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THURSDAY, JULY 11, 1395.

MUSICAL

TREAT

AROUND THE COURTS

BUS TICKET FORGERY CONVICTION

Poining out to the defendant, aj former bus conductor employed by the Kowloon Motor Bus Company, that 56 minutes of his time was unaccounted for this period be- ing sufficient to make two trips | from `Kowloon Tong to the Star Ferry and back, while allowing 11-" berally twenty minutes for each trip, Mr. E.. I. Wynne Jones found Wong Shui Ping guilty of uttering forged bus tickets in May of this year, and sentenced him to three

MUI-TSAI CASES

on

A fine of $50 was imposed Ling Yuk, a 48 year old married woman who pleaded guilty to a summons for keeping an unre- gistered mul-taat, Tang Yin, alias Taun Mul, at 139 Hollywood Read, second, floor when she appeared before Mår. W. Schofield at the Central Magistracy yesterday.

According to the girl's story to Inspector T. O'Conner, who pro- secuted, she was enticed away by a womanı ..while walking in paddy field on the promise of see- ing her sister who had been pre- Mr. F. I Cole, who appeared for viously sold. She silved with that the 'defendant asked that the Ma-woman for a year, and after that gistrate might take into considera-

was sold for $100. When she was ton the time his client had a kidnapped she was only 10 years ready served while awaiting trial, or age and since living with the

defendant she had to work and

months' imprisonment.

and in grant.ng this request; Mr. Wynne-Janes ordered that defen- dant serve three months as from the date of the first case (June 19).. This he thought, quite fair to the defendant.NE

Mr, Lul Sul Tak, Manager of the Kowloon Motor Bus Company was present in court, while Mr. E S. C. Brooks prosecuted on behalf of the company.

Procedure Outlined

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In outlining the case, Mr. Brooks said that every employee of the company engaged in the capacity of conductor was issued with a punch, each of which were of a different design, no two being alike. Separate registered cards were kept by the company record- ing each punch mark.

When a conductor went on duty, he was issued, with tickets of a certain number which were then checked. If all were correct, the conductor in question would have to sign a booklet, stating the num- ber of his bus, and the route "on. which he was operating. In this case defendant's booklet number was 7753. route No. 7 and bus No. 79.

had insufficient food and cloth- ing...

His Worship: Was arty report made of the kidnapping to the Canton police?

Inspector O'Connor: I shouldn't think so.

Inspector O'Connor added that

the girl's mother was in the coun- try. Through the Pp Leung Kuk she could be traced and the girl would be sent back to her.

Wong Fong Che, 55, married woman, of 134 Queen's Road West, was fined $10 on a summons for falling to report the intended removal of Yu Tau Heung. 24, registered mul-tsai, from the Col- ony. She pleaded guilty.

the girl with her to

Inspector O'Connor:

Macao on

29. No report was June 11 and came back on Jane made. The lady inspector visited the house

She took

on June 14 and found that they had gone.

The girl was very well treated.

LOVE FOR FRUIT

On April 10 defendant was given tickets of ten cent second class de-

Charged before Mr. Q. A a nominations from the series

Macfadyen at the Central Magis- UP8747 to UP6899. These he sign-tracy yesterday, with the theft of 12 cattles of wong pel, a 57 year ed for in the booklet. Fares sold are entered in a wayb'll and all

old street coolle named Sze Chat tickets unsold are returned with

was bound over In the sum of $25 to come up for Jugghent within

the cash collected, these being checked together before the way- bill is signed. Therefore the way bill was signed twice, once before going on duty and once on return- Ing.

Trap Laid

That same day, "the Kowloon Motor Bus Company employed a man,

one Chui Ming dressed in plain clothes to board buses, hav ing special instructions to make a note in a book carried for that purpose the tickets purchased, the time of boarding the bus. and the number of the vehicle.

In this manner, Chul Ming boarded defendant's vehicle near the Kowloon Hospital stop at 2.05 p.m..on April 10, purchasing.ticket UP6883. He was given $2.50 by the company to use in this way.

six months.

Inspector A. Smith who pro- secuted stated that the fruit be- longed to Lau Lan a 45 year old married woman Iving at 36 East ern Street. The complainant left the fruit at the stall in New Market Street to look for a coolie to carry same for her and upon her return missing.

she found the fruit

A little later a district watchman saw the defendant carrying a bag

Wing Lok Street. He stopped him and upon questioning him re- garding the fruit received various answers. Later the defendant brought the district watchman to the place where he stole it and the woman idenied the fruit as being hers."

