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HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

December 29, 1938.

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DRIVER DISCHARGED

No Evidence of Going At Excessive Speed

A charge of driving without due care and caution against Tso Kam, Hcented lorry driver, who it was alleged knocked down and killed a sixteen-year-old youth on Novem- ber 20 in on altempt to avoid collid- ing with two others who had run out Into Queen's Road Central, was dis- missed by Mr. T. J. Houston at the

the ease was resumed.

Central Magistracy yesterday, when

Chief Inspector Saunders, of the Trame Department, prosecuted, and Tso was defended by Mr. C. A. S. Russ.

tion had closed,

down a youth who was standing on the pavement.

Evidence of defendant's speed was given at the previous hearing by a Chinese witness who described him

a a marine howker, and who said that defendant's lorry at the time of the accident was travelling "faster than

bus an slower than

Tel

BOGUS POLICEMEN

Daring Hold-Up Of Lorry At Shaukiwan

The holding up of a motor lorry by six Chinese in Shaukiwan on November 5, had a requel in the Criminal Sessions yesterday, when Yiu Kim-kwong, 29, clerk, and Ho Ching-ling, 32, theatre attendant, were charged before the Chief Justice, Sir Atholl MacGregor, with having robbed (together with others not in custody) Chan Wun and Young Tit of 20 bags of wolfram ore, three baskets of eggs and three bags of duck feathers. Second accused was additionally charged with receiving the wolfram ore, knowing it to have been stolen..

he was standing near the Kowloon Godowns in Canton Road, he was naked to take three baskets of cage to 206 Shanghai Street. Ho went to this address, and found another lorry outride the place and eggs being loaded on to it.

Enquiries inde later at the address closed that early that morning

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"Iolanthe" Bow, Dow, Ye Lower Middle Classes....Chorus of Men; } The Law Is The True Embodiment ....George Baker and Chorus of Men; Oh, Foolish Fay....B. Lewis and Chorus of Girls: Tho' Pe'nps 1 May Incur Your Blame....Winifred Lawson, Dercle Ohlham, Dorreil Fan- court and Sydney Granville; Loudly

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Bray! of Men; In Vain To Us You

Nellie Walker,

Allee H.K.T.

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12.30 Cortot at the Piano.

47 (Chopin); The Little Shepherd;: Ballade No. 31 A Flat Major, Op. Colliwog's Cake Walk (from "The Children's Corner Suite Debussy): Prelude No. 8-La Fille Aux Cheveux De Lin (Debussy); Prelude No. 3 Le Vent Dans La Plaine (Debussy); 12.46 Philadelphia Symphony Or- chestes.

Chorus

Plead!

When You Had Left Our Pirate Fold....Derek Oldham, Peter Daw-

A

It will be remembered that at a previous hearing the charge WILA amended from the original one of

The following comprised the Jury; (Foreman),

son and Dorothy Gill; Away, Away! My Heart's On Fire....Dorothy Gli, dangerous driving by Mr. R. Ed-Messrs. 1. E. Farrell wards, after the duse for the prosecu-Chung Kann-chuen, Fun Yun-ho,

Derek Oldham and Peter Dawson: Anson You, A. Humain, J. M. O. dos

Stay....Elsie Grigin and Derek All Is Prepared!; Stay, Fredric, Defendant, it was alleged, was Hemedios and Lo Bo-kee.

Oldham: "Patience" I Hear the Soft Air. J. Whyatt, Crown Counsel,

Note of the Echoing Voice. driving along Queen's Road on the

remarkabic

.Scx- for night of November 29

two said the case was when

tette and Mixed Chorus, But Who Is The crime boys ran out front under n verandah,ure than one reason.

broad daylight, In an attempt to avoid them, he was golamitted in

This?...N. Briercliffe, L. Rands, W

Lawson, G. Baker, R. Mackay, M. swerved into a pillar, but knocked and took place in a populous district

There were six men, floor with several small bags of cras in Shaukivan.

about five or six men came to the

Eyre, B. Lewis, D. Oldham, D. Fan- one of whom was armed with a re end feathers. As these

Festival In Seville (Albeniz, arr. court, M. Green; "Trial By Jury" vested with all the authority which them away, and about afteen minutea ed by Leopold Stokowski. volver, and who pretended to be

caused an Stokowski); Tales From The Vienna For These Kind Words; When I, Good obstruction, they were told to take Woods Waltz (Strauss)....conduct Friends....Leo Sheffield and Chorus, the police normally had. However, later a lorry and out on mined

Swear Thou the Jury!

