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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 1931.

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THE HONG KONG

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ANNUAL RACE MEEDING, 1931,

1871 FEBRUARY,

DRAMATIC END TO WANCHAI

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ENCLOSURE

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No one without a Badge will be admitted to the Members' Enclosure.

Badges admitting non-members to the Members' Enclosure and Club Rooms at $14 per day, including Tux, or 940, including Tax, for the Meeting (Ladies $5 and 320, respectively), are obtainable through the Secretary upon introduction by a Momber, such Momber to be responsible for all 'chita, otaj

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"NOT GUILTY" ON ALL COUNTS,

A verdict of not guilty was returned by the jury at the trial of Mrs. Jesuina Maria' Xavior, whowas in the dock at the Oriminal Sessions yesterday before Mr. Justico, Wood on charges of shooting at Mr. Alfred Joseph Manton with intent to murder him or unlawfully and maliciously, wounding him.

a tonze atmosphere prevailed in the crowded Court room when the jury returned-to their box. As the foreman repeated for the third time "not guilty "in answer to each count, Mrs. Xaylor - showed - obvious signs of relief' and sat down with her hands on her head. She stood up again as the Judge told her she was die- charged and quickly left the dock,

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*DESPERATE AND CRAZY."

Mr. Somerset Fitzroy, prosecut- for the Crown, and Mr. Len D'Almada, jur., instructed by Meses Teo and Hodgson, ap. peared for the defence.

Outlining the Crown case, Mr. Fitzroy said that on December 37 the accused and Manton had been

Heard Three Shots.

ATTEMPTED ROBBERY.

YOUNG CHINESE COM- MITTED TO SESSIONS.

Before Mr. E. I.. Williams- nt

WANTED IN U.S.A. MR. C. G. ALABASTER

EXTRADITION CASE AGAINST. CHINESE WOMAN. }

ALLEGED' EMBEZZLEMENT,

were

APPOINTED ATTORNEY-

GENERAL..

Suicide Contemplated, Witness continued that after tho conversation on December 20, Man- lon; went to work and returned. about 11 p.m. After dinner that. evening witness went out to the Praya with the intention ek

His many friends will be gland to throwing herself into the harbour,

sur that the Hon. Mr. C. G. but she could not summon enough

Alabaster, K.C., O.B.E., who, sinon courage to do so She then went Central Magistracy yesterday, Chan Extradition proceedings

the elevation of Sir Joseph Kemp back to the house hoping that sho'rong, alias Lam Yui, was charg. Bought by the polico against to the rank of Chief Justice, has would be given another chance. ed with having assaulted Ho Bo, Chinese woman who appeared been acting as Attorney-General, On December 27: witness went to a married woman, and another fore Mr. W. Schofield at Centralhg now been definitely appointed Kowloon to her sister's house. She woman, with intent to rob them at Magistracy yesterday,

as Attormy-General, the appoint The womann, named Jang Shee, is ment dating frein. February 10. intended to relate her troubles and 41, Peel Sigect, on January 22, in nak her sister what was the

Detective Inspector Shannon, who reported to have been concerned in

A communication to this effect, best thing to do, but she could appeared for the prosecution, told an alleged embezzlement of Gold

has been issued by the Colonial not make sip her mind to tell her the Court that the complainant ce 825,000 and the commission of the anything. During this visit her spied the front cubicle on the 1st offence is qid to have taken placeretary who states that a tele-..

gram has been received from tho sister went into the bathroom, and fluor of 41, Peel Street. The rear seeing the tunch of keye she was cubicle had been vacant for nome-

Mr. T. Murphy (Assistant Dirce. Secretary of State for the Colonies approving the appointment of Mr. overcome by a strong temptation time and about two weeks before tor of Criminal Intelligence) ap.

Alabaster as Attorney General, t take the revolver. I meant to the attempted robbery, defendant peared for the police and asked for put a bullet in my hend or my went to the address and made en-

a remand for 48 hours in police cus breast to kill myself. I did not quiries regarding the rear cubicle, tody. He remarked that he would not offer any evidence at this stage do it there and then because 1 He went away after a little w still thought I might have another and nothing happened till the after- unless his Worship wished to bear the evidence of arrest. The fugi chance."

noon of January 22 when he and tive was arrested on board a ship in the Harbour on Monday by vir

.while

It was about noon when witness | five others, apt in custody, returned

in Califo, . }

I was just taking up my knife returned to her house. Manton to make further enquiries regarding iue of a provisional warrant.

and fork when I heard tires shots. The first two wore in rapid suc cresion, then there was a pause and

came back at about 1 o'clock,

convarantion 'witness After the

her.

the cubicle.

