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Around the Courts
PETTY THEFT"
was
An ingenious method of sterling was recounted in the Central Court before Mr. W. Schofield" yesterday. Lau Kwan. street coolie, charged with the theft of quant- ity of Sesame seeds from the Hing Shing Leong Godown, No. 18, Can- naught Road West.
CONFISCATION ORDER
An order for the coniscation.of eight rounds of 303 mark VII am-' { munition found on a vacant plece of ground near Station Lane, Hung Hom, was made by Mr. Hims- worth, at the Second Court Kow- loon Magistracy yesterday, Crown Sergeant A. E B. Banks made the application
Defendant pleaded guilty. Inspector Houriran stated that the defendant had pierced the sack
SLY BROTHELS“ with a hollow bamboo which was
Tsui Yee, 38, widow charged with sharpened at one end. The seeds
keeping a sly brothel at a lodging were then allowed to run down the
house on the first floor of No. 45, hollow and fall into the sack which Gage Street failed to make an ap was waiting for the seeds at the
pearance before Mr. S. F.. Balfour other end of the bamboo.
at the Central Court yesterday and Defendant was sentenced to two her ball of $30 was estreated. months' hard labour,
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TREE CUTTING
Yu Yat, 39, was fined $25 or two weeks in default by Mr. S. F. Balfour at the Central Court yes- terday for the cutting of tree wood from the hillside along Bowen Road Mr. Carr of the Botanica)
Department, assisted in the pro- secution, which was in the hands of Sub-Inspector Mist.
Chan Yip charged with the same offence at No. 12, Qough Street was Aned $30 or three weeks.
Sub. Inspector Whelan Pro-
secuted.
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LIBEL CHARGE Absurd Allegations
A WAY TO OBTAIN MONEY
The remanded case concern- ing defamatory`libel was open. ed before Mr. Q.A.A. Macfadyen at the Kowloon Magistracy yesterday, when Ip Wal Yee, was, charred : with maliciously publishing - defamatory · state- ments in the form of a letter on or about Aprij 20, concerning one 14 Sang.
Mr. C. E R. Banderson, who ap- peared for 14 Sang, said his client was the No. 1. Boy, employed at the Dockyard Civillan Club, and fived at No. 30 Reclamation Street. Inspector A. H. Elston appeared on behalf of the police:
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ALLEGATIONS
OF BRIBERY
Revenue Officer
Gives Evidence
Further proceedings in the case
SERIOUS ASSAULT
CHARGE
Unemployed Is Sent To "Gaol
An assault that took place on wherein eight men are charged | April 17 in which one of the com-" with an attempt to bribe practical- | plainants became an inmate of the ly the whole of the Chinese revende Kowloon Hospital for six days and staff and to extract protection the other for thirteen days, was money from 1,000 opium divans in mentioned at the Kowloon Magis- Hong Kong, were continued yester- tracy yesterday, when Chung Yuen day at the Central Court before Kam, alias Chung Kwing Sheung, Mr. S., F. Balfour.
aged 20 years, unemployed was charged on remand before Mr. E. Himaworth in the Second Court, with causing bodily harm to two
ten. unemployed
The injured were Leung Chiu (35) and Pun So
(20).
It will be recalled that the de- fendants were arrested in a room in a West Point hotel a few minutes after a bribe of $500 was alleged to have been offered to a group of Chinese revenue officers.
The men charged were Albert Injuries sustained by Leung in-' Randall, 21, unemployed, of Pros-cluded a stab wound "under the pect Place, Li Yick, 32, shopkeeper, armpit, while Pun sustained an in- Leung Yau. 42, unemployed, Ho Lol, jury, under the right armpit, and 27, salesman, Ho Shum, 29, unem-
on the forehead. The accused ployed, Li Kwai-yick. 40, unemploy- when arrested admitted to the Po- ed, Kwan Sing, 36, unemployed and ice, that he had used a screw- Ngan Cheong, 29, unemployed. driver during the assault, and it was explained by Detective Ber- geant R. Ellis who prosecuted, that the weapon in question had zot been recovered.
The eight men were charged be- fore Mr. S. F. Balfour with having conspired to bribe Revenue Officer
with intert to influence them against prosecuting or giving in- formation which might lead to the prosecution of certain offenders under the Opium Ordinance.
Randall was also charged with having given a bribe of $400 to R. O. Mo King.
