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AROUND THE COURTS

OPIUM CASE

Four men, Chan Fook a taflor and partner of the Tal Kwan Tai- lor shop. Sham Shiu Fo. Tang Yuen, Wong Sing and Rul Sak Sun were charged before Mr. W Schofield at the Central Magis tracy with being in the possession of 180 taels of raw oplum in Room 316. Luk Kwok Hotel. Gloucester Road. on August 1 last. Mr. M. K Lo appeared for the first ce fendant while the other three were not legally represented.

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POLICE RESERVIST

"COMMENDED

Keung Fuk,

An unemployed Chinese who had only been let out of prison three weeks ago was yesterday sentenced to a year's hard labour when convicted by Mr Macfadyen of the theft of a wallett from To Ah San, a visitor from Batavia. The wallet con- tained $203 Hong Kong money and 2 guilders and as a result of this loss the man the Colony,

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APPLICATION DISMISSED

RESULTS OF EXAMS

Pitman's Shorthandan Maurice Hyues, Norman Lee,

Joseph Velga Peter "Byrne, and Arthèr, Gömer.

PITMAN'S SHORTHAND SPEED EXAMINATION,

Gere Pang (50), Eva Thomas

Mackenzie (50), Victor Mackenzie (50), Carlos Maria Marques (50 Joseph Veiga (70), Lala Wuest (80), and Joan Langley 180 and 90 words a minute).

The Director of the Shorthand A written decision was delivered and Commercial Bureau received a by the Pulsne Judge, Mr. Justice telegram from iman'a Shorthand RE Lindsell in the application Institute, Land, yesterday an- Tam (50), Peter Lo (50), Allan made on behalf of Tong Man Kiu,nouncing the reults of the second alias Tong Chan Mung, a fugitivexamination hd at the Bureau, 9 Ice House Steet on June 21st from Canton, to quash the com-

last. mittal order made against him by Mr. W. Schofield, and which was also turned down by the Chie: Justice, Sir Atholl McGregor, in a previous application.

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was stranded "in In this application Mr. F. C Jenki, K.C., instructed by Mr. F. X. D'Almada, Snr, was for the applicant while Mr. J. A. Fraser, Assistant Attorney General op- posed the application on behalf of the crown.

A further period of two year's police surveillance was also order- ed

The decision read in part, follows:-

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There were entries from the Bureau of whic 49 were success- ful, giving a percentage of 92 passes as comped to the previous percentage of 8 There were also 3 entries who epared by private study.

The detalled sults are:- PITMAN'S SHOTHAND THEORY

PITMAN'S SHORTHAND AMANUENSIS EXAMINATION. 120 words a minute: Pamela Potter.

100 words a minute: Brian Hynes and Norman Lee.

90 words a minute: Evelyn Sum- mers, Victoria Uchlak Khoo, Kath- Jeen Molr. Peter Byrne.. Jean Wong. Edith Keat, Violet Char- rington.

RO. Grimmitt who prosecuted, in outlining the case said on Aug ust 1. on information received, he

STAGE II DVANCED). understood that four men, had in

Sergt. Baldwin who prosecuted their possession some optum. He stated that on the morning of

Florence Isg Lammert, Vic- went to the Luk Kwok Hotel and August 6

the complainant. was

astoria Uchiak Kjo. Evelyn Sum- on the 2nd for Room 316, he walking in Connaugh Road Cen-

mers. Jean Phils Wong, Rose 80 words a minute: Florence- saw first defendant coming out of

tral with his arms akimbo. When This is an application by Tonig Elizabeth Won Margaret Mac Isabel Lammert, Margaret Mac- the door. On seeing him defend-

near the P. and O. building, the Wan Kul alias Tong Shan Mung Alpine. Kathie Moir, Patricia | Alpine, Patricia Cooper, Jean art bolted down the passage and defendant came up, and pulling a prisoner who has been committ- Cooper, Gene g. Eva Thomas Wong, Joseph Velga, Louis Rochs, was arrested by £

Chinese Re- his armis apart, snatched the wal-ed to gaol by a magistrate's order Tam, Jacqueline Fernandez, Alice Alice Wood, Heather Hance and venue officer. The first defendant | let and made on into the doorway under the provisions of the Chin-Wood, Heather Ince, Lala Wuest, | Arthur Gomes

the was then pushed back into

pt the P. and O. premises. He cse Extradition Ordinance. room just as the second defend- came out and ran along a lane to wait surrender to the Canton into Des Voeux Road Central Government for an Order Nis!, where he boarded the near part that is a writ of Habeas Corpus of a tramcar. As the tram did not do be issued and directed to the move then, he alighted and bolted Superintendent of Prisons to bring up Pedder Street where he was the body of the said Tong Man caught opposite the Hong Kong Kut allas Tong Chan Mang before Hotel by Police Reservist Moham- me forthwith in order that the ed Khan. The wallet was not re- validity of his detention may be covered.

determined.

