1940-09-27 — Page 5

HONGKONG DAILY PRESS

EUROPEAN POLICE SERGEANT FACES MANSLAUGHTER CHARGE AT CENTRAL

Allegations By Crown Against Blackburn

KING THANKS

HONGKONG

The following telegram from the Secretary of State for the Colonies, London, to the Acting Governor, Hongkong, has been

DEATH OF SHANGTUNG CONSTABLE received, dated Sept. 24, 1940.

The Crown case against CHARLES BLACKBURN, Lance-Ser- geant of the Hongkong Police Force, who is facing a charge of manslaughter of a Shantung constable, was outlined by Mr. J. P. Murphy, Assistant Crown Solleitor, at the Central Magistracy yester- day afternoon when committal proceedings were commenced before Mr. G. T. Lowry.

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Blackburn is alleged to have caused the death of P. C. D.233. Wong Shau-yee, in Des Voeux Road Central, near Wardley Street..

JUDGMENT IS

RESERVED

POSSESSION OF

PREMISES

The prosecution alleged that Blackburn was seen to strike the constable after having crdered deceased out of a crowded bus.

The accused was represented by

Your telegram No. 579 has been laid before The King who has commanded me to convey to the people of Hongkong an expression of his sincere

thanks for the message.

Their Majesties are deeply touched by concern for their safety and welfare which is being shown by so many of their people in all parts of the Empire.

Mr. J. M. D'Almada Remedios ROUND THE

while Mr. Hin-shing Lo held a watching brief on behalf of de ceased's family.

Mr. Murphy said that on Sept. 12 the accused was on duty at Judgment was reserved in the Des Voeux Road Central. --About case which concluded before the 3.15 pm. he stopped a bus which Chief Justice, Sir Atholl MacGre- was overcrowded near the Hong- gor, at the Supreme Court yester-yong and Shanghai Bank. day, claiming possession of No.; Deceased and an Indian con- stable were standing just inside the doorway. Accused ordered the The plaintiff in the case was Chung Yee-dai, administrator of two constables to alight from the the estate of the late Mr. Chung bus which was then allowed to Man-kin, who was represented by go on. the Hon. Mr. Leo D'Almada, In-

207, Queen's Road West and mesne profits.

POLICE

COURTS

AT CENTRAL

GENERAL

FIRST H.K. FREE FRENCHMAN TO JOIN GENERAL

DE GAULLE

A most enjoyable function was held on Wednesday in the Jaco- bean Room of the Hongkong Hotel; at 5.30 p.m. when 35 members of the Free Frenchmen organisation In Hongkong, together with the contingent of French volontaires with their Commanding officer Lieutenant Bernard, gathered to celebrate the departure from Hongkong of

the first French voler baire to be sent by the newly formed Committee. This honour goes to Mr. L. Page "Warrant En- gineer French Navy, R.

Mr. Page is leaving for England where he will join the Legion of General de Gaulle, Mrs. Page 13 also leaving with her husband,

Two speeches were delivered, the first. by. Mr. L. Blau, President of the Committee of Free French-1 men, urging his compatriots to follow the example of Mr. Fake und to enroll with the Legion of General de Gaulle and expressing confidence in final victory for Great Britain and France. A toast was then proposed to France and General de Gaulle.

Replying, Mr Page thanked the Committee for its financial and moral support.

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A sum of $910 was contribut- SALESMAN CONVICTED

ed by the Committee te help some Coming up before Mr. G. T volontaires and particularly two of:

yesterday for sentence, them from Shanghai who boarded Lowry Leung Man, 27, coolte employed in the ship at the last minute. the Provision Department of Lane addition warm clothing. shirts, Crawford, Ltd., and Yeung Koon pull-overs. etc.. were also dis- Ising, 42, salesman of the same tributed.

firm, were fined $10 or 14 days' The Committee received a let- Courts when he heard a noise, and $50 or six weeks, respective ter from the head of the Free Frenchmen organisation in Shang-

HEARD NOISE

structed by the Hon. Mr. M. K. The Indian constable had gone

Lo, while the. defendants, the Luen Fong firm, were represented by Mr. Eldon Potter, K.C.. in- structed by Mr. B, C. Hobbs.

a short distance towards the Law

|ly.

