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CHEN MING SHU RESIGNS HIS COMMAND.
TO DEVOTE HIMSELF TO CIVIL TASKS.
CANTON AVIATOR'S RETURN.
PICKETS AND THEIR SQUEEZE,
THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 11th, 1928.
'COCK AND BULL" STORY IN COURT.
İSOCIETY OF ST. VIN- KOWLOON TRAFFIC
CENT DE PAUL.
CASES.
DEBTOR PAYS, DEARLY FOR WINNING NUMBER IN CAR] TWO BRITISH PRIVATES
HIS LIES.
- SOLICITOR PLEADS: "HE HAS
TWO WIVES."
(FROM OUR CHINESE CORRESPONDENT.] noon At
CANTON, December 10th.
R
DRAW.
HELPERS AT THE STALL.
FINED.
MOTOR-CYCLIST WHO
COULDN'T BE ..
CAUGHT.
ปี
THREE PORTUGUESE LADS AND THEIR MOTOR-
.....CYCLES,
"MONEY UNSAFE IN CAN-
TON IN 1925."
HONG KONG ALSO THOUGHT TO BE SINKING.
“A MARRIED WOMAN'S PREDICAMENT.
A Chinese married woman was in a sad predicament during the troublous days in 1925, when the strike was at its height. She had $1,000 which she thought unsafe to take to Canton, and to remain bere was also dangerous, she thought,
"The Society of St. Vincent de Spinning cock and bull story Paul inform us that ticket No. 2468 to the Pulsne Judge, (Mr. Justice P. won the motor car draw at Sun- Jacks) did not bring Chinese day's Fete and Bazsa7. debtor any good yesterday-after-list of prize winners at the wili be published the Summary Court, other stalis Yeung Mau, was the defendant. shortly. The total receipts are Two British soldier, Private C. By profession he is a motor-driver about $19,000 for the fete and Rose Taylor, RAM.C., and Sapper
She eventually found a way out. Williams appeared before Mr. E. She left for Canton but entrusted General Chon Ming Shu, Chair- and when he was sued for the re- Day.
W. Hamilton at the Kowloon ber money to her cousin on the man-elected of the Kwangtung Pro-covery of 870 which he borrowed acted as Scrutineers at the draw: The first defendant was summoned back on demand,
The following gentlemen kindly lagistracy yesterday afternoon, understanding that she could get it vincial Government, has sent in bis from A
Ecensed Indian money. Hessrs. W. S. V. Curtis, Fred for riding motor-cycle No. 705 on resignation as Commander of the lender ho tried to evade payment Xavier, L. A Barton, H. Ammann, the Kowloon City Road at 1138 elder M. D. G. Hoare, Fung Keung, Ham on November 18th, without a 11th Army to both the National by saying that it was his
driver's license. Government at Nanking and the brother who had contracted the Hendriksen, R. Choa, K. Young-
Taylor pleaded The Stall Holders. Although his name appear-
guilty and was fined 83, Headquarters of the 8th Route
The various stalls were in charge Three Summonses Against Sapper Army, of which Marshal Li is the ed on the promissory note, he de-of the following helpers
Williams, Commander-in-Chief. He states that clared that it came about in this
10 AND 30 CENTS STALL COMBINED. way. His brother who was
Mr. and Mrs. J. A. V. Ribeiro. as the Chairman of the Provincial Council he will be too ba to re- death's door" at the time of the mittee and members of the Little LITTLE FLOWER'S STALL-The Com rain his old military post. He re-transaction was unable to sign the Flower's Club.
debt.
At
Supper Williams was summoned for a similar offence on motor foon at 1.18 p.m. on November 13th cycle 703 in Chatham Road, Kow The defendant said that he had had
quests that some one be appointed i Bote, and he had to do it for his CHINESE Y.M.C.A.-Mr. Tsa Chak a license last June when he was
to take his place as the Commander of the 13th Army, as he wishes to devote bis whole time to civil affairs. The General has entirely recovered from his recent illness and he left the Canton Sanatorium to-day where he has been for the past weeks following an operation.
