1939-01-31 — Page 19

ALLEGED INTENT TO MURDER

Police Sergeant Tells

Of Encounter

Wong Shu-lun, aliak Li Sau-hei, 24, described as a Chinese military officer, appeared before Mr. R. Edwards at the Central Magistracy yesterday, when hearing of charges of shooting with intent to murder, shooting with intent to do grievous bodily harm, and unlawful possession of an unlicensed 7.65 mm. calibro Walther automatic pistol and one round of ammunition, was commenced.

The cone, which is for committal, is tha sequel to the shooting of Detective Sergeant H. R. Terrett ut the Wing On Baule Building on December 2, when Wont is alleged to have shot Sergeant Terrett in the

neck.

Mr. E. 11. Willams, Crown Counsel, and Detective Inspector L. R. Whant, appeared for the prosecution, while Mr. G. S. Hugh-Jones, who had a peared for Wong in the earlier pro- ceedings, said he was still acting for accused, but would not be taking part in the proceedings.

Williams Mr.

sald that on the evening of December

2 Sergeant, Terrett was on reserve duty when be received Instructions to go to the Gloucester Hotel.

He went there and saw accused, who told him he was waiting for a friend. When the friend did not turn up, Terrell invited accused to go with

him to the Central Police Station

the

search

from Sergeant J. E. Jessop, and went to the Gloucester Hotel, where he saw the accused.

Tuesday,

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.,

A Look Through The "Telegraph”

50 YEARS AGO

Thero was nearly hoing an inter- national question over Kowloon

the other sny. The dignitary who electa aquatters and arranges land sales for

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January 31, 1939.

CHURCH MEETING Kowloon Congregation

Has Difficult Year

Dealing with events, the report

Mr. Higgs and Mr. Mackenzie Dow spoke in admiration of the manner in which the Union Church had pulled through a crisis.

A spirit of reconstruction marked the annual meeting of the the Government when funds are low Kowloon Union Church yesterday, under the Chairmanship of Mr. Was Croming from Youmot to lung Hon, and to do so, for convenience A. W. Ingram. Rev. Frank Short, Supervising Minister, Mr. L. took the road which bends just into Starbuck, secretary, and Mr. D. O, MacLennan, treasurer, were Chinese territory. ilis boy and ni counia of bottion of stout in his hands, present and Rev. K. Mackenzie Dow, of Hongkong Union Church, and a ragged soldier insisted that theas and Rev. J. R. Higgs, of St. Andrew's Church, also attended. WOTG dutjable, and demanded forty cents The Government oficial chaffeil him for a while, and walked across into by Mr. Starbuck, contained the fol- of Chengehow and the fact that five The report, which was presented p Faced to-day with the destruction his own territory, where, with humour, he drank the lot.

Ane lowing foreword by Mr. Short: el relies were open in Canton where "There is no particular glory attach there used to be 70, it was not for On Monday night the second regular to the life of the Church during them to sit in judgment but to turn meeting of the Hongkong Literary Soment.and-in a sense-dissatisfaction their own church services and taking 1038. There has been disappoint- them. That Conference was attended clety was held in the City Hall. Mr. with its record of service. Yet we part in church work to promote Francis, Q. C. lectured on

"Crown Colonies," and said in part:

ought not to be blind to what has work fellowship. Here in Hongkong in April 1846, the been achieved, nor to the service that The accused said that he was walt-Queen, through the Legislature, decreed has been rendered and the loyalty ing for a friend who had promised that all English laws in force up to that has been given." to call upon him about 11.33 p.m. have heard the question rated it way that date should prevail. You may hey walled for an hour there, and arise again that when longkong was stated: witness then escorted the accused to ented the omeer who was then in Lon the Central Station. There, accused mand of the troops faced a proclumn.

