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CANTON'S "NEW

ROUND CHINA IN SEAPLANE,

YEAR DAY..

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THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS. TUESDAY, JANUARY

. KOWLOON GANG

MURDER.

CHINESE SHOT FOR $20 LOOT,

NEW YEAR'S EVE OUTRAGE.

Another murder was committed,

[FROM OUR CHINENS CORRESPONDENT. in Kowloon, yesterday by armed

Lover

western

alen believed to belong to a gang number of outrages recently. which has been responsible for

CANTON, Dec. 31st. After completing its long fight

north and south Chios, the sea-plane Chu-Kiang CANTON, Dec. 31st.

returned to Canton yesterday This being the first day of the afternoon. The Chu-Kiang flew New Year. Cantor is to have the to Canton from Wuchow having biggest celebration in its history, despatched a telegram notifying The whole city will be en fele. the Canton Aviation Department Every Government building is being aeroplane get to Canton long be of its expected arrival: But the decorated with flags, banners, clec-fore the telegram and the local tric lights and floral designs, and authorities knew nothing, shout it four impasing pailaus are being until it arrived in Tai Sha Taube started to shout, to bic (armed

by

In the early part of the evening, three men armed with revolvers were seen outside an unnumbered matahed in Fuk Churn Street, Tai- kokteui, occupied by a stallholder and his wife. Chang Yong, a foki of the house, was standing near an attempt to push him inside the the doorway when the men made

his assailants by running away hut.. The man, however, evaded he realised at once their intentions. As soon as he got clear of the gang

heard three or four shots fired by At the same time he the men.

body.

man

yesterday afternoon The Bea robbery), erected. They will be fifty feet high place did act descend immediately and twenty-one feet wide. They but circled for twenty minutes be will be located as follows:-The fore coming down in the water im

mediately off Tai Sha Tau. The to be at the Tai Ming Restaurant The stall holder's wife happened front of the Provincial Treasury descent was very successful' and the at the time and the escaped foli Building, the front of the Headplane was towed by a steam launch found her and hastily told her of quarters of the Provincia! Kuomin- to the wharf where it was handed

the occurrence. They went to up on dry land. tang on Wai On Road, East, in-

The sea-plane was manned gether to the but, having on the the heart of Central Park, and also Mesars, Chen Hing Wen, Chow Foy made a report at the Police Station, but on entering they in front of Central Park. They will Hang, Wong Kwong Yui, and found it deserted. Then the wo Leung Hing Taun, Immediately man saw her husband lying dead. be beautifully illuminated at night. after their arrival

at Aviation Several bullets had entered At eight o'clock in the morning Headquartere Canton notables. officials of the Government Depart tions Mrs. Li Tani Hain carried

streamed in to offer congratula Investigations revealed that the ments will assemble in their respec-four big bouquets of Bowers for Fans were bent on robbery, but as tive buildings to welcome the New the returning flyers, and Mr. Lithe alarm bad already been given

Taing who represented Marshal Liby the foki, they shot the Year At nine o'clock all the mem- Tani Hain, explained that the with what money and valuables straight away and quickly escaped bers of the Canton Political Council, Marshal "was detained by im-

The the Headquarters of the 8th portant business. A reception in they could find in the hut.

honour of the flyers was given in woman found that a sum of 80 Military Route, the Frivincial Gov- the auditorium of Alat Bed which she and her husband had ernment and the various military quarters when Mr. Chen Hingut by had been stolen by the organisations will meet in the Wen, Captain and pilot of the gang.

Chu-Kiang, gave an account of "Auditorium of the Government his successful flight. He said that House. This meeting will be pre-he was enthusiastically received sided over by Marshal Li Tsai Hair everywhere he went. He then who will deliver the opening speech. General Chen Ming Shu will follow speaking on The Practical Aims of Political Tutelage in Kwangtung. Delegates from the various depart ments will also speak and the mucet ing will close with the declamation of slogans, the firing of crackers, and a photograph of the whole assembly.

THE REVIEW.

went on

to relate his experiences and... hardships during the flight. He said he was forced to desernd in Ningpo because of a sudden heavy fog.

MURDER AT WANCHAL

OLD LADY STRANGLED.

VALUABLE JEWELLERY

STOLEN..

General Chang, head of the An old Chinese woman, Mrs. Canton Aviation. Department, Tang Chow Shi, residing at No. The General said that Chinese found murdered yesterday morning warmly congratulated the flyers. 23. Swatew Lane, Wanchai, was aviation is gradually coming to by her grandson when he went to the fore, and Canton has already wake her for breakfast. The old completed two long flights through lady was lying on her bed her face the length and breadth of the envered with blood. Her hands country.

and legs had been bound with cords, and, judging from the rigid condition of the body, life must

CANTON STEAMBOATS CO.ave been extinct for sonic hours

- COMPRADORE.

prior to the discovery. LAW KAI HONG'S FARE-

WELL PARTY.

