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Around the Courts
BAD LIGHTING IN NATHAN ROAD
to
SOLDIER DISCHARGED
THE A. O. F. C.
Explanation Of Failure
"At Central Magistracy yester- day afternoon, a drummer of the The following "explanation, as Royau Welsh Fusiliers. William to failure of American Oriental Pickering appeared before Mr. QFinance Corporation Fed, Inc. U. A. MacFadyen, on a charge of S.A. (in liquidation)," addressed matching a hand-bag from Chan to the Official Receiver, Hong Po Lin, a cabaret dancer from the Kons. and dated July 24, 1935, L.de Cabaret.
was "forwarded to us last everi-
Sergeant Guild deposed that on |ing:- Saturday night July 27, defendant snatched a hand-bag from Chan Po Lin at the foot of Garden Road at about 1.10 am. He plead-
Sir-I am advised by Mr. Ris- Chie, the Special Manager of the Cor. American Oriental Finance poration that you require from me a statement as to the reason for closing the Hong Kong Branch of the American Oriental Finance Corporation.
A verdict of accidental death was recorded at an inquest held at Kowloon Magistracy yesterday afternoon, to enquire into the circumstances attending the death at Chuk Poon Kong, a 15 year- old-lad, "who was killed in Nathan Road on March 4 when he was knocked down by a car driven by Mr. G. A. Bond The car was travelling in the direction "away from the Star Ferry. The jury which = .comprised: Mr. R. Ced "Not Guilty." Danenburg (foreman) W. J. Wool-
"In giving her
evidence. com. ley and Leung Chee Fong, recom- plainant said that the defendant mended that a rider be added to came to the Lido Cabaret at about their verdict. to the effect that 10 pm. on Saturday night and notice should be given the left again at midnight, returning The Hong Kong Branch of the right authorities that Nathan | again at ten minutes to one" and American Oriental Finance Cor- Road WES very insufficiently dancing with her again. When paration suspended all business, lighted. This was their opinion the Cabaret closed down defend-with the exception of liquidating based from the evidence given infant walked down the stairs to the clients' positions, as of May 24th. Court.
street with her and on the way 1935, as a result of the closing on asked her for her bag which she that date of the Head Omce, refused to give to him. After which is located in Shanghai A walking as far as the Majestic cable from the Head Once in the Dancing Academy, defendant sur early morning instructed 118 to geated that they should take suspend payment and all other "rickshaws" and at the foot of business, with the exception of Garden Road he stopped and com-liquidating ellents" positions, due PREVIOUS HEARING
ing up to her ricksha, snatched to the fact that the Head Office Belore evidence was taken, the her bag and ran up Garden Road was closing. Later T "the Coroner informed the jury that the barracks. Complainant day the news of the financial this injury had opened at the then made a report to the No. 2 Involvement of the American same Court before another jury Police Station. She stated thaf Oriental Finance Corporation. on April 1. but owlog to the un-
she had known defendant for reached Our Correspondents in avoidable absence of one of the seven months. witnesses, it had had to be ad- journed.
Mr. J. H. B. Lee, sitting as Coroner said that he concurred with the verdict, and that he would also see to it that the rider was brought to the notice of the authorities in question.
Certain of the evidence given at this hearing would be read in Court again, which would afford an opportunity for the present jury to ask any questions they saw it to ask.
Sergt. T. McInnis then told the Court that on the day following the accident he tested car No. 2383, a Ford V8 (Mr. Bond's car) and found that the brakes were good. The front head lamp was pushed back in it's socket, and the glass was broken, otherwise there was no "other damage. At 20 miles per hour, the car in question pulled up within 22 feet.
MR. BOND'S STORY
Defendant then gave evidence stating that he was always in the habit of carrying the complain- ant's hand-bag and that she had given it to him to carry on that night but he had forgotten to re- turn it to her before leaving her at the foot of Garden Road. His Worship said that he did not be Beve all the evidence of the de- fendant but the case was dismiss ed and the defendant discharged on the grounds of insufficient proof of the act of depriving com- plainant of her bag.
HARBOURING CHARGE
various parts of the world, and they suspended our trading faci- litles, thus making it impossible for any business to be transacted other than the Bquidation of our various, positions,
same
With regard to the reasons for the closing of the Head Office of the American Oriental Finance Corporation in Shanghai' I am unable to speak with authority, but I have been informed by Officers of the Company that it was due to the fightness of money in Shanghai, which rep- dered it impossible for the Com- pany to obtain cash to carry” on. The same tight money situation forced the closing, at the time, of the American Oriental Banking Corporation, which fur- Mr. G. A. Bond, manager of On a charge of harbouring anther increased the difficulties of Cape Wiseman agreed that his unmarried girl named Chiu Yut the American Oriental Finance evidence given at the previous in- Ngo aged 18 at 26, Southwall Corporation. Likewise the appli quest was correct. The accident Road, first floor, between July 20 cation of the Asia, Realty. Com- occurred at 7.40 p.m. while he and 27, without the consent of pany for the appointment of was driving car No. 2383 towards her father Chiu Hun, a 27 year Receiver on the same date "adver- Yaumati. When between Gran-old unemployed named Chung sely affected the American Orient- ville and Cameron Road, he sud- Kui was remanded by Mr. Esl Finance Corporation, as that denly heard a sound like the Wynne-Jones, in police custody Corporation
was the largest breaking of glass, and also felt. a) until today.
