CONFLICT OF EVIDENCE..
A KIDNAPPING CASE.
THE HONGKONG - * LEGRAPH, FRIDAY, JULY 35. - 1924.
TWO-MINUTE TALKS A Daily Tonto
FLAGS
BY ROBERT POWER
FLYING.
Evidence of a very conflicting naturo was beard at the Kowloon Magistracy yesterday afternoon when the case, in which a coolic Tho Union Jack is only a bit abject surrenders just this was elirged pu remand with taking of rag, but it is a symbol of some once" is the signal which might| away twỡ boys and holding them thing for which men have endur- be translated into nautical for ransom was resumed before ad hardships and evon diod. lauguago as, "Ship surrenders Mr. E. W. Hamilton.
For the flag" In an expression unconditionally." Defendant, Choi Yec. was which still means much in our There are mou and women, charged on three accounts. The life, although I am told that times however, who fly the flag of first chargo, which was tokeb are growing too matter-of-fact prinelple and keep it nailed to nopurately from the other two, was for symbolism. I don't believe the top main gallant. The wind That defenshmt dil take away on it. *
of ridicule may buffet it; the detuin either by Torce or fraud. Chu San-keung, a boy 15. years old, on Muy 24th. The other two charges wero-that-ire did kidnap and harbour Chat Ying wing, a boy under the age of 16, on May 28th.
the
"Sho went down with her flag tempost of derision 60001 រង flying" was the usual report of a though it would tear it down. naval losa made to the British But to keep the flag flying is an Admiralty in those stirring days evidence of strength of charactor when we were always at war with and though all ho lost, to the French upon the seas. The sink with tho ponnan still very words bring bofore the mind Buttering proudly is to recall the Chu Run fet testified to going picture of quiet heroism. As stirring words of Nolson to his to Shom Chun on the 2nd June the wavos ungulphad the doomed gallant captains bajord with the first boy's father and ship the dag still Buttered from engagement at Trafalgar: "Gion- returning without finding any the mast. Nailing hor colours tleman, we may all be sunk-but Lines of the missing boy. On to the must" is not a fanciful there will be no hauling down." arrival hatue a letter was waiting | saying but founded upon the There are flags of distress, tho their return. la, consequence of custom on Board a British ship appealing SOS, which bufore the the content of the letter witness whon angaging onomy in coming of the wondraits wireless, again went to Shon Clam on the superior force,"
was the only means whoroby the 29th June with the sum of $80 The flag is a symbol of some sinking or disabled ship could There witness met n who thing far bigger. All over the toll of her plight. Flown upside acted us go-between. The S80 world flags bavo their special and down it.tolls-of-somethingTadi -were-im-led-over-to-the-um-whoj international moaning, Thoy cally wrong. Let us keep our
then produced the boy.
spook a languago which the eyes open for any around us who Cross-examined by the defendat, mariner understands, Thoy may bo flying distress signals. witness suit that he did not gel can tell of rejoicing It maybe we can help them. any written document from the whon the rainbow bunting What a reward if some day we min to show Quat the boy Ind been beautifier the ship: of pessilence, seu thui eame_ship_righting her ramsomed.
need of assistance,of douth, and onsign-in other words, on un of the presence of distinguishod even kool again and able to bat- visitors on board. They flutter tle with the winds and waves of out their messages to the coast fortune.
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In answer to his Worship, wit ness said that he addressed the man #s "Tang" as that was the nome which was on the letter. The watchers and enablo ships to Life may be long it certainly imen did not liuvo nus gold teeth. "speak" to each other who they will be arduous. But if when wo
Inn Tea House.
meat upon the high sous. It is a sail into the harbour as Pang Wing said that he was the silent but significant language. Night falla we still have the flag" buy in company with the defen- In life I have aven a good many flying it will be like the end of dant at Pin Sha-tsui on May flags flown by my follow the long voyage of the good ship 26th. They were both sitting creatures. There is the white "Revenge" when shu sank in the Police Pierlag of aurrondor displayed by the waters of the Spanish Main: The the defendant was holding the work person who has mado a "Battered, shot to ploces, just a boy's bund. Witness did not know yow, and in the hour of tempta, hulk, but her flag still proudly the defen-lant. He had never seen tion broken it. The very fibro of streaming LD the winds of} hit before, Later witness heard the will is weakened by such Hoaven."
