HONGKONG DAILY PRESS
REVENGE MOTIVE FOR ALLEGED MURDER
Contractor's Foreman
Hacked To Death
Revenge for being dismissed from work was believed to be the motive for an alleged murder in which a contractor's foreman was stated to have been hacked to death by a foki.
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The alleged assassin, Lo Kau, was charged before Mr. H. G. Sheldon at the Central Court yesterday,
Det.-Insp. W. N. Darkin, opening the case for the Crown, said that the defendant used to work as a coolle, with a contractor. The de-
Abominable Crime
WOMAN GAOLED FOR ABORTION Remarking that she had been found guilty of an abominable crime on remarkably clear evidente the Chief Justice. Sir Atholl Mac. Gregor, at the Criminal Sessions yesterday sentenced a 50-year-old married woman, Wong Yuk,hing to two years' imprisonment with hard labour on two charges of bringing about an abortion on an- other woman, Cheung Lal-ying
The accused was indicted in res- pect of what occurred on Dec. 3 when the woman went to her for treatment for abdominal pairs, and the other in respect of what occurred at a later date as a re sult of the operation performed upon her on the previous occasion,
ceased, a foreman, observed that the defendant's work was not satia- factory and reported to the man- ager and on April 1. Lo was dis- missed.
Following the dismissal, however, the defendant did not leave the premises when asked to do so, said that he would when he had wash- ed his clothes.
HEARD GROAN
On the morning of April 3 both. the defendant and deceased and several other workmen, including a nephew of the contractor, were sitting in a room which was being used as a carpenter's workshop. Suddenly the nephew heard groan and on turning" saw the de- ceased falling forward and the de- fendant delivering two strokes with a chopper, which he was holding.
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Immediately after, the defendant ran away with the chopper, hotly pursued by the foxis. The deceased
MR. JUSTICE LINDSELL
LEAVING
GENERAL
86 Reels Of Stolen Newsprint
APPLICATION FOR RESTITUTION SUCCEEDS
Mr. Justice R E Lindsell was bade a pleasant holiday and a speedy return on behalf of thế legal profession in Hongkong by Mr. C. A Sutherton Ruse who took the opportunity, at the scnclusion of the weekly call-over in the
Appucation for an order for the Summary Court yesterday, to
restitution of 85 reels of news- address a few words to his Lord-print belonging to the Tx Kung ship on the occasion of his last Po was successfully made at the appearence on the Bench prior to Criminal Session before Sir Atholl his departure on six months' leave. MacGregor, Chief Justice, yester-
His Lordship will be leaving day. the Colony on Thursday for Home, via South Africa and expected back in the "autumn.
Rural Welfare owner
· Centre
GOOD WORK IN
SHUMCHUN
A telling documentary aim of the devastation n the Shumchun area, and the rural rehabilitation work now proceeding under
the aegis of the Shumchun Rural Welfare. Centre, was shown by
members a Mr. Percy Chen to the Chinese-American Institute of Cultural Relations at a. lun- cheon in the Hongkong Hotel yesterday.
The Alm contained vivid scenes
Hon. Mr. Leo D'Almada, jnr., AD- pearing for the Ta Kung Po pleaded that as the charge under the action referred to stealing, the property should be restored to the Mr. D'Almada was in- structed by Mr. M. A. da Silva.
the The hearing was
outcome of a case in which man Was sentenced to imprisonment on a charge of receiving the newsprint which was stolen from the "Ta Kung Po, by another who had since disappeared.
Mr. E. C. Macnamara, addressed the Court on behalf of the Ho sang firm, who had bought the newsprint without knowing it to be stolen. said that this was not a case of larceny Eut of receiving stolen property.
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Mr. Percy Chen said that If the order was made against his client they would lose $12,000, and fur- ther submitted that the matter that
The jury. after a short retire. was conveyed to the hospital, bus of destruction and pillage in the should go to civil court so
died on his way.
ment, returned a unanimous ver- dict of Gulity on the first count and a 5-2 verdict of Guilty on the second.
CANNOT EXPLAIN
"Asked by his Lordship whether she had anything to say before sentence was passed on her, the woman replied, "I leave it to your Lordship as I cannot explain what I have in my mind."
His Lordship admonished her for taking advantage of her sisters in pregnancy.
The police was informed and the defendant was arrested on board a Macao steamer about to leave the Colony. He was taken to the station and later took the police to the hillside off Blue Pool Road where an axe was fourid.
he might be able to produce the man who had been convicted of hard receiving the paper, who would was asked probably say that he by the Ta Kung Po to sell the paper.
villages, and also scenes of farm ers. after the Japanese with drawal, commencing the task of rebuilding their livelihood. Various aspects of the work of the Centre, such as the
convo-
cation of conterences with the Following evidence, the hearing people, the transportation from was adjourned until Monday after-Hongkong of fertilizer and
noon.
