PAGE 2-HONG KONG DAILY PRESS
KIRIN
The
B
E
Choice of
The Multitude
Sole' Ayenta 2----:
H. HONDA
Tel. 20720,
R
& CO.
40, Johnston Road, Hong Kong.
THE TAIKOO DOCKYARD & ENGINEERING COMPANY OF HONGKONG, LIMITED.
BUILDERS OF ALL CLASSES OF SHIPS. BUILDERS OF RECIPROCATING STEAM ENGINES. BUILDERS OF MARINE AND LAND BOILERS. BUILDERS OF TURBINE MACHINERY
Under Licence From Messrs. Parsons.
BUILDERS OF DIESEL ENGINES
Under Special Licence
From Messrs. Sulzer Bros., Winterthur.
Licensed To Manufacture Lanz Perlit Iron, Specially Suitable For Internal Combustion Engine Working Parts. DOCK & SLIPWAYS.
FOR DOCKING VERY LARGE, AS WELL AS SMALLER VESSELS, ON ANY TIDE.
.
ALL CLASSES OF SHIP, ENGINE AND BOILER
REPAIRS AND EXTENSIVE
WELDING. BOTH ELECTRICAL AND OXY, ACETYLENE SKILFULLY AND PROMPTLY CARRIED OUT.
BUTTERFIELD SWIRE. Agents,
HONG KONG. CHINA JAPAN.
THL ADDRESS: "TAIKOODOCK HONG KONG... Tero: 30211.
. CALL PLAN: "NUMERAL ONE" Over “ Pannant Ans.”
Always Use
ZAM BUK
HERBAL OINTMENT
COURTS
PACKED COURTROOM AT CAVE MURDER TRIAL
"..
One Of Three Men Accused Freed By Chief Justice
DRAMATIC DYING DEPOSITION OF ELDER HUEN READ OUT
A packed court listened throughout the opening at the 'Criminal Sessions yesterday of the "Cave-Murder" trial, in which three men all under 23 years of age, were charged with the murder of two bro- thers named Huen Kon-bing and Buen Kon-wang in a cave on the hillside above Causeway Bay on March 10.
i;
Accused were Lau Kwong-tal 22, Leung Kam-ki, 22, and Lo Chung-hing, 18, and they were arraigned yesterday only on the count of killing Huen Kon-hing, the two charges being taken separately.. Third defendant was discharged at the conclusion of the Crown's case, following submissions by his counsel that there was no evi- dence against him,
Intense public interest is being received certain information as a taken in the case and, well before result of which they went 10 am.. the court was filled almost to look for three men.
out
OPIUM SEIZURE LEADS TO MAN'S IMPRISONMENT
The seizure by revenue officers on April 17, of 3.055 taels of pre- pared opium, valued at $13,585, had a sequel before Mr. R. Edwards at the Central Magistracy yesterday when a seaman, Chan Fook, and four fokls were charged with the posssession of the drug,
Mr. C. Y. Kwan pleaded not guilty on behalf of the four fokis, who were discharged.
It was alleged that on informa- tion received, Mr. Fowleria re venue officer, and a seaman board- ed a motor boat at Youmat and followed a junk, No. 6018HC.
After having travelled for a dis- {tance, Mr. Fowler saw several boxes being dumped into the sen. The ralding party managed to pick up two, and as a result of inspec- tion of the contenta 14 persons | were detained. Eventually Ave
were detained and charged for the possession of the prepared oplum. to capacity, a party of schoolgirls They were given two addresses, Found guilty of the charge, Chan and the Fook was sentenced to six months' being particularly noticed. Later one in Lockhart Road the crowd increased and even the other in Yee Wan Street, and Ber-imprisonment and fined $5,000 or, Press bench was invaded.
geant Bentley was sent to look for in default, a further term of six
months. the men in these places. On az- riving at the Lockhart Road. ad- dress, Sergeant Bentley enquired for a man named Yeung Tam-ki, but was told that there was no one by that name. Later, having learned that the name was not Young Tam-k but Leung Kam-k,
of
TEAR GAS AT MIRS BAY
warned to be careful in the neigh. Junks and sampan owners are
In the course of the hearing the dramatic dying. deposition Huen Kon-wans, in which he levelled a number of serious ac cusations against the first prisoner, was read to a hashed court,
His Honour the Chief Justice. Sir Atholl MacGreger, and a jury the second prisoner, he immediate, bourhood of Mirs Bay today when comprising, Messrs. J.
