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LAMMERTS' AUCTIONS
PUBLIC AUCTION.
THE
THE Undersigned have received
instructions
to sell by
PUBLIC AUCTION
on
Thursday, the 20th February, 1941
commencing at 10.30 a.m.
at the Sales Room, No. 2. Con- naught Road, Central, Second
Floor
A QUANTITY OF VALUABLE
HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE
Comprising:-
ROUND THE POLICE COURTS
AT CENTRAL
SENT FOR TRIAL Chan Shu-yip, allas Chan Shui- king. alias Shu Yin, 32, described as a broker, charged with having carrial knowledge of a 12-year-old Chinese girl at St. Francis Hotel, was committed for trial by Mr. Lowry yesterday.
FORGERY ALLEGED
COURT MARTIAL
OF SAPPER
District Court Martial proceed- ings were commenced at Welling- ton Barracks yesterday against SAPPER JAMES JOHNS, of the 40th Company, Royal Engineers,
SPORTS & GENERAL
BLARNEY STONE RUGGER:
Big Margins Feature First Round: M'sex "A" Extended
THE SEVEN-A-SIDE RUGBY TOURNAMENT FOR THE BLAK- NEY STONE SHIELD was given a warm send-off at the Hongkong Football Club ground yesterday when a very fair crowd was present for the first round programme of five matches. Of the seven games two, Police "B" v. Royal Scots "A" and Club "A" v. Royal Scots. "B* were called off.
There was no "upset and big margins marked each win, the only close' score being seen between Middlesex "à" and Tamar and Small Ships "B".
The Court comprised Major S. President), Acting Capt. W. E F Hedgecoe. Middlesex Regt.
CIVIL SERVICE best 12th Heavy (ners scored in the first half, and Martin, Royal Artillery, and Lieut Regt. " by four tries (12 pta) the Tamar and Small Ships seven H. S. F. Hancock, Middlesex Rest to a try (3 pts.), Morgan, Hynes, toward the end of the game. while 2/Lt. W. I Hoyland. Royal Morgan and Taylor touched down Artillery, watched proceedings for the winners and Giddins for under instructions.
12th Heavy Regt.
Civil Service:. A. J. G. Taylor
STOLE OVERCOAT Sentence of three months' hard labour was imposed on Ho Ping, 30, by Mr. Sheldon yesterday for Capt. H. C. Cartwright-Taylor, stealing a woollen overcoat from Royal Engineers, WAS Wong Wan-yuk, woman, in Leigh-secuting officer and the defence (Capt.), K. Forrow, T. O. Morgan. ton Hill Road.
was in charge of Capt. A. J. Le. Redman, B. Hynes, F. Burford Seelleur. R.E.
and E. W. R. Hackett.
FALSE PRETENCES ALLEGED Alleged to have obtained the sum of $10 from Cheng Ping-woon
сп
the pto-
three
Berry touched down for Mid- diesex and Capt. Man dropped the goal. Rutherford touched down for Tamar and Watson converted
Middlesex Regiment "A": Jack- son, Lt. Weedon, Capt. Man, Pte. Jones, Pte. Berry, Egt. Bayly and Gnz. Capt. Hewitt (Capt.).
13th. Heavy Regt. "E": McCarthy, Grr. Denton, Hall, Bul- len. 2/Lt. Delderfield (Capt.) and Bdr. Giddins.
SAPPERS WEN ROYAL ENGINEERS beat 5th
THREE CHARGES Johns appeared on Feb. 15 at No. 303, Des Voeux charges of forgery; uttering a Road West, by pretending that he forged document, knowing it to be
and had been sent by Sanitary Insp. forge
alternatively. at- Teak Sideboards, Dining Tables Chan
collect the said sum, temp. to obtain credit from and Chairs, Single and Double Chung Kau, 38, unemployed, ap- the Mary Silk Store, No. 60. John-A A. Regt. "A" by two goals and Bedsteads with Box Springs peared before Major A. N. Mac- ston Road, Wanchai, by Chests of Drawers, Dressing Tables, fadyen- yesterday 'on a charge of pretences. Carpets, Rugs, Baby Cots, Rec-obtaining money by ric Heater, Wall Clock, Pictures, tences
to
fake pre-
false
Tamar and Small Ships "B": Clough: 2/Lt. McGill, S/LA. Dan- ger. Gallagher, #S/Lt. - Poole, Lt. Watson and Lt. Rutherford.
