1939-08-23 — Page 7

HONGKONG, DAILY PRESS

SHANGHAI

STREET ROBBERY

AND GUN

GUN BATTLE RELATED AT THE TRIAL OF THREE MEN

Courageous Capture By Police Officers

A gun battle between a detective and escaping rabbers, the plucky efforts of a goldsmith's apprentice in raising the alarm and giving chase, with bullets fly- ing on every side, the accidental killing of a woman in the street and the final capture of the men by courageous police officers, were the interesting high- lights of the story told by witnesses at the Criminal Sessions yesterday when three men. Chan Sang, Lal Yau and Yau Sang, stood in the dock on charges aris- ing from a daring robbery committed on May 30 at the Wing Cheong Goldsmith Shop, No. 449 Shanghai Street, Kowloon.

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when he heard

Yau Sang pleaded gulity to Street la mufti charges of robbery and possession cries of "robbers" He turned and of arms and ammunition. The came face to face with the. men. charges against first prisbaer were three of whom pointed Arearms robbery, shooting with intent to at him.. He told them, "I am not murder or, alternatively, to matm.a" policeman, don't shoot" and disfigure or disable Sgt. C. Pope. they ran past him. The detective or in order to resist arrest and said that he followed them inte possession of arms and ammuni- Argyle Street and there fired a tion. Second prisoner was chars them. He was shot in the left ed with robbery, shooting with arm but carried on the chase un- intent to murder or alternatively, they reached Homuntia, where maim, disfigure or disable Police he met other police officers. Constable Ho Fook, or in order to

MAN SEIZED

resist arrest, and possession, of

arms and ammunition.

Det.-Sgt.

C. Pope said that he

groups Ho Fook hill

ALLEGED ATTACK

ON EUROPEAN WOMAN

The alleged attack

Mrs

Emily Wood, of No. 4, Embank

GENERAL

Tokyo Talks Deadlock

CHINESE PRESS COMMENTS.

In case the Tokyo - parleys on the Tiental issue ends in a rup- ture, Japan will take advantage of the present acute tension in Europe to Intensify the anti- British movement, the "National Times" predicts In leading article. yesterday.

A

Recent events in Shanghai and

ment Road, in Waterloo Road. the threat to blockade Hongkong near Rutland Quadrant, on Mon-made by a Japanese spokesman in

sequel day, had a

at Kowloon

Canton, the Journal declares, al- Court yesterday when Chan Hol.ready point to this development. 28 years old, "unemployed, was charged with highway robbery with violence.

Advice To Britain

The paper advises Britain to abrogate the Anglo-Japanese com- mercial treaty as a retallation in the event of the intensification of Japan's anti-British agitation.

It is alleged that Chan attacked Mrs. Wood and stole a handbag, containing $73.88 in money, a gold wristlet watch and a fountain pen

A rupture in the Tokyo parleys Inspector H E Rogers asked for

72-hour, remand of the delen-may be taken to mean that Bri- dant in police custody, which was tain has veered from its course of granted.

appeasement in the Far East and that she is Uning up with other Powers for concerted action against Japan, the paper says.

No Benefit

33 DEATHS DUE TO CHOLERA LAST WEEK

Thirty-three deaths due

to cholera, out of a total of 54 cases the (two imported) occurred in Colony for the week ending Aug.

Other returns include 88 deaths from tuberculosis, out of a total of 158 cases (one imported), 14 deaths from enteric fever, Qut of 14 cases notifed (one imported),

The case was heard before the and Inspector Carey and others 19, according to the retur.s Chief Justice. Sir Atholl Mac- went from No. 449 Shanghai Street furnished by the Health Depart- Gregor. Mr. J. B. Prentis, Assis-on, May 30 to the Homantin hills ment. tant Crown Solicitor. prosecuted, as three of the robbers were re- assisted by Det.-Insp. A. E. Carey. ported to be there.

"We split up into two The jurors were Messrs. F. Con nolly (foreman), Chan Keng, and I and constable Chung King-sen. Yap Ful-san. walked along the ridge of a Tso Yin-kin. Loo Suen-wing and for about 15 minutes. Suddenly "I saw a hollow and I decided to go L B. Chuey.

After Mr. Prentis had outlined and look into it. I did so and on the case to the jury, a large num-looking down. I saw three Chinese,

from cerebro-spinal fever out of a ber of witnesses were called who, squatting down in the hollow.

total of cases, and 4 deaths from and called told in their own words of what lumped down

remain still and seized measles out of a total of 7 cases. they experienced, the testimony in them to total presenting a very vivid pic-hold of one of them." said wit- Ten cases of cholera, 20 cases of ture of exciting and dangerousness.".

-events.

upon

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7 deaths from dysentery out of a total of 34 cases. 6 deaths from diphtheria

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The "Sing Tao Jih Pao”, des clares that the Tokyo parleys now reported to have been interrupted should not have been held at all. Any progress made in it would not benefit China and Far East peace.

Forecasting 371 intensified. Japanese-sponsored anti-Bri- tish campaign in the future, the journal urges Britain to maintain her firm stand vis- a-vis Japan. She is advised to co-operate closely with the United States and supplement ber firm attitude towards Japan by a stiffened stand vis-a-vis Germany and Italy.

