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Children's Playgrounds

Association

SATISFACTORY YEAR'S PROGRESS REPORTED AT ANNUAL MEETING

Appeal For Wider Support

At the close of its first year's activities, the Children's Playground Association reports satisfactory progress. This fact was revealed by Sir Thomas Southorn, President of the Association at the first amuual meeting, held yester day. The opportunity was, taken to appeal for further and increased support.

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The meeting also unanimously decided to invite H.E: the Governor to become its Patron.

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Sir Thomas Southorn

Thanked

Mr. M. K. Lo, Chairman of the Executive Committee in proposing the adoption of the report and accounts, paid a tribute to Sir Thomas Southern for his whole- hearted support of the Association. He also mentioned that Lady Southern also took a keen interest.

the Association.

After the report and accounts have been seconded Sir Thomas; Southern sald:-

Sir Thomas Southora Addressing the meeting Sir Thomas Southor said;—

mittee

which

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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, MARCH 20, 1934.

Five Years' Hard Labour

FOR ATTACKING WOMAN WITH A CHOPPER

Prisoner Protests On Being Led Away

Found guilty of wounding his concubine, Chan Li Ching, with intent to do her grievous bodily harm, n Chinese named Fung Po Wan. was sentenced by Mr. Justice Lindsell at the Criminal Sessions yesterday to five years' hard labour. In passing sentence, his Lordship said the Jury have rightly found the prisoner guilty.." It might have been that you have been labouring under some sense of injustice, but that is no excuse and I myself don't believe that it is true. I believe you harbour "evil feelings against this woman and for that reason I am going to give you a sentence of five years' hard labour.

The prisoner protested that it was not fair "and was removed from the dock protesting loudly.

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The jury comprised Messrs. HP. Allgood (foreman). Fernandez, A. R. McEachran, M. Bacel, A. dos Anjos Lopes, C. de Vieira Riblero and W. G. Williams.

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Cheong, the the of that excellent

Chairmanship sportsman Mr. M. K. Lo, has put in so much effective work during the past year and above all to "our Hon. Secretary Mr. J. ́L. McPher- son. It is to Mr. McPherson's in- terest in the young people of this Colony that this Association owes It origin and it is his keen en- thusiasm and experienced guidance | that have brought it successfully ị through its first difficult year.

Gentlemen, with your continued support I look forward conâdently to the future success of the Asso- clation.

The report and accounts were then put to the meeting and un- animously adopted.

Gentlemen, Before putting the tion for the adoption of the report to the meeting I should like to say how gratifed I am at the success which has attended our effort to launch the Children's Playgrounds Association, and at the support which has been given to us by the various Sporting and i President: Sir Thomas Southern. Athletic Clubs of the Colony and Vice-President: The Hon. Dr.'S. by Individual subscribers.

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ат sure the meeting will be i as pleased as I am to know that His Excellency has expressed his keen interest in our work, and besides showing that interest in the practical. form of a generous donation to our funds he has very kindly consented to be the Patron ¦ tour. Association, thereby setting the seal on our organization. I know that I have your unanimous approval for asking His Excellency to accept the office of Patron but I shall as a mere matter of form ask for your confirmation of my action at a later stage of our pro- ceedings.

Dévelopment bus necessarily been slow during the first year bé- Cause we had to wait while tie

Election Of Officers The election of officers resulted as follows:-

Hon. Treasurer: Mr. Ko Sik Wall. Hon. Secretary: Mr. J. L. Mac- Pherson.

Chairman of the Executive Com- mittee: Mr. M. K. Lo.

Executive Committee: Messrs. G. R. Sayer. Tang Shiu Kin, A. el Arculli and J. Ozorio..

Representative of Clubs which have subscribed over $100 also serve on this Committee.

Mr. P. L. Collison was appointed Hen Auditor of the Association.

Mr. Ll Hol Tung who had served as Ilon. Treasurer last year was accorded a hearty vote of thanks by the meeting.

His Lordship: Have you, any ob- section to being tried by this jury? Accused: if any of them are Fortuguese I raise objection.

His Lordship: Why?

