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R.A.F. POLICE FROM JAPAN IN TROUBLE
"We were shaking like leaves when we found the gun and did not know what to do with it," declared R.A.F. Military Policoman William Eric Owen, 28, when he appeared at Central Magistracy yesterday together with another military policeman, Samuel Donald Moore, 23, charged with being in possession of a .45 automatic revolver at Wanchai..
Insp. D. MacPherson of Wan- chal C.I.D. said that deten dants were arrested outside the White Horse Bar, Wanchai when they offered to sell a re-
troops were issued with that kin of revolver and so were American troops
When he examined defendants' Ungenge on board ship he dis- revolver covered Moore had a
volver to a Chinese (who hapnd twelve rounds of ammunition pened to be police informer),
which he should have handed in When questioned it was found when he embarked in Japan.. that they had just come from
He could not believe that they H.M.T. "Lancasturc"
their were
so scared they did not know way to England from Japan. On what to do with the gun as both the way from Kowloon on the were military policemen
Japan and carried arms,
Star Ferry they had found a co- Volver and brought it to Hong Kong, offering it to a man who W potice informer,
Both men pleaded Guilty
First defendant said that he had been in the RAF for 10
in
Jap Women. Jockeys
were
Tokyo, May 3. Japanese horse racing faris
amözed" as they saw" women Jackeye for the first time on Sunday in a subur. ban Tokyo track.
Twenty-four year old Net. suko Kato and 21 year old Sadako Hashimoto, of Tokyo, attacted plenty of attention with
Bright coloured. their uniforms but their horaca came instUnited Prena.
April's Dull Weather
April was dull and milk, with
The
The China MAIL, WEDNESDAY, MAY
CHILD
1940.
WITNESS GIVES EVIDENCE IN POLICE EXTORTION CASE
"My mother keeps an opium divan," said '14-year- old Tso Suct 'Hoon when she was giving evidence for the prosecution of the Central Magistracy yesterday in the case against Peter Oliver Guild, Hong Kong Police Inspec- tor, Tam So alias Fai Par So and, P.C.C. 99 Chan Pui Lam, charged with domanding money with monacos. When Two said her mother way, an oplum divan keeper the Magistrate asked her if it was She sta
an oplum divan. |replied “Yes”.
Mr. Lo asked Inspector Dark-
in, in charge of the case, U it was
the
Suicide Verdict
on Chan
Letter To
The Editor
Teachors Salarice
Sir, The loaderette appearing In the "Sunday Herald" on Ten- 10 have chers Salaries seems correctly stummed up the feelings Grant-in- prevailing among the
ald. Teacher's. It is hard to under stand the non-committal attitude- Government. If they have made a favourable recommenda tion, is there any reason why they
a considerable deficit of sun-stlit an opium divan. Insp. Dark- Death by suleidų because of an should not so state and thus, di shine and temperatures slight-in replied, "Yes, even now”. Lly above average, says
First to give evidence yester.unbalanced inlnd was the verdict pal to a certain extent the uncer- been hanging Royal Observatory report
day was Tso's mother, Lok Si at the inquest at howloon Magis-Eainly which has OR Perfect Records
the month.
Han, of 6, Tang Tak Lane (first tracy yesterday with Mr. Latimer like the sword of Damocles over Coroner, 113
the heads of the poor teachers? floor) who said that on Feb. 5, sating Flight/Lleut, S. Muncaster
Although the first half of the Tam-So-came-to-her-house and Fook-hop, who was found in his By not taking the public into con- sall both men had perfect Ser- inouth was dry, the latter half
produced more than average rain demanded $50 so that her diyan hat opposite the Shatin Railway ndence, they have certainly given Station on April 10 with his the impression of evasiveness and vice records.
