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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.

Hongkong Hotel

GRILL ROOM

Special Armistice

Fancy Dress Dinner"

Dance

Ilth November, 1925. Dinner $4.00 per head

(FANCY OR EVENNING DRESS OPTIONAL) LATE MOTOR COACH TO PEAK HOTEL

12.30 a.m.

TABLES MAY NOW BE RESERVED

THE ATHERLEY CASE.

"AN AFTERNOON OF OBJECTIONS.

A Further Adjournment,

The hearing of the case in which Mr. J. Edward Atherley ex-manager of the Getz Bros. (of the Orient) 14d, is charged with embezzlement, was resumed at the Central Magistracy yesterday, be fore Mr. S. B. B. McElderry,

SATURDAY, OCTOBER

INDIAN CONSTABLE MURDERED.

DENT OVER A PINE TREE.

What a Hawker Saw.

Before Mr. E. W. Hamilton at the Kowloon Magistracy yesterday afternoon, a Hlakka Chinese was charged with the murder of na Indian Police constable at Ngau Shi, Wan, on July 8. whilst the deceased was in charge of the de- Mr. D. H. Blake appeared for fendant, who had been placed un- the prosecution, and Mosera, W. B. der arrest for being in possession.

ind and A. E. Hall were for the of a pine tree defendant. A watching brief was MT. S. Whyte Smith prosecut- held by Mr. R. A. Wadeson on be-ed for the Crown, while the del half of the compradore concerned fendant was unrepresented. in the case.

Opening his case Mr. Whyte

The compradore, Chan Kan-yan, Smith said that the scene of the was recalled to answer various murder, which took place on July questions relating to his work was the hilly district of Ngau He said that in small matters he shi Wan just above the proposed could take orders from the Manasite for the new prison. Four yer's clerk.

constables, two Chinese and two Mr. Hind: Did you take orders Indians, were detailed for duty from Mr. Kelly when he came with special fhstructions to detect down from Shanghal?

Chinese damaging trees in the Government plantations. One of the Chinese constables appeared

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Witness; I did not take any orders from Mr. Kelly, but answer

ed the questions he put to me to have been required for only the course of Mr. Kelly's investi-two hours duty and was therefore: gation into the accounts.

not concerned with the events of

The compradore added that be the murder. The other three fore. Mr. Kelly arrived, defendant men were proceeding along a

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hillside and on rounding a bend Mr. Hind: Did you take any they suddenly saw the defendant orders from Mr. Parkhurst? No about thirty yards in front of them Mr. Hind: Would you have carrying a tree which had pre- taken any orders from Mr. Park-viously been sat. On seeing the hurst or Mr Kelly if they had picket or police he dropped the given them to you?"

tree nut attempted to escape. The His Worship disallowed the constables gave chase and one of question, but told Mr. Wind that them ared his revolver inte the he had noted it.

nir. The defendant then surren- Mr. Hind: Have you been dis-dered and was taken further along missed from your compradore the path with the view to finding ship

other trees which had been cut, or Dismissed by Manager,

chopper. Another out down Witness: I received. three tree was found and the defendant months' notice to terminate my was ordered to carry both trees compradoreship.

to back the Police Station. Mr. Hind: Who gave you thall

Commission of the Crime. notige?

Witness: The defendant hand-1 It was then that the police officers, ed it to me. It was signed by noticed on the opposite side of the Mr. Parkhurst!

valley a number of Chinese cut- Witness said. that when. Mting trees.

They decided that Parkhurst came to. Hongkong he they would try to arrest them and asked the compradore for money the deceased was left in charge to pay hotel expenses, etc. Wit-of the defendant. The proposi- ness did not pay until he had re-tion was a very foolish one, as ceived authority, marked "OK."the deceased was of very poor by the defendant.

physique and the defendant, as Cheung Ho-chi, the cashier in could be seen, was a much strong- the compradore's department, was er man. On the return of the next called into, the witness box. other two constables they found Asked By Mr. Blake what his par-the deceased lying on the ground ticular duties were in the office in bleeding, and the defendant gone. March 1924, he said he received There was 11 bullet wound in the monies from dealers and nude indian's face and another in his enfries in the Chinese cash book. abdomen, His revolver was re-j Mr. Blake When you receive covered 40 yards along the path individual sums of money from and appeared to have been thrown' dealers, what is your practice? nway. Three of the rounds had Witness: 1.enter them in the been discharged, leaving three book and pay the money into the live cartridges. The decenged bank.

was taken to the Government Civil He added that he paid money Hospital; where he died on the into the bank sometimes every day fight of July 12. and sometimes every two or three! The only witness who saw days.

anything of the murder was a

in.

A list showing payments receiv-stall-holder who witnessed મ ed from dealers with regard to the struggle. He had just emerged sale of old newspapers was put from his but, which is 220 yards from where the two men were. During the further hearing of and although he could not recog- the case. Mr. Hind raised several nise anybody he could say that objections to documents being one of them was an Indian con- used" as evidence. When his stable in khaki, while the other Worship intimated that he would was a Chinese. He heard a police close the day's proceedings at whistle being blown and this was four o'clock, Mr. Hind suggested followed by a shot. At about 150 3.45 as the time for the conclusion yards, from his hut is the resid- of the evidence, as the statement ace of Mr. Knopp, and it was had to be read over to the wito this houre that the hawker went to give the alarm Shortly Mr. Blake: There is very lit-after arrival he heard another re- tle "besides „objections taken down port and together with Mr. Knopp to-day.

returned to where he saw the two

ness.

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At the end of the cashier's evid-men struggling. ence, the hearing of the case was The defendant had absconded, adjourned until Monday afternoon from his residence and crossed at 2.15.

NEW GOVERNOR.

the border and it was when he was returning to carry out négo. tiations for some property he owned in Kowloon City that hel was arrested at the bridge.at Lo W., At an identification parade!

was arrested by the picket."

After evidence, the case was ad- formed.

TO-MORROWS CEREMONY. he was recognised as the man who

Mr. Cecillement the new! Governor, is due to arrive on Sun day morning. The Kalyan, upon] which he is travelling, is expected]

to reach Hongkong in sufficient Foreign and Chinese communities time for a oficial landing of the and their ladies will be admitted new Governor at Queen's Pier at to the Pier up to 9.10 am. 9.45 am.

There he will be wel Dress-Uniform or morning comed and will then go direct to dress.

the Council Chamber, where the Mr. Clementi will proceed direct formal swearing-in ceremony will to the Council Chamber, where take plagg, afterwards proceeding the oaths of office will be adminis to Government House..

tered by His Honour the Chief The following are the detailed Justice. arrangements.

Persons, to whom cards of in- Mr. and Mrs. Clementi will arvitation have been sent are re rive at 9,45 nm. at Queen's Pier. quested to attend accordingly.

Members of the Executive and A Guard of Honour will be Legislative Councila, the Judges, drawn up outside the Secretariat. Members of the Civil Service, the A salute of 17 guns will be fired Consular Body, representatives at 8.00 am on Monday, the 2nd of the Navy and Army, and the November.

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