HONG KONG DAILY PRESS. THURSDAY, AUGUST 28, 1930.
DID DALIP SINGH NURSE A GRIEVANCE? S.S. VENEZIA SOLD. WHAT IS A REGULAR WATCHMAN RESORTS TO
INDIAN INTERPRETER GIVES EVIDENCE OF
DECEASED'S CONDUCT.
FURTHER DETAILS OF LOK MA CHAU TRAGEDY.
That Dalip Singh, the Indian constable concerned in the Lok Ma Chau tragedy, had a grievance and that it was fairly well known amongst the people at the Police Station was revealed at Central Magistracy yesterday, when the inquiry into the shooting tragedy of July 21 was continued.
It was stated by an Indian interpreter, who is also a police- man, that Dalip Singh had resented being transferred to Lok Ma Chau as he had just completed term in the New Territories. The matter had been brought to the notice of the A.S.P. first, the D.S.P., Kowloon, and then to the Inspector General of Police.
Mr. T. H. King, A.S.P, who was in Court, told the Coroner' and the jury that the reason why Dalip Singh was sent to Lok Mo Chau was that he was concerned in a gambling incident at Central Police Station and that his transfer to Lok Ma Chau- was part of the punishment.
PUNISHED FOR GAMBLING IN BARRACKS.
Thu houseboy employed by Sergt.
Madgwick at Lok Ma Chau Police Station, who had given evidence
at a previous hearing, was recall- ed, when the Coroner questioned him on various pointe on which there was conflicting evidence be tween him and the Indian station guard.
• No Suspicion.
Did he ever express any dissatis faction or complaint about anything
to you?-Never."
satisfaction about his being sent Did you hear from him any dis
back to the New Territories 1-No, I have heard nothing.
Had you any suspicion of any Witness maintained that he saw kind beforehand that all was not the guard running across the comwell -No spicion whatever... pound empty handed, and that the Indian had no revolver in his hand. Further, the guard did not fire five or six shots as he was running, If the Indian had fired those shots
witness was in a position to see the shooting. The houseboy also aaid that he did not think that the telephons bell was first heard ring ing about a quarter of an hour after the first abot. He estimated it to be three quarters of an hour after the affair had started.
Questioned whether he had seen the Lewis gun on the verandah of the first floor between 4.30 p.m. and 6 p.m. that day, witness stated that he had occasion to pass in and out of his quarters and he did hot notice any Lewis gun on the veran- dah.
Replying to Mr. King, witness replied that he was in his quarters when the four Indians came out from inside the Station. European Lance-Sergeant Aic gave orders to the men in the Station to come out. his Indian interpreter to shout to After the interpreter had shouted up the hill to the Indians, a voice, which witness recognised to be that of B722, replied "Don't shoot. I'm coming." B722 left his place of concealment and joined the rescuers.
Ten minutes later the other three Indians also came out, by which time the Inspector General of Police, Mr. Sparrow and the D.L (N.) had arrived."
Up to the time, the four men came out from their barracks, had
Mastan Singh, the Indian Ser-No, I had no conversation with
you any conversation with them?
geant who was at the Indian mar- ried quarters when the shooting
them.
Is it possible for the men in the
FOR TWO AND A QUARTER LAKHS
MR. YIP WING KWOK THE BUYER.
MÉAL?
NOT A SANDWICH, SAYS MAGISTRATE,"
JAPANESE HOTEL-KEEP ER FINED,
After two postponemeats, the s.8. O. Morita, the licenses of the Venezia was put up for sale by Chitose Kwan Hotel, Nos. 1-3. Now public auction at the China, Auction Fung Lane. Wanchai, was summon- Rooms yesterday when it fell undered before Mr. R.E. Lindael yes- the hammer at 4923,000 to Ma. Yip terday for committing a breach of Wing Ewok, of 31," Bonham Road. the conditions of his licence in that The opening bid was 2200,000 and he sold liquor to two European this was soon raised by another constables, disguised as seamen, on $10.000; after three further bids of August 14, without regular meals 23,000 each, the vessel, as she now being supplied at the same time. lies in harbour with the furnishings, fittings and appartenances now on board, was knocked down.