THREE-YEAR SENTENCE.

ARMED ROBBER SAYS HE IS SONNY.

Lau Kit, charged at the Criminal Sessions yesterday before the Chict Justice, on a charge of robbery by two or more,, admitted the offence

he had been in Hong Kong for 91 His Worship said he would take | years and had never done anything

It was possible, continued the rusenting officer, that the fugitive would waive extradition proceed

States of her own accord.· ́

a. third shot. The last one buruash and left it on the table. She and her amah. The women theiings and go back to the United and expressed, his sorrow. He said my arm.

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thought there was no chance for She brought the plate of

took qut the revolver.. Leaving then went to the wardrobe and

left the weaper on the sewing mm- chine and proceeded to draw it

A conversation, ensued regarding the rent of this cubicle and sudden

the men set upon complainant

cepants on the second floor rush- raised cries of "snvé life," and the

the intruders bolted, leaving behind fugitivo waived extradition pra-bery occurred at a house in Bonham Mr. Murphy remarked that if the, Mr. Fitzroy stated that the rob then two daggers and a toy pistolceedings, the police would ask for Strand. The woman who occupied On February 6, the defendant a provisional remand, pending the the house was away in Canton,,

Public Enclosure is 84 per day.iving, together as man and wife, soner with a pistol in her left the wooden box on the bed, sheed' down the stairs; on hearing this evidence of arrest after the remand. wrong during that time.

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Boldiers and Sailors in uniform are admitted to the Public Enclosure at 91 Per Day, including Tax.

Bookmakers, Tie, The Men, etc., will not be permitted to operate within the Precincts of the Base KONG JOCKET CLOn during the Race Meeting,

SERVANTS' PASSES Panues for. Bervants will be issued on application to Messrs, LINSTEAD & Davis, Alexandra Buildings,

Employers are requested to die- tribute them with discrimination and to endorse their Names on the

PR$808,

Servants are not permitted in the Members Enclosure except for passing through on their duties, but inft remain in their Employers' stunde.

Any Persons found loitering with Serrants' Passes in their possession

but they had come to the parting of the ways. A certain amount of trouble had arisen, and they ‹ were reparating from one another.

Ou the morning of December 27, at about half past to, accused went on a visit to her sister in Kowloon, Hor sister's husband had a licence to keep revolver, which was loaded and kopt-locked in a drawer. During the visit need was left alone in the house for a short while, and when the sister returned she found that ac cased had left. At about half past one she received a nots, from ao

cused, saying that she had taken

"I turned round and saw pri hand. The muzzle was pointing upwards. She would be about three or four feet away. I rushed i har and took the gun from her, throwing her on the floor in the struggle.

I then picked up my

The fugitive way remanded in police custody for 48 hours.

hand." out of the holster with her left

was arrested in Hollywood Hand Sign of the Cross.

and an identification parade wasfornia. Her discharge would then

departure of a steamer for Cali

hat, put the revolver in my pocketson why she grasped the reolver in plainant picked the defendant out. Witness- explained that the ren-held the following day when com-

be ucked, for. and went to the Police Station. the left hand was because she in- The complainant then gave cor- I had previously called the amah,unded to make the Sign of the roborative evidence, and told her to get the Police. She Cross' with her right hand, but rushed out at once. Prisoner was ring on the floor when I went out. She called out to me. 'Shoot me before you go. I did not reply, but walked out."

Answering Mr. d'Almada wit as said that prisoner was normal.

Mr. T. Murphy gave evidence of accidentally. She heard the reparade when the complainant pick- at this time the revolver, went off | having conducted the identifientjon

port three times, but she did noted the defefidant out in his 'pre- know she was firing the weapon sense. Evidence was also given by 14 was her intention to transfor Insp, Shannon, a police interpreter the revolver to her right hand and the Chinese sergeant who ar after making the Sign of the rested the defendant. Cross and then fire it at her head. Asked if he had anything to say, doing anything to Manton. I did In answer to the Magistrate, he “I did not haw any intention of defendant 'replied in the negative, house at that time. That was in October, 1924. Later the boardinging for the trigger.”

not point it at him, I was look-add that he did not wish to call

Witness any witnesses.

the revolver, and, on going to they right-handed. Before she came drawer where the revolver was to live with him he had known her kept, accused's sister found the month. She kept boarding key in the lock and the revolver

Mr. Fitzroy commented that the house was closed, and they went made these etatements and explain-"

will forfeit the same and will be gone. removed from the Enclosure.

