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DEFRAUDED

Series Of Thefts From Shops

EMPLOYEES SENT TO PRISON

Two

by employed brothers Fohomuli Brothers, 99C. Wyndham Street being hard up, "took the advantage of defrauding the com- pany of various goods, given in

their charge. Knowing that no

receipt would be asked for they did not deliver the goods. They also removed stamps from a num- ber of letters and sold them to people at West Point.

The men, Lam Ngan. 18, shop foki, and Lam Ping Lung, 19, shop fok, were charged before Mr. K. Keen at the Central Magistracy yesterday.

Det.-Sergt. J. Bentley stated that on Wednesday at 8 p.m. he was called in by Mr. Nagarai, assistant manager of the Arm. Enquiries were made and it was found that the second defendant. had not paid the electric light bill (833,75), and that the electric com- pany had threatened to cut the prires.

The first defendant admitted taking the silk goods, and took the police to the fifth floor of China Building, where the material was found, and also a number of lecters with the stamps erased.

Both defendants were employed for the last 14 months. The goods were valued to 133.

First defendarit was sentenced to three months hard labour and second defendant to two, and a half months.

ANOTHER CASE

Lau Tong, 22, salesman, Was brought before Mr. K. Keen at the Central Magistracy, yesterday, for larceny of five pairs of silk stock- ings, 2 yards of Shantung silk, four yards of artificial silk and two pieces of mixed crepe, September 14.

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The complainant was Mr. Nanik, manager of Messrs. Chelleram, 8 Pedder Street, ground floor.

Det. Sergt. Bentley prosecuted. Defendant was sentenced to one month's hard labour,

HEROIN PILLS CASE

Further Evidence Recorded

Further evidence was heard by Mr, K. Keen at the Central Magis- tracy yesterday afternoon, in the case in which five Chinese women and man were charged with the possession of a large quantity of heroin pills at 99c. Leighton Hill Road, first floor. The hearing was adjourned.

Mr. H. A. Taylor, Government Monopoly Analyst, gave evidence of the raid, and stated that he found pink stains on the hands of four of the defendants.

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MONEY STOLEN Leung Hee. 32, appeared before Mr. K. Keen at the Central Police Court yesterday, charged with the larceny of 61 cents at Bonham Strand East, near Queen's Road Central and possession of a razor blade an instrument At for unlaw-

Ho Stu Shek. 20. unemployed. and Ho Stu Lum. 21, unemployed were charged before Mr. W. Scho" field at the Central Magistracy yes-ful purpose. terday afternoon, for assault ön

Prosecuting. Inspector W. Mair Chan San Cheung, cook, employed said that "about 11.55 a.m. on at 46. Stubbs Road, oh September Thursday, a district watchman was 17 at 11.45 pm, and the larceny on duty in Queen's Road Central, of $3.80 from the complainant. near Bonham Strand, where a fatal Both defendants pleaded guilty accident had attracted Tarta to the first charge," while first de-crowd. The watchman saw the fendant pleaded not guilty to the defendant peeping into the pockets second charge.

of the onlookers, and cut the com- plainant's pocket with The defendant then turned away. and was arrested. The complain- ant was unaware of the theft.

a

razor.

Inspector A. E, Carey stated that the first defendant was employed at 46 Stubbs Road.. On July 17. Keung Kee employed as a coolie was caught pilfering and was re-" The defendant was sentericed to posted to the master and was dis-three months' hard labour or the missed.

Before leaving threats arst offence and fined $50 or one were used against the complainant

ол imprisonment warning him to be careful

Later the complainant went to town to try and find another coolle. which he did, and return- ed about 11.45 p.m. They met two men, one of whom was the first defendant, who shone a torch and sald "search." The complainant discovered they were not police officers when the Arst defendant put his arms around him. Holding complainant's neck down. defen- dant took $3.80 from his pocket and a wrist watch

Others then beat the complain- ant. They took him to the side of the road and dropped him about 12 feet down and then ran away.

The coolle who had accompanied the complainant ran away, but was stopped by another man who told him that nothing was wrong sa they were "paying off a grudge.”

The complainant did not report September 18, the Arst defendant until the following morning. On

was

Spring Gar- den Lane, and on information received the second defendant was arrested.

arrested in

On the September 22 the com- plainant attended an identifica- tion parade held at No. 2 Police Station where he pointed out the first defendant.

Both defendants were sentenced six months hard labour on the first charge and on the second charge the first defendant was sentenced to a further six months' hard labour, while the second de- fendant was ordered to be banish- ed from the Colony.

ILLICIT STILL

Found In Working Order

Leung Ko. unemployed, of 189, Pelho Street, third floor, was found Bulty of unlawfully operating a still, and for the possession of ap- paratus for the distilling and fer- menting of dutiable liquor, before Mr. Macfadyen at the Kowloon Magistracy yesterday.

A da Bilva was for the defence.

With regard to the third, and sixth defendants, Mr. Silva sub-tering the premises. mitted there was no case against them, to which Mr. Abbott re- plied that juries had found persons guilty of possession of dangerous drugs, on the ground that they were found on the premises whe- ther they took part or not in the manufacturing of pilla.

Revenue Officer Stephens, sald that he had great difficulty in en-

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At this stage the hearing was adjourned.

OPIUM DIVAN

Lau Tong, unemployed. Wang Yee, married woman and Wang Hei, all of 10. Pah Tal Street, ap peared Mr. E. Himsworth at the Kowloon Magistracy yesterday on charges of keeping an opium divan, and the possession of opium and heroin. The case was remanded for four days. Ball of $1,000 each was allowed.

HANDBAG THEFT

mantling the apparatus and there

Defendant was in the act of a15--

could have been 100 gallons of wine made from the material found there. The dally output was about six gallons.

The defendant was fined $85, DE, in default, seven

weeks' labour,

hard

APPLICATION FOR RE-HEARING

who was discharged at the Kow- Chan Lal Wo, the school teacher loon Magistracy last week when he carnal knowledge of a young Chi-,, appeared on a charge of having nese girl, was the subject of dis- cussion before Mr, Macfadyen yes terday when Mr. Hin Shing Lo, instructed by Mr. E. S. C. Brooks. gave notice of a re-hearing.

Mr. Leo D'Almada, Sr., appeared for the defence, pe

The application was adjourned

JEAN BATTEN S FLIGHT

Shek Chan Chuen, unemployed; was charged before the Kowloon for a week. Magistrate yesterday with the theft of a handbag from a car parked in Granville Road near Nathan Road on Thursday. The complainant was Mrs. C. Mose, of 147, Waterloo Road. The bag con- tained two pairs of spectacles, two gold pencils, a fountain pen and $20. The defendant was sentenced to a fire of $50 with the alternative

of six weeks' hard labour.

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