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TRAFFIC COURT AT CENTRAL

Large Number Of Cases

GENERAL

MANY CLAIMS. FOR POSSESSION

OF PREMISES

Ten cases claiming posses- sion of premises were called be- fore the Acting Pulsne Judge, Mr. Justice E. H. Williams, in Summary Court yesterday.

A large number of motor ear and lorry owners were summoned before Mr. Butters at the Central

The majority of the cases affect- Court yesterday for failing to rejec business premises concerning new their car and driving licences. which His Lordship had once said Among them were Drs. M. Shl he was afraid he was unable to W. K. Tsang. J. T. Oel, and Lo help the tenants, as the Ordinance Kiu, who were fined $10 each.

did not provide for such a con-

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Dr. Sung Sheng-hei who had tingency. last years driving licence, was

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fined $5. He was represented by business as the Young Tai Trading Mr. H. A. de B. Botelho.

Company, in the western portion

Mr. D.. A. Murdoch was fined $5 for causing An obstruction by leaving his car at Queen's Pier on July 27 for two hours

Mr.T. Parkinson Quarter- master of the Hong Kong Volun teer Defence Corps. was the com- plainant in a case against a taxi driver. Lau Hung. for driving

without due care and caution in Garden Road on July 8.

The сабе was adjourned to 2.30 p.m. on August 30.

of room No. 4, 6th floor, China

Building, was ordered to leave the" place at the end of September, rot- lowing an action by his landlords, the Chinese Estates, Ltd.

Defendant told the Court that it' was extremely difacult to find al-

ternative premises, and added that his landlords had been very un- reasonable for the reason they warted back the place was to re- rent 11.at a higher rate.

SATURDAY, AUGUST 13, 1938

AIRPORT SUPERINTENDENT

Mr. A. J. R. Moss (left), popular Civil Superintendent of the Kal Tak Airport, in conversation with a friend.

JAPANESE LEAVE QUEMOY, AMOY Chuanchow, Fuklen. August 12.

A large-scale withdrawal of Japanese troops from Quemoy and Amor, and Japanese warships off the Fukien coast to the north, has been noted.

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JUNK SEIZURES

CAUSE LOSSES

Foochow, August 12. Approximately $200,000 is said to have been lost as a result of the seizure of 18 Chinese cargo Junks. by Japanese warships beyond the

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"His Lordship: I am Mr. W. A. Mackinlag., for the

afraid "I defence, pleaded not guilty, cannot help you, because the place Traffic Inspector Saunder ap-14, not used as a dwelling but for plied for and was granted a war-business. You must give up the) Över 30 planės stationed at rant for the arrest of Simmon premises at the end of September. Quemoy and Amoy have also left. mouth of the Min River in the Lee, who had failed to appear to Defendant: If plaintiffs want a The Japanese troops remaining last few days. answer the summons against him higher rent I am prepared to pay at the two places

are busily for driving without an appropriate

strengthening defences as a pre- The junks were set on fire and driver's licence and driving in a His Lordship: That is a matter caution against a possible Chinese many members of the crews thrown westerly direction in Chater Road between you and the plaintiffs. counter-attack (Central News). overboard,(Central News).

Defendant: I have offered to on July 8,

pay more but they have refused to accept.

TRAFFIC CASES IN · KOWLOON'

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His Lordship: I cannot help you, I am afraid.

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In the action brought by Sin Several private motor car and Han-tong against Lam Chuen, in motor-cycle owners" appeared at respect of an address in Ewo Street, the Kowloon Court yesterday I was alleged by Mr. P. H. Sin before Mr. Macfadyen, summoned scllcitor for plaintiff, that the for violation of traffic regulations: teffant used the premises as an Leaving her car unattended oplum divan, and that he was also opposite the car park in Gascoigne behind in his rent. The case was Road. Mrs. J. B. Monkman was adjourned for a week. fined $5.

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A similar allegation was, made by For parking her car 20 feet, from Mr. F. G. Nigel, representing Kung a bus stop near the Dairy Farm. Man-shain, who claimed against Nathan Road. Mrs. B. D. Akroyd Tang Chan for possession of a fat was fined $5.

Driving without due care and caution, Dr. Y. K. Wong was fined $20. A complaint against his driv- ing had been lodged with the police."

For falling to show a front light on his motor-cycle while driving at night in Nathan Road. Mr E Lopes was fined $5.

WATERWORKS COOLIE

DISCHARGED

Ng Wing, 36, a coolte employed by the Waterworks debet, who was charged before Mr. Butters at the Central Court yesterday with the theft of copper pipes property of the department, was discharged.

Mr. D. MacCallum, for the de- fence, pleaded not guilty.

It was stated that defendant was arrested by a district watch- man at Lockhart Road on August 5 while quarrelling with a man. He was carrying a length of cop- per pipe when he was taken into custody.

YOUNG UNEMPLOYED

SENTENCED

For stealing a leather suitcase containing 14 pieces of clothing. a gold Anger ring and various articles, Yeung Chung-shul. a 24- year-old unemployed, was given six months' hard labour by Mr. | Butters at the Central Court yes- terday.

The suitcase was said to have been stolen from B house in Queen's Road West on Thursday.

HEROIN DIVANS

Presence of 1,536 heroin pills and 17 smokers at the heroin divan that he was operating at a house in Shanghai Street netted for Yuen Kel a sentence of 18 months with hard labour when he appeared at the Kowloon Court yesterday be- fore Mr. Barnett,

Another heroin divan keeper was sentenced to 10 months with hard labour, two oplum divan keeper to five months and 3 months 23 days with hard labour respectively.

JUROR FINED

The maximum fine of $25 was imposed on 80 Yee, Director of the Globe Motion Picture Studio, when he appeared at the Kowloon Court yesterday before Mr. Macfadyen on a summons for having failed to appear as a juror at a death in- quiry on August 10,

Defendant's ́excuse was that the business of the Globe Motion Picture Company had been aus.... pended and that consequently, he had thought that it was not neces- sary for him to appear.

in Woosung Street. His Lordship ordered defendant to move out on September 2.

DOG OWNER FINED

G. Amann of No. 24. Conduit Road, was fined $T by Mr. Ed- wards at the Central Court yes terday for allowing his dog to wander in public without a lead or muzzle on August 1.

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