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FOR IMPERIAL PREFERENCE AMAH'S DEATH
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE ANNUAL MEETING
Shanghai Banking Corporation: (MY. D. C. Edmondston), The Hong Kong and China Gas Co.,
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INQUEST
Ltd. (Mr. H. E. Stone), The Hong Found Unconscious
Kong Tramways, 'Ltd., (Mr. L. C.
F. Bellamy and Mr. W. F. Sim- mons).
Messrs. John D. Hutchison" and
In A Bath
A verdict of accidental death
Mr. A. L. Shields Elected To Co. (Mr. T. E. Pearce and Mr. P was returned by a jury comprising
Legislative Council
DISCUSSING the question of Imperial Preference and Textile
Quotas legislation in his speech at the annual meeting of the Hong Kong General Chamber of Commerce yesterday, the acting chairman (Mr., A. L. Shields) announced thai from June 1 Hong Kong
to have a system of its own for proving Empire content.
Manufacturers' declarations must be supported by accountants' certicates based on an examination of the factory records and countersigned by an omcer of the Hong Kong Government.
"Business with the United King-1 quiries from new students in order
dom and the Colonial Empire that the col may continue to should now run smoothly" said | fuifi its useful function. Mr. Shields
"I
COUNCIL NOMINEE
come,
S Cassidy), Imperial Chemical | Mesars. J. P. Rush (foreman), J. Industries (China) Ltd. (MI. R. D.B. Stewart and H. E. Esmall at Gillèsple), Messrs. Jardine, Mathe-the Central Magistracy yesterday son and Co., Ltd. (The Hon. Mr. when an "Inquest was held before JJ. Paterson and Mr. D. F. Lan-Mr. E R. Butters to inquire into dale), Messrs. Jebsen and Co., (Mr.) the circumstances surrounding the J. H. Jessen), The Kallan Mining death of an amah named Tsang Administration (Mr. W. Wright). Pang-ho.
IRONING CLOTHES
Dr. Tan Hee-choo, who per-
Megars. W, R. Loxley and co.. Deceased. It was stated, was (China) Ltd. (Mr. J. Petrie), found unconscious in a bath on Messrs. Mackinnon, Mackenzie and March 19 by her master, Stal Co., (Mr. E. V. Wilkinson, D.80). Sergeant Sims, residing at the Messrs. Malcolm and Co., Ltd. Military Married Quarters. Ken- (Mr. T. G. Hand and Mr. H. M.nedy Road. First aid was render- Howell). Mesars. Maxim and Co..ed but it proved unsuccessful. (Mr. J. F. V, Ribeiro), Messrs. An ambulance Was summoned MEMBERSHIP
Melchers and Co., (Mr. W. Spor-and the amah was conveyed. to am glad to be
"Reduction in
leder), Messrs. A: B. Moulder and the Queen Mary Hospital, where able to state
membership dur-|Co., Ltd. (Mr. Wong Of Kut). The she died the next afternoon. that the Secre-
ing recent years Orient Tobacco Manufactory. C. tary of State for
of depression has ingenohl, Ltd. (Mr. E E. R. M. de the Colonies has
reduced the Chaffoy), Messrs. Pentreath and promised to ap
Chamber's in Co., (Mr. G. A. Pentreath), Messrs. proach 't hoae
and we Reiss. Bradley and Co., Ltd. (Mr. Dominion Gov-
have been faced K. S. Morrison), Messrs. Robertson ernments which
with increased Wilson and Co., Ltd. (Mr. G. w. do not at pre-
expenditure due
Sewell). sent grant any
to the lower ster-
substantial mea-
ling value of the sure of Prefer
dollar. A loss on the year's working for 1937 wa ence to Hong Kong.
The subject is complicated by met by special contributions from the fact that some of the Domina number of members, to whom fons require an all-round 50 per our very hearty thanks are due.. cent Expire content. For some "We are also glad to welcome Messrs. Thoresen and Co., (Mr. N. manufactures, even if they extend into the Chamer a number of w. Smeby), The Union Trading Ltd. (Mr. H. Owen Hughes) and Preference, the concession will be former members who have re-Co., Ltd. (Mr. Wm. E. Dorabjee), Messrs. Wilkinson and Grist Mr. valueless unless at the same time joined, and a substantial body of Messrs. Harry Wicking and Co., D. H. Blake). they agree to accept the 25 per new adherents."
