CORRESPONDENCE. STUDENT ACCUSED
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PUBLIC HEALTH.
(TO: THE EDITOR OF THE
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513,--The Sanitary Board Election has produced a declaration by Sir Henry Pollock and Sir Shouson
OF THEFT.
FOUNTAIN PEN DISAPPEARS
IN PEDDER STREET.«
WELL-KNOWN. KOWLOON RESIDENT'S ALLEGATIONS,
DAILY PRES
MURDER TRIAL
EVIDENCE OF HOTEL
EMPLOYEES,
The whole of yosterday's hearing of the murder trial. before · Mr. Justice Wood and jury was accupied with the ovidenoo of employees from the Empress Hotal whers it
A Chinese student of the Wabin alleged by the Crown certain of Yan College. named Yu Wai Ko, the accused had occupied rooms Appeared before Mr. T. I. Wynne shortly before and on February 13, Jono yosterday on a charge of the day of the murder.
areany of a fountain pon from the
Oheung Mam, Cheng Tsze Sun
SUMMONS DELAY
SEQUEE
CASE STRUCK OUT BY MAGISTRATE
DELAY IN ANALIST'S. OFFICE.
OVERSEAS LEAGUE CONCERT.
EXCELLENT PROGRAMME, FOR TO MORROW.
Excellant entertainment is being offered to patrene of the Overious League Concert arranged to take place to-morrow avoning.
A ummons, brought against the
An advance copy of the pro- Empress Hotel under the Sale of gramme has come to hand, and it Food and Drugs Ordinance, was is to be regretted that this cannot dismissed by Mr. W. Schofield yesbo soon prior to the entertainment torday when a delay in the service by all who enjoy concerts at this
Ohow that "The Preservation Operson of Mr. J. P. Robinson on and Cheung Sau Bu are charged of the summons was brought for- sort. If this were possible it would j Public Health Is One Of The Monthe afternoon of May 1, Mr.. G: S. with the killing of Tsong Tai Kai, ward by Mr. F G Nigel, na a
Important Interests Of This Co lóny."
[y
Ford of Mesars. Wilkinson & Griat defindet
Giving, ovidence, Mr. J. P. Robin Might I suggest that some at-
non snid that he and his wife tempt might he made at this junctogether with his daughter and ture to fores Government to realise ice left the King's Theatre on this fact of which it seams sublime Sunday afternoon at about, 4.20, in
unconscious,
Might I add-
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All this bother is rally a waste of time while Nero fidifies → Yours..
WHY WORRY..
a student First accused is de fended by Mr Ein Shing Lo and the other two by Mr. Somerset Fitzroy.
assure the organizers of the enter ground on which the oase should be tainment that their afforts and
struck out.
work had not boen in vain, and that they could look forward to having a full auditorium.
These plays, The Camberley Triangle, Domody, and The Thread Suanlet, a drama, aro from the pons of AA Milne and J. Bell respectively, and any doubts that may arise concerning His Worship: That's so, accord- the possibility of the plays not ing to my record;
boing well performed owing to the Mr. Nigel Then I submit the difficult situations arising in thes Court has no jurisdiction..
His Worship Yes. Mr. Nigel Will your Worship strike the came out!
ง
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Mr Nigel: I think it would save time if we went straight on with A room attendant on the third proof of service of the summons floor of the hotel gave evidence of under Section 20 of the Bale of range of items that one experts at The programme covers the full
the first accused having booked Food and Drags. Ordinance. In the a variety concert at home, and as the afternoon and wore proceeding room No. 77 on the evening of
саче of perishable goods, which a finalo to each half a one-ant play down the west side of Padder Street February 17. Witness said that of milk undoubtedly is, the summons is being presented. Over crowding except for the intending to go to the Forry. Just the following day, a young man must be served within 28 days of wealthy.
as they reached Brewer's book shop, care to pee the occupant of the purchase of the milk The sale Lack of sufficient Hospital -
witness decided to take leave of his room and was directed where to complained of took place on March comodation except for European or
wife and it was at that moment, go. On February 91, witness was, and my instructions are that the Wealthy Chiness.
is is alloged, that defendant burst called to the mortuary where he summone was got served until April Lack of Banitation except for in between Mr. Robinson and his saw the body of a young man with 21-29 days after the lucky.
wife, Witness heard a click from his throat cut, who resembled, 'to Tuberculous dust-not watered,
his breast pocket and he at one certain extent, the visitor to the Smoke,.
aaid to his wife: Wait a moment, room on February 18.. that youth who has just passed has In consequence of a statement take my pon." Both Mir, and Mrs. (made by the first accused in the Robinson then followed the youthPolice Court to the offoot that he and Gaught him up just by the Blue occupied room No. 69, the Crown Bin Cafe.
