THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 1929.
P.W.D. WATCHMAN'S | EIGHTY YEARS OF
TRANSACTIONS.
MONEY-LENDER SUES ON HIS BEHALF.
TWO ACTIONS FAIL:
PREACHING.
CHRISTIAN CELEBRATION
: NEAR SWATOW.
PROGRESS REPORTED. Two actions brought by Hakam
Swatow, Sept. 19. Singh, money-lender, for a total of The local Presbytery of the $124.80 failed before the Putane Church of Christ in China Judge (Mr. Justice Wood) in the been celebrating the 80th anniver- has Summary Court this morning. hissary of Christian preaching in Lordship holding that the trausthis district. actions wore between Teja Singh, a watchman employed by the gathering was held in the fishing A large and representative P.W.D., and defendants.
During the hearing it was village of Yam-tson where the first alleged by the defence that Teja convert was won in 1849 by Dr. Singh, being debarred from Iend- Lechler, u. pioneer of the Basel Missionary Society. The congre ing money by reason of his em
numbers 280 adult ployment; had given the note togation now
It is self-supporting Hakam Singh to let him sue for members. the money. All parties conducted and has just opened a new church, and schools at a cost of $20,000, The defendant in the first case all_drawn from Chinese sources. was Ching Luk, a P.W.D. motor
The sons of the first convert lorry driver, who was sued for are still alive; one is a doctor, #62.10, 360 principal and $2.40 specially skilled in opthalmic interest. In the second case, operations; another is the senior Hakam Singh sued Ching Luk and minister of the Presbytery; yet Cheong Yee, as guarantor, canother is a preacher in Singa- another note for a similar amount.pore.
their own cases.
OUTRAGES IN THE INTERIOR.
(Continued from Page 1.) who seized him near Loyand, Ho was very badly ill-treated, waa com- pelled to witness revolting cruelties to Chinese prisoners, and was
finally released on payment of a runsom of $3,000, after $50,000 had been demanded.
HAKKA NAME FOR BACHELORS.
UNMARRIED MEN KNOWN AS "SMALL BOYS."
AN ASSAULT CASE.
KIDNAPPING CASE AT KOWLOON.
WOMAN AND TWO MEN IN THE DOCK.
INTERRUPTED WALK.
An earth-carrying, coolie was Sophia Mohammed, described as On August 9, Dr. Henry C. referred to in a case at the Kow- a Chlusse-Indian, and two. Chinese the National Holiness Mission, was "small boy" who had been as- Whyte Smith, at the Kowloon Ma- Wesche, an American, belonging to loon Magistracy this morning as a men appeared before Mr. T. S. carried off from Tungchangfu,saulted by a fellow-worker, result- gistracy this morning, on charges western Shantung, and released ing in two of the friends of the arising out of the alleged kidnip conditions being their enrollment own hands and setting upon the Canton Road. after six days, one of the bandits' first man taking the law into theirping of a small boy from No. 555, in the Nationalist army.
alleged assailant.
On August 19, at Sunlier, Shan- Two young Chinese appeared tung. Dr. Tucker, of Tohchew, Mr., before Mr. T. S. Whyte Smith on Wickes, of Lintsing, and Chinese assistants, engaged on attacked the complainant because some a charge of assault and said they femine relief work, were held for he had struck a small boy. Buence of the pandit chief alone small boy be brought. Into Court a night by bandits, the personal in- His Worship requested that the securing safety for the foreigners and was surprised to discover that when he had recognized in them the person referred to was a coolie. men who had done good work for the poorer Chinese.
His Worship (to the complain. however, were robbed by others of struck the "small bby."
The party ant)la that right, that you the band when the chief was ab sent.
Complainant:We had a fight. On August 17, the Rev. Kilpper, back.
He struck me first and I struck him Fischer (both German) and Walter His Worship:-What does the Plaintiff said he had been a In a village of some 5,000 in (Swiss) were captured at Klying-mall boy" say?
Christian registered money-lender for nearly habitants, the
com chow, on the Kuangtung-Fukien nine years and the present transacmunity, which with adherents and border. Further information is the complainant had had
The man referred to replied that tion was the first he had had with children makes a considerable pro- still lacking.
no business to hit him,, In the latter part of August, defendant. The English writing on portion of the whole, holds a pos!- the note was written by a friend Lion of some influence, and in ad- Messra. E. M. Burton (Butterfield whose name he could not remember, dition has sent out a large num (Commercial Union Insurance Co.), interposed and said it had been & Swire) and I. H. C. Godfrey The mother of the "small boy" and the Chinese characters were ber of workers into the Church. written by defendant. When the Its progress is a signal instance rance inspectors, were captured terrible. The boy had been nearly note was given, plaintiff handed of work which has, in spite of by brigands on the Sungari river, killed.
apparent failure, proved fruitful, north of Harbin. Exorbitant de-
His Worship (to first defendant): In cross-examination, defendant for after four and a half troubled mands were made for ransom and How did you come on the scene stated that he had never borrowed years"Dr. Lechler left the district. being held for about a fortnight.
the captives were released after Did the "small boy" tell you? from plaintiff, but had received the doubtful if any good had been done, presumably after ransom money had us.