GEN. WONG SHIU HUNG'S
MOVEMENTS.
brother. The moneylender, he said, did not mind that, but requested im to put his theme mark on the note at the same time,
Chance Meeting.
♡
Mr. Horace Lo appeared for Inder Sing the moneylender, and defendant was represented by Mr.
they main roof the Chinese Catholic Young Men', Association.
FARMYARD.-Mr. D. W. Bradbury and friends.
stationed in Hong Kong; but he
was transferred to the Sun Wai camp and could not renew the license. He came into town that week-end and took the opportunity sideration that the defendant was to go for a spin. Taking into con
certified driver the Magistrate im- pased a nominal fine of $3 with warning to hurry up and take out
a new license.
back, she sought remedy at the Now failing to get her money Summary Court yesterday, Mr. C. A. S. Russ appearing on her be half, and the defendant, Tang
Yick Sang, was represented by Mr. J. M. Hall...
The case for the plaintiff was that she was to get her money at Canton, she wrote to defendant back at any time she chose. When for the money, and when it was not forthcoming, she sent her hus. band down to Hong Kong and per sonally asked for, the return of the money. He had not been succest- ful and since then frequent applica
made without tious had been result.
had instructed defendant to deposit The defans was that plainti the money in a bank. This was accordingly done, the money being placed with the Kui. On Bank, which had failed.
Hot Docs STALL-Mr. J.. E. Noropha and helpers.
AMERICAN STALL," Mr. and His Lordship did not believers. A. F. Osmund, Misses Elsa the sale, which he described as a Alves, Alda Alves. Hortencia Jorge, few"cock and buil story, and ob- Alzira, Jorge, Lucy Jorge, End
served that no moneylender would Danenberg, Marie Gutierrez, a be so foolish as to lend a dying melita Britto, Yolanda Britto, man money.
Olaida Remedios, Emma Remedios,
The same defendant was also Cissy Castro Alves; Katty Hynd summoned for not renewing the His Lordship asked the reason THEN, Cissy Kavier, Mercedes license of the cycle he was riding. for the original deposit, Mr. Russ Xavier.. Kimy Barretto, D. Cor. The defendant explained that it was said that it was very usual to de deiro, G. Remedios, Delminda not his
own machine but that posit money with relatives in 1925 Noronha, Messrs J. M. R. Xavier Lieutenant for the purchase of the at their worst. It was then very Lepes, Hatty Noronha, Mimie be was negotiating with an Army when the strike and boycott were L. C. Xavier, J. O. Barretto, D. P. machine. At the time he was tak- unsafe to take money back to Can- Lopes, G. V. Osmund H. A. de ing a trial ride on the machine. ten Figueiredo, F. N. da Cunha, Dr. On this explanation the Magis Plaintiff in her evidence support CF. X. da Roza, Messrs. A. S.trate agreed to dismiss the sumed Mr. Buss opening, and added da Roza, D. C. Baptista, S. Danen-
that to personin those days was berg, 4. Gumano, F. Marques.
allowed to take more than 85 out left for Canton owing to of the Colony. All her family-bad the troubious time.
It is reported from military circles that General Wong Shin Hung, Chairman, of the "Kwangsi Provincial Government and Com ruander of the 15th Army, will leave Canton for his native province to-day. He was supposed to have left here several days ago. It will be remembered that the Canton authorities gave him a farewel! banquet at the Government House a few days ago on the eve of his supposed return to Kwangsi to at tend the Provincial Reconstruction Conference arranged for December lat. The latest.
reports from
Kwangsi atate that the Conference has been postponed to January 1st, 192, and that the postponement was on account of the fact that General Wong Shiu Hung could not get back to Kwangsi in time. It is not really certain whether the General will go back to-day or later and the itinerary has been kept strictly
secret
THE LONG DISTANCE FLIGHT.
