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THE GRESSON STREET MURDER.

Trial Opens at the Sessions.

MacIntyre, and J. H. Boott.

THE CHONGKONG, VINLEGRAPH, TUESDAY, MARCH 19, 1918.

report

SANITARY BOARD.

Some Interesting QuestionS

Raised.

There were several interesting raised at this afternoon's mosting of the Sanitary Board.

5The Positry Market.

to-morrow.

RACECOURSE DISASTER

WAR CHARITIES.

Hongkong Britishers Invited to Pubik Meeting.

Evidcace Desired on Eleven

Points.

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Mc. J. M. da Silva, Government conversation raferred to between Pensioner, - living at No. 10, 3 and 6 o'clock,

Balition Terrson, said he was pre- going to the Sun Company:** his |pent at the Races at the time of was by him

the catastrophe. A friend in No. By the

8 booth called him as he psased people

and he went in. The counter Cirection as

box that was lying on the bad. and – must “baya" pulled “out” {revolver, for there was a rep

the next moment. This was followed by a series of reparte. The prisoner the rushed to the box and San Tai tried to stop him with his hand, but at thất

was crowded. Witness'anine'out whân the man on the other midle The most important case of the moment was wounded in the

The Hon. Mr. E. R. Hallifax, The enquiry into the 'ead calas-again and went to No. 17 to look of the road made the remarka hand. Sun Tei struck the pri March Criminal Sessions wES opened before the Chief Justice once, who fell forward on the

Hon. Secretary of the War trophe which occurred at the for a friend of him. Then referred to. The people ade Obarities Committee, writes ass Racecourse, Happy Valley, on be went from booth to made no reply. : He did not hear (Sir William Rees Davies) at the bed. Sergeant Clarke then fell,

followe:-

construed at booth before returning to No. 8. any other coayersation, bałwana February 20, was

The booths were not very fall, these people, Supreme Court the morning, this as well as Inspector O'Sullivan.

A number of questions were The desirability of having all the Police Court this morning, being a charge of murder against All the three men then Ng Ling, alias Kwang Kwang, in seemed to have revolvers and San maked by air. F. B. L. Bowles on sections of the varied British being conducted by Mr. B. La every booth is the frout foing A Chinees drüghitaan in the connection with the Crosson Street Laws wounded for a mood the etion of the provision of a interests in the Colony'spresent Wood, seting as Caronets The the course there were many ladice employ of Leigh: As Ritray. The socused in charged time. He then ran cat into the whicheale poultry market neared on the General Committee of following jurymen were also pre-Chinese ladies. At one booth Orange seated that at the time a with the murder of Inspector streek and took relage with an- the Sailors Home in order to do the War Obaritice is obvions; sent sellesare, HBarlow he saw two Chinese men standing the collapse he was in Shed

looking for a friend and came mangement of the shed, "He had other constable in the doorway of way with the Duisance that at bat while this principle bas (foreman) J. H. Wallace, and on the lower floor. Witness a 11. Be had no share in the Mortimer O'Sullivan ai 6, Gresson Street, on January 22,

an adjoining house. Soon after present exists in Ko Shing and been observed so far W. C. Jack.

behind them. He heard them just gone sorous to the French Mr. Hall again represented Mr. talking in Chinese. He caught convent when he heard a noise, o (Mr. J. H. Kemp) conducted the the bouse with another man who dealers carry on their trade. The that object can only be completaly | M. E. Lo on behalf a sum-the last two wards “Kuot Tai," people running. He saw that one

The Hoo. Attorney General wards, the prisoner came out of Li Sing Streets where the poultry as possible hitherto, it is felt that Osse for the Orown, and M. Was armed. The prisoner: was) Awwarn, to these will be given attained through a public meet- ber of Chinese who lost relatives | He wondered-what it was and jaf the sheda kun fallar vuy low

ing. Quite a number of interests in the disseter: Mr. F. B. L thought it was gambling slang, down O. G. Alabaster. (instructed by the constable with Sun Tai and not armed. Shots were feed by

On the same subject a letter of all kinds, whose adherence Sowley represented the conHe kept the words in his mind to Edward Lawrence Stanfald. Mr. Agassis) defended. the costs was struck in and was received from the Govern- and direct support would be of tractor, Tee Hok, who built the sok a Chinese what they meant. He aber at the Supreme County gara

