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KILLERS BLAZING GUNS COULD
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GARY COOPER LORETTA YOUNG
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Along Came Jones
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Frank Sully
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THE CHINA MAIL, THURSDAY, MAY 8, 1947, 7
FORTUNE TELLING: COURT
DEMONSTRATION Women's Story
Of Visits
In her pre-reincarnated Hfe Ho Sze was, according to a psychogram allegedly shown her by 50- year-old Wong Tak allas Wong Chuen-yan, a native of Kong Nam and the possessor of 11 cases of treasure.
and sister,"
BOTH WERE TRIMMED
London, May 6. The wrong man pot trimmed in George, Constan- dinis' barber shop today. The cilstomer arked for it, but when he had pone Conston- dinta discovered Jila Own wallet and £30 had gone too. -United Press.
Menaces
Case Opens
At Sessions
The trial of Cheung
Caught Working An Old Trick
What DSI D.S. Roberts described as "glorified begging" was practised by Lam Choi and Wong Fong, unemployed Chin- ese males, in the Sham- shuipo district between May 3 and May 5.
The method adopted by there two was the canvassing of sub- scriptions for a fictitious "box- ing school styled the Chung Yung Tong Boxing Club. Arm- ed with a subscription book they approached the masters of six. shops and obtained sums vary. Ing from $5 to $1.
Was
She was also, by the same spiritual message, the murderer of her muitsai and, consequently, the heiress in this current life to the vengeful spite of the said muitsai's unappeased ghost. The
love were among the parded the message, was prema- allegations made by Ho Sze, 31, Lurely cut short and, in her own married woman. residing with interests, would have to be re- her husband at NKIL 951 Shum- continued in this present day chun Rond, in the course of and age! further evidence at the trial of As the was already marrjet. Wong Tak and Ting Kin-kwm, | the "monk" told her that as the
A midden stop wan put to allas Wong Sung, before Mr. | alteruntive to this worry state Muk Wing and Chan W. R. Lallmer on eight charges of affairs they would have to Wai Shing, charged on ertness of Chinese constable Lo their activities through the al- of false representation, fraud, become “brother
To legalise this relationship in three counts of demand- Wal-ming who walking and fortune telling.
the eyes of the gods, they would ing money with menaces, along Nan Chang Street #t have to burn a plece of yellow opened before Mr. Jus-about 6.10 p.m. en defending paper and intone a prayer.
Noticing lam and Referring to the 11 cases of lost tice T. J. Gould in the going in and out of the shops, treasure, Ho alleged that the Supreme Court yester-Lo became ruspicions And "monk" gave her a small tin and day.
followed them antil he mel instructed her to pour a small Mr, A.J. Clifford. assisted PCC 1785. After Informing the quantity of rice into E. This was by ASP Willcox, appeared on latter of his suspicions, Lu covered up while prayers werebiehalf of the Crown. The ac- said over it. On her pouring the cused were not legally rice out again, a silver coin rolled #ented, out of the tt. This US. silver dollar was sample of the trea. ure she lost in her former exla tence. Wong Tak was alleged to wit-have told her.
DSI J.M. Forrest in for the prosecution, while Mr. C.A.
Sutherton Ruka fa
the accused.
The Court won again packed with eurious spectators.
In the course of her tenti mony. Ha Sze said she was in duced to have her horoscope rend by the second defendant when first she visited him at 470 Shanghai Street, first floor, after he had correctly told her that she had one daughter and
# Non.
After paying $10, sald 714.19,
she was asked to call again in a few tinys. This time she was put off for a few days, When she enlled on the
•
and
Scared
supre-
In his opening, Mr. Clifford wale that it was the eme for the prosecution that the 44- used sent three letters to one Io You Heung on Bb 24, Mar. 3 and Mar. 4, demanding $1,000, $1.500 and $1,500 res- rectively.
Monday.
