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Defendants In Hotel Case Found Guilty As Charged

Discharged On Count Of Assault

Without. calling upon the de- fence, Mr. A. D. Scholca

at

Kowloon yesterday, discharged. Cheung Sing, 28-year-old clerk, on, the count, of indecent, all- sault of a nine-year-old girl on or about December 18. Inst.

Accused, was originally charged with carnal knowledge of the girl but the count was reduced for one of indecent assault yester.

day.

Cheung, sald Detective-Inspector D. I

L. Davies, was arrested on the

morning of December 23, after a report had been made by the girl's father at the Kowloon. Cily Police Station

The assault was alleged to have taken place between 1 and 2 p.m. when the other occupants of the unnumbered hut at Sheung Heung Road occupied by accused were away.

Glying his judgment in the "Hotel Case". yesterday'

Mr. Hin-shing Lo found; all-throo defendants, the Hong Kong and Shanghai. Hotels, Limitad.. Mr. F. C., Barry, Managing Director and Mr. Ji. H. Ehrlich, manager, guilly as charged. The Hotel and Mr. Barry were each fined $1,000,

and Mr. Efrlich was fined $500.

It is learned that an appeál | the custom was that the very against the decision of the maximum for a transient guest fendants' counsels in due course that there was to such thing as a magistrate will be med by: de-was a month.

"M Sheldon had submitted

The Hotel; Mr. Barry and Mi Ehrlich were summoned for fat- nishing the Quartering, Authorits with a false return of hotel rates

charged.

motiveless fraud; that the coin viele shehce to the prosecutioh the allegedly false statements of upon any suggested, motive for The Crown was représented. Hy Mr. Harry wid Mr. Ehrlich, was b Mr. A. Hooton, and Mr. H. Gmatler of which he had complain-

ed more than once, 'n the hear Sheiden, KCinefiliated by Mm

for, this silence was that no ho

1710- fendants.

tive could be suggested because In his Judgment Mr. Lo said there was none, that they could chly be established from the in part:

he defendants were eum-hauth of fur, curdley, and that noned under Regulation of officers of a large company did the Defence Regiflations, 1940 and punishable under Regulation as of not give the Defence Regulation of 1940. "Reterring to the summons against first defendant; the learned counsel for defendants said in his final submission that there was

falso returni: för fur. "It: they did, it, wax, fór somo object. The returns were sent the because the rates were going to be slashed. If Mr. Barry and Mr. Ehren were conspiring, surely they would never put a fatë lower would put higher one in the

Returns

Mr. H. G. W. Woodhend, CBE, returned to the Colony, ..on Wednesday after an dir

trip

which has tekan him almost round the world. "Mr.

Woodhead spent a Englant

ly thres months in

York.

Ho

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Kang across the paid his Brit Honolulu, where he stayed for thre doyd: Nt. Woods. head Slang to spend.' about three months in Hong Konă,

Personalia

The complainant, said Det.-not a word said: about, the defch thar werd actušily charging but I

Inspector Davics, was in the dont company and that it was not girl in defendant's hut, and was habit of visiting a 11-year-old until 1944. that i corporation could on such a visit on the day of the assault.

After evidence had been test the ed by prosecution witnesses, court held that accused had no caso, to answer.

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Birl

In another case before the Juvenile Court, Mr, W. A Blair Kerr remanded a 16-year-old youth for 48 hours on the charge Indecently assaulting a three- year-old

The youth, employed as a house coelie by a family living at Prince Edward. Road, wps alleged to have assaulted the child on the roof of a certain house in Boun- dary Street on January 20.

Servicemen Sentenced For Theft

The

fendant;

thority:

Arrivals from Canton yesterday be convicted of an offence involves to the Quartering Au- by the as Fathan 'included the reverend C. H-Swain, the ing mens ren and that he did not foel inclized to discuss that: corn?

Underhand Method Reverend BH Adair, Mr.