Mr. A. L Shields was un- animously elected the Cham- ber's nominee to act on the Legislative Council during the absence from the Colony of - Mr. M. T. Johnson, This was proposed by The Hon. Mr. J. J. Paterson and seconded by the Hon. Mr. S. H. Dodwell,
cent Empire content which satisfies the United Kingdom and the Co- lonies."
COMMITTEE ELECTED
The following were, elected to the General Committee for the HOPE FOR PEACE /
ensuing year; The Hon. Mr. J. J. Referring to the Sino-Japanese Paterson The Hon. Mr. & H. hostilities Mr. Shields said we Dodwell, Messrs J. K. Bonafield, D. can only hope that peace may C. Edmondston, R. D.'Gillesple. J. soon be restored and that China, R. Masson, G. Miskin, K. S. Mor- whose welfare is so closely boundrison, T. E. Pearce, G. W. Sewell up with our own may be free to A. L Shields, H. V. Wilkinson, resume the development which she | D.3.0.
The election
The Royal Insurance Co. Ltd (Mr. J. Petrie), Mesra, Samuel K Szeto and Co., (Mr. Samuel K. Szeto). Messrs. David Sassoon and Co., Ltd. (Mr. R. Stock), Messrs. Shewan, Tomes and Co., (Mr. A. L. Shields and Mr. L.. W. Shewan),
formed the post-mortem. said yesterday that the cause of death was due to concussion of the brain. There were bruises on deceased's back near the spizie. and he suspected that it might have been carbon dioxide or some other gas
which rendered her unconscious and
caused her to fall into the bath Deceased was believed to be ironing some clothes prior to going into the bathroom.
CAVE MURDER TRIAL ENDS AT SESSIONS
Two Men Sent To Gallows
of the following DELIBERATE AND CRUEL CRIME”,
General. Com-
had begun in recent years.
"When we last met we were de-members by the ploring the sudden transfer of the mittee was confirmed;"
The Begay Co.; British Cigarett newly-appointed Governor of the Colony, Sir Andrew Caldecott," Mr. Co., Ltd; Channel Trading Co.. Shields continued. "Those of you Ltd.: Chase Bank: China Bros. who have already come in contact Hat Manufacturing Co, Messrs. Hing: Colonial Trading with Sir Geofry Northcote will Chuan agree with me that our sense of Co.; Credit Foncier D'Extreme loss is substantially mitigated by Orient. Eastern Trading Co.; Em- realisation of the wide experience pire Trading Co.: Messrs. Eu Tong and admirable qualities of judg-Sen, Ltd.; Fung Keong. Rubber ment possessed by our new Gov- Manufactory, Ltd.; Messrs. K. Has-
saram and Co.: Hong Brewery and Distillery. Ltd.; Hong "You will note from the Annual
Kong Rope Manufacturing. Co., Report that the Chamber had to Ltd.: Hong Kong Rubber Mand fight a strenuous battle during last factory. Ltd.; Mesars. Li and Fung; summer for the principle that
Linstead Messrs.
ала Davis:
ernor
POINT GAINED
of unused yarn.
"
in which Indian cotton yarn and
"At a
ATTENDANCE LIST
Kong
Sentence of death was passed on Lau. Kwong-fal and Leung : Käm-ki, defendants in the Cave Murder Case by His Honour' the Chief Justice, Sir Atholl MacGregor, at the Criminal Sessions ! yesterday after the jury had returned against each of them, a verdict of guilty of the killing of Huen Kon-hing, one of two bro- thers, in a cave on a hillside above Causeway Bay on March 20.;
Following a summing-up of approximately one and
half
hours by His Lordship, the jury deliberated 33 minutes before re- turning their verdict and. in endorsing this. His Lordship said it was a deliberate and very cruel crime.
