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SNEAK THIEF IN CITY

Murray Barracks Burglary,

When a 21-year-oldi

unem- ployed was arrested in Wanchai on March 10 for trespassing| and being ǹ suspected person. the Finger Print Bureau extab- Bahed that he Offers

Quarters

burgled

the

BRITISH FIRMS

VICTIMISED

Messrs. Thomas Cook & Son, Ltd., Queen's Bldg., Dodwell & Co., Ltd., Des Voeux Road Central, and the British General Electric Co., were among the victims of a "sneak 'thief," who. within 20 days stole, radios, clocks, clothes, Lypewriters and wool, valued at $2,000, from seven establishments.

The loot was then pawned int

Murray several pawnshop to the total Was Just

Barracks). Garden Houd, it of $500, DSI Cochrane

.. February,

told the Court at Central Magin- : tnry yesterday,

נוס

The B.G.E.C.. who lost two ocensions a radio set and two electric clocks, both sudt.

In the dock at Central Magis tracy yesterdny before Mr. P. X. d'Alinada, Chan Ching war charged with stealing valued at $150, from Captain

Uprichard, not a wristwatch from Lt. Stephens, buth of Inniskilling, Murray Barracks, on Feb, 25.

Chan who entered the OM- cers' Quarters through a fan light left his Gngerprints t the pane. SI Koh at the 1.

conducted the investigation.

None of the property stolen

was recovered.

Defendant, pleading gulity, hours, pending inquiry into his pre- vious record.

was remanded for 21

Taxi-Driver Charged

MAN

re-

Finger Prints

and DPC Lo DSI Cochrane Wai-in went to the scene where they found 22-year-old Cheng Ying, who was reading

Peeping, Excuse

THE CHINA. MAIL TUESDAY, MARCH 16, 1948.

Sassoon

Interests In Japan

Mr. Edmond S. Sassoon, Director of the Levant Trading Company in Hong Kong who also represents the Sassoon in- terests hi Japan, said yesterday now that headquarters have been established In the centre of the port city of Kobe.

"JUST SITTING IN CAR

WHEN IT STARTED"

"Mr. O'Grady has been advised to consider his

car as a total loss because if he went to the trouble of having it repaired it would be a long time before the spare parts which were damaged by seawater could be imported from America.

·

"It would cost him between" |

By a series of multi-million $5,000 and $8,000 to have it Denial Of

the

without

Charges

A complete denial of the charges against him of l treating prisoners WON mado. by Sgt. Major Kawasumi in

terday..

Kawazumi is the third of four former Kowloon Gendar moric members charged with

ill-treatment of prisoners dur- ing their term of office.

yen real estate deals during repaired." said Insp. W. Eggles the past year, the Sassoons ton when prosecisting Wong have acquired more than a Wing who appeared at dozen valuable business pro Central Magistracy yesterday perties

around on charges of driving a motor concentrated Kobe's main railway station of car without consent of the Sannomiya.

owner, driving without due A conservative estimate of care and. attention and driving No. 7 War Crimes Court yes Sassoon's known holdings in without a licence. the Kobe area along is given Defendant pleaded "not according to the current value guilty but after evidence was at well over 100,000,000 yon. heard he was sentenced to one Most of the newly acquired pro- month's hard labour perties are in the area which the option of a fine on the first was nearly flattened by a series chargé, cautioned on the second

He said that from May 15 of American R-29 raids during and fined $50 with the option of the last months of the

to Nov. 20, 1944, he was doing war another month's hard labour.

indoor clerical work, and he This group of real estate hold-l

could not have been involved in B.A.T. Compourid

the ill-treatment of people in: ings will presumably be the sile of the future Sassoon headquar.

Mr. O'Grady nald ho left the Saikung in September of that ters in Japan. The Kobe San-

the year. soons are members of the world-car in the compound of

He was later put on outdoor (British-American Tobacco Co.,) | known international family but and instructed the senior

en work in the Now Territories. Police, witness said, adding that advertise themselves as finan-gineer to fix the luggage com- He interrogated one man only

cially independent of other

partment at the back. He gave at Talpo, but did not Ill-treat Sassoon Interests,

him a ring with several keys,

Kowazumi. said he never one for the luggage compart-i

attempted to ment, and one was the ignition liberation and blamed wrongful escape after the

identification by prosecution witnesses for his arrost.

Hearing will be resumed at Defendant later came and asked 10 a.m. today whon Kawazumi him for the keys.

will be cross-examined by the Prosecutor

envered, had earlier reported There were six of them and the hot and on March 8 tele-none had a watch so he volun- that a teered to "peep" into a room and ined to the Police around their shop. maxplebus was hanging find out the time, Tam Yung. 29-year-old Talkon Dock coolic fold the Court when he appeared at Central Magistracy yesterday charged with attempting to come hit a felony.