BM plicated law,, because it: Had: not "Defchiding counsel had sug

Thomas, Mr. and Mrs. C been mentioned against frat de gested that, a dry underhand Chorus Mrs Jone Blott Men, E. Eliott, method Had Been, employed to get Mrs: M. B: Ravenholt, the Re- evidence to hetimitate, defen dants, when he referred to the verend WH, Hanson, Messrs. accredited hotel inspector's visits D. Turner, J. Climo, G 3. and requests made between Sep: Appel, and Miss C. P. Hall. tember, 1 sha 4, and the execu tion of the search, wirant on September 13, 1048.

Laid, The Sumë.

Complaint.

"On September 6, 1948; Insper for Moore laid substantially the same complaint for drummons against, Mr. EC. Barry as the first defendant's Managing Director.

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Ice Holding Up Ships In N. Korea

(By Our Harbour Reporter)

Several steamers from Hong Kong are believed to “be hold up in North Korean waters because of

the frozen entrances to the ports. Only four were mentioned by nome in a message reaching the Colony from the North via the South Korean port of Inchan. They include the Panamanian freighters Prosper, Canonbar and San Ernesto and the British stomer Lady Wolmer.

The local agents stated yes- terday that they have not re- ceived any information from

NT Irrigation Scheme

their, ships for some time, They could not say, specifically when their vessels will return. A. H. Carroll, however, reported that the Canonbar may arrivo nexter werk. John Manners Company stated the San Erneste may be due

weeks' in two or three time. Both their ships left, here last. In December

-"f" flavò' received information: from Shingishiu, North Koren, re- rently 'about the conditions there,"

senior officint of the Yes Tai Hong, charlecer of the Prosper, sold in un exclusive interview yesterday,

vessels, according to the message which arrived hero vin Inchon; were strändel in Korea Bay because loadlog of cargo from The ice-bound North Korean ports is extremely dimeult. Hugo float- pe robert make the available routes into Korea Bay dangerous.

Shuttling Operations.

one-and-a-half

with 40 bags of cement and some explosive, handind” by himself,

cultivation 'geres of land' which had never been oultivated before, This Is disclosed. In. the 1947-48 annual report, of the "Dislelet. Officer,. Now, Terri- torles. It added that the small Iridion scheme: on, Lamma Jaland, corriad out with the the co-operâtión, óf; the vil Jagy, holds promise for the future; b

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Sequel To Traffic Accident

of the

Loading is only possible by The traffic: accident near the shuttling operations. Cargo would Kowloon Reservoir on January Arrivals at the Peninsula Hotel have to be taken by trucks and 307 as the result of which motor on Wednesdays incltidest. Me: and sleighs lec-bbund Yalu Mr. Hooton contended that the Mrs. BIS. Drake, Mr. and: Mts, Ver: the en-bunit gratt cycle 121 was badly damaged "The learned defending counsel information sought for In the Singlan, Mrs. Ji Hi Watson. contended that there was neither rouse of tend the marine B. Lee, Messrs. SM. Choy, VIJ. bay of Wody Rn Island, less than jured had its sequel before Mr. Mrs. El Downs: Mr. and Mrs. A.

would ferry the cargo to the and the pillion rider, Chan awaiting v

Vessels, lying in the deep Kum-lam, was seriously in- any request made to second de- Senterober 1 4 at fendant nor was there any th-ger's office was tégland proper. Wiepert, E.S.. White, T.L Laugh- 100

W. A. Blair-Kerr. at Kowloon miles South formation furnished by, him, but "Mr, Sheldon, in his final sibling. DM; Marchiotti, JH. Lon-

(The last Hong Kong vessel to yesterday. that the request was made to Mr mission referred to the defendant ning J. Harn; E. Corsame; Flenyo the frozen river was the Shek Chung-tak, nged 24, ot J. H. Ehrlich, the third defendant coripany as being the leading ontz, Al de Juan; K. Willey, reconverted. American submarine 338 Castle Feak Road, ground and the information was also hotel In the colony and as having and $19.