By Order,

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C. B. BROWN,

Secretary

NOTICE.

Crown would say accused deliber- ately took the revolver for some

purpose.

t live together ne man and wife. him, Mrs. Xavier made the sugges: The suggestion did not come from

Lion, and witness concurred.

The

He went on to say that Manton

Evidence was also given by ac returned home at 12.35 pm, and, cused's sister and brother-in-law after a short conversation with ac-as to how, the accused visited the cused, sat down to have tiffin. He house and took away the revolver. A, S. WATSON. & CO., LIMITED.] had been kitting down for a few

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the hit him, he did not know it at the ago, but her married life was not Date hereof the Certificate be not

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Deliberate Shoti. Counsel produced the halot which travelled under the skin and the one which went through Manton's arm, boing later picked up from the floor, showing that they were not damaged in any stay. He said that as far as he knew the third bullet had not been extracted from Manton's back,

After demonstrating that the trigger of the revolver had to be pulled back with fairly good pres- are for each shot, counsel said the Craft would submit that, as there shots were fired, they were deli- ivrate shots at Manton, and could not have been done by accident.

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Dr. Newton, after describing the wounds, said that in his opinion what the ammunition used was

would describo spent bulleta. Had the ammunition been new, he would say that the wounds in the back might have proved fatal

Mr. A J. Munton stated in evidence that, he returned to the house at 12.83 p.m. on. December 27. It was his practice to dine alone. Prisoner, upon his arrival, told him that she had made all her Bragemonts, in view of their impending separation.. Her bro thers and sisters would look after her, she told him, and she did not, want the allowance of 850 a month which had boon. promised, hor.

“I said that was all right," con- tinued Mr. Manton, and then the Lasked me if I wanted my fifin

and she went to the kitchen and brought me a plate Then, she went behind mo, whether into the bedroom or not

cannot any

eu further that the revolver was before but which she had never different from others sho had seen

handled. She had no intention to

that the revolver went off by ne wound him, and she was positive

eident.

"Desperate and Crazy."!

SILENT GEARS.

WIDESPREAD INTEREST

SHOWN.

Improvements in transmissions,

silent operation in gearboxes, were spécially as relate to efficiency and

a marked feature of both the Olym pia and Paris show exhibits, and n Mr. Williams: All right; you are great number of both European committed to stand your trial atend American cars are now follow- the next Sessions..

MOTOR MISHAPS.

MORRIS CAR GOES OVER

EMBANKMENT.

ing the lead of the Durant, Graham-Paige and Riley oars, in Liting four forward speeds with at st two which are as silent. sa possible, Another good "feature fitted to a fow anakes of cars was designed to ensure silent and p fret gear changes at all times by At this stage Counsel for the

Tao motor accidents were report-even the most inexperionord.drivera. defence submitted to witness cer-ed to the police yesterday hut for Then, of course, there was also the in letters which he explained tunately neither were of a serious free wheel device, which, in various were found by Mr. Getz after, he nature. had been given the keys of the

torms, has gained quite a vogue it' A Morris Minor driven by a at by the police. One of the let Government driver with Mr. J. C. America remains still to be sen,

Europe; how it will take in lers was intended for her brothers Campbell as and sisters and in it. she indicattarelling along Aber dren Road in wore representatives of most of Among the gears shown at Olym ed that she was putting an end to hear the distillery wherin Chinese the modern idea in-silent opera- and crazy, w, one of the sen her life. I am desperate, mad pedestrian was knocked down. The tion. It has been laid down, that teners. Another. letter referred to Manton, who came to her boardinged should be collected and her own Iit 1924 or 1923 she first met debt due to her, which she direct houer and became a lodger. There were only a few boarders and she dobis settled. The letters were ind opportunities of seeing them read to the jury. aften. A friendship sprang up be tween herself and Marton. In November, 1925, her mother died.

Soon after her mother's death she and Manton were like husband

and wife. Owing to the strike the trvants left the house, and

In answer to Mr. D'Almada, witness said that the first letter

was an honest expression of her

feelings on December 20. The she "Alf referred to in the letter

a passenger,· wWDE

or four children, of whom one was and there were in the bousa three

ill, and two smahɛ.

Accused was one of the gang that visited the house and took $500 in money. besides other property, after binding and gagging the in- mates. He was apparently keeping guard at the door with a knife m his bund while the others carried. out the robbery, The other men gave him about $10 for doing sá, • His "Lordship passed sentence of three years' hard labour.

