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THE CHINA. MAIL, MARCH. 3, 1941.

Chung Wah Book Company Murder Trial Opens CRUCIFIX

THE CHUNG WAH BOOK Company murder

HELD UP AS

case opened this morning before the Chief Justice, TWO DIE

Sir Atholl MacGregor, at the Criminal Sessions when Ho Sung Hei, aged 32, was charged with the murder of Woo Tong-chiu on December 5 at Gilman s

Bazaar.

head

When Alfred Felix de Parmentier Worsfield de la Bere, forty, and his wife, Sybil Norah, thirty- three, were found gassed in bed at their flat in Vernon Terrace, Brighton, jugular vein. He their bodies were uncloth- Black, E. F. Passos, V. S. Mamak, drew two tubes of blood from the ed and partly covered by dead man and handed them to

Mr. J. Reynolds, Crown Coun-! There were 27 wounds on the sel, assisted by Inspector L. Rbody, including five on the Whant prosecuted, while accused which penetrated the skull clean was defended by Mr. H. S. Fitzroy.ly and four wounds on the neck One had cut two muscles and had instructed by Mr. J. M. Hall.

The jury WAS

6. severed a number composed Messrs, T. H. Lunson, D. Lyon, A. sels and the

G. Gerrard and A. W. Salter,

of blood ves-

the bedclothes.

Mr Reynolds said that deceased | Sergeant Cochrane.

In reply to Mr. Fitzroy, wit- This was stated at the inquest, was employed as an accountant

he did not know at which the verdict was that the in the Chung Wals Book Company ness said that

what the Police wanted the blood couple took their lives when the al N. 69, Queen's Road Central.

for, but expected it was for con- balance of [v minds was dis-

Another person, Wong Sung-ka, ared 19. win worked on the sar premises as a probationary salex- man, had also dred as the re

of the crime.

Detemi int was engaged

sales man at the statinery cou}- ter with Wong Sung-ka

ןוויד

The Company als i had premisesį in Goman's Baza.d. used as gedown. This gotown had entrance at the front and one at The bar k. and those could be ! opened only from the musade

Mr Reynolds and that ployees leeping there had been! instructed hy the manager that the grills were not to be opened to anyone after mudught.

On December 4, the company's notte to tits effect was put up. and the attention of all employees drawn to it.

At about 6 pm.. delendant ap- pruched one of the gatekeepers, Cheung Shuck-sum, and told him

Parison.

He said a blood test could prove that the blood did not come from a particular source, but not the DEVOLNO Blood could belong to] the same group but it could not ertainly be said that this blood of the same group emme trom a par trular andavaḍun),

Case is proceeding.

CHUNGKING

ORDER

MYSTIFIES

turbed.

Requests For Money

Mr. Worsfield de la Bere was an Army heutenant and a well-known Carchitect. A Bohemian character, he prided himself on his beard and

fond of WILS

wearing coloured shirts and yellow boots

He took his wife's name on their

marriage.

"

A statement signed by Rupert tie la Bere,

member of the Royal Air Force," and the wile's brother was read.

"During the past twelve months," it caid, "I received

several applications from my sister and brother-in-law for money. I sent them sums of £50 and £25 and guaranteed their banking account for a further £100.

that he might be returning late and Since the wording of on November 20, I replied that I

requested that the gates be open- ed. Cheung eventually consent-

late. He also borrowed some money from the cashier.

the

official

The last request I received was

make ally without soruc

announce-was not prepared to

further advances

and my sister had a settled in-

cd. Later, defendant told another ment in connection with explanation, as my brother-in-law employee that he might be back the resumption of buying had a good position in life Ally

and selling of foreign ex- come from a trust. change by the Central Bank of China was

Noise In Office

At about 3.30 am. on December

in

SO

Pawn Tickets

"About a week ago I received a sister asking for money, and I replied asking her to write. I heard nothing fur-

