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FIGHT AT TAIHANG

REFUGEE

CAMP RECALLED AT SESSIONS

Manslaughter Charge Against Young Man

A FIGHT BETWEEN THREE MEN AT THE TAIHANG REFUGEE CAMP ON FEBRUARY 21, as a result of which one of the partici- pants, who was struck down with a bamboo pole, died later in hospital, was recounted before the Chief Justice, Sir Atholl Mac- Grezor, at the Criminal Sessions yesterday when a charge of man - slaughter was preferred against a young man, named LI KAM,

Mr. B. H. Williams, Crown Coun- | fluenced Kwan Yau to complain sel, prosecuted, assisted by Det- about the work. Inap. W., N. Darkın,

The

ARMS FOUND IN BASKET.

YAUMATI SEARCH

SEQUEL

Two young men, Chan Hung-fai and Cheung Tak, charged with unlawful possession of arms and ammunition at.. the Criminal Sessions yesterday, were each sen- tented by Mr. Justice R. E. Lind- sell to three years' hard labour.

Mr. J. P. Murphy, Assistant Crown Solicitor, prosecuted, with the following jury in attendance: Messrs. H. Wiele foreman), A. V. Skvorzov, P. J. Tonnochy: A. C.

and J. H. da Roza. Venshou. A. V. Remedios, E. Tion

GENERAL

H.K. POLICE

RESERVE

Orders by the Hon. Mr. T. H. King, Commissioner of Falice

GENERAL

In the course of Squad Drill Competition held on Friday, April 12, 1940 at 17.15 hours at Central Police Station, the Cup presented by the Deputy Superintendent of Police, (Reserve) was won by the Emergency Unit Reserve.

KHAKI UNIFORM

Khaki Uniform will be taken into general wear, as from Mon- day, April 22, 1940,

CHINESE COMPANY Inspection. Parade. All ranks of the Chinese Company will parade. Central Police Station Thursday, April 25 at 17.30 hours

At

on

sharp for a general inspection of equipment etc. by the Company Commander. Dress-Khaki Uni- form, Cap with Khaki Cover, Belt with Brace, Whistle and Chain. Truncheon, "Pocket Policeman" and Note-Book to be carried. The, Equipment Officer will make it s point of being present. Chan Drill Members of the No. 2 Platoon will parade at Central

Continuing. Mr. Willams and The Jurymen were. Megars. Wan's story was that accused got R. H. Wild (foreman), Wong Kama pole from his sater's hat and poon, Poan. Kel-yeung, J. Harrop, ran up to strike deceased. A. R. Kinross, E. C. Harscomb and rst blow was warded off, but the Toi Pak-hang.

second blow land on Li Kam-ho's head. Mr. Williams said accused and ed later secured a chopper and Wan also said that accus-

the

deceased. L Kam-ho, bad chased him. known each other for some time.

According to the Crown, Chan Accused had ved at deceased's proceeded counsel, accused

According to Li Tong a painter was one of a small party of men hut as a sub-tenant, but left after chased by two men with poles in in Market Street, Yaumati.

was stopped by the police on March 19 a quarrel regarding payment of their hands. Accused, who was was questioned by a detective and rent. Later, the wife of Kam then unarmed, picked up a pole dropped the basket he was carry-Police Station on Thursday, April and struck at deceased. That story tng. The basket was found to con was borne out by another witness. tain a Mauser pistol, two revolvers

Li Kam-bo, who was knocked) and 63. rounds of ammunition." unconscious, died at the Queen Chân claimed that the basket Mary Hospital on Feb. 22 was not his and that he was carry-Whistle and Chain, and Trun- The post-mortem revealed that jing it for another man in the cheon, That Was about six months there was a fracture of the skull. party. When charged, he said he' before the acident which was the In a statement to the police, did not know what was in the basis of the charge. On Feb. 18, accused declared that he was as- basket. said Mr. Willams, a woman named saulted first, and he struck Li

MET BY ACCIDENT Kwan Yau arrived at the refugee Kam-ho down unintentionally. camp and wanted to construct a hut, Accused's price for the work Was too high and next day she DT, Y. F. Yip, of the Tung Wahati and they went to a teahouse.

ho overheard accused mutter that he would kill her husband and she thereupon warned the accused that should anything happen to her husband she would hold bim responsible.

Kave the work to a man named Wan Lam-bang.

