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THE CHINA MAIL, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 1940.
Mauritius
Chinese Gets
Gaol Term For Robbery
A sentence of two and half years”, hard labour and nine strokes of the cone was meted out to Chaung San-sang, 17-year-old unemployed, by Mr. Justice Williams (Puisno Judge) at the Criminal Sessions yesterday, when a jury of five man and two woman returned a ver dict of guilty.
Also found guilty of the same trial was a young lad of about 16 years, who together with Cheung was charged with having committed robbery with violence..
Seven Years For Armed
Aru Robbery
Found guilty on charges of armed robbery and causing malicious injury, Yau Kam. alins Lui Sheung, was кеп- tenced to
hard seven years' labour and 10 strokes by Mr. Justice Williams {Puisne Judge) at the Criminal Ses- sions yesterday.
Mr. A. Honton, Crown Coun sel, conducted the case for the prosecution, assisted by Detective Inspector R.F.G. White.
Chung, a husky and stockily- bull youth claiming to be from Mauritius, took the sentence with
set expression. The second ac- enset, baby-feed und delicate looking. begun to sub when the court sentenced him to two years Chrystie-a oid datory and six atroXEN
of the cane.
The second accused's mother, standing nearby, also burst into fears, and was told by Mr. Justice Willlons. That her son would not be sent to prison, but to a re- formatory where he would be inught useful things.
School Chuns
Hard Labour Sentence For Thief
years
According to the Prosecution, the com- Lu Wah-kiu, the accused's the first accused and
was plainant, Tsang Con, who hat A thief who specialised in 18-year-old sister, who
climbing over buck walls and aimilarly charged ingether with tween schoolmates, made an ap hier.
three pointient between themselves on opening rear doors of ground Was Fentenced to
On the October 18 last year. The meet-floor flats was sentenced 10 months' imprisonment.
place on
the two
and six months' charge of armed robbery, how. Ing was to take
evening of October 20. ever, she was found not guilty.
hard labour by Mr. W. A. Tsong was working at the Nam Nathan
Blair-Kerr at Kowloon yester- Kok Bookstore at 670 Road. As arranged, the two met day. Ian that day and went for a meal Accused Join and had second them,
The three then took a bus which brought them to the which Junction of Customs Pass
Road Water Clear
Bay Hond, There they got off. Cheung was allexed to have put his Brins round Tsang's neck and held him, while the second accused, 11 was alleged, slipped behind com- ish-plainant and removed HK$120
from his hip pocket.
The offences were committed near the Chinese frontier on De- cember 6, when Chinese Re- venue Oljees, Young Leung, was attackert und rubbed of his revolver.
Alter Yau Kare had been
Mr.
found guilty by the jury, Hooton said that neeused had been sentenced to three years. hard labour on August 18, 1946 and
hanish- recommended for ment when found guilty on 21 charge of possession of arms and ammunition. You was banished for fe on October 5, 1948,
Li Wati-klu protested 31- nocence und burst inio years when The sentence Wos passed on her.
Three Gold Bars, Coins Ordered Confiscated
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then
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Beating Of Retreat
Policeman Sentenced
At Cricket Ground For Assault
A large crowd at the Hong Kong Cricket Club Ground.. watched the ceremony of Beating the Retreat by the Marina Two units of 24 Band of HMS London, yesterday afternoon. marines each from the two cruisers in port, took part in the ceremony.
System Evidence Would
Prejudice Court
"Surely you must prove the case to my satisfac- tion. At this stage, you cannot call system evidence, because that would prejudice the Court," said Mr. F. X. d'Almada at Contral yesterday when Mr. R. Woodhead, "ASP ́ask- cd permission to bring in system evidence.
The case
was against four men who are alleged to have conspired between August 1-13, 1048, to
HK$20,000 obtain
Lo Ching, aged 27, was slated by Sub-Inspector J. it. Evans to have climbed over a back wall at 25 Kiking Street, ground floor, at 2.30 am, un New Years Day.
