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CHINESE CRUISER'S ARMS. CONSPIRACY TO SELL THEM. MEMBER OF CREW SENTENCED.
FATAL MOTOR ACCIDENT.
MIRS BAY CALAMITY,
CORONER'S ENQUIRY INTO CAUSE HONGKONG JUNK" FOUNDERS IN
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Police Station, dying the same night.
Dr. Smalley testified that the cause of death was a fracture of the pelvis,
Chinese constable D41, father of the child described the occurrence, at the Kowldon Magistracy yesterday before Mr. J. H. B. Nihill, who
STORAL.
A report was made to the Police early
At 2.30. p.m. on March 18th, a Chinesa case against Liu Hung described as No. 1 gunman of the Chinese cruiser girl, aged 7 years. was knocked down by this week by the coxswain of the steam Commander Botved the Danish Avia-Avong Ching (owned by General Chana motor-car in front of the Mongkok launch Fee Sang that be left Shauki an for Ho Chung on Saturday, towing tor, who arrived in Canton on Monday Ewing Mina) was resumed at the Kow
three junks heavily loaded with kerosene. on his fight from Copenhagen to Tokyo, Joon Magistracy before Mr. J. H. B.
In Mirs Bay a terrific storm arose, and came to Hongkong on Thursday, Nihill yesterday,"
he was forced to cut the junk ndrift. He has been held up in Canton owing
Liu Hung, it will he recalled, was
The following day, after taking shelter to the flooded state of the ground where charged with being implicated in sten
for the night, the launch proceeded to his plane landed, and his visit to the ing five rifles from the cruiser on April
Sauszemoon, where two of the junks wer Colony was for the purpose of inspecting end, while the vessel was lying in Hong- Coraner.
seen, but the third' junk was missing. the Kowloon City flying ground, to which kong harbour. An alternative charge of. place he intends to bring his machine, conspiracy had also been framed against if the state of the ground at Canton is the defendant. not improved an his returned there.
He made two inspections of the Kow loon ground yesterday, and considered the place to offer favourable facilities for his purpose. In the morning he was accompanied by Mr. W. J. Hansen and Mr. Karsten Larssen. In the afternoon he was assisted in his inspection by flyers frain H.M.S. Viadiitive in the matter of advice.
Should he and it possible to resume his fight to Tokyo from Canton, he will, however, alight at Kowloon on his return. journey. Commander Botved, it is under- stood, will be returning to Canton this¦| morning by steamer and on reaching there will be able to make his final decision as to which ground he will take off from.
Commander Entved reached Canton in 80 flying hours from Copenhagen, cover- ing a distance of 15,000 kilometres.
He is stated to be hopeful of the schemes for developing passenger flights between Europe and the Far East, and with regard to the possible development between the latter place and Calcutta, he considers that seaplanes would be the more practicable solution.
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THE QUALITY OF MERCY. MAGISTRATE'S HUMANÉ DECISION. At the Kowloon Magistracy yesterday, a Chinese, was charged with the larceny of a plank, resisting arrest, and damaging a watchman's uniform.
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The watchman gave evidence to the effect, that whilst on duty in Nathan Road on the night of the 5th inst. he saw defendant come from a contractor's shed with a plank on his shoulder. He ac costed tim, whereupon a struggle ensued, defendant endeavouring to secure posscs sion of his revolver. He therefore drew the weapon himself, and shot his assail ant in the leg.
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Defendant gave a complete denial, and said that the complainant had wrongly accused him of stesuing the plank, and set about assaulting him, whereupon he retaliated in self-defence.
Defendant was convicted on the second charge, and in passing sentence of 14 days hard labour, His Worship (Mr. J. H. B. Nihill) said that he had taken into consideration the fact that defendant had suffered considerable pain owing to his
wound.
ATHLETIC SPORTS. FOOR ENTRIES RECEIVED FOR V.R.C. MEETING..
