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PUBLIC MONEY.
VOTES.
VARIOUS ITEMS TOTAL „OVER $57,000.
SHAUKIWAN SANITARY
SCHEME.
HONG KONG DAILY PRESS. WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 17, 1932.
POPULAR RESIDENT SUICIDE ATTEMPT?
LEAVING.
MR. WORSOE OF THE GREAT NORTHERN.
LOSS TO SCANDINAVIAN
COMMUNITY.
A very well known and popular His Excellency the Officer Ad- ministering the Government will local resident, Mr. A. Worme of the present to-morrow for the considera Great Northern Telegraph Co. Ltd., tion of the Finance Committee of is teaving the Colony on ratire the Legislative Council the follow-mant on Friday by the M. S. ing items of supplementary expen- Saureland. diture:-
Estimates, 1932,
Sanitary Department: Twe
shiling barges ...... 88,000.00 Construction of timber
jetty at Shaukiwan88,000.00 Experimental incinerators for dis posing of Shaukiwan refuse, have, despite alterations, not proved a success and there have been fre- quent complaints about the smoke emited from them. It would be possible to reverb to the system pre- viously in use, namely to transport the refuse by motor lory all the way in Whitfield dust chute and thence by barges to be dumped at sen. The only other feasible method is
costs
Mr. Wornoe first came to the Enst in 1912. He joined the Great Northern Telegraph Company in Copenhagen in 1905, shortly after. wards being sent to Newcastle and London and later being stationed in Hussia and Siberia,
COUPLE FOUND IN HOTEL
ROOM.
What appears to have been a de.. liberate attempt at a death-pact was discovered at 3.30 p.m. yester- day.
A man and woman, both of Macao, were discovered by a room- 77 of the Empress boy iy room Hotel, suffering from acute adeline poisoning.
The police were immediately notified and on their arrival had both the victims remured to the Government Civil Hospital.
Their condition last night was re- garded as wrious,
The victims are: Yu Ya Sun, 34 years. Woong Sze, 24 years.
During his stay in the Far East, MAINTENANCE CASE Mr. Warson has been stationed in
and Shanghai, Poking, Harbin Hong Kong, first arriving in the Colony in 1917 and has lived here altogether for over ten years.
He has been extremely popular in Hong Kong, boving a large circle of friends among the British and Scandinavian communities. In his earlier years in the Colony he was a keen tennis player and latterly has been one of the mainstays of the Scandinavian team in Bowling Alley of the Hong Kong Ch
HUSBAND APPLIES FOR REDUCTION.
WHY HE LEFT HIS FORMER FOSITION.
CHRISTIE'S EVIDENCE IN FUNG MURDER CASE.
MR. JENKIN ENUMERATES INSTANCES WHICH ARE CHALLENGED BY DEFENCE.
VISITS TO SOLICITORS' OFFICES AGAIN FORM
BASIS OF LONG CROSS-EXAMINATION,
Practically the whole of yesterday's hearing in the Fung murder trial was occupied by the evidence and cross-examing. tion of Christie.
Mr. F. C. Jenkin, who conducted the cross-examination for the defence, challenged as false the allegation that Cheng went with Zimmern to La's office, the alleged conversation in the Na- than Hotel and on the way to the Ferry, and again at the Princes Cafe and the Tung Shan Hotel, and also the allegation that the poison and syringes were bought on. the instructions of Cheng.
Christie was also questioned at length about the visits to the offices of various solicitors, particularly to the office of Mr. C. Y. Kwan. According to Christie it was Zimmera who wanted to go and see Mr. Kwan and Christie merely accompanied him. Ho had no idea at first why they were going to seo Mr. Kwan,
"DIDN'T MATTER WHAT THE LAWYER ADVISED."
Cheng had entered your brain?- Yes.
