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DEATH SENTENCE AT CRIMINAL SESSIONS

Accused Give Evidence.

On Own Behalf

SENTENCE OF DEATH WAS PRONOUNCED by the Chief Justice, Sir Atholl MacGregor, at the Criminal Sessions yester- day on two men, Leung Chi, 31, and Togi On-chal, 25, who were unanimously found guilty of the murder, on March 4 at the Nam Shan tea house, Reclamation Street, of Wong King-tsun, an earth coolle, who received severe injuries on the head and the left arm and died in the Kowloon Hospital two days after- ward

GENERAL

FUNERAL OF MR. CHINESE PILOT'S

C. REMEDIOS

DEATH

Coroner's Verdict At Inquest

The funeral took place at the Roman Catholle Cemetery, Happy Valley, yesterday of Mr. Carlos Eugenio dos Remedios, who died at the age of 58 at his residence No. 589, Nathan Road on Wednesday A verdict of death by misadven- night The Rev. Fr. L M. Ross ture, with no blame attached to officiated at the graveside.

anyone, was recorded at an inquest The chiel mourners were deceas- held at the Central Court yester- ed's son, R. Remedios, his brothers, day Into the death of Mr. Wong Mr. J. J. dos Remedios and Mr. H. Hon-mun, aged 28. who died at and Los Remedios and Mr. M. A. Car- the Hongkong Sanatorium

Hospital (Formerly valho, brother-in-law.

Yeung Wo

A large number of friends were Hospital), on March 20. Mr. R. A present, and among them were D. Forrest sat a Coroner.

Messrs, Leo D'Almada e Castro, F. Mr. Wong was a captain in the X D'Almada e Castro, 3. Guterres, Chinese Air Force. He sustained

Mr. John Whyatt. Crown Coun-jobs, He stayed there from 8 to M. Gann, F. X. Soares, F. D'Al-injuries to his collar bone and was sel, prosecuted, assisted by Detec-10 o'clock and spent the remainderada. A. F. Osmund. F. Xavier, J. specially conveyed to Hongkong tive-Inspector A. E. Carey, Mr. jot the time watching other people Xavier. Max Sequeira, A. Xavier, for medical treatment. He un- A. M. Eca, F. M. Jesus, D. P. J.derwent an operation performed H. C. Macnamara, instructed by Ashing. Mr.

Hung. W. C.

Lopes, J. Aquino, E. Aquino, F. Cor- by Dr. Phoon Seck-wali, to adjust defended Arst accused, and Mr. D. J. N.

rea, F. L. Silva, P. Loureiro. A a dislocated collar bone.

Nearing the completion of the Anderson, instructed by Mr. W. C.

Rodrigues, A. E. S. Alves, A. Rut-

Silva Vetto. F. X. operation, deceased's breathing Hung, second accused.

tonjec, A Messrs. H. C. H. Becher (fore-

Ribeiro, E. Carvalho, M. Carvalho, suddenly stopped and despite ar- A. Carvalho, F. Silva, L. Alvares, tincial respiration, he died. man), Poon

Mr. D. L. Strellett watched the M. Souza. G. U. da Roza, Poon Chung- and Miss Guterres and proceedings on behalf of the Com- many others.

mission of Aeronautical Affairs.

That day he did not get any odd jobs though he stayed there and next day he went to Satyun- pun to look for work "and stayed several days until he was arrested Chan on March 7. Kwan-wul.

Cross-examined by Mr. Whyatt Yeung-chai. 0. E. Ahwee, Tan Joo-lam. Chung Kam-chuen and accused said he did not know the Chan Shul-wah formed the jury. murdered man. In his statement Defendants yesterday gave evi- he had said that he was passing. dence on their own behalf.

there and did not know what was He had passed there Leung Chi stated that he was a the matter.

in the day and 330 coolle and, on the night of March earlier 4. slept in Canton Road on the nothing unusual. pavements. He got up at about 7 or 8 o'clock and went to Sham shulpo to get some flowers to sell. He stayed there till 11 am and then returned to Shanghai Street He did not buy any flowers. He and returned a unanimous ver- later went to the Hung Fat tea-diet of gulity in respect of both shop and stayed there t 1 pm.men.

He denied usually taking his food at the stall of one of the wit- nesses.

After his Lordship had summed up, the jury retired for 15 minutes

He did not know. Wong King- In passing sentence of death. tsun and knew none of the wit-the Chief Justice stated that the nesses. He had heard of the Nam men, had rightly been found guilty Shan

ten house but had never of a deliberate, persistent and been to it. He did not know abominably cruel attack second accuse and when, arrested was going to Macao to look for Work.

He entered the Hung Fat tea shop at 11.45 a.m. and stayed till I .p.m. He had his sister's child with him and another person sat at the same table. He could not remember that person. “

In answer to Mr. Macnamara, witness said he did not see the time anywhere, but guessed it.

THEFT OF WATER TAPS: EX - P.W.D. MAN IMPRISONED Yuen Kwari, 37, former

WEEKLY STEAMER SERVICE TO CANTON

Negotiations With Japanese

every

ROBBERS DRIVE OFF IN TAXI

A daring armed robbery occurred about 450 a.m. yesterday when six men entered the garage

of the Shanghai Taxi Company. No. 33 Wongmeichung Road.

