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A fine of 35 was imposed on of a wide shop at No 1 Corinaught Cheung Choi, 29, a mess boy em- Road West. On the theft charge

loyed at Gun Club Hit by Mr. accused was sentenced to E. I Wynne-Jones at the Kowloon months' imprisonment and Magistracy yesterday, for falling | Magistrate' remanded accused for- to report an accident, when he maily for committal proceedings to knocked down a woman named be commenced against him on Tur Mul at Shanghal Street on January 6 for the breach of the Saturday when he was riding a deportation order. It was revealed bicycle. Inspector Shannon stated by the prosecution that accused that defendant wanted to run had 14. convletians, including seven

banish away but he was seen by a Chin- } retums from previous ese constable who chased Defendant alleged that he wanted to report the matter and was go- Ing off to look for a policeman.

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Three Chinese women appeared before Mr. E. I. Wynne-Jones at

Lenna Pul, a 59-year-old hawk; the Kowloon Magistracy yesterday er, was charged before Mr. Mac on two charges (a) selling a young fadyen at the Central MagistracyChinese girl named Leung Ho, aged yesterday with possession of 8014, and (b) procuring her for the at New purpose of prostitution at No. 179 'po-plu' lottery darket Stitet. He Had been ar Hollywood Road on November 1 information received, 1935. The three defendants were and the tickets were found con-Leting Taal (43), Lan Kan (31) cealed p his portable stall, inside and Lo Lal (50),

rested

100

tickets

a cigarette packet. He was given a choice of paying a fine of $15 or doing three weeks' hard labour.

Two unemployed men. Chan Kat, 24, and Ip Fan, 25, were brought before Mr. E. I. Wynne:

Detective Bgt. O'Connell prose: cuted.

In her evidence the girl saa that she had known the thirà de fendant since she was small and had only come to know the sec- ond defendant since she had been at Hollywood Road.

DECEMBER 31, 1935.

CROWN METHODS OBJECTED

Heroin Pills Case

DEFENDING COUNSEL'S.

PROTESTS

and two

women

VILLAGE ARMED ROBBERY

WITNESS CLOSELY QUESTIONED

Another Adjourn-

Extradition

ment

pfoceedings

con-

inued at the Central Magistracy

The case was continued at the Central Magistracy yesterday be fore Mr. H. R. Butters in which three Chinese were charged on remand with the yesterday before Mr. Q. A. A. Mae fadyen against Chan Shiu Ting possession of heroin pills and dané

allas Tsut Kaa, alias Chan Blu gerous drugs on the second floor of

Fan, who is accused of robbery at Road on No. 15 Caroline Hill

Chung Sha Heung Village, No. 9 November 10.

Division of the Chung Shan is The defendants were: Chol Eau,trict in the province of Kwans Lo Sing, Li Bo, Ho Ying and Fung Tung. on March 12 this year. Chi

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Mr. J. B. Prentis, Assistant Crown Solicitor-appeared for the Prosecution, while Mr. S. Ng Quinn was for the first, second, fourth and afth -defendants, and Mr. F. H. Loseby appeared for the third defendant.

New Mt Everest Expedition

UNDER THE LEADERSHIP OF HUGH RUTTLEDGE

London, Dec. 4.

Early next year, under the lead- arship of Mr. High Ruttledge, ans other expedition will endeavour to scale the summit of

the great Himalayan mountain-Everest;:29,- . 003ft high. This will be the sixth As in the last expedition, in 1993, expedition to make the attempt. "The Delly Telegraph" has secured the exclusive rights for the United Kingdom in cables, articles and photographs by the leader of the expedition and his colleagues

The members of the 1833 expedi- Mr. E. Willams, Assistant on, also led by Mr. Hugh Rut-

tledge, climbed 28 peaks, all be Attorney General, asiated by

them up to that time untrodden- for Onier Detective Mspector tween 20,000 and 23,000, 24 of Murphy, conducted the case the Crown, while Mr, G. 8. Hugh by human foot. Three of the climbers reached, a point within Jones, of Messrs. Wilkinson and gooft of the summit in spite of the Grist, appeared for the alleged

fact that the dreaded monsoon. fugitive.

