FINE FOR PERJURY. WONG NEI CHEONG
NEW EVIDENCE IN THE SUMMARY COURT.
TANGLED MOTOR CYCLE
TRANSACTION.
In a decent action in the Summary
LANDSLIDE.
INQUIRY AT CENTRAL MAGISTRACY.
Ther
HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, AUGUST 27, 1931.
OBITUARY.
SEQUEL TO MACAO D EXPLOSION.
VISITOR DIES. IN HONG KONG.
THE HEAT WAVE.
BATHING BEACHES. THRONGED BY CROWDS.
PRETTY CHINESE
WEDDING
HON. DR. KOTEWALL GIVES BRIDAL TOAST.
Courly involving the cast of Choong Valley, when six men were years, passed away in Hong Kong ed as high at 94 degrons in the ag, Nathan Road Kowloon to
motor oyelet Mr. Justice Lindsell decided against the plaintif with costs. Plaintiff was also ined $100, or four weeks hard labour, his Lordship holding that he had com mitted perjury in the witness-box At the hearing of that action Mr.
F. C. E. Rondall appeared for the
"P.W.D. OVERSEER'S EVIDENCE
Hr. Bartholomeu Barretto, on old and respected resident of Ma recent landslide at Wong Nei cao, where he had resided some fifty killed, was recalled
at Central at the residence of his nephew, Mr Magistracy sesterday. when Mr. Barretta, early yesterday
. Schofield sat as Coroner in an orning. inquiry into the death of one of the victims, Wan Tang Kam, aged 45, who died from asphyxia and shock result of being buried in the
Mr. Barretto came to the Colony somo ten days ago suffering from soon. He stayed at the abock following the recent explo residence of his nephew. but never
The bathing beaches in the Colony have all been thronged
The marriage of Miss Doris Lui," during the past few days by people
youngest daughter of Mr. and seeking relief from the oppressive heat, which in some places, roach Mr. S. Lui of Pioneer Build.
Mr. Aysey Aug-Chen of Sydney, shade. The after offico rush to the Chinese bathing benches at North Australia and Hong Kong was Point has been so great that, solemnised at the Registry Office although the Tramway Company on Tuesday at 3.30 p.m.. put on a full service of trama, accommodation on the care going pand
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plaintiff, Kartar Singh, and Mr. Hobris, following the slide. The got over, the book je to obtain. Up to a fairly late hour
3. Armstrong was for the deferico Mohinder Singh, A.§.P.
Mr. Rendall, in asking his Lord ship to reconsider the case yester day afternoon, said that he was only doing so in respect of the fins, as gertain information had come to his knowledge since the hearing Of the action which would have a
material bearing on the perjury
er was assisted by Jury which composed Messrs. FB. W Smith (foreman), J. P. Way and W
J. Souza
Coroner explained to the jury that Before the inquiry opened, the it was their duty to enquire into the circumstances surrounding the death of Wan Tang Kam. They had to consider whether the landslide was caused by the heavy rainfall, and niso whether the sheds in which the men were living were, in their could be reasonably regarded as safe from all possible landslides.
The funeral took place yesterday, the remains being interred in the Roman Catholic Cemotory There was a large attendance of friends and a profusion of floral tributa
AN OLD RESIDENT. Mr. F. S. da Silva, a very old resident of the Colony, passed away at the Government Civil Hospital on Tuesday night at the advanced age of 70. He had been taken seriously ill in the morning
The couple proceeded to the wedding reception at the Hong
to the beaches has been very difficult Kong Hotel Root Garden, where Ma propung their many friends and members at night bathers have been finding of the family gathered to welcome their way to the beaches.
bath-
The bride wore a beautifully de
A and wish them happiness and long Ropulse Bay also, night ing has grown in popularity during days, and bright moon- the past few light during the past few nights bas added much to the pleasure of night bathers.
It is probable that the heat will abate somewhat very soon, as an
signed wedding dress,¦¦ delicately worked with silver bonds and embroidered silk figures, with lady veil and close-fitting silver beaded out-away hat and silver shoes to match.
charge. He asked that Mr. Bishen opinion, situnted in a manner which and his immediate removal to Observatory forecast yesterday Pr** | degroom" was fittingly made by the
Singh' be recalled to give evidence, and his Lordship agreed to this
Course.
