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ROBBED ON OUTING AT
DING DONG ROCK
:
Daring Crime Related At
Criminal Sessions
A daring daylight robbery at the Ding Dong Rock, favourite Chinese worshipping place in Kowloon City. wash described by Mr J.B. Prentis, Assistant Crown Solleitor, befure the Pushe Judge, Mr. Justice R. B. Lindsell, at the Criminal Sessions yester day when two men. Yuen Chun and Wong Kam-fu, and a wo- man, Chan Chu, were charged in connection with the crime.
The counts against the men were gbbery with aggravattori and possession of arms. Yuen pleaded guilty: the other demed his guilt but was convicted. The woman was found not guilty and released.
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original plea of not guilty was altered to one of quilly when Tieng Yik-tak, charged on three counts in connection with a forged docu- ment, made his second appear- ance before Ells Honour the Chief Justice, Sir Atholt, Mac- Gregor, at the Criminal Ses- sions yesterday.
The charges were:-(a) that he ld on December 1, 1938, utter a forged bill of exchange purporting to be a bearer cheque signed by
Coolie Sentenced
At Sessions
"it is very fortunate for you that you did no real, damage or else your sentence would be 1 very different one indeed. You must learn to keep your temper, and I will give you the next six months in which „to learn that lesson."
These remarks were addressed
a Mr. Weo Hot-sang for $1,500 in by Hls Honour the Chief Justice, Chinese currency: (b on Decem-Sir Atholl MacGregor, at The following jury was em-His wife had to hand over four ber 5 uttered a similar document.Criminal Sessions yesterday.to for HK. $1.800; (e) possession of Leung Kal. 38-year-old coolie, panelled:-Messrs." J. M... Dalziel rings. (foreman), B. Ditta, J. R., Jones, After the men had gone, Mr. stolen property, namely, a chop, a when sentencing the latter after cheque book, the he had been convicted by a jury ram and his wife made a report cheque and a Yung Shiu-cho, S. H.. Langston
on a charge of.throwing corrosive at Kowloon City Police Station. property of Mr. Woo Hol-sang. W. J. Priest and A. E Ribeiro.
Outlining the Crown's case, Mr.The next day the woman accused Mr. H. Somerset Fitzroy, who was fluid on two young women.
The case against the man, which Prentis sald complainant. Mr. Tam went into the Rut Chung Pawn-instructed by Mr. C. A. Butherton Man-lung. lived in Leighton Hillshop with two rings. The pawn-Russ for the defence, said he had opened on Wednesday, was, briefly, Road with his wife and children. broker recognized them, as part of had an opportunity of seeing ac- that he had poured caustic soda On December 11 they decided to the property which had been cir-cused since Monday, and he had from a tin from the sixth floor of take a family outing to the. Ha cularised as stolen, called a Chin-come to the conclusion there was the servants' quarters of Alexandra Wong Temple and on to Ding Dong use detective and had the woman no possible defence. He had. Building onto the two women who
a bridge on Rock.
arrested.
therefore, changed his plen, and were crossing would make submissions in exten-fourth floor dividing the servants'
quarters and the offices. 'uation.
As they approached, the rock
At the police station she said she they saw two persons above them jhad been asked by a man named but they paid no heed to them. Ah Yun to pawn the rings,, and ond crawled into the Sollow under first accused, the man who had taken into the rock. Inside, they noticed a pleaded guilty, was
OT man standing at the far end of the custody. Wong was arrested Follow with a dagger in his hand. December 20 and on the next day and on looking round they saw an- was identified by Mr. Tam, his wife other man standing at the en- and his son. trance through which they had entered. The latter, they thought was holding a revolver.
Evidence in support of the pro- secution's case was taken.
PREVIOUS CONVICTIONS Accused elected to testify, and the woman called two character
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PAWNING OF CAMERA SERVED IN ARMY ||
This, the Crown alleged, was be- In the course of these, coun- cause he had been angered by the Nel mentioned that accused
request of one of the girls to pay had served with the Chinese her a sum of $5 to redeem a army and had taken part in camera which, according to her, he some severe fighting. With re- had taken from her and pawned. card to the crime with which The man's defence was that the he was charged. it was because whole thing was an accident. He he knew Hongkong well that had tripped, and the caustic soda he had been chosen by the had flowed out of the cigarette tin gang who was concerned in it he was holding in his hand. He to cash the money.
also claimed that the girl had re- Sentence of three years' hard quested him to pawn the camera. verdicts without retiring.
