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SHANGHAI POLICE

TRAGEDY.

HOW SERGT. CAMPBELL

WAS KILLED.

ONE GUNMAN' KILLED, THE

OTHER CAPTURED.

Shanghai papers to hand describe the recent shooting affray, briefly reported by cable at the time, in which Sergt. Frank Gardner Camp. bell, of the Municipal Policy, lost his life. -

FAR EAST IN HOUSE A $325,000 BUILDING.

OF COMMONS.

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THE SINGAPORE BASE.

MR. LOOKER'S QUESTIONS REGARDING TIENTSIN,

OWNER AND CONTRACTOR AT LAW.

STAMP DIFFICULTY OVER- COME,

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It will be remembered that at th... In the Hmise of Commons on Supreme Court on Wednesday, thệ November 23rd. replying to Lieut. Chief Justice (Sie Henry Gollan) Comdr. Rehwerthy (Hull, Central, adjourned vine die ʼn case in which Lab.), Mr. Bridgeman said the ex- the sum of $26,197.40 was involved penditure to date on the new naval in connection with the claim of n. base at Singapore was £422,287. building contractor against a pro- It was anticipated that the workperty owner. The case was aljourn- Sergt. Campbell, says the X.-C.

would be completed in 1937. Therd because the contract had not Daily News of December 31st, was total estimated co-t was £7,730,000. | heen stamped, and His Lordship shot yesterday, just before 10 a.m.,

Lieut. Comda Kenworthy asked suggested that steps might be taken in a Chinese house in Great Western if the question of this base · Was

to overcome the omission. Yester. Road, whilst he and six other discussed at Geneva, and whether day, when the case came up again, policemen were attempting to arrest | the altered eircumstances could not it was stated that a way had been" two armed robbers, who had come also lead to the retarding of this found out of the dificulty. into the Settlement. Sergt: Cump expenditure," bell died seven minutes Intưr on the

operating table in the Country Hos- pital

tween the owner and the building contractors and concerns extra work done in respect of the erretion of the houses.

The claim arises out of a dispute Mr. Bridgepan » No; the ques

in the building of 15 European- tion was not discussed at Geneva.style hanses at Faumati, on Kow- Lient-Comdr. Kworthy In loon Inland Lot No. 1301, and is be- Six armed men, had attempted to view of the right hon. gentleman's rob a Chinese farmer's house instatement a little time ago, that he the region immédiately west of St. was open to agreement, and there George's, with a few hundred yards fore dropped out two cruises of Bubbling Well Road Extension could he not retard the work on They cave on to Settlement roads Singapore? through a long alleyway, which joins with Bubbling Well Road. I can say that. As a matter of Relatives of the despoiled tenant fact, the work was retarded, main followed the men, who separated owing to certain circumstances and two of the gang went along which will make it longer than we Great Western Rund to a Chinese thought to carry but the premia

I never suggested no house, situated on the north side ary work. of the road, about 175 yards west Geneva, nor do I suggest here, that of Avenue Haig. "

there is any reason for abandoning this proposal.

Speedy Police. Action. Bubbling Well Police Station was informed and Inspector Foley call- ed out all available men, and were at the scene in less than a minute. Sergt. Campbell entered the narrow door, followed by Sub- Inspector Hotchkiss.

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"Precautions."

There were a number of things that he did quite properly which were not included in the contract]. but which were never considered by anybody to be extras. Coleur wash. ing the inside walls and inside plastering for instance, The latter! might cost anything between $15,000 and 920,000,

Plaintiffs ar the Sang Loong contractors, 14, Man Lam Street. Mr. Bridgman: I do not think į Yaumati, and their claim is against

Lai Sui Ching, 10, Wing Lok Strert, With regard to' fisting hand rail the Inndlerd, for" 895,197,40, being ing to stairs to be used by servante $7,000 balance due under a ron which were not specifiently mention- tract dated January 6th, 1824 and ed in the agreement, plaintiff said the remainder, $10,187.40 was claim-How could people go up the stairs

if there were not railings? Defendant denies the debt, stating Ms. Potter I could quite easily that the extra work was not eat any rate under some cirenin. quired by the contract. Defendant, stances, but 1 agree with pretan- counter-claims for $9.770.11 as dam

THE BRITISH CONCESSION

AT TIENTSIN.

ed for extra work done,

ages for work, which was ungatis.

factory and the omission of certain

1

tions.

"

There was further questioning of plaintiff with regard to other items which he agreed were not in the

Mr. Looker (Essex, S.E., U.) | work asked the Foreign Secretary whe Mr. F. C Jenking instructed by contract. He did that work, he thar he would defer concluding an Messrs. Lysan and Hall is for continued, because it was necessary agreement for handing over, the plaintiffs, and Mr. Eldon Potter. for bosses of the kind he was build municipal administration of the R.C., instructed by Mesars, Hari British Concession at Tientsin toings, Dennys and Bowley, is for

Mr. Potter went on to refer to a ndxed Chinese, and British ad-defendant,

the third agreement on January ministration until greater

When the Court opened yester 10th, 1924, and His, Lordship com.

cer-

ing..

question arose.