Prisoner pleaded not guilty. The following were empanelled mouth and fell dowo. The other ment, this being in 'reply to one" real", "value to the common OSUES, matsheds; Mr. D; V; Steavetaon left and went around again until evidence to the extent that he whe; on the jury:-Movers, G, H. WH, men ran back into the house sent by the Board saking what are at present unrepresented? appeared for the lamesa of the hs resobed No. 8. He stayed in the D.AJA. stand at the time and it has been resolved Unity Stand. Mr. G. B. Waks there and was there when the the Derby Warnd... En aftar. KL Greig, J. T. Shaw, J. Previously been wounded in the depot near the Sailors' Home / therefors to call a meeting of the man, Crown Solicitor, and Mollapse happened.. A number of wards went round to the Japanes 200, B. M. C. de Cunha, B. Basto It appeared that the prisoner had the estimated cost of providing a

chest (the balles was apparently would be. The letter sisted General Committee, which the O. Ms. L, Messer, C.S.P., were also ponies were out. He would not stand. About 2.15 p.m. he was

had been British community will be invit- present.

see, so he walked to the middle behind the eseds going from the still inside him) and had dropped that plan

prepared ***by the Pabliated to attend, in order to elect as his revolver, as he was not feeling Works Department showing many additional wearberaam continuing the enquiry be would out Earthquake!" He thought Keesland. He was about to The Coroner said that before centre. He heard someone call Japanese stand to the "Kwong inclined for further-fghting: Mr. Kemp went on to explain. at that the cost of a poultry store be sebery. Any which of the like to say that the jury would be what a foolish joks it was. At go into the Kwong Ke Land length how the men who had gone only, including latrines, cocking British community which desires

door and noticed the top of the life" coming from the dinsetica into the second floor afterwards house, surfacing, drainage, eto, to araist will be invited to make defidence being obtained the same time he looked at the when he heard a cry of Hand came down, one of them, picking would be about $33,000. If nominations; and if convenient on the following points :-

ere there any sigus of booth sliding down. He felt it of Ritchie's stand--No. 9... E apa revolver on the stairs, and quarters were provided on the new members can be nominated down. He hoped that the jar how Inspector Sim, who was apper stories the total cost would before the meeting by letter to fire (aoke of limes) observable moving and the crowd rushed to heard a rambling ncias and

the Hoo. Secretary, War Chari- before the mataheds collspeed? the door. He also ran to the door. shouts of “Shad falling," and would approach the evidence in a

2- nosigns were observable When he was three or four fast really thought there w dispassionate sprit and in the cold passing Gresson Street on a tram: be about $70,000.

On this Mr. G... Alabaster ties, Post Office Buildings. The light of reason. A good deal of the evidence one would liked to path, alighted from the car, and, minuted that Mr. Tratman stated subsequent election of a new before the collapse, then how long from it he found he could not get earthquake. He jumped over she

Then he felt a bump and fell the Golf Club, When have called could not be called, on learning what was taking in 1918 that he estimated that retire Committee will be left after the collapse were such siges further because of the crush fence and was f for the lips of the men who could place, telephoned for stance fer la elaborate depot would in the hands of the General Cam-obeerved 7

3-How long was the interval down. On his right fost he felta turned round and saw to No. 2 Station and Central. The give an annual rent of $4,320. mittes. have said most in the case were Attorney General alas told of That seemed s pretty good return Details of the Funds so far between the time that the Aret beavy weight and saw that two stand falling very slowly, and closed in death. There were gaps how Sergeant HoWalters, having for a capital outlay of $33,000 collected and allocated will be signs were observed and the time people were on top of bim. He smoke issuing from the rock of the in the evidence, but he hoped that they would not try to all been posted to watch the back of and should farnish some induce shortly pablished; in the men when the ends of the row of mat- thought his foot had gone. Kwong Kes stand! With that he in those gaps by any feeling

No. 8 Gresson Street, saw. two ment for changing a fool nuisance time it may be of interest to sheds were enveloped by the fire? Someone else was on his left leg. ran back into the Japanese stakes. state that over $694,000 have 4-At what point in the row of He thought it was an earthquake. It was falling even as he went ins of resentment towards the men men armed to the teeth, leave by into a fowle' paradise.

a bank window, of how these men Mr Bowley thought that been collected since the fund beds were the firet signs of fire As the shock lasted longer than many people were coming coul the previous earthquake he He turned back and camLS ONË KINË. who committed the murder or

5-How did the crowd in thought it must be serious and he was caught between two batang by a desire to obtain some victim were fired at, chased up Lan Fat nothing so elaborate was required, was opened in January, 1916; observed ?

