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GATCHICK STREET MURDER.

A SECOND CULPRIT.

"DEATH"SENTENCE PASSED.

Refute the Acting Chief Justice and jury as the Criminal Court, Hongkong, yesterday morning, Chan Kam Hung,

i was charged with the rauriler on April 10th 1020, at as, Catchick Street, Hongkong, of U. Kwong, a boy 15 years of age. He pleaded not guilty.

The Attorney-General, Mr. Kemp, pro- secuted and Mr. W, K. Drummond appeared for the defence i

The following were the jury: Messrs. Sheik Juun, D. A" Guinness, U. Pak Chun C. P. Ross 8. T. Britton, B. H. Kettle, and K. S. Morrisson, foreman.

The Attorney-General in opening the case, stated that on the night, under review, four robbers entered the premises situated at 38, Catchick Street, by tampering with the bolt. The murdered boy and the cook were in sale occupation. The miserpants threatened them with death if they tried to give an alarm. The cook obeyed and re-

THE HONGKONG, DAILY - ERRES, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER

SHIP'S CAPTAIN FINED.

FAILURE TO FURNISH PASSENGER LIST.

Mr. Christain Bick, master of the s

Haldar, was summoned by Bub-Inspector Pincots, for unlawfully falling to furnish the Police Boarding Officer a complete list of postagers arriving in the Colony by the Haleway from Hanks

Pointing to a European lady in Court, Sub-luspector Pincit said that her name did was appear on the passenger list.

The defendant told the Magistrate that this lady was his companion and pota passenger

Tho, Magistrato "(Mr. N. 1. Smith) thought that the defendant should have included the lady's name in the passenger list, na she was not a member of the ship's crew, and ordered the defendant to pay & fine of $5.

NEPHEW AND UNCLE.

NATURALLY BAD.”

-A Chinese youth was charged before. Mr.

129. Connaught Read West, at 8 am, on Thursday with intent to commit felony, and again entering the house at 5 o'clock yesterday and stealing the safe keys from the pocket of the shop master's jacket.

SPORT

LEAGUE CRICKET,

CCC. HK.60.

CCC in their league fixture, to-day on The following will represent the the H.K. C.C. ground at 2 p.m.

ONE POINT OF VIEW,

The proposed road.......... will destroy dile. of our greatest warts at the Peat namely the absolute quiet which we enjoy at night. Extract from a certain Budget Speech.

We gaze at the people who live below. Serene and aleaf on our lofty Penk Well witting that we are entirely unique

E Lammert B. W. Bradbury. EG.dubting if they are quite human, or no. Thompson, M. H. Abbas, S. lex. A. Grimmett. F. Lawrence, Dr. M. E. Asger. W Drake, and R. Basa

K.C.C. WILTSHIRES.

The following will represent Kowloon C.Cagainst the Wiltshires this after- moon, at 2.13, on the Kowloon ground —

Team-B. D. Evant, EL Braga, Stalker, A. L. Ramsay W. F. J. Gorvin, CT Stapleton, R. Southerton, P. I. Newman, Capt. E. G. Spinks, K. R. Macaskill, T. M. Cochrane,

UNIVERSITY. C.R.C

Living to close to the heavenly bluo, Their very existence ammys our sight. Why should they blot sur raquisite riew, The people who live among noisen at night!

Now come

comes & shadow upon our abode, The fear of an action not right nor fair; Government makes them a motor ford. Whereby they may come to inhals our air. and far, far worse, at the dead of night Aound may fall on our shuddering ears Lake the honk of a born, and a blinding light May illamine the paths that were murk for

yon tv,

Surely we be the salt of the warik, Kot to a Government bow re the knee Orders we give sa befits our worth That you restore us our privacy, The following will represent the Uni-

The eamet may pass through the needle's versity in the above friendly match to- |- Morrow er 2 p.m. sharp on the C.R.C. The spans may eater through Heaven's

"gate. Yeob, H. C. Hunt, I. T. Pun, I. LA man of lowly and mean estate, Cheah, K. S. Cheah, R. W. Barney, K. E. Mogra Robertson, F. Baker and C. H. Yeoh. Reserve: M. K. Yue.

FOOTBALL.

