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CONSPIRACY CHARGE

Case To Answer

VICTIMS OF CIRCUMSTANCES?

Two of the defendants in the bribery case which is being heard a the Central Court before Mr.

8. F. Balfour gave evidence in the

witness box yesterday,

MEDIATOR IN TROUBLE

DEMANDING MONEY

ALLEGED

A man who had obtained money by excess of $30 by claiming to patch up a quarrel between a Tel- low clansman and neighbouring stall holders, was brought before Mr. E. Himsworth at the Kowloon

Magistracy yesterday charged with demanding $10 by menaces from No. 37, Kowloon Mak Heung. Ash monger. of stall City, Accused Was Mag Ping. 35 years of age. also a fish monger.

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They, together with the other six men are charred with да attempt to bribe practically the whole of the Chinese Revenue

Inspector W. R. Chester-Woods staff and to extract protection

the money from 1,000 oplam vans said that the accused.

pisinant and the latter's wife were In Hong Kong. It will be re-

fellow clansmen. called that the defendants were '

Heung and his the neigh- arrested in a room in a West wife quarrelled with Point Hotel a few minutes after bouring stall holders on February a bribe of $500 was alleged to 26. On the 24th, of the following

INDIAN IN COURT

Causing Annoyance To Peak Resident

APPOINTMENT WITH AMAH

Phalwan Khan, a motor driver

appeared on remand before Mr. W.

Schofield at, the Central Court yesterday facing a charge of per- sistently telephoning to No. 54, the Peak, the residence of Mr. F. J. T. Locke on May 2, without any reasonable excuse and thereby causing annoyance.

Mr. C. A, Sutherton Russ appear- ed for the defendant and pleaded "Not Guilty."

Inspector R. R. McEwen for the

prosecution said that in the last

have been offered to a group e?/month the complainant gave the month Mr. Locke had made the

Chinese revenue officers. The men charged were Albert Randall. 27. unemployed, of Pro pect Place, Li Yick. 32, shopkeep er. Leung Yau, 42, unemployed, Ho Lol. 27. salesman. Ho Shura.

29. unemployed, Li Kwai-yick, 40, unemployed, Kwan Sing. 38, un- employed and Ngan Cheong. 29, unemployed.

The eight men were charged be- tore Mr. S. F. Balfour with hay ing, conspired to bribe Revenue Officer Mo Kang and other re- venue officers with intent to in-

fluence them against prosecuting or giving information which might lead to the prosecution of certain offenders under the Opium Ordi-

nance.

Randall was also charged with having given a bribe of $500 to R.

Ma Kang.

"Mr. E. E. Williams, the Assistan Attorney General appeared the Crown, Mr. W. C. Hung in the absence of Mr. W. A. Mackinlay appeared for Randall, and Mr. W. M. Brown was for the other de- fendants.

Chan Tatt Chol, the Police De- partment translator entered the box yesterday *afternoon and deposed or the translations of some documents.

A CASE TO ANSWER

accused $5 voluntarily 13 ten On money to settle the quartel. Heung that the neighbouring stall April 11 or 12 the accused told holder intended to assault him.

and that he (accused) required $10 "make peace." On May 1 the accused told the complainant that the matter was settled and asked for $13 as presents for persous who would help in a solution, of the affair. The following day ac cused demanded 3 further three as tea money. The complainant then reported the aTair to the police, and accused was arrested.

the alternative of two month's im

A fine of $100 was imposed with

prisonment. Accused was further ordered to pay $30 amends to the complainant, falling which he was ་ serve a further one month in fail:

FALSE PRETENCE ALLEGED

Accused Given Benefit Of Doubt

first complaint to the Gough Hill Police Station about the per-

for an amah there named Sa Mui. sistent telephoning to his house

There had been four of five calls on April 26. The Police got into touch with Mr. Braudle of the Telephone Company and through

film had fixed up an extension to try and trace the calls but no material results came of it. This went on till May 2 when a call was traced to a house in Yaumati as a result of which the defendant was arrested.

