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ANKING PIRACY GANG.
ROUNDED UP BY CANTON POLICE:
7 KIDNAPPED MEN CHAINED IN DUGOUT.
from our CHINESE CORRESPONDENT.]
CANTON, Jan 23rd.
After months of active search the Kwangtung Government have at- reated 16 men who are alleged to have been concerned in the pirating of the as. Anking, wben two foreign officers and a Chinese quartermaster ware killed, others wounded and five passengers kidnapped. The pirates made good their escape to a mountain fastness, on the way impressing men from the villages they passed as carriers, The Can- tan Government sent a naval party after the pirates, and though oine men were arrested they were re- leased for lack of evidence against them.
The recent arrest was the result of some smart co-operation between the Hong Kong and
Canton Criminal Investigation Depart- inents. Chief credit goes to Mr. Chue Heung, a Hong Kong detec. tive, who discovered that the An- king pirates were in hiding at Bok Mong Fe, near Walchow in the East River District. Mr. T. H King forwarded the information to Canton and Chue Heang went ap personally to Caston.
informed
THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, JANUARY 24th, 1929.
ROUND THE POLICE BRUTAL MURDER AT
AN UNSATISFACTORY IDENTIFICATION
PARADE.
ANOTHER ACQUITTAL AT YESTERDAY'S SESSIONS..
ALLEGATION OF ILL-TREATMENT
TO BE INVESTIGATED.
The method of holding identification parades by the police has lately come in for a considerable amount of criticism. It was only on Tuesday that the Chief Justice had to strike out this part of the Crown evidence in a case in which B. Chinese was charged with piracy, remarking that if a parade wan not held strictly in accordance with the regulations laid down, it was more of a danger than a help.
Yesterday Mr. O. G. Alabaster, K.O severely criticised the identifiestion parade which concerned a man alleged to have taken part in an armed robbery with two pthers not in custody. "This is the thinnest and most unsatisfactory caso ever put before a Hong Kong jury," be said, and after touching upon the law of iden- tification, he described the parade as "similarity parade."
BEATEN BY POLICĖ.
Prisoner alleged that he had been subjected to "third degree" raethods. Ho declared that he bad been beaten by several constables in an attempt to make him say that he was guilty of the crime. This allegation, however, was not originally made by the defence, but was brought cut when prisoner was under cross-examination by Mr. T. S. Whyte-Smith for the Crown.
Remarking that the Crown had brought this upon themselves, Mr. Alabaster added that whether the prisoner's allegation had any truth in it or not, the fact remained that when he was detained in the
he asked to be examined by the prison's doctor, and had also asked to be allowed to see an outside doctor.
The Court ruled that that point had no bearing on the case, but it would certainly be advisable to have the matter enquired. into Mr. "Whyte-Smith was then instructed," after prisoner had. been acquitted, to have the matter investigated.
Chun Tak Chan, who was indicted The prisoner in this case WAJ
at the Criminal Sessions yesterday before Mr. Justice P. Jacks. for armed robbery.
the Crown
Parade Severely Criticised, Before calling evidence for the defence, Mr. Alabaster said that the case
The Cantea Police Military Headquarters in the dis triet concerned and a batch of detectives were sent to co-operate with the soldiers. A. gorden was drawn round Bok Mong Fa and the district thoroughly searched. Six- teen men were arrested and it is said that the evidence is already conclusive against at least five of them. They have been brought to Canton in chains but your ear. respondent understands that they will be sent to Hong Kong for trial.
was about the thinness and Further search of the mountain-
most unsatisfactory ever put before side revealed a dug out where the
Yr. C. G. Alabaster, K.C., in a Hong Kong jury. There was pirates had hidden two of their structed by Mr. A. E. Hall, was only the flimsiest of evidence as re prisoner The dungeon was cover for the defence, and the case for gards identification. Counsel cited" ed over thickly with earth, the only
the law relating to identification ventilation being by means of a
conducted by and Was
mentioned the Beck case, hollow bamboo. The prisoners, two Mr. T. S. Whyte-Smith, Assistant in which Beck was imprisoned for men from Fukien. него found Crown Solicitor:
many years on mistaken identity, chained up. They were neatly
and the Oscar Slater case. Opening the case for the prosecu- starved and said that at no time tion, Mr. Whyte-Smith said that tion in this case, he said that it was Commenting upon the identifica- had they had more to eat than two howls of rice a day. Their gratiat about 7 pm on December 28th,joki of the shop to 30 out on a tude to their rescuers was pathetic three men entered a hemp shop at robber bunt in the company of a s curious pastime for a
They said that their ransom had:
West Point The master of the Chinese detective a day after the been fixed at $30,000 each, and shop was then in the accountant's occurrence. It must be borne in their three fellow captires, who are 100m with his nephew and a falimind that these two men were hunt still in the pirates hands, were There was another foki in the kiting for about two hours, add ap- ordered to
raise $70,000 between chen nt the back of the shop. One parently the foki thing that they them.'
of these men was the prisoner and had enough of it, pointed out a man at random, after two hours he had a pistol in his hand.
called identification, and still Less hard walking. That could not be could the picking out of the pri- soner by the nephew be so described. That was a farce. The oan was asked to pick out a man similar to one of the robbers It was in short A "similarity parade" and evea then the man said he was not sure justified by regulations.