"
CONCLUDING GAME
Omaments, Curios, Blackwood Defendant was remanded to to- Murray, Officer Commanding 40th down twice for Sappers, converting Richarda (2) and Capt. Skipwith
Pedestal and Tea Poys, etc.
also
A SELECTION OF CHINESE
# HAND PAINTINGS
and
day at 11 am.
NO EVIDENCE
The Police offering no evidence. Li On, 34, charged with obtaining $4.50 from a woman, Wong Yuk- yin, at No. 60, Johnston Road, by: pretending that he was an agent
2 Rod Testing Sets in Wooden of the Immigration Office, and
Cases
i Enamel Bath
1 Axminster Carpet-almost new
4 Radio Sets
1 Fur-lined Coat
1 Milners' Bafe
1 Small Combination Safe
On View from Wednesday,
the 19th, February, 1941, Catalogues will be issued
Terms: Cash on Delivery,
LAMMERT BROS.
AUCTIONEERS,
H.K. POLICE RESERVE
Orders by the Hon. Mr. C. G. Perdue. Acting Commissioner of Police
GENERAL
Sidney Lam, 34, charged with ald ing and abetting, were discharged by Mr. Lowry yesterday.
LOITERER GAOLED Pleading guilty to loitering and stealing a blanket from No. 7, Luen Fat Street, Wong Pul, 30, was
In the Afth and concluding atry (13 pts.) to a try (3 pts. game of the afternoon, Jardine's The half-time score was 3-0.
were unable to hold 8th Heavy It was alleged that Johns forged Picton going over for a try. In
Regt. “A” and were beaten by the signature of Major D. M. J. the second half, Blire!! touched
three tries (9 pts.) to nil. Giblin, went scored the tries
8th Heavy Regt. "A": L/Bdr. Royar Engineers: Spr. Jones, Cpl Picton, Cpl. Birrell, Cpl. Foley
Richards, Sgt. Marsh, Capt. Skip- with, Capt. Hook (Capt.), Gnr. | (Capt.), Spr. Martin, L/8gt. Davis
Cook L/Edr. McDermott and and L/Sgt. Sheldrake.
Tumer.
Company, Royal Engineers.
bctb goals himself.
Guloom Naralan, silk merchant, over for 5th A. A said that on Jan. 29 accused came to his shop and wanted credit for purchases up to $150.
FORTHCOMING Fairclough Gar.
WEDDINGS
The following forthcoming mar- riages were announced at the Re- gistry, Supreme Court, day:
yester
5th AA Regt, "A": 2/LE/- Giblin, Gar. Baker, Gnr. Dobbinson, Gnr. Evens, Clark and Sgt. Page (Capt.).
SMALL UNITS UP COMBINED SMALL UNITS" "A" beat 5th A. A Regt. "B" by three tries (9 pts.) to all. Pratt (2) and Macdonald scored the tries.
Combined Small Units "A": Pte.
sentenced by Mr. Sheldon to four Inspector, Yaumati Police Station Macdonald, Pte. Pratt, Sgt. Ham-
inënths hard labour.
ATTEMPTED THEFT
Mr. St Wai-ming, police sub-
and Miss Yuen Hing-han, of Tung Fong Street.
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Jardine's: D. "L Bosanquet (Capt.), N. J. Booker, D. B. Nel son, J. C. Eager, R. G. Geer, R. G. Whitbourne and G. J. P. Carey.
