MURDER TRIAL
CASE FOR THE CROWN 'CLOSED.
DOCTOR WITHDRAWS FORMER
STATEMENTS.
SCHOOL GIRLS IN
SUICIDE PACT.
RESENTED REPRIMANDING
AT SCHOOLEROSITY
TIMELY RESCUE÷BY: BOAT
PEOPLE.
Certain statements made by Dr. Kenneth Uttley at the recont, trial, of Wong Choung, alias, Wong Sik
After having been reprimanded Choung, for murder, were within school for neglecting their cl drawn by this witness when he work and for writing love letters, Have his evidence yesterday at the four Chinese girls between the age* third day's hearing of the re-trial of 14 and 18 entered into a suicide of the accused before the Chief act and throw themselves, into tha Justics (Sir Joseph Kemp) and a Harbour: at Whitfield on Tuesday, They were rescued by boat peo plo in the vicinity but not before two of them had seriously suffered from the effects of immersion, All were rushed to the Government Civil Hospital.
ndy jury.
Questioned by Mr. Jenkin, for the defence, Dr. Uttley said that he bad changed an opinion, he ex- prossed the last time as he had sines looked up medical books on the point which showed that he had
been wrong. At the close of the day's evidence, witness said that
The girs lived in the Causeway Bay district and attended the Kai Man School, the mistress of which
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ALLEGED PIRACY AT CORRESPONDENCE.
SAU SI MUNY
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CASE AGAINST TWO CHINESE DISMISSED!
MAGISTRATE'S COMMENT.
The whole evidence, was a tissue of lies upon
which no jury could, should or would convict. The craw
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THE CANTON DAILY SUN !!
AND FOREIGN INTER- VENTION.
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SUPERNATURAL
LIGHT 19
SIR AMBROSE FLEMING'S ZY THEORY AI
of the junk were utterly discredit. [TO THE EDITOR OF THE "HONG Kosa from another world about which
ed by the discovery that they had conedaled their return to Hong
Kong on May 11 whom they did not report the alleged robbery. The scound defendant had answered the
DAILY PRESS.
* THE PILLAR OF FIRE/") Sir Ambrose Fleming, the sciunt. ist, speaking on "Light",/archd Victoria Instituto, suggested, that there might be supernatural light aciones knew nothing SAMAT
“There, aromany mentions, in Scripture he salut of light which Si, An erroneous ropression certainly did not procbed from the has been created in your lender phorescened of ordinary matter, thod and it was gaga combustion, incandescepce or phos of July 7, to the effect that wo but which could under "Lome bondi
tions affect many human eyes at were suggesting foreign intervenonce and, therefore, was not merely a subjective plidnomenon. Neither do not for a moment belleve the tion in China's internal affairs ;
can we regard these linsoventa statement of the first defendant furthermore, that we are the off-belly Actitious, and non-occurrent. that he was beaten. I am satisfied cial organ of the National Govern. One of them was the Pillar of Fireover, the Labarthelen which ho made those statements but ho
mont at Canton. You are far from guided and guarded the hosts of does not incriminate himself, in
Israel during their wanderings in them and they are not evidence the marks in both cases. We neither the wilderness. Also at the loving against the second defendant. Apart suggest intervention, nor are of the Law on Binai the mountain burned with fre' and was seen from the doubtful point: as to whe
oficial organ of
by the hosts of Israel
'allegations and, called ovidanos, of, 1993.
an alibi which I quite believe I
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government.
he withdrew his statement that a had noted marked inattention to her the name used refers to the We are a private enterprise. We Resurrection whose face was like !
tick placed opposite the names of the organs in the post mortem card was meant to convey that those particular organs were normal, Ha now thought that the placing of a tick against any particular organ meant that he had finished with it, Counsel, remarked. that, this was evidence given in a murder case which was of grave importance, He was not sure whether witness would not again altor his opinions ex- pressed before the present jury.
their studies.
Following a stormy scone in the school, the girls are believed to huve come to their rash decision but were happily rosgued through the timely arrival of a motor boat and sumpans which happened to be in the vicinity.
A
second defendant, of, which thoro is no proof; I am satisfied that both defendants could not possibly bo found guilty of the charges brought against them, therefore it is my duty to discharge them,"
express our own views on all mat ters, and not those of other persons or government. The fact that our offes is in Canton does not raske us a government organ any more
Then again the angel of the lightning, struck terror into the hearts of the sentry guard," in which there were perhaps four to six or more men. There must have been something unearthly sing this light, so to alarm. these hardened Roman soldiers.
This clear that there have been
Baid Mr. E. W. Hamilton at Kow than the, Daily Press is the organ/ manifestations of light which were
Icon Magistracy yesterday when the case in which two Chinese wore charge with piracy 'on'd cargo junk on May 1, at Bau Si Mun, was
In addition to conducting post mortem examinations you have ather, hospital duty performs concluded.
Yes.
resumod : a
When hoaring: was Chinese detective. went into the box where he gave evidence of arrest. Then Mr. F. Brett, nesistant chief
of the British Government, because it has an office in London,
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supernatural. Inquiry into these mysteries, however, lies far beyond pur prescat powers.......
