1948-02-07 — Page 3

THE CHINA MAIL, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 1948.

VERANDAH TRAGEDY : Amah's

DRIVER COMMITTED Summons

Gang At Work In Hong Kong

The existence of a genny of Wanel and children operating, in the Wanebat und Central shuskeepers | arens, jeting wos alleged by DSI A. P. Cock- rane as tenteal Magistravy yes

when

il 20-year old female, Wor Moseling, uá- Beened hawker, appeared be. for Mr. F. & d'Almada charg- ed on two lateeny County, and ob of precising,

terday

Defendaal,

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Survivors Give Evidence

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Eye-witness accounts of the Queen Victoria Street tragedy on Dee. 22 afternoon when a "E.U. Vehicle driven by Ricardo Santos collided with a pillar, bringing down the verandah of No. 82, Des Veoux Road, Central, killing a 17- year-old girl student and injuring several others, were related at Central Magistracy yesterday before Mr. F. X. d'Almada. Richardo Santos charged with Witness went downstairs but dangerous driving, driving with- jdid not see her friend anymore our

permisssion, and 1243007- Sung Yin-tak, 20, unemploy- slaughter, was committed Tore, suld he was walking on the trial.

side of No. 82, Des Voeux Rond, Mr. Bydney Ng Quinn, for de-about a foot away from tendant, reserved his defence, Srcond of the three pillars.

Mr. W. Brand, DCO., Fire i beard

vehicle and turned Brigatte, said i heard the round to see it crashing Into the sound at a crash and saw dust

first pillar. He was buried un- and debris mushrooming fromder the debris and was extri- the junction of Queen Victoria rated anconscious He was gent. Street and De Voeux Road from to Queen Marry Hospital ant his windrow verlooking the discharged the following day. mad.

Under Table Kam San-king, 44, married next to a elgarette staff at the woman said she WILK sitting

corner when she saw the lorry the street at a fast. Child's Story

Apred I hit the first pillar. Eight-year-old Cheung Suk-She crawied under д table ing of No. 82, Des Voeux Road nearby and escaped the falling Central,

clearl evidence, said she was playing with cluss- Lam When the flashes hand- mate, who then went it to their student, who was

Land-will. 15-year-old belong opp to Mis Leung Jerrandah on the first

sitting Blust.

cuts!le the house, said she saw Yurt, a cabota, Was istog.

She followed her friend but saw the lorry hit the pillar, The That EP Chan Cheung, hearing the down. I attempted to pull she

iron pillar was plining verandah rollupsed on her and alarm, ale tedd de pendant whom her in, but she went down with nien later brought her out and erreaned for help. Fire- Pas mg the shop cry, The pillar when the verandahit her to hospital. basket in work wasistenk" down." the youthful wit the bagg, moutaing $50 Ress sald,

pleaded guilty, was sentenend 18

and se

months" fraprecomend commended for banishment,

und

He went to the serzie DS1 Cochrane told the Cuertjmw a police truck under the that at in 10 ani, un Feb 8, the debris,

It had mounted the women, with several other wo>-

footway on the east side of the street and was facing south. them and hotelomer entered the Thor thor 11. Shop, Johnsteli Boun, The "yone compard ali The country and grat 1 the foleos engage!'

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casă tud personal attjades.

M De Poher Saboh, it wa disputed that Wong had apst ple the antes menos no Feb. ||

# A1 the Kore Fat Yuets Tador Shop Des Venux

with tw

Central and get y sat lengths, valued at $100

Two lays involved 11 htt ocetesjon were dealt with by Me Thomas Tam, being sen toner to six mods aprisions 130] the other years refcinatory.

