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POLICE TRAGEDY

CORONER INQUIRES INTO RECENT SHOOTING

NO CARGO LICENCE

JAPANESE SCHOONER MASTER'S STRANGE TALE

That deceased had told a danc-|

Mr. W. R. Hiller, Chief Junk Ins- Ing girl that he was golag to poctor, proceeded against Keung Tool- shoot himself just before actually wing before Commander Hole at the doing so, was revealed yesterday Marine Court yesterday. The charge afternoon when an inquiry into was that defendant was found trading the death of Police Lance-Sorin Hongkong welers without a cargo geant Lawla Valentine Baker was commenced at the Central Magis tracy.

The inquiry was held before Mr. W. Schofield, sitting as Coroner, nasleted by a jury composed of Measra. R. V. Dodd (foreman), A. R. Tavares and Shing Fuela:

Licence.

Defendant claimed that he was a Japanese subject. Ife pleaded guilty to the charge, saying that his schooner set out from Keelung for Takau, In southern Formoss, but ow. ing to a breakdown of his craft's en- Kong in the stormy weather.

he was driven down to Hong-

Sergeant J. E. Scott, Policeoff Wanchal. Aboard it was a cargo The achooner was found anchored Armourer. testified that the consisting of 82 cases of articl revolver na a 38 short Police k and. 197 bags of wolfram ore. positive revolver No. 117859. The magistrale convicted defendant, There was an expended cartridge | and· Imposed a fins of $100. sholl in the revolver, which was öf

six chambers, five of which were

empty. The revolver had been roborative evidence of the dis- recently fired. He was of the covery of the body. opinion that the weapon was held' not more than one inch from the head.

Liked to Dance,

Miss Nellie Kul, a dancing, In- Lance-Sergeant G. Fryer depos- structress employed in the Malos- ed that on November 6 at 11.30 tie Dancing Academy, tostised p.m, he left the Contral Charge that she had known deceased for Room in company with Lance- over two years, first making his Sergeant Baldwin, and proceeded; acquaintance at the Pauline Danc up the western staircase of the ing Academy, He used to go there Central Police Station on his way to dance. Outside of the danding to his room on the third floor, hall, she had no dealings at all. When on the landing between the with him. second and third floors he heard

went

around like a revolver shot. He Witness did not soo him for asconded to the second floor and about a year. She next saw him donth. naked an Indian constable, who about a week before his was sitting in the Indian moss He went to the Majestic Academy room, if he had heard any report and danced with her. He and he replied in the negative.

up again the two subsequent nights. On the Thursday before the tragedy, he asked her to go to a ten dance at the Hongkong fotel with him, but she put him off as she had a previous engage- ment. Ife asked her to go Monday, November 5, and sho con- sented.

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Discovery of Body. Witness went to the third floor with Sergeant Baldwin and pro- ceeded to his (witness's) room. On arrival at the doorway of the room he saw the castern half of the door was open and the lights were on in the room. On enter- On Monday, she went up to the Ing the room he could smell gun Hongkong Hotel at 5.30 p.m. De- smoke, and on looking on the ceased naked her why she was late western side of the room where as their appointment was at 5 the deceased's bed was, he saw p.m. She told him that she was Sergeant Baker lying across the tick, but had turned up in order bed with his feet on one side and not to disappoint him. They then his head on the uniform box at started to dance. She told him the side of the bed. Blood was that she could not stay until the gushing from the mouth. He was end because she was not feeling fully dressed in 'civilinx clothes. well and wanted to go home. Sho A revolver was in his right hand. left the Hotel at 6.30 p.m.

Witness culled to Sergeant

Baldwin whom he had left ni mo- Deconged told her that he hadi ment ago, and asked him to stand to go on duty at 8 pm, that day, by while witness telephoned to and that he had to go back to the the Central Charge Room. Short-Central Police Station..

ly after that the Assistant Super- Intendent of Police (Hongkong)

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left without her noticing it. She that deceased looked rather un-the receiver away from her. She had to attend to other people. happy.

gathered that he thought she was and Chief Detective Inspector Witness went back to work at The Coroner: Was there any. Whilst dancing with her, deceas- going to ring up the Police Station Shannon arrived.

9.30 p.m. and was surprised to thing unusual about him that od sald, "I'm going to shoot my because he said, "Don't ring up to the Police Station. I'm not going Replying to his Worship; witness find docessed already there. He night?

self." sald that the room was was dancing with another girl, Witness: No, except that he had] Coroner: Did you ask him why? to shoot myself." shared by three 'Sergeants, namo but apoke to witness after the boon drinking.

-Yes, He replied that he was fod Witness told him that she was ly, deceaned, Sergeant Cushman dance and said that his duty had Another dancing Instructress of up with life.

not ringing up to the Station but

and witness.

been changed from 8 p.m. to mid- the Majestic Dancing Academy. What did you think of that? to a friend.

He appeared to be very ang Replying further, witness said night. He appeared to have been Mlas Pak Ching-wa, told the I didn't pay any attention because that he saw no other person in drinking. He later told her that Court that on the night of Novem- I thought he was under the in- with her and said, "You are too late. She did not know what he the room when he found Sergeant he had, and asked her not to be ber 6 doceased told her that he fluence of drink.

Witnoas had

continued

she meant by that. Baker. Before entering the room annoyed with him.

girl in Singapore but that

The inquiry was adjourned un- he saw nobody in the verandah Deceased stayed in the Academy she was so young that he could then went out with the intention or on the staircase.

until after 10 o'clock. He gave not marry her. She was only 17 of telephoning to a friend. De-til Monday, December 17, at 2.80 cor-her-a-book-of-dancing-tickets, and or 18, he told her. Witness stated ceased followed her out, and took".m.

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