HONGKONG DAILY PRESS
PROMINENT CITIZEN OF TAIPO ACQUITTED AT THE CRIMINAL SESSIONS
Extraordinary Story Says Mr. Justice Lindsell
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CHEUNG TAI-KWAI, PROMINENT CITIZEN OF TAIPO AND FORMER CHAIRMAN OF THE TAIPO CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, who was charged before Mr. Justice R. E. Lindself at the Criminal Sessions on three counts of robbery, attempted robbery and attempted dissuasion of a witness from giving evidence, was found Not Cullty on all charges by the jury and was acquitted,
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SENTENCE REDUCED ON
WAPPEAL |.
ONE CONVICTION QUASHED
GENERAL
"STAR" FERRY COMPANY
DIVIDEND
The "Star" Ferry Company, Ltd., report that, subject to audit, the amount at credit of Proft and Loss Account for the year ended December 31, 1939. is: $501,490,57
An appeal by Chu Shing, a ci-Less amount of Interim garette maker, against conviction and sentence on charges of in- timidation and common assault; was brought before the Chief Justice, Sir Atholl- MacGregor, in the Court of Appeal yesterday.
Dividend paid at $2.00
per share op 17/8/39 160,000.00
Appellant, who was represented by Mr. F. H..Loseby, sought quash". Chan Ping-kam, another village ing of conviction by Mr. R. A. D. elder, also testified that Cheung Forrest, former Senior Magistrate, Tal-kwai was a respectable per-who sentenced Chu to twelve months* hard labour on two
.. Two "other accused, Chau Hing. and h's son. Chau Sang, who were jointly charged on the first two counts were also fourd Not son. Guilty.
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amount brought from the
The
forward
year 1938 belag The total now available
$341,490.57
24,152.23
for distribution · 15; $385,642.80
At the forthcoming annual meeting of shareholders. the Directors will recommend an ap-
Yau Chol, employed by the charges of intimidation and com- The prosecution was conducted third accused, said he had been
non assault on, a prostitute.propriation as follows: by Mr. T. J. Gould, Crown Counwith Cheung for four years and
named Chan Fong, at Wanchal.
To pay a Final Dividend
of $400 per share $320,000.00. To carry forward ......
sel, while Mr. D. J. N... A2.Jerson. Cheung had seldom-gone out at chu was also recommended for instructed by Mr. H. de Barros night. On the night of Novem-
Botelho. was for the defence.
The jury comprised Messrs. W M. Gittins foreman). G. M. Daveraux. A. M. Tavares, H. L
Carson, S. dos Santos Sequeira Cheung Wa-shum and M Singh
Grewal
banishment.
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Mr. E. H.. Williams, Crown Coun- sel, represented the Crown.
Mr. Loseby said that his client was alleged to have intimidated
ber, 20, Cheung went to bed about 9 p.m. witness had the only key to the tron gril which was en- trusted to him when he first was employed at accused's shop. There was only one door in the Chan Fong on November 23, as- premises and when Cheung desir-saulted her on November 26 and
was arrested on December 3...
ed to go out he had to ask wit-
Witness did not hearof the rob bery in Wong Yu Tan on Nov. 20. He would know, he said, if the third accused (his master) had gone out that night, because It was his custom to tell him when leaving the shop.
Denying the allegations, Cheung ¦ ress. Tal-kwal in the witness box yesterday, said that he was the owner of a fish stall in Talpo. He was the kålfong of the dis- trict and was chairman of Cham- ber of Commerce from 1824 19 1930, He also been appointed the director
the of
Taipo Village Meeting Bureau for 10 years,
He had known Cheung Fat, the complainant for 20 years and had formerly employed him as a fok He also knew Cheung Po for the last 10 years. He denied having --participated in the robbery and alleged that Cheunz Po. accused him of the came because he had refused to lend Cheung $10.
Accused admitted that several days after the robbery he "lent $30 Hongkong currency and $100 in Chinese money to Cheung Po to buy a fishing net.
WAS IN SHOP
Cross-examined by Mr. Gould, accused said that on the night of November 20-21, the day of the "Alleged robbery, he was in the shop and had gone to bed about "Cheung Po was lying
9. p.m. when he said he had a conversa- tion with me on November 21" witness stated.
Lee Chung-chong, village elder, who had been elected as adviser to the District Court North for 10 years, said he knew Cheung Tel- kwal for 20 years and that there was nothing wrong with Cheung.
