ATTEMPTED MURDER
TRADE
TRIAL
MARK CASE
ACCUSED'S APPEAL TO
THE JUDGE
KEEP MY CHILDREN.
OUT!"*.
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An appeal to the judge to keep his children out of Court, was made by Fung Pe Wan, who was charged before Mr. Justice Wood with the attempted murder of his two child. ren, a boy and a girl, aged threa and six, respectivaly. If it can be avoided," said Fung, "do not call my children, because it would griové me if I saw them."
LEVER BROTHERS
"PROSECUTE
The China Soap Company, local ropresentatives of Lover Brothers,"
HONG KONG DAILY PRI
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 20, 1932,
SEQUEL TO PRAYA 3.37 INCHES OF RAIN HONG KONG POLICE
FRACAS
VERDICT OF NOT GUILTY
MANSLAUGHTER CHARGE
FAILS
the well-known soap manufacturers, prosecuted in a trade marks case |~~A~vərlict of "'-Not Quilty” was bofore, Mr. Wynne Jones yesterday, returned by the jury, in the ouse in which Lo Chung, a waterfront coolie
Two summonses were preferred
against Yuen Sau Kin, proprietress of the Wai Pak Factory, No, 11, Wing Hing Street, namely, of in- fringing Lover Brothers trade mark on "Whipper's Health Soap," and of possession with the view to sale of soap to which this mark was falsely applied.
His Lordship made no reply.
Mr. Prentis for the complainants, said the defendant had been writ. Mr. J. A. Fraser, prosecuting for ten to on the subject, and in reply the Crown, said in outlining the she said the mark had been select case to the jury that it was allegeded by her nephew when instructed that the accused throw his child to secure an attractive wrapping ren into the Harbour off a pier at She was prepared to destroy all Wanchai, on November this year. the wrappers and gave an under The Assistant Attorney-General taking not to use them in the fu then outlined the history of the ac cused, stating that the man had once been employed in the P.W.D., and this in 1991 he had married
concubine and that the children were the children of this woman. He had, shortly after taking the concubine, lost his employmeat and she, bad sarned money by teaching Some to keep the family, goʻng. times sho had had to pawn her clothing and at other times borrow from her relations.
Domestic Quarrels.
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Things did not go well between the husband and the concubine, said Mr. Fraser, and in consequence off certain bickerings the parties had interviewed the Secretariat for Chi neso Affairs. This year, the woman went to the S.CIA/in April. May, August and finally in Octuber..
After a complaint in September, the concubine obtained a pos! as cashier at a local restaurant at $30 a month. She held that em- ployment for about a month and then matters came to a head. She and the accused finally fell out, and they went before the S.CA on October 29, and she left the accused and went to live with her mother taking her children, with her.
ture.
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YESTERDAY'S STEADY
DOWNPOUR
Up to 4 p.m. yesterday a total of 3.37 inches of rain had been re- the... twenty-four, gistered over hours.
This will not make a very great differenes to the Baarvoin, but it was a welcome refresher to lawn and cricket pitchon, and thorough
was charged with manslaughter bely washed down the streets, and fure the Pulane Judge, Mr. Justice · drains; and nullahs, Wood, yesterday.
Mr. H. C. Hacnamara (instructed by Mr. Horace Lo) was for the de- fence. Mr. J. A. Fraser, Assistant Attorney-General, appeared for the ¡ Crown.
The jury comprised Messrs. C. E. Millard. J. 8. Canney, G. A de Carvalho, L. Reineche, Wong Lan Wai, and P. Maria Xavior.
said:-Accused is charged with man Mr. Fraser, for the prosecution, slaughter of a Teat in Connaught Road Central on man called Tong the 23rd October. Deceased was an
old man of 63. It was at the
thosa conditions the complainants up some cabbages lying about and Mr. Prentis, said that under Kwong Wing Wharf that he picked would withdraw the proceedings. then some coolice came up to him In the chas against the Choung and one took the cabbages from. Fat Soap Factory, a plea of guilty carrying a pole.
him. The accused was also present Four or five was tandered by the defendants, and Mr. Prentis asked for costs, in coolies struck at the old man and addition to the confiscation of the offending labois.
His Worship imposed a fine of 8100 on each of the two summonses and allowed Mr. Prentis 975 costs.
COOLIE SENT FOR TRIAL
ALLEGED ATTACK ON
ELDERLY AMAH.
