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1937

ACHIEVEMENTS

We.... carried over 70,000 passengers. Flew over

6,000,000 miles and carried over 7,000,000 con miles of traffic

commissioned the biggest licet of commercial flying-boats in the world .... made ten crossings of the North Atlantic Ocean in accordance with a pre-arranged timetable

"brought into operation the All-Air Empire Mail Programme which, when time brings it into true perspective, will be recognised as a Landmark in the history of civilisation

. made the first commercial flying-boat flight between England and New Zealand, 13,000 miles away-the Empire air route of

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established the first British trans-ocean. air service between a British possession and the United States of America

IMPERIAL AIRWAYS

Bocking and faformation from IMPERIAL, AINWAYB (Far Kant), Ltd., Peninsula Hotel, Hong Kong or the Coriping Bocking Agente, Tel. 60906,

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 11; 1938.

MATERIAL

EVIDENCE

POINTS OF

PERJURED, DEFENCE · ALLEGES

Firm Manager Accused Of Fraudulent

Conversion.

The allegation that the whole of the material points of the evidence of the principal witness for the prosecution was per- jured, was made by the Hon. Mr. M. K, Lo, defending solicitor, at the resumed hearing before Mr. R. A. D. Forrest at Central Ma- ristracy yesterday of the case in which Lee Han-wing, manager of the Hing Kee firm, of No. 81 Parkes Street, Kowloon, is charged on eight counts of fraudulent conversion of moneys sad- falsification of accounts.

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Mr. Lo put it to witness that dant?--Yes. the genesis of the Arm had been

LOCAL ESTATES ARMED ROBBERY

Many Probates Granted

SHOPKEEPER TRICKED

Type Of Crime On Increase

Following another addition to the increasing number of cases of larceny of goods by, trickery, a to shop- warning was given. keepers and the public in general. by Mr. R. Edwards, sitting in the small court, at Central Magis- tracy, yesterday.

that defendant made original en-Authority as payment for the work have been granted to Pun Shiu unlawful possession of arms and with him to a medicine shop in

LUSS NOT MENTIONED

CHARGES

Three Men Sent' To Sessions Harriet Bower King, widow, late of Elton, Leintwardine, Hereford, England, who died on June 15.

HOW DOCTOR'S SON 1936, left local estate sworn under $15,500. Application by Harold RAISED ALARM John Armstrong, soliciter, for seal- ing probate of the will of the de-

Three unemployed men charged censed has been granted by the in connection with robberies, on Supreme Court.

January 22 and 25, were committed Local estate to the value of to the Criminal Sessions by Mr. R. $10,000 was left by John Pau. Edwards at the Central Magistracy

This case was one in which Li allas Pau Chung Tal, allas Pau yesterday.

WILS young Chinese. Pong. a The men are Ng Kwok Ping, aged charged with atding and abetting Mr. D. B. Evans, of Messrs. John Witness: I wanted to leave my Sul. retired merchant, late of No. son, Stokes and Master, is repre- money there for further invest-25 Canal Road West, who died at 38, Lo Chuen, 35, and Wong Kam- another not in custody in the senting Ng Kill-ming, partner in ments; and I had no immediate the age of 60 on December 12, kung, 31. They were all charged het, by & trick, of 36 watches 1934 Letters of administration with armed robbery at No. 4 Tai and 30 dozen leather wrist watch the Hing Kee firm, the complain-need of cash. ant.

Later, Mr. Lo asked: You were with 'will annexed de bonis non toon Terrace; first floor, on January straps, property of H, T. Lee Bro- thers, of Des Voeux Road Central. Mr. Lo made the allegation in in charge of work on a road called the estate of the deceased have 25, when a mopk and his amah been granted to John Pau. school were bound and gagged, and money

Detective-Sergeant D. Davies the course of a very detailed cross- Collisson Road as foreman?-Yes,

and clothing were stolen, and rob- examination of Ng, after Mr. Evans And from time to time you ob.teacher, of the same address.

bery and assault at No. 250 Holly said about lunch time, on Tuesday, had completed the examination-tained sums totalling over $69.000

·CUSTOMS OFFICER'S ESTATE

wood Road on January 22. In ad- an unknown man walked into the disbursements irom defen- in-chief.

Letters of administration to the dition. Ng was accused of attempt complainant shop and ordered The money you got from the War estate, sworn under $10,000 of Doong to discharge a loaded revolver the goods. mentioned in the charge. Hing Kl. assistant Customs officer, at Police Constable Yip Tin and He asked for them to be sent along

Wing Lok Street for payment. “ quiries, got a certain contract, and came to $48.000?--Yes."

