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Theft From NO LICENCE FOR SET
Warship
Cookboy, Compradore
Face Charges
Gift Radio Leads to Fine
Against Owner
The question of whether a radlo
licence, which covered the holder and his household, was extended to cover n brother-in-law living in another house, was decided by Mfr. Q. A. A. A quantity of Admiralty property, Macfadyen, at the Kowloon Magis- including spoons, table cloths, nap-attery Street, was fined $10 for pos- ney yesterday when Kwong Kal, of kins, ennvas bags, and soap, were exhibiis in a theft case before Mr. session of a radio without a licence. R. Edwards at the Central Magistracy Kwong stated that the set had been given him by his brother-in-law, who yesterday.
hod secured a licence on January 6, The defendnts were, Teul Fai, 47,
Mr. J. Key, Inspector of Wireless, cook boy of HMS. Folkestone, and Chiu Tim, 35, compradore of the sold that a licence was for the person Folkestone. They
charged to whom it was issued, and his house- was not transferable. separately with larceny and aller- hold, and -native charges of receiving stolen Kwong, he pointed out, had taken out a licence on April 25, three days properly. Both pre accused stealing articles from the Folkestone, after the visit to the house by the
Inspectors. Chiu, who
was represented by Mr. J. M. d'Almada Remedlos, denied the charge.
were
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Sgt. Hendridge, who prosecuted, sold that as the evidence in both cases was the same, he proposed to conduct the cases jointly.
to this
Mr. Remedios objected saying that the evidence in the Arst case might. prejudice the defence. Hla client's case was eventually dealt with first.
Noor Annm, Dockyard constable, Boid at 1.50 p.m. on May 18 he was on duty at Murray pler when he saw a sampan leaving H.M.S. Folkestone
Kwong sald his brother-in-law had given him the set before going to Mucno. After the visit of the inspec for on April 22, he knew there must he had taken out u licence then. have been something wrong, and so
REGISTRY WEDDINGS
Mr. T. J. Gould, Deputy Registrar of Marriages, yesterday offlclated att two weddings.
Mr. Angel Antonio Cuon y Achay, married Miss Cheung merchant,
Tainan Street,
at No. 9 buoy, When the sampan Chim-chim, of 77, reached the pler Chlu and Trul Shamshulpo. The witnessra were alighted. Searching Tsui's property Messra. Luis Lay-tung and Cheung witness recognised some as Admiralty Shun-him. goods and took both to a superior not search onleer. Witness did Chiu's belongings.
Replying Mr. Remedios, witness
Mr. Linfolk Wong, chemist, married Miss Tong Wal-lim, teacher, of 175, Peiho Street, Shamshuipo. The wit-
Tai Wai-wong.
said Chiu had gone to the Dockyardesses were Messrs. Chan Kai and voluntarily.
Sgt. E. C. Philpott of the Dockyard Police, said the two defendants were brought to him by Anam with four kit-bags and three suitcases. He found a lot of Admiralty propelty in sultcases, the bags but not in the In Chiu's kii-bag Was Admiralty property.
Mr. Remedios: At the time of the search, was there anything else in the kit-bng? Yes. There was some of his private property.
Boy Packed Bar
Mr. Remedios: At the time of the search, did the defendant make any remarks7-He told me he did not know the stuff was in his bag. He
had told the pantry boy to pack his bags. He told me he had kept some of his things in the pantry.
Sgt. Philpott said that some of the articles were wrapped up in such a way, hat one could not tell what they were unless, the parcels were opened. Mr. P. F. Brown, Acting Master of Arms, H.M.S. Folkestone, said it was his duty to search the crew's belong- ings prior to their leaving the ship. On May 18 he searched Chlu's kit, as he was going ashore, but found no Government stores. The search he made was very thorough. The time was then 1.15 p.m.
Chiu sak that he was an officers' for the steward and had worked Admiralty for 17 years. He was on H.M.S. Herald before working on the Folkestone,
WEDDING NOTICES
The following forthcoming wed- dings are announced:
Mr. Ernest Lund, merchant, to Miss Erika Bode, of Courtland Hotel; Mr. Andrew Leung Yan-chong, student of Ricci Hali, University of Hong- Kong, to Miss Agnes Wong Sten-mic, of 554, Nothon Road, Kowloon; Mr. Lai Siu-lun, motorene driver, to Miss Luk Wai-chan, of 34, Bowrington Road, Hongkong; and Mr. Churi Chol- man, missionary, to Miss Tse Koo- ling, missionary, of 37, Tainian Street, Shamshulpo.
Included the stores among them.
Replying to Sgt. Hendridge, Chiu said he kept the stores he drew to- gether with his personal belongings. All the things were wrapped in the same manner and with the sume kind of paper, and it was difficult to tell which were stores and which his own property.
Mr. Edwards said he was not pre- pared to give his decision then as! he wished to inspect the ship's store- room,
May
31.
The case was adjourned to
FAILED TO ESCAPE Pickpocket's Leap Into
Harbour Unavailing.
Jumping into the harbour from a hotel launch last night in an attempt to evade arrest, a man was chased in à sampan by Mr. S. Field and handed over to the Police.
On May 18, he said, he left the Folkestone with Tsui, and at Murray Pler, hired coolles to bring his luggage ashore from the sampan. Tsui disembarked first and was on the Prays when Noor Anam ap proached. Anam called on Tsul to
The launch was tied up alongside stop and walked up to him, but when Tsui walked on, he went after him. the Jardine steamer Mingsang, Just Some five minutes later, Anam re-arrived from Halphong. turned with Tsul and his kit, and took them both to the Dockyard.
Chiu declared he had no know ledge that the property was in his bags. It was a great surprise to him to discover them there. Whenever he drew stores, sald Chiu, he had to sign for them, and a check was made of the stores drawn every three months. If there was anything mis-
The man was seen to pick the pocket of a Chinese passenger and then attempt to get away. Another member of the gang' was arrested, but the wallet, which contained $70 in, Chinese and $10 in Annum cur- rency, had already been passed to some other person.
The two men, Wong Chong, 39,
sing, he had to make good the loss. and Chun Lal-chal, 37, will be It was possible that the pantry-boy, charged at the Kowloon Magistracy
in packing up his belongings, had this morning.
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