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POST OFFICE SHROFF

IN TROUBLE

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Au Kit, a shroff employed in the "Parcels Department of the General Post Office. Hong Kong, appeared before Mr. E. Edwards At the Central Court yesterday on a charge of having, as public servant, fraudulently disposed of the suni of $369.39 on August 10,

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST «24, 1938

WATCHMAN SENT

TO PRISON

Assault On Old

Man Proved

Sentence of six months' im prisonment, with hard labaur. was passed by the Actlig Chief Justice, Mr. R. E Lindsell, at the Criminal Sessions yesterday on Lel Kel, watchman employ- ed by the Chinese Ministry of Communications, who was charged together with Lau Lau," another watchman, with pana- ing grievous bodily harm to Mok Yat, a 61-year-old Chin- ese, on June 27.

Lau Lau was discharged after the Jury had returned a verdict of not guilty in his lavou:

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Mr. E. I. Wynne-Jones, "Post-found in defendant's control were master General was in charge of stamps to the face value of $32.71 the prosecution and Mr. J. M.and money to the extent of $7.90, D'Almada Remedios appeared for making a total of $30,61. the defence.

While the check was in progress, Defendant, it was stated. Joined defendant told Mr. Hynes that he the Government service as a post-had just sent some money up to man in July 1915 and was pro-the compradore for stanips. „moted to shroff in May 1925. For APPEARED BEFORE P.MG.

the past several years he had been

Mr. Wynne-Jones said that de-sale that he was sick on the day employed as shroff in the Parcels fendant was brought before him question and therefore COATTOO like ordinary lip-.. Department and his duties were about 3 p.m. on the same day. not have assaulted the old man as to sell stamps to the general public. Defendant gave an explanation alleged by the prosecution.

ON CASH BOND

for which Mr. Wyhne-Jones said

following comprised the Being on a cash bond of $200, he was not satisfied and defen-jury LA. Osmund (foreman), find by virtue of his long service, dant was cautioned and elected to Leung Yu. Trol Sai-fan, Ho Man- he was entrusted with the sum of make statement. The police ching. Hu Cheong-klang. Tso $400, and should at all times when were sent for and defendant was Chak-kau, and C. I Sipitsky. on duty have had that amount detained and charged.

Mr. John Whyatt, Crown Coun either in cash or stamps in his Mr. Remedios said that defensel, prosecuted. drawer. His drawer, like that of dant had suffered head. Injuries COMPLAINED OF FEVER others, was subjected to check by in 1936 when a bamboo pole fel

Inspector A. E. Carey gave for his superior officers.

on his head as a result of which mal evidence and said he did not About 10.45 am. on August 10. he had lapses of memory occasion-notice Lau Lau was ill though he Mr. B. M Hynes the officer in ally. lie said he would like, to complained later in the charge of the Parcels Department. call several doctors who had atom of having fever.

charge

together with the senior clerk. Mr. tended defendant to

Detective Sergeant D. G. Mac B. Dass, made a surprise check on statement.

Pherson said that two of the petrol the drawers of several shroffs. The case Was adjourned till tanks on the lorries guarded by the ment, use Tattoo Powder. Rouge It was alleged that what were September 8.

POSSESSION

OF OPIUM

Five Men Face

Charges

Five men, Ng Yam-kam. Chan

*

prove his

'watchmen had caps missing.

The statements made by accused, when charged, were read out. I

WOMAN FOUND Lan said he was sick and only

STRANGLED

Central Court Inquest

The death of a woman named Ab-yau. Chul Wing-chi, Cheung Tro Ying, aged 39, whose body was Cheong-bun and Kwan Ho., ap- found strangled in a path leading peared on remand before Mr. Ed-from Victoria Road to Port Deve- wards at the Central Court yes- Iopment Tide Gage House, opposite terday on a charge of possession Green Island. on January 8, was of, raw opium.

the subject of an inquest held at the. Central Court yesterday,

Mr. Butters sat 1.5 Caruner

by assisted a jury comprising Messrs. E. G. Smith (foreman), S. H. Bux and H, A. V. Ribeiro, who

The five defendantss, were ar- rested as the result of a raid on two houses in Gloucester Road on August 10. A total of 475 taels of raw oplum were seized.

Mr. H. L. Kyin appeared for the returned a verdict of suicide dur- first three defendants. Mr. D. Ling temporary Insanity.

The body was first discovered by Strellett for the fourth, while the

foreman of the

fifth was represented by, Mr DTsang Wing. a

Harbour Department.

McCallum.

knew that Lei Kel had arrested the man. Let Kei admitted tying Mok Yat up but denied assaulting him.

The accused declined to give evi- dence or make a statement, pre- ferring to rest on the statements above.

His

Lordsbip remarked that Let Kel must have used dreadful plence which might have resulted would go to prison with hard la-

in the death of the old man.

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Kwan Hot in the witness box the scene. said he found a ligature said that he knew the fourth de- in the deceased's neck in two fendant and he had gone to visit rounds. Post-mortem revealed hiai to keep an appointment. as several scratches in the hards. He the fourth defendant had pro-iwas.

of the

opinion that mised to lend him some money,

death was due to asphyxia and He was in the room for a few strangulation. minutes before the police arrived. Conditions, he said, were "con- He further stated that during sistent with murder. Suicide by

GUARDED"

Mr. Dummelt, the Bow-street. magistrate, recently expressed strong views on the question of concealment of names when save charges are brought, Without any evidence being

OF

were

Two men whose wills published

August 16 have shown their gratitude" to old friends by bequests of money.