(8 notified), 5 deaths FRONTIER ROAD

CLOSED

and

It is reported that the situation tuberculos's, 9 cases of dysentery, along the border is calm Witness described the arrest of 2. cases of enteric "fever and one 'quiet, and the narrow frontier the other two men.

case" of measles were not'fled to road from Shataukok to Sheung- the Health Department on Monday, shui has been closed to the pub- last.:

lic, including the Press, by the military authorities.

GUN BRANDISHED

SCIENCE MASTER'S STORY Leung Kung-po, managing part-

Mr. J. L. Youngsaye, senior ner of the goldsmith shop, sid

science master of the Diocesan he was at the back of the pre- mises shortly before noon on May Boys' School, testified that he was

All Japaneser tipops which land- ed from transports on Monday

out of aj morning have moved up to the

30 when he saw a man enter the hurrying down to Argyle Street I later saw a man run

he met a shed in Kadoorie Avenue into border on the Chinese side. shop brandishing a gun, followed from the school when

The General Officer Command-

almost immediately, by four others, Chinese passing him on his way Prince Edward Road" three of whom were also armed. up. As he heard police whistles, Chief Justice: Thank you, Mr. ing. Major-General A, E. Grasett. border The men, said witness, ordered he turned and, pointing his um-Youngsaye, and may I congratulate personally inspected the the shop fokis to remain still and brella at the man, asked him what you on the

courage that you on Monday, following which the then, smashing the glass of a be was doing there.

showed. Never mind the language frontler path was ordered to be me." said that you used to the man. -showcase lifted a quantity of "He fired a shot at jewellery displayed. The men were witness, "and. I chased him. I

Det.-Insp. A E. Carey and other only in the shop for a few minutes, shouted out to him and also swore but the value of their loot was over $2,000.

closed.

Two jurors. Yau Chenng-lau and at hlin, and further up he again police officers who took part in the 1. B. Chuey, who did not answer Hesearch on the hillside also gave when their names were called at the Criminal Sessions on Monday!

Justice, Sir ́ Atholl MacGregor.

Witness identified jewellery and ran other articles exhibited in court Avenue,

evidence.

and the were reprimanded by the Chler

fired two more shots at me...

up the bank at Kadoorie

and I returned to the The Court then rose, as his property, the name of the school and telephoned the police.case will be resumed to-day. shop being imprinted on every

ornament handed to him,

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MET ARMED GANG Leung Kee, an apprentice, that he was sitting at the door of the shop when a man, whom he identided as first defendant, came up and pointed a gun at his face. Witness said he ran to the back of the shop and out by the back door, eventually meeting a gang of armed men at the junction of Shanghai

Street and 'Dundas

Street.

Leung Wing, another apprentice, said that after he heard a com- motion as he was at the rear part of the shop, he ran out by the back door with Leung Kee

and

also met the armed men.

He gave chase along Portland Street, Cheungsha Street. Nathan Road, Soy Street, Salyeungchoi Street. Argyle Street. Victory Avenue and Waterloo Road, with the robbers åring back at him at several points en route. He shout- ed "robbers", and also blew his police whistle all the time he followed the robbers, who were at "the most about 40 or 50 feet ahead

of him, said witness.

SHOTS EXCHANGED

In Argyle Street, witness "said he was overtaken by a Chinese detective who exchanged shots with the fleeing men. He saw the detective wounded, blood oozing from his arm through his sleeve. He also saw woman who had been accidentally shot holding bar abdomen.

men

The detective and himself car- ried on after the robbers, con- tinued witness. One of the then disappeared up the hillside after they had gone post the all- way bridge, but three of them con tinued to run along Victory "Avenue to "Waterloo Road. Here they went up a hillside. Witness Sidentified · Arst defendant as one

of the men whom he pursued

Detective Tenz Ka "told the court that he was in Bayeungcho!

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Charged

Bix charges of embezzlement of sums totalling $301.14, were pre- ferred against Lam Tat-tsoi, clerk employed" by the Fire Brigade Department. when he appeared"! Ön remand before Mr. J. Court Houston at the Central yesterday. Mr. F. H. Loseby ap- peared for the defence,

Sub-Inspector C. Goodwin said that on August 3 and 4 the de- fendant took sick leave. About lunch hour on August 4 he went back to the Fire Station and had a conversation with another clerk, Li Ping-cheung. The latter re- ported the conversation to Mr. JC. FitzHenry Superintendent of the Fire Brigade, following which investigations were made. ^. Mr. W. Smith, Station Inspector, sent to defendant's home. Lam was out, but Mr. Smith saw. books and receipts relating to the. sums missing.

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On the same evening Lani came back to the station and returned a. certain amount of the money to Mr. FitzHenry and he was arrested.

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B: After further evidaneg heard the hearing was adjourned until August. 31

TRAFFIC CASES.

J. J. Cameron, of the Green Island Cement Company, Limited, was fined $5 at Kowloon "Court yesterday for parking his car, No. 609, in Castle Peak Road. G. Castle, of No. 12, Humphreys Building, was fined 15 when sum- moned for a similar odence.

For leaving his car unattended on the wrong side of Saigon Street between 9.30 and 11.20 pun. on August 1 Lieut. E. P. Dube, of Hankow Barracks, Shumshtipo Camp, was Aned $4.

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