Cheung, widow. of No. 6 Queen's ammunition. then approached Tsang Chung.

Road Central, fifth floor." Déceas-

Regarding the alleged robbery at This was done and, on arrival" man, one of the partners of the I put it to you that it was be-ed was late of Custom House. Hollywood Road, Detective Sub-there, the foki of the shop was Hing Kee,, for capital to start a

cause of this resulting loss that Kongmoon. Kwangtung, and died Inspector L R. Whant, who con- asked to go with defendant, who business.

defendant Arst asked both you and intestate at the age of 54 on ducted the prosecution, said the was already there, to another ad- Witness denied this, repeating Tsang for further funds with November 20, 1937.

place was the residence of a Chi- dress in Her Street. This the that he was the promoter of the which to carry on. He did not

Tong Of Lin, widow, late of No. nese doctor, named Chan Laf-fold did, leaving the goods behind, firm.

mention this loss as the reason for 25 Canal Road West, who died in-chuen, who lived with his con- These, of course, were taken away Witness claimed there never requiring further cash.

testate on May 12. 1937 left local cubine, his son, an amah, and the by the first man as soon as de- were any books of partnership, Witness had stated in his ex- estate to the value of $9,900, Let-aman's daughter. About 10.30 p.m.fendant had left with the foki. though it wAS of utmost impor-amination in chief last week that ters of administration to the es-on January 22, as the doctor was Passing sentence of two months” tance, to the other partners that defendant had asked for more tate of the deceased have been going out, two men came and said hard labour his Worship remarked

John there should be, for, without such, capital in September and bad granted to

Pau. school they wanted to see him about a on the frequency of such cases. there was nothing to prevent de-beer re:used by both partners, teacher, of the same address. patient. He led them to his con-He said shop-keepers should be fendant, doing away with all ac-himself and Tsang.

Local estate sworn under $3,800 sulting room and his son also came warned against such tricks, and count books and refusing to pay Now Mr. Le put it to him "that

was left by Athanasius Constan-out from the rear cubicle...

requested both the English and the others a cent.

it was in July that he had made duros, insurance broker, late of REVOLVER PRODUCED

Chinese press to give prominence this request, and Tsang bad con Beihaven, Cornwall Road. Cheam,

After some discussion regarding to the case. Mr. Lo handed up a book rela:-tributed $2,500, of which he had Surrey. England, who died on July ing to a partnership agreement borrowed from the Hung Cheong. 9, 1937. Application by Harold the patient. Arst defendant pro- which, he put to witness, had been Witness agreed that Tsang had John Armstrong, selfeltor, for seal-duced a revolver, held the pair up,

At Identifcation parades, follow- drawn up some time after the firm contributed that sum.

Ing certified copy of probate of the and ordered them into the bed His Worship interposed to say will of the deceased has beer room The son managed to sliping the arrest of the men, first de- had come into existence, in which

out through the inner door, into fendant was picked out by the defendent had full partnership that he had noticed a date in the granted.

the consulting room, and out of rights and held ten shares in the book handed up by Mr. Lo in view

the house by a side door, and of which a date given by witness Arm.

Inspector Whant asked that this Witness denied that this part-in his evidence would not seem to August 25 was because he could raised the alarm.

When the men ran away the son charge against second defendant nership had ever come into being. agreed with something else he had get no further money from defen-

dant, he bad not demanded the followed third defendant. who, be withdrawn as there was no evi- It had been proposed by defendant, said. but both Trang Chung-man and Mr. Lo said it was going to be books of the firm till January. evidence would be given, had beendence whatever connecting him His Worship his case that the whole of the ma- Witness said he had gone to the outside the house when the two with the robbery, he had refused it.

terial particulars of the evidence ofce daily after August 25, but men first entered, and had slipped agreed and Lo was accordingly

had not asked for the books till in Third defendant threw a clog discharged. was perjured.

at him. A little way further Arst Evidence was given, after which January.

At this stage the hearng was defendant turned and warned him first and second defendants were

committed. to stop or he would kill him. adjourned till Tuesday.

PARTNERSHIP DENIED

Mr. Lo: It, according to you, both you and Tsang Chung-man had equal shares in the firm, how

Continuing, Mr. Lo asked why it, is it that Tsang has drawn $21,000 as he alleged, his reason for leav- from the firm and your only $10,400.ing the 30 Collison Road on

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