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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 1934.

ENGLISH LADY CHARGED LOCAL WEDDING

WITH VAGRANCY

Thrown Out Of Residential Boarding House

Extraordinary Story Told In Court: Lively Breeze With Magistrate

An extraordinary story of how's middle-aged English woman was forcibly thrown out of the Courtland Residential Boarding House and of her admittance to the Victoria Hospital suffering from hunger, was told at Central, Magistracy yesterday' when Florence Helen Stratford, described as born in England but came from Australia, was charged before Me W: Schofield, with vagrancy.

The defendant maintained an impertinent attitude through- out the proceedings and had several lively passage-nt-arms with the Magistrate.

The case was adjourned until this afternoon, defendant be- ing remanded in technical police Custody.

No Meals For Two Days

Detective-Sergeant Mottram ap-, the aftertioon of October 20, 8h peared for the prosecution. and arrived in the afternoon and has the defendant was not legally re- tea and said that she was going presented.

to Helena May Institute for her luggage and would return at 6.30

Defendant: I never had tes His Worship: If you have any questions to ask, you must ask ir the proper form after the witness had given his evidence.

Robb-Barrow

The Union Church, at Kennedy Road was the scene of a pretty social wedding yesterday when Miss Katharine Sheir Barrows, daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Charles Storrs Barrows, af Roches- ter, New York, became the bride of Mr. David Scott Robb, of Messra Lowe, Bingham and Matthews who is the popular joint secretary of the St. Andrew's Society.

The ceremony was officiated by

the Rev, E. G. Fowell.

The bride, who was given away by. Mr. John Fleming, looked very

charming in a dress of white satin with lace jacket and train, and carried a bouquet of sheath of roses and cosimos. She was At- tended by Miss Elizabeth Fleming as flower-girl and Master Graeme Young as page bay, the latter wearing a kilt of the Graham Tar-

tan.

Mrs. Fleming was the matron of honour and the duties of best man were performed by Mr. Eric. Bry- den. The following were the ushers: Messrs. E. L. Groome, H. Bullock, J. C. Miller and J. B. Mac- donald.

Around the Courts

IMPORT DECLARATION

Road East (six cases chemicals. Ave cases schemicals and tollet For fasting to make a declara-goods, and one case insect pow- tion in respect of 600 tins of safety

der-; Sing Wo firm, No. 5 Kwong matches imported by the steamer

Tuen Street East (miscellaneous Tokushima Maru from Kobe, The

China Japan Trading Company. of French Bank Bullding was fin- ed $25 by Mr. Schofield

goods); Weng Ya Cheong firms, No. 29" Gilman Bazaar (868.70 long

tons kerosene distillate); Wing Tai firm, No. 16 Burd Street (85 bales cotton yarn); Wo Sung firm, No. 74 Jervols Street (miscellaneous goods).

Mr, J. Barrow of the, Import and Export Department stated that the department had now 109 con- victions for this type of offence.

A fine of $1,100 or in defaut offence, the Asiatic -Commercial sentence passed by Mr. Wynne- Previously Aned for a similar Ave months' hard labour was the

Corporation. Bank of Building, was again fined $25 for yesterday on a Chinese who con- Canton Jones at the "Kowloon Magistracy falling to declare the importation cealed 51 taels of raw oplum in of 475.65 tons of kerosene distila specially made jacket- from Los Angeles. late aboard the Penrith Castle

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Leung Tin, 30, was fined $250 On similar summonses fines of or in default three months' hard $25 each were imposed the labour when he appeared before following Arms:--Chong Ching- Mr. Wynne-Jones on a charge of tral (miscellaneous goods); "Kum pills were found at 960 Canton lung, No. 342 Queen's Road Cen- possession of 545 heroiri" pills. The Choy Kee. No. Central (500 bags cases

01 Queen Road Road and were concealed In 7 lignes); bottle under a pile of drewood on Maruichi and Co., No. 59 Queen's the verandah.

