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pickpocket NO HONEYMOON FOR THE CLERK 25
goes back
to jail WHO HAD BIG DROP IN Gamblers'
A 28-year-old man, who has spent the last 12 years in and out of pri- son, returned for another 18 months spoll today after Judge B. J. Jen- nings sentenced him at the
Victoria District Court this morning for picking a pocket.
Chan Hon-chuen, unemploy- ed, who said he had not been a for more that two free n months since he was 18, picad- od rušity to talking # dollar from the
another pucket of man, Chan Heung,
A FLING
ON SOMEONE ELSE'S MONEY
There will be no honeymoon yet for!
22-year-old clerk Lee Kang-tong.
For today the young man who was soon to be married, went to jail for 18 months after admitting that he had obtained $8,300 by steal-! ing and forging cheques, and spent it backing race horses, holding a dinner party and buying: things for his wedding. on i
Chief Inspector W. P. App", { prosecnting, said that on April 21. two deterlives were special pickpocket duly in Cell- ital District.
were
i.t
He also gave some money to rendered help to the police in
admitting the offences and bis faneer and step-mother.
recovering part of the money nad i properties.
E.
When Chey
patrolling Jubilee-street, they noticed th Lee, was sent to jail by Me Corbally after 11 was lefendunt walking suspiciousty
revented that be forged the! up and down the street.
them in They kept watch at hin and chrques and stole later
approach the period of une days last month complainant and take a $1 note-Irina April 17 to April 20.
raw him
from his shirt pocket. He was arrested on the spot.
Mr R. K. Bryson of Jchewson. Stokes and Müster, appeared for the Rengkong and Shanghai Banking Corp. in connection Det-Insp R. B. Hayless told with the question of restitution. the esset that Lee was employed Insp Bayless informed the
Voluasion ; court that by the Rating and
the Hongkong Bank had Department Man Yee build-i Shanghai
Bability for the loss. ing as clerk.
Cash and all properties 12- covered were ordered to be re- turned to the bank.
The complainant. Mr V. Ber- to keep his cheque book in an unlocked drawer in his fee.
In Court, this morning fegulant asked for a chance.
"Ewn though I would like to give you a chance, I must also proler the pable from habitander, used pickpockets like you who prey on them," Judge Jennings said.
Defendant had 21 previous convictions. Kight were fur pikit pockets.
Two years Another mati, Tam Sui-lais, 48, was sentenced to two years' jahl by Judre Jennings this morning for taking a Royal Hongkong Juckey Club ersh swerp from a man's pocket,
Deientiant was arrested
April 18, at Jubilee-street, by the two detectives who arrest- ed the defendant
vious case.
1
On Tuesday, Insp Bayless
of a tele added, na a result phone call, Mr Berger went to ị the
Shanghai Hongkong und Bank where he
shower several chequer.
LENIENCY
was
Mr Berger found that the signature ba the cheques was not his and that he had sent n> one to cash them.
was then und to
the police. Enquiries revealed that Lee had stolen the cheques and forged them.
the Leo in the pre-
Inter admitted to polive that he had disposed of pirated Then, who
guilty. part of the money in horse rar- friends to dinner hand
convictims ing, inviting previous witch dated back to 1938. Mony and buying things for his wed- of them were for prekin cling.
Nickels.
and
accepted
Queen's Pier farewell
the
Mr A. G. Parker, the retiring i Director of Marine, will be leaving
lay the Colony niv Hannover which sall early tomorrow morning.
Mr and Mrs Parker will be ni afternoon to Queen's Pier at 5.15 pm this į
goodbye to friends,
say
Passing out
HUMIDITY
Cool change reaches Colony
Hongkong experienced the lowest relative humidity this month when it fell to 27 per cent at 11 o'clock this morning..
The drastic fall from the 76 per cent recorded yester- day, was caused by a cold surge which passed through Hongkong about 7 pm bringing cooter and drier air from the north.
The now low this month "is by no means a record tar May," said a spokesman for the Royal Observatory. "The lowest ever recorded was 23 per cent."
The temperaturo also fell from a maximum of 84.7 degrees F yesterday afterhoon to 73 degrees carly this morning.
"We often have such a spell carly in May," he
added.
"The weather situation at the moment is such that this finc spell may be occurring again this month."
The man the Japanese
sentenced to death
leaves on retirement
Mr H. S. Kinghorn, Director of Urban Services, today paid tribute to the retiring Commandant of the Hawker Control Force, Mr V. M. Morrison.
his
portant.
Acknowledging gifts of A curved ivery ball, pipes and Tobacco, Mr Morrison raid he bad alto received model evoked-food stuff from the de- partment ro he would noù go hort at his home in Sidmouth,
#
He was speaking at the Urban Pelice work, it was very im Council Chambers thuring a ceremony in which Mr Morrison was handed souvenirs for I work in the hawker force.
