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HONGKONG DAILY PRESS

GENERAL

SHOOTING OF DETECTIVE IN SHATAUKOK RECALLED AT TAIPO

AT TAIPO DISTRICT

DISTRICT COURT Arrest Of Accused Effected ROUND THE POLICE COURTS

In Strange Circumstances

FUSILLADE OF FIRE IN DARK

Committal proceedings on a charge of murder against a man. named IP KI, alleged, to be one of a gang of seven or more men' involved in a robbery on the premises of the Yat San Chang Gro- cery Shop in Old Main Street, Shataukok," were "commenced at the District Court North, Talpo, yesterday before Mr. T. J. Houston.

The murder charge arises out of the shooting of LEE YIN, DE- „TECTIVE €490, who met his death about 7 p.m. on January 24 in dramatic circumstances, falling on his face with two bullets in his head as a fusillade of revolver fire out of the dark stopped his ad- vance and that of another Chinese detective, P.C.C.641 Chan lung. wounded in the arm, who were hurrying to the scene.

The two detectives were hasten. ing to investigate the report of a foki of the Yat San Chang named Wu Chung-kong, who had come to them with the story that as he had returned to the store and at-

ness.

Sgts. Oakley and Hewitt were sent down to Old Main Street to in vestigate.

They were met with a hale of

bullets coming out of the darkness. The two oficers went back to

AT CENTRAL

AT KOWLOON

REPORTED. FINED

RETURNED BANISHEE Sentence of two months' hard Mr. R. P. Phillips of No. 13, labour was imposed on Li Hoi, 44. Hillwood Road, Arst floor, was unemployed, by Major A. N. Mac- summoned before Mr. D. J. N. fadyen yesterday for stealing from Anderson yesterday for allowing No. 127, Electric Road, second his two fox terriers to wander at floor, on March 1, a sewing ma- Hillwood Road without a muzzle chine head, a brass kettle, two or a lead

ed.

cotton Jackets and a shirt to the Mr. Phillips submitted that the total value of $27.50, the property! summons was entirely wrong. of Ip Po, 32. tailor.

"Sub-Inspector Cunningham, pro- Sub-Insp. W. L. Clark prosecut-secuting. asked his Worship to amend the summon to one dog. Returning form banishment, de- which defendant objected. with breach of the deportation summons and to take a new sum- fendant was additionally charged He was asked to withdraw the order, when he was remanded for mons against accused.

24 hours.

The case is understood to be for committal.

DISORDERLY CONDUCT

Feb. 13.

Mr. Kenneth Seyer, of No. 38; Kimberly Road was summoned for allowing his light brown chow dog to wander in Kimberly Road with- out a muzzle or a lead.

Pleading guilty to the summons. accused was fined $5.

tempted to enter, he was warned the Station for reinforcements, Appearing on remand before Mr. to leave by a man who brandish-but by the time they had return-, Sheldon yesterday. Kwok ed a revolver through the peep-ed,the firing had ceased.

Kwal, 38, shop, keeper, The Chan, hole in the door and announced The deceased's revolver was later 30. salesman, and Tse Wan, 32, that the store was not doing busi- found not to have been fired at all coal coolfe, were charged with be- A. B. P. WARDEN CHARGED

Two metallic foreign bodies were having in a disorderly conduct by "A summons will be taken found in his skull at the post-fishing in Gloucester Road on against you unless you care to mortem the following day.

settle the inatter with 'tea First defendant, who pleaded money.""

This was alleged to not guilty. was discharged, while have been said by an second and third defendant were Warden, Wong Kam-chuen, 36. bound over in the sum of $25 to who was charged before Mr. be of good behaviour for one year. Macnamara yesterday demanding Det.-Sgt. J. Bentley prosecuted. $9 from the manager of the Chung Wah Band, Au Sik, with

night on Feb. 28. menaces, following the black-but

Det.-Insp. L. R. Whant. In out- lining the case for the prosecution, "said that Li Yim, the deceased. had been stationed, at Shataukok since Feb., 1939. His death in Old Main Street on the evening of Jan, 24 resulted from gunshot wounds In the head. The murder, the prosecution would seek to prove, could be linked with a robbery at the Yat San Chang Grocery Shop

that same evening.

THRIVING SHOP

The Yat San Chang Grocery

THE ARREST

Defendant's arrest was effected in strange circumstances. On Feb. 8, about 8.10 p.m.. Revenue Officer W. G. Humphreys, at the cross- roads at Fanling, saw a man jump

DOG SUMMONSES on to a slowly moving bus. he instructed his assistant. Chi-G. T. Lowry yesterday for keeping Suspecting the man's behaviour. Peak... was summoned before Mr. W. J. Richards, of No. 178. The

nese Revenue Officer No. 21, to board the bus also and search the without a

black and white fox terrier licence and permitting man who was sitting behind the it out without having a muzzle on. Pleading guilty, defendant was fined $2.

driver.

