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„At the conclusion of the case in which the Tung Sang firm. No. 223 Des Voeux Road West were defendants in twù, summons before
THE COURTS
LAN
TAU MURDER RECALLED
There was a sequel to the death of Chan Hang Tak, a 35-year-old fisherman at Tong Fuk Village, Lan Tau in the early hours of June 11, yesterday when Tse Tam, a 38-year-old poultry keeper, ap- peared before, Mr. G. 8. Kennedy Skipton at the District Office South, on a charge of murder. -*
DETECTIVE COMMENDED
H.K. VOLUNTEER DEFENCE CORPS.
(Orders by Lieut-Colonel H. B. L. Dowbiggin, O.BE. Commandant, H.K. Volunteer Defence Corps)
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Headquarters Offices Headquarters Offices wi closed on Monday, July 1 (Bank Holiday).
Junior Wing
Sentence or 12 months hard labour was inflicted by Mr. Wynne- at Kowloon Magistracy Jones
Lau Kim-wah 26-year-old unemployed who was charged with burglary at No. 1 Tak Shing Street, Arst door, and stealing from Frau Marga Korner jewellery and money to the total of $84, between 1 am and 8 am. on June 18; two charges of steal ing a gold wrist watch and
No. 1 (MG) Coy:-Bergt. L. B. singlet from L sing, 38, at No. 7
Holmes, Corpl, R. M. Wood, L/Cpl. Tak Shing Street-second floor. K. Robinson, L/Cpl. J. E. Pot- and stealing a gold wrist watch,
yesterday on Mr. W. Schofield at the Central Magistracy yesterday afternoon, for the possession for sale or purposes for sale, tins of condensed milk to which a false trade description had been appli- ed, calculated to deceive, and for having sold, exposed or offered for sale, tins of condensed milk од which labels or wrappers bearing the words “This ią skin- med milk. Children under one year of age should not be fed on It," had not been appiled in Eng- Hish and Chinese.
The complainant Was Yeung Chu Nam, a broker in the employ of the Holland China "Trading Company, whose labels had been infringed. Mr. H. C. Lee was for the complainant and Mr. H, A, de B. Botelho appeared for the de- fendant firm, which was repre- sented in Court by Lam Wing, assistant manager and partner,
After the cross-examination of Cheong Man, another broker, the aefendant was convicted and his Worship in summing up the case, Sald that be was satisfied that the defendant had not takeri the necessary precautions to see the goods were genuine, nor had he Inquired of the agents at the time he bought the goods or even soon after, and secondly he failed to give full information to the prosecution on demand, and there was no evidence to show a mistake or inadvertance.
Ifis Worship. continuing, said that a third point was that he was convinced that the tins contained skimmed milk and did not consi- der defendant had discharged the onus es laid down under the sec- tion.
On the Arst gumicons defen dant was fined $100 and on the second $50 besides which he was ordered to pay the costs which amounted to $250, in all totalling $400.
POSSESSION OF DYNAMITE
Li Chun, 34, unemployed, and Fan Pat, 35, stone-breaker appear- cd before. Mr. Wynne-Jones at the Kowloon Magistracy yesterday charged with (a) unlawful posses sion of 596. sticks of dynamite, 600 detonators, and six coils of fuse at
Ngau-Shi-Wan Kowloon City, on Wednesday: (b) possession of.. dangerous goods without a permit; and; (c) not having labels on the containers of the above, marked "dangerous goods,”
It was alleged by first defendant that he had bought the things for a man whom he could not find. He admitted that he did not have a permit and that the containers were not labelled.
Mr. J. A. Fraser, Assistant At- torney General, is conducting the ! Crown case.
In the course of his medical evidence, Dr. Ingram Shaw, who performed the post-mortems of the deceased and has had the prisoner under his care since June 13, stated that in his opinion, the accused had definite delusions that some one had designs on his life; alto delusions about stolen ducks.
The prisoner, he said, a'co went through various antics with a blanket several times. The anties were always the same.
The doctor believed the prisoner to be of very primitive intelligence. but apart from the delusions on certain points he was of sound mind.
"I cou'd not certify him as a proper person to be detained in a mental Institution.". asid Dr. Shaw,
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The following have been selected for the 3rd Course. First "parade will be at Headquarters at 6.30 p.m. Friday, July 5-
song
a fountain pen and $5, from Miss ter, Corpl. R. H. Woodman,
M.G. Troop: Sgt. G. F. Fergu- Turbitt, teacher. from the E. Diocesan Girls' School, There were four alternate charges of reelving against defendant.