Wong
went into a shop and was told by the master, Chan Hon-yin, that he had paid $2 lo the two men at about 2.10 p.m.
Lam and Wong were stopped and questioned regarding the "club." As they were able to
give a satisfactory reply, they were taken to the Station where a note book containing parti culars of subscriptions collect.
that the
In one of these lettem. Hoed was found. Questioned fur- was informed that he did not ther, they admitted le to pay the amount demand "club" did not exist.
-Charged before Mr. W. A. if he did not wish to do so,
in Auch event. he Blair-Kerr at Kowlion yester. but that would receive the same treat day on six counts of obtaining
as that which was C-
money by false pretences, both munt corded to the Ko Shing Theatre, were sentenced to six months"
hard labour. which was the scene of an ex- plosion about that period.
OPIUM RAID
A raid conducted by a Police party under DSI Sykes at about 8 p.m. on Tuesday at 421 A Reclamation Street resulted in the appearance of Chan Sam, before Mr. Blair-Kerr at Kow- 36. unemployed, and 15 others loon, yesterday.
+
Chan, charged with keeping an opium diyan at the
above address and with possession of 3.5 mace of prepared opium, was fined a total of $540, while the 1 amokers were fined $15 cach. Seven other smokers who falled to appear had their ball of $25 each estrented,
To get this treasure, Wong told third her he had to pay the "small de extension, declared Ho. second vils and bir gida" to carry it back arcus undertook to explain from the ethereal world to terra her horoscope to her in detail, Orma. Payment must be effected by foss paper currency and josa Monsters
sticks which had, however, to be He told her that supernatural purchased with $230 in the cur-
rency of Hong Kong. monsters were after her
Such was her fath and cen. that to appease them woulfidence in him, said witnem. that menn the parchuse of jess books, she paid him $10 then and the
Mr. Clifford also referred to nvolving the expenditure of 360. bulance of 3220 Inter. First de certain statements which had After she had paid, second ac- fendent then told her he would been made and reminded the eused said everything was now proceed with "the work" at Huppy jury that a confession by one all right with her, but he ad=""yalley"""BU, UN KOn of fatling | necusca ~WIĦ not—evidence vined her to call ogain the heiress to 11 cases of silver coins į ngàinal an accomplice, but following day.
had scared her and she told thengainst the person making it When she called as instructed "mank" that she did not want only. she was introduced to the first the fortune.
Mr. Cliffard pointed out that acrused by Ting ax "". monk Yuen Lal-chong, etan inarried, it was only natural that when from Lo Fan Mountain and iny residing at 1081 Canka Ποντί
A man was arrested for some mentor Wong said he came with her husband, lost her daugh offence, his first act would be from the Lo Fau, and that she ter last year and went to consult to lift the blame to
Bome was indeed very fortunate to be Ting on the 10th day of the 1st other person. able to meet him. His disciple mcon this. your. He told her she Hearing will be resumed at had told him about her horos- would assuredly see her daughter 10 a.m. today. cope and he had but one point again. to emphasise.
Ting told her to purchase, Ave On her inquiring what it was, sheets of yellow paper, five new he stated that he would only pens, and five mace of vermillion
According to SI W. Collins, disclose it if she really believed and hand them to him. When she
prosecuting, 10 pipes and 10 in him and proved her faith by had done so he wrote two or three
lamps were seized during the the offering of three lighted charms which were handed to her.
raid, These were ordered to be Joss-sticks to the god. The cere
Fines totalling $260 were im confiscated by His Worship. mony involved the elasping of
posed by Mr. Thomas Central her hands before her, said wit
yesterday on Tsang Numerous charms she burned Chung-wat, licensee
TO BE WOUND UP neas, with the monk" stand in front of her kitchen god did Fook Boarding House,
of the Lee ing on her left with a string of not result in the re-appearance naught Read, Central, who pload. 13 Con.
