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Around the Courts

STOLE FROM BARRACKS

J. B. Prentis, Assistant Crown So-

FOUND WITH STOLEN PROPERTY

A fine of $10, or, in default, 14licltor. prosecuted. days' hard labour was indicted upon Li Wing-lin, 26, unemployed, when he appeared before Mr. Mac- fadyen at the Kowloon Magistracy yesterday. charged with the theft

Appearing before Mr. Balfour at the Central Police Court yesterday on a charge of the theft of of two wooden boxes and, a sack, screw-driver and A carpenter's from Whitfield Barracks on Sun- plane, from 13, Chung Siu Street day. Detective-Sergeant D. Dayles! East, second floor, Chau San, 28, stated that about 4 pm. defendant unemployed, was sentenced to six was seen by military police to weeks' hard labour. Sub-Inspec- hand two boxes to another man at tor L." Mist stated that defendant Whitfeld Barracks. The second was arrested by a detective in man managed to escape,

Lower Lascar Row on Monday

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INDECENT ASSAULT

Indian In Court

A 6-year-old-girl, looking throughly unhappy and very much awe-inspired in the surroundings she found herself in, appeared as the complainant in an indecent assault case which was heard at the Central Magistracy yesterday.

Sher Mohammed, a watchman living at No. 15 Landale Street, third door appeared before Mr. W. Schofield charged with the alleged offence, which was stated to have taken place in the absence of the little girl's mother at defendant's residence on January 92

| morning with the articles in Detective Sergeant A. Fitches for the prosecution while Mr. M. A. da Silva, who represented the accused, entered a ples of Suliving the facts of the case, the

} THEFTS

Mak Yau, 13, unemployed youth,

In a summons which came be- fare Mr. 8. F. Balfour at the Cen trai Police Court yesterday. Ns į

pleaded guilty before Mr. $. Bal- So-lan, Zarried woman. of t

four at the Central Police Court Tung Street, accused Ho Wal.. motor driver, that for the past yesterday to the theft of two long

coats and a jacket, containing | four years, since 1931, he had ne- glected provide reasonable money in Hong Kong and Canton maintenance for her" (his "klt fat currency, a fountain pen, a cigar- wife) and infant child whom he police whistle, the property of Lul ette case. a pocket knife and a was legally liable to maintain. De fendant pleaded that he was now

Kam, 40, money changer's toki. 11 Connaught Road Central. Detec paying the complainant $6 every! month as directed by the Secretive Sergeant P.O. Guild stated tariat for Chinese Affairs. The the defendant was arrested by a to summons was adjourned."sine district watchman attempting

pawn the clothing. The defendant formerly worked Bt

money CAUTIONED FOR DEGGING

changer's shop, 43 Wing LOR Remanded from Monday for en-¦ Street, but was discharged quiries, Yi Tak, aged 76, was cau | years ago owing to his causing toned by Mr. Balfour at the Cen trouble with the fokis. Three tral Magistracy yesterday for bew weeks' hard labour was imposed. ging in the city near Queen's AMMUNITION CONFISCATED Theatre. Sub-Inspector Tyler stav

Upon the application of Detec- ed that the man had been

tive-Sergeant 5. 6. Riddell, Mr. Macfadyen made an order for the confiscation of 73 rounds of 38 ammunition, at the Kowloon Ma gistracy yesterday. It was stated that the ammunition was found a No. 31A Ashley Road yesterday about 9.30 am. as the result of

Formation.

Hong Kong for about 30 years Previously he was 鼈 hawker in the biscuit business but he was now too old and infirm to carry on He lived with one of the "kal fongs free of rent and was given

food.

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SEVEN CONVICTIONS

FOR BEGGING

al with two other Indians, one a prosecuting officer said that the scous- guard and the other a chauffeur, lived on the third floor of No. 15 Landale Street. The three, men employed an aah, who was the mother of the com- plainant in the case. This woman was and in the morning until 7 in the required to go to the flat between 6 evening. In addition to attending to the household needs of the bachelor mess, the woman was required to cook for the three men."

She only cleaned the clothes of ops of the men, the driver from whom she received her monthly wages. It was the custom of the other two men to pay the driver 82.30 each which toge ninether with the latter's contribution and a dollar extra for the washing, amoun- ted to about $8.00.

