Friday,
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July 14, 1939.
Kai
Tak
11
Far East
Flying Training School
Students' of the For East Flying Training. School working on the assembly of Mins components Staff Photographer.
Students learning the con- struction and operation of on aircraft compass.--Staff Photographer.
Assembling an air cooled engine on the test bench "after overhauling-Staf Photographer.
Students working on the overhaul of ongino cylinders:—–— Staff_Photographer,
Another group of students working on the assembly and construction of a water-cooled angine-Staf Photographer.
POSSESSION ACTION
Landlady Brings Suit Against Barber Shop
house. His original rent bad been $28 a month, bul fast August it was raised to $30 and a further inlse of was made in November. In January this year the rest, was again! raised $4 as excess water rates. In In the Summary Court yesterday, February analher increase, $10, was Mr. Justice R. E. Lindsell heard a made. He collected from the sub- possession claim brought by 1 So, ntants $40 a month. He had given up his barber shop In March this woman, of 268, KI Lung Street,
year and had sub-let that ruum, His Shumshulpa, ngalist the Moon Kec mother and himself worked. He barber shop, of 113, Prince Edward could not and any other, premises. Road, ground floor.
of being The proft he made principal tenunt of the house was The premises were let by the int he had a free place to live in. plaintiff to the defendants as tenants
Cross-ex:imined by Mr. H. A. de B.
out
ut a rent of $94, plus $1 for excess Hotelho, Chan raid that his uncle had water consumption, a month. The been his portaer in the barber shop tenancy was determined by a notice business. About November, 1037. to quit which was dated March 10 he arid his uncle had called on a and which expired on April 22.
woman, whom he understood was the mother of his landlord or landlady.
A group of students assembling various parts of an airplane-Staff Photographer.
Apart from claiming possession, the and she had agreed that he should: plaintiff also, claimed mesne profits take over the tenancy of the house RETURN FROM EXILE ROBBERS ENTER FLAT FIGHT NEAR GODOWNS from the rate of the rent and the from his uncle. Mr. Botelho
produced a document which showed
the
thea
plaintiff referred had died in May. 1037.
Chan said that he could not re-
Brandish Choppers To Intimidate Woman
Prevalent Offence, Declares,
Police Prosecutor
Lecturas on the construction of aircraft controls are given in the class room.-Staff Photographer.
in Des Voeux Road Central, and Lom "In a flat at Mangkok, Kowloon. Both men claimed to have been given the pens by a man named Shum, who was not in custody and was believed to be in Macao.
charge for excess water consumption that the woman to whom Chan hod Several Banishees Appear from April 23 until
In Court obtains possession.
Using choppers belonging to the Banished for 10 years in October,
On charges of assault, 'causing Chan Moon, said that he was the member the exact period when he sole proprietor of the defendant firm. had gone to see the woman. It was Mak Hung, unemployed, was found household to intimidate her, two men grievous bodily harm to Chan Kwai He rented the premises about three not true that he lind taken up rein the Wanchal district on Wednes-robbed a woman, Man Pul-yuk, 28, of in Canton Road, near Haiphong Road, years ago but it was his uncle who sidence in the house in July last year. day. Before Me. R. A. D. Forrest at a gold neck chain valued at $50, early on July 11, and resisting arrest, Chan had arranged the tenancy. This had] He had first seen the
terday at her home, 87, Hill Road, Chung-kami 21, coolle, was sentenced plaintiff, inj premises last the Central Magistracy, yesterday, herst door, West Point.
to one month's imprisonment on each PICKPOCKETS GAOLED Monday, Cheung in a boarding-house been because he had been new to connection with the Hongkong and did not know the usual year but he had not asked her to pleaded guilty to a charge of relum-
The woman, who was asleep at the charge by Mr. E. Himsworth at the
Kowloon Magistracy yesterday.
Two Members of Gang procedure. When he first occupied change the name on the rent receipt ing from banishment and was set time, was awakened about 4.45 a.m.
L. S. A: Shaw, prosecuting, stated the floor there were two cubicles, from that of his uncle to his own. teheed to eight months hard labour, by the flashing of a torch. She saw and he used the front one as a barber
In reply to His Lordship, Mr.
Tio Mo-to, 31, was charged before a man, armed with a chopper, in the that this was the ninth ease of ght Found With Fountain Pens
ing there had been in the Kowloon shop. The rest of the premises were gatele sald that he was trying to Mr. It. Edwards at the Central Mingis room. He seized her by the neck and Godowns since June 1. On Tuesday occupied by different sub-tenants establish that
Alleged members of a gang of, at 2 pan. complainant was walking He had erected cubicles. When the]
took up tracy with breach of the Deportation wrenched the chala off her.
was discovered
The pens and periclls had apparent- in Man attempted to hold on to the along Canton Road when he was ac-pickpockets, Lam Chi-ming, 28, and plaktiff did not come to collect rent tenancy only after the Eviction Or-, Ordinance. He
Wednesday being chain, but it broke, and half was left! costed by defendant who asked for Cheung Tat-man, 24, both Colony on
unemy been stolen from people in various somebody else did. It was obvious dinance came into force and was thus, the
protection. He banished on May 22 for 10 years. A in her hand. She screamed, and the ten cents. Complainant refused the loved, were charged before Mr. T. parts of the Colony, but no claimants to anyone who came to the floor that not entitled
Defendant, who was carry J, Houston at the Central Magistracy had been found. Defendants were there were many people living there. would also establish that the premises sentence of six months hard labour robber, together with a companion, request.
ran out of the house and escaped. ing a bowl of rice, threw the rice to
yesterday for business) was passed.
on counts of unlawful; but two of a gang of ave men, one of Neither the plaintif not the rent were rented mainly
The other robber, who was also the ground and flung the bowl nt possession of fountain pena. Lam whom had been sent 14 gaol strendy. collector had made any comments purposes. If the house was first used
Before Mr. T. J. Houston in the armed with a chopper, was intimidat- complainant.
was charged with possession of four Both men had provious convictions. about his having many people re-as a business place and later, used for Third Court, Chan Lam, 22, unem-ring the amah, when the alarm was With a pocket knife he then in-fountain pens and two pencils, and Lam was sentenced to alx months'
domestic purposes, the defendant wan
fileted a wound on complainant's left Cheung with the possession of two hard labour and ordered to undergo nat entitled to the protection of the ployed, was sentenced to a year's raised,
und fountain pens. 21 A
two years' police supervision at the It is belleved that entry into the side. A defective come along 20 Feople in House'
Ordinance.
hard labour for a similar offence. He
expiration of, his sentence.
Cheung was banished for 10 years on March house was gained by climbing up, a defendant ran into. Godown No. 8.
"Inspector" W. A, Russell said the received a similar term, and was re- Chan said that altogether there The hearing was adjourned to 8. and was arrested in West Point on drain-pipe and through an open kit- There he resisted arrest and it took
men were arrested on information on 'commended for banishment. Wednesday. were about 20 people living in the August 2.
then window.
three persons to hold him down
siding on the premises.
the tenant
to its