1936-10-07 — Page 7

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FALSE

PRETENCES Army Deserters Bound Over

MEAL WITHOUT

PAYMENT

Two deserters from the 154th

Cantonese Army were brought be fore Mr. Macfadyen at the Kowloon

Court yesterday, for obtaining food by false pretences from a stall la Argyle Street.

The defendants were Mak Yau, 25. To Wa Man, 26, both unem- ployed.

Det-Sergt. Davis stated that the defendants were descrters from the Cantonese Army, and were non- combatant ammunition carriera. They deserted because their pay was in arrears.

The defendants had a meal at the stall, and when the stall holder asked for the money. they said that they had a friend in Bulkeley Street, and that he would pay for them. The defendants said that when they could locate him he would make arrangements for their return to the country. The friend was not been found. It was a long time since they last saw him.

The defendants came from Lim Chan to Kong Mun where they ob- lained free passage to Hong Kong.

They were each bound over and will be sent back to Canton.

JAPANESE FINED

Rickshaw Incident In Wanchai

VEHICLE DAMAGED

Baba

Hatsutaro, 40-year-old Japanese laundryman, residing at 170, Wanchal Road ground floor appeared at the Central Magis- racy before W. Schofield verter- day, on three charges.

The first charge was that he had failed to pay for

rickshaw hure: the second that he damaged the vehicle; and third, that he be- haved in a disorderly manner at the Wanchal police station by shouting and "jumping out of the prisoner's dock.

Szt. J. Galvin defendant engaged

said that the the rickshaw

at Jaffe Road near Lockhart Road at 1 a.m., on Monday,

Arriving at Wanchal Road, near Mallory Street, defendant told the coolle that he was drunk, so hẹ

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It was then that defendant struck complainant on the head, and grabbed his neck.

He was allowed to ride in the rickshaw then, and was taken to the police station, where he tore the number plate from

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EMBEZZLEMENT

CHARGES

Shop Employee Gaoled

Pun Ship Tong. 51, foki was brought before Mr. E. Himsworth at the Kowloon Police Court yes-

terday, charged with the embezzle ment of $20 from Chung Tung Chau, married woman, 890, Canton Road, received by him on account of the complainant.

An amended charge alleging the embezzlement of $785.95, was added.

Det-Sergt. J. Hunter stated that between January 13 to September 25, the defendant received from 10 different shops payments of money which he did, not enter in the book, and never mentioned anything to the complainant when he returned to the shop.

When the complainant asked for the money. the defendant sald that the shops had bad business and could not pay.

Being in need of money for the

Moon Cake festival, she telephoned" various shops that had not paid their bills and was told that the defendant had collected the money.

The defendant was arrested in

Foo Kong Road, Kowloon City on September 27.

The defendant was sentenced to three months' hard labour.

ASSAULT IN STREET

Aggressor Is

Bound Over

At the Central Magistracy yes- terday before Mr. S. F. Balfour, Lai Po, was the defendant on an as- sault charge against Tsul Shing Tai, of 9, Queen Victoria Street.

This was z counter-summons. said that as he Was Tsui alighting from a tram when the defendant bumped against him, and struck him. Defendant then struck him with a broom, causing an injury to his eye.

Sui added that defendant was formerly his partner, but, after a conference with others, Lai was dismissed.

Ever since that time, defendant bad borne a grudge against him. Dr. F. Bunje deposed to examin- ing the complainant and finding a wound in his left eye.

Mr. Balfour bound over defend- ant on a personal bond of $100, and ordered the, defendant to pay $26 to complainant as amends.

ASSAULT SUMMONS

Li Shut, of 10, Sal On Street, first floor, was the defendant yea- terday at the Central Magistracy before Mr. W. Schoßeld on a sum- mons brought by Au Yeung Sing, # of 23, Fuk Wing Streek, third floor. In reply to, the charges defen- Complainant alleged that 01 dant alleged his purse had been | September 20, Li Shut, while driv- stolen from him by the rickshawing a lorry failed to keep to his coolle, so he could not pay him. own side of the road near Aber-

He added that he did not dam- deen. age the rickshaw, nor did he mis- behave at the police stadion.

The case was remanded until October 8 at 11.45 a.m.

Ball was allowed at $100.

OPIUM FOUND ON JUNK

Master Heavily Fined

Leung Shut Ho, master of a fish- ing boat, was charged before Mr. W. Schofield at the Central Magis- tracy yesterday for the possession of opium.

Sub.-Insp. J. Dredge said that on October 5 at 9 am, he received information to watch for "a junk entering Hong Kong at Tin Wan, near Island Road.

He boarded a flabing junk and found in the centre hold four large and three small tins of opium, with a large quantity of raw oplum wrapped in cloth.

Defendant stated that he did not know what were the goods stored on his boat.

Appearing for the defendant, Mr. D. Brittain Evans said that as the case might be acrimonious, and that it would probably take some time, he would ask for an adjournment.

The hearing was adjourned to October 13 at 2.30 p.m.

THEFT FROM JUNK

Two junkmen were charged be- fore Mr. Macfadyen, at the Kow- loon Court yesterday, for stealing trom a junk, between September 12 and 27, an iron anchor, a'canvas sheet, two cannons and 21 cattles of gunpowder from Tam Wan, master of the junk.

The junk was anchored at Yau- mati Typhoon shelter.

Det-Bergt. Davis prosecuted. The "defendants were each fined $10 with the alternative of one month's hard labour.

OPIUM DIVAN

Charged with keeping an opium divan on the first floor on No. 61 Sha Po Roud, and the possession of illicit opium, Yeung Chung, 40, unemployed residing at No. 61 Sha Po Road, Arst floor, appeared be- fore Mr. Macfadyen at Kowloon Court yesterday.

Mr. Schofield fined defendant $3,000 or six months on two char- ges, and sentenced him to six Det-Bergt. MacPherson, pro~ months hard labour in addition, secuted and stated that on enter- An application for the confsca-ing the fat he found six pipes, six tion of the opium and the junk lamps and 17 persona. was made by A. L. Dredge, and i The defendant was fined $60 or was granted.

three months hard labour

HOUSE BOY'S LAPSE

Stole Provisions From Master

Apparently nal satisfied with having a good job..with quarters supplied, the Chinese house "boy". employed by Mr. Sharp, residing at 260. Prince Edward Road, brought before Mr. Mactanyen at the Kowloon Magistracy yesterday, for the larceny between July 1 and October 2. of a quantity of provisions.

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The defendant had been work-

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