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OFFENDERS IN Around the Courts

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· CONVICTIONS REGISTERED

CHILD ENTICED AWAY

EMBEZZLER SENTENCED

A further week's formal remand Appearing on remand before Mr. was granted by Mr. E. Himsworth S. F. Balfour, at the Central Ma- at the Kowloon Magistracy yester-gistracy yesterday, Ng Fil-lan, 21. day in the case in which ar earth a clerk formerly employed at the coolie. Lau Nam, 30, 18 charged Franklin Laboratory, was sentenc- with

enticing; a child named ed to alx weeks hard labour on a Yeung S.k-ping, aged 8 years charge of embezzlement of $100 with intent to deprive the father from his employers Defendant Yeung Shek of his child at Au was remanded from last week to Piu. Lung on May 4. Inspector A. find a surety, but was unable to M. Elston said the police were de se. The complainant was Mr. making efforts to locate the Glen Allen. Detective Sergeant

Mann prosecuted,

Before Mr. W. Schofield at the Central Magistracy yesterday. Cheung Kam-ming, 38: Lau Hung, 38 and Lo Shing were charged with possession. of dangerous drugs at No. 470 Lockhart Road. third floor, and Ip Ping. 30. Chau Tak, 56, and Lf" Ho, a widow, 71 years of age. with possession of child. dangerous drugs at No. 1 Hysan Avenue, third floor.

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CONFISCATION ORDER

POTS OF PALMS All defendants .were formally remanded for one week ball of "There have been quite a num- On the application of Sergt. G.

Ber of $2.500 each was allowed

these thefts recently." Shevkopilass, Mr. Balfour at the At yesterday's sitting. Revenue stated Det-Sergt. Guild at the Central Magistracy yesterday Officer Grimmitt appeared for the Central Police Court yesterday granted an order for the confisca prosecution and Intimated that when Lal Chuen, 29, and LI Chollon of 240 lbs. of sugar found on

both Curey 37,

unemployed. pleaded board the steamer Seistan with- guilty before Mr. Balfour to steal-out an apparent owner and un- ing two pots of palms from a flat manifested. in May Road. First defendant was arrested in Pattinger Street near Wellington Street carrying the plants and took the detectives to The and the second defendants plants had apparently been torn from the pots.

Two weeks' labour each was imposed.,

Detective Inspector A.E would be prosecuting the care at the next hearing.

Mr. S. Ng Qulan represented Cheung Kam-ming and Lo Shing.

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Wong Han. unemployed Was charged before Mr. S. F. Balfour at the Central Magistracy yester- day on three counts of keeping an oplum divan at No. 2 Gilman Street. second floor, possession of 1,8 taels of oplum and possession of 750 heroin pills. He was con- victed and fined $450 or in default three months' hard labour. Wong Kiu, an employee of the Ng Yeung restaurant, who was also charged, was convicted on the last charge. and fined $300. In default; three months' hard labour.

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BOUND OVER

Pun Yuen, 21, unemployed, who stole

an, oplum pipe from 554 Queen's Road West, was bound over when he pleaded guilty be- fore Mr. Balfour at the Central Magistracy yesterday. Det-Sergt.

D. Mann stated that at 10 pm on June 7 the defendant went to the complainant's house and asked for some oplum and was refused. When the latter's back was turned he stole an oplum pipe from the bed.