C. A. S. Russ
Opening his case, Mr. Lo said that the transaction took place on December 24th, 1925. Plaintiff and defendant were both werking at No. 90, Caine Road. The plaintiff was a registered monoyleader with two addresses, one of which was No. 02, Caine Road, where the defendant was also employed as a driver.
J. Remedios, Mr. and Mrs. J. E. SOUVENIR STALL.-Mr. and Mrs. Rocha, Mr. and Mrs. F. F. Ribeiro. Mrs. Pinheiro d'Almeida, Miss Maris da Rocha, Miss Maria de Ressurreicao.
NOVELTY
SHOP (CHILDREN_OF
Rous.
Still Sapper Williams was not gerous driving at 1.15 p.m. Chat free. A further summons of dan- Following the usual custom, de.
ham Road, was made against him fendant was made to sign the note
and he pleaded not guilty." for $140 at the rate of 3 per cent. interest per month. He paid plain
Couldn't Catch Him At 45 m.p.h. I tif interest for ning wontha a MART'S STALL Misses Rita Kavics, the witness box and said that at Sub-Inspector Nicol went into which he suddenly disappeared. For the last two years, plaintif Elsa Carvalho, Lolly Carvalhc. .15 p.m. on November 18th he sus had considered it a bad debt-until Molly D'Almada, Annie D'Almada the defendant riding motor-cycle a chance meeting in the street Phyllis Quincy, Avelina Scusa, No. 703. Witness was in his car some days ago. Plaintiff asked for Alda Alves, Lenor Xavier, Pureza at the time near the Kowloon his money and defendant suavely Eca, Alice Carvalho, Lena Car Docks. He was not sure if the rider replied that he had nothing to give.
writ was issued for $207.90. value of the note, and $67.80 being This was made up of $140 the face interests for two years.
Unconscionable Interest. Proceeding Mr. Lo said that since reived a letter from Mr. Russ set the issue of the writ he had re- ting out his defence under two sec- tions of the Moneylenders' Ordi- nance of 181 One of which dealt
a common
Cow Is A Deg."
valho.
STALL-Teo Chak Wan, Chan Ko
CHINESE CATHOLIC YOUNG MEN'S
Kwok Tan, Chan Kwok Wah, Chan Leung Chan Kwok Chuen, Chan Shin Bing, Tam Wing, Kwong, Lo Pok Wang, Yu Chik Shan, Chn Ping Fai.
Beveridge, Je M. S. Rosario, G. BANK-Messrs J. M. Alves, W. Vas, A. V
'Aquino, E. Alves.
Barradas, E. C.
Yes.
had a license and followed him. -
The defendant drove the "cycle
Mr. Russ: I see. You thought i Hong Kong was going to be blown sinko-answer, up. You thought it was going to.
The case was udjourned..
MIS-USE OF DEMONSTRA TION LICENSE.
into Buckley Street and thence to defendant along Chatham Road and Mr. E. W. Hamilton for using Chatham Road.
Mr. Wallace Harper, the local Witness followed Ford Car agent was again before down Salisbury Road and into Canton Road. The defendant theratration purposes. The defendant trade license for other than demon- turned into Haiphong Road where said that he would prefer to head witness lost sight of him,
what Sub-Inspector Nicol had to Magistrate: "Why did you noty, before he entered a ples. stop him?
Witness "I couldn't." "He Sub-Inspector Nicol said that he drove at 25 m.p.h. through Buckley saw a two-seater Ford in Reclama Street and about 45 m.p.h along tion strect with a red license num- Chatham Road." "I couldn't get ber 451. He waited for the driver anywhere near him.""
to come out and spoke to him about Witness said that he got the the license. The driver appeared driver's name and address the next to be buying goods from the shops. day at the Sun Wai Camp where he saw the defendant. The defendant at the time had another soldier on the pillion. Witness agreed that the defendant was an expert driver.
The defendant tald his Worship that he to would plead guilty. He had another car with the same license number and he merely want- ed to know which car the traffic officer was referring to.
