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MONDAY, MAY 7, 1928,
POLICE CHARGED WITH|| PORTUGUESE DANCE.
ASSAULT.
OUTCOME OF STREET FOOTBALL MATCH. ·
THE CONTRA DANCĂ” AT
CLUB DE RECREIO. «
Organised on the same lines a For several hours on Saturday, the Easter "Contra Danca," mem- Mr. R. E. Lindeell exhaustively in-bers of the Portuguese community vestigated the circumstances con- repeated the function on Saturday nected with the arrest and deten-when a large number of Kowloon-
ites took part, tion at the No. 2 Police Station of
The dance was held at the Club two men, who, according to the de Recreio pavilion at King's Park polico version, are said to have It was organised by the Sociedade Vincent obstructed the police in the execu- tion of their duty by interfering Juvenil in aid of the St. in the arrest of a street gamin, do Paul Society.
The conditions were ideal and who was caught indulging in a game of football in Spring Garthe revival of this old-time Portu- guese carnival attracted much attention from the general public of Kowloon
den Lane.
On resumption of the police evidence on Saturday, Inspector Evans, said that Cheung Chak man a money-changer who was the first defendant in the case, was taken into the Station by the In- dlan constable, and after him rushed the Chinese constable, who declared that he had been assault- ed by the prisoner.
The prisoner however, said that his accuser had broken up a num- ber of things in his money changer's shop.
Inspector Evans was questioned at this point as to why he had not granted bail to the defendant, In commenting on this fact, his Worship said that witness had no right to withhold ball.
Witness replied that there was no one offering to bail the de- fendant, and besides he was busy at the time with other cases.
Cry from the Cellu When next he heard-the-defen- dant cry out "Save life" from the direction of the cells, it was to discover the defendant standing' outside the door of his cell bleed- ing from a cut at the side of his left-eye.
Ile questioned the defendant, who in pointing to the Chinese- constable, indicated that he had been assaulted in the passage and had received that injury as a 're- suit.
Witness was questioned in rc- gard to the other version that the defendant injured himself by fal- ling and striking his head against the wall, and ho said that was possible as the floor of the cell was raised a few inches, above that of the passage.
After a short parade along the streets the dancers adjourned to the Club de Recreio where, with the Socfedade's string orchestra in attendance, dancing was indulg ed in to a late hour.
oral blawa; that the defendant, doubled up with the pain, yelled out Save Ufe," and that he was then ordered by the Indian to "shut up" and struck across the face with bunch of keys which the Indian had clenched in his hand.
To all of these allegations, witness returned categorical Defendant was bleeding from the injury over- his eye" and Mr. Lo's olher questions were by way of suggesting that thereafter, the two policemen became worried and
denial..
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The following are the arrange- ments on the occasion of the de- parturo on leave of His Excellency Sir Cecil Clement!, K.C.M.G., on Wednesday next:
CHINESE HEROES.
MEMORIAL PAILAU IN
UNVEILED.
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Beforò a large assembly of the leading Chinese and British sidents of the Colony, yesterday morning, His Excellency unveiled the memorial the Chinese in the His Excellency will arrivo at 11service of the British Government a.. at Queon'a Pior, where a who died' through enomy action Guard of Honour will be drawn up. during the Great War, Mombers of Executive and Legisla The ceremony took place at pina Live Councils, the Judges, Heads of o'clock in the Public Gardens, Departments, the Consular Body, roprosentatives of the Navy and where, overlooking, a flight of communities and their Indies will be gate of the Lower Garden, an im Army, and the Foreign and Chinese steps leading down to the main posing stone pilou, or native
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seized and in his turn charged by the Chinese constable with having assaulted him.
Evidence was then called, and the first witness for the defence the small boy who was arrest- was for playing football in the strent. He was charged with this In evidence he stated that he offence. was assisting his mother, who kept a vegetable stall in Spring
of its two columns danked by two stone lions.
tion:
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Sho
His Excellency will embark on
A large Union Jack which cheeks. She ought to be irresis the steam-launch Victorie at 11.18
ment was drawn aside by His should not be tired and wan, too and proceed to the O.P. 8.8. Em-draped the upper part of the Mohu tible. Life is at its best, pross of Russia,
Excellency, to reveal thie inscrip languid to enjoy plain food, too shy and timid to atttract anyone, "Erected by the Imperial War-and never fecking fit enough for a Graves Commission in Memory good day's work or pleasure.
