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INDIAN AND A CHINESE AMAH

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Peculiar Story Heard

In Court

Because of the conflicting nature of the evidence offered against an Indian, Kashi Ram of Wanchai who appeared at the Central Ma gistracy yesterday on a charge of larceny of a gold bangle by ballee, trom a Chinese amaḥ, named Lai

SHOOTING IN NANKING

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Alleged to have been implicated in a conspiracy to murder Wang Ching Wel, President of the Executive 'Yuan, and soncurrently Foreign Minister on November 1, in Manking, Yu Lap Fui, aged 47 appeared before Mr. W. Schofield

SCHOOL King, the case was thrown out of day, when an

Court by Mr. W. Schofield, and accordingly dia-

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Evidence adduced by the prose- cution at the previous hearing was to the effect that defendant had retained possession of the bangle which he said he wou'd return on the condition that complainant would allow her sister to stay with

him.

AROUND THE COURTS

TRAFFIC OFFENCES

Chan Kong-chan, 22, motor, me- chanke, appeared before Mr. B. I. Wynne-Jones at the Kowloon Ma- gistracy yesterday. charged with driving private car No. 2562 in Nathan Road near Shantung Street on Sunday without B. driver's licence, and with driving the vehl- cle without the permission of the owner, Ng Chan.

י.

Defendant pleaded guilty and at the Central Magistracy yestera ane of $5, or, in default, seven extradition order days' hard labour was imposed on was asked for by the Police,

the first charge, and a fine of $25. Mr. Peter Sin appeared for de-or one month, on the second. fendant

Traffic Sergeant Bethel prosecut

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A further formal remand for a ed week was requested by Mr. J. Murphy Chief Defective Inspector, A fine of $10 was imposed upon who explained that further docu-Xeque Abdul Latif, aged 20. a shop ments regarding the case had not forl, when he pleaded gulity be arrived from Nanking.

fore Mr. E. Wynne-Jones at the remand for one week was Kowloon Magistracy yesterday to accordingly made. It will be re-a charge of having committed a called that, the alleged fugitive breach of the traffic regulations by was arrested lu Wanchal nine "cutting" the corner at the June days ago,

tion of Prince Edward Road and Nathan Road on Sunday, whe riding a bicycle. Detective-Ser-

geant Ellis prosecuted.

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INDIANS IN FREE-FOR-ALL

NO CASE TO ANSWER Mr. M. A. Bliva who appeated for the defence, submitted to the Magistrate that h's clent had no case to answer. The act of re- taining the bangle could not be interpreted in a criminal sense, L was a case for civil action. There was no evidence to show that de- fendant wished to keep the bangle Indefinitely and the case would be | simplified 11 only two questions, were considered. Did the defen- dant retain the bangle between October 18 and 24 which during the time theft was alleged to have occurred) or did he retain it per- manently to deprive the amað?

There was no evidence that de- ferdant had converted it to his own use. The

only evidence of far ceny was the imposition of impossible condition, but this, con- Gujjan Singh, "watchman, were tended Mr. Sliva, did not conati-brought before Mr. W, Schofield at tute larceny. If it had been sold the Central Magistracy yesterday

charged with fighting.

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or otherwise disposed off the case would entirely he different. The mere fact that "defendant denied knowledge of the bangle when questioned might have been made on the spur of the moment, and in an effort to "save his face" be cause of the knowledge that his mess mates knew of the conditions he had imposed, for its safe re

turn,

DEFENDANT'S EVIDENCE The-Magistrate asked why-un- der the circumstances, did defen- dant go to the extent of giving the bangle to a friend for safe keeping? "Did he not suspect that his box might be searched?,"

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Mr. Silva agreed with Els Wor- ship, and asked his client to go into the witness box. Defendant stated that complainant was en-

Gambling Brawls Ends In Court

Four Indians, Behari Dall, a tailor, Bhagh Singh, unemployed, Partab Singh, a watchman, 'and

BEGGARS. ARRESTED More than a dozen beggars were charged before Mr. Macfadyen at the Central Magistracy yesterday. with begging in the central dis- trict.

Among these` were included an ex-constable of the Canton Police Force, who was fined $3, and an 86 year-old woman. The latter was cautioned and is to be sent back to the country.

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Another mendicant, man. appeared not to understand the Police Court interpreter, and he was remanded for 24 hours to enable an 8.C.A. interpreter to ex

The first three defendants ad-plain the charge to him. mitted the charge but the fourth entered a denial.

Detective Sergeant D. Fitches stated a man named Kartar Singh kept a garage in Morrison Hil Road, and he sub-let part of the premises to another Indian, who allowed gambling to go on in the premises,

Kartar Singh had made more than one report to the police about this gambling. but as he was not always present in the garage him- self, the gambling continued.

On Sunday night when Kartar Bingh returned to the garage, he saw a number of Indians fighting as the door. He tried to stop them from fighting, and received a blow on his back, alleged to have gaged as an amah on October 1. been inflicted by the second de- and at that time he was unaware fendant. of the fact that she was the sister It appeared that the fourth de- of another woman, who had pre-fendant had been the cause of all ously been in the employment of the trouble, and during the fight

He only discovered this he sneaked away

and informed when on returning late one day, the police. He had been mixed he found the d'amissed amah sit-up in several gambling fights re- ting on the bed with a member of cently. In the meantime the

the mess.

the mess,

The.woman was ejected from the house. but before leaving she said she was the sister of the complainant. Defendant denied seeing the bangle, also the allega- thon made by the ster of the complainant that he attempted intimacy by hugging and kissing her.

