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ROYAL BALINESE
Around the Courts DANCERS
INDECENT ASSAULT
ALLEGED
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and the total takings" amounted to $6,78, of which $5.58 was collected by the man at the door.
11,
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The Vengeance Of The Holy Batur
The man, who was acting in the Me Chung Fu, a cook, appeared the capacity of the showman, al-
One of the interesting numbers. before Mr. W. Schofield at the leged that the woman had been.
yesterday pregnant for the past ten years, of the programthe is undoubted- Central~~~ Magistracy" charged with having committed an
and that her unborn child was "The Vengeance of the Holy Batur executed by Ratu." Idja, indecent assault On a woman
able to converse with her. An ad- nained Wong Kam, 21; at No. 257.vertisement depicting a picture of Dewi Ratca, Dewi Wars, Dewl Des Voeux Road West. A second
a woman was a sufficient means Wani, Mas Tadjab and a Chorus. nssault Was
I is a dramatic interpretation of charge of common
of attracting people. also preferred. Defendant denied
Inspector K. Andrew, prosecut- a Balinese legend
Dewi Nadre, the holy temple both charges.
ing, disclosed that a tin was taken "Sergt. Reddish who prosecuted round for those people who wish-virgin of Sukawati whose love 15 dedicated to the Gods and who said that defendant and anothered to hear the child talk, and se- cook had gone to the floor to
veral witnesses had said, they had is forbidden, under penalty of smoke oplum, and the defendant heard it talk. It was asked its death, to look with love upon admitted having laid hands on the name, its place of origin and age, ordinary mortals, has fallen woman, but denied the Indecent and answers were given to all ques- love with a foreigner. Her life is
forfeited.". assault. The complainant alleged tions. that the defendant committed an
The defendants, sald Inspector indecent assault on her, and she Andrew, had been sent away about had a witness to it. The defen-two months ago for the same thing, dant was alleged to have run but they were so persistent in away, and when the complainant's carrying out this revolting per- husband attempted to stop him, formance that it was decided to is alleged to have assaulted him prosecute them. There were al- and escaped. He was, however. together about eleven members of arrested by a district watchman,
party of Shanghal people, who were Mr. Scholeld fixed the hearing holding peep shows and animal for Saturday morning.
shows in the Colony,
CHOPPER ATTACK
said send
Remarking that chopper attacks were becoming quite prevalent, Mr. E. I. Wynne-Jones that he was inclined to Ho Kwong to the Sessions when he appeared before him yesterday charged with assaulting Yau Yi, a stall holder of "Stanley Street, causing grievous bodily harm. Plaintiff was detained in hospital for ten days and had to have ten stitches to his wound.
Mr. Schofield imposed sentence of six weeks' hard labour on each defendant.
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NAVAL RATINGS CAUTIONED.
"The scene represents a ceremony preceeding the execution, where- by Dewi Nadre, as part of her Inst execute her punishment, last dance before the high priest and temple maidens. Dewi Nadre implores with the high priest to forgive her erring sister, but he puts his duty duty before his more
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ISLAND ROAD TRAGEDY
Lorry Driver Committed To The Sessions
to its been
the
vain tries to soften the hearts of the other priests A low," rumb ling sound comes from the Holy Batur. The Gods" are truly dia- pleased, which bodes 111 for Dewi
Pleading not guilty to the charge, marks on the road about 9 feet 4 Nadre. Dewi Nadre. her sister knows that the soul of the temple of manslaughter of Lau Cheuk So, inches behind the car, and 4 feet dancer is hidden in the kris of a 7-year-old boy, Leung Yim," a committed to Arthur Lawrence, aged 37, a first. her father, the high priest. In lorry driver was
her desparation, she pulls it from stand his trial at the next criminal class stoker of H.M.S. Delight and William Henry Horner, aged 30, its sheath, not realising that by Sessions by Mr. W. Schofield at also a first class stoker, of HS.M.. doing so she commits an unpar- Central Magistracy yesterday, when Dainty, were charged before Mr. donable sin, for the soul will only the case was heard for the fourth 4.W.GE Grantham with (a) driv-remain hidden in the kris until time. The charge was a sequel of ing private, car No. 3615 without the blade leaves its covering and & motor accident, ba Island Road an appropriate driver's licence on then, as It is written, the soul on the afternoon of January 29 Dewi when eight persons were seriously of whom subse- Thursday Feb, 28 at Hankow Road must travel far Nirvana. near the Peninsula Hotel; (b) holds the kris towards the Batur, injured. three driving the car without the owner's invoking the forgiveness of the quently dying in hospital, as the permission. Both defendants were enraged God. The rumbling. In result of their car being pierced through by a load of iron bars
offside. The marks had caused, witness opined, by car going forward, and had. been pushed to the left by a blow on the offside rear. The marks were about 8 feet from the sea..
From the condi- side in distant. tion of the car witness thought. that the car had not been moved.
The Lorry The lorry was a Ford, with V8 and wis Licenced on. engine, November 27, 1933. The weight of and the was. 43 cwt.. the lorry
ried on it was 40 cwts.
