1932-04-28 — Page 7

GUILTY VERDICT

ACCUSED ACQUITTED IN MURDER TRIAL.

MAN WHO ORIGINALLY FLEADED GUILTY."{

NEW RIFLE RANGE HONG KON

OFFICIAL INSPECTION ALLAVESTERDAY,

BOON TO KOWLOON SHOTS.

GROUP

HONG KONG STOCK PARKET

AT HELENA MAY BIG ORDER FOR HOWLOON YESTERDAY'S OFFICIAL INSTITUTE.

MBAGRE ATTENDANCE.A

ANNUAL MEETING OF HK. AND YAUMATI FERRY CO.

There was a very mangro attend anos as the Helena May Institute The eighth ordinary general meet- loat evening to hear the Hoving of the Hong Kong & Yaumats Dr. Allen deliver an address on Ferry Company was held yesterday branch of the Peace Group?

Peace" and to inaugurate a local at the Chine Restaurant, Des Voeux Bond Central As was expected the meeting was well attended, over 100 shareholders being present.

Mr. J. H Hunt, Secretary of the MAY.M.O.A., presided, and was sup borted by Mr Mow Fung,

The new Bide Range at Lowloon Tong, prasanted to the Hong Kong Ride Club by the Government, and A verdict of“ not guilty” on the charge of murder was brought for use, was inspected by the Pra which is now completed and rendy the Criming) Sestors xesterday in the trial of Chaung Iu Wah for and the members of the Committee

sident of the Club, Mr. R. Dy the killing of Thang Tab Kai at Victoria Gap an February 19. The

on Tuesday evening, and all were unanimous in their praise of the jury were unitinimous in their ver

mannur in which the work of con which was considered from striction, under the supervision of dicn

Mr. Lo Chung Kuo, the Chairman 12:48 30 1:30 pm

Dock Co, had been carried out

After a few introductory remarks of the Board, presided" and was Mr G. Duncan, of the Kowloon

by the Chairman Mr. Mow Tung supported by Mesars, Kwok Chuen, heathering. He said Wong Ping Suen, Chan Kam Yung, There are six firing points, from addressed the gathering He

that he was an ardent advocate of Wong Choy Hoo, Oboy Wai Hung to six hundred yards, four targets. The target machines peace, and, leaving Dr. Allen to ad- and Li. Yick Mar (Directors). of the latest description, as is the drone them from the point of view After the Secretary had read the design of the butts.

of the Peace Group, he would notice convening"

tho

moting,

the merely express his own views.

Chairman dwelt op the untimely There never had been a greater death, last year, of Mr. Lau King need for peace, said the speaker; Cho, one of the Managing Directors in spite of the war that was to end of the Company, and extended the war there were war clouds hovering sympathy of the shareholders to the on the horizon of almost every relatives. country":

On the question of manslaughter the foreman of the jury said that they were not agreed and asked for guidance: pa to whether it was no

cessary to be unanimoue,

Meierigg, for the Crow pointed out that the jury need not be unanimous on the manslaughte count...

one to

The range is laid along a valley

Mr. Fitzroy, for the defence, unidas are most of the vidú ranges in the casu had been presented by the the Colony, the Aring points being Crown as one of murder, and the built up on the sides. Jury must deal with that or no thing.

Mr. Justice Wood explained the law regarding manslaughter and the jury again retired from 1,30 tô 2.06 p.m.

They wore divided in their verdict three fading the pri Bodor guilty and four not Kually.

His Lordship accordingly acquit bad the accused on the present in dictment.

Address for Defence..

A puth from the rond loads direct to the one-hundred-yard firing point, the longer anges being reached by

In proposing the passing of the a series of other paths and stops.

The world was in a disordered Balance Sheet, the Chairman stated Just behind the six-hundred-yard condition; everything was topay that 1931 had been an eventful year point has been built a stone hut

The condition was to be in the history of the Company, AL with covered variadah; the hut will attributed nos so much to war in though the net earnings for tho be useful for storing ammunition son of war in the future. The ally losy on the Fanning of the year were very satisfactory,ho re past as to inceasing apprehod gretted that there was a consider ete while refreshments will no doubt be obtainable at the end of fundamental elements of peace had Kowloon City, and Shaukiwan ser

vanished..

