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GODOWN FIRE INQUIRY

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drawing-room, found a man and woman, asleep. The man was Mr. Fotts' cook (fourth defendant). Why he should be sleeping there, counsel went on, was a mystery.

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·PARTNERS WHO RAN AWAY

Bankruptcy Of Wing Hosiery Mills

In connection with the bank- fuptcy

the Wing Hostery Mills, the public examination of Wong Ki Tat, a partner, was held before the Chief Justice, Sir Atholl MacGregor, in the Bankruptcy Court yesterday.

Questioned by Mr. L.R. Andrewes, Omejal Receiver, Wong K3 Tat, of No. 74. Tung Chol Street, second floor, said that since 1928 he be- came an active partner in debtors arm.

SERVANT BOUND STOLE FROM HIS

WOMAN FRIEND

AND GAGGED

Chinese Committed

For Trial

Police Found Him. Hiding In Wardrobe

Pun Sang, unemployed, was yes- The theft of a large quantity of terday committed to stand trial jewellery and money from No. 137. at the forthcoming Criminal Caine Road, ground foor, on Sun- Sessions by Mr. H. R. Butters at day, had its sequel at the Central the Kowloon Magistracy, when he Magistracy yesterday when, defore appeared on a charge of armed, C.-B. Burgess, Wong Cheong- robbery, alleged to have been sze, 22, was charged with the committed at No. 257, Reclama

theft. tion Street, second... floor, оп November 3,

Further evidence was taken be fore Mt. R. A. D. Forrest, at the | Central Magistracy yesterday, in unless he knew what the room he

the inquiry into the recent fire in shared was being used for.

Connaught Road West in which a 80,000 PILLS

valuable stock of marine delica Mr. Buller arrived and on in- cles and other goods were lost. ventory was made.

Other para- Detective-Sergeant J. Allen was phernalia was found in the passage present for the police and Mr. w. and the total number of pills seized | M. Brown, of Messrs.

Hastings was 80,000.

and Company: represented Wong The fingers of the four defen-Yun-tong, managing partner of dants were examined, and on those the Chung Shing firm, which oc- of the first three were the usual cupled the premises. pink stains associated with the

Wong testified that the capital handling of ́pină mass in the was $120,000, of which his share

was $12,000. The business started the seizure of the Arm, there had look after the house. manufacture of heroin plils. The cook had no stains but, Mr. Whyatt submitted, the circumstances were auch that there could be no doubt he was implicated in the case, and was, in fact, one of the principals.

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ALLEGED STATEMENTS At the Police Station the ar cused made statements. Wong Hol said: "I did have some heroin pills." Wong Kwan: "They are not mine." The woman: I don't know they are zot mine." Ng Tuet: "These pills are not mine; they belong to a man surnamed Wong.":

PILL-MACHINE FOUND

A few days after the arrest, counsel concluded, Senior Revenue Officer A. W. Grimmitt went up to the house and made a search for a pill machine, of which there had not been any trace. He eventually found parts of a pill machine about 20 yards from the house in some long grass on the hillside.

THE EVIDENCE

Mr. P. C. Morgan, Overseer in the Public Works Department, pro- duced plans of “High__House.”

Mr. A. Hutton Potts testlied that he had been, the tenant of "High House" for seven years. It was a big place and situated in a very quiet district. His indoor staff comprised a cook, a coolle, and a No. 1 boy; a chauffeur

and a gardener were the outdoor Ser vants. It was his practice to leave the house at noon on Saturday. The chauffeur would drive his car with Mrs. Potts, the No. 1 boy, a baby mah and his son to the Vehicular Ferry and they would go out to Fanling. They would stay there over the week-end and re- turn to "High House" between 7 and 8 p.m. on Sunday... This was invariable habit during the hunting season, which this year started pa November 27.

his

On these occasions the cook was the zenior servant left behind and he was held responsible for the care of the house and the, conduct of the staff.

30 years ago. The last balance sheet was three years ago, when a profit was shown. From then till the time of the fire, the Arm neither made profit nor showed a loss.

