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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 1930.

DRAMATIC TURN IN H.E. THE GOVERNOR RECENT DETENTION AVE ATQUE VALE!

MURDER TRIAL.

WOMEN LIKELY TO BE ACQUITTED.

CROWN TO CONSIDER THE

POINT.

There was a sensational develop ment in the murder trint at the Criminal Sessions yesterday which is likely to load not only to the ac quittal of the village girl charged with the killing of her father-in-law but also the withdrawal of the murder charge against Tang Yong,

the deceased's wife.

At the close of reading a state- ment made by the accused girl në

OF MACAO.

OFFICIAL VISIT TO THE COLONY.

Decorated with bonding and ferns, Queen's Pier presented a very pretty picture yesterday, when shortly after noon the Governor of Macao (ILE: Sr. Tamagnini 'de Souza Barbosa) with Sra. Barbosa landed on an official visit to the Colony. This was in the nature of a return visit to H.E. Sir William Peel, and they were the guests at Government Housu until to-day when they will leave for Shaughai on the N.Y.K. Asama Maru,' .· ́ ́. On the pier, Sr. and Sra. Barbosa were met by Sir William and Lady

QUESTIONED.

THE UNIVERSITY'S TALENT.

IS I. & E. OFFICE A POLICE NEW REGIMENT ARRIVES. REFLECTED IN ITS

STATION?

INTERESTING POINT BEFORE

MAGISTRATE.

The question as to whether the Superintendent of the Imports and sports Office has power to detain ay suspected person was further discussed at the Central Magistracy yesterday, when the proprietor of the Shing Mec, Wo Distillery at Lindsell with having failed to re- Lyeemum was charged before Mr.

cord in his books certain quantities of manh.

FINE RECORD IN WAR AND

PEACE,

The 1st Battalion of the South Wales Borderers arrived in the Colony early yesterday on the troop ship Lancashire which tied up along the North Wall of the Naval Dockyard shortly after 7.a.m. They are here to relieve the Somersets who depart early next week for

India.

The South Wales Borderers was the old 24th Foot, and have been in Egypt for nearly three years. The regiment has a long list of

"EDUCATION JOURNAL."

The Education Society of the Hong Kong University has just pro- dived its Afth number. When we consider its size-100 pages-and the quality of its contents we feel

that the volume reflects very great | credit upon those who have been responsible. The article on the "Claim of Practisil Work to s

placa in the School Curriculum " by Prof. L. Foriter, is one that should be road by all who are in- treated in the problem of the Trade Schools in this Colony,, for tho writer after treating the question

point of view leads up to the appli cation of the new theories in Eng- land and in China.

the Taipo Police Court, in which reel and many offcials, and after K. Lo, for the defence, mentioned battle honours and raised no lean from the philosophic and history

she claimed that she beat the man to death with the assistance of her mother-in-law, Mr. Somerset

Fitzroy, prosecuting Counsel for the Crown, applied for an adjournment in order to consider the question of entering a wolle prosequi both in this and the other caso, The An nouncement, caused considerable ex.

citement among those who have been closely watching the proceedings for

the inst two days.

Guard of Honour (the Argylis & introductions and inspection of the

Sutherland Highlanders) the party drove to Government House for tiffin. The cars were escorted by the motor-cycle section of, the

Defence Corps. “

At the previous hearing. Mr. M.

overnight at the Imports and Ex- that his client had been detained

ports Office. Questioned on this point, Mr. H. A. Taylor, Govern ment Monopoly Anniyat, stated that the Imports and Exports Office was regarded as a Police Station, and

Grent

than eighteen battalions during the War for service on the various front, HR.H. the Prince of Wales is the Colonel-in-Chief and General Sir Alexander Cobbe, V.C.,

is the Colonel.

The 'Oncers.

