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AMAH'S DEATH

VERDICT

Car Driver And Mother Censured

"SUICIDE WHILE OF UNSOUND MIND'

"Had a Cass of this sort happened under Chinese juris- diction it would have been

considered 1 CASD of pure murder" was the rider added to the verdict of “suicide while ...of unsound mind”, which was reforued yesterday by the Jury, sitting in the adjourned inquiry into the circumstances "surrounding the death of Chan Kwai Chi, a female living at No. 45, Village Road, which was held before Mr. W. Scho- feld as Coronen at the Central Coq.t.

The jury consisted of Messrs. A. M. Larcina (foreman), Cheung Wing Shing and Lau Tut-ting.

It will be recalled that at the previous hearing friends of the deceased girl gave evidence "which went to show that the girl had become infatuated with one Lau Sut. a motor car driver who after having used all her savings had discarded her.

NEVER SUGGESTED MARRIAGE

Lau Suf in the box stated that after leaving the Hsy family where the deceased was working as an

UNREGISTERED MUI-TSAI

Owner Before Court

ASSAULT ALLEGED

A fine of $100 was imposed by Mr. W. Schoßeld on Lai Yuen, 51, a married woman, residing at No. 73, Wyndham Street, who was charged with keeping an unregis- tered mui tsai, named Yam sim, aged 23.

Inspector. W. Fraser was for the prosecution.

Mr. 8. Ng Quinn appeared for the defendant and stated that he pleaded guilty to a technical of- fence. Defendant lived at Fut Shan and came to Hong Kong occasion- ally to visit her son in school. On this cocasion she came to Hong! Kong on the girl's request, as she wanted to find employment here so defendant brought the girl with her. On April 2, the girl left the house and defendant heard that she had gone back to Fat Shan

with a man.

On June 4 the girl was seen by the defendant and her, daughter In Aberdeen Street. They tried to enter the house to enquire into her welfare but were refused admit- tance. Fearing action a report was made to the S.C.A.

girl had been sold at the age of Inspector Fraser sald that the

4 for $40. She did household work

WELDED BARS INSTEAD OF BEAMS

Wrong Materials Used In Construction

CONTRACTOR FINED

"In this case i am. satisfied that it is largely a question of lack of supervision rather than An intentional fault by the contractor, I must, however, impose a fine sufficiently large to see that the supervision will take place earlier than the operations", commented Mr. Q. A. A. Macfadyen at the Kow 1000

"

Magistracy yesterday when he imposed a fine of $250 on the manager of the Sang Tai building contractors, No. 108 Second Street, on -summons of making use of ma- terials in beams on the ground. floor of a new school being erected at K.LL 3394 at Hau Pri Loong on July 3, contrary to the Building Ordinance, 1935. The materials allered to have been used were welded

bar

Mr. W. A Mackinlay, appeared for the defendant, and pleaded guilty to an extremely technical offence

Around the Courts

„TROUSERS THEFT Sentence of three weeks' hard labour was imposed by Mr. Mac- fadyen at the Kowloon Police Court yesterday on Chan Tat, 28, unen.ployed, for stealing three pairs of female trousers from the third floor verandah of No 298 Shanghai Street.

PO PUI TICKETS Found in possession of 259 Macao Po Pul lottery tickets Wong lok. 46, unemployed way fined $50 or 6 weeks" imprisonment by Mr. E. Himsworth at the Kowloon Ma- gistracy yesterday, Sergt. Hutchin- son of the Water Police stated that the accused was seen to alight from a

the No. 7 Bus outside Feninsula Hotel. When searched the tickets were found varying in. value from 20 cents to five dollars.

TRESPASSER

Inspector R. Shannon: About 5.80 yesterday morning the com- plainant, Li Sze, heard a noise in tte verandah.

She went out in the verandah and saw that three. pairs of trousers which she had left hanging there were missing. She ran up to the roof and, saw For trespassing in Whitfield Bar- the defendant wearing one pair of racks, an unemployed Chinese Lal the trousers and carrying the other Shek Chuen, aged 80 years, was two in his hands." She caught hold | fined $1, or in default seven days of him and shouted. Some of her imprisonment at the Kowloon Ma fellow-tenants came to her assis-gistracy yesterday. Subedar Am- tance. They blew police whisties rick Singh appeared as complain- and district watchman 79 came on ant. Sergeant Hutchinson was for the scene and the defendant was the prosecution. handed over, to him. There is no record against the defendant. "

·

"MORE HERÓIN PILLS

DOG ON BEACH

Lt. Sheen, of the Royal Ulster

Mak Fun, 38, unemployed, and Rifles, was fined $5 when he ap- a widow, named Wong Sau-ying. Deared before Mr. Burgess at the aged 37, appeared before Mr. Mac-Central Court yesterday summoned for allowing his dog abroad on the fadyen at the Kawicon Folice Court

beach without a Repulse Bay yesterday charged with the posses

muzzle. son of a quantity of heroin pills

Defendant admitted the charge, at 11. Ohi Wo Street, second floor.

