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HONGKONG DAILY PRESS

STORY OF DAYLIGHT ROBBERY RELATED

Two Men Face Charge At Criminal Sessions

The story of a during daylight highway robbery was told before Hls Honour the Chief Justice, Sir Atholl MacGregor hy Mr. J. Whyatt. Crown Counsel, at the Criminal Sessions yesterday when he prosecuted two men. Yu Kim-kwong and Bo Ching-ling, charged with robbery by two or more of 20 bags of welfrum ore, three baskets of eggs and three baskets of duck's feathers. Second defendant was alternatively charged with receiving stolen property.

Accused pleaded not gulity and the following jury was empanell- ed to try them--Messrs. R. E. Farrell (foreman, A. J. Hussain, Chung Kum-chuen. Porn Yun-hol, Anson Yau, J. M. O, dos Remedios, and Lo Ho-kee. Mr. J. Whyatt. Crown Counsel, prosecuted.

At the end at yesterday's hearing the Crown had concluded

its case and the accused will tell their stories this morning.

WORK FOR

REFUGEES

IN CANTON

Real Situation

Made Known

GENERAL

LORRY DRIVER ACQUITTED

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Sequel To Fatal Accident

Appearing on remand before Mr. T. J. Houston at the Cen- tral Court yesterday, Tso Kam, a lorry driver, who was sum- moned for driving his lorry without due cart and caution, was discharged.

The work of the Canton Refugee Areas Committee is contained in an interesting report to hand and below we publish the first portion of the report. The members of the committee are Dr. J.,M. Henry

Tso was originally charged with (Chairman), Rev. G. Allen

F.

at a speed dangerous to (Hon. Secretary and Treasurer), driving Rev. N. V. Halward., M. C. (Re- the public. At the conclusion of before Mr. R. Extwards cording Secretary), Bishop Four-the case

quet, Col. Rolfe, Dr. W. W. Cad-about 10 days ago, the charge was bury. Dr. A. J. Fisher and Fr. Mc- amended to the present one.

In his outline of the case Mr. policeman, felt his fears were con- Donald.

He said Whyatt said it was remarkable for flrmed and tried a ruse.

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number of circumstances, he was only a fok and had no amongst which were the facts that money but could get some from In his master. To lead colour to his the robbery was committed broad daylight in a well-frequent- story he asked the driver to lend ed district, and the robbers repre-him ten cents for his fare back to sented themselves as officers of town. He was then actually allow-

the law.

The facts were that on the morning of November 5 a Junk arrived in Shaukiwan from Sam Mel, carrying the cargo mentioned in the charge. The goods were consigned to two firms, the Shum Cheong and the Cheung Yik, and the mas- Lers of these were notified of the arrival. These fatter thereupon each sent a fok! En collect the consignment. The fokis hired a lorry at the

ed to go.

The report states:~~

The Refugee Areas Committee is

blem

Mr. C. A. Sutherton Russ appear- ed for the defence while. Tradic

inspector Saunders was for the prosecution.

a Committee specially organised

Recalling the facts of the case, for dealing with the refuges pro-

cause by the invasion of Inspector Saunders told the Court defendant was driving his Kwangtung. It aims to correlate that and unify all the work of the lorry along Queen's Road West charitable organisations in Can-about 11.30 pm on November 20 ton for the relief of the destitute when a ped.st. lan ran across the Mr. Whyatt continued to describe and suffering. The headquarters road. In an attempt to avoid the the lorry swerved and are person, in detall the movements of the of the Committee naturally rubbers, how Chan Woon, the other in Canton; and it aims to reach drove on a distance of more than foki, broke away from them when out to regions beyond the city 30 feet when

MOVEMENTS DESCRIBED

accident.

The prosecution held that defendant should have been jable to stop the vehicle before it came into contact with the pillar,

It collided into á they stopped the lorry opposite Umits, where there is at present pillar. A man who was near the the Luk Kwok Hotel in Gloucester an immense amount of suffering pillar was killed as a result of the Road. and how, following reports and destitution as the War Area made by both fokis, their masters is extended. pursued investigations till the trigl got hot, when the police were call- ed in and second defendant was arrested In the Wing Cheong Vehicular Ferry whart. arrived at Wolram Ore Shop in Mongkok as Shaukiwan at about 8.30 hired a sampan, took the goods one was trying to sell the welfram

to a dealer there. land, and loaded the lot on to the lorry.

