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'THE CHINA MAIL, TUESDAY, APRIL~ES, 1918,

Defence Object To Experts Were Right

Allegations

Three Policemen On Assault Charge

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A strong objection by the defence against the ad- missibility of allegations of assault made by the Prosecution in the opening address in respect of the present summonses against three police personnel led to an adjournment at Central Magistracy yesterday for recon- alderation of the summonses by Mr. F. F. W. Shaftain, O.B.E., Senior Police Superintendent, prosecuting officer.

Mr. A. S. C. Comber and Mr. J. M. d'Almada Remedios, dé. fence counsel, contended that were the present summonsES for common assault, but Mr. Shaftain had brought out cer- tain allegations of

Assault which would require fresh

and interfered with her bual. Fiess.

A man from the Special Branch was detailed to keep u look-out

of

On Feb. 6 at 10 p.m., the car turned up and ⚫ number policemen, with first and third defendant, accused the woman of selling at odd hours and threaten-

Experiments to produce artificial rain over the Colony came to an end yesterday when it was found that dry los teft over after the two previous unsuccessful attempts had com pletely evaporated,

**The experimanta ware a dismal failure,” said Mr. A. B. Halis, nor instructor at the Far East Flying School, who carried out the teste in conjunction with Mr. O. C. Chambere.

"I am, convinced now the experts werẻ right," he added In reference to statements by Hong Kong scientiste on the feasibility of producing rain artificially aver the Colony.

Father Testifies On

Son's Behalf

Further evidence was given by Fung Kai-foung, managing-partner of the Chinese Optical Co., at the resumed haaring before Mr. W. A. Blair- Kerr at Kowloon yostarday of the case in which his son, Fung Man-tsun, was summoned by Chuk Ching-ying, manager of the Nam Yuot Cinema Studio, for receiving a movie camera, valued at $5,000.

Mr. Marcus da Silva repre-

summonses instead of being ined to take action. As a Shing. Hin Shing-lo was for the com

police- - sented defendant, while Mr.

cluded in the present ones. They asserted that the allega- Lions brought out in the open- Ing

irrelevant to were

the standing summonses.

the plainant. Det. Sub-Inspector C.

constable, where. 7J. Askew represented the Police,

Mr. F. X, d'Almada pointed heard to shout "Man taking con-Kam-man, his foki, on his re-

was im-

Broke Juke-Box, Fined $25

men were leaving, Kwan acting on instructions

from the Special Branch

unch man, took the number of

Witness said that the camera the car was upon a man inalde

Chau was handed to him by stable's

number"" Kwon was mediately arrested and taken at turn from Kwongchauwan on pistol ance there should only be ong Kwan int to the Brat defendant. Dec. 20, 1945, He rented it to

explained that

he was in structed to do so by a man from the Oriental Building. Despite the fact that hc had given his identity

out to Mr. Shaftain that accord- ing the Magistrates Ordin-

complaint on one summons or one charge, and suggested that Mr. Shaftain consult Crown Counsel regarding the question of standing by the present sum- monses or of bringing up fresh ones relative to the assault in the station as alleged

and occupation he was brought

to the station.

one

Chau Man-chlu of the Oriental Cinema Studin, Kowloon City, In March 1947.

Whilst he was in Shanghai Inst

Kowloon Wharf Suit Over Lighter

A submission that the lighter which the Hong Kong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Co., Ltd., claim to be their property is in fact the pro- party of the Tung Hing Company, and that' it was sunk by Allied planes in the Canton River and subsequently salvaged, was put for ward yesterday when hearing of the action for recovery of the lighter was resumed before Mr. Justice E. H. Williams (Chief Justice). The Godown Company, plain-defendants. The agreement to tiffs, are represented by the build was algned on Feb. 3, 1935. Hon. Mr. Leo d'Almada eThe lighter was to cost $14,500. Castro, K.C, instructed by Mr. On July 10, 1935, the lighter was P. A. L. Vine of Messrs. Completed and delivered to Mr. Yu in Hong Kong. He had it Deacons.

Mr. D. A. L. Wright, instruct- towed to Canton, where he ob

tained

the usual licence. The ed by Mr. Peter H. Sin of lighter was afterwards used for Messrs, P. H. Sin & Co., is carrying mineral ore and other appearing for the Tung Hing goods between Samsul and Can-

ton. Company, defendants.

The plaintiff's claim Is for recovery of possession of the lighter and also for loss of hire.

Seized

A

wit-

a

Mr. William Sprague of the On the fall of Canton in 1039, Ship Survey Office, Marine De-the Japanese Army seized the partment, who was recalled for lighter, which was eventually

sald cross-examination,

that sunk in Feb. 1945 by Allied there was nothing in the appear- | planes In the waters of sun ance of the lighter which he had Chuen near the Whampoa ares. Inspected to indicate that it had Defendants would call as

water for 18 been under

months.

