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HAIPHONG GAOL · REVOLT.

TROOPS FORCED TO USE BAYONETS.

REBELS KILLED.

On the eve of their depor- ation to the convict island of Foulo Condor, a number of political offenders sentenced by the Revolutionary Tribunal at Hanoi to long terms of exile and forced labour, and who were lodged for the time being in the main prison at Haiphong, recently revoited, in an apparent attempt to break out of

con- finement,

OBITUARY.

MOTHER OF MR. KAN OF

NANYANG BROS.

The funeral of Mrs. Kan Au-ize, the mather of Mr. Kan Hung-chao. of the Nanyang Brothers Tobacco Company, who died some wecke ago at her realdence in Happy Valley.

Look place yesterday after- noon, when the long funeral pre- cession was followed by hundreds of the female werkers of the Nan yang factories and relatives

and friends of the deceased. It took funeral attracted much attention. about

to paRH. The A must respected lady in Chi- eircles, Mrs. Kan Au-tze hnd been many years, She is survived by resident in Hongkong for her son and grandsons and six Kreat-grandsons. She was eighty

T Rustr

years of age.

Hundreds of prominent members of the Chinese community sembled at the Yat Pit Ting in Kennedy Town yesterday afternoon to pay their last respects to the lady. Hundreds uí

The plot appears to have been realised by the authorities some what too late, although they should have been warna hy an almost impossible escape effect deconsed ed two days previously by an inwreaths were sent by relatives and portant prisoner, Nguyen thi friends. Long, revolutionary leader who had been sentenced to 20 years' hard labour and who was wait- ing his deportation with a batch of about 60 others.

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Dr. Sliva Mendes.

THE

HONGKONG

CARSTAIRS DEATH

INQUIRY.

JURY RETURNS OPEN VERDICT.

LACK OF EVIDENCE,

TELEGRAPH.

THURSDAY, DECEMBER 31, 1931.

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On the afternoon of May 20, deceased complained of not feel ing well and said he had an attack of malaria. He vinited witness: again that day at about 7.30 p.m. and seemed to be all right.

Found Him Dead. On the morning of May 21, the "boy" called her nt about 10.45 a.m. and said the

master hod locked the door and that he could The Inquiry into the circum not get in. She wont to the outing the death of Mr. door which she found to be o

front Douglas Carstairs, who was found and entered the flat. She called dead in bed with a stab wound on nut

out the name of

the deceased the morning of May 21 of this few

few times but received year, came to an end at the Kow-ponse.

received no res- waited She loon Magistracy, yesterday after-bed-room while the "boy" took the outaide the noon when the jury returned an morning papers into

into the bed-room. open verdlet.

a few minutes later He returned afte and sald the master was dead. She have another look and when Bent him back Into the room to be returned, he reiterated that the em-master was tend.

for herself and found that

went to soo Carstairs was really dead.

Eurier that morning. at about 9.45, she had been to the flat of

never seen the door like that be- the decensed to use the telephone. The door then was open. She had

The

jury empanelled were Mr. J. M. N. da Silva and Ar. Tam A. D. Humphreys (foreman), Mr. Keng-koon.

fore.

Sho

Mr.

Ng Chau-hung, the amah ployed by Mr. Carstairs at the time of his death, was the first witness heard yeaturing. She atated that she occupied a room

bed at midnight on the evening in the servants'

quarters at the back of the house. She went to of May 20, and knew that her mas ter had a party in the house that

Nothing Disturbed. Witness evening. saw the muster; In fact she had

seldom very

Detective Inspector A. H. Elston only seen him once when he was 21, at about 11.45 a.m., he received said that on the morning of May alive.

a telephone message, and went to On the morning of May 21, she Luna Building. On the first floor got up at about 7 a.m., and went out to make some purchance, re

of the No. 2 house, he found the turning at about 8 a.m. She waited and

fast witness (Mrs. Miller) and another European. for the master to get up but after bed-room, he saw the dead body Going the

into a while began to wonder whether of a European lying on the double he was in the house. Accordingly led clot

clothed in

Л vest. The body she went up to the

root from where she could age into the mas

was doubled up: the bed clothes ter's bedroom and saw him lying the impr

were disturbed; on the pillow was in thed.

the impression of There was nothing about the bed were

head; under blood-stains; and appearance

to make her think the lamp at the side of the bed The telephone bell rang at about kerchief that there was anything unusual. 10 am, but the master did not yes

was on and covered with hand-

up to answer it.