5, the gatekeeper opened the grill vague, it is impossible to for the night-soil coolie, and then ascertain the motive be-ja wire from my heard defendant calling his name hind the action. and asking to be let in, which was done Some time later, a sales-

One Chinese source in Chung- |ther." man heard a noise in

Sergeant Wren stated that Lieu- the

king claims the step will minimise ac- countant's office. He informed the the importance of Hong Kong and tenant de la Bere was to have re-

a foreign exchangeported at military hospital on cashier and the two went to the Shanghai office armed, and inquired

hereafter it will November 28, but failed to do so. dealings, since who

flat witness found loan was there. A reply was received not be necessary for foreign firms At the

and contracts to apply in Hong Kong

concerning and the cashier

jewellery. recognised the voice as that of defendant.

Shanghai to obtain foreign ex-pawn tickets and a letter from a

referring change but may do so in Chung-bank manager

tu an Defendant explained that he

king.

overdraft. had only just returned and had

Another theory is that the Dr. S. L. Hicks, police surgeon, not gone to the sleeping quar- ters as he did not wish to awaken

action may lead to the removal said the couple had apparently of the Chinese Stabilisation Fund been dead several days. There anybody.

About 6 m., a Chinese living and

control body from Hong Kong was no indication who died frst.

Shanghai tu Chungking. The coroner said it was evident opposite heard shouts of "Save while another theory claims it both took part in the arrangements Life" from the flat orcupied

may result in the eventual with- which led to their deaths. the Chung Wah Book Company, drawal of the Central Bank from He telephoned the main office and foreign exchange dealings in three

fok is

sent. They Shanghai ind Hong Kong. found the door fastened on the Reuter.

were

by

inside and it had to be forced open. The fokis found Woo Tong- ehju suffering from severe head injuries.

Police were sent for and Detec- tive Sergeant Cochrane arrived. He sent the wounded man to hos- pital. He also found the body of the younger man.

Some time later, Inspector Whant went to No. 69, Queen's Road

Central, where defendant was ar-

PASTOR

CHASED

"DEVIL"

BANGLES MADE FROM HEINKELS

A new craze that is sweeping through several R.A.F. stations is making rings and other small arti- cles out of duralumin, a very light but strong alloy which is used a great deal in aircraft construction. The airmen obtain small pieces,

Messerschmidts, Heinkels and Dor-

These aircraftmen are just as

When several unfortun- such as nuts and hollow rods, rested. He was told he had been ate occurrences happen- which have come from shot down arrested on suspicion and was cautioned. He made a long state- ed all within a week to niers and in their spare time fash- ment on how he spent the night, the Rev. James Boysell, ion them into useful trinkets.

Defendant's bunk was searched and a plece of brown paper with pastor of a Jersey City skilful in using artificial glass from some blood was found. A piece of (New Jersey) church, he plane windscreens. Easy to work Blood was found on his under announced to the congre- carved like wood to produce small trousers and his legs and hands gation that the devil was articles such as paper cutters, bạn-

giving him special atten- gles and bookmarks. tion.

shirt was stained with blood,

bore cuts and abrasions.

The chopper, which was found, and the articles of clothing, were sent to be analysed.

Doctors' Evidence

ac-

Here were the pastor's griev

ances:

Church chimes got but of or- dor;

Church heating. furnace ex- ploded;

Pastor's car run out of petrol In heavy traffic; and

Dr. Chin, who examined cused, said he found slight abra- sions on his hands and ˇknucklesi and an old scratch wound above the knee. He had a cut on the left knee about half an inch long

When he entered the church which had to be stitched. Blood

a board fell on his hand. was found on his legs and feet,

Mr: Boysell told his parishioners Dr. Dean A. Smith said that on that he would personally, drive the December 6 he attended arconsed, devil from the church. Ayoung- who was brought to Queen Mary, man dressed in satanic costume. Hospital. The main was alive but stood before the congregation as suffering from extreme shook and the pastor berated him with loglo collapse, and died at 11:45 am, the and bade him begone.

with a pocket knife, it can be

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