After the ceremony, a reception SALES IMPROVE

was held at the Roor Garden of the Hong Kong Hotel where a large gathering was present to tender

felleftations and good wishes to the happy couple.

Annual Meeting Of Ice Company

JAPANESE CARS

Plant To Operate "Down Under"

When the case was called His Worship addressing defendant said: You are charged with be- ing in this Colony apparently a

panied by one of the "boys" or of the Hong Kong and Canton Ice The Chairman (Mr. T. E. Pearce)

Tokyo, Nov. 9. vagrant on October 27, 1934. Be-

the sewing amah.

The first shipment of twenty- fore I want you to plead, I would

Manufacturing Company, at the Japanese automobiles, which forms Sergeant Mottram told the Court annual meeting of the Company part of an order for 400 cara, has like to explain the meaning of

that at about 2.15 pm on Octo-held vagrancy as laid down in the or-

yesterday, reported that already been sent to Australia. ber 27, he WB5 with Inspector despite a comparatively cooler sum- dinance.

The order for Datsun cars, re- Any person other than

Brennan and Sergeant Rüssel in mer, the Company was able to re-ceived from an Australian trading a Chinese asking for alms.......

Kennedy Road when he saw Migs port an increase in the sales, over concern some time ago, represents Defendant

Inot from the Helena May Insti-Stratford being carried out to the the preceding year by approximate. (Interrupting):

roadway by Mr. White, an amahly 15 per cent.

the first Japanese attempt to have never asked for alms. I did

manufacture autorchiles for x- not intend to.

port.

Defendant: I might forget. Continuing. Mr. White said that defendant signed the register a from the Victoria Hospital and

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annual export of 400 machines.

The company, it is believed, will shortly increase ita capital from

funds borrowed from life in- 10,000,000 to 30,000,000, with

surance companies. *..

On Monday, when witness saw and, he thought, one Chinese

There were present, Messrs T. E. Els Worship: Have you any that there was no luggage in de- "boy" He and Sergeant Russell Pearce, 3. H. Dodwell, A. B. Stewart The Automobile Manufacturing possible means of subsistence?..

fendant's room, he wrote her a approached defendant and Hfted and Ho Kom Tong (Director), Mr. Co., which produces the Datsun Defendant: That is my business. letter asking her to settle the ac-her to her feet. He asked her A. Stevenson (Manager), G. Milne

cars, is planning to construct an in His Worship: It is my business count advance. There was she would walk but she refus-Acting Secretary) and Messrs. W.issembly plant in Australia in the too.

nothing in the room except

She was then carried Into a W. MacKenzie, L. Well, Chan. Nat hear future, in anticipation of an Defendant: It is more mine small valise containing knives and police motor-car and was convey Pan and Lo Kai Wing (share- than yourS.

ends Defendant saw him in the ed to the Government Civil. Hos-holders). His Worship: I beg your pardon, office the same evening and said pital. On arrival there she refus- but that concerns me as well. in a very determined tone "No, Ted to get out of the car and she' Under the circumstances do you will not give you anything in ad-was carried out. She was taken Before I proceed with the ordinary

The Chairman sadd:-Gentlemen: consider yourself a vagrant or not. vance." If she had been a differ- to the reception room and was business of the meeting I wish to Defendant: I do not considerent person, said witness, he would later conveyed on a stretcher to make special reference to the death and I don't mind what they con-have taken the matter into h's the ward The sister on duty took of the late Mr. J. P. Warren, Mr. sider me."

hands, but as she was a woman charge of her belongings which Warren served on the Board for a His Worship: The point is this he could not do so.

were very small-a small attache number of years and was Chairman to you wish to admit, the charge

case and a hand bag. The sister of the Company in the year 1929- No Meals For Two Days. or not?

went through these things and 1930. Mr. Warren had the Com- The following day, witness wrote found no money and nothing pany's best interest at heart and his defendant another letter informing value, Ser-her that if she wowd not pay by evid-5 p.m., he would stop all her ser-

Defendant: I say nothing of the matter at all.

