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WANCHAL MURDER,

WITNESS ON AN 'ALLEGED

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THURSDAY,

had given a pawnticket to one Li Yat-lami relating to a bracelet.

In cross-examination Mr. Brooks olicited from the witnose that one week before the dofendant's-ar- Test, witness had moved to his pre- sent address in Queen's Ron I.

The case against Leung Fong, Mr. Brooks: When did you re- who is charged with the murder port the matter to the police? of one Fung Man-chul on February me on December 27 and asked me Witness: The police came to 22 last, at Monmouth Path, Kenbo go and ace the Inspector at sho nedy Road, was continued before Central Police Station. Major C. Willson yesterdy after-

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Mr. H. Somerset Fitzroy, the as- sistant Attorney General, pro- secuted and the defence was con- ducted by Mr. E. S. C. Brooks, of Mossra, Hastings, Dennys and Bowley.

Why did you leave Wing Fong Street, where you were living with defendant? Because I was asked to mess with somebody else.

Did'nt you have a quarrel with defendant before you left Wing Fong Street?—No,

Did you over try to borrow At the previous hearings, But money from him?-No.

What led to these extraordinary Pui-fong, a lady who was in the statements that you said the de- company of the murdered man at fendant made?-Nothing led to the the time of the incident, had given statements. The defendant seem- evidence, as also two pawnbrokersed to make a song about it. who had received in pawn several articles alleged to have been stolen from the person of But Pal fang.

On the first occasion he mention- ed it to you. He made no song about it then?--No, but he men- tloned it pretty often afterwards,

Do you really expect me to be. love that the accused made these statements in the presence of pro- bably eight or nine Inmates of the house?-You must understand that the inmates are not always at home. Some may have gone

Yesterday the Crown put into the witness box a blacksmith, who made statements on oath that the defendant had boasted to him of having committed "n caso in Kennedy Road." The witness, in referring to Kennedy Road, used the well-known Chinese term "Yee | out. Mn Lo" which means second main road. For many years Kennedy Road had been only second to Queen's Road East In importance in the Wanchal district and the name of "Yeo Ma Lo" is still re tained by the Chinese.

Test of Memory.

The first statement you have given us consisted of thirty five words and you have remembered every one of these words from October last?-Why should I for- get, when be (defendant) has said

The witness began by telling the Court that he had known the de-it. fendant for a little over a year. Witness now lived at 169 Queen's Road East, but before that he had lived with the defendant at 15 Wing Fong Street and again at 20 Wing Fong Street...

Mr. Fitzroy: Have you ever had any conversation with defen- dant regarding the attack and the death of a man in Kennedy Road?

Now can you remember the ac- tund words you used five minutes age in answer to a question of mine?-Yes. You said that may be other occupiers of the house might have heard the conversation and I replied, that they were not always at home!

Did you write these statements down? No.

You have had these thirty five] Witness: The defendant told wards printed in your memory me he had "committed a case" ingince? Naturally Bo Kennedy Road.

The Alleged Confession. Asked by Mr. Fitzroy to give the exact words used by defendant wit- ness said that they were: "While I was strolling along Kennedy Rond, I saw a male and female. Having seen them with bangles and other ornaments, I stabbed to death. After 1 had done the act, misfortune befell me."

The second occasion we' have some more of these remarkable statements. You say it was long after the first occasion 7-Yes.

And yet the third occasion you any was on October 27, 1928, so that it was not long after the firet Loccasion?-Yes,

So what you said was not true? The second occasion was several days after the first occasion.

Is that what you call "long after 7-Several days.' is a long

Continuing, witness said that this conversation took place be-time.

tween him and the defendant on October 13 at their house in 29 Wing Fong Street, where witness and defendant jointly occupied a bedspace.

On another occasion, said the witness, whilst ln a work shed in the blacksmith department of the Naval Yard defendant had said to him: "Ever since I did the act in Kennedy Road, where I stabbed a person to death, misfortune has hefallen me and even my head is shedding hair." Witness added that the defendant did not mention the date of the occurrence in Ken- nedy Road and the witness never asked about it,-

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The Senate by 85 votes to one. Mr. Brookes then told the wit-ratifled the Kellogg Pact. ness to be a little more careful as

he was not very accurate.

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Though he is not specifically the sole opponent of ratification. commissioned to negotiate with The Senate overwhelmingly reject Nanking, it is expected Mr. Yoshi 4829 ed his resolution in favour of re-zawa will seize the opportunity to In answer to further questions,cording that the freedom of action initiate fresh informal negotia- witness stated that he could re-reserved by Britain did not con- tions for a settlement of the member, the words of the second stitute a reservation of the treaty. Tainan incident and other, ques-

Senator Borah, presented the tions." conversation very well, but could

of not recall the date.

the Foreign There were report

Ro Th the meantime, despite ru- Committee which about sixty persons in the work lations

re-fmours to the contrary, 'It is learn- On a third occasion, said this shed at the time. It was very cords that they do not con-ed authoritatively that the Pre- witness, the defendant again re-nolay and the nearest person to sider the pact curtalls America's mier is "determined to ferred to the matter when they the defendant was at least five right of self-defence and the Monroe Japanese troope in Shantung until were at an eating house. Witness or six feet away.

doctrine remains part of America's satisfactory guarantees are forth- told the Court, that on that oc-

system of self-defence-Reuter's coming, and will continuo to

negotiate on Manchurian ques- 4834 casion he warned the defendant

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tions at Mukden, 14 even if the not to speak of such things if he

tarif question he settled antle- had not committed them, for such deeds were against the law. De

factorily, this is not regarded as recognising the National Govern- fendant is alleged to have replied

ment-Reuter, "I did do it and 1 am not afraid to say so." On the same occasion, witness had been told by the de- fendant that big crimes were seldom detected in Hongkong even if the authorities offered as much

Mr. Brookes, speaking of the third conversation in the cating house, asked witness whether he had written the words down. Wit- ness replied that he could not write.

Asked if he could read, witness caused some laughter by explaining that if he could not write, naturally he could not read. Asked why the defendant should confide in him, witness replied that it was probably due to the ghost

as $10,000 reward. He boasted of the murdered man haunting the that nothing could happen to him, i defendant.

DERATING SCHEME.

DEBATE TO BE BROADCAST NEXT TUESDAY,

London, Jan. 16. By arrangement between the (three political parties and the the Government's derating scheme will be debated before the micro- phone next Tuesday."

as "six months had passed with At the end of his evidence, wit-British Broadcasting Corporation, nothing occurring." Defendantness aigned his statement and ap- further confided to witness that peared to read the Chinese form the deed was done by means of a handed to him by the Court's usher scrape knife, which was later notifying him to appear at the thrown away at the foot of the Sessions. On observing this, his wall of No. 19 Wing Fong Street.

Worship asked the witness why he had declared in the witness box that, he could neither read nor write. Witness replied that he could only read and write his own

Denial of a Quarrel,

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The witness also told the Court that the defendant had spoken to him on October 27 and had then The hearing will be continued Informed him that he (defendant)this afternoon.

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