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Unusual Incident

For the first time since "Gold Cases", wore heard at Kowloon courts, two defendants, charged with importing bullion without a permit,, were discharged, with a caution and had their gold rostored to them.

Int asking the magistrate to adopt this procedure,

Mr. Eric Himsworth, Superintendent of Im ports and Exports, said that that was more logical and better than the imposition of a nominal fine and the return of the bullion to the accused.

Wong Shoung-bun, 32-year an offence during the period of old major in the Chinese army, re-fuelling. and Loung Bick-lin, 40-year- old married woman, were charged before Mr. J. Wicks yesterday with importing 44 tacks and six taels of gold with put a permit on August 8

Mr. They were defended by Marcus da Silva.

What both the prosecution and the defence agreed with the Court merely a that the offence WAS tectinical one, Mr. Wicks said that posing fine and returning the he did not see the object of in gold to the defendants.

Mr. Himaworth replied that he had thought the matter over and was of the opinion that it would be more logical and baber if the bench would

administer a cau-

Mr. E. Himsworth said that a CATC plane arrived from Shang- hai on Sunday afternoon en roue

It stopped at Kaltion, without imposing even a no. for Cuntan. Tak for about 20 minutes for the mitral fine, purpose of re-fuelling

Defendants, were cautioned and During the re-fuelling the pasthe gold ordered to be returned sengers got off the plane and went to them.

usual Immigration through the procedure. One of the CATC Mcials asked the passengers whe ther they had any gold to declare and, said Mr. Hasworth, *** wd defendants came forward' of their own accord and declared

Iwo parcels-one of 44 tuels by the first first defendunt, and the ather efix taels by the second, The value of the

Kold Was $13,000 and $2,000, respectively.

Had No Licence

оп

Dumped Rubbish Into Street

A warning was Irsued by Mr. FX. d'Almada af Central yes- terday when four offenders, two

men and two

women,

were charged with dumping rubbish into the street,

Mr. d'Almada said this sort of thing had to stop, and offenders

A fine of $40 was imposed in

p.It.

"While thi. is an offence against in future will be given a more the Ordinance governing the im-severe sentence. ports and exports of gold (because defendants had no licence and no each case. licence would be sued in this

Inspector Moran, pollee pro- case), I am not asking for the secutor, told the Court the dump- confiscation but think a small ne ing took place at night, after 9 would

meet the cuse,” said Mr. Himsworth.

THIS

case continued the prosecution, differed from other QREC

Greek in that, firstly, the defendante

came forward their own, and secondly, be cause the

gold Was not in tranelt from China to another

from country but

Chine Chine. Furthermore, added Mr. Hims worth, defendants would over have come to Hong Kong if the plane had not come down for re- nelling. They were compelled to land on Hong Kong soll through the usual precautions overning re-fuelling of planes.

to

FIREMEN

It was a false alarm- but the reaction was just the same,

Shortly hefore, midnight, abrlik alram, wallings shatter- ed the darkening stiilness shrouding. Kowloon Olty, ró) - the lowed immediately by Inevitable coramaljon.

Hasty hands grabbing at awitdhom in' dark rooms fight- ed up the buildings. Bodrog gled heads ware thrust out of windows and the axelted quaries and speculation thei sued among neighbours.

Why? Where? What—were .darisively Murled to and fro with none the wiser oven afier the fast temp flickered off.

had

The more inquisitivo@rush. ed outside and made their way to the side straat where the wallinge were gradually The wooden dying down. clogs, dragged along by their excited owners, caused din than the shrill greater volaes above the streets.

Police patrols were 2000

DEFENDANTS TO PAY FOR LOSS AND SALVAGE

TIN INGOTS

OF

Judgment in the sum of $26,009.10 and costs was given yesterday by Mr. Justice Gould (Puisno Judge), in favour of the Overseas Trading and Exchange Corporation against the St. Promise,

The sum represented damages arising out of the loss of 63 tin ingots and the cost of salvaging another 57 tin ingots from Victoria Härbour. The loss was occasioned 'by', the alleged negligence of the ss Promise, which collided with n junk into which a number of fin ingots had been discharged.