In evidenor, Mr. Bishen Singh said that there was an earlier caso in August last year between Kartar Singh and Mohinder Singh. Wit. nos, together with Nawab Khan, acted as arbitrators in the dispute and it was agreed that tho, matter should be settled by Mohinder Singh paying to Kartar Singh the sum of $125,
Water Percolation. The first witness called was Mr
C. Neville, overseer in the P.W.D. He said the landslide oc curred on the site of the new Jockey Club stables at Wong Noi Cheong On the bastern side of this site; building on the retaining wall was still going on and it was here that the alido occurred. During the cutting and forming of the site, a consider down the slope now being finished able amount of loose earth was shot off. The principal contractors had a permit to construct a tramway to convey the loose earth to an autho- rised dumping ground which was immediately at the bottom of the site, le
In answer to Mr. Rondall, witness agreed that at the time of this settlement "Kartar Singh also men-
As regards the sheds in which the tioned another claim which he had
mon were living and which were dostroyed by the lindslide, the con- against Mohinder Singh in connec tion with motor cycle. This tractors had no permission to put matter was not investigated as land and were solely for the pur- them up. They were on Crown
Buntar Singh, another man concern-pose of storing tools, etc. The ed in the deal, was not then in the presence of a watchman was not considered necessary. Witness add- Colony,
od that, in his opinion, the land- alide was caused by the heavy flow.
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Cycle Given as Gift, After, questioning witness on the facts of the motor cycle deal, Mr. Pendall explained that Buntar Singh had been a police constable. in 1998, and that he had made a present of the eyele to Mohinder Singh. Buntar Singh's brother. owned public motor cars and Kartar Singh (plaintiff) worker as a driver under him. The cost of the cycle had, in fact, been deducted from the wages of Kartar Singh, she acted as a middle-man in the trans er of the machine to the defendant At a later stage Mr. Rondall Laid that the gift was in the nature of 2 bribe in order to secure promo
tion.
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Mr. Kendall (to witness): Wero. you told by Kartar Singh that the reason why the cycle was given a a gift was to accurs promotion, for Buntar Singh from constable to ser gennt 1-Yes.
Was that promise fulfilled - don't know...
of water percolating through the surface of the slope thus causing the loose earth to fall.
hospital was considered necessary. Picted some rain and inchided the
The late Mr. Scuzn retired from
cheering words," becoming cooler." The relief cannot arrive too sOOD
Government Servies over thirty years ago, having formerly honn in the clerical department of the police. The deceased. Jonves & daughter, who is Superioress of a Franciscan convent in China to mourn his lous. He also leaves two mophews, Mr. A. da Souza of the Treasury and Mr. R. M. da Souza, purser of the sa. Su Tai and a number of nieces to moura his death.
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The funeral took place gester- day, and was largely attended, the late Mr. Bourn having made him- self very popular in his own com munity,
The remains were interred in the Roman Catholic Cemetery any there was a wealth of wreathe sant by numerous friends.
NO PASSPORT.
AMERICAN DENIES STOWING
s
AWAY:
Another remand was sought "by the police when the case in which
man named Calwell, who is charged with stowing away on the a Taiyuan from Amoy to Hong Kong, was again mentioned at the Kowloon Magistracy yesterday,
Continuing, Mr. Neville said that dumping at the bottom of the site first commenced early this year.
At a previous hearing before Mr. When asked whether this had always been carried out satisfac- EW. Hamilton, Calwell claimed torily, witness said that there had to be an American citizen and said been certain letters passed between he had permission from the fai the architects and the authorities yuan's agent at Amoy to go on
It was board. regarding the matter.
stated that there had been some undercutting on the natural site then, but this had not gone for enough to be regarded as dan- geroun. That had since been at tended to in a satisfactory manner.
..
Cries of "Bave Life"! P.0. Drowery then went into the box where he stated that at 2.18 m. on the day in question, he was on charge-room duty at No. 2, Police Station when he received a telephone, message to the effect that police whistles were heard emanating from the Wong Nei Choong district. He immediately got his motor-cycle and proceeded. towards Wong Nei Cheong, Arriy- ing there, witness said he saw n crowd gathered together and inven- Mr. Rendall: Did to tell you, tigations revealed the fact that a the scene and after some time,
Mr. Justice Lindsell: What did Kartar Singh say He said that Buntar Singh had got bis promo-
tion...
Bhort-lived Promotion
rank I don't know..
Observatory Figures. The following are the details of temperature and humidity recorded at the Royal Observatory during the presont heat wave
Date.
Temperature.
Relative Humidity:
27
11.
"
79.3 -- August 20...87.D.
