DETECTIVE IN DOCK
SHOOTING AFFRAY WITH REVENUE OFFICER
CHARGED WITH RESISTING
ARREST
HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 18, 1932.
EMPIRE DAY ALBUM
BANKRUPTCY
PROCEEDINGS
MRS. AMERY'S
APPRECIATION
the
The following letter has been received by Mrs. Southern from The shooting affray in the water- Mrs. Amery, Chairman of front in the early hours of August Women's Committed of the Empire 29 was recalled at Central Magis Fellowship, in acknowledgment of tracy yesterday when a Chinese the bound album of Press cuttings Police Officer was charged before and photographs giving particulars Mr. E. I. Wynne Jones with (1) of Hong Kong's celebration of Em possession of tuels of non-Gov-pire Day which was forwarded to orument opium, (2) obstructing her by the local Empire Day Com Chinese. Revenue Officer No. 3 in mittee:- affecting his arrest and (3) miscon
duct as a constable by drawing his
revolver for no valid reason,
112. Eaton Square, London, S.W.1. September 1, 1032.
Mr. F. C. E. Hendall appeared Dear Mrs. Southorn,
for the defence while Chief Detec
Will you express to the Em-
Live Inspector Reynolds proserated,pire Day Committee my deep mud Mr. E. W. Hamilton, Superinten sincere thanks for their most in- dent of Imports and Exports, was teresting and delightful present to
mat present in Court.
The album is full of interest from Outlining the case against the
It is beautifully defendant, C.D.1. Reynolds said cover to cover. that on August 8 at sunt; G43|bound, is full of such interesting a.m., in consequence of information and inspiring expressions of faith received, Chinese Revenue feer and belief in our great Empire, and No. 4 went to the Cuito and for me it is made more precious by Macao Steamboat Company's whuncf the kind thoughts which have sout and boarded the 8. Lungshanit to me. which was lying on the west side.
I'shall always keep it with even of the wharf. It was a Sunday and added thoughts of kindness and of there was no steamer sailing for profound interest in lovely long Canton. On the opposite side of the | Kong. wharf the Taishan was tied up. Keeping watch from the Lungshan,,, the Revenue Officer leaving the lower deck of the Tai mual basket shan, carrying a That may was the defendant
A BIW
man!
Yours very gincerely,
(84) FLORENCE AMERY.
PASSPORT NOT VALID
FORMER INDIAN GUARD
TURNS TO COLONY,
HING KEE BROTHERS
FAILURE OF HOTEL BUSINESS
TRAVELS IN: SZECHUAN
INTERESTING LECTURE AT
UNIVERSITY
Under the auspices of the Hong
THE WEEK-END AT THE PENINSULA.
DINNER: DANDE AND SYMPHONY CONCERT
These
Two enjoyable week-end functiona The public examination in bank. Kong University Christian Associatook place at the Peninsula, Hotel. ruptcy of Peter Leong Hing Kee, tion, a lecture on "Some Expori-On Saturday there was a dinner was given by dance in the Rose Rooms and olias Leong Kam Hung, of 22, keences in Szechuan
Mr. C.. E. R. Clarabutt, B.A., át "Hugo and Josephine," the House" Street, and Augustin Leong
the University. Union on Sunday popular cabaret dancers entertained at intervals during the evening to Hing Kee, alias Leong Kam Luen, of 50, Des Voeux Road Central, night.
Mr. Clarabutt said that he was a large gathering. Each of their former proprietors of the Hotel Metropole and the Savoy Hotel, Rccompanied by Prof. L. Forsterturas was well received and encores took place at the Supreme Court and that they went via Shanghai wore heartily accorded. yesterday, before the Chief Justice and Hankow. They left the Colony on June 19 and returned on August. 27, after spending more than two months in the, interior of China,
On their way, they visited the St. John's University (Shanghai), Central University and Nanking University both in Nanking), and the Wu-Han University (Hankow),
(Sir Joseph Kemp).
