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HONGKONG DAILY PRESS

HILLSIDE KILLING OF CONSTABLE

Paint Scraper Alleges Two Witnesses Bore Grudges.

That he was never at the place of the alleged crime and that two of the Crown's witnesses had falsely accused him because they bore grudges against him was the defence of SO SHING, a 23-year- old odd job pafat scraper, when he was arraigned before, the Chef Justice. Sir Atholl MacGregor, at the Criminal Sessions yesterday on a charge of the murder of a Shantung constable, D187 Wang Teh...” shing, who was found dead on the hillside above Po Shan Road, Up- per Levels, on Mar. 24.

GENERAL

MOTION ON LATRINE ACCOMMODATION IN

HOUSES AMENDED

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MR. B. WONG TAPE'S amendment that the motion of the Deputy Director of Health Services and Vice-Chairman (DR. N. C. MACLEOD) "that this Connell, being satisfied that there are many buildings. In the urban areas without sufficient and proper latrine accommodation, thereby endangering the health of the community. resolves that Section 39 of the Public Health. (Sanitation) Ordinance be enforced, the owners of such buildings being able to legal pro- ceedings if they fail to comply with the requirements of the Council within six months of receipt of a written notice thereof," be referred to a SELECT COMMITTEE was carried by a majority of eight to four when put to the vote at the meeting of the Urban Council yes- terday.

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In Introducing the motion, Dr. Macleod said that was found

Accused was defended by Mr. Ho's brother with a bamboo stick. George She, Instructed by Mr. H. during a fight six years ago and

prosecution was conducted by Mr. broken. Witness alleged that L J. F. Murphy, Assistant Crown accused him and his brother be Solleitor, assisted by Det. Insp. L. cause of "enmity and the reward F. Whant

offered.

A de Borras Botelho. while the in which Lis brother had his head that practically 50,000 Bats out of URBAN COUNCIL

The jury comprised Messrs. C.F. Fragnell (Foreman, Irving 7 Hu, ΤΣΟΥ Keung. Lee Shul-cheung,

Earlier in the proceedings, Mr. Murphy, outlining the ease, said that Sgt. Willerton came upon a

95,000 were without sufficient und proper latrine accommodation, and that in the majority of these flats wooden buckets were used as con- tainers. These were usually placed in a small part of the kitchen.

After reviewing the dangers to

MEETING

י,

Appointment Of Mr.

Chan Kin-kung. F. J. Elarte ang/Party of trecwood cutters, mostly which this practice was exposing. W. Lo To Select

Kwok Yu-kan.

Committees

Correspondence relative to the

juveniles. and arrested three. the health of the occupants of the About this time he heard shouts fats in particular, and of the com- Continuing his evidence, accused and a police whistle from the hill-munity in general. the speaker said that on Mar. 24 he went to side below and started downhill. moved the adoption of his motion. appointment of Mr. M. W. Lo to be. look for a brother.. at Shamshulpo. An Indian arrested a woman but This was seccnded by Dr. A. Ma member of the Urban Councilį He falled to find him and, after had to release her when three Rodrigues. tea, came back to Hongkung at Chinese threw stones at him and about noon.

blew his whistle.

there before.

HOLDING KNIFE

On the Saturday before his aring the stones. rest (Mar. 22). continued accused, he used his shirt as a pi low cover. He squashed some bed bugs on his

He saw deceased holding accus.

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for a term of three years, to serve on the Select Committees for (1) hawkers. and (2) Wells" and poos,)

WAS DISGRACEFUL Accused denied that on that day One of these, Li Ho, boy, Mr.

The Chairman said that he was he went to Latgard Road and Pourphy continued. would give in agreement with the Deputy D-in glace of Hon. Mr. Li Tse-forg. Shan Road. He had never been evidence that accused and his rector of Health Services that the was placed before the members of

brother were the other two throw.

latrine accommodation in the ma-the Urban Council at its fortnight- jority of flats was disgraceful. Inly meeting yesterday. 1934, said Mr. Carrie, an identical Hon. Mr. W. J. Carrie was in the motion was brought up before the Chair, and other members present then Sanitary Board by Dr. J. M. were Dr. N. C. Macleod Vice- Gray.

After considerable discus- Chairman), Hon. Mr. A. B. Purves, ston, the clause "hereinafter con- Hon. Mr. R. 4. C. North, Hon. Mr. structed, reconstructed or rebuilt J. P. Pennefather-Evans, Messrs, F. was inserted.