UNABLE TO SAY, WHICH Fu Keung-kum, a workman in the Bun Kee Co., motor repairers at No. 63, Pilkem Street, first gave evidence which was to the extent that the defendant was a customer there and had used the phone on May 2. Witness stated however that he could not hear what was said on the phone or the language

which was used.

When cross-examined he said that any one of their customers were allowed to use their phone K they wished.

The next witness, Chut Chong- huen, also gave evidence to having seen the defendant in the shop on May 2.

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Mr. K. C. Yeo of No. 27 Prince Pun Chung, 39, unemployed, wag" Edward Road, was summoned be- charged before Mr. W. Schofield at fore Mr. E Himsworth at the the Central Magistracy yesterday Kowloon Magistracy yesterday for with possession of 549 counterfelt. allowing his black and white bitch Hong Kong five-cent pieces at the abroad without a muzzle in Prince | Ping On wharf. On the application Edward Road at 5.45 p.m. on April of Detective, Sergeant J. Riddell, 20. Mr. Yeo said that he had only | the defendant was remanded 'for '48. obtained the animal from the Dog's hours for further enquiries. Home a month ago, and had not yet succeeded in training it. Ane of $17 was imposed.

MONEY OBTAINED BY A TRICK

af Pedder Building Wong Wa-toon. Charged before Mr. Q. A. A. Mac-20, was sentenced to three months fadyen at the Kowloon Magistracy by Mr. S. F. Balfour at the Central yesterday with obtaining ten cents Magistracy yesterday. by means of a trick, a 27 year-old- had unemployed man of Singapore. | larceny. named Kam Yiu Hing, was Aned

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$10, or in default, three week's im- prisonment. Detective Sergeant Forrest said that the accused at- tempted to vicitise a married wo- man named Mul King Yee, of No. 287 Kliung Street. second floor, by stealing a letter addressed to the latter, destroying the contents, and penell demanding payment of ten on the phone and that Mrs. Locke had complained to him. He him- cents. The Magistrate in finding self had taken six or eight of these am as stated above, said that al- calls. The calls witness said, all i though the amount of money in-

Mr. F. J. T. Locke then went into

NAME-PLATE

For stealing a brass name-plate- belonging to Messrs Butler Bros.

Defendant

B previous conviction for

CULPRIT IS BOUND OVER Wong Yuk, 45, unemployed, ap- peared before Mr. Schoßeld at the Central Police Court yesterday

An attempt to palm off a ring the box and said that for four readdressing another envelope. in Ping On wharf at Connaught Road

only valued at $4.00 onto a gold-

After this evidence Mr. Brown smith for $19.70 which very near- weeks there had been many calls

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asked for So Mul, their amaḥ.

On May 2, his wife had answered three of these calls and witness had picked up the receiver while it was engaged and he recognised the voice of the previous calls. Wit- ness went to his neighbour's phone and had asked the telephone com- pany to trace the call. There had been no calls since Baturday. und

addressed His Worship and sub- ly succeeded. was related at the mitted that he had no case to Kowloon Magistracy yesterday answer. He said that the only when Shiu Hing. 29 years cf

4th, evidence against the

5th.

age, unemployed, was charged with 6th, 7th and 8th 'defendants was attempting to obtain $19.70 by that they were found on the means of false pretence. floor at the time of the raid and that Li Tick, the second defen-

them dant had introduced collectors and had written their names down on slips of paper. One and all, the defendants had denied the charge of conspiracy. The Crown had not proved that the addresses written down in a book which had been produced as an exhibit, were those of opium divans.

Detective Sergeant Forrest said that the goldsmith. Wong Fuk. of No. 52 Pet Ho Street, had agreed to give a sum in excess of $19 to L. after weighing the ring. Just as he was about to pay the money. as an extra precaution, he broke the ring into four pieces. found that only a small piece of the ring was real gold. He asked the accused to accompany him to the station where a similar ring Leung Yau had been seen at was found on L's possession. the Sun Kel Yuen Restaurant but After evidence was given by the had not gone to the China Em-complainant the accused was dis- portum. He had frankly admitter charged, the Magistrate giving to the booking of a room in the him the benefit of the doubt. hotel but he had not taken part in the discussions there.

