THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.
THURSDAY,
FATAL QUARREL IN INDIAN ASSAULT ON AN EATING HOUSE SAVAGE CHOPPER
SHOP.
TAILOR'S TOUT CHARGED WITH MANSLAUGHTER.
CURIOUS FEATURES.
CHINESE.
CONSTABLE GETS SEVERE SENTENCE.
DESCRIBED AS LIAR.
A quarrel between two Chineso The case against P. C. Bahadar on August 23, at Jervois Street,Khan, charged with assaulting had a sequel this morning when roung Chinese, named Lam Fan, one of the parties concerned, gand with misconduct as a police Lung, alias Ab Kwai, was charged sleer, was resumed before Mr. before Mr. E. W. Hamilton, at the E. W. Hamilton at the Central Central Magistracy, with the Police Court this morning. manslaughter of a man named Leung Yiu, alias Charles Leang. When the case opened yesterday, Mr. Somerset Fitzroy was for the complainant testified to having the prosecution. The accused was been approached by the constable, not legally represented.
while he was reading a book nt Outlining the case, Mr. Fitzroy Lower Albert Road, with an im- said that on the 19th or 28th of proper suggestion, and to having August, the deceased who was a been assaulted by the latter with tout, brought IL prospective a truncheon when he resisted and customer to the Kwong Cheting threatened to report the Indian to Wing taller shop for which he re- his superior officers. cieved a commission.
The accused later took the same man to the shop, and deceased. finding this out, said he was entitled to further commission. As it was a matter between the two men, the master of the shop did not interfere..
On August 23 the accused apparently went into the shop and The deceased was not in the shop
Was sent for, when he entered the shop he sat down on a stool. After thè two, had talked for a while, the accused struck the deceased. Exactly how the deceased was struck, said Mr. Fitzroy, was difficult to say.. but it was such a blow that it could not have caused serious injuries.
asked where the deceased was,
then, he
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PROSECUTION.
CONSTABLE THE PRINCIPAL OFFENDER.
CAUTION SUFFICEN
ATTACK.
MAN ATTACKS COUPLE WHO HAD SHELTERED HIM.
PRISON TERM GIVEN.
SEPTEMBER 5, 1929.
THE RENDITION OF
WEIHAIWEI
CHINESE STATEMENT ON NEGOTIATIONS..
NO SETTLEMENT YET.
Nanking, Aug. 29.
British Governments concerning the tions between the National and in regard to the recent negotia-
retrocession of Weihaiwei, a res- to-day makes the following semi- 'ponsible official of the Foreign Office
official statement:
retrocession of Weihaiwel between "The negotiations regarding the the former Peking Government and the British Government resulted in the conclusion of a draft treaty in 1924 which included 29 articles and several appendlecs, This draft treaty was to have been signed on November 28, 1924. On account of unexpected political changes, how- ever, the formal signature of the trenly did not take place and the matter has been in abeyance for several years.
Because 4 Chinese constable Resenting ejection from his bene- was the principal offender and had factor's house, a Chinese armed of getting privileges denied to the night of August 18 committed engaged in the doubtful practice himself with a chopper, and, during members of the public, Mr. T. S. a brutal attack on a married couple Wyle Smith at the Kowloon residing at No. Magistracy merely cautioned the Street, where he had been staying 70, Wai, Ching proprietor of an eating house who for the past six months. was charged with carrying on The incident was mentioned be- business, during prohibited hours.fore Mr. T. S. Whyte Smith, at the The defendant was represented Kowloon Magistracy this morning, by Mr. A. E. Hall.
when the assailant was charged with It was revealed in evidence that causing bodily harm to the man and when one policeman visited the his wife. Premises at about 1.30 in the The defendant admitted the morning, he found another con-charge. stable of the нame station Detective Inspector Fallon' anid patronising the eating house. the man and his wife, who lived at His Worship, commenting upon No. 70, Wai Ching Street, bad re- the conduct of the constable, sug-tired for the night, as had the other gested that it might have been dif-occupants of the floor, when sud- cult for the defendant to refuse denly the woman was awakened by Worship said, had abused his around her husband and to serve him. The constable, his a noise. She threw her arms office."