"Rev. J. D. MacLean was relleved was told that he might use the tele- which he promised the Chinese of his duties as pastor in January inhabitants the chservances of all their since which time the church has been phone if he wanted to get

laws and atoms, e di nolbut without a resident pastor. This re- with els felend.

subfret to a resnevation subject to Her

begin in one way only, Majesty's pleasure," The Remant al port can debt it her pleasure that the place Indebtedness of the committee of shuld be governed by English in the Management and the Church as

of the of day to this lnglish law, and that alone, whole to those Ministers and lay promine ceased to act, and from that prevails here. There are many matters pecachers who have so willingly con in which the Chinese have seen allowed ducted the services during the to follow their own customs and he year. Our sincere gratitude is here the past murer attentes interfere in art expressed firstly, to Rev. Frank Short never to the leust degree with their marriage usWho undertook voluntarily toms, their habit of adopting children, arduous task of Supervising Minister their succession to property, etc. during the interregnum, and thereby addition to the conducting of Sunday many responsibilities in Services; and secondly, to those who Now think I have shown briefly how

have

necupled the pulpit at various we are governed-if my add a fitte times throughout the year. advice it would be that we should try and raise the status of this colony fram that of a Crown Colony pure and simple representative Institutions, u Legisla

touch About 11 pan. Sergeant Terrett asked accured whether he had located his friend, and the reply was in the negative. Accused asked Sgt. Terrett to take him out to look for his friend. When the couple were at Des Voeux Road Central, the accused asked to he unt

taken to house in Wongacichons Road,

Valley, where his friendt sty fric

Accused's friend was out. They then proceeded up town to the Win: On Bank Building. The

was there.

secused said that his friend's office

But all Acts of Parlament la force assumed and the pine the apply her and no ather, except where she is in- cluded in the wording of it,

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Two Special Appeals - Two special appeals were launch-

Secretary, Mr. Starbuck: Management The following ofletuls were elected: Committee, Messrs. A. M. Mackenzie, A. W. Ingram. J. D. Provan, Mrs, F. Short, Mrs. A. Morton, Mrs. D. D. Richards, Mrs. MacAulay, Messrs. H. Noble, T. R. Ingram. A. Simpson, Mrs. W. Niblock, Mrs. F. H. Bowry.

SOLDIERS' DEATHS

Inquiry Into Crash On Customs Pass Road

the

ass Road on November 12,

was

At the station accused spent some time telephoning but after one and They went up to the third floor! a half hours his friend had still not and in front of one of the rooms, was turned up.

hung the signboard of Hang Ou and He asked the Sergeant to go out Company. They knocked at the door

An inquiry into with him to find his friend. Terrell and no reply came

within. from

death of to that of Class B in the list, and geted by the Committee of Management Aircraft Battery, who, with two other went with accused to Wongnelchong The accused halted Sgi. Terrelt to take

Gunner Benton of the 5th. Anti- Road in Happy Valley, but the friend him to the China Emporium dance ture elected by the people, the power of the Orst for special support durul lorry towing a 3-ton gun crashed soldiers, was killed when a military was not there. Accused suggested hall, where his friend often went.elveting DUT going to the Wing On Bank build-There, the accused asked for per- control of the Executive. In a colony be without u minister; the second going down an incline on Customs

theers, and the the period when the Church would ins Here, too.

was mission to speak to one of the dance Hongkong ja rising it seems very hard Income by the formation of a Freewit held at Kowloon Magistracy yester-

of the wealth and Importance to which for a new ussessment of the Church's fruitless, so the pair went to the hostesses. China Emporium ball-room, where

Sl. Terrett and the arcused each it by their own Industry and enter-user

it be by people who have made it what Subscriptions scheme to replace the day. Mr. Himsworth sat us Coroner. accused spoke to a girl.

had a cup of coffee, and the intteri pris should have so smonta voice in supervising Minister's assistance in the inquiry and H. S. Dinsdale (forc- After telephoning, necused fold

Sub-Inspector Brittain conducted returned, the government of the Colony and the Terrett his friend had returned to his saying that his friend was at Wings of the funds. In a Colony of the preparation of these appeals was man), W. C. Tillery and C. M. ufiice. The two men returned to the On Bank Building. They left the people would be such that they could invaluable. The response to the latter Xavier were on the jury. Lt. A. D. the kind I refer to the power of the Wing On Bank Building.

