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UTILITY BATTLE RUSSIAN ACCUSED LONG FIRM FRAUD ASSAULT ON A
IN AMERICA
PUBLIC v. PRIVATE
OWNERSHIP
AN EXPERT'S SURVEY
OF SNATCHING
YAUMATI SHOP INCIDENT
TRIAL
LIZARRAGA
Russian, ADDRESSES JURY
An allegation that a Joseph Siwak, hnd shatched $80 from her hand was made by woman; Chan See, at the Kowloon Magistracy this morning when Siwak was charged before Mr. Wynne-Jones with larceny from the persos.
di in a discussion of mun-bought two bicyele pedals and (35),
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MONDAY, MAY 28, 1934.
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MONEY DEMAND
CHARGE FAILS
Ho Kam, nemployed, was fined TO-DAY'S BROADCAST. 55, or, seven days' imprisonment, by Mr. Thomson, at the Central Magistracy this morning, for HAWANAN SELECTIONS FROM having assaulted Ng Sam-mul, a registered prostitute, at No. 17 Yat Fu Lane, first floor.
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tho de-
Ho Kam admitted having slapped complainant when she refused to give him the $100.
The long firm fraud trial approached its end at the New York, May 26.
Another charge of having de It was stated by Detective Ser. Criminal Sessions this afternoon, The "outstanding crimes" of
geant Kennedy that the com-when Mr. Justice MacGregor manded $100 with menaces was public utility companies have been plainant was the mistress of concluded his summing-up. The was also accused jointly, but was dismissed. Chung Shum, a coolie, committed against the inventor, bicycle shop at No. 673 Shanghai jury retired at 3.15 p.m. to con-discharged on both counts. rather than the consumer of power. Street. At 2.30 p.m. yesterday, sider their verdict.
F to Mr. Thomas
alleged by the com- defendant went into her shop and
Accused are Jose Lizarraga plainant that Ho Kam came with of Manila, Wong Sau-mothe other defendant into icipal versus private ownership two handle-bar grips, the total (20), of Shanghai and Nicholaa woman's cubicle, Ho Kam In the Wall Street Journal.
value being $1.26. Defendant Levitsky, a Russlan, (34). Mr. Woodluck's
manded $100, which he said was analysis has attendered a $10 note and a shop tracted particular attention in the fok! took the
The basis of the charges in a for the cost of condensed milk note up to the conspiracy to defraud persons by which he had supplied to her financial current wave of legiune of the cockloft, where the complainant pretending that they wore, corry; fadopted daughter. She
community
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refused to gel change. order wag, at utilities and utility holding com- It was alleged that defendant ing on a genuine business known because he had given only a few Company, na as presents, and he slapped panies. Both Federal and, State followed the foki up to the cock as Standard Products Governments have inalituted aloft. The complainant had $170 Tatre are twelve other charges of her. Second defendant did not food of utility investigations, and on the table, but on seeing the obtaining credit and goods by strike her. these have been supplemented by foki, and the defendant, sho hur fraud and money by false 5 series of laws designed either to riedly put the money away in "encourago municipal ownership of unfe.
private companies.
Defendant was given 88.76 s The Federal Power Commission change, consisting of a Shanghai is now engaged in a survey of Bank $5 note, two $10 notes, two electriulty rates. pursuant to a silver dollars and 75 cents in small Senate resolution sponsored by change. Defendant,
was Senator Norris of Nebraska, alleged, refused to take the $5 ancient foc of private utility note and sold he wanted a operation.
Chartered Bank note. The com- The New York State Legislature plainant then opened her safe and has just enacted a series of bills took out the $170 which she had circumscribing activities of private just put in. It was alleged that power companies and encouraging while she was holding the money. municipal ownership. Utility defendant took hold of her hand.
could shares on the atock market have She
not explain what 'responded to this regulatory happened as he held her hand. barrago by consistently lagging but after he had left the shop she behind In every general market found that cight $10 bills were advance.
missing.
Defendant was meanwhile walk- ing along Shanghai Street, but two shop fokis who sent out after
had been eaught up with him
the defendant Street On being challenged, he near Fife produced the eight notes which he was alleged to have taken from the complainant.
VERBAL BATTLE.
Mr. Woodlock, in summing up the recent New York battle of words between Governor, Lehman and Mr. Floyd Carlisle, chairman of Con solidated Gas Company of New York, cites figures showing an average monthly residential elec-
tricity bill in the United States of
U.S.$2.75.
