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BRIBERY CHARGE
Further Evidence
Taken
Further proceedings in the case wherein eight men are charged with an attempt to bribe practical- ly the whole of the Chinese re- venue staff and to extract protec- tion money
1,000 "oplum from divans in Hong Kong, were con tinued yesterday at the Central Court before Mr. S. F. Balfour,
Around the Courts
NO LIGHTS R. V. Burjevsky' appeared before Mr. W. Schofield at the Court yesterday charged with driv:
Central ing private car No. 1024 without front lights at about 7.15 pm on April 15. He was on Island Road at the time. Defendant was aned $5. Trate Sergt. Clark said that the ofside light was out.
DISORDERLY CONDUCI
before Mr. S. F. Balfour yesterday near the Vehicular Ferry appeared
at the Central Court and
were
all bound over in bonds of $15 for six months to keep the peace.
RECEIVING STOLEN PROPERTY- Lau Ki, 19, unemployed of no Mr. W. Schofield at fixed abode, was charged before the Central ed larceny of 12 panels of doors Court yesterday with the attempt-
3. He was also charged with re- from No, 3, Whitfield Road on May calving same.
The first charge was withdrawn and on the second the receiving charge, defendant was sentenced
1.O.U. JUDGMENT · In the absence of the defendant, Edward Dean Shank, architect of the Bank of East Asia Building, yesterday on two claims by Mervyn judgment was given against him
Joshua Marshall Bryan, mechanical engineer, of No. 587, Nathan Road.
It will be recalled that the de- fendants were arrested in a room Mun, 32, boatman, Ho Sam, 41, wi- $25 was also forfeited.
To Yee, 30. married woman, Lito six months. A previous bond of In a West Point hotel a few minutes after a bribe of $500 was
dow and Wong Hoe, 30, boatman. alleged to have been offered to by fighting in Connaught Road charged with disorderly conduct group of Chinese revenue amicers... The men charged were Albert Randall 27, nemployed, of Pros pect Place, Li Yick, 33, shopkeeper. Leung Yau, 42, unemployed, Ho Lo 27, salesman, Ho Shum, 29, unem- ployed, Li Kwal-yick. 40, unem- ployed, Kwan Sing, 36, unemployed and Ngan Cheong, 29, unemployed The eight men were charged be- fore Mr. S. F. Balfour with having conspired to bribe Revenue Officer Mo Kang and other revenue of cers with intent to influence them against prosecuting or giving information which might lead to the prosecution of certain offenders under the Oplum Ordinance,
Randall was also charged with having given a bribe of $400 to R. O. Mo Kang.
Mr. E. H. WIlliams, the Assistants Attorney General appeared for the Crown, Mr. W. C. Hung in the ab- sence of Mr. W. A. Mackinley ap- peared for Randali, and Mr. W, M. Brown was for the other defen- dants.
THE ARREST
Following the evidence of Mo
Sub-Inspector Johnson said that the fighting started because the de- tendants were snatching each
others' customera.
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The case was called before Mr. Justice J. J. Hayden at Supreme Court, Mr. D. McCallum represent- ing plainti
AN OBSTINATE MAN
In the witness box, Bryan testi- Phalwan Khan, motor driver, was charged at the Central Court yes-into Shank's account two amounts fled that in,December, 1933, he paid. terday before Mr. W. Schofeld with of $500 each for which he received persistently telephoning No. 54, the I.O.U. Prior to that date he ad- Peak on May 2 without any reason. able excuse and thereby caustor amount he proved by 1.0.0.'s and vanced $925 to Shank which
cheque counterfolls. He had not been paid anything by the de- fendant,
annoyance.
Defendant denied the charge and he was remanded until May 7, on bail of $50.
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BANISHEES
LI Kwal, 51, was sentenced to mix months at the Central Court jes- terday by Mr, W. Schofield for re- turning from banishment. He was banlahed for 10 years on March 3 this year.
Lau Fook was also sentenced to
Judgment was given for plaintiff for the claims and costs.
