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Crushed Between Lane, Crawford

Lorry And Wall

Some Escape Divan Raid

An inquiry yesterday into the death of a 13-year- old boy named Lo Kam-chrung who was crushed between a lorry and a wall on 4sland Road on June 28 was adjourned until today,

As

Mr. coroner,

F. X. d'Almada prosided, and In- spector M. J. J. Saul conduct- ed on behalf of the police.

Dr. F. Ho, medical officer.at] Queen Mary Hospital, said a small boy was admitted into the hos- Tam Sik, aged 32, the admit-pital on the afternoon of June 20 ted keeper of an opium divan suffering from a fractured pelvin, on the first floor of 148 Bon-internal haemorrhage and shuck. ham Strand Enst, was sen- The boy died at 8 p.m. tenced to a fine of $900 or Inspector N. Senior

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ALLEGED LEADER OF

ARMED

GANG

COMMITTED FOR TRIAL

An alleged armed robber who used the name of

Shyot Yan-kwai la famed bandit chief of ancient China), was brought before Mr. J. Wicks at Kowloon yesterday on committal proceedings, on the charge of possession of orms and ammunition and armed robbery.

Must Report During the hold-up of Dr. Luk Chuen-huen, a

Minor Car Accidents

Quite a number or motor-

Mr.

the nearest at the earlies!

Hong Kong Government pensioner, and members of his household at 224 Nathan Road, first floor, by four men, Wong Kwai alias Shuet Yan-kwal was alleged to have taken a leading part.

The son

In Mental

Hospital

When the case in which Ng Piu was charged with giving false information to the, police was called before Mr. J. Wicks nt Kowloon yesterday, Sub- Inspector J. S. Howarth in- formed the Court that defen- the wil board was, badly bent lats do not realise that an ac-

dant was in the Mental. Hos- Inward, consistent with having eldent, however small,

and daughter-in- cepting accused who was keepingpital and asked for a remand law of the doctor, at an Eden- guard over thers, walked in and of ono weeit. some hard be reported to keen forced against substance.

tification parade held under out of the different rooms. did not answer their charges.

police station

Ng was alleged to have Zeinały Lee Ilona., driver of the lorry,

of Chief In- time, said Mr. W. H. the supervision

Told To Keep Quiet According to Inspector, Moren | |

reported to the Kowloon City who prosecuted, the whole floor oriver and on the day in question day. said he was 3 military lorry pos

at Kowloon yester- spector 5. G. Smith on July

After they hind been robbed police that he had been nespulted 10, unhesitatingly picked out they were herded into the bed- and Ng Yee at Tam Kune Roa

and robbed of $20 by Ng Chung Was used and Inspector Cutler who headed

It was the rolding party he was delivering bread.

of accused as the No. 1 (leader) room and told to keep quiet and near the Ling Nam Factory at E., Shatin. said that quite a number had his practice on every occasion to "Shangri-lu,"

of the gang. reverse his lorry up the slope for failing

midnight on July escoped by way of the scaffolding instead of driving up head on. signal when changing direction of making the arrest,

20. After evidence by the detectives In reply to DS1 Lestic, wiiness He was also pileged

and by the said that he counted four rebbers falsely accused PC 1475 of ps- to have Apart from ordering the con- that it would be easier to drive her car und failing to report an victims, defendant was commilled altogether. Three of them, insulting him at Tam Kung Road accident, pleaded that she did not for trial at the next Sessions. cluding accused, kept changing near Sung Wong Tol Road at 2- know she had to make a report: Accused, said Detective Sub-around their revolvéra so that The accident, she said, was a Inspector A. Leslie, was arrested witness could not any whether very minor one, and no damage on the afternoon of July 13 by a there were two or three guns. was done to either her car (No detective who was left to keep the other man had a dagger ́in 7644) or to taxi 4755.

watch at 140

hand. Sal Yeo Street, his second Boor, when he returned bedroom for some time he peeped -After they Had been in the. or a parcel he had left behind.

