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CANTON'S HOUSE OF

"CORRESPONDING

WITH PIRATES."

DETENTION.

BEGGARS SUCCESSFULLY | THREE MEN CHARGED AT

SEGREGATED.

INSTITUTION'S AIMS AND '. DIFFICULTIES,..

[FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.]

MAGISTRACY.

ECHO OF DELI MARU AFFAIR.

Recently nine persons were de

THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, JANUARY 18, 1930.

CHEUNG CHAU

MURDER CASE.

HOW SAMPAN WOMAN WAS DONE TO DEATH.

WHAT A FISHING JUNK MASTER SAW,

AN AGGRESSIVE AMAH.

RESENTS POLICE INQUIRIES AND DETENTION.

SEQUEL IN COURT.

A summons for assault was heard

TWO AMERICAN STOWAWAYS.

CLAIM TO BE SOLDIERS FROM MANILA.

X BAD START.

Two Americans, Daniel Riley and

Before Mr. J. S. MacLaren, Central Magistracy yesterday, James E. Sergovia, who claim to

tained by the police in connection Assistant District Officer, New Ter- with the piracy of the Deli Maru.ritories, at the Court of the South- | Three of these" men were charged ert. District, Post Office Building, before Mr. E. W. Hamilton yester- the hearing was resumed yesterday day with being confederates of, or

of charge of murder brought having corresponded with pirates against three Chinese, Yu Sang, Li for the purpose of ransoring Mr. See, and Ip Sui Wan, who are I. Y. Ism, who was kidnapped in accused of murdering a woman the course of the pirney, which took named Kwok Ching Mùi at Cheung

CANTON, »January 17. Contrary to expectation, Canton has apparently succeeded in solving its mandigeat problem, at least for the time being. The Poor People's Institute, started about two years ago, appears to be flourishing. The writer visited the place yesterday and spent an interesting time there.plare in September last The Institute has three compounds, Mr. T. Murphy appeared for the in different parts of the city and the Crown, and asked for a week's re total number of mendients, blind and maimed persons exceeds 2.000 man. which was granted, Most of these were rounded up from the streets and forced into the In

The three defendants were des.

stitate but some went there volucribed

tarily." After they gut there, they found they liked the place and settled down quite happily. Before it was started filthy beggars swarm- ed the streets but now except, per haps, in the outskirts of Canton not a heggar is to be seen.

respectively as merchant, salt broker andenemployed." The Deli Maru, it will be recall ed. was pirated on september 2 last yune. The ship is one of the O.S.K: boats and was, at that time,

Chuu on the night of December 17.

Mr. Somerset Fitzroy is in charge of the case for the Crown. At pre vious hearings, evidence was given by Dr. J. E. Dovey, who made a dreeased wonmn; by Sub-Inspector jost mortem examination of the Hopkins of the Cheung Chuu. Police Station, and by seventeen other

witnesses.

It

appears

Before Mr. A. W. G. H. Grantham, when a Chinese woman summoned her amah and another woman for ษรult and for using abusive language.

The facts leading up to the trouble were outlined by Mr. Horace Lo who represented the com plainant. Mr. Lo said that on complainant's adopted daughter, who was twelve years old, completely disappeared. She was last seen going to school in the middle of the day.

January

the

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Complainant made a report to the Police and she was asked if any plus and eventually suspicion fell sirvants had recently left her em-

gaged as an amah by the vom- on the first defendant, who was

plainant on December 27 and who left on January 1, a day before the disappearance of the child. It ap. peared that she was trying to win small sums of money and other little gifts.

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be attached to the "C" Company, 31st Infantry Regiment of Fort Santiago, Manila, were before Mr. T. . Whyte Smith at Kowloon Magistracy yesterday for stowing away on board the N.F.K. s. Kagn. Maru from Manila.

Sergovia answered the charge saying We do not, your Honour He went on to say that they had no intention of stowing away on board the ship. It was a common practice for American soldiers sta tioned in Manila to go aboard German ships in port to drink beer. They had gone on a German boat on the night in question and later on board a Japanese steamer. It should spend the night on board to was suggested to them that they

sleep off their drunkenness. On awakening the next day, they found the ship ut sca.

