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DETECTIVE ON SUMMONS OF Governor visits
ASSAULT
A detective, accused of assaulting a broker while taking down a statement at the Police Headquarters, appeared before Mr D. Cons at Central Magistracy this morning.
Two soldiers
deny charge of robbery
was
A taxi driver told the Victoria District Court this morning that he beaten up and robbed of $50 by two soldiers in Stubbs-road carly morning in September.
Sidney
Frost
The detocliye, 14 Kwond attached to Pallee Headquar ters, Hongkong, plended nol guilty to summons of 15- skult.
It was represented by Mr W. S. Davidson, Crown Counsel
Chung Shek-hef, the braker. fing 432 Tung Tao Village resettlement area, testined that on October 1 he was asked, to go to The Police Headquarters in Wanchai in counvction with
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CORRIDOR
The raid that on arrival, he was questioned by the defendant In ennnection with a traffic ac
ideat which occured in May,
опо At 1 pm the defendant asked lift to wilt In the enrridor while he went cil to lunch,
took
The driver, Yuen King-Lan, Chung said, Shortly witer 2 was testifying before Mr B. 4. pn, the defendant returned and Jennings against two Pusdiers, contimed the questioning. Vincent
said defenlucht Joseph William Simpson, who down the statement on a bench pleaded not guilty to a charge in the corridor. of robbery with aggravation
He raid he Yuen said he picked up the sign the statement two reused var Tobeschy contained something; he did nat road. Waachai at about 1220 s
am on September 15.
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They asked him to drive
Stanley Fort.
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Y sale Simpson sat at the bark sout, while Fruit sal Troast
While driving up Stubis-road, avan thes Ling Nam Middle School, Sampson, directed klts to slop the car to Irt alm light a match and he did so, Yeen saiti. Suddenly, he said, Shops grabbed him cound the week and unto the back seal,
later refised 10 beenuse it
He said that because of this refusal to sign the statement defendant punched him twice: on the chest and told him that if he did not sign the state- ment, he would assault his unul he stared it. ! Chung said
the defendant tato him that he was mistead- ing him and punched him
(w more times.
He said the defendant then. apened the door of a room and asked him to go in. He said when he refused, the defendant palled him In.
After foul he was punched by both of theri, he said. "Simpson “Chứng ruid" that on entering then said 10 NEW in English the room he saw several deve- 'Give []+ all your money. fives gambling inside, and they quick. I was so scared that spouted "Hit him." Eve him
suk.
After
the money."
Ran off
Yuen
the
they had taken mory, thay tukl him to run atre be run about 15 yards and saw a griter taxi coming down Stol:-pood. He told the other
He said the defendant clbsert the door, and punched him tour more times, on his waist.
He said the defendant askted him to squat down, and then kicked him.
He said that when he left the Police Headquarters at about
0:30 pm, he reported the assault the Kowloon City Police
Taxi driver what had happened. Station, and was later sent to aux! Ha driver blew his whistle, Kowloon Hospital for medical Turn at.
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DOCTOR
Yeets said defendants when they beard the whistle.
He sat be responed his car
and followed then and they He said he was Jaler escorted turned off to a vacant ground. to the Central Pollen Station by Then he saw a private car n police officer and a further re- which stoppel and two uniform-port was made there.
pobremen alighted, be sad, Dr Chan Puk-yung, altached Yuen sald he told them what to Kowloon Hospital, testified had accurred and later incre that he examined Chung at the policemen arrived and arreste: casualty ward un October 1 und The Levased.
!found a patch of bruises on the Jower part of the chest and
Head continues,
Chief la pretor W. P. Apps | woller bruise on his left aren. prosecuted.
Hearing is continuing.
Acensed were represented by
Major Put.
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inspector and mechanics of the Hong- kong Telephone Co Ltd were charged before Mr J. T. Williams at Central Court this morning with corruptly attempting to obtain $300 from a man. The 29-year-old inspector, Hsu Chi-wal, of 12 Cameron- rond, second floor. and the mechanics, Chau Wing-fal, 25, of KIL 189 Sai Yee-street, and Ma Pak-chi, 20, ot 873A Shanghai-street, third floor, pleaded not guilty. Henring was fixed for November 8.
between 1 Is alleged that June 27 and 29, the defendants, of the HK being employees attempted to obtain from Kwan Telephone Co Ltd, corruptly Pok a sum of $300 for them- for selves as an inducement forebearing to take appropriate He will be accompanied by action against Kwan for being Mrs Cochrane.
in possession of a telephonë for which he was not the re- gistered subscriber.
