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STAMP TAX
UNMUZZLED DOG
Chan Cheung, of the Yee Fat A summons against Mrs, Vera M, Company, No. 123 Wing Lok Street, Pearce, of the Hennessy Cafe, 71, and Wong Sang, of the Yee. Hop Hennessy' Rodd, for falling to keep Company, fish stall 35: Western an Alsatian dog under, proper con- Market, summoned before Mr. Wij trol was mentioned before Mr. Schofield, at the Central Magis- | Balfour at the Central Police Court
tracy · yesterday, for failure to yesterday. Inspr. Stewart Logan stamp receipts for $2174 and $21.67 | prosecuted and the summòns waS respectively on January 21, were adjourned for one week as the de- each Aned $10. Lee Lal, of the fendant was absent. Lui Sing, à Wing Coffee Company, No. 119 Des "coolle employed by Messra. A ́8.
Voeux Road Central, and K. S. LI,
of the China Supply Corporation, China Buliding, summoned for fallure to have sufficient stamps, to` receipts of $236.20 pn January 22 this year and $400 ̊ on April last year respectively were fined $5 each Sergeant Whitcroft prosecut- ed. Defendants had used five-cent stamps instead of ten-cent stamps.
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TRADE MARK CASE
APRIL 2, 1936.
A GHASTLY CRIME
Acid Throwing Affair
Recalled
Presenting a ghastly appearance and pittable sight, Yip Lin, a kept woman, living at 22 Lockhart Road, ground, floor, the victim of an outrageous scld throwing "at" tack, appeared in the Central
Watson & Company, testified that Court yesterday to prefer charges
on March 5 list while putting aerated waters, in the lee box at the Hennessy Cafe he was bitten in the leg by the Alsatian which came from behind. - The dog was not muzzled.
MORE DUD COINS
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against Fel Kee. The case was heard before Mr. W. Schofield. Sub-Inspector Carey was for the prosecution.
Outlining the case, Sub-Inspec- tor Carey said that on February 16, complainant was walking along Pennington Street towards Yee Wo Yu Kam (33) an unemployed Street. The defendant came up Carpenter was yesterday brought behind her and threw the contenta before Mr. Q. A. A. Macfadyen at of a paper parcel over her. He the Kowloon Magistracy charged then turned and ran down Pen- with the possession of 250 counter-nington Street and turned into a felt ten cent pieces. at Reclama- scavenging lane. He was pursued fion Street on March 30,
by a man named Shek' Pul, who had seen the defendant pour some- thing over the woman. At No. 38 Jardine's Bazaar the defendant turned and faced Shek Pul and said that he had not stolen any- thing. The complainant came up and struck the defendant with the umbrella which she was carrying. which caused the defendant to run away again. He was chased and was finally caught in Jardine's Bazaar.
An application by Detective Ser- geant D. L. Davies for a remand of 72 hours, was granted. It was intimated, that the coins had been sent to the Government Analyst for
Leung San-kee. No. 153 Queen's Road, Central, ground floor, and the Chi Wan firm, No. 188 Queen's Road. West, were summoned be- fore Mr. W. Schofield, at the Cen- tral Magistracy. yesterday, for having had in their possession for shle, or did sell on various dätes, "Quick White". In containers to' which had been appiled a trade | analysing. mark so nearly resembling trade mark 248 of 1930, of the South China Trading Company, No. 382 Queen's Road Central as to be calculated to deceive. Mr. R. H. Cole appeared for the complainant, Chan Ping-hung, and Mr. C. A. S. Russ appeared for both defen- dants. The case was adjourned for two weeks.
BANISHEE
Yu Sik-yu, 18. banished for ten years from June.last, was sen- tenced to twelve months" hard labour by Mr. Balfour at the Cen- tral Police Court yesterday for dis- obeying the order. Six months' hard labour was inflicted on Mok Woon, 25, unemployed, on a similar charge. Sub-Inspector A. T. Sabey was for the prosecution.
VAGRANT CHARGED Vitloose Stanley Bastian; un- "employed, appeared before" Mr. Balfour at the Central Police Court yesterday charged with being a vagrant. Detective Sergeant Rus- sell stated that defendant was completely destitute and arrange- ments were being made for his re- patriation. He was committed to
the House of Detention meanwhile,
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SLY BROTHEL Lal Yu, 38, widow, was fined $30 or three weeks' imprisonment by Mr. Balfour at the. Central Police Court yesterday for keeping a sly brothel on, the first floor of 21, Bai Street. Sub-Inspector T, K. Whelan prosecuted.
