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U.S. GOLD COINS What SEIZED ON

H. KONG DROME

The suspicions of Chinese Revenue Officer 157 rc- sulted in the seizure of 23 U.S. gold $20 cóins at Kal Tak Airfield on Aug, 14, and their con-

THE CHINA MAIL, SATURDAY, AUGUST 10, 1947.

Happened In The Courts

WIFE FOUGHT WITH HUSBAND'S GIRL FRIEND

Stole Canvas Child Murder A wife's fight with her husband's sweetheart

fiscation by Mr. W. A. Blair-Kerr at Kowloon Hosing

yesterday.

instituted,

Case Ends

story

(which resulted in head injuries to a seven- year-old girl) led to Police Constable Cheng Kwong demanding $100 from the wife, alleged Detective Sub-Inspector H. T. Matches at Kowloon yesterday. Yu Mul-fong, women, chary

the whole Cheng Kwong was arraigned husband that

came out, before Mr. W.A. Bar.Kerr on two charges of demanding, with

Had A Drink In her evidence, Wong Melial menaces the sums of $100 and

722 added that after leaving the Police $20 from Wang Mei-lal at Nathan Road, second floor, on Station on July 14 they were Joined by her sister and the July 15.

DSI Mulches stated that

The the friend, Ng Woon Chuen. trouble storied over an assault at whole party went to a nearby Po Kong Road on July 14 when cafe and had a drink. When her complainant. accompanied by, derater offered accused $5 for his fendant, her sister and girl trouble he refused, saying "Thero i friend, called on her husband's is no need. We are friends." sweetheart.

"conatable.

Separated

and her

In granting Senior Revenue permission and was, therefore, Chan Lat-ping, 21. spinster, Officer Humphreys application undoubtedly guilty, The ques-purchased a length of canvased with the murder of the small for confiscation arder. His tion was whether fe Worship? hose from Leung Kan, 56-year son of her husband's concubine, She reserved her defence when, at Warship commented on the in- should confiscate the whole lot old unemployed, for $10. creasing number of such cases

wow fined $1.000 by Mr. W.A. Central yesterday, she was com- of 23 coins. during recent weeks,

"Guilty"

Blair-Kerr at Kowloon yester-mitted to stand trial at the next

Seraiona. Presenting the facts of the Defending counsel urged His dry, case, SRO Humphreys sal that, Worship to make a conducation

According to the prosecution, The last prosecution witness, Wong Keung, 30-yr-old mer-uriler for half the quantity of the hore was stolen from the Tang Shing, accused's servant, chant, won at Kai Tak Airfield coins seized instead of the whole frince's Theatre on July 21. On said yesterday he had never with two trunks at about 12 jet.

a report of this larceny being sech accused ill treat the child. noon on August 14. awaiting "There seems to

be an In. rccolved by the Mong Kok He had often seen her carrying embarkation on a CALI

were the child in her arms. plane creasing number of such cases," Police Station, inquirlea for Manila.

''ang, who discovered the cummented His Worship. "We

Referring to the quarrel be. When asked by CRO 157 have been having one every week Leung Kan at Portland Street he was sure the child was dead. On Aug. 11 a delective mot woman and child bed, sald

tween her husband and herself. whether he had anything to de- recently. I have to confrente

The two women had a bit of witness stated that it started with clare, speclilly gold, defendant all the coins seized. I shall not, and questioned him. Not being He could not say if accused had

a fight" and were separated by her rofusing to accompany film to replied in the negative. Being impose any the on defendant.tified with his answers, the looked ill.

The the Police Station. She reported suspicious, the Revenue Offeer. The gold is confiscated to the detective brought accused buck Tang said he called accused's the sweetheart's mother.

this to the Inspector-on-Duty and. called necused to go over to the Import & Export Department,"

to the Station.

husband, who sent his wife to complainant then lifted a carpen.

was brought to the Detectives' search counter to have his lug-

Accused brought the detective hospital, where she was found. ter's plane standing nearby and to 900 Canton Road,

ground to be suffering from polsoning, threw it at Chau Pik-chun, "The Ofce for inquiries. While there.

came in gage searched.

floor, where the hose was found:

other women." Chinese police

She missed the defendant repealed in a box in the inter Chaeng Por appeared at Central woman and hit a seven-year-old husband went up to talk to him,

said witness. girl, causing head injuries. part of the shop. Second de- yesterday on charge of having

