1937-04-29 — Page 19

Denies Any Intent To Kill Woman

Chinese Accused Takes

Stand At Trial

'Admits Plan To Stupefy Victim

CHINESE HAWKERS EXPELLED

Protest Lodged With German Ambassador

the

Berlin, Apr. 28.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.

Quota Pact Still Eludes Sugar Talks

Conference Aims At Higher Consumption

No Figures Yet Made Available

The Chinese Ambassador hero has received a delegation of ten Chinese hawkers in connection with the alleged expulsion of large, numbers of Chinese hawkers, who have been The so-called "Charcoal touring the country selling pollery. While awaiting an interview with Murder" trial reached its con-

members of tire Ambassador, the cluding stages at the Criminal delegation cried excitedly: "China

not tolerate this. Sessions this morning, when the

reviews that about 20 It is understood accused, Chlu Yuk-fai, P.W.D: Chinese have been

expelled from draughtsman, accused of the

Germany up to now, the police alleg murder of Cheung Yuk-ching, ing that they do not alias Cheung Sam-koo, shop-ports. This allegation the hawkers keeper'a concubine,' gave deny. Reuter.

evidence on oath.

The defence is that accused con

the

London, Apr. 28.

A communique, in which it is men- tioned that the date for the next plenary session of the World Sugar Conference has not yet been fixed, work of the delegates. It states that the contemplated agree- ment aims at maintaining a free possess pass-market and encouraging its extension

by Lo

of increased promotion consumption

who

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cacted a scheme whereby deceased defendant, to be recovered.

Coming to the fatal day of Febru- would be stupeflect with drugs and

Insensible, rendered

thereby per-ary 20, counsel said there had been no secrecy whatsoever on the part of of false documents mitting recovery In her possession which accused was defendant when taking Cheung Sant- koo up to No. 323 Reclamation Street. desirous of securing in view, of the

evidence by the woman's threat to prosecute him in There had been

Crown that the woman connection therewith. Any intent to them going up the stairs was first kili was denied.

The case is being heard by the attracted by the noise of their ascent, Chief Justice, His Honour Sir Atholl and, in re-examination, that woman had said defendant knew she had comprising bad sal MacGregor and a jury

ners, J. L. McFirs

Hobinson (foreman), seen them. He then described the C. R. Wilson, Yew Man-chul, B. W.

flap-door ahd the woman entered Simmons, M. B. Reyes, E. A. Kinsey und F. J. H. Jenner. Mr. E. H. Withe third floor of No. 323.

What happened, counsel continued, liams, Assistant Attorney-General, is conducting the prosecution, and Mr. was a complete and horrifying Bur-

the defendant, He

was D'Almada is instructed by Mr. D. L. prise to

of Incapable completely Strellett of Messes, Geo. K. Hall rendered

4. made na doing anything He Brutton and Company,

tempt--admittedly not a very serious Tang

one-to stop To Wai Man, and failed.

Was

Shiu-cheuk, the witness who not available yesterday, to-day said when the alarm of fire was given had rushed up to the third door of he No-923, where he saw accused in the outside' cubicle. He pushed witriess

"Burning

oplum only, away on Witness described nothing wrong." what he had seen in the kitchen of No. 323. Some days later he identifi- ed the accused at a parade.

Mr. T. Murphy, Assistant Director oul of Criminal Intelligence, bore last witness' evidence of the identi Mention parade,

ONUS ON CROWN Addressing the jury, Mr. D'Almada said: "You have listened with great patience and care

his

moment when

establish ■

The agreement would scheme of export quotas, adjusted to meet the requirements of the free market, it is stated.

This system Includes basic quotas, with special provisions for the first the agree- and second years, and

ment would be for five years, it is ment proposed

Permanent controlling bodies would. act in order to bring permitted ex- ports closer to requirements and might indicate to exporting countries reductions of quotes not exceeding five per cent. In the first two years,

alternatively, defendant lifted the

LEGAL ASPECT

of

Counsel then referred to a ques- tion of law in the prosecutor's open- said, had Ing. Mr. Williams, he submitted that if two people set out to commit a felony and in the course

of committing that felony one them committed a murder, it was just as much murder in the other as in the one. He challenged that statement. He maintained it did not. A necessary ingredient of murder

was. Inten

Intent.

the course of their work they were disturbed, say, by a watchman. The man with the gun shot and killed him. Was the other mari equally guilty of murdert Counsel submill-

ed he was not.

