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YOUNG GIRL ABDUCTED
Taken To
Country
To Marry
KEPT WOMAN GAOLED
Serious Case
Chan Pik Yung, a woman aged 50. was sentenced by Mr. Q. A. A. Macfadyen at the Kowloon Magis+ tracy yesterday. to six months'
COMMITTED TO SESSIONS
Hunghom Stabbing Sequel
"BARBER PLEADS
INSOBRIETY
So Shing, charged with malici- ously wounding four persons, was committed for trial in the Septem ber Criminal Sessions by Mr. Q. A. A. Macfadyen yesterday at the Kowloon Magistracy.
The four persons were an elderly woman. Ip Klu, and her son and
IMPRISONMENT HAS ITS CURE
Coal Basket. Thefts
On Decrease
FOUR MORE COOLIES SENTENCED
. Further action by the coal con- tractors" guild, lead to the ap- pearance before, Mr. W. Schofield at the Central Magistracy yester- day of four men charged separate ly with theft of 53 empty baskets from contractors in Lock- hart Road, Wanchai
coal
Around the Courts
FALSE REPORT
In an effort to get three men into trouble. Chung Wal, 37, un- employed made a false report to the authorities concerning a rod- bery in Kennedy Road in the vicinity of St. Joseph's College.
Yesterday before Mr. Balfour, Chung was fined $10 or seven days' Imprisonment for "causing public mischief" by reporting that he had been robbed of $1.20.
Detective Sub-Inspector Flattery police proved defendant's report said that enquiries made by the
was false. Later he admitted re- venge on three men as his motiye,
SOLICITING
Inspector K. W. Andrew nappen-
HAD SOME DRINKS!
Charged with being drunk and disorderly, a shop toki, Li Kam Po 23, was cautioned against a re- currence of the offence by Mr. Bal-. four at the Central Police Court. yesterday. Acting Inspector W. Mair stated that Li was found in Staunton Street near Shing Wopa Street shortly after 10 p.m. in a hopeless condition. He caused" no... trouble, however. His wife bailed him out during the night.
JOURNALIST FINED
L. S. Le Gay Brereton, of the "South China Morning Post," was. ined $5 for not having a red tall- light on his car, No. 3034, at the
under 21 to have improper rela-respectively, and her "randchild.) charged with theft of 21 baskets" ed to be in civilian clothes yester 1 Kowloon Magistracy yesterday. hard labour for procuring a girl daughter, Kwok Hung and La Fius,
tianship with a youth aged 18, and with the abduction of the gri against the will of her parents. " The defendant said that the girl Lee Kee. 15. approached her, asking for a young, boy's hand in marriage. She found her a youth. Wong Wan, 18, and as they were willing to be married she took them to the country.
Regarding the second charge, all
she had to say was that the girl was perfectly willing to leave her parents, nor did she know who they were.
The "prosecution stated that on April 17 the girl was reported missing. Nothing was heard of her until August 22. when her un- cle saw her at Tai Ping.
Lee Kee's mother went there the next day, and saw her with the boy's parents. and, apparently. she was living with the boy in the "house.
The accused was formerly in the employ of Lee Kee's family in the capacity of amah. She had taken the girl away on August 17. and with the young boy, went to Tai Ping.
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Defendant was a kept woman of Lee Kee's father, and she knew the family well.
Under
cross-examination. she admitted knowing the parents of the young girl. but that was some ten years ago.
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In passing sentence, the magla- trate remarked that it serious matter.
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Kwok Chi-tonk, aged three.
Det.-Insp. E. H. Elston appeared for the prosecution.
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The Assault occurred Bulkeley Street, Hanghom, on July
when Mr. H. K. Long, of the seized the defendant from doing Hong Kong and Yaumati Ferry Co.
his arrest. any more bodily harm, and effested
wit-
At the remanded hearing continued the defendant brought two before Mr. Macfadyen yesterday
nesses, Wong Kau and Chal Kal, and while the former alleged knowing nothing about the stabbing affray. the latter said that he witnessed the whole incident, from the beginning of the quarrel to the stabbing.