WOL O ness, Leung Kwan, who He believed that the

rudder *On- seaman employed by defendants formed with the shape given in on the lighter from July 1935 up defendant's plan. He did not

to Feb. 1945, when the lighter notice that the tiller had been re- war sunk. He saw the lighter paired. The lighter which he being sunk and informed the de- had might have been built fendents.

seen from defendant's plan with co- In May 1946, defendants ch.

tained

from Gunner Joseph Gordon An-operation between the owner and

permission Canton Navigation Bureau 10 In re-examination, Mr. Spra- salvage the lighter and salvag. gue de

detalled similarities between

Ing operations were commenced lighter the

on July 3, 1046, by Wing Fat dispute and that of In variance with a sister lighter. Both were

Balvaging Company. The plaintiff's plan. He had inspected the lighter in dispute again on Sunday night, Although light was fading, he noticed what he thought to be a lotter "y" on the starboard aft, letters, further aft, were obscured together with a letter "G." Other

by an iron plate.

October, said witness, he received ders (19) of the 25th Field Regi. the builder.

a letter from his son (defendant)|ment, F.M.A. Unit, stationed Found от his person were stating that the camera had been at Shamshuipo, went to the cords,

of which, Issued by seized by the Police. He return- Red Lion Inn with some friends the Hok Shan authorities, ed to

to Hong Kong the following at 8.15 p.m. on Saturday for authorised

to carry a re- him

month. The defendants, Sub-Inspector volver. The other WOK дп He knew complainant some 15

a drink, N.A. Clarke, Det. PC Lau Hol-identification card from the nam and PC Chun Po-wab, were Chinese Government. charged

Kwan with nasaulting Bhing, unlawfully and injuriously imprisoning him and detaining hun for 12 hours against his will on Feb. 6.

beer bottles

years ago, sald witness, when he

By 8.50 p.m. Anders was un. came to Hong Kong at his re- der the leeway At Central Stat n, Kwan was

quest. Complainant's

and became brother "slightly tipsy." taken to the Charge Room and was the technical man and was to

He also started throw empty then to a room where finger the proprietor of the South China about the place and broke the prints were taken. Kwan gave the Motion Picture Co., which WAS the same answers when question-financed by him (witness).

there.

Mr. Hin Shing Lo is defendinged Chan, while Mr. Comber and Mr. Remedios represented Clarke and Lay, respectively.

thère

The first defendant, it was al- leged, placed a pencil between Kwan's Anger and squeezed them, Mr. Shaftain, before making

considerable pain. A cigarette was then placed his opening address, told the lighted cigare Court that at the first hearing in close proximity between his

objections were

by eyes and the cars. The first de- the defence to his position as fendant was then said to have complainant and as prosecutor at punched Kwan and knocked him the same time. After consultations down onto the floor, whereupon with Crown Counsel and much

the second defendant kicked him. discussion It had been decided that the first summonses were bad and that Kwan Shing, the person alleged to have been assaulted by defendants, should make the com- pinint and that he (Mr. Shuftain) was entitled to prosecute.

Objection

Loft For Java

of

Mr. Moodio

all their lighters, a number of

Drink

Green Spot

the 1

salvaging operations were com- plated on Aug. 12, 1948. An agreement was then enter- ed into with the Whampoa Naval vessel. Dockyard to repair the When the repairs were completed, and licensed in Canton, Use vessel was duly registered

It WER then chartered to Cheung Kin of Wing Yip Hong at

$2,200 for the purpose of ply- fng between

Canton, Wuchow and Hong Kong. A Hong Kong licence was also obtained.

glass of the juke-box.

Cpls. Brown and Balfour

were the RAF. Military Police teni for and took the man to That brother left for Java be-Taimisatsui Police Station where

The next witness, Mr. J. fore the Pacific War and left com- he was charged with disorderly Moodie, Assistant Manager of the plainant in charge equipment.

of, all the behaviour and malicious damage plaintiff company, said that he On May 7, 1047, the lighter to the glass of the juko-box and had been with plaintiffs for nine was seized by the plaintiff com- He considered, said witness, tumblers to the total

of years. Plaintiffs had a record of pany, who claimed it to be one of value of the price of Military V. 20,000 $15.

their lighters. as a very reasonable ona for

This was related to the Magis- which were lost during the Jap There was no sitting of the the camera which was not in trate by Inspector 3. Orem when anese Occupation. Several had Court yesterday aftemoon, as Mr.

very good condition.

recovered from The Gunner Anders appeared before been

Canton Justice camera is worth between $4.000 Mr. W. H. Latimer at Kowloon his been salvaged in the har-lighter. Hearing will be resumed

the Liberation and others carry out

Williams adjourned to an inspection of the and $5,000 at present.

yesterday. Defendant was fined had In reply to Mr. Lo, witness said $25. and ordered to pay $15 com- Lour. The pre-war fleet was at 10 a.m. today. that,

he had lost the letter which pensation.

