1941-07-08 — Page 3

HONGKONG DAILY PRESS

Patient's Jump From Queen Mary Hospital: Jury's Verdict Rider

A verdict of suicide while his mind was unbalanced was return - ed by a Jury, comprising Messrs. B. Herschend (Foreman), J. K. Pavri and Chung Yan, at the Central Magistracy yesterday, when Mr. H. G. Sheldon, K.C., sitting as Coroner, hold an inquiry into the death of YIP WAI; a male patient at the Queen Mary Hospital, who leapt from the fourth floor of the hospital on the morning of June 10.

VERDICT OF MURDER

STABBING IN AN OPIUM DIVAN

Without retiring. a jury com- prising Messrs. Abdul Gaffoor Suffad Foreman. Plo Pineda and Carlos Lutz Petronilo Pinna, re- turned a verdict of murder by Lau Wal, allas Sau Tsai, at an inquiry into the death on April 28 of Lau

Cheuk-lam, 32, oplum divan keeper of No. 212 Temple Street, fr

The jury coupled with their ver- diet a rider that they considered the authorities be advised that the! rallings of the verandah should be raised.

Dr. T. K. Lien, medical officer of the Queen Mary Hosplist, testified that the deceased was suffering from typhold fever.

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Miss A. Williams, nursing sister. said on June 10 she was on duty at the head ward, fourth floor.

occupied bed No. Deceased which was near the verandah.

On hearing a commotion, she ran out to the verandah and saw the body of deceased lying on the ground below.

NOT PECULIAR

In answer to a question by the

Boor, held yesterday before Mr. H. foreman of the jury. Miss Williams

C. Macnamara, sitting as Coroner. at the Kowloon Magistracy.

GENERAL

COLLAPSE IN CITY

Picture shows coolles cleaning the debris following the col- lapse at Nos. 340-348 Queen's Road Central Tast week (San Ying Ming).

ROUND THE POLICE COURTS

AT CENTRAL

CAUGHT IN THE ACT

fault, seven days, by Mr. Lowry yesterday.

Admitting charges of selling fresh fish at the seawall at Glou- Caught while in the act of pull-cester Road, near Tonnachy Road, ing electric wires from the walls on Saturday, Lau Fo, 21, spinster, said that when she saw deccased of No. 169 Des Voeux Road Central, boatman, Chau Chuen, 56, boat- sitting up and when she asked blin arst floor, Tsung Muk, 41, un-man, Wong Fat. 30, coolie, and to lie down again he did not act employed, charged with attempted Chung Cho, 63, boatman, were each the Kowloon Hospital, gave evi-in a peculiar way.

{larceny of house fxtures on Satur- aned 35, while Lo Shi-chau, 50, day, was sentenced to one month's boatman who failed to put up ball. imprisonment by Mr. G. F. Lowry was fined $3 or seven days. yesterday.

Dr. H. H. Tai, medical officer of

dence that the cause of death was due to indised wounus on the che and neck.

Cheung Sing chung, ward boy climb over the verandah and jump

deposed that he saw

down.

deceased

AT KOWLOON

Tang Kl. 28, an employee of the

After returning the verdict the

On a second charge of breach of deceased, in evidence, said that at about 5 pm on Apr. 28, a Chinese foreman said the Jury would like a deportation order, defendant was male known to him as Ng Chi-to add a rider to the effect that sentenced to serve an additional keung. allas "Mong Tsal." came

one or two more bars would pre-six months.

EMHEZZLER CONVICTED vent anyone jumping over or in Det.-8gt. Summers, prosecuting, into the divan and was later join-

How be lost $440 in Macau ed by another Chinese male called

the present case, the, ward boy said that at about 3 a.m, defend-

later told Lau Wa allas "Sau Tsai." "Mo

might have been able to catch hold ant was found by the inmates of through gambling-ine Tsa!" then approached the latter of the deceased.

the house pulling away the wires the Police that he was robbed by and was arrestet. Defendant, Sgt. three men, was related before Mr. Summers told the Court. had five H. C. Macnamara yesterday, when Lul Tse-Kwong, 28, foreman of the previous convictions,

Kup Sul Mun Farm, New Terri- tories, was charged with embezzle-

and asked him to buy him some oplum, but "Sau Tsal" was heard to reply that he did not have: enough money to buy oplum for himself.

SLAPPED ON FACE

Det. Sub.-Insp. C. T. Byron was resent for the Police.

