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PUBLIC AUCTION.
to sell by
GENERAL
ROUND THE POLICE COURTS SYSTEMATIC
AT CENTRAL
BURGLARY SEQUEL
AT KOWLOON
WOMEN IN COURT
SWINDLING ALLEGED AT
A burglary nt Messra. Woo and Woo and Company, had a sequel juveniles, appeared before Mr. F before Mr. Lowry yesterday, when Himsworth yesterday on charges Undersigned have received Lam. Chiu, 33, unemployed, ap- of larceny Tatructions
peared on a charge of breaking) The accused were Chong Lin, 22, into the office and stealing Aspinster, Or Yuk, 17, spinster, a silver ink-stand,, and a quantity 14-year-old girl and a 10-year-old of clothing.
gdri. Acting Sub-Insp. Fowlie said All defendants were charged that defendant was arrested by with larceny of a metal necklace,
ja metal bangle, Sgt. Mackenzie In Wanchat
a pair of stock- Two months' hard labour was ings front No. 178, Nathan Road, imposed.
property of Mrs. 9. Fisher, and pair of shoes from No. 224A, Nathan Road,
rour spinsters, including two MAHJONGG
PUBLIC AUCTION
On
Friday, the 7th February, 1941
commencing at 2.30 p.m.
at their Sales Room, No. 35.. Hankow Road, Kowloon..
A QUANTITY OF VALUABLE HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE
Comprising:~~
Teakwood Bedsteads. Divans, Wardrobes, Chests of Drawers, Dressing Table, Bideboards, Dining Tables, Armchairs, Chairs, Dinner Waggons. Chesterfield Sultes, Desks, Bookcases, Glass Cabinets, Folding Screens, Tables, etc.. etc..
also
y
POSSESSION OF LETTERS Arrested in possession of three letters at the Po Tak Wharf, Con- naught Road Central, for
First accused was additionally the charged with larceny of a pair of stockings and unlawful possession
purpose of sending them out of
SUCCESSFUL CLAIM FOR
DEPOSIT-
Main
A successful action for salary The alleged signals agreed upon and the return of his deposit of between herself and plaintif in $1,500 was brought by a cashier. what she alleged to be systematic Shin King-chuen, of 183 swindling at mah-jongg games Street, Shaukiwap. against his were given by Tang Pui-sang. allas former employer, Lam Ming-shu, Mrs. Hul. at the resumed hearing alias Lam Sam, trading under the of the action for slander brought name of S.C. Lay & Co., before the Atholl Mac- by Chan Pau-shi of No. 430, Na-Chief Justice, Sir than Road, against Chan Yee Koo, Gregor, at the Supreme Court yes- of No. 22, Hillwood Road.
terday.
Mr. Alfred Y. Hon appeared for Chan Pau-shi, and Mr. F. H. Loseby for Chan Yee-koo. The case was heard at the Summary Court be- fore Mr. Justice Williams.
Tsang Yung; a witness for the
sum of
Plaintiff claimed the $121.50 as salary due and the re- turn of $1,500 in deposit, as well
damages.
Mr. Percy Chen, instructed by Mr. Alfred S. K. Lau, appeared for
ly represented and was not in Court.
the Colony other than by post, of three raincoats, a pair of shorts introduced to her by plaintif and / plaintiff, Defendant was not legal-
Lal Yik-shan, 52 unemployed, was and a plece of silk reasonably fined $15 by Mr. Lowry yesterday. suspected to have been stolen.
HEAVY FINES
A similar fine was imposed, on Det-Sgt. A. F. Estall, asked for Ho Chak. 23, who was found with a remand of 48 hours which was three letters at the Po Tak Wharf, {granted.
For possession of 14 letters at the Tung On Wharf, Chan Siu- fan, 18, office boy, was fined $10. Sgt. W. Williamson prosecuted
defence, stated that Mrs. Hul was
that they often played mah-Jongg together. Plaintiff and Mrs. Hul invariably sat down to the same game, and they won most of the
time. 2.
Witness then went on to describe A fine of $200 or, in default an incident in which plaintiff was three months in prison was im- alleged to have broken a pair of posed by Mr. Himsworth yesterday cards although she was waiting FINED FOR ASSAULT
on Yip Kum-shiu, 56, master of ato win a game. Tang Hung. 30 coal coolle, was cargo boat, for stealing 24 tons of
FINED $600
:
LOOKING AT CARDS
His Lordship also awarded dam- ages amounting to $40.50, half a
month's salary.
TRUE MEANING OF SUPERIOR MAN.
A scholarly talk on "The true Carpets, Rugs, Cutlery, Or fined $15 by Mr. Sheldon yester-coal, property of the Kowloon Cross-examined at length by Mr. meaning of a superior Man" WAS naments, Curlos, E.P., Brass, Glass day for assaulting Kwok Hon- Naval Docks.
