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MANSLAUGHTER CHARGE AT SESSIONS
"Deliberate Murder" Says Chief Justice
Remanded from the February. Sessions, Cheng Sik Kee, ap- peared before the Chief Justice, Sir Atholi MacGregor, at the Criminal Sessions yesterday afternoon. Cheng was found guilty of Cheng Fu Yung, by a jury on a charge of manslaughter steersman, af Yuen Long Wan, Deep Bay, Ping Shan district on the night of January 9, In the course of a shooting afray.
The accused was sentenced to seven years hard labour.
His Lordship said that he had, elate that after seeing Mr. Wil asked that enquiries be made re- Hams that it is a matter for you to arrange suitable compensation
lative not so much as to the con- duct of the accused but as to the attitude of society towards his
master.
Mr. Williams: As regards his master it has been decided that the licence for this gun which he held will be cancelled and he will not be given a further licence. In fact, it has already been cancelled. As regards the pler he has re- ceived warning from the P.WD. that he is to remove it, it being unlicensed and he has never ob- tained authority to erect it
He
has made offers to pay compensa- tion to the son of the deceased. In fact they spoke to me about it this morning but the master was inclined to bargain with me and I don't think he has been very generous with the master of the boat.
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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, MARCH 16, 1937.
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COURT NEWS
IN BRIEF
V. Murphy, 36, stoker of
H.M.S. Capetown pleaded not guilty to charges of driving a private car at Gloucester Road on March 13 without a licence, driving without the owner. of the permission of vehicle, driving without lights, and without duc care and caution, when he appeared before Mr. W. Schofield at the Central Magistracy yesterday. His Worship remanded the case to Monday, March_22.
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MANSLAUGHTER CHARGE
Plea Of Guilty Not Accepted
CRIMINAL
SESSIONS
Several Pleas Of Guilty
Séveral pleas of guilty were re- corded at the Criminal: Sessions
Wong Chuen arraigned before the Chief Justice, Sir Atholl Mac- Gregor, at the Criminal Sessions which opened before the Chief Justice, Bir Atholl MacGregor, yes- yesterday, pleaded guilty to a charge of the manslaughter of Ahterday morning.
Lai Man, who pleaded guilty to Hung. Both were formerly em-
the possession of 15,800 heroin ployed in the Naval Dockyard.
When asked if he understood pills at No. 325, Fortland Street, For the larceny of ten ornament- al railings valued at $300 from a his plea, the accused replied in Yauraat, was sentenced to three years hard Jabour. A woman, garden attached to No. 33. Stubbs the affirmative.
was similarly His Lordship: In your own Leung Ho, who Road, on March 12, Chau Chiu, 21-year-old unemployed was sen-interests I would not be justified charged pleaded not guilty and tenced to four months hard la- in accepting the plea. I will enter the Crown, represented by Mr. M. bour by Mr. W. Schofield at the a ples of not guilty on your be. Abbott, Assistant Crown Solici Central Magistracy yesterday.
Inspector Logan said that de- fendant was arrested while carry- the raillugs in Paddy's Market for disposal.
for those who were injured by your deliberate disregard for the law. I can only hope, but I am afraid it is far too much to hope, that you have a proper contempting for yourself.. Now you can go.
Addressing the prisoner, his I am giving you Lordship said: credit fur only carrying out orders. As I told you at your trial you were, in my opinion. singularly fortunate in not being charged with murder.
You told me your
self that after giving what you were pleased to call a warning by firing into the alr: you almed at this boat to kill,
Pleading guilty to a charge of larceny of a plece of solder from No. 192, Third Street, ground floor.. Chan L, 37, uriemployed, was sen- tenced to two months' hard labour by Mr. W. Schofield at the Central Magistracy yesterday. Defendant
was seen by a Chinese constable in Belchers Street carrying a sack. He was stopped and searched.
