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LETTER FROM LADY HAIG.
· [TO THE EDITOR OF THE ** HONG KONG
DAILYSTRIES, MU
SI-1 wish to exprésa to all who, since my dear husband's un- expected death, have alown in so many ways their respect and anec tion for him, and their deep sym- pathy with my family and me, my very grateful thanks.
ST. GEORGE'S SOCIETY ANNUAL MEETING/
BALL A FINANCIAL AND
SOCIAL SUCCESS
FUNCTION TO BE HELD
NEXT YEAR.
meeting of the Society of St The eleventh annual general George, Hong Kong, was held at the office of the Hong Kong Jockey Cab yesterday evening.
1928.
LAI CHI KOK MURDER.
STORY OF DRUNKEN REVEL
INDIAN WATCHMAN FACES CAPITAL CHARGE.
A PREMEDITATED CRIME?
Before Mr. W. Schofield at the
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I have received so many messages from all over the world that Tr C. G. Alabaster, in prescat cannot hope to reply to them all
the report and accounts, "out- just now. But I have myself open during the past year. The financial Sandogar Singh, a watchman em- ed and read every one. They have filled me with a sense of pride, in position of the Society was very ployed at the Standard Oil Co,'s the love which my husband was able sound as the cash balance in hand to inspire in his fellow countrymen stood at $1,331,79 and in addition installation at Laichikok was charg and women, which lightens the burs: $3,000 was on fixed deposit Dured with the murder of his fellow den of my grief as nothing cleing the year numerous calia had could do.
e been made on the Society for assist watchman, Jets Sings.
Mr. 1. S. Whyte Smith conducted Especially do-1 wish to thank allance and grants to the rum of members of the British Legian, men $1,359.99 had been given the case on behalf of the Crown, and women, for their kind messages, |- Bk. Googe's Daydream and for the magnificent proof of their affection and esterm for their fost leader afforded by their dis ciplined and sorrowing ranks.
My very grateful thanks for the day, was a Saturday, the sympathy most generously express-two performances were given, the Queen's Theatre was taken and ed by word or deed are given, also, hall being placed at the disposal to His Majesty's Ministers and of the Navy, Army and Air Force, Leaders of Opposition both at home wreath was also mid on the anch Overseas: to the distinguished Cenotaph an Armistice Day. repremutatives of other nationsy
lined the activities of the Society Kowloon Magistracy yesterday S. MOUTRIE & Co., LTD.
On St. George Day, continued afr. Ausster, a wreath was laid on the Cenotaph, and in the even
while Mr. K. S. Chowdhury appear ed for the defendant.
Opening the prosecution Mr. Whyte Smith said that the defend. employed by the Standard Oil Com- ant and deceased were watchmen
pany at Laichikok. The Company employed eleven watchman, all of
Tel. 527.
Chater Road.!
Tel. 527.
LOCAL SHARE MARKET. ROUND THE COURTS.
IMPROVEMENT MAINTAINED
GOOD BUSINESS DONE.
- Mesme. Benjamin & Potts, in
The improvement in the loom share their weekly report on the share market, dated yesterday, state: market referred to in or circular
DISTILLERS OF POISONGES
BRANDY.
who personally attended the funera Ball & Success, Thom were Sikhs, and they lived general during the peat week and but containing nothing more than
A
Wharves
LIQUOR AND PLANT SEIZED AT QUEEN'S ROAD WEST.
Twenty-six old brandy battles, of the 2nd inst. has become more some bearing. Hennessey's labels, s very good business has resulted, k of my beloved husband or by letter The accounts before you," Four men went on duty at 6 am considerably the outstanding fee-coloured to give it the appearance of in quarters adjoining the tank yard. Frices in many instances have risca pure spirit of wine which had been or telegram paid tribute to his Alabaster said, “give no figures of f memory to the Universities, Cities, the Ball, as it was held on January and would be relieved at noon, sure being the spot in Kowloon the genuine liquor, were produced as "Municipalities and Liveries of the 6th, and you will fod it in the going on duty again at & p.m. One Empires to the Officers Command accounts for the present year, man was always on duty at the At the close the Shanghai mer yesterday when four Chinese evidence in Mr. Lindsell's Court itg
His Majesty's Naval, Military However, you will be happy to hear gate, while the rest patrolled the ket is alightly easier, after a con- and Air Forces; to the British, that the function was a financial, premises, v pri
sid able amount of business nmanded from the previous day were French and Belgian units that took 84 wait as a socīnī "success. ~ (Ap) * Drack & Whole Bottle Of Gin, Catfon shates, particularly Ewo charged on three counts of being part in last Friday's ceremonial; plause.) The profit on the Ball is Continuing, Hir. Whyte-Smith said
Mide, at advanced prices.