NEW ORPHANAGE

SOLICITING CASE

FOR ABERDEEN Stated by the prosecuting officer, ment of $440 from Wong Tung- | Sgt. 3. E. McDermott, to have hoi, master of the Kup Sul Mun He said that "Sau Tsal," "Mong The South China Christian Edu-jumped on the running board of Furin. Tsa" and himself were standing cation and Industrial Association

for Homeless War Refugee Child-is car and asked whether he

Defendant

was additionally near a tabic, when "Mong Tsal" started scraping opium dross from ren here has raised some H.K.$100 would like to have a girl. Tang charged with giving false infor a tin picked up from the table. 000 more than double of its ori-Kam-yee, 32, unemployed, charged mation to the Police. Suddenly the deceased came out ginal goal, and

before Mr. Sheldon yesterday with is planning to

It was stated that on July 4 the from the kitchen into the divan establish a home for war waits at soliciting for an immoral purpose master of the farm gave defer- and. seeing what "Mong Tsaf" was Shoushan Village. Aberdeen, short- Olmore Street, near Des Voeux dant some chickens to deliver to doing. slapped him on the face

Road Central, on Saturday, was a poultry farm for which he would said, "You are committing a rob- Jery,"

"Sau Tsa" then walked up to the master and was heard to say "Why do you not respect me?" and caught hold of the master.

Witness went on to relate that shortly afterwards he heard a cry

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he had blood on him. Deceased night by defendant who later re- remained on the bunk until the turned with two girls. arrival of the Police.

LOITERING ALLEGED

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NEGLIGENT EUROPEAN FINED $100

The Association is operating al-fined $100, or two months' hard receive $440. After collecting the together 20 homes for orphans labour.

money he left for Macau and lost various parts of China.

Sgt. McDermott said that he was the money in gambling, approached at about 11 p.m. that However, he returned to

Colony on July 6, by the morning boat and at 3 p.m. went to the

J. R. Wilson, a European, was Yanmatt Police Station and madened $100 in the Singapore Traffic "Mong Tsa" had also disappear- Leung Kul. 37, unemployed, a report that three men, one of

time witness looked charged before Mr. Sheldon for whom had a revolver, robbed him negligent driving

Court when he was convicted of

loitering at the backyard at No. of the money in question at Wal- and "Sau Tsal" standing near the Evidence was also given by Kwok 228 Sassoon Road at 11.30 p.m. on ching Street

On April 25 an optician, Mr. L. entrance ot the front door through another employee of the same Saturday, was remanded one week Police made enquiries and found towards Holland Village with his

July 5. The

H. Smith, was driving his car which he disappeared. Witness divan

for medical examination on the out that defendant gave false in- wife beside himi, helped the deceased on to a bunk Det.-Sgt. N. B. Fraser was pre-application of Insp. F D. B. formation and he was eventually

detained.

of "Al-yah" and saw the deceaseded by the staggering towards the kitchen round for him.

In the divan and he noticed that sent for the Police,

Boy Stole Money To Meet Demands To Join Triad Society: Reservist Charged

A 13-year-old bpy. Lam Shing-tsai, of No 2 First Street, first floor, told Mr. H. G. She dón, K.C., at the Central Magistracy yester- day, that he stole C.N.$190 ́ from his grandmother in order to meet → The demands for money made on him to join a triad society.

Lam was complainant in a case which he had stole. His father in which Police Reservist No. 1715, and uncle went to defendant's LI YIU-TONG, of No. 298 Queen's house and arrested him.

Tuckett.

STOLE FROM TAILOR

on

Defendant was convicted yester- Pleading guilty to having stolen day. but his Worship granted from the person of Chung Chuen him a remand of 24 hours as he sang, 27, unemployed tallor, $23.20 indicated that he will raise the Chinese currency, Luk Choi-to, 17. money to pay back the unemployed, was sentenced by Mr. plainant. Sheldon yesterday to two months' hard labour.

Det-Sgt. V. M. Morrison pro- sccuted

com-

Nearing the junction of Holland Road and Farrer Road, he gave the signal to turn into Farrer Road, when a car, coming from behind, began to overtake him from the outside,

Realising that a collision was im minent, he turned to his left, but was unable to avoid the collision, which forced his car on to the grass verge.

The near side door fell open and his wife was thrown out of the car but sustained no injury.

Det.-Sgt. R. Macvey prosecuted. RICE PROFITEERS FINED For selling five cattles of rice for $1 which is in

excess of Derendant had one previous con- the price fixed by the Controller viction

of Trade, Li Kong-hing, 38. master In his defence Wilson said that EXPORTING ALLEGED of the Hip Cheung Rice Shop. Nh. Charged before Mr. Lowry yes-88 Shanghal Street, was fined $200 terday with breach of the Defence or one month by Mr. Macnamara Regulations by attempting to ex- yesterday.

Road West, Arst floor, was charged- Giving evidence, defendant der1- with demanding $5.30 from Lam ed the offence and stated that on port from the Colony 600 tins of LI Wing. 18, accountant of the on June 20 and 27, respectively. Julle 26 and 27 he was working kerosene on board junk No. T6378H same rice shop, who was similarly Div. Insp. F. D. 5. Tuckett pro- all day at his father's roast meat at Shaukiwan harbour, Mang Sze- | charged, was fined $100 or six

months.