Det. Sergt. R. J. Clarke who pro- secuted stated the injury, which was inflicted with a chopper, had healed without any complications.
Complainant had a food stall in charged with wilfully damaging creases, the earth and the stars carried in lorry No. 931, alleged | maximum load allowed to be car-
Stanley Street. Defendant went there and had three cents worth. of rice, and when asked to pay the bill, refused to do so. A quar rel ensued, during which the de- fendant grabbed a chopper and struck Yau Yi in the chest, caus- ing a four-inch cut.
noon.
charged, with using insulting lang-on its foundation and finally torney General, appeared for the
uage to Traffic-Inspector A. Nicol collapses. at the Tsimshatsui Police Station Charge Room.
Messrs. C. H. Fuller and D., Swo- beng, owners of cars 3615 and On hearing the, magistrate's re- marks Sergt. Clarke said that he 3045 respectively, gave evidence to the effect that no permission was would obtain instructions on the
defendants to drive car committal point, when the case given to was adjourned till Friday after-3165 and Mr. Swobeng" sald that his car was damaged to the extent of $3.
Baharwan Khan, a car cleaner stated that on February 28, he was near the Peninsula Hotel when his attention was attracted to the two defendants opening car 3045 which was empty at the time.
JAPANESE WITHOUT
PASSPORT
Detective Bergt. C. Mottram, who prosecuted, stated that when the N. Y. K. Liner Asama "Maru ar- rived here the defendant was found
•
The first defendant 'sat at the
His Worship: How do you know it was the self starter?
Witness: went near the car The
Now, nothing but a
heap of stones at ashes is left of the once so proud para sukawati
REWARD OFFERED.
7, where he was employed as a
clerk:
shake and the holy mountain the off-side door of private car No. 3045.
erupts heavy columns of fire, to have been driven by accused.
Mr. J. A. Fraser, assistant At- On examining the lorry at the The second defendant was also stones and ashes. The temple rocks
compound, the offside front was prosecution, while Mr. Peter Sindamaged. The offside front mud-
could was for the defence. Mr. F. guard was dented in many places. D'Almada, Jnr., watched the pro- The only damaged that
connect the lorry with the acct-, ceedings on behalf of the family of one of the dead men, Joseph dent was a dent on its outside Hau, the driver of the car.
front "mudguard 4 inches from the After Mr. Fraser had declared front edge and 3 inches from side- A warrant has been issued for that the case for the prosecution edge. Bine and yellow paint. the arrest of Chan Mun-yau, allas had been completed, Mr. Sin, de- which corresponded with the out- Chan Ka-chuen, 28, native of Kifending solictor said, "I plead not side door of the Fiat Car was Tsang village, Kau Kong, Nam Holguilty on pehair of accused and re- found on the dent. Several district, on a charge of demanding serve my defence.".
splashes which looked to be blood money with menaces, from Chan Asked by his Worship whether were seen on the front portion of Leung-ming, at the Po Eing Tuen he would like to giva evidence or the offside of the lorry. The import and export firm, No. 45
to make a statement, accused said steering gear was bent. The ex- Des Voeux Road West on January
that he would do that at the Lamination was made on December... A fine of $25 was meted out to
sessions, where he expected to be 29, at Central Police Station. The Eizo Nagai, a 25 year old Japanese
tried. His Worship then com- orty was loaded with iron pars A reward of $500, valid for twelve mitted acctised.
40 feet long which were bent in painter, when he appeared before Mr. E. 1. Wynne-Jones at the Cen-driver's seat and the second was months, will be paid by the police
At outset of yesterday's hearing, the middle. Some of the rous were tral Magistracy yesterday charged getting in and out of the car. The for information leading to the ar- Kardar Singh was called to testify jutting from the side of the lorry. with entering the Colony without Arst defendant also attempted to rest and conviction of the wanted to the condition of the brakes of and this in Witness's opinion was
get the car started with the selfman. Chan Mun-yau is atated to the "Fiat" a valid passport. ..
CAT. He stated that the cause of the damage, done, to starter but without success.
be of medium height and build and he used to look after the "Flat" car the top of the Fiat car was formerly in Havana, Cuba. He that was connected with the acc On January 31, witness drove speaks a little Spanish In addition
dent. About the 13th of Decem- the lorry with its load untouched to Cantonese.
ber last year he fitted new Fire-to the scene of the accident. The to be without one but had a Hong-but did not see him do it.
stone linings to the brakes, and steering was quite easy, with the Kong certificate or registration. position of the switch was turned LAW SUIT 400 YEARS OLD on the day before Mr. Luk bought exception that it was a bit diincuit
While he was in Japan defendant and the light were on.
the car, witness had tested the when turning to the left. During asked for a passport but was told Then the two defendants got
A singular trial, which began in brakes and found them to be in the whole journey, because of the the car and second that he would have to wait for six out
load, second gear was used. The weeks. His employer over here, defendant. asked witness "Where the sixteenth century and has been good order.