Mr. Mclenkamps, 3rd. Officer the a/s Glanellus, said that al 2 pm, last Saturday he noticed a newspaper and who told them someone ifting his window cur that he was waiting for stain and went out to see defen-

waited for 30 dant climbing a funnel. friend. They

He reported the maiter lo minutes and no "friend" turned A search revealed p.

nothing was stelen, Cheng had 10 pawn tirkots.

Finger paints left behind in the oflier of Thomas Cook & Son, Ltd., when it was broken into and two typewriters stolen nt 7 pm March 5, were identi-

Tam said that he was working with, five other coolies some 30 feet away and as none of them had a watch he thought of find

ng out the time from one of the rons.

Vigilant

Mr, d'Almada cautioned defen-Woman

fied by the Finger Print Bureaulant." to be that of defendant.”

Sneaked In

In all cases Cheng stood out. side, suraked in and left with

Audacious Trick

The vigilance of Amarried

key.

The senior engineer told de-i fendant to attend to the car.

The watchman said he

Baw.

woman led to Hul Chi-kui (28), unemployed, being sentenced to u year's "hard labour by Mr, W.HI. | the car go out of the main gate A fatal accident at Cheung-whatever articles he could lay

Latimer at Kowloon yesterday driven by defendunt and run; on a charge hawan

of "housebreaking straight into the harbour. Tho Roa at 9 pm,

bat hand on. Only on one occasion!

with intent," March 12, in which a boy of he cut open a window pane and

right side of the wooden gate Sub-Inspector JS, Howarth 10 years was killed,

Mr. David Woo of No. 38 sold that at 5.30 p.m. on March was reburgled the

office

Messrs.Blue Poole Road,

was damaged by the car, called in Me. W. 11. Latimer's Thomas Cook & Son, Ltd.)

second floor, Court at Kowloon yesterday

was the victim of un-eudacious 13, Chu Ho, 45-year-old married Hefendant was helpful to the larceny as he was boarding Tram woman, was cooking her evening whra Tong Man kun

at 180 police and all the loot was re- 46 after a day at the races near meal at an unnumbered hut Heensed driver of taxi

Kowloon Tsal Village, when she 4664. † coveved.

the Jockey Club last week-end.

prowling around new defendant the adjoining hut used by her a pair of "Kern" bino- Case and

driving.

ti

with

About four

Defendant pleaded that ho was just sitting in the car when it started to go.

ARMY N.C.O. COMPLAINANT

him.

Control Of Dairies

Stricter control of dairies and milkshops from a health point of view is to be enforced it amendments to the Public Health (Food) Ordinance are approved: by the Urban Council this after noon.

was charged with dangerous Cheng, with no previous con- i Mr. Woo, who had a leather

viction against him, ploaded ours slung across his shoulder, and her daughter as a bedroom. i Pleading not guilty to the ruilty the eight charges was boarding the tram which She grew suspicious and kept charge, defendant asked for a against him, and was sentences was

her yo

un him. crowded

racer cr

The new amendments provida. remand of three days to enable to 18 months' hurd labour and when smintone bumped into him. minuten later she saw him break

L/Cpl. Jones L.. Troop, of the that every dairyman shall keep a hit to obtain legal representa- | recommended for banishment.

He turned

thefing the lock,

and inmediately Hong Kong Signals Squadron, herd register for entering de round and Baw DSI Cochrane told the Court culprit about to put the binocu-raised the alarm.

Complainant pluckily went appeared at Central Magistracy tails of his animals, their move- On Trale Sub-Inspector

. that most of the thefts were not lars into a paper parcel which

before Mr. F. X.ments and deaths, accompanied Woo after defendant and chased him yesterday Brown offering ros pbjection de reported, "The victims apparent-

10 Was carrying. Mr.

down to Kowloon d'Almada as the complainant by documentary evidence, was all the way caught

who man, fendant was renne dvd for four] ly thought it uut worth while promptly handed over to Police.

Tong

railway lines against 18-year-old unemployed, the amendments for any person

Provision is also included in.) the near days on ball of $1,000 cash. to du so," DSI Cochrane added. Charged with the larceny. 28- where Police L/C 1744 lock up Wong Kam-wal, charged with engaged or

employed in year-old unemployed Leung Ki, the chase, Defendant was even the larceny of an electric fan. capacity in any dairy to submit pleading guilty, was sentenced to tually arrested at the Children's

Wong was arrested on March himself for medical examination. six months' hard labour by Mr. Playground at Kowloon Tong.

14 at Kennedy Road and ad- In any person is found to cave FX. d'Almada at Central Magis-

caused or likely to cause sprend; tracy yesterday.

mitted stealing the fan.

Defendant was sentenced to of communicable disease to man

or animal, he shall not be allow nine months hard labour and ed to waris in any dairy until he recommended for banishment.is certifled cured.

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The oculars, valued at 3250), were recovered.

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In Court

EMBEZZLEMENT CHARGES

Facing two charges of embez- zlement, Кап Kul, 34, of No. 2 A, Pottinger Street, ground floor, appeared at Centrai Magis- tracy yesterday.