Originally named the King- fisher," the vessel arrived in Hong Kong about a year ago, the man- agers being the China New Era Shipping Company who spent a lot of money on her on reconstruction
work. She used to be a coal burner and is said to be able to do
20 knots an hour. This was
Defendant claimed that sand wiches were served with the drinks and stated in reply to the Beach that two sandwiches were consumed with the two bottles of beer
11
SQUEEZE."
SENTENCED TO SIX MONTHS' IMPRISONMENT..
Seven charges arising out of alleged demands for bribes were preferred against a private watch- man who appeared before Mr. H. R. Butters yesterday. The defen dant was represented by Mr. A. E.
Hall.'
On
Outlining the case against the de- fondant, the Police stated that the accused was a private watchman engaged through the Police. Sunday last, he is alleged to have approached a hawker in Welling ton Street and asked the man to weigh him out a catty of pears. The man was about to comply when the accused probably changed his mind and said: "I am on the Emergency Squad; I don't want
His Worship then asked whether the pears; give me twenty cents two sandwiches constituted a re-instead." To this request the haw- gular meal, and Mr. T. Murphy ker.ccmplied. who prosecuted, said that a meal Having paid the accused, the was defined in a restaurant-keeper's hawker followed him and while licence as being worth not less than doing so, be met a Chinese constable ex-30 cents, but was not so set out to whom he related the story. The
held by the defendant, a "regular him approach another, in the hotel-keeper's adjunct licence constable and the hawker both followed the accused and they saw meal" being the only definition whom another demand for twenty given in the latter.
centa was made. On this occasion Morita declared that he had stable who had been watching, walk- the hawker refused, and the coa- charged twenty cents for the sand-ed up to question the accused. The wiches served to the constables.
who desired to make flying trips pected to be a "draw" for those
to Canton or Macao. For various reasons, her late owners deemed it advisable to take the vessel off the run about a month ago and until recently she was lying at the Douglas Wharf.
after the sale, Mr. Yip said that he had not decided on which run Interviewed by our representative
he
after a week or so, he might be going to place the vessel, but
able to make known his plans.
That case was dealt with depart mentally and a certain decision was arrived at and part of that decision was that the deceased was trans-
G.P. went North shortly after- ceased was brought up again and wards when the complaint from de- WAS postponed until Mr. Wolfe
ferred to Lok Ma Chau, The
returned.'
A. $25 Fine.
The Coroner: Had this decision of 85 penalty come along before he went to Lok Ma Chau?"
Mr. King: No, it was a revision.
plaint and this fine of $25 was He was first transferred and subse- quently came in to make this com- brought into effect against him. deceased tell you that he was com
The Coroner (to witness): Did
gambling-Yea
"Oh, But You Must Take
Them.".
"
Giving the facts of the Police night in question, the two officers case, Mr. Murphy said that on the
went into the hotel shortly after 11 p.m. and asked for beer. Two bottles were brought by a waitress
per bottle. who said that the price was 70 cents dollars and returned 50 centa as She was given two
change. The waitress then went two sandwiches and when the away but returned soon after with officere refused them she said, " Oh, you must take them with the beer."
the place at the time and they There were about 15 sailors. in were all drinking beer and there The officers, however, did not see was also a sandwich for each man. any of the customers ask for or be served with what could be termed as a "regular meal"
started, said that he had been in barracks to hear if one shouts frompelled to pay $25 on account of really 60 cents.
if one shouts very loudly... the Indian married quarters 1-Yes,
Did you see B343 at all after the known on July 8. firing had started 1-No.
Police service for nearly 23 years. He was transferred to Lok Ma Chau on November 3, 1919. At about 3 p.m. on July 21 when the shooting started, he was sitting in his quar-
At what time roughly would you ters. He heard two shots, fired in
say the men came out from their quick succession, followed by a
Irracks?--About 7.30 p.m. third. Immediately after the third
When you were on duty with shot, the alarm bell started maging. Dalip Singh the previous night, did He put on his boats and was oo the point of going out to investigate you notice anything unusual in his demeanour -I notice nothing un- usual.
what had happened when he saw that Sergeant Madgwick, the officer- in-charge, had arrived outside his quarters,
Sergt. Madgwick Arrives. Sergeant Madgwick asked witness to hand over his rifle and ammuni- tion to him. The Indian inter- preter, P.C. B394, who was the only other man in the married quarters, also arrived. Sergeant Madgwick gave the interpreter 15 runs of immunition and ordered him to go to the S.E side of the Station...
