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TELEGRAPH THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER

THE

HONGKONG

LANTAU MURDER CASE

TO STAND TRIÁL

WIDOW TELIS OF HUSBAND'S TERRIBLE DEATH

Was

TWO MEN ON CHARGE

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PROMOTE SCOUTING

Evidence of the discovery of the

Amongst the many arrivals In After a protracted hearing yester

Sunday, body of the murdered man

WAS given by Mr. G. II: Gandy, of the day afternoon, two unemployed men, Hongkong on

Public Loung Yeo alias Leung Kwan, 20, swarthy youth with bleycle. He Port Development Office, Works Department, before Mr. W. and Lau Bang alias Ah Bun, 27, were la King's Beaut A. M. Appan, of At 2.30, 5.20, 7.20 & 9:30 p.m. Schofield at the Central Magistracy committed to stand trial at the next the Headquarters Troop, Rangoon, yesterday afternoon when committal Criminal Sessions by Mr. Wynne-It has taken him nimost two yeSTA proceedings were continued against Jones at the Kowloon Magistracy, on to get here. Scout Appan.net out on the morning of five men, Pun Kam-choi, Ho Wah charge of kidnapping a 7-year-old from Bangoon Ho Yau, Pun Tak and Lau Cheung, boy, Tang Muk-chung, on August 5. April 17, 1938, with the intention of accused of the murder of Hau Wan-A second charge of harbouring was touring Asia on his cycle. Hin ob-

ject is to strengthen the bond fal at Chuk Ka Wan, Lantau Island, dismissed.

international friendship through the on September 2 last year.

Scout Movement, at the same time broadening his own outlook. When Anally he returns to his starting place, which will not be for another two years, he intende to publish book, in the Madrasi language on his experiences, hoping thus to pro- mote scouting amongst his country.

two men

The boy's mother, Wong Yee-mul, of No. 19 Nam Kok Road, first floor, was the complainant. Inspector W. the R. Chester Woods appeared for prosecution.

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of

Mr. W. J. Lockhart Smith, Annat- ant Crown Solicitor, conducted the prosecution and Detective-Inspector A. H. Elston was present for the The prosecution's principal wit police. The accused were not legalness, Chau Yang, married woman, of ly represented.

No. 410 Reclamation Street, des- cribed how she had been requested Mr. Gandy testified that on Sep-by the two defendants to help them tember 2 last year he called in a take a little boy to Canton.

She was A week after his start, Appan yacht to Chuk Ko Wan, arriving promised $90 as roward.

crossed the north-eastern frontier of there at 12.30 p.m. A woman and

to the rowed ampan yacht and tried to make a report, were awollen The woman's wrista and her hands discoloured as if she had been bound. Witness and his Chinese boy went ashore and found aquatter's hut where there WAR A certain amount of disorder. The hut was the largest of three. There was a bloodstain on the mosquito net. The body lay at the back of the hut. The face was battered and there was a stab wound in the stomach severo enough to make witness think it was the cause of death. Witness thened her if sha sailed to Cheung Chau and made, a report to the police at 2,45 p.m.

On the next day witness went, to Siam, and cycled southwards through the Afongkok Felice Station and re- the country to the Malay Blates be ported the matter to Chinese deteeing entertained with much hospital.

ity by the natives. Live Au Sing, whom she know.

Mr. W. Smith, Chief Draughtsman of the Crown Lands Survey. Office, deponed to plans of the vicinity; and formal evidence of the letting of of five matabeds and three lots Crown land to the deceased in 1912 was given by Au Yeung-man, clerk in the District Office South.

- Medical Difficulty

At this stage. Mr. Lockhart Smith, mentioned the Crown were in diffl. culties regarding medical evidence as to the cause of death. The doctor who performed the "post_ mortem examination was on Home leave and had taken his notes with him.

"Your Worship may remember a former murder case in which Dr.

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From taut any up to August 6 she was visited overal times by the two men, and during one of these visits witness premised to try and raise $10 for the men as they could not raise any money.

Witnes's Pretence About 8 am, on August & the two defendants called on witness and ask

had borrowed the money, and she told them that she had been promised a loan by a friend, They went away and returned again a for Baked minutes later and few

to go acrDAN

Hong- thirty centa kong to get the lad, but witness re- funnd saying that she had not yet Rot the money. Later witness went and made another report palice.

to

10 the

On October 4, be reached Penang, and after short rest continued his journey through the tropical jungles of Malaya to Singapore.

