1941-08-20 — Page 3

HONGKONG DAILY PRESS

GENERAL

13TH CAPITAL TRIAL ROUND THE POLICE COURTS

AT SUPREME COURT Indian Watchman Sentenced To Death: Shooting Sequel

The twelfth death sentence this year was passed yesterday by the Chief Justice, Sle Atholl MacGregor. at the Criminal Sessions when PRITAM SINGH, 38, private watchman, was found Guilty by a Jury of the murder of another valehnati, Keser Singh on the morning of June 11 at Queen's Rd. Central, in front of the Central Market. This was the Bin trial on a capital charge since January.

The prosecution was conducjeu by Mr. E. H. Williams Crew Counsel, assisted by Det sp. L R Whabt

Mr. George She, Instructed by Mr M. A da Silva, was for the defence.

Ti Jury members empanelled the ensuing struggle two shots were Messi's W Pirene (Forr went off. He had been assaulted mag). Lee Stuu-kai, J. A Parrish, by deceased four times before and P. WORK. A J Rapids, Chan Shu he was afraid of him kee and Huo! Tuck chung

Asked by his lordship If It was

AT CENTRAL

MURDER CHARGE

On the application of Det.-8gt.

AT KOWLOON

JUVENILE SNATCHER

With two previous convic- N.B. Fraser, Chan Leung alias tions, a 16-year-old -Chinese boy; Chan Bai, 22, odd job coolie, Yurig was sentenced to nine months' Hon-Chi, 22, coolle and Yung Sze- hard labour when he was convict- ki, were formally remanded one ed by Mr. H.C. Macnamara yester- week by Mr. H. G. Sheldon, K.C., day on the charge of snatching when they were charged with the a wrist watch from Wai Chi-ming. murder 01 Yung Wing-pan on spinster, in Nathan Road, on Mon July 31.

day.

WIDOW DISCHARGED" Appearing on remand, Ng Ma- el, widow, was discharged by Mr. Sheldon She Was charged with the larceny of a camera, two rolls of film and a mariner's certificate from Albert S. Fruin, of the Doug- las Steamship Company.

ALLEGED SNATCHER

Sgt. J. G. Whiterort prosecuted.

INDECENT EXPOSURE Charged with indecent exposure by bathing in the Gascoigne Road nullah, at 2 p.m. on Monday, Lu Po. a cooile, was fined $5 Of ONZE week's hard labour, when he ap peared before Mr. Macnamara.

POLISH STOWAWAYS

A remand of 24 hours was grant-

Mr Willams said that arcused his defence that one of the Ave was employed by the Cheong Kee shots was fired during the strug- Wu Chul, 22, unemployed, was money-changers Queen's Road Ele and with the Anger of de-remanded by Mr. Shetaon. whened by Mr. D. J. N. Anderson In Central, and the derrased by the quased on the trigger. and triche appeared on a charge of lar- Wing Hing bank, also a Queen's others were fired when the re- ceny from the person of 2 Road Central

wrist watch valued at $14, at Leighton HI Road near Lee Theatre. pro- perty of Chan Ming 19, spinster. of No. 34, Village Road, Arst, abor, on Aug. 18.

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sad

there

Volver was in his possession, ar cused agreed that it was..

Det-Sgt. V.M. Morrison,

prose

the case in which Gerszel Apfel- baun, Pole, was charged with stow- ng away and with vagrancy, and Counsel

that

had been feeling between deceased

Szeps Lewin, Pole, was charged THE SUMMING-UP and accused since 1939 when thei

with stowing away and with en- After addresses by Counsel. his

tering the Colony without a valid latter took on a job which deceas- Lordship, summing-up, said that ed had lost

passport. Nothing happened the whole of the Crown's case was

ASSAULTED WIFE Not!