Street, exchanging shots with The Director of Public Works that about $112,000 have been to pay for the crime. He thought Inspector Sim and others, and minuted that in considering the utilised locally sad about 569, attendance at the sheds at the he waited for the earth to swallow He went in purposely to all out Fire." He struggled and those gape could be filled in by how one was killed by Sergeant return to be derived the valas of 900 alloosted at Höme batween time of the collspeè compare for him. Nothing happened. He felt | a fair and legitimate inference, Marriott of the Naval Yard Police: the-land had to be taken into 73 objects; and there is no resson (numbers with the crowd which his leg and found it was not got free. A Japanese lady had and if he had not thought so, prisoner would have been standing in the dock.

Mr. Kemp then produced several plans of the house and the neighbourhood, and explained to the jury the position of the

In the course of a long state. ment, Mr. Kemp atated that the case created great deal of ex caitement and feeling at the time, and he supposed that these had sokrcaly been sufficient time for

that excitement and feeling to dis

ar, saw the prisoner lying on the

$75,000.

a

+

1.-Were

responsibilities of the Committee Bice?

6 at what point in the row during the coming year.

The meeting of the General of beds as she callspes Committes referred to as which observed to begin?- the Executive Commilles will Did the sheds sway to submit its report will be held and fro during the collapse?

Then was no panic in that shed her up and take her outande. He could not say whether the links before the shed moved.

By Mr. WakesAfter out in sheds Nos, 9 and 10.- wards when the fire was burning crowd, in his opinion, was bi- be heard someone say that some before tiffin than fet B one had been cutting the lashings. not hear any orien

*** who came from the booth, dressed | not say what was the caus

how the other --got--away--after

Cerebro Spinal-Fever. anning into a Japanese Hotel

Mr. F.B.L. Bowley had given where he wounded one and killed another Indian constable. He notice of several questions rela described what befell the other five to the outbreak of spotted constables, and how there were fever, but the replies were given cubical where the deceased was afterwards found eleven revolvers too late for publication to-day, ander the Chairmanship of His Did they falt slowly, or It was someone without a jacket before the colla pan Zoxind, and also the position of and 300 rounds of ammunition. It was also expected that a star. Excellency the Governor B1 5.30 suddenly? ·

p.m. on Monday, April 8th, in 9As they fell, was any part in European clothes. Witness the collapse. He also eat. everal of the witnesses. Speak He pointed out that whilst there ment as to the measures adopted the Chamber of Commerce Boom; of the wooden fence on the Rage did not know if he was European. as the same time as he am ing ne to the occurrence,

"something smoke coming from the he stated that on the morning of no direct evidence against in connection with the outbreak

City Hall (by kind permission); course side of the sheds, to which Witness ⠀⠀⠀- felt the socused that that he would be made.

He heard the Kwong Kee shed. Hə and the attendance of the British strata were isshed, osrried away ? like a dream.”

MLBOMA) NO, ŽEsson to believe 10.—Was alstampede observed a report later that showing the community is invited, .in Ista

January 22, at about eleve o'clock, search party, consisting

of Inspector O'Sullivan and Ser-

mcond floor and a man was also

not concerned. warrant

actually fired at the deceased, The Death Rate. there was the fact that he was The figures

one of adgang, : who» were

death

infected.

the

An Appeal for Chian Floods Fund.

in any of the shede previously to one had been arrested for cutting, sheds had kam tampars the collapse, and if so, in what He believed that something like The first day of the Back

7.

the issue is restricted to 7,000:1

geans Clarks, with nine Chinese obviously armed, desperate and long during the week ending officers, went to the house to CHRISTIAN SYMPATHY. hade ridend has in that was the onse The booths in the lipsbees stand. There

particular abede there was no would not have fallen that way, thres beams going outre execute a search warrant. Among their parpose regardless of the of the Racecourse disaater & rate

Prioli'stampede be Kifa böllä pre

By Mr. disavanson:-He-saw no noticed them mara,k them was San Tai, the Chief

would be of grasi yalus.