When riding through the Siamero Jungle, by the railroad tracka, Appan had" the fright of his life at the sight of a tiger crossing the rails. did not notice Luckily, the beast him, and the Scout passed on his way, with a dangerously, thumping. heart. At night, in the midst of the jungle, miles from any village, he was forced to sleep in the trees, for fear of wild animals.

Appan had an, interview with II.E. Sir Cecil Clementi, Governor of the Straits Settlements and the Feder

to Malay Staten, formerly of

сп

Hongkong, and from Singapore took a ship to Medan, in Sumatra, and About 2 pm, on the same day, first cycled to Penang, about 780 miles accused went to witness's ngldress and

away, encountering many difficulties said, "we must go now," so witness

Look route. Another steamer told him to wait while she dressed. him to Batavia, which he explored When witness went down to the thoroughly, and then he crossed to struct she saw second accused sitting Bali, the favourite resort of tour- on the pavement and the little boy İsta. The Hindu Association of sitting on the foot of the staircase Soerabaya very kindly gave him a

passage 10 Yokohama, nt two houses away. Two bicycles were.

which leaning lean door.

against the wall of the house place he arrived on June 6, 1934. According to Appan, Japan in the Pretending that she had to go off most beautiful country he huns visit- ile rode over hundreds of ed. miles of arterial highways, greatly

next

Scott left the Colony taking his notes for the money, witness then went to with him," anid Mr. Lockhart Smith return she saw the lad in the same enjoyed the marvellous sernery. In! the Mongkok Police Station. On her place. On the suggestion of second Toky, he was fortunate enough to the Jacket talk with Mr. Malanda Ginji, accuse they went to buy a for the boy, but when they reached Minister of Education, Mr. Koricko Shantung Street both defendants Takahashi, the Minister of Finance, and Mr. Koku ir ta, the Foreign were arrested.

Minister.

"In that case, the evidence of the police officer who was present at the post mortem, and netually saw the skull fall to pieces in the doctor's hands, was accepted."

Mr. Lockhart Smith added that fortunately Inspector Itazeskwy, who was at the post mortem in the pre- sent ense, had just returned from Home leave. The Crown would call him as a witness and that was the best they could do. It was not very satisfactory Admittedly, he stated.

The magistrate remarked it was not the first time an incident of this Bature had happened.

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Accused Give Evidence

Formosa

First necused elected to give evid-

Shanghai, Amoy, and ence and admitted kidanpping the boy. were visited in turn, und at present Defendant stated that on August 6 Appan intends to rest for a week he met a friend named Lam Tung. on to the interior of China, Tibet, or so in Hongkong, before moving

So for he who asked him if he knew of any- Afghanistan and Turkey. bly whe wanted to sell children, has travelled about 8,600 miles on witness that if he (witness) had any has given hint excellent service, Witness replied "No." Lam then told his bicycle, a New Hudson, which courage he could go round the streets and if he saw any children without any adults with them he could take | them by the hand and lead them away

the and meet him (Lam) at

Lin Houng teahouse in Mongkok.

Mr. Lockhart Smith stated he had protested very strongly to the Direc. ior of Medical and Sunitary Services, who assured him that every would be taken to ensure that such thing would not happen again. Mr. Lockhart Smith mentioned After this conversation witness that at the time of this murder went off to see a friend at No. 12 there was heavy pressure of work, So

Southwall Road, Kowloon

Icon City, about owing to a number of other mur a job. The man was not at home so dere which happened within a very witness went out and had tea. Later short space of time, and the doctors he saw a small in Prince Edward did not supply the polico with pres Road near the liminary notes,

MANILA TO AFRICA

AMBITIOUS UNDERTAKING BY FOUR AMERICANS

Manila, Sept. 4. Love of adventure has prompted four Americans to chart an Chung

Shan Theatre and he took him to Mongkok by bus. ambitious undertaking, a Manila- Witness could not find this man to-Africa aerial faunt, which will Lam rt the teahouse, pat as he was start from Maalla on September walking along he was arrested and 15, or shortly thereafter, The next witness called was Yip taken to the Mongkok Police Station, Choi, widow of the deceased.