It was found that the offence re-
ferred to in this summons took place a few days after a previous offence for which the defendant had already been fined...
THREE MOTOR-CYCLISTS IN TROUBLE.
on
FANCY ARTICLES AND XMAS TREE. with the registered addreas of the Madame and Miss Cerveira de ender and the other related to Albuquerque e Castro, Misses L
unconscionable interest."
and M. Loureiro, M. and C. Ruiz, General Cheung Wai Leung, chief Lo contended that the money was Noronha.
Arguing on the first section, Mr. 10. Barretto, E. Souza, L. and C. of the Canton Aviation Department,lent in plaintiff's registered address who has been on his long distance and as to the second there was flight throughout China, returned nothing unusual for plaintiff to
Mr. Lo: What Diness to Canton this morning from Shabg of the note. It was
charge interest on the face "value
was he suffering from Some injuries in hai. The famous Cantonese aviator practice, but in this case, plaintiffside his lungs. You see it happen-He got away from me," said the left Shanghai early this morning had agreed to accept repayment of ed in this was. When he was a Inspector. When he turned into 870 plus interest. For two years mechanic at the Taikoo Dock Canton Road, I was just passing and reached Canton-in-the after- thereon, if it was paid without something hard fell on his chest. the Peninsular Hotel. As soon as £000. He was greeted by a big coming to Court. Defendant did That was about seven- or eight he got into Chatham Road I could crowd of people at Tai Sha Tau not accept those terms, and plait years ago, He became worse at n't get anywhere near him. The
tiff bad na alternative to the usual
the time when he needed the man on the back turned around once where he landed. He was accom-
The Magistrate imposed a light procedure.
money panied by Mr. Wong Yang, and
Mr. Lo: Your brother was so i waved to him to stop. He went bability the defendant had not re- or "twice and I put up my hand and fine of 85 and said that in all pro- Evidence. bearing out Mr. Lo's .. will submit a detailed report to opening, was given by plaintiff, and that he could not hold the pent-through Buckley Street at 25 m.p.h.ceived the first sumipons at the time
another witness. Marshal Li op his flight up North.
The defence was that the money
But he was strong enough to is a 18 m.p.h, limit." Witness con-
and the street is crowded and there when the present offence took place. THE PICKETS' POCKETS. alder brother, a man named Yeung and brought him back to our native the defendant at 25 m.p.h. in his was not lent to plaintiff but to his take the mones --I took the money cluded by saying that he pursued Much dissatisfaction has been ex-ating to plaintiff's address, Mr.
Ngau. In regard to the point revillage with it.
car but could not catch him. July And August—But Getting pressed by the merchants about the Buss admitted that that part of
Gold.
Would Tell The Truth In Any Gase!
Mr. H. A. Hiberio was summoned money realized from the auctioning the defence was shattered because
The Sapper was then offered the for riding motor-cycle No. 438 in When asked by his Lordship of confiscated goods of Japanese in Court in which the plaintiff's fendant said that it was on the 24th oath or in a statement. The defea- November 18th without a driver's
there was a moneylenders' register when he borrowed the money, de- choice of giving his evidence on Nathan Road at 5.30 p.m. origin by the Anti-Japanese Boycott address was given as No. 99. Caine of a month. It might have been dant replied that it didn't matter license and Mr. Berreux, the owner, Committes. Huge quantities of Road.
July or August.
a he would tell the truth in any
was summoned for allowing a non- goods of "Japanese örigin "1⁄2 hayo
His Lordship: Was it in winter TC46C., The defendant, however, licensed driver to ride his cycle. been auctioned at the Headquarters that it was his brother Yeung Ngas
Giving evidence, defendant said-It was just getting cold.
finally chose to'give bis evidence
The first defendant said that he His Lordship: Yes, in July or on oath and in the witness box he had had a license but failed to of the Committee, and over $11,000 who borrowed the money for med August and just getting cold. said that Sub-Inspector Nicol had
renew it. He was merely attempt- have been realized from these sales. cal treatment, because he was very His Lordship said that he could called on him at Camp and asked ing to start the cycle for the owner.
sick at the time. Of this money only 40 per cent. went
pot believe the story, and gave a large number of questions.