Before calling his last witness, Gelting into the back yard, Lo and another inan made a hole in
Mr. Woodhead proposed to call the back door and opened it by
evidence to show system, where drawing
upon Mr. da Silva, counsel for the bolt. They the
all four defendants, Yip Fuk- a radio set, a wristwatch. fraudulently from You Chengchur alias Yip Pik-san, Lee stole a two fountain-pens.
phir of Hwa.
Tong Man-kin and Yip W the first hearing of the case Cholet or the rounds shoes, and 12 pieces of clothing
the pro- that system evidence can only be from Tan Tung and Chau Tung. on September 23 Inst.
occupants of the ground floor.
stated that Yall, the called to rebut. The burglars left by the back sccution Tsung eventually managed to
da Silva Quoting Phipron, Mr. break away. While he was run-yard door, and nothing was beard complainant, ning away, the second accused is about them until 8.30 pm. on the Chinese Army and had been said that in a case where a per-
in the Colony for about one
accused of
receiving alleged to have thrown stones at February 17, when Lo was nr-
n half years working for the stolen property from another, kim, one of which struck hien rusted by Detective-constable 520
evidence that he had in, the pre- Just behind his left ear and in- on Mong Kok Road near Shang Chinese Government.
On August 9 last, man, coding 12 months, received stolen flicted a wound.
named Ma, known as a broker. property from the same man visited him and asked him to was held to be inadmissable. go to the Gloucester Lounge to After evidence. of the arrest
given friends of him to
Was
by Sub-Inspector talk business, as it was known Wong Siu-chung, further hearing that he would be going to was adjourned to April 10. America.
Cheung in his own lefence 1 the withers stand denied having taken any money from complain ant. He stated that after getting off fram the bus, they had a walk followed by an argument and complainant wanted to out
up nght. Tsang was finally pur- sted by him and his companion. Accused semitted throwing some stones Bl Tsang while he was running away.
Crown Counsel, Mr. A. Hooton, Three gold bars, weighing 2.4 tuels, and 9 one-tola coins conducted the prosecution assistedt by Detective Inspector DJ.. with a total weight of six taels, Davies. Both accused were not were ordered by Mr. W. A.togally represented, Blair-Kerr at Kowloon yester day to be confiscated.
The lola coins, explained Re- venue Inspector D. H. Knox, are, in reality, Indian bullion us thes coins are not legal currency in India. They are made of pure gold.
The gold belonged to Lung Tze- Jan, 38-year-old married woman, who arrived by CNAC plane with her three children on February 23. At the airport, she was usk-
searched,
Prisoner Lucky, Judge Says
:
Remarking to the prisoner
hai Street.
At the Mong Kok Police Sta- tion, La was found to be in pos session or a pair of shoes, two
fountain-pens and
Eweater.
Society Member
During Inquiries, it was learn- ed that defendant was a member
than two years.
meat
some
was an oeer In
and
At the Gloucester Lounge the
of the Wo On Lok Society. Onext day. Yuu was introduced to
two men.
they who sak that he admitted being questioned, having been a member of more were managers of the Luen Fut Lung Company. On the follow- Detective Sub-Inspector Funging day. You was taken to 142 Connaught Road Central, first toor. where he met another also discovered that defendant was responsible for a burglary at $76 Reclamation Street, ground three men. floor, ni 2.30: a27, on February 9.
On that occasion, accused also climbed over the buck wall. He
Promise Made
The men
X
son was
Expulsion
No Deterrent
To Youth
proposed to make Expulsion and banishment Yau their agent in America, pro-apparently held no terror, nor mising him 10 per cent of the acted as a deterrent, for a 15- net profit, and arranged to have year-old native of Sun Wui and You meat the financler of the who, at Kowloon yesterday, company, a Mr. George Wang. was brought before a Juvenile Wong was said to be a multi-Court for the eighth time millionaire and to have made since August, 1947.
then removed i pane of glass trom the buck window and, in- serting his hand through the hole, took a pair of trousers pullover belonging to Kong Yan, This erime, sald 61 Evans, was not reported to the police,
The total value of the properly stolen from the two addresses was $109, of whie's only $40 worth
has been recovered.