EMBEZZLER DISCHARGED Restitution having been made, Mark Yu-she, allas Mark Blu-un. allas Allen Y. 8. Mark, was released. by Mr. Balfour at the Central Magistracy yesterday when he ap- peared on a charge of the em- bezzlement of $700 from the Wong Nam arm, Queen's Road Central. Last week the defendant pleaded guilty. Mr.. Li Jowson was the complainant and agreed to the re- | lease after the defendant's wife had pleaded.
Detective Inspector M. Murphy, appeared, for the pro- sécution.
3.
BLASTING OPERATIONS
Carelessness Alleged
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OPIUM DIVAN
Tse Kwong, 28, unemployed, was fined a total of $300 or, in default, six months hard labour, when he appeared before Mr. Balfour at the Ceritral Magistracy yesterday. charged with keeping an aptum divan at 7. Kwong Yuen Street and possession of a quantity of illett opium. The defendant had pre- vious convictions and was a time- expired banishee. Revenue Officer A. W. Crimmitt prosecuted.
TABLE THEFT
Ng Lam, 25, a foki employed in a shop at 23, Aberdeen Street, was sent to prison for one month when he appeared before Mr. Balfour at the "Central Magistracy yesterday and pleaded guilty to the theft of a blackwood table, valued at $9: Sub-Inspector A. T. Sabey stated the defendant' was arrested by a district watchman in Queen's Road West.
GAMBLING DEN Convicted on charges of keeping the third floor of 30 D'Aguilar Street as a gaming-house and pos- session of 141 po-plu lottery tickets, a married woman, Lam Sze, 52, with two previous convictions for similar offences was fined $50, with the alternative of three weeks' hard labour by Mr. Balfour at the Central Police Court yesterday. Detective Sergeant T. Cashman conducted the raid.
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COUNTERFEITING
WHEN AID IS REQUIRED
Call G. B. K. Z.
SIR T. INSKIP MINISTER FOR DEFENCE
SURPRISE DECISION
Full Cabinet Rank
London, March 14.
The Harbour Master has issued a notice to mariners to the effect that if a vessel in distress sends & message asking for assistance as a private message, bearing a specific address, and no general distress message is sent out, the public de
It was officially announced from partments concerned will be
10, Dowding-street, inst night; that. vessel in question, or to take stepsister of the Crown for the co- able to render assistance to the Sir Thomas Inskip, the Attorney-. General, has been appointed "MI- to make the need generally know! in order that other ships or pe:- sons may render assistance...
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ordination of Defence.'
Sir Thomas will have a seat in the Cabinet.
He will act as deputy-chairman of the Committee of Imperial De- rence, over which, when his other duties permit, the Prime Minister will, as heretofore, continue to
Any vessel requiring assistant: from the Hong Kong Naval or Police Authorities should
address the message to the Commodore. Hong Kong and in addition to Call Sign G.B.K.Z. (Any British preside. Man-of-War).
MANILA ROPE THEFTS.
One, Conviction Registered
The duties which the Defence Minister will be called upon to dis- charge render it, imperative, ac- cording to Ministerial opinion, that I he should be able to seek in person Cabinet approval of decisions which he may have to take.
News of the appointment will Two Chinese, Chan Shiu (40), undoubtedly come as a complete and Wong So (33) appeared on surprise to politicians and to heads remand before Mr. QAA, Macfad- of the Defence Services, who had yen at the Kowloon Magistracy not anticipated that Mr. Baldwin's yesterday charged with unlawful choice would fall upon one of the possession of 367 feet or Mantia leading law officers of the Crown. rope alleged to have been taken from a fishing junk. No. 5940 H.C, at Shaukiwan on March 27.
CANDIDATES RULED OUT Speculation regarding theproba- ble occupant of the office has The case was "originally remand-ranged over a wide field. The ed on the application of the police Prime Minister's selection, I learn, who intimated that they might was influenced by the determina- bring" further charges against the tion to place in the position one two accused, Detective Sub-Ins- who is not associated in the minds pector L Whant said yesterday of European Governments with that although the first accused particular political ideas which it had admitted being implicated in is not desired should be canvassed a number of thefts that have oc- in a situation of an extremely de-" curred on vessels within the har-ficate character. bour limits within recent months,
P.C. 226 came up and took charge of the defendant and took him to the No. 2 Police Station. The Po lice then sent Shek Pul back to the scene of the outrage and there was found a bottle which was brought back to the Station. The woman was given first aid and a change of clothes" at the Station and then sent to the Hospital. The defendant was also examined and
This consideration ruled out a on his left hand was found a stain, yellowish in colour. He was then ferred against him as there was a
no further "charges could be pre-number of possible candidates,
Sir Thomas will take up the ap- charged with the throwing of aack of complainants, Vesse's from pointment in a few days. It is ne- corrosive Auid over the complain-which rope had been storen, were cessary that there should be a "
zat.