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Prisoner: I have done my best It was a to give the warning:
Chung Kan-lin, 24, mechanic, rainy night and very dark. Per-was found driving a car without a haps those people on foard the
Hcence by Sgt. Pennell in Jaffee.. boat might not have heard me. Road, and was fined $5 by Mr. W. Schofield at the Central Magistracy
His Lordship: You don't seem to appreciate what you have done.yesterday morning. Do you appreciate you have no right to fire the gun at nil?
Prisoner: My master told me that if I shouted and no one an- swered those people must be bad and I have the right to use the gun.
The Chief Justice (addressing the master), said: I hope that you now appreciate that
For the possession of 90 cattles your reckless and quite unjustifiable
of scrap iron near the University disregard of the rights of your
ground, Pokfulam, Au Chan, un- fellow-men have not only led this
employed, was fined $50 or six poor fok of yours into. a position
weeks hard labour by Mr. W. Scho- feld and was recommended tor which must involve a very heavy sentence, but it has led you into His Lordship: I repeat that the banishment. Insp. Hourihan pro- trouble too. You appreciate now offence you committed was de-
secuted. you have no longer a
liberate murder. I shall be entire gun nor have you any right to havé am- ly failing in my duties if I did not munition. You know, too, that" pass a heavy sentence on you, you have got to pull your pler You will go to prison with hard down and, I dare say you appre- labour, for seven years.
PREPARATIONS FOR THE CORONATION
The Dominion Troops
GREAT INDIAN CONTINGENT
now
Dominion and Indian troops for evening of Thursday, May 13. The beingCollege.cclebrations will be delay- the Coronation are selected. and one hundred and Aftyed until Saturday, June 12, when picked men from Australia, chosen the King and Queen will visit the for their fine physique and meri-school and receive an official wei- torious service, have already sall-
come, and will later drive in state ed.
through the College to Windsor.
5.
New Zealand's contingent will consist of Afty officers and men from the Army and Air Force, and fifty from the Navy.
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ROOMS FOR VISITORS.
A central organisation has been established for the purpose of as- slating visitors. to London for, the Canada is sending between three
Coronation to find suitable accom- hundred and four hundred men.
modation. It has the support of Including a detachment of the
the Government, and its work is Royal Canadian "Mounted Police,
The Union of South Africa Fer-being done by the collaboration of the Hotels and Restaurants' Asso- ces will be represented by
cfation, the Travel Association, hundred men. and, besides these,
and the Residential Hotels Associa- the Union Government ts ser.ding
tion. "Some thousands of
FOODS fifty, ex-Service men. and Sir Abe
have already been offered, clients Batley has provided £2,000 for the
who wish to let rooms to visitors purpose of sending another fifty:
having been asked to send their name and address on a postcard to the Coronation Accommodation provide a pageant in itself. It will Committee, 11, Southampton-row,
The Indian contingent, which is to leave Bombay on April 12, will
W.C.1.
detach- Include representative ments of every unit of the Indian
THE GOVERNMENT STANDS.. army. All classes of soldier win
Representatives of the many be represented, and there will be a wonderful gathering of British, sided life of the nation who will be Punjabis. Sikhs. Rajputs. Musul-chosen by the groups concerned mans, Jats, Dogras, Pathans. Kaimkhanis, Madrasis, Hindus, Garhwalis, Mahrattas, Kanets, Gu- Jars, Ahirs, Kumaons, and Bur- mese...
half.
tor, offering no evidence, she was discharged.
The case will be heard to-mor~"
His Lordship amlingly remarked row at 10 p.m., when the prosecu- tion will be conducted by Mr. Wil-that in this case "there was ap
Assistant Attorney Gene-parently a fraud as there were
some 30,000 pills without heroin."
Mr. Abbott commented that it wag a beneficial 'fraud!" (Laugh- tet.