PRAYA · EAST: MOTOR FATALITY.

AN OUT OF WORK CAR OWNER.

CORONER'S SHARP

CRITICISMS.

An unusual moter-car accident in

which a little Chinese girl, strapped

on her mother's back at the time,

was killed by a public car, on the the Bowrington Praya East, near Canal, was described yesterday at

sell, sitting as Coroner, with a jury. an inquest held by Mr. R. E. Land-

the deceased girl's mother. that It appeared from the evidence of

the party who were boat people,

the day in question, December 8th. I were standing near the bridge on

A tram-car caine along, from" which. a man alighted. Just at the rear

No. 226 "This car tried to over- of the train was public motor-car

knocked down the mother, who had- take the tram, and in doing so,

her baby strapped on her back. She was rendered unconscious and

to the 'Government Civil Hospital, the baby was found to be dead. The mother sustained injuries which necessitated her remaining in hos. pital for several days.

Sergt. Campbell rushed to the left-hand corner of the inner roen. where one of the gang had taken refuge on a bed. Inspector Hoteh kiss made for the other bed, where tainty existed than was the case day Mr. Jenkin said the parties mented that if that document was when mother and infant were taken the other lay. Both the rebbers had at present, that such course had been able to overcome the to be brought in then the stamp covered themselves with blankets. would not be attended by similar difficulty. His side would pay into Sergt. Campbell grappled with his results to those which had been ex- Court the cost of stamping two man, trying to held him and enmeshperienced at Azakow: or, in the Alternative, if he would reserve the right to re-establish British controh of the municipality if the experi- ment proved a failure.

bim in the bedding.

The Fatal Shot.

agreements, leaving the third to the other side.

His Lordship: I will then direct' that on these two documents 3902 be paid.

Mr.enkin: We are not suing on the third. My friend will have

Mr. Potter remarked that the third agreement had been treated as a variation of the original agree

Sir A Chamberlin (Birming ham, W.), I regret that I cannot give my hon. friend a definite to pay for that. answer. The conditions of the pro- blem do not admit of a decisive answer on matters which must be, to some extent at least, dependentment. on the uncertain course of evente. Mr. Looker asked the Foreign Secretary the number of British subjects in the British Arms engag-

Mr. Potter. then stated that he would undertake that the sum of $101, the amount required, would be paid.

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Medical evidence given by Dr. Cannon was to the effect that the child had died of fractured-skull and ruptured blood vessels.

This particular agreement, plain tif said, referred to the question of extra work and was suggested by the defendant. It was to the effect that the defendant was to he

A Chinese unemployed cook said

was a previous agreement. liable for extra work only if there that he was the owner of the car

Plaintiff agreed that he had dis and that he had engaged a driver of the houses before the signing af for him. On the day, in question, cossed the question of the erection called Lam Kam to run the vehicle the original agreement, but denied he was in the car with two friends. His Lordship: The point is that that the fitting of a flush sanitary He said that his driver did not system had also then been brought it has been tendered.

Mr. Potter admitted this but addMr. Potter: "I put it to you that stationary tram, but that in trying make any attempt to overtake the ed that the case for the defence in estimating at $325,000, the con- to avoid knocking down the man tract price, you took into considera.

up,

In less time than it takes to tell, the robber drew a pistol, and firing through the blanket, wounded Sergt. "Campbell, one bullet striking him in the abdomen, and another in the bone of the upper leg. Sergt. Camp beli, according to his comrades, staggered back, grunted, and then opened fire. He nearly emptied his automatic pistol and for bullets etruck the man on the bed. The sergeant then reeled backwards seemed to compose himself for a moment and staggered to the outer jet in business.. there; the total was that there was no third agree tion the work required for making who had alighted from the tram, amount of municipal debentures ment a separate and distinct from the sanitary system a flush one, his driver was compelled to swerve, which has been issued; and the the original contract.

such as building pump houses and and in doing so knocked down the average value of British exports His Lordship: They all hang sinking wells No.

Further cross-examined in the deceased and her mother who were and imports for ten years prior to together and they want different.

afternoon by Mr. Potter, plaintiff standing at the side of the road. 1895.

Mr. Potter replied that if there greed that when the rools were to

The Coroner described this evi- was any liability on the defence it be put on the European foreman

dence $3 pack of lies pointing would be shouldered. In fact, he was not there.

Mr. Potter suggested that when out that if the motor-car had to by Mr. Tenkin.

room, where he fell prostrate an

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the floor.

The other policemen, who had been unable to enter the room, gently picked him up, and carried him to the motor car. He tried

Sir A. Chamberlain; I have no

to speak, but only could mutter a accurate information as regards

stamps.

few inarticulate phrases, before he the first, second, and fourth parta added, the agreements were put inaintiff said the defendant visited swerve to avoid the man alighting which he never recovered. Instec. regards the third part, the total fact I should have objerted but is grossly exaggerating, that out that it was trying to overtake it.

