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ACCIDENTAL DEATH

Verdict Returned At Inquest

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A verdiet of "Accidental Death" was returned by the jury eme panelled to enquire into the death of a coolie, Ko Sheung-kwan, aged 33, who had apparently died as the result of injuries, received from a fall from a height of 99;, feet at Shing Mun Reservoir on March 19 last.

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, APRIL 3, 1936.

TRIBUTE TO SIR W. SHENTON

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Chinese people who hod a very great sinte in Hong Kong, more valuable than any other nation Plity: They are the holders of the landed property which is the fe blond of the Colony's commeru ai life, shid they are portant as sharcho ders in com- panies and taxpayers. I therefore knew that my duty, was to hear: and soul with the Chinese be

community. I have always felt that the great basis for operation between the various nationalities in this Colony was a friendly fecking and as far as it has been in ray power I have done whatever I could to foster this reladonship and a happy under- standing between them..

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The jury added a rider to their finding to the effect that an emer- gency communication system te installed providing immediate con- nection with parties concerned in the case of any future accidents.

The enquiry began on Wednesday when it was held at the Kowloon When I first went to the Coun- Magistracy, but at the resumptionell condition were not very happy Yesterday the offices of District between here and Canton. There Office South at St. George's Build-was boycot and strike but I am ing were used for the purpose,

Around the Courts

HEROIN FILLS

The possession of heroin pills to the value of $1,000 and 100. trels of raw oplum, was mentioned at the Kowloon Magistracy when a widow named Leung Sze, 30 years of age, was charged before Mr,' Q. A, A. Maciadyen. The contrabands were

discovered at No. 1 Hamilton Street, ground floor on April 1. Revenue Officer O'Neill appeared for the prosecution and asked for a week's $2,000 was allowed. tornal remand. Ball in the sum of

STOWAWAYS

Found whilst only a day out of Sandakan in the No, 2 tole of the as. Hin Bang, two unemployed men, Tang Hing Cheung (25) and Tsing Shiu 24) were yesterday prought before Mr. Q. AA Macfadyen at the Kowloon Magistracy charged with being stowaWOYS. -* «'

The prosecuting officer explained that the discovery was made by the compradore on March 28. Both the accused were in hiding. The fare from Sandakan to Hong Kong was

glad to say now that owing to the Mr. G. S. Kennedy-Skipton, Dis- general good and common sense trict Officer South 'sat as Corener of everybody meeting the other $23. assisted by Messrs. J. R. Jones party half way so far ss, was pos- Foreman), G. A." Noronha and B. sible that feeling has entirely S. Vieira, who composed the jury.

disappeared and to-day, we stand The first witness called in yester-between ourselves but also between on a basis of friendship not only day's sitting was Wong Sing, fore the Colony and Canton. man of workmen at the Shing Mun reservoir.

He said that on March

10 at about 3.30 pm., he was at

A NATURAL DESIRE

In Court the defendants pleaded that they were attempting to get back to the country. Fines of $50

sonment were imposed on each. or in default, one month's impri-

FORGED BANK NOTES

STOLE FROM CAR Charged with stealing a spanner from motor car No. 2535 parked in

Gascoigne Road on March 31, an unemployed man, Tang Cheun (28). was sentenced to three months' In- prisonment and ordered to be un- der police supervision for a year

after the expiration of his sentence, by the Kowloon Magistrate,~Mr, Q. A. A. Mscfadyen yesterday,

Detective Sergeant Dowman stat- ed that the accused was seen loiter- ing in the car park by à Chinese detective on special duty in the vicinity. Accused approached car No. 2535, owned by Mrs. N. Tam, of No. 5 Strafford Road, Kowloon Tong and opened a door. When chased by the detective, the accused ran away and threw the spanner down. He was arrested. The spanner had been removed from under the seat.

COUNTERFEIT COINS vip Kwal (43) opium divan keep- er appeared before Mr. Q. A. A. Macfadyen at the Kowloon Magis- tracy yesterday charged wità pos- session of eight counterfeit coins at No. 10 Peel Street, ground floor "knowing same to be counterfeit

with Intent to utter."

Chan Yee (52) kept woman of the same address was charged with possession of 17 counterfelt coins.

on the application of the prosecu- A remand for 48 hours was granted tos.

