1925-11-19 — Page 5

Page

PROSPECTS OF TRADE RESUMPTION.

*

CHANGING ATTITUDE OF LABOUR UNIONS REPORTED.

THE

KOWLOON SHOOTING AFFAIR. CHINESE SERVANTS COMMITTED FOR TRIAL

་

HONGKONG DAILY PRESS,

Li Kau, Li Chun and Lam Kau, the three servante alleged to be concerned (FROM OUR CHINEAS CORRESPONDENT]

in the sensational shooting affair in Neither the Kuomintang nor the Labour Chatham Road, Kowloon, on Friday Union Leaders in Canton are now putting night, again appeared before Mr. E. V. any obstacle in the way of negotiations Hamilton at the Kowloon Magisher for an early resumption of Canton-Hong-yesterday. kung trade although neither party "is willing to formulate any definite proposkis on the subject. It is understood that the Labour Unions will shortly appoint a Committee to co-operate with the Com- mittee of the Commercial Guilds.

The first man, who is alleged to have fired the shots at Police Sorgoant Clarke, and the third are Capt. Joil's servante, whilst the accond, who had Capt. Joll's revolver in his possession, is Col Mat thews' servant,

WEST POINT MYSTERY. ENQUIRY INTO CAUSE OF CHINESE DEATH.

wha

THURSDAY NOVEMBER 19TH, SHANGHAI DOCTOR AND

HIS ASSISTANT.

APPEAL AGAINST - CONVICTION FOR VILE" LANGUAGE.

At the Central Magistracy yesterday afternoon, Mr. R. E. Lindsell, sitting a3UDGE PURDY AND THE ALASKAN

CODE. Coroner, enquired into the circumstances surrounding the death of Fong Kut was found dead in his bunk at No. An important decision affecting the to administer the Alaskan Code was de Sung Hing Street, West Point, on Novem-competency of the U.S. Court for China ber 6th His throat had been cut, and

livered by Judge Purdy at Shanghai a Chinese chopper was found near him.

The Jury comprised: Messrs. Charles last week, when he quashed a aummary Bentley (foremaa), Robert E. Macdougall conviction, Appellant was an American- Chinese, Dr. James S. Ching, who was and Albert Edward Bertram.

Evidence as to the discovery of the body fed G. costs by the U.S. Com- was given by Cheung Chung, a pork but misioner (Mr. N. E. Lurton) for using A number of men acting as strike The first man waa charged with shoot-cher, who lived in the same house, and vile and abusive language to a' Chinese pickets in Canton Harbour have been ing at Sergeant Clarko to resist arrest; by Sergeant T. O'Connell, who gave woman, Lily Thomas. The original arrested by the Water Police for extort-

the second with the possession of the evidence as to being called to the scene. charge was that of disorderly conduct on June 23rd, at 136, Schuen Road, Dr. E P. Miselt gave evidence of sh ing high fees for transhipment from Can-revolver and five rounds of ammunition, ton-Hongkong passengers.

examination he carried out on the body, when defendant was alleged to have There was a wound in the lower portion struck prosecutrix' on the right ear and of deceased's throat about three inches used vile and abusive language to her. long which gaped open for about two inches. It was 1 inches deep, and had penetrated right through the wind-pipe,

and the third with unlawfully assembling together with other persons in Chatham Road at 10.30 p.m. on the 13th inst., without lawful, sreuse

Mr. H. D. Bodger, for appellans," said that the appeal was brought on the

CHARGES OF CORRUPTION. The investigation into the charges of corruption against some of the Red leadere in Canton, to which reference bas

Sub-Inspector Andrews appeared to previously been made in this column, has conduct the Palico cns, and Mr. disclosed the fact that the Yuch-Han Loo D'Almada represented the second] through the guilet at the back of the wind, rounds that the lower court had no

Railway has been paying more than $20 a ton for coal whereas it might be pur- chased for $15 or 815 a ton. It has also

prisoner.

The third man was further charged with having unlawfully loitered on the

pipe down to the bone of the neck and second arteries, and to the muscles on

the other side of the wind-pipe. The angers of deceased were three-quarters

jurisdiction to try defendant for the alleged offence under the compiled laws of the Territory of Alaska and that the complaint did not state facts sufficient

been recorded that more than 70 per cent highway during night time, there being contracted, which indicated that he had to constitute an offence.

of the locomotives and rolling stock of the line are unfit for service.

