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Do you remember what was said at the time?-Mention was made about Mr. Shek and Mr. Wing Let
talking the matter over.
What matter?-About the "ma-
Hollywood Film Company, 14, Lung Kong Road, Kowloon, by Cecil Ng-|gazines, Wing Lee.
The claim was. that defendants detained and still had in their possession the following property: two Bell and Howell 400 ft. film magazines, two Dobrie 400 ft. Alm magazines and six Redex esmera slides, valued at $355. Damages of $645 was also claimed.
Mr. G. 5. Hugh Jones represented the plaintiff, while Mr. D. McCall lum was counsel for the defence.
At the last hearing the plaintif was still in the witness-box, being cross-examined by Mr. McCallum, when it was adjourned.
Continuing his cross-examination at yesterday's hearing, Mr. Mc. Callum asked plainti: Is there a revolving spool in the centre of the magazine?--Yes.
Then, is the film removed after the exposure 7---- Yes.
The operation is only done in the dark or else in a light which does not affect the film, is it not?—Yes. Did you have any reasons to allow the magazines to leave your
possession?-Yes.
THE SOUND CAMERA What were they? Well, there were several The chief was that the Alms ran the risk of exposure. In this case, it was due to the small amount of magazine space. The photographic magazines had to be changed in daylight.
Are you in charge of the sound camera also?-I am only in charge of the electrical portion of the sound system. The rest of the equipment is taken care of by the cameraman.
Is the whole of the system your property?--Yes.
You are wholly responsible?—No. especially when a Mr. J. A. Shek assured me that he Would be, responsible.
RADIATOR CAPS STOLEN
Chinese Admits Theft
Ho Cheung, 30, unemployed of no fixed abode was sentenced to six weeks' hard labour yesterday when he appeared before- Mr. W., Schofield at the Central Magis tracy for the larceny of a radia- tor cap.
Inspector Logan stated that on Tuesday, about 3.15 pm, a detec tive saw the defendant trying to Did you understand from the sell the cap to a marine hawker. conversation that Mr. Shek had He was questioned and admitted the magazines in his possession?—that he had stolen it Later the the detective defendant showed Yes.
where he had taken Yui, 33, an accountant stated that he left the car 4450 outside his house and added that the value of the article was $3. `--
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MATTER SETTLED?
Do you remember what was said about the magazines?--I under- stood that the magazines were not in his possession but that he gave them to one of his partners.
Kong
SIMILAR CHARGE Another radiator cap thief, Pang Do you remember typing a note
abcde was brought before Mr. W. on August 24, last year?--Yes. Mr. Hing. 33. unemployed of no fixed Shek met me at my house at 9.30 Schofield at the Central Magis- p.m., on August 15, and we first tracy yesterday when he was sen- discussed motion picture productenced to two months' hard labour. tion and Mr. Shek mentioned that The defendant was charged pre- viously and WES convicted for Mr. Wing Lee paid $30 to, Mr. Kwok (Mr. Shek's partner), the stealing house fittings. matter would be settled.
Did you ever,see the film shown ut any theatre? Yes, it was at a private showing.
Was it satisfactory?-I cannot say, as 1 do not understand Chi- nese.
"Did Mr. Shek tell you that it had been shown anywhere? Yes, at the Grand Theatre, at Wanchal,
On how many occasions did you speak to Mr. Shek about the magazines?-I am not sure, about three or four times..
It was alleged that on January 5 at 4 pm.. he stole the cap of car No. 2876 at Ming Street and was arrested.
POSSESSION OF COUNTERFEITS
Did you ever make any other Chinese Youth Sent
business deals for Mr. Wing Lee?- Yes, after the business with the Eastern Company.
To Prison
TESTS CARRIED OUT -
Chan Mun-Iu, 19-year old un-
Mr. McCallum
cross-employed, was charged before Mr. then
E. Hmsworth at the Kowloon examined the witness. Were you anxious to find work for the plain-Magistracy yesterday on counts of uttering three B-cent pieces and t17-Yes,
possession of 37 counterfeit 5-cent coins.
