1932-04-23 — Page 7

SATURDAY, APRIL 23, 1932.

TWO SENSATIONAL MURDER

CASES

VICTIMS KIDNAPPED FOR RANSOM AND THEN KILLED.

Complicated Trials for Assizes,

The April Assizes will resume | hang at Tai Wan on or about Febru- before the Paisne Judge (Mr. ary 3, 1932. Justice J. R. Wood) on Monday, when the first of two murder cases, which are the last on the calendar, will be started.

This is

A man

The murder cases are related in that one of the four accused in the first case, Cheung Sau-fu, is accus- ed of the second murder. a unique occurrence of being charged with two murders al- leged to have been committed on separate dates with a lapse. of a fortnight between the two, and in different parts of the Colony.

The First Case.

The accused in the first murder case are Cheung Man, allas Cheung Ngo-wai, alias Cheung Hon-ching, nilas Wong Hoi, alias Ll Ki-kwong and Cheung lu-wah, Cheung Tsze- san, and Cheung Sau-fu.

men

It is alleged against the that on February 18, 1932, at or near Victoria Gap, they murdered! Tsang Tai-kai, alias Tsang!

one

King-kai.

The first accused, the man with many aliases, together with the second, Cheung Iu-wah, are further charged that they on February 18, 1932, at Shaukiwan caused to be received by one Tsang Kun-ching a letter demanding money with men aces, from one Trang Kun-wing, alias Tsang Hin-ting: whilst the fourth accused, Cheung Sau-fu, is! further charged with delivering the letter.

Victim A Student.

The victim in this case was a student who lived with his parents and other members of the family at 273, Main Street, Shaukiwan West. He disappeared and was subse quently discovered dead off Victoria Gap Road, on the Peak.

NEW CATHOLIC CHURCH.

St. Theresa's at Kowloon Tong.

CORNER STONE CEREMONY'

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THE CHINA MAIL.

can, as to what the sacred edifice will look like when completed.

News in Brief.

The site on which the new Church

"Whilst playing with other boys is being built has an area of ap at Po Hing Fong, near Blake Gar- proximately 30,000 square feet. On dens, a school boy, Lai Yung-hung the Waterloo Road side the land (18) of 141, Queen's Road West, measures_200 feet in length, while fell from a height and suffered on the Prince Edward Road side it concussion to the brain. He was has ar Brea of 150 feet. It is taken to the Government Civil bounded on the third side by Hospital. .

tto

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Boundary Street, while fourth side it abuts private land.

An lateresting radio talk on the A. Priest Architect.

second battle of Ypres was given At 4 o'clock this afternoon, the The architect for the new Church, by Mr. A. M: Bowes-Smith last Arising out of this murder there Roman Catholic Bishop, Mgr. H. which is of distinctive design, is night. He dealt with the poison is an additional charge against the Valtorta, D.D., will perform the the Rev. Fr. Gresnit of the Bane gas which was used for the first accused of delivering, on February ceremony of laying and blessing the dietine Order, who is on the staff time in this battle by the Germans, University at and paid a tribute to the Canadians 4. 1932, a letter to one Lui Hei-tsun corner stone of the new St. Theresa of the Catholic

Peking. He is an architect of no who had to withstand the first demanding with menaces money Church at Kowloon Tong.

The new Church, on which work mean ability and was also respon- fierce onslaught of the gas

of the design trom.one Lui Wal-po.

the plepaign. Lui Shuk-hang, the victim In this was begun some time ago, is. situat sible for case was a young man aged about ed at the junction of Prince Edward turesque Regional Seminary st 20 years, who was married with a and Waterloo Roads, and the illus-Aberdeen, where the Seminary with small child.

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To-day, being St. George's Day. He and his family tration given here, made from the its mixture of Chinese and Euro-the Hong Kong Society will cele lived with his father, Lui-Wai-po, architect's drawing of the Church, pean architecture is now a land

a merchant, at 66, Wing Lok Street. will give an idea, better than words mark.

. From 1926 onwards, the murder- Ed young man had been a student at the Tal Ha School, Shanghai, and he had intended to become a school teacher at the end of the

present year.

Disturbed by the trouble in Shanghai, the father cabled to his scn to come to Hong Kong, and he arrived at mid-day on February 2.

