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FRAUD ALLEGED AGAINST "CLUB · MANAGER
False Book Entries Is Charge
SEAMEN COMPLAIN
Six charges relating to false entries in books and misappro- priation of money while man- ager and treasurer of the Tam Hung Pit Sul Seaman's Club, Hollywood Road, were prefered against Tong Foon before Mr. S. F. Balfour at the Central Court yesterday.
Mr. G. S. Hugh Jones appeared for defendant. and Mr. F. X. d'Almada Sen, was for the pro -secution.
BOGUS SALE IS CHARGE
Launch Stripped Of Sheathing
CHINESE GAOLED
At the Kowloon Magistracy before Mr. Himsworth yester day Wan Kwai-shan Was charged with converting to his Own 11. 750 lbs. of yellow metal sheathing, from a steam launch
Mr. Peter Sin. appeared for the prosecution, and the defendant pleaded not gulity.
Mr. Bin said that defendant and a man named Au Chak Chee, not in custody, heard that complainant had a steam launch for sale, went to see her, and induced her to part temporarily with the vessel on the
Defendant towed the launch to Repairers. Ltd., of Ngau Szc, Wan, the Kai Tack Ship Builders and and there stripped off all the metal sheathing.
SALE ARRANGED
The charges were; falsely enter-ground that they wanted to inspect ing in the books that $800 was paid the keel. to Deacons, sollettors, in connec tion with a summary jurisdiction action whereas only $125 was pald, on or about March 3, 1931 stealing or fraudulently using for his own purpose. $425. as manager and treasurer stealing and fraudulent- ly using for his own purpose $63 a month during 1931, falsely' enter- ing in the books $83 a month as representing payment of interest. in 1932-33 stealing and using for his own purpose $63 a month as payment for remuneration. except in the last two months where the gum was $47 and falsely entering in the books of 1032 and 1933 $63 a month
as payments for re- numeration except in the last two months when the sum was $47.
Mr. Hugh Jones said that as the extra charges, had been fixed since the last appearance he was pre- pared to face the original charge but not the others. His client was charged under an ordinance that has been repealed. he said. He would take further objections to the last four charges as they did not give what his ellent charged with. It was that he should have the particulars of the offences, he said.
"OLD CLUB
was
Prior to obtaining possession of the vessel defendant had arranged with a marine hawker for the sale of all the metal parts, gears and propellers. The hawker had al-
ready paid him $550.
It was submitted by the prosecu- tion that the defendant had no intention of purchasing the vessel and the purported purchase was bogus.
Complainant heard of the dis- mantling and immediately stopped further tampering with her.
Marine hawker Yip Sul-kam sald defendant contracted to sell him everything on board the launch on May 8.
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The Magistrate convicted defen- dant and sentenced him to two months' hard labour.
essential LAMMA ISLAND
Outlining the case Mr. D'Almada said the Tam Hong Pit Sul Sea- man's Club had been established about 40 years ago and was regis- tered with the S.C.A. The promo- ters of the club were Chung Yit Chu and Chung Lo Yee. "
There were no monthly subscrip- tions for the club but each seaman, on obtaining employment," paid five per cent, of his wages.
Defendant became manager and treasurer of the club, obtaining complete control. and the men trusted him. The club had a con- tract with the N.Y.K, relating to the provision of stewards and sea- man.
Dissatisfaction first ärose,be- tween members and defendant in 1931 when he posted a notice that he was going to change the contract from the name of the club to his own and thus divert the profits of the contract to himself. In this respect he made a note in the minutes as if the members had agreed to this procedure. The members however expressed their objection and defendant cancelled that minute.
A general meeting was arranged on October 8 where defendant was nominated treasurer: On October 14 defendant tendered his resigna- tion as chairman and treasurer but his resignation as treasurer was not accepted until he had squared the accounts. Defendant paid $346,20 and a further $102.56 in connection with account under "medicine book."
-On December 8, defendant hand- ed byer seven books and when questioned about the books of the previous years calmly said "I have burnt them."
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BOOKS EXAMINED Complainants then examined the books and came across a rough cash. book which contained entries for monthly payment of $63 as interest.
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MURDER
Fresh Facts Disclosed
EARLY ARRESTS ARE
EXPECTED
Fresh facts have been brought forward of the Lamma Island Murder case which was reported in our columns of yesterday.