At a goneral meeting of the beads in his right band and the of her daughter, and fitness, who ed guilty moving of his lips as if in added that she
to falling to keep a Hong Kong and Kowloon Chinese openly accused
Tax proper register or to post board. | Anti-Direct
Introduction prayer.
Wong of sleight-of-hand tricks ing house rules, and to allowing Commission yesterday afternoon, after he had burned a $100 and Chan Kit, No. 1 Boy, to use three it was unanimously, resolved to # $50 note in her présence.
rooms on the second floor onwind up the Commission. After prayers, continued wit- After her evidence, Mr. Russ Apell 14 for immoral purposes. The nature of the steps to be ness, Wong Tak sprinkled some, successfully submitted that there For being absent from the pre taken in future in regard to the power on a piece of paper on was no evidenco to support 'mises without leave from the question of income tax will, it is the loss table and a "paycho-charge of conspiracy to defraud S.C.A., to which he also pleaded understood, be taken up by an. gram" appeared, informing her, rr of obtaining money by false guilty, Tsong was cautioned.
other Association which it is pro. among other things, that she proteices from her.
According to Inspector Byron, posed to form. was his wife in her earlier
In his own defence, Wong Tak of the S.C.A., the premises were existence. This relationship, stated that he had been a raided by C/1 Smith on April 17. "diviner" "for Ave or six years, Three of the rooms were found after spending 10 years in Yung being used, by prostitutes. The Kee learning the art. He came to No. 1 Boy and an amah were ar Hong Kong last year with second rested and convicted the follow.) accused who was his disciple. ing day for letting the premiącs
Among the things he learned, be used as a brothel and said witness, was telling fortunes fined $250 each,
Sorry State
MAJESTIC
Showing To-day
At 2.30, 5.20, 7.20 & 9.20 P.M. Red SKELTON
in
"WHISTLING
in DIXIE"
with
ANN RUTHERFORD GEORGE BANCROFT
AN M-G-M PICTURE
NEXT CHANCE Robert TAYLOR in "STAND BY for ACTION"
K
"Sleight Or Hand”
Licensee's Shortcomings
Tam at
were
by inserting three cash inside a The S.C.A. visited the premises
tortoise shell and throwing them and discovered that Tsang, the: out again. It took six throws toileensee, had never lived on the tella fortune, sald witness, who, premises or posted boarding house at the request of his counsel, gave rules, nor had he kept proper re- a practical demonstration,
Wong emphatically denied that gister of customers.
CARGO SEIZED
he obtained money by false re- presentation, from the first còm- plainant and asserted that she The following goods which were was so pleased with his work that found aboard the x.s. "Muk Hok," sho "tipped" lum on several oc- "Tiltjalengka" and "Hal Heal" as casions. The sums, hg; added, unmanifested - cargo on May 1 ranged from 35 to $1,000. The were ordered to be confiscated by large amount was, for the pur-¡ Mr. Sainsbury at Centrul yester- chose of pigeons, dives, tortalse, day?— g and
carp in Canton and releasing 12 cales of cotton yarn, 304 tina them from the White Cloud Moun of herrings, 80 thus et muk, five tain as an inducement to heaven tins or “Aspro,”- 40′ dezen combă, to bless her and her family. and 33 cartons of cigarettes of
The case was adjourned.
various brands.
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"Since You Went Away"
CLAUDETTE COLBERT ★ JENNIFER JONES JOSEPH COTTEN SHIRLEY TEMPLE MONTY WOOLLEY #LONEL BARRIGORE
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"Since You Went Away"
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CLAUDETTE COLBERT DENNIFER JONES JOSEPH COTTEN SHIRLEY TEMPLE
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David NIVEN Burgess MEREDITH
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SPENCER TRACY • HEDY LAMARR JOHN GARFIELD
M in an exciting romantic picture.
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"LEAVE HER TO HEAVEN"
IN GLORIOUS TECHNICOLOR Starring Gene TIERNEY Gornel WILDE A 20th Century Fox Best Picture,