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KOO YING FAN'S SUCCESSOR.

FINANCE DEPARTMENT OFFICIALS UNDER ARREST,

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THE NORTHERN BORDER CAMPAIGN.

[FROM OUR CHINESE CORRESPONDENT.]

THE MURDER OF MRS. MACKAY.

CROWN CASE ENDS.

ACCUSED ENTER AN ALIBI.

THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 9th, 1927.

3. R. E. Lindsell sat till a quarter to two yesterday afternoon at the Central Magistracy in an

CHLORAL HYDRATE

POISONING.

CHINESE WHO TOOK AN OVERDOSE.

"BOTTLE NOT MARKED POISON."

ROBBERS ENTERTAINED TO TEA.

MEAN PLAN TO ROB HOSTS.

WERE AND HOW THEY WERE OUTMATCHED,

THE LATE MR. WM. WILSON AND KOWLOON DOCK.

QUARTER OF A CENTURY'S RECORD.

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A PERSONAL TRIBUTE.

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Mr. W. S. Bailey, of Messrs. W. S. Bailey & Co., Ltd., writes :,

Sir-Sincere sorrow must be felt by many on the passing recently of for some 3 years in the employ et the Dock Company, I first met Mr. Wilson 37 years ago when he was foreman of the engine shop at Kow- loon Docks. For many years there. after I was in frequent touch with him and the docks in respect of work to the vessel of which I was no establishment could have more engineer, and I think no man and efficiently dealt with that work, or indeed with any and all work with which they were faced. There being then neither the present Naval Dock nor Taikoo Dockyard, His Majesty's ships, the warships vessels, were docked and overhaul- of other nations and all mercantile ed by the Hong Kong &.Whampoa Dock Co., thus entailing at times

A tale not unlike a humble life version of "Ali Baba and the forty thieves" was reported to the Police a Chinese woman. An, inquest was held yesterday yesterday by

According to the complainant who by Mr. R. E. Lindsell sitting, as endeavour to conclude the pre-Coroner at the Central Magistracy resides at No. 173, Lai Chi Kok our old friend Mr. William Wilson, liminary hearing of the case in on a Chinese who died from the Road, a man knocked at her door Before the taking an overdose of chloral would open she asked the man for his name. The man replied that hydrate on August 25th.

"Evidence given by the deceases's was a serman on aa American father and wife was to the effect that the man had been in failing health for the last two days. A Chinese doctor had been attending him for some time. The deceased, in spite of his bad health, married tea months ago and was apparently quite well on the day of his death. He went into his cúbichs at about p.m. and after half an hour or so, he was fast asleep.

boat and that he had brought a Present for her on. Then the weraan opened the door and admit fed the visitor.

The Canter Government has obwhich two. Chinese are alleged to effects of narcotic poisoning by, about 10,15 am). cially announced the appointment havs robbed and murdered Mrs of Mr. Feng Chok Mang to the post Chai Wan Road.. of acting chict of the Financial

The prosecution, conducted by Department in place of Mr. Koor. T. S. Whyte-Smith, Assistant Crown Solicitor, concluded their Ying Fan.

Case, but the accused, after enter- About twenty of the officials oping alibi, desired to call witnesses pointed to the Finance Department for the defence. The hearing, had by Mr. Koo Ying Fan are being therefore, to be adjourned until detained at the headquarters of to-day.

Both defendants made statements the Precautionary Department.

describing their movements on the They are suspected of having mis-day in question. The first accused No said that when he was arrested, he

Deceased's wife returned shortly | appropriated public funds, charge has yet been framed but it was given no chance to make after, and on entering her husband's

is alleged that an examination of the accounts of the Opium Traffic Office has revealed a deficiency of $200,000. Suspicion has fallen on Li Hai Wan, the head of that office

A report was going round Canton yesterday that Lum Mang Hoi,

statement.

began to breathe heavily, he went On the night of the murder be into the cubicle to wake him up.

peated shouts and shaking.