Accused: Because Chan

axe for 35 cents. On February 1, at about noon, Chan Li-ching was walking westwards along Queen's Road Central on the south side of the street and when passing Tak tailors, was struck from behind by accused with the axe. She received two blows on the back and one on the head. She fell to the ground and ac- -cused jumped on top of her. He had lifted the axe to strike an other blow when an Indian chauffeur rushed to the rescue and disarmed him.

Chan Li-ching was taken, to the Government Ciyll Hospital where her injuries were found to be serious. Accused was arrested.

ching has several sweethearts who

are Portuguese.

Who 13 Chan "Li-ching. She was my former concubine and the principal witness, against me.

pre-

Objection Over-ruled, M. T. B. Whyte Smith, secutor:-I submit it cannot, be

In a statement made when a reasonable ground for objection. charged, accused sald "This case of the challenge is this, that he ion of the Hongkong officials. I His Lordship: Surely the effect is entirely caused by the oppress

alleges that as the principal wit-will speak when I go to the high ness against him has had Portu- Court." guese lovers, the Portuguese mem- bers of the jury will be blased against him.

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Mr...Whyte Smith: If one went into questions like that it would be difficult to get juries. I do not think it for a moment that the Crown would be allowed to argue that certain people should be ex-

cluded from the jury on account

of nationality.

possible blas.

His Lordship: It is because of Mr. Whyte Smith: It is the first the depositions taken before the I have heard of it. I have read

tion there that Portuguese would Magistrate and there is no indica-

be less suitable than other people to sit on the jury.

At the proceedings in the Court below the accused in "evidence, said: The evidence given by the second witness cannot be believed, "Blood has been shed three times

The in this case.”

His Lordship: You have already said in connection with the attack that you did not know what you were doing? That you were suf- tering under a sense of greivance is not a defence,

Witness here again attempted to relate his concubine's alleged in- fidelity, mentioning the name of a local business man.

At this stage Mr. Hindsell again stopped the prisoner and said that if he did not give the main details of his, defence he could not allow him to go on.

Prisoner. Then I have nothing else to say, unless I can continue where I left off

His Worship would not allow the witness to continue and asked: Did you know what you were doing when you chopped her?

Prisoner: No, if I knew what I was doing, I would not have chop- ped her then for I could have mur- dered her a hundred times at night.

Unfounded Allegations

Mr, Whyte Smith invited to cross-examine.. the witness said he only wanted to ask a few general questions. He asked: "I put it to you that you are making entirely unfounded allegations against cer- tain people? I have very im- portant proof.

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I put it to you that you have absolutely no proof whatever?-I have proof.

Answering another question wit- ness sald he considered himself a custody of his own children. fit and proper person to have

Mr. Whyte Smith: On a previous occasion you and two children fell, into the sea?—Yes.

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Do you still think you are 2 proper person to look after chil- drea? Yes, that was an accident. Asked by his Worship why he had bought an axe, witness sald' that he had wanted to construct a table..

Why did you take it to Queen's Road Central?-I found I had no need to make a table so I took it back to the shop to be changed.

And you say that while you were taking this axe back that you saw the woman and cut her?-I have to tell you the whole story or mat complainant at all has said she lived with me for You refuse to answer this ques- eight years, seven of which she tion?--Yes, and every other ques- the P.W.D. for 14 years and resign- has supported me. I worked for tion.

The prisoner called several wit-

ed in June 1928. In 1930 I be nesses and sought to establish the came sole proprietor of the Tal fact that an hour before the attack Tung electric. firm at 14, Welling- be had called on the S.C.A. and ton Street, and this is against her had intended to suggest that the evidence of having supported me." children by restored to the custody "I supported not only the com- of the concubine and that he be And should I be found guilty, it plainant but her parents as well, allowed to visit them.

is quite common. for me to serve ten or twenty years in gaol. It

S.C.A. Witnesses

Mr.

be out.