Accused, who had retained a calm and,
Extracts from his address fal- at times. almost low: "The prosecution has ad- the trial, reiterated their innocence remarks extracted from the de- detached demeanour throughout duced its evidence from certain
before sentence was passed but position taken from a man who received the latter stoleally, both was seriously wounded. This man
not
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Two forthcoming weddings "are announced:--
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Mr. Arthur Chailly Chan, den tist, of No. 8 Ashley Road. and Miss Angela Maris da Silva. tea- second floor. cher, of No. 43 Peking
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JOCKEYS WITNESS
WEDDING
In his final directions His Lord-
when Government authority Inter-Messrs. T. A Martin and Co., Na- of them smiling, and the Arst alleged that my client had point venes to divert the ordinary course tional City Bank of New York; of trade it should give reasonable Mesars. G. Ramchand: Messrs. H. bowing to His Lordship as he was fed a knife at him in the cave but time for existing commitments to
led away. Rathour S.
and Co.:
In this same statement it was Messrs. be cleared up.
Samuel K. Szeta and Co.; Sun Ah Originally, when the trial com- subsequently denied by himself "Two well-known jockeys were Silk and Cotton Wepving Factory: menced on Wednesday. it will be when. In answer to a question put the witnesses at the marriage at "I am glad to say that we gained Messrs. Thomson and Co.; Wah recalled, three men were arraign him by my client, he said: Al- the Registry, Supreme Court, yes- our point. Weaving factories were Ngal Weaving Factory and Meiersed, and the third was released though it was not you who pointed terdag, of Mr. Zahar Velichinsky, thus able to "dispose of over a Wang Kee.
following submissions by his a knife at me, you pointed a gun'. horse trafner, and Miss Tamara million-and-a-half yards of piece
Messrs. Percy Smith, Seth and counsel. Mr. D.J.N. Anderson, that He had in fact said to the Police Kruglia goods which otherwise they would Fleming were re-elected auditors. there was по evidence against Magistrate that it was the first They were Messrs. B.A. Proulx have had on the shelves, to say
meeting of the General | him,
defendant alone who had the gun. and W.G.. Poy. Mr. W. Aneurin nothing of considerable quantities Committee held after the annual
These contradictions and incon-Jones, Deputy Registrar of Mar- Mr. EH Williams, Assistent meeting, Mr. A. L. Shields was Attorney-General,
sistencies are not surprising. riages, officiated. prosecuted, Textile Quotas gislation has elected Chairman of the Chamber while Mr. Lo Tung-fan, instructed "......The "prosecution, has now been applied to the Colony's for the ensuing year and Mr. Tby Mr. A. el Arculli, and Mr. H.W. discharged the orius upon it. We plece goods manufacturing trade, E. Pearce Vice-Chairman.
Lee, instructed by Mr. J.M. Hall, have only had bits of this state- appeared for first and second ac-ment, a statement which is very ship warned the jury that. If United Kingdom artificial silk, Mr. A. L. Shields acting Chair-cused, respectively.
dangerous because of its own dis- taking the evidence of the ac- only, are used in making goods forman of the Chamber) presided, The jury were: Messrs. J. crepancies. Throughout, it bears cused and comparing it with that
supported by the following mem- ĮMurphy ""(foreman), J.A. Lima strong smell of vindictiveness. Export merchants will be glas bers of the General Committee: Leung Tsal. D. Kayler, Paul Wa, to know that there are hopes of a Hon. Mr. J. J. Paterson, Hon. Mr. LA. Soares and Ling Kam-hon. solution of the thomy problem os, H. Dodwell, Mestra. J. K. Bous" London arbitration awards. For field, D. C.
ACCUSED'S EVIDENCE, .. Edmondston, B. D. twenty years or more Far Eastern Gillespie, J. R. Masson, G. Miskin,
Further cross-examined, yester- traders have been agitating for & K. S. Morrison, T. E Pearce, G. W.
day. Lau, who had given
bis better system: During the past Sewell and H. V. Wilkinson, D.S.O. said that, during his struggle with young fellow's right to live."
evidence-in-chief on Wednesday, year strong pressure has been brought to bear and I hope that present:Mr. M. F. Talati. Messrs.the latter, dashed upon them and were deceased, Hon-wang. brother of
UNMOVED we shall soon be able to make a M. Alres and Co., Ltd. (Mr. J.
His Lordship, in his summing- In passing sentence, His Lord- dennite statement.
