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Returned Banishees Sentenced
Six returned banishees were sentenced at the Criminal Ses- sions yesterday by Mr. Justice Gould, the Puiane Judge.
So Sin, life banishee, with six previous convictions since 1948, said he came to take his mother back to the country,
-year
larceny.
with
,
The wiring of the Royal Hong Kong Yacht Club in June or July last year was done by Govorn- ment workmen during regular working hours and using Government materials, under the instructions of Mr. Spary, Hò Țing, foromon of the Wanchai Workshop, testified before Me J. Wicks at Kowloon yesterday. Ho Ting, who gave evidence on, October 22, was
Information
• Will the
Wo
Europeans.
J
who found the body of Chiniseman, in the nulla near Boundary Birent at 10.40 p.m. on November 14, please com. municate with Sub-Inspecter CID, Roberta Shamshulpo Telephone 80763.
Cautioned
recalled after H. W. Forsyth, engineer of the For Evading
gineers, on
12
counts
Istand,
"I arranged
Bus Fare
Port Works Office and member of the House Committee of the RHKYC, had detailed the conversations between Spary and himself prior
Kan Hang-chi, aged 30, at- to the re-wiring of the club house.
tached to the Social Welfare Another witness at the thinghy be made available for the Office, came before Mr. F. X. d'Almada at Central yesterday The same excuse was given by day's hearing of the Commit-workmen crossing over to the
charged with impersonating a Chan Viu alias Lei Kwon, alias tai proceedings, against Kwok
that Mr. Spary police officer and attempting to alias Kwong, foreman, and Austin Tse Kau alias Tre Kwan
evade bus fare. Wong Hing-kee, who was describ- Spary and Arthur Frederick should have the men who were
Defendant, through his counsel ed by Crown Coumel as a bad May. Grade I electrical ento do the work to meet me on the Mr. A. S. C. Comber, pleaded not tharecter with 10 previous Con-
of island. Within a few days, met guilty to both charges.
Inspector Percy. Lowe, snid, le- victions, and who was now serving fraudulent conversion of Gov-Mr. Spary who had with him.
think, two Chinese. When ww term at Stanley for ***
Fendunt was alleged, when asked ernment materials, conspiracy got to the club, I indlested the He said he come to Hong Kong and falsification of documents; rooms to be wired, the existing by the conductor for his fare, to to take his family, including was H. F. Shields, dentist of wiring, that was there, and what have nodded and replied that he
buck to the Gloucester Building.
thought might be needed to be was a police officer.
Shortly after an Inspector of newly born child, Colantry.
Shields said that after the in-completed.
the Bus Company boarded the bus apprehandied but wos
tallation
celling fan und
When we had looked at the and a report was made is him Lefore he could leave.
Chan Fung ullah Choy Cheung, two fluorescent, lumps in his of work together, I used Mr Spary by the conductor that defendant four provious convictions, net, Spary called for the money whether it was a big job, and had not paid his fary and claimed uit he lust no excuse to give for and was paid $250 in caal. No whether it would cost very much to be a police officer.
turning to the Colony.
Defendant was then asked to go arceipt was given at that time. Mr. Spary replied that the labour, Wong Kwong and when he telephoned two or involved was not much, but that to a police station. Lee Chai stins
juni | adiŭitionat, wiring would be re-
Mr. L. R. Burch and Mr. Li allus Wong Ming altus Chan Numi, three times to Spary "br
previous convictions apologised and said that he had quired, together with additional Chili-hong, both attached to the it and that he attings, and that the total cost of Social Welfare Office, testified to zine 1945, sull he merely parsed forgotten about
the work would not be very | defendant's good conduct and both through on his way to see his sick will send it."
The 100th witness in the pro-much,"
agreed with defence counsel thai Tather in Swatow.
Witness Enid that he did not Chad Ying allas Chan Hingceedings was called shortly after alias Chan Tang said he heard his noon when Miss Funnie Wong, see the job being done, but visile they were surprised to hear of the
ce that elgb just before he went charges preferred against him.
