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Around the Courts

FORGED NOTE CHANGE

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At the Kowloon Magistracy yea- terday. DIA adjournment. was granted by Mr. W. M. Thomson un- til this morning, in the case in which LA Yui is charged with utter-

SEQUEL TO BURGLARY

When Ng Yuk, 26, married wo- man, Lam Po-ki, 37, unemployed, and Tso Ngo, 34, married woman, were charged before Mr. Wynns Jones yesterday with having re ing a forged currency note. Evid-solved part of the property stolen ence was produced yesterday which

at a burglary which was committed stated defendant on August, 23 went at 47. Tal Street, Kowloon City Into the Hop Cheung firewood shop during the early hours of August i Sai Yeung Chol Street,, Yaumati | 21, the first defendant was sen- where in payment for some fre- tenced to one month's hard la- wood he tended a forged note pur-bour while the third was given porting to be a $10.00 note of the Chartered Bank Detective Bergt E. Franklin prosecuted.

BANK CLERK'S STORY The first witness called was J. M. Pinna, of the Chartered Bank of In- dia, Australia and China who stated that two of the three banknotes in court were forgeries, the other be- ing genuine. The paper of the forged notes was thicker than the genuine and had an olly touch. The picture on the back of the note was blurred and the printing bad. The colour way also different to the genuine. The front and back of the notes were printed on separate pieces of paper, whereas the genuine was done on only one piece of paper.

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term of three months. The man was discharged.

In the course of the evidence given by Chong Tik-kwong, the complainant, It was alleged that the burglary at No. 47 Tai Street was committed during the early hours of August 21. Two leather trunks and a suitcase were ran- sacked and the contents stolen.

MORE DOG BITES

European Boy Victim

Several reports were made to the police of persons having been bitten by dogs, and in one case a Portuguese girl' was bitten by a monkey. In all, the cases the animals were sent for observation.

Mr. F. D. Alves, residing at No. 149 Waterloo Road, reported: that. his sister. Miss E Alves, Was bitten on the hand by a money, with which she was playing, be- longing to diss L Sanchez, re- siding at No. 305 Prince Edward Road. Miss Alves was treated at the Kowloon Hospital, and the monkey sent for observation

Mrs. A. Harris, residing at No. 1 Chi Wo Street, has reported that a hitch belonging to her bit a man named Leung King-hon, who received treatment at the «Kow. loon Rospital. The dog was sent for observation,

Enquiries werè made and on the night of August 28 second accused went to the Mongkok Police Station

Mr. H. C. Johnson, residing at and made a report that his wife (third accused) and his son had No. 100 Austin, Road, reported gone to Mongkok that morning and that his dog bit a-European, boy,

George Chandler, who subsequent had not returned. had with her a parcel, The manly received, treatment at was reluctant to say what was in Kowloon Hospital. The dog haa

been sent for observation. the parcel but finally stated that it contained jewellery. The value of this jewellery was about $400 or

more.

The woman

EAR-RINGS FOUND

the

false pretences 1.e. by promising to obtain a pup in the Harbour Mas- ter's department; (2) that he on or about Jone 20 at the Harbour Office dia uller a certain forged documeat purporting to be a certi ficate of employment by the Super- intendent of the Water Dock' knowing it to be forged, and with

Yeung Mun, the complainant stated that on August 23 defendant went to his shop and ordered $1 worth to be delivered to No. 814

On information received the po- Nathan Road, first floor. Before

Dice visited No. 542 Shanghaj Street going away defendant handed a $10 note to witness, who gave him where first defendant was arrested. defendant's 59 change. Shortly after, witness The police found in sent his daughter and nephew to cubicle a tin jewellery box contain- take the firewood to the addressing two ear-rings, and a cigarette given. but they found that there case. In the presence of the pointent to fraud. was no such address. They re- turned and informed him of their inability to find the place."

BECAME SUSPICIOUS

On hearing this; witness became suspicious and took the $10 to several money changers and dis- covered that it was a forgery. The follow'ng day witness was informed by his elder brother that defen- dant had been arrested. He there- fore went to the Yaumiati Police Station where He suw defendant. Witness handed the banknote to the police.

