TAI HANG VILLAGE MURDER
RECENT. TRAGEDY
RECALLED
YOUNG. LEATHER WORKER CHARGED
Sou
· CCAL THIEVES SENTENCED
CREW OF LAUNCH CONVICTED
At the Kowloon Magistracy you- terday, Mr.. J. A. Fraser gave bis, decision in the case in which seven
HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 1932.
SWATOW NOTES.
ALL QUIET ON
"'HUMILIATION DAY.”
C.S.C.C. REPORT
YEAR'S ACTIVITIES
REVIEWED
considerably more keenness for cricket will be shown throughout | the Club to enable us to put up a better show next 168800,
The 2nd XI had a very poor season if our position in the League table is to be the standard by which
(From Our Own Correspondent.) COACH REQUIRED FOR YOUNG we are to be judged; for the firsti
SWATOW, Sept. 20. Following the prohibition by the
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CRICKETERS
The Report and Statement of
time in the history of the Club we occupied the bottom position in the league, however, all our games were. Accounts, issued by the Committee them were very close finishes, and vary enjoyable and the majority of of the Hong Kong Civil Service as we play mostly for the exercise Cricket Club, stato, inter alia
to be obtained from the game our The year under review will figure longue position is of secondary con
sidoration.
men were charged in connection military headquarters, no demon- What happened in the household, with the theft of coal from the stration was staged last Sunday to of Mr. Leung Wing Soon in the China Navigation Company's steam mark the first anniversary of the early hours of the morning of Sep-launch Tai Koo Law on the evening Sino-Japanese conflict in Man- tember 8, when an armed-intruder of August 3.
churia. Several meetings took prominently in the annals of the found his way into the house, was
The first five defendants, com pince, in the form of reminders of Club na a year of financial difficul- recounted by Mr. E. E Lindsell at prising, the crew of the launch, Japanese oppression in various ties without precedence and it is
League Matches played.-10- Central Magistracy yesterday, when were charged with larceny of places, under the auspices of the hoped without recurrence.
Won 0, Lob 6, Drawn 4. young, Chinese, named Li Kap four baskets of coal, while the Kuomintang and the Students'
Friendlies play.--Won" Ting, was charged before Air. Helo-other two defeadnuts, boxswain and Tuinn. The latter's assembly was Pavilion the finances of the Club Mr. A. E. Wood and Mr. S. Randie
To achieve the objective of a tow
3, Lost 3 Drawn 3. field with the murder of Leung Sassistant coxswain of the launch in the Kwong Tien Theatre, and have been strained to the last re-heads the batting asd bowling aver Hong Kong Hotel, were charged the military provided guards for sources, and it was only made pos age respectively and we accord them The murdered man. was the with receiving stolen property. protection and control.
Denuncia sible to meet our commitments in our congratulations. second son of Mr. Leung Wing-Mr-D.-J. Evans prosecuted-the-tion of the Japanese policy-gener-respect of the building and neces- Soon and it was alleged in Mr. China Navigation Co.,, while Mr. ally was the keynote, but nothing sary furnishing by the support of that we had Mr. R. E. O. Bird In It is great pleasure to record Lindsell's opening of the case, that M.-A. Silva appeared on behalf of unforeseen happened."
some of the member to the the team on three occasions during ha was dono-to-death-by-the-in-the-first-five defendants and Mr-
to the truder before he had a chance to Horáca do for the other two.
Government, buildings and several "Building Loan.""." private houses flew the national The Building Fund Reserve, a
the season, and although he did not sound a warning or even uiter u cry In giving judgment, his Wor-flag at half-mast a mark, of legacy to former years, amounting he used to prior to his retirement, run through our opponents as of any kind.
ship, in the course of a lengthy respect for those who fought and to $10,092.44 was, augmented by a he did, when he was able to com- Mr. Lindsell said that at about & resume of the case, said he had died in Mancharia. The majority grant from the Hong Kong Govern-mand the swing of his art, make am, on September 8, Mr. Leung considered the case very carefully of police officers worn mourning ment of $10,000, making a total the ball turn very sharply in from was awakened by the screeching of and had gone fully Into the hands throughout the day, maia-sum available, with interest, of leg which greatly worried the bats- a parrot which was kept in a cago evidence. If the defence had putaining order and preventing un-820,121.11. It will be observed from on the verandah. She was sleep-up a reasonable story, his Wor-pleasantness...
