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Spent Money For Medicine
Ng Chin appeared before Mr. Q. A. A. Macfadyen yesterday at the Kowloon Magistracy on re- mand to answer a charge of lar- ceny by ballee of 845, from Fung Yuen-ching. tallor.
On July 30, Ng visited Fung and during the course of a conversa- tion, the tailor mentioned that it would cost him 243 to buy a sewing machine.
Ng replied that he knew where he could procure one for $45, and offered to do so.
Being friends. Fung trusted Ng with the money, but did not see him again until last Friday, when he had him arrested.
When Ng Arst appeared in Court on Saturday he to'd h's Worship: "I was given the money to buy a sewing machine. but I became sick and spent it on doctor's fees. and med ́elne."
Mr. Macfadyen to'd the defen- dant that he disbelieved him, and passed sentence of one month's hard 'about.
His Worships also ordered defen- dant to pay $25 amends
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Friend Betrays Trust
"I AM SO YOUNG”
The story of a friend's betrayal of trust was cold at the Central Magistracy yesterday before Mr. 5. F. Balfour when Lam Chung. 23. unemployed, was charged with having committed adultery at No. 111. Temple Street on divers dates between September 6 and 9. The complainant was Lo Yan Pai, 47, unemployed. of No. 24. Aberdeen Street
"On the charge of adultery. I am ac young and my knowledge is "not so wide as that of the woman". was the reply of the defendant when the charge was read and ex- 'plained.
Det-Bergt. Johnston stared that
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years ago the complainant went to Java and settled there. He came back to Hong Kong and married about 11 years ago, and then returned to Java Eighteen months ago the defendant became trendy.
with the family and had a free run of the house.
LETTER RECEIVED Sometime later the complainant had occasion to come to Bang THEFT ATTEMPT Kong to visit his mother and whie
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Empty Suit Cases Trick Alleged
CULPRIT GAOLED
On September 20 at 8.15 p.m. La Kim Fung, 24, a resident of 18. Argyle Street, attempted to pick the pocket of Tam Yung Ki, of 21C, High Street, as they were both entering the Kowloon Star Ferry Whart.
Appearing before Mr. B. Hims worth, at the Kowloon Magistracy. yesterday defendant sald: "I just touched his pocket."
Tam. Yung Ki said that on the night in question, he went to the ticket office at the Kowloon Star Ferry with ten others to Durenase fares to cross the harbour.
Suddenly he felt a tug at his left pocket, and a hand being pulled away.
He thought no more of the aalr unt!! nearing Hong Kong when a Chinese
detective ap- proached him and asked him if he had lost anything.
He replied that someone had at- tempted to steal something from his pocket, but had been frustrated. When defendant was arrested, be suddenly jerked his hat off his head, and threw it overboard. It was the detective's suggestion that defendant had something incri- minating in the hat.
Serzt. Davies told his Worship that there had been similar cases of this nature recently. Pick- pockets came off the train with an empty suitcase, and in the melee at the Star Ferry ticket office, they found time to ply their nefarious trade.
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"It is a sort of a tinued Sergt. Davies.
Mr. Himsworth told defendant that he was not inclined to believe his story, and sentenced him to two months' imprisonment
BARRACKS THEFTS
Military Police Victimised
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Petty pilfering which has been going on in the Military Police Barracks for the past few months resulted in Wu"Chong, 28, unem. ployed and Wong Fuk, 38, barber. appearing before Mr. W. Schofield at the Central Magistracy yester- day charged with the larceny of. 12 pieces of clothing from the Parracks The clothing was valu- ed at $70.
Lance Corporal Evans and Lance Corporal Hughes were the com plainants.
here received a letter stating that his wife and the defendant "were not behaving properly in
Jaya Complainant returned to Java atd the stories were denied...
In July this year the defendant came to Hong Kong and after his departure complainant's wife con- tinually asked her husband to sell his business and come also. They did so and came to the Colony.
On the day of their arrival the defendant visited the house commenced his free run
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defendant disappeared and it was On the third day the on the fifth day that the complain- ant's wife was also missing.. She took with her all her jewellery and money amounting to $1.060.
On September 10 the defendant went ta the complainant's house and was told that the woman had lett He expressed surprise but the complainant accused him of taking his wife away. The Police were called in and the defendant was found wearing a wrist watch. He was charged. s'on.
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As a result of circulars being published. the wife was located at No. 111 Temple Street.