The principal compond is in the bound from Swatow to Hong Kong. Passengers to junks in Cheung Chau the child's friendship by giving her Kellett replied that they were found

north-eastern suburb near the Can The pirates apparently were led by ton Mint. The buildings which area woman. The ship was taken into comparatively modern house over

persons of taiddleage and Sanchu Inlet i Hang Hoi Bay,of the accused. At about 8 p.m. qn

800

where the pirates made their escape

that the deceased woman who the owner of a sampai and made a living by carrying Harbour. She habitually wore bangles, earrings, and other kinds of jewellery and it is thought that robbery was the original intention riderly. The Administrative Build

December 17 the three defendants, ing is also here. Another branch is in two of the ship's lifebonts. It it is alleged, hired this woman's in the northern part of the city and is reserved for the blind and the as reported that "money and per-junk and when some distance out in sampan to take them to a fishing maimed, there being again over so sonal property to the approximate the Harbour, attacked her and of them lodged in several rows of value of $3,000 was taken, together after a struggle pushed her into the

or less delapidated with four passengers as prisoners. amall, more houses, the men' living in one rów and the women in another, separat. A cargo of 1,000 cases of alcohol was ed by an alleyway. The whole eh-] left untouched. glesure is damp and dark, and the roufs are more or less leaky. The third compound is located next to the East Parade Ground in the

Wing Hing Monastery. It acqumn- modates about 700, of which góme 200, are chi and infirmi,

The Monastery is said to have been built hundreds of years ago and is now in a bad condition.

EDUCATIONAL WORK.

The younger people of the La stitute are taught to read and write

and also a trade. such as rattas chair

ATTACK ON LAIPO.

LICHOW EXPECTED TO FALL

zadronside

According to the vernacular Trees, the Kwangtang Nanking forces are pressing upon apo in three diree Mons, Li Yang King's troops at- tacking from the east, Yu Hen and flower making. The Mow's troups from the north and authorities hope to widen their troops under Chiang Kwong Nai educational schedule in the rear and Troi Ting Kai from the south, future to include shoc making, claik making and carpentry. The reading The attack on Lipo, where there and writing classes are elementary about two thousand Kwangei for every single mandicant admitted was illiterate. In the blind aid

troops, began'on maimed quarters there is a big uary The following day, workshop equipped with blzek four Canton atroplanes were dis hoards for lecture purpose. Those whose hands are injured are inaght patched to bombard the defensive to use their feet, and those wise lega ure crippled, are taught to ge their hands. The blind are taught to read Braille. Crippled women are taught to weave and make surgents are very short of am- shawls and are and these things munition and other muitary ap

If and when Liuchow is are put on sale in the streets being. plies, taken round in a cart palled by taken, the Ironsides are ex- several beggars from street ta pected to retreat and make a stand street, yelling and ringing a big singya to" the west of Liu. bell to attract attention as they go. In front of the eart hangs a pineard telling all about the goods and their origin. All the money realized from the sales is returned to the In stiluter

MONEY DIFFICULTY.

At the beginning the Institute was municipal enterprise, but”

works erected by the Tronsides." It is expected in when Laipo is captured. Luchow will be taken without much difficulty, as the in-

chow.

General Chen Tsai Tong has in- structed Lui Woon Jm to rush some of his troops to attack Weetan to the south of Lluchow.

"THREE LAME DUCKS.

water.

Kwok Fat In the owner of a fish ing junk said that he heard cries of Save Life" and on rushing on to the deck of his junk, saw two men struggling with a woman on a sampan. Later, he saw the men push the woman into the water and then jump in themselves. Witness then gave orders to his jukis to Tower a boat and pick up the woman, and he later aucceeded in capturing one of the mem

She was detained by the Police for inquiry and was eventually, re leaged on January 6. The next day as about 343 p.ni, she and a num- her of her friends, went to the admittance herself first and left her complainant's house. She gained

cé-mpanions in the street.

The

coni-

anal demanded monetary pensation for her detention and on this being refused, she called in her friends and they then started to assault complainant and to use abusive language. The complainant sent someone to fetch her husband who happened to be working for a Dim whose premises were only a little distance away. He returned with an Indian constable and in the mantime. Police whistles

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In answer to the Magistrate, who asked if the defendants were cor cealed on board, Detective Sergeant when the passengers tickets were being collected. They gave entirely different names and did not describe themselves as soldiers.

Sergovia remarked that they had no chance to explain. The captain of the ship beat them before they could give full details.

