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THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 25th, 1927.

SIKH WATCHMAN SENTENCED.

WHITEAWAY'S— BACK LANE

· CASE CONCLUDED.

CHINESE WHO JUMPED OUT

OF WINDOW,

PRISONER'S STORY OF ATTEMPTED BURGLARY,

CHINESE POST OFFICE" SAVINGS BANKS.

ANNUAL REPORT.

PROGRESS FULLY MAIN- TAINED.

The report of the Chiness Post Office Savings Bank for 1925 shows that in the period under review, the seventh working year since the inauguration of the Bank-progress has been fully maintained.

K. M: A.

: TROUBLESOME CIRCUS

FAMILY,

PASSPORTS WITHOUT VISAS.

TO LEAVE COLONY IN FORTNIGHT.

CERAMIC & REFRACTORY PRODUCTS

John and Steve Floris, circus per formers, who are charged with being in the Colony without proper pass- ports appeared on remand before Major. C. Willson at the Centrál Magistracy yesterday.

Mr. T H. King (Director of Deposits in big dollars-during "When Whiteaway, Laidlaw & 1925 amounted to $7,669.233.66-an Criminal Intelligence) prosecuted, Co. was burgled the last time, I increase of 30 per cent. over 1994, and the defendants were represent- was locked up for twenty-four hours and withdraws to 88,123,087.07-aned by Mr. F. G. Vaux,

Mr. Vax submitted that the case by Inspector Murphy, and now. increase of 13 per cent over 1594, was one of presumption only. The do- Police contended that the defen- after arresting a burglar, I am while the amount due to again in trouble," said Kunda positors grew from 84,650,680.38 to dants had arrived in the Colony Singh, at the Central Magistracy | 80,483,148.7%-an increase of 39 per without passports, but it was a cake of presumption until proved. The passports could not be produced at yesterday, before Mr. W. Schofield coat over 1994 The number of de-

arrived Kunda Singh, formerly & watch positors increased from 3458 to the time, but had since

here. Presumption was therefora man in the employ of Messrs. White-

rebutted. away, Laidlaw & Co., was charged with enticing, on January 8th, 3 Chinese boy, aged 16, to his room and assaulting him. He was also charged with causing the boy to fali from the window.

Witness For Defence. "Ranjeet Singh, called by defen- dant, said that he was a Police Guard on the s,s. Tai Lec.

Story Of Attempted Burglary, On the night in question, defen- daut came to visit him and at 9.30, they went to defendant's quarters. Another man, Kher Singh, was with them. During the course of the evening they heard a sound like Defen- window being broken, dant got up opened the window and 81w a Chinese.

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42,299.

Major Willson: I think that a conviction is necessary in the cir cumstances. It is certainly a breach of the regulations.

Kwangtung mall coin currency deposita have also increased, the figures being $1,368,440.12, against $1,361,605.91 in 1924, while withdrawn was the Amount

with $1,277,324.18, as compared

Mr. King: The question is whe 31,044,110,85 in 1934; amount due to depositors at the ther the passports are valid.

Canton Impossible For Business.

the total

end of the year was 81,602,472,50, as against $1,435,910:48 in 1924-an increase of $146,682.41-or 10 per cent. The number of depositors (in small coiri. currency) increase from 2,607 to 9,343.

Mr. Vaux: I am informed that they applied to the British Consul- General for a visa for Hong Kong, but were told that one was not

Deessary.

His Worship: I will make an

During the year one Savings Bank was opened and one closed, order, but it can stay in abeyance. the number of Offices open at the end of the year thus remaining at 340.

lifted the boy up and asked him what had happened and was told that he (the boy) had fallen from a window. Some time later delen dant came down.

Defendant asked witness if he had seen him that night in Queen's Road Central. Witness replied no.

Defendant: Do you know who biew the Police whistle

Witness: How could I know when I was not there to see who blew it. Defendant: Did I make any re port to you?-Nobody had reported anything to me..

Defendant: Did I not tell you that the boy was a thief and that two of his confederates had run away-You told me nothing.

His Worship: How could you know what the defendant saw?

Witness:

"Who's He shouted there" in Chinesc.

Continuing, witness said they saw A Chinese clinging to the win- dow book, his legs were dangling in the air, sad in his other hand he held what looked like a dagger, They shouted, and the boy let go and fell to the ground. As they rushed down, defendant blowing his Police whistle, they saw two other Chinese, who had hidden bo- hind a ricksha running away 7

Cross-examined. by Inspector Murphy, witness said that he had aever visited defendant's prior to the night in question.

