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GAMBLING RAID

BANKRUPTCY COURT

23 Women And Nine Choa Po Sien Questioned

Men Caught

A fald at 10, Bal Yeung Choi Street. by Detective-Sergeant. Headridge and a party of palice,. on Friday night, resulted in the arrest of 23 women and nine men. Before Mr. K. M. A. Barkett at the Kowloon Magistracy, three of the men, Lo Sung, 32, Toki, Leung Fong, also a foki, Chan Fuk, un- employed, and Pun Hung 40. widow, were charged with being keepers of a common

gaming house, while the remainder were charged with gambling.

Mr. G. S. Ford pleaded guilty on behalf of Pun Hung, while the other three accused of being kee- pers denied the charge. The re- mainder, three of whom were ab- sent and forfeited bails of $5 each, were each find $4.

Det-Sergt. Headridge remarked that it was a large gambling school and that several of the accused who had pleaded guilty to gam- bling had been caught in previous

raids.

The case will be heard on Fri

day at 230 p.m.

COURT NEWS

IN BRIEF

By Mr. F.H. Loseby

“BOOKS ARE DESTROYED BUT

CHOA REMAINS"

The public examination of Choa Po-sien, former compradore of the French Bank, was continued at the Bankruptcy Court on Saturday morning before the Chief Justice, Str Atholl MacGregor.

Mr. F. H. Loseby, of Messra. Ruas and Company, who appeared on behalf of Miss Ethel Morrison, the petitioning

creditor, questioned

Choa Po-sten.

When reminded by Mr. Loseby that when the Court adjourned a fortnight ago he promised to look for papers, Choa Fo-sien said that ne found the copy of the agree ment with the bank and two books' dealing with clients during the wadle time of his compradoreship.

When cross-examined by Mr. Loseby, Chos Po-sten sald:-When my son became compradore, the books were carried on as if there had been no change.

Asked whether he had been oc- cupying his house at a rental of $500 per month' ever since it was' bought from Mr. Brown, he said

Lat Chlog, 24, years, of 263, Wanchal Road, appeared before

that he did not know as his sor Mr. W. Schofield at the Central paid it. He added that besides his Magistracy on Saturday for mali-son, his three daughters were also ciously damaging silk belonging to earning money but he did not Chan Mul. 16 of 9. Canal Street know how much they earned be

tween them. 11 Wanchal, by throwing copying ink over the article. Defendant said

Questioned concerning the nun-

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PAPERS REMOVED, TO CANTON

Asked whether he gave permia- sion to have the papers removed. he replied in the affirmative and added that they were removed to Canton for the purpose of collect- ing money due, as most of the ellents were there, but said that he could not get them back as he had never heard from the than who took them up.

Mr. Loscby: You did not mention

this in your statement of affairs. You invested a"substantial part of Miss Morrison's money

in" that bank Is that true?-It is true,

Was it a sound investment?—It Was doing well.

„MISS" MORRISON'S SHARES

Mr. Loseby: Do you remember' you said that you borrowed the shares from Miss Morrison' in 1933, when you were $50,000 in default to the Gold Bar exchange?--I don't remember saying that; - ·

'Do you remember you said that in order to meet your liability you suggested to Mias Morrison to lend you her shares? I do not remem- ber.

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Do you think you could have.

· said 'It?—I don't

Could it have been true?—It

that he was hired to do so by the ber of servanta he maintained, he could not have, as I did not owe:

complainant's sister's former lover, in revenge of her getting married to some other person. His-Wor- ship imposed a fine of $25 or'one. month's hard labour, and ordered him to pay $2.50 amends to the complainant or serve another week's hard labour.

Lok Yung 24. was charged before Mr. Schofield at the Central” Ma- gistracy, on Saturday for the lar- ceny of a gold wrist watch and thain, and a leather wallet con- taining $7.80, from Joseph Sing Mow, Superintendent of the Boys' Club in Bonham Road. Defendant said that he would be able to re- fund $49 to the complainant with- in 48 hours. His Worship granted his request. The watch was not recovered and the money had been

pend by the accused.

Lau. Put 43, unlicensed lock- smith, appeared before Mr, Scho- feld at the Central Magistracy on Saturday for being in possession of implements fit for an unlawful purpose." The complainant Mias Mae Murrey of 3, Dragon Terrace. His Worship fined the the defendant $100 or two montha' hard labour.

Tak, marine store dealer, appeared before Mr. Schofield at the Central Magistrady on Satur- day for receiving a stolen rickshaw which was sold. to him by a man not in custody. The police asked His Worship to take a serious view of the case as this type of theft was prevalent in the Colony. His Worship imposed a fine of $50 and the parts of the rickshaw. which he bought to be refunded to the cor- plainant.

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said there were formerly Ave. When told that he kept three cars, he said that they were not his but his family.

TRIP TO MANILA Asked why his family went to Manila at the time of the Euchar- istic Congress when fares were ex- pensive, he said that his son and three daughters went, but that he had no idea of the fares.