Counsel quoted examples. Two men, he said, set out to comunit burglary. One of them, unknown to gun. In was carrying a to the Crown's the other, wa case with regard to the unfortune charge with which defendant is faced, and I beg of you to listen with the

and patience to ..sume care

of the whole his part evidence and to

I also beg of you to listen to story.

Concluding his address, Counsel It with this uppermost in your minde

that is the fundamental principle said: "Centlemen, I beg of you to of English law that in a criminal case give due weight and attention to what

Is always

ys on the the accused has to say. You are the such as this the onus

where hc Crown to prove to your satisfaction. Anal judges in this case

doubt, the is on trial

Accused and beyond reasonable Kulit of accused. That is where the then gave evidence, prior to which English system differs possibily from the Chief Justice had warned the some Continental and other systems Court that there was too much noise where you get the unfortunate state at the back. If it did not cease the Court would be cleared. A police- of affairs that a man faced with a

kind is charge of this

is presumed man was

then guilty until his innocence is proved." and no

Continuing, counsel said that if the allowed to enter or go out. jury, after hearing the story of de- fendant, found it to be reasonably Irue, though not convincing,

for his

unayted at each door

person Was

ACCUSED'S STORY Some time after they had become they friendly, Sam Koo showed him a nust give him the benefit of the promissory note for $200 and told not him that she had been unable to dcubt and return a verdlet of

the debtor had recover the debt as "guilty.

gone to Macao. What Wong Kim- The case for the defence, said Mr.

foreshadowed hong, of Messrs.

essrs. George K., Hall D'Almada, had been

Brutton and Co., had stated about to some extent by the cross-examina-

And it their visit to Macao and of the sub- tion of the Crown's witnesses, and

sequent agreement in connection had been given in fact substantially

with the documents was correct. statement in the same form as the sta

Mr. D'Almada: Am I right in form made by accused when he was

the defence was not saying that the reason for this trick ally charged.

was that you wanted to enjoy several fabrication, afterthought, nor a

days' holiday at this an nit

woman's for accused need not have said any-

expense? thing, if he so desired, when he was ed, though there were certain charged, differences in the evidence which he was going to give and the statement he had already made.

THE DEFENCE

Couri

Accused: Yes.

crease.

ก proportionate, in-

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understands the quota figures were to have been published at the conclusion of to-day's sesalon, but the conference has now decided against thin-Reuter,

shortly afterwords and told her my wife was out. She then went away after

usking me to call on her the next day. I did so and she again

to take her requested

out to me look for money.

I took her to a friend's house in Hak Po Street, and there again I bluffed her by saying that my friend was out. She was not then in a very sweet mood and left.

$500 DEMANDED

THURSDAY,

FRANCE TO PROTECT CURRENCY

Strong Reserves To Guard Franc

Paris, Apr. 20,

An important statement was de livered to the Finance Commisalon of the Chamber of Depulles to-day by M. Vincent Auriol, Finance Minis- tor, the not be allowed to so below the limit set by monetary law, namely, about 112 to the £1..

M. Auriol declared that strong re- serves existed to defend the trane.

There would be no further long- term loan besides the National De- fence Loan, he asserted.

With regard to the third instalment of that loan, n more favourable moment must be awaited, he enla.

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4. p.m. (approx:) Concert.

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CORDIAL RELATIONS

STRESSED

(Continued from Page 1.)

friendship, and hope that the cordial relations which have existed between my country and Great Britain, whose hospitality we Japanese here Hongkong fully enjoy, and the other countries whose representatives I have the honour to have here-to-day,, will be maintained and improved, in the future.

in

I express my sincerest gratitude for all Availing myself of this opportunity the kindness and help which I have received from the British Officials, and my colleagues and friends, in dis- charging my duties as H.I.J.M.'s Consul-General in Hongkong.

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The Messiah" (Handel)-He shall feed His Flock; The Great Awaken- (Johnstone and Kromer); Sanc- tuary (Hewitt); A Song of Thanks- giving (Allitsen).

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7.35 p.m. Waltzes from Vienna- Waltz Medley, played by Jack Hylton and His Orchestra.

7.40 p.m.

