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DANCE HOSTESS STATES BRITISH SOLDIER
SHE WAS DECEIVED
Versions Differ In Breach
Of Contract Claim
A story differing in vital particulars from that alleged. by the plaintiffs was told by Hung Kook-lan, dance, hostess, when she gave evidence before Mr. Justice R. E. Lindsell in Summary Court yester- day in the case in which the Emporium Ballroom are claiming 1600 liquidated damages for breach of contract against her.
The plaintifs alleged that by a contract dated March 14 de- fendant agreed to work for them for one month at a salary of $100. This she did not do, going, instead to the Capitol. One of the clauses in the alleged contract provided that she would have to pay $20 a day Nquidated damages for this breach.
SENT TO GAOL
Received Stolen Bottle Of Whisky
BURGLARY CHARGE
DENIED
TUESDAY, MAY 10, 1938.
H.K. POLICE
RESERVE
Private David Fleming, of the Royal Scots, was sentenced to two months' " hard labour when he pleaded guilty to 3 charge of Hung Yuen. receiving # stolen bottle of
CHINESE COMPANY Training Course-Part I The Fundermentioned members of the Chinese Company will attend Pohlaese Company Headquarters for Part of Training Course on Tuesday, May 10 at 17.15 hours:- Constables R72 Fong Hing. RS3 Stern Ro. R90 Yuen Sul Tang. 894 Lau Hung Han, R81 Yu Shiu Tung, H89 Hung Woon Man, R75 Anthony Yim, and R93 shiu
INDIAN COMPANY whisky, before Mr. H. R. Batters Strength The following mem- at the Central Magistracy yester,|bers have been permitted to re- day.
sign from the Indian Company, as Defendant denied charges of from May 2. 1938-Crown Ber- Yesterday defendant sald in the l There defendant said she had the theft of the bottle and burg-geant R20 A. Karim, Constables Witness-box that she had agreed been working for four or five years lary.
R208 Mohamed Khan and R237 to work for the plaintifs at a as a dancing partner and, except Sub-Inspector W. N. Darkin Nur Ahmed. salary of $150 per month. She for her recent employment, had requested his Worship to take a Training Course-Part II The added that she had gone to the been employed in Hong Kong with serious view, remarking that nadermentioned members of the Capitol because Mr. Fung, Siu-ting. the Emporium Ballroom.
people like defendant were taking Indian Company have qualined in of the Emporium, had She had started at $30 a month, advantage of shop-keepers, and Part II manager
Course of Training Ceceived her and she would not with 60 per cent of the tickets, added that a lesson TALLI be (Knowledge of Police Regulation work for anyone who deceived her. which was increased with each taught.
and Duties):-Constables R215 Plaintifs were represented by contract until the last one last It was alleged that about 2 Feroz Khan, R297 Karam Khan. Mr. H. L. Kwan, of Messrs. Wilkin-year, which had specified salary atjam. on May 8 the chief walter R211 S. Aras, R242 A. Aziz, R221 son and Grist, while Mr. M. A da 3100 a month.
of the Neptune Cafe, of 112 Haki All, 1213 Firdos Khan, Bilva is for the defence,
Coming to the meeting at the Gloucester Road, saw two soldiers g219" Nur Ahmed, and R279 Mir The case was again adjourned. Hotel Cecil at which the alleged standing on the root of the pre- Walll Khan, till May 26,
They jumped from contract had been signed, Hung mises,
EMERGENCY UNIT RESERVE. At the outset of yesterday's pro- said a friend of hers, a Miss Mary root into the backyard, and then Patrol Duties. All members of ceedings Mr. 3lva continued his Chu, bad also been present, as well went into the alleyway.
the EUR will report for duty at TOBS-examination of Mr. Fung as Mr. Fung and a Mr. Kwan who The defendant was arrested but their stafioris at 18.45 hours on who had given his evidence-in-had gone with Mr. Fung. Mr. evidence was insufficient to prove Friday, May 20, 1938. Dress- chlet at the Arst hearing on April Fung had asked her to go and that he was one of the two sol-Khaki Uniform, Cap with 23. In this he had said that it work for him at the Emporian, to diers who were seen on the roof. was the invariable practice of
which she had repiled with a re-
DOOK BROKEN cabarets to advertise a good per-quest for a salary of $150 per The bottle of whisky was stolen former. like defendant, two or month besides the usual commis from the wine cellar of the Nep- three days before she was due to sion. He did not agree right away tùne Cafe, where the door was appear. He met defendant on and asked her to work on the broken open: The defendant was March 18 and told her he would ad-same terms as before, that is, for alleged to be one of a few per vertise her appearance the follow-
$100 a month. ing day, which he did.
