1934-10-23 — Page 23

THE

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH TUESDAY, OCTOBER

FIVE YEARS FOR ROBBERS

CONFESSION IN COURT

COWARDLY : ATTACK

WAB

After alleging that he beaten and forced to make certain statements by the police, Lat Chung, one of two men, charged at the Criminal Sessions this

morning with mohing n taxi. driver. Yuet Yat-kwan, of $8 August 23 at Shamshulpo, went Into the witness box this morning and made a full voluntary con fession to Mr. Justice Jacks of its participation in the robbery,

The other accused wan Tнnи Fook, who wassalad on 1 thể sąmo Indictment.

Mr. W Lecklart-Smith, Assistant Crown Solleitor, proscut- ed for the Crown...

The jury bdnslated" of Messrs. A.N. Fleming (foreman), B., Proulx, FC. Ciemo, KC/xta Silya," W.F. Smith, B.S. Velikieund FM. Walker.

Accused were alleged to have bired a taxi from the Jordan Road Ferry and ordered the driver-to take them to Shumahulfo: There they set pon,the driver, threw pepper into his, eyes and robbed him of $8 in money.

Whilst evidence of arrest war being given by Police Sety C66, Fa Chung, the sond cused alleged that, he was forced to make certain statejarula f enuse he was beften.;

A scene from "Frisco Jenny" which offers Ruth Chatterton In her most emotional portrayal since. "Madame X". James Murray' has the male lead. The film will be showing on Thursday at the

Alhambra Theatra,

SCOTT AND BLACK LAND SAFELY AT MELBOURNE

Continued from Page (.)

11am!

New Gainen, Farrey Fox, Peturned › A. Parer and (1, 1), Hemsworth; to 1. Bourget (withdrawn);

Now Zealanal. 1. 11. Dragon, left J. D. Hewett and C. E, Kay,

Bagiolad

H... Bruh, British, Miles

Mr. Locklist ath1 pink your Lorship, that the nectarin should be warned regarding whar

says about the palle. My Juice Jacks to the m Falcon, arrived at Rome. 6.10 used

must be careful-Villa abhut what you say about the

Squadron Leader Metiregor and Henry Walker, New Zealand, Miles later in, the proceditges, the Hawk, arrived Jodhpur,, Egreman of the Jury naked: Your Lindship, the entlemen of the

ON WAY TO DARWIN, K. D. Pammentier and J. 4. Moll, jury wish to know what to form dying second to the record-shatter- tion the police were working on Scott and Black, Jeft Kepang. whan effecting the arrest of the for Port Darwin at 750 p.34. Recond accused?

NOT IN PUBLIC INTEREST.

Mr. Lockhart-Smith: Your Lord-

ship, perhaps the jury

du Bot

AT CHARLEVILLE.

c. W. A. Mutt and T. Campbell know it, but it in against the Black, in spite of motor trouble, Interest of public justice to disĮ reached Charleville in safety at 10. close this information la

140 open Court. It all the police lines of

Inquiries are discloset, then police work might just as well be abandoned. Informers

are MI- ways protected in the truest sense af public interest.

When Scott and Black roared

into Darwin they had broken by 109 hours the previous record for a flight from England to Aus tralia.

The left motor of their D. B. Comet, driven by two Gipsy Six engines, "rozo" when they were, over the Timor It seized

POLICE LIBEL

CASE 1

10%

(Continued from Page 43 conduel unredeemed by any grel, was how the offence was viewed by the Chief Justice, who,

months hard labour, in taking a serious vlow of the cas, passed sentence. of nine

SENSE OF GRIEVANCE.

ship alluded to a mah jong-playing

a view of the case, his Lord-i

business which been conducting on his premiaça, the accused had which business

was represented having been ruined by the set- rival establishment, and the sense ting ap almost next door of a

of deep grievance which the ac- euned might have been harbouring g east charges against-those whom he deemed responsible and which moved him to brond-

Ilia Lordship, however, peinted out that this, did not detract from the seriousness of charges of Ally Belng mads without any foundation against an important much of publl, activity like the pullee. He left it to the jury to delete whether they could neeept Th

a meaded to bring the poller into the ranlter, but that their in- ! elusion was purely the respon-

Chinese sibility of the

friend whom he employed to transcribe and typewrite the letters.

n.euzed's story that he had

1.

