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HUNG TAK BANK TRAGEDY.
WITNESS RELATES SHOCK OF BEING AWAKENED.
Ching Chau-wul, eldest son of the manager of the Hung Tak Bank, 65 Queen's Road Central, yesterday gave evidence in the case in which Li Mar-poon is charged with the capital offence resulting from the tragic affair which occurred at the Bank on May 23rd last, when five children were killed in their sleep with a chopper,
The proceedings were resumed before Mr. Lindsell, and Mr. Hin- shing Lo is watching the case in the interests of the Bank and the re-
latives of the victims,
SETTLING DOWN IN AUSTRALIA.
MR. W. J. STOKES LEAVES
ON, THE ST. ALBANS,
THE LONDON NAVAL PACT.
CONGRESS ADJOURNS WITH DUTY NEGLECTED,
Washington, July 4. The United States Congress has adjourned.
Mr. W. J. Stokes has left for Australia, where he hopes to spend in good health and happy retirement the remaining years of a very full and active life. He A special session of the Senate was accompanied by Mrs. Stokes. will be convoked for -the They departed yesterday by the 7th just, to consider the London St. Albans and many of their old Naval Pact-Reuter's American friends were on the good ship to Service. see them off and wish them fare. well.
The calling of the special session of the Senate is a fulfiraent by the Mr. Stokes first arrived in President of his threat that he Hongkong on the Blue Funnel s.s. would call such a session if, the Laertes In August of 1903.
For London Treaty was not considered seventeen years he served as Chief and acted on during the regular Engineer on various vessels on session. The Senate urged its the China Coast, and in November, postponement until the next regular 1919, settled down in Hongkong, session but to this President Hoover as Secretary of the Marine refused to agree.] Engineers Guild of China, a posi tion from which he retired on January 31 this year. During those ten years he was prominent-
Ching Chau-wal stated he slept on the first floor of the Bank pro- mises on a deck chair. On the
the China Coast Officers Guild, In morning in question, he was aroused
dealing with the strike of the by the pain consequent on a blowly identified with public affairs, officers and engineers in the local inflicted with a sharp weapon across particularly on the Kowloon side, vessels. The strike terminated on his neck. He jumped up on his and came to be regarded as one December 20, 'on' which date an feet and, while holding his eyes, of the Colony's most useful
agreement to submit the wages shouted "save life!".
citizens. He held strong and dispute to arbitration was reach
Arbitration Court sat At that moment he saw Wan sound views and expressed them ed. The
directly and fearlessly. Well- Bank, standing by his bed, and also the Colony, his departure will be Chee-chip, a foki employed at the known and respected throughout from March 17 to 29, 1920, (nine perceived the accused running away very keenly regretted not only by towards the passage outside the those whom he served but by a room. Witnesa was not certain very much wider circle of friends whether the accused was holding and acquaintances who came to anything in his hands.
appreciate his sterling worth and work.
Refused to Lend Money. There was an electric light burn ing on the floor and by its light he was able to make out the defen dant, and saw his face clearly, As far as witness knew, there was no ill-feeling between the accused and any member of his (witness') family. It was a fact that two days prior to the attack, the accused had asked him for a loan with which to start some business, and witness had refused on the score that he
had no money.
The Magistrate: Can you sug- gest any motive for this attack?
Witness suggested that a motive might be found in the fact that he had refused to lend the accused money. Witness was proceeding to detail a conversation which he over- heard when he was stopped by the Magistrate. who held such state ment as inadmissible owing to the accused being not present at the conversation.
Witness said he identified the bodies of his two younger brothers and those of his two cousins at the Mortuary..
Early Days.
and Ar, Stokes represented the sittings) at which Capt. D'Oliveyra
officers, and engineers; the ship- owners being represented by the late. Mr. E. H. Sharp, Mr. Eldon Potter and Mr. W. E. L. Shenton. The arbitrators were Mr. N. L.
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First Visit Home for 37 Years.
Mr. Stokes is a Londoner. He ting as umpire. The award was was born at Broad Street Build-promulgated on May 27, 1920. ings (now Broad Street Station. Mr. Stokes took a very prominent M. & S.R.) in the city on part in that big battle for better November 21, 1802. Educated at pay and conditions for officers of various Day Schools and finally the China coast. at Ongar Grammar School, hel entered the ce of Henry Bucknall any Sons (now Ellerman In February of 1925, Mr. Stokes and Bucknall) in 1876 and two was on leave in Britain, his first years later "was apprenticed to visit home for 37 years. He re- Mr. G. N. Tanner, a London turned from leave at the end of engineer. On completion of his the year. He took charge of both apprenticeship in 1883 he joined Guilds at Hongkong during the
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of the Cork SS. Company. August of 1885 he passed for Guild in 1927, and had a very un- Secretary, China Coast Omeers Second Class Certificate and inxious time then on account of the January of 1887 joined. Lund's China Navigation Company strike. Blue Anchor Line, now incor- porated in the P. and O. S.N. Company. November of the fol- lowing year saw him in Fremantle, Western Australia.
