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A TEST CASE

Brought as a test case, Tsin Ling was "fined $5 by Mr. Balfour at the Central Police Court yesterday on

summons for causing an obstrue- tion by carrying on, his tinsmith trade on the "public footpath in Cleverley Street near Wing Lok Street on March 19. Sergh W. W. Williamson stated that defendant occupied the recess of a shop and paid $18 a month to the shop- keeper thus evading payment of the licence" fee. The Magistrate also ordered the defendant to re- move from the place,

DOUBLE MURDER

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Further Evidence In

Nanking Plot

The attempted assassination of Mr. Wang Ching. Wet, President of the Executive Yuan on November 1, 1935, which, as was stated in Court yesterday by the prosecu tion, was a double attempt in that the life of Marshal Chiang Ka! Shek was also the object of the assassins, had a further hearing before Mr, W. Schoßeld at the Central Court.

Mr. Peter H. Sin appeared for the alleged fugitives while Mr. D. L Strellet, of Messrs. G. K. Hall Brutton & Co., appeared for the prosecution.

PICKPOCKETS AT WORK

Two Arrested

Two unemployed Chinese mäles were brought before Mr. W. Scho- fled at the Central Magistracy yes- terday charged with stealing from the persons of spectators at a foot- on Caroline Bill On ball match Wednesday.

So Yee-chal, unemployed. oged 21. adfitted stealing a purse con taining $30 from Stu S k-ming, shop fok and was sentenced to three months' hard labour. ·

Detective Sergeant Dowman said complainant was in the act of buy- he missed his ing a ticket when purse. He raised the alarm and a district watchman arrested the defendant who was near by acting suspiciously.

BAD RECORD Stated by police to have a very bad record. Chan Wah-kl, 18, was sentenced to three months hard labour by Mr. Balfour at the Central Police Court yesterday for the theft of six articles of clothing.

It will be recalled that the plot-employed, pleaded not gul'ty to a the property of a female steerage passenger on the s.s. Chuen Chow.ters formed a news-agency know-charge of stealing a purse contain- were ing $20 from Lauw Khoon-liang. A year's police supervision was also ing that newspaper men ordered. Det-Sergt. Guild pro-allowed to come, into close contact Hong Kong University.

with the officials for the purpose secuted.

news- of taking pictures. This

called the "Sung agency Kwong News Agency" and under Three months' hard labour was the guise of being a newspaper imposed by Mr. Balfour at the Cen-, man, Suen Fung-ming. the actual tral "Magistracy yesterday on Ng assassin, with the help of a camera for was thus able to get very close to Shu-shum, 18, unemployed. stealing six dollar notes from Chu the officials Fu. 31." shop fok!, at Gough Street. near Mee Lun Street. Sub-Inspr A. T. Sabey prosecuted.

The four fugitives who appeared

Mr, Schoßeld yesterday The purse was found on defen- before were Yu Lap-fai, Chan Chi-ping, i dant.

In another case, Hul Ch'-yin, un- Wu Tai-hol and Cheung Chi-hon.

BANK NOTES THEFT

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Detective Bergeant Dowman sald a district watchman saw defendant complain- extract the purse from snt's pocket at the booking office at the Caroline Hil football ground. He chased defendant down the hil and arrested him near the Urban Council licensing office. The purs" was not found on defendant. I. was believed a woman was workin NANKING WITNESS Yesterday, continuing his eri-n conjunction with defendant, but dence of the previous day. Wong she had not been arrested. Yan-san was subjected to the of Mr. Sin. TRESPASSER FINED

cross-examination Caught trespassing in the Mili-Witness stated that he had for- tary Barracks at Queen's Road gotten to say in his evidence in East. on Wednesday, Chan Kwong, chief that Wa Hak Chee, another unemployed, aged 42, appeared be- conspirator had given him $80. fore Mr. W. Schofield, at the Cen-He (witness) was at present under iral Magistracy yesterday, and was police protection and was staying fined $20, or one month's hard at police headquarters. He had labour. Defendant sald he had been brought down from Nanking on March 21 by Wong Man-chin, gone in to pick up cigarette-ends.

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ANOTHER TREE CUTTER

A Nanking police officer.

He further stated that he had been asked by the Nanking au-

The evidence of the complaTM was then heard and the hearing adjourned to Saturday morning.