At Central Magistracy yesterday, Giving evidence, when the trial Mr. W. Schofield heard a summons in which Mahommed Farid, & clerk was resumed yesterday, Christir
The plot as you have detailed in employed by Messrs. Lowo, Bing said he did not remember hoar ham & Matthews, is seeking a duction in the main tog der ing the name of Lai Ming Fai mem- this court-Witness did not roply tioned at the Yeo Fong Chan Res. and, counsel asked "Why the themade by Mr. Schofield' on March 9,
taurant. He had beard Cheng say pause?" Christie replied that he
repeat.
last, by which he is bound to pay his wife a weekly allowance of $19.
he had a girl, but during a quar-thought Mr. Jenkin had not finish- Mr. A. A. Wadeson appeared for the complainant while the respon rel one night he slapped her and ed his question. Counsel
ed it and witness answered in the dent was represented by Mr. D. Lshe left him.
affirmative.
to load the refuse on stiling barges at Shaukiwan and thence to dump it at a reclamation area on the mainland. The enpital and running of this method are only
In 1929, Mr. Worse married A¶rs. slightly greater than in the ease of Cocka, née Miss May Blake, mem-Strellett..
Cheng told him he had lived with transporting the material to Whitber of a well-known Hong Kong When hearing commenced, Mr. field. It involves the construction family. Mrs. Worsoe left several Wadeson told the Court that the this girl for six years but there parties had not been able to come never had been intimacy between to a settlement.
Mr. Schofield: I'm sorry about
Mr. Wadeson: Yes, so am I.
of two sailing barges at an estiment months ago for Denmark where ed cost of $4,000 each and the she will be joined next month by eraction of a timber jetty with dust her husband, who will take up Ale chute and approach at Shaukiwanother position at home, at an estimated cost of 89,000,
Votes for these two sums, viz. $8,000 and $8,000 are requested. Bonuses to Dispensary Licentiates and Clerks
for vaccination of child- ren and registration of births
The high externs in which Mr. Worsor is held his been evidenced during the last two weeks in a series
that,
them
"I told Chang that this was very doubtful," said witness, "bat he repented that it was true."
Christie them told the Court of the crossing over to Hong Kong of the party and ultimately of their taking a room in the Tung Shan
·
Mr. Jenkin thou put it to Christio that the plot was that Zimmern, he and Fung should share the spoils. Christie again replied yes,
"Do you still say you are only a medium or moderately quick think- or-Yes,
Obtained Provident Fund. Continuing, Mr. Wadeson said that the summons was one for re- daction of maintenance. Following the litigation, the husband resigned of farewell tifflus and dinners, his position with the Union Insur cluding those given in his honourance Society of Canton in order to by Mr. Karsten Larsen, Consul for obtain his provident fund. $2,000.00 Domaark, Mr. F. V. Jonson, mann-could not touch that money as long purchase of the poison and the No.
Wadeson explained that his client
Provision made in Estimates $2,500,
The expenditure under this sub- head to the end of July amounts to $2,320. Moro births have been registered and vaccinations donc at Chinesa Public Dispensaries than was anticipated.
It is considered that an addi- tional sum of $9,000 will be requir
Mr.
ger of the Great Northern Telegraph he was in the employ of the Company, Mr. II. Halgren of the Company and as he was hard press Swedish Trading Company and debts at the time, he decided that ed by certain creditors to pay his others.
the best course would be to resign. He was then given a sum of over $3,000 and of this amount only few hundred dollars were left after all the creditors had been paid off,
Mr. Wadeson explained that the complainant had been keeping
On Monday evening he was the guest of honour at a dinner given by Scandinavian friends at the Hong Kong Club, when the tonst
Hotel.
He then told the Court of the
syringe. Noxt. witness dealt the de-
to the offices of Lo and Lo and their parture of Zimmern and accused
io. the car
Statue
return Square.
to
Visit to Holicitors. Witness and Zimmern later wont
Did you know anything about Lai Ming Fai at the time the plot antered your brain 1-Nothing.
You had not board her name.
That's false, isa't it?—It is true.
* } of "Auge" was well and musically very careful account of his expenses to Mesura. Hasting, Dennys and Ming Fai's name was mentioned
drunk.
ed for the remainder of the year. Mr. Worsun leaves Hong Kong with the good wishes of a host of
of
The above is to be met from
under Maintenance anvings Lainaties at Canton.
Wireless Telegraphy Barvices.
Public Works Department:
Personal Emoluments..832,600.00 Provision made in Estimates 82,013,014,
friends.
