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CRIMINAL SESSIONS. “BEFORE TAK” ACTING CHEF JUSTICR (

H. H. J. GUMPERTZ)],

EUROPEAN LADY RORRELË.

THE HONGKONG "DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, JUNE 8131, 1991.

DEFORE THE PUISNE JUDGE (MR. J.R. woon).]

ROBBERY WITH VIOLENCE.

"to" Ying was indicted-for-robbery-with violence in that, on June 1st, at Bung- hom, he robbed Lee Fong of a gold Kwok Ping was indicted fab' robbery hangle"" with vialence on May sth, when he took.

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DANGERS OF CAINE ROAD. RECOMMENDATIONS OF CORONER'S JURW

A DISTRESSING ACCIDENT, ;

The Curoner's inquiry, yesterday. into the death of the nine year old au of Dr. Kwan Sum Yin, of Caine Road,

The Coroner: In the meantime the regulation for this rond ig-what?

The Inspector; Ten miles an hour. There are warning signs from Govern- mynt House.. to the University and "school" signals at intervals,

The Coroner suggested that the ten mile limit was not very closely, observed; Asked to plead, the prisoner said brought out all too clearly the sadden- and the Inspector said there had been from Miss Margaret Dere Sathy, a goblether man snatched the bangle and gaveness of the child's death. Fulf of the many prosecutions, but these were for ex- wristlet watch.

Mr. Dyer Bail, who inducted the case for the Crown, remarked that this was

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In reply to Mr. Lo, the Inspector agreed that some of the gradients in the road were dangerous to motor traffe; that it would be a good thing if they were altered, and if the lamp standard referred to were removed; he believed that had been already decided upon.

it to him.

high spirits of youth, the little had came | weding 20 l.ph. But if the ear, in this The Paisne Judge: I had better enter

leaping down the steps of his father's | Pase, had been going at 10 m.p.h, the same Asked to plond, the accused sil: l did not rob, I snatched," which answer, & plea of "not guilty."

house, on his way to marring school thing would have happened, if, as the The following were empanelled na "The Judge tousk as a plea of guilty,

Datlining the fact, Mr. G. H. Wake-y: Measts, N. A. Harpor (foreman), the least bit like Shakespeare's unwitnesses said, the bog jumped out from man, Chown Solicitor, said on May sth, Bursley, F. C.. Alberto. D. Gwilling schoolbay; be skipped into the the doorway with the ear only 4 feet Miss Serby was at the end of Queen's Smith. William Kai Tol, C. Onslow and roadway and, before he had realised his away.

danger, & passing motor-car, which was Robert Taylor. » Candens, going towards Cotuduit, Bund.

almost level with the house. had knacked when she was overtaken by prisoner, who

him down and a wheel passed over his hit dram anftebed "her watch, which

La fairly simple and short ease of straight-head, killing him instantly. was fastened to her wist hy a piece of forward robbery. The complainant ribbon. She ebasel she man, and three wiman called Lee. Feng, lived at Kow. wers in Robinson Rond foon City. On the morning of Juce 1st. soldiers who arrested him. During the chase prisoner she heard steps behind her and saw the was seen to drop, something in the rond prisoner. There was apparently abody and after arresting him the pursuerselse in sight: The prisoner seized her by went back and found that the article hand and forced off her had a gold

It bang. thrown away was the gold watch. was handed over to the police and iden- tified by Miss Sorby.

Replying to the Judge, Mr. Wakeman said the prisoner hit Miss Sorby on theher with a big brass lock (praqaerd) and seratched her arm whilst Snatching the wate

"Prisoners was sentenced to 5 years imprisonment with hard labour and was artered in rrerive, 10 sterkes with the

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The Judge Miss, Sorby, I feel it my diy congratulate you on your courage

The jury found that no blame attached

As to the gradient near Dr. "Kwan's, to anyone for the accident, but they took

house, the Inspector said "If you were the opportunity to make spesial recom-going 12 m.p.b. and touched your brakes mendations with a view to minimising and locked your wheels, I don't know

where you would go to. Sudden appli the dangers of Caine Road. ·":

cation of the brakes, there, would cause askid."

Mr. Le: You don't put a "school" The Inspector: Chinese schools move about so much.

It was so violently farced off Osmond and E. . Hudson. The. Arst Warning outside Chinese schools?

