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Judge's Warning Unheeded: ROUND THE POLICE COURTS
Seven Years' Imprisonment And "Cat" For Robbery
"THIS IS ONE OF THE WORST CASES OF ROBBERY WITH VIOLENCE WHICH HAVE COME BEFORE ME SINCE I HAVE BEEN TO THIS COUNTRY, I ISSUED A WARNING ABOUT TWO MONTHS AGO BUT APPARENTLY IT HAS NOT BEEN HEEDED.
"The pubile must be protected from dangerous criminals like you. In addition to a prison sentence I intend to award the first and second accused the 'cat.' The third accused has been certi-
fled as unfit for corporal punishment."
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With the above remarks, Mr. | St Ngul as the man who entered Justice Cressall at the Criminal first He Was armed with re Sessions yesterday sentenced TANG volver, as was another man, while HUNG and NO TSANO to seven a third held a chopper. years hard labour and 12 strokes
of the "cat," and Slt Ngol to seven yeurs imprisonment with hard
trial in which BIT NOOI, YAU CHOY and YUI PUI HOM were charged with robbery by two or
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An electrician, Kam Kal-ming.
LJ Fat, 22, and Yip Hung, 26. 24, was sentenced to six weeks both unemployed, appeared hard labour by Mr. H. . Sheldon fore Mr. H. C. Mamamara yester- yesterday on a count of embezzle-day when they were charged with demanding $2 with menaces from According to Det.-Sgt. J. Bentley Ho So, 82, married woman, defendant collected the money on
No. 137 Temple Street, on July behalf of Arthur Ho, manager of
21. a radio shop at No. 41, Queen's
Det.-Sgt. R. MacVey, prosecut- Road Central, on July 8, from a
ing, said that accused went customer and spent it,
the above address during black-out and told Но that a The managers of two wooden and would therefore make a re- Might was showing in hcr house In a statement from the dock, be factories were fined $10 each port. They however, Sit Ngoi said that he knew noth-by Mr. Sheldon yesterday for run-2 from her if the incident was labour, at the conclusion of the ing about the robbery, and that he ning unregistered factories.
demanded
was a businessman from the coun- Defendants were the Tung Chan
to be hushed up. try. He came to Hongkong with factory
Both accused pleaded guilty and of Nos. 304-6, some chickens for sale but on the Road, ground floor, and the Sang months
Electric the first was sentenced to three Tang Hung and Ng Tsang, who
way was robbed.
It was not his Cheong factory of No. 202, Electric second to four months.
hard labour and the were indicated on the same count,!
intention to stay in the Colony. Read, ground floor. pleaded Guilty at the call-over on behalf. Yau Choy and Yu! Pul-ants had already applied for re- Giving evidence on their Own It was stated that both defend-
FACTORY MGRS. FINED Monday
The manager of the om denied having taken part
Li Yuen J F Murphy Assistant the robbery.
gistration and it was A
Knitting Factory. only
No. A Both stated
Yen Crown Solicitor assisted by Sgt. they confessed to the crline be-running their factories immature-
that technical offence on their part for Chow Street, was summoned be- D. G. MacPherson, prosecuted.
fore Mr. Macnamara yesterday cause they were scared of being The Jury comprised Messrs. M. A.
for allowing seven women to Annett (Foreman). J. M. Hood, R.
assaulted.
employed at After
the above address Jury returned unanimous verdicts pounds of rivets, valued at $2.62 contrary to the
B short retirement, the Charged with larceny of 5 1/4 m June 28 at 0_am_ which 1s of Guilty against it Ngol, and Not from the Talkoo Docks on July tions and was fined $100.
Factory Regula- Gutity in the cases of Yau Choy 22, Wong Fat, 20, dock coolle, was
The manager of the Lee Kwong sentenced to two months' hard Knitting Co., No. 83, Prince Ed- labour by Mr. Sheldon yesterday. ward Road, ground floor, was articles were found tted to both of eight women to work at the above Simpson said that the similarly summoned for allowing defendant's legs during a routine address on the same day at 6 a.m. search at the gate.
and aned $100.
more
Mr.
