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INDENTIFYING A VEGETABLE.
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AMUSING CASE TO-DAY.
The ownership of a busket of vegetables was disputed by two the gardners of Shamshuipo at
charged the
MUSICAL, JOTTINGS.
Tom Jones"-The Hongkong Musical Society-To-night's Musicale.
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To-morrow the Philharmonic So- elety's production of "Tom Jones" commences at the Theatre Royal Unfortunately for the performers, to whom a bumper house on the
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 13, 1928.
TAONTHS-OLD LOAN ASSOCIATION |
MURDER.
C
DISPUTE.
TWO YOUNG CHINESE IN THE QUESTION OF TRANSFER OF
DOCK TO-DAY.
SHARE RAISED,
TELL-TALE JEWELLERY
A murder which occurred in the early part of this year had its sequel at the Central Police Court this morning, when, before Mr. R.
JUDGE'S QUERIES.
An important ense affecting Money Loan Associations, in which the issue to be decided is whether a member can transfer his share
· RINGLEADER ESCAPES. / Kowloon Magistracy this morning first night means everything, there E. Lindsell, Leong Fang and Kam without the consent of the rest|
prosecuted
twelve Chinese an
notes told issue).
Originally, thirteen defendants were charged before the Magis trate, but since then the pollee had withdrawn the case against one man..
Rus, and Co., appeared for the first five of the twelve defendants, Mr. Leo I'Almada • Castro re- presented the eighth man, and Mr. C. H. L. Grist represented the twelfth.
Mr. Fitzroy first outlined the charges against the serused and then told the story of how the arrests came to be made.
when
to him.
one man
ed the netual theft.
His Worship remarked that he wild rather the complainant's wife pave evidence first
The woman stated that she saw the defendant in her garden at 6 a.. this morning stealing her vegetables,
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Association.
Mr. C. A. S. Russ is appearing for the plaintiffs and Mr. F. X. 'Almada is for the second defen-
dant.
are two counter-attractions which Lau-kwal, both 19 years of age of the members, was resumed in have affected the "Tom Jones" and employed aB One of the biggest seizures maile other with larceny.
Defendant denied the cliarge bookings. and I hope that there living at 29, Wing Fung Street, before Mr. Justice Jacke, after blacksmiths, the Summary Court this morning by the police in recent times in and said the vegetables belonged will be some who will "roll up it were charged with the murder of being adjourned, from the early connexion with the uttering of
part of last month. forged banknotes was revented at Sergeant Jessop, who proscuted, the lust moment to give the show Fung Man-chu,
The affair to which the present The plaintiff is Fan Ngot-nam, the Central Magistracy this morn-intimated to Mr. E. W. Hamilton good start-off, A glance at the ing, when Mr. 11. Somerset Fitzroy that his first witness would be booking for the soven nights, cane reintes, received considerable No. 143, Connaught Road West, various charges arising out of, na the complainant, whe could only which shows the first Saturday attention from the Chinese press with whom seven co-members are alleged conspiracy to utter forged give evidence of identification the most popular, reveals to at the time. Briefly, the facts are joined as plaintiffs. The defen- Hongkong and Shanghai Bank $50 of the vegetables. The man's be the most popular, reveals the that a Chinese youth, son of the dants are the Asia Cafe, formerly wife was the person who witness-sume tendency on the part of the manager of a well-known local the Seck Yuen Cafe, and Kwan. public that was noticeable in perfumery, was fatally stabbed Tun-fong, the managing partner, His Worship: How is he going "Merrie England" last Winter: while in the company of an Nos. 251 and 253, Des Voeux Rond to identify the vegetables? Do people then deferred their booking attractive-looking girl in a lonely Central; and the Tung Yuen until there had been two or three part of Kennedy Road on the Chi Tin Cafe, 108, Queen's Road they answer to their name?
Sergeant Jessop said that the performances, came in with a rush evening of February 22,
Central. Plaintiffs are claiming: At the subsequent Coroner's the sum of $800 being eight gardens of the defendant and to obtain seats at the last four Mr. F 1. Losely, of Mésses, | qomplainant adjoined each other. and were disappointed to find no enquiry, it was stated that the girl monthly subscriptions due to the
am not was married to a man in Singa: His Worahip: He's going to be more seats available. a bold man who identifies a lettuce prepared to say that the experi-pore, but that before her marriage, an intimate terms of ence will be repented in the case she was us his personal property.
the deceased. of "Tom Jones," but it might be, friendship with and members of the public who. The jury returned a verdict of have not yet booked would do well "Wilful Murder" against a person
According to the plaintiffs, the to accurh seats for Monday" or jor persons unknown.
