1934-04-07 — Page 7

Around the Courts

CLOTH WEAVER “MAKES MONEY"

Mistook Banishment Period,

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Mr. Wynn-Jones asked if there was any evidence on burglary and on being told there was none, ac- quitted the accused on the first charge.

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, APRIL 7, 1934.

SIR WILLIAM AND

な

LADY PEEL

Off For Holiday In

Japan

HE The Governor, Sir William Suet Wab, alias Sit Shul-wah, a Mr Remedios contended that Chinese cloth weaver was yester- possession of the stalen article Peel, accompanied by Lady Peel day sentenced to six months hard was not in itself an offence pro- left for a holiday in Japan yester-" on board the Einpress of labour on a charge or possession vided the accused gave his Honour day of counterfeit coins and 12 months' in good reason, which counsel sub-Japan. hard labour for unlawfully return-mitted was the case, for the ac- sen- cused had rightly purchased the ing from barishment, the tences to run concurrently when stolen machine from Tsang Fook, he came before Mr. wynne-Jones now absconded, at the Kowloon Magistracy.

Hls Honour said he had no al Inspector Langley formerly afternative but to discharge the ac- Hunghom Poilce Station prosecut-cused on the second count as well.

PRISONER'S DEATH

ed

Corner's Enquiry.

Outlining the facts of the case. Inspector Langley said that on in- formation received and on a wa5- rant attached to it, he executed a search at No. 75 Ha Heung Road A Coroner's enquiry was held at on the evening of March 20, ac-Central Magistracy yesterday into companied by two Chinese, detec- the death of Chan Pul. 52, a pri

soner at the Victoria Gaol, who tives.

was serving a sentence of twelve month's hard labour for breach of the Deportation Ordinance.

On the second floor of that ad- "dress and in the centre cubicle Inspector Langley and his two de- tectives, found the accused' lying

Mr. Q. A. A. Macfadyen sat as

on a bed and on completing their Coroner assisted by the following search found "10-$1 counterfeit jury:--Messrs, A, J. Palmer (fore- Yu-shu and Pan colns, two counterfelt Ave cent than), Kwok pieces, a counterfeit 10 cent piece, She-feng. and several other articles. These were subsequently forwarded to the Governmen: Analyst for analysis.

Mr. V. C. Bransome, Government Analysu said that on March 24 he personally" received from In- spector Langley á packet contain- Ing several articles.

MILITARY COURT

MARTIAL

Fight Near Wanchai Cabaret

Private Richard McGrath and,

Not Deliberately,

"I did not 'deliberately strike

His Excellency was, met on board Frivate Robert Ellis Fearnley of Accused, in evidence, said he the South Wales Borderers were left the Dreamland cabaret with by Captain Douglas in command

at a District Pte. McGrathi As they walked si the Empress of Japan and Mr.roth found guilty D Drummond, Oriental Manager Court Martial held yesterday at down the street they saw two Gar- of the Canadian Pacific Steamships Murray Barrack In both cases, rison Military Policemen at the Company."

the accused were charged with corner of Lockhart Road, L/Cpl. Among those who were at the striking a superior officer and with Fisher, one of the patrols. ap- wharf to bid farewell to His Ex- using abusive language...

proached them and asked Pte. Mc-- The Court comprised Major E. Grath for his pass. McGrath took cellency and Lady Peel were Sir Thomas and Lady Southorn, Capt. Impey (Lincolns), Capt, V. J. F. off his coat and belt and threw

Popuam (S.W.B.). Lieut. R. F.. Walter, A.D.C., The Hon. D.'

J. Ethem, on the ground. He went to Hocquard (Lincolns) Capt. H, M. fight L/Cpl. Darlington Privates W. Tratman and Mrs, Tratman,

Davies (S.W.B.), was prosecuting Lewis and Davis came up. Accused Sir William Shenton, the Hon. Mr. C. C. Alabaster, and Mrs. Alabas- officer and 'Capt. C. F. Blackden tried to pull L/Cpl. Fisher away.

(s. W.B.) defended.

Darlington left McGrath" and as- ter, the Hon. Mr. N. L. Smith, the

L/Cpl. R. Darlington of the sisted in getting accused into a East Lancs said on March 23rd taxi-cab... He struggled but could on. Mr. R. H. Kotewall, and Mr. M. J.: Gulst.

"HE. and Lady Peel are due back at about 10 p.m. be was on patrol not get away and was taken to here .on April 27. During Sir duty at Wanchai accompanied by Murray Barracks.

