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KMT Planes Ignored U.S. Vessel, Marked Anchises For Target

Revenue Officer In Court

the

During yesterday's hearing of the case against Ko Chi-. ming, revenue officer, charged with demanding $5 from a frader, the court was tempor- arily adjourned while magistrate, defence counsel, prosecutor art others COR- cerned visited the locale at the Yaumiatt Railway Station. where the alleged offence took place,

THE CHINA MAIL, FRIDAY, JUNE 24 1910.

Concert For Naval Aid Fund

The Hong Kong Light Or- chestra will give a concert of "Popular Music" for the Hong Kong Naval Aid Fund on Bun-

Court And Counsel In Exchange Of Words

A brief but beated oxchangé of words took place at the Criminal Sessions yesterday between the Court and defence counsol ́during which the Chief Justice declared that he did not propose to hear criticism of judges from counsel.

(Though tho as. Gonoral Gordon was only about three miles downstroom from the bombed British steamer Anchison, the two attacking planos, which circled the American passon- day at the Hong Kong Hotel Replying to a request from Mr. Percy Chen, de

gor. vossel, made no attempt to molest hor, as she anchored in the Woosung Quarantine Boy..

A borge, believed to be a quarantine craft which was about half a mile astern of the General Gordon, was strofed by the planes.

on

The planes

then bombell an

Small Craft Hit Several smol! river craft were machine-gunned and appeared to have sustained casualties.

at 8.15 p.m.

The Governor und Lady Grant- hum will attend the concert.

The Orchestra wilt be conduct- ed by Victor Ardy and led by Stanley King, formerly of the Croydon Symphony Orchestri

The programing will include "The attackers

the i bore

Sons of the Brave" T. Match: markings of the Chinese Air atrield beyond Woosung

Bldgood: Overture: "Pique Dame" The planes took their time in Suppe Suite "Ballet Egypt: Force with the Kuomintang flag, prominently delayed on

marking their positions and be-Nos 1 and 2 Movements" "Alexan-

der gan to bomb the anti-nircraft em-

Selections from Luigine;" "Bitter Sweet" the wings," said Mr. V. Niel-

(Noel Coward) placements. sen, master of the American

and-"Now Moon"

Rom (Sigmund President Line ship,

his

bert Medley: "Passing of the from arrival here yesterday

Regiments an Winter Valse: Bal Masque" from the Parisian Sketches No. 2 by Percy & Flet- Shanghal.

eber: "Amparato Fece" (Spanish Colour) by Jane Texidor. The P-51s flow by the General

quartet of the well known Gordon several times but mnde

Orloff, no attempt to molest the Ameri-Violin: A. Krassoft, Cello; Palami-

musiclans, Victor que, Bass and Mrs. Chen plano will play October Sond and Valse from the Sleeping nuty Ballet | Tsenikovsky and Minuet

Beethoven arranged F. Kreisler." H. Ore (Piano) will play nevarlatinan In F. Mozart" "Medi-

Tschaikovsky tation"

and the "Eighth Hungarian Rhapsody" Lisat.

During the attack, the American ship displayed her biggest Bag-- right by 12 feet-"and in that The hearing was shortly rasum- l after a Temonstration was

clear weather there can never rhade by complainant and defend. Í be any mistake as to our identi-

alleging toty."

An at the station show how and where the money changed, minds.

the

Evidence given by PC 560 re- vealed that while on duty at station in the morning May 26, hen fout coolies front the oppustite platform each entrying one ate of barbed wire on their shoulder, entering the passeng- erz. entrances. They were follow- ce by Bo Man.

It was

at 8,50

"We anchuted in the Quaran- tine Fay at fn.m. on June 23 arriving there from Japan. The Anchises was already there, an hour earlier," the veteran skip- Per of APL Orient fleet related.

The Dla Funnel Line steamer left Art. A slight delay in the routine Quarantine check-up, however, held up the APL ship.

"Just as we were about to cast off, a plane bombed an of instal- a.m. that bation about four miles upriver. We dropped anchor again and waited for developinents,” be vald.

crossed the railway and signed Je duly book. The train arrived at 8.32. and he saw CRO 310. defendant, who was then on duty, talk to Ho for about four or five aninutes.

