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EUROPEANS AT LAW

Naval Officer To Pay Damages

Damage of $110 were award ed to Mr. J. C. Fitz-Henry, Deputy Superintendent of the Fire Brigade, by Mr. Justice Hayden in the Summary Court yesterday,

Mr. Fitz-Henry brought the action agains: Sub-Lieutenant A. A. Mowbray of H.M.S. Phoenix, following a collision between two ears in Magazine Gap Road near the Bowen Road station, in the early hours of December 26 last

year.

A counter claim for $108.80 wa entered by defendant.

In,

evidence Sub-Lleutenant Mowbray said he was driving to the Peak along Magazine Gap Road at 2.20 a.m. on December

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26. He was In second gear, travelling about 25 m les an hour about a foot from the parape: walls. When approaching the railway bridge he saw the reflee. tion of the lights of another cat. The cat

was travelling about 30 miles an hour in the middle of

the road.

"When I saw the car I realised there would be a collision unles. he went back to his own side of the road, sald Mowbray. I pulled over to the left but the other ear bit my car."

Mowbray said he asked If the driver or passengers in the other car were hurt and if Fitz-Henry

Around the Courts

MORE BAD COINS

FAILED TO COMPLY, WITH ORDER

Pun Sang, 29, street coolle, Wong On, 39, coolle, and Li Ki, aged 31, A summons against a Koon- assistant hawker, was charged be- chun and Li Tse-fang, of No, 81 fore Mr. S. F. Balfour at the Cen-wing Lok Street, the landlords of tral Magistracy yesterday with the No. 123 Woosung Street, ground possession of eleven counterfeit floor, was before Mr. Macfadyen Hong Kong ten-cent pieces. Pun at the Kowloon Magistracy yester Sang was also charged with utter-day. The summons alleged that ing one of the coins at a cigarette the defendants had failed to com stall in Wing Sing Street.

1K was discharged, with a caution, while Puri Sang was sen- teneed to two months' hard labour and Wong On to one month.

Sergean: Whitcroft, of the Trea- sury. stated the colns were bad imitations and there was a big difference in colour "from the get- uine coin.

CAUGHT WITH THE GOODS

Sentence of four months hard

labour was

imposed by Mr. W. Schofield, at the Central Magis tracy yesterday on Tang Kan, un- employed, aged 31 years, who pleaded guilty to.a charge of possession of three counterfeit ten- cent pieces, In Bay View district.

Acting Sub-Inspector Madgwick

sald defendant tendered one ten-

cent plece to an old woman hawk- er, who returned it as it was bad. Defendant then gave another ten- cent piece but this was also re turned, and he then gave the third ten-cent piece. When this was also returned he snatched up, the money and some cakes and ran away. He was chased and arrest- ed.

DUD COINS

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Before Mr. Macfadyen Kcvioon Magistracy yesterday. would drive him and his passen-Kong Wa-chun, unemployed, 37 years old, was charged with the possession of 14 counterfeit Hong Kong five-cent pleces at No. 258 Kilung Street, 1st floor,..on Mon- day last. He admitted the charge,

ger somewhere to engage a taxi as the steering of his own car was damaged.

DENIED BEING RUDE

Mowbray dented that he had been rude and used arrogant terras to Fitz-Henry or

that he was slightly under the influence of liquor. He did not attempt to conceal his name,

Cross-examined by Mr. Marton, Mowbray sald he had just come fram the Peninsula Hotel when He had accident occurred.

the

had dinner with friends at Kow- joon where he had had a cocktail before dinner and wine. and had then joined a party at the Pen'n- sula at 9.30 p.m.

and remained there dancing. until 2 a m He had had about two or three brandy and rodas at the hotel.

Mr. Marton-F put it to you that you had very much more? It is

untrue.

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Do you

remember having Union Jack on your shirtfront? Yes.

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Sub-Lieutenant John Somerton Wraith, of HMS. Phoenix, who was in the car at the time of the accident said he had been with Mowbray since 6 p.m. on Christmas Day, corroborated the evidence..