Hon, witness agreed that she and given by Prof. (Miss) Sinn Yuk- and Procelain Ware, Gramo-kuen, 28, driver No. 242, and Lau Est. Stevens, of RN.DP., prose-plaintiff were very good friends up ching, Professor of Chinese Litera- phones, Records, Electric Table Lan. 28, tram conductor, in Des cuting," said that defendant, was to the beginning of last year.ture of Lingran University, at the Lamps and "Heaters, Pictures, Voeux Road West,
employed by the Docks to trans-Questioned as to the practice of weekly tiff meeting of the Hong- Clocks, Cooking Utensils, etc., etc.
Sub-Insp. T. A. Hughes pro- port coal from the Docks to looking at another player's cards, kong Y's Men's Club at the St. steamer. The coal was found in witness stated that that was usual Francis Hotel yesterday afternoon. secuted.
various parts of the boat.
among her circle of players.
Prof. Sinn is the sister of Mr. Peter A mistress of a cargo boat, Tang Pui-sang, alias Mrs. Hu, H. Sin. A FEW PIECES OF BLACKWOOD│A fine of $600 with the alter
native of nine months hard Leung Yup, 42, who was similarly the alleged partner of plaintiff, in labour, to be followed by banish- charged with stealing the ton of her evidence-in-chief stated that
The first qualification of a Su- fined Was
two she was taught the various signals perler man is what is his physical ment. was imposed on Chan Kam-coal.
to be used between them. During satisfaction. The second is his 22. unemployed, by Mr, months.
the first two or three months, wit-knowledge. The third is his be- Sheldon yesterday, when defend-
convicted
ness said, she made over $2,000 al-baviour. The chief methods Con- on three
though her share in the winnings fucius taught are introspection. was only 30 per cent.
FURNITURE
and
3 Radio Sets
1 "Underwood" Typewriter
Winkelmann"
Op View from Thursday, the 6th February, 1941.
wan.
ant
Wis
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$150
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BOUND OVER Convicted of larceny of a jacket, 1. Upright Piano by "Zeitter and separate counts of impersonating Woo Lol. 23, was ordered to sign a police officer, and three other personal bond of $10 and to be
{expelled from charges.
the Colony by Mr.
Prior to the case being adjourn- ed to today, Mr. Loseby applied to Det.-Sgt. V. M. Morrison pro Himsworth yesterday. secuted and stated that defendant Sgt. Gordon, prosecuting, said his Lordship for a warning to be accosted Li Suak and told him that complainant, Leung Chol, of issued as the witness had been ware intimidated. The necessary warn- that he could get a job for him in Nam Kee Chow, Bamboo the Revenue Office,
shop, Talkoktaul, reported to the ing was given. Police that $2,200 in money and "My instructions are to ask for valuables had been stolen... Acting maximum penalty in this on information the Police arrest- case," remarked Insp. H.W. Fraser ed two Chinese for Inquiries A of the S. C. A., addressing Mr.pawn ticket for the jacket was Sheldon.. yesterday, when L Pik found in defendant's possession. wan, 31. married woman, was *TRAFFIC SUMMONSES convicted of assaulting & 11-year-
Terms: Cash on Delivery.
LAMMERT BROS.,
"AUCTIONEERS.
instructions
to sell by
the
MAXIMUM PENALTY
י
R.
W. V. Taylor, .or No. 36, Hillwood old girl. Leung Kat-cheung, alias Road, was summoned before Mr. driving Chan Wal-fong, registered ward Himsworth yesterday for in the custody of defendant. at at an excessive speed in a
con-
that defendant
8.40 p.m. on Jan. 14 at 23 m.p.h.
Tefendant, who had a |driving record, was discharged,
clear
FATAL BUS ACCIDENT
,:;
TRAFFIC RETURNS, FOR THE WEEK
Her speech was, in part:
careful in speech and in aetion.
Dr. F. 1. Tseung thanked the speaker.
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Among the guests present were r. W. D. Young and the Misses Emily Ko, Flora Tsai and Jule Mok,
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY: 7, 1941.
SHOWING. NOW
BIG ASSORTMENT
"OF
& TENNIS SOCKS.
ANKLET STYLE
IN
PLAIN, RIBBED
AND
FANCY DESIGNS
VARIETY OF
COLOURS.
LADIES' SALON
LANE, CRAWFORD, LTD.
THEY "FLEW" IN
AN IRON BOX
Two big bombs crashed in a London street. This is what happened.
Two people were sheltering in a disused water tank stand- ing inside a building which received a direct hit.
"The talk was blown into the air. It came down on top of the wrecked bullding.
The two people were still in side and very much alive. The other bomba thousandį quarters of an hour to dig out a
APPOINTMENTS INder-landed opposite a build-three-month-old baby from the
CHUNGKING
ing in which Old Bill is night wreckage of a house in a Londen watchman.
suburb.