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Store was a thriving little shop that dealt principally with travel- Searching défendant's person. ling. traders entering Shataukok the Revenue Officer found, it is from Chinese territory and had a alleged, two loaded revolvers in his summoned for allowing his brown D. Benson, of No. 302, The Peak, daily turnover of $4,000 to $5,000 girdle. On Feb. & defendant was and white fox terrier out on, the in Calnese currency. It was man- charged with the murder of Ld streets without a muzzle, pleaded aged by Ko Lal-sang.. a spinster. Yim, whereupon he made a state- who employed 20 fokis. It was

gulity through, а tent to the effect that he had

and was fined $5. opened daily at daybreak and participated in the robbery at the closed about 6.30

Pleading guilty through a letter p.m. It had Yan San Chung. doors at the front and back, both

saying that the dog had been. closing from the inside.

accidentally killed, Miss N. W.

On the evening of the robbery, Ko had sent a foki, Wu Chung- kong, with a New Year gift of cigarettes for Detective Chan Hung at Shalaukok Police Station. The foki met Detective Chan at the

barbed wire barrier near the en- trance to Old Main Street, where he της in company with the deceased.

There had been no intention to

representative)

A R. P.

Chung Wah Band, said that he

Chau Pak member of the

saw in accused's book the ad-

dresses of Nos. 61. 78 and 80, Port- land Street.

Further hearing was adjourned to Tuesday next.

Mr. F. H. Loseby appeared for defendant.

MENACES ALLEGED Tsang Wing-fuk, 45, and Lo Lal-tong, 21, and Thomas John Milroy, 24 of the Middlesex Regi- ment, appeared before Mr. Ander- son yesterday charged with de-

murder, but a shot was fired by 3 pascombe, of No. 452, The Peatmanding $30 from Lo Yau at Kow

man named Yu Hing who drew his gun. There was then an ex- change of fire and the gang had run over the border into Chinese) territory, going to Yim Tim.

Defendant named

nine other

men to the police who, he said. had participated in the robbery.

At the Identification parade held subsequently at Au-Tau Rolice While the foxl was so engaged. Station, all the shop fokis and the the robbery was being effected at mistress failed to identify the de- "the grocery store. A voice outside fendant, and

14 the on Feb. the store inquired there were wounded detective also failed to soya beans for sale inside, and one identify him.. of the fokis slipped back the peep- hole, offering a sample that the

"CHAMBERS LOADED....

summoned for the same okence; was discharged with a caution.

Sgt. Willerton prosecuted in each case.

lcon City with menaces.

Hearing was provisionally fixed for Mar. 20.

Mr. C. A. Sutherson Fuss will appear for first and second de- fendants, and Mr. C. D'Almada

BOUND OVER coolle, "charged with having in his

Sik Ming. 23, unlicensed ricksha for the soldier. and pulling a public rieksha with Hai, Lut Hing, Chau Luen, and a

SENT TO SESSIONS possession. a forged ricksha licence | out a licence on

War, Hel, Wong Cheung. Tam bound over in the sum of $40 for making 283 counterfeit 3-cents

March 6, was

woman Ng To, al charged with one year by Mr. Lowry yesterday coins, possession of same, posses Det.-Sgt. MacDonald prosecuted sion of a mould for making coun-

CARGO COOLIE, CHARGED

terfeit coins, making four counter-

INDIAN CHARGED

Det.-Sgt. R., Macvey, was for the charged before Mr. Anderson yes- Mr. Hin-shing Le, assisted by man of Arnold and Company, was Jagat Singh. 36, private watch-

s. K. Lau. for the defence, pleaded a pair of leather shoes and a prosecution, while Mr. Alfred terday on a charge of larceny of

woollen pullover from two Indian

Alleged to have splashed some felt coins and possession of the corrosive substance over the face same and of counterfeiting instru- man outside claimed immediately

Sgt. Perkins, Police Armourer. of Li Kau, 42, coolie, on Jan. 20. ments, were was not of a variety large enough gave evidence that he had ex-Chung Shing, 37, cargo coolle, Criminal Sessions by Mr. Mac- committed to the amined two revolvers handed to appeared $2,300 TAKEN

him. The first one had been fred yesterday on a common assault

before Mr. Sheldon namara yesterday. la The door into the store was then from two chambers within the last charge. opened, and the man outside, en- few weeks and was a Smith and tered with another man who was Weston. The chamber in line with also seen, originally to be in his the valve contained an empty .38 company. These two were follow-short cartridge case. Four of the ed by five other men, one of whom other chambers were also loaded. not guilty. drew a revolver. Laying their The other weapon he had hands on everything of value, the examined was a .38 long revolver defendant and fellow-coolles after Police Station

Mr. Lo said that on Jan. 19, constables in the Kowloon City. robbers had soon taken $2,300 in in good working order. It had working in a Norwegian boat, dis- Chinese currency, $143 in Hong- also been recently fired, and con-charging a cargo of rice, swept until Monday. kong currency and 70 tins of ciga-i tained only one round. *rettes.

up the remaining rice and agreed

agreed

Further hearing was adjourned

In answer to a question from to sell the inferior portion,

POSTING ADVERTISEMENTS The mistress, Ko Lai-sang, was defendant. Sgt. Perkins taken up to the first floor but there that none

For posting advertisements on Defendant was displeased and a telephone poles without permis- of the other empty quarrel she managed to elude the robbers cartridges he had been given to approached and a fight ensued.

started. Complainant stan, Mun Hung-cheung, 21, and and gained admission to the ad- examine in connexion with the

Mok Wal-pun, 17, both fokis, were joining house where she heard robbery could have come from left his house and was going to bond of $10 to be of good be- The next morning complainant each ordered to sign a personal sounds of revolvers being fired in these two guna.

a teahouse when defendant threw haviour for a year by Mr. Ander-- a bucket of corrosive substance son yesterday. over his face..

