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THE
HONGKONG
FERRY ASSAULT
CHINESE CHARGES TWO HIGHLANDERS
The case in
which
TELEGRAPH.
WEDNESDAY, MAY 18, 1932.
FLOOD MENACE
big crowd on board and every- body was pushing about a bit. Witnoda remembered having ac- cidentally pushed into the com- YANGTSZE RISE CAUSES plainant, who turned round Im-1
ALARM IN HANKOW mediately and said, "What's tho Privates idea?" Witness alleged that im-
Hankow, May 17. The Yangtazo waters continue Harry Michio and John Quinn, of mediately after saving this, com- the Argyll and Sutherland High-plainant hit him in the stomach to rise and are causing consider- anxiety. Urgent potitions landers, were summoned by Mr, and on the nose. He retaliated. able George Shiv Ki Lau, of Kowloon Before they could go any further, have been sent by the people to Quinn and other soldiers who the local authorities to strengthon Tong, for assault was concluded?
the Changkung and Lanklang at the Kowloon Magistracy be-wero on the ferry, stopped them.
Michio said he did not see dykes, two of the must important, fore Mr. Fraser yesterday, when Michle was fined $10 and Quinn dis-Quina, strike complainant. He for protecting the Wuhan aren
Jimself struck complainant be- from foods. charged.
cause he was struck first. Ie nd- mitted he struck fairly hard.
Felt Insulted.
Asked what he thought of the action of the complainant and
The local authorities in turn have appealed to Nanking for funds. Neuter.
It was alleged by the complain- ant that while leaving a Ferry about 11.45 p.m. on April 20, nc- companied by Miss Pong, he was kicked in the leg and struck In the face by the two defondants. Miss Pong in walking away, wit- AIDING SILK INDUSTRY.
A cross-summons in connexiou ness anid at the time he thought with the samo Incident was dis-it was an insult, but added that missed. Mr. C. Y. Kwan repre- he dismissed the incident almost sented the complainant.
nt. once.
plank to be lowered. There was!
Nanking, May 17. With a view to giving some mea- Mins Pong, in continuation of Cross-examined by Mr. Kwan.sure of relief to the Chinese silk her evidence, said she saw Michie witness said there were four or industry, the Government has de- kicking and Quinn hitting the five of his soldier friends stand cided to exempt Chinese silk from complainant. She stated that ing behind him as he was wait the export tax.-Router. when they boarded the forry at ing, together with the complalt Hongkong, one defendant sat bo-ant and Miss Pong, for the gang side her and the other posite her. She shifted her posi- quite a good deal of pushing about time of the alleged incident, was tion, but they came nearer. At
and he was pushed from behind with a young lady, for whom he last, she took another sent to and from the side. He admitted was responsible, and it was not gether with the complainant. that he pushed into the complain- conceivable that a man of his so- cint position should assault two Asked by Mr. Fraser, witnessant, but it was
of night. said she moved because it was push forward by the people at the soldiers at that time cooler. The ferry
The two defendants were braway rather back. Lerowded at the time, and she had
Mr. Kwan-You did not hit himmen, and it was equally incon- celvable that the compinannt not shifted on account of any firat?-No.
Instigation, feeling against the defendants.
I put it to you that when he should; at his own turned round and said, "What's pick a quarrel with them. the idea?" you hit him in the eye.
Quinn Discharged.
Was
Complaint te Constable.
On Mr. Fraser asking witness what the defendants thought of her action. Mr. Kwan protested, | saying that he did not think it fair to put that question to her.
Mr. Fraser-I am merely pav-) ing the way for the defence.
Mr. Kwan-With due respect, I don't think it is for your Worship to pave the way for the defence. Mr. Fraser-But the defence is not represented.
doesn't mal- Mr. Kwan-Thi ter. The defence must take the case as it is.
through being
No. You did not say anything all?—No.
You did not even say. sorry"?-No.
at Mr. Fraser said that on the evi- donce, Private Quinn did not en- ter into the picture and dis- charged him.
"I'm
Mr. Fraser convicted Michic of assault. It was obvious, he said,
"Where did, he strike yois ?"'-- In the stomach and the nose.
Where did you feel the pain? In the stomach or in the nose? that Michie was a willing agent Both.
"Used to It."
In the box, Private John Quinn said he did not feel anything at all when complainant and Miss Pong walked away. He said he
ed?
to the assault and had used more force that he should have done.
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The remaining thing to decide was who struck the first blow.
however, On the evidence, must dismiss the cross-summons against complainant.
A Chinese constable on truffe
An officer of the Argyll and duty near the Star Ferry Wharf Was accustomed to that sort of thing as it was not the Brat timo at Kowloon on the night in quit had happened.
Sutherland Highlanders said that tion said that complainant com- Mr. Fraser-Did you feel insult the two defendants bore very good plained of having been assaulted.
characters, and had behaved pro- No.
two усяка. Complainant pointed to two sol-
Quinn said he saw complainant perly for the last diers, who had already boarded a
strike Michle on the nose and There was nothing against them bus, but as it had started to more stomach. Ho denied that he had during their service here. he could not make an arrest.
raised a hand against the com-1 Accompanied by complainant and
plainant. aliss Pong, he followed the bus in a taxi.
Argyll's Story.
Mr. not
In convicting Michie, On being asked by Mr. Kwan Fraser remarked he would
he say that Michie had received no whether he helped Michie,
provocation, but had used greater dented very heatedly.
he should. The the violence than
Private Harry Michie said he
Quinn admitted going to was dressed in uniform, on April Shamshuipo Police Station with position of a private soldier in that Michle 26. On the ferry he sat opposite complainant and Miss Pong. In the Colony was not an enviable the complainant and Miss Pong, the charge room, he denied hav-one. He was sure and Quinn sat beside the coming assaulted complainant, but had used grout restraint and had tried to be as law-abiding as pos- plainant. Complainant and Miss Michie did not.
sible.
Mr. Fraser sald the matter
Pong moved further away from Private W. Walker, of the same Quinn and finally left that row regiment, said he was on the ferry, and went to another seat. Aunt the time and saw complainant seemed to have been the result of they did so, complainant looked strike Michle, who hit back at witness, who bad the impres-self-defence. sion that ne (complainant) was annoyed.
By this time, the ferry had ar- rived at Kowloon. There was a
This concluded the case for the defence.
ina regrettable misunderstanding. He was sure the defendants had no intention of annoying com- plainant, and he was equally sure complainant had no intention of annoying the defendants.
Mr. Kwan pointed out to his Worship that complainant, at the
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