Chinese Dialects;

Another article which has a beat. ing on the local position eduen- tionally, is that entitled "The Those on the pier included: he thought the Superintendent (Mr. The battalion is under the com-

Chinese Spoken Language" by HE. Hon. Me. E. R. Hallifax, Hon. Mr. tain suspects,

Major-General Sandilanda, J. D. Lloyd) had authority to demand of Lieut. Colonel H. F. Gross, A. H. Fenwick, B.Sc., A.M.I.C.E At the suggestion D.S.O., who has a very fine record In the course of a very thoroughful H..T. Creasy, Hon. Mr.. C. G. S. of Mr. Lindaell, the matter was in the South African and Great argument, there is a plea for the Mackie, Ilon. Dr.. Wellington, Hon, dropped bat was to be brought up Wars. He was born in 1870 and was appointment of a committee to in- When the trial was resumed in Mr. J. Owen Hughes, Hon. Mr. C. again at yesterday's hearing in order being twice mentioned in despacthes vestigate the various Northern dia- the morning. Mr. Leo d'Alminds, Mel. Messer, Hon. Mr. J. J. that Mr. Lloyd might have an opin South Afrien from 100 to lects and to decide what standard jor., appearing for the defence, in Paterson, Hon. Dr. R. 11. Kotewall,portunity to investigate the matter. 1002, being twice mentioned in des- its various forms is spoken by the Mandarin is. As this language in structed of Mr. W. D. Owen, of Hon. Mr. S. W. Teo, Messrs. N. L. Replying yesterday to Mr. Lo, his patches. He served from 1014, to vast majority of Chinese it seeme Mesura. Hastings, Dennys & Bowley, Smith, G. R. Sayer, Dufaure de la Worship remarked that he did not 1017 during the Great War, was desirable to encourage its use here argued at length on the inadmiss Prade (Cousal-General for France), think the point was so important n's mentioned in despatches and award-least should be able to take

[an that the educated Cantonesė at ibility of tendering an evidence a A. Luiz Cervierira de Albuquerque

ed the Distinguished Service Order.gronter share in the public life of sintement made by the accused girl Castro (Consul-General for Por- to have any bearing on the case.

Mr. Lo: With all respect, your' The full list of officers is:-Bt. China, a witness in the tagal), T. 1. Hazelrigg, E. W.

Hamilton, Hon. Mr. E D. C. Worship, I submit it has a great Lieut.-Col. A. R. Godwin-Austin, Lower Court proceedings against Wolfs, Squadron-Leader Freeman, hearing on the case should you O.B.E., M.C. (staff headquarters), Tang Yung! The objection was | Capt. A. 11. Walker (Commodore).

Mr. P. P. J. Wodehouse, Captain choose to impose a penalty in the Squadron-Leader P. made on the ground that a threat, Cameron and Mr. G. W. A. Tuften event, of your finding against the de- alleged to have been made by a (Private Secretary to His Excel-fendant. Chinese detective, was present in | lency), her mind when witness made the │-. statement, which was therefore not

when she was

a voluntary one,

Alleged Throat by Police,

ALL ASIA, EDUCATIONAL

CONFERENCE.

C.

Wide Intereata.

(L

Father D. J. Fino, S.J., M.A., continues his scholarly contributions

deal with the character " Man" Wood to the journal. In this issue he

in the Chinese language. It is n fascinating study which the writer makes, succeeding, as he does, in conveying through the article, some thing of the painstaking zeal and pleasure which such a subject in-

volves.

(R.A.F.), Captains B. A. Blackden, C. F. Blackden, C. H. Morgan Unlawful Detention? (adjutant), A. R. Smeathers, R. G. D. Gottwaltz, C C. Continuing, Mr. Lo said that Lochner, assuming the detention was an un. Fowkes, M.C., G, C. Cooper. Jawful one, it should be taken into Lients. I. Corbett, J. W. Hope, consideration. He had made the C. F. Cox, A. C. Hamilton, A. G. D. criticism deliberately, and he felt Home, A. J. Stocker, R. S. Cress- information should be given as to well, I. G. Moon, H. W. Ter, H. Mr. Wong Kai Ming, Principal of a threat had been made. Ho con- shun, Catiton, has been invited to Government officials in question the Richardson, T. H. S.,Galletly, M. F. reproduced in full, for the benefit Pui Ching Middle School, Tung-the Ordinance which gave the M. Davies, F. F. S. Barlow, J. C. attend the first All Asia Educa power to detain any person. The H. Waring, J. Welchman. tional Conference, under the aus fact now remained that Mr. Lo had

Besides very impressive battle pices of the World Federation of Education Assouintions, which is to either to withdraw his criticism or honours, the battalion also, boasts

Mr. d'Almada said that he intend-

ed to put the accused in the witness

box to prove his submission that

tinued that neenged was taken to

Au Tau Police Station whers she

was questioned at some, length by

CANTON DELEGATES.

be held at Behares, India, from to repeat it. I submit," said Mr. very creditable record on the December 20 to 30, 1830.

attention."

