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CANTON STREET
TRAGEDY.
MAD WOMAN RUNS AMOK.
THREE PERSONS CRÍTICALLY INJURED
PANIC IN THE STREETS.
[FROM OUR CHINESE CORRESPONDENT.)
CANTON, September 27th, A mad woman ran amok yesterday afternoon in Fung Yuen Street, Sai Kwan, attacking passers by with a big vegetable knife. She indict ed more or less serious quta on five persons, mostly women and child-
THE TATTOO."
BRISK BUSINESS AT BOOK-
ING CENTRES.
DIFFERENT PROGRAMME EACH EVENING.
Hong Kong's Tattoo will be stag- ed for the first time next Thursday night at Bookunpoo: "All prepara tions are now complete and the access of the event can already be predicted with confidence. The booking facilities offered to the public well before the event have met with warm approval, judging
THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS. FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 28th, 1928.
THE "EVER READY BATTERY."
ALLEGED INFRINGEMENT. OF TRADEMARK.
RE-HEARING OF RECENT
SUMMONS.
At the Kowloon Magistracy yesterday, M. W. Schofield re- heard the summons recently taken out against the proprietor of Canton City Battery Co. for in- fringement of trade mark by the National Carbon Co. American
The case referred to the latter's Ever Ready" battery and it was
ROUND THE COURTS. SMUGGLING CHINESE TOʻ
MAGISTRATES LISTEN TO A "TALL STORY."**
CULPRIT WINGED FOR A DAGGER.
When Mr. R. E. Lindsell and Major C. Willson sat together at the Central Magistracy Resterday morning to try a case in which two Chinese were charged with the possession of daggers, they were treated to a tall story" by one
ever, did not convince the Magia of the defendants The tale, how-
the demand which has been exclaimed that defendants were plac-trates, with the result that both of perienced at all the four booking centres while there are many in- dications that the Working Cem mittee has not erred in it's decision
to provide seating accommodation for over six thousand people each night.
ren, before she was run down und Considerable terror overpowered. and excitement were caused as the Irienzied creature ran from strect to atreet, waving her weapon and
Booking continars at the YMCA. chasing everyone off the street, No Kowloon, Messrs, Moutries, and the one dared to encounter her unSincere and Wing On Companies armed and it was half hour or more!
Each booking centre has plans of before she was captured. Everyone
the seating "accommodation and
ing on the market an article with a label which was intended to pass it off as the American Company's product.
At the first hearing the Magis traté convicted the defendant com- paay, imposing a fine of $100. on each of three charges and making
an order that the labels and bat
défendant's pre- teries found on mises should be destroyed.
Mr. Hugh Jones appeared yester- M. K. Lo for defendants.
AMERICA.
SINGAPORE PROSECUTION
FAILS.
INCONCLUSIVE EVIDENCE.
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SINGAPORE, Sept. 18th.
A prosecution initiated by the Singapore police in connection with an alleged organisation for smuggling Chinese from the Straits to the United States failed yester- day.
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It will be recalled that several Chinese stowaways on board the steamer Chinese Prince gave them- were "each given five years' hard they returned to Singapore state- receivements them were severely dealt with. They selves up in the Red Sea, and when were alleged to have been made to the police implicating cer- labour and ordered to twenty strokes of the birch.
The two culprits were young men tain local Chinese. When the mat. and one of them, in view of ter first came before the court, how the overwhelming evidence against ever, the principal witness refused them, submitted to the inevitable to corroborate his previous state- from the start and pleaded guilty.ment, and the Second Magistrate The other, from his attitude in (Mr. W. N. Gourlay) acquitted a die Chinese on a charge of abetment Court, was apparently a
It was he who ran away of the offence of stowing away. hard."
Summing up the case for the prosecution, the Deputy Public: Prosecutor (Mr. N. H. P. Whitley)
of being smuggled on board the atated that the complainant's story America-bound vessel on which he was discovered at Port Said was by documentary corroborated
sought shelter as fast as he could ground which show the position of day for the complainants and Mr. i when the police tried to stop him
and those who could not get away in time had their hends so badly cut that blood streamed down to the street.