Mr. Lo said that In view of tall, must of which fell in show-would not be raided, As she was
throat slit by a
have instilled on the teachers the n chopper. Dr. R. E. Alvares said that his fear that they are being "done in! years and held a certificate for defendants' bet and the fact that ers and thunderstorms on four not operating the divan Htime the world not pay they were going home on leave days, being a military policeman. "On
post-mortem examination of Inc the cyc
teacher, I Although not a after long
in Japan he service
ngures and depar- The months n their way over to Hong Kok would give them the option of ntures are as follows:
hudy revealed a four and a half the Arst to enter the list in de- Inclt-Incise would just below Moore had picked up the glue. He flued them $1,500 or nine Sunshine: 88.1 hrs., 27.2 s.
be a just cause. months hard labour each.
below average.
the adam's apple across the front fence of what I considered, and the neck. There were no other Now that abler pona than mine Rainfall: 154.0
of, th Flight/Lieut. Muneasier ad-
marks DX violence. dressed the court and said that above average.
external
have come forward, including the Death in witness's opinion
and the cut press
Teachers' Relative humntity: 88%. 17 -ho was able to pay the one for
Assactation. I feel that the len them, taking in
due-to-the-inoise wound, hacmers consideration above average.
rage and stock. It had an aphers need not worry and that full their next six months pay after Dew point :58"F, 2^F above
pearance consistent with suicide Justice will be done to them. allowances hed cerinla
been average,
Dr. Alvares declared, adding that
CLEPSYDRA. it was a "typical case of cutting the throat."
and gave it to him to keep. They were both shaking like leaves with fright when they saw the gun that they did not know what to do with it."
"So Scared"
Mr. Rin-shing Ta asked him why he did not, throw it over the side if he wens 80 scuted. Defendant sakt they did not think of doing that.
They dut not take the gun to
mm, 22.0mm,
Raid Threatened Tan rate again on Feb. 15 at
about 8.00 pain, and asited for 540 to give to the nine-fingered in
rald
the spector" who would divan immeillutely if the money was not guld,
Witness und Tüm to come agati the next day and she would pay her. She then informed
stopped. First defendant could Air temperature: 72.1°F, 1.3 police.
my up to $853 and second could above average,
the
Next day at about 6.30 ey $50, Moore also had £11-0-0 The maximum demperature Insp, Darlin And another of his own. The sentence WOB WIN 84.4°F on the 23rd and 24thpean polterman gave her a $10 then reviewed and they were the minimum 64.1°F on the bill of which they had fined $650 and $1,000 respectively. But
·Second defendunt was fined more
The
rainfall recorded
a police station because they did because he had picked up the Waglan Lighthouse during the not know their way round Hong Kong and did not know where on the Ferry.
to look for police stations,
Insp, MacPherson asked that a
serious
view be taken of the be enuld
offer
case as be
ng sym pathy on behalf of the police. If Servicemen on their way to U. K. were going to stop and try and get rid of thele arms to nny stray Chinese
who
would buy, the
month was 93.2min,
Allegedly Demanded Arms And Money
police would meet the gun later Committal proceedings against two travelling under very different
circum-
He did not believe defendantī
when they said they had picked
the gun WA on the forry
ba.
cause in all his experience he
Reminders
Today
and
traders, an unemployed man and a married woman, charged with demanding money-and-
arms with menaces were opened before Mr. Magistr yol ne lh
on
First Instalment
pan.
Eur-
written
A sharp instrument, like the chopper produced in court, enuld bave cntised the wound, Dr. Alvares concluded,
down the number, Ht At abrut, 8.30 pan. Tum So came and she gave her the mark- two other len ed $10 bill and dollar notes which were her own money!
p-
Possessed Ammunition
still consider,
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Read, it would have been a dif Miss Ma Lat Ching ferent tale tok at Kowloon Ma- Miss Kong Ching Poh Mr.Miss Leung Me! Ling gistracy yesterday · before Latimer.
Miss Yeung Kwai Lau Instead, the coolle deposited Mrs. George C. S. Wong Blair-Kerr of Kowloon Magistracy yesterday.
the ammunition with a fellow Miss Chan Wing had never heard of case of a LA Yung. travelling trader, revolver being picked up on a 22, 14 Ngu, travelling trader, he had sent you two letters and
Defendant arrived in the colony Street, and requested him
Miss Chung Yuen Yue ferry
only three days ago and helper locale a buyer, Mr. MacPherson sald that he 27, Lo Yau, unemployed, 38, Instructed me to inquire whether
Chu Chiu, the trusted "friend", Mrs. Phebe Kwok and Ho Ying, married woman, you have received them."
