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AROUND
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ARRESTED...
THE
BUS CONDUCTOR IN TROUBLE
Before Mr. Thomson at the Charged with embezzlement, ut- Kowloon Magistracy yesterday tering forged tickets, and defraud afternoon. four persons
brought up charged with:-(a) | four men were brought before Mr.
COURTS
-MU-TSAI CASE
The hearing of the mui-tsai case against So Yuk Sheung, a 35 year-old married woman, residing at No. 179. Des Voeux Road West,
The
DISRAELI AND THE ART CRITICS.
Archbishop's Story
toast" of
The Royal the public and the private word
were ing the Kowloon Motor Bus Cowho was summoned for keeping | Academy of British Art" was given i was afterwards reported to Glad- Counterfeiting Hongkong Dollars E. L.. Wynne-Jones at the Kowloo4 | kim-18-years of age, was concludat the Royal Academy Banquet by stone."Was it not flopant?” -
and Pen Cent pieces. (b) Pos- sesion of moulds for coiring money. (c) Possesion of counter felt coins (Bixty three).
The accused were. Yeung Ping alas Yeung Hot-kee, Tsang Ming allas Tsang Hop-wing Wan Cheung,
and Tsau Chuen,
Sub-detective Inspector Our- ningham prosecuted and Mr." Hin Shing La (instructed by Mr. M.A. da Silva) appeared for Tsang Ming, the second defendant.
Inspector Cuningham in stating his case said that on May 30 on instructions received from him, Detective Sergeant Goodwin and a party of detectives conducted a raid on No: 10 Takling Road. 2nd floor, Kowloon City. The detec- tives entered and arrested all the defendents. The flat contained | two cubicles, but there was do furniture except for several bed boards and also a table. When ar- rested the defendents were taken to the Kowloon City Police Station where they were charged..
After formal evideoce had been heard the case was adjourned.
SUMMONS OF ASSAULT
Before Mr. Q. A. A. Macfadyen at Central Magistracy yesterday Wong Shing, of No. 17 Lee Yuen Street East. 2nd floor, was sunt moned by Chow Sam of the same address with having assaulted him on May 28 last.
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Mr. M. A. da Silva appeared for
the complainant, but the defen- dant was not legally represented.
In outlining the case, Mr., Silva said that complainant was the manager or Kwan Kee Shop at No. 17 Led Yuen Street Fast for Defendant a considerable time.
Magistracy yesterday afternoon There was also drth man who was charged only with attering forged
tickets.
The first defendant to face the charges was Thang Yeung conduc- ter number 813 employed by the Kowloon Motor Bus Co.
į Mr. E. S. Brooks appeared for the prosecution and Mr.
DL Strellett for the defence.
In opening the case Mr. Brooks stated that on April 10 the accused was acting conductor on a bus run ning on Route No. 1 and sold forged tickets, afterwards return- to the ing the genuine tickets Company at the conclusion of the day when he went off duty.
Mr. Strellett for the defence, called Mr. Lee Yat Ngok, managing director of the Local Printing Press, who gave evidence that the book of tickets produced in Court were printed by his arm. The ticker sold by the accused were then handed to the witness.
Witness stated that a special kind of type was used for the printing. the tickets and also the signature on the tickets could not be re- produced. There were also other small differences which could be detected with a microscope.
At the conclusion of the witness evidence His worship said that he was more impressed by the dis- crepencies on, the face of the ticket than on the back."
Mr. W. S: T. Louey, Manager of the Kowloon Motor Bus Co., de- posed that the accused, was em-
played as a conductor. He stated
that on April 10 at 10 am, he instructed two men to board, any buses, and he handed them $2:59 each in 10, cts pleces. They were instructed to buy, a small note- book each and write in it the No..
an unregistered muf-tsai Tam Tuk-
asked the narrator. "Flippant?" replied Gladstone:"it was worse than flippant; it was devilish" (Laughter.)
the Archbishop of Canterbury. ed before Mr. W. Schefeld at Cen- tral Magistracy yesterday, when He said he might have been tempt defendant was found guilty, and ed to, discourse on the pictures -was fined $100.
