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BANKNOTE FORGERY CASE AT SESSIONS
Crown Prosecutor Tells Of Simultaneous Raids
Only one of the five accused who stood their trial before the Chiet Justice, Sir Athöll MacGregor, at the Sessions yesterday on charges In connection with possession of forged Chinese banknotes and para-. phernalia for the manufacture thereof pleaded guilty,
The following served on the jury:-Messrs. S. S. Harris (foreman) Lam Ming-fan, Li Lan-sang, T. H. Lunson, A. F. Paul, C. C. Roberts and fl. L. Gooey,,
Accused were Cheung Sam-mui, t 38. mariled woman, charged with possession of five engraved plates resembling those used for printing i dollar notes of the Canton Muni cipal Bank; also plates resembling those used for fifty-cent notes of
IN
TWO
GUILTY ON HEROIN PILL CHARGE
Sequel To Raid On Shanghai Street House
The Arst case tried under the Dangerous Drugs Ordinance before the Chief Justice Sir Atholl Mac- Gregat, at the Criminal Ses- slons yesterday, was one in which Chan Choi, 35, and Lo Hing, 30, were charged with possession of
POSSESSION OF 36,800 heroin pills in a house in
REVOLVER
the Yu Ming Bank of Klangst, She Two Men Get Three
was further charged with posses- slon 1,278 forged banknotes pur- porting to be one dollar notes of
ng the possession
notes of
Years Each
Sentence of three years' hard the Canton Municipal Bank, know- labour each was imposed on Hul same to be forged; and suf-man and Wong King-yau, two of 2.392 forged bark-men who pleaded guilty to posses notes purporting to be afty-cent sion of one revolver, one automatic the Yu Ming Bank of pistol and nine rounds of ammun!- Kiangsi, at No. 184 Des Voeux Road on, by the. Putsne Judge. Mr. Central, second floor.
Justice R. E. Lindsell, at the Crime Wong Yau-sang, 24. and Ho Po-inal Sessions yesterday. ku, 37, both unemployed, chargea with possession of two engraved was discharged on the same count. plates resembling those used for He pleaded not guilty and the one dollar, notes of the Canton Crown offered no evidence. Municipal Bank; possession of 151 papers upon which words, ngures,
A third man. Chan Taze-fons
POSSESSION OF SWORD
Shanghai Street, Kowloon,
The following jury was empanel. led:-Messrs. A. Burnie (foreman), V. T. Low, Lee Wal-tong, Lau
Shung-po. A. W. Johnsford. J. A.
da Luz and Abbas Khan.
Both accused pleaded not guilty. In a brief outline of the case Mr. E. H. Williams. Assistant Attorney General, said the two men were arrested in a rald conducted by Sentor Revenue Officer A. W. Grim- mitt. on No. 345 Shanghal Street,
third floor.
HANDS. STAINED
The door was opened by Arst de- fendant and the second man was found in an inner cubicle. This was factory, and in addition to the being used GS 2 heroin pill
pills numbered in the charge there In another arms case heard by dients and paraphernalia associa- were also discovered the ingre- and letters had been printed His Lordship, each of three men, resembling those one
Collar Tip Lot, Ku Shut-on and Lam ted with the manufacture of heroin. banknotes of the Canton Muni- Chun, were sentenced to one year's pills.
First defendant's hands were stained pink but the second man's were only dirty.
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They admitted being in posses- Wong Han-kwoing, 36, unemploy- sion of a sword, a rifle and one ed, and Yu Yam-hong, 26, accoun- round
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possession of the pills and the 530 banknotes purporting to be the on Jauary 13. one dollar notes of the Canton
In passing sentence His Lordship Municipal Bank, possession of 11 remarked there was a possibility forged $10 notes of the Canton the men might have been honest Municipal Bank, and two bank-respectable people carryng arms to notes of Bfty cents of the Yu Ming protect their property. Bank of Klangsi; at No. 70, Con- Mr. J. Whyatt, Assistant At- naught Road Central, second floor. torney-General. prosecuted in both
ONE PLEADS GUILTY Wong Yau-sang pleaded guilty and sentence was deferred.
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Evider.ce corroborating the Crown's opening was given by Senior Revenue Officer A. W. Grim- mitt, Revenue Officer Stephens. Mr. D. E. Davies, Acting Government Monopoly Analyst, and Mr. Ma Sul-kwong, interpreter at Central Police Station.
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were arrested as the result of simultaneous raids on No. 184 Des Voeux Road. Central and No. 70 Connaught Road Central on Febru- ary 10.
MR. F. C. HALL AS
COMPLAINANT
Mr. F. C. Hall was the complain- ant in the case in which Chản Ng. A third house, No. 109. Wellington 34, unemployed was charged with Street, second floor, was also raid- the theft of a woollen rug from ed and here various discoveries No. 507, The Peak, on Saturday. were made connecting the fourth The case was heard at the Central defendant with the place.
Mr. Williams then went throught an inventory of the things found. MANY WITNESSES
After retiring for a short while 2 verdict of guilty in the cases of both men.
