THREE YEARS AND
THE "CAT."
FIRE-CRACKER
EXPLOSION,
SEQUEL TO PILKEM STREET FACTORY MANAGER FINED.
AFPRAY.
Chan Lap Fong, minnager of the -ONE ACČUSED DISCHARGED.Kwong Man Loong cracker factory'
HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 24, 1930.
PRISON OUTRAGE.
OFFICIAL REPORT ISSUED.
VICTIM'S CONDITION STILL
SERIOUS.
SHANGHAI JOCKEY KIDNAPPED.
ABDUCTED ON WAY TO
RACE COURSE.
SHOT FIRED INTO MOTOR-
TYRE...
Mr. C. Z. Chow, a sergeant in
MISSING YOUTH RETURNS.
RUSSIAN BOY BELIEVED DROWNED COMES BACK.
"ONE-OF-TSINGTAO-TRIP- TRIO.
Missing for 48 days and presum-
The official report regarding the stabbing affray at Vietorin Gaol has now been released to the Press. the Chinese Company S.V.C., suned drowned in a whirlpool on the It states:-"At 30.15 a.m. while of a wealthy property owner Acting Principal Warder No. 03 Shanghai, and a rider at Kiang Bert Plumb was mustering 20 pri-
wan, was kidnapped shortly after
Whangpao River, eight years old Vladimir Loukomsky has returned. to his home in Shanghai, looking bronzed and fit. Vladimir was one of the trio of youthful Russinus to the race course for the usual (who intended to make a trip to
Tsingtao in a sampan.
at 180, Den Voux Road Central, and Wong Yas, a foroumn, were "This hus been a wearisome case
yesterday summoned before Mr. H. and I havo pleasure in exempting R. Butters for manufacturing you from further jury service for a crackers in a place other than in period of two years," said Mr.a factory. Cheung i and Pun Justice Jacks to the Jury at the Yat, two women, were charged with close of the Criminal Sessions yen nanufacturing crackers in No. 004, terday.
Reclamation Street contrary to law,souers for sick parade and punish-six a.m. last Saturday on the ment parade, in the main ball at Kiangwan Road ne ho was going Victoris Gael, Prisoner No. 1014, Chui Sui Chung who had fallon in for medical inspection as to his fitness for receiving a whipping, drow a file dagger and stabbed him from behind: once in the back he hind the left shoulder blade, and once in the right shoulder the collar bono.
The trial concerned three North- érn Chinese, Lok Shan, Lok Shau Sung and Wong Kyi Fuk, who were charged with wounding thren others. Ma Ying Zai, Wong Shuen Cheong and Cheung Shues Ifing outside a motor-car repairing and painting
shop in Pilkem Street, Kowloon, on the night of August 8.
Further evidence was given by the third accused from the witness-box when he denied that he was qu
Duur
the premises not being a factory,
In connection with this case it will be recalled that on the 8th tant, Mr. Butters conducted an inquiry into the death of a six-year- vid girl, who died as a result of has caused by the explosion of fire crackers at 80s, Reclamation Street on September 23. On that orcasion evidence was given that
"Acting Principal Warder Plumb the ́ernekors were supplied by the the scene of the fight or that he manager of the Kwong Man, Loong want direct to the Gaol Hospital was in possession of the iron barracker factory to the two women from where he was romaved to the
for the purpose of inserting fuses.Government Civil Hospital. The deceased 'girl, it was stated, "Prisoner No. 101 returned to ignited a fuse when the women were.bis coll, No, 34 in F. 2 Ward, near- out of sight and caused the ex-by, where he was found by A.P.P.O. plosion.
Crossøy Immediately after the occur. ՄԱԼԸ, On
the opening cell .P.PO, Creesty was handed the hilo dagger by the prisoner, who had been confined to his coll as a punishment for breaches of prison discipline since the 15th instant.
"The Medical Officer in charge
in Court. He alleged that the witnesses for the prosecution were, conspiring to have him sent to gnol
or banished.
A number of other witnesses were examined before the Jury retiröd
Condition Still Sarious.