In giving judgment for the plaintif and dismissing the coun- Ler-calin, Mr. Justice Hayden said the accident was directly contr butable to Mowbray driving the car at a speed which was dan- gerous,

Mr. O. E. C. Marton appeared for plaintiff and Mr. Peter H. Sin for defendant.

. POLICE CHANGES

Latest

transfers in the local Police Force are as follows:----

Sub-Inspector B. Thorpe from the CID. (Women and Girls) to

Police Secretary's Office during the absence of Mr. R. W. H Maynard. Sub-Inspector T. K. Whelan fron. Hunghom to C.LD. (Women und Girls).

Sub-Inspector P. Kellett from Shamshulpo to Hunghom.

Bub-Inspector J. J. Walsh from Central to Bhamshulpo.

but pleaded that he did not know the coins in question were counter- feit and that he would not dare to use them.

On the application of Det.- Sergt. Riddell, defendant was re- manded for 48 hours.

It was stated that defendant was arrested an information.

When Sergeant Riddell entered the pre- mises defendant was asleep in a cubicle. He was awakened and a search was made of the cubicle and the coins were found la a match box. The coins were of the old Issue,

SNATCHED MONEY Sentence of three months' hard labour was passed by Mr. Balfour at the Central Police Court yester - day on Cheng Wing, 35, unemploy- jed coolle," of 18. Tal Ping Shan Street, for stealing $7 from Leung Mel, 67, widow, a new comer from Macao, in Des Voeux Road Central

was

near Cleverley Street shortly after Cridday on Tuesday. Sub-Inspector L. Mist stated the woman carrying the notes wrapped in her hand when the defendant snatched the money and ran into a restaurant where he was caught by Chan Lol, boarding house, rün- ner, and handed over to an Indian constable

THEFT OF A WATCH .. "Poverty has driven me to do this: I have an aged mother. pleaded Tong Kam-shing, 18, un- employed, when he was charged with the attempted theft of a pocket-watch and chain from Chol Yuk, 21. a P.W.D. coolie, before Mr. Macfadyen at the Kowloon Magistracy yesterday.

Detective-Bergeant Forrest stat- ed that about 7.35 p.m. on Monday complainant was watching a Chi- nese juggler at Tainam Street, when defendant, was seen by a detective to take hold of com- plainant's watch chain and try to pull it out. When the detective arrested defendant he dropped it. Sentence of six months' bard labour was passed.

ANOTHER CASE Chung Fuk, unemployed, was Sub-Inspector J. Johnson from sentenced to two months' harú Tsimshatsul to Central.

labour by Mr, W. Schofield, at the Central Magistracy yesterday, on admitting a charge of theft of a gold wrist watch, valued at $13, from the Tung San watenmakers shop. No. 88 Queen's Road' East, ground floor, on Tuesday night. Det.-Sergt. Fitches prosecuted. EMBEZZLEMENT

Lance-Sergeant Mattinson is ap- pointed Acting Police Sergeant.

Sergeant Davitt is transferred from Central to Sheungchul Police Station vice Bergeant. Davis from Sheungshul to Central.

EVERYTHING READY

A weer's remand in order that efforts for restitution may be made was granted by Mr. Balfour at the Central Police Court yesterday when Mark Yuk-she, alias Mark Siu-un. Altas Allen Y. 8. Mark, pleaded guilty to the embezzlement

The Cabaret turns for the Dinner Dance in aid of the Hong Kong Benevolent Society which is being held at the Peninsula Hotel on Friday, March 27 at 8 pm. to 2 of $700 from the Wong Nam firm. am. are very nearly perfect so I Queen's Road Central, The com told. The Dodwell Bisters held plainant was Mr. Li Jow-son, pro-

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CABLES “BWEHONEN "

Hong Kong Hotel on Tuesday Spector M. Murphy stated the de- afternoon and I am sure that fendant was employed as a sales everybody is looking forward to man. Defendant said he had been seeing them perform on Friday Hong Kong for 20 years and night"

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ply with a Police Magistrate's or- der dated February 25, 1935, tu cease the use of the premises as 't | bròthel. Mr. W. A. Mackinlay ap- peared, for the defendants, and on his application April 2 at 2.30 p.m. was fixed for hearing.

