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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, AUGUST 9, 1934.
ECHOES OF 1861
49-A "Growl" At The Police.
DROWNING AT S.C.A.A.
"Death By "Misadventure"
A bathing fatality at the South China AA's pavillon at North Foint on June 16 last had its The Police department stands and of their being set at large sequel at the Central Magistracy almost without an excuse. Its again with a very trining punish-yesterday when an Inquest WES hands are strengthened by strongment. Surely these men must be conducted by Mr. Q. A. A. Mae- preventive enactments which are burglars and if so they should be decidedly un-English, if not untreated as such! constitutional. For instance, a
without a Chief Justice, and with Yet here we are hobbling along neither the Chief nor the assistant Magistrate at his post. We have been quiet long- enough. arid it the Government will neither do anything when the Freas is hush- ed, nor mend its manners when the Press is noisy, we may as well enjoy an Englishman's privilege of
growl...
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Around the Courts
MANSLAUGHTER CHARGE
The opening of the summary trial, of Mok Ting Kwan (40) and Mok Kam Hing (21) on a charge of manslaughter was begun before Mr. R. M. MacDougall at the Dis-
trict Officer South", yesterday........
The charge, which was former- ly one of murder, involving the Fadyen into the death of a Chinese killing of Chan Man, a vegetable youth named. Mo Wing Hong. &
gardener, of Heung Che Village, on July 5, was reduced at the student of Wah Yan College.
The jury consisted of Mr. A. Krequest of Mr. Lockhart-Smith, As- Munro (foreman), P. A. Netland sistant Crown Solicitor, who pro-
'secuted. WOUL and H. Ismail,
Mr. Lockhart-Smith, outlining described the events the case, which led up to the visit of the two accused to deceased's het on the morning of July 5, and describ- "ed the "absconding of deceased's wife, who took with her the youngest son.
Evidence
was given by Dr. Pringle of a post mortem examina- tion which he had held on the deceased on July 17 at 9 am. He found that the cause of death was drowning. Death must have oc- curred about eighteen hours before the examination.",
Chinese suspected of being a thief can be arraigned as a rogue and a vagabond and unless he can give a good account of himself be can be placed on the cham gang and deported. Then at night every Chinese caught without a pass is arrested and locked up. If these "wise and necessary preven- tive measures were properly appli- ed. the colony would become de- nuded of thieves and burglars. We found occasion both sit Dr. L. S. Shin of 35 Queen's Road The system however pursued is on season and this season to censure Central said that shortly after the principle of "sufficient for the certain proceedings connected with 6 p.m. on July 16, he received a day is the evil thereof," and the the Amitieur Theatricals, and as message while he was bathing at gate is never shut until the horse we stated our reason very plainly the Civil Servants Bathing shed is stolen. We never hear of pro- for the position we took, we trust to the effect that there was an perty being traced nor gangs of that we stand absolved from the urgent case at the South China thieves being hunted up. It is accusation of grumpishness or Bathing Club. He wen, there and notorious that the thieves do con- from any imputation to mår sport, found a party of men attempting gregate in huts about the mosque We can assure our readers that itt revive someone by" artificial which is the most beautifully is very much the reverse, and we respiration. Witness and his adapted spot for their trade con- simply eseties-advocating our own brother (who was also a doctor) ceivable. We see every encourage cause in the matter: from the wish did what they could but could not ment extended to them, as they to avoid a repetition of the irrita-revive the drowned men. are allowed to build hovels “ad' tion which seems- now happly, to libitum" in that neighbourhood, have passed away. At the same Chang Hing Tak, another wit where a policeman is seldom or time, we must add," that insofarness deposed that he had known fiever seen
We hear of Chinese as we have ever been able to dis-deceased for a number of years being apprehended with house- cera, we stated nothing but the and that their friendship began in breaking implements upon them rigid truth.
RE-OPENING THE STRAITS QUESTION
TURKEY DEMANDS REMILITARIZATION OF THE DARDANELLES
Another Problem For The
League Of
Of Nations
COPYRIGHT BY TRANSOCEAN.
The spectre of the Turkish Straits Question which was last laid to rest by the Lausanne Straits Convention of 1923 is raising its head again. In the course of negotiations conducted behind the
scenes in Geneva the Turkish dele- gate has put forward the proposal
are deeply conscious of their hard- won independence and impatient to put an end to all restrictions of their sovereign rights on their own territory.
or 30.
"The Last Swim"
It was said that deceased bism ed the second accused, Mor Kan- hing, with abducting his wife, this accusation causing Ul-teeilag be-
tween the two families
1:
Following the visit on July 3 a "fres for all" ensued, and it seemed established that the first accused struck the first blow. -
It was a blow over the right eye with his fist.
The deceased grappled with the fat accused, but did not strike him.
