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KEROSENE FROM
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Portuguese In Trouble
Jose Maria de. Silva e Sousa. aged 50, described as a commission agent, made his appearance, on remand, before Mr. R. Edwards at the Central Magistracy yesterday when the case against him of ob- taining money from one Lo Yuk- ching. merchant, was outlined by the prosecution and evidence was given by the complainant.
Detective Sub-Insp. J. O'Donovan prosecuted and Mr. C. A. Sutherton Russ was for the delente.
mission.
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GIVES EVIDENCE
Kowloon Inquest
Hearing
The inquest held into the cir- eumstances surrounding the death | of a man, Chan Sun, who died from rupture of the spleen on Au- gust 31, was continued before Mr. K Keen who sat as Coroner, as- slated by a jury at the Kowloon Magistracy yesterday.
Wong Lap, stone cutter, a friend of the deceased, ut previous hear- Ings, made serious allegations against the police that he had been assaulted three times while he and deceased were detained in the Shamshulpe Police Station on the day in question regarding the theft of a sewing machine, belong-
POSSESSION OF
PISTOL
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Miss Barbara Lord, of the St. George's Riding School, Kowloon City, was summoned before Mr. K. M. A. Barnett at the Kowloon Ma- gistracy yesterday for the posses- sion of a .38 calibre. automatic pistol and one magazine without a Ucence from the Hon. Inspector General of Police..>
Detective-Sergt. D. G. MacPher- son said that on October 31 while he was conducting enquiries at the St. George's School, Miss Lord. produced the pistol and asked him whether or not she required a 1- cence. He instructed defendant to keep the pistol till the next day during which he would make en- quiries. On the following day a summons was issued.
The facts of the case, as out- lined by Inspector O'Donovan, were that early in 1932, complain- ant was a shop-keeper in Amoy. Defendant was a commission agent in the sense that he sold wares for merchants and received a com-ing to Chan Tam-iin, tailor.
Evidence was also given by a dis- also
Mr. F. H. Loseby (för the de Complainant was
that the agent in Amoy of the Chung trict watchman, Chan Fat, who suld tence): I think you know
that deceased and Wong Lap were
there was a robbery in the Rid- detained in the police station foring School-A burglary. enquiries. When in the detective's occ. the two alleged suspects were assaulted and threatened by another detective., named Chan Chun.
Wah Kerosene Oil Co. of Macao. At the end of February he went to Macno where the defendant was introduced to him. In the course of a conversation Sousa mentioned to complainant that he knew a man named Elliott" who could pro- duce kerosene from water. Com- plainant was interested and de- fendant suggested they should go to Canton. There Sousa took com- plainant to Shameen where he met Elliott in the latter's house. Complainant would say than an experiment, involving a lot of ap-. paratus, was conducted by the two, at the end of which e, complain- ant. was satisfied that kerosene oil had actually been produced from water.
A CONTRACT Defendant now suggested that they should go to Hong Kong and start this business. They tanie here about the first week in March and put up at the Tung Shan Hotel complainant paying the cost.. Whilst there defendant produced a contract, the gist of which was that Ellott, was to receive $500, de- fendant $300 and complainant $500 as manager. All three signed this contract. It WELS further the capital of the agreed that company was to be $10,000, which money was to be put up by com- plainant, and that the profits were to be divided fifty-fifty.
About March 13 mlott asked for an advance of money and com- planiant gave him $500. Defen- dant asked for $125, this to be deducted from his salary, and the complainant also gave this. They stayed in Hong Kong (or some time and then all three went to Amoy, where complainant was taken to the Naval Dockyard and purchased four large bollers, paying $3,000 for them. A site was selected and the bollers erected.
MORE CHEMICALS Souza now suggested to com- plainant that they should go to Hong Kong and buy more chemi- cals for the manufacture of the kerosene oll. In Hong Kong they again stayed at the Tung Shan Hotel and here complainant paid over various small sums to Souza, totaling $180. Actually the money was alleged to have been advanced to defendant by a third man, a Idead of the complainant's. Near the end of March they went back to Canton and stayed at the Tal Tung Hotel EiLott got 20 largé bottles of liquid and said the cost was $8,000, Elliott took complain- German firm from ant to the which they were supposed to have been bought. Complainant waited in an outside room and Elliott wept into an inner room with the $8,000 which complainant had handed him. He came out a little later and said the money had been pald over. The bottles were taken away to the Customs House and Sousa told complainant arrange- ments had been made for them to be shipped to Amoy.
WENT TO AMOY
At the hearing yesterday dis- trict watchman, Chan Fat, reply ing to Mr. John Whyatt, Assistant Attorney General, said that de- ceased was in a At condition when in the staton. He also stated that deceased and Wong Lap were each taken into the detective's room ance, and he saw both beaten by a police officer whom he recognis- ed as Kwok Kum (C152) and de- tective No. 454.
Mr. Whyntt: Does it strike you that Wong said he was not struck at all when he was in the detective room?-He was deceiving himself. How many times did you see Wong being struck?--I don't exact- ly remember how many, at least two or three times
DETECTIVE'S EVIDENCE Chan Chun, called to give evi- dence. stated that four persons in- cluding deceased and Wong Lap were brought in the station on August 31 and witness had been Instructed to take charge of the case.
