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SEQUEL TO STATION, SHOOTING

"

Medical Evidence Taken

ACCUSED DRUNK AT THE

TIME OF SHOOTING?

Further evidence was taken, at the Criminal Sessions this morning, in the case in which Bhag Singh, Indian Constable No. 390, is charged with the murder of a fellow constable, Sahib Singh, at Central Police Station on July 26, last.

Mr. EH Williams. Assistant Attorney-General. appeared for the Crown, while the defendant was represented by Mr. W. N. Thomas Tam, instructed by Mr. W. M. Brown of Messrs. Hastings and Company. At the initial hearing a plea of not guilty entered.

was

The following jury was panelled:-Messrs. C. Jackson (foreman), Chan Fung-tin," Wong Skun-tak, W. Sharp. F. H. Lopes, W. G. Richards. and P. A Yranovich.

taker

Formal evidence Kas from Satow Singh and Bhagat Singh, the last named of whom said that after he had heard a shot fired he went out to the verandah and, seeing the accused holding a rifle în his hand, grab- bed hold of the man and pushed the him along the verandah western stairway. It was at this point, said witness, that Sergt. T. Cashman and two other officers: came on the scene and helped him disa

to

the man and take him to

the Charge Room.

His Lordship's Commendation After Bhagat Singh had given his evidence, His Lordship said that he wanted to congratulate this officer

and on his courage zeal in tackling Bhag Singh when the latter was armed with a rifle. Formal evidence was tendered

by Sergts. Roberts, Guild and

THE CHINA MAIL, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 13, 1936

Bishop Michael Gallagher, of Detroit (seated), is being inter- viewed by New York newspapermen on his arrival from Rome. Behind the Bishop is Father Charles Coughlin, Detraiť's radio priest, whose critician of President Roosevelt drew the fire of the Vatican's semi-official newspaper, l'Osservatore Romano.

TOURISM IN CANADA

Vast New "Industry” Develops

MANY VISITORS FROM THE UNITED STATES

Ottawa. Although not to be listed Johnson and after Mr. V. C. Bran- strictly as an industry, Canada's son had given evidence regarding tourist traffic as a source of groas {revenue to Canadian tradesmen. examination of the accused's blood and urine, Dr. R. S. Begbie botel keepers, etc., will exceed in went into the witness-box, where value Canada's wheat crop or the

exports of newsprint.

ONE MIGHT ALMOST CALL, HER “PRE-EVE”

*The Woman at Tottenham: assault happened on the 29th of this month..

Clerk: But we have not got that far in the month.

Woman: My-mistake, sir, I was always inclined to be prehistoric.

LOCAL NEWS BREVITIES

Ford Hemperity, an American

seaman, had his baff of $5 extrent latest postar

ed by Mr. K Keen at the Central Icon

Magistracy, this morning when he picts failed to appear to answer` a turi charge of being drunk and disor-bilis în

derly in Queen's Road Central last ter is the work of MỂ S D Pansiotaky, who is to be thorough- night..

by congratulated on a fine piece of Chung Hoi-pin, a boy, died in work It is a most striking de the Government Civil Hospital at sign, printed in four colours. 6.30 last night as the result of injuries received when he walked

Fast and was knocked down

off the payment in Queen's Road A Whist Drive will be held at by the European YMCA. on Mon- [day next at 9 pm in the West

Lounge,

bus No. 765.

The

A workman, Ip King, aged 35, employed at the Naval Yard, was

Hong Kong.........: Working! admitted to the Government Civil Artists Guild are holding the Hospital yesterday suffering from Second Exhibition of paintings by the effects of poisoning. The man Mr. Luis Chan at the Gloucester had gone to a shed to drink some Hotel, from Tuesday, October 27, tea and saw a bucket containing

{until Thursday, October 29, from something similar in colour to tea 10 am to 7 pm daily. Lady

and drank some.

Caldecott has.graciously consented

The following were the prize to open the Exhibition on Tuesday, winners at the Mah Jongg after-October 27, at 11 am.

noon

at the European held YMCA. yesterday afternoon: 1st prize: Mrs. Blakey: Booby prize: Mrs. Armour.

The P. and 0.‘3.5. Banchi, carry- jing the outward English mails, is (due here from Singapore

The Y.M.C.A. Discussion Group Thursday morning. will hold a meeting on Sunday next in the West Lounge, when the Rev. H. W. Baines will give!