In his address to the jury on bea day's shoot? half or accused, Mr. Aitzroy vufej-

Of each fring point are two red to the finding of the papers, while the actual firing near the place where the body was. found and as to the possibility of positions are marked off with num their having been planted here, bere disks, so that there should be Counsel emphasised that he had made no accusation against the no confusion during a shoot. poltes in the matter. He had dealt.

over long years with Chief Detec

Telephones to Butts..

Five Inspector Raynolds and know Telophones are of course fitted eriors.

usdal 1/4

the

Pay kami ikices

Univeran goodwill, was the only rond to peace, and it was to pro. mots such a state of affairs that they were assembled there that evening. (Applause.)

2

Dr. Allen's Address. “

4

Dr. Allen, during the coures of an

The value of the fleet of forry vessels had been written down to well below the market value whilst ample provision had been made as regards the Typhobu and Accident. Fund

The New Terries.

ntegrity and that of in frun the butts to euch firing point.address that was followed with in one of the reasons for this boing

ne point was that information the

twist-the-wires-andterest, said: We are here to-day brought to the police from outside trust-to-luck" method of one to talk about peace and to talk might work be "plantod from the

about it as those who are resolved

QUOTATIONS..

On the resumption of business after the Bettlement, markets did not open promisingly yesterday morning, and, although quotations remain unchanged, generally no investment or the speculative end- interest was shown in either the

tions.

Hong Kong Banku,: $1,500. Hotels (Cum: Rights) $13.20, China Lights (Old) $21,80..

Buyers Dougleson 497. Banguet Explorations 30 cents. Providents (Old) $4,65 Providents (New) $2.30. Hotels (Cum. Rights) 13.15. Hong Kong Lande $76. Hong Kong Realties $118. Chinese Eilates $905, Yaumati Ferries $36. China Lights: (Old) $91. Hong Kong Electrios $733. Masao Elastics $24. Cements (Combined) $18.70. Constrictions (Old) $5.60; Constructions (New) $14, Government Loans 4 per cent.

premium.

Sellers. South China Motors “B Hong Kong Trams $22. S.O. Enterprises: $9.

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SHANGHAI SHARDS.

812:

During the your the value of the LATEST CABLED QUOTATIONS! Company's shares op, the Stock Ex- changes ro by leaps and bounds,,

Messrs. Carroll Brot, have just the awarding of the vehicular and passenger ferry linenca between received the following cabled quo. Hong Kong, aud Jordan Road, tations of the following Shanghai Mongkak and Shamshuipo to this Company for a term of 15 yours:

Ewo: Cottons, Tis. 15. Shanghai Lands' Tis. 23:25. "Shanghat "Electrics

Tls. 30

bondition of the writing pad and tion at the firing points. being upto face facts. This being the case, by the Government.

„placed the tins of donth ag between

erceded by a neat switch box...

The tenders for this service were. yan The Board of Directors eur submitted on the January 4this.

shares

Bearer

envelopes, clean and not discloured after having been alleged to have in the open all night, raiseif

At two hundred yards the upward there is one question, we cannot & natural suspicion that they had slope of the range is somewhat avoid asking and trying to answer been "planted, not by the police noticeable, but the busts are tilted has the League of Nations failed? usted the actual work to the but by someone else at a later date

would answer that what we Managing Director, Mr. Lau Tak thau, the time of the murder.in sympathy with the slope, and in

Chunsofrelsand he medical any cheer the suggestion of unus are now witnessing is not the Ro, Dr, Kwan Sum Yin and myself evidence polubility out that Doctor elevation of the butts is to a great

The failure of the League but the virtual very careful review of the Com-CAPITOLIANS AT

Tip tonder was submitted after a A. V. Greaves.. who mado a post mortem examination of the body in degres an illusion fostered by the repudiation of it. We may have to pany's progress during the past the forenoon of February 20 had high position of the butts themselves, wait more than a hundred years eight year, the receipts and earn- The range is situated in delight for a clearer ease of open violation efforts and your frust in us were

PENINSULA HOTEL. ings and I am glad to say our 40 and 3 Hours previously; but, inful country, and is reached from of international obligations than duly rewarded. cross-examination he had admitted the top of Kowloon Tongwhich i had been presented to us in the last of our tender your Board of Direc that death might have occurred 24 turn is reached by bus-by a fopt few months.