Vi
sout
of the disappearanen of the buy.
He at once suspected the mun whom he had seen with the bay N May 24h.
This Worship: Was it by pure witness was tuhl by Pang Wing chance that you went with a man that when he wen in he would On the 7th inst. witres saw whose name you did not know, to ask a an to drink ten with him defecidual in a ten rotse at Monganether man's house who you did and the man who drank tes would kok. Witness proceeded to the not know also, and then went be the kidnapper. Witness was to police station and-informed-the-toguther to tên?
police. Together with a detectiv Witness: That day I was ont for be revisited the tea house and the a walk when I met a man whom I police officer arrested defendant. lid not know. brat 1 heard some
arrest him. There was a third man at the table.
His Worship: Why did you toll rge that defendant was alone.
The Chinese detective stated body say that his name was Aland how you tell the that lure that he went with Phng Wing taf Kai,
the ten bate and on defendunt His Worship Pout ge inventing being pointed out to hire he had a story now. him arrested. Defendant WH `alone.
The Missing Ab Kan
Asker if he had any questions i Defeninnt: In the few house to put to the witness, delendent did you not adopt a fulse antar and said that i had no questions to with the nther mun claim to be the ask the witness but he wished to boy's uncles?
Cross-CNafice
the Inst witness. (Pong Wingi. who Was ther rocalled.
Witness Yes, Is Worship. And you did not know who he was-Yo.
Were you talking about" the
At the request of defembuat his Worrhip asked if the he had kidnapping in the tentouses given the Court was false. Witness} replied in fe negative.
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was a third man there?
Witness said that the table ww big co und there were two! persons sitting opposite each other, he did not know that they belonged to the smine parts.
Us Worship: Did you know that the last witness had been speaking to the man before you entered"-No
Witness said that he had never seen the man before,
the other two charges, was enlied Chu Ying-wing, who figurus in Who started the conversation"-- to give formal evidence of seeing Where is he now 2-1 don't the first boy in the home at Ping Wo. He said that he was taken
Al Kam.
Defendant Did you not tell une: that your name was Chu Lom" know,
by train to pluce past Shum
when I met you at the teu lonise 7 I put it to gou that you were
Witae mitted telling deying when your said that you did Chun, by defendant tu May 28th
fendunt tint that was his naine.
Witness was taken to u, house!
Asked if there was nobody else
not know the men till July 7th and locked up in i ran alone. Worship that your real-1 did not know them. Barne?
JB Worship: Witness Xo. My real name is a word you said
The Chinese constable was thep Pang Wing.
Witness further said that he recalled. In answer to the Magis did not know the defendant till unde he said that Ting Wing went to the ten hong first. In the ten Defendant: Did you not know house defendant saw him with me about a mouth previous to this defendant. Before going inside
the 7th inst.
matter!
Witness: No.
Why did you give the a Intre: name in the fun house?
Addressing his Worship wituese suid: I was afraid he would recoguiso me and that he would know me.
His Worship:
What do you mean, Were you afraid that be
would run awBY:
Witness: Yes...
A Shrewd Thrust. Defondant: Were there put: three of us drinking tea in the tea house"
Wilness; Yos
If you did not want to frighten | me, why did you give the suruntuc of the boy Would not the foot that you mentioned the same name, as the boy nuke no run away quicker?—It was a foolish slip, but de the nano had clipped out. Thud to stick to it.
Was not the third mat your friend-No: I don't know him.
You were bought by the boy's father to give evidence?—I was not,
In answer to his Worship witness said that he did not receive any roward for giving the information. Delendunt: Did you not go and invite me to tan?
Witness: Yos.
His Worship: I thought you said | that you did not know him?--Tho other man took me thôní“
His Worship: Your euid you did "net klow the “olher umn,—I did
not know his nose;
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ler zu believe there, witnova, puinting to the first E. E. Barnos, Mr. & Mrs. W. boy who was in court, said: Beresniakoff, Mr. A. Berosniakoll, you mean that hay!
Capt. de V. d'Arvieu, Mr. G. H. Dufendant then interposed unil Gibson, Mr. & Mrs. 1. J. Hatha- said that the boy's father was way, Mr. Huriye, Mr. L. Plaut. drawing witness's attention to the Mrs. A. C. Remington, Mr. A. other boy.
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