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[BEYORE THE CHIEF JUSTICE (812 HENKY GOLCAY).]

BOATWOMAN'S MURDER. AT

ABERDEEN.

ne per i m

CASE ADJOURNED.

Crown and Mr. H. S. Fitzroy appeared

for the prisoner:

Mr. Nihill, outlining the case, said that which pushed off into the Harbour. Pri. soner had been identified as one of the men Nothing was known as to what actually happened on the boat, other than the statement made by prisoner when he was charged. But when the Police made an examination of the boat, following the crime, there were ample signs that a struggle had taken place. The woman was unable to make any statement be- fore she died in the Government "Civil Hospital.

two, men were seen to board the boat,

It was later discovered that the crip ple's injuries were a ruptured spleen and two broken ribs," and în spita of the efforts to save his life when in Hospital, the man expired.

CRICKET NOTES.

HONGKONG » MALAYA.

Quick, Bellled very well and his innings saved the game Young batamen saquld take lessons from Him in the art of watch. It is indeed seldom one feels, at the ing the hall Hargreaves made an invalu- end of a game that one almost (almist,able filty against Shanghai, but he has Mr. N. L. Brewer, who appeared on but not quite) wishes that one had been failed as a bowler; His fielding was behalf of the prisoner, said that his case baten. The match against Malaya has excellent. as" was Welister &

The latter

How a boatwoman was stabbed to death was that prisoner' returned to bis sleep heen magnificent struggle, from which batted Brilliantly with the utmost con-

ing place and there was a quarrel as to oa ter cwn sampan in Aberdeen 'Har-

some money which had to be paid to the Holmes-Brown and his men emergo with: Burney. Indeed in the second knock baur on September "33rd, was related yesterday morning, when a young Chinese cripple, and the latter throw prisoner's much honour as our own side. Not against Malaya he was out to a ball with bedding into the sen He attempted to ofre hire many times, the game hung in which he was cautions. On an ordinary oned Lam Yin was charged with the

He got ♫ nseful murder of a woman named Chau Yau Tai.rescue the bedding and then returned and the balance. In our first innings at one occasion it would have gone into the

found deceased armed with a wooden titre it seemed certain that the home Taikoo verandah. Mr. J. N. R. Nihill prosecuted for the

cudgel Deceased struck bin, and wrest batsmen would make their aide fairly safe wicket, toe, though the cult of the full- ing the piece of wood away from the man, with a score of 230 or more; but the toss is a bit overdone.

bowlers came again and we were left with; Stripp was not 3.5 sure behind the prisoner returned the blow.

Chan Lau, a witness for the proscena lead of a bare dozen. A couple of sticks as he was against Shanghai, but tion, admitted that the deceased had a wickets to us on Tuesday night seemed to he did his share and he is a useful bat. give us, if anything, a slight balance, and The weakness in the team's batting will, most violent temper.

Medical evidence was given by Dr. W. our bowlers,, as before, improved." the Fope, he made up in the future yearn Paterson, of the Government Çivi Arst shining hours. Again, as in their by some of the younger bats in the Hospital, who said that death was caused first innings, the 6th, and 7th wickets for Colony. More has only to conquer bis by hemorrhage from the rupture. The Malaya improved things considerably, nervousness to be sure of a place injuries were undoubtedly caused by and, with a useful last-wicket stand, Stewart will soon find a place with a violent blows. One blow would have been they set as 146.to win.

little coachings while Balhatchet should Webster (alas) and Ramsay were soon get in if he can only put a little more suficient, and there were certainly not more than two hlows struck

gone and Stripp, though he played a | ulerudin into his innings. I bear, a Cross-examined by Mr. Brewer, be ad-useful innings of delay, went all too soon, rumour of A. A. Rumjaka`giving up the mitted that the man had an enlarged Things looked betterth Pearce in, and game. I hope it is not true as he is a spleen, and could not take blows such as after a heart-tremor on his dismissal nice bat. All these four men can sid an ordinary man could. Apart from the Quick and Hancock seemed to have made rupture, in his opinion, the man would the game safe for Hongkong.. But when Quick went, there ensued a dour struggle not have died from the other injuries.