S

It was om, then,

ean ship.

"A small craft behind us. about half a mile away, was attacked by machine-guns, Semier recol- lected. But he could not Jay whether it sanks.

"We hud

to duck that when the plane strated the barge behind us," he added.

The general opinion among

local

the ship's personnel la that had

Miss Margaret Stayurt (30- it not been for the detay in

by landing the "deaf passenger Penne) will sing "Villanell

from who wanted about an hour of Bellacque and "Habanera"

The opera "Carmen" by George Bizel

the ship's time, the Gordon might have target.

General been a

A Guest artist will also support the progranume.

"But what surprised us is that

A Bar and buffet will be in attacking planes simply ignored olie ship, though they were bomb-attendance daring the intero? aef

Though we uld not actually see the bumbling of the British ship.

of the Anchises in Ing

the master

everything has been done to make

lo was seen with spine bank. formed me that the plane dive the * strafing other vessels in the evening a successful one, it is

notes which he handed to defend-boubert his sblp. 11721.

who in turn walked away with the money towards the main Kate.

Po tried to load the balen of barbed wire onto the train but mas stopped by witness.

Tea Money

$10 at

the

When questioned. Ho said that defendant askel for beginning as te money so na to allow him to load the wire on the train.

The ex-

"It was a near miss. plosion evidently hold the port side of the ship, thereby causing the leakage. Had it hit the deck, the ship would not have had to be beached.

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area."

Many grotist,

seamen

they declared.

another hoped that the public will come have

forward and support this worthy cour "When we entered the Yangtse

This will be the last cuncert our cameras were taken away this season for Mr. F. Russell who from us and

locked up aboard is proceeding home on leave, Mr. according to Communist regula Russell was one of the original tions. We could have taken some members of the Orchestra who fine pictures," they mouned,

last year played a great The General Gorgien brought

carly Only 200 greatly missed,

The Anchises was passing the burning oil plant when she was attacked. She was about a mile back 386 passengers, including the part in its formation. He will be away.

Weather Clear

The weather was clear,

As D

He further said that he had precaution the APL ship' flew given him only $5.

Ho was told that defendant had lo nerepl money and

no right

her biggest ensign. The passengers mistructed to go below decks.

Shortly afterwards another

warned that he would be lakon | plane was seen. Both began t to the station for enquiries.

circle round the Anchises and the

Later defendant approached General Gorden. They attacked witness and sund "We are fokie; an alrstrip upriver. don't make any trouble." To that

witnes gave, no

по геру.

About 20 to 25 minutes later, tuo ather revenue officers came, one of which was recognised by witness as no. 70, and asked Hol whether he had really given any

Ho money to defendant, no reply,

gung be.

"Then anti-aircraft gan to retallate. But flak was sparse and inaccurate. That did not beam to bother the at- tackers at all. They were flying at about 5,000 feat.

The ack-ack positions were es-

from the Woosung.

Our fares.

here yesterday.

She had 186 in transit to Menila and San Francisco.

The General Gordon leaves fo- night for Manila,

Widow Fined For Harbouring Unmarried Girl

A Chinese widow, Li Yue- ngo, aged 40, was fined $200 or one month's imprisonment In default at Central yester- day, for harbouring an un-

Reminders

Today

Open Pairs Lawn Bowls Cham-

plonship, CCC, PRC, HKFC,

Recrelo, KCC, KLGC, League

Tennis, A Division, Mens and Women'r, Crown Land sale. at District Once, New Territories, Kowloon Magistracy building,

11 a.m.

fence counsel, for the Court to be tolerant, Sir Leslie Gibson stajed that the. Court was tolerant. He added that if counsel insinu. ated otherwise, he would know how to deal' with it."

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requested him to accept the rul- The hearing yesterday wing from him. If counsel want- the second day of the trial of ext to ask a question six times; Chiu Shung-bau and Cily he added, the Court would re- Chau, who are charged with cord, with the reason for It. taking part in an armed rb-"But my ruling at the moment bery and possession of ass that you can't do it in our and ammunition.

First courts," he declared.

