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HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 30, 1935.

ASSAULT APPEAL

FAILS

KOWLOON DECISION

UPHELD

Convicted and ench fined $100 by the Kowloon Magistrate, Mr. W. M. Thomson, last month, on a charge of assnuit, six. Chinese, un- Buchessfully brought an. appeal wuninst their conviction before the Chief Justice, Sir Atholl MacGregor, at the Supreme Court this morning.

The appellants were Chung Nga- Isai, Chin Stuen, Kam Muk-chun, Tsang Lam-kun, Yeung Lam-tal Ch Kongr who were convicted for- nasaulting Lau- Mo- Jung, Chairman of the Chinese National Athletic Association.

Mr. Hin-Shing Lo, instructed by Mr. J. M. Hall, appeared för, the appellante, and Mr. W. I. Lackhart- Smith, Assistant' Crown Solicitor, wan for the Crown. The respond- Cenit, Lau Me-lung, was not in Court.

At the outset, Mr.. Lockhart- Smith said the respondent was ab- gent, but he asked that the appeal le provveded forthwith in spità of that. According to Section 101

case

the

“SAFETY FIRST" CAMPAIGN

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In connection with the forth- coming "Safety First" campaign, Trafle Department of the Hongkong Police Force has issued. the following return showing ne cidents vecurring during the past week:

In the Colony of Hongkong. Including the Island, Kowloon and the New Territories, during the week ending at 8 am, on

Dorstly Pago as she appears in "Manhattan Moon," showing at the Of the persons killed, one man ing order by an occasion! dose of

Saturday, October 26, there were Ready To Face Anything, altogether 50 tralle accidents, as the result of which, two persons describes the child who is happy an

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in the Lower Court about this nint- Į Decober ter, and was informed that the May respondent was

July from the away. Court, but would return. when the appeal was lodger,

AUTHORITIES QUOTED Counsel then quoted authorities in support of his contention that the appeal should be allowed to proceed in spite of the absence of the respondent.

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His Lordship held that the ab- December sence of the respondent did not January prejudice the appellants and direct. | March ed that the appeal he proceeded | May | forthwith.

Mr. Lo said that when he asked for a re-hearing of the eare at the Lower Court, Mr. Silva, the solici tor for the respondent, was present. On being refused a re-hearing, Mr. Le intimated that an appeal would le lodged, and Mr. Silva heard of this. It seemed that - the res. pondent or his solicitor hart hud March ......... #M ample opportunity of expecting the

2.04 Total sale 174 lota Pervice of the notice of appeal.

Montreal Silver

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65.60/60 6530 65.70 66.385 66,00/20 46.236 66.21. Total salos-15 contracts.

Opening his case, Mr. Là snið the appeal was based on five grounds, namely (1) that the con- viction was against the weight of evidence; (2) that the respondent and one of his witnessrs were not property--cross-examined-by-the appellants because they were not gally represented; (3) that cer- tain evidence was improperly, ad- Knitted; (4) that the Magistrate had properly used his indis eretisa in granting the respondent have to trent one of his own wit- Bosses an hostile; ( that the ap- pellants were not guilty of the

fence.

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-Oct. 28. Oct. 29. British Government Securities. War Loan 346

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MIND PREJUDICED Dealing with the third groitud, Mr. Lo salt that the Magistrate, 62 by allowing the respondent to goj Hit the witnewebex and to open | 5°

his ense with various matters which had nothing to do with the offence with which the appellants were charged, had vinatof the rules in a criminal trial. As a result of

5 this, the mind of the Magistrats was prejudiced because he did n-t question the respondent while the

atler was in the witsa-bux.

Referring to the first and ft Frants, epiusej admitted that the respondent's story of him having been assaulted was conclusive, but he contended that his description of the assault was hardly so.

Counsel then went on to read out

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