Wednesday,
HONGKONG TELEGRAPH
By Ernie
September 27, 1939.
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NANCY
YIPPEE! WE'RE LEAVIN' FOR HOME TODAY!
OH BOY?--- AM
I GLAD TO LEAVE
DIS PLACE ---
WELL, KIDS- WE'RE OFF AT LAST!
WON'T
IT BE SWELL TO GET HOME
Wow!
BOY BURIED ALIVE IN SANDPIT
SOUTILAMPTON.
EIGHTEEN men, some using their hands, others using any Implements that happened to be handy, dug desperately in an unavailing attempt to save the life of Dennis Ivan Lawes, an 11- year-old Sholing (Southampton) boy who, while playing, had been buried alive by a fall of sand.
Dennis and some friends were trying to cut steps in the side of a sandpit when suddenly the sand gave way.
Dennis was smothered. Another boy, Josephi Robinson, tried to pull him out by his leg, but another fail of sand covered him completely.
Men working nearby rushed to the pit. One described the rescue effort as the most terrible experience lie had known.
JUST DUG AND DUG
----- !!Nano - of--us-spoke-9--word,!"– he said. "We Just dug and dug und our muscles acted. We had shifted five or six feet of sand when one of the boys' legs was uncovered.
CYCLING PC.'S
King's
50 M.P.H.
P. C. Davirs, attached to Cross Road Police Siation, slated in the wiiness box at Clerkenwell recently that he had ridden an ordinary bicycle at 50 mph.
(L. Vanderstuyit, holder of the world's cycling track re- corts, bas.covered.70.miles.404. yards in an hour).
dogs digging with their paws."
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Britain's newest aircraft ear- rier, the 23,000-ion Formidable, shown in cablephoto after she burst her supporting ermile and ado a runaway launching into Belfast Lough, Northern Ireland. One woman WHS killed and persons injured by the £4,000,- 000 vessel.
NATIONAL DAY
Macao Observation
Ava-io
Murder Trial Ends
Two Convicted, Two Acquitted For Shaukiwan Crime
"Each of you have been found guilty of murder and the law provides only ane punishment. It is now my duty to pass that sentence on you," said the Chief Justice, Sir Atholl MacGregor, at the Criminal Sessions yesterday In sentencing to death Wong Vin, 22, and Tang Lol, 25.
The Jury coupled a plea of recommendation for mercy with their verdict in the case of Tang Lol. Two other men, Chan Lam, 19, and Wong Kee-shan, 23, were acquitted of a similár charge.
Defendants were accused of mur- and second accused had been seen dering Li So, 30, at Main Street, as members of the group. Shukiwan, on the night of July 22. to judge the case of each accused The two found guilty were represent-on its own merit. There was a great ed by Mr. H, C. Maenonura in-dent of difference in the case against structed by Mr. C. D'Aimnds, and first accused and the others, who, the other two were defended by the If they were guilty all would be Hon. Mr. Leo D'Almada Jur, in- complicity in the murder which structed by Mr. F. 11. Loseby.
meant that they had a common design.
Mr. J. Whyatt, assisted by In- spector 1. R. What, prosecuted.
Motive Question
Mr. Macnamara pointed out no
Members of the Jury were Messrs. V. A. Itenson (Foreman), M. A. motive had been alleged against ac- Frata, H. A. Hearne, W. Mok, cused. He asked the Jury to take Cheung Tin-lee,. U. Tat-chee and into consideration the fact that ac- Jool Yip-beng.
cused Instead of senttering to evade Inspector W. A. Russell said he justice after the alleged murder, had had gone to Main Street at 10.25 placed themselves in a position where p.m., on July 22, He saw man, they could be and were arrested in sitting outside No. 38 with a wound a few hours.
on the back and another on the Uncontradictory evidence, said Mr. head. He gave instructions for a D'Almada, was that four or six men search for weapons.
attacked L So and one of them; struck a blow that Jellled him and Mr. F. W. Shaftain said he con-after that, he submitted, the evidence ducted an identification parade.
ceased lo be uncontradictory, and Accused were there and were picked ceased to be acceptable so far as
out by witnesses.
Inspector L. R. Whost sald he had the Jury were concerned with the examined Arst accused's clothing and Built or innocence of the accused. had found what appeared to be blood evidence against third and fourth de- stains on the trousers and singlet fendants and pointed out there was
Mr. D'Almada then dealt with the
There were minor abrasions on both hands. The abrasion on the knuckle evidence that either of them had
a weapon. There had been no evid Maçao, Sept. 26.
would not have been suelent to ence of conumon motive, while evid- The anniversary of the establish case blood strains on the trousers.
ence against them did not prove that, ment of the Portuguese Republle will
Accused Alleges Assault
they were members of a ging whose be celebrated on October 5 and aj
common object was to attack or special feature of the festivities this
Wong said he lived in an unnum- year will be the re-opening of the
Lordship pointed out that reconstructed St. Raphael's Hospital bered hat on a hill at Tal Fu Street, murder Li So and the opening of the Macao Munici-was a boiler maker. He had known very much weaker than against the Shaukiwon. He was married, and evidence against fourth accused was pal Primary School.
the other three accused for eight or athers.
