Sampan Stolen At Pistol Point
Two Men Sent To
Prison
5 YEARS
FOR A BANISHEE
A chargo of being in posses-
"APPARENTLY short sen-. slon of a stolen sampan and 314 tences have no deterrent on you said the Chief ducks at Yung Lung Wan, near whatsoever," Po On, on December 7, was heard Justice, Sir Atholl MacGregor in at Criminal Sessions this morn- the Criminal Sessions this morn- ing against Tang Kwong-shing, ing, when he sentenced Chun 34, Ng Hing, 30, fishermen, and Tat-chau, 38, to five years' hard Chan Chau, 55, oyster-bed watcher.
and M. A. Prate.
the
as far back as
four
labour on two charges of return-} ing from banishment and es- His Honour Sir Atholl MacGregor, Caping from legal custody. Accused pleaded guilty to Chief Justice, took the case and the following jurora were empanelled: charges, and it was stated he had a Messrs. P. K. Pavri (Foreman), J.number of criminal records, the first O'Sullivan, L. F. Omund, Hugh one of which dated Smith, J, M. dos Neves, F. B. Mathieu 1016. He was banished for life in 1910, and since then had returned to the Colony no less
times. thou Mr. J. M. Whyatt, Assistant At In 1934, he was arrested in conner- torney General, prosecuted, and said tion
* Jewellery the complainant was a man named on with the burglary of
munuged to Li Yung, a farmer living in the Chi-hop in Kowloon, nese territory of Tung Koon. On cape from the prisoners ward of December 6, this man left his village e Government Civil Hospital whilst with his nephew in sumpan loaded undergoing treatment there. He was with 412 ducks which he intended to not seen again until December last,
A charge of receiving stolen pro next day, sell In Hongkong. The when opposite Mn On Chau, a sampannerty, to which prisoner pleaded not containing three men, approached guilty, was withdrawn.
Po
bui
Seven hundred and
Tuesday
HONGKONG TELEGRAPH
January 17, 1939.
Ubnery, Supreme Cour
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Gambling Alleged Theft Of Whiteaway's Special Savings
Flourishing In Canton
CANTUN, JRÓ. 17. GAMBLING, which was rigidly suppressed through- out China by the New Life Movement, is flourishing in Canton to an extent never Before witnessed in the Kwangfung capital.
Between the Canton Hos- pital and the French Catho- lic cathedral, a distance of approximately half-a-mile, I counted 180 gambling tables yesterday,
Some are in vacant-shops, others on the footpaths Our Own Correspondent.
Junk And Ducks
Faces
DOMINICA
At
Man Charge
Sessions
THE robbery of a junk in!
TO AID REFUGEES
LONDON, Jan. 16.
Long Kat Village, Sai Kung THE Government of Dominica, District, on November 30 Inst acting in co-operation with had a sequel in the Criminal the Inter-Governmental Com- Sessions this morning, when mittee for Refugees, has agreed Tang Sau, 44, was charged to take probably 100,000 Jewish before Mr. Justice R. E. Lind-refugees from Europe. sell with having committed the offence together with others Dominica Government by the Consul- not in custody.
The following comprised the Jury: Messra. G. W. Tate (Foreman), N
Proposals in connection with such settlement have been sent to the
General for the Republic in London, Mr. Frederiek Charles.
The
that
gist of Mr. Charles's plan is the refugees should not be allow- Ching-wena, N. 15, Baker ed in on they like, but seeme to that there
| H. E. Nielsen,
and J. F. Tavares.
Roosevelt Talks With Advisers
WASHINGTON, Jan. 16.
Those whom the President con-
unsure that they become useful
Proseculing. Mr. J. B. Prentis, citizens, and an asset to the country. Assistant Crown Sollellor, said that It la proposed to establish new in- on November 20, the victim. Limdustries rather than to develop the Choy, a junkmaster, set sail from already adequale sugar, coffee, and Ping Hol for Hongkong with three cocoa Industries--Reuter. tokis, two passengers and a cargo of pigs, ducks, chickens and rice. After half way to Hongkong, the rudder broke and they decided to anchor at Long Kat Village, which was well within British territory. They got there about 4 a.m. and three hours
pigs,
12, Lim accompanied the Police to
BERLIN PARLEYS
Berlin, Jan. 10.