DSI Coeluara adiled:

Tytam Thefts Plants

Six Chinese appeared at the Central Magistracy yesterday

five

with

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operating in the Wanchai Central aceas, applying the MARIE teclanipay The crowd

Dismissed

Franklin Birret, of No. 16 Braemar Terrace, appeared at Central Maglatiticy yesterday before Mr. J. 0. Conkin

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Court Argument

Over Wool Price

Controversy over the retail controlled price of knitting wool led to six profiteering sum- monses being adjourned pending further in- quiry into the matter by Price Control Inspec- tor Pitman, when 14 defendants appeared be- fore Mr. F. X. d'Almada at Central Magistracy yesterday.

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summons brought neainst him One of the defendants, all of Au Bing-chang, Wing Shing. by a Chinese nah, Yiu I.

whom Mr. d'Almada remarked trong, 216, Lockhart Road, was Mr. Conklin, saying that had "might have been the victims fined $100 for selling a Lever's complainant proifticed witnesses, of wholesalers," old be Court health soap at 70 cents her ense would have been that

(GG hia *|*||su &*X' had rents).. stronger, diuinlased the aum- guaranteed him that he could Au was given the alternative mons. He led that defen- sell the wool at the maximum month closure. dant did not assault the woman centrolled

palen of $22 T

Kwan Ping. Kwar Kwok intentionally.

pound, since he had permission Yuen, 46 Lockhart Read. Yin said that she was In:

from the Price Control Deport-inal $76 for selling a 144% Uni structed by her mistress to call ment to sell at that prize. her daughter

Milo tente, food a from No. 1.4 Mr. Pit explained

$2.70 Braemar Terrace.

that

$2.001. She shouted following disenssions on Dec. 3. for the girl outside, and,

Jam Chow, Woo Hing Chan alleged, defendant

she the S.T. & 1. permitted three 1, Shepherd Street, Talhang, war approached | firms to me at the maximum fined $56 for selling a 12-oz 1 her, grabbed lær by the neck prict of $22 for a certsła type of Crusader unsweetened com and threw her 10 eet away oni of wool. to the ground.

dered alk at 65 cents (GO Mr. d'Ahmada "The defendardernds.) might have acted imocently, and So Heng Kan, Yat Le, 83, victims of his wholesaler," | Belcher Street, Kennedy Town, adding that he should not have was fried $100 for selling a tin taken the risk, however.

of Quaker Oata at $1.60 ($1.60).

Complainant said she remain ed unconscious for about 10 minutes. Si admitted defen- dani helped her and Bald. "Sorry amab!"

Yu and that she could not walk for two weeks and felt a punkt in The stomach.

Under

Female Price Inspector M. Andrade a evidence said that wool could be sold at $22 if a letter from the S.I. & 1. per

Eviction

cross-examination by miting the sale was produced Order Made

Junjen

Mr. D. B. Evans, Yu that she laughed at defendant, and that he had warned her before the incident.

Defendant sald he had been for some time and was re cuperating. He had previously warned the amaks not to make a horrible noise outside as it was esacntin} thar he should have tranquility. Pron Officer A. C. Venebles said that be saw the

not need to velitele

EU shout, as they could easily ring descending the slope from Central Police Station, swerving from skide to side, He Jumped late cul-de-sac for safety and reported the matter to a truffle sub-inspector.

A "Big" Drink TSI N. Benlor said he ex- amined the truck No. 8615 after in

It

The amabs dif

the doorbells.

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Otherwise the controlled was $1730 per pound..

Closure Orders

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An urier for the eviction of Chan Wlog-she and all other occupiers of 50 Po Kong Road, Tao closure orders were 7-1948, was made yesterday

Kowloon, on or before Mar. 18, dered for non-payment,

by Justice E. H. Williams Leung Kwok-kan, Tok Keong. (Chief Justice), in an action 126, Electrle Road, Causeway for trespass by Lam Yau-mail. Bay, was fined $450 O CHE Mr. A.S.K. Lau appeared for) saveth closure for welling a plaintiff, while defendant au cake of Løver's Health saji at peared in person. 74 cents 165 cents). This was

lar NuZchg, Hai Thi, 1, Western Street, was fined $25 for selling a pound of Kings ford Cornstarch at $1.00 ($0.20

($1 20).