He turned round and saw accused Leung and Yeang Were charged hai where all support is given by and deceased facing each other with attempting to steal three the British Authority. It is hoped The defence was that in con- exchanging words. He saw the bottles of Horlicks, two-lb. tins that in the near future and fol- sideration of a monthly rental of deceased fall to the ground after of Ovaltine and two -lb. tins of lowing instructions issued by the $230 and a loan of $430. the plain-it was alleged. being struck by Colman's Mustard from the com- French National Committee

defendant.

Deceased was taken to Queca pany. Mary Hospital by accused and died two days later.

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London; departure from Hong- The goods, valued at $17.50, korig of volontaires will be car- were tater all recovered in the ried out rapidly and the cost of show-co..

their passage paid by. the French National Committee in London.

tiff promised the defendants the lease of the premises for two years in March 1940. Alternatively, the defendants sought protection un der the Prevention of Eviction The explanation by accused.

THEFT OF WOLFRAM Ordinance, and contended that

went on Mr. Murphy, was that the premises had been partly used

Charged with robbing Lau Lam the Chinese constable had used as a dwelling-house.

"7"and"Wan"Elm-chau-of-40~catties abusive language against him.

Connaught Road Dr. Fang Ching-wen, of Queen of wolfram at In his submission, Mr. Potter Mary Hospital; testified as to the West on Aug. 27, Ng Hin. 23. D. said that his client, Wong Wing-various injuries of deceased and W. No. 4, and Ng To. 23; unem shiu. partner of the defendant said that when deceased was ad played: appeared before Mr. Lowry firm, was entitled to the protec- mitted to hospital he was con- yesterday. tion of the Prevention of Eviction selous but was mentally confused! Ordinance 25 the premises in and could not answer even a symple question was being used partly as question.

DEFENCE SUBMISSION

a dwelling house.

CAUSE OF DEATH" It was an Invariable practice among Chinese shops and their Dr. C. K. Liem såld that, the fokis to live in the shops, making cause of death was fractured skull use of the premises as their homes and laceration of the brain.

He saw deceased fall on his back, Witness said that he saw the

DR. T. Z. KOO IN COLONY

Dr. T. Z. Koo, Secretary of the World Students Christian Federa- tion, has arrived in Hongkong from America and will proceed to Chungking by plane shortly.

Both defendant were also adar- tionally charged with, two ounts of obtaining money by menaces,

They were alleged to have de- Dr. Koo will preach in Mandarin manded the sum of $50 from Chan at Christ Church, Kowloon Tong, Chi-tan on Sept. 24 at Connaught ut 11 am. Sunday, September 29 in English at St. John's Road West and another $50 from and

Cheng Keng-yan on Aug. 29 at Cathedral at 7 p.m. on the same

day,

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kok, editor, were summoned before Mr. Sheldon yesterday for a con travention of the Tele-Communi- |cation Ordinance.

The complainants were Renters Limited.

in the fullest sense of the word. Jodh Singh (B768), who board-Connaught Road West." He submitted

Insp. F. D. B. Tuckett, who that everyone of ed the bus at Blake Pier, said -the shops in the Colony was pro- that when he had walked a short in charge of the case for the pr

tected as they were used by fokis distance after he had been order secution, asked for a remand of further inquiries. for domestic purposes and such ed to alight from the bus, he 48 hours for use was known to the landlords. heard loud voices. One was saying. The application was granted,

submitted Mr. D'Almada

"Go away" and the other "Duty."

HEARING ADJOURNED that occupation by fokis was

Hearing of the case in which a insufficient to bring the pre-

car-cleaner, Lal Shing. 24, was mises within the Ordinance.