21...88.0. 80.0 22...01.0 70.0 23...01.0 79.9 24...03.1 93.0 83.7 25...94.0 *20...01.2 83.8
.04 2.70
94
70
01.
B1
01
68
99 67 87 30. 8763
The maximum temperature on August 25, 94.0, has been exceed ad on only one occasion, 1000, August 19, when it was 970. It has been equalled on three occa
slon 1895, September 6, 1898, July 23 and 1914, August 31.
mus
The toast of the "Bride and Bri-
Hon. Dr. Kotewall C.M.G, LLD, who spoke of his personal as- Bociation with the bridegroom. Mr. Aug-chen, he said, had or- gonised several quocossful'..com- panies with which he was at pre- sent directing and although his time had always been fully 00- cupied, he had keenly concentrated on innumerable, social activities in connection with the wolfare of both the European and Chinese communities, as well as supporting the cause of trade with the East by publishing and contributing to the leading organs of the Press.
The Hon. Dr. Kotewall" then spoke of the bride, when he said: had come from a well-known fami- ly, who had extensive interests. throughout South China and Australia. The bride's father had commenced business many years ago and to-day his efforts were to be seen in the form of extended, flourishing concerns in several centres. The bride was young and charming and he felt sure that she was possessed of qualition that would make her a good helpmate to her husband.
Bridegroom's Reply. «. On behalf of the bride and him. Other high maxima occurred as self, the bridegroom responded and expressed gratitude to the speaker, follows
for whom, he said, he had the highest regard and who was his first friend “in Hong Kọng on his arrival in the Colony, The Hon. Dr. Kotewall was the leading re presentative of the Chinese com
1892 September 5.93.9 1893 June B
030.6
1916 July 29 Fortunately the relative humidity
on August 25, fell from 80% at 7munity and his brilliant work in Calwell:-Your Worship, all I am. to 60% at 6 p.m. thus temper as well as those affecting a great salving many of the daily problems have got to do is to prove that 1ing to a certain extent the physical part of the Chinese nation, would ara an American citizen, isn't it i
discomfort of such temperatures.
always stand as ballmarks in the minds of the ocmnanity. *~To 4. p.
His Worship :-Woli I cannot say. It is up to the police.
Calwoll repeated his story of having seen four American Constile at various ports in China and hav ing boon told that he could get. through without a passport.
His Worship-If you have no passport, how are they (American Consuls) to know that you are an American citizen ?
Calwell:-The American Consul here has cabled my father in America.
His Worship (to Inspector Eis. ton)-Is that so
Inspector Elston - Yes, your Worship. A cable was sent two days ago, but we have as yet fe
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The Bridegroom then thanked, the guests for the many valuable presents bestowed on his bride and. himself and remarked that both, realising that marriage meant sacrifice, unselfishness and consi- deration, would strive to create a stronghold of happiness for whica they all had so kindly wished,
On behalf of the family of the bride, Mr. Shou J. Chen moved a vote of thanks to the Hon, Dr. Kotowallan he
The ceremony ended by the bride outting the wedding cake and guests present accepting pieces in
Seeing in the papers yesterday commenration.
Mr. William Louey, and Mrs. morning that Sincera's were hold-Louey gave great assistance in
that the promotion was to acting landslide had occurred. He went to ceiver no answer theraing a big sale and were offering making the function Tory Buc
Did he tell you that a few days rescued three Chinese. When he His Worship said that
later the acting rank was taken away Yes,"
Questioned in regard to the settlement last August, witness said that Mohinder Singh did not agree to anything and he had 4o be forced to agree,
FORMER SHANGHAI
RESIDENT.
HONGKONG ESTATE OF
830,000.
us
found that there were more people was a reply it should reach buried in the debris, he thought Kong by Saturday, and according the job was too big for him to adjourned the case until then. tackle alone, He telephoned for assistance and shortly afterwards the Fire Brigade and an Ambulance arrived. Witness concluded that In regard to the present action, the night was very wet; heavy rains witness said that Kartar Singh apfell at times but all through the proached him with a view to night thera had been a continral settlement after the writ had been drizzle. issued. Witness took steps to bring about a Battlement and suggested to Mohinder Singh that, he should come and discuss the matter, tut the latter refused to do so, MELY
Answering another question, wit noss said that the present case was, discussed, by Sapooran Singh and a number of other people at the Oriental Provision Btore. Witness was preacut at this discussion when Kartar Singh agreed to withdraw *hia claim;pad
Fine Ramitted.
