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THE "HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB.
FIFTH
TRACE MEETING will be held EXTRA
(Weather Permitting) at HAPPY VALLEY on SATURDAY, 19TH MAY, 1931, a29.00 p.m.(Virat saddling bell at 130 p.m.) and on MONDAY, 21ST MAY, 1934, at 2.30 p.m. (First saddling bell at 12.00 Noon),
MEMBERS ENCLOSURE Members are notified that they and their Ladies must wear their Badges prominently displayed throughout the Meeting.
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NOTICE. REGISTRATION OF PERSONS ORDINANCE, 1984.
1.-Attention is drawn to the provisions of the above Ordinance which comes into force on 1st June, 1984.
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2. Unless specially exempted it writing by the Inspector General of Police or exempted by Section (5) of the Ordinance every alien other No Oss without & Badge will be than an alien of Chinese race who is admitted to the Membera' Enclosure.
resident in the Colony at the com- Badges admitting. Nou-Mambers to themencement of this Ordinance in Members Enclosure and Olub Rooms at $5.00 per day for Gentlemen and $3.00 per day for Ladies (Both including obtainable through the Tax) SECRETARY upon the personal application of a Member, such Member to be responsible for all visitors in troduced by him, and for Fayment of 411 Chite, &c.
The Secretary's Offico, 3rd Floor, Gloucester Building. (Tol. 27794), wil close at 12 o'clock Noon on Saturday and 10.30 am on Monday,
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Badges admitting to Members Enclosure will NOT be on sale at the Baco Coures,
On No Pretext will Children be permitted in either Enclosure daring the Meeting
Tiffins are obtainable at the Clau House provided they are ordered from the No. 1 Boy in advance. Telephone 21920.
PUBLIC ENCLOSURE.. The Price of Admission to the Public Enclosure is $2.00 including Tax, for all Persons, including Ladies, and is payable at the Gate.
Soldiers and Sailors in uniform are admitted Half Price.
Titins will be obtainable in the Restaurant in the Public Enclosure on Monday, 21st May, 1934.
Bookmakers, Tic Tac Men, etc., will not be permitted to operate with in the Precincts of Tuz Hoxe KONS JOCKEY CLUB during the Race Meeting: By Order
C. B. BROWN,
Secretary,
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Hong Kong, 14th May, 1934.
CHINA UNDERWRITERS, LIMITED.
OTICE is hereby given that the Tenth Annual Ordinary General Meeting of Shareholders of Chica Underwriters, Limited, will be held at the Offices of the Company, 44, Des Voeur Road, Central, Hong Kong, on Wednesday the 23rd day of May, 1984, at noon for the purpose of receiving the Report of the Board of Directors and a Statement of
Accounts for the year ending 31st December, 1933, and of electing Directors and Auditors.
The Transfer Books of the Company will be closed from 16th May, 1934, to 23rd May 1934, both days incluire.
By Order of the Board of Directors,
HERBERT R. STURT,
Managing Director. Hongkong, 12th May, 1934." [2549
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THE CANTON INSURANCE OFFICE LTD.
NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS,
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one
required to report the fact in person or in writing for registration at Police Headquarters within menth of such commencement, and every such person who arrived in the Colony or who changes his ordinary residential or business address or who is about to leave the Colony is required to report the fact at Polies Headquarters
hours after every such arrival or within seventy-two within one week before every such change of address" or intended departure.
3.In any case of doubt a persoa shall be deemed to be an alien unless and until he produces a certificate, Batisfaction of the Inspector General passport or other evidence to the
of Police or of a Magistrate to the effect that he is a natural born or naturalised British subject.
4.-The Registration feat. Police Headquarters will be open between the hours of 9 am, and 1 p.m. on week days.
E. D. C, WOLFE, Jäspector General of Police, [2558
"NOT GUILTY "
Echo Of Naval Yard
Robbery
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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, MAY 18, 1934.
VERDICT OF MANSLAUGHTER
BRILLIANT PLEA FOR YOUNG MAN CHARGED WITH MURDER
Counsel Complimented By Chief Justice
At the Supreme Court yesterday, Mr. Tycho Wing, who defended a Chinese charged with murder, was complimented by Rs Lordship the Chief Justlee, Mr. A. D. A. MacGregor, upon his brilliant defence. The accused was found guilty by the jury
Ranslaughter and was sentenced by the Court to seven years' " hard labour.