sigion of lashings having been out |iniagination. He did noi Chinese detective, who, with the consequences. He thought all the high as 88.4 per thousand. par facts proved that the men were annum was reached. A note two Europeans and a detective

our about it Waashore say resson He heard, these things later, determined to resist lawful arrest, explained that 522 unknown per-

whatever, ghy as the moment, of By Mra-Bowley:Hs under By Mr. Boyley--// known as Kwong Sang, went into and it was by such resistance that sona of unknown nationality were the cubicle. Other officers were the deceased lost. his life. The included in the week's deaths.

callapeethare, should have been stood Chinese "Knot Ta"" he edo ahod was 306 on frem any suddam general movement thought, ment"Out law. There ran back to 14 The only posted at different epota to watch prisoner was a brother of the man The rate for the corresponding Three constables went up to the who was shot by Sergeant Har week of last year was 19.19.

among the boonpants coff the warn three floors in No. 8, includ, maw was that it the Kron The Bishop of Victoria preached sheds Pile phone not link side ing, the ground floor. Witness shed. No Infected Rats

By: the Coroner. He thought on Christian sympathy at the Sirdar Khan, Ohief & Clark "at was on the first floor, stationed in Lan Fat Street, hat riott and had been frequently

During the week ending March Cathedral on Sunday last and re-the Harbour Ofige, band he was seen in his company, as well with

By Mr Hall: He could she tire in the Kwong Kee fund with all of these the jury were other men, of the gang. He 2,2,102: rats were caught and ferred to the ipes she Chinese in No. 11 shed on Fabrasty 26.0 remember where he must have started on the roof and

The search

examined and during the follow charch had sustained in the death He was there about 3 look. heard the Chinese con on the Golf Club side. Alf the thought it was a fair inference тва carried by Inspector O'Sullivan, and that the gang had discussed the ing week the number was 2,192. of Paator Fok Taing shan, the late He had no shers in the shed. Beversation. Ee thought it sheds seemed to crumpla ap sne provided for s search for stolen possibility of a police raid and one of the rate was found to be incumbent of

Stephen's heard scracking wound and was in No. 10 os 11. He did not alter the other. He could not say Church, Hongkong, and to the thought the goof was coming notice any cooking in the booths that any one mod, vidried fallin. property. Four of the Chinese their saber queat actions proved what their intention was. There

sympathy the Osihedral condown, The upper floor locked By the Coroner:He saw no first. police were carrying revolvers,

gregation felt with the Chinese fall. Osher; people who heard signs of fire in No. 8 before he The enquiry is all of which were afterwards was a sudden and simultaneous

church members. He also ex the same sound ranouts He had escaped. accounted for. Anther revolver attack upon the two Europeana

Japanese Vice-Minister's pressed deep sympathy with the just got outside when the Whole Mr. Ip, the Court interpreter, was later found on the stairs, and end at the same time they had

lineMisfortune,”

London Mission in the lamented, shed moms down. Prople did hot said he had heard the expres- from the evidence he would ask the fact that the prisoner made a dash for the box where the

death of Mrs. Maalean Gibson. arun before the orboking-beam, Bion We are sorry to hear that Vice,

*Knot Tai" before.

Nagasaki Elictric Trazowi the jury to infer that it belonged revolvers were, palling one out. Admiral Tochina, Vice-Minister practical sympathy of his heaters Golf Club side. He tried to recone frequently, be heard a gentlemen new share issue of the & agasale The Bialog than saked the The shed fell alighty towards the. About two years ago, not The subscription" lists for the to the prisoner. When the police If the jury found that the gang of the Navy, who was injured in with the fissiorare shrough the the people antil the fire became use it to his friend. I mean! Electrio Tramway Company went into the cubicle, they found three men there, whom they tekee prepared to do anything to a motoruar scoident on January Hoods in North China and read as bearably hot. He then left the cut down as applied to priced closed on Friday last. The number ed to stand up. The men were prevent lawful rest, and that 12 baa lost the might of zone eye. the following telegram from dir place and went bands 2, 3 By Mr. Wakeman if witness of shares applied for, a tabe all searched for arms and nothing the prisoner by a dash to the tie is still confined to his re- John Jordan, Bishop Norris and and to try and save people were talking of cutting lashing Nagasaki Press, was 10,50 but happened at first. They were told to stand in the corner and then the fact that he was no engage in service aflost,

