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HONGKONG

UNFOUNDED "ALLEGATION DUMPING A CHILD'S DEAD DEATH OF

BODT -AGAINST POLICE..

JURY ABSOLVES EUROPEAN SER MOTHER HAS NO MONEY FOR A

GEANT FROM BLÄME,

FUNERAL

At the Magistracy, yesterday, a Chinese At the Magistracy, yesterday afternoon, Hr. R. O. Hutchison, in his capacity as woman was charged with dumping the Coroner, held an inquiry into the circum, dead body of her infant child in the „stanove surrounding the death of a Chin-public street. esc, named Ho Sea Pai, who died as the

Medical examination of the body re result of injuries received on December vealed the fact that the child had inherit. 10th., at Chnen Wan, New Territoryed venereal disease and had died from

The following composed the jury-the effect of it. Messrs. H. E, Hayward, R. C. da Silva and M. A. Simroes.

CORONERS. QUIRY

THURSDAY – DECKEBER

PORT CRICKET.

At the Magistracy, yesterday, Mr. J.STUDCO - NAVY.

The following will represent Kowloon, at home, in their match against the Navy on Saturday:-LF. Blackburn, B. D' Evans, J. V. Braga, B. Pestonji, DM Goodall, A. de Sousa, A. W. Batmay, A Brawn, W. T. Elson, W. L Wender and H. Overy.

R., Wood, in his ospacity as coroner, held an inquiry into the circumstances surrounding the death of Mr. D. H. Morison, Third Engineer of the Awen chow. The body was found in the street at Connaught Road on December 14th.

Thỏ jury were Messia. J. & Barradas. T. Collaco, and C. G. da Silva,

Dr. Parker. of the Victoria Mortuary. "isted that he held a post mortem ex- amination on the body of a European, which was identified by Mr. James as The cause of that of D. H. Morison.

A Chinese police sergeant stated that he was walking behind Spring Garden A man living at Chuen Wan stated Lane on Monday when he saw the woman that on December 10th, at 11.30 am, place a bag behind a shop.. Witness asked while he was returning to the villageber what it contained, and that she rodeath was fracture of the skull. The from Mot Hih Ha on the main road, beplied: "A dead child." She told wit. saw the deceased in the custody of a

that she had no money to bury the lykas, followed by a European Ser child. The bag was open, and witness geant. They stopped at doceased's house examined it. The body was wrapped The door was locked. While they were up in some rags, and a feeding bottle was waiting for it to be opened, he saw the

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injuries were solely confined to the skull and could only have been done by some very powerful force. The deceased was in the best of health Witness was unable to say what caused the injuries Thinking that a question of alcohol might

18.C. UNIVERSITY,

The following will represent the I.R.C. against the University on the former's ground in a match commencing at 10.30 to-day:A. el Arculli (captain), G. C. Eardo, & A. Ismail, 8. D. Ismail, 8. H. Ismail, A. A. Rumjahn, A. G. Suffled, A. R. Madar, S. Moosdeco, N. H Bux and A. N. Other.

CIVIL SERVICE •.

UNIVERSITY.

deceased being struck on the head by the Placed by the side of it. The woman sa arise, witness sent the contents of, the The following will represent the Civil

European sergeant with a stick.

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The

the child belonged to her.

Defendant stated that she was a mar- saw him alan kicked in the abdomen.ried woman, and ber husband was away. The decensed fell on the ground and cried

at sel

She rented a cubicle in a house out repeatedly Dying, dying"

at Wanchai for 1 month. She had door was opened and the deceased was only one child. She had been unable to dragged into the house.

work during the last two or three months

A woman, also living at Chuen Wan,

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said she was grinding corn in ber house the was nursing the baby, who became stated that the last time he saw the de- Piercy, Dr, Smalley and F. Bearne,

of the Palica.

CIVIL SERVICE 2ND. XI.

2ND, IL

C.R.C.

stomach for analysis.

Service in their League match against the Mr. E. R. Dovey, Government analyst, | University on the Civil Service ground Bevern stated that he found about half a dramon Saturday :--Hou. Cland

(cap.), B.. W. Bradbury, E. C. Witchell, of alcohol in the stomach.