Bir Ambrose Fleming is one of the greatest authorities in the world on light and radiation, and. was the inventor of the thermionic' valve which made wireless! 'tele- phony possible. He le 81 years; of
in sending you a copy of cur leading article on the protection of foreigners
China wished you to join us in order to 380.
we simply
In his examination-in-chief by
Witness explained in answer to Mr. Fitzroy, for the Crown, Dr other questions on this point that Uttley described his examination he attended the hospital in the of the body, the wound on the head, morning, afternoon, and also in junk inspector, told the Court that bring home to Chiang Kai Ehek the mark round the neck, and the the evening if necessary. This oc- they had no record of the junk that he, should afford adequate | congested state of the lungs, the cupied three to four hours of his clearing from Yaumati during the right side of the heart, and the time. In addition he was called months of April and May. It ar veias leading thereto, Witness
upon to attend Government serrived at Shaukiwan on May. stated that the conditions of these
vants in their private residences in organs, coupled with the mark round the peck, fed him to the took between one and two hours.
scattered parts of Kowloon which indubitable conclusion that stran gulation was the cause of death. He was positive that the wound on the head, had nothing to do with the man's death.
Post-mortem Examination.
In cross-examination;"
and elcared there on the same day, Evidence given by a polios in. terpreter brought the case for the Crown to a close
protection to foreignera resident within territories under his control You have entirely misconstrued our motives. It is far from our mind to suggest foreign intervention, but what we did emphasise was that pressure should be brought to bear on Chiang Kai Shek to produce the Rev. Bent Nelsen who has been in the hands of bandits for nearly a year. This suggestion cannot by any stretch of the imagination be
Mr. Jenkin: I do not know who is to blame, but I suggest your dutios are such that working with
"Alleged Ill-Treatment. In the witness box, Wong Bhua, out medical assistance in the mor the first defendant, said the tuary you cannot carry out past charges against him were satirely mortem examinations with that false. He denied having made any witness degree of care which you have ad-statements at the police station and said that he commenced the postmitted to bo essential I consider alleged that the reason why he construed as asking for interven- mortem examination on the body that one medical man should be signed the statement (which he did tion. You evidently disagree with of the deceased av 11 am, gave able to carry out the mortuary not make) was because he was our view that Chiang Kai Shek his diagnosis to the police at 19.40 work without assistance. p.m., and continued with the ex- With your hospital work plus amination for about another half
an hour.
visiting duties I suggest that it is not possible to carry out the post mortem work with that degree of care which is essential-I-do not
Mr. Jonkin reminded witness that he had stated at the last trial that he spent one hour..on the ex- | agree. amination, whereas now he put it at two hours
Witness Yes, but I have since checked and verified the times with the police.
Counsel suggested that if witness had five other post mortem
ex.
beaten about the back, a
should be asked to produce the
spiracy against the second defen- course, to your opinion which we At this stage the charge of con-Rev. Nelson. You are entitled, of
dont was dismissed, after which he respect. was put into the box. He told the Court that he was previously give due publicity to this letter, as We shall therefore thank you to
the cwner of a steam launch but it seems fair that both sides should Condition of Organa,
after his vessel had been pirated, be heard in the matter.--Truly Photographs of the post mortem, said that as a result of that piracy, yours,
he gave that business up. Witness card were placed before the three of the five pirates arrested and Mr. Jenkin explained that no.
were sentenced to death while an cording to Dr Uttley's evidence at that last hearing, the absence of any Ladian guard, engaged by him, was noto against any particular organo badly wounded that he died conveyed that that particular or four days after admission to hor gan was normal. A tick placed Pital.
Continuing, witness stated that
KAN TEH YUN, Editor, "Canton, Daily, Sun."
Canton,, July 8
We are sorry to have miscen
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HOW IT FEELS TO EE MADE A DAME.
amination the same day and. the against certain organs also convoy for the past year he had been carry, strued what The Canton Daily Sunder of the Order of the British
body of the man in the presented the same meaning, case was the first to be examined,
ing on a fish business and on the Dr. Uttley oxplained that he was as witness had stated at the last guided by the police report which day of the alleged piracy he was ho made subsequent to the post fisherman some money for goods
in his shop as he had to pay bearing, then he would have finish-mortem examination and he would bought the previous day. The ed very late in the day if he had say that all the organs were latter, azid witness, stayed for devoted sufficient care to each casa.
gested. Counsel pointed out that this statement was a contradiction
dioner with him and also passed Witness: It does not mean that of the poles on the card which the night in his shop. sufficient care in each case means stated that the organs were nerma. Laking the same length of time.
and therefore not congested,
Absence of Notes.
by the fisherman after which the Corroborative evidence was given Magistrate gave, his decision as After referring to an authority above stated. which witness agrood, was a good Mr. F. C. E. Rendall appeared In answer to other questions, one, Mr. Jenkin asked witness if for the second defendant but the
he would agree that a man could first accused not legally, represent witness agreed that ho had taken dio immediately as a result of aed. no notes of his examination other bow on the head without there bo than that contained in the posting any visible signs except a slight martem card. He had also made afirmative
bruise, Witness, answered in the
police report, but he had the observations in this case him memory as murder cases were not
common.
