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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, THURSDAY, APRIL
CHINÉSE CHAMBER
ELECTION.
MEETING DISSOLVES THE
NEW COMMITTEE.
KOWLOON MURDER
MYSTERY.
P
WOMEN INMATES' NIGHT OF TERROR.
The election diapate among Further evidence was taken by members of the Hongkong Chinese Mr. Hamilton, at the Kowloon General Chamber of Commerce, Magistracy yesterday afternoon, in which caused
Cheung, much tension in the case in which Wong tocal commercial circles, was finally alias Wong Sik-cheung, and a wo- settled at an extraordinary meet-man, Choi Shiu, are charged with yesterday afternoon, when, on having, with Wong Kan, not the suggestion of the resigning custody, murdered Kau Shink in an Chairman, Mr. Li Ye-mui. the-numbered house in Reclamation mecting resolved to cancel the Street on March 31, previona election and hold another Mr. Somerset Fitzroy conducted in a few weeks' time.
the prosecution. Continuing
in
Interest among promise il Chin.
her evidence, Li ese merchants und bunkers in the Shuet-kung, said that she saw election question was evidenced Wong Cheung hold a
piece of rope by record attendance of over by the two ends and throw it over one hundred menibers.
Kau Shuk's head. Wong Kan then Expressing his full agreement put out the Bght. Chai emerged with complaints made by the from her lied about the same time seventeen members of the General the rope was thrown round Kan's Committee and 1 members concern-head. Witness then went out of ing the procedure adopted at the her cubicle and sat on the bed-space last election, the Chairman frank-crupled by Yeung Shuet-ngo, An- ly admitted in his speech that other woning Tae Young joined most unfortunately some ex-meny them there. She w Kau lying on
who bers of the Chamber
had his back grouning, and Wong Kan died or were no longer residents uatting down beside him. Choi in Hongkong or had forfeited their came to where they were and asked privileges as members by not pay-them not to make a sound, and ing their fees for two years had stopped with them until Kat's body been included in the list of votere,was removed from the house. She The mistake was due to the adepaw Wong Kan and Wong Cheung tion by fleials of the Chamber carrying a gunny bag containing of old lists used in previous eles something out of the house. They tions without making investiga- | returned after fifteen minutes with the Stanching Of eclan empty ginny bay. Chol opened The door for them and they all went into the eng. The Belf was put Excentive Committee fully sup- she stew Choi ge with
bucket for water. When she re ported the suggestion of thurned, she saw Wong Cheung wipe seventeen members of the Generaljap the binod from the floor with a Committee and he preqsed to: mop. At dawen she left the houer hold another election.
in search of another cubicle. Kau The Chairman's resulution was had been staying there for Your days and they all seemed to have passed by the majority.
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Mr. Li so that he and the
The Membership List,
i
In reply to first defendant, wit-
Mr. Chai Heung-pak, the Scerviness emphatically asserted that sho tary, explained to the meeting had seen him throw the rope about that a printed list of present me Kant's head.
bers of the Chamber would be
distribute to those present and In reply to veonid defendant wit-
he invited members to notify himess denied that she the
defen-
of any person in the list who was dant) had told them that she was
ber.
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At the suggestion of one of the members the meeting decided request the Secretary to write to those who had not paid their fees for two years and ask them to pay up within three days, otherwise their privileges of election or voting would be forfeited.
30, 1931.
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no longer a resident here or had nervous. Witness did not then tell Kan and Wong Cheng, the former forfeited his privileges as a mea-{defendant, "You have taken no grasping Kau from behind and the
front. She part, you need not be frightened." latter from in
Yeung Shuet-ngo, the who occupied the bed-space. said his neck.
woman then push him down and squeeze EFFECT OF SOVIET ACTIVITY
As soon as she heard ON WORLD'S MARKETS. Sir Josiah Stamp does not think that on the night of March 31 she the cries of "Save life," the last
the end of the depression in the awakened by cries of "Save life" witness Li came to her bed and
New York. Apr. 20. United States and Canada is at from Kau Shuk. She looked in the also Tse Yeang. Sometime later
Russia's return to the world present in sight-Reuter's Ameri- direction of the reng, in which the Choi came into the passage and markets is bound to create diffeul-cax Service. lights were on. She saw
Wony
told them not to make a noise. Shetles, declared Sir Josiah Stamp saw Wong, Kan and Wong Cheung who is returning to England. He carry a gunny bag containing some added that while the Russian Mr. M. K. 1. suggested that the ted,
thing out of the house. She heard dumping in, the export wheat Chamber should make it plain to On the suggestion of Mr. Ho them return about fifteen minutes Imarket will not prove an Insur-
She a Choi get a backet mountable obstacle those who failed to pay their fees Kwong the meeting decided to ap-inter. that if fees in arrtar were pad point Messrs. Ho I. Chao Chen-of water, and Wong Cheung, np recovery, it nevertheless II up subsequently their statu. asyu, Yung Koon-man. and Chan The flour. members would be restored,
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