The first accused then took up
Plaintif also claimed interest at the rate of severi per cent, from January 24 1833 to the present date,
Mr. C. 8. Ford, of Messrs. Wi- kinson and Crist, Appeared for plaintiff and Mr. F. X. D'Almada,
sar., represented defendant.
DOG OWNERS FINED
Several dog owners appeared be- fore Mr. Lee at the Kowloon Ma- gistracy yesterday to answer to summonses arising out of allowing their dogs to be at large without muzzles. N
Mr. C, Gekring of No. 2 Stafford Road was fined 635 for allowing his dog to be unmuzzled in Water- loo Road at 10 pm on July 17,
Defendant stated that he had had the dog vaccinated by the S.P.C.A. and produced a certificate to this effect.
Mr. Lee said he could not take that as being official but if deten" "dant could procuré a alíillar certi- ficate from the Colonial Veterin- ary Surgeon, he would deduct #8° Iram the fine.
Mr. G. Mogford of the Naval Dockyard, Kowloon was also Aned #25 for allowing his dog to be up- | muzzled at 9.15: ain. on July 19.
Defendant pleaded that this dog had broken away from the lead as he was being led.
a heavy rod and struck deceased, For failing to report the change who warded off the blow. The se- | of addremes of their múi-isals, cond accused, who had been stand- Cheng Choy Shi, married woman, ing outside the door of the mat- and Li Tong Shi, widow, were both shed, joined the quarrel at this cautioned by Mr. Hamliton at stage, picking up a hoe shaft and Central Magistracy yesterday, - rushing in.
It was stated this boin mul- taals were found to be in very poor circumstances; but were ex-
Li Tak unemployed, WLS brought before Mr. Hamilton charged with theft of clothing. valuted at #150 from Mr. D. V. Steavenson of No. 55, Mount Parish; possession of a screw- driver and six keys fit for an un- lawful purpose, and returning
British North Borneo. On June 16, they had gone together to the South China A., for a swim at shant 2 ďblock in the afternoon. Cheng Yung, a friend of the de- They swam together in each ceased, intervened áná hustled the other's company for a while and second accused outside the mat-ceptionally well treated ... then separated, but witness rejoin- shed," later "running for help, ed the deceased after half an hour
Són Also Stručk When witness had finished Chan Yung, the eldest son of he asked the deceased to go in deceased. went to the assis with him and change, but deceased❘ tance of his father, and was insisted upon having one more struck by the second accused. He swim
Witness saw him swim then picked up a pitchfork and away and went in to change. | inflicted a sight wound on first Upon coming out of the changing accused's chest. room he looked for deceased but Chan Yung and Chan Ban, dé- | from banishment. could not see him anywhere." He ceased's second son, Both fied from at once thought that his friend the matshed, leaving their father had been drowned because : de- | alone with the two accused. cessed: was not a good swimmer and had upon” certain.'occasiona complained of being a sufferer of cramp.
Witness made a report to the office at the pavilion, and the look out men were notified. They made a search, but did not find anyone. A little while later, while witness was having a cup of tea the alarm was sounded that a body was seen. It proved to be that of witness's friend. ་ ་ |
A moment later both accused were seen to emerge from the mat- shed, followed by deceased. After going about 15 yards, deceased sat down, and was struck again by the second accused, who then ran away with first accused,
•Deceased, was carried to bed in a helpless condition, and died shortly afterwards.
Accused admitted all the charges, and was sentenced to three months hard labour on the theft count; fined $100, or two months, on the second, and sen- tenced to twelve months' hard la bour for returning from banish- ment. The sentences are to run concurrently.
Bix month" hard labour was the sentence imposed by Mr.LE. W. Hamilton, at the Central Magis- Following information, Detec-} tracy yesterday, on Cház Pang, un-. tive-Inspector Dorling, of Tauma-employed, who admitted the theft. The Gateway to Constantinople
ti, set out for Chiu Tầm Mėl, and of a leather purse containing a The great strategic importance Leung Lat Sun, giving evidence the two accused were overtaken | gold: wrist watch from Tam Kin- of the narrow waterway connecting said that when the the Aegean with the Black Sea and sounded he and a couple of boat-
alarm was walking towards Castle Peak. They wun, we bricklayers in Amoy rarming the gateway to Cofistan- then jumped into the water. The and arst accused had two large ing in the street outside his house, were still carrying their weapons, | Street. The complainant was gleep-
tinople' (now officially called body was 'recovered and the face stones in his pocket
when defendant stole the purse by Istanbul) has made it one of the was of a livid colour. Having been
cutting his belt of.
a Boy Scout, he knew how to apply artificial respiration and did so but to no purpose. A couple of doctora arrived on the scene but nothing could be done for the de ceased.
venture" was returned by the jury who added a rider to the effect that the hours of 1 àm. i 11 p.m. in which boatinien were expected
Next day they were charged with murder.
dence, after which Chinese wit
Dr. Mackle gave medical evi-
nesses were called.
