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Jury hears evidence in Mental Hospital inquest

MURDER *CASE STARTING

An inquest into the death of Chân Yim, aged 32, merchant, who died at the Mental Hospital, was hold of Central yesforday with Mr. A. D. Scholes sitting as Coronar stilsted by a jury of three mont

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Inspector H. B. Dewar, conducting the inquiry,

THE CHINA MAIL, WEDNESDAY, FEBILJARY 22, 1030.

Reminders

*p.m.

Today

Legislativo. Counell meeting, 2.30 |Nine. • Dragons Services Club,

Film Show, 8 p.m.

Itk Art Club Monthly

hibition, St. John's Cathedrál Hall, 10 a.m. to 0p.m. (admission free).

Committal hearings against

said that Chan Yim died at the Mental Hos-Toe meeting, 50, Macdonnell Yip Kwal-yau, aged 20, ubem- pital on December 30, last year. ployed, charged with robbing while urined with a dagger, and

Dicensed's witu mâdèˆà ̧re-¡ Dr. T. C. Pang suld that he held port to the Western Police Sta- a post mortem examination, on also with the murder of Law tion on December 28 and later deceased. Internally there was no above the Tiger Balm man-deceased was taken to the ing the altul o blond clot war fracture of the skull. On open- sions in Tai Hang Road on Queen Mary Hospital. Deten-found on the left temporal lobe Shu-fan in an unnumbered hut dont was eventually transfer over the duranter.The right October 20 began before Mr.red to the Mental Hospital. Hin-shing Lo at Central yek.

temporal lobo and part of the At the Mental Hospital decrau- parietul, lobe, of the brain.iwere terday,

ed was seen by the Medical Om bruised. There were sever broken cer in charge, who prescribed ribs. The cause of death treatment for him.

shock and haemorrhage from ox- tradural hemorrhage and intern- al Injuries.

Detective-Inspector Nichol said that accused with several others was alleged to have entered the At 8 p.m. on December 20, the hut in which debound, Law,Shu-alarm bell rang and it was traced fan, and is wite resided on the 40 dercased's room. The ringing morning of October 120. At this of the bell Indleated that soine. time of their entry only the wife thing was happening.

and

A dresser and three ward buyr went to the room and found it locked. Inside the room thero were three other ward boys.

war.

Dr. Panganid, that in hir opinion all the injuries were caused fairly recently and that decessed could not have captoed Injuries to himself in padded cell.

Lee Sau-yung deceased's wife, The dresser then went for the said that her husband had not key while the three ward boys suffered from any serious illness

for 14 years.

was present and they took 15 gold rings, to tins of elgaretten HK$120 froni her. Law huppened to relum before the robbers jeft and WIE stabbed viille trying to resist. He sub- sequently died in the Queen Mary walted for him. The room was Hospital.

eventually opened and on enter- continueding the party found the thres

Onward bays holding deceased t

was arrested

Inspector Nichol that areused December 28 near the Tram ter- the ground, minus at Causeway Bay by De- tective Police Constables Yip Kau and Yan Sun.

After further evidence by the prosecution the wearing was ud- journer today.

Trio fined for fighting

In padded self

Poculiar actions

Witness said that on December 20. last year, while she was hav- ing the evening meal with hor husband, she found him seting in a peculiar way. Her husbond

was practising the art of Chinese boxing which

hnd

never done before. Dur- ing the practice, her husband sud. Neighbours took her husband to denly punched her very hard. shop next door. Later she was told that her husband had gone De-away.

Decensed was conscious and hig eyes were open. The three. ward boys informed the party that deceased hat attacked one of them suddenly and become very

violent,

Ih the meantime a report was made to Mr. Forter, an assistant attendant at the Hospital. ceased was later placed In a padded cell.

Three men, Lau Chin-hon, aged 25, Wal Wing-long, aged the dresser found deceased's con- At 10 am. the following day 20, and Chan Kam, aged 19,dition to be very serious. appeared before Mr. Thomas Dr. Yap, the Medient Omeer,

treatment.

The dresser visited deceased at,

Tam at Central yesterday was called and gave decensed charged with behaving in a disorderly manner in Ewo Street near the East Point Amusomment Park on Sunday evening,

Each was fined $200. Inspector Wheeler kald that following a phone call the police found defondants Oghting.

At first, defondants pleaded not

various hours during the day and at 5 p.m. it was found that de-

:ased hul expired.

Deceased's body was sent to the Victoria Public Mortuary where a post martom was conducted the following day,

Post mortem

guilty. Lau saying that he waslice on January 7 and as a resulU A report was made to the Po-| assaulter by the other two ba-

of inquiries, the police found the

cause of a quarrel over skating three ward hoys thad absconded at the Amusement Park

Second and third defendants on January 2,

maid that they saw first defendant

On the morting of January 2,

fall and wont to help him to get the three word boys had been up when the Police arrived and Instructed to report to the Medi-

In-charge arrested them. All three later) col Officer changed their plea to guilty. tailcd to do no.

and had

Chinese ex-colonel gets hard labour

A former Chinese Nationalist Army colonel floo- ing from China was given two and a half years" hard labour_at_the_Crimind) Sessions... yesterday for possessing an automatic pistof, two-magazines-and-29-rounds of ammunition without a licence.

