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KOWLOON CITY MURDER CASE CONTINUES.

SURVIVOR'S GRAPHIC STORY: MEDICAL EVIDENCE TAKEN."

BODIES TERRIBLY MUTILATED BY

FRENZIED MOB:

Further evidence, in the Tsang Foo Villas murder case, the hear ing of which was resumed yesterday afternoon before Mr. J. AZ Fraser at the Kowloon Magistracy, was productive of a graphic account of the attack on the house by a howling mob of infuriat od hooligane, given by the only adult occupant of the house to" escape with his life, and medical evidenco as to the nature of the injuries sustained by four of the inmates who succumbed after hoing admitted to Kowloon Hospital, avidence which, in its en- tirety, is quite unprintable, so terribly were some of the bodies mutilated,

MAN WHO HID UNDER SETTEE,

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HONG KONG STOCK EXCHANGE.

YESTERDAY'S TRANSAC

TIONS.

The market opened quict restor day morning. Certain stocks ap peared to have touched bottom, at which prices there wore, cuquiries.

"Cantons wore on offer at $1,500, na were also China Firasat 8050 and Hong Kong Fires $1,450.

·Underwriters werd sold nt: 841, and $4.05.

Steamboats were in the market, at 2257.

Rauba were wanted at 833). Providents (old) had buyers bid- ding $41, but sellers required B.. The now shares were on offer at $2.80.

Hotela (old) wero in demand at 814, 'as were also the new shores, át 013)

13nds were wanted at 850.

Realties could have been obtain..." ed at 8121

Bwos changed hands at The 16.30 and „Tla.,, 10:40, and at the close there were sellers at Tls. 10). Trams were wanted at $20. Star Ferries woro ip request at China Lights were on offer at Electrics, after being done at $75, closed in demand at this rate."

The first to give ovidence was a dows. "I then went upstairs, and step-brother of Miyo Yamashida, through the window saw.countless the dend man. He said that Yam-people trying to break down the ashita was 41 years of age and was door. They were carrying bigger. a gardener by profession. He had sticks. We, then all went up to the been in Hong Kong about one year first floor, and all but myself went up on to the roof... I stayed on the and eight months. The other men,

Telephones (part. paid), were done bers of his household who resided first floor, and, after the others hadnt $20, and at the elese there were with him at Tuang Foo Villas were gone, hid under a settes in the next shares offering at 28).

Cements (combined, were put his wife, aged 30 years, his four room. Up to that time nobody had through at $181, and closed in de- sona, aged ten, nine, six and four been injured. years, respectively, a grandmother Shortly after I and hidden myself and at 18.10, with sellers seeking nged seventy-three, a Japanese a large number of Chinese came amah, aged sixteen and an unmarri inte the room. Some were carrying ed lady friend of the family. Of the sticka" and me were carrying entire household, the father, choppers. They poked anders, the ther, grandmother, the second antisetten with a pole, but, although the fourth one and the amah were pole struck and slightly injured my either killed outright by the mob arm they did not diseover. me. or died later in the hospital from alaged under the sette until the their injuries

arrival of the police, who released me.

The withese testified to having identified the bodies of his step- brothier and his wife at the Kow loon mortuary, and later, at the mortuary of the Kowloon Hospital, the bodies of the grandmother, amah and the two sopa.

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Medical Evidence by Dr. Court. Dr. P. F. S. Court, Medicnl Officer of Kowloon Hospital, said that on September 27 at about 11.30 m. he performed a post mortem examination on the bodies of four In reply to Mr. Whyte-Smith, Japanese in the hospital mortuary who is conducting the case for the who had been admitted alive to the the best of his knowledge his step-ovening. ',

818.00.

Dairy Farms were cu offer at 826. Government Loan was wanted at $5 per cent. premium.

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AFTERNOON SESSION,

The enquiries referred to in the morning report developed further strength at enhanced prices in a number of enace.

Unions were done at 8400, but at the pluse, there were buyers at $420.

tution.

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PUBLIC MONEY

VOTES.

ITEMS TOTALLING $62,000, FOR FINANCE COMMITTEE.

Members of the Finance, Commit- tee, which will meet following the mecting of the Legislative Council to-morrow, will be asked to approve. of votes totalling 889,000 in con- nection with the estimates for 1931, details of which are na follows:-" Pricone Department: Fuel.....$6,500 Provision made in estimates, $20,000.00

The price of gna was raised by 3 per cent, on

May 1, 1931. Fhotography.

750 Provision made in estimates,

$900.

The contract rates have been Raubs were put through at 8354, and closed with buyers at this quo-raised since the 1931 estimates were prepared. The estimate for 1831 Wharves were in demand at $151. was based on the expenditure for Providents (old) were wanted at. Hotels (old) were in request at $14.10, and the new shares were also wanted at $13.60.