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She regaled him with ten and was chatting with him quite plea santly, when be expressed a wish to see her son. The hostess sent her niece to call her son home and in a few minutes, the young man returned with the niece. The visitor alter greeting him wrote out an address where the " present

chief of the Ciyil Department, and was playing tin kas in Kam Wah The deceased did not respond to re-tere, increased to three.

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very great strain upon the Com- pany's staff. It was often a matter of continuous day and night. pres sure of work to the jimit, and which perhaps only those who have ex- perienced such continuous strain and responsibility can appreciate. Any of the staff, also, were liable to be called out at midnight or in the work, to attend urgent and unex- early hours, after their hard day's

sailing, and I have known Mr. Wil pected difficulties on vessels due for

always cheerfully and energetically. Mr. Wilson was remarkable for

He did not know why cubicle found two bottles."Sleep-/ was being kept for him.

Tho plausible visitor then suavely he was arrested. He admitted that ing draught" was written on the asked permission to bring two certain stains were found on his bottles in Chinese but they were trousers, which he told the police not marked "Poison." The wife friends into the house, saying that were fish blood." On the right asked the father-in-law why her they were ship-mates of his and outside. The genial hostess was leg of the trouser, he had some husband should take medicine to had been waiting quite a long while blood stains. These, he said, he produce sleep. The father was not and he is being carefully guarded had told, the police was caused by alarmed, but when the deceas very sorry to hear of this and at son respond often to such calls, and

once invited the two friends to come in and have a cup of teas his scratching himself.

his thorough knowledge as a prac The robbers' strength was, there-tical engineer, for his strong grasp of and energetic personal attention One of to every detail of the work in hand; the men asked the son of the house for his intense self-respect and ab- Seeing that something was wrong, if he could come into the kitchen solute control of his staff and work. men. He never spared himself and as he would like to tell him some-tolerated as slackness in others. A Dr. Li Kan Chuen was called in. He was not able to do anything thing in private. They went and powerful man of over six feet in and Dr. Li Ping Sum was also once inside the kitchen the robber height he was fearless in eaying and summonsed. He made an injection seized the boy by the throat and doing the right, without fear or favour, but was kind hearted, con- and attempted to get the poison brandishing a dagger told him to siderate, and just withal. Many out of the stomach. The deceased keep quiet or he would be killed. such kindly experiences of MF. advised that he should at once removed to the hospital.

Tas father of the deceased added

Li Mang Fan, chief of the Muni cipality, had resigned and left the City: A later report stated that General Li Tsai Hsin had interview. ed these two oficials and persuaded them to withdrew their resigna tions.

When the anti-Red coup was car-

Street, from 6 to a am. At about

8 p.m. he and the second defendant went out for tea. They remained in the ten house until 0 p.m., when they went on board a junk to pass the night.

Asked by the Magistrate if he wished to call any witness, accused

ried out a Kuomintang clearing gave the name of a man who he remained, unconscious and Dr. LaThe same thing was done outside. Wilson and' of the Docks occur to

up" Committee was appointed to undertake a number of suitable activities. General Li Tsai Hsia

said could prove that he was play

in ten kau that night!!

Mr. Lindsell: That is important.

be

one robber dealing with the mother

the other with the neige.

The young man of the house, how

succeeded in wrenching the dagger out of the robber's grip. The other two outside lost their morale and

me as I write these linen.

