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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, APRIL 23, 1936.
ARMED ROBBERY
RECALLED
West Point Affair Related In Court
Committal proceedings were be- sun before Mr. W. Schofield at the Central Magistracy yesterday against three Chinese who were alleged to be implicated in the armed robbery which "took place in West Point recently.
U Mui was charged with armed robbery at 157 Queen's Road West, third floor on March 3 last of money and jewellery to the value of $633. Tom Choi Yau alias Tam SIK Chuen; hephew of the com- painant appeared on charges of receiving stolen property and also for being an accessory before the fact, while Troi Tak-kam wn: charged with receiving.
Chief Detective Inspector Mur- phy prosecuted, assisted by Det- Sergt. Kinnear. The delendants were not legally represented.
Outlining the facts of the case,
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FALSE PRETENCES DENIED
Stated Money Obtained As
A Loan
A well dressed Chinese youth appeared before Mr. E. Himsworth at the Kowloon Magistracy yes- terday charged with having de- frauded various people, of $50.00 including two boys 16 years of age and another 18 years of age.
The accused K: Sal Cheong (25) alas Vincent Kl, ex-student of St. Paul's College, emphatically denied the charge when it was read out to him.
Accused "was alleged to have ob- tained $50.00 from the complain- ants by purporting to be in a position to obtain employment for the complainants as apprentice electricians at Mesra. Jardine Ma- theson and Co., "whereas in fact he was not."
Man
The complainants
Wire
(16), Li Hau Man (26). Mak Chak Tong (18) and Lo Kwan..
Around the Courts
NO LICENCE
A fine of 310 was imposed upon Mrs. Z. Bogdatsky, of No. 26 Man- kow Road, ground floor, when she appeared before Mr. Macfadyen at the Kowloon Magistracy yesterday and
admitted having a wre ess receiving set on April 2, without a Ucence. Mr. G. A. Carruthers stated that a licence was taken out on the following day. The summons was issued against de- fendant about two weeks ago about the
three months' hard labour by Mr. Balfour at the Central Police Court yesterday. The defendant was banished on April 1 for ten years. Sub-Inspector A. Sabey prose-
cuted.
FALSE TRADE MARK
THE KING AT OXFORD
Surprise Visit To Magdalen
London. April 6.
The King, accompanied by two friends, paid an informal visit tô
At the instigation of the Sincere Magdalen College, Oxford, where Company Perfumery Manufac- he was an undergraduate, turers Ltd., the manager, of the Saturday. Sui Hing Company, 189-193. Des Voeux Road Central. appeared be- fore Mr. Balfour at the Central same time as his Worship Police Court yesterday summoned issued his warning regarding the for having two jars of Hair Salon périding increase of fines. James
to which a false trade descriptor Yau, of No. 37, Hankow Road; had been applied. Mr. E. S. C second foor, admitted a similar offence and was also fined 810..
His Majesty was motoring through Oxford, and stopped at Magdalen shortly before 3 o'clock. As it was during the vacation, the President and Fellows were not in residence, and the King was met... by the under-porter. - The King Brooks, for the defendant firm, conducted his friends round the pleaded guilty. Mr. H. N Chau! College, pointing out the places of UNREGISTERED" »MUI-TSAI appeared for the prosecution. The Summoned before Mr. W. Scho- Magistrate ordered the goods to field, at the Central Magistracy be destroyed and the defendants yesterday. for keeping an -un- į to pay $10 costs to the complain registered mui-tsal, named Ng ants. Nul aged 12 years, Fok Po-chun. widdw, residing at No. 46, Fat Hing Street, Brs: floor, pleaded not guilty. Defendant stated she
The hearing of the case was fixed for 2.30 pm on May 12.
Inspector Murphy said that on the Kam Sang (18), Li Tak Chuen paid the girl fifty cents a month. day the robbery took place, at about 7.30 am. complainant. aged woman, Chan Kung Ho, mar- red. was the ony person in the house in question. That morning before the robbery. complainant's three children had gone to school
and the house amah to the mar ket.
Second defendant, Tam. was complainant's husband's nephew and he was the one who left the house last before the robbery. He was supported by complainant-he slept in her house and ate meals there. Complainant's eldest son went out of the house before sec- ond defendant and as usual he locked the gate and had the door shut.
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Det. Sergt. Ellis outlining the case said that about December 23, the accused met a teacher named Lau Sai Tong and asked him if he (the latter) knew anyone wishing to obtain work. The accused made Lau.understand that he could ob- tain work for ave people in Messrs. Jardine Matheson and Co. on payment of $10 each.
Lau handed over the money, $60, in all to his brother who in turn
gave the sum to the accused. The jobs promised were supposed to materialise on January 1, and ce,then the accused had made evasive statements until his ar- rest.
