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"POT CALLED

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Chief Justice's

Comments In Court

Defendant "A Shifty And

Bad Witness”

A claim for $1,300.10, being the total value of his stock in trade and other belongings. was brought by Chan, Po. Ping, Chinese pen manufacturer against his landlord, Wang Ping Han, in a case heard before the Chief Justice, Sir Atholl MacGregor, in the Summary Court yesterday.

COUNTERFEIT COINS

Four Chinese Gaoled

SAMPAN OWNERS FINED

Approached Ship In Quarantine

Summoned before Mr. E. Himis- Ignorant of their being followed by a Chinese detective, a woman, worth at the Kowloon Magistracy Wong K1, 43, and two men, Luk yesterday three sampan masters, Wai-cheong, 19, and Yiu Tsoi, 46, Leung Sam, Chow Yee and Leung were arrested in a fruit stall in Shu, admitted a charge of ap Shanghai Street in the act of utter-proaching their vessels within 10 yards of a steamer flying the ing a counterfeit ten-cent plece.

quarantine flag.

Brought before Mr. E. Himsworth at the Kowloon Magistracy yester- day, the accused were additionally charged with possession. All de- fendants were convicted. "

Det. Sub-Insp. Cunningham, who prosecuted, said that on January 7, on information received frustruc- tions were given to a Chinese de- tective who, on the day in questiori. followed defendants from Tai Nam street to Shanghal Street where he arrested them.

Mr. M. Á. Silva appeared for the plaintiff, while the Hon. Mr. M. K. Lo represented the defendant.

Defendant claimed that. the plaintiff was in arrears with his rent, which was due to him as landlord of the premises which

On being questioned the defen- plaintiff occupied at Grenendants told the police that the coun- Street, third deer. Plaintiff's goods terfeit coins were given to them by were subsequently seized under a

́s woman, called Ng Chung-yau Court order but when the Court who was also arrested and charged ballift called at the premises to with possession, execute the order it was found that

several of plaintiff's belongings were missing. These goods Chan Po Ping claimed had already been illegally disposed of by the deten-

dant

After a number of witnesses had been heard, Hon Mr. Lo outlined his client's story in the case. On November 16, because of Informa- tion, he had received that Chan Po Ping would leave the premises, de- fendant stopped him as he was leaving the house, carrying a cotton quilt and a rattan basket. A quar- rel between the pair followed and this occurred in the presence of two boarders. Chan Shuk Chong and Chan Poon Yau, and plaintifs three fokis. On November 18, after plaintiff's solicitor had written to Wong Ping Han, plaintiff saw the latter and told him that he was leaving the premises in two or

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Cross-examined in the witness box, plainti stated that during that interview Wong Ping Han forced him to draft a confession that it was not true that he had seized plaintiff's goods. Defendant promised to return to him his goods if he would sign the confession but as he thought defendant would not give back his goods, "he pleaded for time to consider the matter.

Sub-Inspector Cunningham asked his Worship to Impose the maximum penalty.

His Worship sentenced the first three defendants to a total impri- sonment of one year each, and fourth defendant, Ng Chun-yau, to montha" hard labour for possession.

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Dr. R. C. Jones, of the Medical Department, said that the Durban Maru had just come in from ab infected port and was in the quarantine anchorage, flying the "Q" flag. The sampans came alongside the stern.

Imposing a fine of $50 on each defendant his Worship warned them that repetition of the offence. would involve heavy penalties,

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ASSAULT CASE

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At the Central Magistracy yes- While two girl students ·were Lower Albert Road terday Mr. K, Keen sentenced six walking in men. Wong Lo, Tang San, Tang yesterday, an unemployed, man Chung, Wong Leung, To Ewan and snatched one of the girls' hand- Wong Kuen, éach to a fine of $30 bags. The thlet was caught. for having assaulted Tang Kee, of Brought before Mr. K. Keen at the 291 Hennessy Road, on board the Central Magistracy yesterday the 8.A. Kam Ma anchored opposite the man named Lau Kau, aged 24, Hong 'Kong-Macao steamship admitted the theft and was re- a hand | wharf on December 24. Deten-manded for 24 hours to see if he turning donts were alco ordered to pay is it for caning. Miss Leiang Suk- $15 to complainant, as compensa- tak was the complainant. tion.

Appearing before Mr. W. Scho- held at the Central Magistracy yesterday. Ho Keung, 20, was charged with the larceny of a gold ear-ring from Mrs. Butt of No. 43. Kennedy Road.

Inspector 8. Logan said that while Mrs. Butt was walking along

she felt Kennedy Road,

ear. On touching her round she saw the defendant run- ning away. Defendant was arrest- Fed by a district watchman who heard Mrs. Butt's shouts for help.

Defendant was remanded for 24 hour for Medical examination.