"From the look of Holland to Hongkong by Rall. No. 3. A Talk by Professor I Forster.

8 p.m. Time, Weather and An- nouncements.

8.03 p.m. A Relay from the Lee Theatre-(Chinese).

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11 p.m. Close Down. .8.05-11

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"Ballet Egyptien" 8.30 p.m. Suite (Luigini), played by the Concert Orchestra.

Replying to the Consul-General's toast Hon. Mr. N. L. Smith said: Ladies and Gentlemen!-

the

"The following day she telephoned me and asked me to see her. I went to her house and she told me that she was badly in need of money as the New Year was approaching. She naked for $100 at first but eventually demanded $400 and said she would It is my privilege and my very

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sald there pleasant duty to-day to propose on not accept a cash less, was no reason why I should pay her behalf of the Colony of Hongkong the $500, and she replied that she had health of His Imperial Majesty spent a lot of money to get hold of Emperor of Japan. We are all very the documents, including heavy grateful for your invitation and the gambling losser,

whole Colony will these

Jain with ine In congratulating the Japanese that you

day.

I am sure will agree, Mr. Midzusaws, that the relationship between the Government which I represent and your Consulate-nouncements. never be able General is as cordial as that between

1

During demands she was threatening me

the consequences of my this ricks-prosecuting me on the false documents. Eventually, I acceded to hor request for $500, although I then realised that I

8.48 p.m.

Kreutzer Sonata in A Major, Op. 47 (Beethoven), played by Albert Sammons (Vio- in) and William Murdoch (Piano- forte).

*0.30 D.n. London News and An-

9.55 p.m. Gerry Moore at the

for that was the

reason the Japanese who are resident here Piano.

to raise that

Ladies and Gentlemen, I ask you to the raise your glasses and honour toast of His Imperial Majesty Hirohilo, the Emperor of Japan.

GUESTS DISTINGUISHED Those present at the reception in- cluded:

Fox-Trot-With all my heart; Quick-Step Taggin' along with you; Slow Fox-Trot-An evening with you; Quick-Step-I've got two. lips; Slow Fox-Trot-Love me; Quick- Step Crooning.

I wanted to and the Colony as a whole. delay her in the hope that she would. eventually accept

only

$100," Continuing, accused said that he saw Li Chuen again on February 10, after he had considered his sugges- lion to recover the documents by

10.15 p.m. Big Ben. using stupefying smoke.

LI intro-

Dance Music, duced him to To Wai-man

about

Fox-Trot-Gone; Fox-Trot-When is a kiss not a kiss?; Fox-Trot February 15 and they had a discus- sion as to the ways and means of

There's a small Hotel; Fox-Trot-On H.E. The Officer Administering the your toes; Fox-Trot-A broken doll; applying the smoke. To volunteered to do it himself, after Li bad, sug and Mrs. Smith, accompanied by an Government, Hon. N. L. Smith

Fox-Trot-Darktown Strutters Ball; pested

Targo-Dreams in Spring

Tango Ecated that he should be paid $30 tea money for his services. To stated A.D.C., Major General A. W. Bartho- The Tango of my heart; Fox-Trot- that the smoke was very effective lomew and Mrs. Bartholomew Rear Until

to-morrow; Quick-Step and added that he had experimented Admiral C. G. Sedgwick, and Mrs. Around and round the old Bond- with it on prostitutes in Macao,

Sedwick, Wing Commander Dalzell stand; Fox-Trot-Your heart and Mr. D'Almada: You remember the Sir Robert Ho Tung, Brigadier Seth mine; Fox-Trot-Keep a twinkle in statement you made to the Police Smith, members of the Legislative and your eye; Fox-Trot-Magnolias in

H. Councils, Hon. when charged, in which you said, Executive Coun

person I employed to apply the King and Mrs. King, Mr. Tang Shui-moonlight; stupefying smoke was one called Toitin, Hon. Mr. R. A. C. North, Pre-heart. Wai-man. He claimed that he hadsident of the Japanese Association in a kind of stupefying smoke with Hongkong, Mr. Tagagaki, President of which he could stupefy anybody the Nippon Club, Mr. One, members without causing any danger to his of the consulate body in Hongkong and or her life. Was that correct? many Chinese and English residents

Accused: Yes.

of the Colony.

when

The result of that trick was the threat by Sam Koo to prosecute you?