Appearing before Mr. Wynns Jones on a charge of attempted highway robbery with violence, a contractor's coolie was yesterday committed to the Criminal Sessions
him with his fista and then with the defendant is alleged to have struck
pole. No-one else was seen to strike deceased with a pole.
The deccased fell and accused ran away. A policeman found de- ceased leaning against one of the baskets of vegetables, bleeding from the forehead. He said The coolies would not let me pick up the vegetables and then set upon me." He pointed out one of his assailants He who taken to hospital and was admitted in an unconscious condition, and tied five days later.
Accused Arrastad.
The accused when arrested was taken to the Central Police Station The alleged victim is a 57-year bodily harm. In answer to the and charged with causing grievous amal. Wong Sin, in the employ of charge he said. "I have nothing to Mr. G. M. Hall, of 131, Lugarday. I struck him twice with my Road, and the case against the pole because he had taken my things accused is that, meeting her at da
away." isolated spot in Hatton Road in the forenoon, he attempted to rob her, but abandoned the intention after knocking her down.
"A Strange "Walk."- Coming now to the facts of the
·COB, Mr. Fraser said that on November 2, the concubine left her children with her mother. At about
The amah was commended by the II o'clock that morning-the-accused Police Magistrate for the clear came in and against the mother-in- manner in which she gave her law's wish took the two little child- | avidence. ren out for a walk. The mother. in-law was anxious for the children and followed the socused down to a pier by the reclamation in Wanchai. There the accused walk ed with the children, down to the pier.
Apparently the accused wasted no tine. He walked up to the end of the pier, picked up his little son nud threw him into the water. There was
a splash which called the attention of a number of people and the mother-in-law shouted for help. The accused took the girl by the hand and jumped into the
person or persons tha the thing occurred. My two little children were on my side and called me. Was suddenly moved with emotion, I did not know why my head went wrong and how I got into the water"
Evidence Dalled. .
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RESERVE
ORDERS BY THE HON. MR.
E. D. C. WOLFE CM.G. 1.G.P.)
Chinese Company
Training Course (Part IL): —AI}; recruite will attend at the Chinese Company's Headquarters on Tues- day, December 20 at 5.30 p.m. for instruction,
Training Course (Part 1):-All recruits of the Chinese Company will attend Central Police Station on Thursday, for Squad Drill December 22 at 5.30 pm Dress: Blue uniform and cap-with-white cover.
Platoon Parade: -All members of the No. 9 Platoon, are reminded that the parade will take place on
The rain started at about 7 p.m. on Sunday, and fell steadily through the night and most of yesterday, dwindling to a drizzle at about p..Howevor, by 8 pm, it was palting once more, The Colony's minfall for the year was brought to just over 90 inches, 90.56 being the netual figures.
Yesterday was wet and dreary Thursday, December at the Cen- white hardly enjoying it, consoled uniform, cap with white cover, Belt in the extreme. Ricksha cooliestral Police Station. Fall in at 5.30 p.m.sharp. Dress: Blue reaped a harvest, and most of us,
was all for our good, and the gar Armlet and Badge, "Pocket Police ourselves with the thought that it with Brace, Truncheon, Whistle, doning and turf preserving cora man" and note book to be carried,
unities were delighted...
ARMED ROBBERY IN THE N.T.
FORTUNE TELLER
VICTIMISED.
„Indian: Company.
Inspection Parado-All ranks of the Indian Company are reminded that the parade will take place on Thursday, December 22 at the Cen- Iral Police Station, for a general. inspection of equipment, etc., by the Company Commander. Fall in at 5.30 p.m. sharp. Dress: Blue uniform, cap with white cover, truncheon, whistle and armlet with In the early hours of yesterday of uniform will attend in mufti. badge. Those not in possession morning, a fortune teller in Wu No member may be absent from Village was robbed by four this parade without leave from the armed men, who broke into his Company Commander. The equip house. The robbers tied the door ment officer will make it a point of the house, with wire, and after of being present. Recruits will searching the place, made off with attend. 8130 in money and a small quantity of jewellery.
Wan Wing Shan, 52 fortune tel- lor, reported to the Police that he was asleep in the rrons room with his wife, a concubine, a son and. two other children, when the rob- bars entered. The first man wore
threatened the inmates with a knife. handkerchief over his face, and They were huddled into one of the rooms while the robbers ransacked the house for nearly an hour.
