1929-09-26 — Page 2

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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

TAKEN TO MAÇÃO,

YOUNG CHINESE KIDNAPPED FROM HOME.

An alleged attempt to dispose of a small boy who was kidnapped In Portland Street, Yaumati, was described by Sub-Inspector James before Mr. T. S Whyte Smith at the Kowloon Magistracy yesterday afternoon when a Chinese was charged with enticing the lad away from his parents.

The defendant admitted that he took the boy Away but went on to tell a long story of the jad's father having asked him to take the boy.

Sub-Inspector James sald that on September 9 the boy was playing outside his house at No. 314, Port land Street, Yaumati, when the de fendant approached him and asked him to carry some firewood for a contractor. The defendant, took the boy, to Hongkong and later iwent to a steamer which was bound for Macao.

MURDER TRIAL."

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 1929.

MAN'S THROAT SLIT. OPEN

›WITH RAZOR,

A murder which has puzzled, the police inasmuch as the motive has not been discovered, was in- vestigated before Mr. A. W. G. H. Grantham at the Central Magistracy yesterday afternoon.

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Proceeding against Hung Ah- mol, a Fukienese, on the capital charge, Mr. Somerset Fitzroy the Public Prosecutor, said that it was a rather extraordinary case...The. accused arrived here from Singa Fory on August 25, and accepted the invitation of a boardfur house runner to stay in premises occupied by the Ynen Mel firm, which did a business as forwarding, agents for travelling traders from the country. It was on premises used as a lodging place for then travel ling traders at No. 68, Connaught Road that the murder took place.

After absence of two days from the Root, the accused return- wwth red on the morning of the 27th. A The boy was prevented from hip, being due to leave that day, going ashore and was eventually the people in the place took an taken to the Portuguese colony.eartley meal than. unal to enable He was taken to a house where those who were leaving on the ship he stayed for two days during to do so on time. which time ho was shown to some people and was offered by the do- fendant for sale.

Attempted Suicide.

..

After the meal, the seven or Later the boy's mother and his eight persons who were sharing step father received information of the meal rose from their seats and dispersed. A mad. named Wu his whereabouts and went to

Tsol-mei was standing tear the Macao where they saw the defen- door, when he was suddenly attack- dant and the lad walking about the ed by the accused, who had come streets. They summoned the as- sistance of the Police and the de out of his cubicle holding some- thing in his hands. He slit Wu fendant was taken into custody. Tsol-mei's throat open with it, and later being brought back to Hong-went back to his cubicle, where he kong.

Whilst the lud was giving evidence his Worship said that he was very stupid even for a boy of nine. Children of six were known to have given evidence in a more intelligent manner than the boy.

It was given in evidence by the boy's mother that the lad's father was dead but the defendant claim ed that he was still alive. The case was remanded for one week for evidence to support the woman's statement,

Indian Woman's Case.

An Indian woman named Sophin Mohammed, and Luk Ng, charged with kidnapping a 14-year-old Chinese boy named Wong Tai-hau' from the home of his mother, Chan Ma-yee, 555 Canton Road, Kowloon, on September 19, and Cheung Shan, a farmer of Lan Hang, Taipo, who la charged with harbouring, appear ed again at the Kowloon Magis tracy yesterday.

The case was adjourned for 48

attempted to cut his own throat also, but only succeeded in inflict- in a superficial, cut.

When other people were brought up to the floor upon an alarm: be ing raised: by a man who had seen the affair from the verandah, they' found the accused sitting on camp bed. A bloodstained razor was picked up, which the police submitted was the weapon used in the case,

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"That is the story," concluded the Public Prosecutor. "What the matives were I don't knów. To me there does not seem to be any motive; and if there is, the police so far have not been able to dis cover."

The Evidence

Evidence was called, and Dr. G. H. Thomas, from the Govern- ment Civil Hospital said he ex amined the accused and found. superficial cut cross the front of his neck. The wound was stitched, and after a few days in Hospital, go into the Gaol.

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HATRY SENSATION.

STOCK EXCHANGE FIRM DEFAULTS.

