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PRAYA MURDER TRIAL

THE DEFENCE OPENED.

PRISONER IN THE WITNESS DOX.

During yesterday afternoon, the case for the Crown' was concluded in the trial of Leung Wo who is indicted for the murder of Leung Yuk Tong, on the Prayn, on February 24th.

Mr. F. "C. Jenkin opened the cane for the defence and the prisoner give his -ovidence-in-chief, on his own behalf. This morning he will be cross-examined by th, Attorney-General. "CONCLUSION OF THE CROWN

CASE.

In the morning, before the hearing was resumed, fudge, jury and counsel visited the scene of the shooting and of the chase. The Court was again largely at tended by Chinese, who were searched by the police before admission.

A number of witnessed were called to complete the Crawn's case; to trace the finding of the revolver, for instance, and "to record its passage from hand to hand until it became an exhibit" in the

trial.

Mr. H. C. Resker, assistant manager of Taikoo Sugar Refinery, said Jack A. Tai's were their coolie contractors. About February 1st some of the men supplied! by the decensed, Leung Yuk Tong, the steel to strike. Deceased undertook to stop the strike and it was averted.

Mr. A. B. II. Phillips, chemist at Taikoo Sugar Refinery, spoke to being in telephonic communication with drerased in connection with the food supply to temporary labourers

Mr. S. D. Bezg, of Messra. Butterfeld & Swire, said Jack A. Tai's were their stevedores.

THE

The evidence for the defence would be this. As the ricksha came along the Praya, Alege man me out from antongst the pillage in Wardley Street · ́A big 'man in grey cloths went up to the mer ing rickel. lifted the flap and fired. While the ricksha was still moving, the three men who had run out from Wardley Street deciumped througs Wardey Street, and were joined by others staulag near the enclosure. These me can either side of the Queen's Statue.

They were there joined by the prisoner who had been standing near one of the large pillars in Chater Rond. A man working there would prove that the pris oner was standing there and would also say that he saw the European. Of the running men, two took the lead up the payment by the Bank Garden, the pris er followed next, and then Cant. Mor gan. The prisoner was, in fact. chased be Capt. Morgan up the pavement of the Bank Garden,

would say that the second of the two men A man, working on the Bank, Annexe

referred to as leading at this point, took put of his hat, which he had in his hand, then turned, right, into Des. Vaux Road, a revolver, Bung it into the Garden, and at the same time putting his hat on his brad. Others of the running men also tumed right and those who came up next, including the little man (the prison ") went up Wardley Street.

THE PRISONER'S EVIDENCE,

HONGKONG DAILY. PR SS,

HONGKONG TRADE IN 1921. LARGER TRADE SHOWS HEAVY DECREASE IN STERLING VALUES.

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 32ND, 1922.

KXPORTS.

Exporty when expressed in local cur show an increase of about $9,000,000 over 1920 due to a small increase on a We have received from the Government large number of items. Printers a copy of the volume of the tab'o shows the quantitaive differences in Trade and Shipping Returns of the the principal exports." Colony for 1991..

The following comparative statistics show a heavy fall in the value of mer. chandise imported and exported in thể,

year 1821:--

Imports

1920.

£103,032,602

Exports... 109,369,837

1021.

£68,143.080

67,601,877

The grand total of Imports and Ex- ports of merchandise for 101 was, in round numbers, £138,000,000 og against £212,000,000 in 1920, a decrease of 35-8 per cent. The total Imports were £88.143,059. a decrease of £35.789,583, or 34-4 per cent. and Export showed a £10,078.060 or 37'5 per cent.

decrease of

Treasure movements were as follows:-

1927. £13,707.003

Importe Exports

Toin

1920.

£31,754,33;

45,292,645

17,981,357

£77,046,970 £31.778.452

IMPORTS.

Mr. N. Smith, Superintendent of

$40.000.000.

:

1931.

1,490,404

23,189,013

28,458,777

313,021

3.133,382

3,817,000

Quantity

Unit ·

Pienis.

Pioxes

Piculs.

Gunny Bage

C'ernent

Kerosene....Impl. Gallons.

Ratians

Rice Mexi

1,025,370

The following

0.013,987

2,478,979

18,011 3,080,06Ụ

134,013

609,009

Broken

White

Sugar, Haw

Reuned...

Silk Piece Goods

Yara, Colton

Tin Slabs

1,

SHIPPING.

