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THE LOK MA- CHAU TRAGEDY,

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they had to the previous witnesses in regard to a motive for the shoot- ing, but gained no further light on the subject. The witness said he could not think of any motive and had never heard Dalip Singh com- plain of having been unjustly punished.

Mr. Shields" (foroman of the jury): Have you ever heard of a case of a Sikh running amok and killing himself before?—No.

CURRENCY HOARDING.

WHY OFFENDERS WERE SHOT 'IN RUSSIA.

London, Aug. 22.

It transpires that the execution

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SALARIES.

NEW TERMS OF INCREASE ACCEPTED.

Two of the leading local shipping of silver hoarders in Russia is part | firms, who pay their wages on the of a campaign by the authorities sterling basis, have agreed to the pro- drastically to combat a panic which posed increase in rate of pay for officers and engineers engaged on has arisen, especially among the

China Coast ships, and seventeen peasants in the Central Provinces, owners of river steamers, all members concerning the stability of paper of the River Steamship Owners' As currency. As a result of difficulty sociation of Hongkong, have signified in the home areas in purchasing their willingness to the auggested in- goods, except for coin, there has crease of 15 per cent, the former to been a considerable amount come into effect from July 1 last, and Mr. Lindsell: What, you've

silver hoarding, while many traders the latter from August 1.

This is in never heard of the Tai-O case are refusing to accept notes or are

a response to

an appeal by Yes. I have heard of that case on demanding double prices if paid the China Coast Officers Guild and

therein. two occasions.

Marine Engineers Guild of China, who have placed before the shipping companies and owners of steamboats the unfortunate position of the mer- chant servicemen resulting from the rapid decline of the dollar during the past ten months.

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The O.G.P.U. consequently is de Mr. Shields: Do you think seven shots could be fired in the termined to treat as counter re- passage without waking you?volutionaries all coin hoarders and "Inflation speculators", an the Yes, I was in a sound sleep;

ground that they are trying to create a financial collapse.-Reuter.

Would the alarm bell wake a sleeping man--Not if he were as tired as I was..

Has it falled to wake you be fore? Yes, once before.

When you were roused were you told that Mrs. Hadgwick was up stairs?-No.

Have you any reason why you or your men did not go upstairs to protect the building?-1 knew that if Dalip Singh had a Lewis gun, four men would be insufficient to

go up.

Mr. Lindsell: Did you go out side to reconnoitre between o'clock and 7.30?--Yes, I went on to the front verandah at 6 p.m. but saw nothing.

Lewis Gun Not Fired.

P.C. B315 Phuman Singh, who was the next witness called, said he had been three years in the Hongkong Police Force, of which one had been as a member of the Indian force attached to the Lok Ma Chau Station.

On the day in question, having

A LABOUR APPEAL.

TEA-HOUSE WORKERS WANT amination is rendered necessary by an

A UNION.

The exact terms of increase are as follows: For men paid on the ster- ling basis, the rates to be fixed at one- half at 1/6d to the dollar and one. half at current rates, the arrange ment to continue for a period of six months, after which the position will be re-considered, unless earlier ex

appreciation of the dollar to 1/Bd.

Guild spokesmen yesterday stated Chinese workers of the local tea- that Messrs. Butterfield and Swire houses whose labour union WAR

and Messrs. Jardine, Matheson & Co., proscribed by the Government Ltd., have already signified willing sometime ago, have asked the Chin-ness to accept this new basis and to come into opera- ese General Chamber of Commerce tion from July 1, 1930,

have agreed for to appeal to the Government to re-

The Steamboat Company have sent open their union on the ground a letter to the Guild stating that they that there are so many unemployed

have

appointed a special sub-com- workers. It was stated at the mittee to consider the question and the

Chinese General Chamber of

Douglas Company have replied to the Commerce meeting yesterday that affect that the matter is now before

Consulting the matter rested entirely with the decision on the matter will be given in Secretary for Chinese Affairs who de course. would possibly give the labourers some sound advice on the subject.

Seventeen members of the River Steamship Owners' Association have agreed to pay an increase of 15 per cent on the existing salaries which are on the dollar basis, this to take effect from August 1. The companies cancerned are as follows: Yaen on, Sai On Navization, Tung On: Sze Yap, Kwong Wing, Tung Tick. Siu

Siu Ring, Chuen On, Hung

hopeful on that score. It was obvious that every one ove his or gone on dians was trying to save own he was sleeping in the barrack face, and it was next to impossible room at the Station when he was to get anything like a true story. Kwai Lum. Sang Wo, "Tung Wo aroused by the station guard. from them. This was at about 4 or 5 minutes to five o'clock.

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The alarm was then ringing, but he heard no shots fired. His first duty, on an alarm like this, was to arm himself and proceed to the frent verandah upstairs, taking the Lewis gun with him.