Mr. Philip Henry Holt, J.P., of Frithble. Annan, Dumfries- shire, who died on June 19. left €1321534s. 11d. (net £130.284 t. 14.). Among other bequests the Stock Exchange, of 27. and, trend and companion, or, if dead, £6000 to John Edward Dixon, his

his stay he had seen the third strangulation was rare and occur-offered, he dismissed the case defendant come in with a big red only to people of unsound against Tony Cantley, 18. a waiter. parcel, and when he was in the mind. It was impossible, though charged on remand with robbing room with the fourth defendant probable, for a person to tie a com- a man, said to be employed at they found out that the parcel plete knot round the neck.

contained opium, and the fourth defendant requested the third de fendant to remove it from the flat

at once.

..

adjourned

The case Was August 29, at 2.30 p.m.

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DROVE CAR TOO SPEEDILY

Traffic Cases At Central

V. Zaharof ph Village Road. appeared before Mr. Butters at the Central Court yesterday on" a summons for driving without due; care and caution along Gap Road. on August 8,

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Traffic Sergeant Youe said the case was of serious nature as de- fendants driving might have had serious consequences.

Zaharoff came out of Wongnei- chong Road Into Gap Road at a very fast pace, causing a car which was also going up the road from: Morrison Hill Road to SWCZYC violently to avoid a collision.

Zaharoff entered a plea of not guilty, and the case was adjourned to Beptember 18,

Dr. C. K. Chan, of 577 Nathan Road, was fined $15 for speeding In Queen's Road on August 8. He was said to have driven between 28 to 30 miles per hour from Ship

Street to Gresson. Stret, within the controlled area.

CHANGE OF ADDRESS

aze

to Mr. Dixon's children, May Da-

immediately before the robbery, using violence. The offence was said to have occurred at the providson. Anderson William Edward. Dixon and Thomas Bell Dixon; secutor's fat in Mayfair,

£1000 to John Henry Pepper, gar- Mr. R. E. Seaton, prosecuting for dener: and. £500 to Cleorgina Belevitin.the Commissioner of Police, sald Sutherland Dingwall, parlourmaid. 37, Russian, appeared before Mr. that the position was the same as Edwards at the Central Court yes-

RUSSIAN TO BE SENT AWAY

Porfiry

Yakoulevich

at the last hearing. The prosecutor

Mr. Holt was the son of the late

terday charged with entering the still refused to give evidence unless Alfred Holt, founder of the Blat Colony without a valid passport he was allowed to keep his name Funnel Line. He was formerly and being a vagrant.

High Sherift of Cumberland. Defendant had been expelled from Hankow by the Chinese au- thorities,

B. Lipkovsky, of No. 5 Hankow Road, was fined $8 for failing to report to the Trame Office his change of his residence. He told the Court that he had notified the Registration of Allens Office and he thought that it was not neces sary to inform another police de- partment.

An expulsion order was made against him "on the first charge, and for being a vagrant he was committed to, the House of Deten-

lon

SHIPS IN HARBOUR WHARVES

Kowloon,-President Coolidge, Kowloon Bay-Forafric, Yiollo and Produce..

secret.

Dismissing the charge, Mr. Dummett said that the pro- secutor admittedly was a per- son who was guilty of criminal. perversion. Nam qu

PREMIER RETURNS TO LONDON

Gantley had made it clear that

London, Aug. 23. The Prime Minister, accompanied his defence was an indignant denial-a Berce denial-of any im-y Mrs. Chamberlain, returned moral practice on his part or any from Chequers 'to Downing Street

Just before lunch yesterday.'-' attempt at robbery.

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In the afternoon, he saw Dr. Leslie Burgin, Minister of Trans- Mr. Chamberlain was also ixamined” again by Mr. Bedford

"BUYING HIS SILENCE "Indeed, he admits and glories in port

that he fact

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says that after the assault, when

been treating him for nasal

Yaumati-Asian, Hafthor, Indria. towards this admitted perverk He Russell, the specialist who has Stonecutters.-Hupeh. Szechuen. Boochow and Bremerhaven.

Taipoo-Hans Rickmers.

DOCKS

Kowloon.-E Sang-ex Hai Heng. Monte Plans, Bilvervew Tal! Yin. Talkoo-Casiana, Kanchow and

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BUOYS

No. A 4-Cremer." No. a 7-Eskbarık No. A 8. Tiinegara. No." "A14/---Llanarth, No. B1-Nanning. No. B 2-Hang Bang. No. B 3.Chungking. No B Tai Foo Bek, No. B 5-Hong Peng. No. B 8-Yat "Shing......... No, B15-Kwelyang- No.

16-GG, Paul Doumer. Nb. B20-Klungchow. No. 821 Taiyuan. No. C1 Hellas.

The expressed his intention of going atarrh (British Wireless). [to the police, the prosecuto: forced these notes upon him to buy his alience.

."

HAD CHINESE BANK NOTES

"One can easily imagine, in these circumstances assuming Cantley's story to bé, true-that the prosecu- Pleading not guilty to the tor might be forced to take the charge of possession of

13 five- juction, he did.

kruan bank potes of the Bank of '*In my court I will never Chips, Yu Ting-sa, 123-year-old allow anonymity in such cases. brarding house runner. was re-

“At such a time in our history, manded till September 12. by Mr. as this I can only say that públic Butters at the Central Court yes- city, full and complete, which has terday, Detective-Sergeant been so powerful sn/ugent to raise Allen "prosecuted. Defendant was the criminal justice of this country arrested in Eastern Street on to its acknowledged position among Sunday.

the nations of the world, should

be guarded by the courts most

zealously

To admit the prosecutor in this be done would violate that spirit. case to remain anonymous would without excuse

be so grotesquely contrary to the An application by Mr. Beaton! for spirit of justice that to allow it to. costs was refused.

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