1938-10-12 — Page 5

Magistrate Lifts Murder

Trial Ban On Public

After

with the

ac-

mon named So

THE

HONGKONG

A little later, the police arrived, and Pun was removed to the Queen Mary Hospital.

TELEGRAPH,

Investigations conducted by the police revealed that no person had apparently broken into the floor, and although it I was possible for someone to climb over the partition separating view to the verandahs of No. 240 and the many aljournments, the boarding-house

to nil certain adjoining house, no trace could be

discovered of anyone Having at hearing of the case ngainst Li Man, engaging three men allas Li Wal-nam, a 4-year-old un-vacancies which were pending. Attempted to do so. The inference to mmployed ship's greaser, on a charge the bourding-house, he entered the ne drawn, said Mr. Whyatt, was that of murder, was commenced before office and saw Lam Chun, the the person who had committed the Mr. R. Edwards nt the Central countant. Another

crime was a person who was already in in Wah-kit was aleo present at the Magistracy yesterday afternoon, in

in the boarding-house when the door Open Court. Li was

Li was alleged to have time. After Lam had been told murdered a man named Pun Shingt ung's needs, Lam called defendant had been bolted for the night.

Went to Oplum Divan ut the premises of the Len Hing end. two other men into the room.

furllier investigations, it seamen's boarding-house. 24a Con- They were told what Tong wanted, naught Road Central, on August 4. and Lan emphasized that no oplum appeared that about 8 am, that day, defendant went into an opium divan smokers were wanted. The case is for committal.

at Wanchal, where he remained until U pm, except for brief Intervals, About 1 nan. on September 8, ho

under the nisa

Mr.

From

WEDNESDAY,

COLONY'S WATER

Restrictions Result In Decreased Consumption

OCTOBER

12,

1938.

THE POLICE RESERVE

Orders for the Current Week Issued

Police Reserve Orders by the Heil.

Police, state;

Mr. T. 1. King, Commissioner of

havd

Water returns for September show that the total storage in Island re- of the month servoirs at the end was 1,534.47 millions of gallons as

Chinese Company compared with 2,325.42 million last

Strength. The following year. On the mainland, storage was 1,037.51 millions as ngainst 3.081.33 been taken on the strength of the the corresponding month. last Chinese Company as from September 1, 1930: Constable R1D2 Arthur year.

Despite an estimated increase at Valentine Wong R103 Hok Sal-ling, population from 445,000 in the I-40 Andrew Slu, and R104 Poor

Man-kit. land in 1937 to 350,000 last month,

Leave Constable Ral Bau Ka- granted one year's consumption shows a decrease from 525.41 millions (a record) to 414.62 ying has been millions. This was due to the water leave of absence from Colony with

effect from September 1, 1038.. Defendant assured Lam that he had

restrictions.

the population has given up oplum-smoking, anil on

In Kowloon,

Training Course-Part X-All re- told the men that they would have

Increased, while the consump-cruits of the Chinese Company who to wait until the end of the month on the pavement outside tion has dropped. Last year, un ca- have not passed Part I of Training before he could be certain about the

timated total of 380,000 people con Course will attend Central Police vacancies. He said he would call or

sumed 329.20 million gallons while Station on Thursday, October 13, at telephone on August 31 to let them

this year 500,000 people know. Tong then left. Defenduninterr

Course under P.S.R. 30 Thong Po- apparently assumed that he had got

supplied 08.80 million gallons to the hing Dress Mufti. 285.73 millions. Mainland reservoirs 17.30 hours for Part I of Training

one of the Jobs, but Tong did not

Inland last month as against 161.331 millons in the corresponding period call or telephone in August 31.

Others Get Jobs

last year.

.

was

seen squatting

the uplum divan by a police constable, who on learning the defendant's

ar same, put him ander arrest. He was cognised by the keeper as the man taken to the divan, und was re- who had been there some hours be- fore.

consumed

Mr. Edwards al previously ruled that he would not allow the general public to attend the hearing of the case, though permitting the Press 10 altend. This ruling was attacked by the Crown Counsel. Mr. J. Whyati last week, when the case was to have begun, and it was aubsequently ad

ourned to enable the Maristrate to consider the submissions made:

Yesterday, Mr. Edwards, before the opening of

of the case, and addressing

At the time, it was thought that Whyatt,

said he fell it necessary

make n recovery,

Consumption per head per day in 10 clarify a certain point. Referring

In the meantime, a man named deceased would to the authorities quoted by Mr. Chai Fook had heard of Tong's visit, but he suffered a sudden relapse on Hongkong dropped from 30.4 gallons police to 25.2 gallons, and in Kowloon Whyatt, he asked if it was the Crown and being

be informed so that a dying from 20.0 gallons to 19.1 gallons, last Counsel's contention in fact that personally, went to sen Tong at depositon could be taken, he died, month., committal proceedings should beTalkoo, and secured one of the vacant When charged with Pun's murder. Rainfall Bgures from January 1 to begun in exactly the same way as jobs on August 30. Two

defendant made a statement to the September 30 show that the Royal other proceedings.

clanamen took the other two vacan-

effect that Chang Wal-hing always Observatory recorded a fall of 10.120 Mr. Whynit replied that it was , and they began work on Sep-wanted to put him to death,

There inches, as against a fall of 70.300 cies,

Jast over a similar period necessary to put his case as lightember 1.

was nothing in the statement, said inches n that.

Contiming. Mr. Whyatt raid Me. Whyatt, that he could connect was not sure when defendant heard with the crime, and it appeared to his hopes of getting a job had been be nothing more than an incoherent : feastrated, but on September 2, de- and inconsequential statement. fendant was in one of the rooms of the boarding-house about 11 p.m. together with two other men named

Ping and Lung Pat, while de

nut

Continuing, Mr. Edwards said he was grateful to the Crown Councel for his subintasion, and had cense to the conclusion that he was not judi- fed, under Section 74 of the Mall irates Ordinance, in excluding the

ing.

acquainted with Toner B, and before the

of his

nubile from altendance at the hear-; nas sitting nearby, when it cept the defendant. It

Case Opened

where the murder was wher

abdomen

crazed

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MR.

Dress

Inspection Parade.-All ranks of the Chinese Company will parade at Central Police Station on Thursday, hours for a October 13, at 17.30 general inspection of equipment etc.. by the Compony Commander.

White Uniform, Cup with White Cover, Belt with Brace, Truncheon, "Pocket Policeman" and note-book to be carried. The Equipment Oncer will make a point of being present,

Indian Company

The Training Course-Part undermentioned members of the In- tion Company will altend Indlan Company Headquarters for Part II of Training Course under L. S. R. 214 Channan Slagh on Wednesday, Octo- ber 12, at 17.30 hours:

Emergency Unlt Reserva

Making a few observations on the

JUSTICE LINDSELL s. Mr. Whyatt sold that no one case. Alr

His Honour Mr. Justice R. E. Lind- had any grievance against Pun ex-

was clear sell, Acting Chief Justice, is leaving 0. that defendant had left the floor on Saturday next by the P. &

Constables R230 D. Singh, R232 11. was alleged that deceased mentioned early on the morning of September liner Rajputana for Singapore to Mr. Whyatt, who was assisted by reinething about trying to get one and had not returned. Defendant, meet his daughter, who is coming out Mohamed, A235 A. A. Pipe, R230 H.

Detective-Inspector Acting!

1.. H. of the Taikoo vacancies but not hav-

F. Mohamed, R200 11. Singh, 11204 A. he pointed

been from Home. His Lordship, it is Mohamed, R235 A. Singh, R252 out, had seldom It was in

Defendant Whant, then opened his case,

succeeded.

was known to miss his morning meal in understood, will return here about Richman, 1244 G. Sarwar, R237 K. Bachob, R293 F. Khan, R208 F. Alam, alleged by the Crown, he said, that alleged to have replied that Pun had the two years he had been in the October 26.

hand also left

1200 S. Omar, und R300 B. Singh. defendant murdered Poe Shing by deceived and deprived him of his boarding-house. He

on job.

taking remark was resented by without This rem

his baggage. stabbing him in the

Training Course-Part III-Al September 4, as a result of which Pun, who told defendant to mind

had been found; it had Pun's right arm had been lying across weapon

removed by the his body at the time when the wound recruits of the Indian Company who presumably been P'un died on September 8. The place his own business,

the wounda un have not passed Part III of Training committed

Nothing further happened, and unperson who had used it. When was inflicted, the

the murder, Ll had forearm had been eaused by the same Course will attend Indian Company was the premises of the Luen Hing September 3, both defendant and Puncharged with

biow which had penetrated the Headquarters on Wednesday, October Seamen's

Con-were seen in their respective rooms made no statement denying respon allomen. He was nino of the opinion 12, from 17.30 to 18.30 hours. boarding-house at

employee naught load, and was run by a man about

p.m. when at unmed Chang Wal-hing. The

Glying medical evidence, Dr. Dean that a knife had been used, the blade re-went to close the main door resibility for the crime, sidents were almost exclusively of boarding-house. was the practice A. Smith said he examined Pun of which was at least four inches in

to close the when for

A. R. P. Course-The undermen- the boarding-house

admitted Was

lo length, and no more than 1 Inchies the sea-faring class; mainly stokers,

man

tioned members of the Police Reserve greasers and cooks employed by the door at that hour, but it would be hospital about 7.20 am. on September broad.