This defendant refused and after considering for a wille Mr. Fun agreed to her terms. The period was for one month, for, though Mr. Fung had suggested two or three months, she had refused.
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cover, Balt with Brate, Trunch- eons, and Revolvers to be carried.
C. CHAMPKIN,
'D. 8.P. (R). Hong Kong, May 9, 1958.
MANAGER TO sons who waited outside the Café
STAND TRIAL' to receive the liquor passed on Mr. Sliva: If your story that
Before Mr. Butters at the Cen- defendabt agreed to start work on
to them by a confederatë.
Pie. Hugh Kilpatrick, of the tral Magistracy yesterday, U Chan- March 14, is true, why didn't you
was charged with jong, manager of the Torbor & publish an advertisement two, or
Royal Scots, three days before that On March
burglary. He pleaded not guilty Company, was committed for tria! and said that he had only been on 82 charges of forgery and ob- 13 I communicated with the ad
taining money by false pretences. "At the time I signed the con- in the Cafe for a short while. vertising company but nobody
Defendant was alleged to have U Chan-Jong was represented by tracts in the Hotel Cecil," defen- came until the following evening cant went on, "the blanks were entered the Cate three times on Mr. C. d'Almada and Mr. E. H when it was too late.
was for one month.
In answer to further questions, pot fled in. I filled in one blank the night of May 7 and was Williams, Assistant Attorney Gen-
have been the man eral, was for the prosecution, as Fung stated that there was a big myself signtiging that the period alleged to
who had broken the lock to the sisted by Detective Sub-Inspector board outside" the Ballroom, on which photos of the "stars" were "I went to the Emporium after wine seller where the bottles of W. Ritchie.
whisky and brandy were stolen. displayed. The reason why defen- two or three days and asked Fung
Defendant, in evidence. „said | dant's was not posted up on March for my copy of the agreement that he had spent his evening? 13 or 14 was because she did not He said it was not yet stamped, in another bar, and with the ex- supply him with one.
nor signed, nor had the blanks
Did you
threaten her with a been filled in He did not produce ception of a very short period in lawsuit on March 18 if she refused the contract, although I ask for the Cafe, he had passed his time to work for you? Why should Lit. He only said my wages were in the Queen's Dancing Hall. since she agreed to rejoin us on to be $100-and I had to work for remaining till 1 a.m.
three months the following day.
PLAINTIFF REBUKED
He wished to call witnesses and the hearing was adjourned till today.
SENTENCED
BANK CLERKS GAOLED FOR THEFT
(BY AIR MAIL)
London, April 29: Two clerks employed by the “I said I would not work on those
Hong Kong and Shanghai Bank- But in your evidence-in-chief terms and he replied it was up
ing Corporation, Gracechurch- you said she refused?-I did not. to me, but he would not pay ne
HANDBAG SNATCHER street, E.C. Eric John Alleyne. His Lordship, after looking over any more than $100."
aged 34, of Arcade House, Temple his notes, said that Fung did say
WENT TO CAPITOL
Fortune, Golders Green, N.W., and it. When Furg again insisted that
While walking along Nathan Alexander Robertson Meldrum Continuing, defendant said that he did not. His Lordship exclaim- ed: You are either a fool or a latter several more interviews with Roзd on May 8 about 8.10 p.m. aged 34, of Sotheby-road, High- liar, I don't know which at pre- Mr. Funk, she sought employment Miss De Ybarrois, of No. 28 Carbury, N." pleaded guilty at the sent." Fung then explained that elsewhere and on March 18 started narvon Raod, had her handbag Mansion House Police Court today. It was after March 18 that defen-work at the Capitol. She had told snatched by, a young Chinese. As it stealing money from the bank. dant told him she would not come. Mr. Ping she was going there and sequel to this Tsui Yau-kat, 26, and were each sentenced to three Imprisonment in the He did tell her he would take when he asked #hy, she had re was charged with the offence be-months' action if she refused, but did not piled it was because he had ce-fore Mr. K. M. A. Barnett yester-second division.
Mr. John Maude, prosecuting. mention the amount of damages. ceived her. Mr. Fung had then day at the Kowloon Court, and,
His Lordship: Do I gather then threatened to sue her. She worked was sentenced to three months' said Alleyne had been employed that on March 18, at the Capitol, at the Capitol for $25 less because hard labour and also ordered to by the bank for 15 years. His de- defendant agreed' to go back and she would rather have less than be sent back to Canton on com-falcations, which extended over a work for you?--Yes,
work under someone who had depletion of Sentence.
period of three years, amounted to chased Was
and £1812. ceived her.
