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KONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 1932.
POSSESSION OF
DAGGER.
མངོན ༣
JURY DISAGREE: PRISONER DISCHARGED,
In opening the caso against Li Yau, who was charged at the Criminal Sessions yesterday with unlawful possession of a dagger, Mr. R. E Lindsell, who prosècut, ed, stated that allegations had been made by the prisoner, at the Police Court, that the police had threatened him and used physical
violence.
The
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WL3
LONG TERMS FOR BANISHEES.
SEVERAL CASES AT SESSIONS.
OLD MAN STABBED,
RECENT INCIDENT IN
KOWLOON CITY.
ALLEGED ASSAILANT IN
DOCK.
Before the Chief Justice, Sir Joseph Kemp, yesterday, lp Kau was charged with cutting and wounding an old man, with intent
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w do him grievous bodily harm. employees in the cemetery who rush The accused pleaded not guilty. out and the accused and the other Mr. R. B. Lindsell, the Assistant
man then hastily walked away.
Attorney General, prosecuted.
At the Criminal Sessions yes- torday, balore the Chief Justice, Sir Joseph Kemp, Tak Tai pleaded guilty to a charge of a breach of a déportation order and was sen- tenced to three years' hard labour. Mr. R. E. Lindaell, Crown Pro- secutor, read the prisoner's record which showed four convictions for felony and three for returning from heard by Sir banishment. For a similar offence, Joseph Kemp, and a jury composed Young Chy was sentenced to three of Messti. H. Ammann (foroman), years' hard labour after pleading K. P. Yoing, A. W. Smith, guilty. There were eight previous Odell, M. O. Gomes, A. Mylo, and convictions against prisoner, five L G. Rosario.
being for breaches of the Deportener in Kowloon City, was on his tion Ordinance.
way home from Kowloon City to Youmati, following his wife who was a few paces ahead of him, Their path led them near Chinese Christian
Cemetery in Kowloon City. Near then he was
he has sincs identified as the accus-
Watched by Detectives.
Accused pleaded not guilty, and Mr. Landell said that on August | 28, acting an information received, two Chinese detectives went to a
Three Years' Hard, A sentence of three years' hard labour was passed on Wong Shun, foline Wong Wan, for burglary and
In outlining the case against the accused, Mr. Lindsell said;
At! about seven o'clock in the evening of July 10 last, the old man, who
Taken to Hospital.
His eries also attracted the at-1 tention of Mr. Maw Fang who lives quite close to the scene and as a result the ambulance was telephonesi
Phone 25122
TARZAN
IS COMING
was a pig breeder and market gar | for and he was removed very quiet that slope and at about the spot
the
ly to the Kowloon Hospital. There Dr. Smalley found that he had a
where the accused was pointing he found a dagger which was subse-
as the weapon used upon him. nasty wound in the stomach which quently identified by the old man necessitated an immediate opera-
On July 13, the accused was tion. As a result of that operation the old man's life was saved, Dr.
tea hous in Yaumati with an in- larceny, and shopbreaking and set upon by two men, one of whom Smalley will tell you that but for
larceny on August 1, end a further two years' imprisonment for returned.
to rup consecutively.
former. They set down at separate | tables and some time later saw the
hecizsed come in. One of theming from banishment, the sentences could go him quite plainly, and he watched the prisoner sit down at a table. When he came in ho Was sem to be carrying a role of paper, and later he bought a news
paper.
A short time afterwards he was seen to go downstairs The two detectives followed him and as be went down the staircase one of the constables came out and accured
him from behind. He would say that immediately he did this the accused threw the newspaper down stairs. The man was secured and searched and on the steps at the bottom of the staircase was found the newspaper (produced) and a pisce of paper in which was dagger. The Crown alleged that it was in this piece of paper at the time when accused had it in his
band..
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charged in the ordinary way at the Police Station. He was then charg ed actually with
"wounding the immediate attention which he
with intent to murder." He made got, he might have lost his life.
the following statement; Wong: In hospital, he was so seriously ill that a dying deposition was
Tin neked Chan Po to find some- taken from him. He was dischargone and Chan Po asked me to find ou after three weeks in hospital, someone to kill the woman's hus- on August 3.
band."
