HONGKONG" DAILY PRESS
LAST OPEN MEETING
SELF-DEFENCE PLEA UPHELD AT SUPREME COURT Sgt. Blackburn Discharged On Manslaughter Count
CHARLES BLACKBURN, LANCE-SERGEANT OF THE HONGKONG POLICE FORCE, was found Not Guilty by a 5-2 verdict on a charge of manslaughter before the Chief Justice, Sir Atholl MacGregor, at the Criminal. Sessions yesterday and was acquitted.
Blackburn was alleged to have caused the death of P.C. D233, Wong Shau-yee, a Shantung man, in Des Voeux Road near Wardley Street, on Sept. 12.
Mr. J. P. Murphy, Assistant Hongkong Bank, said that he saw Crown Solicitor, prosecuted, European sergeant striking a assisted by Insp. J. O'Dono- Shangtung constable. van, while the Hon. Mr. Leo
D'Almada, Jr., Instructed by Mr. J. 1. D'Almada Remedios, was for the defence.
Sub-Insp. W. L Clarke, who was on duty at the Central Police Sta-
PROF. CULLIS TO SPEAK AT·
Y.M.C.A.
Tomorrow (Thursday) Profes-
GENERAL
POSSESSION OF DANGEROUS GOODS
FINE OF $250 IMPOSED
Le Yick-hol, summoned for having in his possession, custody or control dangerous goods, name- ly, 56 tins of petroleum, at Pokfu- lam Road on Oct. 5, was fined sor Winifred Cullis, C.B.E. will $250 by Mr. Sheldon at the Cen- address an open meeting for both trai Magistracy yesterday. men and women, at 9.15 p.m. | Mr. Peter H. Sin, for the defen- at the Y.M.C.A., Kowloon. Lady dant, pleaded not guilty. Macgregor has kindly consented to take the chair.
Insp. S. S. Saunders appeared
for the prosecution, while Mr. Cr Professor Cullis, who has al A. Sutherton Russ held a watch... ready addressed several meetings ing brief on behalf of Shee Man- in Hongkong, will speak on some huen, dealer, of the petrol.
Insp. Saunders, in evidence. further aspects of Britain during
the war and of the magnificent sald at 7.45 pm, on Oct. 5, he work the civilian population is noticed unrsual activity at the petrol station at the junction of doing in the struggle against ag
Island Road and Pokfulam Road. greasión.
A lorry was drawn up near the station and many 4-gallon tins
tion, said that the accused came in about 6.30 pm, and said that he Professor Cullis, who is an emi had just "flicked" out a Shangtung nent scientist and lecturer at the constable. The accused was upset London University and the Medi- were near the pump. In the lorry and excited when he made the re-cal School for Women, is able to
The jury comprised Messrs. G. W. K. Crawford Foreman), Chung Fook-cheung, Ch! Yuen-feng. So port. Kwing-yiu. T. A. Madar, Cheng Sub-Insp. J. O'Donovan King-ming and M. Baxanusa. formal evidente
Blackburn was detalled for duty in Central District with the ex- press purpose of checking up on overcrowded buses on the day in question.
INDECENT LANGUAGE
con..
were 27 tins which were filled with petrol and each tin was convey to her hearers the gavefidence, courage. and determina- covered with a sack. There were to 29 Alled tins on the ground but tior of the British people
to not one of all the tins were" la- overcome all difficulties and
belled. see the war through no matter how heavy the toll of human life-may be, or, how devastating the destruction of property.
Pleading self-defence, Blackburn said that when he had ordered the two constables off the bus, the de- ceased appeared to be very aggres
When he told the deceased sive.
DAMAGE PREVENTION Questioned by Mr. Sm, witness agreed that the sacks may be for This is the last public meeting the purpose of preventing the tins BUS STOPPED
to be addressed by Professor Cullis from being damaged. About 8.15 p.m. a No. 3 bus left
Chunghing Mr. Sin, submitted that the de the Yaumati Vehicular Ferry the reason why he nad ordered before she leaves for
it is hoped fence had no case to answer. Wharf with two persons in excess him to alight the deceased used and Singapore and
that a large number will seize After defendant was convicted indecent language. When the bus arrived at Des Voeux)
on the offence, Mr. Russ said his Road Central, opposite the Hong- He said he and the deceased this opportunity of hearing her.