Yeung Klu, stated that he to- gether with a cousin of his deliver

lice the woman took off a ring and

also" *The said, "This is man also handed to the police a pair of trousers which she had bren wearing, and picked out other clothing from

suitcase. The

value of this amounted to about $33.

IF

Mr. Max A. Silva appeared for wo- the defence and entered a plea or j

"not guilty on all charges.

FALSE STAMP Sub-Inspector Whant in the course of his outline. 2.

said that evidence would be produced in which an official stamp purporting to be that of the "superintendent of the Harbour Omce, was in ac- ual fact the impression of the metal top of a bottle of "Tiger Balm" which was utilised by de- fendant for the stamp

was

Inspector Chester-Woods stated that it was when the man reluctant to say anything about the contents of the parcel in his wife's possession that he was ar-" rested.

JEWELLERY PRODUCED

The police arrested third, defen- dant at No. 18 Sung Yee Street, and on the "way to the police

Led some wood to an addressinstation she produced a handker-

Nathan Road, but on arrival there

found that there was no such addess. They consequently return- ed to the shop, and his uncle bé- came suspicious of the validity of the note. He took it to several money changers, who verified that It was a forgery.

BRIEF STRUGGLE

chief containing a quantity of jewellery, which was identified by

complainant.

ceiving.

An order was made for the re- demption of the goods"recovered from pawnshops on payment.

IN A QUANDARY"

It will be recalled that Sung Hop-san, unemployed, "who was charged with having taken part in the burglary, escaped from custody at the Kowloon Magistracy cells last Tuesday and has not yet been The next day while witness was arrested. He is the husband of the standing outside Cheung Woo fire-first defendant charged with re- wood shop he saw deferidant enter the shop next door. Defendant failed to recognise him, and he (witness), heard defendant ask for some firewood. He eventually tendered a note in payment, but the master of the shop replied that he did not have any, change.

Mr. E. 1. Wynne-Jones, the Firs Defendant then left the shop and Kowloon Magistrale adjourned" a crossed Kan Su Street. Witness case yesterday afternoon to take followed him, and caught him advise on a point as to whether when they were opposite a umber the complainant was an decom- yard. They had a brief struggle plice in handing $5.00 to defendant for a district watchman soon ap-

who appeared at the Kowloon Ma- peared on the scene and arrested gistracy on taree charges, one of defendant. On the way to the which stated that on various dates Yaumati Police Station; a man between April 15 and June 20, de- named Ho King approached wit-pendant, being a member of a ness and informed him that. de fendant had dropped a $10.00 note on the ground prior to their strug-

gle together. This note Witness

gave to the district watchman.

At this stage the case was ad- journed.

Chan Ho, unemployed, appeared on remand before Mr. W. Schofield,

crew, (of a Government vessel) was guilty, in that you took a gratuity of $5.00 without the per- mission of the Inspector General of Police."

This quesion arose, when the Magistrate' said that he was in a quandary regarding complainant's position owing to the ruling giveu in the Supreme Court yesterday

at the Central Magistracy yester-morning in an appeal against the day on a charge of feturning from banishment and was sentenced to nine months' hard labour,aut ind

Chan Wo unemployed, was charged by Detective Sergeant Fitches before Mr. W. Schöfeld, at

sentence given in the case in which an interpreter was charged with accepting bribery.

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NEW RULING According to the new ruling. complainant would be an accom plice, unless the prosecution could produce material collobaration. the Central Magistracy yesterday, which would of course, not have with having committed an indecent to be exact in every detail assault on Wong Yuk-kiu, mar-The prosecuting officer (Sub- red woman, on the second door Inspector 1 Whant) said that be of No. 57 Shing Wo Road on had no other evideno except that Wednesday. An application made complainant took the money from by Sergeant Fitches for a week's his mother, which he in turn hand- formal remand was granted, balled over to defendant... being allowed in $500,

The case was adjourned until· this afternoon, the Magistrate Lau Fuk, unemployed, appeared stating that he woud like to see before Mr. W Schoneid, at the the exact wording of the Chief Cintral Magistracy terday. Justice's Anding, before contigning charged with four counts of p0s with the case

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