The shipping total has again increased,

| Importe and Exports, saya in his intro- ! Juctory note:-The apparent decrease in the Imports is entirely due to the lower 1921 showing an advanes of three and a Mr. Jenkin then called the prisoner.local currency into sterling. The actual quarter milon tons over 1920.

rate of exudinge used in the conversion of He mích:—

British dollar figures show an increase of over lion tons and foreign by about one and tonnage has increased by about one mil a

items shows a decrease for the renang ven

Tha sterling value of actically all ha milion tons, the balance is dze to an increase in the junk trade. Ameri- above, but a number of items were im- can tonnage declined by approximately ported to a larger extent than last year. 100.000 tons and Russian by 80,000 tons. The actual differences in the principal but Japanese and Dutch tonnage made up items of import are shown in the follow the increase in the total. ing table:-

ecok and coolie Aly last vessel was the My name is Leung Wa; I am a ship's Anny Chan 1 left here when the strike began and stayed in the Hongkong and Wuchow stemmer cups guild club house for between 1 and twenty days. Then I went to the mustry, to Chan February end when I went in Canton Chun. I stayed there from Feb. 2nd to and passed the night of February 2 ther

I came to Hongkong by train on the morning of the 3rd. I stayed that night at the Clüb. On February 24th. I went at after 10 m (I came here to look for work.) 1 knew a man named Ah

Capt. Morgan was then recalled and further cross-examined by Mr. Jenkin Cheung, employed as enolie in the Naval

Witness said he believed the big pillars

Yncil. He told me I was not allowed in

in the Square had not been erected there and I was to wait for him until he on February 24th. Mr. Jenkin then putem it

to his tifin I went to

in photographs showing that the pillars Stanley Street to have my rice at 11 a.m. wern there on that date..

Mr. Jenkin Did you not see the man

seat from the Central District to the Praya. I went down a steep road by the

thrawing a revolver over the railing Central Market to the Prays, and walked No, I did not.

A

cross-

in the direction of the Naval Yarel, along the Praya. I do not know Hwakong well.

STANDING NEAR THE STATUE: When arrived near where a pier was

Fong Chi, the fireman. in examination, said four men running up the street, wore Chinese: three were rui nie on the left side and one on the risht. He lost sight of the three mening constructed I turned into the place and the man who was running alone was where the Statue is. I had never seen it. carght.

The Judge asked, was the man run Fample plastering the pillars, whai 1 heard was watching. nide alone the prisoner. The witness hang" as if it were a cracker. I could not say.

was on the right side of the Statue with

before. Near the Statue

Af Mr. A. E. Barlow and Mr. Ho my hack to the Praga and my face to Chrok had repeated the evidence they the hill. I am we

en running like.

had given in the Police Court as to the reply to questions it was gathered

Anding of the revolver in the Bank

Garden, the can for the Crown wasnt the prisoner meant very in-t.”

plased.

ADDRESS FOR THE DEFENCE..

He continued: They ran past me, to- ward the hill, I turned round to the sea! side to look and saw seven or eight men In epeaing his address for the defence, running from the direction of the wea Mr. Jenkin remarked that the case had heard no eries. When the seven or eight excited a good deal of feeling, owing to the labour troubles at the time.

en ene to the Statue they ran on both There wides of it. As I saw so many people were people who said that the man might running. also ran on the side of the to have been executed on the spot. The road I was standing on. I was following jury, however, must not allow themselves three or four men; they ran and 1 ran to swayed by passion but must decide When they gut to the tram lines they according to the evidence. Mr. Jenkin divided. also said that he had been criticised. openly and covertly, for taking part in the case, but it was the duty of counsel,

Mr. Jenkia: Where did they run? Prisoner: Some went in the middle of

the road and some on the side of the

Be had been assigned by the Crown, in- Appeared.

19.20.

1921.

1,018,250

1,175,871

Unit of

Quantity

Tons

Coal

5969*061*

1,080,304

500,759

26,668,508

27,161,005

06,007

1,350,815

110,008

F.348,029

$5,803

2,751,305

4,508,038

1,010,608

5,285,C67

8,701,350

12,303

6,147,451

600,885

181,000

191,238

739.255

Piculs.

Picals.

*A6'8

Kerosene ....Dupl. Gallons. Flour, Wheat....

,, Broken ....

Rice, Meal .......

...White... Carga

Silk Piece Gunds »

Sugar, Raw ....

Refined..

Vara Cotton

2,415,920

174,131

Leather, Sple..

... L

CHARTS.

Charts included in the volume show the Kreat difference made in the apparent trade of Hongkong hy the fluctuations of

the local dollar. The averag Hongkong Treasury rate of exchange for each quar ter has heen used to re-convert the sterling total into dollars.

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WEATHER CHANCES FOR THE PRINCE'S VISIT, METEOROLOGICAL RECORDS OF APRIL 6TH AND 7TH.

The following particulars of the wea ther on April 8th and 7th, for the past 36 years, are published for the informa tion of those who are anxious to know what sort of weather may be expected during the forthcoming visit of His Royal Highas the Prince of Wales, d

chance that no rain will fali during the Prince's vint." There is one chance in 38 that it will "rain nearly continuously on April, th

י.