JEKYLL AND HYDE
TOO SEVERE * Regarding the first charge, Mr. Loseby sald that his ground for appeal was "that the charge was not properly worded, because the exact threat was not mentioned. on the second conviction there was insufficient evidence." He also submitted that the sentence of six months' hard labour on each charge, to run consecutively, was
too severe
Summing up to the jury. his Lordship said that the case was one of the most extraordinary
Mr. Willians agreed that the stories in any Hongkong Court. The story reminded one, to some first conviction was wrong on the extent of that of Dr. Jekyll and ground mentioned, but submitted Mr. Hyde perfect gentleman there was abundant evidence for by day and a wolf by night. the second count. He added that, That was what Cheung Po sala in his personal opinion, the sen- about, the character of the third tence was too severe.
His Lordship. quashed the con- accused. Were it not for the fact that Cheung Fat's household had Viction on the first charge, while on the second charge actually been attacked and, that sentence third accused did actually Day was reduced to three months'
hard labour. some money to Cheung Po several days afterwards. the jury would, no doubt, find it difficult, if not impossible, to believe that story.
It was suggested that the story
story even Cheung Fat had said he would not believe.
GAOL NEXT TIME
45.642.80
$365,642.80
81 Traffic Accidents
In A Week
In the Colony of Hongkong in- cluding the Island, Kowloon and New Territories during the week ending at 8 am on Saturday, Jan. 20, there were altogether 81 traffic arcidents as the result of which 5 persons were killed and 23 pier- sons were injured.
Of persons killed, three Chinese males, aged 7, 64 and 40 respective-
a 5-year-old girl were-- ly and knocked down and killed by a bus, a tram. a lorry and a private car respectively while crossing the carriageway.
A Chinese male, age 29, died off a moving lorry. from injuries received on falling
of persons injured, 16 were. pedestrians, who were crossing the carriageway and were struck by vehicles.
Charged with unlawfully boarding car passenger were injured as the A bicycle rider and a private
was too improbable to be true, aa steamer in harbohr on Wednes-result of collisions between vehicles.. day night, a Chinese woman was Two lorry passengers were in- aned $50 by Hon. Commander G. Fjured on falling off a moving lorry. Hole at the Marine Court yester- day.
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COLONY HEALTH When defendant was asked what
Three cases of small-pox eleven cases of tuberculosis, three cases of diphtheria and one
case of dysentery were notified to the Health Department on Jan. 24
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she had to say, she replied: have no food and no job, I can't help it."
His Worship warned her that she would be sent to prison the next
time.
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́Of 81 accidents, "38 were colli- slons between vehicles 25 were collisions between vehicles and
pedestrians; 20 accidents were due
to other causes.
TALLYMAŊ
CHARGED
An alleged attempt to frauðu- lently draw $1,600 from the Na- tional City Bank, led to the ap- pearance of Tso Ping, 47, tallyman, and Chan. Po-tak, 40, unemploy→ ed, before Mr. T. J. Houston at the Central Magistracy yester- day.
Defendants were alleged to have attempted to draw money, from the Bank, pretending to be Lau In-pul, aljas Tang Lam
Mr. C. A. Sutherton Russ ap- peared for the complainant.
Hearing was axed for January 30. at 2.30 p.m. .**
Defendants were allowed ball in sum of $1,000 each.
WEDDINGS ATE
REGISTRY
The wedding took place at the Registry, Supreme Court, yester- day, between. Mr. Lim Kuen-yew, merchant, son of Mr. and Mrs. Lim Boon-thin, of No. 92 Queen's Road Central and Miss Li Wal-yin, daughter of Mr. and Mrs, LA Koon- chun, of No. 8, Kennedy Terrace, Hongkong.
Mr.T. B. Whyte-Smith, Registrar of Marriages, oficiated, and the witnesses were the respective fathers of the parties.
Mr. Tam Wa-hang, merchant, residing at No. 388, Lai Chi Kok Road, and Miss Chan Mo-ling, of No. 87, Tai Po Road, and Mr. Mak Fun-ming, of No, 6, Ming Yeung Terrace, and Miss Leung Shuk-ha: residing at No. 22; - Elgin -- Street, ́were also married at, the Registry
yesterday.
Found guilty of exposing inde- cent pictures - ing Hollywood Road on Wednesday, Li Wing-shum, 20, was ordered to be sent out of the Colony as a destitute by Mr. T. J. Houston, at the Central Magistracy yesterday, Det-Sgt. Brooks, who prosecuted, said that the pictures were kept in á bóx and 'defendant charged one cent for a idoMG-THE pictures were ordered to be des- troyed.
Mr. Dinilasy Fagwalls, ut No. Duddell Street, has report loss of clothing and - jeg the value of $200
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