The Pined

found inside a suit-out and found the robbers gone case,

two revolver o loosened his rag and ran 19 the verandah where he raised the (certified by the pullce armoure Mr. Perking, es being in good alarm. working condition) loaded with

erected in front of the house.

Ascation of the oplum anoking equipment, the magistrate issued a notice to the Jandford to re- cover passession of the int,

down.

Called Out

He said he had three other

Hargreaves C.

Burmmoned to give the correct

P.

people on the ferry on that day and he remembi red calling out to the people in the rear to keep a | look-out. Refore he commer:eed

backing

for he sounded his horn twice. He had not gone more than 10 feet when he heard someone call out that someone had been knocked down.

Trame 15ub-Inspector · · W. Apps, agreeing with the submis stor, said that Mrs. Hargreaves had just started to back her car, parked outside the Harbour View Hotel, when she saw another car

along Chatham Rond

He said he immediately stopped coding back to the original six and five rounds respectively.

A mid by the same Inspector and party was mode on the secund floor of the same address and arrested Wong Tok, aged 32 and nine mokers,

The keeper

oned $900 or imprisonment, and six months' all the smokers who ditt not show up had their buils estreated.

According to the prosecution and went to the ear, and found

position, defendant's car scraped a officer, only a small room was be a small boy intured.

Questioned In

the Mong Kok ing used as the divan.

In his stat he could not have taxi parked on the left. The two Police Station, Bald DSI Leslie, The same order was made by in full view of the rear and there drivers got off their vehicles, ex- accused admitted that the watch. the magistrate in regard to co-was no driving mirror fitted to the changed names and addresses, covered by a pawn ticket found fisention and naties to the land- Iorry.

and Mrs. Hargroves thought no in his pocket, was part of the lord.

After evidence had been given more the matter.

proceeds of an armed robbery Mr. Latimer sald that all drivers which he had committed, with by two other constables regarding their presence at the sccident, the must report any accident in which three other men not in custody, at

quity was adjourned as a few they are involved, however trivial 224 Nathan Road, Arst floor. material witnesses did not art night appear to them. If they "Ive.

Provious Conviction

was

BROTHEL RAIDED Pleading qulity before Mr. W. H. Latimer at Kowloon yesterday

With a previous conviction for larceny in February this

Hei-kwan year, Chan sentenced to four months' hard labour and recommend- ed for banishment when he

to the charge of keeping á brothel pleaded guilty before Mr.

at 195 Temple Street, first floor, W. H. Latimer at Kowloon Ng Che 25-year-old widow,

Chuen, yesterday to keeping

anwas fined $250. opium divan; and possession that the premises were raided by of opium.

Chief Inspector S.G. Smith said that when he raided 30 Hai- hong Hond. first foor, on July 29, he found the place being used as an opium divin, Besides the defcudant, there were six smokers on the floor.

Five lamps, tour pipes, and a mace of prepared oplum were seized.

Five of the smokers were fined $35 each, and the absentee had his bail of $50 estreated: The oplum pipes were ordered to be destroyed by the police prior to their being handed over to the Revenue Office.

Li Luk-ling was fined a total of $125 (or five weeks' hard fa- bour) when he admitted before Mr. J. Wicks at Kowloon yester -ring-to keeping-an-opium-divan-at- 2 Fuk Tsun Street, second floor, on July 29.

Sub-Inspector J.H. Evans sald

Inspector T. Collins in the small hours of the morning.

Reminders

Today

do not, they run the risk of the driver of the other car, turning in an exaggerated and one-sided report

was cautioned on

Defendant

both summonses.

Postman Knocked

Saw Two Chinese

•

Dr. Luk said that while he was in the sittingroom on the evening of June 10 he was called out le, the hallway where he saw twve Chinese men sitting -On scats.

In reply to witness, the nien said that they wore there'ló con- sult him professionally. He in. vited them into his consultation room, where one of the callers acid that he was suffering from pains near the cart. In sentencing Postman No.