Mr. J. Whyatt, Crown Counsel. Yuen, who had two previous con..labour was passed.
the prosecution. The victions against him for larceny
following jury heard the case:- from a dwelling house, and is at
Messrs. J. F. V. Ribeiro (foreman). present serving sentence of, six
M L. Rocha, Lee Wal-tong, H. O. months for breach of a deporta-
Marcal, W. J. Woolley, Ng Wal-yen tion" order, was given a term of 31 years, to run from the expira. ton
his present sentence. Wong, who had a previous con- viction for larceny from the per- son, will serve four years with hard labour.
PROPERTY HANDED OVER Mr. Tam was compelled to hand over his watch and chain, a jadewitness: The jury returned their and gold finger ring and a wallet which contained, amongst other things, $85 In Hongkong money.
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SNATCHING OF HANDBAGS
Accused Remanded
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Mr. J. Whyatt, Crown Counsel, conducted prosecuted.
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over in a sum of $25 to keep the land waved warning with his hand, lui the "South China Daily News."
Wong was charged on two counts; peace for six months.
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which pcrsenal violence was alleged. One of the complainants
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He did not understand Chinese, on Tuesday afternoon, appeared Govind Singh, Rifleman on sen- for the first time before Mrs. R. try duty at No. 2 post, stated that Edwards at the Central Court yes-
and Lerday. sounded the alamm with his He was charged with wounding intent to murder and When his case was called on
whistle. The sentry, box in which Lin with
with intent to do Monday, accused had admitted the La Tsun-ming, 40, unemployed he was stationed was some 120 wounding
grievous bodily harm on January joffences. His azed mother had and his wife. Yan Yik-hung. ap-yards away from No. 1 Post.
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was given by Narain 17 at Des Voeux Road, Central and by Subadar Puran Detective-Inspector L. R. Whant and was her sole means of support. A. D. Forrest at the Central Court Singh He had been in regular employ-yesterday jointly charged with Jangh respecting the posting of is in charge of the case and a re- ment for 11 years, unti! about two keeping an unregistered mul tsai, and instructions to the sentries.mand of seven days was granted..
Lin, who was struck several months ago.
Lal Shun-hop, 11-treating the girl The latter witness stated that it Mr. J. Whyatt Crown Counsel, and assaulting her in such awas not unusual for a man to at-times on the left side of the head, prosecuted.
manner as to cause her unneces-tempt to escape from the camp, sary suffering and injury.
ORDERS EXPLAINED Major J. Moffatt, of the 1st. Kumaon Rifles, testified to the in-
CHERIBON MARU PASSENGERS
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It was alleged that on January structions issued to the men on
is a patient in the Queen Mary Hospital. Ha condition, it learned last night, is improving.
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6 first defendant, who was sick. sentry duty at the camp. One of on Wednesday morning to escape told the girl to boll medicine, the orders was that the
sentry from,
Matauchung Internment When the s.s. Kamo Maru ar-Being ignorant about cooking, she should prevent any attempt to Camp resulted in the appearance rived in pom yesterday she had on did not boll the medicine properly escape on the part of any one effor one of them, Cheng Shui-lung board the 12 passengers taken of and was beaten by the first defen- the interned soldiers, that he was 24, before Mr. E. Hims wrth at the the Cheribor Maru, when that
dant. Later second defendant to shout a warning to the escapee Kowloon. Court yesterday. vessel ran aground north of Min-came in and also struck the girl. and then to shoot at him, until other man succeeded in escaping. danao Island last Sunday. The Convicting on the first charge, the attempt was abandoned. twelve members of the party, are Lal was fined $5. while his wife
was sentenced to one The final witness was the tn-month's imprisonment with hard
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Though some of the Cherlbon second counts.
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