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AN UP-COUNTRY

INCIDENT.

COURTESY FROM CHINESE

SOLDIERS.

were

RECRIMINATIONS IN

COURT..

ROBBERS BLAME EACH OTHER.

"THE WILL THAT LED HIM

INTO COURT.**

"The Chinese denizens of the underworld have very little iden of "playing the game with each other. There is no sense of coma-

NOVEMBER 20th, 1928.

CHINESE MURDER TRIAL IN ENGLAND.

CONDEMNED MAN PROTESTS INNOCENCE,

JUDGE'S OPINION OF JURY'S VERDICT.

Ch

Further details are now to hand by mail of the trial in Eng land of a young Chinese for the murder of his wife. The following summary of the proceedings-which lasted three days-is taken from London papers:~-

FIRST DAY'S PROCEEDINGS.

The trial was opened on October

first sign of trouble, they will and, at Carlisle Assizes, before onco try to shift the blame on others, hoping thereby they will be allowed to go scot free. This is proverbially how honest men come

by their own."

During the race holidays, the shuking of a junk by a foreign mctor aunch near the entrance to the Sital Lake brought about in- tervention by Chinese soldiery, and it is satisfactory to be able to state that the foreigners concerned were treated with complete courtesy and fairness by the troops concerned.

The North China Daily Neweradeship among them, and at the states that the lauach concerned is owned by Col M. H. Logan, and accompanying him on the shooting trip were Mr. N. W: Hickling and 3. W. J. Keswick: They reached somewhere in the vicinity of the Sital Lake at night, and steaming slowly along a fairly wide creek which leads to the an trance of the lake when the col- lision with the junk occurred. The mctor boat took a bend in the creek close to a number of boats noored at the side, and just as she did so the junk proceeded to task across her bows. The junk was struck a glancing blow, which it was subsequently discovered, holed her badly, and the impact caused her to turn a half circle, and she At the then proceeded to sink. same time the launch raz aground, and it was found that two holes had been knocked in her bow.

Soldiers Arrive,

us

An instance of this was seen yesterday at the Supreme Court before the Chief Justice Sir Henry when four Chinese were arraigned. Gellan, on charges of armed rob- bery committed at No. 3, Kwong Hon Terrace on October 9th be tween 7 and 8 a.m.

Mr. Justice Humphreys, of a Chi- nese law student, Chung Yi Ming, aged 29, charged with murdering his bride, Wai Sheung, aged 29.

The couple, who were married in the United States last May, were on their honeymoon tour. The wife was the daughter of a wealthy Chinese merchant.

She spoke English fluently, had Mr. H. Somerset Fitzroy, assis-studied in the United States for her arts degree, and was described as having a charming personality. tant Attorney General, prosecuted and the prisoners were not legally

For their European tour the bride represented. They admitted having had brought a letter of credit for gone to the place in question for

£2,000 and jewellery worth, more the purpose of robbery but denied

than £3,000. having stolen anything. This was taken as a plea of Not Guilty."

letter

In his outline of the case, Mr. Fitzroy said that one of the prison. ers obtained admission into the pre- mises by pretending that he had a to deliver. The door was opened to him, and the letter, which was nothing more than a blank sheet of paper was handed in. The other three men then rushed the house. The first man produced. a dagger, the second man a chisel and

On the evening of June 20th she was found strangled in the Kamma Katta Wood, near Borrowdale.

Yi Mizo had faller naleep each day during the police court proceed ings, but at the aasizes he listened intently and took occasional notes as the case for the prosecution was unfolded by Mr. J. E. Singleton, E.C.

Bride's Two Rings..

Never once, however, did he betray the slightest emotion, and he treated with Oriental impassive the third man revolver. Withness the description of the discovery these weapons, they threatened the of his wife's body. the

inmates, and after tying them up, they ransacked the premises, stea ing a gold chain, a watch and

pea dant, and a necklace with pendant. To the robbers dismay, they found that there was a man on the upper floor, who would not keep quiet. This man shouted an alarm And the robbers took te their heels The without taking further loot. third prisoner, before leaving the premises, had his revenge on the

Judge And Wedding Rings.

A guest at the Borrowdale Gates Hotel described the diamond soli. taire ring and diamond wedding ring worn by Mrs, Mino.