The circumstances which led to defendants made the highest bla Tuesday next without delaying ton
the arrest of the two young man and obtained the use of the money long.
now charged with being the per- but failed to pay back monthly "Tom Jones" is a comic opera petrators of the murder, were instalments as they should have of considerable length, and al-brielly indicated by a police official done.
The defence is that the defen- dant's share was transferred to though parts of it have been cut this morning in reply to a query out by the producer, it is neces from the Magistrate.
His Worship asked how it came another firm which had gone sary to start the performances at
transfer being 9. sharp, and to request the about that the arrests were made bankrupt, the audiences to refrain from demand-after the lapse of so many months,effected with the consent of the ing encores. It is up to the pub-and Inspector Lane, who is in head of the Association. Be to make efforts to be in their charge of the case, said it was' Ascals punctually, as nothing is partly due to information and
The manager of the Tak Yu Ten mere disconcerting during a song partly due to the recovery of cer- or a dialogue than the constant tain pieces of jewellery in a pawn House, No. 302 Shanghai St., Mong- shop, Including one which was kok, giving evidence this morning. procession of late-comers seem to find it difficult to get to used to be stolen in the robatated that he had been a member hers that accompanied the murder. the theatre even by 9.30.
The lady concerned in the case of many such Associations but sidents, for instance, should re- continued the Inspector, was now had never heard of anybody trans- member that they cannot possibly in Singapore and a cable had been ferring their liabilities.
Witness further said that such a find enough accommodation on the sent to her requestine her pre- 8.46 car and those that ensure for these proceedings.
transfer could not be put through manage it might make an effort to Asked by his Worship If she because the members would not catch the 8.30 to relieve the con-would be able to identify either trust the transferees. The mam- gestion. It is probably a waste of of the necused, Inspector Lane vers knew and trusted each other. time to put forward this sugges-anid that in her statement there He had never heard of any trans- tion, but it may catch the eye of was a vague description of the for in the present ease.
Mr. D'Almada, one or two sympathetic souls who men which might be useful, would hate to be interrupted them-
A week's formal remand was witness said that in the event of a member absconding, the other selves.
given.
members would look to the head of the Association for the full amount awing.
The Charges,
After hearing the evidence, lila Worship said that it was one Against all the defendants, anders word against the other Mr. Fitzroy, there was the general and he could not convict. The
defendant was discharged.. charge of conspiracy to commit a crime by uttering forged bank- Was notes.
1 defendant No. charged with being in possession therefore charged with, having
thirteen possession of the notes. of, a pistol as well as
No. 8 was charged with posses. plates which were found in his cubicle, these containing figures sion of one forged nale,
N6, 9, said Mr. Fitzroy, had and marks of currency notes of
of China, sinen been discharged. The the Central Bank -
was material from evidence against Nos. 10,11 and and there which forgery could be made. 12, was not very strong at all, and charged with beside the fact that they appeared possession of certain papers which to have been very familiar with could be used for the production Wing, there was nothing else of the soles of the Central Bank against them. of China. The man
He was
Also
charged with being in possession of a printing press which was found in a enfiicle occupied by No. 19, Queen's Road
him, in East.
The second defendunt was the wife of the first, explained Mr. Fitzroy. The third. fourth and Arth defendants lived at No. 19 Queen's Road Eust.
No. 13 appeared to have tried to get rid of one of the notes and seemed to have failed. He was arrested on information given by some of those who were arrested
earlier.
Coming to the facts of the enne Mr. Fitzroy said that the pollen become aware that certain notas in existence and that attempts were made to utter themt
were
here,"
Before proceeding further, the Mr. Fitzroy then went on the Bay that there was another charge assistant Attorney General said against the first man, to the effect that it was of the utmost in hat he was aiding and abetting portance that the actual people Chan Wing, who seemed to be who gave the information to the the prime maver in the attempt to police should not go before the distribute forge noles in Hang-public, if possible, because it was konk
very difficult in the suppression af crime to get people to go to the police with information if their names were to go before the public: He suggested that the solicitors and the people concerned were the only people who should know any thing about the people who gave
Good Forgerles. At this point, Me. Fitzroy said that the forgeries were exceed ingly good and to anyone in accustomed to the handling of $50 Hlogkong Bank notes it would he impossible to tell the difference, The enclosure in which the worda "Hongkong and Shanghai Bank- ing. Corporation" were printed, appeared to be a little longer, and the color in the centre of the
notes was darker."
the information.
To Replace Treasury Loss? Continuing. Mr. Fitzroy sald that in the middle of November, the police became aware of the
forgeries and they instructed a Chinese delactive, No. 630, to get At this stage, Mr. D'Almada
into touch with people who were, said that the police had a number trying to put them on the market. of the nutes alleged to be forged The detective managed to get into and he asked that thes, together touch with No. defendant. They with a number of genuine $50 bogan to discuss how many nutes notes, be placed before the Court. could be procured, and No, 1 said Mr. Loseby, supporting the aphe was prepared to produce the plication, said new genuine notes "nodest quantity" of $250,000. should be used when comparisons Mr. Limisel-He was willing were made. He understood that to replace the Treasury Loss? the paper, was said to be a litle (Laughter). longer in the alleged forged notes, and expressed the opinion that possibly the printing had something to do with that.