120. At present, the plaintiffs Mr. Comber strongly objected Chau Mun-shing sent him from

had 67 lighters. at this stage on the ground that Hong

Kong

whether he asking that was a fresh allegation of was interested in the purchase of assault and was not relevant to a movie camera. He received the the present summons of com- letter in April 1944 and replied món assault. and that there two or three months later that he was no other assault charge, to was accepting the offer and ask- necessitale the allegation,

Chau to apply to Chau Kam❤ Continuing, Mr. Shaftain sald tam, the foki he left in charge of Kwan was then accused of being the Chinese Optical Co., for pay-

triad society. Al ment. member of that moment, it was alleged, a He agreed with prosecuting he fountain

pen was placed in counsel that Chau Man-shing was wanted to bring home to any Kwan's

working

Ngan Ying (25) was a rick ather members of the Hong crushed. The urst defendant held mening for the Japanese Govern thaw coolle who made the fatal Kong Police Force who may Kwan by the hair, while He knew Chuu in be an honest mistake of soliciting Inspector T need a reminder that they are seron defendant punched

and

man and he was prepared to risk Collins, Anti-Vice Omeer, at 12.40 him. Kwan was then

accepting the offer as he knew aim on Sunday.

Two Roozons

• The summonses against the three police personnel were brought to Couri, Mr. Shaftain stated, for two reasons.

Firstly, because of their seriousness and the disgraceful allegations and because

the

Ing

Pestered Anti-Vice Officer

WES the practice .of plaintiffs to give serial num. bers

.to its lighters. Thes

were painted on the alda of lighters In

numbara

numerals.

Arablo

He

Six 76-ton lighters were built for the Company in 1935. had extracted from the records,

the serial numbers given to these lighters.

The numbers were 86,

at

92, 95, 96, 97 and 98. Of these, 50, 20, 27 and 28 were present in use in the harbour. Lighter 92 was on the Slipway together with the lighter in dispute, which is claimed to be the property of

· the servants and not lask_mas" \ Me to

the Charge Room, where that such a camera would become Inspector to Inspector J. Orem, the plaintiffs.

ters of the community."

defen-

The case Brose, Mr. Shaftain he was twice punched by the valuable after hostilities. said,

out of the activity of a third defendant. The first police Radio Patrol car, speciallydant informed the Inspector On journed to 11 a.m. on April 29. assigned to deal with or prevent Duty, Sub-Inspector Thompson, posalble crimes of a serious na- that he had arrested Kwan and

Lure over the Chinese New Year wanted him detained for inquiry Brothel-Keeper

period,

I was laid down as he had been seen taking

each car must not trespass on the

a constable's number.

area of another and unless ad- "It is dimcult understand Fined $250

vised to go beyond their own aren

to

why the Inspector detained

for immediate action they were Kwan," Mr. Shaftain remarked,

to remain within their

Sphere,

constable's

The Special Branch man, mean-

pose.

Name

Apart from serial numbers, the lighters were also given names.

Cabaret

Guilds

Closed

Shanghai, Apr. 12. Cabaret-dancers, musicians and other employees were or- dered today to disband their unions or guilds as a result of the Jan. 31 outbreak in which the dancers and others wrecked the Social Affairs Bureau in protest against the closing or.

The City Government handed decision because the

Association

to suppress the rioters and

Collins was walking At this stage, hearing was ad-along Woosung Street when the defendant went up to him and naked him whether he "wanches nice girl."

The Police officer did not "wan- it was the pre-war practice, in chee nice girl" but "wanchee addition to giving each lighter a der. rickshaw coolie" and took him to serial number, to give a name in the Yaumati Police Station where the form of

Romanized Chinese down the he was lodged until he appeared version of the serial number. before Mr. W. II. Latimer at Thus, 05 would he named "Kau

Cabaret Giria' Association. I Mul, $5-year-old" widow, Kowloon yesterday charged with "because any member of the

Ng

This practice had not, Cabaret Employees Guild and No instructions were given that public has the right to take down was in charge of the ground soliciting for an immoral pur- however, been a fixed one. Since day nor were they expected to a

only the serial faret Musician number with floor flat at 39 Portland Street

the re-occupation, deal with hawkers and foodstalls, reason."

