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THE CHINA MAIL, THURSDAY, JUNE 24, 1948.

PGS SENT TO JAIL FOR ACCEPTING BRIBE MONEY

WIE

that he to search for

Woman's

Tearful

Plea Granted

Throo polico constables were" sentenced to 12 months' imprisonment with hard fabour by Mr. F. X, d'Almada ät Contral yesterday for conspiring to accept money from passengers. at the Tung On wharf on March 12.

Ho They were: Leg Wah, P.C. **nino salu 1088-LWlug,tói, E.C. 1043 specially detailed and Wong Cheuk-sum, P.C. Brearms, dangerous go and seditious documents," and in the. 1421.

course of such searches he hnd to come into contact with passen- ៨០៧

papers, anel even their P

A married woman's tearful Lo Wing-tal ani. Wong Cheuk-plea to be allowed to join her husband in Canton was granted by Mr. W. H.. Latimer at Kowloon yester- day when he ordered Wong Kau (26) to be expelled from the Colony.

Inspector W N. Darkin pro- secuted while all defendants were represented by Mr. Marcus da Siva.

money.

In the witness Lox, Lee Wah said that he was a police con-ura, the other two rtable and joined the police force at the beginning of 1948. He baid it was his dutý to search passen. Kers' persons as they enter or leave the wharf.

defendants gave corroborative, ovidonce...

Personalia

Mr. W

Ah,

Superiu tending Electrical Engineer, of H. M. Naval Dockyard, was fure welled. by his colleagues yester day, prior to leaving for England un Sunday to take up an appoint ment at the Admiralty Resoarch His Laboratory, West Drayton successor is Mr. G. R. B. Patti-

Fluorescent Powder Addigraine the court, Mr. Silva said That there var no evidence of Identification and no evidence of the defendants having received the money There was only, tha evidence of someone else having received money?

Charged with the larceny of 10 pairs of silk stockings from Yuen Kam-hung at 310 Nathan Road on March 1, Wong was given the benefit of the doubt and ecquit led.

Mr. Silva asserted that in the course searching, defendants might cailly come in contact with the passengers property. In this way they may have legitimately touched fluorescent powder placed on sume, of the notes practically a destitute an expul police.

She begged

as she

to

ba given the her husband.

chance of joining

admitted to being

and

on

sion order was made against her. Del. Sub-Inspector C. Askew

that sold

March i

defen- dant and another woman carry ing a baby on her arms entered closing time and sen some coals. asked to

They told complainant that they were travelling traders and wanted to purchase a few coats to bring to

Arrivals at the Peninsula Hotel chewld that he could not accept the shop near.

included

said that h Mr. d'Almada

that it agreed with Mr. Silva there be any doubt, the benefit should be given to the defendants, Dist

evidence of the defendants in on Tuesday

Mr. and regard to the manner in which Mrs, E. J. Witzenburger, Capt. they had searched passengers and Mrs. William H. Wong, Mr. The Anding of the powdered notes

is evidenco Canton. Plek-nam. Mrs. in their possession and Mrs. Chua

Ross, Mrs. R, C. A. and he must therefore convict the Eth Cole Puri, Miss B. E. Brittain, Miss defendants. D. C. Strang, Miss Y. Chen, Mr. Messrs. and Mrs. Robert. Dee,

The Magistrate said that de I. 1. W. O. James M. Cassaway Franklin, F. Matilla, and S. Ffendants were police officers with the welfare of the public, in their hands, but they had taken moner from them. He saki he could not R

ag the departures from the Peninsula Hotel on Tuesday-werend words to express his feelings

regarding the amount of corrup Messrs. C. Castor, G, Collert, W.

tor going on, but he would cer R. Brucker, J. O, Sanders, R. S. Buchan, Lt. Col. and Mrs. I. c. tainly Smigelow, Rev. Buchier and Miss their clear records, and sentenced them to 12 months' hard labour M.B. Excell,

cach.

Tany.

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Corruption

take into

Stocks Chocked While Yuen was pulling out the coats from a showcase, the other the doors of a woman opened

and took the smaller showcase stockings. The two left the shop without purchasing anything.

On June consideration

Addressing the court

POP

Old Spanish customs

ROBBERS "LUCKY” TO

GET ONLY

ONLY CANE, JAIL

Found guilty by a jury at the Criminal Sessions yesterday on charges of robbery and posses- sibit of arms and ammunition, Choung, Hon. hung alias Cheung“Pak-king, 26, was sen- fenced-by-Mr. Justice-E. H. Williams (Chief Justice), to nine years' hard labour and ning strokes of the cane..

Wan San-fong, 36, who was charged together with

Cheung on the robbery charge and who had- pleaded guilty at the opening of the Sessions, was also sentenced to nine years' hard labour and nine strokes of the cane. When passing sentence, Mr. These articles were subsequent Justice Williams told the nc-ly kontified by one of the vic- cused that the offence of rob- bms of the hold-up.

After making bing a number of passengers | on a bus was 'mosi serious.

