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FORGED BANK NOTES

CASE DISCLOSURE

For Alleged Distribution Among Poor Villagers

Tung Tuk-chun, aged 30, married woman, appeared on 're- mand before Mr. K. M^A, Barnett at the Kowloon Magistracy yesterday "afternoon on a charge of possession of 2,000 forged one-dollar banknotes of the Kwantung, Provincial Bank.

Mr. M. A. da Silva appeared for the prosecution "on" the in- struction of the authorities of the Hong Kong branch of the Bank, asslated by Detective Sergt. Brooks, of the Water. Polica Station.

CENTRAL COURT CASES

Motorist Fined

At the continued hearing of the summaris against Mr. Funck, who was charged with exceeding the speed limit at Queen's Road. West, on June 18, before Mr. Schofield at the Central Magistracy yesterday. Sergeant Russell stated that the speedometer

checked and found to be correctA dine of $20. was imposed by His Worship.

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TWO DESTITUTES Osmun 'Bin Hay! Rals and. Man- sus Bun Sabta, appeared before, Mr. K. Keen at the Central Ma-

Mr. Silva said that defendant, such, cases and asked him to im-gistracy yesterday when they were was detained by a Chinese Marf-pose the maximum fine when two charged with being in the Colony time Customs officer as a result of unemployed. Chinese men were as destitutes. The prosecution a routine search about"s a.m. on charged with the same offence. | stated that the defendants, came June 8 while defendant was wait-Yuen Tai, 44, and So Cheung, 32, of the Slamese Prince which had ing to board the 8.25 am express were each sentenced to six months' | sailed on the 19th of this month. train to Canton at the Kowloon imprisonment when they appear- They said that they had missed Raliway Station. Defendant was.ed before Mr K. M. A. Barnett for their ship. His Worship commit- at that time, carrying a large the possession of 87 and 11 forged ted them to the House of Deten- mirror. On closer examination bank notes of the Kwangtung Pro- tion. the Customs officer noticed that vincial Bank. They were also ar- the back of the glass was bulky rested at the K.C.R. Station while Mr. J. L. Boyes, who was in charge | waiting to board the train to of the searching parties, was then Canton on July 12 called. The glass was opened and it was revealed that 20 packets of one-dollar notes were hidden in between the glass and the wood.

Mr. Boyes took defendant to the Station master's office where she Mr. Silva said that so far there was detained while the police were were three cases and a fourth one sent for. While the Station Mas-of this nature was being brought ter was waiting for the police out- before the Court. s'de his okice, defendant escaped through the window, but was re- arrested in Canton Street by the Station Master. On being ques- tioned as to why she escaped it was alleged that defendant said that she was afraid of being ar- rested by the police.

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Following formal evidence of ar- rest, his Worship remanded the tase till 12.15 p.m. on July 22,

ANOTHER CASE

Mr. M. A. da Silva requested his Worship to take a serious view in

The forged notes were stated to strongly resemble the genuine note with the exception of a slight dif- ference in the picture and colour.

LARGE HEROIN SEIZURE Ting Yau, Lee Man, Lam Ying Kan, Man Ho, Wong Yee (married woman) Wong Shek Chik, and Chan H (amah) appeared before Mr. H. Keen yesterday at the Cea- tral Magistracy when they were charged with" possession of dan- gerous drugs at No. 181 King's Road. It was estimated that the amount of heroin was about 80.- 000 pills, C.R.O. Grummitt appear- ed for the presecution, and the

case was remanded" for one week. Ball was fixed at $2,000 each.

DEATH INQUEST

Although there was no evidence, to the effect, there was strong rea-

An inquest into the death of son to believe that the notes were manufactured in Hong Kong, They Yang Cheong. a prisoner, was held were intended to be distributed at the Central Magistracy. yester among the poorer class of Chin-day when Mr. K. Keen sat as Coroner assisted by a jury com- ese in the villages.

prised of Messrs. Choy Bal-pu

Foreman), F. P. Laurel and C. V. Roza.

Before passing sentence. his Worship remarked to defendants that what they were doing not only effected a small loss to the Bank but an enormous loss to the large number of poor people.

MANSLAUGHTER CHARGE

Pleading not guilty to a charge of manslaughter of a fellow- worker by the same of Yaip Po at the new aerodrome at Pak Heung Valley, Au Tau, on the morning, of June 1, Wong Blu, stood trial before the Pulsne Judge, Mr. Justice R.E. Lindsell at the Criminal Sessions yesterday.

JAVANESE PRINCE

" OPIUM CASE

Appearing before Mr. K. Keen at the Central Magistracy yesterday, Charles David Evans, aged 87 earpenter of the steamer Javanese Prince, and Wong Yau, aged 61; boarding-house runner, charged with doing an act preparatory to the exportation of oplum, and possession of 1,000 taels of opium on June 17, were again remanded. Mr. W. A. Mackinlay, appearing for Evans, sald he would be calling at least seven witnesses, one of (Foreman). H. G. Yik Kim-ping. whom would not be back until the. Okada, EH. Esmall, Yip end of the month, and the case Cheung-kay, and Weng Hay.

Opening for the Crown, Mr. M.

could not therefore be concluded

In another hearing.

