Police questioned on alleged bargain in counterfeit case
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| Suggestions of the existence of a certain bargain made by police officers and the first accused during investigations into the seizure of U.S.$361,950 în counterfeit currency, were made yesterday at the Criminal Sessions. Cross-examined by the defence, a police Inter- preter denied hearing of the bargain purport- ing to be that if the prisoner confessed, a cer- tain quantity of gold found in his house would not be confiscated and his wife would not be arrested.
The trial of the three Chin- ese charges with possession of allogether 6,334 forged bank- ciety Annual Dinner, Bp.m. notes was marked yesterday Women's Beelion, European by intensive questioning of YMCA, Whist Drive, 10 police witnessca by the de-
(1,17),
tence,
Cross-examined by Mr. Chen
on the events at Kai Tak, wit- mens said he could not remem- ber vory well what happened | there. Yu also expressad his forgetfulness as to what was sald at the police station Inter
on.
Services Spotlight, European Police officers concerned in the
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case--particularly Detective Sor He agreed, however, that 16 HK Lawn Tennis Association,
geant Major Iu Mook-denied seemed no questions were asked annual meetler, HK-Cricket insistent suggestions that they had of the prisoners at the station. Club, 5.15 p.m.
known one Wong, Chi-long as the Equine Sports Club, extraordinary
owner of the counterfeit notes meeting, at Kowloon Bowling Green Club, 8 pan. Cheero Services Club, Dancing
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Alleged bargain
The nccused in the dock are.
alias Tam Sheung. Questioned about the time he Tam Keun aged 43. of 722 Nathan Road, went with Mr. Cashman to.722. rst door, Tum Chai-wo, aged 25, Nathan Road, first accused's house, haberdashery broker; and Tam witness said he did remember the Chi-ping, 33-year-old brother of first accused there making
223 claim to the various bills and first becured, residing at Jaffee Hoad, second Boor
some gold found in his 'house.
are facing three counts of on of forged banknotes, and one of possession of implc- ments of forgery.
Mr. Justice Gould, Senior Pubne Judge, and a jury of six 10 am, to 8 p.m. (admission and one woman are trying
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Burglar sentenced
Pleading guilty to a charge
the ense.
Mr Percy Chen and Mr. V. J. L. D'Alton. both instructed by Mr. J. C. Stewart, are defending the first gectised. thir
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At the point, Mr. Chon put it to witness that Mr. Cashman and lu Mook on that occasion made a bargain to the acou
accused he confessed to, the that it charge, the gold found in
In his house would not be confiscated,
not and his wife would
be arrested. Witness replied he not hear auch a bargain be-
Counsel: At the station was there any mention of Wong Chi- song by the accused?
dia
Ing made. Second and necured are represented by Mr. D'Alton int acted by Mr. Stewart.
The prosecutio.
In conducteri
by Mr. A. Hooton, Crown Coun- sel assistent by Chlef Inspector 'Tom Cashaun, Kowloon CJD Chiet.
Witness: No mention.
I suggest to you that he did mention it, but that you did not write it down.
No.
Witness WOR then cross- examined by Mr. D'Alton, after which the trial adjourned until this maning for the admissiblity of certain statements as evidence to be argued in the absence of
Kai Tok arrest The currency concerned, the buik of which was in $100 bills hs United States were ninte Federal Reserve notes. The pro-the Jury.
Urst 6: alleged that secution second pecuseil were arrested at Kui Tak on November 22 as they were about to board a plane for of burglary with intent to com- Siom. à suitcase they were sal mit a felony, Li Pak-chung. to have been bringing along dis unemployed. room 308 closed sonst of the forged bills Nathan hidden in a false bottom. This to nine eventually led to the step-by-step Road, wis sentenced months hard labour by Mr.seizure of all the holes in various James Wicks at Kowloon yes-places all over the Colony. terday.
Capital Hotel,
of
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Inspector J. Orem told the Court that at 5.10 a.m. on Mon- day defendant gained entry into
Crown Counsel described the notes as very clever forgeries, which an ordinary person could. but which not 'detert, titled as forgeries by an expert
were cer-
Ship's guard cautioned
room 408 of the same hotel oc- from the National City Bank after amounting to two tacls and valued cupled by Mr. A. 5. Briggs who a three-day examination at the was awakened by noisc and police found defendant ratsucking his
chase
olice station.
A Russian guard of the 53 Wing Sang, A. Vorobiel, aged 36, was charged before Mr. Hing-shing Lo at Central yes- terday with importing gold without a licence on Monday. He was cautioned and the gold,
at HK$400, confiscated.
