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Around the Courts

EXTRADITION CASE CONCLUDES

The

extradition proceedings against Tong Wan-kui alias Tong Chan-mung, who is wanted Canton by the authorities

for

in

there the alleged embezzlement of jewellery which was pawned at the On. Cheong Pawnshop of which ne was a part owner up to November 16, 1933, were concluded yesterday afternoon at the Central Magis tracy before Mr. W. Schofield, after Mr. W. J. Lockhart-Smith, Assis- tant Crown Solicitor, appearing for the prosecution, and Mr. F. X D'Almada (Snr) who was for the accused, had given their final ad- dresses on the case.

AN OLD SNATCHER

Driven to desparation by · dif- ferent times, a 56-year-old unem-

Chinese.

Chun, Wong ployed thought" be would be able to "get"

away with it when he attempted to snatch a bag from Chan Fur- Chun, single woman, along Hen nessy Road on Sunday,

Unfortunately for Wong the lady in question was reluctant to part with her belonging and raised the alarm. The culprit was even- tually arrested and when he made his appearance before Mr. Schofield at. Central Magistracy yesterday he pleaded guilty and was given six months' hard labour.

Inspector 8. Logan said that Mr. Lockhart-Smith in his Anal about 7:30 Dim, on Sunday. the address began by making a sug- complainant was walking in Hen-

gestion that the warrants for ex- tradition

should be laid cases

down as strictly as in an indictable; case which he said His Worship had characterised as extraordin- ary. He said that in the reply to the submission there was no case to answer, it appeared that the case against the fugitive mainly depended on the evidence given by Wong Yau-sheung, but though the case for the defence was material-

ly. If indirectly. strengthened by

this evidence, the case for the ex- tradition of the accused would also be strengthened by, the evidence or Wong Yau-sheung...

"Mr. Lockhart-Smith then dealt with the nature of the defence,

•suomiting three points: First, that the fugitive had already lett Can.on when, as we claimed, the crime was committed. He claimed dat he traveled down by the Lung Shan leaving Canton on November 16 urider the name of D. C. Jong. He produced cards bear- ing that name. He called on the Secretary of the Hong Kong and Canton Macao Steamboat Co., to produce the passenger list and in- dicated the name “de Jong” which He claimed as a mis-spelling of D. C. Jong. The prosecution however had proved that the ticket bought by a Mr. Cohen de Boer on the previous day and the names

Was

nessy Road when defendant came

from in

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front of snatched at the bag which was underneath her arm. She held on to the bag, and raised the alarmı. The other Chinese arrested the de- fendant.

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CLERK'S LAPSE

The lapse of a 43-year-old Chin- ese clerk employed by the Royal

Air Force, Kal Tak, was revealed at the Kowloon Magistracy yester- day. when So Kwong-Awan, who had been in the service for eight years, was fined $50 by Mr. Wynne- Jones for the theft of a box of drawing pins a rol of typewriter: ribbon and an mk pad from the Royal Air Force.

"

Mr. F. X. D'Almada, Jr., appear- ed on behalf of the defendant and entered a plea of gulity.

Inspector Chester-Woods ap- peared for the prosecution and stated that at about noon on

Saturday defendant was leaving the office of the Royal Air Force. at Kai Tak. He was suspected and was followed to the guardroom where he was searched and the stolen articles were found..on him. They were all new and were valued at $2.

OBITUARY

Captain Teufl

H.K. POLICE RESERVES

The death occurred on Saturday at the Sun Yat Sen Hospital Can- tan, of Captain Ignas Teuf, aged 43 years, master of the NDL steamer Bremerhaven which is at present berthed at the Kowloon recruits of the Chinese Company Wharf, leaving for New Guinea on

Wednesday,

Captain Teuf had beer, 1 for about two months and passed away after an operation for Hidney trouble. He was a popular officer and was also a well-known figure among the planters in the South Seas.

(ORDERS BY MR., D. BURLING- HAM, INSPECTOR GENERAL OF POLICE) CHINESE COMPANY Training Course (Part II)-ANI

who have not ye; passed Part II. of Training Course will attend at the Chinese Company Headquar- ters on Tuesday, June 25 at 17.30 hours for fristruction.

INDIAN COMPANY Training Course (Part II);—— Instructions in Handling of Re- volver will be given on Wednesday.

Born on December 29, 1894, he į June 26 at 17.30 hours at the Police became master of the Bremerhaven Headquarters Gymnasium. Only last May. He leaves a wife, who is those detailed will attend. in Hong Kong, to mourn his death.