The alleged liber written by the accused in a letter which was read to the Court by Mr. Sanderson in the course of his opening remarks, was as follows in our vilage HOUSE FITTING
several years ago a female surname Sentence of two months' hard laed Yu, without her husband's bour was passed on Chan Kau. 24, knowledge. absconded and could unemployed, by Mr. S. F. Balfour not be traced. Men were sent to at the Central Court yesterday for look for her. Due report had al-Mo Kang and other revenue officers the larceny of a house fitting from ready been made at Ping Shan, in the 8th floors of the China Build-Tam Shuf for investigation to be PLANTS' POSSESSION
ing.
made. Unexpectedly after a search Chan Chol, 42, Street coolle Det-Sergt. Guild stated that the | for several years we began to know charged with the unlawful posses- defendant was arrested on Satur-her whereabouts. At first we did. sion of plants in Queen's Road near | day morning at 8 am. when he
not believe that you had the au- Pedder Street, was bound over in a was caught ripping a window hook dacity to marry a married woman. bond of $50 by Mr. 8. F. Balfour | off the building.
It was after having repeatedly as- at the Central Court yesterday. Defendant had two previous con- certained the matter by Irivestiga- Sub-Inspector Mist said that thevictions,
tions that we dared to believe that defendant was stopped by a con-
you had already, lived and slept" as stable with the plant in his posses-
a pair for severat years." sion and when asked where they came from he said that they were given to him to take to Wanchai Defendant later changed this story and said that they were to go to West Point.
ASSAULT CHARGE
Au Wing Chut appearing in the remanded case of assault before
·Mr. 8. F. Balfour yesterday at the Central Court was bound over in a bond of $100 for one year and ordered to pay $20 amends to the complainant, Lee Yu. Defendant pleaded guilty to the orence.
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NON-PAYMENT Another attempt to travel on the Yaumati ferry without paying the legal fare was heard yesterday at the Central Court before Mr. B. F.
Balfour. Cheung Ka Wan, 25.} salesman failed to make his ap- Dearance in answer to the charge and his bail of $24 was according- ly estreated. Inspector Black of the Yaumati Ferry Co. Was the complainant
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BANISHEE
A returned banistee, residing at No. 105 Temple Street, was brought before Mr. E. Himsworth at the Kowloon Magistracy charged with violation of a deportation order dated September 14, last year, for a term of 10 years. Aceased was arrested on May 1. Sentence of a year's imprisonment was imposed,
THEFT OF PURSE
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AN ADDITIONAL CHARGE Mr. Sanderson said that, the Court would hear from his client's own lips that there was not a word of truth in the allegations. An additional charge of attempting to obtain. money by menaces levied by the prosecution against the accused, which Mr. Sanderson said that he would leave it to the Magistrate to decide whether one or two of the charges would be pre- ceeded with,
Was
Lul Sheng, unemployed? was sen- tenced to two months' hard labour by Mr. W. Schofield at the Central Relating the facts of the case. Court yesterday for the larceny Mr. Sanderson såld that on Mon- of a leather purse from Ea Cho-day, April 20, his client kuen at the Southorn Playground | home when he received on Sunday.
Inspector Logan prosecuted..
TREE CUTTING ALLEGED
Defendant Discharged
Wong Cheuk, 22, house boy, Wis charged before Mr. S. F. Balfour at the Central Court yesterday with the illegal cutting of trees from the hillside above Bowen Road which was Crown property. Défendant pleaded not guilty.
MALICIOUS WOUNDING $ Charred with maliciously and unlawfully wounding and cutting Tai Leung with intent to cause Mr. Carr of the Botanical De- grevious bodily harm at No. 18.partment said that the value of Moon Street, Choy Leung-san ap-
the wood was 60 cents. peared before Mr. W. Schofield at
Sub-Inspector Mist appeared for the Central Court yesterday and
the prosecution. on the application of Det.-Bergt." Dowman, the case was remanded
for 48 hours.
The Chinese constable who ar rested the defendant stated that at about 12.50 pm on Saturday he was walking up Bowen Road from Kennedy Road when he saw the The defendant cutting the trees. defendant ran but was chased and caught.
was at a letter
written in Chinese, addressed to him. It was brought to him by a boy working in the Choi Lan Club. Temple Street, which catered for seamen. He opened the letter, and read its contents,
Mr. E. H. Williams, the Assistants Attorney General appeared for the Crown, Mr. W. C. Hung in the ab- sence of Mr. W. A. Mackinlay ap peared for Randall, and Mr. W. M. Brown was for the other defen-
dants.
