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ROBBERS ARE. SENT TO GAOL

PIRACY "RECALLED ́»

The second day of the Criminal Sessions began yes- terday with five Chinese, charged with piracy in British waters They were all found gality and sentenced to seven years with hard labour by the Chief Justice, Sir Atholl Mac- Gregor.

The accused were Tsang Yau, 30. L Chol, 29, Chan Fat, 30, Lai Ping alias Wong Kam 31, and Chan Chuen, 21.

An armed robbery occurred on an unlicensed junk öff Tung Lang Island on May 31, 1936, and the. accused pleaded "not guilty" to the charge.

The jury Impanelled consisted oí:-Messrs. G. A V. Hall (fore- man). Wong Hok Yan, F A. Broadbridge, G. S. Chambers, Landau,

Dollah, G, A. Gutierrez.

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Chul Tam Tsing, master of the pirated junk came to Hong Kong with a cargo of pigs. He was leaving with another cargo on his return trip to Hoi Fung with his crew of three when, about hoon on May 31, he arrived off Tung Lung Island, which is not far from Shaukiwan The occupants of a sampan halled them and asked tor tobacco and matches. They were then boarded by four men, brandishing revolvers and a knife. They were ordered to keep quiet, and not to make any resistance( and then tied up.

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Three of the pirates remained on the junk to row her to Tung Lung Island, and three rowed the sampar away. After making the junk fast, merchandise to the extent of 5 cases of kerosene, 10 cases of matches, 4 bags of sugar and a few articles of clothing and odds and ends were taken off her. The crew were forced ashare and tled together with a long piece of rope anchored to a rock.

STRIPPED

ONE FATALITY REPORTED

TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS

Weekly Return

In the Colony of Hong Kong in- cluding the Island. Kowleen and the New Territories during the week ending at 8 a.m. on Saturday, the 18th instant, there were alto gether 54 trame accidents, as the result of which one person was killed and 28 persons were injured. The person killed, a Chinese male, aged 19 years, ran across the street in front of a moving motor lorry and was fatally injured.

Of the persons injured, 10 were pedestrians who were either walk-

were struck by vehicles. ing or running across the road and

Three bus passengers and one tram car passenger were injured while alighting from moving motor buses and a moving tram car respectively,

One private motor car driver was injured when his vehicle collided with a tramway standard. when the vehicle

One bus passenger was injured

stopped.

was suddenly

Three vehicle drivers and three passengers were injured as the re- sult of collisions between vehicles. lisions between vehicles; 21 were Of the 54 accidents, 20 were col-

collisions pedestrians; and 13 accidents were between vehicles and due to other causes.

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Fugitive Cross Examined

Yu Lap-fut alias. Li Chi-hön, alias L Shek-you, the defendant in the extradition proceeding in connection with the assassination of Mr. TV. Boong attempted

and the murder of Mr. Tang U Lo, Secretary to Mr. Soong, the then Finance Minister of China, They managed to free them- was subjected to cross-examina- selves after some considerable tion yesterday before Mr. W. difficulty, and upon returning to Schofield at the Central Court by the junk found that she was help- Mr. DL. Strellat, conducting the less the rudder, the sail, and two

case for the prosecution. Dars had been stolen. *They managed, somehow, to secure a tow to Kung Nam, which was not far away, and the next day was fortunate enough to be towed to Shamshufpo.

Mr. Peter H. Sin represents the defendant.

The alleged offence took place

the North Raliway Station, Shanghal on July 23, 1931, The case for the Crown was that the The master observed the pirates' defendant with Ave others 'khot at sampan moored at Shaukiwan, T. V. Soong at the North Station. and upon arrival at Shamshulpo, and instead killed their intended went, in the company with two victim's secretary who was walk- others, to Shaukiwan, where the ing by the latter's, side during matter was reported to the police,pne, of his visits to Shanghai.

There were four men cating Defendant was seen to Are the beside this sampan, and they were first shot in the shooting affray arrested by the Chinese constable which took place in the station with them. When searched, there and immediately. after that. the were found incriminating evidences secretary Tong, dropped to the against these men This was on ground and later succumbed to June 1,

his injuries.

On June 8, two more were ar- rested on information, and the Afth was arrested on June 8 on information.

The master and his crew gave evidence against the accused, as did Mr. G. 8., Wilson, ASP. (K) and Det-Sergt. A. Kinnear, of the Water Police.

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Yesterday Mr. Strellett read out to the defendant an extract from a Police report which issued by the Woosung and Shanghai Gar rison in March 1934, in which a man named Li Kai, in connection with the attempted assassination of Mr. Soong. "admitted that he took part in the attempt at the command of Wong Ah Chul, Kung Chung Po and Yu Lap-ful

Another extract from a report made when Kong was arrested in 1934 where- a man named Lau

wong Ab Chul, Kung Chung Po in Lau also gave the names of and Yu Lap-ful, as those who had asked him to make bombs,

extracts were dented by the de- Both the accusations of these

fendant, who went on to 127 that he was in Canton on July 23, 1931 and it was there that read in the newspaper of the at- Soang. Defendant had no Idea tempted assassination of Mr.

who were connected with the attempt..

