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HONGKONG DAILY PRESS

BABY ABANDONED BY MOTHER ON ROADSIDE: SESSIONS TRIAL Allegation That Child DEATH OF EMINENT Was Refused Admittance To Kwong Wah Hospital

been refused The allegation that their sick baby had admittance by the Kwong Wah Hospital, and the statement that because she the mother had laid the child by the roadside belleved it had died, were made by Leung Fuk and his wife, Yeung Yip, who were charged at the Criminal Sessions yesterday before the Chief Justice, Sir Atholl MäcGregor, with abandoning their child and thereby endangering its life.

CHINESE ENGINEER

IN HONGKONG

GENERAL

ARGUMENT WHICH LED TO ATTACK.

CHINESE SENTENCED

AT SESSIONS

FOUND GUILTY at the Criminal The death occurred on Sunday Seasons yesterday, on the charge at the age of 52, of Mr. Jick Wong.

of wounding with intent to cause Chinese Government official. who has been residing in "Hong- grievous bodily harm to Chung Lam and Chung Kut, on June 23, kong for some time.

Mr. Wong was born in America, at Connaught Road West, a young having received his early education man, named Siu Hei, was sentenced Atholl In American Universities, and was by the Chief Justice. Str ONA of the early graduates in MacGregor, to three years' hard

Labour. civil engineering.

After returning to China," Mr. Prosecuting, Mr. John Whyatt, Wong served under the Chinese Crown Counsel, said that the two were wounded and a were carrying built. and

Director number of coolies later was Mr. John Whyatt, Crown Coun-On the child's right wrist was al engineer. Dr. Jim Tien-yao, who, men who sel, prosecuted, and the following length of adhesive tape with the

women tried to use a plank lald Railway: jury was empanelled:-Messrs. number 6. As the result of in- General of the Peiping-Sulyuan rice to a junk when a number of One of the few eminent en-from the Prays to the boat to get R. Jones, G. S. Lovett, S. A. Lopes,quiries, stated "witness, he went tB.

OM. Deane, J. H. Fox, with a detective to Hakka village gineers of the country. Mr. Wong to another boat.

In Kowloon City and arrested the had throughout the most part of ARGUMENT STARTED Krégozy and E. E. Gasamkee.

his life been connected with the

When the coolles refused passage Mr. Ong Klen-yu, who resided defendants.

Dr. Kwok Yu-kong, of the Kwong

Chinese Government Railway Ser- in Prince Edward Road, told the

vice. He was at one time Senior to the women, defendant came up court how, while out with his wife Wah Rospital, said that when the

Technical Expert of the Ministry and an argument was started. He Sun Foreturned later with other men. of Railways, under Dr. Until recently he was Chief En Several of whom were armed with gineer of the Pelping-Hankow choppers, and attacked the com-

plainants, who sustained Railway.

be

for an evening walk on July 19. baby was sent from the Kowloon he heard a baby's cries coming City police station on July 19. it from a small held at the side of was examined and found to

healthy. It got on very well until Leven Road.

The baby was located with the July 29, when it fell sick, and on It died on anthritis ald of a passing cyclist who had aj August 1

They found it which, in witness's opinion, might torch, sald witness. under some tall grass with a piece have been caused by an infection of black cloth over it. Witness re-sustained at the hospital.. lated that his wife kept watch over

FATHER TESTIFIES the child while he went home to Leung Fuk, father of the child. get some warm clothing with which gave evidence and said that he they wrapped the baby and then took the baby to the Kowloon took it to the Kowloon City police Hospital about midnight on July staticn.

18 as it appeared to be very ill Next afternoon, he and his wife were summoned to the hospital

MEDICAL EVIDENCE

Dr. G. M. Hargreaves, of the

1

of

serious

Mr. Wong had been confined in injuries..

Dr. R. S. Begble, Acting Govern- hospital for a number of months, suffering from rephritis and high ment Bacteriologist, testified that blood pressure, and finally SUC-a chopper which he received from heart! the police bore blood stains, which were, however. Insuficient to en- His remains will be conveyed tolable. him to make out whether it Shanghai for burial in the near was human or animal blood,

The deceased is survived

MEDICAL EVIDENCE future.

cumbed fallure.

account On

by a widow and three children.

Mr. Dean Smith, medical officer of the Queen Mary Hospital, gave

Kowloon Hospital, testified that where they were told that the baby GERMAN ENVOY evidence as to the wounds suffered the records showed that a baby was to be discharged.

was born at the hospital on July

The

"The child still seemed to be very

remain

hospital. The nurse

4.

PASSES

.

by the two complainants, who also told the court of the events lead- ing up to, the assault.