The funeral will take place to

Training Course (Part II):—Al recruits of the Indian Company

on Thursday, June 27 at 17.30 hours

will attend 3. Cliff Road, Kowloon

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D..L. KING.

D.S.P. (R).

day the remains having been brought down by river steamier from Canton last night. The in-for instruction." terment will take place at the Colonial Cemetery. Stubbs Road entrance, at 5.30 p.m, this evening, ! Hong Kong, June 24.

Detective Sub-Inspector C. Poyntz, the "Central Magistracy yesterday stated that defendant was unem-on charges of theft of tins of paint ployed. so the complainant gave from Taikoo Dockyard. Lau Heung

ant "missed the instruments, and labour for stealing one tin. a salary of $106 a suspected defendant of having admitted previous convictions for month, but would be automatically dismissed on conviction.

stolen them. A report was made larceny. Yu Lol was fined $50, or, to a Chinese detective who arrested in default, one month's hard la- defendant and the instruments" bour, on a similar charge. Be had

no previous conviction.

Mr. D'Amada. stated that his client had been eight years, in the service, and had taken away these articles not realising that it was larceny. Defendant had an aged

He received

ANOTHER CASE Fung Blk-kwong, aged 16, a na-

Mr. Macfadyen on remand, charged with having snatched the hand- bag of Miss Boustead, of Kennedy Road. In Battery Path on June 20.

The Magistrate said that in view Detective Sergeant Guild, proof the consequences which would

tive of Chiuchow, appeared before mother, a wife and six children.bim food. On June 20 complain-was sentenced to two months'

secuting.stated that Miss Bou- follow, he would deal Ughtly with

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ALLOTMENT OF SHARES

stead and her mother were pro-defendant and let him off with a ceeding through the Cathedral fine, grounds down Battery Path last Thursday, when defendant came up from behind and snatched the bag from under Miss Boustead's arm. Mrs. Boustead immediately gave chase and caught defendant. who threw the handbag away into the gutter. The value of the bag

and its contents was $20. ***

Defendant denied snatching. saying he merely touched the bag. He had intended to steal, but was unsuccessful.

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A. B. Vaidya, Managing Director of National Publishers, Ltd., was in

Supreme Court yes.erday morning

when "an application to file a re- turn of allotment of shares out of time, was granted by the Chief Justice. Sir Atholl MacGregor.

The application was made by Mr. Leo D'Almada jnr., instrücted

were recovered.

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A 30-year-old unemployed sea- Three months' hard labour was ma, Leung Hung, appeared be- the sentenced mated out to Lau tore Mr. Macfadyen at the Central | Yun, 27, unemployed, when he ap- Magistracy yesterday, charged with peared before Mr. Wynne-Jones at attetaped larceny from Kwok Put, l'the Kowloon Magistracy yesterday aged "44," salesman of Lane, Craw-¡ and pleaded guilty to the theft ford and Co., on board the steam- of a brass tea-pot from the garage er Kinshan at the Cantor Wharf, of No. 5 Jubilee Apartments, Kim- and possession of an Instrument. berley Road, the property of Mrs. a razor blade. fit for an unlawful Doughty. Mr. Doughty appeared purpose. Sergeant Fraser said as In Court this morning and stated complainant was leaving the Kin- they had just moved into the shap, the felt someone touching his apartments, and some of their be pocket, so he grabbed the hand at longings had been left fo the | once, causing defendant to cut garage. Yesterday morning the

Complainant said he felt de- by Mr. H. A, de B. Botelho, who himself with the blade. There door of the garage was opened, fendant snatch the bag.

Sentence of four months' hard labour was imposed.

asked also for permission to file a contract in writing.

His Lordship' remarked that the offence seemed Lo have been a one since December and, as ignorante of the law was pleaded, he trusted that steps At Central Magistracy yesterday, would now be taken to provide the the serious charge of the mans-Company with a copy of the Com- slaughter of Wong Pat-Kin, alias panies Ordinance. Wong Cheuk, Lam, at 157. Des Voeux Road Central, third floor. on September 3, 1934, was pre ferred against So Shing, alias So Pat San, alias Go Cheuk King, "I make no criticism whatever of aged 22. Mr. Macfayden took the

alloted to the tickets clearly in- MANSLAUGHTER CHARGE continuing dicated that, á party of Dutch peo- ple had travelled by the Lung Shan and had returned on the same day as the accused fro Canton, yet neither the name of D. C. Jong nor any of the Ave pe sons had appeared on the passen ger list.