Arthur true, two of these men if the allegations of the Crown were

and removed the goods.

1 Time and Weather.

Hosting, George Baker, Derek Old- had been

ham, Leo Shefield and Male Chorus; 1.03 Marek Weber and His Orches- All the wolfram brought to book and part of the pro-

ore dealers in

Where Is The Plaintiff? ....Arthur tra and Walter Glynne (Tenor). Shamshiupo and Mongkok

Hosking, George Baker Winifred perty had been recovered.

were Early on November 5 a junk ar- visited, and in the Wing Cheung chop Her First Dance (Heykens)... Marek

The Music Cemes (0. Strauss); Lawson and Chorus of Bridesmaids. rived in Shaukiwan from San Mel in

Shamshlupo some folis were Weber and His Orchestra; The

Studio-Z.B.W. Orchestra. Valley consigned to the found shifting bags of wolfram ore. Where Wishes Come True (Eather- Cheung Ching and Cheung Yik In the cockloft, the second accused icy-Elliott)... Walter Glynne (Ten- terval Pastorale (arr. Lane Wilson) 1. Visionl-Waltz (Malvezzi); In- was discovered, and the owner of fendant was said to have been travel-notified, and they detalled Chan Wun just purchased the wolfram ore from ens): Saingtime scend

The masters of these shops were the shop, Chiu Kwok, said he had or) with Piano: Musical Box (Hey-Elisabeth Schumann (Soprano)

(Hey- with T'iano

accomp. by George and Young Tit to go to Shaukiwan and him. Accused did not say anything Orchestra; 4 Dream Of Paradise Avitabile).

kens)... M Marck Weber enflect the goods. Chan and Young to this, but when the detective said (Gray

Reeves; 2. Carovana-Festosa. (Luig! Old Rustic and Littleton); excessive aged a motor lorry, and on ar he was making enquiries about a

Shaukiwan began to trans- robbery in Shaukiwan, he admitted Walter Glynne (Tenor) with Organ ments.

Bridge By The Mili (Skelly).......... this was done, Chan returned to the fer the cargo to the vellele. After he did take part in a "squeeza." body of the lorry while Yeung sat ly the driver of the lorry which re- Stolen My Heart-Tango (Grohe) Waltz (Weber); Interval Nuit D'Es

Enquiries continued, and eventual (Lesso-Valerie); Zigeuner, You Have

and Male Chorus: To-Night-Tengo 8.03 StudioZ.B.W. Orchestra, text to the driver, but just as they moved the merchandise from the

a motor car."

At yesterday's hearing, Mr. Russ admitted that defendant had no case to answer because there was no cvt- dence with regard to the speed de-

ling nt.

an

Mr Houston held that there had been no evidence of defendant's lorry having travelled speed, but remarked that the case had been properly brought by the Trafie Department. Mr. Houston r marked that there should always be an inquiry after a fatal accident.

BELIEVED DROWNED

Cyclist Who Rode Into

The Harbour

Three young Chinese, Ho Cheung, 10, Ab Ki, 15, and Ah Yuen, 18, hired bleycles in Wanchal on Tues- day and

went Joy-riding. They rode along Gloucester Road, when Ah Yuen gol too close to the edge on the north side, and losing control, went Into the harbour. He was not seen again, and is believed to have been drowned.

The bicycle was later recovered by the police,

FALL FROM BUS

An Indian, A. Rahim, was taken

to the Kowloon Hospital on Tues-

day for treatment to injuries received when he was either knocked down or fell from bus which he was al- tempting to board in Prince Edward Road. He suffered culs to the head and face.

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and.

His

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Time, Weather and Announce-

3. Intermezzo (Jessel); 4. Boston

were about to drive away six men address in Shanghai Street, was...Marek Weber and His Orches-pagne (from 'Scenes Pittoresques

located. In consequence of wint he tra with vocal retrain. said, the first prisoner was arrested weather and Announcements.