THE HEAT WAVE
MERCURY TO GO STILL
HIGHER?
Pending negotiations as to the future of the Wireless Telegraphy Services of Hong Kong it was de Hong Kong is experiencing very cided to ask for the secondment hot wenther just now and on Mon: temporarily of four engineers from day a maximum temperature of Imperial and International Commu. 91.15 degrees was recorded at the nications, Ltd., mther than increase Royal Observatory. That was the the Wireless Establishment. Three hottest day of the year but it is officers arrived in March and the thought thut this figure will be fourth in May, the Colony under passed in the course of the next few taking to refund to the Company, | days.
mometer rose to 34 degrees.
sulary, foreign service allowance The hottest day recorded last and pension fund contribution year was in August, when the ther amounting to £1,827 for the year 1932 and as no 'provision was made in the current estimates a supple
vote is requested for
mentary $32,600,
The above is to be met from sav-| ings under Personal Emoluments, Police Force: Grconer Riot
Guns
Bathing beaches throughout the Colony were crowded during the week-end, and hundreds of people are taking advantage of the moon. light nights to go swimming.
$150-$160,
Never Heard of "Fay." When the Court resumed this morning, the first question Mr. Lindsell put to you was whether at the Yee Fang Chan Restaurant, on the night of March 20th, Lai.
Mr. C. and you said "No." You have now reinforced that position by saying that at the time the plat was butch- ed you had never heard her me. Now at the Magistracy, did you any, in answer to Mr. Lindsell "At the Yee Fong Chan dinner, Cheng had already mentioned and spoken of Lai Ming Fai" and did you say that you then asked him who she was? may have done so, but I
since the maintenance order was Bowley and then to made and he found that the monthly Kwan. On returning to where the household expenses came to about accused was waiting, Chong, asked witness if he were satisfied and witness replied that he was.
Mr. Lindsell:-Were you satis fied-It really did not matter whether the advice the lawyer gave me was satisfactory or not.
Why so?-Because I had no iu tention of killing Fung
The complainant was fortunate enough to get a position with Messrs. Lowe, Bingham & Matthews about a week after he ind résigned from the Union Insurance and bis pay in the new position was $100 month. What with having to pay maintenance. to his wife and four What was your intention, then money loan associations of which-To obtain Cheng's money. he was a member, the complainant And how did you hope to do had only about 40 left every month that ?-Since he offered me $10,000 and he had to keep two children, and he agreed with my plan of a mother, one amah and himself on poisoning Fung, I could forewarn that amount. Until the present, the Fung so that I did not need to complainant had been drawing on poison him at all, but give him part the few hundred dollars he had left of the money and let him go away. out of his provident fund and when this was all used up he would either j have to get into debt again or go into bankruptcy,
Complainant's Story.
Cross-Examination.
Mr. Jenkin rose to cross-examine Christie at 11.20 a.m. His first question was Christie, you have
quiok miud haven't you?" Witness replied "I don't think so."
a
In the witness-box, the complain- ant gave evidens bearing out Mr. Wadeson's opening romarks. Ho then, produced three books which showed his daily expenditure from March 16, lost to June 30, last. The monthly expendituro, on an average, was 8160, Witness added that this did not include the main--Yes. tenance order or the aums paid to the money loan associations.
Continuing, witness said he had tried to effect a reconciliation with his wife but all such efforts were of no avail. He had even asked the Have you a good memory muter (priest) to intercede for him, Fairly good.
regard yourself as iDo you quick thinker or not -No.
As a slow thinker -Average. Did you read the opening state- mens of Mr. Lindsell in this case?
do not recollect it.
I put it to you that when the plat ratered your brain, you know all about Fung, Lai Ming Fai and Cheng-I did not know all about them. I knew a little about each
Mr. Jenkin: You knew all about Fung and Lai Ming Tri you went to the Nathian before Hotel and before the door-knock-
don't ing episode 1-No. I somber hearing their names.
Witness said that it was a coin- cidence that he Fung, Lai Ming Fai and Zimmer were staying of the same floor at the same time.
Mr. Jonkin: You rand
in the morning papers the report of Zim- mern's Cross-examination i
Witness: Yes.