A MENDICANT CHARGED A mendicant, Yú Chun-kai, who proved to be a nuisance in Fiy Dragon Terrace on Tuesday, ap. peared before Mr. W, Schofield, at the Central Magistracy yesterday. on a charge of begging and was fined $50, in default, one month's hard labour. Acting Sub-Inspector Madgewick sald

he received a telephone message that defendant was in Fly Dragon Terrace for two hours, and had refused to go away. defendant moved away. A police constable was sent, and When the constable left, defendant re- turned to the Terrace again, and another telephone message was received at the station complain- ing that he was causing a nui sance, Mr. Schofield ordered de- fendant to be sent back to the country.

COMMITTED TO SESSIONS Yik Shing (25) an unemployed coolle was yesterday committed to stand his trail at the next session.

by Mr. Q. A. A. Macfadyen at the Kowloon Magistracy on charges of maliciously wounding Wong Chuen (27) a pig breeder, with intent to malm or disfigure him, at Lung Chan. Tsing, Kowloon City, on the night of February 4.

Fong Ching (29) a cook was discharged. Detective Inspector A. H. Elston prosecuted.

ENGLAND-BORNEO IN

A WEEK.

The summer schedule of the eastern. KLM. Royal Dutch „Air- lines will be put into force C April 22, planes leaving both B- tavia and Amsterdam on that date. The time for the whole route is 54 days, one day shorter than the winter service..

The landing at A'or Star has ozen cancelled and planes are now scheduled to and at Penang.

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A SORDID CASE months ago. On February 7, the

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Widow Justly Punished

complainant sent this girl and her younger sister. aged 11 years, to buy something. While the two girls were

Johnston walking in Road, they were approached by the defendant, who spoke with them and took them in a tramcar to. her address in Shaukiwan. There she kept both girls.

For harbour.ng a girl, Ng So,, 14

Two days ago, the girl mentioned years of age, at No. 291 Main

In the charge escaped from de- Street, frat floor, Shaukiwan,

fendant's custody and she Way without the consent of her guar-

found crying in a street by a police dian, L Yin-ping, a widow; Lau

sergeant. The police did not know Suma, a 52-year-old widow was sen-

what had happened to her younger tenced to one year's hard labour

sister, who had been taken away a by Mr. W. Schofield at the Cen-few days after she was taken to tracy yesterday,

The defendant whilst admitting that she had committed the of- fence, said that she employed the girl as a servant.

Inspector. K. Andrew who pro- sécuted asked his Worship to take a very serious view of the case, as defendant had placed meny ob- stacles in the way, of police en- quiries and had refused to give any assistance to the Dolce in

racing the girl's sister.

The prosecution's case as related in, Court yesterday by the prosecti

ng officer was that the girl was a distant cousin of Li Yin-ping. who had taken charge of her some

As in previous years on both their outward and homeward jour- neys calls will be made at Bratis- Java and Budapes: alternatively, Balik Papan, Borneo, will enable This summer the extension of passengers to By from England we the KNIL.M. from Soerabaja tu Borneo in a week.

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the address in Shaukiwan; and could not be traced. Defendant put every obstacles in the way of the police in their efforts to trace the misstrig girl.

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The elder girl was made to do a certain amount of work in the house, but had not been paid any wages. It

Case was a very bad owing to defendant's refusal to assist the police.

There was another person, de- fendant's daughter, involved in the matter, but she had gone to Can- ton. The defendant denied to

knowledge of the younger girl. She was not charged with kidnap- ping, because the police could not prove that she intended selling the girl. In fact, she had asked, the girl to become a prostitute, and it was thle which made her run away from the defendant.

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