FELL FROM CRANE Appearing before Mr. W. Scho- held at the Central Magistracy Suffering from injuries sustained yesterday, Wong Hui. 24, boller-through falling off a crane at No. maker, was charged with assault-3 Dock at the Kowloon Docks Mrs. C. Toledo of No. 3, Kwong chan Lai, aged 32. a coolle, was Ming Street.

removed to the Kowloon Hospital ed. for treatment.

EXPECTORATED ON STAIRS

Defendant denied the charge, and said that complainant scolded him and attempted to strike him when he expectorated on the stair- case of the house. He ran into his own home, but was followed by Mrs. Toledo, who put her arm through the door when he tried to close it. He further said that it was her son who attempted to as- sault him.

Inspector S. Logan, prosecuting. said both parties lived in adjoin- ing houses, and were on bad terms with each other. There were ap- Questioned by Hon. Mr. Lo.parently faults on both sides, add- plaintiff admitted that previously ed the Inspector. he had occupied certain premises at Wanchal where he owed $220 for rent arrears.

Defendant then took the stand and, in reply to a question regard- ing his real name, said he did not want to mention it so that people In Canton might learn that he owned property in Hong Kong. A few minutes later he was Te- primanded for taking too long to reply to the questions 'put to him. which he was not answering cor- rectly..

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Chier Justice; I shall not tolerate it in spite of "all your names. Are you in the habit of making mis- takes under oath?"

Defendant: I know it is à serious matter, but my memory failed me. Asked if he knew why plaintif had applied for a writ against him, defendant said that perhaps Chan Po Ping was trying to get money out of him for the Chinese New Year by litigation.

Chief Justice: It is the proper time to get money.

His Worship remarked that as defendant had made a mess on the stairs by spitting, he should clean It up.

Defendant was repanded for 48 hours to wash the stairs.

NARROW ESCAPE FROM DEATH

Four men had a narrow escape from death on Wednesday night as a result of gas asphyxiation. It was stated that in their endeavour to keep warm, they 11t three char- coal Bres la a room in No. 95, Des Voeux Road West, and went to sleep with all the windows tightly shut.

About 8.30 yesterday morning, u foki. went to see them, and, on his knocks for admission being unan- swered, broke into the flat with an axe. He found the house full of asphyxiating fumes..

The four men were badly gassed and were removed to the Govern-

Hon Mr. Lo pointed out that ment Civil Hospital. The house is

·when restraint was levied on plain-used by a firm of tea merchants tiff's belongings in the previous in- for drying tea leaves. stance, more of his goods were seized, as plaintiff did not own 'any domestic furnitures. Counsel con- tested Mr. Silva's imputation that defendant' was responsible for the non-attendance of his witnesses.

gence in their case.

OPIUM CHARGE

While Kwok Tai-kam, and Li Ka-so, sampan assistants were bc- In concluding the case Mr. Bilva ing charged at the Water Police contended that the evidence given station on Monday with the pos- by the defendant and his witnesses

session of 400 taels of opium to a were not at all satisfcetory, claim-

total value of $3,200, Tang 8o. 45, ing there was a complete diver- mistress of the

who sampan thought that honesty was the best Verdict was given in favour of policy. walked into the Police the defendant, in the course of Station and claimed to be the own- which the Chief Justice zald:-

""We do not know the details of the conversation between the pot and the kettle but we do know that the pot called the kettle black It is a sordid story which reflects credit to neither party. I am con- vinced that a more shifty and bad witness than the defendant I have never heard. He succeeds here not on the strength of his evidence but on the weakness of the plaintiff's

case."

Coolie Hurt

er of the opium As a result the three were brought before Mr. E. Himsworth at the Kowloon Magis tracy yesterday.

Revenue Officer P. J. O'Neill wild that the first two defendants were arrested in mid-harbour, alongside the s.s. Van Heutz

Tang So was fined $1,000 or four months niprisonment, while, the first two defendants were fined $200 or six months;

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MESS BOY GAOLED Unable to refund $58.96 that he hiq embezzled, Leung Bun, the No 1 mess boy of the Victoria Gaol

Buffering from a deep wound in his head caused through several bricks falling from a chimney at Prison Officers Mess, was at the

43 New Market Street on to him

a coolle was admitted to the Gov- ernment Civil Hospital.

Central Magistracy yesterday, sen- tenced to two months' hard labour by Mr. K. Keen

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Li Tal, 37, widow, was charged before Mr. E Himsworth at the Kowloon Magistracy yesterday for aged 32. were brought before Mr. the possession of a quantity of K Keen at the Central Magistracy having heroin, pills,

yesterday charged with entered the Colony without pass- ports. First defendant had no passport but second" defendant possessed a Polish ong, pulsion order was made,

alias Waldislaw Gurkowsky," aged 25. and Michail Petrovich Bwaki,-

Revenue Officer ONeill, who prosecuted, asked his Worship for six days' remand which was grant

Bail was allowed at $2.500.

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