Mr. Jenkin: Zimmern told us that after going to Le and Lo's office, Cheng returned to the car, He characterised your evidence where you had remained and that Cheng informed you that. Lo had as "tainted" -So I see.
Mr. Jenkin: You will there-advised you had nothing to fear. fore forgive me if I cross-examine Is that correct No.
It is untrue-He did not put it you on those lines.
in those words.
Mr. C. W. Jeffries, Director of the Royal Observatory stated that 84,050.00 hot weather is to be expected this and furthermore, his mother offered Seen Zimmern since last night In November, 1931, the Finnca month, as August is the hottest to leave the house if his wife should-Yes.
decide to return to him. As for his Committee concurred in the pro- month of the year. The heat wave wife, she did not try to make things posal made by the luspector
a result of is caused very often, by typhoone up in any way and the only time. General of Police as experience gained during the anti-ving on a Northerly track off she went to his house was to take Japanese riots that Police Stations the East Coast of Formosa, where back all the furniture. He was now should be supplied with Greener one is at present situated.
Guns and sanctioned the purchase
of 0. These have now arrived
taking every step to cut down ex- penses but not in the case of the children as he "could not let them
Divorced Her,
costing approximately 4 105, 0d. be required, as long as this service suffer."--" each and a vote is requested for remains in the hands of the Post the sum of $4,550. Wireless: Salary of Assiet-
Office. Revenue from this source In his cross-examination, Mr. as increased from $70,000 in 1920 Strellet asked the complainant if it to approximately 8700,000 in 1931. was not true that since the last An Assistant Accountant has been order was made by the Court, ho engaged with the approval of the (complainant) had endeavoured to Finance Committeo and a voto to effect a reconciliation, cover his salary at $350 per month Mr. Strollott: Would it be more from July 18 to December 31 next is correct to say that he endeavoured requested..
to get a complate divorceOh yes after she refused to come home
ant Accountant 81,010.00 Provision made It: Estimates $137,114.-.-
The impending retirement on pet sion of Mesars. A. J. Reed, 1.6.0., and H. Dixon, 1.5.0., will needs sithto a reorganization of the nc counting staff of the Post Office. Arrangements, to meet this conting ency were made some years ago but since then the growth of wire Joss traffic has altered the whole
The above is to be met from sav. Bosition and further assistance willings under Personal Emoluments. (Continued nt: jont of next column) ! Total-887,000.00.
The appointment will be on temporary basis pending a decision as to the future of the Wireless Telegraph Branch.
I divorced her immediately.
-
Talk to him? Yes, Spent the night with him! No Spent sometims with him 1-Yes You told us yesterday you anx Fung in Shanghai once only, but never spoke to him 1-Yes.
How long ago was, that ?-1930. Can you tell me the month
"Need Not be Afraid.”
I will read the exact words to you. Zimmern said this is what Cheng told you, "We have seen the lawyer and you need not be afraid." Now, was Cheng the man who told you that i-Both Cheng
and Zimmern told me.
Both of them, you are Aure- Yea
am not sure. It was either Octo:-Now-let-me-road what you said. ber or November
in the Court below. "Zimmern Wore you in company with and Cheng went off. I remained in the car in front of Queen Vic- Zimmern-Yes.
You have told us that up to torin's statue. That was about March 20 when you met at dinner 11 o'clock. They both returned at me in you had no idea that Fung was in 11.20 Zimmern spoke to
Chistess and English while the ac Hong Kong No
The thinner took place approxi-cused was getting, into the driver's mately 18 months after the first time acut. I was in the back seat. you saw Fung 1-Yor
Zimmern tells us that you wink ed at him 7-Yes, I did.
And that you winked at him the moment you first suggested poison
The complainant was subjected to a lengthy cross-examination and after Mr. Wadeson had put a few-Yes. questions to him in re-examination, the case was adjourned.
What Zimmern said was in the hearing of the accused. Mr. Horace Lo has said that if you are under age and kill somebody, you' could be hanged or detained at the Governor's pleasure.' Did you say
You wicked at him because at that—Yes. that moment the plot to 'swindle
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