Inspector Murphy: You were fre-

Kher Singh, when called corrobor- quently in defendant's company

ated the evidence of the last wit before this happened -No.

Inspector Murphy: Do you re-ness, but denied baving had any member December 26, when you met intoxicants on the night in ques

tion me in Shelley Street Weren't you there with the defendant? Standing

I was walking and he was standing alone.

Inspector Murphy: But you went to the Central Police Station with the defendant on that day 1-Yes.

house

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Inspector Murphy: Who were you drinking with Kher Singh, Kapoor Singh and myself.

Inspector Murphy: What did you drink --Rhum.

Inspector Murphy Did you drink excessively that night 1-No.

Inspector Murphy: Were you drunk when you came up to the Police Station that night-I only smelt of liquor, but I was not drunk...

Manager's Nervous Breakdown. Mr. O. A. Smith, Manager of Whiteaway, Laidlaw & Co., said that on returning to his residence at No. 30, Humphrey's Building, at about 11.30 on the night in ques tion, he noticed a confusion on the stairs. The defendant and several others were there. Be was told by the defendant that another at tempt at burglary had been made What happened during the following half hour, wit ness said he could not remember, a he had nervous breakdown

on the stores.

down

Where Is My Witness? Defendant at this stage told the Court that he had another witness, but he did not know where the man Lad gone, to

Inspector Murphy: He is outside, your Worship.

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This concluded the case and his Worship said that he would dismiss the charge of causing the boy to fall from the window as there was no evidence to show that defendant had actually caused the boy to fall. . With regard to the charge of assault after enticing the boy into the room against his will, his Wor ship said that he would convict

Heavy Sentence Aaked. Inspector Murphy, in pressing for & heavy punishment, said that there was no doubt that after the defen- dant had got the boy into his roots, he made certain overtures which the boy resented, and then tried to escape by jumping from the window. Practices of this kind were not un the past, but on this occasion defen- known ia defendant's quarters in dant enticed the wrong boy--a lad from a respectable family. Luckily for the defendant, the boy had not died, otherwise the charge would have been entirely different.

Prisoner Addresses Court, Addressing the Court, defendant said that he had seen service in the Army and could produce satisfac tory discharges He was also em-. Ployed in & Government School at Hong Kong, and had been in the Hong Kong Police Force. He could also produce good, testimonials to show that he had never done any- thing against the

Government, AT Since his arrest the Police had de-

I can remember was that I said tained his luggage and left him something about Oh, God can't with only one suit to wear.

and I also they leave me

alone,"

Always In Trouble. said about Taking me

Concluding, defendant said that said Mr. Smith

he really did not know why the Continuing, Mr. Smith said that Police should always fall on him. some of his friends rang up the When Whiteaway, Laidlaw was Police Station and a message war burgled the last time, I was locked received later that everything was up by Inspector Murphy for 24 right. Witness went to bed and hours, and now when I arrested a ahout two or three minutes later thief, I am again in trouble." I one of his assistants rang him u also arrested two. Chinese in 1823 and told him that a window in the just outside the Central Fire bath room of the stores had been Brigade and the men got two weeka broken and requested witness to go imprisonment over to Hong Kong with the keys. Witness went over in a motor boat with Mr. D. C. Logan. He examin ed the premises and then returned

home.

In answer to Inspector Murphy, witness said that the window, in his opinion, had been broken from the outside, and that apart from the glass protection on the window, there was a strong wire mesh on the inside.

Previous Convictions. Inspector Murphy said that de fendant on a previous occasion had been fined $5 for assault, and that he was dismissed from the Police Force for violating the rules. Long ago he had also beca fined $75 for alleged assault,

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A Lenient Sentence,

In sentencing the defendant to four months' hard., labour without the option of a fine, his Worship said that he took into his considers tion that defendant had been a soldier and that he was responsible for bringing two Chiness to justice

Defendant Cross-Examinés. The next witness called: was an Indian constable who testified to going to the scene of the accident in response to a Police whistle. He

(Continued on next Column). in 1925.

Three Generations.

Mr. Vaux said that he would have to ask for time. The party com- prised some fifteen members-three generations of one family-and they wished to go to a place where they could all give a show together.

His Worship: How long do you wanti-Two months.