Murphyy returned to Lockhart Road and trials involving the use of lachry- (foreman), J. A. Lim, Leung Tsal, there aroused the second accused matory-(tear gas will be D. Xavier, Ling Kam-hon, L. A who was
carried then asleep and who out by H.M. ships. Soares and Paul, Wu, heard the after being cautioned, denied that
It is warned that, they should M. E. H. Williams, Assistant At-murder. On his information, how-vessels thus employed.
he had anything to do with any not approach within 14 miles of torney-General, prosecuted, while ever, the other prisoners were the accused, who entered pleas of round sleeping on the landing lead- not guilty, were represented res-ing to the roof. pectively by Mr. Lo Tung-fan, in- Meanwhile, Kon-wang had been structed by Mr. A. el Arculli, Mr.
taken to the Queen Mary Hospital. where he was operated on by Dr. Thomas.
case
H. W. Lee, instructed by Mr. J. M. Hall, and Mr. D. J. N. Anderson, instructed by Mr. J. M. D'Almada i Remedios.
Mr.
CROWN'S OUTLINE
COMMITTED TO SESSIONS
in which two men and a woman Preliminary hearing of the case
were charged in connection with
Each of the accused was asked In turn by Inspector Rozesiowy If alleged fraud, was concluded at the Central Magistracy yesterday they would lead the Pollee-to-thewhen Mr. R. Edwards committed
the
Willams, outlining the cave and they expressed their the defendants for trial. Crown's case said that although willingness. Led by them, the po- The complainants were they were only concerned with the ice climbed the hillside above Tin Oversea Chinese Banking Cor- murder of Huen Kon-hing, they Hau Temple Road. On their direc- would hear also of the death oftions a revolver and a butcher's poration, Queen's Road Central. on whose behalf Mr. G. 8. Hugh another person called Huen-Kon knife were found wrapped in a wang, as it was impossible to ten parcel. Fifty yards higher up the Jones appeared, assisted by Acting the story of what happened with-cave was found and the body of Det-Inspector L R. Whant who out reference to the latter.
Kon-hing discovered by Inspector Hallam.
The Crown's case was that the dead men, who were brothers, were In the meantime went on M. murdered by the accused for fear Willams, the condition of Kon- they would give them away to the wang continued to cause anxiety Police.
and his dying deposition was taken Kon-wang subsequently died.
Accused and the brothers were members of a party who frequent-
STATEMENTS
is in charge of the case:
The three deferidants were Ho Ming-sang formerly an office bog,
the Bank, charged with theft of a blank cheque; forgery of a cheque for $14,000; conspiracy to defraud: Leung Po, charged "with" uttering a forged document; ob- taining property on a forged docu-
ed a cave above Bay View, and the
On March 12, the accused were ment; receiving and conspiracy: prosecution further alleged that charged with murder. The first and Young Bau-tsun, woman the revolver used in the murder prisoner made a long statement. charged with receiving stolen pro- was one stolen about December 23 in the course of which he said perty. from an Indian constable who was the deceased brothers called on attacked by four Chinese youths him and the other two accused, near Monmouth Path,
Referring to the murder. Mr.
Williams said that in the early morning of March 11, a man named Ng Kwal-ping was on his way from the Talkoo Sugar Refinery to his home in a but at the back of the Tin Hau Temple Road, when he saw Huen Kon-wang staggering
DID NOT REPORT SMALL-POX
and said they were in деей that night, the statement went on, of money. They went to the cave
Chan Kam-ying, principal.tenant and when the brothers arrived of No. 302 Temple street 3rd floor. later, the second prisoner, who had was fired $15 or, in default, three to shoot the brothers. He took hold A. Macfadyen at the Kowloon a revolver in his girdle, asked him weeks' imprisonment, by Mr. Q. A.
of the revolver and fired three Court yesterday for falling to re- shots at. Kon-wang. After having port a case of small-pox.
down the hillside. Buen asked for poured some kerosene on the grass His Worship was asked to take
a taxi, but Ng, on noticing his
have
condition, decided to take him to leave but just as Kon-hing was children
alid set it on fre, they prepared to a serious view of the case, as two had since died from Bay View Police Station, where he was found by Sub-Inspector Hal-about to go with them, the sec-small-pux. It might not
ond prisoner turned round and been so if the case had been re- lam to be sumering from three
fred a shot at him.
ported. The second accused's statement
Six other persons were Hallam had spoken to Kon-wang was to the effect it was not he from $5 to $15 or, in default. from who was then in a serious condi tton but able to speak, the Police who killed Kon-hing. The third 2 to 3 weeks' hard Tabour for the
accused said he did not know what same offence. actually happened as he ran away'
For SKIN TROUBLES bullet wounds. After Inspector
AND INJURIES
select dinner choice wines good music
and a cool breeze. we offer you
at the
gloucester hotel
Hits from the new R.K.O. Picture "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs." will be played by the orchestra.
as soon as he heard there would | BANISHEE be shooting.**
At the Magistracy, however, the first and second prisoners told an
COMMITTED
Aned
TO SESSIONS
entirely different story. Their Tse Kwan, 30, was committed to statements, which tallied to a cer- the Criminal Bessions, when he tain extent, were that there had appeared before Mr. KM. A been a desperate struggle between Barnett at the Kowloon Magis- Kon-hing and the first accused. tracy yesterday. charged with They alleged Kon-hing fired first breach of the Deportation Ordi- but missed and in the ensuing nance. Defendant was banished struggle, He shot his brother by for. Hife in April 1937, and had four mistake. The first accused added previous convictions. Sergeant T. that in terror of his life he took G. Mackay of the Fingerprints the revolver from Kon-hing and Department prosecuted. fired a shot.