-Yea

Of which, naturally, you were thoroughly frightened?--Yes.

in

reply to further questions, accused stated he informed his father of the matter, and was ad- invised by him to see Wong, at whose the day the woman was killed, did office an agreement was subsequent, you meet To again?-Yes, many ly arrived at. The agreement was times. that accused pay $150 to Sam Koo

Defendant would tell the that he was picked up by the woman, who approached him in the street. Their friendship ripened into

in- timacy and subsequently, friendliness,

she told him' of the in- debtedness

of some one and her Inability to collect the

their

Did you believe him?—Yes. DRUG IN CIGARETTES Between the first introduction and

there and then, and return the dr he tell you in what form this

Money of balance

to the debtor being absent from the would adopt Colony. The defence and accept the evidence of Mr. K. H. Wong, a

clerk.. employed by Messrs. Geo, K. Hall Brutton

Co.

that

arrived

and

used was to

of

BOMBING OF TOWNS DEPLORED

(Continued from Page 1.) Basque cultural centre, and of its nearly total destruction with heavy loss of life among civilians.

4

Waltz-Follow

your

11 p.m. Close Down

HUGE MAIL LEAVES ON CLIPPER (Continued from Page 1.)

winged swiftly towards the Philip- pines' capital with half-a-ton of mall aboard.

The plane was in constant radio contact with Kal Tack Airport in Hongkung.

with the documents already mention- and that she needed money in view drugs to of four kinds of drugs | tion of the civil war is inflicting on) 2.39 p.m. The plane was about to

February 1

again demanded the return of the at the dictation of To. Eventually at the bombing of civilians and the plane departs for San Francisco, via

which he

At 11,50 n.m. the airship with its would be made up? Yes. various $100 by two monthly | After having purchased

crew of seven passed over Pratas Instalments,

kinds of drugs, dry them and then

Island, graveyard of many a Clipper of the nineteenth century. demanded the rell them into cigarettes. The women, frat

A would

at 1.30 p.m. said that the Did he tell you who

the

report return of the balance sometime be-

A large number of supplementary tween January 10 and 20, not even drug-lle said he would at first but questions followed Mr. Eden's an- crew had just finished a hearty timn, the first instalment of $50 was due. later he asked him to get it. a settlement was eventually

swer, some Inspired by partisan while the machine was travelling Accused then went on to say that sympathy for one side or the other against a slight head wind at a speed at, whereby nccused was to She said it was too troublesome to

To Wal-man had told him what pay the woman $250, in connection collect the money by instalments;

but all showing profound horror of 120 knots. to get. At first he gave him

A final at the creulties which the continua

message was received at a written list ed. Accused would say that he was of the approaching Chinese New

Yent. He replied that he had not and later gave him three mere: It pressed by deceased from me to

got the money,

The mail will be transferred from and оп time for the payment of the money, got

was on February 17 when he wrote numberless innocent Spaniards in land in Manila Bay.

the territories of both sides. he saw her again in consequence of out the whole list of drugs on a

Mr. Eden reiterated more than the Hongkong Clipper to the Ching and that she had in fact demanded

a telephone message. Sam Koo back of one of his own visiting cards the return of it in one lump sum and

once the regret of the Government Clipper this afternoon, and the latter not by instalments as had been at-

He repeated his was To who got the dron. He $100, and when

desire to see an end put to it by an Wake Island, Midway Island, Guam ranged.

inability to pay her, she got annoyed. said he had obtained in

agreement between the two sides in and Honolulu, late to-day. The STUPEFYING SMOKE

tion on Monday next. Accused then went on to say that at him for it, the last occasion Spain, and in this connection he was China Clipper will reach ita destina- being a sum of $12. He had pre-able, in answering another question, he knew a man named Li Chuen,

viously also given him small sums of to inform the House that both sides fellow-tenant of who was n

money but these were for his own had now, on the initiative of His woman. On February 2 they met at expenses.:

Majesty's Government, given assur- the Lin Heung teahouse, where L He thought it was on February 20 unces of their intention not told him he was Iool to have

that To told him he had the drugs.resort to the use of poison gas as a to pay the woman $250 for He showed him six or seven agreed to

weapon in civil war," the documents as the damage, she cigarettes which he had made from had suffered, he said, could not have them. They were inside a small

Blossom" amounted to that extent. Li fur-Ng Wah" or "May ther suggested that the documents cigarette packet. He examined one could he recovered from Sam Koo of them and found strips of dry herbs by applying stupefying smoke and and some greyish powder, Ho naked -added that a cousin of his named To To if they would do and was assured

Wal-man

man would do it. He (accused) they never falled. To had previously

Unable to do so, defendant had edopted several ruses, one of which was to lead her to his house and ask her to walt at the stairs while he pre- tended to go and ask his wife for the money and then come down and say that he could not get it as she was out.