called another employee of the His Worship: I see that the hotel who looked after this room. application for the summons was Witness gave evidence of the book-not made itil April 8. How to I get hold of his arm amt said, ings of room under his ebarge, that h "Where is my fountain pen ?" Mr. which included No. 69 on the fourth Robinsga told the Court,He imfloor, stating that no rooms were mediately replied." I have not got booked on February 18, 17 and 18 "Sti-With the present coutro our fountain pen, air, and if you by any person surnamed Cheung. Like, you can search me." Mr.Witness, also said that the first versy concerning the election of a
Robinson said that from the answer time he had seen the first accused; member to the Sanitary Board and.
he knew at once that the pen had Cheng. Man, was during the Police daily Prosa references to the unbeen passed on to someone else and Court proceedings... stinted, publis servien rendered by therefore did not search the defen- The trial will be continued thin the Kowloon. Besidents' Association
dunt, but he added that his daugh-morning, when employees from the to those resident in Kowloon, I pre-ter did, but did not find the pen, Mei Chow Hotel will be called to sent a matter of considerable in-although in the possession of de- give evidence.
A PROTEST FROM
KOWLOON,
1
[TO THE EDITOR OF THE "HONG KONG.
DAILY PRESS.
11
tereat..
During the past fortnight, build- ing construction has commenced on. the corner of Waterloo Road and Boundary Straut, Kowloon, "and" from early hours in the morning to late at night & noisy thumping. pile driving engine in puffing clouds of smoke and woot in such roturan
f..
**You Caz' Search Me,”
•
fendah; there was found another- pen,
Inspector Barnes: That's the date when the milk came back from the Government Analyst...
well-known works, are dispelled; by the fact that of the two cante a number of the players are already known locally as tried members of the Amateur Dramatic Chib
It is obvious that much hard work has been put in by the com mittoa of the local branch" of the Oversons League to ensure the success of the antortainment and, apart from giving their support, His Worship: When was 't sent?fall attending the concert will have Inspector, Barnca: On March 23, the satisfaction of knowing that His Worship: So there has been they are supporting also a very fine a ratlier serious" delay, “in the British Institution, Analyst's office
The entertainment commences në Inspector Barnes: That's so your 9:16 pm, and tickets can be had Worship.
from the secretary of the League at the Helona May Institute.
His Worship see the summons was applied for on April 8 and issued on the 13th and then it ra- quired ten days to serve it. Pro-
Continuing. Mr. Robinson said WHERE TO APPLY sumably thers was a rush of sun-
than by this time another Chineso in European clothing had appeared on the scine and started to say,
What has done " "I asked. him why he interfered" anid Mr. as to ariously affect, the comfort Robinson, who went on to say that of nearby residents at Kowloon the man who interfered spoke in Tong, not only by the persistentChinese in the defondant, and from thunder of the ongine, but also by rendering household contents dirty and the necessity to sloep windows to prevent the soot from entering donsequently an exceptionally hent- el urhealthy atmosphere.
Will the authorities responsible and in particular the Kowloon Residents' Association endeavour to prevent a continuance of this
tian.co?
the
Perhaps a. practical demonstration in this connection will influence a few more votes: towards
· K.B.A,'■' candidate.-Youre, etc., BREATHING. SOOT. May 4, 1939.
POLICE CASE FAILS.
CASE AGAINST SHIP'S CAPTAIN DISMISSED..
THE CANE.
PARENT'S RIGHT TO CHASTISE SON.
MAGISTRATE'S ADVICE.
monses then. With that delay and the delay at the Analyst's I am afraid the summone is out of time now. Summons dismissed.
יו
ANOTHER MUI TSAI PROSECUTION,
GIRL WHO CAME FROM SINGAPORE..
what Table Chinese, the witness knew, he made out that the defon-
While sweeping up the floor of dant told the newcomer that he was the school he was. attending, a being accused of having stolen a Chinese boy accidentally knocked pgn. The newcomer then spoke to over a bruss ink-pot. The result Mr. Robinson in English and asked was that when he went home, his What are you going to do? He father, to whom the incident had Thasn't got your pen and witness apparently been reported, gave him replied, "He has probably handed a beating. So vigorous was he in it over to you," at which the new-his efforts that the mattor was re- comer flared up and said "How ported to the Society for the Pro. Mr. Scheffold yesterday morning, dare you?
wetion of Children, which, in turn,
In Sight all the Time,
In answer to questions put by Mr. Ford, witness said that he kept the defendant in sight all the time, but did not see him either drop the pen Edz pass it on to anyone else.
WOMAN FINED $100.
At the Central Magistracy before
EMPIRE TOBACCO..
PRODUCERS POLICY
OUTLINED,
aud.
As a Meeting of the Tobacco Federation of the British Empire," held at the Offices of the British Emipre Producers' Organisation, 3, Old Queen Street, London on April 1, the appointment of Mis Tam Macphereon, K.C. M.P. A President was announced, to cecd Major Walter Elliot, M.P., who resigned on being appointed Financial Secretary to the Trea sury. Mr. Macpherson was largely instrumental in obtaining the pre- ference for Jamaica Bunanasi Mr. W. M. Thomson (Assistant So-)
The Tobacco Federation which.
