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Around the Courts
UNREGISTERED MUI-TSAI
LADDER THEFT
Sze To Tal, 48, married woman, Smart work on the part of a living at No. 105 Queen's Road | feki of the Jade Tree Company, West, ground floor, was charged led to the appearance before Mr. before Mr. W. Schofield at the Cen- E. Himsworth at the Kowloon Ma- tral Court yesterday with the keep-gistracy of a 30-year-old unem→ ing of an unregistered "mul-tsa" played, named Chan Bing charged named Ah Nu allas Wong Ho with the theft of a ladder" pro- aged 13 years on April 24.
perty of Mrs. Presajov, of No. 9 Mr. D. L. Streitart appeared Salisbury Road. Sergeant A. F. the defendant and pleaded
Cochrane, who prosecuted sald Gulity."
that the accused was stopped in Canton Road near the Kowloon market by Ho Yun, a foki employ- ed in the Jada Tree Company. Chan was asked where he obtein-
for "Not
Inspector H. W. Fraser : the S. CA for the prosecution stated that the girl was well-treated and that she had been presented in the country by the girl's mother to the defendant's mother-in-law.
The case
remanded wis Tuesday. May 26.
until
HINGES REMOVED For the larceny of eight brass hings from No. 17 Robinson Road. So Kel was charged before Mr. S. F. Balfour yesterday at the Central Court and was sentenced to twO months' hard labour.
Sub-Inspector Kirby prosecuted and said that the complainant Lo Hang was a watchman Amployed by Messrs. Lindstead and Davies to look after the empty houses in that district. He saw the defendant and another man leaving the house and went up to them and in a parcel which defendant was carry- ing were the hinges. The other man escaped. The hinges had been taken from windows and A whole Iron gate had been doo:3 removed.
IRON RAILING Chan Wu-chal, 24. unemployed charged with the larceny of street attings from Bonham Road op- posite the Nethersole Hospita, ap- peared before Mr. S. F. Balfour yesterday at the Central Court and was sentenced three months. Inspector Kirby said that the rail. A ing had been unscrewed and that acting on information a detective. had gone to the Chinese Recrea tion Ground, Tai Ping Shan and there had arrested the defendant with the iron railing.
to
BOUND OVER
before
Lo Kwan Ho charged with the of one pair of cloth shoes the property of Chan Su! Wä. 71. Queen's Central, appeared Mr. 8. F. Balfour yesterady at the Central Court and was bound over,
S. Kirby prosecuted.
CABLES THEFT Charged with simple larceny a quantity of electric cable and two joints the property of the complainant. Mr. A. C. Jeffrey, of the Hong Kong Electric Co., Leung Bong. 25, rubbish coolle appeared. before Mr. 8. F. Balfour yesterday at the Central Court and was dis- charged with a caution.
Det.-Sergt. Cashman stated that ar about i p.m. on April 4, the employees working at the Empress Hotel left a quantity of electric cable on the floor near a telephone booth. When they returned from
in they found the cable miss Ing. It was later found in the defendant's rubbish basket. The cable and joints were valued at $24.
Defendant atated that he was
to asked by his master
collect some rubbish and while doing so saw the cable lying on the floor and thinking that it was of no use plcked it up.
DOGS ABROAD
Two residents of the Peak were aned yesterday in the Central Court by Mr. 9. F. Balfour for a lowing their dogs abroad without muzzles.
Capt. Farrar, No. 5, the Peak was ined $15 for allowing his dog abroad in Severn Road with- out a muzzle. He was prosecuted by Bergt. HIL
Mr. C. C. Wilson, No. 489, the Peak was also fined $15 for al- lowing his dog in Craigman Road with out a muzzle, Sub-Inspector McEwen prosecuted.
HOTEL FOR IMMORAL PURPOSES
Kam Toi Boarding
House Used
ROOM BOY DISAPPEARES
Describing that this was the Hirst case in his experience in which hotel guests admitted having paid money to obtain prostitutes, Inspector A. W.