In order to carry out the terms DELIGHTFUL INNOVATION, or even 16 hours previously, path with a direction pose placed

If Tsang Ting-kai had died at its junction with the road. It thus the League aystem was weak Hong Kong & Whampoa Dock Co., The Management of the Hong

The speaker expressed the view tors have placed an order with the hours previously, then pranis azily the most accessible range because it was merely a fatal com Ltd, for the construction of three Kong & Shanghai Hotels, Ltd. have could not possibly have had any in the Colony, and should prove promise... He referred with vivid combined vehicular and passenger secured the services of an excep thing to do with the murder heextremely popular both with the word-painting to the aspect of ferry vessels at the coat of 2517,000 tionally expert orchestra for the cause he was thort in custody members and visiting teams. Loun omitted that the period. The opening day was originally ed in a baronet charge. From a of $1,191,000, these vessels to be built

party of normal men being instruct. each, making together a total sum Feninsula Hotel. of between 16 and 24 hour was fixed for Saturday, May 7, but hay number of men who, perhaps in and roady for service by Fanuary loader, Dick Leuterio, the

Under the able direction of their the right one.

to be postponed until a later date, ordinary circumstances, would not 1909.

Capi- which will be fixed as soon as pos-harm another fellow creature for a delivery of the two big stect double recently concluded a three years' During the working year we took tolians,ten in number, who have hundred pounds, they were trans- Counsel dealt at some length with The subscription is ten dollars a formed into a mob of howling devils, onded ferry vessels built for this

engagement at Hollywood, will ren- prisoner's statement to the Magis year for civilians and Ave dollars intent only on placing the points of Company by Messra Kwong Fook der orchestral music and dance trate which, he said, was claimed a year for members of the fighting their bayonets in a vital spot on the Cheung, the vessels being named thembers in their celebrated delight- by the Crown to be a confession,service and polico. Applications dummy. It was the transformation Man To and Man Wai.

ful manner. He argued that in no part 67 the for membership should be address of decent men into beasts of prey. statement was there any fadication ad to The Hon General Secretary,, that prisoner was aware that á A. H. Stedman, e/o The Hong murder was contemplated. At the Kong Daily Press...

Accnied's Statement.

most he found himself with a gaue of ruffians and it was not until wespons were produced that he realised something wrong? was con- templated.

When deceased cried out, prisoner, on his own statement, put his handkerchief inta. Tang's mouth to sulle his cries and prevent pas sers-by from coming on the ane. Tsang, however, hit his finger,, niid prisoner then gas down and nurged his injured Enger. He took no further part and when the other men came to him later, he asked them, "Where is the man ?' and they replied The man has been killed."

sible.

"LUSITANO CLUB FUNCTION.

SUCCESSFUL BRIDGE AND MAIL-JONGG PARTY.

IN AID OF GIRL GUIDES *FUNDS.

Counsel submitted that prisoner A very successful Bridge and had no intention of killing the man Mah Jongg party was held yester and the fact that he asked the ques day afternoon at the Lusitano Club tion, in his own statement, showed with the object of raising funds for that he had no part in the killing. Headquarters Hut for the Girl There was nothing in the whole Guides.

Marie Silva. was presented a Bouquet

statement, said Mr. Fitzroy, to About 300 ladies were present show that prisoner was aware of and a vary enjoyable afternoon was any plot to commit murder and he spent could not, therefore, have shared away the

ich she such a common object.

In conclusion Mr. Fitzroy sub- mitted that the prisoner was entitl ed to acquittal as no evidence has been brought to show that he was party in the common object of murder. The Crown case, was un- supported by ovidenon and the jury could not draw inferences as they were naked to do.

Adjournment Til Monday.

The speaker concluded, War is unavoidable. It is said that there

Hay Bhares Issue...

