HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, MAY 9, 1936.
HONG KONG VOLUNTEER PRETTY BRIDAL
DEFENCE CORPS
ORDERS BY LIEUT-COLONEL H. B. L. DOWBIOGIN, O.B.E COMMANDANT, H.K. VOLUNTEER DEFENCE CORPS.)
GENERAL
Efficiency Cup The Emctency Cup for the year 1935-1936 has been won by No. 3 (M.G.) Company.
The Commandant warmly con- gratulates Lieut. A. Urguhart" and the members of this new company on their achievement.
No. 1832. Pte. E. F. Selk, No. 1 Co.. No. 2 Platoon. La transferred to Re- serve Section B as from 28.4.35.
LEAVE
No, 1871, Scrgt, R. S, Meadows, M.G.Bn. Signals, returned from leave on 4.3.36.
No. 2006, Pte. R. S. Tisstagton, No. 3 (M.G.) Company, is granted leave from 1.5.38 to 1.5.37.
The Commandant would also like to congratante the following units
No. 2529, Pte. J. S. Tsang, No. 3 all of whom have attained a high M.G.) Company, is granted leave standard and whose record offrom 1.5.38 to 1.1.97. parades falls little short of the 'winner.
Corps Engineers. Corps 1st "Bat- tery, Motor M.G. Section, Corps Signals, and M.G, Bn. Signals.
"PARADE
Corpe 1st Battery (a) "A" Section: Parade for No. I and No. 2 gun detachments at Belchers Fort on Thursday 14th in- stant at 8 p.m.
Dress: Overalls, blue caps, gun platform shoes.
STRUCK OF STRENGTH No. 1945, Pte. E. M. Xayler, Corps Infantry, No. 12 Platoon, as from 12.3.36 (On Medical Ground).
No. 2574, Gor. R. G. Laurel, 1st Battery, L Section, as from 2.5.38. (Left the Colony).
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No. 2578, Gnr. K. Ram, 1st Eat- Ptery. L Section, as from 2.5.36. (Left
the Colony).
STRENGTH
No. 2610, Sapper W. C. Kailey, Wallace Harper & Co., Corps Engi-
25.4.36.
B.C. Staf: Next lecture as H.Qneers, on Wednesday 20th Instant at 5.15
pn.
(b) "L" Section: There will be no Parade on Friday, May 15. Next parade Friday, May 22.
Dress: Overalls.
Corps Engineers
'Parade at Corps H.Q., Miniature Range on Monday, May 11.
Corps Signals
Parade at Corps H.Q, at 5.30 p.m.
on Tuesday, May 12.
No. 2811, Sapper T. W. Carr. P.W.D., Corps Engineers. 254.36.
No. 2612, Sapper V. C. Labrum. Ye Olde Printerle, Corps Engineers, 25.4.36,
No. 2613, Sapper A. Spary, P.W.D., Corps Engineers; 23.4.38.
No. 2014. Sapper G. P. Murphy, P.W.D. Corps Engineers: 4.5.36.
No. 2615. Pte, S.-L. Wong. Thos Cook & Son, Ltd., No. 3 Co., 4.5,36,
No. 2816, Pte. M, dos Remedios,.
At
PARTY
Big Chinese Wedding
LEE-TSOI
Two well known Chinese families were united yesterday when Miss Nellie Leh and Dir. Tsai Man-suen were married at the Registry Office at the Supreme Court.
Miss Lee is the daughter of Mrs
EXTRADITION
PROCEEDINGS NEARING END
Counsels' Submissions
UNCORROBORATED
EVIDENCE
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OBITUARY
MRS. MARY MACROBERT
It is wit deep regret that we have to record the death of Mrs. Mary MacRobert, wife of Captain I MacRobert of the Chinese Mari- time Customs, which occurred on Thursday at the age of 28 years.
The late Mrs. MacRobert was from a well-known local · family, being the daughter of Mr. R.C. Extradition proceedings against | Witchell, four men, alleged fugitives from A very sad aspect of Mrs, Mac- the Nanking Government in con- Robert's death is that her hus- nection with the attempted assas-band is away from the Colony with and the late Mr. Lee Kan-tungaination of Mr. Wang Ching-wei his ship, the Kin which is ex- and the groom is the eldest son of Mr. and Mrs. Tsol Sul-swa of Swatów, Mr. Tsoi sentor is mana- ger of the Po Ling Shipping Com- pany Swatow.
The bride 暫定す dressed in a
white silk embroidered organdle "gown, rimmed, with a high collar and wide, sleeves. She carried a bouquet of gardenias.
The
Miss bridesmaids,
Tso! Mang-wha arid Miss Wong Yuk- yu, were in sik organdle in shades of eau-de-ntl and peach.
They carried posles of shaded gladioli.