First Defendant-Somebody told from Teja Singh,
aBut a few years later, the pioneer been paid, though much secrecy
of the English Presbyterian Mis- was observed and newspapers were ately went to find this man (com His Worship-And you deliber- sion, William Chalmers "Burns, ar- rived and the first convert got into declared to have been at fault in plainant)? touch with him.
even mentioning the bandits' de- mands. thus founded has.
over $30 in cash.
money
watchman employed in the P.W.D. Plaintiff denied this.
Teja Singh, who appeared under subpoena, stated that he had never lent money to defendant and he had not lent any to plaintiff.
Defendant's Story.
Dr.
The Church now some 130 congregations, with a communicant membership of some 6,000, and is incorporated with the Giving evidence, defendant said Church of Christ in China, whose he had been a lorry driver in the General Secretary, the Rev. P.W.D. for nearly four years. He Kepler, attended this celebration.
It is pensant to think that signed the note and wrote the Chinese characters. He put his later years Dr. Lechler visited the "signature to it on May 20 and the congregation. "I left you," money was handed over to him by said, speaking with great emotion, Teja Singh at the same time, the "but Christ did not." transaction taking place
Singh's quarters..
Teja
in
he
In the disastrous typhoon of August 1923, the tidal wave, which
Own
On September 12, five officers of the Norwegian str.
Nearly Killed.
.
First Defendant:-We went to find out what happened. -
יי
The woman and one of the men were charged with kidnapping, while the two men were alleged to Hang village, Taipo. have harboured the boy in Nam
The defendants all denied the charges.
the woman formerly resided with Detective Sergeant Fitches said the complainant in Canton Road. The boy was then very small and she used to take him out for walks. During the course of these walks, she took him to see the Indian Ser geant Major at the Central Police Station.
about four years ago and had not The woman left the complainant
she called on her former tenant, been seen until September 18 when asking to be allowed to take the boy out for a walk.
went away, but the following day The complainant said the boy was now big and at school. The woman she met the boy on his way back from school. As they had "known' each other before, she spoke to the lad and suggested that they should go to see the Indian Sergeant Ma- for, where the boy would be given some clothes..
going to the Central Police Station
The boy consented, but instead of
he was taken to the Yumati Rall- way Station, where they met the second defendant. The boy then In reply to his Worship, Sergeant began to get suspicious and pointed Botnia were Sherry said the "small boy com- out to the woman that that was not captured when the vessel was plained of having been assaulted, the way to the Central Police Stat- pirated at Malchow, A ransom of but he had refused to go to hospi-ion. Thereupon the second defen- $1,500,000 has beer demanded, with tal for treatment. the threat to kill the captives if the money is not forthcoming within mitted that he had struck the "small The complainant, when asked, ad.
boy."
ten days.
Robberies With Violence.
In January, the Misses Allibone, Tucker and Darby, missionaries in Szechuan, were held up by ban- been fired at them, and robbed.
Name Explained..
His Worship (to interpreter): Ask the "small boy" how old he is?
Interpreter:-22.
,"
dant struck the boy and told him
stayed at the third defendant's hut. that he was to go with them.
During the night, the boy alleged that he overheard the three talk about selling him to a man in Fan- ing. He got terrified and the next day when he was being taken across the paddy fields he shouted "Save
heard the lad's cries and bad the first and second defendants arrest- Police Station where the woman ed. They were taken to the Taipo said she was taking the boy to look for the Indian Sergeant Major.
The party went to Talpo and
Defendant continued that hen swept Swalow and the coast took dits near Tachu, after shots had sant):-Why do you call him a life." One of the village scouts! he signed the note it was a blanka toll of over a hundred lives be innging to this congregation. It sheet of paper and handed the met the visitation with courage document to Teja Singh. He
and fortitude, and its membership received $20.
His Lordship asked why defen-has since, increased.-Our
Correspondent. dant had signed for $60, instead of $40, if he only received $20.
Defendant replied that Teja Singh wanted him to sign for that amount because he had previously borrowed $10 for which no,nate was given.
"
When asked if he wanted to question defendant, Hakam Singh said the story told was not true. He added that he had had one action dismissed and now he was
very careful,
Lorry Number on Notel -
1.
