HONGKONG DAILY PRESS
GENERAL
BLACKBURN COMMITTED TWO RINGER FUNERAL OF MR.
TO SESSIONS ON
BROTHERS
MANSLAUGHTER CHARGE IN COLONY
CHARLES BLACKBURN, LANCE-SERGEANT OF THE HONG- KONG POLICE FORCE, charged with the manslaughter of a Shan- tung constable," was committed to the next Criminal Sessions by Mr....
·G. T. Lowry at the Central Magistracy yesterday.
Blackburn is alleged to have caused the death of P.C. D.233. Wong Shan-yee, at Des Voeux Road Central, near Wardley Street, on Sept. 12.
The accused reserved his de fence.
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WERE ARRESTED.
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IN JAPAN
Two Britons. who were recently arrested in Japan on chartes of alleged espionare, are in the Col- ony, on their way to join the In- dian Army."
H. SEATS LARGE ATTENDANCE.
MANY WREATHS"
The funeral,took place at the Colonial Cemetery-yesterdayof Mr. Harold Seats, who died at the Royal Naval Hospital on Thursday a prolonged illness. after Rev. Charles Strong officiated at the graveside.
The
At
When asked what had happened accused told witness that he had
A native of Gillingham, Kent, Mr. J. P. Murphy, Assistant ordered P.C. D.333 to get off a bus
the late Mr. Seats had been in the Colony for about four years. Crown Solicitor, appeared for the opposite the Bank. He hit the
They are. Mr Michael Ringer, the time of his death, he was an prosecution, while Mr. J. M. d'Al-constable on the jaw and the lat- mada Remedios was for the de ter fell on to the pavement.
who was in charge of the family employee of the Naval Dockyard. fence.
The reason he hit the constable. shipping business at Shimonoseki, The late Mr. Seats left a widow, Mr. Hin-shing Lu held a watch-accused told witness, was that and Mr. V. Ringer who was in who is now an evacuee in Austra- six children, Patricia, ing brief on behalf of deceased's after alighting from the bus the charge or the branch at Namsakta, and family.
deceased waved a pocket book in They were arrested at the same Peter, Farnela; Michael, Norah and his face and swore at him. When time but did not know of this until Timothy.. accused told deceased he would their release seven weeks later. report him the latter replied,
Mr. V. Ringer said that they Don't be silly." Accused then last
for the constant questioning.
Dr. T. K. Llem, medical officer of Queen Mary Hospital, was recalled yesterday and said that the guts . on the deceased's lips, in his
opinion, could have been caused his temper and hit the constable were reasonably well treated except by a blow from a fist. The trac-on the jaw. ture of the skull, sald witness, was probably "caused by deceased fall- ing to the ground, the injury to the brain making this probable.
Hsia Chun-kuang, doormar of the Hongkong and Shanghal Bank, said that on Sept. 12 he was on duty at the Des Voeux Road entrance of the Bank About 6.30 pm. he saw a European striking. a Chinese constable. Witness sald he was inside the glass door but had a clear view.
There were many friends pre- sent yesterday, Including Engineer Cap, C. R. Hoare, Lt.-Comdr. H. G R. Binning. Lt. G. R. C. Cole, Lt. Mayo, CE, R. A. Bonfield, Chief P.O. Lifton, Petty Officer. Grocock, Insp. Clark continued that ac- GENERAL SUSPICION
Mr. and Mrs. H. Evans Mrs. Red- "Apparently." said Mr. Einger, wood, Messrs. C. Jenkins, W. Jen- cused told him that the constable was outside and he went out to
"the reason for the arrests was kins. L. Williamson, E. Edwards. see deceased who was bleeding through the nose and ear but was more a general suspicion of Brl-Goodyer, Wise, Perrin, V. Smith, I Huddleston, Grainger, Budden, H. think the arrests were largely in-Blake, E Fowler, P. Holloway, W. quite conscious. He then sent de-tons than anything specific.
spired by Germany," added Mr. Knight, H. Bell, H. Burnett, S. ceased to Queen Mary Hospital.
Ringer.
Lane, W. Nobbs, E. Ware, F. Bon- sey. A. Wood and many Chinese workmen.