engaged in the manufacture of thisg Lo the Police to the British Em between $1,200 and $1,400. that on February 18th the deceased Hong Kong & Shanghai Banks adulterated liquor. pirs Service League and the ex Mr. Alabaster them proposed that and the accused came off duty with with the rice in the Sterling price of Imports and Exports, whose service Men's Associations in the the report and accounts, be atopt two others at 6 a.m., and retired 2130.10.0 (middle) ez dividend secuted detefibed the lique
Mr. G. R. Suyer, Superintendent have lightly hardened in sympathy Dominions and Colonies, and toed, which was seconded and car to their quarters Both men got and many other organisations and so ried...
up at 10.30 and had their morning Unions have continued their the Court that he visited No. 31, cieties at home and abroad:
were place up to $1,230dangerous to health in that for Election Of Offcera.
meal, drinking between them a full ward movement, sales having taken
Seniors Hovendo Officer Watt fold The following officer were sect bottle of gin. They went on duty hoe at $339 at the dose Cantons Queen's Road West, where he found ed:-
President: LL Co! L. G. Bird, whether the two men had any more closed appreciably, higher at 3655 faked brandy he seized on the pre
the accused. In addition to the
The honour paid to the life and character of my dear husband by the clergy and ministers of the Churches, and especially by those who officiated as the funeral te vices in London and in Scotland, have touched and comforted me. It was by his expressed wish that my husband has been laid to rest in Scottish soil, close to the home of his fathers. His wish alone was my reason for refusing on his behalf the great honour of burial in St. Paul's Cathedral. I feel that no one who knew his love for
him the realisation of his desire
again at mid-day. It is not known
Playing Ohase? -
D.8.0.
Vice-President: Mr. W. E. tell the Court that when they were quoted $700 the previous week is a quantity of rapsules, labels,
drink, birt the No. 1 watchman would Hong Kong Fire which were Shenton
relieved in the ordinary course at
have spurted, to 8725 with no solers corks and other materials used in Committee Messrs. Cap.m. both men appeared to be the Hong Kong Canton & Macao books were also produced showing in evidence, disemak the illicit business, Several account Bellamy S. Baker, J. Bentley, worse for drink.
Steamboats have crept up to a that the business was divided into S. Cassidy, E. Cock, H. B. L Dow biggin, W.-J. Edridge W. W.
buying quotation of $271 Water Lahares. Hornell, R. E. Lindsell, T. E The No 1 watchman would say hosts changed bands at $20.50.00 The Magistrate told Mr. Sayer Pearce, F. A. Perry, and E. D. C. that of about 6.20 p.m. the deceased Kowloon Wharved have ruled that all four men had already pland Wolfe.
and the accused were seen running strong and an unsatisfied demanded guilty to unlawful possession of cele
Hon: Treasurer: Mr. C. P. Mar- from the direction of their quarters for the shares has lifted the price the adulterated brandy and of spirit towards the bus terminus. The de- from $127 to $142, & large business of wine. The first defendant had Secretary: Mr. S. T. Butiu, ceased was wearing a striped shirt having been transacted at inter also admitted that he employed men and the accused was still in uniform. rening rates, Chins Providents not in custody to manufacture the The này Treamt then took the one of the stalls at the terminus to $0.40-Herat Kong & Soanghai mon of the other two charges relat Ten minutes later the master of were favoured again and advanced liquor, which amunnted to an admir chair and the ragetion was raised saw the two men running back to Holes have chewn renewed 18 to the possession of apparatus of how St. George's Day should be the quarters, and he recognised the ereagth, prabhage having been for manufacture and the unlawful celebrated, apartarom the laying men as the censed and the deceas made up to 39.60.
making of 28 bottles of adulterated
the land that bore him will grudge another Fall To Be Hold.
I am most grateful to the mem bers of the Frees for their articles and memoirs, and also for their consideration towards myself in the time of grief.
