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POLICE PRESS FOR PRISON

SENTENCE

LORRY DRIVER CHARGED

Sequel To Fatal

Accident

Edwards at

out the fine.

cantion,

ject.of the prosecution was to set an example for others, he sug gested that a warning from the Bench would be suffelent.

His Worship: I do not think the conditions and circumstances of the case are sufficient to send him to prison

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 18,

FALSIFICATION OF ACCOUNTS ALLEGED

Solicitor Gives Evidence

AGED WOMAN

KILLED

Misadventure

Verdict

the

PRISONER

1938.

FOUND DEAD

IN HIS CELLİ

Chronic Opium/

Addict

An enquiry into the death of an aged woman, Wong Hwai, was

An inquiry into the death of a held before Mr. K. M. A. Barnett, sitting as coroner, at the Kowloon prisoner. Lo Fut, who was found dead in his cell in Hong Kong When Wong Yuk-tong. 27, lorry

Addressing the deceased's widow. MANAGER CHARGED Magistracy yesterday, assisted by driver. was convicted by Mr. His Worship said: I am empower-

Magistracy yesterday, Evidence as to the state of the jury, comprising Messrs A. A. Alves Prison on February 16, was held at

(Foreman, L. A larte and C. A. Central Central Magistracyed to order compensation for you

was given by Mr.

when a verdict of death from ha- des Remedios. yesterday, on a charge of driving here, but that amount is limited arm's books

Traffic Sergeant F. Appleton tural causes was returned. without due care and

by law to $50. If you like, you can Thomas Le C. Kuen, Chartered

Mr. R. Edwards sat as Coroner testified that he was driving a Trate-Inspector S. C. Saunders deeline, when remedy in another Accountant, before Mr. R. A D.

was composed of cycle combination along and the jury pressed for a prison sentence with-Court is open to you to seek. If Forrest at Central Magistracy, yes- motor

you accept the $50, however, you terday when hearing of the case Canton Road from the Star Ferry Messrs. D. L. d'Quine, C. A Leon

in which Lee Hon-wing, manager at a speed of between 20 to 25 and L. M. dos Remedios. of the Hing Kee firm, B1 Parkes mile per hour, when near The charge was brought follow-can't take the matter further.

Chief Warder H. Barrett sald WIDOW WEEPS

sentenced to two ing a fatal accident in Connaught

Weeping softly, the widow re-Street, Kowloon, is charged on junction of Austin Rost, just after deceased was Roud Central on January 23, when,

eight counts of falsification of

rounding a slight left hand bend, month's hard, labour on December in an alleged race between defen-plied: I leave the matter to Your

He is dead accounts and fraudulent conver

he saw an old woman crossing 18. On February 18 he was found dant and another lorry driver. Worship's discretion.

over from his right. He sounded dead in a cell in which, with two coalie was knocked down and kili- now and I will not pursue the matsion of moneys, was resumed.

ter further. If the lorry had not Lee is defended by the Hon. Mr. bis horn and slowed down but the others, he was awaiting discharge. Dr. G. Ingram Shaw, Medical ed.

the M. K. Lo, of Messrs. Lo and Lo. woman continued walking, and he Yesterday

Saunders been racing and overtaking Inspector

the right to avoid a Officer of Hong Kong Prison, said 19 # chronic" oplum said: I am instructed to ask for other, he would not be dead. while Mr. D. B. Evans, of Messrs. turned to imprisonment. I need hardly say don't wish to claim any further. Johnson, Stokes and Master re- collision. She hesitated and made deceased

addict. He had chronic tubercu- Mr. Kwan made a suggestion to presents Mr. Ng Kai-ming, partner as if to turn back. that speeds are increasing, and the

He turned further to the right loss and his general condition number of fatalities are going up His Worship that he should see in the Hing Kee firm, and com-

but it was too late as the sidecar was very poor, and was likely to can get im-him in chambers regarding complainant. with it. Unless we

had sruck the woman and knocked die suddenly. prisonment sentences,or very sub-pensation, as connected with any

Mr. Le C. Kuen's evidence con-her down Witness took her to stantial ones, we can't get this fine unposed, and his Worship re-

served his decision till this morn-cerned chiefly detalls in com- hospital where she died. down.

parison of two cash books for 1937. Mr. C Y." Kwan.

defending.ing.

one stated to be the original, and The widow also begged for o pointed out that defendant han a

the copy. There were fair record, his only offences since hawker's licence, which. His Wor-janother he took out a licence in 1934 being ship promised her. 'would be ar- a number of discrepancies between these. The biggest difference was for obstruction. If his Worship ranged.

Li Wing-yu, the driver of the that the balance as represented in wished to make an example of this case, he submitted there must have lory which Wong overtook, who the alleged original was $18,138.70, contributory negligence on had been jointly charged with and in the alleged copy $52.49. It was also his opinion that a num- the part of others, and if the obWong, was discharged.

ber of the dates of entries could not be correct.

been

DEATH OF GIRL PROBED

MARINE COURT.

CASES

Medical evidence showed that the cause of death was shock fel- lowing fracture of the pelvis.

The jury returned a verdict of death by misadventure, with no blame attached to the driver.

GAMING HOUSE RAIDED

The cause of death was gener- alised pulmonary tuberculosis, and cardiac fallure.