Defendant,

Cross-examined by Mr. went 011 DSI fendant, who claimed he the demanded $30 with menaces Matches, volunteered to bring the Lam, for the defence, wildesa de owner of the busine.. was) from Chau Pal, lorry driver.

child to Hospital. Wonz Mel.lai:clared that accused never met her questioned by the Palice officer.

the defendant and the air'sister before July 14. 3he denied. She stated that she bought the hose from Leung for $10.

mother all got into a tricycle with that her sister discussed her (the the air and proceeded to the sister's) lorry with accused or in. Sin Tung, liceneed driver of

Thi- Asked whether she had

vited him to the house. No. 67 Electric Road, charged be-hospital where the wound was at Beente for her business marine store dealer,

afore Mr. F. X. d'Almada at Cen tended to and the girl sent home, lorry was not discussed when dr. Chan retrat yesterday with driving with.

were leaving the fendant called at the house theplied in the negative, She was out due care and caution and fail hospital, continued DSI Matches July 15, nor did Wong Melalu

brought back to the Station anding to have full enntral of the

they were advised by the doctor tell Cheng Kwong that she had booked on the chargeя of re-vehicle, was fined $150.

to report the matter the Price delivered lorry ceiving stolen property and con- Defendant pleaded not guilty. Station.

S.I. Reddish in evidence said at Police Station charge-room, an

In the Kowloon City husband on hire. unlicensed

From defendant's ducting an

about 6.40 store.

Lockhart Road he raw defendant's the complainant and the

p.m. on Aug. 14 pereement was reached between sald witness, she obtained the im. Leung, who pleaded that he lorry travelling from Weat to

Phpression that he was asking her a higher compensation picked the hoxe up

from the East in the centre of the road at

mother regarding compensation. pay street, was sentenced four bout 45 m.ph.

Ten dollars we paid by Wong than $10 to the girl's mother as months hard Inbour.

Sitting beside the driver was n

and all left happy," said Dsr the jury was fairly bad,

Hearing was postponed until Chinese" female and next to the Matches. female was another Chinese men. At about 11 am, the following: Aug. 19, Before he could overtake defend-day 'defendant allegedly called on

Nothing was found in the first | Tronk, said SRO Humphreys.

trunk

• Before the second

was

opened, Wong was again asked whether he had anything to de- clare and again repiled in the negative.

YARN PURCHASES Several mis ending statements have recently been made in con- ection with the Department of Supplies, Trade and Industry's purchase of cotton yarn from The China Textile Corporation. uys an official announcement.

The facts are that the con When the grond plege of lug-tract is for 2.000 to 3,000 bales per month at Hong Kong's op yage was opened, continued the

Inte in Proscenting uffler, defendant tion, for delivery stated once more that he had no year. contraband gouds. The Revenue

In The Bag

Offeer, proceciling with his Pearch, touched something hard and, lifting a corner of the hot tom, anw the gold coins.

The SRO

goid pieces, declared

Humphreys, were Eናን eleverly concealed in the hottum of the trunk that the whole bot tom had to be pulled up before all the going were discovered.

IS, contended SRO Hum- phreys, defendant did not realise that it was illegal to bring gold out of the Colony he would not have convaled the there was no necessity for such when bringing

coteca ment them into Manlia.

coltis 1131

ac-

Although the prices are con- siderably

below those of the current contract, it is not possi- ble to any precise'y yet what the reduction in the Depart ment's selling price will be; it a very unlike y in any case that any of the cheaper yarn will reach the factories before the end of the year. Supplies un- der the old contract, which I not yet completed, must natural. ly be cleared first.

It is also possible that redue- on the price of higher counts may be accompanied by an increase in the price of 20's) though this will be avoided it poslile.

In a cautioned statement, went on the prosecuting officer,

STOLE LICENSE ctixed sukti, “I arrived in Hong] Three Chinese, Law, Cheung, Kong from Amoy about two 32, Yuen Hing, 25, and Ho Kin, weeks ago. I stayed al the 25, were sentenced by Mr. C. Tung Shan Hotel, I am now on Conklin at Central yesterday to | 12 months, six months and four my way to Manila."