beghaning this that the attack on deceased was cuting, stated while complainant

of year when accused and deceased deliberate and unprovoked,

For assaulting his wife by hitting, wore heard exchanging words of Mr She, hls Lordship sald, had

was walking along Leighton Eher on the head with a Iron bar, Road and near Lee Theatre or Wan Kwal, a machine maker, was sn. wn. Counsel suggested that there was provoca- said, there was a feeling of enmity tion but he found it hard to deat

the day in question at about 2.30 bound over in the sum of $50 for between the two.

with as accused himself had sug

p.m., accused came from behind one year by Mr. Anderson, HANDED REVOLVER

and snatched the wrist watch from

According to Byt. T. Collius, who gested no such provocation, If he Referring to the morning of the was relying on taunts of

her hand, She gave chase and prosecuted, defendant met his wife, ង few shooting. Mr. Williams sald accus-months ago, in law, his Lordship accused was arrested by a Chinese ed. in accordance with us duty said, nothing or that sort could was handed a revolver and 12 possibly amount to provocation. rounds of ammunition at 7 am

abuse

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No word or gesture could constitute

constable

REMANDED

Chan Slu-ko, 23, unemployed, Several shots were heard and provocation sufficient to reduce was remanded 24 hours for further accused was seen by different withomicide to manslaughter.

enquiries by Mr. G. T. Lowry when nesses to are a number of shots If an armed man, continued his he was charged with the larceny at Keser Singh (utside the Cheong Lordship, entered into a contest of $70 from Tam Yuk-wan at the Kee shop.

with an unarmed man with the Lak Ho Tung Boarding House on

KIW

Defendant. pleaded guilty.

at 10 Lat Chi, in Sai Yee Street p.m. on Monday and accused her of going out with other men. He produced an iron bar and her on the head.

struck

Collins, The woman, sald Sgt. accused the man of having failed

to support her, financially, for the past three months, while the man alleged that the wife bad been absent from home every night for some time past.

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FOSSESSION OF ARMS

A further remand of one week

Allwang, Supreme

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Constable D123. Chan Blu-sang.. intention of avalling himself of Aug. 18. who heard the shots, went to thela revolver, and if he did that. scer: and

accused walkine that would amount to murder. I

HEARING FIXED forward slowly with a revolver in he did not enter with the inten Hearing of the case in which Man his hand. He saw accused are tion of using his revolver the ques- [Liang-sing, unemployed, is charged two or three shots at deceased ton then would be that he used with the larceny of 27 suits of who was 05 the ground. e it in the heat of the moment instage costumes valued at $2,400, Jumped forward and wrenched the consequence of the struggle that has been fixed for Thursday by weapon from accused,

would justify the returning ol a Mr. Lowry.

In pollee custody was granted by Keser Singh was sent to Queen verdict of manslaughter.

Accused Mary Hospital and though he was

wax alleged to have Mr. S. F. Balfour yesterday in res After a retirement of half-an- stolen the costumes in question by pect of Chan Siu-ko, 60, temple- operated un immediately. dled hour, the jury returned a verdict. Ister the day.

trick from Chan But at the keeper of the Tin Hau Temple, of Guilty of murder. They equNg Chow Hotel, No. 70 Connaught Fan Lau, bn Lantau Island, charg- Dr. D. A. Smith deposed that the pled with their verdict a recon Road, Central,

ed with possession of arms and cause of death was due to shonk mendation le mercy on account of Mr. Hin-shing Lo is appearing lawful exeuse for the same,

ammunition without licence and haemorrhage due to perturat- & probability that there had been, ing bullet wounds the abdomen some provocation on the part of

for the prosecution.

Police claim. that

defendant bound over on a sum of $50 to be and other bullet wounds.

UNLAWFUL POSSESSION

had in his possession one rifle, of good behaviour for an yedr.

deceased.

TEL. 28151.

Olving evidence. Pritam Singh Before passing sentence, his Charged with unlawful posses three muskets, three shotguns, 29, when he appeared for sentence on said that deceased, after having a Lordship told accused that hesion of ap electric beil and a rounds of rifle ammunition and 53a charge of larceny before Mr. conversation with Talck Singh, an would see that the recommenda- callboard at Robinson Road on rounds of shotgun ammunition at Balfour. Fe had previously uther watchman, came from behind. tion is forwarded to the proper Aug. 18, 30 Ping, unemployed, was the Temple on Lantau Island: pleaded guilty to the larceny of a and caught hold of him. Deceased quarters.

sentenced to two months hard about three weeks ago. seized his revolve butt. He also

labour by Mr. Lowry yesterday.