The bridal party also included Enid and Joan Fang and Yvonne Wong as dower girls and Master To Kwan-wing as page.
Groomsmen were Messrs. John son Wong and Thomas Led.
After the ceremony there was a reception at the Gloucester Hotel where many people were present. Later the party moved to the Kam Leong Restaurant.
The honeymoon is being spent at Repaise Bay. The couple will
No. 1 and 2 Sections for Bignal15. Nga Tsin Long, Kowloon, Corps then return to Swatow.
Instructions.
No. 3 and 4 Sections for Drill In- structions
M.G. Troop
Parade at Causeway Bay Stables on Tuesday, May 12 at 5.30 p.m.
Armoured Car Section Section will parade" at HQ..on Tuesday, May 12 at 5.30 pm, for Vickers Gun Instruction. A full attendance is requested.
Motor Machine Gun Section (a) Parade at HQ on Monday, May 11 at 5.30 p.m. sharp for Elementary Gun Drill in prepara- tion for the 1st Stage of the
Machine Gun Competition
(b) Recruits will parade under C.S.M.. Rogers on Monday, May 11 for Machine Gun Instruction.
(c) Rifle shooting will be held in the Miniature Range on Wednes- day, May 13 at 5.30 p.m. under Ber- geant Hamilton.
Enfant No. 10 Ptn., 4.5.36.
No. 2618. Signaller. M. Wong- Quincey, Bank of China. M.G." Bn. Bignals, 6.5.36.
No. 2619, Signaller A. D. Coppin, Alexandra -Buildings M.G. BA Signals, 6.5.36.
(sd.) R. C. B. ANDERSON, Captain.
Adjutant, HKVD.C.
AFFILIATED UNITS ·· Nursing Detachment, H.K.V.D.C.
The following passed the exami- nation on First Aid in Defence against Chemical Warfare:
Miss M. S. Bander, Mrs. E. M. Begg, Mrs. V. M, Cairns, Mrs. M. M. Chassels, Mrs. F. M. Deacon, Miss I. M. 8. Deacon, Mrs. K. Durran, Miss G Ezra, Miss M. Gardiner, Mrs. M. Good, Miss E. M. Hamon, Miss W. M. Hamon, Mrs. D. E. Hole, Miss E. E. Holloway, Mrs, B. Houri- Friday, May 15: Parade at Corps han, Mrs, L. Kennedy, Miss G. HQ. 5.30 p.m. Practice for MG. Lakeman, Miss J. M. Lakemah, Mrs. Competition. Platoon arrange- F. M Rimmer, Miss C. M. Banh,
Mias I. L. Woolley.
ments
No. 1 (M.G.) Company
話
No. 2 (Scottish) Company (a) Company will parade on Thursday 14th for Arms Drill under R.S.M. Parkinson. A full turn out is essential. Belts and frog will be
WOLD.
(b) M.G. Competition: Members` detailed for this, will parade on Monday 11th instant under C.S.M. Stopani-Thomson at 5.30 p.m. prompt.
(e) 2803, Pte. I. T. K. Gilchrist Joined 23.4.36 is posted to No. 3 Sub-Section.
(d) During absence on leave of Corp. Wyllie L/Cpl. Prophet will act as Section Commander,.. No. 3 Sub-Section.
No. 3 (M.G.) Company
Parade at HQ. on Monday, May 11 at 5.30 p.m. for Infantry Train ing under CS.M. Slattery. Dress: Mufti, Belt, Frog. Bayonet, Rife and Sling.
M.G. Bn. Signals Subsections "A" "B" and "C" will parade for instruction as a unit. Subsection "T" D/C will parade for riding practice.
Sigr. Coppin is attached to Sub- Bection "B" Lines,
(8gd.) K. DURRAN,
Commandant, Nursing Detachment, H.K.V.DC.
NOTICE
--Corps Annual Supper & Price
Giving
The Annual Supper and Prize Giving will take place at Volunteer Headquarters on Friday, May 15 commencing at 7.30 p.m.
His Excellency the Governor has kindly consented to attend and present the prizes
Tickets will be sold at $2 per head inclusive of drink and may be ob- tained only through Officers' Mess,
Sergeants' Mess and Canteen up to Thursday evening. May 14. The sule of tickets will be discontinued when 200 have been sold and no further tickets will be available,
Dress: Officer and Bergeants (12
in possession) White Mess Dress. Remainder: Blue patrol on Khaki Drill uniform.
Baseball League
A Team has been entered in the Baseball League. Will those wish-
Section Dinner: It has been de- ing to play, please communicate cided to hold an informal dinner with CBM. E, J. Porter, Tel. No. on Wednesday, May 27. Will those. 24935. wishing to attend please communi- cate with Sigr. Whittley.
Corps Infantry Members attending the King's Birthday Parade will pärade at
•Corps, H.Q., at 5.30 p.m. Tuesday, 12th inst. for Handing of Arms and drill under R.S.M. Parkinson.