The Overseas Trading and Ex- change Corporation (plaintiffs), were represented by the Hon. Mr. Leo d'Aknad o Castro, K., in- fructed by Mr. A. S. K. Lau.

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Mr. D. A. L. Wright, instructed by Mr. R. A: Wadeson of Messrs. Deacons, represented the ss. Pro- mise.

Teacher Held Up Ferries

"If I had not got $50 in my pocket, then I, a school teacher, would have to spend

Passengers Landed

The Sly

On

Landing

passengers in Hong Kong on the sly was described by both Mr. W. H. Latimer and Inspector J. Orem as

"a very serlous.. thing", at Kowloon yester- day.

Young Wing-ching, 20-year-old master of the motor junk Yu King,, was fined $480 on being convicted of the charge of land- passengers before the Health Omeer's Inspection.

Inspector Orem srked the court to take a serious view of the case how Wen (declared as Chow an Infectious

part for plague),

On August 14, 1948, Junk F1791, of which Clian Yuk was the owner and master, was tied alongside

3. Promise, which was at the night in gaol," complained tline moored at Buoy 5 in Victoria Poon Shin-lun in Mr. W. H. ⚫ running furiously to the

Harbour.

Latimer's court at Kowloon scene through the

Cargo gathering.

was being discharged crowd, with stuntorian warn. from the Promise into the junk, yesterday.

which had in its hold a quantity ing shouts.

of itn ingots of which the plain-ient Ang-Chinese School at d secondly, because the defen

Hollywood Rond, wan charge and

Then it became dead stil. It began again. Engines were heard screeching and gears creaked harafily.

Pandemonium

and above the

tiffs were the owners.

UK,

Poon, a tenther of the Govern-Kylly, the junk arrived from

About that time the wind was with obstructing Terry inspector dant was fully aware of the re- Hong Kong Standard Time WNW W. Rothwell in the execution of reported

gulations as he had previously Ove miles per hour. The weather is duty, ontructing the op- broke loose

appilances darkness

to

scattering crowd the shritt waliings of the two fira echoed in the die sway lingeringly as the Vohicles out noater the

was cloudy, with showera. bility was three milės,

Without Warning

unau-

Office.

my

to the Public Health

The facts were that just before Yu or on August, the King arrived from Cham Kong Kwong Chow Wan), and the compradore instructed five of the postengers to get into a campare. They

were rewed to Cheung Chuu Island where they were

Visi-pronches to the gangway, and at-

tempting to travel with thorised

luggage, on the night of August 7.

was found sulty on the second charke and Bhed $25 with

5 rests.

Mr. P. AL Vine, prosecuting | was unter way, att utfempt was on behalf of the Ferry Company, seen of the Government Fier by made by these on board the junks said that defendant arrived by inspector Fryer. to celebrate

station.

Joss paper burned by vil. lagers in the Sau Tai Village, Kowloon City,

the seven Elators' Festival Illuminated the area which caused some persons to raise the fire alarm with good In- tent.

Legal Tug Of War Enlivens Court

A hectic legal tug of war enlivened the Central Magistracy, yesterday, at the continued hear; ing of conspiracy charges against 14 Hong Kong tramway inspectors and a conductor. At one stage, the Magistrate had to warn counsel Mr. Hansworth went on to wak

to refrain from personal mud-slinging. the magistrate to issue a warning that, the law governing imports