Shareholders, both in the Amer- bump. The lighting was very
Inspector K. W. Andrews of the ican Oriental Banking Corpora patchy and he braked immediate Secretariat for Chinese Affairs tion and in the Asta Realty Com- ly. The car was travelling at a said that on Saturday the father pany. speed between 18 to 18 miles per was not adverse -- to a marriage hour at the time, but he did not but over the week-end this atti- see anyone crising the road. Thetude had undergone a change. bump appeared to "have come Inspect~~ Andrews further stated from the left hand side of "the" that he was not pressing for a car, and at the time of the im-heavy penalty. pact he was looking ahead.
He immediately turned the car about, and conveyed the boy to the Kowloon Hospital.
The father went to the house at Southwall Road and found the girl there. - Defendant had known the girl for a few weeks. He had Witness then asked a European | become acquainted with her couple that were prescrit at the whilst working at a" fruit factory.. scene of the accident if they had
seen
had
what
occurred. The lady replied that she saw a boy dash across the road from West
to East with his head down.
11
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A JEALOUS HUSBAND
On pleading guilty to a charge Edwin A. Seeley, purser of the of assaulting his wife Li Wan, at
G. W GREENE,
Manager
Hong Kong Branch American Oriental Finance Cor- poration, Fed., Inc. U.S.A. (In Liquidation)
| Magistracy charged with disorder- ly conduct, and, on being con- victed, were bound over in bonds of $50 each to keep the peace for one year. Inspector Hourihan said one of the women, Chow Tai, accused" another woman, Chan Kin, of stealing branches from
eral fight, Chow Tai got the help
of six others and assaulted Chan;
8.5. "President Wilson". said that 17, Electric Street on July 17, her yard. and this led to a gen he was seated next to the driver Lam Yau an earth colle was sen- at the time of the accident. The tenced yesterday to four months boy was immediately rushed, to hard labour by Mr. W. Schofield the hospital by Mr. George. Bond at the Central Magistracy. while he and the former's father Detective Sergt. Fitches followed in a taxi. The artificial that the reason for the assault lighting of the road Was very was that the defendant believed poor; especially just opposite the his wife to have committed adul- tery with a clansman on July 18.
barracks.
Kin and her husband. Only two. of the participants in the fight said were slightly injured. Pieces of
rewood were used.
Four trams were held
up
for
The jury did not retire from The next morning he bound his nearly an hour on Saturday while the Court, but after a few minutes wife's wrists and hit her on the a truck which had got caught in deliberation returned, the verdict head with a wooden pillow after as given above, while a rider that after which he began cutting her driver of the truck, Yau Mul, was the proper authorities be notified face. He went to work and & re-
the lines was extricated. The
Uned $2 by Mr. Macfadyen in the Central Magistracy yesterday, for
of the poor conditions of lighting port was later made to the po- driving the vehicle without a prevailing along Nathan Road.
·
Appearing before Mr. Wynne Jones at the Kowloon Magistracy yesterday, La Kwong, 26, unem-
lice by the principal tenant.
FALSE PRETENCES
ployed, was sentenced .to one Convicted on two charges of ob- month's hard labour for stealing taining money under false pre-
cle in Nathan Road. He was
licence in Des Voeux Road Cea- tral gear the junction of Queen Victoria Street, Acting Sub-In- spector Smith prosecuted,
Sentence of twelve months' a bicycle from outside No. 12 tenses Leung Yun Tam a 27 year hard labour was imposed by Mr. Temple Street on Sunday De- old unemployed was yesterday MacFadyen in the Central Magis- tective-Sergeant, Dowman stated sentenced to two months hard tracy yesterday on Lee Yin, 28, that about 12.45 pm. on Sunday labour by Mr. E. I Wynne-Jones unemployed, on charges of steal- defondant was seen with the bicy at the Kowloon. Magistracy. taken to the police station where The defendant was stopped by the bicycle was identified by the district watchman in the street complainant, Li Wai, a shop foki, sad when asked by him to pro duce the chop from the 8.0A was unable to do so and was ar ber 28 last for a period of Ave temple several months ago but at 2.30 am. The door at the rear
Lau Ping, banished on Septem- rested. He was working at the
years, was sentenced to four was dismissed Inspector Ellis pro- months hard labour when he psecuted. peared before Mr. Macfadyen “at
the Central Police Court yester-
day and pleaded guilty to return- Four men and five women from
ing seven pieces of clothing // six tins of cigarettes, three tins of condensed milk and 232 packets of cigarettes from 31D Wyndham Street, and returning from
ban- fhment, Detective-Sergeant T Cashman related that defendant admitted entering the premises
of the premises was bolted, but the bolt could be worked loose from the outside. Defendant had been employed there for a year,
Ang from banishment The de- Pokfulum village appeared before He was banished on March 29. Tendant is 18 years of age.
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