Massenet) 1.30 Reuter and Rugby Press, with Maurice Faure at the Piano; ....Georges Thill (Tenor) in Kowloon City on November 12. He said a police reservist had asked July Garland and Jay Wilbur and

1.40 Max Miller, Jimmie Rodgers, 5. L'Arlestenne Suite No. 1 (Bizei). him to follow him, but did not say

8.30 London Relay-At The Black he was going to rob.

Dog." The case was adjourned to 10 a.m. to-day.

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Armed With Revolver

Although the men were not in uniform, both Chun and Young felt they had some authority, for the first accused was carrying a revolver and the second had a poflee whistic at- tache to chain. The pseudo policemen boarded the lorry and on arriving at Talkoo Dock, the first ne cused give instructions to stop, and then turned to Yeung end demanded money. The second prisoner, who was sitting in the body of the lorry, also got off and re-inforved the de- mand by saying "su!" (water), which was Chinese slang for money

and

cents for his tram fare. This was

His Band,

Mr. Wilkes at home in his own bar-parlour. Presented by S. E. Rey- noids and Pascoe Thornton.

Evans

Dance Orchestra-I'm Happy When You're Happy-Fox-Tro (from Hide and Seek) The First Time I Saw You-Fox-Trat (from Toast HONGKONG'S MOST

of New York')....Jay Wilbur and 9 London Relay-Harry His Band: Comedian-The Christmas And a Plano." FAMOUS PIRATE

Dinner (Miller); Just Another Sally

9.15 Lomion Relay—World 'Affairs,' (Carlton)....Max Miller with Or-

A talk by H. Wickham Steed. (Continued from Page G.)

chestra; Dance Orchestra-Sympathy 9.30 London Relay-Tho News.

Waltz (from Firefly'); That Old 0.50 Elena Gerhardi (Mezzo- Ma-chow Wong. There

Feeling (from 'Vogues of 1938)-

and Yehudi Menuhin (Vio- are Fox-Trot...Jay Wilbur entries in Chinese of Band with vocal refriin; Yodler-

and Ways

(Schubert); The moneys received from or for Prairie Lullaby (Hill); Down The Fishermaiden; The Secret (Schubert) Mr. Caldwell."

Old Road To Home (Harvey) .... „Elena Gerhardt (Mezzo-Soprano) Jimmie Rodgers with His Guitar: with Plano accomp. by Coenraad V, Vocal Swing, Mister Charlie Bos.; Hungarian Dance No. 7 In A (Brooks);

Stompin' At The Savoy Major (Brahms); Zapateado, Op. 23 Garland with (Sarasate) Yehudi Menuhin (Vio- Orchestra; Dance Orchestra-With in) with Plano accomp. by Marcel

Trafford, Ives); So Many Memories "Mary" Tattooed On His Arm Gazelle.

Woods)....Jay Wilbur Band with vocal chorus.

some

Luk Kwok Ilotel, Gloucester Houd, Mr. Caldwell

the Tsim

the to Police Station. Instead of

by this Ume, had become suspicious

2.15 Close Down.

and Hly

7 Closing Local Stock Quotations. 7.02 Glibert and Sullivan Ex-

than ever.

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10.05 Egon Petri at the Plano. Sonata in C Sharp Minor ("Moon- light") (Beethoven-Op. 27, No. 2).

10.21 Beethoven-Symphony No. 7 In A Major, Op. 92.

Philadelphia Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Leopold Stokowski:

11 Close Down.

consent to serve the Chinese Government in military capacity.