In accordance with the resolution are times when, terrible as it is, passed at the General Meeting on is is the only way to preserve our June 30, 1931, the Board of Direc civilisation. To that I reply that tors (as soon as they had been in- if indeed our oivilisation can only formed by the Government that the live as it indulges n periodic Company's tender had been accept orgies of mass-lying, maa-hatreded) issued 20,000 new shares for sub- and mass-murder, then it is the scription amongst the Company's duty of all thinking men and woman shareholders in the proportion of to pull down such a civilisation and one share to two old shares at BRO to put something Tek dovillab fileach (810 being premium) These its plen (Applause)

new shares are being rapidly taken

Mr. Hunt then invited discussion up, and the shareholders are remind- on the matter; saying that the pre-ed that all subscriptions must be vious speaker would answer any paid to the Company's bankers by questions put to him.”

April 30, 1992,030 Y

Thers followed some short dis cussion, after which Mr. RA. D. Forrest said that he would be glad to receive the names of any inter eated in the Fence Group."

A FAIR COP

WOULD-BE ROBBERS

SENTENCED

This innovation, wo feel sure, will be beartily welcomed by lovers of music both from the listeners" stand- point and that of dancing, an thusiasta:

BLONDES BECAME

BRUNETTES);

HOLLYWOOD BEAUTIES HAVE TO CHANGE.

Are all chorus girls blonde ? The work on the Government

They are, at least in Hollywood, Ferry Piers at Jordan Road and at according to Director Harry Beau Jublice Street are being pushed on mont, who was seeking a brunette rapidly, and the contractors are chorus troupe for penes in Wort working night and day to get them of Broadway" John Gilbert's new ready for service by the end of thising on Sunday to the Queen's Thea Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer picture com It is hoped to commence the tre vahicular ferry service on the frat In the story, the brunette girls day of 1933 The piers are being were necessary since the total ad bullt of reinforced concrete, and sense of blondes at the party in will be entirely coveredik off which the oborines appear provided Offices are being erected of the piers the Botion motivation Beaumont and there will be parking space for looked over Hollywood's bamper over 200 vehicles in front of the forop of chorines and found them Jordan Road Rior

Bright Prospects.

all blogde of various shades and Two men were sach sentenced to

thues twelve months hard labour and a

Finally, desparato to promrve, ine third to a term of six months" af The prospects of the Company are hired a bevy of blonde beauties and Human (tögrity of the script, Beauront the Kowloon Magistracy yesterday extremely bright and with the come had their hair temporarily dyed when Detective Sergeant Filenes pirtion of those haw piers the future black for the plature FOR prosecuted them for possession of prosperity of the Company weapons dit for unlawful purposes assured.

The Prize-winners, The following were the prize winners

Contruct Bridge Winner: Mrs. Grossman Hidden no: Mex Rof ey Booby Prize: Miss Jean The men were arrested in a tea Mr Bo The Pan, in spoonding Lyona, a

house Yaumati when a party of the passing of the Balance Babet, services of these shar Auction Bridge-Winner Mrs. polior officers raided the pince

The the resolution congratulated the Dir Stearns Hidden no: Mrs. Sutton The fist defendant was charged Balance Sheet was Booby Prits "Mrs. Donald Forbes, with possession of a dagger, Lecil animously

Mah Jongg W

Adre,

"Winter"

The accused in the prespat case, who originally pleaded guilty but was sent be trial after changing the

Oh the proporsi of of wire and two wine cups the Mr. Lau Tak Po proposed that 20 seconded by Mr. plea to one of not guilty, was ar Jano; Hidden no Mrs Je second of a revolver and three Messrs. Lo Chung Ki and K In Chuen, Mr. Id Tung was re-elnota: raigned with three other accused. Booby prize: Mrs. Tobida rounds of ammunition and the Bum Yiu be re-elected The trial of the other thres will not Babies prize No. 10s third of a coll of wire -qornmedee-so-day although the jurors Nudist sed prize No. 906 cup. Those weapolis

have been asked to attend and theDr.Bunje); Bid prize No. 8ed by the police as the Bastions will remain adjourned un CA, M. Bowes Smith) 4th

ments used in Armed Monday morning at 10 o'clock No. 2347 (Mrs, Durbine).

wine-cups being used je,

describ. ballot

In: Arminating the mosting Chairman anzuurond soond-dfeidends would be read themons at the Company

the 28th instant

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