GOLD BAR CASE

Cheung Fat, 20 did not turn

Rotary Club Dance

mary

Kan, a clerk of Chan Ching-up and had his 300 bail estreat men, at Po San Inn Firm, Spring ed and two gold bars, valued

The Hong Kong Rotary Club's Privatos Gometrom Jensen (28) Garden Lane, is alleged to have at $3.383 (9.95 taels) con charity supper dance in the and Newmann B. Larsen, both of embezzled $1,050 received by him fiscated by Mr. F. X. d'Almada "Gripps" last night was woll 2nd, Bulls, were, on the applicat- for his employer's account and at Central Magistracy yester- attended by members of the ion of an officer of the Regiment, on March 14 embezzled 8508 day. Cheung was charged public as well as Rotarians, and remanded to today. in Police likewise. custody, when they appeared be.

The function Kan was remanded at the re-with illegally importing gold their families. fore Mr. W. H. Latimer, at Kow-quest of the prosecution for 24 aboard the 'nya Kwong Tung at was organised to ' raise funds

hours in police custody.

Yuen On Wharf,

loom yesterday.

Defendant were charged with Interfering with car 376 by at-

tempting to start the engine,

assaulting PC 2786, and resisting arrest at Middle Road, and dis- at Taimtsnisui orderly conduct Chargeroom, on March 13,

Firat accused pleaded that he was drunk and did not remem- ber a single thing. Second. de fonda. admitted the third count.

and pleaded not guilty to other three,

the

Inspector H. J. Baldwin appear. ed for the prosecution,

DEFENDANT IN HOSPITAL

case

in which she was charged with the larceny of $2,620 from Lee Shau-shan, co-tenant at 23 Hak Po Street, first floor, on March 4

Not Gambling But

Pure Swindles

for the anti-trachoma clinic the Rotary Club established in the Colony at the beginning of the year.

Tickets, which wore $25 anch, included supper and dancfrig, solo dances by Miss Azalea Reynolds, and the auctioneering and distribution of more than 40 valuable prizes contributed by Club members and their friends. Among the gifts which were distributed : ⠀ were, bałtiaa": "of Scotch whisiry,, cloctele -spe plek-pliances; radios and commetics.

This sort of thing has been going on for some time and is most difficult to track down. We are always receiving reports of larceny from the person which, on investigation, invariably turned out to be false.

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that she had her pockets "These reports have been so¤| ed, and $150 'stolen, while on provalent that we have to put board, the "Man Chi.". As the defendant. 10-year-old detectives on the Mong Kok Inquirien: by Dot-Inspector spinster Lau Kwai, is stili in the ferry launches to watch out. for Hemsley and Dat. 707 ølleitėd Kowloon Hospital, Mr. W. Hthese gamblere The games the fact that the woman had Latimer yesterday formally usually are not even gambling lost $70 in gambling on board, fans of 84% kiloarties from 15.16

•ZEW:Hing. Kana/hmondcartiang) wer manded for three days the

and that she had been adyland | 19, 200, pan, sod-From: 600 to 1537 min. but pure swindles."

Thus-wald Dot-Inspector T. J. by the keeper to malo, s falsa end; sive on. 262, mecsercise in the: 22 *motru “band from' TEIS to 1-$0. 6,89, ta Hemsley when he anked Mr. report of having bean, robbed. W.H. Latimer to take serious When Cheng, was questioned 2.00 to 11.00

KLET. ¡view. of a case, in which % Ho by the DateInspector. - ahe, adı 12.13 9.me-Stadion · Inligting). Talk to

Shing (27), was charged, with mitted the facts and" "brought Child keeping

common gaming the detectives to the Man Chip Programme Hummary.

|:28.33 pan¬d'Hare Was see Akula” with house on board the 4/1 "Mion where she pointed out Ho Shing badrum, wonans, Mee Duson, Harry Chi" on March 12,

an the instigator and: the manudson. Defendant was arrested by who induced her to gambloom News, Mather: Beport and

1.02 Light Fiana, Eumdi**** Detective 797 on board the She further said that, when Hol. Anpennestiatan jalka launch at 1.50 p.m. on March taught her to gamble on the 1s Oreen. Inakud 12 as the result of a report "black," the red"" would

LABOUR BOARD MEMBERS

His Excellency the Governor has · been pleased, to appoint Mestre, Laus Ponk and Chan Kwan Lang to act as members of the Labour Advisory Board made by Cheng Mushing turn up, and vice, varsome 8.60 p.m.---Cicle Revo during the absence Mesas 23-year-old married woman of Ho was yesterday, aantonendi Eselskap» AZERBE Übum". Choy". Wath sild Up Tat Onee, with herfeat" from "19th | 778 Canton Road, first' fool, toj to three months hard labour 20 March, 1948

Mong Kok Police at 11:30 acl whén ha idufided, the charge.

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