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SCHOOL

CIGARS FRAUD

for

CASE

The headmaster's

CHRISTMAS salary was agreed upon

at $200 per month only

PRESENTS on Aug. 31, 1946, said Man

nt.

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Maks-om, complainant in the case in which Leung Nagai-chi (36) head- master, and Leung Mong (32) clerk of the Yeung Tak Middle School are charged with conspiracy to falsify the accounts of the school.

First defendunt is addition- ally charged on six counts of larceny of school funds.

Mr. P.J. Grlftha is appear- ing for both defendants, while Mr. A.J. Clifford is prosecil- j ting.

Man declared that he had never given Brat accused per mission to withdraw any aums from: the bank without bis counter-signature,

The summer school started on July 10, 1946. att defendant Ngai-chi was paid $160 that month an salary.

For June,

frat necused was not suppose to

have drawn any pay

At a meeting on Aug. 31, it'

wu agree that first defendant

was to have a salary of $200

athonth. This amount has not

since been altered.

As to second defendant, con tinued witness, he w£25 cm.

first ployed by the

accused without his consent.

Witness Bui he did not even know what the exact duties of Long Mong were supuesed to be. There has been no arrange- ment as to the enlary of this accused.

On Jan. 29 last, continued Man. a meeting was held with the first necused when the jutter refused to comply with his re- quest,made through Mr. A.S.K. Lau for the production of the school account books.

Hearing will be continued

today,

GIRL CATCHES

BAG SNATCHER Miss Young Choi-ching, of No. 10, Ventriss Road, Was waiting on a traffic island near the General Post Office for a tram at 7.30 p.m. last Saturday when her handbag, containing $684.70, fountain pen, a. pro- nelling pencil and some cosme- tics, was snatched.

Young

THE CHINA MAIL, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 28, 147.***

Lady Grantham Hands KOREAN

Over New Ambulance STOWAWAY

車謢救助捐罗

會商總龍九

Lady Grantham handed over a new ambulance to St. John Ambulance Brigade yesterday.

The ambulance was a gift from the Kowloon Chinese Chamber of Commerce. The ceremony took place on the Police School Training Ground. Mr. 1. B. Trevor, Assistant Commissioner of St. John Ambulance, accepted the gift on behalf of the society.

Kowloon, will be The ambulance, which is for use in stationed at the Kowloon Taxicab and Transportation Co. and will be available on phoning 50000 or 50055. — China Mall Photo,

Allen Sentenced To

Gaol Term

Plus Hard Labour

Sentence of two years and four months' imprison- ment with hard labour was passed yesterday by Mr. Justice E, H. Williams (Chief Justice), on William Elijah Allen, convicted by a jury on Saturday on 18 counts of conspiracy to ob- tain bribes and accepting bribes from stall- holders in the Shamshuipo, Mongkok and Yaumati Markets.

Giving chase, Miss' managed to catch 40-year-old

Man Kam-fat, beet stallholder, Shum Sang, an unemployed, and

was sentenced to 20 months' im Landed him over to Police.

prisonment with hard labour co Convicted by Mr. F.X.six counts on which he Was d'Almada at Central yesterday found guilty jointly with Allen on a charge of larceny from the peraon, Shum was sentenced to three months imprisonment, be lashed six times and recom- mended for banlahmerit,

Chui Hong, meat porter fore man, found guilty on six erunts ed it Allen, was sentenced to with which he was jointly charg 15 months imprisonment with hard labour.

The case for the prosecution was conducted by Mr. Lonsdale FOUR SMALL

Crown Counsel, assisted by Mr. FIRES YESTERDAY F.F.W. Shaffeln, Senior Supt. of

Police, and Det. Insp. J. Johris Four fires vers reported

Kong throughout Hong

and ton,

Mr. Percy Chen, Instructed by Kowloon yesterday. Damage was focal and no one was reported Mr. S. Ng Quinn of Messrs. Brut tin & Co., appeared for Allen injured.

Man

A foki of the Hop On Cotton Shop at Shanghai Street, Kowloon, as cotton wool burning at about 2 am, and promptly called the Fire Brigads. Damage was small.

A rear cubicle of a hours in The Mi Alley, Hong Kong was the scine of another fire, when beddings caught fire at about 7.15 p.m. It was pit sut rapidly and very small damage wan reported.