Concluding, SRO Humphreys menths hard labour, respectively, said that he had been instruct-for stealing the hawker's license ed to apply for the confiscation of Trol Shing. Law, u returned of the gold coins fvalued at banshee, was ordered to be again

the conclusion - HK$6,600) without any fine bo-banished at

ing imposed.

1

sentence.

In mitigation, Mr. M. W. Lo Inspector M. Saul prosecuted.

pleaded that defendant wastin

merchant in Maalla who went to

HE HOPES

Intrine

SAMPAN MISTRESS

FERRIED PROSTITUTES

CARELESS

While they

nnt he had to travel nt about the complainant and sinyed there

.p.h.

Defendant stated that it would be impossible to travel at that alleged speed in Lockhart Road swing to its condition, but admit-

for

about half-an-hour talking about "this and that." He ге. turned at about noon and said that the girl's mother had been in the Police Station the whole of the

to

PM.

'qn

wliness'

demeanour,

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A singer sampan mistressted that there were three people previous night asking for more megacyclen in the 81 metro band Went to prison for alx week in the driving cabin. yesterday when she was unable

R.K.T.

Minyfeir Baner

Charged before Mr F. X. compensation for her daughter. to pay the fine of $200 imposed d'Almada at Central yesterday ed $150 but that the Inspector.on-12.30 pm-Dally Programme Humme

He added that the women want- on her by Marine Magistrate with driving in a dangerous man- Neil Garland for using, her craft ner in Hennessy Rand at 9.45 pm. Duty told her that $100 would do. 12.30 ..--The for conveying prostitutes in the on Aug. 14. Leung Man-ming was The Inspector sent him to her. harbour.-

fined $100 when he pleaded gulity. the defendant was alleged to have For the prosecution 5.1. Re- told the complainant, to get the dish said that defendant was driv- money. ing at about 40 m.p.h. It was Wong told him that she had not pure luck that nobody was run got the money but that she would

The Police prosecutor told the Court that the sampan Was hovering in the vicinity of Buoy 10 at 10.50 pm, on the night of August 14, with three prostitutes en board."

Defendant had had

two pre..

of

vinus convictions.

SNATCHER

Berverly Hills, Aug. 15. General Jonathan M. Wain.

Amoy to sell goods. Ile cunte down to Hong Kong with the gold coins which, he said, re-wright, hero of the Philippines presented the price of the mer-and commander of the Fourth chandise sold. His object was Army, declared today the Army to bring the gold back to Manila. ¡nteds 1,760,000 effectives to fight Defendant, sald Mr. Lo, ad-another war which he hopes mitted that he did not apply forinøver comes-Associated Press.

Terror Accusation By Schumacher

Hamburg, Aug. 14.

Dr. Kurt Schumacher, Chairman of the German Social Democratic Party, speaking in Berlin today, accused the German Socialist Unity Party in the Soviet Zone of having used its advantage of being, in Russia's good books to employ terror and force to achieve party fusion between the Social Democrats and the Communists.

over,

JUST 10 CENTS

try and locate her husband to see If he could raise it. When she saw her husband, Chan Kiu, she told him the whole story and they Another werk's remand, in gaol went back to the house, Delen. custory, was ordered by Mr. W.A.dent had already left by then. Blair-Kerr at Kowloon yesterday Chan, on ascertaining that the when Pang So, 27, Wong Wat, 24, constable was not armed with a Sentence of four months' hard and Leung Sam. 33, appeared be. warrant, insisted on his wife ac.. labour and re-expulsion was fore His Worship charged with companying him to the Police used on Chan Chung, 20, when demanding with menaces the im Station to inquire into the matter. Latimer at Kowloon yesterday to Kwok You end Tang Tal on Aug. he pleaded guilty before Mr. W.Hof 10 cents from Chan Yum. On the way there, it was alleged

a charge of snatching. stated that Mrs. W.H. Dalley of Morrison. Special Investigator, s Prosecuting, Inspector J. Orem Detective Sub-Inspector VM.

Lytton House, Mody Rood, was uppcaring for the prosecution. walking with her husband along Austin Avenue at about 9.15 p.m. on Thursday when accused came up from behind and snatched the bag she was carrying.

When the alarm was raised, de. fendant was chased by an UB- known Chinese who arrested him and handed him over to a RAF Pollca patrai prasing by.