It
Defendant, then charged, denied that he had snatched the money from the complainant's hand, Mr, Carlisle, in his debate with lie stated that the money was on the Governor, produced a collection the floor and he had picked it up of municipal plants in 33. New York in a moment of temptation. villages where the average monthly After complainant's evidence cost of electricity to the residential | had been taken, defendant was fiser was U.S$3.47 or 26 per cent, remanded until to-morrow for fur- above the average for the United ther inquiries to be made, States.
These figures, however, carry little weight, Mr. Woodlock de clared.
"Public ownership and operation of electricity utility service in this country," he said, "aave in com- paratively very few places la not on the average as economical or as efficient as is private operation. Such figures as are available point In that direction, but they are not conclusive.
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7 p.m. Closing Local Stock Quoti tlons, etc.
7,03-7.40 p.m. Musical Comedy. Vocal Gem The New Moon --
(Romberg).
Light Opera Company. SelectionBitter Sweet (Coward).
Jack Rylton and His Orchestra, Vocal Duct The Thought Nover entered my Head (The House
that Jack Built Winnie Melville and Derek
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Light Opera Company. Orchestra-Musle in the Air-Tho
Song In You (Kern).
Albert Sander and His
MAGISTRATE CALLED.
Lizarraga repeated his request to call Mr. E. W. Hamilton, Policest of them, had prevented them Magistrate, to give evidence on his from proving certain recefpte
With reference to the occasion behalf and his Lordship replied when he was charged by Inspector that he would grant the request, Murphy with conspiracy to defraud though made out of time, in view he absolutely denied that ho said "I Sang Wanting You (New Moon) of the fact that prisoners were plead guilty and maintained that not legally represented.
when he signed the charge sheet it was blank.
Putting Lizarraga'a questions for him to Mr. Hamilton, his Lordship naked: Do you remem her a witness Sul Tai, manager of the compradore shop?
Witness: I do.
The suggestion that the accused has just made is that while listening to his evidence, you formed a certain opinion about him, which
you expressed 3-1 certainly formed an opinion about him, but as to the exact phrase, if
cannot swear. any, which I may have dropped, I remember my
opinion.
The suggestion is that you characterised the witness as a liar in your opinion. Is that likely improbable?--I think it is a little sweeping,
Is that the sort of line along which your mind was working? I actually rebuked the witness for equivocating.
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jury," he concluded, "to consider "I ask you, gentlemen of the this case without regard of the Ing that the man who upenka is: speaking from the dock; to hear it without prejudice."
Mr. Fraser and it was unusual for the prosecution to make an ense, but hé address in auch a felt bound to go over the charges
aid evidence in detail.
In the course of long roview of the case, the Assistant Attorney General pointed out that Wong had already admitted that he left he and Lizarraga meant to get to some baggage us a blind and that Cunton without paying tl sir rent.
JUDGE SUMS UP.
(Komberg).
Orchestra.
Lawrence Tibbett (Baritone). 7.40-8 p.m. From the Studio. Bawallan Selections by Raymond and Daniel Lui.
Programme.
1. Love Bird,
2
When the Moon Conies Over The Mountain.
4.
4
The Wafied Frugrance. When the Hula Maids are Strumming. 8 p.m. Local Time and Weather Report.
8.03-10.30 p.m. Chinese Studio Con-
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10.30 p.m. Close Down.
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Programme
8.30-10 p.m. European Recorded.
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8.30-0.13 p.m.
Concert Items.
Violin Solo-Rondino (Beethoven- Violin Solo Song of India
Kreisler).
(Chanson Indove). (Rimsky-Korsakov-Kreisler).
Yovanovitch Brainin.
Summing up, his Lordship said that, as originally prosented, there were 13 charges for the jury to consider, but they would return There being no cross-examina-formal verdicts of "Not Guilty" tion, Mr. Fraser tendered three on two of them affecting Levitaky. Song-Serenata (Tosti), more witnesses, but only called If the jury held that the Stan-Song--Carceleras (Prison Song) one, Kwok Tin-lei, of Go, Jordan dard Products Company was a (Chupi). Road, where the Ken Chung genuine business, then the case Cinema is situated.
was at an end and the verdict was one of "Not Guilty." The Crown had to satisfy them that repre- sentation was made by accused that, in fact, it was that it was a genuine business;
Leff Boulshnoff. faise re-Song--A Jovial Menk am I
Song--The Admiral's Broom (Devan). presentation; also that the ne
used know that it was a representation.
the
falso
As the Crown had pointed outj in a long firm fraud such as this
o
Madanie Amelita Calli-Curci
(Soprano). Pianoforte Solo-Polichinello
(Rachmaninoff). Pianoforte Solo-Prelude to B. Fiat
(Rachmaninoff).
