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THE CHINA MAIL, THURSDAY, JULY, 22, 1948.
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A record fine for opium possession in Kowloon was made DEVAN
imposed by Mr. J. Wicks yesterday, when Loun Street,
Ka, 40-year-old coolie, pleaded guilty to pos- session of 15 tacls of raw oplum on July 20. Defendant was fined at the rafe of $120 à tael, or nine months' hard labour in lieu of the $1,800 penalty.
Family
Bullied
Spinster
Because she was all alone and had no one to help her, she was constantly bullied. declared Violet Tong, 27, spinster, when she summon- ed Ho Wai-lin and Li Chung- shi before Mr. J.. Wicks at
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that
Complainant said
some time ago she ent $500 to first defendant's daughter
had
but
Screamed
Maria Rosita Santos, 18, described as a Spaniard, was fined $25 by Mr. W. H Latimer at Kowloon yester- day on the charge of dis-
by
Sub-Inspector J. S. Howarth said that the drug was four by Dot. Sub-Inspector D. S. Roberts on the verandah of the front room occupied by accused at 50 Nan Chang Streat first orderly behaviour. The floor.
counts of obstruction Convicted on the charges of loitering and keeping an opium divan, posses three
obstructing constables sion of five tools of oplum dross,
in and possession
opium execution of their duty wero of nine pipes, Lain Chun, 41, woman, was, dismissed. Bred $850 (or seven months hard labour) by Mr. Wicks yes- terday..
Defendant, said Sub-Inspector Howarth, was arrested by Sub- Inspector Groves at 186 Kilung Street, first door, on July 20,
Heroin Divan
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In Ballhus, Kadena, Jóły: 20.
A heavy movement of army equipment from~ Damp, Phi- Upper Mannar to the "Eseförn ́doubt" for shipment to England was learned to be under, way But a ofoak of allince was
མ་ ་ drawn tightly on the operation today.
It was understood through || rollable sources that 240 flat
'cars were"'inaded with
gun carriages, vehicles, ambulans » or and, command care.
Thirty-five goods cars were reported ready to move out with military supplies such as ularikete and uniforma -
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It was alleged by Mr. L. W. Hempel that when he was going home from Jordan Road at 8 am. yesterday he was accosted, and pestered, by defendant of Nathan
Road.
&
Armed Robbers Sentenced
At the
Criminal Sessions When near
the Chungking yesterday, Chung Hung, Tao Arcade he got annoyed and ask-Tong afid So You
went up
to the
wern un
CRUEL STRICTNESS LED TO CRIME
Incited Crowd To Violence
Over-strictness, rather than laxity, was said to have been the reason for Cheung Wal-idn, 14-year-old schoolboy, committing a crime for which he was sentenced,” bt the Criminal Sessions yesterday, to receive' aight, strökes of the cone,
Accused, Who Was tried be-know how to axorcise proper ren- fore Mr. Justice Reynolds frol over him,
The school record of accused (Acting Pulsno Judge). was Charged on two counts of obcharged with having uttered a was also, produrod.. It shaved structing a police officer and coin. letter in the name of the that he attanded school regularly mon arrault, Li Chung, agod 20. Tang Yee Tong Society de-and that his, maria for study was Aned $iro or six weeks and manding $200 from Leung ist he was font of playing about, were good. It was niso recorded bound over for 12 months by Mr. Chung, with menaces and with but with no demerit.. Hin-shing Lo at Central yester-out any reasonable or probable Mr. Blair-Ker drew attention to the depositions, which would Mr. W.A. Blair-Kerr, Assis-serve to throw light on accused's
accused
on
day,
It was alleged by the prosecu cause. tion conducted by Inspector J. Hill that defendant on July 16 tant Crown Solislior, assisted by behaviour at the time of his ar obstructed
Det. Inspector W.G. Morris, con- rest. It would be seen that Urban Council ducted the case for the prosecuthrew a parcel out of the window coolle in the seizure of vegetables of unlicensed hawkers at the San Mr. A.J. Clifford, instructed by having received euch parcel. He
tion Kwong Road market and also in Mr. C. A. S. Rúss, represented the had also made false accusations and denied all knowledge of cited the crowd present to strike the complainant.
not yet been repnii. The daugh possession van at 58 Woo-in a Police van, accompanied by Feb; 10, and another armed robby. thu magistrate, who enid that
let had since left for Singapore. She was sub-tenant of first defendant, said Miss Tong, and was ordered to leave when and asked He for the return of the money borrowed from her.