BANISHEES

EVADING. PAYMENT Cheung Wah. 20, unemployed. and a juvenile appeared before Mr. Balfour at the Central Magistracy yesterday charged with attempting to travel on the Yauma ferry launch Man Tak without paying their fares. The juvenile pleaded that he did not have enough Three unemployed Appearing for the defendants. money. Ticket Inspector Black Mr. C. Ya Kwan pleaded guilty on stated that just as the vessel was behalf of the first defendant" and about to leave they jumped from not guilty for the second.

the wharf to the ferry. This was Revenue Officer Grimmitt pro-a common practice, especially with secuted. He stated that the ad-young newspaper hawkers. The dress was raided by Revenue OM- accused were remanded until to ter Ward and a party of revenus day for enquiries. The youth is officers at 9.30 am. on June to appear in the Juvenile Court There were several smokers on the wah was remanded in custody. floor, who stated they bought their opium and pills from the first de- fendant. Second defendant Was seen to open a drawer and at- tempt to take a packet of plis.

fine of $2,000 or in default

A eight months' hard labour was im-

posed by Mr. S. F. Balfour at the Central Magistracy yesterday on L. So. 21 unemployed," who was convicted on a charge of posses- ston of 180 taels of raw oplum.

Defendant was arrested in Con-

naught Road West. The "oplum was hidden under some metal ft tings in a basket. Defendant was described as a professional smug- gler, having shops in Macao and Hong Kong.

POLICEMAN'S COMPLICITY IN CRIME

SHANTUNG CONSTABLE'S LAPSE

A police constable of the Po- lice Training School Mong Kok yesterday faced Mr. Q. A. A. Macfadyen at the Kowloon Ma- gistracy on serious charges re- lating to a theft of a sale, money and jewellery, breach of discipline as an officer of the law, and larceny by pubile servant.

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MUI-TSAI Hau Kam-ol, 47 married WO- man, residing at Nos. 187-159 Queen's Road West, second floor,

men who

pleaded guilty before Mr. S. F. Balfour, at the Central Magistracy yesterday, to having returned from banishment before the expiration of their terms were sentenced to varying terms of imprisonment. Chiu Yau, 48 years, was sentenced to twelve months" hard labour and Ng Sau-lam, aged 22 years, and Li Hung alias Lt On 22 years, were each sentenced to nine months' hard labour. They were arrested in the Central district.

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appeared before Mr. W. Schofield, For keeping at the Central Magistracy yester-second door of 6 Tun Woo Lane, keeping three unregistered mui- fined $36, day, charged on three counts of a widow, Luk Fook-cho, 35, was or, in default, three tais Li Ki, aged 16 years, Lau Ming, weeks' imprisonment by Mr. Bal- the Central Magistracy aged nine years, and Cheung Kwai-four at lan, aged 14 years. Mr. F. Lyesterday. On a similar charge Zimmern appeared on behalf of de- relating to the first Boox of 188 fendant and asked for a week's Wellington Street, Chan Sam. 33. formal remand, which was grant- was absent and her ball of $30 was ed. Defendant was allowed ball in estreated. $750.

DOG'S OWNERSHIPS NOT PROVED

SUMMONS DISMISSED

Mr. B. D. Evans of the Royal Observatory, Kowloon was yester-

-day

summoned before Mr. E. Elmsworth with allowing a black scach terrier dog abroad in Chatham Road near Carnarvon Rd. without a muzzle at 9.30 a.m. on May 21. Mr. Evans pleaded "not guilty."

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BAG SNATCHING

EPIDEMIC

BIRCHING ORDERED

"There seems to be an epide- mic of this type of theit" şaid Mic. E. Himsworth at the Kow- loon Magistracy yesterday in sentencing Lani Hung. 18, Hong Kong born boy to two months' imprisonment for stealing a handbag from married woman in Soy Street .. near Pak Ho Street, Shamshui- po on Monday, Accused was also ordered to receive 12 strokes of the birch.

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He ran

Detective Sergeant Éllis said that the complainant Ho Yin Fan, was walking along the road when de- fendant came up from behind and snatched her bag away. down Soy Street and along Yuen Po Hung Street, towards Shan Tung Street. A witness named Mok Yu San saw the accused being pursued by complainant, and Join- ed in the chase. Accused was finally arrested in Shan Tung Street, where the bag containing $86.55 was found intact.

The Magistrate (to accused): You have been here long enough to know that we do not allow this sort of thing.