On March 20, while she was caught by Mr. C. D'Almada, who Meldrum, on March 22, look ́ £64 ther or not she agreed to go back visiting a friend, she again met neard Miss Ybarrola's alarm. The from the till and bolted. He had and work on that date.
Mr. Fung who told her he "was total value of the bag and con- had fast over "Don't talk such nonsense. You going to sue her for damages of tents was about $15. should be ashamed of yourself: $1,800. On March 21 she received When, then, did defendant make a letter of demand from his solid- the statement that she was get-tors
Then why didn't you say so the last time I was tasked whe
ting better pay as the Capitol and
During the first month that she
Defendant
montha
£600 in eight
PORTUGUESE YOUTH TO
was going to work here? At the worked at the Capitol the total BE TRIED AT SESSIONS
Capitol.
Kwan Pak-jim, accountant of
value of tickets taken in by her
was $700. In the last month of
the Emporium Ballroom, testified her employment at the Emporium
to having accompanied Fung to last year she had earned between the Hotel Cecil where they saw $500 and $600. defendant, Fung took with him
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Alleged Assault In Shatin
On Taxi-driver
"The only thing that I want to say is that I never struck the driver,” said Albert Joseph Marla Xavier, 17, of No. 15 Nga Trin Long Road, when he appeared on remand before Mr. K. M. A. Bar- nett at the Kowloon Court yesterday on charges of assaulting with Intent to rob and common'assau)t. ⠀
It was alleged that on April 28 near' Sheung 'Wo Che village de- fendant, with another not in 'custody, struck', a taxi-driver, Lently Cheung.
two contract forms, the blanks of which he filed with the exception When, under cross-examinadon or the date and terms. These by Mr. Kiyan, defendant said that were filled by defendant, who made besides her name she could not a line or dash, and then signed read or write one more letter, His the forms.
Lordship rebuked her: You mean In answer to Mr. Silva, witness you can't read one single chur- Raid Fung Alled the forms before atter? Don't féll stupid flea...... handing them to defendant Be-
Defendant: I mean I can read tween February 25 and March" 18
Defendant in a statement said they ran away they hid and stayed defendant danced quite often in only very ordinary lettem.
His Lordship: Well, be honest that when they arrived in Shatin near the scene of the fight for the the Emporium and appeared to be
his friend asked the driver to slow night. In the morning they asked In perfect health. She told him, about it. however, she was not feeling well In reply to another question by down so that he could look for for a lift in a passing truck when they met on February 26. Mr. Kwan, defendant said she friend. His friend then went outDefendant was arrested by Det- $1,000 IN FIVE HOURS could. In addition to her name, for a while to a shop nearby, Bergt. MacPherson at his home on
"On his return he sat next to the day after the alleged assault. Though the scale of earnings wote mly a stroke or two.,
His Worship committed defen- was $10 an hour, defendant. had His Lordship: Although you can me and naked me to sanit the
driver and then asked me to grab dant "to stand-trial at the next brought in over $1,000 in ave write your signature so nicely. hours. This was when patrons Defendant; This is the only the driver to the throat, so that Criminal Sessions. Ball' of $250 he may assault the driver. I told cash and two sureties of $250 each bought more tickets in order to thing I can write.
His Lordship I don't believe it. him I dare not. He then started was allowed. gain her favour. B
Re-examined, witness said that Anyone who can write a signature talking to me. All of a sudden. His companion. It was stated. on the average defendant earned like that can write ordinary writhe go up from the seat and struck has been located and will stand the driver. After that he opened trial at the Juvenile Court, to at least $30 a night, of which half the White HW M
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naval message from Swatow states that the 3.5. Shum
went to the Emporium. The de Later. Mr. Kwan put it to her the door, leaving me behind. Imorrow. caiton, she brought in over $1,000 that she had not asked for $160 received a blow from the driver when she was elected Queen as salary, but $100 actual wages, and we struggled together. As s or the Emporium sometime in May and $50 for board and lodging saw that I was tree I opened the last year, and a patron gave her This defendant Cenied, insisung door and ran away too $1,000, worth of ticket
that she had wake the $169 a 1FT IN TRUCK CA DEFENDANTS STORY: salary aimed Mr. Blira then put his client in The hearing was
this stage, the witness-stand.
adjourned at
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