Fan Kim-ping, alias Fan Kei-ming, who was ar- rested at the Tung Woh Hospital refugee camp, was told by Mr. Justice Williams, Senior Puisne Judge, that in view of the cir- cumstances surrounding the, cose, the maxi- mum penalty of 10 years would not be im- posed.

Fan was found unanimous-

ly guilty by a jury of five men and two women. He was not legally represented.

Mr. A. hootoa, Crown, Counsel, assisted by Detective-Inspector Forrest, conducted the prosecu-

tion.

The police on the evening of January 4 this year went to the refugee camp in question and there found the accused sitting on some matting sacks

at the entrance.

On Gearching the matting, the police oillcors found a brief case Inside. Asked, it it belonged to him, the accused replied, in the negative. He also said in reply to another question, that he did not. have the key of the brief case.

On being searched, however, the prisoner's person yielded a bunch of keys." The case, was eventually opened, and the pistol and ammunition discovered, with--

Accused's story

After corroborative evidenco froin police officers yesterday, the `accused in his own defence deni

ed from the wiitas stand any knowledge of the contents of the brief cane, which he said was

Handed to him by a refuged friend for saferkoming.

Disclosing that he was a former colonel who had "comb, from China, Fanfold the Court bow

the cand (when he was hdvjbi a

· meal," As le trusted: his friend, he agreed to keep the case for im and was flad: handed the köyn,

After the jury had returned, a verdict within minute Fi asked the Conte

friend had accosted him with

that. He tention, hat dri

he

Wimess said that she was afraid that her husband might be run over by a car und deelded to fol- low him..

Eventually, witness said, she found her husband

sinuding nt

the gate outside Western Polica Siation,

Tong ling-ping, dresser, said at the Mental Home he found tha that when he entered the room three ward boys, Chan Fook, Wu Cheung and Ho Fan, holding de- censed to the ground.

The inquest will be continued today..

Sentenced to gaol for larceny

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Two homeless men, Ho Kuen, aged 17, and Leung Wing, aged 27, charged, res- pectively, with larceny by trick and aiding and abetting

in the larceny, were sentenced to nine months' hard labour by Mr. F. X. d'Almada at Kow loon yesterday.

On an additional charge for re- turning from banishment, first defendant received, another. nine

months, sentence to ranco currently.

Sub-Inspector J. H. Evans sald that on February Jia at Valley Road first defendant asked com- plainant

ant Tsang Yee to pawn a in re-

and

CBAL jet planes speed up flight to Vancouver

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Whon Canadian Pacific Airlines got the first British jot planes they have ordered, the trip from Vancouver to Hong Kong will be accom- The distance. is 6,800 statute miles and three one-

blished in 20 hours. Road, 8.30 p.m. European YMCA Debuting and hour halts will be made at Anchorage, in

Discussion Group mecting, Open Forum, 8.45 p.m.

Alaska, Shemya (or Semichi) in the Aleutions, British Council sponsored lectur and Tokyo.

on "Parliamentary Procedure", by Mr. A. Bruce, Counci Canadian Pacific Airlines runways but sultablo fot European

have Library MCA Women's Snc cover ir North Pacific perts along all the trunk routes. ordered... de Havilland operation from ordinary main air-

It is not revolutionary in handling The decision to buy Comets was

technique, or even in appearance. As the bullders themselves com- coched after the company has made exhaustive studies of the ment, it may be considered as a Comel on the greind and in iphlogical step, rather than a

19 daring and the announcement follows the stride, in the fendy de Havilland return from

England of Mr. Doug

policy of ouring commercial G.W.G. McConachie, president of economy by high performaned. CPA. The initial order is for tw

Previous orders for the Comet aircraft fer- delivery, la 1852-53, British Government and 14 for comprise two afferifi for the and arrangements are in earthed for delivery furth?: aircraft at a later dat

tion, Whist Drive, 10 a.. Massed Military Banda Concert Sookunpoo football ground, 6 p.in. Photographic Society ok Honk Kong, monthly dinner, Café Wiseman, 7 p.m. (cine show, functional photography eniour slides by Mr. R. J.

Purtor)

and

European YMCA Debating and

Discussion Group

Went Lounge,. 0.45 PAT

meeting Garrison Players present "George

route.

and Margaret" Seamen's Mis-, two alterail ho date. The first

sion theatre, Gloucester Road, 8.30 p.m. Nine Dragons Services Club, Fikno

Show, 8 D.ML

Coming Events

Anti-TB

TOMORROW

Association. minua general meeting. SCM Post board room, 5.30 p.m.

the 40-passen- arrangement. The Comet made its first flight at Hatfield, England, on July 27, and has completed its main handl- Ing. and performance meuture- having flown 143

ger eating arrange

ment inte/11 103 Nights up) |

heurs 20

British poration.

Overseas Airways Cor-

Rotary Club talk on prostitution

to last night. It is fitted with de Havilland Ghost jet engines.