After the old man's discharge Meanwhile, on July 11, on in- formation received, the police went
from hospital, he was taken to to a house in Shapo Village, which Victoria Gaol where the accused is one of the outlying hamlets in was then confined, and an identi Kowloon City and arrested the ae. fication parade was held there and cused. On July 12, he was taken without hesitation the old man, by the Police to the scene of the identified the accused, attack and he there pointed down Dr. Sinalley and by the old mati, After evidence had been given by
The old man will also say that the other man, who is not before, For being in unlawful possession the Court, struck him with a stick, of a revolver and five rounds of that he assumed the two men were ammunition, Ng Nam woa sen-robbers and therefore said to them: tenced to three years hard labour. I have no money." The accused Mr. Lindell stated that two police then said:" We don't want your officers, acting on information re-money, your clansman and brother ceived, went to Temple Street, in-law sent me to take revenge.” where adused was pointed but
The accused then got hold of the to them. On him they found a old man by the neck and stabbed revolver secured inside his waist him in the stomach and also on the band by means of a silk tie. The top of his head. His hand was cut revolver was loaded in five of the in trying to grasp the knife. His the hillside below the cemetery the case was adjourned until tor chambers. Accused stated that heories attracted the attention of some wall. A police officer climbed down day. had secured the revolver from his father in the country for a fisher- 18an,
.
Many Aliases.
2 Before the Puiane Judge, Kwong Cheung, alias Kwang Cheong, alias Kwong Chong, alias Kwong Sui Chuen, was sentenced to three years' hard labour for violation of the Deportation Ordinance. Mr. T. S. Whyte Smith, Assistant Crown Solicitor, prosecuted, and.
Two jakis from the tea house would corroborate the story that the accused came in and went out by himself and that he was not arrested in the tea house.
At the Police Court, the accused elected to give evidence, and there he alleged that threats had been made and physical violence had been done hit by the police.
The jury failed to agree, and the prisoner was discharged.
The
SERVICE
Children's
in reply to Mr. Justice Wood, said AN EXPERIMENT IN the number of aliases wers account- ed for because the Deportation Order bore the name of Kwong Crong. When arrested, he was Wales made a special call to the Some time ago the Prince of charged in the name of Kwong public on behalf of the unemployed Cheong, but a statement made by in Great Britain. He asked all accused bore the name of Kwong those who were in work or in any way well-placed in the community Chong, alias Kwong Sui Chuen, POLITICAL POSTERS. and his finger-print record was that
of Kwong Chong.
A TAILOR FINED.
Befon Mr. Wynne-Jones at tha Central Magistracy yesterday, a Chines tailor was charged with having posted up posters contain- ing passages relating to Septem- kar 18, the anniversary of the Japanese becupation of Mukden, without the permission of the Se- cretaria for Chinese affairs.
Defendant maintained that they were no more than trade advertise- imenta, but his Worship ruled against this contention.
STEAMSHIP
COMPANY
FINED.
NO OFFICER ON BOARD DURING TYPHOON.
to give some form of service to their
more unfortunate fellows. The re- sults were immisdiate and gratify- ing. Groups of people banded to gether to help in any way they could. But one of the most inter- esting experimente was that or- ganised by the Boy Scouts. It was largely due to the organisation of two ladies, both holding the rank of Scoutmaster, but they were com- pelled to go beyond the membership to complete their'
of the Scouts plans.
The scheme involved both scouts and non-scouts, and of course the scouts had the initial advantage of being a fraternity with 6 standard of service: their rules inculcate the obligation of the unselfish good deed and the virtues of self-relian- ce and self-discipline. Four small Scout camps of unemployed youths wara formed. Local small employ-
Before the Deputy Harbour 3fas ter, Comdr. Newill, at the Marine Mr. T. Murphy (Assistant Direc- Court yesterday, the Lai Hing tor of Criminal Investigation) ask Steamship Co., Ltd., of 81, Wing ed his Worship to take a serious Lok Street, owners of the B. view of the case, in view of the Telemachus, wore charged with dis fact that, at the time, the posters obeying the orders of the Harbourers were approached and asked to might have led less law-abiding Master, in that they did not have play the part of neighbour and citizens to actual disorder, partida board a certificated officer dur-friend to some nne out of work. cularly as there were various ing the typhoon dh Septembar 16. Lads were taken by the focal gen- Mr. R. A. Wadeson, who appear try, by garage-owners, farmers, His Worship reminded defentianted, for the defendants, pleaded gardeners, and others, and given that he could nos nes political cap. tions for business purposes as they were liable to get him into troutle and if he wished to put up notices of that nature, he must obtain the necessary permission.
A fine pf 850 was imposed.
Japanese shops in the vicinity.
Corner
BY UNCLE JACK
POUR LES PETITS.