Ale Arm
There will be no M.G. Instruc- tion for members of the Air Arm
on Tuesday, 12th instant......
RANGE ALLOTMENT D
CHANGE OF PLANS
MR. JUSTICE LINDSELL TO GO HOME VIA SUEZ
Due to a change of plans, His Honour Mr. Justice R.E. Lindsel according to news which has just been received, who leit for Home on May last, is passing through the Colony from Shanghal by the on Friday next; 5.5. Rajputana proceeding on the same boat to England by way of the Suez.
Mr. Justice Landaet left beze on May1 by the Empress of Japan in-" tending to go Home via America. It will be recalled that he had arrival of the vessel at Shangha!
heart attack two days after the
and was taken ashore. The change of plans, it is learned, is due to doctors' advice in view of the rough conditions in the Paci- fc at this time of the year and the length of the journey compar-
ed to that of travelling via Suez.
His "Lordship had been in in- different health for some time prior to his departure and as a consequence he took his leave somewhat eariler than had been originally, arranged.
Sir Atholl MacGregor
and
Murshal Chiang Kai-shek, pected back here to-day continued yesterday before Mr. W. Schofield at the Central Court.
Mr. Peter H. Sin appeared for the alleged fugitives while Mr. D. L Strellet, of Messrs. G. K. Hall
The funeral has been arranged for 5 p.m. to-day at the Colonial Cemetery.
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Brutton and Co., appeared for the MR. A. VON GONTARD
prosecution.
W
The four fugitives who appeared
a.m. of
before Mr. Schofield yesterday The death occurred on Thursday were Yu Lap-fal, Chan Chi-ping, in the Canossian Hospital at 8.55 Mr. "Alexander Carl von Wu Tal-hol and Cheung Chi-hon."
It will be recalled that the plot-Gontard, a retired broker of New Wis on a trip around ters formed a news-agency know-York. He ing that newspaper men were the world, when he was taken allowed to come into close contact seriously in and was landed here with the officials for the purpose early in April. being admitted to of taking pictures. "This news-hospital. where he remained until Agency Was called the "Bung his demise.
Kwang News Agency and under The late Mr. A. von Gontard the guise of being a newspaper had intended to go to Japan and return to New York ple man, Suen Fung-ming, the actual then assassin, with the help of a camera Europe. was thus able to get very close to the officials.
MR. SIN'S SUBMISSION Addressing His Worship, Mr. Sin, in submitting that he had no case
to answer, said that the charge against the four alleged fugitives was that of a conspiracy to murder Mr. Wang Ching-wel
The funeral
this takes place afternoon at Happy Valley. pass- Ing the Monument at about 5.15.
WHEN MUSTARD WAS
FIRST USED
London, April 23
His Worship had heard numerous witnesses and he submitted that it any evidence was 'to go it was A 1742 stiver cruet frame con-
teining He also
2 mustard that of Wong Yan-san,
castor 'and submitted that as far as the testi-spoon) brought 23s and ouice, a monies of the other witnesses were tota; of £41 85. at Chrisle's L concerned, they were fraught with don yesterday. no material evidence 'ugainst the alleged fugitives.
Upon reviewing Wong Yan-san's evidence, he had given remarkable detalis in all particulars and such testimony was too good to be true, He was the only witness who had alleged that the four fugitives had conversation with a mysterious per Bon named Wang Ah-chul, whom he alleged to be the "prime-mover in
the plot to murder Marshal Chiang Kai-shek.
What sort of a witness was Wong Yan-san, counsel asked. A witness who had been sent down from Nan- king, who had been arrested in connection with the outrage and who is still under the observation of the Nanking Police, and who further admits that after this trial he has to go back to Nanking to face a further trial there. That Wong Yan-san had not come down to Hong Kong voluntarily was not, in counsel's opinion, questioned. It was the submission of Mr. Sin that Wong Yan-san had come down to tell his story and get some sort of a reward and to clear himself out of his trouble.
AN ACCOMPLICE
It is one of the earliest know!! mustard pots, for it was not untu that time that mustard was first made at Durham by an old woman Years before, named Clement. mustard was used in Holland," ano Rembrandt waiting at dinner for some to be brought from the vill age occupied the time in makin à drawing
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rated then he submitted that the prosecution had not made out a prima facie case against his clients
and that he accordingly would ask His Worship to discharge the de- fendants.
After quoting some more cases to emphasise his points Mr. Sin held that Wong Yan-san could be regarded as one of the original conspirators in the crime.