St. Raphael's Hospital, duling irom nine months. He did not know LI After returning for 45 minutes the 1507, is one of the oldest hospitals in Se the allegedly murdered man. the world, and has suffered many On the night of July 22 he left Jury returned their verdicts.
changes since its establishment, but his hut shortly after 'clock and
Protestation of Innocence
the recent alteration represented a went to Yip So-kee's tin kaut gambling His Lordship: "Wong Yin and Tang complete reconstruction of the bulid-den to look for a clansman, but did
found you ing, which now presents a fine, im- not find him. He remained in Yip's Lol. The Jury havo posing appearance.
establishment, for half an hour, and guilty of murder of Li So. Have you
as he left he saw Cheng Sum-chat anything to say as to why sentence The Municipal School is an entirely with other people walling to of death should not be passed on you
"Several of us gathered round in Dennis ved with his parents and a circle and frenziedly scooped the two sisters at Pinegrove Road, Shol-new edifice, built in the modern style, attack him. sand off the boy with our hands like 'ing,
within the old Vasco da Gama Park, "As soon as I left the door and and permits the removal of the pre-turned towards Shaukiwan Cheng sent schools for boys and girls to Shum-chai hit me once on the right PRIKA | more congenial surroundings.
side of the body with a weapon. It is stated that the usual ball will The weapon appeared to be a piece not be included in the festivities this of iron and the blow was not very yeur, and It is believed that the heavy. The others came up in order money will be devoted to local charito corner me and I ran away. tles instead. Our Own Correspon any reason why they should assault Mr. Macnamara: Con you suggest you like this?
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according to the Law?
Wong: "He attacked me. Certainly will look for some device for self defence.'
Lam: "No. Accused met me after
ho had finished his fight. This matter has nothing to do with me."
Doning the black cop, His Lord- chip passed sentence of death on each of the two men.
Hla Lordship: "Tong Lol. In your case the Jury have coupled their verdict with a recommendation for Threat by Secret Society
mercy. That recommendation w Wong: Sometime in May and June be forwarded at once to the proper he had asked me to joint the Shum quorters.". Yok Wui and I refused, Re Diso His Lordship then thanked the asked me to pay $3
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membership Jury and exempted them from Jury fee and said that if I became a mem-service for the coming Jury year. ber and I should be attacked by anyone the members of the Society The death occurred in the Queen saw him and told him that I would!
would take their revenge. Later I Mary Hospital yesterday, after not join his Sociely and he said that short reas at Mr. Herbert Hutch, an old resident of the Colony.
Mr. Hatch came to Hongkong from) Cornwall nineteen years ago as a lie bad had some words with Chep Wong further said that previously
it I refused to Join them I would be attacked very soon."
REPORT
Hongkong Stock Exchatige omelat
Engineer for the Hongkong Electric Shum-chal. After he was hit he ran summary lisued yesterday says: Company, He remained with the towards the Praya and at Taf Hong
retired owing to Indifferent health,
tried to hit him with
There is a demand for. H.K. Banks,
Arm until three years ago when he Street two men attacked hlin. One or Unions, Trams, Docks, Wharves, and Since then he had been living with these was Cheng Shum-chat. Cheng Cements with enquiries trying to his daughter and son-in-law, Mr, and by striking Cheng's hand with a torch however,. la poor and trading is thus iron bar, and acquire cheap lots. The response, Mrs. R. L. Wyllie.
Mr. Hatch WOR and was a widower, his wife having behind, und he hit the man with the 58 years of age One man held him by the neck from
light he managed to obtain the bar. within extremely narrow limits.
Buyers died several years ago. He is subar, He was then free and ran away. vived by hin only child, Mrs. Wyllie Later he met fourth accused who said In his later years Mr. Hatch lived he was hiring a boot in which to a very quiet lie owing to his health deep.
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H.K. Docks $104
Sales
Union Ins: $385 H.K. Wharves $100
Continuing Wong sald eventually BURGLAR SURPRISED
he and the other accused and a stranger went on board' a' sompan.
With Victims,
Hsinking, Sept. 20. Mr.
He smoked heroin. pills and it was Receives Worse of Fight Solomotsu Kato, Japanese after Minister-at-Large In China, who hus Wong said that the bloodstaink on
am. that the Police arrived. | beeti ordered home, arrived here his clothes came from his nose. from North China on Monday en There was a route to Tokyo.
possibility that on abrasion on als hand had caused
progress,
.
His right oye covered with an eye To the press, Mr. Kalo said that those stains. It won not true that he shade and unwilling to go to hospital, Mr. Wang Ching-wel's marcanent for had been seen striking Li So with Tong Kan was given a week's ro the organisation of a new Central something in a newspaper.
mand by Mr. Macfadyen at Kowloon Government in China was making Mr. Macnamara pointed out that agistracy yesterday to attend hos- Wong's fight and Li's Incident wore pitol for treatment. He appeared on Britain, he said, is not in a posl not one and the same. This was a charge of attempted inteeny, from tion to continto her assistance to the Wong's allbl.
a dwelling: Chiang Kai-shek regime.
The other defendants did not
Sgt. Baldwin sald at 4.30 am, on Moscow authorities will not aban-testify at t
.....September 10, Tong was seen by the don the Chiang Kai-shek
"Whyati stiimarised the pro mates of the house to break the regime. over assuming that negotiations be-seculion's case, and said an issue was wire fastening_the, door, In the re-, |tween Japan" and the Soviet Union whether accused were' or 'were not sulting melee Tong received injuries are in progress, Mr. Kalo added - members of the tang of six, to his eye and left hospital much Domel.
| Evidence had been given that first against the advice of the doctor.
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