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PRESS WEDNESDAY
18 1932
VILLAGE ROAD MURDER
Sports News
Lawn Bowls.
OPENING GAMES OF THE
SEASON
KOWLOON DOCK MAKË A GOOD START:
[BY GREEN."]
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Kowloon Dock have started their Inwis bowls season very well in win- ning the two games played so far.
K.C.C. TENNIS.
ENJOYABLE MIXED "DOUBLES MATCH,
The scores were:-
KOWLOON-CANTON RAILWAY
PROGRESS IN SPITE OF DEPRESSION.
THE SHATIN DISASTER.
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What Is Alleged ?
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"Mr. Brutton
There is no lle
it going to buy padt i; I when am
I going to do 07
Mr. Lindsk When we get essary information.
At this mage Mr Hall Brutton Sation made a rega gila) thin pit naked what the prosecution alleged in your open at in connection with the pistol, if Is it suggested asked Mr. Brutton, **that it belonged to the accused or is it alleged that it was procured by the accused ? "
Continuing, Mr Hall Brutton Mr. Brutton: Wo know said: "The defence is entirely inplication for a lieuse was tide to the dark. The stage is now reach the Poltte ft sporific" pistol ad where we should know what the Was that the pistol f suggestion is in regard to this!
Mr. Lindsell The Police do not allege that is the pistol
that Fung was in a dying condi tion. Fung was then-in the banda, of Dr. S. Bo
Witness Tat
returned to the Folice Station and at 0.20 that night a telephone mesage one from the Young Wo Nursing Home to say that ung had died Witness said. - gun.” he then signalled the murder.
Mr. Lindael: Did you name any particular person'?
Foams reprosanting the K.C.0. The following excerpts are taken A and K.O.C. "B" met in a
from the annual report for 1931, friendly match on Sunday when the just to band, of the Manager of the "B" won by 27 sets to 15. Eneh Kowloon-Canton Railway :- set was limited to 11 games and It is satisfactory to record that, spoons were presented to the dadiosotwithstanding the general depres-message, of the winning team,
eion of trade and a very regrettable accident on the British Section, re- forced to later, the year 1831 proved on the whole a very successful year for the Railway.
Running expenses were slightly
year, but increases in traffic, traffic
that steady progress was madis.
Operating Expenses actually in- croused by 8104,89183, while not Rovenue amounted to $130,004.76 ns
Y Segalen and Mrs Davenport Brown ("B") lost to E. . Fincher and Miss Q Dalziel 4-6: heat W. Hirst and Miss Griffith -4; beat.
Last season they were unsuccessful C. J. Tacchi and Mr. Blanford heavier than during the previous in securing the points until the 6-1 beat W. Old and Mr. Collier
Martin 6-2: beat A. Philippen and Miss Witchell 6-0 beat R. S. Capel and Mins Kurtin 6-1.
Witness: Yes, Chong Kok Yau Chief Detective Inspector prrived 1 Mr. Lindsell: I think then the
ther questions that he returned to Yes, he arrived at half past nine, Witness said in answer to fur the Yeung We Nursing Home and receiving the clothing and certain personal effects of the docensed. The singlet, shirt, vest and coat of the doosssed were produced in Court and each bare huge blood- stains.
fth game when they met the 16-2: beat 1. Buchaonan and Mrs.receipts and train mileage showed Police, and subsequent results prov: ed to be disappointing, as they were only able to win six out of the 14 games. Their victory over Craigen gower in the opening game was a to Fincher and Dalziel 58: beat compared with $133,106.47 for 1930. Armourar, the next witness called,
fine performance. They have now accounted for the Kowloon Bowling Green Club, thanks to a substan tial win on Browa's rink,
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Mr. and Mrs. Hambly ("B") lost
Evidence Regarding Gun, Bergeant J. E. Scott, Police mid that he examined the gun found by the Chinese detective and removed the magazine which was charged with six rounds of 39 ar munition. In the chamber of the
Hirst and Griffith -1: lost to
Local fares were raised as from Tacchi and Blanford 30: beat Old the 1st January to a basis more in and Collier 0-3: beat. Buchannan unison with those on the Chinese and Martin 0-1: beat Philippen and Section. Good progress was made Witchell 6-9: beat Capell and Kur-Ton the Chinese Sention with the re-gun was found an empty cartridge.