THE SCHOOL TEACHERS."

To guard against the wholesale resigna tion of the Canton public school seachers who are protesting against the non-pay- ment of salaries, the Kuomintang have issued a mandate making it unlawful for a public servant to leave Government employment without proper notice or discharge.

ATTEMPTED ROBBERY. GANG FAIL TO TAKE SHIP-

BUILDER'S SAFE.

good cause to suspect that by had com- died very suddenly and in severe pain. mitted a felony or was about to commit The contents of the stomach "had been

a felony, and His Worship adjourned. sent to the analyst, and the report re- the case against him until the others ceived showed a negligible return as far were dealt with

as poisons were concerned.

In his opinion it was very improbable that the wounds were self-indicted.

The Coroner adjourned the enquiry until next Wednesday afternoon.

EMBEZZLED $5.000.

HALF OF IT SQUANDERED IN MACAO.

41

..

Sub-Inspector Andrews, outlining the case, said that at 10.30 p.m. on Novem- ber 13th, Sergeant. Clarke was on patrol in Chatham Road, when he observed three men acting in a suspicious manner. Ho followed them, but observing him they separated. When they thought he had gore past they came together again. The Sergeant went up to them and was about to search one (the first prisoner), Before Mr. R. E, Lindsell at the Cea- when this man put his hand into his tral Magistracy yesterday, a Chinese, An armed robbery was attempted at pocket, drew a revolver and threw it to who had been employed by a Chinese who started to run. firm of cracker dealers at No. 13, Queen the Kwok Lee shipbuilder's yard at the scoond man,

a charge of Cheung Sha Wan on Tuesday evening by The Sergeant fired a shot into the air Street, pleaded g ́ty to

of $3,000, belonging three men who entered the family house to frighten the man, but the latter turn- embezzling the sc and removed the "safe from one room toed round and fired a shot at the Ser off. Sergeant another, apparently with the intention of geant, and then ran taking it away with them. At the time Clarke held his prisoner and took him they made their entry to the, house, a small sampan with five men ca board, came alongside the shipyard, and it would seem that the sale was to have been transferred to the boat for transit to a

safe retreat.

to the station. Later the other men were discovered at No. 2, Chatham Road, the home of Captain Joll, R.A., and "Adjutant H.V.D.C.

Sergeant Clarke gave evidence as to

to his master, en ulz etk

From the evidence given it was shown that the defendant was arrested in Macas last Friday, and was brought back to Hongkong on Monday.”

REPREHENSIBLE BUT NOT A

CRIME.

With regard to this particular name, the charge as brought, was not covered by either the Alaskan "or Columbian Codes which the Court administered, Mr. Rodger continued. There was no body in the room save the doctor and proscentrix. Vile and abusive language. was not actually the one objectionable word which was charged by prosecutrix and denied by defendant" and no other offence was proved before the lower Court Supposing defendant had used the word, it was certainly highly. im- moral and reprehensible, bat was not a crime, and therefore he should have been discharged

The District Attorney (Mr. LG. Husar), in reply, said he was inclined to agree with Mr. Rodger that if the word in question had been used, certain- ly no crime had been committed.

The master of the yard, however, what happened on the night in question, ancle living in Hollywood Road. The of very great assistance to the Court in

noticed that something unusual was taking place and becoming suspicious of the men's movements, sounded police whistle, with the result that the invaders of his dwelling took fright and hurriedly decamped, taking nothing away with them. One of the gang whe while endeavouring to escape..

arrested

ROBBERY WITH VIOLENCE." BIG HAUL AT UN LONG MARKET.

and said the man was about six yards from him when he fired the shot. took the first man prisoner, and later identified the other two at an identifica tion parade.

Mr. D'Almada suggested that the revolver went off accidentally when picked up by the second man.

Inspector Andrews said that he saw first defendant at the Water Police Station, where he volunteered to show the Folice where the other men were. The Police weat with him to Chatham Road, but could not find the men.