The main items stored on the premises Were shark-fin, awabi, sea-grass. etc. The marine pro- duce was put in boxes and wrap- ped with grass' matting. It was his opinion that the fire might have been started by a lighted cigarette-end being dropped on the matting bundles,

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Prior to 1928, witness was in

Canada. He came to Hong Kong in March, 1928.

From 1933. until

one

in

With his wife

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to

Included three

Wong is the nephew of the com- plainant, Mrs. Lau Fang-chuen, and he was arrested on Monday at the Great Eastern Hotel where he was found to the wardrobe of room. The operty stolen diamond gold brooches. three gold diamond rings, two gold appendages, one gold wrist watch, five gold but-

or jade. two rubfes, eight dia. tons, two gold bangles, four pieces

monds.. $270 in Hong Kong cur-

Detective Inspector A. E. Carey, who conducted the prosecution, said that about 7.p.m. on the day

question, the inmates. Mr. | Wong Nat-wan, had left the house daughter, leaving. But Mol.

servant, been changes in partners, some of

A man whom had relied, but no

came to the door and called out that he had dropped filled their places;

his jacket on the verandah and In 1933 there were tour partners wanted the coat back. When Hurerey and $100 in Shanghat cur- --Wong Hi-lam (managing part-Mul opened the door to return the ner), Wong Chuk-man, Wong Tong-jacket, three men forcibly entered chu and witness himself. Witness

and bound and gagged her. had not seen the managing partner

They confined her to 3 since the seizure of the firm.

board, after which they ransack ed the Ast for a short while, and left with pieces of clothing and money. Hu Mul was later re- leased by her master.

KEEN COMPETITION Taking into account the stock and machinery, the capital of the arm i 1933 was a little over $30,000, witness's share being $1,000. Since 1933 the firm had each year lost a lot of business, caused by keen competition and the import-

SMOKING FORBIDDEN In reply to further ques- tion, witness stated people diding of Japanese goods. sometimes smoke there, despite Gotices forbidding this. His drm

The pollcles

carried three insurance policies totalling $150,000. expired at 4 pm on January 7, the day of the are, and three days before notices of renewal and had agreed to renew his polices.

that he

had received

The hearing was adjourned till February 14,

EMPRESS OF RUSSIA

PASSENGERS

The following were passengers by the Empress of Russia which left Hong Kong yesterday for Shanghai, Japan and Canada:-

Rev. MM Aivarez, Dr. Blen Wan Nien; Miss F. Bracker, M.. N. J. Brewer, Miss M. Britto, Miss F. W. Brown Ms V. Buchanan, Mr. H. Bue.dw.

Miss I, O. Butland, Mr. C. Cautheriey. Mr. H. N. Checong, Miss G. Cone, Mrs. Chen, Miss S.

It was only on account of their having a lot of old stock which was disposed of slowly that the firm carried on

Chip.

SEAMEN CHARGED

Two seamen of the Water Police Station. Leung Ngau, and Li Chi, appeared on remand before Mr. K. M. A. Barnete at the Kowloon Magistracy

yesterday оп four charges of receiving, and soliciting gratuities from Jank people on January 18.

The account books, witness con- tinued, were in the arm, but after a public auction they disappeared. Detective Sergt. Mottram, who Witness did not know who took prosecuted, told the Court that them. The machinery, etc, was the two men boarded a Junk of given as security to Wong Chuk-which Leung, Ming-fu was the han for $30,000,

PARTNERS RAN AWAY The total liabilities of the Arm were a little over $50,000 while the assets were a little over $10.000. Witness had no property in Hong Kong.

The machinery of the firm was purchased by the Koon Wan Kua arm.

away except witness. Witness did All the partners of the Arm ran

not owe the firm any money. On the other hand, the firm owed witness money..

master. and demanded money for protection of the junk. Leung gave them a sum of two dollars. and after receiving the money they produced, a card and told

rency.

Defendant admitted stealing all the things except the Hong Kong

the eight diamonds. currency, the wrist watch and

ASKED FOR MONEY Detective-Bergeant C,. Dowman said that on the way to the station defendant took the police to a jewellers shop in Queen's Road East where he said he had sold the pair of bangles. These having paid $204 for them. He were recovered there, the jeweller

also said he had given some of

the other things to another man...

but the police had not been able as yet to find this person

Complainant insisted that de- tendant took mentioned in the charge.

all the property

A remand of 48 hours for fur ther investigations was ordered.

