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PORTUGUESE SUED BY DOUGLAS WHARF

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SERVANT

Promissory Note Dispute

Arising out of a dispute over a promissory note, Roza Yeung brought an action against Dolorosa de Souza before the Pulsne Judge. Mr. Justice R.E. Lindsell, in the Summary Conrt yesterday, claiming $540, being wages, money lent and interest.

Mr. F.H. Loseby appeared for plaintiff, whilst defendant was re- presented by Mr. M,A. da Silva.

THEFT

Passenger Loses Purse

For stealing a purse containing

a gold chain with a gold sovereign attached, three gold sovereigns, $22.10 la Hong Kong money and a passage ticket from a passenger aboard the ss. Hal Yang. along-

aide the Douglas Wharf just before the ship sailed for Swatow on Sun- day, Ng Cheung, aged 18, unem ployed, was sentenced to three months hard labour by Mr. R. Edwards at Central Magistracy

Outlining the case for the plain- a gratuity from the Government. tiff, Mr. Loseby sold that his cllent | She asked plaintiff to take $800 as was a widow. Before she was mar- a complete settlement. ried, she was an amah employed The reason why plaintiff agreed by Mr. R. B. Ghilote, clerk in the to accept $600 Instead of the Treasury Department. When her original umount. Counsel em- husband died, she took employ-phasised, was er the the under- yesterday.

Detective-Sergeant A. Soutar ment with defendant and her standing that she would be pald husband, the late Mr. GL de immediately, when defendant got said complainant was standing Souze, also a Government servant. her gratuity from the Government.outside his cabin door when he felt Continuing,, Counsel said plaintif Plaintiff had so far actually re- someone touching his hip-pocket. was engaged in May 1934 and her ceived $60, although defendant had where he kept fils purse. He turn- ed round and caught defendant. wages were $10 per month without been paid the gratuity.

who had passed the purse to an- food. In September the same

other man. This man got away and the purse was not recovered. The total value of the contents was $408.50.

GRATUITY PAID

year. defendant wanted to dismiss The existence of a promissory one of her amats and borrowed note from defendant to plaintiff $100 from plaintiff, giving her in was denied by the defence, though return a promissary note or de- Mr. Sulva admitted that there cument which. Counsel believed. was one from defendant's husband though he was not sure, was to plaintiff.

the person on board that steamer that day, and the police had no doubt defendant was one of a gang.

There were three larcenies from

signed by defendant's husband. A Giving evidence, Mr. R.B. Chilote month later defendant borrowed stated that following the death of $137 from plaintiff, followed by defendant's

husband. defendant' another, $200 in January 1935. to received a gratuity of $3,850 from for which he had been bound over Ng had, a previous conviction.

redeem goods which she had pawn- the Government, Although she

ed.

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had left his employment, plaintifa sum of $200. This bond was called at his house, once a week now enforced, with the alternative

of two months' hard labour. and on one occasion showed him

FIVE-YEAR-OLD CRIME

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Thief Caught In Street By Detective

In the beginning of 1937, Coun- sel went on, it was mutually agreed a promissory note of $800, on between plaintiff and defendant which was a name Dolgrosa. that the amount owing, including Cross-examined. witness sald Interest and wages, was $800. It that the note was dated 1936 and was also agree that the interest be not 1937 as Mr. Loseby stated in reduced from 5 per cent to 2 per his opening. ́ Witness was positive- cent per month. As a result a ly certain that the name Dolorosa promissory note for $800 was given appeared on it to plaintif.

Pläinti gave evidence to the Defendant's husband died on effect that of the $600 mentioned.

A charge of larceny of jewellery, September 16, 1937 and a month $400 was a loan and $200 were money and clothing, valued alto- Jäter defendant told plaintiff that wages, the balance being interest.gether at $800, and using menaces she was in difficulties, at the same Hearing was adjourned till and threats on the inmates was time saying that she was expecting |March 18

preferred against Wong Chu, alias Wong Fuk-nang, alias, Wong Tsat, when he appeared before Mr. R. Edwards at Central Magistracy yesterday.

YAUMATI FRACAS

SEQUEL

Three Soldiers Charged In Court

As the result of a fracas in the Sun Sun restaurant during the early hours of Sunday morning, George Stanley Bradman 25, Daniel Charles Taylor, 25. and, Albert Taylor, 24, three soldiers of the Middlesex Regiment, were charged before Mr. Q, A. A. Macfadyen at the Kowloon Magistracy for mali- ciously causing damage by break ing 15 plates, 3 flower pots. two windows and one glass door.

Det.-Sub Inspector R. Cunning. ham asked that defendants,be re- manded for 48 hours in military custody, saying that there was a possiblity of further charges being taken against them.

