Tuesday,
HONGKONG TELEGRAPH
ALLEGED INTENT A Look Through
TO MURDER
Police Sergeant Tells
Of Encounter
Wong Shu-lun, alias Li Sau-hei, 24, described as a Chinese military officer, appeared before Mr. R. Edwards at the Central Magistracy yesterday, when hearing of charges of shooting with intent to murder, shooting with intent to do griovous bodily harm, and unlawful possession of an unlicensed 7.65 mm. calibre Walther automatic pistol and one round of ammunition, was commenced.
The case, which is for committal, from Sergeant J. E. Jessop, and went is the sequet to the shooting of to the Gloucester · Hote), where he Detective Sergeant it. R. Terrett at saw the accused, the Wing On Bank Building on December 2, when Wong in alleged to have shot Sergeant Terrett in the neek.
Mr. E. H. Willows, Crown Counsel, and Detective Inspector L. R. Whant, appeared for the prosecution, while Mr. G, S. Hugh-Jonca, who had ap- peared for Wong in the earlier pro ceedings, sald he was still acting for
The "Telegraph”
50 YEARS AGO
There was nearly being an inter- national question over Kowloon side the other day. The dignitary, who ejects aquatters and arranges land sales for
January 31, 1939.
CHURCH MEETING
Kowloon Congregation Has Difficult Year
A spirit of reconstruction marked the annual meeting of the the Government when funds are low Kowloon Union Church yesterday, under the Chairmanship of Mr. was crooning from Yaumat! to Hung lium, and to do so, for convenience A. W. Ingram. Rev. Frank Short, Supervising Minister, Mr. L. took the road which bonde Just into Starbuck, secretary, and Mr. D. O. MacLennan, treasurer, were Chinese territory, Its boy had a couple of bottles of stout in his hands, present and Rev. K. Mackenzie Dow, of Hongkong Union Church, and a ragged soldier instated that these and Rev. J. R. Higgs, of St. Andrew's Church, also attended. ware dutiablo, and demanded
*
forty
fine
On Monday night the second regular meeting of the Hongkong Literary So- ciety was held in the City Hall. Mr. Colonies," and said in part: Franels, Q. C., lectured on "Crown
the report
Mr. Higgs and Mr. Mackenzie Dow spoke in admiration of the manner which the Union Church had pulled through a crials.
in
cents. The Government ofcial chaffed The report, which was presented him for a while, and walked across Into by Mr. Starbuck, contained the fol- of Chengchow and the fact that five Fnced to-day with the destruction his own territory, where, with humour, he drank the jok
lowing foreword by Mr. Short: el rches were open in Canton where "There is no particular glory attach- there used to be 70, it was not for to the life of the Church during them to sit in judgment but to turn 1938. There has ing
been disappoint them. That Conference was attended with its record of service. Yet we part in church work to promote ment and in a sense-dissatisfaction their own church services and taking ought not to be blind to what has world fellowship. "Here in Hongkong lu April 1846, the been achieved, nor to the service that The accused said that he was wait-Queen, through the Legislature, decreeds een rendered and the loyalty ing for a friend who had promised that all English laws in force up to |that has been given.” to call upon him about 11.30 p.m.
that date should prevail. You may have heard the question ralied,--it may
Dealing with events, waited for an hour there, and witness then escorted the accused to ceded the affeer who was then in com-
Arise again that when Hongkong was stated: the Central Station. There, accused inand of the troops issued a pruelaina-
"Rev. J. D. MacLean was relieved was told that he might use the tele-
tion in which he promised the Chiesa of his duties as pastor In January phone if he wanted to get in touch laws and cantons. He did wont without a resident pastor. This Short, Mrs. A. Morton, Mrs. D. D. inhabitants the observances of all their since which time the church has been with his friend.
subject to a reservation subject to Her port can begin in one way only, Majesty's pleasure." The moment she should be governed by English law the
indebtedness of the Committee of day to this English law, and that alone, whole to those promise reused to net, and from that Management and the Church as u prevails here. There are many matters preschers who have so willingly con-
Ministers in which the Chiese have been allowed ducted the services during the
sters and lay to follow their own customs and be year. Our sincere gratitude is here past guided by their own laws. We have expressed Bratly, to Rev. Frank Short never attempted to interfere $7 where his
lenst degree with their marriage cux
who undertook voluntarily the toms, their habit of adopting children, arduous task of Supervising Minister their succession to property, etc.
