting Sergt. Carpenter at the hall and took their seats on the platform. the time of his death early in the present Bank drafts. Mui Tok bought the next range in the instruction of a number of The order of the procession was ax year had been president for 15 years. In tirker in the book, 307S. Witness after. European Police Sergeant, who were follows:--
the evening a soirée will be hekl undergoing a courses in revolver skating. His Excellency the Chancellor, the Mag-
Athirasing the audience at last night's Cde, who was quite an experienced man bearer; the Vice-Chancellor; the Acting musicale, the President of the Club, Mr. Treasurer; the Dean of the Faculty of with the revolver, was at the net inlediciae, the Dean of the Faculty of F. I. Barnes, said that 25 years ago a structing Sergt. Askow personally. He Engineering; the Dean of tho Faculty of small group of young men, imbued with took his revolver from him, opened the Arts, the Acting Registrar: the Bishop the idea of spreading devotion to, th cylinder and shook cut into fie band of Victoria, Hon. Mr. A. G. M. Fletcher, Sacred Heart of Jesus, not themselves C.M.G, C.B.E., Hori, Mr. J. H. Kemp, what he must have' apparently thought to K.C., C.BE., Hon. Mr. H. E. Pollock, together and founded the first league of
afterwards went be six live rounde ef amounition. K.C., Hon. Mr. E R. Hallifax, CB. 2. the Apostleship of Prayer. A number of Shanghai, arriving there on March 208. whereas he shock out only five. He closet Hon. Mr. H. T. Jackunn. Hon. Mr. E. A. them in the Cony, realising at the He entrived to ses Mr. Chik in cerve the cylinder and handed it hick to Askew Mr. Chau Sin Ki, Mr. Ho. Kom Tong. Irving. Hon. Mr. B. H. Kotewall, Hon.
time the want of a kindred institution in tim with some loans on the China Sp.cio | Hthen stond directly in front of Askew, Dr. H. M. Gibson, Rey, T. W. Pearce, order to foster the spirit of the league, Bank issued through him. He was Dually - who held the revolver up, jinítsteil direct. Q-B.E, LL.D., Mr. Ho Kwong, Mr. S. W. formed In club with the mast of the gureessful in obtaining an interview, after i
Tso, Mr. II. . L. Dowbiggiù, Mr. Mok ly at Cole's head. Cade in the meantime: Kon Sang, Prof. F. A. Redmond, M. Catholic Union Chib. The promoters weke one or two falures. At the time witness giving his pupil instruction pas to the J. R. Wood, Prof. M. H. Roffey, Prof. eouraged in their offorts by the late was acting chief manager of the Bank. correct mirthed in the pulling of the G. T. Byrne, Prof. L. Forster, Prof. R. Bishop Pazolli, and in the founding which was then in liquidation. The 1-sans trigger. Askew paled the trigger a
K. M. Simpson, Dr. G. M. Hassion, Prot, of th Union tha Inte Farker mentioned amanted to some thousands J. L. Shellshear. Dr. C. W. McKenny number of times and then the live round Dr. W. V. M. Koch, Dr., G. E. Aubrey,
very native pore-of dollars, and he told (hik that...ATITIS MË went off and entered Sergt. Cole's right Dr. H. Baloan, Mr. J. Ring, Roy, C. B. and acepted the duties of its spirituäl the names in which I had issued thus eye. He cullapred unguistions at Rumanis Le, Mr. 1. W. Morley, Mr.
Shann, Mr. n. W. Harney, Rev. J. dator.
loans were believed by the Bank to be The shocking tragedy has naturally cast Ini Hai Chai, Dr. J. Fenton. and Mr. Catholics generally and the only edition criminally diable.
The Cathalie Unied was founded for fetitious, and if they were, then he was 'quite a gloom over the Central Station. An Tai Tin
When the sad news was first telephoned to the Station practieally all the senior members at Headquarters were away attending the funeral of the late Chief -Chinese Detective Inspector. Mr. Bur
lingham Assistani Superintendent of Polier) waś, however, at the Stition, and he and several other members of the Force Met at one to the Range, and later to The Hospital.
H.E. the Chancellor declared, the Con- gregation open, and the following grad- uates were presented by the Deans of their respective Faculties:-
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MEDICINE.
ENGINEERING.
Alkaly Tyeljee Hamma. Edison Calni- roni. In Yn Tan, Mohamedhoy Abdinol Kyum, Laut Kui Cho, Frederico Prata Hidetoshi Tauimura, Teng Chech Cheh.
AETS.
