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OLD MAN BOUND AND
ASSAULTED IN HUT
Accused Of Stealing From Ministry Storing Area
COURTS
POSSESSION OF REVOLVERS
Two Men Sent
To Prison
UNMANIFESTED DOLLARS CONFISCATED
оп
Cheung Fo, 56, a fireman board the s.s. Chung King, appear- ed before Mr. Edwards at the Cen-
Sentence of two and a halftral Court yesterday on a charge years hard labour was passed "on of having. on August 3, imported Chinese silver dollars, to a total Li Hon. 23, by the Acting Pulane
value of $3.241. which were not manifested.
Mr. M. W. Lo appeared for the defence.
The case against Lap Lau and Li Kel, two Hokkien watchmen Judge. Mr. Justice E. H. Williams employed by the Chinese Ministry of Communications of the Chinese at the Criminal Sessions yesterday Government at Kowloon City, who are charged with inflicting grie-when he pleaded guilty to posses- Yous bodily harm on Mok Yat a 61 years old Cantonese on June sion of a revolver and 10 rounds Cheong 3, was begun before the Acting Chief Justice, Mr. R. E. Lindsell of ammunition at Nam
Street. Shamshulpo. "on July 31 at Criminal Sessions yesterday.
Mr. W. J. Lockhart-Smith. As-
Mr. John Whyatt. Crown Counsel, is in charge of the prosecu-sistant Crown Soliciter, said that
tion. The aceised are not represented.
11
Li had no criminal record, but he
The following formed the jury:-Lulz Augusto Osmund (Fore asked his Lordship to take cons- mani, Leung Yee, Teo: Sal-tan, Ho Man-chung. Hin Cheong-kiangnizance of the great increase "in Tso Chak-kau, and Charles Isaac Sipitsky."
armed robberies lately.
sald
Outlining the case for the pro- seashore in a large area of ground Another man, Au Kam, 29, un- secution. Mr. Whyatt
the which was used for storing goods employed. also pleaded guilty to victim, Mok Yat, was an old man by the Ministry of Communicaà charge of being in possession of of about 61 years of age; and the tions, waiting for his daughter-in- la revolver and six rounds of am-
Не WIS sen-
curious way.
of
"
watchman
hard labour.
ADMITS ASSAULT
-ON AMAH
Revenue Officer Dunlop said that about 4.30 p.m. on the day in ques- tion he went on board the steamer to conduct a search. When enter- ing the engine room he saw defen- dant transferring silver into a box from a valve and other parts in the engine room.
Mr. Edwards Imposed a fine of $100 and ordered the Chinese coins to me confiscated.
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Four life banishees were brought before Mr. Justice Williams at the Criminal Sesalons yesterday.
Wong Loi, alias Wong Yau, was sentenced to two and a half years' hard labour. while a similar sen- tence was imposed on Wong Hop Wong Man-yiu, who was stated to the Deportation Ordinance against allas Wong Chuen, who was stated have had five previous convictions him, and who returned to the to be undergcing a prison sen- for breach of the Deportation Or- Colony only two weeks after his tence at present. His two and a dinance, on the last occasion being latest banishment term, was sen- half years will be served at the sentenced to three years' hardtenced to three years' hard labour. expiration of the other sentence. labour.
Mr. W. J. Lockhart-Smith, As- Sentence of three and A half Shum Wing. alias Chan Yiu. sistant Crown Solicitor, prosecut-
hard labour was given who had six previous breaches of ed. years
facts came to light in rather a law, when second defendant went munition at East Street, Quarry FOUR BANISHEES
up to him and accused him of Bay on July 27. About 3 p.m. on June 27 Sub- stealing two brass caps, catching tenced to a year and a half's
was
the hold of him at the same time. in inspector Clarke
Though Mok Yat denied having City charge-room
Kowloon Police Station when Mok Yat was stolen anything. second accused took him to the watchmen's hut brought in by two men. one of
The and repeated his accusations. whom was second accused. latter said he was "a
Shortly after this first accused employed by the Ministry of Com-came into the hut and the two of munications of the Chinese Gor them tied Mok Yat's hands up
Three years, hard labour was ernment and he had caught Mok with a plece of rope and attached imposed on Ng Kwan-yuen, 25, Dy Mr. Justice Yat stealing.
it to a cross-pole of bamboo in the unemployed." Sub-Inspector Clarke proceeded roof so that Mok Yat was in a Willams at the Ciminal Sessions to take down particulars. in the half-suspended
yesterday, when ne pleaded guilty They
to A charge of assaulting an midst of which he noticed that questioned him about the cups and Mok Yat looked very ill and was Mok Yat asserted that he hadamah. Chan Saing, 38, with intent swaying. He tried to make him hever seen them, let alone steal to rab her of $22 at lung Street. as comfortable as he could, sent them. lor an ambulance," and had him removed to hospital. The doctor wao examined him thought his njuries were very serious and that he was going to die. In those cir- cumstances. a dying deposition was taken from him.