Counsel agreed that the evidence against LI Yick was stronger, but it was Randall that had taken the universal part in the discussions.

Mr. Balfour however held that there was a case to answer.

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was written down while they were at L1 Vick's house,

ADDESSES ADMITTED

most of the addresses "were not

Man Yee-ho, a mechanic of the Telephone Company gave evidence of the tracing of the call to a num- ber 58578. He had been told at about 1 pm. on May to trace the user of a certain cable.

Magistrate: Just how do you trace a call?

Witness: By different switches controlling separate lines.

"MOLO FOOK" So Mul. the amah was then put into the box and said that she had received many messages during the

volved was small, the offence was serious because if done on a large scale, would cause a lot of mis- chief,

BANISHEE COMMITTED FOR TRIAL

charged with the theft of a pair of shoes and a pair of slippers from on board the Tal Ping junk" at the

West. Det. Bergt. Riddell prosecut- ed. Defendant was bound over and Is to be sent back to the country, his fare to be provided from the Poor Box,

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OFSTRUCTION CHARGE

A troupe of six actors appeared before Mr. B. F. Balfour yesterday 1 the Central Court charged with causing an obstruction.

Appearing or remand before Mr.

Sub-Inspector Kirby stated that the defendants were members of a Q. A. A. Macfadyen, a man who was banished for life from the Co-theatrical company and were giv- lony on January 2, last year, was ing a performance in Wan Ning

crowd of yesterday committed to stand his Lane. They had no permit from trial at the next sessions, for vio- the S.CA. and that a lation of his deportation order, about 700 or 800 people had gather- Sergeant T. Mackay prosecuted. ed around them. This was not a Evidence of arrest of April 21, was given by a district watchman.

AN ILLEGAL DISTILLERY A lad 18 years of age, and a wo- man described as a widow, aged 50, were brought before Mr. Q. A. A. Macfadyen at the Kowloon Ma- gistracy charged on several counts.

trame lane.

Mr. Balfour said that they were Aupposed to go to the S.C.A, and bound them over in bonds of $50 each.

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SNATCHERS "CAUGHT

Mak Kau, 21." unemployed and Chan, Kim, 17, unemployed were

He admitted that some of the į past four weeks from the defen- relating to possession of a distillery both charged before Mr. S. F. Bal- figures in his little book were ad-dant. She could recognise his voice for manufacturing Chinese wines.

The accused were Li Cheuk King dresses of opium divans and that lover the phone, The messages were he had noted them as addresses asking her to make appointments (18) unemployed and Yip Sau Kum (50), widow. The alleged dis- where he could do business. In to meet him in town. These re- The fourth defendant went into answer to a question he said that quests were all refused. On each tillery" was discovered at No. 10 occasion the user of the phone gave Fuk Wing Street, third floor. Other the box and stated that he was

charges related to possession of an agent for haberdashery gooda. opium divans, these diván addres- his name as "Molo Fook."

The phone call on May 2 asked fermenting materiais, possession of He said that he had gone to Lises appeared only on two pages of

a distillery without a licence and Vick's house on March 31 to ask the book. He denied having colher to go down town and the user

| said that he would watch for her possession of dutiable spirits. him if any goods had arrived. Li lected money from these divans,

Defendant's R. O. Major prosecuted and Pand Yick at the time said that he was

Witness could not

state what on his verandah,

house, explained the witness, was plied for 24 hour remand, which busy and was going to West Point sort of business Де expected to opposite to her's in Yaumsti. Again | was granted.

to meet some of his friends. Wit- get from these divans.

ness was invited along and 14 Yick- Ho Shum, afth defendant then 50 Mul refused the request.

