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HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

March 28, 1939.

By Walt Disney

HAVEN'T I TOLD YA NOT TO BUILD

SNOWMEN ON THE SIDEWALK?

THİS'LL TEACH YA, NOT TO

DO IT AGAIN!

Europeans Chase Pepper Gang, Capture 3 In Prince Edward Road

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ENSATIONAL DEVELOPMENTS in connection with the series of armed robberies that have been committed in Kowloon of late aro expected following the arrest this morning of three mon, who mado an unsuccessful attack on an amah employed by Mr. S. W. Minshall, of the Sworn Measurers' Office.

EUROPEAN VICTIMS IN PETTY CRIME WAVE

THE THEFT of a pullover, took the money from a dressing table. valued at $40, from her home, 94 Murray Barracks, has reported that a Ple. Clifton, R.A.S.C., stationed at Waterloo Road, Kowloon, be-suit of grey flannel clothing tween March 21 and 22, has been stolen from him yesterday, reported to the police by Mra. E. W. Blackmore.

"

Mrs. A. R. H. Butcher, of 100 The Peak, has reported that between July last year and yesterday,

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The three men attacked the amah, Ah Yuk, about 7 a.m. as she came out of the house of her employer at 207 Prince Edward Road.

One of the men throw pepper into her eyes and blinded her while the with a dagger, caught hold of her and other two, one of whom was armed

was relieved her of about one dollar in

sinalt coins.

Chi, Matone, R.AS.C., also lost a suit of grey flannel clothing from the Barracks on March 21. Ha suit was

valued at $40.

Fortunately, the incident was seen by watchman, u Dairy Farm coolic and a constable, who went to the

rescue.

OVERPOWERED

stole a table cloth, valued at $5 British Chief Of attracted to the scene by the commu

from her home.

Mr. D. M. Richards, of 113 The Peak, was robbed of $15 by some *person who entered his bedroom during the early hours yesterday, and

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the

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A number of Europeans were also

Bon, and although the robbers put up a desperate struggle they were even- | tually overpowered and taken into] the office of Credit Foncier d'Extreme Orient to wait the arrival of the j Emergency Unit van.

Londen, Mar. 27. Viscount Gort, Chief of General Staff, goes to Paris to-morrow on the (personal invitation of General Gaine- The robbers were taken to the Jin, to spend a few days in France Shamshulpo Police Station and the to see the military exercises and to amah to the Kowloon Hospital, visit the fortifications-of the Maginot Line

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IN THE COURTS] "I Warn You," Puisne Judge Tells

NEWS IS KNOWLEDGE

QUESTION: Which is the world's

busiest railway junction? ANSWER:

Q.:

Clapham Junction,

London, 2,500 trains are dealt with every 24 hours, according to the 1939 edition of "Facts About British Rallways,”

Which nation holds the record

"for the world's fastest steam

train?

A. Britaln. with the stream- lined express, "The Coronation." which set up the record of 125 miles an hour last summer.

Q. Which is the fastest run in

the British Empire?

A: "The Coronation's" regular trip. King's Cross-Edinburgh, 1824 miles in 6 hours.

Q. What are the chances of`be- ing killed in an accident on a British rallway?

A.:

Last year's accident records showed that the odds were 232,000,000 to 1 against,

SOLDIERS IN COURT Fined For Assault On Two Chinese

Witness In Distraint Summons

WARN YOU if you go on telling lios like this, you will lose your case, and it will cost you dear,” said Mr. Justice R. E. Lindsoll, Puisne Judge, in a case before the Summary Court to-day.

False Teeth Murder Trial

"WE HAVE COME TO

ROB-NOT TO KILL”

AN UNSUCCESSFUL SUB MISSION that the four clients he represents in the joint trial of five Chinese males on M capital charge at Criminal Sess ions this morning, should not go before the jury for murder but perhaps for a minor charge, was made by Mr. II. Lee to the Chief Justice, Sir Atholl Mac- Gregor.

The Chief Justice rejected the submission and the case is con- tinuing.

The charges arise from the death of an elderly Chinese who was choked to death when led and gagged by the accused who, with others, robbed his shop at Hunghom of $10 in the early hours of February 6.

who introduced

Wong Wan Kce, contractor, of 45 Takuling Road, Kowloon City, proceeded against Ho Lai Shai, the landlady, for wrongful dis- traint.

Wong Wan Kee said he had occu- pled the premises for ten years, the rent being $12 a month, later being Increased to $10. In cross-examina- tion it was revealed that he had be- come two months in arrears with his payments.

