1939-01-18 — Page 4

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Overland China Mail.

which gives all the News there 18

Both Local and Constal

THE CHINA· MAIL, JANUARY 18, 1939.

HEAVY SENTENCES IN CONNAUGHT ROAD ARMED ROBBERY CASEY

“CRIMES OF THIS NATURE ARE BECOMING FAR TOO PREVALENT AND I AM GOING TO MAKE EXAMPLES OF YOU, I CAN'T GIVE YOU THE PUNISHMENT I WOULD LIKE, BECAUSE YOU ARE NOT PHYSICALLY FIT FOR IT. I WANT IT TO BE KNOWN THAT IF PEOPLE TAKE. THE RISK OF IN- VADING OTHER PEOPLES' PROPERTY ARMED WITH DAN- GEROUS WEAPONS, THEY WILL BE TREATED IN THE SAME WAY."

With these remarks, His Honour what proof have they that I was I was the wrong man the Chief Justice, Sir Atholl Mac- the man.

I know nothing about Gregor, sentenced Yip Chi and picked out. Chan Kwai, to five years' hard the robbery.

he Second defendant said that labour and 12 lashes and five years'

He said hard labour and 18 strokes of the] had been falsely accused.

that he had made the statement at · cane, respectively.

Mr. John Whyatt appeared for the Police Station because he had been afraid that if he had not done the Crown.

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fol-

Ho

He said that on October 24, 80 he would have been assaulted.

The jury found both men guilty, Yeung Yuk-shing and Yeung Wai-

three-without retiring. fung, partners, along with

The jury was composed as others, in the Tung Nam, Provision Store, went to bed on the premises lows: Messrs. G. S. Lovett (fore- in Connaught Road. The former man), T. A. Madar, T. Wong, J. had on a girdle in which was $3,000 G. d'Aquino, A. H. Roberts,

to Iu-liu and J. H. Simmons. in Hong Kong currency, and which was attached a further sum of $30, while Yeung Wai-fung had $1970 in Hong Kong currency and $2,445 in Chinese currency locked in a safe in the room in which they both slept.

were

"

WOLFRAM THEFT CHARGE

Wong Ping-yuen,

*22, and

Yiu

ARMED MEN 3.30 About

a.m. both awakened. By the light which streamed into the room from the Chung, 27, both unemployed, were outside, they saw five men armed brought before Mr. R. Edwards at with revolvers and daggers. They the Central Magistracy this morn- were warned to keep quiet and the ing, when they were charged with

robbery. men then proceeded to search the been room after the partners had bound and gagged.

money

Yeung Yuk-shing was relieved of 'and his girdle with the

then the keys of the safe were

Was not demanded. When this

ore

It was alleged that defendants together with some others, stole sixteen pounds of wolfram from Wong Kwai yesterday.

A formal remand of a week was granted. Detective-Segreant For-

forthcoming, both men were cover-rest is in charge of the cage. ed with blankets. They heard the and, even- room being searched tually, the safe opened. The ment then went away.

to

POSSESSION OF HEROIN PILLS

!

Yeutig Yuk-shing managed free himself. He found the safe

at the Before Mr. R. Edwards open and rifled. The matter was then reported to the Police.

Central Magistracy this morning, In December, first defendant, Yip Sam Yiet-sang, aged 21, unemploy Chai, was arrested in Garden Road, ed, was charged with being in while second defendant was arrest-possession of 7,390 heroin pills at ed in Kowloon City. When charged, Tung Loi Street yesterday.

Revenue Officer Millington said Yip Chai-said: That day I went to

that the pills were found under rob.

Chan Kwai said: I did not en-defendant's bed.

Defendant was sentenced to one ter the house, I stood in the door-

and a fine of way. I did not know we went there year's hard labour to rob.

•

I was asked to go there $2,500 or a further six months'. ·

by the other two.

IDENTIFICATION PARADES Subsequently, identification par- ades, conducted by A. S. P. mead, were held, at

Bid-

GERMAN ON

which first PASSPORT CHARGE

A German merchant, Heinrich

defendant was identified by both Yeung Yuk-shi and Young Wai- fun. Second defendant was identi- fied by Yeung Wai-fun, who said Unkel, residing at Repulse Bay he was a man who stood in the Hotel, was charged before Mr. R. Edwards at the Central Magistracy doorway but later entered the room this morning, with entering the and threatened him with a dagger Colony without a valid passport.

Loughlin, Yeung Yuk-shi failed to

Detective - Sergeant him.

who prosecuted, said that defen- Evidence was then called in supdant arrived in the Colony yester

port.

identify

In defence, first defendant said:

"As

day from Shanghai. He went to report his arrival, and it was regards the identification, found that his passport was with

lout a visa.

Defendant told the Court that he had been in the Colony several DANCING IN 6 HOURS years ago, and a visa was not then

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Defendant was cautioned.

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