POSSESSION OF DRUGS

On a charge of uttering and pos- The desire to go back to one's session of two forged $10 bank notes the third Bench when he saw the own country is natural and human of the Chartered Bank of India, last two witnesses, Wong Slu-tsun | and nowhere is it more strong Austràlia and China, a widow, and Wel Obing-yu quarrelling, than Ann Chinese, Whether Chan Chung, aged 33 years, was Witness told there to stop. Wang they are in Singapore, America or remanded until to-day, when she

A fine of $300 was imposed on a hit Wei with his fists and Wei re Australia they always show a very appeared before Mr. Balfour at the European dressed Chinese, LI AH taliated. The former then took up great desire to go back to their Central Magistracy yesterday, to Kung (38) unemployed, who ap- a shovel and struck Wel. The ancestral home among their kith enable her to produce two wit-peared before Mr. Q A. A. Mac- blow also hit witness and cut his and kin,

nesses. The complainant was fadyen on remand at the Kowloon head. He felt dazed and he walk-

Tang. Po. master of a grocery shop ed away. Witness met a police

at 2, Lower Rutter Street. Mr. J. man and he told him to arrest

M. Pinna, of the Chartered Bank Wong and Well

deposed that the notes were for gertes and could deceive ignorant people of the poorer class, Sergt. T. R. Hunter prosecuted."

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MEDIATOR STRECK' Liu Fat, a coolle working on the third Bench stated that he saw Wong

struck Wel with

a stovel. Wong Sing, the foreman was also Struck by the same blow, as the lauter was trying to separate the two. After Wong. Sing had re- ceived the blow, he squatted down and then a foki caufe up to him and tried to help him stop his 'bleeding. Another foki took the shovel away from Wong. Of the c.hers who took a hand in separa- ting Wong and Wei, was the de-" ceased. He came between the two, who were trying to get at each other. Deceased. In stopping this man and then the other had to re- treat, not knowing he was so hear the edge of the cliff, He fell over it as he backed outf

was

in farm the boat hull is more than usualy tali relative to its heard, and the jury without "re-. and length, which en- tiring, returred the mentioned ver-

to be dier.

In conclusion I would like to say how very much indeed I ap preciate your kindness, hospitality in coming here to-day and giving me this charming tea party.

I want to say on behalf of my daughter and my wife how much I thank you for all the kind things you have just said about

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The first prosecution from the I also want to thank you for newly-opened Upper Levels Police

Magistracy yesterday charged with possession of 435 herein pills. De- tective Sergeant C. Goodwin who prosecuted said that defendant was searched on motor bus No. 851 at ! the Junction of Nathan Road and Prince Edward Road on March 25, and the pills were found on him by a Chinese detective who was one of a police party engaged in search- ing motor busses.

"Admitting possession of them, the accused said to the Magistrate "!

the gift of the jade, cuff-links. Station was heard before Mr. Bal- am very happy to have a gift of four at the Central Magistracy this nature because they are yesterday when Lul Lung, 32, un- articles that one, wears every day employed pleaded guilty to steal-brought these pills from the coun- and when i see them I shall re-ing" an opium pipe bowl from the member that they are a token & ground floor of 48, Tung Street,

The accused had been released on esteem from my Chinese friends in where he had been to amoke $400 ball Kong, Thank you very much, opium: Sergeant T. R." Hunter (Applause).

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LIST OF GUESTS Mr. G. S. Archbut; Mrr H. J. Armstrong, The, Hon. Mr. W. H. Bel, Mr. John Bentley, Dr. G. D. R. Black, Mr. D. H, Blake, The

stated the accused was arrested by a district watchman. There was no criminal record against the defendant, who was bound over.

VAGRANT CHARGED

Mohamed Ramzan, 35, of India, was committed to the House of Detention pending his repatriation when he appeared before Mr. S. F. Balfour at the Central Police Court yesterday, charged with being a vagrant. Detective Sergeant P. H Loughlin said the man had "ne prospects of obtaining work here.

DISORDERLY CONDUCT

Mak Hing, another coolle gave evidence to the effect that de- censed was trying to stop the quar-Hon. Mr. J. F. Briga, Mr. A rel: no; being aware of the danger. Brearley, Mr. G: K. Hall Brutton,

Further formal evidence

Mr. E. Cock, Mr. E. Davidson. Mr. E J. Davies, Mr. Dodwell Mr. D. Drummorid. -Mc. John Fleming, Mr. V. M. Grayburn, Mr. K. E. Greig, Mr. F. C., Hall, Mr. T. M. Hazlerigg: Mr. P. M. Hodgson, Mr. H. C. Hopkins, Mr. A. W. Hughes, Mr. C. Bulmer Johnson, Mr. M. T. Johnson, Mr. M. F. Key trat Magistracy with disorderly The Hon: Mr. T. H. King, Mr. C. C. Knight, Mr. B. P. H. Lang, Hiswan. Hon. Mr. Justice R. ELindsell, Dr.

