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SHIP COLLISION SEQUEL.

C.N.C. & N.Y.K. CASE RESUMED.

CORRESPONDENCE.

Kowloon Lighting.

To the Editor, Hongkong

Telegraph.]

Sir.For Rome time past I havo electric had a feeling that the current supplied in Kowloon has,, in the early evening at any rate, not been maintained at 200 volts.

THE

HONGKONG

TELEGRAPH. TUESDAY, JANUARY 12, 1932.

[REVENUE OFFICER'SĮ

DEATH.

DISTILLERY IRREGULARIES

MENTIONED.

SUICIDE VERDICT.

Dramatic evidence was given by Mrs. Young, widow of Revenue Officer N. J. Young, at the Coro-

PILOT'S EVIDENCE.

actiona The consolidated which the China Navigation Co... Ltd.. wusst the Nippon Yusen I imagine I can detect a dif-ner's inquiry into his death, con- Kaishin are claiming against each feroner in my rails ari but I have ducted by Mr. Fraser yesterday other for damages in' respect of ano instrument to test sanie.

afternoon, Mr. Young, it will be collision in fog between the 4.4.

recalled was found lying dead on Kiangsu and the .. Toyooka

the hill-side near Lalchikuk Prison Maru of Kowloon Dock Paint, on

on the evening of November 4, the morning of March 22, were

1934, with a shet wound through continued in the Supreme Court

his head. this morning, before the Justice (Sir Joseph Kemp) Admiralty Jurindletion.

Chief

in

The China Navigation Company claire $40,000 damages, while the Nippon Yusen Kaisha claim $40,- 664.

Mr. Eldon Patter, K.C., together with Mr. F. C. Jenkin, K.C., in- structed by Mr. M. M. Watson, of Mesars, Johnson, Stokes and Mas- ter, is for the China Navigation Company. while Mr. B. G. S. Sheldon, instructed by Mr. B. S. C. Messrs. Hasthis,

Branka, Deanva and Bowley, in for the NY.K.

I claimed by the China Navi- gation Company that the Toyooka Maru was at fault inasmuch in the Master steered his ship aeross the fairway in a fog while going out. while the in-eaming Klangan kept to the starboard side.

'This

quested

COIETRO AN

4.

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Last night, before retiring. I put on my bedside light. It was so poor that 1 substitued another) globe but without effeeling any change. Just after eleven o'clock, the light suchtenly beenme brighter) -n marked difference,

In conclusion, may I be pur mitted to ask three questions?

4) Con the distributing com- any sure me that the current is kept at 200 volts.

(2) Do radio msers in Kowloon find that there is sometimes a lack of power, or

C) is this all imagination' on my part?

PYZZLEL

DIVIDED CHINA

FORECAST.

STUDENTS SUPPORT WANG CHING-WEL

formenst. These Councils

is

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The jury empanelled consisted of Messrs. F. C. Clemu, (foreman), Li Chor-son and Fan Kwok-hong-

The Coroner said the inquest won to investigate the circumstances attending the death of Revenue whose body Officer N. J. Young. was found

on the hillside north of the Laichikok Prison. It was sent to the Public Mortuary on Novem

er 5. The dead man had a gun- shot wound in the head, which was the primary cause of death.

Liu Yung, a married woman lving in the Knu Pa Kang Village, testified that about

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November 4 she found the body of Anun lying on the hillside above Castle Penk Rond, whilst she was looking for a bullock. The dead was dressed in European clothes. She made a report of her discovery to the Polier.

man

scene.

THE F. A. CUP.

DRAW FOR FOURTH ROUND OF COMPETITION.

London, Jan. 11.

The draw for the fourth round of the Football Association Cup, to ba played on January 23, is as follows:

Watford or Fulham v. Notts County or Bristol City.

Grimsby v. Birmingham. Port Vale Leicester, Manchester City v. Brentford. Oldham or Huddersfield v. Queen's Park Rangers.

Ilackpool or Newcastle v. Barnsley or Suthport

Tattenliam or Wednesday v. Bourne- mouth.

Bradford v. Darlington or thampton.

Bury v. Sheffield United. Arsenal v. Plymouth.