The books on the table were not opened. By the bed was a small mat which had not been the disturbed, and on the mat "boy" went to look for the lady pair of

were next door at about 11 am., and as

alippers and a pair of a result, the lady went up to Mr.

men's shoes. The slippers were Carstairs' Ant and called for her separate

tidy but the shoes were lying in

places.

Marno, Dec. 50. The death occurred this morning of Dr. Siva Mendes, one of the

distinguished In the course of

lawyers in desperate Maeno, and a writer of considerable struggle when the military had distinction. to be called in, four of the reocls

Born in

Portugal, Dr. Silva were killed and a dozen others Mendes came to Macno shortly wounded, eight seriously. The after taking his degree as military casualties were nexible, bachelor in laws, and practised these being

confined 10

in Macno for many years. Case wounded and others merely suffer reputation as a good lawyer, and He had ing fram contusinas.

was also distinguished for many works on Chinene lore and litera- sate, his books including such sub- jects as Chinese religion and prac-his tien.

Big Penal Settlement, The island of

Condor l'oule whither the condemned men were to have been deposted, is a penal nettlement ten miles in length and some five miles broad at its widest, alluated in the South China Sea, about 80 miles distant from the nearest point on than Judo- China cos

With New Caledonia and the New Hebrides in the South Seas, it receives the overflow from the political prison at Thaingynes, re- called as the storm centre of the) 1918 revolt, and lately Jugradn

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He was also an ardent collector of Chinese curios, and leaves a fine collection of porcelain and paint- ings. An admirer of the work of George Chinnery, he acquireti some of the works of this Irish painter who lived and died in Macau.

Dr. Silva Mendes is survived by his willow and as only daughter- the Own Correspondorit.

21 YEARS AGO.

coming into attention by reason SOME EXTRACTS FROM THE of renewed disorders in Tonkin. “TELEGRAPH" FILES. Within the last year

Diese had

been periodical departations of The following extracts are from convicted political offenders to the Hongkong Telegraph for the Poulo Condor, and it is estimated Week ended December 31st, 1910. that the population of the penal

dollar on

<im

settlement, which in ROMA T- The rate of the specte, in like Devil's Inhand, his man was M. 19:23/160, been swollen as a result by some 2,000 new-arrivals of both sexes,

Conspiracy Discovered, Coming to the latest incident, which occurred on the 22nd inst., a conspiracy amongst the prisoners awaiting

their depuration into exile and forced labour was dia covered, pointing to the excape of the revolutionary leader, Nguyen thi Long, having been facilitated by his comrades,

The Hongkong Cricket Club de- fented the United Serviers by four wickets, thanks mainly to the fine batting of It. Hancock, who scored 176 not out.

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The death occurred of Mr. L. A. Musso, one of the Colony's oldest residents.

The annual Police Ball, held at the City Hall, was a great auc-

Within the two days intervening cess. between the escape and the con- clusions of the Commission investi.

The Colony's credit balance at the end of October was $143,789,

Kating the incident, the prisoners, the revenue during the mouth be sixty in number, who in all cases

Continuing. witness

said

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The windows of the bed-room were closed and bolted except for a small opening. The atmosphere was very close. Witness examined the room and furniture and no- thing seemed to have been dia turbed except for a small drawer, which was slightly open and con- tained handkerchiefs. Every- thing in the room was in order. Witness found $15 in a drawer on the dressing table:

Dagger Under Body. Witness was present when Dr. Court examined the body. He suw up the body and picked up a dagger from under- neath. The whole weight of the body was on the dagger.

