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WARNING BY MAGISTRATE
Threat To Close Kowloon Chemist Shop
Fourth Offence: Heavy Fine
"If you come back again I shall close your shop,”
ARMS SEIZURE STORY TOLD AT SESSIONS
Mr. W. A Blair-Kerr warned Au Hon, of the A rald by a party of Police, under Dét, Insp. D. G.
Tung Ah Drug Co., 247 Shanghal Street, when He found him guilty of selling 30 cc. of Calci- Ostelin to STI Inspectors M.M. de V. Soares and Chah Wai on Dec. 18 last at 40 cents over the control price of $13.60.
Mr. LG Pitman, of, thị t Price Control Office, painted cul that defendant had been fined on three previous occasions, the last of which was in May, 1947 when he was fined $500.
Declaring thai **there firies nenn nothing to him," and that it hna reached "a point where, the business should be closed," the Magistrate imposed A fine ol $1,000.
Defendant pleaded that ho sold the product according to the price listed byWR, Lexicy & Co Ltd, on Aug. 20 last.
"Mistake"
Mr. Pitman stated that the price was changed In September last year and such changes were published weekly in the Govern- ment Gazelte,
Au, in reply to the Magistrate, said he did not look at the Ga- zette and relled on the price list. He had apparently made a mis- take
"How can you say that you have made a mistake when this Is your fourth offence?" asked Mr. Blair-Kerr.
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Others to be tested in- clude Sue Merrick. Ceila Hodgman and Elizabeth Boyd, daughter of the C- In-C.. British Pacific Fleet, and Lady Boyd.
He Pawned
Trousers
Hul Hang (28) was in the employ of the Yin Wah Tailor Shop. 272 Reclamation Street. for about two weeks and earned $14.a dny.
On Feb. 21 and 22. Leung To Yu Sul-nam, of Shanghai Saifu (29-year-oly master of the shop) Beauty Parlour, 440 Nathan Rd., found two pairs of trousers fined $375 for overcharging $2.25missings At 11 p.m. on the latter un a jar of Morgan's pomade. Mr. date, Leung reported to the Pitman sold that this pómode Yaumali Police that a jacket និងលs 3 great block market and six pairs of trousers were value,"
missing from his shop,
Inquiries by Detective 37 resulted in defendant being de- ained, said inspteter J. Örem to Mr. W. H. Latimer at Kow. loon yesterday, and to the find- ing of five pawn-tickets, relating e five pairs of irousers, on ne cused.
Fur selling a 2 lb. tin of mar- garine for $3.50 ($3.00), Chan Cheung, of Tak Leo Charn, 01 Nun Chang Stroet, WAS fined $325.
A fine of $225 was imposed on Leung Man of Sun Wah Store, 682 Shanghai Street, when he admitted having sold a 6-cuba tin
of Oxo for 70 cents instead of 65 of five pairs of trousers which Defendant admitted the thei: cents. This was defendant's he pawned for a total of gus second offence, said Mr. Pitman, but denied all knowledge of the Chan Huen of Kwong Hung jacket, and the other pair of
Flour On, 131 Tung Choi Street, was ined $215 for overchanging 30 cents en a pound of flour,
For overcharging 10 cents on a Un of "Robin Hood" oats, Young
trousers.
Ho
was sentenced to two monthe hard labour.
GROSS INDECENCY CHARGE
and
Knight will be held in Navai custody while Lam Lip will be in Goal custody.
Wan-cho (of Tal Tseung, 34 Ngo The hearing of a gross-inde. Tsin Long Road)-and-Sun Kwok-cency-charge-against-Petty Off kit (of Kwong Kec, 103 Pelho cer Bertram William Knight, of Street) were fined $100 each. H.M.S. "King Salvor,"
The same penalty was imposed Lam Lip will be heard at on Hui Sum of Hui Sum Kee, 3.30 p.m. on March 3., Fife Street, for. overcharging 30 cents on a cake of Lux ácap.