Lands were done at so and

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WHITEAWAY'S

Survivor's Story.

brother and previously had no tran: The first body to be examined was (ble with the Chinese. He had re-that of an old Japanese female, turned from a fortnight's visit taged about 70 years. External in- Canton on the same day that hejuries consisted of various cuts on was murdered.

The bend and body, while the body was considerably bruised. Further examination revealed a fracture of A Japaness carpenter, a friend the skull. The cause of death was of the Yamashidas, was the next to the fractured akull and shock. The enter the witness-box. He said injuries were probably caused by On September 28, I paid a vias blows with a pole or sticky similar to my friend Yamashida at Tsang to those produced in Court. Foo Villas, arriving there at about The next body to be examined was four-thirty in the afternoon. On that of a Japanese boy aged about my arrival I saw a crowd of about four years. The external injurics 100 Chinese hanging about the were a cut on the head, exposing the stalls outside the gate of the hous-brain, and very severe injuries to the right arm and left leg. The They did not interfere with me, though I thought. something was cause of death was cuts, shock and The wounds were haemorrhage. into happening. I went grounds of the house and saw the caused by some sharp, heavy cut elifdren playing in the garden ting instrument, such as a butcher's Some of the people outside the gauchopper, grass-cutter's knife, or a were throwing small stones at the word. children so I told them to go into the house, which they did.

the

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Terrible Injuries.

An examination of the body of I followed them in, and told the the other Japaness boy, aged about Yamashidas that they would be nine years. revealed terrible in much safer in my own house, as it jurics to the head and body, the was nearer the polier station, but brain being exposed, and one of the The they enid that if we all kept quiet legs being almost severed. and remained in the house we wounda were similar in nature to should be quite safe. They then those on the body of the other boy, locked the doors and closed the land may have been caused by the windows.

same kind of instruments. The cause of death was multiple cups, shock, and hemorrhage..

16-Year-Old Girl's Ghastly Death.

$81.

ور

Realtios were the medium of sales at $124 and 812.10, and at the close there word further buyers at the former rate with sellers ank ing 3194

Trams were dealt in at $203, and at the close there were buyers at 820.10 with sellers at 890).

Star Ferries were in demand at

880).

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China Lights were wanted a1 8261, but sellers asked for $27.

1020.

Government in the various types. of Facsimile apparatus in commection with a proposal to instal a fole- astographic plant in Hong Kong. io proposal is now in abeyance.

Charitable Services: Passages

and Relief of Destitute... BOU Provision made in esti-

mhies

$2,500 Provision made by Sup-.

plementary vota .... 2,000

Total.....$44,500.

vote is now only $700. A liability The unexpended balance on this:

of 8829 has been incurred in re- patriating destitutes.

$800 is required to supplement the vote and for the remainder of the year.

Botanical and Forestry De- partment: General WP- keep of departmental

BIT

Provision made in estimantes.. 8600. The car was first used in April, The above is to be met from say 1930, and up to the time of pre- ings under materials for repairs ́and“ renewals.

paration of the 1931 estimates it. was not possible to verily by ex perience the original. estimate of the cost of upkeep. This has proved to be higher than was anticipated.

New No. 2. Police Station...810,000

Provision made in estimates, $125,000.

The 8128,000 provided in esti mates, 1981, is insufficient to permit of the economical progress of the work. This sum has been expended and the vote now asked will enable building, to be proceeded with till the end of the year without delay.

Total cat que 00 expenditure 1930.800,200.95. Revised catimated ex-

penditure, 1981 165,000.00 Estimated

expendi-

125,00.00 ture, 1932

Actual

The greater part of the expendi ture is for patrol, oil and acces

sories, which have been affected by the fall in the value of the dollar.

The above is to be met, from kav ings under Forestry Police Force: Motor Emer- Electrics were done at 8752 and 878, but at the close there were

.80,600 gency Unit buyers at the latter rate.

A sum of 30,800 is requested to Telephones (part paid), were put through at 26, and at the close had

purchase a six cylinder Thornycroft buyers at that chic with sellors at

Total......8380,200.03

inotor chassis, capable of carrying: $231. P

25 to 30 men for emergency work Dairy Farms were done at 8973; Police Force: Special Expen- at which rate there were buyers at diture

81,300 in Kowloon. The present prisoners. the close.

A sum of $1,300 is required to pur-van in use in Kowloon, during the,. Cements (combined) were in de-chase a new Gestetner Duplicator. mand it $181.

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SUGGESTION OF FALSE ACCUSATION.

WOMAN WITNESS IN SESSIONS CASE,

KOCAKI-

Was

The present machine which bas recent troubles, was found to be been in constant use for the past entirely unsuited for emergency eight years is now completely worn unit work, being very slow, too, out and beyond repair.

