1939-03-06 — Page 28

FIGHT ON BUS: COMMITTED FOR CASE DISMISSED

The Kowloon Motor.Bus Co. was. concerned in two cases at the Kow- Mr. E. loon Magistracy before Himsworth this morning.

TRIAL

"I bought the pistol to resist our village, enemy, the Japanese, at my y

able-bodied-men corps where an

+the was formed, and to revenge The first person charged, a young death of our country-men, particu- telephone clerk, was charged with larly of my parents who were kill- assaulting a bus conductor. It wased by the Japanese," was the state- defendant told the ment made. by Ho Kong, 22, of alleged that conductor to ring for the bus to Shum Chun, at the Kowloon Magis- stop so that he could get off, but tracy this morning before Mr. when the bus stopped, he had, in-Q. A. A. Macfadyen when charged stead of alighting, started an ar- with unlawful possession of arms, gument with the conductor, during, one Mauser pistol and six rounds the course of which blows were of ammunition. struck. Defendant's younger sis- ter, who had

attempted

to stop the fight, was the unlucky re- ceiver of a blow.

In his defence, accused said the him conductor, attempted to push off the bus.

Mr. E. Himsworth said the facts being as they were, it was hard to gay who was right and who was wrong. He cautioned

and dismissed the case.

Accused was arrested in Yee Fuk Street by a Chinese detective and the arms were later found in his cubicle, at No. 35, Nam Cheong Street..

After evidence by Sub-Inspector C. Mottram, and other police of- ficers, accused was committed for trial at the next Criminal Sessions.

defendant CRUELTY CHARGE

The second case involved a lad of 17 who fell from a bus and was in hospital for two days.

"Even if you do come from a village, it does not alter the fact. Defendant said he was walking Cruelty is cruelty, no matter whe- toward the steps of the bus whenther you are in Hong Kong or in the vehicle bounced, causing him your native village," said Mr. E. to lose his balance and fall. He Himsworth to Chan Yee, a 50 year- had had no intention whatever of jumping off the moving vehicle.

A fine of $1 was imposed after further evidence.

BOUND OVER

old window, who was arrested for carrying chickens in a small crate so crowded together as to cause un- necessary suffering. She was fined $5.

tion when convicted of assault.

It was said that on Saturday Before Mr. E. Himsworth this morning, Ho Chee, 22, employed by morning accused, with two others, the China hight and Power Com- stopped a tea merchant in Temple pany,

was placed on a $20 bond Street, acting like police officers, and ordered to pay $10 compensa-l and searched and assaulted him.

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