1939-04-27 — Page 7

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WANCHAI MURDER TRIAL

WOMAN AND BOY TELL OF SEEING STRUGGLE

Counsel To Address Jury

To-morrow Morning

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A thirteen-year-old boy and his aunt yesterday testified to seeing a struggle between a customer and a walter at the Cha Heung Sut Restaurant on the night of January 28 when Li Ping- chun appeared "for the third day before the Chief Justice, Sir Atholl MacGregor, at the Criminal Sessions, charged with the murder of Hiyoshi Sagara, a Japanese subject.

The defence yesterday closed its case, and Mr. H. G. Sheldon, K.C., counsel for the defence, and Mr. John Whyatt, Crown Counsel, prosecuting, will address the jury on resumption of the case to-morrow morning..

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COURTS

MRS. B. A. LING | SUPPLEMENTARY

LAID TO REST

Large Attendance, Many Wreaths

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The funeral of Mrs. Beatrice

VOTES TOTAL $1,229,182

To-day's Finance Committee Meeting

totalling

Supplementary votes 51,229,182, will be considered at a meeting of the Finance Committee of the Legislative Council to be held at 2.30 p.m. to-day,

Augusta Ling, wife of Dr. Ling Ke- dieh"who passed away at the Queen Mary Hospital on Tuesday. following a short illness, took place at the Colonial Cemetery yester- day. The deceased is survived by

The biggest item of expenditur her mother, her husband; "two brothers, Mr. A. A. Gill and F. Ator which approval will be asked Gill, three sisters, Misses C. M. Gil 18 $250,000 in connexion with Relief and O. A. Gill and Mrs. L. da or Refugees, on the assumption Rocha. Deceased was a member of the Victoria Nursing Brigade.

Rev. Fathers F. Noval, G. M. Spada. G. T. Byrne and B. Kelly omelated.

that the present numbers will have to be provided for during a further six months. The provision made in the estimates was for $150,000,

TRAINING SHIP

A vote of $240,000 is requested in Mr. Sheldon is instructed by Mr. verse. She said she learned Mr.

Among those present" were Mrs. J. T. Prior, while Detective-Inspec Russ was representing accused and R. Langley, Mr. C. Yas, Mr. B. U. connexion with the building of a Tender for duties tor W. N. Darkin assisted Mr. she went to see Mr. Russ and told Xavier and Misses C. and B. Xavier. Lighthouse Whyatt. The jury empanelled him of what she saw.

Mr. S. J. C. Rocha, Mr. J. W. Lee, formerly carried out by the rescue as follows:-Messra: B. J. Lacon) Mr. Whyatt asked why witness Mr. A. J. Barretto, Mr. K. S. Lee, tug Kau Sing. which was badly (foreman), R. Johnson. RLS. did not immediately tell the police, Nursing Brigade of the St. John damaged in the typhoon of 1937 Webb, Johnston Wong. F. Sanchez, and she replied that she did not Ambulance, Dr. H. N. Wong. Dr. A. and sold last year. The new ves- M. Cerio. and Chân Kan to. know she had to do so.

LJorge, Mrs. S. G. Ng. Mrs. I. R. sel will also serve as a Training Dr. G. Ingram Shaw, Medical" You realized this was important Lee, Mrs. R. E. Kay, Mr. T. K Lien, Ship for the Hongkong Naval Dr. and Mrs. C. W. Lee, Dr. and Volunteers. and will cost $400,000. Officer of Hongkong Prisons, sald information?—Yes,

Mr. Whyatt asked if witness did Mrs. C. W. Lam, Mr. S. Ozorio, Mr. A supplementary estimate of he had accused in his charge for special observation from March 24 not consider it her duty to tell the O. H/Rocha, Dr. E. L. de Souza, $169,000 will be considered in con- to observe his mental, condition police, but Mr. Sheldon objected. Professor L. T. Ride. Dr. Lee"Hah-, nexion with prison improvements Witness found nothing to indicate saying that she was not bound to liong, Dr. C. F. Lo, Dr. D. K. Samy, at Lai Chi Kok. New Detention 06 "abnormal mind. There was do anything. Mr. Bheldon agreed Dr. E Q. Lim, Dr. T. S. Tsal, Mr. Camp and Stanley Gaol. These also no trace of mental disease. with his Lordship that there was a H. L. Ozorlo, Dr. and Mrs. T. Y. Li, Improvements will include accom- Witness said that if accused's moral duty; adding that later wit-Mr. V. R. Ribeiro, Mr. D. Lopes, Mr.modation, materials and equip statement was true, he must have ness did in fact inform Mr Russ. A. A. GUI, Mr. F. A. Gill, Miss C.ment, which formed the subject of Counsel further stated that it was M. Gli, Miss O. A GIF and Mrs. a special report by the Commis- sloner of Police. A sum of $28,000 Chan Fong waitress at the Chaa long time before accused was L. da Rocha.