ANOTHER.

mained sileur, but the boy, disregarding the G. N. Orma, yesterday, with entering No. ground:-D. K. Samy (Captain), T But never, oh never, shall mount on high threat, andeavoured to summon assistance, whereupon he was stabbed through the throat with a dagger and died shortly afterwards. The robbers, after ransacking The premises hardware store--departed with clothes and money. The murdered bay waa nephew of the sture proprietor.

Dr. Scott, in his evidence, said that the

Ti was when Bleep and we were well

acquainted: Time was when on the Peak there brooded:

The defendant admitted both charges Inspector Wills told the Magistrate that The following matches are to be played quiet lead by mstor cars, unninted, the defendant was a relative of the com-to-

body of the marderei boy showed three plainans, and used to work for him. He gainy

ineed wounds, two on the neck and one ed admittance to the house by climbing up on the thumb. On the left of the neck, a drain pipe to the first floor and then enter Passing right through the wind pipe hari. ug tarcugh an open window got into the soutally, was a wound about three and a cubicle where the master of the shop slept, ball inches long which had caused his death and stole the twe safe keys from the com- He had examined the dagger produced, on plainant's jacket pocket. He was about to the day succeeding the murder, also the depart when the complainant awoke and rags produced. They bore stains of human gave the alarm. Fotis pursued and caught blow). The dagger would have been capable | defendant in Salt Fish Lane of inflicting wounds suniter to those on the deceased's throat.

Occupied

Chan Kan, street cecle of No. 50, First Street, stated that he had the sun cubicle as U. Shun, who was visited often by the prisoner and two other Chinese. He had left the cubicle on April 20th, to go to the country. On either the 17th, or 18th, of April last he had taken his tea at the Tin "In ten-house in Catchick Street with four butchers" assistants. This ight at about 8 o'clock he had seen his room mate under a verandah on the opposite side of the street with the prisoner and three other men. He saw them later in Ha Wah Street

Cross-examined by Mr. Drummond, wit ess said he now felt certain that it was

"The complainant told the Magistrate that the defendant was his nephew and had come from the country about two months ago Defendant used to work for witness and knew the plan of his premises

The Magistrate: Why did you dismiss him I did not. He is naturally bad, and left of his own accord., an

The Magistrate What do you propose doing with him His father is here, and is willing, if your Worship gives him a chance, to take him back to the country.

-The defendant's father told the Magis rate that his son was only a boy, and dit not realise the seriousness of the offence He asked that the defendant be given a chance

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HONGKONG LEAGUE: DIVISION Hongkong Club 2nd Wiltshires Club ground, at 4 p.m. Referee Mr. Jones, R.N

poo round. 4 p.m.

R.G.A. 9. H.M.S. Ambrose, Sookun- [...

Referee, Mr. Hol-f Lands

Nor did we ever dream that tinte innat ceste. Time was, without the very slightest dangor. The Eids equid frisk to school from their

abode, Unthreatened by some Juggernautinn

a stranger.

Ah me. They'd me yet built the motor

Die rond |

But car, upon our happiness is looming. H.K. Police . Kowloon, Navy BA cold whereat our spirits are deprest ground, 4 pm. Referee, Segt. Wells.

For all too soon the motors may, bo booming At breakneck speed among our bannt, of H.M.S. Tamar v. S.CA., Navy"-A' ground, 4 p.m. Referee, Mr. Cheese Trippers will cons of every rank and lev.

DIVISION II. H.K. Chib Reserves v. United, Club ground, at 2.30 p.m. Referee. Mr. Jones, R.N

R.G.A. Reserves v. Club de Recreio, Sockuppcoound at 2.30 pm Re lerce, Mr. Robson, R.N,

22nd Panjabis v. St. Joseph's S.CA. ground. 4 p.m. Referee. Mr. Sambells, R.N.

Oilers United v S.C.A. Navy B ground. 2.30 p.m. Mr. R. M. Omar.

Reserves, Referee,

Indian Rec. Club . Kowloon Res., St. loseph's "round. 4 p.m. Referee, Mr. Sayer, R.N

The match H.M.S. Carlisle Reserves Staff and Departments is postponed. There will be two outstanding games keys fallen into the hands of a gang of-day in Division. I. Club 2. Wilts, and

Tamar v. S.CAM.

