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SIKH MOHAMMEDAN

LA MONETARY CLAIM, FOR KINDLY

SERVICES, RENDERED,

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS. THURSDAY, JUNE

43, 1928.

THE POLICE SHOOTING

- TRAGEDY.

AIM AT MY EYE."

Alleging that he helped a fellow Indino INSTRUCTION WHICH SPELLED DEXTR villager on his arrival in Hongkong to get work in the Colony as a watchgun and

FOR THE INSTRUCTOR.

had done many ather kindly services for » The tragic story of how Police Sergeant him. a Sikh wateboan, named Bhagwan Michael Alexander Cole met his death of Singh, sed a Mohamunedau watchman, the poliei revolver range was re-fold uti named Baray Khaa. in the Soumaary the Magistracy, yesterday afternoon, Court yesterday for the reescory of 834. when Mr. J. R. Wood, with the as-tance The claim was for various serv jers render of a jury, conducted an inquiry into the ed during a period of six months, suelade, virennstances of the death.

TROUBLE ON A TRAMCAR. THE SWEEPSTAKE DISPUTE

PORTUGUESE CHARGED WITH

ASSAULT.

A young Portuguese was the defendant

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YESTERDAY'S ARBITRATION

PROCEEDINGS.

The arbitration proceedings in ounce

in a case of assault at the Magistracy. tion with the Chinese Cala Derby esterday morning. The complainant was sweep were resumed last evening. The spectably dressed Chinese, who alleged winning ticket (6) is claimed by Mr. that he was struck in the eye, on the Chak Sour Ling of Shanghai, and Mrs. auth, and on the knee by the defendant, Viglet Chan, of Nangkong, who are re ¡A. A. Remedios, on a tramenr. The case presented by Mr. C. G. Alabaster, K 4%,

and Mr. Elesley Zoitlyn, respectively. was honed by Mr. J. R. Wood,

Mr. Chau antiqued to givà »videnge Plaintiff, giving evidence, stated that he was riding on a trainer af Shaukiwan; last evening.

In reply to questions by ing the provision of food. the traching The Jury consisted of Mewers. W. f, *arly in the evening of June 6th. Thery were Mr. Zitlyn, witne s „said that when shal of Chiurs and waking up the defendant Mockett (foreman), E. 1. do Rozario, and so on the top deck of the car, where honghs the ticket at the Christmas Eve!.

the incident happened, the defendant anul when it was time for lim to go on guard, M. H. Abbas,

Lane-Sergt. Askew was the first witness with him. Just alter the gas had left moved from No. 3. Arbuthnot Road, to a soldier. The plaintiff had a small child party she placed the ticket in a drawer. She last saw the ticket n week before they Mr... A. S. Huss represented the called. He stated that shortly after 2pmanowny Bay plaintiff sad tolchang" No. 9, Robinson Road. She did not give plaintiff and Mr. McCullam appeared for on, June 5th he went to the Kennedy his set. He went to the defendant, said the ticket to anyone. On March 1st the the defendant.

„„Road revalver range for practice, Sergli Mr. Russ said the eläin represented Cole and a range enolie were the calycsm and sat down aside him. day the Derby was run) when they wer

¡Remedion's hat was on the seat and as informed that the ticket hul won first Witness arriged|| roughly a elnim of thirty cents a day for

wines at down it to the floor. prize, she discovered it had been lost. Mrs. six months, during which time the de wearing civilian clothes, but he took of

Without saying a word, defendant got up" Chan's mother on that occasion went to Fendant lodred with the plaintiff, had part his coat, and flung the cloth cap he was

and hit witness in the eye, the mouth and of his food and had done various small wearing on the ground. At the same time

you the knee. He then attempted to leave get her ticket (hought at the same time) and As she could not read English she showedl surview for him: The defendant, added The drew the revolver from out the holster

the ear, but witness chased him and held je to Mrs. Li-mother daughter. Mrs. Mr. Russ, was a Mohammedan and the and handed it to the droneid. They

bim fast. He then gave him over to at plaintiff a Sikh, which meant that the commeted chatting, and while they were sikh sergent of paties who was standing

Li bere "frightfully excited," "nyingi defendant would eat no tuvat which had speaking. Sergt. Colf opened the chamber

why you är just one number above.", in the road, and they proceeded to the hot been prepared by one of his own of the revolver,-which, was fully loaded, shankiwan Polier Station.

Mr. Ng Quinn then said "Vi (Mrs. faith, "But I am sorry to say," added ; ---and shook the bullets into his hand. Ho Defendant alleged that plaintiff caught mine, you must have won,"

Chan) you Jught your ticket before Witnes then Mr. Ross, that despite the precepts of did not use the ejector, and without took hold of him by the tie, first, Mohauet the defendant was in the habiting to see how many bullets there were,

went to look for the ticket but could not

of drinking wine,”

he put them on lap of witness' cap That touch the defendant's tie till he find it in spite of the fact that shel

other people present,

Plaintiff denied this, stating that he did

The Pasar Judge: What sort of wine, Haading, "him lack his revohër, drevaseid first been struck. not thmapagne, 1 suppose?

