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Maximum Penalty Imposed

THE CHINĂ MAIL, TUESDAY, APRIL 1940.

TUCKER FINED $120

Guilty Of Driving P.O. On Without Due. Care

The recently-amended maximum penalty of $10,000 fine or a year's hard labour was imposed for the first time in Kowloon yesterday when Wong Chih-tal alias Wong Chi-kit, 48-year-old married woman, pleaded gulity before Mr. W. A. Blair-Kerr to pos- session of 98 taels of raw oplum on April 4.

Revenue Officer D. Knox sald that defendunt, on her arrival by a CNAC plane at Kai Tak Air- field, was naked whether she had anything to declare. She replied in the negative and her sulicase was searched by CRO 211 who found the opium concealed in the falo bottom of the ense,

She told the Revenue Officers,

sald RO Knox, that sho Was carrying the drug for some per- son for delivery lo an address in Hong Kong. She named a depoi which was raided some time ago by Revenue Department officers who found optim belog bolled on the premises,

In another case, beard before Mr. W. H. Latimer, Yeung Leung, 30, farmer, was fined $1,700 for seven months hard labour) for possession of 17 inels of raw oplum at the K.C.R. Station on April

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The narcotic was fuund con- coaled in the false bottom of basket by CRO 22, said Revenue Ofeer Knox,

And Attention

N. F. Tuckor, of the Education Department; was yesterday_acquitted by Mr. W. N. Thomas Tam at Contral Magistracy on a charge of driving a vehicle under the influence of drink but was fined $120 on another charge of driving without due care and attention, causing an accident.

Serious Charge

Petty Officer Bertram Wil- llam Knight, 28, of H.M.S. King Salvor, and Lam Yip, 24, tricycle coolie, appeared before Mr. Justice Williams (Chief Justice) at the

Police Constable Fined $300

Charged with dimanding, money, with menoces, Police Constable. 1587 Shum. Mun-wing, 23; of Noi, 66) Electric Ruloj, was fined: $300 gr thráo months hard labour., by ME. W. N. Thomas Tam df Central Magistracy yesterday. Shum was charged with de- manding $10 from Au Käin on, Feb. 8 at Wing Lok Street near the Tim Nim Tea House with Intent to steal.

Petty

Thefts

Sequel

Mr. C. A. S. Russ represent- ed defendant, while D.S.L Morrison conducted the pro- secution.

Mr. CAS. Russ represented? The Magistrate ordered an fslightly although his car was well Criminal Sessions yesterday. defendant, while DSI Morrison

King was charged with having endorsement to be made on his on its side of the road. Suddenly committed an indecent offence, conducted the prosecution

he saw looming ahead of him a

DSI Morrison told the Cour licence.

of Messrs.grey taxi parked on the highway, attempting to commit an indecent that the complainant, Auf seins

offence, Indecent assault and He put on his brakes, but the gross indecency, while Lam faced Is now serving a prison sentence, "The revenue staff were distance was too short for him three charges of aiding and abet-female had lost 150 near

under suspicion as, there:had to avoid an accident.

Defendant ting.

Western Market belbre Au's said he was quite certain the taxi Mr. A. Lonsdale, Crown: Coun-arrest, and had reported to been a large number of petty thefts from seizures-made oft had no lights on when he noticed sel, assisted by Det. Sub-Insp. A.defendant,

appearing for it The collision made a very loud Shaw, is

the Defendant located Au in the ships but now we think that noise. He was shaken, and it was Crown. Mr. Brook A. Bernacchi, Tim Nam Tea House and

there must be some, edolles that he had his instructed by Mr. A. 3. C. Com-ceived $40 from Au, who who go among the revenue quite possibi

mised to pay the remaining $19 head on the wheel. He could not ber, Is, appearing for Knight.

Kaight and the coolle are al- later. Au reported the Incident officers when they are carry-

Mr. D. Strelict, Brutton & Co. represented de- fendant, while Mr. G. D. Bin stead, Divisional Superinten- dent, Traffic, prosecuted.