Dr. Court lift Scotland; the

at

contests Happy

on Sunday; the Craigongower children's

aparts, and the opening of the Civil Service Cricket Club's pavilion.

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Groups will appear taken at the weddings of Mr J. E. Noronha and Mias A. 1. Basto, and of Mr. C. V. Marques and Miss A. A. Branchao; while scenes from the St. John's Cathedral Christmas Play will also be reproduced.

master.

In the front room witness found, Heveral articles of clothing in- eluding a pair of pyjamas on the floor in a heap. He noticed signs of a party having taken place. On #chair, he found bundle of keys.

were faring the prospect of a longing ST80,616 and the expenditure | found that the master was dead. prison,

and unattractive sojourn on the $767,503.

dreaded convicts island, had had sufficient time to

to formulate reme

course for concerted action.

EXCHANGE RATES.

This became apparent when the warders were attempting to put into Paris execution an order from the French Geneva Mayor of the

eity, requiring as a measure of

prudence

and safety. prisoners be isolated and

As the warders approached the Shanghai

the 60 nie'}} were confined, they were greeted Amsterdam

body of mutineers who, by their disposition, made it plain that Bucharest. they intended to resist to the ut Hongkong.. moal.

He later made inquiries and found

that nothing had been stolen.

Witness had seen all the ex- UNA QUAKEUKENDURbad either been discharged or re-, employees of the N.A.A.F.I., who signed since deceased came to the Witness followed

and Colony, except two who were in After this disenvery, she did not notice if anything.

Questioned by Mr. T. Murphy. was missing A.S.P., witness from the flat..

said the front room was full of Chinese curios Questioned by Detective Inspec und

cabinet. Inquiries made by the Police had not been successful ne to whether the dagger found with the deceased belonged to him. It was definitely of a Chinese pattern as also were the ones inside the cabinet.

Wednesday, or Elston, witness and she had there were two daggera in a

86.9/16

17.7/16 a visitor on the evening of May 145 20. This visitor, a woman, stayed 18% overnight and did not leave until 240 the next morning. She (the visi- 265 tor) was now in the country. 40

Open Door. 1/11

Tam Kwai, a clerk working in the NAA.FI., testified that K.15/16

the morning of May 21, he went 204

to No. 2 Luna Building, the rest 404

dence of deceased, between 8 and 570 dence of

to get Da.m. to

orders from Mr. He rang the bell but

Monday. .87K

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British Wireless.

Men Infuriated,

A fire-pump was brought

into Copenhagen. requisition and the inmates liberal Prague.. ly douched with cold water, but far Lisbon.. from securing the desired results, Rio.

it had an opposite effect, that of making them even more infuriated.

Bombay. Yokohama Montevideo.

Locking around for a means of re- taliation, and discovering none, they Montreal..

commenced to break up their camp- Silver (spot)...20

· 1/

244 Carstairs.

on

been

A reward of $1,000 had offered for Information lending to the arrest of any person connected with the "murder."

Detective-Sergeant Pearson gave evidence of

ence of taking charge of the body and

66.13/16 nobody answered. He did that was identning present when it)

17.15/16 about four times but nobody came 18.1/16 to the door. He waited for about

Facts Very Unusual. · Summing

mming up, the Coroner said

a quarter of an hour, at the end that the facts of the case

It

of which time, he left thinking very unusual. In the first place,

were 1/3.0/32hat there were no orders for him. was very unusual for a European The door of the flat was open to die in circumstances

beda and, with the iron fastenings and broken pieces, attempted to demolish the grill and its fasten- that, in order to avoid a possibly

staff, called to the

Hounded

found! Heene, eituation which

rapidly getting out of hand. Sutn-when the necessity for the empley- ford deposed that he had been on

was limits of patie

The

to

like

at the time. He had never seen Besides, there were unusual cir It like that before, but there had cumstances about the death. The been times when nobody answered deceased bad a good position in the door bell when he rang.

in the which event he would go away.

Colony; he had a flat of his own; bu had no financial worries. Dinner Party.

