1937-07-02 — Page 19

THE CHINA MAIL, JULY 2

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SHOOTING TRAGEDY Popular Police Sergeant Found Dead At Desk EUROPEAN BELIEVED TO BE

ARRESTED IN KOWLOON

BEEF AND KIPPERS IN CHARGE

VICTIM OF AN ACCIDENT

ALLEGED NAVAL DEMONSTRATION BY MYSTERY

The Armourer's office at Police Headquarters SHIPS

was the scene of a shocking tragedy this morning, when, shortly after nine o'clock, the European in charge, Police Sergeant J. E. Scott was found shot Sixty-six pounds of beef and 29 dead with a .38 Smith-Wesson Service revolver. kippers formed the subject of a

The bullet entered Sergeant Scott's forehead charge preferred against Charles Fuxman, proprietor of the Mar- through the centre and the revolver was found cel Bar and Buffet, No. 70, Na- lying between his legs. than Road, Kowloon, at the Kow- loon Magistracy this morning.

Fuxman was charged with receiv- ing stolen property and it is alleged that the beef and kippers came from Shamshuipo Military Camp.

It is understood that a "raid” was carried out on the premises the other day.

The dead man was sitting in his chair leaning backwards and it is thought likely that he was look- ing down the muzzle of the revolver when it went off.

Paris, July

Seven big warships of unknown demonstration off the Spanish Re- nationality carried e outa - naya

publican naval. base at Mahon

a

Balearic Islands) according to statement issued by the Valencia

Government, which - adds that the ships retreated after a short while.

-Trans-Ocean.

BRITISH CONSUL AT-

BILBAO

London, July 13 It is officially stated that Dr. Investigations by police experts It is this fact, together with the Piers has been appointed acting.

Consul at Bilbão have led them to believe that the tra- lack of any indication of moodiness British

during charge of the case and Mr. Peter Sin gedy was the result of some such or reason for suicide, that had led the absence on leave of the Consul,

accident as this. A significant fea- to the belief that the victim must Mr. Stevenson-Trans-Ocean. is representing the accused.

ture of the tragedy lies in the fact have been handling the revolver and He that Sergeant Scott's own revolver that it went off accidentally. was still in its holster.

was due to proceed on home leave

Inspector Cunningham is

$200 BAIL

in

IN JOVIAL SPIRITS

soon.

This morning's proceedings were brief, the hearing being adjourned

The late Sergeant Scott was a until July 6 at 2.30 p.m., bail being

popular member of the Force. He granted in the sum of $200.

Nothing has been discovered was recruited from the North- The charge alleges that the beef which would point to the and kippers, together with two likelihood of suicide. Sergeant Scott amptonshire Regiment in 1927 and was about 36 years of age. He pass- wooden boxes, were stolen property arrived at Headquarters in the side-ed his first Cantonese examination and were received by accused on car of Sub-Inspector Johnson from in 1929, his second in 1930 and pass- June 28.

West Point, 38 usual, and ed in Hindustani în 1933. appeared to be in his usual jo- vial spirits. He went to the charge- room to receive his orders for the morning and then proceeded to his office.

SINCERE CO. CRIME: TWO IN COURT

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Some little time afterwards a shot was heard and one of Ser- geant Scott's assistants found him dead.

WAS AT WORE

In front of him were a number

He was specially commended for good work by the Hon. LG.P.

in 1935.

The funeral takes place to-mor- row, assembling at Stubbs Road at 5 p.m.

Renewed

of sketches connected with his work Attacks By

in

request for early hearing of and there were other signs that he the case was made by Mr. Leo had proceeded with - his duties Magistracy this morning, when quite the normal way

d'Almada Senior in the Kowloon

Li Fuk-chong again appeared in

• connection - with the murder of

Mr. David Chan: See, managing

director of Sincere's European

He is charged with being an ac- complice before the fact in having procured or causing other to pro- cure the murder.

Lady Attacked

Det. Inspector Carey said that the While Mrs. Meadows was walking police were not yet ready to pro-in Battery Path last night at about ceed and a further remand was or 8.15 p.m. near the French mission, dered;

a Chinese walked up, hit her with Au Hing, the fourth accused, al-his fists and knocked her into the leged to have been the actual killer, gutter. Fortunately, another lady appeared in Court before Mr. Him- appeared, and the two, with the sworth for the first time this morn ing, charged with the murder.

He was remanded for a week,

British Transport Experts In Germany

assistance of Privates Sherman an Whetton, of the Royal Army Or- dnance Corps, arrested the man, and handed him over to the Police. The man, Lam Yui, 22, unemploy- ed was this morning charged before Mr. K Keen with assault. He stat- ed that he had been waiting for a lady friend for a long time. He mis-, took complainant for his friend and hit her.

Italy

London, To-day.

A fierce anti-British cam paign has again broken out in the Italian press, the news- papers alleging that Britain has actively helped the Reds. in Spain.

Signor Gayda, noted Ita writer, accuses Britain of vention and alleges, inter that British ships which went Bilbao to evacuate refugees, car- ried four new batteries.

He also says that the Aircraft Company was negot with the

Basque Government in Paris for the sale of fifteen Haw ker Fury planes.

The Aircraft Company yester day stated there was no truth in Signor Gayda's statement.

AIR AMBULANCES The company had received In quiries for a supply of air ambul- ances for Spain and replied they would be pleased to supply them if said that the man was probably export licenses could be obtained. after Mrs. Meadows' handbag ; but

Berlin, To-day, Two hundred members of the British Institute of Transport, who are making a ten-day tour of Ger many, were yesterday received by the Reichs Minister for Transpo

The head of the British- deleg: tion presented the Minister with had no chance to get at it.

Detective Sergeant

Pilkingto

Apparently, however, the non-in-

tervention committee decided that

the gold medal of the British In- The defendant was remanded for the Geneva Convention does not stitute of Transport.—Trans-Ocean. 24 hours.

apply to the Spanish war. Reuter"

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