His Lordship, to prisoner:-No she had died, it is quite usual for called by the prisoner stated that

An Interpreter from the S.C.A. cvidence appears in the deposition me to consider to have myself witness had been to the S.C.A. and taken by the magistrate of the hung. And the worst thing I hate had asked to see the Hon. fact on which you rely to base is the allegation of being called wood, who happened to your challenge. nor have yu a madman. But there is no way Prisoner left no message. ceedings any

allegations ing from Insanity although there had a headache that morning while ape so many big doctors in Hong- still in the S.C.A. office and that Kong."

two of the watchmen employed there had given him medicinal oll to sooth the headache. The watch-

grounds were prepared for us by HONGKONG FIRE dings, and mailators to find out if I am really suffer- The prisorier then stated that he

the Government and even now we | have not obtained the full use of the large ground in Wanchai, which I hope will be one of our most successful playgrounds, as it .could not be made ready until after the Chinese New Year Fair..

I hope our supporters, will, not think we have been slow to take advantage of their generous assis- tance.

We have moved as quickly as circumstances permitted and a great deal of preparatory work has teen done by our Executive Com- Tltee and our Hon. Secretary. We shall see the fruits of this in the current year. I hope those who are interested in our work wil visit our grounds. They will see much to encourage them to give us further and increased support.

They will, if they go at the popular hours, see hundreds of children enjoying themselves on safe play- grounds who otherwise would be playing in the streets or not play- ing at all. There is nothing more pleasant than to see a crowd of children enjoying themselves and 1 feel quite sure that every visitor will come away with a feeling that our work deserves support.

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INC., CO.

Dividend of $10 To Be Paid

the

The Report, for presentation to the shareholders at the Sixty-Fifth Ordinary Meeting of Hong Kong Fire Insurance Company. Ltd. Lo be held at the offices of the company, on Tuesday, the 27th March, 1934, at noon, is as fol. lows.-

such against the woman, Chan LI- ching.

Prisoner: When I was giving, evidence before the learned magis- trate stopped me,

His Lordship: Your objection is over-ruled.

PRISONER'S STORY

After evidence had been given men were called and denied the by Crown witnesses in support of story.

This concluded the evidence, and

that

was

Mr. Whyte Smith's opening, the after his Lordship had addressed prisoner elected to give evidence from the witness. box." He said the jury, the latter returned a Sentence of verdict of "Guilty." the" present trouble traceable to 1932 when, he alleged, five years hard labour was passed. a certain. man was intrigued with as stated above. his concubine. Witness said that he had been attempting to re- port his grievance in several quar- ters but had been told to "Go Away" each time.

ABOLITION OF ALL ILLEGAL TAXES

Opening the case. Mr. Whyte Smith said accused and com- plainant had lived

together in Hongkong for about eight years and they had two children. They separated in November 1932, the wife.

llve going to

with her parents taking the children with her. Later the children were sent to the Po Leung Kuk as Chan Ll-chting was going out to work suiting Committee have pleasure in

The General Managers and Con- and was not.in à position to look He said that his children were submitting a statement of the Ac-ed safe to allow accused the cus-Kuk and that he was not allowed after them. It was not consider-į being detained at the Po Leung

tody of or access to the children. to see them 'or even inquire about The evidence would show that them. He could not endure such!- Chan Li-ching was quite justifled a state of affairs and his brain in taking the children away. became cloudy and he set out

Accused made repeated appilca- to cut the woman.

Dr. H. H. Kung, Minister.. of tion to Chan Li-ching to return Witness then related certain de-Finance, left on Monday for Nan- the children and also made re-tails of one of his interviews at king where he is to take an aero- peated applications for money, the S.G.A, but the Judge told him plane for Nanchang,to take part Accused had had no regular not to waste the time of the Court in discussions on rehabilitation work for some years whereas Chan and the Jury with irrelevant de-measures for Klangsi and districts Il-ching had been employed more tails Prisoner, however, insisted along the Fukien-Cheklang border,)

counts of the Company, made up to 31st December 1933, in Sterling and Hong Kong currency.

1932 Account This Account shows a surplus of $502, 180.22, and it is recommended that this sum be appropriated as follows.--

To pay a Dividend of $10 per

share

$400,000.00 To pay an Exchange" Bonus of $1 per share... 40,000.00 To add to Reinsurance Fund

62,180.22

2502.180.22

Rehabilitation Measures To Be Discussed At Nanchang

or less regularly and for a cou-on acquaint" g the Court with the Other Government officials have siderable period when the two whole of his story, arguing that also been invited by General were together she was the main it was relevant to his case. His Chlang Kal Shek, Chairman of the it not the sole support of the Lordship after stopping the pri- Military Counell, to Nanchang to family.