which comprised four cubicles Ngon was ordered to part com- numbers had been used. It was

w they are not. entitled to continue On the nights of Feb. and 6,

and three

bed spaces used. pany with $75 or spend the next pos

possible that lighters were given operating as organizations. defendants went out of their area. while, telephoned to Mr. Shaftain according to Inspector T. Collins, three weeks In Stanley Goal

The City Council rules that the name without a number, but The first defendant was not sup- and D91 Johnston, whereupon the solely by prostitutes.

that would have been some time should be "still held responsible organizations and their leaders posed to be on duty then in that Central Charge Room

The premises were raided inspector

by

ago-exa

for all area. Only third defendant was was contacted regarding Kwan. Inspector Collins at 2 nm, yes.

involved." consequences On the other hand, although the suncerned.

principal witness, Kwan tell the

and Inspector Thompson will and when two Chinese males

told

pros-

was or- first group- of cabaráts Shing, toki of foodstall at No. to the first defendant who went titutes were found. Two of the

iginally scheduled to be closed Owing to a misunderstanding down on 36 Cleverley Street, became into the call with a Chinese sub-girls told the Inspector that they

other witnesses Intended, to be order has not been enforced and March 31, so for the volved with the defendants which inspector as an interpreter

and received $6 cach from their On the application of Inspector led to the present case...

salted by the plaintiffa ware paid $1 F. Roberts, Cheng Sam-chua (17)

all are remaining open-Unltød expressed his regrets to Kwan, respective ellent and

not present in Court, so it was Press. explaining that he did not know each to Li Mul as "commission." was remanded for three days by.

that Mr. Sold Out

that Kwan was from the Special Laumer, at Kowloon later in the yesterday.

Wright Charged before

W. H. Mr. W. H. Latimer at Kowloon Mr.

open his case in the Branch," Mr. Shaftain said.

Tho charges against Cheng morning with keeping a brothel. Number On Card Lf was fined $250. Inspector J. were larceny of $38 from private

Orum prosecuted..

car 1580 at the 11 1/2-mile car defendant's park at Taun Wan, malicious 1995, damage of a windows glass of the Hong

t On Feb. 4 a Police radio patral car stopped outside the stall and ordered six bawls of rice. As the mistress of the stall had not ough rice, and also because the same customers had not paid up for: four bowls they had had

previous

that this was

the

-At 130 a.m. first defendant went to see DSI Johnston in his

three self-confessed

STOLE FROM A CAR

Cross-examination of Mr. Moodle was reserved pending an inspection of the vessel.

arranged

·

Mr. Wright said that it was that in Feb.

じ込ませ

gave an order to the

and China Dock Co.,

KOREAN SHIP

IN PORT'

nite night, she told them quarters and said that Kwan was the defendants did assault Kwon being a member of the Lin Tinger for use on the West River Hong Kong since 1941 arrived in

she arrested, and handed to DSI in his presence," Mr. Shaftain The car left but re: Johnston Kwan's visiting card, on said.

the number was written.

wold

OUL

when

the thing defendant impactor Darkin war-sent opfendant read that Kwan was de

-

Kong car belonging to Tsang Wah, and of To Kwa Wan to build a light-

The first Korean ship to visit Triad Society.

Mr. Yu

Yang-yu was proprietor the harbour yesterday morning of the Tung Hing Company of

of 81 A report made by the first de-

bringing, among other cargo, a Luen Hing Street, West Bund, considerable amount of sea food. was alleged to have broken a table

The Sikh Community of Hong Canton, which carried on

The vessel is a 850-ion schoon and stool and threatened to arrest the following morning to release tained for inquiry on suspicion Kong will celebrate the Balsakhi transportation business. He also her for obstruction. The next day Kwan who was sent for medical and in which he vigourously pro- Festival at the Sikh Temple to-had an iron foundry at 225 Fort Aing Do Whan under the the woman reported to Mr. Shat-examination, "the report of which tested against Kwan's release by day, Well-wishers and followers of land Street, Kowloon, by the command of Captain BK Whang thin, and was told to return on will support the allegations in Inspector Darkin without con- the Bikh' faith are requested to name of Yust Fung Foundry,

and manned entirely by a Korean Feb. 6.

respect "_of_the_assaults," Mr. sulting him (defendant).

attend the function. Meala and The Hong Kong and Chin *The came back and said that Shafiain declared

Proceedings were adjourned to refreshments will be supplied free Dock Co., submitted a plan of the Fiha pollon had again:vleitid: hiri "The Interpreter will say, how Apr. 22 at 2 p.m.

of charge.

lighter and this was approved by

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