Mr. Bird's temporary re Ing In the rear cubicle at the time ship was bound to believe them, posters condemning Japanese im the Pavilion, Fumiture, Fittings, certainly brought back very happy
Everywhere were the accounts that the actual-cost-of-f
appearance on our little green pateb and called out to an amh who was but under the circumstances, he perialism, and one hour flence, etc., including an Electric Clock memories of his great feats with the in the front cubicle to go out and found I could not. He must from 11 to 12 noon, has to be ob-kindly, presented by our President, see what was the matter. The
served by the Chinese.
was $24,845.08. There was thus a amah went to investigate and it was while she was bending over the pleaded for leniency on behalf of
deficit of $4,081.05 which has been parrot's cage that she heard their clients.
met from General Account assisted by the "Building Loan" amount movement behind her. She turned
Mr. Evaus, in znawer to his round and saw
ing to $2,128.00. Chinese male Worship, said he had no objection dressed in white singlet and shorts. to the third, fourth, fifth and She called out Ai Yah" and im-seventh defendants being treated mediately received two fierce blows with leniency, but the case against on her head with sonte sharp in the first, second and sixth defend
f
therefore convict them all.
Both Mr. Silva and Me
Lo
It is a matter of gratification to your Committee that we have been able to enter into possession of the
The Reds."
Ropore have been received that the "Reds are again advancing Taipo from the Fukien border. Counter measures are being taken and soldiers have been despatched to the vicinity. In the oity here there are hundreds of these undesir.new Pavilion having fully discharged our liabilities to the Contractors, strument. She shrieked and the ants
are was more serious, as they ables and their movements
but there remains the liability on intruder, whow the Crown prove held the responsible positions in closely watched by the police. was the accused, then appeared to the two launches involved
Further arrests have been made the "Building Loan" which must have completely lost his head. He others were only subordinates
of those concerned in the Kwong he liquidated before we can claim - a immediately went into the front His Worship passed sentence of Tion theatre bomb case recently, complete discharge of our respon-
sibilition. cubicle and then attacked two three months hard labour on the. They are suspected to be accom other womou, another umah and first, second and sixth defendants, plices of "Res." As the result of her friend, who was stopping the while the rest were fined $25, or a bomb which exploded in Kwong night there. Hearing disturb- one mouth, sacht.
Tien without any serious results it sace, the father came to the rescue
has suffered a loss in its audiences.
from the rear cubicle and he also
The
a man in white singlet and shorts; A Wing Rice leather factory at 37 tried to seize him. He was struck and 38 Causeway Bay Road. They and wounded in the head, though saw many similar kaives lying not sovarely.
thor.
It might be on this account that the theatre has suspended business.
Canton Offiotals,
Messrs, Siu and Lim, two pro minent officials of the Provincial Government
Canton, arrived here the morning and were met by
dence at the Palace Hotel, the en-.
cricket ball in league and interport
matches.
There are several young members of the Club that require to be taken in hand if their cricket is to be of teal value later on Who will volunteer to not as coach to the time at the nets is strongly recom- younger school of cricketers! Prac mended and it is hoped that during the ensuing season, that such prac. tice will not be so badly neglected:
as in the past.
Tenala
The season under review, from a!
The profit on the year's working as represented by the Income and league point of view, was not a very muccessful one. The absence on, Expenditure Account is $748,98,
leave of the Club's Single Tennis The gross profit on the Bar Ac-Champion, Mr. J. Barrow, was count $3,481.13 represents 31.60 per severely felt in league and friendly
cent.
garges.
