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JULY 13TE,

ARMS SEIZURE.

GREASER SENTENCED TO FOUR YEARS.

SEQUEL TO HAUL ON BLUE FUNNEL SHIP",

NO. 1 FIREMAN DISAPPEARS.

A sequel to the important seizure of

PRAYA SHOOTING.

MANSLAUGHTER VERDICT AT

ENQUIRY.

·CONSTABLE TO BE CHARGED.

TODAY

JAPANESE ADMIRAL'S VISIT.

DUE TO-DAY WITH HUNDREDS OF

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CADETS.

FROM TRAINING SHIPS,

There will be quite an invasion." SEQUEL TO PIO-DEALER'S DEATH to-day of some hundreds of Japanese

IN SAMPAN

cadets from the Fakumo and Izume, of

the Japanese training squadron, which

SIR,Your correspondent, J. K. S. makes many rash statements about the Churches," but giver no suthority for theu I am not aware that the Church and ammuuition on board the Blue

Funnel steamer Philoctetes on Saturday The enquiry concerning the death of a proceeding southwards from Shang- of England has ever condemned birth morning, namely, a haul of no fewer the Chinese pig-dealer, Lau Cheung Lan, hai on a cruise, The cadets will remain control. Individual, members of that than 43 Luger pistols, a German machine who was shot dead, while in a sampan on in Hongkong for a few days and will be Church may have done so, but individual;

ammunition, took place of the Central

Detective Inspector Fallon prosecuted. and Mr. M. M. Watson watched the proceedings on behalf of Messrs. Alfred Holt & Co., the axders of the steamer Mr. M. K. Lo, who was stated to have been engaged for the defence, was not for the de present

As the result of the finding of the jury. Following the arrival of the ships, the Lindsell directed that the constable Japanese Consul-General in Hongkong be charged with manslaughter and be and the President and Vice-President of brought before the Court to-day.

the local Japanese Association, together Mr. T H. King, Director of the with representatives of the leading Criminal Intelligence (who has watched Japanese firms, will leave by launch to the case on behalf of the Police) said meet the Admiral. that he had no further evidence to offer. ORDERS EXPLAINED

members of the Church have also advocat. Sun and 4,003 rounds of American made the night of June 18th, by a Chinese police entertained in various ways.

With the training ships is Admiral ed it. In your issue on June 22nd last Bagistracy yesterday, when before My constable, was concluded at the Central‡.

fagistracy-yesterday before dr. B. E-Yamamoto, of the Japanese Imperial you quote the Archbishop of Canterbury R. E. Lindsell and Major C. Will Lindsell, sitting at Coroner with jury. Nary. as saying in the House of Lords" "We

son, sitting together, a Chinese greaser make no kind of suggestion that there of the Philoctetes was charged with un should be restriction or interference with

lawful possession of the contraband there birth control centres, which have

articles been established for those who desire to so them, and are supported by some exceedingly thoughtful people in this country. It seems, therefore, that 88 far as the Church of England is con- cerned your correspondent's statement is inaccurate When asked for my advice on this subject the opinion, which I have always given is that to refuse to have children is wrong, to refuse to have more than one child is very selfish and a crus] wrong to the child, to refuse to have more children than you can afford to provide for and educate, is entirely just fiable.

pistols. On searching the room he found Churches obstructed with all their power five other mat bags in which were more masses" but he gives no proof of harms and also ammunition. The defen Chinese inspectors and sergeants-majors" (Sir Cécile Clementi, K.C.M.G.), civil,

ARMS FOUND. -

During the day, the Commander-in- Chief of the training squadron and the commanders of British vessels, în port

A paper was handed to the Coroner by will exchange complimentary visits. The the jury inquiring whether the adminis

officers of the two vessels will be enter The first witness, Mr. F. E. Taylor,trative department of the police was chief officer of the Philoctetea, said that quite satisfied that Chinese constablestained later at the residence of the

Japanese Consul-General." he was called to the fireman's quarters were conversant with orders issued to

Tomorrow (Wednesday) morning the about 245 on Saturday morning where them for the use of firearms when on cadets will pay a vint to the Peak, a ship's watchman had the defendant duty. under arrest. Witness said he saw in the

Botanical Gardens, etc., and alter this In reply, Mr. King said that they had they will be entertained at the Japanese

and they were given instructions both in a visit to the Hongkong University. the training school and by visiting

Again your correspondent writes, "room one bag, in which he found 20 orders which had been explained to them, Club, leaving there in the afternoon for

the demand for State education, of the

witness.

