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HONGKONG DAILY PRESS

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GENERAL

YAUMATI POLICE STATION SHOOTING TRAGEDY RECALLED

Indian Police Constable Accused Of Murder: $250 Debt Said Motive

Allered to have shot his colleague with a revolver, MAN SINGH, Indian constable, B611, stationed at Tai Po Police Siatlon, appear- ed before Mr. Q. A, A. Macfadyen at the Kowloon Magistracy...yes- terday on a charge of murder,

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The defendant was alleged to have killed NAZAR SINGH, P.Ċ. „B669, stationed at Yaumati Police Station, with a service revolver on Ang. 8. Four shots were fired and the deceased died in the Kowloon Hospital shortly after.

OPIUM THROUGH

POST

Mr. J. Reynolds," Crown Counsel, said that on Aug. 6 the defendant was detailed to escort prisoners from Tai Po Police Station to the Gaol Clearing Station. He return ed to Kowloon and was' seen, walk- ing near Public Square about 4.30

Judgment Reserved p.m.

Till Today

At 4:45 pm four gunshots were heard from Room No. 23 in Yau- mati Police Station. Another con- i

SUPREME COURT ROUND THE

| WEDDINGS

MCKENNA-MORGAN

The wedding took place at the

· Supreme Court yesterday between Mr. J. G. McKenna, clerk, reading at No. 7. Causeway Hill, and Miss Mabel Anne Morgan, advertising ¡ representative, of No, 5, Gap Road, Mr. T 9. Whyte-Smith, Regis trar of Marriages, officiated at the ceremony and Mrs. S. Castides and Mr. T. 8. McKenna were the witnesses.

Mr. Chiu Chap-shäng, clerk of the C. S O., was married to Miss Lo Oi-sin, teacher, residing at No. 1, Bonham Road, yesterday. Mr. J. Reynolds, Deputy Registrar of Marriages, oficiated.

POLICE COURTS

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45 CANE-MARKS! Alleged to have beaten daughter and indicted 45 cane marks on her, Leung Yun, 36, married woman, residing at No. 488, King's Road. ground floor, was charged before Mr. HG. Shel- don yesterday with assaulting a 12-year-giri, Li Ming, on Sept. 9.

Insp. H.W. Fraser, of the S.C.A., said a Lady Inspector living st No, 478, King's Road, third floor. at about 11 p.m. on the day in question, heard screams coming ANNOUNCEMENTS. from defendant's house. She went The following forthcoming mar-out to the verandah and saw de- fendant beating the girl with a riages are announced:

Some time later, the house was i out to the verandah and saw de- fendant was warned to stop beat- Ing the girl,

Mr. Luk Ho-hol, clerk of the The case against Lam Yau-pul, stable Assa Singh, PC. 3688, who A, P. C., residing at No. 794, Nathan 22, accountant, in which he was was next door, heard the shots and Road, and Miss Tang Shui-fong charged with sending 50 taels of rushed in. On seeing that the de- residing at No. 200, Reclamation oplum through the Post Office on fendant was holding a revolver in Steet. August 12 was concluded yesterday a firing position, he knocked the at the Central Magistracy before cylinder out of the revolver ren- Mr. G.. T. Lowry who reserved dering the gun useless temporart-residing at No. 3. Stanley Street, Mr. Cheng Kwok-hung, shroff, Judgment till this afternoon.

Mr. W. J. Buller, Chief Preven to the charge, room,

He then took the defendant and Miss Kong Suk-lan, of No.

tive Officer, was for the prosecu

ê, Mosque Street, FOUR WOUNDSTM tion, while Mr. Alfred S. K. Lau was for the defence.

ly.

Mr. J. J. O, King, merchant, residing at No. 16, Austin Road, Kowloon, and Miss J. A. M. Black, nursing sister, residing at No. 45, Kadoorie Avenue,

"The injured man was rushed to Kowloon Hospital. On examina- Mr. D. C. W. Fitches, Assistant tion, wounds were found in the Superintendent of Malis, was pre-mid-point of the left eyebrow, in sent for the General Fast Office. the scrotum, in the right arm and

Lam, giving evidence yesterday, in the left index finger. sald he lived at No. 340, Des Voeux An attempt was made to con- Rd. West, 3rd floor. He was employ-trol the haemorrhage, but the ed by the Tak Kin Hong for about patient's condition rapidly "deter- nine months.. He had many re-lorated and he died at 6.06 p.m. deposed that the four pieces of latives in Manila but did not cor-

The motive for the murder was lead found in Yaumati Station respond with them.

that the victim had borrowed $250 could have been fired from the re- from the defendant last year and volver. refused to pay back.

Sgt. G. Perkins, police armourer,

Sgt. E. Franklin, of Tal Po Police

! The Lady Inspector visited the house the next day and examined

on her. The girl was sleeping the girl and found 42 cane marks

on the ground. «

The girl after having been re- fused money to buy medicine slept on the bed. This made the mother angry and she took up the cane and struck her daughter.

