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Tang Kwong-wai, Sanitary Department Interpre
ter, appeared at Central Magistracy yesterday: on three charges of obtaining money by false pretences from Lam Fook-chuen on June 1 last year Cheuk Walf on June 9 and Chan Hof 64 Jung 12.,
Defendant is alleged to have demanded, ama from $100 to $100,
Lam Fook-chuen, assistant)
SNATCHED
manager of the Luk Yuen ten AWAY HER
SHOPPING BAG
Police Made A Mistake
An appeal by Ng Kwong-young against his conviction, by bir, G. Conklin at Central Magistracy oh Jan, 20, on, a charge of burg
ary, was upheld yesterday by Willard, Chief Justice, who viction be quashed.
MED MRYceed that, the còn- -
burglary.
Protest Rejected
PaNanjing, Mar., 1. The Chiness. Government TTILS reloctod" the Outer Mongolian protest that Chinese troops crossed the Sinklang-Onfer .. Mongolian. border.
The Chinese reply to this effect will be sent to the Outer, Mongolian Embassy fi: "Moscon^3 through "The Chinese Embaaky In Mod cow. The Chinese Govern- ment feels that the Outer re größniffent. ---United Fress.
Personalia
Raw Opium Found Inside Hams
The story of how some 630 taels of raw opium sinuggled into the colony Inskte hive hams, in- nocently through military personnel Inte în December last year came to ʻlight when Chamo! Ka-hing, 28-year-old merchant, appeared behul fore Mr. E.X. G'Almada af Central Makkstraoria yesterday tharged with illegally Importing raw opibin.
Chan, pleading guilty) was fined $63,000 or two years' hard: jakour. He was not represented Jegally.
Charged together with Chari wore Wong Kwok-leung, 28 merchant, and Hul Fallyin, 32,
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District Rotary
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Conference
The District Conference of
held
Inland: Lot No. 6307 at huse, said in evidence that the junction of Yee. Wo defendant anked for $200. al Street and Jardine'sedly for Inspector Moh. Wit- nean claimed he gave defendant Bazaar, Causeway Bay, the money and, when he report-
Mr. and Mrs. E. H. Ashton
The appeal was based on the Lora Lintowel, Minister. of unemployed, who, went to Kun with an area of about ed. to his manager later, the 2,900 square feet, was manager refused to allow him were waiting for a bus at around that there was no opi-State for Colonial Affairs, is ming after being balled out at Mr. Marcus da Sikka, `ropre, sold at public auction at to enter it in the books he had pnham Rond, near the "Hop decor not suficient evidente que to arrive in Hong Kong on $2.000,
Yat Church at 2.20 p.m. on to
Naty a convlition, to pay the amount himself.
was sentenced by Mr. March 18. He will be met at Later, witness alleged, de- March 4 when Mra. Ashton's Conklin to one year's hard labour, Kai Tak by the Honourable the denting the two, withdrew from Rotary District as confor the Public Works De- partment yesterday. to fendant took him to the Sani- leather shopping bag and lea- when convicted on a charge of Colonial Secretary, the Director the case wheh both defendants to help elu at
ther handing were snatched.
Both had House on March 4. Dr. Li Shu-fan, of Civil Aviation, and the did not turn up. Mr. A. E. Wong, oftary Department where the
Mr A Lonsdale, for the A.D.C. to His Excellency the their ball estreated.
District Governor, was in the Two ChinesO males were Crown, said that he was not up. Governor. He will be received
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chair, Messrs. Reiss Bradley &$200 was return by defendant
In the presence, of Inspector chased but dscnped. Later her posing the appeal, as he agreed
H. R. Dr. 'T. V. Soong, recoj: 1 T. Cashman med Madame Shong so Co., for $221,000, five Moh, who, he claimed, apolo-
tpld the Cours that Captain his Alde-de-Camp, atlaided, the times more than the up-gised for having had to borrow handbag containing $48 In that there was no evidence to at Queen's Pier by His Ex- Det-Inspector
cash, three yards of ailk support the conviction, The mat cellency the Governor.
During his week's visit, Lord Diggens of the Graves' Concen-Conference Dinner with a gather-g Aset price.
from him
material and personal articles, Ler was the outcome of a mistake Chan Hol manager of the valued at 305, was recovered on the part of the Police, due to Listowel will confer with re-tration Unit met Chan on Dec. Ing of 200, Rotarians and guests, a complexity of facts, but as the presentatives of all communities 17 at Kunming beford hd left a representative, group of many The upset price was 343,600,Kwok On tea house, told the on the staircase of. No. 62 Po appeal was being upheld, he did und interests in Hong Kong. for Hong Kong, Chan gave sixjinationalilies and, their ladlength Si per square foot. The second court that defendant, had asked Hing Fong.
not think it necessary to go into He will be the guest of the hams to him and told him to the Challman, District Governor.....