RADIO BROADCAST

TO-DAY'S PROGRAMME OF

RECORDED 'MUSIC,

From Z. B. W. on a wavelength of 356 metres.

2.00 p.m. (Approx.), Close Down. 5.00-8.00 pm. European Pro-

gramme of Victor Records.

• 5.00-5.35_pm__ Variety, Orchentral-Song Of The Soul. Orchestral-Mem'rien.

Victor Salon Orchestra. 22486. Nor-Song-Behind The Clouds.

Gone Austin. Chorus-Just Around The Corner.

The Rovelorn., 19908. Orchestral-You Forgot Your Gloven. Orchestral-Falling In Love,

Preston or Bolton v. Wolverhamp- tun.

Derby v. Blackburn,

Chesterfield v. Liverpool.

Tranmere or Chelsen v. West Ham. Madlouhrough or Portsmouth The Villa,

Sunderland or Southampton

Stake.

-Reuter.

Y.

Waring's Pennsylvanians.

Song-Mama Inez,

Song-Bonsoir.

22706.

Maurice Chevaller (Baritone). 22731. Orchestral Jig Time,

v. Orchestral-Egyptian Ella.

Widow's Evidence, Before giving evidence, Mrs. Young asked, "Why is it that there is only one European and two Chi- nesse on the jury?”*

His Worship-You are not en- titled to ask that, Mra. Young. Mas. Young am Horry.

Ted Weems and His Orchestra, 22044.

6.35-5.58 p.m. Operatie. Song-Toaca (Puccint) Love and

Music

Song-Cavalleria Rusticatin

(Mascagni) Well You Know Good Mother,

1346.

Marin Jeritzя (Soprano). Margarethe-Potpourd) (Gounod}.

Marek Weber and His Orch. 63900. Song-Mefistoffle (Holta) Hail,

Sovereign Lord,

Sonnambula (Bellini) As I View These Scenes.

Mrs. Young then asked permis-Song-La slon to ask a question which was whereupon "not to be published, the Coroner handed her a plece of paper, on which she wrote somie-

Fender Chuliapin (Bass). 5.58-6,54 p.m., À Concert. Piano Solo-La Campanella (Paganini-Liszt), Plano Solo-Nocturne in F Sharp

Major (Chopin).

Ignace Jan Paderewski. Song-Beautiful Isle of Samewhore

1260.

6828,

Chan Tal-kam, a retired pen-thing. sioner and uncle of the last witness, She stated that she had been antiel he took the Police to the married L the decensed since Suplentber, 1928, She met the deceased on the P. and O. Khiva on her way out from Home to Hong- kong. In their married life they haul had many domestic quarrels, which occurred very frequently. husband, but she thought he in-Song-Who Is Sylvin (Shakespeare- She had no intention of leaving her

tended to leave her because she know he had seeki lawyer on the subject of a separation.

of

morning. Mr. Sheldon

authorities

th

which be claimed showed that if a ship di

Nanking. Jan. 11. not know the position of another

The establishment of Three

Evidence was given by Sergeant ship, there was nothing to compei

Goodwin of being taken to the spot the master to take helm action, it Political Connells for Chink had been held that in mich elre headed by General Chan Chats found the place to be about

are to where the body was lying, and

Go cumstances it was better to main tong in the South-west. Marshal yards to the north of Laichikok trip course. If, however, The eirs Chang Ilauch-finng in the north-frison. There he saw the blue body of cumstances were such that the

European slri-tq1[ 423 master dermed it necessary to take past and Marshal Yen Asleshan in holm action, then he would de Nanking University are planning dark

the north-west. The students of dazer, white gaberdine trousers, brown ahors, and dark- fle maintained that the Toyooku Maru was right in keeping to her to go to Shanghai en bloc by the coluared socks. A grey felt bal night express In order tu per- was found lying alongside. A Wan Ching-wol leather belt with an empty holster was tied round the body, and an nuturintie pistol was clasped in the pain of the right hand. There was one empty round jammed in Mr. Ewel Chung-chi, the new breech, the barrel of the pistol appointed President of the Central

The body University was badly beaten und facing the right thigh.