As the doctor turned toward: 152, Ho Kwong-yan to a fine the cupboard for his stethoscape of $10 or one month's imprlson- one of the men left the room ment at Central yesterday. Mr. although he was told there was d'Almada remarked that some no necessity for him to do so. people think that because they On turning back to his are Government servants "they con even get away with mur- dor.'

Ho was charged with having Meeting of 'Indian Community to on the night of July 29, while a prepare for commemorating passenger in a motor bus and in India

Independence Day, civilian clothing, refused to pay offices of K.JA. Choúrmal & his fare. Col. 35, Wyndham St.;' 5,30 D.m.

on

to squat down.

Loitering Charge

a.m. on July 27.

HAWKER'S DEFIANCE

Among the large number: af hawkers convicted and sunfenced d'Almads, there were nine how- at Central yesterday by Mr. F.X.

kers arrested for huwking inside. Central market in defience of the market regulations.

In sentencing them all to a fine. of $100 or one month's imprison- mont, the magistrate salied**a | stern warning to other hawkers that he would deal with them Collins at Nathan Road near

Arrested by. Inspector T. more severely if and when they

are brought up before him, Nanking Street

Health Inspector Fowler was the above the complainant, in yeaterday, two street walkers case.

charged before Mr. Latimer later in the morning with causing an obstruction by loitering.

were

Applying for

at 2.40

a.m.

Chan Chun. 23

WARNED HAWKERS

years, to be remanded for three Leo Kay, aged 17. Was -con- days in custody, Sub-Inspector victed by Mr. F. X, d'Almada at H. Evans said that the case Central yesterday and fined $200 might be taken fer committal, or two months for obstrucilog, the Defendant Infoenied the Court police by warning howkers of the that she has a three-month-old approach of the police. child and applied for permission Danying the charge,

ajd to have the child, with her as it that the hawkers that were ar- was being breast fed.

Her ap-rested would tell the court whe- plication was granted.

Le

ther he did warn them or not;

Chan Mei, 27 years, was bound

The magistrate said he waS. over in the sum cf $50 for six tati fled with the evidence pro- months.

duced and convicted blm: 2012-

NCOs Fined For Test Speeding

Sergeant-Major Taylor and Staff Sergeant Appleby, motor vehicles testors of RASC, Whitfield Barracks, were each fined $90 in respect of three summonses for speeding at Argyle Street, Waterloo Road, and Nathan Road, on June 28, by Mr. W. H. Latimor at Kowloon yesterday.

"patient," Dr. Luk found him. self looking down Into the har rol of a rivõiver. He was told by the gunman, "Karp quiet. Don't move. Go into the other room."

but to "I had no alternative obey," sald witness, adding that According to Inspector Moran when he was walking towards the who prosecuted, defendant board-other room he was accompanied Concert by Manila Municipal ed a bus and when asked by the by the Intruder who had the gun

Orchestra, China Ficet Club conductor for his fore, replied against, his back. Theatre, 8 p.m.

In the sitting room, his son. that he belonged to the Postal Broadenst

Information

and need Department

need not pay, daughter-in-law and a friend Services and the Colonies by LA second request was made for (who were sitting around a table K.W. Blackburne, 8.15 pm. his fare and still he refused. playing cards) and his wife were

Coming Events :

An inspector of the bus com- told to go up to the middle of the pany boartled the jus and when room and with him, to squat

he down. Classical Concert, Toe H Club, informed by the conductor,

Talbot House, 60, Macdonnell and still he refused.

also requested defendant to pay Anolher armed man, alleged to Before Imposing the fines, and gont of the other," add-

A police be accused, then entered" the the magistrate said Roud, 8.30 pan.

that he ing, "We cannot have our constable was called and de-room, followed, a little later, by quite oppreciated the predict streets made into testing Mr. Wicks on the charge Management Committee of Union /fendant was arrested and charged | one more armed man who herded ment of the defendants,

In the three amahs and the doc" cannot make sheep of one

but ground för motor cycles Church meeting, Jardine's accordingly.

lor's alster-in-law.