Later Lieut. Aucott, who escorted Mrs. Joil to her home, discovered the two men and had them arrested. Mrs. Joll hand-

fired.

Captain D. Joll deposed that the revolver was bis, and that he left it in

Major C. P. Holcomb (who had pro- Mr. R. E. A. Webster, who prosecuted, scented in the case) urged the Court to said that the defendant left $2,000 with take very serious consideration of the an unele residing in Upper Lascar Row fact that the Alaskan Code had not been while he left 8500 in the care of another repealed. It was and had been, in fact;] remainder of the money he appeared to criminal prosecutions and in civil cases. have taken with him to Macao and squan- Until it could be shown by the statutes of the Alaskan Legislature that the one specifying the particular offence had been repealed the Court should still con- sider it an offence.

dered.

Mr. G. N. Tinson held a watching brief on behalf of the defendant's two relatives mentioned.

It was stated that the police had seized a certain amount of money and books.

His Worship postponed sentence for one week.

BOLTED FROM HOSPITAL. SICK MAN'S DREAD OF OPERATION.

THE WORD "OBSCENE". "The Judge said that it seemed to him, whatever the evidence might have been, the decision of the lower Court was; “1} find defendant guilty of using vile anu obscene language in the presence of a woman." The word obscene in United.

The police received yesterday a report

States Courts did not necessarily ment vile language. He remembered that in of an armed robbery with violence which took place at Un Long Market, between

During the hearing of a case at the one Court it was stated that obecene language had three meanings. Langage Pingshan and Au Tau, New Territory, about three o'clock yesterday morning.

Central Magistracy yesterday, when that the Court had said was obscene was From the details received, it appears that a gang of ten men, armed with re.

Chinese was charged with having assault-language calculated to arouse lewd, volvers and Mauser pistols, raided the ad over to him a revolver and six rounda ed a fellow countryman, 'a strange story libidinous thoughts". In one well-known description he had ever heard, but it was market and after treating with violence

absconded and had never been seen since. held not to be calculated to be obscene any resistance made by those at the of ammunition, one of which had boon was related of bow the complainant had case, there was abuse of the most violent market escaped with a big sum of money,

The two men had a quarrel, during The language held by the Commissioner jewellery and other property, the total value being put at $11,562.

matters. He thought that his injuries in the statute.

His Honour could not help thinking Among the things stolen was $6,500 in

which the complainant had the worst of to be vile in his judgment did not appear

money, $800 worth of jewellery, about $3,000 worth of clothing and blankets and going to camp. Second defendant was resolution wavered while waiting in the that the Cours was not justified in going other articles valued at $112. The rob his cook boy. In reply to a question by reception room of the Government Civil back to the old law passed in 1901, that | Hospital The surgeon, in his white had been out-of-date for years. It was not in operation in any other place, or in overalls entered the room, and the man, apparently thinking that he would be fact in any place on the face of the

bolted out of the hos upon, operated

earth unless out here. They had gone pital

This decided aversion on the part of back 20 years to search out from that the complainant to be treated by a for reservoir of laws this statute and ap- eiga surgeon, and his failure to appear plied it in China when they had a live at the Magistracy yesterday, necessitated code to which Congress was paying the dismissal of the case and the discharge attention every year and which Con of the defendant by Mr. R. E. Lindsell,gress apparently thought was suthcient to take care of the every-day affairs of the Magistrate.

the people of the District of Columbia: They might have had a cause for such a law in Alaska, but apparently no cause in the District of Columbia. The judg ment of the Court below would be re versed and defendant discharged.

hers made off towards Chinese Territory.

TRAFFIC "MISHAPS.

TWO CASES ON TUESDAY. A lorry owned by the Sang Lee firm of contractors, who are doing levelling work at Marrison Hill, collided with a motor Car at Morrison Hill Road on Tuesday The car was considerably damaged.

a collar drawer, which was unlocked, on necessitated a visit to hospital, but his

Mr. D'Almeda, witness said his Boy had been of good character daring the time he had employed him.

Mrs Joll said that on the night io question she returned home about mid- night, accompanied by Lieut. Aucott, They saw that their Indian watchman was missing and thought that some must have happened. A few minutes later Inspector Andrews arrived and

A Chinese was admitted to the Govern- ment Civil Hospital on Wednesday, suffer. ing from head injuries, caused by his explained what had occurred. She found

fari in Des the revólver in the collar drawer, whore The driver was de- it had been pushed right to the back:

being knocked down by Veux Road West. tained for enquiries.