No Criticism

case.

!

were several friends with complain- and defendant could have just ant, and they helped him arrest walked in and picked up the tea- defendant. Defendant was found pot. Inspector Stimson prosecur- to have three previous convictions, ed.. and was sentenced

three months' hard labour on each charge, the sentences to be con- secutive.

to

Mr. K. B. Vaidya, Managing Director of National Publishers, Ltd.. yesterday made an applica- tion to file a 'return of allotment of Returning to Hong Kong before shares qut of time. to the Chief the expiration of his term of | Justice, st, Atholl

MacGregor. banishment. Lam Kwal, aged 29, which was granted. was sentenced to six months' hard labour by Mr. Macfadyen at the Central Magistracy yesterday. Dé- tendant was banished for 10 years

For stealing from a relative who had given him food, Chan Sam, an unemployed barber, was sentenced to three months' hard labour by Mr. Wynne-Jones at the Kowloon Mag'stracy yesterday án the in May this year. Inspector A. H. Elston, appear-charge of the theft of a suit-case ing on behalf of the police, asked containing seven barber's instru- Two unemployed men were for one week's formal remand to

menis the property of Chan Hung. brought before Mr. Schofield, at be enable further enquiries to made. Defendant was arrested en Sunday night on a Coroner's war- rant.

ny friend Mr. D'Almada,” said Mr Lockhart-Smith. "He is the most senior but one of the solicitors in the Colony and moreover he must take his Instructions." Then it was stated that the construction placed on the transactions in the case were that the fugitive and his friends had deliberately bon-

It will be remembered that a

cocted

of verdict the story to deceive the

manslaughter was COUTL The name on the passenger brought, against So Shing, at the Est was somehow or other obtain- conclusion of a Coroner's inquiry. ed and cards printed for the pur- as the result of the death of Wong- poses of this case to show a name Fak-kiu, who was killed in a fall over the verandah of 157, Des approximately to be most likely the name on the list. The name, Voeux Road Central, alleged to however, was not happily adapted have been caused by accused. and the Cook's trap was not du was stated that a quarrel tected. Mr. Lockhart-Smith con-place on the premises, resulting in tinued by saying that there was a fight, when So Shing and others explanation for the reason for all this elaborate deception and dell- bera.e perjury on the part of the fugitive. If Wong's story was false what had the fugitive to fear? Thus the obvious answer was that the case for extradition was sub- stant'aly the truth and that the fugitive and h's friends had to save him by manufacturing a false alib tor his defence-

It

took

not in custody were alleged to have frightened deceased to such an ex- that the ran on to the tent verandah and fell over. The body was discovered in the street later.

tugitive's answer to the extradition case was only to be found fra perjured story, a faked alibi, and a conspiracy to defeat the ends of The second point considered by justice. If this is so he could con- Mr. Lockhart-Smith alleged receipt from the Wan Kaundently submit that the case for extradition has been abundantly proved.

Was *the

boarding house which was un- doubtedly faked and this submis- sion could be supported by going

Defence Submissions

into the evidence. The third point Mr. D'Almada in reply said that to be considered was the evidence the alleged offence, against the given by the two women, Their fugitive was larceny as a bailee of accounts of what, happened during certain goods pledged with the On the ten days before the family Cheong Pawnshop during 1931-32. went to Shamshulpo unfortunately On the question that the defence differed.

was an alibi, did the evidence as Finally in wishing to stress the adduced" by the witnesses for the fact that this was a genuine ex crown justify the committal of the tradition proceeding it was stated fugitive? Mr. D'Almada's reply that the complaint was made to was "No" and he stated that there the Canton Police at once and was not a tittle of evidence of they in turn communicated the larceny by ballee. Wong Ful Bun's case for extradition to the Hong evidence was the main evidence Kong Police. In the light of this relied upon, but he had not been action it is grotesque to suggest a free agent while in Hong Kong. that because civil actions are continued Mr. D'Almada, and as to pending against the fugitive that the Lung Shan affair there is not

It was the reason for the proceed the least doubt that the fugitive

ings and it is absurd to suggest that civil rights must be abandoned with the Jurisdiction under ex- traordinary proceedings. He om

did come down to Hong Kong or November 16

Mr. Schoteld in committing the fugitive to gaol to await the orders

South China Daily ews (Nam Wah Yat Po) cluded by saying that the inter- of His Excellency, the Governor,

pretation he had placed on the remarked that there was no evi defence was right. There can be dence that this was a political pro

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