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AROUND THE COURT

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Tam Cheung was sentenced to nine months hard labour yester day morning by Mr. Q. A. A. Mac- fadyen as the Central Magistracy for returning from banishment be fore the expiration of his term. He was banished on June 28th for Ave years and has one previous conviction against him. The ex- cuse that he gave was that he had returned in order to collect some money owing to him.

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Achmed Gul, (25), was sent to

the House of Detention by Mr. QA A Macfadyen yesterday morning at the Central Magistracy As a result of a charge of vagrancy. He will be repatriated to India, en Jan 17, on, the,s. Talana.

He pleaded that a friend owed him enough money to enable him to live until he found work. bus Magistrate remarked that debts were not sufficient.

the

Appearing on charges of keeping

tral Magistracy yesterday morning. The fines were $50 for the first charge and $150 for the second. Det-Sergi. Guild prosecuted.

MAN KILLED BY CONSTABLE

Jury To Decide Homicidal Issue

At, inquiry was held by Mr. E. 1. Wynne-Jones at the Kowloon Ma gistracy yesterday into the cir cumstances surrounding the death, of an unknown Chinese male whe was shot by a police constable at about 9.18 on the evening of Nov- ember 23, 1985.

The jury consisted of Messrs. E. Drayer. Tsang Lal Po and Leung Hung Fan.

Addressing the jury His Worship said that the facts of the

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ESTATE DUTY ISSUE

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CHATER

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The appeal brought by the Hon. Sir William Shenton and Mr. M. B. Turner, trustees of the estate of the late Sir Paul Chater. against the decision of His Honour, 8r Atholl MacGregor, in balding that duty was payable on the, estate were sample. The -man met his upon the death of Lady Chair death as a result of having been came to an end. yesterday before shot by another man. That said the Full Court comprising the Act- Mr. Wynne-Jones, was homicide ing Chief Justice. Mr. Justice R but homicide had three main, dvi E. Lindsell and the Acting Pulsne Continuing. Mr. Potter said that sioras (1) murder, (2) manslaugh-|Judge. Mr. Justice J. J. Hayden even assuming that the -- words ter and (3)' 'bnjustifiable or ex-Judgment was reserved. cusable: use of weapon. Ha man Mr. H. C. Mamamara, instructed aside an annuity, they were nulli- uses a weapon on another man he by Sir William Shenton, was for was responsible for the

His Worship charged the jury to pay great attention to the evid- ence as the case was very import ant. It was to prove whether or not the use of the weapon Justicable.

was

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RETTER GRADE COAL

K. M. A. Closes Colliery

In order to obtain an increased

proportion of batter, grade coal, the Kallan Mining Administration. has recently temporarily closed its colllery at Machlakow, from which only lower grades of coal are pro- curable, and will increase produc-

a common gaming house and for

results the appellants. whlie Mr. Eldon fled by clause 13 which gave dis- the possession of 362. "po pur" and in the absence of justification, Potter, K.C., instructed by Mr. T /cretion to the trustees as to whe- tickets, Lam Sze, 40, a married wo- man was fined $200 in all by Mr.it might be murder, or manslaugh- M. Hazlerigg, the Crown Solicitor, ther they should do so or not. The fact that the trustees were given Q. A. A. Macfadyen at the Center. There were however, such was for the Estate D

actions which were justifiable oy the Crown Sollctor, was for the discretion showed that there a

no express direction that such law.

Estate Duty Commissioner. the re- spondent.

fund should be set aside. There was no specific duty imposed on the trustees to appropriate a fund for the annuities, and, moreover, the annultants had no right to demand the appropriation of a fund from the residuary estate. The reason why discretion was given to the trustees was because some of the Shirdities were in sterling, and therefore they were not, in a Boutiön te↑ appropriate.

Recently work at each colliery the exact amount.

was stopped for one day each week. After the Spring Festival to show that annuities granted 11 days will be increased and each Counsel then quoted authorities Holidays the number of working will without any specific direc-Foolllery closed down for only one

a fund to in every fourteen days.

"For stealing a stone brace, the property of Lai Yau, a stone breaker at Morrison Hill Road, Li Yuen, unemployed, was bound over

A WELL BUILT BAN tha përshal Bohld of 350 to be of The first witness was Dr. G. H. good behaviour for one year and Henry, Medical Oncer in charge also ordered to be sent back to the Cf the Kowloon Mortuary. In his country by Mr. W. Schofield at the evidence witness said that on No- Central Magistracy yesterdayvember 24 1935 he performed a

morning.

Yeung Chat, 45, unemployed ap-

The appellants based their case on the fact that duty was not payable on the estate because settlement had been made on Lady Chater by virtue of the fact that she was given an annuity of £10, coo. The question of whether a fund Bad been set aside for this purpose had nothing to do with the matter.

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In opening his reply. Mr. Potter post-mortem examination on the stated that the crucial point of body of an unknown Chinese malt the case was whether a bequest about 26 years old. The deceased an annuity amounted to settle was identified as having been seen ment or not. His case was that theby Mok Mei Ho, Ngai Muk and the gift of an annulty by a witch for setting aside

Lun Leun P. C. 441.

peared before Mr. E. I Wynne- Jones yesterday morning at Kowloon Magistracy charged with the theft of a radiator cap and was sentenced to three months hard labour.