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Do you think it advisable that, all hlong the road, at hours whan children are going to and leasing school, the maxi mum speed of 10 m.p.h. should be rigorously enforced and special policemen be put où duty-We try to enforce the speed limit.

Mr. Lo remarked that he did not know of the 10 mile speed limit there. Mr. M. K. Lo intended the inquest" on

no difficulty in having policeman behalf of the parents,

there everyday during these hours!" ha asked.

Inspector said it would be difficult to watch niue schools.

The Coroner: Do you suggest that the police should restrain the motorists or the

The following were warned for service on the jury: Messrs. O. G. Anderson, J. McCubbin, Ng King Taio, G. V. that her hand, and wrist were chruised. three were chosen by ballot to serve and The woman was wearing another bangle "Mr. Osmond was relieved from service. on the other wrist, the counterpart of the Mr. Hudson did not answer to his name; one stolen; it was a heavy things worth arrived some tinte afterwards and at the end of the inquiry apologised to the Coroner (Mr. G. N. Orme) and explain quite a lot of money

The wonad said that the prisonered that he had overlooked the engage

The Coroner imposed a fine of "carried a knife and threatened her with ment.

55, it. The Crown did not lay any emphasis on that; the man was not charged with armed robbery at present and the knife hait not been found. The woman very She shouted pluckily pursued him.

save life! as these people do," and they passed took no notice, of her appeals for help, but the next man they met,

elderly gentleman, who was being called us a witness,-and a small boy. in the woman's assistance and joined in the chase. Some vegetable gardeners later joined in, and it was not long before the prisoner was caught, down. The man who caught him was the elderly gentleman

Dr. H. H. Scott, medical officer in charge of Victoria Mortuary, said he made a post-mortem examination of the body. The cause of the death was com minuted fracture of the skull-the head an abrasion on the left shoulder.

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and presence of mind in chasing this blew a police whistle. One man whom was crushed. The only other injury was children. Mr. Lot

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to the Judge, Mr. "Wakeman said when prisoner was arrested he

straggled very violently.

The Judge said he did not know where the sogliers were, but he thought they

should be thanked.

Me Wakeman mentioned the very plucky conduct on the part of Mrs. M. J. 1. stephens," who tried to hold the prisoner earlier in the chase.

The Judge congratulated Mrs. phons, saying he was share that anyone kuowing her would be quite sure that

she would not fail.

ARMED ROBBERY AT SHACKIWAN,

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So Wai, a school-boy, said that at 9.45 am.. on June 13th, 18, he was going to school, a motor-cur," coming from the west, overtook him. After. It had pass ed, he saw a boy jump out of the door- wag of Dr. Kwan's house (which abuts on Cains Road). He made two "leaps" on the roadway and the ear knocked him

The Cormer: Was the car going at already mentioned, Then ordinary speed, or fast, or slow! prisoner was searched but neither the bangle por a knife was found on him, denied ever having had a knife and

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The bay At an orilinary pare. The boy also said that the car swerved to the right at the time of the accident

I threw the bangle down. He heard no horr sounded, either at the The place was searched very time of the accident or just before it

St1 Folly but no bangle was found. The bangle exhibited in Court was from the lady s other wrist. When charged by the police, the prisoner said, as he said now,

Mau snatched the bangle an "Fong

to me? Evidence, was given by the woman, the and the elderly man mentioned by Mr. Dyer Ball. They all agreed that only one man was in sight at the time.

The prisoner vouchsafed no further in- formation about "Fong Mau nor as to his connection with the man nor did he impuga the accuracy of the evidence on any material point,

Wong Wah, and Li Lam were charged, with committing an armed robbery at Shaukiwan, "on May 10th, and Ho Cheung was charged with receiving the proceeds; knowing them to have been stolen,

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Mr. Lo: I think the motorists should be controlled. A lot of money has been spent on making roads safe for motorists but I am not sure that an equal amount of time or money has been spent to make the roads save for pedestrians or children.

Inspectar Garrod said 24,000 hotices warning people what to do in the street had been issued.

Mr. Lo: Have there been previous acci- dents inaine Road?

The Inspector: a two years three boys of the saine age as this one have been killed, and there have been many sinalt accidents as well.

The Coroner suggested a double patrol of the road, and the luspector remarked that the children walked in bunebes, con- tinually re-crossing the rond.