In the course of investigations. witness said that deceased had re- lated to him a story which in- dicated that deceased had been assaulted to give false evidence in the police station accusing Wong Lap of having stolen the sewing machine. The assault occurred at No. 300, Castle Peak Road. Wit- ness informed district watchman No. 38 that the case was a "frame- | up."
Witness continued that he ob- tained permission from Inspector Hynes to release the two alleged suspects. The parties then left the station and witness personally saw deceased leave in the direction of Yum Chow Street.
About twenty minutes later wit- ness happened to go out of the station and he saw a person alt- ting on the pavement with his head leaning on
pillar. The person was the deceased. Witness learned that deceased was oplum addict. He summoned an ambulance.
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The hearing was adjourned to Monday afternoon.
DEATH INQUEST
A Coroner's Jury, comprising Messrs. F. E. de Sousa, J. C. Chal- mers and A. D. Sequeira, returned a verdict of death from natural causes at the Central Magistracy yesterday at the conclusion of the the clrcumstances inquiry into surrounding the death of Yeung Kau, a prisoner serving a four- year sentence at Hong Kong Prison, Stanley. Mr. R, A. D. For- rest sat as Coroner.
Do you think it is proper for her
to have a pistol?--I'm afraid 1 have no say whatsoever.
As the police were not pressing the case and that it was only a technical offence, Mr. Barnett re- gistered a caution.
The same pistol was the subject or another summons against G. W. Cooper, residing at No. 94, Nathan Road ground floor. He was cls- charged ewing to Insuficient evidence,
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BAG SNATCHED IN POST OFFICE
Tang Wah, 25, unemployed, was sentenced to ten weeks' hard la- bour by Mr. R. A., D. Forrest at the Central Magistracy yesterday on a charge of alding and abet- ting in a larceny from the person of Chung Sum, widow, aged 50, of a purse containing" $3 in Hong Kong money, $1.50 Canton cur- rency and two gold bangles valued
at $20..
It was stated that complainant was standing in the Post Office at Wanchai, when a small boy came up to her and snatched the purse from under her arm. She at once caught hold of him, but he passed the purse on to defendant, who ran out into Queen's Road East with it. Complainant chased him, and near the Grand Theatre he was arrested by a sanitary coolle named La Wah.
SUMMARY COURS JUDGMENT
Two judgments against the Cen- tral Meat Company, meat dealers, of No. 28 Wellington Street, ground floor, were delivered by the Pulsne Judge, Mr. Justice R. E. Lindsell, at the Summary Court yesterday, when the Kwong Hing Loong Firm, pig dealers, of No. 17 Chung Ching Street, claimed $267.13 for goods sold and deliver- ed and costs, and the Yick Lee Firm, beef dealers, of No. 9 Gra- ham Street, claimed $97483 being balance due for goods sold and de- livered and costs.
LOITERER GAOLED Wong Tak, 25, unemployed, was given two months' hard labour and ordered to be sent back to the country by Mr. R. A., D. Forrest at the Central Magistracy yesterday when he admitted being on the floor staircase of No. 12 third Kennedy Terrace for an unlawful purpose on November 22. Mr. R. of Messrs. L. Wyllie, manager
complainant Charles Morgan and Co., was the
Medical evidence was given by Dr. G. Ingram Braw, who said he
As a result of a raid by the po- examined deceased first on Feb-ice on a house in Luk Wah Street.
ruary 23, 1935, when his condition Near the end of April, 1932, the was fair. On October 8, year he three men returned to Hong Kong
was admitted to the prison hos- and immediately went on to Amoy.pital and died there on November There Elliott said he had received 12 at 5 am. The post-mortem a telegram from his wife in Canton showed death was due to pul- telling him she was very He monary tuberculosis primarily, Mr. told complainant he would go to. Barrett, Chler Warder at Hong her and defendant went with him. Kong Prison; also gave evlence. Complainant wa'ted a week la
Amoy and then as they did not return he went to Elliott's house in Shameen. He found this closed and came to Hong Kong where he made a report to the police, and warrants were issued.
on Tuesday two women named Wong Sam, 45, and 80 Cho, 38. were charged before Mr. K. Keen at the Kowloon Magistracy yester day with braing kept a common gaming house. They pleaded guilty and were each fined $50..
An interesting announcement is made by the Osaka Shosen Kaisha that as from to-morrow spelling of the firm's name will be changed to Osaka Syosan Kaisya.
When were posted.
defendant came out complainant asked him whether he remembered him and the answer was yes. Complainant also asked him where he now lived. | GOVERNOR BECOMES. and he said Canton and also that | BADMINTON
if he (complainant), had some more capital, they could do some
PATRON
He never say Elliott again, but in 1934 he saw the defendant in the Metropole Hotel. While he was getting the police, however, the man disappeared. On Novem- her 15 this year he saw the de- Evidence supporting this open-graciously consented to become fendant in Queen's Road and fol-ing was given by the complainant patron of the Hong Kong Badmin- lowed him into the Wang Hing Mr. Russ
It is officially announced that more business now. Defendant His Excellency the Governor (sik Geofry Northcote KC.M.G.) has
was then arrested.
bis reserved
cross-
Buliding. The police were coin- examination and the case 'was ad- municated with and detectives journed till to-mDITOW;
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