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FIRST VISIT TO -FRENCH CONVENT

Lady Caldecott Impressed

A CORDIAL WELCOME

Paying her arst visit to the St. Paul's Institution French Convent Causeway Bay, yesterday morning, Lady Caldecott, wife of His Excel- leney the Governor, är Andrew Caldecott was heartily, rece.ved by the whole school body, and was escorted over the school by the Mother Superior and Sister Beat- rice.

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A guard of honour was provid- ed by the 7th Company of Hons Kong Girl Guides."

Two girls-Barbara Day, dressed as Brittania, with a shield bearing the Unloh Jack, and dressed in a white gown draped with another British flag. and Freda Salmon. representing France, in a flowing white dress draped with a French flag, and with another, French flag In her hand-led the procession. accompanied by several flower girls.

DOG TO BE KEPT | UNDER CONTROL

ANIMAL AND. RESENTMENT

Mr. Burgess delivered judgment a: the Central Court yesterday in the case wherein Mr. C. C. Roberts was summoned for allowing his dog, a black chow, to be without proper control so as to be danger-

015.

Mr. M. J. Abbott. Crown Soliel- tor was for the prosecution, Mr. H. 8. V. Mossop appeared for the defence.

STOLE FROM FRIEND'S HOUSE

OCCUPANTS BUSY AT CARDS

How a woman was victimised of a wrist, watch and a gold ring during a game of mah jong was related to Mr. Q. A A Mac- fadyen at the Kowloon Magis- tracy yesterday when Chan Tun, 25. spinster of No. 182 Temple Street, third floor, was charged with larceny of a lady's silver wrist watch and a lady's gold and fade ring from No. 852 Canton Road

Mr. Burgess said that it was un-second figor. reasonable to think that the dog Detective Sergeant J. Hunter had harboured resentment for 2said that Chan visited the house years. Had the provocation. been | of a married woman. Suen Fong the dog bit the postman then His fat while a game of mah Jong was proved to have taken place before in Canton Road, and entered the

Worship would have been inclined in progress. She stayed a while and then left. When Suen 'went to her cubicle she found that her watch and ring were missing. She however, did not report the matter to the police.

accept that plea. Having been attacked more than one: the post- part was justified in using a cer- tain degree of violence in his self defence. There was no evidence to show that excessive violence had been used.

The postman was a regular visi- tor to the house and therefore the dog had ample opportunity of be- coming used to him, had it been amenable. The postman was en- As soon as Lady Caldecott, the titled to a full measure of protec- Mother Superior and Sister Beat- tion as he had been bitten twice. #ice, and the two escorts were and the dog was therefore found seated, a plano duet was rendered to be dangerous within the mean- by Margery Tan and Paula Hol-ing of the ordinance. lands, while the members of the Convent stood facing the visiting

party.

ADDRESS OF WELCOME

Had the mitigating circumstan ces of the defence been disproved then, he The Magistrate) would have had no hesitation in ordering Its destroyal. of

A nicely worded Address Welcome was read out by Freda Salmon and this address which was prepared on the form of a large coloured booklet was pre- sented to Lady Caldecott at her departure.

Lady Caldecott and her escorts were then shown over the chapel. after which refreshments Were served. Flling out through the

Detective No. 157 received in formation as a result of which Chan was arrested. The watch was recovered from No. 11 Parke Street.

Accused said that she had sold the ring to a goldsmith's shop in Hong Kong. the name of which she could not recall. The watch was valued at $10 and the ring $4.

Sentence of three weeks' impri- sonment was imposed, Chan was ordered to pay $i compensation to complainant for the ring, failing which she was to serve a further

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His Worship then added that if ATTACK ON TAXI

there were any further complaint about the dog then he would or- der it to be destroyed.

An order was made to keep the dog under proper control.

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beautiful grounds of the Convent. ROBBER IS AGAIN

Lady Caldecott passed the flags fly- ing from the balcony of one of the cluss-room buildings. and was later, photographed with the two Sisters, Barbara Day, Freda Sal- mon, the flower girls who had pre- sented her, with a beautiful basket of flowers, and the two escorts.