Yesterday R. Ô, Mo Kang entered
in the revenue service for 21 years. the box and said that he pad been
He had first heard of the plot on March 13 from the detectives in his office. He had instructed fokis to investigate the matter and on March 14 he had reported the mat-
ter to the Chief Preventative Off- cer who had given his certain in- structions..
ล
Taking a sexlous view of the case, the Magistrate imposed a sentence at six months with hard labour, at, the same time, stating that the accused was extremely lucky he did act have to face more serious con-
sequences.
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Relating the facts of the case, Det. Sergeant Ells stated that on April 17, Leung was standing under the verandha in Reclamation Street, when the accused with three other men approached the former and accused him of assault- ing a prostitute the night before. The accused and his comrades then came to the assistance of Leung. set upon the complainant. Fun
In the fracas that ensued both Leung and Pun were injured. The accused and the other men ran away, the former however being
caught by a witness named Lan Wing. While attempting to make his get way, the accused was seen. to throw something away in the midst of a crowd.
TELEPHONE CALL On March 20 he received a phone message which asked him to go to a certain place and there he would hear of a good opportunity for the revenue officers. The voice over the phone asked him to go to No. 1. Prospect Place and said the speaker's nazde was "Lam To" (Randall), Two officers were sent
in sentencing the accused as to this house and a report was re-stated above, the Magistrate said ceived later.
Later in the station the accused o admitted that he had used a screw- driver. This weapon, explained the prosecution officer however had not been recovered.
On the 26th another telephone message came asking him to go to a restaurant for dinner and des- cribed the room where to go to. Witness and two other officers went there and were met by the arst, second and third defendants. In an introductory tone witness asked the names of the people pré- sent and they were given. “Lain To" then said that he had asked them there in order to form a
As a result of the injuries that they had received, both complain- ants were sent to hospital.
that the complainants should both thank Lam Wing for his assistance in arresting the accused.
MISTAKEN IDENTITY
PLEA
Alleged Pickpocket Discharged
Mr. Sanderson then produced an official translation which he in- formed the Magistrate had been compiled by a translator employed a, the S.C.A. and proceeded to read the entire contents.
In addition to the certain pas- sages objected to "as stated above, the letter demanded that for the good of the complainant, meeting should take place in a certain rendezvous selected by the accused, when the whole matter would be thrashed out përsonal y. POLICE AID SOUGHT
union and work in conjunction. Kwong Wing, a junk coolle. 14 Sang, continued. Mr. Sander- "Lam To" said that they had al- living at No. 79. Connaught Road, son together with some friends ready collected $100 or $200 from second floor, was charged before went to the selected cafe at 3.30 about a00 divans and that when Mr. S. P. Balfour at the Central р.д од a Tuesday. Defendant they collected more money in the Court yesterday with the attempted came into the cafe accompanied by future they would divide it into larceny of a pocket watch from Ho a man named L4 Kwok. A conver-
three parts one for the Chinese Wing Chui, sation then took place, which his revenue officers, one for the Eu- client thought to be of such a ropean officers and one for them- Defendant stated that he had threatening nature, that he in- selves.
duced a friend to go for police as- been sent there by his master to
A definite gum was fixed later 8000 on in the evening and this was repair some pipes. While he was stance. The police arrived there the constable came along and afterwards and all parties were $500 per month, Lam To also arrested him. Defendant was or-taken to the station, where the wrote down on a piece of paper dered to carry the wood and upon accused made a statement, which his telephone number for com- refusing he said that he was struck he (Mr. Sanderson) intended later munications. If "Lam To" sug- with the constable's truncheon. in the proceedings to bring in, as gested, witness and his fellow Evidence was given by the de-it gave defendant's version of the officers were ordered by their sup
erfors to raid a divan and that Defendant's mistress who upheld the affair.
At this stage Mr. Sanderson said divan gave the password of "Bob" defendant's story of going there to mend some pipes.
that the prosecution had decided then they would know that that to levy an additional charge divan was a friend and that it was against the accused, which related not to be raided. He prophesied to a demand of money by menaces. a great future for the union.
At a meeting in the China EM- Evidence was then proceeded
journed. with after which the case was ad-
PICKPOCKET ALLEGED Lau Man Chong, 19, student was charged at the Central Court yes- terday before Mr. 8. F. Balfour with the larceny of a purse from Hung Kim-wa, a Chinese doctor in Sec- ond Street near Centre Street. The purse contained $105.75.
Defendant was represented by Mr 8. Ng Quinn. Sub-Inspector Kirby was for the prosecution
Inspector Kirby applied for a re mand of 48 hours for further in- quiries, which was granted. fendant was put on a personal bond of $300.