"There seems to be an epidemic of this type of theft." said the

Magistrate in imposing sentence as

stated above. Mr. Mak Yu Ban was congratulated for his work in

Sub-Inspector T. Karresting the accused, Whelan prosecuted.

ROBBERY AND PIRACY

CASES REMANDED

Intimation was given by the prosecution yesterday at the Kowloon Magistracy that two further arrests had been made by the police in connection with an armed robbery on board junk No, T5903H, when 30 sacks of rice and two sacks of yellow beans amongst a quan- tity of clothing were stolen on May 29 in the vicinity of Sau Shi Mun.

Two men already apprehended dog from Chatham Road pear for the alleged, complicity in the Carnarvon Road, along Granville robbery, Tang Cheung, 31, umem- The accused Chang Wen Yu, 26, Road, to Nathan Road, then "upployed seaman, and Lau Mun, 47, police constable No. N. 205, of the the Observatory Path. A European unemployed seaman, were brought Police Training School a native of lady led him from one house to before Mr. E. Himsworth and re- Wei Het Wel, Shantung, was re-another claiming that the dog did | manded for a week. manded till Friday.

H not belong to her. Another lady Detective Sergeant Davies In Detective Inspector A. H. Elston came to the door and toid him applying for the remand said that appeared for the prosecution. : to "get out." He reported the mat- an identification parade was being

It will be recalled that on Mon- ter to the Water Police.

held in connection with the latest The next day witness together arrestä. day Chan Chong 27, described na g cook of No. 34 Temple Street, se- with the Officer in Charge of The robbers were alleged to have cond floor and Wong Sang, 21, un-

Water Police Station and a Euro-been armed with revolvers, a rifle licensed; hawker of No. 76 Woo pean Sergeant went to, the Obser- and knives when they boarded the Sung Street, first floor were charg-vatory but the owner of the dog | junk and made off with their

could not be found. However wit- spoils." ness recognised the animal and pointed it out.

ed with the theft of a safe, money and jewellery from No. 640 Nathan Road on June 1

ANOTHER CASE

URBAN COUNCIL

Yesterday's Meeting

Only formal business was done at the fortnightly meet- ing of the Urban Council yes- terday when Mr. C; Changkin " took his seat

Mr. Champkin, who will all the place of Mr. L C. F. Bellamy while he is on leave, will also serve on the select committees for ceme- teries, wells and pools.

It was announced that as the date for the next meeting was the King's birthday, June 23. the meet- ing would be adjourned to June 25. Twelve applications for licences were retused en bloc.

Those present were:-

Mr. R. R. Todd (Chairman), DI," A. R. Wellington (Vice-Chairman). Mr. A. G. W. Tickle (Director of Public Works), Mr. W. J. Carrie (Secretary for Chinese Affairs), Mr. T H. King (Inspector General of Police), Mr. F. C. Hall, Dr. R. A de Castro Basto, Dr. Li Shu-fan, Mr. A. el Arcülli, Dr. 8. N. Chau. Mr. W. N. T. Tam, Mr., B. Wong Tape. Mr. C. Champkin. Mr, C. J.

Roe (Secretary) and Mr. Im Ping- Itseung (Assistant Secretary).

AVIATORS SAFE

Forced Down By "Dirty Weather**

Anxiety felt for the two Filipino Allers at their

non-appearance

at Hanoi yesterday was allayed when word was received from

been held up and forced down. finally, by bad weather and have now reached Hanoi,

A remanded chɛe was, continued before Mr. E Himsworth yesterday when Mrs. Berginia Baes Df No. 4 them to the effect. that they had Lion Road, through a Spanish in- terpreter corroborated evidence given the day before yesterday re- garding theft of her hand bag while she Was walking along Prince Edward Road,

Tang Shek, 27, the accused was sentenced to two months impri- sonment. Mr. D. Gifford who ar=' rested the accused was thanked by the Bench for his public spirited action.

