1938-07-19 — Page 7

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS

"DELIBERATE AND SHAMEFUL

DECLARES JUDGE

Amoy Man Is Convicted Of Uttering Forged $100 Note

TRIAL AT CRIMINAL SESSIONS

Sentence of two years' hard labour was passed on Chan Chun shing, described as a bean gil dealer, by the Acting Chief Justice, Mr. Justice R. E Lindsell, at the, Criminal Sessions yesterday when be was convicted on charges of possession of and uttering a forged $100 note on the Hong Kong and Shanghai Bank.

Accused pleaded not guilty, and the following Jury was em- panelled: Messrs. J. H. R. Hatice (Foreman). E. J. Beck, B. F. Bo- leros. Lau Sheung-po, Cheng Chung-choy, Pau Man-lok and W. L. Hamsey.

$2.000 in Chinese money and at Swatow converted $518 into HR $400.

BETTERMENT OF

KOWLOON

Association Discuss Many Matters

* GENERAL

RUSE,

A.R.P. DRILL

FOR WOMEN

Demonstration Held Yesterday

The monthly meeting of the The Hong Kong Volunteer De-. General Committee of the Kow-fence Headquarters was the scene loon Residents' Association

yesterday of an anti-air raid pre- held last Tuesday in St. Andrew's

caution demonstration to members Church Hall.

of the Women's Air Raids Fre-

was

Those present were: Mr. B. Wylie (President), Mr. F. C. Mow Funk (Vice-President), Mr. Baldwin.

cautions Union.

Perkins was in charge of the de Surgeon-Lieutenant J. L Steele

Hon. Secretary and Treasurer), monstration and the masks used. Miss H. D. Sawyer, Rev. C. a. R. were locally" made regulation gas- Sargent. Rev. Fr. A. Granelli. Dr. masks for civilians, with canisters RA. C. Basto, Messrs. W. A. Mac-fastened to the face-piece. kinlay, D. W. Munton, T. N. Mur-

One of the rooms at Headquar-

Mr. J. Whyatt, Crown Counsel,

ray, and R. Pestonji, Apologies ters was used as a gas chamber. sald that about 8 pm. on June 2

for absence were received from the windows being sealed up with accused walked, into the Bombay

the Hon. Mr. L D'Almada e Castro, paper. The gas, non-lethai CAP Silk Store and told Miss' Carmo, Coming to the incident in the Junr. Messrs. C. E. Terry, W. J.gus (tear gas) was let tato the an assistant, that he wanted to silk store he said he had not bought Rattey and Lam Ming-fan,

room by means of a capsule. see some Kayser stockings. These anything and had expressed his

MATTERS DISCUSSED

IN GAS-FILLED CHAMBER were produced, and eventually ac-intention of not doing sp. He had,

Correspondence regarding the

The ladies, six at a time put on cused selected four pairs, the cost however, taken out his money to Kowloon Hospital, the rumoured gas masks and were taken into the of which was $11. He took out a show the shop people, putting erection of mule stables at Kow. chamber and stayed there for $100 note, which Misa Carmo hand-$100 note on the counter. The loon Tong, the Emergency Refugee about five minutes. When they ed to Mr. Bassarmal, the assistant shop master misunderstood him Council, drainage and sanitation came out, some of them said that manager, As a matter of routine, and took the note away for some-in Kowloon City area, and Nathan, although they felt no ill-effects Mr. Bassarmal asked his assistant one to inspect it. He was then Road trafic were read and ap-whatever the gas made their bare Mr. Hassaram to take the note to a given back the note and he asked

proved. money-changer to see if It was the shop-master to examine an-

With reference to the Kowloon All the clubs and branches of the kenuine. The assistant returned other one. Later an Indian con-Mortuary a letter from Qovem-A.R.P.U. have been given their about five minutes later and saldstable was sent for and he was ment in reply to the "Association's dates for attendances at the de-

arrested.

letter of September 21, 1937, was monstrations, which will be held BECAME FRIGHTENED »

read. It mentioned that the ques- dally until July 36 from 10a.m. to On the way to the station he tion of the provision of a деж heard people say in the Amoy din-mortuary will be considered in that he had been arrested for connection with the estimates for possession of forged banknotes and 1939.

it was so.

