JUBILEE ROAD
MURDER :
CRIMINAL SESSIONS TRIAL OPENS
SINGLET CLUE.
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An allegation that three were concerned in the murder of Lam Kam-chuen, at Victoria Rond on September 27th last, was made by the Crown when the trial open- ed at the Criminal Scasions this morning, before Mr. Justice Wood and a jury, of Chan Kau, alian Chan Sam, who appeared on the capital chargo,
In a previous trial, the murder- ed man's foster-father was acquit- ted on a charge of procuring the murder.
At to-day's trial, Mr. J. A. Fraser. Assistaut Attorney General, with Mr. T. S. Whyte- Smith, Assistant Crown Solicitor, appeared for the Crown, while Mr. R. C. H. Lim (instructed by Mr. F. X. d'Almada, anr.) represented the prisoner.
The jury was composed of the Tollowing:----Messra, T. R. Parsons (foreman), F. P. Ribeiro, J. Finnie, A. J. Palmer, G. von Ehren, G. R. Payne and E. C. Fincher.
CASE FOR CROWN.
Opening the case for the Crown, Mr. Fraser said that Lam Kam- chuen, the murdered man, was the son or adopted son of Lum Kam- ahek who came to Hongkong from Tong Hang village, in the Sun Wal district, some years ago, and now occupies a position in nni Imports and Exports shop in Con- naught Road Central. He wan also Interested in the business known on the Man Hing Cheung tailors' shop, of Queen's Rond Central. The deceased young man was about 27 years of age and lived with his father who had sup- ported him for the past seventeen year. The mau lived in the Man Hing Cheung shop, but he acquir-
ed bad habits, got into bad com- pany, was an oplum sn.oker and à gambler.
The relations between the fa- ther and son were apparently fairly normal, but on Confucius' Birthday last year. September 27, the body of Lam Kam-chuen was found in Victoria Rond, otherwise
known as Jubilee Road.
EUROPEAN'S DISCOVERY.
THE, HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. MONDAY, JANUARY 30, 1933.
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Ten persons were killed, 100 seriously injured, when fire swapt a Tokyo department store at the height of the holiday shopping rush. Scores were trapped on the roof of the building and many leap- od in panle to the street. The picture shows at the loft a canvas rescue chute being raised to bring down those trapped on the upper floors and roo!.
PRINCE MARRIES
HANDMAID
ROMANTIC LOVE AFFAIR IN GERMANY
| EIGHT THOUSAND
YEARS AGO
RELICS UNCOVERED IN HUGE MOUND
Chiengo, Jan, 23.
PAWNBROKER IN TROUBLE
GAVE FOUR DOLLARS FOR $400 RING
when
RADIO BROADCAST
CHILDREN'S PLAY FROM
THE STUDIO
WAYC-
Broadcast by Z.B.W. on a |longth of 866 metres. (846 k.c,'a).
6-8 p.m. European programme. 6-5.80 p.m. Orchestral. Hansel and Gretel Overture.
(ilumperdinck).
Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra of New York. 7430.
Over the Hills and Far Away
(Grainger-Schmid)..
Victor Symphony Orchestra. 30036. Three Shades of Blue-Suite (Grofe). Paul Whitemon & His Concert Orch: 36952. Unrequited Love (Lincke). My Horo Mediey-Waltz (Stround).
International Orchestra. 85993. 5.30-6 p.m. Children's Play from the Studio.
"The Princess and the Woodcutter"
(James Barrio).
Acted by tho Aunties and Uncles. 6-7 p.m. A Concert.
Piano Solo-Die Fledermap
Paraphrase (The Bat) (Strauss-
(Godawakcy),
Benno Moisejvítch, 7257. Violin Solo-At Dawning (Cadman-
Risaland).
Violin Solo-Andantino
(Saenger).
(Lemare-
Fritz Kreisler. 1165. Song-Lilly Dale (Thompson), Song--The Hazel Dell (Root).
Olive Kline (Soprano). 4005. Piano Solo The Flatterer
(Chaminade).
Piano SoloScarf Dance (Chuminnde) Hans Barth. 20846. Chorus Where'er You Walk
(Inndel-Spross). Chorus Bedouin Song (Foote).
