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THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, JANUARY 8th, 1929.
LIGHTS THAT FAIL. FORGED $50 NOTES."JOSS" TO THE GOD
CANTON THROWN INTO DARKNESS.
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COMPLAINTS AGAINST POWER AND LIGHT COMPANY.
HARVEST FOR "CROOKED
PEOPLE."
CANTON, January 7th.
CONSPIRACY WITH ELUSIVE
CHAN.
FOUR PERSONS SENT FOR · TRIAL,
After a number of sittings before
DESS OF MERCY.
PRAYA EAST "RECLAMATION.
CREDULOUS WOMEN AND A GOVERNMENT'S OFFER TEN}
FORTUNE-TELLER.
ODD STORY IN 'COURT,
An ingenious swindle on super- Mr. R. E. Lindsell, the concluding stitious womenfolk who believe in stage was reached yesterday after the "black arts" was exposed ba noon in the magisterial proceedinglore Mr. R. E. Lindsell at the (FROM OUR CHINESE CORRESPONDENT. Igainst a number of Chinese for Central Magistracy. Many victims
| dealing in forged notes..
who had parted with large sums of Originally thirteen defendants.
money to ward of impending The dificulties experienced by the including two women, were involved calamities watched the proceedings Canton Power and Light Company in the charges which concorned appear to be increasing. The possession of 830 notes resembling greater portion of the city, includ-an old note juue of the Hong Koog and Shanghai Banking Corpora ing the busy commercial section of tion, copperplates for producing Sai Kwan. has been thrown into darkness for from twenty minutes to an hour three or four times nearly every evening during the past
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impressions of 810 notes of the Central Bank of China, an aulicons ed printing press and other ap paratus. A conspiracy was alas
with interest.
YEARS AGO.
WHAT LAND IS WORTH TO-DAY
SHIP ARRESTED" AND SUED.
NO CREDIT TO AN INANI-
MATE OBJECT "
The Chinesa
CLAIM FOR SUPPLIES,
steamship, Poo Tye, which ia under arrest, form- CHINESE FIRM'S FORESIGHT., the subject of an action heard yesterday morning at the Supreme Henry Gollan, sat in Admiralty Court, when the Chief Justice, Sir
"
When the scheme for the Praya East Reclamation was mooted tea Jurisdiction, years ago, the Government gave
The claim was for 83,07781 the public a chance of co-operating alleged to be dus for necessaries in this colossal work. Land was supplied to the vessel. The plain- offered first of all at the rate of tifs were the Cheung. Wo Co., 81.25 per square foot. Later it ship-chandlers, and the defendants, A woman named Cheung Ah Lan was found that the outlay would the Tye Sing 8.8. Co. was charged with unlawfully pre-exceed that figure, and it was rais- ending or professing to be a
ed to #1.35 per square foot.
We do not know how many firms fortune-teller. By this means she or private individuals availed was said to have obtained a sun themselves of this offer, but at of 8170 from Cheung Sheung Fumy foresight to
least one. Chinese firm had the do so. This Arm ia the Kwong Sang Hong, the lead ing toilet goods manufacturers the Colony. They took up 78,000 of 81.55 per square foot.
a married woman,
The story told in Court was that
Mr. H. C. Shaldon, instructed by Mr. P. H. Eoseby appeared for the plaintiffs, and Mr. Q. G. Alabaster, E., instructed by Mr. F. K. d'Almada, was for the de fence..
said that the writ was issued on Opening the case, Mr. Sheldon July 10th, last year, and the ship was arrested on the same day. Ac
fortnight. This is a "serious matter alleged with one Chan Wing, who the defendant visited the com-square feet. and paid at 'the rate cording to the procedure govern
for a city the size of Cantos and shop-keepers have to keep the never failing kerosene lamps ready for use
at a moment's notice.
was described as the prime mover in the distribution of the forged notes, but who aluded the police at the last moment.
Another defendant, the wife of the first man, was discharged yes terday leaving four persona-the first defendant, the sixth defen- dant, who is the wife of Chan Wing, and the seventh and eighth defen dants. These were committed for trial at the Criminal Sessions at the close of the proceedings.
plainant's house on the presence of hiring a cubicle. Having gained an introduction, the defendant told the other woman that she was a förtune-teller. The complainant who was described as a "credulous tool," fell in with the idea of having her fortune told:
After a glance at the woman's palm, the defendant described her case as a very bad one, as the had incurred the wrath of the "Goddess Death and other of Mercy."
