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Around the Courts

MARINE COURT CASES

Conveying Prostitutea

The accused pleaded guilty and told the Court that he did not know they were prostitutes.

WOMEN ROBBED BY FOOTPADS

In qutlining the case for the Two Cases Reported

prosecution. "Mr. Robinson stated that complainant was a managing partner of a shop dealing in glass- ware. On February 10, several Leung Kam, master of a passen-lephone calls were received at ger boat, made his appearance be fore the Hon. Commander G. F.various hours of the day but com- Hole at the Marine Court yeater- plainant did not answer them. The day morning, on a charge of un- telephoning continued on the 11th lawfully using his passenger boat and the 12th. The voice over the for the conveyance of four pro-telephone was similar to that of Lal Wah Tong. The person de- stitutes on board. last Wednesday manded $150 and said that if he evening.

did not receive the money, com- plainant was to take care of him- self as something would happen to htm. Complainant counsulted a friend, who advised him to inform the Police, which he did. Later complainant met defendant at Po For unlawfully lying their boats in-shore at a distance of less than wonk Restaurant, where the lat- ter demanded the $150. Complain- Water 100 yards from the Low

"ant refused but offered him $10. Mark, during probibited hours last Two policemen then came and ar- Wednesday "might, without a per-rested defendant. Defendant was the Harbour Master, asked to make a statement in the mit from seven Chinese boatmen and boat-

Police Station, and he said that women were each fined $10 or one

no asked complainant to pay him week hard labour.

back some money but he did not touch the $10 riote.

A fine of $50 or in default six weeks hard labour was imposed.

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Lying In-Shore

Unlawful Plying

Two Chinese hoatmen WongSo and La Yee, who were both charged with unlawfully plying their boats for hire within 300 feet of the USS. Isobel at the Naral chorage, Hong Kong last Wednes: day, were each Aned $s' är Ave days hard labour.

An-

Carrying Excessive Passengers A fine of $10 or in default, one, week's hard labour was imposed on Mak- Wing, master of a passenger boat, who was charged with un- lawfully carrying 10 passengers in excess on board his boat last Wednesday afternoon.

Causing Obstruction Charged with unlawfully lying her boat at the east side of the Blake Pier in such a way as to obstruct the free access of other vessels last Wednesday, Leung Yee, tistress of a cargo boat was fined $10 or one week's hard labour,

No Mast Light While Under Way

For falling to carry a white light at the top of the mast while under way in Victoria Harbour last Wednesday night, Chung Kam Ho1, master of a Ashing junk, was con- victed and fined $10 or one week's hard labour.

ROBBER COMMITTED

Committal proceedings against Tsang Pang Sum allas Tsang Shing, à 20 year old unemployed Chinese, were concluded yesterday at the Kowloon Magistracy when Mr. A. W. G. H. Grantham com- mitted the defendant to take his trial at the next Criminal Session.

Mr. Robinson proposed to call witnesses to support his outline, but his Worship said that he must be satisfied that the voice that spoke to complainant could be identified as that of defendant.

His Worship found the case not proved and dismissed the sum

mons.

RUSSIANS WITHOUT »

-PASSPORTS

On charges of entering the Co long without valid passports, two Russians, Vladislav Mazurek, 22, unemployed electrician, and Alex- ander

Menko, 29, unemployed mechanic, were, each sentenced to one month's hard labour. They were also ordered to be expelled.

It was stated they arrived from Canton by train and alighted from the rear, emerging from the Holt's Wharf bridge instead of passing through the barrier at the Kowloon They were ar- Railway Station. rested by Det-Sergt. Krlloff, of the Special Branch, outside the Star Ferry whart.

Detective-Sergeant Russell stated that Mazurek was in Hong Kong on February 11 and apparently stowed away to Manila on an Ein- press liner. The Manila authorities sent him back to Hong Kong where ho was warned and sent to-Can- ton.

Mazurek pleaded his mother was in Harbin at present and he wanted to go to her.

Menko stated his wife was in Shanghal.

UNLAWFUL PURPOSE

A married woman named “Lau Chu-Sing. 23. was attacked by footpads at Castle Peak Road on Monday and robbed of jewellery worth $320.