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ant was trying to come out of the door. After entering the room he found the four defendants there with another man who was On a acting for the prosecution. table in the centre of the room he saw a large parcel of opium of 12 taels each, while there was also a small parcel on the chair; containing 1 brick. He then ask- ed the four defendants who it belated by his Worship on his smart England on December 31, 1930 it

longed to they all denied "the ownership of it. They were then taken to the Import and Export Office. the aptum being held there until yesterday when it was pro- duced in Court.

Mohamed Khan was congratu-

capture.

UNLICENSED REVOLVER

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Found in possession of a revol ver and 34 rounds of ammunition

I am entirely satisfied that in

was necessary for an extradition prisoner who sought during sit tings to challenge, the validity of his detention by means of the Habeas Corpus proceedings to ap ply in the Arst instance to 8. Divisional Court comprised of at without a licence from the IGF least two judges. Except in voca-

J.C.J.L. steamer on board the

tion, he had not the right which Tinegara, when the steamer ar-

was and is available to other rived from Java on Thursday, a

classes of prisoners to make the 54-year old Fukinese, Chau was fined $1,000 with the aplication to a judge in chamber. In my view however, there is alternative" of 12 months' hardsubstance in the objection taken labour by Mr. E. I Wynne-Jones for there respondent. Whatever at the Kowloon Magistracy yes were the rights to Habeas Corpus terday..

of an extradition 'prisoner in Hong

Chan

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UNAVOIDALE DELAY

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JUDGMENT FOR PLAINTIFF

The case in wh Wong Cheong (27) an account is charged with the lardey

Judgment was delivered yester- DI $474,26 beten February day by the Pulsne Judge Mr. Justice and July & om Woo Fun, Lindsell in the summary action a money chang was remanded brought by Wing Hop Lung for the for six days, wh it was stated that one of the tnesses was un-

recovery of $208.50 being money" able to appear ng to ill-health. contributed to a Money Loan Asso- Mr. J. M. D'Arda Remedios is ciation of which the defendant for the defence}

Chan Kan, trading as the Kan Kee Store was the head. Mr. M. A da Silva represented the plaintifat the hearing.

The case was ught before Mr. E. L. Wynne-Jorjat the Kowloon Magistracy yestay who remark-, ed 'It seems to that I have no option to adjourn the "case."

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in his Judgment the Paisne Judge sald:

The defendingunsel remarked

I have examined all the cases in stances the acc has been de that owing to preseen circum-

the Hong Kong" Law "Reports in which the nature of the constitu- tained longer the might have tion of the Chinese Money Loan been" and und he circumstan- Association has been discussed and ces His Worshipanted a reduc-determined, and though the trend

be taken elt in cash or two tion of the ballm $750 to $550,

of the more recent decisions has been to hold that every such Asso-. ciation is based on a congeries of

The case wasen adjourned

until next Thuy

agreements between each member

NOT GUILTY PLEA Pleading not guilty first defend ant said Hul Tak Sun, the fourth defendant, had left a message for

him at him to go and see

the Hotel Arriving at the Hotel he went to Room 615 where Hlu Kved. but Hu! was not in. The boy told him he was in room 316. and go ing there witness. saw Hul with 4 other men. Hui asked him to play

Detective-Sergeant Goddard who Kong prior to 1929, and no distinc. proven securitie Mah Jongg but he said he would prosecuted stated that the police tion can I think, be drawn between not as he did not know the men. went about their duties in, a searchTM

a Chinese national whose extra-

and every other member not be-" As he was leaving the room he of the ship under the Prevention dition is sought under the proviso

tween each member and the head, o Piracy Ordinance at about Я was arrested.

I am satisfed that in this case it ASSAULTIBOATMAN of the Chinese Extradition Ordin- The second defendant, Tangam on Thursday.

was a term of the contract between ance 1889 and any other national Yuen and the fourth defendant, The contraband was found in a

Yesterday at Central: Ma- the head member, (the defendant whose position is regulated by the Hul Tak Sun, pleaded not guilty pall under some luggage which Extradition Acts.