Mr. M. K. Lo, for the manager for over half an hour to consider of the factory, entered a plea of thoir verdict. They returned an guilty. He explained that his unanimous verdiet of guilty against client was genuinely sorry over the the first and third accused. The unfortunate death of the girl. The second accused was found not guilty. Kwong Man Loong firm had been His Lordship ordered the dis- doing business for 20 years in Hong charge of the second accused (Lok Kong without having had an ne-of the Government Civil Hospital Shau Sung), and addressing the cident:- In April of this year the reports the condition of Acting other prisoners said that the Jury manager was warned not to Bond Principal Warder Plumb as very had listened to the case for three uut crackora to be finished by work serious." days during which they have patient-ers outside the factory. Since that ly heard all the evidence that has warning the firm had not continued been brought before the Court, His the practice but the firm was unable Lordship asked if the prisoners had to effect the returns of the crackers anything to say why sentence should which they had already sent out to
tho Two not be passed.
women charged in the First accused: Since the Jury present case. Efforts were made to have found me guilty I have nothingira the women but they had left to say except that I am innocent. the Colony. Mr. Lo said that his Third accused: I am innocent.client had promised not to send out I never used the iron bar.
Remarking that they have been found guilty of a very serious offench where grievous injuries had boon caused, his Lordship passed His Warship pointed out that Mr. sentence of three years' imprison- Lo's client had committed a breach mont with hard labour and 12 of the Ordinance and it was more strokes of the "cat" in the case
of each prisoner.
any crackers to be finished in future and in view of the circum-" staices he would ask his Worship to také a lenient view of the case..
or less a serious matter, but in view of the facts explained by Mr. Lo ho was prepared to take a less serious view. It made it clear TOW-BOAT PIRATED. that if the defendant was before the Court again on a case of the TWENTY PASSENGERS as nature, his Worship would
CARRIED OFF.
not hesitate to pass the maximum
sentence.
According to a Canton report, over twenty passengers on board the tow-boat Kung Yik were kidnapped two women $10 each. when the vessel was held up by pirates while on its way to Macao from Chungshan district, on the evening of the 14th instant.
The manager of the factory was finod 8100, the foreman 850 and the
AMATEUR-DRAMATICS AT KOWLOON.
TONIGHT'S ENTERTAIN
MENT.
Members of St. Andrew's Club пре presenting two humorous
When the vessel arrived near Sha Chung, two pirate vessola appeared. Moanwhile coven men among the passengers produced revolvers and ordered the tow-boat to stop. The two pirato vessels came up and the pirates boarded the tow-boat, sketches this evening in St. Án.. and the crew and guards, being greatly outnumbered, were over drow's Church Hall, Kowloon, at powered. The marauders then ran sacket the vessel and carried off with them over twenty passengers.
THE SUPPRESSION OF SMUGGLING.
MR. MAZE ARRIVES TO RESUME DISCUSSIONS.
0 p.m. Tho Brat is a one-net sketch by A. A. Milne entitled "The Boy Come Home." Those saking part are:-Philip (The Boy), played by Reginald Woolley, Uncle James, taken by 8. A. Sweet. Aunt Emily
An enquiry at the Hospital yester day afternoon elicited the news that würder Plumb was alight better than he was yesterday, but was still not out of dauger,"
The assailant will be charged before the Coutral Magistrate this morning.
FAMOUS ACTRESS
MURDERED.
BRUTAL CRIME IN CANTON.
A brutal murder of a famous actress occurred in Honan, Canton, on Tuesday evening. The murderer decamped with jowels and orna monts to the value of over $5,000.
Tesi Yuk King,, the deceased, was notel actress in Canton and had but recently returned from the United States, whare she is said to have amassed a huge fortune.
She went out on Tuesday oven ing and was found lying dead at Fook Cheung Street the next mora ing. It is stated that she was kill ed with some blunt instrument.
