1950-04-27 — Page 3

Defendant freed as Crown drops case at Sessions

CAT appeal to be heard. today

The appost against the de- clalan of the Hong Kong Sup rame Court, which disminued - the application for a receiver by Civil Ale Transport, In. corporated, In respect of the China National Aviation Car. paration and the Central Air Transport Corporation, will he heard at 10 a.m. today.

Bir Lealle

Gibson, then Chief Justice, In dismissing the application. had ruled that the doctrine of sovereign Immunity operated en the airlines which ho held bo- longed to the government of China, And also that the plaintiffs had not made out a strong cac.

It is learned that the Full Court of Appeal tomorrow will be composed of all three Judges of the Supreme Court.

Court Brevities

An' unemployed man charged with possession of forged banknotes walked out of the dock at froo man in 'the middle of his trial. at the Criminal. Sessions yesterday, by an order of the Court:

This unexpected situation arose out of police in- vestigations into the activities of a certain person the accused had, mentioned in evi dence the day before, as a result of which the Crown 'yesterday decided to drop the case.

Pulsne Judge

"You will take this as an +1 You will take this is an ex example of the fairness of the ample of the fairness of the sys- system of justice as adminis-tem of justice un ministered tered here," Mr. Justice Gould, here," the Senior Senior Puisne Judge, told the stated in conclusion, as he or-

clared the prisoner's release. prisoner, Nip Shiu-kwong, os the ordered his release.

The jury of six men and one woman trying Nip was accord- ingly discharged.

Nip, a Roman Catholic, was not legally represented. He was ac- cused of having In his possession 16 310. Chartered Bank notes, 36 $3 Hong Kong Bank notes, and one $100 Iong Kong Bank note, all of which were forged.

Mr. A. Lonsdale, Crown Coun- sel, was for the prosecution as- sinted by Detective Sub-Inspector W. J. Wall,

.

Nip, who made the sign of the cross as Mr. Gould wan about to dress him. was all anlles as he left the Court,

Two charged with armed

robbery

Two Chinese were committed to stand trial at the next Ses- sions by Mr. J. Reynolds at: Central yesterday on a charge of armed robbery.

The jury was told by the pro- sedution the day before that the accused was arrested on January

Lau. Chi,, aged 25, and Wa 27. un information.

Nio, against whom an additional Kwong-ho, aged 29, were charg sen-charge of uttering a forged docu-ed with comunitting hardent

rent had been preferred, was al-robbery at 42 l'Aguilar Street,

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Reminders

Today

IK International Women's Club, laformal dance for: Services,

7.30 pm.

HK Art Club, monthly exhibition.

St. John's Cathedral, 10. a..

to 0 p.m. (admission free).

Hong Kong Mines may have to close down, Time is a

chair.nan declares

European YMCA Quest Night, At the annual mosting of Hong Kong Mines Limit-

7.30 p.m.

Nine Dragona. Services

HK.Band Call, 8:p.m. Kowloon Rotary Club,

Club.

(clorect

meeting) Peninsula Hotel, He

12.30 p.m.

Y's Men's Club, luricheon meeting. Roof Garden, HK Hotel, IZ,45

p.m.

HK Council of Social Service, talk

on "Juvenile Deliniqueney! by Mr. J. Wicks, at PRO lecture room, 5.30p.m. Licensing Session,

at Counc!! Chamber, CSO, 4.30 p.m.

Coming events

TOMORROW

ed yesterday, Mr. HJ, Armstrong, chairman; said the Company, might have to close down. in a matter of months.

said the Company's slender cash resources were being rapidly diminished, efforts to raise fresh capital to resuscitate the mines had been un- successful, and the Hong Kong. Government was considering re-entry.

Mr. Armstrong Isaid: "The Directors have called this Annual Meeting earlier than usual as they, fell, you should be fully advised of the position which has developed following the un-. successful efforts to date of your Board to resuscitato dur, mining

Organ Recital, St. John's Cothe property on the Border.

dral, 1.15 pm.

Women's Section,

"Fresh caplial surgently need-

was

OWNERS OF FACTORIES FINED

Europeaned to replace all the essential Summoned for employing.

