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UNEMPLOYED IMPRISONED One month's hard labour was imposed by MP. Lowry yesterday of Tong Sun, 26, unemployed, who "Was“charge!TMwith attempting to steal from Ku Ying-tung, ber box of the London Cafe, Lockhart Rd. $5.384 in Chinese currency at the Central Market on Wednesday.
The
SHOP SUMMONS FAILS
hrst summond under the
Storage
GENERAL
FUNERAL OF OLD RESIDENT
OF COLONY
early closing of Shops Ordinance The total storage in Is and re- was heard before Mr. Sheldon yes-servoirs as at October 1, 1940, was terday against the Choi Yuen 2,238.39 million gallons as com- fruit shop át No. 76, Des Voeux pared with 2.205.63 million gallons
MR. I. CORVETH Road Central.
last year, according to the water
The funeral took place at the Gurchan 8'ngh (3797) said that returns for the month of Septent Roman Catholic Cemetery yester at about 8.20 pm, on the night! ber, Tytam fuk storage was 1-day of the late Mr. Ignacio Cor. of Oct. 9 he visited the shop and 386.78 million gallons compared saw a man purchasing apples. At with 1.327 million gallons last year. 4.15 the shop was still open.
An estimated population of 830,- 000 consumed 41069 million at average consumption" of 24.3 gal- lons per head per day.
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Det. Sub-Insp. Byron said at Lau Tat-cho, managing partner about 245 pm after changing of the shop, said there were no HR $400 into National currency customers after 8 ppt. that day. notes Ku want to the Central Mar-He could not close the door because The rainfall recorded during ket to buy some vegetable. As në the iron grill was being painted. September was 8.5 follows: was coming down the stairs defen-
The summons was dismissed. Botanical Gardens 2.85 Ins; Tytam dant went up and tried to snatch
Defendant was represented by Tuk 429; Tytam 3.54: Wongref Mr. H. A. de B. Botelho, while Sub-chong 3.26: Pokfulam 200; Aber- Insp. T. McMahon was for the pro-deen 3.17. secution.
the money which was wrapped up in a place of cloth. Defendant however, managed to hold on to it, Two fokis in the markėt came on the scene and arrested defen- dant.
ASSAULT CHARGE," Charged with assaulting Lau Chan, 26, outside the Wing Fat Co. on Sept. 28, Wong Kwan, 40, was remanded 24 hours by Mr. Ħ G. Sheldon to see what compensation he could pay to complainant.
Medical evidence was given yes-
A
THE MAINLAND
PRISONERS, DEATHS
A total storage of 3,382,09 million Inquiries into the deaths of four gallons was recorded for the Main prisoners, who died in the Erison land reservoira as compared with hospital at Stanley, were held at 3.495.72 mullion gallons as at Oct. the Central Magistracy yesterday 1, 1939. Jubilee Reservoir had 3- with Mr. Sheldon sitting as Coron-704.60 as against 2,888.07 millon er.
gallons last year.
In all cases a verdict of, death from natural causes Was
turned by the jury.
The deceased were Lam On, 29, who was convicted on Aug. 20 and
An estimated population of 770.000 consumed a total of 429.60 million gallons as compared with 385.83 for the same period last year at an average, consumption
terday by Dr. Griffiths who stated that the mark on complainant's sentenced to two months' hard laor 18.6 gallons per head per day. face, in his opinion, would be per-bour, Lum Sam, 37, serving a six
manent.
Defendant pleaded guilty but stated that he had no intention of causing complainant any harm.
Sgt. Pockson prosecuted.
EUROPEAN. FINED Mrs. F. Fitzroy was fined $15 by Mr. Sheldon before whom she was summoned for failing to renew
the licence of car No. 3023 on Sept
28,
Mr. Fitzroy pleaded guilty on behalf of his wife.
| months' term, Lai Wins, 30, under.
SEPTEMBER SHOWERS. Rainfall recorded during Seb
going eight days, and Chan Tal.tember was as follows:-Royal Ob- 42: serving 12 weeks" term.
servatory 3.583 inches: Shing Mun-
veth, who died at the Queen Mary Hospital on Tuesday after a long Uness. He was 50 years of age; FT. A. Rossella officiated.
