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THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 23, 1929

JUNK MURDER

TRIAL.

ACCUSED FISHERMAN

ACQUITTED.

ACCIDENTAL FALL INTO

SEA.

After an absence from Court of over 20 minutes, the jury returned a verdict of "Not Guilty" in the case in which Chan Kun Sing was charged with the murder of his brother, Chan Hun Tse, on a fishing boat at Mirs Bay. The case was heard before the Chief Justice (Sir Henry Gollan) at the Criminal Sessions yesterday.

Mr. Somerset Fitzroy prosecuted for the Crown,

Accused was defended by Mr. C. G. Alabaster, K.C., instructed by Mr. J. T. Prior, of Messrs. Wilkia son and Crist.

ROUND THE COURTS.

QUICK-WITTED YOUNG OPIUM CARRIER.

When Revenue Officers were about to apprehened a youth on the water. front on Monday, the young fellow, promptly jumped into the Harbour. While there be discarded all the contraband which he was carrying, but when he was hauled out it was noticed that he had two rubber bands round his legs besides a loin cloth around his waist.

PUBLIC DRIVERS FINED.

MR. BRAYFIELD COM- PLAINS.

i

Three public car drivers, two Chinese and an Indian were 'sum maned yesterday at the Central Magistracy before Mr. E. W. Hamilton for refusing a fare.

Mr. T. H. G. Brayfield, the com- plainaut, stated that at about 10.30 am, on October 11 he went to Cha- ter Road to engage a car to take him to Taikoo Dock. The first car on the rank was in the charge of an Indian who regused to Two Chinese who were approached also refused to take Mr. Brayfield, who then reported the matter by telep houe to the Police Station.

When he was brought before Mr E. W. Hamilton yesterday morn ing, the boy admitted that he was carrying opium. The Revenue Offcer prosecuting told his Worship Sergeant Raborts stated that the that the boy had made a similar day in question was a Chinese fes- statement when arst arrested and tival and there was a demand for cars to convey holiday parties to added that dragging operations were being carried out near the the Peak. Such excursions brought spot where the opium was supposed the chauffeurs 85 a trip and were more profitable than fares to Tai- to have been discarded. He asked for a short remand, which the Makoo which fetched a little over 81. gistrate granted.

YOUTH VERSUS AGE!

Of the three defendants, a Chin- Accused said that Chan Kun The

ese pleaded guilty while the second told him to look for another job

Chinese pleaded that he was pre- and to go into another kind of

viously engaged by the N.V.K. business. Accused replied that he

The Indian stated that the " com- would work until the end of the

A quarrel about the more favour plainant was tho nephew of a man eighth moon. He was not angryable position in a ricksha stand who owed him 825, and produced and denied that he raised his voice.

between two coolies ended in a fight, shits. Mr. Brayfield' pointed out at all. Chan Kun Tse only said

One of the combatants was eightfat he had no relatives here. The few words, after which he remained

teen years of age and the other. 38. "Indian then anid that he had been silent. He did not scold accused.

engaged for 230 Produce two witnesses to support his state- These men said that they meat, engaged the ear for 2 p.m. and as it was net there at the time they obtained other cars. --

Tried to Save Him. After they had had a meal, Chan sat on the port side of the stern sheet and his feet were not actually outside the boat. Accused denied that he squatted down behind Chan as Lee Fat had said he did. He. Ho But on the starboard side. could not say whether Chan was likely to lose his balance.

Accused said he wanted to get tea from the hold, but in

some

order to reach the hold he had to

pass Chan. As he was obstructing the entrance to the hold, accused pushed Chan slightly outwards, with the result that he fell into the sea. "Accused leaned over the boat and tried to save Chat but was unable to do so.

He did not notice Lee Fat turn round, but Lee Fat accused him of pushing Chan overboard Accused replied that it was an accident. He then turned the bont round but did | not see, Chan again. ·

I was so distressed that I could have jumped into the sen and drown- ed' myself," he added,

Another boat came alongside and the master asked who bad fallen into the sea. Accused replied that it was his master who had fallen overboard by accident when he pushed him.