At the close of the bearing, his Lordship said that, in view of the
how evidence, although hu was not satisfied that the plaintiff spoke the truth, he would remit the fine
Mr. Armstrong raised the ques. tion of his costs for the day. His Lordship held that Mr. Armstrong's attendance was not necessary although he was there to watch the proceedings on behalf of his client, and therefore he was not entitled to
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Mr. Armstrong further asked if statement could be made that the allegations against his client, as had been made during the after noon were unfounded.is. Lord. ship replied that he did not see how ho could make such statement for the
Trendy stated in the
The Coroner, and jury, then rose and proceeded to inspect the scene of the disaster.
The inquiry was adjourned.
KWONGSANG SURVIVORS.
to refund one day's receipts to
those who bought on a day which in later to be picked, I paid a visit to this store to satisfy my curiosity
cessful one. fr. Li Chor Chi and Mrs. Sharpham rendered musical items during the afternoon,
The bride and bridegroom left yesterday evening for Canton lo attend other family functions and will spend some days there before returning in order to proceed northwards
Many prominent members of the Colony were prosent among the large number of guests.
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There were large crowds taking advantage of the greatly reduced prices and salcamen were kept busy, 1 was very courteously received by Mr. Ma Ying Pui, the manager, who was only too glad to tell me all her could about the sale and The late Mr. Leonardo Amidani, the policy of the company in mak formerly of Shanghai, who died at ing auch an unusual offer. He said MACAO'S DISASTER FUND. Leghorn, Italy, on October 1, 1930, that they were trying to break up left Hong Kong estate to the value the old habit of rushing the sale
The Hon. Secretary of Lusitano of $30,000, with other estate in on the first and last days, thus China and Italy Letters, of ad- giving everybody a busy time, The Club begs to acknowledge, with ministration with the will annexod established practice is to have re sincere thanks, the following dona have been granted to Mr. C. ELgular customers and to get them tions to the above fund. Grist, of Messrs, Wilkinson, and to purchase regularly, asy this most Already acknowledged 23,23 Grist, who is attorney for the thou means better service. While The Hong Kong, Centon and
Macao Steamboat Co., Ltd. & 100 widow, Lina Lazara Ved Amidani, doing everything possible to assist
Testator bequeaths all bin estate their customers, Mr. Ma said that Messrs. Stewart Bros. ... in China and Italy in equal parts the company was always ready to MM. Montargis...... to his five children, who are receive suggestions for improving Mr. AE. O minora, after making deductions service
Mr. D. M. Bigger for various bequests. He bequeaths I was very much impressed with Mr. U. Itumjabn Italian Lire 300,000 to a married the goods and the prices. A bar Captain and Officers, ss. Suí sixtor and in the event of her gain department is to be opened An death, to her three children in on the roof where there will be A Sympathiser ..... equal parts; Italian Tre 200,000 special dollar counter and Mr. A. A Marcal to his widowed sister Thi, 8,000 to 50-cent counter, also a porfumery Mr. Mauricio his partner and attorney Mr counter displaying Sincer's own Mr. L. A. Leite ..... The only reply they could give Henry Burkhardt the usufructus products Microphones are to her. U. St Wing to questions put to them at Foc according to law to Linn Amidani installed on each floor announcing Mr. H. Hong Sling chow was that they wore washed Italian Lize 300,000 to his sister the bargains cutainable there. The Mr. Hoo overboard, jak na de planery in-law; Italian Lire 50,000 to his naturally helps the customer. Saudades da Flora Thesleft for Shanghai on the friend and attorneyBarucchi Ladies requisites are well anti Mr. H. J. M. Figue as. Wanhelang on Sunday, and on Danto son of the farmor of his cipated by a large display of Mr. Beltrap arrival at that port will be inter lands and Italian Liro: 80,000 to silks, underwear, stockings, shoes, Mr. C. P. Marques viewed by the Consul, who may be the Societa di Mutuo. Succoron, of Formfit corsets, etc, all offered Mr. H. Deodoglou, Able to affiditamore definite informa Vhos Italy did Kallisuudet at bargain prices. Spesial prices Mr. 8 LOH tion regarding the netaal sinkingTestator requests that his body are marked for hospital beds, drog Mr Ja of the Kwongmang, and the expert be transferred to his native place sundries, sporting goods, look ences of the survivors before they Vho (Cremana) to be buried with lamp shorlos, kitchen utensils, and
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UNABLE TO GIVE LUCID: ACCCOUNT OF RESCUE.
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