The son of a Scottish blacksmith. but with the foregoing qualities and early training, Mr. Wilson rose to be Acting Chief Manager of the

has never regarded the committee Do you want him called in this that he had never seen the bottles ever, was not to be intimidated. Dock Compacy before his retire- with much favour and sow that Court-even if he says you were in the house before, and could not He put up a fight and .eventually loent some 16 years ago. His heart Chiang Kai Shek has resigned, its playing tin kas I shall still commit Bay where the deceased got them." members have been given an intima you for trial-or do you wish to tion that they had better follow cell him at the Criminal Sessions" Accused: I want him to be called bis example.

for this Court. He lives at Kam Wah Street, and his son is a sea"

MAN.

the

Seen the Bottle Beforo. The wife said that she had seen

the smaller bottle before. Her husbeat a hasty retreat followed by the band had told her that it contained third man. A stern chase resulted a sleeping mixture. The hottie was in the capture of a man alleged then half full. On the night into be one of the offenders. question when she entered her husband's room, she found both bottles lying near his bed. took up the bottles and read the Chinese directions which stated that the mixture should not be taken in

excess.

She BOATMEN AND ADMIRALTY

COAL.

THEFT CHARGE DISMISSED.

The case in which two boatmen

tity of Welsh coal, the property ol were charged with stealing a quan- the Admiralty, was dismissed yes terday at the Kowloon Magistracy by Mr. W. Schofield.

and sympathy were with the Dock Company and his old associates and his men to the list, when he passed away at his home-at-Kilmacolm possessions was a group photo of Scotland, and one of his treasured the Chinese foremen with whom he had worked so long and so well, and with which they had presented

him

Kowloon Dockyard is improved and developed almost out of res cognition by the present manage ment, but I would pay a tribute of highest esteem and admiration, and raise my hat, to one of those out- standing figures of absolutely fear. less and honest efficiency who, in the foregoing circumstances, bore. day at Kowloon Docks. the early beat and burden of the

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OBITUARY.

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MR. E. C. HICKLING.

SINGAPORE FILM DISTRIBU. TOR.

THE ANTI-RED CAMPAIGN.

Three divisions of General Chang

directed The Magistrate Fat Kuci's troops, the 4th, 11th and 19th, have arrived at Kamshow police to cadeavour to locate the from Nanchang and are preparing man, and bring him to Court to If he could not to marchiote Northern Kwang-day if possible. tung. This move is being made to be produced, then to bring him up strengthen the position of Li Taai for the sessions."

Her husband was appar Hisia in Kwangung, and when his The No. 2 Prisoner's Story. troops have cccupied Shitkwan and

No. 2 prisoner said he was also a ently quite happy and had never Nanhung, General Chang will be foki on a fishing boat but left in showed any sign that he was tired assigned control over the Chao Mui the fifth moon to go to Shamoon. of life.

Ellerts at Restoration Fail. district of Eastern Kwangtung. He did not actually get there, how-

“Dr.."Craig," of the Government For the time being General Chen ever, as the boat in which he travel-

The two defendants were repre- Chai Tong, commander of the 11thew was pirated at Kohchow. The Civil Hospital, said that when the

sented by Mr. J. A. Gordon Leask. Division, has been appointed to following month he went to Autau deceased was brought into the

The defence put up was that the command all the Cantonese forces in Chinese Territory where he joia-hospital at 2.16 am on the mora

two boats finished unloading at the in the East River Valley.

cil a small boat in which he arrived ing of August 25th, he was in an

We regret to record, states the General Wang Kote Cho, one of in Shaukiwan on August 4th. That conscious conditions. The un-

on one bout about 1,300 lbs. of coal Straits Times of September 2nd, that a cable was received by the Li Chung Jen's divisional com-night he spent the night in No. fcrtunate man was breathing very Naval Yard at about 4.30 p.m., but manders, has wired Canton to the 1's boat. August 5th he spent in heavily and his pupils were 'small, effect that he is marching against Saiwanhe and that night slept in his He applied stimulants and artificial were left under the boards of the Singapore ofice of Australasian Ihs. One of the watchmen employing the death in London of Mr. Edward C. Hickling, the manager the rear of the Red forces under "worn brother's" boat, No. 1's respiration but all efforts to rerive hold, and in another about 1,600 Films (East), Ltd, to-day, announc

Next the deceased proved unavailing. Ho Lung and Yeh Ting. The latter boat having sailed away.

