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Bo fortil

More Courts Needed In Kowloon As Crime Up

Kowloon 'has grown zo rapidly during the past

year that the two police courts at Gascoigno Road have proved totally inadequately staffed to cope with the ever increasing number of of- fences on the mainland.

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Special Ferries Wanted For Train Arrivals

Since the Kowloon Bus Co. refused to permit members of the Kowloon police force to ride free, or even on half fare tickets, when they are in mufli, quite a number of Chinese con-

During the first 10 months of against the warders will not be stables have declared war this year, a total of 15,764 cases heard until December 1. the bus conductors, the "China and 12,419 Bummonses have With all deference to the magis- Mail" learned from Tellable

been heard, or partly heard, as trates, what Kowloon needs, and sources.

compared to the totals of 10,889 needs very urgently, is an

ditional Justices of the Pence

A suggestion that special ferries whole of Court. By In return for this "lack of and 8,448 for the

taking

Over

such minor bo run for incoming train passon- courtesy" on the part of the 1947.

hawking-without-a- With an average af about 60 léance, mendleancy, street-walk-ors has been put forward by company officials, some Chinese constabler пре enforcing

the cases a day, involving about 200 ing, opium divans, and bicycles several Kowloon residents.." numerous trafic regulations gov-persone, and approximately 200 without-this-or-that, it will give One of them, who claims to erning excess pa sengers, alight-summonses a week, the two prethe two magistrales at least three ing from and boarding buses, andsiding magistrates, Mr. W. 11 hours every day to attend to the have held a "season" for s

Latimer, First Magistrate, And more important cases.

quarter of a century, referred to | Mr. J. Wicks, B.A, LL.B., And

the manner in which train' arrie Bottloneck Where formerly a bus in themselves about d month behind spector or conductor could jump time in fixing dates for hearing

Another bottle-neck in the Kow. vols are permitted to crowd the ferries with large portmanteaux on or off a moving vehicle with of contested cases.

In the loop magistracy Impunity. action has recently In a Herculean altempt to office. With only two men in the and raitan open-work baskets. been taken against any of them clear this back-log, the magis have to wait the whole day be-Star Forry basins would go

department, offenders very often

"I wish," he said, "one of the found Indulging in this pracilce. Į trat

trales have been, and still are. Prior to the undeclared war, extending the court hours from fore they can pay in their fines. the normal 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. to

Suh-Inspector Cheng, the off- on one of these: launcher. He constables used to close an eye

cer-in-charge of

hail, dally taces

face would, pretty soon fague orders 9 a.m. to 6 even 0.30 p.m. to two, three, or even four pos-

Jam for a special faunch for: train clam- One of the main contributory an avalanche of people Fengers carried in excess of the permitted capacity. This concca or long cases, like the current handles the crowds invariably re- against him, and his clothes torn factors to this delay is the irini quring for the return of their bail. passengers, only. To be spitted on The emcient manner in which he the whart, have baggage banged sion has now been withdrawn, and an execat of a single pas- PWD Larceny, which necessitate handles the senger would result in a summons the netting aside of several days gulbs in all money being returned by the baskets would mcat.am-

luncheon recess.

phatically not be enjoyed y being taken out against the often- to hear the evidence of a ballory ding conductor and the company.

of witnesses..

two interpreters, two In- "I remember" "said another Long Cases

Interpreters and clerks, five resident, "the Star

clerks, and Probation to turn local residents back; if During the last fow months, Officer (attached to the Magla-they happened to carrying phy such long drawn out cases on the rngy) is Mr. L. Y. Lai, the Chief ex large then went

UNRRA Fraudulent Conversion.

Clerk, whose

10 com-in the first class compartment. think, but I am not sure, that all sorts, from wife

of wages, the same ruling applies nowadays, menaces, the Shamshulpo results, of all at denet so far as bona fide red- the Three Chinese Constables cases and summonses heard, noti. dents are concernell

current Chau Wai, bus conductor 862, bribery, and the

PWD

and Lying-prosecutors

defence and counsels Petrol scaling, 3. Larceny, was charged before Mr.

of changa dales, right Wicks at Kowloon yesterday in the calendars of

Million-Dollar Conspiracy, figured

up to attending to the issuing of the magis summonses sworn parties. out by with jumping off a moving bus

trates. at Prince Edward Road. He was

legally represented Another relison has been

represented parties, the The prompt manner in which dimeulty of fitting in the magis- the daily number of miscellaneous fined $5.

frates free dates with those of cases are disposed of are, in no Sub-Inspector J. H. Evans said the defending solicitors. A third small manner, due to the able that defendant was seen by FC factor. is the. pressure of work in way in which 1150 Jumping off a bus, the number of which was unknown the Law Office which, at times, handled by Inspector J, Orem and

prosecuting

Sub-Inspector _J._H‚__Evans, the ag the constable-had-to-attend-toas compelled the

If the Ferry people would accused and could not take note police officer to inform the court court prosecutors.

only make use of the other per that he is not ready to proceed Despite the back-Ing. Kowloon at Kowloon Prince with a case as the papers have can count itself lucky to have hours the crush at the wharf during the train retumed. not been

such energetic and fair magis-would not be so aggravating as it As examples of the back-log, il tratos ng Mr. Latimer, Mr. W. A. is now. Have a special fetry for

to is only necessary quote the Bleir-Kerr (former second magis- the train passengers, and got the cases of the men arrested on June trate and, since July 1, Assistant very able inspectors to direct 10 on the charge of stealing Crown Solicitor), and Mr. Wicks, that crowd to that.

unch petrol_from_lorries, and three his successor. members of the Prison staff

being

This is specially true when it "The ordinary daily users, in- over 10,000 monthly. Just moved off from the Mong with menaces and who were ly, these two courts heard cases ticket holders, would then be Kok Road alop when defendant taken into custody on August 20. from all over Kowloon and the spared the agony of being jostled the 11 men who New Territories. Even now, their by the people from (Canton more pleaded not guilty to the petrol jurisdiction extends to Tal-O, far", as well as the very real larceny charge will be decided on Cheung Chau Island, Salkung danger of having their clothes November 36, willo the case land Tsun Wan.

solled or torn by luggage."

Conductor Fined

For Jumping

of the bus number, at Edward Road near Nathan Road uf 3.42 p.m. on November 6.

For jumping on a moving bus,

L Kom-chi was also fined $5

by Mr. Wicks yesterday,

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the Sanitary Department bribery: ranko multiforious duties | Even.radio aols 'were not allowed

the Wood Murder, the Kowloon Emergency Unit demanding with

of all

The bone, non-

of

such cases

non-

are

"But Hong Kong is so hospit- able to the strangers within her gates that they uro, permitted to cross the harbour even if accom-

panied by their household effects.

"Not only that, but once they are on board they are permitted to sentter their luggage all over the place, as well as on the seats.

Si Evans said that at 4066 und charged with demanding money is remembered that, until recent- cluding

November 7, bus

Iried to board the bus. He missed the steps and tell, on to the ground, sustaining slight in jurics.

The fate of

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