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DISPUTE OVER RAZOR BLADES

The Hong Kong Imports and his witnesses in the case against Exports Company, of No, 4 Queen's Petersen and Company, whom he

WEEK-END CRIME

VOLUNTEERS FINED

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Road. Central, were the complain-had discovered as the importers of Series Of Snatching For Missing Parades the result of "noid formation which

ants and Messrs. Leung Sun-kee, 123 Queen's Road Central, Messrs. Man Sheung and Company. 188 Queen's Road Central, and Messrs. Petersen and Company the de- fendants in a false trade mark case which came before Mr. R. A. D. Forest at the Central Magis- tracy yesterday.

Mr. M. A. da Silva appeared for the complainants and Mr. D. B. Evans, of Messrs Johnson, Stokes and Master, was for the defence.

At the outset Mr. Silva said he would reserve his address to 1 later stage and would put his ellent in the box at once.

So Sin-yee, managing partner of the complainant firm said that the trade mark in question, the Eagle Brand Razor Blade, was a brand his "firm had invented themselves in 1933. and had registered. in 1935. The razor blades weze manufactured in Germany and the marks were on the blades them- selves as well as on the packets. He had business with the Man Sheung Company in these blades. the last time he had supplied them being in the early part of this year. The selling price was $11.50 per hundred and this was his standard price to all retailers.

NOT HIS BLADES Witness produced Chinese news- papers in which he had advertised that brand of razor blades and its retailers. among which was the name of the Man Sheung, On August 24 he was handed by one of his clerks a packet of blades marked Eagle Brand, which the foki had been sent out to buy from the Man Sheung Co. Witness knew these were not his blades and he had never given permission to the Man Sheung Co. nor anybody else to put Eagle Brand marks on such blades. The position W15 similar regarding the Leung Sun- kee.

Before coming to Court witness. had had interviews with Mr. Ng Fook-tin and Mr. Luk Yam-Zong, of the Luk Sun-kee and the Man Sheung Co. respectively. As these 2 firms had been regular customers of his for some time he did not wish to get them into trouble and the interview was with the object of seeing whether they would be

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COLOSSAL BAIL FOR HEROIN POSSESSION

Two Shanghai Men Charged

The enormous figure of $100,000 was mentioned as bail by Senior Revenue Officer Grimmitt at the Central Magistracy yesterday when two Shanghal · men, Chau Tak fong. 23. and Luk Hang-sang. 32. both unemployed, were charged before Mr. R. Edwards with being in possession of a dangerous drug. heroin, at No. 304 Jaffe Road on Saturday.

Mr. C. Y. Kwan appeared for the first man and Mr. F. I. Zimmern for the second.

In asking for a week's formal remand Mr. Grimmitt said he had been instructed to oppose ball and if His Worship considered granting it, to ask for a sum of at least $100,000.

Mr. Kwan: That is as good as not allowing any at all.

His Worship: One week's formal remand. No ball

these blades and against whom he contemplated taking action.

BLADES SEIZED

On August 31 he went with the

police to the offices of Messrs Petersen and Company and there seized a quantity of blades with the marks Eagle Brand and with the label as in the case of those bought from Leung Sun-kee. He never gave Petersen and Company permission to apply the Eagle Brand mark" to the blades. His annual sales of these blades were about 20 to 30 cases, each case containing 50,000 blades To his knowledge the Eagle Brand blade was not registered anywhere but in Hong Kong, and no blades were sold outside Hong Kong except through him. Finally, witness af- Armed he never sold any blades to Petersen and Co.

MANUFACTURERS

UNKNOWN'

"In reply to cross-examination, witness said he did not know who were the manufacturers of the

had come about in this manner:

reats

Offences

case,

then

An unusual

involving During the past week-end no volunteer. military trainees was less than six cases of snatching heard at a Sydney Police Court and theft from the person were recently. Mr. Harrison, S.M. de committed, with only three Ar.. ferred his decision until he had made by the police. The consulted authorities, and three arrested men were brought made an order for the recovery of before Mr. K. Keen and Mr. K. M. fines from the voluntary trainees miliary A. Barnett at the Kowloon Police for non-attendance at Court

morning yesterday

and parades. were found guilty of the charges William W. Jullus, Adjutant of

the preferred against them.

18th Field Brigade, applied Betoro Mr. Keen. in the case in for an order against two trainees Battery, Privates which an unemployed youth. Au of the "81st Yu-chol was. alleged to have Thomas G. Wilkinson and Leslie snatched a gold ear-ring from an N. J, Sims, for the recovery of £1 aged woman, Mok Yun, in Shang-Anes, imposed on them by their hai Street on Saturday, Inspector commanding

for having Post of the Yaucenti Police absented themselves from a milli- Station, sald this class of crime tary parade.

oficer

military

been

has become very prevalent in the The S M: Could no Yaumat District. Yesterday we punishment have been imposed on had three cases without any ar-these trainees except a fine? rest."

He asked Mr. Keen to take Julius; No. If they had been & serious view in the case.

