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Hunghom Manslaughter Case
TWO MEN COMMITTED FOR TRIAL
·COUNSEL'S ANALYSIS OF THE EVIDENCE
The charge of manslaughter and convict, and no jury will con- against the two Chinese named Tsan vict on evidence of this nature," Wu-tani and Liu Chub was con- cluded at Kowloon Magistracy yes terday when Mr. Butters committed the prisoners to the Sessions.
It will be recalled that the charges were preferred against them following a street fight in Ha Heung Street, Hunghom, on Sept. 20 in which an unknown Chinese
Reviewing the evidence of the men Shek Choi and Wong Po, Mr. Sin said that they contradicted their own sworn statements and that the testimony of one was at vari- ance with the testimony of the rother."
"It is all very well; Mr. Sin sub- mitted, to say 'oh I saw him, but, was killed. Evidence had been taken to the effect that the defen when we come to examine the sur- rounding circumstances we find dants, with two others not in eus
the deceased there are numerous discrepancies, tody, had set upon following an alarm given by the I give your Worship extracts taken second defendant that the man was from yesterday's cross-examination, stealing taro-roots in a nearby gar-Shek Choi said in his original de- den. The first defendant was alle position "I saw a last blow being ged to have used an iron drill while struck," he said that in the box. the second attacked the deceased To me be later said "I did not see
any blow struck." with his fista.
The case for the Crown was con- ducted by Mr. J. A. Fraser, the while Assistant Attorney-General, Mr. Peter Sin appeared for the defence.
THE BUS SERVICE
Better Manners But Bad Lighting
(By Our Special Correspondent)
It is now sometime "since the Government, made the welcome announcement that they were looking into the question of the motor bus services in Hong Kong and in the mainland. Nothing. however, seems to have been done, and that leads one to ask," is this going to be just another fruitless promise?
So far as the buses in Hong Kong are concerned, they are not nearly so bad. True, they stil breakdown at most inconvenient times and places, and they do not always run according to schedule. not give but, otherwise they do much inconvenience to the people using them.
As this is essentially an article.
will on Kowloon's activities, I elaborate on the Kowloon buses and their "weak points." In fair- ness to the conductors and in- Wong Po was then quoted. "He spectors, they are certainly be told us a vivid story-very vivid having in a far more civil man- story indeed," said Mr. Bin; "the ner towards passengers, and it He would appear that the manage- story appears true by itself. said he saw a fight.of severalment must have given them some Dr. J. B. Mackie, Medical Officer minutes' duration. This is in direct very strict lessons of tapping one attached to the Kowloon Mortuary, contradiction to his co-witness and on the shoulder or the back of the hand when asking for the gave evidence of having conducted, great friend, Shek Chai,"
"There is in this case a danger fare, and while this can be very a postmortem on the deceased. He
over-look this, sengers ought to found many bruises on the body, of facts not having been given ac annoying at times, I think pas- and there were also internal in-curately. I have told you the evi- for it must be remembered that juries. The cause of death was a dence of Shek Choi which is self- these conductors are not educated ruptured spleen and internal hae- contradictory, and I further say morrhage. The injuries were coa-that the evidence of Wong Po con- sistent with having been caused by tradicts that of Shek Choi in almost an instrument such as iron every particular I do not say every drill.
particular, but certainly in most of the important pointe...
Mr Sin: With regard to the de- 'ceased's spleen was it diseased 1- Yes...
Badly diseased Well, the whole spleen was diseased when a spleen is ruptured what would follow-
follow 7-Yes.
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somewhat ltured spleen was, caused by nesses yesterday 3137, are prepared to give tedious but was quite necessary. I assault, he would not have been have examined the depositions with able to get up and walk; he would Subscribers and Visitors great care and find that there is no have died there and then "
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apart from the evidence of Shok Sin, "I submit that the evidence of tion available, motoring faci: Choi and Wong Fo. This is a very Shek Choi is very contradictory peculiar case. We have two wit-when compared with that of Wong cities, suitable shopping nesses to swear that defendanta Po, and there is no case for my
participated in the fight on Sept. clients to answer. entrés, etc.
20. If we were to read the original Mr. Butters The case for the depositions by Shek Choi and Wong prosecution rests on the evidence of Po, their evidence seems to tally, the two main witnesses, and as there but when we come to examine fur is only a prima facie case to be put ther evidence, as I did yesterday in forward, I think this is a case for my cross-examination, we find that a jury Whether they will believe the original evidence, or at least a the evidence of the two main wit great part of it, goes by the board nesses for the prosecution we do not
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FUNERAL OF MRS. MILNER BARRY.
reading at all.
back of the bus will have the The theory has been advanced the that too much lighting in effect of interfering with the driver as the reflection from his rear view mirror will give him no
little bother. This difficulty, if it does exist, can be overcome by the simple devise of entting the. driver's seat off from the rest of the bus by a dark curtain, or bet ter still, a thin wooden partition. This will not only serve the pur- pose mentioned above, but it will also stop the conductor going up to have a chat with friend driver every now and again, w
Just another thing before I conclude. If the Kowloon Motor Bus Company are going to have afteen years, would it not be a the monopoly for the period of good thing for them to seek per mission to erect some form of shelter or covered way at the Ferry Whart? In the rainy sea- son, people using the buses have. to walk some distance in the open before getting to any one of the vehicles, and when one is without an umbrella of rain-coat, this is most unpleasant
The Kowloon public are gup- porting the Bus Company in every way possible Trus, there have been gfnumerous complaints. 10- garding the inefficiency or the
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Kobe Oct. 28 mercial treaty with that country. It The funeral of Mrs. Milner Barry has now decided to aak Mr. Shudo, took place at nine o'clock yesterday. Commercial Commiller, who has been morning at All Saints Church, the instructed by the Foreign Office to Rev. Mr. Edwards, Chaplain of the proceed to the Union of South Africa, Kant, officiating. There were a large to submit the following message to the number of wreathe, sent by friends South African Chamber of Commerce.) and sympathisers
eve "Notwithstanding the importance Commander. Barry who had come up attached to the development of trade from Beppa was present, and among between Japan and South Africa, others there were Admiral Sir Frederic there is at present no commercial and Lady Dreyer, the Flag Lieut. treaty, and accordingly the volume of Mr. GH. Phipps, British Consul in trade is extremely small. The export Kobe, and Mrs Phipps, Hear Admiral of Japanese goods to South Africa is Ariake, the Manager of the Osaka comparatively large, but the import of Shaan Kaisha, Mr. and Mrs. E. V. Bouth African goods, is too mail Ti James, Mr. H 8. G. Laitt, and the is highly desirable for the peoples of Buperintendent of Customs, the two countries to come into a loser contact and endeavour to increase the volume of their trad
the Company themselves will have to admit that these com- plaints are not made, without due cause or reason.
Saturday afternoon, and on behalf of Governor Shirane, expressed his con dalences.
The Hyogo Prefecture's reception party for the crew of the Kent, which was arranged to take place at the Otowakadan on Saturday, was given up owing to the Tashima-maru disaster.
The Osaka Marine Court authorities who have already started investiga tions about the cause of the wreck of the Yashima-maru, are reported to Kurbabige; the Deputy Governor hold the view that it was due to care of Hogyo vinted HM.B. Kent on leaneas on the Captain's part, although (Continued as spot of nest column) : they are still reticente-
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