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SUMMARY CLAIM

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POSSESSION OF DRUGS

Disappeared after he had stolen, Before the Puane Judge, Mr. Charged with the possession of $200 from his employer Capt. G. Justite R. E. Landsell at the Sum- 160 tales of raw opium in. Room F. Dent at Ice House Street on mary Court yesterday, Mr. M. A. No. 318 Luk Kwok Hotel, four May 2, Li Fing Man an office boy da Silva appeared on behalf of Mr. Chinese males, Wong Bing, Hul was arrested only a few days ago 8. Cogul, in a claim for the sum Tat Sang Chan Fur and Tang of $288.70 against Mr. S. A. Lowe, Ypep were 'brought before. Mr. W. and brought before Mr Q. A. A Macfadyen at the Central Magis-trading as the Trocadero Hotel

Schofield at the Central Magis- tracy yesterday. tracy yesterday, charged with the theft.

The claim arose out of the loss of various clothing and property while the plaintiff was staying ab the Hotel on May 6.

Giving the facts of the theft Det. Sergt, Baldwin said that the

Mr. Silva said that his client complainant hung his coat up in

was suing for the return of the the office. In it was the said sum. When the complainant took his clothing and articles or the cost of the replacement and called Sergt. coat a little later he found the sum missing, and so had defend-Dayles to give evidence. The wit- ness said that he was called to the ant. On July 31, a detective re-

scene on May 5 to Room 11 and ceived certain information, as S

was told of the loss which included result of which he went to Wan$51. At the same time it was re- chai, and there found defendant, ported to him that one of the boys who admitted taking the money had disappeared. He told the police that he had

He was given a list of the stolen spent it all in Canton.

articles. Asked why he gave his Bentence of six weeks hard lab- opinion as regards the value of the our was imposed.

A SIMILAR CASE Another man. Leung Man King,

grey overcoat as $25 witness sald that was the pawn value of it.

A week ago the plaintiff gave a alias Leung King Kee, aged 37, supplementary list to Sub-Inspector

Whant.

was charged before. Mr. MacFadyen with the theft of jewellery to the total value of $1,540 on October 31, 1932, while in the employ of Mr. W. G. Goggin. at No. 195 The

Peak.

After the theft Mr. Lowe gave the police a list of the stolen articles" but it was stated by Mr. Silva that after the police bad made enquiries other articles were found to be missing. Al the articles some of which were used and others unused.

Prosecuting, Inspector M. Mur. phy stated that on the day in question, while the complainant

Mr. Justice Lindsell said that he and No. 1 boy were absent from could not allow full value of the the bruse, defendant stole the

lost articles but Mr. Silva said that jewellery. He told the police that

the articles cast his client that he had taken the jewellery much and if he could get the Canton where he had pawned it for $335. Defendant returned to the Colony last year, and at the time of his arrest was in the em- The ploy of the Queen's Theatre. Jewellery stolen consisted of rings and brooches,

Defendant pleaded guilty, and was sentenced to six months' hard labour.

amount then he should be award-

ad-

ed the cost of the replacement At this stage the hearing was journed.

Charged before Mr. W. Scho- field, at the Central Magistracy yesterday, with the theft of three knives, three forks, a spoon and 35 yards of dectric wire from St. John's Hall, Bonham Rd., on Thurs TRAFFIC SUMMONS

day, Chan Cheung, "unemployed was sentenced to two months' hard Arising out of an incident at Re-

labour. Detective Sergeant Kin- pulse Bay Road. Robert Young was near said defendant was arrested yesterday summoned at the inby a district watchman near the stigation of Mrs. J. A. Bendall of Ko Shing theatre. He was carry- the Public Works Department being a parcel, which contained the private car No. 1878 without due stolen articles and admittedhe care and caution in Repulse Road. nad stolen them from St. John's

fore Mr. W. Schofield with driving

Hall.

Giving the facts of the case Tra- ffic Inspector Alexander said that On July 21 at about 4 o'clock in Charged before Mr. MacFadyen the afternoon the complainant was at the Central Magistracy yester driving down Repulse Bay Road. day, a 30-year-old man named Yip There were two cars in front of Fook pleaded guilty to the theft him, and two more behind. While of two hammers, two spanners, a rounding a corder, another car saw, a file and a sult of dungarees came up the Repulse Bay Road, from the steamer Kong Ning at and defendant was alleged to have the Ho! On Wharf on Thursday. overtaken complainant's car. and The complainants were the West cut in front of him. Mr. Bendall River Transporting Company. De- had to apply his brakes to avoid tective Sergeant Gowans

stated & collision, in which three cars that defendant was stopped by a might have been involved.

Chinese detective with the pro- Inspector Alexander said he un-perty in his possession. He told derstood that the defendant was the detective that he worked at not there at the time, but was at the Naval Dockyard, but later. ad- party, and the car was at Ken-mitted stealing the property from nedy Road.

the engine-room of the steamer

Defendant said he was at a tesKong Ning. An engineer of the party in Kowloon on the afternoon ship had identified the property. In question, and he was not the but the ship, was at present away

owner or driver of the car.

from Hong Kong. Defendant had pawned the dungarees for 20 cents. Sentence of six weeks hard lab- our was imposed.

Mr. Schofield Axed the hearing of the case for the afternoon of August 6, and requested Inspector Alexander to make enquiries about the matter.