C. Hall, L. C. F. Bellamy, A el Ar- cull. B. Wong Tape, Tang Shiu- Kin, M. W Lo, Drs. S. N. Chau and A. M. Rodrigues, Mr. C. J. Roe Secretary and Mr. Im Ping- tseung (Asst. Secretary),

shirt and as a result blood got on ed by the front of his jacket, to it Accused said that be bought facing each other, Accused's the file, exhibited in Court, from

brother was holding a long knife in his hand and shouted to the constable, "Are you going to re- lease him or not?"

a store in Upper Lascar Road to

others for

gether with two reselling after repairs. He did not examine it at the time of buying and it was possible that blood was

on it then.

Accused said he and his brother were on bad terms with 2 Ho be cause the latter's brother assaut. ed his (accused) brother and al-

The boy

saw accused

Mr. Wong Tape said that, or stabbed Principle, no member "would object the constable in the chest with a to the motion. The speaker, how short pointed weapon. The con-ever, strongly doubted whether the stable staggered a few paces and present was an opportune time for

ILLEGAL PRACTICE his the wholesale or large scale altera collapsed and

Two amendments to the by-laws tions proposed by the motion, tak- ing into consideration the high of the Public Health (Food), Or- cost of cement and other buildingdinance. 1935, were introduced by material.

the Chairman and adopted by the

accused and brother ran away.

Mr. Murphy said that, he would leged that Li and Kwong Nul, two prove that accused, on Mar. 24. of the witnesses did not speak the told a surrounding throng that he

truth in their evidence.

TRIAD SOCIETY

had stabbed someone that day.

the kitchen for use

Mr. M. W. Lo remarked that Council. In proposing the inser- Accused was arrested two days there were 18.000 old-style houses tion of the additional by-law later and, when charged, mady a each with only a small space Food Shops" the Chairman said (No." 194) under the heading Cross-examined by Mr. Murphy statement denying he was of the in accused said that Kwong belonged hillside that day.

latrines. If it was only a question that it had been brought to his to a certain triad society which »Prof. R. C Robertson said that jof a few hundred houses being notice that it was the practice to had a grudge against one to the cause of death was a stab asked to comply with the require-introduce water or other fluid, or which he belonged. Accused ad-wound of the heart.

ments of the Council then he had alr or any other gas or gaseous

mitted his society was unlawful. Addressing the jury," Mr. She no objection to the motion; but matter into the carcases of ani- So Tim, brother of accused, also submitted that the Crown's case the whole of the 18,000 houses were mals or birds slaughtered as food denied he was at the scene of the lacked evidence" and had not pro- to be involved then he agreed with for man. The proposed amend- alleged murder. He said that on duced any adult eye-witnesses of Mr. Wong Tape that the time was ment was to make this practice the morning in question he went the crime. He said that accused not opportune for such a sweeping illegal to the Tung Wah Hospital and was bad given his story and, if not engaged in carrying wreaths in a believed entirely but in part, it funeral procession and did not, go, meant that the Crown had not back to the house until noon. proved its case!

The case will be continued this eye which had been pierced. by Li morning.

He could not see with his right,

52 BIDS OF $100 AT LAND SALE

change.

The amendment was put to the meeting and carried by a majority vute.

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The second amendrient (No. 31A) was to include markets and market-stalls.

The two amendments rend as follows:-

FINAL WARNING

As to the eating house licence

NIGHTSOIL CHARGES

No person shall cause the in- When the ting went into troduction into the tissues of the Committee to discuss the memo-carcase of randum by the Chairman relative usually used as food for man, by any animal or bird PRISON TERM

to the proposed charges for the injection or other means, of water departmental collection of night-

or any other duld, or air or any "FOR CHATTEY

soll, Mr. Lo suggested that pay-other gas or gaseous mixture." ment should be made quarterly, Captain Walter Harold Powles instead of yearly, as suggested by basement at No. 1, Hillwood Road Correspondence relative to the and Chattey. of the 1st Battalion. the Chairman. Middlesex Regiment, Fifty-two bids af $100 were made found guilty by a Special Jury on proposal stood, the landlords would that it was decided to agree to was also placed before the Coun- who was The Chairman stated that, as his cf. The Chairman announced within the space of seven minutes) when KOWLOON INLAND LOT committing an unnatural offence months May 23

on a proven charge of be six months in-pocket and six there being two watchmen on the NO, 4306 was put up for sale, by on a boy was sentenced to two amount to be collected would he out-of-pocket 25 the public auction, at the offices of the years imprisonment with hard la half way through the financial

premises. Public Works Department yester-bour by the Chief Justice. Sir At-year.

holl MacGregor, at the Criminal With an area of 3,600 square Sessions yesterday.