The mad woman first inflicted several deep cuts on her own head. She was then in her own house at No. 15, Fang Yuen Street Eat,
in the western suburb in Canton, Blood was streaming down from her The face, saturating her clothes. three woman servants at the house at the time ran upstairs with the lunatic after them and locked them selves in a room. The mad woman. hurled herself against the door several times but to no avail. The
every sent in relation to Edinburgh Castle. the striking "set" which has been erected and around which a good deal of the action of the Tattoo will take place.
An enquiry has been addressed regarding the wearing of evening dress for the Grand Tattoo and we
are informed by the Hon. General Secretary that evening dress is un-
necessary.
Mr. Hugh Jones briefly contend ed that the defendant's batteries were obvious imitations of the Ever Ready Battery and the mar ket had been flooded with them..
Mr. M. K. Lo said that Mr. Daniel, the loent representative of
the
American National Carbon Company, hell no power of at- torney from his employers, or at
As
their representative only he was not entitled to institute criminal
As already stated the Tattoo will least no such power of attorney rommence at 8.30 on Thursday, had been proved in court.. Friday and Saturday nighis next and will last until shortly after 10.30 p.m. The arrival of H.E.proceedings of this kind. This case the Officer Administering the Gove was not brought by "the complain-,
and his confederate for the purpose of searching them, and was even tually brought down after six shota had been fired.
The evidence showed that at 5.30 pim. on September 15th, the police, acting on information went to terminus at Shaukiwan. They did certain tea-shop near the Tramway not fad their men there, but fur ther information put the police on the scent once more. They caught their quarry at the Shauki wan Road-three men who were walking in the direction of the Shaykiwan Police Station.
One of them was walking ahead
terrified servants, inside yelled for ernment is timed for 9.34 p.m. His ant company but by Mr. Daniel.of the others. The Police, followed
Excellency will enter through the gates of Edinburgh Castl- and will
help and a man named Chow Fook living next door summoned the police.". Ons policeman came in aathen inspect the Guard of Honour. swer to the call and, accompanied
by Chow Fook, went into the house.
They saw
Massed Bands And Dancing.
Manged bands will play and the
as a representative only, and there them for some distance, they then fore he lacked the powers required closed up and one of the Chinese by law. This, Mr. Le contended, detectives shouted to the last two vitiated the whole of the former men to stop. The second defendant proceedings, and, in fact, fr. turned round and drew something
the mad bloodstained 1st Battalion of the Queen's Royal Daniel was guilty of a breach of from his girdle. The detective was
figure tearing her hair, breaking the furniture with cook's chopper and uttering threats against all and
sundry.
The two men pluckily tried to catch her but her maniac strength was such that the two men were
no match for her. Evading them
she dashed ont into the street,
waving her weapon and howling like a dog. The two men followed, the offer blowing his whistle.
The mad woman ran down Fung
Yuen Street, an aged woman nar
rowly escaping death by dashing
into a house and slamming the door.
Regiment will beat Tatton before the spectacular cue depicting the gathering of the clars. The dancing display on each night is timed for 0.15 m. On Thursday nigh: the display will be by the 3rd/18th Battalion. Punjab Regiment, which will give the Khattak War Dance, On the second night, this part of the programme will be devoted to an Cid English Dancing display ar- ranged by Miss Daisy O'Keefe, the Maypole Dance being done by the children of the Garrison School and
the Morris Dance by ladies of the
Colony.
A Modern Battle Scene,
the law.
not taking any chancés, so he drew his revolver and shopted to the man to stop and put his hands up. Instead of complying the man took to his heels.
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dagger from the hillside after the grass had been cut down.
The prisoner denied having run. away and the tall story he told the
dressed to the accused by an agent evidence in the form of a letter ad- in America and warning him not to send any more Chinese across, as there had been change in the customs officials, and stricter watch was being kept. That letter. clearly established the fact that ac. ented was engaged in smuggling Chinese into the United States.
