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THE CHINA MAIL, FRIDAY, AUGUST -19, 1960.

Blackmailed at school

BOY 12 GIVES

Snatched POCKET MONEY

purse: man jailed

FOR 3 YEARS

By ARNOLD LATCHAM London, Aug. 19.

Boy who wounded sister sent

to centre

A twelve-year-old' farmer's son was blackmailed by his friends for three years --because he stole 25. | An. 18-year-old student

A 28-year-old unemployed man Cheung Wah of no fixed abode was sentenced to three year' Jail by Mr E, S, Haydon at Kowloon Court. 'this morning rail when he

from his mother's purse, And the schoolroom" black- ended only when the admitted matching|friends became too gready, it

a handbag from a woman at was said st Berkeley, Glouces- Soy-street, Kowloon,

tershire, juvenile court this Sub-Inspector 1. W. Elias said

week. on Wednesday at 11 pm two detectives were on patrol at Argyle-street when they saw the defendant

the peeping into

pocket of a passer-by.

The Detectives then followed him. They saw him approach Ip Su-kei in Soy-street and snatch her handbag,,

Detectives chased defendant and arrested him.

It started when the farmer's boy boasted of the thal to his three schoolmates.

But instead of the expected hero-worship, he collected nasty threats: "We want your pocket money every week. Pay up or we talk."

And every week for three years, holidays included, the farmer's son handed over his pocket money, Sixpence * week.

At the police station defer- dent further admitted that on

But backmailers are all alike, August 5 he snatched a wrist watch from another woman, whatever their age, The three Tsui Sin-ting at 15 Fuk Chun-12-year-olds tired of the small- Itreet,

change pay-off.

The defendant led the police to a stone hut at Mataiwai-To rad where the watch was found in the crack of a brick wall.

Inspector Elias added that de- fendant had two previous con- victiors for snatching; three for stealing and five for oplum

moking.

12-year-old girl steals $900 court told

A twelve-year-old girl was accused of stealing $900 from her friend's mother and appeared before Mr J. E. Dargan of Kowloon Juvenile Court this 'mom-' ing.

Detective Inspector J. Trot- man told the court that the complainant Yeung Wai-lin and her daughter were very fond of the girl and often invited her to their home at 75 Fuk Wah- street, 1st floor.

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They stepped up their price.

£23. Cash down,"

MACAO ELECTRIC PROFIT

HIGHER

A. dividend of $1.20 a share was approved af today's annual meeting of the Bacao Electric Lighting Co, Ltd this morning. The Company sold more electricity during the year end- ed November 30, 1959, but Its who net profit did not increase cor- admitted

and respondingly, said the Chairman, uniswfully maliciosaly

his Mr H. Nolasco da Silva, due to wounding sister and brother-in-law was the exchange value of the Macco today ordered by Mr E. dollar being unfavourable. The Corbally at Central Court to profit for 1959 was $855,178.11 be sent to Cape Collinson as compared with $828,484 for Training Centre for a period 1859.

Mr Nolasco presided at

the of not more than three year. The defendant, Chau Kwa-meeting in the absence of the man, of 107 Island-road, fourth Chairman of the Company, Mr floor, had at a previous hearing. J. Gellion.

The report and accounts were said that he had wounded his

sister, and brother-in-law be adepted.

The election of Mr H. de

cause his sister has scolded and! slapped him for staying out late, at night.

Chan was a Form 3 student of Queen's College. He was said to have been frequently absent from home after he had failed in a school examination.

RASC parade at Shamshuipo

and

two

· WHITE-FACED The victim could see only one He had to`strał at way out.

Brigadier W. P. L LawsJI,

Hongkong home again. In three raids on the family money-box he stole Commander,

Kowloon Garrison, spent. £23.

"Not enough," said the black-hours at the Shamshuipo Camp at the annual mallers. "Another £15 or you'l this morning

administration parade of the 79 get a good hiding too."

the breaking- Company RASC (Water Trans- This was point. Instead of stealing again, port). the boy confessed to his On parade were three officers father. And the police went to and about 40 mm, under the Bee the

black- Offer Commending class-room

company, Major W.

mailers.