Andrews ladder and replied that he
had purchased it from B friend.
noticed The toki however
the name of Jade Tree on the ladder in Chinese characters, and took the accused back for interrogatiun. I was then discovered that the ladder had been taken from the back yard.
Accused who admitted severa previous convictions, was senten- ced to two months' with hard lab.
our
Addressing Ho Yun, the Magis - trate said "I must thank you Ho Yun for your very smart work." Mrs Presalov was present Court
MAINTENANCE ORDER
W
in
ut the Secretariat of Chinese Affairs, yesterday charged Tam Kwal, licensee of the Kam Tol Boarding House, No. 357 Nathan Road on three summons relating to the use of the hotel for immoral purposes. Str girls, clothed in dresses of various hues, also appeared before Mr. Q. A. A. Macfadyen in connec- tion with the summons.
Summons No. 1 related to fallure to keep the hotel register in a man- ner as approved, by the Hon. Sec- retary of Chinese Affairs, summons No. 2, alleged that on April 30, two prostitutes were allowed to occupy a room, and summons No. 3 "did allow persons to occupy, or use rooms No. 306 and 307......... for an Immoral purpose.”
were in the nature of alternative charges.
A maintenance summons against
Inspector &. W. Andrews explain Luis Cruz, alias Leung Fun Yueed that the two latter summons of No. 458 Prince Edward Road, second floor, was mentioned be- fore Mr. Himsworth Rt the Kowloon Magistracy yesterday when Mr. W. C. Hung on behalf of the complainant made an plication for a date to be fixed for hearing
FOKI BLAMED
The accused in answer to all the ap-offences, put the blame on a toki, who had since absconded and could, not be locaied,
The complainant was Tang Suk Yin, of No 197 Fa Yuen Street. Mong Kok.
Mr. Hung in making the appli cation said that he did so on be- half of Mr. MacKinlay, who WAJ however unable to attend court owing to indisposition:
The summons was. remanded Metday next, at 11.30 .m.
Luis Cruz is summoned with
"wilful neglect to provide reasur. abe maintenance for plaintiff and the infant children on Jauary, and thereafter, tu whom Be i legally Habie"
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MONEY STOLEN Cheung Siky 51. unemployed was charged with the larceny of a silk coat and three dollars from on board the As, San Nam' Hot at the Tung On Wharf. before Mr. 8. F. Balfour at the Central Court yesterday. The coat was the property of Chau Ying-kit. Sub-Inspector Mist pro- secuted and the defendant was sen- tenced to one month.
IRON PIPE
For the larceny of a water pipe from the O.S.K. Wharf, Leung Kin 19, unemployed, was sentenced to one month by Mr.. 6. F. Balfour at the Central Court yesterday.
Sub-Inspector Mist for the pro- Secution sald that the defendant was seen by the private watchman coming from underneath the wharf and had in his possession the pipe. The pipe was part of that which extends to the sea from the la- trine,
OPIUM ON BODY Charged with the possession of 132 taels, of raw opium, fin Kee, 36, unemployed was sentenced to a
fine of $1,000 or nine months in de-
fault by Mr. S. F. Balfour at the Central Court"yesterday.
R. O. Grimmitt said that the opium was strapped around the de fendant's body, the quantity was so much that he was literally covered all over with opium.
AMMONIA THEFT
Tam Fook, 41, a storekeeper of the Imperial Chemical Industries (China) Ltd., Great George Street, was charged at the Central Court yesterday before Mr. W. Schofield with the larceny of 50 bags of am-- monta valued at $600.
Lu Han, 48, accountant was charged with aiding and abetting in the offence.
Mr. H. D. Armstrong Managing Director of the IC.I. was for the complainant'firm.
Mr. F. E. Nash appeared for the first defendant, while Mr. J. T. Prior was for the second defendant. Defendants were remanded in Police custody for 48 hours,
ILL TREATING A MUI-TSAI
Unregistered Girl Complains...
Kong Yeung, 53, widow appear- ed before Mr. S. F. Balfour at the
"GOOD EARTH”
Pearl Buck's Story
Is Filmed
PAUL MUNI LEADS.