cabaret for the office. The accused vote

was disappointing An Terrett became suspicious there and knocked at the door of the Hang On could assert themselves plainly, openly, let meeting, held with the iden of and Mr. F. H. Loschy appeared for

undesirable

An informal dis-G. Mills was present for the Army, measure they sold accused that he would walt no firm, and had no reply, turning around and clearly, hot, as now, bet rallying members and friends of the the longer than five minutes.

told Sgt. Terrett that they had cer-

by an efficient majority whose oplain with little response, und the original Church to discuss its position, met

Company, tainly just missed his friend.

are entirely unknown. Attention Was enfled in one of the local papers la the Idea of holding several such meetings, fact that the Straits Settlements and in various districts to cover the whole suciations with branches In London, to some of the other Colonics puses As of Kowloon, was abandoned. look after their politicat and commer

At the end of the five minutes he asked accused to accompany bin downstairs again.

They had reached the second floor when Terrett suddenly heard a shout. Put Up Your Hands "Put up your hands," he was told. ite Dought defendant was joking and told him not to be a fool.

made a

phone call, and

The Shooting

were

It was then 12.30 am. said Sg. Terrett, and he told the accused that they would wait for his friend at the Coor. *པ་

walking abreast, the accused on my right, and at the fanding of the second floor, somehow or other, took two steps in front Then he saw on automatic in of the accused," said Sgt. Terrell,

The next your heard the

the accused say "Put your hands up." Turning round, he saw

defendant's hand.

**I'm not fooling Put up hands, defendant reiterated.

"Terrett took a step forward, but as he did so he heard a report and felt a sharp pain in his neck,

moment Sgt. Terrett

Envelope nystem. The

China Automative owners of the lorry.

Driver Alkins, driver of the lorry, said there were 14 men on the vehicle, which was equipped with a special tow gear, He

climbed til interests, and it was suggested that of Refugee, Christians from Swatow, becasting the hill, changed to low. "Since September, a congregation incline in second gear and after. be formed here. I recommend that to zome such Assorintian might usefully who were unable to participate in As the lorry started down the incline, your serious consideration-think well Christian worship in the Colony un the gun folted the gear into neutral of it.

ccount of the language difficulty, and the engine stalled.

becn

He tried to Church

accommodated in the restart the engine but failed and Hall on

then felt the gun swaying. on Sunday afternoons and Thursday evenings. It is under- yards before turning a corner

Several stood from their organiser, Dr. Pan of the tires of the gun carriage was Tsch-chen, that, the services have torn off its wheel,

one

were granted them in the middle of been most successful. Extra evenings meetings to be held. December in order to allow special

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25 YEARS AGO Renter's correspondent at Paris anys a short firearm in the accused's land. that Messrs. Krupps have "I swore at him" said Sgt. Terrett at St. Petersburg has caused constern

bought the Putiloff Armament Works and told him not to be a fool, but | tion in Paris. The Premier has tela. "He continued to move towards ac- he insisted

that I should put my rated to the French Ambasador cused and then heard another re-hands up, port.

your saying, "Come on, put up questing enlightenment.

Inve

managed to get his police in my port and felt a sharp pain how, any a German contemporary, assist missionaries

"I tried to shoul, but could not. "He opened the gate of the I look out my police whistle, but

and as he could only blow it very feebly.

building to investigate,

was

DOW

looking at the floors above, he managed to crawl down to the a man, dressed in European floor, and found the gate locked," said clothes, dash past into the street. Sitt. Terrett,

While lying the door, St. Terrett tried to attract the attention.

"Terrett, managed to crawl down

to the gate, which he found was

at

Journal in question goes on to say that subsidy from the Government. Tho flict.

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10 YEARS AGO L.M.S. Dorsetshire, the last of the

Atkins, was another military lorry In front of his vehicle, continued towing a gun. This lorry passed the other with about 8 ft. to spare, and then gaining speed, went over the embankment.

gear

He felt a little weak and stood At this stage of the evidence, Sgt. With the end of September, 1914, the

The Manso Let there, watching accused run down Terrett's volee became grim. German Government's contract with the "No difficulty was experienced in nade a rush at the accused," saldort erman Lloyd for the mail ser- letting the Monse after Mr. MacLean's the stairs.

