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POSSESSION OF
HEROIN PILLS Around the Courts
Case Again Adjourned SOLDIER IN TROUBLE
ARMED ROBBERY CASE
FOR SESSIONS Fleading that he had had a few Two lawyers engaged in the de- | drinks and was not entirety re-
Further evidence was taken yea-? fence of three Chinese and two |sponsible for his actions, Rifleman terday by Mr. Q. A. A. Macfadyen women, charged; with - possession Edward Smith, of "D" Company of at the Kowloon Magistracy, when of a large quantity of heroin pills, the Royal Ulster Rifles, appeared Tsang Kan appeared before him and with conspiracy to manufac- before Mr. W. Schodeld at the f on a charge of armed robbery,[5 ture pills, engaged the attention of Central Magistracy yesterday on. A gathered by evidence on the court proceedings yesterday three charges of being found at Monday, it appears that the des at the Central Magistracy, an ad- 11.15 p.m. on February 2 in the fendant and five others unknown Journäment Anally being ordered | Peak Garage, Stubbs Road, for an went into a cowshed at No- 12 by Mr. W. Schofield to consider
Diamond Hill on the morning of the case fully,
December 14, and held up the in- mates of the house and robbed them. Altogether $93.50 in cash. and other articles were stolen.
The case has been going on for some time, counsel for the of the defendants stating that his client | had already served three months in Jail in respect to the charges brought against her.
The defendants are Chiu Kau. Lo Shing and Et So, allas Li Tat shing, and two women, Lô Ying and Fung Shu
The charges against Chiu Kau, Lo Shing. Li 80 and Ho Ying are that they had in their possession 35,500 heroin pills on the second floor of No. 15 Caroline Road, on November 19, possession of 63 oun- ces of codeine phosphate and . 13 cunces of strychnine. and third- ly possession of 17 ounces of heroin,
Fing Chiu is charged with the possession of 35,000 heroin plis and 17 ounces of heroin.
CASE RETOLD
unlawful purpose; driving private car No. 2852 at the Peak Garage without the permission of the owner, Mr. P. B. Cassidy, and driving the car without a licence.
Mr. S. E. Green, sales manager After hearing the evidence of of the Hong Kong Hotel Garage,
one other victim of the robbery Mr. P. 8. Cassidy arid Lt. FG.His Worship committed defen- Ratcliffe, of the Royal Ulster dans to stand trial at the next Rifles, were present in Court, at
Criminal sessions.
Mr. Schofield fixed the hearing of the case for 11.30 ain: on Satur day, February 8. The defendant was remanded in military custody.
MUZZLING CASES.......
MONEY LOAN CASE
An action for the recovery of $5,000 was brought by The Tam Wai against the Hing Nam Co, and Tam Chek. The money was stated to have been lent to the defen- dants.
A caution was administered to Mrs. Wilson, of 18, Kowloon Tong, Mr. Hin shing Lo, instructed by yesterday by Mr. Q.A.A. Macfadyen | Mr. M. A. da Silva appeared for at the Kowloon Magistracy, before the plaintif, while Mr. Leo whom she appeared in answer to D'Almada, jar, instructed by Mr. a summons for allowing her brown W. M. Brown, was for the defen- mongrel dog abroad in Essex dants Cresent on January 4 with a muzzle which was insufficient in restraining the dog from biting a youth named Freddie Wilkinson.
Mr. J. B Prent Assistant Crown Solicitor, prosecuted while Mr. 8. Ng Quinh appeared on be- Sergt. Weare stated that the half of the first, second, fourth dog was actually muzzled at the and fifth defendants and Mr. time of the incident, and the boy H. Leseby represented the third was not bitten but that he was defendant.
bruised on the leg. The skin was not broken.
Mr. Prent's in a resume of the case, emphasised that at the time
Defendant sald that she saw the of the police raid, all the defen-inoident which occurred when the dants were found on the floor, boy in question was riding his while the only means of lighting bicycle. The dog ran after him the flat was by the use of three and jumped up, its teeth or muzzle candics, which were placed in a striking the boy on the leg. The cubicle.
dog had been inoculated, and she roticed that the lod's leg did not
Mr. Quinn in his defence stated that so far as the second defen- | bleed. dant was concerned, the only His Worship: I am not sure that evidence offered against him was a case can be made out now that In connection with the orders the facts have been revealed. It that he had given to a carpenter's may have been the dog's teeth or shop to have some bolts fixed to the muzzle which struck the boy. the door of the flat. Other than Under the circumstances & ÇAÚ- that the prosecution had no furtion will meet the case. ther evidence to offer except that he was on the floor at the time of the raid. Mr. Quinn said that this was unfortunate and in his opinion second defendant been a conscientious man,
had
NO KNOWLEDGE. With regard to the fourth de- fendant, the evidence that he had to rebut was that she had gulty knowledge of the matter. Her evid-
Defendant further erplained that the muzzle was made by Chinese makers and as it was not efficient, she suggested that it be made
known to the public.
It is the dog owner's respon sibility," replied his Worship. "to I think see that it is efficient. wire muzzles are the most em: cient."
ence showed that this was not the Azix Khan, of No. 47 Granville cace, while her actions subsequent Road, was fined $25 for allowing to and when arrested further sub-a dog abroad at Granville Road stantited this claim.
near Nathan Road on January 19 without a muzzle.
She had been in fall for three months, and any flaw in her evid- ence that might have arisen, was in counsel's opinion due to the strain of her sojourn in gaol, and was excusable. It was hard to remember what actually took place three months ago.