During the season 42 members re-
The Annual Tournaments attract signed (which includes 18 members having left the Colony), and 17 members obtained excellent sport ed a large number of entries, and members failed to comply with Rule from the events. The Handicappers 37 and conseqrently lost their mem-are to be congratulated on their high: officials. They took up rexi- Colony without giving the required than 75 per cent, of the games went bership, of those eight left the judgment with handicapa as more virons of which are being strongly notice, whilst 24 gentlemen joined the full distance before decision guarded. No one is allowed to go the club including fire rejoining was reached. past the hotel. What their mission members. The membership of the is nobody appears to know, but I Club on the 31st July, 1982, was 187 learn that they are on their way to this includes six life members and Sium, catching the steainer from subscribing, members, Swatow.
"GOVT. MESSENGER CHARGED
New Pavilion,
Presoverance was.
justly rewarded in the case of Mr. F. W. Bradley, who succeeded in winning the Clab Championship on his third consecutive appearance 'in tho Final. He enjoyed a most successful season as he also won The outstanding event of the year the Singles Handicap for the third was the opening of the new pavilion time in succession, -We-offer ouÊ by Lady Peel on the 26th December, heartiest congratulations to him. 1931. There was a large gathering Mr. G. W. A. Tufton is to be con of thembers and friends at the gritainted on reaching, the Final pavilion. Among those present were of the Single Championship event; the Hon. Mr. W. T. Southorn, also Mr. J. A. Bendall who was a C.M.G., and Mrs. Southorn, Mr. D. | Bnalist in three evente, viz., Singles W. Tratman, O.M.G., and Mrs. Handicap, Men's Doubles and We wish Mr.
about and in use. They mustered the fukis and obtained the wager Jumped Over Verandah.
book and found one person, whose Mr, Lindsell said that the father name appeared there, missing. At saw the intruder drop over the that time only a cursory search was south corner of the verandah, He made of the promises. looked into the street but was un At midnight that same night, 1. able to distinguish anything fur Chinese constable obtained certain
A hawker living on
the information; he returned to the ground floor of the house, saw factory and went up the first floor something like a human form drop of No. 38 and behind a number of over the verandah of the house." suitcases, the accused lay hidden. The alarm was immediately raisHe had injuries to his lip, both arma ed and police whistles were, blown. and legs, most of which were, con. The mother had gone out by this sistent with a fall from...height. time to the leather factory at which He had on a white singlet and the Crown would prove that the shorts and there were large blood- accused was employed, to telephone stains. whish could not have been for a doctor. When she returned caused by his personal injuries. aho was joined by her husband in Over his shorts he wore a pair of the front room and they then die-white trousers and the Crown would covered the body of their unfortu-prove that these trousers were put nate son lying dead boside a settee on after he returned to his quarters The recovery of a camera lost by Tratman, Mrs. G. E. Sayor, Mr. A. Mixed Doubles. in the position he was subsequently after Ire, returned to his quarters. Mr. B. L. Falconer, a round-the-E Wood, Acting President of the Bendall and his partners better found by the police. He seemed to It appeared on subsequent inves-world tourist, led to the arrest of Club, Mr. and Mrs. R. E. O. Bird, luck in future, have failen without a sound. There tigations that the apprentices in a messenger employed at the TreaMe: A. O. Brawn, Chairman of the It is regretted that lack of sup- was no evidence of any cry having particular and probably all the fukis, sury who was charged yesterday General Committee, Mr. B. E port prevented the Ladies Singles been heard from, him. The equac of his death would be shown to have who were on the floor at No. 33 with receiving a camera.
Maughan, Hon. Treasurer to the Handicap from becoming one of Detective Sergeant Homsley ap-Club, Mr. B. F, Strange,. Hơm the annual events; but there is plied for a remand until today Secretary and Members of the every prospect of the event taking in order to secure witnesses. He General Committee,
place next season. We look to the said the complainant had already
ladies for their co-operation/in mak- ing" this, event the muccess it de- HOWLS
ALLEGED RECEIVER OF STOLEN CAMERA
left the Colony for good, but it
was hoped to prove that the cumorá
Orickst"
zerves.
