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大英十二月十六號 禮拜式| 中華民國庚午年十月廿七日

HONG KONG, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 16, 1930.

|LARCENY OF CLOCK.

ALLEGATIONS OF A FALSE CHARGE.

REMAND ORDEKED,

Yeung Yuen, (40) an unemploy- ed Chinese,

W&3 this morning

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Your Wife!

She made him choose be-

tween her Love and the

Game that kept her in

ermine and limousines. He

wanted her madly. But

that night came the Game

that meant life or death

for his own Brother. Did

he, could he, make the

sacrifice for Hert

Come

and See and Hear and be Thrilled beyond words!

charged at the Kowloon Magis- tracy with the larceny of a clock and a blanket property of Suen Wah. a firewood dealer.

An additional charge of stealing an attache case, three pieces of clothing, a knife and 17 copper centa, property of Cheung Shek- choi shop foki was preferred.

Accused pleaded not guilty. Suen Wah said that he lived to- gether with Cheung Shek-chof in a hut at Nga Tein Wai Road, and on the night of December 14 he was awakened about 12 p.m. He saw the foki holding a strange man, who was in possession of the 'clock and attache case. He blew a police whistle and a Chinese constable appeared and took cused to, Police Station.

AC.

Roused By Clock. Cheung Shek-choi stated that when he awoke he saw Yeung Yuen with the stolen articles, and the added that it was- probably sound of the clock being taken down from the partition between sleeping apartment and shop that aroused him. The door of the hut had been broken for some little while and it would be an eat mat- ter for anyone to enter.

Accused's Story.

CHINA LIGHT & POWER.

Chairman's Reply to Mr. Bradbury.

COOLIE'S WORD.

TAKEN BY CHINESE REVENUE OFFICER.

CHANGE AGAINST WOMAN.

Hearing of the case in which a Chinese woman is charged with the unlawful possession of 169 taela of opium at the Ping On In reference to the report of the Wharf, was opened before Mr. R. reply of the Chairman of the E. Lindsell at the Central Magis- China Light, & Power Co. to Mr. tracy this morning. Revenue Off- Bradbury at yesterday's meeting, cer A. W. Grimmitt prosecuting. we are naked to publish the reply Mr. Horace Lo appeared for the defence and tendered a plea of not guilty. A number of baskets and two sacks containing dried herbs were exhibited in Court.

as follows:-

All I have to say is that the recommendation made in this report were carefully considered

A Chinese revenue officer anid by your Directors at the time. that at about 7 o'clock on Saturday and as for depreciation, I have night, he was on duty on the Fing already explained in my speech On Wharf, when he noticed two how that was arrived at. How coolies carrying a rattan basket. ever, the Directors are glad to He approached them, and after have the opinion of Sharehold-questioning one of them went away ers, and will take your remarks and brought the woman back. She into consideration. There Is denied owning, the articles, nothing you wish to have speci- (added "Tung ho" (which interpret- fically answered, Mr. Brad-ed meant a plea for pardon). bury?

Across the road, on the pavement, Our report of the reply said: not ask her about them.

ware other luggages, but he did

and

The Chairman said that the His Worship: You ought to ask recommendation with regard to the woman. What right have you dividend Was made after it to take the coolie's word instead had been carefully corisidered of asking the woman.

by the Directors. With regard Continuing, witness said that to depreciation, he remarked there was a third coolic who was that, as he had already stated engaged in looking after the lug-) In his speech, this was due to gage. The opium was discovered' rent. However, they were glad in the false aides of the basket. to have the shareholders' opinion and would take it into considera- tion.

FALSE REPORT.

FICTITIOUS TALE OF ARMED

ROBBERY.

The accused gave evidence that he had only recently come down from the country with his wife and children. Knowing the brother of Suen Wah, it was arranged that he and his family should have tem- porary accommodation in the hut. The second night the family re- moved to another address, but he Lagain slept at the but, and it was

during this night (December 14) How the roport of an armed that he was accused of the theft. robbery in Des Voeux Road Cen- Awaking about midnight he said tral this morning turned out lat- the two complainants and others er to be false, is contained in the seized him and robbed him of Police reports to-day to-day. H.K.4, missing a further sum of Leung Hong. a hawker, reported $10 in Chinese money, concealed' In that he was walking along Des another pocket. After that Suen Voeux Road at one o'clock this Wah and Cheung Shek-choi framed morning, when near the Lai Wah up a false charge against him. Company he was accosted by two A remand of 48 hours in policemen, one of whom was armed with custody was granted to enable de-a revolver. fendant to call his family for witnesses.

COOLIE ASSAULTED.

UNCONSCIOUS IN KOWLOON HOSPITAL

Revenue Officer A. Powell stated that at the I, & E. Office, when the luggage was examined, the woman claimed two baskets and said that, the rest belonged to named Chan, who had gone ahead of her.

в woman

After two wharf coolies had testified that they had been engag- ed at the wharf by the woman, his' Worship adjourned further hearing to Friday at noon,

THREE MURDERS.

ANOTHER CRIME AT WESTERN

MARKET.

CULPRIT ARRESTED,

Within a fortnight, the Police: Leung gave a full description of authorities have been confronted the alleged robbers, but after the with three murders, the third hav- Police had made investigations, it ing occurred in the Western Mar- was found that Leung'a mind was ket at about four o'clock this apparently deranged, and, the morning, when Chan Cheung, foki Police accordingly had him sent at a fruit stall, was murdered by to the Montal Hospital.

a compatriot, who, we understand, was arrested on the spot by a dia- Scot (to Australian visiting Scat-trict watchman and an Indian A serious assault took place in land). "I tell ye what I observed Policeman, who happened to be the Sam Ling Coalyard, Yaumats, when I was over in Australia. near the scene of the crime. this morning. According to a reWherever I went I found Scotsmen It appears from the report madal port lodged at Police Headquar occupying all the high positions at Police Headquarters that the ters, Yuu Plu, a coal coolie, was heads of businesses, managing, victim and his assailant had attacked at about 8.30 to-day, by banka, owing the biggest abeep quarrel over a gambling debt, and another coal coolie, who is alleg-stations, and filling the chief places It is alleged that the latter took ed to have absconded.

in the Government servicos.. I'm hold of a knife and stabbed Chan Chan was A later report adds that Yau telling ye, the Scot is malet every-Cheung in the heart.

Kowloon where in Australia."

rushed to the Government, Civil

Pia was removed to the

Hospital where he is conscious condition.

in an un- Aussia: "That may be so, but Hospital, but he died soon after

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