Mr Kinghorn recalled that Mr. Morrisam joined the Police in Insp Bayless said that Lee had
Commissioner 1937. He had been imprisoned The two detectives, Corporal Helped the profice in recovering of Pulles, Hongkong island, Me: in Stanley during the occupation. Chik Tsang and Detective Con- part of what he had bought and C. P. Sutcliffe, will take the He had escaped and gut as far stable Lau Lai-ching, were com- pome
in: Amenting
lute at a passing cut parade os Shaukiwan before being mended by Judge Jennings for $1.843.40.
of a squad of 27 Cantonese ro, recaptured. their good work and alertness Mr Peter Wong of Wong and eruit constables to be held at in bringing the defendants to Co. asked for tenteney on Lee's the Police Training School in justice.
had Aberdeen on Saturday morning.
cash
behalf saying that
Bre
The Assistant
'OLD WOMAN WHO LIVED IN A SHOE' WILL
BE A FEATURE OF THE MAY FAIR
A model shee, about six feel
high, will be a novel futuras
at the YWCA May Fair to be
held on Saturday, May 13. a1
YWCA Headquarters,
Mucomacl»ronci,
Mude by tre Buys and Girls
Clubs Association, the sho
Old Woman packages
will house m
with a pile
all comers.
The Birthday
Gilt Stall
for
will Leature a maxle and the
festivities May
will
be
the Hongkong May Queen,
Miss Deborah
1
her retinue in nursery rhyme Costumes at 3 pm.
n
heightened by the arrival of entertainments including
Chinese Jun dance and shadow Marden, arach
boxing from 3.30 onwards. The White Elephant, Bottle Stoll, International Food Stall, potted plants, book ::B, snack and refreshment bars will be stocked with at- tractive produce.
The opening ceremony at 10.30 am will be performed by Mrs A. R. L. Biller, wife of the Commotore, at the request of Mrs It. Vischer, Chairman of the May Fair commitee, The Sudents' Department of the YWCA will be in charge uf sideshows und
special
Gifts from YWCA members all over the world have been re- to con- ceived in addition tributions from local business houses and the community.
He was sentenced to death by the Japanese, but the sentence was later reduced and he served two years with three months' solitary conling- ment
Mr Morrison was promoted to Assistant Superintendent
of
Police in August, 1949, and to Superintendent In 1052. He ''បទ serving during a diMcult perlod of fires, house collapses, labour troubles and a riet and later during the closure of the Naval Dockyard in 1958-59.
"I can speak from personal experience of that last period" Mr Klugborn said "ard have reason to be grateful to him for lus work."
Referring to his appointment as first Commandant of the Hawker Control Force, Mr Kinghorn said that the founda- tuns the hul_stl were sound and although not so exciting as
/Our 200-year tradition forbids is i
We cannot stoop to mass production,
Each Vacheron & Constantin timepiece must be hand-Gnished... so that you may wear
a truly exclusive creation,
in company
i with a small International élite.
VACHERON
CONSTANTIN.
In Geneva since 1755
Devon,
He mentioned his family of nine and added I was best for him to leave at a time when there were two P & O slips in harbour; one could accommodate his family and the other could take the rest of the passengers.
Says accused
was forced
to confess
Gamblers' quarrel ends in stabbing
A Lamma Isfand laundry shop proprictor was bound over in the sum of $200 for two years by Mr E. Corbally at Central Court this morning, Ho pleaded guilty to a charge of un- lawful and malicious wounding.
Grandma
got her purse back
years AGO-
May 1936
His Excellency the Governor, Sir Andreio Caldecott, attend- ed the launching of a ship for the first timo in his career yesterday when he christened A determined grondmother the Man Gok, lateat additio
chased after сп old to the fleet of the Hongkong offonder who had snatch-and Yaumati Ferry Company. The Governor performed ed her purso containing $200 and a gold bracelet the naming ceremony and then retrascil valued at $100, a magis-cut the cord which trate was told this morn second time on record that a the veonch. It was only the
by
ing.
ship had been christened Police told Mr T. C. Chan, a man in Hongkong - an sitting በ! North
has Kowloon event which
happenca Magistracy, that 35-year-old only on rare occasions any- Chau Kam-yuen, had approach- ed the old woman from behind where in the world.
The Man Gek, Mr Stanley and snatched the purse while she was walking with her grandsun Dodwell told the gathering, on her back at Kilung-street on was a vehicular ferry wide Tuesday morning.
enough for only two rows of Grandmother Luk Nam Im-vehicles instead of three, but street-mediately put down her grand-more space for their third
son and gave chase, at the same class passengera.
The court was told that on the afternoon of April 15, Yuen Tin and a friend, while on a tour of Lamma Island, took Cart
Kame of
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il
gambling.
There were accusations by some of the gamblers that Yuen was cheating. This resulted in quarrel which subsequently developed into a light.