The magistrate held that there and secretary and receptionist to Mr. mother in Swabue was ill.
was insufficient evidence in re he came to Hong Kong to take Shirkis, tited to having hand on leave at the end of June.
who employer lanci ed $260 to her
gard llo the first charge, but on the bout as there was
the second charge registered a transpori from Canton to Swabue. gave it to the samo European th few days
caution. Four years' hard labour was an man who called bused on each of the, accused. In earlier, about ixing the fun and the case of Chun Yiu the sentence lamps,
S. H. Asha, sub-accountant of office, in the course of duty, and was to run consecutively with the! terin he was at present serving. the Hong Kong & Shanghai Bunk- it occurred to him to ask iur 3
Leung Kwok-man was arranding Corporation, said that the statement of the work 14 to 10.30 a.ra, this morning for cheque drawn by the Royal Hong ntence for the police to check Kong Yacht Club for $1,592.72 i on his story that he come back favour of Cheong Hing was sub
sequently credited to the account, his the funeral of
of John D. Hutchison & Co.
with ve
Key Money Case Hearing Continues
The
Noor.
to Suen
Paid $1,592
did
lo lime
Itomised Account
Towards the end of June, he to call at pary'ę' had occasion
done so
that he could endorse it before he went on leave. Spary made out an itemised account, and witness endorsed it,
of
endorsement,
At the time
Cheong Hing's bill attached to L
Able Seamen, Foki In Free For All
Be
Dates For Civil Case
Hearings To Made Every Month
Fixing of dates for the hearing of civil cases in original jurisdiction will henceforth be made each month on the afternoon of the day on which the Criminal Session opens.
The reason for this procedure, which was introduc- ed for the first time in Hong Kong yesterday, is, to aim at greater efficiency, and to ensure that the time of the judges may be fully taken
up.
The Chief Justice, Sir Lestic the Additional Gibson, and Judge, Mr. Justice Reynolds, presided, at the first date fix ing yesterday afternoon, when
and represent six barristers tives af nearly every legal, firm ir. the Colpay were present
Explaining; ibe now, procedure the Chint: Justler, sald a mome with full gaplanations bad, buen sent to the line. Association and the Law Society.
He said that experience might. show the need for sonic, modifies; lons to these provisions.... He thought that the new procedure was desirable and there should be no diflculty in corrying it out.
and ho
Its abject, was to secure. the maximum of aficionay, felt that given some measure of co-operation, the systern would work successfully.
The text of the mema tetting
out the new procaduro rends:
"There is at present a very considerable volume of civil work
Hearing In Appeal Case Resumes
The hearing of the appeal of Chan King-luen against, the Tenancy Tribunal, decision of was resumed before Mr. Jus- tite Beynolds yesterday.
The oppqal was against the rental of HK$150 a month fixed by the Tribenal for No. 5, 1- kow Road, Brd door upon the, ap- plication of the touant, Leo Green. The previous rent was HK$930 # month.
were
The grounds of Appeal that respondent was no longer the tenant of the premises, os he had lefe Hong Kong in October 1947 with no intention of returning: and never gave his consent, to the that uppattant
hud
no knowledge,
transfer of the premises to TER brother David Green; pondent's
ሰከ
in the original jurisdiction of the and that the Tribunal was wrong Supreme Court. His Hoapur the in deciding upon the evidence that Chief Justice is of opinion that, David Green was entitled to re- the only safe course is to assume present Les Green. that the volume will not diminish Mr. B.A. Bernacchi,, instructed in the future and may possibly by Mr. A.S.K. Lau, represented the appellant; ond Mr. Marcus cin
The contention of the respon- exceptionally heavy at present
such delays as pecur ara deal was that appellant's soliciters
the had signed a draft agreement gm-. at the request, ht
existing of a lease of the premises considers that the machinery for fixing dates of trial appellant claimed to be valld as
It was not ratified by him. is not satisfactory aid that more
Further bearing, was witjourned effective machinery is required.
to December 8. Present Procedure
the arrears of work, ara Silva represented respondent.
not and
For Alles themselves, fils Honour playing the terms and consultim
said witnes, he did not see A scuffle between two able
if the bill had been there, he seamen and a fold of a motor acwould have endorsed the bill-In-boat company resulted in all
three being brought before Mr. {*** & stead of the statement.
After Misa Fannio Wong had [E. X, d'Almada at, Central yes- testifled to Bundling $200 to Mr.ferday and charged with dis-
for the European who orderly, conduct.
Qu the first, charge of disorder- ly conduct, all defendants were
but cautioried,
third defendant was fined $25 for
asapult. Inspector H. Moran, proseculed.”
Big Amount Of Gold Imported
cou concerned.
