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Around the Courts,
UNCERTAINTY
Remarking that he did not want
Mr. F. I. Zimmern, for the de- fence, submitted that the pro- to make an expulsion order until secution had not proved that the he was quite sure what the defen- | defendants were in possession of dant was, Mr. Balfour, at the Cen- | the. pulls. The only evidence was tral Magistracy yesterday, com- that they were on the premises.
The Magistrate remarked that mitted Mong Bing, 25, Burmese, to the House of Detention, an a he was going to give the defen- charge of vagrancy. The defendants the benefit of the doubt, and dant pleaded guilty to entering the Colony without a valid passport.
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CAUGHT IN THE ACT Yip Hin-chot. 25, unemployed, was sentenced to twelve months' hard labour by Mr. Balfour at the Central Magistracy yesterday on charges of the theft of clothing| from Salying-pun Market and re turning from banishment. Sergeant T. R. Hunter, of Upper Levels Police Station, stated the defendant was caught in, the act of stealing at 2.30 on Sunday morning. He was wearing a jacket ande
a pair of
trousera that had been removed
from the basket. Kwan Yuk. 30, unemployed, was sent to prison for six months on a charge of re- turning to Hong Kong after be
ing deported for five years in 1933. Sub-Inspector Sabey prosecuted.
BROTHELS AGAIN
discharged them both.
The heroin pills and parapherna- Ita were confiscated.
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DISORDERLY CONDUCT A fight in Shantung Street near Portland Street, ed to the appear- ance of two Chinese before M Q.A.A. Mucfadyen at the Kowloon Magistracy yesterday charged with disorderly conduct. Yu Sik Yee, 21-year-old theatre-attendent of the Portland Theatre and Ip Yung, (18) unemployed were" bound over in a sum of $30 each to keep the
Peace for a year. Inspector Ellis
prosecuted,
BROKE HIS BOND
an
unem-
POSSESSION OF COUNTERFEIT COINS
Man Committed To Stand Trial
Yu Kam, 30, a carpenter of no fixed abode was committed to stand his trial at the next Criminal Ses- sions yesterday when he was charged before Mr. Keen at the Kowloon Court with having. on March 30 last at Reclamation Street to be in possession of 250 pieces of 10-cent counterfeit coins of the 1935 issue.
Det. Sergt. D. L. Davies prose- cuted. He stated that Chan Say. Chinese Detective C17, on the day in question at about 3 p.m. W.AS standing at the junction of Austin and Canton Roads, when he saw
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examined the coins concerned a the present case and found them all to be counterfeits. The differ- ence between the counterfeit coins and th
genuine were that the crown on the King's head was not the same, and the car was "differ- ent. On the neck of the counter-
felt and genuine coin, the former
BAND
CONCERT
defendant, who was walking along Canton Road towards Battery Street. He was carrying an over- coat in one hand. The detective Thefts of clothing from clothes
suspected him of having stolen the lines in three different villages overcoat from someone, and at the were mentioned before Mr. QAA entrance of Bowring Street Macfadyen the Kowloon Magis Reclamation Street, he stopped and appeared to have a double collar! By kind permission of Lieut.. trate, yesterday when
questioned him. Defendant replied the King's robe, while three stars, Colonel A C. Marsh and ployed youth, named Leung Tam, that he was carrying the overcoat were seen on the robe Itself of the 18 years of age. Was charged with for a foki and pointed in the direc-counterfeit coin, the same of which Officers, the Band of the 2nd larceny. The thefts occurred inton of Shanghai Street. The de- were not seen on the genuine. Sheung Sha Po Village, Cheung Sha tective went with him to the place
Bn., The East Lancashire Wan Village, and Pak Tin Village. cna he stopped a man, who denied
Regiment will play at the Inspector Chester-woods stated
tnat he was the owner of the over- that the accused had been bound coat, although he admitted that
PENINSULA over only four days ago for larceny. he was a clansman's of defendant Accused was sentenced to a term of four weeks'. Imprisonment on
HOTEL the theft charges, and a further two weeks for a previous offence The theft of 35 ducks kidneys for which he had been bound over.
A fine of $30, with, the alterna tive of three weeks' hard labour. was imposed by Mr. Balfour at the Central Magistracy yesterday jon each of three women, Li Kuen Pun Sze and Li Län: who admitted keeping sly brothels at 2, Swatow Lane, S. Wanchai Road, and 4, Swatow Lane, respectively. Sub. Inspector T. K. Whelan prosecuted.
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DUCK'S KIDNEYS
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from the doorway of 118 Queen's Road Central was admitted by Wong Yee. 30, coolte, when he ap- peared before Mr. Baltour at the Central Police Court yesterday and
was
bound over. Sub-Inspector Sabey stated that defendant was seen to steal.
