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WOMEN TRADE CHILD

FOUND ON STREET

Tong Shu-chun (54), widow, of 54 Stanley Street, second floor, accepted a nine-year-old boy, Cheung Fat-mui, from her friend Tang Ying (25),-married-woman, even when she knew. that the child had been picked up in the streets by her friend.

insisted

on

Were Beggars

bob

To protect herself against labour. Her husband, Weng Cham

was acquitted on accusations of kidnapping she (24), had Tang sign a "red paper" } charges, agreement in which it was stated that the boy was the Pet Sub-Inspector W..J. Wall natural child of Tang. She said that a report was received Police Station, that further

having Talpo Tang and the efilld photo-Choung Fat-mui Imd been misd-

ng since the evening of May 3, graphed together.

from 50 Kam Shon Village) Convicted on the charges of

Investigations revealed the fact taking part in the unlawful tran- that the boy had been in the habit saction of a child and of receiving of going out to Taipo Market musi

chikt, Tong was fined $1,800 (or six months') by W.A. Blair-beg for alms, I was further learned that he was aftens, seen Kerr at Kowloon yesterday.

the company fEL

of Tang and Wong who were also beggara.

Tang Ying, convleted on the counts of kidnapping the bay and of taking part in the transnetion, wak sentenced to 18 months' hard

Manager Changes His Plea

Wong Ting Lung, manager of the Tung Hing Hong Firm 360 Queen's Road Central, faced with four counts of fot Kury and uttering forged cheques amounting to $8,500, yesterday changed his plea to

1 before Mr. Justice F. F. Wintams Chief Justice,

who reserved Thursday next.

sentence

In the morning of May 21, PC 1332 Raw the couple at Taipo Market and recognised them from the descriptions circulated, Не querlioner

them and brought them back to the Statlan where they admitted having taken away the child and disposing of him to ésse Koo,

"Out of Pity"

On information supplied by the women, Det. Lai Rúm called at 54 Stanley Street, second floor, hut the woman was not in. She called

dab the Talbo Poller Station on the following day and told Sub-Inspector. Ip, that she had the boy sent buck to her non at Wu Shek Nam and that she had

asked her godson to bring the boy back immediately she learned of the Police visit.

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Countermove To The Law

Action taken by Maglas trates to terminató the tenancy between a landlord and the tenant of premises weed for Immoral or dilegal purposes has led to a counter move by brothal and, opium divan keopers to circumvent the law.

The counter move is lo erect wooden shacks on the roof top of promises ecoupled by them.

A the Etairway in the case of the bulldinga concern- ed leads straight to the roof, which lạ thủs accessible to all and sundry, any cold carried out

Police could hol by the possibly Involve any of the tenanta an the ground and upper floors of the bulldings. Any girl arranted by the Police during a raid would. give ** matter of course,

an address in some other part of the Colony en that her aa- sociation with any tenant of the premises could not be established.

Neighbours

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MACKINTOSH TENANCY

CASE NEARING END

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Hearing of evidence in the Mackintosh Tenancy Case was concluded yastarday before Tenancy Tribunal "A" presided over by Mr. D. L. Strellett.

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The afternoon was devoted jäid not want him bnek in Glou- to submissions by Mr. B. A. center Arcade, Mercado sald he Bernacchi, counsel for Louis desired to explain the reason for Mercado and Mra. D. Kovach, this reluctante. When Mr. Strel- whose eviction from Shop C. lett said it was irrelevant, Mr. Alexandra Building, is sought should be heard as in any case |Bernacchi insisted that his client by Mackintosh Ltd.

he could later brlog it out in re-

Mr. D. A. L. Wright, for Mac-examination. The Magistrate Kintarh Ltd., will make his sub-eventually agreed. mitalops this morning.

Allowed To Remoin

Suffered Badly

Louis Mercado, in further cross

Merendo then explained that as examination by Mr. Weight, ad- mittelt that he knew in September a result of the evacuation of |1045 that there would be a great women and children in 1040 his dewand for goods as sold by Mac.business suffered badly, and Mr. Kintosh's In view of the wat Eager, then Secretary of the Land years, and that he also knew Investment Co. reduced his rent, Facing each other across Mackintosh's were in need of and was most sympathetic. It was Woosung Street were a their premises to resume business. Mr. Eager's desire to have all his tenants in Gloucester Artade, and On the way back to Hong brothel and an opium divan, Kong, the widow and the detec both of which were raided

"if Mr. Eager was here and alive today

I am sure I would have tive met her godson and the by Chief Inspector S. G. Asked by the Magistrate, boên given back my shop in the young lad.