The accused

were charged and produced the judgment notes and exports of gold

would be with conspiring together to cheat delivered by the Judge and Ap-} strictly enforced as, conditions and fofraud the Hong Kong pellant Judge. being what they are, people would Tramways Ltd. of passenger risk bringing bullion into the fares.collected between Sep- Colony even when they know that tomber, 1947 and May, 1948. the plane would stop here for only! It was further alleged inat the

minutes or so,

20

Authorities Obsolete

Mr. Clifford submitted

Without sound signele or other warning, the 'Promise began to move ahead under steam. So soon as it was noticed that the Promle

to

to cast off, and get clear of the train from Canton and wanted to Promise. Before this could he pass through the turnstile done, the starboard side forward the first-class waiting room of the were from the junk and that the of the Promise crushed the funde Kowloon Star ferry wharf. against the buoy and did the Junk He. WOR

by Inspector stopped 呕

suitcase

afs

started

They told the polico that they Junk had continued on its way. Inquiries revealed that the Yu

berthed King

the alongside

wharf at Hong Kong, and that no report uf her arrival was made at eliter the Marine Office or the Port

lealth Office,

damage thit it sunk soon | Rothwell who told him that the chrung Chau Pery

and the rattan-basket There

was no proper look-out would not be

in that allowed kept on the Promise, Those on class as there was a possibility of board the Promire neglected to the basket soiling the clothing of give any warning that she was the other passengers,

Defendant Defendunt

was arrested after about to get under way and falled

to argue to take proper measures for avold with Inspector Rothwell and held the agents of the junk had ap- ing

collision with the junk.

traffic for a long Customs

pled to the, Chinese Maritime jup the ferry

for clearance papers collision and the loss and time. He had his hands on the preparatory to her return The

to damage; which followed were oc- turnstile and refused to move casioned by the negligent and im-away from it.

Kwong

Chow Wan

of proper navigation those board the Promise,

Mr. d'Almada, who mentioned that the plaintifs had carried on business in Hong Kong for some the rush hour of the train's ar 10 jeans, said that they had con rival, and comfntion, was caused siderable business dealings with

entranco.

an

Confusion In Queue Perfect

A long queue formed, as it was

Indo-China. On August 15, they around the first-class

Defendant called a Chinese con- received from the Compradore stablo and worted Inspector of Lading for goods on that ship. Rothwell to be arrested 'for re-

Mistake Rapeated

Department of the Promise a Bill

fusing to allow him to travel first-class.

Defendant alleged that when he

take was perpetuated In corres the Police station where they accused conspired together to any of his witnesses could be

Brakes

Helped

Found guilty on the lessor

He pointed out that through s anked the Star Ferry inspectors charge of driving without duo to show him he bye-laws they care and attention, John Wat- mistake, the ingots had been des refused, and fat the inspectora son Maurice Furley was fined cribed as lead ingots. This mis- were very rue to him even in $150 and ordered to pay $50 that

pondence which had followed. The used, all the suither nowit in compensation by Mr. W. H

Latimer at Kowloon yesterday. receive money, wrongly us an hoard at any time. He declared mistake was repeated by the

Defendant was originally charg... worth said that there were no duties as employees of the combsolete and could not be located noticed that the value mentioned imprisonment by one of the 4 and was remanded for one weert

In reply to the court; Mr. Hims Inducement-to-neglect their that the authorities produced by plaintiffs in their import Declare the English language to ridicule

ed by Traffe Sub-inspector W.P. counsel at the last hearing were on to the Imports and Exports cacher." facilities on board the plane for panty.

Poon went on to state that he Apps with dangerous driving at Department. This

Department was threatened with assault and Jordan Road at 11 p.m. on August storing valuables during the trip.

anywhere else. except in Rasco's for the lead ingots was more than Ferry inspectors, und was made when he came before the court Even if there were, he added, no The first accused, Cheung Baug. Mr. Clifford alated that the their value, Chinese would hand his gold over

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“Big Fight' Was Trivial Affair

Furley, sald TSI Apps, arrived at Kowloon in his MG sports cor 2773 by the vehicular ferry shurt ly before 11 p.m., and was the third or fourth car to leave the Ierry.

a

to the custody of the pilot realls-tuned King's evidence. He was veracity of a witness who hps ing that, it declared, he would not given a conditional pardon. Kir, to go to the box with a promise pointed out to plaintiffs and the the defendant instead of the com- last Thursday.

word "load" was amended to "tin plainant in the case. of conditionul pardon Remedios repre-

could be Mr. W. M. Wright, Assistant bin possession of it for long J.M. d'Almada afier landing at his destination. sented him originally.