Addressing the accused, His lordship said: "I think you have very much to be grateful to your Counsel for The jury have found you gulty of "manslaughter." Although you are a young man. I cannot regard your offence in a lenient way. The sen- tence of the Court is that you be imprisoned with hard labour for seven years." Then turning to Mr. Whog, the Chief Justice said: "I hope you will allow me to thank you for the assistance you have given the Court. I hope I will have the benefi of that assistance again before long.", #
Mr. Wing acknowledging his Lordship's compliment, said: "If I have succeeded in being of assistance, I am happy."
Incident At Castle Peak
Counsel for the defence having no questions to put. His Lordship said: Would you characterise this as a savage assault?. Witness: Yes.
murder, on October 18, 1932, of Liwounds having been
Accused was charged with the morrhage, and heart failure. the Man San (14), a
caused by cow herd, at some heavy instrument such as a Castle Peak, and medical evidence chopper. Some of the bones had polating to the probability of the been shattered and penetrated by assault having been made with a the instrument. chopper, was given.
It was stated that Li died a few hours after the attack from the effects of twenty, wounds, many of which had shattered the bones, so savage was the attack.
Mr. Justice ADA, "MacGregor heard the case and the following jury was empanelled:-Messrs. B. Carbonnel. A. Grossart, E. M. Castro, A. C. da Silva, Yeung Fook Ping, J. Revil, and J. G. C. Somner.
Mr. Tycho Wing. instructed by Mr. C. Y. Kwan appeared for the Assistant Attorney General, pro- defence, and Mr. J. A Fraser.
secuted.
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"The Jury has considered this tase and heard all the evidence. and they find you are not guilty. You are discharged." Thus Mr. Justice Jacks yesterday to Lee
Accused's Flight Ling who was found Not Guilty" by the Jury in a case in which he deceased
Mr. Fraser said the accused and was
were under the same charged with robbery $2.200
of employer, lived in the same matsh- int money from Mahommed, a policeman in the terms as late as the morning of the Shered, and appeared to be on good R.N. Dockyard.
day of killing,
Was em-
panelled: Messrs. G. F. Walker
The following" Jury (foreman), Tsoi Kam Ling, D. G: Wilson, Wong Yiu Sang, D. J. McCoigan, Chun Kon Chee and Chung Wa Hi
Lt was accustomed to go out for October 18, instead of returning his cows during the arternoon. On
with them he was seen staggering down the hill towards home, cover- ed with blood and wounds.. This Conducting the case for the
was about 5p.m. The Police were" Crown, Mr. Lockhart-Smith said informed and be was removed to that on February 13, complainant Kowloon Hospital in a conscious was returning to dockyard gate from his quarters. p.m. the same evening.
at the but critical condition, dying at 16 He was on duty from 6 m. to
The accused could not be found..
duty
his
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noon, but took "half-an-hour's It later transpired that he had break at 8 am. He went to his hed by funk to Deep Bay and he quarters and took from
was later located at Canton, where dormitory 82,200 in Hong Kong he was arrested and brought to and Shanghai Bank $100 notes. He fetched this large sum because caught and charged and in reply this Colony. On March 16 he was he was about to go on leave to India and had arranged to meet
said: I assaulted him because of a certain woman's affairs. a compatriot at the gate to have
2 girl were on the hillside. Man Sun saw this and told it to her. father. Afterwards I went down the road taking a knife to cut some sticks. When I came up to him ?L) he scolded me and I then cut him with the knife."
13.
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If you heard that the assailant was friendly with Li and that he suddenly lost all knowledge of what was going on, would that be consistent with the savagery of this assault? Yes, I think it would. He may have run amok after making one wound and led to make as many as possible.
Epilepsy?
Could this assault have been com- mitted in an epileptic fit?-Yes, it could. Or might have brought on an epileptic ft.
You have not had an opportun- ity of seeing the accused?-No.
of the features of an epileptic at- Am I right in assuming that one.
tack is that at the moment of an assault, the assailant has no know only remembers after the affairs? ledge of what he is doing and he
-Yes.
Mr. Fraser (re-examining).- Are there any general characteris-- tics by which you can distinguish an epileptic? Witness:
Do you mean from
are
casually loosing at the man?
Yes. There
some people who are definitely epileptics. They have a look which one appreciates. aft some years.
By looking at accused would you say that he comes within
that class? No.
Inspector A. J. W. Dorling gave evidence of. being present at the post mortem 'examination.
