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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 6, 1934.

"I AM FED UP WITH

LIFE"

European Police Officer Found Shot

INQUEST ON L/SGT. L. V. BAKER

Mr. W.

The tragic death of Lance-Sergeant Lewis Valentine Baker who was found shot in his room at the Central Police Station a midnight on November 5, Just as he was due to ro on duty, was recalled at Central Magistracy yesterday when a Coroner's enquiry → was held into the circumstances surrounding his death.

Schofield conducted the enquiry asalsted by a jury comprised of Messrs. B. V. Dodd (foreman), Shing Fan Lam and A. B. Tavares: The gist of the evidence given so far way to the effect that deceased, on the night of his death, told a dancing instructress of the Majestic Dancing Academy that he was going to shoot him- self as he was fed up with Efc."

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The enquiry was adjourned til December, 17, at 2.30 p.m.

Unhappy And Slightly Intoxicated

feeling

Dr. D. J. Valentine medical om-, ceased then asked her to go on cer in charge of the Government Monday. This she agreed and they Civil Hospital, stated that on arranged to meet at 5 pm, at the November 5, at about midnight he Hong Kong Hotel. When Monday saw deceased at the hospital and arrived witness was not found that be was already dead well but she nevertheless kept the Deceased had a wound on either appointment, arriving at the Hong side of the head. and much Kong Hotel at 5.30. Deceased came haemorrhage had come from them.

two minutes after she had arrived. The medical officer of the Vic- Witness told him that she had to

earlier toria Mortuary, Dr. L. D. Pringle, leave a little

asshe who was the next witness called.

Deceased was feeling unwell. said that he performed a post- agreed, saying that he had to go mortem examination on deceased to duty at 8 o'clock They made and found a bullet wound through no further arrangements and when the head which was the cause of she left at 8.30, deceased, told her death. In his opinion, the wound that he would see her the follow- could have been caused by deceased ing" night. himself and the revolver was not more than about six inches from the head when fired. "

Evidence in regard to the re- volver was then given by Sergeant He J. E. Scott, police armourer. stated that he examined the re- volver and found an expanded shell in it. The revolver was of six chambers, and five of them were empty. According to the form of the bullet which was found near deceased the shot was fred, in his opinion, one inch from the head..

Been Drinking

At 9.30 the same night, witness went to the Majestic and there saw deceased dancing with a girl named Pak Ching Wahy De- ceased later came over to her and said "Nellie, don't be annoyed with me. I have been drinking." He also asked her if she were surprised to see him after he had promised at the tea dance to see her the next night. Witness asked him why he became drunk and be re- plied that a Portuguese friend had offered him, a few drinks and that so happy. At was why he was about 10 o'clock, witness asked him when he would be leaving and he 11.30. He also added 12 said o'clock finish." Witness could not understand why he made the last remark. That was the last time

ü and proceeded she spoke to him,

The Discovery

Traffic Sergeant George Fryer, who shared the room with deceased together with another officer, said that at 11.30 on the night in quee ion, he left the Central Charge Room in company with Detective Sergeant Baldwin

up the western stairense of the Old In answer to the jury, witness Block. When he reached the land- said that she did not notice any- ing between the second and third thing unusual about the deceased, 10018, he heard a sound like a re- apart from the fact that he 2D volver shot. He immediately peared to be slightly intoxicated. descended to tne second floor Miss Pak Ching Wah, another where be asked an Indian Police dancing instructress of the Majes constable if he had heard a shot. tic Dancing Academy, told the The constable replied in the nega-Corner and the tyrat she first tive. Witness then went up the knew deceased about two years stairs again to his room in the ago at the Pauline Dancing Aca third floor. When he arrived at demy. the door he saw that the eastern half of the east doorway was fully open and that both lights were on. On entering the room he amelt gun smoke and on looking on the west- ern side of the room towards the deceased's bed he saw him lying the across the bed, feet on verandah side and head resting on 2 uniform box. Blood was issuing from deceased's mouth and nose, and there was a service revolver in his right hand. Witness imme- diately called Sergeant Baldwin to stand by while he telephoned to the Central Charge Room,

In reply to the jury, witness said that he, deceased and Sergeant Castman occupied the room. No other person was in the room at the time when he made the die covery, nor did he see any one on the verandah while he was an proaching the room.........

Tea Dance

After Bergeant Baldwin kad

EXHIBITION BY ART CLUB

Very High Standard Attained

Around the Courts

ILLEGAL TRADING

Japanese Master Heavily Fined

Keung To Wing, aged 29 years, master of the Japanese Motor Boat "Kinet Maru," appeared be-

ed guilty to stealing a gold wrist watch, the property of Lo Kim- chak, clerk at. Messrs. Deacons.

Sub-Inspector Dredge; 'who pro- secuted stated that the complain- ant was sick over the week end and left his watch in the "drawer and when he returned tourd the watch missing. Subsequent en-

High up on the top of Glouces ter"Building, away from the noise and hustle of the streets below, the Hong Kong'Art Club is hold ling its annual “exhibition and even fare the Hon. Comdr. G. F. Hole quiries revealed a pawn ticket in

the most unkind' critle cannot but

agree that there is plenty of good talent shown among the exhibitors this year.