An Indian watchman, Najab

the second talk in his series en-Khan, is being held in Police (custody as-the result of a stak- titled "God is my Neighbour."

bing incident, alleged to have

The first Ladies' Night of the taken place on the ground floar season has been arranged by the of a house in Haiphong Road, the Euro- Kowloon, about 12.80 p.rs, yestër- Social Committee of pean YMCA to take place Thursday, October 22

DISORDERS AT MEETINGS

Police Draw Batons And Make 18 Arrests

on day. Khan is alleged to have stabbed Hui. Kan, aged 22, Shang- hai Street, inficting an incised wound on his left breast, ‘over a gambling debt.

Enquiries made with regard to {the reception which is being given in honour of Mz W. HL Bell by the Air Arm of the Hong Kong “NOW THANK WE ALL

Volunteer Defence Corps, at the Kai Tak Airport on Sunday, Octo- OUR GOD"

¡ber 18, disclose that the function MISS S. PANKHURST AND

is a purely private party, confined (Continued from Page 1)

M. P. HIT BY STONES

to those to whom invitations have been issued. If the weather is. EXAMINATION PENDING Eighteen people were arrested suitable, there will be a small London: The German Charge last month following disturbances aerial display. estimated that tourists tod'Affaires, Prince von Bismarck, at two open-air meetings in London. Police Station, but could not find Canada will this yea. spend be accompanied by the German Na Nine were taken into custody

the

he stated that at about 5.15 pm

on July 26. he examined the body

of

Based on seven months' figures

an Indian male at Central it is

Fle went

tween 250 and 300 million dollars.

Jon October 22 It is expected that members of the Executive Council and the Legislative Coun cil, besides a large number of Mr. [Taylor's friends, will be present.

The Hon. Mr. Edwin Taylor, demonstration against any evidence of life. on to say that on the following Only in the peak year 1929 was the al Attache, called at the Foreign at

Office yesterday to deliver the ob-Fascism in Victoria Park, Bethnal Colonial Treasurer, will be the day be carried out a post mortem 300 million mark reached.

In 1926 the estimated expendi-ervations of the German Govern-Green, and nine at a meeting in recipient of the CM.G. at an in- examination of the body, when

about 200ment upon the texts recently sub-Parliament Hill Fields, Hamp-vestiture which is to be held at he found that death was caused tures of tourists was

the neck million dollars; there was a steady mitted to the other naval Powers stead, organised by the British Government House at 11.45 am by a bullet wound in haemorrhage and shock, adding increase to 1929; then a decline arising out of the Anglo-Russian Union of Fascists,

During the scenes at Victoria that as there was no charring or until 1922 when the lowest point naval conversations. These com-

that year the Prised the agreed amendments to Park the police drew their batons. gun-powder, round the wound, the was reached It

about 117 million the standard form of the proposed Two of the speakers, Mr. J. E. shot must have been fired from a

inches dollars Since 1933 the increase Treaties between Great Britain Hall, M.P. for Stepney, and Miss and the various naval Powers not Sylvia Pankhurst, were struck by has been rapid and sustained.

parties to the London Treaty, with small stones. Motor Tourists On the other side of the ledger a view to the wider extension of

Shouts of "Mosley" Regarding the accused. Dr. Beg- there is the money expended by the provisions for information for A mile-long procession

his breath smelt strongly of liquor, jated for 1936 at about 125 million man observations will be examin-\was headed by police and a band-junemployed, and living at 22 Nga the same evening and found that Canadians abroad, which is estim- qualitative definitions. The Ger-Stepney Green to Victoria Park/mond Filler, 27-year-old Filipino, ||

distance not less than 18 from the wound

-Smell Of Liquor

bie said that he examined the man

"I concluded that he was

amount

WAS

drunk dollars. There will, therefore, be ed by the British Government.

at 5.10 p.m.” said witness. "but I balance of perhaps 150 million British Wireless Service.

would not say that he was dollars or more

so drunk that he would walk into

a running motor-car.""

that he was so drunk at 5.10 p.m.

The bulk of the tourists come by motor-car from the United:

Mr. Williams: Would you say States. attractions being national forests, fishing, parks, virgin as not to be in a condition to make shooting, the mountain scenery of up his mind to do something?-British Columbia, the old

Described by Det-Sergt. Riddell jas “one of a gang of scallywags from roaming around Kowloon,” Ray-

A banner bore, the inscription: Long Road, appeared before Mr. "Ex-Servicemen's Movement E. Himsworth- at the Kowloon Against Fascism: 1934 to 1918 Magistracy yesterday, charged Defenders of Civilisation: 1935 with obtaining a quantity of food Against Fascism and War. For

from the Dairy Farm on Septem-1 Peace and Democracy." Many of the men who took part ber 22, pretending to be Mr. R

No. 8 Torres wore medals and carried Union Abraham, of Jacks Others, said to be Com-Building. He was sentenced to munists, bad banners and red two months' imprisonment. flags. In addition there were green-shirted representatives of

Changed Military Policy Jerusalem, Later: The calling world off of the strike is reflected in a .The life of Quebec, and the Diónnes, changed military policy. Would you say that he would be The influx of motoring tourists to General Staff states that, begi able to make up his mind to kill Callander, the home of the famous ning from to-day, the military are the Social Credit part and other}

No.