M.Russ thought it would be Chinese wine, The defendant, he went on to say, came to the Cotony, peirniles», in 1922, and Went to see the plantiff who came from the same village, and who was, among other things, a watchman at the French Bakery, The defendant later got a job as police guard at the Bank of East Asia. At that time he lived at 13, Moon Street. Wan. chai, away fem the Bank, and went for

said:

searched "most disperately."

Mrs. Chan, in the course of the eros examination was asked by Me. Alabastor: put it to you that you are mistaken in your belief that you bought 3066?

Mrs. Chan #Oh! really,'-

Mr. Zeitlyn: Oh, answer Mr. Alabaster pleas.

Mr. Chan said she was certain she was not mistaken,

Mr. Ng Quinn, mether of Mrs. Violet

Witness went on to say that it was on In ideer, defendant said that the Ain at my " Witness did so, and plaintiff came and sat by his side in the her instructions that the telegram was cocked the weapon, finally pulling the ear, in spite of this fact that the whole sent to her brother (Mr. Sidney Quinn) at trigger: Sergt. Dol then remarkod :

top deck was empty of passengers except. Shanghai by Mr. Henry Wei asking him "I see you have the common habit of ing the soldier. As he sat down he knocks to return, inunediately," pulling. Now watch tae,"

led witness hat on to the floor, and wit. Thereupon i pork the revolver away now told him to pick it up. He refused from witness, pointed it at his (Sorgt, and pushed wines with his leg. They Asken's) right eye, and pulled the trigger, then started to push each other, and the Then he said: "Now do it again." Wit.soldier came up and interfered. He was

es took the revolver, aimed at Sergt., the man who gave the two of them inj

he had his foul to this French Bakery Store i "Cole's right, eye and pulled the trigger.charge; it was not the planitiff th the plaintiff WIN. al the He repeated the performance; there was stated. All the way to the Police Station later sew that defendant got up at the

a flash and a evack, and deceased fell to plaintiff was trying to punch him. proper fine and generally helped it. It the ground with a bullet in his skull Asked by the Magistrate how he was always agreed between the parties! Witness immediately great for the ambul accounted for the fact that complainant Chan and Mr. Sidney Quinn, next gove that the defendant should pay something ane, but decrased dird within his had marks of blows on his eye, month,

evidence and told the Court the story of At the beginning of March the watelaninates, and life was extinct when the and knee, defendant said he did not know living at No. 1, Moon Street, formed in

Te never struck him, but merely pushed ambulance arrived. proper mess and the defendant had to leave there, as he had his meals with: Questioned by the Magistrate, „Sorgi,

Inspector Lannigan, of the Shang wan Askew said that between the time deceased Police Station, in reply to his Worship, the plaintiff.

The Puisno Judge remarked that on the tipened the r volver, and when he fired the stated that he could not say who the whole, he had found thes men were quite fatal shot, the databer was net opened soldier in the easy was or what regiment honest and when a just claini was denied! Dr. J. H. T. Smalley said the deceased he belonged to.

The Indian sergeant said he did not sold excepting his own, as he was out of there was almost sure to be some quarrel, died from a bullet wound in the skull. The behind it ali What is the reason?" Bullet passed through the lid of the right, noties the soldier's shoulder badge, but the room washing his hands. On his re was stationed at Lyermun turn he was asked to buy a ticket. Ho queried his Lordship of Mr.. Rass, "Can eye, and went into the brain.

Barracks.

naked who had ticket No. 3008, and Mrs. Jou altrite it to my thing? **

The case was adjourned til Saturday: Chan replied that she had, and showed it to him. On the day of the race Mrz morning for the soldier to be found,

Chan ring him up and said she had bought the winning ticket. but had sines! lost i He told her that it would be all right when her brother enme back,

Sergt. E. Carpenter, stated that he was Mr. Russ suit! it was very dificult to the musketry, instructor,, and «Iregased say but he understood there was no wak his assistant. In ting Serge. Askes to aim at his right eye, Bergt. Cole was; guarrel.

The plaintiff in the box, said he had When been in Hongkong for 27 years,

the defendant arrived he lived at 15,

following out instructions for training) men with the revolver.

Jum

th

than

THE PILGRIM.

HONGKONG.

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the purchase of the ticket by Mrs. Chan ata. Christins "Eve party.

Mr. G. K. Hall Brutton gave evidence later in the evening. Ho described the incidents, in Mrs. Chan's house after the actor boat picnic the day before Christ inn stated that he saw no tickets

Before the proceedings concluded for the night Mr. Zeitlyn announced that ke had nearly finished his ease. The only witness he had to call were Mrs. Lai,

The Armoury Sergeant of the King's THE LATEST CHAPLIN FILM IN Moon Street, and bad his food with the Reginent, Sergeant-Major Greig, gaye nitors. When the defendant arrived hej evidence, and demonstrated for the beneft found him a job at Taikos, but he could of the Jury and the Magistrate the The seroning of "the Pilgrim" at the

He then supplied, him mechanism of the revolver. He alo de World Theatre, in which Charles Chaplain | Dr. Wu, and a gentleman from Shanghai. not stay there, with a book to study Chinese. The demonstrated the emptying of the chamber features as the principal character, is The latter would not be able to get to fendant, after all witness had dine for with the electar, and merely by shaking, drawing large houses. On Tuesday night Hongkong till next Monday, and Mr.