Witncas said he Solit the himself from a clothes-line, Sub- had asked the officer on board,
polico, and defendant the transit ship it the type of 28, were charged with demand-
caived the letters but that he Kowloon Magistracy yesterday the gun which defendants-were-trying-Jug by threatening letter on cond defendant that he bad rep. Howarth fold the Court at was more law-abiding and not Miss Lau Mel Yuk
PRICE INDEX Pleading guilly to possessing six Sten guns could not afford to my such a when year-old unemployed was arrested to sell was the type used March 25
automatic pistols and sun. LI then sud that he would appeared in the dock, charged
defendant was The food und fuel costs for the Japan. Ile vas informed that all dozen
May 1, Issued by $50,000 from Li Cheung-wan; try to get a lower figure from with stealing two white shirts, the ammunition,
the Labour Office: demanding with menaces be Mr. Hung and told him (witness) property of Mr. B.P.F. Marques sentenced to nine months' hard week ending
keep
21 the matter scerel. of No. 203. Prince Edward Road. labour yesterday. tween March 25 and April 8 to
Fung Huen S1 Howarth re-
l. $10,000-from Li; demanding by They were to meet agala at the threatening letter on March 31 same place the following after-tated, was arrested at b p.m. at Boundary Stroci, last Monday, a dozen automatic pistols and
The police were informed of when he was seen coming out of $30,000 from Pang Tung-hol, the meeting, witness related. a lane in a hurry by two can-
demanding $50,000
At the second meeting, second stables. New Asia defendant
Fung explained that he had April 4 from the
witness that he tokl had to pay not less than $10,000, been assaulted. Investigation led General Holidny for celebrating Hotel, Kowloon.
election of Pres. Chiang Kul- Det. Sub-Insp. Dowman prose and that "two of Mr. Hung's ad- to the discovery of two shirts, cuted, while Mr. A. Lau heldvisers are angry and, unless you stifl wat, in old newspaper lying defendant, Jane, which *shek.
After 15 days freedom, a 17: Exhibition
of ell paintings & watching brief for the first com- pay up, your family house will in the
be turnt down with loss of life". after denying that they belonged year-old escapee was hauled
the vigilance of water colours by Luis Chun, plainant
Second defendant told him that to him, admitted to stealing, fic again through
315 told the Disciplinary Officer
of the St. Francis Hotel, 10 a.m. to Li Cheung-wan, in his evidence
in chief, told the Court that he he would to pay $3,000 first, an also admitted he had
about being Stanley Reformatory, 7 pm;'
a building contractor and ther $3,000 within a week and constabies. a.
Chan whu hnd two pre Sino-British Club Orchestra, St. was
sentenced devious conviction and was serving PISTOL FOUND Mr. Blair-Kerr John's Cathedral Hail, 6 p.m. knew the second defendant from 34.000 in another month. He had assaulted.
a letter on also to pay $500 as expenses for
fendunt
IN RUBBISH to three months' hard a two-year-sentence for stealing for a loan of Mr. Hung. Charity Ball by H.K. Chinese Wo. whom he received
labour and recommended banish when he escaped at 6.30 am, on men's Club, at "The Gripps." March 15 nsking
Li Ngau did not, however,
April 15, was recognised by the
Amongst rubbish swept off the ment. H.K. Hotel,
p.m. to a.m. for the money.
officer in Shanghai Street, near
gulters near No. 1, Hanoi'. Road, Exhibition of 30. puintings of H.K. On March 25 witness reid hethe first instalment was Ju_be_
Argyle Street.
Kowloon,_by_a Sanitary Depart flowers and fruits by Dr. O A, Herklos, SCM Post Board received mother letter demam paid on the following day.
Appearing in the dock at Kow- ing six Sten guns, a dozen au-
Police gave Li marked bills,
loon Magistracy before Mr. Blairment cholic last Monday were
defective Japanese automatle Room, 10 am. to 7 p.m.
tomatle pistols and $50,000. The
had paid the
was son-uese Kerr yesterday, Chan Coming Events lotter
was threatening, witness $3,500 receiving a
receipt for
ienced to eight months hard pistol and several rounds of am-
mmunition. doclared.
labour and recommended for banishment. The articles were to be handed $3,000, the extra $500 being pay- Club luncheon, Roof
Sub-Inspector Leonard Walter Hempel, res-
Howarth prost 12.45 over at a place near Shum Chun.ments for Mr. Hung as personal Garden, HK, Ifőtel,
Witness sald he reported the expenses only, the second defen-
dunt was arrested. D.M. Opening night of "Pego My matter to the police,
Del Tsung Kwok-leong suld hetaurant manager of No. 30, cuted. Heart" nt European YMCA, On March 30. he receivedl" "a was one of the party of police-in Nathan Road, was discharged at Kowloon West Lounge Theatre, 8.30 third letter, which asked why he
Magistracy yesterday when the Passenger comply with the first two the restaurant did not p.m.
police withdrew second dafendant,
a charge of Annual meetings of Alma Estates/lottors; Li again reported to the Ings between the meet- by Mr. Latimer
He overheard what had occur- rape against him. red between the two.