Corroboration Lacking. Accused, giving evidence, denied the allegations. He declared that the reference in the letter was to members of a crew on a steamer who were in search of employment. „
Mr. K. A. Seth, "for the defence, pointed out that the complainant's evidence was that of an accomplice and as such required material cor roboration. He submitted that that was lacking. Though the of the vessel in question, they had police had interviewed the captain not obtained his evidence as to whe-" ther or not he recognised com- plainant as one of the 11 or 12
Mr. Whitley, replying, said that alleged atowaways found on board his vessel at Port Said. it was frankly admitted that the
thought that he would, be able, captain was not able to recognise the complainant. It was not to br
of 12 Chinese who had been dis covered as stowaways on his ship.
after some months, to recognise one
Dealing with the question of the registration of the trade marks, of the respective companies. Mr. Lo said that though the complainants
The detective chased the man' and had produced a certificate of regis- tration the defendant's had been fired two shots wide to frighten him. making their article years ago. This had no effect and the detective The Ever Ready battery trade mark fired another four shots at the had been registered in 1994 but the fugitive and hit the man in the defendants had been manufacturing ankle. This man was also seen to their article, long before that date throw something white away on the and now an application for regis billside before he was winged." Later Sergt. McEwen recovered a tering their trade mark had been lodged with the Supreme Court. The defendant had used the label complained of in the Colony for On the third night members of six or seven years while the Ever The pedestrians scattered in every the Hong Kong Reel Club will dance Ready label had only been regis. Court was that at the time the direction and running into the Po a 32-some, reel. The dancing on ered here for four years. The coin-shooting took place he was merely He heard the Yuen Tai Kai, the woman continued each night will be followed by plainants must have known of the one of the many pedestrians in
Magistrate's Comments. to drive Canton's citizens like spectacular terchlight evalutions, to Canton City Battery Co. but until Shaukiwan Road.
be carried out by 440 N.C.0.'s and
once stopped and waited to be
His Honour, in acquitting the sheep before a wolf. A boy was
men of the Queen's Royal Regiment these proceedings were instituted police order, "Search" and he at
searched. Other people started run-accused, stated that he did not asleep on a sofa immediately behind A modern battle scene entitled no complaint had ever been made.
will be
The Defendant's Evidence.
out, the evidence of the prosecution the front door of his house. The "Outposts of the Empire
given at 1.45 p.in. each night, the
only defendant who described ping and the Police shot him, as think a specific case had been made
being corroborated door was locked with a series of personnel taking part being the
of the he stood quite still. 1። proprietor wooden bärs but the mad women
general way. The onus was on the Hong Kong And Singapore Brigade himsei!
prosecution to make out their case, saw him and thrusting her hand R.A.. 2nd King's Own Scottish Company then gave evidence cor-
Borderers, Motor Cycle Section of roborating Mr. Lo's opening.
establish the allegation of stowing Mule Corps and the St. John Am-
there was sufficient evidence to
bulance Association.
way on the part of the particular person who had been called as a witness.
PANICI
The
He
Mr. Lindsell: You were standing
the letter referred to, and also a But as to corroboration, there was notebook which had been produced in evidence. That book contained and it was the prosecution's sub- of persons smuggled by the accused and from whom money was being mission that those addresses were
collected for that service.
addresses of Chinese in America,
in
through the bars jabbed at the the H.K.V.D.C., the Hong Kong had been making these batteries quite still, waiting to be searched and His Worship did not think
for over Sve years and had put when the police fired at you and 830,000 into the business. The pre-shot you ?—Yes. sent label had been in use for three years and a very similar one before then: No complaint had ever been received from complainant until recently.
lad's head. He woke up and rolled down on to the floor with blood pouring from his head. The mad woman tried to get into the house but the bars held and she dashed on down the street, leaving the child screaming with pain and fear. She next overtook a hawker, Cheung Kwong Ching, who was burdened with a heavy loan, and unable to get to safety. He was given a cut on his temple en "meant and the lunatic next went for another old woman named We Shec, and she cut her several times on the head.