been caused to a deep wound on at the time of this outrage, were in the left side of his neck which cut fact accessories after the fact to this right through the artery. The youth died of hemorrhage and murde; that is to say that when the shook,
whistles were blowing they saw the At this time, sai! Mr. Lindsell, 4 accused there, injured and spatter Chinese constable was on duty in Tai Hang Village. He was attracted with blood, and they must have
The past son was very disap ed to the scene by the whistles and known full well that he was in some belonged to him. The camers was pointing the Club dropping from 3rd realising what has happened be sort of trouble. The Crown would stolen from the Post Office counter to last place in the league. This telephoned Bay View Police Station
Tas netivities of the Bawis Geo- for assistance. On the arrival of suggest also that they knew he was whilst Mr. Falconer was purchas was chiefly due to failure in the tion have been rentiated by the Sub-Inspector Rogers from that the man concerned in the outrageing stamps on September 19, and batting, as, with the exception of resting it for a year. This has had uspossity of relaying the Green and Station, he was immediately detailed In spite of all that, thay trelped him to go down below to watch and see upstairs, hid him and fed hits and three days later the defendant took Mr. J. E. Richardson, no one had if he can find any weapon. He made they also gave misleading informat to a photographer in Queen's an aggregate exceeding 200. Of the
search and just outsides No. 28, ho tion to the police. found the weapon, a leather-maker's knife. It hure what were appar
some effect on our bowlers as shown by their subdued enthusiasm for Road for repairs, remarking that seven league matches played, Due practice. Yet the Club is to be qon- gratulated on the resulta generálly it belonged to a friend. The was won, one tied, and five lost; obtained and the Green Ranger on ently bloodstains. Its blade was
while, of the nine friendlies, two the very passable rinks he supplied After accused was released from camera being of a new type, the were won, one drawn, and six lost. on the cricket practice ground. At very much chipped at one corner. Lospital(September-23), he was photographer-intimated that he We offer our congratulations to one time both teams were serious According to the redient evidence, formally charged and made a state- knew little about it, but it was left
the wound on the deceased's neck,
Accused's Story,
and the wound on the amn and the floor to steal and that he took at the shop...
moirt to the effect that he went to
other women, could well have been
the knife with him in order to out
Later, Mr. Way, of the Manu
Mesars. J. E. Richardson and B. A competitors for the premier posi J. Simpson on heading the batting tion, in the Leaguu, but fell away. and bowling syorages, respectively. | in the latter part of the season. The outstanding performances of Two of our members reached the infinted by the same weapon and open; suy-suitcase if he should come facturers Life, Co., went to the the season were Mr. J. E. Richard | quarter finals and bwe. the semi- it was a significant fact that from across any such article. The Crown the skull of the deceased was ex-did not disbelieve that. When the shop and was shown the camera Volunteer Defence Corps and 100 Our Spey Cup team also reached, the son's 120 not out e. Hong Kong final of the Open Championship, tracted certain fragments of steel, tonanta crowded round him he lost. He offered to make enquiries for Kowloon Cricket Club, and in the semi-final stage, one of which fitted in with the things hend and struck it to right and the photographer and toget on-the-near-aide-of-the knif
|bowling, “Mr--E. "D. Reed's & for 1 -It is hoped that next seaso Teft but the Crown would show that Schmidt and Co., who informed the Royal Artillery Mr. F Baker a new and really verdant, green Police Search
the tenants did not crowd around police. The defendant was sub- 4 for 12 . Hong Kong Cricket Club adjacent to the pavilion we shall him. He had stated that he went sequently traced and arrested. Evi- and Mr. RA. J. Bimpson's 4 for 18 do better and main our ambition Discovering the nature of this to steal because a creditor had dence would be given that he was slavyanawa akilalagan
by bading the first division of the knife-a leather worker a knife the pressed him to repay certain debts, in the Post Office on the day in The fielding was, on the whole, League. We have a number of police at about 11 am on Septem Evidence was then oslled in sup question.
rather better than the previous sea- young and promising bowlers who ber 6, visited the premises of Pik port of the opening, after which the | The case was adjourned until son but there is still plenty of room I should be of much arcistance to us
Continued oil nex) Galumini).. chee was adjourned.
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