A review of measures taken The Comet represents one of in the last half century to com- Kowloon Rotary Club Luncheong the greatast advances over made bat the evil of prostitution and

history of air transport. It to suppress British Counell weekly film sho500 miles an hour and normally L. Caleraft, Chairman of the the white, slave a cruising speed of nearly traffic was given by Mrs. W.

'Peninsula Hotel, 12.30 p.m.

Helena May Institute, 5.30 p.m. European YMCA Guest Night,

and Light Concert,

Women's International Club, Whist Drive, 7.30 p.m.

In

HK

to

in

the

has

countries,

operates

at a height of phot about' 40,000 fent, or almost eight miles. Hong Kong Council of Women, at the Hong Kong Rotary Chib In this region the atmosphere is

yesterday. clear and stable and passengera may be sure of a comfortable Mro. Calcraft wouched upon Art Club Monthly Ex. Journey high above the weather carly measures to control pro- hibition, St. Jolin's Cathedral air travel is the absence of vibrn- taken by people towards this An. altogether new element institution, and the general attitude Hall, 10

Ption due to the use of gas turb-world-wide social evil in different ...Lecture on water colour paint-

ine engines. Massed Military Bands Concert. tien is pressurised and the cabin convention in Paris, when the

Ings by Luis Chan, 5.15 p.m. The entire

First action on an international pavlend accommoda-

level was taken in 1804 at the Bookunpoo football ground, Garrison Players presant. "Georgo vide a pleasant and healthy at- authorities was sought to control

6. p.m.

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humidified to pr3-ed-oberation of various central and Margaret at Seamen's masphere at this great

height, and suppress the white slove Mission Theatre, Gloucester with change of the cabin air traffic. Road, 8.30 p.m.

every three minutes. International Affairs Study Group, talk on "Some Aspects of International Co-operation in the Fur East" by Dr, E. 3. Kirby, PRO lecture roorn, 6.30 p.m. Sino-British Music Group Concert at Diocesan Boys' School, 8.30 p.m.

FRIDAY

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Shangrila Ball, The Gripps, HK

Hotel. 8.30 p.m. Garrison Players present "Georgq and Margaret" at Seaman's Mission Theatre, Gloucester Rood, 8.30 p.m.

Organ Recital St. John's Cathed:

ral, 1.15 p.m.

An interesting feature is that the pressurjaing, and heating functions, so vital for high fly- lig, are accomplished with un- precedented simplicity, for the jet engines themselves provide both the pressure and the eliminating the need for com plicated compressors, combus tlon heaters, oft: Refrigeration equipment is included for short period use when approaching and leaving tropical stations.

Major feature

This was followed by a further convention six years later, when various nations pledged themselves' to punish people engaged in pro curing women and girle for an immoral purpose.

An Impetus was given to the efforts of social workers after the world war when the League. of Nationis took a hand in tackling, the problem on an International through to the end of world war This continued. right two, when the United Nations took up where the League of Nations Hed left off.

levél.

Mrs. Calcraft reviewed, various The all-round aimplicity of the aspects of the problem, and dis- Nine Dragons fervices Club, Toming characteristles; it not only re-opinion on the feasibility or other- Jet sirliner is one of its outstand-cuased the various expressions of

bola, 8 p.m.

HK Union Church, annual general meeting of Congregation, Kennedy Road, European YMCA Women's Section; Beginner's Dress-making, 10

Sino-British Music Group Concert at St. Stephen's Girls College,

SATURDAY

8.30 p.m.

shortens the tura-round time at mental regulation of prostitution duces the hazards of flight, but also wise of suppression or govern- halts and bringn fresh opportuni through licensed houses. This ties of economy in maintenance, feature combined with the extremely high performance, per- mits the striate to accomplists a

in the year. Kreat deal of work f the day and

It is the high earning capacity Kowloon Gramophone Society of this now form of aircraft, along classical concert, Diocesan with its all-round convenience 'Boys' School, 8.15 p.m. which will be sol appreciatest by

piece of gold for him wim a gold | Garrison Players present "George Loperators and passengers alike.. :)

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turn complainant cave ring, valued at $50, security. Complainant went to a goldsmith who reported that the plece of gold was only gold-plated lead.

On February 20 complainunt again saw defendant, with second defendant,, who, when caught by

The Senior Puisne Judge fur-police, was trying to throw away

another plece of "gold."

ther stated that 'ho accepted the | prisoner's plea that he was a re- fugéc and that the Brief case had been handed to him by the friend. He added, however, that the

temptation to sell such arms and ammunition by refugees like the accused during their slay here is always great.

Tonight's guest speaker at Tal- hot louse, 36 Macdonnell Rea will be Frof. J. E. Driver. Tils subject will be " Some Changes

in Chemistry in the last 50 yehrs."

All interested are cordially lue vited. The meeting begins at 3.30 p.m. today.

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In point of fact the wing leading is

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The YMCA Debating Society will hold an "Opoh. Forum”, of 14 descent through cloud, steeply Debates on impromptu subjects at slow forward speed, and to tonight at 8.45 o'clock.

make its circuit, approach and All-interested debating are innding, in ordinary manner.

It does not require exceptional invited to attend.

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