Mr. Jenkin: How do you know. that it was a murder caso f--I
In reply to the final question from Mr. Jenkin, witness said that there, was nothing by which his movements, on "April::1 could be
Statement Withdrawn.
WINS DEATH AFTER
VACCINATION.
"OFFICIAL LYMPH USED.
Government lymph was used to vaccinate Peter and Portin Furness, witanas, said that the tick against Councillor and Mrs Furness, of In answer to the Chief Justies, the-four-year-old twin children of the name of each organ in the card South Wigston, near Loicester, who might indicate that he had finished died in hospital on May 26 and 30 with that organ from encephalitis following vaccina
His Lordship asked Mr. Jenkin tion.
intended to convey,
BY SYBIL THORNDIKE,
King has made a Dame Comman
Miss Sybil Thorndike, whom the
We quote Empire, regards the bonour not so again two passages from the article much a personal one, but as a tri- in question, which suggest-even if
bute to the theatrical profession.
Miss Thorndike, who in private such was not the writer's intention that foreigners should take a hand in deposing Chiang Kai Shok. The passages are as follow:-
life is Mrs. Lewis Thomas Camson, made a Dame of the British Em is the fourth English actress to be pire. Her predecessors were Dame Ellen Terry, Dame MaryWhitty, and Dame Madge Kendall...
"We would, therefore, urge "I am delighted, Miss Thorn that the American Government. dike told a presentative. A should take strong measures to “At the same time I rather, drend. force Chiang Kai Shek to pro the ordeal of going to Buckingham duce the Rev. Bert Nelson within Palace on June 25 for the Investi- forty-eight hours, failing which, ture: I have been" to the Palace Chiang should be placed under several times to garden parties, but arrest and taken to St Helens never to an Investiture. The pro- or Devil's Island for internment.spect seems rather alarming, “
We would also urge Robes Give Me Courage."- Great Britain to tako drastic According to the instructions, I steps to force Chiang to produce' have to wear morning, dress". 1 “Mr...Thorburn, Ang
should have liked to wear my robes, And later
jas Doctor of Laws of Edinburgh and Manchester Universities. Apart We wondered why Great from the cap, which is a little y Britain and Italy did not take king, the rubes seem to give me a joint action to dislodge the little courage Nanking dictator from his high
ninety-fifth woman on whom the Miss Sybil Thorndike is the
honour D.B.E, has been confered, The title was instituted in 1915 as
concluded that it was either that or death by violence.
Questioned regarding the number of post mortem examinations CON ne.com
We certainly agree that as head ducted by witness since the day of if he wished to put any further
Ledstuary thanks of the Government of Chins Marwar services, Stufe A
`a means of honouring women for The vaccination was carried out shal Chiang Kai Shek should be
The first recipient was toe. Mar' the occurrence (April 1), witnest questions to witness on the point of by the Public Vaccinator for the dis and that, leaving out the more the ticks, Counsel thanked his trieb, da food asked to produce Mr. Thothurn chioness of Londonderry, and ded he had spent on holiday in Japan marking, it was a point of much Health, made these statements in trouble is that no one knows ferred more rarely-in one or t Lordship for the opportunity, re Mr. A. Greenwood, Minister of and the Rev. B Nolson, but the Latterly, the honour, had been co ho would place the number at ap-importance, are doin sen tum quemad the House of Commons in reply to proximately 700, which meant an Counsel reminded witness that at Mr. Freeman (Lab, Brecon and whether the Marshal has the power Women, honoured have included
Tears not at all. the last trial, he had stated that Indnor) whose question recalled to effect release in either case doctors, painters, musicians and average of ten pol martem ex the tick opposits the word heart that the children, both in good To dislodge the aminations a day, and meant that that organ was normal health were vaccinated on May 14"
aking dieta. schoolmistresses, securing juleg BRUGBY Do you withdraw it now-Yes.
Among those who hold the diag Doctor Overworked?
Mr. Greenwood said that the rotor, would
intervention of tinction, are Princess Mary Coun Mr Jonkin And that was evid sults of the pathological investiga one kind
to the tess of Harewood, the Duchess" of Mr. Jenkin. If you
encé given in a murder case which | tions would not be available for
York, Lady Rhondda, Dame Fauna. examinations iva is of allegrävent unporizzon rip some weeks p
might=Flag Vama „uacrarch oyd George, and. Dame. Ethel
do
are over.
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Thẻ caso for the Crown closed at . There was no power, ho added betwe this stage and the Court adjourn to suspend vsecination in the "dis edeuntil 11am-to-day an hour triot, au suggested by Mr. Freemium litor than usual, when Mr. Jenkin There would be no delay with the for will opon his defengéd analyst's report fan como peac
Dame Ellen Terry and Dame Nellio Afelba, are among the pr minent women who have died:
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