N.C.O's they could have Outling the facts. Inspector reduced to the ranks. blades. He had originally bought Post said that the snatchers ap-

An order was made against them from Messrs. J. Eppmannproached their victims from be- Wilkinson for the payment of of Germany and the trade mark hind and snatched the ear-ring £1/8/-which includes costs) and and then attempt to run off. The against Sims for £1/5/4. "he, It aged woman caught hold of the was stated having already paid defendant who denied the ac- 2/8d. of the El Ane. As Sims cusation. He said he knew the said that he was unemployed, he man who committed the crime was allowed two months to pay. and offered to look for him.

After some argument defendant broke off from her grip and ran away. a pedestrian who witnessed the incident blew the police whistle for help and a passer-by gave chase and arrested defendant.

Mr. Keen

found defendan! guilty of the charge and remand" ed the case. for 24 hours for medical examination.

In 1933 Mr. Eppmann had come to Hong Kong and among the sam- ples he had shown witness were some steel blades. Witness bought a quantity from him on condition he would change the mark to Eagle Brand, which mark witness had taken from" a catalogue, in which It had appeared with the number 999. He had not registered it be fore 1935 because up to then his sales did not justify such registra-

tion.

Formal evidence regarding the seizure of the blades from Petersen and Company was given by Detec- tive-Sergeant D. Davies.

Chan Sau-hong. clerk in the employ of the complainant firm, gave evidence corroborating his master's testimony regarding the

blades Purchase of the Messrs. Leung Sun-kee and Man Steung Company.

from

This closed the case for the pro-

and. 1.5 secution

Mr. Evans intimated he had several witnesses to call, the case was adjourned at this stage til Wednesday, Novem- ber 10 at 2.30 p.m.

SERIOUS FORGERY

CHARGE

Judgment Obtained On False Document

WOLFRAM SEIZURES AN EVERYDAY OCCURRENCE.

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"This is becoming an morning occurrence, although we have special duties there," said GAOL AND THE CANE

Sub-Inspector McEwen at the Two other cases of a similar Central Magistracy yesterday when, nature were brought before Mr berore Mr. R. Edwards, he pro- Barnett. Chung Kum, aged 26 secuted Lam Shun, 17, unemploy- and Chu Sang. aged 18 who aped. with attempted larceny of a peared on two separate charges, quantity of wolfram

ore from were also found guilty. They were chan Wan, married woman, at sentenced to two months' impri

Connaught Road Central near sonment with 18 strokes of the Queen Victoria Street on Saturday. cane, and two months and 12 strokes respectively.------

ILLEGAL DISTILLING

Sub-Inspector McEwen said the woman had crossed the harbour by the vehicular ferry when she was surrounded by a crowd who somehow seemed to know she had wolfram ore in the bag she was Sentences totalling six months' | carrying. They tried to get hold Imprisonment with the option of a of it and break it open, but it was Ane of $400 were imposed on an unemployed. Chinese, Chan Ping, aged 32, when he was found guilty of the charges of (a) distilling liquor without a permit, (b) posses sion of a still and apparatus, (c) possession of fermenting materials

too

securely locked. The crowd dispersed when a constable came up: Defendant was arrested.

Lam admitted his gulit and said he wished to return to Swatow, where his parents were. His Wor- ship bound him over in sito for

A mouth-organ saved Mr. J. E. Greybe, ex-mayor of Benoni, and his small son from two fierce Mons in the Kruger National Park.

Mr. C. D'Almada e Castro appear-and (c) possession "of dutiable one year and ordered him to be ed before Mr. R. Edwards at the spirit, by Mr. K. Keen at the Kow- sent away as he wished. Central Magistracy yesterday to loon Police Court yesterday, represent Lam Shut-chi, charged Two men were arrested in con- with forgery and uttering a forged nection with the offence, the other

one named Lam Chuen. He plead- LIONS SCARED AWAY document, and asked for a week's formal remand. In opposing baled not guilty, giving the reason at any figure below $5,000 Chief that. he was lying on a camp bed Detective Inspector J. Murphy sald at the time when, the revenue of the alleged offence

ficer raided the premises at No. d. serious one. It involved not only Mow Lam Street on Sunday. He forgery but abuse of the process

was suffering from an Illness. of the court, as judgment had heen obtained on a forged document.

Another man. Bo Huen, allas P. C. So, is also charged in connection with this case, but he is not legally represented. He was remanded in custody.

was a

EARLY MORNING THIEF CAUGHT

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OPIUM AND TOBACCO

Some rattling noise in the bar- Several other revenue cases also racks at three o'clock in the morn- came before Mr. Edwards...

|ing aroused the suspicion of Pri- Chan Yuk, married woman, re-vale Stone, Military Police, of the rested at the Ping On Wharf with Middlesex. Regment, who was on 40 'taels of opium tied round her duty in Nanking Barracks OD legs, was fined $3,000 or six months' saturday. He looked in the room hard labour.

and saw two Chinese men carrying a sack and a kitbag all ready to go. He gave chase and arrested a lad, named, Wong Lok, aged 17, The other thief had made good his escape.