men he collapsed. He tried to Sgl. Terrett, "and the next moment. The Hamburg-American Line har that both tenancies have served to then I found the lorry was a total

vice to the Far East and Australla runs departure. It

"I saw a big rock moving towards shout, but could make no sound.

heard

is most satisfactory me. There was a terrifle crash and "He

communicated its willingness to the whistle out of his pocket, and blew St Terrelt managed to get hold Government to establish, from October China was temporarily dislocated on been injured," said Atkins.

whose work in wreck and the passengers on it had it feebly."

of his assailant.

and pushed him. 14 line to East Asia without account of the Sino-Japanese con- teanwhile, the watchman down-away, and feeling weak, he fell on

In reply to Sub-Inspector Brittain, airs heard three shots, but thought the floor,

and heard another two orman experters have become used to dinary contributions to the church of the engine to re-start, The brakes "As regards finance, the total or he could not account for the failure Atkins said the battery was new and that someone had let ofI some reporta.

the guaranteed regularity of the com- crackers.

muntention and the fixed freight rates were $3,108.49 or approximately $371 were in good condition but the gan arranged with the Government, and are

less than in 1937, the decrense being carriage had no brakes. He could satisfied with the I

years untried on the service of the Far the North German Lloyd have for thirty open collections.

way in which the due to a considerable reduction in change from second to first

The balance at without having to stop. East.

bank

decreased by about the *same amount.

Atkins said he drove Mansc

the lorry rent provided additional income of $2,200 under orders of his superior, but did

1938. Practically

towing the all the fur- not possess a pass for lough fund Wag used to provide gun passages home

for Mr. and Mrs. next to Atkins, said he did not re- Sgt. A. G. Levis, who was sitting MacLean.

The Annual donation Three Quarter Century Fund was forry breasted the hill, although in 5 YEARS AGO

received in January 1930 and there-hospital he made a long statement. Presiding at the annual meetlag of statement.

fore does not appear in the 1938 driver in difficulties. The only thing lie did not remember seeing the the Kowloon Union Church held in the Allen commented on the good work Church Hall last night, the Rev. D. E. times during 1938. The

"The Women's Guild has met 50 he remembered was that the lorry accomplished during the past year and attendance for the year has been 11. in front. He was not in charge of average gained speed as it overtook the lorry also on a Eceranful financial year. I

The sirted that with the co-operation and a 20, of whom seven have either

total membership of the Guild the goodwill of the congregation he was joined or returned from leave since China Automotive Company, said he Chi-king, engineer, of tho confident that that would lend there on May. Financially, the In the future.

Guild has was driving a chassis up Customs were elected to be Trustees for a period Mr. J. Anderson and Mr. R. Duncan

had a very successful year.

Pass Road on November 12 when "The Social and Fellowship Club the lorry and gun came towards ficers were slected:-Hon, Secretary: neers were chch: The following af Its object was to make possible, by he could not tell whether the engine

came into being at

close

of 1937. him at a fast speed. As they passed Mr. F. Wellwand; Hon. Treasurer, regular

the social and of the lorry was running. Before he could manoeuvre into an empty

locked. He blew his whistle again, of the passers-by, but no-one went three tea-thousand-ton County Clas

to his assistance.

Then an Indian

constable went up to him and with cruisers authorined in 1926, was launch-ot $500 from Union Church Victorin member what happened after the

the assistance of another Indian, they manuged to open the gate.

and managed to attract some atten- tion.

"TWO

constables Indian

pollee were attracted by the crowd which had gathered and saw the Sergeant

After a few moments, Sgt. Terrett lying there.

saw two Chinese police Interpreters The Emergency Unit was sent out, passing by, and he told them what and a search of the Wing On Bank had happened briefly, as one of them Building was made, three emply was on duty at Central charge-room, cartridge cases being found. Two and knew about the accused. hullets, one undamaged, were also

Sgt. Terrelt was then

conveyed to The Queen found by the pollee.

Mary Hospital, in the "Articles of clothing which con-ompany of an Indian constable. tained certain bullet marks were Concluding his evidence, Sgt. taken from

the Queen Terrett said that the defendant was Terrett Mary Hospital

by Sergeant Dowman."

perfectly sober during the

Hui Toc, night watchman of, the

incident.

