1934-03-19 — Page 17

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. MONDAY, MARCH 19, 1934.

OBJECTION TO PORTUGUESE JURORS

WOUNDING CASE AT SESSIONS

CHOPPER ATTACK IN THE CITY

ACCUSED AND OFFICIALS

Objection to Portuguese serv- ing on the jury at his trial was taken by Fung Po-wan, arraigned on charges of wounding with in- tent and wounding at the Cri- minal Sessions at the Supreme Court this morning before Mr. Justice Lindsell.,

HOUSEBOY ON

BRIBERY CHARGE.

THEFT COUNT NOT HEARD

Ho Kin, 30, employed as No. 2 by Mr. A. T. Lay, of 6 Thorpe Manor, May Road, was charged before Mr. Balfour in the Central Police Court this morning with the theft of a bottle of gin and a bottle of whisky, the property of his employer, and offering a bribe of two dollars to Indian police con- atable B 707.

Sub-Inspector Dredge said Mr. Lay wished to charge the do- fendant last night but telephoned this morning to any he did not wish to proceed against him, as he was a good boy:

His Worship said in the absence of the coniplainant ho coull not

Looking along the deck of the U.S.S. Fulton, a photograph showing the proceed with the theft charge,

destruction at close quarters.

In her purae. She said she had The main charge against accused was wounding his wife, Chan Li-nly two five cent pleces to which ching a February in Queen's accused replied "Be careful, watch Road Central with a hatchet without," and walked away.

Intent to do her grievous bodily harm. He pleaded not guilty,

The jury comprised Messra, H.P. Allgood (Loreman), Fernandez, A. R. McEachran, M. Bacci, A. dos Anjos Lopes, C. de Vieira tihiero and W. G. Williams.

His Lordship: Have you any ob- jection to being tried by this jury?

Accused: If any of them Portuguese raise objection.

Is Lordship: Why? Accused: Because Chan ching had several sweethearts who are Portuguese.

There will be evidence that at about 4 p.m. that afternoon ac- cused entered a shop in Upper Luscar Road and purchased "an axe for 35 cents. On February 1.

BUS FARE NOT PAID

FORMER CONSTABLE

GAOLED

Claiming to have been at one

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Defendant denied the bribery accusation. He alleged he was stopped by the constable in Garden Road and WAB taken to

the reservoirs in Bowen Road, where the constable asked him for $5, bat ns he had not got it, the con- stable put his hand into the de- fendant's pocket and extracted the two silver dollars. When the Indian saw a Chinese Sergeant, he he was while he went over and got told the defendant to stand where the sergeant'a "chop."

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at about noon, Chan Li-ching was time in the Hongkong Police walking westwards along Queen's ] Force, Wong Yau was charged be-

The Indian denied taking the Road Central on the south side of fore Mr. Wynne-Jones, at

the defendant 10 Bowen Rond, He the street and when passing Tak Kowloon Magistracy this morning, arrested him in Garden Road and Report. Cheong, the tailors, was struck with travelling on

Kowloon defendant offered the bribe on the are from behind by accused with the Motor Bus Company vehicle with-

way down. axe. She reveived two blows on fout paying his fare.

The magistrate remanded the the bark and

on the head. one

It was alleged that defendant¦euse for 24 hours for the evidence L-She fell to the ground and ac went on a bus at Yaumati at 7 p.m. of the Chinese sergeant.

used jumped on top of her, ile yesterday and was taken to Sham- had lifted the axe to strike an-shuipo. When asked for his fare,

blow when ich other

Indian he said he, was a polteeman and chauffeur rushed to the resette therefore need not pay

taken to the Police Station, and it- was then discovered that at 2 p.m. yesterday he had done exactly the same thing and had given the same excuse. He had been taken to the Yaumati Police Station where, he was warned.

Defendant. But I have been it policeman.

Is Worship-That does not

Who is Chan Li-ching? She was my former concubine and the principal witness against me.

"PORTUGUESE Lovers."

Mr. T. S. Whyte Smith.. pro secutor: submit it cannot bei

a reasonable ground for objection.

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and disarmed him,

Chan Li-ching was taken to the Government Civil Hospital where her injuries were fount to be serious. Accused was arrested.

ACCUSED'S STATEMENTS.

when

His Lordship: Surely the effect In 21 statement made of the challenge is this, that he alleges that as the principal wit-charged, accused said "This case

He was FORMERLY OF THE

XIXTH ARMY

TWO SOLDIERS ON THEFT CHARGES

Wong Shui, aged 21, a disbanded soldier from the 19th Route Army. was sentenced to nine weeka' hard

ness against him has had Portu- entirely caused by the.oppresentitle you to travel without paubour by Mr. Balfour in the Cen-

guese lovers, the Portuguese mem-ion of the Hosgkong officials. bera of the jury will be blased will speak when I go to the high ing. against hiin.

