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INCIDENT

PROBED

Doctor's Evidence

Heard In Camera

CHINESE

SUMMARY COURT

Wrongful Detention Of A Car

JUDGMENT FOR PLAINTIFF

Judgment for the plaintiff and PRESS ARTICLES

costs was given by Mr. Justice CONTRADICTED [Hayden at the Summary Court yesterday afternoon when the ac- tion was concluded in which Chan Hon Chuen of 177, Sal Yeung Chol Street claimed $150 from Wong Miu Sir, of 17. Bute Street, for the wrongful detention of an Austin seven motor car. also claimed $50 damages.

Plaintif

An echo of the Wanchai incld- ent on October 24 when a Chinese girl fell to her death from the second floor verandah of No. 79 Jaffee Road was heard at the Cen- iral Magistracy yesterday after noon when before Mr. K. Keen the

death enquiry over Wong To, 17 was held. The following jury was empanelled:-Messrs. O. P. Re- medios (foreraan), W. J. The son and A. Alvea.

The enquiry was conducted by Chief Detective-Inspector J. Mur phy who in opening said he was instructed to contradict certal articles "which have appeared in the local Chinese press regarding "the facts which led to the incident.

Mr. M. A. da Silva appeared for the plaintin and Mr. D. McCallum was for the defendant.

The plaintiff purchased the car from Lo Wa-kat, a Police inter- preter, for $85 on December 8 last. took it to the Wei Sing garage for Immediately upon purchase, he repairs. On January 6 last, he housed it at the Lee Man garake at the rate of $5 a month.

About a month later he went to Extracts from the S1 Si Yat Po and mained for 20 days. On his return his native village where he re- the Tai wong Yat Po were read

to the Colony, he found that the to the court

garage had closed-Some time in EVIDENCE IN CAMERA The arst witness called was Dr.possession of the defendant. He March he found his car in the D. A. Smith who said that on the sent a friend to see the defendant, date of the incident he was then and on a refusal to return the Acting-Medical Officer of the Vic-vehicle, he instructed a solicitor to toria Public Mortuary. At 10:30 write a letter demanding its re- 3.m, on October 25 he conducted a turn. On receiving no reply, he post-mortem examination

on the issued the writ far the action. body of Wong To who was identi-

mera.

He had never authorised Wong Chung, the owner of the garage, to sell the car on his behalf, nor had

fed by Chung Kung and Li Ping friends of the deceased. The rest of the evidence was heard in cahe surrendered his license either Mr. C. A. Bryan, surveyor of the authorise anybody to report to the to him or to anybody. He did not Public Works Department next ap- Trame Office for the loss of the peared in the witness box and pro-license or apply for a duced copies of a plan which heUp to the present time he had been

duplicate." made of the premises on October unable to trace the whereabouts 28. The exhibit showed details of of Wong. He had spent over $70 the flat on the second floor of No. to repair the vehicle.

79 Jaffee Road as well as an en-

larged detail of the balcony and

block plan of the flat.

QUEEN MARY

HOSPITAL

VICTIMIZED

Electric Wire Stolen

Wong Yim, 36, an earth coolie working at the Queen Mary Hospi- tal at Pokrulum Road appeared before Mr. W. Schofield at the ! Central Magistracy yesterday for the theft of three pounds of elec- trie wire.

The complainant was Mr. Spary, of the Public Works

A. De- partment, and Insp. Johnson pro- secuted.

About 7.30 am, the day before

yesterday, defendant was seen in the basement of the hospital by a Chinese watchman. "Defendant was cutting sorrie wire with а

pen knife, and he had about a hundred feet by his side.

He was apprehended by the watchman and taken to the police station.

The value of the wire in his pos- session was $26, but the damage done amounted to another $30

He was Aned $50..or three weeks' imprisonment by Mr. Schofield, who also imposed a sentence of three months in gaol,

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charged before Mr. E

Tal, 45, a widow, was Elmsworth day for possession of 45 cattles of at the Kowloon Magistracy yester- pine wood valued at $10.

arrested the defendant at Custom's It was stated that a constable Path.

native of a month's imprisonment A fine of $12, with the alter-

was imposed.

