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DRIVING

Manslaughter Charge Preferred

A charge of manslaughter or an charge of dangerous alternative driving was preferred against Au Chor, a lorry driver yesterday when he appeared before Mr. W. Schofield a: the Central Magis- tracy.

Mr. E. H. Williams was for the prosecution while the prisoner was undefended.

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Stating the case, Mr. WilliamS said that the victim was named Choy Nan, aged 38, a care- take of the Public Latrine at Wing Hing Street. He left home on March 13 at 8.00 a.m. The"scene of the accident was Electric Road. which 1 bounded on one side by shops and on the other by a wall surrounding the Yacht Club. The deceased was riding a bicycle on the opposite side of the road to which the lorry was going. The lorry was travelling from East to West. The roads at the time were dry though slightly damp. The accused was driving lorry No. 1047 CYCLIST SIGHTED

BRIBERY PLOT

ALLEGED

Eight Charged With Conspiracy

Charges described as a gigantic entire attempt to

the bribe Chinese staft of the Revenue Department were brought against elght defendants in the Central Magistracy yesterday.

Albert Randall, 27, unemployed. of 1, Prospect-place, was, charged together with seven Chinese, with having conspired to bribe Revenue Officer Mo Kang and other re- venue officers, with intent to in- fluence them from prosecuting ar from giving information which might lead to the prosecution of certain offenders under the opium ordinance.

THE ETERNAL TRIANGLE

Maintenance Case

Heard before Mr. Keen a month ago, when An adjournment was ordered because the defendant was away from the Colony, a summons againat a Chinese employed as a pilot in the United States Navy since 1921, came up, again yester- day for hearing, when the defen- dant inade an appearance in an- swer to a summons for mainten- ance made by his wife, Lama Tai Shi. The woman also accused the defendant of wilful neglect.

It will be recalled that the Ma- gistrate at the last hearing upheld the Hon, S.C.A.'s order that com- plainant be paid $30 a month.

Mr. C. A. Sutherton Russ pear- ed for the complainant, while Mr.

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Mr. T. Murphy, Assistant Direc-C. E R. Sanderson represented the tor of Criminal Intelligence, said defendant.

on the surface, a the case was, gigantic business, being an alleged attempt to bribe the entire Chinese staff of the Department.

Mr. W. A Mackinlay' appeazed for Randali.

Defendcats were remanded in police custody until Saturday,

.CASE FOR COMMITTAL The Chinese defendants were:- A tram was also travelling in the same direction as the accused, Li Yick, 32, shopkeeper, Leung and was coming to a stop in an-Yau, 42, unemployed. Ho Lol, 27, swer to the signals of some would-salesman, Ho Shum, 29, unemploy

The ed. L Kwai-yick, 40, unemployed, be passengers on the road. iram driver had stated that while Kwan Sing, 36, unemployed and coming to a stop, he had noticed Ngan Cheong, 29, unemployed.

Mr. Murphy, said the case was the cyclist coming towards him.

one for committal. The lorry came up from the right and he had just sighted the cyclist when the collision occurred. cycle fell on top of the bumper of the lorry as also did the deceased. The cycle was pushed along the ground for some space before the lorry came to a stop. The distance made by the marks of the drag-ously opposed ball, particularly in ging bicycle was 34 feet.

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Both parties were present Court.

Mr. Russ addressing the Court aald that he was making an ap- plication for maintenance order, or If the Magistrate saw at for a se- paration order with regard to de- fendant's "kit fat" wife..

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the complainant was 17 years of age. They lived in Sam Bui village and were happily married until 11 years ago when defendant became "acqualrited with another woman, whom he subsequently kept. The complainant at the time objected When Mr. Mackinlay appiled for to defendant's behaviour but no-

so rightly desired. The ball for Randall, Mr. Murphy said thing happened until a year and a the defendants were arrested on half ago, the defendant took an- Tuesday night. communication with the Superin- tendent of Imports and Exports

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$10,000 for Randall and $1,500 for lowed is 20. m.p.h, while the ma- ximum speed of the lorry for which the others. The question could be considered on Saturday, he said. It was licensed was 15 m.p.h,

Mr. Mackinlay agreed.

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Chinese, Li Kook Chun and Li Tse Fong of No. 21 Wing Lok Street, were charged with falling to com- ply with a Magistrate's order dated February 25, 1938 to, cease to use the first floor of No. 125 Woo Sung Street as a brothel.

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The trouble then started and de- rendant falled to give any money to the complainant, who had to support a family of two girls and a. son. Eventually the complain- ant decided to go to the S.C.A where the matter was thrashed cut,

Mr. Rusa sald that apparently both the parties would have lived happily had it not been for the second woman.