A similarity parade" was not
to see.
CANTON ELECTRIC·
TROUBLES.
NO FITTINGS TO BE SOLD.
SMOKE NUISANCE TO BE TACKLED.
(FROM DOR CHINESE CORRESPONDENT CANTON, Jan. 23rd." The $6,000 fine which has been imposed on the Power and Light
The inmates were gagged with walnuts, and when a woman carne in, she was treated in the same way After getting the keys of the safe, the robbers opened it and took 817. They also stole 88 from the counter, a wrist watch and a coat. then decamped.
They
The following day a foki of the shop went to look for the robbers with a Chinese detective and met prisoner in Queen's Road Central. He pointed him out to the detective and prisoner was arrested.
Continning, Mr. Whyte-Sirith
rather
COURTS.
UNREPORTED SMALL-POX
CASE.
A Chinese living in Temple Street Kowloon, was ined 830 by Mr. E. W. Hamilton at the Kow- loon Magistracy yesterday for fail. ing to report a case of small pox. The defendant reported the death af his brother on January 18th, after having treated the case him- self. Sanitary Inspector Eccleshall said that the matter was made the more serious because defendant lived within 30 yards of the Kwong Wah Hospital and the Sanitary Department Office.
In imposing the fine, the Magis trate remarked that under the Ordinance ho could only foe the defendant $50, which was rather extraordinary.
ONLY 10 YEARS AND NOT LIFE.
Charged before Mr. E. W. Hamil ton with returning from banish ment, a Chinese said that he was told that the term of deportation was only ten years and not for life as stated in the charge. The defen- dant who was banished in 1919 was remanded for 24 hours for the war. rant of degjörtation to be proved.
UNLAWFUL POSSESSION OF
SPIRITS.
Another Chinese was charged with possession of 34 gallons of Chinese spirits, before Mr. E. W. Hamilton, and on pleading guilty was fined 8430. The wine was found in the defendant's boat in the Yaumati Typhoon Shelter.
ARMS AND AMMUNITION CONFISCATED.
Mr. E. W. Hamilton made a order at the Kowloon Magistracy for the confiscation of 8 Luger tions which were salved by Revenue pistols and 100 rounds of ammuni- Officer Tallon from the Harbour bed near where the s.s. Bearrachie was berthed.
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EMBEZZLEMENT OF $6,000. Appearing on behalf of an aceas ed at the Central Magistracy, before Major Wilson, yesterday, Mr. The accused, Lu Shu, an employee Horace Lo appealed for leniency.
charged with embezzlement of 28,000 of the Sheung Shing Bank, was from his employers..
wish to press the charge. Of the Mr. Lo said that the Bank did not missing sum, $3,500 was recovered when the accused was arrested in Canton. The Magistrate remanded the accused. (Continued at foot of next column
in gaol did you have to see a doe Mr. Alabaster: When you were tor-Yes.
rough treatment meted out to you? Did you ever complain about the Yes.
side doctor?-Yes.
Did you ever ask to see an out-
the
they
Ought To Be Enquired Into. At this stage Mr. Whyte-Smith defence was alleging that objected to these questions. If the prisoner had been beaten,
whether the alleged rough treat should call the Gaol doctor.
Hia Lordship I don't know ment affects. the case, but I think it ought to be enquired into.
Mr. Whyte-Smith said that the
· KOWLOON."
TWO CHINESE BARBERS CHARGED,
AXE-HEAD IN DEAD MAN'S TROUSERS.
The story of a gruesome murder was unfolded at the Criminal Sessions yesterday, before the Chis? Justice, Sir Henry Gollan, when two Chinese barbers were indicted on the capital charge. The pri coners were Lok Chơi an Lan Hon. Thoy were charged with the mur der of Lau Mai, another barber, on October 20th or 1st, last year:
Mr. H. Somerset Fitzroy, Asais- tant Attorney General, was for the prosecution, and Mr. Hia Shing Le instructed by Mr. J. M. d'Almada Remedios was for the de fence.