Mr. F. 1. Loseby, for the landlady, said no mention had been made of damages for legal restraint. The value of the property seized was valued at only $5.40.

Judgment with costs was awarded to the landlady.

tion of a relative,

He gagged this man with u bundic to Leung Chi, for whom he then of newspaper and tied him up and began to work.

then set him on another foki, who On the night of the robbery Chan was in bed. Lung and Leung Chi, the two folds. Meanwhile, all the robbers began who usually slept out, had left the to look for the keys to the safe, shop, which was closed up for the Lung Fung assisting but without night.

success.

of the

After the robbery three band went away and witness, with five others, went to Pitt Street, hired sampun and divided the spoils re- ceiving $1.53 each.

Witness

tess read the next day that a man had been killed in the robbery

He was waken up about 1.30 a.m. They managed to get behind the grill, Lam by somebody who threatened him money-changer's shop STOP FOKI CHARGED

with a Italfe and then gagged him Hul and Cheung To went up to the One of the accused, alleged the with an orange and tied him up. cockloft. Crown, was a shop foki who slept on The robbers remained for some ume. His Excellency M. H. Cosme, the new French Ambassador to China.

ROSETTA

the premises and assisted in the He himself lost $60 which he had rooched Hongkong yesterday by the

APPEARING ON REMAND crime by admitting the robbers. It brought with him, unknown to the Egypt. steamer Canton from Haiphong.

Dr. Josef Goebbels is leaving here

Four large pieces of stone, bearing before Mr. R. A. D. Forrest at was an empty theft commented the other fokis, in the hopes of starting

Crown Counsel, Mr. John Wyatt, in

business in Hongkong. He was accompanied by Col. Yvon, to-night for a visit of several days hieroglyphic inscriptions, have been the Central Magistracy, this prosecuting, for the total proceeds of who has replaced

RODBER'S CONFESSION Inte Col. to Budapest and Athens, accompani- found at Rosetta, where the famous morning, three aappera in the the robbery amounted only to about Rouselle as Military Attache. ed by his personal Adjutant and three Rosetta Stone was discovered more Royal Engineers, William John $10, as the thieves were unable to the police inter, then gave evidence, and decided to inform the used,

Lau Chu, the robber who informed M. Cosme will sail for 'Shanghai) other officials.

than 140 years ago. The Rosetta

to safes containing to-morrow. He was Counsellor to

He said that on February 4 he met

He also asked No. 4 sccused, who the It is officially stated that the Stone provided the world with the Gardner, 20, David Edward and the keys the Embassy at Peiping from 1927 to Journey is purely for private reasons foundation upon which the history Allson, 20, and Thomas Marney, about $3,000.

by chance No. 4 nerused whom he did not know he had been to

other police, for the names of the The men, who are charged with had known for some years. of health-Reuter Special.

19, were convicted of assault on the murder of Leung Hung. 00, at He asked witness if he had courage persons concerned, two Chinese in Wanchai on Wuhu Street, Hung Hom, on to

The evidence of the accused men "do + job," by which wilness given at the Magistracy

was then March 18. and were each fined February 0 are Leung Chau (20), thought he meant a robbery.

Lom Kam-chuen (47), Fung Chalt Witness, who $25.

read, this completing the case for the unemployed. Crown. Was They assaulted Yip Ming-chun and 21); Shek-man (31), and Leung assunted and they went to an opium COUNSEL'S SUBMISSIONS his wife, Liu Wal-ying,.outalde the Tai (43). door of the latters house in Lock-

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The case is being heard before the

and a Jury comprising Messrs. B. C.

divan in Austin Rond.

| was kicked, and the woman that she left, P. T. Mann, Wong Sun-yee, and joined by four other men.

No. 5

go be

Mr. Lee submitted that there must On the night of the robbery, No. 4 be evidence of a common intent hurt Rond about 12.15 am. on March Chlef Justice-(Sir Atholl MacGregor)Vaccused took him to Shanghai Street among the men to use violenco ̈£f 18, when Yip was waiting for the Proulx (Foreman): F. J. dos Reme- and went to Jordan Road, being crime and, in fact, to resist opposers where they picked up No. 5 accused necessary, in the commission of their door to be opened. Yip alleged bodios, Thom Khal-hong, S. N. Putau-

to their crime with all violence. been struck over the mouth.

K. J. K. H. Haase,

accused gave him one of There was no such evidence here, he The defendants called Sappor Mr. John Whyatt, Crown Counsel, several oranges he was carrying suggested, and the case against his Harold Morris Ganter, RE, as conducted the case for the Crown, with the remark that he would find ellents should be allowed lo witness.