Witnces and Sergeant Madgwick then started to climb up the hill to make for the Station. On their way up, witness could hear bullets passing them. The shots were fired by someone from within the Station.
#1
De-
DAD on
latter claimed that he was attached. to the Central Police Station and az a sort of bona fides produced a Police whistle and chop to verify however, still unsatisfied, with the his statement. The constable, was,
the Central Police Station when the result that the whole party went to
whole trick came to light.
While in the Central Police Station the accused was seen to discard some money which he had for this behaviour was that the man in his possession. The police theory
snight have been used by the police feared that some "marked "money
rid of it. Actually no such money and the accused was anxious to get
was used.
several witnesses, bis Worship de
After hearing the evidence of aided to convict and passed sen tences totalling six months' hard labour on the defendant.
THEFT OF BULY BEEF.
BY CHINESE COOKS AT SHAMSHUIPO.
Before Mr. Whyte-Smith yester- day, a Chinese cook employed at charged with the theft of 30 tins the Shamshuipo Military camp was
was charged with receiving the stolen property.
aid that his price for the beer was In reply to the Bench, defendant The extra ten cents was for the sandwich. Mr. King here pointed out that fendant, further questioned, said the decision of the I.G.P. was that he called one sandwich of bully beef, and a Chinese woman
regular meal. On July 21, witness was on duty C. Thorpe, who together with thing was normal when he went off drinks, then gave evidence support Detective Sergeant Meadows said as station guard up to 4 p.m. Every-F.C. Freyer, was served with the
Appearing for the prosecution. duty. Witness went to the married ing Mr. Murphy's remarks. Asked that the woman was arrested at quarters and went to sleep. Heif he had brought the bottle of beer about 2 p.m. on August. 2 in Bham- was roused just before 5 p.m. by to Court as an exhibition, witness shuipo. She was then carrying two alarms were being sounded. his wife who told him that the answered in the affirmative,
baskets containing the 30 tins of He His Worship: Empty, I suppose 1-bully beef hidden beneath some heard ahots and presently the Euro Yes (Laughter.) pean Sergeant came in and witness Evidence was then given by De When questioned by the police, she potato peelings and empty tina, was sent off round the East of thetective Sergeant Moran who said said that she got them from a cook Station. He went off and gob with that he visited another Japanese in the camp. She was then taken in a hundred yards. He then heard shop in Wanchai where he found to the cook-house but on arrival shots and bullets whistling and one the price of beer was the same as went pasa him. He also fired one defendant charged. He went to the they found that two of the cooks shot at the spot from which he hotel about 15 minutes after the two the first defendant there. Intimat
had already absconded, leaving only though the shooting was coming officers and was served with a tiny ing that he had not sufficient evi- from. After he had been out eight stale sandwich. He would not taka dence against the man, Sergeant it and noticed that all the others Meadows said he was prepared to or nine minutes he was recalled."
At 6.45 p.m. he heard the voice had also left their "abacks un-
drop the case against the first of B722 shouting from the Station, touched.
defendant.. "simply heard him but could not Witness only knew Dalip Singh distinguish what he was saying at when the latter was transferred to first," said witness. "Later I Lok Ma Chau. He made a com-
heard the words "We want to How should we come come out. and again on the following day. Rescue us." plaint on the day of his arrival out?. Bg has been killed by B543.
Dalip Singh had wanted to know
Complaints by Dallp Singh, Santa Singh, who holds a full ticket for English, stated that he was station guard on
July 21 up to 4 p.m. In addition to ether duties, he acted as Indian inter- preter at Lok Ma Chau.
A Spite Against Him,
Defendant persisted that the sand- wich cost 10 cents. Remarking that even that does not make it clear that one sandwich constitutes & regular meal, the Magistrate im posed a fine of $50. It was stated that this was defendant's first offence under the current licence.
PARTNERSHIP ISSUE DECIDED.
The two men then retired to the understood, the IG.P. had inform-0.30 p.m. jury, who desired denied by the defendant.