She should be full of vitality, of the Chinese in the Service of the British Government hungry for her meals, glad to help who died through Enemy act-In the home, fond of an evening's ion during the Great War, recreation, walking' with a spring 1914-1918.”
In her heels, sunshine in her eyes, Men from the Police Reserve and the joy of living in her soul..
A girl who is weary and breath- under the command of Mr. F. C. Mew Fung A.S.P. (R.) flanked the less, with no colour in her lips light of steps lending up to the and cheeks, annarnic, dull-looking, Monument, around the base ofw improve wonderfully under which were gathered a large num- the influence of the new, rich red ber of Government officials and blood that Dr. Wiliams' Pik Pills military and naval officers, as will help to give her. She will well as many leading Chinese and gain vitality and attractiveness, He denied having joined in the British residents of the Colony.
grow healthy and cheerful, get rid An Sir Cecil Clement arrived, of all her languor and lassitude. _Witnesa anld_a basin was game, but admitted having yield- brought to the defendant and heed to temptation-when-the-ball- accompanied by his A.D.C. Cap-
throng of rosy young womanhood,' washed his face after being lock-came his way and he had just one tain A.J.L. Whyte, he was re-is-worth-while to join the
kick nt it.
ceived with a Royal Salute by a ed in the cell..
A man then appeared who chas-Guard of Honour, which appro-when all you need is Dr. Williams his face, and you then said: Ifed the boys, and he was the one priately enough, was provided by Pink Pills. Of all chemists, or. who happened to be caught. He the Chinese portion of the 40th post free, $1.50 per bottle, $8 for was chased into a money-changer's (Fortress) Company of the Royal & bottle 3, direct from the Dr. Wil- shop, where he clung to some ral!- Engineers. After inspecting this liams' Medicine Co., 60, Klangse ings until pulled away by the Guard of Honour, His Excellency Road, Shanghal. But if buying constable.
proceeded to the base of the in a shop be gure they are Dr. Wil- Monument, for the unveiling lams'. Refuse all'others. ceremony, being accompanied
pressed defendant to wash the Garden Lane, blood away.
Mr. Lo: He refused to wash
you don't do so, I will beat you. Witness: I did not say that. His Worship Did he refuse to be washed?
Witness: No.
Did you threaten him: No.
The Defence.
In the Shop,
Tho
'H. E. Delivers Oration.
The oration which then followed was delivered by His Excellency, first in English and afterwards in Chinese, as follows:
The constable seized him, kick-thore by Major General C, C. In opening his defence, Mr. ed him and pulled him, until they Luard and Commodore Pearson; Hin-shing Lo said the first de- both fell back against a show case representing the two Services. fendant, "a money-changer, had aand smashed the glass. shop at No. 24 Spring Garden The master of the shop then Lane, and was carrying on his emerged from behind the counter. business as usual on the after- He addressed himself to the con- noon in question.
stable and the constable let go Reverting to the question of A small boy suddenly ran into his hold on the boy to seize the
"I unveil this monument to the DAI NIPPON BREWERY Co., Ltd. ball, Mr. Lo said that it was not the shop, He was being chased man who questioned him.
until he had received instructions by a man, and he clung to the opportunity was not to be ignored,
service of the British Government and had phoned to the Station, railings of the counter and resist-and witness said he lost no time memory of the Chinese in the several hours afterwards, that bailed the efforts of the man to dis- in bolting out of the shop.
who died through enemy action in Later, he was, however, per the Great War. May it stand for was granted to the money-changer lodge him from that position.
The result was that when the boy unded by the wife of the money-ever as a memorial to remind the and he was released.
let go his hold they both fell back changer to go to the police station. inhabitants, of Hongkong that against a window show-case and She had convinced him that he
"was the person who had set the Great Britain and China were broke the glans.
ball of treable rolling in the united during those terrible years first instance."
