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Magistrate Lifts Murder
Trial Ban On Public
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Mr. Whyatt, said he felt it necessary
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to clarify a certain point. Referring
nked
with the
view to
man named So
Others Get Jobs
at the
of
In the meantime, a man named quoted by Mr. Chau Fook had heard of Tong's visit, if it was the Crown und being acquainted with Tong
Tony to see personally, went
to the authorities Whyaft. Counsel's contention
In fact that
proceedings should be Talk:00, and secured one of the vacant
in exactly the same way as proceedings. Mr. Whyatt replied that it was not necessary to put his case as high as that,
Continuing, Mr. Edwards said he
Was
jube on August 30. Two of his classmen took the other two vacan- cles, and they began work on Sep tember 1.
Continuing, Mr. Whyatt
old he
W
fore
THE
HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,
At the time, It was thought that make a recovery, deceased would but he suffered a sudden relapse on September 6, and before the police could be informed so that a dying deposition could be taken, he died.
When charged with Pun's murder.
WEDNESDAY,
COLONY'S WATER Restrictions Result In Decreased Consumption
year.
OCTOBER 12, 1938.
THE POLICE RESERVE
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Chinese Company · Strength-The following havo
Indian Company
II. The Training Course-Part undermeniloned members of the In- lion Company will attend Indian Company Headquarters for Part 11 of Training Course under L. S. R. 214 Channan Singh on Wednesday, Octo- ber 12, at 17.30 hours:
A little later, the police arrived, and Pun was removed to the Queen Mary Hospital.
Orders for the Current Investigations
conducted by the police revealed that no person had
Week Issued apparently broken into the floor, and
BEATAE 11 although it was possible for someone
Water returns for September show Police Reserve Orders by the Hon. to climb over the partition separating the verandahs of No. 24a and the that the total storage in Island re- Mr. T. 11. King. Commissioner of
of the month | Police, state: After many adjournments, the boarding-house
discovered of anyone having
was 1,354.47 millions of gallons na hearing of the case against Li Man, engaging three men to fill certain adjoining house, no trace could be servoirs at the end allas Li Wal-nom, a 43-year-old un-vacancies which were pending. Attempted employed ship's grenser, on a churge the boarding-house, he entered the tempted to do so. The inference to compared with 2,325.42 million Inst Je drawn, sald Mr. Whyall, was that year. On the mainland, storoga wan of murder, was commenced before oflice and saw Lam Chun, the C-the person who had committed the 11,037.51 millions as against 3.681.53 been taken on the strength of the last Chinese Company as from September Mr. R. Edwards
countant. Another the Central
crime was a person who was already in the corresponding month
1, 1030: Constable R102 "Arthur Magistracy yesterday afternoon, in Wah-kit was also present
and been bolted for the night. Open Court. Li was alleged to have time. After Lam had been told of in the boarding-house when the door year.
Despite an estimated Increase of Valentine Wong R103 Hok Sal-ling. R40 Andrew Siu, and R104 Poon murdered a man named Pun Shing ong's needs, Lam called defendant
Went to Oplum Divan
population from 445,000 in the 1s-
Man-kell. at the premises of the Len Hing and two other men inte the room.
From further Investigations, it land in 1937 to 550,000 Inst month,
Leave.--Constable R31 Bau Ka- scamen's boarding-house, 24a Con-They were told what Tong wanted,
granted one year's naught Road Central, on August 4. and Lam omplasised that no opium appeared that about 8 a.m. that day, consumption shows a decrease from
smokers were wanted.