HONG KONG DAILY
SECOND LEG OF FLIGHT
Filipino Fliers
Leave
ON WAY TO MADRID
After being, delayed here for sometime, the two Filipino flera. F. Arnaz and J. Calvo, left Hong Kong yesterday on their second leg of their aligns to Madrid.
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A small congregation of
their nationals was present to bid the thers "good luck" when they turn- ed up at the Kal Tak Aerodrome about 10.50 a.m. yesterday, headed by Mr. L R. Ildefonzo.
The fliers partlook of a meal prepared for them there and arter packing a change of clothes 3- cended the plane which had been
day. Five minutes was spent in thoroughly overhauled on Sun- warming the engine and the plane gracefully taxied to the far side of the field, where without much ado took to their air.
The present hop is expected to take them to Hano, and they will spend the night there, since they do not expect to arrive at the city until about 5 p.m. six hours after taking off. The aviators then plan to fly to Penang and then Cal-
cutta.
Following the unfortunate mall incident in which the mall which the lers carried for Madrid was sent on by ship from here, the smaller bag of 600 covers which they had brought for Hong Kong addressed to themselves, was re- stamped with local stamps, re- addressed. to Madrid Via Hong Kong and then re-stamped in the G.P.O. This mail, which had been carefully packed up in one of the new blue airmail bags, was band- by Mr. Ildefonso and will be car- ca over the fliers as they departed rled by them to their destination.
H.
K. POLICE RESERVES
Orders by the Hon. Air. T. H. King, Inspector General of Police KING'S BIRTHDAY PRACTICE PARADES
The Chinese and Indian Com- ing dates and time:- panies will parade on the follow-
Wednesday, June 10, 1936 at Police Training School, Kowloon at 17.45 hours.
Dress: White Helmet, and Belt with Brace.
Uniform, Sun
Men detailed for the above must attend all parades.
or instruction classes this week.
There will be no other parades
(Sgd.) C. CHAMPKIN, D.S.P. (R.,. Hong Kong, June 8, 1938,
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In a report made to the Police
Friday, June 12, 1938 at Police by Leung Kau, a 34 year-old-Training School, Kowloon at 17.45 married woman, it appears that hours. the deceased and the woman went out together to collect awabis at Shek Pal Wan on Sunday afternoon. At the place at the time was a party consisting of about ten to thirteen men and a woman, These people were on" the
drying some fish
proximity
rocks high
in close to ceased was picking awabis.
where the den
deceased was seen to ascend the The
rocks and the woman heard an argument in which the deceased
tight ensued in which the deceased was accused of spoiling the fish. A
was attacked with poles by about ten men. The deceased was push- ed over the cila and was found dead later on a shelf of rocks about
25 feet below. The men then es-
caped in two fishing boats in the direction of Stanley.
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KIT-FAT WIFE NOT PROVED
ASSAULT CHARGE ALSO DISMISSED
Judgment was delivered yester
A party of Police officials includ- day by Mr. S. F. Balfour at the
rector
ing Mr. T. Murphy, Assistant Di-Central Court in the case where- of Criminal Intelligence in Chan Hoi-pang was summoned (Crime), and Detective Sub- by his kit-fat wife, Ng Wing-yee, Inspector O'Donovan visited the who alleged persistent cruelty to scene and the police are hopeful herself and two childen, aged two of early arrests,
years and six months. She also asked for custody of the children and maintenance.
the books handed over to show that any sum was borrowed.
Mr. C. A. Sutherton Russ ap-.
keeper and accountant of Messrs.
peared for defendant and Mr. D. Wong Sing-fal, assistant book-8. Curtis for complainant, Deacons Arst gave evidence.
OBJECTION TO TRANSLATION
Mr. Hugh Jones objected to a translation made by Mr. d'Almada charge le Worship said that there had been "no serious assault
Mr. Balfour said that he found that there was no proof that the complainant was the kit-fat wife. of the defendant, On the assault
In the "medicine book," which related solely to the purchase of of an item taken from this rough and he therefore discharged the medicine, was found the entry cash book Mr. d'Almada con- which constituted the first charge. They found that defendant had not pald Deacons $800 but only
$125,
In other items charges of $63 a month were made for interest. The next year these, entries were
not as interest but as remunera
tions.
tended that his translation was correct and stated that this was
| defendant.
The question of the children was the wrong book in which to enter left in the hands of the S.C.A.
this item
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To Cheuk, present manager and chairman of the club, stated that current accounts were not entered
in the "medicine book" Cross examined by Mr. Hugh Jones he admitted he did not know what the book had been used for In 1931.
