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MURDER CHARGE. THE NATIONAL CHRISTIAN
COUNCIL.
WOMAN,WITNESS' GRAPHIC THE OPIUM QUESTION BUSI
NESS AT FINAL SESSION.
STORY.
FATAL FIGHT IN CUBICLE DESCRIBED,
The Arst hearing was heard yrs terday before M. E. W. Hamilton at the Kowloon Police Court of the case in which Wong Cheung, alina Wong Sik Cheung, a male and Choi Shin, n female, are charged with another not in custody with the murder of Kau Shuk, Chinese male, on April 1, on the Brat floor of an unnumbered house in Reclamation Street.
Mr. Somerset Fitzroy, outlining the case for the prosecution, stated that the alleged murder took place on April 1 st n house in Reclama- tion Street. On the first floor there was a rown in the front and at tached to it were three cubicles. The first and second cubicles were occupied and the third was empty, while at the back of the alleyway was a bed space in which a woman slept. In the front, "teng
an, the right hand side were spring doors and these were open, so that anyone could see right in.
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Inside the "teng' was n double bed in which the two defendants slept. So far as he knew they were mad and wife. Near the door was A double-bank, in the bottom of which the grandmother of the male defendant usually slept, but in which the deceased slept on the night of the murder. On the top bunk the younger brother and father of the male défendant slept. It appeared that the deceased had come from Singapore'and was stay. ing in the house,
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Gries of "Save Life!" Everyone in the house was appare ently on friendly terma and there were no quarrels. Scane time, in the early morning of April. 1, there seemed to have been a struggle going on in the floor between the male de fendant and the deceased. How it
originated so one could say. The
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The National Christian Council finished its eighth meeting on Fri. uay morning, April 17.
The following resolution passed at the Annual Assembly of the Na tlount Council of Evangelical Face Churches on Thursday, March 12, 1981, at Weston-Super-Mare, was received with appreciation:-
HONG KONG VOLUNTEER
DEFENCE CORPS..
[ORDERS BY LIEUT.-COL, L. 3. BIND, D.8.0.0.0.]
Parades.
Engineer Company. → Monday, April 27 Miniature Range Shoot.
Machine Gun Company. Parades: On Tuesday, April 29 at 5.30 p.m. at Headquarters. Uni- ferm-Mufti, belts and sidearms. Ilecruits under Sergt. Terry at Miniature Range N.QO's under "That this Annual Assembly of G. S. M. Slattery on the parade the National Council of the Evan-ground. gelical Free Churches offers its
The Officers cominanding the un fraternal congratulations to the National Christian Council of dermentioned Units will issue their Chinn on the earnest endeavours orders separately to their com the Church in China is making ands:-1, Corps Band; 2, Bat- for the suppression of the opium
;-
evil. It is grateful for the suc-ery; 3, Corps Signals; 4, Machine ees already attained, but in view Gun Troop; 6, Armoured Car of the terrible extension of the Company (Car Section and Motor acourge, it respectfully urgen Cycle Section); e, Scottish Cont- that no effort be spared to inspire pany; 7. Portuguese Company.
Musketry-All Riflo Chanala the Chinese Government in re newed efforts, The Christian who have not completed their course Church in this country, which for 1030/31 will firo on the Peak fought so strenuous a battle for Kange to-morrex, commencing at 9 the cessation of the Indian ex-
a.m. Range Office-Lieut. J. 6. portation of the drug in China,odrigues. All M.G. Casuals who watches with the keenest interest have not completed their course for and deepest gymaintby the efforts 1930/31 will fire at Stonecutters the Christian Church in to-morrow. Launch leaves Queen's China in its struggle against Pier 9 m. and calls at Kowloon Police. Pier 9.10 a.m. Mange Officer this moral degradation."
Lieut. J. F. Wright.
of
In the discussion of this resolu tion it was urged that the Chris- tian' Church ought to take
mere
active part in the Anti-Opium Campaign.
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Appointment and Promotions.
No. 1540 Acting C.S.M. R. E. Slattery, No. 1 Platoon, is appoint- ed Company Sergeant Major with effect from 24-4-31.
