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KOWLOON COURT

CASES

Motorist Fined

For driving a car at the excessive speed of 35 miles per hour in the controlled area In Castle Peak Road" on July 20, Mr. Trevor, of the Kowloon-Canton Railway was fined $8 by Mr. F. Himsworth when he pleaded guilty at the Kowloon Police Court yesterday.

NATHAN ROAD SPEEDING

WV. T. Howard, residing at No. 320. Prince Edward Road, Kowloon, was fined $5 for driving a motor car at the excessive speed of miles per hour in the 20 mile controlled ares in Nathan Road on July 26.

THEFT FROM KOWLOON PADRE

VALUABLE GOLD ARTICLES

Ng Kwak-kwan, aged 17, and Leung King-cheung accountant of the Hing Tal Goldsmith shop, 247, Shanghai Street, appeared on re- mand before Mr. E. Himeworth at the" Kowloon Magistracy yesterday. The Arst defendant was charged with larceny of two pairs of gold cuff links and a gold tie, pin to the value of £8-10s, the property of the Rev. J. D. MacLean, at No. 2 Jordan Road on July 31, and the

CENTRAL COURT CASES

Took His Own Doors Away

"This case is rather exaggerated and if a man thinks that the pro- perty is his, he has not committed a criminal offence", said Mr. P. M. Hodgson in the case in which Chung Yan-pa was brought before Mr. K Keeri yesterday, charged with larceny of a number of doors and windows from Nos. 36, 388, and 38 Queen's Road and re- ceiving the alleged stolen property on July 28.

by Mr. D. McCullum while Mt. The prosecution was conducted

Defendant pleaded guilty to the second defendant was charged Hodgson represented the defen- | charge when he appeared before with receiving the articles know- Mr. E. Himsworth at the Kowloon ing they were stolen: The former | McCullum was engaged in a case

Magistracy yesterday.

CHARGE DENIED

pleaded guilty. The second de- fendant, was represented by Mr. Peter H. Sin and pleaded, not guilty.

Giving evidence the Rev. Mac- Lean stated that Ng Kwak-wan was employed by him as a house boy for the past few months. On

dant. Owing to the fact that Mr.

in the Kowloon Magatracy, Sergt. Bentley opened the case in his

stead.

He stated that about 7.p.m. on July 22 a report was made by Yuen Kai-fan, a rent-collector. that the houses for which he was responsible (Nos, 38, 38a, and 38)

G. R. Murray, of Chinä Light & Power, appeared before. Mr. E Himsworth at the Kowloon Police Court yesterday on a traffic aum- mons for driving a motor car in Castle Peak Road on July 18, in July 31 witness found two palts were in a bad state... The door!

such a manner as to be considered dangerous to the public. Härgreave

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Defendant was represented by Mr. D. McCallum, and pleaded not guilty to the charge. Date fixed for hearing was Monday. August

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Mr. E. Hinkworth at the Kowloon Magistracy yesterday on a tramc offence. Defendant had sounded his horn at Haiphong Road, which is in the "Blent Zone," in the late evening on July 23,

Defendant said two rickshaw coolies were dashing across the road, and he had to warn them of his approach.

DEFICIENT LIGHTS Andre Moiseyer, of the Andre Beauty Parlour, Gloucester, Build- ing, pleaded guilty through a re- presentative to a traffic summons, namely, driving a car without sufficiently bright head lamps in Balisbury Road at 11.33 p.m. on July

23.

A fine of $3 was imposed by Mr. E. Himsworth at the Kowloon Police Court yesterday.

'HIRING OUT A PRIVATE CAR

Charged with using a private car fer publie purposes. Tai Yee Chuen, aged 30, Ucenced public car driver was brought before Mr. H. Hims- worth yesterday..“

Sergeant Mackay said that at 5.30 pm. on Thursday he saw de- tendant driving private car No. 3518, and stopping at No. 117, Nathan Road. Several European ladies got off and one of them nanded the driver some money. He asked the passengers to whom the car belonged and he was told that it belonged to a garage in Shamshuipo.

Giving evidence Mrs. J. H. O'Brien said that; she used to hire

a seven-seater car, No. 210 from the garage to the beach. On Thursday she telephoned to the garage for the car to take her to

104 mile beach but was told it was

out.

She was granted the use private car No. 3518 free on condition that she paid for the petrol. She gave the driver a ave dollar bill, $4.50 being the cost of the petrol and the rest she gave him as 2 "tip."

Tip Blu Kee the master of the garage said he gave the driver per- mission to use the car on other occasions but as he was, out on Thursday he did not know; any- thing about the present charge.

His Worship fined Tal Yee Chuen $10.

of gold cuff links and a gold tie pin were missing. He searched the house and questioned all the servants and then reported to the police. He suspected Ng and had him arrested.

In Court yesterday Ng admitted he had stolen the articles and had them melted at the Hing Tai Goldsmith shop for which he re- "ceived $18.

Leung said that on the day in question Ng, dressed as a student came to his shop and handed him the gold articles asking him to have them melted. Witness asked Ng if the articles were his and he the affirmative. Ng repiled in' asked for $18 but witness gave, him 38.20. Leung added that he ́had never suspected the articles were stolen property because Ng appeared to be from a respectable family.

His Worship found Leung guilty and imposed a fine of $75 and ordered payment of $100 amends to the complainant. Ng was sent to the Remand Home for one week.