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RAN AWAY
11
The defendant. who was clansman of the gamblers aina took part in the fight during which he used a knife lo stab Yuen in the back. He then ran away,
Defendant claimed that he saw Yuen holding a chopper and was afraid that he might use it Defendant's clansman un hum. had already pahl Yuen $100 damaged compensation for his suit,
Defendant, who had one pre- vlous conviction for larceny. was represented by F. Chaine of Messrs Edmund Cheung and Chaine.
$1,500 FINE
I
time shouting for help. She ran
He congratulated Mr Lan for while until she came Tak-po for the eficient way in
1
scross the snatcher In
hands of two delectives.
PURSE FOUND
which the service was operated.
✩ ☆ RAEASURES for the safe-
the
M
Police, who found the purse guarding
of Hong-
in defendant's pockei, also dis- covered later that he had 11kong in the event of a gas previous convictions for larceny, raid are being gradually de- triad membership and drug veloped by the Local Air Rald Precautions Committee Defendant admited the appointed for the purpose.
offences.
offence and the magistrate Jall- ed him for nine months and ordered that he be placed under police supervision for one yee: after his release,
The grandmother got back her purse,
A
MAY BUY HK ELECTRICAL
GOODS
One of the parts
most vital of the Committee's plans provides for the selec tion throughout the Colony of suitable buildings where people engaged in maintain- ing essential services- such as electrical lighting. waterworks, transportation, gasworks, telephones will be safe from gas and bombs.
It is disclosed that efforts the are being made by committee to ensure that.
One of the greatest prob- lems facing the Air Raids
West German businessman expressed interest in long- kong-manufactured electrical zonds shortly before leaving Precautions Committee is to continue a six-week busi- that of safeguarding food and water upon which mus-
nes four of the Far East.
held
He was Mr Siegfried Mar- tard and some other gusES of have a most serious effect. genstern, managing partner Albert Wu, alias Ng Ah Fimorcox of Munich, who are The problem is being tackled
tok, 43, of "Q" Block wholesale Importers and
ex by the Committee and it le Maylum Apartment, first porters of electrical appliances.
solution He left by Swissair for Bangkok, expected that a floor, Shu Kuk-streat, was
During his four days here, Mr will soon be found. fined $1,500 by Mr T. L.
Morgenstern said he had Yang at Causeway Bay talks with local manufacturers
✩ ✩ Court this morning for and was interested in importing The death is announced of
Viscount selling or supplying certain articles, "if the price is Firld alcoholic liquor without right."
Allenty of Megiddo, No While I was in Japan I sign- further details have been re- on authorised permit.
ed two contracts worth a total ecired but Viscount Allenby of almost US$300,000. But these was installed as Rector of
with their Japanese,
much Edinburgh University factorles. can larger
produce
Marshal
At the same time. Yeung
Flat Chuen-shing, 40, of
and Golden Harve Mansion, eighth floor, King's-road was fined $600 cheaper than Hongkong," he then gave a vigorous address for aiding and abetting Wu. added.
urging the necessity of peace "And they are always chong- and good fellowship among The two had pleaded noting their designs and models," nations.
he said. This is the only way we can sell new models at
ciu,
They were arrested
A detective this morning
denied a defence allega-guilty. tion that a man accused of murder hod been forced to kneel in front of an idol in a police station, told to light threa joss sticks and confess before Kwan Ti, the "Warrior God."
فال
ke
ac-
"I did not see anything that happen," said detective police constable Tse Chung, in reply to a question from de- fence counsel Mr A. H. Suffad.
Neither did he hear the cused Tsui Cheung-kan, a car- penter, repeatedly say I did not W or are anybody strike him at the back of the neck with a torch, the detective said.
The detective was testifying at the Criminal Sessions this mani- ing in the trial of two men, Tsui Cheung-kan, 22, a carpenter, and Kong Ping-lam, 10, student, ce jeased of shooting to death 01-
year-old Hu Yan-tom December 31 In Д Kowloon grocery store,
He told the court how a police party went to an unnumbered hut in Fanling on the afternoon of New Year's Day and arrested the earpenter.
The icini, being heard before Mr Justice R. H. Mills-Owena and a jury of six men and Woman, a continuing.
$500 theft
A diamond ring, a gold neck- Jace
and a gold finger ring vulued at over $500 was report- ed stolen from 8 Kimberley new-street, Ground Floor, be- tween 0.43 am and 11.70 yesterday,
am
in the
early hours of March ID follow-tract people just as new cars My main interest in Japan ing a police raid on a flat at "Q"
was radios, but while I was in Block of Maylum Apartment.
Hongkong 1 looked al fach Mr D. Remedios, Crown Coun- lights fittings and other smaller cil prosecuted.
articles," he added.
POP by Goç'
372
NO-
I NEVER HEARD ANY BIG BANG THIS,
AFTERNOON
Viscount Allenby advocated the formatioon of a World Police Force much along the lines of the international army anggested in the late M. Aristide Briand's plan for a United States of Europe.
Carlsberg
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