Mr. Whyte Smith: If one went into questions like that it would be difficult to get juries. I do not think it for a moment that. the Crown would be allowed to argue that certain people should be excluded from the jury on account of nationality.

fis Lordship:-it is because of

possible bins.

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"A PROFESSIONAL BULLY"

GAOL FOR STABBING COOLIE

tral Pollec Court this morning Court,

Sentence of one ninath's

on charges of stealing six dentists' below accused, in evidence, said:

At the proceedings in the Court prisonment was passed.

forceps from 80, Queen's Rond "The evidence given by second

West. Arst floor, and assaulting

Sentences totalling 10 months' District Watchman No. 49, Fung hard labour were passed on Chan witness cannot be belleved. this case there were three times.

Tak, described by the police as stated in which blood has been shed, and

Detective-

professional bully, by Mr. Wynne- Sergt. Goodwin, was arrested in Jones at the Kowloon Magistracy the cause of it is that the Gov

New Street near Queen's Rond this morning on charges of being ernment offelals were not them-

yesterday morning. He struggled in possession of a weapon fit for Wong Siu-kit, 34, appeared on with the watchman, striking him an unlawful purpose and wound- selves. The compininant has said the lived with me for eight years, remand before Mr. Balfour this over the right side of his face. Mr.ing a baggage coolic on February seven of which she has supported morning on a charge of the em-Lam Chi-fung, a clerk employed at 26. Mr. Whyte Smith: It is the first me... I worked for the P.W.D.bezzlement of $125 from the Naval, the Colonial Secretariat Office, cameIt was stated by Detective Ser- I have heard of it. I have read for 14 years and resigned in June Army and Air Force Institute, to the assistance of the watchmangeant Lamont that the complain- the depositions taken before the 1928. In 1930 I became sole pro-Mount

Austin Harracks,

The Magistrate:- very muchant was employed by the Mongkok Magistrate and there is no indica-prietor of the Tai Tung electric March 6 last,

commend the public spirited action Ferry Company to carry passeit- tion there that Portuguese would firm at 14, Wellington Street, and Mr. G. S. Hugh Jones, for the of Mr. Lam.

gers luggage from the wharf at be less suitable than other people this is against her evidence of prosecution, asked leave to amend thun Yeung, another former Mongkok. Defendant. To sit on the jury.

who hat having supported me."

the charge from $125 to $68.68, soldier of the 19th Route Army His Lordship, to prisoner:-No "I supported not only the com-and added a further charge of from Fukien, pleaded guilty to evidence appears in the deposition plainant but her parents as well, larceny, by clerk or servant, of stealing a water meter cover from taken by the magistrate of the And should 1 be found guilty, it $100 in cash and postage stamps 4. Sai Street. The defendant re fact on which you rely to base is quite common for me to serve to the value of $25,

cognised the detective and your challenge, nor have you ten or twenty years in gol. If Mr. C. Y. Kwan appeared for attempted to bolt. alleged in the preliminary pro he had died, it is quite usual for the defence, applying for a short Mr. Balfour bound the defendunt ceedings any such allegations me to consider to have myself) remand and bail.

over in a bond of $100 to canie np against the woman, Chẩn Li-hung. And the worst thing 1 late Mr. Hugh Jones strongly op-for judgment when called upon ching.

is the allegation of being called posed ball, remarking that defen- within 12 months. Prisoner: When I was giving madman. But there is no way dant had to be brought down from evidence before the learned magis to find out if I am really suffer-Canton, to which place he had trate stopped me.

ing from insanity although there absconded. Ils employers viewed are so many big doctors in Hong- the offence very seriously. kong.

Defendant was remanded until The case is proceeding.

to-morrow, bail being refused,

His Lordship: Your objection la over-ruled.

Com

IN BRIEF

RIFLE SHOOTING

RELILIOS SHIELD COMPETITION

CROWN CASE. Opening the case. Mr. Whyte Smith said accused and plainant had lived together in) Hongkong for about eight years and they had two children. TheyUST THE CREATOR FOR ALL I HAVE Case each of small-pox and meningitis on Sunday at Stonecutters Range. The

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no arrangement with the Com- pany, went to the wharf on Febru ary 26 and attempted to obtain the same work. He was chaned off, but at 6 p.m. on the same day, when complainant left the wharf. the two men had a quarrel out- side, resulting the complainant being stabbed in the arm. When complainant was udmitted to hospital, it was at first stated that his injury was not serious, but he had to remain in hospital for 13 days.

Defendant pleaded guilty to both charges, and said he hit the complainant because the latter tenged him.

in $25 for disorderly conduct.