Charged, Tong said that Tang Smith on the night of June whether he had been asked by Arcade," concluded Mercado with

Mackintosh for the premises,-tie | some feeling. 23. brought the child to her and told her that she

affimalive. He in the replied (Tang) could nol

brothel keeper, Wong NE thought, however, he was allowed The support him any longer. When (05, widow) was fined $250 or she refused to accept the boy, three months when she admitted to remain on as a result of some

her to do so and before Mr. W.H.

Latimer at

arrangement made between Mr. finally she agreed out

Field, Secretary of the Hong pity for Fowloon yesterday to being in then. She was told by Tang that charge of 80 Wousung Street, first on Land Investment Co. Ltd., the landlords, and Mackintosh the boy was picked up from the

Lid, streets and that was why she did not want him.

The case for the Crown was conducted by Mc. A. Lonsdale | Hit (Crown Counsel) assisted by Det. Tang urged Inspector Cochrane. Wong was dufended by Mr. Percy Chen. instructed by Mr. J.M. d'Almada Remedios.

Mr. Lonsdale explained that

was employed by the Yue

Hong, importers and ex-- porters, in October, as book keeper at $300 a month, and left in March this year. It was after

Overruled

Tang, stated that she gave the bay to Sze Koo Fong). As she did not know the law she asked Sze Koo for several tens of he had left that the defalcations dollars. The reasons why she look and forgery was discovered. the boy nway, was because be Wong was found and after a talk told her he had no parents. She with his manager, he admitted took him with her and looked the forgeries and was charged. after him for two days niter For accused. Mr. Percy Chen which, finding herself unable to saki Wong was a married man support him, she gave him away with four children, and he had to Sze Koo. also to support a widowed mother.

Like many

others his moral structure had been shaken by the privations of the war years, pleaded Mr. Chen, who urged the Court to regard the lapse os a temporary one.

Temptation had been placed in his way; he was being pressed by monty lenders, and he succumbed | to this temptation. He asked for at chance so that he might still be

useful member of belety;" His Lordship sold from the de- he noticed that ae- podtions cused offered to make certuin re- stitutions, and this fact would be taken into account when sentence was passed.

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He added that the incident had nothing whatever to do with BOAG. The mlatako arose through an error of typo, when the lettere DOAC were unfortunately substitut. ed for. P.O.A,8..

Police "Look"! Pays Off

In further cross examination Mercado admitted he knew the and Investment Company-never Intended to give him any pre- misca in Gloucester Arcade, but he was hoping that Mr. Fieli

Nearly 186 taels of raw und might eventually change his mind. prepared opium, together with Re-examined by Mr. Bernacchi, all the paraphernalia for boll- Mercado said there was na in-

were seized dication whatever from Mr. Fielding oplum,

by

Tsui Ping, 28, unemployed, woS $200 (or two months' hard

Merendo said he knew about tour) when he pleaded guilty the Tenancy Proclamation in 1946 Decre the same Magistre to but did not know he was protect-at any time that he would have Chief Inspector F. J. Clarke keeping on oplum divan at ed. He knew, however that when to give up the step on the ro and detectives-from-Sham--

second floor. Mackintosh's sent him a bill for turn of MacKintosh.

Woosung

Street

his two customers were fined $33

rent they could not evict him.

crh.

Referring to correspondence in Inspector J. Orem prosecuted which It was stated that bis in both cases.

tenancy was subject to termina- Arested by Inspector Chon-

tion on the return of MacKintosh on June 23 at 94 Wahu Ltd., Mercado alig

sald he stiw no Street, Brst Boor, Tsang Fat (44) need to deny it in writing, as, ac- pamtscraper, was fined 8900 (or cording to advice from his solici- three months' hard labour) by tor, Mr. P.L. Lain, there was in Mr. C.A. Sutherton Russ, on

Mr. W. A. Blair-Kerr at-Kowloonfact no agreement to this effect. behalf of Tong, submitted that he yesterday on the charge of posses- had no case to answer, but was

sion of Ave taels of raw oplum, Asked if he was aware that the overruled by the Magistrate. *** Si Kawarth prosecuted.