The Police, Cheung took them to a The accused were also told that but in Kowloon, where the fire

armx and ammunllion were they should consider themselves

ns in future chses of lucky, similor nature. persons found guilty would be given the "Cat,"

Jound.

statement to

Identified By Victim

Chocolates

Contained Pain-Killer

A handsome box of choco- lates was sent to Mr. D. E. Davies, Acting Chemist, by the Police on May 3.

Government Tsimtsatsui

The box was found to contain pieces, They were lested (not

by

mouth but scientifically) by Mr. Davies, und 11 of the piecea were found to contain 0.1 gram of

Amidopyrine, palu-killer that

Д

be

sold

could only

doctor' chemists against dentul-Burgeons prescriptions.

by

or

the victims.

W. A. Blair-Kerr's Court at Kow- Cheung, who testifled from the loon yesterday, adding that witness box, denied that he was Amidepyrine, should be sised in the bus or that he took part with extreme caution, especially in tho robbery, le claimed that in mixtures.

Mr. Davies was testifying #t of the Rummonu ugulust Mrs. E. Tranquillesky of Nathan Road, third floor, 100

the firearms belonged to a man the hearing

The normal dose, Gramedi A number of students from At an Identification parade, ac- cle; is between. 0.8 and 0.6 the Diocesan Girls' School, ineused was identified by one of groat, said Mr. Davles in Mr. When the stocks were checked

charge of their teachers, were at closing time it was found that

present at the trial for the 16 pairs of -stockings were miss-

purpose of gaining an insight ing.

into Criminal Court procedure. 16. defendant was

The students showed great in- seen passing the shop with the other woman.. On the approach terest in the proceedings and were of complainant, It was alleged. cbserved to be taking notes from named Ho Ting

Cheung said that he had, come again, the other woman walked away time to time. the priesthood Ordained into

The case for the prosecution to Hong Kong for the purpose of recently in Nanking by Arch- Mr. Silva said that he had been while defendant was arrested and

instructed to appen against the | brought buck to the shop and was conducted by Mr. A. Lons-visiting a doctor, as he had some for causing Mrs. Butcher to take bishop Paul Yu Pin, Rev. Fr.

the poison with the intention of Firstly he felt theater, taken to the Tsimtgataui dale, Augustine Victor

Wong Yen- decision.

Del.

H.T. Matches,

returned annoying Mrs. Buicher un May After the jury had sang herived back in Hong Kong Maghatrate was wrong in holding Pulice Station,

that the defendants had a case 10 Giving his decision, Mr. Latini Mr. Lonsdale said that on the thele verdiet. Mr. Lonsdale said.

Due to the indisposition of Mr. yesterday after an absence of one

that the accused had no previous answer, and secondly that theer said that

Apr. n No. B bus, sure that evening af and a half years.

travelling from the records. The third man involved | A. S. C. Comber, for the defence. further hearing was adjourned to Kowloon Tong, in the robbery had not been ar to the afternoon of July 12. Dat. A compiler of a Chinese dic-ngistrate had in right to dis- complainant had been honest in which, was believe defendant' account of the his belief that defendant was one Star Ferry tionary, now extensively used in Chinese-schools-particularly by manner in which they conducted of the two women who called at stopped at the Junction of Prince rested. Cantonese teachers of mandarin. their seatches, as there was no the shop-on-March-1.There was, Edward and Nathan Romis, where-formation regartling the two ne-peared for the Police, | however, no presumption that three men boarded it, The defendants who had been accused was the woman who stole stockings, as evidence hop on $2,000 ball cach will be re-the lensed on $4,000 ball, half-in cash (been given that the other woman

-was seen opening, the showcare. and half in surety

Fr. Wonk visited Hankow. Shanghal, Wish, Hangchow and Canton before returning to the Colony.

-The Jocal:Siamese community were entertained al a buffet din- ner yesterday by Siamese Con- sul-General and Mrs. Sompong Bunuag. The perasion was the celebration

National of Siam's

Day,

Mr and Mrs-Sompong Bun- nag will be hosts, again tonight

evidence in that respect.

יי

he was

FOKI COMMENDED FOR STOPPING ROBBER

at a cocktail party at the Jaco-For bean Room, Hong Kong Hotel. from 5 to 7 p.m.

Miss Natalia Rodrigues married

Mr. Andrew McLean at the Ro- sary Church, Kowloon, yesterday afternoon. Angelis officiated.

the

A

his bravery in grappling with an armed robber and thus being instrumental for his arrest, Leung Your shop-foki, was commended at the Criminal Sessions yesterday by Mr. Justica T. J. Gould (Puisnë Judge).

Ins. Counsel, assisted by Irouble with his wrist.

Hold Up Passengers

Lift

20.

