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THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY,

ADVERTISING AND PUBLICITY BUREAU CLERK SENTENCED.

UTTERING FORGED RECEIPTS WITH MRS.

THOMPSON'S SIGNATURE.

OUTCOME OF AN ADVERTISING CAMPAIGN.

Y. S. When, an ex-employee of the Advertising and Publicity. Bureau, was sentenced yesterday by Mr. A. W. G. H. Grantham to terms totalling eight months' hard labour for uttering forged. documents.

It will be recalled that When sued the Advertising and Pub- eity Bureau in the Summary Court for the recovery of 8750, but be lost his case, the Paisne Judge also ordering that certain ». documents be impounded and handed over to the Attorney General.

STORY OF $600 LOAN REJECTED.

when be returned to Hong Kong, be Case for the Pressention. When the defendant came before pointed out to Mrs. Thompson that the wording of the receipt was Mr. Grantham yesterday, he was wrong, that his name had been mis- charged uttering a forged deposit spelled and be thereupon typed out receipt for 3000, uttering a forged a fresh receipt which Mrs. Thomp- san signed. The complainant, need agreement purporting to be made less to add, strongly denied having between defendant and the Fub-signed such a document and added licity Bureau "and with possession that both the documents concerned

must be forgeries. of a number of films, books, adver-

tising matter and stationery belong

Mr. Armstrong stated that after the defendant was arrested, his room in the Chineso Y.M.C.A. was ing to his late employers.

searched and a number of docu. Mr. H. J. Armstrong of Messrs. ments and other articles belonging Deacons appeared for the complaints the complainants were found therein, which the defendant had no ants and the defendant was not authority to have in his possession

at all.. legally represented.

In outlining the case Mr. Arm- strong stated that the first document purported to be a service agreement between defendant and Mrs.

Mrs. Thompson's Evidence. Mrs Thompson then gave evi dence bearing out Mr. Armstrong's statement.

Dafendant (cross-examining): Did you sak me for a cash security

Did you ask for a guarantee 1-I asked if you knew anybody in Hong Kong who would stand guarantee for you.

Thompson on behalf of the Pub licity Bureau. The second purport-Never. ed to be a deposit receipt for 8500 signed by Mrs. Thompson and chopped with the chop of the firm. It has a five-cents receipt, stamp on it.

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How many times did I ask you for that money 1-What money

That 8000 I gave you 1 never teck 8600 from you."

Really I never took 8800 from you!

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Mr. Armstrong stated that on January 13, this year the defendant had instituted proceedings in the

Defendant (To the Court): I am Summary Court claiming $600 the sorry to hear that Mrs. Thompson amount due on the deposit receipt denies it.

Regarding the documents con- and 8150 being the balance of three

asked cerned defendant

Mrs. months wages, which, it was alleged, Thompson if the signatures were had been retained by the com-hers -Witness replied that they plainant as security. The case had were.

Who chopped this You did, I been before the Puisne Judge as suppose. I did not stated.

Continuing, Mr. Armstrong said that the defendant was first employ- ed by the Publicity Bureau in September 1929, the parties preting through an advertisement in the papers. The complainant was em" ployed at $30 a month as an out- door advertisement canvasser, and among his duties was the selecting of suitable sites for posters,

Trip to Kwong Chow Wan.. Towards the end of September, the complainants decided to pay When, 950 a month until the end of the year on the understanding that the engagement was only probation- ary. No agreement in writing of any sort was entered into. At the

You did not 1-No. Really don't know who chop- ped it

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You did not make out a draft "of. that receipt for me to type out No. I did do a thing like that I would give it to Miss Remedios not you. You were not the office typist.

Yes, I was a typist there 1-No. You are not allowed to use the machines either.

Mr. Armstrong asked if Mrs. Thompson would spell the word "Total with two "a" or whether she would write "Deposited to instead of "deposited with "

deposited by or whether she Chagek" when she would write meant "Cheque." Mrs. Thompson said she would not.

Mr. Church Corroborates. Mr. C. J. Church was asked by

“SUM PO TSAI" AND CYMDEITHAS DEWI

"MOTHER-IN-LAW.”

FEBRUARY 11, 1930.

F.M.S. MOSLEMS PERTURBED.

PROSECUTION FOR CRUELTY.

NOT," ACCORDING TO MOSLEM LAW."

A recent prosecution at Butter- worth, "F.M.S., has aroused great interest, and apparently some per- turbation, among Moslems through out Malays

The issue was whether a fowl which was found with its throat ent, but still in a conscious condi- tion, was slaughtered in the man- ner prescribed by Moslem law,

The magistrate, and subsequently Mr. Justice Sproule, decided that

NEW PHASE IN A MUI TSAI PROSECUTION.

