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HONGKONG¦ DAILY PRESS
GENERAL
ANTI-SPITTING LAW TO ROUND THE POLICE COURTS
BE ENFORCED AFTER PRELIMINARY WARNING
Views of the Council of the Hongkong Anti-Tuberculosis Associe- tion on the question of enforcement of thŊ ANTI-SPITTING LEGIS- LATION of April 25, 1940, were sought by the Director of Medical Services, Hon. Dr. F. S. Selwyn-Clarke, at the meeting of that body held at the Council Chamber, Colonial Secretariat, yesterday.
Dr. Selwyn-Clarke said it was nearly year since the anti- spitting Bill had become law and the question arose as to whether it would not be the proper time to follow a policy of enforcement of the legislation.
of Medical Services sald, to
It had been the policy of the moters of the Movement could Medical Department, the Director be enlisted to persuade the local en-public to follow in a slight way deavour by propaganda to per- what is being done in the interior: suade the general public that it would help a 'good deal. spitting may be attended by un-: He would wish to echo the senti. fortunate results to men andments expressed by the Chairman, women who breathed in this dried Mr. Chen continued, but would spit.
suggest that a prosecution be It was sought by an educational started as a test case, action to campaign to effect some improve- be taken "against some. well.. ment in the general situation with dressed MAR whose appearance regard to the habit, and it could would suggest that he should perhaps be deemed by some the know better than commit a althy proper time now, after a year of offence." cautions, to proceed to a policy
AT CENTRAL
STALLHOLDER ROBBED
Sentence of four months' hard labour each was imposed by Mr.
AT KOWLOON
LORRY DRIVER FINKD
The fatal trafic accident, in which Chinese woman WBS
H. G Sheldon yesterday an Chan knocked down and killed in Cus- Nam, 24, unemployed butcher, and toms Pass Road on Mar. 15, had La Chik, 28, unemployed, for steal- a sequel before Major A. N. Mac- Ing $979.93, the property of Luk fadyen yesterday when Cheung Sun, from Stall No. 86 in Western Fat, driver of lorry No, 1852, was Market between April 12 and 19. summoned for dangerous driving.
Cheng Ming, 24, market watch-
Sgt. Clarke asked his Worship ployed, who pleaded not guilty to fact that the road was quite a man, and Leung Hang. 24, unem- to take into consideration the stealing. were sentenced to four narrow one and that the lorry months each on a charge of re- was rounding a bend. There were celving part of the money, knowing 14 women walking on the road it to have been stolen.
Det.-Sgt. R. Macvey prosecuted, and the driver had a hard time
to avoid them. DESERTER FINED"
Defendant was fined $25. Police constable C607, Wong]. STABBED SCHOOLMATE
two A 14-year-old student of the Fun, 23, was fined $200 or months' hard labour by Mr. Shel-Pui Calng School, Waterloo Road, don yesterday on charge
&
of was charged before Major Mac- the Force fadyen yesterday with inflicting having deserted from on Apr. 20 last year, then being bodily harm on a schoolmate,
duly engaged to serve for a period
Det.-Sgt. C. Pope said that the at Ave years on July 8, 1937.
two students were playing on Insp. FT.J. Portallion prosecut-April 1 when complainant play- fully put a rope around defendant's neck.
Concluding the discussion, the of taking action against aggravat- Chairman said that he would re-ed ing cases,
5 commend the Sociological Sub-
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BREACH OF DEFENCE LAWS
Accused was fined $75.
BROTHEL RAID SEQUEL
been
Dr. Selwyn-Clarke suggested that Committee of the Association
Ko Yu, 20, cook, and 14 Lim,
Defendant got angry and "stabb- action could be brought against would write the Commissioner of
before ed complainant with a pen knife- Czarged such members of the public who Police and the Chairman" of the 50, widow, were from their appearance of dress Urban Counell secking an inten-Mr. G. T. Lowry yesterday with on the right chest. Complainant would seem to be of a class from sification of the campaign warn-attempting to convey 13 letters was admitted to the St Teresa's
where he had whom more co-operation could be ing the public against spitting.into the Colony on Apr, 17 other Hospital expected in the campaign against prior to prosecutions being brought. than by post, thereby committing detained for two weeks. tuberculosis,
a breach of the Defence Regula- If men were abusive, recalcitrant
tions. POLICE CO-OPERATION and dimcult when warned by
Insp. W. Mair said first Mr. T. V. N Fortescue, speaking police officers or sanitary officers the not to spit, then they should be
dant. was sent by second subject. informed Council that a letter was to be prosecuted. despatched to the Hon. Commis- sloner of Police requesting the The Council by a show of hands co-operation of members at the approved the Chairman's proposal Force in educating the public with regard to the policy to be against the evil of spitting." followed.
Un
the
PROPOSAL APPROVED
defen-
Two women, Wong Siu, 80, dant to the Po Tak Wharf, Co-charged before Major Macfadyen deten-widow, and Ho Wah, 37, were naught Road Central, to receive yesterday with keeping a brothel the letters,
at No. 292 Kilang' St.
Second defendant was fined $20 or three weeks hard labour, while first defendant was discharged.