It will be recalled that at the It Will be recalled that in the burst three weeks earlier than its

usual time. last hearing an additional charge Crown's outline of the case, it was

Hopes are entertained that next was brought against all defen

alleged that the robbery in ques- dants, namely, that they did on

tion, was witnessed by a shopkeep-year the lessons learned by the various dates between November er whose shop was situated just last expedition, and the knowledge gained during the reconnaissance 1 and 18, with some person or opposite the scéde of the occur- expedition led last summer by Mr. persons unknown, manufacturerence. “ A

dangerous drugs and heroin pills, Yesterday the shopkeeper Make Shipton (who was & member Jones at the Kowloon Magistracy When drst and third defendants Mr. Loseby, for the defence, raised sup; alas Mak Wat Tong said that of Mr. Ruttledge's 1933 party and yesterday charged with having

year) may be put to such good conspired with others unknown to took her to Hollywood Road they an objection to the procedure he recognized the fugitive because will be one of the climbers next commit a robbery at the Lam Tal told her that they were taking adopted by the Crown and at Mr. the latter diways carried a pistol. ass that, given more clement wea-

met the fugitive

ther, the Anal 900 ft. of Everest Rok dentist shop, at 319 Shangher to see the mistress. She had Prentis suggestion, the case was witness first

Wii ht 183t be conquared. na Street. Arst floor, on December never at any time heard of any accordingly adjourned for a few eight years ago.

Cross-examined by Mr. Hugh 27. First accused was so charg: arrangements being made for her minutes in order to discuss the

new charge in the Magistrate's Jones, witness denied having been Chambera ed with having possession of dead | marriage.

arrested by the fugitive thres years 120 for implication in à piracy which occurred on April 25, 1930 on a steamer birthg between danton and Shek Yeë. Mr. Hugh Jones: Were you ever handed over th custody on August, 10, 1933 by the fugitive to the 4th Company Magistrate's Troop in Chung Shah district No.

ly weapons, namely, three knives. In answer to His Worship. wt On the application of Detectiveness said that when she was r Sub-inspector Cunningham both Hollywood Road she did actually

practice as a prostitute, me

defendants were remanded three days in police custody.

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She denied the accusation of the [frst accused that she was a con

senting party and stated that she was taken there entirely against her will.

Ho Man, 21, unemployed, plead ed guilty before Mr. H R. Butters At the Central Magistracy yester-

His Worship in summing up the day to Ave charges of stealing

ease said that there was no evid- brass drums from the roots of 447,

ence to prove, the selling the girl, 449, 451 453 and 455 Lockhart

so the first charge must go. Sec Road, Wanchal and to the pooridly there was no evidence what session of a screw-driver.

an in-

soever to show that the premises strument at for an unlawful pura No. 179 Hollywood Road-were Pose, Detective-Sergeant D. Fitches used as a brothel, and the prose stated the defendant was arrest-cution had falled to produce such ed on the roof of hause. No. 447

evidence. breaking, the drums with a stone. He stated to the police that he intended, to sell the brass to brass smith A remand át 24 hours, was granted for the production. of the defendant's Angerprints. Sergt. Fliches stated the man had only recently been discharged from prison but hi Anginprint sheet Had not been re- turned from the Bureau.

He accordingly discharged "all

three defendants.

Before the case opened yesterday, Mr. Loseby said that the Assistant Crown Solicitor has asked him to quote authorities to substantiate his objections. He then read out an authority which was to the ef- fect that judges had held it un- fair to merge a charge of con- spiracy on an original charge. He asked His Worship to make a note þar his objection.

Revenue Officer A. W. Grimmitt was recalled to the box for a brier" cross-examination, after which the Crown called Mr. A. H. Taylor, Government Monopoly Analyst to give evidence.

Mr. Loseby said that he must

30 HELATIVES CLAIM

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New York

4 Hoarded untune of more than 40,000, concealers in ti cans, toll of newspaper, the other odd receptacles, was discovered by the after further evidence was one-ofices fecently. It was found ed, the case was adjourned.

POLICE RESERVES ORDERS

Police Reserves orders for the

after the sudden death of Miss Ellen Ackerman a recluse who Find lived for 30 years in a ram- shackle house in a New Jersey suðurð..

The board whe composed of gold Coins, notes and numerous fhort- fare certicates and Government

ruits of £12,000. Dalis Acker man died intestate, and 30 rela-

again raise an objection of the week by the Hon. Mr. TEKME bonds, whic® 17 "Sidikooo. Houredkovan Crown's procedure. He had under-LGF, state that there will be no stood that Mr. Prentis had given parades or classes during the week an undertaking to open the caseras: January 4, 1998. for the Crown after Mr. Grim-

mitt's

Crown evidence. If the

tives are already claiming shares of the fortune.