That
ing Admiralty actions there were no pleadings and no admission; he did not know whether Mr. Alabas ter would be prepared to admit the supply.
The site they chose is just in front of their factory. portion was reclaimed in the early stages of the work, and they have had the use of it, for a long time already, using it for storing their:
One of the defences, was that the empty drums and other goods. ship was under charter for a Interviewed by a Daily Press te period of twelve months to the presentative yesterday, the mand Sino-Portuguese Navigation Com- er of the Kwong Sang Hong said pany who were responsible for the that they consider themselves very goods. lucky in acquiring that plot of Among the charges against the
land because recently offers had been made of from 86 to 7 per zent fails and restaurants keepers first defendant were possession of
square foot for land in the most
He referred his Lordship to a favourable parts of the area. discrepancy on the writ. It was complain of a big decline of busia revolver, copper and zinc plate
The first building to be erected stated that particulars had been ness because of the dnreliability of impressions for Chinese bank notes, calamities were in store for her in on the new waterfront is to be a
rendered and exceeded three folios.
The loudest complaints - come from the cinema houses, restaurants and the newspaper offices, all of whom have to depend on electricity to carry on business. The cinema houses have to close when the cur.
Mr.Alabaster at this
said that he was not prepuncture
make any admissions.
tho electric lights. Many big shops and others for uttering torged 830 the course, of the next year and it big garage. The Kwong Sang As a matter of fact the particulars :
in Sai Kwan have been forced to shut down" early because, when the lights fail; they are the mercy of
* who thrive on of crooked people such occasions.
POLICE WORK HANDI- CAPPED.
The Cantor Police have also been complaining that it is extremely hard to keep the city in order at
night when the streets ara
and conspiracy with Chan Wing notes. A charge of unlawful pos withdrawn, and an order was made session of a printing press was for the confiscation of the ap-
paratus.
Mr. F. H. Losby, who appeared for the first defendant, reserved his defence.
Chan Wing's Wife. The woman defendant was charged 00 two counts of possession of forged 850 notes and the general one of conspiracy.
Mr. A. E Hall, who appeared on
was necessary to make offerings to the Goddess in order to gain her favour.
The complainant, who had been worked into an excited state over the impending danger to her life, consented to make payments of money from time to time. She had pawned all her valuables in order to and the money. Altogether she had given the defendant $176.
Hong is building it at a cost of $36,000. They will let it out and it is understood that the premises bare already been booked by a frm of motor-car dealers.
estimated It
item
ants a reddered to the defen- dants, and some were sent to the Sino-Portuguese Navigation Co.
Mr. Sheldon replied that through
elerical error another amounting to 8507.19 had not been included, This was for engine- room spares supplied. He went on to explain how the supplies were obtained. It appeared that a man about named Che Cheung, a runner for ships captains, went to the plain- tiffs' store and obtained the first supply amounting to 875.15. The goods "ware supplied and delivered on board. The receipt was signed Further stores ware obtained in like manner on divers dates. Later a list of all the goods supplied was made out in English and taken on board for the captain to sign. This was done and returned to the plaintiffs.
Immediately to the rear of this building there will be two four storey godowns, one of which will be used by the Kwong Sang Hong and the other will be let out. The cost of building these two ware houses ig $100,000. Both the garage and the godowns are to be of reinforced concrete, with steel joists for the frame work..
The place where the empty drams build 20 Chinese tenement houses, fourteen of which will face the harbour and fourteen the road
·way. These Chinese houses will also be a great advance on the average tenement in Wanchai and elsewhere in the city: They will he constructed of reinforced con Ferete, and will be absolutely fire
$110,000. proof. The cost is estimated at
her behalf, contended that there was At the request" of the defen: no case to answer. On the charge by kerosene lamps shown through that she had the notes in her the windows of the shops. Robbers possession. There was no doubt the woman was the wife of Chan Wing, have taken advantage of the situa | but if she acted independently of tion and effected a sensational the husband she was guilty. robbery at Hou Tak Alley. Both
total darkness or only illuminated | of possession there was no evidendant, the complainant did not tell are now being stored will be used by the mate on board the ship.
the City Gendarmes and the Felice pursued the bandite, but the whole gang escaped in the darkness. Two women while walking home through Kwei Tak Bridge fell into the deep gutter and sustained very serious injuries. They were rushed to hos pitat and are in a critical condition. They said that while they were walking from their work, the electric fights failed all of a sudden and the whole street was thrown into darkness. A big fire occurred in that street not long ago and the place was still very rough with debris.
