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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS. SATURDAY, JUNE 18, 1932.

MURDER SENSATION IN to the people who had come out to

THE CITY

PROMINENT COMPRADORE'S SON SHOT DEAD BY COUSIN..

MR. WOO HAY TONG SEVERELY WOUNDED: ASSASSIN THEN ATTACKS JAPANESE OFFICIALS.

Ainoast dastardly and apparently meaningless murder, in the course of which the son of a well-known local compradore, M. Woo Ray Tong, was killed, while the latter was also severely wounded, ourred ip the offers of Messrs. Butterfield & Swire shortly after

p.m. yesterday.

The assassin, a nephew of Mr. Woo, then made his way to the Japanese Consulate General where he perpetrated a further out rage by shootige two members of the Consulate.

The last chapter of the drama was staged in the Consul's pri vate offer where the murderer wanted himself on the Consul's desk and killer himself with the same weapon.

DRAMA ENDS IN ASSASSIN'S SUICIDE.

The offices of users. Butterfeld fcoridor, he retraced his steps and & Swire were thrown into, a staters through Cli

the verandahs in the buildings. norby, that something had gone

W PINK.

" remained in the verandah for some time," said Choy, as [ was not sure what had happanad to the pure with the gun and I was afraid that I, too, would be shot. I then peeped into the room and 'ana that both the assistants who

were shot had disappeared.

Continning. Choy said that he remained in the verandah for an other few minutes and when he did not hear any aoise at all he dashed through the office and went into the Toyo Menka Kaishu, next door, and

A "HAPPY FAMILY."

POLICE AND THE "STREET

"BOYS' CLUB.”

GAMINS" BECOME GOOD

CITIZENS.

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A most useful and meritorious work done by the Hong Kong Police is the management of the

Street Boys' Club." The name

there He found Mesars, Minamide pector General of Police: and Hirata. The latter told him The membership of the Club is to telephone to the Consul and let now swenty-four as against twenty him know what had happened and ave in January! "1930. The_merordingly did so.

Choy Che was one of the four people in the office at the sims of the shooting, The Consul Gonoral had left at about 1 p.m. and it was

During the year three boys who were over age were allowed to re sign, on obtaining permanent en

FIRE FATALITIES IN 1931.

THIRTY-ONE LIVES LOST.

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The Report of the Chief Offor of tho Fire Brigade for the year 1991 states that fatalities at fires amounted to thirty-one in all Thirteen persons were burned, and

three fatally injured, at a fire which

occurred in a four-storeyed build-i is self-explanatory and the activities ing in Staunton Street. Eight per- last year form an interesting couple sous were trapped on the upper foar of pages in the report of the insof a carpentor's slip and tenement dwalling in Pollingor Street, the found in the ruins of the kitchen bodies of six of the victims being i

in the rear of the upper floor, while two others succumbed to their in-

result of a fire which occurred in a juries. Four persons purished, a small improvised cockleft ma salt- dealer's shop in Chinese Street, Central. At this. Are three persons appliances. The romaining fatali ties occurred at two fires in Kew- Joon; two persons being burned to death in a matahou fire in the ra mote district of Kau Lang Tsai, the third resulting from a clothing becoming ignited while handling methylated spirits witD * naked light.

a half holiday, or as Choy would' ployment, one boy ran away, one insist on torming it, the office was boy was expelled for misconduct half-closed. From that" our ropro and one was enlisted as a Chinese Woro rescued by means of Brigade

sentative gathered that it was mere or loss a holiday and the two gentle. men who were shot were left behind to attend to any business that might during the afternoon.

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pradore whom he had marked out as his next victim.

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was only one other person on the premises at the time and that was the Japanese boy.

A Stranger.

Member of the Hong Kong Police Force.

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TEJET M

Twenty-five persons lost their lives

During the past year five boys joined the Club, throe whom were taken from the Tung Wah Hospital and one from the Society for the Protection of Children, Three boys have obtained permanents a result of collapses and land- slides, while fifteen persona were ex- Choy concluded by saying "that employinent as shoe blacks and Aptricated alive. Of the above the before. He could not say why the he had never seen Chan Fuk Ohu pear to be doing extremely well. most worious landslides occurred at man should look for the Consul, One boy obtained permanent on March 9 and the Railway disaster Shek Li Pui (Now Territories) on The main' offer outside the enteramul was not in, he should shoot dant at Police Headquarters. Four loss of life was six and eleven per- and why, when he was told that theployment as a Billiard room atten- near Shatin on April 20. when the the two, assistents.

sons respectively.