They were both before Ir. E ter Hamilton yesterday, who, after warning them to keep the peace, fined them each.

AN AGED OFFENDER.

An old man appeared before Mr. T. S. Whyte Smith at Kowloon Magistracy on a charge of stealing two baskets of coal from the M.B.K. yard. He was let off with a fine of 810, or 14 days in default, owing to his old age.

His Worship pointed out to the defendant that he had been sentenc

ed in 1923 for unlawful possession and in the following year bad been imprisoned for an opium offence.

The Magistrate asked defendant if he had been living an honest life since 1994.

Defendant: 1 have been a coolie all the time.

The Magistrate: All right, 810 or 14 days.

"SNEAK THIEF CAUGHT.

While Sergeant Kelly was on the verandah of the Shamshuipo Police Station on Monday he ob- erred a Chinese stealing clothing hung out to dry on a barbed wire fence. The officer dashed after de- fendant and arrested him after Mr. Fitzroy, referring to a state-brief pursuit, ment previously made by accused, pointed out he had said that they were fighting."

Accused agreed he had said so, bút explained that at the time he was drenched with rain and almost numb with cold, which caused him to speak at random.

Prisoner was acquitted after the jury had returned the verdict re- ported above.

Mr. Whyte Smith sentenced the man to three months hard labour when he was brought up at the Kowloon Magistracy yesterday.

BIRCH AND PRISON,

Sentence of six months' hard

labour and twenty strokes of the birch was imposed on a Chinese by Mr. T. S. Whyte Smith on & man convicted of snatching a gold bangle from a woman hawker of

DEATH SENTENCE CARRIED Shanghai Street.

OUT

ECHO OF WEST POINT

MURDER..

It was stated that while the wo- man was at her stall, two men ap. proached her. While one held her down the other stole her bangle

away.

woman down.

Another man, who had helped lo dispose of the bangle, was given three months' hard labour,

ARMISTICE DAY IN

AMERICA

Information given to the Police led to the arrest of a man in a zuak jangg house who was identi- A verdict of "death in accord.fied as the offender who held the anes to medical evidence due to judicial hanging was returned by the jury yesterday morning when an inquest was held following the execution of Yim Yat Hong at Victoria Gnol at 5 am. yesterday.

The man, it will be recalled, was charged with the murder of a com- patriot in the Sandalwood Workers' Guild at West Point and steadfastly refused to alter his plea of guilty when he was brought before the Chief Justice at the September Sessions. When told he would be zentenced to death, he replied.

Never mind, I don't mind' dying." Dr. A. Cannon, medical officer of Victoria Jail, said that the execu- tion was carried out expositiquely and without a hitch. Unconscious ness was instantaneous and death followed inuncdiately afterwards..

PRESIDENT'S SPEECH TO BE HEARD THROUGHOUT

COUNTRY.

[United Press.]

Washingto, Oct. 17-President Hoover will speak in Washington on Armistice Day under the aus pices of the American Legion, it was announced to-day.

A nation-wida radio network will be linked up so that the President's

United States and in many nearby countries.

STEERAGE PASSENGERS ON | speech can be heard throughout the

PACIFIC SHIPS.

C.S. PRESIDENT'S ORDER ENDORSED BY LABOUR COUNCIL.

[United Fress.]

"

Toronto, Oct. 17.-The Federa

tion of Labour's Council on Im-

PRINCE CAROL'S LOVE AFFAIRS.

MME. LAMBRINO'S SUIT TO BE SETTLED OUT OF COURT,

Paris, Oct 17.-The Court of Ap;

nigration passed President Hopeal adjourned sine die the appeal over's executive order. to-day, pre- by Madame Lambrino, who is the venting the crowding of steerage first wife of Rumanian ex-Crown passengers in ships on the Pacific. Prince Carol, against the decision The effect of this to give the of the lower Court which held that Council's approval to the order in her claim for alimony against auch fashion that Canadian and Prince Carol did not come within American practice will be uniform, the jurisdiction of the French

Epidemics of meningitis, pneu Courts. monia, and other diseases among Mme. Lambrino's claim amounte passengers on ships touching at the to- Frs. 10.000,000, in addition to Philippines, China and Japan which she demanded permission for porta have convinced health authori her son to assume is his family ties, it was stated, that stringent name that "of the Rumanian means should be taken to assure dynasty, which is that of Hoben- that the utmost precaution is taken, zollerni. It is understood that the to prevent recurrence.