"Dr. C. T. Wang, Minister for at the Foreign Affairs, recently brought same time received some cuts on her the question up again and held Inspector Stimson pointed out
hend while the husband wasa wound- several conferences with Sir Miles Witness considered he was justi-that the complainant and the con- about the head and body. The Lampson, British Minister to China, fed in using force when a stable found in the eating house alarm was raised and policemen who when the latter was in the Chinese her resisted arrest, and he also could not have been in league with were in the street broke open the Capital. According to the original.
each other. His Worship' agreed, door.
draft treaty concluded between the money on him "because according had gone on
Any remarking that the complainant. The defendant, continued the pro- former Peking Government and the to regulations, policemen are not although one of his colleagues was rival in Hongkong six months ago, and Liukungtao, a sinall island, secutor, belonged to the same vill British authorities, Welhalwel was Case age as the husband, and, on his ar supposed to carry money when found in the premises.
to be made a commercial harbour they go on duty," he explained,
His Worship asked Mr. Hait if he stayed with the complainants. north-east of Welhaiwei, was to bo Mr. Hamilton said that the com- he would admit a technical offenceHe assisted the husband in his busi- used as a summer resort for British plainant appeared to him to be aand on receiving a reply in the Bess as a ships' hawker, Recently, naval forces for a period of ten. perfectly respectable person, as affirmative said that the defence the husband informed the defen-years. A continuation of the lense also did the two smahs whom he pleaded justifieation because the dant that he was only able to make cannot be rejected, according to the called as witnesses. The accused defendant was simply serving a sufficient to keep his wife and terms of the draft treaty, unless the was obviously a liar, and it was mentber of the Police Force who family and intimated that the de- Chinese Government has justifiable ridiculous of him to say that the was using his position to get him fendant would have to seek quarters grounds for such action. witnesses were not there.
to do so.
elsewhere.
In examination by his solicitor (Mr. Rendall), the accused to-day said that he desired to search a suspicious-looking parcel which the complainant was carrying, and stink the complainant with his trancheon when the latter enden. youred to run away.
and I said
Decensed then took out a police srhistle and was just going to glow It when a struggle ensued. The combatants were by this time in the street. The master of the shop rushed out and parted them. On the way back into the shop, the de- ceased lad, being followed by the accused and the master of the shop.
Thought To Be Shamming.
It was alleged that the deceased lurched, put his hand on a sewing machine and fell forward, On the amooth floor there would appeur to Jave been nothing whieli could have caused serious injúry, and the accused immediately remarked that the deceased was only shuniming. later, deceased was lifted up by the accused, and it was then found that deceased was apparently dend. Medical evidence, continued Mr. Fitzroy, would show that death was caused by concussion. As there 'was no apparent resson for murder, the accused was charged with man- #laughter.
that he did not have
As it was a most serious case, his Worship said he must deal with the accused, severely.
On the charge of assault, the accused was fined $50, pr une mouth. Out of this fine, five dollars was granted to the complainant as compensation for the pain he suffered from the assault.
Ou the other charge of mis- conduet, the accused was fined the maximum amount of $250, or three months' hard labour,
The sentences were made con- secutive,
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SPECULATION IN
EXCHANGE.
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$6,000 and $7,000 during the past he believed it amounted to between haine years.
Dr. A. Cannon. in the box, Haid that on August 2-1 conducted a post-mortem examina- tion on deceased.
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The defendant was convicted but cautioned. -
LOCAL BASEBALL.
FAILING LIGHT ENDS YESTERDAY'S GAME,
It was on account of this that, the defendant said, he committed, the assault. The woman was detained in hospital for three days, but the husband was there for about a week. It was a most savage assault, added Detective Inspector Fallon.
His Worship remarked that it must have been premeditated, and passed sentence of four months' hard labour.
LATE MR. MOOSA.
FUNERAL AT MOHAMMEDAN CEMETERY YESTERDAY.