depended upon, On the othar · Surveyor' and a partner kan the Mr. Silva, in mitigation, sald

Mr. Marcus da Süva defended hund a witness who knows that firm of Carmichael and. Clarke.

of the that defendants were merely bring. 12 of the accused, while Mr. P.C. he would be charged should he said that at the request of ing the gold from one part of Woo represented three.

incriminate himself would try to plaintiffs he attended, on August Ching to another and that they Instructed by Mr. P.A.L.. Vine, put all the blame on the person 10, a spot somewhere near Buby

A the, Junellas of Canton Road could not conceivably have thought Mr. J. Clifford prosecuted,

he commenced to overtake` tho 5 and there witnessed salvaging with he is giving evidence against.

cars in Iront and, of the Temple that they would be committing | Detective Sub-Inspector Morrison

Mr. F.X. d'Almada informed operations. The diver who was

Street corner, hád actually reach- Bilting for the police.

counsels that he would deliver a employed brought up, tin ingot.

ed the first vehicle in, the lin, and Mr. da Silva objected on the written judgment' on. the issue from a submerged junk, the mas.

was about to overtake it at calling of Cheung Song as first and adjourned proceedings until of which could be seen. Mr.

Wright said he examined the in«. Three emergency, vans from speed of between 38 to 40 miles witness for the prosecution. He August 26 at 2 p.m.

gots and was satladed that they Shaukiwan Police Station per hour contended that the witness being;

were tin. He did not see any lead turned up at the Talkoo Deck

Jordan Read from left Fung

Shing-nam a coolfe, was ingols being brought up by the yard shortly before one o'clock to right when He saw the first car yesterday to tackle what was and tipe rigtit into the path his clients, and that witnessa Mrs W, Gardiner

thought to be a big fight, but of defendant's car. Furley Jam- It turned out to be no more med off his brakes, skidded 40 evidence was necessary for cor roberation... Cheung Song could at St. Andrew's Church yes

A funeral service was held

than-a^personnel, quarrel, be-, fest, and struck the pedestrian. tween a boller-maker and a vealed that they were in perfect. A test made of the brakes re- not be called if other evidence terday evening for Mrs. Winni

watchman could be produced to convict fred Gardiner, aged 67, pro

Lost Ingots Mr. da Silva cited a local case

The boller-maker, resenting an added that were it not for the condition, sald TSI Apm, who involving a traffic sub-inspector Hotel who died on August 10that 63 tin: ingots were lost as prietress of the Harbour View

crder from the watchman to pro- condition of the brakes the result Deicidanta also did not adn dues his number badge, gave him Mrs. Gardiner

of the accident would have been blow which blackened his cyc is survived by her son and two daughters.

alleged, neither did they admtí that the value of 63 Ingols was other watchmen.. Between 30 arat he had been driving for 12 years

He was taken into custody by worses m

Defendimt" told the court that The body will be taken to $20,305,90, England for burial...

10 boller-makers: thereupon took and Fad never been involved in Finally, defendants claimed that Among those

mourners, the junk al the time. the sinis.

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Mr. D.AL Wright said that de tendants did not admit that there were 120 tin Ingota: or- any tin

the sinking." ingois on the junk at the time of

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were the Chineze + Stoff- -of, the {ing, tile defendants did not admill / calk-throught to tite Police.

Harbour View Hotel who algo that the

"It's just one of those trivial -affairs· that crop up..now artd

sent a large number of wreath owners of the ingots or any of again," said a Dorkyard Ditelal Mike De Woods, Milsa E. Woods.

Mra Munyo Mr. Murray,

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Mr. M. A. Castro

thent Rev.

Giving judgment in favour of when asked for his comment many the plaintiffs för $28,000.10 and -es

Norman Arrand" Castro, who

| died at his home, on. Wednesday. after a long;lliness, was, buried

conta, Mit. Justice. Gould said" think

zumcient evidence had been given Gold Around

],to establish that, the Ingozi were ma

owned by the plaintiffs and that 63 ingots were lost.

Catholic Cemetery Ran Divan

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