Conditions are now understood to be much more satisfactory than for some time past.

decision by the Court of Appeal was made on the strength of in- formation that Mme. Lambrino's claim would be settled out of Court.

His Worship imposed fines of 810 each on the defendants who had not pleaded guilty. On the third man his Worship imposed a fine of 85. As regards the Indian's allegation that Mr. Brayfield was a nephew of a creditor, he (the Magistrate) knew the gentleman concerned and would endeavour to get him to pay the chauffeur.

3,000 BOOKS STOLEN. EX-R.A.F. OFFICER SENT TO

PRISON,

"

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him, so that he might give evidence

for the prosecution,

Pure Alcohol Spirit. Instead, he continued, of the jars.

SMUGGLED SPIRITS FROM containing the wines as stated when

MACAO."

TRADE IN USED LABELS.

Three Chinese, two, employees of a Distillery at Castle Peak, and the other a motor-lorry driver, were before Mr. T. S.. Whyte Smith at the Kowloon Magistracy yesterday oa six charges of alleged import ing and sending out wines other than those recorded in the books of the Distillery.

Mr. J. D. Lloyd, of the Import and Export Office, prosecuted, and Mr. F. X. d'Almada, sur., appear ed for the defendants.

Sentence of twelve months' im- prisonment was passed at Bow- street Police Court on Erie Lewis Walter Finch, aged thirty-two, ex-officer of the R.A.F.,. of no Exed home, for stealing more than 3,000 books and cash to the total value of £233, belonging to Mesara. Alston Rivers, Ltd., booksellers, York-them buildings, Adelphi, by whom he had been employed as traveller.

Detective Ambrose said that Finch had been in the habit of re- turning to his employer's premises after closing time and removing large quantities of books by taxicab. Two thousand had been traced as having been sold by him to one dealer. He had also collected money from customers and failed to account for it. A previous con- viction for conspiracy was proved

they left the Distillery, 22 jars were found to hold pure alcohol spirit of 95 per cent. strength. Evidence would be given to prove that the defendants' plant was not able to distill spirit of such strength. obviously been taken off the jars which were inspected at the dis- tillery and re-used to label the jars of spirit which almost certainly came from Macao and had been smuggled into the Colony on small sampans. The Department would

Say

The labels on these 22 jare had

that these contraband jars had been kept at the Distillery un- known to the Revenue Officer in charge, and had been sent out on a rice spirit paar.

Loss of Revenue,

In outlining the case, Mr. Lloyd said that 64 jars of rice spirit In explaining to His Worship the were prepared at the Distillery for loss of duty incurred by the De- despatch to their shop in Sham-partment, Mr. Lloyd said that the shuipo. These jars were inspected, duty on a jar of spirit of" the and passed by Revenue Officer strength of that found in the 2 jars Brown and duty labels pasted on would be $10 per jar, against the duty of $1.10 on a jar of rice spirit. On October 10, & motor lorry con- It was also known that a jar of taining the 64 jars, was seen to the stronger spirit would be "broken into four jars of. 25 per cent, arrive at the shop, which was under down observation of the Department.atrength to make other wines.

In respect of the labels, Mr. The lorry was seized and the men

The Revenue Officers Lloyd remarked that it was known arrested. proceeded to examine the spirit, that some Distilleries paid as much and the first defendant said that he was willing to accept full respon- sibility. Mr. Lloyd here remarked that he had nothing against the lorry driver and would ask for the withdrawal of the charges against

35 cents for an old duty label in good condition and which could be med again.

Evidence was taken and the third defendant was discharged,

The hearing was adjourned.

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