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the of Burnett,

Their ages did not spare them RASC. from the law. They ended up in During the parade, Brigadied the dock, white-faced, and wear-Lawson presented a Long Ser- vice and Good Conduct Medal ing their Sunday-best suits.

Com- for 18 years' service to pany Quartermaster Sergeant who bis Arthur Rock, RASC,

the Company in been with Honkong since 1959.

They were put on probation for two years-on condition that they do not associate any more with the boy they blackmailed

so successfully.

Seamen jailed for

breaking archaic law

Glasgow, Aug. 18.

On August 12 Yeung and her Two Glasgow seamen were sentenced here today to one week's imprisonment for disobeying a law- ful command to stay on board their ship, the ore carrier Lindisfarne,

daughter went out and on rê- turn they saw the girl playing with a music box containing the $900 which she usually kept under her bedi

MISSING

The sentence means that the withdraw their labour. when men," William Atkinson, 38, and ship was safe in port. Inspector Trotman said the Bernard McGinty. 43, will

Counsel added that the men released girl was trying to pull the nails be

tomorrow from from the music box with a pair Barlinale prison here, where were guilty of an offence under a "Victoria Act" framed "when

got the vote, when gas lights had not given way to electricity, and trade unionists had not

obtained the even

right to strike."-China Mail Special.

of pilers but when she saw the they have been in custody since agricultural labourers had just complainant returning she at- Friday, templed to replace the box under the bed.

Yeung then questioned the girl as to what she was doing,

On examining the box she found the money missing.

The matter was then reported to the police.

Mr Dargin remanded the case for seven days in order to make onquiries as to the whereabouts of the missing money.

FAMILIES CALLED TO RE-REGISTER

Holders of identity cards bear- ing registration numbers in the series 40,001 to 65,000 and their families are called upon to re- register again in accordance with the Registration of Persons Ordinance.

This was nolified in the Registration of Persons (Re- registration) (No. 3) Order, which was published in the. Government Gazette today.

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The charges arose from the men's decision to leave the ship to attend an unofficial onshore strike meeting.

At Newport, South Wales, six seamen were fined one sterling: each for walking off their ship, the 10,741 ore carrier Ribble- head.

Defence counsel said a new merchant shipping act. might well arise out of the present trouble giving seamen right. to

REMANDED ON

CHARGE

OF MURDER

Kwong Kong, 33, at 23 Graham- street, ground floor, appeared before Mr E. Corbally at Central Court this morning an a charge of murder, Kwon was alleged to have murdered Chan Bhek-fong on July 21 this yehr

at 25 Graham-street, ground floor. No plea was entered. .

Awong was remanded seven

days in daily 'custody..

Kai Tak building

A five-storey reinforced con- crete building is to be erected at Kai Tak Airport for use as offices, stores and workshops.

The new building forms part of the new aircraft maintenance depot that is being reslied with- in the revised Airport boundary under the Kal Tak Airport Development Scheme.

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PLANS FOR NEW OFFICE BUILDING

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six-storeyed Plans for

office building to be built at Nos. 10 and Pottinger-st, Central Dis trict, were revealed before the Tenancy Tribunal this morning,

The building will replace the two existing three-storeyed which were built structures more than 50 years ago.

There was no opposition to the case, as the five tenants had settled with the owner Mr a total Fung Kam Chung, for sum of $86,500,

Exemption of the building from the Landlord and Tenant Ordinance was recommended by the Tribunal.

The members were, Mr B. V. Rhodes (President), Mr Hez Ah lan and Mr Lee Ming.

The applicant was represent- ed by Mr W. C. R. Carr of Johnson, Stokes and Master,

Mr Walter Hon of Hon and Co., and Mr G. S Ford' of Ford," Kwan and Co., represented

the tenants.

Land sale

Two pieces of Crown land at San Po Kong, Kowloon, each measuring about 10,000 square feel, will be sold at a public auction at the Crown Lands and Survey Office, Central Govern- ment Offices, on September 13.

The two lots are restricted to industrial purposes only.

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