"

THE ASSAULT The woman usually took her child with her to work, as she was a widow. She had been in the employ of the three men for the past 11 months. On January 22, (the day of the alleged assault) the amah went to the floor as usual with her daughter. At about 9.45 she left the floor in order to purchase vegetables and to dump some rabbish. When she left the house, the only person on the floor besides her daughter was the accused. The little girl was playing with some toys on the Boor while the accused sat in bed. The defendant was dressed in a sarong, and a "whitish" shirt

The amah returned to the floor at about 10.10 am. She at once noticed that her daughter was crying in the told her mother that shortly after the veranda.

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SEQUEL TO FALSE ALARM

Woman Charged

Wong Kwan, & 32-year-old married woman was charged before Mr. Q. A. A: Macfadyen at the Kowloon Magia. tracy yesterday with making a false report of a robbery to the Police on January & da Silva who represented

Mr.

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the accused suggested in the course of the hearing that the prosecuting officer, Sub Inspector R. Cunningham whose suspicions resulted in the laying of the charge "had in his zeal over- stepped the boundaries of truth."

Outlining the case Sub Inspector Canninghain stated that on January 14 at about noon the defendant weat to the Yaumati Police Station and made

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A report of д robbery; In the report the woman alleged that about 11 am, that day (January With seven previous convictions,

14) she went to No 153 Woceung Street, second floor, and collected $19 dating back to 1928, Wong On, 22,

For begging in Rumsey Street,

rent from a man on behalf of the was sentenced to two years' hard near the World Theatre, & Shang-

landlord. She received two 810 notes labour by Mr. Justice J. J. Hayden hal man, Lee Fu-sin, 36, was tuned

and gave 81 change. She was carry. at the Criminal Sessions yester-:$ by Mr. Balfour at the Central

ing a child at the time and on reaching WITH INTENT TO day when he pleaded guilty to a Magistracy yesterday. Sub-Inspec-

the rst floor landing als met a man who asked her, Ah Hang there!" charge of breach of the Deportator Mist stated the man had 519 latter had left the Bat, defendant The woman replied, "I don't know; tları Ordinance. Accused barished on May 13 last year for zion. The Magistrate ordered the a period of ten years, and

back to was defendant to be sent arrested on January 15 last. Mr. Shanghof,

MONEY BY THREAT

Two Men Gaoled

was (Shanghai, money) in his posses-picked her up and laid her on the bed, you go and see for your aged, then

Four months' hard labour were im- posed on Chan Sam, unemployed and Wong Chiu, gardener, by Mr. S.F. Balfour at the Central Magistracy yesterday when they were convicted on of demanding 86 with menaces From diu Kuen, odd job coolie, at No. 16 Wo Tai Street, ground floor on February 8. Second defendant was further charged with demanding the samse sum from the complainat at No. 11 Cross Street on February 10 but this charge wes in effect identical to the first charge. Both the accused were members of a Triad Society.

It was alleged by Sergeant Fitches that first defendant had passed some bad remarks about the complainants, and on February 8 the complainant- met him in the street and taxed him with it and gave him a good thra shing.

The defendant then threatened to have complainant beaten up if he did not pay 85 to him to get his injuries treated. The complainant aried to collect the money from his relatives, one of whom advised him to report the matter to the police.

The second defendant met com- plainant en February 10 and ad- vised him to bring the money to his divan, otherwise. he would be a saulted. Complainant was given a marked 86 note and sent with two detectives to the divan where he gave the second defendant the money. The detectives heard some of the conversation and arrested defendant.

COUNTERFEIT COINS

Woman Sentenced At Sessions

Sentence of one year's imprisonment with hard labour was imposed on Ho Sap Yak, a married woman, by Mr Justice J. J. Hayden at the Criminal Bessions yesterday when she was found guilty by a common jury on charge of passession of 300 counterfeit ten-cent pieces.

IMPLEMENTS FOR

when the alleged offence took place. Be then got off the bed, said the girl and went into the kitchen, where he The accused pretended to be asleep disrobed, putting on fresh clothing. when the mother returned.

