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ASSAULT ON TAXI- DRIVER RECALLED

Riflemen Before Court

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A vivid description of a dastardly assault on a Chi- · nese taxi-driver by three Riflemen of the Royal Ulster Rifles, was given by Mr. E. H. Williams, Assistant Crown Solicitor at the Kowloon Magistracy yesterday where committal proceedings were commenced before Mr. QA. A. Macfadyen.

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mouth. When he regained con- sciousness he found himself bound and tagged about five yards down the embankment. He managed to loosen his bands and on wishing t

ascertain the time discovered that his watch and money were missing. At about .. 3.25 a.m. he made his way to Lalchikok Prison where he telephoned the police.

The assault, said Mr. Williams Before the driver lost occurred at about 2.20 a.m. onsciousness, he had the sense to July 6 on the Castle Peak Road | place the ignition key in his between the 6 and malles stones. The taxi-driver was badly" smash- ed up and received a severe bruise on the left side of his face. His left eye was closed. Just before the driver sost consciousness he had the sense to remove the ignition key which was placed in his mouth under his tongue. When h regained consciousness, the driver found himself bound and

MEN NOTICED gagged some Ave yards down the embankment from the roadway. In the meantime

The men accused of the affairwarder on duty at the prison saw 'were: Rifleman Thomas Codd. a taxi being driver past returning Rifleman Sydney Brown, and to town. At the bottom of the Rifleman Thomas Parks. They incline, he saw three men dressed stood charged with assaulting fir. civilian clothing alight from Leung Yau. driver of taxi No. 766 the taxi, and proceed towards and robbing him of $11.00 in Shamshulpo. In. hurry. From money, an electric torch, a police their movements, the warder de- whistle and a watch, valued in all {duced that the men were police

a: $21.

Prior to Mr. Williams opening the case for the Crown. the Ma- gistrate requested the Court Ber- geant to obtain chairs for the de- fendants to be seated in the pri- soner's box Detective Sergeant C. "H Goodwin appeared for the police.

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Opening the case for the Crown, the Asalstant Crown Solicitor said that he would endeavour to trace defendants' movements from about 10 p.m. on July 5 leading to their subsequent arrest the next day. The three men were seen by Rifleman Gregory at 10 am, on the verandha of Victoria Barracks and he would give evidence that their beds were not slept in that -night.

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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, JULY 29, 1936.

UNPRUNED BUSHES AND TREES

Kowloon Resident's Complaint

ASSOCIATION'S VIEWS

A special meeting of the General Committee of the Kowloon Re- sidents' Asscelation took place on Monday evening in St. Andrew's Church Hall..

Those present were: Mr. B, Wylie (President), Mr., F. C. Mow. Fung (Vice-President), Mr. R. Baldwin (Hon Secretary), Mrs., E. w. Gardiner, Rev. J. R. Higgs, Messrs. L. d'Almada e Castro, Jar, T. B. Wilson. W. C. Felshow. F. H. Loseby, C. "E."Terry, H. Gittins, A. Cheung. J. M. Alves. R. Peston

and Dr. Ip Kam Wah; An apology for absence was received' from Mr. LI Chor Chi

The President welcomed the new members of the Committee and spoke briefly on the work of the Association.

A letter from a member was read, drawing the attention of the Association to the unpruned con- dition of bushes and trees in gar- ders overhanging the footpaths at Kowloon Tong. After discussion it was agreed to give publicity to this nuisance in the hope that those responsible would take ateps to remedy it. Falling an abatement. the Association would bring the matter to the attention of the ap- propriate authority.

SUB-COMMITTEES-

The following Sub-Committees were appointed:—

officers engaged in search work.

A witness, sald. Mr. Williams. would be called who saw three civilians one of whom carried a suitcase, obtained three rickshas in Shamshulpo, and drove off to- wards the old Yaumati ferry wharf. There they aroused a mo- tor boat man who will testify that they were dressed in dark clothes. He noticed that none of the men wore ties, and this might be ex- plained. stated the Assistant Crown Solicitor by the fact that, the men had gillised them bonds. On the way across the harbour. an electric torch wa?

Street Lighting: Messrs. "T. B. flashed on the engine by one of Wilson. Lam Ming Fan and I. N. the accused

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Correspondence: The President. Vice-President and Hon. Secretary (ex-officio).

Children's Playgrounds: Messrs. F. H. Loseby, A. Cheung and Mrs. E. W. Gardiner.

Murray.

Markets and Sanitation: Messrs. F. C. Mow Fung. C. E. Terry and Dr. Ip Kam Wah.

F. C. Mow Fling, 1. N. Murray, Lam Kowloon Historic Sites: Messrs. Ming Fan and W. C. Felshow.

Representative

THE PILGRIMAGE

TO VIMY RIDGE

The Last And The Greatest

DESTROYER AS CONVOY

iSpecial Air Mail Service)

London, July 14 General Ross, who for the last two years has been engaged in organising the Canadian pit- grimage to Vimy Ridge and the battefelds associated with the Canadian Legion, arrived in Lon- don on July 11.

