HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 19, 1930
VILLAGE MURDER. FOREMEN CENSURED THE APPROACH OF
YOUTH ACCUSED AT THE
SESSIONS.
NO MOTIVE FOR THE CRIME.
Bobbing bitterly from the dock, a village youth, pleaded not guilty at the Criminal Senjois yesterday to a charge of murder. The Acting Chief Justico (Mr. Justice Wood)
BY JURY.
DEFECTIVE PIN CAUSES
DEATH-
COOLIE KILLED BY TWO-TON
EQUIPMENT.
The circumstanem surrounding. the death of a Chinese coolie, who was struck by steel network, which
CHRISTMAS.
MR. & MRS. NIGHTINGALE'S
ANNUAL-CHILDREN'S.
PARTY.
HAPPY GATHERING AT THE
PENINSULA, -HOTEL,
CRIMINAL SESSIONS
TRIALS.
ATES FIXED FOR THREE
CASES.
When the Criminal Sessions were opened yesterday, the New Terri- torics murder case, repoter one, where, wog proceeded with and dates fixed for the three other cases in the calendar.
THE SILVER SCREEN.
NOT DAMAGED.”
Walter Byron, co-featured in the all talking movietono romance, is cane conscious." In this plo
turo, which comes on Sunday to the Queen's Thailre, Byron playe the role of a rich young Now York man about town, and is required to carry-cane-and-wear-spatz.- Beveral rehearsals were necessary before Byron was able to handle the enne properly.
"In England, I always carried stick, Byron said. Nearly overyone docs. Whon I came to
told the prisoner that he must koop Had fallen from a. Height of about | boys and girls of the Contral British Kong branch of the Health Buren Hollywood I brought my collection
quiet during the trial and also 16 feet, were inquired into at the allowed him to be seated in the Kowloon Magistracy by Jury dock while the dvidenes in the case yesterday, Mr. H. R. Buttere sat was interpreted to him. The ne as Coroner. In returning a verdict cused remained quiet during the f "Death by Misadventure," the morning, but when the Court re Jury made some remiirks concern sumed in the afternoon he gaveing a foreman who was responsible further evidence of acute distress of
mind.
for the careless construction of a defective, iron pin which was used to suspend a 2-ton equipment.
Tang Ta Fat, the accused, is said to be 18 years old according to
Mr. W. Woodward; engineer of Chinese reckoning, and he was an the Public Works Department, apprentice in a carpenter-shop, at said that on November 24, he pro- Shek Wu Hui, in tho New Tor-ceeded to the Kowloon Bye Wash ritories. He is indicted for the Dam, near the Kowloon Reservoir, murder of Cheung Chiu' On, and learned that the accident was labourer, said to be about 18 years caused by the snapping of an iron old, on the night of October 10. pin, which was used to suspend an is alleged that the accused dealt
equipment weighing about two a blow with a chopper while the tons. When the pin snapped, the man was asleep and that the man- died a few minutes later without equipment foll and various persons being able to raise an alarm. It is further stated that the two per
sons were the only occupants of one of the huts at the timber yard.
Jurors, empanelled were Messrs.
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School wore invited, was held yes terday in the Roof Garden of the Peninsula Hotel. In former years the party took place in the Schoo! Hall, but owing to the increase in the number of children attending the school, a large hall was nocca sary. About 200 children in all attended yesterday's party..
of sticks with me, and the frat timo I walked down the boulevard, sticks carried one of my best walking
The jurors who were not called ap, to serve were exempted until next Monday at 10.30 nm. The Mr. and Mrs. G. F. Nightingale's case in which Kwok Chun Shing, Christmas Party, to which all the former mannger of the Hong
attering of a voucher, has been Service, is indicated for fraudulent
fixed for this day. hearing of the case against three December 20 was fixed for the men for alleged arson at a medicine when girls along the street would Imagine my embarrassment shop in Wing Lok Street. Victoria Gaol, will be tried on start to giggle. I thought at firad
Shui Siu Chung, a prisoner at
stop and look at me, and then January 3, 1931, for the wounding mighs absent-mindedly have fail- of Acting Principal Warder Plumbed to dress properly, but a furtive When pleas wete taken, the accused inspection, proved that all was wished to make a statement. His well And then a friend enlighten The Roof Garden- presentad Lordship, however, refused to need me that no one; except old men, gay scene with all the children in cept a statement and sent the eso
carried cannos in Hollywood as it fancy dress who gave themselves to trial, noting pleas of not guilty
was regarded as mere swank. I wholeheartedly to the affair. There on the two counts of wounding. were somo very pretty dresses worn by the girls while the costumes of the boys were also very neatly got up. There were Chinese dresses, Japanese dresses,
Red Indian
PARTNER ON, TRIAL.