Ownership Of Arms cused is also charged with three more counts compriing Mr. Chen then proceeded with one each of wounding fiths cross-examination of witness,

which time bę intent. shooting with inenting

to witness and possession of 14 ronds occasion to suggest

repeatedly that the revolver and arms were hig

property, not that of the accused, Sir Leslie at this stage over-ruled counsel.

*My Lord," Mr. Chen began, "I and other barrietara have' hat occasion to notice the ra ludance of judges here fu.....

of ammunition.

Mr. Percy Chen is defeding both men on the instructies of Mr. J. C. Stewart. Mr. A. Hblon, Crown Coulisel, is conducting the

prosecution case assisted by De- fective Inspector J. 1. Syką.

According to the prosection, first accused is alleged to have

Chin Kam-tog. compelled kinsman, at gun-point hard over $2,000 as a "loan" at 459 Lockhart Rond, on January 20 this year.

It'

Case For Deferte First accused is furthe alleged have made his victim sin docu- inenta purperting to legalize the

transuetion,

had

fir Leille: I do not propose to hear criticism of Judges, Mr. Chan. Please stop it at once." The Chief Justice further stated Court นาง tolerant, and the

Mr. Chen Insinuated that thuvas net so, the Court

would know how to deal with it,

M. Chen rejoined that he was not insinuating the

Court was internat.

put hunt ke meant The case for the defeite is that thatit was impossible to put his the transaction in quetion had cast forward, been a proper, one in which no

S Leslie ut this declared that violence had been usej

1 as not impossible for by the

Mr. accused, and that the focuments Cha to put his ense. were, smed by complainant in a request by Mr. Chen to the usual manner of ans.

reck his objections, the Chief The trial is being cofducted be-{Jušice recorded them. fore a jury of six men and one

Ater further hearing, the trial ndpurned until 10 this morning.

woman.

At the commencent of vester- day's hearing, the complainant Chiu Kan-tong gave corroboru tive evidence for the prosecution in the course of which he state that he, a merchant, Ilved at 47 Lockhart Road together with s wife, baby, niece and an am

Turning to the happeningsn the day in question, witness id the Court that at about my in the afternoon he went to aver the doorball. First accused und two others cure in.

Chiu disclosed that he had know Bret accused before the home of his uncle at 103.ock-

Forgery Of Sweep Ticket

Hearing opened at Central'

hort Road. They were tant, yesterday Before Mr. F. X. blood, reiat, he | d'Almada in. the case of al- though not

adried.

After dealing briefly

hileged forgery of a sweep ticket family three, witness tur once claimed to be the one which more to the day in que. He was the second prize in the stated that he did not ember recent Lantao Handicap Race, whether any of the throghn whn Meeting. game in carried anythifor not. Asked For Là

He was writing a le on the

Defendants are a Chinese man, Tsul Tung, master of the Tung Cheung

Building Contractor, and woman, Chew

made timated to be about three miles married girl Pun Lai-ha, aged European YMCA, Ladies Section | Lable, Chiù said, andhen the a Chinese married

About Ave minutes Inter, wit 3 GBW a Chinese constable in uniform followed by defendant approaching.

The case was further udjourn- ed until today, after an applica- tion of reduction of bail, from $3,000 in cash to $8,000 in cash

"From the way the pilots mancouvred seemed to be veterans," the skin

per remarked.

their planes they

The attack Insted for about 45 minutes.

Smaller craft in the rives were strated. A small river tanker

17.

Mr. Byron of the SCA, prosecut- ng, said that the girl Pun, came from the country iwo weeks ago | and stayed with her aunt in Third Street.

She always stayed out late and being told about this by the

and $2,000 in surely, made by nearby was also machine-gun-, her brother slapped her. She

by. Mr.ned. The British ship was strafed

several times.

cowisol, was granted Blair Kerr./

POLICE DRIVER FINED

"Mr. Floyd Downs, Shanghal APL Manager, came down in a tug at 2.30 p.m. The Customs

and Immigration apparently did not dare to rinic the trip down from Shanghai to clear tho Mr. Nielsen de- Leung passengers,"

clared.