Defendant, went on Inspecto: Orem, had a previous conviction for larceny on July 24 Inst when he war ordored to be from the Colony.

expelled

CAUTIONED

by the Crown, the cople had a quarrel, resulting in the husband beating the wife,

At about 1.30 p.m., alleged DSI called Matches, the defendant again at. 722 Nathan Rond and told complainant's sister, Wong Mei. JAPS SENTENCED slu, that if he had only $10 o The sentences passed on nine $20 to bring back to the small Japanese civilians-Toda Mitsugu girl's mother that would stop her Makamura Katsumi, Yonemur making a nuisance of herscit in Masatoshi, Nagal Takegoro, Cho the Police Station. This amount Toku, Takelchi Solchi, was paid to him by the sister, in Kun Utsonomlyn Koza, Zushi Teru the absence of complainant.

Reverting back to the couple, end Suenobu Fumio-for

was been DSI Matches said that it Formosa, have crimes in

while the complainant was being confirmed by the G.O.C.

the Detectives Accused WETO sentenced to questioned in terms of imprisonment varying Ofice regarding her raport from one to ten years.

having been assaulted by her

wor

U.N. Committee At Belsen Camp

+

The Soviet military adminia, munista to the Rusalan autho Charged with making collections tration as well as the Com-rities as the arch enemy', he on behalf of a Canton charitable ⚫manists know very well that { said.

institution without the permission moal of the Social Democrats in He demanded for the Social of the Commissioner of Police, the Zone are today even mora Demacrata equal rights, as Lau Leung, Ng Kung Yuen and opposed than ever to tho merger. citizens and a guarantee for Yip Him Man were discharged The Social Democratio Party is their personal safety,

with a caution

"Hier X dài. ion by mada at Central practically forbiddon in the Dr. Schumacher complained

yesterday. 9. Coles said that defendant.

Belsen, Aug. 14. Soviet Zone and those who share that the difference of opinión in were coliccting money from shop Delegates of the United Nations sub-committee of Social Democratic ideas are the four Zones of Gerniany con-in Wanchai and appeared to re-

enquiry on Palestine, visiting the notorious peraccuted, he added.

corning rights and dulles was present a hospital in China. auch that the reconstruction of

promotor had been inter- Nazi concentration camp of Belsen, now re- Dr. Schumacher said there Germany was impeded.

viewed yesterday but have since

named "Hobne" camp and the home of 10,300 had been astonishment among[]

disappeared. the Communists and among the

Jews, arrived today as transports were leaving Ho ended his speech with a It seemed a genuine case, salá

the camp with some 400 Jews bound for Pales- Saviot authorities that the Social call to Social Democrats in the 8: Coles, except that pormission

tine, Democrats had not applied for Soviet Zone to atlok together" had not been obtained, and the admission into the Soviet Zone, and to remember that they were police did not want to press the

The members of the commit-prisoners. Today it was esti- not alone."Do not forgot that All the broke taken from de tee, who were surrounded on ar- maled the camp had 1,800 "in- "The Social Democratic Party you have been and will always fondants were ordered. confiscated rival by representatives of five filtrees, mostly Polish Jews.

While some of the Jews lay is not willing to call its 10.000 be German Social Democrats and about $8, the proceeds of Jewish organisations working officials to work for them, then and international Socialsta, ho subscriptions, ordered to be put in the camp, picked out four sun-bathing around a large mo- to be denounced by the Com- sald-Router,'-

lato-the Poor Box.

men and three women for andern swimming pool, about 100 intervin behind closed doora gathered to watch the arrival

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The delegatch remained at the camp for an hour and a half They were also Interrogating and their chairman, Mr. Jolin camp inhabitants to find out DL. Hood, of Australia, after- whether propaganda inside the wards seld they had interesting camp had been responsible for talks, with the camp realdents influencing the Jewe déctalon. on the Palcatine question.

British military government The impressions they gained,. officers in the camp, answering, Ho anid, would be discussed at delegates' questions, sald 2,871 committee Meating in Gunava Jawa had left the camp for tonight when work on the ro Palestine since last February) pork on Jown in the British and under operation "Grand Na American cohés of Germany topal," a lake and would higir. Spocial plance Fifteen months ago, the dele, were flying the committed.mom- galom waa tilde the chap/hdd | blinds: fact Cooky thia.ovoolug only 77 of the originut Bulsen: Heuter

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