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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 15, 1936.
FALSE PRETENCES
Hoax Nearly
Succeeds
Three unemployed men, appeared before Mr. Q.AA. Macfadyen, at the First Court, Kowloon Magis tracy yesterday charged on various counts of having obtained $3.00 and $10.00 by false pretences, from Lung Kwong, a mess-boy. of the Mongkok Foice Station.
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STOLE FROM SPINSTER Appearing on remand before Mr. Q. A. A. Macfadyen at the Kowloon Magistracy yesterday charged with the theft of a money box, $46.10 in cash, and $112,30 worth of jewellery, a 19-year-old unemploy ed youth was sentenced to three months' imprisonment. The ac- cused, Leung Tin Lun was stated to have resided at the address in Nathan Road, as the complainant, В splaster named Detective. Sergeant Ella said that Tang Stu Yuen, and the theft took the first accused visited Lung and place sometime between March 27 handed the latter a letter purport-and April 10. Inspector Portation, ed to have been written, by Lung's giving the facts of the case, sald father, stating that complainant's that the complainant vialted the mother way, and that $3.00 was country and when she returned needed for expenses. The money found that a money box, contain was handed over. In the meaning cash and jewellery was missing. while, Lunp instigated inquiries and Suspicious fell on the accused, who found out at his mother was in was finally located in a Chinese the best of health. The next day hotel. When taken to the station, second accused in the company of the money box was found in the first defendant," calied upon basket carried by, Leung. Lung, and with another letter pur- ported to have been written by demanded comp'a'nant's father si8.00. The letter stated that com- plainant's mother was dead!
The men was arrested, and fr
lowing inquiries the third accused was also taken into custody. He admitted writting both letters. Sentence of one month's imprison- ment was imposed on the first two accused, while two months jail was imposed on Chin.
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PLAINTIFF WINS
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Board And Lodging
Claimed
Damages of 5371.21 were award- ed to Paul, Archipof, assistant of Palmer & Turner, by the Acting Chief Justice (Mr. Justice Lindsell)
SOLICITING FOR AN IMMORAL PURPOSE
GIRL FINED
For the possess on of 24 taels of raw opium, 1 Yuk Kam, an 18- year-old girl was fined $200 or in default, two months .mprisonment at the First Court, Kowicon Magis- tracy yesterday. Inspector Portal- ilon said that the contraband was
wrapped about her girdle. found on the woman in two parcels
PINE TREES Found with pine tree branches obtained from the Army Rifle Range at Kowloon City, a 30-year- old unemployed man, Tang Chueni. appeared before Mr. Keen at the Second Court, Kowloon Magistracy and was fined $20 with the alt native of six weeks' imprisonment. The total amount of ficity cut wood was 91 catties, valued at $1.82 sald Inspector Chester-Woods in prosecuting A chopper was also found on the accused when arrest- ed.
TREE LEAVES
A sack of freshly cut leaves tea- A Chinese, Wong Yuen (20) was tured as an exhibit in a case heard charged before Mr. Q. A. A. Mac" by Mr. QAA. Macfadyen at the fadyen at the First Court, Kowloon First Court, was charged with un-. Magistracy yesterday with solicit-awful possession of 17, catties of ing for an immoral purpose at the the leaves. Sergeant Nolan sald Junction of Nathan Road and Nan- that he arrested the accused in Lai Chi Kok Road. Tang was carrying King Street, and was sentenced to two months' imprisonment. Lo
the eaves over his shoulder but Sha Wah, (24) unemployed refused to say where he had ob-
Was discharged for a similar offence alleged to have taken place in Parkes Street. Sub-Inspector T. Collins prosecu.ed in both cases.