Mr. Lu suggested that the charge floor, the Chairman stated that it for No. 40, Aberdeen Street, ground feet, and situated at the junction

should be fixed at $12 per annum. Addressing accused, his Lordship or per month as, in any case, tng to the licencees to the effect was decided to send a final warn- of Playing Field Road and Tung said that the recommendation and the Choi Street, Mongkok, the lot rider of the jury which they added tenant that amount.

landlord would charge the was offered at the upset price of to their verdict at the conclusion

that the licence would be cancelled $8,100 by Mr. E B. Lambert, Asst of the trial had been forwarded to would like to give the Chairman's precious letters are not strictly Mr. F. C. Hall stated that heit the warnings contained in the Sapt, of Crown Lands, who acted the General Officer Commanding memorandum a as auctioneer.

and it would be for him and other year.

complied with.

Applications for an eating house Bidding: was very brisk so-much-authorities to give effect to the

licence for No. 140, Lai Chi Kok so that within seven minutes the suggestions in that rider

Road, ground floor, a milk shop price had been raised to $13,300) It only remained for him, his

Hon. Mr. R. A. C. North pointed licence for No. 271, Lockhart Road, at which amount it was knocked Lordship. said, to pass sentence. out that it was very important that ground floor, and for a food prs. down to Messrs. Li Yuk-lam, Wont He had given it long consideration the charges should be kept down serving licence for No. 280, Hen- Koon-wal, Ko Man, P. F. Wons and in the interests of justice, he to as low as possible. He would nessy Read, ground floor, were re- and Ng Shun-chuen, all of No. 14, must pass a sentence which would prefer either $8 or $10 per annum. fused. Queen's Road Central,

day.

KEEN BIDDING

Offered at $7,000 Inland Lot No. 6156, situated at Tai Hang Road, and having an area of 7,000 square

act as a deterrent.

feet, was sold to Mrs. Constance LANDSLIDE

Chu, of No. 15, Village Road, for

16,700 after some very. keen bid-

ding between the original ap-

plicant and three other bidders.

INQUEST

:

trial at $8 per

KEPT LOW

LICENCES GRANTED

."

The Chairman sald that there should be no great grounds for complaints if $10 is charged as the Urban Council between May Eight Licences were granted by that was the sum charged pre 20 and June 2, inclusive. « They viously. It worked out at 83 cents

were: food factories, two; per month.

It was then put to the meeting Preserving establishments, that the charger be $10 per fat cattle, one; eating houses, one; per annum in the case of domes and restaurants, two. tic premises, and $1 per month per

An inquest into the death of pan for non-domestic premises.

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Among the Special Conditions a father, Cheung Sua, 58, and his All charges would be payable an- attached to the sale were that son, Cheung Shek-on, 24, whenually. only one residence of European were buried in a landslide in Shek type would be allowed to be erect- Kip Me! Village, was heard before ried, the Chairman announced that Rogers. both

Mr. A. Manuel, Fox and Mr. Cyril ed on the lot; that the purchaser Mr. H. C. Macnamara at the it would be transmitted to His Anglo-Chinese Stabilisation Fund members of the Excellency the Governor for ap-Committee, are expected to arrive proval.

in Hongkong shortly.

has to pay $275 for alterations to Kowloon Magistracy yesterday. road drainage works; the buyer

shall defray the cost of connecting

The Jury comprised Messrs. F. J. drains from the lot to the Govern Wilkinson (Foreman). A. R

ment sewer such cast not to exceed beiro and Tso Chak-chuen, whtie

Mr. Fox, who is accompanied by Mr. W. H. Taylor, alternate Ameri-| can delegate, and Mr. W. Frese,

34,500; that a right-of-way from Insp. W. H. Nolloth was present slide and both were buried in the assistant will proceed to Chung- Tai Hang Rad to the lot shall be for the Police.

debris.

king.

constructed by purchaser, but the Giving evidence, Chan Tae-kwci, Dr. H. H. Tal. of the Kowloon grant of such right-of-way shall 55, said that on May 3, at 7 a.m. Hospital, testified that the cause not give the purchaser the ex- the two deceased were working in of death was suffocation. clusive right to use the road or a quarry in Shek Kip Mei Village. „The jury returned, a verdict of of Sir Frederick Leith Ross' Econo- path so constructed.

when suddenly there was a land-accidental death.

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