· hím, had, not paid him one cent and he He stated that the revolver and the the Theatre was packed, and last night | Zaitlyn suggested that the proceedings be considered his claim of 30 cents a day a bullets were in perfect condition, there was another big crowd. This picture adjourned till then. He believe he would, „„very reasmable one.

That covered every He added that if the deceased had used is billed as Charles Chaplin's "latest, be ablo 19 complete his case altogether on thing, including his lessons in colloquial the ejector instead of just shaking the greatest and funniest picture,” It repre- | Monday.,

bullets out, the accident could not have sents the foncus comedian as an reaped The suggestion was adopted, and the happened.

convict who, to outwit the arm of the law, arbitration adjourned til Monday, The Coroner, addressing the Jury, said dons the clothes of a cleric, which he finds he thought they would agree that death on the bank of a river. Charles, robed was accidental There was obviously as a respectable minister of the church, gligence involved, but it was that of takes train for a town where it so hap deceased alone. He had been grossly pens that the Rev. Mr. Pim" is expret- carers Sergt. Askew, be added, baded to arrive by the same train to take up given his evidence fairly and with frank duties in a new sphere of labour. The

Chinese.

Cres examined by Mr. MneCullum, the plaintiff admitted that he had a variety of eupations including that of a re- gistered money lender.

Were you good friends -I'mply help ed him because he ena a villager of mine, You were very kind to him. You taught him Chinese Yi supplied him with the most extravagant foods and wines?- Yes,

Referring to the leasons in Chinese, Mr. McCallum 'asked how long it took the Witness defendant to pick up Chinese. replied that he taught him the language inside three months.

"

He must have been a very diligent scholar to pick it up in three months?-

month.

1170.

"accidental death."

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real Mr. Pim is detained and when

A DANGER OF RICHES.

JEWELLER AND CLERK,

A young Berlin bank clerk appearol in the Monbit Police Court, on May 4th, on the charge of assaulting a Borlin jeweller in a café in, the Friedrichstra-296), the jeweller, the young ¦ minu gave him a tremendous smack in the The face without any apparent reason. young bank clerk admitted that the ra

uld hardly be a good one.

The Jury brought in a verdict of Charlie arrives at his destination on Acarding to

Sunday he is surrounded by the elders of the kirk who escort him to the church where he is just in time' to conduct the ervice. "Numerous complications arise out of the situation and the incidents that follow provide a continuous scream of laughter.

"

I hardly know myself why I struck him." he replied to the Judge, "except that I didn't like his face. I was sitting beside him when a blind beggar camo in and begged from him, and there he sat,

"Then have you ever held the Chinese lady's handwi" naked Mr. Russ1-No.

The defendant also said he could not

He admitted, A Snub Pollard lin * The Old Sea, with his fat red face opposite an enor Oh, yes; anybody can pick it up in coesprak word of Chinese.

however that the plaintiff had written Dag" is also shown and this is parti-mous portion of roast beef, with rings on

face

A mug picture of avarice and une or two letters for him, but said that" cu arly good. There is also a Chinese his hands, and a grand suit, and ha Opinions differ on that?-H could for this sevier he had paid him a dollar. Scynic picture, The Temple of Hang- humility. I eaid to myself, le muxt Iourn sufficient to craverse slightly. On one occasion the plaintiff asked him chow "which reveals in a very interesting give the beggar something. He simply must. He is rich; he is eating himelt A Chinese woman. living at the French for a subscription of $60 towards the manner, a fragment of the past history dared, and he will never miss it,

when He replied, "On principle I give only Bakery Stóru, gave evidence as to seeing building of a Sigh temple, but he did not

to charitable moieties,' I was overcome the defendant at the store under the comply on the around that he was a

The programme will be shown at the

by an unconquerable impulse. Something influence of drink. She described his Mohammedan. On one or two occasions World Theatre each evening at 0.16 p.m. lifted my hand, and then the next thing altitudo on those occasions as "play-the plaintiff bad sent him a letter asking | him to give him a drink for the work ba The defendant, in the box, said he had had done for him.

ful."

of China.

until Saturday.

There was a good output from Clyde shipbuilding yards in April, and con- tracts for three new P. & O. liners have be booked.

nly visited the plaintiff's quarters on two After Mr. Russ had submitted that the occasions, and he denied running up a defendant had been supplied with light bill for Bervices, rendered. He did not refreshments, his Lewdship decided to dis- At no distant date the Royal Hospital drink and denied an allegation, by Mr.miss the claim, stating that the evidence | Schoo, Greenwich, where for apwurde Russ that he was fond of whisky. was too vague to establish the case. The of 200 years boys have been trained for the Navy, will be removed to Holbrook, Suffolk plaintiff had not made out his case.

A

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fi

And

I heard was the resounding smack in his perspiring cheeks."

The Court found that the young men had acted under the influeno of hysteria and inflicted a fine.

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