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THE CHINA MAIL, SEPTEMBER 26, 1938.
17-YEAR-OLD PORTUGUESE GIRL IN FRAUD CASE
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APPEARING IN THE DOCK WITH A BABY IN HER ARMS, BORN SINCE HER ARREST, SEVENTEEN-YEAR-OLD ELFRED SOUZA, WHO PLEADED NOT GUILTY TO CHARGES OF OBTAINING CREDIT BY FRAUD WHEN SHE WAS ARRAIGNED BEFORE THE ACTING CHIEF JUSTICE LAST WEEK, FAILED TO CHALLENGE CROWN WIT- NESSES AT THE CRIMINAL SESSIONS THIS MORNING AND WAS BOUND OVER TO BE OF GOOD" BEHAVIOUR FOR A PERIOD OF TWO YEARS ‘ON THE RECOMMENDA- TION OF THE JURY FOR CLEMENCY.
Accused fainted when about to Ballroom, appeared in Court and make a statement at the conclusion admitted he was the father of of the Crown's case, but recovered accused's child. He stated that he and said:
was willing to marry accused as "I know that I have done wrong, soon as he found employment, but I did not mean to do it. The which he hoped to secure. next man who kept me had no work for month.
three months and my baby was Accused's mother told the Court coming. I had been asking my that she was prepared to accept mother for money every day and I her daughter back and look after felt ashamed to ask for more. I her until Atagia found a job. did not know what to do so I went "Let this be a lesson to you," out one morning, to one of the His Lordship said, telling accused one of them that on the jury's recommendation and asked if they would lend me for clemency, she would be releas- some money. They let me choose, ed on her mother's security. some dresses and then they gave
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What Was the Strange Lure of Mapa Dracula?
DRACULA
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LARGE CROWDS IN WHITEHALL
London, To-day.
A very large crowd assembled in
GERMANY'S DEMANDS
Paris, To-day.
The European edition of the Whitehall last evening, and after a "New York Herald-Tribune" "as- time vehicular traffic had to be serts that Chancellor Hitler made diverted. Later the police cleared a German guarantee for a Czecho- the whole of Whitehall, which was Slovak rump state not only depen closed to the public. British Wire-[dent on previous settlement of the *less.
PEACE PRAYERS
Hungarian and Polish minorities question? but demanded · moreover that Czecho-Slovakia-" builda no new fortification systems and main no alliances with other coun
nany herself.
me $20 in cash. I told them that I
would be back later to pay them LOCAL SWIMMING
back.
That is all. I hope I will
not do it again."
CREDIT BY FRAUD
The girl was charged with ob-
CHAMPION ACCUSED
taining credit by fraud from Paul Mak Wai-ming, clerk at the Gen- Rennet et Cie., of No. 30, Nathan eral Post Office, was this morning Road, to the value of $51.75. It charged before Mr. H. R. Butters was alleged by the Crown that she at the Central Magistracy with the visited the shop and bought theft on May 23 of a camera belong- dresses on credit, giving her name ing. to Cheng Pao-king a student at аб Mrs. Brockway, of No. 21, Lugard Hall. An alternative charge Castle Peak Road.
of receiving was also preferred.
Lam Shlu-king, a student, aged 23, was charged with unlawful pos- session of the camera.
The Crown alleged that accused embarked on systematic fraud. Prior to visiting Paul Rennet she also obtained credit from the The case was adjourned for 48 "Excella" Dress Shop and from hours for further enquiries, at the "Dolly Varden's" taking away request of Sergeant Oakley.
PICK-POCKET
several dresses and sums of money which she obtained by pretending to possess a cheque for U.S.$1,000, which she had no time to change at the bank.
With previous convictions against It was revealed in the evidence him, a young Chinese, named Fong given by Mrs. Pearce, of "Dolly Pak, was charged at the Central Varden's" this morning that accus-Magistracy this morning, with the ed posed as the sister of Miss Anna theft of a fountain pen, from Mr. May Wong, the well-known E. Bolton, Gloucester Hotel, in American-born Chinese actress. Queen's Road Central yesterday.
MOTHER'S ASSURANCE
He was sentenced to five months' Philip Atagia, Filipino pianist, hard labour and recommended for formerly of the China Emporium banishment.
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