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PEACE MEMORIAL COMMITTEE MONUMENT TO BE ERECTED OPPOSITE LAW COURTS. PRESS CRITICISM RESENTED.

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THE HONGKONG DAILY – FRESH, TUESDAY: MARCH 23RD 1930,

tant THE VICTORIA GAOL MURDER

is thought likely that the ultimately erected will cost in the neigh- bourhood of two to three jakhs of dollars,

from which is will be seen that we at least propose to erect something which will bo fitting tribute to shows who left this Colony never to return. The question of

ANOTHER CONVICT ADMITS HIS

GITILT.

At the Oriminal Sessions, yesterday, before the Acting Obief Justice (Mr.

The stuff in Cours was supposed to be the moolido material. He wanted to make it

clear to the Court that a condemned pris

oner must be mupplied with a certain quality of food for days. The officers in the gabt did not supply the con demin ed

A meeting of the Peace memorial Com a Chinese momorial arch to be erected in J. Gomperts), Mok Sing was indict with arough food, except for

15th, 1919.

mittee was held at the City Hall, yeater the native quarters of the city ined for the murder of Warder James Leslie two or three days before they were exa day evening, to consider the proposal of being considered by the representatives of opood, at the Victoria Gaol, on December (cated. As to the short sentence prisoners, |

the Chinese community serving with and we all trust that it will be found por bible to eroot this arch in a position

erecting a simple but appropriate menu ment to the pond on a nisble site in the Colear. The site selected in apposits the

after six months of the sentence, the the Government supplied to them 18 ounces

of rice. In reality they were given -14) ounces or less. How could a man be pro-

tions provided that a long sentence pris should bave more food-20 oner oungy of rice—aftey "ha had served

In answer to the indictment, prisoner said "I did it."

His Lordship told the Attorney General

should enter s ples of “ not guilty,”

The Attorney General, said it was pistal who possibly realise the meaning of such to do so The

Law Courts and the Rival was unani- where as large a number as possible of the who was, prosecuting, that he took it be perly fed on tast quantity: The Rogula-

native population of this island will be mously accepted.

The Hos. Sir Paul Chater, C.M.G., able to see it, it being felt that the Chinese, prosided and there were present:

Hon. Mr. John Johnstone, the Hon. Memblems better than we Westerners do, mayWhen the prisoner was informed that six months. Ney Tere however, not E. R. Hallifax, the Hon. Mr. N. J. Stabb," comprehend in a small measure what the the jury was going to be called, ka said | given this quantity. Whan they grumbled, O.B.E., Eir Robert Ho Tung.. Mr. Justin War has meant to us and to them. When It is no use doing this sort of thing they were told to get the food weighed,

those persons only who contribute to the funds to be collected for this memorial she be entitled to vote for the design they consider most appropriate.

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I have rething more to say. The reason This was only a suggestion; if the pris had to go to gaol was because of onges wanted to weigh it, they were poverty. I had to rob and steal.stopped 4 man could not weigh rice Hi Lordship, interrupting, told the every day in a term of several years. If. be tried to weigh the rice more than once, prisoner he would be given the oppor the warders would say he was troublesome. Prisoners of all pasions in the gaol at tunity of making a statement Inter.

The following jury was empanelled:ong yet supplied with suficient dolling sog akoes respt Chines He Messrs. M. M. Manx D. Macras, Hold pot see way that Chinese should be Maslin. B. Vaiers, Cf. M. Odor Reme-so badly treated. Warder Robertson was dios, Wong Kam Fook, and Lam Chi Lok. Mr. Man asked for exemption on the ground that this was an exceptionally hay time for his firm. He was the only Kuropean in his department His Ford shin asked Mr. Mass bow many Euro

Find man, who supplied them with

the Finance Committee has duly consider Gompertz, the Hon. Mr. Ho Fook, the ways and means it is hoped that gon. Mr. Lan, Chu-pak, Mr. 5. B. C. Bo local artists as well as the very best men at Home will be given a chance of sub- (Hon. Secretary), the Hon. Mr. H. E Pollock, the Hon. Mr. E. V. D. Par mitting designs and when these have been Rev. J. Kirk Maconachie, Major received the suggestion has been put for Bird, Mere. F. Maitland, M. S. Northward and I think it is a good one, that

