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| EUROPEAN ENGINEER BOUND OVER
DEATH OF MR. C. HAYDEN COFFIN
DECEMBER
CELEBRATED ACTOR AND
SINGER
¡ 1935.
GOVERNOR AND NEW G.Ô.C.
PROGRAMME FOR
RECEPTION
London, Dec. 0. The death ins occurred of the
The military authorities have made "The component parts of the
tonor and actor, Mr. special arrangements for the recep- crime have been proved," said Mr. celebrated
tion of Bir Andrew Caldecott, 0.31.G E. 1. Wynne-Jones at the Kowloon Charles Hayden Coffin, at the age
C.D.E., who in taking over an Governor Magistracy yesterday afternoon, la of 74.-Reuters Special Service.
Colony, and Major-General Charles Hayden Coffin, the Anglo- of the -summing up the evidence against Francis W: Kendall, a resident American actor and tenor singer, to A. W. Bartholomew, C.B., C.M.G., CLE,
brought whom one
fame, was 9.80, the new General Officer Com- лопк engineer at the Shing Mun Water-born in Manchester in
1802,
manding the Troops In China. The and G.O.C. are both works, who appeared before him Both his parents were and new Governor
to arriving the P. and O. liner Car on a sumnions for the theft of his father had gone to England to
books, introduce American methods of den- thage on various wages account
Maf contracts and other documents tistry. Taken to the United States bolonging to Lam Cheong, sub
contractor, on November 19,
Defendant was convicted, and
12.
"Barkber will
at the age of 4, Coffin was brought disembark from the War Department back two years later and, after pro-launch at Queen's Pier at 0.30 a.m.
Uni- went to the paratory
versity H
School, London, of and will be met by in Excellency bound over in the sum of $50, for which he became captain. He then Maforfeneral F. S. Thackeray. U.S.O.,
a period of 12 months.
began for a medical. Mr. G. S. Hugh-Jones, of Messrs, to trainee of the examina Wilkinson and Grist, represented the tions. But much of his time was complainant, while Mr. W. A. Mac-spent in singing, dancing and acting. kinlay, of Mesars. Deacons, appeared and, in 1885 he gave up medicine for the defendant and entered a plea for the stage.
"not guilty."
of
small
account books."
Mr. Lam Cied that they were
The assistant
under lock and key, but he (tho assistant) was under is misapprehen sion, the books were netually nut under lock and key.
"I don't care," replied defendant, "I must have them, even if have to break onen the inck." He (de
then took out the necount fendant) then books from a wooden box. Just at the moment the office bay, who had posession of the keys, came into
alice
yenry
גן
first
A
was at the John
A.C., the present G.O.C., ne
Col. H. C. Harrison, companied by
No other officers will attend, but a Guard of Honour will be by the 2nd. Battalion furnished. Royal Welch Fusiliers.
Sie Andrew Caldecott will disem- bark at Queen's l'ler at 10 a.m., when
saluto of 17 guns will be fred by: the Royal Navy,
Lining The Rante
After an official reception on the inspeci Guards of Honour found by the Royal Navy and the lat. Battalion Lincoln- shire Regiment, before preceeding to Government House.
from the
engagement In outlining, the case Mr. Hugh Eunire. London, as Captain
in "Pocahontas." Jones stated that Lam Cheong, until November 10, was the sub-contractor
in ability was recognised and in under Messrs. McDonnell and Gorman, the next few months he was given Ltd., at the Shing Mun Waterworks, parts in "The Lady of the Locket,"
stone.
Pler, 1s Excellency wil On the site of the "Falkn" and "The Lily of Seville." supplying works
complainant had a
In 1880 George Edwardes had wanden office where he employed one cepted for the Galety the comedy or two nesistants to keep his books.
opera "Dorothy," with music by Ar- thur On November 19 complainant was
And words by B. C. Cellier
lie engaged Cuffin for absent from the Colony; he had gone Stephenson.
19.30
At 11.15 a.m. Sir Andrew gors to At the
of
Harry Sherwood.
Chamber to take the to his native
looked the Council micklas complainant's assistant, Mr. first the opera's prospects
search was Cath, the 2nd. Battalion Royal Welsh was alone in the office when doubtful and desperate
Chinese R Mr.. Ching
made for
striking song for the Fusiliers providing a Guard of Honour osed outside the Council Chamber and the "Old Dreams" composed outre engineer, and Mir. Yuen, entered the tenor.
by Collier was dragged 2nd. Mountain Battery. H.K.. Bde. before
salute office. On that occasion defendant
sup(H.K.S.R.A.) spoke in English to complainant's from obscurity. ssistant Anal snid "I must have all
plied new wards, and "Queen of My grounds of Flagstaff House 1ས"L
The route along Jackson Road, Heart" was born. The song made
Garden Road to Que Rand the opera one of the greatest muc- cesses of the time, and Coffin became Government House will be lined by wonen. detachments from the Fusiliers and the idol of theatre-going The piece ran for nearly three years Lincolnshires, and the 1st. Battalion, to full housey and the melody of 8th. Punjab Regiment.