SHOP EMPLOYEES CHARGED

Three employees of the confec-

Leung to keep it as proof of pay- tlonery departments of Lane. ment in case others came to, col-Grawfords. Ltd., were brought be- lect again. Under Similar cir- fore Mr. C,, B. Burgess at the Cen- cumstances, they also collected a

tral Magistracy yesterday in con- sum of three dollars from Kwoknection with charges of conspiracy

junks. Leung and Kwok went to Hing-ning, master or another

to defraud that company.

a shop and informed the shop keeper of the incident, and a re- port was made to the Shaukiwan Police Station.

Mr. Andrewes: Why did you not [run away too?—I have not, got Later in the same day, the two enough money to leave the Colony.men boarded two other juriks and

Do you mean to say that you have not got $150 to go to Canton?

was

F. Chen, Dr. Chiu Tsu Yuan, Mr.I have to upkeep myself there. Chow Shu-guan, Mr. Chu Yung Ho. Mr. K. P. Chung, Mr. Chanclosed.

The public examination

Wang Hing. Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Chiu. Mr. S. T. Chen, Mr. K. H Chun. Mr. Y. C. Chang;

Miss E. Dahlmann, Mrs. A Dahlmann. Mr. Hudson D. Dravo. Mr. and Mrs. D. Drummond; Mr. and Mrs. K. M. Engelmann, Rev. G. P. Gagner. Mr. and Mra. E Geddes, Mr. E. M. Getz, Most Rev. M. S. Gillet, Mr. A. B. Gled- nexthil. Very Rev. T. T. Gonzalba:

Mr. Potts had previously told the servants that no stranger would be allowed to sleep on the premises.

On Saturday, January 8, he left for Fanling at noon. The morning he received message from the Revenue Department as a re- sult of which he returned early on Sunday afternoon.

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Mr. and Mrs. P. D. Gordon, Mr. F. C. Hall, Mr. S. L. Hardoun. Miss Z. Harz. Mr. W. J. Hard. M.. IS. H. Hoey, Miss A. M. Houston, Mr. S. H. Hudgell, Mr. Hsieri Hsiang Ku. Mr. Asu Teh Yao, Mr. and Mrs. L. S. Hsu. Mr. Hie Moo Tong. Miss Hie Bit Ngo, Mr. H. W.. Hoong Mr. and Mrs. Z. P. Hwang. Mr. and Mrs. F. C. Hwang, Misa, Y. S. Hwang. Miss Hwang. Mr. I. Sin Sze:

ACCUSED IDENTIFIED Mr. Potts identified the second and third defendants as his gar- dener and .cook respectively and also recognised various exhibits in court as belonging to him. He had, however, never seen the sleves, powder, etc., previously, nor had he ever noticed any peepilar smell Mrs. R. G. Jones, Miss B. Jones. which he would associate

with

Mr. J. Joseph. Mr. and Mrs. W. heroin around the house

Katz and three miner children, Further evidence was given by Miss E. Kemp. Mr. Kwa Ming Revenue Officer Stephens, Chief yuen. Mr. N.. G. Laletin, Mrs. R. Preventive Officer Buller, Senior M. Lancaster and two minor Revenue Offcer Grimmitt, Mr. children Miss G. Latman, Mr. H. Davis, Acting Government Mono- Lyon, Mr. Leung" Bo Wah, Mr. poly Analyst, and David Wong, in-

Yick. Mr. T. M. Liang, Mr. Lou Jet terpreter attached to No. 7 Police Hin. Mr. Lau Land Po, Mr. V. 3. Station.

Maldney, Mias E E. McInnes, Mr. First and second defendants R. M. McNeill. Sir Charles and elected to offer evidence. The Lady McRea, Mr. A. Menken. "Mr. former aald be had met a friend R. Morrison, Mr.. E. H. Munson: who had promised to get him a Mra. Z. Nesvadba and infant, Job, which was pill making The M Ng Ah Lun, Miss. E G. Aber- latter said he had gone out to pay billing. Mr. Ng Tong. Miss P. cigarettes for the first defendant Potter: Mr. E. Prince, Mr. S. and on his return was handling W. Quark, Mr H Roots and some pills when the police arrived, two minor children. Miss E. Roots. and he was arrested.