"gistracy Mr. QA. Macfadyen and every other member who dur- but the third defendant, Wong also contained tins of condensed

I am, however glad to be assur- sentenced Won and Wan Kaming the currency of the Association Sing pleaded guilty saying he was milk. The luggage was claimeded that the Crown is prepared to to four months acl for assualt remained undrawn, that if the the carrier of the opium"

by the defendant and when the

Association came to a premature facilitate any application, conse-and trying to In the sum of revolver and ammunition werf

end the head should be liable to quent upon the fallure of these $12.60 from Ngn, a boatman. proceedings that may made by or at Murray Flerthe night of refund to every such undrawn. on behalf of this prisoner to the July 23. DetecSergeant Fow member the amount of his sub- Full Court,

He appeared foe prosecution scription already paid. The application is therefore dis- while Mr. C. Howe missed...

for the defend

NO EVIDENCE. “ Lo Kwok To, an employee in the Import and Export Depart- ment, who, was the other man in the room at the time of the ar- rest, said he was acting under orders as a buyer of opium, His worship. in summing up, said that there was insufficient evidence to convict the first, second and fourth defendants and accordingly dis- charged them. The third defend- ant, who pleaded guilty, was sen- tenced to 8 months hard labour or on a fine of $2,400.

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found the defendant disclaimed ownership.

Evidence given by Chinese Con- stable Tang. Tok was to the effect that when he was about 'to search the luggage defendant pointed to Ave pieces claiming same to be his. On searching the pall witness found the tins of condensed milk and a further search revealed the revolver and ammunition at the bottom of the pail.

Defendant gave the constable to understand In Cantonese that the arms, were given to him that morning by a friend and when he was pressed further he refused to BIAS BAY UNDESIRABLES speak. Sentence as above was

passed on the defendant.

Pleading guilty to a charge of conspiracy to commit a crime of violence, Ave men from the Blas Bay Area were sentenced to var- ious terms of imprisonment by Mr. QA.A. Macfadyen at the Cen- "tral Magistracy yesterday.

The first defendant, Cheung San, alias Cheung Kam Pui, also pleaded guilty to the possession di two revolvers and 15 rounds o ammunition. The other defend ants were Chan Wah, alias Chan

TRAFFIC CASES

Included

There was a heavy list of traffic summons before Mr. Q. AA Mac fadyen yesterday which several Europeans. Most of the summons were concerned with driving without appropriate licen- ces and of driving unlicensed cars.

R. T. O. Lammert, driver of private car No. 3516, sent a repre- sentative to Court, who admitted

Yu Wah, Chan Yung, Cheung two summonses of driving without Ming allas Cheung Sam, Li Tuen an appropriate licence, and driv and Li Wah Cheong allas Ling an unlicensed car, and fines Cheony.

of $5 each was imposed on the

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Detective Inspector M. Murphy | summonses. who prosecuted said that on the A. O. Sandler, driver of private morning of August 5, the police car No. 3397, was also fined $5 received information that arms each on two similar summous. were to be found in the second while R. Didear, driver of private Hoor of 38, Mongkok Road, and a car No. 2157, was dned $5 for driv. party of police went there and ing an unlicensed car. found two revolvers fully loaded. C. 8. Archer, . of the Chinese in a chest of drawers. Some spare Maritime Customs, was summoned rounds of ammunition were also for having failed to notify that He had disposed of the ownership All the defendants were arrest-of private car No. 1966 within 48

found.

ed and the first accused admitted hours to the LO.P.

that the revolvers were his pro- A representative of the defend- perty. He handed them to the ant admitted the summons and a third defendant at Bhataukok, Hefine of $10 was imposed.

in turn handed them to the Afth C. B. Burgess, of the 8. C. K., defendant at Balwanho and this was summoned for having failed man took them to the premises.

Inspector Murphy. asked his Worship to take a serious view of the case as the defendants were

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to notify the LG.P, of the ac- quisition of Mr. Archer's car with- in 48 hours, and was also fined $10. A representative of the de- fendant also admitted two other

mmonses of driving without an. ppropriate licence, and driving

First defendant was Dned $1.000. or one year's hard labour in de- fanit. while the remainder were an, unlicensed car, and fines of eath sentenced to six months $5% were imposed on each of these hard labour,

summonses

appeared

Judgment will be for the plain- tiff with costa.

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