Lady Caldecott was given the Scout salute on her way out. and expressed her appreciation of all she had seen and her desire to make another visit soon.

STRUGGLE WITH

A SNATCHER

A Lady's Experience

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CULPRIT GAOLED

A man who stole a handbag from Miss B. Palomique, of No. 8 Bowring Street. in Nathan Road, and was arrested in West Point

charged on remand betare Mr. - QALA. Macfadyen at the Kowloon Magistracy yesterday.

District watchman No. Dit was explained, noticed.

REMANDED

CRIME RECALLED

Yu Wu To, 22, unemployed was further remanded for a week at the Kowloon Magistracy yesterday when he appeared before Mr. Q. A. A. Macfadyen charged with robbery "with others not in cus- tody of money totalling nearly $150 and Jewellery from four wo- men residing at No. 178 La.chikok Road.

Detective Sergeant C. H. Good- win appeared for the prosecution. The robbery is stated to have taken place on January 9 last, when Yu and his accomplices were armed with khives.

ANOTHER, CASE Charged with participation in an armed robbery on board an unli- censed Junk off Tung Lung Island on May 31, six, men appeared, be- fore Mr. E. Himsworth at

the Kowloon Magistracy yesterday.

The accused were: Tsang Yau. Li Chol, THERE Chun-kwong Chang. Fat, Lai Ping and Chan Cruen.

AN ILLICIT DISTILLERY

They were alleged to have used revolvers, and knives and robbed the accused the master. Chu Tam-shing. of carrying a white bag under hs 20 tins of kerosene, 10 cases of Jacket, the corner of which was matches, four bags of sugar and protruding. He questioned the a quantity of cloth and clothing. man who said that he had obtain en the bag in Canton, Not satis- fled with this explanation, the" watchman took the accused to No. 7. Police Station, West Point where he was detained. A report made in the meanwhile by Miss Palomi- que to the Yaumati Folice Station was circulated and the bag was found to tally with the circulat- ca description. Defendant was searched and all the property

the exception of thirteen cents, which he spent was found an him.

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Kok Road, ground floor, possession of dutiable wine and possession of distilling wine:

DRIVER RECALLED

Soldiers On Serious Charges

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Around the Courts

The case which is one for com- SOLICITING, FOR PROSTITUTION found the defendant there with mittal, was remanded formally for a week.

Lee Yee, aged 33, was charged, cuts on his feet and eye. It was before Mr. W, Schofield at the alleged that the defendant had According to reports of affair already published. Leungiting for prostitution in Fenwick len.

theCentral Court yesterday with so, climbed up the pipe and bad fal was alleged to have been knocked street. " unconscious and, gagged. He was robbed of $11 in money, an elec- tric torch, & wrist watch and a whistle, to the total value of $21.00, after he had driven the three soldiers out to Lai Chi Kok

When he recovered consciousness he went to the Lai Chi Kok Prison and communicated with the Sham- shuipo Police Station. The three soldiers were arrested later.

KOWLOON THEFTS TRACED

Defendant said that she offered the complainant another girl and not herself.

Sub-Inspector MacDonald stated that there was a lot of this sort asked for a heavy penalty." of thing going on in Wanchal and

Defendant was fined $75 or six weeks,

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AMERICAN CHARGED WITH ASSAULT

A. G. Phipps, aged 30, a cook of the s.s. Tulsa, was summoned be- fore Mr. W. Schofield at the Cen- tral Court yesterday for assaulting Leung Kam Shing, 44, of the Hop Shing Road.

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Defendant stated that he did not

MODES OF PILFERING remember anything.

RELATED IN COURT

The hearing of the case was fix ed for July 13 at 11.30. Ball was allowed in $150.

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Det-Sergt. Riddell said that a detective went to the door and

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OBSTRUCTING AN OFFICER Chu" Siu Ting, 20, appeared be- Lore Mr. Burgess at the Central Court yesterday charged with ob structing a police officer in the ex- ecution of his duty at Queen Vic- toria Street.

P. C. Territt, was the complain- ant, and stated that the defendant ran" on ahead of him and warned some hawkers of his approach.

Defendant stated that he went to catch a tram.

Mr. Burgess remarked that the evidence was very slight and im- posed a fine of $5 or two weeks.