A Mysterious Stranger. At 3 o'clock on the following day the young man went out to keep ኣከ appointment with a stranger: who had left a card at the house indicating that he was the adjutant of the 9th Division of the Nation: al Army and wanted to see the young man on important business ut the Hotel Nathan, Kowloon.

After leaving the house to keep! this appointment, the young man was not seen alive again. His body

was found in the Tai Wan Fort at Hunghom on February 10.

NEW: CATHOLIC CHURCH.

This illustration is taken from the architect's draw- ing of the new 8. Theresa (Catholic) Church which Is being built at Kowloon Tong. Bishop Valtorta is laying the corner stone this afternoon.

$10,000 Ransom Demanded. Following the disappearance of the young man, a demand was made The new Church is being built from his father the following day at a cost of about $110,000 and for the payment of $10,000 for his according to contract will be com- release. The letter containing this pleted in October in good time for demand forms the subject of the the Church to be opened at the second charge against the accused, feast of St. Theresa. The feature of the interior of the Church will Cheung Sau-fu.

After several letters had been be the Roman Altar which is to be Police investigation led to the written and meetings taken place, erected in the centre. arrest of the accused when "a verit-part of the ransom money was paid, able mine of incriminating matter" but the kidnappers broke faith and was said to have been found in their demanded a larger sum before the possession.

Was

brate, when an informal "At Home”

will be held at the Peninsula Hotel. A Ranning Buffet will be open in the dining room on the first floor, and dancing will take place in the Rose room and roof garden. Special ferries will be available at 1.18 s.m.' and 140 cm. from Kowloon."

Only two cages of meningitis were reported yesterday, both cases being notified in the afternoon. Dr. G. Pope, Medical Officer of Health, stated that the epidemic fa now definitely on the wane, and i was his opinion with the continu! ance of sunny weather the disenac would disappear in a short-time. GEN. SANDILANDS.

Retiring Soon.

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H.E. Maj. General J. W. Sandi- lands, C.B., GM:G., D.S.O., General Officer Commanding the British Troops in China, accompanied by his AD.C., Capt. D.R.M. Cameron, departed by the Empress of Russia posite the Electric Company's build-yesterday for Shanghai. During Ing at Kowloon Tong, and on sites his stay in Shanghai, Maj. General In the immediate vicinity of the Sandilands will inspect the British Church it la intended to erect, in the forces stationed there.

Major-General Sandilands near future, a French Hospital, a branch of the St. Paul's Hospital rived at Hong Kong by the troop- at Causeway Bay, under the charge ship Dorsetshire in February 1929, of French nuns; and the Maryknoll succeeding Major General C. C. School and Convent under the Luard, C.B.,, C.M.G., D.S.O. His charge of the Maryknoll Sisters of regiment is the and. Cameron High- America; whilst about four mix-landers, and he has had considerable utes' walk from the site of the active service. He was dangerous- Church. is the imposing new Laly wounded at Noitehdacht during Christian the South African war, and was Salle College of the Brothers, which was opened in twice mentioned in despatches and January this year..

awarded the D.3.0. In the Euro-

Residences Near By. Adjoining the Church will be the victim would be handed over. It Priests residence, while it is also It was claimed by the Crown at was during the negotiations for the part of the plan to erect a number the preliminary hearing of the case payment of the extra sum that the of private residences on the Bound- found.ary Street side of the site, which at the Magistracy that there were young man's body

At the close of to-day's ceremony,pean War Major General Sandilands clues which gave conclusive proof There were indications that the vic-will be rented to Catholic familles | of the movements of the four actim had been tortured by his cap who would like to live in the the members of the Little Flower was mentioned in despatches again .cused in connection with the mur- tors before being put to death in a vicinity of the Church. These resid; Club, whose. Patron Saint is Stand was decorated with the C.M.G.

der.

most cruel manner.

ences will be completed after the, Theresa the Little Flower of Jesus, and C.B) completion of the new. Church, work after whom the new Church is also He was Military Attache at The on which is being pushed to finish named, will hold a tea party, at Hague from 1924 to 1927, when he within the contract time.

which all those attending the cerebecame Military Attache at Ber- ráony will be welcomed.

lin. He will shortly bo giving up the China command.