Dress mining machinery which

women workers after the re- destroyed or shipped out of thegulation hours, the proprietor Ciab, Colony by the Japanese after they of the Fortune Knitting. Fac-

had carried out a period of work- Sec-ing the Mine during the Occupatory, 80 Fuk Wing Street, was dance amounting to some $2,500,000 has, at Kowloon yesterday,

tion. Our claim. for. reparations fined $500 by Mr. James Wicks

YMCA, Beginner's making, 10 lm, Nine Dragon's Services

Tomboln, 8 pm European YMCA (Women's

tion), Services jufirmal

8 p.

SATURDAY- Extra Race Meeting, Happy Valley, 2 p.m.

Fifth

Nine

armed

Tambols, Up.m.

Dragons Services Club,

in the floor, on the night of Apri leet of passage forged $5 and 2.

510 note while buying a pair of Detective trousers from a

Walt

at Theatre, Road, 8.30 p.m.

Colfege toutre, Robinson

Sub-Inspector

W.

SUNDAY.

Mak Sang, aged 26, was tenced to four months labour by Mr. J. Reynolds Central yesterdny when pleaded gully to a charge stcoling a pen.

Defendant, a refugee at the Tung Wah Refugee Camp, #toie fellow refuges A pen from while they were Înțing up fur rice on Tuesday.

For handing $3 to a prisoner ali Aherdsun on Tuesday, Lo Choe, aged 30, a farmer, was given the option of a fine of $20 or Fix duys imprisonment by Mr. J. Reynolds at Central yesterday.

a

On Tuesday, defendant was watching prisoners at work Aberdeen, A prisoner asked Gefendant for money. Defendant walted for some fine and at the first opportunity handed $3 to a prisoner. He was seen by 23 Indian warder and arrested.

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Accused's denial

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Arst

shop.

Watson for the prosecution said The II classical concert, 50, Mac- On being starched, it

four Was that at 8 p.m. on April 12

doonel Road, 8.30 pm. stated, some of the forged nutes Chinese were found on him. It was fur-foor of 42 d'Aguilar Street.

entered the

Nine Dragoas Services

Club. Tombola, 8 p.in. ther stated that another portioni of the money was discovered în

The men, who were armed with European YMCA Armchair Group his house,

twa revolvers and a hand grenade.

meeting, talk on "The World. Food Problem, and China" by were strangers to the occupants.

Mr. Robert Hart, 8.45 p.m. The robbers bound and gagged Art Club, sketching party te witness In the

stand, the the occupants and relieved them Shatin, members to meet at accused had dented any knowtof their money and jewellery, the Kowloon Star Ferry 10.00 edge of the nature of the notes They ransacked the premises and he was carrying. He maintained in doing so left fingerprints, that ore Wong Fat, an ac- quaintance of hie, was the one who passed nim dhe money,

The robbers stayed on the pre- mises until 9.30 p.m. When they left, the cecupants informed the various objects, including a very police, who found fingerprints on

good one on a bottle.

After intensive cross-cxon tlon,

the trial was adjourned until yesterday morning.

The following day the police, Mr. Lonsdale informed the

acting on Court thath

information received, ke was catering o

of 330 "nollu preaqui.” His reasons for went to the entrance Two women, Ho Chuen and this, were that the previous day Queen's Road Central. Chow Chut, who were each diner he had caused investigations to had their linea reduced to $298 Fal.

$1,000 for importing silver coins.be made regarding the man Wong keeping watch for some

along.

found blm,

on

HK

ม.ท.

Robber

suspect committed

De- of course, produced' nothing", In: fendant, had two previous con- the meantime.

victions for similar offences. "Fresh

capital is urgently needed but we have not been able: Labour Officer, 35 women werd According to Mr. V. C. Land, to And it locally and Mr. R. found working in the premised Nielson, who has represented the after 10 p.m. major investment in the

In imposing a fine of $130 on unsuccessful 34. Nulla Road, on

a sinilor abroad in his efforts along the

summons, Mr. Wleks warned the saine lines, political considerations proprietor of the danger of tuber- |alvo-militating-against- un

culosis.

Com

years ago, as posuccesful the Tai Shing Kuilling Factory:

Other factories fined on similar offences were the Kong Mon Knitting Factory, 48 Fuk Cluen $125; Li Kin Electro- Governmbril is conaliering act.

