CAUSEWAY BAY MURDER
TRIAL COMMENCES AT SESSIONS
CASE OUTLINED
THE
BENEFIT OF THE
DOUBT
UMBRELLA THEFT
NOT PROVED
Accepting the defendant's plen
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HEAVIEST TERM
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TELEGRAPH. TUESDAY, OCTOBER 18, 1932.
Yip Sing, with a record of al-
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record justified the imposition of His Lordship aald the prisoner's the heaviest sentence the law would allow, and he would be sentenced to three years hard labour.
OFFICERS' 11 P.M.
ESCAPADE
CARS HELD UP ON LONELY ROAD
Six young Army officers who.
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that she had made a mistake, Mr. most continual sontonces for for a joke, held up motorists at Wynne-Jonco, at the Central larcenles and other offences from lonely cross-roade, were fined £2 Police Court this morning, dis- 1926 onwards, this morning pload- each and ordered to pay £8 128, Tho trial of L Kaap-ting, charged a young Chinese girl who ed guilty to returning from 3d. costs at Salisbury for obstruct-matres. (642 KG) described as a leather worker, for umbrella from the Sincere. Co. before Mr. Justico Wood at the
was accused of theft of an banishment when be appeared ing the highway. the murder of Leung Sze-anu, the
Criminal Sessions. 15-year-old son of Mr. Loung yesterday.
When asked what she meant by Wing-suen, at 40 Causeway Bay "mistake," the defendant romark Road on the night of September ed that she had gone to the store 6th, npened at the Supreme Court with her aunt who had taken an this morning before the Chief umbrella with her. When they were Justice, Sir Joseph Kemp. Very leaving, the aunt went out first and, little public Interest was evinced noticing an umbrelin on the coun and only a small number of people, ter, abe thought it belonged to her were in Court.
nunt. It was when she was leny- The accused pleaded not guiltying the store that she was over to the charge, and was represented taken by a salesman and inter by Mr. Duncan McNeill (Messrs. given in charge. Russ and Co., solicitors), while Mr. J. A. Fraser prosecuted behalf of the Crown.
on
His Worship described the Com- pany's umbrella as being identical with that belonging to the aunt. The jury comprise Messra. E.
Sub-Inspector Mist agreed und Korn, (foreman), G. C. Hender- remarked that he had told the son, Chung Chu-ling, Chau Fook-Sincere management that the girl DK, Julio C. Vieira Ribeiro, W. G might have made a mistake, as she Fischer and C. M. Sequeira.
had stated, but in view of the Outlining the
numerous larcenies which had for Crown, Mr. Fraser said, accused desired the girl charged.
the occurred at the store, the manager was a leather worker employed nt the Pik Ah
His Worship remarked that it Kwong
Leather was quite possible the girl had Factory at Nos. 37 and 38, Cause-made a mistake, All the circum- way Bay Road. The deceased stances were in her favour, Ilved in a flat next to the factory in which the accused worked. The prosecution alleged that at about an on the morning September 6th the accused mur- dered the deceased at his house.
WENT TO STEAL,
of
that
The facts briefly were accused went to the house on that night to steal. IIe climbed on to the verandah and gained access to the house. An alarm was given by a parrot and the whole house. hold was awakened.
Ageused stabbed five people altogether including the deceased who died of his injuries, and then made his escape. The premises were the first noor of an ordinary Chinese house, consisting of a kitchen in the, rear, WI main cubicles, a parlour and a small room referred to as the store room. The latter led on to the
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phoned for the doctor.
KNIFE FOUND.
