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LAMMERTS AUCTIONS
PUBLIC AUCTION.
GENERAL
ROUND THE POLICE COURTS $63,200 For A.R.P.
AT CENTRAL,
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CONVICTION REGISTERED
Grossman and Company, No. 10.
Ice House Street, was summoned before Mr. Sheldon yesterday for "excessive" speeding (35-40 m.p.l.) Lau Kly-wal. 30, unemployed, of at Queen's Road East about 12.15 THE
HE Undersigned have received no fixed abode, was sentenced team, on May 9.
instructions
to sell by
PUBLIC AUCTION
од
Friday, the 23rd May, 1941. commencing at 230 p.m.
at their Sales Room, No. 35. Hankow Road, Kowloon.
QUANTITY OF VALUABLE' HOUSEHOLD · FURNITURE
comprising:
three months' hard labour by Mr. H. G. Sheldon, K.C., yesterday for Ja very mean offence."
Defendant admitted the offence, Traffic Sgt. H. Dingsdale said that the situation was not "dan- gerous as the road was clear at that tim
He was accused of stealing two earthen incense pots from a grave in the Mohammedan Cemetery and Because of his excellent driving three flower pots trom the Colonial record of not having even a single Cemetery.
offence since 1926, defendant was The case was heard before: Mr. discharged with a caution. Sheldon on Monday, but defendant] was remanded until yesterday for checking his fingerprints because he denied that he had one previous conviction.
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THEFT OF OPIUM PIPES
Tsut Cheung..25, carpenter, Wong Man. 24. and Wong Tam-ylu, 25, both unemployed, were further re- manded by Mr. Sheldon yesterday Teakwood beds, Wardrobes. for a week on a charge of larcens Chests of drawers, Dressing Tables, of two oplum pipes, valued at $25, Chesterfield Sultes. Sideboards, from Kwok Tsot at No. TA, Tai Dining Tables, Chairs, Desks Wong Street East, ground floor, on Filing Cabinets, Bookcase, Cabinets, May 18. Wardrobe Trunks. Rattan Furn-
Second defendant is additionally iture, · Perambulators. Electric charged with having assaulted "Lamps & Irons, Carpets, Rugs, Kwok with a chopper, causing him
Cutlery. Porcelain, Glass and grevious bodily harm.. Metal Ware, Ice Chests, Ornaments, etc., etc.
AT KOWLOON
IMPERSONATED POLICEMAN
character of a Police oficer and The story of a man assuming the
threatening to pull down huts in Kowloon Tong was related before Mr. H C. Macnamara yesterday when Yim Chi-man, 26, appeared on three charges of impersonating a Police officer.
Fire Appliances: Supplementary Vote
Supplementary votes totalling $483,612 (consisting mainly of re- votes) and $102,787 will come up for consideration at the meeting of the FINANCE COMÍMITTEE to be held tomorrow afternoon at 2.30 o'clock.
THE LATE MR. HON KAM-SHING
FOR Curs
-FOR GRAZES
FOR THE BATH
WEDNESDAY, MAY 21, 1941.
Beware of throat infection— gargle daily with 'DETTOL'
Protect yourself from catching colds, Tu, sore throats and chest and throat infections by gargling with Dettol daily. Though Dettol' is three times stronger than carbolic, it is non-poisonous and harmless, but it is deadly to germs-and germs generally affect the throat first of all. This safeguard will be yours if you and your family gargle regularly with 'Detrol." You should also use Detial in your bath, in the water
you" wash clothes in, and spray rooms and wash floors with it Keep 'Deltol' always handy. Agants: Imperial Chemical Industries (China) Lrd. Hàng Rong
Among the latter votes the largest is $63,200 for fire appliances for Air Raid Precautions (Defence). It is explained that the sum of $141.000 provided in the 1940-41 Estimates was intended to cover the east of completing a programme which was begun in 1939 for the Pleading guilty to a summons provision of sufficient fire appliances to meet an emergency. charge of I similar offence at For this purpose $220.000 was Queen's Road Central on May 8. provided in the financial year 1939 A. J. Stephen, of Messrs. A. S. but owing to delay in filling the Watson and Company, was also orders placed through the Crown cautioned owing to his good record. Agents the sum of $152.481.37 laps- ed at the end of 1939. Most of
We regret to announce the news the appliances ordered "have now of the death of an old resident been obtained and A re-vote of and ex-Government servant, the $63,200. representing part of the late MR. HON, KAM-SHING. He amount which lapsed at the end was in the local government ser- of 1939, is requested.
