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THE HONGKON

CORRESPONDENCE. HONGHONG AND SHANGHAI

THE ROYAL AIR FORCE MEMORIAL FUND.

TO THE EDITOR OF TELAS HONGKONG DELLY, PRESE,"T

SIRI thall be obliged if you will be good enough to publish the attached list

BANK C CASE

PRISONER PLEADS GUILTY. SENTENCED TO SEVEN YEARS"

·HARD LABOUR, G

The Criminal Sessions" was continu

when Chan Bu Chuen,

the P per of the Hongkong and Shanghai he was rporation by whom Banking employed as a shroff, Fung Kwai Yung,

of subscriptions to the Royal Air Force indicted for femorist Fund. Some of the mounts have already been acknowledged in your columns: others have reached me recently from varicos Clubs in which subscription Nsts have been lured.

was indiet ed for receiving $1,530, part of the money, up some little mis, knowing the same to have been stolen.

the

DAILY PRESS WEDNESDAY, SEPTEM

1920

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visiracy with

where they

The defendanta said theS D'INS SIITELANJ Wong, a relative of their's, took them on board the slip.

Inspector Spears, who prosecuted snil that from what he could gather from the defendant yesterday, the first defendant a father took then on

the ship.

sts aneh,”sa he kept sömizes start Spear, whose pri that the tea, which was contained in a grama bag," was fund in the possession of a Chinese boy who was stopped by an Indian

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ing would like to state thai The Attorney-fjsieral (the Hon. As place; them in, the carn of a Filipine banda" | watchinang of the Kowloon Godowns an de

H. Kemp, K.0) prosecuted, and pri. sovers were defended by Mr. F. C. Jankin (Instricted by alears. Leo d'Almada and

subscriber to the Air Force Fund will not be entirely or spent in the erection of some ative monumenta By far the

The man pleaded guilty, p renter portion of 1h will be devoted to

The following ware the jury education for the children of

AWAB. Walsh, D. Muir, Kwok Hing Man, sirmen and to rendering, assistance to. H. Lark.us, S. A. Lopes 0. Lowry, officers and new of the Flying Force and then dependents who may be disabled, tick and J. M. Fansecs.

or otherwise infrm His Honour remarked that the woman

prisoner was charged with recy the. money, knowing it was stolen. Did know it was embezzled †

them | was about to leave the gate fants had the boy was mable

man, who, and undertaken through to Viooliver The

bande factory account as to bón hơ came placed them in the care of a b man's cabin throughout the for, they | tess the watchman jook him on were not discovered until the ship berthed interviewed the Chief Officer. At Vanco

ast who was bu-board, saje walking and the Chief.

The Magistrate. Have you got the bandsman in court. No. We could null or to connes, the defendants with any of the bandstuen.

and that the ten produced was not. frind issued, so this crew.

hape in th

The defendant (interrupting). ** It is; have still got two more jbs. in my cabin."

Impector Spears said that, on the last. trip, the aspra of fun took a comiga.

The Inspector said that there were handsmaen on board the ship at present. she Two others had left the ship at Manila, If they charged the beadsmen now, they were sure to place all the blame on the shwnt · bandamen. Another difficulty was that the defendants would not post out the ment of that brand of tee. The storekeeper

the

to have been bandsman who had charge of them. The mid that was

Captain of the whip" mig" that stowawaya

WOMEN IN COURT..

* It is true that there have been many cails upon the public pore as a restit of the war, and have been asked why the Air Form Memorial Fand should be forced to the front to the detriment, The Attorney General replied that pertaps of other funds equally deserving, ection stated that ant property embezzled I smuld point out that the Air Forenin creations of the past few years Other might be termed

funds which have been started for the stolen." #benefit of gerthin sections of the Army have. gins advantage of old-established organis

Hont which may be relied upon to see that the money required is forthcoming The Air Force, which was composed of young taken from different regiments, and front all parts. has no such organisation. The "ppes on behalf of the dependents of these men has been issued on the mitiative of the prevent Air Marshs) Sit Hugh Trenchard to no particular section of the community but to the public at large, but to the

I propose to close the subscription lists shortly and I would, therefore, ask those who intend to subscribe to send their donations" to "Mẹ 43 HOOL, 15. possible.. Yours faithfully

2. D. K. BLAIR.

Hon Treasures. Aero Club of Hongkong, c/o Lowe, Bingham & Matthews. Hongkong, September 17th, 1920.