London, Sept. 25. The Stock Exchange Committee

TEACHING THE PIANO

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hours to allow the woman, who the accused was able to leave and has ordered that the settlement of private lessons was urged at the IEPER

declared that she was innocent, to secure witnesses. She was not allowed out of custody but must give the names of the witnesses to the police and they will be allowed

to visit her in prison.

AIR SERVICES.

INDIA LINE TO EXTEND.

TO AUSTRALIA.

London, Sept. 25.

Sir Eric Geddes, speaking at the annual meeting of Imperial Air- ways, Limited, said the mail traffic on the India 'route was not increns- ing as rapidly as was hoped. Tho problem of providing ground as- commodation for passengers was only solable gradually, and it would

Dr. A. Cannon, medical officer in charge of the Mortuary, speaking: of a post-mortem examination he held of the body of the murdered mán, said that he found the man's throat cut, death...being due primarily to this. From the nature of the wound witness should judge that the man was not able to speak after receiving the injury.

The case was adjourned until Wednesday.

bargains, in the Hatry stocks be deferred until October 24.

School of Music Teaching at Ox-X.

The Committee has ordered the ford recently by Major J. T. Bavin, suspension of dealings in Drapery Director of the Education Depart Trust preference shares, but a re-ment of the Federation of British sumption of dealings in Drapery Music Industries. Trust ordinaries is permitted. "In the elementary schools,"

The Stock Exchange firm of W. Major Bavin said, "those who Russell and Company have de- want piano lessons usually go to a clared themselves defaulters. Mr. teacher who is cheap and nasty. George Ireland Russell, a partner We teachers must find some way of in the firm, is one of the three making our fees compete with directors of the Porchester Trust, this, and by taking six children to Limited, which has figured pro-gether in a piano class we can minently in the Hatry affair. The

other directors are Mr. Edmund bring down our fees to the level of that of the poorer teacher.. Ip LETTER OF THANKS. Daniels and Mr. John Gialdia. that way we can give a child the chance to go right up to one of our big music schoolso one

COMMODORE'S GRATITUDE

TO RA.OS. CLUB.

Thanks for a cheque of $1,000 handed to him by the Committee

be folly to sink capital in building of the R.A.0.B. Club, has been ex- in the desert, on the Persian Gulf,

MONUMENT ARRIVES.

MEMORIAL TO THE LATE DR. SUN YAT SEN, The erection of a Honument tended by the Commodore, who in on the Goddess Hill in com or in the African equatorial forests, his letter announced that the memoration of the late leader until night halts had been per amount will be remitted to the Dr. Sun Yat-sen, which was com manently fixed and the route select-Royal Naval Benevolent Fund, menced a few months ago, is now

with a request that it may be nearing completion, says specially earmarked for distribu- Canton Gazette,

"Again, companionship is the natural environment of the child. To be shut up in a small studio with a grown-up person who hol knows is going to teach him come thing is a terrible experience for him, but it is different if he is with five or six other children.

The experience in America was the that about 60 per cent. of the

children proved themselves quali It was the board's aim to con- tion to the dependants of those tinue the India service to Australia, who lost their lives in the Naval We hear that the monument is fed to go on from piano classes to "When my own boys began to Negotiations with the Indian Gov-disasters involving H. M. Sub- now ready for delivery at Hong. private lessons,

kong, having: arrived from Italy, ernment for a permanent Karachi-marines H.47 and L.12 and H.M.S.where it was ordered to be made. play cricket and football they said Delhi-Calcutta service had been Devonshire.

The stone is said to measure they had no time for music," he

ed.

inconclusive. The board was cor On behalf of the Royal Navy he 25 feet wide and 40 feet high. added. "I used to take up thr responding with the Australian and also thanks the Chairman and Since the removal of the monu- latest Harry Lauder song while British Governments regarding the continuation of the service to Aus- Committee of the R.A.O.B. for the ment from Hongkong to the city they were doing their 'prep an great trouble they took in organis-is a tremendous job, the authori- try it over. Then I threw it dowr tralia.

"Ing the concert at the R. N. Can- ties of the Municipality are and went away. Soon they had A dividend of seven and a half teen Theatre from which this inviting tenders from contractors left their prep and were trying per cent. was approved.-Reuter.

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