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POSTMASTER GENERAL HAS NARROW ESCAPE
Missed Collision On
Corner By Inches
INDIAN DRIVER FINED
When Mr. H. R. Butters, Postmaster General, was driving home in his rar a few weeks ago with his wife and small daughter as passengers, he received a rude shock in Stubbs Road
A blue car came round a bend and approached Mr. Butters in the middle of the road. A collision was avolded only because Mr. Butters pulled into the left in two feet of roadway remaining near the bank- ing.
Wan A sequel to the incident heard before Mr. W. Schofield at the Central Magistracy yesterday when Ajume Khan, driver of a private car was summoned for driv- ing without due care and caution on August 25 at 12.50 p.m.
"I saw a blue car on the wrong side of the bend," said Mr. Butters in evidence. "It was approaching at an estimated speed of 30 miles per hour. I was going 20 miles per hour up hill in top gear but
THEFT OF
LEAD FROM
TWO LAWYERS ADMITTED TO
PRACTICE HERE
MR. R... M. KING AND MR. K. F. WONG
Mr. Ralpin MacDonald King was admitted to präctice in Hong Kong As a Solicitor yesterday by the Chief Justice, Sir. Atholl MacGre- gor, at the Supreme Court,
Presenting the petition to his Lordship, Hon. Mr. C. G. Alabaster, Attorney General said that Mr. King had been admitted to prac- tice in the Supreme Court of Judicature in England on June 1. 1934. He was born in Cambridge and was educated at Tpobridge. He had arrived in Hong Kong on.
“DAILY PRESS" June 5, this year.
SUBSTITUTE
His Lordship granted the ap- plication and extended to Mr. King a hearty welcome.
SENT TO PRISON Mr. Wong King-fan, an articled clerk of Messrs G, K. Hall Brutton and Company, was also admisted to practice
Solicitor. His petition was presented by the Attorney General, and was granted by the Chief Justice..
A man employed at the "Hong Kong Daily Press as a substitute, admitted theft of lead and was sentenced to six weeks' hardla- bour by Mr. W. Senofeld at the Central Magistracy yesterday.
The accused Chan Siu Ching, 29
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it was sufficiently far off in my years of age, had left the premises CHIROPRACTOR
opinion to allow it to draw back on its own side of the road."
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"Instead, it continued at the same pace and if I had not drawn in on the remaining two feet into the banking, there would have been a collision. As it was, the other car just missed me by inches."
A fine of $25 was imposed, According to the Traffic records, the defendant possessed a good re- cord and had "been a driver for ten years.
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SOLDIERS FINED.
Bombardier Baker and Gunner
A. Woodman, of the Royal Artil- lery, were fined $10 each at the Central Magistracy yesterday for being in. control of a motor-lorry without a licence. Both pleaded gulity.
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SINGAPORE BANISHEE
Tsin Tsing, 44, unemployed, was charged before Mr. S. F. Balfour at the Central Magistracy yester- day, with the larceny of one spring balance, the property of LA Hung. a shop-keeper, of No. 2 Morrison Street. Tam Hal, 36, unemployed, was charged with having received the stolen article. but was dis- charged through lack of evidence. Sergeant Cashman prosecuted. The drst defendant, who was banished from Singapore for the offence and who had on his right leg a Chinese prison mark, was sen- tenced to two months' hard labour.
without detection and was walking
in Leighton Hill Road when he was questioned by a detective.
Detective Sergeant C. Dowman, prosecuting, said Chan when ques- tioned by the detective regarding a parcel containing two slabs of lead which he was carrying, con- fessed to stealing It.
ASSAULTED
Watchman Refuses To Obey Order
He was taken back to the "Daily Mr. L. E. Basto, chiropractor, af Press" premises in Wanchal, where No.. 18 Ice House Street, appeareci it was identified.
as complainant before Mr. S. F. Mr. S. MacNider, of the "Dally | Balfour at the Central Magistracy Press" appeared as complainant. yesterday in an assault charge The value of the stolen property | against Feroze Khan. 42. Indiari was 50 cents.
AGED WOMAN ASSAULTED
Li Nam, 28, street coolie, appear- ed before Mr. S. F. Balfour at the
watchman.
Mr. J. M. D'Almada Remedios appeared for the complainant. Defendant was fined $10 and cau- tioned against a recurrence of the offence;
Inspector W. Mair prosecuting. said that about 2.30 p.m. on
Central Magistracy yesterday Saturday. Mr. Basto reported that
week's imprisonment and bound over to be of good behaviour. Sergt.
W. Sullivan prosecuted.
4.