Pater
in Кес, Leong Hing answer to the Official Receiver (Mr. E. L Aggassiz) stated that he was 43 years of age, was born in Macao and educated at St. Joseph's Col- lege, Hong Kong.
Hotel Metropole.
internationally famous artistes, are performing for a period under con- tract with the Peninsula Hotel and are appearing nightly, Sundays cepted, during the dinner dance in the Rose Room.
On Sunday another. interesting Symphony Concert was rendered, and the large audience were afford.
At Ichang, they changed boata ed a most enjoyable musical even- la 1924, he and his brother went and smiled up the famous Gorges. ing. We understand that a very into the hotel business and started At length they arrived, at Chung, special programme is in preparation the Hotel Metropole, taking a loose king, a beautiful city, from whence, for next Sunday's concert during the premises for five years they want to Chongtu by land. The the visit of the Shanghai Lawn For the first two years the West China Union University was Tennis Interporters.
way but after
a very large and complete, institu hotel paid its that they had a difficult time,tion in Chengtu, the capital of
(1)
which he attributed
to
jewels and votive offerings from the famous image of the Madonna delle Grazie, or Virgin of Grace. The jewele are of enormous value.
Detectives who were summoned, from Rome to aid the local police" were faced by two problems:-
the Szechuan, and was the resuit of the THIEVES IN A CATHEDRAL strike and boycott. The number of united efforts of five missionary
MADONNA'S JEWELS STOLEN. transient guests fell off as a result. organisations. It possessed a dent-
Forrara--Thieves who hid in the They carried on with the hotel al school-the only one in the whole Roads in Szechuan, til 1920, when they were forced to of China, close down because they owed so pontinued the lecturer, were ex-Cathedral here have stolen the much for rent. The landlord de-tremely bad and full of large deep strained for the ront and every-oles. Once his car had to cross no thing was sold to satisfy his claim. less than six streams, The proceeds did not satisfy that Mr. Clarabutt also dwelt upon his claim and there was still a claim isit to Paoning, where there is an RE-against them for rent. He had no ancient tompin; Chating with its books because when the Hotel was beautiful city walls and its huge taken over the books were taken as marble Buddha; the famous Omi- wall.
han mountain, with its numerous Answering the Offeial Receiver temples; the missionary work of the further, debtor said the Hotel was French fathers some of whom had closed for two years and was re-been in Szechuan for more than 40 opened in April last. At the pre-years; and the extreme hospitality sent time he was manager of the of the Chinese monks everywhere in hotel and was in receipt of a salary Szechuan.
He was employed by his sister-in-i law and wife. His sister-in-law put a little more than half the
existed. For his services he Was money in the hotel as it at present WARRANT OUT FOR paid $100 a month. He had an property of his own
Before Mr. Wynne Jones at the
Central Police Court yesterday Mewa Singh, a former Indian guard in the Hong Kong Police Force, ap. peared on a charge of being in the Colony without a proper passport,
Got Into a Rickshaw. The Revenue Officer immediately lett the Lungshan and followed the mao. He saw him get into a rick- shaw and place the basket between his feet. The Revenue Officer came up to the rickshaw, stopped it and asked the defendant what was in the basket. The answer he got was that it was wine and the defendant
Mr. T. Murphy, A.S.P., who pro is alleged to have asked to be given
The Revenue Ofer said secuted, said that defendant had a. chaare. that that could not be done and resigned from the guards last year. told him to get out of the rickshaw Accused's papers showed that he and to go with him. The defen. had been in Shanghai until this re- dant demurred and was practically turn to Hong Kong on the 10th of His passport was pulled out of the rickshaw. Held this month. by the girdic, the defendant and valid only for a journey to India the Revenue Officer then proceeded | víá Hong Kong, but he had broken
as far as humsey Street (between the journey here.