His Worship said that it had been proved that the hundle of notes was placed under a heap of timber and the woman took the police there. There was also the evidence of the
detective that the woman did take part in the conspiracy with her husband.
After evidence given by the wo- man from the witness box his Worship remarked that the evidenc of possession was very thin, but he would have to commit on both charges.
The eighth defendant, who was charged with possession of one forged 850 note and conspiracy, was represented by Mr. Leo d'Almada, Jun. His Worship said there was a case to go before a jury as there was evidence that he threw the note on the floor during the search.
Witnesses As To Character To Be Called.
BANDITS HAPPY. The Kung Ping Poo, one of the most widely circulated Chinese. newspaper in "Canton, said in a leading article to-day: "The failure Mr. d'Almada indicated that his of the city electric lights during the defence was that the man did not past nights in Ha Sai Kwan and throw the note down, but he drop other prosperous sections of Cantan ped it accidentally. He proposed is a really serious matter, especially to call us a witness one of the at this time of the year. Pick-discharged defendants. The charge pockets who are lurking in the of conspiracy with Chan Wing was dark streets waiting their chance niso denied. Evidence would be must be thanking the Canton Power called as regards the defendant's and Light Company for the opportu character. nity offered them.. Bandits are also happy. But the merchants who have suffered great loss owing to the failure of the electric lights must be telling a different story. Electric fight vitally affects the welfare and trade of the city. The management of the Company has been so bad that the Municipal Authorities should nullify their charter and bring about a reform.
LOCAL COMPRADORE'S DEATH.
AN UNOFFICIAL J.F.
The seventh defendant was alleged to have gone with the woman de fendant and the police party to the heap of timber in Jardine's Bazaar under which a bundle of forty forged 850 notes were found. He was charged with possession of the notes and conspiracy.
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her husband about her dealings. The defendant told the complainant that she was making" joss" offer: inge to the Goddess in a house at Wanchai, but she was forbidder to so there.
Money Wanted Back."
evidence that on January 3rd when The complainant stated in her
the defendant visited her for the last time she followed her to No. 18, Possession Street, in the Central District, and demanded back all the money she had paid ber; The de fendant promised to do the next day, but the complainant went early in the morning to the house in Possessica Street where she met the defendant again. She was then
The husband' accused the defen. dant of having swindled him of all his belongings and he then called
in the police who had her arrested.
The Defence.
TWO NEW BLOCKS.
Evidence was then taken from the sub-manager of the plaintiffs' store, and when asked to whom he gave credit, witness replied that he gave credit to the ship.
His Lordship remarked that sc REBUILDING QUEEN'S ROAD cording to à dictum of Mr.
CENTRAL.
Justice Hill (of the High Court, Admiralty Division, London) one could not give credit to acti inanimate object, such as a ship. Witness replied that he looked to the captain for payment, and BANK, SHOPS AND OFFICES. when he said the ship, he in fact
meant the master of the vessel.
Witness" was cross-examined at some length by Mr. Alabaster on the accounts. He said that he had
sions.
taken by defendant to a house in The rather aged buildings in Caine Road where the money was Queen's Road (Central) opposite stated to have been left in the the Hong Kong Hotel Garage have taken the orders, from Che Chung- custody of the defendant's aunt, but been demolished and two large and for other ships on previous occa- the aunt was not at home and even-well designed blocks will take their
Witness did not know whe- tually & friend of the complainant place. They will be worthy comther Che was now in Hong Kong took both of them to a shop whorepanions of the Asiatic Petroleum and he had not seen him for a long the husband was working.
Building and Messrs. Kayamally's. time. Witness had not heard of Messrs. Wo Fat Shing, the pro the .s. Poo Tye before the first lot minent local Chinese Shippins of goods were ordered, neither did Company have bought the plot he know that the Portuguese Gov- next to the Kayamally Buildings ernment was subsidising the ship and are erecting five storey for a long voyage. building not unlike the one next Chan Ng, an assistant in the The defendant said that she pass to it. It will be over 77 feet. high plaintiff firm, gave evidence of see- ed the complainant's house very (about the same height as the ing the goods delivered to the ship often or her way to see a woman Kayamally Building) and will con and signatures obtained on You- named Ng Sai Nai, who lives near tain offices in the fire storeys. chera. the Lee Gardens and was one of The ground floor will be made up Replying to Mr. Alabaster, wit- her customers. It was Ng Sui Nai of three shops, "with wide showcase ness said that the ship sailed from who asked defendant to see the com.windows. The facing of the build Hong Kong for Macso in ballast. plainant with a view to reading hering will be Shanghai plaster with He did not know anything about palm. She did so and was paid 30 handsome designs.
it going on a long voyage. cents.