But all Acts of Parliament la force assumed many
during the interregnum, and thereby responsibilities In in
Secretary, Mr. Starbuck; Management The following officials were elected: Committee, Messrs. A. M. Mackenzie, A. W. Ingram, J. D. Provan, Mrs, F. Richards, Mrs. MacAulay, Messrs. II. Mrs. W. Niblock, Mrs. F. H. Bowry.
accused, but would not be taking finrl fucked necused whether he had located declared it her pleasure that the place amely, by ucknowledging the deep Noble. T. R. Ingram, A. Simpson,
In the
Mr.
Gald that on the evening of December 2 Sergeant Terrell was on reserve duty when he received instructions to go the Gloucester Hotel,
E
He went there and saw accused. who told him he was waiting for friend. When the friend did not turn up, Terrell invited accused to go with him to the Central Police Station.
At the station accused spent some time telephoning but after one and half hours his friend had still not urned up.
toch
About 11 p.m. Sergeant Terrelt
his friend, and the reply was in the negative. Accused asked Sut. Terrelt to take him out to look for his friend. When the couple were at Des Voeux Road Central, the Recused asked to be taken to house in Wongneichong Road,
Happy Valley.
friend stayed. Accused's friend was out. They then proceeded up town to the Wing On Bank Building. The accused said that his friend's office
vus there.
the
and no other, Pacept where he is in
cluded in the wording of it.
voice in
addition to the conducting of Sunday Services; and secondly, to those who times throughout the year. have occupted the pulpit at various
Two Special Appeals. "Two special appeals were launch-
SOLDIERS' DEATHS
Inquiry Into Crash On Customs Pass Road
An inquiry into the death of soldiers, was icited when a military Gunner Benton of the 5th. Anti-
lorry towing a 5-ton gun crashed Aircraft Battery, who, with two other
going down an incline on Customs Pass Road on November 12,
was
men returned to the On Bank Building. Tiwy left that the kind I refer to the power of the ion of these appeals was man), W. C. Tillery and C. M.
After telephoning, accused told Terrell his friend had returned to his office. The 1wo Wing On Bank Bunding.
Terrett became suspicious there and told accused that he would walt no
measure
The
day. Mr. Himsworth sat as Coroner. the inquiry and H. S. Dinsdale (fore- Sub-Inspector Brittain conducted
G. Mills was present for the Army. Xavier were on the jury. Lt. A. O. and Mr. F. H. Loseby appeared for the China Automotive Company. owners of the lorry.
They went up to the third floor, and in front of one of the rooms, was we are taverned--if 1 may add a little Now I think i have shown brielly how hung the signboard of Hang On and advice it wouhl he that we should try He asked the Sergeant to go out with him to find his friend. Ferrett Company. They knocked at the door und raise the status of this country
and no reply came from
that of a Crown Cotony pure and simple, within. went with accured to Wongnelchong The accused asked Sat. Terrelt
to that of Class D in the list, and geted by the Committee of Management, Road in Happy Valley, but the friend him to the China Emporium dance ture elected by the people, the power of the first for special support during
take
representative institutions, a Legisla was not there. Accused suggested hall, where his friend often went, ieeting our going to the Wing On Bank build-The
own officers, hul tha the period when the Church would There, the accursed asked ing. Here,
for per-control of the Executive. In a colony be without a minister; the search
the second was mission to speak to one of the dance of the wealth and importance to which for a new assessment of the Church's held at Kowloon Magistracy yester fruitless, so the pair went to the hostesses.
Hongkong is rising it seems very hard income by the formation of a China Emporium ball-room, where. Sgt. Terrett and the accused each it is by their own industry and enter-
that the people who have made it what Subscriptions scheme to replace the a Freewill accused
spoke to
to a girl.
had a cup of coffee, and the latter prise should have su mali a made
Envelope original returned, the government of the Colony and the Supervising Minister's assistance in phone call, and
system. The saying that his friend was at Wing of the funds. In a Colony of the enbaret for the office.
the people wasid be such that they could was disappointing. An informal dis- response to the latter The accused vite any desirable knocked at the door of the Hang On could assert themselves plainty, openty,trict meeting, held with the idea of firm, and had no reply, turning around and clearly, not, as now, be governed rallying members and friends of the At the end of the five minutes he tainly just missed his friend.
tolt Sgl. Terrett that they had very an efficient majority whose opinions Church to discuss its position, met
are entirely unknown. Attention
with little response, and the original asked accused to accompany
The Shooting
called in any of the local papers to the idea of holding several such meetings downstairs again.