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PO PUI TICKETS Chan Ngol, 28, married' woman
Pang Sek another "boy" who had been sent along with the defen- dant to mend the pipes gave evi- dence which corroborated defen-
dant's. The wood he stated war
Po Pul lottery tickets, and Lui Mul, brought down from the hillside by charged with the possession of 496 40, widow, charged with thẻ posses- sion of 500 Po. Ful tickets were an Indian Constable.. both fined $50 or three weeks by
Mr. 8. F. Balfour at the Central Court Festerday,
POSSESSION OF A SWORD,
The Chinese constable then, for-
ther stated that after he had ar EXTENSION OF TIME
rested the defendant an Indian came up and was asked to bring the branches down from the hill- alde.
Two unlicensed medicine hawk- Defendant wie discharged.
ers, were charged before Mr. Q. A.
A. Macfadyen at the Kowloon Magistracy yesterday with unlaw ful, possession of a sword. Detec- tive Sergeant J. Hunter said that the accused was arrested at Re- clamation Street.
Application was made for a form- al remand, it being intimated that the case might be one for com- mittal.
The Arst accused, Fung Fu, aged 21 years. of No. 367 Reclamation Street, was allowed ball in the um of 350, while Lee Ying, aged 20 years, of No. 311 Shanghai Street, was permitted ball in the sum of $100.
SECRETARY HERE
Mui-Tsai Commission
Captain John Jeff, Assistant Secretary for Chinese Adairs, 6.6. and FMS, who was recently ap pointed Secretary of the Mul Ta Commission which is due shortly in Hong Kong to study the mui tsal system in Hong Kong and Malays, ardyed in Hong Kong yesterday morning on the Blue Funnel steamer, Persens
The remaining members of the Commission, who are coming from
the P. & O. liner Ranpura.
GRANTED
-Det-Sergt. Guild was for the prosecution, the defendant being represented by Mr. J. M. D'Almada Remedios..
Stating the case Bergt. Guild said that the complainant was walking along Connaught Road and the de- fendant was vileged to have come up to him from behind and with his arms crossed attempted to take. the watch, from his breast pocket. Previous to the attempted theft complainant was alleged to have. been bumped by two other men." A district watchman who was be- bind witnessed the attempt and arrested the defendant..
The complainant in the box gave
porium which had been arranged evidence corroborating the case for over the phone witness said that the prosecution but under the "Lam To" said that if there were cross-examination of Mr. Remedios a raid on a divan and 100 taels said that the defendant had of opium were found, then witness apologised for bumping against was to selze 50 taels and divide. the other 50 between the Union,
FURTHER MEETING
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as collectors.
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After the evidence of the District watchman and the defendant Mr. Remedios addressed His Worship - and submitted that it was a case of mistaken identity. Counsel did not think it likely that a man who had been caught in the act of pick- pocketing would stop and apologize,
Defendant was discharged.
At the Supreme Court yesterday. The next day a further meeting Mr. Justice J. J. Hayden granted was arranged at the To Yuen an application for an extension of Restaurant. There witnesses, C. 266 time between which to Ale the re- and C.R.O. 88 went. All the defen turn of an allotment of shares of dants gathered there and the the fung Wook Photoplay, of fourth, afth, sixth, seventh and China, Ltd., and extended the time eighth defendants were pointed out he would have räfi away. to seven days from yesterday,
Mr. Hin-shing Lo instructed by Lam To then said that they Messrs. Lo and Lo appeared for the had collected from 10 or 80 per
A little later Inspector Murphy applicant, Mr. R. Rocha, the cent of the divans and that they managing director of the company, had some $300. A small book was walked in and arrested the defen- Mr. Lo in making the application produced in which were written the "danta & said that the Arm was formed on names and addresses of all the Witness stated that he thought August i fast year with a nominal opium divans in Hong Kong. The that the money capital or $250,000 divided into book was given into the polsession order that he and his fellow re- 25,000 shares of $10 each of or of C.R.O. 98. vende ombers would help the about November 15, Ias,, 2,650 sh8z28 "Lam To" then said that he divans i hrabred to raid them. were allotted to certain persons, would give witness and the other This he believed because “Lam To" but the allotment was not return- officers $500 per month and asked, had käid Boph
The case was then adjourned Baling.
the money and put it on the table. 3 until to-day.
The case was remanded till England, are due to arrive here one within the time required for if they were pleased., He produced
May,
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