Leung Yul, 32, unemployed, was fined $500 or six months bard labour when she admitted posses sion of dutiable tobacco at No. 116 Des Voeux Road West.

Lo Ngan, 25, married woman, j Before Mr. K. Keen at the Kow- was fined $105 or two months' hard | loon Magistracy yesterday morn- labour for possession of tobacco ating. Wong was charged with lar- No. 3 Trung Bai Lane West, second ceny. He pleaded guilty and was floor, on Sunday. It was stated sentenced to three months' im- that the place was a distributing prisonment. centre for smuggled tobacco.

STOLE FROM RICKSHAW COOLIE

A remand of 24 hours was grant- ed by Mr. R. Keen at the Kowloon Police Court yesterday on the ap- plication of Inspector Post when An unemployed youth, Leung Shing, pleaded not guilty to the charge of having stolen $4.10 from a rickshaw coolle, Chan Shing.

It was alleged that about 2.p.m. on Sunday, while Chan Shing was coming out from a shop, three men. bumped into him and defendant extracted the purse containing the money from his pocket.

BIG OPIUM HAUL"

Having been found guilty of the charge

of possession of 20,843 heroin pills, Chan Luk, a married woman, was sentenced to six months' imprisonment by Mr. K. Keen at the Kowloon Magistracy yesterday.

Senior Revenue Officer A. W. Grimmitt who prosecuted, said that defendant was arrested as the result of a surprise mid at No. 865, Canton Road, on October 12. Defendant pleaded not guilty saying that she was only employed there as a housekeeper at a salary of $5 per month.

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Revenue Officer Warden headed the raiding party, accepted his plea and added that he arrest- ed Lam because second defendant had 'accused him of being the master.

SUMMARY COURT CLAIM

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While satying at a 'camp near Skukuza, the pair went for a stroll river. Suddenly two along the lions appeared,

of which charged them.

Mr. Greybe and his son managed to gain refuge on a piece of rock jutting into the river, which is in- fested with crocodiles.

The lions stood menacing them for some time.

Then a native, playing a mouth- organ, appeared on a railway Before the Pulene Judge, Mr. bridge adjoining the rock. In res- Justice R. E. Lindsell, at the Sum-ponse to Mr. Greybe's frantic ap- mar Court yesterday, Tseung Lal- peals, the native redoubled his Kan of No. 45 Bonham Rd. ground- musical efforts. floor, brought an action against Leung Hung Yan and Tsang Kong, of No. 70 Bonham Strand East and No. 323 Main Street, first door. respectively, claiming for the sum of $1,000 being amount due on a promisory note dated September 22, 1934.

And the lions siunk away into the bush.

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A case was heard before. Mr. X. Keen at the Kowloon Police Court yesterday in which an unemployed With two previous convictions Chinese, Lo Chung-shun, was Mr. W. M. Brown, of Messrs. against him, Cheng King, 24, odd charged with larceny by ballee of Hastings and Company, appeared job coolle, again appeared before four bicycles. Detective Bergeant for the plaintiff, whilst M. K. Ro- Mr. K. M. A. Barnett at the Kow- Forest told the Court that defen- binson, of Messrs. To and Hodg-ioon Police Court yesterday on a dant was arrested by the Macao, son, represented the first defen- charge of theft of two pieces of police a few days ago, while at- dant. Second defendant was not clothing property of Mrs. Everett tempting to sell the four bicycles, legally represented.

on Sunday. He was seen by the amah while, taking the dresses from the line. A sentence of two months' hard labour was imposed.

After evidence was given, hear ing was adjourned til November 19,

DAIRY FARM MILK STOLEN.

Lee Kwan, 31, coolle, was brought before Mr. R. Edwarda at the Central Magistracy yesterday charged with larceny by servant of a quantity of milk from the Hong Kong. Dairy Farm Co. Ltd. on Saturday.

Mr. W. A. Mackininy, of Deacons, represented the Dalry. Farm, and asked for three days remand, itimating that a further charge, may be preferred.

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SALE OF CROWN LAND

At a sale of Crown land held at the Public Works Department yes- terday, R. B. L. No. 402 (15,100 Found loitering on the staircase square feet) aliuated in Mount of house No. 2E Western Street at Kellett Road, and Garden 1et No. 3.30 am. on Bunday morning. Lai 95 (9,300 square feet) situated in Yau, 49, unemployed, was given the south-west of and adjoining two months' hard labour by Mr.to No. 175 Mount Kellett Road, R. A. D. Forrest at the Central were put up for sale at the up- Magistracy yesterday when he set prices of $5,992 and $485 re- falled to give a satisfactory ex-spectively... (9 regt won

Mr. F. J. T. Locke purchased the planation for his presence; there. In a similar case Chu. Kwong, 22, two lots at their upset prices, there unemployed, native of Swatow, being no bidding in the sales. was given four months, he having The annual rental of Lot No. 402- been discovered on the ground is $174 and that of Lot No. 95 13

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