GIRL BOUGHT AS FUTURE WIFE,"

An arrangement for procuring a sum po tici, which was described as the purchase of a small girl, by a family, as the betrothed of one of the sons, was described at the Cen- trai Magistracy yesterday before Mr. E. W. Hamilton. A Chinese woman living in First Street was charged with assaulting a mui tea and possession of the girl without registration.

The woman's husband also appear

the method of slaughter adopted ed, but was discharged during was not in accordance with the the proceedings A third defend- Moslem practice, and convicted the ant, a youth employed as a foki accused of causing unnecessary by the woman, was charged with

assisting in the assault. cruelty.

Mr. H. B. Butters, of the S.C.A., prosecuted, and Mr. T. G. Bennett

was defended the woman.

JUNI

A letter igned by Mr. A. L Birse, chairman of the Mohamedan Advisory Board of Penang.

The girl's father stated that he published in the Penang Press to the effect that as there existed a was pressed by proverty to sell the certain amount of anxiety among girl for 8110 to the first defendant Mohamedans in connection with on December 18, 1999. The daughter po tear and the recent conviction of Naina was to be s Mohamed bin Kader Mastan, of eventually to marry the defendant's Butterworth, for cruelty to animals small son. On February 2 he saw in connection with the killing of a his daughter bleeding from wounds fowl, he was authorised to state and weeping bitterly. He followed that Mr. Justice Sproule, who the girl to the police station where heard the appeal, found" (1) that the mother-in-law-elect, the first de the fowl was not slaughtered pro-fendant had proceded them."

Lai Koo Hing, a fifteen-year-old rerly according to Islamie rites, an (2) that unnecessary suffering girl, said that she was sold as a sum po faci to the Arst defendant,

was caused.

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Mr. Birse added that the publica tion of these findings would allay but had always been treated as a the anxiety felt. The case arose asui trai. The woman had often the result of a surprise visit paid expressed her intention of re-selling to the Butterworth market by Cap her. On February 8 the girl sug tain Edward Pratt, late Senior

District Officer. Butterworth, who gosted to her "mother-in-law-elect " recently proceeded home on retire that she should be returned to her mont. As a result of what Capt. Pratt BW, Naina Mohamed 'bin Kader Mastan was charged in the Butterworth Police Court as fol

lows:

father, and left the house to go to see him. She was brought back and assaulted by the woman with a clog, the third defendant assisting the

SANT.

ANNUAL MEETING OF ST. DAVID'S SOCIETY.

The annual meeting of St. David's Society was held yesterday in the Hong Kong Chamber of Commerce with Captain R. D. Thomas (Prezi- dent) in the chair.

REPORT OF COMMITTEE. The report of the Committee for the year 1929-1930 was read by the President as follows:-

St David's Day, 1929. Telegraphic messages of fellow- ship were exchanged with the Shanghai St. David's Society,

A wreath was laid at the Ceno taph by the President, in the pre- sence of several members of the Society,

In the evening, a gathering of local Welsh folk and their friends, met at dinner at Lane, Crawford's to the total number of about forty, Restaurant, Mr. D. M. Richards, Vice-President of the Society, pre- (which was a great deprivation) sided in the absence of myself Speeches were through illness. made, an excelent programme of " enjoyable evening was spent. music was rendered, and a most

In connection with a letter from

the Tientsin St. David's Society, requesting co-operation amongst Welsh Societies in the Far East, for the support of the Lord Mayors' Fund for the relief of Distressed Mining Areas, members of the So- to the generosity of two past Pre- ciety were circularised, and owing: sidents of the Society, the sum of 8293 was raised. A draft for nearly £30 was sent to the Fund on April 12, and this will have been doubled under the terms of the Home Gor crnment's guarantee.

The following letter was received from the Organising Secretary of the Coalfields Distress Funds:

Sanctuary Buildings,

Westminster, S.W.I. May 25, 1999. The Hon. Secretary,

St. David's Society, Hong Kong Dear Sir,-You will already have received formal acknowledgment for the draft enclosed with your letter of April 13, and I am now directed by the Lord Mayor of munity of Hong Kong lor. this generous contribution to his Fund; which will be used as far as per-

the South Wales mining area. sible for the relief of distress in Yours faithfully.