11 CLOTHING THEFT LI Ming. 20 unemployed. was charged before Mr. Balfour at the Central Magistracy yesterday with having stolen seven pieces of clothing. one Hong Kong dollar note, one towel and three cotton
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Several Weals
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WIDOW CONVICTED :
HEAVY FINE IMPOSED
Because two girls, employed as mui tsals threw water on some boys in the street in retaliation of their having deposited rubbiali, in the kitchen, they were beaten by their mistress, Chan Tal-mul. 52, widow,
Yesterday Inspector H.W. Friser, attached to the Secrela- riat for Chinese. Affairs told Mr. W. Schofield at the Central Magistracy that an examination of the girls in the presence of the defendant, revealed that one of them had 14 weals inflicted by a cane on her body.
The
the girls.
FORGED BANK NOTES
on September 6. the defendant" went to 275 Main Street and ten-
accused, residing at 27. King Kwong Street, Arst floor, was charged on four counts, two relat- ing to keeping two unregistered
Six months' Imprisonment was mui tsals. Au Nei alais Chiu Kwal. imposed by Mr. W. Schofield at the 13 years, and Max Kwa alay Central Police Court yesterday on Cheuk Kwai. 13. and two further Mau Wai Kuen, unemployed who offences alleging ill treatment of appeared on remand on two char- defendant, who was employed by
ges of possession of two forged $5 charged with having assaulted a
Mr. G. K. Hall Brutton, appear-banknotes of the Hong Kong and 78-year-old woman on Thursday Noronha & Co., Government prin-
Corporation. Shanghai Banking last. He was sentenced to one ters had insulted him and mis- ing for the defendant, pleaded
"not guilty" to all charges. behaved by shouting at him. The
and uttering one of the notes. Inspector Fraser said that as, a
The second charge was withdrawn complainant was a member of the firm, although he was not the ac-resuit of information from a lady
Inspector T. O'Connor said that tual employer of the watchman.. who did not wish to disclose her. On being asked whether he would name that two girls had come to like to get rid of the defendant her house at 6.30 a.m. on August and employ some police guards. 31. he went in company with a complainant agreed, and a police lady inspector of the B.C.A. to see guard was sent to the premises to the girls, who named defendant as relieve
Defendant. their mistress. They pointed her defendant. when requested by the guard to out to him when they went back bed sheets, the property of hand over the Company's keys. to the Eat in King Kwong Street. Ying-ling, of 45A Wyndham Street. refused and, losing his temper,
BOUGHT IN COUNTRY Inspector A. L. Hopkins stated struck the complainant with his Au Nui told Inspector Fraser accused was found at the address Est, at the same time threatening that she was bought by the accus- in the bath-room, with the articles to strike him with a walking sticked for $160 in Canton currency. in his possession. Li, who had &This was stopped by the guard, and was employed in sweeping the previous conviction was sentenced who with the complainant took floor, washing clothes, and clean- to two months' hard labour.
defendant to the Station.
ing spittoons. She stated that she Denying the charge. accused came to Hong Kong two months sald that when complainant ap-350 from the country staying for, proached him on Saturday, he a while in the Colong, before re- was apparently drunk. Defendant turning in the company of defen- refused to hand the keys of the dant's daughter. office to the complainant as he was not his employer.
OVER 133,000 HEROIN PILLS DISCOVERED
DURING RAID
Committal Proceedings
Against Five Chinese
WIDOW ALSO FACES CHARGE
RAID DESCRIBED Manufacturing of Heroin pills in respectable residential quarters Mr. Abbott stated that Mr. H. A. along Leighton Hull Road, was re- Taylor, Government Analyst, Re- lated to Mr. S. F: Balfour at the venue Officer A. W. Grimmitt and Central Magistracy yesterday by other revenue officers raided No. 87 Mr. M. J. Abbott, Assistant Crown | Leighton Hill Road at 3.30 pm. on Solicitor when prosecuting five men August 24. The raiding party had and a woman charged with posses- to wait for some while before the alon of 133,890 pilis at No. 87 Leigh-
front door was opened by the fifth accused. ton Hill Road, third floor.
The atmosphere of the fat was heavy with heroin mixture. The defendants' hands were ex- amined by the raiding party of re- There were two front rooms and venue officers, stated the Assistant & rear room, besides the servants of the rooms Crown Solicitor, and it was evident quarters. In one that they had been carefully clean- there was a tressel table, covered ed to hide traces of pill manufac-by a galvanised sheet. The win ture. However, a close examination dows were closed and heavily cur- revealed pink stains still clinging tained. There also was a drying.