London; April 20. After two years of research and Central Court yesterday charged on the sending of an expedition to two counts of (1) keeping an un-china, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer cani registered "mul tsal at No. 16, eras started turning last week on Wing Li Street and (2) treating The Good Earth."
the said "mui taal" at the above
In my inexpert opinion, Pearl address
'Buck's novel is one of the grandest In answer to the first charge de-books ever written by
WONDÊMI fendant said that the girl was not and one of the outstanding novels a "mul tsa!" but her adopted of the last 25 years says a writer daughter. In reply to the second in the "Evening Standard.” charge she said that the girl had returned to the house after having a fight in the street and she was anly punishing her for that.
Inspector H, W. Fraser of the SCA. said that on May 3, the girl, Mak Lin, made a report to the Central Police Station saying that she had been assaulted by the de- fendant. She was sent to the S.CA. and there were found marks on her legs, arms and back as from
a cane.
The girl had been given to the defendant over ten years ago as a security for a loan of 330. On May 3 at about 7 p.m. the defendant had come in and hud struck the girl with a cane.
The mother wished to, have the child back again but did not have the necessary money to repay the loan. The girl also wanted to re- turn to her mother and had so wished for a long time. The docu- ment regarding the loan was in the country.
Defendant was remanded for 48 hours on ball of $50.
INDECENT BOOKS ON SALE
Vender Charged
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The Biblical simplicity of the style, the great scope of her Chi- nese scene, and the drama of the tise of a peasant family to riches through flood and "famine make "The Good Earth" an unforget- tabl book."
The film is one of the largest un- dertakings of a company which has recently given us superb films like "Mutiny on the Bounty" and "A Tale of Two Cities." Irving Thal- berg is making the film, and he nas chosen those excellent actors, Paul Muni and Luise Rainer, to star in it, as Wang Lung, the farm- er, and his wife, C-Lan.
There will be ten principal and 68 speaking parts in the picture. Production began on 500-acre re- ulica of a North China village, con- structed in the Santa Susanna fountains. The expedition brought back from China the equipments of farms, implements, tools, por- ton of buildings, water-wheels, water buffaloes, and clothing rang- ng from the loin-cloths of cooles to the attire of mandarins, and covering fashions from those in The Boxer Rebellion to those of the present day.
General Theodore Tu, of the Chi- nese army was "lent", by the Nan- king Government to act as tech- nical adviser and liaison, officer,
Кап "who Karl Freund, the
Relating the facts of the case. Inspector Andrews said that at about 8.30 p.in. on April 30 he visited the hotel, and on the sec- ond floor in room No. 305 he found three women. In the presence of the accused one of the woman ad- mitted having engaged the room Charged with exposing to view Photographed "Metropolis," is in the day before. Her friends came ja the Star Ferry Store, certain charge of the cameras, and Sidney from Canton, and she admitted books of obscene, indecent and Franklin is directing.. having paid money for the room, offensive nature. Chung Lam Sze, They shared one bed, and she female was charged at the Cen- claimed that the room foki had tra! Court yesterday before Mr. told her it was not necessary for W. Schofeld. her to register three names, bul The books were "Gee Whiz." that one would be sufficient.
"Bedtime Storles," "La Paree,"
Stories," "Spicy" "Baucy
Nudist."
and
BULGARIAN CHARGED
A Stowaway
In room No. 306, continued the prosecuting officer, he found a girl
Tsvetan Kovtchef, 32, unempiy- Mr. T Murphy. A.SP., said thated, a Bulgarian, was charged be- who in the presence of the accused. admitted that she had come for he was sorry to say there were a
fort Mr. S. F. Balfour at the Cen- an immoral purpose. A male guest number of these books betag sold
tral Court yesterday on two counts, was present. Another girl was in the numerous little book stores
of (1) stowing away on the 1.8. bad found in room No. 307,, also with that
sprung Up recently
Pres. Cleveland and (2) entering the Colony without a valid pass- port.
a male guest. Both girls were only who were selling numbers of these immora books. Among partially dressed, and both a highy mitted being prostitutes. They the present day masses of Chinese claimed that they had been serit educated in English there was a books of this for from their private addresses by wide market for
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and the room foki of the hotel. Neither type. The time
ripe, of the girls knew the names of the over-ripe, he said, for some sort. male guests, nor were the latter of control or censorship to be exer- acquainted with the girls
cised.