THE KING'S WORLD TOUR

Souvenirs For The British Museum

beam

the accommodation ables planned" on two. decks. The upper deck houses the crew's quar- ters, plus compartment, chart room, mail compartment Below these compartments is a cosy Kitle: "sbug" where seven passengers may smoke in comfort, Fartner aft on the lower deck are the kitchen lavatories. the midship. cabin, promenade cabin and the after cabin. The "promenadë”

London, March 15. cabin justifies its style by the ex- The King has deposited at the ceptionally ide gangway six British Museum "on permanent seats only are set in pairs on the loan" a fascinating series of things starboard side, and the remainder, collected by him during his world of the cabin is set aside as a pro-tour. His collection" was formally renade it by large windows on accepted by the Trustees when the port side.

they met yesterday,

Wah San, a lorry driver, Cheung Fat-to, Sit Oh, and Li Shin, fisher- men, were" yesterday charged be- fore Mr. W. Schofield at the Cen-

conduct in Main Street, Shauki-

The first defendant was

sen-

J. C. Macgown. Mr.. A. S. Macki-tenced. * 'three months, hard chan, Mr. W. A. McKinlay. Mr. Olabour and ordered to pay com- E. C. Marton, Mr. J. R. Masson. pensation of $3 to the others, while Mr. R. M. Melay, Mr. A. Morris, the other defendants were bound Mr. M. J. B. Montargis, Mr. D. L. over in a boud of $50 for six Newbigging. "Mr. J. Oven Hughes. months. The Hon. Mr. J. J. Paterson," Mr. George Pentrearh, The Hon. Sir Henry Pal ock, KC, Mr. Eldon Potter. K.C., Mr. George Potts, Mr H. G. Sheldon, M. R. H Scott,

WOMAN'ADMFTS' POSSESSION" Ng Chut Kuk (22), a married woman appeared before Mr. 8. F. Balfour yesterday, on a charge.of possession of heroin pills. She

heroin pills,

A false roof above the two after The most striking group. In the MI. E. Grant Smith, The Hon. Si saloon's affords stowage room for collection is 3 large quantity Thomas Southorn, Mr. J. H. was arrested in Wellington Street the sleeping berths during the day of Araucanian silverware which Taggart, The Hon. Mr. Edwin and had in her possession 500 and the long collapsible armchairs comes from the Pacific coast of Taylor. Mr. R. A. Wadeson, Mr. during the right. The bunks are Chill These silver objects are arranged in two tiers, one above chiefly in the form of remarkable the other, but there is nothing hairpins, ear pendants and neck- makeshift abatis 'them and the "eclarés.

cupants of the upper berths have. The hablt of working metal was plenty of space above them be- introduced into Chill at the Inca cause of the exceptional height of conquest.

M. M. Watson, The Hon. Dr. A. R.. Wellington, Mr. G. G. Woods

LIST OF HOSTS

She pleaded guilty to the charge and was fined, $500 or in default Inve`montis" „hard, labour,” Mr. Au Chak Bam, Mr.-Au Lim · Sub-Inspector Sabey was for the Chuen, Mr. Chan Cheak Man, Mr. Prosecution. Chin Ching Man, Mr. Chan Cau Tak Mr. Chan Kam Po, Mr. Chan Sing Fun, Mr. Chan Yip Cho, Mr. Chang Kwok On The Hon. Mr.

he saloons. When the stewards Working in silver still persists, have set the berths in place the and the specimens lent by the cupants, even of the upper King show a...surviving aboriginal berths, will be accommodated in art, partly modified by European T. N. Chau, Mr. Cheung Lan Chow, Teater comfort than is found on influence. This is particularly The Hon. Sir Shou-son Chow. Mr. he most luxurious express traine.noticeable in the occurrence of ́à Y. K Chow, Mr. Eu Toug Ben and each will have at his control. Maltese Cross design alongside Mr. Foo Kam Shing. Mr. Pung eparate, light switches and ven-primitive bird and anthropomor-Man Tak, Mr. Fung Fing Fan, Mr. lation tape.

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