CLAIMED TO BE WIFE In answer to the charge the de- fendant said that he had nothing much to say, he said, was his wife and had had The complainant,
the key to the drawers in his house where he had kept his money, some $45, and that she had absconded with the money.
General.
So far there has been no men- tion of the salary of the new Mi- General Sir Thomas Inskip recel- nister of Defence, As Attorney-
ved £4.500 a year, with additional fees amounting to about £17,500.
Salaries in the Cabinet range from £2,000 to £10,000 (received by the Lord Chancellor); the Prime Minister, and ten other Ml-. nisters receive £5,000
away front port.
briei interval to enable him' to Relating the facts that led to wind up legal business in which he the arrests, Sub-Inspector Whant has been concerned as Attorney- said that the second defendant was arrested on informtałom re- ceived and taken to the station. There he volunteered information and said that he would be able to direct the police to several junks The prisoner was later taken to
where the rope was being stowed. No. 8. Chung Shing Street tere
At Shaukiwan defendant pointed he said he lived and there was out several junks, on one of which found bottle marked. "Nitric
was the arst accused. When first Acid." The bottle was traced and approached by the police the first it was found that It had been defendant dented knowledge, but given to a man named Chul Bun. later when confronted by the sec- This man was found and he stated ond defendant, he admitted impli- that he had bought the acid for cation. When the junk' was first Fet Kee, the defendant. The bot-searahed by the police nothing was tle was submitted to the Govern- found, but later under the direction ment Analyst and it was found to of the first, accused, the ropa con. have contained Nitric Acid. stituting the charge, was found in two lengths of 21 fathoms and 40 fathoms respective y. The value of the rope discovered on the junk was $500.
Committal proceedings were The defendant and the com- commenced at the Kowloon Magia plainant had been living together tracy yesterday against Tang in an irregular union and that Cheung and two others for posses- there had been. frequent quarrels stan of 75 counterfeit colus. Ins due to the jealousy of the defen pector Elston appeared for the dant. At the time of the crime prosecution and said that on March complainant was living with an- 5 the police raided No. ·64 Wai | other man, Ching Street, first floor where several coining presses were dis- covered.
Mr. V. C. Branson Government Analyst testified that he found the coins, to consist of copper. Bomo of the coins tore the head of Queen Victoria and others the head of King George.
to
Injuries later.. In this case only
been used gunny sacks had weigh down, the blast.
THE OTHER CASE
In the case in which the
PROBABLE SUCCESSOR
It is probable that the new At- torney-General will be Sir Donald Somervell, K.C.. aho represents Crewe in the House of Commons. been Solicitor-General He has since October, 1933, and his pro- motion is thought to be assured.
The Minister of Defence is 60 years of age. He first entered Par- Hament as Conservative M.P. for Thefts had taken place an sev Central Bristol in 1918 and held eral vessels in Kow con Bay within the seat until 1929, when he was defeated at the General Election, recent months, explained the pro- Two years later he re-entered the Lecuting officer and rope valued at House as member for the Fareham MEDICAL EVIDENCE ®
$1.200 of about 120 fathoms in Division of Hants, which he now Dr. Newton, Professor of Bur length, were usually cut by the represents. gery of the University, and a thieves ri perpetrating their work.
His Drst service as a Law Officer officer of the Government Civil Rope which even valued at was as Bolicitor-deneral in 1922. Hospital was the first witness call-$1.500 when cut became useless.
He became Attorney-General in ed who stated that he had ex- The rope thus stolen was usually 1929, and, after an interval due to amined the complainant and found disposed of in Shaakiwan to sea the fact that a Socialist Govern- that she was suffering from burns going junks for $50.
ment, had been in office, returned almost all over the face and fore- The first accused who pleaded to the post at the beginning of head. She was also burnt on the guilty was sentenced to
three 1932. right forearm and on the right months imprisonment. while
the
As a leader of the Evangelical knee. The left eye was infiamed.
second defendant who pleaded party of the Church of England he the left side of the left ear was "not guilty" was discharged owing took a prominent part in opposing burnt, the point of the left to lack of evidence.
the revised Prayer Book in 1928.