The case was adjourned until this afternoon,
BROKERS' CLAIM
terday, the case in which 14r. A After a whole day's sitting yes-
andra Building sued Mr. Jose Choy A. R. Botelho, broker, of Alez-
marino of Macao for 8703 was Anck of the Banco Nacional Ultra-
not concluded and was once more adjourned.
breach of contract for the pur
The claim was for damages for
for a revision of the Lausanne Convention to the effect that Turkey be granted, the right (denied her in the Convention) to pivotal points of European politics during the past century. Although fortify the Bosphorus and the Turkey has been in actual posses Dardanelles. This would give her on of the Hellespont for centur ence more full and exclusive con-ies, the real opponents in the trol of the narrow straits between political game played during the Europe and Asia which have play-fest 80 years for the control of the
A boatman employed at the Club ed such an intportant part in the Turkish straits were Russia and stated that his duty was to look world's history ever glace Xerxes England. Russia wanted to oust after the swimmers and to go to threw his bridge of boats across the Moslems froin the Bosphorus in the assistance of anyone who was them in 480 B.C. to invade Europe,order to gain free access to the in dincurues. He stated that The action taken by Turkey Mediterranean, and England was swimmers arrived at the club at for the remilitarization of the determined to prevent Russia from 7 am, and the last bathers did not Dardanelles, zone explains to some
realising this ambition because the leave until 11. p.m." extent, the somewhat mystifying British Government believed that verdier of death by diplomatic activity which has been the presence of a Russian feet in going on in South-East Europe the Mediterranean would constitute during recent months and whose
à menace to the Buef Cánál, general teridenicy seems to be to-
Following the Crimean War, Rus wards freeing the Balkan States from the tutelage of the Do- mineering Great Powers. Bome people may consider it rather un- kind to burden the League with unilateral denunciation of this to remove the obstacle by her, still another complex and highly treaty in 1870 failed, owing to controversial problem at a time England's strenuous opposition. The when that sorely harrassed institu- 185 Treaty of Paris proved, how tion is desperately striving to solve eyer, to be just another "scrap of the disarmament puzle and the paper," when the exigencies of the thorny Bear question while at the Great War caused England to con- same time, keëping a weary eye on clude the Btraits Agreement of the Far Eastern situation, the Gran 1915 by which Russia was assured Chace dispute, and sundry other full support of the Allies In the matters There is, however no attempt to attain her goal of denying that, from the Turkish gaining of this agreement was standpoint, the reopening of the prevented by the collapse of the Straits issue is well-timed While Russian empire. The Treaty of Bussia and the Balkan States may Sèvres, signed in August 1920, left be conndently counted upon to Turkey nominally in control of the support the Turkish demand, the straits but practically deprived her other powers are at present too 1 dr all sovereign rights in exercis- much preoccupied with other mate the this control The rejuvenated fers to offer a strong and concen-nationalist Turkey was soon üble to trated resistance to the proposed break the bonds, Imposed by the Indincation of a Biraits régime. ↑ Treaty of Bevred Great Britain la showing herself to
xa, was forced by the Treaty of to watch the sliming were too chase of 500 shares in the Hong- Paris of 1856 to relinquish her long for them they beg men kong and Shanghai Hotel, Ltd. project temporarily... Her attempt who were expected to be observant.
be armly opposed to any such mo-
Right of Pamage
CASTLE DAMAGED BY FIRE
Residence Of Duke Of Abercorn
the fight to posses & fleep and to mandgencat. „Turkey was secorded maintain à garrison at Consta were reduced in area but they still tinople. The Demilitarized 201 comprised strips from 30 mies vide ali
traits as well as the islands samo-
London, Aug. 7.4. mos, ambros, and Tene-
Hillsborough Castle near Belfast, entrance to the official residence of the Duke
· förtifica
dos
the
dincation but 16 18 doubtful whe- The new treaty and Straits Con- the ther, she will be able to prevent it vention signed at Larsanté in 1923 | Turke
in the lon ton The Turks are considerably modined the regula an unli
of Abercorn, Governor of Northern zones had to Ireland, was seriously damaged by
freedom of the straits WES Great Britain,
thret war
permi
fire to-day
The · Duke and Duchess", "were absent
The ? Castle stan, for
were able to
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from Geneva, are satladed to have Comitatión
was aned $2,000, or twelve months" Chan Wa, an oplum carrier,
Hard labour, by Mr. E W. Hämil- ton, at the Central Magistracy yesterday, for possession of 39 taels of prepared oplum at the Wing On whart, Revenue Officer Grimmitt said defendant carried the oplum
large-box. covered over with live crabs fu
For theft of 32 metal watches from the steamer Grootskirk valued at $80 in all, a Chinese was -sentenced to one month's hard.
[
labour-by:Mr. Lee at the How-
was "Errested with the watches in Joon Magistracy. The defendant
his possession & fortnight after the theft.
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