Sergt. Hugh Higgins, of the Argyll and Sutherland Highland ers, told the Court that he was in charge of the cook-house. Once a week 85 tins of bulls beef was given as Tations and the cook had in- structions that he had to prepare.. dinner as well as ten with these irations. Sergt. Higgins said that if the 30 tins had been taken at one. time, the theft would have been detected at once so that they must have been stolen a few at a time, from the four cook-houses.
Further evidence was given by witness after which the Magistrate discharged the first defendant and imposed two months". hard labour on" the woman.
FOREIGN GOODS WITH CHINESE CHOPS.
New Territories. He blamed the made by Dalip Singh in answer why he was transferred again to the. Witness produced a statement Indian A.SP., Mohinder Singh, for to a charge made against him by consulting the higher officers having caused his transfer without Sergeant Madgwick a few days be- fore the trouble. In that he alleged that the officer-in-charge had o WOMAN DEFENDANT HELD Procceding, witness said that said witness, Dalip Singh went to
As a result of the complaint, spite against him. Witness said he took down and translated the state-
TO BE LIABLE. Sergeant Madgwick had already see the A.S.P. of the New Tered Lok Ma Chau up to the time of ment The 'decision had not reach- reached the compound wall of the ritories at Taipo and later he saw the tragedy. Witness said that mary Court yesterday after hearing Adecision was given at the Sura- Station and witness was about 15 the D.SP. of Kowloon. Still later there was another report made further evidence in the case in yards behind him, "when one bullet he came to Hong Kong to see the against deceased in June by the which the Ho. Shing firm alleged was aimed at the officer-in-charge.
A.B.P., New Territories,
that Mak Ying, widow, earth-con- In answer to Mr. King, witness tractor,, was liable to pay a debt Sergeant Madgwick fired one shot Inspector General of Police, and
according to what the witnces said that he fired 29 shots in all,
of 82,200 under a judgment against in return?
the last of which was fired at about the Ying Fat firm on the ground A CANTON COMPLAINT.
that she was a partner. This was ed Dalip Singh that he was to sub- Questioned by the; scribe 225 to the Sikh Tempio fund Singh said: I handed over the Lok Street, in giving evidence for Nam Keung Rubber Factory, re the witness to speak English, Santa Teung Yu Chung, of 237, Wing Lo Wing, the proprietor of-the or he would be dismissed. Regard-keys on being relieved, to the the plaintiff, said that in May last cently sent a petition to the Canton ing the transfer, the I.G.P. had in station guard outside the charge he obtained Hong Kong money in Government complaining that cer- dicated that nothing could be done room. B543 made a complaint to exchange for Canton currency from tain foreign merchants are using to alter it.
me in May and I wrote it down the Ying Fat firm to the extent of the name Mr. King at this stage pointed for him. I wrote the complaint in 82,000. He wanted the money in goods, and requesting the Govern
Nam Keung on their out that there had been two men the charge-room and as far I can order to pay passages for himselfment ja rake action weajust them tee the sent to Hnd other mixed Timber screen wise and family to New Zealand. On in order to protest home indus
incarenagembling af and bath pulmis bus woman, who regon tries with the first batch of Police had been told to subscribe $25. amongst the men. Everybody knew bled the defendant, paid the money It in atated in the petition that There had been & gambling of it before the shooting Dalip over to the accountant, who handed foreign merchants are disguising rescuers from Sheungshui.
their goods na" Chinese products racks at Central Police Station, against anyone in the Station nor After hearing further evidence, said Mr. King. The deceased did he have any grievance. I can his Lordship said that he was satis and another man were concerned, gn no reason for his actioned that the defendant was in part The inquiry was adjourned until her in the firm and gave judgment Continued on neal Column)
Friday
for, the plaintif, with costs
inarried quarters, and from, there
witness signalled to the Tadian interpreter to return. Sergeant Madgwick ordered him to go to Sheungshui Police Station and witness accordingly left Lok Ma
1
Coroner: How long have you case amongst the men in the bar Singh did not have any complaint it to witness, dance, because native goods enjoy re-
known Dalip Singh the
Witheas I came to know him sins ho come to Leh Ma. Uhau
For about two months?--Yes."
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