RETURNED BANISHEE
'Inspector G. W. Moreton, of the SCA, prosecuting, said that the rald was carried out about 11.45 pm, on April 16 by Miss P. Harrop:
C.peared before Mr. Lowry on
Lu Sam, 24, unemployed, ap-Lady Assistant of the 8 C. A. First défendant was the principal charge of stealing a fountain pen tenant of the premises and the from the person of Lak Li-cheung allegation was that she ran the: at Des Voeux Road Central on brothel
in partnership Apr. 17.
second accused.
The Hon. Mr: M. K. Lo (Chair- Other members who joined in man) said that the views he en- the discussion were Prof. R. tertained on the subject raised by Robertson and Dr. T. P. Woo. the President (Dr. Selwyn-Clarke) were the same, as those he had publicly expressed on the occasion of the second reading of the Bill last year in Legislative Council.
He had not at all altered his views on the subject and though he would agree that there would have to come a time when it was deemed the public had been
Sessions:
with
For returning from banishment, First defendant was fried $50 he was additionally charged with or two months hard labour, while
STOLE MILITARY breach of the deportation order. second accused had her ball of
AMMUNITION ·
Pleading gullty, defendant was $50 estreated when she failed to sentenced to three months' hard appear. labour on the first charge and six months on the second, the sen
sufficiently educated and warned THREE MEN GET 18 tences to run consecutively.”
and the stage had been reached when prosecutions should be brought against otzenders. he
MONTHS EACH
"The charge of which you havej, would suggest no immediate pro- been found guilty is very serious, one which is interiering with the
secutions,
$10.000 THEFT ALLEGED
Tong Tak-wah, 42, charged on
EUROPEAN CAUTIONED Henry Graye, of Concrete
Products, Hongkong Bank Building," was summoned before Major Mac-
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The House of Quality & Service
fadyen yesterday for failing to DUTCH FIRM
two counts of larceny of $10,514.88 keep his lorry No... 4751 in good
from the Fook Cheong Wo arm. working order or condition, the GETS JUDGMENT
No. 4, Jubilee Street, ground floor, hand brake being unsatisfactory,
It would be better. Mr. Lo said. defence works of the Colony," which he was managing part- Pleading guilty, defendant sald FOR $1,000
in the enforcement of the bill.
CORRUPTION AND BRIBERY
It was of no use having an Ordinance indefinitely on the
by
on the current account.
If prosecutions were limited to the said Mr. Justice E H. Williams most glaring cases and only after at the Criminal Sessions yester-ner, and two counts of unlawful that the lorry was in constant
Judgement for $1,000 with costs due warning had been given to day in passing sentence on three possession of various forged bank- use for transporting materials for
notes, appeared before Mr. G. TAR.P. tunnels in Hongkong and of the action was awarded by the people concerned, He thought Chinese males who admitted
Kowloon and "little time was left Mr. E H WIlliams at the Sum- It was wrong also, Mr. Lo said. charges of stealing ammunition Lowry "yesterday,
Mr. M. A. da Silva appeared for for overhauling.
mary Court yesterday to the Ne- to differentiate between richer and from plilboxes,
the prosecution, assisted by Debni Accused was dismissed with a derlandsche Handel-Maatschappij. poorer classes of men and women The defendants, Cheung Sai-lo, Sgt. W. Summers, while defendant caution.
N. V, who claimed the above Lau Hing and Kwok Cheung, were was represented by the Hon. Mr. THEFT OF MANHOLE ÇOVERS sum from the Trust Industrial each sentenced to 18 months' im-Leo
d'Almada, instructed
Charged with stealing three Belge-Francais and A.A.C. Morant prisonment,
Messrs. Te'o and Hodgson, who manhole covers in Arthur Street. Partner therein, of No. 8A Des They were charged with "break-pleaded not gulity to all charges.property of the Government, LoVueux Road Central being money] statute books without enforcing it, ing into a pillbox at Chuen Wan Mr, Silva said that the firm, the Cheong, 23. appeared before loaned or advanced to defendant he would agree, but care would between Feb. 17 and Mar. 2 and partnership of which comprised Major Macfadyen yesterday. have to be exercised to prevent stealing six wooden boxes con complainant, Yu Sut-yiu, defend-
3. J. van Muhren, accountant the Bill becoming an Instrument taining 7,488 rounds of amimum-ant and two others, was a retail
of plaintiff Arm, testified that for corruption and bribery. tion, the property of the military rice shop with a small capital
on Feb. 26 last year. It money was moaned to defendant Arrests could be erected by mem-authorities, and a similar amount At the suggestion of defendant, bers of the Police Force as a of ammunition from another pill-no division of profit was made in
actually money overdrawn. means to filling up a Case Book, box between Feb, 28 and Mar, 3. 1939. In March last year, the
Plaintiff was represented by Mr. and the responsible authority Second and third defendant three other partners pressed de-
H. L. Kwan while defendant was. should be requested to take a each had one previous conviction, fendant
dividends, which Appearing on remand before neither present, nor was he repre- special interest in this phase of the former for larceny and the amounted to some $11,000, to be Mr. D.JN. Anderson yesterday, sented police work should it be decided latter for possession of raw bald, to which defendant suggest-Chan Kau. 30, was charged with to enforce the legislation.
oplum
ed that $4,000.add should be re-stealing a quantity of clothing The Rev. J. E. Sandbach · recall- Mr. J. P. Murphy, Assistant tained, for business to be carried from Lleut. Collingwood, of No. ed a movement he had followed Crown Solicitor, who prosecuted. on
100 Waterloo Road. At a meeting held on Feb. 22, Accused was with some interest in a remote asked his Lordship to deal with Chinese town in the interior when the case severely as the military the three insisted on their pre-weeks hard labour.
vious demand for a total division
'heté.
