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SOLDIER'S LIFE IN KOWLOON MURDER
SHANGHAI.
CASE.
YOUNG CHINESE ON TRIAL
A SIGNALLER'S LETTER
HOME...
80 WOUNDS WITH CHOPPERS.
TENNIS PARTIES AND EXECUTIONS.
The whole day at the Supreme Court yesterday was occupied in
TAXI KNOCKS DOWN EUROPEAN CHILD.
CHARGE AGAINST DRIVER.
USELESS BRAKES AND DEFEC.
TIVE STEERING GEAR.
A PLAINTIVE ENQUIRY FROM the hearing of a case in which day charged before Mr. W. Scho-
HONG KONG.
young Chinese is charged with the murder of a Chinese woman in the Kowloon City district an April 6th.
A Lance-Corporal of the Camer-At the conclusion of the aftern
The driver of the taxi-cal which knocked down Vera May Philips on Saturday morning, was yester- field at the Kowloon Magistracy with negligent driving and with driving vehicle without two in- dependent and efficient brakes.
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he was riding bicycle along Saturday. When
lowing letter written by Signalman until this morning. Another Chi-Chatham Road at about 9 am. on H. Pitman of the Shanghai Defence hese who is also alleged to be in Force to his parents. The letter volved, in the case has been re- "was published in the Southern minded for trial after the disposal Times at Weymouth, Dorset, and of this case. It is alleged that the the Cameronian thinks that all the second man assisted the prisoner troops of the Shanghai. Defence charged yesterday.
Foree should see it.
Judging from his comments our correspondent does not entirely en dorse the Sigualman's views, and he plaintively asks where one can purchase twenty packets of
10 cigarettes fer seventy-five cents.
The extract from the Southern Pines forwarded to ua says:
A. curious feature of the case is that the murdered woman had over eighty wounds on her face and hands.
The case is being tried before the acting Chief Justice (Mr. Justice J. R. Wood) and a jury.
Mr. H. Somerset Fitzroy is ap pearing for the Crown, and Mr. F. CJenkin is for the defence.
Two choppers, covered with blood were put in as exhibits.
Signalman 11. Pitman, the Royal Signals, 14th Infantry Brigade, Shanghai Defence Force,
The first witness was Dr. E. P. writing home to his father and Minnet, Government bacteriologist, nother at the Boot Hotel, gives & who said he had examined the chatty account of life in Shang-choppers and found bloodstrains on hai. A posh time" he calls it them: also on a pair of trousers and "We've commandeered some gar dens next to an America million coat,
The medical officer in charge of aire's house (he says), and we get the Tung Wah Hospital, said the il kinds of grub sent over, and woman was brought in on the morn when we are off duty we get nakeding of April 7th by Inspector. Dor- over to tennis tournaments and ling. Her wounds included the dinner. This is more like a holi-following: 40 on head and neck; tay. The Chinese are frightened 19-on feee, on left hand, out of their lives of us.... Bags Fight hand 2 on ench wrist. of fighting just outside Shanghai, There was also a bruise on the but they are all windy of each right shoulder. The wounds were other queer way of fighting all such as could have been made They arrange the time of ghting with such choppers as were exhibit between each other, and, if it is ed.
on
nearing the Rosary Church he heard the horn of a motor vehicle from behind. Wit ness gave the driver the signal to pass and on being overtaken, he saw several children on the act of cross- ing the road, about 75 yards away. The defendant was travelling at a speed of between 25 to 30 miles per hour. Witness saw the motor knock down one of the children, the genr wheel passing over the little girl's legy He picked up the girl, and with the driver who had pulled up, took her to the military hospital in a motor car which was borrowed from a European. The driver of the taxi would have driven on again had sot witiess detained him, and taken him to the hospital, where the accident was reported to the Military authorities.
On returning to the scene of the accident witness took the measure- ments of the skid marke und found that the car had travelled 27 paces after the application of the brakes before striking the child. It had goue another four paces before com- ing to a stop.
In answer Sub-Inspector Smith, witness said that in his opinion the defendant could not have avoided the accident at the speed he was travelling.
Sub-Inspector Mason, said that he tested both the hand and foot brakes of the taxi cab and found The steering gear both useless. was also in a bad condition. The cab was dilapidated and should not have been allowed on the road by the Taxi Cab Company.
Sub-Inspector Mason said that he measured the skid marks and thefound that the car had travelled 02
fees before pulling up.
raining, they either put-it off or The woman, went on the medien carry umbrellas. There had just officer, was in a very weak con been an execution when we ar-dition, but canscious, and it did not rived, and we saw a head in a basseem likely that she would live.. ket in the street.