LUMPUR. Mr. Williams said the

was

and

ed at Portsmouth t-day.

In 1861

meetings,

ปี new

un- not

Young People's Society organisation of wider scope, certain limits of age." restricted in its appeal and catering specifically for folk within

Full Time Pastor

Charry

collided with the rear of his chassis

rubber tyre of the gun carriage.

Driver Burrell, driver of the first when descending an incline the gun army lorry, said that sometimes enrriage in tow gave a slight jerk. Atkins's lorry, he said was wobbling after it pussed him, but he did not think the driver was in dimculties. to the gun carriage, was

"The coupling connecting my lorry

2 muci

in bed about 4 a.m. when the about 10 pm, he saw two men, attir-į Mesdames Cook, Wool, Thomson, Wat- nected with the Church; in other space on the road, the army lorry thought of necusest telephoning aed in European style clothing, go up hotel from the police station suddenly the building, and after a short while, H. Nolte, I. Buncat, W. Ingram, w

non, Gray, Mesara. R. Taylor, J. Provan, words, to build on the ashes of the and his right leg was injured by the flashed to his mind. He immediately they left. got into touch with the police,

Sometime later, the two men came

Chapman, W, Forsyth. told them about accused phoning n

back and went up-stales. Suddenly room No. 317.

he heard

three loud reports. Just Water Walker Lost Discovered in Hotel Room

as he was looking out of the gate, a The Police were sent out to various man come rushing at him and pushed hotels in Hongkong and Kowloon, him aside, leaving the premises. The and it was about 6.25 a.m. that they man came from the staircase, sald went to the Luk Kwok Hotel in

Hul.

Mr. Starbuck expressed a wish Wanchal An amah was sent to

Chung Lok-choi, police Interpreter,

SAN FRANCISCO. that the church should not be content knock on the doar of room 317, the said that he heard three sharp re- Writers' Project have found records outside but should get its own pastor, better typo, than that of Atkins's,

Research workers of the Federal to carry on with ministers from door being opened by a girl.

norts while he was walking along of at least one attempt to walk on The room was entered by Inspector proaching the Wing On Bank Buffd- Jocument found, a certain Rowlands their

Des

Voeux Road Central, and ap-water. In 1881, according to the and the committee members for Burrell

The Chairman thanked Mr. Short which used Whant and two other Police officers. ing, he saw Sgi. Terrett. He at once alighted from a steamboat to take a throughout n and accused

found in bed. The telephoned to Central station.

loyalty

ала co-operation The hearing was adjourned to automatic was fount

in the bed

stroll

very difficult year.. to-day. covered by a qui

across San Francisco bay, Twelve months age the Church had About 4 am, he again telephoned wearing his own invention of "canoe appeared to be bankrupt, yet ainev The condition of Sergeant Terrett secused mentioned the number "317 the contemporary document states, draft and were clear of debt.

the station, as he remembered the shoes with leggins," "Up to sunset," then they had cleared off an over- was very dangerous for some time, whilst he was in the charge-room. brit he eventually recovered, and was The hearing was adjourned to this discharged from hospital on January afternoon. 7, although still suffering from a Hittle pala...

WER sold by

"hla boy has not been found."

Spelling Bee

correct and what is wrong with

athinder

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Mr. Short said that since he came to the Colony 13 years before, he had not recommised any differences 'n Missions or Churches and if they

ould

Carry

in the spirit of ellowship that marked the Madras

Just concluded,

they would further

on

the road to pence than diplomacy could take theau

That conterence was attended representatives of 70 countries in There were Chinees, JaDance and nile, of difficulties and dangers. Germans present and the cingers and difficulties were reale ga

A test had been made of the

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30 Bonham Strand East, for $7,000, Detectivo-Sergeant Terrett sald which was $2.700 more than the upset that on December 2 he was on reserve premium. The land ass an arce of auty at Central Police Station. about 8,000 square feet, and the an- About 9 pm, he received instructions nual rental is 192

atennusled

morganaltie morbiditty

mortality English Oxford Dictionary spell

mortally ing of these words will be found on

a. U shackle," said

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