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HONGKONG DAILY PRESS

JURY'S DELIBERATION FOR TWO

FOUR MEN TO PAY EXTREME PENALTY

Wo Fung Shop Murder

No Connivance Held Against The First Accused

"

Sentence of death was passed by the Chief Justice. Sir Atholl MacGregor, on four of the five accused who were found guilty, after the jury had deliberated for nearly two hours, of the murder, in the early hours of February 6, of Leung Hang. 60-year-old partner of the Wo Fung Shop, money-changers and grocers, at No. 155. Wuhu Street, Hunghom.

The cause of Leung Hung's death was asphyxiation, brought about by his set of false teeth, which was dislodged by an orange thrust into his mouth as gaz. forcing back the tongue.

PACIFISM AND POLITICS

Mr. S. A. Gray's Talk Before P.P.U.

NEW BASIS NEED STRESSED

י.

GENERAL

HOURS

PILLION RIDER'S EVIDENCE

Sequel To Motor Collision

Hearing of summonses against AG. Hargreave, of the Imperial Chemical Industries (China), İžd.. for driving a car without due care The noctasity of a new,

and and caution, and driving whilst essentially humanitarian basis for under the inficence of drink, was political policy, which could be continued before Mr. R. Edwarda embrused by pacifists was stressed at the Central Court yesterday, by Mr. S. A. Gray when he ad- and was adjourned to April 3. dressed the Peace Pledge Univa Traffic-Inspector 8, C. Saunders at the Challenge Bookshop yes-prosecuted, and Mr. F. G. Nigel terday on "Pacifism and Politics," was for the defence.

'The speaker said that although | Wang Wing-tit gave evidence he felt that Socialism offered the that on the day in question, he His Lordship pointed out, must play very prominently in the best form of expressing the pael was riding pillion on the motor- minds of the Jury, “

fist's political alma. they had to be cycle along Bonham Road, from NO LACK OF CORROBORATION meant by Socialism."

quite convinced as to what they west to east at about 15 miles per hour. Witness had four years' Dealing with the case

The term, polities, too. was su driving experience and the pillow the other four prisoners. His comprehensive, that it was as well on which he sat was not tied at The condemned men were

Lordship said that the evidence to appreciate what it impiled. all LAM KAM-CHUEN, FUNG

against them was given by a self- The scope of politics had deve- CHAK, LI SHEK-MAN (ALIAS

confessed member of the gang. loped enormously, due largely to passed Fung Ping Shan Library. LI TOK, ALIAS MANG KAI TSAI),

an accomplice. the mental awakening of the witness saw a motor car approach AND LEUNG

who, in law, was ТАТ.

It would be very unsafe to accept mass-man. The relationship be-from the opposite direction. Wit- LEUNG CHAU was found not rulity.

his evidence so far as it affected, tween capital and labour now ness told Woo Ham-tie, the driver. the prisoners, unless he was corro-constituted an important factor in to be careful.. The first four

Defendant's car went to the borated, but in this case there was national and international politics, members of a rang which car--

no lack of corroboration, for each and out of this had arisen other wrong side of the road and Woo ried out a robbery, at the shop,

of the accused had made a state-political issues such as education Kam-tle swerved to avoid a colli- and the last named, who was

sion. Defendant did likewise, and mert telling in the frankest man- and social welfare. a Loki. was alleged to have

ner just how they took part in the

Finance and economics," them in so doing the vehicles collided, opened the door for the

robbery..

selves complex and "bewilderingly Witness fainted and when he re- robbers.

inter-related, were now vitally covered be saw the front part of connected with all forms of poll-the cycle underneath defendant's tics, from the purely domestic | car, type found in the municipalities

men were

The prosecution was conducted by MR. J. WHYATT, CROWN COUNSEL LEUNG CHAU WILS defended by MR, HIN-SHING LO. instructed by MR. C. Y. KWAN. while the other four accused were represented by MR. R. W. LEE. Instructed by MR WOO PAK-

YUNG.

