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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

KIDNAPPING PENALTY, NOT TO THROW STONES

•

TRESPASSING.

DANGER OF WANDERING ON TRAIN TRACK

G

Y.M.C.A. CONFERENCE.

DR. JOHN A MOTT SPEAKS ON EĦADERSHIP.

DEATH SENTENCE DEMANDED | MAGISTRATE AND HONGKONG

IN SHANGHAI.

CLUB EMPLOYEE. "Declaring that for kidnappera A brief discussion about the With a view to preventing The special Y. M. C. A. leaders! whose guilt have been proved no Hongkong Club ensued between a Chinese from wardering about ou conference opened In Shanghal punishment is too sovere, the Aa-young Chinese and Mr. T. S. Whyte the railway track the assistance with delegates from more than 20 Smith at the Kowloon Magistracy of the Police has been sought by city clations in the various sistant Police Advocate, Mr. King yesterday when the former who the authorities and during the parts of China in attendance. The S. Kum, launched a sweeping con- was described by the Polico as a week-ondeight Chinese ware cities represented at the opening demnation of kidnappers, in the house "boy," was charged with arrested walking along the per- session included Amoy, Chengtu, Provisional Court at Shanghai. throwing stones at a military manent way at the Yaumati Rafl- Chungking, Hangchow, Hongkong, Nanchang, Nanking, Mr. Kum's remarks were drawn picket in Temple Street on Satur-way Station. They were all pro- Kaifeng,

day night.

duced beforo Mr. T. 8. Whyte Peking, Shanghai, Seochow, Tient- at the close of the trial of a

The defendant denied the charge Smith at the Kowloon Magistracy sla, Tsingtao and Wuku. soldier on a charge of being con- but evidence was given by Lance yesterday on charges of trespass- cerned in the abduction for Corporal Shoddock and Lance ing ransom of the son of Mr. "Chun Corporal Rosseter, both of the The defendants admitted the Bing-him, the compradore of A. Somerset Light Infantry, that charges and pleaded that they

while they wern

Garrison were unaware of the regulations R. Burkill and Sone. Three

Military Polico duty in Temple prohibiting the public from cross others, including a female, were Street they saw the defondanting the lines, charged with harbouring, and throw a small stono at them.

Inspector Stimson, Informed his skielding kidnappers. They were The accused

chased and Worship that there was a gate the tenants of G06 East Yuhang arrested.

and the men had either to crawl Road where the victim was held a Nelther of the military men under the structure, if they were of captive while the gang demanded could give any reason for the sufliciently small build, or climb $200,000 ransom from his rela-incident but both were positive over the top with the aid of

that it was the defendant who bamboo poles. threw the stone.

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Judge Hsiung and Mr. S. L. The defendant called a witness Burdett, Sonlor Consul's Deputy, who said that he was employed as listened to the plen of the soldier

coolle at the Hongkong Club. who related how he had become The defendant, said the witness, an unwitting tool of an ex-army was a barber at the same institu- officer who whe the mastermind tion.

of the gang. The complainant's counsel, Mr. S. C. Yang, associat-

1.

The defendants, continued In- spector Stimson, were the first to be brought before the Court on charges of trespassing at this spot.

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Mr. S. G. Chu, manager of the 'China Travel service and chair man of the National committee of Y.M.C.A's of China, was elected chairman of the conference, On behalf

of the National Com- mitteo Mr. Chu extended greetings of welcome to the delegates and briefly explained the primal purpose of the conference as being one of "discussing and studying together some of the vital problems and out- standing Issues confronting the Y.M.C.A. movement in China."

Main Topics.

Following this Dr. Davis Z. T. Yul, general secretary of tho National Committee was called upon to introduce the main topics to he discussed during the three days of conference. These topics are:

The future of the Y.M.C.A. in Relation to National Reconstruc tion.

The greater issues confronting the YM.C.A., which include issues of programing and leadership.

The next building programme. Co-operation with and from As- North American Associations, of the Y.M.C.A.

The future of the student work

It was pointed out to the defen- dants that the gate would not His Worship have never have been erected if there had ed himself with his client in ask-seen him in the barber shop. (To been no reason for it.

Mr. F. Winyard, who represent- ing for the acquittal of the defendant) Have you seen me soldier, asserting that he had therol

ed the Kowloon-Canton Railway, helped the victim to escape. Mr. The defendant replied that he told his Worship that the gate Yang argued that under the was not a barber but only the was constructed for two reasons, Chinese Criminal Code a partici-barber's

He assistant.

was The first was because quite pant in a crime may be dealt with engaged to carry things for the number of people had been board-sociations abroad, especially the leniently if he withdraws from barbers. He said that so many ing the trains without tickets, the commission of an offence be- people patronised the shop that he utilising this particular spot for fore its consummation.

could not recollect having been gaining admission to the platform. his Worship before.

The second was because of the His Worship remarked that did danger to the drivers of the trains In summing-up, Mr. Kum op-not have any effect, on the case whose nerves were upset by the presence of people wandering posed the application for judicial at all,

about on the tracks. clemency for the soldier. In con- demning kidnappers and their witness said that his hours were In reply to his Worship the methods he said: "The attitude from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m., while the of the Police towards kidnappers defendant worked from 7 a.m. to is well-known to this court. For

7 p.m. kidnappers whose guilt have been proved, no punishment is too

Describes Police. Attitude.

severe.