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ABRASION ON FINGER
Insp. Clark said that when ac- At the trial, which was held in cused came in to make the report camera, both brothers were found
A wreath from "Loving widow he had an abrasion on the first guilty. Mr. V: Ringer was sentenc-
and children was interred with Anger of the right hand but wased to 18 months' imprisonment,
the casket quite sober.
spread over five years: Mr. M.
THE WREATHS Witness then asked accused to Ringer was sentenced to 14 months
Other wreaths were sent by the make a written report of the whole to spread over four years.
Accused Iater handed These sentences have been sus-following:-
Paddy and Ernte, Engineer Cap- signed type-written pended to enable them to leave'
Japan but could be enforced itain C. R. Hoare, F. H. Wilkinson and E. P. Wasser, Commander of they returned within the period.
Dockyard and Staff, the officer,
"FLAKED OUT" Sub-Insp. W. L. Clark said he was on duty on Sept. 12 at the Central Police Station charge incident. room. At 4 p.m. he, detalled ac-witness cused on patrol duty. Accused statement.
came back to the charge room
about 8.35 p.m. and said he had Sub-Insp. J. O'Donovan gave just "flaked out" a Shantung con-formal evidence of where the in- stable.
eldent occurred.
ROUND THE POLICE COURTS
OPIUM CHARGE Appearing before Mr
Sheldon.
Mr. V-Ringer is accompanied by Construction Dept. HM Naval his wife and daughter.
Yard. Hongkong, Superintending Civil Engineers Department Staff.. all Members of S.EE Dept. Mem- mother in 1939 owing to peor cir- bers of the CE Drawing Office, Chargemen's Association cumstances, while the second girl The stated that she was also transfer- (Hongkong Branch), the Chief red to the defendant by her mo- E.R.A. and Shipwright Tarantula, Outdoor Staff of Naval Store ther in Fatshan.
Both girls said they were very Dept., In Memory of a Good Com- Afloat Bection, the Superintendent panion - from the CE Dept., and Members of the Royal Naval Yard Police, the CE Dept., Shop Chargemen, the staff of the Bioter Department, the Hongkong Branch of the Admiralty Draughtsmen's Association members of the Civil
AT CENTRAL PETROLEUM CONFISCATED. on remand yesterday. Tse Leung, well treated and had expressed a
35, unemployed, charged with pos- desire to stay with defendant. Thinking that it would be a good session of 18 taels of prepared
Defendant said as he did not buy speculation and that the price of opium on Oct. 2, was fined $1,000, the girls and he paid them every petroleum might go up, a Chinese in default, two months.
Insp. month, he thought there was no shop toki bought up a big store of Portallion said yesterday that de- need to notify the S.CA. petroleum. But he did not get 'fendant had two previous Convic- licence for the storage of the goods!tions, which resulted his being charged
at the Central Magistracy yester. day...
PARKING OFFENCES Summoned before Mr. Sheldon
SNATCHER CONVICTED
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 5. 1940. —PAGE
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Four months' hard labour was Service Clerical Association, Chl- Receiving
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Charge Dismissed
imposed on Chan Kwong, 30, un-nese Staff Afloat Bection, CE employed, by Mr. G. T. Lowry Yes Depot., Dockyard Recreation Club, terday when he was convicted on Mr. Yu Wal-wah and Mr. Ip Kun- The man, Wong Yun, 29, was yesterday for parking his car on a charge of snatching a handbag im. charged before Mr. H. G. Sheldon Sept. 9 in the Chater Road car from Wong Tak-yee, 30, spinster, with the possession of 970 tins of park in excess of the time limit, st Des Voeux Road Central, near DR.
Charges of receiving stolen pró-- petroleum without a licence, and H. M. Howell, of No. 5. Des Voeux the Wing On Co., on Thursday.
perty against Lo Man, 35, master with allowing 400 gallons of petro- Road Central, second floor, was Det. Sgt. J. R. Sykes sald com- leum to be on the Praya in tins Aned $5.
plainant and a friend were waiting Funeral services for the late Dr. of trading junk T4481H, and five which were not marked on the out- Appearing for a similar offence for a tram when defendant came George Chien Hsu, who died from other men were dismissed by the ade with the name and description at the same car park on Sept. 10. from behind and snatched her a heart attack on Sept. 26, will be Magistrate, Mr. S. F. Balfour, at of such goods.