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Mr. D.M. Biggar, manager of the time of the accident as 9.15 or 9.20 mm.p.h., to struggle through. Garages Asia Banking Corporation, gave the very difficult for motorists, even it on June 13th. He was in the car, which been repeatedly warned and reference was driven by a Chinese chauffeur who to the subject appeared on all drivers" had been with him seven weeks. The licences,

It was mentioned that the chauffeur of evidence He had had a collapse and br. Biggar's car was not present to gire

Do not car was on down grade when this Lo: Is it a fact that the speed limit young lad jumped out of a blind door for 10h. is a dead letter i way on the right, without touching any viotorists often go at greater speeds!

Inspector Garrod: Yes, they do." We of the steps." The car was being driven very cautiously, poi more than 19 miles do our best to stop thent. an hour. Mr. Biggar added that he con tinually impressed on his driver the im- portance of special are in passing The Puiane Judge remarked to the jury through that district. He was in the Mr. G. H. Wakemas, Crown Solicitor, that the prisoner's stateifent an back seat of the enr. on the right side, admission that he was there and that, and had a complete view of what hap said at about 2.15 on the morning of whoever took the bangle, he took charge pened. The car was a little to the left May 16th, a woman named Lam Kau-mti, of it. That was really a ples of of the middle of the road. The boy with her sister-in-law, and her step-kuilty." The Judge said he and hot started to run directly he jumped out of

a plea of guilty" dealt daughter were asleep at Shauki wan when with the matter without calling on the the doorway. The chauffeur adw the they were awakened by hearing, some-jury, but, seeing that these people did danger, blew his horn and jammed on Det understand the formalities of the emergency brake. The car stopped body entering the house, her saw Court and did not actually, in so many distance of not more than ave feet; not guilty.it slid along, of course, after the brakes three or four men with torches and words, piend "quilty

to enter a plea of were on. The boy was pretty close to daggers and these men threatened them he thought it

"not guilty." in case something might the middle of the road before the chauf- with their weapons and proceeded, to

come out. in the course of the hearing, fear could get his brakes on. The road

was narrow there. take away a quantity of clothing and in the prisoner's favour.

The jury. without leaving the box, returned a verdect of guilty." jewellery. They then locked the women

Mr. Dyer Ball said nothing was known ú a threatened to kill them if they told anyone.

Someone let the women out against the prisoner but he suggested in the morning and the police were noti. that the fact of bin attacking a woman should be taken into account in passing fed and shortly before siz o'clock the sentence.

Sentence of three years' imprisonment Gest two prisoners were arrested on their with hard labour and ten strokes of the

wax.passed. way from the village to Hongkong. The ext polies "subsequently wearched the hut of the third prisoner and found certain of the stolen articles (produced). Ther were identified as having been stolen from the house in question.

Evidence was given in support of this statement and prisoners were asked if they had anything to say.

Wang Wah said he had not been identified. The women only identified

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breakdown" and could not be found d the Frevious day.

Mr. Biggar said the chauffeur told him hedreams at nights about the neci- dent and felt he would have to go back to the country. He was shaking like a leaf, when Mr. Biggar last saw him and had forgotten all his English, thongli he

Mr. Los

said he did not press for the usually spoke it very well. man's attendance. Addressing the jury, Mr. Lo said Dr. Kwas had one objret iu view. for the sake of the memory of his son, he felt he must do his best to promote such strong representations to the Clovernment that such accidents would In reply to Mr. Lo. Mr. Biggar erreur, Mr. Lo urged that traffic control. pressed the opinion that a car could be should be exercised by the police at cer tain hours, that the gradients of the road stopped in & or feet on that gradient. tai if not travelling more than 42 m.p.b. should he improved, that lamp standards He agreed that a lamp standard in the in the roadway should be removed and roadway, west of this point, caused: there improvements should not be ost drivers to pull out to the right but in poed en mere grounds of inconvenience

and expense. his experience they came in to the left.

The Jury returned. verdict of acċi- again immediately. The road shelved dental death, for which no one is to be towards the harbour opposite Dr. Ewan's blamed." They added a recommendation house, but he thought a car would be that the gradients of Cripe Road should free from danger of skidding it, it kept be attended to without delay; that the three, feet from the edge. He was sure electric standard should be removed; and of the accuracy of his version of the that greater police supervision be exercis facts. I was watching; I always watch ed in checking the speed of motor_ears frora Glenealy to the Diocesan Boya in this district," said Mr. Biggar.