ROYAL NAVY

LATEST APPOINTMENTS

London, July 14. The following appointments were made by the Admiralty?——

Engr. Cdr.-J. W. Renshaw, to Hermes (July 14).

Lt.Cdr.-A. B. D. Ryder, to Kent (August 27),

PROMOTIONS L2-Cdr. (Retd.).-F. Ŵ. Darwin, to rank of Cdr. (red.) (seny. July 13);

Mids. (E).-P. L. D. Attwood and J. P. Shenton, to rank of Sub-Lt. (E) (seny. Jan, 1); R. G. Allen and R. E. H. Blanchflower, to rank of Sub-Lt. (E) (seny. Marcin 1); H. 'B. Stringer, J. H. H. Perring, F. A. V. Jackson, A. D. Inglis, D. H. G. Glen. L. R. E, Kennedy, and A. F. Abbott. th rank of Act. Sub-Lt; (E) (seny, May 1);. and C. F. Morrow, to rank of Act. Sub-Lt. (E) (seny, Jan. 1) (to receive pay of rank from May 1).

Sub.-Lt.-J. S. Manning to rank of Lt. (seny, May 16).

The pilgrims this year wiit mumber over 8,000-6,200, ex- members of the Canadian forces, widows. parents, and relatives of Canadians who fell in the war, and they will be joined by between 1,700 and 2,000 other Canadians Living in England. The bulk of those coming from Canada will sail in transports from Montreal on Thursday and Friday, They Fayr. Rear-Admiral-Sir Henry come from all parts of Canada, à' W. Woodward. KCB, placed on large number from the extremic the Retd. List. at own request. July west. More than a hundred are Canadian veterans resident in the United States.

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has dedicated one of its streets to a soldier who had served in the ranks.

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RETIREMENTS

Lt.-S. Barrett, placed on the Retd. List. July 14.

Retd. List, with rank of Lt. (July Cd. Bosn-F. E; Dawe, placed on

The chief event of the pll- grimage will be the unveiling of the last and greatest Canadian 18). war memorial at Vimy Ridge, while at Valenciermes-captured by a Canadian division on Novem- ber 1, 1918-the street L'Avenue Those leaves, which were cered Sergeant Cairns is being dedicated by their present owner to the Brt- to Sergeant Harry Cairns, V.C, of tish Museum Library, came from Saskatoon, who was killed there. the large Latin Bible of St.

Jerome's Vulgate version. It is the first time that a town

The Archbishop of Canterbury also spoke and Lady Galway pro- posed, and Sir George Hill who The Canadian Government has retired last month from the direc decided that the destroyer Bague-torship of the Britan Museum, se- nay shall convoy the pilgrim ships from Montreal They will pro- ceed direct to Havre and Antwerp, and after the pilgrimage the party will be brought in the same ships to London on July 28. General Ross said that it was huped General Sir Richard. Turner, V.C., who was G.O.C. of the Second Division of the Canadians England, would lead the 8.000 pilgrims at Vimy, ́=

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The pilgrims will be officially in London until July 31. On July 28 they will attend a garden party held by the ng at Buckingham Palace. The same day Mr. Bald-

MILITARY POLICE ATTACKED

Policeman saw the accused at the Early that morning a Military foot of 7/8 Penny H, hesitating At 1.25 am, a tax-driver at the

about their next movement. The stand opposite the Star Ferry saw tallest was three men dressed in "dark" civi-He aproached them and in answer carrying a sixitcase,

Bus Services: Messrs. H. Gittins. lian clothing standing, at the cor- to a question, second accused re-

J. M. Alves and Rev. J. R. Higgs ner of Canton Road and Salisbury plied that "they were fed up."

Representative on R.5.P.C.A.: Mг, Road. The tallest of the three. They proceeded to walk

R. Pestenil. who was carying a sult case hall-without warning, second accused

on' Playing ed him and when he drove up. the struck at the military policeman. Grounds Committee: Mr. LI Chor driver was asked if they could be

The latter blew his whistle and Chi taken to a cheap Chinese hotel.

Rifleman Bush came to his assis- Representative on N.T. Agricul- ́win will receive them on behalf Hotel, where a foki came out and tance. One of the accused com-tural Association: Mr. Lam Ming of the British Government, at

plained of a hurt hand and an examination revealed that it was swollen. They were placed under arrest and the contents of the bag was examined. On second accused was found

They were driven to Nathan

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Westminster Hall, and afterwards of-they will march to the Cenotaph to isy a wreath. Delegations of the pilgrims are visiting Dryburgh. Abbey. to lay a wreath on the tomb of Lord Haig, and Hike tributes will be paid to the memory of Lord Byng at Thorpe- le-Soken and to Lord Jellicoe at St Paul's Cathedral,

Representative -On Board Education: Rev. J. R. Higgs.

It was decided that measures be taken to draw the attention or an electric newcomers in Kowloon to the torch and a police whistle.

existence of the Association and a Following complainant's report | sub-committee was appointed to at the Police Station, Detective | make suggestions in this connec

accomtion.

a conversation ensued. The men were Waformed that the price was 34 for a room. They had not alighted from the taxi, and the driver was then asked to convey them to the Jordan Road Ferry The driver was further questioned by his passengers and as he did not understand what they were sergeant C. H. Goodwin "saying he took them to the taxi-panied complainant to the scene

cab .company. There he was in- structed to drive them to Mongkok of the assault where he saw blood stains on the roadway and found Ferry, where they eventually

a piece of waste which the com alighted from his cab.