W. 8. Brown, J. Taylor, G. C. Moton, J. A. Plummer. A. Percy Smith H. P. Winslow, J. Scott Harston, D.

everything the prisoners wanted, “Affairs” now in the gaol were very confused. Mr. Moss, H. J. Gedge, C. L. Bandes W. A

There is one other matter remaining to

Franks, the Superintendent, did not look Doyley. A. G. Coppin, M. J. D. Stephens, La N. Leefe, A. O. Lang, G. H. Young be dealt with, gentlemen. All-Committees

after things property, Tobacco was some times smaggled into gaol. The prisoners were given rice and water only for their W. Nicholson, A. E. Grapnell, JL are subject to adverse criticism in some Crockatt, C.-H. P. Hay T. E. Pearce quarter or other, and I will not say that

daily food, even when they had not done thing wrong, Mr. Franka punished that A. Mackenzie, R. H: Kotowall, J. such criticism is always undeserved or un-peans there were in his firm, Mr. Maarthing wrong. Even if a man did no Noronha, Ho Kwong, Li Pokwai and looked for, as it is a well-known fact that replied that there were about a desen.man and deducted about six taals of pork

one cannot please everybody. To be of His Lordship was understood to say that from him every winni

Prisoner was zeminded: by His Lordship The CHAIRMAN nid: Gentlemen, this assistance, however, criticism, must be con- the stress of business was being felt by

It was an impor-than-ka oid:not ask Mr. Franks about all

this, when he was in the box. meeting has been called to place before structive not destructive. It is extremely all firms at present.

making the statement he had been told he you the decision arrived at by the War eary to be hind wise, but it helpe nowhere. tant case. and Mr. Maas' application could The prisoner replied that he was now would be allowed to make, and said it Memorial Sub-Committee which has also Whilst the decision of the War Memorial not be granted.

The Attorney-General, opening the case His Lordship wanted it, he would stop been submitted to and adopted by the Committee has received the general ap

a majority of the Press, it is said that the prisoner was another of the paying anything more against Mr. Franks. Executive Committee. As the Hon. Mr.proval of

because they had been, badly trested. Johnstone is chairman of that Committee secused in one organ of putting forward men who were concerned in the murder The prisoners he been formed to run away

Mek Wingya..

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and attended the meetings of the Execu a scheme having for ita object the benefit of two warders in the Victoria Gol. Ona Bis Lordsarp said that he did not want } of the Hongkong Club only. Now, gentle of the four bad been convicted in Jann to stop prisoner laying anything t men, I have spoken to none of my Com-ary and executed, but that did not pre-ranted to, and if that implicated others

this subject, but, as Chairman, vent another man from being convicted mitter on this

tive Committee he is consequently thor oughly conversant with all that happened at both meetings, and I will ask him to explain to you what has been done.

The Hon. Mr. JOHNSTON said: Gentle men, the present position is as follow have served with me, not all of whom are one man may have committed the actasio at the reques de Eziober 791, the shoe

The Committee of which I acted as Chair man dealt at considerable leath with the various sokeries that bad been pat

I look on this as a gratuitons insult not for the same offence. Several men might be only to myself but to those gentlemen who

oven, members of the Hongkong Club. I

concerned in a murder, and although

only

deed, all of them were equally guilty of men had attacked Speed, and the prosecut

Fant the prisoner to repent himself.

art could not be helped. He did not Prisoner, denied repeating Eimself and,

the key produced in Court He had done continuing, admitted that he had rande

to not believe that this represents the the crime. The evidence showed that two badly treated in geal that he would rather,

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forward suitably to commemoraté those manitý, but before proceeding, any furtion could not prove the identity of these to dimusde the shoemaker from escaping,"

who had fallen. The saggestions that the memorial should take the form of a new & new road, a bridge over the City Hall, a

general views of any section of the com ther with this meeting I must ask you for a vote of confidence. Do you consider that these two commiteres have unanimous

maker, who sold him that he was being o bo killed after he had escaped than be filled while he was in Eso be first triod.