CASE IS ADJOURNED

Suit For Malicious Prosecution

A denial that he had attempted to extort money was made in the

A fine of $50, or six weeks hard thorities to give evidence in this Summary Court yesterday by Li labour was imposed by Mr. W case. He had not been offered aWah, an elder of Tal Tong village Schofield, at the Central Magis-pardon when he returned to Nan-on Ping Chau Island. Li was giving tracy yesterday, on Chan Kwalking for giving evidence in this evidence on behalf of Chan Tam- His evidence was given kwai, an elder of the same village, unemployed, aged 37, who admitted court. a charge of cutting arid damaging willingly. He expects to return to who is bringing an action against growing trees at the No. 4 reser- Nanking after the case and he did 44, Chan-si, Tse Wong-shi and Tse Chan-shi and their respective hus- voir. Quarry Bay, on Wednesday. not expect any reward or

bands Li Tat, Tse Lot and Tse Tam- Mr. E. E. Syke, chief time-keeper, .pensation. Taikoo Sugar Refinery, was

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complainant

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Witness stated that he used to be a member of the Kuomintang and in fact he was still a'member.

The hearing was adjourned to June 4

Chan is claiming $1,000 damages Failing to appear at the Central He admitted to being a good friend Magistracy yesterday on a charge of Wong Ah Chui, but stated that alleging malicious prosecution in of keeping a 'sly brothel at 198 he did no: know his political views. that he was charged by defendants The act of attempted assassination with attempting to obtain money Queen's Road Central, first 100 had been committed for mere gain, by false pretences. Chan Sam, 40, widow, forfeited $50 Had Wong Ah Chut succeeded, wit-victed on the charge but success-

bail. S. I. Whelan had charge of the case,

"OPIUM FOSSSSION

A 73-year-o d widow, Kwok Nem was brought before M. Macfadycz at the Kowloon Mag.stracy" yester- day, charged with possession of 58% taels of raw opium at No. 15! Shanghai Street, third floor, Wednesday. She pleaded guilty and a nne of $2.500. with the alterpa- tive of six months' hard labour was imposed.

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ness went on, he would have re-fully appealed. ceived a large reward, The name of the giver of this reward had not been disclosed. but he (witness) had been given to understand that it was some important person.

RECEIPT OF MONEY Wong Ah Chui had given him small sums of money, about $20 or $30 at times, but he had not re- lied upon this money to live as his father had helped him out.

Witness further said that he had been detained in Nanking for four Revenue-Officer H. Majer prust months and that he had in that. time been questioned many times by the law officers of the Nanking palice.

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STOLE CHILD'S BANGLE For the theft of a child's face! "I took no active part in the bange, Lam Chul, a 18-year-old actions of Wong Ah Chur” said

sentenced unemployed was

to witness. three months' with hard labour at

Mr: Sin: On your own admission the Kowloon Magistracy yesterday, you say that you loaned premises Inspector Portallion told Mr. Keen, to him for the discussions of mur- the Magistrate that the accused der, and that you also took Wong was seen to remave the bangle Po Chun up to Shanghai. from the child's arm, without the Witness: That is all I did for knowledge of Tsang Ying, the him. I never got paid for this. mother of the infant: The theft The money that I received was occurred in Nam Tau Street near given to me in friendship. Canton Road, while Tsang's atten- tion was occupied in making a curchase.

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Mr. Sin: I put it to you that you are now trying to put the blame on Wong Ah Chut for the purpose of saving your own neck,

Witness: No, that is not so. After a few more questions deal- ing with the events prior to the Mr. Keen, Magistrate of the discussions about the attempted Second Court, Kowloon sentenced crime, the case was adjoumed,

a 45-year-old, vegetable gardener named Yu Pin Tin to three months" Imprisonment for stealing flowers

valued at $20 from a garden in prisonment, while L Fong (23) Ngau Shi Wan. The flowers in who was deported on October B. question were, stated to be of an 1935 and arrested on April 14, was Australian variety. Inspector Por-sentenced to ten months imprison- tallion stated that the accused ment, with another person not in custody were disturbed at their work by complainant's wife. They ran into

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PINE WOOD POSSESSION For possession of 260 cattles of a matshed. One escaped but the pine wood, Ip su King (45) and accused was locked inside until the Wong Tin (46) were fined $30 and arrival of the police.

