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A MYSTERIOUS FIGURE,

SERGEANT'S STORY OF INDIAN "IN POLICE STATION COMPOUND.

FURTHER DETAILS OF LOK MA CHAU TRAGEDY.

A vivid account of the movements of a mysterious figure - moving in the compound of Lok Ma Chan Police Station at about 8 p.n. on July 21 was given by Sergeant Youe yesterday, when the inquiry into the shooting tragedy was continued before Mr. Lindsoll, sitting as Coroner, at Central Magistracy, Sergeant Youe stated that the figure appeared to be that of an Indian. According to medical evidence, it was pointed out, Dalip Singh, the Indian who had run amok, died at about 7 p.in.

Just before Sergeant Youe fred a shot in the direction in which " be guessed the figure was, he heard a voice crying "No! No! No!" It was pitch dark and the officer was only able to catch a glimpse of the form,

In the course of yesterday's hearing, it was indicated that the inquiry would probably require two more sittings.

WHAT TIME WAS 'PHONE. MESSAGE

SENT?

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, AUGUST 30, 1930.

Sergeant. Youe said that he kept

watch outside the building until the I.G.P. and party arrived at about 11.00 p.m.

Jury: Did you know at Taipo that an Indian had run amok i—” No. The Indian who gave the in- formation was very confused. He merely stated that an Indian had been shooting at Lok Ma Chau

When you got out there did any one in the Station say why the Indian had done this 1-No.

Heard Three Shots.

INDUSTRIAL BANK

AFFAIRS.

LIQUIDATORS APPOINTED BY CREDITORS.

COMMITTEE OF INSPECTION APPROVED,

U.S. AND CHINA.

THE QUESTION OF INTERVENTION.

ARMY OF 200,000- MEN SUGGESTED.

UNITED PRESS.] During the past few days some four thousand creditors of the In-

„Williamstown,” Masa., August 23. dustrial & Commercial Bank, Ltd., Spark, flew at the Institute of Detective Sergeant Chan Koon which is in liquidation, have been Politics to-day on the question of Yau stationed at Sheungshui stated thronging the Supreme Court pre-inervention in China. that on July 21 he went to Lokmises to ledge their, proof of debts Ma Chau Station, and on arrival forms with the Official Receiver. there at about 6 pm. was told Creditors had to appear individu to take up a position at the junc-ally before the Registrar to make tion of the main road and the path their declarations, and it has been leading, from the Station. He was

Mr. Charles Baghelder, former Chief of the Fat Eastern Division of the US. Department of Com merce and also once US. Commer- cial Attaché in China, and that

instracted to tell any one going of altogether a busy time for officials foreign intervention may soon be-

duty not to proceed to the Police Station.

and the staff.

There was a large gathering at. a meeting of creditors held in the City Hall yesterday. The meeting commenced in the forenoon and it was 9 p.in, before the proceedings terminated.

About ten minutes later he was sent to the landing stage on the river to warn the river patrol. He started along the path through the village of Lok Ma Chau and was about half way down when he heard three shots fired. He immed iately lay Hat on, the ground and Giving evidence Gurdit Singh,

To Shoot On Sight,

looking back at the station saw a Indian interpreter and constable at-

person hiding behind a pillar with a Sergeant Youe, stationed at gun fixed in his direction. tached to the Tuiper Police Station. Shepngabai Police Station, stated. The detective "then took to his said that at 'about. 5.43 p.m. on July that at about 5.30 p.m. that day,when he managed to warn the riverter, and Messrs. J. Eennessey Seth

heels and finally reached the river

patrol,

21, he was summoned to attend 'a telephone message from Lok Ma Chau Police Station. There was no answer when he picked up the re- ceiver. Two minutes later, the telephone clerk succeeded in getting

an answer from Lok Ma Chau.

The message, continued Gurdit Singh, was from Indian Constable B349 who reported "I am PC B340-P.C. B543 has fired at the officer-in-charge here. F.S. B9 has been shot and is about to die. P.C. B543 has taken possession of the Lewis gun.

We have locked our

door and have fired in return."

an

Indian Lance-Sergeant from Lok Ma Chau arrived at the Station" Inspector Brennan, in charge of and briefly described what had. Territories, said that he lived at the northern district of the New happened there. Sub-Inspector the Au Tau Station, although his O'Connor, the officer-in-charge, to-headquarters were at Taipo. He gether with witness and eight

went to town in the afternoon of

Indian constables and one Chinese, detective, get out for Lok Ma Chau at about 3.40 p.m. They arrived at the cross roads shortly before a p.m. No shots were heard, and wit- ness saw no sign of anything un- usual."