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ear was inunediately drawn up to the only way to eliminate noise the side of the road, near themanating from lower ranges of bridge and both the driver and gear is to lessen the pressure on ASSEMBLY Mr. Campbell went to the assistance the gear teeth, and while this cap ENTERS, THE PER- of the injured man. While they to a certain degree be accomplished SONALITY OF wete examining him the car began to move and eventually toppled over the embankments. The front of the car was slightly daronged

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by widening them, there are obvious SMARTLY DRESSED limits to such an expedient. A MAN IS FELT AND. manufacturer in America has evoly RESPECTED, At Aberdeen bus, which was be a special arrangement of gears,. the slippery surface of the Aber applied notably to the Graham- ing tested by a fitter skidded on deen Road at the bottom of the Paige and the State, which have at DRESSED 18 A SOCIAL Lury Farm Hill and went on the find their object by the substitu- DUTY. AND THIS embankment. The driver cocoped ion of an internally toothed outer 18 KASILY CARRIED Mr. Fitzroy cross-examining, injury and except for minor dam-genr, driving external teeth on an

OUT AT ages to the bus, the vehicle was intermediate, gear, which is itseif bited. with internal teeth meshing intact

with external teeth on an inner Eur Dog clutches which mesh more cusily than ordinary spur wheels, make gear danging easier. with this type of gear.

on to work hard to keep the house was Manton Witness to said going. Later she decided to close that she was right-handed. the boarding house and live with Manton.

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read to drop twenty feet down the

I was already very fond or drew the attention of witness to a him. continued Mra Xavier..

When we closed the boarding sentence in the better where she house we moved into a fint and wrote about Manton having an- Tived together "over since. I was

other woman and suggested that vary happy during the time wo lived together. He was very good witness was jealous on that no to me and our affections improved. count. Witness denied this. We had several little quarrels oc- casionally. These were due to toy es said that she was not sura

Answering other questions wit koing out gambling, but they were whether the revolver was loaded natched up quickly. On several or not. She had no way of ascor-hind Mr. Manton, and if she had occasions he mentioned about se faining this by looking at the wea. parating, but I never thought he pon and decided to take a chance. meant it because we often patched

up our quarrols."**

Mr.- D'Almada; Did ho mention pursting --Yes, but I did not take early in December last about se much notice.

The Defence.

nem-box, coupled with the letter she had written the previous day, left no doubt that her intention A European type of silent third. was to commit suicide,

gear in a four speed box is that of Counsel also stressed the fact the Panhard, in which the third that the accused was standing be-gear has helical teeth, and is in con- fant mesh, but one of the geni any intention of shooting him it wheele yung loose on its shaft until was quite an easy thing to come locked by a dog clutch; the Riley olose up to him and fire at his also has a gear of this type, "white hend or back without standing the Reo, which has a three-speed box" three feet away.

but two fairly dose top and second In his address, for the defence, Mr. D'Almada said that fortunate his Lordship said that the onus teeth for both of them Packarda, In summing up the evidence, gear ratios, niso employs helical ly it was not very often that the

was first on the Crown to prove the air-cooled Franklin, Duesen Court, but the jury had to consid the revolver, but it later shifted utilise the silent third speed gear lives of people were unfolded in.

that the accused deliberately fired bergs, and the French Mathis all er not this aspect of the case but

to the defence when it was clained in one form or another, tho charge against the accused. that it wont off by accident, His Then there in the syncro mean She was charged with deliberately. shooting at M Manton, but he Lordship also naked the jury to gear. introduced a year or so ago would submit that the Crown had consider the probability of accus by Cadillac and Les Salle, and now He was cold and Lasked him if failed to prove the charge without having the intention to murder. adopted also by Buick. This 19

pascua Mr. Manton, and, then kill herself, da bi nazad the pincha xarħals had visited her relative's house to minutes and gave a verdict of not wheels, which are to be med, and ***The jury were absent for twenty | automatically elaka down, the gair ges the revolver," but the story given by the neused from the wit guilty on all three counts. Pro performs the task usually ear soner was discharged and left the ried out by the driver inklening (Contimed at foot of next column.) | Ceart escorted by her friends a big change.

When did you think Munton was sorious in wishing to part-On Docérutier 26. He went away on the morning of December 25 and never returned until noon the fol- lowing day. I thought, it was very unusual for him to do that.

he was going to end me away He said “'yba,' He was going to give me 350 a month

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