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ALLEGED ASSAULT.
REVENUE OFFICER AND RAILWAY EMPLOYEES.
The hearing was commenced be- fure Mr. W. Schofield at the Kow- loon Magistracy, yesterday, of the summonses and cross summonses In which Revenue Officer Tällon and three employees of the Kowloon- Canton Railway are involved.
The Revenue Officer is summoned for alleged assault, while he has taken out a eross summons against the railway" men alleging unlaw ful possession of opium.
Mr. L. R. Andrewes, Assistant Crown Solicitor, represented Re- venue Officer Tallon, while Mr. F. C. E. Rendall appeared on behalf of the railway employees. Mr. J. D. Lloyd, Superintendent of the Imports and Exports Department, watched the proceedings on behalf. of his Department.
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 1929.
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Mr. Rendall opened his case, and said that the complainants were employed by the Kowloon-Canton Railway, Sung Kam was a driver, and had about eleven years service to his credit, while Leung Choi, Areman, had been employed for the last six or seven years.
On October 10, on the day of the alleged assault, Sung Kam, Leung Choi and another fireman, Lau So, composed the crew of the train No.
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WEDNESDAY, Nov. 27th, 1929. 1 down, which ran from Canton tinunily straying on the lines. On "I Know of two Bright Eyes."
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to Kowloon, arriving here at 7.22 p.m. When that train arrived at the Station and as soon as the train had been brought to a stop, the firemen got out to go about their duties underneath the engine while the driver remained on the train.
Search of Engine. As soon as the firemen had got out the driver noticed a European and a Chinese board the cab, and he would tell the Court that he asked the two men who they were, not knowing who they were as they were wearing plain clothes. With- out giving any reply the European then went to the tool box and other parts of the engine cab and carried fout a search.
The driver did not know what they were searching for and en- quired what they were doing. He would tell his Worship that the European, who was the defendant, struck him, underneath the chin The man shouted, and just at that time Leung Choi came up from be- low and as he was entering the cab he saw the European officer take up a spänner and aim a blow at the driver's head. ·
their arrival at their destination "Meet Me by Moonlight," the journey would affect their: nerves, and if they were to be sub- fected to the treatment which they had been subjected to on that day, then there was bound to be trouble among them.
Mr. Rendall pointed out that with passengers on the train, such an occurrence endangered their safety and something ought to be done. He asked that, if a conviction were registered, his Worship should take a serious view of the case.
Although he knew that there had been cases recently of railway em- ployees trying to smuggle opium, and it was necessary for the re- venue department to prevent the importation of the drug, at the same time neither they nor anyone else must go beyond their duty.
Doctor's Evidence.
'Dr. D. J. Valentine was the first witness called and he said that the two men, Leung Choi and Sang. Kam, were admitted to the Kowloon Hospital on October 10 about 9 p.m. Leung Choi had a contused incised wound on the left side of the head, while Sung Kam had abrasions The driver successfully dodged under the chin, on the left, elbow and the spanner struck the steam and left knee. None of the in- gauge, which, on being broken, fill-juries were severe, although the ed the engine cab with steam, al latter had coughed up some blood. though this in itself had had no In reply to Mr. Rendall witness serious results.
said that the injury to Leung Choi
The freman httl heen un-appeared to have been made by coupling the engine, and had a some heavy blunt instrument, and spanner in his hand at the time. intimated that either of two
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European cfficer. The by the. driver then ran away. The other fireman.. Lau, So. appeared on the scene, and he would tell his Worship that he saw a blows being struck.
The European then walked away, while the driver and the fireman, remained on the platform, and inter the train was taken back to the sheds at Hunghom. After the Incident had been reported to Mr. J. Smith, the men were taken to the Kowloon Hospital, where they were éxamined by Dr. Valentine. They were detained for three days, and immediately after their discharge the present proceedings were com- menced,
Trying Drive from Canton, The journey from Canton, said Mr. Rendall, occupied about four hours,
caused the wouml.
Mr. J. Smith, acting chief mechanical engineer of the K.C.R., gave evidence of sending the driver and fireman to the Hospital.
Witness mentioned that the gauge glass and its profecting plates had been broken on the engine on which the two men had been engaged.
Witness then described the duties of the driver and firemen on the arrival of the train at the Kowloon Station.
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The case was adjourned.
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