Following further evidence, the case was dismissed.

THE WEATHER OF NOVEMBER

Above The Normal For Fifty Years

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other defendants were taken to the Police Station by an Indian constable. The fourth defendant also went to the station and made certain accusations. The second defendant alleged that the fourth defendant had bitten him on the

nase.

ALWAYS A NUISANCE Evidence was then given by Kartar Singh and the fourth de-. fendant, who denied he had bitten the second defendant on, the nose, He stated he had been accused of cheating, and a 6ght had started. He had then gone and reported to the police.

Mr. Schofield convicted fourth defendant on the charge,

Sergeant Fitches stated that fourth defendant was under a band to keep the peace, troposed at the Kowloon Magistracy, and be had also been convicted in the Hong Kong Magistracy for throw- ing rubbish into another Indian's The fall of temperature usual in house and causing trouble. Where- this month did not eventuąte. The ever he went he was a source of daily mean temperatures at the trouble. He was always involved beginning of the month were above in gambling places, and cheating normal and, except for a brief cool and causing fights. His deporta spell from the 18th to the 28th, tion was being considered by the remained above normal all the police.

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month. The mean temperature Mr. Schofield remanded the for the month was 71.2" F which | fourth defendant for 48 hours in 11.8° above the normal for the police custody, ball in $200 being fifty-years-1884-1933. The maxle |- granted.

mum temperature for the month↑ "The first defendant, who was was 84.2", recorded on the 4th, the said to have been attempting to minimum 544” was reached on the stop the fight and received a blow 19th. In consequence of the un-¡ on" the head, was hound over in a mal" high temperature the personal bond of $25 to keep the month was a'so unduly humid; j peace for a year. the mean humidity for the month Becond and third #as-77%, the normal humidity for were each fined $10 and bound. the period being 88%

over in personal bonds of 350 each to keep the peace for one year.

LESS SUNSHINE Sunshine was slightly less than normal. 174.4 hours. being recorded which is only 14 hours 'below the deua! amount received.

Although the month was uz usually humid Ittle rain feir; 0345 inches were recorded which is raa

defendants

day was the 20th, when 0.25 inches feb between 8 am, and midnight,

The Colony was not affected hy fypnoor during the month and

ther less than a third of the nor the mean wid velocity was slight mal amount-The only really wet ly under normal i

Two months' hard labour was imposed on an unemployed man named Lan Tak who appeared be- fore Mr. Macfadyen at the Cen- tral Magistracy yesterday charge of being found in No. 234,

on a

-Des Voeux Road Central for an un-. Cawiul purpose in the early hours at yesterday.

Detective Sergeant Guild stated that defendant was found in the house with a pair of pilers and a razor in his possession. He w caught while in the act of prising" open a drawer.

FORGED NOTES IN COURT

Chinese Charged For Uttering

Splendid specimens of forged notes were displayed at the Cen- tral Magistracy yesterday during the hearing of a case against an ex-Chinese soldier from Canton, who appeared before Mr. Q. A. Aï, MacFadyen on charges of uttering forged $50.00 Hong Kong & the note, and Shanghai Bank possession of seven notes of the same denomination, also purpart- ing to be from the same bank.

Inspector M. Murphy was for the prosecution, while Mr. Peter Sin appeared for the defence.

Defendant in a statement to the Police when arrested, said that be had won the notes in a gamble in Canton. Ball was granted at å hearing in the sum of prev.ous $10,000.

TENDERED FOR A PURCHASE It was explained by the prosecu- tion that on the 9th of last month, defendant registered at the Mel Chau hoarding house, where he deposited A basket. He told the proprietor that he was leaving for Swatow that day, and four Shanghai dollars in payment for the room. He also showed a $50.00 note, explaining that he had obtained it in Canton, and wanted to know whether it was genuine or not.

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went to

In the afternoon he. the Tin Lee shop at No. 144, Queen's Road, Central, where he purchased a length of Batin

He produced a valued at $11.

$50.00 note in payment, but the fpki on becoming suspicious took who changer it to a monay pronounced it a forgery. Defendant was thereupon searched, and seven other notes were found on his person. -

Evidence was then offered by Ho Chim Nam, clerk employed in the Compradore Department of the Hong Kong Bank, who stated that he had been with the bank in that capacity for the past seven years. Although the forged notes

were good fruitations, the watermark on them, when com pared with a genuine one; was considerably clearer. and in

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alightly different position.

The case was adjourned until Saturday morning

Appearing before Mr. Macfadyen at the Central Magistracy yester-morning, day on a charge of loitering on the staircase of No. 110 Wing Lok Street, Kwan Cheung, unemployed, was bound over in $30 for a period of one year.

Detective Sergeant Castman stated that at 2 o'clock on Sunday

'a private watchman employed on the premises heard a noise on the stairs. He went to in- vestigate and saw the defendant, who ran up the steira. He gave chase and blew a police whistle, and defendant was handed over to the custody of a police constable.

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