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COUNSEL'S PROTEST
The delayed appearance of a female prisoner in the Central Court yesterday brought forward a protes: from Mr. C. D'Almada who was representing the prisoner, Wong THEFTS OF CLOTHING ·
Kuen, 27, married woman who was Theft of goods to the total value appearing on remand charged with of $5 was mentioned before Mr. E the possession of 3,400 heroin pills Himsworth, at the Kowloon Maat No. 4, Wing Kut Street, first gistracy yesterday, when Divisionzi noor. Inspector R W. Chester-Woods prosecuted an unemployed man
Kang on Monday, yesterday C. 266 cight months for the same offence, aged 22 years old, and a mason
the police constable who accom panied Mo Kang to the To Yuen Restaurant entered the box and corroborated the evidence of Mo Kang.
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Ko Yau foki at the To Yuen Restaurant then gave evidence of the hiring of the room and the re- quest of the third defendant who asked to put the character "Lam" on the door of the room hired.
Inspector Murphy in the witness box gave evidence of the arrest
and stated that after the arrest Mo Kang had given him money which Mo Kang said had been given by Randall, Randall when asked about this by witness had said that he was forming a club,
At the Station the first defen- dant made a statement but in the midst of it asked that he be allow- ed to call a solicitor. Mr. W. C. Hung of Deacons had arrived and after a talk Randall refused to go with the statement. Witness aaked Randall to sign what he had written but he refused.
on
He was banished tor 10 years on December 15 last year.
Ip Wing, Kee banished for 10 years on March 15, 1936 was re- manded until Thursday. The case is for committal.
IRON SHEETING Kwang Wai, 32, unemployed and Kwong Wing, 31, unemployed were charged before Mr. S.. F. Balfour at the Central Court yesterday with the larceny of one sheet of iron valued at $6 from outside No. 35. Hung Long Street, the property of Cheung Mui, a shop foki of the same address. Both defendants pleaded guilty to the charge and 'were bound over.
ANOTHER BOUND OVER So Loltak. 28, unemployed and So Kei-kal, 38, unemployed appear. ed before Mr. S. F. Balfour at the Central Court yesterday charged with the larceny of four metal food plates from the Küng Wo boarding house, No. 124, Connaught Road, the complainant was Wong Ting, private watchman
The hearing of the case was fixed for 11.00 am. but the defendant
did not make her appearance until 12.15. p.m.
I am not
CLAIM AGAINST
A BANK
Judgment Reserved
Judgment in the case wherein Fung Kul-hot claimed the return of $1,000 against the National City Bank and one of the Bank's form- er employees, Lal Sin-chow, was re- served by Mr. Justice J. J. Hayden yesterday at the Supreme Court.
Mr. D. McCallum represented the
Wilkinson 'and, Grist appeared for plaintiff and Mr. T. J. Prior of
the defendant bank. The second defendant was not in court and was not represented.
The plaintiff's claim was that on June 30, 1827; he deposited with the
defendant bank a sum of $2,000 in.. the savings department. He was given a deposit book and it was a term of the deposit that the bank would pay an interest of four per cent, per annum. Interest had been credited in the said account from "
withdrawn, and on May 2, 1933, the time to time and various Eums
balance due to the plaintiff as shown in the deposit book was
payment of this sum together with $1,000. The plainter had demanded
the interest accrued but the defen- dant bank failed and neglected to
aged 26 years, charged jointly with larceny and housebreaking at No.
Mr. Almada said:- 4 Ngu Tain, ground floor.
trying to blame any individual, but Yan Sze, foreman of a contract-I think the system is to blame. A ing firm at Kowloon City appear-word from your Worship will do ed as the complainant..
the world of good, I am sure. These Fines of $10 each with the al- ternative of one month's imprison-mand are taken to Lalchikok end women prisoners who are on re-
mezt were imposed.
ing of their case. Sometimes, and. Inspector are brought over here on the morn-
late, whereas the remand warrant I am told, quite often they arrive definitely states that they are to appear on a certain day and at a certain time. I would like to sug-pay the money, he claimed.
Chester-Woods sald that on May 4. 31 about 12.45 p.m. the two mien were seen by a detective walking along Prince Edward Road with several pieces of clothing under their arms. They were stopped and questioned.
