1933-10-26 — Page 26

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THE HONGKONG: TELEGRAPH. THURSDAY, OCTOBER 26, 1933.

| MIGHTY YANGTZE DEFENCE OFFERS

CONQUERED

SWIMMING FEAT BY THREE BROTHERS

Kanking, Oct. 25.

NO EVIDENCE

PRAYA STABBING AFFAIR

COURT DISPLAYS LENIENCY

Missing since October 8, when, it is alloged, he stabbed his uncle Tam Cho, during a quarrel aboard a junk, Ng Yung-ho, boatman, was arrested two days ago, and appear Central Police Court this morning, charged with malicious wounding.

Defendant said he stabbed Tam. Cho accidentally in trying to, help his mother..

O'Donovan

IN MURDER TRIAL

CONCLUSION OF CROWN CASE MANGA KAILU-cu hororo was accomplished this afternoon when

No evidence on behalf of Fok Bang, Shih Ho-chch and Kan, allas Tau Pei-Lo, who is on Shih Shih-lu, three brothers who trial for murder, was offered when secretly-loft Manchuria in order to the Crown case concluded before od before Mr. Balfour in the participate in the recent National the Chief Justice, Mr. J. R. Wood Athletic Meet at Nanking, 'swam across the Yangtze River from at the Criminal Sessions this Pukow to Nanking, a distance of morning. three miles in less than one hour.

Accused is charged with the Hundreds of people lined both murder of a Chinese woman, Lau aiden of the River to see the mighty Fe, aged about 45, who and treacherous Yangteo conquered, chopped to death whilst sleeping Scores of motor hosts, launches, In sampan at Sha Po on August 6. junks and sampans escorted the Mr. Leo D'Almada to defending swimmers, who were given an on-Fok, and Mr. J. A. Fraser, Assist thusiastic ovation when they reach-ant Attorney General, le con- ed the shore at IIsiakwan.

ducting the Crown prosecution. Their 12-year old sister, Miss Formal evidence was given by Shih Jul-ahen, Inteaded to accom-police officers this morning Deter- pany them, but was persunded not tivo-Inspector Crester-Wood to by her brother's who said she was being the last witness for the not stron enough to withstand the Crown. powerful current.

ACCUSED'S STATEMENTS,

WAL

Detective-Inspector

Defendant,

W3S

said the case was sequel to that of two weeks ago when a man charged with aiding and abetting in the affair and was discharged.

complainant and overal other witnesses were all relativca and a quarrel developed over the sale of a sampon. The uncle was stabbed in the left side with a pair of scissors and was detained in hospital for ten days.

Tam Cho said that aftor being stabbed, he was pushed, into the harbour by defondant, who then threw a piece of firewood at his head. Ile Was knocked un- conscious.

Corroborative ovidance of the at- tack was given by Tam Cho's wife. Defendant was fined $25 or three weeks' imprisonment in default.

In reply to Mr. D'Almudo the WHY THEY DO IT.

Inspector ngroud that in her first In a letter which appealed to the statement made to the police Authorities for permission to swim the day after the crime, the the Yangtse, the three brothers de woman's step-daughter had made clared that their object was to re- no accusation against prisoner, awaken, interest in the cause of the but several days inter she told the recapture of Manchuria for China. police that she came out of her They said, "We have a home to matshed to find him searching the which we cannot return. We were left deserted in the big stadium sampar.

woman's companion, was truo in like stranded fellows, ill-fortune

The Clerk to the Court read to the main and was corroborated to befalling our country and our race the jury statements made by ne a certain extent by prisoner. having gone into degeneration."

Shih Hain-lung, known as water cused in which he attributed the Chan's state of mind with re- u companion forence to his recollection of a devil, represented Chinn at the Far attack entirely to

on him wh!lo Eastern Olympic Games. All the Pang Nga-shing, whilst he him- murderous attack three brothers distinguished them-celf stood passively nearby. Pang asleep must be considered. It was selves in the recent National afterwards said to him "it is not necessary to prove that Fok Athletic Meet held in the capital. nothing to do with you. You need actually killed the woman-hò woo not be afraid." When he was guilty of murder if he was present hitting the woman Pang said "She aiding and abetting. He had and

-Reuter,

In the wife of clansman of mine. that he was merely prasent and took no part in the proceedings or At the special performance in aid I will kill her." of the Cheer 0 Club Fund at the

Mr. D'Almada announced that robbery but the girl's corroborated King's Theatre to-morrow night at he would call no evidence and, Mr. story of what she saw on coming D.10 p.m. there will be a special Bri-Fraser proceeded to address the from the matshed could be taken tish Naval film and a hornpipe dis-

jas reliable and she had said she play by seaman. Boys of H.M.S.jury. "Suffolk,” in addition to tho main He submitted that the story told saw prisoner searching the boat. picture, Sailor's. Lack."

by Chan Shing, the murdered The case is proceeding.

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