Mr. Loseby: Things were just the same at your bankruptcy as it was before, with the exception of one-change, all the papers had gone?- did not fund the papers you wanted. I never kept papers I did not want.

Do you remember you were, on oath when you promised to bring all your papers to the official Re- ceiver?-It must have been a mis- understanding on my part.

$50,000 when I borrowed the shares.

He also denies that he said that he had $15,000 to meet the debt of $50,000.

He said that he had known Mr. Lai, one of the petitioning credi- tors, for a long time, but denied that he asked Mr. Lai to start the petition.

At this stage the hearing was adjourned to the next Bankruptcy Session.

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EUROPEAN

CHARGED

After further questions, witness Sequel To Traffic

said that the inventory on the bill of sale was made up by W. K. Choy."

Fatality

POLICE EVIDENCE

Mr. Loseby: Why did you give the Official Receiver no other papers than your resignation as

The second hearing of the case compradore of the bank?-I gave the Omalal Recelver, every docu-in which Peter W. Grant Cameron ment that I thought that he should is charged with driving a private have. The other papers relating to car in a dangerous manner "and the Bank had been lost at the having inefficient brakes" came Schofield at the closure of my business. At the be- before Mr. ginning of 1938 both banks were Central Magistracy" on Saturday closed. I had no business dealings morning. after that I have not got an office of my own."

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THE OFFICE Mr. Loseby:. You went to a ferent office. The office was not my ownL

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Sergeant Cameron, giving evi- dence; said that ou April 13 9.20 am, he was driving his car along Queen's Road Central from. east to west between a speed of 18 to 20 miles per hour when the When asked whether he had an defendant passed him at the office or not, he explained that Grand Theatre at a high speed there were three rooms, one of which he estimated was between which he occupied. He had a 25 and 30 miles per hour. telephone. He denied that he had a clerk or secretary.

For the larceny of 17 pieces uf show case wood Wong Wan, 32, Mr. Loseby: The bank closes, appeared Mr. Schofield at the Cen-books are destroyed, but Choa tral Magistracy on Saturday, mains; everything is still the same, fined $25 or one month's hard isn't that so, Mr. Choa? labour, for breaking a previous bond Els Worship sentenced him to serve an additional "month's

hard labour.

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Witness made no reply.

After further questions, he said that the Chung Wan Hong was Mr. K. Y. Fun's private business, and that Mr. X, Y. Pun was his partner. Lau King-yin, aged 20. unem-The Kwan Yuen Ying Kee, also ployed, was charged before Mr. E. Known as the Kwan Yuen Bank Himsworth at the Kowloon Magis- was one of the firms in which he tracy on Saturday for the theft of had an interest.

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a woolen blanket from the pre- Mr. Loseby: You were in the mises of the Basel Mission, Tai-office all the time? Practically,

po Road,

After the accused had gone 73 yards ahead of me I saw a Chines: walk across the road from North to South, and I saw the defendant swerve to the left and also saw the Chinese being struck by the front

side of the car, and then the cat glanced of a pillar," said witness. "I then drew up and before I could get out of my car Sergeant Ridell was beside the injured men, I then get out and measured the distance from where the man was lying to where accus- ed's car had stopped, and pacing the distance I estimated it to ba about 87 yards. The car was driven by the defendant. The man he

Mr. A Fital of the Mission from Mok Mul, aged 25, was stopped knocked down had been thrown

whom the blanket was stolen ask-

ed his Worship to take a lenient and questioned by a detective, and about seven or eight feet into the view of the case, saying that de-admitted that the bars were parts air, which a little higher than fendant had the misfortune of he of the railings surrounding the the top of the car,

ing dismissed by a contractor ullah in King's Park. Defendant

when he had accidentally dropped a basket of sand and hurt a boy while the Mission was under re- patra.

On being cross-examined by Mr.

was fined $20 or five weeks impri-J, T. Prior, for the defence, the sonment by Mr. Himsworth at the witness, said it was reasonable for a car to pass another car which Kowloon Magistracy on Saturday.

was travelling at a lower speed by *after Inspector Chester Woods op- On a charge of stealing 383 lbs, accelerating and then posed the appeal, saying that de-of brass and iron from the as having passed to slow down. Had fendant should be severely dealt Talthybius, Lam Kap, 24, cook. defendant swerved to the right with under the circumstances. aboard the Blue Tunnel steam instead of the left he would, in His Worship remarked that he launch Ares, and Chan Wing, 29, witness's opinion. have missed could not accept Rital's plea even charged with receiving, were re-knocking down the deceased. On though Lay had been unemployed manded for 48 hours when they being re-examined by Traffic Bub- an a result of an accident. He appeared before Mr. KMA Bar Inspector Baunders the witness sentenced defendant to three nett at the Kowloon Magistracy on sald defendant did not seem to weeks imprisonment with the ob- Baturday morning! Detective slow down after he had passed tion of the of

tchinson appeared for witness, but continued to gain

and, Mr JCL distance, ahead of him. Wharf was the jalke: this stage the nearing was adjourned till April 27 at 2:30 p.m.

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