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SERGEANT'S DEATH
RECALLED A
COOLIE'S PLAN FAILS
A plan by a coolie, Chan Sang. who had stolen a pair of trousers
At the Kowloon Magistracy yes-belonging to an amah employed terday afternoon before Mr. E. 1. at the "D" Block of the Military Wynne-Jones, a Coroner's inquest Married quarters in Kennedy was held to inquire into the cir
Road on June 30, to get an inno- cumstances surrounding the death
cent man into trouble, failed of Sergt. James Kennedy, aged 42, when the Chinese detective to on the night of June 6.
Whom he painted out the other man disbelieved his story and took both into custody.
Messrs. J. J. Maxwell, JE Maycock and King Man-tse com- prised the jury, and Chief Inspec- tor Lane watched the case on behalf of the police.
Dr. Henry, medical officer in charge of the Kowloon mortuary in his evidence of the post-mortem examination stated that death must have been instantaneous.
Sergt. T. A. Hughes and Inspec- or F. Portallion bath stated that the deceased had been well satisfied with life and had never had any money troubles, the second witness stating that at the time of his death $225 and £41 was found in his possession, as well as a receipt for £300 de- posited in the Hong Kong & Shanghai Bank.
Further evidence
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Later in the Wanchai Police Station, the defendant admitted the theft and was yesterday pro- duced before Mr. Schofield, at the Central Magistracy, the Innocent! man being freed by the Police.
"PLEASANT TRIP
MARRED
By An Accident
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When the R.M.S. Empress of
arrived Japan
here yesterday morning it was learnt that otherwise pleasant voyage ' was marred by a tragedy when the ship berthed at Honolulu on June 20.
It was stated that the Assistant Fourth Engineer. Joshna Hoyle. and some of his shipmates decid- ed to take a swim. All went well until Hoyle attempted to indulge in the favourite pastime of swim- mers and dive through the waves which are noted for their size at Inspector Fender, prosecuting.
Honolulu. He, unfortunately, mis- judged the dive and struck his said the pair of trousers Was stolen from the yard in the "phead with terrific force against a Block Military Married quarters on submerged reef, branking his neck. June 30. On July 2. the defen- Death was instantaneous. dant went with a detective and pointed out a man named Tong Chun as the thief. A pawn ticket relating to the lost clothing way also found on Tong Chun. » En-
quiries revealed that the defen- dant and another man had: ar- into ranged to get Tong Chun was heard trouble. The detective arrested from Ng Ping-sheung, room boy both defendant and Tong Chun, who had attended to Sergt. Ken- and yesterday the defendant ad- nedy 1* the Mongkok Police mitted the theft. Station. The last witness was
Mr. Schofield sentenced defen- Sergt. Daly, stationed at Sham dant to six months' hard labour, Shui Po Police Station, who was
and ined him an additional $50, one of the 'deceased's most
or, in
default. six weeks' hard intimate friends, having known labour for breaking a bond which him ever since he came to Hong he had entered into some time Kong Witness sald that Sergt.previously for another offence to Kennedy had not been a heavy be of good behaviour for one year. drinker and was of a cheery dis-. position and most popular, and on the night of the tragic incident deceased went to see him whilst he (witness) was having his din- ner. Deceased did not leave until about 9.20 p.m. and up to that time he did not appear to be in any way depressed.
NO EVIDENCE
His worship then told the jury that Inspector Dorling had sent a written statement of his evidence in which he had said that the de- ceased did not leave any note which might have thrown any light on the unfortunate incident. un being asked whether they wish- ed to retire In order to decide on their verdict, the jury immediate ly returned a verdict of suicide. but stated that there no evidence to show the state off deceased's mind.
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Charges of obtaining fifty gunny bags, by false pretences, from the Tung Tak Gunny Sack Shop, 41, First Street, on July 3, were pre- ferred against Sin Wah, unem- ployed, at .Central Magistracy yesterday.
Defendant was aned $75 or two months hard labour in default.