After the Introduction given by,. bid hent the price
to one him for $400, Chan said he told
further details. Forh, Subsequent bids ranged
Addressing Ng. Mr. Justice Unofficial Justice of the Peace Beep them for him (Chan), in 1: Light tán, IT, E. Dr. Soong Kwan Yiu, 25, unemployed. om $1,000 to $10,000, with a him businene was not good and
that the appeal to a ten party to be given on the Colony, while another, five presented the highlight address few add three-figure bids in be he took $200, allegedly as a was arrested on Information Williams said Tween, until
originally charged was being upheld and the con March 19, and on March 22 jams were given to Captain For Lic. Conference the final sum of makleration for Inspector Moh. and WVIA
viction quashed. The result of will meet representatives of Diggens as a kife.
Mr. Kuang" Hang was uharı-Mai $221,000 was renched,
Witness alleged that several with larceny from, the person. the appeal would not, however, the Press at tea and a general On his arrival hora, by plane, imously nominated, to be the bis- Public Re Capt. Diggens handed over the year from July, 1848, to June properly was days later Inspector Moh gave This was amended to alding in any way affect the term of discussion in the
trish Gbytṛnor, of the next Rotary. Interest in the
and and abetting the crime. and eight months of him certain instructions evidenced
imprisonment by the presence
11 hams to Flight-Sgt. Norster, 1943. nearly 150 people at the auction, when defendant came again he Kwan was sentenced to 12 which Ng was at present serving Jallons Office
On Tuesday, March 23, Lord who attends to planes at Kai, M. Huang is a graduate of though the bids, after passing the told him business was still bad months hard inbour by Mr. W tor breach of a deportation order:
Listowel will be entertained by Tak. These were then kept in Yale University, where he obtain #150,000 stage, were confined to and he had ng money to give N. Thomas Tom at Central only a few of the more pernis. | lilm.
Police have received a "Kodak the General Chamber of Com-the room of Flight-Offeer Green. odd B. A degres, and has been Magistracy yesterday. tent bidders.
On the following day, Flight a well-known figure in South camera left unclaimed in the merce and the Chinese Chamber
the of Commerce at Д Cocktail Sgt. Narator opened one of the China for many years. He leane Dairy Farm Klosk on.
hams and found the oplum, in at the founding members of the
Canton Club and hos Castle Peak Road. The owner Party,
side a cavity. The I. & E. was Rotory in various capacities for in requested to communicate
Promptly informed and, all the 23 yours, Duting the war years, hama noized by HO. Humphreys, he was Vice President of the *** With the Director of Criminal Intelligence, Police Headquar ters, Oriental Building.
who discovered, about 680 thel Chungking Rotary Club, hidden in five of the hams
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A Gift
A condition of the sale is thal
Mr M. A. da Silva (for Tang) within 24 calendar. months the
Anke i water as if he had not purchaser must spend not less than $76,000 in rateable improve given the money na a bribe for ments on the site.
The annual Crown Rent is $100.
the spector. Defendant denied Ithis, euying it was a gift.
Mr. da Silva asked witness if in September, 1940, when he Aberdeen inland lot No. 151, a had first started business with suburban building lot on Island out a Reènce, Inspector Eoole Rood, with an area of 30,400 had told him he had to shut his square feet, fetched 350,000. The business, and that witness ha purchaser was Mt Llu Po-shaneked defendant to use his in- Bidding started slowly from fluence, wiilch defendant had rẻ. the upset price of $30,400, as the fused to dò, ̈*• price was raised $100 at a time, But the tempo increased when here and there $1,000 bids were thrown in. Above $47.000 there were only a few bidders,
A condition of sale is that the
purchaser murt within 18 calen dar months spend not less than $100,000 in rateable improves mente on the fol
The annual Crown Rent is $698.
ROPE COMPANY DIVIDEND
Witness denied, the suggestion but admitted having given 'a dinner party for defendant, a man named Hung and another
know,
moji whose name he did not Mr. Silva Did you attempt to bribe anyone to allow you to carry on. business-No.
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Defendant, who claimed Hong Kong birth, said he was a hawker and had lost everything during the Japanese occupation. He came from Hainan Island recently.
Lucky His Sentence Wasn't Heavier
An appeal by Chan Stu-hung against severity of sentence, was dismissed yesterday by Mr. Justice E. H. Williams (Chief Justice).