Cross-examined by Insp. Elston, the witness said that the defen- dant was quite sober on the oc- casion.
Insp. Elston: Where the lights being used prior to the day of the stabbing incident?
Witness: Yes. Were there other lights in the shop? Yes,
How many?
Three.
If one light had been taken away. could the work of barbering have been carried on-Yes.
The next witness, Dr. Y. K. Ng. Medical Officer at the Kowloon Hospital, deposed, upon questioning by Insp. Elston, that the defendant was sober at the time he was examined.
Mr. Long also corroborated Dr, Ng's evidence by saying that he did not smell alcohol on defen dant's breath when he seized him. Wong Chung. a bailif, deposed
HUSBAND TRIES that he seized property belonging
TO SHIELD WIFE
Jewellery Theft Alleged
COUPLE CONVICTED
A man and his wife appeared at the Kowloon. Magistracy yesterday for alleged complicity in the theft and receiving of gold fewellery, to the value of $200
The woman, Pun King-sin, was bound over in the sum of $20 to keep the peace for one year, while the husband, Chan Wal-yan, was fined $10 with the option of one month's imprisonment.
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Det.-Sergt. MacPherson, prosecuted, said that Lo King, the sister of the defendant, arrived in the Colony from the country to visit Pun King-sin. She found her jewellery missing one morning, and reported it to the authorities.
The sister was arrested on suspl- clon and charged with the theft.
After questioning, she admitted that she had given the jewellery to her husband, Chan Wai-yan.
Although the husband said that he did not know what was in the package. Mr. Himsworth was not Inclined to believe his story, and said that he was merely trying to shield his wife.
COLONEL LINDBERGH'S "ROBOT HEART"
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The fourth Internazional Con- grees of 'Experimental Cytology at Copenhagen was opened on August 10 by Dr. Albert Fisch. About 20 British men of science were among the congress members, who came from all over the world. Special interest was attached to a demon- stration of the apparatus devised by Professor Carrel and Colonel Lindbergh for the permanent transfer of isolated living crgans. The famous airman had installea the apparatus in the Biological In- stitute of the Carlsberg Founda tion, to which Institute Colopel Lindbergh made a present "of his
o-called "robot heart."
to Ip Kiu. but not to the defendant. Mr. Macfadyen then committed the defendant to the Criminal Sessions.
BANKRUPTCY COURT
Application was made before the Chief Justice. Sir Atholl MacGregor at the Bankruptcy Court yesterday by Mr. J. B. Prentis, for the annul- ment of the adjudication order against Chan Kwan-mo.
Mr. Prentis stated that the order was made in the hope that the father-in-law of the debtor would carry out his promise to pay 810 a month That promise had not been carried out.
He submitted that the bank- ruptcy was disadvantageous to the debtor in that over one third o! the money was expended in fees.
His Lordship agreed and an or- der was accordingly made.
Chan Leung 36, coal coolie.
from three addresses in Lock hart Road, was sentenced to nine weeks' imprisonment.
day morning about 1230. and a rickshaw coolte, Choi Tak, came up to him and asked him if he would Leung Lun, 43, ash coolie, for like a girl. The coolie was taken theft of 28 baskets from No. 388
into custody and before Mr. B. Lockhart Road was sent to prison Himsworth, at the Kowloon Magis. for one month.
tracy he received three weeks' im- Kwok Cheung, coolie, and Wangprisonment for soliciting for im Yau, coolie, charged with stealing moral purposes. two baskets each were fined $35 and $25, respectively.. or one month's imprisonment. All admited guilt.
who pro-
Mr. F. I. Zimmern. secuted on behalf of the Coal Mer- chants' Guild, said that since the last convictions two days ago when two men were each sentenced to two months' hard labour, there had been a noticeable decrease in the number of missing baskets.