Sergeant Youe and two others then climbed the slope leading to Lok Ma Chau Police Station and when they were in sight of the Witness asked where the Lewis Gun Indian married quarters. Sergeant had been taken to and was told that Mudgwick and other Indians signal it had been removed upstairs, neared them to stop. They were asked to the quarters of the officer-in-Singh was aiming at everyone he to take another route, as Dalip charge. Witness was requested to could see. send messages to the Divisional! The party from Sheungshui left the main path and took other routes Inspector (North) and other stato reach the Indian married quar- tions to obtain rescue.

ters. When Sergeant Youe arrived Gurdit Singh telephoned to Au at the quarters, he was the only Tau and Sheung Shui Police Sta-structions to the men there to watch European officer there. He gave in. tions and also to the D.I. (N.). for Dalip Singh and to shoot him

Two Indian, constables wearing answer to a question from the

on sight.. bullet proof vests, were dispatched Coroner, Sergeant Youe stated that in a lorry to Lok Má Chau Later, while he and the others were climb the Police van conveyed the officer- ing up the slope he heard six shota from the Station. He arrived at the in-charge of the Taipo Police Station Indian married quarters at 8.20

and three mors Indian officers to Lok Ma Chau

p.m.

At 7.30 p.m. shouts were heard from the Station. According to Mr. King: You, are the inter- witness's interpreter, the voice was preter of the Taipo Police Station that of B722, who said that the man

Witness: Tei

who was shouting wanted to come out of his hiding place. Witness told him to cease Bring and come out. 8722 eventually emerged from the Station. A few minutes later three other Indians also came out from their barracks in the Station. By this time, Mr. Sparrow, the D.I. (N), had arrived."

Do you remember B643, Dalip Singh, coming to Taipo to see Mr, Sparrow 1-Yes.

Did you act as interpreter then Yes.

Can you remember the date 1 It was somewhere in the latter part of June.

Jaly 21. I first got news of this, affair at 5.45 p.m.." he said. "The officer-in-charge of Au Tau, Lance Sergeant Eastings, made a report to me as a result of a telephone message received. I told him to make the men stand to and when I came down, they were ready and each had eight rounds of ammuni. tion."

Dealing with the position of affairs, the Official Receiver (Mr. E. P. H. Lang) said that he had been appointed Special Liquida

and Hampden Rosa as special mannagers until the further order of the Court. The summary of the statement of affairs sent to the creditors related to the Hong Kong office, which was the head office of the bank.

come necessary in China.

There is a growing feeling, te asserted, that something of this sort must be done for humanitarian.

reasons.

Mr. Bachelder suggested that 200,000 foreign troops, assisted by good native Chinese trops, would be able to restore order throughout the country."

Money Secured by a Loan. He estimaad the cost of this at G. $300,000,000, which might, in his on the customs and the salt re- opinion, be secured as a loan based

venues of China.

Most of the money could be spent armies and putting in needed work in disbanding the various Chinese on highways and railways, accord-

ing to the speaker. He admitted,

would come in under one liquida-Ho

It was understood that Shanghai however, that the United States is traditionally opposed to interven- tion with Hong Kong, but nothingMr. Stephen Duggan said that definite was kown at present as to much of the China trouble is to be attributed to the influence of the attitude of the other branches American schools in China, and al- so to the fact that students are impregnated with the principles of democracy and nationalism..

in China..

Witness then proceeded to my

The meeting had been called, the that he selected an Indian Sergeant and three men and told Sergeant Official Receiver continued, to de- Hastings to go with witness to Lok termine two points, whether ap

A Chinese View. Ma Cheu. They went to the garage plication should be made to the Replying to Mr. Bachelder, Mr. where witness and the Bergeant each had a car, but it was discover-Court for the appointment of a liPC. Chang, of Nankai Univers that the latter's car was out of Receiver, and also whether appli-unite China Because the war-lord ed, just as they were about to start, quidator in place of the Official y told the Institute that for- sign intervention must necessarily commission. Witness then ordered that a lorry by commandeered, and cation should be made for the ap would unite against the foreigners. the Sergeant had just gone off to pointment of a committee of ins certainly happen."

Then, he said, "something would carry out this order when the pection to act with the liquidators station guard signalled excitedly to witness." On returning to the and its personnel a

A.S.P. charge-room, witness found the and Sergeant Madgwick there. He was then able to get confirmation of the report he had received over the telephone.

