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Eugene Polleno,Frank Morgan Direction and Dialog by Ciregory La Cava, Suggested by the book,
Phantom Fame," by David Freedman. David O. Selznick qxecutive producer
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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAP¤. THURSDAY, JULY 6, 1933.
GARAGE MANAGER “RUINED" SUITS
IN COURT
FINED FOR WRONGFUL PETROL STORAGE
CLAIM
FISCHER ACTION
RESUMED
FATHER ADVISED TO CANE SON
SCHOOLBOY ACCUSED OF LYING
For storing. 24 gallons of petro!
Police are searching for a Portu- in a pince other than specified in The hearing was resumed at the guese youth who is alleged to have his licence, Yuen Po-shoung, the Supreme Court to-day of a claim stolen a radiator cap from a car manager of the Mongkok Garago by Mr. W. G. Flather, of Reuter, parked in Statue Square on Tues- was fined $25 by Mr. Buttors at Brockelmann, and Co., and a well-day night. At the time of his the Kowloon Magistracy this mor- known local amateur jockey, for cacape, a Chinese school boy, Kan ning.
$414.70 from the International Dry Lok Chuen, was arrested by an Mr. J. C. Fitzhenry of the Fire Cleaning Co., in respect of sults A, A. Chinese watchman, when Brigade said defendant was which he alleged they had "ruined." soen standing by an Austin Sovan authorised to store 500 gallons In his statement of claim, plain-car, with a switch. In his hand. of petrol in a pump in the garage, tiff said he sent four tweed suits The switch had been taken from but on June 13 he was found to and one palm beach suit to be the Austin, and the radiator cap have 24 gallons stored next to the dry-cleaned but defendants had with which the smaller of the two office.
negligently washed them in soap lads ran away, was stolen from and water with the result that they another car in the line. had lost their shape and texture Detective-Sergeant Fowlie and the colours had been spoilt. brought the school boy before Mr. Wynne-Jones this morning. Tho lad denied stealing, and in answer to a charge of receiving, said he did not know the switch was stol-
Mr. H. L. Decker of the Texas Company explained that on May 4 he was informed that the defend- ant's pump was leaking, but he had it fixed up on the same day. He had received no more com- plaints about the pump, which was tested recently, but even if it dla lenk, it was only a very slight one.
A REMINDER
DEFENDANT AND A PREVIOUS OFFENCE
Mr. W. J. Armstrong of Messra. Deacons, represented plaintiff, and Mr. J. B. Prentis, of Hastings and Co., appeared for the defence,
Defendant's father was in Court. Addressing him, tho magistrate said that what his. son had said was an obvious lie. "I advise you to give him a good caning. It is
Cross-examined to-day Mr. W. ст. W. Hirst, called as an expert witness, said he had 12 years' ex- perience in dry-cleaning but had no knowledge of the gasoline process It was, however, very similar to cleaning by benzol and he based his evidence on that fact. He your responsibility" said his Wor- denied that defendants were "com- ship.
Det-Sergt. Fowlle anid the Por-
Police and they were trying to locato him. Both lads had sp-
A Chinese, employed as store petitors" as they were "not in the tuguese youth was known to the coolie in the provision department
same category.
Mr. Prentis: Is it
of Messrs. Lane, Crawford, who defendants
true oto dry-cleaners
that to
yesterday denied a previous con-His Excellency the Governor? parently been swimming off Mur- viction for theft in 1907, this mor- Witness: Yes, they recently ob-ray Pier. ning remembered it, when Inspectained the contract. I know a lot tor Vincent, In charge of criminal about that, but unfortunately records, gave evidence of proof. cannot bring it out.
Insp, Vincent told his Worship, (Mr. Wynne-Jones) that defend ant had a black mole on the right eye and a scar in front of the right enr, both of which there in 1907.
were
I
Evidence was given by the head) cleaner of defendant firm that he personally cleaned the clothes gasoline."
The case is proceeding.
in
Defendant was bound over' in
a bond for $60 with his father s surety,
FAIR GENERALLY
The Royal Observatory reports that_pressure is highest in the
On the charge of theft of two tins of Gold Finke cigarettes from pointed honorary chaplain to the shallow depression covers South Rev. G. K. Carpenter has been ap-Pacific to the cast of Japan; a his employers, to which he plead- Forces (C.E.) with effect from 10th China.
ed guilty, the defendant was sen-ice Rev. A. D. Stewart, who will Local forecast-South winds, tenced to three weeks' hard labour, shortly leave the Colony.
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