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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 1934.

ECHOES OF 1860

5.-Better Police Recruits Demanded

in the Chinese fashion, is bash. On all these points we strongly differ with him, Install some little "esprit

..de. corps" into the Police Force, treat them well, and plenty of good men can be had and to spare. The present aystem of making every European who join the force begin at the very bottom, is abgurd' and accounts for the paucity of Eur- fully. opean. Intelligence. That is the tacking element, and is never can be procured when men degree of respectability and educa- tion are required to join the force as Constables. "Nb Man, having any regard for himself would do

Their inants Comny is growing worse and worse. The place reauY becoming a den of thieves. There nas been a "ging song" for the past few days at West Point The poor China girls have been robbed of their trinkets and umbrellas in the most barbarous wholesale manner we ever heard of, la the very teeth of the Police.

The Portuguese clerk of one of our legal practitioners was set upon near Bonham Strand about noon on Saturday, and was cut by a sharp instrument in the side. We do not think the thieves meant to cut him. but their object was to rip open his pockets. Some of our coole rabble were employed to it. carry a chest of Putna opium on Saturday they made away with It and cannot be traced. If some preventive measures be not soon adopted. matters will arrive at a serious climax. We maintain that both the Hong Kong coolles and the cargoboats ply for pillage, not for hire. The Canton thieves, hearing of the glorious harvest which their fellows are reaping, are coming down like locusts. They come by the water, and fly up the hills, and there is catching them.

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We would strongly urge upon HE. The Governor, to advertise for the best scheme for cargo boats as he

did for the water works. The two leading houses, having carga, boats of their own, do not feel the inconvenience that others do, so that they are no authority on the subject.

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Most unfortunately for the Colony. Mr. May has an idea that good Europeans cannot be obtained for the Police Force... afid further ¦ that any system of registering or detection by dividing the town in wards. must fall--and further that closing the streets at night..1860.

Around the Courts

BAG SNATCHER GAOLED

Four Months Hard Labour

Sentence of four months' hard labour was passed on a Chinese who was caught by Major R. G. Lochner of the South Wales Borderers for snatching a hand- bag from Mrs. Stafford Smith. The youth was brought before Mr. Wynne Jones at the Kowloon Magistracy and pleaded gulity.

were

GAMBLERS RAIDED

Seventeen Arrests Made

No fewer than seventeen people arrested when the. Police raided a gambling school at the fourth floor of 20 Wellington Street. Of the seventeen arrested only one appeared in Court. He

was bound over.

constant reminders, and plaintifs eventually sold them at the best price, obtainable which was $1.27 per plece. They claimed the dif férence between this price and the price agreed by defendant.

Judgment was given for plain- tiff with

costs, defendant being absent and unrepresented.

MARINE COURT:CASE

Making Fast "To Ship

Five Chinese boatwomen, Leung Sze, Ho Ng, Li Sam, Wong Sam and Kwok Fo appeared before Commander Hola at the Marine making fast to Court yesterday, charged with the 5.8. Cremer early yesterday morning, while she was underway to this port.. ".

Water Police Sergeant Wheeler that at about 7:15 yesterday mor- La prosecuting. told His Worship The principalning, while he was on tenant preferred to estreat his bail of $50 while the others estreated their ball of 83 each.

STEALING A BICYCLE

One Month's Hard Labour

For stealing a bicycle belonging to R. Sanchos of No. 29 Ashley Road, two Chinese were charged at the Kowloon Magistracy.

Complainant left his bicycle on the kerb "outside his house, and later found it gone. It was alleg- ed that the first defendant got on the bicycle and rode away on and the second defendant followed him..

Remarking that the case against second defendant was "d' bit thin," his Worship discharged him; but sentenced the first defendant to a month's hard labour.

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MACAO LOTTERY

Kowloon Man Fined

duty on

board the Water Police Launch at the Central Fairway, he saw fve cargo boats making fast to -the 3.5. Cremer. The ship at that time was still underway and was ap proximately 20 or 30 yards from the No. 15 Buoy.

but the third accused Li Sam, AD the defendants pleaded guilty, denied her charge and said that the steamer had already. anchar- ed to the buoy, before she was making her boat alongside the ship.

От hearing this, Sergeant Wheeler said to His Worship that the defendant's story was untrue and called Lam Muk, one of the crew of the Water Police Launch to support his statement.

After Lam Muk had given a co- roborative evdence, His Worship then asked the accused whether she had anything to say, or had any witness to prove her for be ing not guilty, but the defendant replied that she had no witness and also had nothing to say.

They were all convicted to the

For possession of five books charge, and His Worship then im- of Macao lottery tickets a Chinese posed a consecutive fine of $10 of was fined $50 at the Kowloon, one week hard labour on each of Magistracy. It was stated that the defendants.

the books contained ten tickets each, and the tickets were worth

20 cents each. Four of the books-

had been disposed of.

