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CRIMINAL SESSIONS

SENSATION

DETECTIVE ON MANSLAUGHTER

CHARGE FAILS TO APPEAR ·

A sensation was provided at the Criminal Sessions yesterday morning when Chan Chan, the Chinese detective who is being

FIRM MANAGER CHARGED WITH EMBEZZLEMENT

Testimony Of Subpoenaed Witnesses

Evidence largely of a document-

CHANGES IN KOWLOON MOTOR

BUS ROUTES

WWII.

The following changes in the tion with Waterloo Road,"and then. Kowloon Motor Bus Company's goes up half-way to Kowloon Tong. schedule are announced:-

Route 10 will have its starting. During rush hours, except on point at the Jordan Road Ferry Sundays and holidays, a Route 2A Wharf instead of the Star Ferry, service will be instituted running and will ruin along Shanghai Street, between Star Ferry and Yenchow

into Prince Edward Road. and. Street through Nathan Road, Tal-through Kowloon City to Ngau Shi po Road and Castle Peak Road. charged with manslaughter, falled to turn up at the appointed tima for the resumption of the hearing.

Route 3, which now, starts at Route 11, which now extends

Accused is

to Ngan manslaughter of a suspect named be issued and his ball of $250 be tinued hearing, before Mr. R. A D. City, Ls to be extended

Ngau Shi Wan, will be diverted to Forrest at the Central Magistracy Shi Wan, while a new Route 34 serve between Laichikok and Kow-.. Chan Sun at the Shamshuipo estreated.

yesterday, of the case in which Lee will ply between the Star Ferry loon City, running from Kowloon Police Station' on August 31 last.

About Ave minutes after the Hon-wing, manager of the Hing and Kowloon City, both running City, through Gascoigne Road, past His trial, which commenced on court had artsen accused turned Kee firm. of Parkes Street, is through Sallsbury Road, Chatham the Jordan Road Ferry Wharf Thursday, was to have been re-up, giving as an excuse that, he charged on eight counts of em- Road,

Wuhu Street, Matsuwei sumed at 10 am. yesterday. but thought the trial would not be bezzlement and falsification of ac- Road, Prince Edward Road, Sal-kox Road. Yenchow Street, Castle through" Shanghai Street, Latchi- when the time arrived he was resumed until 10.30 am.

kung Road and Kowloon City. Feak Road to Lafchikok.

Route No. 7 leaves Nathan Road at Waterloo Road and goes straight up Waterloo Road to its present terminus in Kowloon Tong

on trial for the rant for the arrest of the prisonerary nature was given at the con- Star Ferry and ends at Kowloon { from Shamshulpo Police Station to-

absent. He was on bail of $250.

counts.

The Chief Justice was consulted Lee is defended by the Hon. Mr. After waiting for ten minutes. the Chief Justice, Sir Atholl Mac-in his Chambers, and it was later M. K.. Lp. of Messrs. Lo and Lo, John learned that accoused had been while Gregor, inquired of Mr.-

the complainant. Mr. Ng the Bench warrant Kai-ming, partner in the Hing Kee Whyatt, Assistant Attorney-General arrested on who prosecuted, if any useful and will be kept in Police custody firm, is represented by Mr. D. B. Evans. of Messrs. Johnson Stokes purpose would be served by re-juntil the next Sessions.

and Master. taining the jury. Mr. Whyatt re- The Hon. Mr. Lec D'Almada e plied that he did not think so, Castro. Jnr., instructed by Mr. C.A. whereupon His Lordship dismissed Sutherton Russ, is the defending the jury and ordered that a war-counsel.

SNATCHER TO

BE CANED

Three days' remand for medical

BRIBED MAN HE KNOCKED DOWN

examination, to see if he were fit Car Driver Failed To

for a caning, was ordered in the case of Lo Chung-yee, 19-year-old unemployed who pleaded guilty before Mr. RAD. Forrest at the Central Magistracy yesterday to snatching a handbag containing money and articles valued at $16 from Miss Wong Tak in Wong- netchong Road on Thursday night,

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Caught in possession of 92 cat-

Report Accident

For falling to report an accident Le Ha-chi. public car driver, was fined $25 by Mr. R. A. D. Forrest

At the last hearing it was stated by Mr. Evans that two subpoenaed witnesses, Lee Tin-sang and Ho Sal chuen, could not

be found [Yesterday both appeared and testi. Lee said he did not work in the Hing Kee mining company, · being shop in Shing Mun. He entered op books of the Hing Kee firm on the instructions of Ho Sai-chuen.