DID NOT DIE
He did not die. however, and the story he would tell the court was that he was standing on the
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Shamshuipo, on July 11.
Ng was alleged to have thrown pepper in Chan's face and to have attempted to snatch the money from her hand.
They questioned him further and finally they set about him. punching. kicking, striking and beating him in such a way that he nearly died. The questioning and beating went on for nearly Assistant Crown Solicitor:
secuted.
two hours,
MANAGER ARRIVES
Mr. W, J.
Lockhart-Smith.
pro-
The manager, who had been sent for, arrived at the hut about 2.30 p.m. He saw Mok Yat there with the two accused, and ordered shat he be brought to his, office. Complainant was brought there, still tied up and, on the manager questioning him, he still denied having stolen anything.. Finally the manager Instructed that he be brought up to 354.
aken to Kowloon City Police Station.
HEALTH RETURNS
Six cases of cholera, 10. cases o. enteric fever, three cases of dysen- tery and one case of measles were notined during the 48 hours ended midnight Sunday.
The cholera total has now bel“.
EASTERN HEALTH
The Health Bulletin of Eastern When he was examined in hos-Ports for the week ending August pital. Mr. Whyatt continued, the 13, states:- extent of the injuries discovered
Plague: Bassein 1. Colombo 1. was astonishing. Counsel describ- Cholera: Allahabad 1. Cawnpore ed these injuries, which consisted) 13. Chittagong 3. Calcutta 12, of innumerable bruises on the Madras 1. Hañol 1. Macao 58, Hong body and some, on the face and Kong 39. Canton 2, Shanghai 1.066,
five' fractured ribs.
Concluding. Mr. Whyatt pointed
Swatow 5.
Small-pox: Bombay 1, Calcutta
out that it was one thing to arrest 8. Madras, 34. Salgon Cholon 1. and a man and use such force as was Shanghai 1. necessary to keep him in custody, but it was another to "beat him up." When this came to Hght, the police were communicated with and Inspector Carey was sent for to arrest the two accused, He found them in their hut.
DEATH FEARED
ROBBED SHOP OF $15
Pleading guilty to a charge - of robbery at Centre Street on July Medical evidence was given by 13. Chu Ching. 34. coolle, was Dr. Yul Chu-kwong, of the Kow-sentenced to three years" hard loon Hospital, to the effect that labour by Mr. Justice E. E. WII- complainant was admitted at 4.20liams at the Criminal Sessions p.m. on June 27. At the time of yesterday.
admission, he was groaning with
pain and bore symptoms of shock: -Chu went in the company of There were numerous bruises and two other men to a shop in Centre. abrasions" on diferent parts of
Street and robbed the shop- the body and, after an X-ray had master, Tang Hong, of $15. been taken of the chest, it was. Mr. W. J. Lockhart-Smith, As- revealed that the fourth, fifth,¡sistant Crown Solicitor, said that sixth and seventh ribs on the left one man was sent to hospital with had been tractured, «
a stab wound infleted at the
In answer to a question by Mr:hands of accused, who was armed Whyatt, witness stated that the with a dagger.
case appeared to be serious and at
the time of admission it looked as
[If complainant"might succumb to
did
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his wounds. The injuries could asked complainant "Where have been caused by several blows you steal these from?" srid also by a slender flexible weapon.
Complainant then replied say-
ing that they had got the wrong Witness stated that complainant man, as he did not steal the caps. left hospital against medical ad-He was then tied up with his vice on July 7:
hands behind his back. Feeling she pain, he asked the two accus- COMPLAINANTS' EVIDENCE ed not to tie him so tightly as he Mok Yat next, gave evidence,might die. Both accused then be- stating that he was arearer of Ban to assault him, kicking punch- Digs in Ngau Tsun-wan village. Ing and even hitting him with a He had a daughter-in-law living rattan. cane. After they had with him. She frequently went assaulted him for about an hour away for a few days to Lantao they took him to another matshed island to cut grass. On the day somewhere near Kai Tak Bund." ́n question he went to the Praya
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Here there was another man It was about one o'clock when whom complainant, described as a he arrived there. He squatted" fat man." This third person did down to wait for the boat. Second not say anything when he was accused came up to bien and brought to the shed but kicked caught hold of him. When com-him two or three times. plainant asked why he was being
Complainant sald that they then treated in this manner, he was untled him and put one cap in told to go together with accused, each pocket and took him to the who took him to place near Police Station. He stayed in hos Kowloon City. He was tied up in pital for fourteen dayя..
After evidence had been given
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First accused, Lau Lau who was by Chan Buet-kwong and Chan in the hut at the time then went Chak-sang, both employed by the out from the side and came back Ministry of Communications, the with two metal pipe caps and case was adjourned.
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