D. C. B. Nilsen, c/o Jardine, Mathe-handbag. Defendant ran towards held at St. John's Cathedral this the District Court, South, yester- Insp. F. T. J. Portaillon prose-son Ltd, was also fined $5.
the praya but was arrested by a morning at 10 o'clock. Rev. James day. cated
Defendants were discharged fol- constable.
Wong, of Christ Church, will off- It was found that 400 gallons of
4 A.M. BURGLARY
The handbag containing $20 in clate while Bishop Hall will pro-lowing an application by the pro- secution for withdrawal of the roleum Mad been purchased Charged with burglary at No. 51.
Sgt. A procession will form at No. 21 charges against defendants. from a filling station in Hennessy Leighton Hill Road on Thursday money and articles, was recovered, nounce the Benediction.
JUNK MASTER KINED Road and removed. to the Hop at 4 am, Leung Kai, 31, unemploy-
Kent Road, Kowloon Tong, at 8 Michie, prosecuting, sald that the Charged with possession of 500 Hing coolyard.
distinguished Jürist will be taken the six men. hard labour by Mr. Bheldun at the tins of kerosene oil on board Junk when the remains of the late police could offer no case against Mr. C. Y. Kwan was to have ap- Central Magistracy yesterday. De- No. 3296H at a place other than to the Yaumati, Ferry for trans-
peared for all but one of the de- fendant stole eleven pieces of a dangerous goods anchorage, to
wit, Shaukiwan harbour, on Oct, i port to the Cathedral clothing.
Following the funeral services, fendants, who were charged with 2, the master of the junk, Leung, the casket will be borne In a pro- unlawfully receiving at Cheung Mr. K. F. Wong. for the defence,
Kan, allas Chow Tung, 35, a cession along Lower Albert Road Chau Harbour, 200 bags of ferti sald a fine would be sufficient.
fined $150 by Mr. K. M. A. Barnett to Queen's Road Central from lizer, 800 tins of kerosene, 27 cases Remarking that it was a serious
Four Chinese appeared before pesterday. matter Mr. Sheldon ordered the Mr. Sheldon yesterday on a charge
D'Agullar Street and thence to the of tooth paste, 25 cases of sulphu- Sgt. Kinloch said the Police Yat Pit Pavilion where friends ric acid and 120 old bicycle tyres, confiscation of the goods, valued at of robbery at No. 423, Lockhart boarded the junk on Wednesday at will pay their last respects.
knowing these to have been stolen $8,000.
Road on Sept. 19.«
about 9.30 p.m. during a routine From the pavillon the procesor unlawfully received outside the Three of the accused, Li Yuk, 28. search and found the kerosene.
alon will proceed to the Tung Wah waters of the Colony. street coolie. "Au Chim, 36, unem-
Hospital Coman Home where the casket will be placed in a vault pending future burial.
Insp. Portaillon pointed out that It was dangerous to the coalyard and asked that the goods be con-
fiscated.
FORGED NOTES ALLEGED
ed, was sentenced to four months'
Insp. Portallion prosecuted.
ALLEGED ROBBERY
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AT KOWLOON
EVADED FERRY FARE
•
Alleged to have in their posses-ployed atter, and Au Tim, 27, tin-
POLICE REPORTS sion a large quantity of forged smith, were alleged to have robbed
Mrs. A. L. Potter, of No. 110, The bank notes on Oct. 2. Ip Book, 59, James Ford of a quantity of jewel-
Hundreds of messages of con- described as an ex-official of the lers, gold and diamond rings and
dolence have come to the bereaved Peak, has reported the theft of a woollen Jumper from car No. Chinese Government, and Lam
a fountain pen, while the fourth
family, among them being those King, 35, described as a concubine, accused" is alleged to have coun- Lau Kit, Tse Po-man, Lam from Generalissimo Chiang Kai-2088.parked outside No. 483, The appeared before Mr. Sheldon at the salied, procured or abetted the Su-ping, and Ko Chitto were shek, President of the Executive Peak, on Thursday, Central Magistracy yesterday. three accused in committing the charged before Mr. QA. A. Mac Yuan, Yu Yu-jen, President of
ID's address was given as No. 17, crime.