Kam-fat was represented by the Hon. Mr. Leo d'Almuda'e Castro, K.C., instructed by Mr P.J. Grimths of Messrs. Wikin son & Grist. Mr. Hin-shing Lo instructed by Mr. C.A.S. Bu appeared for Chut Hong.

·

Sentence

In pussing sentence, Mr. Jus Grass fires were known to occuruce Williams said that he regard with which the hear the Kowloon Maglitracy at 3.11ed the offences

p.m. and near the "Ma Tau-chung" accused had been found gulity as

very serious. Refugee Camp (Argyle Street) at 2.45 pm. They were respectively put out in ho time.

ed the hardships which the latter had undergone during his period of imprisonment in the Colony and in Japan and also that or his return to the Colony he had ns an Inspector of Markets, very difficult job,

ON LINER

A Korcan, who was

said to have assisted Al-

lied POW's in Japan dur-

ing the War, appeared

at

before Mr. W. H. Latimer

Kowloon yesterday: with being a stowaway on board the s/s "Strath- naver."

He pleaded guilty to the charge and wan Kentenced to: three months' hard inbour. Ho was also ordered to be sent brick to Kure.

Pak Kunbe, 24, atudent, was Jupan daring the War. Ho helped the Allied POW's and his services were recognized by the British Güvernment,

Linked With Reds

After hostilitler he was per- mitted to enter England to fur- ther his studles. But he got himself mixed up in Communia- He netivities and were dopurted by the Home Office to Kure,

When the s.8. "Strathnaver" arrived at Kure his papers were handed over to the authorities, and he was thought to be phông the batch of Japanese POWs, who embarked.

On

The ship sailed-with Kunbe

board. HIN presence Туда, discovered and he was hande over to the Water Police when. the "Strathnaver” arrived at Hong Kong.

CARRIED AWAY BY XMAS SPIRIT

With Xmas festivities louming ahead, 65-year-old Chun Tong, unemployed. of No. 70. First Street,

apparently must have felt anxious to tender greetings to friends.

So he went to the China Pro- ducts Co., 21, Des Voeux Road, Central, and "took" 29 Christ mas cards,

lie was seen by a foki and arrested.

Convicted by Mr. F.X. d'Almada at Central yesterday en a charge of larceny, Chu was fined $50 or four weeks Im- prisonment.

GENERAL MEETING

General meetings of the Shanghai-Sumatra Rubber Es- tates, Ltd, the Shanghai Ex- p'oration and Development Co., Ltd., and the Shanghai Loan and Investment Co., Ltd., were held yesterday at 84, St. George's Building.

The meetings were held to comply with the provisions of the Companies (Reconstruction Records) Ordinance, 1947, which made it necessary to hold gen- ral meetings of the companies before the end of the year,

New meetings will be held He was also satisfied that the stallholders were only ton willingnter at which the Reports and to give sums of money and make

Accounts will be submitted. arrzents to Allen in oriler that he might shut his eyes as to what was going on.

He

OLD MAN HIT BY TAXI

While crossing along Nathan Road

Chul Hong played only minor part in the offeners. was in the position of servant to Allei. As in the ease of Mesterday at 4.55 pm, near the Vie Kam-fot, it was not possible-tory merely to impose & Ane."

Tribute To Police

Mr. Justice Williams paid tri bute to the work of the Police connection with the caso.

Theatre, 76-year-old Yeurig Chan-choi was caught in the middle of the road by passing traffic.

He waited for some time to allow the vehicles to pass on.

Thinking it was safe then to pre- ineed, Yeung stepped forward, but right in the path of an oncoming taxi, which knocked him down.

The unanimous verdict of the Jury clearly rejected the sugge tion that the receipt for the fan Pollca was "planted" by the Officers, he added. He did not think for a moment that such responsible Follee Officers as Dot. Insp. J. Johnston and Del. p. V. M. Morrison, would stoop to such a thing:

Yeung is now at the Kowloon Hos. pital under treatment for his rather serious injuries.