They were

The Vice-Chancellor writes an excellent article on the Renais Bance Ideal of Education, while Prof. Robertson has his lecture on Utopiaa, Ancient and Modern

of those who were not able to be Present and enjoy it when it was given in March.

►

Health and the Schools,

Dr. E. M. Minett, whose work

school population through medical inspection, contributes an important article on school health. The ob stacles to good health," she says,

a Chinese detective. She could not remember exactly what the date of

Mr. Wong bas necented the in-/Lo, "that if your Worship finds field of sport, and have a very brings her into contact with the that occurrence was, but she made vitation and is going to sail for there was a clear case of unlawful a certain statement to him which, Indin some time next week.

Mr. detention it should not escape your he told her, she must subsequently Ko Kim Foo, the famous Cantonese make as a witness against Tangence, where he will exhibit a num artist, will also attend the Confer. Yung, to the Magistrate at Taipo ber of his paintings. Polien Court The detective · fur- ther emphasised that she must re- peat to the Magistrate what she had told him, saying that if she

did not do

Cross-examined by Mr. d'Almada, witness said that he did not know

At the invitation of the Magis trate, Mr. Lloyd was asked to quete the Ordinances in substantiation of statements made by Mr. Taylor.

Mr. Lloyd: I consider it quite

whether the girl had been question- irrelevant to the merits of this case. she would have to goed by a Chinese Police Officer be. The only possible case in which it

tu prison for a number of years.

Counsel continued to argus the inadmissibility of the evidence by quoting a number of cases to sup. port it, stressing that a caution was more than over necessary in view of the fact that the accused in this case was ignorant, of low mentality, and had not the benefit of legali advice.

After further argument his Lord ship held that the onus was on the Crown to prove that the statement was made voluntarily. Witnessés were accordingly called.

Magistrate as Witness.

Mr. E I. Wyano-Jones, District Officer (North), said decused ap ponred before him in his Court as

fore or after September 5. He had

strong rugger aftern who won the Army Cup four years in succession at Home, and also the Egyptian Cup two years ago. runners-up in the Command Cap for soccer in Egypt and ean field quite strong hockey and water polo teamS. Somersets Preparing to Leave. These last few days have found the Somersets very busy getting things together in readiness to

his belief, witness was the first people were arrested by persons leave. They are now encamped on not heard of it and, according to might be relevant was if these Police Officer to question the girl.

who had not the power to arrest. the Murray Parade ground which Sergt. Dayating, recalled, stated that the girl was present on Septem-I cannot so how it can affect this at the moment is covered with a her s at the mortuary and witness case in any way whatever, whether cluster of tents and marquees. They had never heard of anyone threaten the defendants were detained, or how have given several farewell parties ing her.

long they were detained.

during the past few weeks and on Mr. Lindsell: Mr. Taylor made a Sunday evening, the regimental statement which Mr. Lo challenged. band gave a concert on the tennis Have you any nuthority to support that statement ?

Accused Girl's Story. In the witness box, Pan Chiu Ling, the accused girl, said that she was taken to the mortuary on Sep- tember 4 and brought back to Au Tau Police Station where she was

In answer, Mr. Lloyd said that inken to a room and questioned by the Tobacco Ordinance regarded the

courts of Wellington Barracks, while the Sergeants wore the hosts at a amoking concert, which was well attended by the many friends which

stay here.

Chinese constable. The constable Imports and Exports Office as the regiment: bas mado dering its told her, that she must speak the trutli otherwise she would be put in Police Station. In the Liquors and rrison for many years.

Opium Ordinances, Police Stations In answer to a question from her counsel, witness said that when she included the Imports and Experts

gave evidence at the Police Court Office. Mr. Lloyd intimated that he Ho further argued that nowhere in a witness in certain proceedings on

the words used by the constable had consulted the Crown Solicitor, any Revenue, Ordinances did it say September 20, She gave evidence, were not in her mind which he took in writing and now His Lordship held that on threat who said that when a Revenue that a Revenue Officer must take produced. So far as he knew, it had been used and he was quite Officer mado an arrest he must take a person direct to the Police was a voluntary statement, and no satised on this point. The state the person to, his headquarters Station. It was only natural that inducement was held out to bar in ment would, therefore, be read out where the case must be gone into to the auspected person should be his Court She did not refuse to to the jury. answer any question, neither did In her statement the girl said that ascertain if there was justification taken to the headquarters of the ahs claim the right to refuse to an her father-in-law made certain sug in taking further proceedings. Hexenue Ober awer. The statement was translated gestions to her, on the morning of

Mr. Lloyd's Contention. and read over to her and she signed the day in question. At this

her mother-in-lo entered the house -it-

|~~~Under the Magistraten"""Ordi={" and was very angry with her hus

"Cross-examined, witness said it

did not pecur to him to warn her band. In the ditemoon the mannance, any person arreated had to

Mr. Lloyd thou proceeded to ex- plain the cause of the detention in the present case.