Mot Black Swon

I was decided to cancel the

driver, A police Shing-yip, aged 22, was yes- terday fined $150 by Mr. Kin- shing Lo at Central for driv- ing a car without due care and attention, and driving Shanghai call, and the General other than on the left side of Gordon snailed downstream at

al; cut 4 p.m. the road.

At the mouth bf the Yangise River, she met IIMS: Black Swan. They steamed out together.

Aaked whether the British navai

craft was escorting his ship, Mr. Nielsen said that he

Informed.. was not

HMS Black Swan

bo. Was hind us, for a few hours.

on the same he remarked." "If the British

The prosecution stated that on June 11, defendant was driving police car No. 8014 ulong Island Road. At the junction of Stan- ley Village Hoad, defendant turn- ed a sharp, bend colliding with públle vehicle which

4837, preceeding in the opposite direc

was

it was raining at the time but

It

there was no indication of a skid. Defendant 'told the court, that

WED

course,rently

he was prepared to pay the dam-quested us to take

age of $39,50 to the police van.

Apolding.

She

away from the house and was tnet by defendant, who offered her a Job.

meeting 10 am.

Corning Events

TOMORROW

League Lawn Bowls matches, at PRC, CCC, HKFC, IRC, HKERC, KCC, KBGC, KCC, Filipino Club, Recrojo."

BUNDAY

After staying with defendant's relatives for fe night, she was Toc H Club, classical concert. told by defendant, while on t Talbot House, 10, Macdonnell triun, that it was better for her Road, 8.43 p.m. to try and get a husbund.

The girl began to cry, and noticing this, the conductor of the tram enquired from her what was the matter.

He later detained them and took

them to the Western Police Sta- tion.

In passing sentence, Mr. F. X. d'Almada bighly commended the Delion of the tram-conductor, Lee Yuen-long.

St.

St.

to defraud

men came lu he broug som over-che, both residing in the to the table where theat down. basement of 39, Wyndham Street, Both were charged with de- First accused then af n for

loan of $100, to th witness monding from Vincente Santos of

The the Hong Kong

Club with said he did not hahat.

Jockey topic of the conation then intent

the sum of casually changed ther things. $244,423 by virtue of a forced. It was then flaccused in Hong Kong Jockey Club Lantan formed witness the hnd some Handicap Cash Sweep likket pur thing to speak to about. When porting to be ticket No. 1008974. both had gone other room, knowing the same to be forged. witness stated, used asked

Defendants fero represented by: again for moneyupon wit Mr. A. el Arculli and pleaded not

that as ness stated he

guilty. his father had aty jur money,

Opening the case for the pro- be should have to him secution, Detective Inspector told sload.

HK Art Club, sketching party, Chiu told theart that after the court that at 11.30 am. on members to assemble at this, he went to he tableMay 25, first defendant, together with his wife, cailed at the Hong in the other to resung Kong Jockey Club Office, Ex- Queen's Pier, 2.30 p.m. Andrew's Church, Ht. Roy writing his le wide being change building. There he tender- Bishop R.O. Hall to pretch over to write suddenly felt cu to Vincente Santos, a clerk sermon at 11 a.. service, hkrself being ek on the head. Andrew's Church, recital of Looking up, first accused ployed by the Jockey Club, a forged Lantao Handicap Sweep classical music, collection in with a gun in hand. aid of Organ Fund, 8.80p.m.

Witness su was then asked purposting to be the ticket with

the number 1600074.. le his bedroom tempted to collect the second and at- by accused with him. Wals head bleeding profusely, hf. so.

"Unite And Govern” Is

British Policy In Malaya

ship. hud re- The the casualties down to Hong Kong, we would have done so as we have suitable hospital accommodation," he re- pllect to * quary whether the

Anchises casualties could have The

been brought to the Colony by the Genern! Gordon.

Asked whether ho would take

the khaned with naval protection

la call at Shanghai.again,

API skipper declined to

the

British administrators in Malaya. Instead of adopting the mischievous principle of "Divide and Rulo" practised the superior one of "Unite and Govern."