Calls.

After passing the counto the murderer had a clear view and fired everal shots (ihres it is stated) at Mr. Wag two of which took effect and the collapsed to the ground.

of absolute pandemonium shortly hoping thereby to intercept the Coin-Besides these two and Choy, there after tiffs time yesterday whep series of shots rang out from the corner of the Chinese shipping department on the Chater Read end. Before the clerks in the main hall of the ground floor had realised, what had happened, the ghuman, who had already shot to death Mr. Woo Hay Tong's son, püred Mr. Woo Hay Toong along the cervidor. Bring several ahots and wounding him.

of which the Inter part of the crime was immitted was now in Our presentative then called at other boys are employed as Police a state of great excitement.

the offices of Messra. Toyo Menka Messangers. Three boys are Hawk. 'Kaislın (The Oriental Cotton Trad- fürs and hold free licences for that Chan Fuk Chu, after his exploiting Co., Ltd.), where one of the purpose.

The number of calls racaived dur- Mr. Woo Hay Tong is the com- lowo no time in getting away from members of the staff told him that There are ton boya at St. Louis ing the year totalled 100, actual pradors of Messrs. Butterfeld & the building.

fires 133, chimney fires 20, collapses Following the wame

the first indication they had that. Industrial School, Swire, and a most respected mem

direction in which he had been heard two

The funds of the Club on Decom, landslides 3 and false alarmis 20. something was amiss was when he

or three shota. Then ber 31, 1931, amounted to $488.00. Compared with the provious year ber of the Chinese community. He chasing his second victim, he walk-there was a pause and afterwards Each boy is expected to save a pro. (1930) there was an increasi of had his office rom behind theed out of the Connaught Road nother few shots, though our in-portion of his income, the total of thirteen calls. Fifty-one were re-

fermant stated that he was not sure such anvings during

the

caived by Bro alarm, one hundred yenr counter of the main offien on the entrance and was seen, to enter a

how many.

amounted to. 3507.72 an increase of

and four by telephone; nineteen, by ground floor. A partition divided | ricksha and proceed in the direction

MF. Minamide came into pur$210.89.

the Police and twenty-five from it from the alice where his son, of the Star ferry station.

office first," said our informant,

messengers. Mr. Woo Pak Luk, sat and presided as the principal assistant in charge of the Chinese shipping department. A dobrway connected the two offices and this was used by the murderer in the course of his dastardly crime. The assassin was no stranger to Mr. Woo Hay Tong because he was his own nephew (sister's son). Woo Pak Luk was therefore shot to death by his cousin with whom he had apparently been on friendly terms.

Frequent Visitor.

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Touching Scene.

There was a very touching scene when the young wife of Woo Pak Luk entered the roomy where her husband lay dead. The body was left in the same position until Inspector Vincent had taken photo graphs and it was then conveyed to the mortuary.

The deceased was the third son

of Mr. Woo Hay Teng and was 30 | year old. He was a trusted nasis tant of his father and a great favourite with his office colleagues.

In the course of their investiga- tions several spent bullets were picked up in the officos by the

Chan Fuk Chu, the murderer, had been a frequent visitor at the com- pradore's offices and the Chinese clerks had no suspicion that be entered this time with sinister ob jects in view. It appears that be police. visited the offer before tifa time and left when it was time for the olerks' to “Teive for their meni He

had no employment there, but when the Steamboat Company's vessels were farmed out to a syndicats, he

was appointed as compradore on the Kinshan by Mr. Woo Huy Tong. He had recently returned from a holiday in Shanghai

Returning to the office after two 'clock in the afternoon when both the compradore and his son were

At Japanese Consulate.

and he appeared very wonk. He was suffering from a gun wound in the abdomen, and collapsed after he muttered just two words, call doctor.".

Work and Play. During the summer months the boys went swimming at their leik sure." At the Police Annual Aqua- tic sports held in September, 1931. About three or four minutes five boys outered for the Messengers later, Mr. Hirata came in and he race and the first three places wort was also shot-on the shoulder-but again secured by members of the he was quite strong and told us club, Yeung Cheung being first for that a man went into the Consulate the third year in succession, also asked that the doctor be sent classes were held twice a week dur and shot them. He (Mr. Hirata) Games, Drill and Gymnastit

ing the year at the Chinese In the meantime," the speaker Y.M.C.A. except during the month went on. the Japanese boy em- of April and for the summer vaca Ployed in the Consulate went down tion when the classes were suspend to the M.B.K. and told them what ed. had happened The people there Members of the Club now regular. the street and al sent a message held three times a week at No. 40 called an Indian policeman from fly attend the educational classes through to Police Headquarters and Hollywood Road. Their progress is shortly after the officers arrived and considered very satisfactory by the

for.

tank charge."

