1940-03-28 — Page 3

THE CHINA MAIL, MARCH 28, 1940

POLICE RESERVIST TO GET PRISON EXPERIENCE!

SENTENCE ON HO SO, police reservist, who was found guilty by the Jury yesterday of demanding money by menaces, was further suspended to-day till the next sessions following an appeal in mitigation of the of- fence by his Counsel, Mr. Leo d'Almada, Jnr., and in view of his past record.

Mr. Williams, Crown Counsel, said accused joined the Police Reserve in 1927, and passed the three examina- tions in short time. He was promoted sergeant in April, 1933, and acting Crown sergeant in January, 1939, this was confirmed in June, 1939.

His record as a police reservist was clear and his efficiency good. He was commended in 1931 for good work in connection with the anti-Japanese riots.

In reply to the Court, Mr. Williams said accused had been on bail since the night of his arrest.

Sir Atholl MacGregor then asked what the police knew of this wholly incredible story and was told that a police constable involved in the case had disappeared and that a warrant was out for his arrest.

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COUNTERFEIT COINS

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TWO CHINESE LADS, AGED AND 10, ABOUT THREE FEET AND SIX INCHES IN HEIGHT, STOOD IN FRONT, OF THE "DOCK" BEFORE MR. E. HIMSWORTH AT THE KOW- TO-DAY LOON MAGISTRACY WHEN THEY, WITH HO KWONG, 19, NEWSPAPER HAWKER, WERE CHARGED WITH OFFENCES IN CONNECTION WITH COUNTERFEIT

COINS.

All pleaded guilty.

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Ho Kwong was given stx months' hard labour and the lads were manded for sentence in Juvenile Court.

Mr. d'Almada said that the history of accused, until this, lapse, was that of a model member of the community. He was

the son of a fitter in the

A Chinese detective saw the elder Tramway Company where he

was boy offer two counterfeit coins to a himself apprenticed. He joined. Tai-shop in Canton Road. The younger koo Docks electrical department later lad and Ho Kwong were standing and stayed there for 5 years. At the outside. age of 22, he was No. 1.

Wheh arrested, 20. counterfeit coins were found in the younger lad's

pocket.

Then he joined the Hong Kong Hotel Garage and stayed with them for 13 years before branching out on

Police enquiries established that his own, at first in a small way, but another man, believed to be the elder gradually and steadily rising till now lad's uncle, gave them about $15 in he was the owner of a repair shop 10-cent counterfeit coins that morn- occupying three houses with machinerying to buy one-cent or two cents worth $10,000 and employing about 25 people.

Accused was the father of nine children, the youngest only 14 months, and apart from his police reserve record, Mr. Randall, police reserve superintendent, was willing to come to court and say what he knew of defendant from his personal acquain- tunce, and enter into a bond, as were three other gentlemen, Messrs. Tse Ka-po, J.F., Lo Ching-wan, manager of the National and Commercial Sav- ings Bank, and former member of the committee of the Fo-Leung-Kuk and Tung Wah Hospital, and Lan Chi- an, a tea merchant.

Mr. d'Almada said he did not wish to minimise the seriousness of the of a offence, but here was a case man, apart from a single lapse on his part, who had lived a honourable lite. In this particular case, by reason of lus record, justice could be served by a small sentence or the imposition of

a heavy fine.

was a

PAINFUL BUSINESS The Chief Justice said it

as he painful business for him personally knew defendant as a mem- ber of the police reserve. He could not understand how a man with such an unblemished record and knowledge of the law should do such a foolish thing.

Mr. d'Almada said his instructions were that accused merely went to the flat on a friendly visit at the Invita- tion of the other men. Inspector Hopkins had informed him that there was some suggestion that Chan (the complainant) had committed some offence in the country. One of the other two went thefe to inquire about the crime, whether for the purpose of gain, or to bring the guilty party to book, was not knowh

Addressing defendant, Sir Atholl Macgregor said he had to confess he did not know why a man like accus- ed should be so foolish is to become involved in auch 4 business. The Jury had found him guilty of a serious offence, but hf conduct in regard to the victim was in his favour.

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mother fight on the enable him to take the Imposing a fine, together with

worth of goods and secure the change.

Of 150 coins, only 20 were left when the arrest was made, showing they had satisfactory "business" that day.

The police had tried to locate the remainder of the coins without suc- cess,

EAR BITTEN

OFF!

Part of an ear was an exhibit at the Central Magistracy this morning, when a Shanghai Chinese, Li Sing- kee, was charged before Mr. H. G. Sheldon, K.C., with assaulting Li Chueng-yuen, a tailor, and causing him grievous bodily harm.”

Det. Sergeant Bentley said that, the man's ear was bitten off by defendant at No. 45A, Yick during a quarrel Yam Street, Happy Valley, on Tues-

day.

Defendant was his nephew. He asked for a loan and when this was refused assaulted his uncle.

Defendant was Sentenced to three weeks' hard labour.

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BURGLAR WHO FELL

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Sentence of two months' hard labour was imposed by Mr. H. G. Sheldon, K.C., this morning, on Lai Shing; 24, for the theft of two Jackets and a handbag from No. 275, Ločk- hart Road.

Defendant on January 17 climbéd a drain pipe to the second floor, wäs chased and fell into the street below. Defendant was sent to Queen Mary Hospital with a fractured leg.

Detective Sergeant J. Bentley pro- secuted.

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