It is suspected that robbery was the-melive as all her jewels and
morning training. The kidnapping
The trio, under the leadership of is distinctive Anoamanch, as officials are of the opinion that the gang 19 years-old Vadin Gravitsky, went had made their preparations for down near the Pome for it swim works past, going so far as to have when their sampan trip proved un- a letter to the relatives already pre-succesful. Vadin's story regarding pared..
the bathe was a tissue of falso.. hoods, it is understood: The three eft the river bank happily and safely, but after proceeding a short distance on the road back to Shang- On Saturday morning, as usual, bai there was a disagreement be the victim wont with his car to 74tween them. Vndin wasted the trio Dixwell Road to pick up his friend. to become beggars, but Vladimir had other idens, and he parted from them.
Mr. Chow and Mr. B. B. Ozarlo, the latter of Messrs Arnold and Co. have been in the custom of go- ing together to the race.
Forced to stop.
course
While proceeding along Kiang- wan Road more than a mile, be yond the Settlement boundaries, according to Mr. Ozario, they noticed a large car, a Studebaker or Buick typo, zigzagging very slowly across the road so that they could not pass. Finally the car stopped and they were forced to From somewhere behind stop. three men rushed up and surround
Living in Floids, Vladimir says that he lived in the
fields, sleeping under trees, for the whole period, and 'only returned home because the colder weather was setting in. He claims that he lived on apples, pens and anything he could find growing in the folds. He managed to acquire a jacket and a pair of Chinese trousers.
ed the Morris car in which Mr.Spooaking Chinese well, Vladimir Chow was riding....
claims that he had no trouble with the natives of the Woosung district.
Two others alighted from the car
Police direles, however, considor. in Front, armed, with pistols, and forced Mr. Chow and the chauffeur that Vladimir in all probability to get out, While ono man with spent most of the 48 days aboard pistol stood guard over Mr. | Chiness junk sailing out: of Orario, another fired two shots into Shanghe. His brosted and fit a tyre of the Morris. The kidnap condition testify more to a life at pera car then drove off. A large son than to a semi-furtive existence. number of coolies employed upon in the fields on an unusual diet. the construction of a building wit- nessed the affair but neither they or Mr. Ozario noticed the number of the car.
The kidnappers, after piling their victim into their car, forced him to read, a newspaper as they drove off. They also forced the chauffour to wear a pair of glas ses, the lenses of which had boon covered with paper.
Lost Bight Of. Driving off toward Chapei the The gang car was lost from sight. duped the chauffeur off, their car having proceeded a mile or more, the scene, The chauffeur returned repaired the tyre, and ho and Mr. Ozario reported the matter to Dix- well Road police station.
It is expected that the kidnap pors, having taken their victims to missing.n dive in Chipei, wll communicate gold ornamenta wore These consisted of a diamond ring, with Mr. Chow's father.. a pair of rare jade bangles, a pair
of diamond earrings, a gold watch
What led Vadio Gravitsky, the "captain" of the trio, to testify | that Vladimir was sucked under by
whirlpool on the river is not known. He further told this story to Vladimir's mother and said "I am sorry to tell you this." Actual ly Vadin's original story fits in with that of Vladimir quito well. It is suggested Vladimir's prolong- ed absence led Vadin to tell a story which would appear plausible and at the same time put an end to the episode.
ALLEGED HARBOURING.
PROSECUTION BY ́8.C.A.
When a case in which a Chinese woman was charged with harbouring two young girls and a small boy was mentioned before dr. E. H. Wil- liams at the Central Magistraly yes- terday, it was stated that the ac- cused was in the Government Civil Hospital suffering from typhoid
with chain and a ring inlaid with CORRESPONDENCE.over and could not stand her trial.
procious stones.
The police are investigating the
matter.
THEFT FROM BARRACKS.
CHINESE FALLS INTO TRAP.
A Chinese, stated to be a 'now- by Phillies Woolley, and Marjoris paper deliveror, was brought before White and Rita Cole represent Mr. R. E. Lindsell at the Contral Mary (the Maid) and Mrs. Higgins Magistracy yesterday on a charge (the Cook) respectively.