FORGED NOTE
Case Not Proved
Charged with the one forged ten dollar note, So Ying uttering of
appeared before Mr. W. Schofeld
at the Central Court yesterday but was discharged.
gest that there should be some
place in Victoria Gaol where these women could be lodged the night before their trial.
His Worship: 'There has been a mistake, Mr. D'Almads. I shall note your suggestion and write in about it and let you know what happens.
The claim against the second de- fendant was that he had falsely represented that he had the au- thority of the Bank to receive the morty deposited and to issue the deposit book, and that he had con- verted such sum to his own ust, less the sum of $1,323.35 received LENIENCY PLEA..
by the plaintiff. The plaintiff also said that his cllent was pleading terest at the rate of four per cent. In the present case Mr. D'Almada claimed from this defendant in-
guilty. He stated that she wasper annum on the said sum of $2,- Det.-Sergt. Riddell appeared for the mother of three children, the000. the prosecution, the defendant was eldest being only seven years of After hearing the addresses of represented by Mr. R. C. H. Lim. age. She was expectant and boped both counsels His Lordship reserved instructed by Mr. C. "A. Sutherton to give birth in three months. It judgment. Russ who was also in Court.
was hardly likely that she would The complainant was an amab.
Yim Lin be out of prison before this and the
A KIND SAMARITAN Stating the ease Det.-Sergt. Rld-child in partion was awful. She had thought of giving birth to her de said that the defendant, the told the Revenue omcer when she
Pocket A Child's complainant. and two others were
was arrested that she did not know engaged in a game of Mah-jong at what the pills contained.
Money No. 433, Queen's Road on the night of April 29. The game frished at LOITERER GAOLED about 1 am. on the morning of the "Sentence of six weeks was passed 30th. The defendant owed the on Yip Kan alias Yip Kau, 21, complainant $2.50, and in paymen coolle by Mr. S. F. Balfour. at the tendered her a $10 note. He re- Central Court yesterday when heceived change of $7,50. The com- appeared and was charged with plainant then went home.
The following day the defendant (Randall) was charged. In answer to the charges he said that he Det.-Sergt. Sheppard stated that wished to complete the statement about 6.30 on Monday morning the which he had begun the previous defendants were seen in. Wing Wo night This he did and then sign-Street with a parcel. The parcel ed it.
was scarched and they confessed to stealing the plates.
After the evidence of the Police interpreter who charged the other defendants was given, the case was adjourned unit May, 7.
ILL TREATMENT OF CHILDREN
Married Woman Bound Over
The first defendant was bound over in a bond of $50 and the sec- and defendant was discharged.
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loitering in Des Veoux Road Cen- | The next day the complainant tral on Monday about 8.15 p.m.
I went to the Hong Kong Electric Det.-Sergt. Cashman stated that Company to pay a bill and gave the defendant was seen mixing there the $10 which was returned among the crowd around the World to her as a forgery. She made a Theatre and had been watched by report to the Police who went to a detective. Defendant seemed to the house where she had been be watching the movements of playing Mah-jong and there found other people.
the defendant playing again.
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**DOG. ABROAD
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Leung Tse-ying, 20, concubine, who falled to make her appear ance at the Central Court on Satur- day before Mr. S. F. Balfour where she was summoned to appear fac- ing two charges of assault on two Uttle girls, appeared yesterday in Court, represented by Mr. Hin Shing-lo.
Inspector H. W. Fräser was for the prosecution.
The charges were (1) assault on Avenue on April 17.
in Kimberley Road, near Austindant was arrested he had on uim
$16.30 which was a good money.
Mr. J. M. Pinna of the Chartered
was arrested. "
The other two people who were Mr. B. D, Evans, of the Royal Ob-playing could testify that a $10 servatory appeared before. Mr. E note was given but whether it was. Himsworth summoned for allowing the one produced, in Court,, they a black scotch terrier dog aboard could not say.
without a
When the defen-
A young female, Leung Sam, aged muzzle. A fine of $17 was imposed. Bank first gave evidence as to the 3 years on April 30, (2) assault on
Mr. Evans said that his dog had
Lettur Bing, a little girl aged 8 on
April" 29.
