Friday,
HONGKONG TELEGRAPH
July 14, 1939.
Kai
Tak
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Far East
Flying Training School
Students of the Far East Flying Training School working on the assembly of Mina components.-Staff Photographer. ›
Students learning 'the con- struction and operation of an aircraft compass.-Staf
Photographer.
Assembling an air cooled engine on the test bench after overhauling.—Staff Photographer.
Students working on the overhaul of ongino cylindars.
Staff Photographer.
Another group of students working on the assembly and construction of a water-cooled engine.-Staff Photographer.
POSSESSION ACTION
Landlady Brings Suit Against Barber Shop
house. His original tent had been $28 a month, but lust August It was | rpised to $30 and a further raise of $4 suns nude In November. In January this year the rent was again raised $4 as excess water rates. In
In the Summary Cout yesterday, February another increase, $10, was
Mr. Justice R. E. Lindsell heard n made. He collected from the sub- possession claim brought by Li So, aftenants $40 a month. He had given up his barber shop In March this year and had sub-let that room.
and himself worked. He
Wum:31, of 200, Ki Lung
Sircel,
Shamshulpo. against the Moon Keemother barber shop, of 113, Prince Edward could not find any other premises. Road, ground floor.
The profit he made out of being principal tenant of the house was į The premises, were let by the that he had a free place to live in. plaint to the defendants as tenants,
Cross-examined by Mr. H. A. de B.
at o rent of $44, plus $4 for excess Datello, Chan suld that his uncle had water consumption, a month. The been his partner in the barber shop tenancy was determined by a nolice business. About November, 1037, to quit which was dated March 18 he and 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 meane 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,
then
charge for excess water consumption at the woman to whom Chan had Several Banishees Appear
to His Lordship, Mr.
Brandish Choppers To Intimidate Woman
Lectures on the construction of aircraft controls aro, given In the class room. Staff Photographer.
Prevalent, Offence, Declares from April 23 until the plaint referred had died in May, 1837. obtains possession.
In Court
Police Prosecutor Chan said that he could not re- Chan Moon, said that he was the member the exact period when hel sole proprietor of the defendant firm. had gone to see the woman,
Banished for 10 years in October, Using choppers belonging to the
On charges of assault, causing It was Mak Hung, unemployed, was found household to intimidine her, two men grievous bodily harm to Chan Kwal He rented the premises about three not true that he had taken up re-in the Wanchal district years ago but it was his uncle who idence in the house in July last year day. Before Mr. R. A. D. Forrest at
Wednes robbed a woman Man Pul-yuk, 20, of in Canton Road, near Halphang Road, had arranged the tenancy. This had He had first seen the plaintiff, in the Central Magistracy yesterday, he act floor. West Point.
a gold neck chain valued at $50, carly on July 11, and resisting arrest, Chan terday at her home, 57, Hill Road, Chung-kam, 21, coolie, was sentenced been' because he had been new to connection with the premises lasti
to one month's imprisonment on each PICKPOCKETS GAOLED Monday, Cheung in a boarding-house Hongkong and did not know the usual year but he had not asked her to plended, guilty, to a charge of return- procedure. When he first occupied change the name on the rent-receipt in from banishment and was sen time, was awakened about 4.45 a.m.
The woman, who was asleep at the charge by Mr. E. Himsworth ut the
in Des Voeux Road Central, and Lam. the floor ther
Kowloon Magistracy yesterday: were two cubicles, from that of his uncle to his own.
Two Members of Gang,
in a flat at Mongkok, Kowloon. Both and he used the front one as a barber
tenced to eight months' hard labour. by the flashing of a torch. She saw
L. S. A. Shaw, prosecuting, stated
men claimed to have been given the In reply
Tae Mo-to, 51, was charged before a man, armed with a chepper, In the hat his was the ninth case of fight- Decupled by different Bub-tenants.
Godowns since June 1, On Tuesday
was not in custody and was believed He had erected cubicles. When the establish that the tenant look up tracy with breach of the Deportation wrenched the chain off her.
lat 2 p.m. complainant was walking Alleged members
to be in Maend of a gang of Man attempted to hold on to the along Canton flood when he was re-plekpockets, Lam Chi-ming, 26, and plaintiff did not come to collect rent nancy only after the Eviction Or-, Ordinance. He was discovered in somebody else did. It was obvious not entitled, to its protection. He banished on May 22 for 10 years.
dinance came into force and was thus the Colony
Wednesday. on
being chain, but broke, and half was left costed by 'defendant who asked for Cheung Tat-man, 24, bath unem Jy been stolen from people in various The pens and penells had apparent- to anyone who came to the floor that
Ain her hand. She screamed, and the ten cents. Complainant refused the played, were charged before Mr. T.parts of the Colony, but no claimants there were many people living there, would also establish that the premises sentence of six months' hard labour robber, together with a companion, request. Defendant, who was carry-3, 11ouston at the Central Magistracy had been found. Defendants were Neither the plaintif nor the rent were rented mainly for business was passed,
ran out of the house and escaped. Ing a bowl of rice, threw the rice to yesterday on collector had made any comments purposes. If the house, was first used
The other robber, who was also the ground and flung the bowl at possession of fountain pens. Lam whom had been sent to gaol nirendy.. counte of unlawful but two:of a'gang of Diva'men, one of about his having many people res a business place and later used for Before Mr. T. J. Houston in the armed with a chopper, was intimidat complainant. alding on the premises.
domestic purposes, the defendant was Third Court, Chan Lam, 22, uneming the amab, when the alarm was With a pocket knife: he then infountain pens and two pencils, and
was charged with possession of four both men had previous convictions. Lom was sentenced to six months" not entitled to the protection of the ployed, was sentenced to a year'aj rafted.
ficted a wound on complainant's left Cheung with the possession of two hard inbour and ordered to undergo. Ordinance.
hard labour for a similar offence. Het is believed that entry into the side: A detective care along, and fountain pens... was banished for 10 years on March house was gained by climbing up a defendant ran into
two years police supervision at the Godown No. b. The hearing was adjourned to 8, and was arrested in West Point on drain-pipe and through an open felt-There he resisted arrest and it took
expiration of his sentence. Cheung Inspector W. A. Russell said the received a nimliar term, and was re- Wednesday.
then window.
three parsons to hold hien down men were arrested on information on 'commended for banishment.
ahop. The rest of the premises were Botelho said that he was trying to] Mr. R. Edwards at the Central Maals- room. He seized her by tho.neck anding there had been in the Kowloon / Found With Fountain Pens pens by `n man named Shum, who
20 People in House Chon said that altogether there were about 20 people living is the August 2.
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