client received $600 as deposit, for
cused stopped the vehicle and saw half foot apart, and the deceased,
question of label, etc., was entirely two police constables, an Indian who was holding a book in his
to be taken care of by the pur- and a Shangtung, and ordered hand, swiped it across his face
Further evidence was heard be-chaser. When this case arose the them of the bus
He drew his hand out to slap the fore Mr. Justice Williams at the $600 was paid back to defendant. The Indian constable alighted accused. He maintained that the Summary Court yesterday, in the Insp. Saunders sald he would
was incorrect claim and made off towards the Supreme hawker's evidence
against Lan Kong-hon, leave the question of confiscation Court. While he was a short dis- and that the whole incident took altas Lau Fan-yok, of No. 3, Woo-to his Worship. tance away, he hesiu à conversa- about 40 seconds.
sung Street, brought by a woman, tion in loud voices and on turning
Cross-examined by Mr. Murphy, Li Me-yuok, alias L Heng-far, of Tound saw
kong and Shanghai Bank, the no-were standing about one-and-a-SUMMARY COURT the sale of the petrol and the
CLAIM
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Blackburn and the Blackburn said that the blow he No. 70, Cheung Sha Wan Road WEEKLY HEALTH Shantung cunstable (deceased) struck was in self-defence, ndt she was represented by Mr. M. A standing together. He next saw because he was angry. He did not da Silva and Mr. G. S. Ford 3p-. the deceased-fall-end the accused syntend to hit the deceased but to seared for the defence Hearing arm draw back
ward off his (deceased's) blow, was further adjourned to Nov. 5.
A hawker, who was standing under the verandah of Prince's Building, saw the incident and noticed the accused striking the deceased and saw the constable tall to the ground.
MEDICAL EVIDENCE,
Dr. Feng Ching-wal, of the
CHUNGKING LIKE RUINS
OF AN ANCIENT CITY
RETURNS
Tuberculosis. Still
Top Of List
i
The following is the Return of notifiable diseases notified as hav- ing occurred in the Colony during the week ended at midnight on
Queen Mary Hospital, testified that ROTARIANS HEAR INTERESTING Oct. 19:
at the hospital the deceased was conscious, but mentally confused.
by
Under cross-examination counsel. Dr. Feng said that the cuts on the lips could have been caused by a backhand slap.
Further evidence was also given by Dr. T K Lien, of the Queen Mary Hospital. who said the cause of death was fracture of the skull and laceration of the brain.
TALK ON CHINA'S CAPITAL
Over 30 guests were present at the Rotary Club tiffin meeting, yesterday to hear ROTARIAN WING COMDR. A. H. S. STEELE-PERKINS, O.B.E., Director of Air Raid Pre- cautions, give an account of his recent trip to Chungking where beer costs $45 per bottle, imported articles, especial ly machinery and motor parts, are almost unobtainable, where the wearing of a white, suit at night, or the smoking of a cigarette in the street after dark, or the lighting of a match or a light at a window is answered by the crack -of-a-rifle and the sound of a bullet whizzing by.
"The Chinese are so well of their arrival did. not coincide
with this,
Continuing Wing Comdr, Steele Perkins, said in part:
Cholera, eight cases (six deaths and one imported case); diph theria, two cases (one death); en-
teric fever, 29 cases (eight deaths and one Imported case); measles, two cases; chicken-pox, one case; cerebro-spinal fever, three cases one death); dysentery. 47 CAKES (18 deaths), and tuberculosis, 201 two im-- cases (116 deaths and ported cases).
DAILY RETURNS The dally returns for the 24 hours ended midnight on--Oct. 21-|-
are:-
Cholera, three cases; enteric fever, four cases; one case of measles; dysentery, nine cases: and-tuberculosis, 34 casea,
Constable Jod Singh, 3766, who was one of the constables ordered to leave the bus, said that he was walking away when he heard a loud conversation behind. He turned and saw the accused and the de- | ceased standing about a foot away. drilled, I was informed," he The Chinese constable was in the aid, "that many cases of act of falling and the accused ap-manhandling have taken peared to be withdrawing his right place on those who disobeyed hand.
these instructions."