He went to bed on the inga.

previous Evidence concerning the party night apparently in quite A general alarm was

tragic development, the Command-given by the deceased on the oven-al

good within

health and spirits, ant of the military detachment wing of May 20 was suppiled by party and was the life of it. He He had a the prison, and the prison je to demand from the Mayor aut Mr. V. Sandeford, who was one drank a little but was not drunk. themselves helpless and unable to

authorisation to use arms.

of the four who had dinner with with

After having gone to the last Mr. Carstairs and later took part with a dagger in his body.

next morning he was found patience, it is said, and In moned urgently in his turn, the ment of arms had became unavoki-

a game of bridge. Mr. Sande. A doctor had given evidence as to whether the wound had been Mayor appealed to the military forable-a number of soldiers havingery friendly terms with Mr. Cars-inflicted by the deceased himself Assitance, and an emergency

tairs Asince tachment, patrolling the immediate already been injured--the members the Colony. Witness had known it was very difficult for the wound the latter's arrival in or by somebody else and had said vicinity, was the first to reach the of the detachment lasued with

deceased for

for about three ammunition, and forming up before having

have been self-indicted. There met him The military issued orders and ent

the entrance to the ward, fired

previously af was no evidence to show that any. exhortations, but these fell on dear several shots into the air. In fan Mesopotamia. He arrived at Mr. 1 body was responsible for his

Carstaira' flat at about 8 The uproar redoubled, and, of what they took to be hesitation,

p.m. and

and death, but if anybody was, it was finally, the soldiers forced an entry and were already upon the troops

was received the prisoners attacked vigorously

ved by the deceased

him acif.

not for robbery as nothing had into the ward, carrying their arms

Decensed looked his usual been taken from the flat. but without cartridges. They were their bayonets.

golf and when the latter resorted to use of usual about him. The party had the deceased had been killed as a there was nothing un- If the jury was satisfied that instantly engaged by the mutineeru

a desperate struggle, and were the troops gradually regaining the left the flat at about 2.10 am, the room just as they wore when before dinner and had result of a grudge, there was no a cocktail A furious molce resulted, with a few drinks afterwards. Witness struggle. Things were lylog in Anally driven back,

Firearms Used.

upper hand, When the struggle at which time deceased was sober. the deceased went to bed. ended, four of the mutineers had Mrs. Miller, who lived at No. 4 Although the deceased threw Matters by this time had assum- been killed, and a dozen wounded, Luna Building, said she knew do-his things about in the front room, ed such a serious complexion, with wounded, gravely enough to require a year ago. She lived next door drawer in the dressing table, and eight seriously. One soldier was ceased well. She met him about ho left his valuables in the spread to other parts of the prison, others suffered only contusions.

threatening to his admittance into hospital, while but one to him and he was in the apparently one of the last things habit of visiting her and her hus; he did was to take a handkerchief

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out of a drawer and put it over the lamp which was found on.

There was no evidence sa to who killed the deceased or that ho had been killed by anybody. If ho was killed by anyone, there was no motive.

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letter from Shanghal which might his temper and partly because of complete absence of motive in have a bearing on the case. It the methods ho atated that

employed to this cast. He said all the Mr. Carstairs was ro-achieve his goal in business. cognised by his employers as a The Coroner explained

ployees and ox-employees of the capable business man. Ho was there were three verdicts at which had all boon examined.

that deceased were in the Colony and down

to Hongkong in 1920 the jury could arrive, (1) murder, ro-organise the local oflee (2) suloide, and (3) an open ver-jury returned the following ver which was not showing n entfe diet. He cited a case the circum-

After

fter due consideration, the factory balance sheet. He held stances of which were very much

dict this position until his death. The similar, to, the one here. In that from a stab wound In the abdomen

We and that the deceased diaba letter stated that Mr. Carstairs case, an open verdict was returned There is no evidence to show, the was not very popular with the by the jury. Chinese staff, partly because of The Coroner also dealt with the fore-return an open verdict.”

author of the wound and ww ther