DIG Revenue Officer P. J. O'Neill stated Sergeant Dall is for the. he had instructions from his De- partment to apply for a week's re- mand. He did not know the exact

were accordingly remanded for R

amah, she went to live at No. 45, bu; received no wagça. On Apr!! | was instructed to say the Building } number of pills. The defendants VILage Road. There, he

often

She did not live there she had been assaulted with fire. serious light, Welded bars, he week on bail of $2,500 each. '

visited her. alone but with a friend named Ah Lal. Witness said that he had never suggested matrimony to the deceased' but she had proposed that to him. He was expecting to EX BLITY a girl in the country to whom his mother had betrothed

him

At 2 am on June 10, the de- ceased had gone to his house while he was asleep and had him. For a long time she would

aroused

not say why she had visited him

but finally stated that she wanted to die. She produced a pair of " scissors "and tried to stab herself in the threat. Witness snatched at the scissors and in doing so cut Himself. While the fingers were being dressed by a fok the girt

left

Witness said that he had never Been the girl in that condition before and could suggest no reason. The next morning witness's mother noticed the wound and inquiring from one of the fokis found out the story. That after- noon when the witness awoke after a sleep, the mother returned from a visit to Kwai Choe (de- ceased) and said that she had scolded her because she deserved scolding.

That night about 10 p.m. some- one came and told 'witness that Kwa Chee was . He went to the house and found that the girl was suffering from what he was told, was poisoning. He procured and took the girl to the Government Civil Hospital. That was the last witness saw of the girl.

a car

MOTHER'S OBJECTION

Witness went on to say that he

Arst mentioned the girl to his mother in April with a view to matrimony. The mother objected and did not approve of bla marry- ing that sort of a girl saying that she had already arranged a mar- riage for him..

2 the girl ran away alleging that wood. On June 4 the defendant and her daughter saw the girl and wanted her to return. was then reported.

Defendant was fined $100.

The matter

FORGED MONTHLY TRAM

Mr. T. W. Carr, of the Public Works Department, said that he

Authority looked on the case in w

sald, were not allowed by the Lon- don County Ordinances under which the local architects worked. #che- dule 3 of the local Building Or dinances made specific references

to the L.C.C. ruling.

NOT INSPECTED.

In mitigation of his client, Mr. Mackinlay said that the facts of the case were that his clients were for a new building.

contractors

TICKET ALLEGED on work, as usual, was sup

CLERK ON $500 BAIL

Alled through a sub-contractor. His clients specifically understood.. that no welded bars could be used. It was the practice for the sub- contractor to put up the Iron work and this was subsequently inspect- ed by Bang Tai and the architect., When

the beam on the ground floor was. In the process of con- struction the iron frame had not yet been completed and according- ly had not been inspected by his clients or the architect.

Yip Kay, 36, a clerk, appeared before Mr. W. Schofield at the Central Court. yesterday charged with (a) falling to pay the legal Iare of 10 cents while travelling on a tramcar, (b) on December 1. with intent to defraud, did forge & certain document purporting to De a tramway monthly ticket, (c) "Unfortunately, at least for my forging a document on July 1, pur-client, Mr. Carr got there first" porting to be a monthly ticket, sala Mr. Mackinlay, "and saw the and (d) uttering the forged docu- fault." ment on July 20..

'Defendant pleaded guilty to (a) and not guilty to the others.

Mr. W. A. Mackinlay was for the Tramway Company,

The case was remanded for one week. Ball being allowed at $500.

two sons. She had contracted the marriage for her son without tell- ing him because in Chinese custom not necessary. Witness

it was then went on to corroborate the story of Lau Sul.

Inspector A. E. Carey gave evidence "of the search of the cubicle and the finding of

piece

of paper which smelled strongly of opium being found on the floor. Summing up Mr. Schofield said that no one was criminally respon- sible for the girl's death. The The deceased" often went to the girl's friends had based their garage where she knew many evidence on hearsay. Lau bad people. She had never mentioned dented all that Assuming that sülcide before. He had loaned her | Lau promised marriage, took hier $35 at the end of last year to tide money and lived with the girl, that her over the New Year. He did was a civil case for damages. His not know that she had any say Worship could not believe that ings. Witness denied having in- Lau's mother was the sole deter- stigated her leaving the Hau mining factor which led the girl family, or that he rented a cubicle tok herself. Her mind häd s for her in Village Road.

ready been made up

It was

a love-suicide, said Mr. Schofield. It was possible that she gave some of her money to

Withess admitted going to Can- ton with deceased to see the pro- cession. They passed the night there as they could find no room | Lau..

