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THE CHINA MAIL, THURSDAY, AUGUST 14, 1947,

What Happened In The Courts

During the occupation, Fined For Saloon was sold for 4,000 Illegal

Yen - 2,000

in cash

and the rest in "a form Petrol Store

of Western Medicine."

This was part of the evidence of Wong Chau (for the defence)

before Mr. Justice Williams at the Supreme Court yesterday.

The plaintig, Ho Nni-yee, in re. presented. by Mr. B.A. Bernacch!, Instructed by Mr. Sydney Ng Quinn.

The Hon. Mr. Leo d'Almada Castro, instructed by Mr. Marcus A. da Silva, in, appearing for the defemiants, Jimmy's Hair Dress. ing Saloon.

Hearing was Aug. 25.

adjourned untit

ILLEGAL GUN

Trang Kwal-kai, 25, farmer was committed for trint by Mr. W. A. Blair.Kerr at Kowloon yester. day when charged with possession ot a revolver and Ave rounds 38 ammunition.

Detective Sub-Inspector White stated that at 11 p.m. on July 22, Sub-Inspector C.G. Smith was on patrol duty, with Detectives Kwan Ring and Wong You; # Heung Yuen Village, Takuling,

They saw, tu halted, a party of people coming In from the Chinese Territory and asked them to rubelt to a search. One man broke away and threw a revolver on to the ground as he was run. ning. This reveiver was picked up by Dective Kwan, while the I'man (necused) was arrested by

Detretive Weng.

DANGEROUS RIDE

Charged with driving dan gerously in Pokfulum Rond at 7.10 p.m. on August 16 Taung Kong, 25, was fined $250 or two months and his licence was aus- pended for 6 months when he pleaded guilty before Mr. F. X. d'Almada yesterday.

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Inspector McInnis, of the Traffic Department, said that defendant k driving public car No 4448 in Pokfulum Road at a very fast speed.

Pleading guilty, to unlawful storage of 64 gallons of petrol at 44 Prince Edward Road on July 23. Lau Shou was fined $150 by Mr. W.A. Blair-Kerr at Ko Joon yesterday,

Divisional OMeer R.H.J. Brooks said the premises were used part. y as a workshop and partly ne tenements. The gosolcne was stored among cubicles "and what have you," with "tokis smoking all over the place,"

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Also summoned by D/O Brooks for illegal storage of gasolene, K.W. Tang of the Kin Kwok Rubber Factory, 4 Shum Chun Street, was fined $lib.

Defendant had 240 gallons in the factory on July 30. He np.

piled for a lleence in April and was told what to do.

Defendant made no effort what. ever to build the necessary store. room.

OBSTRUCTIONIST

ます

C.E. d'Almadin appeared before Mr. FX, d'Almada at Central yesterday to answer a summons In an obstruction

for cousing Queen's Road Central near Pedder street from 7.00 pm, to 9.10 p.m. on June 18 by leaving his car un

allended.

P.C. 271, in evidence, soid de. fendant's car was left unattended near Ladder Street,

Street

As defendant was charged with an offer.ee near Pedder Mr. d'Almada dismissed the

summona,

William George Stambuan, of

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Opium Den Was Found In A Hut

Wife's Lover Slain

by

Chau

Appeal Leung-fun, 31, coolie, to the Privy Council against the sentence of death passed on him by Mr. Justice E. H. Wil- Pleading gullty to keeping inliams (Puisne Judge), at oplum divan at an unnumbered the Criminal Sessions on hut at Fir Street and possession of Mar. 4, 1947, has been prepared oplum, Leung Kwan, 32,

the "China months dismissed, was fined $225 or two imprisonment by Mr. W.A. Blair Mail" was informed to- Kerr at Kowloon yesterday. Of

day. the eight amokers arrested on the premises by S/1 Andrews, seven were fined $15 each and the other had $26 bail estreated.

Lau Cheung, 31, was fined $200 (or two months' imprisonment) also for keeping an oplum divan at an unhumbited hut at Fir Street, His nine patrons were fined $15 ench.

Chou was found guilty of the

"Snake" Yeung, 38, hawker. in murder of Yeung Wing-yee allas Pello Street on Nov. 24, 1946, The murder was the result of

relations be alleged improper tween Yeang and Chau's wife. T

An appeal to the Full Court, comprising Sir Henry Blacknli A raid conducted by S/I c. (Chier Justice) and Mr. Justice Tians at 215 Kilung Street, first T. J. Gould (Additional Judge), floor, at 12.10 p.m. on Aug. 12 was lodged by Chau, who claim- resulted in the appearance ofed that under the laws and cus- in toms of his native village Leung Yau, 32, before Mr. Blair.

in- tho Kerr.

