HONGKONG DAILY PRESS
PIONEER OF MARITIME NAVIGATION
Macao Prepares To Pay Tribute
of
From Our Own Correspondeat MAÇÃO, Mar, 4-Saturday, Mar, 4, was the 545th anniver-
try
the birth of the Infante D. Henrique. who pioneered maritime navigation In the 18th century and thus led the way for the later dis- coveries of Bartholomew Dias and Vasco da Gama. Next Saturday, March 11, Macau will pay tribute to the
PARENTS KILLED
BY JAPANESE
BOMBING
Man
Bought Pistol
To Take Revenge
man,
named Ho Kong, 25,
to
CHINESE COMMITTED FOR
TRIAL
Alleged Intent To Cause Harm
GENERAL
NO BIDDERS AT CROWN LAND SALES
Four Lots Bought At Upset Prices
Four lots of Crown land were sold at the upset prices at a public auction held at the Pabic Works Department. yes- terday afternoon. There were no bidders.
Kowloon Inland Lot No. 4121.
Preliminary hearing of the case A who was convicted by Mr. Q. A. A. against Chan Sek-lum, who was. Macfadyen at the Kowloon Court charged with wounding. Lum Pak- on Saturday on charges of larceny sang, with initant to murder and. and obtaining money by threats alternatively wounding with intent; and sentenced six months' to cause grievous bodily harm, hard labour, appeared again be- was concluded yesterday before fore
Mr. Macfadyen yesterday Mr. R. Edwards at the Central containing 1,810 square feet. when committal proceedings were Court when Chan was committed situated west of K.I.L. NO. 4050. heard on a charge of possession to stand trial at the
in Chi Klang Street, Shek Shan. was sold to Mr. I. A. V. 'Ribeiro, of a Mauser pistol and six rounds sessions.
Mr. E H Williams, Crown of No. 6 Jordan Road, 2nd floor, memory of ammunition.
answer to the Counsel, appeared for the prosecu- for $1,088, Defendant, in charge, claimed he bought the tion assisted by Mr. M. A. da Silva. HL E the Governor of Macao, Dr., Pistol for $50 from
who was Bar-Chinese Sousa
ot his name
alaborate with an
all-day programme,
man.
Criminal
יי
an
Inland Lot No. 5487, with A Northern Mr. C. A. Sutherton Russ was for area of 9,000 square feet, situated introduced to the defence. Artur Tamignini de
lat Po Shan Road, was sold to Chan was alleged to have 25 Madame Chan" Leng Sze-hoo for bosa, will officiate at the principal him by Tam Kan, allas Tam;
Kwai-fong, a Shumchun police-multed Mr. Lum at Des Voeux $1,500. functions.
Road Central on Jan. 17, when Mr.
Kowloon Inland Lot No. 4122. H. E the Governor will, at noon,
Questioned by Acting Sub-Lum was coming out of the Chung containing an area of 2,730 square 'offelally "unvell a marble plaque
fcet, situated at Pak Tai Street, which is now being set in a corner Inspector C. Mottram, who prose-Tin Building.
At yesterday's hearing, Privates Ma Tau Kok, was sold to The of the Banco Nacional Ultramarinocuted, defendant stated that he
bought the weapon in the 11th P. Hirst, and Millim, of the R. A. Grand View Film Co., for $3.048: "building. Ordered by the Macao moon of the last Chinese lunar M. C. gave evidence of the arrest and another Lot was sold to Municipal Counci under the year, his purpose in buying of the defendant as he was run-Messrs. Kong Wong, Fan Sunt, chairmanship of Mr. Luciano
being twofold:
ning towards Gloucester Building, Chan Lam-kwan, Foon Hou-chik Martins, the plaque will contain
and Private Roe of his attending and Yu Loi. Inscriptions to "The Master of
1) "Because able-bodied militia
To-day," as the Infante D. Henri were being formed in my village to the wounded men who was lying]
que is called by the Portuguese.
At the Liceu Infante D, Henri- que, Macao's premier school, an exhibition of Books of the Dig
to resist the enemy, I mean th Japanese":
(2)To take revenge on behalt
on the ground.