Appointment of Liquidators.

Yau Po-Shan, a creditor; proposed Mr. J. T. Prior, on behalf of

that Messrs. Seth and Ross be op- The party then got together a number of torches, first-aid dress-pointed liquidators in place of the siderable amount of telephoning they started off for Lok Ma Chau In a lengthy discussion which in two cars, with the A.S.P. load-followed, a Chinese gentleman ask- ing on a motor cycle. They arrived

ed whether the proposed appoint- at Lok Ma Chau at 6.45. p.m.

ing and Verey lights. After a con- Official Receiver.

At this stage the inquiry was adment would be beneficial to the journed until Wednesday. next. It ereditors. He pointed out that the was indicated that Mr. Sparrow first question was one of economy, and Mr. Burlingham, both of whom had conversation with Dalip Singh and the less expense incurred the over the question of his transfer to better for the creditors. The Lok Ma Chau, will be called, as bank's indebtedness to creditors well as the armourer, who will state that no fewer than sixteen rounds was about one million dollars, but were fired by Dalip Singh that day; the total indebtedness would pro- Mr. Murphy will also give evidence bably amount to three million dol

and then the Hon. Mr. E. D. C. Wolfé will be called.

The jury inquired when Dalip Singh's record would be available to them and Mr. King stated that at the next hearing thes bis record King also said that the inquiry will be given at the outset. Mr would probably be finished in two

further sittings.

SCHOOL-GIRL ROBBED.

lars.

that the cost of an official and out- The Official Receiver explained side liquidator would be about the same, but a private liquidator, business, accountancy and, bank- having a better knowledge of bank ruptcy would not require to be assisted by a special management and there was a saving of expense, If the Official Receiver continued to act in conjunction with special managers; he thought that the costs would be about twice as much as with outside liquidator, alode,

A Mysterious Figure. Sent as a Punishment.

At about 7.45 p.m. Sergeant Youe. What took place —He complain- Mr.Sparrow and the D.I. (N.) "ed about his being transferred to crawled up to the compound wall of Lok Ma Chau, when he had already the Station. Darkness had already done one year's service at Taipo. set in Sergeant Madgwiele also He asked why he should be sent out joined the party. to the New Territories again.

Witness, who was posted to watch What reply did Mr. Sparrow the west corner of the Station, saw give-He said that Mr. Scott bada figure walking from inside the sent him (B843) to the New Ter Station towards the compound wall. ritories as a punishment...

An Indian bobbed up from the Did he make any complaint that wall, which was about six feet high, he had been sent by Sirdar Sahib on the other side of witness, and Mohinder Singh -Yes He said it immediately disappeared when he was Sirdar Sahib Mohinder Singh saw Sergeant Youe. Sergeant Your who had had him transferred there, climbed up the wall and fired a on account of a grudge.

shot at the direction in which he 'Did Mr. Sparrow explain to him thought the man was. Before heterday, & Chinese who had return-been auditor for the bank before. that it

was not Mr. Mohinder

ed to the Colony three times from the winding up and should have Singh's order but Mr. Scott's 7-

banishment before his terms of discovered the deficiencies. fr. Yes, it was explained to him, but

deportation had expired, was Ross explained that at the date of he insisted that Sirdar Sahib Mohin.

charged with highway robbery on the last audit the bank was perfect. der Singh had bad him transferred

Bonham Road on August 27 when y solvent. The losses have been there.

he relieved a school girl aged 18 incurred since that audit. of a wrist watch worth 810. He also faced the charge of returning from banishment.

Gurdit on being questioned Guru Sahin vas at 6.45 p.m. that he received the telephone message, replied that it was. It will be recalled that according to the Indian policeman (B349), who sent the message from Lok Ma Chau to Taipo, it was 5.15 p.m. when he telephoned. At a previous hearing, the Coroner. commented on this difference in the times and B349 had then answered that it was prob able that the Lok Ma Chau clock

A

fired, however, he heard someone cry out in English, "No, no, noi". Coroner: This voice crying" No. No, No"; could you make out what sort of a noise it was? Would you say it was an English voice

Witness: I could not say, sir. Why did you say this head which bobbed up the wall was that of an Indian --Because it had a top-knot on its head.

It was pitch dark Was it possible that it might be a Chi- nese It might be

PRISON AND BIRCH FOR BANISHEE

Before Mr. R. E. Lindsell yes-

The man admitted both charges whereupon Detective Sergeant Clark told the Court that his instractions were to ask for a committal.