The funeral of the late
"Dr. Wang proposed that the original draft treaty be, revised on the ground that It was, the plan of the National Government to use Weihaiwel as a naval base. Sir Miles accordingly submitted a re- port of his conferences with Dr. Wang to his home government and is awaiting further instructions from London before he can proceed further with the negotiations. Tha matter remains, therefore, un- settled."-Reuter,
to
day's match between the U.S.S. Guam Darkness fell too soon in yester
The above telegram does not give and the loent Japanese. The Kame hnd to be called at the end of tha
the British point of view in this matter. There is reason to believe Afth inning at seven all. just as it
that Dr. C. T. Wang's proposals was getting to be interesting with a lot of
It started
went further than that and amount. pep and noise. slowly but ripened into a fast paco
ed to nothing less than a demand and a sti struggle, the U. S. S.] · ·
for the unconditional return of Mr. Weihaiwel. There is reason Guna Bghting to overcome the lead; which the Japanese but on them early. K. Moosa who died on Tuesday, believe also that Whitehall does in the game, and the Japanese fight
took place at the Mohammedannot see its way towards meeting ing to prevent them from taking Cemetery, Happy Valley, yesterday this demand.] away. The sailors however managed afternoon. The service was con- to the up the game at the end of ducted by Maulvi the fifth, and as darkness was falling Shah of the H.K. Mosque,
Mohd. Noor
ball, both sides agreed to and the players could hardly see the call it
off.
Half his abilities were due to friendly creditors, as he had bor-100 old notes which he showed in rowed about $12,000 from thom. the Oficial Receiver yesterday, le did not sign documents for this
There was a large attendance of mournera, among whom were Master Z Moosa (son), S. Mahomed Moosa, S. Mustapha Moosa And S. D. Mooka (brothers), Y. A. Wahab and Juman All (brothers-in-law), A. Perry, S. Gubbay, J. Henncany G. Suffnd, J. M. Alaralda, S. S. Seth, D. H. Cooper, M. Nemazee,
Witness considered that death was primarily due to a blow in the head, and the second cause was Comey, lut received it in cash. He cussion or shock. The concussion had paid interest to some of the was severe and there was a slight friendly creditors but not to others. haemorrhage over the whole sur The rate of interest was $1 per $100 face of the braiti. There was no and 80 cents. At the most interests which Mr. Bold claimed U. Rumjahn, Dr. H. el Arculli, evidence of either contusion or injuries to the arteries or any, of the blood vessels, nor any evidence of apoplexy..
On the back of the scalp was 21 wound over, an inch long. The na-
ture of the wound showed that the
impact must have been caused by a blunt object.
Severn Theuries,
In reply to n question by Mr. Fitzroy, witness said that a piece of wood produced could have caused the wound if sufficient force had been used.
was $2. Debtor said he had paid about $1,000 to friendly creditors as interest.
Government Service, Debtor went on to say that he left Taiko Dock when he was earning 8326 a month, and joined the Gov- ernment service in December, 1923, with a salary commencing at $300 a month on probation. After 13 months his pay was put on a ster- iing basis at the rate of 2360 a year. He drew $300 a month with no house allowance until July, Inst year. When he left the service recently be was earning $585 a month, includ ing house allowance. He was earn- ing that salary from January 1, this year.
The blow must have been a severe one. Another possibility was that a soft blow was administered, which enused drevased to full backwards, and in falling, receive the injury.i Dealing with repayments, Mr. The theory that" deceased, in his Dodd said, that since January 1, fall, struck something above, the 1829, he had been paying monthly floor was possible but not pro-instalments totalling $300 to money bable, because in that ease the lenders and $160 interest, making wound would have been than it was,
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lower
total
to meet
to
monthly payments of $400. Consequently he had to borrow again in order with family expenses which came have 3250 a month including school feen
not for his children, the
A full from
chair sufficient force could also caused the injury. It was definite, snid witness, that concussion was caused by the wound, though that was probable. Regarding the physical condi- tion of the decoused, witness said the heart was in a bad state. There was a possibility that a mani with such a heart might, whilst walking, suddenly faint and fall.
Receiver that if he had not speeu- Mr. Dodd agreed with the Official Jated he would not have had to borrow money.
Moneylender's Questions.
there were any creditors who wish- When the Chief Justice asked if
wit-stepped forward and said that Mr. ed to ask questions. Basant Singh Dedd hud asked the moneylenders to sue him. Basant Singh asked- why Mr. Dodd had not disclosed the friendly creditors when the matter was before the Puisne Judge (Mr. Justice Wood).
Replying to his Worship, nosa said the wound must have been inflicted from behind,
The case was adjourned until 11 a.m. on Mominy.
