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For Alleged Assault
Alleged to have struck a juror inmigration assistant, Pau Po- kwan, after having been called a "bloody bastard," J. F. Walters, Chief Engineer of a. Kau Tani, appeared before Mr. G. T.. Lowry at the Central Magistracy. yesterday on a summons of having an- lawfully molested Fax in the execution of his duty on board on Feb. 16. assaulting him when he attempted' to prevent the delendant leaving the ship without" a pass.
Mr. D. L. Strellett, for the de-it, Where, I do not remember, for fence. pleaded not guilty. The it has been a long time ago. prosecution was conducted by Mr. Mr. Strellett: In fact you do not J. A. B. Lee, Deputy Immigra know what to do with ship's tion Officer.
officers. I know.
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TOUCHED HIM
Is it the custom to pull some one by the arm?-No,
POLICE COURTS
AT CENTRAL
MALICIOUS WOUNDING
Charged with maliciously wound-
De Lau Yat-sing with a chopper, Leung Tak, 45, unemployed, ap-
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 1941.
FOREIGN
MAILS
HONGKONG, THURSDAY, 27th FEBRUARY, 1941, 0.30 A.M.
The General Post Office will be closed at 8.00 p.m. on Thursday 27th and Friday 28. February 1941)
Mail Service to Madagascar and Reunion is temporarily suspended.
The public are "reminded that it is a breach of postal ared before Mr. G. T. Lowry yes-regulations to enclose in a postal cover communications intend- terday, when he was remanded for ed for persons other than the addressee.
a week, on the application of Det.-
Sgt. R. Macvey, who said that The Printed Matter Service to the following places in China complainant was seriously 1 in he hospital
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Bail of $300 was allowed.
is
temporarily suspended:-
Yunnan
Szechuen
Kwelchow
Huran
Fuklen (except Amoy and Kulangsu)
Kwangs (except Wuchow and Yunghsien) North and East of Ewanstung.
Small Packet Post, to all countries is suspended.
INWARD MAILS ·
In evidence, Pau said: "On Feb: 18 at 9 a.m. I was on duty on Did you pull his arms when he board 5.5. Kau Tung. I was sta-passed you?-Ño, I just touched tioned at the entrance to the him. gangway to examine passports. I
SHROFF GAOLED. had instructions to the effect that
'Arrested at No. 8. Anton Street, if anyone has a pass or certift- Did you say suntething. In Chi-Wanchai, Szeto Toi, alias Szeto cate, he or she may go ashore. nese to the affect that "you have Sing-kiu, 37, shroff formerly em- "Defendant was the first one to paper?"-I said in English: "Have ployed by Messrs Dodwell and pass me. When he got to the en-you got a pass."
Company, Ltd., was charged be- trance, I asked him for a pass. He Did you hear him say that he fore Mr. Lowry yesterday paid no heed to me and walked was chief engineer of the ship?-fraudulent conversion of the firm's
with
straight down the gangway. I never heard him say that. money totalling $6,588.56. on Jan. caught up with him and asked Handed a slip of paper; com-11. him again. He was very angry plainant read out from it "bloody and he struck me on the jaw. bastard."
STEPPED BACK
Do you know the meaning of "I stepped back to avoid being those two
THEFT OF BRICKS words? I don't know struck again. One of my collea-the meaning, but I know that it
Wong Chuen, 34, earth coglie,
Straits and "Air Mail by "British Overseas Airways gues, Leung Ting nam, came out is of an indecent nature.
Service" by Sea from Singapore.. was charged before Major Mac- of a cabin and held defendant by
¡Canton I put it to you that it was only fadyen yesterday
with stealing Air Mail by "Pan-American Airways his arms
two words 270 bricks from the Maryknoll sold those that he walked up the gangway to
Mission grounds - Stanley, and you--No."
Chan Fu. 42, with receiving.
"The exact words that I used when I asked him for a pass are: Have you got a pass?* Beside these, I did not say anything else, "At that time, he was in civilian clothes and was carrying two par- ccls. He did not say anything to
me.
when you
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There was no anger before you said those two words.—No, I never said, those two words.
When he did strike you, you ran up to the deck. He chased lafter me.