Civil Service are the only otheftin 6-1. team in the senior section who have Mr. and Mrs. Crabbe ("B") lost taken maximum points in the two to Fincher and Dalziel 0-6: lost to games. They opened with a smash Hirst and Griffith 3-6: beat Tacchi ing victory over Taikop and then scut Club de "Recreio away defeat Collier 6-3 beat Buchannan and and Blanford 83: boat Old and ul In the case of bath Kowloon E Dock and Civil Service the two Witchell bent Capell and Kur Martin e bent Philippen and games were played on home ground in 9-0. Rad the draw allows the former to
enabled reductions to be made in there was because there was a de conditioning of the track, and this case of the same, onlibre. The rea son why the empty cartridge wa the duration of the through journey fect in the gun. He had subse between the two termini of Kow.quently tried to fire six rounds of the same calibre from the gun and loon and Canton
on each sccasion the cartridge hnd retained in the gun. Witness said.
24 hours of the time he examined that there were indications to show that the gun had been fired within it.
All through express trains con- Section engines, and the three new tinued to be hauled by British
anginus referred to in last year's Heport, were brought into service in May and proved both efficient and economical.
The year's working therefors may
A.. H. Dinnis and Mrs. Dinais remain there again this week. The B) lost to Fincher and Dalziel Civil Service, although they have 40: lost to Hirst and Grifiths 3-6: not won the senior championship lost to Tacchi and Blanford 30: have given in past years much lost to Old and Collier 5-6; beat be considered highly satisfactory anxiety to those seeking the Hon-Buchannan and Martin 6-8 beat and in the present, state of univor ours. They have a well-balanced Philippen and Witchell 6-3 beatal depression the Railway that can tenin which should go far, this Capell and Kurtin 6-2.
300301.
and Kurtin 3-0.
show an increase over its previous year's revenue may consider itself fortuinte indeed.
Tratic.
HA. Gregory and Miss Gittens (B) lost to Fincher and Dalziel The most important, game was, of course, that between Kowloon 3-0 lost to Hirst and Grifith 40, beat Tacchi and Blanford 3-3: beat. C.C. and Craigengower. In wir Old and Collier 6-1: beat Buchan ning the championship last year,uan and Martio 3-3 beat Philip report for 1930 ander this heading The view, expressed in the annual Kowloon C.C. beat Craigengewer on both occasions, and naturally there on and Witchell 6-4: lost to Capell that, given a fast and punctual wae much speculation as
service of trains between the two A: Howe and Mrs. McTavish cities, an ever-increasing propor- outcome of Saturday's match, conB") lost to Fincher and Dalziel, tion of passengers would travel by sidering also that Kowloon C.C. started with a victory while Craibeat Tarch and Blanford 0-4: lost 1831. Increases furthermore occur. 36: lost to Hirst and Griffith 5-6: train, was fulfilled during the your gengower het with a reverse, In this game, however, Craigongowe nan and Martin 63: beat Philip sengers, and there is every prospect to Old and Collier 5-6; beat Buchan red in the 1st and 2nd class pus- took the points by: 25 ahots.
pen and Witcheli 62: boat Capeli of still further improvement in the combined result on two rinks show and Kurtin 6-3.
numbers..
to the
The
ed a single shot in favour of the Valley team, but Bradbury's rink
It is to be deplored that whilst the Railway in the course of its vicissitudes in the past has fre-
went out to win by 24 shots against DAVIS CUP TENNIS quently been debarrad from earning
Fraser's team.
revenue, due to Chinese political and other troubles, it should have.
un- SPAIN WINS THE DOUBLES suffered a setback in what promised
The Police have "been maat fortunate in their efforts to record a win. They have been trying for over two seasons without any suc CPss and they have gone down on one occasion by the small, margin
of two shots and more than once
by four shots, They gave Tail
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
ROMs, May 18. Spain to-day at least postponed
"koo very good game and their Italy's victory in the Davis Cup,
to be a record year owing to an accident which no foresight could have prevented: Entil April 30 of 1921, the Railway had, from its inception, carried 24,000,000 passen- gers without serious injury. to a passenger, or loss of a passenger that aleven deaths and some nine life, and it is with profound regret.
unknown number with minor in-
hopes of realising their nabition winning the doubles match by three seriously injured passengers and an faded away so the last moment seta to one... when Taikoo gathered two shots to
Shatin Disaster,
win by a single. It will not come the Italian pair winning the first
It was a keenly contested match,juries, have now to be recorded. altogether as a surprise one of the set at 7-6 and then finding the part- days if they defeat one of the norship of the Spanish couple, too strong teams on a favourable day effective. Result when their best players are not called. for duty.
Maler and Tojada (Spain) beat Delbono and De Minerbi (Italy); 5-7, 8-2, 6-2, 6-4. Kowloon Bowling Green Club ¦··· (junior champions) are again a
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strong force this season and I ex- pect to see them wall in the lead.
Italy Eliminates Spain.