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HOUSE BREAKING AND LARCENY

A Year Old Crime

Recalled

At this stage Mr. Schofeld asked told him that there were same went into the box. He said that' good business opportunities to be be had gone down to the To Yusn for more evidence of the calls and met with there. Meeting with Restaurant because Li Yick had 35 Mrs. Locke was not in Court

the case was adjourned others on the way there were seven sald that he would give him some people in all which arrived at the business introductions there. He Thursday May 14, To Yuen Restaurant. Li Yick en, said that he could not overhear tered alone and they waited out-anything that was raid by Randall side. After a while witness went and that Li Yick was the only into the hotel to call Li Yick. "person he knew before his arrest. While upstairs Li Yick asked wit- Leung Yàu, he did not know.

business ness to go down and bring "the } » Mr. Williams:-What others up also. When this was were you hoping that L. Tick done they all waited for a short, would give you? while outside the room until 'Li Witness:- don't know. I Yick came out and invited the thought that he would introduce inside. Witness said that he took me to any business that I could no part in the discussions there do... and that he was the farthest away

Have you

ever visited oplum from the others and did not divans?

No, I do not know what opium hear what was being said.

Crom-examined by Mr. Williams divans are, witness said that he had never Do you deny that you collected met any of the other four defen- the names of oplum divans in dants before and that he had met Wanchai? Ngan Cheong 48th defendant) for Tel. the first time at the To Yuen, Res- taurant

which

occurred

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IMPERSONATION CHARGE Arrested by an Indian constable

four at the Central Court yesterday with larceny from the person.

Sub-Inspector Kirby stated, that the complainant, Yeung Lo-sze, living at No. 71, Robinson Road, and her amah were walking along the Road on May 4, and when near the Ting Wah School," these two men, whom they had noticed previously, came up from behind matched at complainant's hand bag. The second defendant held his arms wide in order to pre- vent the arrest of the first de- fendant.

There had been a large number

for impersonating a Police Officer of matchings in this district for

Queen's Road Central on

the past few weeks. The second Wednesday, Yau Ching-po, 32, was defendant was only the catspaw of sentenced to one months fimprison- the first defendant, sald Inspector ment by. Mr. S. F. Balfour at the Kirby, Central Magistracy yesterday. De- The Arst defendant was sen- tective Sergeant Gill said cam tericed to six months, the second plainant was walking along the being remanded for 24 hours in road when she was accosted by de- | order to allow further enquiries to, fendant who told her that he mis- | be made.

pected her to be a carrier of heroin.

bills. An argument ensued, it be-

ing alleged that complainant re-

EX-EMPLOYEE'S LAPSE

A theft

Sentence of two months was on presented himself to be a police August 24, last year in which 12.30 officer. The attention of an Indian passed on Au Chof by Mr. 8. F. worth of jewellery and clothing constable was drawn to them and Balfour at the Central Magistracy was stolen from a house in Sham- both parties were taken to the Po-yesterday for stealing a gold wrist shuipo district, was recalled at the lice Station, Kowloon

Magistracy yesterday

when Lak Chan (22) unemployed

watch from Ngan Tini, cook-boy employed at No. 1 Aigburth-Hall.. Detective Sergeant Gill said defen- was charged with house breaking as the pledge had expired, except dant was formerly a servant em- at No 68 Castle Peak Road, and for a rattan basket which was ployed on the premises and he jarceny.

produced in court. "Among the knew his way about. He was seen Detective Bergeant Forrest said stolen goods was's female long in the servants quarters. one day, two gold finger rings, anand, after he left. complainant that the accused was' arrested on cost Turning to a little book which

information on April 3, and he electric fan, an over coat, and a found his watch missing. Peten- had been found on witness, Mr.

took a Chinese detective to the basket.

dant was arrested on Wednesday by

Willams asked why Ngan Cheong's

The case was adjourned till this the complainant. After a few more questions the Wing Tal Pawn Shop, where he name was written on one of the hearing was adjourned until Tues-had pawned the articles. None of morning, in order to get further

(Contináča do Page 12) pages. Witness then said that it | day May 12,

the stolen goods were recoverable corroboration,

Do you know that Li Yick wrote Four name down as a collector?

He may write my name down as a murderer but I never collected.

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