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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS

PREVENTION OF FORGED PASSAGE|

EVICTIONS

ORDINANCE

INTERESTING

POINT RAISED

An interesting' point, involving

TICKETS

Seven Men Charged

At Central

Appearing on remand before Mr. | Edwards at the Central Colit seven men Who

the new Frevention of Erictions yesterday, the

"inary

DEMANDED MONEY WITH MENACES

Laundryman Given Gaol Term

GENERAL

WINE DEALER FINED

Pleads Guilty To Four Offences

A Ane of $100 was imposed by Mr. Macfadyen on L Hee, licencee Sentence of four months hard of a wine shop in 3a Po Road.. Ordinance, was raised in the Sum were charged with either posses- labour was imposed on an unem-when he pleaded guilty to four Court yesterday morning.sion of or uttering forged com- ployed landrýman, Cheung, summonses in connection with when the Acting Puiane Judge, Mr. Plimentary passage tickets of the when he was found guilty on the offences under the Liquors Or- Justice E. H. Williams, had to de- Sze Yap Shipping Company, were charge of demanding money with dinance at the Kowloon Magis- cide whether business premises in again remanded.

Mr. C. Y. Kwan, who appeared Butters at the Central Court res

menaces from a shop foki by Mr. tracy this morning. which fokis slept constituted a dwelling-place.

to prosecute, requested Mr. Ed- terday. Defendant also appeared The question arose out of an ac-wards that the men might be on an alternative charge of in- tion for possession of the ground grouped in three for trial to save timidation. floor of No. 2, Wal San Lane, rent-

time. ed by the Lin Heung Tea Shop, brought by Wong Sing-fat Wong In-kal, and W. C. Hung, trustees of Mrs. Yeung Ah Ho's Settlement.

Mr. C. A. Butherton Russ, for de- fendant, pleaded that the case came under the new Prevention of Evictions Ordinance as it was a dwelling place, wherein the lokis of the tea shop slept.

The defendants are:-

Defendant stated that his ac countant was to blame, but being the licencee, he had to take the responsibility.

Revenue Ocer E. T. Warden said that defendant's shop had had been visited on June 14 and the books examined.

Detective-Sergeant Bentley, who Acting Detective-Inspector L. R.prosecuted said that complainant, Whant and Detective-Sargeant J. Tang, while having his meal in Hunter are in charge of the case.

the Hop Hing Loon furniture shop. on July 4, "was approached by The first summons for failing three strangers, amongst whom to record correctly in the Stock was defendant. who accused him Book the amount of a sale, was of having failed to pay a gambling taken out when it was found that a sale of 32 gallons of spirit had been entered only as a sale of one gallon."

Chan Ming. 39, Cheung Wo. 30. and Ma Sau. 40, will be tried on July 21. 2.30 p.m.

Cheung Wo. Ma. Sau, Cheung debt, Man 58. and Cheung Chun-lol. 52. were remanded for hearing.

FORCED INTO DIVAN

Mr. W. A. Mackinlay stated that

The last group. Ma Sau. Chubut was immediately followed by L Tang then Teft the ten house, the premises were let to defendant Tal-shun. 48. and Li Sing. 55. were the three, who forced him into a for the purpose of storing furni-alse remanded for a week, and heroin divan in Spring Garden ture and not for a dwelling house. will be tried on July 25. 2.30 p.m.

After evidence was given and

BEVERAGES

several law authorities referred to PLEASANT SYRUP by the legal representatives of both sides, the Acting Paisne Judge decided in favour of plainting, with casts, ordering the premises to be

given up on August 24 next, with mesne prodits.

DID NOT STAMP

RECEIPTS

Four Fined At Central

A fine of $78 was imposed on Yip Nal by Mr. Butters at the Central Court yesterday for falling to stamp a receipt for the sum of $19.00

NOIROTS EXTRACTS INTRODUCED HERE

At Lane Crawford's (Grocery De- partment) this week free glass samples of the well-known Noirot fruit extract of all kinds of French liqueurs may be had by anybody wishing to sample this

very pleasant drink that has, just been introduced to Hong Kong.

Lene where they demanded a sum of $14.50 as fee to join a society. Seeing no way out, complainant gave him $7 and his address, as demanded.

The following day. Li Tang was taken out for a walk by the defen- dant, who took him to a laundry shop. Defendant gave him a card which bore the name of a society.