The highest maximum temperature ro: corded on April 6th is 82, and the same on April 7th. The lowest maximum tem perature is 62, on April 6th and 61o on April 7th. " The

It will be seen that on April 6th it was rainless on 22 occasions out of 38.

probability in favour of rainless, April

Apri 7 it was rainless on 23 occasions. 6th in 1099 is therefore to 10. On The probability in favour of a rainless April 7th in 1922 is therefore 25 to 13, or practically 2 to 1.

if he were retained, to do all he could road. The two men who had run very for his client, within the ordinary rules fast, past me, rak up the street and die governing the members of the Bar. I stead of being retained, he would have the two men one through Wardley The prisoner explained that he and fought the case just as strenuously,

Hasing made these preliminary ebser Garden; he said there was not much room Street on the pavement adjoining to Bank vations, "Mr. Jenkin "said the case for the

in the road because of the pillars and be Crown would stand or fall by Capt. cause of the other people running. Two WEATHER AT Morgan's evidence. The defence

wal other men were also running behind him;

that a mistake in identity had been made. they overtook and passed him. They were Capt Morgen-a man of 63 years of aghad shown great pluck in taking up anning at an angle to his track and came on to the pavement by the Bank

He did not follow those two

the chase in the way he did, but Mr. Garden Jenkin said he intended to show that men after they got in front of him. Capt. Morgan had mistaken his man. The crucial test of the Captain's evidence, Mr. Jenkin suggested. was his recolles. tions about Mr. Green. When first called

THE PRISONER DESCRIBER THE ARREST.

"After this, seven or eight men came ag and he followed three or four of them, The prisoner said he also noticed several men following him but he did not notice heathe City Hall but at the mad any foreigner. When he got near the now said

lines he went up a narrow street (Wardley Green was not standing there. If Mr. Street). Green were on a charge for an Assault committed at the top of Wardley Street, how could be possibly be convicted" Capt. Morgan's evidence? Capt. Morgan man in European clothing pressed me said he identified Mr. Green by his face down." - and his clothes, yet he put him in the wrong place. It was, therefore, quite possible that he put the prisotier-whom he con'd not recognise, either by his face or his clothes in the wrong place, also.

Mr. Jenkia also suggested that if Capt. Morgan qoce lost sight of his man during

In this street," said the prisoner, "a

Mr. Jenkin: When you were running up that narrow street, was there anyone else in the Street?

I was alono there.

Prisoner: At first; you. Two or three

The prisoner added that at agitated" and

with low pressure over China and vice The high temperatures are associated

Yeph. It is an evon chance that the maximum temperature on either day will be within 3 of 727.

The chances are 5 to 1 against nearly continuous sunshine on either day and about 3 to 2 against a completely cloudy day.

It was rainlese throughout the 48 hours on 18 occasions. It is therefore an even

HONGKONG, ON APRIL 6TH AND 7TH FROM 1854-1921.

Rainfall.

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26 78

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the chase his identification was of little men. They were Chinese and they dis- value. He went on to say that Captain appeared. Morgan lost sight of the running man this time his sight was on three decasions-when he ran behind ho could not see clearly. He was dazed. the pillars near the Praya, into Wardley Aaked further as to incidents at the Street; secondly, when Capt, Morgan was time he was about to cross Des Voeux jumping over the obstacle of which he Road, he said that two of the running spoke, near the Statur; thirdly, when the men went towards Central Market an man entered the part of Wardley Street one towards Wanchai." By his sight between the Bank and the City Hall. Mr.being "agitated" he meant that as be Jenkin reminded the jiry that when they ran dust was blown by wind into his

visited the loeur in quo, that morning. The prisoner was made to crose the he drew their attention to the fact that the temporary pillars blotted out Wardley Court to the jury box in order to show Btroet from the spot where he and the the jury that he had two projecting front jury were then standing, which was on teeth in the upper jaw, which, Mr. the "pavement alongside the Bank Jenkin remarked, would help people to Garden Cept. Morgan must have lost identify him. sight of the man he was chasing since

*Central.

The prisoner said he had no revolver

the man left the pavement and got on At Mr. Jenkin's request the revolver in to the roadway of Des Vieux Toad Court was handed to the prisoner and he was told to put in his pocket, which he did. (It was then taken from him again.) Finally, in reply to a direct question on the point, the prisoner mid he shot no one.

Capt. Morgan

gas said that when the shot was fired he was in a brown study, think ing about race results and counsel hoped to thow tant the witness's powers of ob servation were such as not to justify any ertainty as to what he said:

At this stage the Court rose until this morning!

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