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HONGKONG DAILY PRESS
GENERAL
REPORT ON AIR RAID ROUND THE POLICE COURTS SHELTERS IN KOWLOON
WAS OUTSTANDING
AT CENTRAL
DEFENCE REGULATIONS
PICK POCKET GAOLED Sentence of six weeks hard labour was imposed on Chau Man,
Two men and a married woman 23 unemployed. by Mr. Lowry appeared before Mr. G. T. Lowry watch, valued at $2 from the yesterday for larceny of a wrist yesterday on four charges breach of the Defence Regula tions.
"THE REPORT ON AIK RAID SHELTERS ÎN KOWLOON, SUBMITTED TO GOVERNMENT IN THE EARLY PART OF SEP- TEMBER LAST, which was considered by His Excellency the Acting Governor, Lieut.-General E. F. Norton, in a tribute paid by him to the Association's efforts, as of great value towards the complation of a universal scheme for the A. R. P. of the whole Colony, will
Accused were Cheng Chung-kee, doubtless be voted as the outstanding feature of the work done42, master of Hap Fat Cheong in- during the year under review," states the annual report of the General Committee of the KOWLOON RESIDENTS' ASSOCIATION, received yesterday.
were
conveyed into the
number
person of Kwok Tal-sheng. 51. coofle, at Des Voeux Road Central on Feb. 20.
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SALE OF POISON
port and Export Shop, No. 30. Charged with making' an unlaw- Queen's Street, second floor, Stuful sale of polson, Leung Ju-tong, Kwing-kwan, 38, employed, "ann ful sale of poison, Leung Tutong. "The need for such an Air Raid, hensive report on the situation Lam Tai, 26, married woman. 42, manager of Asia Hospital Sup Shelter scheme was prominently regarding A. R. P. in Kowloon, and They were alleged to have had piles. Co., No. 199. Johnston Road, brought to public notice by the acknowledges the Invaluable assis in their possession on Feb. 19 at appeared before Mr. H. G., Sheldon controversy which arose out of tance the Sub-Committee received No. 30, Queen's Street 104 letters yesterday. the general dissatisfaction felt with from various individuals, among which
Defendant was alleged to have the manner in which the initial them Mr. S. E. Faber, A. F. C. Colony otherwise than by post, unlawfully sold to L/Cpl. Willis of evacuation of British women and B. Sc.. (London), M. Inst. C. E. and 17 letters and one postal the Military Police packet of children in early July was hand-etc., who gave the Association the packet containing s
of Streptocide tablets and a packet of led." the report further states. "It beneat of his profesalonal skill letters and memoranda for the Aminoberyene Sulfamido Pyradine!
In a voluntary Colony otherwise than by post. was pertinently asked if it was and experience
tablets, which is contrary to the Defendants were remanded for Pharmacy and Poison Ordinance. considered essential for reasons capacity. of safety to evacuate these three
OTHER MATTERS
72 hours, on the application of
On the application of Det. Sub- to four
The report enumerates various Mr. D. C. W. Fitches. Assistant Insp. W. N. Darkin, who is in children, what was being done for other matters taken up by the Superintendent of Malls, G. P. O charge of the case, defendant was the hundreds of thousands of Association during the year. These who is appearing for the pro- remanded for a week to make
who include correspondence with re-secution. Mr. Fitches said the case further enquiries. other women and children were being left behind?”
gard to the establishment of a might be for committal. Bus Stop Shelter near to the Out- Sub-Insp. F. W. Fowlie appeared patients Department of the Kow-jon behalf of the Police.
PLEADED GUILTY
thousand
and women
CONGESTED PARTS
Mr. W. M. Brown is appearing for defendant.