BREACH OF CONTRACT'

Exparte Case In Court

ARSENAL ON JUNK

As a result of a raid by the Water Police on board a junk at Shaukiwan on February 1, the master of the junk Hau Fuk was charged. before Mr. Wynne Jones at Central Magistracy yesterday with having on board his junk 1:600 sticks of dynamite, 1,800 de- tonators and 16 coils of fuse.

The master of the junk was fined $100 and Li Kau who was alleged to, have placed the explosives an board was fined $250.

Messrs. William Meyerink and Co, merchants of 12, Pedder Street claimed $6,700 yesterday in the Chief Justice's court against Ho Sai Man of 7 Lower Castle Road.

Mr. H. C. Macnamara, instruct- ed by Messrs. Deacons, said the claim was for damages for breach of contract. Defendant was at the time of the contract. July 23. 1931, in the Compradore Depart- "The age of chivalry is not yet ment of Messrs. Pinguet and Co.dead," remarked Mr. Hamilton at but he had no authority to make Central Magistracy yesterday when a contract for them and, in fact, a ship's boy was brought before. the contract, the subject of the } hlín ốn charge of unlawful pos- claim, was made between plaintiffs session of 33, cattles of wild tree and himself. He agreed in writ-branches.

"AGE OF CHIVALRY"

wood and as she was in dificulty

ing to buy 130 bales of German Defendant pleaded that he saw blankets, there being 100 pieces to & Wethan carrying a bundle of each bale, at 31.65 per piece.

For a year defendant falled to take delivery of the goods despite

he offered to carry it for her.

An Indian constable who arrest-

SERGEANT IN TROUBLE

"False Pretences Alleged

The case in which Sergeant F.B. WE Fratt of the HKS.R.A. being charged with obtaining let-" ters by false pretences and delay- ing the delivery of several postal packages was continued before Mr. Wynne-Jones at Kowloon Ma- gistracy yesterday.

Mr. J. A. Fraser, assistant At- torney General, prosecuted and Mr. D. L. Strellet appeared for the defence.

Colonal Thom,; the Officer Coni- manding the Brigade who had given evidence at the previous hearing was cross-examined by Mr. Strellet. He said that ordin- ary letters were not entered up in the list in the Brigade office.

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know

Mr. Strellet: Have you had any complaints from omcers that ser- geants, either at the Brigade ofice or elsewhere have signed letters which they should not have done"

Col. Thom: As far as there were no complaints. said that a soldier after having Further questioned. Col. Thom heen discharged usually called at his own battery" office for letters. All mails arriving from Home are to be handed to the Brigade office Arst and not to individual battery. In the event of a discharged sold- ler complaining of a missing let- ter to his late battery, the enquiry would be addressed direet to the Brigade omice.

another sta-

The defendant arrived in the Colony on February 1930 and in the ordinary course he would have been transferred to ten on the arst trooping season in 1932 The defendant, however. made an application for an exten- sion of his stay here until 1933 and after that term had expired. he applied for a further extension which was granted.

Mr. Strellet: How is his charac- ter?

Col. Thom: Pretty good indeed. You have no complaint, at all? Na

Has he been entrusted with money -He has been entrusted with sums of money bath in con- trol and custody without complaint as. far as I know.

Re-examined by Mr Fraser, witness said that the defendant had authority to. open ordinary letters but after doing so hc should band them over to the Adjutant at once. He had no authority to sign any official com- munication for the Brigade.

In reply to Mr. Wynne-Jones, witness safd that the defendan was entitled to sign receipts of documents received at Brigade headquarters even they were con- fidential

. Captian E. M. Bolt, the Adjutant then gave evidence. He said that he took over his duties on Febr uary 16, 1933. The defendant was the chief clerk in the Brigade ordinary letters (apart from secret office, and was authorised to open and confidential, ones), and in minor cases he might drop a re- ply.

The case was then adjourned.

ed the defendant said that he saw

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wood when 1 woman came up and claimed it. The de- tendant was cautioned and the ting wood from the hillside again. woman was warned against cut-

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Convicted on a charge of being In possession of a revolver and Ave rounds of ammunition with- EX-SEAMAN SENTENCED out a license, Tsang Fat, master of a trading junk, was fired #120 or, Sentence of three months' hard in default, three months' impri- labour was passed by Mr. Balfour sonment by Mr. Hamilton at Cen- at Central Magistracy yesterday tral Magistracy yesterday. The on Chan Fing Wah, formerly em- defendant said he bought the re- volver five or six years ago and

ployed as a seaman aboard the Hin Gang, on a charge of stealing had always left it at home. He two dollars from à"Chinese boy, brought it out because he wanted aged 14, in Queen's Road Central, to raise some money for the Chin- A District Watchman who arrest- ese New Year and was arrested.ed the defendant said he saw him

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