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A case of attempted, larceny was mentioned before Mr. Q. A. A Mac when Liu Kwong 36, unemployed fadyen at the Kowloon Magistracy

was charged with attempting to steal $50 belonging to "Wong Fun Lam, at Shamshuipo on July 5. A second charge relating to attempt- ed theft of $5 belonging to Wa Sum, master of the Lee Kiu Man Cigarette Shop, at Canton Road on

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The case was remanded till Fri- day, 2.30 p.m.

WOMAN CHARGED Theft of 30 electric switches from

two different addresses in Nathan] Three persons found on premises Road, led to the appearance before LOITEREE BOUND OVER with an illelt distillery were Mr. Q. A. A. Macfadyen at the

Charged with loitering on the brought up before Mr. Q. A. A Kowloon Magistracy, yesterday of third floor

of No. 103, Belcher Macfadyen at the Kowloon Magis Chan Ki, alias Chan Choa charged Street on July 5, Kwok Cheung ap- tracy yesterday. The Accused with larceny. Sixteen. of the peared before Mr. W. Schofield at.June 20, was also preferred against were: Chan Ho, 35, married wo-switches were alleged to have been the Central Court yesterday and accused.. The snatching, said Inspector R. man. Chan Ching, 21, unemployed taken from No. 226c, first floor and was bound over in a bond of $100 Shannon (prosecuting) took place and Li Cheuk Wah. 34, unemploy-14 from 226, second floor. From and ordered to be sent back to for the prosecution in Nathan Road which was deed, who were charged on three the latter premises a key was also the country. serted at the time Accused rode counts, of possession of ferment- stolen. np from behind on a bicycle and Ing material at Na

tNb. 202 Lai Chi Additional charges of loitering at dismounted. He snatched the bag

No: 218 Nathan Road. possession of away and remounted his machine.

instruments at for an unlawful Miss Palomique struggled with the

purpose and attempted larceny at man, and he fell off his cycle. She Revenue, Officer Major prosecut the same address on July 5 was driver and two keys one of which however, was unable to hold on to ing said, that in the rear of the also preferred againat Chan The belonged to a cupboard in 228c. him and he ran away leaving his foouse, a hot still and wine were larcentes from 226 and 226c Nathan Chan's mode of entering the machine behind. Later the ac-discovered. The woman claimed | Road wife stated, to have occurred flats, said Sub-Inspector Cunning- i cused was arrested In West Point that the plant belonged to her but on July 3,

ham was to go up the back stair- as related above.

enquiries showed that they actually Detective Bub-Inspector R. Cun- | way and remove the planes of glass Inspector Shannon: I am in- belonged to the master of the fat | ningboni (prosecuting) said that from the backdoor. He then had structed to ask Your Worship to who was not on the premises. The numerous complaints had been access into all four rooms. The take a serious view of this case as other two men were found in an received from Messrs. 8. J. David switches removed from two of the there has been quite a number of other cubicle.

and Co, regarding thefts from flats, were said by Chan to have at the Bailey Shipyard Mat Tau farcenles from persons reported Chan Ho pleaded "guilty" while their property during the past been sold to a marine hawker. Kok met with fatal injuries when recently. I have made enqui⋅ | Ching and Li dented knowledge of three or four mentas:-

They had not however, been re- he fell from a height while repair- ries at the Records Office and the distillery!-

On July 5 Chan was seen by an covered. intimated the prosecuting, ing a machine that had broken I and that he (defendant) has “R:"O, Májór said that he was amah on the stairway of No. 218 oficer.«

down; The unfortunate man broke been “banished" for the same prepared to accept their pleas, and she raised an alarm. He ran Sentence of three months im Beveral ribe, and although rushed offence.

more they were accordingly discharged down into Tai Sting Street, where prisonment was imposed on the nimediately to the Kowloon Hos- ***Sentence of alx months with The woman was remanded for 24 he was arrested by B. 498, On first three offences. Two charged pifal, he succumbed to his in- hard labour was imposed,

hours,

Chan's person were found a screw were withdrawa

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WORKMAN INJURED

Falls From Height While At Work

Lee Chiu, a workman employeź