The jury comprised Messrs. B. A. Proulx (föreman), Tham Khai- hong, S. N. Potoulof. P. T. Mann. Wong Sun-yee, F. J. dos Remedios and K. J. K. H. Haase.

against

ANY

There never had been attempt by any of the prisoners to disguise the fact that they were members of the gang. None of these four prisoners had given evidence denying that they had taken part in the robbery.

and if the Jury were satisfied. they

When the motor-cycle

had

to those governing international FUNERAL OF MRS. relationships.

FOLITICAL IDEOLOGIES Paclists, he said, had first to had a common design they were investigate the various political aly gality, for it mattered not ideologies in existence to sue if whether they were actually inside they could discover in any or outside the premises at the them programmes and time.

compatible with pacifists ideals.

*

F. WALLACE

The funeral took place at the Colonial Cemetery yesterday of Mrs. Florence Wallace, wife of Sergt. Wallace of the 2nd Batta- of lion. Seaforth Highlanders, methods Mrs. Wallace, who died on Tues- day at the Queen Mary Hospital The jury returned their verdict Socialism appeared to hold out after a prolonged illness, is "sur- after deliberating for one hour some hope, but not the Socialism vived by her husband and three EACH EQUALLY GUILTY and 55 minutes, and, in the tense propounded for example, by the children.

The funeral, service was con- The court was crowded yester-silence which enveloped the court, British Socialists, whose concept day when His Lordship summed the Chief Justice donned his black of a revolution was civil war-inducted by the Rev. B. D. G. Staun- cap and pronounced the supreme itself the very negation of pure ton and was attended by Major. Socialism. Because the British and Mrs. G. & Rawstorn and many "What the Crown says is that penalty on the four men

Socialism had not been able to ob-members of the married families each of the prisoners is equally

taina true conception of Bo- of the Seaforth Highlanders, guilty because they were al mem-

claim, they had been forced to

up

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bers of a conspiracy, the clear FALSE TRADE MARK object of which was to commit a robbery with violence." ald the Chlef Justice to the jury,

ALLEGED

The complainants

were

temporise with capitalist society. and to-day were lending them selves to the very errors of that system which they had for so long

A NEW BASIS

A wreath from her husband and

beloved children was lowered into

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the grave with the casket, and other floral tribute were sent by the following:-Mother; Major and Mrs. Rawstorm; Maj,-Gen. (Ltd)--- Grasett, D80, MC, and Staff

F. Y. Hsiao c/o Chinese YM.C.A.. Officers, Headquarters, China Com-1trom Shanghal and Staff Officers, HK. Infantry Road, 2nd floor, Kowloon, from mand; Brig. J. T. W. Reeve, D. B.O. Chang Men Chlu, 36 South Wall Brigade: All Ranks and Detalls of Shanghai.

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Tan Sal Lim c/o 1774, from Shanghai.

Chau Tin Lat c/o Luk Kwok Hotel, from Shanghai.

Tang Wing-kal, accountant of "The evidence has established the Wing Shun firm at No. 423, derided. beyond doubt that there had been shanghai Street, Kowloon, WHA robbery, that the victims were summoned before Mr. Q. A. A bound and gagged, and that the Macfadyen, at the Kowloon Court the speaker said that. It seemed In suggesting the alternative. robbers took with them oranges, yesterday, for having in possession wire and tape for the purpose. for sale a drug named Selover, to the most essential need to-day was Further. It has been established, which a false trade mark had been a new basis, thoroughly humani- 1st Bn. The Seaforth Highlanders: 0915, from Shanghai. that the old man met his death applied.

tarian, on which to formulate a L-Col, W. J. M'Dougall, M.C. and as a result of their actions.

political creed and on which to all Ranks of the 2nd Bn. the Royal the

efect political actions. The pre- Scots; Sergeants! Mess, 1st B "The evidence as to the pre-United States Medicine Company dominating factor must be human Seaforth Highlanders; Warrant 1minary conversation between the of No. 5, Wing Lok Street, repre-

values. members of the gang and their sented by Mr. Alfred S. K. Lau.