Sub-Inspector Fender said that

common occurrence

The railway authorities had asked the Police to arrest the defendants as an 'example to others,

His Worship said that he did

in the Worship reminded them of a recent accident when someono had been killed on the train tracks.

it. was not suggested that the not want to send the defendants, defendant had thrown tho, atoneme of whom were arrested on The Nanking Government pas-nt ned the new kidnapping law with believed he had been throwing In cautioning the defendants, his the military police. It was Saturday, to prison, as it was the first cases to be brought to Court. the avowed purpose of stamping stones into brothels, which was out the horrible crime designated ¦à kidnapping for ransom. Mem-district. bers of the Police force have on many occasions lost their lives in the stone was, according to the Taking into consideration that arresting kidnappers and rescuevidence of the military police, a ing their victims.

amall one, his Worship imposed à fine of $5. · He pointed out to the, defendant, however, that he was to understand he was not allowed to

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HANKOW BARRACKS.

TRESPASSERS PROSECUTED

AT KOWLOON,

In Introducing these topics Dr.j Yai did not fail to keep before the mind of his audience the dominant idea that the Y.M.C.A. Movement in China should not be antislied with what it has already achieved in the life of the nation but what It is able to do as a nation-building force and how It can make the best and fullest use of the unprecedentel opportunities facing the Y.M.C.A. in China at this time, a time when all aspects of her national life are and pre- undergoing tremendous found changes.

Principal Address." Dr. John R. Mott, whose pre- sence in Shanghal furnished the occasion for calling together this special conference, delivered the principal address on the subject of "Present-day leadership required In the Y.M.C.A.”

by

Without the co-operation of this

Commencing his address court the Police are powerless to

pointing out the great opportuni- check the increasing crime wave.

tins as well as the challenging I submit that it is the duty of the | throw stones at all.

problema confronting the Y.M.C.A. court to uphold the kidnapping

movement in China to-day. Dr. law in letter and in spírfi, 'thus

Two Chinese wore charged Mott asserted that the leadership helping the Police to terminate was the accused who had forced before Mr. T. S. Whyte Smith at needed to successfully meet these the veritable reign of terror set the complainant to write home for the Kowloon Magistracy yesterday opportunities, and problems le a by kidnappera. The offence with the ransom and his design in with trespassing at the Hankow leadership that is comprehending, which the present accused is finally aiding the victim to escape Barracks, Shamshuipo. The de-creative, statesmanlike and heroic, charged has already been proven was in the hope of winning fendants admitted the charges and It is through a leadership of this to the hilt. On behalf of the liberal reward for himself. Pri-stated that they had lost their way, kind, Dr. Mott concluded can the police I havo to ask the court to soner was also described as n sentence him to death."

traitor to his gang.

The prisoners were remanded for judgment.

RECENT SHOOTING,

When asked by his Worship if Y.M.C.A. In China and all the there was any possibility of a world ever hope to catch the im Pistols and Steel Vests.

person losing his way, Sergeant agination of the youth of to-day and to be of the greatest service Jessop of the Police Force replied to the present generation. Dwelling on the part which the

that there was none whatever, prisoner played in effecting the Abducted Near School.

He pointed out that the Hankow victim's escape, Mr. Kum added:

The son of Mr. Hau Zoong-chi, and Nanking Barracks were on "The complainant escaped with prominent member of the Kuomin- each side of the main road after the tacit consent of the accused lang, was kidnapped while on his passing the Shamabulpo Police who was promised a liberal re-way from his home in Seymour Station, and the land was private ward. The same day he went to Road to his school in Chinese property. Instead of keeping to SANITARY COOLIE WOUNDED the complainant's office at 2 territory. At the time the boy the main road the Chinese wandered

BY HIGHWAYMEN. Canton Rund for the purpose of was accompanied by his sister into Hankow Barracks, which were cashing his reward but the con- and was riding in his father's at present unoccupied.

As a sequel to the recent shoot- plainant a father informed the motor. car? Police and he was arrested.

Near the school gate the car were stationed in the Nanking Bridge where a Sanitary coolle

but they Mr. Kum further stated that was surrounded by several men Barracks

provided was wounded by two highway- shop fokl, who was the accused and his accomplices who produced pistols and forced sentries to guard the Hankowmen,

In connexion with tho were provided by the gung-leader the driver. to stop. While one Barracks on account of property arrested

affair, appeared before Mr. T. 5. with pist and steel vests and man intimidated the chauffeur the which was stored there.

His Worship said that he won Magistracy yesterday.

Whyte Smith at the Kowloon CAR TROUBLE? could it there said in other opened the door of the ear

mere tools of the gang. Every and seized the boy, pulling him dered it was not suggested that The defendant was charged kidnapper, whether a principal, from the vehicle,

the Barracks be enclosed, by a instigator or abettar, when tried and convicted, should be sentence ed to denth regardless success or failure in the attempt "at kidnapping."

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The sister, Hsu Sih-wel, 14 fence. Sergeant Jessop replied with assaulting the complainant years of age, managed to jump that he thought it was possible the with intent to rob and with un- the lawfully wounding the coolie, who of from the car and escape during site would be vacated by

was shot in the neck, and not, as the excitement. Employees of the military in the near future,

stated in the first Police report, school noted the incident and ran In reply to his Worship, Provost in the thigh. The accused, Mr. Kum pointed in the direction of the car but the Sergeant Nichols of the Somerset out, had taken an oath with the kidnappers, after forcing the Light Infantry, said that there had gang-leader of unswerving loyalty chauffeur to alight, hastily drove been thefts from the Hankow to the gang und this was disclosed off. The boy's father was over- Barracks, to the victim when the latter first come with the news and is con asked him to help him esenpe. It' fined to hin bea:

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