Mr and Mrs J. A. Cochrane.
'KING PYREX' TO VISIT HK
"King Pyrex", alias Mr J♪ A. Cochrane, Deputy Chairman and Managing Director of James A. Jobling and Co, makers of Pyrex glassware, will visit Hongkong next Wednesday,
Posed as buyer
to steal
gold ornaments
by
A 25-year-old unemployed mon who stole gold orno- ments from various gold- smiths in Kowloon posing as a buyer and then running away with the articles, was jailed for one year by Mr J. E. Dar gan at North Kowloon Court this morning.
Wong Hung, residing at 1 Sai Tau Village, Kowloon City aleaded guilty to four counts of simple larceny involving
ætti bangles, and wa gold
rings valued at $1,045,
Mr Cochrane, in his role of King Pyrex' (Jobling's Lendi?» mark is a crown) has travelled over two million miles during his business carver, stimulating British exports throughout the world,
The Cochranes left London at the end of September, and rave travelled east via Nairobi, Salisbury, Johannesburg, then Western Australia, Perth Li Melbourne, Sydney, Auckland, Singapore, Bombay, Karachi, New Delhi and Calcutta,
After visiting Rangoon and
will arrive by Bangkok they
Cathay Pacifc Airways in Hongkong and will later depart for Tokyo, San Francisco, Cleveland. Elmira and New York, They plan to be back in Londen on November 9.
than over
In six weeks the Joblings: will be covering more 50,000 miles, averaging 1,000 miles a day.
RUSH HOUR COLLISION
Inspecter R. A. Patterson sold that Wong stole the ornaments from goldsmiths of Various distelets in Kowloon, All the prticles except two gold bangles were pawned by the defendan! for a total of $1,085. All were i Itcovered, except for one gold ing which one of the pawn-
A Government shops had sold to a customer.
collided Оп Monday the defendant with a
which in turn tried to steal two gold bangles rammed a taxi in Upper from a goldsmith in Kowloon! Arbuthnot-road near Calne- City. He was caught by a fukt | roud at 8.45 um today.
of the shop while attempting to run away.
Defendant had two previous convictions for simple Jarceny and larceny in the dwelling. In- spector Patterson added.
van
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The vin and the taxi were the time of both stationary at the accident.
All three cars were slightly dumaged.
There were no casualties.
Dotective Inspector Chan Siu- shun of the Anti-Corruption Bureau, who is in charge of the case, informed the court there would be 14 witnesses for the prosecution,
The defendunts were allowed ball of $1,400 ench.
Army doctor
joins expedition
Army permission has been granted Capt H. N. Mac- donald, RAMC, to take port in a Hongkong ox- pedition to climb the Himalayan Mr Mingbo, 20,000 f.
Capt Macdonald applled to join the Royal Warwickshire Regiment Expedition following the announcement that Major J. Barrett, RAMC, who was formerly a member, had had his leg amputated above the knee after a rock fall on Taimoshan last week.
Capt Macdonald, a National Service offieer, was due to leave The Army on November 7. The Army has now granted him on extension of service for three months.
The expedition will leave Kal Tak ignorrow evening by Air India charter service.
The team will be led by Capt. J. S. Keen.
Two Kai Tak arrivals
face drug charges
Two air passengers who were arrested on arrival at Kai Tak Airport from Singapore via Bangkok on September 23, appeared before Judge T. Creedon at Kowloon District Court this morning on charges of possessing and importing dangerous drugs to Hongkong.
The accused are Les Yim-luen Officers at the customs counter, and Lau Ec-chang.
Les said the false compartment contained opium weighing about Mr Robert Wei, Crown eight pounds, Mr Wei said. Counsel, prosecuting, said they each carried a leather suitcase which had false bollums.
When
asked
Mr Wei also alleged that the second reused, Lou, aleo nd- Revenuemitted having opium in by
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The drug, contained in plastic bugs, was sent to the Govern- ment chemist for analysis. One welgh Bibs lol was found to 4ozs, and the other 7lbs D ozs.
The case is continuing.
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Auxiliary Air Force at Sek Kong
The Governor, Sir Robert Black, went to see members of the Hongkong Auxiliary Air Force in training at their annual camp at Sek Kong this morning.
