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CONSTABLES CONVICTED

Of Accepting

Bribes

EVIDENCE NOT

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SUFFICIENT

Woman Acquitted On Drug Charge

A married woman, made an ap- pearance before Mr. Keen at the Second Court, Kowidon Magistracy yesterday charged with possession c: 490 hero n pil.s at No. 151 Temple Street.

Inpector R. Shannon prosecut- whist Mr. J. M. D'Almada Remedios appeared for the defen-

Convicted of what was describ- ed as a "cold blooded scheme" for taking money from Hawkers, two Wel Hal Wat Constables were yes.erday sentenced to the maximum penalty by Mr. S. F. Balfour at the Central Magistracy. The defendants were constables D.34 and D.119 charged with ac- 'cepting of bribes and misconduc:dant. cs police officers.

and

It will be recalled that the case was one in which the hawkers of On Tat Street got tokether sent a letter to he Police .com. plaining of the two constaples on duty in the district of enforcing the giving of bribes in that they gave out threats that if their demands were not complied with, the hawkers and their stalls would be kicked over and they would not be allowed to continue their busi- ness there.

ed

testined

A Chinese constable

Temple Street, a Chinese came up that on April 3 while on duty in and told him that one of the three women conversing together in the street had possession of 151 Temple Street. heroin pills. Witness went to No. given by the informant and

ап address saw two women coming down the he stairway. He also observed defen- dant going up the stairway and he followed. HB'1

way up he stopped her as a suspect. On the

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URBAN COUNCIL Facts About Uses Of

PAY TRIBUTE

Late Mr. Wong Kwong

Tin's Service

References to the work on the Sanitary Board and Urban Council were made by the Chairman (Mr. of the late Mr. Wong Kwong-ti R. R. Todd) at the meeting of the Urban Council yesterday.

public

Mr. Todd said:-- Before commencing the business for to-day, I have to an nounce, with great regret the death of a member of this Council. Wong Kwong-tin, passed away I refer of course to the late Mr.

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The other part of the story is concerned with the reception which Mr. Brearley got when he Informed his Directors of the fact would not rust. They listened and that he could produce a steel which looked at each other and then very plainly but firmly told him that

gether and take more water with he had better "pull himself to-

It" or words to that effect.

Anyway, so persistent was their Incredulous Brearley was compelled to get his attitude that Mr.

new steel tried out elsewhere, and

search Laboratory early in 1915, in eventually he resigned his position as head of the Brown-Firth Re-

entirely to its development.

The small concem to which Mr.

Steel

for obtaining this Information usually by pressing a very hard steel ball or even a specially cut diamond into the surface of the article and measuring the depth and width of the Impression.

has this

RAZOR BLADES So highly developed test become, that it is now possible to accurately determine the hard- ness of safety razor blades, with- out fracturing or even deforming them in any way. These tests are usually made in the presence of qualified inspectors, who are en- powered on behalf of the pur- chases to either accept or reject

sults of the particular tests re- quired.

on April 5. Since the Urban Coun-order that he could devote himself the material according to the re- cil came into existence at the be ginning of this year, Mr. Wong Kwong-tin had been prevented by falling health from being present Brearley first went with his dis-

idea that the end was so near at the fortnightly meetings, but Iovery was a cutlery manufactur- am sure that none of us had any F. Mosley

ing firm of the name of Messrs, R. Co., and it is largely

WES

In the event of a steel falling under test and being rejected in consequence, it is the duty of the Metallurgical Staff to ascertain the reason, and 1. definite "post- mortem" of the specimen is com menced.

If there is no obvious defect,

If we regard this Council as theception stainless steel has always due to this fact that from its in- natural successor to the old Sani- tary Board, Mr. Wong Kwong-tin Actually however, stainless steel been associated with table knives. Det. stairway he found a parcel which served continuously since he was position in the engineering pro- cavity or similar visible flaw, thè our Senior Member, having has long occupied an important such as a blow-hole, contraction the accused denied was her pre-first appointed an Unofficial Mem-ressions, particularly in connection, plece is etched and polished and ber of the Board on January 12, with soap dye, sugar, acid, and 1923. During those 13 years he brewery plants, with motor car,

0.