Prisober went into the box, and said But never I think is the days gone by, when he saw the deceased throw his hedding into the Harbour "he made an effort to save what he could, but his goods sank. He returned and found the de-! ceased sitting on his own bed, and asked have felt the crisis bat hung on gamely him why he had thrown the hedding into even though they may not have scored the Harbour. Decr sed said I don't many ruos. It was fitting that the win-

A hawker who was in another boat at the time, heard cries of "Save life" coming from the woman's boat, and he saw two men swimming in the Harbour, He followed one, keeping him under observation, and the Police being sure moned, this man was arrested.

The woman, who was stabbed about the head, managed to row her boat along side that of a relative, and she was taken to the Police Station and afterwards to Hospital. The woman's little boy, who was on board the boat when it left the shore, was missing, and it appeared that be had fallen, or had been thrown over board in the struggle.

Robbery was the motive for the crime, fur prisoner made a statement to the effect that his companion wanted the boatwoman's money," and that his cont panion killed her. The robbery, however, was fruitless in a monetary sense. Pri-

soner made a second statement which was entirely different, this time stating that there had been a collision with another Jovit, and that a fight had taken place.

Since cricketer first went in

Did the dying so refuse to dis

Or the winners so hardly win." Credit is due to the fast men, who must

very well. so the prospect is bright. Bat heyond Bowker there is nothing very much in the bowling ing coming on in the young entry."

At any rate, I would tender my heartiest congratula- tions to the side on their victories. I trust 1 have not hurt their feelings wrongfully-(I have tried to rightly once or twice,)-but I don't think I have ever criticized harshly or hearsay,

They

their tail TE wag. but they have

care." The man Lau threw a wooden ning hit should have been made by The Malay team had more cricket, Chinese pillow at his head, and aimed a Hancock, and his personal success in this in it. I think, than we *AW. blow at him with the wooden cudgel which knock, and the fact that he has led his have a good batting side, as even he had in bis hand. Picking up the pil-side twice to victory, has given his low he'warded off the blow, and seizing friends the very keenest pleasure. It is the cudgel wrested it out of deceased's given to few men to play successful band and hit him twice with it."

cricket and to captain in Interpart Questioned by Mr. Hazlerigg as to why Games for twenty years. But to very he told an entirely different story in bis few men indeed has come statement to the Police, prisoner, said he

was confused at the time.

that per-

no outstanding bata.. Holmes-Brown, Brand. Livock, Faster, Phayre and Grenier se wit good bats. Their feld- ing was fair only (Yea, I know, but I can't Belp it, and their bowling a bit weak after Knight and Thompson were

sonal affection (I will not use the word done with. I thought the latter's drop-

popularity, for it is no way covers the cashieh Dick Hancock has inspired ping ball which looks like a full-toss not only in Hongkong players and until the last minute, was particularly

Mr. Hazlerigg, addressing the Jury, said it seemed fairly well established out of the mouth of prisoner himself, that he was the man who inflicted the injuries. In the afternoon a Chinese medical Prisoner asserted that deceased was the friends, but also in the Shanghai and dangerous; at all events, to a short hats. officer who was on duty at the Govern- assailant, but that seemed unlikely. It F... men who have known him of old man, though to Hancock and Hughes it

does not present so many terrora, ment Civil Hospital when the woman was was hardly probable that this man, I wonder how many young cricketers owe · Grenier did not bowl bere in 1920, but

cripple, would nesault. admitted, gave evidence, and shid at the man, People of the class of prisoner mu of their future success to his kindly he was quite useful as a change. I was time the wound did not look verý serious, cften made rash statements, yet he would advice and encouragement. I trust I rather surprised to see Holmes Brown Chin Chung, a married boatwoman, azidi ask the Jury to discredit the stories pr have not embarrassed him by these lines, bowl himself so little in the last innings.

that the deceased brought her boat along- side, and she, with another woman, au companied her to the Police Station. Shortly afterwards, when the prisoner was brought into the Station, deceased pointed to him and said "That is the

one.**

A hawker named Lung Tung San also gave evidence, and when cross-examined by Mr Fitzroy, said that the second man swimming in the Harbour was beaten by junkmen with bamboo poles. This man subsequently disappeared. .