Officers and Sergeants of 2nd Bn. Liệu Chua Bi Gio Luk Hoi Trung The new basis must be founded The Royal Scots; Warrant Officers Boarding House, from Shanghai. actions before the robbery does. Pleading not guilty, Tang said

Liu Chün Hip, 11 Queen's Road not concern the first prisoner at he did not know, when he pur- on a change of heart, implying and Sergeants of 1st Ba, Middle- all the reason being that he was chased the goods, that the trade mental and spiritual revolution sex Regiment; Married families of C. 2nd floor, Room 19, from Shang-

1st Bn. Seaforth Highlanders; Ser- hal already in the premises.

8200, 86 Shanghal Street, Mong- geant and Mrs. Bachan, R.AM.C. and Sergeant and Mrs. Wellwood, kok, from Shanghai. RE, 1st Bn. The Middlesex Regi- ment (D Co.): Corporals and Lance-corporals of 1st En. The Seaforth Highlanders.

ENTERING

COLONY WITHOUT PASSPORTS

"The case against him in brier is that it was only with his conni- vance that the robbers were able to gain admittance.

NO EVIDENCE

Year.

Arm

Chinese New

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• 3544, from Shanghai. Rinisho c/o Kofukukoahi Kwa- rakurow, from Canton.

3428, from Tientsin. Matsumotosaburo from Tokyo,

c/o Riyojl.

The new approach must be based marks were falso. He bought the medicine from the New Life Medi- on the brotherhood of man, which was not impractical idealism, but cine shop at the

which could be realised forthwith He further alleged that he has the mass-man was prepared to

make the change. | communicated with the

.com-

The abandonment of racial dis- plainant

and that the

inctions, the elimination of the maldistribution of the world's wealth, a new credits system, the freeing of capital, the abolition of gambling on stocks, shares and

Machida Gueshiro, a 19-year-old robbers, then he is equally guilty Lo Kwok-chol, manager of the money was allowed to acrue to one and another Japanese. Tokuhara of the middle schools and colleges

exchange, by which unearned Japanese journalist was fined $10, Irrespective of the fact that he defendant firm, also testified that individual at the expense of an- Kobe, 63, a merchant, was aned of Hongkong will be held in the was tied up and that be made an be had come to an agreement.

other, and the recognition of a $20 by Mr. R. A. D. Forrest at the Great Hall of the University of with the complainant Arm re-minimum wage level, were part of Central Court yesterday, for en Hongkong on Saturday afternoon! outery about his own loss." "

There is no evidence that he manager had agreed to withdraw took part in the robbery, for he the charge if an advertisement himself was gagged and bound,, was inserted in the daily new but if you are satisfied that he paper extending the Wing Shan opened the door for his fellow firm's apologies.

His Lordship said that a point garding the insertion of the in favour of the first accused was advertisement without further pro- that there had never been any secution. Buggestion that he had been Further hearing was adjourned allotted a share of the loot when until noon to-day. the robbers divided the apolls after the robbery...

In fact, the evidence showed that the prisoner not only lost his gola -ring but was cóm- pletely ignored by his fellow- robbers when the distribution of the spoils took place. This,

a political programme which would tering the Culony without pass- naturally arise from a fundamental ports. Both defendanta arrived concept of the brotherhood of from Canton via Macao.

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First defendant told the Court :that he was of the opinion that it ""From Individuality to Univer- was not necessary to have a pass- sality" is the title of the free port as he was only staying for a The Chinese Kuomintang is public, lecture to be given by Dr. few days. He voluntarily reported calling for new members. Instruc- Arthur Fung at the lodge-room at the Registration Office upon his tions to the Party organs in│of the Theosophical Society at 6 arrival on Mar. 28. various provinces and municipali- o'clock, to-night. The lodge room Second defendant also claimed ties to this effect have been sent is situated at 18 Chater Road and

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COLONY HEALTH

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Fourteen cases of tuberculosis were notified to the Health De- partment on Mar. 28, in addition to eight cases of measles, four cases each of small-pox and en- teric fever and one case each of to have made a voluntary report diphtheria, cerebro-spinal fever upon his arrival a

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