To trap

the Constables. Inspector" Murphy concocted scheme of distributing marked money among he hawkers for them to re-distribute to the alleged bribe acceptors. This was dorie and the two constables were. arrested later and when searched D.34 was found to have in his possession five

the marked coins.

Mr. LHC. Calthrop, AS.P.. appeared for "the prosecution as- sisted by Inspector Murphy. Mr. C. Sutherton Russ was for the twa defendants.

Yesterday seven hawkers, licens- ed and unlicensed, gave "evidence of the giving of the bribes.

Inspector Murphy alse

gave evidence as to the distributing of the marked money and the subse - quent arrest of the two oficers.

AMATEUR DETECTIVE

Mr. Russ in his defence said that the degree of certainty against the defendants was dif- ferent, Both were unfortunate in that they had stepped iri.o 3 practice which had been going on for some time before their p pointments. These two young police officers had gone on duty for the first me and it was un- fortunate for them that that was the time for the police to make the arrests. As regards D.34. counsel aid that the marked money was found in his possession and that witnesses had stated that they had seen the. presented and accepted. rez: rds D.119 there was marked coin found on his person and that there were no circum. stances in which is can be sure that they were definitely against him. All the witnesses RO to sho Chat whatever D.34 did. D.119 dd little. It was not an offence knowing that the practice Wis going on. There was no money found on him.

money But as

not

une

One of the witnesses against him was a smal boy sent down to nvesligate and no matter how truthful tha amateur

detective may have been, the evidence was very unremble. The training of a detective takes years and there is no drawing on the Imagination. The evdence of this amateur sleuth was all against D.119 ex- cept that he stated that he actual it saw the money being passed when he was standing ten shops away.

Mr. Huss contended that this distance was too far for accurate vision. Counsel further contended that in having to be stelet some people are "down" on the Police ofacers and chat t was obvious that this was the case in the -evidence, of the second witness.

KNEW OF CRIME

His Worship said that the fact that he was there showed that he knew of the crime even though nớ, money was found on him.

were

was

perty. She

taken to station for interrogation.

Cross-examined

by Mr.

the

examined under the microscope, and so well known now are the,

Various

medios witriess admitted that the al of the Select Committees and with internal combustion engine steels, that it is possible to deter-

Re-rendered sterling service on severtram car and ships fittings, and proper structures of the defendant dented knowledge the parcel.

took a keen interest in all matters valves and guides; in fact to-daye whether the metal has been

and

of

with which the Board was cerned.

сол-

one

might truthfully say from clubs to gauges. mirrors to mandrels and from golf

19.

Mr. Remedios: I put to you that in the street after hav- Irg passed the accused

But his work on the Sanitary husband over

herBoard represented only a fraction to a foki, you of his many-sided activities in the pulled out, your watch and found

MANGANESE STEEL the parcel on the pavement.-No.

field of public affairs-activities Another "very interesting special I put this to you because I have

which received due recognition in steel is manganese steel, produced witness to prove this.

1931 when he was awarded a by Sir Robert Hadfield just over 50 Under further cross-examina

Certificate of Honour by His late years ago. This steel, often khowa tion. witness, agreed

Majesty King George V. that

as Hadfield steel, contains from 11 possibly the

In the death parcel belonged

of Mr.