RAMSEY WINS GOLF CUP
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 1941.
at the Races-
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THE WORLD'S BEST ATHLETES
Ten Best Track And Field Performers Listed
NEW YORK.-The Amateur Athlete offers its annual list of the world's ten best track and field performers of 1940, cover- ing seventeen of the twenty-three events on the Olympic programme. Unexpectedly, one finds performances from Ger- many, Finland, Sweden, Italy and Norway. A W. Ramsey, President of the
Track competition did not have favourable auspices in Europe this summer, but 5. L/Cpl. Morgan, Pte. Mohan. Country Golf Club, Sheungshul,
apparently there were some track meats between blitzkriegs. Chandler, Sgt. Bedford.
won the Captain's Cup Competi- Kwong Lam, 23, unemployed,
5th AA. Regt. "B": Gnr. tion of the club on Sunday when States dominates this list in the California schoolboy. follows him Not unexpectedly, the United Olympic marks. Eddie Morris, the appeared before Mr. Lowry yes- Mr. Cheng Lun-shi, coppersmith, Easterbrook, Ghr. Mulligan, 2/Lt he beat R. E. Lee 3 and 2 in the events th which American athletes with 10.4 and 20.7. Davis won the
ground T. A. Pearce, Onr, Butcliffe, Gnr.final over 18 holes. to steal a wallet and two $1 notes floor, and Miss Chong Lai-fung, Mullen, Gnr
Owen and 2/Lt. In the first round of the Club They probably would have carried Calf.
generally have been supreme National A.A.D. sprints at Fresno, from the person of Mr. Eof 52 Morrison Hill Road, top Heath (Capt.).
Championship A W. Ratasey beat of the same honours even in
Five Japanese sprinters Treherne-Perigo, of Taikno Dock-floor;
A. T. Lee 2 and 1. In the Second normal year, even if the Olympics with 10.8 or better in the 100, but Band four Germans are credited yard, at Queen's Road Central,
In a close game, Middlesex "A" Round, R. E Lee beat K. T. Del 3 of 1940 had been held in Helsinki ne European appears among the Defendant was remanded for 24 Mr. Cheng Chung-tak, clerk, o beat Tamar and Small Ships "B" and 1; C. E. Suen beat. E. J. Min mid-summer hours.
149 Tung Lo Wan Road; and Miss by a try and a dropped goal 17 Churn 6 and 5; and A. "A. Lopes Cheung Wal-ying, of 80 Tung Lo pts.) to a goal (5 pts.). The win-beat M. F. Pinna 6 and 5 Wan Road;
terday on a charge of attempting of 187 Hennessy Road,
AT KOWLOON
EVASION OF FARE
5
Mr. Ho Kwog'-shing, merchant,
of 17 Waterloo Road, second floor. and Miss Yeung Chun-ching, of
Li Ming, 22, of No. 279. Laichikok (36 Apliu Street, third floor. Road was fined $15 by Mr, H. C. Macnamara, yesterday for jevading | the payment of fare on board the Yaumati ferry Mar Ying.
UNREGISTERED WARD
an
POLICE REPORTS
CLOSE GAME
PHYSICIAN WAS HER SVENGALI!
Before an audience composed largely of City Hall politicians " and fraternal leaders, Dr. Myron B. Fractman, 58-year-old, physi- clan, was painted as a kind of modern Svengali.
200-metre "best ten."
U.S. DOMINATION
Charley Belcher, the Georgian, The United States has the top shares the 400-metre honours at performance in tea events the 46.7 seconds with Lee. Orr, the 100 and 200 metre sprints, the Canadian "who attended Washing- 1,500, the 110-metre high hurdles. ton State, and Mario Lanal, the 400-metre hurdles, shotput, discus Italian. Harbig, of Germany, is throw, pole vault, high jump and best at 800 metre with 147,8 fol- broad jump.