Twenty-four-year-old Hempel 12.30 At the same time, he instruct-
It is learned authoritatively At their third meeting, acting had been accused of having carmal arreated knowledge of D 23-year-old ed-his-nowphew, Ip Kat, to make on instructions. ho
second defendunt,
married woman without her con--that a decision has been reach St. Thomas More Associated Lec- certain inquiries.
personnel who sent polico Other
in Pikemed to cancel all licences for staircase on a On April 6, acting on his nep-
tricycles ture on "Thereso Neuman-
on April 24. He denied passenger - carrying A Wonder of Our Time" by hew's advice, he parked his car made simultaneous arrests of the Street
within the next six months. Rev. Fr. E. Bourke, SJ, Caat 2 p.m. outside the Mun Shing other defendants at the New Asin the allegation.
When the case came up for
These tricycles were introduced Japanese thoile Club, King's Bldg., 5.30 Building in Portland Street and Hotel gave formal evidence.
Det. Sub-Inspector A. Morrisun hearing yesterday, Del-Inspector into the Colony by the the Lung Chau Ro- staurant, Shanghai Street. There Have expert evidence on the simi-J.M. Forrest asked the Court for occupation authorities during the FRIDAY
War 11.3 normal transportation he mat second defendant and his ilarity of handwriting on thb en- leave to withdraw the case. Second Night of "Pes O My nephew,
facilities gradually broke down, After a short conver-velopes
letters, which ha
With the raplilly growing Heart" at European YMCA Nation, Ip-left them and Li Ngau identified as belonging to the
volume of other forms-of-traffic, West Lounge Theatre, 8.30 then said: "The day before yes- first defendant.
At the meeting of Toe H this the tricycles have long been super- A hunchback chopmaker giving terday I brought some explosives Opening night
"The Un- and arms to the Corps at Shum evidence said that he received evening, Lleut, Eric Verge, F.N.uous as well as a general traffle fortunule Beauty" by Wah chun, where I met Mr. Hung an order for a chop for a. Mr. will ink on "Anglican Church menace, Yan
Dramatic Society, at who asked me whether I knew Hung by one of the defendants Music" and all men interested are. Wah Yan College, 8.30 p.m.
you. I told
him I do and he whom he could not identity. The invited to attend. Official Opening of Chatham, Eng- asked whether you are wealthy, chops on the letters were identi-
lah School, Cocktail Party at replied that you are a building fied as made by the, shop. 3, Chathum- Path, May Road.contractor but I did not know 6 p.m.
whether you are wealthy.
Y's Men's
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SHE KILLED, YOUR TROOPER/ I-GAW-HER SHE'S MADIST MAD/-- BUT YOU CAN'T SHOOT. BACK/ (THREE LITTLE BABIES ARG IN L
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and after witness
enci
complainant
and
Hearing was then adjourned to Friday morning."
PAGAN..DOLLY,STAY IN THE CAR! "LOOKS LIKE ́WE'RE GOING"INTO"
TROUBLE!!
Rape Charge Withdrawn
TOC_H_TALK.
Toe H meet at Talbol House, 60, Macdonnell Road, Hong Kong at 8.30. The meeting nights now on Wednesday,
BUT MY BABY.. GHAWN! HE MAY GET
. HURT.:
Tricycle Ban
There will be no concert by the Y.M.C.A. Music Group next Fri day because of the Dramatic Club's production of "Peg O' My Heart."
BY ALEX RAYMOND
SO THEY HAVE MURDER ON-ME-NOW!—BUT-
THEY'LL NEVER GET ME ALIVE!
Confiseòtion was granted by Mr. Latimer at Kowloon Magis- iracy yesterday on the application of Inspector Baker.
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