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Echo Action
EVADING BUS FARES
Tricks That Did
Not Work"
In the course of legal submis. slons in the re-hearing of an ac- tion brought by Wong Peng-kwai,
It was alleged by the prosecution, of No. 35 Staunton Street, wha conducted by Inspector Rogers, at successfully claimed 888.16 on the Kowloon Magistracy yesterday, June 8. from Lam Chung-ling, of that Fong To, aged 28, clerk, No. 38 d'Aguilar Street. Mr. Peter had attempted to evade his pay F. Sin made criticisms to the effectment of bus fare by pretending to that the Printers and Publishers.
be engrossed in a cinema programme Amendment Ordinance of 1930 was when he was approached by a con- badly drafted, because it did not ductor on Sunday, on board a bus. clearly state the powers of the Registrar of Newspapers, at the operating on the No. 8 route.
It was said that defendant Summary Court yesterday before nodded, his head and said in Eng- the Pulsne Judge, Mr. Justice R. Elish to the conductor who knew Lindsell ¡!
The claimant was represented by Mr. W. A. Mackinlay, of Messrs. Deacons, while Mr. Peter H. Sin appeared on behalf of defendant.
very little of the language that he had ticket. He then intended to
The case was remanded for 24 hours by Mr. K. M. A Barnett.
top at Dundas Street but was pre- vented from doing so by a ticket inspector who insisted on defen- DAMAGES AWARDED"
dant producing his ticket for Outlining the case for the de-inspection. Defendant then ad fence, Mr. Sin said that Lammitted that he had no ticket and
one of the four tendered his fare, Chung-ling was defendants in a recent libel actioți brought by Chau Kung-mau in respect of an article published in the "Keng Po," since defunct Damages were awarded against them and Wong Peng-kwal, as executor of the bond, was anlled upon by the Registrar of News papers. for payment, the defen- dants, with the exception of Lam Chung-ling, having. absconded. Wong Peng-kwai then brought a claim for the amount against, Lam Chung-Ung, and was given judg- ment,
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A NEW TRỊCH Another case of attempting to evade payment of bus fare was brought before Mr. K. M. A. Barnett at the Kowloon Magistracy yester day. The offender in this case was Lo Wing-kuen, aged 18, à student who appeared on $25 báll.
Defendant exploited a new trick to deceive the inspector. It was said that Lo had produced a ticket of June 1936, the colour of which
·was similar to that of the one for
FUNERAL OF MR. CE. WATSON
(Continued from Page 1)
Amongst those present were His Honour, Mr. C. G. Alabaster, K.C.. the Acting Chief Justice, Messrs.
Nicholls, S. A. Gray, J. S. Mac- kenzie, E. MacNay. B. Soltau, R. B. Capell. A. W. Ramsey, E. H. P White, S. A. White, D. D. de Silva, F. Grose, K. Haase, G. S. Smith, G. C. Burnett, G. Clark, F. "A. Broadbridge, A. G. Philippins, D. J. M. Anderson, V. Freeman, G. S. Stopani Thompson, and Mrs. M. Sterling.
· FLORAL TRIBUTES Floral tributes were sent by:--- HL loving wife. Ivo and Doreen; Messrs. F. Lenfestey, R. E. Lee, G. Bodiker, Henry Kew, E. Amman, H. Dryer, Ted Ramsey, W. F. and
F. Fincher, E D. Buxton, K. Haase, W. C. Hung, D. J. M. "Ander-- son, W. J. and AH Carroll. J. §. Smith, W. W. Hirst, W. Paterson, Mr. and Mrs. J. Gibson, Mr. and Mrs. A. O. Hyland, Mr. and Mrs. Stapleton, Mr. and Mrs. G." A White, Mr. and and Mrs. E. J. Ainille, Mr. and Mrs. E^Freeman, Mr. and Mrs. E. C. Fincher. Mr. and Mra. Dawson, Mr. and Mrs. G. E. Clark, Mr. and Mrs. S. C. Green. Mr. and Mrs. P. E, Basket, Pre- aldent, Committee and Members of the Kowloon Cricket Club, Captain and Mrs. G Stringer, Mrs. Braga and Marie, Steam Laundry, and Miss Daisy O'Keefe,
the current month. The student UNLICENCED DRIVER pleaded that he had lent his month ticket to a friend whom he could not trace. The case was also re- minded for 24 hours.
ARMED ROBBERY
CHARGE
Chut Kee, aged 33, unemployed, appeared before Mr. W. Schofield at the Central Magistracy yester. day afternoon charged with armed robbery at an unnumbered hut in Sai Wan Village, Shaukiwan on June 13.
Continuing, Mr. 'Sin said that on June 8 judgment was given against defendant, and four days later, upon his application, an order was made for the case to be re-heard, submitting that his client was not Ilable at all to claimant, who executed a bond for the newspaper in pursuance of the Printers and Publishers Amendment Ordinance of 1930, as the law, though it men- tioned printers and publishers, was concerned solely with newspapers.