Friedrichshafen, Sept. 4. The Graf Zeppelin landed here at 8.60 this morning.
Thousands unable to bo commodated in the holes wait-
де-
Mr. Dodd replied he did not then disclose there because he knew that they would not sue him.
Basant Singh then asked, where Mr. Dodd had spent the money.
ed all night long, and deafening- Mr. Dodd and he did not receive
ly cheered the dirigible's entry to its hangar, which was emother. ed with flowers and foliage and adorned with the flags of all the nations visited.
if In a lump sum but in drihlets from month to month,
Basant Singh pointed out that ho lent Mr. Dodd $2,500 and naked how that money was spent.
Mr. Dodd explained he used it cover notes for loans which he had redeemed.
The president of Wurtemberg and the burgomaster of Friedrich-o shafen made speeches glorifying the airslijp's achievements. Reuter.
When Basant Singh asserted that Mr. Dodd had never redeemed any. notes, Mr. Dodd, said he held about,
Indian's Allegations, Speaking in a loud and excited oics. Basant Singh said that those bave redeemed were
really x Madar, A. Abbas, S. R. changed for new 'hotes.
told Basant Curreem, Dr. Naidu, O. Kitchell, The Chief Justice Singh not to make so nauch noise M. Akbar, E. Sadick, and many and asked if there were any other others. questions.
Wreaths were sent by Sir quieter voice, he did not believe Nemazce, S. Lillicrap, F. H. Mody. Baasant Singh replied. in a Robert Ho Tung, H. M. H.
truth, saying that he had money Mackenzie, Mr. and Mrs. A. M. that Mr. Dodd was speaking the A. Rahmin, J. H. N. Mody, J. somewhere which he had not dis-Bowes-Smith, Mr. and Mrs. T. A. Perpetuo and daughter, Mr. and Sir Heury Gollan:-Can you give Mrs. Silas S. Perry, Mr. and Mrs. me any grounds for that belief? A. Rabmin, Mrs. E. Gubbay and Basant Singh said he had no fur-family, Miss Clany Chan, Heaara. her questions and the examination Ellis and Edgar, Messrs. Arratoon I was closed.
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BRITISH TROOPS IN ACTION..
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children, and the Jews committed mobs killed Arab women and
children. the first murders of women and shot Arab men, women and chil- dren at Sourbaher and elsewhere.
Even British soldiers
They add that the troubles in. Palestine in the past and present are the direct result of the British Zionist policy, "which aims at an- nihilating the Arab nation in favour of reviving a non-existent
Jewish nation."
tial enquiry by outsiders whose
The Arabs insist on an "impar sense of justice is not curbed by: Zionist influence."-Reuter.
[A message of September 1- from Jerusalem stated;
The High Commissioner, Sir John Chancellor, has issued a pro- clamation referring in the strongest terms to the "savage murders of defenceless Jews, regardless of their age or sex," declaring that his first duties will be to restore order and to Inflict stern punish ment on those found guilty of acts of violence. In view of the recent events he will suspend the dis- cussions, which in accordance with a promise he gave to the Committee of the Arab Executive, he had initiated with His Majesty'a Government regarding constitu- tional changes in Palestine.]
Malta, Sept. 4. Despite the improved situation in Palestine, the battleship Royal Sovereign, the aircraft carrier Engle and two destroyers are standing by ready to proceed to Palestino if events demand their presence there--Reuter,
The Dollar Round-the-World Liner Prezident Garfield sailed from Shang- haf to-day and is scheduled to arrive at this port at 7 a.m. on Saturday, September 7. This steamer will con tinue her Round-the-World Journey the following day at 8.00 4.m.
The American Mail Liner President Jackson is due to call from Manila at 4 p.m. on Friday, September oth and will arrive here at 7am. on Sunday, September 8th. She will nail at 1 a.m. on Tuesday, September 10th for San Francisco and Los Angeles via Shanghaf, Japan and Honolult,
The Dollar Liner President Tuft from San Francisco, will call from Kohe to-day, arriving Shanghal Sept. 6th and sailing for Hongkong on September 7th. This steamer will will arrive here on Monday, Septem- ber 9th.
The American Mail Liner President McKinley ax Seattle August 24th in scheduled to arrive at this port on Sept. 18th.
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