To-morrow evening, H.E. the Governor

naval and military officials in the Colony will be entertained by the Japanese .com- munity at the Hongkong Hotel.

dant was locked up and the bags of con- statement. The Church of England was traband were removed to the quarters of

Mr. Lindsell asked if Mr. King was the pioneer-in-providing education for

The bags were handed over to satisfied that reasonable steps were taken the masses and had covered the country Revenue Officers later in the morning.»

to make Chinese-constables conversant with a large number of schools before

Evidence given by Mr. A. Naybour, with the orders. the State took any interest in the master. 6th engineer of the steamer, showed that The Society for Promoting Christian the defendant, who was a greaser, went Knowledge which in its early days did off-duty at 0 o'clock on Friday evening various out-stationa to instruct-the-mon guests at ten of the Japanese Association

Bo much for the establishment of schools all over England was started in the year 1698. The State did not undertake the work till the year 1870.—Yours truly,

"H. COPLEY MOYLE.· Hongkong, July 12th, 1936.

FOREIGNERS BEING SHADOWED.

SEQUEL TO THE SIBLEY-MURDER.

MOLESTERS THREATENED.

Extraordinary measures have been adopted by the Chinese authorities at Chengtu, Szechuan province, for the pro- tection of foreigners since the savage murder of Mrs. Sibley, a missionary whose head was hacked off by a man believed to have been insane..

According to private messages received in Shangha, the authorities have issued proclamations for the protection of for cigners, and foreigners are now being shadowed through the streets either by uniformed police for plain clothes men. One of the proclamations issued by the authorities threatens that anybody found molesting foreigners on the streets will be shot on the spot.

Chief Preventive Officer J. Clarke, stated that he boarded the Philoctetes on Saturday morning, in company with Revenue Officer Ward, and was handed the bags referred to, which contained 43 Luger pistols, one machine gun and 4,603 rounds of American-made ammunition. The defendant was under arrest, and wit- ness handed him and the contraband over to Inspector Fallon.

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To this Mr. King replied that that was so. The senior native officers visited

in the standing orders, and new orders as they came out.

THE SUMMING UP.

The cadets will devote Thursday morn ing to an inspection of the port of Hong- konas will, in the afternoon, be the

at the Hongkong Hotel, --

A trip to Fanling has been arranged for the cadets on Friday morning.

Mr. Lindsell said that in the particular case with which they were dealing, the circumstances of the case into conside. evidence, showed that the constable had ration, the constable had reasonable a very reasonable knowledge of the cirgrounds for believing that the deceased cumstances in which he could use his and companions were in possession of frearms

stolen goods; reasonable suspicion that Mr. Lindsell proceeded to sum up, sad they were smugling arms or opium. BROUGHT UP TUNNEL SHAFT- The smart work of one of the ship's prefaced his remarks by saying that the That could be no excuse for firing Watchman was revealed when this man case was one of considerable importance Merely believing, of having bona fide gave evidence. He said that he was on both to the general public and to police suspicion that they were thieves or re- duty at 2.45 on Saturday morning, when officers. The ordinary man in the street,ceivers would be no excuse for firing. he saw defendant emerge from the tunasi shaft, by means of a ladder, on to the when going about his ordinary vocations, The cry which was heard as stated in deck. The man carried a meeting bag un must be protected from the reckless use evidence, "Palier coming, push of!" der his arm and proceeded to a four-berth of frearm, by police acting without might have been a warning to boat, cabin aft. Witness followed and seized

bin, and when he asked the man what reasonable cause for suspicion. On the owners, who were not allowed to lis he had in the bag he did not reply. On other hand, constables must not be dis-slongside the Praya at night. finding this and other bags in the room couraged from using their revolvers contained firearms, witness reported the under circumstances which the law allow. matter to the Chief Officer-i

In answer to Mr. Lindsell the watched them to do so. man said he was certain that defendant was the man who emerged from the tunnel shaft and that he carried a bug.

FIREMAN DISAPPEARS. Inspector Fallon pointed out, in fair ness to the defendant, that the No. 1 remnan had disappeared from the Philoctetes since the morning of the Messages from Chengt state that the seizure and could not be found

Mr. Lindsell. It was the No. 1 fire body of the madman who killed Mrsman who disappeared in the Benaven Sibley, "and who claimed to be a messen- casa, took t ger from hell, was left unprotected in the street until it was found by for- eigners. When they arrived the body had been robbed of all valuables, including ring, locket and chain, and wrist watch of gold, and even the shoes had been faken from the feet.est

It is not known whether the Chinese looking like a student," who attacked Miss Mapley, has been tried.

MR. OSCAR ASCHÈ,

FAMOUS ACTOR IN THE BANKRUPTCY COURT.

Defendant gave a complete denial of knowledge of the arms. He said that he had been falsely accused, had not been carrying a bag of arms, and only went to the cabin in question to get a cup of tea

Their Worships found defendant guilty and sentenced him to four years impri- sonment with hard labour.

́SHEK-O-MOTOR SMASH.

QUESTION AND ANSWERS.