GRENADE FOUND OUTSIDE GAOL

An "Old, useless" hand grenade was found early yesterday thorning Central outside the Remand Jall,

According to Police, it must have been thrown by orfebody "litio

An order was made that money He was satisfied that Man found in possession of the accus Kam-fdt was largely instrumented, with the exception of $70 Magistracy. at in brliging about the state of found on Allen, be returned to affairs by which stallholders in the respretive accused. EMBEZZLEMENT

the Shamshulpo and Mongkok

The ceiling and table fans were cell intent." It was found 'his tile CASE ADJOURNED Alch in order that he would not

Markets gave sums of money to ordered to be confiscated.

road. Hearing of the case in which carry out his duty. Willam Maher (Manager of Mr. Justice Williams adio that Ho the Hip Shing Transportation was taking into consideration the Co., 21 Boy Street) and Wong fact that Man Kam-fat had bore Chi allas Cheung Sang alinsond character

Was likely to lose his Hcences. Wong Lo, are charged with ob However, it was not possible to *taining

money by false impose a fine on Man Kam-fat in

A. B. McConnachl, and A. B. Neville Jones (Iti Céátíxlk) tences, forging driving licences lieu of a prish selitence. was adjourned for week by As Vice-Chairman of the Beef were found guilty by Mr. F. X. d'Almada at Centrál yesterday *Mr. W.A. Blair-Kerr at Kow- Dealers Guild, Man Kam-fat of obtaining food by fraud and common assault

Should not have encouraged or oun yesterday.

stallholders suggested to other

-413-00

Mr. J.M. d'Almada Reftitios is appearing for Muher. De Sub-Insp. C. Dowman is tho prosecutor.

For

JAGREE WITH

MA

FOR ONCE —' THE CREAK OF A

GARDEN RÖLLER.

ON & GUNNY

rind that he

Sailors Paid High For

4 Tomato Sandwiches

They were fined $20 on the first It was alleged that the two sallons. that they should make payments count, $50 on the second and ordered entered the restaurant by force at 1.50 to Allch.

to pay $30 compensation

to

Chul

As regards Allen, Mr. Justico Chung-wah, boy of the Sailors & Willams sald that he appreciat Soldiers' Home, Wanchai,

Music while you work

Chn, DE A KADET

JOUND!

This, complainant said was closing

time, but the sailor

ordered four

tomato sandwiches ($1.00).

Pay, Watch

When they refused to

man Li Hung-yim closed the door and would not allow them to leave.

Second defendant was said to have then struck: Chul, two blow-ode on the face and the other on the body.

Police

Cătulable 1751, Bánrlag a commotion, entefed and tried to shop' the argument. A report was made- and defendants arrested.

Defendants, whib apstilted. In court la MP custody, pleaded not

tulity.

They said that they paid the $1.00. Complainant and withmics declar ed: the dallay pinas, offired, after the iilidir" med pocketed "again" "by dos" fendant.

· The original charge of disorderly il conduct. Re withdrawn and the Ping gum charges brought sp,

Pago. 6

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DRINKS FROM

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GIFTS SUGGESTIONS FROM

AMILY

SILVERWARE DEPT. Rolex Watches, Diamond Rings, E. P. Beer Tankards, Clocks, Ladies Brush Sets, Cutlery,

MEN'S WEAR DEPT. Jaöger Pulloverb and Slipovers Tles in Bilk and Wool Tootel Scarves and Dressing

Gowns

Deemster Cachinero Blipovery

PERFUMERY DEPT. Elizabeth Arden Gift Bölü Yardloy Revlon

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Perfumes for Men King's Men Gift Sets

BAKERY DEPT. Xinas Cakes, Puddings

Mincemeat Chocolates! Chocolats Novelties

BUTCHERY DEPT. Turkeys, Chickeha, Ducks, Goose, Pheasanta, Wild Ducks, Hims, Fork, Beof, Veal.

GLASSWARE DEPT.

Lager Jugs and Clances Honey Jars. Fruit Bowls,

Vases, Candle Bucks.

WINE & SPIRIT DEPT. Xmas Hangers from $32.00 to $103.00

FURNITURE DEIT. Coloured Tablo Sels, Riga, Card Tables, Coloured Towels, Launcheon sets, Table Cloths,

CONFECTIONERY DEPT. Neilson's Chocolaten Xmins Stockings Toys

Fancy Biscuite

TOBACCO DEPT. Cigarette Lighters, Tobacco Pouches, Pipes,

Cigarettes (Xmas Pack)

GROCERY DEPT. Xmas Hampers Mincemeat, XMB

Paddlugs,

Dates, Figs, Muscatels, Nuts, etc. $84.00 each.

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