It was then
fact that the Straits Settlements and in various districts to cover the whole a.m. said Sat. some of the other Culonies porness Asof Kowloon, was abandoned. They had reached the recond floor Terrett, and he told the accused slaat sociations with branches in London, to
12.30 when Terrett suddenly heard a short. they would wait for his friend at the look after their political and commer
Put Up Your Hands
door. "We were hire thresist,
September, a congregation "Put up your hands," he was told. the accused on my right, and at the "He thought defendant was jokinglanding of The second floor, somehow and told him not to be a fool.
other, I took two steps in front "Then he saw a automatic in of the acensed," said Sgt. Terrett. defendant's band.
The next -
Set. Terrett moment your heard
IQUELE
Put
your Hands up. Turning round, he saw "Terrett took a step forward, but a short drearm in the accused's hand. as he did so he heard a report and +1 swore at him" said Sgt. Terrell
and told him not to be a fool, but I tion in Paris. The Premier has tele December in order to allow special | Atkins, was another military lorry
that I should put my
"Come on, put up
longer than five minutes.
Pra nol tooling. Put up hands, defendant reiterated,
felt sharp pain in his neck.
hum
"He continued to move towards ne cused and then heard another resisted
port.
hands up.
and
say
WON
en such Assoriation night usefully
25 YEARS AGO
said there were 14
Driver Atkins, driver of the lorry, men on the vehicle, which was equipped with a breasting the hill, changed to low. special low gear, Ilo climbed an
In second
and As the lorry started down the the gun jolted the gear into neutral Incline, and the engine stalled. He tried to restart the engine but failed then felt the gun swaying. of the tires of the gun carriage was yards before turning a torn off its wheel.
einl interests, and it was suggested that of Refugee Christians from Swatow, be formed here. 1 ercommend that to who were unable to participate in your serious consideration-think well Christian worship in the Colony on of it.
account of the language difficulty, have
been
accommodated in the restr Church Hall on Sunday afternoons stood from their organiser, Dr. Pan and Thursday evenings. It is under Tsoh-chen, been most successful. Extra evenings that the services have were granted them in the middle of meetings to be held.
M
Reuter's correspondent at Paris says a rumour that Messrs. Krupps have at St. Petersburg has enused constern- bought the Putiloff Arnment Works
raphed to the French Ambassador res questing enlightenment.
to get his polter in my story nad felt a sharp pain now, HAN
The Manso Let
your "He felt a little weak and stood
At this stage of the evidence. Sgt. there.
watching accused run down Terrett's
With the end of September, 1914, the volce
became the stairs.
grim."
German Government's contract with the nade a rush at the accused," said the Linyl for the mail ser letting the Manse after Mr. MacLeon's "No diflculty was experienced in Then he collapsed. He tried to S. Terrett, "and the next moment
vire is the Far East and Austrails euna departure. It is most satisfactory shoul, but could make no sound, I heard a
out. The Hamburg-Amerien Line has that both tenancies have served to "He managed
Gerinan whistle out of his pocket, and blew
communicate! ila
contemporary, assist missionaries Sgt. Terrett manged to get hold Government to establish, from October China was temporarily dislocated en
willingness to the
whose work in it feebly,"
of his assailant. and "Meanwhile, the watchman down-away, and feeling weak, he fell on
1. 1915, a line to East Asla without a account of the Sino-Japanese con- pushed him
subsidy from stairs heard three shots, but thought the floor,
the Government, The Dict and heard
journal in question goes on to may thint that
another twaerman experters have become used to dinary contributions to the church Ronicone
had let uff some reports.