Mr. Tam said in his judgment that he was convinced that the prosecution had conducted the case in a fair manner and did

up evidence in an attempt to

ed by defence counsel.

and

Ice House Street.

bumper

UNMANIFESTED CARGO

who, was arrested.

wrong

PHY

the

to rectify a

Mr. Tam "defondant had done wrong in not informing his superior officer:

The general public exynt of the L and E.; and militibus-

certain

not, in his opinion, try to bring lay so definitely,

He got out to examine the dam-leged by the prosecution to have to DSI Morrison and was given ing the seized, goods off, the bolster the charges, as suggest-age in the lights of his own van been caught in a public latrine ina marked bill to pay defendant,shits," said S.RO. W. Hum-'

found his front

After the Crown's opening and caught up. Beveral employees of

Mr. Russ said that defendant, phreys yesterday.

Mr. Humphthys was pro- came out and fit evidence by various witnesses for who had a clear 18-month police The Magistrate contended the garage

Two the prosecution, the case was adrecord, did what he thought best secuting Yiu Tak-ych; 311 un- that he doubted that defendant the taxi to

disengago was under the influence of vehicles. Before the constable arjourned till this morning.

employed, who was appturing rived on the scene, he had already

charge of attempted larceny at the Central Magistracy oŋ a drink to such an extent as to have no control of the vehicle made arrangements with the toxi driver to report the police.

acts from a gunny bag, the property he was driving, and gave the

and does have benefit of the doubt to the de-The constable, he insisted, took (Tucker's) notos by his fendant.

of confidence, in the integrity ly damaging the gunny bag headlight,

of our police net matter

force," Mr. Tam by cutting it with a knife. Defendant

said he had to On the application of Mr. J. M. remarked,

to twice to get clear te d'Almada Remedios, Kwok Kam- how high your motive may be to both charges proceed to the station, because sang (28) merchant of Room 101 you must not do what you are hla offside rear wheel Was Hose Hotel, was formally re- not supposed to do." sased by the bump and hensuse manded a week on the charge Taking into .conalderation. ple- of the proximity of the taxi. of importing four cases of Peni-fendant's clear reepra and that he He was directed to the station cillin, valued at $16,000, at Kal had been in custody since Feb. by the taxi driver and constable Tolc Airfield on April 3 without 11, permit. who followed him in his van. Defendant said he felt "rather slinken" after the incident but

On the charge of driving with- out due care and attention, Mr. Tam stated that he could not necept the plea that defendant could not see the stationary taxi while he had his lights on. He pointed out that it " a bad habit of taxi drivers to park their cabs on the

but highway, added that any ordinary driver In the could see any abstneles way. Defendant grant

Readers' Letters

Teachers

clown

rbyerso

Tom

The unmanifested cargo, it was option of a fine, alleged, was found in the posses- was guilty on otherwise was normal. He waited sion of accused by Revenue Om- that charge, he conelucied.

Sir, Five hundred and forty co teachers employer in schools have been impatiently waiting for Information

regarding

their salaries, and they will have to keep on

yesterday's Recording to

Herald,"

for about two minutes for

for the cer Carroll when he (accused) 10 Inspector Tsui Po-ying, of Up-10.D. to come down to take his arrived by a PAL, plane at per Levels, who was the Inspector report and waited for another 20a.m. on Saturday.

on duty when defendant was

brought to the station on Feb. 19 minutes for the Traffic Inspector

to be sent for. Suddenly he had

to

ata.m. after collision in feeling of nauses. He started It does seem strange that there which defendant's cur bumped

perspire and had to walk out into taxi cab parked outside a Karage at Bonham Road, enterede sick. When he returned the

should be such long Indecision in

this matter. There can be little

doubt us to the Justice of includ-the witness box yesterday.

ing these teachers in the scheme

of revised salaries recommended

by the Salaries Commission. With

the

"Wobbly"

1.0.D. told him that he (the 1.O.D.) had reason to think that. defendant was intoxicated, and should go to the hospital. De- fendant said he expressed willing- defendantness to be tested medically. walked out in a wobbly" man her. He saw, through the Charge are Room window, defendant vomit-

present Inadequacy of i Inspector Tsul said that after Government schools, grant schools making a statement. are indispensable, and this is ob- viously

recognized, an evidenced

hls

Blood Tast

answer

Accused was allowed. ball

Accused

of

mis.

gave him

the

Opium Found In Drawer

that the Court had been Informed of the case, and the prosecution had built up their} avideñas (although without

At the back of a drawer in dishonesty)

in an attempt to 28, Kalum Terrace was 70 tuels bolster up the charges This of raw opium which were found business of smelling of liquor by R.O. Smead when he raided is typical offit," Mr. Strellatt |

the second floor on April 3. wald.