His Worship: You ask me to. let them stay here for two months without passports-Oh.. They have passports now.

Mr. King: Yes, passports without visas. Their passports expired long ago and for reasons best known to themselves they did not get their

стает passports put in

Mr. Vaux said that as far as he could see, when they found Canton to be so disturbed as to make a circus impossible, they decided to come to Hong Kong. If they had to leave the Colony within three days, they would all lose a good deal of money.

Fourteen Days Grace. Major Willson: Can they settle matters within two weeks!

Mr. Vaux: It will be difficult. Mr. King said that he would raise no objection to the granting of fourteen days provided Mr. Vaux assure him that they really would leave the Colony by that date.

His Worship: You must expect circus proprietors to make proper An order is made arrangements.

for their expulsion from the Colony, but the order will be suspended for I will inflict no fourteen days. penalty in the case.

THIS EVENING'S RECITAL.

FOR ORGAN FUND.

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TIVE PROGRAMME.

This evening, at 6.45, will be given the second of the series of

curred on the reconstructed organ organ recitals arranged to raise funds towards meeting the debt in- at St. John's Cathedral.

This evening's recital will be given by Mr. Rupert Baldwin, A.T.C.L, the well known organist and choirmaster at St. Andrew's Church, Kowloon.

He has arranged a very attrac tive programme, of which should appeal to all music lovers..

The programme will be as under:

(Guilmant) Prelude in €. Minor.........

An interesting movement, from the Composer's third Sonata.

2-Traumerei

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"SUNNING'S" FEAR- STRICKEN CREW.

(Schumann) POSITION OF BULLET WOUND. This beautiful melody, which is ever fresh, is too well known to require comment. Impromtu, No. 2

CASE AGAIN ADJOURNED.

ARRIVING IN HONG KONG.

PASSENGERS ON THE *' EMPRESS OF ASIA."

Among the passengers who dis embarked here yesterday from the R.M.S. Empress of Asia, which arrived in port from the North Mr. F. C. Jenkin, local barrister;

The value, sa evidence, of the (Coleridge Taylor) nature of a bullet wound, was con-about mid-day, were the following: sidered by the Bench yesterday, Mr. G. Hogg: Mr. and Mrs. Coleridge-Taylor will ever morning, at the continued hearing Fisher, Mr. H. M. Fetterly, Chief

3.-(a)

(b) Idyll

be remembered by concert goers as the composer of the music to "Hiawatha." The two pieces to be played this evening are at once graceful and melodious. 1.-Prelude and Fugue in E. Minor

(Bach)

of the case against the two remain- ing suspects in connection with the C.P.B., Hong Kong; Professor Assistant Freight Department, Sunning piracy.

Faan, of the McGill University; The first of the two men was ad- and Mr. Wod Din Hain, Peking, mitted into the Government Civil special commissioner to education.

There also arrived Mr. and Mrs. Hospital in a dying condition from

deep bullet wound in the left J. M. Henderson. Mr. Henderson The immortal. John Seba shoulder, but made an unexpected in the passengers agent in Hong tian Bach was himself a re-recovery, according to the evidence Kong for the C.P.R., and has just

of Dr. Patterson, the Surgeon in

returned from leave in Canada.. nowed performer on the

While at home in Toronto he was organ, and is one of the few charge of the Hospital

Dr. Patterson was called by Mr. married, and has brought his wife great composers who has embodied bis grandest T. H. King, Director of Criminal back with him. thoughts in music written Intelligence, this morning to rebut -for that instrument.. the statement made by the wounded (a) Pastorale, "To a wild

man that he received his injuries (Macdowell) from a pirate who was actuated by (b) "At an old trysting place" vengeful motives. Witness deposed,

(Macdowell) that the wound was a frontal one, (c) "A.D. 1620"...Macdowell) and its sloping position in the From a collection of charm shoulder indicated that the bullet must have been fired from above and ing short pieces by the late gifted American Composer, slightly in front which are, admirably suited for organ interpretation. -Grand Choeur in F...(Grey).

rose"

The prosecution thereupon sub mitted that the man was shot from (Continued at foot of next column,)

Another interesting passenger Mr. St. Nihal Singh, a well- known Indian writer, who is ac companied by his wife, Mr. St. Nihal Bingh was in Hong Kong about twenty years ago,

the bridge while standing upright or in a creacking position.

Other questions put to witness were in substantiation of this point, and the case was then adjourned.