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views were at all times much ap- preciated. I take this opportunity therefore, of putting on record our deep regret at this gentleman's

HONG KONG HOTEL TEA DANCES

sent on Monday last at the Roof Well over 200 people were pre-

Garden of the Hong Kong Hotel to enjoy the Tea Dance.

A Difficult Attitude On the day of her discharge

The management presented each vices, no meals, etc. She did not from the Victoria Hospital Octo

patron with a Dress Circle ticket pay, however, and as a result she ber 15, she came to the Central demise. Suffering from Hunger had no meals for two days. On Police Station, in the company c

to the King's Theatre to witness Dr. J. E. Dovey, medical officer Friday, he sympathised with her Dr. Dovey and Miss Elliott, th. been in your hands for some days, which is being shown to-day,

The report and accounts having the screening of "Grand Canary" In charge of the Victoria Hospi- and gave her a good breakfast in latter informing witness that s.I will, with your consent, take them" Ho tal, said that the defendant was the dining room as she was sup- thought defendant had no money sa read and will only briefly refer presenting patrons at their Tea This innovation of the Hotel in admitted to the hospital on Sepposed to go out and find work. At and lodgings. They had tember 9 and was finally dis-the same time, he wrote a letter about the position, but all defend items, as call for comment, I am days with Cinema. tickets, is a in the course of my remarks to such Dances on Mondays, and Thurs- charged on October 15. She was to the Hon. Inspector General of

ant did was to maintain a "wery glad to be able to report, that we

happy one, and dance goers wil suffering from hunger and on be Police. Defendant went out that dimeut attitude.". He understood have had a more successful year now be afforded the privilege of ing treated for same, recovered day and returned after six and She told him that she had had had tea. The reason why he al-er total funds at that time was $18, than last, despite the fact that the seeing under attrattive conditions and he got the impression from unusually cool summer experienced the following great pictures in the defendant that she had a re- this year was "detrimental to the the near future:- turn ticket to Australia from whence sale of our product. It may be of On Saturday I forcibly threw her ever, refused emphatically to con- the course of the year under review she came. The defendant, how Interest to you to know that over out-I carried her out. She was sider going back to Australia, but sales show an increase over last very indignant as to why I should admitted that she had ask her for payment. I had a rea-ployment She refused to

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Defendant: Not Ata. Continuing, Dr. Devoy sald- that defendant was unable to pay the bill and as a result she had to be

treated as a free, case. She said

any

she had plenty of means of sup- Dort but had never showed algns of producing them. Witness later phoned

up the Peninsula Hotel and found out that she had not paid her bill there.

Defendant: You did not iR- quire why, I suppose

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tral Police Station where defend-

lowed her tea was that he bad been advised not to starve her.

Witness then went on to say:

to the reason I have just given. It as compared to previous years, due is only reasonable to assume, there

on for asking her because I knew about the extent of her means. July, however, were noticeably down that she had been staying at other

In answer to his Worship as to places and had not paid. Be 1 was worried about it. That morn-whether she had any questions to put to witness, defendant said: ing I asked her straight "Are you No, at least he is one who speaks going to pay me" and she said. no- In the afternoon, just after titin

the truth.

that had we not had an ab- Cormally cool summer,

results would have been even better than are shown by our accounts.

"Servants' Entrance" with Janet

Gaynor;

Feek's Bad Boy" with Jacki.

Cooper:

"Lovetime" with "Fat Patterson

and Harvey Green; “Caravan” with Charles Boyer: The Cata Paw" with Harold

Lloyd;

"The World Moves On" with

Madellene Carrell; "Charlie Chan in London" with

Warner Oland:

**365 Nights in Hollywood" with Alice Faye and Jimmy Dunn.

When this has been

Dr. Dovey: She was later re-ad- ¦ was over, I threw her out with the

His Worship then enquired of mitted to the Victoria Hospital help of four others, three "boys" Bergeant Mottram as to how much

Turning to the accounts, you will as she had no means of support, and a sewing amgh. I had asked debt defendant had incurred. Mr. note that the pront on working