Ori the bus reaching the Cum-

Mr. Lonsdale said that In-Sub-Inspector J.T. Hemaley-up-

cused had some, indireelly, from the third mars. It was a question

of rogues falling out over

⇓

swindle In the sharing of the

berland Store int Cumberland Proceeds. Road, the three men, two of

whom were armed, held up the CAR OWNERS

conductor and Hassengers. While

one of the men kept guard over "SUMMONED

ILLEGAL POSSESSION OF FLOUR

Mr. Hin-shing Lo, cautioned Leung Shek-pul, ́oged, 22, Loung Fau, aged 24, and

the driver, who was not allowed Mr. M. Comer, reating at Leung Yeung, aged 20, when to stop, the other two men ro- the Gloucester Hotel was caution.they appeared at Central yes- lieved the conductor and passen-ed by Mr. F. X. d'Almuda atlerday d charge of uṇlaw- Central yesterday for causing an fully possessing 95 cattles of ters of money and valuables.

The bus continued as far as obstruction with his car in Chat-iflour. Cornwall Road, where the three ter Road on May 8. robbers alighted. As they ran

off,

The case was one in which Mr., J. Reynolds, Crown Coun-'olice arrested Cheung on Apr. care and

1

Inspector Brownrigg said that accused were seen near the Yee

Li Po, 32, unemployed, and sel, assisted by Det. Insp. G. E. 28. He was searched and in his Rond n

were found a pawn i magistente ordering the case to who had bought tholz ration “Ol

and

possession

sold it to them:

the robbers pointed their Before Mr. F.X, d'Almadu at Hung Rice Shop, with a suck of weapons

towards the bus, warn Central yesterday, Mr. Edmund flour. The police suspected the Ing their victims against raising Temple McMullen pleaded not flour was

obtained unlawfully the alarm or giving pursuit, guilty, to a summons of driving and on questioning them, they

On Information received, the us em No. 7465

without due admitted that they did not buy attention on Island the flour direct from the denler, April 24, resulted in | but from the people in the street The Rev. Father do

33, tailor, Willerton, conducted the case for ticket relating to a wrist watch, be adjourned until noon on July flour, did not require it and had The bride. wore a long white Siu Tat-chuen, satin gown with new low pleaded guilty to a charge of the prosecution.

After sentence had been passed a fountain pen and a wrist watch. 7 for honring. having robbed the back

Leung waly.line, gathered at

inmates of the Fook on the accused, a young Chinese and falling into a long trains. Her other hand-embroidered tulle veli was Yuen Rice Shop of 508 Queen's woman, believed to be the wife of Siu Tal-chuen, the second ac held in place by a coronet of Road West in the early hours cused, began crying and walling! orange blossoms. She carried-of-Apr-16.

ns she left the Court. shower bouquet of tuberoses,

Ll Fo, who had also pleaded In between dobs, the young The bride's sister, Miss Maria gully to a charge of posseskonį woman-bimoaned the fact that Rodrigues acled as Matron of of area, Was sentenced to nine since her husband would be do Honour and wore a short dress of years hard labour und six strokes lained in Stanley Prison for some pink organdle with white acces of the cane.

yours-to-come-she-would be Borics. She carried a pogy of

without means of support... pink psters.

Mr. M. McCormack was best- inan.

A reception was held at the Naval Mesa in Hankow Road.

The honeymoon is being spent at Cheung Chau Island.

of

Mr. Edward Danks, Vice- President and Treasurer Everett Steamship Corporation, is presently on a tour of the Com- | pany's Offices on the China Coast, Korea and Japan. One, of the problems of Mr. Danka tour is in connection with personnel and staff changes. Mr. C. K. Evans is being transferred to the Tientsin Omce and, the Company'sīsifpira in Hong Kong will be handled by Captain Ian Jenking

PRISON FOR

HEROIN CHARGES

Woman Wails

Slu Tht chuen, was sentenced to seven years' hard labour and six strekes of the cano.

Stored

Fireworks Illegally

of

The maximum penalty $250. was imposed on. Yeung Chol of 302 Sai, Yeung Street, first floor, by. Mr. W.-A. Blair Kerr at Kowloon,, yesterday on the summons of

of storing 300 lbs. of fireworks on May 25-without-a-permit

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that, the premises wese ordinary Kowloon Rotary Club, huncheon Chinese tenement Tuts, and that

at Peninsula Hotel, 12.30 defendant, was fined $100 By JAM

p.m...

Mr Latimer on March 6, 1947, Home-building & Investment Society, subscribers meeting, Jardine's board room, 8.30

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Stating that hè địa ring-hi- | for a similar offence. tend to impose a fine on the Leung Tak, 67 Shanghal Street. charge of keeping heroin first floor, was fined $150 by to divan, Mr. W. H. Latimer, at the same Magistrals in respect Kowloon yesterday sentenced storing 100 lbs. fireworks on Leung Yan (40) to 18 months May 20 hard, labour on six counts, in both cases the Magistrate ordered the confiscation of the respect of a diven at 169 fireworks... Temple Street, second floor.i

Inspector J. Orem: said that since defendant's appearance in Court Deta Sub-Inspector Wednesday, a 42 pilla seized by Fae Anker, in jihesraid,en the Cuntises on Jump - 15; ** wero certified

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