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space of time and returned the

on the night boat back to Hong The jury then retired for a short Kong. This night was spent in walking the streets.

verdict of "Buicide while of un- Witness further denied having sound mind. We would ask Your received deceased's . zavinga.. He Worship to censure severely the told her in March that he would | car driver and the mother as Your have no more to do with her be- Worship thinks fit. We wish to cause of his contracted marriage point out that had a case of this in the country.

sort happened under the Chinese Jurisdiction it would be considered a pure case of murder”,

In answer to questions put by Inspector A. E Carey, witness said that it did not occur to hint to Mr. Schofield, then said that bad. take the girl to the Sanitorium,, the girl takem action against which was but a few hundred either Lau or the mother, she yards away. Bomeone suggested the Government Civil Hospital and he had taken her there. None of the furniture at the deceased girl's house belonged to him. When alive she might have been able to visiting the girl he left her at 11, do so. p.m. the latest.

might have got extremely heavy penalties. It had not been proved that she had handed all her money over to Lau, but had she been

His Worship thought the be-

Yeung Fung, mother of Lau Sua,haviouz of both "Lau and his next gave evidence and said that mother had been morally despic- she was being supported by he. I able.

MURDER CASE Charged with the murder of a' the hillside at Hau Flu Loong. 49-year-old gardener. In a hut ou Yung Shing. 33, blacksmith, and

ecution.

"

·DOG SLIPPED OUT

Mr. M. I. de Ville, living at No. 265, the Peak, was also fined $5 whom he appeared before Mr. Burgess at the Central Court aum- moned for allowing his dog abroad on Mt. Kellet Road on July 12 without a muzzle,

Defendant

said that the dog Yung Ming, 24, gardener, made slipped out that morning. Sub- another formal appearance before | Inspector McEwen was for the Po- Mr. Hlinsworth at the Kowloon lice. Magistracy yesterday and were re- manded for another week, on the application of the police.

COUNTERFEIT COINS Chan M, 36, married woman, was charged with the possession of 269 counterfelt ave-cent pieces at 32, New Market Street, appeared before Mr. Burgess at the Central Court yesterday.

Det.-Sergt. B. Byron appeared for the Police and applied for a re- mand of 48 hours for enquires.

DANGEROUS QUARTER

A fine of $5 was passed on Lok Wing, summoned for allowing "his dog in Queen's Road Central with- out a muzzle on July. 14, when he appeared before Mr. Burgess at the Central Court yesterday.

Mr.`Burgess remarked that that was a dangerous quarter to let the dog about without a mozale,

STOLE ARMS FROM POLICE STATION

Charged with (a) the larceny of a revolver, six rounds of ammuni» " tion mug a holster fram the Tytam Police Sub-Station on July 18, and (D,

the unlawful possession of urms on July 19. Ma Ting, unem, Eloyed appeared before Mr. W. Schofield at the Central Court yes. terday.

Inspector A. E. Carey applied for one week's reraand, the case poksi- bly belly one for committal.

of workmanship so that one had to inspect it very closely to ace that it was welded. On making this discovery he telephoned the PW.D. Office and they sent Mr. Hart the work been inspected by Cuthbertson. When the latter ar the defendant, he added, at that rived they found a further amount particular period it would not have ol welded been allowed an

bars on the job. 10 far as he sample was taken which was sub- understood there was no sugges-mitted for a test by Professor F. tion that his clients would have 4. Redmond, of the Bong Kong allowed it.

University. The latter's report "In the circumstances when it is showed that the welded material considered that my client has a was very weak. He had betri in- without a previous conviction of not consider this was a trivial of- record of thirty years as a builder structed to say that the P.W.D. "did this nature I submit that the case fence. There was no knowing that

Chan Fat, 40, unemployed, ap- tu so highly technical that your Worship is fully justified to dis-overlooked after the final inspec yesterday. Defendant was charged some of the bars would have been peared on remand before Mr. W. the Central Court charge my client with a caution tion. Defendant was warned as with committing a robbery in Bie ur at the utmost impose a nominal soon as these deficiencies tine." concluded Counsel.

SERIOUS. OFFENCE Mr Carr stated that on the afternoon in question he inspected the works and found a lot of the beam reinforcement was already fixed and ready but some were not complete. On inspection be found a bar which was an excellent piece

were

ROBBERY IN CHINESE TERRITORY

Schofield at

found and they had stated that Mix Street, Bin Kwang City, they were satisfied all welded bara Kwangtung on July 6. had been removed from the site.

At the previous hearing the case Tu imposing the Dine stated

was stated to be one for extradi- above, the Magistrate remarked tion. Yesterday Mr. Murphy, C.D.T. that if any of these bars had been. jaid that the extradition proceed- overlooked. it might have seriouslyings were being waived as the de- jeopardised the construction of the fendant had consented to go back building.

to the country on his own account.

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