Annocintal Gleo Club of America. 36043. Themes
Piano Solo-Variations on
from Carmen (Bizet-Horowitz). Piano Solo-Mazurka in C Sharp
Minor (Chopin),
Vindimír Horowitz. 1327. Song-The Narrative (Grey-Stothart). Sony-The Rogue Song (Grey-
Stothart).
Lawrence Tibbett (Baritone), 1440. Cello Sulo-Song Without Words, in
D (Mendeinsohn).
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A diamond rlug valued at $400, Berlin, Jan. 23, 1:
after being stolen from a Chineso The climax to one of the most An expedition by the University broker, was found by the police In romantic love-affairs of recent stitute has resulted in the finding it had been disposed of for $4.
of Chicago and the Oriental Ina Hollywood Road pawnshop where times took place to-day in the little of a village where men lived 60 The disparity in prices was the lown of Stolberg, in the southern centuries before Christ, it was subject of police comment
they charged Lam-Pak-ming,. as- Herz Mountains, when the scion of revealed to-day.
Chiu By digging Into a huge mound. Bistant accountant of tho one of Germany's most ancient the relics of a people who existed Loong, the pawnshop concerned, princely houser, Prince Wolf 8.000 years ago were uncovered. with failing to detain a small boy Heinrich of Stolberg, was joined They lived in a little Stone Age who offered him the ring, as re- in wedlock to Fraulein Irma village not far from where the quired by law where the etreum Erfert, daughter of a local town-Persians, hundreds of years later, stances were obviously suspicious. elerk and former handmaid to the built their magnificent block mar Det. Sergeant Fitches stated ble palaces in Persepolis, the an-that the ring was recently missed Prince's mother.
cient capital.
by its owner a broker who lives Of the bridegroom's family,i These palaces, in which im-nt 118, Lockhart Road. Wanchai. only his sister, Princess Imagina, mense treasure was found after Suspicion was attached to a small attended the wedding while the the Macedonian conquest. other members of the family de- those of the legend which tells was seen to enter the broker's Fox Trot A Rainy Day.
were boy living on the same floor, who Song-Here Lies Love.
staying away. monstrated their disapproval by of Alexander setting fire to them with his own hand at the instiga- Inhabitants of the town of Stol-tion of the courtesan, Thais. In
331 B.C.-Router. berg. howeevr, showed their sym- inpathy with the Prince's democratic views by making the day one of general rejoicing which ended in a torchlight procession to the castle, where the happy groom acted as host to the entire town. The couple subsequently left on a wedding tour to Italy.
Cello Solo-(a) Songs my Mother Taught Me (Dvorak) (b) Flight of the Bumble Bee (Rimsky-Korsakow) Pablo Casals. 7193. 7 p.m. Closing Local Stock Quota- tions, etc.
7.15-8 p.m. Variety.
Have Waltz I'll Never Dream Again.
Ozzle Nelson & His Orch. 6410. Song-Me Minus You..
Connie Boswell. 6105, Fox Trot--Sing
Doreey Brothers' Orchestra. G100. Piano Solo--Love me To-night
Earl Hincs. 0103. Fox Trot-Underneath 1bo Harlem Moon. Don Redman & His Or
chestra 6401. Bing Crosby. 6400. room, and when the police Were
Freddie Martin & His brought in, he confessed and took
Orchestra. 6407. - them to the Chiu Loong panahop Fox Trot--It's Gonna be You. where the article was found
Ozzie Nelson & His have been pawned for a fraction
Orchestra. 0410. Fox Trot-Sentimental Over of its value.
You
Dorney Brothora'
Orchestra. 6109. Piano Solo-Down Among the
Sheltering Palma.
A lamp-lighter, walking from Aberdeen about midnight, saw the body but said nothing about it At 6.45 on the morning of the 28th, a European gentleman.mo- the body and made a report to toring along the rond, also saw the police.
The victim was found to have been stabbed. There were brut ses on the head and fissures the skull compatible with the use of a large stone. A rope, used a gag, was tied over the mouth.