Tencher.

At the requess of the Honourable Inspector General of Police Dr. Douglas Laing of the Education Department gave a course of four lectures on Hygione to members of the Street Boys, Club, The lectures dealt with the elementary rules of cleanliness and health. The bays

Chinese Doctor Renders First Aid. Dr. Arthur Woo, the well-known Chinew medical practitioner, was enlled in to attend to the wounded men. Dr. Woo told our representa Fuk Chu made his way to the

After getting in a ricksha, Chantive later that Mr. Hirata's injury (to the shoulder) was not very Japanese Consulate General in Icurious. His pulse was good but the House Street where he committed doctor gave him an injection befors showed much interest in the lectures

a further outrnge.

seems

Js the Japanese Coneal in ?”. commonplace question enough, but little did the boy who was asked think that tragedy would follow it.

Of the false alarms, eight. ware maliciously given, five wore given with good intent, and thirteen wore due to electrical faults.

'MME. RENEE' CHEMET.

RECITAL CANCELLED BY CABLE.

The Manager of the King's Theatre informs us that he had a cable yesterday morning to cancel the violin recital by Mroe. Renee Chemet announced for the 24th instant.

FORMER RESIDENT PASSES AWAY.

MR. ALFRED BULMER JOHNSON.

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ADMITTED TO PRACTICE IN 1873.

Bonding him to the hospital,

and a considerable number of Chin- Mr. Minamide's injury was more serious.

He was shot in the abse Police Constables voluntarily domon and was writhing with pain thanks was sent to Dr. Laing,

attended each lecture... A letter of when the doctor attended him. It

Nows has been received in the In August the boys at St. Louis was found necessary to give him two Industrial, School were taken to Colony of the death of Mr. Alfred injection-one to relieve him of the that after committing his dastard-before sending him off to the supplied by Hong Kong and Macacon May 12, in his 99th year. Uld pain and one to stimulate bis het Macao for Summer Camp, free Bulmer Johnson which took place had a long argument, during whichly deed in the Batterfold & Swire Government Civil Hospital.

passage tickets being generously as Merrow, near Guildford, Surrey

in their offices, it is stated that he

From all reports it would seem

he, was heard to demand the loan office, Chan Fuk Chu made his way From a gentleman working in Steamboat Co. of a big sum of money. As is usual to the Japanese Consulate General one of the offices on the Bank of

in auch circumstances, thero was and asked for Mr. Yoshida. Canton building our representativo

much random talk subsequently as

to the extent of the loan, which

varied from $40,000 to $100,000 Seeing that Mr. Woo Hay Tong 70- fused to grant the loan, Chan Fuk Chu appeared to have been very much annoyed and left the room,

The office boy told him that learnt the following: the Consul was not in and referred

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residents here will remember that the deceased 'was admitted to prac Mrs. Southorn's Interest, tice in Hong Kong on the July 4, Several small improvements for 1873 and joined the firm now known him to one of the assistante (Mr. I heard a report but as I thought have been carried out at the Club acted as Crown Solicitor in 1977. I was working at my desk when the benefit of members of the Clubs Johason Stokes and Master. He Minamide) and the latter had only it was the noise of a cracker, I Premises which remain at No. 40 1880 and 1983 and was appointed walked up to the counter at the gave the matter no more attention. Hollywood Road, 3rd floor. Through Crown Soliciter on December 20 entrance to the office when Chan Then another shut rang out and the kind interest of Mrs. Southern November 30, 1890, He retired from

1938. Holding that post drow his gun from his trouser looking up from my desk I saw a pocket and fired point blank at that Chinese boy running out on to the to the Club which, the members the Colony on the December 17, 180

a quantity of pot plants were given gentlen hitting him in the verandah of the Japanese Consulate greatly appreciated. Police Ser

́He was the uncle of Mr. F. B. abdomen. He then turned his at-Ceneral. He was followed a little geant Fung Kam remains in charge also Crown Soheitor and Mr. C. L. Bowley who was for many years tention to Mr. Hirata and shot this later by a Japanese and these two und resides on these premises. He B. Johnson the well-known local gentleman on the right shoulder.