The пап it was

placed his right hand over defendant's mouth sad pushed her on the stairs, and, with his left hand, took the two

an down the stairs. 810 notes from her pocket and then The woman man after him, but,

on reaching

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Two Years For Accused

COUNTERFEITING of the affair. The mother then point appeared, so she went to the police acaulting Wong Hing

Three Men In Dock

Three men Lam Wah Tse Kee and Wong Chuen appeared before Mr. Justice R. E. Lindsell yesterday at the Criminal Sessions on charges of (1) having in their possession implements fit for the use of counterfeiting coins, (2) having possession of 14 ten-cent pieces (counterfeit) at Taipo Market on December 14 last year.

secution and the prisoners were un- Mr. E. B. Williams was for the pro- defended...

The jury empannelled were Mesars. Hogg (foreman), F. C. Clema, J. G. High Ho Shui-que, H. H. Barretto, Chaz Kui-in, A. Alves.

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The other remonstrated with the accused, who denied all knowledge the street, saw that be had di

Ito her child's trousers which had station and made a report. The wo in the meanwhile been changed, and man, in making her report, also the accused is then alleged to have gave a description of the man whom snatched them away from the woman, she said was dressed in grey Chinese and threw them into the water.

style clothing and had no hat.

POLICE ON SCENE

SHE WAS CALM.

Po was found guilty of the charge a firewood dealer, with intent to rob.

He was tried yesterday before Mr. Justice H. E. Lindsell at the Criminal Sessions, and was sentenced to two years' hard labour.

Mr. E. H. Williams, Assistant Attorney-General appeared for the The woman was calm about the Crown, and the scoused was not At this moment, the woman blow a police whistle which drew the atten- incident and he (Sub-Iraportor Can- locally represented.

WAG suspicious Sub-

following jury was empanelled: tion of a Chinese constable., Upon ningham) the arrival of the constable, Inspector Cunningham and a Chinese Mesari. Mok Hing-cheung (foreman), before the latter could make any detective went to the woman's abode. A B. Ramsay, AA Silva, I. A. Silva enquiries, the accused said that at No. 151 Woosung Street, frst Hoor, E. Smith, W. A. Stewart and U. woman (pointing to the mother of the and whilst there he asked her if she Wing-won. child) is a char tai.. Almost simul-had any more money. During the Mr. Williams said that on the night taneously with the arrival of the con- time defendant kept her hand in her of December 31, defendant and three stable, a number of Indians living right pocket. She produced 87 from others entered the Hing Kee firewood next door also made their appearance docket but when she was shop at No. 15, Mongkok Road, The on the fiat. They had seen as

naked what she had in her other inmates of the shop were Wong Bing.

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As the constable, had of what took pocket, she did not reply. Sub-Ins his wife, their thirteen-year-old daugh place at this moment, said Sergeant pector Cunningham took the woman's ter, and their god-son who was a Fitches but they would not be called hand and, on opening it, found she had Sanitary Department coolie. for evidence as they either refused to two 810 notes, folded up and covered. speak or pretended that they did not with a cigarette packet in her palma. know anything of the affair. All parties

"I was satisfied," concinded Sub- were later taken to the station. Inspector Cunningham, "that she had An Indian goard who had followed not been robbed, so I took her back accused to the station, approached to the police station and had her the mother of the girl and implored her charged." to drop the case. He said that he was Defective Last, Leung Yeng and also Evidence was then given by Chinese willing to give her a month's salary if

the

The daughter and the adopted son managed

the attention of a which to excape and raise the slarm Chinasa constable C.158, who hearing the shouts and seeing the man running away followed and finally caught him near the Youmati Railway Station Station the prisoner was found to have Upon being searched at the Folice the agreed to this course. The guard by the prosecuting officer and on in his possession a packet of pepper.

The Crown then produced evidence. by the Inspector on duty, since he had she had experience of the procefendant made a statement denying the was however ordered out of the station being cross-examined by Mr. da Silva

Sub-Inspector Cunninghams stated to substantiate the charge. The de- nothing to do with the case.

dure of the Criminal Sessions and was charge and said that he was forced to Both the little girl and the accused aware of the importance of the pro-admit because he was beater into it.

cecating officer in giving the outline The Jury returned a verdict of were examined by a doctor two hours of the facts of a case, and was also Guilty" without retiring. In reply after the alle ed assault. The girl aware that facts that were not men to His Lordship's question the prisoner was not damaged or bruised in any tioned in the ontline but afterwards stated that he would rather be banish- an officer paid a visit to the premise the girl and the accused were sent to

cele pot to com away. The clothes that were worn by given in evidence was described as an ed than ho sent to prison.

afterthought aad heard the accused's voice saying in snalyst, but no seminal stains, Mr. Silva: You did not say anything that This is better than that" and "It could be found on either garment. is advisable to move eleawhere.”