"It was revealed that up to then floon. Hospital, supplementary bus
. POSSESSION OF DAGGER apparently no practical scheme of services during the summer to Tsun Pleading gulity to stealing oneį "I understand that it is the protection in the event of an airwan and Castle Peak, the exten-case of Carnation Milk, valued at custom in the Philippines to. carry | rald had yet been
devised by sion of the five-minute Star Ferry $15, from Yuen Tal. 30, shop toki daggers around for self-protec- Government for the vast majority services during rush hours, corres of Chung Sing Store, on Feb. 19, tion," ermarked Det.-Sgt. A. F. of residents, who were not being pondence regarding cleansing and at Des Voeux Road. Central, Kam Cochrane before Mr. Lowry yester- or could not be evacuated from flushing of streets in Kowloon, "Po. 22, unemployed, was sentenced, day when two! Filipinos, Pedro the Colony. So far as Kowloon correspondence regarding the new to six weeks hard labour by Mr. Maralo, 18, and Aleji Cambronaro. was concerned, it was pointed out," regulations for admission of in and Lowry yesterday.
30. were each charged with pos- continues the report. "that in the out-patients at Government Hos- Defendant had one previous con- session of a dagger without a more congested parts of the 'pitals, correspondence regarding viection.
licence from the Commissioner of Peninsula, such as Yaumati, where children's playgrounds, telephone) Sub Insp. F. W. Fowlie prosecut-Police on Feb. 21 at Connaught
Road Central,
Defendants
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LARCENY CHARGES
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were bound over
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ordered
a large portion of the buildings charges, new lay-out of roads. ed. are old and frail, an air-raid would sanitary matters, police matters, result in a tremendous loss of life. Kowloon roads, the Society for the Li Fai, 21, unemployed, appear-while the daggers and there Was unanirious Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, ing before Mr. Lowry yesterday to be confiscated. opinion that the need for air raid the street sleepers, the Children's on two larceny charges, was re- shelters in Kowloon was very real" Playgrounds Association, the Hong- managed for 72 hours to make
The report goes on to describe kong Refugee and Social Welfare, further enquiries. how a special Sub-Committee was Council and the British-War Or- appointed to draw up a compre-ganisation" Fund,
CRIMINAL SESSIONS:
Robbers Gaoled: Deportee Escapes From Remand Prison: Indictment Filed
wrist
"TIME" FOR TIME Pleading gulity to a charge of He was alleged to have stolen larcency by servant of a platinum from No. 263. Queen's Road East,
watch, valued at $400 first four, on Jan. 1-a box con- Chinese currency, at No. 22, Ken- taining five gold rings, a silver nedy Road, second floor, Fok Ying. and a gold brooch, a pair of silver 22, houseboy, was sentenced by and pearl earrings, a pair of gold Mr. Lowry to one month's hard and jade earrings. $20 in sub- labour.
sidiary coins and one woollen Det. Sgt. F. Nolan, seld that de- Jacket, and from No. 7, Wanchal fendant was arrested while trying Road. second floor, on Feb. 7 two to pawn the watch.
wrist watches, a Parker pencil; a pair of shoes, a pair of earrings and three keys.
Defendant stated in Court that one of the stolen articles WAS
THE REASON WHY I GIVE YOU SO FEW STROKES. OF THE CANE IS BECAUSE THAT IS THE MAXIMUM allowed by the doc- tor," said the Chief Justice, Sir Atholl MacGregor, in imposing seh-imitation jewellery. tences on four men who pleaded guilty to a charge of mobbery at the Criminal Sessions yesterday.
Accused were Chan Kwong, 22, ilo Kwai-wah, 19, Kwok Kwang. 24. and Wong Ping-chuen, 22, who were charged with robbing Yeung Kam-fuk of a wrist watch and gold ring set with diamond, and Leung Shui-mui of a plain gold ring, gold bangle, wrist watch and $12, on Jan. 27.
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First and third "accused were sentenced to 15 months' hard
BANISHIES
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SOLDIER ON RAPE COUNT
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from Chan Siu-hing. married wo- man, at No. 91, Fa Yuen Street on Sept. 22. last year, was con- A 17-year-old youth. Yeung Tal,tinued before Mr. E. Himsworth sole-cutter of Tai Hang Rubber yesterday. Factory: No. 235, Castle Peak Road, Second defendant was addition- convicted of larceny of $93.76 ally charged with procuring the from the manager, was fined $25 other accused to commit the crime. or six weeks and bound over in Mr. Hin-shing Lo appeared for the sum of $10 to be of good be- complainant, while Mr. C. D'Ahma haviour for six months by Mr. H. da was for the defence. C. Macnamara yesterday.