When

Cheung Shing, allas by the fact that their teachers are ing outside the station. Defendant he underwent some tests, and felt body, he

At the Queen Mary Hospital, The case could happen to any Cheung Tak Cheer appeared at subsidized by Government. This

contended. Evidence Central Mingletracy yesterday on recognition should carry with it

was very "steady" when he made some reaction when a needle was showed quite clearly that the taxi charge of being in possession of the right of being accorded the

report,

excepting for several injected during a blood test had no lights ch. A taxi parking and said the oplum had been the opium ho pleaded. "Gullty"- He vomited again. Defendant said on a highway the could not say brought to his house and his same treatment as thut by Government school teed Pauses, he said. Until he saw do- fendant's vomiting and walk

walk, he suffered from catarrh and whether there was any i

law when he oversmoked, hibiting that) is taking a risk after it for him.

Pfriend had asked him to look The teaching profession has al-spector Tsui stated, he did not vomited

suspect that defendant was under but not when he drank a lot. ways been badly paid one. As

he declared. A driver momentarily

Mr. F. X. d'Almada told defen the influence of drink. He noted doubtful corapensation, teachers that defendant was "little bit

After the test the doctor told distracted by the Ughts of andant that he considered posses have been gulled with the argu- shocked

him that ha (defendant) show- and perspiring." From a noble ment that it

ed no signs of intoxication, but encoming car would be put into font of opium a very serious of profession. his experience of tramc

r awkward position with the an

fence and that He must go to pri- However, nobility alone does not his experience

depanded on the stationary car ahead which is son and not be given the option sald, defendant

to appeared pay debts, and teachers have to be suffering from shock...

raport.

the risk taken by the parked of a fine, Defendant told the Court that vehicle. live and to struggle for their

PC Kwong

Defendant, was sentenced to Pin-chuan of Up-from time to time he would be existence in the same way as all per Levels, said defendant was sick especially when under heavy duced sufficient evidence to prove comatendes for banishment,

The prosecution had not pro-six months hard labour and re- other law-abiding citizens have to not "steady" when he left the so,

tension. During the last we defendant was aw him vomit weeks station and he saYY

negligent. He Six months' hard labour was Thousands of students have to

Ing outside.

He was ordered violently. That day he had com- given

ks he had experienced this challenged the medical report as niko imposed on Szs. Tai Muk on grant schools for their

by Inspector Taul to

plete control.

by the proactution. The When he appeared before Mr. F. scort, do-

X. d'Almada yesterday on the education, and unless teachers are fendant to the hospital,

The results Defendant said he had been of the tests were unrollable.

fests were deplorable.

charge of possessing seven tacks give the treatment to which Tucker then was put into the driving since 1039. In reply to

bffraw opfun they are entitled and kept satis-box by defence counsel. Defendant a suggestion by the prosecution fair in saying that it was not

The doctor, he observed, was fied, the standard of teaching in sald he was with Mr. Reynolds. that his light beam could be seen these schools is bound to suffer Crown Counsel,

case of the

clear drunkenness. even some 100 feet ahead, he said it

Reviewing the as a consequence.

Frob. ing of

prosecution 18 at 趄 party, could not be so far. His brokes As a decision has not yet been where

ovidends, defence counsel cont- he had ᄆ

mixed were in few

good orderted that he reached in this important matter, drinks. The amount was not

mended Inspector Teul of the Mr. Binstead it is hoped that it will be one abnormal for him. The elder could not understand why de- favourable to the teachers.

which he took during the meat fendant did not see the taxi was

not strong.

when his light beẩm was some Hi car was parked about 100 100 feet ahead on a clear road. yards by the side of Homestead Flats and when he walked` to it' with Mr. Reynolds he was approach of the car that he did

rely

CLEPSYDRA. ·

PICKED WRONG CUSTOMER

above address,

sell it.