FORGED 'NOTES Mr. W. Schofield, at the Central Magistracy yesterday, imposed sen- tence of six months' hard labour on Tang Kal, unemployed aged 35 years, who admitted a charge of Possession of a forged $10 bank note of the Chartered Bank of India, Australia, and China, and another forged $10 banknote of the Hong Kong and Shanghat Banking Corporation, at Bay, View district on Monday. Acting-Sub-Inspector Madgewick sold the notes were the Supreme Court yesterday. found wrapped up in a piece of Archipoff claimed $540 from B paper in his inside jacket pocket C. Ivanchenko, police guard, for Defendant had said that a friend board and lodging, alleging that had given him the notes, and that Ivanchenko and his who stayed he was paid $5 for changing them. with him for several months Ja
BATCH OF BANISHEES 1933. They paid certain sums 02
Banished for five years in Decem- money but the $540 was silout-ber, Leung. Yau, 36, was sentenced to one year's hard labour, by Mr. The defence was that they were Balfour at the Central Police Court not lodgers but shared a flat on yesterday for returning, Sub- 50-50 basis and that their shareInspector A. J. Johnson prosecuted. of the expenses had always been pald.
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Wong Tim, unemployed, aged 26 years, was sentenced to twelve The case began in December but months' was adjourned to enable Mrs. Ivan Himsworth, at the Central Magis- hard bour by Mr. E. chenko to give evidence. Her evid-tracy yesterday
charge of ence yesterday corroborated that having returned from banishment. of her husband..
Defendant was banished for a period of ten years in December last year. He was arrested in Bay View District.
In delivering judgment Mr. Jus- tice Lindsell sa'd that in view o the very grave discrepancies in the cvidence of Ivanchenko and his wife he was satisfied that Archi- Duff's story was true but did not think he was justified in claiming the additional two sums cf $165 and $18.79.. Judgment was there- fore entered for $371.21.
Mr. M. A. da Silva appeared for plaintiff and 'M7. F. H. Laseby for defendant.
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THEFT OF PROPERTY Ld Sun. 27,, unemployed, was given six weeks' hard labour by Mr. Balfour at the Central Magistracy yesterday for stealing 28 bottles of hair
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STOLEN CLOTHING For the theft of two Chinese jackets and a long coat, valued at $4.00, Lo Ming (31)
unempoyed was sentenced to three weeks' im- prisonment at the First Court Kow- loon Magistracy yesterday. Inspec- to Ellis told Mr. Q.A.A. Macfadyen that the accused was questioned in the street by a constable, and found to be in possession of several pawn
tickets which were, later found to relate to the clothes forming the charge against the ac cused. Tung Lau (23) master of the Tak Ming Knitting Coy, ap- peared as the complainant,
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WATCH THEFT
Before Mr. Macfadyen at the Kowloon Magistracy yesterday. Law Sang, 37, unemployed, was charged on remand with the theft
of a watch and chain from Mo Kang Ching, of 589 Shanghai Street.
Inspector Portallion stated that Law visited Mo who later discover- ed that his watch was missing Law
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Kowloon Magistracy. Sitting with The first defendant was then Mr. Schofield were Mr. Q. A Acalled. The man, Lam Shek, was Marfadyen and Mr. K. Keen. As charged with hawking without a is the usual custom, the defendant licence at Reclamation Street. De- in the first case a hawker-was tendant pleaded guilty and Mr. discharged..
Schofield in discharging the man Before calling the first case, Mr.ald, "As this is the first case, to Schofield said: "The Police Ma-be heard in this Court I have much igetrate, Kowloon, has done me the pleasure in discharging you with a honour of requesting me to give caution no other defendant will this Magistracy a send-off by be- have this privilege." ing the first Magistrate to sit on the Bench. It gives me much pleasure to accede to his request and to preside at what I may call a Court warming.
THOSE PRESENT Among those present were Messrs. H. A. de B. Botelho, W. U. Walker, P.W.D., 3. G. Chạy, A. N. "As a former occupant. of the Macfadyen, Divisional-Inspector R. Kowloon Bench, I congratulate my Shannon, Divisional-Inspector E. J. successor upon the fine building in Ellis, Divisional-Inspector, W. R. which he will preside, which will Chester-Woods, Divisional-Inspec- greatly conduce to the convenience or F. T. J. Portallion, Detective- and comfort allke of the Magistrate i spector A. H. Elston, Detective- and his stan and of the police and Sub-Inspector L. Whant, Detective- the public obliged by their duties | Sub-Inspector Runamignam, or their misdeeds to make use of Eat-Inspector T. Collins and Re this Court
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