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SCHOOL TEACHER IN TROUBLE

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to charges of

PRESS, FRIDAY, AUGUST 2, 1935.

THE COURTS

PICKPOCKET JAILED

employed, was charged with tax receiving one leather wallet con- Road taming $19.45 at Queen's Central near Wellington Street and (b) alding and abetting a person not in custody in the theft of the Bald wallet.

HAWKER IN TROUBLE

Leung Shing, a 35 year old, wn; employed was charged before Mr. Q

Before Mr. Q. & A. Macfadyen at Central Mag'etracy yesterday harbouring a girl, Chu Yu-Kam 154 Suk-keung, a 27-year-old un-AA. Macfadyen at Central Magis- between May 1 and July 27 and having carnal knowledge of her an April 28, Chau Kam-tsol, a 23 year-old unemployed, was sen- tenced to twelve months' hard la- bour by Mr. I. Wynne-Jones at the Kowloon Magistracy yesterday. Before passing sentence, 'His Worship sald: "It is with regret that I find I cannot order you to be flogged."

Found guilty on the first charge 3 months' he was sentenced to hard labour.

Sub-Inspector Tyler prosecuted, ; Outlining the facts of the case, the prosecuting officer, said that complainant, Chan King Hing was walking along Queen's Road near Wellington Street in the afternoon an Wednesday when he felt his pocket being tugged. He stopped and found out that the purse that pocket was missing. Imme diately afterwards he saw a man running away with his purse in his hand. "He had only away about 30 yards when complainant saw

tracy yesterday with (8) hawking belts without a license at Queen's Road Central near Aberdeen 8.reet and (b) resisting arrest by Con- stable 873. He was sentenced to 4 days or sa on the first count, $5 or 7 days on the second: Sub-Inspec- tor Tyler prosecuted.

Tara Singh Constable 873. giving evidence, said that on July 31 fast at about 9.30

a.m. he was at Queen's Road near Aberdeen Street saw defendant selling when he

Witness arrested him and belts.

During the the latter struggled. struggle, defendant struck a win- dow glass and broke it. As the result, witness who was near, was cut in the hand by the fragments.

Detective-Inspector K. W. An- drew, of the Secretariat for Chin- ese affairs, who prosecuted, said that the girl was adopted by a woman, Shi Shing-yee in Shang- hal and came to Hong Kong eight years ago. She lived with the wo- man at 102 Fuk Wah Street and in February this year was intro-

Defendant, speaking in the wit- duced to the defendant through a

ness box, admitted that he was sworn sister. Defendant took a

selling belts without a license, liking to the girl and wrote her

Complainant came to arrest him secre letters. He was warned not

and when holding him, he was very to continue with this by Shi Shing-defendant came up and received furious. He held his wrist and yee. Subsequently he took the the purse from the first man. De pushed him to the ground. Com- girl to timin. then over to Hong fendant then had the purse and

plainant swung the other band walked on unconcernedly. Mean-round, which hit the window glass, Kong and bought her clothes and gave her two dollars. He took her while the other man had ran away, which witness sa'd, was how he to the cinema and there suggested Complainant, seeing that defen- that she should leave her home dant had the purse stopped him

and had him arrested. and stay with him. On April 26 at an unknown address in Tainam Defendant in the dock, admitted Sreet, Shamshulpo, he seduced her to His Worship that he had picked and she became the next day. up the purse, and was walking She eventually Ived with him at away with it when complainant 191 Fu Yuen Street and then moved | came up and arrested f'm.

to a cockloft in the ground floor His Worship, then convicted de-

of 408 Portland Street. Defendant fendant, and the mentioned sen- did no work and his allowance oftence was passed.

$ to the girl was cut down to 50 cents. The girl, however, leaving her home took with her a share script and a gramophone The latter was pawned by tit: de- fendant and the share script was found by the police.

On July 27, owing to repeated as- saults and having no food to eat. the girl went to the Shanisnuipo Police and the matter war report ed to the Secretariat for Chinese Affairs. The defendant was ar- rested and charged.

Further it was alleged that the defendant had suggested to the girl. that as they had no money she should permit herself to be. "sold" for $100 to become a pro-

stitute.

Enquiries revealed that defen- dant was a registered school teach- er earning $15 a month..

DECISION RESERVED

al

BRITISH SOLDIER

DISCHARGED

were

Mention of the case In which two privates of the Lincolnshire Regiment, Cyril Crompton, 29, and George Chapman, 23, who charged with the manslaughter of Halder Khan, ex-police guard, in Shanghai Street, on July 19 last, was again made before Mr. Wyync Janes at Kowloon Magistracy yes- terday morning, when the second accused was discharged.

Detective-Inspector! Derling told His Worship that he had been in structed by the Inspector Gen- eral of Police to ask for the with drawal of the charge against Chapman on the grounds that there was no evidence against him in connection with the case.