Cahn,

chaser Blus-Bird, jate litaf year.) floor, the driver

cycie, furnished by third defendant,

ver: to done everything in its no setre Departures from the Peninuula whips' leaving the Colony in De- driving without a licence, driving Local clearances registered five pleaded guilty to the charges of "Mr. Sheldon had said that the help Government for many real bone of contention between The managing director also shid Hotel on: Wednesday theladed ember and January. They include without the owner's permission, the Crown and the defence was in the course of cross-examina Mace. Watrakis, AL thd Candabar, Prosper, Pronto, and driving without due care and what was meant by a transient on that this action was harassing, Minter, NC: McCallum: B. A. Lady Wolmer, and San Ernesto. attention. He was fined, a total guest. He balds that Mr. Davis having regard to this trifle offence Cobb, J. Thompson JJ Sanders. Ta Hing Shipping Company re- of $500. Dccupied Room 509 as a traveller alleged, against, the defendants,

G. Day, and A.E. Houseman.opried the Frontais, due, here

here by Trame Sub-Inspector Rich

Richard and

crucial│*****I am satisfied with the avid- a transient. `The

Messrs. M. Marlotte, M. Cares-

Bald on the day'in question question was when the metamor, hence, that the returns. furnished by phosis from traveller into trans!- the defendants were false within cher Lom Bai, Tron Due, and Su

tendant borrowed the motor Koreans je in fact doing business į cycle from his friend, Wat Kam- ent gucat; occurred.

the meaning of Regulation 75 of Ké-ming, arrived in Hong Kong

with the Chiness Communiste sang,

without the Defence Regulations 1940.. yesterday, from "Saigon byr` Air

hout asking his per the omcial sald "Therefore I find all' thres de- |Francexnik

"The products brought.

drove along Taipe Road 10- fendants muilty of the offence

from the North are mainly from wards Shatin, with Chan Kun- charged

have bristles, soyabeans, vermicilli left hand herd' about 200, yards Manchuria. Kored itself' does not lam sitting pillion, At a slight nad olls, in the quantity required from the KowIcon Reservoir, de- by local traders. There are ap- tendant overtook a private the fertile Manchuria treas to was going at about 25 miles an parently being channelled from goig in-the-same direction. Ho

theft of four electric Whitfeld ceiling fans from

"Dr Davis was given.a.room at Barracks in November last led a certain figure, no length of time to Private Arthur. Robert Jolly was contracted for, no terms of of The Buffs, and Private Bar-notice were given: it could not be reasonably held that because p nett James' Woodward of 25th person lived in Hong Kong, he Field Regiment, R.A. being could not be a. transient. guest; in charged with larceny and re- a local hotel, ceiving, respectively,

Service For Japan Tourists

Mr. Jacques Fano. left Hong Kong for Shanghai yesterday by Air France...

Messrs. EF.C. Sanderson; JV Kneales and Chi Fa-len arrived in Hong Kong yesterday: from Singapore by time as. Kavelyazıg

"Mr. Sheldon said that the] court must decide na'a question; of Jolly, pleading guilty to the fact whellier, Mr. Davis' (was m

A'service for tourista' te visit a of the fans. permanent or transient 'guest on charge of larceny WDE sentenced to six months' the evidence given.

ja, Japan has been arranged bTM the Mrs. Constante). Ortofrived hard labour. Sentence of four "The evidence given shows that British Overseas Airways Cor- here from: Singabord by Lies. months" penal servitude was Dr. Davis gave no notice or terms poration on its regular flights Keloricit Jessen yesterdayrela passed on. Woodward who plead and that he hoped to get out of from Hong Kong, it.wps official- ed guilty to the charge of re-the hotel as soon as he could. .It ceiving.

cannot be declared otherwise that y arridunted yesterday. (In The afternoon, both accused Mr. Davis was not a permanent

recalled. before the court guest." and the charges were amended to- "In that case, the charge falled one of larceny of fixtures against for that question was the whole Jolly, and two of, niding and basis of the charge.-- abelling and misprison of felony

All that is necessary for entry into Jbbar "ht it valid passport, transportation ticket and 4 traver vaucher for seven-day

MALICIOUS DAMAGE

Merchant by occupation, 37 year old Li Wah Keo, otherwise known as Li Wah, of 2: Spring

The end of this month..

With the Trading

Indirectly,"

North

heression.

