Monday,
HONGKONG TELEGRAPH
November 27, 1939.
Murder Over 50 Cents Gambling Debt Alleged
FATAL ATTACK WITH
DESCRIBED AT THE
A FATAL chopper attack which arose out of a dispute over the payment of a gambling debt of 50 cents to a boy of 15 was described at the Criminal Sessions this morning, when Tang Chu, 24, was charged with the murder of Leung Ki, 21, in Chinese Street on September 28.
The ease is being tried by the, Chief Justice, Sir Atholl Mac- Gregor and the following Jury: Mesara. J. J. Cameron (Fore man), H. Turner, H. L. Moors, T. A. Kuester, S. W. de Cruz, Jnr., H. W. Pomeroy and Yuen Tat-ming,
Mr. J. B. Prentis, Assistant Crown Solleitor, is for the prosecution, and Tung is defended by Mr. Percy Chen, Instructed by Mr. A. S. K. Lau.
Mr. Prentis said both Leung and Tang were unemployed and generally spent their evenings hanging about the entrance of Chinese Street and Des Voeux Road Central.
Gambling Debt
The facts which led to the murder dated back to October, 1938, when a boy of 15 named Chan Kam-on won 85 cents from Tang in a game of nai kau At that time Tung pald over 35 cents, leaving a balance of 50 cents till owing. That balance was not asked for by Chan unt September 24 last, and the reason for the delay was because they did not meel during the intervening perlodi.
Promises To Pay
On that day Chan met Tung in Chinese Street and asked him for the money, Tang repiled he could! not pay as he had no money and Chinn then went away. There was).
no quarrel nor were any heated words
exchanged.
The following day, alu in Chinese Street, Chan had a conversation with Leung in the course of which the latter asked for a loan of 20 cents to
redeem a watch, Chan said he had no money but promised Leung he could have it as soon as Taug repaid
him,
SPOTLIGHT
ON GERMANY
"But Adolf-It isn't sand; it's my savings." -Paris Soir
Ha at thi Condor L- glon: fost a log 10 that 18,000.00.0 Spanlords shouldn't be Bolshevised.
He of the Eputern Front And 1
ឆភ arm 80 that 20.000.000 Pales should
-La Denta Heure Brasiets
MAN SELLS HIS WIFE FOR $180: SORDID
COURT STORY
IN the confusion that arose when the Japanese bombed Liu Chau, near Kwong Chow Wan in October, a 19-year-old girl, Wong Kwai-ho escaped the attention of her mistress and returned to Hongkong. Soon after her arrival here the Palice came upon the story of how two men had taken her to Kwong Chau Wan to sell her into prostitution, and also how one of the men had sold his own
wife to another man.
Jewellery Stolen From Wing On's
A report has been made to thr Police by Mr. L. P. Kwok, manager of the Wing On Co., Ltd., that during the night of November 25-28, some- one stole from a locked showense In the Jewellery department on the ground Boor. jewellery valued at $243.70.
Dr. G.
M. Hargreaves, of the
A
CHOPPER SESSIONS
Defendant's Evidence In $1,000 Court Case
Claims Alleged Personal Loan Was Expenses
That money paid in respect of expenses in connection with a partnership deal was being treat- ed as a personal loan wa the defence put forward by A. A. Rumjahn in a claim of $1,000 brought against him by Cheng Sak-min before Mr. Justice Lindsell in the Summary Court.
16 Men
Cling To Drifting Junk
The plaintiff's evidence was given ut a previous heuring.
Rumjahn was in the box the whole of this morning. He said he had known plaintiff for about two years. Some time in February they discuss- ed, opening a business in Haiphong for drilling raliway sleepers and building bus bodies. Later, the sug- gestion was also put forward for opening a transport business between Haiphong and Kunming.
Financing Offer
Into between
Plaintiff after hearing the details of the job offered to finance the project. The effect of the recent freak The sum required was $20,000 and typhoon on a junk and its crew $500 for expences A provisional was reported to the Police by contract was catered Wong Hon-yee, 34, master of Rumjahn and two others on the one purt, and the Tung Cheung Garage the Kwong Sha Shipping Com-on the other. They were to contact a Feilx Young in Haiphong. A cable Wong said that on November was sent to Felix Young but there came to Hongkong and after some 23 his cargo boat was off Sha Uwas no reply. Later Felix Young Chung, British waters, when the discussions it was agreed to carry on Storm arose and capsized the with the transport business.
Paid Over $1,000 boat which drifted ont to sca.
pany.
