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CRIMINAL SESSIONS.

Jasronz aus BONOUR THE CHEF JUSTICE, SUL

• WILLIAM REES DAVIES, R.C.).

GANG ROBBERY AT NIGHT,

Cunk Fattowas indicted for committing, with others, a robbery in the New Tar- ritory: on the night of July 16th.

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, AUGUST, 20TH, 1918.

HERE WE ARE AGAIN."

MAGISTRATE'S GREETING.

THE RECENT ROCK-SLIDE IN MORRISON. HILL ROAD,

CORONER'S INQUIRY.

COMPANY REPORTS. UNITED ASBESTOS ORIENTAL AGENCY, LTD.

At the Hongkong Magistracy, yesterday, before Mr. E. D. C.. Wolfe, a Chinese At the Hongkong Magistraey, Vester. hawker was charged with hawking olives day, Me E. D. C. Wolfe, in his espacity(Mesary. Dodwell & Co.), for presentation The report of the General Managers in Nathan Road, Kowloos. causing aas Coroner, held an inquiry into the to the shareholders at the 22nd ordinary nuisance by strent cries.

circumstances surrounding, the deaths ofananal meeting on August 29th, states:- Defendant, a old Chinese with a tour persons, 'who were killed on August The jury was composed of Messrs.quint, battered fare, stood smiling in 4th as a result of a rock-slide in Marriand Loss Account, including $1.923.95 The balance at the credit of Profit. Janak Toppin (foreman), J. B. Chapatan, the dock, evidently recognising the Magi-son Hit Road, Latres, Watson, “M. "A da Silva JL. Estrate Feetles, A. W. Smith and John Carr

The Crown. Solicitor, who prosecuted, said that an unobiployed scuman; named Koh Ah Wih, was disturbed on the night i

Mr. Wolfe, recognised the man instant- and greeted him with a smile, saying

The following were the jury:--Missza A Fothergill, G. Rumjahn and J. M. Navier,

The

The Coroner stated that from une family alone three persons were killed- a mother, her son and her peler. other woman who loss her life was an amah. The collapse was due to the heavy

It's a case of here we are again!" Inspector Gordon said he had given in question by hearing people moving defendant several chances, but the mas appesused to take na notice. On the day alwut in his house. The rubbers' took post his arrest he was crying out "legions" session"of all thay minted, and, before,

add "olives." Defendant had spent aj rains. they left. they tied up his hinds and took him along with the distance of miles into Chinese territory, where they left him to find his way back home. The accused was arrestei alto days later with

some of the stolen property in his posses sion. At the Police Station he admitted joining ja,the robbery as the request of A friend, and later made a statement to the Magistrate to the same effect. *

The complainant identified the vlothing found in the accused's possession. said that there were nine robbers, but be could not identify any of them.

His wife said that when the robbers

night in the cell.

charged one, before with crying

Mr. Wolle (to defendant): You were

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your wares in the street.

Dr H. MacFarlane said he held a post- Defendant smilingly replied ** 1** that added: "Qa this becision I went to Mortuary on August 4th on the bodies of To carry

morten examination at

the Victoria visit a friend."

three Chinese females and one Chinese

Inspector Gorden: He sometimes blows male. Three of the bodies were identified

a trumpet in the streets. It is a nuisances Mr. J. Baker as that of his wife, "nged to the neighbourhod.

147; his son, aged 14; and his niece, aged

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Mr. Wolfe (to defendant); You retter. 14. The cause of death of the first person CHINA MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE Heber the last time you told me

was' asphyxia: in the case of the girl, it story of your misfortunet,

a long

was multiple injuries; in that of the boy Again the defendant smiled, and then it was fracture of the skuif; and in that looked surprised.

of the amah, also, it was fracture of the Mr. Wolfe: id you take olives skull. to your friend!

31r. Defendant: Yes, 30 or 10 Prags" worth. did not cry out in the streets. Mr. Wolfe: & understand you have got

entered the house she did not look at them because she had a presentiment" that they would Kidnap her baby,

A police castable, questioned by the atural aidai thác cho Buo telothes. Belonging to the complainant was being curros by another man, who hand- milit to nevusteami then Tan 'away,

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The statemens made by the nexusal in the Police Station was put in as evidence. At that time, the accused said that he. joined in the rathery at the request of fio Punk. He took the complainant's watch from the bed He was later paid $ by the Fook for hi, trouble!

The jury brought in a verdict of guilty. His Larichip recalled the complainant, who informed him that two of the robbers had revólvers, end, three others had rit

His Lordship sentenced the prisoner to undergo five yours" rigorous imprison. ment, and, in addition, to recvive 18 strokes with the birch.

The Directors report for the year. ending 1st December." 1917, states:--

Now Business Applications consider.