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HEROIN PILLS IN SUITCASE
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ROBBERY Sentence of eighteen months' Chie: hard labour was imposed on Pu Appearing before Justice, Bir Atholl MacGregor, at Keung. 32. who pleaded guilty so the Criminal Sessions yesterday an indictment for robbery, with afternoon, Chan Wat-chol, pleaded violence at an unnumbered hut in not guilty to the unlawful posses- Lockhart Road on January 20 at $sion of 36,994 heroin pills and 220 2.30 am. The victim was a wo ounces of pink mass at Tai Hangman, Lam Ling, ageḍ 30.
Mr. E. E. Williams, Assistant district on February 22.
Mr. M. J. Abbott, Assistant Attorney General, stated that the Crown Solicitor, prosecuted, and money stolen, $103, had not been the following jury was empanelled recovered. The accused had given to hear the issue:-Messrs. H. J. He information as to who his mate White (Foreman), Yin Tol-sin, was. Lo Koon-ming, Woo Wing-chow. R. Tan, A. A. Tavares, and Wong Yu-cheong.
ANOTHER CASE
A Hakka man, Chan Kwai, ad- mitted a charge of assaulting Lau Mr. Abbott said that on the Mee, a seamstress at the Military evening of February 22, a Chinese Hospital, Bowen Road, with intent police sergeant on duty in Tal to rob while she was on her way Hang near the vegetable market home to Aberdeen Street, and was saw the defendant carrying a suit-sent to prison for afteen months'
with hard labour.
Tam Hung, 29, was sent to pri-case and he was in rather a hurry son for three months' hard labour Questioned by the police officer 25 to what the bag contained the ac- by Mr. Schoneld for the theft of 50 brass bolts from the Fat Lee cused replied, "clothing" Building contractors at Pakshawan. Bergt. Mallett said that, the defen- dant was arrested near the Ming Yuen Cardens.
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For the theft of seven old brass water taps, Lo King, 32, was sen- to #ix tenced by Mr. Schofield weeks' hard labour and recom- mended. for banishment. Insp. Logan prosecuted.
McLeod
Evidence was then taken.
The jury returned a verdict of guilty, and the accused was sen- tenced to three years hard la
bour.
BANISHEE
SENTENCED
FORGED BANKNOTES Pleading guilty to a charge of uttering a forged $5 banknote of the Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation in Wanchal district, and possession of a stini- lar forged note, Leung Chung. 25. unemployed, was sentenced nine months' hard labour.
COUNTERFEIT COINS
to
Au Yui Sau and a clansman, Au Yu Chuen were arraigned on charges of possession of 300 and 289 counterfeit Hong Kong ten- cents pieces, respectively, and were each sentenced to nine months' hard labour. Mr. Williams ap- peared for the Crown.
Ho Kla-yüen, allas Ho Kul-yuen, pleaded not guilty before the Chier For obtaining $5 by false pre- Justice, Sir Atholl MacGregor, at tences from the Po Yuen Sing rice the Criminal Sessions yesterday shop, also a cotton quilt: Chan afternoon to a charge of breach'or Kim-faj, was sentenced to two the Deportation Ordinance, and
ARMS CASE the following jury heard the case. months' hard labour by Mr. K.
Arrested in Talpo district in Keen at the Central Police Court-Messrs. 8. S. Harris (Foreman)," yesterday. Sergt.
C. A. D'Assumpcao, J. Hoven, A. K. possession of a revolver and five Minu, G. Hill, D. W. Hume and F. rounds of ammunition, Chau King accused.
A. Machado.
Yu, allas Chau Ku: Chuen, "plead- !
After evidence was heard theed gulity on arraignment, and was to 12 months' hard accused stated that when he was sentenced
was told that the labour. banished he
Mr. Abbott said that he would period of banishment was only five
than that years. Witness admitted he had say nothing further no lawful authority or excuse for from what the police were able to and out the weapon was to be returning.
used very definitely for a robbery in that district.
Chan Wal who stole brass At- tings from a rickshaw at Wing Wo Street, was sent to prison for two months by Mr. K. Keen at the Central Magistracy yesterday.
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Leung Kwong,, charged with the theft of an iron water pipe from No. 88 Des Voeux Road West, was sentenced to one month's impri- sonment by Mr. Keen. Sub-Insp. Kirby prosecuted.