Revenue. Inspector L Milling- ton suld that the defendant was
berthed Wing Sang at the Jardine Wh
tacis uf on Monday. The two gold in the form of crude rings Crom - examined,. witness were found in his trouser pocket. Vorobleff said that they were danied having gone to Kal Tak with the expectation of acting ornaments which he had bought one, Wang Chi-tong, there when Keelung for a lady friend in
tha Colony.
defendant conipanted Mr. Cashman to Kat he left the 55 wharf at 9.30 a.m.
Detective Sergeant Major Iu wardrobe. An alarm was raised Monk, gave evidence that lie as-searched by Revenue Officers as and in the dropped a tobacco pouch belong-Tal on the day in question and related the events leading to the ing to Mr. Briggs.
Mr. Orem said: "Your Worship arrest of the accused. will take note of the defend- ant's address, Although he has money and has no record, it is opparent that this man took the room in the hotel with
a view
to robbing the other guests in-was-wanted_for_detention, or did not think that-s-lisense
the hotel." Defendant had been In the Colony only two days be- fore his arrest.
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was required to bring such small miserable things into Hong Kong", he added.
that he had received informa tion that this Wong was the owner of the forged maney, lu admitted, however, that ho had known this Wong Chi-fong hy name before as a bad charac.sc ter, but that he had never seen friend. what he looked like.
He osted the Court not to con- fiscate the gold as he would have to repay the money to his lady
sald such large and crude rings were not ornaments meant for
ladies.
him before and did not know In confiscating the gold Mr Lo
Further questioned, witness revealed that though he had put guards at various points around the waiting room and restaurant' ot the airfield, he had not ac- tually put guards at the entrance to the building, through which one entered the airfield itself,
Questioned on the subject of
FOOD AND FUEL COSTS
The found and fual index for the weak.
the luggage taken from the Slam-ended March 28, sued by the Labour' bound plane that day. Iu said offer, were!
only one of five pieces of luggage taken by the police was opened, and that one belonged to the first
accused,
Bice and Flour, 7.3 callic
$5.5500
Vegetables, 1.0 cættleù ...
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Salt Cabbage, 9.2 catly.***. Oil, 0. catty Ten, 0.1 catty
2800
1.4110
1.0802
$20
1.2160
2.3250
.8000
Toon
18,5710
Of the four that were left, one
Bait Fish, 0.3 catly belonged to the second accused, Fish, D. eally while the other two pertained to Pork, 0. eatly
As to the Bean Curd, 14 pieces
WELL-GROOMED two others who have since been Firewood, 10 cattios
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fth piece of luggage. nobody freed by the police.
claimed it. At present he was now making inquiries about it,
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Yu Kau-yin, interpreter at tached to the Homicide Squad at Police Headquarters, then testined that he acted for Mr. Cashman as interpreter in taking certain atatements made by all the ac- cused.
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Mr. Raymond was presiding at the 61st pnnial meeting of the Company, held at the office of the General Managers, Shewan Tomes and Company Limited, Chung Tín Building, to adopt the report and accounts for the year ended December 1949. Mr. Raymond said: The result of the year's trading is a net profit of $855,750 which | Includes $140,650 from rents and interest on mortgage. This proft added to the balance brought forward from last account $11.867, provision for corporation profits tax no longer required,
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The new premises of the Hong Kong Rotary Club's free anti-tracoma clinic' wero open- ed at 2.30 p.m. yesterday at 217 King's Road. The clinic will be open dally from 9 lu 10. a.m.
The premises were formally. declared open by Dr. T, J. Hun, President of the Chinese Medical Association.
Among those present were Mr. A. el Arculli, Mr. MacDouall and Dr. 1. G. Show,
The elinie was established two years nuo as a result of a_cam- paign by the Hong Kong Rotary Club. It was set up. reserve represents a Brst Instal-Talkoo
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than 20,000 patients ware treated by two staff nurses and one at-
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As the Taikoo Medical Centre pronts permit, this fund should follows:-
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"During the year the remain-t 217 King's Road. ing houses of your Kennedy Town properly were rehabilitated and all are occupied at rentals in line with those prevalling in that dis- trici.
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$117,032 rope necessary for our increased
Adoption of the report and ac- business, which are being tem-counts was then proposed by the $1,065,261 porarily financed by overdraft
Chairman, seconded by Mr. H. M. "Last year you were informed } **
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Säles up Production and, sales of-rope agáin showed a substantial in- crease over the previous year, which, in reflected in the in. creased profit on working, but costs of manufacture have late- ly risen and do not yet appear to be stabilised. "During the year the hemp market remained steady with prices at a high level and we "The roof of your factory is have on hand and on order a very old and of 'antiquated con- good stock of hemp. struction and the time will short- "Deliveries: this year to date ly come when it will have to be are slightly"in excess of those for replaced at a cost of some three the corresponding period of last or four lakhs. The proposed year, but with the prevailing un- transfer to factory reconstruction settled conditions in our markets
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