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Twelve Strokes of the Cane.

FILM INDUSTRY IN COLONY?

THEFT FROM CLUB.

Two Electric Fans Annexed.

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CULPRIT CAUGHT.

To-day Wong Tsui employed, was before Mr. T. S. Whyte-Smith, at the Kowloon Magistracy. charged with the theft of two electric table fans, the property of the Club Recreio, King's Park, for whom the Secretary, Mr. Fred A. Xavie: appeared.

MR. LEE HYSAN'S VENTURE "VERY BAD LATELY".

DISCLOSED IN COURT.

Wong Wing-kung (16). the POSSIBLE SETTLEMENT. student who was yesterday re- manded by Mr. A. W. G. H. Gran- From a case mentioned before tham on a charge of theft of jewel- the Chief Justice, Sir Joseph H. lery worth $457, the property of Kemp, K.C., in the Supreme Chan Slu-young, another student Court this morning, it was dis- living on the first floor of 68-closed that the late Mr. Lee Robinson Rond, made another ap- Hysart, a Chinese millionaire pearance before his Worship this financier, was interested in a morning.

scheme to promote a cinemato- graph film industry in Hong Kong, but the venture was un- fortunately nipped in the bud by the untimely death of Mr. Leejed that Hysan on April 30, 1928.

Detective-Sergeant J. Murphy reported that the accused's mother had come down from Canton and was present in Court,

Mr. Grantham asked her if she was willing to refund to the com- Wong Lau-fong, executrix of plainant the sum of $160, being the will of the late Mr. Lee $150, the value of a watch chain Hysan, claimed from Lai Pak which had been sold to a gold-hot the sum of $6,000 lent to him amith and had been melted, and under two Chinese promissory $10 to redeem a pair of jade cuff | notes. links which accused had pawned. The money was said to have The woman replied that she was been lent by Mr. Lee Hysan in willing.

or about December, 1927, as a re; sult of an arrangement made with the defendant for the formation

Yes.

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The Magistrate: On the other hand, don't you think he ought to get some punishment for this? of a company for producing films. Defendant was to provide the ap- paratus, which the company was to purchase for $25,000 by the issuance of shares.

Do you think the cane would do him good? Yes.

Would you say he is a good boy? Lately he has been very bad. His Worship ordered the accused to receive 12 strokes of the cane.

The defendant borrowed the money, which formed the subject f the claim, for the purpose of releasing the apparatus from cer-

claims.

Mr. Philip Snowden has announc-tain ed an addition of £250,000 a year to the State grants to universities in the next five years, bringing the yearly total to £1,800,000.

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Accused, who was respectfully attired, pleaded guilty.

Caught Red-Handed. Divisional Inspector Marks stat- on May 26 a fan was stolen from the Club de Recreio, but this was not reported. How- ever, orders were given to the fokis to keep a sharp look out, and yesterday one of the "boys" saw accused leaving the Club with the second electric fan. He was chased and caught. Later, when questioned the culprit admitted that he had pawned one for $15 at the Yuen Tai Pawnshop.

His Worship raised the query as to why the pawnbroker was not auspicious when accused went, to pawn the fan.

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pawnbroker replied that the man, who was respectfully clothed that day, stated that he was a student of the Chin Wo Athletic Association, and that be had been told to pawn the article by his father, as they needed money.

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Inspector Marks' pointed that the Club de Recreio Was naturally, always open, and, there- fore, anyone could sneak in and steal something lying about. The two electric fans were larg er than the ordinary sized ones, and were different from the type used in local offices. They were also numbered.

Twelve Weeks'. Jail. His Worship passed sentence of twelve months' hard labour, and ordered that the fan which was pawned be returned to the Club on payment of $15 to the pawn- shop.

dant, therefore, became repayable, and the apparatus which was in plaintiff's possession became re- turnable to plaintiff..

His Lordship said that he un- derstood that the parties would ffect a settlement outside of the Court, and he would, therefore, adjourn the caso sine die,

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