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A: the end of the day he hand- ed over to the manager a number of tickets amongst which was UP6883, which was at once detected

Cited as the defendants fíi a as a forgery.

summons for a breach of the Re- "Defendant came off duty at 3.20gistration of Persons Ordinance p.m. The forged ticket was not the Swee Hong Trading Company marked on his way bill, while the was yesterday advised by Mr. W. corresponding number of the ori Schofield to Instruct a solicitor as ginal ticket was returned at 3.27

the summons

taken out p.m.

Magistrate) could not hear the against the Company and he (the

or a person who was

Formal evidence was then given by Mr. Li Tay Ngah, manager of the Local Printing Press of the differences being a genuine ticket and the other. Several flaws in the latter were apparent under a - magnifying glass, he testified.

Mr. 8. T. Lu, Manager of the Bus Company, deposed to having received the forged ticket from Chat Ming amongst other tickets, He said that, on Apr'1 15. certain men in the employ of the company. were arrested for bossession of forged tickets, but it was not unitil May 20 that he spoke to the de fendant regarding the ticket after. which defendant did not return until June 1, when he came to the company to claim h's wages. He was asked to return on June 7.

Defendant's Statement;

manager

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present to represent the arm

defendant Company, being the The summons alleged that the

owners or agents of the 8... Apoey. June 5, carrying passengers not which arrived from Sandakan on

being of the Chinese race; falled to furnish to the Inspector Gen- | eral of Police a list in the prescrib- ed form, showing the names of such

arrival of the steamer. passengers within 48 hours of the

Detective-Sergeant C. Mottram was for the prosecution.

quite possible, as had often hap- pened in the past, that only one second class ticket was sold

7 Defendant in the witness box The Magistrate said that be was said that the Brat intimation he quite prepared to believe this, but had or the suspected forgery was for the defendant to say that he on May 20. He dented any know-had no recollection of two CIZÍUS, tedge of the offence, and under- from Kowloon Tong, to the Ferry stood from the manager that he' and back, carrying no passengers, was d'acharged. On June 1 be re- was rather incredible,

turned to the company to claim Pleading for defendant. Mr. his deposit money (350.00) and his | Cole said if his client were guilty salary due to him, but was naked he had had ample time in which to return on June 7, 2 to run, away, but had not done so. When questioned as to what hap. The prosecution in evidence sub- bened between; 21% rm. (which i stantiated this,

was the last time recorded on de- The Magistrate, however, on- fendant's waybill) and 3.12 pm tende that there wax atunci the time he left the bus before he evider bis guilt in the signed off at the company, at 3.27 besid othe pm, defendant said that he could the prosecu

remember?

#passed bent

brand cigarettes, för

which he paid ten cents.

At The Cathedral

AN

"

UNUSUAL ACCIDENT

Fire Hose Does Damage

An unusual accident occurred

for Chief acting

MORE BAD COINS For uttering a counterfeit Hong

The Shanghat Cantonese Union Kong ten cent piece Leung Man a 30 year old unemployed was sen- Church Choir which is making its tenced to two month' hard labour appearance before the local public by Mr. L. Wynne-Jones at the had its initial try out yesterday Kowloon Magistracy yesterday. evening at the St. John's Cathe

Sub Inspector 1 Whant who drat when a large audience was yesterday morning near the Vehl- directed the prosecution stated present to hear the renderings of cular Ferry Wharf on Hong Kong that at about 3.30 p.m. on Tuesday auch works by Stainer, Rach side when the No. 2 Fire Float defendant went to Kwong Sang mahinow, Handel, Beethoven and which was being used medicine shop, at No. 94 Canton other old masters.

Officer's drill with the Roas and picked up a packet of

The programme was a long and Inspector General of Police, the "Peacock"

varied one and the singing of the Hon. Mr. D. Burlingham and the

which is choir, The

of composed

Superintendent of the Fire Bri- master of the shop found that the students of both sexes, was excep gade, Mr. H. T. Brooks present as coin was bad and had an argu- tionally good considering that all spectators, caused the removal of ment with defendant and had him the renderings were in English.

three spectators to the Govern arrested. When he was searched

audience sat there deeply ment Civil Hospital. The defendant was found to have in his engrossed in the excellent fare

While two fremen were holding possession a packet, or Ave cent-offered by that talented choir. pieces and 15 copper coins.

