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A dinner was given at New York an December 14th by the Institute of Pacife Relations in honour of Sir Frederick Whyte, who is re turning to England after attend ing the Pa-Pacific Conference and MR. TURNER'S SPEECH FOR paying a wait to Hong Kong.
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in-Kong. Russian parily-purned Buenes in her internal affairs, was now open to the help that America and Great Britain could give her and would welcome it.
The manslaughter charge, which is the sequel to a schoolboy quarrel at the South China Athletic Ass ciation on Christmas Day, was cons tinued before Mr. R. E. Eindsell at the Central Police Court yesterday morning and afternoon. During the alternson hearing the case for the prosecution was concluded, and Mr. L. D. Turner asked that the Magistrate, however, thought that defendant should go before a jury and Mr. Turner announced his in tention of calling witnesses for the defence. Dr. Anderson then gave
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faith that their inmate qualities of sobriety, common sense and intelligence will finally bring them out of this welter of elvil war a bariditry," Mr. Lamont fur- the said he took to stock of the meters of the Chinese against for cigners. "The British people, wha "The Morning Session.
for decades past have poured money Lo Chi Ming, the only witniss into the building of railways in who maintained that the blew uns Chitis, from which the Chinese com-
munity have benefited immensur strack with the clenched fixt, was
abby, are now witnessing the des recalled. He stated that he was standing about a foot from the destruction of their property. censed, whose back was obliquely towards him. In spite of the wi dence of other boys, he maintained that he stood up to watch the fight, Wong Man Kai was the only one who stopped the fight: he himself did not interfere as he was not strong enough,
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both they and their Government have been tolerant and patient, again and again rofraising, for fear of wounding, Chinese ausoeptâ. liths, from taking action ade gitate to protect their properties.
only," Mr. Lamont concluded, our frends the Chinese realis
how keen, our sympathy and arest air, could compose thei differences to the point of jointly! inviting the amienhle co-operation of foreign interest. I am certain that the Americans British, and Japanese would all three go a long way in sinking national interest
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Chan Ying Kuer, who was one of the party on the sofa, said that about 15 defendant came into the room and soon came over to the sola. He touched desetsed's check with his fingers and dicensed ap peared to be angry and kicked defendant on the right knee. De fendant slapped decensed on the lower part of his cheek. The smack was quite gentle. No one but theenuse," deceased got up from the sofa with the deceased or at any time during the quarrel.
in reply to His Worship, witness stated that he was prepared to swear that the blow was not struck with the fist he would also swear that it did not land above the line between eye and ear. it was well belaw that. As a result of the smack deceased had a small red mark on his left cheek."
Voluntary Witness.
Li Man Pun. elder brother of the earlier witness, La Chi Ming. CADC in in time to see Wong Man Kai separating the two. Deceased sat down holding his hand to his head. There were tears in his eyes and he appeared to be in great
listress..
The defendant sat down,, con- timed witness, and I went up to saying him and pulled his ear "You have been bullying the He got up youngster, have you?" and chased me.
The next evening he went to the deceased's house, suspecting some thing might be wrong as he had ant seen deceased all day.
That same evening he took Seb. Inspector Stimson and a Chinese detective to find defendant, who was discovered at a relation's house. He then returned with them to the Central Police Court, where he made a statement.
Cross Examination. Mr. Turner: Was deceased your net1 Ised you to called him your kai bail-Never..
Used you to take him out. and to the cinema-1 took him to the rinemn once, and for about three walks.
Referring to the visit to the house of deceased, witness main- iained that he mentioned the fight before he heard anything of the fall in the street. He added that it was only when asked paint blank by deceased's people that be men
tioned the trouble with the defend
ant.
This witness voluntarily came for- ward and asked to give evidence. He was never called on by the police, but was asked by friends of the deceased.
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have done this all the more wil ingly if he had not noticed signs of
desire for revenge,
"The evidence of the blow and of the pause death are before your Worship," continued Mr. Turner. "Can your Worship reconcile the two?""
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Apart from the arute conflict HONG KONG METEOROLOGICAL caused by the evidence of Lo Chi Ming, all the other witnesses were consistent in their description of There were the smack as gentle. also two further eye-witnesses who had not been called, but who were prepared to give evidence to the samme effect.
His Worship would remember that Lo Chi Ming had shifted his ground. He talked of getting up from the other eye. sofa though all the witnesses swore that he did not, Could his Worship give any cred ence to his evidence? He had tried to be cleverer than cross-examining
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"I can only describe him and his brother Loan Fun, as the evil geniuses of the case. inued Mr. Turner. "Lo Man Fun gave the police an entirely different statement From the evidence which he gave to-day. All the sting was put into it afterwards..
We are not roncerned with what caused the death, and the only of a blow which the' evidence is nolice doctor says could not have I confidently nak that that result. the defendant be discharged."
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His Worship: "I can only look at this case from one point of view. ed. 186 28 I feel that the evidence of the prosecution is in many "ways un- satisfactory, and that no jury would convict, but I do think the defend. ant's blow caused death and I feel defendant should answer
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likely to cause the death, as the CONSIGNEE NOTICES, HACKINNON, MACKENZIE & CO., pack an demonstrated could not possibly have that result. A fall on some projecting surface, in the street would not necessarily ganse lesion of the skin, if the projection were blunt, or sufficiently protected: for example a cont sleeve or the brim
of a hat would be sufficient." It was
Very Startled. Inspector Jane gave evidence that he was in the Charge Room at the Central Police Court when defend ant was brought in. He cautioned bim and he made the following statement in English "I did not strike him. We were only playing I only gave him a light smack on the face.xamination Inspector Lane statel that defendant appear-unikely that the defendant's fat ed very startled by the announce- ment of the boy's death.
Inspector Lane further said that the police did not intend to call the last witness, Lo Man Pun. His original statement was valueless as he did not mention the bair-pulling incident, the remark about bullying, position of the mark on de- rased's face, which he subsequent ly stated was on the left temple.
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The sister of the deceased then that there might be a changu in the January 19 against the Steamer signees and the Company's Surveyors, January, 1998, will be subject to Bent
gave evidence corroborative of that
of the mother, and the Chinese de- tective gave evidence of arrest. This concluded the case for the prosecution.
SPEECH FOR THE DEFENCE.
Mr. L. D. Turner opened his speech for the defence by express ing the sympathy of his client and family, End of himself, with the inmily of the deceased. He would (Continued on next (olumn.)
Defendant's
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father and friends were not people must be presented to the Undersigned Mesars. Anderson & Aske at 10 am. on of wealth, and $1,000 cash was, a on or before 80th January, 1928, or the 19th of JappaTY, 1928.
very severe financial strain upon they will not be recognised them at Chinese New Year. He could offer a bond on a reputable firm for a considerably greater sum.
His Worship fixed bail at 2500 cash, with one or more surelies for the remaining $500.
The case was adjourned until 11 am, on Thursday, and will be con tinued at the same hour on Friday
il necessary.
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