SOLDIER SENT TO NEXT CRIMINAL SESSIONS
Manslaughter Of Indian Guard Alleged
"I have just panned out an Indian, who threw a bamboo stool at me." These words are alleged to have been said by Private Cyril Compton, when a European Police officer arrived in the vicinity of the trouble that eventually led to the former's ap- pearance at the Kowloon Magistracy on a charge of unlawfully Kling an Indian, Haider Khan, ap ex-police guard on July 19.
Appearing again yesterday afternoon, "before the Kowloon Ma- gistrate'on a remanded charge, the accused, when asked if he wish- ed to question any of the Crown's witness after they had given After the pro- their evidence, in each case declined to do so. secution had closed their case, accused was again asked by the Magistrate if he wished to go in the witness box himself or to make any statement, but he again declined to say anything.2)
The Magistrate then committed the accused to stand his trial at the next Sessions.'
Lance Sergt. A. 71. Charles S Parker in evidence said that on the day in question he was on patrol duty in Näthan Road, when he was attracted by a crowd which appeared to be at the junction of Shanghai Street and Jordon, Road. While proceeding down the road he (witness) saw a soldier near Woosung Street pushing a bicycle. The soldier fell over and he helped him to his feet. Wliness ve- cognised him as Private G. Chap. man of the "C" company. Lincoln-
shire Regt.
ARMY TERM
While he was assisting Chapman to his feet, another soldier appear- ea on the scene from the direction of the junction of Shanghai Street Fad Jordan Road This latter. witness rcognised as Compton (the accused. Both of the men were dressed in Khaki shirts and trousers, with topees on their heads. Compton, witness noticed. had two bottles of beer with him. one in each pocket of his trousers. Then witness asked Chapman what was the matter, and before the lat- ter could reply. Compton said " have just panned an Indian who threw a bamboo stool at me" "Pan" explained witness, was a slang term in the Army for knock- ing out a person,
He then went with the accused to the corner of Shanghal Street and Jordan Road, where on arrival he saw an Indian staggering towards him with a lump on the side of nis right eye. The Indian said "The soldiers have hit me," and Comp- ton replied "I have hit him.”
from the direction of Yaumati as- sisted the accused to his feet, by placing his hands under his arm- pts and lifting him up.
HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, AUGUST 8,
THE CHINESE
CHAMBER
Monthly Committee Meeting
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RUSSIAN WOMEN 1935.
CHINA
3.
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Problem Discussed In Hygiene Congress
Social | tioned above, the chief difficulty in the way of remedying this state of affairs seems to lie in the fact that these women are widely scattered throughout the whole of China, and that it would need a disproportion- ate dissipaten of effort to come to their help Individually.
The seventh Imperial Hygiene Congress took place in Londen on July 8 to 12, last, under the aegis of the various Govern- men't Departments, when many in- teresting probleme were discussed. amongst these being the position of women of Russian
origin in China,
The monthly committee meeting of the Chinese, General Chamber of Commerce Was held at the Chamber's Headquarters yesterday afternoon, when owing to the in disposition of the Chairman Mr. Wong Kwong Tin, the Vice-Chair- man Mr. Li Sing Kul took the He was supported by Mr. Chak Sum, Hon. Treasurer and Mr. Chan Ping Au, Hon. Secretary:
Other members present
In this connection the Report of Messrs. Ma Ying Plu. Lui Yam the Commission of Enquiry des- Shuen, Cheung Lan Chow, Lau cribes how many of the Russians King Ching. Chan Kim Tong. residing in Manchuria. had lost Kwok Yau Ting, Chung Chi Lam, their normal source of income, and Lau King Chi, Kwok Chan, Chow how many of their compairlo.s had Sing Chi, Yung Hoon Man, So poured into China from Russia as Chiu, Ng Chi Ching. Yeung Shu refugees, and how many of them Cheong. Tang Chi Cheung Kwok from among both the impoverish- You Ting, Fung Ping Fan. Laued residents and the refugees, who Yuk Wan, Yeu Cheuk Sang, Wong were very frequently entirely Mow Lum, Chan Foon Tin. Mok destitute, had sunk into prostitu Lin, Hang Yuk Ming, Lam Kow Mow. Chiu Chiu Fan and many representatives of various business associations and guilds.
