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CHOPPER ATTACK

MRS. SARAH POLSON'S ORDEAL RECALLED

J.

FRIDAY,

APRIL 27, 1934.

The patient made an anovent- Cheung Sheung-fo, manager of ful recovery. An X-Ray oxami- the Foot Cheung Tai shop, Iden nation showed no actual fracture tifled the prisoner in the dock as to the skull, but a chip had been Ho Man-fal, his delivery coolle taken off on top. The patient He and that the prisoner had was discharged from hospital on been employed in his shop for ten September 4. He considered the month, and had left on the nicht: The testimony of Dr.

injuries might have been inflicted of August 2. He left the shop at Dovey was the chlof evidence

came back by the chopper.. produced in 8.46 p.m. and never gives yesterday afternoon at the

again. Mr. and Mrs. Polson were. Court. Lower Court proceedings before

The patient's life was put in customers of his and ved at No. Mr. Hamilton, at the Central

jepeordy as the haemorrhage was 9 Stanley Terrace, second floor. Magistracy, in the case in which so severe. She was consclous on About 7:50 pm. on August he Ho Man-fal, allas Ho Sam-fa, admittance, but had she not been rent Ho Man-fat to Stanley Ter allas Ho Shing-fai, Is being by gond health she would have race to deliver pass books, and charged with having caused griey died. He had since made a medl he returned about 845 p.m. with ous bodily injury to Sarah Polen examination, and found that four pass books and a tin of bis son, wife of Mr. J. C. Polson, by there was a certain ilmited move-quits. He then went out again wounding her with a chopper atment of her left shoulder, as the saying he was going to collect Sinnley Terrace. Quarry Bay, on arm could not be raised above the two more pass books.

ong from the night of August 2 last yese.

Mr. and Mrs. Polson and the horizontal position. Chief Detective Inspector

other from Mr. Stocker. That Shannon conducted the ense for

was his duty. He did not see Ho. the prosecution, and the accused

Man-fai again. was unrepresented.

Dr. Dovey, who at the time of the assault, was medical officer Is charge of the Government CV Hospital, said that at 10.15 pm on August, 2 last year Mrs. J. C. Polson was brought in by Ser geant Madgewick. At the time of her admittance she was, suffer- ing from a severe eut on the lack of the head which went right down to the bone chipping the skull double cul on the left shoulder, cutting the shaft of the shoulder joint and entering the joint itself. This was associated with considerable bleeding, as a number of large vessels were cut. There was also a cut through the tendon on the back of tho wrist of the left forearm, a small cut on the upper lip, a severe cut on the left thigh above the left kuce, and a cut on the lower third of the left leg. These injuries were accompanied by severe shock and haemorrhage from which the patient nearly died. She way im- mediately taken to the operating theatre, and with the assistance of Dr. Thomas and several other junior medical assistants The damage was repaired as soon as passible.

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Chopper Taken From Shop.

Dog Killed. -After Sergeant Moran had pro- duced photographs of the scene of the assault, Sergeant J Shep- On the night of August 2 about herd onid that he went to Stanley 9,30 pm. Sergeant Shepherd came Terrace and there saw Mrs. Pol- to see him, and he told the Ser- son lying on a garden seat. She geant that Ho Man-fai or Ho was bleeding profusely from in Sing-fal, as he was known, was Juries to the head and legs. absent. The next morning the Near her was a fox terrier dog Sergeant enme again. and took which was disembowelled, but was possession of certain rattan bas still alive. I died later. Iekets, which he said belonged to nw bloodstains and marks all the defendant. He examined the con way from the garden seat to the tents of the baskets and gon. centre of the straight path. Insidered their value $15. The consequence of certain informa-chopper produced in Court be- tion he proceeded to the Book longed to his shop. He identi Cheung Tai shop. The manager fed it by its handle. It was kept informed him that a tall coolie) in the cookhouac.. Defendant of the name of Ho Man-fai, had‡ could have got it. He saw de- gone out. The following morning fendant go to the back of the be returned to the shop about 9f house and then go in the other o'clock and did not find Ho Man-direction when he left at 8.45 p.m. fai. He took charge of two rat-] He saw the chopper

atp.a. tan baskets which were given to that day and the next time he saw him by the manager who said It was when the Police brought they belonged to Ho Man-fai. it the following day. He did not He then went to the scene of the see defendant take it. Defon- assault, and found a book about dant had been going to Stanley 120 feet in direct line away from Terrace during the ten months the place of the actual assault. he was employed with him, but he There were pools of blood in the had never said he had been bit- vicinity of the assault scene. Atten by a dog.

10.45 p.m. on April 23, 1934, the! The hearing of the case was defendant was arrested 011 the then adjourned until the after- A.. Sai On.

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to restrict the pro- rumour the South African Parliament that duction of rubber. The the Government, proposed sending prevalls on the Rubber Exchange anale to Britain urging the imme- and it is generally thought that a diate transference of the native gro-statement will be issued this week- tectorates of Bechuanaland, Swazl-end. Well-informed sources assert land and Basutoland to the Union. that the statement will be made on

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are strongly opposed to the The Colonial Office, Interviewed, proposed tranferance, while op- was silent un the matter of re- position is likely to be offered in striction. certain quarters in Britain.

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SOCIALISTS FEAR RESTORATION

Madrid, Apr. 20. It is now recognised that Pre- sident Zamora's task of finding

phesisor that he will be back-in power within two days with exact- ly the anme Cabinet. Ho laughs to acorn the idea that the return of the Royalist officers will endan ver the Republic.

The most dangerous feature of this present situation is Labour's new government in most complicat-united front, which was amply ed with the different Inctions proved by the general strike in working for their own ends. Madrid last Sunday which paralys Catalonia, which is predominate-ed the Capital's activities, and the ly Socialist, threatens to secedo if strikes. In Valencia, Sargossa and there are any concessions to the elsewhere, Accion Popular, numerically the Underneath all this are increas strongest party in the Cortes and Ing unemployment, starvation strongly suspected of working for wages and the miserable condi restoration of the Monarchy. tions of the workers generally.

The Moderate Republicans say If President Zamora falls to that President Zamora neted un-form a now government his only constitutionally as regards the alternative is to dissolve the Cor Amnesty Law, and must withdraw tes, and all agree that this will his objections or himself resign. mean civil war in the country.

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