1932-11-17 — Page 6

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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 1932.

FIREMEN PAWN

THEIR TROUSERS

"

TWO MEN WITH BAD RECORDS

Three Chinese firemen were charg- ed before Mr. Wynne Jones' yoster- day with illegally pawning uniform

EMBEZZLEMENT

CHARGE

$100,000 INVOLVED

WELL-KNOWN CHINESE BEFORE COURT

Charged with forging and utter trousers belonging to the Honging a document of power of at

Kong Govenment.

Mr. J. C. Fits-Henry, Acting Superintendent મ the Fire Brigade, said that a surprise, in-

torney in Hong Kong, on or about

December 6, and by its means allegedly socuring the control and

ANTI-JAPANESE BOYCOTT

PICKET ARRESTED FOR

STORTION......

(From Our Special Correspondant)

CANTON, Nov. 18. picket of the Teal anti Japan-1 ess Boycott Association has been

CANTON AVIATION PREMIUM BONDS

DRAWING OF PRIZES

COMPLETED

FURTHER ISSUES PLANNED

(From Our Special Correspondent)

CANTON, Nov. 18. The drawing of prizes in connee-

'MACAO GOVT.'S'

HIGH HANDED ACTION**

WITH WANG CHIEN VILLAGE INCIDENT

(Central Press)

Canton, Nov. 10.-The National Government is urged to take im medinte stops to settle the Wang Chien village incident whereby an

apoction of the men's uniforme management of the King Fook Wofacing à grave charge of makingtion with the Government sue of official surveyor of the Chungahan

was carried out en. Tuesday morn ing and the three defendants were

firm of 0, Bonham Strand East, and embezzling monies and pro- perty to the value of over $100,000,

| arrested and detained by the society

extortions of money from 'mer- chants.

It appears that at the beginning

Aviation Bunds has been cumpleted at the local Chamber of Con mare

district government was detained by the Portuguese authorities in a ao, according to a telegram Naoking by the Sithwest Provinces People's For- cign Affairs Association made pub lic to-day.

oach found to be short of a pair Chin Sik Nin' alias Chan Hing of the month, a local firm had a in the presence of Government dispatched to

of rough serge trousers. The nea gave the excuse that the garmenta were being washed but having

Teason to disbelieve their atory, Mr. Fitz-Henry had the men in his 'office and": they finally admitted that the trouser 'had been pawned.

Kan appeared before Mr. Schofield at the Central Magistracy yeater day afternoon.

Mr. F. X. d'Anda appeared for the prosecution,

is consignment of thermos flasks supervisora, and numbers of the The consign winning tickets have been publish. from Hong Kong. mant was seized by the anti-

}. Japanese Association and the case was being investigated.

1

Li Lai Sang, one of the society's pickets, evidently thought that it was an opportune time to make a

Owing to મ misunderstanding, Mr. Hin Shing Lo, counsel for the defence was not present when the case enme up on remand yesterday little money. He presented himself

Mr. Fitz-Honry said that Chan Sing, first defendant, had a bad record. He had two tarosnies against him, one being depart mental, while he was arrested and charged at the Kowloor. Ms gistracy in September for bring the hearing of the case until 2,00

The second defendant, Lo Fuk, joined in February 1931 and had nind serious offences including Come of inciting men to stop work

in June 1932.

The issue of these bonds is intend- ed to raise funds for the develop ment of the local Air Force, 40 per cent, of the money subscribed being laid aside for prizes. Bonds to the

morning, and after several attempts before the consignees, and effered value of $5,000,000 wore fued, and to got into touch with him had to get the matter fixed up for a

failed, the Magistrate adjourned consideration of 8:00, which, heif fully taken up, the drawer of the

in the afternoon.

Chan

explained, would be divided among several of the society's officials, who would immediately order the release of the asks.

first prize was to receive 8500,000. But only about $800,000 worth of these bonds have been subscribed for, despite several postponementa being made to the date for the prize- drawing.

It is understood that the authori., ties will continue to make further

The telegram recalls that the Chungulian district government sent a surveyor to ascertain the ; houndary limits of Wang Chien village and places bordering on Macro in view of frequent attempts by the Portuguese Government to fention the surveyor was arrested occupy that. village. Without justi-. by the authorities in Macno and placed aboard a Portuguese-gum boat to be tried by count martial At the same time Mr. Tang Shao Yi, the magistrato of Chengshan, was asked to be present at the court martial, the telegram · con- tinued, but Mr. Tang zelused to nerede with the result that the surveyor was eventually released.

ATO

ing, discredit on the Bridgade by Jemanding money from a female When the hearing was resumed in Temple Street. He was distho session was occupied by Mr.

