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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS. SATURDAY, DECEMBER 19, 1936.
HEAVY
IMPOSITION
*ON WOMAN
Unregistered Mui-Tsai Wins Case
POSSESSION OF
HEROIN PILLS
Alleged Owner Pleads Not Guilty
Po King Cho, 39, of 31, Des Voeux Road, and four women, Lung Ho Ling, 29, Yip Slu-tu, 90," Chan Shi, 40, and Yip Mul, 27. were brought before Mr. "K. Koen
L Wan-ng, 32, was brought be- fare Mr, W. Schofield at the Cen- tral Magistracy yesterday morn ing charged with keeping an un-at the Central Magistracy yester registrated mul-tsal, Chan Ping. day afternoon charged with the at 27, Shing On Street, ground possession of 48,000 heroin pills. floor, on December 10.
Po was also charged with posses sion of 87 1/2 ounces of pink masa.
After Mr. H. W. Fraser, attach- ed to the Secretariat for Chinese Affairs, gave the statement, his Worship imposed a fine of $100 cr six weeks hard labour on the de- fendant
It was stated that on December 10, the girl disappeared from her employer's residence, and a report was made to the 8.C.A., on Decem- ber 15 by a man who said he was the prospective. husband of the girl. Two days later, the girl was found by this man near the Wes- tern Market, where he had scen her hanging about the place. I was alleged that the girl ran away because the defendant slapped her for having mislaid a box of medi- cine, and for seven nights she slept in the streets.
certain
After Fo had pleaded not guilty the case was remanded to Decem- ber 30.
Assistant-
Mr. M. J. Abbott, Crown Bolicitor, prosecuted.
In the evidence given on the previous day the third defendant said that the heroin plila belonged to the arst defendant and that he was in charge of the whole affair.
Continuing, she said: "He engag- ed me to do his work and paid me $10 per month. The work was to carry the pills from 194," Tong Chot Street to 51, Des Voeux Road. The first defendant also gave me a cloth in which to wrap the pills. That is when he gives us more than one parcel to carry,"
Po said that the rear cubicle belonged to Lau and that he had nothing to do with him. (t
According to the girl, she had been presented by her father to a family when she was a very young girl, for a
amount of
The third defendarit, still giving money. She thence worked for evidence, said, that it was Po this family as a mui-taal, receiv-who told them where to get
lucky ing no wages nor any money. Whet she was thirteen she was sold to the defendant's family in Swatow, where she re- mained until a year later when they came to Hong Kong. In Hong Kong 'she received only 20 cents a year and she had to look after defendant's children.
Some time in November 1935, the girl was betrothed to
& man and a sum of $140 was "agreed upon ag # marriage dowry
Of this amount, $40 WELD de-
defendant. posited with
and she spent this for rice and other household expenses. The defen- dant's family was formerly well off, until the husband lost bis job A servant was formerly employ- ed but when the man lost his job, he left them. There were eight children in the defendant's family, four of whom were Hving with
them.
The girl was well-treated by the defendant as regards food and clothing, and no marks of violence were found on her. The girl had expressed a desire to marry her prospective husband and did not wish to return to the defendant's family. His Worship then imposed A fine of $100 or six weeks hard labour on the accused. -
FOUR RUSSIANS
EXPELLED
A
customers and where to take the stuff. "When I was employed by Fo. I told him that if it was dangerous job I would not do it. Fo stated that he was the one who would get in trouble and not me. It was only a few days after this incident that we were all ar- rested. The third defendant add- ed that when she was down in the prisoner's dock a few moments ago, Po ofered her $100 if she would change her evidence against him and he was to give them each $100 if they would all day that he was not the owner of the pilla." Third defendant stated that she told Po that if she would get a $1000 she would not change Her
statement.
The rest of the defendants gave
the corroborate evidence. The first defendant had nothing to say beyond the fact that the women had a grudge against him, and that they made everything up.
The second defendant, Lung Ho
Bing, a widow, aged 29, with no address in Hong Kong, said that the first defendant bought her a
Mong Kok ferry ticket, so that it would be cheaper for travelling.
She added that the first time
she saw the heroin pills manu-
factured was on October 16 and that they were there for seven or eight 'days.
She continued, "I did not know they were heroin puls because the first defendant told me that they were medicine.”
Po atated that he did not rent
In Colony. Without 51, Des Voeux Road till October
Valid Passport
29 so there could not have been. any heroin pills on the 15th.
Ml Hall Iranovich Shupichenok, ARGENTINE
48, Fedar Nikolaevich Igosè, 55, Alexel Vassilievitch Vlopochoff, 24, and Irene Marinovna Kostacherko. 48, were brought before Mr. K Reen at the Central Magistracy
Gloucester Cossacks yesterday morning for entering the
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An expulsion order was imposed on the defendants."
BOILER MAKER
of a brass
STEALS NOZZLE
STOWAWAY
SENTENCED
To Be Expelled From Colony
Natalia Kiel, 29, unemployed, of the Argentine, was brought before
Mr. K. Keen at the Central Magis- tracy yesterday morning on three charges.
Wong Shung, 26, a.boiler maker, was brought before Mr. W. Scho- feld at the Central Magistracy from Hong Kong to Shanghai on They were for stowing away yesterday morning for the larceny RMS. Empress of Japan on De
boller steam "nozzel, valued at $5, from the 8.8. Glasgow cember 11; enterring the Colony. Inspector O'Connor stated, that with no pastport on December 1; the defendant had the article and a breach of registration. strapped around his arm and, when searched, they had to use a chisel to cut it off. med.
A fine of $50 or the alternative of six weeks' imprisonment was im- posed on the defendant.
YOUTH WITH LOTTERY TICKETS, GAOLED
Fong Ki, 21, of no fixed abode. appeared before Mr. E. Himsworth at the Kowloon Magistracy yester day for having on his person 112 Po Pul ticketa.."
Detective Bergeant Hunter said that, acting on information, the police went to Shanghai Street and arrested defendant, and found in his possession the Wickets with a value of $50.
For the first charge the defen- dart was sentenced to two months imprisonment; for the second, an order of expulsion was imposed, and for the last, a fine $100 or the alternative of six weeks labour.
THEFT AT
hard
TAIKOO DOCK
Wong Wing, 28. - dockyard coolie of no fixed abodę,, was brought before Mr. W. Schofeld at the Central. Magistracy yesterday morning for the larceny of 20 pounds of lead from Talkoo Docks, valued at $2.50, on Decem- ber 17,
Mr. Derr stated that it was very serious offence.
Défendant was fined $30 or one The defendant was sentenced to month in vaol.
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