The ticket was compared with Ar bo of them

were the countertoll in the Jackay eventually erging from the Club Office and the number was room, Chant on, he heard found to have been altered.

a loud from the gun

which ald war still fo

acquaedd. Being thorouh-

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Evidenca: Given Evidence for

the prosecution

ty right he complied with Was given yesterday first by Lee accused panda and gave Wing, office-boy employed by the him. He was also com-ckey Club, who said that the two defendants asked hip whe- pelled on cartain docu.

ther that was the place where with the ments freeted

Sweep prizes were bolig" pald traceod Withers "added."

out Jily Troas

First defendant was then asked i Cross-lined by Mr. Chen, to write his name in Chinese, at Chiu did that ho was born the back of the alleged forged ticket, which be did) and this was In His the Koo Choung translated by witness into Eng District later knew, accused's lish They were then referred to dded, though he was Mr. Santos who was in charge of father. not act acquainted with him.

he Sweep ticket prize depart- After Pg further with the ment

family questlo trees,

Explaining the procedure of whether or not building of this, new nation the

WAS were branches of the Chiu collecting. Mr. Sales in

his testimony said that schools and

the many excellent

which Chiu to prize family

winners" playing-ffaldaʼhave played and | FRIM

tickets were did not quito unde

success which crowned their efforts: was: re- flected in the perfect harmony in which the various communities: lived together-a har- mony which lasted till the Japanese invasion.

part. Insta

studying, pinying and grow-and

up together side by sido"" the | củ various communities have learned

to likes and respect and another, that

Iree. Chen's

and to. realize that intelligence, or Rate which Justice In Chinese, they were translated

com- This was disclosed by Mr. ent, "It's up to the shore officials Lam Hay-lan, President of the ment, to decide. We unly sail the ship.

Hong Kong Tencliers' Associas

traunlly Jack Semier, Junior Assistant

are stilt playing an important what counsel moant, the counter one by one and com- collected by hilm at Purser, of San Anselmo, Call-on and Headmaster of the tomia.

was busy typing in the Kowloon Wah Yan College, In

the counterfails. had already explain-purod with offee when the shopling stårted, bis talk on "Malaya and its

Winners would be asked to write Insistence their names at the back of the "The attacking plano was flying Peoples" at the weekly lun

the oil chuon of the Yu Men's Club

with "yes" Hekels and as these were often very high wid, bombed plant fit, causing it to burn at Hong Kong Hotel yester

Sir into English by his office boy. The Choice of Champions Curlonly. That caused us to drug day."

loyalty, courage, honesty and fallinted at this stage.

He agreed that this was emly anctior. We were just about to

the other virtues are not the Learning to witness, direct- proceed upriver," the youthful

ed pot to answer yes or no, for registration so, tiui ha imight Were it not for the peace, and monopoly: of one nation or ruce,

Chen," the Chief Justice be given the chance to compara purser rolated.

order, maintained by the adminjes but that God in His Infinile with "Then it began to attack the trators and the excellent means of dom has defit out à large portion.

Fla courwel, Awill you the tickets with the counterfoils

The second prine, he said, ha Anchises, which had her funnel communication and transportation of each to sil mankind.

remember this

· Court,"" and ""you can't already been cashed. visible to ut, about three miles provided by the admixchin roads. „The speaker was introdused by:

witness to GAY Y stand ruslarday, Detective Police She_last_witness who took the and railways which they had Mr. Y., Lee, who took the chair

/ha-dachi¬not 'understand The plane was shortly joined bullt, all the efforts of the Chinese, in the absence of the President

quillick also you cannot Constable Yue Mok-Jam, gald by another, Both, atrafed the help- Malays and Indians to develop the Mr. Wellington Halo who han calfar Goure-of-lusside-put Jock club Omer, he who vol

that when arrived Tess slip. They made about seven country would have been in vain, down to the United States to re-

Humlien alk time by Mr. Sunion in the presquing of spcaker

prosents the Houg Kong's Y':

About defendants, thus the latter „ibe distance we could |ị: Malaya is the welding-shop Men'à Club at the World's Y'A

Cheng manisland that, it had fender forged klokek, me notice the British steamby Jatind where the world's - differens Convention.. after the attack, which lasted peoples are jeldig together to 1. Mr. R.F. Wong thanked Me, emetimes difficult to put a Hearing was the adjourned to about 40 minutes

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