In a report to the Police, the woman said she had been visit- the district. ing & nunnery in and, on returning to the main road for the purpose of boarding abus she was intercepted by two men. A male companion who have with her appears to offered very little opposizion to the robbers, as they proceeded to dispossess her of "her personal trinkets. ** These

included two gold bangles, a finger ring, and

platinum wrist watch. men then escaped.

was

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Another Cazo Lai Chuen, a nurse at the the Kwong Wan Hospital, waI victim of å robbery in 'Kwong Wah Street, on Wednesday. The rob- ber, who had the appearance of being a workman, and who re- sorted to the use of pepper, made his escape after snatching handbag containing some money.

LOCAL ESTATES

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Ip Shlu-no, widow, of 54, High Street, who died on October 28, left local estate sworn under $33,- 700. Probate was granted, to Fung Honshan, nephew, of 79, Bonham Strand East; Fung Yuk- ip daughter, of 54, High Street,; and Fung Yat-ting, of 91. Argyle Street, heed of the Fung Clan of the decased's husband.

Local Estate to the Value of $137,700 has been left by Fung Shun-shan, retired merchant, of

who died 2A, High Street, January 13. Probate of the estate was granted to Fung Fong-shi, widow, and Fung Man-shal, both of the same address.

found but these were genuine cur- rency. Defendant told him that he had been given the counterfeit coins, to sell

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STOWAWAYS CHARGED

Heinrien Fiesenberg, 24, German, and Alex Kazochenno. 28. Finn, were charged before Mr. Gratham at Kowloon Magistracy yesterday with stowing away on the German steamer Friderun, from Hong Kong on February 6,

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MANSLAUGHTER

CASE

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inter- The drst prize in the national. competition for the best city plan regarding the develop- ment of Istanbul for building purposes and', improvement -in' Further evidence was called by trafic circulation was awarded on the prosecution when Leung Yim. Wednesday by the City Council to a lorry driver, made his third ap-

the architect, Professor. Hermann pearance before Mr. W. Schofield Ehigoetz of the Berlin, Technical' yesterday charged with the man- College by 22 out of the total of slaughter of Lau Cheuk So. a 729 votes. Enigoetz's plan provides year-old boy.

for the widening of the harbour, It will be recalled that the the building of two new bridges charge arose through a motor ac- at Goldenhorn as well as the con- cident on Island Road on the after-struction of an underground rail- noon of January 29 this year when way—

eight persons were seriously in Transocean Kuo Min: jured, three of whom subsequent- ly dying in hospital, as the re- sult of injuries received when head. Lau Cheuk Man, sitting next to witness was bleeding and their car was pierced through by

witness helped him to stop the a load of iron bars carried in lorry No. 931, of which accused

blood. The lorry went on some distance along the road after the alleged to be the driver.

The prosecution was conducted, collision before it stopped. by Mr. J. A. Fraser, assistant At torney-General, while Mr Peter

Was

It will be recalled the defendant

It was stated by Detective- was charged on two counts of

Sergeant Davies that inquiries armed robbery by three or more

made by the Police ellcited the fact in the Chung Kam, 30, unemployed, was that the defendants came downr: at two different huts Takuling Village, Kowloon City on charged before Mr. Wynne-Jones at from Canton early in February January 30 between midnight and Central Magistracy with being and stayed in Hong Kong for a 1 am. when the occupiers of the found in a matshed at Mosque few days, They hid themselves on the Friderun thinking that she two buts were robbed of various Junction for an unlawful purpose. articles of clothing and property. Defendant told his Worship he was going up to Shanghai, where-

con- went to find a man named Chung Yesterday's hearing was

as in fact she was proceeding Aned to Police evidence in which Chla. He admitted threatening south. They were discovered when Sergt. T. R. Hunter, officer on duty complainant because he wanted the ship was some way out at sea. at the Kowloon City Police Station, complainant, to let him free on The Friderun met the Bremerhaven Sin appeared for the defence. Mr. deposed to the arrival of the de- account of his (defendants) pre-on the way and as the latter was F. X. D'Almada, inr., watched the fendant at the station in the vious appearances in Court.

coming to Hong Kong, the master proceedings on behalf of the fam- Detective-Sergeant P. 0, Guild o the Friderun asked if she coulay of one of the dead than, custody of the complainants. De- fendant was bleeding from a head stated that enquiries made revealed take the two stowaways back there.

