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Magistrate Lifts Murder
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HONGKONG
A little Inter, the police arrived, and Pun was removed to the Queen
Mary Hospital.
Investigations conducted by the police revealed that no person had apparently broken into the floor, and although it was possible for someone to climb over the partition separating the verandahs et No. Zin
and the house, no Trace could be
of anyone having at tempted to do so. The inference to the person who had committed the oe drawn, sal Mr. Whyatt, was that crime was a person who was already In the boarding-house when the door had been bolted for the night.
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WEDNESDAY,
COLONY'S WATER
Restrictions Result In Decreased Consumption
OCTOBER 12; 1988.
THE POLICE RESERVE
Orders for the Current Weck Issued
the total storage in Island re- Mr. 7. H. King. Commissioner of -Water returns for September show Police Reserve Orders by the Hon.
of the month Police, state; servoirs at the end was 1,504.47 millions of gullons as
Chinese Company compared with 2,323,42 million last On the mainland, storage was 1.637.51 millions as against 3,081.88 been taken on the strength of the year.
Strength-The following have the corresponding month last Chinese Company as from September in year.
1, 1039: Constable R102 Arthur Despite an estimated increase of Valentine Wong R103 Hok Sal-ling,
R49 Andrew Słu, population from 445,000 In the Is- land in 1037 to 350,000 last month,
Man-kit. consumption shows a decrease" from 525.41 millions ( record) to 414,02 millions. This was due to the water restrictions.
1η Κοινού», the population
increased, while the consump
and
R104 Poon
Leave-Constablo Rai Bau Ka- ying has been granted one year's leave of absence from Colony with effect from September 1, 1935.
adjournments, the boarding-house with the view, to hearing of the case against LI Man, engaging three men to fill certain alics Li Wal-nam, a 13-year-old un-vacancies which were pending. At employed ship's greaser, on a charge the boarding-hottse, he entered the of murder, was commenced before office and saw Lam Chunt, the ac- Mr. R. Edwards at tho Contrai countant. Another man named So Magistracy yesterday afternoon, in Wall-kit was also present at the Open Court. Li was alleged to have time. After Lam had been told
told of murdered
a man named Pun Shing ong's needs, Lam called defendant the
the premises of Luen Hing and two other men into the room. buse, 24a Con- They were told what Tong wanted, seamen's boarding-house, naught Road Central, on August 4, and Lam emphasised that no opium The case is for committal.
smokers were wanted. Mr. Edwards had previously ruled that he would not allow the general public to attend the hearing of the case, though permitting the Press to to wait until the end of the month verandah on the pavement outside ( lion has dropped. Last year, an es/crults of the Chinese Company who attend. This
Crown Counsel, Mr. J. Whyatt,
was attacked by before he could be certain about the the oplum divan by a police constable. I timated total of 180,000 people con. have not passed Part I of Training the lpst week, when the case was to
to have
who on learning the defendant's sumed 320.29 million gallons while Station on Thursday, October 13, at begun, and it whe subsequently ne- journed the
to enable
the
Magistrate tu consider the submissions made.
Yesterday, Mr. Edwards, before the apeninst of the case, and addressing Mr. Whyatt, said he felt it necessary
to clarify a certain point. Referring to the authorities quoted by Mr. Whyatt, he
he asked if it was the Crown Counnel's contention. In fact that committal preceedings should be begun in exactly the same way as other proceedings.
Went to Oplum Divan From further investigations, it appeared that about 8 a.m. that day, defendant went into an eplum divan Defendant assured Lam that he had at Wanchat, where he remained until given up oplun-smoking, and Tong pni. except for brief. Intervals, fold the men that they would have About I nm. on September 8, he
was Бесп squatting under
vacancies. He said he would call or telephone on August 31 to let them know." Tong then "left. Defendant apparently assumed that he had got one of the Jobs, but Tong did not call or telephone on August 31.
Others Get Jobs
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name, put him under arrest. He was taken into the divan, and was re- cognised by the keeper as the man who had been there some hours be-
fore.
har Training Coursó-Part I—All re-
Course will attend Central Police this year 500,000 people consumed 285.73 millions. Mainiand reservoirs 17.30 hours for Part 1 of Training supplied 98.89 million gallons to the Course under PSR 30 Thong Po- Inland last month as against 161.33 hing. Dress-Mufti. millions in the corresponding periodi lust ve
year.
Consumption per head per day in Hongkong dropped from 39.4 gallons to 25.2 gallons, and in Kowloon from 28.0 gallons to 19.1 gallons, last month.