Taels 3,000,01 (84,184,514.08), £840,311 -year amounted to

inclusive of applications for Taels 142-470 (84. 123,130,91) and Roubles 900,130

(8107,100.31) and under consideration at the beginning of 201.500 ($-43,760.59)

the year.

(811,805,011.78),

Policies were issued for. Taels 2,609,646

and Roubles 830,156 and application, for £360,037 ($1,577.219.15)

188090 ($260,249.13). £17.611

Authority, said, he received a telephone

A. E. Wright, the Building ed during the

Inspector Sim that No. 4, 16, 18 and 20, message ut 10 am. on. August 14th from musical instrument: with which

Morrison Hill Road had collapsed. He you try to heighten the lives of the in-went to the scene immediately, and was habitants of the neighbourhood, but they told that three or four people were buried do not seem to appreciate it. People do underneath the debris. He found the not want their lives brightened by your Police and the Fire Brigade on the scene:

I wish to warn you...” music.

You will also Mr. Sara of his office. He found probably get into trouble. Fifty cents that the walls of the servants' quarters of Taels fine, or une day's. imprisonment.

Nos. 10 and to had been demolished. At ($20.978.49) and Roubles 12.000 were Defendant (cheerfuly, and smiling) the back of the building was a retaining declined. The remainder were postponed "No money

"He was then led out of the wall, behind which Morrison Hill rose) dock to spend a day in the company of up. He found that a large mass of earth His Majesty's prison warders.

or in course of consideration as at sist and boulders--one, of which he estimated

December, 1917.. at from 60 to 80 tons and another at 130) tunis also several hundred tons of earth, had fallen from the east side of the hill A scavenging drain between the houses and the hill was enmpletely blocked up, while the servants' quarters of Nos. 14 and 20 were partly demolished. All the bouses were blocked up with débris.con- sisting of earth and stone from the hill-

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In this match. played on the K.C.U.

The total Insurance in Force on 31st December, 1917, amounted to Taels 14,079.063. ($20,260,204.81), £9,546.929 (16,245,970.01) and foubles 92.909 of which policies to, the amount of Tacis 393,531 (8845,140.4%) (8231302.46) were re-insured.

Incume.--The Inconus for the amwunted ta Taels 1.115.647.20

Ri

£99.450

Year

THE JUDGE AND THE DETECTIVE,round, the home tean won by 62 games sides and portions of the buildings. ($1,544,149.50) £200,004.847 (21,318,210.21) |

Chow Yan was indicted for committing

to 37. Scores:

Later in the day, the first floor back wall of No. 18 fell down... The houses were two

Green and Abraham beat Yvanovich and a robbery" with violent from a money- Pinnn, 23: lost to Lopes and Lopes, 3-6; storeys, high and had two rooms cach

beat Marques and Yvanovich,

62 changer's shop. No. 138. Queen's Rond

East, on the evening of June 20th."

the previous cause.

Manley and Lindsell beat Yvanovich The same jury was empanelled ny, in and Pinnu, 7-1: beat Lopes and Lopes, 65bes Manutes and Yvanovich, 8-- The Crown Solicitor, who prosecuted, Crock and Stapleton beat Yvanovich said the accused was one of a number of and Pings, : beat Lopes and Lopes, Chinese who entered the moner-changer's8-3; beat Marques and Yvanovich, 7-4. shop at p.m. on June 30th The guhy, sune of whom were armed, helped them-

-selves, to, 23,248.83, and then coolly walked

away. The bystanders did not attempt

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DIVISION.

K.C.C.. TAIKOO.

to stop them because they were armed.points to K.C.C. “B. The proprietor of the shop, who was sent. ed outside, blew his whistle, but no constable appeared. The accused was arrested in Arsenal Street some days later, and denied taking part in the robbery. Before the Magistrate he com plained of having been budly assaulted by the police.

Inspector Sim deposed that the accused complained that he was assaulted by a detective.

Witness examined him, but

vants'

storeys.

nad Roubles 307,561.32.

Assets. The Total Assets now amount Taeis 4.118,968.90 ($3,700,095.02),,

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on Policies.-The total

front room and u' back room. The ser

quarters also consisted of twoj £749,978,098 (84,278,774.13) and Roubles

The back room of No. 19 was 463, 3-13.67. completely filled with "Phris; the back Payments room of No. 16 was filled to a very large extent. On arrival, he saw the body of an amah, which had been recovered from the deliris. The collapse was due to the continual heavy rains, which bad loosened the earth and the boulders. The hill was 1917,

and

amount paid to policy-holders and bene ficiaries during the year amounted to Taels 081.509.02 ($1,339,450.21).