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a.m..

First defendant was picked up As their vehicle was about to by the police in Kowloon City, some start on its way back to their days later.

shops, six men rushed up to them,

stopped them, told them they were'

STATEMENT IN COURT

When charged first prisoner

"

Dismissing the charge, Mr.

Houston remarked that there was no evidence to show any careless- ness of the part of the defendant prior to his swerve to avoid hitting the pedestrian...

The Committee in sending out this leaflet wishes to make " known the real situation, and to appeal for help for relieving the suffering and distress of non-combatants caused by the, War. Judging by the reports which have come back to us from the outside world, we begin to realize how little s really known of the exact situation.

of a street in one of the few re- police officers and that they wereald: "I wish to make a statement When once the Invasion came, maining shopping areas.

All gov- taking them to the police station in court." At the Magistracy he things happened immensely quick- ernment and law and order.broke These men were not in uniform sald: "On the evening of Novem-ly. We just had time to make down; and there was very bad but one had a revolver in his girdle ber 4, some time after seven o'clock our preliminary plans for refugee looting throughout the City. All and another had a whistle and a person named Hu came to look sites. The discussion of such sites the big trading and shopping area chains and the tokis thought they for me. He told me to help catch in case of invasion had been raised is now desolate either from looting were really what they professed to traitors who were repeatedly some months before. At that time or from fire. be. They therefore complied with smuggling ores to Japan. They any further planning was

418- Our camps gradually rose in their orders.

had been warned by the Hongkong couraged, for fear of raising un- numbers all we have now about! puller and by coolles. It was be necessary alarms. Now we had to 30,000 in 5 main centres. All the When they got to the Talkoo cause of this that "my relatives work at immense pace. to get the various Churches have been co-

various Christian organisations to operating under, a small single Sugar Refinery irst defendant were killed by the Japanese.

agree on refugee areas, and gave instructions to the driver to helped them to catch the traitors. stop and then demanded money Second prisoner said: "A Police negotiate with the Chinese and authorities for their from Yeung Tit, the fok from the Reservist named Yui Kim-kwong Japanese

asked me to follow him. He was safety. Cheong Yik firm.

a policeman. He did not say he was going to rob."

SUSPICIONS CONFIRMED

The latter, who, by this time was suspicious regarding the so-called

SAD PLIGHT OF

UNEMPLOYED CHINESE

was

A returned oversea Chinese fram Sydney, Chan Kumn-ming," axed

36. unemployed. charged before Mr. R. A. D. Forrest at the Central Court yesterday with soliciting for an Immoral purpose in Des Voeux Road Central on Monday.

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Central Committee, The Salvation Army have their leader on this Committee and have sole charge of one of the Camps. The Roman

We also borrowed money im- Catholics are also tri full co- mediately from the Bank, and operation with the other Churches. bought up large stocks of food, and. They have just sent some extra

EXPLOSIVES IN fuel to save supples in the city. volunteers from Hongkong to help

SHOP LEADS

TO FINE

We now face a winter, with very bad poverty and suffering and deslitution. How things will plan out we do not know yet. In all our plans we had constantly to revise our de- cisions from day to day, ac- cording to what was happen-

It was very fortunate that we did with refugee work. 90, as, it gave us emergency sup- plies, sufficient for relief work for several weeks when the city fell.

Almost as soon as we thought of Lau Yue-cock, of the Chung opening camps at all the order Shun Loong firm, No. 91; Bonham went around the city that the Strand East, was summoned before population were to leave. Immense Mr. R. A. D. Forrest at the Central groups left the city by whatever Court yesterday on three counts of transport they could find. At Paak 1) storing 3,115 pounds of fire Hok Tung, where the first camp works, (2) storing 1.115 pounds of was started, we opened our School an explosive ingredient, postasium Buildings to take in the people. chlorate, in the wooden cockloft of most in need.

