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The timber merchant who was
cheated of substantial aus of
money during negotiations for his marriage to a girl represented to
bo a wealthy young widow had his revenge yesterday when Man Foo an oyster-monger, pleaded guilty before Mr. Wynne-Jones in the Central Police Court to a charze of obtaining $150 from Leung Shiu Chuen, 7 Wai Ching Street, by false pretences.
Man Foo admitted pretending || that the girl was a wealthy widow whereas aho was actually a pobr spinster.
His Worship, described it as a deliberate fraud, and sentenced defendant to four months' impri- comment,
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BUILDING CONTRACTORS IN TROUBLE
HEAVY FINES FOR BAD WORK,
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STREET FIGHT 'IN WANCHAI
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COOLIE STABBED TO DEATH
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KAIPING COAL
STREET SALE OF. ROSES
FOR HOME, FACTORY, & POWER HOUSE
| $4,656.30 ° COLLECTED FOR COLONY'S POORS
MANY WILLING HELPERS
The Society of St. Vincent de
A dastardly crime was committed; yesterday morning in Queen's Road East, when a man dressed as coolie was set upon by at least two persons, while he was emerging pau found many willing helpers from Ship Street, and stabbed to yesterday morning when they held death. There were the usual crowds a street sale of roses in aid of the about at the time but the murderers poors supported by the Society, were allowed to escaps.
As a mault of a very energetic The police were soon on the drive by a large number of ladies, cene, but before they arrived the practically every person in the city unfortunate man, who had dragged bought a rose. The result of yes. terday morning's sale reached the himself a little way from the place,. where he was attacked, was already gratifying Agure of 84,050.30.
dead,
The murdered man was a street coolie named Cheung Lin, aged 39, He was in trouble with the police earlier this year, being suspected of taking part in an armed robbery. He was released owing to lack of evidence and has been picking up a precarious living as a porter.
He appears to have bad a ght in the early hours of yesterday with a cigarette seller, at St. Francis Yard, and to have got the botter of
it.
The police are looking for the cigarette seller and a clansman, but have not yet found them. The former's wife has, however, been detained and active inquiries are on foot
On inquiry being made at a late hour last night we were informed that the police had not rande any further arrest
Much of the success of yesterday's collection was due to the thorough manner in which the street sales were organised. The Society's. ré prosentative in an interview with ↑ Daily Press reporter desired to express his thanks to all the holper and particular to` Mesciames- J. P. Sherry, B. Pasco, W. Wotherspoon, A. A. Alvos, J. Lawrence, and the Misses L. Osmund, F. Dixon and C and T. Noronha. These ladiest were in charge of the various dis ricts
covered by the pretty
"hawkers."
Street Sellers, Those who assisted in the street sales and the sums they collecte were as follows:-
Cissy Noronha, 8212.40; Olga Ribeiro, 8183; Tuti Noronha, 8102.95; Mrs. Sherry, 896.90; A Alves, 877.00; Mrs. Larssen, 873.05; Elizabeth Johnson, 809.05; Mrs. Pascoe, 808,85; Helen Bogdataky, 800.30; Christian Li Yat Choi, -850.67; Lucy Li Yat Choi, 850.34;| Myra Noronha, 850.25; Miss Prin- gent, 883.68; Aurea d'Eca, $3.80, E. Alves, 853.63; Mary Brown,{ CASE IN WHICH FOUR MEN 51.51; V. Ribeiro, $50.03; Jean
TWO "MURDER CHARGES
ARE INVOLVED
Two cases of alleged murder case before Mr. Wynne-Jongs yesterday at the Centra) Magistracy.
Lo Chong, wharf coolie, was com A number of building contractors mitted for trial at the next sittings were heavily fined at Kowloon Magistracy yesterday for somewhat of the Criminal Sessions on a charge divergencies from plane of murdering Tong Taat, on the
night of October 23 during a fight!
serious
passed by the P.W.D..........
Mr. Butters was the Magistrate (on the,praya, and Mr. A. F. Reynolds prosecut-
ed,
The manager of the Tsang Kam Kee, contractors, 100, Second Street, West Point, was summoned for causing a divergence from the ap proved plari by constructing a 44- inch cement coneréte slab instead
The Assistant Attorney General (Mr. J. A. Fraser) conducted the Prosecution and Mr. Horace Lo ap peared for the defendant
Jater in the day what is known¦ as the Victoria Road Murder cane,
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Marr, 844.60; A. d'Almada e Can- tro, 844.38; Mag Xavier, 841.67: Irene Bitzer, #39.60; Violet Wong, 839.48; Evelyn Xavier, $38.02. Marie Ribeiro, 238.25; Winnie Hamilton, $87.38; Beátrico Rodri··
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Remedios, 832.06: Alice Lopes, 832.00; Mary Li, 831.55; Mina Kar, $31.97; R. Blackmore, $30.75; Alice Sequeira, 839.20; Gertie Mac Kintosh, 830.86; Evelina Riboiro, $28.30; Alice Andersen, 836.78,
Mary, Balls
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of a 6-inch reinforcement, steel in which four men stand charges being placed at eight inch centre instead of 4 inch, steel rods being was mentioned. It will be remem- Luongo, 29.65; Isabel Law, $27.00. of inch thickness instead offered that, the murdered man was Marie Leonard, $98.55; Oliva Yan,, inch. Defendant was fined $1,000. founữ on the morning of September $28.84; Olga Ribeiro, 228.25; · G. The manager of the Kwok Tsan 27 last tied on to a tree, his face Smith, 825.40; B. Cullen, 824.35 Kee, contractors, of 102, Fa Yuen having been crushed with a stone. Emilia Carvalho, #2463; Patsy Street, Mongkok, was summoned
Pascoe, 823.05; Cynthia Stimson, #83.30; Virgi Yvanovich, 822,86, Alves, 122.70 Therese The hearing was fixed for Monday Olga at 230 p.m. Mr. J. A. Fraser (As- Noronha, $22.89; Edith Kent. sistent Attorney General) for the .30; Delby Silva, 21.85; Lolita Crown, stated that the case, would Yvanovich, ea1.02; Beattice Fer by longthy one and Mr. Wynne- donca has net asido for it every afternoon next week.
for a divergence from the approved For a long time the body was un- plan by constructing a 4 inch identified. comont concrete dap in lieu of 3 inch, over the bath room in a house under construction at N.K.IL No. 1947. Tak Ku Ling Road, and laying reinforcement at 90 inch centre in-
stead of inch cmtre.
The penalty was $1,000, The managers of the Wa Cheong Company and Ching Song Kog Company, both of Kowloon City, were each fined $500 for construct- ing brick walls with inferior bricks and mörtar. “
Too Wing Cheong, of Kowloon City, was also fined 8500 Ior use of defective mátorial,
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