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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. TUESDAY, MAY 2, 1933.
STOLEN MOTOR
TWO CHINESE SENTENCED AT KOWLOON
at second defendant's shop. A CLAIM STRUCK OUT. first defendant said he had motor, but later admitted the fact
до
and sent a small boy to an outhouse PLAINTIFFS FAIL TO APPEAR
IN SUPREME COURT
where the motor was found covered with boxes, paper and sticks. The Kow-number plate had been taken off, but defondant produced this from
A claim for $1,000 damages for Before Mr. Butters at the loon Magistracy yesterday after the cock-loft, together with a re-alleged wrongful detention was noon, a Chinese, Wong Tao, was ceipt for the sale of the motor by struck out at the Supreme Court yesterday afternúon when the found guilty on a charge of receiv-first defendunt.
plaintiffs failed to appear. ing one three h.p. Century electric
Second defendant Mr. Kwan: motor, knowing the same to have
Tho partios were Lam Kwan and been stolen or unlawfully obtained. Indmitted that he had the motor, The Magistrate imposed a fine of without any pressure on your part? Lo Lol, both of 89, Tong Mi Road, ground floor, and the defendants $150 or six weeks' imprisonment. -Yes.
were Hongkong Used Cars, Ltd.,' Another man” Choy Wing,
Wang Tao, second defendut, in of 366, Portland Street, Kowloon. pleaded guilty to stealing the
the witness-box said he had known
The statement of claim was to sentenced electric motor and was
Arat defendant for seven years and to three months' hard labour.
business the effect that plaintiffs were in Inspector . Langley prosecuted, had taken part in many while Mr. C. Y. Kwan appeared transactions with him. Witness the employ of the defendant com. on behalf of the second defendant, owned an electrician's shop at 434, pany on January 13 and on that Shanghai Street. When he bought day Mr. F. V. Whitta, managing Wong Teo.
In outlining the case, Inspector the Century electric motor he had director of Hongkong Used Cars, Langley said that Shum Sze, com-left it in the front shop for several Ltd., procured the arrest of plain. plainant, master of an iron foundry day, but, owing to repairs taking tills on a charge of having stolon in Hunghom, reported on March place, the motor had been taken to five gallons of petrol. Plaintiffs the outhouse where the brass plate were detained from January 13 to 22 that some person had stolen and been taken off and the motor January 16 when, on the applica three h.p. Century electric motor.
know- tion of their salleitor, they were valued at $150 which was the pro-painted without witness's perty of the China Light and ledge. He had pald 380 for the released on bail, pending the hear Power Co. On March 26, first de-
motor.
ing and determination of the the magistrate charge. Before
fendant, Choy Wing, was arrested Mr. Kwan: Did you know that and admitted having stolen the the motor was stolen property? on January 23, defendants had motor and taken it to second de- No. fendant's atop. Search was made at the shop and the motor Was found in an outhouse.
Motor Hired.
The Magistrate said he could not consider defendant's explanations were reasonable. The motor had been found on his premiees, where First witness, Shum Sze, said it may or may not have been de in evidence that the motor had been liberately hidden. The motor had hired from the China Light and been newly painted and the Mugis. Power Co. It was Inst seen on the trate thought defendant's night of March 21. A brass num-planation was not at all reasonable. ber plate, 281137, had been screwed to the motor.
ex-
Mr. Butters: I am not satisfied with the evidence that he pald 380 cannot accept for the motor. I defendant's story.
tendered on evidence against plaintiffs, and the magistrate dis missed the charge.
DOLONOR'S FALL
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Peking. May 1. Chinese official sources state that after the Japanese and Manchukuo occupation of Dolonor, the invading forces withdrew to Jehol territory. A small Chinese garrison is now Mr. Butters then sentenced first
as stated resuming control of the city-Ben- Sergeant M. J. Flattery des- and second defendant cribed the search which took place above.
Mr. Kwan: There was nothing un the motor to show that it was your property?
Witness: No.
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