In an indignant, vein, the tele charged owing to lack of evidence. Lo's opening address for the de-. But he had not' figured out the

gram Bays that Wang Chien He joined the Brigade in August fence after which the hearing was fact that the firm involved would

village is within the boundary of have the case settled in their favour,

in Chinesa territory, no foreign adjourned.

the Chungahan district. Since it The complainant partners in the for the tasks were not Japanese! King Fook We drm, trading in goods and were therefore rongly issues of these bonds, which are country should be allowed to oc- really in the nature of lotteries, 'cupy it. The Macao Government A report was accordingly Hong Kong and Indo-China are seized.

committed a Juntil such amounts are realised as

gross outrage by Chan Wai Song,

Ping made to the society, and a trap

arresting the surveyor, and if no̟ Cheng, and Chan Tam Ehi alias laid for the extortioner, who, on required for their present plans for effort is made to check this en

calling at a prearranged hotel to the enlargement of the city's air croachment, future dangers Chan Fook Han Tong.

19 force. receive a first payment of "gift" money, was arrested after a quan tity of marked bank notes had been ago, another high official of the passed to him,

ociety, Pang Kok Sang, was, ar- The case is under full investiga-rested for receiving a bribe for tion by the anti-Japanese Society passing a quantity of Japanese as many other officials are reported gonds. He is still undor detention, to be involved. In this connection,' and though subjected to many it will be recalled that some time trials," has not yet received a

(Continued on next column.) definite sanieare.”

The third defendant, Nam Choi, joined in October 1930 but his

An interesting development, has been the surrender of another off cial of the brim, Chang Hang Po, who until two years ago, had been the manager, and who is being charged with the misappropriation

record was not bad. It was con- sidered that as he was implicated on the same charge as the other two he should be brought before the Court as well.

In the case of the first two defen of $7,000. dants, who would be discharged: from the Brigade, the prosecuting officer asked that his Worship in- flict a punishment which would not as a deterrent to others

The first two defendants were given six weeks' hard labour cach while the third was fined 820 or one month,

STOWAWAYS.

TWO FOUND ON THE

"SANTHIA "

wero

Two would-be stowaways found by the Police on the 6.0. Santhia' on

Tuesday and were charged by the Police before Mr. Butters at Kowloon Magistracy yesterday.

POPPY DAY FUND

TOTAL REACHES $6,093.

t:

Previous acknowledged $6,880.20 Chinese Maritime Customs,

Wuchow Gloucester Ruilding

54.30

30.00

86,093.34

Further contributions may be semi to Messrs. Thorson Co., Chartered Accountants, York Build- ing, Hong Kong.

WHAT A WOMAN'S BAG

HOLDS

AND WHAT A MAN CARRIES

Inspector Elston said that A special hatch had to be opened in order to get them out. They con fessed that they intended to go to Singapore. Finns of 350 or one month's hard labour were imposed bag! on each of them.

IN HIS 13 POCKETS

Ever wondered (if you are a man) what a woman carries in her hand-

A woman has given the secret

In another case a similar sentence away in a letter to a newspaper | was passed on a Malay who was editor. She wrote:~~~ charged with stowing away from "I turned my bag upside down, Batavia to Hong Kong ao the

and out of it fell a cigarette-cise, Dutch steamer Tjisadana. Defen-match-box, engagement-book, note- dant was discovered on board after book, choque-book, time-table, card- the ship had been one day out.

WE GANGSTERS: BY ONE. OF THEM

* GUARDIANS OF AMERICAN

LIBERTY."

case, packet of postcards, notacaso, comb, bottle of eau de Cologne, bunch of keys,, fountain-pen, pencil, tule of Face cream, powder ense, tip-stick, mirror, handkerchief, aspirin, and, of course, some silver and copper coiya.

“All Indispensable.”

She terms those things" all | quite indispensable to the modern Chicago gangsters are "the reaEver wondered (if you are guardians of American liberty and woman) what the average man just a great big family" says Mr carries in bis 13 pockets (4 trouser Jack Bilbo

Mr. Bili, who is described as a bodyguard and Houtenant of "Scar face Al Capone, his arrived in Paris, and in a quaint interview has put the French people right on their ideas of Chicago,

A

wadutcost, iscket) f. Let an average man turn out his pockets and sea. Hore goe

Handkerchief pocket-book, pipe, tobacco, tigarettes, matches, knife, pen, pencil, cheque book, car licen co, silver, coppera, Froia.”

You people over herp think we Oh Not quite. Latter marked gangsters are tough babies running

round with guna in our hands,OH.M.S." and beginning "Dear Mr. Bilbo is reported as declar-plication for payment of the un-

sir, Referring to my previous ap ing. That's French baloney.der-mentioned. Why, our-work-in political. “We are. really the guardians of. Affierican.

liberty: Americans want drink and we provide it for them.

Not

Family Quarrels.

same thing at me, but in general we are just-a-great-big-family,

Like all families we row a little now and then?.

Y many men have Flillalt | And Mr Bilbo sitould know, single one

| Lesider being a gangster, he is the Of course have taken a crack author of two books entitled or two ni guys who were doing the “ Memoirs of a Gangster ”” at (Continied at foot of next Column)!" Chicago-Shanghai."

beyond contemplation."

The Foreign Affairs Association- strongly implored the National Government through the Ministry

of Foreign Affairs, to uphold Chi- nese territorial integrity by settling the incident na soon as possible.

Other public bodies here strongly resent the high handed action of the, Macao Government and are likewise asking the Nanking Gov. garding this attempted usurpation, ernment to take positive action re- Tof Chinese territory,

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