My husband's personal friends
assurance from"mer convince them
he was satisfied
of wreath on the Cenotaphed Buddenly he saw Bandogar Hong Kong Lands are the turn brandy-co and mine will not need and cided that there should be an enter at the other man. They then dis $67) Hong Kong Trams. baye with the ples but he would like. After some discussion it was de: Singh, the accused, make a grah higher and were dealt in up to of my gratitude for their sympathy tamment for the Service but de appeared out of sight Another quickly recovered the final dividend to add a fourth charge against all in a sorrow which they share... tails were left to the discretion of shopkeeper, who was just about to and were negotiated at 4963 Star the defendants of selling and dis
Finally, I thank from my heart the incoming committee.It was close his shop an hour later said Ferries, which were neglected for posing of adulterated brandy. all these who sent wreaths and unanimously agreed to hold a Ball that he saw the same two men run some time punt, have suddenly The Magistrate fined the first des flowers cad all members of the on January 4th of next year.ning back in the direction of the come into prominence and labour on each of the four charges. fendant $300, or two months hard general public who in London, The meeting ended with a hearty bus terminus. This time the posi bought at the improved quotation Edinburgh and elsewhere met to vote of thanks to Mr. Alabaster tions were changed, the deceased of 864
The others were fined $230, or six gether to honeny my husband
weeks' hard labour, on each charge, Particularly do I thank them for having chosen as emblem of their mourning that same Flanders Poppy which is sacred to the memory of those old comrades whose ranks he has re-joined
To the members of the British Legion I would give, bedes my thanks, a message which is in truth my husband's
Ee lived and giedage, for by it
Carry on with the work of the Legion Hold fast to the objectives embodied in its Charter. The work so well begun is not yet ended Carry it on steadfastly as did my husband, geeking till life's very end the ideals be sought to teach.
May his memory inspire us to follow his example and to cherish as faithfully as he did the mme simple, true and honest virtues good will, good fellowship, good citizenship, loyalty to King and Country, patriotism, pride in the high traditions of our race and land, and above all, comradeship. DOROTHY HAIG.
CINEMA NEWS,
TWO ARABIAN - KNIGHTSTM*
RETURNING TO THE
QUEENS.
for the very able way in which he was chasing the defendant. The China Lights (combined) firmed bad held the position of president two men," added Mr Whyte Smith, up during the week to $188, but the sentences to run consecutively. during the past year,
* were apparently chasing one and shares are now obtainable at this On an additional charge against the other backwards and forwards along gure. Hong Kong Electrics have second man of possession of a small. the front of the stalls." After this been the medium of good business quantity of illicit opium, ha was incident the deceased retired to his just gradually hardening rates up to fined a further #7 or seven days, quarters alone, evidently worse for 874), the market closing with sle drink The deceased arose at 9.30 firm undertone, pizz
SERIOUS CHARGE AGAINST v.m. and putting a blanket around Hong Kong Telephonen istahed him went out. Although this might Bib, Green Island Coments (com-
EDUCATION DEPART appear strange, it was customary binod), on the issue of a favoUT- RMENT CLERK, Two Arabian Knights" will be the installation, and there would strengthened considerably, a large
with the Indian watchman at able report for the past year have Pantat Shing a clerk in the endo screened again at the Queen's bo evidence to show that the quantify of shares having been ploy of the Director of Education, Theatre by general request on deceased dressed quite often in such booked up to $12.85. Dany Farms appeared before Major Willson, Wednesday next for one day only a manner. This was the last time, were favoured agam and rose to yesterday morning in connection The plot deals with two zoldiers added Mr.. Whyte-Smith, that the $2 Watsons were done at $19.80 with six charges of alleged attempts a sergeant and private, who find deceased was seen alive, as far as and continue in request to defraud the Education Depart themselves in Arabis, at the close the evidence of the Crown went. ⠀⠀
Ewos have further improved and ment by falsely representing that of the war, affer they have escaped from a prison cantp, in Arab garb.
