HONGKONG DAILY PRESS
GENERAL
WEALTHY CATTLE DEALER BOUND AND
GAGGED IN WEST POINT: ROBBERY CASE HEARD
FORTHCOMING *
WEDDINGS
The following forthcoming mat-
AT CRIMINAL SESSIONS tages are anounced:
Chinese P.C. Reprimanded By Mr. Justice Lindsell
The story of how a wealthy cattle dealer was robbed of about $5,000 in money and Jewellery after he and his fokis, about 15 persons in all. were bound with wire and gagged with oranges by an armed gang, was unfolded before Mr. Just'es R. E. Lind- sell at the Criminal Sessions yesterday by Mr. E. R. WILLima, Crown Counsel,
Arraigned in the dock were WONG WAL 23, cattle drover, YU LAM 19, unemployed, CHENG CHI, 19. cook, CHEUNG WOOT, 34, vegetable gardener. and KONG CHAK, 23. unemployed.
He
Mr. Chan KaiK, Clerk of the Government Store. residing at No. 508 Nahan Road, ground floor. and Miss Wong Yook-ying, of No. 587 Reclamation Street; ["Door";
Arst
Mr. Letng Iu-kwong, merchant, of No. 54 Pelho Street, and Miss Sing-kee of No. 338 Lalchikok Road,.
JUNK ROBBERY IN BRITISH WATERS
Four Men Gaoled At Sessions
The case in which four men stood charged in connexion with robbery in British waters was con- aluded before Mr. Justice, R. E Lindsell at the Criminal Sessions
GERMANS FROM yea.erday morning. The first ac-
ASAMA MARU
cussed, Chan Wal, was sentenced tive years hard labour and the, others, Chu Tai, Kwok Lai and" Wong Kam-shul to three years'
HANDED OVER hard labour each. The arst de
They were charged with robbing not able to identify any of the Kong Chun-wah of $3,200 injmen in the dock. Hongkong currency. $1,300 in Ch-
Lo Wing-wah also testifled that M. Dockyard, Hongkong. issued others with robbery.
The Naval Intelligence Centre,ceiving stolen property and the tendant was charged with re- nese money, three gold bangles, à four men entered the house. gold pocket watch, gold and fade too, with the others, was bound the following statement to the chain, three gold rings and a pair and gagged by having an orange
press yesterday:
The Jury returned unanimoua of diamond earrings.
Early
verdicts of "gulý" against each of They also stuffed into his mouth,
this morning stood charged with robbing Chan Kong Sing-choy, was positive in having on board nine German A boy. Kanimbla arrived off Yokohama
HMS.the accused.
The Verdicts were Kwal of a wrist watch.
his identification of the Afth de-nationals taken from the
made without retiring. fendant.
Maru.
The robbery was alleged to have occurred at about 7 a.m, on Dec. 30 last at No. 56D, Belchers Street, Cheung Chi and Cheung Woot had pleaded guilty, while the other three were on trial,
ASSTIL
Wong Kan the lorry driver, then told of his surprise at re- to two officials from the Japanese These men were handed over ceiving $10 for a fare for which
Foreign Office in the presence of
Mr. E. H. Willams, Crown Coun- sel, prosecuted, with the assistance of Detective Sub-Inspector R. Cun- ningham,
Carroll Foreman), U Kiy-yiu, K. E The Jury comprised Messrs. W. J.
M. Caudren, SA. Rehman, Wai As soon as the formalities in Mal-lok, A. R. de Pinna and J. G. connection with the handing over
Bats. of the Germans was completed, H.M.S. Kanimbla salled.
he would normally have been paid Captain D.N.C. Tufnell, D.S.O., the only $1 after wh'ch Shek Tu Chief Chinese Detective of Yau-British Naval Attache, Tokyo. mati Police Station, den'ed the al- legations made by the prisoners that they were beaten by the police. These allegations were also strongly denied by Sgt. Friser.
The complainant was Chan Ma- cheung. He was sailing his funk
Mr. Percy Chen, instructed by Mr. M. A. da Silva, appeared for the second defendant, Yu Lam.