him that the thought, too much he would get sick, and pointing two men. The evidence tended to show

temained. He (prisoner) then told the that the prisoner was not one of those

to recapitulate the icemaker that if he was determined to Kemp then went on who had actually attacked Speed. Mrr that only three years of his Bouton harbour, a Soldiers and Salon Club, ty brought forward this proposal with the details of the crime, which have already! CAPPLES<propert would join. A week

ster No. 791 aid the everything w public hospital etc. have been rejected for object of benefiting themselves, or do you appeared in our columns.

teady for the escape that they would go the reason that such objects were consider believe that they were actuated by the The evidence for the prosecution was any day. On that Sunday, 550 (who ved to be matters which reasonably came desire to see that those who have under the beading of municipal under left us shall be fittingly remembered takings and moreover entailed raising aApplause) I want you to signify in very large sum of money which might be the quel manner as to whether you con- dificait of accomplishment now, or in the sider this committee has carried on its

plause) Kindly hold up your hands.

As some of the members did not vote,

precisely the same as elicited in the last case against Wong Kwong, detailing facts now well known,

was convicted and executed) brought to the cell a watch, 830 in banknotes and a

number of daggers. No 850 'prised open his own door and then came to open pri- moner's door-this wai, about 1.30 am. N, 950 handed him a cager and and

near future. Further, such schemes did'] duties to the best of its abilities.-(Ap) said he had heard what the prisoner had escape at that hour. No, 850 said “ Yes!!!

Mr. W. Mugison, Chief Detective Ins pector, cross-examined by Mr. Jenkin,

said in the morning, before the jury bad been called. He had read Vincent's

cumstances, with the statement made by

Be of Prisoner asked if they could

and said if he would not en, he (No. 850),

for them to go out, He (prisoner) was old stab him. No, rúi opened the doo

to allow any Warders to press the bells. No. 781 and the abortementence prisoner,

not express the feelings, which actuated the decision to erect a memorial, as they ware of a patare calculated: to benefit Mt. Johnstone and Those who are not Police Code, and agreed, in certain cire asked to watch the alarm bells and not

"those who remained at the expense of those with us are against us.

who would never return. The ApbrCom There was another show of hands and Vincent in that book, that bogus can who was only serving a year, went inside mittee, therefore, agiously passed a the vote of confidence was unanimously fessions are not infrequent, especially in the Chief Warder's office and there ther

"That the memorial should passed.

resolution t be in the form of a simple but appropriate

Mr. JOHNSTONE Gentlemen, the ques

murder casca."

a

killed the Chief Warder. They also took

the Chief Werder's revolver. When they

Mr. E C. Jenkin said that there monument to the dead on a suitable site tion is now open for discussion, and "I nothing he could fittingly say on, balalf stabbed was making a noise, so they both i in the Colony." Discussion followed as shall be pleased to answer any questions of the prisoner. He had drawn ont from

came out, the Indian who had been

death. Arub Khan seized him (prisoner) jumped the Indian and stabbed him to

knife away he cut the Indian's hand. He

to suitable sites and after the Public Gar that may be put to the best of my ability. the. witnesses what little he wanted, and end in trying to prevent Ayub taking his If any gentleman has any criticism toho did not think he could advantageously make on the scheme, we shall be extremely say more. pleased to hear him, and, if pable, con- vince him that he is wrong.

deas and other localities, had been ruled out as not being sufficiently conspicpous Sub-Committee was appointed to most HE. the Governor, with a view to obtain ing, if possible, the site on the seafront

at opposite the Law Courts generally

the anest formed to se

re

appealed to the jury and to the Commit- tres who visited the gaol to see that su cient nuantity of land was supplied to the Chinger prisoners, no kak

Hai Lordanig informed prisoner that his statement would be forwarded in due course to H.B. the Governor.

The jury, without retiring, brought in unanimous verdict of guilty. The Hon. Mr. POLLOCK said: Perhaps

The prisoner said that the jury had I ought to mention, as it has not been

found him guil

guilty, and he admitted that he the before the Committee at all set, that so bad done the deed. The other prisons. No Coloar. Prompt acceptance of the Com chairman of the Finance, Committee, since 791, was in the shoe-maker's shop, and then seFTE ATEN One year in Victoria Gaol mittee's proposal and ready acquiescence we held our meeting the other day it (prisoner) was in the tinamith's shop. Prisoner was sentenced to death. After

