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CITY SHOOTING

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THE CIRCUMSTANCES SUR ROUNDING THE SHOOTING: AFFAIR IN LEE YUEN STREET The case in which seven British EAST ON JUNE 5 WHICH RE- seamen and three soldiers were! SULTED IN THE DEATH OF charged with maliciously damaging DETECTIVE WAN MAN AND goods and property in the Ying ONE OF THE ALLEGED ROB- King resturant on June 1, was con- BERS, WAS RETOLD AT THE tinued at the Central Magistracy CRIMINAL SESSIONS THIS this morning.

MORNING BEFORE MR. JUS-

First defendant, Frank Standish, TICE R. E. LINDSELL, WHEN 24, of: H.M.S: Dorsetshire, Albert LAU MAN-CHI PLEADED NOT Hawkes, 21, of H.M.S. Duncan, GUILTY TO ASSAULT AND AT- 7th defendant, Percy Morrisey, 40, TEMPTED ROBBERY ON CHAN of H.M.S. Proteus, 9th defendant, TAK-KEE, OF THE SINO-GER- John Stevenson, 23, of the Royal MAN DISPENSARY, AND WITH. Scots, and 10th defendant, John|UNLAWFUL POSSESSION OF A McNally, were all discharged.

REVOLVER AND FIVE ROUNDS ›

་

Second defendant, Thomas OF AMMUNITION. Stewart, 21, of H.M.S. Duncan, was The jury was composed of Messrs.. ordered to pay $10 compensation Wong Long-chi, Lau Hung-chon, Chu James Watson Clague (foreman), to the Ying King restaurant, and Kai-yue, Chen Tak-on, Claude Irwin fined $20 on a charge of assault, Barr and Man Yan-tong.

The accused was not legally repre- Vincent Cyril Wilfred Leslie Nor-

sented and Mr. J. B. Prentis who ap- man Wright, 33, of H.M.S. Duncan, peared for the Crown said that briefly David Charles Sullivan, 26, of the facts of the case were as follows. A.M.S. Duncan, and Percival Her-Chan Tak-kee had drawn $500 on June

5 from the Overseas Chinese bert McCall, 26, of H.M.S. Duncan, were all fined $20 each on charges of assault.

William Cruickshank, 46, of Royal Scots, was fined $50 charge of conspiracy.

on

the

COLONEL SPEAR'S STATUS RECOGNISED IN PRINCIPLE

Peiping, To-day.

and was returning to his shop. Bank

He

men

was dressed in European clothes. He placed the money in his inside coat Street he was attacked by two pocket. At the entrance of Lee Yuen.

and pepper thrown into his face. They endeavoured to take his money. Though partly blinded he held tightly to his coat and struggled with the robbers. He was forced into Lee Yuen Street when they broke away and ran down' the street. He shouted "Snatching."

street.

A book stall keeper, Io Hung, wit- nessed the attack and would be able to give evidence. At that time two Chinese were coming up the They heard the shouts and saw two- men, running towards them. They parted to the side of the road as the ferent pathways. men had started running on the dif-

Detective No. 623 attempted to in-

It was again announced here yesterday that the British military tercept accused but he heard a shot. attache in Peiping, Lieutenant- and glancing round saw his comrade collapse. He drew his revolver and Colonel C. R. Spears, who was re-in the meantime both the men had got

nearest

cently arrested by the Japanese and fired a shot at the one

past him. He chased both of them

out of Lee, Yuen Street into Des Voeux

continued the chase. The men ran.

for alleged espionage, will be tried him. The shot took no effect and he shortly by a military tribunal in Kalgan which is competent for trying espionage and high treason cases in which Japanese civilians or foreigners are involved.

he again fired and this time shot one Road towards Pottinger Street. There...... - of the robbers who collapsed. He con- tinued his chase of the other man who was dressed in European style cloth- ing. By then the man had crossed the road but he was obstructed by a The Japanese army spokesman rickshaw which gave time to the de- added that the Japanese authori-tective to catch him up, after he had ties recognise in principle the fired his last shot at him. The detec

tive held on to status of the military attache, but him on the head with the butt of his the accused and hit

that it will be up to the military revolver. The accused then tried to tribunal to decide whether Col, take a revolver from his pocket but Spear's

with actions are "compatible was, prevented from doing so by the

tache.

status of a military at-dian. Watchman and a guard. After detective who was assisted by an In-

the detective had prevented him from The second point to be decided drawing his revolver the detective hit- by the military tribunal will be which caused him to collapse.

the accused again on the forehead. the question whether Col. Spear "acted against the interests of the where the other robber and detective Japanese army." Trans-Ocean,”

RICH UNCLE COMES TRUE

Paris, To-day,

That a rich uncle and aunt in America does not yet entirely be long to the realm of fiction is

The accused was taken to the scene

lay. They were all sent to the Hos-: pital where the robber was found to be dead on arrival and the detective im a serious condition.

When charged later accused said in answer to the assault charge. “I have : [nothing to`say” while in answer to the -possession of arms charge accused said -- that one Tam - Wah Fong- had given him the revolver for him to take back to Fukien to sell.

Evidence was given this morning by Mr. Douglas” of the FW.D; who drew plans of the vicinity, by Dr. A. Alvares, and Mr. V. C. Branson all

proved by the case of the French of which was formal.¿

niix Chen, Take

peasant family of Rochetau.

Four members of the family. arious place were left a

,000,000 francs by

the United

ker

bore out all his outline

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