Hong Kong Land Investment Co. When Tong went into the wit- ness box the nimitted to the Magistrate that she was told by Tang that the child had been pleked up from the street, and that she gave the woman $50 at first and then another $20 on the day following the presentation_of_ the child to her.

EIGHT-YEAR-OLD

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THIEF CANED

Among the 60 juveniles who appeared before Mr. W. H.; Latimer at Kowloon yesterday

Prepared

To Take

His Case To UK

Heroin Aroma Fills Court

chulpa in the early hours of June 9.

A man and a woman, found sleeping in the rear cubicle at the time of the Police visit, were arrested. On their appearing be fore Mr. W. A Blair-Kett ut Kowloon yesterday, Lo Wah (44), was sentenced to eight months hard labour plus a. Ano of $7,000 for another four months'), while the woman, Pun Cheong (45), received four months' plus a fine ofr$7,000-or-another-four-months. Clarke sald The fragrant. aroma

Chief Inspector when he ratded the rear room ot heroin filled the Puisne Apliu Street,

Best Boor, he Judge's Court yesterday as

w the couple sleeping in bed, Lung Wing faced Mr. Justice with the door fastened from the

When Inside.

the door WBЯ a heroin T. J. Gould on charge Exhibits of the opened to the Police he asked the man-whether they had any opium.. drug, with the paraphernalia He replied, "No. You look.

their "look" counsel's table and on the floor.

of

Declaring that he would appeal to the highest for making the pills, were on

courts in Hong Kong, to the highest courts in England if need be Mr. M. A. da Silva asked Mr. Hin-shing Lo_to_register_a con- viction against his client' so that he could appeal.

Mr. Silva was appearing for at Central

WBR 8 eight-year-old boy Mak Yu Chuen, charged with larceny.

de-

According to the Police, yesterday charged with pos- fendant was seen by Mak Ling,sessing a printing press with-

a 13-year-old boy, on the morn-out a licence.

ing of June 23 stealing an axe

from

a a carpenter's kit-bog nt the staircase of 145 Prince Edward Road,

Expelled Again

At the last hearing, evidence was given by inspector Ridyard B, Davies and Mic. Silva sald that according to the Ordinance the definition of a printing press machinery WI apparatus and used to reproduce words.

Technical Guilt

Mr. Lo said that

Vegetable Garden Raided

In

around the

cubicle, said CI Clarke, the Polie discovered soven large packets, four small packels, a tin, a large The accused, Alsa known as bind the partition. In all those

jar, a small jar, and a glass bo ulchuk (sixth uncle), admitted: he was a trafficker in heroin, but containers were found opium.

Oplum pipes, weighing scales.. denied tho charges preferred

quid in which opium had been against his f possession and of boited, cloth strainer, and opium dianaging and permitting a place residue in two pans were found used for the manufacture Leroin pill,

He was, however, found guilty by a jury-after five-minutes-döz liberation, and was sentenced to

total termot even years-hard- tabour

under the boil,

Careless Drivers Fined

Su engrossed

Mr. Reynddi," Crown Coun--~ was the carpen

For the larceny of 100 cattles ter, Hui Chun-kwen, in his work

sel, who conducted the prosecu of growing vegetables on Junction, sald the Police, raiding 257 that he did not hear Mak's worn- ing shout. So, Mak chased after

23, Chan Hurig (36) was sen- Poriland Street on March 30 in tenced to three month's hard connection with another "CABO the small lud and caught him If this applied to hand op labour by Mr. W. A. Blair-tumbled on the heroin, further down the road.

and In theperated duplicators then a type- ensuing struggle, Mak was hitten writer would also come

Chan Kwong, who was the only Kerr at Kowloon yesterday, under on the hand by the defendant.

on the Sub-Inspector J. B. Howarth person

premises at the Law Yan, driver of lorry the definition of a printing press. Defendant was ordered to re-

said theit. Yu, Lau-shul, 22-year- time, was arrested,

5320, and To.. Keng (lorry ceive two strokes of the rane.

old woman owner of a vegetable

were fined $25 each Chan was convicted at the last 8991) garden at Fulc Chuen. Heung

when they admitted before he thought Street, discovered the loss curly Sessions on a charge of postanut Mr. W. H. Latimer at Kow- defendant was guilty of a tech in the morning and immediately an assisting in management, but

yesterday to having hical offence and that the de proceeded to Pelho Streat to sen sentence was deferred following loon finition Was

apparatus and if anyone was selling ber kind of information given by him to the driven without due care and ***Police. With the distance of attention, on May 21 and May mathinery but it did not mean vegetables.