("La Poupoe") (Andran).
Peter Dawson (Buxs-Baritone). Vlotineello Solo-Adagio (from Violincello Solo-Goyescas-Inter- Toccata in G Major) (Bach).
mezzo (Granades)..
Pablo Casals.
Song La Mattinata ('Tis the Day)
(Leoncavallo).
Song O Sole Mio (Beneath thy
Window) (di Capua).
Riccardo Stracciari (Baritone). 8.13-9.40 p.m. Midsummer Night's Dream (Mandelssohn, Op. 21).
San Francisco Symphony
Orchestra directed by Alfred Horiz. 5.40-10 p.m. Variety.
The witness in reply to Lizarraga denied that at this address were A firm named Charles Earl & Co., and the pro- prietor, Lel Sun-chung.
ACCUSED ADDRESSES JURY,
Lizarraga then proceeded to address the jury on behalf of all accused, taking as his main line the point that the Standard Pro-Was alleged to be the most claborate preparations had to he ducts Company
a genuine business.
made and money had to be spent "How can such a variation be.
before proceeding He described the first begin- Accounted for? Howmany of these
obtain villages purchase current from pri- that the two thousand
Signer Mussolini has explained nings of the firm and said that ac- credit. Accused did all this and million cording to the Crown these pre- got up their offices and godown advertised in the newspaper, and" vate plants? How many generate lire which has been allotted for parations were made with their own power? How many strengthening the Italian navy and idea of defrauding local firms. to look exactly as it would be really cover costs from the rates air force will be aprend over a He submitted that they would not expected. charged? In how many do inx-period of six years and not six have gone
The Arat aceused, speaking for to the expense and trouble they did for such an object. business was a perfectly proper ull of them, had said that the It is pointed out that it takes It was also a point in their four years to complete a line-of-favour that though they had credit one: that a friend named Lei San-Orchestra I Love you so (Tango "It is easy to demonstrate thated that the whole of the 70,000 firms who often pressed them to Raad met him in town one day. battle ships and that it is intend- with Jardine, Matheson and other chung, who lived at 60, Jordan given equal ability and honesty in tons allotted to Italy under the give much bigger orders, or would invited him to dinner and there management and accounting it Washington Trenty will be devot-have allowed them to place much suggested the catablishment of a should be possible to make and dis-ed to ships of the line-Reuter bigger orders, they did not do business to sell cheaply some tribute electric current more Special.
They only ordered a few cases ed. Lei employed Lizarraga at
smuggled goods which he possess cheaply by the use of public credit
from Jardine, Matheson where than by employing private credit.
they could have ordered 60: they $400 a month and also Wong, only got four cases of
Lol, however, where they might have obtained could not be found and nothing $2,000 worth; and after speaking could be traced in connection with to Mr. Smith of Lahring & Smith, him by the police. they reduced their order from $1,800 to $180. The cheques for
His Lordship, dealing with the these purchases were post-inted to Crown allegation that on the day February 10, when Sui Tak had of their arrest, Lizarraga and promised to pay the Standard Wong Sau-mo were planning, an
OTHER POINTS. Products Company.
exit from the Colony, mentioned the
They had Lizarraga's declaration three points on which that allega that they were opening a business tion was based: namely, the posscu-In Canton and that the Chinese sien of railway tickets valid only was the only one of their number for that day; the intactness of the who was going there for that baggage after removal from the purpose. Lizarraga also declared
But we all know that in flint as- crown. sumption the entire question is The real erime of the electric bogged at the start. Municipal industry is its prosperity, aggra- kovernment, municipal finance and vated by the conspicuous blunders municipal accounting are assuredly and worse of some of its most not outstanding jewels in our soclnt prominent lenders.-United Press.
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REASON FOR CHEQUES,
The reason they gave cheques for such purchases
as the fri gidaire, safe, etc., WIS that by
and later Levitsky.
THREE POINTS.
Serenade) (The Queen). Vocal Duet-To-night (The Queen). Geraldo and Ilis Orchestra.
Anna Neagle and Trevor Jones, Pianoforte Billy Mayerl's Own
Selection.
By Mayer!.
Song-You've Got Me Crying Again. Sang-1 envy the Moon.