The jury comprised Messrs. J. R. A. Fearne (Foreman) Chen Tak ng. Mak Shit-ping. J. M Wal
A Reuter message states that at Mak Mun on Nov. 1s with £ ker, C. A. d'Assumpacao, A. E
the British auxiliary cruiser cargo of wood oll, pigs and copper Gutierrez and Muk Chak-sang.
WTINESS REPRIMANDED Kanimbla (10,985 tons) arrived of cents when his craft was robbed, Mr. Williams said that the When F. C. C12, Ho Shu-fan. Yokohama yesterday with the by five men from another boat, Crown case was that the three took the stand he gave his evid-nine Germans taken from the said Mr. Willians. Three of the men on trial, with the others, had ence in such an unsatisfactory Asama Maru who were handed robbers were armed, one with a agreed to rob Kong Chun-wah and manner, frequently contradicting back to the Japanese authorities. rifle and two with revolvers, that each had a share in the pro-himself that he was severely re-
Twenty-one Germans, all of HERDED BELOW DECK
later, he received information and
examined,
vessel
was
perty. The victim lived at No. Primanded by his Lordship. Ho whom are of military age, were Chan and his men were herded 56D, Belchers Street where he had eventually said that be went or taken off the Japanese liner about below deck while the robbers trans- his office and ing quarters He duty at 8 pm. and when on his 35 miles from the coast of Japan.ferred the cargo, the latter even- also had a safe in which he kept way to Kennedy Town, an hourment protested to Britain over the of another funk. His junk's sails Later, the Japanese Govern-tually departing on the appearance his money and Jewellery
KEYS REMOVED
arrested the first defendant with matter. The Germans were sent were cut and the whom he had been in conversa-shore in a launch and taken to adrift when they were sighted by On the day in question he was tion earlier that evening.
the Yokohama Harbour Master's a steamer and brought to Hong. asleep there with about 15 of his His Lordship said. You have office where their passports were kong, fok's when, about 7 o'clock in the deliberately contradicted yourself morning, he was awakened by and given false evidence," and,
Following evidence for the pro- some men.
About 50 Japanese cameramen secution, frs; accused said he had He was then gagged turning to one of the police off and reporters were on the jetty not known that the goods he had and a towel was thrown over his cers, assisting with the prosecu but the Germans were not per-sold had been stolen. face. The others in the room were tion, he added, "will you see that
mitted to talk. similarly
The whole of the treated. The cattle th's man is reported.”
Second accused said he had not dealer's person was 'searched, his
proceedings were carried out in a known what he had been arrested safe keys removed and money and Crown, his Lorship adjourned the handed over by the Japanese to offence and said he had done it
After hearing the case for the very orderly manner. It is under-for. Jewellery taken from the sate...
stood that the Germans will be Third accused hearing until Monday morning
admitted the After the robbers left they met
the German Consul-General at because he had no food to eat, Wong Kan, a lorry driver, who had parked his vehicle at the
Yokohama and will later beac commodated at the new
Fourth accused also Grandthat he had been innocently ac- declared
cused,
junction of Belchers Street and FREEDOM FOR
North Street, waiting for hire.
The first defendant happened to know Wong Kan and engaged his Jorry to go to a house near the
"
AGED MAN:
Central Theatre ostensibly to re- GIVEN $5
move some furniture. When they
Kwok Shun, aged 71. who ap-
were near the Taiping Theatre, peared on remand before Mr. T however, far away from their ox-J. Houston at the Central Court ginal destination, the men jump-yesterday charged with keeping ed out of the lorry and ran down an opium divan and posesssion of
Mr. Williams then related how
Hotel.
ALLEGED ASSAULT HONGKONG LAND
ON WATCHMAN
Four Sailors Found Not Guilty
INVESTMENT PROFIT
The report of the directors of
Four seamen of the Royal Navy, the Hongkong Land Investment
a side street. Before going, first opium and pipes, was discharged who appeared on remand before and Agency Co, Ltd., states that defendant gave Wong a $10 bank and was given $5 from, the Poor Mr. R. Edwards at the note.