Aned $550. Chtu Chow, a husband, Leung was

wife. case of adultery by his while ten of his amokers were muleted in the sum of $15 each. had a right and a duty to kill Five absenteen had bail of $25 her and the adulterer. entreated:

Another "big divan" ralded by Divisional Inspector Simpson and S/1 Timms at 9.10 p.m. the same day les to Li Ho, 40, being fined $500 for keeping an opium divan at 252 Lai Chi Kok Road. Arst foot. Ten smokers had ball of $25 each estreated, while another

nokes was fined $15.

A total of 13 pipes, 20 lamps

No Defence

In dismissing the appeal, which was heard on March 24, 1947, Sir Henry Blackall said that the laws and customs of a man's native

pince in China, which conferred on him a right and a duty to kill his wife and the adulterer, was no defence at all to a charge of murder in this Colony, because the law of

English law and not the Chi-

and a little over ons tuc of pre-murder in this Colony was the pared oplum were seized in the two raids at Shamshulpo.

S/ Howarth prosecuted in all cases,

USED NEWSPAPER the Education Department. was summoned before Mr. F.X TO STEAL WATCH d'Almain' at Central yesterday Sentence of six months hard for causing an obstruction by labour and expulsion was passed narking his car hi Connaught Leung Sap. 42, and Tre Lam,' Road Central hear the Star 10. by Mr. W.H, Latimer at Kow. Ferry Wharf between 8,15 a.m.lon yesterday. and 4.00 p.m. on June 18.

Defendant pleaded not guilty.victed on the charge of larceny P.C. 2686, in evidence, told a ladies' gold wristwatch from the court that defendant parked the Tai Wah Hing Shop, Nathan at the Star Ferry taxi Atand Road, on Aug. 11, Second accused which was set aalde for taxi.

was found guilty of olding and abetting.

Dr. Gould, Pollce Medical Officer, was driving his own car. Before further evidence was with his small daughter in the taken, Mr. d'Almada dismissed rear in the opposite direction. the case on the ground that the Nearing a bend he hail to apply summons was taken out as ob- his brakes suddenly or a serious struction and not for parking atcident would have occurred. In a prohibited place.

No Provision For "Temporary" Eating

There is no provision in the Ordinance for the issue of a temporary licence, asserted Health Inspector C. Strange before Mr. W. A. Blair- Kerr at Kowloon yesterday at the adjourned hearing of the summons against Cecil Stanley Simmonds.

The first defendant was

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Frosecuting, DSİ W.G. Morrison sold that Cheung Chuen, a toki of the shop, saw the first, accused entering the shop and signalling: to the second defendant to go in. They stood next to a watch show. casc.

Under cover of a newspaper, Leung reached out and picked up the watch, valued at $100. He noticed, however, that Cheung was watching and, dropping the watch back on the counter, ran out of the shop. He was arrested by Police constable, while second accused was arrested later on information supplied by Leung.

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Simmonds was summoned, as, would be automatically Issued licencee of the Imperial Ball- if defendant had applied for it. from 19.30 to 2.00 p.m., and 0.80 room, Nathan Road, for selling Inspector Strange informed to 11.00 p.m., and also on 9.53 a cup of coffee and a cup of tea the Court yesterday that there megacycles in the 81 metra band on July 7 without an Eating

was no question at all of an from 12.30 to 1.15, 7.30 to 8.30 House Hcence.

order. It was simply a matter and 8.15 to 11.00 p.m. At the previous hearing, of aelling tea and coffee without 12.30 p.m.-Dally Programme Summary. Health Inspector Leung Mo- an eating-house licence. fan asked for a closure order Defendant made an applica. against the Ballroom, after he tion in January, said Inspector had informed the Court that a Strange, and was told to submit temporary Hence or permit plans of his premises. He falled

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Rimmonds said he had no de. sire to neglect the matter, but that it was "just a mix-up all, round." A plan had been drawn up but when his clerk loft, he took the plan with him. .

When His Worship asked Siramonds whether he had, ap- plied for a temporary licence, Inspector Strange intervened with the information that there was no question of such a 1- tence.

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