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FILIPINO STUDENT ON CAPITAL CHARGE.

WAR

FRIDAY, MARCH 6, 1931..

INQUIRY ABRUPTLY

ADJOURNED.

POLICE AND WITNESSES FAIL;

TO APPEAR.

There was.un abrupt termina- tion to the hearing of a death ing quiry which was to have been helt by Mr. Hamilton and a Jury at the Kowloon Magistracy yesterday afternoon, when it was discovered that the Police together with all the witnesses had, through an omission on the part of the Court officials, failed to appear, the hear ing boing adjourned sine die.

It a

LATE MR. J. M. V. RIBEIRO.

LARGE ATTENDANCE AT FUNERAL.

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Would'nt that be nice. Invested it moans an income of C$50,000 11 year ......G$4200 r month. We The popularity the Into always work it out that Mr. J: M.

Ribeiro was those of us who subsist amply teslifed to yesterday modest monthly stipened. Then afternoon, when the funeral, took we go on to dream, to visualiso place at the Catholic Cemetéry, A ↑ the fulfilment of our ambitions, large number of prople attended, Yot, how many people have aud including a number of the late denly acquired tremendous wealth. Mr. Ribeiro'a clubmates. Father only to find it an empty bauble. Page officiated.

Thore are multi-millionaires who no huppinoax out of their of indifferent

An investigation into the tragle shooting of John Harrison. plumber on board the Empress of Russia, who was fatally shot whilst the vessel was on her way from Hongkong to Manila on February 24 Inst, was commenced before Mr. Hamilton at the Kowloon Magia tracy yesterday, when Martin Gonzales Corren. described as a

The pall-bearers wore Mossra. .get appeared Atudent aged 29 years,

V. F. de Souza. E. Zimmern, J. Court on the capital before the

After the jury had been sworn, Delgado, H. P. Lim, J. Anderson wealth because charge.

the Coroner mentioned that the

and M. L Rocha, while others pre-health. Mr. H. Somerset Fitzroy (Public case which they were to investi-

sent included Menure. R. Basa, W. Health is our greatest wealth Prosecutor) appeared for

the gate was the death of a Chinese B. Muskett, W. Ward, C. S. Ross and the finest investment we can Crown, while the accused was not boy, Kwok Ping, aged seven, who let. A. Kitchell, C. Yaz (represent-mako is to pay a little attention to legally, represented.

was killed on February 2 laat bying the Catholic Union Club), E. The incident

briefly ex- ส motor bus. The Jury would, he Mowfang, A. L. de Souzn, J. Lan- the needs of our bodies. Every

find to his Worship by Mstraight-forward

thought plained

perfectly dolt, G. Kelly, R, Nazarin. A. L. one should take an occasional E el laxative, for nothing tones up the Fitzroy, who said that the accused

an in Arculil, A. B. Hamson, J. Van der internal organs like was alleged to have shot the plumber he would not have held indeed, Osmund, A. J. Osmard,

A thorough For this with a revolver. Harrison eventually quiry with a jury except that italy, A. A. Razack, A. Rahmin, O. cleansing.

purpost was the opinion of the Magia Ismail, J. R. Soares, A. Costa, U. Pinkettes, the dainty little Liver dying after falling unconscious. Chinese was also wounded at the longkong, that in the case

trates, who acted as Coronera in

in M. Omar, W. Allen and M.

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Pinkettes gently yet thoroughly Numerous floral tributes were

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the incomplete intestinal difficulty in making up their minds, ceased worked) and Alex. Ross & elimination that secues

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direct evidence, those who saw any. thing having disembarked at their destinations while a man who had taken the revolver from the accused

hnd also left, the ship.

In reply to his Worship. Mr. Fitzroy and that the Chinese who was wounded seemed to have seen a certain amount. In a statement to the Police, the accused and that it was due to the state of his mini that he had committed the net. Practically the whole case against him was his own statement. There seemed to be absolutely no motive.

in the present case.

of

It was then announced to the Coroner by the usher Police and all the witnesses had not attended Court.

O'Brien.

Co. and staff.

As a mark of respect, the Cral-prevent that the

geogower Cricket Club's flag wak Blown at half-mast yesterday.

Addressing the jury, the Coro- ner and he regretted to have to tell them that he had just been in formed the Polee had apparently made some mistake about the rase.