• DISCRETIONABY POWERS Mr. Sin went on to say that under the Ordinance, the Registrar of Newspapers had discretionary powers to direct that the money deposited with him should be paid out in respect of such damages In outlining the case Inspector and costs as might be ordered by Darkin stated that at about 3.20 the Court. The Reglatrar of News- a.m. on June 12, the "defendant papers could not, however, compel and two others went to the hut on the executor of the band' tó pay the hillside at Sai Wan Village the judgment debt; if the paper, Shaukiwan, fter the "door open which had closed down, and the and went inside. They attacked news-vendor were to be sued the inmates, who were husband. jointly and damages were award-and wife, but the couple strug- gled with the defendant who was Mr. Sin further stated that, armed with a knife; and whe at under the circumstances, the tempted to strike the husband claimant in this action was called with 11.-|· The complainant caught upon to pay on behalf of the hold of the knife by the blade and paper only, and not for defendant, sustained a cut on his right hand. who was the printer. There could The complainant's wife went and be no other construction than that called the first policeman she saw the Ordinance was drafted solely and brought him back to the against newspapers,
scene where he (the constable).
ed.
Mr. Bin stated that the reason took the complainants and the why an appeal was not brought defendant to the station was because his client could not afford to do so..
IN COURT "
Following 2. trame - accident which occurred at Waterloo Road on Sunday when a pedestrian was knocked down by a car and gus- tained a fractured arm and seve- ral bad cuts on the forehead, it was discovered that Tommy Ng. 27, driver of the vehicle, was not a licenced driver.
When Ng appeared before Mr. 2. Himsworth at the Kowloon Ma- gistracy yesterday charged with driving without licence, "Traffic- Sergt. Macvey, who prosecuted asked his Worship to order de- fendant to pay "compensation to the pedestrain who would Hikely have to stay in hospital for three weeks. His Worship, replied that it was not a case for compensa tion, and imposed a fine of $10 on defendant.
MURDER SUSPECTS
FURTHER REMANDED
Ko Wah Tax and Leung Wong, two of the four men held in custody in connection with the murder of the late Mr. David Chen Bee, were brought before Mr. E. Himsworth at the Kowloon Police Court yes- terday.
The men were formally remand- Chan Kam, the complainant, §ed for a further week on Inspector then went into the witness box A. E. Carey's application. The hearing of the case adjourn-and stated that on June the 13 he Both accused were charged with ed till July 22, at 10a.m."
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was asleep when he heard his wife | murdering "(or procuring other to shouting "Yuen Wong" ́"Yuen | murder) the Tate Managing Direc- Wong.". Witness got out of bed to tor of Sincere's. Bee "what" was wrong, and he saw Mr. Peter H. 8in is Ko Wah Tak's BURGLAR SENTENCED two men, who had masks over legal representative.
į their laces, and the defendant SUFFERING FROM FEVER Teo Ngau, 35, unemployed, who with a knife in his hand. Witness Au Hing the last of the four had committed a burglary with sent his wife to look for a policemen who were detained being several others at No. 424, Shang-man and while his wife was gone suspects in the murder did not ap- hat Street: on February 17, when a friend of his came to his assia pear before the Magistrate at the they stole two sewing machines,tance and succeeded in disarming was arrested on Bunday...and the defendant. charged before Mr. E. Himaworth Ohau Mul, wife of the complain- at the Kowloon Magistracy yester- ata, then gave corroborative day.
evidente- and after farther erfi Detective Bergt. Forrest who pro-dence was taken accused was secuted said that one of the committed to stand his trial" at machines which was in à shop for the next Criminal sessions. repair, was recognised by a... foki
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of the Kowloon Branch of the Singer Sewing Machine Co.
The Police were then informed
of the fact and, a' woman was de- tained. It was later learned that the woman bought the "machine from defendant without knowing it was stolen property,
Kowloon Police Court yesterday.
"He is still in the Queen Mary Hospital suffering from high fever.
CYCLIST FINED
Lam Yiu, aged 22, appeared be-- tore Mr. W. Chofield at the Cen- tral Magistrney charged with rid- DEMANDING MONEY
ing a bycfcle without bolding onta. WITH MENACES
the handle bars, and riding in a dangerous manner in Queen's Four men made their appea- Road West near Centre Street, rance, before Mr. K. Keen at the where he knocked down a pedes- Central Magistrady yesterday thin, who was hot seriöudy hurt, The total value of the two ma afternoon charged with obtaining and refused "to go to hospital. chines was $260. The one re- the sum of 330, from Là Chồng by His Worship imposed a fine" of covered cost $119,
menace and – förter. The defen" | $10 on 10 days hard labour In- Defendant who had two previous dants were discharged, while the spector Mair prosecuted, convictions against him was sene second defendant was, remanded my tenced to six months' imprison-until ment
́GAMBLING «CHARGE
The complain no stated that ↑
the men rame to a houseyin Up- PO PHI TICKETS per Lascar Fówcon June 11, and
For being in possession of 468 | said they were detectives from
Canton Th then took sh51 to Po Pui-tickets, Ho Wai made his the Lot Hol Tug Tes House, and appearance before Mr. K Keen at Leung Fing, Kwok who did not and that the Balf a warrant for the Central Magistracy yesterday appear in Court yesterday before his arrest and came here to take and was aned 1260 or three Mr. W. Schofeld had his ball of him back to Bun was for trist as months hard labour. Detective $25 estreated while nine other. de he had stolen mon from his Bergeant A. F. Estall prosecuted fendants who were charged with father. The der dants then, and stated that the defendant was gambling at No. Chung Shinig aaked im
anty for $200 arrested in Jubilee Street Atreet i ram
houserum as compensation as they had spent For keeping a common gaming by the
had their over $100 au locating im, but they house at 12 Jubilee Street Lam treated. The frally, agreed to ball of
$30 which Bang age 42. appeared, before Mr. Was taken witnes
Witn later re Kee at the Ce Magistracy ordered to be ported the matter to the police rest and had the four men arrested defa
sum of $3.40
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