The late Mr. Corveth was an old resident of Hongkong, and had been connected with the Russo-
Astatic Bank, Arnold Karberg and Messers. Lane, Company, and
He was a keen Crawford Ltd. sportsman "in his time, being a good football player, and was also an enthusiast, in hunting game birds. He received his schooling at the Diocesan Boys' School.
were
The principal mourners Mr. J. G. Corveth, brother, and Mr. 3. Fonseca; nephew,
Among those who attended were Messrs. M. Baptista. F. Rodrigues,
Joantino, N. Maher, J. B. Lan dolt, S. Victor, J. Fonseca, A. Del- endo, J. O. Remedios, A. Baptista, J. Vieira, J. Remedios. L. A. Gutler- rez, Mrs. M. A. Gutierrez, Miss A. Gutierrez, Mrs. Roza, Mrs. Baptis- 18. the Misses Baptista, Mrs. and others. Vieira, Messrs. A. V. and M. Barros,
Į
Wreaths were sent by Mother,
Dr. A. FL. Barwell, prison medicat officer, testified to the cauzes of No. 1) 3.74: Shing Mun (No. 2)rony and Sonny, Joao and Linda, I
which
death tuberculosis, syphilis.
were pulmonary
abeese Jiver
and
3.24; Shing Mun (No, 3) 3.00 Shing Mun (No. 4) 2.46: Shing Mun (No. 5) 235; Kowloon 3.42; Shekilpul 3.37; Talpo 4.31; Fan- The following comprised the juries:-Messra: J. Roscoe (foreng 678; Un Long 3.42 Tai Lam many, M. A Salleh and Leang Chung 1.74. Shiu-po: "
Messry Cheng Bew (foreman), J. FRAUDULENT CONVERSION"
C. B1 and Ng Wing-hing, " Appearing before Mr. K. M. A
Mess. M Williamson (fore- Barnett yesterday on four countsman, A. N. MacKenzie and K. B.
of fraudulent conversion of various sums of money, Hung Ming-shum, 21; shop fok!, was bound over i the sum of $56 to be of good be haviour for one year on the nist three counts and sentenced to two months" hard labour on the fourth
count.
The charges against Hung were on Sept. 17, Sept. 24 and Oct. 1 he fraudulently converted the sums
Ylp.
The total rainfall recorded by the Royal Observatory from Jan. 1. 1940, to Sept. 30, was 80,470 ins.. as compared with 112.690 ins. dur- ing the corresponding period läst year.
BICYCLE MEFT Lu Wal, 19, unemployed, was sentenced to two months' hard-
Sgt. Cullinan added that de- labour and placed under police fendant was a married man and supervision for two years when he had 10 children and a father and was convicted on a charge of lar- mother to support" ceny of a bleycle before Mr. Shel- don yesterday.
Insp. Portallien prosecuted.
OPIUM POSSÈSSION
SALE OF FLAGS
Eddie and Rosle, Joë' and" Corrine, Mr. and Mrs. H. L de Bouza, Mr. and Mrs. Sham Ching-cheing, Mr. and Mrs. Edward Lee and family, Mrs. H. K., Hyder. Mrs. C. Gutler-
Y. M. Tao, G. Tia and the New rez and daughter. Mrs. L. Ismall. Majestic Boys Staff.
SEPTUAGENARIAŃ AS DEFENDANT IN CLAIM
A sèptuagenarian figured as de- fendant in an action before Mr. Justice Williams at the Summary Court yesterday.
The
A man fld a married woman;
man was Lan Kong-hon, Leung Kim-hung, 27, cät cleaner, (allas Lau Fan-yok,sof No. 3, Woo-
nd Kwan Chi-ming, 37," were sung Street, Kowloon, and the
of $34.58. $14.15 and $14.75 which Two stevedores, Chan Fuk, and charged before Mr. Lowry yester plaintiff was a 19-year-old woman, were entrusted to him by Márị LỊ Ping, appeared before Mday with organising a street sale L Me-yuok, alias Li Keng-far, of Yuk-leung:"accountant for pay-Lowry yesterday charged with the of badges without a permit from No. 70, Cheung Sha Wan Road, his ment to the Hongkong Electric Co. passession of 60 taels of opium, the RCA., and taking part in a former concubine.