The master of the junk and two seamen swam to n passing
Defendant said that $1,000 was
junk and were rescued, but he paid by the plaintiff to him (defend- and 15 fokis clung to the drift-nt) which he handed over to Felix ing boat and were eventually Young who left the next day for Haiphong. This was an advance pay- rescued by another junk.
ment out of an agreed initial pay-
The capsized junk had a cargoment of $5,000, of brown paper valued at $1,200.
Round-Up Of I.R.A. Suspects Further Bombing Outrages
this amount to the plaintiff until the Witness agreed giving an 1.0.U. for
final contract had been drawn up. This 1.0.U., he declared was now being used by the plaintiff against him as it personal tonn.
The hearing is proceeding.
Earl Browder Tried To-day
Extra Comfort
With a cosy Dressing GowIT you can defy the chill of a cold: room and draughty corridors or verandahs. We can show you well tailored woollen ones in plain colours and other effects in various wolghts, or in light weight unlined silk or Foulards. which pack so easily for travelling.
Prices rango from $25.00 Less 10% Cash Discount
MACKINTOSH'S LTD.
MEN'S WEAR
SPECIALISTS
A SPECIAL WAR-TIME
SERVICE
PARCELS FOR THE BRITISH EXPEDITIONARY FORCES
APPLY TO COOK'S FOR PARTICULARS OF THEIR EXPEDITIONARY FORCE SUPPLIES SERVICE. PARCELS DESPATCHED TO TROOPS SERVING AT HOME, IN FRANCE OR IN THE NEAR EAST, AND TO PRISONERS OF WAR AND INTERNEES.
40/-
STANDARD PARCELS 5/-.
7/6, 10/-. 15/- 20/-. 30/- These are the actual retail values of contents plus postago; no charge for packing, insurance and despatch. THERE IS STILL TIME TO SEND ORDERS BY AIR MAIL FOR
CHRISTMAS
The facts of the case were revealed į to-day when two men Chan Yau- kwong, 20, and Ho Yuk-hon, 27, un- i On September 20, Chan saw Tang employed, were charged before Mr. coming out of a gambling house in Q. A. A. Macfadyen at Kowloon Chinese Streat with some money Magistracy with taking part in the his hands. He again asked for pay-disposal of a woman for the purpose ment of the debt but Tang said: "of prostitution outside of Hongkong. got just over a dollar and as to-Defendants pleaded guilty. morrow is the Moon-cake festival 11 Det.-Sergeant Wilcox said the girl want the money to celebrate the Wong was a friend of the wife of occasion."
He promised to pay Chan and she also knew Ho. About couple of days later and Chan agreed. three months ago, Wong was lying with Chan and his wife and during Docoated's interferenco
conversation concerning the Nothing further happened until diMeulty of finding a living in the day of the murder when Leung Hongkong, Chan's wife suggested to and Chan met Tang. Chan again Wong that the two of them, together to asked for payment, at the same time with Chan and Ho, should go
10 lend 20 cents tresses.
Kwong Chow Wan to become wal- saying he wanted to Leung, but Tang replied: "Sorry.
Queen Mary Hospital, has reported LONDON, Nov. 26 (UP). U.S. "Red" Leader On haven't got the money. When I get This suggestion was agreed upon
the theft of clothing money and The police have conducted one Passport Fraud Charge it you
can have it. Leung then and the party of four left Hongkong
jewellery valued at $55 from intervened and said to Tang:Why by the Seistan.on October 5 arriving.
motor car parked in-Clear-Water-of the biggest I.R.A._raids since at Kwong Chow Wan four days later. don't you pay the small boy? I my-
thief broke a win the beginning of the war follow- The trial of Earl R. Browder. DO YOU KNOW- The four passer the night at the self want to borrow 20 cents:
Apparently resenting this inter-Chik Ham Hotel and the next day, ference, Tung cursed Leung and said: Ho took Wong to an address in Au "What has it got to do with you?" Pel Street, which was apparently a After tapping Tang lightly on the brothel. There Wong was sold for shoulder, Leung told him: "If you $345. Shundial currency. don't pay within three days you will
be driven from Chinese Street and
not allowed to come in and out."
Girl's Refusal Det-Sergeant Wilcox said Wong) not understand the Jiulest On hearing this, Tang went to a did stall, got hold of a chupper and spoken by Ho and the other person, struck Leung several blows with it, but she saw the money transaction. after which he ran away. Leung and learned from flo that she had was later taken to the Queen Mary been sold to be a prostitute. Hospital, where he was found to have several deep cuts including one at the back of the neck.
Incoherent Statement
Wong said she refused to do this and after she had been kept in the house for a week, she was sold by the mistress to another brothel in Liu Chau, near) Kwong Chow Wan.