Accused in a statement told the Mr. Lee pointed out that his Court that he was sent to Canton, client's atory at the Magistracy and there he was suspected to be was not contradictory to the state-a traitor. He was told to go away ment he made at the Police Sta- from that country under penalty tion.
of death, or if he wished to stay he must get his village elder to
THE EVIDENCE
The fat witness called was Dr.
be a guarantee! He Was afraid and therefore came back,"
R. 8 Begble, "who stated' he found two wounds on the body of Kon- SUMMONED TO bing, which corresponded to the
entrance and
exit of a
bullet.
LEAVE PREMISES
There was no evidence of charring Ten persons were summoned and it was his opinion that the before Mr. Q. A ́A, Macfadyen at shot must have been fred at least the Kowloon Court yesterday, for air inchai' away,
not giving up possession of their
In answer to Mr. Lo, witness said premises when given notice to quit, |that "death" wagbprobably instan- Fine of them" were given one taneous or it might have occurred Week's time to leave and the other within Ave minutes after the shot was given a week extra." Mr. K. P. wat fred
Wong appeared for the com plainantang
(Continued on Page 37"
THURSDAY, APRIL 28, 1938.
Y. M. C. A.
*
Amateur Dramatic Club
under the distinguished Patronage
of
His Excellency Sir Geoffrey Northcote, K.C.M.G. will present
BUSMAN'S HONEYMOON
ON
MAY 19th 20th 21st at 9 P.M."
Booking NOW OPEN at Anderson's and the
YMCA, Kowloon.
The Japan Hotel Association
MEMBER HOTELS
(58 members in all)
1 Koaz
Oriental Hotel
Tor Hotel
IN JAPAN
AKAKURA
Alakura Kanka Hotel Krdro
ÁTAXI
Atami Hotel
Hampei Hotel (Kyushu} Kamenoi Hotel Causana! (Nikko)
Lakeside Hotel Fer Five Laxn
DISTRICT
Fuji Now Grand Hotel
(kako Yamanaka) Fuji View Retal
(Late Kawaguchi)
FOLUOKA
Kyouhintai Hotel " GAMA001
Gamagori Hotel
Quru
Nagaragawa Hotel KAMAKURA
Kaihin Hotel
Kawzzocht (Japan Alpa}· ** Esmikochi Imperial
Hotel
KARATED (DOA Fukuoka)
Karatan Senside Hotel KARDIZAWA
* Mampei Hotel
• Maksas Hotel
KAWAMA
Kawana Hotel
Ko (idway
between Osaka and Kobe) Kosbian Horel"
Kyoto Hotel Miyako Hotel
Kyoto Station Hotel
Park Hotal
MITAITMA
Miyajima Hotel
MITANOSHITA (Hakone)
Fujiya Hotel
NAOOTA
Hampai Hotel Nagoya Hotel
:
Nagoya Kanko Hotel
NARA
Nara Hotel
N**
Kanaya Hotol
ORAXA
Dobuil Hotal
Hotel Now Onka Ounks Hotel
Orso (near Lake Biwa)
Hotel Lake Biwa Barrons (Hokkaido)
Sapporo Grand Hotal SKIMONOURKOLAT Banyo Hotel
TAKAKAZU (Near Kobe)
Takarazuka Hotal Τακτο
Imperial Hotel Xampoi Hotel Omori Hotel
+ Sanno Hotel
-`
Tokyo Railway Hotel
Open in summer only.
† New mewborn,
UNIEX
Kyushu Hotel' Shin-yu Hotel Upton Hotel
Unara Kanko Hotel
Yumci Hotel
YOKOHAMA
Butal New Grand
IN TAIWAN
(Formosa)
TAJHORU
Taiboku Railway Hotel
IN CHOSEN
HIJO
Heijo Eailway Hotel
Chosen Hotel
IN MANCHOUKVO
DARES
-Yamato Hotel
Yamato Hotel HONBIGAURA
Tamato Hotel Borry (Makdan) Tamsta Hotel Hiri
Tamato Hotel
Boyux (Port Arthur)
Yamato Hotel
IN CHINA.
TSINTAO
+ Tsintao Grand Hotel
For informazion, plésse apply to Secretary,
The Japan Hotel Association
Care Traffic Bureau, Department of Hallways, Tokyo
50 Cents
LOCAL DIRECTORY
OF
HONG KONG
(Including Lists of Factories and Foreign Residents.)
A
SPRING EDITION
MOST UP TO DATE
HANDY BOOK INVALUABLE
FOR BUSINESSMEN IN HONG KONG
NOW ON SALE
PRINTED AND PUBLISHED BY
HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, LTD.
Tel. 80251.
MARINA HOUSE