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The lact, sil Sub-Inspector J.
Convicted on the charge of assaulting and unlawfully.de Laining Sun Yuen on January 13, PC 1821 Leung Kwok-laj, aged 20,attached to Sham- shulpo Police Station, was fin- ed $750, or four months' hard labour, by Mr. W., A. Blak- Kerrat Kowloon yesterday..
On the application of Mr. C. A. Sutherton Buss, the alternative sentence, was made to dute from defendant's arrest on January 1, According to the prosecution, conducted.
by Detectivetendent Sube
Inspeeter A. Leslie,
went into the but of Sun Yucu, at Sai Yoe Street about
on the day in question, pnd" emerged about 10 minutes Inter with Sun handcuffed on the loft wrist.
Bu, who has since disappeared. Was brought a along Sai Xee Street
to Mong Kok Road. About an hour later, Sun returned 20 the hut, alone, will his Jell wrist still handcuffed. ¡the other ring of the handcuffs was dangling down on the chain.
Chorge Denied Defendant, in evidence, denied the charge and sald that he had never been in Sun's but that night. The reason why Crown witnesses testifled against him. and Identifled him at a
parado held on January 14, was that they thought he was responsible for an oplum divan raid at Sun's hut some time ago.
Accused added that he had und Ho personally warned Sun Tak-po, the master of the Mel Sang store at 108 Tung Choj Street, that he would not tolerate oplum smoking in the
opposite his house.
huls
In reply to DSI Leslie, de- fendat said that the reason why he did not report the fact that opjum Ho admitted being un diven keeper was that he did not have suficient evidence.
was n could tell me that he murderer," said accused.
DSÍ
revealed that do- Lestle
"He
fendant joined the police on July 2, 1048, and was commended in March last year for the argest of lorry thief at Shataukok. He was also rewarded In September last for the arrest of an iļølt still operator,
Boy Convicted For Stealing Police Jacket
A seventeen-year-old boy was convicted at Kowloon yes. terday for stealing a pollee officer's jacket at King's Park on January while the owner was engaged in a game of hockey, on the Navy ground.
The case came before Mr. A.D. Scholes in which the prosecution was conducted by Insperior J. Orem. The defendant was Leung Wing.
Inspector Charles
Blackburn testified that he left a great coat and a leather jacket in his car be- fore proceeding with his game.
When he returned to the cur, he found the rear left window removed and his coat and jacket gone
Police enquiries resulted in the arrest of the defendant who had been previously convicted on two charges, lust your.
Fingerprints on the glass win- dow were found by Sub-Inspector A. Morrison, of the CID, and Angerprint expert, to belong to Leung.
Defendant had brought the police to n pawnshop where the leather Jacket was recovered,
The boy was sentenced to two years hard labour and to be de ported for like.
On a second charge of breach of deportation order, the boy was cautioned and discharged.
creat impression on You when he was later introduced, The other men said that Wong had. Evans, was arrested by a.cha- the reputation of being a reckless stable at 7.30 pm on February dess 22 in Pathol Street near Nathan gambler and only the night be-Road, on suspicion of being a re- ed by Female itevenue Olcer 93 that he was very lucky, Mr.
RAW OPIUM
fore had lost HK$400,000 They turned banishec. whether she had anything to de- Justice Reynolds (Additional
suggested to cure him of this clare, and produced nine coins Judge) discharged Lo Chun-
His records showed that he was CONFISCATED bad habit by cheating him out of expelled on August 30, 1947, for and two bars from her dress fuk, 20-year-old rattan work-
Among his possessions when he all his money in gambling and mendeancy. Between January pocket.
14 and Fqbruary 25 lust year, ho Ori being
another er, after he had been acquitted
"good lecture", Wednesday. Hallway Station on
was re-expelled three times by gold bar was found in her hand by a jury of four men and arrived at the Kowloon Canton then returning it to him with
aged 33, had chi bog. One of her two daughters, three women at the Criminal Lam Kow.