Tenants
withdraw
appeal
An oppcal brought by two Salyingpun tenants against District judge's
for decision
possession was withdrawn in the Full Court this morning.
In the appeal, the tenants,
Chan King-hoi of 18 Eastern-
street, second floor, and Tung, Fat, of 1A Eastern-street, ground floor, had asked the Full Court to set aside Judge B. J. Jennings' judgment granting passession of the premises to the landlord, Mr Ho Bik-ha.
Asking for leave to withdraw the appeal, Mr A. Zimmern, re- presenting the tenants, explain- ed that it had been held that the
premises concerned were "new premtacs" within the meaning of the Landlord and Tenant Or- dinance. Further, et a very late stage, the landlord had offered "very generous ex gratia torms" to the tenants.
"Under the circumstance, I deemed it my duty to advise my clients to accept these terms rather than proceed with the appeal," Mr Zimmern said.
LEAVE GRANTED
the
Mr Leslie Wright, representing the landlord, supported withdrawal of appeal.
The Full Court then granted leave to withdraw the appeal.
The Full Court comprised the Chlef
Sir Justice,
Michael Hogan, and the Senior Pulsne Judge, Mr Justice 1. C. C. Rigby.
Mr Zimmern was instructed by Mr W. C. R. Carr and Mr Wright was instructed by Mr Peter Chan, of Messrs Lati Chan and Co.
Captain of ship fined $200
Pana- The moster of the
manian ship Hongkong Star was fined $200 by Mr E. J. Bower at the Marine Court this mam- ing for throwing rubbish into the harbour whila the ship was under way north ot Stonecutters hland.
Captain Kwan Pang-ling was absent from court. He was re- presented by Mr J. C. B. Slack of Deacons who pleaded guilty on behalf of the defendant.
Mr A. J. S. Lack, Marine Omeer, said that the Hongkong Star was leaving the Yaumati Anchorage on Sunday afternoon,į when a quantity of wooden) billets and deck aweepings was seen being flung overboard from the ship by a witness who was on board a yacht in the vicinity,
No idea
Mr Black said the master and the owner of the ship were on board at that time but had no Ides that this was being done and would not have permitted it if they know,
Subsequent Investigation dis- closed that a small quantity of timber in small pieces was very often sold to sampan folk, Mr | Slack said,
to
The captain was. Inclined believe that the wooden bilie in tila care were dropped over- board for their collection.
Imposing the Lentence, Mr Dower said he took a serious ; view of this cano becauso of the increasing pollution of the colony's waters and the damage to amall craft which occurred from wood and rubbish thrown overboard from vessels.
More than 100 min of the Awellary along with a small policemen, group of auxiliary who are being trained as ok servers, are staying under canvase at the Sek Kong airstrip.
From the Files
25
years ∙AGO-
October 1936.
Shanghai. UTOMATIC truffle con-
Atrol lights were intro- duced in the Internationa! Settlement, Shanghai, last week at the intersection of Foochow and Kiangre- roads. Hereafter only the turns
Sir Robert landed by helicop- "short" right-hand ter from Hongkong stadium.
He was met by Wing/Cdr P. O, Seales, the officer commanding, and toured all sections of the section
talked with uit and commanders and personnel,
Car "bombed"
will be made, effecting great time saving.
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White arrows have been painted on the pavement to indicate the paths which vehicles must take in order to make such turns. It is ex- preted that automatic signals will ultimately be Among Auxiliary Air Force installed at all important Klangse and members he met Was FI/Lt crossings. Danny Cheung, and Cpl/Tech. Foochow-roads
recently carried sidered only a fairly busy Moss, who
out the dramatic night rescue
Bro
con-
of Maoh John Barrett on the intersection, with an aver- slopes of a subsidiary peak of age of 1,500 vehicles passing Taimoshan, 1,200 ft above sea each way, per hour.
level.
The Asisters also peeled off to "bomb" a car moving along the airstrip.
They
A demonstration by thres Two unemployed men wcтO Auster aircraft and a helicopter charged before Mr W. Scho- Included a message drop and field at the Central Magistracy the winching of a man from a yesterday with damaging the Landrover,
road at Deep Water Bay. admitted the charge. Sergeant Brown, prosecuting, sold that the men were digging for an old cable.
Defendante were remanded cribed the display on "a first for three days, during which class show, and very colourful." time they are to repair the He returned to Hongkong by Idamage. Bail in the Buns of helicopter shortly after midday. 875 was allowed,
Afterwards, Sir Robert des-
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