upon the walls, but he had recent-
As far as the exhibition was Inspector T. O'Conner appearedy heard a characteristic story of concerned, continued his Grace, for the presecution, while Mr. A el Disraeli, who had attended this he would leave the pictures to the Arcull represented the defendant, annhal banquet and had spoken in verdict of the public, which was Kwok Cheuk Leung, a salesman reply to the toast of "The Minis always quite contrary to that of giving evidence on behalf of the ters of the Grown." He spoke in the critica. (Laughter and cheers.) defence said that the girl was a eloquent term of the splendid In coupling with the toast the alece of defendant's husband, Tam triumphs and trophies of British name of the presiderit, he was Sam Ming."
art which he saw upon the walls, quite sure that so long as Sir Wi- Afterwards, on leaving he remark- Ham Llewellyn occupied that office ed to a friend. "I have never seen the Royal Academy would never such. display of rubbish." | fall to justify its high place in the (Laughter.) This contrast between estimation of the public. (Cheers.)
Mr. Arculi submitted arguments on the point that the mul-tsal con- cerned in the case was a relative of defendant's..
His Worship remarking that the defence had failed to establish a case, convicted defendant.
Tam Sam Ming, defendant's husband was together summoned on the same court. but the summons was withdrawn owing to the fact that he was away from his house when the girl was ser- ving as moi-tsdi.
She Fong, 35, with three pre- vlous convictions for theft, plead- éá guilty before Mr. Schoßeld .t the Central Magistracy yesterday to returning from banishment and was sentened to nine months' hard labour. Another returned ban- Ishee, Ng San, 31, was also sent to
prison for nine months.
HEALTH BULLETIN OF
EASTERN PORTS:
WEEK ENDING JUNE 8, 1935 Plague-Rangoon, i case. Cholera: Bassein, 3 cases; Cal- cutta, 104; Madras, 2; Rangoon, 2; Chittagong, 12.
For committing a breach of the deportation ordinance. Ng Kui,
The theft of "brass, a piece of
Small-Fox:-Bombay, 51 cases; aged 31. was sentenced to nine copper and two pieces of lead from Calcutta, 33; Karachi 2; Madras. months hard labour by Mr. Mac- the steamer Malayan Prince, ber-5; Negapatam, 1; Rangoon, 5: fadyen at the Central Police Court thed alongside the wall at Talkoo Vizagapatam, 15. yesterday He had been banishes Docks, was admitted by an odd from the Colony for 10 years in Job coolie, Lam Cheong aged 29, October, 1934. Defendant was ar when he appeared before Mr. rested in Hollywood Road,
Schofield at the Central Police Court yesterday. Six weeks' hard labour was imposed.
Before Mr. Wyrne-Jones at the Kowloon Magistracy yesterday. Cheng Hing-u, 40, an interpreter of the Sanitary Department, was bribe. Bail in the sum of $750 charged with having accepted a
granted and the case was remand- ed for seven days,
Defendant admitted three pre- vous convictions and also that he was a time-expired banishee.
Lam Chuen, aged 35, were chary- Wong Wat-chan, aged 58, and
ed before Mr. Macfadyen at the Central Magistracy with the theft It is alleged that defendant ac-of three brass covers and three cepted a bribe of $50 from à mar. named MA Sing on May 25.
Detective Sub-Inspector. Cun.
brass ladies from 184, Hollywood Road. The first defendant was ningham appeared for the prosecutwo grass ladies, while the second additionally charged with receiving tion and in aplying for the re-
defendant faced another charge of structed to do so by Mr. W. J. mand stated that he had been receiving three brass covers and one brass ladle. Second defendont Lockhart-Smith..
denied stealing and said he was- Mr. R. H. Cole appeared on be given the property by the half of defendant.
fore Mr. Macfadyen at the Central Magistracy charged with stealing a plece of iron girder, valued at $1,50, from the Yaumati Ferry Wharf. He was sent to prison for three weeks, and recommended for bankhment, if possible.
Before Mr. Macfadyen at the yesterday. Central Magistracy Kong Eze, aged 63, street coolie. was charged with receiving a box knowing of 12 hammer-heads, them to have been stolen." Act-
hammer-heads were valued at $3 Ing-Sub-Inspector Tyler said the
and were the property of the Sing`- Lung hardware shop, 144. Welling ton Street. Defendant was arrest ed by a district watchman in Lower Lascar. Row. Dear Tung Street, trying to sell the articles. He was questioned and admitted. that he found the property in Staveley Street. He denied receiving the articles, but said he had pick- ed them up from a rubbish heap... After evidence, h's Worship alter- ed the charge to one of unlawful possession, and bound defendant A dumb mute, Leung Ping, aged over in a personal bond of $30 36. unemployeed, was brought be for a period of nine months.