Gabarai
ا دورخ
Wit
tu
Chik said he “woubl
of admission, at that time, was that personally youch for everyone of the malers of the Club had to be members wames, though, witness de, it hnd. since been ascertained that a number of of the Apostleship of Prayer. «The`re- ligious character of the Club was main.¦ the names were fictitious. After talking mined right up to the year 1908, when its business, the subject of conversation tura. Twi Teng Ming and Yue Man-Kwong, status was changed from a purely pes, ed to the Sweepstake, and Chik said he ligious ab to a social club. This change had a ticket. Ho asked witness when he did not materiály alter the cutlook of was going down to Hongkong again, and its activities, for in all Catholic activities Quinn replied by the next boat. The
members of the Union had taken a upon Chik asked him to take his fist It was at first reported:"
prominent part and made its influence down with him in case he wen anything. that Sept. Cole had been wounded, but
Can Hsih Ting, Chu Kang Tsien, l, Apart from its religious character. It was not true that no details were given and his colages Chu Koi Kan, Dong Tae Hyuan, Hy Frug the Catholic Union had much to do in the rate was to be ran in a few days' were nopeful - and optimistic. Shortly Tsin, Miss Rachel Mary Margnes Irving moulding the character of a number of time, neither was it true that when Chik afterwards, a further message was, tele-
Kao Cho, James Ke Kun Wing, Mir Alimhe younger men of that time, whe to-day asked for his ticket back the next day, phoned through telling of the fatality.
Khan. Ichiji Kuribayashi, Low Ngiong were zealous citizens. In every way iç his unme had been freshly written in. Tug, Pao Te Cheng, Pu Dian Ching, Tam The deceased Sergeant joined the Hong. Cheuk Ruen. Wu Tun Zin, Yeh Teik Ee
Replying to further questions from Mr. Yin Chung Yu. kong Police Force last Novemb ́r, goming'
Zeitlyn, witness stated that Chik was personally indebted to the Chion Specie direct from the disbanded Royal Irish Constabulary to Ilangkong. Although his
lank for about $30,000, and was si at the rent tin. The ticket he received from -service in Hangleng has been brief he
Chik was ticket No. 3076. was 11 eseedingly popular younger "THE LATE POLICE INSPECTOR
mumber of the Fares and, as an Inspector described him yesterday afternesi, “he
was one of the most likable men recruit-
mother at present resides,
THIRTY PANAMA HATS
IN PAWN.
A CLANSMAN'S KINDNESS
ABUSED.
H.E. the Chancellor then be pred Congregation closed.
HAU HANG.
YESTERDAY'S FUNERAL
the
he told
Chik that
was quite safe to say that the Catholic Coil had justified its existence, and nu doubt the founders, who were now in the autumn of their lives, were pleased to se in their labours of 23 years ago had burne.
fruit. The present-day numbers had not forgotten their good serviços, but had showu tangible apprecia. Mr. Alabaster opened the cross-examina- tion of them by electing the founders life- tion of the witness and asked him why no merabers of the Club. Their prezent evidence had bren tendered as to thein-
When the Court resumed at 9 o'cinek
Shanghai. The witness made an in. definite..reply.
your
ed to the Ferce within reent times" Hel The funeral of the late Chief Chinese Kishop was their prevent patron, and he !terview be had with the President of the was 30 years of age and first joined the D tective Inspector of the Ilangkong as certainly most kind, in many ways to inh, Dr. Kwan, on his return from Royal Irish Constabulary in 1910 where Police Force (Mr. Han Hang), who died th governing cound and to the varion his devation to duty was quickly recog-en Tursday evening, at the age of 62İ
Committees. He had always been very nised and at the time of the dishanding years, took place yesterday afternoon, and ker dy interested in the devlopment of the
3r. Alabaster: Can you explain why of the famous body of men he had been the large numbers who took part in the club-(Applause).
Contneel omitted to ask you any. -a Sergeant for some considerable period. funeral ceropong which was typically The following was the programme of que tiens about this.
During the way he saw active service with Chines- in chiracter, eloquently testified the catert: Alarch (selected) by the Mr. Zeitlya object de la the question. the Irish Guards and was finally de- to the respect 'in which they dressed was Sudade Philamonien under the con
Mr. Alabaster: I am entitled to ask dustorship of Mr. A. J. M. Rodrigues; mobilised as a first Livutenant in the held. The styrets through which the sang (Thera), Mr. L. E. Remedios,him this. The interruption was uparcos- Royal Irish Fusiliers. He is a native of age pasted from Hollywood Road to empanied by Mr. F. P. Sequeira rury and I will ask you not to make un. lined with large selection (Nanceadorotour") by the very interruptions. (To · the wit. Lifford, County Ennis, Ireland, where his Queen's Road, were
crowdsof Chinese, and at many points it, the
Nightmare" under the conluetorship pest): Did you tell Dr. Kwan you did
Rey Fr. A Riganti song was impossible to move through the throng. Romance), Miss Roselle, accompanied net know who had bought ticket 30001 Tim Polier Fores naturally tok a big by Madame Cerveira se Albuquerque e Witness: I told him that when I was part in the cortege, being represented prompta 7).