FOUR MONTHS OF FREEDOM. WEIHAIWEI CONSTABLE

SENTENCED.

2

How a Weihaiwei constable, who de serted from the Hongkong Police Force in July, was recognised and arrested a few days ago whilst walking in a street in Yaumati, was related at the Central Magistracy yesterday, when the defen dant was sentenced by Mr. R. E Lind sell to four months hard labour,

Mr. Scott, A.S.F., stated that defen- dant joined in September 1924, and had been worn for three years

The Chinese sectional Inspector of the Weibalwei contingent stated that he had not had much trouble with his men.

ABSENT FROM DUTY. SHANTUNG POLICE SERGEANT FINED.

A Shantung police Lance Sergeant ap- Kowloon Court yesterday, to answer peared before. Mr. E. W. Hamilton at charge of absenting himself from duty at the Kowloon Water Works Police Station.

Lient. Aucott, RA, aid that whon

JUNKMASTER FINED. be returned to the house with Mrs. Joll

WHY HE KEPT AN OLD GUN, he noticed many policemen about, and ne lator interviewed by Inspector Andrews. He went upstairs to close a

Mr. C. A. 8. Russ, at the Central Magis window, and noticed a bare foot sticking

Defendant said Ee went to Yaumati tency yesterday, in defending a Chinese ready he stayed gun and a quantity of dynamite, explain- out under a bed. He pulled out the to get some clothing, and when he found who was charged with possession of a ed 1 that defendant was master of a fahing the night there man, who proved to be the cook boy, and the suit was not quite

and said the tables into the Colony. The possession the house coolis also crawled out from Mr. J. Herr, Assistant Superintendent junk which he used for bringing vege

arrested. of Police, prosecuted,

Department took a serious view of the of the gun gave him a sense of security Mr. C. Greenwood, Police Armourer, case, at defendant was in charge of the from molestation by strike pickets

The gun was described, as an antiquated gave evidence to the effect that he station, and he would ask for a cob examined the revolver on the day after stantial fine. Defendant he said, would edition of the modern rifle, being of the the affair and found that it had been be reduced in rank, and it would prob muzzle-loading variety, discharged quite recently--within 24 ably take him more than three years to

regain his stripesso hours

His Worship imposed a fine of $12, Mr. D'Almada reserved his defence, and the men were committed for trial equivalent to a fortnight pay.

under the bed.. He had the men

Mr. Lindsell, the magistrate, found that defendant had no proper permit, and fined bim 150 on the first charge, and $150 in respect of possession of dynamite.

1925

STAIR CARPETS.

WE ARE OFFERING A SMALL LOT

AT

10%

OFF THE FOLLOWING PRICES.

SEE OUR PEDDER STREET WINDOW.

27-inch. wide TAPESTRY

do.

do,

do. do,

$4.00 Pr. Yd.

HAIR VELVET

4.50

5.50 - do

AXMINSTER

SAXONY

6.50

16 50% do.

7.50

do

6.00

do.

VELVET

AXMINSTER

8.50 do.

9.50 do.

36-inch, wide HAIR

do.

· do.

WE WILL TAKE ALL MEASUREMENTS AND CHARGE. LAY AND FIT ABOVE FREE OF

LANE, CRAWFORD, LTD.

WING ON'S

SALE

EXTENDED FOR 20 DAYS.

THOUSANDS OF BARGAINS.

COLUMBIA

NEW-PROCESS'

GRAND

WM

OPERA

RECORDS

ANDERSON'S.

POWELL,

Hongkong Hotel Buildings.

GENTLEMEN'S TAILORS AND

LTD.

OUTFITTERS

NOW SHOWING EVERYTHING FOR EVENING WEAR.

Our Dress Wear is well known in Hongkong smart ness with comfort being our

WAIST

DRESS SHIRTS,

COATS COLLARS, – TIES, SOCKS, SCARVES, GLOVES,

DRESS SHOES & PUMPS.

DRESS SUITS A Speciality,