PROBATE GRANTED Chinese Woman Leaves Big
Local Estate
Local estate, sworn not to, ex ceed $18,800, was left by Mrs Taul Kwan-yuk. nee Kwan Yuk-bo, of Yuk Bau-street, who March 12,
died on
PRESS, TUESDAY, JUNE 9, 1936.
ROYAL NAVY
Completion Of The Cumberland
London, May 13.
The cruiser Cumberland will be commissioned for trials to-day at Chatham, where she has under- gone large repara. Captain J. C. Leach, M.V.O.. late Deputy Direc- tor of Training and Staff Duties, will be in command, and Comman der H. G. Hopper, late Secretary of the Sports Control Board, will be the executive officer. The ma- chinary of the vessel is under the charge of Engineer Commander C. O. S.ndery, lata of the Curacon, gunnery and torpedo-school cruiser at Portsmouth.
ALLIANCE WITH ITALY?
FOR THE SAKE OF CHILDREN AND THE STATE
London, May 20. Leopold III, King of the Belgians, may remarry soon. Although the memory, of his beloved Queen As-
zid, so wnom he was devoted,
ay alive, the King feels that both for the sake of his children and lor State reasons it would be bet- ter it he would full his dificult role with another Queen' side.
at his
Leopold III has three children. ll young and in need of motherly The Cumberland, one of the first care. Also the Queen of the Bel- of the 10.000-ton 8-in. gun cruisers glans was playing an important bulit after the Washington Treaty, role in the social life and welfare was completed early in 1933, and work of the country. Queen Astrid had been 7 years in commission won the affections of the Belgians & when she was paid on into dock- by her simple habits and an “ex- All of this period was spent on the yard control at Chatham last year.emplary behaviour as the mother
L Snagge, L. F. Potter. T. & Drew, China Station under Captains A.
of her children,
O.B.E., Brian Egerton, and C. H. G. Benson. D.S.O. A sum of about E516.000 has been
spent on the reconditioning of the ship. On returning to China she will become flagship when ILMS Kent leaves the station.
COMMANDER OF CENTURION
n
Commander J. D. A. Musters, D.S.C., Joins HMS. Centurion from to-day as executive officer in suc- cession to Commander C. M. But un, D.S.C., who is appointed to Rosyth. The Centur.on, fleet tar- H.M.B. Greenwich, depot-ship at
get ship, has just given leave at Devonport.
Commander Musters joins her from the Caradoc, which he has commanded in reserve at Devonport since July, 1934. He
was decorated for his services in command of submarines during the War, and was promoted to ha present rank in June, 1929,
Lieutenant Commander F G Hughes, from the Curacoa gunnery and torpedo-school cruiser, will join the Centurion as navigator on May 25. He was formerly naviga- tor of the Calypso in the Mediter- ranean and the Berwick in China.
ROYAL MARINE POLICE
Leopold's sister, Princess, Maria is at present returning from her Jose, Crown Princess of Italy, who
duties as a nurse on an Italian hospital ship pressing her brother to consider in East Africa, is
Familles by Leopold marrying an further laking the two Royal
Italian Princess-either of the House of Savoy or of the House, of Bourbon-Parma (which is family of the ex-Empress Zits of the
the Austro-Hungarian Empire). The influence of the ex-Empress has been enllated in circles of Bel- glan aristocracy in favour of this solution.
PRINCESS MARIA The ex-Empress lives with her son, Archduke Otto, heir to the
Austriar, and Hungarian thrones, at Steenockerzeli, in Belgium.
has it that the future wife of King In the House of Savoy rumour
Leopold may be twenty-one-year- · old Princess Maria,
It will be remembered that last year the engagement of Princess Maria to the Arc.ruks Otto only awaited a "convenient season," but nothing more was heard of the boy and girl love match.
It the bride is chosen from the Bourbon-Parma family the most Bikely are the Princesses Jeanne Isabelle, aged nineteen, Marie Francoise (twenty-nine), Elisabeth Marie (thirty-two) and Henrietta Anne (thirty-three).
