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THE CHINA MAIL THURSDAY, MARCH-4, 1948.
WOULDN'T HAGGLE OVER A
Will O'The Wisp Gets $100 Fine
A "wo the wisp." Ho Po how had two names, two ad- 'dresses and two lorries. But nobody at both addresses' anem- ́ed to know him. Nor could the Police find' him at either place.
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But PC 2817 contacted him when be an He's vehicle, and the whole mysterious thing" was revented Central Magistracy yes, clay, when traffic offenders appeared before Mr. F. X. d'Almada.
PC 2817 zaid that he was told st No. 161, Lockhari Road, a-cond one, by a missionary, that nobody by th name of Ho Po-how lived there. The Inmates said they had lived there for Witness then met 110 and = year. brought him in the station, where he was charged; with failing to report a change of address. PC 2817 said he offered to bring in to No, 168, Lock hart Road, but he refused and said. he stayed at No. 11, Nam Kin Road A sumatons WA+ served at that address, but nobody there seemed to know Ho,
MERE $10,000 Well Fed,
After submissions by Counsel yesterday as to the measure of damages to be awarded-The Hong Kong and Canton Export Co. Itd., (plain- tiffs), in their action for, $187 912.00, damages against The Far Eastern Air Transport Inc., judgment was reserved by Mr. Justice E. I. Williams (Chief Justice), until 10 am. on. Saturday, Feb. 6.
The plaintiffs were represent by various Companies, were d by Mr. H.G. Sheldon, K.C.higher in the last months of instructed by Mr. E... Brooks 1948 than in 1947. As far as of Messrs. Hastings & Com scheduled planes were concern. vi od, the .ratëd 'charged word The Hon. Mr. Leo d'Almada Lound by the International Ale e Castro, K.C., appeared for Transport Association Con-
ference. the defendants.
pany.
But Lacked Clothing
"Third Time Lucky
pretences.
A Fallacy
The Quick Deserve The Fare?
Ho Wùng-hing, 22-year-old shop fokl, found that for him the saying “third time lucky" was a fallacy for, on his third attempt to defrand- the Red Lion Ian, he fell foul of the Bolice... The story of fo's activitice, and his fall,.. was related' to Mr. W.H. Latimer by Det. Sub- "Parents und guardiana may Juspector W.B. Beragg at chastise their children but not Kowloon yesterday, when Ho to this exfent," Mr. ^F. X. d'Al-] was charged on two counts of mada told 'Wông Pht, who ap- | obtaining “money by false pre- two of forging' dopu- peared at Central Magistracy fences, yesterday," churged with illments, one of uttering and ana treating hur step-daughter, 12- of demanding money by false year-old Chau Po.
Defendant, pleading gulity, Defendant, it appeared, was was fined $100 and bound ovara foki of a foodstuffe shop. He to the Red Lion Inn, in $100 for 12 months.
"And don't you threaten any- Hankow Road, on Feb. 23 and body, not even her aunt," Mr, offered the cook (Lau. Yan-tak)
Wong, who a tin of seasoning Powder. d'Almada warned was alleged to have threatened matter to the police. Inspector I. W. the SCA, told the Court that Fraser of the girl, who ran away after being beaten, was taken to the police station by her aunt on March 1
went
When the took refused to
When the case was originally Mr. Carlos Arnulphy, Man- heard on Feb. 12, the defen-aging Director of the plaintiffs, danta were not represented or who was also recalled said, in
answer to Mr. d'Almada, that Chau's aunt, who reported the purchase It, on"the ground of Court that Mr. D. Davin of the present in Court.
On Feb. 13, when judgment was entered in favour of the vinintiffs, Mr. d'Almada applied to Mr. Justice Williams for leave to be heard on the ques tion of damages. The applich iion was granted.
Defendant, saying that he could
Mr. A.JR. Mova, Director of substantiate his claim to be living Air Services, who was recalled No. 16, Lockhart Road, mld the yesterday for cross-examination Court that he had ju removed late by Mr. d'Almada said that the No. 18, Nam Kin Road, his tempor-gures given in the list furnish. ary office. It asserted that mispred by him at the original-hear- nounciation of his ngue resulted in
PRAAengere and ving included the inmates of bulk places not know. ing in. The ingintes at No, 169, freight carried in and out of Lockhari Rood, he said, were from Singapore and di nut
know
he always thought the contract was good and to keep. He knew in the beginning that it would not pay at the start, but would du so later. He agreed that as late as Fab. 1947 he wrote to his principals In Mantin Bug- Resting that the rate of com melon was not commensurate with the work which was being, done. The rates for passengers had decreandd at that time. Mr. Arnulphy was then examined at length on figures produced by Mr. d'Almada,
Re-examined, Mr. Arnuiphy
Hong Kong by B0AC; C.N,A.C. CAT.C. FEATI. PAL, Cathay said that on 1Js
name. It was ble permanent abode he claimed.
"Any change of address that is not informed would cause a lor of trouble to the police," Mr. d'Almada remark- ed, when he fined defendant $100, -
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its being an inferior product, the thu there for a couple of Ho asked to be allowed to leave days. This was O.K. by Lag.