defendant went into an eplum divan 325.41 millions (n record) to 414.02 ying has been The case is for committal,
Defendant assured Lam that he had Wanchal, where he remained until millions. This was due to the water leave of absence from Colony with
effect from September 1, 1938. Mr. Edwards had previously ruled
p.m. except for brief Intervals. restrictions. that he would not allow the general given up oplum-smoking, and Cong
About 1 am, on September 5, he In Kowloon, the population has
Training Course-Part I.All re public to attend the bearing of the told the men that they would have
squatting under
the also increased, while the consump eruits of the Chinese Company who case, though permitting the Press to to wait until the end of the month attend. This ruling was attacked by before he could be certain about the verandah on the pavement outside tion has dropped bast year, an es- have not passed Part 1 of Training the Crown Counsel, Mr. J. Whyatt, vacancles. He said he would call the opium divan by a police constable. timated total of 380,000 people con Course will attend Central Policei defendant's sumed 329.20 million gallons while Station on Thursday, October 13, at who on learning the Inst
He was this year 600,000 people consumed week, when the case was to have telephone on August 31 to let them
name, put him under arrest. begun, and it was subsequently low. Tong then left. Defendant
taken into the divan, and was re- 205.74 milions. Mainland reservoirs 17.30 hours for Part 1 of Training tourned to enable the Magistrate to apparently assured that he had gotssed by the keeper as the man suppiled 98.80 million gallons to the Course under P.S.R. 30 Thong Po- consider the submissions made. ung of the jobs, but Tong did not who had been there some hours be- Island last month as against 101.33 hing, Dress-Mufil.
millions in the corresponding period, Inspection Parade-All ranks of , Mr. Edwords, before the call or telephone on August 31. of the case, and addressing
inst you
the Chinese Company will parade at Consumption per head per day in Central Police Station on Thursday, 17.30 hours for R Hongkong dropped from 30.4 gallons October 13, at
Dresy to 5.2 gallons, and in Kowloun general inspection of equipment etc.. from 28.0 gallons to 10.1 gallons, lust by the Company Commander.
-White Uniform, Cap with White month.
Rainfall figures from January 1 to Cover, Belt with Brace, Truncheon, defendant made a statement to the September 30 show that the Royal "Pocket Policeman" and note-book effect that Chung Wal-hing always Observatory recorded a fall of 48.720 to be carried. The Equipment Officer wanted to put him to death. There inches, na ngainst a fall of 70.300 will make a point of being present.
over a similar perlud last nothing in the statement, said inches Mr. Wyatt, that he could connect year. grateful to the Crown Counsel was not sure when defendant heard with the crime, and it appeared to for his subinfusion, and had come to his hopes of getting a job had beene thing more than an incoherent
frustrated, but on September 2, deand ineusequential statement. the conclusion that he was not justi-endant was in one of the rooms of
MR. Making a few observations un the
JUSTICE LINDSELL fed, under Section 74 of the Magis-
aunul 11 p.m. the boarding-house
299 | case, Air. Whyatt said that no one
His Honour Mr. Justice R. E. Lind- Writes Ornatene te re together with two other me and public from attendinen at the hear-
defendant. 12 and Lung Pal, while dead any grievance against Pun ex-
was clear sell, Acting Chief Justice, is leaving Wong Ping
cept the it ink.
cented was sitting Case Opened
as alleged that decadentioned that defendant had left the door on Saturday next by the P. D entioned early on the morning of September ner lajputana for Singapore to Mr. Whyatt, who was assisted by something about trying to get one 4 and had not returned. Defendant, mert bis daughter, who is coming out
nvidom
Lordship, been from Home. His he pointed out, had Acting Detective-Inspector L. R. of the Talkoo vacancies but not hav
succeeded. Defendant Was
known to miss his morning meal in understood, will return Whnut, then opened his case. It was inst
he had been in the October 20. the two years alleged by the Crown, he said, that alleged to have replied that Pun had defendant murdered Pun Shing by deceived and deprived him of his boarding-house. He had also left
taking his
No htm in the abdomen un job. This remark was resented by without
Jaggage. found; it had Pun's right arm had been lying across had been September 4, as a result of which | Pun, who told defendant to mind
Weapon Pun die
presumably been removed by the his body at the time when the wound September 8. The place his own business.
wounds on the person Nothing further happened, and on
who had committed
used it. When was Inflicted, the where the murder was
the murder, Ll has forearm had been caused by the same both 3, defendant and Puncharged with
the blow which had penetrated Con-were seen in
when an employee sibility for the crime. naught Road, and was run by a man about If the main door of the
to close
Glving medical evidence, Dr. Dean that a knife had been used, the blade named Chang Wal-hing. The re-went
of boarding-house.