Ahtung, Shinkibhu and Chennam- hour. to by land bind "river;"

enr

In passing, the car, defendant seemed to have lost control of his cycle and went to, the extrente offside of the road, where both

Springboards For Trade alaman 102

"South Korean

ports, like cycle wheels got into the narrow Chemulpo and Inchon, are only He carried on and cannoned off

gutter this

against. Woodward. The sentences quoted" various authorities SCApense four approved by Garden: Lanej castio-before Mr. By tranchipiidn't id small craft

were confirmed.),

"Th support; Mr. Sheldon had "In reply Mr. Hooton said, that

a fur-

oporating as springboards for. izade. South Korea cannot supply the vertical rock wall three times portion of the cargo from Hong thrown to the ground, and the the hecessary amount: A greater before the molor,cycle was tong has been deflected to the pillien rider was thrown Northern ports elther directly or ther 24, feet forward, receiving Hin-thing-Lo dt Central yester

serious injuries. The seven days cost US$175,

Trado with the

North

was

The man, Chan Kam-lam, was charge of made possible by some local mer admitted to the Kowloon Hospital Loo On-yin, 28-year-old radio Mr. Sheldon't submissions were in addition to the travelling fare day to answer the

malicious damage,******

chants who have re-established and remained unconscious up to dealer of 615 Shanghai, Street, completely ill founded in fact and to and from the country.

The tours, start every Thurs- The prosecution, represented their pre-war connections with yesterday morning was remanded to February 15, in law."

the traveller requites Mr. Marcus da Silva, stated that their North Korea or South Korea had, however, fold the day, but ir: an bail of $2,000, when he denied.

a few days before or after the L1 did dimage to the furniture, counterparts, the informant de-officer that Chan will pull through. the charge of recalving

he is able to stay at a Lo Fu Wah, Kee at 15 Spring

amounts to US$8

Defendant was reprdachted by Mrg A, el" "Arculli.

"The case" was, adjourned to.

To Escape Liability -

"If defendants were guilty, then tour, The Inspector W.H. Summers, werc show their lack of knowledge or valued at $180 each but were sold that they had takení proper caro. having Urought pimple evidence of the

The doctor

prosecuting

Concluding, TSI. Brown sald

to it in with His fraveling/chattels and, juxtures of the Sun care trade directly with the f'that it was not considered‘a. case

fans, said. Détective Sub- to escape lobility

defendants

munts on arrival aro

Wholesalers of CUT-DIAMONDS for $5 and $40 each: Jolly, when Mr. Hoolon submitted that ho lad

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chinese Reds may take some time of bad driving in, the ordinary Establishing the necessary commer sense of the word but a case of Hope itself may take more than theer inexperience. Defendant

stolen them, and Woodward ad- knowledge of falkitj; "There was in the hands of, the Japan Travel/April 5 and ban was fixed at $12 12 months; perhaps some local was going at a normal speed,

mitted to having helped Jolly, ir evidence that a return was te- Bureau which conducts, the tour; .000.

starting with a half-day, drive | |-

Liberty Diamond Cutting Works (Pty) Ltd further said that he received $20 rity and made by the defendants through Tokyo; visiting shopping up with visits to Kamakura, the

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the sale, of one fan. Woodward quested by the Competent: Autho-

out of the proceeds of that salb. "There was also evidence that Defendants gave notice of their there was reasonable cause on the intention to appeal.

part of the hotel to believe that the return was; false."

Amah Gets Four Months For Stealing

"Mr. Dimond, manager, of Hong Kong Hotel until the end of Febr ruary, 1048 sald the pre-war practice of dividing guests inta monthly and transient guests had been discontinued since the tebe- cupation. A transfent, he said was a dully WILS

guest

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Committal Proceedings Against Young Farmer

The Committal proceedings continued yesterday against

a young fümmer, Wang Ruk-lom, alios. Au Tame chak, agad Z1, who is charged with the murder of his foster father, Wang Yau at Tai O on or about August 28, last year.

will succeed within this

Among the difficulties facing local, merchants, attampling: to resume the North China trade arb the uncertain: conditions; at the Chinese Red-coupled port, tite ignoranea, of: the: type of cargo available there and the varlove nature of- Rød: adminlaş tration at bachi porki ette s "Unless normal. conditions bro established with Assurance safety Hong Kong merchants will