SUBSCRIPTION LIST,

Anonymous.*

Hou Mr.PH Holyoak

Sir Robert Ho Tung

ship's cargo 7

The storekeeper *!

|| were very numerous lately!? They wyre | The Magistrate. No

long time the Grand,an Pacife: Co, did Mr. Jenkin drew attention to the fact and on board almost every itp. For a that are of the evidence would be indeli tot proceed against the mes, but this time. cats and ng there were a number of women the Superintendent decided to niske an in Court, he wished to draw his Lordship'sample of the defendanta attention to the fact.

The Daptain said that it was almost impossible to check stowaways, and he

is part of the

The defends unid he had been seven years on the ship, and he knew that the question was of the kind alwaya

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His Lordship; They are probably here thought that the only thing to do, was to inued to the cry. The storekeeper was The Magistrate said that while he appre a limpose a heavy penaltys vadipoured a nese mais nod did not know

dhe ngrerate: Did you draw the ten clated the Captain's chimculty he did not from the store, uneself 1-No, my boy think heavy penalty would have any

poneself. effect. He though the best thing to do was to get at the people who smuggled these men on bored, og

for that very purpose. I will not as them to go out, but I will point out that there are perhaps modest women hers who may not like to hear the ace and in they wished they could either go or stay.

The Attorney General: They may friends of the prisoner.

be. The Captain wid that they need not have been smuggled on board. They could easily come on board with the rush of steerage passengers, and then hide on hoard,ATHEMA

His Lordship. I will not ask them to bus I will may that it may offence their modesty, an

The Court Interpreter rendered these remarks into

nto Chinne but, of about forty Chinese women in the Cours, only three or.

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The Magistrate expressed the opinion that there must be a Chines middleman on board, as otherwise, the Filipino would not be able to, communicate with the defend

The Captain Undoubtedly there middleman, but the difficulty is to get at him.

The charge against the second prisoner The Magistrate (Mr. Orme), pamet only was proceeded with

and

The Attorney-General, said that first prisoner's duty at the Bank vas to take inmoney from customers, to count it an hand it over to another shroff and get a receipt from him and band that to the cuatomer, On July 19th the Wing Tak Bank arranged a purchase of wanted to remit 20,000 tals to The shroff of the bank took the money $29,201.9 cents to pay for the telegraphic transfer and handed it over to prisoner The money was in notes. Prisoner took $22,000 out of ft and handed the remainder,

tenen of one month's hard labong each ye

SUSING FALSE WEIGHT. VEGETABLE VENDOR SENTENCED

Inspector Barner, yesterday, charged a Chinese before Mr. Orme, at the Magis

tracy with unlawfully B a false weight.

on his dachraydi k

Who inued it--I don't know

The storekeeper sa d he never issued that brane of ten to the crew all the time he had been on board, noo as far as he knew, that band of tra was never issued to the

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The defendant; Then perhaps you will tell me how I got the ten ?

The Magistrate: That is what I want to Bad out from you.

the defendant. I got it as ration from

the storeroo

Inspector Spears sand that, on the last Niga and a large quantity stolen. One trip, the

ha csigo. of tea was broached. at

man was arrested by the Japanese police. If Tas quite possible that the tes produced

wa part of the stužen sargo, S.

As the defendant refused further in. formation about the tea, the Magistrate tos and passed sentence, of $100 fine? örs in “defirls, one month's, imprison

me with hard labour.

STORY OF A COAT.

MAGISTRATE UNCONVINCED-

The defendant said that he did not mean to defraud customers The ducheng, was

One month a hard- labour was, the speiled by one of his children, and he did

have time to mend it. He was not sentenced passed by Mr. Orme, at the using the dacking.

Magistracy, yesterday, on a Chinese charg The Inspector said that he actually sawed with the theft of a cost ht Barsbuipo, the defendant weighing vegetables with The defendant sald - I did not stral; the sting the dacheng. When he examined it, he cost is mine.***

bnver

Replying to the Magistrate, the Inspector and that the weight was faulty, be

in a bundle, to the second shroff, stating found it was 191 per cent, against the that a cheque for $22,000 had boca in cluded: When the bundle was opened no sheque was found and the shroff had dig- Appeared.