A fourth charge against Hung valued at $680.
street sale, respectively, on Oct, 9. was that he fraudulently converted" Mr. W. A Mackinlay pleaded 5670 entrusted to him by three dif-guilty on behalf of first defendant ferent Arms for payment to the, and not gallty for second;" Hongkong Electric Co: on Oct. 9.
CHILD ILL-TREATED
beat her because she told me
The action was brought follow- Det. Sub-Insp. Byron said on Oct, ing unsuccessful attempts by the a second defendant was seen by a plaintiff in obtaining the return detective selling flags in Hiller of her belongings from the defen- Revenue Officer W. V. Ahern ac- Street. She had a box on which dant and she claimed $1,000 being cepted the pleas and withdrew the was the words. Hongkong Chinese money placed in the defendant's charge against second defendant. Employee Association. Questioned, safe keeping and the value of gold a lie," stated Pang Kam, 24, widow, A fine of $3,000, in default, six she said she was sent to sell flags omaments, furniture and clothing.
months' hard labour was imposed and the oplum was confiscated.
BURGLAR CONVICTED Convicted of larceny and breach Pang was stated to have wilfully of an expulsion order, Chan Lam. assaulted a child, Wong Cheuk, in 26, unemployed, was sentenced by
of No. 8 Canal Boad East, second floor: yesterday: when she was charged with 1-treatment of a chid before: Mr: Shaldon.
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by the first defendant:
Mr M. A da Silva appeared for First defendant admitted he was the plaintiff, while Mr. G. 8. Ford In charge and was responsible for was for the defence. organising the sale:
First defendant was fined or 21 days, while second defendant
AT KOWLOON
& manner likely to cause her um- "Mr. Himsworth to 12 months in was fined $5 or seven days. necessary suffering or injury to her prison for both charges, health!
It was stated that défendant and Insp. H. Fraser, of the SCA two others not in custody broke said the girly stated that she was into house No. 91, Prince Edward beaten with a wooden bed buck Road, ground floor about.3 a.m. on trap-on the thigh, legs and arms. October 1 and stole five pieces of Several bruise marks were found clothing. on: her body:-
Pang was fined $50, in default; seven weeks!: Harde labout:
Mr. Silva sald that the plaintiff was married to the defendant as a concubine about five years ago. Arising from Jealousies on the part of the "old-man" the plaintiff was virtually kept prisoner in "a room behind bars
PLAINTIFF RESCUED THEFT OF BICYCLES Three Chinese, Chan Muk-hing. to the B.C.A. raided the defendant's Miss P. Harrop Lady Assistant 20 Lau Piu,. 17, and Chung, Fal-premises on Aug. 1 and rescued the
The burglars were seen by a yuen, 19, appeared before Mr, E. plaintiff, witness who informed the Police Himsworth yesterday, on a charge
Giving evidence, Li Mel-yuok, the
A party of police headded by Chi-of larceny of three bicycles by plaintiff said that when she" was DID NOT PAY FINE
nese detective Lau Kuen arrived at ballee. Cheung Sul-suri; of-Nó; 53; (Ting the scene to see the thieves escap-
14 years old, she received a letter Yip. Ming, 24. was, charged with from the defendant, a paragraph Street; first floor, was charged being with their booty. The defen- receiving the stolen bicycles, of which stated "If you are ́u vir- tors Mr. Sheldon yesterday for fadli dant was climbing the wall when' Sgt. Morrison, prosecuting, said gin girl I will give you a gold ing to pay her fine into Cmart. the detective came up and pulled that the first three defendants bangle.""
Cheung, was fined $20 on Bept, his leg. He kicked the detective went to a bicycle shop at No. The hearing was adjourned to 18 for failing to screen her lights on his chest and knocked him down 149. Tung Chot Street, on Thurs Nov. 5, at 10a.m. during the black-out on Aug 277 on the ground.
day to hire three bicycles. "They | After- she was sentenced to 14!
failed to return them, days' imprisonment a man said he would pay the fine.