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A GIRL SNATCHER.. AN UNUSUAL CHARGE... Before Mr. G. N. Orme, at the Magispector H. G. Garrod, traffic in tracy, yesterday, a Chinese girt was spector, said he made an examination on charged with snatching a rattan gold the shot after the accident. The width bangle and a jade bangle from a young of the road opposite Dr. Kwan's house child's wrist in the Yaumati market. The was 23 feet. The marks made by the child was being carried on the back of wheels in skidding were quite distinct; they extended from Eve feet west of its mother,

A woman said that she saw the mother Dr. Kwan's house and continued nearly

AN EPIDEMIC OF CASES. the clothing and other property. They of the child bending over a stall, while in a straight line for 32 feet and then did not see him in the house. He stole defendant was standing behind. She saw for 3 feet further, slanting to the kit,

and

No fewer than five charges of petty The car was travelling about the centre The silver, dollars (produced) but the the girl take hold of the child's hand

remove a bangle. The witness shouted other property was not his

snatching while the mother of the of the road. The road was somewhat larmy from vessels alongside the wharves Li Lam said, he did not go to the chud turned round und caught the defensely graded downwards towards the were brought before Mr. f. N. Orme

east, at this point. Caine Road," reyesterday morning.

In the first case, a man received one hese at nt. The witnesses had falsely. The defendant said that some one else marked the Inspector, is a peculiarly month's imprisonment for the theft of accused him. The basket (produced) had snatched the bangle When the last shaped road, very badly graded. It is a

of Rumin The property was found con-. was not his; he was asked to carry it be witness cried out, that person had drop-i great neighbourhood for schools, from five pieces of clothing from the Empress ped it into her basket. She took it up the Italian Consent to the Diocesan cealed in the bottom of a basket contain- and returned it to the mother of the child. Boys' School. There are practically no ing some empty bottles, corks and other somebody.

The defendant's uncle anid that the footpaths in Caine Road, except on the odd one empty defendant had returned from the country newly-widened portion."

had a spoon and three Another man only ten days ago and was a good worker, The Coroner: This portion of the knives bearing the stamp of the Expres but she appeared to be a little silly" road has not beer widened since the of Rusia, concealed in his girdle.

The Magistrate said he had never had introduction of motor traffic.

dant.

Ho

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had no explanation to give and was to jail for throw mouths

Bent

Ho Cheung said he came to Hongkong to work as a hawker and he knew no thing about the articles found in his hunts; they were there without his know- a case of this kind in which a girl was Ased as to police arrangements in the defendant. He said he would look

A similar sentence was passed on a ledge. He was quite innocent.-

this district, Inspector Garrod said that After short retirement, the Jury up the Ordinance to see if the law mado, patrol sergeants had directions to visit third man who stole a jacket and a bed- He sheet from the Empress of Runxia. year provision; the girl was only 14 these roads during school board.

of age years of

The Coroner: Have, you any idea as raid that he did some work for a passenger Inspector Brown' that Cases of

agreed

who give him the things in lien of pay- this sort were rare and suggested that the to the traffic there, in cars? Magistrate should treat her as a first! Inspector Garrod: I have not taken ment of coolie hire money. When the offender and bind her over. Undoubtedly & census, but you can safely say nearly police arreated him, he went back to the

find him. her uncle would send her back to the all the cars in the Colony use that road ship to look for the passenger, but did not when bound west or south or coming from fourth man admitted stealing two country if directed to do so.1

bedsheets from the ss. Tyndarens. He The Magistrate: I don't want to do those directions. anything in a hurry in this case. I will The Coroner: Some relief will be niso was sent to jail for three months remand the defendant for two days, and given when the new road is made, consider my decision, and also to see The Inspector: They are going to re The German ex-Crown Prince, it is ex-what provisions the ordinance makes for grade this road and widen it. So far ported, is to become a director of a female offenders. I think she has the as 1 know, it is in hand and has been Hamburg timber firm.

habit of taking things,

for some timo,

foured Wong Wah and Li Lam guilty of roblery and Ho Cheung hot guilty on the charge of receiving The first two were sentenced to years' imprison ment with hard labour and the third was discharged.

In another cass of theft of two pieces

of clothing bolonging to the donkeyman

of the Tyndarens, the complainant failed to appear to prove the charge, and the defendant was discharged,"

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