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Farewell Concert

SUNDAY,

10th JANUARY

by

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You Let Me Down. Valaida "Queen of Trumpet", Dixie Lee.

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Shall I See You Again, Q.8.

Simple Little Melody. S.F.T.

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Sing Baby Sing. F.T. Ambrose" Orchestra.

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Did I Remember.

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Cabin in the Hilltop. F.T. Geraldo'■ Orch, You Turned the Tables On Me. F.T.

Me & the Moon..

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Jules Ruben Trio.

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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS SATURDAY, JANUARY 9, 1937.

DISPUTE OVER

MOTOR CAR

GILMAN AND CO. CLAIM

Hire Purchase Dispute

BIG HEROIN SEIZURE

Young Woman In Trouble

SUMMONS

DISMISSED

Evidence Not Sufficient

Wong Chi, 28, who was charged with having carnal knowledge "of Ng Kwan-ying, 'a girl' under 18, and, together with Tam Kuk, 35, married woman, with harbouring the girl without her parents" con- sent, made their' appearance be- fore Mr. QUA. A. Macfadyen at the Kowloon Magistracy yesterday.

́Lai Chan, a 24-year old mar- ried woman, of No. 305, Des Voeux | Road, First floor, was charged be--| fore Mr. K. Keen at the Central Magistracy yesterday afternoon for Messrs. Gilman and Company

the possession of 14,100 heroin pills Ltd. were the plaintiffs in an ac-

and one ounce of, white powder. Lion heard before"Mr. Justice J. J.

Outlining the case, Mr. M., J. Hayden at the Summary Court Abbott, Assistant Crown Solleitor, yesterday. The defendant was I said that on December 24, at 5.15 Mr. M. A. da Silva, who repre- Ping Chuen of the China Ginger pm, Revenue Officer A. W. Grimsented the defendants, asked per Company, from whom the plain- mitt and Mr. H A. Taylor, the mission to withdraw the summons tims claimed. $115.36 being money. Government manopolist, raided against the watchman, whơ made. due on an instalment under a the premises.

the arrest, for alleged assault. hire-purchase agreement for Hillman Minx saloon car.

Plaintiffs were represented by Mr. W. Keith Robinson while Mr. M. A, da Silva conducted the de-factory. fence.

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Mr. Robinson said that he wrote letter to Mr. Silva wherein he asked if Mr. Suva agreed that there was in hire-purchase agree¡ ment between the parties dated October 4, 1935; that an instal- ment of $89.20 due on November 1 was unpaid; that the car was seiz- ed on November 20...

Point In Dispute Mr. Silva remarked that he was in agreement with the points rais ed but added that the car was seized on November 19 and that au offer for $80 was made. The post- tion, he said, was this. Mr. Robin-

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They gained admittance easily and the defendant waS HETTI CODE- ing in the kitchen while the rear cubicle was used as a small heroin

She also claimed occupation of the rear cubicle and said that she paid $8 a month for rental

Her hands were examined by Mr. Grimmitt but no pink stains were found on them.” *

Wong Chi, first defendant, told the Court that he did not know the girl was the daughter of Ng Fock-chuen til after his arrest, and that during her stay in Hong Kong he had only visited her twice, and he did not stay more than Afteen minutes on each occasion.

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Tam Kuk, second defendant then gave evidence. She said that Taken to the Central police sta- | though she came to Hong Kong tlon, she gave the statement, "The with Ng Kwan-ying, she did not heroin plils are mine!" Defendan" | actually invite the girl to come denied this at court yesterday. together.

After Mr. Grimmitt "and. Mr. Taylor bad given corroborative evidence, his Worship adjourned the hearing until this morning.

was claiming for 3115.36 1 RICKSHAW

respect of outstanding instalments for hire and he also claimed för a further $13.30 for repairs affected. But Mr. Robinson now admitted that the amount for repairs. was erroneously put in because repairs "were exected before the car was hired, The whole issue before the Court, he added, was a question of the interpretation of the hire- purchase' agreement.