120,561,720 (8771,180,14). War Loans.On the 1st December, the $1m of £160,625.620

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Taikoo seratched and conceded the roughly about 100 feet high and the (81.02.250.46) stood invested in the War houlders must have come down from a Loans of the Allies, and this figure has distance of 80 feet. The buildings were since been increased to £205,051.DİN erected in 1896 and were reasonably well built.

($1,308,208.99). They would not Eave collapsed except for what had occurred. There was nothing to indicate that the hill-side would come down; it was covered with dense undergrowth. He would not even call the hill dangerous. He was not aware that any previous collapse had occurred

land-slide, which descended on another at Morrison Hill Road except for a small row of houses in Wanchai Road.

There

found no marks on him to substantiate the complaint.

In a statement made at the Police Cheng Chang Kwan, son of the money-Station the accused completely denied the changer, said that as soon as the robbers charge, and said that the detective had entered one of them squeezed his neck and pushed him down. He ran into his house.

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Both he and his brother then chased the robbers, but witness stopped as soon as he heard the report of a firearm. was quite certain of the identity of the accused, who had a very easy face to

Témember.

A jubi deposed that when the alarm was given he ran to the front of the shop. The accused, who was standing at the trance with a revolver in his hand,

assaulted him, and promised to release him if he would give information against the other robbers, of whom accused re. peatedly denied, all knowledge.

were one or two minor land-slides as well.

those boulders were situated on Crown The Foreman: The question is whether

Land or private property!

Mr. Wright: The boulders came from Crown Land,

The Coroner: I take it that the earth: did, too?-Witness: Yes.

In reply to a further" qucation, Mr.

His Lordship called the detective into place in Wanchai Road, portion of a ser It was covered with dense under In June, 1816, when a land-slide took Wright said it was difficult even for an the box and informed him that he had no vants' quarters was demolished. On the

expert to say whether the hill was safe or

business whatever to question a prisoner present occasion they did everything growth, hiding any defects.

eventually recovered at 5 am.

The Foreman: These houses were built in 1500. I should like to ask whether that hill-side is much steeper now than then One of my jurors wishes to know whether those houses were built with blue bricks. and whether they were strong enough!

after he had been arrested, whether he possible to discover the bodies, which were Mr. J. Baker, of the Chins Bugar Re- thought the prisoner was speaking the truth or not. It was quite impossible that the accused should have made up everything which he had said unless he had been questioned. His Lordship add. ed that he would not allow Chinese customs and mandern to be adopted here in order to have a man convicted. He warned the detective not to imagine that he would better himself in the Police Force by adopting such a course in the futuro.

Anery, said he was living on the top-floor of No. 16, Morrison Hill Road on August 4th. He was away at work on the day in question, when his daughter came to hiin tisrentened to shoot him if he moved an-

and informed him that his wife and two children were missing as a result of a other stop. Witness stood behind some soap boxes for over ten minutes and

house collapse. He immediately proesed- Mr. Wright: They were all built of ed to the place, but could not find them. watched what was going on. From where Ahe was he saw the accused directing ope-

blue bricks and were certainly strong. He later heard that they were buried rations-preventing people from coming,

am satisfed that the bricks used were of underneath the debris. The house was io. At the same time the other three

a superior quality. I might mention that filled with débris and the walls were all blue bricks are not allowed now for the demolished. His wife, his son and a niece robbers collected the coin into small bags.

construction of houses except in the case were killed.. Another sou

His Lordship reminded the jury that of the money-changer

of upper storeys, atated when he chased the rubbers the unless they believed, beyond all reason-

The Coroner: On behalf of both the jury The Foreman: Mr. Wright asid there and myself I wish to express our sincere accused fired at him with a revolver. He able doubt, that the accused was one of

were minor land-slides between the year sympathy with you. Mr. Baker. those who took part in the robbery, they wis not hit, but he fell down on the road should not convict him. He said that the houses were built and 1918, I should. Mr. Baker: Thank you, sir.

the man's statement could not be believed like to know of any other. ~~~~~M~T~R~~King, "Deputy Superintend—in its entirety--because, if he bad been The Coroner: He mentioned them just said he was present when the bodies were Mr. J. Eldridge, Building Overseer, badly assaulted, it would have come to Lordship also drew attention to the weak the knowledge of Inspector Sim. His now. identification of the seed by the com- plainants.

at once.

ent of Police, said that at an identi- heation parade the money changer, Cheng Ching, identified the accused after much hesitation, but seven others had been unable to do so..`-

(Continued al, foot of next Columin.)

The jury brought in a verdict of not guilty, and the prisoner was discharged.

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found. They worked the whole night Mr. Wright: I do not know of any clearing away the debris. other collapse. I was not here then. I. bare no previous knowledge of any except those I mentioned.

(Continued at foot of next Column.)

The hearing was adjourned till this afternoon in order that the Coroner and jury might visit the focus in quo.

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