"MYSTERIOUS" DRIVER CAUSES DEATH
Baffling Case Before Coroner
How an aged woman with her grand-doughter ware walking along a pavement when they met a number of boys playing football, This drove them into the road, and then meeting with a serious acci- dent resulting in the girl being killed and the old womah "being injured by a motor lorry, heard at a Coroner's enquiry held at the Central Magistracy yester day by Mr. W. Schofield. The wo- mari had recovered and attended Court to give evidence. As the re- wult of the accident, her right | wrist and right leg were broken,
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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS,
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 1
1935.
WOULD BE FELON AIR DEFENCE OF
WANTS HELP
Soldiers Enlisted For Robbery
Sentence of six months' hard. inbour was imposed on Yeung Kal
calling from below saying that Ming, allas Jimmy Yeo, aged 26 witness's aunt had been knocked years, unemployed, of no fixeds down by a lorry, he ran to the abode, when he appeared before scine, Arriving there, witness saw
Air. Balfour at the Central Police that her niece, the deceased, was, Court and pleaded guilty to ly ng on the ground and was dead charge that on November 18 and on and his aunt was being helped värtous prior dates he incited Pri- into a sitting position by two men. vate Jackson and Private Love- The lorry was standing across the grove, of the East Lancashire Re- road. Police offers arrived, and giment, to join with him in com- later an ambulance came and re-mitting a robbery by two or more moved witness's aunt to the Gov- at the house of Chung Ngot Chau, ernment Civil Hospital and a dead ar 58 Ko Shing Street, second box brought deceased to the Mor-oor. tuary.
THE REAL DRIVER
He had seen the lorry before as it had been driven about his
When Witness Arrived at the At the outset of yesterday's sit-scene, he saw that the engine of ing, the Coroner told the jury that the lorry was still going. the enquiry was held into death pf.a gri, Tseng Kwai Tal who was knocked down by motor lorry, No. 701 and killed, in Main - Street, Shaukiwan at about 5.15 p.m. on neighbourhood on several previous last. He further nigh:s and also at 4.30 p.m. on the September 22 said that what "the jury had to day of the accident. The driver -consider was,Arstly, who was_the_was upgarently learning how to one who was driving the lorry at "drive. He heard a woman say, that time and secondly, whether when he was at the scene, that It had been driven carefully or the same lorry gearly killed her otherwise, and if so what degree of child in another street, earlier in blame was attached to the driver. the day.
DENMARK
Buying British Machines
Eighteen Gauntlet single-seat fighters similar to machines now
going into service with the Royal Air Force are being built in Den- mark for the Army Air Service Following close examination of
M.C.C. MATCH
M.C.C. MATCH | HONG KONG ART
HONG KONG ART "HOT CARGO
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Double Declaration
By Victoria
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EXHIBITION
Bome very fine work of art will
be on view this morning at the
ISSUE
Gloucester Hotel, when the Hong Controversy Reaching
Kong Art Club holds its annual.
uxhibition of work.
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Art lovers will be well advised to pay a visit the Exhibition which opens at 10 am. and con- tinues till 7p.m.
The work on exhibition is of a
very high standard and prominent among the work are the several all paintings of Mr. Wong Sui
Ling-one in particular calling for
among
Melbourne, Nov. 19.
Victoria and the MCC. tourists The cricket match between
which concluded its fourth day to day after a series of interruptions by bad weather on the first two the qualities of modern fighting | days ended in a drawkan aircraft constructed La séveral In their first innings the M.Ö.C.special mention is the landscape, countries the Danish authorities had trouble in mastering the bowl- : "King's_Park."
Mrs. A, N. Macfadyen has-con- decided some months ago to ac-ing of Gregory, who took 5 for 88, quire the licence or manufacture and they were all out for 252, 80tributed a fine selection of the Gauntlet which. powered runs behind the home total of 339 which are a portrait of "Mrs. John Ferton" and "Borgie" and another with a Bristol Mercury 605/845 for 9 declared h.p. highly supercharged engine,
Victoria scored 122 for 1` in the the "Old Coolie." both of which reaches maximum speed of 231 second innings and declared. Riggs are excellent all paintings.
Lady Shenton has a good col- Inspector J..p.m. at a height of 18,000 feet who had scored 112 in the frat Murphy, outlining the facts, stated above sea-level and is the fastest innings contributing 59 this time.lection of work depicting scenes
The M.C.C. were faced with the that there was no actual robbery
warplane yet commissioned for sar-
task of making 203 runs to win"and vice with any air force committed, - but an" armed robbery
The decision to buy the British
at closing time they had lost three W25 contemplated. About Ave
wickets for 48.- months ago Jackson and Love-product is in line with Danish gov-
Peuter grove, stationed at Shamshuipo ernmental policy for some years į Military Camp. became acquainted past. Other British machines now with the defendant through the proprietor of a cafe in Nathan Road. They met on several occa- sions and went to the China Fleet Club, several other restaurants and places.