PROPER VERDICT. Addressing the nerused. Chief Justice said: "Korata, the fary have found you, guilts

av at the three churces avainst

of

After hearing the evidence, the jury retired and after a short ad. Journment, returned a verdict of "Guilty" against both defendants,pletely and it was ferred that with a rider to the effect that

they would be unable to coatinum they disbelieved the allegation of

from Darwin. It was on just wel the second accused regarding the Parmentier and Mall, had counted. found that you deliberately

an aeeldent that the itchmen, you, that is to say, the jury have police.

It was revealed that the

When they left Calcutta they said maliriously published that grows Arml accused had served a term of five and that they probably would not

that Scott was foreing his motoraibe about those members of the years hard labour for the same hold out.

Pully Forer whose dútire offence in 1924, and that the second

take had served a term of six weeks in

Repairs were male at

the Wanchuf; knowing that Darwin, what you were saying about them however and Scott and Black beyed was entrue. It may say so, it May last for stealing

again after only a brief delay very proges verdie Render and Router Special

Mr.

Decribing in cowardly at tack on a defenceless n. Justice Jacks passed sentrace of five years hard labour on each of the accused.

CORRESPONDENT

The Searchlight Tatimo

The Editor,

REACHES DARWIN.

Port Darwin, Oct. 23. The Butelimen, Parmentier and Moll, How a landing here at 11. p.m. MAH.T.).

They took all again almost at anen, at 9.08 an. (local time) heading for Cloncurry, approximately 900 miles Away,

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"I am toft that siner you have he in Hongkong you have Lead any Trouble. You are

time, it is a very serious In w-abiding citizen. At the samp one eannot have uncontrolled and offence

ch as toportant malicious statements made against public activity as a Fores which

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Senti and Black have another leg Colony. ty to Melbourne, a distance of alta 750 miles. Unless they are

"You don't seem to. have per o experiencing further eiging trou-proper appreciation or your phet

Four senses and come to Hongkong Telegraph,ble should be able to reach their tim even yet. Nor Sir-1 would be grateful if you tier and Mall,

destination hours ahead of Parmen- although you have had opportunit-

have you would permit me to use your columus to dispel an erroneous im-closing up the gap. There is a chance of saying I am more than

The Dutch air liner, however, isol

les during the course of the trial availing yourself” of the pression which

appears to be word of Scott and Black having sorry that such re prevalent that a good view of the taken off from Charleville-Reuter, pletely unfounded charges forthcoming Military Tattoo will

that com not be obtainable from the lower

were made, and I sincerely express my priced, sents.

deep regret'. If you had seen fit to do that, then I should have Scott and Black, now far ahead taken it into consideration of any other rivals, headed for yhnuld have been inclined to re for the victor Melloarus and, the 210,000 prizeard it as a foolish exhibition of Australia marathon, at 10.69 a.m.

in the England,j temper, local time).

SERIOUS OFFENCE. "In the circum-tastres. I find They have less than 800 miles you guilty and I must freat this land. Parmentier and

Somewhere in North

as a really serious, offence. Queens- Dutch airmen, are winging to drawn at the commencement of "I have taken into consideration Moll, the the fact that your bail was with wards Cloncurry, almost twelve the trial and that you have ocen hours behind the speeding Bri- in custody from the date' of' the

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SPEEDING UP.

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small that all spectators cannot fail in daylight and arrived here from May I take this opportunity of Allahabad in 11 hours, having suggesting that spectators should averaged 192 miles an hour.

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Meanwhile, Squadron Leader McGregor has reached Allahabad and the New Zealanders, J. D.) Jask-Reuter..

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