The weapon he used, which was The above competition was fret of Produced in Court, was a sharp-- Three cases of typhold, and one

pointed instrument and served a were reported to the local health auShield, suffered their first defent at

Hongkong Rifle Club, hoiders of the double purpose of a dagger as

well as a fic. Reparated in November 1982, the

thorities on Friday. wife going to live with her

the hands of Stonecutters Range Defendant's record showed that parents, taking the children with the English mails, is dus here front be held on Tuesday March 27, at 11 Conditions throughout were fairly January last had been bound over

Staff but scored wi ugainst The Untong School prize day wil R.A.O.C. in a three-cornered content. months last year for theft, and in the he had been sentenced to two her. Later the children were Singapore at sent to the Po Leung Kuk as Chan

a.m., in the school hall, airs, A. Ogood except for the light which was Li-ching was going out to work

Brawn will distribute the prizes.

rather tricky and makes it difficult for the longer ange. Scorek the whole were very poor. Details:

HONGKONG RIFLE CLUB.

200 500 600 Total PIO. Dunby.. 28 20 31 88 J. Telley........ 2831 23 82 F. 1. Sequeira 28 22 27 77 W. Austin

23 28 23 74 ⚫J, Hall

1D 28 26 72 Grenham

25 22 20 67

and was not in a position to look will be opened on Wednesday after- after them. It was not considered noon at it o'cinck safe to allow accused the custody Frank Elliott.

taking the children away.

The China Fleet Club at Wancha!

The number of people vaccinated by Commodore by members of the St. John Ambulance Brigade up to March 10 was 74.702. Of these 42,003 wero provlously

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Charged with the possession

of vaccinated by the Brigade, while 31

Romanded from Saturday, Shui. Man, unemployed, was again produced An unemployed Chinese who stole before Mr. Hamilton, at the Central

of or access to the children. The evidence would show that Chan Li-ching was quite justified In 1,077 po pju lottery tickets, a Chinese 809 are new cases. Of the new cases woman was fined $300 of two months' | 1,527 were infants, of whom 1,139 Accused made repeated appllen-four at the Central Police Court this,

harel labour in default, by Mr. Ral were under five years of age. tion to Chan Li-ching to return the chlidren and. also made re-

morning. pented applications for money. Accused had had no regular electric buil, switch and lampshade Magistracy this morning, on a charge work for some years whereas Chan from 210, Hollywood Road, was sent of having stolen 20 cents from Kwan Li-ching had been employed more to prison for six weeks by Mr. Balfour Ching-hang, a stall foki, on the

or less regularly and for a con- this morning. Detective-Inspector stairease of No. 10, Swalow Street. siderable period when the two Carey wald defendant inserted his Defendnat was convicted, and sen- were together, she was the main through an opening in the tenced to six weeks' imprisonment. if not the sole support of

thetaircase. family.

Three months' imprisonment was

ALLEGED MOTIVE.

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In connexion with the Friends of the sentence imposed by Mr. Hamil Tao Fong Shan, a retreat will be held ton, at the Central Magistracy this "My submission,"

from 10 am to 0 p.m. on Easter morning, on Yuen Po, a street coulle, said Mr. Monday at Shatin. The Subject will who pleaded guilty to two charges of Whyte-Smith, "will be that accused be "Progress in the Christian Life," having been found on the first floor still expects to be supported by and opportunity will be provided dur- of No. 2, Queen's, Road West, and his wife and that the motive for Ing the afternoon session for discus possession of a Basulting or was

plece of sandstone rovenge be-ion and meditation.

with Intent to use it for an unlaw- causo she had stopped giving him.

ful purpose. money,

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"Cpl. Stephens Four previous convictions for theft

"Sgt. Allen "On January 31, at about 11 loitering with intent, and disorderly before Mr. Hamilton, at the Central Cpl. Gond

from the person, and two others for Yanı Cho, unemployed, charged L/C. Donaldson -u.m., Chun Li-ching met accused in conduct, were produced by the police Magistracy this morning, with the St. Tod Queen's Road Central and he against Wong Pui, unemployed, when theft of naked her to return the children, ha pleaded guilty before Mr. Baltour valued at $30, the property of Wong

pieces of clothing, Capt. Cresswell seven She refused and he then asked this morning to stealing a handbag Plu, engineer, and a leather suitcase her for $80. She replied that she from a Javanese woman in Pediler and seven ploces of clothing, valued had not that amount and accused Stroot: Sontence of one year's hard at $21,. from Lau Kun-kwong, from naked her for whatever she had labour with two years police surveill No. 02, Whitfield, becond floor, was

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sentenced two months' imprisonment.

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On the first charge, defendant was sentenced, to three months, on the second to six months, while his previous bond of $25 estreated, or another month's hard labour.

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BANISHEES SENT TO GAOL

THREE-YEAR TERMS IMPOSED

A plan that he was banished to Canton instead of Kingchow, which was not his native place, and n there was no bont direct from Can- ton to Kingchow he cums to Hong- kong for the purpose of catching a steamer, was made by Wong Hing, a returned banishes at the Cri mainal Sessions before Mr. Justice Lindrell this morning...

Evidenco was given to the effect that accused was banished for a porled of ten years. In June last year.

On the direction of his Lordship, the jury found accused guilty and ho was sentenced to thiree. years' hard labour..

Chan Ki, alian Chan Kee, Was sentenced to three "years" "hard labour for a similar offence...

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