Prosecuting Detective Sergeant... Franklin stated that at 3 am on June 26 a Chinese detective was on special duty when he saw the defendant. The man was searched and in his possession were found
the two watches and a pencil The man was arrested.
In the case of the first charge. defendant entered the premises by an open window and let himself out by the back door and stole the key. In the second charge com- plainant was asleep and defendant came in and took the watch from RELATIVES CALLED
the wrist of the man. The com- Stating the case for the Crown, plainant in the last charge was Mr. Fraser said that on the night awakened and she saw the men on of June 10 the accused went to the verandah of the school, but
they, managed to run away. sleep in deceased's hut in Tong Fuk village and about 3 o'clock "There has been a series of the next morning fisherman burglaries in Tak Shing Street" went to call the deceased. He said Sergeant Franklin." "Ke went into the hut, where the ac-
seexis to be professional cused told him he bad killed the burglar," the officer added man Relatives were called, but
"That was smart plece of they, were told by the accused to
work” said His Worship in com- keep back and were also told by hlin to go and call the police.
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mending the Chinese detective "You did very well'
The deceased was found lying partly in bed with several head wounds, arid by that time dead, or A fine of $4 was imposed upon nearly so. The accused was hold Fong Yan, aged 53, widow, when ing an axe which Dr. Shaw would she appeared before Mr. S. R. Bal-, say was the only weapon which four at the Central Magistracy yes could have inflicted the peculiar terday, charged with selling coples wounds on the dead man's head. of the "Hong Kong Telegraph at The accused had never denied that the bottom of Wyndham Street he killed the man and told the without a licence. Another woman,' police so in answer to the charge. | Mak Kak, aged 40, was fined $2.50 The amount of blood found ca when she appeared before Mr. the axe was not sufficient to test Macfadyen, charged with hawking whether it was human blood or English newspapers at the junction not, but the Cru n attached great of Chater Road and Ice House importance to a cover'et which Street. bore a blood stain the length of the blade, which, they alleged, was wiped on the cloth by the accused.
THE CHOPPER
Bound over only a few days ago, lu K, aged 34, unemployed, ap-
morning, charged with the theft peared before Mr. Macfadyen at the Central Magistracy yesterday
not known. The accused is alleged The reason for the killing was
to have told the villagers that he was "told by the dev's" to kill
of two felt bats valued at $1.60 "Apparently he has in his mind from No, 111, Wing Lok Street When reminded of his band, de- some obsession which however. does not amount to actual in-stand the significance of it. Re
fendant said he did not under sanity," said Mr. Fraser.
. Dr. A. Greaves Government Bacteriologist, testified to finding human blood on the covering but not sufficient. blood on the axe to test it. On a chopper he found much human blood.
"The chopper has nothing to do with the case,” the prisoner inter-
Second defendant pleaded not guilty and stated that he had been engaged by first accused to carry the articles His plea was accept-posed.... ed and be was accordingly dis- charged.
One the application of Inspector Chester-Woods, second accused was remanded for 24 hours i police custody.
Dr. G. Ingram Shaw, medical officer, Victoria Pubic Mortuary, and Prison Medical Officer, testifi- ed, to extensive injuries found on the deceased's head, including
was fined $25, the amount of his bond, or three weeks' hard labour in default for having broken it, and on the present charge he was sen- tenced to one month's imprison- ment, the terms to be concurrent.
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BUS TICKET FORGERY
Case Dismissed
Charged with uttering a forged bus ticket. Lau Chuk, san, ex- conductor of the Kowloon Motor Bus Company, was discharged by Mr. E. Wynne-Jones at the Kowloon Magistracy because of lack of direct evidence "that it was in fact the defendant who uttered the ticket”
Mr. J. M. d'Almada Remedios appeared for the defendant who had been represented as a previous hearing by Mr. D. L. Strellett, it being explained that the former now had Instructions to appear for the defendant as well as for Tung ' Koon Wah and Fong Hap alias
No. 2 (Scottish) C0g.:---Corp!, E. | Fung Chun. › M. Bryden, Pte. A. K. Mackenzie, Fte, J. C. Miller,
PARADE MACHINE GUN BATTALION
"Armoured Car Section There will be no parade on Mou- day, July 1, 1935.
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It will be recalled that in order to facilitate matters, the Magis- trate ordered that the case against Ove ex-employee's of the bus com- pany
question, be heard separately. Last week one of the defendanta was found guilty and Machine Gun Bn. Signals sentenced to three months' hard" Monday, July 1-The following labour. The case, therefore against will report for W/T instruction; | Tung Koon Wah and Fong Hap S81. Thompson, Sgr. Rathmell, Sgr. will be brought up next Wednes- Glendenning, Sgr. Gaubert.
day, when one of them will be Wednesday, July 3.-Section will | charged. · parade for signal instruction: Map reading Instruction will be con- tinued.