..the street.

About this time, the foki, Wu Chung-kong, returned to the Storej and sought to gain admission through the front door. The peep- hole was opened, and he saw a man Inside brandishing a revolver who informed him that there was] nothing to sell inside and warned) him to go' 2783.

.

HURRIED BACK

The hearing was adjourned,

were

Sub. Inspector Cunningham, pro- Hearing was adjourned to Mar. secuting siad "that defendants 17, at 2.30 pm.

seen posting advertisements CHASE AFTER CAR

on telephone poles at Canton Road How a car, travelling at 37 near Hankow Road, The adver- G.S. EDMONDSON m.ph. was finally caught up by tisements were not of a seditious

FUNERAL OF MR.

Det-Insp. W. N. Darkin, after annature."

The funeral of Mr. George Strick- one-and-a-quarter mile race was land Edmondson, who died at the jrelated before Mr. Sheldon yester-

COOLIES FINED Matilda Hospital on March 6, took day, when Ng Tiong-beng, of No. 24, Yat, 40, and Wu Yuen, 50; were Three coolies. Ha Lam, 29, He The two detectives had been place at the Colonial Cemetery yes-Connaught Road West, third floor, charged before Mr. Anderson yes- patrolling in-Old Main Street when terday. The Rev. Cyril Brown con- Wu left them, and he hurried back ducted the service.

was summoned for driving car terday with stealing 3 cwt. and 44 No, 2325 in Hennessy Road with-pounds of coal.

to find that they were coming up

the street in his direction. He ran Deceased was the former Chief out due care and caution on Feb. It was stated that defendants up to them and made a report to Officer of the s.a. Chang On. He 9.

the deceased of the incident in is survived by a brother in Shang-

the doorway.

and deceased Zell on his face while

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A fine of $30 was imposed.

cattles

Lbrary: Supreme Court

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vegetable,' from a feld

LARCENY OF VEGETABLE was employed to move the coal and when they finished-working yesterday with the larceny of 20 Charged before Mr. S. F. Balfour hal and relatives in England.

LORRY DRIVERS FINED

they were seen leaving with the Deceased and Detective Chan

Pleading guilty to stealing five coal. Accused were each fined $6. near the Texas Oil Co. Ltd., Tsun Among those who attended 'the' hastened their step and advanced funeral were Mr. W. E. Kirby. Se-lorry-loads of stones and earth,

Det.-Sgt. A Bethali was In toward the Grocery Store with Wu cretary of the China Coast Officers'

the property of

Wan, on March 6, Li Yan pleaded Government, charge of the case, bringing up the rear. A fusillade Guild and Captain A. W. Muir, of during transit at King's Road: on

UNLICENSED FOOD HAWKER

that he has had no food for some of shots from the dark met them s.s. Tung On.

Mar. 15, Cheng Yun-po, 28, and

time and had, therefore, to steal. "Owing to the flare-up' ď ; Chau

Shu-hol, 29, both lorry Cholera I ask your Worship to hard labour to be followed by ex- He was sentericed to two weeks* Chan and the foki ran for shelter. ther and alsters was interred with days' hard labour by Major A Noffence" This was said by Sgt.

A sheaf of flowers from his bro- drivers, were each aned $20 or 14 take a serious view against this pulsion from the Colony. the casket.

Macfadyen yesterday.

A. L, Gordon in addressing Mr. The marriage took place was an almost impossible task to Wreaths were sent by Capt.& Sub-Insp. W. L. Clark said that Anderson 'yesterday when To Yiu, February 27, at identify any of the men who had Mrs L N. Beer, Chief Eng. of ss. defendants

HBM. Consu- 27; was charged with hawking late-General, fred the shots as the nearest ap-Chang On, China Coast Officers Messrs. Marsman and Company to cooked food without a licence at afterwards at 1292 Avenue Joffre,

employed by

Shanghal, and peared to be at least two shops Guild, Chaplain; Manager and staff transfer earth and stones from Argyle Street. away. After having taken shelter of Ballora Home & Seamen's In-A. R. P. tunnels to dump Into

Defendant was fined $4,

Shanghal, after the manner of for a moment, Chan, who was stitute, Messrs. Chargon Steamship the praya at North Point.

the dociety of Friends, of Miss wounded, made a report at the Company, Leung Yew and many A third man, Liu Hing, 32, celving, was fined $25

Janet M. Bain of Patales, Scot- nearest police blockhouse and others.

one land, to Mr. Leonard Tomkinson, stone-breaker, charged with re-month's hard labour.

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