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CRIMINAL SESSIONS.

BEFORE HIS LORDSHIP, THE QUE JUSTI

(SIR WILLIAM KEES-DAVIES)],

THE MURDER TRIAL.

PRISONER IX

THE BOX.

The case for the Crown in the murder

trial, which was opened on Monday at the Supreme Court, was

concluded, yesterday morning, and Mr. Campbell Presser for the defence commenced his case by placing the prisoner, Wu Kwong Cheung, in the witness-box,

In his statement, the prisoner anid

that he was a seaman by trade! He gave his age as 20 years. On February of last he was employed as a servant at No,'l 40, Prayn West. He had been there ubcut

do that?

The mystery was that, this woman was shop after she was bound and’gagged and the mystery deepened when they came to

the fact that four shots were fired. One shot was found in the woman, but there' were still three inaccounted for, In- spector Kent had said that there was no trace of the missing bullets.

Counsel pointed out that it was quite porsible that the woman was killed by a ricochet buffet. The vase, he added, would have been much bincker against him if only one bullet had been fired.

The Attorney-General suggested that the reason for the murder was that the deceased was troublesome and argued with the prisoners, who in a state of Pervous tension and fear of interruption

had fired at her.

His Lordship, in summing up, address-

a week. In the afternoon of that day herd the Jury on the legal aspect. ** Ho ̈

pointed out" that where two or mure sent out the servant girl on an errand,

Mr. Campbell Prosser: Why did you persons combined to commit an unlawful act and, in carrying out that unlawful act death was hrought about then all the persons who were parties to the common object were guilty of murder. If the Jury accepted the prisoner's own story, in law, he was guilty of murder.

The prisoner: Because, I intended to steal things there,

Tid you arrange to sten] by yourself or with someone else?—I had arranged with somebody to steal things therc.

Who was the ather person --That was Lai Chuồn,

The prisoner went on to say that Lam Chuen arrived at the house about 3

hid you have the revolver at the time when you let him into the house-He

had the revolver when I let him in.

The prisoner then said that Lam Chuen had the revolver going up the

stairs. He weat on to describe how they

ordered the two women into a small room

The fact that the prisoner gave Lam Churn the fully loaded revolver made him every bit as guilty us if he had fired the shot. But the Crown contend- ed that the prisoner used the revolver.

INTERPORT CRICKET TEAM NOW COMPLETE

THE TWO ADDĪTIONAL SELECTIONS.

The twelve cricketers to jøisit Shanghai next month to sempete in the Interport Cricket match between Hongkong and Shanghai have now been selected. On Monday last we published the name of ten of those who had been selected. two remaining vacuuies have now been. Alled up as follows:--

The

Captain E. R. S. Dakis, Infantry. H. Balhatchet. University (12th

man}, The other ten selected are :--- T. E. Pearce (Capt.), Haugkeng Cricket

Club.

G. R. Sayer. Civil Service Cricket Chuh.

J. Davies, Hongkong Cricket Club, Rev. E. K. Quick, University, “ A. A. Runjaku, University, H. Owen-Hughes, Huigkong Cricket

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A. E. Wod, Civil Service Cricket Club. D. M. Omar, Crnigengowor, .

R. H. Wild Hongkong Cricket Club, F. N. Young, Hongkong Cricket Club.

SOUTH CHINĂ ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION.

MEMBERSHIP CAMPAIGN,

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ST. JOHN'S CATHEDRAL

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BY

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PUBLIC AUCTION.

Ta by PUBLIC AUCTION, on THE Undersigned bave received instructions SATURDAY, the 29th day of APRIL, 1923, at 1 O'CLOCK. AM, at their Sales Room, IC HOUNG STEEKT, VICTORIA, HONOKONG, the Very Valuable Leasehold Property situate, at Victoria aforesaid and registered in the Lanl Office of INLAND LOT NO. 987, together with the buildings thereon, consisting of Seven Desirable Dwelling House now known as Now 43, 43, 47, 49, 51, 3 and 55, WYNDHAM STREET, Victoria, aforesaid in One Lot: THE PROPERTY CONSISTS OF:--

All that Pice or Parcel of Ground situato at Victoria in the Colony of Boogkong, and registered in the Land Office as Inland Lot No. 904 together with the menusgen or tenements and other ercations and haildings thereon, and at the date hereof known as Nos. 43, 43, 47, 49; 31, 30 and 60, Wyndham Street, Victoria aforesaid, held for the term of 999 years from the 26th day of June, 1943, created therein by Crown Lease "isted the 9th day of September, 1942, and made between His Majesty King George V. of the can part, und he owners of the other part, subject to the payment of the annual Crown Rent of $199, payable by half-yearly payments on the 25th

His Lordship concluded his remarks by which have sprung up in recent years saying "I regret that I have had to put in, this Colony, for the maintenance of the law so strongly before you, but it is which calls on the purses of the comme-day of December and the 25th day of June, my duts to administer the law as it isnity" are constant, the support accorded

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When did you give him the revolveriad down. I have nothing farther to

In fact, the results of the annual mem- I handed him the revolver before he went say,"

The Jury, without leaving the box, bership campaign just ended show a int the room.

alight, improvement on last yðar's figures. Teturned a verdict of guilty.","

Asked if he had anything to say According to Mr. C. F. Yuen, neting hon. fore the sentence of death was passed secretary to the Association, they show a upon hip, the prisoner said the revolver total number of 1,220 members and an was not found on him. He only went amount of $11.802.30. This sum includes with Lam Chuen to commit a robbery, a second donation of $2,000 from Mr. He did not intend to shoot her to death, H. M. H. Nematee and $100 from the in fact ho did not shoot ber.

