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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS,

Dr. W. G. Patterson, Government. CRIMINAL SESSIONS.

Civil Hospital, said that the decensed BEFORE THE CHIEF JUSTICE ( BENEY

had a stab wound one and a half inches! GOLLAS.)}

long between the eighth and ninth rib TRAGIC END OF INDIAN GUARD. in the left side. A post-mortem exami- nation revealed that the wound was six A sequel to the death of an fadianinches deep and hal penetrated the lung guard, under suspicious circunstances, ad the heart. The weapon must have ia" Bonhain Road West of Juge girl,been fairly long, narrow, and very was heard at the Criminal sessions yes sharp. The blow must have been struck terday. when two Indian guards. Sur with considerable force because the Ahrard and "Sirdar Khan were charged eighth rib was cut.. "It was ią such a with murder,

position that it could have been inflicted by someone standing in front of deceased. Deceased was never in & Et state to make a dying deposition.

Attorney-General (Sir The Hon. Henry Pollock, K.C.), prosecuted, and the prisons were represented by Mr. F. C. Jenkin (instructed by Mr. Leo "'Almada).

Sir Henry" Pollock, in outlining the

Asked by Mr. Jenkin if he had had any experience of the force. necessary to inflies such a wound, witness caused sano laughter by saying that be had never experimented

THE CHINA ASSOCIATION. PROPOSED REVIVAL OF THE

HONGKONG BRANCH..

As. will be seen from the letter, pub lished below, an attempt is to he made to revive the Hongkong Branch of the China Association,

It is a movement which deserves every support and it is hoped that there will be a large gathering at the meeting call ed to discuss the subject on Thursday week.

At Home the China Association has

TUESDAY, AUGUST 11TM, 1926

CORRESPONDENCE.

THE STOCK EXCHANGE CRISIS.

· [TO THE KOLTUR OF "TAK HONGKONG DAILY PRESS."I

regarding the cause of the financial 1818,-A lot has been written recsatly crisis in the Stock market.

I venture to remark that it could havo

been averted only by the Hank lending itself to a policy which would be alien to its legitimate functious. The Lona! de investor has in no way been harm-

to the detriment of investors is entirely been doing extremely valuable work,d, and to say facilities were withdrawa particularly during the past two months. incorrect. In my opinion prices for As the Hon. Mr. Holyoak points out most stocks other than the local leaders the Parent Society are in close touch have been fallaciously high for a long | with the Foreign Office. They are able time, and genuise investors have held off During the boom, speculators were to represent the views of the British trader in the Far East direct to the paying anything from 12 to 20 per cent.. native banks wees lending money in a Government. They bare done this effecterest for the carrying of stocks. Most tively during the recent crisis and, in must hazardous manner, advancing at addition, they have left no stone un- times as much as 50 per cent. of the interest while some of the bankers them. turned in their endeavour to correct the market value, at a very high rate of

on that account.

'case for the Crown, said that there was one very significant point, which was in connection with the arrest of the two

Mr. Jenkin described the positions of prisoners. When the polier went to deccused and the two prisoners and their house in Wanchai, too hours after witness agreed want for the person behind the murder had taken place, they found to have driven in the weapon with his a pair of trousers on a rail, nd could left hand there would have to have bennbelief which gained ground in the coun-selves would come into the market and see that the garment had just been washanmistakable movement of that arm.

Dr.

ed, Thews trousers still had traces of blood on them, and they were weat

examination. Dr. "Aliset for Minets certified that the stains kli stains.

It appeared that a very severe blow was dead to deceased with a pointed in strument. The wound, apparently," was inflicted by a perset: standing in front of the man, and who had used his right hand.

Sergeant Whant, giving evidence, said deceged was a watchman who did duty in Bonham Road West. On the night of the minder the first prisoner was on duty as a guard, further west than de cenari.

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Mr. Jenkin sald the case for the defence was that deceased had the knife in his hand and the other two were trying to prevent him from using it. He asked if it would not be possible for the knife to have been driven in during the struggle.

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try that the unrest in China was due to buy cash shares to sell simultaneously forward at a rate bearing 20 per The shares cent interest per annua. labour, conditions.

deposited with the native banks against

The Shanghai branch of the China As sociation is a very active organisation. In Hong-ong the branch was allowed to die because presumably it was considered to be unnecessary in a British Colery. mistake. That was unquestionably

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Witness could not agree. He remem bered agreeing at the Police Court that Under our present system of Government. any communication directed to the Home it might have been done.

the Colonial Mr. Jenkin What has made you Authorities must go to change your wind: --The injury to the rib, Offer. As we know, all questions affect If a medical nu can have two opinions ing China are dealt with by the Foreign on this, there can be many opinians as Office, and having regard to our interest to how this happened 1-Yea.........

in any settlement made with China and with South China particularly, it would be decidedly advantageous to have as close, a connection as possible with an influential body at Home, which would be able and willing to place our point of view before the officials of that depart ment.