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DANGEROUS INJURIES. She then attacked a tailor's shop and seriously injured a woman and the baby boy in her arms inflict ing wounds from which neither the mother por the child is likely to recover. From here the lunatic dashed into the Lin Tong Alley where a girl, aged about 12, we thopping wood. The mad woman seized her and inflicted deep cuts in her head. This child is also in a critical condition.
In the mean time the officer and Chow Fook bad gathered a party of young men armed with long bamboo poles. They cornered the lunatio in this alley, knocked her unconscious and tied her hand and foot. The police carried her back to her house where she died shortly afterwards without regaining con-
sciousness.
Chinese Idon Playing." The gala displays which differ each night, are timed for 10.5 p.m., the Chinese display coming on the Brit night. As already Announced this will consist of" Lion Playing in the Northern style when two Lious" will appear, one about twelve feet in length, being played by two men, and the other six feet in length by one man.
The case was adjourned till next Friday.
"The Surrender of Edinburgh Castle, 1688," which will vie with
Mr. Lindsell: Indeed. A likely story —It is true.
Mr. Lindsell: Alright. Any more nonsense 1.
Defendant then said that when the police seized him, they forged him to admit that he had a dagger on him.
Mr. Lindsell: Now you have No previous mention has been the battic scene for the honour of given yourself away. No evidence made that the Chinese community being the most colourful spectacle is arranging another display. It is learned that this will be highly in the Tattoo, is timed for 10.30 had been given that you had a
spectacular and will have for its
Defendant then said that the
Mr. Whitley applied for a writ- ten judgment, and said that it would assist the police in putting a stop to the sort of business which they alleged the accused had been carrying on.-Straits Times.
CINEMA NEWS.
"AFRAID TO LOVE."
p.m. each evening. The finale will dagger." be at 10.35, the massed buglers of main attraction a dragon a hundred the Command sounding the Last Police had given him. $10 on con- feet in length. The introduction of Post and Land of "Hope and this item promises even greater Glory" and "Abide with Me"dition that he would admit to variety in an already varied pro- being sung. Alter "Lights Out" having a dagger in his possession," Afraid to Love," gramme of events.
allowed to go free.
Sentence as mentioned above, was passed. The third man who was walking ahead of the other two was the Court were satisfied that he was discharged as both the Palice and an innocent party and had nothing to do with the other two.
The star of" The Grand Duchess and the Waiter," Florence Vidor, and the English actor, Clive Brook, are playing the leading parts in amusing
The gala display on the second has been sounded the. National and that if he did he would be French farce which comes to the
Traffic Arrangements. night will consist of an illuminated Anthem will be sung. and decorated motor car and motor
Special traffic arrangements have cycle parade when cars will be de- cocated to represent various nation- been made in order to handle the alities, The Portuguese pageant crowds of people at Sockumpoo with will be staged on the third night out causing delay and confusion and da motorists and owners of hire cars this consisting of "Vasco Gama's Caravel" depicting the ex are reminded that it is necessary plorer setting out on his historic to secure parking tickets before the voyage to India and "The World's Tattoo Cars without these tickets Oldest Alliance scena showing will be diverted from the Bookunpoo On the ground. The tickets are available Britannia and Portugal.
at the Y.M.C.A., City Hall. third night there will also be a display of fireworks by the com munity. The frat firework display will synchronize with the firing of three guns and after that the fire works will be seen in the intervals between successive items of the programme.
(Continued on nezi Oolumn).
Seldom if ever before, bas any public event like the Grand Tattoo aroused such intense interest in the Colony and given the public support, already strikingly shown, the Tattoo should go as Hong Kong's greatest and most successful effort in charity organisation.
CRUELTY TO PICS.
At the instance of Inspector P. J. O'Brien, of the SPCA, two Chinese were charged with being cruel to piga, by not putting suffi cient straw matting inside. crates in which the animals were confined One of the men was fined $4 and the ather 810.
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