Immediately after leaving the kitchen, Ho want up to Chung Shul-chi, the 82-year-old The girl beaten with fire-countant, and presented a chit wood for cutting some pork, for Bid for a tin of seasoning which was apparently left be powder which he said was bind by a bayker in escaping purchased by the cook. This
amount was paid. " Pulice arrest.
The girl appeared well-fed. but lacked clothing. Prior to this, the girl had been beaten because of Wong's whimsical to the temper. one ver
Defendant. saying she, treat- letter of Feb. 1947 was received ed Chan as her own daughter. Air Lines, Commercial Air In March, 1947. The rato of
Al commiselon for agents had alrequested that the girl be told Linca Inc., Commercin! Lines Lid, Air France and most boen fixed at ten per cent. to obey her instructions. Pan-American Airways, as well It had been verbally agreed Hong Kong Airways. He that the rate of commission Bertram William Knight, aid that BOAC ran a different would be increased when the téressity arose. Agents were in P.O. of Lats. King Salvor, route to that of FEATI and Lam Lip, trleycle, driver,
fact being paid tak per cent at| ere Inth committed for trial. He had prepared a list of present. when they appeared at Central | pr: setgers out from Hong Kong Magistracy yesterday charged by lines run on the same routes with a serious offence.
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"I don't understand why you vehiclo drivera aro pubile always in a hurry," Mr, F. X. d'Almada romarked when be fined Li Wal-invong, driver of vehicle No. 4304, $250 fon driving in' a dangerous manner. Inspector McInnes told the
Pokfulum Road at 8.45 am. on wris driving along 1 & E Feb, 28 when, near the Hong Kong University, he any de- fendant trying to pass a forry At the
on a narrow curve.
the aceno of a
spot, Inspector Melones said. the road passes over a nulloh and has a stone bridge at its side. It was fatal accident not long ago.
Davin car and the lorry Tin Of Powder were both going in the direction: of the Queen Mary Hospital. Two days Inter,
To avoid a serious accident, ar US Scragg, defendant went the public vehicle was on the back to the Red Lion Inn and wrong side of the road, Davis took away the tin, of powder. had to brake abruptly. On the way out he presented Defendant said that he triad the necountant with a bill for to overtake the lorry but when $00, purporting to be counter-approaching the signed by Law, for a tiu of noticed a car coming and slow powder. This was also paid. ed down behind the lorry.
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At 8 p.m. on March 1, de- fendant gave Tam Tak, s man he sometimes employ as casual coolie, fa the Hop Lung Teahouse, Hairhong Road, a lill for $93.60 for 110 cattles of flour. (26), Chong Wong Kau
First and second accused were alleged to have been inj
and
Lau Po-ngau Mr. d'Almada; 'addressing the| Court, said that an allegation wing-chung (27),
On Ho's instructions, Tam had been made in the pleadings (30), Leung Chung (27-year went to the accountant of the that defendants sold their Com. old married woman), a 18-year, Red Lion Inn and presented Chiu Kam: the bill, also" purporting to be pany in or about May, 1947. old juvenile, and This statement, was denied in tong (22), were remanded for chunter-aigned fry Lau, for the defence. Further plaintif three days in custody by Mr.collection.
at Kowloon claimed upon a contract dated V. H. Latimer
Forgery Defendants, in yesterday on the charges of The accountant, however, ze- Jan. 1, 1947.
Feb. 27 cognised the bill as a forgery. their defence, denied, that the conspiring, between contract, was entered into on and March 1. to possess forged and took. Tam to the Talmina that date, but claimed that it 10-cent notes and with poanen taui Police Station where Tam vas dated Aug. 28, 1945. 1 ton of various quantities of explaine everything was now quite clear that there
brought the Police to Ho's place, il a was a contract dated Jan. 1; 1947. The controlling interest in the defendant company was possession of 500 10-cent notes sold and the persons purchasing on March 1 and to have uttered
same." this controlling interest, nämes|
*Second ly, 16,000 out of 20,000 shares, ther stated to have, at Kow defendant was für: Annual subscription $50, ware hosant as to the can loon, 318 of such notes, and tance of the contract of Jat another 70 at 38 Nan Chang 1947. This wae the reason for street. the denial,
Mr. d'Almude then went on having 2,073 10-cent notes in was accused of Wong Kau to eny that the principle of his porsession at damages Was that If A broke Voeux Road, Central. his contract with B-than-wife, Leung Chung, was stated must pay B & sum equivalent to to have 68, notes in her posses that which B would. in
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Defendant, when arrested, "quite frankly admitted the whole affairs, concluded. DSI
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curned if the contrnet had bear Fear-old niece,`· another. 1,399| Frequency of #15 Lilacycles from 12.39 to porformed. He then proceeded notes at the same address.
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| Mr. d'Almada submitted that Tak Lam, 19, appeared at Con the measure of damages should tral Magistracy yesterday be be $180,000, less $43,000 and fore Mr. F.X. d'Almada on a another amount to be deter charge of jumping of a motor mined as the Court thought it. bus while the bus #tas" in
Replying briefly, Mr. Sheldon | motion. said that"Mr."Arnulphy was not a rapacious person and would not haggle over a mere $10,000 Mr. Sheldon submitted that the measure of damages was be tween #130,400 and $189,000.
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Inspector Brownrigg said. that defendant "jumped offi the bus, fell and injured his head. He was taken to Queen, Mary Hospital to be treated.
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