It shares the No. 1 lowed by Woodruff, 1.48.8, and Ea achievement in the 400-metre run Burrowes of Princeton, 1:49.B... with Canada and Italy. Germany! At 1,500 metres, .Mehl, Cunning- Chan Ping-fan, of No. 2, Hui
has top billing in three events-ham and Paul Moore, of Stanford, Hing Street, has reported the
the 800 metres, 10,000 metres and are one-two-three at 3:47,9, 3:48 theft of a spare wheel and tyre, In the course of Squad Dril For keeping
hammer throw, while Sweden leads and 3:48.5, loliewed by two Swedes, Appearing before Municipal Judge Morris on felony charges unregistered trom his car No. 74, parked out- Competition held
in the 5,000 metres, Finland in the Hagg and Kalarae, at 3:48.8. An- on Thursday: Ward and for
assaulting her, aside his house between midnight
of prescribing narcoties for someone not his patient. Dr. Fract. February 13 at 17.00 hours at Cen-married woman, Chan Sang, 33, and 7 a.m. on yesterday.
man specifi:ally was accused of administering a half train of
Javelin throw. Japan in the hop other Bwede, Hellstrom, has the morphine sulphate to 19-year-old Mrs. Bernice Brown Tweedy.
step and jump. In an irregular best 5,000-metre time, 14:20.8, with tral Police Station, the Cup pre- was charged before Mr. Macnamara sented by the Deputy Commis- yesterday,
world, the track and A parade of physicians preceded and said he "felt she had "taken formances follow a
field" per- two Finns, Fekuri and Tuominen, sioner of Police, (Reserve)
Insp. H. W. Fraser, of the S.C.A., Scots, is reported to have "escap: the all-day hearing... Three, Dr. sort
Pte. Comigan, of the Royal Mrs. Tweedy to the stand, during an
regular trend next at 14:21.3 and 14:22.4, Greg oplum derivative of som in this distribution. won by the Energency Unit Re-prosecuted,
Rice is seventh with 14:33.4. He Complainant went to the Yau-ed from military custody at 8.55 John Golden, Dr.
England does not appear on this ran this distance only once out- Laniel Cronin CHINESE COMPANY
mati Police Station and reported pm. last Wednesday, according to
because it iist, mainly
had Dr. Joseph Peter Keenan,
no doors, in the Nationals, Strength, Constable R38 Cheng that she had been assaulted by report made to the Police. He testified they had given the gir
trunk with metric distances this year. Thus, Bidney
Max Syring, of Germany, was has not been traced, Chung-choy has been taken on defendant.
Wooderson's the fastest at 10.000 metres with 4:11 mile is not listed, although 30:08,8, followed by Beylacqua, of he would have been among the Italy, and Slagyi, of Hungary, ten leaders at 1,500 metres, Walter Fred Wolcott and Fred Dugger, John Mehl, the Wisconsin gra- duate, who came up suddenly with high burdlers at 13.9, with Lid- the Americans, are the leading an electrifying · 3:47.9—a tenth
a tenth second man, of Eweden, second back of the world recorn-
Carl McBain, of UCLA. Way. in winning the National A. A. Ữ.
at leads the 400-metre hurdles championship at Fresno in June. 51.6, followed by Storskrubb, of heads the 1,500-metre list. Glenn Finland, with 53.2. Cunningham, second in that race
serve.
was
the strength of the Chinese Com- Defendant was fined $5 on the pany as from February 11, 1941. first charge and cautioned for as
Patrol Duty. Patrol duties will sault.
be carried out as ordered.
INDIAN COMPANY
HEARING FIXED
Hearing was fixed for Feb, 26 by
No. 120.
*
and
partial examinations and all had noted a swelling on her left arm Two bales of raw slik were that appeared to be the result of stolen from a lorry parked outside a hypodermic injection.