After she had calmed down, wit- had to run for his life when he was lying face downwards, the went to the University yesterday right arm under the body and ness referred to a gun which de- doubled up, and the left in line with ceased had in his possession and to take up his post.

the body. Witness removed the with which he had, about a year said he was not prepared to.

Ching Remains Adamunt. pistol. The budy was badly decoms and a half ago, threatened her, hin say whether the Toyooka Maru had

that self and everybody else. She had all way off just before the rolli-|

General Chen Ming-shu has re-posed but witness could see sion, but he could say for certain turned to Nanking after a brief there was a bullet wound in the spoken to Mr. Lloyd, the Superin tendent of Imports and Exports. that she was not going na fast as | visit to Fenghua

right temple. one knot. The ship was, if mos-understood he failed to persuade

about it. ing at all. going less than half a General Chiang Kai-shek to pro kuột, because the pilot hout was cred to Nanking at least for the going ahead of the step.

present.-Reuter.

Chancellor. Beaten,

I Capt. Ititchie of the Ringsusunde Mr. had not taken him action, by come to Nanking. taking his in-coming ship moze Over to starboard there woul have been no collision.

Pilot's Evidence.

of the offers and The evidenes pilet of the Toyooka Mara was Then rad, after which the Chinese pilot was called to give evidence,

Mr. Sheldon asked witness for the reason why the ship's rourse was changed (which change took it neross the fairway to the foreign man-of-war anchorage) and wit- news said the course was changert | because the vessel was sailing to wards buny 124.

When Mr. Sheldon put the ques Hon aunin, witness gave substan- | fishly the same answer, adding that having changed course the

came down. When the fog came down the same course was main tained and the fog signal was blown.

The case is proceeding.

NAVAL FUNERALS.

TWO RATINGS PROM ILMS. CUMBERLAND.

Full naval honours accompanied

where it is

NEW ZEALAND RIOT NOVEL SCENES.

WOMEN LIE DOWN ON TRAM TRACKS.

Dunedin, Jan. 11. There were angry scenes in the city yesterday and again

to-day when crowds of unemployed at- tempted to loot a large grocery store.

The trouble began yesterday morning when several hundred unemployed marched to the offices of the hospital board and demand- ed relief.

Ta an outburst, witness cried, "Everybody is blaming me for his death." Everybody

blaming domestic troubles for the cause of his death in order to whitewash the Revenue Department. I allow it! Who's suffering for all this? I am."

won't

A few days before his death, de- ceased had not been living with her at their fiat. She first heard he was missing on October 15.

lying was a small ravine covered The place where the body was

She stated that her husband with bushes, and shielded from could have got long leave last year, view of the road. It was impos- but he would not leave his job be alble to see the body two yards | cause he said he could not hand it away. Witness had the body res over to anybody eine at the time. mased to the Mortuary,

Sub-Inspector Michael Murphy deposed that he saw the body brought to the Shamshuipo Police Station where he made a search

a wallet in an and found

inside porket. In it were a bus ticket, a cheque book and a bunch of keys. Attached to this bunch of keys was Revenue Office seal. The name on the hus of the deceased was

and the cheque book. ticket

No money at all was found inside the walki or the pockets of the clothes of the deceased, but the body did not have the appearance of having been rifled.

Doctor Testifles.

Witness alleged that decensed tried to send her to the asylum as insane, and kept a doctor in the house whom she did not like.

Witness went on to say that de- ceased had many Chinese visitors at their flat. She objected to that because they spent the whole even- ings there and she had to confine herself to the bedroom.

Witness had been ill recently and her husband was worried over her: illness. She had по геннол to think that he would commit sul-; cide; in fact he used to acorn it.

the funeral at Happy Valley yester. With individual cases, there were that it was that of an adult and Mrs. Young, stated that he

D

When the crowd was told that the board was prepared to deal

cries of "All must get relief day afternoon of Able Seaman Patrick Ward, of H.M.S. Cumberlowed to one of the targest gro

none," and a general march

land, whose death occurred in cery stores. tragic circumstances on Saturday morning at Stonecutters, where he was found on the rifle range with n fatal shot wound through the hend.

There was a recrudescence

of

(Pounds and Fearin). Marton Talley (Soprano). 1248, Violin Solo Indian Lament (Dvorak-

Violin Solu-Slavonic Dance No. >

(Dvorak-Kreisler).