QUARREL ENSUED

MAN UNCONSIOUS

Eastern Hospital, testified that deceased was admitted on Feb. 21.

The man was unconsious and had a very rapid pulse. He was re-

In evidence, Chan said he met Cheung Tak by accident in Yau-

On leaving. he was given the bas- ket to carry by his friend, who

wanted to buy cigarettes.

Cheung Tak, who pleaded guilty.

Said he had told Chan of what was in the basket while they were in the teahouse, but he was not sure

whether Chan had heard him.

"After the jury had returned its

On Feb. 1, Wan and the de-moved to the Queen Mary Hospital ceased, who were brothers-in-law. I shortly afterwards at the request went to visit the latter's nephew of Inspector Darkin.. at the camp. About 1pm, they' His Lordship asked if it was safe met Kwan Yau and "she com-then to remove the man, and wit-verdict against first accused, his plained of the way the hut was ness said it was not safe but he Lordship remarked that is appear- built. When she had gone, the allowed it as the Inspector wanted ed the prisoners were either mem- accused appeared and a quarrel it. After further questions, His bers of a gang of robbers or arms ensued between the three men, Lordship said he desired "witness smugglers. Wan, thought that accussed, be- to attend court again today with cause he had been done out of his notes on the case. The Hos- the building of the hut. had in-pital's medical superintendent Lam Wing, who was charged be- would also be required to attend. fore Mr. Justice Lindsell yesterday In the witness-box, Wan Lam- with attempted robbery by two or sang stated that accused first at-mote at Tin Sum Village, Kowloon, tacked deceased and himself. This on March 29, was found guilty and years' "hard. was denied by the prisoner, who sentenced to sald that witness started the affair labour.

MEAN FORM

OF THEFT

"ASKING, IN NAME

by giving him two blows on the chest, and then picked up two poles and chased him.

J

VILLAGE ROBBERY

two

STREET GAMBLING Failing to appear before Mr. Li Tong sald accused, who was . Sheldon at the Central Court being chased by the two men, yesterday to answer to a charge of OF CHARITY picked up a pole when he was keeping a street gambling den. Sze

The two overtaken. Remarking that it was a mean

men, sald Sum and Wong Yiu had their ball form of theft to steal in the witness, tried to hit the accused. estreated. name of charity, Mr, T. J. Houston. In his opinion, the blow delivered at the Central Court yesterday. by accused on L Kam-ho was not

sentences totalling 12 very heavy.

each of

imposed weeks' hard

labour on

who

Woman Chan Yuk-lan, a three defendants who were charg-lived at the camp. also testified ed with obtaining money by false that she saw accused being chased

by two men with poles. pretences.

Hearing will be resumed at 10 a.m. today.

25 at 17.30 hours sharp under Bub Inspector (R) William E. S. Mok. Dress-Khaki, Uniform, Cap with Khari Cover, Belt with Brace,

Training Course-Part II The undermentioned members of the Chinese Company will attend Company Headquarters for Part of Training Course on Tuesday, April 23, 1040 at 17.30 hours sharp:

Constables R12 Lai Chak Po. R15 Tsmi Kwok Ching, R31. Kwok Wal Lam, R39 Ip Shiu Ming. Res Ip Wing Nin, R101, Lai Li Ying, R184 Mak Wat Fong, R165 Lik George Poon, R166 Chan Shiu Sun, E169 Lau Yus Ning and R171 Ip Wa' Kwai.

Training Course-Part III The following will attend Company Headquarters for instruction in Part II of Training Course on Monday, April 23 at 17.30. hours sharp-

Constables R12 Lat Chak Po, R15 Ta Kwak Ching, R31 Kwok Wal Lam, R39-Ip Shiu Ming, R95 Wing Nin. R101 Lai Li Ying. R164 Mak Wai Fong. R165 "Lik-George Poon, R166 Chan Shiu Sun. Ri69 Lau Yun Ning and R171 Ip Wa Kwai

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Patrol Duty. Patrol duty will POSSESSION OF

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INDIAN COMPANY Strength. Constable R298 Ayub Khan has been permitted to re- sign from the Indian Company, as from April 19. 1940.