It has In reply to his Lordship bgen terribly cold here in the doctor said the woman died in hos- winter one wants about four pital. She wrote out a statement shirts, and in the summer just a before she succumbed. There were bathing costume and a parasol. n wounds on the body or legs. am feeling wonderful If you No operation was conducted as the read anything in the paper about doctor did not think it possible to this stunt there's no need to be save the woman's life. lieve a lot of it: we're as safe as houses. What is causing most of the trouble is a lot of had money being tirculated; all the Chinese soldiers get paid in had money also Labour leaders shooting each other on sight: about 12 murders in the last week. To walk about here one would, think nothing was amiss, except for Chinese nearly naked or in rage erving for grub, Most things are very cheap here
Husband'o Story. Wong Pun, who said he was the proprietor of a dairy, gave evidence to the effect that he had a wife and deceased was his concubine. About three years ago he took her to live in a matshed near the dairy, which was also close to the cow shed in which the police-found-the- wounded woman On the afternoon of April 6th (the day of the crinie) Wong, who was working in the cow
Sub-Inspector Smith asked for a week's remand as he was still awaiting the medical officer's certi- rate on the condition of the child. It was not quite known whether she was out of danger but it had been ascertained that there were no bones broken. She was auffering from concussion while one of the wheels of the vehicle had run over her legs and thighs.
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The defendant was remanded on bit of geso
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MAGISTRATE PRESCRIBES "A THRASHING."
A 12-YEAR-OLD TRUANT CAUSES TROUBLE.
A naughty lad of twelve summers
'Faxs, 20 packets of ten for 5 shed, received a message by his full speed, the temperature of the cluded yesterday before Mr. RE who played truant was the cause
.cents."
TRAGEDY OF RUSSIAN DANCER.
SEQUEL TO SHANGHAI CAUSE CELEBRE.
SURRENDER OF FORMER ACCUSED'S BROTHER."
Despite overhead fans working at Supreme Court yesterday afternoon was more conducive to sleep than to alert examination of witnesses by Counsel, and all the rest of the formular of justice..
The ease in which a Chinese fruit ȚA FOOLISH COOLIE WARNED. dealer was charged with the uu- lawful possession of a huge consign. ment of palm leaf fans knowing them to have been stolen, was con
of a coolie appearing before Mr. Juki from his wife and Ku Choi
Lindsell at the Central Magistracy.
The defendant, who was repre- R. E. Lindsell, at the Central asking him to go to his kit fat wife's house. Later on he went,
sented by Mr. J. A. Gordon Leask, Magistracy yesterday. and saw there the whole family and
said that two men had asked him to sell a big quantity of fane on a the fokis, Prisoner was sitting among
on the fobis Hu was employed as a
Mr. F. C. Tenkin, who is appear commission basis. He went Inbourer in the vegetable garden.ing for the defence of a Chinese board a junk to inspect the goods, After the evening meal the prisoner prisoner charged with murder (re- after which he consented to sell the went with the other fukin to the ported in another column) was fans on a basis of five per cent. house in which they slept.
at commission. eross-examining witness Wong then went to bed. It was length during the afternoon and
Prisoner then about nine o'clock.
once or twice was observed to re-
Mr. Leask said that the defen dant was an honest man and that
mom
The wayward child was placed in his uncle's care by his father. One day he and his little cousin had a
chievious young gentleman aCTORS brawl and the uncle took the mis-
his knee and chastised him.
The little fellow 'in high dudgeon. had left-the-house an hour earlier. move his wig and mop his perspir. his dealings had been above board.
His books were open for inspection sauntered away from his uncle's After he (witness) had been asleeping brow with his handkerchief. for some while, foki woke him The acting Chief Justice (Mr.and he did not make any attempt
rool. He slept the night at the to conreal anything. Startling developments have taken up and told him to go to the cow Justice J. R Wood) also noticed
Mr. Lindsell said that circumelan Wing Lok Street wharf but when place in regard to the murder of shed. Here he found his concubine and remarked that Counsel magtial evidence was against the defen he woke up next morning he was
remove their wigs if they wished. Chara Jerette alias Clarla Frelovaling bleeding on a bed. Near her
were two choppers. Wong at once Mr. Jenkin commented on the dant and he must convict. In view
a meal who, it will be remembered, was went to the police station and re- temperature and the difficulty of of the huge profit made by the famished and had no money, to get
conducting his cross-examination, defendant, he could not give him found dead in a ditch off Great ported the matter.
During the afternoon evidence was but added that it would be all the option of a fine, as the maxi,
He
would Western Road some months ago, given by police officers and inter-right."
was only $250. with a bullet wound in her head. preters concerning statements made His Lordship remarked that he therefore sead the man to gaol for Michael Purshekoff, a police con-hy the accused, and also taken from was going to remove his wig, which three months,
An order for the return of the stable attached to Gordon Road the woman before she died at the he did, and Mr. Jenkin then follow-
ed his example. Mr. H. Somerset fans was also made. police station, was charged with the Tung Wah Hospital, murder and subsequently acquitted Mr. F. C. Jenkin cross-examined Fritzroy, appearing for the Crown, by the Provisional Court.
the police interpreter at consider apparently did not find the tim During the trial. letters were able length with regard to theperature too trying and kept his received by the police purporting to statement made by accused at the on.