Mr. Lindsell directed that slx new genuine $50 notes should be brought to the Court as he thought that number would be sufficient. Mr. Fitzroy added that in this connexion an expert witness from the Bank would be called..
The second defendant, the wife of the first, said Mr. Fitzroy, was charged with being in possession
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Mr. Fitzroy smilingly com- mented that unfortunately accused did not try to pass them on to Mr. Black or Mr. Menser. It was not so much patriotism on the part of the first defendant, after all, as he taked a small cumshow for it. For every $50 note produced he wanted $25 in genuine money.
The conversation took place on) November 14 and on the following' day the detective gave Ne. 1 $30
sign a
of good faith. They then got into negotiations
as
of plates and other articles found and the detective hinted that he
in the cubicle decupled by her. I would want about $30,000 worth The third, fourth and fifth men | of notes,
were charged with unlawful pos- Mr. Fitzroy mentioned that the session of a printing press, but, In fairness to them, Mr. Fitzroy mentioned that No. 1 claimed the press as his own,
Wife of Ringlender? The sixth defendant, a woman described as the wife of Chan Wing, one of the prominent figures In the case, who was not before the Court, was charged with aid- ing and belling in the uttering of the notes.
$30 "enrneat" was passed to the defendant somewhere on the road, Apparently No. 7 defendant was shadowing both the men as they, were negotiating and as the money was passed from the detective to No. 1, No. 7 crept up "taking care to see that No. i did not get away with anything."
The next day, the detective was taken to the third floor of No. 114 Des Voeux Road Contral, where he has introduced to the man Chan The sixth defendant, together Wing. The detective tried to pr with the seventh, actually told the range to carry on negotiations in police of the hiding place of one another place, a shop. A good quantity of notes. The alleged deal of discussion followed, Chan counterfeits were hidden under a Wing and party having a good look pile of me in an aren' where a at the shop. Apparently Chan number of old houses had been Wing did not trust the shop, and pulled down. They were wrapped the result was that business was in some Chinese newspapers and
continued at No. 114, Des Voeux just "shoved under" the timbers, Rond Central, quito open to the public gazo and yet unattractive enough to cause any curiosity: Nos, 6 and 7 were
Whenever the defectivo went to No. 114, Des Voeux Road Central,
(Continued on Page 8.),
Peak re-
OPIUM ARRESTS.
TWO MEN REMANDED ON
HEAVY BAIL.
No Transfers,
Replying to
When asked by his Lordabip as to what the members would do in the event of the head absconding, witness replied:--"We would leave that alone, because we would have no head to look to."
Another' Question.
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A short time ago notices were sent to all the people in the Co- were believed to be lony who music-lovers, asking whether they would like to become members of the Hongkong Musical Society, n step which involved no financial!
on their part but contribution
Mr. C. L. Grist appeared before merely the sending-in, of their names and addresses in order that Mr. E. W. Hamilton at the Kow-
His Lordship asked what would advance personal notices of furth-loon Maristracy this morning to de- coming first-class concerts might fend a Chinese, who with another, happen if a member wanted to be sent to them, to help in secur- was charged with being in posses- get out of on Association for good, ing good audiences for the artistes sion of 52 taely of raw opium in either. for business reasons
In addition to these Salisbury Rond, near the Star because he was going away. who visit us.
Witness replied that as he had intimations, which were made by Ferry yesterday.
On the application of Mr. Grist,
n case, he. post, a letter from the Secretary the case was ndjourned till Monday, never heard of such appeared in all the local papers, ball being allowed in the sum $1,500 could not say. The only thing i asking for the names of those in-
such a member could do would be f Lo bid the highest rate terested and for the names of any
of interest for a loan, obtain the musical friends of intending men
loan in that way and deduct from bers, so that in this way ail the
it such instalments as were re- music-lovers in the Colony might
To-day's Observatory report quired and pay it back to the head. A few facts concerning the pro-states that the anticyclone remains Such a member could bring in Tes of the Society might be of general over S.E. Mongolia, Fresh another man to take his place, but interest. Originally, notices were monsoon may be expected along the members would not be satis- sent to 86 addresses, at which at the SE. coast of China and over fled if the head of the Association least one and in many cases two the China Sea, The forecast till allowed that by himself, without
noon to-morrow is:-N.E. winds, the consent of the members. (Continued on Page 11.) fresh; fine to cloudy.
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