Charles Carlisle (Tenor). 10 p.m. Close Down,
mediately reduced to $244 by the cost of a cheque book and Bank commission on the two Peking cheques.
widow, when she was knocked down in A. W. Ingram will learn with regret and not because they could obtainion on the person of Wong of all he proposed to move; but against The many friends of Mr. and Mre making cash payments they saved lankow Road flat to the room at that they were negotiating for R a considerable amount of discount the Empress Hotel; and the posses-flat at Happy Valley into which Johnatone Road yesterday by a tram that their youngest daughter, Helen, a receipt and slip away before the their money.
this explanation the jury were Sometime during Saturday night or from meningitis.
In een ndinitted to hospital suffering
It might well be argued that they neked to consider two ques early yesterday morning, a burglar
cheques fell duo.
were waiting for the full $2,000 Why T4B Even now Standard l'roducts before putting it in the Bank.
Lizarragu's entered the St. Paul's Hostel at Upper!
But packed with that of the Chinese, Albert Road, and stole jewellery, Through a mis-step made when he Company had $31 to its credit. clothing and money to the value of altempted to board a moving bus in The bank cashfor, he submitted, made much of by the prosecution, ivan instructions thut he was to one other fact, which had been and how was it that the Chinn
Trave! Bureau Forer $200 from one of the innates. Nathan Read yesterday, Chik She, a was certainly not justified in clos- was that if it was a genuine bust-
representative conducter of the Kowigen Motor Busing their account without notify-ness firm, they would expect in the forward all the baggage that he Teol Yin, aged 61 years, who Co., received injuries leading to lising the Company. Even if they ordinary course of business to be would find in admitted the theft of cotton singlet admission to hospital.
the room at the had not collected from Sui Tak particularly careful with their Empress Hotel? from No. 100 Des Voeux Rend Cen-
The or the "man at Canton" they had credit and at all times to keep &
Crown tral, was fined $10 or fourteen days' After it was led, nanako
would say that It was nover prison by Mr. Macfadyen in the Cen-measuring four feet six inches in $1,300 which they intended to suficient amount at the Bank to intended to be a genuine businens Police Court this morning. Sub-length, caught in a chicken pen owned deposit on the Saturday.
all cheques meet That they. Intended to run
being drawn at all, and that their intention Inspector Hallam said defondant took by Mr. A. A. Lopes, of No. 2 Duke
ngainst them.
wan. to got sufficient funds to the singlet from a counter and placed Street, Kowloon Tong, wan found to genuine business was evidenced What the Standard Products had leave the Colony. it under his arm under cover of " njhave a large load in its stomach. by the fact that they engaged a to open their accounts was a sum bamboo hat
His Lordship next dealt, with book-keeper and office flies, etc. of $260 representing half of the
the спес Ng Po, unemployed, charged before When arrested their baggage was guarantee required from the man accused.
ngainst the Russian A fine of $30, or three weeks' hard | Mr.
tho Contral at the Empress Hotel. If they who was to be their storekeeper, charged with obtaining goods by Lavitaky. who Буда Jabour, was imposed on Chan Yin by Magistracy this morning, with at- had intended to Mr. Macfadyen this morning for the tempting to obtain $3.50 from the
nway, it and two choques for collection at fraud. His Lordship thought ponecasion of a watch and chain, sus-Tang Tai pawnshop No. 632. Queen's would have been much easier to Peking; after which there was no there was very little-against the pected of having been unlawfully Road West, by false pretences, was put it on the train from their
evidence to show that further Russian on that charge.
If they abtained. Detective-Sergeant Good sentenced to ope month's imprison- address in Hankow Road.
amounts were paid in. The case were to believe his story, it would win anid defendant ninted that a man,ment. Defendant attempted to sell a *sthom ho could, not find, had given | pair of enr-ring, which he said "wore
for the prosecution was that this bo that of a man with innocent him the watch, with the promise of a gold, for $9.50." A Chineno dutective
opening of a Bank account with intentions, being mixed up in balf-share in the proceeds if he was had his suspicions aroused, and naked
the Marge amount of $260" was dealings with an unscrupulous successful in pawning it. The watch, the assistant to examine the car-rings.
part of a general plan to inspire criminal manager, valued at $12, was probably stolen, It was then discovered that they were
confidence. That amount of $250 silver pinisi with sikh.
Themann,
run
POLICE CRITICISED. Lizarraga, continuing, said the police action in confiscating the books and papers from the safe, -hnique the seRMENIAN BİLİ
.
The Court adjourned at, 12.45.
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