The girl is very young and it was most probable that she was abeying instructions given her, as she wished to obtain some cubicle space at some later date;
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For allowing a brown terrier bitch abroad in Middle Road with out a muzzle on January 16 r. Beer, of No. 10 Middle Road, ground floor, was fined $17. De- fendant stated that the dog had been inoculated at a fee of 83.
THEFT OF CLOTHING Brought before Mr. Balfour at the Central Magistracy yesterday charged with the theft of a pair of white cotton trousers from 41,
After Ma Lo had outlined his case, Mr. Leo D'Almada, inr., said that the sole issue was whether the money borrowed was actually for the use of the Arm
Evidence was then called after which the case was adjourned
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Applications For Licences Refused
Bustness of a routine nature that did not take long to dispose of
ion of the occupied the atte Urban Council which met at the Post Office Finding yesterday, presided over by Mr. Car Head of the Banitary De
There was a full complex | omcial members bar the M. K. Lo and Mr. Wong were absent from the ranks.
Those present at the meeting were:
BLY BROTHELS Three widows, Cheung Sam, 35, Chan Mul, aged 54, and Choi Bun- Lei, 80, charged with keeping aly Mr. W. J. Carrie, Chairman;. brothels at 144 Hollywood Road, Hon. Dr. A. R. Wellington, C.MG. second floor, 173 Hollywood Road, Vice Chairman;
an: Hon. Mr. M first floor, and 184 Wellington Henderson, DP.W., Hon. Mr. N§L street second oor, respectively. Smith, B.C.A.; Hon. Mr. T. H. King. were fined $50 each, or one 1GP.; Mr. F: C. Hall; Dr. R. A month's hard labour, by Mr. Balde Castro Basto," Mr. L. G. F. Bel- four at the Central Police Court lamy: Dr. Li Shu Fan; Mr. Allei yesterday. Orders against the Arcull; Dr. Chau Sek-nin: Mr. C houses were made by his Worship. Sub-Inspector B. Thorpe pro-
secuted.
NO DUTY PAID ··· Anne of $12, or
11, or three weeks' im prisonment, was indicted by Mr. Balfour at the Central Police Court yesterday on a woman, L Ming, for the possesalon of a quantity of tobacco on which duty had not been paid. She was ar- rested at the Yuen On Revenue Officer A. W. Grimmiet said the woman had previously claimed to be a hawker. Had the Indian constable not recognised her as a tobacco smuggler, ane might have got away as a hawker.
Wharf.
Roe, Secretary, Mr. Im Ping- tseung, Asst. Secretary.
A letter from the Government relative to the appointment of Dr. Li Shu Fan and Mr. A. el, Arculli to be two of the additonal mem- bers of the Urban Council was
laid on the table, after which the Chairman read 4 minute relative to the proposed declaration of cen tain diseases considered infectious or contagious,
APPLICATIONS REFUSED Two applications for eating house licences at No. 80, Wing Lok Street, ground floor and Nos. 57 to 59, Nathan Road, Kowloon were unanimously refused by the Coun- cil on the recommendation of the select committee. the premises In question being unfit.
"NO LICENCES. Having been given a month's grace in which to renew their 11-
With regard to an application cences, the police made a raid for a food factory licence for meat on Monday on rickshaw coolles and preserving at No. 14 Eastern no less than six pullers came be- street, third floor, it was stated by fore Mr. Balfour at the Central the Chairman, that the Select Magistracy yesterday. Acting Sub-Committee were undecided as to - Inspector Brittain stated that the their policy, since two members. venicies were also unlicensed and han voted against granting the ap summonses would be issued plication, while one voted in against the owners. Five of the favour, defendants who were on $5 bail He would suggest that the Coun- each were fined $1 each, while the cl defer the matter for a furt sixth who was unable to raise ball night, and pay visit to the place" was imprisoned till the Court rose.
in order to see it for themselves. He understood that the premises is a four storey building. After Sentences totalling six weeks discussion it was agreed that hard labour were passed upon visit be paid on Thursday at noon. WongTin-yan, 20, unemployed, when he pleaded guilty before Mr. Macfadyen at the Kowloon Ma- gistracy yesterday to two charges · of stealing a chicken and seven,
Mr. Loseby said that he wished to draw the attention of the Court to the prosecutor's own words in describing the case. Square Street, first floor, Cheung CHICKEN THEFT which were that the Assistant Fo, 21, unemployed blacksmith, Crown Solicitor could not but pleaded gulity and was sentenced the case any higher than prob- to three weeks hard labour. De abilty” mempe
tective Sergeant T. Cashman pro- When a man was being appre- secuted. hended on a "cəiminal trial, Mr. Loseby wald, the Court was not concerned with probablilkes and
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yards of cotton cloth. Inspector
he would stress the point strongly whereas Mr. Prentis himself in his that an advocate's duty was not cross-examination, had extracted Chester Woods stated that defen- No to attempt only to raise probabili from the second and fourth dedant was stopped by a Chinese constable about 6.30 p.in. on Mon-. Hes. Els duty was to say "here fendants that the way hoty, the day and trad in his possession the |
have evidence on which you must caug conylet As regards a slip of paper found chicken, which he admified" steal- With all due respects to his on his citent's possession, the ing from Po Kong village. He was
searched at the Police Statio friend, Mr. Quinn he (Mr. Loseby) Chinese detective who made the wished to disassociate himself discovery testined that he could pawn ticket with the former plea His own not read English while the Chin was found client was charged with prases ese characters omtained on the cloth was stolen sion. In the first place were the paper expressed thanks. defendants really in possession? Patronage in business.
Inquiries He submitted that there was po evidence to connect his client with Crown possession.
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