A few days after Wong had taken Two days after the attacks, Tang up residence, the Japanese bombed was arrested in Wanchal. Mean Liu Chau and in the confusion that while Leung's condition had become ensued Weng escaped and eventually worse and his dying depositions were arrived Ixick in Hongkong, on Octo- taken. That statement was inconcber 20. rent and there were many obvious
On her return, Wong reported the discrepancies in Hi, for instance, when matter to the mother of the wife of he was asked who caused the injuries Chon, and she in turn reported to the Leung gave his own name. Leung Police that her daughter,
wife, had been kidnapped,
died on October 3.
When formally charged, Tang said he was struck frat by Leung and that he took the chopper and fought him.
The case is proceeding.
Tried To Hit Constable
Two Men Fined For
Kowloon Brawl
Sold His Wife
Chan's
Bay
Rond. The
his
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"
dow in the car to get at the articles.ing Friday night's and Satur-Executive Secretary of the Com- Mr. Wheeler, of the Gospel Mis day's telephone booth bombings, munist party in the United sion, Tal Ching Street, Un Long, was The special branch and a flying States on a charge of possessing robbed of money, jewellery and
thief squad of detectives left the various a false passport, opens to-day.
clothing valued at $219 by
The radical leader has been oI1 who entered the Mission premises depots in police cars at intervals of about 15 minutes almost the entire between 1 and 3 a.m. yesterday.
night in 11 round up of suspects $7,500 bail and he marked his last ap- roughout London, particularly the pearance In court with a blast at the proceedings which was featured on Highgate, Paddington, Hommersmith;
the front page of the "Dally Worker," and Hendon Districts.
leading Communiti organ in the United States. This charged that i even the reactionary Hoover regime, which had this alleged case when it was fresh 10 years ago, decided there were no grounds for proseqution.
SEIZURES NEAR HONGKONG
Reports of the seizure of junk cargoes by members of the crew of been two Japanese cruisers, have made to the Police of Hongitong.
Lo Tai, master of a fishing junk, has reported that on Friday when salling near Sanmun, in Chinese stopped by 2 waters, they were
Japanese cruiser bearing the figures
89 painted amidships.
in
About 20 Japanese, dressed khaki and armed with revolvers, boarded the junk and removed the cargo of eggs, hide skins, pige, wood oll, dried sausages, preserved fruit, valued at 59,125 to their cruiser.
The Junk was ordered to be tied to the stern of the cruiser. Later that
Putney Bridge Warning .........
Extra guards were pinced at Putney Bridge after a message was received saying; the bridge would be blown up.
"The New Deal iberals," the state- Meanwhile, pelicemen were warned ment continued seem to be surrender- to watch for coconuts bound with ns to the reactionaries of the Martin
in 1833, adhesive tape which are filled with stripes, as they did in Germany they did in 1920, before A. gleucline. These are the new type of bombs used in the latest Mitchell Palmer. explosions.
"If they can. ..sllenc, the Com- munists by such methods, then no one America will long feel secure in his civil liberties, and those who want to talte America into the Imperialist war will soon have a free hand,"
Mr. Browder charged that the Mr. Hugh Dalton, M.P. predicted Department of Justice action against at a meeting at Bishop Auckland that him was "not a passport
"When Britannia Rules Clouds”
cose, but What actually happened, continued! day the Japanese stopped and board the war would end whien Brilak, with jpart of the assault on free public ex-
ed fishing junk No. 5700. They took her allies, ruled the clouds above the pression of political opinions arms and ammunition worth $192 on war zones of Europe.
ordered Lo to their cruiser. They
the Det.-Sergeant, was that Chan had sold his wife to a man for $180. He had attempted to sell her for pro- stllution. As for as is known, the woman was still in Kwong Chow Wan.
On Friday, the mother of Chan's wife saw Chan in the street and hnd him arrested;
press
after reaction in every country where democralle rights have been limited
relations
inter-
Com-
THOS. COOK & SON, LTD.
Queen's Building
Hong Kong.
K A N
YOU CAN HAVE A
GAS FIRE or RADIATOR
on PERPETUAL Hire
for
$5.00
(Not including Fixing Charge)
THE APPLIANCE CAN REMAIN ON LOAN FREE FOR AS LONG AS YOU LIKE ONE YEAR, TWO YEARS TEN YEARS OR MORE.
ORDER NOW.
CENTRAL SHOWROOM:
KOWLOON SHOWROOM:
CLOUCESTER BUILDING Phone 24704,- 246 NATHAN ROAD Phone 57341,
and his crew Into junk No. 5780 and Some of them had worked for peace and destroyed." Republican National the cruiser then steamed away tow-jand friendship with the German Committee ing Lo's Junkt,
Lo and his men came to Hongkong possibility of peace or friendship with vention on the eve of the proceedings THE HONG KONG & CHINA GAȘ CO., LTD..
of peace or with "dramatically demonstrated," he de- abourd junk No. 5780. His own junk Hitler and his monstrous regime of elared, that the objective in the case
organised tyranny and blood-lust, was "far brander than the has been valued at $300.