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THE Fifty-third Ordinary General the money changed into rupees.
"Called Him Uncle.” Meeting of Shareholders will When he got to the level of the he hold at the Offices of the under surgery, the Indian stopped to
testified as to the friendly relations Walesang and Chan Kam-sam signed on Friday," the 25th May, count his money. He was then in
existing between the accused and, 1984, at Noon, for the purpose of sight, of a Chinese standing in
deceased, the latter stating that he receiving the Report of the General the doorway of store
No. Agents, together with a statement of Complainant had apparently' ask-
saw them eating fruit together Accounts for the year ended the 31sted for some brown paper the pre-
shortly before the attack. Ee Mr. Fraser added that no chop-could not, however, say anything December 1983,
vious day and the man, Man Kau, per had been found and the exact as to accused's disposition. The Share Register and Transfer told him he had it ready for him scene of the assault had not been cused, used to call the younger boy
Ac-.. Booka will be closed. from the 11th inside, and invited to the 25th May, 1984, both days Mohammed went in and, shortly
in. placed.
"uncle." Dr. J. F. Smalley, of Kowloon Sergt. E. G. Post sald be attend- inclusive.
after, Man Kau shouted strikel Hospital, said Ll was in a very ed at Castle Peak an hour or so JABDINE,MATHESON & CO. LTD and two men, one alleged to be serious condition, when admitted after the attack. There was no
General Agents.
the accused, and another, named suffering from twenty mutilations. aign of accused" and though he Lan Kau, not in custody, rushed He was conscious but died at 10 searched the hillside several times. "Hong Kong, 3rd May, 1934. [2514 in and attacked him The room p.m, from multiple injuries. he- he could not find the scene of the
attack.
WALLACE HARPER & CO., LTD. (INCORPORATED IN HONG KONG)
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him
Was dark and he could not identify the person who struck him on the head with a hammer. Не was rendered unconscious. After fifteen minutes ha regained notes, which he had also been consciousness and found 500 rupee carrying, scattered on the floor He made a report.
Blood Stained Jacket
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was found to be suffering from a fractured heel. When charged, prisoner stated: "I did not strike him, nor did I rob him.”
statement to the effect that Lan At the Police Court, he madę z NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Sixth ORDINARY,
Kau struck the Indian with a YEARLY MEETING OF SHARE
hammer as the Indian would not HOLDERS OF WALLACE Another Indian dockyard police-release grip on the throat of Man HARPER & CO., LTD., will be man reported that he had seen Kau, who had been heard to shout held at Lace, Crawford's, Hong three men bolting, one of whom out twice." Kong, on Monday, the 28th day of wore a blood stained jacket which
."
Chan Kia, employed on a trading Canton and Macao, said accused junk plying between Hongkong,
was brought to his junk which was about seven miles from Castle
left him to find relatives. Peak, about 7 pm. on October 18. He took him to Lantau where he
́“Why Are You Help?”......
would put accused in the box.
Mr. Tycho Wing stated that he
Accused said he was on-friendly. May, 1934, at 5.15 p.m., for the he discarded. They escaped over stated he could not identify any sleep in his matshed for some Sher Mohammed, in evidence, tarms with Lt and allowed him to purpose of receiving the Statement of the wall on the east side of the of the men, who attacked him. Accounts and the Report of the yard Prisoner went to a clans-
months. He agreed he was having Board of Directors for the year ended man's house at No. 40, Yee Wo claimed that he saw the Indian father would probably not have The accused in his defence | relations with a girl which her 31st January, 1984, and re-electing street and there stated that he assaulted and was getting the approved of had he known, and Directors and Auditors.
The TRANSFER BOOKS of the fall while working in the yard to the Indian's ald and dragged of fruit together on October 18, LA sustained an injury through a worse of the exchange. He went after he and Li had eaten a meal Company will be closed from May He could bring no evidence to him away. Accused said he ran 21st, 1984, to May 28th, 1934 establish that.
told him that he knew of this inclusive.
On Information received the key, and had called to them to. Nothing more was said at the
away, because Man Kau had the affair. Police went to the house where run away. He denied, having the accused, in a verbal state-taken part in the attack. ment, stated he was involved in
By Order of the Board,
J. F. SHEA,
Secretary. Hong Kong, 14 May, 1984 [2548
The Jussaffer a brief retire
a quarrel with an Indian. Police ment, returneda, animons ver- sent him to hospital where he dict of "Not Guilty."
time, Witness was feeling unwell that day and took some "medicine"
out of a cupboard. He did not,
know what mixture it was, but it smelt strongly of alcohol and ap-
peared to be "English medicine." He felt better after he had taken
BRITISH CIGA - RETTE CO.
this drink and walked up the hin Shanghai Factory to
to cut himself a stick.