As was expected, police officers fronting Ios House Street.

ran to the side of the building. maintains discipline and attends

to the welfare of the members. The Dentys and Bowley who also for solicitor of Mosara Hasting, were busy carrying out inventiga- tions in the Consulate General when shots in quick succession and when

"Not long after, I heard two conduct of members remains good.

a brief period has noted as Crown During the past year the follow our reporter arrived. but from the 7 looked round to see where the ing ladies and gentlemen have visit-

Solicitor. Chinese office boy who was one of Chinese boy was, I saw him stand-ed the Club premises and taken his golden wedding three years ago The late Mr. Johnson celebrated the four people in the office at the ing on the balustrade, behind a time of the shooting, our repre- pillar. At this stage a gentleman boys which they in turn greatly ap-three daughters, all the children great interest in the welfare of the and leaves a widow, one son and sentative learnt the following: in our office shouted across to the preciated-Hon. Inspector Gener

The boy, named Choy Che, said had a talk with Woo Pak Luk for he was busy at his typewriter who and sked him what was the al of Police, Mrs. Wolfe, M.E.Ehaving been born in Hong Kong about ten minutes during which po the man went in and asked for the lad merely made some sort of sign H. King, Mr. T. M. Hazlerigg Instead of replying, the Mrs. Southorn, Mr. and Mrs. T Quarrelsome words were heard by Consul. He paid little or no atten- al in reply: we telephoned the M.C., Hon. T. N. Chau, Mr. Tang SETTLED OUT OF COURTS. those in, the other part of the office tion to this man who spoke in police that something was wrong in Shiu King Mr. Tong, Mr. M. K.

entering through the partition door the office of the compradorois son.

The only other occupant in Mr. Woo Pak Lak's room at the time was an office boy who was seated at a table close by. This youth waa the only eye-witness of the crime and immediately the shots were red he ran away and took refuge in the main office.

The Murder.

It is stated that Chan Fuk Cha

-In fact it is stated that the couple appeared to be having a joke when Woo Pak Luk rose from his chair to reach the telephone at the other end of his desk. As he did ai, three shots were fired in rapid succession, two of which entered Woo Pak Luk's right chest and he collapsed to the ground, passing away im mediately in a pool of blood.

normal tone and did not show any sign of excitement, and no sooner was Mr. Minamide shot than his assailant turned the gun on Mr Hirata. Choy Che said he saw tho man drawing the gun on the former and by the time Mr. Hirata was shot, the boy said that he nod the Japanese office boy, Koiki, Tan out on to the verandah where they bid.

The Suicide.

matter,

the Japanese Consulate. The lat ter, however, told us that they hnd already received a report. and that the emergency vari was on its way."

Motive Obscure.

While there is tome reason to

suspect that the motive for the earlier outrage was due to family On hearing the shots, Mr Woo

reasons, perhaps aggravated by the Hay Tong hurried away from his

refusal of Mr. Woo to acceda to his office to take shelter in the main

demand, the motive for the later hall of the offices. It was well that While in the verandah, Choy said outrage at the Japanese Consulate Je lost no time in doing so as was he heard footsteps of a maa run-is difficult to understand. It was seen from subsequent events. Imping into the Consula, private, surmised by those in a position to nodiately after his cold hooded office and after a time he heard at judge that the murderer's mind 1 crime, the murderer went through least three, shots from that room. turned into patriotic channels and the doorway into Mr. Woo Hay Still very much frightened. Choy he decided to revenge himself on Tong's Toom, but or poning that the remained in the verandah for some nation which had not been on latter was some distance down the time and while there lie made signal friendly terms with his own.

Lo, Mra. Lo, Mr. Lam Chen Ming, Mr. Ngan Shing Kwan and Mrs. Ngan.

DEFENDANT AGREES TO MARRY GIRL.

On several occasions the boys were given boxes of cakes and pastries through the generosity of Mrs. Chinese was charged with harbour The remanded case in which a Southorn. The Busy Bee working girl, Afteen years of ago, kindly sont eakas. This interest is tive Sergeant D. C. Macdonasa ing party per Mr. Maughan also was settled yesterday when Date much appreciated by the boys.

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said that at the S.C.A. on Thurs day it was settled that the girfa mother, Yau Szo, should receive 8120 towards her daughter's dowry and a marrings ceremony bear rangud-between the defendant and the girl.

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