Mr. James, Superintendent Engineer F. J. Ling, W. E. Edmonds, E. Fincher, of the China Navigation Company, F. Syme Thompson, P. T. Lamble, G. H.

chased alive was on the afternoon" of De- ill a fortnight ago. Defendant was cember 12th. He was been transferring when she saw the deceased in the custody unable to call a doctor as she had no from the Hupeh to the Eweichow. Wit

She saw the European sergeant strike the deceased on the head money. On Monday morning, however,ress identified the body at the mortaary with a stick and kick him on the lower Portuguese lady urged her to take the part of the body. The deceased was then child to a doctor, and he told her that zeen lying on the ground. Later the the child was dying. While she was re deceard was dragged into the house turning home the child died. She placed She did not know what took place inside it in a bag and was, sitting in a lane the house as she, being afraid of the ser-weeping when a scavenger told her to fake the body to the Police-station. She met the Chinese sergeant and told him about it, and he arrested her."

Inspector Kent: She told me that the

geant, returned home.

A joki of a wine distiller's shop said he was accompanying some coolies who were carrying bags of rice for him from Mok Hin Hs to the shop. On the way reason for dumping the body was that

1st.

on December 13th.

The following will represent the Civil Service: CO. 2nd. XL against the Chinese Mr. H. R. Jessop, late Third Engineer Recreation Club and. XI. at Causeway of the Aweicher, said that the deceased Bay on Saturday, at. 2.15 p.m. :-W. Hill rame on board on December 12th, to re(capt.), I. E. Strange, F. S. Burden, lieve witness The deceased was drank G. P. Knight, S. E Alderman, R. T. and save a lot of trouble. The Captain Taylor, E. 3. Crocker, D. Lyon, F. asked the deceased to leave the ship. He Bacon, G... Haskets and H. W. Saad next saw the deceased, at the Hongkongford Hotel, on December 14th,

Mr. F. Baylis, superintendent of the Hailor's Home, stated that the deceased

for a fortnight.

CIVIL SERVICE. WILTSHIRES.

The following will represent the Civil

were carrying the bags of rice and arpenses. I asked her why she did not gaged a room, saying he would remain Wiltshires on the Civil Service ground, da a number of coolies met the coolies who abe had no money to meet the funeral came to the Home on the 13th, and Service in a whole day match against the| fight ensued. As a result of the fight take the body to the Mortuary, and she, all the bags were stolen, and witness went replied she did not know that the Mort- back to the shop add reported it to his uary received dead bodies. employer. Witness saw the deceased being brought to the station, but witness could not say whether the deceased had taken a part in the fight.

Mr. Wood: What instructions are 19sued to the people about the disposal of dead bodies i

Sargeant A. Clark, stated that he went to Connaught Road at 10.30 p.m.; on Do cember 14th, and saw someone lying, face downwards, in the centre of the road The man wae dead. In his opinion, the deceased had been knocked down by a Witness made inquiries at oven stoppet the various garages and motor-cars on the way to inquire if any. moto one knew of any accident but his in.

Led nowhere. quiries

Inspector Macdonald said that the place where the body was found was only used by motor traffic at that time of the night When the body was found it was warm and witness presumed that the man had been dead about half an hour. The width of the road was 65 fest.

Inspector Kent: A number of notices Dr. James Thornton Smalley, Medical were put up a few months ago, as dump-motor-car. Officer of Kowloon and New Territory, ing was getting too frequent. The no deposed that on December 11th, st about tices were posted up at the dispensaries: noon, he saw the body of a Chinese mal by the Sanitary Board and they instruct at the Mortuary. The man was about ed "people to convey the dead bodies. 28 years of age, and was identified as the dispensaries. They could either ro Ho Sze-Pai by his brother, in the pre port to the dispensary or to the Sanitary sence of the Police. He examined the Department. The Police will not inter- body and found on the outer side of the fare while a dead body is being removed. left thigh, about the middle, twa braise If, however, a constable sees a dead body of a linear nature about three or four being removed he will follow the person inches apart.

