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FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 1936.

TRUCK DRIVER EXONERATED

CLAIM AGAINST FILM

·

COMPANY

Sound Engineer Brings Action

“PREVENTED FROM EARNING

LIVING"

A sound recording engineer was the plaintiff before Mr. Jus tice Hayden in the Summary Court yesterday in an action brought against the Eastern Hollywood Film Company, No. 14 Lung Kang Road, Kow.oun City.

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Mr. G. S. Hugh Jones represented the plaintiff, Cecil Ng Wing Lee, whose claim was that on or about June 12, 1936, the defendant: detained and still detained from him the following It Alm magazines; two property:--Two Bell and Howell 400 Debrle 400 ft. film magazines and six Reflex camera slides. property was valued at $355.

The plaintiff further claimed that as a consequence of the de- from prevented tention he was pursuing his profession of sound recording engineer and earning f living thereby.

The plaintiff claimed the return

of the property and $845 dimages for detention and special damages

The defendants represented by Mr. D. McCallum, in their defence denied ever having the property and stated that the plaintiff was not prevented from pursuing his profession: They brought a coun- ter-claim for $264.90 (of which the plaintiff has paid $10.05) which Includes the cost of 5.400 ft. of Mim at $33.50 per 1,000 ft.

LOTTERY

The

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Big Haul By. Authorities

2.

Sand In Eve Causes Fatality

A verdict of "accidental death with no blame attached to the driver of the lorry", was return- ed by the jury on the inquest in- to the circumstances attending the death

Che Yan, 27, a′′ of Wah coolle. held yesterday at the Cen- tral Magistracy.

Mr. K. Keen sat as coroner and the jury was composed of Messrs. Lam Ming Fan, tforeman, R. M. Pereira and A. J. Manton.

On October 12. Leung Che, of 152. Fa Yuen Street, ground floor. was driving to the city from Re- pulse Bay with a load of coplles on his truck.

At a corner on Island Road, near kepulse Bay. he put his hand to his right eye when a grain of sand few against him. He immediately swerved to the right of the road, and with one hand on the wheel he swerved suddenly to the left with such force that he again struck the parapet of the bridge there.

The sudden' halt of the lorry threw Wan and the cther occu- pants off, but only one was fatally The others received jinjured.

minor injuries.

Dr. R. S. Begbie, of the Victoria Mortuary, testified. to examining

that and said

death deceased was due to a compound fracture of the skull and laceration of the brain.

For the possession of 352 pu pui

and tickets.

keeping a tottery gaming house, Kan Ying-tong, 28, unemployed, of No. 358 Portland Street was brought before Mr. E. Himsworth at the Kowloon Magis- fined and was tracy yesterday,

default, two months' in $100 or gaol. In addition accused was Aned $50 or a month's imprison-grapher, testified to taking photo-

ment for the second offence.

Mr. Hugh Jones, opening his case. stated that n the early part of June "this year. the plaintin

The sound recording en- who was a gineer, was introduced to the de- fendants by a certain Mr. Torres and negotiations took place where-

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defendant said that he Chul arrival from new Chow. He went to No. 352 Port- land Street, where a friend was

Mr. H. N. Moran, police, photo-

graphs of the lorry at the scene of the accident, which were pro- duced in court. --

Wan Li and Chui Liu, both in the truck with deceased, gave cor- roborative evidence of the fatal accident, and testifled to the

hand being driver's

suddenly

moved to his right eye.

Traffic Set. Appleton and Traf- ne Sgt. Clark also gave testimony on the facts of the case.

by it was arranged that the plain-staying. When the police came to raid the premises. my friend tia would act as sound recording

happened to be out." stated ac- engineer for the company. satisfactory test was made on June cused. "I did not know that the

place was a gambling house." 5 and after that a contract was

Revenue Officer Brown said that drawn up between the parties.

at 6.45 pm. on November 18, ne The contract provided that the defendants were to supply the film executed a gambling warrant, and for use in the camera and sound with the police, entered the rear and the cubicle: It was alleged that the recording apparatus

defendant was alone in the plaintif was to bear the costs of

cubicle, and was caught in the any films spoiled by defective re-

act

lottery of writting on the cording. The plaintiff was to re- célve $30 in advance. the balance tickets.

All the tickets. representing 3231 Kowloon. to he paid twenty days after.

in value, were confiscated.

Mr. Hugh Jones. continuing. said that the plaintiff was to work only the sound recording camera and any defects would refer only the working of that camera (0 and

to the photographic

camera.