Remarking that the Police were

His Worship accordingly dis- offering no evidence against him,

charged Chapman, who was pre- sent in Court.

The application made on behalf of Tong Man Kui ailas Tong Chan Mung, a fugitive from Canton to quash the committal order made against him by Mr. W. Schofeld On being questioned by the ma- was once again before Mr. Justice gistrate, Inspector Dorling said R. E. Lindsell when Mr. F. C. Jen- that he had informed the Com- kin, K. C., fristructed by Mr. F.manding Officer of the discharge. X. D'Almada Sur.,

Crompton remains in custody argued at

A

came to his injuries,

His story was disbelieved and be was sentenced as stated above.

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In another" case Li Hang an un- employed was charged before the came court for hawking without a Lcense and resisting arrest. Sub- Inspector Tyler prosecuted. ·

The complainant, G. Khan, Con- stable B118, deposed that on July

last at about 2.10 p.m. he saw defendant selling Ash in a lane near Aberdeen Street. As witness arrested him, defendant threw the basket of fish and away

Witness's shirt" was struggled. torn, and defendant got away. He was, however, arrested by another constable, B515. a little down the lane.

Fakir Mohamed, the constable gave corroborative evidence.

The defendant, said that, on that. day, he had a basket, of fish, cover-

with a paper in his hand, and was walking along the lane. He saw the two constables walking together towards him, but he was going to the stairway of one of the houses. He stopped, put h's basket. on the ground, and both the con- stables pourced an him. They grabbed hold of his hands twisted them round, and one of them even: struck his head with a truncheon. Witness mentioned that some peo- ple of a shop in that lane saw what had happened.

H'a

the

Worship, remanded hearing until this morning at 10

am.

A

returned banishee named length on his behalf. The appll- and will make another appearance Leung Chot, aged 29, was given a cation was opposed by Mr. J. before the Kowloon Magistrate on Fraser, the Assistant Attorney Saturday morning. General. Instructed by Mr. W. J. Lockhart-Smith, Assistant Crown solicitor.

At the commencement of yes-

ASSAULT CASE

two monthis sentence for the pur- pose of receiving medical atten- tion when he was brought before Mr. MacFadyen at the Central Magistracy yesterday on rémand. Defendant had been sent for me- terday's hearing Mr. Fraser men- The case against Chung Nai dieal exammation," but was still tioned a case in suppor of a ha-Tsai and five other men charged in S weakened condition. Há beus corpus proceedings in extra-with assaulting Lau Mo Lung, the Worship said that ordinarily in dition cases. He also mentioned president of the Chinese Amateur view of his bad record," he would the fact that if that case "had Athletic Association was continued have been committed to the Su- been one of treason or of other yesterday before Mr. Thomson at preme Court for trial, but seeing crimes then Hls Lordship had the the Kowloon Magistracy when Mr. the condition defendant was in power to hear the appeal but as

M. A. da Silva gave a brief out-he would take his case as an or- it was not but a case of extradi- line of the case after which the dinary one. tion Mr. Fraser said he had no hearing was aga'n adjourned. power, to hear it.

Mr. Bilva said the defendantis were members of the Lêu Kwong Chiu Chow Benevolent Society

Mr. Jenkin in submitting his application said that he was night- ing for a principle and that prin- which Mr. Siva suggested was ciple was to contend that any

formed of gangsters and loafers in man in this Colony whether he be the nature of a "tong" exerc'sing a British subject or not had an

a reign of gang terrorism1. absolute right to protest his:Inno- cence to every judge in Hong Kong and it was this right that he wanted to establish.

His first proposition was that every man was entitled to a de cision from each and every Judge and it was immaterial if he was a prisoner of local law or prison-

er of extradition. The study of re-

The defendants with others on July 3 at about 8.30 p.m. attacked the complainant at Sha Po Road with hammers and scissor blades As a result of these injuries com- plainant had to go to hospital. Previous to the attack the com- plainant had received letters re- questing payment of $500 failing which he would be assaulted,

cent cases had made no difference" Many names were affixed to the

at all against the fugitive oxend-letter including the six defendants.

er,

After further evidence the hear

The present applicant contend- ing was adjourned.

ed Mr. Jenkin had all the rights

of a subject of this colony- and

cited two cases in support. Then

he brought forward the case acce the whole of the jurisdiction cording to Nigerian law. In this in a high court of justice. "present" case which according to After further arguments Mr. local laws which incorporate the Jenkin concluded by saying that common law of 1842" allowed in the present case he was happy any man to go before any judge because it was not going to a full to plead his innocence, Mr. Jen court as yet because any offender. kin then quoted authorities at who commits a crime in the f large in support of his arguments ture may yet be able to appeal to and said that every judge had the different judges instead of to one power to administer the jurisdic or to a full court Mr. Justice

Lindsell; reserved his declation tion in every court and to exer

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