VALET TO KING EDWARD.
belladar a. Ma vale
SUICIDE OF AN OLD ROYAL
SERVANT.
The circumstances of the death of Mr. Frank Miedinger, aged 76, of High-road, Leyton, who for 33 years was valet to King Edward, recently forged the subject of an inquest at Whipps Croes.. Mr. His Lordship pointed out a num- Miedinger was found in the base- ber on the note, 827, defendantment of his house with wounds in the his throat and wrists. He died in explaining that that Was number of his lorry, which Teja Whipps Cross Hospital.
Mrs. Annie Cass, Mr. Miedin- Singh asked him to write down.
If you had borrowed money ger's housekeeper, said that he had from a P.W.D. watchman it would been very depressed of late. On down your lorry number?-I don't him a cup of tea and then went not have been necessary to put the morning of the 7th she took
know. He wanted me to do so. out for the day... When she retura You have put down"your wages ed in the evening she found Mr. at $46?—Yes.
Miedinger lying on the floor of the collar with his throat and both wrists cut.
He knew your wages; didn't he? -He know.
а
Why did he ask you to put them
Dr. Ambrose, in recording down? He said he wanted me to verdict of suicide, said that the do so as proof.
Addressing plaintiff, his Lord-poor man had lost nearly all his nearest relatives, and apparently ship said he believed the defen- thought that he was too old to go dant's story. It was quite clear that the transaction was with Teja
on.
Singh and not with plaintiff afterwards asked defendant to sign There were two reasons. why Hakam Singh could not succeed, another name. He signed "Chan firstly, because the note was bad, Fook," and at Teja Singh's request there being a false date on it; and, brought Cheong. Yee as a witness. secondly, because the transaction The piece of paper, bearing was with Teja Singh and not signature "Ching Luk" was torn plaintiff, Judgment would there-off. He further stated that he had fore be given for the defendant.
the
the transaction with Teia Singh and not with plaintiff.
as a
Cheong Yee' said he signed the note as a witness, and not guarantor in the presence of Teja Singh and Ching Luk. Plaintiff, he said, was not then present.
The Second Note. Giving evidence with regard to the second note, Hakam Singh said it was written by Tahil Singh, living at a house in Wanchai. While it was being written, To Defraud Lender? both defendants were outside, and In giving judgment for defen- afterwards plaintiff took them to dants, his Lordship said both his registered address where he admitted having signed the note advanced $30 to Cheong, Yee on and he found that Cheong Yee sign- the guarantee of Ching Luk. The ed aa witness, the Chinese money was actually received by Characters bearing that meaning Ching Luk, but he handed it to being on the note, is Lorship: Cheong Yec. Both men signed the added it was possible in adding note before the money was given those characters he had taken part and nothing had been repaid. In defrauding the leader, but that Ching Luk put up the same did not concern, his Lorship in the defence, and Teja Singh again present case. So far as Cheong denied, in the witness box, that he Yee was concerned, judgment had lent money to Ching Luk would be given in his favour. Defendant alleged that as a Govern- His Lorship further found that ment employee Teja Singh could Ching Luk signed the-note as the not sue, so be had given the note to principal. He believed the story told Hakam Singh to take to Court. by Ching Luk and he thought that The first defendant, in evidence, the story told by plaintiff was not admitted that he signed the note a true story. His Lorship added under another name, Chan Fook, that he was of opinion that the note: and, in fact, he signed the nota was prepared for a similar purpose twica. First of all he signed his to the other note, that the transac-i proper name Ching Luk on June 17tion was not with Hakam Singh "at Teja Singh's quarters, but but with Jeta Singh. The note was
Teja Singh would not give the bad and judgment would money then, and two or three days given for Ching Luk.
His Worship (to the first defen-
house of Dr. F. F. Tucker, of the ried.
"small boy?" On January 7, bandits raided the
First defendant-He is not mar- Famine Relief Commission (Ameri-The Court interpreter explained can Board Mission), Tehchow, to his Worship that it was a Hakka Shantung, badly treated Mrs. custom to refer to men as small Tucker and her son, and stole boys" If they were not married. considerable sum of money.
The complainant and the two de- Early in April, whilst rival fendants were all ordered to sign bodies of irresponsible troops were personal bonds in the sum of $50 battling for the possession of each to be of good behaviour for Changteh, Hunan, Mr. L. H. Gabb, six months. an inspector of the Asiatic Petro- leum Company, was captured, “VIVID IMAGINATIONS bound, and kept without food or clothing for eighteen hours, finally OF LITTLE BOYS.” escuping with a severe wound.
CHARGE AGAINST HEADMASTER DISMISSED.