WORK STARTED The ullowing day, sald Mr. Hugh Jones, plaintiff started work Three on a certain Chinese film. hundred feet of sound film were expended and it was a fact that these were undoubtedly damaged. There was a further "700 ft. shot on that day, 350 ft. of photo- AC- graphic and 350 ft. of sound. cording to the plaintiff these 700 ft were also damaged but not through any "fault of his

On June 7, a further 1,000 ft. of filmy were expended and they were satisfactory and the print was ao- cepted. On June a, the plaintif went again to Kowloon City were a further 500 ft of each camera were expended and ic was after this that the plaintiff brought the present claim.

THEFT OF CLOTHING

Cheng Ngan-ho. 24. a shop foki

Road 62 Canton

was of No. charged before Mr. Himsworth at the Kowloon Magistracy yesterday. for larceny of 59 pieces of cloth- ing, valued at $141.85 from Messrs Lal Yang, an embroidery company. The complainant was Cheng Muk- kan, an accountant and share- holder of the Arm.

COLONY'S HEALTH

Three cases of diphtheria, two from Victoria and the other from were notified by the Health authorities for the 24 hours ended November 18.

One case of typhoid from Aber- the deen was also contained in report.

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Detective Sergt. Haynes, of the Water Police C.I.D., who prosecuted stated that the accused wax em- ployed on a commission basis. took delivery of the goods in ques- tlon but failed to return to the shop. Later he was arrested by a Chinese detective.

Accused was bound over in a personal bond of $20 for one year.

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CABLES "SWEYONIS "

The engine specified by Colonel Lindbergh 'was the Menasco B.6s. the supercharged six-cylinder in- line engine which may yield a maximum of 20 h.p. The fitting Plaintiff stated that walle he

of this engine in the new 'aerd- was there, in his presence though

plane, known as the Mohawk not actually in his view, the arti-

coincides with an arrangement

are carried, and they may be dia- Sher Singh, 52, Indian pollee eles were removed by one of the

by the British firm to manufac convenient. The Mohawk is atted

and a charged successively by pressing guard No. 184. of No. 384 Fortland

electric starter servants of the defendant com-

ture the American engine under with an

an electric button. The machine Street was brought before Mr. E. papy. The object of taking them

ilcence. Plant for this purpose is wireless receiver. It has adjust-

trailing away Was to unload from the Wynne-Jones at the Kowloon

now being installed at the Read-able pedals instead of the familiaris fitted, like other Miles models.

with split flaps on the magazines films which had been Magistracy yesterday for maile-

ing works.

rudder bar, and has a head lamp

edge of the wing. The undercar- but is expended and which had to be de-ously wounding Jang Singh, with a

The machine was designed by for night landings set in the lead-

not retractable, riage is cooperation ing edge of the wing. One novel veloped. Repeated requests since chopper. Inspector. W. R. Chester

covered with fairings and wheel Woods asked for forty-eight hours Mr. P. G. Miles, in then" for their return had failed.

He with Colonel Lindbergh, who took plece of equipment is a device for

spats, tapered aft in streamlined to have Instruments, discharging parachute fares from In their defence, the defendants remand, which was granted.

form. The top speed is reported They said that he was instructed to op- pains

and levers set in the a compartment in the side of the brought a counter-claim.

to be nearly 200 miles an hour. Three of these flares places which he considered most fuselage, dented that they had ever depriv- pose bail as the complainant was switches. ed of the articles and that they seriously wounded on the face and were never in possession of them. The plaintiff, säld Mr. Hugh Jones. had been prevented from pursuing his profession for several months.

arms.

AMMUNITION POSSESSION

FILMS ALLEGED SPOILED The ground for the defendant's

Fung Yan. 31, unemployed was counter-claim was that they charged before Mr. E. I. Wynne- claimed that the plaintiff was Jones at the Kowloon Magistrucy responsible for the oss of some yesterday for the possession of six 5.400 feet of flm which were spoll rounds of ammunition on Novem- ed presumably by the plaintiff's ber 17." The case was remanded fault,

for twenty-four hours, on the sp- Dilcation of Detective Sub-Inspec- tor R. Cunningham..

In evidence, the plaintiff stated he carried on business at No. 109 Hennessy Road,

AFTERNOON HEARING

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During the afternoon sitting, ed it would automatically spotl plaintiff was allowed to leave the the sound film and vice versa. witness stand while he explained The whole length of the picture the various types of apparatas ir question, stated the witness, connected with film work

was approximately 6,000 or 7,000 feet. Replying to questions by Mr McCallum, the witness agreed that ·After further evidence, the hear- If the photographic film was spell-ing was adjourned.

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