Chief Detective
Four or five days ago, the de- fendant went to the Shamshulpo Camp. He was not challenged on going in. He saw Jackson and Lovegrove and suggested to them scene, making the calls for the that it would be a good idea to get ambulance and the dead box and
money by committing robbery. He also the evidence of his being pre-suggested to the soldiers that they sent at the identification. He procure the firearms and they pre- noticed that lorry's number was tended to fall in with the sugges 107.
The jury empanelled, comprised Sergeant G. Whitley gave format of: Messrs. W. N. Buyers (fore-evidence as to his arrival at the man), J. Brook and J. M. Abraham,
· Chief-Traffic Inspector Alexander watched the inquest on behalf of the Police.
-MEDICAL EVIDENCE
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Dr. I. Shaw, medical officer of the Public Mortuary, was the first to give evidence. He said that on September 23 at about 9.30 a.m. he performed 2 post-mortem ex- amination on the body of deceased. The body was identified by the de- censed girl's mother, L. Yin and two police officers. After deposing of the extent of the injuries" aus="
tained, witness stated that in his opinion the causes of death were due to (1) fracture of the skull and (2) rupture of the ilver,
In answer to a question put by The Corner, witness said that from thenquries, it appeared that the deceased had been knocked down by a vehicle.
Chatham
The last witness called yester- day was Chau Kun, licensed lorry driver or lorry. No. 107. He said that he lived in the second floor of house. No. 104, Gloucester Road, Wanchal. The lorry was owned by a woman, whose name was Pun Of He had driven the lorry for 1 -month and ten days before the accident." When not in use, the lorry was kept on a vacant ground Of Kam Wah Street.
tion.
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SHOP SELECTED ·
On Friday, it was arranged that they meet at the Hong Kong Star at Ferry Whart
6.30 p.m. от Saturday. On Friday, the defen- dant took the two soldiers along to Ko Shing Street and pointed out an import and export shop on the second floor of No. 58 as their prey. In the meantime, the soldiers went to Shamshulpo Police Station and reported. They were sent over to Headquarters and following an in- terview with the CDI they were instructed to carry out the pro- gramme as arranged
On September 22, witness finish ed work at 4.30 pm. and went home. He had been driving all day. He left the lorry on the vacant space after finishing work. No one was sitting on the lorry Police were posted at the Hong The grand-mother of deceased, when witness left. He knew about Kong Star Ferry whart and at Ko Chung Kit Yee, a w.dow, living in the accident at 7 p.m. and he want Shing Street. The soldiers came the first ficor of 474
to make a report at the Shauki-over with the defendant. The soi- Road, Huaghum was next called.
wan Police Station. Witness diddlers wore mufti. On reaching Ko She stated that on September 22 not know anyone who had inter- Shing Street, the defendant was she brought her grand-daughterfered with the lorry. Nobody had from her home to Shaukiwan. Atriven the lorry in witness's pri-
senice. Shaukiwan she visited her elder
A house at Kam Wah" Street was first intended to be #ister. She left her sister's house with her grand-daughter at about
used as a garage, but now the 6.35 p.m. In
coolles working her left hand she
for the larry's held a basket and with her right
owner lived there and the lorry
she led the girl by her left hand.
was kept on the vacant space op- and they walked towards Main polte. Witness had once warn- ..Street on the side of the road,
ed a coolle, Ip, Sut. not to inter- A lorry came from the opposite fere with the lorry. Witness once direction and witness attempted worked with Ip But on 8ptember to avoid it. The lorry was going 22 who lived in the garage, but in a zig-zag course and she tried now he had no idea as to the to clear herself away from it by stood that he was a native of Tune whereabouts of Ip But. He under- turning to her right. Witness
Kung tried to turn back to her left and the lorry turned to the left a
thus knocking her down and ren- dered her unconscious. She re- gained consciousness in the hospi- tal. Witness did not know the number of the jorry as she could not read. Witness did not know what had happened to her grand- daughter, but she was still holding her by the hand when she was knocked down. Witness first no-
reluctant to commence operations as there was an Indian policeman and a district watchman in sight. He asked the soldiers if they were armed, and they both showed bul- sing pockets. Actually there were only rolls of paper, and no re- volvers. The Indian and the dis- triet watchman being unsighted, the two-soldiers, as instructed, went up the stairway of No: 58. The defendant remained at the entrance, where he was arrested by the police.
ed worked on that day at 4.45 in- dence. He gave the reason that stead of 4.90 as he stated in evi-
he did not count the time for Sut was a coolls engaged in load- which the goods were unloaded. 'Ip
ing or unloading.
dir, winess said it was true that In answer to Inspector Alexan-
In his report to the Police he had Ip Sut had driven the lorry for a said that at 4.30 p.m. that day, few yards but he had captioned him not to do so again Fur Hearing was formally, adjourned ther he agreed that he finish-to November 20 at 2.30 p.m.
ticed the lorry when it was quite A CHINESE MATA came to the hotel. Miss Soo took
near her.