WRIT THROWN OUT The plaintiff falled to appear at the Supreme Court yesterday when Mrs. J. Watson, 13, Hillwood Road appeared to answer a claim for $35 for work done and material. supplied in December last. · Plain- tit was Walter Shillito Vaughan Curtis, engineer, trading as the Duro Pump and Engineering Com- pany. Mr. Justice J. J. Hayden threw out the writ..
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BENEFIT OF DOUBT The remand case in which two women, Ng Sze, 18, and Li Klu, 19,
!!
ILLICIT DRUG
Fan Pau Leung (30) was charged at the Kowloon Magistracy yester- day with possession of 35 taels oplum, and was sentenced to three weeks hard labour with the option of a $350 fine. Revenue Officer O'Neill said the accused was arrest
the ed at the railway station. oplum was found concealed in a basket containing fruit. fendant when questioned said that he way taking the contraband ro Shing Mun.
BANISHEES
The de
Two banishees were sentenced to terms of Imprisonment by Mr. Q. Kowloon A. A. Macfadyen at the Magistracy yesterday, Chan Youn 23 years of age pleaded that he had returned as he could not get a livelihood in Canton. He bad
were charged with the possession wished to see a friend for some
of 71,500 heroin pills on the third money. He was banished in Octo- floor of 88, Lockhart Road, Wan-ber, 1985 for ten years
and was
chai, was concluded before Mr. sentenced to twelve months' Balfour at the Central Police Courtprisonment. yesterday,
At the previous hearing it was stated that Ng Sze was employed as an aman five or six days prior to the raid on March 14 and that the mistress. Chan Ping, was ab- sent L. Kiu was invited to stay on the premises the previous night as Ng Sae was lonely.
im-
Lok Shing (24) In answer to the charge said: "I have nothing to say." He was banished only month ago for 10 years, Sentence of seven months imprisonment was imposed. Inspector Ellis who prosecuted said that both" ban- shees were arrested on informa→ tion received.
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COINS FOUND
Detective C17 brought both de- fendant and the man to the Water Police Station. On the way, defen-
dant altered his story, say.ng that the overcoat was lent to him by a friend Tṣang Fook, who lived in Peel Street at the Wut ce tallur shop on the Hong Kong side. Brought to the police Station the overcoat was searched as the result of which the counterfeit coins in the right hand pocket were found contained in a paper parcel.
After Sergt. Davies had given formal evidence. J. G. Whitcroft. Lance Sergeant A158 attached to the Treasury Department went in the witness box, He said that he'
Defendant elected to give evid- ence. He described himself as carpenter, but of no fixed abode. Continuing he said: "This overcoat and these counterfeit colns were truly handed over to me by Tsang Fook in an oplum divan in Hong Kong. He told me to bring them over to Yaumat! to the doorway of
the Po Hing Theatre to hand them
over to a young man. When I met Tsang Fook in the oplum divan I also met the young `man."' His Worship then committed de- fendant.
OTHER CASES
OTI
SUNDAY
19th
April, 1936
Commencing at 9 p.m.
No Admission Charge.
Yip Kwal, and Chan. Yee, a mar- ried woman were also charged be. fore Mr. Keen with possession of 8 and 17, ten-cent counterfeit coins respectively at No. 10 Peel Street, The Hongkong & Shanghai ground floor.
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FREE DRINKS THEN FIGHT
Unemployed Briton In Trouble
"After having drinks at Hotel Ce- cli, with fils friends John Walter Macrae, 8 34-year-old employed seaman tore up the chits and created a disturbance there on A case of attempted larceny fol- Monday and was yesterday charged lowed by an alleged assault before Mr. S. F, Balfour at the which one of the party received Central Magistracy with being wounds that necessitated his re- drunk and disorderly and with moval to hospital, occupied the damaging the uniform cap of attention of Mr. QAA. Macfadyen Chinese Constable C. 682. It was at the Kowloon Magistracy vester- stated that the defendant was on 'day. J
his way to England,
Detective Sergeant C. Goodwin, who is in charge of the case for the police, produced a certificate chowing that the wounded man is being retained in hospital, and naked for a formal remand,
Sub-Inspector Babey who prose- cuted stated that the defendant and Ave others had two rounds. I drinks at the Hotel and after the drinks were consumed defendant went outside and tore up the chits ANOTHER 'CASE
without paying. It required two Lam San Chol, 36 years of age, Chinese and an Indian constable unemployed was charged with at- to take defendant to the station. tempted tacit of four tron bare at On the way, the defendant used new building site at the junction fithy language and damaged one of Boundary Street and La Cht of the constable's caps. Kok Road on April 5, the property | The defendant was bound over of the Wah Mel Building contrac-in the sum of $150 to be of good tors, and with assault causing grie behaviour for one year and order- vous bodily harm to Chung Yuked to pay $2.17 amends on the sec- 37 year-of-age, a bricklayer, ein- ond count. ployed by the Wah Mel contrac
tors, on the same date.
Accused pleaded not guilty to
the charge of attempted, thert, and win said that the complainant in
In answer to the second charge, the second offence received Ove said that he was himself assaulted
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