What Was The Accused Doing 1
sales were made at rates up to certain bills and vouchers were Tis. 0.20. Shanghai Cottone (old) true Mary Astor is beautiful as the Now the question is," continued bave had a smart rise to The 60, Mr. Leo d'Almada, sen., for the Arab maiden. and Louis Wolheim, Mr. Wbyte-Smith, what was the ac- the new shares being placed at defenco, asked his Worship to ad end William Boyd, the two soldiers. cused doing in the meantime The Es. 33, Orientals came to business journ the hearing until Thursday if A capital new Felix cartoon, foreman of the reclamation contract at Te. 2 New Engineerings were possible, pomting out that he had Felix Braves the Briny," will be tors, who said that he knew both sold to the North at Tim. 41. presented in the new programme at these watchmen well, had stated, that an 10 the Queen's Theatre to-morrow between 7.30 p.m. and 8 p.m. he was with Norma Shearer's latest awakened and found the accused at
* In applying for bail, Mrïd'Almada comedy, The Demi-Bride,
his thed. When he saw the accused stains were found on his trousers mentioned that the defendant was he asked what he wanted and the end overcoat, which the Government able to taise 2500.ENERAL INCOME TAX AND HOME there of having
Recused replied that he wished to bacteriologist would say were made
Mr. C G. Perune, A.S.E., who LEAVE
sharpen a knife. Asked by the fore by human blood. Blood stains were appeared for the prosecution, object United Kingdom In the latter man if he intended killing a goat, also found on his tunic which was ed to bail at the figure named He case, however thort the visit may and, if sa rould he have the head on his bed
said that at least three of the [TO THE EDITOR OF THE HONG KONG be, he is liable to seamento Sandagar Singh, the accused, did How The Deed Was Done charges were indictable ones, and
remittances se for the whole year of Was ending StayAre not reply. The foreman returned Mr. Whyto-Buith said that the he would therefore ask that bail be Siz-It - should be generally I le suggested that the first point to bed again, and later heard the Crown theory was that the accused allowed on not less than 38,600 known that the tax officials in the may be got or by remitting any sounds of a knife being sharpened, had taken the chopper, sharpened The Magistrate agreed that the home country take a rather extreme sims so that they arrive in the Chopper Hising
it, and laid in wait for the deceased charges were too serious lo: small View on several points in connection United Kingdom, on or before the Mr. Whyte-Smith then fold the After having murdered his fictim bail and fixed the cuta at $2,500. with officers and others home ou 5th April preceding the visit, as Court that the following day she must have returned to his quar. The case was fixed for hearing next leave
they would thus fall into a tax year chopper which was usually kept in tera and then changed into his Thursday afternoon (1) They regard all sums of money when the visitor, was not liable to the kitchen was found to be missing, clothes. The chopper had not been brought or remitted home or receir British tax
were due to go on duty, neither of into the sea nearby and when the deceased and accused found and it was probably thrown
DAILY PRESS,4,
residence in the
ed in the United Kingdom after The second poing should be made the th April preceding the visa matter of serious expostulation them made an appearance, Deliberate Murder? as incosne belonging to the tax year with the Indian colonial autho of the visit whether or not it was rities Be it seems grossly unjust earned in that year..
and is surely, capable
made arrangements to see the Direc tor of Education in regard to the
SUSPICIOUS CHARACTER. DETECTIVE WHO WATCHED A
search was made and at 1.30 au Counsel went on to say that A Chinese youth was charged. the deceased was found lying in the Bandogar Singh in reply to the before Mr RE. Lindsell at the 12 (2) They treat leave pay, received mental adjustments of depart open space about 20 yards in front charge of murder made a statement Central Magistracy, yesterday with in the United Kingdom sa gross The third point is one which is
of the stalls
to the effect that he had been drink the theft of eight packets of before deduction of adent | more dificult to deal with, and the Bought Ticket For Hum Chun. Fing and that he could remember cigarettes from a woman's stall in Fund, treating the Provi und tax payer must consider how he the accused was not found that nothing. Concluding, M., Whyte Queen's Road Central - an deducted in the United Kingdom can be get round it by not taking night, but the following morning. Smith said it was apparent that both The suspicious movements of the. and sent back to India, te, there I too much money with him, etc., or he was seen at the Kowloon Canton men had been drinking and that defendant from stall to stall were by increasing the amount texable drawing more ARM be need in Railway Station buying a ticket He drinken friendliness had changed to observed by Chinese detective In the United Kingdom.
England,
body was seen to go to the ticket office drunken enmity culminating in the who stated that he follo (*(3) They will not take into act should be mentioned that at and ask for a single ticket for Brim murder of Jets Singh, the deceased, youth keeping close count any aumg the visitor takes any rate the fret, two of these points Chun The scensed, said Mr Whyte It was a case of deliberate murder him - Waiting his opportua back with lam when he leaves the are open to serious legal question, Whyte, Enew very well that he was as the sharpening of the chopper defendant picked up United Kingdom, but however that may be, the visitor required to give, a month's notice pointed to premeditation box containing the cigarettes
All these points, of course, only is pretty certain for be given the before leaving his employment; and In the afternoon Dr. J. E, Dovey witness then rrested crise where a visitor to the United trouble of fighting them, if they that he had 18 daya, wages owing to gave evidence that death was due The youth pleaded that Kingdom makes himself liside to | "should" arise in his case. Yours him for that month, He had, no to multiple wounds of the skill with up the cardboard that. tax on remittances through either faithfully
se permission to leave, nor had he been fracture of frontal and left bone and to be empty. spending more than six months of HLA CHÁS H. TOLLEY. granted any leave of absence, H Laceration of the brambnost cere, 13 believ
this story the tax-year (ending 8th April), GE Windbade St., E.
was afrosted and when servched
ma adjourned till next time: (Continued on nest Column)
February 6th
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