It would be impossible to go over in detail the work of the different artists. It is sufficient to say" that they cover a very wide range of subjects and some of the pictures, in years to come, will be priceless, for they show various portions of Hong Kong as they appear to-day. These pictures will tell the future generations, more vividly than any other medium, what the Colony was like in the troublons days of 1834. Cheung Chau, Kowloon, Faniing, Kowloon City, Green Island, Stone Cutters, appear with as much frequency as the Harbour, The Peak, and other familiar spots. More than picture was attempted this year of Hong Kong by night, the artists being Mr. F. S. Nicholls, and Mr. G.

Arnold.

Landscapes

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at the Marine. Court `yesterday

within the waters of the Colony, morning, charged with trading

without having an appropriate license from the Harbour Master. Mr. W. R. Hillyer, Chief Junk Inspector of the Harbour Depart- -ment in prosecuting. told the Ma- gistrate that when the accused's boat was boarded by him, some cargo was found in the boat. cargo consisted of 127 bags of wolfram ore and 23 cases of arti icial silk yarn,

The

Continuing, Inspector Hillyer said that a large number of these vessels have been giving consider able trouble and annoyance by the favourable conditions under which such vessels can enter and

leave the port without being de-

tected

The accused pleaded guilty and a fine of $100, or, in default, three months' hard labour was imposed.

SLANDER ACTION

The landscape paintings varied The case in which an 18-year- from those rich in details to those old unmarried girl, Liù Ewan, a which descended" down to a few resident of Cheung Chau, is claim- lines. "Flame of the Forest," | ing $1,000 from Kwong Yip of the proved a very popular subject and Tal Lan Shop of Cheung Chau, for

Mr. M. A. da Silva of Mesars

it is interesting to see the treat-alleged defamation of character ment given to it by the different was continued before Mr. Justice artists: Taste differs, and it would Jacks yesterday. not be quite fair to state here which particular effört appealed the most. It is sufficient to sty that all of them (without excep tion) proved very clever.

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the coolles quarters and defend- pawnbroker was immediately re- ant," when confronted by the

cognised as the person who' pawn- ed the watch.

His Worship wamed the pawn- broker not to accept such articles without first making full enquiries as by doing so he was only en- couraging people to staal." The watch was returned to complain- ant without payment which was pawned for $8 but valued 380.

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Sentence of alx months' hard. labour and 10 strokes of the birch was passed on Lam Chul by Mг. W. Schofield at the Central Magis- tracy yesterday for snatching a bangle from a child who was be- ing carried on the mother's back at Wanchal. An alarm was rais- ed and after a chase defendant was arrested by Tsui Him, who was commended by his Worship in his action.

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Despite the good efforts on the part of the Fire Brigade a wooden factory, where preserved fruit was being manufactured, was de- stroyed by fire at 2.15 yesterday morning, in Sheang Ha Po village in the Kowloon City district.

Wong Kul, 27 years unemployed

| D'Almada, Remedios and Silva ap- | was given a the of $500 or, in de- peared for the plaintiff and Mr. | fault, alx months' hard labour by M. K. Lo of Messrs. Lo and Lo ap- Mr. EW. Hamilton at the Kow- peared for the defendant;

loon Magistracy yesterday for The first witness called yester- | possession of a scissors blade,. fit

for an unlawful purpose.

A Chinese at Fo Kut willage, in knocked Chinese territory. was down by a through train from Canton on Tuesday and received

To go rapidly over the exhibits. Mr. George Arnold has ten ple-day was the Court translator, Mr tures, the outstanding one being Chan Kwong Hing, who said that Decoration, which is a painstaking he did not agree that the words drawing showing a wealth of "Bok To" (which had formed the details and design, of Adam and subject of much argument in the Eve in the Garden of Eden.

earlier bearings) could be inter- Mrs. H. C. J. Asche's "The Peak | preted to mean "have seduced" serious injuries, which included a from

drew. general | He said that the "words... fairly | fractured skull and broken thigh.. Kowloon" admiration and is one of the best translated meant, "have succeed bone. He was taken abroad and pictures of the Harbour that has ed in winning (the heart" He brought to Kowloon, whereche ever been pathted. "The Peak did not agres that any sensual was transferred to an ambulance. from Broadwood Road is also good. meaning could be attached to the and conveyed to the

Mrs. H. E. Beale has sent in five | 'wards,

Hospital Cheung Lau Shi, the mother of head studies. The two studies of "Chinese "Head" were very good a girl known as Mul" Chal,' said indeed. Pictures of Cheung Chau that in March last she had spoken from various angles were contri-to the defendant, who buted by Mr. G. H. Bond, and village elder, in order to invoke his these will one day be of historical help. Her daughter had got into

