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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, JULY 3, 1935.
AROUND
DEATH ENQUIRY
The circumstances surrounding the death of James Thomas Scar-" lett acting engineer-in-chief in the
THE COURTS
LAN TAU MURDER RECALLED
TRADE MARKS CASE
When he appeared before- Mr. Mr. G. S. Kennedy Skipton, Dis-Macfayden yesterday, on behalf of the United States Drug Store, Mr. trict Omcer South, yesterday comM. K. Lo made a strong pies for Chinese Maritime Castomsmitted to Bessions Tse Ta (36) the re-opening of the case in service, who was found shot dead poultry keeper who appeared before which the Sino-German Dispen in a cabin of the Customs cruiser
him on a remanded charge of the sary of 8, Wing Lok Street were Ha Hshg on the night of June'
murder "of Chan Hang Tuk (35) | summoned unsuccessfully : two 29 last, were investigated into at a Coroner's enquiry held at Central, sherman of Tong Fuk Viage, weeks ago.
Lantau Island, in the early hours. Magistracy yesterday.
of June 11.
Mr. Q. A. Macfadyen, "who sat as the Coroner was assisted by a jury comprising of: Messrs. A. B. Henry (foreman), R. Schmidt and J. P. Pereira...
rived here from - Taishan on
Mr. J. A. Fraser, Assistant At- torney General conducted the case for the Crown
The summons against · defend- ants were that they used a name "Sinkin" so nearly resembling the mark belonging "to complain- ant's "Senkelin' as to be cal- culated to deceive.
"Mr, Hin-Shing Lo; instructed by Mr. P I Zimmern, appeared for the defendants.
Evidence was continued for the Evidence heard was to the effect. that deceased was a very worried Crown by L. S. J. L. Stevens who said that he was one of two officers man, owing to his work. A. S. P.
Mr, M. K. Lo submitted that un- Murphy conducted the inquest on
on No. 2 Police, faunch. On the behalf of the Police.
day of the murder, they were an- der the Merchandise Ordinance, an Sydnor Barwick, Commander of chared off Lung Toon Island. On offence had clearly been committ- the Customs cruiser, Hat Haing, receiving word of the crime, heed. He quoted several authorities was the first called to give evidence. proceeded to Tong Fuk Village, in support of his submission and He said that the "Hat Hsing ar where he entered the hut in ques- application. There was the great- tion, and he saw a Chinese male est possible difference between an Thursday last. Deceased was an lying face downwards across the action for infringement and
doorway. One other Chinese male, action for passing-off. He sus- official passenger on board. Kis
"who was sitting in a squatting at- | gested that, His Worship had not cabin was the saloon and witness aw him for 13 or 14 years. He
titude holding an axe in his hand, given suficient appreciation to the was in the hut. He rose on wit-rights of an owner of a registered | was married his wife being at pre- sent in Shanghal.. Deceased wasness's entry and said something in quiet and friendly but he seemed
Chinese, which the latter did not understand. to be quieter than his normal self during the few days preceding the tragedy.
THE DISCOVERY
On the day of the tragedy, wit- ness went out in the afternoon to' come ashore. When he returned at about "11 p.m. deceased was. found in witness's bed room dead. The revolver found at the de- ceased's side was that of witness's, which was his service revolver.
Before witness wLY ashore with another officer of the cruiser, de- ceased had asked permission to be
allowed to stay on the deck outside witness's cabin.
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F. W. Crowther, Commander, R.N. (retired) gave evidence "as to the discovery of deceased's body.
L R. Carroll, coast Lispector, said that that deceased was very worried for a period before the tragedy. Witness has constantly been with deceased for 5 years, although he had known him for about 11 years. Witness and de- ceased had been inspecting roast light houses together.
ner which was done.
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after a long chase the man was arrested by an Indian constable.
For stealing nine live pigeons from a pigeon loft at No. 284 Prince Edward Road" on Sunday, Wu Muk Ching, 36, unemployed. was brought before Mr. Wynne- Jones at the Kowloon Magistracy *** trade mark,» Words which were yesterday and sentenced to two merely descriptive could not be months hard labour. Inspector registered as a trade mark. His Chester-Woods stated that about 4
TAXI DRIVER ROBBED
Passengers Turn Thieves
In the early hours of yesterday
seen by a detective, he had with stopped by four men, said to have him a basket in which were the the appearance of brick layers, in pigeons. Defendant when ques-Garden Road and was told to drive tloned admitted that he had stalen to Stanley When his vehicle was nearing Repulse Bay Lal was asked the pigeons. Mr. D'Almada, of No. 284 Prince Edward Road, was the
to stop when he was assaulted and robbed of silm money, complainant.
The injured man Wes then application was based on law asam on Sunday defendant was Lal Chuma taxi driver, was placed on a stretcher, and a cover-well as fact let which had been laying-at his feet, was utilised to cover the man. Wireless messages were then sent to Cheung Chau Island, in response to which acting Sub- Inspector Darkin appeared on the scene.
INSPECTOR'S EVIDENCE
Acting Sub-Inspector
Mr. Hin Shing Lo submitted that the two words were not invented words, but general expressions," and capable of several meanings. He was not there to oppose the ap plication, but to protect his client's interests.
11
His Worship adjourned the ap- plication for one week when he
非 Darkin will give his decision
said he received a wireless message on the morning of June 11. a few minutes before 8 a.m. diately
set out with Dr. Tee to Kong Fuk Village, where on arrival he saw Sergt. Stevens with the
accused.