"I met El at the top of the hill and he said: Hullo, brother, why are you here?
Then I don't;[
now what happened. When I
on my finger.
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"I saw LA's body standing up and I walked away. There was blood about. I didn't realise at the moment that I had cut him but later I knew that it was I. I returned to the matshed and later went off in the junk."
ů be Closed
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MAHJONG G TRAGEDY
Chinese Killed in Shanghai
Heated words across a mahjongg came to myself again I had a cut the British Cigarette Co., Ltd., lo- last week when one Wang Tuh- The No. Cigarette Factory of table ended in tragedy in Shanghai cated at Pootung. "Shanghai has loong shot and killed one Tse Tse- been closed and the management vai in the Wei Ping lodging house. has no intention of reopening it.at. No. 374 Kyung Zeu-lee off Can- This action was necessitated by ton Road. the continued insubordination of the workers which made it im- possible for the factory to be pro- perly operated, according to an announcement made by the man, agement yesterday. The number of employees is approximately 2,500. .
witness sald
Cross-examined. that the story he had told at the lower court was untrue and that what he had told to-day was a true story.
The dispute arose over a deal in lands on the Pootung shore, in which both men were interested Ignoring the game, the two men 2. grew more and more angry until. Wang pulled a gun from his.robe and fired several shots at Tsɛ. One. of these went through Tse's head. killing him instantly.
Mr. Fraser in his address to the
The other factories at Pootung jury drew attention to the state-belonging to the company will
Then, tezing what he had ment by the prisoner himself and
continue operate,
done. Wang pushed the gun bacı pointed out that the prisoner had
The refusel of certain work peo-into his shirt.
In his haste the changed his story twice,
ple to clean the machinery and trigger caught in his clothing and put the factory in order, prior to the gun fred once more, this time cessation of work for the week wounding the culprit through the came as the climax to many similar fleshy part of the inside of the left acts, and felt the directors of the thigh,
company, no alternative butto close the factory. told the "North-China Daily News." The refusal to do this im- portant and necessary work ac- cording to usual practice and for which they were paid, the repeat ed disregard of instructions, and
Mr. Wing in the course of his speech to the jury said that it was difficult to know what the Crown would have had to go by had the prisoner not run away and upon being arrested tell those foolish stories that he did, to the Police and to the Court below. He said that the jury, would do well to consider the question of whether the prisoner was drunk at the time of the incident and invited them.
The Chief Justice in the course
the directors
Feeling that it was high time to be moving Wing ran from the house but was immediately chal- lenged by the police watchman of duty, who had been by no means unaware of the commotion and was on his way to discover the rea- son of the firing. Giving chase,
"
to
to examine the man's intent. He the recalcitrant attitude of the the watchman drove Wang into felt sure that whatever the intent, work people created conditions the arms of two Chinese Police wad it was not murder, for hád
under which no factory could Constables, attached that been in the prisoner's mind,
operate
Louza Station, who immediately arrested he would not have left the job un-"
All the labourers will be paid him." finished.
off and compensated in accordance A search disclosed the gun on with law, and in addition will re-him and his wound. He was taken. of his summing up said the jury celve the entire amount of savings to a hospital to have the wound would probably agree that the
fund. (all of which has been con- dressed and then case was one of the strangest ever
returned tributed by, the company) and a Louza Station where he was de- heard in that Court. He reviewed porportion of New Year "cum-tained. the evidence and said that there shaw.
The victim of the murder is be- had been no attempt to convince
lieved to have been a detective-in- the jury that it was not the ac-
spector attached to the police force of Nanwei Hsien, on the Pootung shore.
used who was responsible for the Birkenhead's famous judgment on death of the deceased. Instead of a case at Home where the defence that the very unusual defence of of drunkenness was raised. His drunkenness had been raised and Lordship also drew attention to it rested, with the jury to decided the danger of relying too much whether it was murder or man- upon the statements of the ac- slaughter:
cused.
His Lordship then went over the legal aspects of the case and read and explained to the jury. Lord
"Manslaughter" after retiring "for The jury returned a verdict of thirty-five minutes:
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