The jury were:-Messri C. G. Anderson (foreman), . E. Barrow, E. Sahmet, Lo Chan Ting, C. Earnshaw, J. 8. Landolt and J. Gillespie.
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Finding The Dead Body. Opening the case for the Crown, Mr. Fitzroy said that an Indian near Kowloon City by a crowd of constable was attracted to a place Chinese and found the dead body of a Chinese lying on sweet potatoes. The man had been a bed of seriously injured in the head and was dead when found."
A post mortem examination w held by Dr.J. R. Dovey, and when removing the man's trousers, an axe-head fell out. There were, how- bead, and the theory was that that ever, no blood stains on the are axe was not used in the crime. When the scene of the murder was of blood and the handle of the axe. examined the police found a pool
dead man's mouth and was pressing A tape had been tied around the down the tongue. Other pieces of tape were also found, stained with. blood.
detection of this brutal murder. That was the first link in the The deceased was buried and there
and some days later certain per- identity. A reward was offered was no means of establishing his
the man from photographs. They sons came forward and identified
verified. Canton Road and this the polico said that he was a barber at 559 They went there and
found that house No. 558 was in- deed a barber shop.
Machinery Of Law In Motion, that those tapes found played a Evidence would be called to show
persons would be called to say tion of the alleged criminals, Four most important part in the detec
shop. Some two months ago, the that that piece of cord was used to pull the punkah in the barber- cord snapped, and a new one was put on. The tape found on the scene of the crime was part of the old tape which had belonged to the punkah
had stated that if the piece of cord One of the prisoners, Lan Choi found on the scene of the murder
Government Bacteriologist, was part of the punkah's old cord, cord was then submitted, to the it would bear traces of oil. The
and
Prisoner's Story. Prisoner was then put into the box. He said he was an assistant Company, for its failure to give said that the master of the shop been in that employment for three to the Kwong. Shing Lung hard Canton a reliable supply of elecwas not able to identify the man,
ware shop in Singapore. He had trinity, will be devoted to the im but the nephew could. He went on provement of street lighting in
years, when he left for Biam with Canton.
to give details of the identification his master. From Siam he came to The anxious to have, the city better fence interjected and said that he arriving here on June 22nd last doctor should be called in order to show Lok Choi was a barber and i
Municipality a parade, when Counsel for the de-ng Kong also with his master,
test which he produced.
The Parade,
year.
traces of oil were found. evidence would also be called to As to the motive of the crime,
thing to start upon, for a very much that at the proper time, adding larger amount de needed to do the that the parade was a most unsatis- three days, he went to his native of the defence's case,
Mr. Alabaster said that that was joh properly. To help the Company factory one.
After staying in Hong Kong for not done, because it was not part Prisoner was a street barber and out of its present difficulty, which
was in the habit of frequenting the It was only is due to overloading of the genera victims, who corroborated
village, leaving his luggage with brought out under cross-examine shop, but after the disappearance Evidence was then taken from the his master here. He had also detion, and remarking sotto voce, to be regularly in the shop. There tore, according to the Company's Crown's opening in so far as the safe-keeping.
of the murdered man, he was found the posited 8100 with his master for Own account, the Municipality is
You brought it out, and you sending inspectors round to see that robbery was concerned. The nephew the repairs of his ancestral tombs, sat down,
After attending to have brought this upon yourself,
was a disagreement between the no more electric cookers. irons, said that when he was asked to he returned to Hong Kong on De
three men and on October 19th, and heaters or anything else that takes he could not do so at first, but when train. While he was on his way Ho Pak Shing, and also by his on October 20th, the three men left
identify the prisoner at the parade, cember 27th,
The prisoner's evidence was then quarrelling took place. current are sold. An order to this asked if there was anyone resem to his master's house, he was arrest wife.
arriving here by corroborated by his master, Mr.
Witness would any that at p.m. effect was made some time ago but bling any of the robbers, he picked ed. He was surprised and asked up to now no one has taken any out the prisoner. ̈ ̈
the shop together, saying that they notice. Future offenders will be
Making
were going to pray for success. At severely punished and the goods
midnight, a woman residing in he satac house, would say that the sold will be confiscated. The Muni- Giving evidence of the identica cipality thinks that this will solve tion parade, Mr. G. G. Perdue, had never had a revolver and that called evidence of good character, She withdrew the bolt and immedi the trouble, and when the Power A.S.P., said that nine persons were Station reinforced with, Dew paraded including the prisoner, of returning to Siam.
he was coming back to Hong Kong which was a very dangerous thing ately returned to bed. She, how to see about steamers with a view for a defending counsel to do, ever heard only two people enter generators the ben will be lifted.