(Continued on Page 7) No-one knew who the victim was at that time, On the body WAG singlet bearing the three characters "Lam Pek Hong" and by means of these characters the The Prince, who, though only 29 identity of the dead mon
was years old, is the hend of the House established. Sometime later, Chan of Stolberg, announced that he Kau, the prisoner, was arrested. will dissolve the princely house- He was detained and cautioned, hold and henceforth live as and, in answer to the man who private citizen. arrested him, he said, “No; not
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OBJECTION RAISED,
a
FOUR STOWAWAYS
FINED
STOLE TRIP FROM MAURITIUS
Seven Chinese were brought be fore Mr. Butters at the Kowloon Magistracy this morning with stowing away on the B.8. Cape St. Francis from Mauritius to Hong- kong.
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The pawnbroker was fined $100. The boy was bound over in a sum of $50. The case was before Mr. Schofield.
ROBBERS BIND CASHIER
ROBBERY ATTEMPT
!
FAILS
Earl lines. 0403. Fox Trot-Ain't I the Lucky
One.
Don Redman & His Orchestra. 6401. Song-How Deep in the Ocean.
Bing Crosby. 0406. Fox Trot-Louisiana Hayride. Freddie Martin & His
Orchestra.6407.
8 p.m. Local Time & Weather Re port.
8,3-11.30 p.m. A relay from the Ko Shing Theatre.
10.30 p.m. Rugby Mid-day Press
While Li Ping-chan, cashier in a would be asked to draw the in- Sergeant Smith, who prosecut- tion Street. Yaumati, was going News.
wood fuel store at 189B, Reclama- In consequence of their en-ference that on that evening Chan od snid the defendants were dis- through his books yesterday after quiries, tho police charged Kau, Lam Fat, and Lam Fuk-luncovered four days after the ship noon
11.10 p.m. Close Down. at 2.30 o'clock, a Chan Kau on November 9 and he met somewhere away from the had left Mauritius. They were Hounded at the door, and he ad-programmes are kindly supplied by knack All records in the above European shop and proceeded to the place mixing with the passengers.
|mitted two men, the first of whom Messrs. Tsang Fook Plano Co.
made a statement.
At this point. Mr. Lim objected
to the statement being read before it was proved.
Mr. Franer Bald the statement
would be proved in evidence.
At that time, the police were not sure that they had arrested the right man and held an identi
where the crime was committed. A fine of $50, or one month, was said he wished to make
The trial la proceeding.
imposed on each case.
DAY BY DAY NEWS IN BRIEF The Empress of Japan is due here; The new Hongkong Hansard, ceo fication parade, attended by the from Shanghai at 11 am on Satur- taining the reports of meetings of the Legislative Council for 1932. published by the S. C. M. Post, Ltd, Ja on sale, the price being $5 a copy.
Whilst driving his ear along Mutnu-
fokis of a shop which deceased had day. visited. The prisoner was known to those fokis, and the purpose of
Commander F. C. Flynn has been the parado
to discover appointed in command of H.M.S. Sand- Wis
wich, and will leave Marseillen by the
They knew his name was Chan
Power
pur- The Studio programme between 5.30 & 7 pm, may, on any day, bo replaced by a relay from England, if reception of the latter happens to be good.
& WAVE-
chase. Close on their heels pres. sed a third customer, who, as soon as he had entered, quickly cloned the door after him,
An attempt to rob then became EMPIRE PROGRAMME. apparent. The three so-called customers threw the cashier to the Daventry transmitting on
To-day's broadcast from G.S.D., ground, but before he fainted, length of 25.28 metres (11,866 king presumably with fright, he had and G.3.C., Daventry, transmitting on 81.20 metres (9,685 k/c). The yelled out an alarm.
On coming to out of his swoon, if conditions are satisfactory,
programme will be relayed by ZDW the cashier found that his wrists
6.30 p.m. Big Ben: Vaudeville: Ambrose and his Orchestra: The old Kitchen Kettle. Anona Winn and Reginald Purdell Geraldo and his Accordion Band: Accordeon Night Medley.
Co., Ltd., knocked down a first thought on freeing himself
whether they had the right man. P. & O. liner Ranpuru on February 10. kok Rond on Saturday afternoon, Mr. had been tied together, but of the Kau, but they wanted to make sure Amongst the passengers who left A. B. Clemo, of the China Light & robbers there was no sign. Hie that that was the man they held in for Home by the P. and O. liner Chinese, Fong Chl-sing, ngod 20 years, was to investigate the safe, which in John Watt's Songs of the Shows.