The National Government, in a Bill, his spell of duty over, was mandate announced that Mr. Yasleep, when the explosion wreck- S. Djang had been relieved of his ed the front of the building and Com-shattered every plece of glass post as Director of the merce Department of the Minis-around him. try of Economic Affairs.
In the Colony of Hongkong in- cluding the Island, Kowloon and Mr. Chow I-ao was appointed New Territories during the week Director of the Fallen Provincial|
Feb. 1, there were altogether 91 ment of Chen Chi as Administra- traffic accidents as the result of tive Commissioner and concurrent- which one.
was person
killed ly Peace Preservation Commander
PUBLIC AUCTION. No D, Chung Sing. Street, first trolled area in Nathan Road..
floor, on Jan. 1.
It was stated It was alleged that the girl drove in the controlled area about ending at 8 am on Saturday, Food, Control Bureau. The appoint- THE Undersigned have received was beaten because she forgot to close a window as she was told to do.
Dr. G. V. A. Griffith stated that' Cheung Lam, lorry driver, resid- and 27 persons were injured.
The person' killed," a Chinese he found cane marks, abrasions ing at KLL No. 955, Mongkok and pinch marks on the girl's Read, was summoned at the in-female, age 21, was knocked down face, neck, breast, abdomen, starice of Mr. H. W. Mills, for and killed by a bus while thighs, buttocks, arms and legs. driving in a manner dangerous to ing the carriageway,
Six months' hard labour was the public. imposed.
PUBLIC AUCTION"
on
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Thursday and Friday, the 13th and 14th February, 1941.
commencing each day at 9.36 g.m.,
with an interval from 12 noon to 1.30 p.m.
When anxious wardens ar- rived to rescue Bill he fold them to go away. “No Hitler or anybody else going to spoil my sleep," he said. And turned over in his bed of broken glass and debris.
"They reached the baby-and found it unhurt.
Over the child rafters had formed a protective barrier which took the weight of tons of crashing debris. The other becupants of this house were unhurt.
Seventy blind men and women in an institution at a South-West town were being led back from their shelters when one bomb hit for the 4th Administrative District house which was almost a shelter and another the bed- Kwangtung was also announced, levelled to the ground three young rooms to which they were being The Executive Yuan bas
girls were buried by debris. They taken. ап-
Only twi
men were injured. were dressed only in thin night clothes and lay between a heavy both by flying glass.
"There was no panic," the ma- Mr. Yin Jen-hsien as Director of pile of bricks and dust directing
tron said. "Some of the men were were the Pabllo Loans Department of wardens to them.
they.. and the Ministry of Finance, succeed-"They were extremely
cross-nounced the following appoint
coll-
ments:-
thrown on the floor, but brave,"
Or-91 accidents, 37 were slons between vehicles: 35 It was said that complainant
vehicles was driving along Tai Po Road collisions between Further evidence was given at near Boundary Street about 8.25 pedestrians; 19 accidents were due ing Mi. Teo Chang-shan, trans-said a warden who helped to res-picked themselves up, and the at the continued hearing of theja.m. on Jan. 13 when defendant to other cause.
MURDER CHARGE
case in which Ho Sung-hel. 22, cut in front of complainant's car
an employee of the Chung Hwa forcing him to apply, brake. Book Company, is charged with:
Accused was convicted and fined
TSE FA GAMBLING
at HM. Naval Yard, Hongkong and the murder of Woo Tong-chiu, 29, $20.
accountant of the Company, at
at Kowloon Naval Depot. ·
OLD AND SURPLUS NAVAL STORES
comprising:-
ferred to another post.
cue them "They kept calling out tendants and myself led them to Mr. Li Wel was apported Com-A little to the left or. A little to another shelter that had not been
touched. the right until we reached them. ORDER RESTORED ciftor of the Commission on Mon
"I could not find an old man, "All they asked for when we got but just, as we were going to the gollan and Tibetan Affairs, and IN CUBA
Mr. Li Huan was appointed mem- them out was a cup of tea."
shelter he came along the corridor ber of the same Commission, suc- With a doctor standing by with saying: It is all fight, matron.
oxygen, A.R.P. wardens worked I have gut my gas-mask and over- " desperately in darkness for three-coat."