10. Chung ing upon its rights of re-entry Ning Street, $170, Leung Wing Into the Mingas that the fullest Lam, a jess slick: factory, 54-02 advantage may be taken ef Larch Street, $150; Mee Yee Hong Kong's potential output of Shirt Company, Sal Yeung Choi lead, because of the continuing. Street, $150: and the Diamond world shortage of that mineral Weaving Factory, Clieung Ming and in view of the fact that our Street, $150 mins has remained' lfactive since the Warr

Government: may act›

"In addition, the Hong Kong Fuctory,

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"The Company's appeal for contribution from the Colonial Development Fund was unsuccess ful-the latest Mchl advice dated 'December. 28, 1940' is to the

The food and fuel index for the effect that Government does not week ended April 22, issued by propose to effect re-entry for the the: Labour Offre, were:- ilme being:

Rice & Flour 2 culties $ 5.3400 In the

circumstances, there Vegetables 1.0 atties •1,2100 fore, with our slender caab re- Sali.Cabbage 2 calty sources-being rapidly diminished, Oll catty, the second defendant camed with armed robbery and

Tea Pul, unemployed, chargy in spite of our overheads being Tea & valty

stan absoluto, minimum, it may Salt Fish 3 calty He was searched and

only be a matter of months before Fish 4 calty when their cases were reviewerl Up to yesterday, he had no some of the stolen properly was possession of arms and am- by Mr. F.X. d'Almada at Kowloon knowledge where this man could

munition, was committed this Company comes to an end."Pork 3 calty

The report and accounts, were Firewood 10.0 calties yesterday.

On April 4 the first accused stand trial at the next Criminal

Bean Curd, 14 pieces Mr. Peter Sin, who applied for the accused had disclosed under was arrested at the same place. Sessions by Mr. F. X. d'Almacia then adopted by the meeting.

Mr. H. J. Armstrong, and: Mr. a review of sentence last week on cross-examination, in which hel Both the accused were ident-at Kowloon yesterday.

George T. Scholey were re-elected behalf of

of the women, made sub-1 revealed. the whereabouts offled by the victims of the rob Defendant, with others not in to the Board, and Lowe, Bing- mission whether silver coins could Wong Fal, the police fustigation's first accused were found on a taken part in the robbery of the auditors.

lambery

The fingerprints of the custody, was alleged to have ham and Matthews re-appointed regarded un silver bullion "As a result of under the Ordinance. He said that into this man, Wong Fat, I am bottle taken from the scene of Bing Tal Goldsmiths.

Shop at 238 the silver coins, 1,367 in all, re-sulistler) the probabilities jord the crime by the police on the Shanghai Street on January 24 ot presented the life savings of his that the lnformation given to the night of the robbery.

the

some time

time when another rob- lients.

police by the informer Is In- The gang stole money and bery of a goldsmith shop just Mr. d'Almada held that the correct in muny particulare" Mr. jewellery to the amount of $4,982, ncross the street took place. coins could be regarded as silver Lonsdale stated, adding that he of which $2.153,20 had been re- During the robbery defendant but that in view of his submission did not feel he could pursue the covered by the police.

was wounded

wounded by gunshot and that

they represented the life case further,

taken into custody. savings of the defendants, he would reduce the fines,

be

eye

Wali Mohamed, aged 50, specialist, of 32 Laichikok Road, ground floor, was charged before Mr. d'Almado at Kowloon yes- terday with unlawfully wounding Lau Kwok-man,

be found

As a result of whab

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-Police not to blame

Tenancy Tribunal clerk charged

Peking relief conférence

The China People's Rellot Re-

Total

The average of the food and fuel figures for the weeks ended |March 4 to April:22 is $13.0920,

The Rehabilitation Allowance for the month of May, 1930; wi therefore be

Dully-paid Workers: Artisans $3.40; Coolies: $2.05, and Women: $2.10.

Monthly-paid Workers: Men:

At Jast week's hearing the presentative Conference opened $90.00 month, and Women: $00,-. owner of the shop, Leung King-in Peking on Tuesday, according 60 a month. ping, testified that 35 gold chains, to the vernacular "Wen Wel Pao" seven gold bangles, 12 gold ringa, yesterday.