Joseph Hau, the driver of the car wound and when searched three there was no man by the name of The captain of the Bremerhaven involved in the accident. pairs of stockings were found on Chung Chiu at that particular agreed and the transfer was made

Han Ching, 20, giving evidence said that he was one of the oc- razor was produced by matsheds in the vicinity but en- Li Fat as being picked up on the quiries had not been made there.

cupants in the car, on the after- way to the station alleged to have it was alleged that while com-

noon of January 29 They had been thrown away by the defen-plainant was asleep he heard a

arrived at the Repulse Bay Hotel match being struck. He jumped dant.

but as they were coming back. Chinese Constable Chal Cheuk up and saw the defendant.

Capt. 6, H. Loud, master of the witness raw the truck driven by testified as to the search made grappled with him and the defensa Tchekam, was fined $125 by Mr. accused coming from the opposite after which Detective Bergt Lidant produced a knife and thres- Grantham at Kowloon Magistracy direction in the middle of the sung told the court of the search tened to stab him. Defendant ran yesterday for allowing cargo to be road. His own car was travell conducted in the vicinity of the out but was caught by a Chinese worked on board the ship on ing about 5 or 6 feet from the crime where, several articles of in European clothing, and he was February 17 without a permit from wall. The lorry came from an ob

handed over to an Indian con" the Harbour Master, the huts.

Defendant que direction and collided with stable...

admitted the charge.

the car he was travelling on in the middle part, the bars that the lorry carried swept the hood off the car. Witness did not see any

more as he fainted,

him

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COUNTERFEIT COINS

He

Sub-Inspector Robert Cunning kam deposed to the finding of a The case was remanded for 48 box containing three pairs of ear- hours for further enquiries at all rings near the locality after which the mateneds at Mosque Junction Sub Inspector T. Carson related to In an effort to find Chung Chiu. the charge made in his presence. Foo Yak Ching, interpreter at the Kowloon City Police Station pro duced the statement made by the defendant when charged

The defendant when asked what he had to say denied that he took part in the robbery. Defendant also made allegations of assault.

His Worship committed the de fendant."

DEMANDING MONEY WITH MENACES

Bentence of two month's hard la bour was passed by Mr. Grantham at Kowloon Magistracy yesterday on Lal Yuk, 41, who was charged with being in possession of 21 counterfeit Hong Kong 10-cent pieces.

It was stated that defendant was arrested on Wednesday... in Bankow Road, near Peking Road, on information given to the Po- lice. A

Before Mr. E. I Wynne-Jones at

Li Shek, a Chinese detective, Central Magistracy yesterday: Laf testified that he was on duty in Wan Tong was summoned by Chan Hakow Road at 1:45 pm on Ham Pul, managing partner of a Wednesday when he stop dealing in glassware, for de defendant and regi manding $150 from him with the result of

2. lần Hong Kon menaces.

WK Robinson appested for the found, but prosecution while Mr. H. L. Dennys covered to other poc represented the defendant

were

at sea,

The two men pleaded guilty to the charge and were fined $50 or one month's hard labour.

Sergeant George Fryer said that on the afternoon of January 29, under instructions, he went. to the scene of the accident. He arrived there at about 3.45 and saw the car, badly damaged, lying very near the wall. The lorry was there too and after binding the bars, four or Ave of which were jutting out from the back of the lorry, he drove it to the Wan chai Police Station with the driv er of the lorry. At the Wanchai Station, the lorry was weighed. Soon after the lorry was brought to Central Folice Station and later accused was put into custody.

Cross-examined by Mr. Sin witness said that the lorry was not hard to control except at one instance, when travelling down Wong Net Chong Gap he found the foot-brakes to be in a very Kwok Nam, unemployed, was

poor condition. Witness then used charged before Mr. W. Schofield

the hand-brakes, but they were only just a bit better He, however, at Central Magistracy yesterday with the larceny of an attache case Lup Ching Kai, 18 years of age. managed to stop the lorry with containing surgical Instruments brother of list witness, also an both brakes and drugs to the value of $250, occupant in the car, stated that Lo Cho Wah gave evidence as from private car No. 3760, property he was seated at the back seat on lending the ear to Joseph Hau of Dr. H. el Arculli He was sen- the extreme left and he was sure one of the deceased, who tenced to one month's hard labour, that the car was 5 to 6 feet from driving the car. and also ordered to pay $100 the wall Witness corroborated. After formal police evidence amends or, in default an addition the last He was, however not was called a Worship adjourned

"al two months' hard labour.

hurt, but he felt a pain on the bearing to March 5 at 2.30 p.m.

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