That did not sound at all prob able. Baid the Magistrate, who then asked if the American Consul had been approached,

Detective Kellett replied that he had telephoned the Consul who nn- swered that he had no information from Manils about the defendants, and requested that the men be dealt with in the usual manner. They had only the defendants' word that they were soldiers, the detective added.

were The defendants were remanded until Monday for further enquiries to be made by the Police."

own and the two defendants were arrested. Mr. Lo added that on the way to the Police Station, there

was further disturbance.

complainant who, however, admit- The story was corroborated by the ted that she was the first to, use her when the auah refused to leave. hands, being compelled to do so,

IF

12 MONTHS AND 24 STROKES!

through information received from The Police were notified and the captured men the authorities sneeding in tracing the two other accused. Bruises were discovered and the face was more congested on the neck of the deceased wonn

than in ordinary cases of drowning. The amah stated that she only The medical, evidence was to the returned to her mistress to obtain effect that the congestion of thea Lai See Gucky money). She ask- deceased woman's face was comed for that in order in ward off patible with the theory of partial the ill-luck which led

£0 her strangulation before she was pushed detention.

A bag snatcher who was arrested It was stated that on the way to

in the Western district yesterday Police Station, the woman. attempted to assault the complain-r. E. W. Hamilton yesterday. peaded guilty when charged before ant's husband with a broom which

he picked up in the road.

into the water.

A further remand was granted until 10 m, on Thursday, January 3, to enable the Police to bring up another witness who is alleged

have seen the strugle. This witness is, at present, at sea in a fishing, junk. but is expected to return to the Colony within the next few days.

CLAIM FOR DAMAGE TO MOTOR-CAR.

IXDIAN DEFENDANT HELD LIABLE.

since January 1 the Canters Mans ONG SO, TAI HING AND KO his Lordship expressed the opinion

cipality refused to give it any mor money. This has spelled hardship

of the gravest nature to the institu-

ernment still continues to give it moral support.

CHOW STILL AGROUND.

The three steamships Kong So, tin. However, the Municipal Cav. Tai ring and Kech, which were

Thursday reported aground at Wuchow are still in Mr. Wong Fun Ting, President of

dificulties. A Naval Wireless the Institute, who has taken the greatest interest in the welfare ofRepeated attempts to refloat Tai messige received yesterday reads: the mendieants and other inmates, ing were carried is trying hard to get funds from success. Kong So grounded again out without other sources for the School. He the second bar after being re- has persuaded the Municipal Cov frated." ernment to levy a new tax amount ing to one half of the sum given to the. Bureau of Public Safety for scavenging. “It is a meagre income on which to keep the beggars fed and clothed, and Mr. Wong Fun Ting is now appealing to the merchants for voluntary contributions. An-

A claim consequent on a collision between two public motorcars near the traffic beacon in Pedder Street was again mentioned at the Summary Court yesterday before the Puise Judge (Mr. Justice Wood). At the previous hearing

that the defendant's driver was hable and adjourned the case for evidence of the damage done to plaintiff's car, awarding also judy terelain brought by the defendant owner for datinge to his own car.

Kan Hang, of 34 Bowrington Street, the plaintiff, claimed $201.20. representing garage pairs and loss of profits, from Partap Singh, of 3, Gresson Street, the owner of the other car. The Intter counterclaimed for $70.10.

inent for the plaintiff on the coun

re-

Plaintiff alleged that he was driy.

With regard to the Kochow which was reported to have struck a rock, the owners inform us that they haveing his car at a slow speed past no further news and presumably she is still held fast.

the beacon going in a westerly direction at 1.30 a.m. on December 3, when the defendant's car came down Pedder Street without any warning and collided with his (plaintiff's) car. Defendant denied begligente, and in turn alleged that plaintiff was responsible for the collisiong

other scheme under conteinplation CANTON'S MODEL GAOL.

is to make the Institute self-sup- porting. It has been suggested that

the younger beggars be made into TO COST OVER FIVE LAHKS, rickshaw pellers. A force of 500 inen could be turned out and it is ralculated that 8000 per month could be obtained.

occupying an area of about 1,700 The Kwangtung First Prison,

cheng and capable of housing about 1,600 prisoners, will be constructed in Chongahin Iload, Canton, in the TO CAPTURE HAINAN,

north-eastern euburb, at a cost of more than $500,000. Tenders must KWANGTUNG PLANS.

be submitted by January, 20. A committee to attend to the con- Honow, Jan. 16. struction of this new prison has The situation is at present quiet, been formed under the name of the An effort by the Nationalists will Kwangtung Firet Now Prison probably be made to recapture the Construction Committee," consist- Island, "but a number of Kwangsing of the Prosecutor-General of troops are at Hoihow.

the Supreme Court, a Judge, an Three British subjects are at official from each of the Finance Hoihow.

