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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 28, 1929.
FUGITIVE'S PLEA.
OBJECTION TO RETURN
TO CANTON.
KWANGTUNG SCHEMES
NEW WHARVES PLANNED FOR HONAM ISLAND.
To-
MURDER TRIAL.
NUN'S EXPERIENCE IN „COURT.
!!!
"If I am to be convicted, please
Canton, Aug. 27
During the hearing of the trial convict me in this Court, but do Mr. Ching Ting-ku, the Com- of Lam Ling before Mr. T. S. Whyte not send me back to Canton," missioner of Public Works, has Smith at the Kowloon Magistracy plended the accused in an extradi-submitted a scheme for the
yesterday afternoon, pn a charge of murdering Sapuran Singh, an tion ease concluded before Mr. clamation of land for the con Indian constable attached to the E. W. Hamilton at the Central struction of wharves and ware Yaumati Police Station, a witness Magistracy Yesterday afternoon.
houses for the purpose of accom
from a nunnery in Chinese terri- The proceedings were institut modating ocean vessels, at Chowtory expressed surprise at the ed on an application by the Can Tau Tau on the west of Honum huge crowd in Court and remark. ton Government for the surrender island.
ed that the experience of giving of a Chinese who is charged with
The plan is to construct a band evidence was now to her. slaying two village volunteers in about 4,200 ft. in length at a August of last year, in the Tsang cost of $640,360; and to reclaim Shing district of Kwangtunk.
an area of 10,865 ching (10 80. Witnesses testified to having seen ft. to one ching), with depth of this man place himself at the head water 22 ft, (Chinese); the amount of a gang of bandits who were ter of earth required for filling being rarising country folk on their way228,100 sq. ft. and the total cost to a trade centre 'on a busy mar- ket day.
$670,000.
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Mr. H. Somerset Fitzroy, the Public Prosecutor, is conducting the case for the Crown.
Sik Fun, a non at the Sin Lung
left,
An old woman, who said that she was also a nun, was' next call- ed. Great difficulty was experi- enced in explaining what was ro quired of her and after she wis
Nunnery In Chinese Territory gave evidence of seeing a man and a woman taking ahelter at the nunnery sometime in July. She did not see them very clearly and The length of road on the pro-could not recognise either the man Lo Wai, a farmer who had en
ft. or the woman. Later two villag- rolled himself in the village volun- posed bund will be 3.941
width 100 ft. era, arrived and accused the man teer force of his district, yester (English) and
with of having kidnapped the woman. day told the Court that he was (English), to be surfaced
afterwards the couple with other volunteers in a mat-stone and gravel, estimated to Shortly shed near the Sun Tong Railway cost $118,200.
Four warehouses are to be built, Stalian, keeping watch and ward
of 96 each to contain an area over the highway, when they were disconcerted by the firing of aching and to cost $60,000, total number of shots. It was then per amount $240,000. ceived that the accused, who was The total cont fur the above well-known to him, had advanced construction will be $1,570,000 Informed of the objects of her presence in Court she replied that from a tea-stall near-by, holding around numbers,
the Inst wilucas know all about Manser, with the first two shola After reclamation is completed, the two persons who were at the from which, he killed two of the the bund will have an area ofnunnery. Witness said that the volunteers. At which the volun- 10,866 ching_from_which after evidence of the previous witness teers Bed.
deducting 2,775 ching for roads should be sufficient without her there will remain 8,089 for shops | bbing called, and residences. Considering the lowest price of land at $950 per ching, the total value will besity in the strange surroundingy, Witness displayed much curto- $2,831,160, and after deducting the electric fans attracting her at- the cost of construction there
tention most. On looking towards will be a profit of $1,269,650.
the body of the Court witness per- Anmial receipts from the four reived the large number of speeta- warehouses, assunting that theyors and exclaimed, "What are all contain 100,000 tons of cargo, those people at the back doing? are estimated to amount to $720,- Why are they there?" 000. After deducting one-third for expenses, the net profit is $480,- 000. The rental from the wharves on the bund per month will amount to $15,000 or yearly $180,000.
The Magistrate: And what did you yourself do?..
Witness: 1 balled,
Mr. L. R. Andrewes (appearing for the Crown): That is putting
it in nutshell,
Witness said he was a younger brother of one of the murdered volunteers,
Accused; That Is the renson I suppose, why he put up this story
matter of fact I had not As done anything, and if a crime had been, committed, it was by this man (indicating the witness) and his band. They had burnt down and destroyed our village.