ATTEMPTED ASSAULT

On July 7 defendant visited LI Tang again, in the shop and de- manded the remaining sum of $7.50. Upon his refusal, defendant attempted to assault him. A few fokis of the complainant came to his assistance and arrested defen-

The syrups may be obtained in bottles of 80 cents each and the idant. process of turning this into ready- ntade beverages i so simple that the work may well be left to the "böy" or amah.

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gallons of spirit had been sold to It was also discovered that 42 person on March 17 when under the condition of the licence. not

more than eight gallons should be sold to the same person on the same day.

The other two summonses were. applied for because the particulars of a sale had not been filled in and a distilling pass had not been cancelled in the proper manner.

RADIO WITHOUT LICENCE

out the necessary permit or licence For possessing a radio set with-

from the authorities. B woman named Kwok Wal-hin, residing at No. 38 Jordan Road, was fined $50 by Mr. Macfadyen at the Kowloon Court. yesterday.

Defendant stated that she had been in Hong Kong for a year, and did not quite know the regulations. The radio had only been procured four days before her place was visited by Mr. Keys.

CHARGE WITHDRAWN Booklets describing the many

The case in which Chu Wah-fun, Detective-Sergeant Grainger of ways into which these syrups may cho at a previous hearing pleaded the Revenue Department. told the be put into use are given away not guilty to a charge of fradulent Court that the actual sum received tree by Messrs. Lane Crawfords or onversion of 28 steel bars valued since she had been in the Colony Remarking to defendant that by the defendant $20.05 as record the agents. The Quality Products at $485.20, entrusted to him to de- for a year she ought to have ed, in the daily cash book.

Company, who have their offices liver to the Kowloon Docks, on known that this was In

order to save the cost of ten cents defendant had given 2 wrong figure in the receipt.

CARLESSNESS

a serious

top floor. The manager will per- Mr. Barnett at the Kowloon Magis- His Worship imposed the fine, as at No. 8, Des Voeux Road Central, April 13 last, was concluded before offence against the Government. sonally attend to any inquiry.

Last but by no means the least tracy yesterday when Mr. M. A. da stated.

are non-alcoholic drinks

-these

Pleading guilty through Mr. S. but for those who may be so disfor the charge to be withdrawn.

of

Ng Quinn for a similar offence, nesed a drop of brandy may be put Mrs. Ng Wong-shui. No into each glass to "season to taste" 9. Arbuthnot Road. was fined-and turn these non-alcoholic $15. Mr. Ng Quinn said that drinks into real, delicious French fallure to stamp. the receipt was Hqueurs. due to carelessness rather than to intention. His client had been issuing receipts to her tenants before, but on this occasion had forgotten to do so.

For similar okences. Tung Wai- sun, of No. 25, Connaught Road

each Aned $15.

SOLD LIQUOR AFTER CLOSING

Fine For Proprietor Of Restaurant

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HEROIN OFFENDER ·

SENTENCED

BURGLARS SENT

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licence.

THURSDAY, JULY 14, 1938. -PAGE 7

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More Cholera

Cases

With 18 cases reported on Tues- day, the number of cholera cases so far notified' has risen to 135.

Of the 18 cases, 11 were from Victoria, two from Kowloon and one from Shaukiwan

Silva, for the prosecution. applied

ANOTHER CASE Yu Si-chuen, residing at No. 42 asked that if the charge was fined $100 by Mr. Butters at the "Mr. C. Y. Kwan, for the defence. ¡Village Road, Happy Valley, was withdrawn. defendant should be Central Court yesterday for posses- discharged without any stain on sion of radio apparatus without a

His Worship dismissed the charge

Mr. A. E E Jeffries Wis

in against defendant. «

charge of the case.

Defendant's plea that the ap- paratus discovered in his premises was not in working order was not accepted by the Magistrate, who Other diseases reported on Tues- pointed out that the Tele-Com- day. were eight cases of dysentery. munications Ordinance prohibited two cases of measles, and one case the possession or any apparatus each of enteric fever and cerbro- without the necessary leance.

spinal meningitis. Defendant. It was

COMMENDED FOR BRINGING THIEF

"TO JUSTICE For their readiness in bringing the thief to justice, two passers-by

stated in

Court, had a licence which expired on December 31. He had failed to

renew it.