Mr. Justice Humphreys: What, do people, have diamond wedding rings now When I was interested in wedding rings they were plain gold bands.

Mr. Jackson: Nothing but dia- monds and platinum will satisfy now-a-days.

SECOND DAY'S PROCEEDINGS.

The tiny assize court here was again crowded when the trial was resumed.

Throughout the long succession of police witnesses Miao gripped a short pencil with his long tapering fingers and made notes of paints which struck him as having more than ordinary importance.

Defence Surprise.

At the conclusion of the case fer the prosecution there was tense silence in court as Mr. J. C. Jack son, K. C., leading counsel for the defence, rose to address the jury. No hint had been given of what line the defence would take.

In deliberate tones Mr. Jackson began: Here is a young man, a foreigner of good parentage, good position, whose father in China is a member of the legislature, and a justice of the peace,

As soon as the collision occurred considerable outery took place, and it very quickly became evident that soldiers were taruing out to take a band in the affair. "Hurried repairs were done to the motor boat while awaiting their arrival, and scarcely had the holes been boarded up than a squad of men arrived under an officer. The latter proved extremely efficient well courteous, and, invited into cabin of the houseboat, proceeded to hold an investigation into the circumstances, the loodah of the junk, who had escaped with a wet- ting, being sent for.

It was clear ly established that while the motor launch had been proceeding slowly with lights, the junk had none and had, without notice, attempted to cross the bows of the launch. The officer expressed the view that the junk was entirely at fault, and thus the foreign launch could pro- had

man who refused to keep quiet. He Wood; "this" wife's body was discover-gether, continued Mr. Jackson, they customary Chinese In cced.

be suggested. fashion, however, that, as the foreigners were wealthy men, they might give a small cum- sha to the junk people to help them in the work of raising her, and s sum of 35 was agreed upon. There the incident finished.

The party got some, shooting. over to woodcock being bagged.

CUSTOMS REVENUE OF

SHANGHAI. · INCREASE LAST MONTH OVER CORRESPONDING PERIOD OF 1927.

October proved another satisfae- tory month so far as Customs re- vende collections in Shanghai are concerned. an increase of about Hk. Tls. 1,400,000 being registered over October. 1927. It is under- stood that the principal increase falls under the beading of import duties, these amounting to nearly two and a half million Haikuan taels, or very nearly double the

the amount in

corresponding month of last year. Export duties in the past month came approxi- mately to Hk. Tls. 600,000, an in- crease of about Hk. Tls. 200,000 Under other headings small in creases are also shown.

For the first tum, months of the present year the increase over the corresponding period of 1927 new comes to almost Ek. Tis. 5,000,000. While collections in all depart ments of revenue" are up, it is understood that the inerense just mentioned is to a very great extent Edde-to-imports-

It must be borne in mind that the approximate figures mentioned above refer to Shanghai only.

JAPAN AND THE GOLD BAN. GOVERNMENT TO MAKE NO STATEMENT:

OSAKA, Nov. 13th.

of his revolver.

was

•

Let Els Pais Down. From information supplied to the police, the second prisoner arrested. He gave certain informa- tion to the police which led to the third man being apprehended. This man also told the police where to find the No. 1 and No. 4 men. They also took the police to a place in the Western Market where, the revolver, loaded in four chambers, was found in a basket.

The first prisoner made a state- ment from the dock admitting that he took part in the robbery but he put the blame on the man who acted

as police informer. alleged that it was a trap laid by the informer.

He

Another prisoner made allegs tioca against the other men in the dock with him. They retorted and said similar things against him.

Another prisoner said, "Where there is a will theres a way." In this case, he said the will was the informer and that he, having foolishly followed that will, now found himself in Court The fourth man said that the bad to accompani ed the others to the house to rob, because. he was poor. He denied having taken part in the robbery.

His Lordship addressed the jury briefly, and they returned a verdict of " Guilty."

In sentencing the prisoners to five years hard labour each, his Lordship said: I am not quite satisfied as to who inflicted the "in jury on Chan Hung. If I had been quite satisfied, I would certainly have ordered that person to be flogged.

LIFT TRAGEDY IN- SHANGHAI

DESCENT OF CAGE UNDER REPAIR.

