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MUI TSAI

CASE PROVED

Around the Courts

CANVAS SHOES

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JACKET THEFT

Charged with the larceny of one A man who stole a jacket and Dally Press."]

The remanded case of Tuesday Pair of canvas shoes Ng Wing. 33, pawned it for sixty cents, not At yesterday's meeting of the Sir-The strictures, made by "A where Kous Yeung, 58, widow is unemployed and Kwan Wah, 20, knowing that one of the pockets unemployed were sentenced to im-contained a dollar apte, was bound Legislative Council the "following Farent" sometime ago in the local charged with the keeping of an members were present:-

papers on the System of Education unregistered "mul tsai" and 11- Prlaonment by Mr. S. F. Balfour at over in the sum of $30 for one year the Central Court yesterday. The at the Kowicon Magistracy yester- His Excellency the Governor (Str in Hong Kong must be still fresh treating the same "mul isal," was Andrew Caldecott), Brigadler Hin the minds of the public who concluded yesterday before Mr. S. first defendant was sentenced today. Wong Yat Ping, 24 years of G. Seth-Smith (representing the owe him much for his fearless and.. Balfour at the Central Couft. two months and the second to one age, admitted the charge. Inspuc-

The case was remanded on Tues-month

tor Ellis above all. truthful exposition

stated that the jacket Colonial Secretary (Mr. North), At-

property of a married woman torney General Mr. Alabaster), this important subject affecting day in order to allow the defendant

named Chu, Fang, residing at No. Secretary for Chinese Affairs (Mr.the schools and the publlen gen- to call a witness.

137 Pei Ho Street, ground floor, was Carrie). Colonial Treasurer (Mr.eral of Hong Kong,

left hanging in the passageway. Taylor, Director of Public Works The strong exception he took to

When the woman discovered her (Mr. Tickle), Director dr Medica the Mathematics and Selenre sub-

lass she immediately suspected" and Sanitary Services Dr. Welling-jects being taught in most schools

Wong who was a visiter to the ton), Inspector General of Police instead of other more useful and

floo!! Mr. King, Sir Henry Pollack, Mr. practical ones la both pertinent and irrefragable, for they give only J. J. Paterson, Mr. J. P. Braga, Mir. TN. Chau. Mr. W. H. Bell, Mr. S. hazy ideas of Selence when imper- W. Tse. Mr. M. K. Lo, Mr. S. R. fectly taught, and consequently the Dodwell and Mr. D. M. MacDougall students' knowledge o Physics and Chequistry will not be sufficleht to (Deputy Clerk of Council).

make them chamieni clerk, not will their knowledge of Algebra. Geumetry and Triacnometry make them surveyors.

Brigadier Seth-Smith was sworn in before the meeting!

The report of the Finance Com- mittee (No. 3 dated April 22, was adopted.

The Arst reading of "A Bill to amend the Female Domestic Ser- vice Ordinance, 1923." was passed.

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The root of the trouble complain-

Chan Fook. widow living at No. 18. Bridges Street was the witness and she stated that the girl's, ma.. ther nad given the girl to the de- fendant for a sum of $50. A deed of presentation was also drawn up.

The defendant was convicted on both charges and was sentenced to a fine of $150 on the first and was bound over in $100 on the second.

Inspector H. W. Fraser of the S.CA. appeared for "the prosecu-

tion.

SALARY DUE

Judgment Awarded

BANISHEE Man Wang, a returned banishee, to nicc months was sentenced hard labour yesterday by Mr. S F Balfour at the Central Court, De- fendant was banished for 10 years on March 15, last year.

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FORGED NOTE

Later in the day Wong returned to the house and was taken to the A further remand of one week station where he admitted pawn- was granted by Mr. Q. A. A. Mac-ing the jacket for sixty cents. In fadyen at the Kowloon Magistracy addition to being bound over, Mr. yesterday in the case in which an Q. A. A. Macfadyen ordered the ac- unemployed teacher, 25 years of cused to pay 60 cents to redeem the one age was charged with uttering a lacket, or in default, serve forged $50 note of the Hong Kong week's imprisonment. Shanghel Bank at Shanghai Street,

on May 8 "with intent to defraud."

ap-

STOLE CLOTHING Chung Wai Leung, the accused was i Au Fook, 45, street coolie, also charged with possession of the peared before Mr. S. F. Balfour at forged note..

the Central Court yesterday for the prosecution.