Insp. Fraser added that the woman was pregnant, and that, probably, had been the cause of her violent ft of temper. The girl had said that she had never been

remanded Leung was

in gaol custody for one week,

beaten before.

WOMAN GAOLED Three weeks' imprisonment was Mr. M. A. da Silva appeared for Station, testified that the revolver imposed by Mr. Sheldon yesterday the defence.

belonged to the defendant.'

when Tsoi Yee, 26, married "wo- The hearing was adjourned to man, came up for sentence. this afternoon.

VISITED CABARETS witness said he visited, the cabarets three times a week and there had made many friends Sometime after 3 pm, on Aug. 12 he was on his way to the San Hospital, gave evidence. Boston for tea when he met. Ab -Hau, one of his cabaret-friends, and

invited him to tea.

After tea, Hau told witness that he had a parcel to send to Manila and requested witness to post it for him as he was not very fami- llar with the postal rules.

then gave witness three sheets of paper and a $5 note. Als friend said he was going to purchase something and asked witness to meet him again at San Boston.

PASSED POST OFFICE

Dr. 9. Tomlinson, of Kowloon

$140,000

BAR GOLD

ROBBERY IN S'HAI

SUMMARY COURT ACTION

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Claim Brought For Jettisoned Cargo

Further

evidence was.. heard

of $702 from the Nam Yuen Arm of No. 17, Queen's Road West.

TEN SUSPECTS ROUNDED UP

Ten suspects are "facing the Second

Court, Special District

News.

Tsol was charged with alding and abetting the prostitution of a 16-year-old, girl, Leung Ho, alias Lai Hing, on August 29,

Insp. G. W. Moreton, of the 9. C. A..., prosecuted.

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ASSAULT THREATENED

Ng Po-sang, 22, . unemployed motor bug repairer, appeared be- fore Mr. Sheldon yesterday charg→ ed with demanding $3.30 with menaces from Leung Chuk at the

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Po Sheung Cafe, No. 70, Percival. A daring daylight robbery was Street, on Sept. 3 together with staged on Aug. 28 in Shanghai in another man, Chen Hung, not in the downtown district when two custody,

gangsters armed with imitation Det.-Sgt. V.M. Morrison said on pistols held up the occupants of a the morning of Sept, 3 at about car who were taking $10,000 to a 7.20 a.m. defendant went to com-Chinese bank in Ningbo Road and plainant's house and told him decamped with the mones, reports that he would be assaulted. At the North China Daily News. 1.30 p.m. on the same day de-

Witness said he then went to the Post Office where he handed the parcel to Lo Tat-bun who told him that there were two addresses on! 1t. He took the parcel away and, before Mr. Justice E. H. Willams Shanghai, in connexion with the met his friend near the Exchange at the Summary Court yesterday $140,000 gold bar robbery which Building. His friend crossed out in the case in which the Shun was committed on July 17 at 35 the first address with a pen and Lee and Co., of No. 3, Des Voeux eng Mow Li, Boulevard de Mon- asked him to post it immediately. Road West were claiming the sum tiny, says the North China Dally

The car was held up on Shanse fendant, with Chen Hung, came Road near Hankow Road and was On the following day (Aug. 131,

A silver workshop manager was again to complainant's house and boarded by the robbers who re- Lam said, he passed the Post Mr. D. McCallum appeared on arrested by the French police invited complainant to tea at the leved one of the Chinese occupants Office on his way to the Tung behalf of the plaintiffs, while Mr.

some time ago on the suspicion Po sheung Cafe.

of $8,000 in notes and another of Yuen Restaurant, Des Voeux Road P. Wynter-Blyth was for the de-that, he had received part of the

There they demanded Central, for tea, He went inside fence.

stolen gold, and nine other sus from complainant to enter a triad the bank

$3.30 $1,000 which they were taking to to have a chat with his friend, Lo The claim was for the value pects, including a former Settle- society. Complainant gave them

The prompt.action of a Chinese Tat-bun, and to invite him to tes. of 124 jars of olives which the ment police constable. were $2.30 and promised to give them constable resulted in the immediate As his friend was not in he asked defendants were alleged to have brought before the tribunal yes- $1 the following day.

arrest of one of the robbers and for a piece of paper and wrote failed to deliver to the plaintiffs.terday on a writ of detention.· The next day defendant went the frustration of down his name and telephone

the robbery. The case for the plaintiffs' was

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to complainant and asked for the The constable rushed to the scene number Shortly after another that on June 29, the defendants Altogether, it will be recalled, $1 While he was there compialn- and grappled with his quarry. clerk of the Post Office approach-received in Hol Chiu district 400 28 goid bars, each weighing 10 ant's master, made a report to whom he overpowered. ed him and asked him to go to the jars of olives to be carried to the ounces, were stolen, but so far the the Police and defendant was ar- office...