The Hongkong Volunteer Defence Queen of My Heart" was heard everywhere. No amateur tenor was Corps will furnish one Motor Cycle sufe unless he was ready with it as Machine Gun Section and the Police an encore plece, and no street organ will provide a Meter Cycle Outrider
Cefinas escort to Sir Andrew's car. without it. way complete
Car Arrangements. appeared in the opera 931 time and the song was cucored at every per
General of The Inspector the
formance. and Mr. Fung asked him
After taking parts in ather will arrange for the suspension of all for the keys and said to defendant, "You had no neeil to
America in 1892 and appeared in route to be followed during the in- Mr. Fung had taken the After
"La Cigale" and other plecen prospection of the Guard of Honour and keys from the boy, he unlocked car.
duced by Lillian Russell. One of his until Sir Andrew has passed.
Officers Commanding Detachments tain drawers and defendant took from
subsequent engagements in England
that troops lining the these cerinin papers, which he took was with the Moss and Stell Empires will ensure
not impede traffic along away together with the books.
As defendant left the office he said for a long tour of their many halls route do
to acting he Des Voeux Road, Queen's Road, Al- singer, Returning to Funk "X forman, not for Lama
will all work for played in the course of many years bert Road and Garden Road,
a great variety of parts. One of his Cheong now. Anyone who doesn't
successen was as the Mad Hatter in like this will be paid off by me now."
"Alice in Wonderland." Complainant returned from the country at 10:30 p.m. that night and learnt about the incident and also of other statements made by de-this opportunity of making unsup ported allegations against this wit The
stated that he did not know that there were discrepancies in the accounts of the amount of rock Cars of all other personages attend- Kiven to McDonnell and Garman oing the reception on Queen's Pier November 15 and 16. Witness did will approach via Murray Road and Central to the Shing Mun on the 17th. Connaught Road not ge to The complainant obtained a sum-
Hongkong Club. nions and a warrant which were because he wanted to go to the coun-
but eventually wit- Cars will be parked in Connaught executed about 5 pan. the following try with his wife, but day, and the books were recoveredness did not go back to the country Road east of the Club and will not because he was invited to a feast by proceed further than Connaught Road, in defendunt'n ollice.
Jackson Rand function. Ah Yin, defendant's clerk.
Police
lock. The keys are her open the London productions Catlin toured in vehicular traffic on, or crossing the
In 1930, he published his reminis-
cences.
fendant met between complainantness.
McDonnell and Gorman and had apparently been terminated that day without any previous notice in hik (eumplainant's) absence,
Summons Taken Out
Mr. Mackinlay stated that the de- fence did not deny that the bod were found in defendant's oflice.
Witness
Counsels Arguments. Mr. Mackinlay, in submitting that there was no case to answer, stressed
thut
complainant's clerk, the fact Fung, did not even bother to make a formal protest of defendant's taking
He could have in away the books. mediately gone and reported to the to the Police reside it-engineer or Station.
It was stated that Inspector Subey, who was to have been called to give evidence of the recovery of the books, had met with an accident on a bus on his way to Court and was in hospital
Identifiention of the books produced was made by Fung Kwok-hoi, com- that
Mr. Mackinlay further stated that plainant's clerk. Witness slated when defendant asked for the books there was a claim of right, and quotel he said, "Lam Cheong has run away; authorities on that point. Defendant, he hus cheated the Go rock and papers because he had reasons
of he said, took away the books and tons of thousand
he (complainant)
Home
three
Government
back Lum Cheong's contract. You eating not return.
I have to pay them. I have taken
are all working for me now: those
mny
It was further submitted that there who dislike to work for me, I'll pay was no evidence that the hooks had them off now. You had better all the foremen to come in the office
When
enli
been
taken
The signal to close these roads will be given by a Police Officer on a motor cycle.
The ears of the Commander-in- Chief, the General Oficer Command- Ing, the Commodore and the Senior Officer R.A.F., will approach Queen' Pier via Jackson Road and Connaught Road. They will be parked on the north alle of Connaught Rond, east of Queen's Pier, facing enst.
It is notified for the information of civilians
Excellency Sir witians attending the ceremonies of Andrew Caldecott, Governor De- signale, on December 12, that decorn- tions will not be worn with morning dress,
that payment,
In summing up, his Worship stated that as regards the question of con- sent one must think back and put oneself in the position of Ah Choi he in n young-man, a Chinese clerk; he comes into contact
the with Europeans on the site; Lam Cheong is away-the-man whom he regards as the talpan comes and says, "I must have these books," He (his Wor-
to permanently de-ahip) thought that physical protest
would be useless.
awny Late
owner. prive
Mr. Hugh-Jones submitted that the the books had been taken that he reminded witnesa away
tools and was
No Explicit Consent
To (the clerk), however, rezorts to the consent of the owner subterfuge and shys that the books
at 230 dant took away all the only clear. He admitted are locked up and "I have not got the l
backs a paper
saying.