Thomas L/Cpl. Fisher, of the Garrison Po- absence Sir Wiliam's Southern will administer the Gov-ice. He went to the "Dreamland anybody as my hands were held. I ernment and a notice to this effect Dancing Cabaret where he was in- had been drinking from 6.30 p.m. formed that two soldiers were untli 8.30 p., at the Sailors' Home. was published yesterday in the

creating 43 disturbance. The Cross-examined accused said he ** Gazette."

manager pointed our the two men, had not been drinking so heavily one being accused" He left the that he didn't know what he was cabaret and at about 10.30 p.m.,

doing. the two soldiers approached him. Capt. Blackden submitted that He noticed accused's collar and accused, who was under the in- top button were unfastened. He fluence of drink, did not deliberate- gave him an order to get properly ly strike L/Cpl. Darlington but re- dressed and asked for accused's aisted violently the efforts, to pass. Accused then struck witness arrest him. He should, therefore, across the face with his regiment-have beeh charged with resisting al cane and used insulting langu- arrest. age. L/Cpl. Fisher closed with accused. During the scuffle which ensued, accused" escaped; and at about 11.30 p.m. witness reported the matter by telephone to Mount Austin Barracks.

September 15 MONTHLY WATER

RETURN

Chief Warder Buchanan stated prisoner was admitted to that Victoria Gaol on September 7 last transferred to Lalchikok year. Branch Prison on and re-transferred to Victoria Gaol on February 1, being admit- ted to hospital the same day. They were a blue bottle contain:

Dr. Grmth, gaol medical officer, ing crude cynide, another bottle sald the deceased was suffering "Level and Storage, of water in

advanced a from

tuberculosis containing plaster of paris,

of Reservoirs on April 1, 1934, will be for which he was found below:- packet of face powder, a solid block both lungs

Island Water Works of the latter. labels,,three tooth treated. He showed no improve- brushes, a packet of metal, 10 ment and became progressively Death in his opinion was Hong Kong $1 pieces, and two worse.

tuberculosis. tq pulmonary "Hong Kong five cent and one ten dus

The post-mortem examination re- cent pieces, and a ladle.

vealed that both lungs were en-Tytam tirely destroyed by tuberculosis.

jury,, together with the viewed the body after Coroner, which they returned a verdict of death from natural causes.

Witness said he found evidence of crude in the mouth of the Tadle.

Wong

"The

Chinese. Detective 378, Kit, said that at about 7.45 pm. on, March, 20, he accompanied In- spector Langley and another Chin- ese Detective to No. 75 H Heung NAVAL YARD ROBBERY Street In the second cubicle from the back on the second floor, The robbery at the Royal Naval they found the defendant resting Dockyard on February 13, when an in bed. On searching the latters's Indian police constable, Sher Mo- person witness found a purse car-hamed, ried on accused's belt which con- Hong Kong tained a counterfeit dollar,

was

1934 Below Contents Over- in millions flow of gallons

219.18 .... 22.8" Tytam Byewash.. 25' 8" Tytam

Intermediate 47′ 11′′ Tytam Tuk...... 32' 11" Wong Nel

Chung 22 an Pokfulam ****** 22' 1" Aberdeen Upper.. 21' 6"

.48

35.44" 740.42

7.27 20.55 83.59

1,096.93

Consumption of water in the City and Hill District in millions and decimals of gallons during the month of March, 1934:-.

was robbed of 82,200 in money had its sequel at Central

when yesterday Magistracy

Li Ling, alias Tan Ngan-tsal was On the

brought before Mr. Hamilton. cubicle partition

against defendant found the accused's waistcoat in which another counterfeit dollar was that he, with two others not Consumption..... was found

The charge

1934

257.34*

in custody, and Wan Kau, not in Estimated population .. 388,500 custody, did rob Sher. Mohamed of Consumption per head $2,200 at No. 13, Store, inside the Royal Naval Dockyard. “

Sub-Inspector Nolloth said de- fendant has been in hospital since February 13 as the result of jump- ing over the Naval Yard wall and fracturing his heel,

Defendant's Admission. Inspector Langley gave corro- borative evidence and in addition stated that when accused was charged he made a statement to the following effect: "I know very well it was wrongful, but as I have no cloth to weave I have no other Defendant was formally remand- way to make money. I bought the dollars for 40 cents each."

Accused in a statement from the box said that prior to his arrest he had been to Sum Shun where he had lost about $19 gambling- Later the same evening he met friend whom he took to tea and froth whom he bough two of the

ed until April 9.

TRAFFIC CASEŚ

A number of traffic cases were taken by Mr. E. W. Hamilton yes- terday. Among the case were the following.

Mrs. E. G. Reiss, summoned for

per day

21.48

Dropped His Cane. L/Cpl. A Fisher, of the South Wales Borderers, corroborated, and stated that while attempting to put Pte. Fearnley, who was with ac- cused, into a taxi, prisoner escaped.

Wanchat He later returned to but could not and accused.