M. Alves), 'The Asiatic Petroleum
up, said that regarding the state-ship said: "The jury have found Co.. (8.C.) Ltd. (Mr. J. K. Boudying depositions of Kon-wang, had said he was amazed at the evidence which, in my opinion. Questioned in regard to the ment of Kon-wang. Dr. Thomas each of you guilty of murder on “A Special Committee, which has | field), been conferring, with the Govern- Swire (Mr. J. R. Masson and M. at him, accused said, he accepted There were no signs of rambling. was a deliberate and very cruel who alleged he fired three ahots
way in which he had rallied. amply justies that verdict. It ment for the last two or three W. H. Lock), The Central Agency, this allegation at the time be- years on the subject of amended Ltd. (Mr. G. Rodger), The Char-
There was a remarkable agree-murder and for the crime cause he thought he would be ment between the deposition and which you have been found gulity regulations for the carriage and tered Bank of India, Australia" and storage of dangerous goods has China (Mr. D. J. Himore), Messrs. charged with a lighter offence as
the first prisoner's first state the law provides only one sen- |Kọn-wang was still alive. He now completed its labours. Most Chau Yue Teng (Mr. Ng Kam-
tence."
export to British countries.
DANGEROUS GOODS
The following members
Messrs: Butterfield and
was shot.
of the witnesses for the Crown,
"I urge you with all my power they had any reasonable doubt as that it would be the gravest mis- to whether their story was true, carriage of justice for you to re- they must give the beneft of that turn any but a verdict of not doubt to the accused. gully. You must remember that
The jury retired at 4.46 and re- upon your verdict depends this turned at 5.19.
SENTENCE RECEIVED
ment
THE SUMMING-CP
·
..of
of our criticisms of the first draft Man, Mr. S. K. Chan), Mesars D. dared not admit he had any share Bergeant Poxon's evidence that The death sentence was then of the regulations have been met. Chellaram (Mr. N. Nanik) Messrs. In the killing of Kon-hing as he the revolver had been fired in passed and, though a number of
"Shipping and shipbuilding in Chuan Hing (Mr. H. H. Lo), Messrs, knew he was dead, terests, which have been pressing Dodwell and Co., Ltd. (The Hon.
Leung Kam-ki, second accused, only three chambers, it believed. people in the public seats showed visible signs of distress and for local action under the Inter Mr. S. H. Dodwell and Mr. A. C. said in evidence, said he had proved the first accused a liar on:
agitation, sccused appeared as un- national Load Line Convention, I. Bowker), The Dollar Steamship nothing to do with the killing of a very important point..
moved as they had been all will note that the Hong Kong Line (Mr. T. B. Wilson).
Kon-bing nor was the allegation Regarding the second prisoner through their trial! - Government 19 now prepared Messrs. Gibb, Livingston and Co. of Kon-wang in his dying deposi-His Lordship aald he came into His Lordship thanked the Jury to issue international Load Line Ltd. (Mr. F. L. Ball), Messes Gll-tions that he had been holding a the picture only on the assump and exempted them from service
tion that he and the first accused for 12 months. certificates to ships registered in man and Co., Ltd. (Mr. O, "Miskin), gun, :true, Hong Kong, in anticipation of the Messrs. T. M. Gregory and Co. COUNSEL'S IMPASSIONED PLEA had formed a common design to Addressing Mr. Willante – 2018 formal application of the Conven~} (Mr!" T. M. Gregory); The Hong Mr. Willanis addressed the jury commit a telonious. attack on one Lordship asked whether he wish- tion to the Colony.
Kong and Kowloon Whart and Goat length for 45 minutes, and, or either of the brothers,"
ed to proceed on Friday: (today) "The number of students at-down Co., Ltd. (Mr. C. M. Man-after Mr. Lo had pleaded, his Tracing his movements follow with the second charge or to keep tending the Chinese Language ners), The Hong Kong Rope Manu-client's case, Mr. Lee made an iming the tragedy. His Lordship sald it on the fles till the May, Bes Erbool fell off from 35 in 1936 to facturing Co., Ltd. (Mr. F. 3. passioned appeal for the release they were strange for the anwill-sions. Mr Wiliamus requested, the 10 m 1937. We shall welcome en-Tavares). The Hong Kong and for his man.
ing onlooker of a dual 'tragedy." latter
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