Mr. Bassarmal then asked Miss Carmo what was the cost for the stockings. with a view to giving back the change, and on the latter saying $11, accused remarked it was too dear and requested the re- turn of the nota, After it was

handed back to him, he asked Miss

Carmo declined, and finally ac-

ASTUTE BUSINESS MAN

person,

✓

arma smart.

noon.

efforts to improve the conditions

at Kowloon City and recommend-

present

he became frightened, and threw A letter from Government was away the rest of the notes on his read stating that the new system that no further action be taken

of lighting in Nathan Road would at

by the Association. be brought into operation on July They recommended further that

publicity be given to the lowing paragraph from Govern ment's letter to the Association:

Ji

fol-

MOSQUITO NUISANCE "There were found to be mos- quito nuisances in parts of Kow- loon Tong, and in no less than 35 private premises larvae were found in various receptacles. The

Carmo to reduce the price. Miss After defendant's wife and feki

nad testified. Hls Lordship summed | 1. cused said he would take the stock-up the case. The jury retired for NATHAN ROAD LIGHTING ings. He produced a $100 note and 12 minutes before returning 3. Subsequent discussion revealed while Mr. Bassanmal was examinunanimous verdict.

that the new lighting had not. Ing it he suddenly said He would

Passing sentence. His Lordship | made its appearance on that date, come back the next day. Mr. said: "You have been, in my but that arrangements were well Bassarmal sald the note was a for- opinion very rightly, found guilty in hand for the re-lighting of the gery and walked to the front of of each count on this indictment, whole of Nathan Road in the near the shop, followed by accused whort is abundantly clear from the future. attempted to snatch it away from evidence that you must have dis- A letter from Government in malarlologist points out that if all him. Police whistles were blown covered yourself in possession of dicated that the erection of direc-householders took the trouble to and an Indian constable arrived to this $100 note-maybe innocently tion plates for "hidden" blocks of look after their own premises, it take accused to the Central Police to start with-and you adopted this nats were the concern of the would relieve his' staff of "much Station.

deliberate and shameful rase to owners of the "hidden" blocks, and unnecessary work and enable them On the way, accused threw away get rid of it. Two years' hard lait was decided to write asking to give more attention to other two $10 notes and two si notes. bour on the first charge and 12 those owners to take steps ac- places."! and while he was standing in the months on the second, concur-cordingly.

With reference to the proposed dock at the Station, he was seen rently."

With regard to the Roman ARP. Lecture to take place' in to drop a $100 note.

Prisoner resumed the vehement Catholic Cemetery on K.IL No. Kowloon, a' Sub-Committee report- pleas he had made frequently dur2148 the Sub-Committee reporteded having been unable to secure a 'ng th trial and had to be forcibly having visited the site and that suitable hall. Subsequent discus- removed.

the whole cemetery area in that stan revealed a general opinion vicinity. would be suitable for re- that with the advent of many sidential development when the A.R.P. first aid lectures in How- graves had been removed. It was loon there was no need for B decided to write Government to lecture to be arranged under the the effect.

auspices of the Association, and it to throw Mr. Bassarmal off his Rural Building Lot No.

The Drainage and Sanitation was agreed to drop the matter. guard. Had Mr. Bassarmal not situate on the Repulse Bay Road. Sub-Committee reported that the and to inform the A.RP. Officer been an astute business man the with an area of about 20,000 sq. ft., authorities had been making accordingly. manonevre would probably have was sold to Mr. F. J. Liu for $10. succeeded, for the forged pate was 300 yesterday "at the Public Auc- produced shortly after the first one tion held in the Crown had been declared genuine, and fomce. Bidding started at Mr. Bassarmal, therefore might and this went, on briskly till the have taken for granted that it was lot fell to Mr. Liu at the figure the one and same.

mentioned above. When he was formally charged, New Kowloon Island Lot No. 2625 accused stated he obtained the was sold to Mr. Tse Chak-sang and note In Swatow and did not know Mrs. Tse Mak-ahi at the upset 'price It was forged.

of $2325. The land has an area of Evidence in support of the pro-about 930 sq. feet with an annual secution was given by Mr. Bassar-rental of 318 mal, Miss Carmo, Mr. Hassaram.