In reply to the charge, Mewa the Harbour Office and Wing On's) and at this point the Revenue Off-Singh said he was a sick man, and eer said that he would take defen just could not take the dant to the Imports and Exports journey.
how
Office to see a European officer, but- The A.S.P. remarked that the the defendant refused to g and probability would be that the Gov- pulled the Revenue Officer down Ramsey Street.
ernment would be asked to repat riate the defendant, but in order to avoid that and at the same time to see what the man could de for himself, he would ask for a week's remund and bail.
After a while the defemlant prae- tieally said, "1am a detective" and the Revenue Offer then tried to seize his hand 转动 be made motion towards his revolver. The His Worship granted the remand Revenut Officer, following a short and fixed the bail at $50. struggle, was able to wrest the revolver fruin the detective, but the struggle continued and both were on the ground.
Indian Folice Arrive.
Two Judian police officers, who were near at the time, arrived on
the scene,
tain opium. The defendant, said C.D., Reynolds, was n temporary detective attached to No. 2 Police Station. Evidence would be given to show that the man had a per- mission to leave his district that
Oplum in Basket.
The Revenuo Ofeer morning. tried to hand the revolver which he had snatched from the defen-
C.DI. Reynolds said that, ac dant to one of the Indians, but the defendant snatched it back and cording to evidence which would be another short struggle followed; given by an Indian watchman, the it was during this second struggle defendant, when questioned as to with the defendant that the re- the contents of the basket in the volver went off.
rickshaw, had said that it certain. ed opium and that it was to be taken up to Central Police Station. The Revenue Officer, said Mr.
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Debtor stated that the only as ects he had consisted of cortain pro porty owned jointly with bia The property brother in Macno. was mortgaged to the Postal Bank in Macao for the sum of $19,000 for banking facilities. He had entered into a contract for the sale of the property but as yet did not know the result of the sale,
Brother's Case,
BROKER
ALLEGATIONS, OF FRAUD
We are informed that a warrant has been taken out for the arrest of Mr. William Jackson, broker, formerly of Hong Kong.
Some few weeks ago, he left the Colony suddenly and it is believed Augustin Leong Hing Kee, stated he went to Australia on the same that he was 48 years of age and boat as his wife and young daugh. was at present manager of the Hong Kong Fish Store in Deafter. Voeux Road. His salary was $200 The precise nature of the charge a month, In 1929 they were ín-
on which the warrant has been debted in the sum of 840,000 to the Bank of Canton who were pressing taken out has not been disclosed, for the re-payment of the overdraft. but it is indicated that it is one His wife owned certain property in Hong Kong and she agreed to help involving allegations of fraud,
1.-How the thieves managed. to elude the careful search which six sacristans made of the church after it was closed on the evening of the robbery.
-How they were able to reach the image, which stands so high in ita special sanctuary that not a ladder in the cathedral can reach within a couple of yards of it.
The ladder which is used when the bright array of jewels and votive offeringe which adorn the image and the sanctuary are chang ed standa in the treasure house Here are jewels and adjoining. votive offerings worth upwards of £1,000,000.
Attempi on Treasure House. The thieves have left traees on the hery bronze doors of desperate efforts to break in. But the locks, said to have been made by an Eng- lish firm, withstood their assault.
them in the matter of the overdraft Mr. Jackson who had been a re-ed, though it must be enormous.
to the extent of 828,000-if the fish sident of Hong Kong for number business was transferred to her.
The transfer took place in January of years, was carrying on business 1029 and 828,000 paid to the Bank under the firm name of the Hong of Canton. His wife died In June Kong Stock and Share Agency, 1929 and in her will she bequeathed Up to the present, no information the fab store to debtor's children. He was now applying for probate has been received of any arrest of her will which was proved at made under the warrant. about 820.000,
The Official Receiver: Why did you apply for letters of adminia- tration to the will?--I was worri- ed by creditors.
Debtor state-that the only anseta he had was the property jointly held. by him and his brother in
Масло.
The Official Receiver naked for an adjournment sine die so that he could try and get further in- formation.
LOCAL ARRANGEMENTS.
**'* LET IT BE GAOLI”
SEQUEL TO PASSAGE OF
"NASTY WORDS."