Fritz Kreisler. 7225.

Kreisler).

Schubert). Song-None But A Lonely enri

(Tschaikowski),

John McCormick (Tenor). 1306. Piano Solo-Capriccio (Scarlatti). Plano Solo-Serenade A In P'ouppee

(Debussy).

Song-Solveig's Sunshine Song Valdimir Horowitz.

1353.

(Grleg). Fong-Solveig's Cradle Song (Greg). Lucy Isabelle Marah (Soprano), 4014, Violin Solo-Shepherd's Madrigal

(Kreisler). Violin Solo-Gypsy Caprice (Kreisler). Fritz Kreisler. 6712. Song-Somewhere A Voice Is Calling

(Newton and Tate). John McCormack (Tenor). 7.00 p.m. Mail Notice, etc.).

(Stock Quotations,

Fenel No-Gardon of Paradise.

6.54-7.20 p.m. Hawaiian Music.

1247.

Keaumoku Louis. 20707. Lepe Ulaula-Palolo-Kula. Sam-Ku-West Harmony Bays, 21419. Mele of Hawail-Honolulu Stomp.

Honolulu Serenaders. 21120. 7.20-8.00 p.m. Orchestral. Symphony No. 40 in G Minor

(Mozart) played by the Chiengo Symphony Orchestra conducted by Frederick Stock. M-100. La Grande Parque Russc-Overture

(Rimsky-Korsakow) played by the Philadelphia Orchestra conducted by Leopold Stokowski. 2018-19. 8.00 p.m.

Local Time and Wea- ther Report.

8.03-11.30 p.m. Ko Shing Theatre Relay.

Rugby

10:30 p.m. (Approx.). Mid-Day Press News.

11.30 p.m. (Approx.). Close Down.

All records in the above European programmes are kindly supplied by Mesar. Tsang Fook Piano Company.

*

The police frustrated an at- tempt to lost the store, but before the crowd dispersed there were novel scenes in the streets, women The official

to with the lying on the tramway tracks cortege, draped coflio resting on a

impede the traffle. Fun- carringe drawn by shipmates, set out from the Naval Mortuary the trouble to-day when the crowd shortly before

bended by made a second attack on the store. the Maring Band of the Cumber-

A cordon of civilians and policy land, a firing party and buglers. AL

of the Protestant prevented losting and the crowd

had bee the gates Cemetery the coffin was transferred dispersed when assured that food to the shoulders of men.bers of would be distributed in the after- ship's company, and borre to ineon-Reuter's Special Service. place of interment in the naval section of the cemetery.

Dr. K. II. Utley said that about 9.30 R.. on November 6, the body Naval Ofeer's Evidence. of the deceased was identified in

Lt. Commdr. Thompson of his presence by Sergeant Goodwin.

H.M.S. Tamar, who was living in STEPS ON TH EOAD On examining the body, witness the name building as the deceased found

TO RECOVERY. fol-mde, five feet len inches in height.

He could not say whether it was them. They did not visit one an- was on quite friendly terms with

Chutinued from Page 6.) that of a European or not as it was other very frequently. He knew that our leaders are keenly aware in a very decomposed condition. that they had domestic troubles but of the opportunity as well as the There was a bullet wound on the he had never witnessed any right side of the forehead, and an

of great responsibility which await their quarrels. From what he had them. exit wound on the left side of the

scen of them both, he did not think skull just above the temple.

they were very happy together.

So long as the nation holds fast All the organs were too decom- posed to enable witness to say what Mr. Young seemed to him to be of

to its presen! high purpose, 50 a nervous and excitable tempera- Blate

of health the body was in ment and Mr. Young on the other long above all as Parliament con- during

tinues to reflect and aring life. Death was caused by

was rather alow. Witness that purpose there is no need to to respect witness was unable to make a more Young, on October 12,

wound in the gunshot

head, and

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aid the last time he saw Mr. fear the strain which approach- definite examination and it was im was rather depressed; in fact he the latter

ing events may impose upon our resources and possible to say whether the wound

HO since October 4. He Britain no longer enervated

our angacity. A had been self-inflicted or not.