Outlining the case, Mr. Williams said that early in 1935 the third ac ensed visited a Chinese doctor Yau Pak-li living at Taipo sand later went to live with him. After a period of two months the defendant left the house and later mode visits to the doctor. On one of these visits he took out some ten-cent pieces and showed them to the docter and told him that he had made them by himself, in a

hop by the name of Chui KuL

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After

NOT DAMAGED

Witness went on to state

London, Jan. 25,

The weekly notes issued by the Boys Brigade recall the rescue

in your outline about your asking the CAPTAIN OF DISCOVERY IF At 9.15 p.m. on the 14th Sergeant

short deliberation, it third question ("What have you in Clark and two Chinese officers visited was decided to call the girles the first that pocket True

Mr. Silva: May I auggest that was The mother of the girl was permitted given as an afterthought to pile coa the place and searched the first and witness for the prosecution. second defendants and on the person of the first idelandsat was found this out whew box with her on the firet-No, quite wrong

last of the two Antarctic explorers, purse which contained three good ten-daughter, but was warned not to cent pieces and one bad one. The prompt her child. The girl was made witness (the Chinese detective) was Lincoln Ellsworth and Herbert second accused had no bad money at sit on the edge of the witness box, presant at the time, and agreed that Hollick-Kenyon, by the ahip Dis- while her mother held her from behind. he did not give evidence of the covery II, and state that Lieuten

However, the presence of so many second and third questions. people bout her seemed to frightens OVERSTEFFED the girl for not word would she utter. After several attempts were made the child was allowed to stand down, while the mother gave evidence, t

This case was thien adjourned.

Call:

DENIED KNOWLEDGE

Mr. J. B. Prentis, Assistant Crown Solicitor, appeared for the prosecution In the kitchen among the sweepings and the accused was not legally ra on the floor we found a piece of paper presented. The jury empanelled com in which were six Hongkong coun- prised Messrs U. Jackson, (foreman) terfeit ten cent pieces and three

Arnhold, G. L. Angeles, moulds, Benido a tub was found. 0. Gattinger, S. H. Stanton and AE Ablong,

ladie which had faken of metal ing to the sides which metal was later found to be of the same composition as the coins. In Adrawer of a table were hidden aix ten-cent pleden,

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4000 CENTEN.

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ant Leonard B, R.N.R., the cap tain of the vessel, is a former When witness opened the woman's member of the Boys' Brigade. He hand the packet of cigarettes were served in the 1st Clydebank Com- quite intact and were not crusherl

Witness's suspicions were first pany, and while in the Royal Naval aroused by the woman's behaviour, Reserve he offered his services as that was to say, she was very calm and fourth ancer on a research ex-

ahe gave (minute description of the pedition with the Discovery. He |maan," And because of her story in proved so capable that he was ap general. Ihe incident had taken

The prisoner, according to Mr Prentis, was arrested on January 14 last at the Kowloon Canton Railway

Lordồn, Jan. 24. place in the street in broad daylight Pointed to the command of Dis- station. She was disembarking from

i have been studying population and not on a stairway, the description covery IL on the present expedi a Canton train at 6.60 by Revenue led to the arrest of the latter a

when she belonged to the third accused wingures, which have just been i would have tandem that the 100/ waa mot on the

Platform by

sued u Jugoslavia, writes a cot-bery had taken place. Officer Major. carrying rattan basket was Biked if

sssailant had placed his hand over she had any amuggled good, such as opiam and tobacco, in hot possiation, to which she replied in the negative She was then sakcod if she had any ogunterfeit money and to

#consed who was 6han village on December 19-MARIE FOespondent. ARMATURA are defendant niso said that her

she did not give any shat basket was then opened sad sear and the counterfeit onins, whic in two rolls, were found.

ter bearing the eviden

were

In their statements at the tray the first sccused said that the one counterfeit cold found on his person was given to him by the third wormed, and that he had no knowledge of the other fourteen The second d tlard defredant had also denied knowledge of the coins..

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