The shroff, who received the money from prisoner, was a new man, Prisoner was arrested by the Police and certain monies were found on him,

When told this the defendant said:

Then I do not know. I bought the darkeng from marine hawker"

The Magistrate imposed a fine of $10. or there weeks hard labour

ADDRESSES RY, COURS "Mr. Jenkin, addresing the jury for the defence quoted the case of Rex v. Bchama.

fuspector, Lanagan, who prosecuted, said that the defendant was caught by on Indian watchman who saw him running, followed by a crowd. He threw the cost down when he saw the Indian

The Magistrale: If you did not steal, why did you run-I was chased by hostile crs, who wanted to assault me,

'50

rally, Iran. Anyone would rang . If the cost is yours why did you drop is when you saw the watchman --I dropped it, because it was cumbersome and prevented me from running fast

women also had some money which she produced, but when asked if she had any more, replied in the negative. They were taken to the station and the woman Vas searched by s female searcher and about $2,000 was found on her. The woman ad- which laid down that if the story of 1 PICK-POCKET CAUGHT. mitted receiving the money from prisoner person charged with receiving Kolem pro two days after he had embezzled it. He perty was reasonable that personas relied on her denial, which shared guilty entitled to an acquittal Mr. Jenkin then SENT TO JAIL FOR SIX WEEKS. knowledge, to secure a conviction, onda dealt with the evidence to show that the

Mr. Ho Wing, compradore of the Bank, woman's story in this case was reasonable Before Mr Dyer Ball, at the Magis deposed that prisoner had been in hús The Attorney-General agreed that if the tracy, yesterday a Chinese was charged employ since 1917, They money bad t be story was reasonable she was entitled to with picking the pocket of another Chinese made good by witness permet d

cat sequital, Band

in Cromexamined he stated that prisoner her story was unreasonable, because in Slation, and stealing $100 tal poder was engaged by him at a salary of $38.30 answer to Inspector Grant she denied hav. Jaspector | Blsckman, who prosecuted, plas board and lolgung. Any sum fruming any other money on her person. She said that the maplainant and & friend were 350,000 to $100,000 would pass through had also resated search and had hidden walking along Queen & Bos + Centra) about prisoner" (kunde- ordinarily

the money in a most inusual and suspl1.pesterday when the complainant Evidence of the paying in of the money cious manner die teks to this pocket. He took,be notics was then given,

EVERAL OLAN DISCHARGED,

Dark and walked on. When he felt a second tuga Inspector Grant said be arrested pri The Jury returned a verdict of not the complainant turned round and caught soner in a house in Portland Street, He guilty and prisoner was discharged. the defondant, who was about to run away gave particulars of the money found on

THE RESULT OF INTATUATION.. Page with his money. The defendant struggled, TOPers and the result of the search of Addersing his Lordship on behalf of the and, breaking base, ran. The complainant

the woman's clothing

male prisoner, who had pleaded guilty, for gave chase, and defendant was stopped by Cross-examined, he admitted that Chi mitigation of sentence, Air, Jenkin point Mr. Perc aese towen sometimes concealed a lot of ad out that prisoner, who was in receipt possession. money underneath their clothing as of about 350 a month, bad passing through safeguard. It was not surprising that his hands in cash a anything from

woman $15,000,000 to 830,000,000 a year, and that an infanted man should give a

temptation which assailed everybody at

PAINLEVE'S FLIGHT HAIPHONG.

News has now reached the Colony of Captain Riccu's light phong with M. Fainleve

kow, wan reached -m ß»

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squ'all wa

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bere, and small

a large sum of money, b

A female searcher deposed to having time, was in that case very exceptional.

amined the woman who resisted.

The prisoner bnd a desire to make the Foman, his concubine and his infatuation for her was sach that he could not rest the abnormal temptation placed in his

dage

thithe machine – THE DETENCH/-/-/Site Planes The nece The woman gave evidence and said that and with the she was a prostitute. On her return from Captam Riton, the country in August she was met by fire Passenger, wore able prisoner, whom the bad known for a year. COMMENTS BY THE JUDGE.

Haiphong, the He took her to a house in Portland Street His Lordship,addressing the prisone

which he had rented and furnished. - It that in the absence of any evidence was arranged that she was to be his con- contrary, he must assume that cubine. Soon after arrival the Brat paid

prisoner gave her $2,500 to keep for him to men

mediatel Sibe hid the money underneath her cloth hed

machine ing. She

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