Accused had five previous con- victions,

put his hand on the butt and in

Committee To

The jury was exempted from duty for two years.

194 DEATHS

·

Study Colony

War Taxation

FROM T.B.

Sgt, White prosecuted.

SOLDIERS COMMITTED Herbert Edward Mayhew and Joseph James Toms, both of the R. A. M. C., were committed for

The following is the Returus of trial by Mr. Lowry in connexion notiable diseases notified as hav- with the alleged rape of a girl,

His Excellency the Governor-hasng occurred in the Colony during Chan Hol, on the hillside above appointed a Committee to advise the week ending at midnight on Bowen Road, near Gap Road, on on the practicability of replacing Aug. 16:

July 28,

the existing system of War Taxa- Cerebro-Spinal Fever, one case: Mayhew was charged with raping Lion by an Income Tax and, if so, Cholera. 38 cases, three Imported. and Toms with aiding and abet- on the measures necessary to this) (21 deaths): Diphtheria. one ting.

MONDAY'S RETURNS The returns for the 24 hours ending at midnight on Aug. 18 is

Insp. J. O'Donovan prosecuted,

metal wrist watch from the coolie BOUND OVER

quarters at the Symplex Plaster Wong Tze tak, 20, an unemploy-Works, Tsun Wan, which he had ed mau, of Tsing I Island, was pawned for $2.

Chinese Revenue Officer

Accused Of Assault: .

11 Complainants

Further evidence was heard ly Mr. H. C. Macnamara at the Kowloon Magistracy yesterday in the case in which Chinese Re- venue Officer No. 70, Yeung Leung, was summoned by 11 persona, in- cluding two women, for assault by hitting them with a rattan cane and a harbor pole on June 25, at Lafchikok Road, Shamshuipo.

end; and alternatively, to advise on сабе: Dysentery, 68 cases (93 The accused were temanded in any revisions of the existing War deaths): Enterte Fever. 14 cases (12 Military custody until they appear peared for the complainants, Wong depot. She denied, however, that Mr A Sutherton Russ ap- placed on duty outside the opium Revenue legislation which may be deaths); Tuberculosis, 267

cases for tria). considered necessary to ensure that four Imported, (194 deaths),

Yee-koo and Wong Fung, married there had been rowdyism outside" The accused reserved their de-women, and Tsui Sam, Wu Yim,the, depot, or that when she was higher incomes bear their full

fence,

Chak Muk, Lo Chiu, Luk Pan. told to take her place in the share of the burden of War Taxa- tion.

Tang Kwal, Chan Wah, Tsul Yiu queue she refilsed to do so on the NO EVIDENCE

and Kung Leung,

ground of having The Committee consists of the as follows:-Cholera, seven cases:

"Police con-

following members:-

Chan Tang, 31, appearing before! Dysentery, 10 cases; Enteric Fever. Mr. Sheldon, on the charge of defence, and intimated at yester-

Mr. C. Y. Kwan appeared for the nexions."

She did not see any Chinese The Hon. Mr. C. G, alabaster. nine cases: Tuberculosis. 48 cases.having, together with others notiday's hearing that a counter-sum-striking defendant, neither did in custody, murdered Chung Ngau mons for assault had been issued she see the defendant blowing a DEATH OF FORMER allas Chung Kwok-hing, at First against Chan Wah,

PUPIL OF C.B.$. Street, on July 14, was discharged

WITNESS. SOBS

OBR KC., (Chairman);

The Hon. Mr. R. R. Todd:

The Hon. Sir Vandelcur Gray- burn, Kt.,

The Hon. Mr. D. J. Bloss, C.B.E.: The Hon. Mr. M. K. Lo, C.B.E.:

The Hon, Mr. J. J. Paterson;

The Hon. Mr. Li Tse Fone:

Castro, Jr.:

The Hot. Mr. W "Tam:

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Professor R. Robertson,

E. M. Bryden, Esq.

L. Kudocrle,

Kwok Chan, Esa...