Defendant: You did not take me

her again to pay just before taking White "said that defendant took Account is $25,961.88 as compared last year's account, making 2 back direct, you took me to the such a step.

the room at $160 per month. with $1,905.60 last year. She stayed there exactly a week, due to certain economies which It is proposed to deal with this This is balance for allocation of $14,032.78. Government Civil Hospital first. Defendant: You didn't. You

but as the daily rate was $7, the have been elected, particularly sum as follows:-To pay a dividend His Worship (sharply): Don't walked up and down the nace

bill was $49. interrupt, I am taking down this the whole time.

under the heading of salaries of 15 cents per share on 40,000 Mr. Whie: The first time z Bergeant Mottram Informed h's You will observe that a total sum shares, absorbing $8,000; to carry evidence.

Dr. Dovey then went on to say asked her on Saturday was in the that defendant went of $13,571.40 has been charged forward $3,03273 I hope that s that on October 15 he and Miss morning-in fact every morning June 18 to July 18 and had incur- machinery and ice stores, bulld-your approval

and ved af Peninsula Hotel from against depreciation in respect of proposed allocation will meet with On Saturday between the Hillott of the Y.W.CA. went down time of my first request and red & bill of $255.40 for which she ings, furniture and fixtures. Your how propose that the report with the defendant to the Cen- the time when she was thrown had not paid. The Hotel kept her Directors are of the opinion that and accounts as presented be ant claimed that she had $18 in at defendant was all dressed up was defendant Taart with depreciation on this scale is neces

whom, defendant had been atay-gary. her possession, but she did. 'not and was sitting in a chair,eing, redeemed it later.. produce the money. As a result. no action could be taken. De: had all her luggage, packed and Defendant; I got back the lug- able to say, although installed in any questiotis which shareholders fendant always adopted the at was sitting in a corner. titude that she could pay but the When asked by dis Worship it she had no right to take my continues to operate satisfactorily, There were no questions; and never did. She Informed D she had any questions to put to Moore that if she could not pa witness, defendant replied: "Pook! she would would not be there fin I have never heard such abomin- the Hospital). So far as he could able lles before in my life... see there was nothing medically Mr. White On Baturday mom wrong with her.

ing I removed everything from When asked if she had pay her room, including bedsteads, questions to put to Dr. Dovey, etc. as I did not intend to use defendant replied; No, let him force at that time.

pecting to be thrown out." She

any what he likes. It seRITIS to Defendant: Force? On Monday amuse him.

night you tried to force your atten- Mr. Noel B. White, manager of tian me with your kisses and the Courtland Residential Board CATRICE

seconded I shall be pleased to The plant, I am pleased to be answer to the best of my ability gage from Mme. Tsarti for $04. 1921 is still in good condition and may wish to ask Juggage.

while the property is in a good the report and accounts, after Bergeant Mottram added that the state of repair. luggage was now in the possession.

being seconded by MPX WA |_ Directors' Hall-Fees

MacKenele, of Miss Elliot.

were adopted Your Directors have again animously. His Worship stated that he agreed to their fees being halved. would adjourn the case until this as will be seen from the entry of Messrs A. B. Stewart and Lau Tick

Mr Welll proposed atternoon at 2.30 in order that the $1,500 in the Profit & Loss Ac- Chenk be re-elected Directors.

ded by Au. Châm Nổi Phu einzula Hotel Dapple might be count, and the only remuneration sec

paid to the General Managers is this was carried. Mr. White: We are not forcing the commission of $1,183.65, also Mensra. Percy Emith, Beth payment, your Worship We'd ra- as shown in the Profit & Loss Fleming were reappointed audi ther not have it.

Account. After allowing for the at a remuneratio depreciation mentioned the net

called

"The' defendant was remanded technically in polley custoda

ing House at Kennedy Boad, gald. Mr. White: I never approached 18, she could say at the Victe that he y Aelendent on her

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profit for the year is $7,140.64” to sec which has to be added the sum

of $6,302.69 brought forward from

that