"Mr. J. R. Poye, who is chiefl STRUCK ON SHOULDER boarding Immigration officer, ar- Leung Ting-nam, in the witness rived at the scene later.
box, said that he saw his colleague "I sustained no injury: the blow struck on the shoulder by defen- tell on my teeth."
dant on the deck. Cross-examined by Mr. Strellett, Mr. Strellett: Both you and Mr. complainant said: I have been Poye told him to stop hitting Junior Immigration assistant for complainant. Did either of you about a month and 10 days now. ask defendant why he hit com- On Feb. 15, I was then only em-plainant? asked him, but Mr. ployed for under a month,
Paye did not. I had done this job of passport What reason did he give? He inspection for about a week then, alleged that my colleague had I had never assisted anybody in said something öffensive to him. this particular work before that, Hearing was adjourned to March but I had watched people doing 18, at 11 a.m.
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POSSESSION OF
HEROIN PILLS
Three Women "Are
Discharged
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Three women, Tam Cham, ·30,
S'hai Reign Of Terror
JAPS. BARRICADE HONGKEW AREA SHANGHAI, Feb. 25 (Reuter)- Tsui, Mui, 28, and Chan Tai, 49, Poltical terrorists ran amok yes- who were arrainged before the terday when three Japanese and Chief Justice, Sir Atholl Mac-a Chinese were shot in the course Gregor, yesterday on a charge of of three attacks,
possession of dangerous drugs, The first attack was staged by
were discharged.
two Chinese gunmen at 2 pm, in
Sentence of four months' hard labour was imposed.
First defendant was fined $20, or one month's hard labour, and second defendant $10, or 14 days..
RAINCOAT THEFT
From
vice"-San Francisco date, 22nd February Calcutta and Straits................. United-Kingdom and Straits Australia and Manila, Java and Manlia, Australia and Maalla.
Due
27th Feb.
28th Feb.
Direct Ser-
1st Mar.
1st Mar.
Sod Mar.
3rd Mar.
3rd Mar
3rd Mar.
5th Mar.
1.
7th Maz.
7th Mar.
date 21st
11th Mar,
12th Mar.
16th Mar.
USA., and Manlia-(San Francisco date, 8th Feb.) Alleged to have stolen a rain- Air Mail by "Pan-American Airways
Direct Ser- coat. the property of Mr. J. P. vice"-San Francisco date, 28th February, ................ Whitham, from the office of Sun United-Kingdom and Straits; i Life Assurance Company. Canada, Gloucester Building, on
of U. S. A, and Honolulu (San Francisco Feb. 23. Ng Hing. 21, unemployed, Sandakan,
February). was charged before Mr. Lowry Sandakan yesterday, and sentenced to three months' hard labour.
OUTWARD
MAILS
STOLE $600.
Registered and Parcel Mall are closed 15 minutes earlier than Wong On-yeung, 32, unemploy the time given below unless otherwise stated, and where mails are ed, charged with the theft of $800 advertised to close at or before 9 am. registered and parcel malis from No. 48. Connaught Road are closed at 5 pm, on the previous day. When mails are adver- West, before Mr. Lowry yesterday, tised to close after 5 pm. Registered and Parcel malls are closed was sentenced to three months at 5 pm hard labour.
AT KOWLOON
HEARING ADJOURNED The theft of a watch from Mr. K. M. A. Barnett, former Kowloon Magistrate, had a sequel before Mr. H. C. Macnamara yesterday when Chan Kut-kan allas Lewis Chan, 21, was charged with receiving the watch...
defendant while Det.-Sgt. J. Johns
Mr M. A. da Silva appeared for
ton représented the Police,
For
FRIDAY
Sandakan.
Air Mall by Air, to Bangoon, to connect with the
"British Oversens Airways.” Canton.
SATURDAY
Further hearing was adjourned Etraits and Parcels only for United-Kingdom.
to March 6 at 11.30 am.
