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Around the Courts
SNATCHER CAUGHT Wong Chul, 30, unemployed, was charged before Mr. Burgess at the Central 'Court yesterday with the larceny from the person of Mr. Tam Sul Yu, 'living at No. 82A. Bonham Road, of a handbag con- taining a jade ring and a lade bangle.
Sub-Inspector Kirby stated that about 4.45 p.m. on Thursday the complainant was walking along Caine Road, near the Police mar- ried quarters, and the defendant came up from behind and snatched the bag. He ran down Hospital Road. He was chased and arrest- ed by a Chinese constable, The.
total value of the stolen articles
was $32.
That kind of larceny was be- coming too frequent in that dis- trict. stated Inspector Kirby.
Defendant
remanded for medical examination.
WAS
OPIUM ROUND BODY. A fine of $100 or one month was imposed оп Lee Wing. by Mr. Burgess at the Central Court yes
terday when he was found guilty
on a charge of possession of 10 taels of raw opium on the, Canton whart.
R.. 0. Grimmitt stated that the defendant had the oplum strap- ped around his waist when ar- rested.
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NO DUTY PAID Charged "with" the possession of 25 packets of dutiable cigarettes. Cheng Pul. 20, a stall foki was Aned $20 or two weeks when he appeared before Mr. Burgess at the. Central Court yesterday.
SQUATTERS TO CLEAR OUT Charges of trespassing on the old preferred Blue Pool Road, were
including squatters, against 15 seven women, at the Central Court yesterday before Mr. W. Schofield. Mr. Stott, of the P.W.D. said that they were flocking back to this area and asked His Worship for an order to clear it Last year the place was raided but none of the people were prosecuted.
Defendants were remanded for 24 hours for enquiries. allowed in $5 each.
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HEAVY FINE
Ball was
DANGEROUS
DRUGS
POSSESSION CHARGE
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Arrested on July 7 in Shantung Street, near Shanghai Street, 32-year-old unemployed, named Lo Kit-kwan, of 171, Lalchikok Road, was found in possession of a drug thought to be morphine., At the Kowloon Magistracy before Mr. E Himsworth yesterday, Det.- Sergt. R. R. Ellis intimated that a report received from the Gov- ernment Monopoly Analyst stated the drug was procaine hydro- chloride, a synthetic cocaine.
Under the circumstances the
A fine of $100 or two months was police could not continue with case until permission had imposed by Mr. W. Schofield when the
been granted to prosecute from Yeung Pan, unemployed appeared
the Director of Medical and Bani- ak
"tary Services.
the Central Court yesterday charged with the possession of 50 heroin pills in Johnson Road," Sergeant Galvin prosecuted.
CONFISCATION ORDER
An application was made by Ser- geant Davies Before Mr. Burgess at the Central Court yesterday for the confiscation of 320 packets of
unmanifested and unclaimed mat- ches lying on board the s.s. Ha! Yang at the Douglas wharf on July 2
The application was granted.
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ANOTHER REMAND Cheung Lin To, 26. bricklayer, of No. 143 Cheung Sha Wan Road. was further remanded at the Kow- loon Magistracy yesterday, where he appeared before Mr. E. Hima- worth on a charge of unlawfully` and maliciously wounding Sze Hok Chuen..
The alleged assault took place at
Shamshulpo. Detective" Sergeant Sergeant Sullivan stated that the R. R. Ellis for the prosecution, stat- defendant was arrested in Po Yaned that the complainant was yet Street with the cigarettes wrapped unable to walk. This was defend- ant's third remanded appearance. up in a paper parcel.
IDENTIFIED BY PHOTO
EVIDENCE IN EXTRADITION CASE
Further evidence for the prose- cution in the extradition proceed- ings against Yu Lap-fui allas Li Chi-on alias Li Shek-you, was taken yesterday before Mr. Scho- feld at the Central Court.