MAN WHO RAN AWAY
When witness left her sister's hous, she was walking along the pavement, but some small boys were playing football and to avoid them she and the girl walked into the road. She was walking along the road for a short while before abe noticed the lorry and met the accident
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HARI
Officers Lured To
Their Deaths
Ip Shing Kwan, building con-
Extraordinary revelations have tractor, Hving at No. 53 and 55 Kam Wah Street, 2nd foor, saldeep made in the Chinese press of the romantic career of a Chinese tha the last witness was his aunt, and deceased was her niece They Mata Hari a Hunanese sing-song Trl whosɔ beauty was stplayed- came to witness's house at 4.45 or
aald of the Communists in Gen- 5.00. p.in. on the day in question.
tral China to jure officers of the When they left about half an hour Nat pnalist forces to their deaths. later, witness went to have his meal. He heard a police whistle and he ran to the verandah to B: what was the matter. saw three men running, past his house, crossed the nullah and then towards the Fring Keung Factory, One of the three who was 'n blue shorts, but was not wearing any coat was running a little in front of the other two. Five or six men were chasing after, them shouting that the man in aborts was the man responsible for the accident. Witness went back to continue his meal, but when he heard a woman
a great l'king to Tuan and finally became his wife and joined thë Communist party.
Nine years ago Tuan was ap- pointed secretary to the comman- der of the 8th Red Army and his wife became the head of the Wo- tha's Department.
La West Hunan ske disguised herself as a farm-woman and lured officers to the Red base where some surrendered while others were killed..
tan, was so satised with Mise “Báo Tze-tung, the Red Chiet
Boo's conquests that he rent her
the central Communist area where abe became principal of a "Red Women's school.
Following the breakdown of the According to information from Yiyang, Hunan, the girl, Miss Bao,Reds in Central China, some Bed received her education in a scaped to Fuklen
to Szechuen while Miss Boo es- sionary school. She married a Mr. Hu who died two years later
a professional sing- She became leaving her a fairly prosperous song girl and was quite popular at hotel. Her youth, beauty and Halufeng district in northern ability to sing attracted many Kuangtung. However, she was young merchants and army om-soon discovered by a Hunanese cers to her hotel and she did, a officer who said he nearly fell"
for Miss Boo a few years ago. thriving business,
She became interested in Com- munism about ten years ago when Tuan Teh-chang, a Red army officer disguised as a merchant,
The woman has been arrested and brought to Canton, where the is now being held in the woman's reformatory.
in Danish military or naval service Bre the Hawker Dantorp, 11 torpeda-bomber biplane powered with a Siddeley Leopard 800. b.p.
motor, the Hawker Nimrod aingie seat biplane, and the de Havilland Tiger Moth trainer. Ten Nimrods have been built in the · Danish naval dockyard. They are intend ed for overwater firing and carry
comment because of the excep tionally high standard of work- mansh'p apparent
them. iz Maximum speed of the Nimrod as (equipped for Danish duties with radio, elaborate navigational rear and armament is 200 m.þ.h. and
its economical cruising speed is 162 m.p.h. Cilmb to a level of 16,–
a comprehensive load for lengthy | 400 feet with full load on board defensive patrols on the lookout takes 8 minutes 50 seconds, and for enemy bombers and surface the service "celling" 32,800ft. ∙craft.
Danish-bulli The first
In addition to two machine-guns the Nimrod is itted to carry tour Nimrod and several component
28-pound bombs in a rack slung m. the underside of the star-board lower wing.
parts were shown at the Copen hagen aero exhibition last year, and attracted much favourable
Dear Bill.
of Peking and Japan.
In all there are about 200 ax- hibits by both foreign as well as Chinese members of the Art Club.
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San Francisco, Nor, 12.. The controversial "hot cargo" issue, raised again as the result or the strike by union longshoremen at Gulf of Mexico ports, neared' a cimax to-day as members of the
Maritime Federation of the Pacifc met to consider their attitude on. the question of unloading vessela loaded by non-union workers or strike-breakers in southern porta. The Federation incluties not only Pacioc Coast longshoremen, but also 'unions representing, seamen, teamsters, telegraphists and other maritime workers.
While the "delegates were meet- ing the freighter Matthew Lucken- bach arrived at San Pedro from the Gull, and was immediately boycotted by uniqn longshoremen. The freighters Katrina Lucken- bach and Paint Montara have been” tied up for a week.
In the meantime, a group of un- Identified men precipitated a new waterfront Incident when they boarded the as. Manukai, berthed at Alameda harbour, and attacked four sleeping. Filipino sailors with cargo hooks. The Filipinos were not seriously injured. The attack- ers fled before ship's officers were able to discover their identity. The motive of the attack remained a mystery to-day, although Flipino non-union sailors have been the target of attacks in the past, by union seamen.
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