The murdered lady had several thousand dollars' worth of jewel lery in the house, and a search showed that the jewellery and some deposit receipts had been stalen.

ANKING. PIRATE

TO DIE

CONCLUDING SCENES OF THE TRIAL

CHIEF JUSTICE'S "COMMENTS.

Ist

1929.

FORGED $50 NOTES:

EVIDENCE OF A BANK

OFFICIAL

PROBLEM ABOUT A SIGNATURE.

re.

Further evidence was taken at "You can take it from me that the Central Magistracy yesterday when a ship is pirated, the pirates afternoon before bir. R. E. Lind- always choose a time when the sell in the case in which eleven officers are scattered over the ship. Chinese, including two women, are Then the pirates can rush the ship held on charges arising out of

alleged dealings in notes and seize the firearms which aresembling the 800 cld issue of the always kept in the oflcers cabin, Hong Kong and Shanghai Bank- This is not a satisfactory way of nection with the possession of a ing Corporation, and also in con- keeping a ships armaments and a printing press and other appara better way ought to be devised." tus for the production of "forged The Chief Justice, Sir Henry Central Bank of China notes ing his summing up of the case in principal tenant of Gollan, passed these comments dur A married woman, who is the fiat at for having taken part in the of the defendants were arrested, which Yueu Ping Kwan was tried Queen's Road East, where saverul piratical attack on the .. Anking stated in evidence that she was ap on September 26th last.

proached by the first defendant. The ease which was commenced about October 10th for accommo terday afternoon. The prisoner was the hire of & freat cubicle and a on Friday last was concluded yesdation. Terms were arranged for found" Guilty 31 on the first,count portion of the verandah A few to death piracy with violence and sentenced days later the man and his wife, the second defendant, occupied tant Attorney General, prosecuted, second defendant approached wit- Mr. H. Somerset Fitzroy, Assie- the cubicle. On November 2nd the

and Mr. C. G. Alabaster; K.C. ness for the hire of another vacant instructed by Mr. A. E. Hall de cubicle which she stated was re- quired for her uncle, the fourth fended.

defendant, and after a bargain

Hidden In A Hatch.

bad been struck, the new tenant arrived with two others, the third and fifth defendants.

Evidence was taken yesterday from Sgt. W. E. Goldsmith who arrested the prisoner. He said that be was in charge of No. 7 Police launch at about four o'clock on the afternoon of October 5th when he saw a Hoklo boat crossing Kowloon the junk and searched her hotch Bay from Lyemun. He went aboard

the crew were sitting on the others. cover, while four others were on the deck. Witness found nothing. He then moved the two members of the crew who were sitting over the hatchway, and on lifting the hatch cover, witness discovered the prisoner lying on his back with his eyes open Witness questioned prisoner as to who he was and where he had enme from. Prisoner vouchsafed no reply.

Witness drove prisoner out of the hold and searched him and found one 200 and one 100 guilders bank notes. He also found more money and a parcel of jewellery Asked and jewellery, prisoner said that he where he had obtained the money

had brought them from the coun- tre on behalf of his master. Among the jewellery was a gold ring with the monogram "H.O.T." Witness took prisoner to the Police Station for investigation. Prisoner also 345 at Yim Chow to take him to had said that he hired the boat for

Hong Kong.

parades held were given by A.S.P. Details of 'the identification

Murphy.

At noon they will re-assemble in the auditorium of the Provincial Kuomintang where another meeting MR. will be held. At 1 p.m. a military review will take place on the East

Given To Him By A Friend!, "Parade Ground at which all the Law Kai Hong compradore of the A tea party was given by Mr,

An Amah Is Missing.

This concluded the case for the troops in and around Canton will Hong Kong. Canton and Macao

prosecution and in his final address take part.

The soldiers will each Steamboat Company, on the Comfor an amah, who was missing the evidence at length and submit The old lady lived alone, except to the jury, Mr. Fitzroy, reviewed receive a New Year present of pany's steamer Taishan yesterday when looked for by the family. Itted that the charge of piracy with

evening: The Chinese crews of all twenty cents, the money will be other river-boats la port were invit been employed for some years with the prisoner beyond a doubt.

is understood that the amah had violence had been brought home to given by the Headquarters of the fed, and many friends of Mr. Law. the household, and occupied the 8th Military Route as a reward for After the meal Mr. Law was pre other compartment in the house the hard work of the past year.

