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INTERPRETER TESTIFIES IN HUNGHOM TRIAL
Case Continued Against Sub-Inspector Edwards
Committal proceedings against Un. Shin-ki, police interpreter at lunghom Police Station, on a charge of extortion of a sum of $110 from a foreman carpenter of the Kowloon Docks, and on an alternative charge of demanding" with menaces a sum of $120, and against Joseph Herbert Edward Edwards, Sub-Inspec- tor of Police, of Hunghom Police Station, on a charge of demand- ing money with menaces, were continued before Mr. E. Hims- worth, at the Kowloon Court yesterday.
also
Mr. John Whyts, Crown Coun- with Lau Hel-yuk to the Club to sel. "is prosecuting, and Detective-j receive the money, and Inspector Mottram is in charge of) Lance-Sergeant Fender and De- the case for the Police. Un is be-tective-Inspector A. E. Carey. ing represented by Mr. C. Leung testified to his having D'Almada and Edwards by Mr. G.seen Lau hand, the money to the 8. Hugh-Jones.
Arst defendant. He said, "Lau
The Arst witness called yester-Hel-yuk took from Ma Tsai the -day-morning was Wan Wal-in,-in-$100 note and another $10 note terpreter. of the Hunghom Police from his pocket, and handed the Station, who stated that he went money to the young man. sald: "$120." off duty on "Sunday, April 23, at young man 10. a.m.
said, "That's an I have."
an
About 7.20 am. he saw
The
Lau
The
a bus-conductor, a bus-driver, and young man smiled and took the
elderly Chinese enter the money downstairs. Charge Room. The elder Chinese was familiar to him, but he did not know him by name. The Officer-in-Charge told him to take
the facts of the case.
Took Down The Facts
"Later we went with Lau Hel- On the Juk to the Russ solicitors. following day at the Identification parade at the Yaumat! Police. Sta- tion I. identified the young man.”
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Mr. and Mrs. F. Stafford-Smith caught by our camera's eye
at the Garden Party held at Government House last week in honour of the King's birthday celebrations. (Photo by Laick).
Neighbours, MOTOR CAR Binoculars,
Court Case
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HIRE MONEY
CLAIM
Judgment Given For Defendant
Lo Wai-kwan, a police inter- preter, residing in Tai Nam Street. has
neighbour, Cheung Sik-fn. living in the house opposite. Neighbour
In the Summary Court yester- Cheung possesses a pair of day, Mr. Justice R. E. Lindsell gäve binoculars.
¡Judgment, with costs, for A. W. According to Lo, Cheung followed) Sing, against whom a claim was the annoying practise of gazing brought by J. M. 1. Guterres for through these binoculars into Lo's return of part of the hire money
his to, on rooms,
part, was for a motor car and damages as determined that this unfortunate the result of a breakdown, habit of his neighbour's needed The original claim, as set forth He walked across to in the writ, was for $180, of which correction.
personally $100 was for damages. Plaintifi subsequently told H Lordship Shanghat man taht he did not wish to proceed is stated, objected to Lo's objec-with this part of the claim. tions. He picked up the binoculars and so Lo claimed at the Kowloon Court yesterday, hit him with the same binoculars in the left eye.
"I took down the facts of the Ma Tsal testified to his having case in the Station Rough Book" given the $100 note to Lau Hel- vuk when he came to the Hip On witness continued. "Shortly after,
Club on the morning of April 23 Lance-Sergeant Fender
with a young man. He stated came Into the room, and the
there were 500 members in the Officer-In-Charge told him to
Hip On Club... and the monthly Cheung's house to take over the case as he was pre-subscription was 25 cents. He had interview him. paring his morning report. Short- entered in an account book a ly afterwards the Officer-in- Charge went away to his quarters, memorandum to the effect that the money had been handed to The elderly man was then stand- Lau. He saw Lau give the money ing in front of my desk.
"The first defendant came in to
relleve me about 10.15 am. I re- member this because when I go off duty I usually look at the
clock.
When the first defendant came into the Charge Room, I cannot say it the Oficer-in-Charge was there. I cannot remember the first "defendant speaking to any "one about the case. I left about
two minutes after he arrived."
to the young man,
Det-Insp. Carey stated that on April 23 he received two telephone calls from Hunghom Police Sta- tion. One of the calls was at 8.10 a.m., inquiring of him what, action to take in a case in which a bus-
conductor had accused a man of uttering counterfelt coins. A second call was 9.30 am, informing him that the put through at man who was being detained was a man of good connections and Mr. D'Almada questioned wit-employed in a good job, when ness about his work that morning. witness gave instructions that the and on the reason for an entry in detained man be released. the Charge Room record stating that the interpreter Un, the first defendant, was taking charge of some work at 9 am
Cross-Examination
Mr., Hugh-Jones asked witness. "Who sent the bus-driver away Who spoke to him to inform him he could leave?-The Inspector told me he could go away. As far as I remember, I told him to go
away.