Game Arranged the Hong Kong Juvenile Court taels of raw oplum
The game was accordingly ar.
magistrale for being a destitute. Lung Jung-tau, was also searched Sessions yesterday.
On June 17 that year he w and found to have 10 coins in her
On a charge of possessing raw ranged." "You put up HK$20,000; As he thunked the jury. Mr. value purse. The total
of the Reynolds also voiced the opinion oplum, the defendant was fined while the other man subscribed ordered to receive itree strukes
that the verdict did not, however, $2,000 or six months' imprison-Boother HK$30,000.
and to be re-expelled for mendi- "found was $2.520.
ment by Mr D. Scholes at ugree with him.
For the first nine games. You cancy and breach of his expulsion with Kowloon yesterday. Lo had been charged
order. Four months later he was won. At the tenth game, Wong wounding his employer, Chong Revenue Inspector Douglas made a clean sweep of everything on Juvenile Court and once ngain charged before the Kow- Woon-lun, with Intent to cause Knox was in charge of the case and loft with his winnings.
more ordered to be re-expelled.
last In Kowloon, land ordered to atrokes and recon- receive 10 mended to be banished for life. He was deported two days later,
When he was arrested on Feb-
A sentence of three months ruary 22, he told the police, "I plus recommendation for banish- return to Hong Kong to become
ment was imposed on Li Mov, a shooblack."
Yesterday, he was ordered to 23, for selling Indecent publica-
tions on February 22,
22, at Dos receive 10 strokes of the cane and Voeux Road Central by Mr. FX. 10-be detained for a month in the d'Almada yesterday...
section of the prison:
that do- Inspector Bryon said, that fendant had engaged three amall boys lo sell objectionable, books outside the Wing On Company,
Two of the boys wäre,,seling while the third werkod his lookout. Defendant promised to pay them cach two dollarz.
Three-Way Dispute
At Kowloon
bodily harm. The offence was for the Import and Expert Ofee When Yau falled to go back He was back on January 22 alleged to have been committed by which the oplum will be con- his money. he reported to the en October 13 last year at 135, scaled for destruction.
police.
Kiu
Shamshuip Klaing Street, where the complainant is engaged rattan manufacturing businese. According to the prosecution, Lo attacked Chong early in
the
A disorderly conduct case morning with a chopper while before Mr. A. D. Scholes at all were asleep and wounded him Kowloon yesterday, brought in the chin. At his cry of alarm, up a three-way dispute.
which roused the other occupants,
Gang Of Youths Gets Prison For Pilfering
The Police were the complain- the accused was alleged to have The
A
ants
under the direction of Dr. SOLOMON BARD RICHARD LIN (Tenor) STANLEY KING (Violin)
Accompanists: Mrs. Aima Lin Slice and De Solomon Burd. Tickets on Sale at S. Moutric & Co, Ltd, Chator Road and European Y.M.C.A., Kowloon, at $5, $2 and $1.
HONG KONG INTER-SERVICES NOVICES
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ON FRIDAY 25TH FEB., 1949
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$3.50 $2.40
CIVILIAN
$4.70 $3.50
$1.20
$2.20
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Baleros, against J.R.
jumped over the verandah Into Portuguese aged 30, and Tsang the street, where he was eventual- Jor-ming, aged 27, for disorderly ly found unconsious. Beside him conduct on a bus.
were an electric torch and a
The two defendants disputed
as to who first began the incident chopper.
Trang was defended by Mr. P.L. Lam; Baleros conducted his own
.cpan.
The Incident occurred on Feb- rubry 12
when Tsang in bus brushed against Baleros who was. holding a cigarette.
Baieroe said that he instine-
cigaretle burnt his angers.
Charged With Larceny
systematic pilfering of small huts in the Kow- loon City area by a gang of three youths was put to a sudden stop through the vigilance of Police-constable 1794, it was revealed in Mr. W. A. Blair-Kerr's court at Kowloon yos- terday.
juvenile
panting redeportation proceed
itīgs.
