Friday,
HONGKONG TELEGRAPH
December 15, 1939.
DONALD DUCK
Banishees CABARET PROPRIETOR
To IS
Sent To Prison
Dragged Over Border Alleges One Man
Criminal Session pleas were; Taken by His Honour the Chief Justice, Sir Atholl MacGregor at the Supreme Court to-day, and among defendants sentenced were several banishes, one of whom. Weng Wah, pleaded with guilty.
Wong was charged with breach of!
the Deportation Ordinance, inving been arrested In Hongkong on No- vember following his banishment) from the Colony for life in January 31. 1037.
SUED
FOR
$1,000
R. Woodcraft, proprietor of the former Cocoanut Grove Ball Room in West Point, and Tai Tung-kee were sued before Mr. Justice R. E. Lindsell in the Sum- mary Court to-day by Daniel Lec of Connaught Road Central for $1,082.
VICTIMS OVERPOWER ROBBERS ON JUNK
A counter claim has been filed} against plaintiff, who is repre-j Henter by Mr. J. M. D'Almala Remedios.
Mr. M. A. da Silva is acting for defendants,
Platatiff claims that the money wha How some of the victims of a junk robbery overpowered two due to him under a written under- of their captors was related to His Honour the Chief Justice, toking made and given by the defen- Sir Atholl MacGregor, at the Supreme Court to-day when three dants and dated May 9, 1938. Parti
culars of the claim aret passage to men admitted robbery and other offences.
Singapore for plaintiff and his wife, ($370; cash for
on board, EXPERSER 5100; daily exproses to the plaintiff unreed to be paid by the defendants in the undertaking at $4 per day from May 30 to October 30, 1030, 5612, Plaintif waives $82 in order to bring the action within the Jurisdiction of the Summary Court.
Acerised were ilui Sing-chui, Cheung Ki and Kwok Kai-sheung, and they were jointly charged with He said: 1 plead not guilty for the obbery at De Bay on November reason that I was in Chinese terri-20. lui was alte accused of posses- tory, and was dragged over to slon of a revolver and five rounds of the British territory.
ammunition, and Kwok was further Wong's Cuse, like others who charged with shooting with intent to pleaded not guilty, was put over for cause grievous bodily harm to hearing.
Other Cases
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What Police Found
stable Tang Yee or to resist tawu Haul Aboard Junk
Jarrest, and with possession of a re- volver and four rounds of numuni- flop.
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"If the dead man had not a greatly enlarged spleen, there would have been no harm done. But you must not take the law into your own hands like that. Bearing in mind that you have been in prison since November 20 I will impose on you a term of imprisonment for a month."
This was said. by His Honour the Chief Justlee Sir Atholl MacGregor at the Supreme Court to-day when dealing with the manslaughter charge against Wan Mlu, a young man. Wan was alleged to have killed nn unidentified Chinese man at Un Long on November 20. He pleaded guilty. an dhe was said to have no previous convictions.
Bad Luck
Prior to sentencing defendant, the Chief Justico end the impresilon he had formed was that the matter bad arisen through bad luck.
Mr. M. J. Abboil, Assistant Crown Solicitor, said he thought that was so. It was the fairest way of putting
Wan said: The man stola some- thing from me, I wanted to arrest Thim and take him to a police station. He pushed me and I struck him two blows as a result.
C. T. WANG SAILS FOR MANILA
of
Woodcraft's Evidence Testifying Woodcraft said he was A Mauser pistol and 147 rounds of at present carrying on the business ammunition, and an old-fashioned of the Rex Ballroom, West Point. He Other banishees dealt with were!
contact with the Wong Chiu, banished from Hang-
Accused pleaded guilty to the rifle with 94 rounds of ammunition, first came into
were found by Police who raided a Kwong Chou ballroom in March this kong for Life on April 10, 1835. 1e charges against them.
junk in Aberdeen harbour yesterday. year. Partners that ballroom were said he had been driven to Namtau
The master of the vessel, Wong Kan, plaintiff and second defendant, ond a by the Japanese, and was on his way
Mr. M. J. Abbott said accused had 20, was arrested, and charged before proposition was made to him in con- to Macho, He had no intention of:
no previous convictions. A junk was Mr. Houston at the Central Magls-nection with the dance hall. He was staying here for long.
Mr. M. J. Abbot, Assistant Crown saling in Deep Bay and another junk tracy this morning with possession of asked for a loan of $3,000 for the business, and following negotiations, Solicitor, sald Wong had there pre-approached and fired shots. Sub- vious convictions and
Sgt. Estall said the junk and arms it was finally arranged that he and under- sequently the cargo in the first craft
transferred to the robbers' boat. had been left to Wong by his father, second defendant should carry on the Koing a sentence passed by Mr. was
Then the robbers more or less im- Wong had held the junk teence for business on a 50-50 bask, and that Himsworth.
retire from the To His Lordship, Wong admitted prisoned the traders, who however, two years, and frequently entered plaintiff would
Dr. C. T. Wang, former Chinese that he had been sentenced to flee watched until the two robbers guard and left Aberdeen, where he was business.