Inspector Wills remarked thas had the

on the night of April 17th that these events thieves, the shop would have been robbed. had happened. He saw U. Kin, one of the The safe contained a lot of money. - - E men with the prisoner, again, next morning thought that if the defendant was given a April 18th.

Chan Yuk, the cook in the premises at taste of "¡paide" before he was taken back 36, Catchick Street, asid that on the night to the country, it would do bim a lot of of April 10th, he and the murdered boy,

good. who was a nephew of the master, alept in

The Magistrate: I am afraid he might the shop. The boy's bed was on the right get in contact with bad characters in the hand side of the shop opposite to his. At all. I will sentence him to 10 strokes of about midnight there was a noise outside the birch and 24 hours detention, and you t door and witness exclaimed, What's will see that he is taken back to the "that?" A voice from outside answered country.

On the Club ground a very even game their best team out and with Menham in is expected. The Wiltshires are putting

form, the Club defence will be severely tested. Amor did not show up on the wing in the Rest match, but to-day with his usual fellow-mates, he will give a good account of himself. "The Wilts.

defenders will be hard pressed to keep out Sandberg and Company. It is not yet certain whether McTavish will be out 10-morrow or not, but should he turn out the front line will be improved. A goal. 8 recalled testified to hapless draw should be the result.

police Inspector had the dagger and blood-stained cloth produced, is the kitchen at 38, Catchick Street.

be had'

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And many a joy-ride bring its noisy load So, it strange that in our irritation We use bed words about the manter rond! To other folk it may seem rather funny But ve submit that it is hardly fair Tu build the beastly thing from public

honey, t

To which the Peak has had to pay its share. So if our sad complaint makes no jota Of change in the official plan, we now Mast, each of us, launch cut into a motor. Or build a bungalow at Chesing/Chan,

ORIENTAL COTTON CO. SHARE CAPITAL RE-ARRANGED.

At an extraordinary general meeting of the Oriental Colios Spinning & Weaving Co. Ltd., held at Shanghai last week at

Arobold Brothers & Co., the following the offices of the General Managers, Messrs.

resolution was unanimously adopted.

That each of the Tls. 30 ordinary shares 10 shares of The 3 cach

"the company's capital be divided into

The Chairman said:--Previous: records sbar that when our shares were of com paratively small debomination most of our

yarn dealers were shareholders in the Com pany, but the present bigk market value our most wealthy friends to be interested. of the shares only permits two or three of Its obviously in the interests of the Com Pany that our shares should be within the reach of all who deal in our yarn, so that they are directly interested in promoting The Famar receive the S.C.A. on the the ple of our products. It is with this Navy ground where the play will go in obicet in view that the subdivision of the lavour of the Chinese. The Famar on shares is asked for and that your Board last Saturday's form, is a team not tommend the resolution to your considers. be despised. It is hoped that all the Chinese crowd is expected to line the players will keep their heads. A large-

ropes for this match.

tion

KOWLOON, INDIANS.

The Police are down to play H.M.S. Carlisle but as the ship is out of port, the match versus Kowloon, postponed

In this 2nd division League match p from November 6th has been arranged to the Indians on St. Joseph's ground (kick- take place on the Navy Bound off 4 p.m.). Kowloon will be represented

Keep quiet or I'll kill you." Witness. tried to escape by the back door, but by

The cook, this time the robbers had outered. Two of them caught bim and dragged him back ingen ints the shop, telling him to sit on his bed and be silent. The robber who had hold of ki Chau Wab Hai had a dagger in his The accused had read to him a statement hand. One of the four robbers, entered the Police Station the day of his arrest, in made to a Sergt. Interpreter at the accountant's roam, another kept coming which he admitted having joined the band into and out of the shop, while the remain of robbers after persuasion, because he wa, ing two dragged the boy into the kitchen coglie out of work. The statement went on to day that he had not murdered The only thing he heard from the boy after the boy, though he had helped to drag him that was the cry Save life. Shortly into the kitchen, and that as won us the after this the man who was keeping guard away. He had received no one can out On for Kowloon should win but fatal blow had been struck, he had run in the shop called out "Go" and the robbers of the robbers' plunder. it is expected that the Police will give departed together, taking with them a In the witness box cocused admitted that them a good ame bundle of clothes wrapped up in a blankety that he was never in the shop at all, even with the R.G.A. just winners. statement was correct, but went on to The match at Sookinpoo should be fair Witness, who, had been very frightened, having remained as a guard outside the The Navy team are badly handicanned went into the kitchen to see what had door. He had not murdered the boy, nor through some of their best players being appened to the boy He found him lying ved any plunder from the robbery in hospital