Box.
Central the net pront for the year,, before on information received. the police morning and had been pursuaded employed by the Gloucester Hotel, of buildings by waiting off depre-
Court yesterday, un Wednesday
charged with providing for the amortisation of arrested the accused men at var to give the name of the owner of were Tound Not Guilty were dis-ciation amounts to $1,372,012,77 assault on Lam Mau, watchman Crown Leases and the replacement
on his person.
ACCUSED CHARGED When the men were charged they made certain statements to the police. The statements made by the men on, trial were RS follows-
He appeared
'ployed him...
charged..
tous places and found certain the divan. He was offered his. sums of the stolen money. He also freedom and $5 to start life a new said that a search of the fourth if he would go with a police officer williams, R. D. Reader and
which with $588,638,09 brought accused yielded a $100 bank note and point out the man who era-Rogers, were alleged to have as./priation Account.
The fen, F. Mallstones, G. R. forward from last year has been Kcredited to Pront and Loss Appro- At the Central Court yesterday Gloucester Hotel on Friday night the general meeting of share saulted Lam Mau outside the This report will be presented at Wong Yan, 35, unemployed, the walked into the dock while Kwok taxt which had been ordered for master whom he had pointed out, fendants attempted to enter
Lam told the Court that the de-holders to be held at the offices of was allowed to go frec.
Messrs Jardine. ย
Matheson and Co., Ltd. at noon on Tuesday, a party of customers. He
March 12. per- vented them from entering and
An interim dividend of $1.25 per was assaulted. He could not say share absorbing $375,000 has al- which of the four men assaulted ready been paid and, after writing off $38,200 from land and $223,- TWO MEN RUNNING "
913.28 from building there re- Yu Lam: "I did this because I the Sunday after Saint David's he saw the first and second de- which it is proposed to deal with An Indian constable said that mains a balance of $1,333.537.57
Wong Wal: "I did not go up to the floor. I was asked to stay at North Street. I got $150 in Hong- kong money and $150 in Chinese currency."
SPECIAL SERVICE FOR WELSH
On Sunday morning next, being
hin
Day, a service of particular inter- fendants running from the scene
as follows:
-
was forced to do so by ctretai est to Welsh people will be held and the complainant was on the To pay à Final Dividend
:stances. I merely followed the
others."
in the English Methodist Church, ground. Kong Chak: "I was forced to do! Queen's Road East (opposite the
of $1.50 per share $450,000.00 this matter. I was not willing. Royal Naval Hospital) at 10.15 were discharged at the conclusion
The third and fourth defendants To add to Special Re- I know nothing about the jewel- 3.771.
pairs and Renewals lery, Yu Lam, paid me $500, `His.
Account intention was that I should not
To pay a Bonus tell anyone. I was not present
Stai... during the robbery."
The preacher will be the Rev. Hailstones
of the prosecution's case, while and Williams, who
P. E. Jones, BSc, a recent arrival denied the charge and gave evid-
in the Colony, and the hymns ence, were also discharged. selected are well known" traditional
About a fortnight later, at the Welsh airs. Magistracy, the accused agak It is many years since a service made statements. The first de of this nature was held in Hong- fendant produced a notebook. kong, the last occasion being which was interesting because it
when the Rey, E. G. Powell, of the contained the name of the arta Union Church, was here." defendant. The second accused
said he was in Macgo and won
money by gambling while the CLOUCESTER ROAD
Afth said he was not there and
was mistakenly identided.
EVIDENCE CALLED
ROBBERY
BIRTH CONTROL CHALLENGE
Mothering Sunday will be observed at St Andrew's Church, Kowloon, on Sunday at 11 am. the Vicar, the Rev. J. R. Higgs, B. The sermon will be preached by
A, R. G. .. the subject of
OnY HEALTH
to
To transfer to General
Reserve Account
3.578.83
10,000.00
224,000.00
645,958.74
$1,333,537.57
To carry forward un-
appropriated !!!!
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