Look the matter up with the S.C.Acuted Mrs. Cheng Hoi Ski, of 38 in the British Empire Overseas, cretary for Chinese Affairs) prose consists of producers, associations: which took out a summone against Village Road, Happy Valley, a considered various points raised by former resident of Singapore, for the affiliated Producer Organise- keeping an unregistered Mui Taitions in Nyasaland, Southern and Mr. F. G. Nigel, who appeared Northern Rhodesia, Canada and
other Empire countrica, on behalf of Mrs. Cheng, entered a plea of guilty, to the summons,
Those representations aimed. Mr. Thomson" said that originally securing higher preference for the little girl was acquired by the Empire Tobacco. The Federation, defondant in Singapore from a dia is, therefore, framing proposals. to tant relative. There was no sung the Chancellor of the Exchequer
the father..
Giving medical evidence, Dr. G.
H. Thomas of the Government Civil Hospital said that, sors of the whippings he saw in Court se
bean much more
one
Mrs. Robinson also gave evidence terces, have to corroborate what her husband severe." " (said. · Bub-Inspector Dick said that Some discussion followed during the defendant had #1271 on him the course of which Inspector when searched at the Police Station, Fraser remarked that the prosecu-
Mr. Ford said that he felt thretion did not dispute the right of a document of sale), and no which will aid the Manufacturer.in was no enas to answer, but feparent to chastise bis child.
money was paid Mrs. Chang was the desire shown last year to in Worship mid that the fact that the 11 Wynne-Jones-then-discharged given the child and told that she crease the purchases of Empire That a ship lying at anchor is pen was not found on the defendant the defendant und in doing 80. could adopt it. She brought it to Leaf Total clearances for home not necessarily immediately above was not sufficient for him to rule romarked:-1 will suggest to youilly treated as an adopted million pounds less but for: Em-
Hong Kong and although it was consumption last year were the exact position of the anchor that there was no case,
that the buttocks are a better place on the sea bed was polated out to said he had been six years in Wah
in the witness-box, the defendant to cane than the back, especially as daughter, it later had to do house pire tobacco, three million pounds two Sergounts of the Water Police Yan College and on Bunday he went they appear to have been designed hold work. The girl lived with more.
the other servants and was treated The meeting stressed the import by the Hon. Comdr. G. F. Hole, to the Post Office from his house in by nature for that purpose more as a servant than as a daughance of increasing preference, being
D'Aguilar Straat, On his return love it hurts for the moment "just Harbour Mamer, at the Marine he was stopped by a European just "Court yesterday morning, and their after he had turned into Queen's as much, but is less likely to cause case against the master of the Road Central from Pedder Street. Any damage.
The European accused him of steal
Tai Poo Bek for anchoring his vesting is fountain pen to which wit
I
Iter.
given by the Dominions and Com fonies to Empire tobacco, and it The child was well nourished, and was resolved that an analysis of fairly happy, but would rather the preferences and purchaser of stay in the Po Leung Kuk than tobacco within the British Empire proposed, if a conviction bera go back to Mrs. Cheng. It was Overacas bo mude." gistered, to send the girl back to her grandmother in Singapore.
* Authorities on Look Out.
sel within the limits of the Tai ness, replied that he had done Wynne Jones said that he could not Kok Tsui cable ground at 9.15 p.m. nothing of the kind and invited the admit evidence of character at that European to search him. Witnes on April 20, fell to the ground. said that after he had been search stage and that such evidence had
Singapore:aho was quite willing Sergeante May and Fraser gave ed, he was taken to the Police deferred until after the con
viction or the discharge.
to allow the child to remain in the evidence to the effect "that the Station."
His Worship also pointed out that
Po, Leung Kuk oz be sent back-to- Asked by the Magistrate as to the it was significant that, the defen ship was lying directly between the
The publicity given to these cases relatives in Singapore, lights marking the cable stewitness said he was alsamate. who was his own classmate and who off, said Mr. Thomson; but he wish gulations with regard to Mui. Tais identity of the man who interfered, dant did not call as a witness one in the past seemed to have worn. Mr. Thomson replied that the re At the conclusion of the evidence The man was not in Court, Comdr.
was at the scene outside the Blue ed to emphasise the fact that the were similar in Hong Kong and his Hols made
| Bird Cafe, K
authorities were a strict as ever. Singapore, and had raosited the TheBanrements on a chart, allowing
Mr. Nigel said that Mrs. Cheng These wore branches of the E. C.A. widest publicity in both plasen Mr. Ford then asked for an ad
gulations having but recently coming Ipoh, where the defendant
од
Bignificant Fact,
for the forty-five feet of "auchos emble the defendant hated he had Mr. Tord indicated that the onlyjournment until that witness couldploaded ignorance of the local re- all ad effe of Malaya, includ
ww fous through the hawse pipe. His other evidence he proposed to call be produced,
The case was achourned until [Continued at foot of next column. Tuesday morning at 12 noon.
Worship diraised the case with the was as regards character, but Mr. remarks printed” above.
to Hong Kong from a long stay in claimed to have resided. (Continued at foot of next column.) k. She was dried. #100..
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