DO YOU KNOW
THAT
A sugar shortage and high prices make candy a rare delicacy in Russia?
One-room rural schools are being abandoned at the rate of 4000 a year?
Retailers of gasoline in the United States number 318,000, of which 38 per cent are filling stations. 20 per cent garages, 14 per cent car dealers and the balance "re- tail stores operating pumps in Eddition to their principel business 1
scented to spare the passenger the usual odours of gasoline?
J'ai un tout petit chien, il so; Buses in Huddersfield, Eng., are nomme Pierrot. Quand je jette me! balle il court vite le retrouver.
(Translation to-morrow)
KNAVE OF HEARTS Said Queen of Hearts:
My friend, the Kaave, he
stole no tarte,
He has been grossly libeled. He only borrowed two
three
or
To learn, he said, the recipe."
LET'S LAUGH.
guilty under, extenuating circum instruction a footmen, gardeners, stances," and explained to the cooks, chauffeurs, handymen, and Magistrate that for the past three mechanics. They wont to work by to cam in the
Too Close for Jomfort, years the ship in question had been day and retura lying in Yaumati bay. It had been evening for sout games, instrue Lecturer: "I calculate that the the practice of the Harbour Officetion and recreation. A relatively end of the world will
come in to notify the defendant company to short period of training fitted them 217,000,000 years. have a certificated officer on board for situations. More than that, in Member of audience (in great when a typhoon was expected, but the words of Lord Baden-Powell, agitation): How many did you on this occasion. no such notifica "Feg, exercised, washed, clothed any?" OPIUM SMUGGLERS. tion was given, with the result that trained as Scouts and vationally Lecturer: 217,000,000— *!
nofficer had been taken on board. instructed, these down-and-out lads Inquirer (sitting down with great The owners of the vessel had, how were changed in four months into relief): I had suchen. fright — I ever, a Chinese mate in command useful, self-respecting mabers of thought you said 117,000,000, 2
A fine of $20 was imposes.
ARRESTS ON WATERFRONT at the time:
There were several cases of opium smuggling before Mr. Scho
field at Central Magistráčy yester- prepared · opium. The man was day when B.O. Ward prosecuted. fined $4,000, or eleven months”, “im- | A woman who was seen carrying | prisonment.
basket, in Connaught Road, with Au the Kwang Sai; arrived from what is to all intents and pur-Canton on Sunday a passenger wad poses nothing but fat pork aud arrested with 69 taels of raw opium biscuits, was arrested for having boncealed in specially-made pockets 100 tue of prepared opium con In his trousers and also around his cealed at the bottom of the basket. waist He was fined $2,000 or eight She was foed $3,000 or ten months' months' hard labour. hard labour, Nagan
Eight taels of raw opium were Around the legs of an unemploy-found in the shoes of a pússonger. ed Chine who was stopped when who had arrived at the fung On disembarking from the s.s. Venezia Wharf from Wuchow. His Wor ravenus officers found 40 taels of ship passed sentence of: $200 or two" (Continued at foot of next column.) ! months hard labour, toge
the community.
TRY THIS EXPERIMENT
Half fill a saucer with water and in it plare an inverted tum bler. Ask some Que to get the water to the glass without touching the saucer, This sounds difficult but it can easily be done. Lift the glass and hold a lighted match just inside it for: #fow con le Then put the glass back in the saucer, and the water will rise.ap into it..
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At least $24,000,000,000 is owed the United States by the rest of the world-and that about fourth of the debt was for ac tual expense incurred during the warl
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PLAYTIME
Oh how I love the playtime,. The happy, laughing, gay time, When June grows out of May
timo
With roses on the way.
And how I love the moontime, The fragrant, dusky June time; The nightingale's white tune-
time, ka
And all the woodlands fey. Buty best of all, the daytime, The singing, scented haytims, The happy, shouting playtime When children spend the day,
Less Tiresome, and— Sandy had just arrived in New York after a weary journey across the Atlantic. As he walked off thị
WORD JUGGLING ship he saw a man in a diving out fit climbing up out of the harbour.
"Mon! mon !? exclaimed Sandy, Today's puzzle is to charge the "Wish I'd known, aboot, that i word HARD to EAST in three
Booner.
I'd have walked acrosi stopa, as shown in the table, change. loné letter utin ismé ́esch÷tímé mak-
ang 4 tongnote word
my-zel'."
Prool,
Boss: That suit you have on Jones, looks like a relia of the gay.. nineties,
Clerk: Yes, sir. I got it when you gave me my last increase, sir,"
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