He got on the cycle and the owner At this stage, there was some judgment for the plaintiff with. Anyone With Bonsel
pushed with the idea of starting it. to the Fund for the Promotion of difficulty in pronouncing the same costs.
The defendant then said that the
Both defendants were fined 83. Native Industries while the rest" Ngau" and the Court Interpre Mr. Russ then apphed for instal Traffic Officer had told him that he DASHING ACROSS THE ROAD! ter told his Lordship that it meant meats on behalf of his client.parsued him on the cycle at 25
When asked what he could pay, m.p.h. and couldn't catch him. No. 773 was summoned on three Mr. A: D. Pareira, owner of cycle Mr. Russ: thought a cow is a defendant said that he was earn-He said that his carburettor was dog (Laughter.)
ing $40 a month. He bad two
counts: (a) dangerous driving in It "may be mentioned that Mr. wives and two daughters. He choked and anyone with sense or chants are most indignant. They Rues was also right as far as the could, therefore only spare $2 a under such conditions he couldn't her 15th, (b) driving without an
knowledge of cars would know that Nathan Road at 2.05 pan on Novem fail to see why so much money sound went. Dog which the Chi- month toward payment of the can do more than 10m.p.h. I did pass not providing his cycle with a horn approriate driver's license and (c) should be given to the pickets. They word "cow" have always been a prior to coming into Court, defen traffic officer but I was going at the nese call "kou and the English Mr. Lo told his Lordship, just along the route mentioned by the enid this would only encourage confusion to the Europeans,
in working order. The defendant dant had sent one of his friends to usual speed. In Buckley Street pleaded guilty on the last two eum- them to seize more goods so as to To return to the case, Yeung ask the plaintiff if he would accept there were two buses in front of monses, but not guilty on the first line their own pockets. No won Man" said that his brother was so instalments of $5 a month. Mr. Lo
count. der, they pointed out, the picketa sick that he could not hold the pen, said that even that sum was too me and I could hardly go that speed (25 m.p.h.) until. I got on
Sub-Inspector Nicol in the wit- and had asked him (witness). to smaki.
ness box said that he was passing have been so active in seizing goods sign instead. He signed the pro- His Lordship: Too small, I should to the main road," concluded wit
Carnarvon Road when the defea of "undesirable" origin. Over missory note at his brother'a re say so. I feel like making it $15
dant, riding his cycle, shot out of Summons Proved.
the side street and nearly caused $6,000 has been divided among the test and the Indian moneylender after the cock and bull story he
made him put his thumb mark told in Court.
The Magistrate told the defen- an acccident. pickets and officers of the Com upon it. His brother died a year Mr. Russ pleaded hard for his dant that he was of the opinion that The defendant, said that he had mittee each man being rewarded in later, but he had been paying in- sent and asked the instalment to the car was capable of the speed stopped at the corner of Carnarvon proportion to his enlary. Some got terest for his brother for nine be fixed at $10 a month. He parti- stated by the Traffic Officer, and Road to allow a line of buses to as much as $150, and no one got months prior to the latter's death." cularly drew his Lordship's atten: that he thought the sumante prov. pass. He started off in low gear less than $20. The merchants gaid Cross-examined by Mr. Lo, defention to the fact that defendant ed; especially with regard to the and was not going quickly, that if the boycott had been actuat dant maintained that his brother had two wives to support.
race through Buckley Street and The Magistrate imposed a fine of ed-by-patriotism, then every out was very ill at the time when the An drder was made that instal Canton Road a line of 890 was $10 for coming out of a Hide street of the - $11,000 "would have been? money was borrowed.
ments at $15 a month were to be imposed.
too quickly and 35 each on the other
went to the pickets and officers of the Committee. us a reward for their "patriotic" work. The mer
scow."
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