They were 2nd-Liout. II, W. and Lieut. J. T. Gough, of the Fisher, Lieut. W. G. L. Mattinson Royal Tank Corps, Tiishead; 2nd- Victoria Hospital, Notley: Lieut. W. G. R. Elliott, Royal Corps of Lfaut. M. J. Woolcombe, Royal
Mr. T. S. Whyte Smith said the Signale, Bulford, and 2nd-Lieut. man's record was:-April 11, 1925, A. Walker, Royal Artillery, Bul one month for larceny; Sept. 11, ford. 1925, three months for intent to Dick Turpin Days. commit a felony, and banished for 10 years; June 25, 1926, 12 months for returning from banishment; November 20, 1920, six weeks for larceny and 12 months for return- ing from banishment; January Unfortunately, the days of Dick 14, 1929, three months for larceny Turpin seemed to have come back. and 12 months under deportation but the successors
of the old order: December 11, 1929, 10 rascal were now
described na birch for returning from banish- months and 20 strokes of the motor bandits.
There was no suggestion of months and 24 strokes of the birch defendants, but they ought to have ment; September 8, 1930, 12 felonious intent on the part of the for returning from banishment; known better than emulate the. August 1, 1931, 12 months for conduct of bandita. returning from banishment.
There had been three deporta- tion orders against him and his last expulalon was in June 1932.
Accused admitted the facts and was sentenced accordingly.
BURGLAR SENT TO GAOL
GETS THREE-YEAR TERM
Kwok Tsan, charged at the
Sessions before
Police whistles were blown and
constable, hearing the nose,Criminal went to the flat. He reported Justice Wood this morning with the matter to the Pollee Station burglary, pleaded guilty and and a Police Inspector arrived on sentenced to three years' the scene. In the gutter was found, labour.
a knife at the spot where necused had dropped into the road. En quiries were made and
accused was located at midnight on the 6th-7th September. He was taken to the Police Station where he was
Mr.
was
hard.
of
stolen jewellery to the value
He was charged with having $4,000 and a further $1,185 in money from Ko Lo-chi.
Mr. Whyte Smith aald nothing
Mr. W. H. Taylor, prosecuting. said that he did not suppose the Bench had ever had a case like this before.
They arrived at a lonely spot in two cars, and proceeded to hold up the public. One of the officers his arms and legs, and another was held across the highway by
stood waving a handkerchief.
Reginald Stevens, of Stoford, said that he was motor-cycling with Miss Blake on the pillion after 11 p.m., when he saw the He was alarmed, so he ac- colerated. As he passed them they jumped aside. Miss Blake had been ill ever since.
men.
man
Fred Gaisfort, of Bemerton, snid that he was motoring and saw waving a handkerchief. and said there, had been a terrible When he stopped someone came accident.
Three mes jumped on the run- ning board. He was "a bit frightened," and was very con- eerned for the women in his car. "Things Looked Ugly."
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Trot-foodnight, Vienna,
My tuebird's Uack Again. -Oh, What a Thrill. -Gone Forever.
-How Long Will It Lux? -Lullaby of the LenTER. -Me Bilent Love.
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-Nothing But
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Walls-Paradise,
With vocal chorures by Mr. G. F. D'Aquino
He asked the men what they (Tom).
verandah and access could only be found to be wearing blood-state was known against the man beyond wanted and one said, "I want you Bong-Intermezzo-"I Want Your Heart"
cublele with a friend staying the night.
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A parrot was in its cage in the store room facing the front pas lour, and the only illumination Whe A ten candle-power lamp which hung over the front culicie. The light was left on all night.
clothes.
this. All of the property had been recovered and the man had made the premises where he carried out no profit. He was employed on the burglary, having been there about 20 days. He obtained the
obtained from the verandah. The door was secured by a lock on the vulside. Deceased was sleepingmises showed that the lock had A further search of the pre on a settee in the front parlour been wrenched off the door. The and his father and mother were kalfe was a leather-knife with a sleeping in the rear cubicle. Two amahs were sleeping in the front bevelled edge. At the leather key of the safe from where he factory where the accused worked atole the articles and money hy the knives were examined and the breaking into a wooden cupboard only one missing. When he was anfe. He actually used the key one used by the accused was the in his room which led into the found the acrused was taken to belonging to the custodian of the hospital.
works would state that accused did'
Three employees at the leather safe, and not a key of his own. He was enught attempting to not deep in his bed on the night of
escape by the Cheung Cha launch. the 5th-6th September, but that at 6 o'clock they saw him sitting Before the murder was committ-In the workshop in a blood-stained ed, deceased's father got out of singlet m.d shorts. Accused was hed at about 3 am. He went out later found by the police hiding. on to the verandah, and stayed behind some suitcases on the first there until about 4 .m. when he floor of No. 38. returned to bed. Before he 30- turned, he re-bolted the door. At about 4.30, the father was aroused by a cry from the parrot, and his wife, sleeping next to him, called out to the amah. The father then slowly got up, He reached the cubicle door and then heard a cry of "Thief".
