THE CHINA MAIL, MARCH 19, 1940
FORGED
INDIA NOT
BANKNOTES READY FOR SENTENCE FIGHT NOW
Chan Ching-hung was sentenced this morning to nine months' hard labour
Ramgarh, To-day.
by the Chief Justice, Sir Atholl Mac-fifty times if necessary," de- "I shall go to the Viceroy
clared Mr. Gandhi at yester- day's meeting of the subjects committee of the Indian Na- tional Congress.
Gregor, at the Supreme Court when he was found guilty of two charges of uttering forged five dollar notes of the Hong Kong and Shanghat Bank and with possession of a forged bank note The jury was composed of Messrs. J. J. Edgar (foreman), C. E. Rathsam, S. Hansch, J. L. Adams, E. J. T. Wong, A. J. Mauricio and C. Bennett.
Mr. Gandhi was replying to speak- ers who criticised his "readiness to compromise with Britain" on India's future.
After offering to "start the fight" in a month if Congressmen would eradi- cate the "lack of discipline and the atmosphere of violence," Mr. Gandhi added: "I don't find anything to sug- gest that we are ready for a fight immediately,"
solution.
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Mr. E. H. Williams, who prosecut- ed, said that accused went to shop in Ewo Street and tendered a five dollar note for the purchase of a packet of cigarettes worth 10 cents. The foki took the note and gave accused $4.90 change. Later accused again came to the shop for the same purchase and again tendered a five dollar note, This Mr. Gandhi was speaking, after the time, he was served by the accountant committee, by an overwhelming ma- who refused the note as it did not look jority, adopted a resolution demand- quite good. Accused then gave a dol-'ng complete Independence for Indla lar note, took the cigarettes and the and rejecting Dominion statue as change. The accused was about to leave the shop when the accountant re- marked to the foki about the bad note. The foki recognised accused as the man who had bought cigarettes from him earlier. He went to the drawer and took out the five dollar note. The note was a forgery. Accused ran out of the shop and was chased by the two men. He was about 10 shops away when he boarded a tram. The foki followed and also boarded the tram. He caught hold of accused who at tempted to get rid of the five dollar
note.
He was taken to the Police station. Before he was charged he was given an opportunity by the police to prove his respectability and gave the name of a friend but on enquiries it
was found that the friend had left the ad- dress given more than a year ago and that he (accused), had not been seen at the address since that day.
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BERLIN, TO-DAY.
BLACK-OUT OFFENDERS FINED
Castle
Mrs.
S. M. Ho, of No. 7, Road, was summoned before Mr. H. G. Sheldon, K.C., at the Central Magis- tracy this morning, for breach of the "black out" Regulations.
Traffic Inspector F. J. Clarke said that on the night of March 6, defen- dant's car was travelling with the side lights not covered, and the head
lights were being used. Though
covered, they were much too bright.
Mr. F. Zimmern pleaded guilty on behalf of Mrs. Ho.
A fine of $25 was imposed. Three other Chinese were fined $30 for a similar offence, while another five were fined $25.
A truck driver was fined $10 for the same offence.
It was stated that some 250,000 leaflets were posted all over the Co- lony concerning the regulations. for the "black out."
TREE VANDAL SENTENCED
"COME WHAT MAY, WE STAND TOGETHER.” THAT ACCORD- ING TO BERLIN CIRCLES-WAS THE KEYNOTE OF THE HITLER/- Chau Yeung, 18, unemployed, was MUSSOLINI CONFERENCE.
brought before Mr. T. J. Houston at According to these same sources, the the Central Magistracy this morning two Dictators agreed that the war charged with stealing a wild tree could end only in the creation of a New Order in Europe. They reach- Bowen Road yesterday.
ed a conclusion that the future peace
valued at $15 on the hillside above
Defendant was sentenced to one
must be comprehensive and embrac-month's hard labour, and is to be ex- ing and that the war, if possible, should pelled at the expiration of his sen- be localised to the Western Front. The Balkans must be kept free from the menace of conflict.
Basically, however, these same quar- ters assert, the Brenner Pass talks were mainly to review the present state of affairs and "a symbolic hand- shake."-Havas.
GENERAL HUNTER- WESTON KILLED IN FALL
London, To-day. Lt-Gen. Sir Aylmer Hunter-Weston was killed instantaneously when he fell yesterday from a 50-foot turret at his house at West Kilbride, which he was in the habit of climbing for, exercise and to see the Firth of Clyde.
Lt-Gen. Hunter-Weston was
.70.
tence.
Six weeks' hard labour was imposed on Kwan Hau, 31, unemployed, for larceny of 31 cattles of tree wood in Stubbs Road yesterday. Sergeant Reddish conducted the prosecution.
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DANGEROUS BLASTING
Wong Chau, foreman of the Tak Hing Contractors, was fined $150 by Mr. E. Himsworth at Kowloon Ma- gistracy this morning.
Wong was supervising blasting operations 500 feet from the junction of Argyle Street and Prince Edward Road, during which two 15-lb. pieces of stone hit a coolie walking in the road and damaged a bus.
Convicted for stealing jewellery and money, Wong Mei-kwan, 28, mar- He saw service in many parts of the ried woman, was this morning placed world, including with the B.E.F.
bond to be of good be- on à, $50 in 1914 and at the Dardanelles-Reuter.
haviour for one year and ordered to pay $80, as compensation, or six C.M.S. WORKER DIES❘ worth at Kowloon Wong was accus. weeks' hard labour by Mr. E. Hims-
IN ENGLAND
ed of having stolen, on two occasions, Jewellery and money, amounting to *London, To-day. [$170, from a newly returned Amer- The death has occurred at Guild-ican-born Chinese woman, who wat ford of Mr. Hugh Stowell Phillips, a residing at the same boarding house Church Missionary Society misalonary with accused. Ninety dollars worth of Kienning. Reuter.
of jewellery was recover
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