Mr. Lindsell. It is clear, under

up

which one notices in class rooms are not the lack of weighty tomes containing the arguments of ex- ports, birt the sun blinds rolled that might be shading the eyes, the top window closed that might be letting out the state air, the child cultivating-and seldom failing to

achieve shortsight by holding his pon four inches from his nose, the instead of setting a shining example teacher showing ill-cared for teeth in a daily 'tooth inspection.!!!

Schools and Youth.

ing account of "Abbotsholme " A Mr. B. G. Birch gives an intercot- public school in Derbyshire with The school seems to combine the which he is personally acquainted. best features of "Lovetto "na re- Perse School in Cambridge together. formed under Almond and the

with special features of its own introduced by, the founder, Dr. Reddie. The journal contains o Thom on "The Teaching of the celent articles, also by Miss

Young Child," "The Early Years of Jean Jacques Roussian" by Mr. Hughes. Reader in History. The

St. John's Ambulance_Brigade—it's Work of Schools" by birs, Langley, one by Liang Pin Hin, B.A.. on the "Novel in Educ^tion," while Mr. W. Norrie put on paper his thoughts on Art and its Place in Modern Life.”

at any stage of the proceedings that was seated on a stool near the door-be taken before a magistrate na the present law, that it is not lawful the emergence of a big leisured Anything she might say right in-way with his back towards her and soon as possible, but-it-did-not-to detain a person in the Revenue oriminate her. That she raight any the other woman. They attacked something to incriminate herself him with a bamboo pole and piece tion that the prisoner must come Office for any length of time, was the thought furthest from his of firewood and continued to bent before a Police Officer. If, how

owing to enforced idleness, it does

A Faculty of Laure, The journal ends appropriately enough with a delightful account of the need for a now faculty in the University by Saltung A. Faculty of Leisure." In theas days of great technical improvements and consequent over production, and

class at the lower end of the scale

stem appropriato that a University him till he wna dead...

Mr. Lloyd: Under what Ordi- should enter for the idle moments ever, the arrested perion could not mance 1

or years of idle people by awarding Detatcive-Tospector Dorling, the

Application for Adjournment. next witness, stated that he ques-

be brought before a Magistrate Mr, Lindee!!: In general sense of degree called the Bachelor of Leisure" to one who has proved tioned the girl nt A Tau Police Mr- Fitzroy, at this stage, said within 48 hours, then he had to be law. I have not gone into it in his officiency in the theory of the Station on September 5. Before that was all the evidence in the taken before a Police Officer with detail but on the face of it the law subject and the degree Master of doing so he cautioned the girl and case for the Crown. He would, a view to granting bail. Under the does not give you power of his officiency in using his leisure only gives you power to arrest but Leisure to the one who has proved told her that she was not obliged to however, asked, his Lordship to nnewer any question, but that what grant and adjournment as ho desit Magistraten Ordinance, and Mr. detention for any lengthy period. It activity for the adornment of So- ever the aid would be taken down ed to consult the Attorney-General Lloyd, there was no question of given the Police power to detain for cioty. in writing and might be used against on the question of entering nolle

having to take any person before have power to arrest only.

45 hours, bub the Revenue Office her at some future date. She an prosegue against

There are the usual book reviews, gwared the qusitions quire volume probare post the lipicaner and

{ Egainst Tang.

mind,

out to her before she signed it. ordinare circumstances her the case Witucas had never heard that any Mr. Justice Wood granted the threat had been used

plication, adjourning the trial until (Continued on next Column) 10.30 this morning,

ju Tofte. Umeer BOYBIG TRE LEPEC and norunt of the activiti

Evidence was then given-regard.

been lawfully arrested and charged of the case, the Migistente fined the Kui Hung is to be high heate before a Magistrate in due course foki who was n

defendant #1,00 on r charges. A later on the excellence of the

Jed of having rial he has got together and-the (Continued at foot of nest column,) | aided his master, was discharged. manner in which he has produced it.

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