Training Course-Part I. The following members will attend

TREE TRUNK

A fine of $250, in default, three months hard labour, was imposed on Chan Kau, 29, unemployed when he pleaded guilty before Mr. R. Edwards at the Central Court

Sze Sum was alleged to have Central Police Station on Wednes- yesterday to the unlawful posses-

day, April 24, 1940 at 17.15 hours sion of a tree trun for Squad Drill under Sub Inspec- tor (R). Mehdi Khan:-

conducted a gambling table in Wanchal. A sum of $10.13 picked up was ordered to be put in the Poor Box.

Wong "Yiu was arrested by police in Hennessy Road. A sum of $4.80 picked up was also placed in the Poor Box.

Many Activities Of H.K.

Ministering League

The following are excerpts from the "report of the Hongkong Ministering League and Ministering Children's League to be pre- 'sented at the annual meeting to be held at the Helena May In- "stitute on Thursday at 11 am:

Constables R231 A. Karim, R257 A. Khan, R277 M. Afzal,-R217 A. Hamid, 218 B. Abbas, R240 A Mohamed, R265 M. Hamzan, R266

K. All, R239 N. Hamet, R291 A. R. Feroz, R274 H. Khan, R213 M. Ali, R272 N. Nazir, R259 A. Khan, R268 G. Singh, R300 P. Singh, R701 N. Khan, R702 M, Currim, R706 8. Khan, R708 M. Hoosen, R711 W.

Abbas, R713 8. Bachi, R714 A Khan, R718 P. R. Sharma, and R717 Ajab Khan.

The defendant was arrested by a forestry guard, in a.Government plantation on Saturday.

Many other cases of a similar. nature were dealt with by the Ma- gistrates yesterday and sentences ranged from $8, or three weeks' hard labour, to two months' hard' labour without the option of a fine.

ORDER FOR RETURN OF GOODS

The men were Lau Chi-Kwong, Wong Ying and Cheung Choi, all unemployed. They pleaded guilty, to charges of obtaining the sum of $5 from Yip Yuen-leung out- side Exchange Buliding on Apri 19, and attempting to obtain money troM. the inmates of No. 1, Mul Fong Street on Saturday.

Detective-Bergt, R. McVey, who prosecuted, said that the defen- dants were formerly employed by the Refugee Children's School of No. 218, Reclamation Street, Kow- loon, to canvass for members for the school committee to support the school in January 1839. Several months later they were

G, Nabi, R259 "A. Khan, R288. G. Mr. Alfred 8. K. Lau appeared dismissed and it was stated that

many months, resigning at the end | Singh, R288 N. Khân, R300 P. for the applicant, while Mr. -F.-H. they had been collecting subscrip

of the year.

Singh, R701 N. Khan, R702 M Loseby represented. Chan, opposlag tions since, unauthorised by the

Lady Northcote continues to be In her place" we are happy to Hayat, R704 M, Currim, R705 S❘ the return of the goods. headmaster.

Patroness of the League, and to welcome Mrs. Kelvin-Stark, who Khan, R706 M. Yakub, R707 A Complaints reached the school take a keen interest in all things has recently returned from Eng- Hamid, 1708 Hoosen, R709 A. -authorities-and-a report-was-made pertaining to the M.GL

landr

Training Course-Part II. The An application was granted by following members of the Indian ́| Mr. T. J. Houston at the Central Company will attend Company Court yesterday for the return of Headquarters for Part II of Tráin- | 12 sacks of copper sulphate to Liu ng Course on Monday, April 22, | But-sang, owner of the property.

214 Channon Bingh:-

who had since been convicted bad Constables R212 P, Singh, R272been sold to the Chan Sing Yee N. Nazir, R219 M."Y. Hussain, R229 firm,

In spite of disturbed conditions now Hon. Sec. of the Royal Navy, 1940 at 17.30 hours under F. S. R The goods, acclen by two men caused by the Sino-Japanese war, Dockyard and Harbour.

and the war in Europe, the League Many grateful thanks are due to has managed to carry on many Mrs. A. Nicol, who filled the ardu- activities during the past year, and ous post of Hon. Treasurer for is 'much indebted to the public for continued generous support.

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Singhy R710 H. Ahmed, R716 PR|Chung, B370 Chan Chun, R372 | to the police. The defendants A number of changes have taken While there, Mrs. Kelvin-Stark Sharma, R711 W. Abbas, R712 A. Chiu Kwok Wah, R374 Tai Wing were arrested while attempting place in the general, committee visited the Meath Home at Otter-Rahman, R713 8. Bachi, E714 A. Tak, R375 Shum Koon Ying, R376 to obtain subscriptions at No. 1. during the course of the year, and shaw, and saw the two children Khan, R715 F. Din, arid R717 Ajab Lam Wye Kee, R381 Chan Hung Mul Fong Street.

we welcome Mrs. H R. Butters as who were then being maintained || Khan.. Vice-President.

by our Hongkong donation.