Lam Tam Shi. of No. 162 Yee Yuk Street said that she had had seven children, three of whom died. Of those alive there were a son, and three daughters. The eldest girl was married. After re- lating the facts leading up to the trouble, she said rast her husband was a pilot in the U.S. Navy draw- ing a salary of $150 a month. The first six months of last year, after having kept a second woman, he paid from $30 to $40, but he chased payment "in the eight moon,”

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LADY FINED

Allegations Proved Untrue

In November she visited the Fines totalling $29 in respect of summons relating to her dog, were S.C.A when the matter was gone into. In December the defendant imposed by the Kowloon Magis

trate, Mr. Q. A. A. Macfadyen on paid $25 which was all the money she had received. When she re- Mrs. Harris who appeared on re- ceived the money she signed a mand yesterday summoned for-nöt paper although she could not read having a licence and with allowing! at the request of the complainant. her dog in Gascoigne Road without and she was not sure whether it a muzzle. was a receipt or not. She was also Sub-Inspector T. Collins appear-made to affix her thumb print on cd for the presecution while M. the paper. W. A. Mackinlay represented the accused..

The accused are stated to be the landlords of the flat in Woosung street.

The evidence of the tram driver will be corroborated by that of other eye-witnesses. The evidence of the man who was sitting next to the driver at the lorry is that the lorry swerved to the right in order to avold the tram). It was then that the driver first noticed the cyclist and that he (the cyclis. was" riding in a zig-zag manner and was holding to the Tycle with one hand, the other be

An adjournment in order to con- ing raised in the air. It was the submission of the prosecution that sider a point raised by Mr. W. A. the hand was raised in order to Mackinlay was ordered by Mr. Q. The A A. Macfadyen at the Kowloon warn the oncoming lorry.

two brakes of the lorry had been test-Magistracy yesterday when ed and it was found that at 40 m.ph the lorry could pull up in 40 feet and that a 27 m.p.h. the distance required was 35 feet. Now

distance the

measured by the marks made by the cycle in being dragged along the ground before the lorry came to a stop was 34 feet, which showed that the lorry was doing over 20 m.p.h. at least. SWERVED TO AVOID The accused had said to the Po- ice that the cycilst had swerved right across the road and that he had swerved to avoid him, but this account is 2. variance with the other witnesses, The marks of the cycle on the road were on the car- rect side. The cyclist was then picked up by the lorry and taken to the police station and "later to the Hospital where he died later in the same day. Death had been due to shock and multiple injuries. The fact that the area was a controlled one made the danger in that area all the more great and a lorry therefore would have to ex- ercise still greater care. The dri- ver's companion puts the speed of the lorry at 15 m.ph. and this speed is all right if the road is a wide one and if the way is clear, but considering the narrowness of the road at this spot, the lorry should not have attempted to have passed the trem at all

The driver may have been so

After evidence had been given by the prosecution. Mr. Mackinlay submitted that there was no evi- dence to

of $90. Witness said that she had not experienced any neglect till the "eight moon last year when she ceased to receive payments.

It will be recalled that a remand was ordered by the Magistrate in order that the police might inves-

HEROIN FACTORY

Ignorance Pleas

Two women, Ng Sze (18), and Ll Kiu, (19), appeared before Mr. S. F. Balfour yesterday at the Central Magistracy charged with the pos- session of 71,500 heroin pillä.

Mr. F. I. Zimmern was for the : defence.

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Both defendants lived at No. 68, Lockhart Road, third floor, and the raid was carried out by Revenue Officer Grimmitt on March 14 in - the early hours of the morning.

smell of heroin, this On entering the flat there was an obvious a heroin factory resulted in the coupled with the paraphernalla of two defendants being arrested.

In answer to Mr. Sanderson wittigate certain allegations made by ness agreed that only one daughter Mrs. Harris on her first appearance, was born to her. The other child- She alleged that an Indian con-

On December stable had demanded $5 from her. ren were adopted.

Inspector Shannon yesterday bald

The. Arst defendant stated that that he had carried out careful and exhaustive inquiries, but could not she was an amah employed by one, find any truth in the allegations. Chan Ping, a woman, and that her Mrs. Harris had maintained that mistress had gone away. Accused the Indian constable, responsible stated that she had never seen a for the summons, had visited her heroin pill before and did not know twice, and on the second occasion that there was a heroin factory on the floor. She had only been there was accompanied by another man.