"His Lordship: As a matter of the scene of the work everyday 20 from the tram-car, it was obvious.

lapsed into unconsciousness, from of my hon. friend's question. As

did not see the original agreement

To this, plaintifi

replied

tor Foley ordered the car to the amount of debentures outstanding until ten minutes before we ad- out of the nine working hours every. In answer to the Coroner, the car Country Hospital, situated a few on December 31st, 1825, was Ts. journed yesterday. I was dealing day, defendant was there for Ave. hundred yards west of the scene and

2,371,040. I will write to

Mr. Potter remarked that-defend owner said that he had not paid". His merely with copies. Strictly speak his comrades carried the wounded Majesty's Minister at Peking foring, I think I must treat the posi. ant agreed that plaintiff had not any compensation to the mother tion as though I have dealt with put Coke-Breeze upon the roof, and of, the deceased girl as he was too man inside. Attendants hurried him further information if the hon. the matter once. I won't come to

picintif replied that defendant did member desires it. to the operating theatre, but he

a conclusion at the moment but I not require it, and it was not in poor to do so and that he had a will direct that these two documents cluded in the agreement.

family of ten to support. died before the operation began.

should be considered as being ad it was expressly provided for in the ed out to the Court that the car Mr. Potter: I put it to you that Trafic Inspector Alexander point- missable on you (Mr. Jenkin) under. taking to pay $202.

plaan 1

Second Gunman Killed,

As Sergt. Campbell opened fre.. Sub-Inspector Hotchkiss, realizing

the situation, joined in without

waiting for a movement from the other man on the other bed. He

SAW

Superintendent Peck immediately took charge of, further "investiga Mr. Potter said that if his Lord but said that defendant refused to waiting for the police to arrive on Plaintiff agreed that this was so, drove back to the garage without tions and augmented foreign and ship directed the defendant to pay have it, saying he would rather have the scene. In answer to this, the Chinese police combed the neigh-vent it should be done. If it is rement and lime.

$101 in respect of the third

owner said that it was done' with- "

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back.

bourhood. The Finger-Print De- not done," added Mr. Potter with

Coke Breeze. I shall have to disappear partment emptied his magazine and, when the identified both men as having been that will happen." He continued ant's case was that there would hear was kept, drove the car In answer to His Lordship, Mr. out his consent. A Shanghai driver took firger-prints and smile,

from the cake and I don't think Potter said that part of the defend belonging to the garage' in which blankets were removed, the posse in custody before. The dead robber that he hoped his Lordship would be reinforced concrete roofs with a large Mauser automatic in previously had been expelled by the appreciate that the stamp question Coke-Breeze, on top of which would the hands of the dead robber. The Mixed Court, and both were known was never present in their minds at be the cement on which the tiles! inspector's prompt action had saved

all. He could assure the Court that would be laid. " neither himself, nor Mr. Jenkin was his own life, as well as those of

Mr Potter, in the course of trying to get an insufficiently stamp further cross-examination, point The Coroner replied that if he ed document before the Court. ed out that in a number of in was inside, it was impossible for His Lordship replied that he quite stances plaintiff had specially stated the car to have been driven buck accepted that.

in the agreement that anything not | done. if it had been included in the without his consent.

as notorious characters.

The Commissioner's Tribute. the man who were behind him. The In official police orders, Captain body was removed to the Mortuary, E I. M. Barrett wrote: With the whilst the robber Campbell had shot deepest regret the Commissioner

has to record the death of Det.- Mr. Potter continued his cross in his dying struggle was taken to Sergt. F. G. Campbell who to-day examination of plaintiff, which be the Police Hospital, where, we were lost his life in a courageous attempt began the previous afternoon.

In plans, should be notified. to arrest armed kidnappers. He answer to question, plaintiff said

The Coroner: Where were you then I was inside the car.

Further evidence revealed the Mr. Potter asked plaintiff why he fact that a Chinese police reservist Breeze WAS not used, although

informed just before going to prens: foined the force in July, 1926, was that he himseit drew up the original had not mentioned that Ccke who was standing 'outside at Tia.

he remains in a very serious con- dition. "Sergt. Andrews, who followed the other two into the room, was very fortunate, for two bullets passed through his trousers, whilst another

cut the cloth of his cont, but he was

untouched.

(Continued on next Column.)

in every way in most promising contract and submitted it to the de-specified for in the plans. Plain Lok Lane, about two hundred police offeer and had been previous fendant. ly highly commended for the arrest

Plaintiff concurred that if

A

tiff admitted that it was negligence yards away from the scene of the

his part: He denied, however,

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of a KADK of armed robbers on July specification had been drawn up by that Coke-Breeze was the subject accident, heard police whistles and 1st last. The heartfelt sympathy an architect it would have been of of a dispute between them which home for his camera, with of all ranks goes out to the relatives an elaborate nature, and containing nearly came to blows. He also which he took four, pictures of the of the deceased officer whose gallant details of all the work to be done. denied that defendant had pointed Position of the car and the de- conduct in the face of imminent There was an entire absence of a out to him that the Coke-Breeze duced in Court

censed. These pictures he pro- danger reflects thegreatest credit specification of that kind in the pre- had been omitted.

The case was ultimately adjourn. The enquiry was then adjourned ed until this morning.

until Monday afternoon.

on the force of which he was auch sent case.

an efficient and popular member."

(Continued on next Column.)