By the Coroner's He did not low he would say - Knot Tai, "Conditions

the prospectus it was stated thi were handed long costs, which known to have actually fired at deceased did not reliers ibim-

country districts rapidly becomand 10: He thought they took He had not heard the expression tained which did not t no application would be ent had been banging on the door, and for which they asked. The from the crime of marder.

r Parit; Feltokry 5.—Mr. James People eating fire from Nos. 13, 14, or 16. He in gambling Mr. Alabaster said that it would J. Shannon, an American portrait Fuel source; roof timbers and before are broke out after the Prince's Buildings, deposed that The Company's prospects leaven, bosk straw, corn cobs. thoughtonly a few secondaelapsed Shin Wa boy employed in highest premium offered was It was at that time dan Tai asked have to be proved to the jury painter, has been elected a foreign fruit trees ased instead, animals collapse: There was only about a few days before the Bages be evidently regarded as for handcuffe, as he wanted to that there was a common purpose associate member of the Asadomy dead or sold. No grain for 20 minuten before the whole row heard people talking loudly in promising. The new shar handen the men whilst a search to resist arrest and that the pri of Fine Arts. Mr. Shannon's spring sowing. Bobberies in of sheds were aught. of the cubicle was made. What soser went to the box for the pur-election" fills the vacancy"

Queen's Road near Central is required for extend osused

creasing. Children abandoned, followed was not quite clear, for poss of attack and not of defence by the death in London in 1914 sold, drowned.

By Mr. Bauley ---He was a Market. They said “Don't goto services through the qiy at the moment be had his back The Hon. Attarney. General of Bir Habert von Herkomer

North China Polity Reservist bat was not on the Races. The mathode will Christian Flood Helief appeals duty at the Roscourse. to the men. There were small made a further point that one of

He collapse. They were coolie clas Ohinese Christians give fifty did not see any police, in sight Chinese three or four in all discrepancies in the stories told the deceased a wounds was in the

thousand dollars and help raise when this sheds collapsed.. is He did not hear any reason as to by Sun Tai and another detective, back, and that it was unlikely but in the excitement which that the men with whom he was such weapons would bring the fly thousand more from others, private opinion was that this why the sheds should collapse: railerede it was only naturale to petruggling or the man struggling prisoner within the time for collected in March if possible. and this had caused the collapse. By the Coroner The man sid Will you help 2 Deeire money sheds were not strong enough. He heard no mention of robbera, expect slight differences in the with Sergeant Clarke fired at which he was charged. mesories, San Taiwould set of how him. There, only on other Evidence was then given, the lease wire amount your station He was there on the Monday but not say that some year the

he heard Inspector O'Sullivan man to fire, and that was the first witnesses being Dra, Msofur-

did not notice any signs of sheda would collapse, TAIMI ill too someone "Don't move, prisoner. The position of the lane and Kokenny, who spoke of

He did not what they said was “ Mo tai think therg don't move your hands. Tra men gare strong suggestion the wounds found and the cause

mo lom” pång ve Ha aitandad the saw that that it was fired by the prisoner. of death, des

Bộ The Billiard Championship/ As many people present on the Races-hoosuse he had to take His Lordsbig intimated that he evidence was also given to-day the men - 7738 "Bijnigg=

The semi-finals in the Open Monday. He visited throw sheds cloihing to his ma

dia Luspector O'Sullivan, might deaire argument from hoto by San Tan the Chief Chinees Billiard Championship of the on Tuesday and they were all fall, not, go in the with Sergeant sides on the question na to detectire, and by Bichard H. Colony will be played on Wed. By Mr. Hall He did not master was ridi

BM Laird man, (the whether presuming that there Hansen, a member of the Palise Besday," the 20th Tasians (E, nonde any fire hose about

standing "doing was no prior discussion and Reserve, who arrivad soon after Caimaraes r, Gr. Lord) starting By the Coroner The man straggling agreement among the men to pre) the affair had communend th at 7.80 9.m. and Saturday, she satisfied that no fire benkerous ovozin rotor O'Ballivan appar, rent arret, a sabesquent attempt The camera adjourned Latil 23rd (8. Grey v. Wong Po Hong) in sheds 8 and 1. B enty put his hand into sɛ bisak 10 prarantezzent by the maing of to-morrowed A kahi jonell #sarting 11:2 p.m.

hing going.

coste were previously searched.

box bad displayed similar intent, sidence. He is no longer able to others Worth China. Į see: fire break out in sheds No. 9 meaning “Cul the lashingd low.

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