BROTHEL KEEPER FINED
Tang Pong, 37, unemployed, who Hongkew when Private Toda, of Ho Ho. 63. of No. 123. Temple had pleaded guilty to a charge of the Medical Corps, was shot and Street, "was charged before. Mr. possession of 21,000 heroin pills and killed instantly, while Corporal E. C. Macnamara yesterday with 747 ounces of pink mass, was sen- Ishii was seriously wounded in the keeping two wards without giving tenced to three years' hard labour, chest. "
notice to the B. C. A. WOMEN CONVICTED
One of the two gunmen was Defendant, who was alleged to Two women, Yu Yuet-sau and wounded and captured by Jap-be the keeper of the brothel, was Cheung Chot-lam, were sentenced anese naval sentries.
fined $100 and to be expelled from the Colony.
to three years' imprisonment each Six hours later, in the same dis- when. convicted on & charge of trict, a lone Chinese gunman fired possession 01 dangerous drugs, two shots at a Japanese naval of- namely, 70,300 heroin pills, at No, ficer, who is believed to have been 50 Elgin Street.
wounded.
ANOTHER CASE
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Fri 28th
8.30 AM EFO
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BUNDAY THIRD INCIDENT
Mr. Shigeru Inamasu, Council-Manila Macassar and Bourabaya... A third attack was staged, at lor of the China Affairs Board, Salgon
n Pleading gulity to possession of 38,600 heroin pills on the first 9 p.m. in the western area when was among the passengers who
another lone Chinese floor of No. 461, Shanghai Street
gunman arrived by the N.Y.K. lner Husl-
ip Shui, 34, unemployed, was sen-critically wounded Wang Yung, mi Maru from Nagasaki yester- tenced to two years' hard labour Japanese-sponsored City. Govern-
stated to be an official of the day. by the Chief Justice yesterday.
Mrs. Toshiko Ishikawa, wife of Tang Kwong, 28, anemployed,
the Chancellor of ment Police.
the Japanese was found not gulity of a charge last night by Japanese bluejackets passenger.
Barricades were established late Consulate the Canton, was also a of possession of 800 heroin pills near the scene of the Hongkew
at the same address,
Through passengers included
TUESDAY
Tue, 4th
EFO
Par. 3/3, 5.00 PM Reg, 3/3, 5.00 PM Ord. 4/3, 8.30 AN
G.P.O. Par. 3/3, 5.00 PM
Reg. 3/3, 5.00 T
shootings, disrupting all traffic. Mr. E. E. Knight, Mrs. Kitty Manila, Australia and New Zealand via Brisbane. Ord. 4/3, 8.30 x All bridges, however, are now open,
Klight Mỹ. G. A. Neville. MẸ, A
X.P.O. Stated to have six previous though vehicular and pedestrian Thomas, Mrs. Pauline Thomas, convictions for the same offence, traffic is being held up by search Mr. and Mrs. W. F. White, Mrs.
Lau Tak-tat, alías Lau Wing, ers. who escaped from the Remand
REPORTS DENIED Prison on Thursday, was sen-- A Japanese naval spokesman tenced to 12 months' hard labour categorically denied the reports by the Chief Justice, Sir Atholl alleging that a Chinese gunmanı MacGregor, at the Criminal Sex fired on a Japanese, naval officer sions yesterday.
last night.
1. Connaught Road..
~DOWN IN THE DESERT SOMETHING STÍRALO.”
Simmons Brener and several Japanese.
LOCAL ESTATES
The late Mr. Andrew Henry Brown, who died intestate at the Matilda Hospital on Sept. 15 last. left local estate sworn under $1,100. An application for letter of ad- ministration. has been granted to Lancelot Ruggles Andrewes, the Official Administrator,
LEFT $44,000 Local "estate valued at $44,000 was left by Pang Shun-hong, allas Pang Shum, alias Jose Pang, late restaurant proprietor of No. 109 Des Voeux Road Central, who died on Bept; 26 at sea! A petition by Pang Shun-hong and Fang Yuer plu, restaurant assistant, for pro- bate of the will has been granted.
Mrs. Leiper, of No. 466. The Peak, has reported to the Police of the loss of a white metal brooch set with Imilation dia monds on Tuesday.
Reg, 10.30 AM. Ord 11.00 AM
G.P.O.
Ak Mall by sea to Singapore to connect with Reg 10.30 AM
the "British Overseng Airways.” „..............
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