Sentence of three years' hard la- bour each was passed.
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Magistracy before Mr. H. R. Butterschuen, 40, formerly employed as a The case against - Chan Lal- yesterday.
Lance-Sergeant Davies, prosecut-who is charged with larceny of clerk of the Dairy Farm Company, ing, stated that Mr. Hall's gardener goods from the Nathan Road store The long list of witnesses called on Saturday saw defendant coming to the value of $100.18, was called included Mr W. G. Pryde, Acting out from the garage. He Chief Draughtsman of the P.W.D., carrying a sack and on being asked Kowloon Magistracy yesterday.
was before Mr. K. M, A, Barnett at the who proved plans of the premises: what was in It defendant replied Detective-Inspectors L. R. Whant that he was carrying some rice.
Mr. W. A. Mackinlay, for the and J. O'Donovan, and Detective- The gardener, however,
prosecution, asked for a remand to Bergant N. B. Fraser, who testified suspicious and insisted on the sack and His Worship granted a remand investigate further in the matter, to the ralds; and Pak Sung-wah.being opened and when this was to Friday. printer in charge of the Hong done the rug in question was dis- Kong branch of the China Press, covered.
became
three
TWENTY YEARS FOR
THREE MEN- Taree, men
were given prison terms totalling 20 years by the
who said the paraphernalia dis- A further charge of returning covered was consistent with mater-from banishment" was preferred als used in the manufacture of against defendant and His Wor- banknotes.
ship passed sentence of Messrs. Tsui Chi-yan; in charge months' hard labour on the first of the Hong Kong Department of charge and nine months on the Puise Judge, Mr. Justice. RE the Tal Tung Press, and Lal Kwok-second. on, shroff of the Kwangtung Pro- vincial Bank, testined to the notes being forgeries.
FIFTH DEFENDANT FREED The case for the Crown was con- cluded after an interpreter station- ed at Central Police Station had proved statements made. "by the defendants when thes were charged.
NO. TICKET ON FERRY
Endsell, at the Criminal Sessions yesterday.
The men were. Ko Kau, - Chan Chi and Tum Kwai and when they pleaded guilty to breaches of the Deportation Ordinance, sentence was deferred for a short while.
Later the three again appeared and pleaded guilty to burglary and Cheng Ling-chan, 32, of No. 53 larceny on January 24; Ko Kau and Wal Ching Street, appeared before Chan Chi pleaded guilty to a simi-
Season Ticket Not Renewed
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His Lordship then ruled. there Eir. Q. A. A. Macfadyen at the lar offence on January 26; Tam was no case for afth defendant to Kowloon Magistracy yesterday on Kaal pleaded guilty to the posses answer, and he was discharged. charge of travelling on the Yau- sion of housebreaking implements The others each made a state- mati Ferry without "purchasing a on January 27 when all three were ment from the dock, after which ticket.
arrested in Portland Street. the case "was adjourned till this morning.
MUI-TSAI CASE REMANDED
The accused was à season ticket! His Lordship said all three had holder but failed to renew his criminal records' for' which they season ticket for the present had served terms of imprisonment. month.
and had been banished, returning Art Inspector of the ferry com- in defiance of the order and being pany said that his company took rebanished. Tam Kwal had been
a serious view of the matter as of flogged with "the cat" for one of
LI MI, 66, of No. 169 Bai Yeung late many persons had travelled his offences as well as getting a Choi Street, appeared, before Mr. on the ferry under the pretence prison sentence.. QA. A Macfadyen at the Kowloon o; being ticket holders. Magistracy yesterday on a charge
or keeping an unregistered mul- tsal.
Inspector "H, W. Fraser of the S. C. A. prosecuted, and said that on Friday afternoon the girl ran away from the house and was seen crying on the road. When taken
Defendant was fined $5:
CHINESE CHARGED WITH POSSESSION OF ARMS
Doo Nien-kung appeared before
fired.
The
accused
жете sentenced as follow:-Ko Kau, seven years; Chan Chi ax and a half years; Tam Kwal six and a half years.
25 ON GAMBLING CHARGE
Charged with keeping a gambling
to the station she said that she Mr. K. M.. A. Barnett at the Kow-house at 20 Kwong Wah Street, was a mul-tsal" In the "defendant's loon Magistracy yesterday on a Mak Kan appeared before Mr. Q. house, stating that her mother had charge of possession of two shot A. A. Macfadyen at the Kowloon obtained a loan from the defendant guns, 21 live cartridges and two Magistracy yesterday." and sent her there to work it off. shells of cartridges which had been
Defendant denied that the girl was a mul-teal, but said that she was helping her aunt who is in the employ of the defendant..
Inspector Fraser asked for a re- prosecuted, asked for a remand of Kan, who was fined $40. mand til Wednesday at 2.30 p.m. 24 hours, which was granted by
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He was arrested aboard the as Canton on Sunday. at 4.10.p.m.
Detective Sergeant Cochrane, who
The accused and 24 others were arrested on Saturday right to a raid carried out by the police. They pleaded guilty and were åned $2 each with the exception of Mak
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