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BROKE ANKLE
TRYING TO ESCAPE FROM ARREST
A man who broke his ankle when he jumped from a window in King's Fark Mansion in an attempt to break away from detention before the arrival of the police, appeared on remand before "Mr. Q. A A. Macfadyen at the Kowloon Magis- tracy yesterday charged with theft Allegations were that the fugt of a medicine glass from car No. tive, on July 23, 1931 at the North 2736, owned by Mr. Wan Liss of No. Station. Shanghai did murder
2A King's Park Manslons, which Tong U Lo. secretary to Mr. T. V.
was parked in Austin Road near Soong. Minister of Finance; did
the Kowloon Bowling Green Club. attempt to murder Chung Tsz,
The man was Wong Mui Tal. He Man, otherwise known as T. V.
was fined $5 or in default, 14 days' Soong; with others did conspire. imprisonment. It was explained confederate and agree to murder by the prosecuting officer that im- T. V. Soong and did solicit, en-
mediately on arrival of the police courage, persuade or endeavour to
at Mr. Wan Liss's flat, accused was persuade another person or per-rushed to hospital, sons to murder.T" V. Soong.
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Mr. D. L. Strellett is conducting the case for the Crown again and Mr. P. H. Sin represented the fugitive.
The Crown case was that defen- dant with five others shot at T. V. Soong at the North Station, and Instead killed their intended vic- time's secretary who was walking by the latter's side during one of his visits to Shanghai. Defendant was seen to fire the first shot in the shooting affray which took place in the station and immedia- tely after that, the secretary Tong, dropped to the ground and later succumbed to his injuries.
Yesterday Luk Yau Tsol. one of the Shanghai Railway Police went
Wong's criminal record disclosed that he was bound over against theft in May this year for a year, For breaking this bond he was fined an additional sum of $10 or one month's imprisonment.
CAUGHT AFTER STEALING
Man With A Previous Conviction
An accidental meeting in Jaffe Road and the recognition by the complainant's son of the suitcase which the defendant was carrying, resulted in Yuen Hing, 39, unem
A remand til Mon- day was granted. The quantity of the drug was stated to be five ounces which was found in two empty bottles purporting to be Blanco.
In the afternoon the case was transferred from the Second Court to Mr. Macfadyen's court.
Detective Inspector R. R. Ellis
explained that the prosecution
wished to withdraw the charge for possession of dangerous, goods in subsutution for one of possession of polson.
The value of the drugs was $25. A fine of $50 or in default, one
#as month's imprisonment
Im- posed.
OPIUM CARRIER Stated to have been employed as a carrier of oplim from Shum Chun, Lau Hang, 17. years, un
was fined $200 or, in craployed, default, three months' hard labour by Mr. E. Himsworth at the Kow- loon Magistracy yesterday. Re-
venue
sald
Officer HL R. Major that the defendant was arrested after he had left the, Canton ex- press trair and 18 taels of raw oplum were found in a sugar" tin carried under his arm.
Li
LEAD FOR MONEY
Ruse Fails
MONEY CHANGER'S 、
FORESIGHT
An old trick to victimise money
ONE OFFENCE LED NO EVIDENCE TO
TO ANOTHER
Officer Convicted
TRAFFIC SUMMONS
Captain Roll Francis Alexan-· der Crookshank, of the Royal Ulster Rifles, Murray Harracks, was summoned before Mr. E. Himsworth at the Kowloon Magistracy yesterday morning for traffic offences alleged to have taken place at 9.30 p.m. on April 30 outside the Alham- bra Theatre.
The first summons related to needless blowing of the horn; the second for failure to draw in to the left hand or near side of the road; and a third summors was for obstruction.
The defendant pleaded guilty to the second offence but denied the others.
Sergeant A White tesalfed that at 9.30 pm on the night in question he was on duty outside the Alhambra Theatre. Car No. 43, approached the theatre, en
the wrong side of the road and at- tempted to go against the stream of traffic coming from Tsimshatsul. At the same time the defendant. sounded his horn several mes over a period of half a minute. Witness went up and remonstrated with defendant who replied, "I am trying to get my car out and park It. Witress pointed out that de- fendant could reverse, then swerve left, or swing out sharply. There was a clear space behind. Witness also told him not to sound his horn so much as the taxis had the right of way.
managed
Defendant then
to swing clear and went across to the parking space in Gascoigne Road. It was raining heavily at the time and it made it impossible for the taxis to discharge their passengers under the canopy.
Cross-examined by Acting Sub- Inspector A. R. Brittain. who prosecuted, witness sald that there were at least three taxis approach- Witness ing from Tsimshatsui,
opined that no obstruction would have been caused if the defendant had reversed and swung out.