was a clansman of the proprietor or the Bus, the Route, where they and during the lifetime of the · boarded the bus and at what proprietor, he had helped with time, and they were to buy a ten 'some work generally, and resided cent second class fare on all their on the premises. Defendant was trips. The names of the twoợ men
small found dishonest in some
were Chia Ming and Lal Kwok. matters, and he was prohibited to At 4 pm on April 10 Chiu Ming
first defendant. After evidence he reside in the shop any longer since. returned his note book to wit The proprietor died sometime thisness, and it was discovered
was discharged. Bergant C. Goodwin year and three weeks after that, later, that ticket no: "UR 2652 L Kam, aged. 36, a widow, ap- said defendants, were street slee- defendant came back to the shop was not sold although it was peared before Mr. Macfadyen at pers. The value of the property to eat meals, in spite of complain- shown as being sold in the the Central Magistracy yesterday was $4. First defendant, who had any's disagreement. For several of fares at the end of the day, morning, charged with the posses-two previous convictions, was sen- days complainant had continually but it could be seen that there had sion of 204, po-pui lottery tickets tenced to three weeks' hard la- naked defendant to leave, and been some alteration made in the found concealed on her in Holly bour. finally on May 28 last complain- bill of fares, met
wood Road. She was fined $75, ant told defendant that if he
with the alternative of one month's would not leave the premises on
imprisonment. the day after, he would call the Police to drive him out. Defen- dant, then took an object from his pocket and struck compainant. "Blinded by the blood that flowed from the wound, complainant could not see what that object was. He went to the Police Stat- lon to report the matter, and there he was advised to bring out a summons himself.
Mr. Bilva, before concluding, said that two persons had been asked to come up to Court to give evidence, but had not turned up. One had actually seen the assault while the other was a witness to a threat of defendant's to com- plainant.
After further evidence was heard the case was adjourned to Wednes- day 19 at 2.30 p.m.
THEFT, IN HOTEL
Charged" with the theft of $85. (Hong Kong currency) and $7. (Chinese currency) the property [of Cheong Chi Fun, tobacco mer- chant, from Room No. 608 at the Empress Hotel, Cheong Chi Kwong, à 25 year old unemployed, was re- manded until Monday by Mr. Q. A. A. Macfadyen at the Central Ma- gistracy on the request of the pro- secution officer Acting Sub-Inspec- tor Tyler:
Acting Sub-Inspector Tyler, stat- The complainant gave "evidence ed that defendant is a distant re- bearing out counsel's outline.
lative of complainant's and visited Defendant in the witness box him at the hotel with the object of 'said that he was a general assis- getting a loan of money. While tant and that he did not assault he was there, complainant left the defendant. The deceased pro- room to go to the lavatory: Com- prietor was his uncle Defendant plainant then suddenly remember- was on that day drunk and was ed that he had left a sum of money running after him to strike him. lying in a jacket in his room, and when he ran against a chair, and returned to the room but found de- fell, his head striking the table fendant had disappeared. Some which caused the wound.
fakts of the hotel then told him that they had just seen defendant going down to the fifth floor. Complainant hastened after him and found him there with the money in his possession.
Wong Kwai a shop foki- gave evidence as to the alleged assault. Witness said that complainant was drunk and also corroborated de- fendant's evidence that defendant had never been driven out of the shop by the deceased proprietor.
His Worship said that 11 the two witnesses whom Mr. Silva men- Honed, did not turn up at the next hearing, which was fixed for 11.30 on Monday morning, he would dis- miss defendant, giving him the benent of the doubt.
Defendant defled stealing the money, stating that he had seen it on the floor and had picked it up. He admitted not telling com- pisiant anything about It S
Arrested coming of the EMS Empress of Canada after having stolen a spanner on Thursday, Yan Ho fuk, 59, an unemployed Charged before Mr. Macfadyen cook, was brought before Mr. at the Central Magistracy yester Wynne-Jones at the Kowloon Ma- day morning with the theft of agistracy yesterday and sentenced foundation pen from Wong Chuk to three months hard labours He sam, shop foki, at Connaught was also ordered to be placed un- Road Central rear the Wing. On der police supervision for two Inspector Stinson, stat- ployed, was sentenced to three ea that when defendant months hard labour. The value arrested the spanner was found in of the pen was given as
his. Dossession
ndant had tions against: tg Sub-Inspecto
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