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Nót of Criminal Type. "Hia Worship remarked to Mr. P. P. J. Wodehouse, Deputy Superintendent of Pelice, who was in Court, that it was most irregu- lar for bail not be immediately granted to the man or opportunity given for him to ralee it. It must have struck the police that the
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inspector Evans anid he had this other consideration, that the man was in an excited agitated state, and he decided to lock up to give him time to. "cool down.”
Indian Constable 3511 Bald the money-changer. WEB
The money-changer left his sent to come out and expostulate. He was struck by the man, whom they now know to be a Chinese constable. The money-changer called out to his wife, to blow A police whistle, which she did, and on the people began to arrive scene, including a number of kalfongs.
His Worship (to the boy): You are discharged with a caution. Do not kick at the ball, even when it comes your way again.
in the defence of a noble cause." As His Excellency pulled the cord and drew, aside the drapery, the imposing pailau was revealed into full view with the inscription in black running across the top. Money Changer's Evidence. Two wreaths from the Chinese Examined by Mr. Lo, the money-community were laid across the Amongst these people was an changer said he was attending to base, and the assembly stood at reverential attention as the "Last Indian constable, who helped to the needs of a customer when the Post" was sounded impressively take both the boy and the money boy and the man rushed into his by bugiers of the King's Own changer to the Police Station. At shop. He was naturally indign- Scottish Borderers. the Station, the money-changer ant when they commenced to break was being taken to the No. 2 cell up his things and when he ques- when he was stopped by the Chin-
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Amongst those present in addi- tioned the detective, who he did tion to His Excellency and Lady ed to him to be locked up. On of times, and as he doubled up latter accused him of being cheeky members on the Legislative Coun- The detectivo cil, Hon. Sir Shou-son Chow and reaching the cells, the defendant with pain and shouted "Save life and struck, him. paused irresolutely before the the Indian constable, in an effort glared at him and asked: "Do you the Hon. Dr. R. H. Kotewall, the Colonial Secretary, and Lhreshold: then, on being motion- to stop the shouting, also struck know who I am?" ed in, he suddenly pushed witness him with a bunch of keya. That
Mrs. Southern, the Hon. Sir and rushed past him to escape caused the bleeding over his left
Henry Pollock, K.C., Hon. Mr. E. R. Hallifax, Hon. Mr. C. Mcl. down the passage.
He was then pushed into
Messer, Hon. Mr. A. C. Hynes, He was, however, accured, and the, cell, and what he then did
on, Mr. H. T. Creasy, Mr. W. was pushed by witness into the was to brood over his pain and
Schofield, Mr. C. G. Alabaster, cell, but stumbled on the step sorrow until balled out many
Mr. Li Yaustsun (Chairman of the and in doing so knocked his head | hours later,
Chinese General Chamber of Com- against the door. He cut his hend,
merce), Mr. Ip Lan-cheun and shouted "Save life."
(Secretary) Mr. Ho Iu, Mr. Ko
The Magistrate: You heard him accuse you of striking him?
Witness denied that he ever struck the defendant, who cried out because he had fallen and struck his head against the door.
eye.
Second Defendant.
The second defendant was a
On being taken into the Police Station he was put into hand. cuffs.
Mr. Lo: Who put you into handcuffs?--Inspector Evans.
In reply to another question, witness said he did not under: stand English, but he heard the Inspector issue the order through the Interpreter. When charged, he hawker who happened to down his had sought to give an explanation Leong-hoe, Mr. Ho Kwong, Mr. Ho load outside the shop just at the to the Inspector, but was never- Kom-tong, Mr. M. K. Lo, Mr. Kwok moment when the boy rushed into theleas taken to the cell and confinedSiu-lau, Dr. S. W. Teo, Mr. Wong Kwong-tin, Mr. W. Kent, A.S.P., it on being pursued by the con- there until bailed out.
and others. stable. He was a spectator of Witness then gave, a detailed what then ensued, and later account of what he alleged occur- followed them to the Police Starod to him in the passage way. Mr. Lo put it to witness that tion, with the money-changer's stating when assaulted he waY on-being taken through the pas-wife who was to have bailed her doubled up with pain, placed his hands over his abdomen and cried sage, the Chinese constable or husband out. dured a halt while he went up to On announcing that he had come out: "Aiyah, I am dying! Save the defendant and gave him sev-an'n witness he was, however, life." The Indian constable then
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