The questions which the jury were asked to answer, with their replies, were

a follows:

The circumstances in which a police. officer could use a firearm to make an If the constable had good and solid. arrest, he thought, had been brought cause, such as would influence the or clearly out in the evidence. The only dinary man, with reasonable intelligence, point they were concerned with was one to suspect these people of being in posses- in which a person, reasonable suspected sion of stolen goods?—No. of murder or felony was 'escaping. In such a case if the person shot at ware killed, then homicide as held by law was Justifiable.

Whether the constable could have effected their arrest by any other means?

This was held not to have arisen.

* Did the constable fire deliberately" at Dealing with the evidence, Mr Lindthe deceased?-No

sell said it was to the effect that the men Did he merely fire at the sampan in had no idea that the police were trying the hopes of stopping it, but without to stop them. They heard a police intending or desiring to hit anyone on whistle blown, and also heard shots, but board-Yes; the jury adding that the they did not connect it with themselves, thought uppermost in his mind was lo It was only when they got back to the stop the sampan, and, knowing there junk that the deceased was found to be were people on board, he did not exercise. shot dead That evidence was corro enough care. horated as far as it went..

CONSTABLE'S EVIDENCE.

The evidence of the police put different light on the case. It was un- fortunate that the interpreter nt No Police Station, where a report was made, could, not remember exactly what passed during the recording of the reports and

MANSLAUGHTER VERDICT.

FURTHER DETAILS.

After a retirement of about fen minutes, the jury found that the man INQUIRY TO BE HELD.

was killed by a bullet fired by C332 Further details have come to hand with

Mr Lindsell On the answer to thosa- Notice of a Receiving Order, in bank regard to the serious motor-car accident:

question, Gentlemen, I return a verdict ruptey, on a creditors petition, against which occurred on the Sher O Road at

of manslaughter against the constable. Mr. Oscar Asche, the actor and producer It will be recalled that, as reported

about 7 pm on Saturday, of Cha-Chin-Ohow" fame was a yesterday, one of the seven Indians who

Mr. Lindsell added that be thanked the sourced last month in the London were the or, in addition to the Indian it was more unfortunate that two boat- jury for the care and attention they had Gazette. Mr. Ascha's address is given as driver, died as a result of his injuries, women had diappeared. The evidence given to the case. Sugley in a career, Mr. Aschebe following his removal to the Government of the constable who Bred C.363 was

Early in his career, Asche, who wo Civil Hospital Yesterday morning an- born in Australia in 1879, joined F. E Benson, with whom he remained for eight years, playing many parts in the Shakes pearean and Old Comedy repertory for which Mr Benson's management was famous Mr. Asche's onetime success, indeed, was largely based on his reputa tion as a fihakespearean "actor, paral

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his injuries.

In Buswer to Mr. King, Mr. Lindsell other victims of the smash, Sunder Singh, not altogether satisfactory. He had some said that he would communicate the re- & watchman, succumbed in bospital to suspicion in his mind that the gplies, to the questions to the Captain-

ce which he saw might have contained stolon | Superintendent of Police. It has been learned that the car owned by Mr. Lam Ying Yam, was being goods, and the terms of bin report, at Mr. King further said that it was not, tried out preparatory to purchase No. 7 Police Station immediately after stated that the constable had reasonable the prospective buyer boing Ojagor Singh, wards emphasised that. At the last hear grounds for desiring to arrest the per f-well-known Tuddang hot znache frata victim, fa die hospital shortly aftering he committed himself without admission.

vation to the statement that what he really suspected was arms imuggling.

It seemed that the dead

killed

and

Mr. Lindsell replied that that question was not put to the jury,

Mr. King: He was acting within the scope of hi dutjes in endeavouring to arrest thess persons??

Mr Asche, however, will always be remembered for his production of play The other five Indian passengers who that exceeded all records for long runs were in the car and also the Indian Chu-Chin-Chow ran for 2,238 aights driver were taken to hospital, bu£ Another famous, production of his was their injuries were not of a very serious by a revolver shot fred.

were nature. The driver received jujuries to he (Mr. Lindsell) None other of Mr. Asche's productions his right hand touched the saccess of Chu-Chin-Chow It appears that the accident was caused would find that as a fact Among his most recent productions in by the car hitting the embankments the situation was whether the fring of people. fact, war The Royal Visitor, in 1924, glancing blow with the radiator, which

Mr. Lindsell: Yes, I think so, but that

crux of does not give him authority to fire a

which had a run of nine performances caused it to skid on to the roadway and that shot was or was not, justifiable, The Mr Lindsell further directed that the only. Last year he produced, at the turn over on its side. The driver and real question which the jury would have Gaiety if The Good Old Days, a musical passengers were thrown out.

| play, "but this venture was also «un- ~It is understood that an inquiry, will

to decide was whether, taking all the

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constable be charged with manslaughter" and brought before the Court to day

Mr. King: I will arrange for that fo be done, your Wor