Department, the Municipality, and the Public Works Bureau. „Besides the cells, the new prison will be provided with lecture halls, work- shops, maternity

No appearance was marle by the evidence for assessing the damage defendant or his solicitor when

to plaintiff's car was called. Mr. F. C. E. Rendall, for the plaintiff, proceeded with the case a parté,

The account of the Mei Chow Garage amounting to 8160 for re- pairing plaintiff's car was proved by an employee of the firm and the foreman in charge of repairs. The latter said that he had to straigh- ten out certain bent bara, supply new parts, and repaint the whole ear. This work took three full days to complete.

The plaintiff assessed his average earnings a day by hiring the car [It will he remembered that re-

at 816. On this sum there was a cently the Kwangtung Government

profit of 87 or 38'a day.' sont a fotilla of gunboats, with a

His Lordship assessed the total strong force of marines on board to

amount of damage and loss at capture the turbulent Island of ground, etc., in order to make it 8183.50. Plaintiff was awarded this Hiday from the Ryung from an up to das citation Camino e defendant to pay case of side" forces.]

News Agency.

the day's case.

rooms,

play

Mr. Grantham dismissed the charge of using abusive language.. Assault charge and convicted on the

Mr. Lo stated that he was not pressing the <nae. Both women were fined $5 and bound over to keep the peace for six months in a personal hond of 850 each.

The nissing child has not yet been found.

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MONEY-LENDER'S LONG WAIT.

"ONE DOLLAR A YEAR FOR 20 YEARS.

A money lan transaction which did not appear to be straightfor ward in the opinion of the Puisar Judge (Mr. Justice Wood) resulted in the money-lender being penalis ed at the Summary Court yester day.

Conduit Road, dained 850 on an The plaintiff, Kapar Singh, of 1,

1.0.. dated December 6, 1928, al- leging that he had pressed for re- payment but that the defendant had put off from month to month.

Asked by his Lordship what had happened since 1928, the defendant answering to the name of Bun, a public motor car driver, said that. only 820 was, advanced to him on signing the note, and he had paid $2 interest monthly until July last year.

Plaintiff denied that he had re- ceived any interest since the loan was made and said that he had not claimed any from the defen- dant. He agreed, however, that the sum advanced was only 820.

/Remarking that it was not a atraightforward transaction, his Lordship gave judgment for the plaintiff in the sum of 820 only

and costa. An order was made for the defendant to pay $1 into Court once a year, the first payment to be made next January.

ACCIDENT IN LIFT. THREE MEN INJURED IN

CANTON HOTEL.

Abording to the vernacular Press, a serious accident occurred at the Sun Ah Hotel in Tai Ping Road, Canton, on Wednesday A ropé connected with the lift broke and the lift dropped suddenly from the fourth floor. There were three people in the lift at the time, all of whom were injured. One man sustained a fractured leg, and was femoved to hospital in which condition.

BAG SNATCHER CAUGHT RED-HANDED:

He was sentenced to twelve months' hard labour and 24 strokes of the birch.

It was stated that the complain. ant a Chinese woman, was walk- ing near the junction of Western Street when the accused came up from behind and snatched her hand. bag. The man gave such a hard pull that the woman fell to the round. She got up, however, and pluckily gave chase. The accused bolted up Western Street and turn- ed into Chung Shing Street where there was a flight of steps, and in chasing the "snatcher down these steps, the woman fell to the foot of the steps where there was a coal- yard. She was, according to a police inspector, a terrible sight. " when she was helped out, her face being badly cut.

The Magistrate told the accused that it was lucky for him that the woman's injuries were caused by an necident and not through any direct action of his.

POLICE RECRUIT GAOLED.

FOR STEALING FROM A COMRADE.

An Indian police recruit was con- victed by Mir. Whyte Smith, at Kowloon Mugistracy, of stealing $20 from an Indian constable at the Police Training School.

Mr. W. le B. Sparrow, A.S.P., who prosecuted, said that on Janu- ary 16 the complainant left $28 in notes in a box in his rocin. He went out and on returning found'} that the box had been broken open. He reported the matter to Inspo, tor Paterson and a thorough search. of the whole school was made. The money was found in the heel of one of the defendant's socks,

The Magistrate remarking that it' was a very serious thing to steal from a comrade at the beginning of his career in the police force, sentenced the defendant to three months' hard labour.

BAMBOO STORE ALIGHT.

BIG BLAZE IN BONHAM STRAND.

A fire broke out on the second floor of No. 123, Bocham Street, East (Bonhain Strand), at 9.30 last evening. The flames spread rapid. ly as bamboo ware and other in- flammable articles were stored on the floor.

The fire brigade was soon on the scene and the flames were gat and Cheru tot 6.30 DE No casualties were reported.

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