vice for over 30 years, during a Other supplementary votes are greater part of which period he follows: H.E... the Governor served in the Imports and Exports Audit Dept., $755 Volunteer De- gistracy of Hongkong. where he (personal emoluments) $6,239; Department, and the Central Ma- fence Corps (mobilisation stores) was best remembered, $557: K.C.R. (one lathe) 310,294;
NATIVE OF FUKIEN foot-bridge Narrowing of
over Before his retirement from Gov- Shum Chun River at Lowu $347:ernment service on pension in As accused pleaded not guilty to Medical Department-Bedding and 1932, he conceived the idea of a In asking for the remand. Det all charges, evidence was given by clothing $1,600; Relief of over-meeting place tor "Chinese clvfi Sgt. J Bentley said that complain-Tsang Wai-keung, one of the com-crowding
Chinese Hospitals servants ant was still in hospital.
plainants, who said that accused $4,500: Preventive measures against their welfare both socially and in- came to his hut stout 3 pm on infestious diseases $1,130; Public tellectually, and became Sunday. Accused tour witness that Works Dept., seven 21-ton tipping the founders of the Chinese Civil Tang King-yuk, 24, married
he was a policeman sent from the lorries $1,394: One light lorry Service Club. woman, of No. 87 Austin Road, Shamshulpo Police Station to pull $2293; Two "motor
vans $3,786; A native of Fuklen Province. he charged with having thrown corro- down his hut.
was instrumental in founding the Stores Dept. (telegrams)" $150... sive add at Wel Kwok-lun, 40, Accused then went to another hut
Fukler Chamber of Commerce. 1 Kodak" Camera F-4.5 Lens in manager of the Hain Yah News where he told second witness, Pang TIMBER EXTRACTION
During the last 20 years of his Agency, with intent to cause him Fung. 28, a woman, a simller story.
actively connected legal firm of Messrs. P. H. Sin & Erevious bodily harm or to matm. He added that the matter could be Extraction of timber in New Ter- with many forms of charitable co. His four daughters are Shau
Botanical and Forestry Dept.-life, he was burn, disgure or disable tum, was settled it witness should pay $5 to ritories in order to increase the work especially the relief of the Fun, Shau Fong, Shan Hing and discharged by Mr. G. T. Lowry yes the interpreter as "tea money." stocks of firewood" in the Colony poor and refugees and provision of Shat Ching, the latter terday, when the prosecution told
He then went over to the third $40,000 ($25,399.81 is a re-voter free schools. for children from his whom are with the Overseas Cl-Chinese youths in Hongkong to the Court that no evidence was go- hut and Informed, Chau Klu, 35, Transport and subsistence of lepers province. ing to be offered against her.
also
A QUANTITY OF VALUABLE BLACKWOOD FURNITURE.
and
1 "Ward" Ice Chest
Сазе
1 Pair. Binoculars
1 "Pilot" All Wave Radio (6 Tubes)
1 Large Carpet. 12 x 14.
2 Cooking Stoves.
1 "Remington" Portable Noiseless
Typewriter
On View from 22nd. Thursday.
May, 1941,
Terms: Cash on Delivery
LAMMERT BROS..
AUCTIONEERS.
Posthumous Marriage
CHINESE COUPLE TO BE WED AFTER DEATH
Shanghai will 3000 witness
WOMAN DISCHARGED-
a
FALSE PRETENCES
of
for
the promotion
.
of
HYDIGHE
one of
FOR MIDWIFERY
DETTOL
two of
Pleading guilty to a charge of £t-loverheard the conversation, cametion stores $1.937: Beckwith fogtact with him. He has left a large wing Pit Ting, Pokfulam about "1
p.m.
'DETTOL
THE MODERN ANTISEPTIC
RECKITT & SONS, (Hull and London)
15,000 SIGN LETTER
324
The campaign to mobilise 100,000
nese Banking Corporation. Of a kindly disposition, the late The funeral will take place to thanking him for the nation-wide sign a letter to President Roosevelt, woman, of the same matter. Yeung at Gaiman $17.600: Grant to Boys' Choi, 32, of the Royal Engineers, and Girls' Clubs Association $1,200;pected by all who came in con- and the procession will arrive at United States, is making satisfac
Mr. Hon was well liked and res morrow Thursday, May 22 at noon chma Week" drive started in the husband of the second witness, who Volunteer Defence Corps mobilisa-
circle of friends.
tory results. tempting to obtain money by false out and took accused to the Police bell $5,100; New Police launch No. pretences, Chau Tong, 34, unem-station..