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HAWKER GIVEN BENEFIT OF DOUBT

Ng Onot, 27, an unlicenced haw- ker, who was charged with the theft of $8 from Able Seaman J. J. O'Sullivan, of H.M.S. Falmouth, on unday morning, was given the It is obvious, however, that aerefit of the doubt and was dis City of a million inhabitants can charged by Mr. R. A. D. Forrest at not be emptied at a moment's the Central Court yesterday. notice, without an immerse re- Ng was alleged to have taken Chan pleaded "gutity and asked his shop, and (3) failing to protect We had no idea now

many sulting poverty. It is possible that the complainant to the first land- for a chance saying that he had incandescent electric lighting on people would come: therefore at the population may remain in the ing of the stairway of No. 77, Jaffe once been working in a

firm in necember 20.

first we encourage those who were Hongkong and had been unem- Mr G. C. Moss. Acting Super-strong enough to go on into the country districts to which they Road, and there stole the money

have fled.

from the sailor's pocket. ployed for sometime. His savings intendent of Fire Brigade, was the country, and only took in those

defendant had been exhausted, he said, and complainant in the case. He told who were too weak to tramp on We have very little news yet to Two friends of the he was unable to And work to the Court that he visited the shop their way.

main In any case, at that what

centres they have were called yesterday, and they support his family.

premises on the day in question time, the people were too afraid gone, but a little work is beginning testified to his good character. and discovered the conditions of what might happen to want to in some of the country areas

atay near the City. mentioned in the charges.

Sub-Inspector McEwen, who pro- secuted, told the court that it was a genuine case, and defendant was

be of good be bound over to haviour for 12 montha He was also granted $5 from the Poor

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WOUNDING CHARGE

He added that each shop was only allowed to store 400 pounds of explosive, and that was to be stored in a special box.

Pleading guilty to the sum- monses. Lau was fined a total sum 10! $150.

TERRETT SHOOTING CASE ECHO

Some of our first refugees Came to TIS next morning, thanked us for their rice and night's rest, and said they would now walk on further It is this fear which AWBY. targely explains why Our numbers at first were only small la the refugee camps.

where the population, are now gathered. It is possible on the other hand, that large numbers may return to the City. This depends

ATTEMPTED THEFT

Mrs. N. A Linjap, of No. 14 in part on political considerations Cameron Road, appeared as "com-

as to whether a Local Govern-plainant at the Kowloon Court Iment is set up, and as to whether yesterday in the case against

It does or should gain the loyalty Wong Foo-tong, a Shanghai Chi- of the people.

nese, charge with attempted lar- In bart, cold and poverty ceny of a handbag.

After the Japanese began to through the Winter are almost Mrs. Linjap explained that ac- Pan Fal, 61, chief boatswain of the s. s. Enidis, a British ship, S. L Wong, who was arrested arrive, there were very bad fires sure

the town. When they Come, as she was walking along Cameron

will And many appeared before Mr. E Himsworth and charged in connection within the city. For three days es-

on

to drive people back into cused had tried to match her bag

areas Road at 8.00 pm on Christmas

at the Kowloon Court yesterday the wounding of Sergeant Terrett pecially fires raged, and the for-they

Eve. He failed and tried to run a charge of having at Par- the Hongkong Police, was fur- eign population in Bhameen had burnt; in many cases they will

a very anxious time lest they find their homes looted; and as away. but a Mr. Gonzoles gave seval Bay, French Indo-China, on [ther remanded for eight days by December 20, inflicted grievous M. T. J. Houston at the Central should spread to the settlement. there can be no chance of trade chase and stopped and arrested bodily harm on Chan Yim, a Court yesterday, on the applica- These ares continued from time or business for many months, they him.

will find it very difficult to gain steward, Defendant was remand-tion of Detective-Inspector J. L. to time for many weeks.

a livelihood. Only recently there was another

(TO BE CONTINUED) his fire which destroyed both des

ed in police custody until January Whant.. who is in charge of the 2. Bail was allowed at $200.

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