Formosan Doctor Discharged

A unanimous verdict of not. guilly was returned by a jury comprising, four men and three

all to set dny offer," he women at the conclusion of the four-day.bid trial of Chul Cham, The Yee Thi Hong reported that 27-year-old Formosan doctor, they have not been approached in who was charged with the any chelal regarding the proposal murder of his wife, Fung, Kit-

with Hornetto, cumine ingy

Kong Businessmen to Mapital or

no other form of guest. The practice was thint permanent guests paid 124, and that, frönssent pa When Wong Ka-lin, 23-year-anything up to 50 per cent more, old woman living at 30 Gram-over find above the ruig för per- plan Road, first floor, opened a cross examination, Mr.

manent guests

Hoat

Chul was subsequently, din- ST31,000,000 to drawer of her dressing table at Ehrlich said that by cases where

supply Malayan rubber, palm oil charged by Mr. Jities Wicks.

The prosecution had alleged 10a.m. on February 9, she

Prophet (that Chul Had murdered: his wife found that $610 ale left there the price was above the usualThe hearing was before Mr the accused and, she had been in-and coal to Red CHINA to help re-

construct the country," rate, tilere must be trafienia; bit WH: Intimer at Kowloon, The timateSTA

had

*Several nums apartached on the chopper allicic, on August 5 had disappeared.

Occupation, his debnition of trans prosecution is being conducted. In a previous hearing,

The accused denied the allega- She noticed, the Kowloon City, alent guest, being one who by MrA Chirles Mottom: Asaid that defendant had conded matter gave the some reply to ba81at130 Fa Yuen Streed.

Aharged more than the usual, retej

In her that he had killed His fosquiries.

tlon,^ and stated that he had police, giving the numbers of the and that; he said, was the abestigation (Kowloon), assist from home.

Fistant Director of Crünitial In- for father after she had Hun awny,

thrown, a brick, and the chopper missing notes. Dotectives sent to way. the hou

to make inquiries sua-

cross-examination Fired by DSI Askew 31-year-old oned,,

Blu hali,

Barry, said that

if he was the Early at dawn on September -manager and asked for a ratulent Wong

admitted showing the bada, the number of at a lonely spol at Ki Fák, in the having taken, the money at 2 Din rooms and the number of oc Manchaopo back of Tal-0, :wo on February 7, She brought, the cupants, he would, check the inch but down dh her two bundles dojectives to $1 Leighton Hill prices with the day return and of dry grass to rest

Her diplendire BOON, KRONE Road ground floor where he would not bother about translated by Mascating odour and $810 (consisting of a $300

$569, and 13 or so called paberigator diy upon at setron the found in fast reply, recovered....

decorbosingr body offs dandinian increvice of the Hillside nearby, Nour to it was straw hat, a kind Worn by Zarners.

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to the coue "While MINEBarry SAKS

defondant said that sho money because a

the Are Di Crown Coup

was in examination, he forgo

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Sub-Trapector Ji Hi Bvans in

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Police investigation revönled a chopper, the instrument" of the

* Thinywnat Soón; reported to the

Ful-Ikm;

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CHARGED WITH INDECENT ASSAULT

passed dow

et her only, after, she had thrown a pair of scissors at him and

verely wounded him.

pas Chul was defended by Mr. John is charged was found near the Body of the dead than 41-Tullo,

omar MéNeill, Instruc.ed" by Mr. J.H. The scream of a woman young. Thio prosecution WA Among the Witnessed yesterday caused quite a commotion dur conducted by Mr. M. Heenan as-,

two children. They were ing tha. Wednesday matince insisted by Sub-Inspector, Lealle. eight-year-old daughibh of the

dead man and a similar ed the National Theatre, în Lock- nephew, Ford hurt Road

As a sequel to this incident, The" " children described how they saw accused take the chop Chong Chung, freman 100 at per out of the drawer in the house tached to the Mongkok stallon of

was, charges concbalit under his shirt the Fire Brigade, The nephew, however, on being before Mr. Hipyahing, bo at Ceny a Lioned ar to tilther he teal

that tifs a 24-year-old mother, the widow all the dead it was niso alleged that

enteredy the theatre

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trul yesterday with indecent as

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