[BY ARGUS.] Though it has been known for weeks that the entries for the V.R.C. Athletic Sports closed at 8 pm on April 18th, the Honorary Secretary, at the closing hour inst evening, received requests for an extension of time from some of the would-be competitors.
Un account of the small number of entries received, it was stated last even ing that the Committee would probably be forced to grant an extension.
In view of the trouble taken by the Committee of Management to arrange the annual sports, it is most regrettable that more public support is not given and without any extension being asked for !
The number of entries received up to 6 p.m. yesterday with a comparison..with last year follow: 1926.
EVEXT: Long Jump
100yda. Championship
At the previous hearing on Wednesday, the defendant had dramatically accused Mr. Pun San, the second officer of the cruiser.
Another statement made on Wednes day was that the arms were sold to "pro eure food for the hungry crew.”
YESTERDAY'S HEARING..
When the case was continued yesterday morning, Divisional Inspector Aris asked for permission to recall the Captain of the cruiser (Kam Chiu Ping). This was granted.
The Captain stated that when he took over command on October 11th, 1923, the cruiser was in Hongkong harbour and had never left the port since. He thought the vessel arrived here on September
28th.
When he took over from Captain. Chan, be took over a book, produce, purport- ing to be an inventory of all the arms on
board.
"I checked the arms oy board with the list," witness continued. None have Some unserviceable been added since. ammunition has been put aside. It is not true that there were ever 30 rifles on board under any command."
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The father, after witnessing, the ne cident, took his daughter to the Kwong Wah Hospital. He removed the child to
his home at 6.30 p.m. the saine evening. but she died at 8p.m.
Yesterday it was definitely ascertained that the junk had been lost. Two fekis, who with the master and two other men
arcupied the boat, arrived in the Colony,
and made a further report to the Water Police. They stated that after the junka were cut adrift their boat sailed fairly well for a time, but owing to the heavy
Dr. Ip, of the Kwong Wab Hospital, said that he was on duty when the con- stable brought in his daughter at 3 p.m. The child was conseirus, very restless j seas, it became water logged and even-
and weak. She had a contusion on the
right check, nad on her back extenting tually capsized and sank. They managed drifted aimlessly. but they eventually nearly from the left to right hip. There to get into a small boat, and for hours was no external bleeding. The injection managed to reach land. After the junk of morphia was administered and the sank they now nothing further of their contusions dressed.
Later, the father master or the other two men. Nothing came and took" the child away against has been heard of them since. It is the doctor's advice. I warned the probable that they were drowned. father that it was impossible for the child to live if she was removed. I also told him that we might be able to operate CANTON RIVER IMPROVEMENT.
Inter on."
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TAX ON IMPORTS.
Mr. Sun Fe, Commissioner of Recon-
In reply to the Coroner, Dr. Ip snid that while an operation might have enved the child's life, the chances were dis-struction recently submitted to the Can- tinctly against recovery.
ton Governadeta proposal to organiza & Committee for Improving Canton River Harbour which the Government has now approved. The proposal is embodied in the following dispatch:-
The next withess was the interpreter at Mongkok Police Station, Db Lun, who was on duty in the charge-room on March 18th at 2.30 p.m. He heard shouting in the street, ran out, and saw the girl lying underneath a motor-ear, the bonnet of the car facing Yaumati.
Witness proceeded to point out she column in the book in which the list of!
The car was stationary. The father rifles was namely 14 8 rifles and 7
man dies not including one still on of the giri called out to the chauffeur board alleged to be 7 feet long (described not to move the car; but he did so as a Mauser carrying rifle needing two
and one of the rear wheels went over men to fire it)."
In reply to the Court, witness stated the girl. It was rainifig slightly at the time and the surface of the road was that he personally counted the rifles.
wet:
Cheung Mei, driver of publie car No.