15 to be expended on an isolation, Heung Sut, was also called. She charged with murder,

follow-block for leper prisoners at Stanley

Gaol.

- BUILDING ACTIVITY

been sanc.

DONE NOTHING Questioned as to what she would. have done if accused had had no been .to the solicitor, witness replied that she

would not have done anything.

sale in cross-examination that all her statements at the lower court hearings were true. The Japanese, she said, restaurant on two occasions and on both occasions he was drunk He throw towels at her.

had

Au Ting-kwong, nephew of the previous, witness, corroborated his aunt's evidence.

ing

THE WREATHS Wreaths were sert by the

"Joe and Chris," "Tony and

Lily," "Kimi and Tulle," "Frankie The increase in baliding activity

SAW FORT SLAPPED The first witness for the defence

Wong See-mui, waitress employed was Chan Blu-kwan married wo-lat

the Tai Shing restaurant, man, who said she went to the Cha identified a photograph of Sagara Leonard Heung Sut shortly after 11 pm and said that she had known him that night and there saw a custom-for three or four years as a custom- er slap a foki.

er of her restaurant. Mr. Whyatt here protested, "stating that nothing had been put to previous witnesses to "indicate that the defence was that there was a slapping incident.

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Sagara, said witness, was of an extraordinarily savage character.

Ho Shu, captain at the Windsor Cafe, stated he had known accused for three years. Accused bore a Mr. Sheldon pointed out that all very good character and his nick- witnesses had said they heard no name was "Lo Shu (mouse) Ping." slapping, and he was not going to which, said witness, implied that he strengthen the Crown's case by had a quiet and timid disposition. cross-examination on that point.

FATHER INSANE

His Lordship agreed that nothing

La Wal; head messenger at the

of the nature had been suggested Central Magistracy, said prisoner's throughout the proceedings. "The matter is, however, entirely for the father and himself were clansmen. Prisoner's father was a little mad jury," he remarked.

Continuing... Chan Siu-kwan sald

and was fond of talking and laugh- third ing to himself or would sit alone on a hill for no purpose whatever. The man died of insanity at the

she sat Hulf-facing the cubicle. She saw the customer after murmuring something, strike i accused on both sides of his face.

NO GESTURE

Mr. Whyatt: Didn't accused make any gesture of remonstrance when he was slapped?-No.

Fong Bin Hospital in Canton.

This ended the case

for

customer, whereas she saw the re-adjourned till to-morrow.

and Beatrice," "Tits and Florence," during the past year has made it "Albertina." "Hannah, Zina and necessary for the Government to Alice," Dr. and Mrs. Lam Shli lay out roads, channels and pave- chun, Dr. and Mrs. "T. P. Wu, Mr.ments to serve these new sites and C. L. Soong and daughter, Dr. and a sum of $140.000 is asked for, this Mrs. Seck-wah Phicon, Dr. and Mrs. work under Public Works Extra- C. W. Lam. Dr. K. W. Khoo, Mrs. ordinary.

and family. Miss A vote of $100,000 is being re- Chrisste Hung, Dr. C. Q, Foo, Dr.quested in connexion with the site and Mrs. H. C. Ku. Mra. Martha formation for the construction of Lyen and family, Li Yee-ying. a new Kowloon Hospital and In- Dr. P. H. Tong, Dr. G. E. Yeoh, Dr. fectious Diseases Hospital-part of H. N. Wong, Dr. S. Ho Asjoe, S. v. the five year" programme of public

Under Public Works Cheng, H. Y. Cheng, K.T. Leung, works.

Extra- D. J. Willis, Lau Yue-sang. Sin Siu- ning. Man Wal. Tsui Yee-ordinary, a sum of $75,000 is also man, Dr. S. Y. Kong. Mr. and wanted for the lay-out of a Gov- Ms. Y. C. Lee, Mr. and Mrs. E. M. ernment quarry in Hok Un owing Xavier, Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Mans-to the increased demand for road field, Alice Ko. C. Y. Yeap, Miss materials as a result of building Anna S. Lyen. Dr. and Mrs. N. K activity.

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Hongkong Branch, Lambert Dun bar & Co., Staff of Lambert Dun- bar & Co., Pun Tao Nurses.