This
Long Terms Given To
Two Robbers
Gould,
were The accused
was armed
h
ware
afternoon
of the day onen suised, and most of the stolen
rive was recovered. which pleas are taken has been
A sum of HK$695, proceeds of selected as the most suitable car sale, of some of the rice, was or for, that monthly fixing of data dered by the Court because
the Judges with then, the victims.
in
a position to know what days
to be returned
६
to attend mother.
Eighteen-year-old
Mun, Lo
Chr- allas Chun Sang allus Chun hing received two years hard
5. S. Gordon, chartered labour. He was sentenced for lar- |
ey from the person in Novem-countant of Lowe, Bingham
1947 and was banished for 10 Matthews, said that during the
"The present procedure is for handled yburs. Mr. Justice Gould said he last year his firm
the dates to be fixed by negotia- look into consideration Lon youth accounts-of the RHYC, and that Shields
he culled at the office, Ho. Ting, foro, Defendants in the case were jon between the solicitors con- and the fact that hip record was on the 11th of that month
Workshop. A/B Hogg, A/B Hilton and Kwok cerned and the Judges' Clarks. signed a cheque for $1,302,72 in man of the Wanchal
with Spory not as bad as the others.
to Ping-wah. First defendant with Faith he went on account settlement of
way The system is haphazard in the Cheone Hing, for electrical work RHYC and examined the wiring additionally charged with assault- sense that dates are fixed for in-
theru. He thon' done at the club house
sent Tang Tin Ing Kwok while the party was individual cases largely without re- to estimato the the charge room of Centrul Police farence to the trial paper is a Donald Black, Chairman and and Lai Fu
whote or to the need for ensuring Hon. Tren urer of the Hong Kong amount of wire required in the Station,
Robbery on a junk near Un Football Club,
that the job.
Police Constable that all dates which stated
According to
the Judges Long carly last month, who On receipt of the men'a report, 1030 who was on duty in Petider have available are reasonably all- 35 sacks of rice were removed fans in the club house might have inerti installed without his know old witness, he gave a written Street at 3 a.m. yesterday, he was ed. Often dates are taken a con-
was recalled by the robbers, are statement of materials required attracted to a commotion at the siderable time ahead, but of the at the Crimirial Sessions yes- ing about it, as cheques
About 10 days later Blake Pier,
inst minute the case is settled or signed by a chartered accountant 10 Spary,
terday. and the books are kept by a clerk Spacy told him that he could
proceed with the work, where two, sailors and a Chinesa all ment, with a view, to settlement Chong Mun, who admitted
Approaching the scene he found a request is made for an adjouro-
The two robbers, Chan Kau and the in his firm,
wasted. Winess explained that all bilson he asked Spary from where mixed up in a free for all..
And the rates taken are Blue Fool Road key
the materials were to be obtained.
He managed to pacify them and "Hi Hojour "has accordingly offence, were each sentenced to monthly money case hearing was con- ure produced at the
Spary told him to get the main escorted them to. Central Police decided that in future the Judges seven years' hard labour and six tinued yesterday at Central acetings of the committee,, and
that when they are passed he cables from the second, finor stores before Mr. Hin-shing Lo.
charged with disorderly conduct. the fixing, of casca, in accordance } The summons drose in respect hands them over to his firm which of the Wanchal Workshop and Station where they were all will hold a sitting each month for strokes of the cane by Mr. Justice
the other wires from Kowloon.
While all the defendants were with the following procedure..
hmong of key money said to have been act as trearurers of the Club.
He could find no entry in the Ing wires on Was of Bent being questioned, first defendant, "At 2.30 p.m. On the day no purty of three men, one of whom
at Wanchal by pait by Tin Wah-hao
with a pistol, who` Ho for no reason whatsoever, gave which
pleas are taken a at the Soong-long and which involved unn's books regarding the Pur- Sung, assistent to. Kwok Kwong, third-defendant-a-blow in the criminal Sessions each month robbed the junk which was bring- two payments of IK$1,000 and chase of the two
fast said witness, adding that he took face, which led to the additional commencing with November 18, ing rice from Chinese territory. equipment for the wire to the RHYC for the charge preferred against him... HK$24,000 For the surrender of other electrical
Following a report made to the 1948, the Judges will sit together collec. a watch was kept, and the ground club, said witness,
lob. No. 32 Blue Pool, Rond
When he met. Spary at either
to fix doter For the haaring of Witness added that he allocated
some of the rice next morning In the telal paper cases
In the Instructed by Mt. G.S. Word, the Sports Club or the Kowloon Tang Tin, Lai Fu, Ho Hel, Chan
was found in a shop at Tsun Wan. Shu, Tang Kal
presence of the solicitors and/or two heats at Teun Wan Nam, Kwok Mr. Percy Chen prosecuted while Bowling Green Club one evening
possibly, another Mr. A. Cillord instructed by between June and August last
men, to the job which look up- Mr. Alfred Y. Hon was for the year, said H. F. Shields, he ask-heung, und,
including ed him whether he (Spary) could proximately: 10 days, defence.