PRICE: MATINEES, 20cis., 30cla,, EVENINGS, 20cis., 30cts. 50cts., 70cls. MacDonnell and Gorman," and also was the existing the removal, nor one could expect him to put up any
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1935.
the car.
away, Cross-examined, withcas stated
verbal resistance.
The taking and carrying away had been proved and admitted.
As to the claim of right, it meant that one claimed a legal title of some
materials, and the car too, Jam that there was no question of Fung key." His Worship did not think that Cheong had at Shing Mun belong to physically
show of resistance to that demand. any If the defence could establish a Anyway he had not shown explicit said that he (defendant) would pay for the driver and supply the oll for claim of right he (Mr. Hugh-Jones) connent.
would be interested to hear it. It was Witness
he added, the onus of the pro- defentant did not at any time five netution at prove there was to claim booka
ต
Ant then gave evidence and sort, Al if one put up a claim of that he did not feel capable of stop-in the course of it he stated that the right there must be a possibility of plag defendant from taking the booka, reason for obtaining the books was such a title existing.
a suspected dis- na defendant was the engineer-in-because there was charge and gave orders to Lam crepancy. Witness had the intention Cheong.
of getting complainant's accounts and Complainant's. Evidence straightening them out and getting on Lam Cheong deposed that up to with the work. Witness, as resident November 19 he was a sub-contractor engineer, was responsible for seeing of Messrs. McDonnell and Gorman that the work was done. for the quarrying of stone at thej
Moral Responsibility Witness had no other reason for Shing Mun Waterworks and employed 450 workmen, and up to that date getting the hooks other than that he witness had received no complaint had a moral responsibility" in seeing from McDonnell and Gorman about that the coolles were paid and fed. the workmen.
Witness admitted that the books were
back to his vilinge at Fa Yuen and
Monday returned to
Hongkong by the 6.50 morning (18th.) that complainant had p.m. train. That night all the foregone away and he "had a hunch" inen met witness at his office at No. that he had absconded. Witness had 30 Fak Wah Street, and they re-reason to believe that ho (complain parted what had happened.
ant) had absconded.
On the day in question witness went the property of the complainant.
Witness heard on
"I still have to hear of such a title existing," added his Worship. There was a complete absence of
of legnl right. evidence
In conclusion, his Worship stated that defendant had no justification in committing a larceny because he felt moral responsibility in seeing that the coolles were paid and fed.
"I think, therefore, that the com- panent parts of the crime have been proved," continued his Worship and convicted defendant of having taken sway the books and papers without the consent of the owner. He would hesitate to put it on the same level as Anopod that it would not theft, and he (hin) Worship).
if he bound defendant happen again. over for 12 months.
Defendant was bound over in the sum of $50 for a period of 12 months. At the conclusion of the case it
ito Messrs. McDonnell and Gorman: to October account," and paid $4,000 was stated that there was anothor.
his
There were no arrangements that Mr. Hugh-Jones: You will agree tho books would be open for inspection with me that on November 8 your paid Lam Cheong a sum of monoy on they we
were, in fact, witness's private property.
less than was shown by the Mo- aspect to the case; the 450 workmen Cross-examined, witness stated that Donnell and Gorman's Account?--I who had been in the employ of the by he received payment of 90 cents for refuse to answer without first con- contractor wore now employed
Mossrs. McDonnell and Gorman, and every ton of rock. The quantity was sulting my counsel.
Mr. Mackininy: You must answer. It boon found that these men had checked by Government checkers, and
The question was chockers employed by McDonnell and
Magistrato: November to 20, and 450 workmen Gorman, and if the checkers made, ness and holds again put to wit not been paid by the contractor since not being paid was serious and may noss Must I answer that question 7- witness
His Worship: Yes.
lead-to Witness:
stated that he could octed to this
I did. that it was The $4,000, continued witness, was not make any order in this rospect,
a falso return. in his
got more
Mr.
money. Hugh-Jones
favour
cross-examination,octed to
irrelevant to the case, and Mr. paid to him as a private loan Wit and Mr. Hugh-Jones stated that as Mackinlay stated that there had been ness admitted that he did not give moon as complainant had settled his a discrepancy in the amount of rock any receipt for it, but atated that he account with Measts. McDonnell and and his (complainant's) non-appear. Witness did not expect those ne do what he could to square up" the had already repaid the money. Gorman, he (Mr. Hugh Jones) would ance that day, was ɔntapibious: VI
His Worship: You must nog take count books to contain any record of matter.
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