1940-02-02 — Page 5

HONGKONG DAILY PRESS

GENERAL

DOCKYARD BLACKSMITH CHINESE LADY'S KING'S ACCUSED OF MURDER OF

TWO GRAND GALA PERFORMANCES

In Aid of The INTERNATIONAL PEACE HOSPITAL for Wounded Soldiers on FEB. 6th, TUESDAY at 9.30 p.m. * THURSDAY, FEB 5th (Chinese New Year) at 11 am

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A BOY ON HILLSIDE

HUI YÜK-MUN, ALIAS AH NGAU, 20, a Naval Dockyard black- smith, appeared before Mr. R. Edwards at the Central Magistraėy yesterday charged with the murder of an 8-year-old boy, LI PING- FAI, on December 31, on the hillside off Kennedy Road

NARROW ESCAPE FROM DEATH

CAR ACCIDENT IN KOWLOON

It

H.K. UNIVERSITY secution, assisted by Det. Insp. pesterday morning a young Chi-

MATRICULATION

EXAMINATIONS

R. Whant.

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Trapped in her car. 83 Mr. B. H. Williams, Crown plunged from on the main high. Counsel, appeared for the pro-way into the Kowloon Reservoir

nese lady, Miss Ful Pul-fong Dr. E. Alvares, medical officer-had a narrow escape from death. In-charge of the Victoria Mor- Miss Fui was route from tuary. said that death, in his Shatin to Kowloon when the opinion, was, due to asphyxia mishap occurred. caused by strangulation. Death Fortunately for her, Captain occurred, seme '80 to 96 hours prior Macrae and Macintosh-Walfer, of to the postmortem examination. the Royal Scots, were passing by The Adam's apple was badly in their car, en route to Kowloon crushed and there were marks of) within a few minutes of the ac= Entries for the Hongkong Un abrasion on the neck. The inter-cident, and attracted to the scene versity Matriculation. « examin-nal organs" were congested show-by the crowd of Chinese coolies attors, which will be held from ing signs of asphyxia.

who had gathered, June 2 onwards, closed yesterday.

UNCONSIOUS Approximately 400. entries received from local schools, which la understood to be i normal Agure,

FOUR HUNDRED ENTRIES

J

were

The number of private students entering for this year's examin-

ation is not known. It is stated that late entries in this section are usually considered if the authori- Mes are satisfied that there has been good reason for the delay.

Scholarships to be awarded this year will include two King Ed ward VI Scholarships and Studentships to be awarded has not been announced by the Educa- tion Department.

REFUGEE AND SOCIALI

WELFARE COUNCIL The Hongkong Refugee and So- ctal Welfare Council acknowledges the following donations for the month of January:

.

WENT FOR WALK

Li Fat. 15. blacksmith in the Miss Ful was already uncons- Naval Yard, testified that he clous when» she was pulled out deceased and defendant, of the water, having struggled know

to get out of the car,» both of whom lived at No. 19 Wing vainly Fung Street West Witness went She was carried to the roadway out on three occasions with de-by the two officers where artificial fendant for a walk up the hills. respiration was immediately ap- The first was on Sunday, Decem-plled."

Major J. Durran, of the Medical ber 17, when there was a party of eight persons, including deceased. Corps of the H. K. V, D. C., came They went up Mammoth Path and on the scene in his car on his way took to another road which lead from the Volunteer Camp. to Kennedy Road The next oc- casion was on December 24, the last on December 30.

The hearing was adjourned to 2.30 p.m. today.

POSSESSION OF HEROIN PILLS

A motor lorry was stopped and the girl was placed on car cas- hions and brought into hospital.

The car is still in the reservior,

TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS

IN THE COLONY

In the Colony of Horigkong, including the Island, Kowloon and New Territories, during the week ending at 8 am on Saturday,

Pleading guilty to a charge of possession of 5,000 pills at Morri- Anonymous c/o St. John's Catheson Hill Read on January 17, two dral 30, Mr. Ng Bow Poo (FM.S.) women, Fung Tai, 20 and 1 Stu-Jan. 27, there were altogether 72 (schools) $100, H.K. University fan, 17, were each fined $1,000, in attic accidents as the result of Union Medical Relief Association default, six months' hard labour which two persons were killed and $100: Total $230.

by Mr. H. Q, Sheldon at the Cen-27 persons were injured. tral Court yesterday.

DONATIONS IN KIND Winter Clothing. Chinese Cham- ber of Commerce; Firewood, Sanda- kan Chamber of Commerce; Freight on Firewood, Jardine, Ma- theson & Co.: Vegetable Seeds, Messrs Wing. On Co.; Vegetable Beeds, Professor Lum; Men's Cloth- ing. Police Department; Papers and Patterns, Miss Finit: 1,000 pieces Clothing for people at St. Peter's Food Kitchen, Chung Sing Bene- volent Society: 50 bags of Rice for Food Kitchen, H.K. Association 8. China War Refugees Relief "Com- mtttee: School Materials, Miss E. S. Atkins; Woollen Garments and Toys, Miss Jennings

MI, J. M. D'Almada Remedios, who appeared for the defendants. pleaded for leniency.

Acting Chief Preventive Officer A. W. Grimmitt prosecuted.

DRY JANUARY: .02 IN. OF RAIN

A real "dry January, with only .02 inches of rain, which fell on Jan. 16, according to the monthly rainfall report Issued by the Botanie Gar- dens.

Of persons "killed, a Chinese male, age 30, died from injuries received while alighting from an moving tram and another, a Chi- bese male, age 24, died from in- Juries received when the lorry on which he was riding ran into a verandah pillar:

Or persons injured. 12 were pedestrians. who were elther crossing the carriageway or play- ing games in the roadway and were struck by vehicles.

Or 72 accidents, 31 were c01- Ilsions between vehicles; 20 were collisions between vehicles and· pedestrians; 21. accidents were due to other causes.

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 1940. -PAGE 5

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