There was no traffic Inspector present, no doctor and

no wit nesses at all. He deeply regret- ted that he and the jury had been given the trouble, but all he could

Dr. M. F. D. Graham, ship's sur- geon, was the first witness called, Te said that he was summoned to attend to the plumber, who was lying on "B" Deck suffering fromda was to adjourn the inquiry and a gun-shot wound in his head. The he would notify them to attend

when required.

bullet had entered at an angle un- der the left Jaw and had its exit on the left side of the forehead.

passengers were

"I knew he was dying." continued Dr. Graham, "and I invited two physielana, who were travelling on the ship, to meet me in consulta tion." The two Dr. Schoenleiber, of the Standard Oll Company and a Filipino medical practitioner. Harrison hnd al- ready been treated and removed to witness' cabin. After the consulta- Lion, the three doctors considered the ease to be hopeless, and could do nothing to save the man's life. He died at 9.35 p.m., about an hour After witness was first called to the

scene.

When withras received the sum-

muns to attend to Harrison, he had been treating a Chinese who had been shot. This man was suffering from a superficial gun-shot wound in the seain. Harrison's body was landed at Manila.

Bullet From Man's Head. Witness gave it as his opinion that the injury to Ilarrison had been caused by a 32 bullet, and when given a spent bullet he agreed That it might have been caused by a similar missile. Witness added that the bullet produced had been cut from the head of the Chingee, who had been wounded.

His Worship: You cut it out of the man's head!

Witness: Yes, he was very for Lunate.

The Coroner 'assured the fury that the matter would be deal

with.

It was subsequently discovered that the misunderstanding had arisen among the Coroner's staff, who had omitted to notify the Pollec.

in the steerage he proceeded to the scene and found Harrison lying on his back on the port side of "C" Witness saw nobody else at Deck. the moment, but immediately after- wards he saw the accused on the starboard Aldo. Accused shouted something which sounded to witness like "Are you looking for me?"

Firearms Issueri, · Accused then picked up either a chopper or a knife from one of the mess tables and witness retreated up the stairs for assistance. He proceeded up to the bridge with the intention of getting a firearm, and found that arms were already being issued to other officers. Witness secured an electric torch and went to search the "B" deck for the ac

cused.

search the "C" Deck while two or Witness sent an armed party to three European members of the crew proceeded down and carried Harrison up to "B" Deck. Later the party returned with the accused in custody. Witness had given in- structions for the arrest of the ac- cused because he had previously. seen him on "C" Deck when he first found Harrison.

Continuing, witness said that the following morning he examined the mental condition of the accused, who was then under arrest. "I am sorry." said witness in reply to Mr.

The accused was detained in a Fitzroy who asked the result of the cabin, and eventually handed over examination, "but I am not pre-to the Police in Hongkong. During pared to say. I could not make up his search of the "B" deck witness my mind. There was the languago was handed the revolver produced difficulty." Witness mentioned that by another Filipino passenger of the he had to speak to the accused ship. This man went ashore at through an interpreter, and it was banila. The revolver was then very dilleult to carry out a satie-still warm, showing that it had very

unless factory examination

the recently been fired. medical officer could speak the man'a In reply to the Magistrate, wit-

ness said that he had known Har

language.

Mr. Fitzroy: You can't help us rison on and off for five years. He in any way?

Witness: No, I'm sorry.

In reply to the Bench witness said that Harrison was never con- scious after being shot.

Mr. Gerbert James, Staff Captain of the Empress of Russia, said that on being informed by the Master of Arms that shooting was going on

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was a very quiet man and had a good record in every respect. Witness knew of nothing anybody had against him. He (witness) could not imagine Harrison to be the sort of man who would lose his temper and strike anybody.

The hearing was adjourned until this afternoon,

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KIDNAPPING OF

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A DAYLIGHT OUTRAGE IN TIENTSIN.

Ticntain, Mar. 6.

who 18 Mr. Liang Lai-kuei, Messrs. Jardine, Matheson and member Co.'s compradare, and of the British Municipal Council, was kidnapped about 4.30 thin afternoon while travelling in a rickshaw on the way home from office.

The affair occurred in Canton Road, in the British Concession, and according to the rickshaw coolle's evidence the rickshaw was forced in towards the pavement by a passing motor-čar,

which immediately stopped, disgorging a number of armed men who bun. dled the compradore into the car and rapidly drove away.

Mr. Llang, who is 50 years of age, in an American returned student, and has been in Jardine's employ for twenty years.

The matter is being handled by the British Municipal Council police, who at present are busy rounding up witnesses of the oc- Currence-Reuter.

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