"It's such a

"He goes to college in the United States and there takes his degree"

He of doctor of jurisprudence. only a year ago, and after the first met this young woman in New York week of their friendship they met each other every day and became engaged. He was in love with his wife and his wife was in love with

Mr. Singleton's outline of the case was that Yi Mizo and his bride Gates Hotel on June 18th: On the engaged room at the Borrowdale afternoon of the following day they set out for a walk at 2 o'clock. Yi Miao returned alone about o'clock, and in the evening, about 130 yards from where they had been wife a

seen together near Kamma Katta

tied round her neck,

Intending to return to Chias to-

He had never been to England and At Glasgow she had drawn 137 she wanted him to see some of in cash and a credit for 2250 on her the places she had seen in her letter of credit.

travels. The girl was extremely fond of dress and more so of jewel- ery which she was fond of wearing

The fact that she wore two rings, one with a large solitaire diamond, played an important part in the case.

at all times,

Alleged International Gang.

voice

When Yi Miao returned to the

There are people who live on hotel he said that his wife had gour to Keswick to shop. After he had foreigners-and English people for had dinner he suggested to Miss that matter-with money," he ple- Crossley, the proprietress, that she clared, and lowering his should telephone, to some shops in dramatically, he added: "Thieves Keswick. Later, though his wife are very, very clever in the way was still absent,, he went to bed. they go about. You will hear that "If the prisoner, a newly mar- this young couple saw two Chinese ried man, has allowed his wife to who seemed to be very curious go to Keswick by herself, knowing about them. Those two men were, that she does not know the district, ecen at Keswick in a motor-car. I and that she has not come back will bring English people who saw when it grows dark, is it conceive there. Mr. Jackson paused." The able." asked Mr. Singleton, "that couple had been marked down by an he should go to bed? Or was it international gang," he added. not that, being the author of the The thieves chose a moment when crime, he believed the body had her strong young husband was not not been found and that he could with her. "Miau would be a fiend go to bed peacefully 1"

in human form if he did this thing to a stranger, let alone to his acwly married wife," he concluded.

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Miao's cross-examination lasted two hours, alter which the Court ad- journed.

ACCUSED PROTESTS

INNOCENCE.

On October 24th Chung Yi Mino was found Guilty of the murder of his wife.

Miao protested his innocence to the last, and in a gradually weaken- ing voice exclaimed, "I am not guilty, my lord," several times dur-

the tense moments before sen tence of death was passed.

The summing up, of Mr. Justice Humphreys lasted two and a quar- ter hours, and the jury returned their verdict after an absence of an hour.

Mr. Singleton went on to say that an attempt had apparently been made to create evidence of a crime of lust and also of robbery. The

Miao gave his evidence in brokengard, gripped the rails of the dock

Miao. looking sallow and hag. « clothes were disturbed and the two rings had been taken from the English.

Were you fond of hands.

your wife ?? Dangling in his hand pieces of asked Mr. Jackson.

"Indeed," Miao replied, with string and window card which, he, said, were taken from the dead emotion. I cannot describe how woman's arck, Mr. Singleton de- much. I love her. She always say monstrated how Miao might have we were the most loving couple aheed in a firm voice; I have not any played with them before suddenly had ever seen, passing the picces around his wife's

His father was a very wealthy throat as they sat together in them. The men he saw in Glasgow, wood. She would be throttled and Edinburgh, and Keswick might have slide down into the position in which been either Japanese

He thought nothing about them she was found.

In the very room,occupied by Yi until after he heard of the murder. Mina and his wife there was, in a Mine said he tried to dissuade do not quite appreciate that the cupboard, a bundle of string and his wife from going to Keswick jury have convicted you. I have no

window cord;"

"

Chinese.

alone, but she said, You have a

You

The

and wazed straight before him with an.expressionless face as the fore- man announced the jury's decision.

With a quick movement Miao squared his shoulders and exclaim-

chance to explain what I have to: any. I have no chance to explaina my view. If your lordship will per mit me to say something about the

Case

I am sorry to interrupt you." said Mr. Justice Humhpreys. You

Miao clung stolidiy to the dock rail. As a last request," he said, ask you to request the jury to reconsider the verdict." "

To Mr. Barron, the chief con- bad cold, you gb and rest have ower to re-try the case." stable, he was alleged to have said, been here many times and have "It is terrible: ny wife assaulted, travelled all over Europe. robbed, and murdered." Nobody, need not worry about me." said Mr. Singleton, had suggested necklace in the jewel box was not the one she was wearing when she assault or robbery.

set out.