his brother the alleged real owns, respectively. Bho saw defendant the two words were just some-

" Another lorry. diết, Chúng in Dec. 1947, after his second

-Expelled from-the-Golóny-Fixing opperated-by-motive-power questionéti. Atst_sald_that the er of the heroin, Lung Winnigh" was }}?,

appfehended;

Pak-choung (A3590) was cau It could bo. b hard-operated were from his own gardens and conviction for larceny, and printing press, as defendant had then that they were given to him After the jury find rehunedau Hong-hing, driver of motor- tioned for a similar affente, while -banished for-life-on- March 17-in-his-posacasion.-

***: do. Carry by thies men.” He took their verdict - yesterday, · Chan

Aned (125) und cor 4587,470 f oft conviction for lafceny from

fokl of the complainants to a Kwong, was also brought up for ordered to pay 130 compensation the person and breach of as- Afr. Silva asked Mr. Lo to con: unlinbered but where 60 cattles sentence. He was given the fara similar offence, der

years' hard labour, the Judge re- pulsion order, Wong Ha-chalvict his client so that he could ward recovered.

ho also asked appeal. though

Accused, aard SI_Howarth, marking that he had taken into (18) was sentenced to a year the magistrate hard labour and recommend-ellent under the First Offender's month.

to dismiss his had a conviction for larceny last consideration the help he had

given to the Police ed for re-banishment at Kow-Act. loon yesterday.

A caution was registered and Inspector J-Orem Informed the printing press (actually only Magistrato Latimer that defen-la chess board converted intʊ là- dant was arrested by two de-home made printing board) for- tectives at Bowridig Street on the felled to the polite. morning" bf June 22" bh' suspicion Mr. Silva asked the police hot of being a banishee.

to destroy the boord, as he would

most-likely appeal

| FORGERY CHARGES entente.

ADJOURNED

Before Mr. Hin-shing Lo at Central yuterday; Ho Wari- king, Leo Man-cheong, and; Yip Kwing-kwöng were tharg- ed on three zebunts. Vof cbri- "spiracy"to"utter forged nates, possession of forged notes arid ̈ultering, forged notes, an

On the application of Mr. Mar- ods da Blive who, pleaded not sulity for all the defendants, Die. "cíat was "adjourned : for -further booring until pani! Unfternoon" of

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Tramwaymen Face Defraud Charge

Sub-InspectorWL Apps prose- led in all cases.

For driving without "C" plates, learner-driver Bit Woon (private |car-7808) - was fined $10 hyytho same vanglatrate? (He was keen, at Kent Road by Sub napeter Imilien- on, April 30, QUA

Tang Chung, also a learner- driver, was fined $10 for carry-

·ing a passenger, on lätty 5771 at Mission Road-on-Ma

Throoprivate.

car?"

Fiftoon Tramway Inspectors and uns conductor drivers were cautioned by the appeared before Mr. F. X. d'Alinada at Cen“ Magistrate when they admitted that respective simmons; of trát yesterday, all charged, with conspiracy to carrying algers) on their cars, defraud this Tramway Company of passen- Sub-Inspector Hidden we / the gers fards, and were remanded formally for hava tresnakes T

complainant in all the thing cases.

(one week?

Canton, June 24 Ball in the sum of $1,800 Inspectors charged are: N

China each was allowed.

Ping-yucu37, -1.1 Cho-yau, 25, The Farmers Bank of Ng Bun-wing, 40, Henry Chan, 33, his toned: N9704,470-millon Mr. A.J. C}}[Tordt, instructed: Ram Glu-yung, 00, Xiu Teo-chiu; to farmers in Kwangtung: "Pro- by Mr. P.AL Vine, will prosecute #1, Ma To-ming 41, * Chu Kal- Finca sinbe March this year, raw mn belinif of the Tremway: Comming, +15)=CWong (Sun-iwej 40, porta-the P Chilon, cub puny, Inspector Morrison for the Cheang Bang, Alg Antony, Chen, The loans as wete, granted, in Hipollen, Mr. Filte d'Alimods RoMEKEKin Wing sana..). 20% Cheng accordance with: Instruo for trum nelios for one of the defendanta Chny,:43, Aglur, Lau 134, Wong the Minister at Agrishture "ana and Mr. P. C. Woo, for large fluischivurige pay and “~kan=#lip»|Foresly, the repo Lothers,

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