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1. Vermicelli Soup.

2.Stewed Fish & Tomato Sauce.

8. Stuffed. Duck & Macedoine.

4. Egg Curry.

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ST FRANCIS HOTEL

QUEEN'S BOAD, CENTRAL.

1.

THE CHINA MAIL, MAY 22, 1939

WHAT. RAIDING

OFFICER SAW THROUGH A FANLIGHT

OPTION OF FINE REFUSED IN AXE ATTACK CASE

Mr. M. A. da Silva this morn- ing appeared before Mr. Q. A. A. Macfadyen at Kowloon on behalf THE CASE IN WHICH TAM of Yim Chin-mau, 37, wood car- HING, A 'WOMAN, HU PO AND ver, who was sentenced to six WONG TAK, ARE ACCUSED OF months' hard labour on a wound- POSSESSION OF HEROIN AND ing charge on May 15, asking 147,900 PILLS AT NORTH POINT,|him to give the option of a fine. BEGAN AT THE CRIMINAL SES- SIONS THIS MORNING BEFORE Defendant, after discovering that SIR ATHOLL MACGREGOR.

his wife has been associating with

The accused, who pleaded not guilty, another wood carver, attacked his were represented by Mr. Hing Shing-wife's lover with an axe. After the Lo, instructed by Mr. J. Hall, while incident, he gave himself up to the Mr. J. Whyatt, Crown Counsel, con- ducted the case for the prosecution.

The jury was composed of Messrs. E. A. Von Kobza, H. M. Remedios, H.

police.

This morning, Mr. Silva · stated

P. Bailey, Wai Suen-on, Tse Po-wan, that he wished his Worship to re- N. Vargassoff and V. M. Viera Jr.

Mr. Whyatt said that Mr. Taylor, ac-view the decision but not the con- companied by Mr. Colledge, raided the viction. He fully realised that his top floor of No. 62 Market Street on client should be punished after such April 30.

an incident.

Mr. Silva suggested the option of"

They knocked, and after a short in- terval a woman with hands wet and hair loose admitted them. The woman appeared as if she had just had her £ fine so that defendant would be hair washed. There was the strong smell usually associated with heroin able to continue his work and sup- manufacture. Mr. Taylor tried to port his mother. open one of the rooms but found the door locked.

THROUGH THE FANLIGHT

The incident, said Mr. Silva, though not legally, in consideration of defendant's motive could be ex- Taking a stool, he looked into the cused in general, as his wife had room through a fan light. There he been previously convicted for mis-- saw the woman crouching near the door conducting herself and yet was still and second defendant squeezing hini-

self between a wardrobe and the wall, misconducting herself.

Mr. Taylor then kicked the door open.

The room had all the appearance of If such an incident occurred in a a heroin factory. He examined the

hands of the woman and found them village in China there would be no lightly covered with the powder used doubt that the village elders would.. in heroin pill making. The hands of pardon him. second defendant were clean. On the

bed, sleeping, or pretending to sleep,

third defendant was found. His hands Mr. Silva disclosed that friends of were stained.

defendant were willing to subscribe

In the room, trays containing dry the money for the fine as all praised and partly dry heroin pills and a quan- his high character.

tity of prepared pills in packets were found.

Before defendants were taken to the After consideration, Mr. Mac- Station they were permitted to dress.fadyen rejected Mr. Silva's applica First defendant who was in shorts and underwear at the time of

the tion.

He remarked that he had raid, took a pair of long trousers, awarned people to refrain from us- short coat and shoes from inside the ing choppers-and-heavy instruments.- room. The second defendant also took

his shoes and coat. Third defendant, In this case, defendant have used who was more completely dressed, took an axe, which was much heavier his coat from a peg but went to the than a chopper. He had taken next room for his shoes.

defendant's motive into considera- tion.

WOMAN'S PLEA

"The attack was deliberated by

When charged the first defendant said that she had come from Canton defendant," concluded Mr. Macfad- and went there to visit a relative. Se-

cond defendant said that that was the ven, maintaining the sentence. first day he went to the floor and he did not know anything concerning the pills. Third defendant said he had been employed as a powder roller.

Mr. Taylor agreed with Mr. Lo that the first defendant's hands were light- ly covered with powder, which might have been talcum powder as used after a bath. He was definite that there were only four persons in the flat when The arrived,

Mr. Colledge testified that he took an inventory of the articles seized.

BROKE INTO FATHER'S SAFE

Cross-examined by Mr. Lo, witness he went to the police, Chan King

Ignoring threats by his son if agreed. that there was a wash basin in

the room. He saw a towel but could 68-year-old shop keeper appeared not state whether it was dry or wet. this morning at the Central Magis- He agreed that among the articles tracy, accusing his son, Chan Yu seized was a rent receipt in the name. of Yeung.

The case is proceeding.

THE RED LAKE

Cho, 18, of illegal pawning and larceny.

On May 6, defendant opened his father's safe at No. 38 Sai Street with a hatchet, and a screwdriver. He took $230 from the safe, and two gold bangles. On May 15 and Several scientists have arrived May 17, he stole clothing: in Ivrea, Italy, to try to solve the mystery of the lake which changeded that the boy appeared to be de- Mr. C. A Sutherton Russ explain- in colour from blue to red over finitely bad, having been arrested on

night.

he

This is Lake Sirio, one

a receiving charge when only. of a group of seven lakes in the Ivrea

or 18 years of age. Since then, region. Not only did it turn red-had stolen many things from his der and redder hour by hour, but it also got much stickier.

father.

Defendant pleated guilty and had The scientists are trying to nothing to say in his defence. determine whether the phenomenon Defendant was sentenced

bour on each charge,

is due to diseased weed at the bot-month's hard tom of the lake.

to

the sentences to run concurrently.