MISTRESS OF MUI-TSAI IN COURT

'For keeping an unregistered twelve-year-old mui-tsal, Lai Hang. 86, widow, of No. 191 Wanchai Charged with keeping a com-Road, was cautioned by Mr. R. A mon gaming house and gambling D. Forrest at the Central Magis-

36. Haiphong Road, around tracy yesterday. at floor. Lin Hing. coolle. was aned

SPECIAL CHINA NEW'S

Featuring (1)

SOVIET AMBASSA - OR AT CHUNGKING (Arrival & Presentation of Credentials) (2)

PRESIDENT LIN SEN'S SPEECH ON

CHINA'S RESISTANCE

(8)

LATEST WAK' NEWS FROM THE EASTERN FRONT

etc., etc.,

SPECIAL MORNING PERFORMANCE

At 11.30 A.M.

SAT. & SUN, 19th & 20th at the

QUEEN'S

HONG KONG

PRICES: 40 c.

LOCAL ESTATE

Tehmi Motabhoy Bejonjee, alias Tehmina Motabhol, widew, late of

ALHAMBRA

KOWLOON

20 c

[LANE CRAWFORD FOKI FINED

No. 1.Peking Road. who died in Embezzlement Case

Continues

testate at the age of 40 on Janu- ary 18, 1937, left local estate sworn under $4,200 Letters of adminis- When the Lane Crawford's cake embezzlement and tration for the use and benefit of department

Motabhoy. Bejanjee(falsincation case was again called Rustomjee Motabhoy and Minnie Cotabhoy, before Mr. R. Edwards at the Cen- have been granted by the Supreme trad Magistracy yesterday morning. Court to Jehangir Hormuslee Rut- His Worship gave his decision on tonjee, wine merchant, of No. 11 two points. Duddell Street,

Following cross-examination by Mr. Lo, witness said, in answer to His Worship that the books were not kept well even according to old Chinese methods of accountancy.

Mr. H. W. Fraser, of the Secre- these related to clothing which he and, if he had been examining 150 by Mr. K.M.A. Barnett at thetariat for Chinese Affairs, sald the pad stolen from the May Road

girl was very well-treated and address. them on behalf of a limited com- Kowloon Magistracy yesterday.

Sixteen others who were gambwished to remain with defendant. pany, he would have felt it incum-" bent on him to draw the attentioning at the time were also enarged.

STOLE CLOTHING Fifteen of them were fined $3 each, of the directors.

Mr. Barnett also conducted an Lung Chun, master of a cargo enquiry into the death of a girl, boat, appeared before Comdr. G Lani Yuet, aged six.

F. Hole at the Marine Court rester he girl was taken to the Kwong day on a charge of trading in the Wah Hospital after she had died, harbour without a license. He was

who gave

a false found guilty and fined $10. by a woman.

Seven junk fokis were aned. $5 name and address and who since could not be found. When the de-cach for having caused obstruc. Tak Shan by ceased was brought to the hospital. tion to the S.S. the woman said that death was dragging on the steamer.

Hui Ming, master of a trading due to fever, but a post mortem

fined $10 for leaving performed by Dr. J. M. Gray re- Junk, was

the girl had intra-port without clearance papera. vealed, that

interpreter cranial haemorrhage. There was alight evidence of enteritis and skull. intra-cranial haemorrhage in the Hing Kee Building Con- Messrs. Hastings, gave corrobora- defendant pulmonary tuberculosis.

and shock.

The cause of death, in Dr. Gray's The hearing was jadjourned to opinion, was due to tracture of the March 3, at 2.30 p.m.

Mr. W. M. Brown, of Messrs. Hastings, said he was informed on December 7 by his interpreter that defendant wished him to appear in Summary Court in respect of Summary Action No. 1485 of 1937. and deny that he was a partner

tractors. He did this on Decem- ber 10. when the action was ad- journed sine die.

the absentee forfeiting ball of $5. A sum of $4.50. picked up from the table. was ordered to be placed

in the Poor Box.

Tsok En-kau.

tive evidehak

then

OPIUM CHARGES A week's remand was ordered by

He agreed with Mr. P. Y. Woo, of Messes. Woo and Woo, who is representing Wong Lau, charged with falsification of accounts and

conspiracy, to defraud, that Wong had no case to answer on the first count, but ruled that he was able on the second.

He discharged Lam Tong, shop

Ing from the servants quarters of Mr. R. Edwards at the Central

La coole, on the conspiracy charge

the

For larceny of six pieces of cloth- No. 10 May Road, Leung Tin, 22 Magistracy yesterday when

nemployed, was sentenced to one Ming. 27, unemployed, was brought and fined him $30 or one month's month's hard labour by Mr. R.before him charged with possession hard labour in default, on Edwards at the Central Magistracy of opium, possession of heroin plils charge of embezzlement of $4.08.

to which he had pleaded guilty. and keeping an opium divan, yesterday.

Wong Lau and Chan, Chin, third Wong Yiu. 35, unemployed, was Detective-Sergeant Dowman said

was stopped in May likewise remanded by Mr. R. A D defendant who is charged with Road by two Chinese detectives. Forrest. Defendent was charged embezzlement of 51-cents and con- adjourned When searched, pawntickets were with passession of prepared oplum spiracy to defrand, were both re- manded til Thursday, February 24. found on him. He admitted that and heroin pills.

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