"As regards finance, the total or crackers.
tried to shout, but could not. munication and the fixed freight rates were $3,166.49 or approximately $370
the guaranteed regularity of the com- opened the gate of the took out my police whistle, but arranged with the Government, and are less than in 1937, the decrease being building to investigate, and as he could only blow it very feebly. Itisfied with the was looking at the floors above, he managed to crawl down to the ground
way in which the due to a considerable reduction in North German toyd have for thirty open collections. saw a man, dressed In European floor, and found the gate locked," said,
fears carried on the service of the Far the
The balance at East. clothes, dash past into the street. Sgt. Terrelt.
bank decreased by about "Terrett managed to crawl down
same amount. lying the
Manse door. Sgt. to the gate, which he found was Terrett tried to attract the attention; locked. He blew his whistle again, of the passers-by, but no-one went | and managed to attract some atten- to his assistance.
Then an Indion three constable went up to him and with Indian
police constables the assistance of another Indian, they were attracted by the crowd wilch managed to open the gate. had gathered and saw the Sergeant; lying there.
tion.
tion
TWO
White
uk
*
10 YEARS AGO R.M.S. Dursetshire, the last of the -thousand-ton County Class Portsmouth to-dny, cruisers authorised in 1926, was launch
at
the
Whs
The
rent
and Several corner onc
In front of his vehicle, continued towing a gun. This lotry passed the other with about 8 ft. to spare, and then gaining speed, went over the embankment.
me.
"I saw a big rock moving towards then I found the lorry was a total There was a terride crash and
been injured," said Atkins. wreck and the passengers on it had
the
In reply to Sub-Inspector Brittala,
of the engine to re-start. The brakes Atkins said the battery was new and he could not account for the failure were in good condition but the gun earringe had no brakes. He could change from second to first gear without having to stop.
Alkins said he drove the lorry provided additional income of $2,200 under orders of his superior, but did in 1038. Practically all the fur- not possess a pass for towing lough fund used to provide gun. passages home MacLean.
for Mr. and Mrs. Sgt. A. G. Levis, who was sitting annual donation next to Atkins, said he did not re- of $500 from Union Church Victoria member what happened after tho Three Quarter Century Fund was lorry breasted the hill, although In After a few moments, Sgt. Terreit
5 YEARS AGO
received in January 1930 and there-
hospital he made a long statement. saw two Chinese police interpreters
Presiding at the annual meeting of statement. "The Emergency Unit was sent out, passing by, and he told them what the Kowloon Union Church held in tho
fore does not appear in the 1938 He did not remember seeing the driver in difficulties. The only thing. and a search of the Wing On Bank had happened befefly, as one of them hurch ifall last night, the Rev. D. E. L. Befiding was made, three empty was on duty at Central charge-room, accomplished during the past year and attendance for the year has been 11.
The Women's Guild has met 50 he remembered was that the lorry Allen commented on the good work times during 1038. The average gained speed as it overtooks the lorry cartridge cases being found. Two and knew about the accused.
in bullets, one undamaged, were also
almo na successful finncial year.
front. He was not in charge of Sat. Terrett was then conveyed to stated that with the co-operation and is 20, of whom seven have either He The total membership of the Guild
the lorry. found by the police,
the Queen Mary Hospital, in the goodwill of the congregation he was joined or returned from leave since Chian Automotive Company, said he
Chan Chi-king, engineer, "Articles of clothing which con company of an Indian constable.
of the fuined artain bullet marks
confident that that would lend them on Miny. Financially, the Guild has was driving a chassis up Customs Concluding his taken from Terrett
evidence, Sgt. at the Queen Terrett said that the defendant was Mr. J. Anderson and Mr. R. Duncan had a very successful year.
Pass Road on November 12 when Mary Hospital by Sergeant Dowman." perfectly sober during the incident.
"The Social and Fellowship Club the lorry and gun Continuing, Mr. Williams said the
of five years each. The following of came into being at the close of 1037.
came towards Hul Toc, night watchman of the Beers were elected:-Hon. Secretary:It object was to make possible, by Interpreter had returned home and Wing On Bank Building, said that 1. W. Fletcher, Cieneral Committee:friendly Intercourse of people con-
Mr. F. Wellwoad: Hen. Treasurer Mr. regular meetings, was in bed about 4 a.m. when the about thought
p.m. he saw two men, attr-Mendinea frok, Wands, Thomson, Wat-nected with the Church, in other the social and of accused telephoning a ed in European style clothing, go up hotel from the police station suddenly the building, and after a short while, Noble, R. Dunes, A. W. Ingram, A. Young
non, Gray, Moses. I. Taylor, J. Prevan,wards, to build on the ashes of the flashed to his mind. He immediately the left.