Week-end arrivals from the United Kingdom by BOAC "Spezdhird" fying bost were Mears, R., Valen tine, PR. Jupe, E.F. Hibberd, P. Leslie Miller, F., Bartsmore, R. Rai, Chang C.Y. Wang, W. Wong, Mr. Aboard the Mrs. A.C. Bartres. same aircraft Mere A.M. Frerebroam (Frat Calcutta) YM. Lam (from Kangoon) Nelson, Chan Kim-ying
Offered $15,000
served
• In the 7 businesh- fold, he i Manager of the, Hank of Com munications, Canion. In the Advisor to Capt. Diggens. contacted Chan |politicas"flèid, he is and they met on Dec. 80 in the the Hwangtung Provincial Gov - " On Lok Yuan Cafe, Des Voeux rtiment. Road, Central where Chan
TH Bennett, Ohandler, G.M. offered $16,000 to him to proThe Bricks
Upekdilan" and*” Mi Bennett (from
Bangkok).
qure the hams from the, I. &. E. On Dec. 31, police arrested, the thren in the Chinese YMCA in Room 41.
Arrivals from Singapore by BOAC were General JEC, McCandlish Room 41 won Huarched and a (Director of Organisation, War Mr. A Lonsdale for the office), Brigadier M.B. Dowse, Cap- Crown, said, that Chan had rain, Symington, Messro, Ward, Altor, previous conviction and that the W. Jones Findlater, K. Horrocks, Magistrate, when passing sen M. Firchhic, Chan, Seu-hong, J.C. Que, tence, was acting on the correct Roe, la Ree-jong and, Miss Jeffers principal. If there had not been on
Chan, who appeared, before Mr. Blair-Kerr, Kowloon Magis- trate, on Jan. 10 on two charges of receiving stolen pro perty, pleaded guilty and was sentenced to one year's hard labour on each charge, the séna complexity of facts, Chan Mr. d'Almada remarked that tences to run consecutively. witness seemed very reluctditi to give his evidence.
Reluctant
Third, witness, Cheuk Wah, anked to identify defendant; pointed to a Chinese reporter. The Direttors of The Hong-When defendant was pointed kong Rope Manufacturing Co. out to him he said he had made Ltd.. announce that they will mistake, because of bad gye recommend to Shareholders at sight. Witnean gald defendant. the forthcoming Anual Meet asked him for $100, tug the payment of a dividend
Both Sides
Grit.
ORIUM WAS AROUND HIM
Were Stolen
Det D/C. 160 and pet. 058 place of paper and a note book, were on patrol duty at Pakhoi containing, the names and ad- Strest Hear Reclamation; Strdes dresses, of the military person at 6:30 am. on March when
they saw a man carrying come... nel concerned, found.
RO Humphrey's said that the tricks,"
he hams were fresh when they He admitted that⠀⠀ Arrived here
stolen the bricks from a site?mt=1? Wobsung“ Street"and" was moving f would have come up for trial at
Peninsula Hotel arrivals;--
them to a dump at Pakhol Street! the Criminal Sessions. Chan
Mr. and Mrs, R. Roberts, Mrs.
He took the detectives, la "the" should, therefore, consider him Hilda Evans, E. W. Fennell, F. E.
dump where more bricks wern self lucky in that he was not Schimtt, T Curry, E. A
found. Brought back to the nins. E. Speight, W.H. Ward, Mr. committed for trial, at the Ses Mrs. Bartler, R. W. ground, both legs and his body bald have two previous
The opium was found wrappel Police Station, he was found. ta hy -convictions:TD- alons, but brought before, g Add pose a maximum sentence of chord, Mr. and Mrs. C. Rogers, prprecite Chui Hing, 19, who was The above was related to Mr.
Inspector two years.
Mr. Mrs. J. HE. Fano and J. charged with imparting 14 chels, or W.H. Latimer by Chan ploaded with Mr. Calvet
FAW opium into the Colony without with larceny of the Justice Williams for lénténcy on
permit.
Defendant pleaded “guilty", and of $1-por_share free of tax had said there was a misundor- dant were bound over in $1000, ground that he had assisted
Feninsula departure: H. A sentenced to the month bag and a bonds of $1.--per share standing and thng he would for 12 months by Mr. F. X. the Police in locating other Lummer Mr. and Mrs-Ri-M. fabour, the plume o
turn the money. Witness replied d'Almada út Central Magistracy guilty parties. He also alleged Wood, Mr. and Mrs: D: Corey, Pour the o
yesterday, when Li Ching. 27, that he had been assaulted by Longstreet, Br. and Mrs. R. M. D.H. Clarke, C.R. Hargreaves and The case was adjourned to married woman of No, 17 Tai these parties while In Prison Toft, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Buf
F.G. Rpt.
Alim Hing possession of 17 Shek Street, first floor, was and asked for protection. Thursday.