An objection was raised by a cre- ditor to the appointment of Mr. Rosy on the ground that he had.

Themation to appoint Messrs. Seth and Rosa as liquidators, was seconded by Mr. Li Yet Choy and carried by the meeting.

An Important Decision.

Eis/Worship looked through de

Discussing the question of the fendant's record after which ho nakappointment of a comunittes of ed the officer whether he did not inspection, it was pointed out that think that one year and the birch many of the creditors were stran was sufficient. Sergeant Clark then gers to each other and it would be The Coroner asked whether it was replied that his instructions from 3 difficult matter to arrive at a de- possible that the figure witness sow the second A.D.C.I (Mr. T. cision unless the creditors had a

Replying to the Coroner, Sergeant Youd said that he did not hear any firing from the Station after this incident.endatud

2.

Mr. Chang said that the method of modernizing China is the principal problem confronting the leaders in the country to-day.

PORTUGUESE- NAVAL OFFICER FINED.

SPEEDING ON THE MAINLAND.

When the adjourned 'sumTIONS, against Sor. N C. Sanches, an officer of the Portuguese: gunboat Adamastor, for" speeding on the Castle Road on July 26 was taken by Mr. Whyte-Smith at the Kowloon Magistracy yesterday, Mr. J. M. d'Almada Remedios appeared on behalf of the officer and entered a plea of guilty.

Mr. Remedios told the Court that his client could not be present in Court because he was detained on duty, which was also the cause of his absence in the previous hearing. with money to pay the fine but the He sent a sailor to the Court then Magistrate said that the trouble about the sailor appearing was that he did not know English and could not plead on behalf of the officer.

Mr. Remedios said that his client was very sorry, and apologised to the Court.

After Traffic Sergeant Clark bad" stated that the defendant drove his car at a speed dangerous to the public, the Magistrate inflicted a fine of $15.

ASSISTANT TRADE COMMISSIONER.

ARRIVAL OF MR. D. M. MAYNARD.

Word has been received through the offices of the United States. Trade Commissioner, Mr. Gran ville Woodard, of the arrival on Tuesday, August 28, of Mr. David M. Maynard, formerly of Clare- mont, California, who has been ap- pointed Assistant Trade Commis- sioner to Hong Kong..

Mr. Maynard is a graduate of Princeton of Columbia Universi tica and received the degree of Doc- tor of Philosophy from the Uni-

-was slower tegarding the could be an Indian, as medical Murphy) was to ask for committal, private meeting to discuss the mat versity of Chicago..

confirmation from Mr. Murphy as among themselves. attere everal years and during the year

Further evidence exact time of the first message sent evidence was to the effect that but in view of the fact that defend- tér, The Official Receiver agreed Mr. Maynard was a member of from Lok Ma Chau to Taipo Police Dalip Singh had shot himself four ant admitted both charges, his Wor- to this course and allowed the cre- the American Committee of the Station was given by Chan To hours before his body was examined. ship directed the Sergeant to get ditors to talk the matter over League of Nations, Geneva, for Shing, telephone clerk, who had The corpae was examined at 11 p.m. been on duty at the Telephone Room and the time he died would be to the application for committal. After a long discussion the encet 1928 was a member of the Secre on July 21. It appears that the about 7 p.m.

d ⠀⠀ Returning to the Court, the Sering was resumed when a resolution | tariat of the League of Nationa="" ⠀ A ved at Tajun Birnene replied that he still peant informed the Magistrate that was made that Committee of Rotare accenting the appointment. was at 5:48 pm. when an Indian's thought that the figure he saw was Mr. Murphy agreed to the case inspection be appointed consisting with the "Umted States Depart voice was heard. Beyond three that of an Indian

being dealt with summarily The of four-oreditore and one-sharement of Commerce, Mr. Maynard words in Cantonese "Ta Bzo Yan "How de account for that? The man was therefore sentenced to six holder. This was adopted by the was Professor of International Re

medning." killed man" the only Indian in the Station was months hard labour and 24 strokes meeting.

Welations at Lake Forest University; Indian's communication could not B543. Could you find out anything of the birch on the first count and he shareholders subsequently Illinois, in be grasped. It was for that reason from the voice? There is nothing another six months and 24 strokes held a meeting and agreed to the Mr. and Mra Maynard are now that Gurdit Singh, the Indian inter in the voice by which I could of the birch on the second count, numbers proposed for the Come in residence at Repulso... – Bay

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