AROUSED BY PARROT.
passage where the mah was
It
Accused wes in hospital until September 22nd when he was dis- charged and charged with murder.
ACCUSED STORY.
TEN YEARS FOR KIDNAPPER
ACCUSED ADMITS
OFFENCE
Kwok Yuet-fau, charged with
In a statement he said that he stealing a child under the
age
to drive us to Liverpool.". As things looked ugly he started up the car and got away.
found a case of beer bottles in one It was stated that the police.
empty but one.
of the officers' cars, and all were
question of drunkenness because Mattinson said there was no
there were four of them and the end. drink had to last them the week-
He added that it was really a silly joke.
The Chairman said the Bench could only describe it as an extra- ordinarily stupid joke.
PHYSICAL TRAINING FOR YOUTHS
BASIS FOR NATIONAL MILITIA?
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TRAFFIC CASES
I.G.P. PROSECUTES DRIVER
Prosecuted by the Hon. Inspector
owed a person some money and of 4 years, pleaded guilty before President von Hindenburg has General of Police (Mr. T. H. King), was being pressed for payment, the Mr. Justice Wood at the Criminaligned a decree, countersigned by the driver of a motor car was ereditor stating that if he did not Sessions this morning, and was Chancellor von Papen and Baron fined $30 by Mr. Schofield at the He looked out and saw in the pay he would strike him. Accused sentenced to 10 years' hard labour, von Gayl, the Home Secretary, Central Police Court this morning promised to pay when he received Accused said he did not wish setting up a board for "promoting when summoned for dangerous man dressed in a white singlet and
his next wages, but the man said to say anything but would leave the fitness of Germany's youth." driving in Wellington Street by shorts. He picked up a foot rule he must have the money within two himself in his Lordship's hands. This is to sit under the auspices travelling at a speed in excess of and attacked the intruder. The days. Accused said he would pay Later he told the Court that he of the Home Secretary himself, the margin of safety. intruder made his escape over the
the following day. Accused had no had been in Hongkong only a but its managing director is Gen- An accident which occurred at partition into the store-room and money and intended to steal and so few months. Previously he had erat von Stultnagel, lato Com-the junction of Caine and Arbuth- then through the French windows
pay the creditor.
been employed as a servant in a mander of the Reichswehr in Dres- not Roads, where a motor car and in to the verandah and Mr. Leung
He took a leather-knife with him European house and afterwards den.
a lorry came into collision, had a saw the man drop into the street because he knew he would have to became a seaman and want to All sports organisations and sequel before his Worship when the below. Mr. Leung came back to
cut a leather box. He climbed up Shanghai from which port he movements now attempting in- driver of the lorry was accused of the flat and turned on the light and to the verandah by means of a had recently returned.
dividually to promote physical disobeying the signal of the police. say the body of his son lying on
water pipe. He found the door Mr. Whyte Smith said the man efficiency by games, drill, or the man on duty. A fine of $5 the settee in the front parlour in a
locked and so pulled the lock off. was caught trying to leave with like are to be gathered under one Imposed. pool of blood. Then he dis-He then climbed into the small 'the child on the Macao steamer, head, no matter what their
cubicle. The parrot screeched and He had taken the child aboard ligious or political boligfa.. the people woke. They came flock-and left it there, and had return-
covered that he had himself re- ceived an injury, a blow received from the intruder having almost severed his ear.