Woodernt said nt the time of the With four fingers of his left hand Mrs. J. H. Brown, of Kadoorie | Ambassador to the United States, and
Chairman of the Board years' imprisonment in 1925 for an ing them were not looking, and then well-known. Defendant produced a offence against the arms and am- got both their guns away from them. permit issued in China cllowing him negotiations he was pricipally con- crushed through being caught in Avenue, was fined $5 by Mr. Forrest now
Cme of the robbers jumped into the to possess the arins in Chinese watern cerned with the debts of the ball-machinery on which he was working at De Central Magistracy this morn- Directors of the Philippine branch munition Ordinance, He was sen-]
sea and waded ashore, but the other tenced to 18 months' hard labour.
to be in possession of a Mucnu permit, that he had to pay up these debts. installation in North Point yesterday, Road Central for an unnecessary, sailed for Manila yesterday. He was
He asked for and received from Chan Lam, coolle, his 'been admitted | length of time on November 21. She accompanied by Mrs. Wang. #nyʊ hard labour also. He had two pre- the Police. The third defendant was but this could not be found.
After his arrest. kaitong of plaintiff a list of the debts, which, to the Queen Mary Hospital..
admitted the offence by letter.
"Central News" report. vinus convictions for breach of the arrested in serious circumstances, in
Aberdeen went to the Pollec, and amounted to a total of $4,500. He Deportation Ordinance, and three for which he endeavoured to fire a load- larceny.
fendant to the extent of $500. The plaintiff also gave Tang! Fuk received a sentence of The revolver from whics the shotly offered to guarantee de lind not that list now. On May 9,
He had was fired was not at the moment Police, continued Sp. Estall, hnd no statement in connection with
usuable because ejectar
was, three...previous convictions
use the arms-for-any-ulterior motive was said that total_of_the_debts_was Hongkong for life in when it was pointed at the con but inerely for his own protection. $4,500,-
Subsequently, the undertaking under It had probably droppast out They were, however, applying for stable. February this year.
(which plaintiff was now suing was| Li Man was also sentenced to two of the weapon when third accused their confiscation.
Mr. Houston Imposed a nominal jentered intu belween plaintiff, secund years' hard labour. He had four threw it away.
fine of $25, and ordered confiscation. defendant and himself. previous convielians for larceny and three for returning from banishment.j He was expelled from Hongkong for life on December 20, 1938.
Yiu-was sentenced to 18 menths' was caught and later handed over and territory. and he also claimed room, the position being, of course, at the Aslaite Petroleum Companying for leaving her car in Des Voeux lot the Bank of Communications,
two years hard labour.
ed revolver at the police constable.
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him n written
those
similar offence, and had been banish mixing though-it-was-in-the-Run! reason to believe defendant meant to debts. He believed paint when it 0000SDEPENDSSSSÉSEØØØØØØØØØSSES
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FOUND POISONED
The Sentences
Hose And Nozzle'
Stolen
Destroyed Books
First accused was sentenced to
Woocraft said one of the terms of three years hard labour on the rub- bery charge and 12 months for pos-
the undertaking was that plaintiff had session of arms ant ammunition.
to attend to ali claims and legal Second accused was sentenced to two
proccedings in connection with the years and six months' hard labour,
Thirty feet of hose with a brus debts, and he had insisted upon that term because plaintiff was the only: on the robbery count. Third accused; was sentenced to three years' hard nozzle attached were stolen from a term
If it had been labour for the robbery, five years for garage at 141 Caine Road yesterday, man in the cabaret who knew any A 17-year-old girl, Chan Muk-an, meeting with intent and 12 months, according to a report made to the thing about them. living in Graham Street, was taken for possession of the arms and am- Police by Fung 1Hing. The hose and, diselesed to him at the time the agree» |
ment was made that the debts were substantially more than $1,500 he would have certainly not entered into the arrangement.
to the Quren Mary Hospital yester, day suffering; from the effects of lysol munition. The sentences are to run nozzle were valued at $12. poisoning,
Another woman, Chan Fung, 20, of Ching Fung Street, was also taken) to hospital after she had swallowed
quantity of opium.
Answers To Correspondents JAY: "Poelle" Heence.--Ed.
concurrently.
Finger Ring Stolen
Craigengower Eleven
Besides the list, continued Wood- The following will represent Craigen craft, plaintiff gave him the account Miss B. Cartwright, of 291 Nathan/Hover, at cricket ataing the Middlesex to hooks of the ballroom, but he had not
arrow, at 2 p.m.-A. 1. Il Fanual
Hout, was robbed of a finger ring (Can), N. Droadbridge, A. B. Remall.been able to make head or tall of Hunn, C.them. Those books were destroyed valued at $100 sometime between A. B. Hanson, A. J. Jul. ^ Dinar about the end of June as he had no
W. Lam. E A. Lec, T. Lock, December 1 and 14 The ring was w Tang Sting Scorer. H. W. Randall further use for them. kept in box in the bedroom. Bmpire, C. Ladd,
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The case was adjourned.
"CAT" FOR ROBBERY
Stiff Sentences For Two Men
At the Supreme Court this morning in the course of dealing with Session pleas, 1lis Honour the Chlef Justice Sie Atholl MacGregur gnoled Wal Tin, 31, and Ho Jung. 19, and also sentenced them to strokes of the cat on a charge of robbery. Accused hdmitted the offence,
Accused were alleged to have! robbed inmates of a house in Kilung Street. Shamshuipo, on November 0, (after they had gained admittances by pretending they were looking for a friend.
Mr. M. J. Abbott sald Wal had! three previous convictions, and Ho had
none.
Not Learned His Lesson Referring to Wal, the Chief Justice' renmarked that he had been in prison before but had not learned n lesson. The robbery wan u most cowardly form of crime. He had armed him- self with a knife.
Wel was sentenced to two years' hard labour and six strokes of the cat.
The Chief Justice said although Ho had no previous record this was a serious matter. Ho was given 18 months' hard labour and six strokes of the cat
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