An Unwelcome Guest,
A market-gårdener from Shaps. in the Kowloon City district, said
That it was against his will that the accused invited himself into his houses in April last. The ne ensed then said that he had been playing the role of a robber in the country, and finding femalde, had come down la Hong: kon.
donie
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Surveying Huikow Harbour.. Prier to his appointment as Chairman of the Provincial
..
Witness Curiosity.
His Worship: They are sten- ing to what you say.
Witness: It surprises me. I have never been to a place tiko this before,
Mr. Fitzroy then proceeded with his examination of the WILDCAS
who stated that a man and a wo- nan took shelter at the ounnery
she did not see them.
Mr. Fitzroy: How do you KNOW they were there?"
Government, General Chan Ming-but she was holding the position of Director of Rahabilitation for the southern district of Kwangtung, and paid special attention to the work of reconstruction of the districts under. him.
I
Witness: My disciples told me they were there.
His Worship Are they your disciples?
Winess: Yes..
Did you see them yourself?-- No.
A Dutch engineer was engaged to What is your position is the Witness had not received a cent survey Hoihow harbour, with a view nunnery? Are you the head?---- towards the expenses of the man of improving the facilities for land-Yes, apkeep. Neither had he receiveding and shipping cargo. When any assistance from the accused in the trouble nrose between the two the work that had to be
Kwangs this work was considerably hindered, but na conditions have around the house,
become normal the Chairman has again taken up the question of the Hoihow harbour. A squad of over ten surveying cadets were recently ordered to proceed to is now learned Hollow, and
Mr. Andrewes: He was a wet come guest, I should imagine.
Continuing, witness said: Un- der the circumstances, I had to re; port the matter to the volunteers of my village, I also interviewed Luk Kee, at the Buren of Public Safely at Canten, on June 13, The next thing that happened was
that this man was arrested..
A Bitter Feud.
Making a statement at the con- clusion of the evidence, the fugl- tive declared that he had nothing. to do with the shooting incidents ns described by the witnesses. He suid his name 'was Yu Tak- cheong and that he had migrated from the country when young. This was subsequent to the death of his father who was killed by the witness Lo Wai and others In a clan fight.
"The whole story is a fabrica- tion," he said, "put up by members of a elan who had carried on a bitter feud with mine. If this Government is ever to convict me, piesue convict me here, but do not
seni me back to 'Canton."
Smilingly, his Worship informed him that his duly 'was not to try or convlet a fugitive but to en- deavour to find a case on the evi- dence available, which would justify his surrender.
CORRESPONDENCE.
A Denial,
Mr. Fitzroy: Did you close the gate?--Do you expect an old wo- man like me to clone the gate? What about the younger people? I am not strong enough to close the gate.
Before leaving the witness box witness remarked, "I will come here no more, I think once will be suflicient."
that the party have arrived at their destination, and that the
Mr. Fitzroy intimated that be completion of the surveying in thought the evidence given by the expected within iwe months. witness could be deleted as she Canton News Agency.
had not seen the man and woman herself.
Police Evidence. Formal police evidence was then given. As Indian constable de- posed to having issued a revolver to the deceased while Sub-Inspec- tor Swan testified to sending him on duty. Sergeant Gibbling stated that he took the murdered cous- table's, chop at 8.46 p.m, while ans. other Indian constable said that the deceased was missing when, he (witness) went to relieve him at the junciton of Canton and Jordan Ronds at midnight. His absence was later reported to the Chinese sergeant who took the chops. The witness said that formerly the prisoner cleaned boots for Indian constables" at the Yaumati Police Station.
[To The Editor of Hongkong Telegraph.].
Sir- beg to say that was inadvertently stated in your paper of to-day's fosue that a robbery of two diamond rings was com- milled at the South China bathing pavilion at North Point.
The Manager of the swimming dept. informed that no such thing Yours, etc., ever happened at our pavilion.
Lo Hor-yu.
for Hon. Sec., 8. C. A. A.
His Worship, continuing, sald lag an order from the Governor he did find that such a case had for his surrender to the Canton been made out to justify extradi-authorities. The usual respite of tion. The accused' would, there- 15 days was allowed for possible fore, be committed to 'gaol, pond- faders corpur proceedings.
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At 8.42 pm. the deceased chop was taken by an Indian sergeant who on returning at 10.20 p.m. to take the chop again failed to find the deceased,
Evidence of the finding of the body was given by Sergeant Will- cax who was in charge of a search party at 6.25 am, on July 11.
The hearing was adjourned till to-morrow,
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