The accused in the present cases were employed as coolies by res- taurants to remove coal-ash and
were given baskets in which to carry the debris away. The baskets were rarely returned.
Loss suffered by the various con- tracting coal merchants amounted to as much as $5,000 a year. At one time as many as 200 baskets disappeared a day, each valued at eight cents.
Accused "had" admitted that they in turn sold the baskets for fire cents.
TEMPERS FRAYED
Foki Stabbed In Stomach
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Loss of temper in a quarrel be- tween a master and his foki, re- sulted in the latter receiving a stab wound in his abdomen.
Det.-Sergt. C. Dowman told Mr. Schofield at the Central Court yes- erday that Lo Sing Cheung, tailor of 53 Leighton Hill, ground Boor. threw a pair of scissors at Li Yat Kwal. It lodged in the latter's stomach, inflicting 2 wound quarter-of-an-inch deep..
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arose
The quarrel apparently when the foki who was instructed by Lo to cut a length of Singapore silk to measurement, failed to com-. ply with the order. The fak! threw a porcelain bowl at his master and the latter retaliated with the scissors.
Li was detained, in hospital as a result of his injury.
Both parties were bound over in the sum of $50 for a year, and La was ordered to pay $2 compensa- tion in addition.
Toiletries
AMAH'S VIGIL ON ROOF
Man Seen Taking
A Blanket
FREQUENT TYPE OF LARCENY
Because of the number of thefts that have occurred lately from house-top roofs where clothing and blankets were left out in the sun for drying, amohs of fists in Leigh- ton Hill were placed on guard all day to keep watch washing.
on the
Defendant said that he was looking for a place to purchase a bulb when an Indian constable stopped him about the missing tail- Ught,
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As the time was then about 11.30 p.. he had difficulty in Anding a store open.
EXHIBITION CLOSING
FACSIMILE OF WORKS MAY BE ORDERED
It is announced that the Ex- hibition of the Hong Kong Work ing Artists' Guild which has been current for some
time at the Gloucester Building, first
floor. will be closed at 8 pm, on Mon- day next. and will not be extend- ed any further.
In order to enable visitors who may not end time on week days to attend the Exhibition special arrangements have been made for
This was revealed at the Central to remain open on Sunday the Court yesterday when Lam Ng Opening hours of which are as Hing... 24-year-old unemployed-sual, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. taller was charged with theft of 2 blanket from No. 3 Leighton H, the property of Mr. Springall.
Det.-Sergeant C. Dowman stated that the amah saw accused making away with the blanket. She raised an alarm and Lam was caught by : certainly be taken advantage of
We are informed that if any one tends to secure a picture but cennot afford to pay its original price order can be made to secure a facsimile thereof at a consider- ably lower price to be agreed
upon. Such special offer should
by art lovers. $15.
the occupants of the ground floor. The blanket was valued at Thefts of this type were on the increase
A fine of $50 or six weeks' im- prisonment was imposed
BIG BUILDING PLANNED FOR KOWLOON
which
will mean the demolition of a very
A scheme is afoot now
old land mark known as Rose Ter race. Plans are now being are pared for a large building of 15 storeys to be erected on this old site which faces Nathan Road and extends to the M.B.K. quarters at Minden Road. If passed by the Government this bullding 'will be the largest ever built here. Plans of the building will appear in the "Daily Press" jater:
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works
of
Further. If one intends to see".
any particular artist arrangements can be made for one to visit such artist's studio for that purpose..
EXHIBITION OF CHINESE
ART
The Hong Kong Working Artists" Guild announces that as from to-day they are presenting an Exhibition of the In Yu Art Club of Canton on the 1st floor of Gloucester Building. The show will contain the works of Mr. Wang Ng, Mr. Man Wang Chan and Mr. She Wang To, totalling about 120.
The Exhibition will continue until Wednesday, September 2, and the opening hours will be the same. Le: from 10 am to 6 pm.
At the same time a portion of the works of the members of the Guild can still be seen at the Ex- hibition.
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