That you on or about the 24th of woman in administering the beat. London to thank the "Welsh com

July, 1928 at 7.15 a.m. at Bagan Tuan Kechil did cruelly ill-treat a ing bird-to wit by cutting the throat

Two witnesses who were stated to

of a domestic fowl ineffectively-an offence punishable under Section 7 be "go-betweens" were called by of Ordinance 77 (Cruelty to the defence and gave evidence that Animals),"

the girl was to be a sum po taui, One of them who had been negotiat-

"Merely Wounded."

The case was tried by Mr. C. H.ing with the girl's father, said that Whitton and at the hearing Capt a red paper produced in Court was Pratt gave the following evidence.

the girl's horoscope, which she got a fortune teller to write down on information supplied by her father.

to

(Sgd.) G. N. FLEMING,

Organising Secretary. In response the British the Society's Legion's appeal,

the wreath which was laid on Cenotaph by the President on took the form of poppies purchased Armistice Day, November 11, 1929, from the Legion, and worked into the design of the Welsh Dragon,

The Balance Sheet.

Mr. E. R. Frice (Hon.. Treas.} remarking that the Society had

"On July 24, 1929, I entered the Butterworth market, on horseback, from the bench, and I saw on the

Mr. Bennett said that he did not ground, a chicken fluttering about with a wound in its throat, and intend to, put the woman in the blood on its feathers. The bird's witness-box and submitted that eyes were open and it was clearly there was no case made out against sensible. The Conservancy inspec her on the second charge. This then dealt with the balance sheet tor was in the market and, on my being so, he would plead guilty to order, picked the chicken up. looked at it. The bird had been a common assault. Actually the balance in hand of $77.43 which was wounded, in the throat, but girl injured herself by knocking 85 more than last year. The report to kill it. The result was that the run away. throat. had not been cut adequately against a bed post in her efforts to and accounts, were unanimously bird had been merely wounded and was slowly bleeding to death. I at once ordered the Conservancy in-

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"I told him it was cruel to wound, the bird like that and accused re- They joined: It is nothing. often take 10 minutes to die." "

In dismissing the second charge and amending the other to one of common assault, his Worship re-

adopted.

Election of Oncers. The following were elected as President: Mr. D. M. Richards Vice-President: Mr. David Davies:

Apparently there was no elaborate camouflage to conceal that (who thereupon took the chair) the girl was a mus teal. If the girl Treasurer and Secretary- Mr. E. R. was a sum po trai she must havePrice: Committee: Mrs. Hooper, the rights of a wife.

Mrs, Wynne Jones, Mrs. Rendall.. Meesrs. H. R Davies, E. C. Thomas.

The first defendant was fined $25. or one month's hard labour. The third defendant, who explained that he was given orders by the woman, to bring the giri back forcibly, was fined $5.

MOTOR COLLISION CLAIM

IN COURT.

PUBLIC CAR AND A HOTEL" MOTOR 'BUS.

Owen Hughes, Lloyd Jones, and D. S. Hugh Jones.

It was decided to hold a dinner on St. David's Day as usual and to lay a wreath at the Cenotaph. The folowing were elected to the dinner committee: The President, the Secretary, Mra, Hooper, Mr. Hugh Jones and Mr. R. R. Davica.

Those Present.

beginning of December defendant defendant whether or not he (de-spector to kill it and put it out marked that the case, was a difficult officers for the ensuing year :- was taken by Mrs. Thompson to fendant) had refused to sign a re- of its misery, which he did by cut- one. Kwong Chow Wan for the purpose ceipt in full settlement of monies ting its head clean off. From the of selecting suitable sites for adver due to him, but bad, after much tondition of the bird and surround tising stands. They went by the aspersuasion, only signed

reccipting circumstances, it was clear that Tonkin and five sites were inspect for all salary due to him. Witness it had been allowed to stay wound ed, defendant being instructed to replied that defendant had refused

ed for two or three minutes.. obtain certain official forms.

to sign an earlier receipt owing to "The accused came forward, Defendant only procured one some objection which he bad to the

claimed temporary ownership of though five were required. Mrs. wording, but exactly what the ob- the bird, and said that be had cut Thorapson was leaving on the boat jection was, he did not know. the bird's throat legitimately. the next morning and as there was Defendant called Miss; E. G. no time to do more she filled in one Remedios employed at the Publicity form, left some space for the Bureau, who stated that defendant Chinese translation and signed at had refused to siga aa carlier re- the bottom of the form. The docu- ceipt for full payment of salary and ments covering the remaining sites commission because the defendant were written on blank forma. explained that there was no coin. Mrs. Thompson went to Hoihow mission due to him. He later sign- and returned to Hong Kong oned a receipt for his salary.

