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Killing Of Concubine: H.K.C.C. MEETING Woman Arraigned: Gives Evidence Of A Dream
EVIDENCE THAT LONG ILLNESS OFTEN MADE A BLANK OF HER MIND, and that the only recollection she had of events of the night before the alleged attack on her husband's 25-year-old concubine was a dream in which the ghosts of her two dead sisters appeared and torment- ed her, was given by Pang Yiu-wui, 40, married woman, at the Criminal Sessions yesterday when she stood trial for the murder of the concubine, Wan Bang-chung.
manner.
i ber of Members have availed. themselves of the increased facill- ties offered, The amal improve. ments so far effected have been appreciated and as soon as the courts are again regularly avall able: it is proposed to renovate and repaint them..
LAWN BOWLS The
of introducing question Lawn Bowls, mentioned at the last Annual Meeting was duly tackled and in the North East corner of the ground has been laid out, what I am told Is a very good green. Judging by the numbers
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 31, 1939.
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Owing to the uncertainty of Sea transport the public are requested to post Christmas Parcels early, preferable before the end of October.
I have already mentioned that Japan and Shanghai, the last of the debentures raised (Straits.
to erect this Pavilion will shortly Australia and Manila. be paid of, and that then the Shanghai. free of any encumbrance. Pavilion will stand in our book's Japan.
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From
The case, which is being heard "I myself have been sick for the making use of this Innovation by the Chief Justice. Sir Atholl past three years. My sickness has during the summer evenings. it MacGregor. Is the 11th murder made my mind so unbalanced that must be considered à success, and trial in Hongkong this year and when I cut her I did not even w. I am now satisfied, Justify the second within ten months in know it. Furthermore, owing to the money spent on it.. I am glad Straits which a woman is being arraigned the fact that there were too few that this addition to the Club's Straits. on a capital charge.
people that could save her, there- amenities has not interfered with Canton Prosecuting for the Crown is fore she died in that
cricket and tennis.
Japan. Mr. T. J. Gould, Assistant Crown when I recovered my senses. I Solicitor, assisted by Inspector L
knew I was wrong. She is married R. Whant. Counsel for the defence to my husband for ten years, and is Mr. D. J. N. Anderson, Instructed I did not murder her. If I wanted by Mr. R. M. M. King.
to murder her. could have mur The following is the jurydered her earlier. I have given Messrs, E. R. Webb (foreman), Lal birth to five children, and is it Puliam, G. T. Anderson, E. J. probable that I would give up my bers, I would recan, the ground Beck, Kan Yam-tsin, J. E. Montalto children than murder her? and Kuang Chow-lee.
floor was completed in 1923, 16 Haiphong thought it would be better to kill years ago, and the top floor was Haiphong and Fort Bayard Mr. Gould told the jury that de-myself than to kill her. Now she added five years later. I am glad Java and Manila, fendant was married 23 years ago has been killed, there is no one to to be able to inform you the build-Japan. to Kan Chung-sul, an employee in look after affairs. Hence, It is ing is in a first class state of re- Air Mail by "Imperial Airways Direct Service”— a chemist's shop. They bad Ave miserable. I beg to request that pair and should children, and about nine years ago
be serviceable London date. 25th October. ...................... Kan took the deceased as his con-i
Shanghai and Amoy.
cubine.
my offence be forgiven."
ACCUSED TESTIFIES
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Before concluding my remarks, Haiphong Pakhot, Hofhow and Fort. Bayazı. -The husband. kit-fat wife and Giving evidence on her own be gentlemen, I would like to thank Shanghai and Amoy concubine lived for several years half, Pang Yiu-wul said that she various Sub-Committees for their Bangkok, Saigon and Tourane..
the General Committee and the Canton In Sheklung-before-Kan came to was on good terms with the con-assistance and service to the Club Sandakan. Hongkong. The concubine came cabine and they had never quar- during the period under review, Manila. shortly afterwards, and two years relled. Neither had the any trou- ago Pang and her children also|ble with her husband. arrived
Des Voeux Road West. The con- cubine was then staying at another address, but in April last, when the mother-in-law arrived refugee, the concubine, who was then pregnant. went to live with the family.
I would also like to take this Shanghai ... opportunity of recording the Shanghal.
here and lived at No. 9 She said she could not remem Club's thanks to Mr. P. E. Ba-Australia and Manila..
ber the conversation which herkett. who undertook the duties of Strafts husband and daughter had the day Honorary Secretary
during Mr. Haiphong and Holhow. before the tragedy. She remem Mackenzie's
Straits. absence on leave. bered suddenly' Anding herself on Mr. Baskett as #
has spent a great
Air Mail by "Imperial' Airways Direct the door of her cubicle on the deal of time in the Club's inter-
-London date 28th October, morning la question and hearing esss, and the Committee regret | Japan. cries outside that she had cut the very much he cannot see his way Manila,
to continue as a member of the Committee.
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..concubine,
REQUEST FOR DOCTOR On July 13. said Mr, Gould, the husband and the daughter had a conversation regarding a request, by the defendant for docto: Kan said that his wife would have to finish taking the medicine she was then taking, and to this the "defendant remarked that he ap parently preferred to spend his money on his concubine and that the family could die for all he
cared.
Mr. Anderson: Was it the Arst time you realised that an attack had been made on the concubine -Yes.