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So

by His Excellency the Governor and the

abre

have received from Major Bird, who has

ho has

subject, a rough estimate of the cost of an

he had to say. He would rather be dead The prisoner said he had detailed, all

The shoemaker's senterice was ten esoner de Its all right for me, now I

eritence had been pronounced, the pri

Tho

Executive Council to surrender the site been kind enough to write to me on the shoemaker had been serving about im to, he hanged. But as regards the 25 obelisk on the finest site accompanied even years, and always complained that tond to be applied to the other. Chinese

for the scheme put forward, enabled, the original Committee to advise the, Execu tive Committee that they unanimously, felt that an appropriate, monument to who fell in the ST, SECTOR OF

mark our appreci

men, were the sentimen

prisoners, what about it?!?

ALAINETA SBIFE ́ENGINEER.

he was not given enough food and that he was hadly treated. He (the prisoner). was put into prison because he committed an offence. The Government, in doing CHARGI that, did not intend to kill them, but to put them there to live. He (prisoner) was for badly "treated; he was not given ALLEGED ABSENCE FROM DUTY

nd clothing and not enough enough food and

back quilts, "The warders, malted the prisoners for no reason. Every man had three important parts in his body and if one of those parts was hit, he died It was not easy to get a doctor. When & prisoner saw a doctor the first time, the doctor said nothing, but on the second

toolonnade." The cost will amount

to $300,000; foundations $60,000

$200,000 bronze panels eta: contingencies $10,000, a total of 250,000, or, say roughly, 8300,000. This Jetter with a plan was received by me baly on déturday morning and I thought and ought to mention it to the meeting no the proposal that now put forwarding that Major Bird had been so

trouble in the matter and estimates the ency the

post roughly at thres lakhs of dollar They are backed by Hb.

Mr JOHNSTONE; If no one has any Governor and the Executive Council and

further remarks, I will ask the Chairman they are further unanimously approved by

to put the proposal to the vote. the War Memorial Executive Committee. There being no further discussion, the It is for you, members of the General Com Chain urried protons she mentioner's fault. The prisoners work very mittee, to say

whether or not you approve

of our joint proposals. These are pat for ward after dus

las and carsful consideration has been given to the various schemes sug- gested, and I trust they will meet with your unqualifed support. Should they do so the matter will then pass automatically into the hands of the Finance Committee hose dution will be to consider ways and means. It will be no breach of good faith and will probably remove a good deal of misapprehension if I say at once that it

it was unanimously,

occasion the doctor said it was the pris

At the Marine Court, yatorday, before "Cape Basil Tavlour, EN Har bour Manter, O., Kirkpatrick, second engineer of the Fat Sanga charged with absenting himself from his ship, without leave, within 24 hours of the ship sailing from the Colony

Mr. C. E. Holmes, Engineer-Superin tendent of the Indo-China Steam Navi- hard, but were given uncooked rice. They gation Co., was the complainant, and Mr. were given less than the quantity intend C. R. Haywood appeared for the de ed for them, and when they asked that fence SAND

A TEN-CRORE COMPANY. Goromont had very good regula-propose to go on with the case as the

the rice be cooked, they were assaulted. Capt. Tarlour stated that he did not

would prosecute or not. He, therefore. remanded the case till Saturday, bail being fixed at $100.

A circular has been issued to the share-tions; they provided that prisoners should owners were not certain whether they holders of the New Egerton Woollen be supplied with rice, tea, sugar, oil etc. Mills Cawnpore Cotton Mille, Cooper but the prisoners were given rotten fish Allen and Co., North West Tannery Co.. and bad food. When the prisoners re and the Empire Engineering Co., an- turned the food to the kitchen, they were nouncing a sebeme for the formation of a scolded. The clothing given them was too ten-crore company named the British thin for them to bear the cold weather, India Corporation, Ltd, to take over the The cloth was the same thin stuff as pro five companies Be from January 1st last duced in Court. It was in the Regula The proposed capital is well below the tions that the prisoners.be supplied with a woollen singlet, and an outside jacket intrinsic capital of the assete seguired.

Mr. Haywood wished to know whether the case could not be heard earlier, as his client was anxions to go back to his family, who were at Bingapore

Cant. Taylour replied that he was sorry he could not operuit, the defendant's con- ventence in the matber.

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