ότι

Biled, that he was

with taking care at the

the oplum was found on board S.R.O. W. Humphreys sald that

the SS. "Hal Yang" hidden in a basket of eggs.

way he gave his evidence, A

(THL)

which he termed fair:. Hə

did not suspect intoxication un- till Kim observad 'dafandarit’a) walk and when he vomited. This was a case in which. It would be wrong and dangerous. to coriviet on the charges, and

perfectly normal. From not see the cab. When he noticed they must be treated separately,

had to negotiate it, 11 was then too late to stop he added.

togo into immediately He went down Mr. Strellett then entered the

Tories Gaining Ground

London; Apr. 4.

crossed box as witness of experience." Jurymën Absënt Early returns this morning

J

th: Britain's local government 4-1 Conservative gains, election showed more than

Hiring a bicycle, from No. 269 feeling Des Voeux Road West, Cheung the spot he

sharp bend Fat-hing, had the machine taken over to Kowloon and at Ashley the main road. Road approached two

Magazine Gap Fond, Chinese and offered to sell

Bowen Road and then cruised He said that before coming up to So it

down Garden Road. He did not Court on April 1, he brought de- happened the two men meel other traffic except for one tenant they discussed the case Queen's Road Central, who falled Mr. 3. M. dos Ramos, Assistant a doctor, with Manager, Starbright. Trading Co approached were detectives, who or two cars at long intervals. whom promptly had Cheung taken to the police station, where he ad- The night was particularly cold and condition of defendant. While to answer to his name when call-

Conservatives gained 62 sents und very dark.

witness was talking to the doc-ed; for, Jury service at the and suffered only four: Josser, mitted having hired it from the He then went into Upper Al- tor he suddenly, noticed that Supreme Court yesterday, we wille Labour gained only="15

bert Roid, and turned into Tucker had started to be sick fined $30 by Mr. Justice. El sorts and last 46.241

Polling for 2,062 council seats Caine Road, where, he had to and appeared to be highly ner-Williams (Chief Justice) Mr. manoedvro through: * trench, ; vous.

explatiled; when later in more than 000 rural and ur He could not say, "how-Ramos with red lights on, very care- ever, whether that was a resuit brought before the Coult, that he Ban districts will continue unul

***** had omitted to attend, through on Tuesday, fully. There was little, traffio of the discussion.

oversight owing to pressure. of The 6,350 candidates include in Cains Road aksept for four

work.

SM 1043 Conservativa, 182, others or five cars going uphill... All

Mr. R. K. Hariram, of Messrs, with: Conservative.suddart, 1,012: Ih his submission, Mr. Straitett time he felt "perfectly suggested that the Court visit Haram & Hariram 01-Nathan Labour, 170 Liberals, 84 Com normal"

and was driving at the scene of the accident to his name, was similarly, fined: dependent

Road, who also failed to answer munists and the remainder In- Tum sold that he had passed by Mr. Hariram said that he had a Later, the Conservative Centfäl Bright Lighth

and had studied it. He said that lady for exemption. He produced amico said that Conservativo Friday at 0 p.m. wherr a' talk will Approaching the Northcote a utility vari la very cumbersome a copy of a letter, together, with gains. warn 121, with 13 lossesT be given on the cultural work in Training College, ho saw a car to drive and that to reverse thres Medical Certificate, but admitted against 40 gains and 05 lasses by China of Mateus Ricci of the approaching with bright head-Elmes was not "extremely bad that he had not received, oficial the Labour Party and sins: gallis Portuguese Patronage in the Far lights. He slowed down,, driving [driting"/

Information that his roquest- had an eight losses by Liberali. with due caution, and edged over; paréfcë Counsal declared, been gointed

Associated Press. G

Before Mr. A. J Clifford at Centrol yesterday, Cheung was sentenced to six weeks hard labour and recommended for

banistinent.

Inspector Browarleg prosecuted.

that

A joini sedulon of the Portuguese Institute and the Sino-British.15 m.þ.h. Club will take place at Clube Likitano, Ice: House Street, on

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CRO: 201 aid that he was [cdrrying a gunny bag with seized |***

goods in it on board the 3.8. Wing Sang when he heard the sdund of cutting from behind and thought it was his guinny, bag being slashed. He immediately. shouted and CRO & came on the

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CRO, 8'said, that he heard CRD, 201 Shout that his gukriy bag was being cut. He saw defendant ⚫drop an open pinknife and turn

away. He caught hold of the man and had him arrested;

Defendant said. that he did not drop the knife and that there were two men arrested and told to go to the L. and E. office. The other, man, he claimed, was al- lowed to go free. The CRO's both denied that another man Hod bdan arrested at the same time as defendant.

Mr. F. X. d'Almada found de fendant "Guilty”, and sentericed Lim to alx months hard labour, with a recommendation för Bah- ishment.

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