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S. C. Chan, Dr. and Mrs. Ong Ewe sum of $20,000 is requested. old, when the uncle lost his pro-

A sum of $20,000 is requested for for Singapore. may be sent by sea Further cross-examined, witness perty during an uprising in Canton. Hin. Mrs. Marie Yang Lim, Dr. and stated a report of that night's events, Accused, stated witness, paid for Mrs. Court, Dr. and Mrs. D. Ja new substation at Wanchal Gap. service if it appears that any Valentine, Dr. and Mrs. Dovey, Mrs. The sum of $15,000 provided pre-saving in time will thereby be

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The mall will continue to be da Rocha and family. Dr. and Mrs. report said the foki attacked the the defence, and hearing was then wu Hung Tak, Dr. Hotth, Lee, Mr. Mrs. D. K. Samy. Mr. and Mrs. A. despatched by air in the usual and Mrs. K. 8. Lee, Miss Lam, Miss W. Hughes, Mr. and Mrs. S. H. course. Superscription is not re Emett Dr, and Mrs. K. K Moong. Yeung, Mr. and Mrs. P. A. Draga, quire and will not be recognised. Dr. and Mrs. W. Lai Look. Peggy Mr. and Mrs. '. 8. Mitchell: Con- The Post Office reserves the dis- Bough, Dr. N. P. Karanjia, Ho Ming stance and W. K. Chu, J. E. Mc-cretionary right to use whichever PEACE PLEDGE

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Au King, Mr. A. Morris, Mr. and The conception of the ideal of Chan, Lee Yul Put

Dr. E. L. De Souza, Dr. W. W. Mrs. M. K. Cheng. The Chinese-American Instituteberty, as permitting a nation the Yeang, A. E, Matthews and family. Her fellow members of the Vic- of Cultural Relations is to organize right to govern or to misgovern it-Miss Dorothy Lee, Dr. P. Moore toria Nursing Division, Her St. self without being subject to sane and B. Chu, Dr. and Mrs. Yang John's Brothers and Sisters (The

In the Colony of Hongkong in- tion of such government or mis- Ker, Dr. S. W. Chan, Dr. and Mrs. Brigade), the General Manager cluding the Island, Kowloon and A telegram from Dr. H. H. Kung, government by another nation, wasp. p. Chiu, D. and Mrs. K. 3. Loke, and Star of the Union Insurance

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concurrently President of the Dow, who spoke at the Challenges. K. Lam, S K. Wong, J. H. M. aldent, Committee and Members or Week ending at 8 am on Saturday, stitute, received here by Dr. C. T. Book Shop, before a meeting of the 'chen. P. K. Chan, Y. K. Tseung, the "Hongkong University Alumni April 22, there were altogether! Wang, Mr. Y. M. Chien, and Mr. P. Peace Pledge Union yesterday on P. R. T. Naidu, G. A. V. Ribeiro, Association, Members of the Third / 73 ́ traic accidents as the result K. Chu, expressed his hearty ap-Why I Am Not A Pacifist."

Dr. K. D. Ling, Elleen Guzdar, Mr. Year Medical, Members of the of which 28 persons were injured. proval...

Mr. Mackenzie Dow contended F. Osborne, Dr. H. Liong, Dr.C. University of Hongkong, The New Of 73 accidents, 30 were collisions between vehicles; 27 were collisions It is learned that the branch in-that loss of liberty was, to an F. Lo. Dr. E. K. Szeto, Dr. and Mrs. Astatic Chemical Works Ltd. (Dr. between vehicles and pedestrians: stitute will convene it first meeting individual, an even greater evil Chán Hee Choo, Dr. and Mrs. T. K. Ling Ke Dieh), Patients of Pott 16 accidents were due to other of the promoters next week.

than loss of life, and more to be Lien, Y. 8. Leong, L. H. Tau, T. C. Ward, Stan of the Telephone causes. feared. He was opposed to the Phang, M. P. Young," Mr. and Mrs. Office, Queen Mary Hospital, 'Pre- Thirty-eight private cars were motto of the Peace Pledge Union, E. D. da Roza and family, J. Eldu, sident and Members of the hang-involved in accidents, despite their On a charge of assault on Wong "Not peace at any price, but love Y. N. Lee, AV. Wong U. Khoo, Dr. hát Club, Officers and Nurses of the comparatively very short running

Western Division, the St. John Ame time. Kam, 42, at No. 24, Ma Tau Wet at all costs, if this motto implied Kan Lat To.

Sir Robert Kotewall, Pek Po bulance Brigade, Kowloon Nursing Road Hung Hom, on April 10, with that love could not cause pain or

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