Mr. Drummond objected to the stalement at the Police Station being admitted The Club Reserves should win the evidence on the ground that the words United, Morris made a welcome addition against you following the wards any to the attack last week, and, with a little statement you mer maks may be used in more support from the wings, the for- evidence had been omitted from the ward line should do well customary warning to the prisoner

in a peol of, blogỡ on the floor. The boy opened his eyes and looked at witness but could not

peak Wiseos told him not to be afraid he would go & get someme to save his life, He went to the door and called for help, but when he got back the

boy was dood.

Cross-examined by Mr. Drummond, wit news said that he could recognise the robber who went into the accountants room but not any of the others. He could not remember over having seen the prisoner before, Three

The Attorney General quoted the latest adition of Stone to show that the deletion of those words had been erected in accordance with a recent ruling by English Justices of high authority, and that the volume of Stone which Mr. Drummond had quoted in support of his objection was anterior to that which he (the Attorney General), alluded

The Club de Recreio are fielding a strong side et Sockunpoo where the game should end in a draw.

H. McKay, S. H. Hewer and G. White H. Roberts, J Coupland and A. Martin: A Spary, E. V. Alderson, K.. Reserve, G. Jack, A. Mason, A. Estorfe and H. Blythe.

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H.K.F.0.2ND XI. UNITED FO

2nd XI ainst the United F.C. on the The following will represent the Club Club Ground, to-day, kick-off, 2.30 p.m.

sharp

G. Groot, D. J. Purves, C. Vilkie, reland Dodds. J. McBeth. Rev. Martin, G. May N. Norris, P. Sherry and A. Boysen.

The game, Indian Recreation Chib Kowloon Reserves, should be the best game in the junior Division, Jackson..F.C.. WILTSHIRES. late of Kowloon, is turning out for the Indians who should take the points. St. Joseph's and South China Reserves should win their names,

The following have been selected to re- present the Club against the Wiltshires in the League match to-day on the Chub ground kick-off. 4 p.m., sharp

of the robbers had white clothes, the other a His Homony, in summing up, said that

His Honour ruled the objection out. the few or our fan er mang thi auta.The following teams will represent the deer, w. Gerrard and F. Lew- dark ani. One wore a cap.

U. Sai Ping, proprietor of the ironware ber of then went to commit ay unlawful Kowloon F.C. in their League engagerence; MT Railton, J. Rodger, and J. shop at 38, Catchick Street, said that on who might obstruct them, then they were

zack in company fully resolved to kill anyone ments to-day, returning to his shop a little after midnight all equaly guilty of any murdar that might on April 17th, be found his nephew Aged he committed no matter who struck the

15 had been murdered and money and clothes stolen from the shop, tab

KOWLOON + POLICE.

intention of these men, having in view the apainst the Police this afternoon (kick blow. The jury must decide what was the In this 1st division League match threat, uttered to the cook when he exclaim

die What's the Thermust Dial 4 p.m.), on the Navy ground Kow- cognisanos also of the fact that two of the loon will be represened by m

The principal tonnant of the premisen af No. 60, First Street, said that he last saw the Prisoner on the morning after the robber had bet out upon their task armed robbery but had apt seen any of his come will daggers, d panions, who were, at the house the nighsh The jury after a short retirement ro turned with verdict of guilty and His

isoper to death.

before, since, CATA

· (Continued at /701 of next column.)"

Honour.com

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Cariswell; W. Taylor, R. E. Townsend, F. Evelyn, B. Pasco, and F. Clemo

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W. R McPhail; L. Goldenberg, H. H. Day, M. Sandberg E. Moore and E. RHA

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