TRIED TO BOARD
MOVING TRAM
The jury comprised Messrs. C. A. dos Remedios (Foreman) M. A.; Gutteres, Poon Kal-yue, F. M.
A verdict of death by mis- Alarcon, Lam Ah-choong. Cheong)
adventure, with no blame attached Kam-chuen and A. L. Cunningham,;
Mr. E. H. Williams, Crown Coun- the driver, was recorded at an sel, assisted by Det.-Insp. A Binquest on the death of a married Carey appeared for the prosecu-woman, Li Lal-wah held at the tion whlie Mr. "Hin-shing L. in structed by Mr. S. W. Tso, was for the defence.
Central Court.
121" of the
Certain facts which did not come out in the criminal trial might come out in a civil hearing. said that the plements. the feeding
Mr. D'Almada women, children, aged and infirm charge under the action referred at the food kitchenis ind the to stealing and that the property cattle and implement loan should therefore be restored to station, were also depicted.
the owner.
H's Lordship D'Almada's favour.
GUERILLAS V BANDITS Several scenes showed how Chinese guerillas are combatting bandits in the area who Bome- their depredations times go on
carrying Japanese flags.
held in
SIX MONTHS FOR WOMAN
Mr.
Sentence of six months' hard
In his commentary. Mr. Chen mentioned that the work now being done at Shumchun was part labour was passed by Mr. G. A. A, great national movement Macfadyen at Kowloon Court yes- which would be of inestimable terday on Chiu Kam, 42, a widow benefit to China if it succeeded. charged with kidnapping an eight- In the "Shumchun ares. stated year-old boy. Mr. Chen, the farmers say it would take them 100 years to rebuild ́ everything destroyed, *
Mr. R. Edwards sat as Coroner, assisted by
comprising of a & Jury Messa E H. Brazel (Foreman). Dr. M. C. Balfour, director of the T. J. dos Remedios and T. Huber. Rockefeller Foundation in Shang- The woman died following an hai, paid a short visit to Japan re-accident when she was attempting cently accompanied by Mrs. Balto board a moving tram in Shau-
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The child was first missed on December 30, after his mother Wong Sze returned to Kowloon from Hongkong where she had gone to buy salt fish with an ac- quaintance of a few days, Chiu Kam, the defendant.
THREE CENTS A MEAL Regarding the food kitchens. Mr. Chen said the purpose was, by relieving the men of the bur- der of supporting their families, Chiu left Wong, and the latter to give them an opportunity to go returned to Kowloon without her. back to work on the land, It On returning to her home in was stated that one meal cast Temple Street, Wong found the three cents, and $10.5. currency would feed 100 mouths. Mr. Chen appealed for the public's support Sir Shouson Chow, the Chair- man, in extending thanks to Mr:- Chen, congratulated him on b's fine work for the farming popu lation.
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Dr. C. T. Wang.. formier nese Foreign Minister and bassador to the United States. was among those present.
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ATTEMPTED TO ESCAPE
Sentence of three months' hard labour Was passed by Mr. Himsworth at Kowloon Court yes terday on Leung Ting-tang, 28, a Chinese soldier internee of the Argyle Street Camp, who pleaded guilty to a charge of attempted escape from the camp at 4:10 p.m. on Wednesday,
Inspector, Rogers, prosecuting. stated that defendant was seen by an Indian guard attempting to jump over the barbed wire fence ing. He fell down and then climb- ed over, and the guard shouted three times to him to stop before firing a shot.
Attracted to the scene by the
sound of the rifle shot, a Euro- "pean, Mr. J. James of the Public Works Department" gave chase to
defendant and caught him.
CLUB FIGHT SEQUEL
child to be missing and no trace could be found of the bay until April 19 when he was seen by his father in Sha Po Road.
A report was made to Yaumat Police Station and the child and defendant were located
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HEALTH RETURNS
MOTORISTS FINED
Pleading guilty through a presentadve, R. R. W. Ashby was
ined $5 by Mr. H. G." Sheldon
yesterday for parking his car over the time limit in Chater Road on April 8.
A. R. Kinross was fined $2 for leaving his Car unattended in A fight which took place in the
Chater Road on April 12, a loca- Hongkong Club billiard room on
tion other than a car park. Monday between a cloak room at-
SNATCHER CAUGHT tendant and a billiard marker had
Twenty-nine cases of tubercu Sentence of six months' hard a sequel before Mr. R. Edwards at
(one labour was imposed on LA Blu- the Central Court yesterday when losis, seven of small-pox
imported) four of cerebro-spinalwal, 19, unemployed, when he the former appeared on a charge fever, three of enteric fever and pleaded guilty before Mr. H. G.
of assault.
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