Mr.Justice Williams said charged with common assault
| feels of raw oplum at the K.C.R and fined $5.
that this was a matter for the
Station at 7.30. p.m. on Match #j and request: The following pastangers left by ORA Thing Kong-vin (43) widow
Bangkok. Behrame Mr. Visser, hard labour) by Mr. W.H, Lät-
Magistrate, who could only ini- Nelson Hogarth, G. & the Central Magistracy yesterday, Jan. 5:
Mrs W. Hughes, W. S. G.RO, Redman when he appeared ar ghd to have been expelled; an
(not liable to tax),
Mr. Silva asked if defendant:
he was not sure.
Bound Over
Both, complainant and defen-
At Your File Legislative Council Jing, 14,
Not For It!
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VISIBLE FILING SYSTEM,
complainant, told. the
RAW ORIUM
bricks.
Defandant was sentenced to hree months hard labour and dedy for banifahı
TEALS IN COURT
Three months", hara). Irbone, wap
Show Tok, Tan Peck Tee, Ho Ching Chi drus was foung concealed in the rock after
Revenue, Officer Knox mid the esterday on a ekirge of keepingt. 41: Gloucester Rold» (fikst ̧ Nà Kal, Chung, Char Kue, Hour Tak
Boar Yang, Lam. Kang Cho, Lee Keok Boon, false bottom of a suitcase, after
had nothing to; declare,
Bang Yat Minë, Liu Kam Bhing, Chelint défendant had stated that she appeared, lig-Friz
Legislative Council Wang Zing, 34, widow of Prison Authores aprenend iti blanc, swterday, for Storsport and was fined £1,700 (or six mongla imposed, an Leung, Kwale n
At tomorrow's meeting of floor.
No. 9, Tai Fu Street, frst Court to inform the authorities How Tay, Chin Hil, Chong Bock Miner at Kowloon yesterday, she appeared, at Central: Maziarracy:oh Legislativë Council the A Court that she' was buying concerned, regarding Chan's slang, den Shab Chic, Chais torney-Général will move the cuttlefish from the defendant aliegation. second and third readings of and asked her why her price
No Hesitation the Ordinance to, regulate trade was so high. Li, she, alleged, unions and trade disputes. accused her of spoiling her fish
Continuing, Mr. Juntico, Wil» The Hon. Mr. M.K. Lo C.B.Ed by touching it, and struck and liams said that the Court could will move the rat reading of scratched her. Another man, only interfere with a sentence an Ordinance to authorise the Wong alleged, held her while where it was clear that such Grand Hotel des Wagons-Lits Li beat her chest, Limited to convert the currency of it, capital,
The date of the Annual Meeting of [the] Boyf: anð. Girls'' Club” Aasdeia- tish his been changed from March 11 Ha April; $ap 5.5)); pap, in, 81. John's
Cathedral Hall
Reminders Today
She apat two mouthfuls of sentence was manifestly, unfair. He had no hesitation in, saying blood' later and went to hos
that he would have, prased va pital, ake, said, tion and asserted that Wong Chan come before, him
Defendant denied the allega-heavier sentence: than that 'which had been passed had struck her. fixat and that she Justice Williama alap pointed retallatod.
Both appeared in court yes but that the sentence of three terday bearing the unmistak moths imprisonment which able marks of a trés-for-áll,"
Armoured Cars On, Rail To Canton
Loot Recovered Five
Hours After Theft
five hours after a burglary had been committed the Shamshuipo C., under Det Sub- Inspector D. S. Roberts, arre man and recovered all the loot.
Sessions for receiving stolen
was passed on Chan in 1966~Thát, Bian, Chân Tim, was kontenced to two years" (hard when found guilty on, a charge, sentenced to four years hard labour and recommendat of larceny, obviously did not labour in the Jannaty Criminal. bánfiliment. serve, is a lesson,
In conclusioni; Mr. Justice property and breach of deporta: According to DSL, Rober Williams and that hp, die noh on order.
-249' Kwellfi Street-was Br Rotary Club, Luncheon, address
proposed to interfere with the The getual burglar was not into at 4.30 am. on on Merihakurid, North- Ten armoured tallway cars sentence of the Magistrata | Arrested, until March 6 then he lot and, untered by, mégi
Dr. An- have been allotted to the Canton which was, in the circumstances, was recomind, by Der Set Hole Bored through the door Garden, Hankow and Cant Kowloon date as from yesterday. Wong Muk-in. Shanghai | permitting the release of the
talware to cope with incress As be was lowwing the deck Arcot #.3.mp3, Associations renering, bandit activity along, thé for go downstairs, Chan Bad When he apposi
Wound bolts, and 400 Houses Jowellery; Bagre Mowing unachina Apa thermoe two lines, Chinese – pressju, đái that while serving, his son and, | W. A. Bldraker Kowloon flask and money Comedy
Watch' by batchâs from Canten, sald last he would, ijke to be 9.
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