T. Black, Ea

A. G. Clarke, Esq.

U van Langenberg,...

Mr. K M. A. Barrett (Botto

Pollee whistle,

HAD BEEN BUYING In reply to his Worship, witness.

as Iusp, C. T. Byron offered no Wong Yee-koo, in her evidence, said that she had been buying. News has been received in 'the evidence against the accused..

given between occasional Colony that Plot Officer Leslie

sobe, oplum from the depot for the past. CONVICTION REGISTERED stated that on June 24 she went two years. Richard Evans, R.AT, former Convicted on the charge of to the opium depot at No. 235, Wong Fung, married womun,

don,

This is the third former pupil

of the Central British School whò

and another is a prisoner of war.

FORTHCOMING WEDDINGS

The Hon Mr. Leo d'Almada e pupil of the Central British School larceny of $1.50 from Wong Ngau, Latchikok Road to purchase her testified that she was on her way (1822 to. 1926) crashed whilst land-30, widow, Taul King, 18, unem-busband'a dally requirements. to Nan Chang Street to buy fire- Thomasing in England after returning ployed, was sentenced to three When she arrived there at 7 am, wood, on June 15, when she was from a bombing flight and was months hard labour by Mr. Shel- she saw a European Revenue Off-suddenly struck by someone killed with three others,

cer and the defendant who was whom she later saw to be deten It was stated that while com-holding a large piece of rattan in cant, on the back with a rattan, She crossed over to the other side has given his fe in the present plainant was walking along Hep his hand

She was alleged witness, grab- of the road and from there saw war: In addition, one is missing ney Road on Aug. 18, accused

knocked her hand causing her to bed by her Jacker by defendant the Chinese revenue officer strik- drop the money on the ground and pushed against a nearby-piling at a crowd of people with his The money was alleged to have lar. She was also struck several cane. When the cane broke, con been picked up by two other per times, and, at random by the Chi tinued witness, defendant snatch- song not in custody,

nese revenue officer, sold witness, ed a bamboo pole, tróm a coolie On the following day, continued and used it to belabour the Det Sgt. V. M. Morrison pro Wong, she again went to the de- crowd. secuted.

pot and saw defendant striking STOLE CLOTHING

In reply to Mr. Kwan, witness the people around there with a said that she was struck three or The Governor-in-Wound!!. bas Mr. Theodore Wilfred Paul Bentence of one month's hard rattori cane and later, with a four times. She was only a fow granted exemption from Internat Ayuck, clerk, of No. 11 Caroline labour each was imposed two un-bamboo pole. Whistles were blown feet from the queue at the time -Tax on intersat payable by the Hill Road, top floor, and Ms Es-employed; To Man-ying, 23, and resulting in the arrival of a Police she was struck.

rollowing compatties on Contella María Conceicao de Costs, or Poon Yung, 20, by Mr. Sheldon party, Plan

Witness strenuously denied that sumers Deposits held by them No. 23 Kwong Ming street, top when they were convicted on the The whole party, houding wit she was one of the intending pur-

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of clothing valuži at $25 trud polite Blation from where witment went out of the quite of women Mr. Pong Chun-ahe, secountant house lot No. 2978, Pokfulam Road, was sent to the Kowloon Hospital to that of men, of No. Ela Queen's Road West, The complainant was Muis Ijes fur examination.

After evidence had been given by third dope, and Miss Sung Mil Oun 18 pinabor of Red House Cross-examined withen agreed Wu Yin and Chak Mut, heuring. ching, of No. ads, Queen's Road. Lat. No. 1978. Pokfulam Houd mất Tổng 24 was the nest day on was adjourned to Aug. 27, 81 2.30 West, Bolond floor,

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