It was the practice A. Smith said he examined Pun of which was at least four inches in sidents were almost exclusively of
to close the when the man
Was admitted to length, and no more than 1 inches the sea-faring class; mainly stokers, of the boarding-house greasers and cooks employed by the floor at that hour, but would be hospital about 7.20 1.m. on September broad.
Mr. Whyatt: What degree of force vaul Blue Funnel Line.
opened for any late comers
+ There were two wounds on Pun's
Inflict forearm, and
would have been necessary a perforated 4 The system by which the boarding-miinight. Anyone arriving back at right
the abdomen.
was that wound, assuming it had been Pun wound in house was run was similar to that that time, would have to stay out. of other boarding-houses, nomely, About 5.15 am. on September 4, transferred to the operating theatre, inflicted by the same blow?
force Dr. Smith: Considerable that all the residents contributed to one of the employees named Chank and operated upon. Free blood was
would be necessary but not beyond a fund while in employment, and Kwai-fook was awakened by shouts found in the abdomen and the wound
was perforating the masentery of the the power of any ordinary adult. when out of employment, they were by the deceased, and Jumping out
Formal evidence regarding plans the boarding of bed, rushed to Pun's room, where small intestine. allowed to stay at
premises ntil he found Pun house with free meals
bleeding provided,
After the operation, Pun's cond!- and photographs of the
Nevlile, abdomen. In consequence of what tion was fair, and he improved dur- was given by Mr. F. C. they could get employment again.
Pun had been out of employment he was told by Fun, Chang, together in that day and the following three inspector of Works of the Pubile On the morning of September Works De respectively, copies of and Sergeant T. named Sodays. since February this year, and he had with another employce received free meals and lodging until Wah-kit, ran to the
of the, he was reported to have slept well G. Mackay. the day of the crime. Defendant had boarding-house, and on getting there, and to be comfortable, but on being which were produced in Court.
was in 1 also lived there for a considerable beerved that defendant's bunk was seen again at 9.30 am.
After evidence had been given by worse much
The Chan Wal-hing, and Lam Chun, Tong tung. condition. very period, having been unemployed for empty. The door of the room was
regarding his Crown Sergeant R30 Thong Po- ordered to almost two years. He took his meals also slightly alar
operating theatre was
be Yat-kwong testified
hing. at the boarding-house, and though In the meantime, the commotion prepared, and lie police were in visit to the boarding-house,
Asked if he had any questions to Inmates of the formed, but Pun died at 9.45 n.m. other aroused he was
absent in the had sometimesR
Dr. Smith conducted
nut evenings, was seldom known to miss boarding-house and a message was
post-mortem pul to Tong, defendant alleged that sent to the Central Police Station
afterwards. morning meal,
and found that death had Tong had promised him a job as a Sing.
month. Tong at $24 per Wai- been caused by masenteric thron-greaser A little time before the crime, a regarding the affair. Chang man med Tong Yat-kwong, who hing, the licencee, called a muster bosis following the perforated wound dented this, saying he had merely was an engineer employed on a of the men, and discovered that all in the axiomen which had damaged stated he was offering the position
of greaser for $24 per mouth. Talkoo Dockyard Lug. visited the were present except the defendant.the masentery.
Replying to Mr. Whyatt, Dr. Smith The hearing was adjourned to this sald it was possible that, assuming afternoon.,
on
when
it is
here about
Constables R230 B. Singh, R232 11. G. Mohamed, R205 A. Singh, 1252 Mohamed. A235 A. A. Pipe, 1236 11, F. Mohamed, R280 H. Singh, R294 A. Rehman, R244 G. Sarwar, R337 X. Bactob, R205 F. Khan, H203 F. Alam, R290 S, Omar, and 1300 B. Singh.
Training Course-Part III-All recruits of the Indian Company who have not passed Part III of Training Course will attend Indian Company leadquarters on Wednesday, October
was the premises of the Luen Ring September their respective rooms made no stalement denying respons { abdomen. He was also of the opinion 12, from 17.30 to 18.30 hours.
seninen's boarding-house
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