"All Thy Works Praise Thee" to a hose and directing the other counterfeit ten cent pieces (E. K. Heyser) opened the evening streams of water at a given object and a full packet of cigarettes were programme which was followed by in the course of the drill, they sud- also found in defendant's posses. "There Were Shepherds" (W. denly lost grip of the hose which Gliffe). "The Angels Serenade" new out of their hands and onto ston.

(G. Braga) was particularly well the spectators who had lined the"

shore to witness the performance. Other items on the programme with three of the crowd and they The brass nozzle wrought havoc which drew favourable remarks were "Cavalleria Rusticana" (p. were flung to the ground while the Mascagni), Prayer (L. V. Beeth-flying" nozzle which had con- oven), "Watchman, Onward to tinued its mad career due to the Your Station" (W. T. Giffe) and strong pressure, was brought to a several others of the 14 Items standstill by the water being cut

off.

Li Kam-wo. aged 29, of 1, Queen's Street, second floor, re- ceived head and hand injuries.

Twc

It was suggested by the pro-. secution that the money found in defendant's possession was the change he had received in return

for the counterfelt coins he had

uttered.

shot

OFFICER'S DEATH

RECALLED ·

sung.

offered.

Five further witnesses were call- ed by A. S. P. Murphy at the Cen- tral Magistracy yesterday after-

and required less than the normal Chan Sul-bun, aged 33, of 368, noon before Mr. Q. A-A. Macfadyen of pressure to release the trigger. Lockhart Road, second floor, was to give evidence regarding the "NERVOUS BREAKDOWNS

Injured on the face and chest. circumstances surrounding the The last witness, Mr. R., Worth-coolle, was hurt on the scalp and Tam Yuk, aged-18, a destitute death of James Thomas Scarlett.ington, supervisor employed in the leg." acting engineer-in-chief of the

Shanghai Customs, stated that he Customs cruiser Hai Hsing.

All three were taken to the saw the deceased at 6.30 p.m. on Dr. Shaw of the Kowloon Mor-the night. of the tragedy and he their fojuries are not stated to be Government Civil Hospital but tuary, in his evidence said that the appeared to be weary and tired and serious. cause of death was due to a gun- gave witness the Impression that

wound which caused he-

he wanted to be alone. Hik Wor- morrhage and rapture of the heart. ship then pointed out to the jury, Questioned by A. S. P. Murphy wit-Messrs. A B. Henry (foreman) Rup the amount to evade the re- ness stated that the deceased must Schmidt and J., P. Pereira that ceipt duty. have been dead about three to four there was little evidence regarding A fine of $20 was imposed on. hours before his arrival, and, had

the state of mind of the deceased, Lo Hau Po, of 58 Cheung Sha Po, probably been sitting on the settee except that he had had two who admitted summons for when the shot was fired and then

nervous breakdowns, one sild to the floor. There was no in- Canada and the second in Shang- of $29.60

in splitting an account, for the sum on September 8 last dication of any struggle having hat, and was depressed at the time year. Defendant had a previous » taken place which might have

of the incident.

conviction. A fine of $20 was also suggested that the shot was « not`

On this evidence the jury. re- inflicted on Wong Kong Chuen, turned a verdict: of suicide whilst of 177 Des Voeux Road West, OZI self indicted.

Sergeant Moran, police photo-temporarily insane as the result of a similar summons regarding an grapher, then said that he took

nervous breakdowns.

account for $24.87. on May 24.. photographs of the body on board

For

An having

improperly the Hat Hsing on the night of

stamped receipt for $87.94 Lau Further evidence was June 29.

Tat of 356 Queen's Road Central. was fined $10, and Leung Kar Chuen, of 275, Lockhart Road, was similarly fined for having an un- stamped reedcipt for $30.

given by Inspector A. H. Elston Who stated that he had found business letters of the deceased in a folder, one of which was written to a friend 'n Hong Kong, dated June 29. J: E. Scott, police" arm- ourer, then testified that the re- volver must have been held about one inch from the body when fired

His Worship then asked the jury If they would join with him in ex- pressing great sympathy for the widow.

UNSTAMPED RECEIPTS

تند

brought

Three summons were before Mr. W. Schofield yesterday against firms for issuing receipts without stamps and cr splitting

Sergt. J. G. Whiteroft, atached to the Treasury, "appeared for the prosecution,

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