Traffic Sub-Inspector Donald Brown

said that -- Inspector: 3. Scrim, who was in his” car: com- ing out from Mission Road Into Argylb Street, saw defendants motor cycles going at a fast' speed. The Inspector followed them and clocked their speeds at-55 m.ph. at Argyle Street;

40-45

His two smokers were fined $30 each, while the three pipes and Ave lamps were ordered to be confiscated.

fine

of $180 for four weeks hard labour) was imposed on Ki Yee by

of keeping an opben divan in the cockloft of 43! Reclamation street, ground floor, on July 20,

The single maker found on the premises was fined $35, and, the bipe and lamp seized were con- Ascated.

العيد

TOMORROW

TUESDAY

Board Room, 5.30 p.m.

Urban

Council meeting, GPO Bldg., 4.15 p.m. H.K. Rotary Club luncheon, Roof Garden, H.K Hotel, 12.30

p.m.

WEDNESDAY

Both divans were raided by Detective Sub-Inspector A. Leslie. Toc H Club meeting, Talbot Sub-Inspector J.S., Howarth was House, 50, Macdonnell Rd., the prosecuter in bath cases.

8.30 p.m.

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Gold Bars Confiscated

Bound And Gagged

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Canton Exodus

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The whole nine of them were then bound and gorged with strip, Six gold bars weighing 30 taels torn from table-cloths belonging and valued at about HK$19,000 to his daughter-in-law, Lill were ordered to be confiscated by uk, sald witness, after whien

m.p.h. at Waterloo Road, and 25 Mr. Bin-shing Lo at Central yes. they were searched and $125 and

Canton, July 29... m.ph. at Nathan Road, Both de terday.

a pocket watch taken from him.

Tho sa Falshan Balled for fendants were testing their According to Revenue Officer The robbers also took a

Hong Kong this morning with a vehicles, and "ppeared to 3 Redman the gold was found alarm clock from his room.

culpacity first-class passenger ist racing each other." strapped round the waist of Wong From his daughter-in-law they af a number of foreign residents They were not riding in a' dan- Lun who arrived in the colony look a diamond ring, a $100-noto left on transfer of leave.

muaper at any time as by the s Kwangst on Thursday. a $1.U.S. currency note, a gold

they had full control of their re- An order was also made for chain nad a gold ing.

Among those aboard the vesselspective machines, said TSI the bail of $26 to be estreated Luk Yul-kwong lost a wrist were Mr. and Mrs. Charles Marc Brown.

fountain pen ond pencil, tin. Mr. Maru, Vice-Consul of when, Wong falled to answer the watch,

In reply to the magistrate, TSI charge of Importing gold into the and purso containing $175, while the British Consulate in Canton, Brown cald that there was 110 colony witout a permit.

the friend, Ke Wing-lung, lost a has been transferred to Bombay area allotted, for testing where wrist watch, a fountain pen, #251) Also aboard the ss Fatshan speed limits might be broken.

Quarantine restrictions imposed against arrivals in Hong Kong from: Rangoon and Calcutta on account of plague have been rei reaved.***,

His son,

gerous

Two callers, Wong Shang and was the Rev. John Williams, who There is, however, no speed limit Tang Hon-ying, were robbed of is going to Hong Kong prior to out in the New Territories and $28 'and' $10, respectively.

leaving for the United Kingdom. vehicles could be tested along During the whole time, con- He has been doing educational straight stretches of road there. tinued witness, the robbers; 'ex-1 work in Cantan.-Reuter.

TUBORG

TUBORG BEEK

PILSENER

THAT'S WHAT I WANTED!

SHEWAN TOMES & C3

Sgt.-Major Taylor, anid. he had been in the Colony for two years `and had "always used.. Waterloo Road and Argyle Streat for testing vehicles.

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