Dr. Minett said that a pair of trousers were went to him for examination of He found stains alleged to be blood. Resham Khan. Indian guard No. that they were blood but could not say whether human blood or not. There was not sufficient to make further tests, and the results of the first test were very faint, would have been useless to carry on further texts.

aaid that on June 23rd; he relieved de eraser? at 10 p.m. When he arrived deceased's rifle was standing against the wall and the bundolier was lying on the ground. Deceased himself was adjust.. ing his turban and dusting his clothesis Lordship then adjourned the case

which were in a muddy state. He lixok- until this morning.

and is though he had had a fall.

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Hongkong is too often ignored when

discussed. If China problems are branch of the China Association could bring about a change in such an attitude, it would have accomplished a very useful

work indeed,

The Hon. Mr. P. H. Holyoak, who

(witiess) ttak the rifle and began to walk FOR THE PELANE JUDOR (MR. JUSTICE is taking the initiative in the matter,

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off, and when he had gone about ten

yards he heard a canmotion behind him.

Looking around, he noticed a number)

ARMED ROBBERY CHARGE Luk and Tanog Yau Tsun

were

writes:-

to

loan were in turn taken to a foreign often 30 per cent. of the market value. bank for a further advance, which was The proceeds of this loan would be used to finance further shares in the market, The Chinese banks have been reaping a harvest from the influx of money which has found its way into their coffers, and by depositors in the the recent "run early days of the strike, which caused banking policy or money leading the closing of their doors, also revealed policy would be a better tenn--which bas little or no merit. They are now reap- ing where they have sowed,

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Some people apparently expected the Foreign Banks to extend their financial assistance to the same degree as the'. native banks were wont to do. Nothing short of this would have helped the situation.Yours faithfully.

"REAL INVESTOR."

U.S. CONSUL-GENERAL. MR. R. C. TREDWELL DUE

TO-MORROW,

The American Consulate-General atl

Hongkong announces the impending ar

rival of Consul-General Roger Culver Hongkong. August 10th, 1928.

Trewell, on 8.3. President Jackson, due BIR-Since the second year of the to morrow.

assume charge circumstances Great War, owing

Mr. Tredwell, who will assur which have largely been unavoidable, the of the Consulate General, is one of the of Chinese in a very agitated state, and

w that the two prisoners had hold of charged before the Puisne Judge with Hongkong branch of the "China Assemost distinguished members of the

an armed the deceased. The second prisoner was having been concerned -in holding him from behind and the first robbery at No. 39, Foo Shing/Street on was in front of him. Suddenly deceas June 4th, when money and valuables were ed fell to the ground and the two" pris- stolen. oners walked away very quickly. Wit ais went up to prisener and found that was blending. ile had the man re

moved

«Mr, Jeokin: Before you left drecased did you not ask him why his turban was andons and his clothes in disorder

Yes.

Maxwell T. Gomes, and Goldsmith.

eistion'

ed.

Born in

1 has been practically suspend-American Foreign Service.)

Brooklyn, N.Y.,, he is a graduate of St. The present critical conditions in con-

Paul's School of Yale University, and nection with China affairs urgently call attended the University at Grenoble,

France, in 1908. for a revival of the branch.

R E Office."

From experience, the Colony has again.

He was appointed to the Foreign Ser- The Jury comprised: Messrs. W. O. de rocantly learned the valur of telegraph-vice in 1908, served as Vice and Deputy Consul General at Yokohama in 1910; Silva (foreman), C. Mathias, D. E. a. ing the Parent Society in London on

in close touch with tho "Foreign 1911; in charge at Burelem, 1911-1912 Nicholson, RH. L. Gompertz, Argent China questions since it is always Deputy Consul-General at London in re-appointed Deputy Consul-General at By the courtesy of Messrs. Jardine, London, 1912; at Dresden, 1919; assigned Matheson & Co. a meeting will be held to duty in the Department of State, in their Bourd Boom on Thursday, the October, 1019; appointed Consul at 90th August at 5.15 pm, to discuss the Bristol, 1613; at Amsterdam, 1914; at revival of this branch. All men interest Leghorn, 1914; at Naples, 1814; assigned to Turin, 1015; Rome, 1916; Petrograd, tử in the China questions of the moment

1017: Vologda, 1918; Moscow, 1919; Tashkent, 1918; detailed to the Ameri- but urged to attend this meeting.

can Commission to negotiate peace at General at Large, November, 1921. Paris, May, 1919; appointed. Consul Consul Algar E. Carleton has been in charge of the Consulate General since September 1st, 1934, when Consul-General

Did he reply -He never replied, and night in question three men came to the and of the future are not only invited

never asked him again.

These are days when propaganda, if paly from an educational point of view, should be incessant and the China As- sociation" is the one Society at home interested in the Far Fast, which has both the ear of the Public and the con- Please note the date and come to the fidence of the Home Government. Meeting-through which it is hoped to make arrangements for rigorously re suscitating this branch. Ex-members or interested visitors from const ports are cordially invited to attend.