MANAGER NOW

FACES ONE CHARGE

Three Dismissed And

Five Withdrawn

BOATMAN FACES THREE CHARGES

Yesterday's Cases At Marine Court

Detective-Sub-Inspector Whant, prosecuting, said that on the morn- lag of June 14, 1932, defendant with, four others not in custody went into the first floor of No. 23 Lee Yuen Street on the pretext of Three charges for obtaining water at an unauthorised place, renting the front cubicle. They namely at Tai Shan Kok, leaving tied up and gagged the two female port without clearance papers and inmates and ransacked the place. mooring his craft in the harbour decamping with $105 in money, 25 on Saturday night without a light pieces of jewellery and 18 pleces were preferred against Cheung for clothing. Mui, master of Junk No. 1577V. at

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of accounts against Lee Hon-wing the Kowloon Magistracy yesterday. witness and she kicked him. manager of the Hing Kee firm, of when she appeared as complain- First defendant then caught No. 81 Parkes Street. Kowloon.ant in a case in which Lal Kat- hold of her coat and tried to pull were dismissed and five were with-ming. 31. tailor and his wife, Hoit off while second defendunt ran drawn when the case was continu-Suk-yuen, are charged, with com- back to the car and took a parcel. ed before Mr. R. A. D. Forrest at

The following passengers which contained copper coins, and rived in Hong Kong, yesterday by mon assault. Central Magistracy yesterday.

Mr. Hin-shing Lo appeared for threw it in her face.

the ss. Aeneas from Europe:- Accused is now charged with the defendants while Mr. C. A. "She Was very excited. She

Mr. P. A. Brown, Lt.-Cdr. Her- that on, or about December 7 he Sutherton Russ represented Mrs. looked like a tiger-cat," said wit-bert G. St. John Bury. Mr. R. M. converted to his own use a cheque Pears.

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for $134.51 which he had received At the previous hearing Mr. Lr his coat off by this time. While G. R. Fuller, Mrs. D. A. Goslin. THE or behalf of his Arm Cheong applled for a cross-summons of the woman was holding me, her Master John R. Goslin. Mr. J. K. Hing and Co., and that he omitted assault against Mra Pears.. husband assaulted me, and it was Hoare, Mr. R. C. Harley, Mrs. Y. from the account books material Mrs. Pears yesterday testified only after three Europeans inter-M. Harley. Mr. J. K. Jolly. Mrs. particulars relating to this cheque that she did not know the defen-vened that we all went to the po-May Jolly, Cdr. R. B. Johnstone. A REMARKABLE COMBINATION.

Mr. D. B. Evana is representing dants and bad never seen them lice station. Mr. Powers took me Mrs. Johnstone, Mr. W. J. Lock- the complainant, Mr. Ng Kai-ming" prior to the assault

who 45-hart-Smith, Mrs. Mabel Lockhart- GREAT HISTORICAL INTEREST a partner in "the Hing Kee Arm

Miss Witness said that on February 2, saulted me followed in their car. Smith

Valerie Lockhart-. and the Hon. Mr. M. K. Lo is de-about 10.15 am. she was walking.

HIT ON NOSE

8mith. Masters Charles and John fending.

"In the struggle. I was kicked Lockhart-Smith, Mr. Denys W. In the witness-box yesterday Theatre when she saw a car pro- in the stomach, hit on the nose, Morley, Mrs. Frances Moricy, Mas- Lee said the money had been spent ceeding in the middle of the road which bled as a result, and two of ter Roland Morley, Mr. T. 8: Mar- in paying fokis, buying food, and from the opposite direction. She my teeth were loosened. The back shail, Mrs. Jean A. McDonald, Mr. · fncidental expenses.

attempted to get on to the pave- of my right hand was also injured. J. F. Robinson, Mrs. Jean Robin- Following cross-examination by ment in order to avoid the car. I had never been in a like state in son, Mr. Henry Spicer, Mr. G. E. Mr. Evans, the hearing was ad- but the car turned in front of her | all my life,” declared witness. Kerbey and Cdr. Harold Welch. journed till March 7.

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PAINTER ADMITS THEFT

run over. She screamed and the that she had not lost her temper question he was on duty at Tsim- driver stopped and she remans" at the time and had only remous- tsatsul Police Station when Mrs:

FROM BARRACKS trated with him by tapping him trated with defendant In order to Pears, Mr. Powers and another.

Sentence of two months' hard la-- on the shoulder. She then walk-show him that he was in the Mr. Panyotaki, entered the charge- The Royal Naval Dockyard has ed away. but the defendants fol- wrong.

room. Mrs Pears complained of bour was imposed on Wong. Yau- invited tenders for gases to be sup-lowed her.

Mr. Lo: I put it to you that having been assaulted. She show-iuk, 22-year-old painter, when he piled for the period of one year. The driver of the car, whom Mrs. when defendant pulled his.car up.ed marks of violence on her nose. Among the gases are oxygen, car Pears pointed out as the defen you went right up to him and slap- She was in a very nervous state at pleaded gulity before Mr. R. A. D. Forrest at Central Magistracy ammonia bonic acid gas.

and dant, said something and then his ped him in the face, because you the time. She also complained of acetylene. Tenders for repair wife joined in. Witness did not thought that he had been so ar- internal injuries. Her fur collar (yeaterday to charges of stealing an work have also been invited. Ten-understand them and asked them rogant and insolent in running was partly torn off.

(overcoat and a pair of shoes from: déra forms may be obtained on Pears pointed out as the defen-over your foot.

The hearing was adjourned to

Officer, HL M. Naval Yard.

say. The second defendant, Lal's evidence, stated that on the day in 'cal evidence will be-taker

application to the Naval Store station if they had anything to Sub-Inspector T. MacMation, in March 8, at 2:30 pm, when medi-F Block, Wellington Barracks, and

illegal pawning of same.