DEFENDING SOLICITOR'S
CONTENTIONS.
hailed a taxicab and went home, and have never used a walking stick since. In fact, just taking hold of ons makes me self-consci- 0us."
Byron was a well-known British screen and stage actor before he came to America three years ago.
Others in the east of this picture- include Robert Ames, Inez Court
"Red" casey. George
Corcoran, Rhoda Cress and Ernost Wood Chandler Sprague directed,
chiefs, littlo Duteli girls, An Indigu Rajah and a very imposing Arab ing over two months, the
After twenty-four sittings, spread shick, while one boy, who had Ro against an accountant-partner of were struck by it. The equipment,sult of the Cup Final" on a placard Ke firm was continued before Mr. the Kwong Cheong Loong Hing
suid witness, was built by the Hong dangling round, his neck, raised B. E. Lindsell yesterday when Mr.
Kong Excavation, Pile Driving lot of laughter in his very original. C. E.. Rendall, solicitor for the and Construction Company.
From evidence of other witnesses,
ap-
A. B. Baworth, (foreman), hl. B. it would appear that there was one Matthews, Wong Un Fong, A. K. man on the equipment when it fell, | Minu, L. G. Scott and H. P. All-but he escaped unhurt. Four good. Mr. Somerset Fitzroy pro- secuted for the Crown. Accused others, including the deceased, were was defended by Mr. Hin Shing Lo, working on the dam below, nad instructed by Mr. J. M. Hall.
received injures when the Oase Outlined.
paratus fell, Outlining his case, Mr. Fitzroy Dr. P. F. Court, of the Kowloon said that it was not incumbent on Hospital, gave medical evidence him to prove a motive for the deed. and, said that the wounds of the The Crown had no motive' to put before the jury except that there deceased were consistent with his was some quarrel or possibly some having been crushed by some heavy brooding by accused over the matter material. The patient died the Somewhore about the middle of same afternoon he was admitted to
of cooking.
the case.
hospital. '.
the night, the accused ran out of the shed, where he had been sloop- ing with the other man, shouting,
European, Engineer Questioned. "Thief-Save Life," and when the Mr. J. H. Carver, mechanical other inmates went bo investigats" they found the other man dying.ngineer, of the Hong Kong ex Accused himself had a number of cavation Pile Driving and Con- abrasions on his right shoulder, but struction Company, stated that he these, counsel suggated, might have is not present when the mishap been self-inflicted, This point may have a considerable bearing, og cecurred, having left ten minutes earlier. Regarding the iron pin Counsel went on to say that the which snapped, witness intimated victim was found with his hond half severed and a blood-stráned chopper that was manufactured in the was lying beside him. He was Company's works at Aberdeen un alive, but only lived a few moments.der the supervision of & Chinese. Police who wore patrolling the dis- foreman. It was only put in the trict arrived immediately on the scene, but life was then apparently day before the accident, to replace A search revealed another which had been worn out; extinct blood-stained clog by the side of The rod was capable of suspend- the bod; and another at the en-¡ tranco to the shed. These clogs being a weight of 31 tons, but the longed to the prisoner. It was up. oquipment in question was only parent that the person who com- mitted the deed had, access to the chopper, which was loft in the kitchen in the shed and that he
knew where to find it:
Medical Theories.
two tons,
The foreman of the Jury, after examining the two pieces of the iron pin, made an observation that the rod was not made from a whole
Dr. Konnoth Uttley gave evidence | piece of steel, and that it consisted of Kip- Anding at the post-mortem of two pieces which had been wold. examination of the body held on
October 17. Witness said that heed together to form the pin. Un. found two puts on the left side of der the circumstances, the rod the neck both running in a straight would not have the same support line. The socodd cut penetrated deeply into the neck, severing the ing strength. museles and the main artery'lend- Questioned by his Worship, ing to the brain, and also opening | Mr, Corvar said that tho up the spinal cord.
rod appeared to have been Witness was of the opinion that joined at the place where it death was caused by shock and broke. In cases whore pins were hemorrhage conséquent оп the joined together, continued witness, wounds described. The internal the strength decreased to 85 per organs appeared to be normal. cent. The foreman of the jury dis On the nature of the wounds found greed, placing the percentage, at on the deceased, witness would 50. say that considerable forco was used in causing the wounds. It was im possible for them to be self-inflict ed The cuts could be produced by one blow with an instrument such As the chopper produced.
Dr. Uttley continued said that on October 19 the prisoner was brought "to him for examination. Witness
wolf-inflicted.
In cross-examination, witness was definitely of the opinion that the decdass was lying down on his right side when the blow was struck The victim woukl not be able to move, out of his bed after receiving such cuts and death would follow in about fifteen minutes.