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Making their second appearance before Mr. 8. F. Balfour, at the Central Magistracy yesterday Tam King, 20, of Macao, and Chan Kam, 20 of Nam Hol, were aned
hard labour each, on a charge of soliciting in the Wanchal district on Sunday. The two girls were stated to have accosted Bub-In- spector B. Thorpe at the junction of Luard Road and Johnston Road, Tam King was said to have taken the Inspector to an address in Lee Tung Street, while the second girl who accosted the Inspector later took him to another address.
When Ng Sing, aged 55, appear He imme-ed before Mr. Macfayden at Cen-120, or, in default, three weeks'
tral Magistracy yesterday on a charge of stealing a blanket from 5. Bridges Street, the property of Cheng Yan Po, a clerk, he was sentenced to 3 weeks hard labour. Defendant was seen entering s Dawnshop by a detective. who questioned him, and defendant took him to the address, and ad mitted having stolen the blanket, which was valued at $10;
Witness then went into the hut he saw a dead man lying on a stret-j cher under a coverlet. An axe was lying on the bed. Nothing was disturded in the hut, and later that day he conducted Inspector E'ston to the scene of the crime. A Chinese detective was placed on guard out side the hut until the arrival of Inspector Elston in the afternoon.
Sentence of two months hard Cheung An Ting, a boy of the
labour was passed on Chan Kwal commander of the "Hai Hsing" was
by Mr. Wynne-Jones yesterday next called. He deposed that on Inspector A. H. Elston, of the when Chan answerd a charge of the night of incident, deceased was Detective Staf, Central Pollen breaking into 159 Fa Yuen Street, sitting on a deck chair reading a Station, gave collaborative evi-round floor, and stealing two. book." Deceased had ordered wit-dence, stating that when he an- brass vases, the property of Lo ness to bring some wine and din- tered the hut he saw., & Chinese Kwaj Lan married woman. De- male lying on a stretcher partly tective-Bergeant Allen stated that Deceased asked when the Com-covered. It was dressed in a sics- defendant was seen coming out of mander would be back and did not let and trousers, the former gar- the premises with a parcel, by an say anything usual. “
ment having traces of dried blood amah who had just returned from At this stage. His Worship ad- on it. There were wounds on the market. An alarm was raised and journed the hearing to June 10 at head, and bruises on the face of 2.30 p.m.
the dead man, but otherwise there were no other marks on the body. There was a pool of blood on the floor while several articles in the Before Mr. W. Schofield at Cen-zoom were splashed with blood. The size of the room, witness' said tral Magistracy yesterday R. Spera, owner of private car No. 2322 was
was 15 feet by 12 feet, and was summoned for driving without due made of brick and tile. A belt be- care and caution on Island Road long to the dead man was found near Repulse Bay Hotel on July 16 to contain a $5 note, two silver The complainant W. R. Hillyer. dollars and one ten cena plece. Sub-Inspector" - Brittain di the
There were no blood stains on the Traffic Department prosecuted.
accused, who was later taken to W. R. Hillyer, in the witness box the Central Folice Station and said that at about 6.30 pm on formally charged. The body of the June 16, he was driving his car No. dead was identified as Tse Tam, 3984 from Stanley towards Aber by Chan Ping Tak, brother of the deen, and when passing Repulse
deceased. Bay Hotel, car No. 2322 overtook and passed him on the right side. Witness did not notice the speed he was driving at, but he thought it was about 20 miles per hour. A collision was only averted by witness applying on the brakes.
DEFENDANT'S STORY
The defendant stated that on June 16, last at about 6.45 pm or 7, he was coming back from Beach Road to his house at Morrison Gap Road with two passengers in his car. He could not recollect going up to the Hotel on that day or remember that he saw complain- art and his car. Witness dropped the other passenger at The Star Ferry at about 7.20 p.m.. »
The hearing was then adjourned to 2.30 p.m.
on Friday next,
POSSESSION OF COUNTER- FIET COINS
NO QUESTIONS
After further evidence was taken. accused was asked if he had any questions but he replied in the negative.
The case for the prosecution closed with the evidence of a Chinese Police interpreter, who said that he took down accused's statement word for word in Chin- ese then translated same into
English. This was read out to the accused, who acknowledged hay- ing made the statement. He wa then committed to appear at the minal Sessions. Supreme Court at the next Cri-
CHOPPING CASE
Furthe
fore r Kowloon
evidence was heard, be- 1 Wynne-Jones at the agistracy on the case
of Wong who was charged for wounding with the inte
At the Kowloon Magistracy yes-" terday afternoon before Mr. Thou- son the case against the four men or disable charged with possession of coun- complain, terfeit coins and also materials for have making coins was continued, Mr. 7 give Hing Sh'ng Lo reserved his crom... when exam ration of the ineiple ten- unde ent of No.:30 Po Kong Road, lat door who i gave.
the preylous
Wong
The incident occurred at abous 1 o'clock: The four men halled the taxicab, No. 562, in Garden Road, and instructed the driver to take them to Stanley. Nearing Repulse Bay, they asked him to stop and then set about beating him up. using no weapons. They also took 11 from his inner jacket pocket, and then decamped.
The victim of the robbery re- turned to town, and made a report at the Wanchai Police Station. He gave the description of the men as bricklayers or countrymen. No arrests have been made.
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