The parado proved nothing and Mrs. A. T. Hamilton, and Mr. Iland-af the Sam Yeang Silk Factory. The ho found intact, although showing man received Infuries to his right hand evidence of an attempt having was not important to the jury.ley Pegg.
and was taken to the Kowloon fon- been made on it,
custody.
After the parade, accused asked if he night make a voluntary state- ment. Ile was told that he might. That statement would be produced in evidence, and on it a great deal depended..
THE MOTIVE.
and a street barber.
Carthage on Saturday were Mr. and
Two cases of small-pox, one ease of pital. diphtherin, two cases of typhold and
Or
AND DAMAGE
Despatches from Chinese sources
in Kansu tell of considorable dam-
Leulie Holmes:
When the Morning rolls around. Billy Whitlock (Bell Soles);
In sunny Seville.
Taking the Cake,
Renate Muller:
Little Sunshine (from "Marry Me"). Patricia Rossborough:
Selection, Words and Music. Nod Tucker (Yodelling)
The Yodelling Romeo.
Jack and Jill: Day by Day. Jack Hylton and his Orchestra: Round the Bend of the Road. 6.15 p.m. Talk: "An Australian age done by the recent earthquake tooks at Europe" by Mr. F. Alexander.
6.30 p.m.Our Heritago:
ene rase of meningitis were reported to the local health nuthorities during (Salesian Institute) celebrated yester-
The St. Louis Industrial School SEVERE QUAKE IN the three days ended an
KANSU Friday, day the Patronal Feast of the Con- January 27:
gregation, the Feast of St. Francia de Salen. A solemn High Maas was anid Saturday wan the end of the at 10 n.m. at which the Ror. Fr. HEAVY LOSS OF LIFE As to motive, the murder was, Mahonicdan fasting month,
MacDonald, S.J., preached a panegyric | - It was alleged, committed by the Ramzan, being the first day of of the Saint. After the Mass, the accused, by a relative of decensed, Shawn". There was a large gather visitors present were taken round the in the morning at the Shelly different departments and given an Ing His Lordship Interrupted, point-Street mosque for prayers, and alma idea of the work done by the boys. Ing out that as the evidence had were given to the poor.
A distressing mishap occurred in in that province. The shocks were been objected to, he did not think The "Full House" aign WEA dip the Wanchal District on Saturday very severe at Chluchuan, Yumen, counsol should refer to the motive played at the Queen's Theatre yen vening. Shortly after & o'clock a Tinghsin and Kaotai in north Kan of the British Isles. in his opening.
terday, when large crowds gathered child, Wong Plu, aged seven, of the Bu, causing considerable loss Three people went 08 Mr. for the opening screenings, of "Kis- second floor of 7A, Tal Wong Streak,
damage. Fraser, frequented the shop, two mot," nine, spectacular show fentur- was standing on a stool near a windowife and much besides deceased. They were Lam ing Otis Skinnor. The file is trying to reach for some food in n houses collapsed completely.
distinct and welcome change from basket. He over-balanced and in try. General Ma Chung-yin, the local Yate, the street barber and the the ordinary run-of pictures and in ing to save himself grabbed at the military commander, has sont on- accured. On the evening before noteworthy slike for the magnificent window but unfortunately seized the voys to Investigate the extent of the murder, accused called at the settings and fine acting. In parti- bolt which shot down. The window the damage and to devise ways and Man Hing Cheung, and the barber | cular, Otig Skinner, as Hall the few open and the child fell into the means of helping the stricken in. and the accused left at 6.30 p.m. Beggar, gives a remarkably finished back yard, sustaining rather severe
The prosecution would not put be performance, being ably supported by injurios. He was subsequently habitants of those towns. The loss fore the jury facla from which they a talented cant. A film not to be moved to the Government Civil Hoa in north Kannu is estimated rough- Period.
ly at ten million dollars.
missed.
pital.
A Programme of National Melodies Freely Trans- ofcribed into Fantasias by Leslie Bridge- Many water and played by The Lealio
Bridgewater Quintet.
7.10 p.m. The Nows. 7.30 p.m. Close Down.
KZRM. PROGRAMME.
To-day's Broadcast from Manila: 6.00 p.m. Studio Musle.
6.10 pan-Spanish Informational
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