The accused then struck the In- dian with clenched fists" on the face, the latter all the while back- ing and eventually landing on the pavement. The accused picked up a clog from a channel at the side
AGENTS SOUGHT of the toad, with which he struck i After reading, all the correspon- the Indian in the region of the dence and reviewing business mat- head." The latter then fell down ters of the last month, the Secret- and the accused stamped on him,ary told the meeting that during the Indian at this time being in the that time, the Chamber had re- doorway
a fortune-telier's celved many letters from different frms and manufacturers in Aus- stall.
In answer
· Canton, and to the Magistrate, tralia,
Osaka, witness said that that the Indian (Japan), applying for recom-
ing up his hands as if "begging not retreated ch being assaulted, hold-mendations for reliable local Chi- nese agents and representative for their products. He added that re- piles to the above mentioned re- quests had already been sent.
near
to be assaulted."
tion.
SITUATION SERIOUS Generally speaking, it' appears from the newly collected material and from additional information submitted to the Committee during the session that the situation has grown even more serious since the
1931. The
Commission's visit to the spot in
chief feature of the development seems, however, to be not so much an absolute increase In the number of women refugees of Russian origin who have become
professional or casual prostitutes, as the migration of these women from Manchuria to Shanghai and other big cities of Central and Southern China. The observations contained
the Secretariat's
in
"STATEMENT EXPLAINED Detective Inspector. A. J. W. "With reference to the letter sent Dorling, said that on July 20, a day to the Chamber by Mr. Lui Yam memorandum were supplemented after the fight, at 10.10 am, he Shuen and the other members of by further particulars supplied to read and explained the present the Sub-Committee regarding the the Committee showing that the charge of manslaughter to the ac-reduction of Electricity, Telephone key to the whole situation is in fact cus.d. who made а statement and Gas rates, it was decided that to be found in Manchuria, especial- which read" I do not wish 20 say this matter should be carefully in Harbin and Mukden, and that anything."
considered and investigated, and
It is specially important that the
The case for the Crown then closed, and when asked whether he wished to give any evidence or make a statement, accused inform "ed the Magistrate that he had
nothing to say.
The Magistrate then committed accused to stand his trial at the next Sessions.
THE DINNER TO JACK
HOBBS.
ed,
|
the the
Continuing witness then sald that he warned the accused not to say anything more, and he in- structed P.C. B.390 to take the In-
(Special Air Mail Service)
dian to the Yaumati Police Station.
London, July 22. - In the meanwhile C. C. B.580 had
Jack Hobbs, the famous England brought up Chapman, who was in and Surrey batsman, was a very intoxicated state. They all guests at a dinner in London last then went to the station, the In-night in recognition of his retire dian constable having to take ment from county cricket, and he Chapman's bicycle because the told the company of cricketers of iatter was not capable of doing so to-day and yesterday that some- himself. Compton, however, was
times he felt he had let down his ble to wheel his own bike, linking friends by his failure to score his at the same time his left arm with two-hundredth century. The spirit Chapman's right, while witness was willing but the flesh was Look hold of the latter's left arm.
weak.
WHY DID YOU LEAVE? .. «On arrival at the Yaurati Po-
On looking back, Hobbs added, he saw no reason to regret having
lice Station, Compton was charged chosen professional cricket as his career. "If I could live my life over again I assure you I would desire no other. I would the same again."
with common assault and both men
handed over were then
to the military police escort. This Was about 3.35 p.m. on the day in ques- tion.
In reply to the Bench, witness said that the accused smelt strongly of liquor, but he appeared. to know what he was saying and doing at the tkne.. He spoke also
in an ordinary manner.
When Chapman came up to the accused who at the time was with
witness, Compton asked "Why did you leave me. There might have been more Indians."
Wong Wall of 60 Park Street sald that he was a holder of a stall situated near the scene. of the fight. On the day in question, be saw a soldier fighting with an In-" dlan on the pavement, and both had their sts clenched.
His Worship: Do you know how
1t started? No.