His Worship: The defendant states there were rifles on board!-1 an satisfied there were never. 38 rides, on board after I took over. I have not been 1119, a four-seater Buick, said that on sleeping on board for the last three the afternoon of March 18th, he was months, having been in hospital I have
from Faumatico visited the vessel in the day-time; some driving the car times once or twice a week, or once a Laichikok. Opposite Mongkok Police fortnight. I last paid wages on Febru- Station he saw two girls, He sounded ary 10th, 1926.
"The Pearl River on which stands bas become shallower and Cauton shallower, so much so that it needs im mediate, dredging. Formerly the pre vious Board of Conservancy drew up plans for improving the navigation route to Canton, and steps were taken to proce ed with the project, but afterwards on account. of the fact that the Provincial Treasury and the National Treasury were not in a position to do so, no funds could be appropriated to carry out the work.
Later on, Engineer Olivecrena of the Board of Conservancy drafted a scheme for raising funds by levying a artax on foreign imports through the maritime customs, in order to meet the expenses of the project.
After receipt of the plans and the procedure of raising funds drafted by Mr. Olivecrona, which were submitted by the Board of Conservancy, the Depart ment of Reconstruction in December last year transmitted same to the Provincial Government for decision
In reply to Inspector Aris: witness his horn once, but when close to the stated he examined the arma-nt the time girls, realized the car would not clear he took over command in October. He them. He applied the break and the car bad made no examination since, as the skidded. It was raining at the time. vessel had not left the harbour,
In reply to defendant, who said thee was ten feet away when first he saw
the girls, who were running fast across "Now many months have elapsed, hut arms did not belong to the cruiser but the road. He felt no jar, even when the still no decisions have as yet been made. bad been put on board by General Fook's car turned right round and faced the In view of this, I, for the purpose of soldiers, witness said all he knew was direction from which he had come. Con hastening the realization of the project, that there were 22 rifles when he took stable D.41 (father of the dead girl) propose that steps for the improvement. over. If there were 19 other rifles on called out to him to stop and then asked of the harbour should be quickly carried board hidden away, he knew nothing him to drive forward"-before the out. All preparatory measures should. about it. He had searched the ahip on child had been removed. Witness was be carried out in accordance with the taking over. It is not a Captain's duty not aware that a child was under the procedure for raising funds by levying to look after the arms.
His Worship: You know very well that car. When the car moved on, he (the 2 surtax on customs imports. With re- driver) distinctly felt a jar and now gard to the plans concerning engineering the crew had not received any wages for thought it was caused by the left rear work, the plans for improving the navi some months-Yes. And I am now
Hegation route to Canton drawn up by the aware the officers and crew had discussed wheel going over the girl's body.
was travelling at 10 miles an hour. The chief engineer of the Board of Conser the sale of arms to raise money. No one roadway was very wet. If the car had vancy in the year 1917 can be adopted. has any authority to sell arms. The sale
20.9 of opinion If it is found that some of the plans are
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th, 1925. He went on board at midday and asked the officer in command to pro- duce a list of rifles on board. Twelve rifles and one long rife were produced, On March 30th he made another visit and 21 rifles and one long rifle were shown on the list produced, but only 5 were on the board, the balance (18) were in Kwong Fuk Cheong shipyard.
on his journey.
Inspector Kent,
of arms is prohibited in Hongkong. If not skidded, witness any one is caught selling arms, in Chias that the child would not have been not suitable, amendments will be made. knocked down. He had been driving a We must allow for steamers having a he is shot..
Inspector E. Bond stated that the car for 10 years, and had been in Hong draught of twenty feet being able to
September
kong since 1918. He had had his tiffin, come up the river at all times. All en- Kong Ching" arrived on
but no intoxicating liquor before starting gineering work will be carried out by..
the Board of Conservancy under, the In reply to the Coroner, witness said direction of the Committee for Improv
The Committee I propose to request that he did not realise he had knocked ing Canton Harbour.
the Government to organize should down one of the children," until-informed by Chinese Constable D.41.