Did the plaintiff ask you to find work for him?-No, I asked him first after Mr. Shek had approach- ed me. I then introduced Mr. A. Shek the brother of Mr. J. Shek to the plaintiff at the latter's house between June 2 and 4
Did you know that there was a
After your work, where did you take the apparatus? With the ex-test given by Mr. Wing Lee before ception of the two lenses and the magazines they were left at o friend's place in Kowloon.
When did you first notice that the lenses were missing?-I first noticed the loss just before I took the apparatus away from the Cow Farm. I asked for their return as they were quite expensive. Mr. Shek's reply to me at the time was that they had been left there. As Mr. Shek had already assured me of his responsibility for the loss of the equipment I did not institute a search for them.
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THE FIRST COMPLAINT
Did you recover all the equip ment on the following day, June 77-Yes, the lenses were found somehow,
On the 8th, did you again take your apparatus to the Home for the Aged? Yes. Mr. Shek asked me to leave the camera there to take some other pictures, and I took the rest of the equipment to my office..
When did you first hear any complaint about the losses?-I first heard a complaint directed to me on June 12,
The next witness was the agent who was responsible in introducing the plaintin to do the work for the Eastern Hollywood Company, Mr.
Torrea.
When Mr. Hugh-Jones asked him if anyone in the Eastern. Hollywood Company spoke to him regarding the magazines, he repiled that Mr. J. Shek did. .
When was this?--Between. June 12 and 14.
the contract was signed?—Yes...
Were you present then?-Yes, I saw the test being made.
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Det, Bergt, Haynes, prosecuting. said that a Chinese detective ar- rested defendant along Canton a bundle of Road and found loose cigarettes on him, and, also. 108, 1-cent pieces on his person. There were also the 37, s-cent counterfeit coins.
Continuing, Sgt. Haynes sald that defendant's method of ob- Was Mr. J. Shek present?-No.
taining good money was by utter- Where were the exposures de-ing a spurious 5-cent coin in veloped?-At the defendant's dark
room.
Do you know if they were later projected? No, I don't know.
Were you present when the fims taken on June 8 were de- 'veloped?-I am not sure but I
WAS present are the last one.
The hearing was adjourned until this morning.
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TWO DAYS IN GAOL
WOMAN CAUGHT
DUMPING
Lul Sam, 50, married waman was brought before Mr. W. Schofield at the Central Magistracy yesterday for 'dumping household refuse at Johnston Road.
Inspector Logan stated that the defendant was a pigwash carrier and phe goes from house to house to collect pigwash. It was on Tuesday that a Sanitary Depart ment foreman saw her dumping a basket of household refuse at the side of a lane:
The defendant was sentenced two days' 'Imprisonment with the alternative of a dollar fine..
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Youths coming through the screen during the obsta
making small purchases.
Defendant admitted that he had
bought fifty of the counterfeit 5- cent coins, for the sum of forty cents.
For uttering the three five-cent pieces he was fined $150 or six weeks in gaol, and he was senten- ced to four months' imprisonment on the second count,
EARTH COOLIE IN TROUBLE
Snatching Charge Proved
LA Cheung, earth coolie, appear- ed before Mr. Q. A. A. Macfadyen yesterday on a charge of snatching money from Li Tak Keung and a5- saulting him on December
Det-Inspector Elston, who pro- secuted, said that defendant and an unknown person waylaid the complainant and amaulted him at Jordan Road. Complainant claim ed that he had lost some money from his pocket during the strug“. gle, but was unable to say definite- ly how it had been lost.
Defendant denied the Arst charge, but pleaded guilty to the second...
His Worship said that this type of 'assult' was very serious and un- desirable, and sentenced 1 to six week imprisonment.
SMUGGLER CAUGHT
Cheung Oy Yu 23, who tried to smuggle 'five taels of raw oplum into the Colony was, arrested by Revenue Officer O'Neill on January: 4, at the Tsim Sha Toul Railway, Station on arrival of the Canton Express. He was charged before Mr. E. Himsworth at the Kowloon Magistracy yesterday morning and was fine $60 or six weeks 1m- prisonment,
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