UNCLAIMED

TELEGRAMS

Sentence of six months' hard HEROIN DIVAN labour and a fine of $725 or, in de Central, and Chan Chan-yu, were prtsonment was imposed by Mr.

fault. a further six months' im-i

RAID SEQUEL Sentence of twelve months' hard Macfadyen at the Kowloon Court labour and a fine of $2000 or, in yesterday" on Lam Hing. 22, ap-default, six months' imprisonment pearing on a charge of possession was imposed by Mr K. M. A of heroin pills on July 5, at No. 437 Barnett at the Kowloon Magistracy Shanghai Street.

yesterday on Mak King-lau, 30, Revenue Officer Warden inform- who admitted that he was pald 5€ ed the court that the house was cents a day to look after a heroin ruided and 'eight smokers at the divan in Shanghai Street. time were on, the premises. The

Revenue Oncer E. T. Warden place was being used as a divan, prosecuted, said that the house was

The following unclaimed tele-Ho San, a shop fckl and Gajjan paraphernalia for "imoking being raided on July 5. The whole place found.

was a distributing centre for heroin Brams, are lying at the offices of Singh, an Indian motor-car driver, -ills. 4,018 pins were found in de-the Great Northern Telegraph Co. were commended by Mr. Butters Henry Liang, Jockey Club; Ko at the Central Court yesterday at fendant's possession and twenty-

hree smokers were caught.

c/o Kwok, Lan Hing, Bank of East the conclusion of the case in Asla Bldg. 407; Wang Hon Hong, which än unemployed, "I Wing, Luk Kwok Hotel; Hon Men Hin. was sentenced to. three months' Appearing on two charges of burglar at No. 238 Queen's Road

Chung Kwok Boarding House, 58 hard labour for theft of $12 and a Connaught Road; 88. Yatshing: pawn ticket from a woman while. and No. 140 Connaught Road Chu- On another summons for per Wan-ro, 23, unemployed; was sen-

Hwang Hoi Ban. c/o Luk Kwok she was counting her money to mitting the customers to parti-tenced to six months' imprison-

Hotel; Chot Kwok Kong 19 King redeem some article from a pawn- cipate in the game of Chai Mulment by Mr. Batters at the Central Acting Pulsne Judge, Mr. Justice c/o New Asia Hotel; Yu Pul, Sun

Judgment was reserved. by the Kwong Btreet; Yeung Hong Hang shop. defendant was cautioned..

Defendant snatched "the money Court yesterday. Bergeant Rathwell sald he was

E H. Williams, in the Summary Sun Hotel Nathan Road: 2403; and ran. but Ho and Singh inter- Ng Hung kwai, who was charged Court yesterday, in the steam-1545; 3808; 7112;.9306. on patrol duty early that morning.with.. having been responsible for launch charter dispute, in which

cepted him and handed him to the he heard excessive noises coming one of the burglaries and aiding So Lo-chat and Lam Hing sued the DOG OWNERS FINED

police. from the restaurant and, on en- and abetting in the other. wastu Foo Kee, and Iu Foo and Iu tering the premises, found well also given the same term. over 70 persons having a party

Kam-tin, partners therein, for the Two other unemployed who were sum of $507. there. About 24 persons were par-charged with alding and abetting. ticipating in the game,

The plaintiffs were represented and receiving stolen Mr. Hin-shing Lo appeared ap- pleaded not guilty and were dis-Mr. O. E. C. Marton, was for the property by Mr. C. A. Sutherton Russ while peared for the defence.

charged.

lefence.

The proprieter of the Tai Sam Yuen Restaurant, No. 429. Hen- nessy Road. Wanchai, was fined $50 by M Edwards at the Centrali Court yesterday for allowing, in- toxicating liquor to be supplied to customers during prohibited hours, namely at 3,10 a.m. on July 4

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POP'S AUDIENCE PUZZLES

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JUDGMENT RESERVED

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Miss M. Roza; residing at No. 7nned $5 by Mr. Edwards at the Liberty Avenue, Homantin, plead Central Court yesterday. ed guilty through a representative A similar fine was imposed on A" spaniel on

summons for allowing a brown Hargreaves. of Blaney Villas, the beach at Deep for the same offence. Sergeant Water Bay on July 1, and was Estall prosecuted,

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RECLAMATION SCHEME

FOR SHENSI

sian, July 13,

To give work to a large number of war and flood refugees who have been swarming in variona places in Shenal; the provincial authorities have mapped out plans for the reclamation of large areas of uncut- tivated land near Yienpingchen on the Szechwan- Shenal border

The plans have been submitted to, the Central Government for approval, with a request that initial appropriations be given for starting the Work.

As a measure for increasing interior productivity. the Reconstruction Department of the Shenal Pro- vincial Government is planning the establishment of a cement factory at Palshul in south Shenal on the border of the Lo River, ustable

Regulations for the proposed factory, it is under stood. have been drafted. When established, the factory will be a commercial enterprise under government supervision (Central News).