AMAH'S STORY,
:
ng around him and he hit out at led to the boat a few minutes be- random to right and left. He fore sailing time.
then clambered over the verandah balustrade And escaped. He dropped the knife as he jumped and he did not stay to plek it up.
The amah who was sleeping in the front cubicle would say that she got up from bed to look after statement made no reference about. Mr. Fraser pointed out that the the parrot, which was screaming. killing the boy, but suggested that She received two blows on the when he got into the premises the head and turned around and saw a whole household attacked him. man in white singlet and shorts
in the front cublele doing some-
"Thief" and he ran at her. She moved further down the passage,
It was significant in the case that
at the time the amah was there not A sound
"PACK OF LIES."
(Mr. Fraser) submitted that tho
LOCAL ARTIST
ROBBED
WOULD-BE COOK'S
THEFT
Reds Left Out.
Po-
The sole exception will be the Communists, who are not to be included.
Mon are to be picked as leadera who have already distinguished themselves in one or other of the youth movements of various kinds which exist at present.
WEB
Mrs. Reis, driver of motor car No. 3471, was fined $6 for parking her car in Wyndham Street below the offices of the South China Morning Post.
Cheung Fook, coxswain of the motor boat Swanley, and Lau Lin, coxswain of the steam launch Talkoo Law,, wore charged before the Hon. Comdr. Hole, at the Marino Court this morning, with having made fast their vessels to the gangway of the sa, Kanchow outelde two others on October 13 at 4.50 p.m. Both secured pleaded guilty, and were find $5 or five days' imprisonment cach.
No plan has been made to dis- solve the Hitler Storm Troops, or the Reichsbanner, but it is hoped thing near the bed. She cried At the Police Court proceedings,
Mr. E. A. von Kobza Nagy, B.A., that these will co-operate in train-; accused made another statement the well-known artist and photo-ing youth in physical fitness. which amplified the first statement grapher, was the victim of a petty! So far the manifesto, The ex but differed very materially. He walked out of his house at 4, The political and military significance the Republican Reichmanner, in theft yesterday when & Chinese clusion of all Communist organi-
sations immediately forces the operate with their arch enemies, was heard from the first statement was consistent, but Albany with a pair of silk pyjamas, of the new movement upon decensed. Later in an identifica- that the second was a pack of lies, four handkerchiefs and a pair of the most unblased of observers.
even promoting this now cause. tion parade she recognised the In the latter, accused stated that socks. Fortunately the cook saw If it were merely a question offs merely the thin
It seems most probable that this he was not in the front cubicle at the man leaving and had him open-air drill or sport for promote wedge and that General von The second amah beard, the cry all and that the man ran out to arrested. of the first amah and sat up in stop him. The evidence and pointe
ing the general efficiency and bad, She was attacked by the of fact went to show that accused Mr. Wynne-Jones at the Central it would seem to be just the weak Government, whose name is
The thief was brought before health of Germany's young people, Schleicher, the strong man of the Intruder, who cut her.
was attacked individually, first by Police Court this morning when ly and underfed children of the mentioned at all, hopes to incor- Acting Sub-Inspector Mlet inform- proletariat, as represented in the porate all the illegal forces with ed his Worship that the defendant various juvenile movements af- the legal ones now existing inte had gone to the promises in Allated to the "Red Fighting one national militia. answer to an advertisement which Front," who need it most. appeared in the Chinese press of a vacancy for a cook.
Milità Objective.
accused.
Deconsod's mother would say that she thought the cat was worrying the parrot and called to the amah to see what was the mat- tor. Until then no one had any idea that there was any other per son in the flat. When it was found that her son was injured, she
the amah, then by the other amah and finally by Mr. Loung
Mr. Fraser concluded by saying that his case was that accused entered the house unlawfully, was caught in the act, stabbled with the knife and killed, the lad The case is proceeding."
end of the
not
The love of playing at soldiers, inherent in every German child, will certainly receive encourage- whose
The defendant was given six it is not quite clear how far the ment from a movement weeks' hard Inbour.
Hitlerites are prepared to co-leader is General.
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