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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 1936.
Around the Courts
Magistracy
yesterday
A fine of $15, or, in default three than Road, when she "pleaded weeks' hard labour was imposed guilty before Mr. Mactatyen at the upon Li Fong-chal, 28, unemploy- Kowloon ed, when he admitted that he at-morning to a summons for allow- tempted to avoid payment of hising her Scotch terrier abroad un- fare to travel
Yaumati by the ferry, before Mr. Macfadyen at the Kowloon Magistracy yesterday morning. Inspector Shannon stated that defendant was seen by a ticket inspector to enter the wharf at Jordan Road by an entrance which Was marked "NO ad- mittance."
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muzzled on February 9. In ad- mitting the summons defendunt explained that the dog managed to slip out of the door, but the amah went after it straight away but before she could get the dog. she met an Indian constable.
Sentences totalling four weeks' hard inbour were inflicted upon Bo "I was going to use it to break Yee, 18, unemployed, when he ad- open the door, candidly admitted mitted two charges of stealing loss Lai Ming 25, unemployed, when he sticks from a vacant piece of appeared before Mr. Macfadyen at ground off Pine Street, before Mr. the Kowloon Magistracy yesterday Macfadyen at the Kowloon Magis- morning charged with the posses- tracy yesterday morning. Inspec- sion of a sharp metal implement tor Portallion stated that defen- ft for an unlawful purpose.” Be dant was arrested about 5 p.m. was sentenced to one month's hard yesterday as Canton Road. He labour and the implement Was had in his possession 400 joss confiscated. Det.-Sergeant Dow-sticks which he admitted stealing. man stated that about 1.20 pm. on Monday a woman was sewing at No. 375 Nathan Road when she heard a noise on the second floor. She went out and saw the defen- dant trying to break open the door of the fat which was empty, so she pulled him down the stairs and blew a police whistle Defendant admitted a previous conviction.
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A cripple, named Chan Ching, 45, pleaded gulity before Mr. Bal- Magistracy four at the Central yesterday morning to the theft of two bars of soap from-217, Jervola Street. He was sentenced to one week without hard labour and is to be sent 10 the country: Inspector A. Kirby prosecuted.
Sub-
An off lamp upsetting and igni- ting a mosquito piet is believed to have been the cause of a fire which broke out on the first floor of 108, Apliu Street, Shamshulpo at 4.20 c'clock yesterday morning. Though the inmates were asleep at the time they all escaped unhurt. The flames were extinguished by the Fire Brigade.
A fine of $25 was inflicted upon Mrs. C. M. Sclater, of No. 32 Na-
Enquiries were made and it was found that defendant had stolen two silngs of joss sticks on the previous day, The complainant was Chan Tak, joss stick dealer.
Remanded from Saturday on a charge of the possession of 209 counterfeit Hong Kong 1935 issue ien-cent pieces, Tse Fuk, 39, un-' employed, of no fixed, abode, was sentenced to four months' hard la- bour by Mr. S. F. Halfour at the Central Magistracy yesterday morning.
Detective Sergeant T. Cashman stated that at about 12.45 p.m. on February 21 a Chinese revenue officer was searching passengers disembarking from the steamer Kwong Tung berthed at the Yuen On Wharf when a saw the defen- dant carrying a pet suspended from straw. In the pot was found a paper packet containing the coins which were later pronounced be counterfeit by Sergeant Whitcroft, of the Treasury.
The defendant first told the po- Lice that he had stolen the pot trom on board the ship and later said that he got the colas from a friend, named Ah Fei, in Canton and brought then down to Hong Kong to use.
PICKPOCKETS AT RAIN TO-DAY!
WORK
Race Goers Among
Victims
Police officers stationed within the race course and in the im- mediate vicinity had a busy time, as was evidenced yesterday at the Central Magistracy, when several pickpockets were brought before Mr. W. S.hofield, charged with
Weather Forecast Not. Encouraging
The change in the weather, sc noticeable on emmerging from the house early yesterday morning when one was greeted by a hot fan of air, is amply explained in the official weather report issued by ine Royar Observatory yesterday.
A rise of 9 degrees in the tem- perature
the reading, explains darnp walls in the house, and the Sentence of six months' im-hot, clammy and extremely uncom prisonment was imposed on Chan fortable
experienced Yau, a youth who admitted steal throughout yesterday. At 6 a.m. ing a purse containing $2.10 from yesterday the temperature read 71 an unknown person. It was stated degrees as against 61 degrees at
theft
weather
by Detective Sergeant D. Fitches p.m. the day before. Later in
that a district watchman saw the accused' extract the purse from the pocket of a person in the crowd.
the afternoon a further rise of 2 degrees were recorded.
A falling in the barometer read- He arrested defendant. but the ings from 29.84 inches (at sea complainant had disappeared. Tevel) on February 24, to 20,77 The accused also admitted two inches at 6 am. yesterday was al- previous convictions.
YOUTHS CHARGED
& recorded. At 4 p.m. the baro- meter read 29.88. The weather forecast for the 24 hours ending
Southerly, winds, fresh, squally backing later to E. and N.E.: cloudy generaly with occasional
rain
Two other youths. Chan Kauto-day is not encouraging In the and Cheung Ping, appeared in least. It reads: connection with the theft of fountain pen. The first accused was charged with stealing the pen. from the person of Cheung Wing Kam at the race course, while the second defendant was charged with receiving stolen property Both pleaded not guilty and were remanded for 48 hours in police custody.