Asiatic Petroleum Ca (S.C.), Ltd: Prisoner who appeared to be quite calm The success of the campaign is ascribed then appealed to the Court by drawing to the efforts made by the majority of un example. He took the ease of two the members of the Association and tà clerks employed in a solicitor's office the awakening of the Chinese general On pay day they were both paid three public to the importance of physicat The five dollar notes. One of the two went education, towards which the South

on the fourth floor and how. Lam Chuce tied up the two women, Lan Chuen stil having the revolver. This man was left in the small room with the bound women whilst he went down stairs to steal things. Whilst there he heard the ro port of firearms. On entering the small room he saw one of the women sitting in a slanting position against something. He had heard four shots fired. Blood

was coring from the women's mouth and he took up a pises of rope and tied op her mouth so that the blood would not colle out.

Did you knew whether the woman, was him. dead or not-I had no idea.

The prisoner added that when he went back to the small room the man Lam Chuen was not there. He saw him stand- ing at the entrance to the third floor sitting room

In reply to questions by His Lordship the prisoner stated that when he gave the revolver to Lam Chuen it contained fiva live cartridge and one expended cart ridge, which be had fred on board a vessel to which he formerly belonged. He could not conceive of any reason why Lam Chuen should shoot the murdered

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notes. Two of them were found to be great deal. forged. That man was legally guilty,

FOOTBALL MATCH but if the other man's notes were all Before the departure of its athletic team, right he was not guilty. It was just the consisting of footballers, baseballers, etc, Why did you do that?-I was very

sume in any other case and it was the for Japan to take part in the approach much touched by that sight. I was feel-game in his; nothing had been founding Far Eastern Olympic Games, there ing vary sorry that this woman. was

him. He left the matter entirely in the will be a farewell match between the killed and I wanted to stop her mouth hands of the Judge as to whether teams of the South China Athletic. As from bleeding.

sentence of death should be passed on sociation and of the Hongkong Football Club (not the Kowtoon Clab as wrongly The Chief Justice in passing sentence given on the admission tickets) on Satur of death said: Wu Kwong Cheun, the day, the. 28th instant at 6 pira. on the Jury have arrived at the only possible Club ground. The South China teama verdict and in spite of the very able have been holding the Far Eastern defence by your Counsel, they have found Olympic Championship for four succes you guilty of murder. You admitted sive terms, and it is hoped that they will that you and Lam Chuen went to the retain it in the next meet. A good game house for the purpose of committing a is expected on Saturday. robbery, You admit that you terrified: these two unfortunate women and that you gave Lam Chuen. according to your own evidence, à loaded revolver to take upstairs to the room with him. You, admit that you saw him tie those women down in order fliat you might rob them,' therefore it is quite immaterial whether The following team will represent the the Institute of Chartered Shipbrokers, Incor In addressing the Jury, Counsel for the you or Lam Chuen fired the shot at ber, China, on Saturday, at 5 p.in.. on the

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It is a very bad cas: Stewart and Begg prosecution had been asked to describe and I can see no mitigating cireum the case they would probably say "this stances in your favour. man is guilty owing to the strong His Lordship then passed sentence of eircumstantial evidence." Circumstan- death and the prisoner left the Court tial evidence had certain advantages hat quietly. it also had its drawbacks and could be twisted so as to present many different aspects. The prosecution had to prove more than a common design to commit robbery and that during the robbery. a woman was shot. They had to prove

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MR. JENKIN'S COMPARISON.

this Colony Rightly or wrongly, his The case for the defence was continued evidence was not accepted by the Jury. yond all doubt that the prisoner murder: yesterday at the Supreme Court in which The net result did not impair his posi- ed the woman or that he went there with five Chinese three men and two women tion, or prospects of advancement in the the intention of overcoming all obstacles are indicted for unlawfully having in Force. On the contrary, although the The prisoner had gone into the box and their posscasion a quantity of arms or Jury did not accept his evidence he was be admitted everything quite frankly board a cargo boat, of which the second promptly-and I do not say improperly He had oven cleared up one of the prisoners woman was the mistress. -promoted to the rank of Sergeant. mysteries when, in answer to a question Counsel for the defence (Mr. Jenkinį Therefore, you need not have any fear by the learned Judge he said he had fired said he hoped the Jury would not con- that your Ending may carry with it one of the bullets on the steamer. His point sider that he was trying to defend the something you would not like to follow is the latest of the finger operated eye- was that undoubtedly there was a common traffic in arms.

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sentence of six months' imprisonment on which of the two men held the revolver.

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