CONTINUOUS SOUNDING Mr. J. Gardiner, of Messrs. Jar- dine, Macheson and Company, de- posed that his attention was drawn, to defendant's car by the con- tinuous sounding of the horn. He drew up to the Alhambra Theatre's entrance coming from left to right of the road facing towards the Star Ferry.
Defendant drove his
changers was related at the Kow-car away at a slight angle and 1oon Magistracy yesterday when forced three or four taxis back- Liu Kwong, 36 unemployed appear wards "this went on until the ea before Mr. Macfadyen charged taxis could not back uny more: with attempting to steal $50 from getung mixed up behind." In Wong Fun Lam, at Shamshujpo' on witness's opinion defendant blew July 5.
his horn between 30 and 80 seconds.
Another charge of attempting to steal $5 belonging Wam Sum, mas- ter of a cigarette shop, was with- drawn.
Detective-Inspector A. H. Elston appeared for the prosecution.
A fine of $20 or two months' jail was imposed.
the
Defendant said that on night in question it was raining very heavily and he wished to dis charge his wite opposite the theatre.
the "On approaching theatre from Prince Edward Road, I looked behind to see if any car was coming. I swung to the right of the road and stopped opposite the theatre. Outside of this line
Inspector Elston said that Liu visited the Hing. Cheong money changer's shop. No. 288 Laichikok Road at 7.30 am. on the day in there were two or, possibly, three question. Ee tendered five $10 taxis that were stopped. I found notes and asked for change in ten that in swinging out to the left it cent pieces. This was given him would be impossible for me to go to the left of the road so I sound- in one bundle of seperate rolls all
ed my horn for I suppose 15 to 20 done up in paper.
PROVE GUILTY KNOWLEDGE
BARBER AND DUD COINS
Destruction Ordered
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An altercation between specta- tors and a man engaged in the burchase of cigarettes attracted the attention of Sergeant F. Notan In Lalchikok Road near Cedar Street, Sham Shut Po district. On the approach of the police officer the crowd dispersed but one told him, that a man had attempted This to pass counterfelt coins.
man was arrested and at the statlen 21 counterfeit Hong Kong ten-cents pieces were found in bis possession. The man was Yung. 28, barber.
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At the Kowloon Magistracy yes- terday morning before Mr. Himsworth he pleaded not guilty to charges of possession and ut tering. He admitted that two coins tendered by him turned as bad.
were, re-
Det.-Sergt. F Forrest stated that in his lower left hand pocket $4.10 was found' of which 17 were false. Th the right hand pocket ži and one cent were found of which four were bad.
Following evidence by the pro- secution in which Sergt. J. Q. Whitcroft, of the Treasury deposed counterfeit, coins were that" 21
witness stand. defendant, in the declared that he was a barber and received the money in the crdinary course of business and did not know they were false. He had separated the money because he had to make a payment to a money loan association on behalf of his mother. Witness was, how- ever, arrested while on his way to do so.
His Worship held that although there were suspicious circum- star.ces in the case there was no evidence to prove guilty know- ledge. The defendant was, there- fore, discharged and an order was made for confiscation of the bad coins."'
IMPRISONMENT WITHOUT FINE Opium Possession Charge
BOAT USED BY TRAFFICKER
Three
men, Ma Pau, 32, Ho Chuen, 30, and Chan Fook, 52, to- gether with Chan San, 27, a widow, were charged before Mr. Burgesa at the Central Court yesterday with the possession of 300 taels of raw opium on board sampan No. 2898V.
The woman-said that the boat was hers and that she procured the services of the three men because of the typhoon signal.
R. O. Grimmitt stated that at 13.45 p.m. on Thursday, acting on information, he hired a motor boat and gave chase to a sampan which was being towed by a launch. The Llu thereupon made to leave the seconds during which time Sergt.
launch was overtaken at the en- shop, and the money changer ask-White came over and told me I
trance to the Yaumati Shelter. The ed for his commission. The latter had no right to sound the horn. claimed five cents, but Lin was only The trame being then cleared I woman was steering and the men were squatting around a basket. making spun yarn. willing to give two cents. When swing left and parked my car."