When she refused to leave Ho and her daughter-in-law, the second defentiant, assaulted on several occasions. On
when
accused?
Mr. Clifford said that if the
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to
against an innocent street nieeper. Complainant was injured by Severely. Treated X-Ray Examination stones thrown by the crowd and had to be treated at the hospital. Police had looked deeply into the the practice of the Crown
Me Blair-Kerr said it was not The prosecution had concluded case,, the boy would never have check up the Birth Register In Remanded from last Wednes-ed her to go to the Police Sta-animously found guilty by and yesterday was taken up by 14 years and some months old, examined by X-ray and the re-
its case at the previous hearing been put in prison. He was only this day, Lau kau was yesterday sen- tion. She refused, and witness. fury on a charge of possession defendant's witness Ng Pulaum, and it was only in very
this case, the accused. WHE tenced by Mr. W. H. Latimer to after asking FC 1139 to take her of farms and ammunition: two years' --hard fabour on the 10
to the station,
excepport submitted stated that it was women who wis at the scene tional cases that a person of 14 impossible to say whether or not. Chung Hung, who had provious of the incident on the day in ques years was imprisoned. charges of keeping a heroin divan, Taimisataul Charge Room and ly pleaded guilty to having taken tion, possession of 153 heroin pills, and reported the mailer.
the was under or over 18 years, part in an armed robbery, at 184
Far from kix heroin piges
Before the court rose, the wit- He was sent back to the scene Portland Street, ground floor, on ness for the defence was rebuked
xity being
the but that he was about 10 years. the crime was committed Reference Defendant's
through over-strictness. The Me Bibir-Kerr to the prevalence was then made by Bung Stroot, second floor, was another constable. After "quito bary on board Un Long Bus No. she should have been charged to raided on July 18. Besides the a bit of trouble" accused
Hong Kong faintly andery old of this type of "crime in the was 0508 near No. 6 Milestone ogether with "defendanta
!Kongsfarally an he Colony over the past As her keeper, five smokers wero also finally brought to the station. March 6, was sentenced by Mr.jevidence seemed to
was the only
two years.. only ach, he had been He said that, if the accused was ***
PC. 1130 arrested. They were fined $38
Wu Xam sald that Justice. Reynolds (Acting Puline coached.
∙have basm
treated with the cach, with the exception of an
greatest he caught hold of
over-lightly dealt with; there was de Judge), to 10 years.
its hard labour
*adverity. His father how a danger that bad character's who absentee who had his bail of $50 fendant to bring her to the sin- and 12 strokes of the cane,
realised that he was too strlet commit this type of crime would estreated, last week, sald Inspection she sat down on the
the ground
Tap Tong, who had also pre-|
with the boy, who was never in future make use of small boys. and started to shout and scream. tor J. Orem,
viously pleaded guilty to having
allowed any freedom and was to deliver threatening Also seized her
on the premises
Defendant stated that she was taken part in the armed robbery
letters .90s... beaten. the slightest in- opium pipe and eight employed as a waitress at June Were DIE
Remarking that it would be a the at Portland Street, was given nine
fringement.