Hearing was adjourned to Feb.
INDECENT PICTURES
Sat. Danbrowsky, prosecuted Two life banishees, Chan Chi Frank Kenneth Jacobs, of the
A 62-year-old man, Li On, waa
: 28.
"TSE FA" GAMBLERS
week's imprison..! Continuing their drive against
was arraigned beforei Jabour and 15 strokes of the cane and Sin Ming, alias Sin Man were R.A.M.C., each, the second to 18 months' and each sentenced to nine months' the Chief Justice, Sir Atholi Mac-, nine strokes, and the fourth, who hard labour. In seritencing the Gregor, at the Criminal. Sessions had eight previous convictions, to latter his Lordship told him that yesterday on charges of rape and sentenced to a 21 months and 15 strokes, he had 12 times deliberately dis- indecent assault. Accused pleaded ment by Mr. Machamara yesterday "Tse Fa" gambling, the police on for exposing indecent pictures to Thursday raided No. 76 Wai Ching regarded a deportation order and not guilty to both charges, added, "I' will see what the new Accused will be defended by the public. Immigration machinery can do to M. Percy Chen, Instructed by Mr. you."
CA. Sutherton Russ, while Mr.
MIRS BAY ROBBERY
Tsang Wong-fat. Tsang Tam, allas Tsang Wan-sang, Tsui Lami and Tin Chung, charged with rob-
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Sgt. A. G. Groves, prosecuted BURGLAR CONVICTED
Street and nine persons tere arrested and charged before Mr. Macnamara yesterday,
Leung Kac, Li Yau
and Yuen Barished in Nov. 6. 1939 L Kau J.P. Murphy, Assistant Crown So-
even months hard labour was Hop-hol, who were found writing tery on board a junk in Mirs Bay was sentenced to six months hard Haltor, will appear for, the prose-imposed by Mr. Macnamara on Jan. 15, all pleaded guilty to labour while the
yes tickets, were charged with keeping case of Yip cution.
iterday on Leung To, 43, who was A fixed charged un
gaming house, while the six two counts of burg cthers were charged with gam-
·lac Complainant in thla case bling. was Miss Sibbins, headmistress of! the Diocesan Girls' School,
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for Wednesday at 10 a.m.
the offence on arraignment yester-Kwong, alias. Ip Kwong was put Hearing of the case day. First, second and fourth ac-over to the March Sessions. cused were sentenced to two years' imprisonment each while third de- fendant, who had conviction, to two years and one. month!
one previous ISLAND ELECTRIC CHARGES TO BE RAISED NEXT MONTH
A second charge of unlawful possession of two cartridge cases was withdrawn от the offering no evidence against first accused.
An increase of ane cent, from 15 cents to 16 cents, per unit for Crown lighting and of half a cent, from five rents to five and a half cents. per unit for power is revealed in a statement" issued yesterday by the Hongkong Electric Company. The new charges become effective PORTUGUESE VÍCTIMISED as from March 21. It is also recorded that from that date the dis- Admitting a charge of robbing count of 10 per cent. on power accounts in excess of 1,000 units per Mrs. Inez Soares of her handbag month will be discontinued. at No. 38 Stubbs Road on Jan. 5,
fendant
WAS
at the senool and on August 8 last year he stole
Iater be was dismissed.
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Lo Mei Village, Kowloon City, wbie 21 others were charged with
First and third 'defendants were Det.-Sgt. C. Pope said that de- each fined $100 and second accused Four were absent and formerly employed fined $159.
their bail of $5 each estreated, a travelling while the two others were fined clock from the Dendmistress. $3..