The prisoner was taken to the Colony and to be delivered to the police have found only a few of rested, -Bail at-$5,000 was allowed; Lam plaintiffs.

Central Police Station with his them.. It was revealed in court Defendant and complainant imitation pistol. He was in possess- was formerly on ball of $2.000.---

that all other gold bars had been used to work together" as atters ton of $4,000 which he had taken ENCOUNTERED TYPHOON

disposed of by the robbers.

and knew each other." During the voyage, it WAS.

from his victim, During the painstaking investi- Remarking that it was a serious AIRPORT NEWS alleged, the junk which was carry-gations, the police also found a offence the Magistrate

Acting on information given by ing the

passed him the police later in the day cargo encountered а pistol The prosecution merely sentence of two months' 'with" typhoon and the vessel began asked that the accused be detain hard labour.

made a second arrest of a man INWARD SERVICE taking in water. The master of ed pending further investigations

belleved to be the accomplice in the junk, LA Poon, to save his and the request was granted,

the hold-up. craft from sinking, jettisoned part Hearing was postponed to Septem- AN INWARD SERVICE by Im-of the cargo, namely, the 124 jars ber 17.- perial Airways is due this after-of olives,

DUE TODAY

nom in Hongkong.

Hearing was further adjourned ex-to this afternoon..

...Another inward service pected to arrive on Tuesday, next, Sept. 10.

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_____ POLICE_INVESTIGATION..

Following the robbery,

* The defendants' were remanded French police quickly made in Appearing before Mr. E. Hima-in custody for one week.. |Vestigations in Various

Bliver worth yesterday five men, Leung Balls were grafted in the sums. workshops and other shops deal. Shin-han, 29, clerk. Shum 8ze, 32, of $300, $150, $300, $300 and $500, Imperial Alrways next outward

Finally lorry driver, Lo Yeung, 29 tally respectively, -service will leave Kat Tak on Sun-1

ing in gold and silver.

UTTERING CHARGE day morning taking mails from

they arrested Wang Bin-keng, man; Chan Chl-on, 35, stock clerk, Hongkong for the United King-

Eo Wai-chan, 24, married, wo- manager of the Lao Tien Ban and Yee Hung-wing, 43, garage dom and Indo-China, Malaya,

Mr. Silver Workshop in Robison Road, owner, were charged with conspi- man, appeared before The McLean (Education) Com-Wang was alleged to have ́nd-

Hlmsworth yesterday charged Java and Austrella,

The first defendant was charged with uttering Another outward service is sche-mission inquiry and report cost mitted having, bought part of the

threeTM forged Malaya $29,480.63, of which ha stolen gold. Later vestigations with stealing 40 drums of benzine $10 banknotes of

by the Colony,

others, incinding Treng Sous-fen Taikoktauf. All defendants were ton Road with intent to defraud THE HONGKONG & SHANGHAI HOTELS, LTD. The FMB, share, which amounts who was also alleged to have za charged with conspiracy with in on Aug. 28 and 29 and Sept. 3.

The defendant was remanded to $14,740.31, wari sanctioned at a calved stolen, gold para tent to cheat the Company of 40

TACY.

the

duled to leave Kaf Tak on Wedrwil be met by the FM.S. and half resulted in the arrest of nine from Asiatic Petroleum Company | Chartered Bank at No. 1020, Can

nesday morning, Sept. 11.

CLIPPER SCHEDULE

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PINE CLIPPER, with US. maila,

dated San Francisco Sept. is recent meeting of the Finance It is expected that more impor. drums of herine, while the arth for two days,

GAMING," HOUSE

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due to arrive bi Holigkong son Committee. Tuesday, next, Sept. 10 and will The details of the expenditure leave for Manila en route to San are as follows:"

Passages $7,08279;

Francisco the next morning

tant revelations will be made as defendant was charged with re-

Lai, Hung. 28, mechanic, and 14 investigations are completed. A celving stolen property

others appeared before Mr. Hims- translator of a certain public or-1 Sgt. Morrison, prosecuting, sald worth on charges of keeping a ganization in the Settlement was that on Aug. 23 and 25 the first common gaming house and play The HONOLULU CLIPPER 1s Balary, honorar um and clerical also said to be among the nine four defendants, all employees in ing pat kau at No. 568 Shangbai scheduled to reach Hongkong a assistance $13,044.23,

suspects detained. It was further the Asiatic Petroleum Company Streetrace week later, Tuesday, Sept. 17, and Transport and travelling 60.241-alleged that at the police station stoler 10 drums or benzine which The first defendant was fined will take off on her retum tripu

other suspecta implicated him as they sola to the garage owner: $30 while the 14 others, were each the following morning.

Miscellaneous expetites $192,03," the instigator of the crime.

Upon being informed, the company fined $1,

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