In fact, the boy pity to send such a young boy, to Cocktall Bar mind was on her years” hàrd labour and 10 strokes
who was never allowed to go gaol, Mr. Justice way home in a rickshaw when of the cane.
sut except in company and who passing sentence of eight strokes Reynolds, in she was accosted by complainant The third accused, So-You,
had no pleasures of his own, of the cane, said he, was taking who scolded her. She shouted, who had a previous conviction
was treated with back at him and, was told by and who had pleaded guilly to
crust
strlet-into consideration the plea put constable that she was making breach of a deportation order, was day passers-by noticed smoke,
forward by Mr. Clifford and the It was suggested by Mr. Clifford evidence of the bay's father, too much noise.
sentenced to four years hunt coming from No. 518 The Peak that as the boy's family, now well as what had been sald by She got off her rickshaw and
Tabour
and 12 strokes of - the and after calling the Fire Brigate realised what was wrong with Mr. Blair-Kerr, Mr. Justice Rey- went in and galsted In putting their control, it would be best for noids also said that the Pison out the fire with buckets of water. him to be returned to them and Authorities were authorised to
The premises are occupied by be in the influence Mr. and Mrs. R. Ross-Anderssen; family. As the boy had been im-sentence was carried out,
of a good Heep accused the custody until the who were out at the time of the prisoned by mistake, Mr. Clifford outbreak.
further suggested that the Court The Are broke out in the drying should sentence him to receive a room and the servants in the rear eating and then allow him to not aware of what had return home. The only effect of happened until the arrival of the eeriding him to prison would be Europeans.
to turn him inte a criminal.
Old Family
14 they lore her dress and hit la ap her, She reported to the Sham- shuipo Pollee Station
ndvised
women.
and was
to summon the two
that
$2 Jacket Downfall
First defendant claimed she was assaulted by complainant on May 15. She was not, she at $2, BAid, the
principal tenant but
Miss Tong adigitted that living at 300 Sal Young Chol Street, third floor, as one of the
sub-tenants.
was
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A black cotton jacket, valued told the constable. "I am sorry cane.
was the cause of Lot am drunk "* One of the con-Mr. W, A. Blair-Kerr Assistant Chuen being sentenced to nine stables then gat hold of her Crown Solicitor, conducted, the months' hard labour and re-wrist while the other struck her case for the prosecution; assisted
by Dot. Inspector A. Leslie, commended for banishment.
When Lo was charged before He was bound over in the sum day with larceny of the jacket, Mr. J. Wicks at Kowloon yester- ot $50 for Bix months. Hor daughter-in-law was bonded in that defendant
Sub-Inspector J.S. Howarth sald the sum of $200 for
put his hand the same through the open window of a period,
the magistrate stating hut and took the jacket hanging that she had no reason to join in on-the-wall near the window. The assault.
The owner rained the alarm
After the Court's decision had and two constables on duty near-
twice on the face.
Caught Stealing Electricity
Passers-by
Help Put
Out Fire
Shortly after 7,00 p.m. yester
were
The damaged caused was how- aver-very-slight
been announced, complainant said by chased defendent and arrested. "That is compounding a felony, and I hope the Czechs Sign
that the "old woman"
and her him at Prince Edward Road. chlidren bullied her because they Accused had. a previous con-
for housebreaking larceny in 1945.
knew she was all alone and had vlection no one to help her.
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"practice will stop, soid Mt. J. Wicks of Kow Toon yesterday in the case in which Fung Yuen- hing, 40-year-old barber, was charged with larceny of glactricity.
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Pact With
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A copy of the boy's Birth certi cate, which recorded the fact that he was born in October 1833, was
School Fees Based On Rice Price
Canton, July 21, The Association of Private Froduced. At the time the crime Colleges and Universities-hassa was committed, he was only 14 decided that next term'a school-11 yetra and eight months old and fees shall be based on the price. were it eight months eariler, he of rice. would never have been brought
he was caught stealing elect-wait lamps attached to the flox. signed a 20 year treaty bf' Iriend. ¡ ng Kan-tak, the boy's Thus university...? students, next
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the Court, ald Mr. Clif-amount of
Calculation will be based on the rice which can be hought with last term's school foe. J. S. Howarth, defendant, af'er blowers, a deik fan and five 60- Czechoslovakia and Rumanin
said that he was a Atter term will pay the equivalent of owned several motor boats. picula of rice, while college stud- ricity from the mains of the Chins Light asked defendant to today, it was announced here.