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Friday, July 5-Additional Flag instruction class as arranged."
Troop
Mr. E. 5. C. Brooks, of Messrs. « Hasting and Company appeared for the prosecution yesterday, and Mr. Sut Tak Lüi. Manager of the Kowoon Motor Bus Company was also present in Court.
Parade on Tuesday at Troop Opening the case for the prose- Stable Causeway Bay at 5.30 p.m.cution, Mr. Brooks said that each RANGE-TAKING CLASS conductor employed by the com- The Range-Taking Class will pany was issued with a punch. Parade at Volunteer Headquarters An impression of this punch was on Tuesday, July 2, 1935 for in-registered at the Company, accused struction in Range-Taking under a being checked as No. 719. There N.CO. from the 1st Bn. The Lin-were no two punches in the Com- colnshire Regiment.
pany of a strillar design.
TRANSFER
Reserve Company to Corps Head- No, 127, Pte. "W. H. Owen from
quarters with effect from 22.6.35.
PROMOTION
No. 127, Pte. W. E: Owen to Cor- poral and appointed Lance-Sergt.
with effect from 22.6.35.
LEAVE
No. 807, Sergt. J. G. Hooper, Corps Engineers, granted 1 month's leave from 26.7.35 to 25:8.35....
STRENGTH
No. 2361, Sgr. M. Yusof, 10, Chi Wo Street, Corps Bignals, 20.8,35.
No. 2362, Pte. C. F. Nunes, 588, Nathan Road, No. 8 Platoon, 21.0.35. No. 2363, Pte. E. J. M. Churn, 63. Condult Road, No. 3 (MO) Coy. 21.6.35.
No: 2384, Sgr. A. J. Coales, "A.8. Watson & Co., Ltd., MG. Btn. Signals, 28.6.35.
(Sgd.) P. S. M. WILKINSON, Captain, Adjutant, H.K.V.D. Corps.
AFTER ORDERS Annual Swimming Sports
Accused was allotted bus No. 689 on April 6, running on route No. 10, his way bin number being No. 54. He was issued with tickets in sequence from UM8200 to UM8299, He went on duty, from 5.35 am inth 2.32 p...
SIMILAR MARK
On April 5, Chiu Ming was instructed by Mr. Sui Tak Lu Manager of the Bus Company to board various vehicles on all the different routes, being given the sum of $1.00 to cover expenses. These instructions were carried out the next day, and in the evening a number of tickets were handed In to Mr. From these ticket No. UM8252 was found to be a forgery.
The forged ticket had a similar punch mark as all the other tickets, and defendant's way ba showed that 140 ten cents second class tickets were sold from the sequence of UMB200 to UM8299, and forty others from sequence of UM8247 and UM8256.
Chui Ming would give evidence
Dowbiggin, O.B.E.
Commandant; L-Col, H. B. L. that he had purchased a number
Committes
chell, OBE
President: Major E. J. R. Mit-
Chairman: Lt. F. W. T. Ross, Hon. Secretary and Treasurer: O.S.M. G. T. Padgett, M.B.E., C.Q.M.S. R. A, Edwards, Bergt. C. B. Coom, Sergt. E. F. Seik, Sergt. W. Stoker, Cpl. B. Gosano, Pte. W. H Owen.
Stewards: C.SM M. F. Baptista, C.SM. B. S.-Rogers, C.S.M. A Ur- quhart, Sergt. W. F. Webb.
The Annual Corps Swimming
of tickets on April 8, but could not identify the defendant as one of the men from whom he had made "the purchase. He would also tell the Court that he handed the #ckets he bought to Mr. Lui the Manager...
evidence,
NO EVIDENCE
After a great deal of deliberation, the Magistrate said that he would not be able to convict of the evidence, the prosecution proposed to offer. To refer to a parallel... the Magistrate said that it there" had been a series of murders.com- At the Roman Catholic Cathe-Sports will be held at the Victoria mitted with a certain gun, he fracture of the skull which ap dral, Caine Road, yesterday after Recreation Club at 9.15 pm on
would not be able to convict any- peared to be of normal thickness.
one for the possession of a similar So Wai, (58), who returned to The brain did not appear to be noon the Rev. Fr. P. Garbelll gave Saturday, July 27, 1935.
a ̈very fine Sermon on the ""Sacred Programme of events is as fol-weapon, merely on circumstancial the Colony before the expiration lacerated. The spleen was en- of his period of banishment, was larged and three teeth were miss Heart which was preceeded by a lows sentenced to four months harding, but not recently. The cause procession of all those present. labour by Mr. Macfadyen at the of death was fracture of the skull amongst whom were many ass of 6 men, each man to swim 50
clates of the Apostleship of Prayer yards; Central Magistracy yesterday and shock,
The axe produced in Court was for whom this special service was 250 Yards Ladies Invitation
held.