CONVICTED OF ASSAULT Central

Leung Hel, shopkeeper, appear- ed before Mr. Macfadyen at the Magistracy yesterday, charged with assaulting a youth at named Leung Chan Fong D'Agullar Street .00 Thursday night. Complainant, formerly, worked for defendant at his shop

Wong Chat a married woman was charged with assaulting a Sanitary Department coolle at Bowrington Road market on Thursday. Sanitary Inspector Hin West Point, but had left be-

G. Stevens informed his Worship,

Mr. W. Schofield that the women

were worse than the men.

Inspector Logan said the com-

es use defendant refused to pay him wages, A sum of $6 was still owing to complainant. On Thurs day night, defendant visited com- plainant, who was on duty at the plainant and asked him to come into the street. When complain- market, saw the defendant, hawk- ing in the market, and warned ant came out, defendant assault- her to leave Later he saw here him with a bamboo pole, mak- A fine again, and kicked her basket. The ing & bruise on his side. defendant is then alleged to have of $20. or three weeks' imprison either stabbed or thrown a knife ment. was imposed, and defendant at the coolle, causing an injury to was further ordered to pay com- plainant $8 or serve another week. his leg.

Sanitary Inspector, Stevens said Sub-Inspector Walsh prosecuted. these unlicensed hawkers formed into large gangs, and if a Bant › Three motor car drivers were tary coolie in the market attempt- summoned before Mr. Wynne- ed to hit them, they would be set, Jones at the Kowloon Magistracy upon by a gang. The women were yesterday for causing obstruc- even, worse than the men in this Sons. A. H. Basto, driver of pri- in men inte vate car No. 2890, was cautioned respect.

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Mr Schofield passed sentence of for causing an obstruction at the two months' hard labour on the junction of Nanking Street and defendant; who admitted the Nathan Road at 9.50 p.m, on July charge..

17 W. G. Williams, driver of pri-

As soon as sentence was provate car No 2448, and K. T. C nounced the defendant protested: Marshall, driver of car No. 1896, saying the complainant has 88 were fined $5 each when they saulted her first. She had to be pleaded guilty to similaz sum- led out of the Court room for- monres. Trame Bergeant dibly.

Jamieson prosecuted in each case.

Revenue Officer A. W. Grimmitt asked for a remand which was granted saying that Mr. M. K. Lo was appearing for the first defen- dant. Balls of $5,000 each was granted.

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Four other defendants, women and a man, were charged with possession of heroin pilla ut No. 14 Des Voeux Road, Central, Chan Ho, married third foor The defendants were

Woman,

Lam Sui Chan, married woman. Hon Lee, widow. and Lam Yiu, unem- ployed."

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Revenue Officer Grimmitt asked

for a remand, saying there might be further charges preferred against defendants,"

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The defendants were according- ly remanded for one week, ball, being allowed in $3.500 each.

A man with seven previous con-- victions, of which ve were for theft and unlawful possession. ap- peared before Mr. W. Schofield, at the Central Magistracy, charg- ed with stealing two electric fans The defendant. Leung Kam. un- ployed, was arrested on Thursdag afternoon by Tse Tak-yun, electric- lan. No. 325 Hennessy Road, the owner of the fans, In Tin Lok Lane after a long chase through Hennessy Road: When charged. defendant admitted the theft, and the previous convictions, and was sentenced to six months hard labour.

An expulsion order was made against an unemployed Indian, Sholoma Awad, aged, 35, when he was charged before Mr. MacFad- yen at the Central Magistracy yesterday with entering the Cpl- ony without a valid passport. De- fective Sergeant

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RESIGNS

Special to the "Hong Kong Daily Press" (Copyright):1

Bucharest. Aug 1.

day) an instalment of half a mill- Hard lei is due to be remitted to Paris for redeeming the coupons of bondholders.

In consequence of the shortage of foreign currencies this sum can- - not be transferred and Under Se- cretary of State, M. Patalescu is now engaged in negotiations in Paris with the object of coming to some other arrangement "with the bondholders.

The Minister for Industry and Commerce M Manolescu Strunga banded in his resignation in Thursday. The reason given for

Reports, received here from Paris this step was the disapproval of the indicare that the negotiations are Government's new foreign trade! proving extremely difficult and it policy, based on a forty per cent. export premium.

is feared in political circles, here that a breakdown will have ser ious consequences for the Govern ment.-

The resignation cecurs alma vary difficult moment for the Tata- rescu Cabinet since to-day (Thurs- Traniacean Kuo “Min

that defendant arrived in the Brought before Mr. E. I Wynne-Indian constable. When defen- Colony on Thursday by the Conte Jones at the Kowloon Magistracy dant saw the constable heim- Verde. Defendant was not on the yesterday with the possession of mediately shouted out "Run" to ship's list, having paid his passage 18 tael of raw oplum in his posthe boy. who was carrying three after the vessel had sailed from session in Prince Edward Road jackets over his arm. An unknown India. He produced a certificate Au Sang a 41 year old unemploy- European was passing at the time which had been cancelled in 1931.ed was fined $54 or in default six and when he heard defendant shout, he grabbed the boy and the The police were asking for an ex-

weeks hard labour.

pair were taken into custody. At pulsion order against defendant

A 13-year-old school boy was the police station 1 packet of as the owners of the Conte Verde

also charged but was

oplum was found in a pocket of had agreed to take him back to

It was alleged that about 10 obe of the jackets. Singapore at their expense when the vessel returned from Shang- pm on July 21 the man and boy were seen walking together by an

hai,

dismissed.

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