Wong to 13 per cent. of manganese, the two other women,

Kwong-tin, the Chinese Com- which confers on it the remarkable munity and indeed the whole property known as "work harden- Colony has lost one of its most ing." By this is meant that the public-spirited and able leaders. more frictional work put on this I have the honcur to move steel the harder it gets and. there-

witness box

quite

to

poured too hat, been rolled or forged within its plastic range, or whether it has been heat-treated at its correct temperature accord- ing to its chemical analysis.

com-

mencement it is quite impossible

As I mentioned at the

to give anything like a compré- hensive survey of the subject in so short a time. but if these few re- marks have sufficed to show what a complex substance steel is, how many kinds of steel there are, how important it is to see that the steel selected is the proper one for the job and lastly how easy it is

a ttle

DENIED KNOWLEDGE Tang Yuet, the accused, in the

stated that she was therefore that a letter he sent by fore it cannot be drilled, or filled' to abuse and permanently damage playing with her children after which she returned to her house. this Council to the widow and in the ordinary way. Half way up the stairway a con- Kwong-tin conveying to them our these characteristics Immediately family of the late Mr. Wong Several uses for a steel with stable arrested her. She called our 'seve ife" and her husbandtion of the public.services rendered years now it has achieved a world deep sympathy and our apprecia-suggest themselves, and for many came to her assistance. They were both taken to the station. by the deceased gentleman:

réputation Withess denied knowledge of the

dredger parcel.

buckets and teeth, road-rippers or and sald that It was In seconding the motion Dr. Scarifiers, rock-crushers and all found by the constable on the Shu-fan said:

kinds of stone-breaking machinery Street pavement. She even refus-

and last, but not least, tramway points and crossings

"ACTIVE MEMBER"

As an unofficial member I desire

ed to pick it up as it did not be-to endorse the statement that it is long to her.

Mr. Remed'os submitted that there was no case for his client to answer. The Crown's evidence was vague and the constable had agreed that where was a possibi- lity that the parcel did not belong

wide

for

a matter of the greatest regret

Amongst the numerous other that this Council learns of

types of special steels mention may death

the of the late Mr.

be made of the following:-High Kwong-tin who for 13 years was steels: gun and shell steels: wear-

Wong

tensile steels: high speed tool a member of this body.

During the last few years in resisting steels, which I had the privilege of asso- coefficient of expansion or of high heat-resisting steels; magnet steels, steels of low to the accused. The constable ciating with him as a member of had suld in b's evidence that the Sanitary Board which is now three women were pointed our. the Urban Counell I had always one of whom allegedly had pos-known him to be sescion of the contraband.

one of the The keenest and most active members accused was rot pointed out by His untimely death is therefore

great loss to the Colony in general end the Chinese community in particular.

the person.

he

The Magistrate said that concurred The pills might pos sibly have belonged to the accused, but this was not supported by the evidence offered. He accordingly discharged the accused."

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SNATCHING ALLEGED

The theft of five $1.00 notes was mentioned before Mr. Macfadyen at the Kowloon Magistracy yesterday when a 30-year-old unemployed 'man, named Lau Fook was charged with stealing the money in ques tion from a 73-year-old womati, outside a shop at No. 91 Ki Lung Street, at Yaumatl.

The accused pleaded that be picked up the notes from the pave- ment. He was chased and ran away.

Inspector Portallion said that it was alleged the accused snatched Yuen Sam Mul. The accused ran the notes from the complainant,

away and was chased through vari- ous streets. A constable Joined in the chase and eventually arrested the defendant in a shop.

Sentence of two months hard labour was imposed and 15 strokes of the birch, or in default one month's additional imprisonment.

this Council as well as myself will! I feel sure that my colleagues cn wish to associate themselves with the remarks made by you concern- ing the late Mr. Wong Kwong-tin's

valuable service.

electrical resistance, and magnetic steels.

non-

Each of these steels must be chemical analysis in order that, after a selective and equally de- made to conform to a definite

finite heat-treatment, they may possess certain physical properties which will render them particular- purposes, and it is no exaggeration ly suitable for certain engineering. to claim that the recent speed re- cords and endurance tests on land, sea and in the air have only been Those present were:-Mr. R. R. made possible by the development Todd (Chairman), Hon. Dr. A. R

and use of these modern special Wellington: CMG." (Vice-Chair-

steels.