Mr. Filroy suggested that this was & case of deliberate murder, and witness replied that it did not concern him. .

Evidence was then given by a Chinese constable, who said that when prisoner was brought into the Station the deceased woman pointed to him and said: "That is the man who. stabbed me.

His Lordship adjourned the gase.” Two' more witnesses for the Crown will give evidence this morning.

(BEFORE THE PUIGNE JUDGE (MR. JUSTICE

GOMPERTZ).}

soner had put forward.

an able-bodied

Mr. Brewer pointed out that there were but it would il fit a cricket scribe to He is a useful leg-breaker, and does not contradictions in prisoner's stories, but permit the occasion to pass without lose his length so much as Thompson these contradictions were more apparent trying to express with however unskilful does when he is hit. Whitley bowled well. than real. With regard to the suggestion that prisoner had carried this piece of pen-what we all think of our Dick on Tuesday without much luck. wood to the scene for the purposes of I do not wish to appear to emit refer- I should like to see Phayre field on his striking deceased, that was not at all necessary. Had prisoner desired to kill ence to Pearce. I was at Home last year, own ground before feeling sure about. the man he could have done so with his but I make no doubt but that full justice his cover-work. He was not catching hands. He could have throttled him, was done to him--not only on his fine. thrown him into the Harbour, and even more probable that deceased, the snapped his back with his hands. It was weakling, had the cudgel. The essential point of his case was that there was no intention' to kill.

brilliant Interport career. He has once performance then, but on his long and them too well, his ground work was Iather spectacular than sound, and be again proved his sterling merit as a bat. throws curiously. At the same time, one

and one is almost templed to quote the The Jury retired at 4.5 and returned well-known, "Others abide our question ten minutes later, when they gave a ver-Thou art free." diet of Guilty of manslaughter."

1

The result of the three matches leaves His Lordship said that, taking into, consideration the serious character of the one a little in doubt still about our side offence, he could not see his way clear to as a whole, curious as it may seem whea inflict a less severe sentence than that of 15 years' imprisonment with hard labour.

CINEMA NOTES.

THE WORLD THEATRE.

must recollect the difference in the light.

along on our fiery turf and does not run and the fact that the ball comes lolloping

truh. But his energy in the field should. teach a Jesson to a good many, cricketers

The hockey-cricketers of Hongkong are.

we have won both games we played. In taking on Malaya on Tuesday at Locker fact, I think it possible that were the believe at the U.S.R.C. If anyone. matches played all over again, there of their side feels aggrieved at my might be some surprising reversals of criticisms, then is his change! form. There is no getting away from the

fact that, we underestimated the strength Finally, we all wish our visitors' Gód¬ of our side. The felding was daily im-speed and a pleasant voyage home- Wo Scones that beggar description, episodes quite such excellence as the team showed hope, a good time. Very sorry you go.

proving, but I doubt if anyone expected have given them perfect, weather and, Is COOLIE CHARGED WITH MURDER Thousand and One Nights, a veritable of our attack. As I pointed out before

more bizarre taan any found in the We also underestimated the deadliness Please you come back soun...!! 3

R. ABBIT OF CRIPPLE.;

کوتی

SENTENCE OF 15 YEARS' IMPRISONMENT.

fairyland of midnight adventure. abound the games, we have been playing all our in Broadway After Dark," the excellent bowlers so long that we have, in a men- picture showing at the World Theatre

this evening. It was adapted from there, come to understand them." No man Owen Davis' play and the cast is headed 18 (or very few are) a bowler in he own Norma Shearera, Anna Q. Nilsson, Wil-wicket would prove to visitors not 80 by such celebrities as Adolphe Menjou, lected the handicap which our fercy Colony. And I, for one, entirely..peg- Jard Louis and thousand others. It is a picture that the Cinema patron cannot used to it; or, indeed, in most cases not afford to miss.

at all. used to

'QUEEN'S THEATRE.

LOCAL SPORT.

FOOTBALL.