CARELESS DRIVING

TAXI DRIVER FINED

summons

The two flera FA Arnaiz and J. Calvo left Hong Kong on Monday at about 10.30 a.m, and was ex- pected to cover the distance tö to Hanoi in about seven hours' time. Eight hours passed with- out word of their whereabouts and although Hanol waited there was; no sign of the aviators.

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Things were righted when message from them to the Philip- pines "Herald" cleared

the mystery.

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Pau Shing-ting, driver of taxi No. 110. was Ained $25 at the

when he admitted a Central Magistracy yesterday,

A quarter of a century ago brought against him for driving young Scots painter, Wille Smith, without due care and caution on

ladder in the cere- the Repulse Bay Road on May 29, monial banqueting hall of the City Defendant had a previous convic- Chambers in Glasgow and painted ton for speeding in 1933.

the magmiacent carvings on the appeared on behalf of the Pollee.

Traffic Inspector C. F. Alexander | ceiling.

To-day that same man, now the Trame Sergt. M. Clark stated Hon. W. Forgan Smith, Premier " PIRACY CASE REMANDED

that Inspector Alexander, Bergt. of Queensland, stood in the same Mr. Evans submitted that it was

Fryer and himself were on flying Chambers and received the free- extremely difficult for the coned in connection with the piracy a left, hand bend absolutely on the

Chan Fat, 30, unemployed charg-squad patrol. The defendant took dom of the city of Glasgow. stable to have kept the dog in on board an unlicensed junk in wrong side of the road at a speed

WORKED HIS WAY UP sight for a distance of about a British Waters outside Lyeemun of between 35 and 40 miles an The contents of the safe were quarter of a mile. There was

Later in the same banqueting said to include: $30 in Hong Kong dog owned by some people who 48 hours a

Pass on May 31, was remanded for hour.

hall he was entertained by the currency, a pair of gold bangles, realded on the east side of the hill. Det. Sergt. Davies for the prosecu- that he and his companions saw

the application of Continuing witness remarked Lord Provost and Corporat.on two gold rings, two pairs of gold which was similar to

In the Intervening twenty-five earrings, eight child's gold mount The constable could easily have made an appearance before Mr. E.

his dog. tion. Three men have already defendant through the trees be- years Mr. Smith had gone to Aus- ed bangles and two silver Hong | mistaken one animal for

fore he approached the bend and if tralia and gradually worked his the Himsworth on a Kong dollars, the property of Tong other. Since defendant's last ap- and the fourth will be tried to would have been a collision."

similar charge they had been at the corner, there way up until, four years ago, he became Premier of the State of Yuk. Sing.

Queensland.

Yesterday the Shantung "con- stable faced a similar charge of theft with these two men and "others not in custody."

Charge No. 2 against the con- stable was larceny by public ser- vant "being a police constable in the Hong Kong Police Force dild steal," while the final charge re- lated to breach of discipline for neglecting his duty by leaving hi post without authority."

The three accused will appear together on Friday morning.

pearance before the court on a simular summons, he had given strict orders for his dog to be muzzled during daylight hours,

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But he had not forgotten that earlier experience, for in his reply. to the toast to himself he recall- ed his days as a painter,

For falling to report an accident, Ip Lol-lee, driver of car No. 1251, In answer to the Bench, Mr. | evidence

was fined $15. Evans could not say whether his animals to be weak. The only Traffic Sergeant G. Youe stated

"One thing I can, tell you, if you animal was muzzled on the day in evidence before the court was that the car collided with car No. are. Interested in the gold stan- question, but he was "fairly con- that an animal" was seen to go 2551 at the junction of Pottinger dard." he said. "The gold on that fident" that it was.'

up Observatory Path, whose owner-Street and Des Voeux Road Cen-figure you see up above is genuine ship had not been indisputably tral causing slight damage to both double gilt. I know. for I put it established.

there."

In diamissing the summons, the Magistrate said that he held the

i mudguards,