MAGISTRATE
STUDENT
of our Chinese fathers and INCREASE OF 1,000 WARNS
mothers, I actually mean my own
coveries will be organised by Dr. parents because they have beer Artur de Almelda Cameiro. In bombed to death by the Japanese. the afternoon, R. E. the Governor For these reasons I bought this will unvell & bust of "Heary the pistol and ammunition." Navigator," which is being set up
com-
Defendant added, "I confess I at the head of the school's main have no permit." He was staircase. The bust is the work of mitted to the next criminal the Italian sculptor, Mr, O. Acconci, slona
who is already responsible for
several similar works of art in
this Colony, including the decors- ASPHYXIATION
tions in the Se Cathedra).
REFUGEES IN THE COLONY
The number of refugees and destitutes accommodated in Gov- erament Camps, etc., in Urban and Rural areas in the Colony show an
Alleged Assault On Police Officer
Lun, a student, appeared be-
ses increase of 1,000 as compared with fore Mr. R. A. D. Forrest at the a week ago, according to figures Central Court yesterday on a sum- supplied by Hongkong Medical mons for assaulting a police officer, Department for the week ending Mr. O. R. Sadick, of the Hongkong Police Reserve, at Gloucester Road Mar. 4 1939.
Feb. 16.
A lecture, entitled "Infante D. BY FALSE TEETH
Henrique, Master of To-day" will
be delivered by Dr. J. Ferreira de Castro, Director of the School. This will be followed by the sing-
ing of the Portuguese Youth Hymn
by the Liceu Singers,"
The inauguration of the school:
Kowloon Murder Disclosure
cinema will take place in the FIVE MEN CHARGED gymnasio in the evening when
'there will be
distribution A
ol A gang of nine robbers entered
Their distribution is as follows: URBAN AREAS CIVILIANS King's Park: 1,479 as compared with 1,423 on Feb. 25.
Ma Tau Chung: 1,000 aa com- pared with 780 on Feb. 25.
North Point: 1527 as compared with 1.524 on Feb. 25.
ÜRBAN AREAS SOLDIERS | Lai Chi Kok Hospital (Upper
various literature on Henry the the premises of the We Fung Ward); 34 as compared with 40 Navigator. These include The Money-Changers and Grocery on Feb. 25.
RURAL AREAS
Mr. C. D'Almada Remelos e Castro appeared for the defendant, who pleaded not guilty.
It was alleged that at about 10.40 o'clock on the night in question, the complainant, who was on reserved patrol duty at Gloucester Road, came across a group of men standing in the middle of the road. The complainant intended to dis- perse the crowd and asked defen- dant, who was one of the group, to
Life of Infante D. Henrique" by a Shop, on the ground Boar of No. Ma Tau Chung: 768 as com- rovë away. Macao Liceu student, Miss Maria 155, Wuhu Street, in Hung Hompared with 781 in Feb. 25. de Lourdes Sousa Afonso; "Physical District, during the early hours of " and Moral Portrait of Infante D. February 6, tled, and gagged the Kam Tixi: 2.750 as compared Henrique" by Dr. Jaime Cortezao, seven employees aleeping in the with 2,633 on Feb. 25. and "Infante D. Henrique and the shop, ransacked it, and left later
835 ELS University." This last named is a to divide the booty among them-pared with 989 on Feb. 25. collection of documents taken from selves, nine equal shares resulting Fanling. South: 1.036 as com- the Archives of the Coimbra in a net haul per robber of one University.
GUNNERS HURT
dollar and fifty-three cents.
This was part of the story told by Mr. J; B. Prentis, Assistant Crown Solicitor, at the Kowloon IN CAR CRASH Court yesterday when committal proceedings were began against Gunners Breen, Page and John-ve men on charges. of murder son, of the Royal Artillery,
were and robbery.
Fanling, North:
According to Mr. Sadick, the de- fendant swore at him and when asked to go to the police station, refused to comly with his request. com-L also resisted arrest when com- plainant attempted to take him by the hand, and was said to have kicked complainant. Eventually he went to the station on being advised to do so by another police officer.
pared with 1248 on Feb. 25.