At the time she, alleged that the for six days and that she had in- Lum Tal; the defendant after giving a detailed account of the constable paid his second visit, it vited the second defendant to keep" early years of the marriage, said had been ascertabued that he was her company as she had 'felt lone- The constable spoke The second defendant, also stated that the trouble. commenced on on street duty in Yaumati during | ly. November 21 last year, when the this hour.

words of English.

matter and had reason to suspect complainant expressed dissatisfac- very little Chinese and only a few that she was ignorant of the whole tion over money...

Inspector Shannon mentioned that there were heroin pills in the that Mrs. Harris had been summon-house, ed three times in all, for similar offences.

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DEFENDANT'S VERSION

16 she received a payment of $25 show that the people from the defendant, and dented found on the premises by the po-strenously the implication that she lice in their raids, were the tenants had received in all a full payment of the house and had no right to be there, It was the people who drew the money from the houses that were to be got at. The accused were merely trustees of certain property and could not be held responsible for trespassers.

The Magistrate stated that the ordinance mentioned nothing about tenants. The points would affect a large number of cases later, and For this reason ordered an adjourn- ment until 11.45 am..on Wednesday

matter fully. to consider.

OWNER WANTED

Forty eight hours' remand was

month.

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On December 18 at 10 am, said witness he gave complainant $90 in Hong Kong money,

She was asked to take the receipt down-

A fine of $4, was imposed for not stairs to have it verlied and to ask anyone if everything was cor- having licence, and $25 for allow- exgrossed in conversation at the granted by Mr. Q. A. A. Macfadyen rect. She returned, and was given ing the dog out without a muzzle. time that he did not notice the at the Kowloon Magistracy yester- the sum which represented $30 a cyclist, or it was possible that he did day in order to find the rightful

Witness further said that he had notice the cyclist and decided to owner of a motor car radiator cap,

a grocery bustness when he mar- take a chance, showing a complete which was stolen sometime on disregard for the life of the cyclist, March 31, and which was produced red. When he joined the Navy us The Crown does not believe that in Court, Detective Sergeant Dow- & pilot the complainant ran the the cyclist was negligent-in any man said that it probably belonged business, which if it did not make Case the death of the cycllet was to a Chrysler motor car, and asked a profit was sufficient to provide caused by the negligence of the that the press give prominence to her with food and shelter. He also lorry driver.

the case in order to ascertain the gave her un allowance.

In answer to his counsel he said If His Worship hold that the rightful owner. evidence for the charge of man- Chu Leung (18) who was charged that no animosity existed between slaughter was insumcient then it with unlawful possession of the his wife and "his concubines." He was asked that he be convicted radiator cap, told the Magistrate had falled to give money as one on the charge of dangerous driv-that he had taken it from a car of them died and he had to pay the funeral expenses. He paid his ing.

parked in Gascoigne Road, After evidence was called to sup-In making an application for a concubines $15 a month port the prosecution the case was remand, Sergeant Dowman said Witness, said that he never wil- adjourned.

that the accused had first made a fully neglected her and had not statement to the effect that he had intended to neglect her. She had removed the radiator cap, from a brought the trouble, on her own car in. Prince Edward Road. He shoulders, nebu later gave another version to the police and said that he bed taken it from a car in Latchitor, and now

in Court he had; admitted stealing the cap from a car in Gascoigne Road. The prosecution would be materially astated he stated: If the rightful owner could be ascertained

MAINTENANCE ORDERED

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The case was then adjourned.

PEI AN TO BE SALVAGED Taikoo Tug On The Way

The 2,600-ton Chinese steamer, fully neglected the complainant, and furthermore had never intend- Pei An, which is fast aground at ed to neglect her. The complain Eakhlong Island, about 420 miles. ant had brought the trouble on her from here will be refloated in the own shoulders by giving up the near future, the efforts of the a loss Dockyard and Engineering Co.. grocery business in the country tug "Taikoo," owned by the Talkoo

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There had been a failure on the vage here proves successful.

The Pet An went aground in the part of his client to make pay- ments because of the death of one early hours of Tuesday morning of his concubines. There had been and the Chinese Maritime Cus- came to assistance from Hothow. The Hai no trouble between the women toms cruiser Hai Ping went to her until the complainant Hong Kong, where she stayed with Ping it is understood, is still his cilent's unemployed brother, standing by, although there is no Someone, counsel submitted meat immediate danger to the ship or have "put her up to it."her Japanese crew, No, and No. The Magistrate, ruled in favour 2 holds are known to be filled, but of the complainant and made an the alap is apparently in a mo order for $40 maintenance.

derately good state, since, salvage.

very great difficulty. Defendant was also ordered to is reported to be possible without

Mr. Sanderson in his submission said that his cilent had never wil-pay costs.