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The jury returned a verdict of guilty unanimously,
Twelve months' hard labour was imposed.
Cheung Yau and Lui Sang plead-WORKERS' V.C. FOR
HAUNTED PIT HERO ed guilty before the Chief Justice, Sir Atholl MacGregor, at the Crl- minal Sessions yesterday morning
John Edward Samuels, haunted
to robbery at No. 349 Nathan Road.hero of the Gresford Colllery dis second floor, premises of the Kwok aster of September 1934, is to re- Lo Social Club, on January 22 last,ceive the "Workers' V.C." The accused were sentenced each
to eighteen months' hard labour.
It was announced in a recent "London Gazette" that the King has been pleased to award him the Edward Medal in recognition of his gallantry in risking his life to lead five men, with himself the sole
BANISHEES Several banishees were also sen- tenced for a breaches of the De- Ho Wing portation Ordinance. Hing, alias Cheung Fat, allas Ho wing Hong, a life banishes, with twelve previous convictions, was sentenced to three years hard labour. Wong Kan, Lam Yam and Kong Ning, all of whom are at present serving prison terms, were each sentenced to fifteen months' hard labpur to commence at the expiration of their gaol terms: The Kam Tong received 18 months' hard labour. Tse had three con victions for larceny. Mr. Abbott prosecuted.
FRANK ADMISSION Dangerous Drugs Case At Sessions
The ease in which Ng Sal-mul, aged 27, was charged with keeping an, unregistered mul-tsal was con- cluded at the Central Magistracy survivors, to safety, are to have seats allotted to them yesterday when Mr. K. Keen or-
Samuels revealed recently that on Government stands in the Mall, dered the woman to pay a fine of he is haunted nightly by the Hyde Park, Parliament-square, $150 or in default, to serve three memory of the disaster and that and other places on the route of months in gaol.
on each of the anniversaries of it the Coronation procession for 15s..
he has had agonising nightmares uncovered, and 225. d., covered.
Two handbag snatchers Wu at 1.45 am-the time of the first AN OVERSEAS EDITION.
These seats are not to be sold to Pong and Taul Cgan who victimised explosion. The form and contents of the the general public. The small sum Mrs. E. H. Williams and Mrs, Beat- He has never entered a colliery official Coronation Programme to that has been axed represents rice Elliott sometime in February since, be produced by King George's Ju-only half the cost price. It
He and his wife. Is at Barker Road." The Peak, ap-. bilee Trust have now been settled estimated that. agencles could peared before Mr. W. Schofield at Beer. in Devon, where and approved. A special Overseas
the Central Magistracy yesterday, as a
gardener, combined with profitable and he Edition has already been printed
after their medical examination, time, the great healer: helped him and sent to the more distant parts
and were each sentenced to 12 to forget. of the Empire in order that it may
months' hard ̧ labour, First de- Then, over him hung the shadow be received there in time for the
fendant, who actually did the of unemployment. His employer Coronation.
snatching, was sentenced to re- died, but an offer of employment ceive 24 strokes of the cane. has come from Lydney. Glouces-
tershire.
have sold them for at least five guineas each;
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The last three defendants were second were each fined $1,000 or discharged, while the first and six months' imprisonment.
A frank admission that he cm- barked on the trade because it was TWRA poQ7, Was made by Tsim Chlu Hing when he pleaded guilty before the Chief Justice, Sir Atholl MacGregor at the CT- inn Scartons, yesterday to the possession of 39,000 heroin pills and 430 ounces of pink mass at No. 7 Haven Street on February 17, Bin Yau, similarly charged, also pleaded guilty.
"I am tired of preaching to people like you sermons which don't reach your ears remarked his Lordship in passing sentence of three years hard labour on each
accused.
Three other men, for whom the Hon. Mr. Leo O'Almada, jun, ap- peared, pleaded not guilty, and were discharged, the Crown, offer- ing no evidence against them,
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