Outlining the case for the pro-
[For obvious reasons, the identity secution, Mr. 9. Jonynn of the of his correspondents must be knownS.C.A., said that the two girls and to the Editor. All letters intended
for publication must be accont- the small boy. went to the S.C.A. |panied by the name and address of on October 1 and said they were to the writer, not for publication, un- be taken to Singapore by the defen- less so desired, but as evidence of Jant on board the .. Tekada. Iu good faith. Correspondents who do not give this information will not an interview with the Immigration see their letters in print.—Ev.] Officer, the defendant was alleged. to have claimed that one of the girls and the small boy were her children while the other girl was being taken to join her husband.
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CHURCH CRITICISM.
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of stealing 83.34 from L/C J. [TO THE EDITOR OF THE "HONG KONG The other production is "The Williams of the Somerset Light Mr. F. W. Mare, Inspector- General of the Chinese Maritime Crimson Coconut" by Ian Hay. Infantry, stationed at Mount Aus Customs, arrived in the Colony on This is an absurdity and full of tin Barracks.
the R.M.S. Empress of Canada |
The facts of the case, na outlined yesterday. According to current laughs from beginning to end, reports, the object of his visit is Robert, the Waiter, which is the by Sub-Inspector B. Logan, were to resume negotiations with the leading role, is obly taken by J. W. that there had been quite a lot of
·locat authorities regarding the Baldwin, while two anarchists who money stolen from the barracks, establishment of Maritima Custome Stations to check smuggling from also help with the fun-making are and the soldiers there suspected the the Colony into Chinese territory, Nitro Gliserinski (Richard Wong) accused. A trap was laid to catch It has been stated that if satis and Madame Oliserinski (Maud him and L/C Williams pat. 20.34 inctory arrangements are arrived
at
The small girl and the boy, con tinued Mr. Janyns, wore kidnapped Sra-I have noticed with regret by the bandits in Shui Tong Vil- a somewhat acrimonious correspon-loge, Tzi Ngum on July 4 and word dance in recent issues of your paper afterwards sold to the defendant with regard to St. John's Cathedral. for 8300 She took them back to As an old resident, and one wheher own village in Lam Chui On, for many year, until recently, was knowing that they had been kid- closely associated with Church work napped.
in the Colony, may I suggest that
if your correspondents have the
As regards the other girl, she ran
work of the Church at heart, a away from her husband because, as better and, I think, à fairer course she alleged, of his crucity. Sho iu- under nome de plums would be to to pursue. than writing to the Press tended to come to Hong Kong to
the illicit traffic from Hong Kong White). Anthony Cole is the C.I.D. in his cupboard inside his room to Canton and other Kwangtung representative, Jack Pincher and The accused came up to the barracks ports, which has developed enormous Norman Mackay and Rita Cole to deliver a newspaper and seeing proportions since the introduction of the new tariffs last year, will be take the parts of Mr. Jabstick and nobody about entered L/C Wil join the electoral roll of either the find work, but met the defendent on eliminated at the source, thereby his daughter Nancy.
liamst room, and soarched the cup-Cathedral or one of the other the way, and was taken to the ecuring a considerablo increase in
churches in the Colony, when they village. There the defendant tried, the legitimate Customs revenue for
would have ample opportunity of the southern ports
making ang
to sell her but failed, and tho then JOUS RIBrauts bio naber, AWD to JIPPE, Kong where shu intended to join a steamer which would take them to Bingapore?
Other items included in the pro- gramme are a piano solo by Miss
the Customs Commissioner for the C. W. Liddon Cole, songs at the Kowloon District. He will: stay here for a few days after which he piano by Miss McGill, and mono- will proceed to Canton. RYUN. logues by Mr. S. A. Sweet.
board. A soldier who had been specially stationed to watch the
83.34 in his right hand pocket.
His Worship passed sentence of two months. hard Inbour.:
KIEK VOLE, KERITE TOMLIN A BUSKIEN the conduct of the services-Yours, eto
W. L. PATTENDEN. Godalming, Surrey, Sept 29.
The case was adjourned eins die.
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