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STONEBREAKER'S
DEATH
TRADE MARK SUMMONSES
CHINA LIGHT REPORT
No Blame Attached Chinese Fined $100 Dividend of 45 Cents
To Anyone
A verdict of accidental death with no blame attached to the driver or Messis. Logan and Amps was returned by the jury yester day before Mr. E. W. Hamilton who Fat as coroner at the Kowloori
Magistracy into the inquiry of the death of Fong, Ching Ho!, a 15 year old stonebreaker's apprentice, who was instantly killed as a re-) sult of a crushed skull inflcted by & motor lorry No. 1076 on Decem- ber 2 at To Kwa Wan Road out- side Messrs. Logan and Amps Stone Yard.
The jury also recommended that Do stones be touched until the lorry has come to a standstill at its destination A recommendation, Mr. Hamilton said, would he for- warded to Messrs. Logan and Amps in due course.
For Old Shares
The marter of the Sino-Amèrican Optical Co. of 238, Queen's Road Central was convicted by Mr. W. The China Light. and Power Schofield at Central Magistracy Company's report just published yesterday on two summonses (1) shows a profit of $1.248,927 in for using a false trade description; the Working Account for the year, that is putting pens and pencils on frames that did not appro pristely belong to them; and (2) for having for sale and being in possession pens and pencils to which a false trado description had been applied.
ment were the
The directors recommend dividend of 43 cents on the old shares and proportional amounts on the shares allotted subsequent
to that date.
In accordance with the Articles Defendant was fined $50 on each of Association, Sir Elly Kadoorie, summons.
and the Hon. Mr. J. P. Braga The Import and Export Depart-retire from the Board of Direc
but prosecutors and tors,
being eligible, offer during the farmer two hearings themselves for re-election. they were represented by their acting assistant superintendent Mr. S. Kennedy-Skipton but at yesterday's proceedings, Mr. W. J. Lockhart-Smith appeared for them. Mr. H. L Dennys was for the de- fendant.
Revenue Omcen A. W. Grimmitt told the court that he made the seizure, at defendant's shop where be found the pens and pencils to be false, that is. not conforming with the frames which said the pens and pencils on thein were made in USA,
The following served on the jury: Messrs. H. W. Hewett (foreman), L. B. Warren and Chan Shik Wong Yesterday's evidence was given by Wong Chal a 59 year old coolle to the effect that on the day in question he was on the lorry bring ing stones to Kung Wo stone quarry. There was a lot of clam-
Mr. Dennys at this stage, point- bering on to the lorry for stones and when the lorry reversed he witness, making a seizure on pub- ed but to his Worship that the heard a commotion and found that he premises, must have authority a lad was killed, his head being from the Attorney General before crushed. Questioned by his Wor-he could take such a step. He ship witness said that he did not contended that not knowing for actually witness the accident and
sure, whether the pens and pencils that he had been on his job for were false, such step as had been. over a year.
taken by Revenue Officer Grize mitt should be ruled out. R. O. Grimmitt said that he knew the marks on the pena and pencils did not conform with the frames.
Sergt. Paton, giving evidence told the court the position of the body when he saw it and also the
The following served on the jury: which he found to be in order. Questioned witness said that be had no complaint at all regarding. the dangerous practice in the yard nor dangerous driving-around the locality.
Mr. E. Kern, the agent in Hong Kong for the American Pencil Co., then gave evidence. He said that the pens and pencils that had false trade descriptions were dif- ferent from those sent out to him by his firm.
That the practice of clamberting on the lorry in order to mark out Witness was then questioned by stones for their own work was ad- Mr. Dennys as to whether he was mitted by Mr. A. J. Linge, manu-sure that the pens and pencils in ger of Messrs. Logan and Amps question were not made in Amer- Stone Yard.
ica by the American Pen Co. Wit- The practice was stopped but ness sald he could not say that, had recurred again on the day but all he could say was that the of the accident, it being a Bunday pens and pencils were not from there was nobody there except the American Penell Co.. for whom their No. 1 Chinese foreman. The he was the agent. accident occurred outside
Mr. Dennys.submitted that as yard and they had no jurisdiction these pens and pencils were manu- over the workmen. At present factured by some firm or firms in they have a staff of about 380 peo-America and not by the arm which ple working there. Although they had been warned not much notice was taken and it was just as hard to stop them from doing this as it was from stopping them to go to the blasting to collect stones for their work.
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witness represented, he (witness) could not know anything about them.
Mr. Lockhart Smith pointed out that the pens and pencils were put on frames which stated that they were made by the American Pen- all Co., but they were found not to be such, so defendant was guilty of applying a false träde descrip-
Mr. Dennys then submitted that If the marks on the pens and pen-. ells were falsely applied, then the agent. Mr. E. Kern, from whörn they were bought should see that the goods were genuine before he distributed them to local shops.
A fire which broke out at 43 Staunton Street early yesterday morning threatched a very congest an agent could be deceived ed area in the Central district at then the buyer could not com- the corner of Elgin Etreet and Peel plain. Mr. Dennys contended. Sweet. The ground floor of the Defendant was then called to house was occupied by a barber the witness box, and
on being shop while the upper floors were cross-examined by Mr. Lockhart used as living quarters. The alarm Smith said that when he bought was given at 407 am. five appli- goods from the local agent he did ances and a tender being rushed not look at the marks on them. to the spot from headquarters. Mr. Lockhart Smith then said that The top floor was well alight, in- this carelessness would in itself con- dicating that the fre had broken stitute an offence, To Mr. Denny's out on one of the upper doors. | statement about issuing a WAITADŠ After work extending over three-❘ before a Revenue Officer should quarters of an hour, the fire was make a seizure on anybody's we- extinguished. Considerable damage | mises, MY Lockhart-Smith said was caused to the upper floors the superintendent acted rightly At the moment, no casualties in sending an officer of his to are reported...
search a place that was suspected of having false goods
KIDNAPPING CASE
Remand Opposed
His Worship convicted the de- fendant on both charges, imposing a fine of $50 on each summons and ordered the goods to be con- fiscated
time in which to make their in vestigations.
Strong objection to a week's further remand was voiced by Mr. M. K. Lo at the Kowloon Magis Mr. Hamilton, before" whom the tracy yesterday, when he appeared case was brought, said he knew for Bulz Antonio da Rocha, who nothing about it, and granted an was charged together with adjournment for 24 hours. He re- Frederic Barretto on three counte quested the appearance either of relating to the alleged kidnapping| M. Fraser, Assistant Attorney of Luiz Jose Ribeiro, agedeix General, or a Superintendent of years, from No. 7 Handt Road, Police to give reasons for Kowloon.
ve wishing a week's adjournment. He Detective Sub-Inspector Calso asked that an Inspector Rozeskwy appeared for the police should then sire a rough openin and said he had been instructed of the case, so that to ask for another week's formal Hamilton) might be abl adjournment, and then to get a whether the reques date fixed for the hearing of the ment should be, gra
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