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April

21, 1939.

DEATH SENTENCES Indian Troops QUEEN'S & ALHAMBRA

Two Men Found Guilty

At Sessions

Sentence of death was passed by the Chief Justice, Sir Atholl MacGregor at the Criminal Session yesterday on Leung Chi, 25, and Taci On-chai, 31, coolics, who were found guilty of the murder

of Wong King-cheung at Yaumati on March 4,

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The Crown's case was that Wong places, and this evidence must be in the event of war..

was attacked by a gang of men, in- regarded as unreliable in view of the cluding the prisoners, und received fact that they claimed to be severe Injuries from which he died. witnesses. The deferice was a complete denial.

Mr. J. Whyatt, Crown Counsel, ap- peared for the prosecution. Mr. it. C. Macnamara, instructed by Mr. W. C. Hung, was for the Arzt accused, and the second was represented by Mr. D. J. N. Anderson, on the instructions of Mr. P. M. Hodgson.

The following comprised the Jury: Mesara, H. C. H. Becher (Foreman), Poon Kwan-wul, Chan Yeung-chal, G. E. Alwee, Tan Joo-lam, Chung Kum-chuen and Chan Shlu-wa.

Bot

A London message says that eye it la. understood this is purely a preliminary and precautionary "Of the four persons who identifier Tsol, everyone stated they had imown investigation.--Raûter Special. him for some time and there was not one person produced who could say that he had recognised the although he did not know him. Is it not possible that these witnesses who knew accused had projected his Identity to the scene which

they saw?" asked Mr. Anderson.

Summing Up

man

PROTEST TO MUNICIPAL COUNCIL

(Continued from Page 7.)

tional

the

the

the latest terroristic outrage made In his summing up, His Lordship Council lacked sincerity for

him consider that the Municipal Giving evidence, Leung denied the charge and their heavy respon- the International Settlement.

reminded the Jury of the gravity of maintenance of peace and order la having taken part in the attack and sibilities, and said that as no elr said that at the time the murder was cumstances had been

He requested a guarantee for the committed he was drinking ten in a which might reduce the indictment to security of the International Settle-

put forward tea-shop, in Shanghai Street. He did one of manslaughter, not know Wong, Tsel or the wit must be either gulity or not guilty their verdict

iment in future-Domei,

nesses who had

PRESS ATTACK given evidence of murder. pgalast him. The reason why they

Shanghal, Apr. 20. had testifled against him

The most important and perhaps was pro- interesting witness for

The Japanese newspaper Tairiku bably mistaken Identity,

the Crown Shimpo publishes an editorial charg was the girl hawker, Leung Ngan-ing the Municipal Councl! with anti- Cross-examined, Leung said that pull, who had all the faults of her Japanese intentions owing to their the Police interpreter did not ex-sex-an incurable curiosity-though fallure plain the charge to him but merely she gave the impression that she was similar to

removo Chinese Mags, Concession, told him to sign a document. There rather stupid. She had, however, where

French was no mention of the murdered stuck to her story of having seen both pollee were praised.

the actions of the French man's name and he did not know the accused attack Wong, and although charge against him

Mr. Anderson had made a suggestion deniable proof that the anti-Japanese

The editorial

orial says: "There is un- Mr. Whyatt: Did you, in answer to tantamount to her having committed elements made the rounds of Chinese the charge say "I did not have and anything why she should do so, pops and households of the Interna- perjury, he (His Lordship) could not quarrel with him"-I did

The defence had put forward an nese to hoist flags without the least Settlement compelling Chi- quarrel with him.

alibi, and yet they had not seen fit inter Judge's Warning

to call witnesses in support of it, police."

interference from the Municipal though this might easily be done, ponce. Counsel said that was not what he Their reactions to the hurrible charge It says that the Municipal Counell asked and repeated the question more of murder did not appear to be that was insincere and also falled to thin ten times, but accused gave the of an ordinary of normal person, for rive proper mgard to the Japanen same answer, whereupon he was ad-if they were innocent, they would warnings. It proves that the Settle- vised by His Lordship that it was in have at once demanded that inquiries ment has discarded neutrality." his own interests, in view of the be made in the places where they Meanwhile the Chinese Press de- gravity of the charge against him, to said they had been, but they did not mands that the Chinese Govern- give a direct reply, otherwise the

ment protest to France regarding the Jury might draw an adverse infer- Human observations and testimony, French police activities in the French

went on His Lordship, were essen- concession -United

PICS5. Leung repeated that he did not tially fallible, but in the present case

FLAGS DISPUTE quarrel with Wong, and His Lordship) if the Jury were to adopt the axiom,