HONGKONG LEAGUÉ

Division 1.

Yeung Chun, a coolic, was charged with the murder at 76, Connaught Road West, of a man named Chan You, a cripple, on the morning of October 18th.

The assistant Crown Solicitor, Mr. T M. Hazlerigg prosecuted, and pointed

The fact remains, I think, that we are put that the deceased man, though he did Two Fergusons-Helen and Cassda fied his inclusion on his fielding alone, "B" by 6 goals to 1 in a League gathe

not a good batting side, Ramsay justi- aat actually work, looked after the bed- who, though of the same family name are but, as 1 anticipated; he was not good played yesterday afternoon at Happy ding and belongings of coolies who slept not related and who prior to their en- enough to make many runs against class Valley outside the Wah Cheung Rice Shop 1ngagement for the picture had never met bowling. And until he learns to play Connaught Road West.

play opposite each other in the all-star.

South China A beat South China

NANKING VELVET INDUSTEZ. Nanking velvet is one of the important

On the morning in question, three per-production of Jack London's novel, The orthodox cricket he never will be. His sons were: asleep at this place, one of Queen's Theatre today. The picture is bad stuff. But, if he ever wants to play of the Elsinore," showing at the leg shots are brilliant, and pay against whom was Chan Lau, a would. say that he was disturbed by cries and distributed by Metro. The two. Fer-und off-play on orthodox lines. And I C. E. Shurtleff, Inc, production and is big, cricket he has got to learn defenes screams, and saw the deceased sitting gusons play respectively the parts of hope he will, for the Colony will want silk fabrics in China. During the pros on his bed, while prisoner was standing Margaret West, daughter of a half-owner him in the future. He is too good to be perous period of the industry in the above him striking him with a piece of of the sailing ship Elsinore, and Dick spoilt just for soms temporary League Ching dynasty, there were in Nanking wood. The deceased man was a cripple, Sumers, son of the vessel's skipper... and the blows struck were of great

380 factories, owning 1,100 weaving

Owen Hughes as a bat was disappoint. frames. With the exception of Fukien

violence. Prisoner left Chen Yau on the Mr. Mitchell Lewis has the leading ground and went away, and almost simul role also in The Mutiny of the ing, but I feel sure he is suffering from Province and Hankow, the Nanking pro- taneously the Police arrived.. Elsinore." He is cast as John Pike, the the reaction of Autirabio injections. He duct was formerly distributed throughout stable were patrolling Connaught Road Blainare, who battles with thy mutineers fields in the Colony, each in his own leading city. During recint years, how Sergeant Thorpe and a Chinese con rough but kind-hearted mate of the is bracketed with Bowker as the finest the country, particularly in North China. Wholesale dealers were found in every when their attention was attracted by the when they endeavor to take over control place. Bowker is, I fear, not a bat, but ever, the trade has declined. Apart sound of blows and cries When they of his ship. It is a role ideally suited he bowled most excellently and as cover from purchases made in Nanking direct. came on the scene the Chinese constabls to this virile actor Noah Beery plays or square-leg is brilliant, Reed and by customers, velvets are now only was sent after prisoner, and noticed that the sinister Mellaire, who incites the Powell bowled Einely and it is remark ported to Shanghai and Peking. The he had a large piece of wood in his hand. mutiny. This part affords Mr. Beery able how both have improved their field number of factories: bas boon reduced, to The constable accosted him, and he opportunity for some of the heat work of 10g Powell brought off a splendid catch 350 and weaving frames to 800. Nank- denied taking any part in the assault his career. Previous to appearing on the at square-leg just when H.-B. was most ing velvets are classified into several He was arrested and at the Magistracy screen Mr. Beery appeared a number of dangerous, I do trust he will never kinda, all having a standard length of 20 made the following statement: It was years on the stage, Buster Keaton is again try to play the bowling. He never Chinese feet and walth of 1.5 Chinese an ordinary fight. I did not want to kill also to be been in his latest and funniest will I fear, while if he plays his own feet por Fine Chinese Economie Bullon It was fate that he was killed."

comedy The Gout " in two reels. mashie-niblick shots he gets a lot of runs, tink