Later His Lordship and Mr. come from Parshekoff's brother, police station, and as to whether
the dialect Jenkin replaced their wigs. and it was alleged that these letters accused understood contained certain admissions in reused, and whether the interpreter gard to the crime. As a result of had a good knowledge of English. these letters, a warrant was issued Later, the case was adjourned for by the Provisional Court authorities further hearing this morning. for the arrest of Sergius Parshek off. The wanted ever, be found. could not, how
CHINESE BANDITS.
SIR ALAN COBHAM TO THE RESCUE-
A NEW FILM THE FLIGHT LIEUTENANT."
A wharf coolie came on the scene and took him home and fed him. He was allowed to go and come as he pleased. When, after a few days, the truant was located, his coolie friend was charged with har bouring him.
In view of what the boy said, Mr. Lindsell said that he could not charge the coolie. Calling the boy's
ON FURLOUGH. MANY RESIDENTS LEAVING. When the s. Mantua leaves here for Horne, on Saturday, she will
to him that it was quite clear that her. Among them will be.
Inspector W. F. Blackman and the lad had run away from home, Miss Blackman (on retirement);
NEGROS REVOLT SEQUEL. take many local residents away with uncle, the Magistrate pointed out.
LEADER SENTENCED FOR LIFE.
Mrs, M. Dallin and daughter, wife and that the coolie had picked bin MANILA, June 17th.
of Mr. Dallin, Audit Department; up in the etreet.
Mr. Mr. Lindsell also, advised the Pacifico Montarde, the Intren-Mr. A. J. Wheeldon, P.W.D.;
M. E. J. Chambers, land chicrado leader in the outbreak in Negros Occidental, has been so bailiff, Taipo; Mrs. Devay and uncle to take the boy home and tenced to life imprisonment by the daughter, wife of Mr. E. R. Dovey, administer count of first instance of the pro Governnicht Analyst: Miss After that, it would be advisable
Department; vince, according to a constabular Brown, Education
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bound
thrashing.
On Wednesday morning at 10 o'clock, Sergius Parshekoff present- ed himself at the Bubbling Well Police Station and surrendered him- self to Detective Sergeant C. B. Henry. He was charged with the murder by this officer, in accordance with the warrant, but denied any
father in the country, or else he participation in the crime. His
Sir Alan Cobham, who is to be from Bucolod. The other Surgt, A. E. Saunderson, Polics; to send the little fellow back to his
Montarde brothers, Leon, Timotor, and Mr. R. Buras reason for giving himself up was
Mr. Burns, who is a cadet in the would probably run away again. that he was suffering from a pental come, a la actor in a few days and Valentin, Pedro Losquite,.
Inspector Grant told his Worship breakdown and could not sleep. time, is to bave a very gallant part Esteban Obao and Fulgencio Diaz F.M.S., has been studying the
and is returning to Singapore.
that the police decided to charge He was accordingly brought be in the film to be called The Flight were given each 20 years' imprison Chinese language in Hong Kong lore Judge Ling and Mr. C. E. Lieutenant," which has been plau ment.
Francisco Chao and his brother,
the accused because last month he Whitamore, Senior Consul's. Deed round, the establishment of
was in similar trouble with regard HOSPITAL COMFORTS." puty, in the Provisional Court and commercial air station in China, Proceso wore given 17 years; and
anys a Home paper.
eight of the subordinate leaders.
to another boy. He told the same charged with homicide.
The story conceras an English were given from six months to two Mr. P. W. Goldring prosecuted
The Committee bege to acknow- on behalf of the police and the girl in China who is being forced years imprisonment. Of the 24 accused was represented by Mr, N. to marry an unwelcome auitor. The Introntherado cases tried, seven ledge with very many thanks, re-story then about picking the boy were dismissed due to insufficiency ceipt of the following gifts for the in the street, and the police allow A. Ivanov.
proceedings are interrupted by Chi
Hospitals:-12 doz. packe playing ed him to go. Formal evidence of arrest wasree bandits, and in the nick of of evidence. Francisco turns up
Zulucta, provincial cards from Mr. Ho Kom Tong, given by Detective-Sergeant Henry, time Sir Alan Cobham Accused was then questioned by the and bomba the attackers from the fiscal of Occidental Negros is hand-O.B.E.; parcels of magazines from judge but denied having had any air. A Chinese village is now being ling the prosecution personally ae- Mrs. A. Morris, Mra. A. T. Hamil Magistrate told him to let this ex- thing to do with the murder. Bail built on the aerodrome at Stag-lane, cording to the report. To speed ton and Mrs. A. R. Sutherland, and perience be a warning to him that manded in custody.-North China scene of much spectacular air fight- 27 cases, the court of first instance Shewan; also a sewing machine (on
ing and bombing.
is holding day and night sessions. loan) from Mrs. A. Morris. Daily News.
In discharging the accused the
was refused and accused was reaad in due course it will be the up the disposal of the remaining parcels of books from Mrs. W. he could not go about picking up
stray boya in the streets.
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