Enquiries made showed that the defendant, and the woman had first gone to stay at the Chung Ah Boarding flouse and had later moved to the address in Temple Street. The jewellery had been given her by the complainant, who was now, willing to take his wife back again.
Defendant was died $50 or, in default, six weeks.
FALSE PRETENCES
LA San, 29, tailor, living at 14 Nga Chin Long Street, second floor, was allowed ball of $50, and his case remanded for forty-eight hours. when he appeared at the Kowloon Magistracy yesterday.
On September 18, L'obtained the sum of $50 from Li Kan, a widow, pretending that the money was a deposit for her son's getting a job as a tailor, «
Sergt. MacDonald prosecuted.
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The YK, 32, who was remanded on Monday on a charge of larceny from the person of Sul Walking, a concubine, of a. handbag con- taining $6.60
and 2 gold wrist watch, was sentenced to six months and twelve strokes of the birch Mr. W. Schofield at the Cen- tral Police Court yesterday.
Detentant had already been sen- tenced to four weeks in default of Paying $14 amends..
Inspector S. Logan prosecuted.
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When three widows, Ng Sam, 65, Cheung Bam. Ku, 30, and Chan Yee, 30, of 235, Keelung Street, second floor, appeared before Mr. Q. A. A. {MacFadyen, at the Kowloon: Magis- Detective Sergeant C. Dowman tracy, to answer to a charge ̈ of stated that after 4 am, on Sep- possession of heroin, the case was tember 20, L/C Evans was formally remanded for one week. awakened by a noise and saw one RO, Brown told His Worship of the defendants learing the that the case was being taken for
{ room with; his jacket. He raised committal.
the alarm and a search was made.
LG Duncan arrested the first de- fendant while he was squatting
beside a basket containing the bond, and sentenced to a further stolen articles. The second de- three months on the present fendant was arrested later, charge. The second defendant
The first defendant was fined was sentenced to two $25 or one month on a previous hard labour,
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"Death by misadventure" was the verdict returned by the Jury yes- terday at the Central Magistracy. at the conclusion of the inquest held into the circumstances sur- rounding the death of a woman. Leung Tal, aged 50, who was buried under a landslide which occurred on the site of the New Queen Mary Hospital at Pokfulam, following a rainstorm on August 2
The Coroner was Mr. S. F. Bal- four. The Jury comprised Messrs. Tong Tak SIK, A. O Daziel and Hans Meler.
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Inspector Hourihan and Det Sergt. Riddell represented the Police.
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Dr. R. S. Begble stated that the cause of death was asphixia and shock.
Mr. R. P. Shaw, Executive en- gineer of the P.W.D.. produced plans of the scene of the accident,
Au Ho, married coolle woman, working on the site. stated that the deceased was her mother-in- law. On the morning of the ac- cident, it was rainng very heavily. Part of the earth fell on the matshed. Witness tried to remove some of it but failed.. Workmen then appeared and when the de- bris was removed the body of the deceased was found.
Chung Chan, assistant foreman. stated that in response to a report regarding the landslide, he went along and extricated the deceased and another toki
Leung Chi, foki, stated that he had warned the deceased not to enter the storeroom. minutes later the landslide oc- Not many
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The Jury returned the verdict as stated above,
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Admitting six previous convie- tions, one for each year since 1931. Yu Ngan was sentenced to one
Alvin Maruga, a member of the crew aboard President Taft, gave a pair of shoes to Wu Tin. at the Kowloon Godown "Wharf on Sep-year's imprisonment and two years” tember 21. to be repaired.
Wu Tin returned at 5.30 p.m., with the shoes and asked for Day ment.
Not having any change with him. Maruga gave Wu a $10 note, which he promised to change.
When he failed to bring the change back, Maruga reported the matter to the police, who arrested the defendant
A sum of $6.93 was found on his person, and defendant told the Kowloon Magistrate, Mr. E. Hims- worth yesterday that he thought that the President Taft had sailed.
Mr. Himsworth imposed a sen- tence of two months gaol, and
Police supervision by Mr. S. F. Bal- four yesterday at the Central Police Court on a charge of larceny from the person of Taul Shing of a wal- let containing $2.40.
Det-Bergt T. Cashman stated that about. 4 p.m. on Monday the complainant was walking in Gra- ham Street when a detective saw the defendant pick the pocket, of the complainant and hand the wallet to another man who escap- ed.
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