ARMED ROBBERY
for
that he had used. 24,000 to pay his ¡debts.
DOG SUMMONSES
Pan Huen, 38, shop keeper at No. 803, Canton Road, was charged with receiving 19 manhole covers for three days.
Both defendants were remanded
CONVICTION REGISTERED
Was
Hit-And-Run Driver
fined $40 or six
POLICE APPEAL FOR WITNESSES
MARINE COURT Fung Ching, Coxswain of the motor launch "Heron", was fined
students from the various schools authorities regarded it as a very and defendant finally confessed had conducted a „ccessful cam-serious offence... paign against spitting in connex- ion with the New Life Movement "He would suggest, 'Mr. Bandbach
Admitting a charge of assault- Hearing was adjourned to next a sum of $10 by the Marine Chinese Police Guard No. 785, said, that the Courell would seeking Shek Shum and others with Friday.
Magistrate. La Cmdr. J. Jolly, Lau Cheung, 68, was knocked down the co-operation; the Schools intent to rob while armed with
R. N. R when he appeared on by an unknown car in Hennessy Hongkong in a duilar campaign mantin on Mar. 30, Ling Wal and two knives at mätshed at Ho-
Two Chinese, Tam Kwong, the charge that on Apr. 3 in the Road, opposite: Gilman Fining coolle of the Imports, and Ex-vicinity of the Kowloon Godown station," about 3.30 am, on Tues- Dr. Selwyn-Clarke replied that Cheng kam were each sentenced à campaign of a nature similar to to 15 months' imprisonment yes got one, and Chan Kwal-yes. No, 5 Whart he had falled to ex-day, about 3:30
shop fokl, were bitten by two dogs Inhibit a regulation light.
• He received perious injuries to the one described by Mr. Band-
the Peak district on Mar. 19. There Lu Hang, 32, master of a Class his head and was removed to hos- bach had been successfully cota- POSSESSION ARMS
was a sequel, before Mr. Lowry IV boat, was fined $7 for having pital. Up to the present, he ducted in the Refugee Camps in Nine months imprisonment was yesterday, when Mesars, C. Van failed to obtain a licence for his could not give any information Hongkong and he would defy any imposed on Chan Chak who Langenberg and C. W. Tresise. boat. member of the Council on d visit pleaded guilty to a charge of un- both of No. 401, The Peak, were to one of these camps to and lawful possession of two pistols summoned for allowing their do more than five spity in the whole and 30 rounds of ammunition on to go out on the streets without
Mar. 23 off Mim Wan in the muzzles or lead.
camp.
terday.
He thought Mr. Sandbach's sug-waters of the Colony. gestion worthy of consideration, Defendant stated that he used the Fresident said, and he was the arms for his own protection sure the Committee would take against plates Tis arms were steps to see how far the local ordered to be confiscated; ? schools would be willing to amist.
NOT ACTIVELY PURSUED
Both pleaded guilty to the summons and were fined $5. Sgt. Willerton prosecuted
st
POLICE REPORTS
except that he was knocked down Bÿ á câr
The guard was on his home at (Ho. 1) Tụng Ludi Preet Mr M Nemarée, of No. 12, goaz, from Kennedy Town where Peak Road, has reported the theft he was on duty of jewellery and clothing to the
The Folice are appealing to any value of $318 from his residence persons who saw the accident or on Thursday.
who can identify the car to report
at the nearest Police Station.
A CORRECTION»
Due to a typographical error.
CLERKS DISCHARGED Appearing on remand before Mr. A small fire broke out at the -RETURNED BANISHER- Bheidon jesterday. Ông Tác nng nhỏ thoi ở Hà IP DAI Vern Admitting that he was banished 25, and 8se Fan-bo, 27, both clerks Road Central, the office of a den- Mr. Walter Hanging Chen, the from the Colons for life on Sept, charged with disorderly conduct by tist, on Timiriday afternoon. next member to speak, said that 21, 1940. Hot charged with Dghting in the Koop Hot tea House The dentist, Dr. Huf Wing-Hong Mr HT80, was yesterday re- from bis observations locally the breach of a deportation order at No. 208, Queen's Road East on suntered bad burns to the body ported as having said, “They (thin New Life Movement in Hongkong was sentenced to two years hard Apt 11, were discharged with a and arms and war låter, removed Chinese) ana; do without,, rice! was not being as actively pursued labour, the, sentence to run from caution.
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