What they stole includes two crowns studded with fine jewels, and earrings which were a votivë offering from a rich widow, and con- sist of diamonds and rubies of the first water. The crowns are valued at £1,000, but the exact value of time earrings has not been ascertain. The thelt was not discovered for nearly twenty-four hours. At the close of the last service recently the officiating priests, as is the custom, were about to unveil the image of the Virgin and drew the silken-cur- in which, usually covers it. To their dismay they saw that all the jewels which adorned it the night before had vanished. With great presence of mind, they closed the curtain immediately, before the wor shippers had noticed that the jewels were not there.
A DICTIONARY OF THE SEA TO BE COMPILED IN SEVERAL LANGUAGES
An interchange of "nasty words" The request was acceded to and and the fracas attendant upon an adjudication order granted.
them wore responsible for the ap-
Mr. Honry Ashman Reed, coni- pearance of Lee Fat at the Cen-
aulting engineer to the Manches. tral Police, Court yesterday. Itter Ship Canal Company, who has was alleged that be attacked Yoo been sppointed a British represen Heung with a bamboo pale and a tative on the International Com mission of Navigation Congresses, knife during a gambling dispute. will serve on a special committee His Worship was told that in of the International Comision, is starting an interesting The only observance of Nelson the charge-roon, Yee Fat's mother which
task. Day, Friday, 21st instant, in Hong offered to pay 85 compensation to
It is to compile a technical dic- Kong this year will be the laying the man whom her son had injured. tiomary of navigation in several of wreaths on the Cenotaph at 11.30 n.m. and later at the Wanchai Lee Fat would not think of it, and languages. The dictionary will in- clude the words and phrases used Monument, by officers of the local restrained her.
in most parts of the world in as branch of the Navy League. All His Worship in giving his decisociation with the set and with interested are asked to be present.
The local branch of the League sion, ordered Lee Fat to pay a fine has received several copies of the scheme of disbursement of H. M. of 825, or three weeks' imprison Poseidon Disaster Fund, seed by ment, and compensation amounting the Royal Naval Benevolent Trust, to 85. to which Hong Kong contributed a
C.D.I. Reynolds said that the Revenge Officer would say that he was holding the revolver when it went off nud the bullet wexit through Reynolds, could not say who, pulled NELSON DAY OBSERVANCE his raincoat from the inside where the trigger that fired the first shot. a scorch mark could be seen. When Mr. Reynolds thought that the that shot was fired from the defen- detective drew bis gun in the first Jat's gan,
the Revenue Officer instance, not with the intention of went back a few paces and fired shooting the Revenue Office but his own reyolver at the defendant, probably to show his authority, ar striking him in the right arm. to frighten the man. -Apparently—clase_behind_bim_fa Medical evidence was given by one of the Indian constables and Dr. G. H. Thomas of the Govern. it would seem that the bullet which anent Civil Hospital, who gave it hit the detective also injured the as his opinion that as a result of constable on the shoulder,
the injury the defendant would Wbon the Revenue Officer fired always have some disability in his into the arm of the detective, the are latter immediately dropped his Evidence in support of Mr. They took him up to the Reynold's opening was then given Central Police Station in a taxi by the Chinese Revenue Officer, where the basket was found to con
after which the hearing was ad Contis sedan_sexi_('atumn.) journed.
Hun.
um of £2,634-35 3d. Copies may have no money for any com- he obtained from Mr. W. Dow pensation," sald defendant.
He was informed that it would ley, the Hon. Treasurer, fourth floor, Alexandra Building, to whom mean another week in gaol. membership aulscriptions of the
Defendant: Let it be gaol. Loague should also be sent.
rivers and canals, with maritime and river works, docks, and bar- hours, and their design, construc tios, and maintenance.
Mr. Reed will bring considerable international experience to the work. He was official British dë legate at the Navigation Conferen ces in Cairo and Venice, and for many years he has been a member of the International Technical Com mission for the Suez Canal
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