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GARDENER'S DEATH

Youth Faces"Serious Charge

Before Mr. Wynne-Janes at the Kowloon Magistracy yesterday afternoon, Pun. Cho Oz" a youthful gardener's foki was charged with the murder of Chick Wing, a ve- getable gardener, of Tal Hom vil- lage, near Kowloon City by arsenic poisoning on August 6th. Mr. J. A. Fraser, Assistant Attorney Gen- eral conducted "the case for the Crown, assisted by Inspector A. J. W. Dorling, while the accused was not legally represented.

accused and another foki in other.

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"The offence." said Mr. Fraser, "is murder by administration of arsenic to the deceased on August 6. It is alleged by the Crown that the accused was in love with Chik Wing's wife and made suggestions

THE ENGLISH ASSOCIATION

Activities of Local Branch

On Tuesday, November 6, this society starts its activities for a new session. His Excellency Str William Peel, who is president,

"On August 8, he died, somethiniz less than a grain of arsenic be- Ing found is the body. Chik Wing took a sample of the conge to the hospital and accused his wife and Fun Cho On of poisoning him. On later examination, the conge was found to contain a large quantity of arsenie. Later on, the body was exhumed, arsenic being found in various parts of the body. Pun Cho On was charged with murder the opening meeting. and im his statements to the Po- The English Association is lice said that he had put some-world-wide Society. Its object is thing in the conge".

to arrange meetings of people in- The case was adjourned until

terested in English literature and this afternoon, Mr. Wynne-Janes the English language. It has also reserving Monday for a hear-members of every nationality, race ing.

has kindly consented to preside at

and creed," who and a common interest in the study and discus alon of literary toples or linguistic problems. The headquarters, of the Central Body is in London, and there are local branches in every day of culture throughout the English-speaking world.

beginning its sixth year. It holds The Hong Kong branch is how regular monthly meetings. from November to April, on the first Tuesday of each month. meeting takes the form lecture and a lecture is not meant to be The exhaustive treatment of a theme, but an introductory review

discussion.

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Membership of the Central Body members of the Central Body.

establishes a link with literary

activities at home, and those who Join the Central Body receive coples of pamphlets and bulletins which are published throughout the year. For this Central mem- bership, there is an extra charge af Ave dollars in addition to the

In outlining the case Mr. Fras-

THE ROUTLET CASE er said that the deceased had been a vegetable gardener i Tal Hom A further adjournment was or village while the accused was em- dered by Mr. J. H. B. Lee at Kow- played by the deceased as a coolle loon Magistracy yesterday in the labourer. They all lived in the re-hearing of the case in which same hut which was divided into William Gordon Routley, a land two partitions, Chik Wing and his ballin to the P.W.D. was summon- wife staying in one part and the ed for the alleged assault of a the married woman. Lam Yuet Fong

Mr. Peter Sta represented the complafcant and Mr. F. H. Loseby of Mesert, Russ & Co. was for de fendant. Continuing his examin- ation Mr. Loseby asked Se To Hing Yeung whether the statements made before Mr. Bidmead, ASP. to her to abandon her husband and his Worship were identical and go with him to Singapore. and receiving a reply in the of a topic which can be informally Originally, "the wife was charged | affirmative "drew witness's

discussed by people interested in but this was

afterwards with- tion to the fact that in his state-books. That the more impressive drawn.

entertainments ment to Mr. Bidmead he said that world have not entirely distract- of the modern "squeeze" was mentioned on the second occasion of Routley's visit

ed mankind from literary pursuits, "The circumstances are that on to the place whereas in his state. is shown by the good attendance ed at these meetings,

ment to his Worship witress said

at these meetings it was on the third occasion.' Questioned by his Worship witness admitted calling at the Kowloon City Police Station with medicine for complainant on the day of the assault but denied having made any statement to anybody else.