Mr. and Mrs. Otto W. Schade, Mr. W. Schultz, Mr. P. L. Scott, Mrs. R. Builth, Mr. Y. L. Sun, Mr. H. 8. Butler Mr. T Y. Thaw, Mr. `and Mrs. H. W. Tan and family, Mr. F. D. Tracy, Mr. Tze Halang Ku.

Mr. J. H. Underwood; Miss H. Van Voast, Mr. 3. Winning Wat- son, M., D. D. Wight, Mrs. Witherspoon, Mrs. Wong Shee, Mr. Two lorry drivers, Wong Yuk-KH Wood, Mr. L. Woo, Miss E tong, aged 27, and Li Wing-yu. Wright, Mr. K. 8. Wong." Mrs. T appeared before Mr. C. B. Bur- 8. Wong. Dr. and Mrs. T. C. Wang. gess, at the Central Magistracy, Mrs. C. 8. Wu and family. Mr. and yesterday. charged with dangerous Mrs. & C. Tang, Mr. Yan Kian driving.

Lor, Mr. K. C. Teh, Mr. K. L. Yee,

The hearing was adjourned til 2 p.m. today.

LORRY DRIVERS

CHARGED

First defendant was represented by Mr. C. Y. Kwan, who asked for

ball pending hearing. This was February 10 and 11 were set aside nted at $200. Second defendant to hear the cases. Tramic-fnsbec- allowed bail of $50; and tor S. C. Baunders la prosecuting.

was

Wong Lam, 28. salesman in the bakery department, was charge with falsification of accounts with intent to defraud, Lam Tung, de- Ilvery coolle, with embezzlement, and Chan Chul, 26, shop coolle, with larceny by servant of ten solicited for profeétion money. cakes. All three were additionally They informed the junk people charged with conspiracy to de- that the money. Wes for the fraud. The last man-had' already Shanghai refugees and the Water made an appearance before His Police. The masters of the junks Worship and was or remand. being away, the fokis, not having.

Mr. P. T. Woo; df Messrs. Woo the money to give them, suggested and Woo, represented "Wong and that they would try to borrow the pleaded not guilty. He asked for required amount, and went to the nominal ball as the sum involved. - same shop and attempted to bor-was a small one Buy Detective The decree nfsi granted to Mrs. row the money from the keeper. Sub-Inspector Whant; prosecuting. Cecilia Maria Eleanora Forrest The keeper, who had advised the 'Bald there was a possibility of fur- (petitioner), on October 7 last. was former complainants to report the ther investigations revealing great- made absolute by the Chief Justice. | case to the police, called for In- er defalcations. Báir was sét, at Atholl MacGregor, at the spector Wright and had the two $200 and the afternoons of Fébru- Supreme Court, Divorce Jurisdic-men arrested. They were laterary 7 and 8 fixed for hearing. tion, yesterday.

identified to be seamen of the

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The respondent was Mr. Leslie Water Police. Forrest.

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The case was then adjourned till Thursday, February 3.

..LAM HON, POK

ILLICIT STILL

For distilling liquor without a Ucence, and the unlawful poses- sion of a still, fermenting material and 1 gallons of dutiable spirit,

Pleading guilty to the charge of theft of a purse from a Chinese In the matter of the bankruptcy | LI Chuen, 23. umemployed, was of Làm Hon Pok, His Honour the sentenced to seven months" Hard soldier who was in a hurry to go

Justice. Biz Atholl Mac-labour, with the option of a fine on Monday, Chief Wong Yau, 30 unemployed, was Gregor, at the Supreme Court, of $647, by Mr. E. M. A. Barnett at sentenced to three months Im-Bankruptev Jurisdiction, yesterday the Kowloon Magistracy yester- prisonment by Mr. K. M. A, Bar- fixed February 12 for the hearing day.

nett at the Kowloon Magistracy of the debtor's application for dis- Revenue Officer T. Warden pro-

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