some electrial ong Bunday Continuing his evidence in assist him with
work, by introducing a good elec-
The men were on the job Wan-ligo said that he paid defen- !rician..
Spay said that he very day during that iperiost as dant HK$0,000 on January 2, 1948
could, and
Spory said that he wanted. £ and the balance was to be paid by
after the conversor completed as segu as possible, two instalments. Defendant want-
Spary called at his office and Spary..did not tell him that the ed the money to be paid or to asred what exactly was wanted men were only to work on week- Tsang Shen-ming. Tsang will in
dong. Alver being shown by ends, turn hand the money over to de-
Four or five days after the fendant. Complainant then sent a witness, Spary said he understood choque to Tseng. After that com- would arrange for some one work started, witness took 100 yards of power cable from the plainant through his solicitor seek to do the work.
Later, workmen arrived and recond floor of the Workshop for the return of the cheque
Installed two which has already been debited and a calling fan, pary called needed. The main cables were
The second Into his account.
were BOMO of the other, cheque was paid on January 14 again after the work was.com-old. The amount was HK$24.600. An-pleted, and asked whether materials, but the majority of the
deducted satisfactory. He asked for pays equipment used was now. other HK$2.400 from defendant as no rent was ment for the contractor and was 'paid $250 in cash. Witness Laid paid during 1947.
nine bracelets, two gold watchment is that, if the judgas on my
Five years hard labour and The cheques were produced in be asked Spary for the receipt. two or
chains, two rolls of gold wire and particular Axing, day only filled court which shown that defendant three times about the same thing
two gold figures, the total value up their datée unill: the naxt six strokes of the cone was the
which was
Bxing day they would and sentence passed on Leung Tak- approximately difficult, when the next axing day ping for robbery with violence, for me and the other workmen "Ho Just Apologised"
The gold articles were concentrarrived, to fill up sny dales for the by, Mr. Justice Gould yester- as tas-money, saying, "This is tea- "When I beleplumed him he money for you and the other Jn the corset and shoes of the next succeeding fortnight because day
of the short notice which would Leung, who admitted, the of- just apologised and said that he workmen for work done in the woman.
W. H. Latimer ontered the be involved her but the judges ber Bnger ring at 10-15 pm on fence, robbed a young woman of had forgotten it and that would Yacht Club","
"On the eth During the time the men were gold to be confiscated. send it sold witpea wheiden- When they were separated cour fled Ho Ting as one of the men engaged on the Yacht Club gold on her when searched at the required for original work her to the ground and took the Kam Wan had four eld of will now, an the entier September 24 as she was walking
not know
day, oictly what dates along Castle Road. He knocited plainant signed a document nt who had been in his office, some their name were entered. In the flm shown
will Lo Chungking giving his wife the time or the other.
Dally: Labour Distribution Book same place that same day.......
Her gold was also confisented during the fortnight following the ring of her anger, re-na, being on a Government Job.
Bevenue Inspector D. H. Knox next fixing day and the furthest Raymond, Chung, who happen
they can go, will be to assume that led to pass by in his car, caine to structions, of Spary, and witness prosecuted.
one of the 1 to say that he Wiiess work on
Portuguesi avaliable for civik: during his driver, and two installed three ceiling fans of the
Wong Sum, aged 63, Leung Ki
Eamed "Roza gentiónion
and Hong Kong Football Club, on the queung Cb,ged SD, and, that fortnight
>Kwon aged 42, -were *Subject to paragraph 0, the Botelho also joined in the chase,
with the that cases will be called in the Focovered. The hearing was adjourned to pary naked me the nature of the Workshop and formed part of a
After sentence was passed Mr. December 11.