Mr. Hon passed away peacefully
More than 15,000 youths signed 9 replacement) $13,400; Two new
their names at the age of 63 at his residerice
nine different ployed, was sentenced to ane! Defendant, denying all allega- Police motor boats $22,250; Erecat No. 3. On Lan Street, on May
Mr. C. F. Fallon, of the Kowloon places on the first day of the cam- month's haid labour by Mr. Lowry tions, said that he went to Kow- tion of "Penfold mesh" fence a 19, leaving six children. The eldest Godowns, has reported the theft paign, and more are expected to yesterday.
loon Tong to look for a clansman. Kai Tak Aerodroine $1,435; Re-
No. 7 Godown between campaign will end on May 24, after Agent of Douglas Steamship Co., from Ltd. and the second sot Mr. Al- 5 p.m. on Saturday and 7 am. on which the letter will be despatch- fred Y. Hon is a solicitor with the Sunday.
ed,
at
I was stated that defendant at As he passed by the huts a woman railing of 0.4 miles of K.C.R. main, Mr. Hon Yan Lam, is Chinese of $1,400 worth of cotton yarn sign during the next few days, The
tempted to obtain the sum of $8 accused him of being bad character. line $12,000; from Chan Lam at Wing Lok Street Several men came forward and as- Medical stores and alterations to by trying to sell to him complain-saulted him.
buildings (Medical defence scheme) ant) two tubes of Government Accused, who has a previous con-890.000: Refrigerator for Bort Health optum whereas they contained sub-viction, was fined $50 or a month's office $626: Transport of printing stance other than Government hard labour on each charge. The machinery from Stanley Prison to!
oplum.
Defendant admitted two previous convictions.
Det.-Sgt. W. Summers prosecuted.
DANCE TICKET CASE
sentence is to run consecutively.
UNMANIFESTED CARGO."
Messrs. Noronha and Co., Ltd.. $9,- 374; Alterations to broadcasting studios and offices $4.580; Sand de-
A cook employed by a British pot at Central Government Store ship, Lam Chol-sang, 32, and two $25,777; Wo Hop Shek Cemetery. other Chinese, Lai Chor, 24, assis-near Fanling $151.500; Castle Peak Hearing of the case on which tant accountant, and Tang Kal, 36, Road-re-alignment near Tsuri Wong Fuk-cheung, 26, salesman, stall foki, were charged before Mr. Wan $16.440; Installation of new Chan So. 30. teacher, and Wong D. J. N. Anderson yesterday with X-ray machine at Kowloon Hos-) Wing-hin, 22, salesman, are chars exporting unmanifested cargo and pital $250; Resumption of Inland ed with having received a $10 dance exporting merchandise, without a Lot No. 1135 $55,000; Food' control coupon of Cathay Ballroom on Apr. permit,
(telegrams) $1,000. 14, knowing it to have been stolen or unlawfully obtained was fixed
posthumous marriage contracted by for 2.30 pm. on June 11. the elder relatives of a Chinese
China Daily News.
RELATIVES NEGOTIATE
the
HOTEL CECIL THEFT
Before Major Macfadyen yester day, Li Hák-kin, 24, unemployed.
Revenue Officer Dunnett said
that he made a routine search on
board a British ship about 2.30 p.m. No. T1881H, and Chan Fuk, fok
THEFT OF MANHOLE
mast.
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Witness alleged that the shots
be were fired in the air.
Further hearing was adjourned
until June 17.
Kiu Hung, 20, woman, of Room on Monday and found 26 packages of the junk, were charged with young man and her sweetheart 310. St. Francis Hotel, is complain Lam's bunk. Fight of them were larceny of a large quantity of goods who recently wrote finks to their ant. romance by jointly committing The case will be heard before exported without a permit while Mr. Anderson yesterday.
merchandise which could not be by, bailee, was continued before suicide in a hotel, reports the North Major A. N. Macfadyen. Mr. M. A-the remainder were unmanifested
Mr. M: A da Silva, assisted by da, Silva is appearing for the pro- cargo The old Chinese custom that secution. while defendants who are
Det.-Sgt. Matches appeared for the Lam said that they were entrusted prosecution, while Mr. C. A.Suther-i - When lovers cannot realise their on $500 ball each, will be represent- to him by a friend to be taken to ton Russ represented defendants. alm in this world they should "geted by Mr. K. F. Wong.