The Company's smoke stacks wore Chinese shoes. Six witnesses They were all dressed in blue and
anless he were sure that his client and heard Lok Choi talking. An- contaminate the whole city with were called to identify and five fail-
Beaten By Police,
had in fact an unblemished charac other boy on the premises would their moke and the Government ed to do so.
Cross-examined by Mr. Whyte Crown it there were, doubt on the cused enter and close the door.
ter. It left a big loophole for the also say that he saw the two so as ordered them
The nephew of the Smith, prisoner admitted that he matter. to instal soot shop passed the row of men and had three pawn tickets with him Crown had failed to prove the case. and Lau Choi replied that Lou He submitted that the A few days after, questions were prevention devices. The Company failed to picked out any one. has agreed and sent its foreign thea qualified himself and said that kets were given to him by a clans ed to have used in the robbery Mei was dead. When asked about
He when he was arrested. These tic None of the things stolen, or alleg-
asked about the murdered MAD, consulting engineer to confer with he could not identify properly. the Government. The smoke qui
man on the eve of his departure were found in his client's possesit again, he said that Lau Mei had Bance has been very severe in Can-
Witness then said to the nephew, asked him to redeem the articles
from home. This clanman had zion.
been killed in a street accident ind ton of late.
"Does anyone here look like any of pawned and to send them back to Mfr. Whyte-Smith said that the de papera the robberst." The nephew then him. He also gave him the money fence had tried to establishing out Counsel's opening and the Replying for the prosecution, that a report had appeared in the CENTRAL BANK OF CHINA pointed at prisoner and said: form.
CHANGES.
Evidence was then called bear- This man looks like one of them,
alibi, and had called two but I am not sure."
Mr. Whyte-Smith: Why did you The first witness was the prisoner's case will be continued to-day: It The Kwangtung Political Council
not tell the police that you were master, and he had said that he is expected to last until late in the is incorporating the Central Bank the defence, Mr. Perdue said that the robbery-Because I was so
Cross-examined by Counsel for not in Hong Kong on the day of did not know on which day pri- evening. of China. Formerly it has been the regulations governing an idon-severely beaten by the police that under the control of the Nanking tification parade were pasted in the I was afraid to speak too much
soner had returned to the Colony Government, but owing to its close front cover of the identification connection with the Provincial Goy book
How many policemen beat you? ernment this step has been decided
Many S upon, ita dame to be changed to
What with An iron hammer. Kwangtung Gentral Bank of China gulation which would justify yourBecause they tried to make me enough to justify an alibi.
Why did they want to beat you. and its control invested in a special asking a question, ne to there being say that I took part in the robbery, anyone similar Mr. Perdue ex-
his final submission to the detective why he was arrested. the jury, Counsel for the defence, At the Police Station when he said that in law a man was never was charged, he told them that he convicted on character. He heard Lok Choi ask for admittance.
Board of four Directors appointed
Mr. Alabaster:-Is there any ̈re
to that effect, be thought that he could ask that ques
.
The only witness who bore out his own wife. Had prisoner call- prisoner's story in this respect was ALLEGED FORGERY OF TRAM- ed this evidence from friends, it
WAY CO. SHARES. The wife's evidence was not strong would have carried more: weight.
When the ease in which two Chi- plained that although there was me put it to you that you were of the prisoner was unsatisfactory. Hong Kong Treating be Beso are charged with possessioa by the local, Political Council
and I refused.
In his cumming-up, his Lordship and uttering of a document pur- The reorganisation will be com regulation
agreed said that the identification porting to be a share scrip of the pleted by February 1st, the present tion when a witness made a qualif. Counsel for the defence said that Guilty."
nover beaten 1-1 was, President (Mr. Wong Lung Shang), ed statement.
Before re-examining the prisoner, ment, returned a verdict of Not forg Major C. Willson at the Cen-
The jury, after a short retire. 500 shares, come up for the Vice-President (Mr. Ip Tsing). and the whole staff being retained; Counsel: You can't find any re
he had not wished this to come outty discharged,
Prisoner was according tral Magistracy yesterday after- The four Directors will be; Fung gulation which would justify your gone so far, it would be his duty Mr. Whyte Smith to investigate ed that he was not ready to proceed in evidence, but as the matter had,
noon, Mr. T. Murphy, A.S.P. who Cho Man, Far Chi Ma. Lam Wen asking for similarity and not to ask a few questions.
Mr. Justice Jacks then directed is conducting the prosecution, stat Kot. Bud Kam Tsang Ching.
identity -No
the allegations of ill-treatment with the evidence. The bearing was
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