The deputy menager of the ship and mutual aid in Bucharest He had been in the Colony for onts will pay seven picule, santor China Light and Power Co. pay $500 for the estimated con
Both countries promise military
more than 30 years. He belonged middle school students six, and Ltd., was given a chance by bumption in three instalments of and other aid in the event of any to a Chinese family of the old fumier middio sefrost students ave the Company to pay the cost $100, $150 and $250. The first renewed Urman aggression, or
type
and originally had four sons picul of first-grade rice. of the alleged amount.con-payment was to be made on aggression from any country alliad and three daughters. The accused in the previous tenn, school sumed.
July 16.
with Germany. Both undertook was the
only surviving child, toes paid by the students: wero He falled to do so three days Could Not Borrow
not to sign afty agreement direct strict with accused, is he was the ent1,35,600,000 for college stud- Cheung admitted having been CN80,400,000 for university stud- after the agreed date of July, 16
ed agailist the other, and was arrested, and charged.
When Mr. d'Almeldà called at defendant's shop on the morning close economic
The teaty also provided for only son Ga Saturday afternoons ents. $4,800,000; for senior middle The magistrate told the pro- of July 10. he was told by accused operation between Czechoslovakia accompany an employee to collect At that time, 4 million could, buy, and cultural co- he made the boy do accounting school students, and $4,000,000 secuting officer, that was com- that he (Eung) was just going and Bumants,
work and on Sundays made him for Junior middle school students. pounding a falotty. When .SI Howarth said that the Company from friends. He did not return to be signed within the Balkan had never been in any Trout le not yet approved the Association': out, to try and raise the money Today's was the 21st such treaty Choung, who said that accused
debts duc.
Ove micul of first-grade rico ¿was ́ Just 'giving the accused
until 11.45 am. when he told bloc of countries and almost com before, added that if his son were decision and is expected to hold The Bureau of Education has Chan Kum-him, the man left by pletes Czechoslovakia's pattern of
[chanes, AS thero. ard .quite a
number of these cases, Mr. Wicks expressed the hope that the practice would stop..
M. d'Almeida to wait for Fung's agreements with her nearest returned to him, he would now a meeting with other authorities return, that he could not borrow neighbours-Reuter.
Stole From His Uncle Chau Wing-cheonger
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Ho, was then taken Two Wirez
into custody by the Police.
Defendant, giving evidence, According to the evidence, Mr.sold that he was only the foki d'Almeida of the China Light and not the master of the shop. went to the Yuon Hing barber He denied all knowledge of the shop at 716 Shanghai Street, theft and clakned that a Chan ground floor, on the afternoon of fuk, who rented the shop from
Canton, July 20, July 14 to inspect the meter. He him at $120 per month,
Swalow, is expected to be turn was was sentenced to four months found two wires from the shop's responsible for all electric bills. Imprisonment, by Mr. F. X. Lau Hot' alias Lau Yun-hol and the next three years, according to on the appeal by ed into a modern harbour within electrical installations leading to Chan Fuk said accused, abscond-d'Almada at Central yesterday for Cheuk-irut drainst their con- preliminary construction plans the main wires out in the street,ed when the theft was discovered. stealing a clock and an electricviction for the murder of Mr. drafted by the Pearl River Bur- ·
One end of the wires was The electrio supply to the pre- fan-from-his-wiele de la To pushed into the Company's cables mises, was cut off by the Com
Lytton Bevis Wood on February eau..... Chin Ming-chun, the uncle, 11 will be delivered at 9.30 am. the main's side pany, sala defendant, and when told the Court that he had helped ENA and contact on
The plans call for an expendi of the meter, with rosult that he asked to be re-connected he ed defendant on several occasions
ture ofU620,000,000; and the any apparatus ured on the addi-was told that he had to pay $300, with money to return to Shanghai cd by a rift Court, comprising mitted to the American China The judgment will be deliver-Bureau's scheme has been sub- tional wires would' uas electricity, He was convicted and food but he had spent it.. He had also Mr. Justice Gould (Acting Chlor Ald Committee and to the Minh not passing through the meter.: $750 or six months' hard labour stolen from in on reveral occas Justice), and Mr. Justice Reynolds try of Water Conservancy-Reu-
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