THE JUDGMENT the complainant would not "agree
The basket contained four Giving a written judgment, his packets of raw opium which the to this, defendant drew a bundle resembling the genuine one from Worship said:
first defendant then claimed na "I am of opinion that the his into the box and corroborated, tha ployed, appearing before Mr. W. his pocket and laid on the coun-
£3 sufficient Schofield at the Central Court ter, at the same time demanding evidence offered. previous evidence of Chul Sam yesterday charged with breaking his paper money in retum. The to sustain
conviction DI Chung. Witness described the ar-into No. 154, Jane Road and steal complainant examined the bundle each charge. The offences appear rival of Mr. Soong and party at ing a leather suitcase, the pro- and found it to contain nothing to have arisen of one another. the station and the subsequent perty of Mrs. Y. Yamamoto.
more than separate pieces of lead defendant had not attempted to guin battle.
Det-Bergt. Dowman stated that
wrapped in paper. Defendant ran approach line of tranic in the Witness went on to say that at 2 pm. on Wednesday the com-
arrested by an wrong direction it would not have away but after at the Police headquarters plainant's son met the defendant Indian constable at the corner of been necessary to blow the hor he was able to identify from pho-in Jaffe Road and recognised the
for a period which I consider un- suitcase which defendant was tographs of two of the murderers.
reasonable in quantity and dura One of these was that of the de-carrying as that belonging to his
tion. If the horn had not been fendant's Yu Lap-ful
nother. He stopped and question- After evidence of the subsequent ca the defendant who dropped the proceedings, the case was adjourn-
ed.
ASSAULT WITH SCISSORS
Married Woman Is Bound Over
A charge of assault on Chan 80.
a boy aged 14, causing previous bodily harm at 53, Shing Wo Road on July 8. was preferred against Tse Kwong, a married woman aged 20, when she appeared before Mr.
case
and ran. Defendant was caught by an Indian constable.
The defendant admitted break- Ing into the house and stealing the suitcase.
Having a previous conviction for larceny, defendant was sentenced to six months.
the road.
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CRUELTY TO A SPARROW
blown the other vehicles on the
road would not have been hinder ed in their movements and a general obstruction" caused. De fendant alleges that a second line YOUTH CHARGED
of taxis in the centre of the road was responsible for his dilemma, Having pierced the nostrils of a
offers no excuse, since such taxis, AITOR and threaded the hole but I am of the opinion that this with a piece of cotton, allowing the if they actually did exist, had a bird to fly away and then draw it better right to be where they were,
At the Revenue Omee the wo- man said that she had been en- gaged by the first defendant to taken them to the as. Kwong Chow
that morning. The fare offered which had arrived from Canton was $4. They went to the steamer and the first and second defen-
dants then handed into the "sam pan the basket. The woman was then ordered to go to Yaumati.
All the male defendants said
that they had been engaged by the woman to help take the sampan to the Yuumati shelter because of the high wind. The third defen- dant was the uncle of the woman and was also helping to call the boat..
third and fourth defendants quite His Worship remarked that the possibly took a bona fide trip to the ship. They were then dis charged, R. O. Grimmitt asked His Worship to caution the woman as Defendant was fined a total of she ought to have known that to
each
back again, was the matter of a then had defendant. I therefore in the afternoon of July, the de-charge of cruelty to a sparrow in impose a fine of $5 on fendant was sitting in the door-Banbem Road, which was pre charge." way mending some clothes when ferred against Leung Shing before the complainant trod on her toes. Mr. Burgess at the Central Court 415. Defendant scolded film and he re- yesterday, mar
Bub-Inspector Kirby stated that taliated by calling her names. De-
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get a fare of $4 meant that she was carrying more than mere passen-,
W. Schofield at the Central Court fendant chased complainant and Bergeant Bullivan was on patrol to fly away and then drawing The Dust and second defendants
yesterday.
-Del-Bergt. Dowman, said that the complainant and the defen- dant lived in the same floor. Early
struck him with her scissors in the leg.
Defendant was bound over in
$30.
duty in Bonham Road about 9 a.m. on frhursday, and the defendant was seen with the sparrow attach ed by the string. He way:
back again. The defendant was just amusing himself.
$20 or three weeks was
were sentenced to six months with- out the option and a further fine
$3,000,