(Director of Public Works), Hon. msh), Hon. Mr. A. G. W. Tickle

MANY DEFECTS Kfr. W. J. Carrie Chinese Affairs), Hon Mr. T. H. and though the chemical analysis Unfortunately steel is prone to a (Secretary for number of defects and diseases, King Inspector General of Police), and heat-treatment be correct, the Mr. F. C. Hall, Dr. R. A. de Castro material may still sometimes be Basto, Dr. Li Shu-fan, Mr. A. el unserviceable, and for this reason Arculli, Dr. 8. N. Chau, Mr.. C. Ja number of mechanical tests have Roe (Becretary) and Mr. Im Ping-been formulated and standardised, tseung (Assistant Secretary), from which the degree of fitness j and soundness of a casting or

forging may be deduced,

DEMANDING MONEY BY MENACES

The most important and com- monof these tests is the tensile test in which R representative The case in which three

spectmen of the material in ques- mention is gripped at each end and a one of them a detective in the steady load applied until the test- Hong Kong Police Force, were pièce is literally pulled apart. charged with demanding $150 from From this test alone much inter- Ying Ting-on, by menaces at the esting information is obtained con- Wän February 11, was, concluded before the steel, namely, the elastic limit, Hoi Boarding House, oncerning the physical properties 57 Mr. 8. F. Balfour at the Central the yield point, the maximum Magistracy yesterday.

stress (which is, known commer- The accused were Lut Chi-fan, cially as the tonnage of the steel); 38, unemployed, Lam Yan alias the elongation and reduction of Lam Yan-fuk, 40, unemployed and aren at the point-fracture, these P. C, C550 Lau Lum.

latter two indicating the toughness and ductility of the material. be subjected to a cold bend, or In other cases, a test-plece may even twisted or sheared. Castings Mr. Caltarop stated that they

and forgings of a more or less The Magistrate remarked that he symmetrical design are sometimes had both joined the Force last had decided to take the case sum-dropped from a pre-determined year on April 9, and that there marily. He convicted Lui Chi-fan height on to a hard surface, and were no bad records against them and passed sentence of four then examined for fracture or de- His Worship sald that the ionths' hard labour. With regard Rection, but in the case of railway offence was very serious and that to Lam Yam and the detective, his tyres this operation is often re- he thuat therefore impose the Worship remarked that there was versed and a weight or tup drop- maximum sentence of six months". hard labour on the bharge of mare acting in ignofane, and he when resistance to wear is of

a possible chance that these two ped on to the tyre. confuct a police officers, at the fould discharge them both, importance the hardness of the same time convicting them on the There was no criminal record steel must be determined, and other charges.

against Lut Chi-Zan

several machines are now available

Mr Calthrop for the prosecution said that he hoped that His Wor- ship would take a serious view of the crime, as right from the very start of their careers. Police Officers have t drummed into them that under no circumstancer are police officers to take bribes; presents, etc. They took this money and there was evidence to show, that they asked others to To stand aside was not a criminal collect for them. They

offence though it may be a Polles. following a cold-blooded scheme offence. I was hard for a young of their predecessors. That of police officer to come into a taking the hard earned money from the hawkers by extortion. This cold-blooded conspiracy was not entered into et a moment but was the result of thought As" n police ameer, said Mr. Calthrop, he had never" come across a more wide spread corruption as this.

Mr. Russ pleading for D.119 said that there was no evidence of the icking over of the stalls and that they were merely carrying on the long practice of their predecessors.

"racket" Ike this.

prosecution together with Mr. T. Mr. C. Y. Kwan conducted the Kurphy, A.D.CI. (Crime), while Mr. C. A. Butherton Russ appeared for the detective.

steel during subsequent fabrica- tion, then have I been able to do

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Prot. C. A. Middleton-Smith moved the "vote of thanks.

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