L/Cpl, G. Evans, of the S.W.B., gave evidence of witnessing the incident,

Capt. Davies pointed out that there was nothing to justify a soldier striking a superior officer. he contended, a Darlington was, superior officer. He also remark-,, ed that in the army drunkenness was no excuse for committing an offence,

Fernley was found guilty.

Sentence in both cases wil be promulgated in due course, **

Hove To 12 Hours

(Special Air-Mail Service) Accused stated in his defence struck

LONDON, March 20. that he could not have L/Cpl Darlington because he had dropped his cane at the outset. When the P. and O. liner Man- He also told the Court that he tua arrived twelve hours late

India,

said A number of witnesses from

officur was drunk testified that they saw accused that that he had not experienced" such night in a drunken condition,

terrible conditions in the Bay of The Court found accused gulity. Biscay for twenty years,

Second Case.

-

411

The seas were simply mountain- * Million gallons.

Pie, Robert Bills Fearnley, of the ous" he said. "We and to heave Gallops. Mainland Water Works South Wales Borderers, was next to for twelve hours, and if we had the brought before 1934

Court on tried to force our way through we charges of striking L/Cpl. Darling- should have been smashed up As Below Contents Over- in millions ton in the face with his fist and it was, we were rolling to

using insubordinate language. He alarming extent, as much as 40 flow of gallons

pleaded not guilty to both charges, deg. ne side and 30 the other. 269.00

L/Cpl. 'Darlington gave evidence "Furniture was stacked up and of the assault and the arrest of covered over with tarpaulins, which accused...

were roped to the deck, but many L/Cpl. Fisher, L/Cpl. Evans, pieces broke loose and were smash- L/Cpl. 1saics also gave evidence. ed The damage to orokery - was

Capt. Blackden, "prisoner's also very extensive, friend," said he would rely for hila defence upon three points." The

Kowloon Main .. 87 Kowloon

Byewash 57' 4" Sher Li Ful

3' 9 Shing Mun

Reception Level

26.36 101.26

33.15

429.77

counterfeit silver dollars. Accused having caused obstruction by Consumption of water in Kow- suspected that this friend had planted the other articles in his parking her car, outside Kayamal-Icon in millions and decimals of ly's Building in Queen's Road gallons during the month of March Central, was cautioned,

belongings as he did not claim possession of any of them.....

Mrs. M. H. Wright, of Butter- field and Swire was also cautioned a summons for obstruction in Pedder Street near the Hongkong

Hls Honour convicted the ac cused and advised him to keep to weaving cloth and not "making money." Sentence of six months' Hotel,

hard labour was imposed.

Accused was also charged with unlawful return from banishment, having been banished for a period of 10 years from 1928, .

Accused said that he had mis taken a 10 years sentence for five years and said he had no inten- tion of taking advantage of any- one by having done so.

His Honour also convicted the accused on this charge and im- posed a sentence of 12 months hard labour, both sentences to run concurrently,

BURGLARY CHARGE FAILS

1934:-

I.

Consumption ......... Estimated population Consumption per head

1934 174.04* 325.250

per day.............. 17.38

* Million gallons. § Gallons

F. J. Anslow, of the Government Civil Hospital, was fined $10 for having driven motor cycle No, $57 The reports of the Government with brakes not in good working Bacteriologist and Analyst shew order in Hennessy Road on March that the quality of the water is 22, Traffic Inspector Nicol said satisfactory. defendant knocked down a woman, who was still in hospital,

The seas were so high and were

first, was that accused did not breaking over the ship to heavily commit the act as specified in the that it was inadvisable to go on deck for fear of being swept over- charges.

Secondly L/Cpl. Darlington was board, but there was no need to not a superior officer of the ac-warn the passengers, for practical- cused; and thirdly that accusedly all of them remained in their was under the influence of alcohol cabins. Personally, I did not see at the time, the alleged offences une for five days until the weather moderated an we came up the were committed.

He would bring evidence to prove English Channel and found sun- that accused did not deliberately shine once again."

but. atrike L/Cpl. Darlington,

Among the passengers were the did. so while struggling to resist Earl and Countess of Carnwath, arrest, and that he was not order-who were returning to London ed by L/Cpl. Darlington to do from India. They proceeded to up his jacket.