Shanghai, and as a résult the others Giving evidence, a foki of the married in nare so that they may Det. Acting Sub-Insp. F. Nolan is
were arrested, be husband and wife in the hext in charge of the case.
Cheng Hop Tong firm, who was on Lai Tang admitted that the cargo board the junk, said that he over- world is still observed by Shanghai populace."
was their property and that they heard first accused telling his had given the cook $1 for each brother to hoist a red light on the package to be taken to Shanghai.
Lam had his ball of 350 estreated Not long after a robbers Junk Relatives of Kuo Ming-hsih, late described as an occupant of Room when he failed to appear. The came and fired at their junk. manager of the Wan Li (Joss No. 44. Hotel Cecil, was charged others were fined $30 each; Paper) Printing Bureau at 7 Hsing with stealing $250 in notes, the
The cargo was ordered to Kal Ho near Quai de France, are property of Mrs. Leung Muf, of confiscated. now negotiating over the question Room 43 of Hotel Cecil on Monday. of the posthumous marriage be- He also faced the alternative tween the dead. manager and the charge of being found in an en-
JUNK MASTER GAOLED Inte Miss Chi Shun-ti, both of closed premises for an unlawful Sentence of six months hard
Cheung Kwan-tal, junk master, whom committed suicide in the Ta purpose. He denied both charges.labour was passed by Mr. Anderson Fang Hotel In Rua Tourane
yesterday on Chan Kau, 38, charged and Cheung Yuk-sang, cargo can- Det.-Sgt. J. R. Bykes. They took liquid polson and when prosecuted, said that complainant's with larceny of a manhole. valued vasser, who were charged with the waiters discovered them early husband saw defendant, who was at $2, property of the Government larceny of a quantity of goods. by In the morning, one of them was unknown to either one of them, and with breach of a deportation ballee, were convicted by Mr. An-
derson yesterday. already dead while the other died walk out of their room into their order.
First accused was additionally later in hospital. The "marriage" portion of the verandah. Finding: Sub-Inspector Collins said that will take place in a ceremony with the money gone, he had defendant accused was stopped by a constable charged with making a false re
in Canton Road about 4 p.m. on port to the Police," the name tablets of the two dena arrested,
Accused were sentenced to four Bentence of three months' hard Monday and he admitted stealing months hard labour on the first persons carried by their relatives
labour was imposed.
1t from Hong Lok Street,
charge, while first accused was EMBEZZLEMENT CHARGE sentenced to a furter month's hard Wong Yau-chong, 36, of No. 5, from Apr 1..."
labour, the sentences to begin 'as Nga Tsin Wal Road, was charged before Mr. Anderson yesterday with while Mt. A, el Arculli and Mr. Mr. M. A, da Silva prosecuted, embezzlement of $282.40 from Chow C. A. Sutherton Russ represented Tat-chor, master of Yee Tat Loong the defendants. printing shop owned by a relative. time specified for such an event (Firm at 1029, Canton Road between He was said to have misappro-was approaching
Jan, 20 and 26. prlated a large sum of money He could not do su on accoun Hearing was fixed for May 31 at from the shop in order to make of financial difficulties and was 11.30 a good the loss sustained gambling.
VICTIM OF GAMBLING
Chinese press reports revealed recently that Kuo could have lived
TRAFFIC SUMMONSES
Paymaster-Commander E. Gross-
a happy married life had he not man, H. K. N. V. F. of Messrs.
been indulged in gambling, which
caused him to lose his job in the
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THEFT BY BAILEE
H
Suffering from a gunshot wound
through alleged to have lured his sweet- Mr. C. A. Sutherton Russ will pro-to the left hip, Kan Kwan, 32,
heart to the hotel where they end-sécute.
a junk.foki was admitted to the After his dismissal, he lived tuled it all by taking their own lives.
Kowloon Hospital yesterday after- his fiancée's home just next door. Moved by their affection towards
noon, Several days before his suicide, he each other, their relatives are fix- Hearing of the case in which The victim alleged that he was was asked by the girl's parents to ing a date for their posthumous Kwok Chuen-lee, alias Kwok Tin- shot by Japanese two days ago chol, 38, master of trading junk near Hau Hot in Chinese, waters. marry their daughter since the marriage,
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