M. Vieira Ribeiro. H. J. Kerckhoff.
Leung Fung. Pok Shui-ming and C. E. Tavares.
The Crown's case Was that on the day question Cheung King- juen, assistant manager of the California-Asia Rattan Co., of No. 211, Yee Kuk Street, was in his office checking over the cash when
five men entered, one of whom was Sit Ngol who was armed with a revolver.
and Yul Pul-hom.
"STAMP IT OUT"
I have remarked already that this is a serious offence and that shall do all that I can, and all that is within my power, to stamp it out," said Mr Justice Cressall when Wong Kwong. Hon Cheung
Bgt.
THEFT OF RIVETS
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A boiler, Yu Yui, 18, pleaded Mr. Ng Sul-tong. Factory In- 1/2 pounds spector, prosecuted in both sum- remanded unth today monger. for verification of his fingerprints.
Chau
HEARING FIXED Further hearing was fixed by Mr
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After they had herded Cheung and Cheng Fook were arraigned guilty to stealing 4
End WЯA King-yuen and his fokta inside a on a charge of having robbed, with storeroom the intruders searched two others (Li King-chiu and L the place and took $42181 from Shiu-shun, who had previously rossessIONS OF WARÐ the safe which was open al
the pleaded Guilty to the charge), Lo For fading to give notice of the Anderson for Aug. 2 in the case time. They then left the premises
Lai-chan at No. 9, Thomson Road,possession of two wards.
in which
Cheung For-kin, 31, In evidence, Cheung King yuen second floor of a quantity of Chu. 10. and Chau Nuf. 7, both master of junk No. 75401H stated that he definitely recognised Jewellery and money on Apri} 29. girls a 31-year-old woman, Yam charged with larceny by ballee of Mr. J. P. Murphy. Assistant So, of No. 345, Queen's Road West, 200 been cakes, 12 ases cigarettes Crown Solleitor, assisted by Insp. was fined a total or $40 by Mr. and 60 bags of fertiliser, property F. W Fowlie, prosecuted. The Sheldon yesterday.
of the Meo Tung Firm, of No, 199 Jury empanelled comprised Messrs. Mr. H. W. Fraser, Inspector of Wing Lok Street West, on Mar. G. E. C. van Wylick (Foreman), the 8. C A.. sald that the giris 27. Wang Chi-hain, H. V. Pemble. A were bought by defendant
Mr. M. A. da Silva, assisted by Lock, J. M. Abraham, E. M. Alves Canton, one for $2 and the other Del. - Sgt. Bethell, prosecuted, for $32, and brought into the while Mr. H. A. de Barros Botelho
MEDICINAL DRINK ISSUE SETTLED
Two Women Are Cautioned
and M. A. Udharam
About 1 am, on April 29, wo Colony in December, 1938. men called at the house of com- plainant.
who was a prostitute.
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FIREWOOD PROFITEER One of them, the third accused, fined $1,000 or one month's hard Another firewood profiteer was
stayed the night When com.
represented accused,
The
prosecution alleged that the accused sold the cargo but| made a false report to the Pollce
THURSDAY, JULY 24, 1941. -PAGE
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plainant woke up later she found labour by Mr. Sheldon yesterday that his junk was attacked by a he failed to do so and was ar-
three
men
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which formed the issue in a case
in her room. After
BEATING. ALLEGED
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rested.
Sub-Insp. Medgwick prosecuted.
D. O. SOUTH was charged with avoiding
for selling firewood at a price in The question of whether a cer- asking the amah for the key, they excess of the Government fixed
EVASION OF FARE Lain popular Chinese drink was proceeded to bind the complainant rate.
Chan Fat-kl, 92, was fined $26 solely a medicinal drink or some and amah and ransacked the The man was Ylu Pul of the by Mr. Anderson yesterday when
Tung Yuen frewood shop, No. 26, he
in which two women were sum.