In a new Order in Council it is stated that the Admiralty consider. that the field of selection for appointment to the post of Chief Constable, Royal Marine Police, limited hitherto to officers of the rank of lieutenant-colonel or ma-
Catholic influence la also at work. jor, RM, on the retired list, should The Italian Princesses
are, of be extended. It is therefore pro- course, Catholic, like the House of vided that the grades of officers Brabant of Belgium, whereas the eigible for selection shall include Swedish Royal Family was not. officers serving in the R.M. Police. The marriage between King Leo- Force, officers on the active or re-pold and Queen Astrid took place tired lists of the RM. of the rank of by special permission major or above, and officers on the Pope, 하 active or retired lists of the RN. of the rank of Lieutenant-commander ar above, subject to an officer of the RN. or RM, if on the active list, being placed on the retired Hat, on appointment to the R.M. Police
H.M.S. ADVENTURE.
The minelaying cruiser Adven- ture, Captain R. G. Duke, has re- turned to duty with the Fleet a Alexandria after a fortnight's visit to Malta. The Adventure is among the vessels detached from the China Fleet in September Last for duty in the Eastern Mediterranean.
PENSION AWARDS Captain P. B. Garrett, C.RE. retd., had been awarded a Naval pens ou of £50 a year, in the, vacancy created by the death of Commander J. W. Fairtlough, retd., on April 12
from the
NATIONALISTS' DREAM
But Memish Nationalists dream which might follow a marriage be- of a united Holland and Belgium, tween Crown Princess Juliana of Holland and Leopold.
It is pointed out that this would bring back into reality the map of Western Europe almost as it was under Napoleon I and the Holy Alliance.
are
It is realised that there serious constitutional difficulties but they are not insurmountable.
TYPHOON IS EAST OF FORMOSA
Manila Observatory reported at 3.10 p.m. yesterday that the
A Greenwich Hospital pension of typhoon is now in the vicinity of 127 deg. lang. and 22 deg, lat.. Lieutenant-Commander 3. B, Man-moving north-west. This position £30 a year has been awarded to
ners, MBE, retd., in the vacancy created by the death of Lieutenant T. Willard, retd, on April 19,
MOVEMENTS OF SHIPS Adventure arrived Hard (May
11).
Broke leit Devonport for Peter Port (May 11).
Cornwall left Labuan for singe. pore (May 11).
18 east of Formosa,
trials and service), and F. H. M. Vaughan, to Walpole, in command (June 1).
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victory, for Iron Duke (May 12), Payz Cdr-L J. Graham, to and to Iron Duke (on commg.).
Lt.Cdr.-G. H. Stokes, to Grima, command (date to be reported). Lis-M. C. Easey, to Scotsman Kellett left Sheerness for survey (May 11); R. G. B. ON. Rou, to (May 11).
Vanquisher (June 11);, D. E. Brom- Rodney arrived Gibraltar (Mayley-Martin, to Walpole, temp. (on 11).
Dunoon and Speedwell arrived and Cef Vigo (May 10).
Sapphire and Topaze left Malta for. Alexandria (May-11)....
Seawolf left Portsmouth for Portland (May 11). Weston arrived Buez (May 11).
reducing); R. P. B. Grant, to Hasty (June 2), and to Hasty (on commg. for trials and service), G. T. Coo per, to Hereward (June 2), and to Hereward (on commg. for trials and service); T. Emanual, to Ha vock.(May 25), and to Havock (on commg. for trials and service); E P. F. Atkinson, to Hotspur (June 2), and to Hotspur (on commg. for trials and service); J. V. Water- Capt.-E. de F. Renouf, C.V.O; house and C. K. B. Aylwin, to Iron, to President, for duty on the staf Duke (June 2); and F. E. C. Judq of the RN. War College, Greenwich (Flight Leutenant, RAT.), tổ (June 15).
Achilles and for 1.1.a, temp. (date tó be reported)-!
NAVAL APPOINTMENTS, The following appointments were made by the Adiralty yester+ day:-
As chairman he was paid $10 a raouth. Witnesses would say, said Mr. d'Almada that defendant put Mr. Hugh Jones then showed the up monthly accounts on the notice court that there were items in this board and not in any one of these book that had nothing to do with accounts were there items for in- medicine. Witness said that these terest or remunerations. The club accounts should not have been re- was never in dimculties and did corded in the book. yimot need to borrow money, Fur-"] The hearing was adjourned for employed, for probate was grant-Royal Oak, In command (May 28),
ther there was nothing in any of | a week.
A petition by Tsui Shui-kl, un-
od by the Registrar yesterday.
Cara-A. T. G. C. Peachey, to and to Royal Oak (on comtag, for
Lite (EL Baker, to Iron Duke (May 14) (and on recommg.).
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