The building is expected to be The hearing was adjourned until- His Worship (to complainant): completed in April, and will cost this morning. Did she tell your past correctly over 8100,000. Mesars. Clarke and
Iu are the Architects.
CROWN LAND SALES.
Defendant, who was not legally represented, denied both the Yea charges. He said that he was em Defendant, continuing, stated ployed_us a fitter at the China | that, as regards the future she told Sugar Refinery for many years and
the complainant that her husband desired to call two witnesses to not only stands a risk of losing a plot have been demolished, and a TWO LOTS SOLD AT UPSET
testify as to his character. Diree tions were given by his Worship for the production of the witnesses at the Criminal Sessions.
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Bank Premises And Oficas. The old houses on the adjacent
large sum of money in his business take its place. The new building, very handsome bank building will transactions but also his life by which will be six storeys high, is drowning.
Two lots of Crown land were owned by the Industrial & Com- His Worship (to complainant):mercial Bank, who will take over sold yesterday at the Crown Land Did she tell you that 7-No."
Defendant: She told me that her the ground floor as their banking Office and as there was no bidding
premises. The news was received yesterday
both went at the upset price. husband had nearly lost his life by
Yesterday, blasting operations drowning..
The first lot which is at Cheung of the death of Mr. Ip Loo Shit,
were carried out at noon sad Sha Wan Road, Shamshuipo, and compradore to Messrs. Melchers &
After a further statement by the again at 6 p.r. The foundations is known as New Kowloon Inland Co., who is also financially interest-
defendant, in the course of which will be some ten feet below the Lot No. 1190, has an aren of about ed in many other commercial enter.
We learn that bandits attacked she admitted having borrowed 880 road surface and a big quantity of 1,100 square feet. It was knocked prises. The deceared who was also and robbed
widow from the complainant, the Magi rock has to be displaced. Chinese #
down to Mr. Kwan Cho Fun, No, an unofficial Justice of the Peace, named So Wun in Samshuipo in trate cat abort the proceedings by
The design of this building is 22, Belcher's Street, for $1,740. passed away at his residence, No. the early hours of yesterday morn remanding the defendant in prison alto very neat and the bank has The Crown annual rental on the
ordered a huge bronze door sad a lot is 83. portico with four large white The second parcel of land is at granite columns. The ground the junction of Tin Lin Street and
ARMED BANDIT RAID. CHINESE WIDOW ATTACHED,
7. Robinson Road, on Sunday ing. It is understood that the until Friday morning.
night.
Nanking
the door to investigate the cause A Chinese who was convicted by. The Banking Hall will be of lot was knocked down to Mr.
Mr. E. W. Hamilton of matching Marble with polished teakwood Loung 'Bui, No. 17, pair of earrings from a young panelling for the surrounding com- Street, for. 26,400..- Chinese girl in Shanghai Street,partmenta The offices on the was-ordered to receive 12 strokei
upper five storeys will con-
Women was disturbed from her The late Mr. Ip was taken ill sleep by the sounds of somebody following a shock received on New attempting to effect an entry into SNATCHER TO BE BIRCHED, floor will be of granite, the facing Pef Ho Street, Shamshuipo, and is Year's Eve, when he was told that her house.
for the upper floors being white | about 5,100 square feet and its an attempt to kidnap his two Rising from her bed she opened
plaster.
Crown sonual rental is 838. The grandsons, both under ten years of age, had been made by a gang of of the noise. As she did so, five conspirators. Although the plot men rushed in, seized her, bound failed, the shock made Mr. Ip seri- her with rope and wire, and then ously ill and after he had been to commenced to ransack the house. Police headquarters" to', give the After searching for half-an-hour necessary information he was the robbers made off with property ordered to bed by his doctor. to the value of about $30. It is He is survived by a large family, stated that two of the men carried and a son, who is compradore în | revolvers. A third was armed with the P. & O. Bank.
a dagger
Over
of the birch and three' months' | tain "all modern conveniences, The building is expected to be hard labour,
and a sky light forming a glass completed within 10 months at "a The defendant was caught by arch
the Banking Hall, cost of over 8135,000 ́ ́ Mesara, Sergt. Buckner who was on patrol similar to that installed in the Denison Ram &. Gibbs are the ar- and heard the police wistles.
Bank of Canton, Ltd's building. chitects, an Messrs. Kwong Hing, Defendant denied the charge! (Continued af foot of next column.) Ithe contractors.
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