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Jury empanelled for the case were! Messrs. T. Lindars

Mr. H. Barrett, Chief Warder 01 the Victoria Goal, gave evidence that deceased was sentenced on June 28 to three months' hard labour. He died in his sleep on July 13.

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Dr. . I. Shaw, Medical officer of the Gaol, stated that the, de- ceased seemed to be in a fair con- dition. The post-mortem showed that death was caused by cardiac fallure and pulmonary pedema.

Death by natural causes was re- turned by the jury.

DEPORTATION ORDERED Appearing before Mr. K. Keen at the Central Magistracy yesterday Malchi Hanaro, aged 44, a Japan- ese sallor and Masao Masuda,, aged 99, a Japanese engineer wern charged with entering the Colony without passports and failing (to

within 72 hours, report at the Registration offre

Mr. J. Edwards, for the prosecu tion, stated that the two" defen- dants arrived on the 14th instant, by the Helikon and were arrested on Saturday.

Both defendants were remanded. Abbott, Assistant Crown Bolici- (until 2.30 p.m. to-day. Wong Is

tor, said accused and deceased on ball of $20,000 in cash and bond, were members of a' party of `work- In reply, the defendants stated and Evans is on ball of £15. men employed at the new aero- that they were shipwrecked off drome. On the morning of June Saigon and were assisted by the 1, accused was engaged in scrap-Japanese Consul. Mr. Edwards

HEARING ADJOURNED ing earth with a hoe in the bottom stated that their statement was

case in

of the nullah, while deceased, who probably, not true. A tine of $15 was about three feet in front of or three weeks was imposed on him was digging earth with a the second count, and a deports- tion order was made in regard to pick-axe.

the first.

The nearing of the which A Cheong, manager of the Wing Coffee, who was represented by C. Y. Kwan, was charged with selling as lard an article not com- About 9.30 am, Tsang Kam- plying with the regulations, washing, one of the workmen, over- continued before Mr. H. Schofield heard accused telling deceased to at the Central Magistracy yester- work in the lower part of the day.

nullah. Deceased apparently re- Mr. A. Kern of Messrs. Kern. &sented this for he started to abuse

POLICE REPORTS

A Chinese suspected of night, robbery, at Sheung Shui, Was

lagers who beat him so badly that he died....

Co. gave evidence on the distinc- | accused. A quarrel ensued, cul- tion of the colour between "Puri- minating in accused striking de-caught on Monday night by vil- co" and lard. He stated that Jard ceased on the back with the hot was definitely yellow while "Puri- As a result, deceased was.com- co" was white,

pelled to stop work"and-sat in the This is the third time this nullah for about an hour. He was month of night prowlers in the. later taken to the aerodrome New Territories having met their dispensary, and after first aid was,

death at the hands of villagers...... applied, he was removed in # lorry to the Un Long Dispensary, where he was attended by Dr Mok Hing-fal. An ambulance to take him to hospital Was 'sum- moned, but, before it arrived he died.

Defendant went into the witness box and stated that the Inspector on coming in asked for lard and he gave him "Purico" as he did not know it was for testing pur- poses.

At this stage the hearing was adjourned to July 24,

MOTOR OFFENCE

FEARS "MISTAKE Accused said he would not give a statement or evidence in case he "made a mistake."

Dressed in European clothes and giving his name as Chan Hung- 'sang, a Chinese checked in at the Lau Sin Boarding house yesterday at 11 am. Half an hour later he was found dead, hanging in his room. There was not a single card or paper of indentification found on the body. Deceased was stated to have come from Yauma- ti. The body was hanging from

THEFT FROM AMAH

T. Cheng Yuen appeared heloro Mr. Schofield yesterday at the Central Magistracy when he was charged with driving a car with- out the permission of the owner, In his charge to the Jury, Mr. | the bedpost. Suicide was indicat, parking at Theatre Lane and not Justice Lindsell said accused ed. notifying the police of change of had not attempted to Tex- address.

plain his defence that the blow Sergeant Wass stated that Miss was an accident Medical evidence Raymond (complainant's sisters

showed that it was delivered from had noticed that the petrol con- behind. The jury was bound to sumption was rather high for and on the evidence that the blow their car. Mr. Raymond kept & was given by accused and caused was sentenced to four months' im- note of the mileage and found on his victim's death. If they found the cane by Mr. E. Himaworth at prisonment and four strokes, of several occasions that the mileage the blow was a pure accident in the Kowloon Magistracy yesterday metre recorded 12 to 20 miles curred in the course of work, they morning for stealing a sum of $5 more, than before. Defendant was would acquit him of the charge. caught putting the ear back in the park Sergeant Wass also stated that the defendant was a slight acquaintance of complainant a strong recommendation to

After a brief retirement the jury returned a verdict of guilty with

« ^A fine of $20 was imposed on the mercy as a result of which accused first charge and 15 for each of the was sentenced nine months (other two)

Beecham labour.

LA Fun, aged 20, unemployed

from Wong Lai-fun, amahl

Inspector Post aid defendant came up from behind and spatch- ed the money from complainant and bolted on but was arrested by in Indian constable at Shanghal Streetla

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