Shewhere be stated she was a Catholic and wax

The Biers are Phillp P. Whit also elected to give marsh, and his wife, Margaret, living at Capsuimus and three years

Widow's Evidence

Second atted stealing the child.

evidence and

to go to Tsun Wan, New

ago moved to Chuk Ko Wan, Lantau 5 he wanted that on augusti both born in the Islande; Ben Island, where they rented land and Territories, to see some pinecone, radioman, with much ex-

put up three matsheds, The third

Witness went to the Yee

perionco in the Orient, and

defenfant. Ho Yuu, and three other bleyolo shop with a friend and hired Ricardo Rinaldi, pilot of several families and they had matsheds, which had since been taken down. two bicycles. Whilst riding along years experience with transport

itness's husband, and son had no the back Steeof his easy to ced that companies in the United States. Iand to cultivate.

back tyre. of bicycle was flat, One day, her

A Lockeed-Vega plane, similar son's master,

so he got off and pushed it. Catholic Father, 1

At the in many respects to the late Wiley visited her and enquired about the function of Reclamation Street and Post's "Winnie Mae,'t arrived from land, ife was told it was Crowa Nelson Street, he boarded

a public the United States and WGB land. On the advice of the Father vehicle to go to Taun Wan, as his a permit was obtained from the friend would not go with him. District Office and this permit caver- ed the whole of the area which the other people were cultivating. Wit ness offered land for them to cult- vate, but they refused.

Previously,

she

stated witness; anked the old inhabitants for per- mission to farm land and was re- fused.

Witness continued that prior to the attack on her husband frat de fendant was in the neighbourhood of Chuk Ko Wan, second, third and fifth defendants were at Pa Tau Ku,

and the fourth defendant Ching Shan.

was at

Dozenned was a Chinese doctor and was treating the first defendant, As was also another doctor, Chan Po, whom witness knew.

Attack Described “

Walked from Trun Wan

to

Trus Wan witness walked back

After he had seen the pineapples at

Kowloon because he did not havo Dny money. On reaching Nelson Street witness went to got the bicycle with the intention of returning it to the bicycle shop, and as he was push- ing it along he met first accused with the boy,

he bad

assembled at Grace Park by

st mechanics the Philippine Aerial Taxi Company recently.

Rinaldi arrived from Hongkong on the General Pershing on Septem ber 2, to supervise the work of

Stone came from } / assemblage. Shanghal to build a special radio apparatus for the plane.

The ultimate destination Is Nairobi, Kenya Colony.

establishment

A spokesman hinted that the Second accused askod witness where he had been and witness replied that trip may possibly result in the af an African- been to Tsun Wan. They then continued on their way. When Orient airline by Mr. Whitmarsh, second accused reached the mouth of who has business interests in the street he was arrested, so witness Nairohi including a gold mine, an walked back to see what was the aviation line, and a motion plc- mattor, but a man came from be- ture enterprise. hind and grabbed him.

ly on that day witness could not find

After witness was arrested he was On the afternoon of September 1.tive C405, but as it was raining heavi taken to Tsun Wan by Chinese detec the second defendant and four other men visited witness's hut, They all carried poles and a basket contain any of the men he saw on the day ing rope and a lamp. Shortly after he went there.

small boy returned a tray from

his mother to witness.

Mr. Lockhart Smith: The Crown's suggestion is that this hoy acted as go between for the men on the top of the hill.

Witness added that one of the men asked her son to go fishing. He re- fused, saying it was too windy and that he would be going to Hongkong next morning.

MAMMOTH LINERS

Permit Difficulties

kong. Hanoi, Singapore, acrosa The fliers may go via Hong-

India and Persia to Cairo, and then southward to Kenya. It is learned that the party was Ex- periencing some difficulty in getting | landing permits in India, Iraq and Persia, which may cause delay in

AMERICA BẢY BUILD 100,000- 1 plan.

TONNERS FOR PACIFIC

The plane, after arrival in Nairobi, will be placed in trans- port service.

Stone, a native of Brooklyn, New York, may go into the pros poctive Italo-Ethioplan war

Kobe, Sept. 4. Private shipping circles hero Witness served sweet drinks to have received messages stating her guests and her husband retired that the United States Lines plan to bed. At about 9 p.m. Ho. Wah, to build two new liners each of The Manila-Hongkong hop Is the second accused, shouted out, and 108,000 tone. about ten taen camo and attacked her husband.

zono

believed to be the most dangerous.

The news is considered a sensa- | It is recalled that Glenn W. She did not see her tion, since if such vessels are placed Brophy, American veteran filer,

son again, that night.

Mr. Lockhart, Smith mentioned that the Seattle Yokohama schedule from Macat to San Fernando, La on the Pacific runs it would mean lost his life in attempting to ly that her non escaped by swimming.

Witness saw her husband being would be reduced to five daya,

Unlon province, in 1981. Ta dragged and, besten: he uttered not Some ship owners envision the minimize any possibis danger on a-sound. That-was-the last she saw possibility of a building race of of him. Witness WAR with death if she dared move. The a step by the Americans.

threatened commercial vessels following such attackers, were armed with poles, The source of the private mes

not divulged.-United

khives and other instrumenta.

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