$40 respectively. Ip was given the option of six weeks in Jall, while Wong received an option of two Two banishees appeared before months' imprisonment. Inspector MY, Q. A, "A Macfadyen at the is stated that the accused were Kowloon Magistracy yesterday arrested in Ham Cheung Street charged with violation of deporta-with the pine wood in their posses tion orders for a term of ten years ston. The value of the wood was each, Lam Wong (54) admitted $780. In sentencing the accused, being arrested on April 14 and was Mr. Q. A "A Macfadyen said "I sentenced to twelve months T-shall continue to raise these tines.”

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Woman Discharged

Tsui Chu, 45 years of age, described as a herb collector, was discharged at the Second Court, Kowloon Magistracy where he appeared, yesterday before

on remand with Keen, charged trespassing on crown land at No. 9 E Plantadon, behind Kowloon

Mr. C. A Sutherton Russ was The prosecution stated Tong.

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successful in defending Wong that they Tsuro explanation as to his pre- Sung, a 36 year-old-married wo- man, of No. 23 Temple Street, sence in the plantation. "

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AN AUDACIOUS THEFT Coolie's Cool Work

"An audacious their of two buse showcases, that necessitated ther help of two men to transport them. was related to Mr. Ken at the Second Court, Kowloon Magistracy when a street coole, 26 years of age named Chan Sing was charged with larceny or the cases from a empty shop at No. 376 Reclamation street, ground floor.

It will be recalled that the ac cused was arrested about a quar- on remand yesterday before Mr. hour before the ap Q. A. A Macfadyen at the Fow- ter of an

loon Magistracy charged on two of a gang of fifteen

counts relating to possession of pearance wood cutters who had been busily

counterfeit coins.

Sub-Inspector R. Cunningham engaged in cutting down trees in. the plantation. He was arrested on suspicion, and at the station appeared for the prosecution.

The charges related to 2 hert was claimed that he

Inspector Portallion stated that gatherer. He further stated that uttering of five ten cent counter- when arrested he was returning felt coins "knowing them to be the owner of the empty premises counterfeit, and with possession was Chan Chung, à rent collector. from Shatin,

of 13 counterfeit len cent pieces and that the premises had been "with intent to utter."

vacated for rae past three weeks. For the defence Mr. Butherton The two show cases were left be- Russ contended that the prosecu-hind by the former occupant in tion had failed to prove its case lieu of payment for rent owing. in that guilty knowledge was not proved. Although the coins were in the possession of his cdent she

WOMAN SHOP LIFTER ...

A woman who had successfuly obtained some goods without ment in one shop, and was on the verge. of repeating a similar trick on another, made her appearance at the Kowloon Magistrale befor Mr. QA.A. Macfadyen in the Firs Court charged with the theft of two bars of soap from No. 133 Shanghal Street, and a box con- taining 500 cigareties and 'two ti 01 condensed milk from No. 524 Canton Road,

Bentence of six weeks' imprison- ment was imposed on the two offences.

whatsoever

had ΠΟ knowledge that the coins were counterfeits.

Mr. Macfadyen concurred with the defending counsel and dis- charged the defendant stating that “guilty knowledge" was not proved..

SOCIETY FOR THE PROTECTION OF CHILDREN

Sergt. Headridge stated that the :: accused was arrested folowing the Received from 1st to 13th theft of soap. When searched at April. 1936;——

"M" the station the cigarettes and con- Colection Tin-per Captain denied milk were found in her possession. She admitted Laking Anonymous them from a shop in Canton Road, Anonymous. while the shop Zok's attention, was in memory of Mr. M. A... directed elsewhere in failing an Cooper (a'ready ack.)...... ledged through the Bouth order for two cents worth of bis- Donations already acknow- cuits had ordered.

The rent collector made daily. visits to the shop, and the last visit was at 2 p.m. on the 14th instant.. The following day defendant was seen in Canton Road near Mong kok with two cooling and the show cases. He was questioned, and fail. ing to give a satisfactory explana- too for possession, was taken the station. There he admitted | gaining admittance to the empty premises at 6 am, on the 15th, and removing, cases single handed to a piece of vacant ground, where ha later hired. lesp

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Bentence at one month's 'impr.- sonment was imposed.

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