Detective Sergeant Fitches point- ed out to his Worship that the wo- man knew the Sergeant Major was stationed at the Central Police Station. He had never been stat- ioned at Taipo.
...
After hearing part of the evi- dence, his Worship adjourned the case till this afternoon.
POWELLS
10, Ice House Street.
New Styles Now Showing
in
Glyn & Co's.
44, Old Bond St. London, W.
Soft Felt Hats
There are many nice shades of Grey, Brown, Drab, Fawn, Bliver and Biscuit in either the smart set brime or turn down for the man preferring a more neglige Style. Prices from $18,50. (Other Quality $11.50) - INSPECTION INVITED.
STAR
FORBES RUSSELL COMEDY COMPANY
with
APRIL VIVIAN
Farewell Performances TWO NIGHTS ONLY
TO-NIGHT
TO-MORROW
"BY CANDLE LIGHT” Now packing the Prince's Theatre. “HER CARDBOARD LOVER" A comedy adapted by P.G. Wodehouse.
$3, $2, $I.
Booking at Moutrie's and the Star,"
WEIRD HAPPENINGS. Autumn Styles
UNTRACED FOOTSTEPS, RAPPINGS AND HOWLS.
Wellingborough, Aug. 13. The village of Little Irchester, just outside here, is experiencing thrills that would do credit to any novelist..
On April 13, Ninghsia, Kansu, was captured by bandits, Mr and Mrs. R. C. Scovile, Mrs. Nystrom. and a Catholic father were kept A charge against Howard virtual prisoners for 23 days, dur-Charles Todd, aged 68, a head- ing which they were compiled to do master of Barton-street, Moss much menial work, to feast a 19-Side, Manchester, of assaulting a year-old brigand chief, and to boy of twelve was dismissed at argue against demands for money, Southend recently. peace between the bandits and Kursaal, treated him to u ride at a hours, rappings on doors and weird finally being compelled to make The boy, who was on holiday, Isaid Todd accosted him in the punitive army
Mysterious footsteps in the dark side show, and later assaulted him howls began over the holiday in a shelter on the promenade. The Hon. Treasurer of the St. Hackney-road, London, E...
Edward Buckland, a tailor, of week-end, when Mr. and Mrs. E. Rogers, lodgers at a house in Mil John Ambulance Brigade acknow-waa in the shelter with his wife, ton-road, were left alone while the ledges the receipt of $50 from Mr. said Todd was chased by a hostile occupiers were away.
(Continued on Next Column)
Li Yik-miu.
.bo
Tourists.
who
At midnight came a gentle rattle on the front door, but when it was opened no one, was there.
ex-
Since then unaccountable periences have followed in qulek succession. Early one morning heavy footsteps were heard de- scending the stairs, and the front door was violently slammed. There was no clue to the noises.
Fruitless Watch.
A watch kept during the next day revealed nothing, but at mid- night the door rattling began again, and the occupants ran out- side, to find no one about. They returned to find wet-footsteps all over the kitchen floor and allver from the cupboards scattered everywhere.
On another night the weird manifestations were. repeated when a dozen persons were in the house. The villagers do not know whether to attribute the matter to spiritualist manifestations or the efforts of a clever practical joker.
crowd, who forced him to ap- proach a policeman, "-
Todd, who said he was head- master at a mixed school, derled being at the Kursaal. In the shelter he told the boy it was late for him to be out and placed his hand on his knee. He was "deal- ing with boys every day. This boy said he would call a police- man, and -'he-.(Todd) rose in- dignantly and walked away,"
Mr. W. F. Bestley, for Todd, sald little boys were gifted with a very vivid imagination...
They think things have hap pened when they are not even about to happen," he said. "Tho boy is just at an age when he thinks he knows a lot."
A MOST
TION
ATTRACTIVE SELEC-
OF AUTUMN STYLES IS NOW BEING SHOWN.
TWO AND THREE PIECE WOOL SUITS ARE WORTHY OF SPECIAL MENTION, AND ARE PRICED AS LOW AS $39 FOR THE FORMER, AND $45 FOR THE LATTER.
N EARLY CHOICE IS ADVISABLE.
Pamela
Adjoining -
St. Francis Hotel.
TO-DAY ONLY, at 5.20.and 9.15 p.m.
MARY PHILBIN and NORMAN LERRY
in
"LOVE ME AND THE WORLD IS MINE".
The Greatest Love Story Ever Told with A Merry Go Round Cast-plus-the screen's greatest lovers.
-ADDED" ATTRACTION-7.15 & 9.15 p.m. PerformaNCES.-
PO NINA ET JACQUES
Dancern
“MAJESTIC
2.30 nad 7.15 p.
NATHAN ROAD:
KOWLOON.
Chinees Picture THE UNCONQUERABLE”