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Death, said the doctor, was du to hemmorrhage following gun shot wounds. The man had died the previous day. There was puncture wound on the left side towards the back and a bullet was

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without any direction to set aside a portion of the estate to meet t did not constitute a settlement.

DIRECTION IN WILLS

Counsel for the appelants ori-

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meet them did not constitute a

settlement.

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THE MAXIM That equity be regarded Ja done what ought to be done whlen was raised by the appellants 1. their becond point, Mr. Potter sad

tion from ità collieries at Tong- shan, Chaokochwang, Linsi and Tannchichving where better grades are available.

Workmen, previously employed. at Machlakow, will be transferred

to the other four collieries.

profit when it i charged on the

whole of the estate?"

* Mr. Födër agreed that it was narah, "and" stated that it-was the jaw which imposed duty on all an-

datles

that Inspector Shannon stated when the defendant was arrested by a Chinese detective, the cap was in his pocket and he subse- found under the skin in the mus-ginal arguments were confinedo

two points. Firstly that it did not that he was in absolute agree-multies with the exception of & quently admitted that he had cle of, the chest.

The man was very Well built matter whether a fund had been ment with the max but sub marriage settlement, stolen the article from a car in front of the Alhambra Theatre.

Replying for the appelants, Mr. and bigger than the ordinary set aside or not and secondly that mitted however that the maxim The radiator cap, with a Boyce Chinese. He had well developed equity regarded as done what could not be applied to the case Macnamara stated that it seemed rather” unreasonble that duties meter, is lying at the Yaumat chest and legs, and probably cou'd ought to be done. He was sur-because there was he spe Police Station, awaiting a claimant

run quite fast. It witness's opin-prised that after the morning ad-direction. There must be a dires-should be levied on all annuities. lon he must have died inside a journment on Wednesday a third tion to do a thing before that in the present case the Ho Chik, 41, and Leung Pul. 25 minute, after having been hit by point was raised to the effect that maxim could be applied. Mr. Potamounted to something like $170, appeared before Mr. E. I Wynne-the bullet and died while he was there was in fact direction ter brought h's reply to a close by 000.

the wil for the creation of an an saying that there had never bee¬† He submitted that clause 13, Jones at the Kowloon Magistracy running. yesterday morning charged with Inspector A. J. W. Dorling, C1 nuity fund. The only reference a direction in the will that an an- which gave discretion to the trus the attempt to obtain money ov D. Kowloon, said that PC. 441 had to it Mr. Potter said was in nuity fund should be set aside tees as to the question of setting false pretences from Li Eo. 48. a been under him for the past two Clause 8 of the will which stated and asked their Lordships to up aside a fund for payment of an- widow on Jan. 6. The first déten- months as a detective. Orders as in part subject to provision for hold the decision of the Chinuities, was only a machinery, dant was sentenced. to twelve to the use of fire arms were pub-payment of annuities bequeathed Justice. months hard labour while the stc-lished in the Police Regulations. in this my will........ ond man was discharged.

A charge of returning from banishment was also preferred against the first defendant by Det. Sergt. Dowman.

Vol. 3, 1935.

Members of the detective de- partment were reminded frequent- y of the proper use of their wea- Don and every detective was given It seems that the first defendant a revolver which he was supposed went to the complainant's "house to carry with him at all times at 141, Portland street, and at- whether on duty or not. tempted to collect thirty cents o Witness went on to say that at defray the costs of a religious | the time there was an epidemic ceremony organised by the "Kalof robberies in the district, and Fongs." Not receiving the money between August 17 and November the defendant went away and sald 23 1935. there occurred in the d that he would return the next trict no less than it armed rob- day, and meanwhile put her name beries, since then there were into a book. When the defendants three, the last of which happening were arrested the first defendant only but the morning before." had some papers while the second defendant had the collection book. Complainant Identided the first man by could not the second.

The first accused pleaded guilty to the charge and admitted to have returned from banishment the comer of Nathan Road" and

BAG SNATCHED

Mok Mat Hu, married woman living at 141 Prince Edward Road said that at about 9.10 pm, ca the evening of November 23 she was standing at the bus stop ar

Argyle Street. She carried her hand bag under her arms and while she was about to board the

to which he was sent in 1927 for ten years. He also had" against him a previous conviction in con- nection with forged banknotes. bus someone snatched her bag

He was sentenced to three months hard labour on the first

SAYINGS OF THE WEEK

be shouted "thlef and as the turned she saw a man rumiing

charge and to twelve months on away with her big she kept on" the second, the sentences to run shouting and many people began Concurrently.:

to give chase. She then walked along the road to Mongkok Police Station and reported the matter to a European Inspector. Later she walked back with the inspec tor to a Yuan Street and there say a man lying on the road whom she recognised as the man who had matched her bag

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At this stage the hearing postponed.

and contended that the Court

Mr. Justice Lidséll: Don't you should follow" clause 8, which Mr. Potter submitted that these think it unreasonable that the directed that provisions should be words did not amount to à direc- Government abould demand made to meet these payments. tion that a fund should be set profit out of an srinuity charged There could be no other provi aside for annalties.

on part of the estate and take no alons but to set aside a fund.

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