Cross-examined, witness sald footbrakes of the lorry were very however, wished him to return as John, petrol?" Witness informed before various courts during the
400 years, is to come again that the "Flat" had four-wheel poor. Travelling at 10 miles per soon possible.
him that there was no petrol in before the Highest Tribunal in brakes and the cables connecting hour, witness could only stop the the car and said that if they get Warsaw.
the brakes and the drums were car with brakes in about 40-feet PAWNBROKER'S LOSS
out he would show them with the In 1532 a Polish baron named Intention of getting them away Lenkowo was killed in a war with 40% thinner than the ordinary car, downhill within 200 yards of the the new linings scene of the accident. The poor- Sentence of six weeks', hard la-from the car. The second defend the Moscovites. Before leaving for The fitting of
the linings to be of excess load. bour was passed on Li Ping, a 30 ant then showed signs of boxing the battlefield the baron left his was done by his assistant and witness of the brakes were due to the
Excessive Load year old nemployed, who witness and as he was going to large estates in Estern Poland, ness knew
Was charged with the theft of a fur wards the witness the second de composed of fourteen villages, two Firestone brand.
towns, and several thousands of
Statement by Accused.
The lorry was brought to the lined long coat, the property of fendant fell down. Witness in acres of forests, under the care of Tang Pak H. police interpreter Yaumati Vehicular Ferry-weigh Lam Wan Chuen, partner of the formed them not to interfere with the Carmelite monks. As the baron at the Central Police Station, said bridge where the lorry with its The the cars and if they persisted he was killed and left no children, his that at about 2.10 pm some time load were weighed and was found Kung Wo Boarding house.
relatives claimed in 1535 the prop last month, he explained the charge to weigh 5 tons 8 cwts. 1 quarter. which was worth $85 was would phone for the police. pawned for $8 and the pawnbroker- After trying in vain to get hold erty, makin
The lorry had been tested on shop. the Kel Tuk of Staunton of witness the second defendant Street, was ordered to return the asked which was the best car there coat to the complainant without and as "Car 3615 was nearest the
same man said this is the best." payment.
As before, the first defendant get that on the night of February 7, into the driver's seat and the sec. the complainant went to sleep at ond stood on the footboard holding midnight and left the coat on a on to the roof of the car. The car bed in room No. 21. The next was started after a while and
moved a little. morning the coat was missing.
After a while two Europeans The night before last, defendant was arrested on information and came along and advised them to cars. I can't even tell the differ- race admitted the theft and having stop. Witness then went to phone ence between a car and pawned the coat for $6, with 66 for the police. When he left de horse. That's all I have to say,
fendants they were still in the car. Sir." conts interest,
coat
Det.-Bergt. C. Goodwin stated
'CLEVER". SWINDLE
of
The Polish King Sobieski ordered of manslaughter to accused in the the monks to return the property to detective amice at Central Police January 23, this being a monthly the baron's relatives. They refused Station. Witness cantioned him in test when the brakes were in good until Poland was dismembered and the prescribed form, Witness order. In his opinion witness. the Carmelite property was taken wrote accused's statement down in stated that with an ordinary load, away by the Tsar. A petition to Chinese which he read over to ac- the brakes were good even at the Tsar failed,
Now the Lenkowo, family, num-cused, and he (accused) signed it, present. With 3 tons 8 cwts 1 be adequately used. Witness knew bering several hundred members, Later witness translated it into quarter load, the brakes could not are bringing the case again before English
Accused stated that he and Lau the steering gear was in good order the court.
Cheuk Bo, the deceased, were both as he was particular on that Chinese and they were not enemies. point, He stated he had been driving to Cross-examined, witness sald
a bright day, and the sun was Stanley carrying some fron bars for that the day of the accident was the erection of a prison there.
shining. Damage to the "Flat" Corroborative evidence was then His Worship "You are both con-
Sub-Inspector Saunders, of the given by Noor Ahmed, a private victed on all charges," and enquired car driver, and Ho Foo Yan a car of a Naval Officer, who was in court Traffic Department was next called. cleaner who were on the scene, whether they will be dealt with Witness was also a Police mechanic. after which his Worship asked de- by the Natal Court and received On January 29, in consquence of a report witness went to Repulse fendants if they wished to make an affirmative answers
Inspector Nicols, who prosecuted, Bay arriving there at about 4 p.m. any statement.
The first defendant said, I ad- told his Worship that he was not. On the way he met Sergeant Fryer milt getting Into a car but I do pres not know driving at all I do not Ning-remember seeing the second de that
atfendant there, at all As regards asking en's the damage I know nothing about
Tia Tsel, a widow, and Me Tin Fat an unemployed male, were charged before Mr. W. Schöfeld yesterday with having obtained three cents by false pretences from Ching Kau, a cook at No. 236, Queen's Road West
The defendants, who. po Chinese, ran a show
a private shop at No Road Wers, at whi
Kwere ad
centa.
raid on people had ga
the second defendinti, said “All anover saw any of
those
at all about motor led the
charge of using in-driving the lorry No. 931 back to ge and also stated Hong Kong. Accused was sitting the car was not bealde Sergt. Fryer On arriving at the scene of the accident, witness, mages.
fandanti saw at car No. 241 standing on
will the road neat, the Wall Wit Court I gave a detailed description
damage sustained by the Flat
Witness then went on that he saw broad slid
waly
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