On Saturday His Worship order- ed that the defendant's ball of $200
be extreated and a warrant for her arrest be issued. Yesterday Mr. Lo
February last.
RO. 3rlinmitt said that when the woman was arrested she had in her handbag 400 pills and 3,000 more in a drawer. 、
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The theft of $9.03 given to him by a lád aged 8 years, who in- nocently tendered a $10 bill in pay- ment for congee that cost only a She did not appear to be the cent, led to the appearance of a regular type of smuggler and the stall foki named Chan Bam, aged prosecution' was agreeable to a re- | 30, before Mr. Q. A. A. Macfadyen at the Kowloon Magistracy ductior ha the fine but not in the
yesterday. In answer to the term of imprisonment. months in default. The pills to be considered the lad too small to
Defendant was fined $400 or 12 charge, accused
that he
have so much money on him, and he was afraid "soticone would steal It."
confiscated.
LIBEL ACTION
Blackmail Alleged
CASE FOR THE SESSIONS
said
Detective Bergeant · Forrest sald that the theft was not noticed un- til late in the day, when the mother of the youthful complainant, asked her son what he had used to pay for his congee. He replied that he had used a $1û note, and produced a paper package, which he said contained the change he was given. Opening the parcel, the mother was perturbed to see that it only con- The case was concluded at the tamed a few cents.........
The lad led his mother back to been innoculated against rabies in quality of the forgery and stated Kowloon Magistracy xesterday in
which Ip. Wai Yee was charged the stall, where the accused denten that it was a bad forgery,
The salient points of the for- with maliciously publishing de-all knowledge of the affair. Ser- gery were that the general print-famatory, atatements in the form geant Nolan who was passing at BAMBOO THEFTS
ing was bad, the paper was at of a letter or or about April 20, the time, was attracted to the Charged with the unlawful
a different quality having a mor: concerning one Li Bang, No. 1. boy, scene. Eventually 30.96 was found caid that due to an unfortunate possession of several sticks of bam- olly feallar, the number on the of the Dockyard Civilian Club,' under a brick in the stall. Uiness the defendant was unable boo aaspected to have been stolen front of the note on the left and Mr. CE R. Banderson repre- cents were still missing, said the to attend Court. The "defendant from the Polo Ground, Boundary right sides were different, the sented Li Bang, while Inspector A. prosecuting officer. pleaded guilty and asked the Court Street, Yeung San (28) and Li Ting pictares were not so clear and H. Elston appeared on behalf of A fine of $20 or in default, th for leniency as she was very sorry | (28) earth coolies, were remanded the colour was slightly different. the police.
Used for the assault.
for three days by Mr. Q. A. A. Mac- The evidence of the complainant
The alleged Ubel written by the She was a very respectable wo fadyen, at the Kowloon Magistracy was then given who stated that she accused stated “...in our village sev- man, sald Mr. Lo, her husband be yesterday. Mr. Grover Police Re-lived at No. 10, Wo Hop Street, eral years ago a female surnamed ing the headmaster of a commer-servist No. 408, made an appear-second door. When she received Yu, without her husband's "know- cial school in Canton. His Wor- ance in. Court as the complainant. the note witness suid that it was ledge, absconced and could not letter was apparently an effort at ship was asked to dispose of the Both Yeung and Li claimed that folded and she did not open it. be traced, At first we 'did blackmail for extortion of money. question of custody of the children, they had purchased the bamboo Wong Cheang one of the other not believe that you had the There was no truth whatsoever in
Inspector Fraser said that that from a man with whom they had players gave evidence to the pass audacity to marry a married the allegations, e was a matter for the 8.C.A to de-, the past, done business.
ing of the $10 note and stated that woman. It was after having After further evidence was given The Magistrate ordered an ad- the note
by investigation that we
we dared to feridant to stand trial at the next one and was bound over in journment in order, that the third table, had been opened at the repeatedly ascertained the matter the Magistrate committed the ven
person could be located,
The defendant was discharged. believe that you had already lived | Criminal Sessions,
«Moura, Gfman & Co, Ltd., Hong Kong?
bond of $200.
weeks' imprisonment was
OALE":
and slept as a pair for severa?" ye£IS."
Li Sang, in evidence said that the
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