by had never spoken of suicide, but Evidence regarding the pistol had talked about his job in a vague shaken off the disruptive influence apathy and despair, which has which was found with the body was way. given by L.S.A. Scott, the Police

Alleged Irregularities.

of party politles and regained its freedom of action is Britain Mr. The Full Court decided yesterday

Chief The service at the graveside

Jack Johnston, of the

Preventive Oflleor Bul-worthy of her just. And a Britain performed by Naval against the point raised by Mr. Hia Laichikok Prison, deposed that at lock said he had known Mr. Young worthy of her past in Britain WAS Chaplain of IT.M.S. Kent. The Shing-1 in the case of Chung King, about 6 p.m. on October 13, he met for some time, and had found him with a splendid future.

concluded

charged obsequica

the Criminal Revenue Officer Young walking to be very sober. As far as wit- firing of three volleys over Sessions with robbery. Subsequently, along Castle Peak Road near the mess knew, the deceased was quite

the accused was sentenced to two years Laichikok Prison. Witness, who un efficient officer. The last time; grave and the rounding of the hard labour.

knew him by sight, nodded and the he saw him was on the morning of "Last Post."

October

ber B in the Revenue Office in Hongkong. He had heard Another

p.m..

the

with

1.

the

at

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armourer.

deceased order cor-

13.

Witness had heard of the allega- tions against the deceased. There Another Loss.

allegations would certainly have The ship's company of H.M.S.

of Involved an inquiry, and if sustain- Charge with possession of roborated the evidence of seeing allegations against the dead man ed, the continuance of llevonue Cumberland suffered another loss carpenter's working bench, before the decensed along Custic Peak that there had been irregularities in the demise of Stoker Tottman, Mr. Schofield at the Central Magis- Rond at 6 pm. on October

Young's public service would which

considered. been occurred at the Naval trney to lay, a Chinese declared:

a distillery and that he had ap- have Hospital on Sunday night.

DeathThat thing is worthless; I wouldcensed, kald he laat saw Revenue the time, he did not pay much at-sald theuning-up, the Coroner

Pan Pul, the "boy" of the de-parently countenanced them. At

In his sumun

had heard all the was due to double pneumonin and not sccept it as a gift" The caso was Omcer Young on the Tuesday be- tention in these allegations. evidence.

ence. Death was undoubtedly pleurisy

not to be slightly dismissed. The fore his disappearance. Ho had hir. H. A. Taylor. Government due to a gunshot wound in the head. The funeral took place within police stated that while carrying the known deceased, for about a year. Monopoly Analyst, der

deposed that he and there was no doubt that it had half-an-hour of that of A. B. Ward, bench across his shoulder at 0 a.m.

On this inst occasion when he saw had known the

since 1927 been

self-infiicted.

They

had and like the preceding one, was at West Point, defendant was halled

Joined

the hard the evidence of Mrs. Young, by an Indian constable and immediate the deceased, the latter was normal when arked by fun of vurentha laid only deposited the bench on the ground both in appe Chinese Revenue of was due for long leave early last a nervous and excitable tempera-

full naval honours.

and

Revenue Department. Deceased

whom they must have seen to have and sat on it. Ho had the air of a.

LI Fun, both graves were included those tired wayfarer taking his rest, when car, said he had known the deceased year, but did not take it becausement, and all the evidence showed from Captain T. B. Drew of H.M.S. the polleoman came up to him. The for about two yours,

had of two reasons which he told wit- that the deceased and Mrs. Young Cumberland and other officers of Court considered it strange, however, always found him to be a genialness. The first was that Mrs. were not leading a happy life. He the cruiser, from other men-of-war that he should have preferred an un- man. The last time he saw him, Young did not want to go to Eng-was, however, not asking the jury In port, and from the Cumberland's comfortably sloping seat, and was un- the deceased did not seem to be land and the second that he had no to discredit her evidence. ship's company and immediate convinced. Defendant was fined $10, his usual self and appeared to be money. Witness had always found The jury returned a verdict of shipmates of the docensed,

or 14 days' hard labour.

the deceased keen on his work.

"Suicide whilst of unsound mind.”

unhappy.

and

1

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