İfadyen yesterday with evading the Supevisory Yuan; Tai Chuan- Wong Tal-pang, member of the Wanchal Road, second floor. and The four defendants were fur.ferry fare on a Journey from, haten and Ch Shis-hua, President crew of a steamer travelling be- Lam's as No. 6 Canal Road East ther alleged to have been armed Shamsuipo to Hongkong.
with knives in committing the rob- bery.
$10.
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CULTRACY
and Vice-President respectively of tween Hongkong and Australia, third floor.
Each of the accused was aned the Examination Yuan; Sun Fo. has reported to the police that he Mr. Alfred B. K. Lau is represent-
President of the Legislative Yuan; had 228 Australian Hng both defendanta
Insp. Portallion applied for and :PROTECTED AREA
Chu Cheng, Président of the Judi stolen from his cabin on Sept. 27. Insp. P. I. J. Portallion was was granted a remand of 72 hours. Cheung Pun-yan, Leung Fu, Tsor cial Yuan; General L Leh-chun,
Utilising poles, sticks and other granted a formal remand of fi2 {**
POSSESSION OF WARDS Ngau and Tang Chol, appeared former Chairman of the National homes.
before Mr. E. Himsworth yester Government; Gen. La Han-wen, weapons, two rival gangs staged The bank notes alleged to have Appearing before Mr. H. G. been in accuseds possession were: Sheldon yesterday on two charges day on a charge of trespassing into a Chairman of the Kwangtung Pro- & free-for-all in the West Point 14 Central Bank of China 5-of falling to notify the 8.CA, of protected area, Kowloon Godowns, vincial Government; Esu Ching- district on Thursday and six tung Army Corps; Mao Tse-injured, were sent to the Queen Yuan notes, 150 Kwangtung Pro- the possession of two wards, Chau on Thursday, and were each aned tang. Commander of the Kwang-street coolles, who were seriously
Chu Teh and tính
Pang Mary Hospital. The police were vincial Bank $5 notes, 350 Char- Choi, 53, unemployed, of No. 18, $5, in default. two weeks in prison,
STOLE RUBBER
Tehhwal, Commander in summoned and dispersed the par- tered Bank of India, Australla and Kwong Ming Street second door,!
Convicted for stealing a quantity Chief and Vice Commander ticipants. China $10 notes, 75 Canton Mini- was fined $10 on each count. elpal Bank $5 notes, 119 Govern Chau was stated to have on or of rubber from the Koulogn respectively of the 8th Route"
The loss of his Austin Beven ment of Btraits Settlements $3 about May 19 brought into the Col. Godowns on Thursday, Chan Yee Army: and Yeh Ting, Comman notes, 50 Javasche Bank 25-Guild-rony Li Mut, allas Shun Yes, 11, kwan, coolie of the Godovas, was der-in-Chief of the New 4th Route motor car. So. 901, which was er notes, 16 Republica Mexicana and on or about Dec. 4, 1939, an- bound over in $10 for one year by Army, and many others from parked outside St. Teresa's Ho- leaders of the various professions pital, Prince Edward Road, on 10-Pesos notes, two United States other girl, Chau Yau, 12, into the Mr. Himsworth yesterday.
as well as from numerous private Thursday, has been reported to THEFT OF IRON WIRE
the police by Father Granelli, Charged before Mt. Haworth individuals, Insp. W: Fraser, of the BCA, yesterday,
Rector of St. Teresa's Church, with stealing even
Kowloon Tong. une Banque de Lindo-Chine 1 said on Thursday a lady inspector pounds of iron wire from the Plastre note, one Banco Americano visited a ward of the SCA at the Kowloon Dockyard on Thursday. charged with piracy on Feb, 24.DATA Guatemala 1-Fest note, 41 That above address and found the two Chang Sun way sentenced to six land 8-17cal notes, and 799 Cen- girls there tral Bank of China $10 notes. knowing them to be forged
of Amer ca $20 notes, two Javasche Colony, and falled, to notify the
F Bank 50-Glu der notes, 139 Banque BCA, within one week.
de Indo Chine Piastre noter,
The first girl stated that she was transferred to defendant by her
weeks in prison,
FIRAUT CHARGE Ho Lung-chal, 29, tho was
was remanded again for one week A table cloth valued at sio was when he appeared before Elimsworth yesterday.
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stolen from the hillard room at Gun Club Hill betwee midni on Wednesday and am Thursday
Tel. 28151.
IN DARKEST HAMPSHIRE
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