OVER MT. DAVIS JAPANESE PLANES

An

12 to a woman named Yeung Yip, sick, continued witness, and he

G. J. asked the nurse if the baby could THROUGH HERE The jury was as follows:-Messrs. Grover (foreman), Chiu the wife of Leung Fuk.

F.. Prata, W. G. Ju-52 Keung-wah, mother occupied bed No. 6, and it

The Lufthansa Junker no room but was the practice at the hospital. Said that there waS added witness, to put an adhesive suggested that he go to the Kwong "Ulrich Nockel" arrived at Kal Robertson, C. S. Rosselet, H. Juebel

Tak yesterday at 11.10 a.m. from a and C. N. da Silva. tape on the baby bearing the bed Wah Hospital.

This advice was followed, said call in Tokyo..

the Travelling with.

four number, for the purpose of in-

witness, but the doctor at the dentiacation.

Mother and baby were well when Kwong Wah refused to accept the members of the crew, under the were two passengers bound for they were discharged on July 17, child, saying that it was well and command of Captain Y. Planert, that the hospital was already

Berlin, the German Ambassador to overcrowded.

unconfirmed report stated Tokyo, Herr A. Ott and Mr. Brier, BOUGHT MEDICINE

who are making the homeward that Japanese planes flew

Mount Davis yesterday morning He gave the baby to his wife to

fight. carry and went on ahead to buy Relative to $ regular weekly and that warning shots were fired some Chinese medicine with the service from Berlin, via Bangkok, by local defence anti-aircraft gurs. HEALTHY AND ROBUST

intention of giving it to the baby and Hongkong, Tokyo, no The report is not confirmed by Inspector H. E Rogers, of the

at home. When his wife returned official information was released. the military authorities. Kowloon City Police Station, sald tater, he saw that she was crying The Junker plane lett Kal Tak stated that anti-aircraft practice that when he saw the child in the bitterly and that she had not this morning for Bangkok at ap was being conducted in the charge room on the night in ques-brought the child back." She told! proximately 5 a.m. tion it seemed healthy and robust. him that the baby had died on

the way and that she had become; frightened and left it on a piece of ground.

:said Dr. Hargreaves. About 1 a.m.; on July 19, Leung Fuk brought the baby back It was 11 through being overfed, and was discharged the same day.

"Abominable" Traffic

HEAVY SENTENCE IN DANGEROUS DRUGS CASE

Yeung Yip told a similar story

in the box, stating that the baby's face changed colour and she.be- ilieved it, was dead. Her husband. she said, had nothing to do with leaving the child by the roadside.

The jury retired for 40 minutes and then returned a 6-1 verdict of guilty in respect of both accused. woman be with a rider that the

"I publicly announced several shown clemency. His Lordship de- !

ascertain the months ago, and continued to do ferred sentence to

27 BRUISES

so during the intervening period, state of the woman's mind. that I would deal severely with anyone found connected with this abominable traffic." säid the Chief' Justice, Sir Athol MacGregor, when he passed sentence of three years' hard labour on a woman, Kwok Yes, found guilty at the Criminal Sessions yesterday on a -charge of possession of dangerous!

drugs.

ON CHILD'S BODY

Mr. John Whyatt. Crown Cou" WOMAN FINED FOR

sei. prosecuted. and the following

omprised the jury: Messrs. J. El Potter

M Hussain, (foreman), Wong Hon-kat, J. G. Meyer, F. X. Monteiro, A Garcia and F. M Garcia.

STORY OF FIND Acting Chief Preventive, Omcer: A. "W. Grimmitt stated in evidence that he proceeded to a room at

on thei

No. 20, Shelley Street morning of July 28, where para- phernalia for the manufacture. of heroin pills and two trays of hot pills were found.

ILL - TREATMENT

to

CHINESE

'yesterday.

over

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NOT STOPPED

FROM CROSSING BORDER

Borderline Pointed Out

To Japanese Officers

"Neither the British nor the Japanese are preventing Chinese" fruin crossing or re-crossing the border." Mr. F. E. Booker, Assistant Superintendent of Police, told the press yesterday after reports were in circulation that movement of persons across the border had been hampered and that persons had been bayonetted by Japanese on the Chinese s'de for attempting to gain entry Into British territory.

It was stated that movement · either way could be effected at all points except at Lowu and Man- kamto, where barbed-wire barr'-

cades have been erected.

TWO KOWLOON

LOTS SOLD

See page

3.

ALLEGED THEFT IN BUS

Five coolles, it was alleged, at Kowloon Court yesterday, proated to the extent of $20 each by rea- son of their having, it was stated, seen a pickpocket and his accom- steal $200 from a man puce boarding a bus in Yaumati.