"soner several times ultimately told attend the meeting.

Mr.

"Be Careful Watch Out."

"MS". submission." sald whyte-Smith, will be that ac cused still expects to be supported by his wife and that the motive for assaulting her was revenge be cause she had stopped giving him

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him that if he persisted in giving! While in Nanking, the Finance detalls to the exclusion of the Minister will discuss with Mr. Wang main pointa of his case, he would Ching Wel, President of the Execu- not be allowed to go on.

tive Yuan, measures, för the aboll- tion of illegal taxes in various pro- { Detalls Ruled Out.

vinces with a view to' lightening the burden of the people. Accord- Prisoner waS insisting that his whole story the Government has decided to call

most persistent..

ing to a telegram from. Nanking, should be given a hearing, adding: a conference of the finance com "The learned Magistrate will not missioners of the different pro- allow me to talk, the 8.C.A. will vinces for the discussion of mea- not allow me to talk, and if you sures for the development of finan- am.. Chan Li-ching met accused don't allow me to talk, where am cla: resources in the country and in Queen's Road Central' and he I to be heard??

for the abolițion of miscellaneous asked her to return the children. Witness, however, was not allow taxes in various districts.

money..

More Support Needed We need all the support we can get. We have spent nearly all our funds and without the subscrip- tions for the current year our work NOTE.-The General Managers would be brought to a stop, and and Consulting Committee wish it we have as yet touched, only the to be understood that the contin- fringe of the problem in' our dense- uance or otherwise of the above ly populated city, We look for- Bonus, in the whole on in part, will ward to the day when every thick- depend entirely on Exchange. ly populated area, will have its 1933 Account. The balance at organized playground, and when credit of this Account is 8595,470.- we shall have enough directors to 19, look after the games at each! Consulting Committee-Mr, A. ground so that the poorer children | H. White resigned his deat on de- may have their share of the joy | parture from the Colony and Mr. of organized play on safe grounds. B. T. Williamson was invited to I therefore appeal confidently for fill the vacancy; Mr. J. H. Taggart "On January. 31. at about 11 continued support from the Sport-accepted an invitation to join the ing Clubs in the Colony and from Consulting Committee and both individual sympathisers with our these appointments now require work: I should like to see a much the confirmation of Shareholders. She refused and he then askeded to give details of the interview As a means of rellef to the people larger list of individual subscribers. Sir Robert Ho Tung. Messrs. C. her for 830. She replied that the referred to above. Continuing his in Kiangst who have been suffering The annual membership subscrip- Brown, A. H. Compton, L. Dunbar, had not that amount and accused story he said that the 6.0.A. de- from Communist disturbances, the tion for individuals is only $10 F. A. Josephy and T. E. Pearce re- asked her for whatever she had creed a separation and had de Military Council Chairman and the which is not a very large sum to tire but, being, eligible, offer them in her purse. "She said she had prived him of the custody of his, President of the Executive Yuan give to an object, designed not only selves for re-election.

only two five cent pieces to which children.

have decided to abolish all miscel- to provide enjoyment to hundreds Auditors The

accused

"Be Accounts have

replied

careful, His Lordship: So far as I un- Ianeous taxes in the province com- of poor children but also to make

watch aut," and walked away. audited by Messts. Lowe,

derstand your defence, It is one of mencing this month. To meet the our roads safer for traffic.

Bingham & Matthews and Percy There will be evidence that at momentary insanity?

deficit of the Klangsi provincial Smith, Beth & Fleming, who, being about 4 p.m. that afternoon ae- Prisoner: My brain is quite treasury, the Ministry of Finance eligible, offer themselves for re- cused entered a shop in Upper clear, although everybody says, is to remit a subsidy of $250,000 election.

Lascar Road and purchased': an ỉ that I am Insane.

I cannot close my remarks with- out expressing our very great in- debtedness to the Executive Com-

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