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PRESIDENT LINERS

are

LUXURY LINER:

fateroens, Outside

and Asry

NEW YORK

VIA MANILA, SINGAPORE, PENANG, COLOMBO, BOMBAY, SUEZ CANAL, NAPLES,

GENOA AND MARSEILLES

S.S. PRESIDENT PIERCE

Sails Sunday, December 19, 8.00 a.m.

SEATTLE & VICTORIA

*T***

VIA KOBE & YOKOHAMA

S.S. PRESIDENT MCKINLEY Sails Friday-December 17, 1937- Midnight

DOLLAR STEAMSHIP LINES AMERICAN MAIL LINE

ANADIA

12, Pedder Street.

&DAYS

IO DAYS

3 DAYS

GoEMPRESS to America, Europe

Hong Kong

Sheng- Naga-

hel

Kobe:

Leave Arrive

Dec. 24

Jan. 26 Jan 28 Jan

Japan

Feb. 8 Feb. 10

Dec. 29 Dec.

Feb. 1

Vane

AT

APPEAL AGAINST LOCAL BETTING

CONVICTIONS SUCCEEDS

DUTY SCALE

ng of the

on totalisator or pari-mutuel bet ting under the Betting Duty Ordin- In the Court of Appeal, before Sir ance will be moved in a resolution Atholl MacGregor this morning, the

Hon. Mr. Leo D'Almada, instructed by to be submitted to Legislative Com- Mr. H. L. Kwan, successfully appealed cil to-morrow by the Financial against convictions registered by Mr-cretary, the Hon. Mr. Sydney

R. Edwards at the Central Magistracy Hitherto, duty has been paid on against Ip Keng-chun for alleged at-t

tempted larceny by false pretences, and a sliding scale, usually varying - against Ip Keng-chun and Tsui Kwong- tween 15 and a little on yan for alleged conspiracy to defraud

cent

In both cases, Counsel for the sp-1 pellants sabaritted that there was in- The resolution

Sufficient evidence for the leamed

gistrate to register convictions 3-st

the men.

two per cent.

2 per

duty

It is proposed that the new scale

It was alleged he said that the ap shall come into effect as from April pellant attempted to obtain $1,000 by 1, 1958. falsely pretending that he had been authorised to receive that sum from a Wong

woman, Chan Cheng-yin, by W DANGEROUS GOODS

Kwaz-loong

NO EVIDENCE

ON JUNK

Described by Sergeant Estall as an

Mr. D'Almada added that the Grown had failed to prove the indictment in substance. The Crown must prove the pretence, and of this there was no evidence during police court proceed- ignorant type of person, Ng Shek Lau, ings. Had the indictment been differ-master of boat No. 1458 was ently drawn, a conviction might have morning charged before Mr. P.-A D. been registered, but "as it stood the Forrest at the Central Magistracy with anchoring his boat in offer than a. dan- conviction should be squashed "a

Appearing for the Crown, Mr. Eigerous goods area in Aberdeen while H. Williams, Assistant Attorney Gen he had 105 tins of kerosene on board, eral, admitted that he could not sup-1

and with failing to notify the Harbour. port the decision of the 1zed Magis department of his arrival in and depar-

tare from the Colony.

trate.

Mr. D'Alriada, for the appellants in the second case, pointed out that the Crown did not even prove that the letter was a forgery.

·MAGISTRATE SWAYED:

Sergeant Estall said defendant told him that he had come from Kit Sang, Chinese Territory, with a cargo of pigs which he had sold, and had purchased the kerosene. He was driven by bad The general impression conveyed weather to take shelter in Aberdeen. was that there was a frand apparently; He anchored among some sampans so swayed the learned Magistrate that The Sergeant added that defendant he paid little attention to the indiet-was of a poor mentality. He had gone zzet.

to the Harbour Office, paid for the re-

Upholding the appeal, the Chief Jus-newal of his licence, and left it there. tice stated that he could find no justi- The sergeant had to get it for hi fication in the grounds on which the Defendant was cautioned and advised learned magistrate registered the conto make himself acquainted with the

regulations*

viction.

ALLEGED FORGED NOTE TRICK BY WOMAN

Singapore Raw Rubber

Messrs. H. B. Joseph & Co., have received the following quotations in Straits Currency for Raw Rab- ber:

Jan/Mar. 24% b. down Y. April/June 25 b. down

· July/Sept. 25Ź b. down Market: Dull

Fung Smi, aged 25, a married woman, residing at No. 253, Holly- wood Road, was this morning charged before Mr. R. A. D.-For- rest at the Central Magistracy with (a) uttering a forged $10 bank note at the Sookumpoo football ground is due here at 7 am. on Thursday on Saturday, (b) with uttering an- and will sail for Manila at mid- other of the same denomination at night the same day.

the Causeway Bay Football ground

The RMS Empress of Canada”

on Sunday and (c) with possession Mrs. Johnson, of the Butterfield of a forged $10.

and Swire Bangalow, has reported

Sergent Bentley, in charge of the loss of money and a fountain the case, asked for a week's re- pen valued at $29 from 2 drawer Victoria mand.

her dressing fable yesterday. Arrive

Honolain" conver

Leave

Jan. 12 Feb. 12

Feb. 13 - Feb. 15 Feb. 21 Feb. 26-

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AT 6 AM

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on 19th Dec., 1937

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