detailed to attend the Mr. Whyatt: What degree of force have been opened for Blue Funnel Line.

for any late curners

There were Iwo wounds on Pun's The system by which the boarding midnight. Anyone arriving back at right

perforated would have been necessary to inflict A. R. P. Course at the E. U. R. Club forearm, and

that wound, assuming had been on Friday, October 14, at 17.30 hours house was run was similar to that that time, would have to stay out.

wound in the abdomen. Pun

under S. I. (R) R. P. Dunlop: of other boarding-houses, namely. About 3,45 11.m. on

on September 4 transferred to the operating theatre, indicted by the same blow?

Dr. Smith: Considerable

force that all the residents contributed to one of the employees nained Chang and operated upon. Free blood was a fund white in employment, and Kwai-fook was awakened by shouts found in the abdomen and the wound would be necessary but not beyond

adull. the power of any ordinary when out of employment, they were by the deccated, and jump & one was perforating the masentery of the

Formal evidence regarding plans; allowed to stay at the boarding of bed, rushed to Pun's room, where small

of the premises house with free menis provided, he found Pun

until

After the operation, Pun's condland photographs bleeding from

Neville, could get employment

abdomen. In consequence of what tion was fair, and he improved dur was given by Mr. F. C. Pun had been our again.

employment he was told by Pun, Chang, together ing that day and the following three Inspector of Works of the Public Sergeant T since February this year, and he had with another employee named So days. On the morning of September Works Department, and received free meals and lodging until Wah-

Wab-kit,

of the

1, he was reported to have slept well G. Mackay, respectively, coples of the day of the crime. Defendant had bourding-house, and on getting there, and to be confortable, but on being which were produced in Couri

After evidence had been given by also lived there for a considerable sharrved that defendant's bunk was seen again at D.30 am. period, having been unemployed for emply. The door of the room was very much

condition. The Chan Wai-hing, and Lam Chun, Tong almost two years. He took his meals also slightly ajar.

operating theatre was ordered to be Yat-kwong testified regarding his at the

boarding-house, and though In the meantine, the commotion prepared, and the police were in- visit to the boarding-house.

Inmates of the formed, but Pun died at 9.45 a.m. Asked if he had any questions to in the bad aroused other he was sometimes absent

Dr. Smith evenings, was seldom known to misa boarding-house and a message was

conducted a post-mortem put to Tong, defendant alleged that his morning meal.

sent to the Central Poilee Station afterwards, and found that death had Tong had promised him a job as a at $24 per month. Tong A little time before the crime, a regarding the affair. Chang Wal- been caused by masenterte throm greaser man named Tong Yut-kwong, who hing, the licencer, called a muster bosis following the perforated wound denied this, saying he had merely was an engineer employed on of the men, and discovered that all in the abdomen which had damaged stated he was offering the position

of greaser for $24 per month. Taikoo Dockyard tug, visited the were present except the defendant. the masentery.

they

TO-MORROW

AT THE

ור.

ran

to the

Tear

KING'S

THE TRUE CONFESSIONS OF A SECOND WIFE!

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WOMAN against WOMAN

tirganu May and

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HERBERT

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MARY

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the

worse

was in a

ע.

The hearing was adjourned to this

Replying to Mr. Whyatt, Dr. Smith said it was possible that, assuming afternoon.

When one thinks

Mr. B. C. Randall, A. S. P. (R). Mr. Feroz AH, A. S. P. (R). Inspector. (R) David Lole, Sub-Inspector (R) Choa iling-ki. Sub-Inspector (R) Chau Ching-

chiu.

Sub-Inspector (R) Hardit Singh. Crown Sergeant R17 William K. S. Mok.

Crown Sergeant R20 Chan Chung-

tung.

Crown Sergeant R30 Thong Po-

Lance Sergeant R20 Leung On-tai.

R214 Lance Sergeant

Channon

Lance Sergeant R269 Imam Din. Constable R303 D. Young.

Sing

Constable R313 D. M. Xavier. Constable R339 Loo Chun-itoo and Constable R269 M. S. Dilos.

(Sd) C. CHAMPKIN, D. S. P. (R).

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