Defendant had tricked the woman into going to Macao and having

at her good time

expense. The loss naturally annoyed her, and she had threatened to take proceedings against

him.

DRUG PLAN Things went on like this for some

the

to

NON-INTERVENTION MEETING

STRIKE STILL THREATENS

time Ull the deceased sent for defen- - did not pay much. attention to this told him there was an antidote for scheme to the Canary Islands the conférence with the Labour

there and then. She demanded $500 Instead of the original $100 agreed upon. Faced with this, defendant bethought himself of the conversa tion he had had with one fi Chung and get in touch with him. This Li Chung introduced him to To Wai- then con man. The scheme was cocted whereby the deceased was to

had already promised to return the money he would pay

The next time he met deceased, continued accused, was on the after noon of February 6, when she again repeated her demand. He put her off again, and the following day called to take her to placer

London, April 20. No proposals of a deanile charac- The Chairman's sub-committee of ter have yet emerged from discussions the International Non-Intervention respecting avoidance of a busmen's Mr. Committee resumed, at the Foreign strike in London, according to Office to-day, consideration of the Ernest Bevin, the men's leader, when

of

observation the

and Ministry officials and Transport Board application

adjourned to-night at 10.30 o'clock. further

They will meet again to-morow taken there should be a

of the financial implications of Reuter.... study prescription, a mixture of sugar and water.

the scheme for funds available for the Canary Islands in Before the Court adjourned for

relation to the the observation scheme lunch Wont Lai-tsang, the woman

as a whole. who had given evidence of seeing. It then passed to consideration of accused going up the staira to the

the

the committee of of the

of

was

report lnted to consider"ques. at her house, when the triked him scquently hearing noises from there, jurists

tions relating to the export from he, was recalled. She said in answer to

asseta to Mr. D'Almada that after she had Spain of Spanish capital

not-intervention agreement, and the went on, and asked her to wait at sounds of a chose towards the ancussion will be continued on the stairs while I went to ask my verandah

Friday,British Wireless,

be: stupaled with some "fuines from thought he could verord.crles of "Save life there were countries which are parties to the

drugs, the prescription of which To possessed, thus rendering her in- sensible, and allowing the documents, the of such vital Importance to

"I took her to my house,"

wife for the money. I came down The case is proceeding.

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any important war material has been lost. Reuter Bulletin Service,

Durango Evacuated

Bilbao, Apr. 28.

The Basque troops have abandoned Durango, quitting the town at 0 p.m. They claim all troops and stores were evacuated according to plan, and without loss-Reuter.

Still Hold Heights

Bilbao, Apr. 29. The Basques claim their troops still hold the mountains flanking Durango to the south and assert the machine- Insurgent attackers have tunned, from the air, a convent at

coil- Amorebieta which had been verted into a hospital. The root of the place was marked with a large el cross-Reuter,

An

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broadcast every tin of shoo polish" you Army Insurgent aims that General Mola's troops

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of Le Quietitio, fincat quality polish. and the village

also in Jear the coast. They are possession of the villages of Guerita and and Arbrecequl, to the south,

com- the Montrono Heights, thus pletely breaking the Biscaya and Gulpuzeno fronts over a distance off more than 62 miles-Reuter.

Irish Brigade Returning

Dublin, Apr. 20. It is learned that General O'Duffy's Brigade will return from Spain in a few weeks,

The reasons given for this step are, Aratly, that owing to the Free State's action in legislating to prevent volunteers proceeding to Spain, the Brigade is unable to maintain its strength by replacing cordalties; and, secondly, that the men enlisted for six months, or the duration of the war whichever was shorter and. most of them have already been in Spain for several months-Reuter

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