CORROBORATIVE EVIDENCE Mr. Strellett in reply said that the evidence of Wong Yan-san was that on which the prosecution un- aasliming doubtedly relled and that he was an accomplice, the first proposition that Mr. Sin put was that Magistrates do not con-
He was a very clever young man, vict on the uncorroborated evidence very evasive and very elusive, sald of an accomplice and said that His Honour Bir Atholl Mac- Mr. Sin. He calls Wong Ah-chul | there were no cases wherein he had Gregor. Chief Justice, is expected the "King of all murderers and found such proceedings. If that to return to the Colony, with Lady yet at the young age of 13 he moves was the case" then where did the MacGregor,
10 by the with that sort of man. What sort cases which Mr. Bin quoted come Empress of Japan.
of a man was Wong Yan-san? He from? It was this that Mr. Bin had had admitted under cross-examiná- seen many cases where the Magis- tion that he had assisted Wong
on June
BATON FOR THE KING FROM EIGHT FIELD-MARSHALS
London, April 23, Two interesting ceremonies will take place at Buckingham Palace
soon.
Next month the King will be presented with the baton of a SCOT TO BE GENERAL neid-marshal by eight British field
Sir Arthur Wauchope Is
Promoted
marshals, headed "by the Duke of Connaught.
It will be a simple ceremony and those taking part will not be in
uniform:
-chul in the murder and that be
trate had committed on the evi- dence of an accomplice but has
cos" recognised them.
was one of the conspirators. He had helped most actively in the One thing was the evidence of an accomplice was evidence in aw plot, asserted counsel, in that (1) he was seeing Wong Ah-chui all and is evidence upon which a jury the time, (2) he loaned his house can convict. Another thing was for the meetings of the conspira- that the old saying of judges in tors and (3) he went to Shanghai that if there were no corrobiza- to accompany the wife of Buen tive evidence of an accomplice then (the actual murderer) and for that the jury were told not to convict reason was paid by Wah Hak-chee, I had been altered in that now the who witness had, said was one of judge can only warn the jury on the prime movers of the con- the danger of convicting on such spiracy.
Mr. Bin's submission was that Wong Yan-san was in fact and law an accomplice and if the whole of his evidence was to be helleved The King assumed the rank of then it was only the evidence of field-marshal shortly after his aë- an accomplice against the four alleged fugitives. The Court, said Mr. Sin, exercises great care where an accomplice gives evidence.
Counsel did not mean to say that
Loudon, April 14, The promotion of Lieutenant- | cession. Genera Sir Arthur G. Wauchope. High Commissioner for Palestine.
AMBASSADORS' VISIT The other ceremony will take
Miniature Range: 1st Battery, Lt the rank of General, was an-place earlier in the month, when Section 15.5.36 cancelled.
Reserve' with effect from 28.436.
No. 2142, Pte. E. F. V. Barnes, M.M.G. Section, is transferred to Unit Reserve as from 28.4.36.
last night.
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tion.
evidence.
When one starts on corroboration then one mukt corroborate the-of- fence as well as commect the cri- minals with the offence. As far a the Magistrate was concerned, he need not worry about corrobora- tion. All that the Magistrate had to judge was that whether there was some evidence upon which a jury might convict. Unless, there-
say that there was no evidence upon which a jury might convict then, Mr. Strellett suggested that what Mr. Sin had said about cor- roboration did not apply to the pre- sent case.
nounced in the "London Gazette" the Chefs de Mission-Ambassadors the evidence of an accomplice was forc, His Worship was prepared to TRANSFIE
and Ministers accredited to the not be admissable law, but he No. 2212, Spr B Pengelly, Corps The extension of Sir Arthur Court of St. James's-will present submitted that the practice has Engineers, is transferred to Unit Wauchope's term of office as lgl their new letters of credence. By almost become law that an accom-
Commissioner for five more years diplomatic usage each Ambassador plice's evidence requires corrobora was announced last December. and Minister must present fresh He was appointed to the post in letters when a new Sovereign as-
Mr.. 8in then quoted cases and in 1931. Recently he has been 6-cends the throne.
submitted that he had never found Unless, concluded Mr. Strelet cupled in negotiations with Jew sh
a case yet where a Magistrate has Mr. Schofield was satisfied that the and Arab leaders over the proposed
committed on the uncorroborated witness was an absolute far, then kgislative, council for the coun-
miĮ his evidence does not need corro- evidence of an accomplice.
On the whole, if His Worship horation and that a prima facie agréed with Mr. Bin, that Wong case had been established Yan-san was an accomplice and The case was then adjourned | that his evidence was uncorrobo-until. Wednesday, 13th.
No. 1705, L/Cpl. E. J. Fountain, Corps Signals, is transferred to Unit Reserve as from 28.4.38.
tish section of the Milita Tnter- After the war, in which he zer-Allled Commission of Control in red in France and Mesopotamis. Berlin.
No. 1314, 8gt. A. Chapman, No. 2 try. (Scottish) Cómpány, No: 7 Platoon, is transferred to Reserve Section B as from 28.4.38...
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