Her neighbours had always tuought that she was in extremely taken before the formal evidence straitened circumstances, and to was completed.

the day of her death she lived amid the surroundings of 50 years

go

His Worship noted Mr. Loseby's objections, but ruled in favour of

A general goods broker, working on a ten per cent. basis, made his would not do so; counsel would as- appearance before the Kowloon sume no further responsibility for Magistrate. Mr. I. Wynne-Jones his clien yesterday charged with obtaining Mr. Prentis, addressing the Ma- a total of $236.86 by false preten-gistrate, said that he was unaware ces from the Kwong Sui Cheong that he had given any such under-the prosecution. Mr. Taylor then shop, No. 93 Des Voeux Road Cen- taking to Mr. Loseby in Chambers. trk, and was sentenced to four. He had come to an agreement with months imprisonment. In passing both His Worship, and Mr. Loseby sentence the Magistrátê said that

to

gave evidence with regard analysing drugs sent to him, and following evidence of a corrobors tive nature given by two Chinese detectives, the case was adjourA-

Admitting the theft of an iro frame of a motor CHI from th

on this point. There were still Kwong Lung Garage Nathan Rd., the use of a false chop was a the evidences of Mr. Taylor and on Sunday. Wong Kam-yau, 32 Brions Matter It Was stated by

two Chinese revenue officers to be led. unemployed, was sentenced to tour the prosecution, that on October months hard labour by Mr. E. 1.28, defendant went to the shop Wynne-Jones at the Kowloon Ma

and received $160:06, for which gistracy this morning. Defendant

he signed a book and used a false who admitted three previous con- chop. On November 6, he again victions for theft, stated that h

went to the shop, and received stole the frame in order to ge

another sum of $76.80. Defendant to buy food. Inspector then disappeared.......... meney Portalion prosecuted.

When complainant went to the shop to collect the money he was "You cadre a night's shelter and told that his broker had been paid. repay the hospitality by stealing he went in search of him but their clothes" said Mr. E. failed to find him. On December

and ar Wynne-Jones at the Kowloon Mu-23, defendant was seen gistracy yesterday when he sen-rested.

tenced Man Sin, 25, unemployed.

to two months hard labour for

An altercation between a man stealing a quantity of clothing

and his mother-in-law on Satur- from the Tung Bang, contractor's matshed, Customs Fass, Kowloon day, resulted in the appearance of city, on December 28. Inspector the son-in-law, Lei Chuen, a 27 Chester-Woods stated that defen-year old unemployed before Mr. dant went to the matshed to see E. I. Wynne-Jones at the Kowloon a friend named Man Then He Magistracy yesterday charged with stayed the night, and the follow-ssault. As the complainant was ing day his friend and two other unable to be present, defendant remanded for three days. coolles went to work, but when was they returned they found defen- Ball in the sum of $25 was allowed. dant fad gone and their clothes were missing

Prosecuting, Inspector Chester Woods said that trouble had been brewing in the family for some- time. The defendant wanted to Fines totaling $11 and an order Loake the complainant's daughter to pay $40 compensation, or one who was only 17 years old at the month's imprisonment in default, time his wife. Complainant, re- were imposed by Mr E R. But-rised because the defendant had ters at the Central Magistracy Been out of work for a long time yesterday on Chan Bang-kal, 29, and was in no polition to support accountant, who pleaded gulity to a wife. Eventually when the mat- charges of riding tricycle No. 1257 ter was brought before the 8.0.A. without a licence and driving with the combinant acceded to tha. aut due care and caution in Peremarriage request./ Val Street at 12.45 p.m. on Sunday. It was stated by Traffic Sergean C. Blackburn that the defendant "pollided with car No. 389 causing damage to the extent of $40, TH rear mudguard was badly ripped.

Since the inertia

threatening no

De

A returned banishes named Lithe addre Shing (27) was charged before and found def MEQAA Macfadyen at the Cen-with tral Magistracy yesterday with reminded defe Turning

bantsfiment bed with not to retur

1317 the property fall and Kurt Ber

oll

Her house was filuminated famps, while every day she drew her water from a creaking well outside the house, using a primi- ive winch and bucket. The floors were bare of carpets and the wall- paper was blotched and tom

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