—Yes.
You told the conductor to stay?
Did Mr. Un take the elderly man into the detectives' room?—I did
not see.
Is it not common for prisoners to be taken to the detectives' room?-It is sometimes done.
Did you notice anything unusual about the. Oficer-in-Charge that. morning?—Nothing unusual,
Did Not Notice
Did you notice that he returned to his quarters several times?-I did not notice that. My attention was on my work..
Diá thé Officer-in-Charge say. anything to you of his latention to charge or not to charge the eklerly man? Did he discuss the case with you? Did you form any impression on whether the Officer- in-Charge would charge the man?
I thought he would not. Why? I thought it unlikely that the man would be charged. as he had only two bad coins in his possession.
heard during the Witnesses afternoon were two Indian police constables who here at Hunghom Police Station on April 23, also Leung Kel-chiu and Ma Tsal, who were present at the Hip On Club in Gilles Avenue between 10 and 11 a.m. on that day when the first defendant is alleged to have.come
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Further hearing was adjourned to this moming at 11.30.
U.S. DESTROYER VISITS MACAO
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Cheung. 2.
Plaintiff's Claim
Plaintiff stated that be, had hired the car from defendant for the purpose of his publishing business, which required him to At Court yesterday. Mr. Q. A. Ainterview a large number of people. Macfadyen fined Cheung $10 for The car gave him a lot of trouble, assault, ordered him to pay to Land, on February 20, when he was five dollars 'compensation.
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CHINESE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE ANNUAL MEETING
Mr.
on his way to interview Mr. Mor Kon-sang in an endeavour to in- terest him in a history of the Bt. John Ambulance Brigade in Hong- kong, the car broke down and he missed the appointment.
The car had been hired for a month, and he now claimed the
The annual general meeting was balance of the hire money for the held at the Chinese Chamber of few days in which he did not have Coinmerce yesterday with the use of the vehicle; [Chairman...
Li Shing-kul
No Case To Answer presiding. The Chamber's annual Mr. M. W. Lo, for defendant, CASE to report for 1933 was presented by said that he had no the Secretary, Mr. H. Y. Ts'o. answer, saying that plaintif had The Chaliman. In an address, abused the Court's time By Insti- tuting the original claim and then, finding that, he could not sustain t, abandoned it.
said:-
It is needless for me to say that From Our Own Correspondent.
during a time when our mother
Mr. Lo quated authorities in MACAO, June 13-The USS country is busily, engaged in main. support, further suggesting that John D. Ford arrived here to-day taining strong resistance against the arrangement for the car's hire on a short visit from Hongkong. invasion, our trade in general is was for two weeks, after which The U. S destroyer. which is far from being cheerful. However time plaintiff was so satisfied with commanded by Lt.-Comm. J. D. we can all cherish a bright hope the car that he re-engaged it. Shaw, will remain until Friday for the future-probably the near when it is understood she will re-future, for the revival of our trade, dant with costs.
Judgment was given for defen turn to Hongkong prior to going when all trouble is over, since we North. for the summer season at believe that victory will rest with Chefoo.
Justice and that peace will be 18- tored for those who love peace.
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CONVICTIONS
After the Chairman's speech, ten
For stealing an alarm clock, supervisors were elected to take; charge of the business in connec-Chan Kard-shui, a naherman, "was tion with the Election which will sentenced to six months" hard take place on July 6, 1939, for a labour by Mr. T. H. Houston at {new committee of the Chamber. the Central Court yesterday,
Chan had five previous convie- tions against him and had just complèted his term of two years
TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS police supervision.
IN THE COLONY
At the expiration of hig prison term, Chán was órdered to be un-
In the Colony of Hongkong in-der & further period of cluding the Island, Kowloon and police supervision.
the New Territories during the week ending at 8 am on Satur- |day, June 10. 1939, there were al- together 87 traffic accidents as
THEFT OF CAT
Sentence of four weeks hard labour was imposed on Cheung
the result of which 48 persons Fook, unemployed, by Mr. R. A. D. were injured.
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Forrest at the Central Court yes- persons infüred, 31 were terday, for the theft of a cat from pedestrians, who were either walk No. 12, Fleming Road ing or running across the road and were struck by vehicles.
Insp. A v. Baker said that the animal was tied outside the house. Or. 87 accidents, 31 were colll-Defendant unloosed it and walked stons between vehicles; 37 were away with it
collisions between vehicles and It is the second case of its kind pedestrians; 15 accidents were dus within the last two weeks,” said to other causeA.
Insp: Baker.
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