The Crown Solicitor (Mr. H. K. Holmes) prosecuted, and called as principal wit- ness in Knm, who was one of the victims of the robbery. Witness said that on the shop and knocked at the shutters as the Mr. "Jenkin suggested to witness that place was closed. His younger brother when he looked around, hearing the con- went to the door and asked them what they wanted. They told him that they fusion, all he saw was that prisoner was wanted to buy some fertilizer, but no had they gained entrance than oa the ground, but witness said that sooner he could see quite clearly that deceased they produced revolvers and herded the three occupants, (his brother, himself and was being held by the two prisoners,

the cook into a cubicle, where they were One of ..Gulam

Khadar, another Indian bound and gagged with towels watelizan, also gave evidence, and cross the robbers asked him for the key of the safe, which he handed over and the sale examined, said he knew watchman 100,

was rifled, and $1,300 in money and were other valuables (prisoner), who used to work with debrucelets and

removed. teaed up Shek Li Pui.

Witness and the other two Mr. Jenkin: On the night of Juno remained in the cubicle but when they cerely, zard did the deceased complain to you thought, the robbers had gone they re- that he had been shifted from Shek Lilented one another and gave the alar Pui to Central District-No

Thanking you for the support of your mon paper in the matter.-I am, Yours sin-

P. I HOLYOAK,

Branch Chairman.

On June 22nd, he attended an identifien- tion parade at the Yaumati Police Station

the men concerned..

-Did-be_never_nse abusivo language) and recognised prisoners as being two f concerning No. 1051-No, not to me

At one time prisoner gave the deceased a thrashing -He never did so in any pre

"senet.

You yourself "succeeded in separting them, after the first prisoner had knock ed doceased down 1-No.: did not inter- fore. I did not aes them fighting....

Apkod what the two prisoners were doing when he arrived at the scene of the tragedy, witness said thint he did not

co them.

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H.M.S "HERMES.” The Crown Solicitor then read a state-

MOORS AT BUOY OFF KOWLOON. ment made by the brother of witness who

largest This H.M.S. Heraes, Britain's was at present.sick in the country.

outside the harbour during Sunday night, statement simply corroborated the pre-aeroplane carrier, which had been lying vious evidence.

Sergeant Wesley gave evidence as to being unable to enter owing to the rough 'men in Woo Sung weather, arrived in port at about 7.30 arresting the two Street, Yaumati,

Sub-Inspectoram. yesterday, Dorling gave evidence as to the identi fention parado.

and

William H. Gale Amsterdam,

was transferred to

HE. THE GOVERNOR. INSPECTS RECLAMATION, AT NORTH POINT.

On Friday, 7th inst, His Excellency the Governor, accompanied by the Assistant Colonial, Secretary, paid a visit of, inspection to the Reclamation being undertaken by the Netherlands Harbour Works Company at North PointHe was received by Mr. Kwak Djoer-eng and proceeded round the yards where the process of making and hand. demonstrated. ling the huge blocks of concrete

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His Excellency and party then embark- site where the new zea wall is being,con- ed on the Fictoria and proceeded to the structed, to see the concrete blocks being lowered into place underwater, with the distance of divers.

The usual salute was fired and the Hermes proceeded to the Kowloon side, First prisoner Jenied taking any part where she moved up to a buoy off the in the robbery, as did the recond, who Kowloon naval camber and moored. She Mr. Jenkin put it to witness that he said that he had been on a visit to the is commanded by Capt. the Hon. Arthur

PO HING FONG DISASTER. was keeping back everything that a country, and did not return to the Stopford, C.M.G., R.N., who formerly The Hermes zasterial to the case, but witness denied Colony until June, 11th, so he could not served with the R.N.A.S.

ANOTHER BODY UNEARTHED. this, stating that he was telling the possibly have taken part in the robbery until recently was with the Mediterranean a visit to these waters will

The body of a Chinese girl was re- He would call a witness, his partner in Fleet and szuth.

Bergeant Whant, recalled, said that business, who would corroborate what he form an extension of her training pro- docensod was transferred from Shek Li said. This witness was Ching Chuk Kee,gramme, as well as providing a valuablecovered on Sunday night from the debris on the site of the collapsed houses at Pai to Central District on June 18th of the Nam Fat Shop, No. 72, Portland addition to the China Squadron.

The Mermer is an aircraft carrier of Po Hing Fong. The body was terribly This was the result of an investigation Street.

and is 508 feet in decomposed but identity was established This witness was not in Court, and on about 11,000 tons conducted by Assistant Superintendent

to the emaciated skeleton. Doceased was of Police Scott, who took a statement prisoner stating that he had told the length over-afl, beam over flight deck is by means of the clothing which clung from watchman 105 and another watch Superintendent of Prisons that he wanted 90 feet and she draws 182 feet of water. this man called, His Lordship adjourned The vessel's armament includes six 5.5 Bergeant Carpenter spoke to finding the case until this afternoon, so that the inch, guns, four 4 inch. anti-aircraft guns. the body outside. No. 6, Bonham Road Police could have the man brought to and aine smaller quick-firing guns. Laid

dawn in 1918, she was completed in 1921. Court. West

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The official return of dead now stands at 71.

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