Inspection Parade.--All ranks of At the time, it was thought "that
the Chinese Company will parade at deceased would make a In the meantime, a man named geçer
recovery,
Central Police Station on Thursday, Chau Fook had heard of Tong's visit,
but he suffered a sudden relapse on
October 13, at 17.30 hours for a hacquainted with Tong September 3, und before the police
general inspection of equipment etc., personally, went to see Tong at could be informed so that a dying
by the Company Commander. Dress White Uniform, Cap with White Talkou, and secured one of the vacant deposition could be taken, he died.
When jobs
charged with Pun's murder, Rainfall figures from January 1 to Cover, Belt with Brace, Truncheon, on August 30. Two of his
defendant made a statement to the September 30 show that the Royal "Pocket Policeman" and note-book clansmen took the other two vacaI- cles, and they began work on Sep-effect that Chang Wal-hing always Observatory recorded a fall of 48.720 to be carried. The Equipment Officer tember 1.
wanted to put him to death. There inches, as against fall of 79.360 will make a point of being present.
over a similar period last was nothing in the statement, said Inches" Mr.
Whyatt, that he
could connect year.
Continuing, Mr. Whyatt
Bald he
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Mallorquential statement,
Indian Company
Training Course-Part II--The, undermentioned members of the In- dlan Company will atlend Indian Company Headquarters for Part II of Training Course under L, S. R. 214 Channan Singh on Wednesday, Octo- ber 12, at 17.30 hours:
Constabies R230 B. Singh, R232 H
G.
about
Mr. Whyatt replied that it was not necessary to put his care as high
is that. mat, Continuing, Mr. Edwards sald he was grateful to the Crown Counsel was not sure when defendant heard with the crime, and it appeared to for his submission, and had come this hopes of getting a job had been be nothing more than an incoherent the conclusion that he was not just-tendent was in one of the rooms of
frustrated, but on September 2, de-land" fied, under Section 74 of the Magis- the boarding-house
n few observations on the about 11 p.m.
MR. JUSTICE LINDSELL trales Ordinance, in excluding the}
ense, Whyatt sald that no one pable from attendance at the bear together with two other men named
Ills Honour Mr. Justice R. E, Lind- ing.
Wong Ping and Lung Pat, while de-had any grievance against Pun
cept the defendant. It was clear sell, Acting Chief Justice, is leaving Case Opened
ceased was sitting nearby, when that defendant had left the floor on Saturday next by the P. & O. was alleged that deceased mentioned early on the morning of September liner Rajputana for Singapore to Acting Detective-Inspector L. R. of the Talloo vacancies but not have and had not returned. Defendant. meet his daughter, who is coming out Mohamed, R285 A. Singh, 18252
pointed out, had seldom
from Home. His Lordship, it is Whant, then opened his case. It was ing succeeded. Defendant тупн
F. Mohamed, R208 H. Singh, R294 A. nileged by the Crown, he said, that alleged to have replied that Pun had own to miss his morning meal in understood, will return here
Rehman, R244 G. Sarwar, R237 K. two years he
he had been in the October 20.
Bachob, R293 F. Khan, R208 F. Alam, defendunt murdered Pun Shing by deceived and deprived him of his
boarding-house. He had also left
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R296 S. Omar, and R300 B, Singh. stabbing him in the abdomen on Job. This remark was resented by
baggage. No September 4. as a result of which Pun, who told defendant to mind without taking his
weapon had been found;
it had Pun's right arm had been lying across
Training Course-Part III-All Pun died on September 8. The place his own business.
presumably been removed by the his body at the time when the wound recrulla of the Indian Company who where the murder was committed Nothing further happened, and on
person who had used It. When was inflicted, the wounds on the have not passed Part III of Training was the premises of the Laen Hing September 3, hoth defendant and Puncharged with the murder, Li had forearm had been caused by the same Course will attend Indian Company seamen's boarding-house at Con- were seen in their respective rooms made no statement denying respon-blow which had penetrated the Headquarters on Wednesday, October
employee sibility for the crime. naught Road, and was run by a nun about 11 p.m. when an
He was also of the opinion|12, from 17.30 to 18.30 hours. named Chang Wol-hing. The re- went to close the main door of the
Giving medical evidence, Dr. Dean that a knife had been used, the blade boarding-house. It was the practice A. Smith said he sidents were almost exclusively
Emergency Unit Reserve examined
Pun of which was at least four inches in the scu-foring class; mainly stokers, of the boarding-house to close the when the man Was admitted to length, and no more than 1 inches
reasers and cooks employed by the door at that hour, but it would be hospital about 7.28 am, on September brand.