TRADING JUNK ATTACKED

A very hearty vote of thanks is

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FINANCE

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Pul, R377 Ng Yeu Chou, R378 Ng Patrol Duty, Patrol duty will Chak Ying, R379 Peter Yeung, be carried out as ordered,

| R380 Chan Wing Fatt, and -R382

Chu Chung Leung, FLYING SQUAD

Patrol Training Course-Part II The

Duty. Patrol' duty will

due to Mrs. W. Woodward, for all'

Our financial year ended on her hard work as General Hon. Secretary. She resigned from this March 31, 1940, the amount for Hearing was continued at Kow-post last May, and her place was allocation being $7,725; this sum is following members of the Flying be carried out as ordered,

a good deal smaller than, usual | Squad will attend Chinese Com- EMERGENCY UNIT BESERVE loon Court before Mr. E. Hims-lled by Mrs. O. C. Womack.

The Peak was without a Secre- and this is due not only to present pany Headquarters on Wednesday. Training Course-Fart 1- All"; worth yesterday of the case against tary for several months, and we conditions but also to the fact that April 24, 1049 for Part II of Train-members who have not yet quail- 12 men, charged with robbery on

fied for Squad Drill will parade at board a trading junk off Conic were glad to welcome Miss Norah very unfortunately two of our most ing Course:

Constables R304 Lam Chi Shek No. 2 Folice Station on Friday, Island on Mar. 14.

Price, who took over this Branch valued Branches, the Prisons and

the Belillos Public School for Giris, R308 GA, Woodeir, R325 Cheung April 26, 1940 last Summer.

at 17.15 hOLIS. The defendants are Tsol Yap.

Many thanks are due to Mrs. bave found that they can

no King Char, R333 Lai Tim, R349 Dress-Khaki Uniform. 33, Lam Loi, 36, Lem Yun, 34. Tsol Goldman, who worked splendidly longer support the M.CL

Lam Yee Cheuk, R353 Tam Pak Training Course-Part III. A Ho: 35. Lam On, 38, Chan Kun for the Kowloon Branch. We were

The annual commitments of the Tat, R361 Wong Kim Lung. R362 revolver practice shoot will be tse, 28, Ho Ping, 29 Chun Hop, very sorry to lose her, but have League are as follows:

K. H. Mann, R363 Má King Shing, held at the Kennedy Road Revol- 28, Wong Sul-kan. 32, Leung Kum. been most fortunate in getting Mrs. Homes at Ottershaw, England. £80. Lee Chee Keung.

Two endowed Cots in the M.CLR366 Tuet Hung Cheong, and R373 ver Range on Wednesday, April 24 48, Wong Cheung-ki, 43, and Lam W. Sharp to take her place.

at 17.15 houra. Members' will Chuh, 32,

An endowed Cot in the Chil-The following members of the parade at Queens Fier. at 17.05 VICTORIA BRANCH It is alleged that they attacked The Victoria Branch lost a very dren's Ward of the Nethersole Hos- Flying Squad will attend Police hours. The Emergency Unit Re- a trading junk near Conic Island good worker In Mrs. Leiper, but is

pital, $1,000,

Training School, Kowloon on Fri-serve Van will be at the Queens: about 10 o'clock on the night of to be congratulated in having Mrs. been distributed among local chari- for Part II of Training Course:--

The balance of the Funds has day. Apr 28, 1940 at 17.30 hours Pler at that hour. Mar. 14. It is alleged they were J. Durran as the new Hon. Secre-

Patrol Duty, Patrol duty wil all armed and had fired some shots ¦„tary.

Constables R330 Sohanson, }-be carried out as ordered. at the trading vessel,

We welcome Mrs. A. B. Moir as Funds already allocated: 1938 R356 Lee Hung Kwan, R355 H. J.

O.. EAGER, Hearing of the case will be con- Hon. Bec. of the Quarry Bay $8,920 1937 $9,000; 1938 $9,898; and Allen, R384 Lee Wan Chọi, R368

D. 8, P. (R). tinued on Thursday morning. Branch, and Mrs. A. Lade, who is 1939 $9,374

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