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N.T. ROBBERY

CASE AT SESSIONS

THE CHINA MAIL, JUNE 19, 1939.

Lam Yuk-kai and Lam Yuk-tong.

NORTHERN STATES ARE DEMOCRATIC AND NEUTRAL

Oslo, To-day.

The Norwegian, Swedish and

were this morning arranged before Danish Prime Ministers addressed a the Chief Justice, Sir Athol Mac- Labour meeting in Frederikstaad Gregor at the June Sessions on two yesterday, outlining the views of counts of robbery with violence. their Cabinets on the political Accused, who were not legally re-situation.

presented, pleaded not guilty.

The speech of Mr. J. Nygaard- The case for the prosecution was svold, the Norwegian Prime Minis-

ter, culminated in a categoric de N conducted by Mr. J. Whyatt, Crown claration that Norway's policy was Counsel, who said that the robbery democratic and neutral. took place in the Kong Ming Chuen village, New Territory, on March 31. The hut was occupied Cheung Hoi-chuen, a retired farer, with his family and daughters.

Mr. P. A. Hansson, the Swedish: Prime Minister, stressed the poli- by tical stability of the northern coun- sea-tries, where peace, freedom and de- two mocracy were land-marks of develop-

ment.

At about 1 a.m. on the night in Mr. A. M. Stauning, the Danish question he heard a noise at the Prime Minister, emphasized that door, and he shouted out. He and the northern nations disliked Com-- his daughter started to press munism as well as other foreign

and against the door which was being movements

desired neither prised over. At the same time he newspaper dictatorship, monarchy,- saw a hand trying to lift the bolt.jnor world revolution.

He took a spear which was near by

'desired

and struck the hand. He did not The northern countries know it was a hand until he was neither economic nor military alli-- asked to dress it later.

The robbers entered the house and after ransacking the premises decamped with 2400 Francs, $65

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The robbers then went to neigh-AMBUSH RECALLED:

MEN IN COURT

bouring house.

A report was made to the police and on May 25 a detective on in- formation received visited No. 307 Queen's Road West. He arrested two defendants as he recognised in their belongings the blue cloth.

The men were identified by com- plainant and his daughter. The second 'accused still had the mark of the spear wound.

Three suspected robbers, who were arrested by the police in Tai Po Road a fortnight ago, when an ambush was set, appeared before Mr. Q. A. A. Macfadyen this morn- ing.

First accused was charged with: possession of one automatic... pistol and 11 rounds of ammunition with- out a licence.

He was Chan Yuk, aged 25, who

Cheung Hoi-chuen corroborated. He added that when he speared the man he heard others outside say "Open Fire". He returned to his was wounded in the leg by a bullet bed and shouted out "Brothers, fired by Det.-Sgt. C. Pope in brothers if you want money come course of a chase.

He was

the

only

in, you do not want our lives." Six discharged from hospital yesterday.. men entered. They had torches

and one was armed with a dagger,] The other two men, Lam Kau and The one he had injured pointed a Wong Wai, were charged with pos- revolver at him and told him not to session of an automatic pistol and mové. He asked for some Chinese a revolver and 15 rounds of tobacco to stop the bleeding. After munition without a licence. ransacking the place, they left.

am-

At the request of Det.-Sgt. C

Asked if they had any questions Pope, the men were remanded for to put, second accused said he three days.

would like a demonstration of the

spearing in court. The spear was

a big one and the wound small. If

he had been struck with the spear LO FAT GOES

his whole palm would. have been pierced.

TO JAIL

London, June 6. Lo Fat, Chinese ship's steward

Evidence was given by Mr. F. E. E. Booker, A.S.P., N.T., who stated that he was present at the identi- fication parade of the two accused. Both were readily picked out by the two witnesses. When the first wit-who smuggled opium into England, ness approached second accused he said, when he was jailed for two shouted out "Show me your right months at Sheerness (Kent) y hand." There was a scar above terday, that the oplum was given the knuckle of the small finger to him by a Chinese in Rotterdam which in witness' opinion, had heal-who told him to hand it over to an-

less than two months ago.

other Chinese who would be waiting in a bar in Manchester.

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The case is proceeding.

A preventive officer told the The following jurors were em-court: "It would not be so bad if the panelled: Mesars. V. Shraneff Chinese kept this illicit - trade (foreman), J. Mar, Lee Kwang-yin, to themselves, but we find an in- G. S. Ladd, A. A. Lopes, C. A. Silla reasing number of white people ins- and Hiu Wing-wing.

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