.Bir Thomas served in the Naval Intelligence Division trum 1915 to 1918. From 1918 to 1918 he WAS head of the Naval Law Branch of the Admiralty and Admiralty re- presentative on the War Crimes
shoulder and the left forearm were
also slightly burnt, though her general condition was good. She
Failing to take effective precall girl was injured, Yeung Fat had not suffered much
tions when blasting-rock and which resulted in a man being killed and another, a girl being injured, two contractors alleged to be respon- sible were suminoned before Mr. W. Schofield at the Central Magistracy yesterday.
Regarding the case of the man victim, Yu Yat-bing appeared in connection with the blasting for rock at Lyemun Barracks on March
17. He was fined $200.
from
MIRACULOUS ESCAPES
was summoned 10 connection! shock and had been discharged
Cars In Collision with blasting rock at 12.30, p.m. from the Hospital on March 15 DO the hillside near the Lye-with permanent scars. She had
Committee. An R.AF. lorry and a Kowloon mun Military Path, Island Road, been re-admitted to the Hospital, on March 22,
on March 27 suffering from fever, bus, on No. 5 route, were involved Inspector O'Cophor said a little which, in the doctor's, opinion, in a collision on Cameron Road girl was brought to the station was not the result of the acid atat about 9.40 in. yesterday and with injuries, and was
sent to tack, but the scars had broken out badiy wrecked, but the drivers of hospital. It appeared that she and some of them had turned both vehicles escaped serious in- had been washing clothes near the septic. She was still under treat-ury There were no passengers path leading to the barracks. The ment at the Hospital,
on the bus at the time and the "Hong Kong Day Press Specia!) blasting was taking place about 200 The defendant had no questione conductor was only scratched.
The bus driver's escape wis re- markable, for his compartment was wrecked and showered with splintered glass. The lorry was not so badly damaged.
After the impact, the bus tra- yards,
to take the stand and be testined velled another fifteeri to the examining of the defendant, ploughed over the left side of the who had a yellow stain on his left hand, which stain, was the road and brought up against as opinion of the witness, could be
Inspector O'Connor who, pro- yards above Inland Road, where an to ask, but admitted throwing the secuted stated that four men were anti-malarial channel was being corrosive liquid." Witness further working side by side on four se-made on War Department ground, stated that the burns resembled parate blasts about 9.15am on No precautions were taken, and those caused by Nitric Acid. the day in question. It was usual only gunny sacks were used. A Dr. Uttley was the next witness after the blasts had been made tree about ten feet away from the ready for the foreman in charge main road was struck by a plece to shout to each man to Ught his of rock weighing about fifteen own blast and ran away, two to pounds, and it was presumed that the right and two to the left. It the rock then fell on the girl. appeared that one of the men had She remained in hospital for a run about 18 feet away when he; week. She had been raid #10.com- (ripped and fell over scife loose pensation by the contractor. A rock, and he was either rendered direct blow from a rock of that unconscious, or else: remained in size might have easily killed any that position through tright. His bone, and, further, there was dan- blast Which had apparently dot ger to motor, cars going along bren laid as deeply as the other Island Road. ones, went off first and fragments A fine or $200 1708 who In of row fell on him. He died of his posed
used by Nitric Acid.......
tree.
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PARLIAMENT. BOYCOTT IN SPAIN
→Madrid, March 31. Shortly after the opening of Parliament on Tuesday, all Right Wing parties, that is the "Catholic Feoples Front," the monarchist "Spanish Renewal, and the: “Tra- ditionalists" took the step fose- cast by Transocean a short time. ago, and declared that they would abstain from attending Parliament until further notice
The Deputies left the House Mr. C. H. Lamb took the sand She had not been on good terms calling Long live Spain." The and gave evidence of the making with the defendant and had main reason for this step is that of the plans of the district in which several violent quarrels with him, the Government intends to declare the crime was committed. After living with him for 15 days, all voting in those districts where The complainant then went toto defendant had stopped payment the Right Wing-parties - obtained the box and gave evidence, corro- and had told her to leave, which the majority, invalid – this strendy borating the case for the prosecu- she did.
having been carried out in somes cases)
to the stated that she had. After further evidence the case agreed to live with the defendant. was adjourned:
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