The incident that led to charges of larceny being preferred against twmen yesterday at Kowloon Court occurred on Friday. The money was picked from the pocket of Leung Yuen-cho, a shopmaster. the stolen bank notes being wrapped up in a rent receipt.)

Leung, on discovering the loss. made a report. Immediately at Yaumati Police Station, and Chow Pak-Lam, 19, the first of the two defendants, was arrested subse- information received A meeting was held on Sunday

There was "no bidding at the quently on between British Staff officers and Crown Land sales yesterday after by the police. The second de-

fendant, Cheung Tax, also 19, commander: the noon. Japanese object of which was to delimit the New Kowloon Inland Lot No. arrested later..

In their statements to the police, exact borderline of the New Terri-2718, situated at Castle Peak Road, tories. Japanese officers were yes-containing an area of about 33,200 the defendants claimed that Chow had received $70 as his share, and conducted accordingly terday Ambu

square feet, was sold to Mr. Lau around, the actual borderline being Tang, on behalf of Mr. Tong Pak-Cheung $30. Five coolles, who saw assault and reported the in-pointed out to them without mis-ying, at the upset price of $20,340, the larceny committed were given

take.

were Twenty-seven bruises

10- found on the body of a year-old girl as the result of a beating by Lt Hon, wife of a coolie. A nurse belöng- ing to the St. John

lance Brigade witnessed the

cident to the police, and following her information Li Hon was arrested.

the

REINFORCEMENTS She was charged with ill-treat-

Meanwhile, the Japanese are Ing the child before Mr. T. J.

Central Court bringing up substantial reinforce the Defendant was sitting outside, Houston, at the door of the room, and when yesterday, and pleaded guilty to ments to the border. questioned, said, that the things the offence."

in the room. did not belong to Insp. H. W. Fraser, of the S.CA her, but that she had stayed there who prosecuted, said that girl was beaten because she "the previous night,

BOB-HAIRED WOMAN Giving evidence in her own be- half, accused said she had arrived!

from Macso on the night of

Imposed.

TRIBUNAL TO MEET

July 27 and was taken by a mann

It was reported yesterday that Japanese troops from a number of

and the warships

transports had bad effected a landing at Blas Bay, the Kwangtang

to the Shelley Street address, Those who have passed their

was

A smaller area, Kowloon Inland the remaining $100. Lot No. 4171, situated at Hax Po Det.-Sergt. H. J. Baldwin prose- Street, was sold to Mr. Chow Sul-cuted, and asked for a remand of pak, trustee for Messrs. Chow Sat 24 hours for examination of finger- kwan, Chow Bal-fun, Chow Sai- prints. chi and Chow Sai-ku, for $15,860. The area contains approximately 7,830 square feet.

9 CASES OF CHOLERA ON

SUNDAY

DER TO END

TENANCY

An order to terminate a tenancy Mr. H. A Taylor, Government refused to go to buy pork for the starting point of the

at No. 201, Reclamation Street, 1st A fine of $25 was invasion last October: The forces Monopoly Analyst, gave corrobora-; defendant.

floor, was issued by Mr. QAA were Baid to have advanced to tive evidence.

¡Tamshal and there divided, -one

Nine cases of cholers (eight from 1 Macfadyen, at the Kowloon Court pushing westard towards Lungkong Victoris and one from Kowloon) yesterday, to Leung Hing, female, and the other striking eastwards were notified to the Health De- notice on whom had been served towards Walchow.

partment on Sunday, in addition by a rent collector, Chan Bze, un- A new landing near Namtao is to 22 cases of tuberculosis, 6 cases der the Women's and Girls Pro- it was then too late to go to medical examinatim in connexion gets que to have sarange of sentery, 3 cases of measles tection Ordinance. Shaukiwan as she intended. with the Compulsory Service Or Vessels are said to have anchored and 2 cases of cerebro-spinal fever.

Cross-examinned, defendant also dinance are likely to be summoned In the Deep Bay area.

Although the border is stated to Appearing on remind before Mr. stated that she slept in the room to appear before the Tribunal next that night but was awakened at week, it was learned from aube quiet, it was noticially ob- R. A D. Forrest at the Central daybreak by a bob-haired woman thoritative sources, yesterday. served, yesterday that the atmos Court yesterday summoned for going in and out of the room The Tribunal is meeting private pliere had become slightly more driving without due care and cau-

Royal Scots, was fined $10, The bob-haired woman was presently in the course of this week, it is tense with the reinforcements the tion, Frivate W. Reynolds, of the

Japanese have brought up when the police, arrived, she said understood.

Mr. C.A. Butherton Russ, appear. ing for the owners of the dat stated that, on August 7, Lenng Hing was convicted at Kowloon Court of keeping a brothel on the premises Notice to terminate

August 11, but she refused to move tenancy was served on her on

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