No. 1111 L/Sgt. C. E. M. Terry. It was voted to urge the Chur-No. 2 Platoon, is appointed Ser- ches to oppose the presmt policy geant Instructor with effect from to set up an opium monopoly in 4-4-31. China.
Transfer,
No. 1337 Pto. J. Smith, No. 6 Platoon, is transferred to Armour- ed Car Company, Car Section as
The Constitution of the National Christian Council was accepted in final verbal form. The financial from 17-4-31. statement for the last year and the
father of the niale defendant also took a part in the fight. The nextdget for the preceding year were thing that happened was that the also presented and accepted. deceased appeared to have cried out "Save life after which he was strangfed.
The wonen in the front cubicles tooked in and saw the struggle, and ¦ the women occupying the led space also saw it. The lights were on and they saw the struggle clearly. Soon, however, the lights were switched off and shortly afterwards the first defendant and his father were seen to come down the stairs carrying a Back in which pressi ably was the body. They went out of the house, but returned the next morning, when they and the other persone occupying the cubicles quickly got out and went elecwhere. The Lody was dumped in a house near Austin Road where it was eventually found. The police made inquiries, and arrested the two de fendants. The father of the male defendant had disappeared. There did not seem to be any motive
whatsoever.
Dr. Kenneth Uttley, snid that he examined the body of the dead man and found that there was a hori. zontal deep mark round his neck which commenced below the left car, and extended right round the neck. The mark could have been made by a girdle tape. Witness was of opinion that death was caused by strangulation.
Rope Over Els Head.
Li Shut King, a married woman, said that on March 31 she was living in the front cubicle of a house in Reclamation Street. The two defendants were the principal tenants of the floor. On March 31 there was a male visitor named Kau Shuk. Between 4 and 5 p.m., she was awakened by cries of "Save life." The cries came from Kau Shuk. She climbed on to her chest- of-drawers and looked over the partition. The lights were on and she saw the father of male defend ant holding Kau Shuk by his arms from behind. She saw the conle de fendant standing in front of Kau Shuk She saw him throw a picce of rope over Knu Shuk'e head. The father of inale defendant then put out the light. As soon as the lights were switched off she ran out of her cubicle, and on closer inspection raw Kau Shule lying on the floor. She saw the female defendant stand- ing near her bed.
The father of the male defendant when he saw her said "Keep quiet." She sulled out 'don't, dont," and then the female defend- ant appeared from behind a cur trin.
The case was adjourned until next Wednesday.
AN APOLOGY:
With reference to a letter pub- lished in our issue of yesterday (Friday) in our correspondence columns over the initials L.S.C., it ja anggested that a person refer
red to na
"A certain compradore who has made much ill-gotten gain from exchange gambling is now
No. 2 Platoon, is transferred to No. 1111 Sergh, C. E. M. Terry,
Machine Gun Company Headquar- ters ns from 24-4-31.
Struck off the Strength... Having completed 3 years' ser. vice.No. 1200 Pto, F. A, Castro, No. 12 Platoon, na from 21-1-3).
Leave.
No. 1102 L/Cpl. E, M. Bryden, No. 7 Platoon, granted & months
During the period January 1, 10, to March 1931, the Five Year Movement received 839,000.70, of which all but 84,887.38 was spent. In the Budget proposed for this Movement for the ensuing ben months, it is interesting to note that conferences, retreats and in-
No. 1107 L/Opl, 19. A. Gregory. stitutions make up its major items.No. 2 Platoon, granted 9 months'.
leave from 1-5-31 to 31-1-32.
No. 1451 Pte.
E. Himsworth, Car Car Company, Armoured Section, granted 1 month's · leave
Famine Relief,
Rev. E. C. Lobenstine, a svero- tary of the National Christian Council presented a report of the work of the Council in connection with excuring funds for famine relief. A China Fanino Relief (U.S.A.) Fund in Amerien resulted in 8507,000 Gold being sent to Chinn. Most of this was distribut-
through the China International Famine Relief Commission. Vari-
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fantino as well as of giving m
experiments in preventing mediate relief were tried. Two important irrigation projects were promoted, nne in Suiyuan and the other in Shensi. This latter pro- Chinese currency, and is expected ject cost approximately 81,000,000
to irrigate approximately 540,000 mow of land.