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A further difficulty lies in the diversity of the existing voluntary organizations and their lack of co- operation with each other. They are mostly composed of Russian re- fugees, such influence as they possess is purely local, and need- less to say they do not themselves possess the means to carry out the different tasks to which they have set their hand.
Again, a constructive solution of the problem is hampered by the fact that quite apart from the dit- ficulties outlined above, it is de- finitely impossible to find work for most of the women,even for those who are trained, or indeed-and this is a very important point-for the male Russian population. It is the male unemployment which is to a great extent responsible for the deplorable state in which the women of Russian origin find themselves. All the answers re- calved by the League agreed, how- ever, that something could be done, roughly speaking in three different ways, which could be followed con- currently.
IF
First, educational facilities should be afforded 10 the new generation to enable them to enter European and American business houses in that part of the world.
Second, the efforts of the various relief organizations and activities should be co-ordinated, especially in the four big towns Mukden. Shanghai, and Tientsin).
Third, a supervisory, authority should be set up; such supervision should or could, according to the opinion expressed in most of the answers, be entrusted to the League...
(Harbin,
and
it passed a resolution which was and approved by the Council. which states. inter alia, that the most hopeful way of attacking the considerably the social measures in favour of women of Russian origin in Harbin and other places in Man- ing into prostitution churia, so as to prevent their drift-
if within one week's time, no al women should be dealt with in- terations or new suggestions are dividually on the spot, and as soon made, the petitions will then be as possible before they have pene- forwarded to the different, Com-trated into China, It would fur- panies for favourable considera-her appear that, apart from Man- don
churia, the situation is really most CHAMBER'S SUBSCRIPTION
serious in Shanghai and Tientsin. CONCRETE SUGGESTIONS Regarding the telegram sent by
There seems to have been general
The Trafic agreement upon the view expressed Children Committee did not fee!
in Women Mr. Lam Hong Hou, Chairman of in the Secretariat memorandum itself in a position to make con-. the United China Central Cham- ber of
that Shanghal is the chief danger-crete suggestions on each of the Commerce, urging the Chamber to forward its annual spot, and indeed has become.ever
above-mentioned points. However! subscription, owing to the audit-more so of late. Ing of the yearly accounts, it was In one of the local reports the decided by the Committee that the position in Shanghai is described Chamber should forward a sum of
as "truly heartrending." Not less $80.00 to that Chamber as request-than 224 per cent. of a the Rus-problem would be to strengthen, sian women between the ages of Concerning the letter sent by sixteen and forty-four are said to engaged in professional or Bureau Limited, informing them casual prostitution. Unfortunately, that the authorities of the Singa- the source of this statement leaves pore Trade Exhibition had ex-no sexlous doubt but that it does pressed their willingness to re- correspond to the facts. serve stalls for the Chinese ex-
CONFLICTING REPORTS hibits, it was declared that the Whilst all the reports agree with Chamber had communicated with regard to Shanghai, the informa- so as to enable the necessary social all the local leading Chinese
tion for Tientsin is more contradic-measures to be taken in different tory. The Salvation Army report, centres, an appeal would meet with for instance, quotes as a minimum a generous response, not only from estimate the number of Russian the general public, but from the prostitutes in that town as being municipalities. The matter will be about seventy, whereas a Japanese submitted to the League Assembly, report gives a figure six to seven and 1 will then be seen whether times higher.
the Assembly feels able to issue such an appeal, more especially to the municipalities of the settle- menta and concessions in China.
Advertising
and
Publicity
manufacturers regrading their ex- bibits.....
be
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RESIGNATION ACCEPTED During the meeting, the com- mittee also decided to accept the resignation of Mr. Wong Chung Hin as auditor of the Chamber, choose owing to his frequent visits to
Apart from the problem posed by Shanghai on business affairs. Mr the position of prostitutes of Rus- Mr. H. D. G.
Leveson-Gower, Ko Chung Lam was accordingly stan origin in the four town's men- Cricket Club, referred to Hobbs as president of the Surrey County appointed to take his place:
"a great cricketer and a. 'gentleman."