The deceased's son and family lived at No. 25, Swalow Lane, The Provincial Government has

which is next door, and cancelled its decision to declare a

munication is possible between the three days holiday. It has come to from the Steamboat Company har dah. Although living next door, Mr. Law Kai Hong is retiring two fats by a door on the veran the conclusion that one day's holi, ing been Chief. Compradore for the relatives say that they heard day is enough, and has issued an years. Mr. Law is only 47 years, nothing, but added that the divid other order declaring that only and it is reported that he has beening wall was comparatively thick January 1st will be a general holi cffered the position as Managing day,

Director of Hong Kong-Canton Line, by Mr. Woo Hei Tong owner of a number of river-steamers in cluding the Tung On, and Sai On..

sented with silver vases and cups. from the crew of the Taishan, the wharfingers, and crews of the other river steamers,

HAIPHONG CHINESE

CHARGED.

MAY BE EXTRADITED.

.....

A Chinese from Haiphong, Chan Hung Chuen, was charged before Mr. R. E Lindsell at the Central Magistracy yesterday with unlaw. fal possession of 1,293 piastres. Mr. F. H. Loseby appeared on behalf of the accused.

- THE STUDENTS.

Students in Canton will celebrate the New Year in the auditorium of Sun Yat Sen University at noon. Songs, speeches, music, slogans, and crackers will be the features of this event. The heeting will be under the joins auspices of the Municipal Bureau of Education and the Provincial Department of Edu- ention, the expense which will be about $70 being defrayed by these departments. After the celebration the students will march to Central Park to participate in the events there.

Several plays and a concert-will-

Mr. T. Murphy, A.S.P., for the be given in Central Park between police applied for a remand. The 1 and 3 o'clock, the concert being firm in Haiphong had cabled their broadcasted by means of loud local agents that they had instruct speakers In the evening there willed Messrs. Deacons of Hong Kong be dances, music, free cinema show to appear on their behalf. The and play by the Mok Tok cable also stated that witnesses were Threatrical Company. Everything on the way to Hong Kong. will be open to the public free of charge,

Eight lecture corps, have been or ganized to carry the New Year message to the populace. Each corp will consist of four persons and the programme is to harangue, he crowds -for-three-consecutive days at all street corners. They will carry fings, banners and pamphlets for distribution. Their sole remunera tion will be 40 centá tea money day for each lecturer.

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Over 2,000 Chinese bufces of opiùm were seized and confiscated yesterday afternoon" on the 2nd floor of No. 13, Kui Shang Street The raid was carried-out-by-detea tives on information secretly sup plied. The opium was in about 50 small tin cases. One man was arrested but strenuously denied knowledge of the illicit drug or how it got there. But the Police declar ed that the drug was his property and that he must know how it got into his house;

Mr. H. C. Macnamara, of Messrs. Deacons, was in Court and inform ed the Magistrate that his firm had already received a wire from their agents in Haiphong requesting them to represent the prosecution and to oppose bail.

cora-

and unless there was an excep- tionally loud noise nothing was heard from the old lady's rooms.

and

Besides riding the safe stealing all the valuables it con Lained, several boxes in the house had been opened The keys for these boxes were always with the murdered lady.

The body was later removed to the. Publie Mortuary where a po mortem examination will be held.

The usual police enquiries are being made and the inmates of the building and the relatives have been questioned.

MOTOR FATALITY INQUEST. BOY RUN OVER IN QUEEN'S

ROAD EAST, " ·

s

Major C. Willson, sitting

A death inquest was conducted by

Coroner, and a jury at the Centrai Magistracy yesterday afternoon into the circumstances under which Li Ngam, a six-year-old Chinese boy; driven by

as fatally injured by a motor car Cargill in Queen's Road East on acting Sub-Inspector December 18th. The boy died the Lame day.

who called no witnesses, said that it For the defence Mr. Alabaster, was not incumbent on the prisoner to give an explanation sa to where he was at the time of the piracy.or how he got the money and jewellery, but as a matter of fact he had done had told the police that he was in so at the first possible moment. He Canton on the day the ship was pirated. He had also said that the money and jewellery were handed to him by another man.

Counsel reminded the juty that if found guilty, on the first charge the death and therefore they must sentence on the prisoner would be satisfy themselves beyond any TED- sonable doubt as to his quila. The evidence must be sifted thoroughly, would see that the evidence of the and when that was done, the jury wireless operator was most accurate. He had originally said that he first saw the prisoner while he was walking up and down in his cabin. Under cross-examination, he changed his statement and said that he noticed the prisoner when he (the witness) was walking outside his cabin. It must also be borne in mind that according to the evidence, the ship was in darkness-the lights were all put out at the 'Yequest of the pirates.

Hls Dejected Look!