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[Special to the "Hong Kong Daily Press" (Copyright).J
London, July 4. Sir Geoffrey Knox the former president of the Governing. Com mission of the Saar territory, when the latter was under the League cf Nations' Administration, has been appointed the British Minis- ter to Budapest- Transocean Kuo Min.
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THE LONG ARM OF THE LAW
Chinese On Serious Charge
A crime that is alleged to have taken place in September of last year, was brought to light in Court proceedings heard at the Centra Magistracy yesterday afternoon, when Se Shing. alias Se Cheur King alias Se So Pas San (32) unemployed, of no fixed address was changed with the killing of Wong. Pat" Kiu allas Wong Cheuk Lam at No. 157 Des Voeux Road. Cen- tral on September 9, 1934.
Mr. M. K. Lo is appearing for the defence, while Mr. A. J. Fraser Assistant Attorney General is conducting the case for the Crown,
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In outlining the case; Mr. Fraser, the forehead and arm). Accused said that the accused used to live called for help
two others at No, 167 Des Voeux Road. Cen-rame to his assistance, all three tral on the third voor, which was attacking the deceased. The, scene Atted up like a commission agent's of the fight had in the meantime
How much business office.
was į veered back to the counting carried co there, he would not house. Deceased called for help. be able to say, but he was sure and was seen to run out to the that a number of people used to verandah and jump over the rail- visit the house.
jog.
PECULIAR THING
On the day in question (the 9th) quite a crowd of people arrived at the house, one of whom was the deceased. He was taken into the rear sitting room with some other persons, and the accused also. He took off his cost, placing it over his arm. "This might not be consider ed a very important point, såld Mr. Fraser, but as would be revea1- ed later, bad considerable signi- Alcance.
The front room was then vacat- ed, and the accused did rather a percyllar thing. He took two keys for this room that usually were hung on a nati on the wall, and put them in his pocket He then": Lavited the deceased into the front. room.
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Paris, July 4. M. Laval had another conversa- tlon with the British Ambassador on Thursday and it is understood that the discussions were centreded into this room. on the Abyssinian dispute,
According to information eman ating from diplomatic circles the British Government has under- Shek K, 59, unemployed, was taken diplomatic steps in various brought before Mr. Wynne-Jones capitals concerning the Abyssinian at the Kowloon Magistracy yester-question-
REFORMS IN POLAND
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day and was charged with keep-Transocean Kuo Min ing a common gaming house and possession of 59 Canton lottery tickets at No. 110 Portland Street, On pleading guilty defendant was fined 850, in default" six weeks' hard labour, on the first charge, and $25, or one month, on the second An order was made for
Warsaw, July 4. the destruction of the tickets.
The first of the three bills for Detective-Sergeant Davies prose-was passed by the Senate on the reform of the electoral system
cuted.
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BOATMAN BOUND OVER
Thursday by 64 votes to 24, all Found in possession of a child's
amendments At Central Magistracy yesterday,
proposed by the Kwok Kan, a boatman, appeared bangle, worth 42, a 23-year-old opposition having been rejected.
man, Lo Ngan, was charged before
The adopted bill regulates the before Mr. Macfayden, on remand, on charges of having assaulted Lo Mr. Macfadyen at the Central elections in the EJM and it is Sal-lo, another boatman, at the Magistracy with unlawful posses- Wing Lok Wharf on June 28.
sion of the article. Deferidant It will be recalled that
the
stated he had picked it up among case was remanded as it was
a heap of rubbish in Upper Lascar originally thought the wounds Row. He was bound' over in the sustained by the complainant sum of $75 for a period of one might develop seriously. Since year. Sergeant Guld prosecuted. then, however, the doctor had certified that it was merely a deep gash.
After the complainant had told the Court his side of the story, defendant denied using a chop- per, but såld "he used a bamboo "broom, the sharp end of which may hava cut complainant. He alleged that complainant used a stool as a weapon. The trouble arose through complainant's wife and son striking his mother, and In his anger, he struck the woman. Other evidence was then given, after which defendant was bound over in the sum of 8100 to keep the peace for a period of one year.