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MONEY THEFT

Leung Chuen. 36 unemployed, ap-

Sgt. T. Mackay, Police Photo- EUROPEAN AGAIN neared before Mr. K. Keen at the

grapher, next produced enlarge- ments of four photographs which he, on October 27. had taken as follows:-(1) from the verandah opposite, showing the verandah of No. 79 Jakee Road; (2) the same verandal, with one window open;"

REMANDED

Case For Committal

J. C. Gardner made another

(3) from the street, showing the appearance before Mr. K. Keen at doorway and height of the bulld-the Central Magistracy yesterday. Ing; and (4) from the eastern end when he was formal'y remanded of Jaffee Road, looking west. until December 1.

AMAH HEARD

The next witness was a Chinese woman, Nel Hing, who said she was the amah of the deceased girl. She resided at 92 Jaffee Road but she had in her possession one of the two keys to the door of the deceased's flat. The other key was kept by Wong To herself.

On the date in question the deceased went out at 5 D.m. and did not return until after. siz o'clock. The amah

He was charged for the em- bezzlement of about $2000 from the Union Insurance Company.

At the last bearing Chief Detec- tive Inspector. J. Murphy informed his Worship that the case would be for committal, and that the Assistant Attorney General, Mr. E H. Williams would conduct the case for the CrownL

told ROAD WRECKERS

the court she heard her mis- tress calling her and when she entered the flat she saw a Euro- pean sitting on the bed in the main room., Her mistress was in the inner room and she thought "there was another man there with her as she saw some clothes on the floor. The witness was unable to clearly describe whether the first man she saw was a sailor or a soldier.

The witness said she did not ge into her mistress's cubicle but she

sat down at a table in the centre of the main room. She then heard the deceased make certain excia mations, after. which her mistress dashed out of the room to the verandah. She was undressed and

the first European made a move- ment to follow her. The man who was in the cubicle with her mis-. iress then came out.

REMANDED Repairs Not Yet Completed

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Chan Num and Lam Hing appeared on remand before Mr. W. Schoteld at the Central Magis- tracy, yesterday charged with dig- glag telegraph cables from the roadway at Deep Water Bay.

Because they had not finished repairing the road at that point, Mr. Schofield again remanded them in police custody" until Monday.

TRAFFIC SUMMONS

Lau. To, 15, of No. 2. Stafford NOISE ON VERANDAK Road, Kowloon Tong, was brought The aman told the court that before Mr. E. I. Wynne-Jones at the she heard a noise on the drying- Kowloon Magistracy yesterday for stage outside and when she went driving a car without a valid out and looked over the balcony driving license at 5.45 p.m. on she saw the deceased lying on the Stafford Road, on November I. street below. She then shouted Lau Chan, 25, the owner of the for help. The two Europeans than car and an elder brother of the ran out of the flat and she defendant was also summoned for followed them down.

allowing his young brother to drive the car.

Lance

Asked whether any of the men were in court, the amah said she could not recognise thêm.

Bergeant Roberts. pro-

secuted ANOTHER WITNESS

The defendant was fined $15 and Evidence WAS next given by his elder brother $10. Cheung Sau-ying, a friend of the deceased, who told the court she lived opposite the flat where the incident occurred, at 84 Jaffee" Road. At the time referred to she was standing on her verandah and saw the deceased climb on to the · ́projecting platformu. thought deceased was" trying to get into the next house when she saw one of the Bower pots tit and Wong To slipped to the street below. She saw a man in uniform behind the girl when she ran out The case was then adjourned to

said the distance was equal, to three-quarters of the length of the court table...

After several more

questions were put to the witness, she was asked regarding the identification parade which she attended at the Murray Barracks on November 18. She admitted that she was not fully sure that she recognised the man she pointed out, mentaln

to the verandah and asked how the afternoon of Monday, Decem-

far behind the man was, witness ber 7.

Central Magistracy yesterday on a charge of having stolen $38 from Li Fat-po in Des Voeux Road op posite the Sincere Company store. Det-

Defendant pleaded gul'ty.

Sergeant Pilkington said that de- fendant extracted the money from complainant's jacket. Defendant, who is under police' supervision and who had seven previous con- victions. was sentenced to six months' hard labour.

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