Cheung Ho of Kin May Co., 88 Nathan Road, was fined $75 for charging 50 cents for a 4/5 dZ tin of Cobra shoe-polish (35 ct.), and Tam Gut-pang, of Yau Bong 312 Shanghai Street, was ahed the same amount for overcharg ing five cents on a small tin of Nugget shoe-polish.
GAMBLING IN
DIVAN
In
Raidingoplum: divans Spring Garden Lane, Inspector Moore found a gambling school Leung See-fun of the Gin and 14 gamblers,
and arrested the keepër, Li Yau, Sing Grocery Storo, 80-Woosing Street, was fined. 350 for charg Mr. J. G. Conklin at
On their appearance before Central! ing 15 cents in excess of the coil trol price on a tin of Oxo cubes yesterday all pleaded guilty: sold to STI Inspectors Melvy An the keeper was fined $200 and drade and Amy Cheung on Jan the gamblers each $20.
28.
HAWKERS IN COURT
MacPherson on ap unnumbered hut at Schooner Street, Wanchal, on. Dec. 30, when four revolvers, 25 rounds of ammunition and four hand grenades were seized, was recalled at the Criminal Sessions yesterday, when the trial of Wong Shung, Lo Wa, Lau Yung and Wong Lun commenced Before Mr. Justice Gould (Pulsne Judge).
All three nceused were chorg ed with having under their co- trol, on Dec. 30, four revolvers, 25 rounds of ammuniti:n and
four hand grenades.
Mr. A. Lonsdale, assisted by Det. Insp. MacPherson, conduct- ed the case for the Crown.
In the course of his opening Mr. Lonsdale gold that, aeting on Information, Det. Insp. MacPher-
ed
Kowloon Kempei On Trial
charged with committing
were
war
son, together with Det, Sgt. At the War Crimes Court Cheung Wing-kam and a party yesterday. W. O. Omura Klyb. of Police, went to an unnumber-ahi, Sgt. Nishida Masto, S. M. but at Schooner Street at Kawazumi Jun. S. M. Yoshioka about 0.45 p.m. Through the cracks of the wooden the Japanese Army,
Dec. 30. Eizo and Sg, Kawai Hirao, of partition of the hist. Det. Insp. MacPherson, saw the four accus Jed altting, on a large bed.
Adjacent to each of the accused was a revolver. There was aldo, a quantity of cleaning material Including cleaning cloth. One of the revolvers was in a partly dismantled condition,
crimes between Sept. 1949 and Nov. 15, 1944 while they wore members of the Special Branch of the Kowloon District Kem- peitai.
They were charged in con- nection with the fl-treament of civilian realdents in the New Territories, causing physical suffering and the deaths of a number of Chinese.
Hand Grenades After the Police had entered the hut, they found which was locked. The key was a basket,
Lound in the possession of furth
The court consisted of Lt Col accused,, who admitted that the Warwick (President), Major basket was his property. Inside D. E. Howse and Capt. J. Ben- the basket was u quantity arsen. The prosecuting officer wai clothing and four fully charged Major Ormsby. Accused were! and workable hand grenades.
defended by Messrs. Matsuoki The 25 rounds of ammunition and Yoshihiko. asalsted by Lt. were in the centre of the bed. G. F. Folkoff. Two of the four revolvers were found to be in working order.
The accused were subsequently taken to the Police Station and charged.
The bearing will be continued this morning.
Accused denied that the arme FIGHT OVER
A STALL
and ammunition belonged fo them. They alleged that the were the property of one Chan Cheong, of the Police rald but was not who was in the hut at the time arrested by the Police,
Hearing will be resumed at 10
today.
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Atlas Sky Merchant plane arrives at Kal Tak 2 p.m. Čocktaill
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GAMING SCHOOL The Poor Box at the Central Magistracy was $8.80 better off yesterday, when Mr. Conklin or Over 30 hawkura were ordered table monoy seized when raigned before M. F. X, d'Al- a gambling school was raided to mada at Central yesterday be put in the Poor Box, charged with hawking in various They money was collected parts of Central district, Fines when Li Chui and five others ranging from $10 to $30 were were playing "Fan Tan outalde St. innicted and M.mady, cases the house number 22 at Tung Lôi goods were confuscated..
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