In

Mr. Jackson: Did you murder your wife l

Miao (with a derisive gesture): Murder my wife Absolutely not,

Mino said he had money," as bis pass-books would show

Finding Of Rings.... a dress shirt belonging to Miao, which was in a suitcase in his room at the hotel, was found the key of his wife's jewel case, which contained a pearl necklace. In cardboard boxes containing Mr. Singleton: How much bad you when you left New York 1- spools of photographic films, which were also in the bedroom, were After the marriage I handed all my found the diamond solitaire ring and money to my wife and asked her to

keep it the wedding ring.

Miss Middleton Smith, principal Miao said he gave her £800, which of St. Stephen's Girls' College, he had kept in his apartment. Hong Kong, at present living in Southsea, said that six years ago Yi Miao's wife had been a pupil at her school.

"It I Had Killed Her." Mr. Justice Humphreys: The jury have heard the case and they have given their verdict. You are in the hands of able and experienced coun- sel who will advise you.

Miao: If I had killed my wife I could not be sensible as I am now. I am not guilty.

Mr. Justice Humphreys: You have had a most patient and im- partial trial, and I think it right to Bay that I believe the verdict of the hary to be a true one. My duty is to pass the sentence of the law.

When the sentence of death was being passed Mino held up his hand to his ear and seemed to follow the quiet, incisive voice of the judge.. with great difficulty. As he was hurried below he looked up and faintly said, "I am not guilty,"

Two Chinese workmen met death in the Wing On Building, Nas king Road. Shanghai, on Novemo- ber 10th, when a lift they were re- Mr. Mitmachithe Minister of pairing: broke from its supports Finance, speaking to-day before on the fourth level crashed to the well" bottom and completely col- the Association of Bankers of Western Japan, said: The relapsed, mangling the workers.

In company-with four others the moval of the gold export ban is e very important question, touching two decensed were attempting to the fundamental conditions of eplice an additional piece of cable on to the one supporting the lift national economics: therefore, the

in order that an additional floor people as a whole must make de termined efforts towards removing could be served, and to their the obstacles in its way.

knowledge had made the ill-fated jr The recent representations car fast to strong supports, while made by various financial organiza- they entered to carry on the work. Unfortunately the supporting tions must be the "result, üf" serious study and investigations, showing ropes were old and as the two for at the same time that preparations got to adjust the band-brake they

In answer to Mr. J. C. Jackson, Mr. Singleton said were found in no sooner entered and started work for a solution of the problem have been well taken in hand. The Gov- ernment has made due note of such representations, but the nature of the problem is ach that the Goy- ernment consider it wise at pre- sent to refrain from expressing a definite opinion upon the question,

is them with a sickening thud. - Mr Jackson a letter which he said the Government Naturally

The ether four men took fright had been addressed to him and watching domestic and foreign

It is not at what had happened, and fear which contained something about economic conditiers. neglecting preparations and coming that the authorities might in the case.."

He asked Mr. Jackson to read fidently experts to take the proper criminate them in the deaths, took opportunity for the solution of the hot, hem dit and to qua it on to Mr. Single

Been since. question:

when the whole collapsed with a rending of wood and steel that re sounded throughout the store.

There was no interruption to the dizzy plunge, and the two men were killed instantly as the roof of the car smashed down upon

defending, she

Blips In Chinese.. Three slips of paper, cach about an inch and a half square, which

said that the the room occupied by Mias in an woman's father had five or six Edinburgh hotel, were handed to wives. She last saw her at the Miao. He agreed that the Chinese British Empire Exhibition at Wem- characters on them were in his own bley, where she had charge of her handwriting. Lather's porcelain.

Mr. Justice Humphreye handed to

ton.

He did not agree that the trans- lations were

(1) Arrival Europe again con-

sider.

Witnesses were called by the de- fence, who spoke to the presence of supposed Chinese in the neigh- bourhood of Borrowdale.

Mr. Jackson, K.C., in his address to the jury for the defence, said that if Miso bad wanted to murder on this his wife he could have pushed her into the sea when they were coming Skjom kakun dénited States in the lines.

(2) Be sure not to do this thing

on this ship. (3) Be aura of deing

ship.