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Intent To Murder. Further, the Crown claimed that the gang had no intention of hold- ing the youth to ransom but that they had intended to murder him whether money was paid or not, end had, in fact, killed the youth before presenting their demand for $10,000 for the boy's release. This demand forms the subject of the ad- ditional charges preferred against three of the four accused.

Murder At Tai Wan.

In the second murder case, the fourth prisoner, Cheung Sau-fu.is the sole accused.

Counsel for Defence.

In the first murder case, which comes before the Puiane Judge on April 25, the first accused will be defended by Mr. Hin-shing Lo, while Mr. Somerset Fitzroy will represent the other three accused. Mr. Lo is instructed by Messra. A. E. Hall and Co., and Mr. Fitzroy by Mr. J. M. d'Almada Remedios.

The hearing of the second mur- der charge against Cheung Sau-fu,| has been provisionally fixed by the Puiane Judge to open on May 3. It is probable that if the accused is convicted of the first murder the

The indictment against him second charge will not be proceeded

that he murdered one Lui Shuk-with.

RE-HEARING OF KOWLOON “SQUEEZE”

CASE.

Lengthy Proceedings.

KOWLOON UNION CHURCH.

Farewell Social to Departing Friends.

The new Church is practically op-

SHARE MARKET.

Weekly Report by Brokers.

G. A. HARRIMAN.

Friday, April 22. Mr. G. A. Harriman's weekly share report and market review issued at noon, atates:-

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sellers at $457. China Under. writers were quiet, but could be placed at $4.

DR. KOO THREATENED.

MANCHURIAN ATTITUDE.

Changchun, Yesterday,

"Shipping Douglases were want- ed at $261⁄2, sellers asking $262. Hong Kong Steamboats were quiet

A Rengo message says that the with shares offering at $22.75.

Docks, Wharves and Godowns. Manchurian Government has de- Hong Kong & Kowloon Wharves cided to arrest Dr. Wellington Koo Hong and other Chinese, accompanying were put through at $144. Kong Docks improved slightly with the League Commission if they

leave the S.M.R. Zone, and impose Providents enquiries at $21. changed hands at $4.70/80 for the the extreme penalty for infring A much better market has pre-old shares, the new shares being in ing the sovereign rights of the Manchukuo and disturbing pesce valled during the week under re-demand at $2,20.

view with a great deal of activity Hotels and Real Estate Hong and order. Reuter."

in our more popular Counters Kong & Shanghai Hotels were the Buch as Cements which held the medium of a fair turnover at principal interest in the specula-1-$13.10/20, closing in demand at the tive section chiefly on account of former rate. Hong Kong Lands consistent reports of the excellent receded a little with business done progress beling made by this at $76%, and more shares could be enterprising concern, and several placed at this figure. Hong Kong

The re-hearing of what is now In celebration of the first an-large parcels of this stock changed Realtys eased off a little with tran known as the Kowloon "squeeze" niversary of the opening of the hands around quotations. Hotels al-sactions effected at $11.40, closing +case, commenced in the Kowloop new building, and as a farewell to though on the easy side throughout in demand at $11.30.

Magistracy yesterday afternoon,departing friends, an enjoyable the week were done in fair. Cotton Mills-A fair business

"before Mr. J. A. Fraser.

social was held at the Hall of the quantities around $18.10 with core was done in Ewos at Tls. 15/15.20 Union Church, Kowloon, last even responding rates for forward de- closing in demand at the former

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There was a large gathering, and in great demand at $21 and cor- Public Utilities. Hong Kong December last at Yaumati. Three defendants, being constables em the departing friends, who were responding rates forward but Trams were realised at $21.80 to ployed on hawker duty, were ad-guests of honour, included Mr. and shares were very hard to obtain. $22% closing in demand at $22.80. ditionally charged with miscon- Mrs. D. F. Warren, Mr. and Mrs. In the investment section Trams Star Ferries continued "quiet" at China Lights (old) firmed ducting themselves as police off Gardner, and Mr. and Mrs. Othen improved to $22.80 cash, and Lands $00. cers. After several hearings, two and family who are leaving the held strong enquiries around $76% up slightly with shares changing were discharged, and the remain Colony in the course of the next Electrics being enquired for at hands at $20.75/21.15. Hong Kong

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