Chapman, W. Forsyth, Sometime later, the two men came
People's Society organisation of wider scope, un- restricted in its appeal and noi
limits of age."
were
in the future. were elected to be Trustees for a period
Π
got into touch with the police, and back and went un-stairs. Suddenly fold them about accused phoning he heard three loud reports, Just Water Walker Lost catering specially for folk within room No. 317.
Discovered in Hole! Room
In 1861
D
him at a fast speed. As they passed he could not tell whether the engine of the lorry was running. Before
he could manoeuvre into an empty space on the road, the army lorry collided with the rear of his chassis and his right leg was injured by the rubber tyre, of the gun carriage.
Driver Burrell, driver of the first
army lorry, aakt that sometimes
when descending an incline the gun carriage in tow gave a silght jerk. Atkins's lorry, he said was wobbling after it passed him, but he did not think the driver was in dificulties.
better type than that of Atkins's, to the gun carriage, was
"The coupling connecting my lorry much which used a U shackle," said
a
as he was looking out of the sale, The Police were sent out to various man came rushing at him and pushed hotels in Hongkong and Kowloon, blin aside, leaving the premises. The and it was about 5.25 a.m. that they man came from the staircase, sald
Full Time Pastor went to the Luk Kwok Hotel In Hui.
Mr. Starbuck expressed Wanchai. An amah was
Chung Lok-chol, police interpreter, sent to
SAN FRANCISCO,
wish knock on the door of room 317, the said that he heard three sharp re- Writera' Project have found records outside but should get its own pastor,
Research workers of the Federal to carry on
thut the church should not be content with ministers from door being opened by a girl.
torts while he won walking along of at least one attempt to walk on The room was entered by Inspector Des Voeux Road Central, and ap-water. In 1861, according to the and the committee members for Burrell,
The Chairman thanked Mr. Short Whant and two other Police officers, ie Wing On Bank Build- document found, a certain Towlands their and accused found in bed. The telephoned to Central station.
he w Sgt. Terrett. He at once ullghted from a steamboat to take a
loyalty and
ала co-operation The hearing was adjourned to automatic was found in the bal
stroll
throughout.a very dimeult year.
year. to-day. covered by a quilt.
across San Francisco bay, Twelve months ago the Church had About 4 a.m. he again telephoned wearing his own invention of "canoe appeared to be bankrupt, yet since accused mentioned the number "117" the contemporary document states, draft and were clear of debt. the alation, as he remembered the shoes with leggins," "Up to sunset," then they had cleared off an over- whilst he was in the charge-room. afternoon.
The hearing was adjourned to this?
The condition of Sergeant Terrett was very dangerous for some time, but he eventually recovered, and was! discharged from hospital on January 7. although still suffering from a little pain.
A test had been made of the automatic by Sergeant Perkins, Police
CROWN LAND SALE
"his boy has not been found."
Spelling Bee
Mr. Short sold that since he came to the Colony 13 years before, he had not recognised any differences in Missions or Churches and if they could carry on in the spirit of Armourer, and it had showed that in Gramplan Road,
New Kowloon Inland Lot No. 2050, HOW many of these words are
fellowship that marked the Madras Conferenco the weapon was capable of firing the pubile auction at the Crown Land the others?
just correct and what is wrong with would Wis sold by
concluded, they ammunition" which had been dis- Office yesterday to Mr. Lee Chee, of
KO further on peace
on the roud to covered by the police.
than diplomacy could take 30 Bonham Strand East, for $7,500,
them. That conference was attended Detective Sergeant: Terreti Bald which was $2,700 more than the upset
by representatives of 70 countries In that on December 3 so was on reserve about 8,000 square feet, and the an- ing of these words will be found on Germans present and the dangers
premium," "The land has an area of
snite of difficulties and dangers. duty. at Central Police
English Oxford Dictionary spell. There were Chinese, Japanose and Station. "About D. p.m." he received instructions inual rental is $92,
alainder
atenuated
morbiditty
page 9,.
Imorgonatlic
..mortality
nortally
and-difficulties were real.
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