CHEUNG CHAU ROBBERY

Court Case As Sequel

Before Mr. 0.8 'Kennedy- Skipton at the District Office South yesterday, the case against the two Chinese Revenue' Officers, Yuen Fuk and Ho Fuk-sin and Leung Taat, Leung Hui and Chan Yau-bing who were charged with having committed an armed rob- bery on board a"junk ri Cheung Chau Harbour on June 26, 1937 was continued.

and windows was taken away by the last tenant.

Subsequent inquires were made and defendant was found to be resting at No. 229 Des

Voeux Road. The defendant 'was arrest- ed and charged on the two.counts.

Yuen Kan-fal; rent collector gave evidence to the effect that when he and the police visited the defendant's new apartments they found that the windows and doors which were in his former residence were used, and fresh paint was noticeable.."

Chung Yan-po, the defendant stated that he was a retired mem- ber of the staff of Tro and Hodg son. All the doors and partitions were his as he had put them in during his long period of stay. He moved, because the landlord gave him notice to quit.

Mr. McCullum said that as the defendant had been in a Arm which dealt in legal matters he should have known that "If a per- son puts something Into a house, It became the property of the landlord.

Mr. Hodgson aubmitted that the defendant must be acquitted as his cilent thought that the pro- perty was "his, so he had not committed a criminal offence, De- fendant was discharged.

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PICKPOCKET CAUGHT Going to

a busy part of town. Fung Chi-ahan, made an unsuccessful attempt to p'ek the

pocket of a man in Theatre Lane. The defendant appeared before Mr. K.. Keen yesterday, charged with larceny of a wallet contain- ing $7.10 on August 12. The de fendant admitted the charge and the facts given by the prosecution were that Mr. R. Rodrigues. complainant was A visitor to Lam and when they were near the Haizz Kong. He was witn e Mr.

cused were armed with a service The Crown alleged that the a¢-

revolver and used a pair of hand- cuffs when they robbed the junk-King's Theatre they stopped and waited for a bus. "The defendant master. Mak Fook-wah of $1,000.

was nearby and stretching hi Mr. John Whyatt, acting Assis- while Mr. H. A. de B. Botelho ap Mr. Rodrigues's outside pocket. tant Attorney General prosecuted right hand under the cover of the left he pulled the wallet out of

peared for the Ave accused.

The defendant was seen by Mr. Lan who seized him and turned him over to a constable in the district.

La Bek-fook, fok on the Junk who was on board when the alleged robbers boarded, said that he saw first accused standing at the entrance to the hold. He, had no doubt that the man was first accused. When the five men came aboard witness sald he wanted to have a look down the hold but he was pushed back

of.

Mr. "Whyatt-How many these men laid hands on you?— Only one, arst accused.

The hearing was adjourned to 2.30 on Tuesday next

She had been tied up and harshly beaten by defendant

She was also burnt by defendant HÁRDLY” HUMAN

for disobedience. Defendant was "Remarking that it was the worst at that time at work at the Asiatic case that had ever been brought | Petroleum Company. He even before him and that the maximum tually located her and brought her penalty (six months' imprison to the police station and charged ment) could hardly meet the case, her with the offence. Mr. E. Himsworth at the Kowloon, Magistracy yesterday imposed the maximum sentence on Wong Chan, aged 51. married woman, who was found guilty of two alter native charges of cruelty and common assault on Leung Tean - yik, aged years.

Wong Chan stated she had not ill-treated the child. She said that the merely thrashed her for disobedience. "I am of the opinion that you are hardly human but a fiend."" remarked his Worship.

COOLIE BOUND OVER

His Worship sentenced him to three months' imprisonment.

TRAFFIC

OFFENCES

Stanley Lee, of No. 7 Glenealy, was aned $20 when a 'represents tive pleaded guilty on his behalf to a summons for failing to produce his licence, before Mr..W. Schofield yesterday,

Crown-Bergeant L C. Pennell said he had occasion to warn de- fendant' about his driving, and when he asked him to produce tils licence, a passenger on the car, William Wong, whom he had to charge with obstruction recently, urged defendant not to show it. The licence was not produced then, nor the next day, when defendant promised to bring it to the Traffic Office.

Lam Wing-yu, driver of a lorry was Aned $20 for speeding in een's Road East near the Wan- cha Market on July 28.. Tramo- Sergeant T. McInnes prosecuted.

For falling to have the front lights of his car on, Chan Yunt, driver of a private car was fined. He pleaded guilty to the second $5. Bub-Inspector A..J. Johnson charge but denied that the rice said defendant drove from the ♬ his troperty M The China Athletic Association, bathing was the probe over in the sum pavilion at North, Polns for about

The child presented a pitifik Wan Chol. 44, coolle, was found sight in Court. Her chin bore the guilty of unlawful possession of 35 marks of the recent burning by pounds of rice on board the as defendant, and her hands showed | Hiram" and "boarding, the vessel signs of having besa tied Her without permission from the ship's legs also indicated that some harsh authority. beating had been filleted on her. Mr, W. Fraser, Inspector of mul teats, appeared to prosecute and while relating the fast and

acting on information received, he of, 918 for 12 months on went to an unumbered hub in charge and fined $10- Lal-chi-kok Road to Investigate, onth

He found the girl outside the hut,

first 300 yards, having apparently for

one gotten to put the lights on hers the was nothing wrong with the bat

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