The next link in the story oc- plainant asserted had been used aga gag. This was also blood- stained.

curred at about 1.45 am, when Leung Yau (complainant) driving along Nathan Road saw thres men standing near a bus stop in the vicinity of the Mongkok Fire

Arising out of the minutes of the previous mecting the Sanitation Sub-Committee was asked to re- port on the matter of inadequate surface drainage in the Carpenter

Road area.

Reference was also made to the Detective Sergeant Goodwin practice of the China Light and later went to the military authori-Power Company levying deposits ties and took the three men un- from consumers. It was decided Station. He approached them and der arrest. At the station in an to make the necessary enquiries a conversation ensued. This wit-wer to the charge, first defendant

sald. "I have nothing to say."

ness, added the Assistant, Crown Second accused said "As regards Solicitor would testify that he the $11.00 I have nothing to say. thought the, men «were perfectly The watch was thrown away be- sober. Other witnesses for the Crown, would also testify that the fore we started and the whistle

was found in my suitcase."

men were not drunk.

DIRECTIONS ALTERED

Third defendant stated "I have nothing to say. That's all.” In

statement, Det.. Sergi,

Goodwin

and to bring the matter up again for discussion at the next meeting of the Committee.

LOCAL PROBATES

LEAVES OF A BIBLE MANUSCRIPT:

OFFER TO BRITISH MUSEUM

London, Jy. 9.

Sir Frederic Kenyon, presiding at the arinual meeting of the Friends of the National Libraries held Letters of administration were in the rooms of the British Acade

The tallest of the three asted view of the second defendant'i | Granted to the widow, Mrs. Laura my, Burlington Gardens," yester- Snowdon, of Albert Washington day, said that though the society to be driven to Stonecutters, and revisited the scene to look for the Snowdon, who passed away on had continued to assist libraries when complainant remonstrated that it was impossible to drive Watch. He could only find the July 9, 1935. at his residence at, throughout the country, there had celluloid case in which it was kept. Ryvangsalle 28, Copenhagen. Den

At an identiäcation parade held mark subsequently. first accused

The deceased was a retired gen- identified by the complainant. Hetleman, and his estate was valued falled to identify the other two. at $11.800 (HK). Other witnesses falled to identify any of the accused.

there his objections were waved aside by one of the others. The taxi Was driven

to

Lalchikak.

where the complainant thought the men would hire a sampan to cross to Stonecutter's Island,

When near the Laichikak Prison and at a junction of Castle Peak Road and a street leading to the LOGONY property, he asked the men where they wished to go. They pointed to Castle Peak Road and were then driven past the prison.

Between the 5 and mfles

Was

Following corroborative evidence, the case was remanded,

TOURIST PARTY ON JAPANESE SHIP

The NYK liner, Terukini Maru,

led at midnight last night for Europe, via Japan ports..

The party is now on the way to

been no special appeal during the rear except for the acquisition of the important scientific archiver of T. H. Huxley on behalf of the Imperial College of Bcience. The result of that appeal was still un- certain, and further contributions would be welcomed.

A-probate of will was granted in the death of Chung Chow Lal, alias Chung Chik Hing Tong, re- It was essential that the Briish tired Chinese official, to Chung Museum, acknowledged to have Cheung Chi and Chung Chan Bhi, the friest library in the world, widow and concubine, respectively; should continue to add to ita the estate being valued at $20,000 collections: It was no new thing (HK).

for the British Museum to depend on benefactors, half of the collec-

A probate of will was granted to tions in the Museum being the

14 Chung Shi, the widow of Li San Cho, allas Li. Ban allas L Hin Cheung," a "merchant, to the value

stones, the taxt was stopped and the tall passenger sald that they wished to go to Fanling."

On board was a party of 23, who The are touring the Far East, led by of $11,200. taxi-metre read $1.25. The three men alighted and had a discus-Dr. Roy L. Smith. sion. The tallest then returned and without warning struck the driver from the left hand side The latter extracted his whistle and attempted to raise an alarm. The other two men get on him from the other Ride, one of whom snatched the whistle, from the driver and broke its chain.

results of gifts The Chancellor of the Exchequer had granted a

concession, under which gifts made to the Friends of the National Li- braries would be exempted from Death Duties in future. Shangfal, where they will visit ex- has a full passenger list when she Sir Frederie Kenyon mentioned testrely the northern part of sails for Los Angeles from Yoke that among new acquisitions that Chma, thence to Kores, and they hama on August 7th

the committee wished to make Will return to America on the

The same happy circumstance, were two first editions of a work Tatsuta Maru from Yokohama.

will be the lot of the Tatauta the celebrated French surgeon Maru upon her. sailing fort, the Ambrose Pare, and 11 leaves of an

Valuable Bible mir great historical interest.

The Chichibu Mare, which willUnited States from Isall from Hong Kong on July 30, August 21,

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