PROCURED PROSTITUTES
Com-
several There had been plaint during recent months and In the presence of the defendant. [he would ask His Worship to take both males admitted having pald a serious view of the case. As re- $3 to the foki on duty in those rooms for the use of the girls as prostitutes.
w
When questioned the defendant said that the fok's name was Lu Yick, but that he could not be found as he had ceased to work at 8 p.m. In the wages book was an entry stating the foll's salry was $2 a month.
gards the control or censorship, he would bring the matter up to the Government, with a view to cleaning up the Colony.
Defendant was fined $50.
KOWLOON OFFENCE
י.
Der-Seret. Russell said that ine defendant arrived in the Colony on the 29th and had stowed away on the Pres, Cleveland which was go- ing to Manila. Walle at sea he was discovered and the Captain of the ship wired back to his company and they told him to bring the de- fendant back to Hong Kong.
Defendant possessed a Bulgarian passport but with no visa. It ap- pears that the defendant applied in Canton for a visa to come to Hong Kong to procure employment on the ship. He left Canton be- före permission was given. Had he waited there he would have been informed that permission was not granted.
As the Kowloon Magistracy be- Defendant was fined $50 or one före Mr. Q. A. A Macfadyen. the month off the first charge and $ID proprietor of
the Kowloon Star or 10 days on the second.
Ferry Book Stall was summoned for having for sale literature of an indecent nature.
"In answer to the Bench, the ac cused said that he had attempted to locate the foki but had failed.
Inspector Andrews said that he
accused to get the foki, but he had court as Indecent were coples of had given every opportunity to the
Among the books produced in
falled, The prosecution would "saucy Stories," Hooey Annual," have liked to get the foki, as neThe Nudist Magazine," "Night would have been charged with liv Stories" and "Sex Appeal." ing on immoral earnings. No trace however of the man could be found. "This is the first case in my ex- perience" sald Inspector Andrews "in which the guests have admitted paying money to get prostitutes."
A fine of $100 covered all three. offences, was imposed.
".
R.E.O.C.A. DANCE
Defendant was bound over in a were
sum of $50, and the books ordered to be confiscated and des-
troyed.
Sub-Inspector Cunningham pro
secuted.
NO DECLARATION MADE
Commercial Firm Fined
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A BANISHEE AND THEFT For the theft of 50 lbs. of scrap iron from the Kowloon Docks, an unemployed man of no fixed abode, was fined $10, or in de- fault, one month's imprisonment at the Kowloon Magistracy yester- day. Sergeant Marriott of the Kowloon -Dock Police, appeared as
CASE DISMISSED the complainant. A further. charge was levied against the ac- Lau Man-chong, 19, student, wag cused, Leung Tin Yap that of re-discharged by Mr. B. F. Balfour at
had come to fight only through that matter, but as a result of turning to the Colony before the the Central Court yesterday, on a expiration of deportation order charge of the larceny of a purse taken from Hung Lau and Hung seizure made in a foreign country the heckup of the figures result- dated September 3, last year for containing sios from Hung Kin-wa. were walking he said, when country of some oplum concealed ing from that selaure, the present
Accused ten years,
pleaded Sub-Inspector Kirby said that Hung was accidently pushed in some cargo. He did not wah steps were taken. It was a ser guity, and was sentenced to one since the previous hearing he had sgalist Lan. This caused a litle to mean that the cargo was sent tous thing, sald Mr. Hamf ton, in year's 'unprisonment, both senten made further inquiries and had argument and later Hung called by the defendant firm or that not making these declarations.
they had anything to do with The firm was fined $25 ces to run concurrently,
found out that the purse was not a constable and had Lau arrested.
Mr. Hamilton said that are case
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