There was a bruise on to see where he takes it to. the back of each eye. The akull wid

Mr. Wood (to defendant): The offence intact, and there was no sign of a bruin with which you are charged is that of on the scalp.

There was an enlarged depositing a child's body in the street spleen, about 8 inches long tea without permission. The whole point is about 4 inches long was on the outer sur that the authorities wish to know what face of the spleen. The cause of death the child died of. If it died from in- was rupture of the spleen. He for fectious disease everybody else will get the opinion that the bruises on deceased':

it. The Inspector tells me that notice left thigh might have been caused by blows with a stick, or by a common fall have been posted, and the instructions Two other witnesses stated that they given to people are that when & child dies accompanied the Sergeant to the village they must inform the dispensaries in search of stolen rice. They denied People who deposit bodies elsewhere must that the Sergeant struck the deceased. be punished. It is very important. They were with the Bergesat all the time fine you $15.

Sergeant Macdonald dated that two

men came to the station and complained

that some men had waylaid them and

had

En đ

on

POLICE PARAGRAPHS.....

ATTEMPTED SUICIDES.

taken: away, some bags of rice which they were carrying, Witness went to the village with the detectives. There, the complainante

pointed out the deceased another man who,

A Chinese young woman, living at ing witness, took to their hoel Canton Boad, Yaumati, attempted to Witness and the detectives gave chass The deceased stumbled thrice and commit suicide on Tuesday by cutting her down. He also tried to climb the sea wall, throat with a razor. but collapsed through sheer exhaustion. A detective arrested the deceased and took him to the house, where the stole rice was found. The deceased appeared to be ill and witness took him on a rescued little the worse for her immer, stretcher to the Police station and tale him some brandy. Witness then phoned for the

doctor. The died i

Witness the charge-room,“

denied that he had assaulted the deceased. Witzes had had trouble with the villagers before on account of petty larconies.:

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A Chinese detective corroberated this evidence,

A Chinese girl attempted to commit suicide by jumping into the harbour from a Yaumati ferry-launch, but was

ALLEGED › KIDNAPPING,'

A Chinese has been arrested by. the Police on a charge of attempting to send a girl to Siam for immoral purposes. He has been granted bail in $2,500.

MOTOE ACCIDENT.

A Chinese chauffeur was charged at the Magistracy, yesterday, with raabis and negligently driving a motor-car

Mr. James remarked that, as far as be knew, the body was found east of Whitty Street and about the place where motor-cars, returning from Deepwater The cars usually passed Chinatown slowly and then in Bay, take the turn.

creased the speed

it

Inspector Macdonald stated that the deceased was knocked down by a car goin

west.

The jury brought in a verdict that the deceased died in conféquence of injuries received. It seemed probable, said the jury, that the injuries were caused through the deceased having been mock- ed down or run over by 'a motor-car at the place where the body was found. There was no evidence that the driver wae negligent, but it was certain that the driver neither stopped to render assist ance nor to make any report of the incident to the proper authorities. For that reason the driver, in the opinion of the jury, was guilty of serious misom. duct

WANDERERS FROM THE FROZEN NORTH,

Martin Killin and Adelbert Gamser the last two members of Vilhjalmar Stofasson's Canadian Arctic Expedition to leave the Arctic, are reported aboard the trading schooner Anna Olga which

the northern coast of Alaska. is working its way toward Nome along

Killin and Gumaer were not members

The jury returned a verdict to the effect that death was due to rupture, of: the spleen, which, according to medical er dence, was not caused by violence. The considered that the evidence was not vincing enough to show that any violentIt was alleged that at the junction of of Stefanson's original party. They were "was used by the Police.

Shanghai and Shantung Streets, delend members of a party Storker Storkerson, ant," in attempting to escape running Stefansson's, lieutenant, led on to an ice over a boy, crashed into two rickahas, foe Last year in the hope that the Arctie which were reduced to matchwood. The dritte would carry the foe westward to

Siberis. After spending eight to hospital.