After two other witnesses had December 8, the defendant return- ing on December 12. On his pre-given evidence, the defendant went senting a report on his work in into the witness box and said that Kwong Chow Wan it was found to be lent Mrs. Thompson: $600 in be unsatisfactory and defendant Kwong Chow Wan and she gave a was told to leave at the end of the receipt for it at the time. When month. He was paid off and be he returned to Hong Kong he founde gave a receipt for what he received that the spelling on the original re at the time.

ceipt was wrong; his name also On January 3, the complainants being spelled wrong. He therefore willing to forego his claim. received from the defendant's soli-obtained another receipt and sur- citor a letter demanding $750 and rendered the original. When he that was the first time that the com- asked Mrs. Thompson for the plainants heard that the defendant money, Mrs. Thompson, she asked, was supposed to be receiving 8100 Don't you trust me, to which a fronth and it was also the first the defendant replied that he need mention of any deposit.

ed the money and that it was not a question of trust. Mrs. Thomp son subsequently left for Manila and the defendant resigned on January 3rd

The accused during the hearing, made the following statement: "A clerk employed in the office here asked me to 'cut' the fowl for him, so I did it according to the Mo hamedan law. I usually do it in the manner I did it on this occa- The accused was found guilty and fined 825-Straits Times.

sion,

The defendant indicated he was

The following were present :- Captain R. I. Thomas, Messrs, D. M. Richards, H. Owen Hughes, be-David Davies, D. F. Davies, S. S Hugh Jones. R. R. Davies, Lloyd Jones, W. Shepherd, E. L. Price and W. T. Lewis, also Mrs. Hooper and Mrs. Rendall,

As the result of a collision tween a Hong Kong Hotel motor bus and a public motor-car near the Monument at Happy Valley at 12.30 a.th. on November 22, the owner of the latter vehicle, Chuen Hoag Sau, sued the Hotel Company. for 8814 at the Summary Court'yes' terday as damages. There was a counter-claim for damage to the motor 'bus.

but the 'bus collided with his ear, smashing the right front part.

Mr. Armstrong: The defendant

Sitting with the driver was an- Mr. F. C. E. Rendall appeared other man who was cut about the has caused the complainants in this case a considerable of trouble and expense and he has committed a for the plaintif, and Mr R. A head by pieces of glass from the serious offence in forging these two Wadeson for the Hong Kong and windscreen. The motor bus after documents, and T ask your Worship Shanghai Hotels Garnge. The latter the collision ran into a standard to give him a sentence that will said that the amount of damage on and also knocked away the plaster The driver of the motor bus Mrs. Thompson's Denial.

cause him not to do it again, He both the claim and counter-claim of a house. hna also committed perjury in this had been agreed, and the only ques- At the trial, said Mr. Armstrong,

Court and that is a matter which tion to be settled was that of should, in his opinion, have exer- cised more care and waited until liability. the defendant had maintained that

is in your Worship's hands.

Outlining his case. Mr. Rondall the car had passed... the contract of service was prepar

Magistrate Convicts.

Corroborative evidence was given Mr. Grantham It is a very ed at the complainant' office and

Mr. Grantham: I am quite satis serious offence when you are in a said that the plaintiff's driver had signed by Mrs. Thompson, when Mr. Church, the other partner of the fed that both these documents are position of responsibility and trust taken some passengers to Wong Nei by the driver of plaintiff's car. In You are not charged to deliberately forge these docu. Chong Road and was returning to cross-examination he admitted that firm, was present. With regard to forgeries. the 8000 receipt, defendant claimed with forging them but you are mente. I will take into considera West, Point. On approaching the the car left a long skid mark when that the money was loaned by him charged with uttering them. You tion that fact that you have had a Monument he intended to turn into he applied his brakes. He denied near the private road leading to the to his garage, and also that he ran to Mrs. Thompson in Kwong Chow certainly did utter them and I must clean recard up to this date and Morrison Gap Bond, but as he came that he was in a burry to get back short of convict you on the first two charges. that you are young. If I let you Hotel Garnge the "bus turned across into the side of the motor bus while Wan. The latter wee

not off lightly it will encourage others money and the defendant happened Mr. Armstrong: We are lo meet a friend in a Chinese hotel preasing the third charge if we can to do the rame. You will go to the tram lines to enter it. Seeing it was right across the entrance to After further evidence the hearing from whom he borrowed 6750. Of have what we claim as our pro prison for four months on each of that an accident was unavoidable, the road leading to the garage.

the two charges-eight months in nlaintiff's driver put on his brakes,

(Continued at foot of next column), was adjourned until this morning. this be lent Mrs. Thompson the perty. 5800. Defendant had alleged that (Continued at foot of next column). 'all