Rome, May 17. Paliniere (Italy) beat Maier 3-0,
They stand with maximum points 0-0, 6-2, 6-2. Maier being forced to after defeating the Electric B.Cretire after a heavy fall. and Kowloon C.C., who, in turn,
Italy will meet the winners of the
were defeated by Craigengower Monaco-Switzerland tie.
It is two early yet to my which of
the junior teams will be prominent
during the sanson Taikoo are uns
A most unfortunata combination of adverse circumstances existed on this date. A cloud-burst occurred in, the hills which caused & aurmal-- ly amali waterfull at Mile at to be- come a raging torrent which within twenty minutes overflowed its train-
of some 40 yards and wrecked a
wall and completely undermin ed an embankment for a distance local train passing over at the time, besides no damaging the under- ground telephone dable that no telephone communication was pos sible after the first few minutes.
The same cloud-burst was respon
As strong as last season owing to quiry held on the cause of the c fransfers to the senior division, but cident axonerated the Bailway andsible for two other wash-outs some. they as well as Civil Service and staff from all blame, and in fact 2 miles nearer Kowloon thus pre the Yacht Club, will no doubt & traught to light the high state of venting a relief train reaching the sert themselves as the season pro- effciency of all departments and sodne of the dissater. In addition, grosses Two of the week end games grades, not the least those officers: 4 road bridge gave way short of the provided close, victories Taikos who have voluntarily qualised in accident, which rendered impossible beat the Civil Service by four shot; Tirst Aid while the Yacht Club surrendered Traffle was entirely suspended and finally the road cling the
access to the site by road direct the points to Club de Bepreid by a from April 21 to May 1, and full New Territories was found to be margin of three shots.
sarvice of trains was resumed on chatructed so that approach from May
that direction was also cut off. There was no suspension of the Consequently a period of about two express train services on account of hours. elapsed before it, was possible military or political activities dur to render full relief, and even then, ing the year
the Tescue work was only carried out with greatest difficulty and with considerable diskante
THE INTERPORT MATCH.
RAIN PREVENTS, NET- PRACTICE.
The three new engines purchased by the Hong Kong Government on behalf of the Kwangtung Provin cia Government were given their trials during the period April 8, to 20. which consisted of three re. According to a message received turn journeys to Canton for each by the Hong Kong Cricket Club Leagine They proved highly antia yesterday, it is too wet even to prae- factory from a traffic point of view, tics for the Interbart, inasmuch as whilst the specification Phore is no defnits news regarded for tsit load of ton coaches ing the day on which the Interport behind the engine, it was found that will start but, if wasther permits, thirteen-coaches could be hauled in it will possibly be on Friday, An emergency.
Good Stab Work:
It is pleasure to be able to record that in those very trying pir umstances the whole stad from the Acting Manager to the lowest rating. abted in the mast commandable manner, and proved their readiness and resourcefulness for any emer gency The result of the public (Continued on Previous Colum
Speaking of the gun itself, wit the back of the body where a licence ness said that it had been filed at number would have been stamped
traces of such a number but it had if the gun had been issued in Hong. Kong or in India. There were still been so worn down that. witness was unable to trace it. The regia- which would have been stamped tration a number of the gun on the side of the had also been filed away, there being gun, on trace at all of any such number, Witness said that the gun was a Spanish automatic of a very
let taken from the body of Fung cheap make." The cartridges ware Remington make and the bul was identical to the bullets con tained in the six rounds still in the spent hullet was fired from the same type of gun as that produced in magasino. Witness said that the
Court
Mr. Lindsell I hate told my friend that I have explained my came in full in my opening. I said then that I would lay all my cards on the table.
Was that the Pistol?
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Mr. Brutton Oh yes, they do: I know where that pistal is and in can put my hairds out at any moment. Will the prosecution say,
We don't connect the accused Mr. Brutton. Is it alleged that with that pistol in any way? this gun belonged to the accused Then I will sit down. I do wani or that he procured it I want to an apower to my questions I am know that y
here defending a murder and I Mr. Lindaell: I have already want to know whether there is any said that in my opening.
allagation about the pistot, Mr. Brutton: You have mid Mr. Lindsell I am prepared to nothing in your opening regard ngay there is no evidence at present that gun. I want to know whether in connection with the platal," tha, prosecution allege that the mur- Mr. Wynna Jones: I am afraid defending solicitor for the accused the present, Mr. Brutton. dor was done with that gun? As you must be satisfied with that for
I am entitled to that information. had anything to do with that gun has been fixed for Thursday and This concluded the evidence for Is t alleged that he, at any time, the afternoon,
Mr. Lindsall: Inquiries sis still Friday afternoons: Next week, The next hearing
being made into this cus in the Wednesday, Thursday and Friday meantime I cannot go further than afternoons have been reserved for what I have said in my opening
this case....
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