The plaintiff wrote to defen- dant giving him notice to quit and deliver 1 posseяulan of the premises, but the latter fail- d to comply. The plaintiff there

Mr. Lan said that the plain- his second offence.

If purchased the premiser in Ylu appeared to understand "You ought to have learnt a Sept. 1947. The defendant cem what he said in English when she did

and lesson, This is

3+2 serand mitted a trespass on the whote 2101 herd his offence. It's deliberate," Mr.of the premises without the con- warning he approached her and d'Almada remarked.

sent of the plaintiff or her pre- placed a hand on her shoulder,

decessory in title on Oct. 27, She resisted and incrensed

1947. my pressure," Birrel said. Yin Th accident and found it

fell and he helped her up. Rood mechanical condition.

He Find suffered extensive damage

was surprised that she should cents.) partivlarly at the front

have fallen, us he dist

500 Shut thing. Chuan Traffic Insperior McInnes think his hold

forceful Shum Tong, 173, Johnston Hand, was before Mr. J. Conklin, charged from defendant who said that helped leer," he said, "I asked of Phillips Milk of Magnesia tion.

statement enough. said he obtained a

"I apologisel and was fined $50 for selling a battle fore claimed an order for avie. possessing prohibited he did not know what he was yang has been continually plants, and four were fined. doing.

her whether she was hurt but at $3.20 ($3.16). Santos stated that he

Defendant, in resinting plain- Pong Năm, 25, und Lam Fat.could not remember who told she ran away," Kirrel continued:

Ng Sau-ting, Yan Sheung tiffe claim, sníd that he had 17. charged will sing member who was with him. Ite him to drive, nor could he re-

Kee, 34. Elgin Street, was fined spent a considerable sum in re- three branches each of "Rheilo-die not recollect the route he

$25 for melting a 20-% tin of | habilitating the premises, which round the counter and get all deia Chandiowa" plang on Feb. took. Defendant, admitted Lak-

Rebin Hood only

$1.50 were in a dilapidated condition the Tokis engaged.

2. were fined $25 or three days, in Then the

"lg" drink of beer.

when he entered into possession. Defendants said that gmall leys, whom they employ.

they Eggleston, who conducted i

the proceedings, said that in a Inv their hands on anything picked up the branches the statement made on Dec. 26, de-

fendant said he Gud No. 57 said that he save it have tea or coffee.

went to the Pase Forrest EU. Canteen with some friends He took four Chines, coming from Tytam beer, but was not used to drink- Reservior at 3 pin. on Pob. 5, 1k it. one of whom was Parrying a Air Pump Brake branch of the "Shan Kut" plant FC 3322, defendant declared, ang another a knife.

asked him to take him to his Cheng For

duty post and did it in such a cook, aeruseni Tse

manner as to Impress him that Sun, 24. of he had obtained permission culling the plant. The denied use the lorry. PC 3322 wanted lace basice and sleeves, and a long that he had a knife on him. him to hurry as he was late for circular train. Ifers hand-embroider

partnent Bldg., Queen's There was so much murmur-duty, and he assumed PC3322 sulle veil was held in place by a was detailed to the Health De-coronet of orange linsspins and abe Central.

Road. arried J shower bouquet of

white When he reached the Central Miss Jay Begdon, who wore a pretty gladioli Attending the bride was Murket vicinity, he looked

multi-coloured sweet peas. round but could not see PC3322,

gawn of powder blue freach with a bouquet and head dress of

Duties of hesteu were discharge-i

the

bridegroom's brother, Mr. 1. C. Pearce.

Posedale and jeave."

Three metalers of the gang had already been arrested and; convicted, DSI Cochrane said,

Cut Phone Cables

the

¡ towel,

In a similo

35-year-old a

Three new ployed will spending amous the defendants in one year in prison assimilating the lock that Mr. Conklin re. fact that "etime doesn't marked: "What are they mur- Jy."