The third comeylim between the
chairman of the
Refugee Com- mittee, Mr. George Rubice, and Dr. and he shouted to sit the occupants.
Hjalmar Schacht, President of the Reichsbook, their businets. One of the men re-
will take place 011 twenty-one PRESIDENT Roosevelt had a inter, a small bost with seven men Wednesday, it is learned. plied with three pistol shots where- upon Li Yung and his nephew jump recruits joined the R.A.F. last week. neries of interviews with on board, come alongside. Four of
The interval of five days sture the them,
who were armed, boarded the ed overboard and waded ashore to against 200 in the same week last leading members of the Cabinet junk, and held up the
second conference
erence held last Friday, Ping Chau Island, the sumpan being year, bringing the total acceptance of and advisers to-day, apparently They took away a portion of the numerous detalls and questions re-
occupants.is
Fegarded
as an indication that lowed away by the three assailants, pilota, observers, nirmen, and boys in connection with
The next day, LI Yung sent his since April 1, 1030 to 24.125, com-
national cargo, comprising seven
120 garding the Unancing of Jewish nephew to Yuen Long to make en-pared with 11,461 for the correspond-defences and foreign policy.
ducks, ten chickens and nine sacks emigration from Germany had to be of rice. quiries while he himself boarded the ing period last year.
A report was subsequently made Schacht oud Mr. Rubice were able to considered and discussed before Dr. Ferry at Sha
to Hau Ko in Hongkong. The No. 3 Police Launch at the same time, Sergt. Gorge who ferred with included Mr. Henry Mor- to the authorities, and on December continue their talica.
It is not known whether they are ferry hat complainant did not then pradore on board the launch Po On,
Mr.
H. Woodring, Mr. Louis Johnson, they saw a boat which Lim recognise of the plan. report the loss of his ducks. Shortly The first and second accused mude Mr. Charles Edison, Captain S. M. K.
cd as the one used by the robbers, afterwards, a sampan came alongside a statement from the dock reiterating Raus of the Navy Department and
A short distance away was a house,
The possibility of Mr. Rubice con- with three crates of ducks which L1 that they found the sampan contain-Mr. William
and whilst they were searching they ferring with Field-Marshal Hermann Yung recognised us his own. He in-ing the crates of ducks with no ap-Slates Ambassador to Francé,
noticed a number of ducks which Lim Cooring is now regarded as extreme- formed the compradore of the ferry parent claimant and decided to take
identified as his through
ty certain Later in the day the President had marks in their feet. A woman said
slight. and the police were hailed and the them to Hongkong to sell. Third
Mr. Rubler and his staff will not men arrested. When charged, the nevused, they agreed, had nothing to a second talk with Mr. Woodring, and necused was the owner of the house, stay longer than until the end of the Brst two accused said they saw the do with the Anding. Third accused also inet Mr. Harold Ickes, Mr. but he was not there at the time, week in Berlin because Mr. Rublec sampan lying empty except for the bad nothing to say.
On December 18 he was arrested as must be in London next Monday for ducks and they took it away.
The jury, without retiring, found It is reported that among the tasks be was coming off an in-coming meeting of the permanent com- third mon said he was asked to lielp the first and second accused gulity discussed was the C.CC. (Com- ferry junke at Sat Kung.
mittee of the Evian Committee.- row the sampan.
and acquitted the third necused. modities Credits Corporation), which| Accused was subsequently put up-Trans-Oecon. Corroborative evidence was given The Chief Justice passed sentence President Roosevelt has already for identification and he was picked by complainant and his nephew, his of three years' Imprisonment with denied figures in the defence pro-¡ out by the junkmaster and his fokis, having taken part in the crime. brother who had left for Hongkong hard labour.
gramme.-United Press.
In answer to the charge, he denied The case is proceeding.
wus In the vicinity and searched the arrested the men, and Chan Chi, com-genthau, Secretary to the Treasuryong Kut Village. On the beach, agreed on the fundamental principles |
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