Gill's Cutting: 861 as compared with 577 on Feb, 25.
Man Kam To: 916.
FOREST GUARD GAOLED
SHOWED FIGHT
A Lance Bergt of the Reserve Police, who was on patrol with the complainant, told the Court that
ae heard the defendant swearing et complainant and saw him
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DIVANS Medical evidence indicated that victed by MrQAA Macfadyen defendant to the police station by The three men had hired car the orange forced into his mouth at the Kowloon Court" yesterday holding him by the collar, but de- No. 2210 in the morning and it was as a gag pushed the old accoun-of demanding $10 with their intention to drive around tant's dental plate of false teeth from a man named Chan Ah at him off. refusing to be held. Ahern on a heroin diyan at 272, the New Territories. At Fanling, entirely out of position into the So Uk Village, Shum Shui Po, on eventually went to the police sta-Kilung Btreet, 1st floor, on Feb. however, the car left the road and mouth cavity backwards and March 2. Det-Sergt. Soutar pro-tion of his own accord.
crashed beadlong into a tree,
downwards underneath the tongue, secuted.
backwards."
menaces
fendant showed fight and shook
24, and on opium divans at 82. Denying the charge, Li Lun said Woosting Street, ground floor, and that complainant had kicked at 619, Reclamation Street, ground him first and he returned the as- floor, on Mar. 3 resulted in con- Cause of death was determined JUNK FOKIS FINED sault. He dented the allegation of Victions and prison terms at the having sworn at the police officer. Kowloon Court yesterday when the by Dr. H. E. Tal, at the post- Theo Junk rocks, Hai Bi Hồng Đ Corroborative evidence was also keepers were charged with divan- mortem, as "asphyxiation by false Mul Ma-hing, appeared before. Mr. given by two other witnesses for keeping and possession teeth "
R. A D.. Forrest at the Central | the defence.
drugs.
**Gunner Breen received cuta on thus pushing the whole tongue the face and throat caused by splintered glass, Gunner Page had superficial injuries and Gutiner Johnson received minor injuries.
DEATH OF MR.
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of the
WRITTEN JUDGMENT
Lau Chun. who was one of the Court yesterday on charges of pos- Defendant was found guilty and alleged robbers, read a report of session of two rifles and 29 rounds autioned. T. W. H. HOSEGOOD the robbery in a newspaper on the of ammunition and four sticks of News conveying the report of following day, and on learning dynamite without a licence from the death in England on Feb. 25 that a man had been killed, gave the Commissioner of Police and FLAGSHIP LEAVES ON TO BE GIVEN
of Mr. Thomas William Harold himself up to the police.
Hosegood, Assistant Harbour Mas- ter here, was received in Hongkong yesterday.
sons,
The other four defendants were
were each fined $20.
Inspector Russell said that" the
A claim by a discharged house- SOUTHERN CRUISE "
boy for $4.45 in wages due was two defendants were arrested as a I E Vice-Admiral Sir Percy heard by Mr. E. Himsworth at the result of a casual search during Noble, Commander-in-Chier of the Kowloon Court yesterday when police patrol at Shaukiwan on China Station, left in the fagship, both Lai Po, the house-boy, and H. Saturday.
HMS, Kent on "Sunday for a zou-|C. J. Burnett, of 188, Nathan Road, therm cruise.
his former employer, made their H.M8 Falmouth accompanied the submissions. The case was ad Kent. It is understood that they curned pending judgment. - Mr. will call at Bangkok.
Himsworth stating there were HMS, Eagle and HM8. Daring several legal aspects to be const will leave for Singapore on Mar. 11 dered that would necessitate ̈à to take part in the spring exercises written judgment.
arrested subsequently, and they are Lau Kam-chuen, Fung Chek, Lee Mr. Hosegood, accompanied by Chek-fan and Leung Tal. his wife and two
Charles and Peter, had gone on leave in The Equine Sports Club is hold- December. His leave had been ad-ing a cabaret dinner dance at the vanced on account of bag'health., Rose Room, Peninsula Hotel, on
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