Before calling upon the speaker called Lhla Ling, and as we drove it resembles a rabbit warren, but did not see any blow was deliver, Dr. Arthur Woo. President, wel-
very narrow. road with this difference, the burrow- which was strewn with debris, ing has been organised and well comed Rotarian Edward Fang:
rocks, broken telephone wires and planned." " THREE POLICEMEN
formerly of Nanking. Rotarian
Every tunnel has two exits, he A nawker, Leung Wo-kwai, sald Fang proposed the vote of thanks posts, we "could observe enormous
craters on all sides and amongst said, and each exit has a blast
ed.
Cross-examined, witness said he
he saw 廷 bus stop and three to the speaker at the end of the policemen standing by it. He next meeting. saw the deceased running away and the accused chasing him, and delivering two blows.
Ha Ching-kwong, doorman at the
Des Voeux Road entrance of the
ever.
ENORMOUS CRATERS "We were billetted at a hostel
down
4
all this mass of destruction were proof curtain Some are lighted. hundreds of coolies clearing Up with electric lights with the debris,
secondary supply from batteries,
B
THE ADDRESS Opening his address with ¿
"The night before we arrived while others have Chinese spirit brief account of the journey by this hostel had been the target lamps. in many cases lavatory air to Chungking Wing Comdr. of a direct, attack and altogether accommodation is provided both Steele Perkins said that the trip the house had been straddled five inside and outside, was made on Sept. 17 A time times.
There are many tunnels and the specially chosen as it was full
"The bedrooms were small but people are so well organised that moon and he hoped to have the!
quite comfortable but we were there is no rush for any indivi- fortune of experiencing some air raids. He was disappointed, how-grateful that no rain fell during dual tunnel for the people know our stay as daylight could be seen | which tunnel they are to occupy. through-the-ceiling-in-all-the-rooms- THREE SIRENS SOUNDED – The Journey itself WES tin eventful although the presence and what plaster was left looked
A big advantage Chungking has as if it woud crash down at any of a pretty Chinese stewardess un moment.
over Hongkong is that the people the C. N. A. C. ship made con "There was no water in the have at least one hour's warning. ditions very amenable for the hotel as a recent raid had trac-in which time three sirens are At the sound of the tured the mafbs and water had sounded. His first view of the grand old be carried up a very steep hill first the people start moving to war-stricken elty of Chungking
wards the hinterland, but the bulk by coolies. was from a height of 4,000 feet, A meeting held yesterday, at
"We met Mr. W. C. Woo the of the population remain "put" until which Lieut. Col. E J. R. Mitchell the speaker went on, and there Mayor and he was kindness itself the second signal is given when resided, was attended by repre-by the river they suddenly espied and did everything possible to they go to the tunnels and wast
Volunteer Inter-Unit Regatta
The Hongkong Volunteer De- tence Corps is to hold an Inter- Unit Regatta on Dec. 21."
passengers,
entatives of 3rd Battery, No. 1, 2, what he described as the tiniest make our forthcoming stay as for the third when they start en-
interesting as could be."
is
67 Machine Gun Companies, aerodrome he had ever seen.:
tering the tunnels and remain te Mobile Machine Gun Company "I take off my hat to the plots ad the Field Ambulance,
Remarking that nearly two- who land and take off from thesexplaining that his main object will the "all clear" is given.
in visiting Chungking was to study
1 sum of $5 will be charged difficult and hazardous spots with the excellent system devised there thirds of the city is in ruins, Wing f each team. The money cot-out-as far as I know a single for giving protection to the public, Comdr Steele-Perkins said: I jeted will be donated to the South accident having happened," he the speaker said that although was as though you were gazing Cha Morning Post Bomber Fund. added,
there are 420,000 people in Chung.. un the ruins of an ancient city. The aerodrome was the emer king there is sumclent tunnel ac- he Rowing Committee forined
gency landing ground, be went on commodation for every soul, eserday was as follows:
Chairman, Capt. J. G. B. Dewar; to explain, the regulat one being Jón, Séc. "OL. Eastgate; Hon, on a small island in the middle
teas., F. M. Thompson, Lt. J. M.
Alves and T. Swan.
but it is wonderful and Inspiring to see amidst all this desolation, the cheerful demeanor of the RABBIT WARREN
people and the confident look of "Chungking" is literally riddled ultimate victory in the faces of be used at low tide and the time with tunnels," he said. "In fact the richest and poorest Chinese "
of the river, but this could only
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