FISHING JUNK BLOWS UP
The cause of the sudden ex-
SENTENCED TO THREE MONTHS
EUROPEAN FINED $10
A fishing Jupk'sold to be carry- Bofore the court were Chau of clothing which the accuseding explosives blew up yesterday: Kan-cheong, aged 21, Chau adnitted having stolen from an killing six of its occupants and Chat and
hut somewhere in injuring four persons, us she was Chau Ming-kong, unnumbered
lying alongside the Aberdeen; both aged 18, charged on four Kowloon City the same day.
At the police station they were Praya. counts
of Jarceny between February 20 and 22. The first scarred and a number of pawn tively pushed Tsang away as tho' A small wax doll on a slick and third accused had an ad- tekets relating to clothing were plosion is still undetermined.
found on them..Apostioned, they The dend included the moster's A'European, Johannes Cornelis This resulted in argument and formed the only exhibit when ditional charge of larceny on said that the clothes were stolen wife, feki and four grand- Van Harschot, was fined $10 by from unnumbered huts on Tom children. One of the injured was Mr. A. D. Scholes at Kowloon e fight was the climax. In court Ngal Kwai-chung, aged 17, was February 19.
charged with larceny before Mr. The first two Chaus were sen- Kung Road, So OK Village. Lai a pedestrian who had one of his yesterday, for driving a motor both defendants sought to show
W. &, Blair-Kerr at Kowloon tended to six months hard in Chi Yuen Village, and other places hands blown off. The rest in- cycle without valid licence. that the other struck first.
bour A.D. yesterday.
Defendant was involved in an and recommended for in Kowloon City. The total value clude the 31-year-old master, In summing up M
Chau Sub-Inspector J. H. Evans bald banishment.
Ming-kong
Fat-kee, his son defendants
and accident with a pedestrian
Waterloo Rond on February 22. Scholes at that both deformat that the doll was one of many was also given six months hardas reply to the court, defen-tert-
The bodies of the victims were But it was stated in court Van Babting, and have therefore which formed the stock-in-trade
of a hawker who was gerested by proud ordered to be designts said that they have been
for lite. broken public peace.
working together for the past recovered from the water shortly Hanschot was not in the wrong. In Detective Sub-Inspector D.H. Lew days, and that they operated after the blow up.
Enquiries from the sccident Both defendants were fined $40 PC:701 during a hawkers raid
the
The Junkc morn-
revealed 'however, that defendant Taylor said that at 3.50 each. Inspector J. Orent repre- Nga Tain Wal Road on
gerfowly Ing of February 23,
op occupants were out.
damaged. sented the Police.
possessed a test form only in ad- CAR the
on Chatham Road when he DSI Taylor told the court that.
dition to
30: A Dutch driving licence. A fisherman was hit on the latt Dithe pallco yan, a number saw the three youths approach to one instance, lie theor
including defendant ins from the direction of Kaw-
used o entered
the hut on the Righ by a stray bullet: „al Manj
At a meeting of the Directors Donnell Road, was fined $13 by or boys, Mr. W.C. Hung and Mrs. Tscung rushed to the stall and spate in leon
pretence of looking for a cubjoin. Kun Tau district near the border of the Hong Kong Land Invest-
ment. They
Agency. Company, Tso Lal-ki at Central yesterday, the toys away.
It was discovered later that Limited held yesterday it was for leaving his car No. 1804 un-with the exception et Ngal, who being suspicious of the leather While two of them led away the yesterday.
aulicase boy were carrying, hele girl who was the only op attended at Queen's Bond Central was caught by 1, e dovided to stop and search them ginant the Ume, the third one there was a gun duel between decided to pay a dividend (for near Wellington Street on Docom Defendant was gedgred to re- When the ulicus was opened, lo, the, sultanse containing the the Customs officers and a gang, the year 1949) for 3 a shure, Tree
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