(Sgd.) D. L. KING,"
Hong Kong, Dec. 19.
D.8.P. (R.).
BOCA TIGRIS HOSPITAL
TO OPEN ON JANUARY 1
Canton will soon have another public hospital. The Boca Tigris Hospital is scheduled to be formal. ly opened on January 1, 1933, the entire building having been com
Accused was put up for identifica tion but the man who saw the oo, took part in the fight, and the only currence failed to pick out the neperson who hit deceased with pleted. cused. The deceased had a diseased bamboo pole... left lung-and-suffered from paeu moni
роог
The establishment of the hospital designed for helping the classes of the city was initiated by General Chiang Kwang Nai, Com- mandant of the 19th Route Army and Chairman of the Fukien Pro-
Evidence was given by a hawker Lo Piu, who stated that he saw the Dr. Thomas, of the Government accused fight with the deceased, but Civil Hospital, stated that when de- did not see him use a bamboo pole, ccased was admitted he was un-Witness fetched a policeman. It was conscious. Death was due, in his he who took the Police to Wan-vincial Government. About - $10,000 opinion, to a crack on the floor of thai on the day following the fight, the skull and contusion of the brain, to point out the socused. and also to old age,
Nature of the Injuries,
His Lordship: Would you go so far as to say young man would hava, recovered!
· Counsels'
Speeches,
has been contributed by the gen- eral and other, officers of the army for initial expenditure of the institution. It is understood that the hospital is equipped with modern medical apparatus and has necommodation for several hundred patients. Canton Sun.
TWO MOTOR ACCIDENTS
After police evidence had been Mr. Macnamara: If deceased had given.. Mr. Fraser addressed the been a younger man, similar injury, and describing the case as a Evidence was then called in supjuries would not have caused death; simple case, he said that the old man had undoubtedly stole some part of Mr. Fraser's opening. At would they Yes, that is so.
vegetables and that a man struck |* the end of the, sampan, woman's evi-
him with a bamboo pole. Who that dence, accused was asked if he had
man was the evidence did not say. any questions for her. He replied:
The accused was arrested the next RICKSHAW COOLIE INJURED A lighterman plunged into this" She is the kind:et woman I have
day and on heing charged he had water and picked up the boy and come across. I do not wish to gues
replied "I struck him twice with the took him to the pier. A man who tion her..
nole because he stole my things." Mr. Fraser suggested that could not leave the jury in any doubt.
water with her,
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Witness: I would expect the re- covery of young man from these injuries.
Witness and be performed a tropanning operation on the skull of deceased. As a result of this, operation he found no blood on the
brain.
was fishing alto jumped in and saved When the man who had saved the the girl, while & sampun woman | little girl from the water, had com- picked up the accused and brough|pleted his evidence, accused, on him to the pier.
being called to question him if he so The children were brought home desired, said: His evidence is nos and when the concubine returned to important, I am not going to ques her mother's house she was told tion, hirm. what had occurred, she wont to the When the case for the Crownh S.C.A. and by a co-incidence the concluded, accused chose to tell his accused was there. The concubine version of the story from the wit- thore male her.complaint and the ness-box. He then related to the operation performed did not hasten Accused was arrested and charged. Court his differences with his wife, death. The operation took place
When formally charged the c- but he had not come to the incidents on the evening of admission. cused replied: There two are my at the pier, when the Court adjourn. children. It was because I wased.
oppressed to the extreme by some The case will be continued this
(Continged on wiret ('olumn.) " ́ ́morning.
Witness said he was antisfied the
Choy Kwong aid he, recognised prisoner as one of the coolies who
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Mr, Menamarai azid, that practical. ly the sole evidenco against the de fendant was furnished by defendant himself. Defendant had not said that he had struck decanned over the head with a pole. Counsel also
attached the medical evidence.
After his Lordship had summed up, the jury returned a verdict of; "Not Guilty.":
A rickshaw coolie was admitted. to Kowloon Hospital in a serious condition on Sunday afternoon following a motor accident in "Nathan Road, near Argyle Street.
According to a report made by Mr. WG. Gordon Robertson of 166, The Peak,, he was driving motor car No. T20 along. Nathen Road when the coolie ran in front of the car and was struck,
A car driven by Mr. E. Mitford of the Hong Kong Tramway Com pany was involved in an accident on Sunday morning at North Point when an Indian constable was knocked down and seriously injured. Be is now in bospital,
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