London in the vessel. "As regards the question of Total rainfall recorded- by Royal

50 Windows Smashed. Y. P. Ma, driver of private car to March 31, 1934: 3.725.

Observatory from January 1, 1934 Striking a superior officer, accused should have been charged under Section 10. of the Army Act. L/Cpl. After battling her way through No. 737 was fined 810 for driving without an appropriate licence in

Darlington is a military police-u 100 m.ph. gale, with waves 70ft Wanchai Road on March. 20:

man therefore he is not a superior high breaking over her bridge, the officer of the accused. There are French liner Lafayette (25,178 no regular military policemen in tons) reached Plymouth last night Hongkong. It is the custom to put eight hours late from New York

At the height of the galo early men to be promoted as temporary lance-corporals Infantry region Saturday morning, a huge WATS ments, while, they are.employed on crashed over the ship, looding duty as Garrison Military police cabine, and one of the passengers,

#

Traffic Inspector Nicol sald de ENGINEERS AT

fendant had a learner's licence, but it had expired on. January 24. He knocked down a boy, who was still in hospital

#

Dr. W. N. Ma, driver of private

ear No. 1998, was fined 85 for

DINNER

Sewing Machine Removed

falling to keep to the left hand Prizes Presented Last men. These are not really N.C.O.8 Mr. R. T. Mosce of Providence, Chau Bum, a Chinese male, side of the road when turning the

charged with burglary and theft of a Singer Sewing Machine, was yesterday afternoon discharged on both charges by Mr. Wynne-Jones when the case came up for hear ing at the Kowloon Magistracy.

Mr. J. M. Remedios appeared for the accused while Sgt. Kennedy vas for the prosecution,

Outlining the facts Sergeant Kennedy said that a burglary, was committed between the hours

corner of Hennessy Road and Fleming Road on March 21.

GHOSTS OF THE ABBEY

(Special Air-Mall Service).

لوم

Night

Members, of the Engineer Com- pany of the Hong Kong Volunteer Defence Corps, together with their guests, numbering in all forty persons were present at the Annual Supper of the Company held last night at Volunteer Headquarters.

Among the guests were Col L.G. London, March 20..rd, Major Dowbiggin, Major The ghost of Richard II. It is Mosely. Capt. Wilkinson, Capt. M. of 10 p.m. on March 28 and 6.30 solemnly asserted, has again been A Johnson (O.C., Engineer Com am, on March 29 at No. 149 Nam seen at Westminister Abbey: Fany), Lt. Ross and Lt. Nicholson, Cheong Street, when Binger The late Sir Frederick Bridge Following the dinner, prizes won sewing machine was removed.. once told the writer how, when during the year for rifle competi

At about 2.40 pm on March 31 he fast became organist there. tions were presented by Col. Bird. at Yeu Thai Street Chinese that hapless monarch was sup- The prize winners were as follows: detective saw the accused carrying posed to appear and frighten the

Company Championship the stolen machine quite freely choir boys. Sir Frederick himself

18pr. E. 8. W. Smith. under one arm. The accused was was sceptical. One feature of this

2-8pr. B. C. Salter. detained and later charged with ghost is that it is said to “walk”.

3-8pr. Casey, burglary and with receiving, some distance above the ground. but made a statement in which he sald be paid $7 for the machine which he had bought from, an- other Chinese called Tsang Fook.

The latter, continued Sergeant Kennedy, was eventually traced but had aparently absconded from the Colony.

Of all the Abbpy ghosta: the most persistent, so the writer 18 told by one, who has a close con- nection with the place, is that of Cromwell's associate, Ireton

To wander about the Abbey at midnight, guided only by an elec trie torch, is an eerie experience.

Handicap Competition 1-L/Cpl. H: Lockhart, 2-Spr. Allen. 3-CMB. Everest.

Tile Competition 18pr. Paul 2.8DL. Spr. Purvis. 3-8pr. Balter.

N.C.O.'s,

and offences against them should Rhode Island, broke his arm while not be treated as offences against attempting to close his porthole.. Mr. Moses was on his way to se "As regards the question of the Grand National, and, in spite drunkenness one civilian and thres of his injuries, he landed last

night soldiers will be called for the de- fence who will state that accused So bad were the conditions that was drunk

Capt Jales Charmot; the comman der, bad to have to for five hourk Wanted To Fight

"I would not like to say what James Healey, manager of the war the velocity of the wind, but Dreamland Cabaret, eald in his it was at least 100 mp.. 6 opinion accused was drunk white said.This ship does not roll as at the cabaret. He and another s-rule, but she was heeling over at soldier wanted to fight with an alarming angle, and we had to number of American sailors, so go miles out of our course Waves witness, foreseeing a night, eject-broke right over the promenade ed all of them

deck and fifty windows were derers, said he saw, accused in the Pte. Lewis, South Wales, Bor..

amashed cabaret drunk. Later he saw te day morning I was asleep in my

Another officer said: "On Satur McGrath approached by L/Cpl. Fisher and asked for his pass cabin when a tremendous Wave struck us. I woke up suddenly, McGrath stepped back several and found my shoes and cap paces, said "No," and then "undid.

his belt and jacket, threw them to floating about around my bed. the ground and challenged Fisher The water was so deep that I to a fight. accused then came up could have jumped out of bed and

had a swim" and McGrath broke away The

two policemen then tried to arrest The American Banker, from New sceused who struggled to get away. York and Acorn from the West He did not see accused strike any- African coast, were also consider-

ably delayed.

one.

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