Defendant, stated that she ald not remember anything of what happened that morning.
bed the night before and hearing Mr. Anderson: Between going to
voices the next morning, had you any recollection of anything at all? Yes, I had a dream.
We have, alsu to
express our warmest thanks to Mr. Mackenzie for coming forward again to as- same the secretarial duties. duties which, I can assure you, take up
ans'derable leisure time.
OFFICE BEARERS. The report and accounts having been adopted, the following office bearers were elected for the en- suing year
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About 4 am the next day," the
In the dream she had, said wit- President, Mr. H. R. B. Hancock occupants of the dat were awaken- ness, she saw two women, her two proposed by Hon, Mr. T ca by cries of "Save life" The dead sisters, one of whom was Fearce, seconded by Mr. P. M nusband was not present at the blind. Both had their hair spread Hodgson) Committee: Messrs. V. time as he had for some time been, about their shoulders. The blind R. Gordon, P. M. Hodgson, E, J. accustomed to sleep in the shop, one said to her, "Very soon you R. Mitchell, T. C. Monaghan, T. and the first person, who saw any will be taken by someone to some-A. Pearce, G. W. Sewell, Hon. Mr. thing relating to the tragedy, was
where in the realmis below. If I the mother-in-law.
give you something to hold Vou
will not be taken there."
T. E. Pearce, Dr. C.H. Burton and Dr. L. T. Ride. (proposed by Mr. H J. Armstrong, seconded by Mr. C. W. E Bishop).
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An amah of the household, said Mr. Gould, was told by the con-
COULD NOT REMEMBER
Messrs. Linstead and Davis were cubine that the wife had cut and
She said that she could not re-re-elected auditors at a remunera- struck her. Defendant also told member what it was that the tion of $100 (proposed by Mr. H. ner daughter that she had cut and ghost of her dead sister gave her G. Walling seconded by Mr. wounded Wan. Within the cubicle, to
bold, saging further that I. E. Baskett). where defendant slept, was found a ! wherever she WAS lil she was
ANNUAL REPORT chopper.
haunted by ghosts.
Following is an extract from the Straits, Ceylon, India, Aden. Egypt and indon ฟ BLEEDING FREELY
Mr. Anderson: Can you remem- Annual report:--
Parcels due London, 9th December. Wan's wounds were bleeding ber anything of this attack?—I did The actual profit is $5,713.76 as Shanghai and Parcels only for Tientsin, treely and, after Chinese medi not know I had done anything of against $3.140.21 last year. but cme had been applied, she was the kind. Furthermore, I had no after allowing for depreciation on taken to the Queen Mary Hospital reason to attack her.
the pavillon, furniture, etc., the j where she died shortly after ad- Cross-examined, defendant deni-Frofit and Loss Account results in mission. Defendant, who was ill, ed that she was ever jealous of a nett profit of $2,755.57. was also taken to hospital, where the deceased, and denied having she was found to be suffering from said. "You did not let me know pyorrhea and anaemia
even long after you had begun to After medical evidence, Ting live together Fat-yin, the mother-in-law, testi-
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Mr. Gould: If you had said that, ded that she saw defendant come what would you take it to mean? out of her room and hit the con- I may have been speaking at Cabine," who was in bed covered random. In fact, I knew she had with blood, with a plece of fire been living with my husband. wood. Witness said that defen.
Questioned regarding the presen- dant and the concubine had been-tation to her by the concubine of on good terms and, had never, a cup of tea when the latter frat
The Committee regret to have quarrelled.
came to see her, witness said that record the deaths of Mr. P. Straits, Ceylon, India, Fast and South Africa, Li Sam, the amah, and Kan Ta: the tea tell on the ground because Fletcher, Mr. G. P. Lammert: Sr., yung. defendant's 19-year-old her banda were shaking. She Mr. H, Seth and Mr. G. H. White. daughter, gave evidence,
denied that she threw the cup. on the floor.
1 Cross-examined, witness said her father had always treated her mother well and had spent a lot of money on her illness.
Inspector Ln R. Whant gave evidence of going to the flat after the tragedy.
groas mental abnormality or that Mr. Gould: Do you remember she was mentally unsound. your daughter coming in to see!
Dr. Wilkinson said he formed you?-No.
the impression that sccused had Witness said that the only re-been suffering from beri-beri for membered sitting on the floor and about three years.. She also hearing cries outside in the pas-suffered from pyorrhea and "HIDDEN MY HUSBAND”-
sage. After that, she said, heransemia. Yeun Hing-yeung, police inter-head became a blank.
Cross-examined by Mr. Ander-. preter, who accompanied Insp.
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a low voice: "It was me who cut Mr. Gould to call a witness to rebut ternal evidence of mental derange Straits. her. You see the blood on mythe evidence of defendant being ment, could have... great mental trousers! She has hidden my hus-insane,
conflict. He agreed that there was. Canton band for several years. Do you Dr. P. B. Wilkinson, medical a state of partial unconsciousness Haiphong think she deserves to be cut?" officer in charge of the Mental when a person awoke from sleep, Bangkok
Tam Pak-bay. another patice in-Hospital, stated that he examined when the person might be subject terpreter, read a statement made accused on, July 20, and that the to hallucinations.
by the accused when she was opinion he formed was that she Hearing will be resumed th's charged on September 18:-
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