Evidence for the prosecution was given by Lau, and his brother Lau Yuk Fong. a solicitor's clerk
The case was remanded till 11
A KNOCK AT THE DOOR At about 7.30 am. complainant was alone when there was a knock at the door which was locked after
Occupying the. witness stand. second defendant had gone, out
the accused said that he borrowed Complainant asked who it was, to
$50 from one of the witnesses, at which a voice repied that there ten per cent, interest which he had was a letter for her from the shop promised to give back sometime which she had before received let-this month. He had not promised ters. She opened the door to take
to obtain work for anyone." the letter and having done so, she saw two men standing by the gate. The gate incidentally was open o this occasion One of the two men had a file sharpened like a dagger in his hand and he pointed it-at complainant, ordering her to make no noise. The two men entered the house, caught hold of com- plainant and dragged her to the rear cubicle where she was gagged and bound,
Without, even asking" complain- ant or searching the house, the two men, went to the place where the key was in the person of com- plainant. The complainant re- mained bound and gagged in the rea; cubicle when they opened the Bake in the parious, and money and jewellery to the value of $633 were taken which included a box con- taining jewellery. This box belong- ed to one of complainant's friends. It was broken up and the jewellery, Inside were also taken. Complain- ant's friend kept the key to the box 40 complainant did not know what actually was inside although it was mentioned that it contained Jewelery..
ALARM RAISED
After the robbers had left the house, complainant managed to get herself loose and raised the alarm. Later the Police arrived. They waited until second defen- dant came back to the house and the latter was arrested. He took the Police to. No. 12. Stone. Nullah Lane where third defendant, Tsol WHA arrested. A basket seized which third defendant claimed to be his, was later found to contain Almost all the money and jewellery stolen at the robbery.
On April 10 second defendant confession, voluntarily made a which he signed. It was to the effect that he was a party to the robbery.
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On March 12 the Police WELC taken by second defendant to B godown at Kennedy Town where in the wall in a hole $15 in money and a god ring belonging to com- Dialnant were found,
First defendant was pointed out while... walking in Jordan Road, Kowloon, and was arrested by the Police. Upon arrest he admitted taking part in the robbery,
UNIDENTIFIED
During the course of her evid ence, Char Kun Ho, whose hus band is a restaurant proprietor in Canada, sata that she could not remember having seen first and third defendants before. Second defendant was her husband's nephew,
Further evidence was heard after which the hearing was adjourned.
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UNLAWFUL POSSESSION Charged before Mr. Balfour at the Central Police Court yesterday with the unlawful possession of a quantity of electric wiring a
FAILED TO APPEAR Chan Yee, 40; widow failed to appeared before Mr. Baliour at the Central Police Court yesterday on a charge of keeping a sly brothe: at 4. Staveley Street. second floor. and her ball of $50 was estreated. Sub-Insp. T. X. Whelan was in charge of the case.
Interest and taking several photo- graphs. He visited the staircase where his old rooms were, but did not enter them. His visit lasted about half an hour.
After the party left Magdalen Hotel. they called at the Mitre where the King talked for some minutes with the hall porter, Ernest Davies, and other members of the staff. He noted with in terest
I staff in
I cup, won by the Mitré a football competition last year, which is displayed in the hall of the hotel, and remark- ed on the alterations to the smoking-room.
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The King was the guest of Lord Himley Hall, Dudley, where he Dudley during the week-end at
arrived on Friday.
FOR AN UNLAWFUL PURPOSE
Three months' hard labour was Upper Lascar Row, Lau Huen, 27. passed by Mr. Balfour at the Cen- street coolie, was bound over. De tral Police Court yesterday on fendant told the police that he Tsung, 46, a deaf man, remanded bought the wiring from a marine
from Monday on a charge of the store dealer who could not be possession of a 'kalfe, an instru- traced. Sub-Insp. Sabey prosecut-ment it for an unlawful purpose. ed.
near the Ko Shing Theatre. A defendant, pleaded not guilty. and. Chinese constable testißed that on at the same time, remarked it was
of a the report On the application of Detective
small boy hea test case. It was alleged by the searched the defendant and found prosecution Sergeant Grainger, Mr. Balfour at
that defendant had the Central Police Court yesterday
the knife in his girdle. The blade, been refused a Licence to sell milk, made an order for the confiscation was open In the defendant's but continued to do so. Hearing of 220 calties of sugar found un-presence the boy dccused the de- of the case was fixed for "2.30 p.m. claimed and unmanifested aboard fendant of assaulting him. Sub- on May 11.
the Douglas steamer Haitan.
Inspector A. Kirby prosecuted.
BANISHEE
CONFISCATION ORDER
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For returning from banishment, Lo Chuen 66, was sentenced to
a.m. to-day, the Magistrate intl mating that he would like time to consider his verdict.
DOG ABROAD A 'TEST CASE
Mrs. Moto Munis, of 108, Jaffe Cheung Yin-sang, No. 100 John-Road, Wanchal, was fined $15 by. ston Road, was summoned before Mr. Balfour at the Central Podce Mr. W. Schofield, at the Central Court yesterday on a summons for Magistracy yesterday. for having allowing her Japanese dog abroad had milk for sale on his premises in Wongneichung Road unmuzzied without a licence. Mr. C. A. S. and not on the lead. Sergt. Russ, appearing on behalf of the Channing prosecuted.
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