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FOKI GAOLED FOR ASSAULT

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"Rather than fine you. I will teach you à lesson by sending ou to gaol." Mr. Q. A. A. Macfadyen, Magistrate at the Kowloon Court. yesterday told Kwok Kam, 25-year- old shop foki, when sentencing him to six weeks-hard labour-for assaulting a fellow foki, of a shop. where he was formerly employed, with a chopper.

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Trafficking In Girls

WOMAN SENTENCED TO TWELVE MONTHS IMPRISONMENT

but not long, afterwards she - re-

Her turned to Fuk: Luk Lane, earnings were given to defendant, either directly or through a friend. with whom she was staying for some time.

TAX RECEIPTS

Misa P. Harrop, who conducted the fald and was responsible for the arrest of the defendant, also gave evidence. She testified that she found some decuments which were tax receipta issued by the

"What was said in the wit ness box was entirely a fabrica- tion. Nothing of that sort happened.".. said.... Ng Slu-JİNK,

when married woman,

she denied charges of trafficking in women and girls, harbouring women and girls and one, of exercising control over a pro- stitute before Mr. H. R. Bütters at the Central Court yesterday. Cases of assault with dangerous weapons have lately been frequent Ng was

one of four persons in Kowloon. On Wednesday, at arrested. She was tried separately. the Kowloon Court, Inspector W.) Mr. J. B. Frents. Assistant Crown Swatow Municipality on prostitu- A Russell asked Mr. E. Himsworth, Solicitor, was in charge of the on. There was a seaman in the Magistrate, that a serious view be prosecution, assisted by Detective house when the raiding party taken of a case concerning an Sub-Inspector J. Donovan and Miss arrived. attack with iron bars. following a P. Harrop. Lady Assistant of the mahjong incident. stating that he s. C. A. had been so instructed by the Di visional Superintendent of Police,

Kowloon

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Wing On Company

Foki Charged

Yip Ng, 26, shop foki, employed by the Wing On Company, appear ed before Mr. R. Edwards at the Central Court yesterday on three charges of fraudulent conversion.

Mr. E. S. C. Brookes W35 in charge of the prosecution.

It was alleged defendant, whose duty it was to take cargo to ship. would go to the cashier with pay slips te, draw money which was for payment to the shipping com- panies as freteht. The calme was discovered when the companies concerned pressed the Wing On company for payment.

After evidence was given the hearing was adjourned til noon to-day."

BOY DROWNED

IN TUB

In the witness stand yesterday. one of the girls. Wong Ol-pa, com plainant in the case, said that her parents died two years ag80. Just before her mother's death she was sold to defendant in Shanghai.

Mr. Prentis: Will you tell the Court what took place in this transaction?

TAKEN TO SWATOW "Defendant said she would keep me as her daughter before the transaction." continued witness "But after the sale she kept me in her relative's place for several days before I was taken to Swatow.

saw money handed from defen- dant to my mother. There were two papers, one red and the other white." "

Mr. Prentis-Did you sign anv papers?

Witness: She signed both pa- pers by marking a cross, on each !of them.

Witness was sent to Swatow in the care of someone on board a ship and defendant went there about one month later.

PERSUADED TO PRACTISE When witness arrived in Swatow she stayed with defendant's sister, and the next day after her arrival she was persuaded to practise pro- stitution. Defendant's elder sister kept a brothel in Swatow. De- An inquiry was held at the fendant arrived later and after a Kowloon Court yesterday into the few days brought witness to Hong- death of a 12-year-old boy. Chung kong where she lived at No. 9. Fuk

10103-MES Luk Lane. Sheung-kit, who was found drown-

She was again forced ed in a shallow tub of water, be to practise prostitution while she hnd Nos. 192-194 Shanghai Street, was in the Colony. 0 September 9, Mr. E Himsworth sat as Corone".

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The Coroner's Jury, comprising Messrs. W. R. Forsyth (Foreman). OM. dos S. Remedies, und Chan Yat-kal, returned 蒜 verdict death by misadventure.

Three playmates of Chung, who nad been playing at swimming and diving with him in a shallow tank, were called to give evidence. They spoke of Chung's diving into the

tank.

70 MAHJONG SETS AND 21 TABLES Sentence of two months' hard labour was imposed on Huen Wing, azed 19. when he pleaded guilty before Mr. R., Edwards at the Cen-

After staying for some time here. she was taken to Swałow again.

HAD IMITATION REVOLVER

Arrested by a detective early yesterday morning alleged to have been locking into houses in suspicious manner. Chung Fan. aged 25, was seatched and Imitation revolver, was found tied round his left leg.

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Before Mr. H. R. Butters at the Central Court yesterday. Chung was charged with loftering and possession of the imitation revolver and was given three months' hard labour on each count.

tral Court yesterday to the theft TYPHOON REPORT

of 70 mahjong sets and 21 mahjong tables.

The Royal Observatory reported Defendant was engaged in de- 'yesterday afternoon that the livering mahjong sets for hire dur typhoon was situated about "260 ing May and October when he was miles south-south-west of long- employed by the Tak Tsui Shing kong moving west-north-west. mahjong shop.

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COMPRADORE SHOP

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Summoned before Mr. K. M. A. Barnett at the Kowloon Court yes- terday, George Wong, of the Tai Wo compradore shop, Hankow Road. was fined $50 on a charge ot selling adulterated food. "

Mr. H. F.Old Sanitary Inspector, stated that the quality of the cheese he had bought from the shop did not comply with the standard set in the Adulterated Foods Act

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Denying the allegations, defen- dant said that she did not force the girl to practise prostitution. She stated that the girl had practised on her own accord. Defendant accused complainant of having fabricated the facts against her,

Remarking that he would accept the statement given by the girl, Mr. Butters imposed sentence of one year's imprisonment.

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