Inspector A. H. Elston appeared | charred with the larceny of three

UNMUZZLED DOGS

On the motion of the Attorneyed of iles in the excessive regard General the following resolution which the Hong Kong Schools and was adopted: "That the amend- Colleges have for the results in the ment the Slaughterhouses by Matriculation and School Certif-

The claim for $612.50 as salary cate Examinations by

the Hong due laws made by the Urban Council

by Michael Mitrofanovitch under Section 5 of the Public Kong University which seem to Afanassieff. master marinet of Na- Health (Food) Ordinance, 1935, on

them to enhance their reputation than Road, Kowloon against the April 28, be adopted."

but which are no true passports to Hang On Steamship Company and che Students' education because the Fong Yie-chal, managing partner,

Fines of $15 each were passed by Standard of English of many ma- before Mr. Justice Hayden in the Mr. S. F. Balfour at the Central triculation or higher class studen's Summary Court yesterday.

was Court yesterday on summonses for allowing dogs abroad without are low as "A Parent" had unequi-

concluded.

muzzles. vocally stressed this point when he

Judgment was given for plain- said that there were many stud-

tiff against the first defendant (the ents holding matriculation or high- Hang On S.S, Co.), with costs, but er class certicates who could not with regard to the second defen- write three sentences correctly.dant, the action was dismissed Truly what is the use of teaching with costs. all these subjects which are useless in the Students' occupation after they have left school when English which is the most important of all the subjects seems to have been neglected, or imperfectly taught, or at least inefficiently acquired by the Students?

The following Bills were read for the second and third time and passed after they had been through committee:-

A Bill to amend the Buildings Ordinance, 1935.

A Bil to enable effect to be given to an International Convention for the suppression of counterfeiting

currency.

A Bill to amend the Midwives Or- dinance, 1910.

A B to consolidate and amend the law relating to the establish ment of asylums, for the detention custody and care of persons of in- sound mind and others.

Counell adjourned to May 27.

DISORDERLY CONDUCT

THREE PORTUGUESE

INVOLVED

OTHERS ALSO

And I can go further and SAV that even many University ETA- duates from different places are also deficient in their English, and I is really a mystery how they co- tained their degrees because, in order to be successful in gaining them, they had to express their thests correctly and intelligently, went even so far as to question some of them in the matter and the answers they gave were in- variably "I den's know but anyhow I have got, my degree."

Three local Portuguese residents made"an appearance before Mr. E.

Something should soon be done Kimsworth at the Kowloon Magis to reform the educational system, tracy yesterday charged with be- and, as Hong Kong 's essentially a having in a disorderly manner at commercial port it follows that a 11.30 p.m. on Tuesday at Kimber-sound commercial course will be ley Road near Carnarvon Road. On miere in Keeping with its needs the application of the accused the

Yours. etc., Case was remanded till Monday at 11,30 a.m.

The accused were Carlos Roy da Silva, 23 years of age, accountant. rexiding at No. 27 Jordan Road,

grourid floor. Edalberto Mario Oliveria, aged 30, residing at No. 7 Torres Buliding. Kimberley Road, and Manuel Remedios, unemployed aged 31 years residing at No. 18. Jordan Road, top floor

The charge against all three was

3. M. XAVIER.

CHOPPER ASSAULT

HAWKER IS SENT TO GAOL

that they "unlawfully did behave Tsol Leung, a vegetable hawker in a disorderly manner by shouting was charged before. Mr. W. Scho- and creating a disturbance at Kim-feld at the Central Court yester- berley Road rear Carnarvon Road." day with unlawfully and malicious- C. R. da Silva was additionallyly causing grevious bodily harm. charged with "unlawfully and wil to Tal Leung, a coolle foreman at fully did damage a police uniform Wellington Barracks at

No. 16. tunico the extent of $2" at the Moon Street on May 16. same place

Det.-Sergt. Dowman, stated that Inspector Stimson of the Water the defendant had reported him- Police Station appeared for the self at the Station and soon after- prosecution. P. C. B. Ibrahlem Khan wards the complainant also walk- was stated to be the complainanted in. The complainant was sent against all the three accused.

to the Hospital suffering from various cuts.