Replying to questions. from the
rig-out football: shirt, blood- stained shorts, arm in a aling,
handage round his head and legs and last buy not least a crutch.
"ALL QUIET,”
defence, addressed the Court.
In securing the film rights to Tis defendant is charged with All Quiet on the Western Front," embezzlement of over $40,000, Carl Enemmie, President of Uni- he had no case to answer, declareded to Erich Maia Remarque, the Mr. Randall, in submitting that versal Pictures Corporation pledg that proof must be given of a author, that the book would be specific sum of money being mis transferred to the screen exactly appropriated. He contended that as writton. such proof was wanting in the pre- sent case.
This has been done with the re sult that picture patrons are going
the Queen's Theatro the great ness of the novel put on the screen,
Promising Amateurs. During the afternoon, three plays -were presented in which the
It was easily understood, Mr scholars showed themselves very Rendall continued, that, occupying
"All Quiet on the Western promising amateurs. The opening the responsible position he did, the
"Between the Soup and accused. should feel
ณ certain play
Front" is the outstanding picture. spmount of moral responsibility for of the year, just as the novel was Savoury was very excollently the losses sustained by the firm. outstanding among best-sellers. In done by the Misses Aileen Hynes, Before he went into the country, the cast are Louis Wolheim, Lewis Austra Miller and Doris Brooks who said Mr. Rendall, the defendant Ayres, John Wray, Raymond Grif should feel it incumbent on him, infith, Goorge "Slim" Summerville, took the parts of Maria, the cook, view of questions which might posWilliam Bakewell, Walter Brownd Emily, the kitchen maid and Ada, sibly be put to him by relatives Rogers, Ben Alexander, w the parlour maid, respectively.and depositors having an interest Gleason; Scott Kolk, Owen Davis, Mies Hynes cut a very realistic in the business to ask to be per-Jr. and others.
mitted to resign and be given a figure in her part, and her snappy clean written discharge from his backchat" and remarks raised obligations. The visit to the coun
INNOCENTS OF PARIS.
Chevalier, in Europe, is not a a continual road of laughter. Misay was in connection with a sister's Miller played her part very well wedding and was in the nature of name. It is a triumphant shout of coincidenes and not the other way açelaim, an enthusiastic burst of indeed, and as regards Miss Brooks, she has the happy gift of being able about, as alleged by the prosecu-und that rings out in the Folies to do her part very naturally. The
Bergere, the Onsine de Paris or the The case was adjourned until Femina severy time the smiling, other two plays were also very well Tuceday.
dapper figure of Chevalier appears received. They wore :--
from the wings.
The Bishop's Candlesticks.”
Holon Wylie: Persome, the Bishop's Sister
-Marie
Iris Woolley. A. Dinnon. ...R. Wood.
tion.
"JACK & THE BEANSTALK." CHILDREN'S PANTOMIME AT
HELENÁ MAY.
In Europe, more particularly in Paris, Maurice Chevalier is a king;
ballads that bring tears or silly A king of songs whether they be
little ditties that convulse with. laughter.
The Bishop The Convict
Captain. and Mrs. Barker Ben- Sergeant of Gendarmes...K. Sayer field were responsible for
The great artist of entertainment "Jack will be seen and heard at the Ceas Gendarmes
J. Suiter and
and the Beanstalk," which was tral Theatre to-day when the Par J. Gardiner, given yesterday to a crowded and amount picture "Innocents of "The Spirit's Revenge." " enthusiastic young audience at the Paris," opens there for a week's Mike, a Tough. Thirlwell. Helena May Instituta, They wrote run. He plays the stellar rôle. Randolph, Crook.......... A. Whitloy the general arrangement of what Blake, Crook A. D'Obray, the words and were responsible for
Miss Forth--A Woman Detec
proved to be a very amusing per- tive Helen Wylie, formance. Dickson Detective...J. Gardiner. Jane the Maid. .D. Brooks. A Detective..... ...K. Sayer Policemen
Suiter, Anslow, Gregory,
Blyth, and Balziel.. The Frizos.
As the Ogre, Captain Benfield, reduced most of his audience to shricks of helpless laughter and a fow of them to tears
A. FIAT" FEAT:
UNIQUE MOTORING ACHIEVEMENT.
Little Richard Kerrich played No motor-car had ever disturbed Jack extremely well and was a hero the quiet meditations of the monks dear to the hearts of all the child-living in cloistered seclusion on the ren who watched him. The delight summit of Mount Rus, one of the ful little fairies, too, give a great best known and steepest peaks in deal of pleasure. In fact, every the Euganean Hills not far from one who took a part gave of his Padur Two years ago, it is true. or her best and received a generous quota of applause.