3

organisations.

Dionae quintuplets, has been taking up defensive tactics, res- a person if he so desired?---Yes.

pending only to cases of unpro-{ Dr. Begbie agreed with Mr. Tamazing.

The Travel "Bureau estimates Toked aggression. No searches by At the entrance to the park that the amount of alcohol found)

shouts of "Mosley" in the accused's blood was sufficient the number of tourists entering cross-country patrols will be car there were to make even a very hardened Canada during the first eight ried out until Friday, when the and jeers from onlookers, some months of the year at about position may be reviewed. In the of whom replied with the Fascist salute to the upheld' clenched fists 8,500,000.--Beuter.

meanwhile the divisional comman-.

Fighting of the Communists. ders will report on what reduc-! tion of precautionary measures is began and the police intervened.

To Be Raised -In Commons

dricker drunk.

In His True Colours Vir. Tam: You said that at 5.10 p.m. the accused was able to make up his mind to kill a man if he so desired? Yes.

Why is it that when a man is drunk he has the desire to kill and not when he is sober?It is a rather difficult question to answer.

I rather think that truth comes

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warrants such action.

bled. Here the police drew their jbatons.

DISMISSED THE FORCE

Double Punishment For Policeman

possible while they are gradually There was more disorder in the palmer, aged 32, of the Reading Ex P. C. Reginald Archibald drawing in the troops to their camps, providing the situation park, where 5,000 people assez Borough Police, who, it was stat Jed, had been punished before he The mosque area of the city was Mr. J. H. Hall said: "Near came into court, as he had been thronged last evening with thou-Victoria Park an unprovoked at dismissed from the Force and had She was a very pretty girl. The sands of worshippers celebrating tack was made by the Blackshirt lost his pension, pleaded Guilty to out in wine, that is to say, that Ball crematorium official who had the termination of the strike. The people, and a number of those a driving offence at Newbury last in some cases a man is seen inexplained things to her couldn't curfew for Moslems was specially marching in the procession were his true colours when he is under help admiring the business-like retarded in honour of the occa-maltreated. Stones were tiroWE.” the influence of drink

Further formal evidence taken, after which the hearing was adjourned for the lunch interval PREME MINISTER RETURNS FROM HOLDAY-

Wes

[way she signed on the dotted line.sion--Reuter,

"And when will the body ar- rive?" asked the officia!.

"That I don't know, she replied INTERRUPTION AT would write to Sir John Simon, as

"You see-the-body will be mine.”

The official made a slow - IE-

COVETY.

COURT

Magistrate Suspends Sitting

**This is the second oldest cre- London, To-day The Prime Minister and Mrs. Stanley Badwin matorium in the country," he said- returned to No. 10, Downing Street, "and Tve been here all the time. yesterday afternoon, having com-But this is the first personal ap Mr. E. Dummett, one of the pleted their holiday. British plication I've had from the body magistrates at Bow-street, recent

ly suspended the nitting Wireless Service

WEATHER REPORT

of Apezzi, moving eastward. Anot for 15 minutes bec other typhoon is situated to the loud and continued north-west of the Bonine, moving noise caused by workmen en

The anti-cyclone" over "China has north-end. The "forecast for increased” slightly windsintensity: day," "asiamed by the Royal Obser- The typhoon has recurved, and is vatory this morning, waar situated about 50 miles south-east east winds, fresh; fine

building a third cou He asked that the mol ped, and he did not

month.

He was fined £10 and was dis- Mr. Hz added that he would qualified from driving for two raise the matter in the House of years for driving a car while un- Commons after the recess, and der the influence of drink.

Palmer had been in the Force for eight years and had an excel- lent record. On the night of his rest he had been to a carnival.

Home Secretary, at once. The police, he said, handled a difficult situation well.

At the junction of Green-street and Roman-road there was fur- ther disturbance caused by men and women on the payement, they jeered, shouted "Mosley," and gave The mounted the Fascist salute. police prevented Sous trouble land" arrests were

The meeting at Hampstead had been in progress half an hour 1a disturbance: aros

be stop arrested, and as they

to the police station

taken into castady,

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