work. I described approximately those which had been taken back prisession of 337. Po Pul, Ickets, order, on the trial papen and, will
First and the type of worit required. Mr. from the Fire Brigade Bulkding
second defendant by alfolled dales pa, the principle Justice Gould complimented the Scary said, that he could: arrange Another of these fans was in pleaded, and were fired HK$10p that the fab case on the fist gets, four men who apprehended the acctised, for their courage and avaliable and 50 for the wore to be done for detailed in the office at Mr. and HK$100, and third, defendant the first dates, aval
public spiredness Mr. Spar mild, thing thức work Shipids,
who pleaded not guilty was dis-on,
The prosecution was conducted commack and W. Blair Kerr, Assistant involved was not much ends.but Miss Yung Lan-sule of John charged
In this connection come solicitors will be expected in give his fellows, could do it during Hutchison, a Co., and Kwok, Hing
Crown Coudsal, Lering was not their Suprning;
work pro week-cuds. Austurk as I realised chit, bruthor of Kwok, yong,
legally ferente over finle ordinale, courts, Dates, Will, not be Enlisted, outside the period so- vided for in paragraph: 7.1. Ches
„have been allotted, adjour
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Cross examined by Mr. Clifford witness said that he was seperated)| from his first wife and murried. again on December 2, 1940. had four children by his first wife.
He
are reserved for criminal work The prosecution was conducted by Mr. W.A..Bialr Kerr, Assle- und therefore what lave nt (ant Crown Counsel. available for civil work.
The object of the Jedges will Both, accused were not legally
represented Le to all up all dates which any At the Kal Tak Airport on of them have available for civil þe Wednesday afternoon, a Chinese werk up to the next. Oxing day couple arriving on a CNAC sud to bp any available dates for civil work before one judge
fluorescent lamp He also took the other materials pláne were so husband" chi för a fortnight thereafter.
and then phoned him
ז.
custody of the four children. An naked Spary it he could other clause, was also, mentioned commend to me 3 à fam. of
Paid Toa-Money "About two months after the work was completed, said wit on pary gave me $200
to the elfest that when the house tractors who could do the wuk/He made, the entry on the in-
is sold complainant was to give said: HW Forsyth, referring to the re-wiring of the Royal Hong bla first wife US$10,000...
The house was eventually sold Kong Yacht Club. I asked him
Found on
the
Yee-hung were 36 gold colos and en the wife Luk Kwan-hing, 43 gold sovereigns, two Japanese $10 kold, plares, jone US$10 gold plece.
HK$10,375..
Rodson Cavark
The repson for this, arrangi
Five-Year Sentence
For Robbery
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EEP WRCkirk ba | the: assistance of the woman with
for HK$279,000, of which come in his office we ended instructiona, of Spory. These fans Mens Jora Mr. Higahing• Lʊ provedure on fixing days will be and caught Leung. The ring was pininant paid: his wife U6$10,000₫ Contluning, witness said. "Mr.] were, obtgined, from, the Wanchal cheetal yesterday
PUBLIC CAR DRIVER FINED
For driving a public car with
out due care and caution. Au Pale:Įbas- the works, war for be done by testified to having cartiothe in driver of car No. 4974, was Government workmen I saked cheque for $150.72, and cor yesterday fined $40 and onder him where the materinis were to ratwrallye, evidence on the work ed to page compensation of HKcome from,
dons at the RHYG, I
CORFC, and $200. by Mr. T. . Chau sitting of Men Spany anish that he could Mr. Shields, office, were given by the Justice of Peace Court at get the materials from Wangbal the workman concerned. Central
Nu kind, that, he could get it cheaper Truser::evalence will be fakep Inspector Baul sold defendant here I could prepare today at 7. G car bumped into a rickeha, hepatipulates it wordt. Almada Remedie Blake Pier and as a result of thin lele by, Government, imate, adbull-fis detending -Kwok uceldank the rickshawishi te "dond on arvanitas allergsons. Mike Dration Anstrțicles bar puller: and passenger.. Mr. Hud).For Budaya,5|i merusakk for kenna, 22733 Gruiths) 期 Duxon, were thrown into, the bare pore te then clue geesprudlegend Mazd bour. Mr. Duxon suffered dam-j? (Wilnika fancy resplatters (thes the chow. A aga to his cult of clothing and club was one Sax CalandrandeShai A Hooter personal belongings valued at water transport was necessary, altid, by. HK$500,
Consequently, he arranged that a Johnston.
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