DEBTS FROM GERMAN FIRMS

The Nottingham Chamber of Com toerce has decided to press upon the Go ernment the urgency of recovering delts owing by firms in Germany to the N- tingham lacs trade. It is computed good authority that the amount of th debts exceeds half a million sterling,

reht part of the finishing and bleaching trade in Nottingham before the war vi executed for firms in Pladen, whose with holding of payment hea seriously crip pled some Nottingham houses. One local arm has over £170,000 owing to it in Clermany.

on

New Year's day, play commencing at 10:30 am-Hon. Cland Severu (capt.), B. W. Bradbury, R. C. Witchell, F. J. Ling, G. Piercy, P. T. Lamble, F. Some Thompson, B. O. Hutchison, Dr. Smalley, WE Edmonds and W. Hill

0.0.C. MARRIED. SINGLES."

Married v. Singles match will be Played comorrow at 7 pm on the 0.0.0. ground between teams as under:

MARRIED M. Alves, P. Rodriguez, Remedios, L. E. Lammert, F. G Thompson, G. Manley, R. C. Witchell, E. Tillman. P. & Roztrio and M. Billi moria,

SINGLE-R. W. Lee, G. White, W. B. Markett, A. H. Rumjahn, J. M. Lopez, J. Goldenberg, M. Pinna, O. W. ran Arsch, J. Swanstone and R. Bibliothe

--C.C.C. », R.E. AND INDIAN ARMY.

The following team will represent the C.C.C. iz a friendly match against R.E, and Indian Army to be played on the C.C.C. ground on December 27th, at 2 Heath, F. Kennedy, F. G. Thomson, G. pa:-L E. Lammert, M. H, Abbas, C.

Manley, W. Hall, S. Jox, H. W. Ramsay, G. White and B. Basa,

FOOTBALL

- SATURDAY'S MATCHES."

The following football matches will take place at Happy Valley on Saturday

next-

Civilians #. Services, at 2 p.m.

International Match, England. Bootland, at 4 p.m. pp. HE the Governor (Sir Edward Stubbs K.C.M.G.) his kindly consented to kick-off at the 4 pm. match. Major F. Ventris, C.B., his signified his intention of being present,

-HE.

LF.O... SOUTH CHINA ATHLETIC "B."*

The following team will represent the Kowloon Football Club in a Second Division League match e. South China Athletic B team to-morrow (kick-off at 4 p.m.) on the Navy ground:W A Hyder: A Jackson and F. Wheeler; A van Langenberg, T. A Mitchell and G. White; W. Taylor, C. E. Millard, J. Rasmussa, T. L. Knight and R. Tatam,

VICTORIA THEATRE.

A children's treat in the shape of a

little boy was injured and was removed the ice the men found them ontre is varied, consisting of over six

IN LIQUOR AND LOQUACIOUX.

raffle will be held to-day at one o'clock at the Fictoria Theatre. This is an annual fixture and this year's collection which is displayed in the vestibule of the

fifty miles from their starting point, hundred presente, ranging from toys to They all came nabore and Storkerson and large curios. At the matiner (4.30) there one other member headed overland for the will be screened A Doc's Life" a pie A. Chinese, employed by Messrs. Loxley ed the Olga and started for Nome ably seen at his best. At night The

putride world

Killin and Guzzer board-ture in which Charlie Chaplin is prob & Co., was charged at the Magistracy, Storkerson strip outside was his first in Bishop's Emeralds will be screened yesterday, with being drank

eleven years. He has been an explorer, and to-morrow at matinces (2.15 and 5. Defendant; I am only drunk, Look trader and trapper along the northern p.m.) Bessie: Love in Carolyn of the rim of the continent ever since 1908. He Corner, while on Saturday at the my pockets-my money all stolen.

Inspector Cashimaa naked the man to expects to uzsociate himself with Stefane matinee, the final episode of “The Tiger's be quiet, when he replied: “Go away, son in handling the Canadian govern Trail will be presented. The Bishop's ment's proposal to stock the northern Emeraldi ”” will be on the boards at night look my clothes all wet."

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up till Friday.

Defendant was fined $5.

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