Prizes for the beat and most original costumes were awarded to the following boys and girls, Mra de Martin distributing the wards
Preparatory Class-1st prize for girls: Miss Eve Richards (Early
The Caste. Victorian); 1st price for boys: Master J. Dykes '(Iled Indian). The paste was follows:
Best Costume.-Girls: Miss I. Jack Holland (Dutch girl); Boys; J. Gar- Jack's Mother..... diner (Arab Shick).
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Most Original Costume Girls: Ogre Miss M. Macfayden (Cracker) Boye.-R. Telfer (Robot).
Jury, witness said that the pin GAOL STRIKE CONTINUES. had not been tested. Their Abor. deen works had manufactured many pins of a similar nature, but this was the first instance of any flaw. Juryman's Criticism.
LEADERS ON: SHORT-
RATIONS.
refusal to return to duty amongs some 300 prisoners · baing to all appearances, unanimous. Although the cries of the prisoners are still heard, the intervals between' are la- ereasingly longer.
We understand that the more
Richard Kerrich Mrs. Robin Campell.
B.B. T.T.
(Fairioa) (Pupils of Miss Capell.)
The producer can, secept no responsibility for these two members of the coste! Queen Attendantsman
Miss Heather Monic. Miss Monique Convillier. Miss Gillian Hutson. Miss Marygold Sorby. Songs and dances will be given by Miss McGill, Miss Joan Bruce Shepherd and Mr. Grenham.
At the piano: Mra Scott Little.
INTERNATIONAL CONCERT.
NEW ENTERPRISE
LAUNCHED: S
party of motor-cyclists succeeded in climbing right to the door of the Monastery, during an Alpide motor-cycle excursion organised by the journal fotociclism, but a motor-car which attempted to emulate the agile two-wheelers on the same ocensson, found itself baulked by the flight of steps in front of the building.
The honour of being the first car 10 eross the threshold of the Hermi- tage was reserved for a "814 Flat, the utility CAT that knows do obstacle and shirks no task.
Two young university, students of
Franco and
Giovanni Padun Morasautti in consequeñes, of a wager with their fellow students, left Padus for Torreglia on Armis tice Day in their: “514," and there resolutely attacked the steep, uari row 'mule path up Mount Rua In ferg than half an hour, displaying uncommon driving skill, they, ar- rived at the threshold of the Monas tery, taking the last flight of steps which, had proved too much for all previous attempts by car, in their stride.
The Prior opened the door to them and thus for the first time a motor car entered the sacred precincts of the Monastery..
Although it is now three days found several maperficial abrasions The foreman of the Jury, unde since the strike commanood at the on the right shoulder, close to on observation that as so much de Victoria Gaol, there has been little gether, and he would say that it ponded on the strength of the rod,,er no change in the situation, the was possibld for them to have been should have been tested before
it was put in.
Evidence was then given by Mr. in E. J. Grayburn, foreman charge of the mechanical gear at the Kowloon Bye Wash Reservoir. gross examined, witness said that when the iron rod was sent to him, he took it up and examined it casually but he did not discover any A number of other carpenters in flaw in it, the establishment gave evidence of The Jury's verdict was a fol their observations. One witness lows. Donth by misadventure, stated that the accused's shouts but the Jury consider that there weke him from his sleep When was lack of supervision in the test
at the bad and laceres HSY WILLVIHAR SWI, Athena Aramin er syg for som the accused in the bed he tried to failing to examine carefully the prisoners, we have been informed.to_bo appreciated. lift him un, but seeing that the man now pin which appears to be made However, the "Mutiny" goes on, It is difficult to select out any semble, and the final scene was both was bleeding witness went outside from molded steel and we con and from an unofficial source wo particular item, but the last act impressive and beautiful and roused the neighbourhood, in sider that the blacksmith who learn that the 'communistic le deservea apocial mention. Or The object was to raise funds in The cays will be continued at 10.30 made the pin should be severely monis in the gaol are behind all ganisers and players gathered en order to open a Night School for this morning.
the trouble.
(Continued at foot of next column.) beginners in variou, subjects.......
censured.
unruly prisoners have been isolat The concert organised by the new. ed from the rost. They are kepty formed International Club held
in closo confinement and fod on
at the premises of the Chinese disciplinary rations. One of the Y.W.C.A., Bonham Road, last even- features of the passive resistance ing, proved a great success. campaign is the strength of the A truly international atmosphere the stage, which support. Disciplinary rations of pervaded on a less stringent nature are also permented to all parts of the
The two plucky drivers returned the way they had come, down the same mule path which had showed what a sturdy and agile elimber was thaichi
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