He went straight to the charge room after putting on his boots, but the Lewis gun was not there. He went back to the barrack room and reported the loss to the station guard, afterwards hearing the latter pass on the news to the In- dian sergeant.

The charge-room door was open and he could look right into it. Later he went on to the verandah and patrolled the two points be tween the charge-room and the barrack room. Altogether he fired 22 shots.

The Coroner: Anything to fire

at?

Witness: I did not see anything to fire at,

The Coroner: Why did you fire then?

Witness: Whenever we heard a shot fired, we fired in return.

The Foreman (to witness): Can you suggest any reason what- ever for this trouble?

Witness: No. I can suggest nothing. I heard nothing from No. 543 (Dalip Singh) himself.

You didn't discuss this affair after the shooting?--We reviewed this affair and we agreed that he had done a very bad thing.

Can you give any reason why he shot B07-I can suggest no rea-

800.

The Foreman: I am afraid we further than this,

cannot go any your Worship.

European. Evidence. Lance Sergt. A95 Gardiner stated that he had been eight months at the Lok Ma Chau Police Station. doing river patrol work. He had no fixed hours, having to work with the tides. He had, however, to do three night patrols every week.

On July 21 he was on day patrol. leaving the station at about 3 p.m. He could not be precise as to times as his watch was broken, but he could more or less judge. by the speed of his motorboat reacting to the state of the tides.

Everything was normal when he left the station. He did about four-and-a-half hours' patrol that afternoon, and it was pretty dark when he returned to his buoy, which was due north of the Sta-

tion.

Questioned by Mr. King, witness said that the Lewis gun was in the charge-room that morning, on a shelf behind the door, that being the very same place he used to leave it every time he cleaned it.

The day after the tragedy, he again cleaned it, and found the bolt in the mechanism displaced, As soon as he landed a Chinese and it did not look as if it had been from the village came up and told fired. It could not have been fired him that there was trouble at the in that condition.

Station. He returned. to the motor-boat and came ashore with ammunition, mustered his crew and thus made up a small party which afterwards proceeded to the sta- tion.

The gun was always kept ready assembled for instant use, although it was not loaded,

Evidence Questioned, Questioned by the Foreman of the Jury, witness admitted that he alept through the firing and was not aroused by it. It was the sta- tion guard who awoke him. After he got up he heard shots fired in the passage.

The Coroner: Did yon see hirn fire the shota?

Witness: Yes.

The Coroner: You saw him fire the shots. That is a lie. You could not possibly see him fire the shota.

Witness averred that he was standing near the door and could look through the passage.

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South-east of the building, the party was greeted by two shots which whistled overhead, coming! from the station, which however did not show signs of life. At about the same time, he heard shouts from the married Indian quarters, which were interpreted by the Indian Constable No. 34, who was with him, as “Get back, get back."

Working round, he came into contact with the European sergeant in charge of Au Tau Station, who was in ambush. The latter ex- plained to witness what had hap- pened, and witness retraced to the west side of the station, his idea being to intercept any retreat made

The Foreman: Did you see 722 (the station guard) go into the charge-room to get the Lewis gun? that way..

Witness: No. 1 did, not

When he finally got into his him at the time. It was on his quarters, he found it intact, nothing return from the charge room that having been touched. I saw him.

The Coroner: Did

you notice Did you see 563 fire out of the anything strange about 643 (Dalip barrack room?

Singh) 7-Nothing at all. He was Witness replied in the affirma-quite jovial, very athletic, always tive. He said that 568 fired first, good at games. He was a champion an interval of only a few seconds at putting the shot, and I noticed clapsing before the atation guard nothing strange, about him. He also fired. He (witness) did not appeared to be quite normal. fire any shots through the weat Did he ever make any complaint window.

to you about treatment by Sergeant The Foreman asked the Coroner Madgwick or by any other Euro- if it was any use. endeavouring to pean officer?-Nothing at all. ellelt from the witness an CX- The Foreman: Did you hear planation as to the origin of the anything at the Station after this tragedy.

tragedy, ane reason given for it?— Nothing.

Saving Face.

The Inquiry was adjourned at His Worship said if it would this point.. Further sittings will elicit the information required then be on Wednesday and Friday of Mr. Shields could go ahead. He next week, commencing at 2.15 p.m. (the Coroner), however, was not on each day.

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The Chuen On Company have re- to agree to the new, terms, and Messrs. S. T. Williamson, Messrs, Carmichael

and Clarke, and the Pan Kok Sui, who were asked to make an increase of 25 per cent in view of the fact that they owned overseas boats, } have also declined.

The establishment of a Trade Board for the catering, trade seems imminent from a reply given by Miss Bondfield (Minister of Labour) to a question in Parlia 'ment. She said she was satisfied

that conditions exist in the cater-. ing trade which justify action under the Trade Board Acts. She was considering what form of action should be taken. Asked whether she proposed to include hotels, Mias Bondfield replied, "That is a question of "scope."

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