As to how the prisoner was picked out by the four witnesses at the identification parade, Counsel said that could easily be explained.. The parade was held month after the the only suspected person among the arrest. Prisoner knew that he was row of men paraded. With such thought in his rind, he could not help feeling dejected, and it was. this dejected look that caused him to be picked out by the four wit- nesses hole circum

Taking the whole circumstangsa of the case into consideration, Counsel said, it would not be le for the jury to return an adverse verdict.

Witnesa said that these fire were the only persons mong the defen- dants she came to know as a result of the sub-letting of cubicles. The

when the second tenant joined the printing press, she added, was among the baggage, brought in

Mr. C. H. Eldridge, Assistant Accountant of the Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation, stated that he had examined, forty. notes of $50 denomination and found them to be identical for- geries bearing, date of January 1st, 1923, and numbers of the genuine series. All bore the signa- ture "W. J. Clerk " as Chief Ac countant. The panel bearing the words The Hong Kong and Shanghai at the top of the notes appeared to be shorter in the for- gery. Another note produced by the prosecution, witness said,, waS from the others, but the signature. also a forgery differing in no way

was that of witness "for Chief Accountant."

Apart from the fact that from details given be could see that the note was forged, witness said that it would be very difficult for him his or not. to say whether the signature was

After fürther evidence the case was adjourned till January 7th,

CROWN LAND SALE.

MONGKOKTSUI LOT FETCHES 812,300.

A lot of Crown land at the june- tion of Portland Street and Laichi- Kowloon Inland Lot 2162, and com- kok Road, Mongkoktsui, known as prising an

area of about 4,718 square feet was sold by public ane- tion at the Land Office yesterday afternoon. The price realised was $12,300 which is 8810 above the upset price.

An annual rental of 854 is pay for 75 years, with the option of able on the land which is to be beld renewal for one further period of

75 years.

The purchasers were Chung Yak Hing and Kong Wong, of No. 17, Mow Lam Street, Yaumati.

BOY MAIDEN'S NOSE BITTEN.

THE OFFENDER IN GAOL.

have wainly loved and sanght Kovno, Lithuania, U.P.-Others vengeance for their unrequited affections, but Otto Kanzler has dis covered a new sort of revenge. Otto had no luck in his courtship. HLS proposals of marriage fell on deaf ears, and ad he took to brooding.

Engrossed in his own emotional misery, Otto Kanzler sirolled along the street this week and, raising his eyes, suddenly discovered the girl} of his choice before him.

With studied chivalry, he request ed the girl to hear his ples once more and to accompany him to a courtyard in the neighbourhood. The girl complied. After appealing Otto realized the, hopelessness of his to his lady to reconsider her refusal,

words.

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Suddenly, springing like a tiger, Otto leapt toward the girl and. ferociously bit her nose,

Otto is now sitting behind' prison bars, while plastic surgeons mending the sautilated Juliet's nose.

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The Magistrate pointed out that

Dr. G. H. Thomas gave the result the defendant was charged with of his post mortem examination and having in his possession 1,293 piastres. He understood, also, that

atated that death was due to tracture of the skull. Chan had got away with Se0,000 Acting Sub-Inspector Cargill anid Iron Haiphong, and the matter that on the day in question a num- appeared to be one for extradition. her of boys were playing on the Mr Macnamara agreed but the roadway, Witness blew his born the Magistrate added that the local and drew to the left to avoid them,

Addressing the prisoner, Hi police had not received any com but just as he had passed them a

Lordanip said: "The jury have munications from the Haiphong small boy rushed across and was cupied half an hour. He dealt with piracy with violence. You have His Lordship's summing-up oc- found you guilty of the offence of Police, mor, as far as his Worship about two feet-m front of the car the facts of the case in details, and been ably defended and everything knew, had the Government received when he saw him. The brakes were mentioned, in passing, that a better possible in your favour has been instructions.

applied, but there was no chance way ought to be devised for kerping said I think the jury could not His Worship remanded the deto save the boy. The car went over the hips arms so that the officers have come to any other conclusion, fendant until Saturday and dicated that if by that time there it did so. Witness took the injured The jury then retired for fifteen verdict." Then donning the black in the boy and witness felt a bump as could get at them in emergency. and I am in accord with their was no intimation from the Hnd boy, who was unconscious, to the minutes and when the reasscan-cap his Lordship sentenced the phong authorities, he would con- hospital without delay. rider the question of bail on the

bled, they return a verdict of prisoner to be hanged.

Guilty an the first count.

Prisoner, who showed some dis charge of unlawful posscasión,

(Pontinued at foot of next column:) { tress, was then led from the dock.

A verdict of accidental death was returned.

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