Fi
UTTERING BAD COIN
Convicted by Mr, Q. A. A. Mac- fadyen at the Central Magistracy
yesterday of possession of
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Tsang 500-tal and four other wornen grass-cutters were brought before Mr. Wynne-Jones at the Kowloon Magistracy yesterday on a charge of trespassing at the aerodrome at. Kai Tak. Kowloon City, and were all bound over in the sum of 810 for 12 months. The Magistrate, in binding over the defendants, cautioned them and stated that as they were the first offenders to be prosecuted he would let them off with a caution and told them to warn their friends not to commit, the same offence. Inspector Chester-Woods prosecuted and stated that defen- dants had been warned the pre- vious day.
counterfeit Hong Kong ten-cente
FRENCH BANK RATE
places and uttering one of the [Special to the "Hong Kong Dally
ten-cent pleces at Stanley Street..
Yim; Fong Yee, a 27-year-old un- employed was sentenced to a total
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Paris, July 4.
The Bank of France which only term of seven weeks hard labour, a week ago lowered the discount Prosecuting, Sergt. Fowlie stated rate from 8 per cent, to 5. decreas that on Thursday at about 11.30 ed the rate again on Thursday am, defendant went to the from 5 per cent, to four. Cigarette stall of a married The decision is evidently attrk- woman, Tsang Lin, and tendered butable to the fact that the a ten-cent plece in order to pur-French francs position in the case two cents, worth of cigarettes. ¡ International currency market has The complainant, doubtful of the been greatly improved recently as
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nearby and asked him if it were statement for the week ending bad. The detective said it was, June 28, and published on Thurs- and searched defendant, on whom day which reveals that gold re- another 13 ten-cent pieces, all serves had increased by 247 mi- had, were found. There was also Lons francs to a total of roughly 24 copper cents and Tour 5-cent 71 millards. | pieces which were good in delen-
dant's possession. ✨
Defendant's means of getting
Owing to the end of the month, demands for notes in drculation likewise have advanced – by 1.4
rid of the counterfeit coins was milliards to a total of 82 milllarda by purchasing small things -- s Bo that cover ration fall from 74.73 litle at a time, thus getting good per cent to 73.945 tje money in exchange for his bad,
Franrocéan Kuo kin
three other persons and the accus- Deceased was accompanied by
A quarrel is alleged to have taken place, the accused saying "You have bled my firm and published it in the newspapers. You have harmed me."
JUMP FROM VERANDAR Deceased is said to have denied this and a struggle then ensued. Accused is said to have stabbed the deceased with two nails as in struments, inflicting wounds dh
assumed that the two other bills concerning the elections in the senate and presedential elections will also be approved without any changes after which the present parliament will be dissolved and a date will be fixed for a general election under the new law. transocean Kun Min.
It is surmised "that the accused and the others made their escape, through the back stairway which led up to the roof from the kit- chen,
Mr. Fraser then produced scre photographs that had been taken of the front room and verandan and also one of the house taken from the road. The accused must have jumped from the middle of the verandah, såld the Assistant Attorney General
From the photographs. It was possible to see that a flag pole protruded from the second floor. Accused hit this in his fall, and landed on the roadway. about eight feet from curb.
LOOKED OVER VERANDAB The accused ran to the verandah and looked over, after which he was not seen again until, June 23 of this year, nine months after.. Accused went up on this date to make loquiries about the affair, and after being questioned by the Police, admitted complicity.
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EIGHT WITNESSES The Crown then proceeded with called to the box. A mest touch- the case. elght witnesses being ing scene was witnessed in Court room, when Chor Hau Ying, related that the last time she saw wife of the deceased sobbingly
hier husband alive was on the evening of September 8., on the steamer leaving for Hong Kong. She resided at Canton, her hus- band formerly having a dentistry both in Hong Kong and Canton
When asked to indentify a pho- tograph of her late husband she broke out in tears.
The case was remanded until the afternoon of July 8,
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