Four of the robbers were armed From Our Own Correspondent CANTON, April 18-1 understand with revolvers. They tied up one fokis, and after-

B likelihood of weekly cutting the telephone wire, from rellable sources that there is of the garage steamer service being established sacked the place

The robbers escaped by a taxi between Hongkong and and that the 5.5. Fatshan may be No. 98. with their booty totalling used: Sotar, however, no omcial $250.

Canton

statement has been made, but it is

understood that the Japanese are

not enthusiastic over the proposal HK. EMERGENCY as they have their own services

running between this city and REFUGEE COUNCIL e-Macao. Negotiations are. I am

ployee of the Public Works De-told, still being carried on. Abstract Of Receipts

partment, appeared before Mr. T.

J. Houston at the Central Court

CANTON CONDITIONS Conditions in Canton are going

And Payments

Balance at Feb. 28 was $32,029,-

FRIDAY, APRIL 21, 1939. -PAGE T

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1 night passes too was a coolle and worked both in the West Point district between not

without payments for the month of March in Kowloon and Salyunpun. On March 22 and April 18. He plead-numerous robberies and burglaries of the Hongkong Emergency Ro- March 4 he slept in the street in ed guilty and was sentenced to taking place. The Japanese frank-fugee Council are as follow: „ Kowloon and early that morning three months' hard labour.

ly admit that they "are unable to went to the Holt's Wharf to lock

to 64; donations received amounted | WEATHER REPORT Ng Ki-cheong, 54, master of cope with the situation lowork There was none avail-Wing Kee Electric and Plumber maintain order. able and he went to Shamshulpo shop, was charged with receiving The rumble of heavy artillery ment grant towards catering. for by way of Reclamation Street to stolen property and keeping a can be distinctly heard in Canton Jan. 1939 amounted to $15,770.95, look for a friend. He did not find marine stall without a licence. city, and, at the time of writing, making a grand total of $160,688.- Barometer (at sea level), 29.78 ins. him so he returned to the main He was found not guilty on the it is as plain as ever. gate of the Kowloon Wharf and Arst charge, but was convicted and

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Tang Yan, accountant of the shop, was convicted on four charges of receiving stolen property and was sentenced to three months

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HONGKONG BOTAL OBSERVATORY

10a.m., April 20.

Temperature, 72 F. On the expenditure side, relief

Humidity, 98 per cent $37,802.49, and relief work in China wind Force (Beaufort), 3. work in Hongkong accounted for wind Direction, ENE

for $26.711.23; administrative ex-Temperature; maximum yesterday, penditure was only $525.05. leaving a balance in the banks of $95. 47.42.

:

14 F..

Temperature; minimum last night,

69 F. Rainfall for 24 hours ending 10th

to-day 7:20 ina.

Total rainfall since January 1st.

16.40 ins

Hui Cheung. Wong Sal "and Hung Kwok-cheung, who pleaded guilty on Tuesday at the Criminal

NATIONAL CURRENCY A/C. Sessions to having committed an

The Chinese National Currency armed robbery in D house in

Account of the Council shows that Shanghal Street On March 14. ROBBERY CHARGE

were each yesterday sentenced by the balance at Feb. 28 was $50,- Appearing before Mr. R. Edwards the Chief Justice. Sir Atholl Mac- 229.78. Of this amount, $10,850.00 Against an average of, 9.33 ins. ac. the Central Court yesterday Gregor, to three years hard labour was expended by grants to relief Sunset to-night, 6.45 pm.

centres in China, leaving a Sunrise to-morrow, 5.59 a.m. charged with robbery, Chan" Pan-and to receive 12 strokes of the

balance of $99,449.78.

4 p.m., April 20. wu, shop foki,, was remanded for cane

Revenue to Building Fund Barometer (at sea level), 29.72 ins. on the application

Lardship had 48 hours Detective-Inspector Hopkins. De-sentence yesterday in order that amounted to $1,218.95 (HK, Cur- Temperature, 70 F. fendant was alleged to have robbed the physical capacity of the men rency), made up of $1,200 in dona-Humidity, 88 per cent, Leung Mal-chung. Wong Yun-sht, to receive corporal punishment betions and $18.95 in bank interest Wind Direction, East,

Insurance, etc, took $806.60 of this (Wind Force (Beaufort), 4 16. and Leung Blu-sam, of money ascertained. and gold ornaments at No. 22. The same penalty was given to amount and the balance is $612.35. Maximum temperature, 74 F. The Building Fund Capital Ac-Minimum temperature, 69 F. Second Street, third floor, on April four others, Ho Kal, Lam Kuen. 16.

Ho Tak and Ho So, who pleaded count shows the total receipts at Rainfall, 1.23, guilty on Tuesday, to a charge of $38.790.00 (H.K. Currency), made robbery. together with another UP of $19,700.00 in loans, $18,700.00 man not in custody, of jewellery in Goverment Grant and $390.00 Of this in deposita by tenants. amount Buildings at cost account and personal property from woman in Kennedy Road, on

ed for $20,202,00, leaving a balance December 11 last.

in the bank of $18,812,85, less $224.85, due to Revenue account.

GOLD TOOTH STOLEN

Tam Yu 49, night watchman of the, Aráhold Trading Company, To Kwa Wan Road, Kowloon, had a gold tooth forcibly and

pain-

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pliers by a party of armed rob-

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The robbers decamped with attempt by three robbers, armed

$1.70.

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