Route No. 8 goes along Nathan Road Into Argle Street to the Junc-

WORKMAN'S FALL

Route 13, between Lalchikok and Jordan Road Ferry Wharf, will be

abolished.

No changes will be made in the remaining routes.

MIDWIFE WHO HAD NO PERMIT

Ho Wing. workman, tell from:

For having carried on the prac- the second floor of a buïding in

He was tice of a midwife between August, North Point yesterday. removed to the Queen Mary's Hos-1938, and September, 1937, with- pita suffering from fractured out the usual permit issued to a medical practitioner, Chung Slu

'eg.

employed in the Sang On Grocery Whilst walking near the hillside Chan was Ched $32 by Mr. E. M.

FIRST MADE ENTRIES He wrote the entry of $5,000 in

in Sai Wan yesterday. Lec Ngan. A. Barnett at the Kowloon Magis- of Tai Ping Shan Street, was in tracy yesterday when she pleaded jured by a falling rock. She was guilty. sent to hospital.

the first book for 1937 in October done at his request on 1937, which was when he first com-structions of defendant. menced to make such entries. De-

The assistant Crown Solicitor, Mr. M. J. Abbott, prosecuted and the in-Acting Inspector W. A. Russel was

present for the Police.

Mr. Abbot asked His Worship to PARTNER IN BUSINESS at Central Magistracy yesterday. fendant did not give him any in

Referring to some cancellations impose a sentence, though not a The circumstances of the case.structions to make entries in this of receipts in the first cash book jheavy one, in order to make it known to the others who were- according to Traffic-Sergt. Clark, book. The entry of $21.000 made for 1937, witness said they were were that defendant, driving in October was not done by him.

made by him, as Tsang Chung-legal in the Colony. Midwives public car No. 102. knocked down a

In reply to cross-examination by man (another partner in the arm) carrying on similar practice, which ties of tree wood at No. 6A Govern.man on January 29. He made no Mr. Lo, witness sald some of the said they had nothing to do wirk were only allowed to practice i they possessed a certificate which ment. Plantation, Ho Tak-sing. 57. Teport of this, but instead bribed entries in the second cash-book for the Arm. The entry of $21,000 is issued to them by the Health was finally apprehended. Brought the person who had been knocked 1937 were in his writing. The en-made in the second book was also

both bookS were copleals work. before Mr. R. A. D. Forrest yesterdown, to say he had "slipped and tries in fallen.

from another book which looked In connection with this defen- day, he admitted possession of the

Dr. S. P. Lee, of No. 2 Tramway like a daily rough book. wood but denied resisting arrest

dant said he had half a share in Ho Sai-chuen said he was em- the business. Tsang admitted this Ho bad three previous convic-Path, pleaded guilty through a re-

the Hing Kee Mining and said he and Ng had the other tions against him. Three months Presentative to causing an obstruc- played by

:lon with hist

car la D'Aguilar Company. He was asked to make half. This was in September. hard labour was passed by His

Street on February 8, and was up the books for the Hing Kee con- Tsang was always present when receipt book, and Tsang and Ng worship.

fined $5.

tracting firm, and, after working accounts were made up, as was de- both knew of these omissions.

Witness For a similar offence in Queen's at the accounts for several days, fendant, but Ng Kal-ming appear- Road Central. A R. Colquhon was he called in defendant to help him. ed occasionally. Aned $4.

Authorities..

Els Worship imposed the fine as stated and ordered defendant to be bound over. in a bond of $100 for a period of one year.

had heard neither Tsang nor Ng say that defendant Witness entered receipts from In reply to Mr. Lo, witness said had embezzled any money.

For burglary and, stealing two pairs of blue serge trousers and 50 cents in money from No. 77 Jervols Street, Ng Kwok-sul, 41-

was labour by Mr. R. Edwards at Cen- given him by defendant. The item left out in the first book. These adjourned, the next hearing, being year old unemployed man. sentenced to three months hard tral Magistracy yesterday.

01 $5.000 made by last witness was missing items were discovered in the on February 28.

| vouchers and from documents several items of the accounts were At this stage the case was again

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