WOMEN VICTIMS
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Another report issued yesterday states: The anti-cyclone continues to increase in intensity, and pres- sure remains highest to the north of Shantung. The depression over Indo-China has become deeper.
-The rainfall for Hong Kong for A remand for 18 hours was also the 24 hours ending at 10a.m. granted in the case against Tam yesterday, was 0.24 inches. The Lan, unemployed who was charged total since January 1, is 3.54 in- with the theft of a purse contain-ches, as against an average of 2.79 ing 81.25 from a married woman. Cheung Ban, who was walking in Lockhart Rond, in order to enable the police to have his finger prints taken. It was stated that the ac- cused unbuttoned the pocket of the woman and extracted the purse.
inches.
were seen by two district watch- men walking together. The first accused was noticed-to move up close to the complainant and take something out of her pocket, which he transferred' to the poe- ket of the second defendant.
The theft of a powder box from a married woman, outside the race course, was mentioned in a charge
The case against the first ac- of Larceny levied against Kwok cused was remanded for 48 hours Lam unemployed who was stated to have his finger prints, taken, the article in while the second 'accused said that to have stolen question from Ko Tai Eo, outside he did not know the property in the Yeung Wo Nursing Home. question was stoler, was accepted Elis 18-year-old-brother was charg- by the prosecution. He was, how- ed with receiving. Det-Serzt ever, remanded to the Juvenile Fitches sald that the two accused Court.
LOST WILL
New Probate Granted
Secking the probate of a lost will was the subject of an interest- ing case which came up before Mr. Justics R. E... Lindsell yesterday at the Supreme Court.
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Karan Kaur, o! No. 17, Tunglo- wan Road (third floor), widow of Sikh money-lender was the petitioner, her husband having left local estate valued with the outstanding debts at $35,000.
Mr. Leo D'Almada, jnr., was in- structed by Mr. A. el Arculi for the widow.
The petition was for an order that the last wil and testament
of her husband, Harnam Singh, having been lost or destroyed, probate of the substance of the will as set out in the affirmations of Moola Singh and K. 8, Chowd- hury, be granted to her, the executrix therela named, The petition was limited unti the origina: will should be brought into the registry of the Court.
Mr. DYAlmada said that to prove
that the will was not destroyed with any intention of revoking it could be done by reference to the afirmations of the parties.
WILL NEVER REVOKED
Moola Singh, brother of de- ceased, afirmed that on May 27 last year Harnam never re- voked the will and, immediately before his death said it was in the custody of his wife and that he had made provision for her and his family.
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will The contents of the will 'could be proved by the secondary evidence of Moola Singh and Mr. Chowdhury, who as a barrister had been practising in Hung Kông up
to 1928.
Wolfram Miners Fined
NEEDLE HILL RAID
In an atidavit Mr. Chowdhury said that between February and
Four Chinese miners appeared April, Harnam Singh instructed;
up a wit in the before Mr. Macfadyen at the Kow- him to draw
Magistracy yesterday and English language. The will ap- joon pointed the widow as sole executrix were charged with trespassing on and stipulated that his unmarried Crown Land at Needle H daughters be allowed reasonable, Wan district. marriage expenses and dowry
s
Chin
The men were arrested as a re-
each of 5.000 rupees, A sum of sult of a police raid at a wolfram $10,000 should be placed on fixed mine above the Shing Mun Dam. deposit at the bank and the in- The police beileve that there is a terest should go to the wife. This great deal of unlawful mining go- residue of the ing on in these. mines and the capital and the estate was left to the son.
people are making great pro- Replying to a question of His fits out of it. Lordship's as to how the children would fare in the case of intestacy, that is, treating the case as though i there was no will, Counsel said:
His Worship imposed a fine of $25 or one month's hard labour.
OTHER CASES
were
The widow made an affidavit on January 30 last and said her hus- band gave her the will and she put it in a box among her per-that they would get the same or As a result of another police raid sonal effects. She never had cc-1 a less amount than under the, on the wolfram mines at Needle
other Chinese casion to look at it and her hus- terms of the will. Intestacy here . four band never asked for it. After his could not be justified because of brought before Mr. Macfadyen at
that the death she discovered
the clarity of the evidence and the Kowloon Magistracy, yesterday. document was missing. A their
the fact that there was no hard and charged with (a), trespassing Lives, she and her husband were
en Crown Land, (b) Unlawful pos- ship. on most affectionate terms and he
session of wolfram ore (c) posset- was very fond of his family.
ston of wolfram.
A CURIOUS THING"
Counsel agreed with His Lord- ship that the loss of the will was a curious thing but added that no Importance could be attached to it by reason of the terms of the
the
It was obviously in the interests of the executrix to produce the will if she could.. Further qnus of proving that the will was lost or destroyed does upon her.
not
rest
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con-
All four defendants were victed. First defendant was fined $50 or six months hard labour, 2. 3 and 4 defendants were convicted His Lordship expressed himself on charges (b) and (c) and anec satisfied and made an order in the $25 and $15 on the respective terms of the notice of motion.. charges.
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