Castro; painoforte solo (Fantasie in Shanghai I did not know who bought
Miss Elfreida Osmund; contingente comprising 14 European Jazz music ("Fate") by the Brunswick 2006, Sergeants, 20 Indinits, 70 Chinese con- Studio Dance. Orchestra, under the enti Afige farther questions about this inter- stables in uniform. 30 Chines detectives clor hip of Mr. A. L. Castro: section is Mr. Alabaster avked the witness how
Mr. Manhattan), by the Sociedade in plain clethes, and about 20 district Philharmonics, nuder the emolietorship of it was ho ́remembered so much detail watchiden. Amongst the senior officers of: Mr. A. J. M. Rodrigues: address by about what happened on Christmas Eve the Pulice present were: Mr. E. 1. C. Bishop Pozzoui; wa'te L'Amicizia "), but could, give" only a very brief acount
Fr. A. Biganti; song (Go Sweet j Wolfe (Captain Superintendent), Mr. P. Fancy), Miss C. 3. fivudman erom-of this interview in March. The witnes A foki employed at a shop at No. 154, P. J. Wodehou, C.LE (Deputy Superpanied by Mrs. Maria Hyulmap Gonatd that with regard to the first insidrat Queen's Road Central, was charged beintendent), Mr. T. H. King (Diretor of sales: Celeste Aidn. Mr. E it all came back to him when he came Fors Mr. Lindsell. yesterday morning, Criminal Intelligence) Mr. J. H. Kerr Rignati; *ction ("Faust") by The home and saw the numbers of the tickets.
Aquino accompanied by Rev. Fr. A. "with the larceny of 30 hats the property (Second Assistant Superintendent of Nightmares? under the condictueship of The witness declared when he recivol
of his employer.
Police), and M. C. G. Perdue (Assist. Rev. Fr. A. Rigaati
Jazz magic the ticket from Chik in Shanghai he had By Georgia Rose" by the Brunswick | Sorgt. Shannon said the defendant was an Director of Criminal Intelligence), Studio Unice Orchestra; "God save the not seen a certain tirgram reading “Who arrested while leaving his employer's shop Chief Inspector. R. Macdonald, Chief King.". with two Panama hats tucked ander his coat. When he was searched a number of
The funeral tack place at the Coffee pawn tiękeus were found on him and these Plantation Cemetery, Causeway Bay, showed that since the 15th of May he had The procession was quite an impressive A Chinese was charged at the Magie- stolen no fewer than 30 bats from time to sight, being in its length and in display trucy," yesterday morning, before Mr. time and pawned them at 18 different Chinese of wealth and distinction are offering a bribe to a constable. The con- such as is seldom seen except when Lindsell with cruelty to chickens and with pawn shops,
borne to their last resting place, The defendant was a "clansman of the of the paraphernalia came from the stablo said he stopped the defendant out- different guilds and commercial societies nide the Central Market when he was shop-keeper and, referring to this, the to whom the late Inspector must often Magistrate said the defendant had abused have rendered service in the performance carrying two crakes, which were over- the hospitality of his clarsman and asked of his duties during his thirty years' crowded with fowls, and had no matting!
The Chartered Bank inform us that him if he did not feel ashamed of him. career in the Fore. About 30 or 40 of in the bottom. When he arrested him Belf,
the defendant offered him 40 cents as tea they have received the following telegram funeral The late Mr. Hau Hang's belt,
from the Bank's Head Office in London: The foki promised to turn over a new helmet, sword and whistle were carried on money.
the customary stand used for the convey- The Magistrate dismissed the charge of Shell Transport and. Trading Co. feat if given a chance.
ance of the photo of the deceased. The bribery as he considered the evidence to declared dividend at the rate of 22. Bd. stand was illuminated.
There were a bo unentisfactory. The charge of cruelty per share free of the income-tax payable Large number of wreaths, including several from the various Departments at he found proved and imposed a fine of fil July, bearer coupon to be presented Police Headquarters.
The Magistrate very leniently bound
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him over in the sum of $50 to be called
up for sentence within six months
Detective Inspector J. Grant and number of other laspectors
these guilds were represented t
Most
CRUELTY TO CHICKENS,
won ticket No. 2006. Vi,last her ticket.” He admitted that the telegram was d patched from Hongkong on the afternoon of the previous day" but he did-not get it until after he had even Chik at 11 o'cock the next morning..
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