HAVANA, Feb. 8 (Reuter)
No. 3. Gilihan's Bazaar, on Dec. So Kwong, 20, tailor, and So President Batista has issued
a ceeding Mr. Liu Chia-hsien
5. The case is being heard before Tal, 32, fallor, were charged before decree restoring the constitu- (Central News Mr. Lowry and will be resumed Mr. K. M. A. Barnett yesterday |tional guarantee of Cuba which today.
with keeping No. 79, Austin Roadhe suspended on Tuesday morn-
·MAFOO DİSCHARGED as a tse fa gaming house.
ing when he took swift action "The facts given in evidence Det. Sgt. J. Johnston said that against an alleged attempt to Boats, Motor and Sailing (Hull only) Old Tools, Canvas, India are not sufficient to put you on the premises was raided about 9.30 overthrow him and deposed the Rubber, Clocks, Leather, Electric trial" said Mr. Sheldon yester.m. on Wednesday and first de-chlets of the armed forces and -Gear, Lamps, Binoculars, Oars, day, when he discharged Lau Mel fendant was found writing the other officers,
Cordage, Firewood, Blankets, Coun- hok,
allas
Hak Tsai, "mafoo, tickets.
terpanes, Carpets. Beds, Wash in the Hongkong Jockey Club First accused was fined $50 or
Basins, Furniture, Electric Cable, Oil Drums, Dirty Oil, etc.
and
Zine Ashes and old Iron and Steel, Lots may be inspected on Wednes- day, 12th February, 1941.
(Only British Subjects will be ad- mitted into HM Naval Establish- ments to view or bid for the lots)".
Terms of Sale:--As detalled in. Catalogue.
LAMMERT BROS.. By Appointment, Auctioneers to the Admiralty.
DIAMOND CLUB
"IN LONDON
Stables on Jan. 3......
10 weeks in prison, while second Det, Sub-Insp. W. N. Darkin defendant, who was the principal stated that between 6.30 and 7 tenant, was fined $75.. pm...on Jan. 3, accused and de-
SENT FOR TRIAL
ceased quarrelled in, the stables. Ip Shut, 43, and Tang Kwong, over a loan of $5 from a relative 15, Tere committed to the
Det. Sgt. & F. Estall appeared for the prosecution, while Mr. H
A. de Barros Botelho represented the third defendant,
BAILS ESTREATED Balls totalling $110 were estreat-
of the former to deceased. In Criminal Sessions by Mr. Him-ed by Mr. S. F. Balfour yester the ensuing fight, deceased was aworthyesterday" for possession alleged to have struck the arst of 38,600 heroin pills at No. 481, day when seventeen persons falled blow,
Shanghai Street,
SOLDIER COMMITTED
to appear.
Li Fuk, charged with hawking Prot. R. C. Robertson, who con-
vegetables without a Licence at ducted the post mortem examina- Frank Kenneth Jacobs, of RA Cheung Chau, had ball of $3 tion, testified that, the cause of M.C. charged with having had estreated. death was internal haemorrhage carnal knowledge of a girl
On a charge of keeping a cont 'due to rupture of the spleen.
without her consent and indecent mon gaming house at No. 71, Tai ly assaulting her, was, before Mr. Ban Street, Cheung Chan, Cheng Barnett yesterday, committed to sin falled to appear and fortelt- the Criminal Sessions.
POLICE REPORTS Mr H. Chauvin, of: No. 63, Dina House, reports that á fountain pen was stolen from his residence at 5.50 p.m. on Wednesday.
•
Mr. Tse Mak-kwong, of No. 46, Wing Lok Btrést, reports that be
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D. O. SOUTH
ed baff of $40; Fourteen gamblers lost ball of $3 each. $10.17 table, money picked up was donated to the Poor Box;
Fo keeping a brother at No. 20. Tat San Street, Li Ying had hail of $25 estreated.
MARINE COURT:
BOBBERY HEARING Wednesday, Feb. 12, at 230 LONDON, Fab. 6 (BWS)-The tween 1.30 am and 7 am. of pm, was fixed by Mr. Balfour, London Diamond Club has just Wednesday inorning, someone stole yesterday, for the hearing of the been inaugurated as a place of from his house a purse" containing case in which Tsang Shing, Leung Chan Woon-chal, 22, and six business for refugees and will be some money, a watch and a dean Kau, Chan Chong-nin, Chan Sik other women were fined a total, run on lies similar to Antwerp tity of clothing to the total valde kwan, Wong Kan, and Cheung of $70 by the Marine Magistrate and Amsterdam Exchangea of $125.
Hee are charged of robbery by yesterday when they appeared at Among a hundred or more met..
two or more, and receiving stolen the Marine Court on a charge chants, and bankers, who, speaking The theft of 300 pounds of lead property, in connexion with a that they on Feb. 5 boarded a half-a-dozen languages, attended printing type, valued at $120, from robbery on board trading junk vessel in Victorie Harbour with- the opening, millions of pounds No. 6. Chiu Long Street on Wed- No. 179, near East Brothers out the permission of the master worth of business was represented. nesday has been reported to the Island, on Jan. 15.
'Police by Yan Chi-woo.!
or the officer in charge.
F. A. SUTTON, LTD.
SHELL HOUSE, HONGKONG.