In addition the National Chris tinn Council has itself during the past two years received and for. varded to Kansu and Shensi for famine relief tim sum of $135,221.38 Chinese currency.
The Conferenes elected as Chair- for the ensuing biconium man Bishop C.P. Wang, Methodist Episcopal Church; as Vice-Chair- men, the It, Rev. John Curtis of the Church Missionary Society, anıl Miss Ting Shu-ching, general Se- rotary of the National Committee of the Y.M.C.A's in China, Dr. C... Hsia Principal of Medhurst elected College, Shanghai, was Tinsurer. The Executive Com- mitter was elected at the same time.
V.D.M.A. ACTIVITIES.
PROPOSED CHINESE EXHIBITION.
The Victoria Diocesan and Mis- sionary Association announce that they will be holding a Chinese, CX- hibition on Thursday, Friday, and Saturday November 5, 6 and 7.
leave from 31-3-31 to 30-11-31.
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A committee has been formed with Mrs. E, D. C. Wolfe as chairman to proceed with the organisation of the exhibition. It is not pos sible at present, to give a detailed
WALCK IN THE SOUTH account of the various attractions of the exhibition but the intention CHANNEL ENTRANCE. of the organisers is to make it both comprehensive and representative, There will be included a display of Notice is given by the C.M.S. Chinese Art of various kinds; booths that a Dalchong lies sunk in the where craftsmen, may be seen at South Channel Entrance to the work making various articles; etails Yangtze River in a position from where their finished work may be which Woosung Lighthouse bears purchased; tableaux illustrating N, 25 10 W. dialant 3.8 miles Chinese customs, and many other No part of the wreck is visible interesting attractions.
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giving all the publicity ho can 1. To foster interest in Chinese to fight against stabilisation". Art, Crafts etc, and to help towards Lie-Me-Ho Jay-compredere of the mutual friendship
Hong Kong Mercantile Bank. We wish to say that there is no refer- ence whatever to the above gentle man, and we tender our sincere apoloxice if anyone has been so 3. To raise funds for work in minled by the letter in question the Diocese of Victoria.
2. To exhibit aspects of Chris tinn work in South China and to demonstrate the value of mission. ary effort.
A Double-Edged Weapon. Various degrees of the. Soviet Government have, it appears, 16- corded special privileges to zero.
GREAT INCREASE IN MEN plane construction. Future deve-
AND PLANES.
Paris. So great is the activity of
lopments wore sketched, of which' a report, translated by the "Ero Nouvelle," appeared in the Zavestia. on February 21.
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M. Konibycheff, president of the Gosplan" and assistant to the president of the Council of Com
the Soviet in pushing forward the construction of an enormous air floot, that by 1933 they hope, tomissaries, appears to have admit- ed frankly that the role of Russian possess more machines than the aviation was double. While in "pence time it was to create açon- United States,
amic prosperity, it was to be a precious weapon for wan
M. Barano, one of the heads of civil aviation, has announced that this year 18,000 young men will be enrolled as aviators, while fifty aerodromes and 250 other landing
A green wreek-marking buoy, grounds are to be established. showing a green flashing light every seconds, thus:-Light 0.3 second, Eclipse 27 seconds, has been moor Led about 17 cables
the position of the wrecks S. 880 E. from the buoy, Woosung Lighthouse bears N, 85° 00′ W., distant 398 miles
All bearings given are magnetic. Chart affected: Chinese Imiralty Chart No. 1011.
In the course of 1831 about 75 per cent, of existing machines are to be replaced by new aues, cach uwaber-of-aeroplanes will be in with several motors, and the whole creased by 70 per cent.
This information is provided in the report of the sitting of the Rus Adian National Aviation Conference
on February 18.
Russia had already created, be said, an air foot sufficiently. strong. to withstand all who might wish to atjack her. But the future of her aviation was unlimited, and the Government was drafting schemes which would be inconceivable for
capitalist State,
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This year 180,000,000 roubles tini?. been voted for now machines, but as these credits were insufficient to allow the attainment of the object aimed at, sivil aviation was being given a privileged position.