Was B

No Evidence

COOLIE SENT

TO PRISON

Theft From Lady Passenger

On going back for her handbag which was left in a rickshaw that Mr. Bilva explained that there

she had ordered, to wait, Mrs. hire-purchase agreement

Basto of No. 123, Argyle Street, dated October 4, 1935 in respect of

discovered that four Hong Kong which there was a first payments1 notes were missing. A police of $150. On November payment of

constable was at once sent for, $69.00 was due and it was admitted

and Yu-Chang, the rickshaw that this was not paid. The car

coolie was searched, but there was was seized on or about November

no trace of the money. A further 19 or 20. The next instalment was search was made at the Station. dae on December, 1, 1935 and it and finally the money was found was for this instalment that Mr.wrapped up in a small piece of Robinson was suing. Mr. Robin- cloth carefully concealed near the son also sued for $46.16 for hire wheel of the rickshaw. at pro rata rate per day from November 1 to 20. The question was whether he was entitled to claim for the old period or not. A sum of $89.20 had been pald into Court with denial of liability of balance.

Mr. Robinson said that they were not instalments but rent. The rent accrued from day to day and there was no pro`zata claim.

Both Mr. Robinson and Mr. Bilva agreed that no evidence should be called,

His Lordship then adjourned the bearing to Monday afternoon when both counsel will address the Court.

RIDING SCHOOL THEFT

Chinese Bound Over

The police officer who prosecuted told the Court yesterday that it was most unusual for a rickshaw coolle to take money in this way, for they generally handed to the nearest Police Station anything left in the rickshaws.

Defendant was sentenced to one month's imprisonment.

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History was made on the Shanz- hai-Nanking Railway on New Year's Day when the Capital Wong Kwok Chan, 454, unem-Limited Express steamed out of ployed, was charged with larceny of 849 from Mrs. W. T. Louis at the Kowloon Riding School on December 29, last.

Sgt Banks, who prosecuted, said SHIMONOSEKI that Mrs. Louls on the day in

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and left her handbag in the lady's (near Kobe) TAKAKAZUKA waiting room. On her return she Hot discovered that her money was stolen. She made a report to the police, and defendant subsequently gave himself up at the Central

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Police Station. .

Wong was bound off in the sum of $20 for one year, and was ordered to return the money or one month's imprisonment."

SNATCHER CAUGHT

North Station on its first run to the capital, which cut over one hour from the previous schedule.

Arriving exactly on time at Nanking Station, the. express, driven on this històric occasion by Mr. P. Wong, locomotive superin- tendent of the railway, covered the distance in four hours, 48 minutes; achieving an average speed of 80 kilometres per hour. Formerly the same journey was covered in

ve hours and 55 minutes.

* Press Party Travelling on the train, in addi- tion to ordinary passengers, were representatives or the press in Shanghal, Messrs. H. T. Tsao, as

istant manager of the general department of the Shanghai-Nan- Eng Railway, and W. K Blau, traffic manager of the railway.

The new schedule provides for Tam ning was sentenced to one express daily each way between three months 'imprisonment and Shanghal and Nanking. The up 12 strokes of "the 'cane by Mr. Q. express leaves North Station at 8 A A. Macfadyen at Kowloon am, and arrives at Nanking at Magistracy yesterday for snatching 14.48′ p.m., stopping at, Boschow, a leather handbag which contain- | Wusih, Wuchin, and Chinktang. ted $7.70, and other articles to a The down express leaves Nanking fotal value of about $53.50, from │at 5.30 p.m., and, fouching at the Yeung Yin," married woman, at same stations arrives at Shanghai Wong Chuk Street last Wednesday. at 10.20 p.m. The express in New

According to Sergeant Franklin Year's Day was behind its schie defendant matched the bag from dale in returning to Shanghai, complainant and ran off, with a steaming into North Station at ap passer-by chasing after him. He proximately 10.45 instead of at way arrested by a constable,

10.20

She further stated that during the girl's stay with her, the latter went out by herself several times, and once stayed out for the night. The girl mentioned on one occa- mon that she was going to marry a man who had been supplying her. with clothing and money..

The summonses against bath de- fendants were dismissed, his Wor- ship holding that there was insuf-

Acient evidence.

XMAS TREE PARTY

Russian Children Celebrate

Russian children in Hong Kong were treated to a Christmas-tree party by their elders in celebra- tion of the annual festival ́which took place on Thursday, according.

Andrew's Hall Kowloon.. to the Orthodox calendar., at St.

After all the children had gat down to tea, several fold Russian folk games were played which was followed by dance acts performed by some of the little boys and. girls. Before the party broke up, Santa Claus generously distribut- ed gifts to the guests.

The following are members of the committee and helpers: Mrs. Moors, Mrs. Nesteroff, Mrs. Veriga,

Mrs. Arbouzoff, Mrs. Goldin, Mrs. Archipoff, Mrs. Krilon, Mrs. Gla- zoonof.

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