At the conclusion of the meet- greating, the Secretary announced that during the last few weeks, four M.C.C, read the following tele-Arms and manufacturers had ap- Lord Cobham, president of the new members from the different
gram sent on behalf of the King' plied to the Chamber for member- The King sincerely thanks you ship. The applications were pass-
your kind congratulations on ed unanimously.
farewell dinner to that great cric- behalf of those present at the
keter Jack Hobbs,"
"
"HIS MAJESTY, BY SICKERT
NEW ADMIRAL FOR YANGTZE PATROL
Special Air Mail Service).
The Committee further express- ¡ed itself confident that when the need for financial help was realized
AN ADMIRAL'S TEMPER
"Wont
Stop For Anybody"
(Special Air Mail. Service)
London, July 22,
An Admiral ashore, who in his
to stop when directed and falling to give his name and address.
Toid by an inspector that Princes-street was closed, the Admiral replied: "I won't stop. for anybody. Get to hell out of
His licence was endorsed and suspended for six months, and the magistrate said: "My only doubt is whether this gentleman ought ever to have a licence." Mr. Melville, prosecuting, said that on May 9 floodlighting was car ran off his bearings, anchored | taking place, and the regulations Shanghai, Aug. 3. in Westminster Police Court yes- regarding traffic control were Short and genial. Rear Admiral terday, when a remarkable story of made V. H. Allen, U.S.N.. arrived here his course was told. (Special Air Mall Service) yesterday morning in the 3.8. Pre-. He was Admiral George Whittle
London, July 22.
sident Wilson from Manjja. Ad- Phillips (retired), afty-two, at His Worship: How did the fight The "Dauy Telegraph" repro-
miral Allen will remain in Shang-Tabor-square, Paddington. A war- end? The Indian retreated into duces to-day on Page 15 a remark-
hal for ten days and then take rant for his arrest had been issued the doorway near the store. Heable portrait of the King, recently over the command of the Yang- and there were eight charges lay down.
finished by Richard Bizkert, R.Ae Patrol. He will relieved Rear against him. The magistrate (Mr. Els Worship: What happened to The painting will be on exhibition Admiral J. D. Wainwright. Claud Mullins) fined him; the soldier? Witness replied that
to-morrow at the Summer Exhibi- Admiral Allen has been in the he went away, but came back as tion at the Leicester Galleries. ItOrient on various tours of duty for if he was looking for something is called simply "His Majesty."
34 years coming" here in 1901 Then "a three-striped" man who appeared to be a Buropean seized the accused, while the Indian re- gained his feet.."
feet
The painting is the first Royal after the Boxer Rebellion to serve portrait presenting the King as with the US. Asiatic Fleet Re- many thousands of his subjects cently he has been in command have seen him during this Jubilee of the Navy Yard at Cavite. year, through the window of his car.
ASSISTED HIM UP.
After taking over the command Chan Bun, of 211 Temple Street
of the Yangtze Patrol he will first floor, said that he was a street The picture la characteristic of maks s tour inspection, visiting coolle. On July 18, he saw two Bickert's later manner-a vivid Chungking," Hankow, Nanking soldiers going past the shop on study in black, dark red, blue and and other river ports and visiting bicycles one of whom was tall. The gold. It presents the King in Pelplog The, take over ceremony ahorter one (accused) fell in naval uniform, and on the right, win take place to morrow on the Shanghal Street, and an Indian who of the picture appears an impres- U.8.8. Luzon, which is now in was coming up Shanghai Street' sionist suggestion of the Queen," port
£25 with 27 78. costs for driving dangerously in St. James's square, W.;
£2 for failing to conform with
police regulations at Princes street Westminster;
£2 for falling to drive In a particular line of traffic when directeds
He then drove un to Great George-street, and people scatter-
ed.
i
Mr. Brooks, for the defence, said: "The Admiral was in a flthy temper. He is very sorry for hav-. ing abused the police."
Admiral Phillips, then gave evi- dence.
"On that night," he said, "I had an appointment, as stated by the police in their, vernacular, with 108, for fpiling to produce his 'my young woman."
driving licence;
Thy young woman doesn't 108, for falling to produce his ma to be late In
Insurance certificate,
constable I was more There were no penalties in res- my young woman
pect to charges of driving without | Trenchard and all the Met reasonable consideration falling Police!”
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