The case against E. M. Oliverta and M. Remedios was called up first

The complainant' lived at No. 15, and was remanded till Friday Moon Street Brst floor and at 9.15 morning. When C. R .da Siva app.m. on May 2 the two men had peared in answer to his charge his an argument over the passing of case was also remanded till the

a counterfeit coin to a hawker. The same date, but accused intimated complainant hit the defendant over to the Bench that it would be im the head with his opium pipe and possible for him to appear as he they were then separated. At 7, would "be engaged in Chambers."a.m. the following day the defen- Inspector Stimson said that be dant accosted the complainant would like the three charges to be heard on the same day, as it was and struck him with a chopper, the complainant defending himself really one case.

with a stool. The complainant is still attending the Hospital

Accordingly after consultation with all the accused, the case was remanded till Monday at 11.30 am. Bail in the sum of $75 was allow- ed C. R. da Silva, and $25 each for E. M. Oliveria and M. Remedios.

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A BAD EGG

With Nine Convictions

Defendant was sentenced to three months.

Defendant was also sentenced to | two years' Police supervision.

Sub-Inspector Dredge said that the defendant delivered some fab to the stall and by pretending that he was sent to collect the bill was given $20 out of a bill of 421. The Ho Ma-ise, boatman was sen- remaining $1 defendant said to be tenced to six months hard labour sent to a dish dealer, in Cheung by Mr. W. Schofield at the Central Chau. It was when the dealer re- Court yesterday for obtaining the ceived this $1. in payment of a bill sum of $20 by false pretences from or 321 that the case came to light. Lo Taul, owner of a fish stall at No. -Defendant had ninė previous 138 at Central Market on March 8. convictions.

Mr. H. S. V. Mossop of No. 458, the Peak was fined $15.

Mr. C. A. Roza of No. 3. May Road was also fined $15. Mr. C. A. Roza was unable to appear in Court and An application by Mr. D. Mc-Mr. J. A. de V. Soares in his absence Callum (for plaintiff) for the right said that the servant had found to apply in the future.. to issue an

the muzzle too tight and had there- execution against the second de-

fore taken it of.

fendant was granted.

Defendants were not represent- ed by counsel.

OPIUM POSSESSION

Yeung Sul-nam and Leung Sung were charged before Mr. S. F. Bal- tour at the Central Court yesterday with the possession of raw opium.

R. O. Grimmitt said that the sec- ond defendant was arrested com- ing off the s.s. "Kwong Sai with the opium in his possessia. The oplum was concealed in the form of pills for women, and coated with wax,

The 'Arst defendant took the Revenue Officer to the second de- fendant's house where he was AI- rested. Some other wax coatings were found in the house.

First defendant was fined $200 or two months, the second being dis- charged as he was apparently the unwitting carrier of the oplam,

NO VALID PASSPORT Edurds Zarins, 30, a Latvian sub- ject was charged before Mr. 8. F. Balfour at the Central Court yes- terday with entering the Colony without a valid passport..at the be- į ginning of April.

Jackets from the ground floor of No 5, Peel Street.

Sub-Inspector Sabey prosecuted and said that the defendant was seen with the jackets which he ad-

from mitted stealing

"the" said address. Defendant was sentenced to one month.

SOLICITING CHARGE Chuen Kam, 32, unemployed was sentenced to three months by M S. F. Balfour at the Central Court yesterday, for accosting in the street for ah immoral purpose.

'Inspector Logan said that the de- fendant accusted two corporals of the Military Police and had made them. an immoral suggestion to He Was arrested in Gloucester Road.

COUNTERFEITTS

Lee wa Kwan (23) brush maker Det. Sergt. Russell said that the of No. 268 Reclamation street, Yau- defendant said that he had another mati, and Lee Che (54) tobaccU passport on his ship. He was a leeller of the sanie address were re- on charges relating to seaman on board the s.s. Dage and manded had missed the ship in Saigon. He counterfeit ten cent pieces till this had stowed away to Manila and afternoon, when they appeared be- thence to Hong Kong where he fore Mr. Q. A. A. Macfadyen at the Magistracy yesterday, hoped to find a job on a ship here. Kowloon

The case was remanded until Inspector A. H. Eiston appeared for Saturday for further enquiries. the prosecution," whlist Mr. G. S.

Hugn-Jones represented the cused,

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HEROIN PILLS Chin YI, was fined $1,500 or eight month in default for the posses- sion of 3.000 heroin' pills at the Youmati Ferry whart, by Mr. 8. F. Balfour at the Central Court yes- terday. Sub-Inspector Sabcy pro- secuter.

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Lee Wai Kwan was additionally charged with uttering six counter- felt ten cent pieces. Lee Che, own1– er at No. 208 Retlamation Street was also charged with possession of a forged Hong Kong Government $1 note.

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