saw the coal there and reported the sion. are advancing on Yao Ping, acar morning was spent in the company Deceased died shortly after admised at the Yard visited the boats in Singapore. Mr. Hickling, who

соц- The symptons were Chaochow, to the north of Swatow. of his "sworn brother" taking

long walk. In the afternoon the sistent with narcotic poisoning. A matter. The two boats were thore latter took his boat to Yaumati post-mortem examination" was per-awaiting for the final inspection of theza a chit which could be cashed for cargo, and be (accused) went formed later in the day, and the the store-keeper, who would issue to Saiwanho where he stayed until deceased was found to be in an of tuberculosis 7 p.m., when he went to Shaukivan advanced stage

Death

chloral enused by W15 and found No. 1 playing tin kuu

hydrate poisoning. The usual does in a house in Kam Wah Street.

should be 20 grains, but in deccas At.8 p.m. they went to have tea ed's weak state, one tablespoonful Central Bank of China banknotes together and on the way met a amounting to $498,000 was brought friend who told them about the would-be fatal. The misture, Under the circumstances, there widow, who is at preient in down by the Douglas as. Hai Ning Chaiwan' marder. That was the Craig said, is not a safe drug to from Swatow on Wednesday morn first he knew about the affair.sell to the public, ing. This large sum, contained in That night he and No. 1 both slept 90 cases, was later transferred to in this friend's boat.

HALF A MILLION IN BANKNOTES.

FROM SWATOW TO CANTON.

had been in ill-health for some time, a serious operation. Death follow- went home in April last to underg ed a few days after this had been performed.

Fifty-seven years of age, Mr. for the money due to them. This Hickling came to Singapore" as paper would only be issued after manager for Australasian Films the store-keeper was satisfied that seven years ago. Of a genial and courteous disposition he was very the work had been properly done.

on much liked by his fellow. workers While the watchman WAI board one of the boats, the foki in the film industry and by a large Much were sweeping up the coal and one circle of friends besides. hasketful was carried on shore. sympathy will be feit with his

the coal. The only thing was that could be no intention of stealing London. there had been some delay in Mr. E. R. Dovey, Government sweeping up the goal which bad Analyst, said that from his analysis dropped under the boards, Had of the stomach contents, he found there been any guilty intent, the the Taishan which sailed from here August 7th he (accused) spent

traces of chlorate.hydrate. There junks would have left instead of

waiting there for the final inspec to Canton at 1' a.m. yesterday. The partly at Saiwanho and the after-

Hi Worship discharged both insurance was effected by British noon in Kam Wah Street when he were 224 grains of chloral hydrate tion.

defendants.... underwriters.---

again saw No. 1 playing in kau, found, from which it could be de duced that the deceased must have The Hai Ning took special pre About 4 p.m., they went for a

taken about 100 to 200 grains. cautions during the voyage and walk with a friend, and had supper Mr. D. Wilson, of Messrs. A. B. when she was alongside her usual on the latter's boat. Later he and Watson & Co., said that all the berthing place here, six additional No. 1 went to play tin hau at No. bottles containing this mixture bear Indian guards were placed on 21, Kam Wah Street, where they sufficient warning in Chinese. The direction is that only 3 or 4 mace board. The came precaution was were, both arrested. The police should be taken, which would be

The Chartered Bank of India, about $3.68 grains Witness" said taken by the Taishan when she looked at his (accused's) jacket and that he would not consider that Australia and China have received made the journey to Canton. then dragged them both along into quantity excessive, as French and the following telegram from their

Accompanying the notes was Mr. custody. He naked why he was German doctors would allow to Wong Waj Sang, manager of the arrested, but received no reply. At 60 grains in a single dose, or from Central Bank of Chine at Swatow the Police Station he was accused to 180 grains to be taken in a He and his subordinates and other of murder and denied it saying he merchants have fled from Swatow. knew nothing about it,

day.

The enquiry was adjourned until Monday afternoon.-

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