According to the girl on August 29 she was placed in charge of a grand-son of the house, when the child fell from a chair. The de fendant blamed her for neglect
ter.
CONVICTION ON and beat her with a feather-dus-
FOUR COUNTS
JEWELLERY THEFTS
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dered a $5 note, asking for 10 cents worth of cigarettes. The woman who took the note" became suspi- clous and asked her son, who was a constable, to examine it. when it was found to be a forgery. Defen-
dant was searched and another 36 Zorged note was found.
ST. ANDREW'S CHURCH
Mothers' Union Resumes
St. Andrew's Church resumed their activities this month, when a church service was held for the re-opening of the Mothers' Union
for the Autumn and Winter sea- sans at St. Andrew's Church yea- terday, at 3 p.m.
After the Service, refreshments were served in the Church Hall
The following are the enrolling members of the Union:-Mrs. J. R. Higgs, wife of the Vicar; Mrs. Kirie (Hon. Secretary); Mrs. A. W. Bliss (Hon. Treasurer):
COCKTAIL PARTY
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Later, both of them were in the kitchen when some boys in the street threw a quantity of rubbish In through the window, and they retaliated by throwing water on the boys. Both were chastised.
SOLD BY MOTHER Ng Ming's nefariousness did notį The other girl, Mak Kwal alleg- stop with his robbing a widow, Hoed that she was sold for $100 Can- Lei Bre, of 13, Lion Rock Road, of ton-currency by her legitimate
A cocktail party is being given two pairs of gold ear-rings, two mother owing to improvished cir-
to defendant. The at the Hong Kong Volunteer De- gold finger-rings, two dollars, 13 cumstances. pieces of clothing and a sovereign girl was present at the sale and fence Corps Headquarters at 6 p.m. This formed the first charge saw red paper being handed over. on Wednesday, September 30, in She was employed in the coun- honour of Lieut-CoL H. B. L. Dow- he appeared against him when before Mr. E, Limsworth yesterday try for about a year and then biggin, O.B.E., during which a pre- brought to Hong Kong by defen- sentation will be made to him. All at the Kowloon Magistracy.
dant's daughter, since when she members of the Corps are cordially He next stole some valuabies has made frequent trips to and invited to attend trom Cheung Pau, 22, of 37. Lung from the country. Both girla Kong Road
stole some clothes and
for which he pawned for #2.50.
The easiness with which he got
formal complaint about the inci-
to the quicks of the angers of all cupboard in the room with a burn-away with his ill-gotten goods examined in the presence of the grand-son fall to the ground off
the chair.
did not receive wages, and "lucky Yet from another person of the money given them had to be re-them for throwing water on boys same address, Chu Yun Po, he turned either to the daughter of in the street, as they had made a
a watch the house or defendant,
They both complained of having dent to her. They were also ex- been struck by the accused. When
tremely careless In letting ber
defendanta.
ing chatty at the bottom, heating landed him in gaol when he stole latter Chlu Kwai had three cane more clothing from So. Chan, of marks on her back besides other
Accused said that she had, pur The accused were Lau Kwan, 33, 20 trays" full of pilis.
Injuries, whilst Mak Kwal had Cheung San, 46, Cheung Yu, 43, The first, second, third and fourth the same address.
The value of the jewelery and fourteen weals on her body. Both chased the girls with a 20- Li Tang, 24, Tam Choi. 48 widow, accused were found in one of the
accused thefts on the first occasion totalled Ekis were alsh medically examin-between," one for $70 and and Liu Sin. 20, described on the front rooms. The sixth
$107, while the others amounted ed. and a certificate was produced other for $150 Canton currency.
Mr. Hall Brutton on behalf of charge sheet as "a heroin pili was found another room sitting on
to $48.40,
his cilent pleaded guilty to the mater."
a couch.
The first defendant admitted be- Mr. C. Y. Kwan appeared on be- half of fourth, afth and sixth acing the principle tenant, whilst all cused. It was explained at the out- the others claimed that they were set that the case against the widow his employees. "would be taken suinmarily whilst. Following evidence by the prose
the others would be for committal cution the hearing was adjourned.'
in Court.
They regarded themselves
officer, and were well nourished.
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In all, he would have made, nice haul of $155.40, but heut teals, said the prosecuting two charges of keeping unregister. couldn't beat the law, and Mr. Himsworth sentenced him to four months' imprisonment, one month for each charge.
Fines totalling $660 were impos- CHASTISEMENT ADMITTED
ed. The. Magistrate found accus- According to the defendant sheed guilty of 1-treatment in re- admitted that she had chastised spect of Cheur Kwat #
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