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Around the Courts
"TRAFFIC SUMMONS
Stating that perhaps defendant has his own views of the rules of the road, Mr. W. Schoße.d at the Central Magistracy yesterday con- victed Cheng Sai Yuen, driver" of car No. 104, and fined him $30 when he appeared before the former on a summions for driving without due care and caption in Calne Road on September 25. The summons was taken out at the instance of Warder Franks, who said' he was driving along Caine Road east-wards, and when near the police quarters he noticed a lorry coming in the opposite direc- tion, ad he drew in towards the kerb. At be same time, the de- fendant's car shot from behind th lorry, and he was forced to drive on to the kerb to avoid a colision. There was a woman with a child on the kerb when he swerved to- wards It.
Defendant admitted he was driv- ing behind a lorry, and sald he Was
givin the signal to over- take by the lorry driver. He then started to overtake, but "saw no sign of the complainant's car. When he drew level with the lorry, he saw the complainant's ear coni- ing towards him, so he slowed down and stopped behind the lorry, which continued on.
ANOTHER CASE
RETURNED BANISHEES
Before Mr. E L Wynne-Jones at the Kowloon. Magistracy yesterday two men Kwok Hin and Lam Hon pleaded guilty to charges of re turning from banishment were sentenced to terms of hard labour.
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Kwok Hin age 23 who admitted hav.ng been banished on August 17, 1931 was sentenced to the
maximum term of 12 years.
Detective-Sergeant C. DownYAN stated that when defendant, was arrested on Tuesday, he struggled and tried 10 throw something away. It was later found to be two banknotes rolled round а bundle of paper.
Defendana picaded that he had come back to the Colony in order to collect a debt, which was owed to him. He admitted that in 1991 be was convicted for larceny by trick
Pleading that he had come back to get some money, Lam Hon, aged 57, was sentenced to nine months" hard labour for the same olence. Defendant was banished for ten years only two months ago, was arrested on Tuesday,
He
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A 58-year-old Indian watchman named Arjan Singh appeared be- fore Mr: Macfadyen as the Cen- tral Magistracy yesterday charged by Mr. W. Schofie.d❘ with entering the Colony without when Mul Tak, a carpenter, plead- | a välld passport.
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Detective Sergeant Russell stated
lorry No. 3254 without a driver's that had a permit issued in 1929 licence, and driving it without the | vaid för a single trip between permission of its owner in Flem 6ngapore and Hong Kong. He had ing Road on October 38.. Defen-been employed as a watchman in dant was find a tota. of $75, or,
the Colony for some years, and in in default. seven weeks hard la-
1929 he went to Macao, where he bour Traffic Sergeant-Blackburn was-employed-un-a-month ago. said the lorry was taken by the
He then decided to come to Hong owner to have the woodwork re- Kong, as he had heard that the pared at he defendant's shop. Kowloon Docks wanted to employ About 5 p.in. on October 28, he
some Indian watchmen. Defen SAW the defendant driving the
dant arrived in the Colony on lorry, and recognised him as a car- October 29. The police were ask- penter. He stopped the lorry, and ing for an expuls on order against defendant go out and ran away,
defendant, who would only be He then drove the lorry to the
allowed to remain. here if he had. Follce Station. Yesterday mor- proper papers.
ning, the owner of the lorry, the defendant and his master came to the Station, and he then arrested defendan and charged him.
GOOD WORK PRAISED
Tracked by a Chinese male; named Tsang Chung Chiu, who was highy commended by the Kowloon Magistrate for his action, a 42-year-old widow, named Chel Tean made an appearance before Mr. E. 1. Wynne-Jones at the Kowloon Magistracy yesterday, enarged with the larceny by trick of a gold finger ring from Chan Yu (37), an amah on October 25.
The Police stated that had it not been for the action of Tsang,
An expu sion order was accord- ingly made by the Magistrate.
Pleading guilty o the possession of 14,175 heroin pills at No. 181 Temple Street, ground floor, onl October 23, Au Wing, (38), un- employed, was fined $2,500 with the alternative of 12 months' hard labour, by Mr. B. L. Wynne-Jones at the Kowloon Mag.stracy yes- terday. The prosecution accepted the plea of the second defendant, Tam Man, aged 24, shop toki, of not gulty and he was accordingly discharged; Detective-Sub-Inspec. tor Cunningham produced first defendant's criminal record, which revealed that he had. a. previous convi:cion for a breach of the Opium Ordinance in 1933.
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An order for the confiscation o defendant would not have been 61 rounds of unclaimed .32 auto- arrested. It was alleged that thematic revolver ammunition was latter was implicated in a "bank made at the Kowloon Magistracy note trick,"
Wynne- yesterday by Mr,“EML Defendant pleaded guilty and
Jones, on the application of De- tective Sergt. J. Headridge. The was sentenced to four months'
ammunition hard labour.
was found in the backyard of No. 577 Canton Road Detective-Sergean C. Dowman; stated that on October 25 com-
on Tuesday. plainant was coming out of the Majes.ic Store when abe was ac- costed by defendant and a Chinese male, who asked her to take them
unclaimed on board the to their une e's shop at Tsimsha-
8 cainer Lung Shan, lying along- tsuf. On
side the Canton Wharf on Octo the way complainant was asked to change $100 bank-ber 26, formed the subject of an note; she agreed and in return the Grainger before Mr. Macfadyen at application made by Sergeant handed over a gold ring is security On opening the bundle complain His Worship granted the appica the Central Magistracy yesterday ant found only paper.
Four days later, defendant met another woman named Chiu Chau
630 cattles of sugar and 2,300 Coat buttons, found unmanifested
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An unemployed named, Chan
on whom she tried to work the Fan, pleaded guilty to the posses- same trick. She was recognised by ©a man, Tsang Chung-chiu, who belon of 70 heroin pills when he appeared before Mr. Macfady?o at came suspicious as the woman was with two strange men. He follow the Central Magistracy yesterday, ed them and blew his police whistle and was aned $700, or two months' and the woman was arrested. The
hard labour. Another man, Li men managed to escape.
Kwai, (32) also unemployed, was charged with the possession of 495 heroin pills, and was fined $400, or two montha' hard labdur.
On a charge for theft of five) and three quarter yards of cloth from No. 4. Wing Kat Street, ground noor, Yuen Kwong, (22) unemployed, was brought before Mr. Macfadyen at the Central Mg- gistracy yesterday. Sub-Inspector (Special to the "Hong Kong Dally
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found under defendant's jacket by
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