Handicap
Race, Open, Entrance the weapon with which all the wounds could have been infcted: The long procession made its free.
3—100 Yards Men's Invitation way around the Church after. which the sermon was delivered, Handicap Race, Open, Entrance followed by Benediction,
4-High Diving: Teams of 3 men,
High Divi plain swallow dives, 5-Pillow Fight.
Defendant was banished for 10 yesza. in May this year.
Li Kau (22), locksmith, and Lau Ylu-kwong, (23), office boy, were charged before Mr. Macted- yen at
The bearing was adjourned.
An order for the coniscation of
--1--300 Yards Team Race, teams
free.
161 lbs of gunpowder was made The interior of the Church was the Central Magisk by Mr. Wynne-Jones at the Bow- beautifully decorated, being driped yesterday with (a), making &foon: Magistracy yesterday, on the with red banners in honour of the
duplicate key for private box No.
896 at the General Post Office application of Inspector Chester-Feast of the Sacred Heart, Without the authority of the Woods. The gunpowder was found Fostmaster General and (b) dame on the hillside at Ngau-shi-wan, aging: the letter box at the Post Kowloon City, on Wednesday and Office. Detective Sergeant Guld had not been claimed
asked that both charges be with
/ drawn, against both defendants, as
Charged before Mr. Macfadyen second defendant's master, had at the Central Magistracy yester- agreed to pay the damage. The day with stealing 21 cents from I charges were accordingly with- & money basket belonging to Chak drawn by the Magistrate It Chu, shopkeeper, at 99 Queen's appears that the second defen Road Central Chan Sheung aged dant was sent by his master to the 35, unemployed, was sentenced to Post Office to open the letter box, two months hard labour An ad but on the way he lost the key.ditional charge of returning from He thereupon engaged the first banishment was preferred, and on defendant to make a duplicate this accused was sentence to eigi key, and as they were both trying months' hard labour, the the key in the lock, if stuck. m to be consecutive,⠀ trying to extract it, they made a that at 6.30 this morn disturbance, which attracted the dant passed attention of attendants in the and snatched East Office, who arrested them? alcove,
HEAT WAVE IN GERMANY
special to the "Hong Kong Daily Press") (Corviright)}
Breslau, June 27. A temperature of 38 degrees thats over 100 (centigrade) fahrenheit in the shade was re-
the official meteorol corded by
rsday:
adhere on
the highest ter here since the year 1791.
temper
the
intances; know
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basket fron anwhere
Son Thursday
6-100 Yards Team Race: 4 styles, Teams of 4 men: lat man back strokes: 2nd man side strokes 3rd man, Breasts strokes; 4th men, free style, ho
7—H.K.V.D.C. Nursing Detach- ment Championship: 50 yards, En- trance free.
They all knew that the Company
was being robbed on a gigantic scale but how were they to know that the heads of the forgery band had not given the forged ticket to the defendant in mistake?
He the Magistrate) had con- Ticted and sent to jall, seven men for uttering forged tickets, and it. was for this reason that they had now to be so careful.
Addressing the defendant, the Magistrate said that he was dis charged as there was no evidence. to show that he was actually the man who uttered the tickets.
later than pm on Friday, July 19, 1935,
8-Inter-Unit Water Polo,
Admission tickets at $1 (one Events 1, 4, 6 and 8 to count to-dollar) each will be on sale at the wards Corps: Swimming Cup. Officers Mess, Sergeants Mess,
Points in all Corps Events 1st, 4 Canteen, and the Victoria Recrea points, 2nd, 3; 3rd, 2; 4th, 1. tion Club
Corps Units: Mobile Machine Guns, Static Machine Guns, Small Units Infantry.
Entrance fees. Each unit to pay $10 as entrance fee covering all events,
All entries to be made in writing accom
by the necessary fees
Competitors and Omcials, En- trance free by special tickets.
Programmes will be on sale on the night of the event at 10 cents. each
There will be dancing for two hours at the conclusion of the sporta. Secretary CBM The next committee Padze MBE at the HRV.D.C., be held on
Garden - Road Hot - Kong V.P.C. Headquarters.
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