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By this time, Yeung was more than susplelous that these men were not what they purported to be, therefore although he had $80 on hi ALTHOUGH every effort was he pretended he had no money. He made by interested parties went on to suggest that he be allow-to prevent the case from being ed to go to his shop to get it, and to brought to Court, the evidence give an air of truth to his story he was such that it would have asked the driver to lend him ten been highly injudicious to have done, and Yeung was allowed to go. mande any further pretence of 6 Studio-Children's four,

Immediately afterwards, the rob- concealment. Consequently, Ma- bers gave instructions to the driver chow Wong was tried at the ccrpis. to continue towards Wanchal. Menn- while, Yeung had boarded a tram- September Criminal Sessions of ear and on looking belt, saw the loof for "confederating with and he was more closely watched of the fifth rank, if he would lorry following. After the lorry had pirates," and was sentenced to passed, he got off and telephoned hii inaster. He was told to report the fifteen years' penal servitude at matler at the Bay View Police the prison settlement on the

☆ Station, which he did.

Island of Labuan near British Continuing, Mr. Whyatt said that North Borneo.

THE years passed by, and

Sadly, however, he refused when the lorry arrived opposite the

gradually his spirit came to was naturally be broken. At length in 1869, this tempting offer, and return- the driver was again told to stop grief-stricken at the course of Sir John Pope Hennessy (whod once more to Hongkong., All Take rotors then would events, but he still managed to subsequently becomio Governor he wanted now was to end his be able to exert his influence so of Hongkong) and Mr. J. R. days in peace and tranquillity and accordingly the Best accused that his protege did not have to Howard, the Superintendent of under the flag of the nation engaged a motor-boat. Chen Wun, submit to the Indignity of hay- Convicts at Labuan, prevailed (which had and he struggled to get away from ling his handsome queue docked, upon the Home Government to &enerously. He had

jcome the lorry. The robbers attempted to as was then the custom with award him a free pardon. Upon

a thoroughly reformed push him into the malor-bont, but Chinese prisoners in the gaol. this being granted he returned man, and thought only of atoning he managed to escape and rush to- wards the No. 2 Police Station where Finally, on November 13, 1858, been sent away more than ten tirely forgot him, and during the to the Colony, whence he had for his past misdeeds. The Chinese Government never en- he made a report,

Ma-chow Wong; in company with Although the driver suddenly saw

years before. Immediately on Chan ran away, he did not seem to fifty-nine other convicted Chin-his arrival here, he was arrested, war with France in 1884, it again realise what it was all about, and he esc felons, was sent away from

offered him a dis- obeyed the orders of the robbers to the Colony, and after being in but upon presenting his tive to Murray Pier. When they got Labuan for a couple of years, he charge papers from Labuan he mission if he would serve the there, the robbers left the lorry and once more came into the lime- to take up his residence

was released, and was permitted cause. transferred the merchandise to a

hero Once more, Wong refused, sampan. The driver naked the first light as a result of acting as the

he accused for his lare, and received the ringleader of an attempted up things vastly changed. Piracy think

again. However,

found stating that he was too old to

of reply that he was from Central rising in which it was planned

honours. Although Polite Station. Nevertheless, the

was no more. The administra- poverty was now his lot, he was driver persisted in his demand, art to release all the prisoners and tion of Sir Hercules Robinson far happier than he had ever eventually the first prisoner signed a murder the European wardens had effectively cleared up the been. Besides, it would not be

and Indian guards.

augean-like corruption of the long before he would be called However, one of the convicts previous decade, and his erst- to join the souls of his departed Reports having been made to the got "cold feet," and, appalled by le protector and business ancestors. Police, enquiries were at once start- ed, and the masters of the two shops the callous slaughter of so many associato, Mr. D. R. Caldwell was The old ex-pirate survived went to the Vehicular Ferry wharf in people that the successful per- now living in retirement at his until the year 1802. His pass- on endeavour to trace the driver of petration of the murdar-plot residence in Hollywood Road. ing was the last link which consequence of what he told them, would entall, went to the Prison Wong thought of proceeding bound the modern Colony to the they immediately engaged a motor- Superintendent on the eve of the to Canton, and when he did so turbulent, tumultuous days of The tually they care across a lorry driver thing. As a result, five years officials, who offered him a com- exists only

every- (he was welcomed by the Imperial that older Hongkong which now Court that early that morning, whilst were added to Wong's sentence, 'mission and a mandarin's button memory.

chit for IL.

Goods Traced

the lorry. They succeeded, and in

boat and crossed the fiarbour. Even attempt, and confessed named Ilo Ching, who would tell the

military com.

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