Another report has been made by built and supported on a foundation munists."
Mr. Browder's ball benefactress, Det. Sergeant Wilcox also said that Lum Surutscheung, master of cargo of llen in the possession of Ho was a photo- Junic No. T3014H, who states that at "It is Hitler, and no one else, who Mrs, Hester G. Huntington, of graph of another girl who was to Ba.m. on October 5, whilst sailing has begun this war of set purpose, University Place, is a sister-in-law an for Robert Minor, o veteran in the have been taken to Kwong Chow Wan
neur Saumel, Chinese territory, he without the faintest shadow of
and after
the American Communist movement and, in a few days time.
recolving That girl was was stopped by a Japanese cruiser excuse,
possible warnings of the like the indicted Party hend, many now in the custody of the Secretariat
and several Japanese in uniform, clearest
candidate for office on this for Chinese Affairs. If this girl had Armed with short swords, boarded his Intentions of Britain and France If times
ticket. Mrs. Huntington remained not been located, she Loo, perhaps,
junk. They removed his cargo of he should attack Poland."
The Labour and Socipilet and Trade withdrawn to-day from the publicity would have met a similar fate.
1,000 tins of kerosene, valued at
Movements. he said, had her ald aroused, standing by, her Before sentencing each defendant $2,000, two cannons, valued at $70, Union to six months' hard labour, Mr. Mac- three rifles worth $140,200 rounds of pledged all their forces and all their original statement that it was her fadyen said he had not very much
ammunition and 15 catties of gun-powers in support of war against constitutional right to sympathy for people who casually
powder valued at $120, Sub-Inspector Johnson said sold others in this manner. Chan's 11.30 p.m. yesterday Mchar Singh was seen to strike the back of a bus case was particularly bad as he had with both his fiats. Then, the two "Pparently sold his own wife, men went over to the Bus Company's
Ganga Singh, 38, and Mehar Singh, 40, were each aned $3 by Mr. Hims worth at Kowloon Magistracy to-day for disorderly conduct by attempting! to strike Constable Wong Wah, and Li Chuks an employee of the Kowloon Motor Bus Company.
at
office at the Star Ferry terminus and
Mehar was seen to strike a window NEW ADMIRALTY
Te
with his fist.
office and Li Chuk left the monstrated with defendants and Ganga Singh was alleged to have raised his walking stick in a striking atitudo.
APPOINTMENT
LONDON, Nov. 20 (Reuter)-Vice Admiral G. C. C. Doyle has been ap- pointed Lord Commissioner of the Admiralty and Chief of the Naval Air Services as from November 21 in suc- On the way, Gonga tried to strikecession to Vice Admiral Sir Alex-
Constable Wong Wah intervened and eventually took the defendants to the Water Police Station.
the coristable.
ander Ramsay.
Lam then salied to Kitshek in Chinese territory and from there all-
ed to Hongkong arriving inst Friday.
Hitlerism,
furnish boll
und she had done so na "a matter of principle,” not knowing Mr. Browder personally.
SOONG TO JOIN CHINA CABINET?! Gunman Wounded
resisted arrest when Chinese detec-
MORE FLIGHTS
SHANGHAI, Nov. 26 (Reu- Kwok Kwai-shiu, 35, admitted to OVER GERMANY tor)"Reuter" is authorita-Kowloon Hospital last night with tively informed that Mr. T. V. bullet in left thigh. Kwok allegedly LONDON, Nov, 20 (Reuter)-An Soong is being appointed Minis-tive attempted to search him at Un official statement stalca that the ter of Finance, replacing Dr. Long bus stop, New Territories, R.A.F. again. made: a. successful
allegedly drew, revolver and pressed flight to North-west Germany yester H. H. Kung.
Omelal quarters, however, state trigger four times, Bullets failed to day. Including Wilhelmshaven and
that the matter is not definitely set-explode, whereupon Chinese detective Heligoland.
Heavy anti-aircraft Dre was en-tied, but admit that Mr. T. V. Soong's drew own revolver, shot Kwok In
thigh. appointment is "highly possible." countered at several points.
THE
HONGKONG.
PENINSULA HOTEL;'§.
HONGKONG HOTEL; REPULSE BAY HOTEL;
& SHANGHAI
ASTOR HOUSE; PALACE HOTEL;:
HOTELS
LIMITED
In association with the Grand Hotel der Wagons Lit, PikIA)
Page 25Page 26