Suspicious Roused

July 4, accused sent another man to buy some rock arsenic. This was given to accused

on August 6, and later that evening, he and Chik Wing's wife had a meal to gether of conge which had been cooked by the woman. From that meal, neither of them suffered any -ili-effects. Chik Wing later par- took of the conge and quickly felt a burning sensation, being vio- lently sick shortly after.

atten-

Chan Hing. Chinese Detective C228 called for the defence said: "Being suspicious, he poured of that he was sent to the Kowloon some of the conge into an animal's Hospital on the 20th of July and trough which lay in the yard and,

saw..complainant there. Asked aš incidentally, some of the animals to how she received the wounds. chortly afterwards died. On analy-complainant replied that she re- sis of their entralks, arsenic was because she had erected a match- European tound,"

ceived a kick from A

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"Chik Wing found a gritty sub-ed on Crown stance in the bottom of the conge Next witness called was Char pan. He called to his wife and To Wing Chinese interpreter at neighbour, the latter examined the the Water Police Station. Mr. pan and, on being told by the wife Loseby produced the statement tt there had been nothing but made before Mr. Bidmead but Mr. ar put in the conge, Chik Wing Sin objected to it because such ...amined the sugar

container statement was rot admissable on the which stood on the shelf in the point of law. Witness agreed with hut. Water was poured into the Mr. Loseby that he was the inter- container, but nothing was found.preter when the statements Chik Wing then became violently ill and began to vomit so he went to bed. A doctor" called found him suffering from what appeared to be the effects of some irritant poisoning, A simple remedy was, given and an ambulance 3ater took him to the Kwong Wah Hos- pital.

PRISONERS'

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the complainant and Se To Hing Yeung were made before Mr. Bid- mead on the 8th of August and a few days later. After such statements were made he read same over to them and they had agreed that such were correct. At this stage the hearing was adjoux- ned til November 9th-

MARCONI'S PROMISE

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Hon. Dr. S. W. Tso's Special to the "Hong Kong Dally

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Rome. Oct. 31. Television across the Atlantic ocean in two or three months time- was the promise made by Marcont in a radio talk from. Rome to America on Wednesday. Marconi The question of rations for pri ultra short waves of less than one stated that his experiments with soners was raised at the meeting metre are so advanced that he in of the Finance Committee of the Rome will be able to see Americans Legislative Council yesterday when the same time they receive a prae- an item asking for a supplemen- tical demonstration of his new te- tary vote for $34,000 in respect of levision apparatus which he ex- subsisterze for prisoners cams Upects to give within the next few for consideration, The amount placed in the Estimates of 1934 in respect of subsistence" for pri soners was $190,000 but the Me- moranda explaining the items re- veal that the average number of

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prisoners per day has irressed to increase the allowance, $100 from 1,472 in 1933 to 1680 for Der head per anram is quite small. the first nine months this year.

Dr. Tro: But some of them are

A supplementary vote of $34,000 only there for a few days? therefore requested to meet ex- The Chairman: They have to penses in the end of the year... beled according to regulation The Hop Dr, To; I should like | *cale while they are there. You to know if the number of prison- can't say you are only there for ets for 1934 trelude hawkers? ten day, so you only get

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The Chairman (The Hon. MT. D. W. Tratman). It includes all prisoners that have to have a tions.

Dr. Tso: It works out at well over $100 per year per prisonert

The Chairman; That is not very much If you remember, the ra- tion of prisoners in got care

ration?

Dr. Tão: No, egg that would maks the average for the others rather high. However, I only ask

the information. The Chairmare

ormation I can give at the ment,

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All the other iter under review quite recently when of which were give there was some trouble there and Dally Fress since then it has been thought at

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Membership of the local branch has always, during these five years, amounted to between eighty

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Not only does the local branch provide regular meetings. It also

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To meet the convenience of those who like five o'clock tea and who don't want to rush away from five o'clock tea to attend a

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Tuesday's meeting will begin with the annual business of ap- proving accounts and electing office-bearers. There will then be a lecture on "Nalve Prose" by Mr. G. Sims.

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