NO WITNESSES

Tsang Yau, the first accused, preferred to make nis defence from the witness box, and so did the fifth, Chan Chuen They had no witnesses to corroborate their statements that they were other wise employed on May 31, and the coincidences of the possession" of the incriminating evidence on the 'person of the Arst accused did not seem justified.

All the

defendants said that they were falsely accused.

In bis summing up to the jury, the Chief Justice, Bir Atholl Mac- Gregor, said that they, the jury, had to be satisfied of two things. Firstly, that there had been an unlawful and violent attack on a Junk on May 31 within the Colony's waters. Secondly, that among those who took part in that felonious attack were all or one, or other, of the accused

That the robbery occurred in Thereupon, the jury brought in broad daylight enabled the ac-their-unanimous verdicts of guilty. cusers to identify the assailants against the first fourth and Afth the more readily Each one of the defendants The verdict, of gulity defendants had, beep, Idantified was brought against the second without hesitation, with the ex accused by a vote of 5-2, and the ception of the fourth, accuse, and third defendant was found-guilty the identifications had been con- by, the vote of 6-1 ducted independently and with fairness. However, the second ac cused had been identified by the master of the junk with some hesitation.

After further cross-examination. the case was adjourned.

the first accused as being on the junk, and the second as being on the sampan

Before, he sentenced the defen- dauts, the Chief Justice, Sir Atholl MacGregor, said that the jury had found them guilty of a very serious offence. That sort of crime Upon their return, from fe in the Colony had to be put down liberation, the jury told His Lord- by every means possible." He said ship that they were not sure who, that he was unable to distinguish ther the second, accused, had, the part, played by any one of been properly identified by the them, and, that he must have re- witnesses. They were, reminded gard - the fact that en the by the Chief Justice that the jun

the men were master of the junk had said that

the sen there were four men at the time.

years with bard of the first arrest. He recognised ! labo

OPIUM ON THE

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“YUEN SANG”

"ONE CONVICTION REGISTERED

Six employees of the ss. Yuen Sang, were charged before Mr. J. H. B. Les at the Central Court yes: terday with the possession, of 2,000 taels of prepared oplum on board the sa. Yuen Santon' June 24, and possession of voo taels di raw oplum

The defendants were Chan Puí, 48, a staker, Ho Shum, 38, stoker. Wong Hol, 58, oller, Chu Chl. 34, stoker, Iu, 29, stoker and Ng Sik, 31, stoker.

Mr. M. A. da Silva appeared for the first and fourth defendants. Mr. C. A. Butherton Russ appeared for the fifth defendant. Mr. Silva pleaded guilty on behalf of the fourth deendant, who though he had dealed the charges in his pre- vious statements now plended not guilty. All the other defen danes pleaded not guilty.

R. O. Grimmitt, for the prosecu- tion said that at 10 am. on June 24, R. O. Ward and a party went on board the s... Yuan Sang and searched the stokehold and the port bilge tank which contained the opium. The engineer was cull- ed

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down and asked to open the,

empty but when opened it was bulge tank. He said that it was

found to contain 50 tons of water. When the Engineer went ashore the ship was on an even keel, but when he returned the ship had a list to port which was accounted for by the water.

All the stokers of the middle watch were collected: The middle watch being the time during which the tank must have been filled, and

the office the first defendant took taken to the Revenue Omice. At

the revenue officer back to the

and Li Tu. ship and pointed cut Chan Cha

each other and so they were all At the office they all blamed charged.

The present pleas were accepted by R. O. Grimmitt, who said that there was no that the bilge tank was filed dur- evidence, except

ing the middle watch.

Mr. Silva pleading for. Chu Chi said that he was a fireman, and earned a salary of $29 per month.

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PICKPOCKET CAUGHT

ing along Queen's Road West Laŭ So 20, was charged before when the defendant came up be Mr. W. Schofield at the Central bind and inserting his hand in Court yesterday with the larceny hia pocket, extracted the wallet- from. the person of Cheung Chu The wallet was then passed to an- Kul. an oyster bed trustee, of other man and the defendant can wallet containing HK. $8 and 20 away. He was arrested by a con- cents Chinese money.

I stable, Det-Sergt. Riddell said that at The case was remanded for 24 3 p.m. on Monday, the complat- hours for the defendant to raise nant, and his daughter were walk- the money.

Defendant was

asked by a than named Lam Fat, who was a pas-

senger on board. to, take the oplum and keep it there for him. For this he had been offered $30 which was the equivalent of one month's salary. He took the optom and put it in the tank.

Mr. Silva asked for the dis- charge of Chan, Pul and said that Chu Chl was only a tool in the hands of another man.

FORGING TRAMWAY TICKETS

Yip Kay: 38, a clerk, falled to appear before Mr. W. Schofield at the Central Court yesterday in answer to a charge of travelling on a tramcar and falling to pay the legal fare of six cents. Els ball of $23 was estreated and warrant was issued for his rest.

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Mr. WA. Mackinlay appeared for the Tramway Company. Ber-"

of not guilty by the other defend- Lice.

Mr. Grinmitt accepted the pleas.¦ geant. Gillard represented the Po-

ants who were accordingly dia charged.

Mr... Mackinlay said that there were other charges being prefer- Chu Chi was fined $3,000 or one red, in connection with forging

the tramway tickets.

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