Shanghai, Apr. 20. then said. "If you do not answer they had to disregard totally the The Chinese Chamber of such a simple question, I shall write seven witnesses who had stated post-merce, after ordering Chinese stores Com- down in my notes that you declines tively that they saw both to tinswer, despite belog repeatedly among the attockers, and to accept have undertken all negotiations with accused to open for business, sold that they asked, and this will do you no geod.

did say that, because I in fact fence.

the unsupported stories of the de the French authorities, upon which did not quarrel with him.

The Jury retired for

they presented three requests: Mr. Whyatt:

Who were you re- and after they had returned their

The French police to return ferring to then if you did not know verdiet of guilty, His Lordship said to

Chinese stores all the confiscated the murdered man's name? The the prisoners.You have been found

flags; interpreter mentioned the name of a guilty on abundantly clear evidence ed to be released;

All Chinese who have been arreste person whom 1 did not know.

deliberate, abominably cruel attack on

persistent and

To grant to Chinese residents and Wong storekeepers King-cheuug when he was

the French Couses- deten- celess, altting in a tea-house with his in the right to fly Chinese flags at back to

any time according to their own free wii-United Prest.

ence.

Were you referring to the man whose name was read out to you? Yes, but I do not remember what the

hanie was,

Further questioned, Leung denied knowledge of the Wo Shing Wo and Sha Lok You Societies or having been to 107 Temple Street,

do so.

of

His

15 minutes

the dock protesting their innocence.

The condemned men were led from

Lordship exempted the Jury Tsol told the Court that

from service for a year and told both on the Mr. Macmimara and Mr. Anderson morning of the erine he went to that if they had any representations,

New Westminster

Sunshiupo, by way of Reclamation to make on behalf of the prisoners Hospital Opened

Strect, and then to Kowloon wharf to they were to forward them to the look for work. He remained there proper quarter.

the whole day, watching people fish-

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Tsol said he did not take part in the, murder, nor did be know Wong or AIR CAPTAIN'S DEATH the witnesses for the Crown...

Address to Jury

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Mr.

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Of Negligence

In his address to the Jury. Whyatt pointed out the absence of any suggestion by the defence that

A finding of death from misadven- what the witnesses for the Crown ture, with no blame attached to any- had said was anything but what they one, was returned by Mr. R. A. D. honestly belleved to be true. This Forrest sitting as Coroner meant that everyone of the witnesses Central Magistracy yesterday, when the was honest and therefore their evid- the inquiry into the death of Wong ence that they positively saw the two Hon-man, 28, captain in the Chinese prisoners in the attack must be be-Air Force, who died following loved.

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Quezon's Visit To U.S.

WASHINGTON, Apr. 20,-Reliable sources here slate that President Manuel Quezon will issue a statement Wong died on March 20, shortly soon saying that he is unable to go to upright people and well-intentioned after he had been operated on for the United States during this session who inter turned out to be not the anaesthesia. The popon Seck-wah, Press. at the time-had picked out persons dislocated shoulder, from ether of Congress, although he may be able

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was to come later in the year-Untied Mr. Anderson asked the Jury to assisted by Dr. E. W. J. Sun, and the bear in mind that of the 16 witnesses ether unuesthetic was administered called for the prosecution only four by Dr. Au Yeung, surgeon attached In any way implicated Tsol. Of these to the Chinese Air Force, four, o

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New Governor For Bengal

their evidence was unreliable in that Mr. George She, instructed by they later attempted to fit in the Messrs. Lo and Lo, watched the stories they had told at the Mngis-proceedings on behalf of the hospital, tracy.

Mr. P. H. Sin held a watching brief

LONDON, Apr. 20. Sir John Woodhead has been ap- continued, was on behalf of Dr. Phoon, and Mr. D. L.pointed Governor of Bengal. alleged to have stabbed Wong in the Strellelt was present for the Chinese back, but the evidence of the doctor Commission for Aeronautical Affairs, June 11. told of no such injury. In fact, In delivering his finding,

the each of the witnesses depored to one Coroner remarked that there had was Individual blow and in different been no evidence of negligence.

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TRICK GOES ASTRAY On Tuesday, Weng went to Lui's shop in Water Street, West Point, Shopkeeper Not Fooled By Chan Kwal-hung,

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