Chung Sau Street West, ground payment of fare on a bus travelling moned before Mr. H G. Sheldon that he was serving food at
In evidence. first accused stated floor. who was alleged to have from Kowloon City to Star Ferry
the suid to a cook 64 catties of spilt on July 22, for keeping unlicenced houses, was decided at the Central the Incident was alleged to have/mitted the offence.
easing Queen Mary Hospital at the time rewood at $2 on July 8. He ad- Magistracy yesterday, when bothccurred. defendants
He confessed because Sgt. F. Roberts prosecuted. were convicted and he -cautioned.
was beaten by the Police.
ASSAULTED WOMAN Second accused claimed that he A 68-year-old married woman, Sure, was forced to confess, while the Lam King, with her head swathed of No. 1, Cross Street, ground floor, third defendant stated that the in heavy bandages as a result of ticket. When asked to produce it July 14 and Chan Yuet-ho, of No. 20, woman brought the false accusa- injuries inflicted with an iron bar
Defendants
Roth defendants were represent-
ed by Mr. Hin-shing Lo who pleaded not guilty.
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West on
MONEY CHANGER FINED
BOUND OVER
Lau Lin-cheong was bound over It was stated that at 11.05 a.m, in the sum of $50 for one year on the day in question, accused, when he pleaded Gulity before who was on a Route No. 3 bus, Mr. S. F. Balfour yesterday to the was asked to pay his fare by the charge of larceny of one pair of conductor, but he nodded his trousers froin an unnumbered hut head, indicating that he had a at Chung On Street, Tsun Wan, val
Hotel Assault Sequel: Two Men Acquitted
Spring Garden Lane, ground floor. tion against bim because he owed appeared before Mr. Sheldon yes- They were alleged to have sold her $12.25. "Kot Choy Soup," "Fuk Ling
terday as complainant in a case Soup" at their premises without the Jury brought in a unanimous foki, was charged with having After a retirement of 10 minutes, in which Wu Yuk-hung, 24, shop licences on June 23.
verdict of Not Guilty against the assaulted her at the first floor of Brst accused; a 6-1 majority of No. 167, Queen's Road Not Quilty against the second; and July 27. The prosecution alleged that the against the third.
unanimous verdict of Guilty
A unanimous verdict of Not Guilty was returned by the Jury Sgt. G. Davies prosecuted. Ingredients of the soup sold by de-
when HO KEE and YUI MAN were arraigned before Mr. Justice P. Ll King-ohin and Li Shiu-shim days hard labour,
Defendant was fined $10 or 14 E. E. Cressall, at the Criminal Sessions yesterday, on the indictment fendants consisted of. besides medicinal herbs, bean curd, dates,
were then brought up for sentence.
of having assaulted, with intent to rob. Lau Sau-king, aHas Lo sugar cane and fish, which made
Remarking that the Court would
Ming, an escort girl of the Bung. Sing Escort Bureau, at the it come
take into consideration For falling to keep the grille Empress Botel. Connaught Road Central, on May 27. under the category of pleas of Guilty returned by aceus door of his money changing coun- food.
Mr. J. P. Murphy, Assistant of the ed persons, his Lordship passed ter locked during business hours Crown Bolleitor, assisted by Det.- held them HEALING PROPERTIES sentence of two years' hard labour on July 5, Wong Wang, of the Kal Insp. J. O'Donovan, prosecuted. Mr. Lo suggested that according and 12 strokes of the "cat" Cheung money changer shop, No. to the Chinese viewpoint, the first Cheng Fook was sentenced to three 123, Connaught Road Central, was Messrs. A. C. Venshou, Foreman), off her arm, kind of sony had certain healing years hard labour and 12 strokes fined $5 by Mr. Sheldon yester- E. M. de L. Soares, Ho Ging-guey, shouted out "Save life" and strug- properties, such as to relieve con-of the "cat"
day.
Pang Bhiu-kwong, Paul Tong, augled with her assailants who be- In fining defendant, the Magia- Hudson and Maurice Cohen. trate remarked that it was a
came scared and ran out of the Outlining the Crown case, Mr. room. temptation to some people for Murphy said that shortly after Both sccused were caught. committing crime.
When charged, D.
etc.,
stipation, headache, fever, while the last two had a laxative quality.
always
Refugees In The Colony
An increase of 17 in the number.