Connaught Road West,
Dr. Cronin declared that Mrs. on Sunday.
ano Tweedy appeared "nervous Patrol Duty, Patrol duties will Mr. Macnamara yesterday of the
sleepy and failed to react to Mr. A. K. Thomson, of the Pub- light" be carried out as ordered..
case in which Chan. Chut-kan, 21, Ne Works Department, reports was charged
Keenan testified the girl with receiving a that 2,000 lbs. of scrap fron, were seemed to be suffering from shock Training Course-Part I. Mem-
wrist watch. stoler: from the stolen from the Water Works De- berg.of the Hongkong Section will chambers of Mr. K. M. A. Bar-partment Stores in Shanghai attend Central Police Station on nett, Kowloon Magistrate, on Feb. Street on Feb, 15. Thursday, February 20 at 17.30 10.
FLYING SQUAD.
Dr
N.Z. TROOPS IN bribe of $1 was ordered to be piac- GOOD HEALTH
Mr. M. A. da Silva will appear~~ hours for Part I of Training Course under Police Sergeant 2371 for defendant who is on $300 ball.
K. B. Lee. Dress Blue Uniform., Members of the Kowloon Section
Training School, Kowloon on
Thursday, February 20 at ́17,30
hours for Part II of Training
Course,
Dress—Mufti,
Fatrol · Daty Patrol duties will be carried out, as ordered. :
- JUVENILE BOUND OVER ·
ied in the Poor Box.
THEFT OF CLOTH.
Sub-Inspector Johnson
Sgt. A. L Gordon prosecuted. Defendant was bound. over.
cuted
BEIRE OFFERED
Mrs. Tweedy took the stand against the elderly physician to relate a lurid story covering a period of three months.
On October 18, she said, under questioning by Assistant District Attorney Arthur Ohni- mus, she visited Dr. Fräctman's Flood building office where he administered the narcotic to her by hypodermic-
"He told me," she said, "that he wanted the hypodermic to get control and power, over me so I would do us he wish..
ed."
in 3:48., 1a rated next, Non-winning BLOZIS HEADS SHOTPUTTERS performances usually are not list-
A) Blozis, the Georgetown During the course of their threed, but The Amateur Athlete tackle heads the shotputters with months' relationship, Mrs. Tweedy overlooks this point in favour of 66 feet inch, followed by Stan- aald Dr. Fractman frequently urg old Glenn. He belongs high oford's Stan Anderson's 55.3. In. "I stole these books because I
Surveying the health record offed her to "try" a narcoti
any list will attend Police Training School, cannot afford to buy them," said
the discus Phl Fox, the Califor- New Zealand troops, the Minister "He told me I'd get a great kick According to one rumour out or mian leads Lampert. of Germany. Kowloon on Friday, February 21 a 13-year-old boy before Mr. D. J.
Two months hard labour was of Defence stated that except for out of it," she said.
Paris before the Germans march-170 feet 4 inches to 189 feet 113 at 17.30 hours for Part I of Train- N. Anderson" yesterday when he imposed by Mr. Anderson yester- epidemics of a mild type, Ike in- Nevertheless, the girl said, she ed in, Rudolf Harbig, the German Inches. None but Americans ap ing Course. Dress-Blue Uniform. was charged with larceny of 13 day on Chung Ming, 18, for steal guenza and measles, the troops in did not accept his suggestions runner, was
in a concentration pear in the pole vault compilation, Training Course-Part II, Mem- Chinese school books from a booking three rolls of cloth, valued at training had been remarkably free until October 18. No, she said camp. Maybe the track meet was Cornelius Warmerdam's world re- berw detailed will attend Police store at No. 636, Nathan Road. $137, from No. 8, Hankow Road. from serious illness since the was she ever a patient of Dr. [closed to concentration camp cord of 15 feet 11 inches being
prose-outbreak of the war.