The accused continued his fight but the detective drew out his re- volver and shot the defendant in the leg.
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On information received police: arrested the second and defendant's husband died about Sgt. Ferrier prosecuted,
third defendants at Taipo. The 10 months ago leaving her three STOLE FROM POLICEMEN
SHROFF BOUND OVER. two defendants in turn "Informed Caughters, and a two-year-old boy, Three unemployed Chinese were Remarking that he had bee
the police that the first and They were living in extreme before Mr Sheldon yesterday on guilty of a most serious offence fourth defendants were at Lal poverty On Beptember 23 charges of larceny and receiving Mr. GT Lowry bound over Tag The others were arrested and the accused who paid her 143 as a Tung Vilage with the bicycles, presented the boy to the second stolen property.
Lalup641 hotel shroff; in zno Lam Kwok-bing, 22" was charged sum of 350 for six months when bicycles recovered "They were token of good luck The BCA, with stealing a cigarette case and he was convicted on a curge of The arst, defendant was bound made and boy waliwal treated rupees has been cabled to the
valued at $25 engh
was informed and an Inguiz was A further gift of two lakhs of two jackets, belong to Sgt. Fer forging a hill of sale with intent over in the sum of $10, and to be rier, and Sgt. Bodle, from car No. to defraud the Goncester Hotel expelled. The second accused was by the 6 to redne
Insp Noretum was authorised Mr Ministry in London by the Wor Madras Government War, Pund 3053 at Morrison Hull Road, on Mr. M. d'A'mads Remedios, fined $30 or aix weeks to prison ship to bind the two accused over for the purchase of aircraft, se Thursday,
"pleading in mitigation for deten-
cording to the Madras Radin Chan Pak-leung, 20, and Tang dant, said that owing to financial The third defendant was senin the sum of sit each Tsing-tsuen, 20, were charged with difficulties defendant yielded to
tenced to two months, in prison The second defendant sald that alding and abetting first defendant temptation that day. He said de fourth defendant was sentencedy
and to be expellta, while the she, intended, to adopt, the child.
havar injured and caused:"the and with receiving stolen pro fendant had been employed by the..
PIRACY, CHARGE..
death of a man, Chan Chien to three monthà' imprisonment perty
firm for three-years, and asked and to be expelled after the term:
Hearing was fixed for. October
WOMAN, FINED $150 h's Worship to bind over daten.
17 by Me" Himsworth- yesterday A fine of $150 or, in default, The last two accused had pre-when Ho Lung-chal, 29, allas Ho three months in prison was im dant makes
vious consictions Det-Bgt Cullinan said on Oct
Kam-chnen, of No. 57) Canton posed by Mr. Hinsworth yester Evidence was given by Mr. War- 8 the No 1 bay left the cake and
WOMEN" BOUND OVER
Road, fray floor, was charged with day on Ho 20, 54, mistress OF ront and Mr. 8. N. Gully who sald sweet counter in the change of Cheng Yuk, 34, widow, and Li piracy, - < WORE class II boat No. 1821V, for lar- they saw first defendant with two another boy. During his absence Po-ying, 34, married womany were The defendant was alleged to ceny of one ton of coal from the jackets on h's arm and, becoming a European customer bought 2-lbs charged before. Mr Himsworth have assaulted" and put in fear Kowloon Naval, can
property suspicious, went down and arrest, of chocolate for $150, yesterday, with unlawful transfer, of their liver cartain mariners of the Admiralty, and for having ed him
The next day, it was found that possession, custody, or control of and others in a ship named Heung in bar possession 30 fathoms of First defendant was remanded the bil had been altered to read another person for valuable con- Shun Lee, trading/jmr Nó "TWIE," three-inch Manila ona: week while the second and tlớn lớp. 31,20) When questioned sideration
Jon Peb. 24, Sky
lable believed to have been stolen third accused were each sentenced, defendant, admitted, having alter-
ctor Moreton of the BCA, MES(accused oftheft and The coal and the vippewers to one month's karu HELGET, Led the bill,
prosecuting, said that the
fimmediately before this piracy.id
Second defendant denied both charges against him;
Det-Bgt. Morrison prosecuted.
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