Det.-Sgt. prosecuted,
COMMITTED FOR TRIAL
sides.
girl's hands and tight against her They then attempted to The Jury empanelled--were take the bangle, she was wearing, The complainant
midnight on the morning of May
Giving evidence on his own be-
Called by the defence to give! evidence yesterday. Pun 91-in, Chinese herbalist at the Tung Wah
first accused G. MacPherson 27 complainant, who was employ said, "I did want to rob her of her Hospital and chairman of the
led by "one of the so-called escort money." Hongkong Chinese Herballsta' Asso-
Becond accused's state- bureaux," was summoned by tele- ment was "Yes." elation, deposed that all
Two unemployed were sent tor,' phone to the Empress Hotel. three of refugees and. destitutes accom-trial on a count of armed robbery | kinds of soup could not be con-modated sumed as food, since they could' etc., in the urban and rural areas Macfadyen yesterday, when come accused. She stayed there until that he had been paying ter in Government camps, by, two or more by Major A. N. troduced by Ho Kee to the second ant was his former sweetheart and On arriving there she was half, Ho Kee said that complain- affect one's health if improperly is recorded in the Returns issued mittal proceedings were concluded, shortly after 2 am, talking and money several times last year. taken.
Remarking that if bean curd, Urban Areas:--
for the week ending on uy 19. Defendants were Wan Luen, 21, playffig, cards with the two when When he refused to give her any distes, sugar cane and fish were
and Leung Ming, allas Young Pak, she said that she would in leaving more she got angry with him. used in the soup as the prosecu-
King's Park-1,381 against 1,382 allas Yeung Man-fal, 26, who and asked to be paid "oft. tlon had alleged, then it could be
on July 12,
were accused of together with an-
ASKED FOR LOAN ** THREW TOWEL constituted as food under the Food
other not. in custody, having
On the morning in question Ordinance, the Magistrate regis-
She was then asked by both ac- went on accused, he telephoned to robbed a marine hawker, LA Kwan, used to stay a little longer after complainant and when she arrived teted a conviction against botti
of No, 18. Eastern Street, second which the men would take her out he asked her for a loan of $30 or defendants.
floor, of a parse containing $4.85 for "morning tea. The second $30 for the second accused. She
Ma Tau Chung-2,177 against
2,188 on July 12 North Point 1,557 against 1.537
on July 12 Morrison H-510 galdet 613
on July 12. Urban Areas (quatters' Campa) --- Tai Hang-2,642 against 2,548 on
July 12.
HEALTH BULLETIN The following is the Returns of notifiable diseases notined as hay ing occurred in the Colony during the 48 hours ended at midnight on Eural Areast- July 22
Corebro-Spinal
Fever, three cases; Cholers, 35 casos; Dynen- tery 18 cases. Enteric Fordi," use); enson; Tuberautoala, 09 odses (one Imported)
on the roof of No. 518, Queen's accused then went behind the girl refused, and when he naked ven Road West on Jane 13,
and began to wash his face. When the suddenly shouted "save Nfc.". Det. Bub-Insp. C. 2. Byron was complainant again refused to stay. They becamo in charge of the case."
afraid and fan Yui Man threw the face towel at When caught by the room-bcya UNMANIFESTED CARGO her face and followed up by press- both Yul and himself were badly Charged with a breach of the ing the towel against her ****: | DeferidoTM Regulations by Bringing Frat accused
into the Colony articles not mant-
Ngau Tau Kok-701 against 79%
on July 19
Assaulted as much so that when caught hold they arrived at the Police Stalon Kam Tin 2.404 ngainat 2,423 on feated, Lam Bing, 30, unemployed,}
they were still in a dase and kign- July 12
Ledang documents that wöre was fined 180 by Mr. O. LOWED. Road Central, and in fils posses placed before them. Fanling Children's Odmp-107 Prosecuting. Banior Revenus sión were found two packets of similar evidence was given by erine 309 on July 12 omoer W. Ahern said that de silver and alx packets of Chinese second socused who admitted huv Tota-11,727 against 11,710 on fendant was searched at the liver coins to the total value of ing put the towel over the sit
0. 6. K. Wharf Connaught #dob, all being unmanifested. face to prevent her shout
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