སལ་ Funnel Line. Blue
opened for any late comers until The system by which the boarding- | midnight. Anyone arriving back at
was run was similar to that that would have to stay out.
Lime
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the
abdomen.
inflicted by the same blow?
Dr.
allowed to stay at the boarding of bed, rushed to Pun's room, where was perforating the masentery of the the power of any plans
eding from
the
On the morning of September Works
A. R. P. Course. The undermen- tloned members of the Police Reserve have been detailed to attend the A, R. P. Course at the E. U. R, Club on Friday, October 14, at 17.30 hours under S. f. (R) R. P. Dunlop:
chlu.
Mr. B. C. Randall, A. §. P. (R). Mr. Feroz All, A. ́S. P. (R). Inspector (R) David Lole. Sub-Inspector (R) Choa Hing-kl. Sub-Inspectar (R) Chau Ching-
Sub-Inspector (R) Hardit Singh. Crown Sergeant R17 Willam K. S.; Mols.
Crown Sergeant R29 Chan Chung- tung.
4. There were two wounds on Pun's Mr. Whyatt What degree of force right forearm, and a perforated woul
would have been necessary to inflict wound in the abdomen. Pun was that wound, assuming, it had been of other boarding-houses, namely, About 5.45 nm. on September 4. that all the residents contributed to one of the employees named Chung transferred to the operating theatre,
force and operated upon. Free blood was
Smith: Considerable fund
while in employment,
was awakened by shouls found in the abdomen and the wound would be necessary but not beyond and Kwal-fook was
ndult. when out of employment, they were by the deceased, and jumping out
small intestine.
Formal evidence provided, until he found with
Pun free meals
the After the operation, Pun's condi- and photograp
premises photographs of they could get employment again. abdomen. consequence of what
tion was fair, and he improved dur- was given by Mr. F. C. Neville, Pun had been out of employment he was told by Pun
Chang, togethering that day and the following three inspector
tor of Works of the Public ince February this
he had year, and
with another employee named So
artment, and Sergeant T days. eceived free meals and lodging until Wah-kit, ran to the rear of the
he was reported to have slept well G. Mackay,
copies of he day of the crime. Defendant had boarding-house, and on getting there, and to be comfortable, but on being which were
in Court, so lived there for considerable observed that defendant's bunk was seen again at 9.30 a.m. was in After evidence had been given by klod, having been unemployed for empty. The door of the room was very much
Hon. The worse condition. The Chan Wai-hing, and Lam Chun, Tong thost two years. He took his meals also slightly afar.
operating theatre ordered to
was
be Yat-kwong testified regarding his the boarding-house, and though In the meantime, the commotion prepared, and the pollca were in-visit to the boarding-house. hewas sometimes absent in the had aroused other
Inmates of the formed, but Pun died at 9.45 am. Asked if he had any questions to chings, was seldom known to miss boarding-house and a message was Dr. Smith conducted himorning meal.
post-mortem put to Tong, defendant alleged that sent to the Central Police Station afterwards, and found that death had Tong had promised him a job as a Sing little time before the crime, a regarding the affair. Chang Wai- been caused by masenteric throm grenser at $24 per month. Tong mal named Tong Yat-kwong, who hing, the licencee, called a muster boals following the perforated wound denied this, saying he had merely Wasin engineer employed on a of the men, and discovered that all in the abdomen which had damaged stated he was offering the position Talls Dockyard tug. visited the were present except the defendant. the masentery.
of greaser for $24 per month.
T-MORROW
AT THE
KING'S
HE TRUE CONFESSIONS
OF A SECOND WIFE! "hought I married a man...I married a divorced
WOMAN aganst WOMAN
[i tey an
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trand l
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ALSO
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SPECIALTY
"EQUESTRIAN
ACROBATICS"
couple! You're tied to her in a thousand ways. You can't break away... even if you wanted to!"
HERBEAT
MARSHALL
VIRGINIA
BRUCE ASTOR
MARY
Mena
Replying to Mr. Whyatt, Dr. Smith The hearing was adjourned to this sald it was possible that, assuming afternoon.
When one thinks
Crown Sergeant R30 Thong Po- hing
Lonce Sergeant R20 Leung On-tai. Lance Sergeant R214 Channan
Lance Sergeant R269-Imam Din. Constable R303 D. Young. Constable R313 D. M. Kavler. Constable R339 Loo Chun-koo and Constable R260 M. S. Dillon.
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