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SAPPERS ON ASSAULT CHARGE
Sappers William John Gardiner and David E. Alison, were again remanded by Mr.. R. Edwarda at
ONE HUNDRED AND SIXTY- the Central Magistracy this morn ONE THOUSAND FIVE HUN-ing, when they were charged with DRED AND FIFTY - FIVE assault. HEROIN PILLS FORMED
THE SUBJECT OF A CHARGE Another sapper, Thomas Marney, AGAINST THREE CHINESE. 19, of the same Regiment, WHE LEUNG PING, LEUNG CHUNG-|brought up this morning, in connec LING AND LI CHI-KWONG, WHO tion with the case. WERE UNANIMOUSLY FOUND
It was alleged that three defen- GUILTY BY THE JURY AND dants assaulted Yip Ming-chun, 2. SENTENCED TO TWO AND A mechanie, of the Hong Kong Tele- HALF YEARS' HARD LABOUR phone Co., and his wife Lui Wai- BY THE CHIEF JUSTICE, SIR
ying, outside No. 158 Lockhart ATHOLL MACGREGOR, AT THE| Road, at about 1230 p.m. on Fri-
CRIMINAL SESSIONS THIS MORNING.
First accused pleaded guilty. while second and third denied the charge, second accused being repre- sented by the Honourable Mr. Leo D'Almada, junior, instructed by Mr. D. McCallum.
On behalf of the prosecution, Mr. M. J. Abbott, Assistant Crown Solicitor, stated that Revenue Of-
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venue officers raided the premises on February 10...
day last.
Hearing of the case was fixed for March 23, at 11.30 a.m.
Sergeant T. Cashman is in charge of the case.
MUTE STEALS FROM BANK
Mr. Ahern broke open a cubicle| and found three baskets. First de- Wong Chu-chau, 27, a dumb Chin- fendant said he had no keys to esc, was brought before Mr. T. J. these either as persons came to the Houston at the Central Magistracy premises and opened the baskets this morning, charged with steal- themselves. Being opened the bas- ing $770 in Chinese currency from kets were found to contain heroin the To Hung Chinese Bank, at No. pills. The second and third defen- 11 Bonham Strand East. on Thurs- dants called at the premises dur-day.
ing the course of the day and were Defendant was convicted and sen- arrested. Second' defendant had a tenced to six months', but sentence key which fitted the basket contain is to be suspended for one year if ing 63,000 pills and third defendant defendant stays in Swatow and had keys to all the baskets. Re-does not return within the period. venue Officer Stephens inspected Detective Sub-Inspector Hopkins the premises and found another prosecuted.
packet of pills. The contents were analysed by Mr. A. H. Taylor, Gov- ernment Monopoly Analyst.
At the Police Court, third defen- dant said he was asked to go to the premises and get some goods by one Lui Luk-sin. He had done,this trip for Lui before and suspected that the baskets contained heroin pills.
GAMBLERS FAIL TO APPEAR
None of twelve persons who were
Evidence of the raid and discov-arrested by a police party under 2 DAYS ONLY! TO-MORROW & THURSDAY ery of the "heroin clearing house" Sub-Inspector C. T. Byron, in
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in Nam was given by R.O. W. V. Ahern, common gaming house CR.O. Ho Wah, R:O. J. W. Ste- Chang Street last night, were pre- phens, and Mr. H. A. Taylor, Gov-sent before Mr. Q. A. A. Macfadyen ernment Monoply Analysist, after this morning at the Kowloon Ma- which second accused testified in gistracy to answer the charges.
Total bail of $49 was accordingly the witness-box.
estreated.
"The jury retired for ten minutes and returned a verdict of guilty. ·
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A.R.P. WARDEN LECTURES
DRIZZLE OR RAIN
The Royal Observatory reports that the anticyclone continues to
The Air Raid Precautions Officer move eastward and is now centred announces that a course of Air over South Japan and the adjacent Raid Warden lectures will be giv-seas. A shallow depression is mov- en by Mr. Chak Tai Kwong in the ing eastward over South Formosa. Pressure remains realitively low. Chinese language at the Chinese
over Siam. Y.W.C.A., Caine Road, commencing at 4.80 p.m. on Tuesday, 28th March, 1939.
It is important that those mem- bers of the public who intend to volunteer for Air Raid Warden du- ties should make a point of attend- ing the first and all subsequent lec- tures.
Miss Jean Rawatorne, of No. 6 Cornwall Road, was bitten by a dog. owned by Major G. R. Murray, at
Local forecast: East winds, moderate to fresh; cloudy, occas- ional drizzle or rain.
VOROSHIN IN BELGRADE
Belgrade, To-day;
No. 377 the Peak yesterday. She Monsignore Voroshin, the former is under the treatment of Dr. Bar- Premier of Carpatho-Ukraine, ar-
To-morrow: “YOU'RE A SWEETHEART" ton of the. R. A. M. C., and the rived in Belgrade early yesterday
dog was sent to Kennedy Town for morning. He is staying at the observation.
hotel Belgrade. — Trabs-Ocean.
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