They were summoned for pub- sergeant's hand coming back as charged with the larceny of one It was necessary for a definite if after delivering a blow. and distinct portion or section Hearing was adjourned to Oct.lectric fan from car No. 5503, the Lishing, or causing to publish, on property of Mr. Appleyard, of the Sept. 13 at No. 54 Lyndhurst Ter- 4. at 2.30. p.m.

race,

in the Chinese newspaper, of the premises to be reserved

Taxation Department, at the for domestic purposes to bring

Chater Road car park on Sept. 12 Shek Shan Po, without the con- the premises. within the scope

was adjourned to next Thursday, sent of Reuters Limited, a tran- slation in 'substance in the Chinese of the Ordinance.

Oct. 3..

The defendant will be defended language of a message of a speech by Mr. Winston Churchill, trans- by Mr. Sutherton Russ and the mitted to their subscribers, within the concrusion of the case, but in Mr. and Mrs. Erneste Antonio, of case will be heard before Mr. H. 36 hours from time of first pab- by Mr. D'Almada; he would study. Prince Edward

His Lordship remarked that he

had come to a decision prior to

view of the argument put forward

SILVER WEDDING CELEBRATIONS

Road, Kowloon, G. Sheldon.

the case and give his judgment celebrated the silver anniversary

later.

AIR SERVICES SUSPENDED

of their marriage yesterday.

It was officially announced by

A reception took place at their Imperial Airways Yesterday that, owing to the attuation in Indo- residence where their relatives and Chia, air services between Indo- a large number of friends gather- China and Hongkong have beened to offer the couple their Indefinitely suspended.

Balk at $50 was allowed.

lication of the message by Reuters. Mr. M. W. Lo, for the com- plainants, said that the paper had since become a subscriber to Reu- tera who were not pressing the

His Worship cautioned both de- fendants.

· BURGLAE IMPRISONED A "Te Deum" was held at 6-p.m.

Two months' hard labour was at St. Theresa's Church when imposed by Mr. Sheldon yesterday many friends and relatives were on Wong Kwong, 20, unemployed, case. present and at which a short ser- who was charged with stealing mon was preached by Rev. Father one sewing machine, belonging to A. Granelli.

Wa Kam-ping, 41, married woman, ARMS AND AMMUNITION from No. 37 Leighton H Road, Alleged to have in his possession second floor, on Sept. 20.

three revolvers, two rifles and Det.-Sgt. J. Bentley said that at 14 rounds of ammunition at No. midnight on Wednesday 13, Mong Lung Street, first floor, a defendant got into the house by junk foki, Wu Sang, 26, was charg- climbing down a drain pipe fromed before Mr. Barnett yesterday the roof. The machine was taken with unlawful possession.gs to Tal Yuen Street by defendant A charge of receiving stolen pro- who wanted to sell it. He was perty against Wu and another arrested on Sept. 25.

man, Wong Fuk, 29, was withdrawn by the prosecution.

gratulations.

Mr. Liu King-yu and Miss Leang Wal-kan photographed by

King's Studio after their marriage.

con-about

ACTORS IN COURT

Det Bub-Disp, W, N, Darkin Leung Sap, 24, actor, and Cheung Yue, 25, actor, charged with being said Insp. W A Russell, Set. a nuisance by playing music and Evans and a Chinese detective acting in a public place, to wit, visited the premises of defendant at Shing Wo Road, on Sept. 25, about 8 p.m., on information re- ceived. Defendant was not pre- were each fined the sum of $1.

It was stated in Court yester- sent then but eame in a few min-

utes later, a fe day that there had been many complaints from residents in the The detective discovered a bas- Wongnelchong · area about this ket and a bundle of grass matting

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 1940. -PAGE 9

they can't come, thank goodness!

Your favourite chair will not be usurped by your neighbour's wife. Your party smile will not contort your well-washed face. You will put on your slippers and you will After gnaw your chicken bone..

will settle down in your dinner you

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Parker-Knoll and think of all the letters you should be writing, "and all the nonsense you might have been talking if your neighbour's wife had not caught cold.. That chair has ruined your social career --so what?

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Defendant were arrested while to contain the arms and ammuni- playing music and singing on the tion. hillside near Shing Wo Street at about 9,30 p.m. on the night of Sept. 2$. PUBLISHED PREMIER'S SPEECH Tang Tin-in, publisher of the Shek Bhan Po. of No. 64, Lynd hurst Terrace and Ling Chung-

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