Crown Counsel went on to say that in his own mind, after tha Investigations mentioned, there was no completly on the part of the police leading to the misin-tlon were preferred against Lal

Two further charges of corrup|robbery, formation cons

eight gold bracelets and one gold The report sold that delegates cosh were missing: after the who attended the meeting in- cluded-representatives of Govern- Detective Sub-Inspector S. H.|ment rellef organisations, private The police, he concluded, are of the Tenancy Tribunal, before secution's case.

Kai-hong, alias Franky Lal, clerk Dowman is in charge of the pro-relief bodies, overseas Chinese organisations, and the Liberat43 at present taking the necessary Mr. James action against Wong Fat,

Areas. Rellet Headquarters.

concerned.

Mr. Gould then turned to the yesterday.

Wicks at

Kowloon

Sub-Inspector T, P. Ross, In his application for a three-day zemand, said that the police op- posed ball for defendant and that jury and told them this was an charged last week with corruptly complainant, who is now in hos- unusual situation pital, was expected to undergo Crown had

decided to enter a receiving. $400 frem Szelo Yuk-

in which the

The 29-year-old clerk WAS

an operation either last night or case of "nolle proseque" and idid Kiu as a reward or inducement to today.

not wish the case to go an arrange the eviction of Szeto's

A three-day remand

sub-tenants.

EVICTION ORDERED

The Tenancy Tribunal has or- dered the eviction of the Oc Mr. Gould discharged the jury that he on March 27 received $200 the application. of P. K-Pavri and The additional charges alleged cuplers of 38 Wyndham Street on after acquainting them with the reasons in question: He then from Szeto Yuk-kiu as a reward F. P. Vesinia, who acted on the addressed the prisoner, saying: for

principal

was further.

grunted,

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+

Lam Ah-chap, aged

charged with possession of three

Some 131 délégates were elect- ed to the. Chairman Corps, in- |cluding Mädäme Sun Yat-sen and

Mr. Tung Pl-wu, Vice-Premier.

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forged $5 Hong Kong banknotes The Crown has decided that the forwarding an application forlatter's own behalf as well as the) and with uttering one of them, it is not right that it should.pro- | tenant of: 422 Reclamation St.executor.of the will of:one E, the Hong Kong Fish Wholesale Market,

Wicks

eviction of the

Mogra, deceased

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was committed to stand trial si cred further against you in this ground floor; that he on March 31 Mr. P. C. Woo, the Tribunál the next Criminal Sessions by case. This attitudo arises as at defendant's address, 24 Flower President who Heard the case, in Mr. James

at Kowloon reault of an investigation:unded $400 from Wong

Market Street, third floor, receiv-granting application, found Mud Grouper yesterday,

taken into the man Wong Fit

Ting-cheung:

that Defendant was alleged to have whom you mentioned in your on beltalf of her aunt, Szeto Yuk- merchant, Had parted with posuno Bole (large) 1.95 attempted to pass one of the noted evidence.

{kiu, s A reward or inducement to session of the premiser to bla to a cigarette hawker, who re-

"The Attorney-General, being arrange for the eviction of the brother, Hosang cognised him as the man who had sailsfied that it is not in the in sub-tenants of 24 Flower Market Mr. M. A, da Silva represented Horse Head (large) on two provious occasions given terest of justice that the trii Street.

the applicants. The opponent was Cena Pike, her two forged $10 notes on pur- should go on, has entered a nollo

Defendant was remanded one represented by Mr. V. J. L Red Sea Braids (lárás)); 1.80) chases. Defendant was arrested prosequi"in this case."

week.

D'Alton! on April 1 in Tung Tau Village.

•

Lam Yuen, student, and Private Li Mug, of the:RASC, Whitfold Barracks, respectively churged with allowing a private car. Dus for hire and alding and 'abetting in the offence, were fined $150 each by Mr. James Wicks at Kowloon yesterday.

When the car was intercepted in Talpa Road on Tuesday, pas sengers were found in it and second defendant was alleged to have collected fares, from the passengers.

A representative of the Warr Sun Printing Press, 140 Portland Street, summoned for operating. an unregistered factory, was fined $50 by Mr Wicks of Kowldon yesterday The Lulson Aluminlian and Hardware Factory: Tran Wan

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