Fractat.
athletes but Harbig is credited No. 1. Ten Americans cleared 14 Deaths from all causes in armied Under cross examination by De with 1:47.8. tor 800 metres, the feet 1/16 inch or better. Les SERIOUS OFFENCE
forces within the Dominion num- fence. Attorney Jake Ehrlich Mrs. fastest race at the distance cut-Steers and Jack Wilson Califor For inciting juveniles to commit bered only 13, which must be con-Tweedy declared that the phyal-doors last year. Our John Wood- nians, head the high jumpers at 6 appearing before. Mr. Anderson a felony by instructing them to sidered very satisfactory in view of cian had urged her to go into a ruff, who ran 1:47 for 800 metres feet 9-3/8 inches Pat Turner. yesterday, Lau. Hon. 28, office, boy, steal, Cheng Cheong, 27, was sen- the many thousands of men who house" and that he promised to on the Dartmouth track in March, another Californian, given the was charged with offering a bribe tenced to six months hard Jabour had passed through the mobiliza "take only a small fraction of her hit 1:48.6 for the distance out United States top rating in the to a policeman. Patrol® Duty. Patrol duties will
by Mr. Macnamara yesterday. tion and territorial camps during earnings."
doors at Compton, Calif. A Word-broad jump with 25 feet 8 3/8 be carried out as ordered.
Pleading guilty on behalf of de- Det.-Sgt. H. J. Baldwin, prosecut the past. 16 months,
*I often asked him about get-ruff-Harbig duel was one of the inches. Kin. of Japan, is next fendant,, Mr. M. Ada Bilva said mng, said that on Saturday a juve- O. EAGER,
Not one of the 13 deaths had ting me a job," she said, but he 1940 Olymple" naturals which we with 25:1 9/16. DAC, P. (R) Hongkong Enginearing Construc- later two
that accused was employed by the nile was sentenced for larceny and beel. caused by respiratory diseases would stake me in the face. He shall never see.
That concludes America's supre- more were arrested and the Minister said that this had a quick tempeř " tion Company. Defendant had a They all alleged that defendant excellent record was the result of For the last 21 years physician
macy in the field events. Finland has the five top places in the HEALTH RETURNS PCCs, Yuct Chin,, for stealing the money held by wornen, picking the armed forces combined with Fractman is out on $500 ball.
arrested by instructed them to knock down the careful selection of men for for a local fraternal order, Dr.
1avelin, where Nikkola leads with All things considered, the list 248 feet 15/16 inch, and Matta The following is the Return of firewood... Apparently misguided up as much as possible and bring the good work done by the army The bearing was postponed the achievements 18 remarkable Jarvinen is next with 246:2.7/8.. notifiable, disensen notified as by friendship, defendant offered mng them back to defendant: The medical authorities in seeing that cause Judge Morris was suffering to twelve events the Olympic re- Starch, of Germany had the best having occurred in. ths. Colony, the constable si in order to have boys were rewarded with three or the men's health receives the best from a toothache!
cords were bettered, and in a thir- hammer throw, 188 feet 2 inch, but during the 48 hours ended at his friend released.
four cents each time they succeed- possible care that modern special.
teenth it was tied.
the left-handed Bob Bennett. of midnight on Feb 18:- Diph Det-Bat. A. Bethell said that he led..
Harold Davis, the California Maine, kot second place with 163. theria, two cases; Enteric Fever, understood defendant was re- Sgt. Baldwin said that this was. The record of the forces so far Chiu Blu-ying of Ha Sa Ho junior speedboy, topp the two feet 16 inches. Japan has the two cases: Cerebro-Epinal Fever, quested by the thief to offer the a very serious offence and asked in respect of sickness is immea- village, Kowloon City, has report-aprints with 10.3 for 100 metres two top places in the hop, step one case; . Dysentery, one case: bribe,
his Worship to punish defendant surably better than during theed the theft of $134.40 worth of and 20.4 for 200 metres, equating and jump with 51:73 and 15:5 Tuberculosis, 30 cases.
Accused was bound over. The heavily.
last war.
and bettering, respectively,-"the"}5/16/
EMERGENCY UNIT RÉSERVE
Hongkong, Feb. 17, 1941,
friend, who, was
science can give.
flour.
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