Crown-Sergeant A. W. Smith was the consist of the Commissioner of the R last witness. He stated that at 1 pm. construction Department, the Mayor of on March 18th, he arrived at Mongkok Canton, Superintendent of Customs, On April 4th, these is rifles were re-Police Station, accompanied by Chief Director of the Board of Conservancy. He saw car No. 1118 Commissioner of Customs, Chief En- moved to the Water Police Station.
His Worship: Is it possible there were standing outside the Station, on the side gineer of the Board of Conservancy and other rifles on board Yes, since the of the road. He was informed by the representative of the Chambers of Com interpreter that the car had run over merce as members of the Committee. Police have no right to search a cruiser.
Chinese child. He tested all the The Commissioner of the Reconstruction Pun. Ban (second officer) was recalled and asked by the Magistrate whether brakes and the steering gear and found Department shall be the chairman.
In this way plans for the project can- there was any truth in defendant's state them in very good condition. It had been ment that be (witness) had stolen 19 raining rather heavily most of the day. be conjointly devised in order to realize rifles. Witness denied it. He also stated The roadway is tarred Macadam at that the scheme of harbour improvement. that there had been no difficulty about spot and as there is always a certain
amount the crew obtaining their wages.
of oil on the surface, a After he had visited the Police Station, akid was possible-but not probable at he went to No. 5, Temple, Street and 10 miles an hour to the extent of bring- -2,1 happened to listen at the door." He ing a car right round. The car was hit Loi Kun in the eyes as he came out probably going 20 miles an hour and the of this house in company with three other driver may have swerved the car just men including the defendant. He had no before the skid took place. Cars were conversation with any of the men. He allowed to go at 20 miles an hour at that blew a whistle and chased three of the spot. Corones turned
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by the Police. He had no conversation accidental death.
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In giving judgment, His Worship said he was satisfied that defendant was not the prime mover in the theft of the urina, and he would, therefore be sequitted on this charge.
a verdict of
TIRED OF LIFE.
STARTLING ALLEGATIONS BY YOUNG GIRLS, Four young Chinese servant girls who were frustrated in their attempt to com- On his own confession, he was found mit suicide at Yaumati on Thursday, havs guilty of conspiracy to sell the arms alleged persistent eruelty on the part of
His Worship said that to a great extent he believed the story of the defendant, but for his lazity of duty in accompany ing those who took the arms on shore and not reporting to the Captain, he would be sentenced to one month' im prisonment,
In view of the possibility of the time being extended no names are published
The Court ordered that the $100, which The sports take place next Saturday the Police had found on the defendant, on the HKFC ground at Happy should be handed to the Captain of the Valley,
cruiser.
APRIL 23RD.
THE ENGLISHMAN AND HIS
SOCIETY.
(Contributed.)
Englishmen do not like any outward show of sentiment, though inwardly, and in their own queer way, they are the most sentimental nation on earthi
St. George's Day-England's Day-is a day upon which, every Englishman should devote a few brief moments to thought of his heritage from the past, which it is his sacred duty to hand on, with added lustre, to the future genera tions And he should do more. He should actively associated himself with the local Branch of the St. George's Society and se a practical step towards that end should their respective mistresses. at once communicate with Mr. B. E
The girls, in fulfilment of a pact which Greensmith, the present Secretary, they made, threw themselves into the Let it be urged that during the week harbour; at the same momenty but they which elapses before St. George's Day, were rescued by a number of boat people every Englishman shall make it a point in the vicinity They were removed to of honour to see that his name is put the Kwong Wah Hospital, and later on to the Ball of the Bociety of Bt. lodged in the police station.
George, so that on April 23rd, he can- The Secretary for Chinese Affairs is take his place at the Celebration that conducting investigations concerning the evening at the Theatre Royal as a full allegations of the girls
fedgod member of the Society.