It was hoped that it would last small and generally not the type until 1932 and a sum of $1,400 has required for such work. A high been included in the 1832 estimates powered machine capable, if neces under special expenditure for a new cary, of bill, climbing in the Now Gestetner Duplicator. This will Territorice in urgently required, and lapso if the present application is delivery of such a machine may hu Approved.

obtained at once from Messrs Miscellaneous

Thornycroft & Co, Ltd:

$1,500)

Boundary Stones Provision made in estimates, 83,000..

STOCK-REDUCING SALE wrapped up in a white handker body, the skull and jew being bling debt by her husband was recoverable as leaveen are called

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We then sat down to the evening meal, the time being about six o'clock, Aftor dinner we sat about until seven o'clock, when a Chinese entered the house through a little The body of a Japanese female, The allegation that an side door that had been left open, aged about sixteen years, was the tion of attempted robbery and spoke to Yamashido. He was next to be examined. There were made by a woman when a man carrying something in his hand numerous cuts on the head and visited the house to collect a gam chief, and this he pointed at Yama fractured. In addition, there were made at the Criminal Sessions yes shida. Yamashida then began to certain other injuries. Death was terday at the trial of two men on unshoath a Japanese sword, and due to fracture of the skull, and charge of assault with intent to the Chinese took fright and ran shock.

roh, away When he had gone we lock The conclusion of Dr. Court's evi- The case was heard before the ed the side door.

dence brought to an end a testi-Chief Justice (Sir Joseph Kemp) mony, the details of which cannot be and a jury, Mr. Somerset Fitzroy Mob Break Into House,

printed, and which, phrased as it prosecuting and Mr. Tin Shing L For some time, all was quiet, was in the technical language of the appearing for the first accused. until, at about eight-thirty, I heard medical profession, was nauseous in a big crowd of Chinese enter the the extreme. The unfortunate girl grounds of the house, shouting what must have died a ghastly death. sounded like a war ery. They! The hearing was adjourned until stoned the house and broke the win 2.30 p.m. today.

DUTIES IN AUSTRALIA.

EFFECT OF HIGH PROTEC-

~TION-ON-LEFICIENCY

The amount required is made na follows:

Six cylinder chassis

£500. 2d.

The expenditure on this vote is upon to pay a fee for the provision Fitting body and fixing of boundary stones,

The excess has arisen from in- creased land sales, and the issue of new lenses for sub-divisions of existing lots.

Expenditure up to date 1931,

$3,000, Required to meet cost of boundary

"stones to end of year," $1,500. Sanitary Department: Animal

$800,

Depôts and Slaughter Houses: Light 250 Provision made in estimates,

Outlining the case, Mr. Fitzroy. said that three men entered 12, Catchick Street, Kennedy Town, in the afternoon of September 1 The woman's husband war away n the time. She was sleeping and one of the mon, who had not been. arrested, woke her and told her to The transportation by night of due profits, over-expansion and un- Keep quite. Two scissore-blades were pork from slaughter houses to Sconomia production, the retarda pointed at her. The woman called markets in departmental meat yans out for help and the men ran involves the expenditure of addi tion of natural industries and gen-away, one being caught on the fional electricity at the slaughter eral trade disruption. With the Prays, and the other in Queen's houses..

When a similar sum was asked prevalence of duties the report Head West

The woman stated in her evilor in 1930, the estimatos for":"1031 shows that manufacturers make no dence that she saw three men on anticipating and extra $50 only over Canberra, Sept. 18-Referring to attempt to reduce prices, although the floor when she was aroused by 1010, were already settled.

the roan who was not in Court: It is anticipated that the sum. "the tariff habit in its annual re-earning large profits.

She identified the first accused as asked for will prave sufficient for port, the Australian Tarif Board One applicant for a duty on his the man who carried one of the the remainder of this year.

The above is to be met from Bay sounds & warning of the dangera products was found to be making scissors-bladen pikada

In crem-examination, St was put inga under two motor ears and two of excessive protection, and is of 100 por dept. annually on an output to the vitness that the man who motor-vans? the opinion that a partial retrac- valued at £100,000. Another, whose had originally spoken to her wen ing of steps is necessary.

output was estimated to be £50,000, there to collect a gambling debt Both primary and secondary ex-cleared 221 per cent, a year, while due by her husband, and that a quarrel onsued during which abe whose

output was £1,000,- called for help, Witness denied port trade are essential to nation-4 third, V al salvation, states the report, and00 a year, made 27 per cent. profit. this and said that she was not Rose acquainted with any of the men: internal prica Tevels raust be re- The Board; quotes these cases of and that she had heard from Eur The sum of 60 guineas ia asked to dused

profite made behind a tariff wall so kostood that he also did not know meet the fee of Messrs. Precce

Cardew and Hider, Consulting Eng --The Board finds that excessive showing the probability that add-ady of them

The case was adjourned until-gineers whe carried out consider.. able investigation, on behalf of this duties produce inefficiency and un- tional protection would be misused. this morning.

Engineers Foo..

Poblie Works Department

Consulting Engineers' fee im connection with tele-paid autographic plant $1,287.

ex 15.

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