Sgt. Willison prosecuted

he was driving at about 40 m.p.h. before the collision, and added that the collision would not have accurred. if the driver of the other car had signalled earlier.

-secuted.

shop at No. 293 Queen's Road

HEALTH BULLETIN sheung, 30, shop fokt, pleaded not Lam, in evidence, stated that he West. Defendant stated if he

The following ta the Returns of was a student of the Lam King needed money he could get it from guilty and hearing was fixed for

GAOL FOR SNATCHER. notifiable diseases notified as hav- Middle School. No. 119 Das Voeux his father. He said he had wit-Tuesday, July 29, at 2.30 p.m.

Defendant, who was allowed ball Road West.

nesses to call and hearing was ad-

Leung so, 35, unemployed. ap- ing occurred in the Colony dur journed to today.

of $250, 1s being represented by peared berore Mr. D. J. N. Ander-ing the 72 hours ended at mid- Mr. Alfred Y, Hou,

son yesterday when he was charg night on July 8- Lam Ching, 46, shopkeeper,ed with larceny from the person Cerebro-Spinal Fever, two cases; 30 cases: Diphtheria, sulphate of ammonia and 100 tins Leighton Hill Road, of a handbag three cases; Dysentery, 16 cases; of kerasene on board the same junk containing money and articles to Enteric Fever, five cases: Tuber- also pleaded not guilty to the the total value of $1 on board a culosis, 104 cases (two imported). offence.

Herring was also fixed British ship in Victoria Harbour for the same day. Lam was allow on July 8.

WAS THREATENED On June 26, after finishing school, he was approached by de-, fendant and several others and $7.30 was demanded from him as

LANDSLIDES charged with exporting 50 bags of of Miss Peasy Ewa, of No. 105. Cholera,

fees to join a trial society. He re- CAUSED BY

fused, was threatened, but ran

away. He again met defendant.

who demanded $5.30 which he

H.K. POLICE CHIEF IN CHUNGKING

TYPHOON

ett,

or two

gave to defendant, after stealing The typhoon which threatened ed ball at $150.

Defendunt WAS additionally was charged with demanding $80 the money from his grandmother.the Colony on. Sunday passed Senior Revenue Officer W. v. charged with unlawful boarding with menaces from Kwok Chak

He confessed to his father about Hongkong and at 7.26 a.m. yoster-Ahern is prosecuting.

of the said ship.

on July 3, was concluded before tho theft and the purpose for day the No. 6 signal was lowered. MANAGER CHARGED

"It was stated that Miss Hwa Mr. Anderson yesterday, when The typhoon did not pass with- Bhek Tin-sang, 31, described as went on board the sup to Bee accused was fined $50 out doing some damage the most the manager of Killy and Com- her father and while she was months. serious of which was the complete pany, of No. 176 Main Street, East, leaving to board a sampan defen- Det-Bgt. J. Johnston prosecut plockade of a section of Mount Arst four, appeared before Mr.dant anatched the bag and ren Davis Road as the result of part Lowry yesterday charged with re-up the gangplank, she gave

SENT TO SESSIONS CHUNGKING, July Contra of a hillside near Felix Villas, Pok-ceiving 12,000 rolls of cotton cloth. chase and was kicked by deteri

Leung Sang, 27, unemployed, of The excollent spirit of service or fulam, collapsing at B.30 am. the Part of Chinese Police was

valued at $10,000, knowing them dant but he was caught even-No. 812, Ounton Road, first floor, praised by Mr. John Pennefather-hind the Golf Club, at Deep Water remanded till Thursday.

Another landslide occurred be to be stolen, on June 22, and was tually by a ship's officer

was yesterday committed for trial Evans, Commissioner of Police of Bay, at 3 p.m. on Sunday

Sentence of three months hard by Mr. Anderson on a charge of Hongkong, who le how visiting. A part of the hillside near, the

Det-Bgt. Nolan is in charge of labour was imposed on the first attering a forged $10 banknote Chungking to study Chinese pollée Shing Mur Dam, New Territories. the prosecution.

charge, and one month on the of the Hongkong and Shanghai econd, the sentences to run con- Banking Corporation on June 18 WASOLD ICE CREAM

at the Lion Grocery Mr. Pennefather-Evans, who ar- some 40 tons of earth crashing For a branch of the cholera recutively

|_ Accused was additionally ohurged rived here on July 1, was enter down to the road leading to the sulations, So Yung 24, unlloonsed et A Bethell prosecuted with possession of bero forged $10

DEMANDING WITHE MENACES.

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