Det.-Sgt. H. J. Baldwin was in At midnight on Feb. 15 he broke charge of the case. into the school and stole a lady's
"TSE-FA" RAID roat and an alarm clock, Two Before Mr. Anderson yesterday, days later he entered the school Fan Chol, 30 and Fan Wing, 23. again at midnight and took away were charged with keeping a “tse- Mesa 3. Gibb, Livingston and Co. proval of shareholders at the an unemployed foki, Li Kam, 29, agents for the HK. Electric Comforthcoming ordinary yearly meet-two pairs of gentlemen's trousers 18" gaming house at No. 10, Lan was sentenced to 12 months hard pany, state that the annual meeting, the capitalisation of $3,000,000 and two woollen jumpers. labour by the Chief Justice who ing will be held on March 20, 1941, which will be standing to the said that as the record showed and that the Directors will, sub- credit of Reserve Account; this
For fighting at Shek Kai Lung gambling. that defendant $9.8 penniless Ject to audit, recommend on ac- will be issued in the form of 300.- Road, two men, Lf Ho, 32, and Liu! Det.-Sgt. C. Dowman said that when arrested he would not infllet count of the year 1940 that the 000 shares of $10 each fully paid Tai-wah, 53, shop fokl, were each $26.30 was picked up.
balance available for distribution and will be allotted to share-ordered to sign a personal bond First two defendants were each holders on the Register on April of $10 to be or good behaviour for fined $50,, or two months' hard be disposed of as follows:
To pay a final dividend of $1.20 1. 1941 In the proportion of one year by Mr. D. J. N. Anderson labour, while the others were each
share for every three held. The
fined $3. Table money was order- DCT share on the 600,000 old
shares representing fractions will
Det.-Sgt. C. Dowman said that ed to be placed in the Poor Box. shares, making, with the interim Charged with breach of a de-dividend of $1.00 per share paid be sold by a nominee to be a defendants were seen fighting by portation order Lau Tak-tal, allas on September 11, 1940. a total or pointed by the Board and the net an Indian constable, Cause of the
proceeds distributed amongst the Lau Wing, allas Chan Wing, failed $220 per share $720,000.00; To pay persons catitled to the fractions.
a dividend of $1.10 per share on to appear in Court.
The Directors also decided to
dividend as from. July 1. 1940
corporal punishment on him,
Defendant was arrested while trying to pawn a watch two days. later at Des Voeux Road Central.
DEPORTEE ABSENT
yesterday
BOUND ÖVER
fighting was alleged to have been a 'woman.
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BANKER FINED
MARINE COURT Kwok Chu, 41. master of a Class II bost, and six 'other' defendants Mr. J. P. Murphy, Assistant the 300,000 new shares ranking for increase the Issued Capital of the!
were Aned $5 each by the Marine Crown Solicitor, revealed that the
Arriving in the Colony by aero Magistrate, Lieut.-Cmdr. J. Jolly prisoner had escaped from the re- $330,000: To pay a second dona- Company by the issue of a further mánd prison. Mr. Murphy asked on to the South China Morning 300,000 shares at $10 each payable plane with an unstamped letter yesterday, when they pleaded guilty Post Bornber Fund $50,000.00; To in full to the Company's Bankers in his possession, Liu Hing-lim, 36, to having anchored within 100 for the indictment to remain on pince to Reserve $600,000.00; To on or before September 30, 1941: bank auditor, of No. 16, Des Voeur yards of the low water mark at fle, which was granted.
these shares will be offered to Road, was charged before Mr. the Praya wall in Victoria Harbour carry forward to next account shareholders on the Register on Anderson yesterday with breach of between 9 p.m. and 5 am, on Feb. $584,657.30. Total, $2,284,687.30.
It will be noted that the total April 1, 1941 in the proportion of defence regulations.
Mr. B. C. Field, of No. 8. Fiat, dividend distribution for the year shares held. Shareholders will be
is $300,000 lower than for the No. 8, The Peak, has informed the Police that someone entered year 1939.
his residence by the front door at
Accused was fined 35,
HEARING ADJOURNED
21.
one sharé for every complete three
ANCHORED IN MINEFIELD
given power, tó renounce their
A fine of $20 was imposed by the Hearing of the case in which Marine" Magistrate on the master] rights under such offer. No rights will attach to any fractions. Kwong so, Tang Yuet-shim, wo-ĵof a junk who had dropped anchor Both these issues will rank for man, and Hong Sing were charged from his vessel in the Tat Hong #posed to recommend for the "ap-dividend as from July 1, 1941, with stealing a quantity of goods Channel Minefield.
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