Charged with maliciously damaging the prerty of the military authorities. ui Tylam Reservoir

I. Kwak

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Feb.

Kwan, 19, Tsang Shui-tsau, 29. and 1 Kom-cho, 21, were sen tenced to one year's hard labour by Mr. Canklin k Central Magistracy yesterday,

Inspector Brownrigg said that Lieut. Sidney saw several Chí-

muring about ?"

Inspector Brownrigg replied "They are tipping one atothe

on how to reply." picked up the branch.

Lam Kam-wing, 30 said they

Hun Kwong, 28, corrobated.

and thought he had fallen off Su he turned around to look for

Pearce Quina

A charming wedding nok place at St. Joseph's Church yesterday after- noon when Miss Nina Quino, daugh- er of Me. and Mrs. A. . Quinn. became the bride of Mr. Thoma- Alexander Pearce eller son of Mrs. ad the late Mr. T. E. Pearce.

The bride, who was given away by her father, wore a beautiful tuli-

ength white

whise satin dress, with French

Jace.

him. There were lots of people crossing the mouth of Queen Victoria Street and he braked as he entered it. But the At the reception held in the Hong Mr. Conklin cautioned Lam then remembered that he for- alth and happiness was proposed

vehicle to stop. Defendant Kong Club Annexe the newlywed aud Hung lat fined

the other got to apply pressure twice as it twa $25 or one week.

was an airpump brake, explain-of the bridegroom's family.

Anderson, an old friend ing that he was worried about his friend.

Six nien, some armed with re-

nese cutting telephone cabies onvolvers, rabbed two huts about # hlsid, near Tytam Reser-1200 yard: from the Railway tun voir and caught first defendant,nel, Shatin side, yesterday, get- who then led him to the homes Ling away with a total of $104 of the uber, two.

in casti.

Nine pieces of cable, car

measuring 30 feet, were cut,

Two Chinese, walking along The prosecution stated thGascoigne Road, near King's there had been a great dent of Park, at about 6.30 pun, yester stealing of military cables in day were held up and robbed of the area.

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He admitted he had no per-

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After the cutting of the three-tiered ezke before about five hundred guests, Mr. and Mr. Pearce left for their honeymoon at Repulse Bay Hotel.

Watchman's Shots Stopped Them

A shot fired by an Indian watchman of the Nam Jim Torch Factory did not stop three fugitives from justice but stopped two Chinese detec- tives who were chasing them, according to Det. Sub-Inspector C. Dowman when Lo Shing (28) was charged before Mr. W. A. Blair-Kerr at Kowloon yesterday with factory breaking.

Defendant, who pleaded guilty,

With the Indian watchman,

was sentenced to two years' hard the detectives went into the lane Jabour and recommended for and there found accused aquat. banishment.

ting in a dark spot,

At 3 am. on Feb. 2, said DSI, Questioned, sald DSI Dow Dowman, Det, Lance Corporalsman, defondant fold the detec- 120 and 260 were on patrol dutyvee that he dumped an electric

in Pelho, Street near Un Chau motor in Fuk Wing Street. He Street when they saw three men brought the detectives coming out of Pelho Street...

to the

As the men were all carrying 70. Fuk Wah Street, where he

Fuk: Koung Knitting Factory.

con.

something on their shouldors pointed to a hole, made by an they were called upon by the fron rod, in the back wall, detectives to stop. The men ran. He further; admitted, and were chased by the Police cluded DBL Dowman, that the "fficers.

Police whistles blown by the electric motor, a pair of shoes three of them, had stolen the detectives attracted: an Indian and eight pieces of clothing from watchman on duty at the Name premises. tula a Jim Torch Factory who, seeing Home pernon. rintlng in His direction, fired: warnig shot

WARNING with his shotgun.

The two detectives stopped, but not, so the three susppets The result, was' that: the-2 lost sight of two of the men EdwƑ, mocused running. jane by the

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