Kowloon

J, H. Little, of No. 183 The Peak. was fined $10 by Mr. Wynne-Jones Wada in the Central Police" Court, yes-

terday on a summons for allowing" his fox terrier in the street with-

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interest. They are very faithful, trouble, she alleged, dua to her out a muzzle or lead. reproductions, and the colouring friendship with the wireless opera- leaves nothing to be desired. Mrs. tor and she had told her daughter Unable to raise money return to Bowes Smith has sent in a dozen to leave the house. She had not the country, Chan Man, 28, un- flower and landscape stüdies | been seen since. She communicat- | employed, of no. fixed address, They are very pretty.

ed this fact to the defendant.

stole -8 pair of shoes from a "In answer to Mr. Bilya, witness shoemaker's stand near the Ko said that she gave evidence in Shing Theatra He was caught court because she wanted to give entering a pawnshop. Brought the fullest possible, publicity to the ❘ before Mr. Wynne-Jones at the... matter concerning her daughter. Central Police Court yesterday Wong Tan Pan, another village the man was sentenced to one' elder was called on behalf of the month's hard labour. Detective-

Sergeant Goodwin prosecuted.

Mrs. C. B. Brown's eight pictures include Pastel,, Water Colour and wash drawings, I like her Peak Garden" the best while "Bamboos" in pastel was quite a clever bit of composition.

were

Versatile Artist Luis Chan is a versatile artist "Fed Up With Life”

and his pictures are distinctly Referring to the night of the Chinese "in characteristic, having an appeal all its own. He has tragedy, witness said that she saw

view.": Miss deceased at the Majestic when he nineteen pictures on

be rather unhappy 0. M. Crawford's sceneries on appeared to and slightly intoxicated. He told Japan fone dozen in all) her that he loved a girl in Singa- very pretty and reach a high pore and that he wanted to marry standard, her but could not en account of t her age. While they were dancing. deceased said to her "I am going to shoot myself." She asked him why and he replied "I am fed up with life." Witness later went over to the telephone with a view to communicating with a girl friend but deceased snatched the appara tits away, apparently thinking that she was going to inform the Police. He then went away: saying you are too late." Witness could not understand what he meant by this The inquest was then adjourned until December 17 a 2.30 p.m.

Mrs. O. P. Joce's Cheung Hue Evening" (No. 107) is a picture with an unusual treatment and if any one visits the exhibition without seeing this picture, he is missing a treat. Mrs. Irene Macfadyen's pictures (especially "Chinese New Year"), are distinctly good. Mrs.

given similar evidence, Miss Nellie GREENOCK'S BIG ORDER The Banyan Tree" is the best of

defence to give evidence as to what had happened at the meet- ing of the village elders."

The hearing was adjourned un- til this morning,

OFFICE COOLIE CONVICTED

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Chung Mow, of: No, 378 Queen's. Road Central, was summoned be- fore Mr. W. Schoheld at the Cez- tral Magistracy yesterday for ex- porting unmanifested goods from the Colony on the steamer Tainan Sun Kwok-kong, 22, office, coolle on October 24, and was fined $25, employed at Messrs Deacons, for He was alleged to have exported the past ten months, was sent to nine bales of pepper, ave bales of prison for two months by Mr. dried shrimps, eight bales of dried Wynne-Jones at the Central Ma- fish, fire bales of bechs-de-me

be plead- and 18 bales of tallow refuse. gistracy yesterday.

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It stands Minister's department: in the Rue de Varennes and is one.

Mills Peak Garden-Mist Eis- ng is a very nice effort, while her "Chinese Head" is a very rea- stie study in crayon. Mrs. M. 0. ister has a number of local scenes and landscapes which are quite artistic, and stands in strong contrast to the simple, yet effec- tive work of Mis R. Robertson, D.A. Her study of a ricksha coolle is in a class by Itself. Mrs. Bayer's

Kiu, a dancing instructress of the

her Afteen pictures which cover a. Majestic Dancing Academy WHA

wide range of subjecta. - then called he said that she had

No account of the exhibition of the anest private palaces In known deceased for the last two

London, Nov-15. Can be complete without mention Paris yeara. They Arst became ac-

the welcome announce of the three very good pictures by Bulit early in the 18th century quainted when deceased came and ment, that Messia Scotts Ship Mrs. Skyrme, Her, study of "The for the Marshal de Montmorency. danced at the Pauline Dancing building and Engineering Company Harbour shows it from an un-it was subsequently occupied by Academy where she was working are to receive the contract for a usual angle.

Talleyrand and by the Princes 0- Apart from dancing there was no 9000 ton. Minotaur-class cruiser,

The Portraits by Mrs. Tatz- Orleans, other dealing between them. After shipyard zid enginering kers estvin are in a class by itself. In 1888 it was acquired by the she had left the Pauline Dancing

sure those who see the Austrian Government, whose Ein- Academy, witness did not see de

of several local gentlemen bassy it remained down to the ceased for about a year until about

has painted will Great War. Since, then it has have reached a been the seat of arbitration courts

Kerences arising Ins seen in a Hong: arlud cating on

out of the peace treaties

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in Greenock can look forward to 1935 being at least as kind to them as this year has

a week before his death when she on order will soo danced with him at the Majestie, Scotte one of Deceased went there on these bus, ren cessive nights and during one of

them endeavoured to arrange.

her to so to R

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Saturday

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