It was the submission of the pro secution. concluded Mr. Whyait, that accused's action was a subtle design to utter the forged note- by first tendering a genuine ore. The purpose of this manoeuvre was

Mr. 9.

Rama, another assistant,

and Chinese constable C54 also testified..

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Other diseases reported dur- ing the three-day period were cases of "dysentery, eight cases of enteric fever, four cases of measles and two cages of cerebro-spinal meningitis. INOCULATION CERTIFICATES The Colonial Secretary notifies that all persons travelling to Stan from Hong Kong will be inoculated against cholera on arrival unless they can produce certificates show-

Claims that he could produce helium (the non-inflammable gasing that they have been inoculated used to inflate dirigibles) from the air bave been explained in an six days and not more than six Interview by Dr. Siedler, leading chemist at the Griesheim works of months prior to their arrival. the German Chemical Trust, near Frankfurt.,

Dr. Siedler claimed, recently that the impurity of helium thus produced was only 1 per cent, and said that natural supplies of the gas should be found everywhere.

Persons travelling to Frenc Indo-China and by air to Egypt are also required to produce certif- cates of inoculation "against cho- lera on arrival

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"It is no doubt possible," Dr. Consequently the production of changer. Indian constable 6226 LEAVE FOR NORTH Siedler now said, "to produce 250,000 cubic metres of helium re-

heliura from atmospheric air, butquires the treatment of no less metres is possible during the com- One hundred British naval rat the quantities obtainable by means than nity thousand milion cubic ing century, which is, about 30 Họ Jim-nam, shroff of the Hongings, brought to Hong Kong from of the present-known processes metres of air.

times the total amount of all Kong and Shanghai Bank, said the the North on board H.M.S. Suffolk are very small.

"If the production of this huge known bellum springs in Europe, forged note was fair and would de- yesterday morning left for Han- "A modern Zeppelin requires quantity could be distributed over Dr. Bledler, in conclusion, ex- ceive, azi ordinary person. On the kow at 4.30 in the afternoon.

about 250,000 cubic metres (8.830) a year it would require 6.250,000 pressed the opinion that other forged note there was no shaming Although it is understood that 000 cubic feet) of helium gas, part cubic metres of air to be treated hellum fields might be discovered In the Peak shown in the centre, there is no political move behind of which is lost and must be re- per hour. The production of sum-in due course, but declared that while the "" in the word received the decision, the ratings are pro-placed after each trip. The re- clent quantities of bellum for the their exploitation would require was minus a dot.......

ceeding to Hankow to increase the maining polluted helium gas is Alling of Zeppelin airships is there extensive prospecting. Evidence" by Sub-Inspector W: body of naval ratings at present taken from the gas bags in the fore not yet feasible." Ritchle and a police interpreter in Hankow.

alrship and purified in a special closed the Crown case.

cleansing plant when she returns to her home port.

ACCUSED TESTIFTES

The special train was prominent ly beflagged with Union Jacks and both the Chinese and Japanese Defendant elected to give evi-authorities have been informed of dence. He said he left Amoy with the journey.

SCOTCH INVITA TIQN

The United States at present NATURAL SUPPLIES

possess a virtual monopoly of Turning to the avaliable natural helfum. Export of the gas to Ger- supplies of helfum in the United many for use in Zeppelins is for TREATMENT OF AIR States, Di. Siedler stated that, ac-bidden because, it is stated, there There is only one part of hellum cording to scientific estimates, an is no guarantee that it would not in 200.000 parts of atmospheric air.(annual output of 3,000,000 cubic be used for military purposes.

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The Canton-Hankow Railway "was bombed by about 20 Japanese planes this morning. Over 30 bombs were dropped at Yingtak, Yuantam, and Lienkonghow.

Namkong on the Canton-Kowloon Railway was also raided by a single plane, dropping three bombs. The air raid alarro was sounded here at 8.06 and the “all clear" signal was given at 10:19 a.m.

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