1890 he spent pearling in Shark Bay, a venture, which he later admitted, was not a very great success. In January of the fol- lowing year he joined the West While witness was giving his Australian Government Railways, evidence, accused often broke in but the call of the sea was so with the question: Are you suresistent that in 1892 he found that the person whom you saw was
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Prisoner's Injuries.
Dr. G. H. Thomas, Medical Of ficer at the Government Civil Hos- pital, said that the accused was admitted on May 23rd last into the Institution, suffering from a six- inch wound in the front of his neck, the muscles being cut through down to the wind-pipe and just missed it. Witness treated the patient and fixed up the wound. He gathered from the sharp edge of the wound that it was caused by a clean cut or sweep with a chopper such as the one exhibited in Court. It was so
employment with the Adelaide Steamship Company. It Wag whilst 50 employed that he married Miss Francis Cooper, of
Mr. Stokes retired from the Guild on January 31 this year, and a number of presentations, including a ailver inkstand, a card tray and a clock, were made to him on that occasion.
Local Activities.
Mr. Stokes took a particularly keen and active interest in the Institution of Engineers and Ship- builders, of which he has been a member since 1903, a member of the Committee from 1921, Libra-
rían since 1922 and President 1928-9.
Fremantle, who, as Mrs. Stokes, Particularly interested in the HOW accompanies her husband development of the Peninsula, Mr. back to the acenes of her child-Stokes was a very valuable mem- hood days.
ber of the Kowloon Residents' As-
Mr. Stokes obtained his First sociation, being on the Committee Class Certificate in 1899 and the since 1922 and serving, as Presi- same year joined the Fremantle | dent in 1927. He was specially in- Harbour Works. Here he re-terested in the improvement of the mained until the stoppage of the Star Ferry approach, electric light. Harbour Works in 1903, and then ing, traffic improvement and the joined Holt's (Blue Funnel) Com- inauguration of buses.
pany.
Arrives in Hongkong,
A Freemason, Mr. Stokes join- ed Lodge Zetland, 525, E.C., on In August of that year he came Clearance from Lodge Caledonian, deep that some pressure must have to Hongkong- very different Fremantle, 830, S.C., in March of been exerted. The wound could have been self-inflicted. In fact it langkong to what it is to-day- 1923 and in May of the same year for the first time. He was then was Exalted in Victoria Chapter, was most likely that it was so in-
Second Engineer оп the 8.5. 525, E.C. flicted. If there was a second cut Laertes. a vessel that was later at all, the second wound could not sold to Messrs. Wo Fat Sing. Ten of the Hongkong Society for the Mr. Stokes, was a Life Member have much effect in view of the days later he was promoted Chief Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, thoroughness of the first.
Engineer of the Laertes. on Witness stated he also examined change of ownership. For four- a member of the Hongkong branch, Ching Chau-wui, who had a slashteen years he served as Chief Navy League, St. George's Society On and an Hon. member Association from the nose to the left ear. The Engineer of the, Pheumpenh. wound was fully five inches long. September 19, 1917 he joined of Engineers, Singapore, There was also another cut on the left shoulder. The wounds could hardly have been self-inflicted. The one in the face was very severe.
The case was again adjourned.
London, July 4. The death has occurred of Mr. Herbert Jeans, the Chief Editor of Reuter's, from heart failure following a long illness-Reuter.
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Mr. Stokes made a special study of heraldry and was always keen of Mesara. Moller and Co.'s ships, to see the Union Jack in its pro- the Nancy Dollar.
per design and measurements Mr. Stokes' real association wherever flown. His hobby is with the public affairs of Hong-work and this he did in the inter- kong started in November of 1919 esta of others in a strong, straight when he was appointed Branch and fearless way. His recréation Secretary of the Marine Engineers is more work of a different kind. of China and posted to and in his hours of relaxation he Guild Hongkong to asalst Capt. L. enjoys nothing better than a cup D'Oliveyra, the then Secretary of of strong tea and a pipe.
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