Leung Chau was represented by Mr. it useful later on.

fore the jury on the charge as it now. Ganter said he was walking along Hin-shing Lo (Instructed by Mr. C.

When they

gathered outside the stood. Lockhart Road sometime after mid- Kwan) and the four other accused house, there were nine persons in all, Mr. Whyatt quoted authoritica night on March 18, together with by Mr. H. Lee (instructed by Mr. P. among them being No. 1 accused, against this oft-contested doctrine of Marney, Gardner and Alison were Y. Woo of Messrs. Woo and Woo). though witness did not know where constructive murder, as it was called. walking some distance ahead.

Witness saw a group gathering in the road, and Marney left him to ope what was the matter.

he had

come from.

There was no legal meaning to con- Witness was

handed a life and structive murder and mallee afore ADMISSIBILITY OF STATEMENT

Mr. Hin-shing Lo said he wished some wire and then one of the men thought was a technical term adapt- to object to the admission of the removed a pole from the back doored to different circumstances. Witness caught sight of the second statement allegedly made by his and they went in.

I person were engaged in a Witness was frightened and threw felonious crime of violence and in the complainant, wielding a stick in her client. After Counsel had given his hand but could not see whether she reasons the Chief Justice said: away his knife, wire and orange. course of committing the crime one "Mr. Whyatt never had any inten- The men who went in were Chan person used violence which caused struck anyone. She fell down.

tion of making that sintement part on, Lam Hoi, Cheung To, und Nos. the death of another, then all were POLICE WHISTLES BLOWN

of the whlatles

Crown Police

jguilty of murder. It was then only case, but you have put 1, 4 and 3 accused besides witness. were blown by of several

necessary to prove here that all the. people. Marney rejoined a question which is directly at issue

"DON'T BE FRIGHTENED"

accused were concerned in the com- witness, and they continued their in cross-examination and you have raised the further issue of the cred!-

Witness saw a man squatting on the mon intent. walk along the road.

His Lordship said the implements Gardner and Alison also walked on,bility of Inspector Carey against the ground floor. He appeared frightened

and witnes9 Loid him not to be that were carried were evidence of but near the Sailors' and Soldiers credibility of your client,

to the common intent and he felt satir- Home, they were stopped by Sub- "Have you any answer to the pro-frightened as he had come only

fied in letting the case go to the jury. Inspector R. McEwan and L/Cpl. position that Mr. Whyatt is now en-rob and not to kill. Wills, of the Military Police, and titled to tender and use the state- taken to Wanchai police station. ment? It is entirely as a result of own cross-examination and Witness and Marney went nlong as your witnesses.

nothing else."

Questioned by Sergeant T. Cash- man, who prosecuted, witness sald he did not see what caused the woman)

to fall.

EVIDENCE CHALLENGED Mr. in-shing Lo said he challeng- ed Inspector Carey's evidence on the question of when it was given.

statement, was not admissible because Io further contended that the

RAN DOWN LANE Making a statement, Gardner sald he was walking with Allson, when they saw a quarrel. They went to the question which raised the matter of the statement was not relevant to see what was the matter, and de- the issue of the case and further, that fendant was struck on the back with

a stick.

He turned to see who had the statement was made when In- struck him, and found Yip, whom he spector Carey must have had the in- etention of proceeding against his pushed away. Yip blew. a police client ordship ruled the statement whistle, und defendant and Alison His ran down a lane to the children's was admissible and Inspector Carey playground, where, they wore stopped then went into the witness box and by L/Cpl. Wills.

Identified the statement as one ho had taken from No. 1 accused on February d with the aid of Yip Hol- to, Interpreter.

Allson said he was with Gardner, and made no further statement,

Yip Holto corroborated.

Marney said he saw Д crowd gathering and walked across to have a look, He saw the woman holding something like an umbrella or stick

GAGGED WITH ORANGE in her hand. Police whistles were Mr. Whyatt read the statement blown and Gardner and Allson, who which mid No. 1 accused was 201

were in the crowd, left. They were years old and a shop fokl. He came stopped near the Sailors' and Soldiers to Hongkong on December 30 Inst Home and taken the police station. year from the country at the sugges- Defendant and Ganter followed, and at the station, Vip and his wife were anked if defendant or Ganter bad taken part in the assault, and both sold no. Defendant was surprised when he was picked out at an identi- fication paride at the Barracks on March 20

Convicting all the defendants, his Worship said he believed the com- plainants wero - assaulted,

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