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HONGKONG DAILY PRESS

FILM STUDIO POLICE RAID DESCRIBED

Carnival In Grounds In Aid

Of War Refugees

FUNERAL OF

SERGT, W.

THOMPSON

Full Military

Honours

GENERAL

DO ALL CHINESE READ CHINESE?

Point Raised In Summary Court

The question or whether a con- dition printed only in Chinese Full military honours were ac- could be deemed sufficient, warning Chinese,, cus- corded at the funeral, which took of its terins to a

MANAGER ACCUSED OF KEEPING place at the Colonial Cemetery comer was discussed in the Sum-

COMMON GAMING HOUSE

CHUI CHU-SUN, 35, MANAGER of the Grand View Film Studio. and Chan Shin-ka, 29, painter, appeared before Mr. E Himsworth at the Kowloon Coat yesterday on a charge of conducting a commen gaming house on the 'ground floor of No. 84, Pak Tai Street,

Mr. J. Whyatt, Crown Counsel, is prosecuting, and the defendants are being represented by Mr. D. McCallum,

yesterday, of Lance-Sergeant Wil-mary Court yesterday when Ham Thompson, of the 12th Heavy Jerome Law. proprietor of the Battery, R.A. The Rev. E. Spaun-Commercial Bureau, York Build- ton. CF., officiated at the grave-Ing. brought a

claim for $60 side.

against the New Method Steam Lance-Sergeant Thompson, who Laundry Company in respect of was 37 years of age, died at the suits which he alleged" he had Military Hospital, Bowen Road, on deposited with them for pressing Wednesday. He is survived by his and which they had lost. wife and six children.

Mr. C. D'Almada, for plaintiff, The cortege which started at the font of Stubbs Road, was headed submitted that it was not; that, because his client way of Chinese by the Band of the Royal Scots,

The coffin was placed on a gun he could read Chinese, and that nationality, it did not follow that carriage drawn by a military lorry. It was the duty of the defendants buglers from the RA. soundedant of it. His Honour the Puisne to make sure that he was cogni- Last Post" and "Revellle."

Following the burial service, four |

Sub-Inspector J. H. Edwards, of, Other games at the carnival Kungham Police Station, stated in were rings, football, etc. Witness dence that he executed a war-acknowledged a list read by his rant on No. 83, Pak Tai Street. solicitor of prizes that could be He entered the studio by the gute won in the various games, these where he saw nobody checking prizes having been donated by admission. On the left hand side sources outside the studio. Witness of the studio witness noticed a stated in answer to a question by A wreath, "In loving memory of Judge. Mr. Justice R. E. Lindsell, group of some 30 people. Else- the prosecution that the tickets my dearest husband, from his said the question of nationality where on the premises of the could possibly be exchange for heart-broken wife and children," did count in that had it been a European in question he would have been quite prepared to‘agree, that it was the business of the defendants to have ascertained

stuldo he saw people taking food. prizes.

As the "raiding party entered,

The prosecution questioned wit- the crowd dispersed in all direc-ness on whether pai kau was being mons, but the police prevented played on the premises at the time of the raid. Further hear- On a table there were dominoes, ing was then adjourned. dice, and some coloured cards, The

men from escaping: "

first defendant, who was stadning by a bar, stated that he was the manager of the film studio and that the people there were "having bit of fun." He pro- duced also a rattan basket con- taining the coloured carda.

to

A CARNIVAL

MOTHER SENT FOR TRIAL

[Continued From Page 1).

was interred with the remains.

THE WREATHS Floral tributes were sent by the

following: His Excellency Major that he knew of the condition. General A. E. Grasest, and Staff of China

The condition in point was one Command, Headquarters: Officers and Mess of 12th Heavy printed in Chinese to the effect Battery: Ocers and Mess of 20th that the company was liable for Heavy Battery: Officers and Mess clothing lost or damaged to the times the of 24th Heavy Battery: Headquar-extent of only ten ters of 8th Heavy Battery: Officers value of the charge for pressing This con- and Mess of 30th Heavy Battery: or dry-cleaning them. Officers and Mess of 7th A.A. Bat-dition was one of others on the tery, Lyemun: Officers and Mess of back of a receipt which is hand- 9th A.A. Battery. Lyemún: All ed customers on depositing Ranks 5th AA. Regiment, RA; their property with the company. Officers and other Ranks of 4th and was printed only in Chinese. Med. Battery, H.K.S.R.A.:

although all the rest were in both English and Chinese.

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The defence called as witness

Mr. V. C. Branson, Government the first defendant who stated

Afalyst, testified that u rag which Warrant Omcers and Sergeants that at the time of the ruld a

nad been used to wipe up the Royal Engineers: Junior N.C.O.'s carnival was being conducted in

After plaintiff had testifed ip vomitus yielded 15 grains of opium. Mess. Lyemun: C.R.A. and Staff; his own behalf, Lee Kin-hung. the grounds of the studio, the

A horned opium pot, also found in Sergeants' Mess, Lyemun; Residen- managing proceeda from which would be

partner of defendant he, room, contained seven grains tial Officers and Staff Stonecutters company, went into the box, where donated war refugees. The two tastes of a studio publication,f dried oplum. "An analysis of Wireless Station: Warrant Officers he contended that there had in shown to him by his solicitor, con the contents of the deceased child's and N.C.O.'s Garrison Sergeants' fact been only two jackets lost.

stomach revealed 3

of Mess; Members of Sergeants' Mess After he had stepped down from opium.

No. 27 Coy. R.AM.C.: J. E. Me-the box, however, on His Lordship Donald (late Sergeant of R.A.) saying there was no doubt that Talkoo Club: B.S.M. and Mrs. F. S. ve suits had been lost he said Thompson. B.8.M. and Mrs. Walsh. that since all the receipts were B.S.M. and Mrs. Iris, Sergeant and with the plaintiff, he would have

grains

tained acknowledgments of donations and collections by the studio in aid of war refugees. Yuen Lung chung, defendant's The green, pink, and whlie husband, stated in evidence that tickets shown him by the pro- he married her five years ago in secution, valued at $1, ten cents, Hongkong.. "They and one cent, respectively, were years in Kongmoen in his mother/Mrs. MaKel, Mr. and Mrs. F. Quin-1 to admit the loss of all that was

lived for ttwo

nell (Stonecutters East). Mr. and W. Samways" (Stonecutters

sold to the people attending some home. In May, 1936, they returned Mrs. three hundred people in al having to Hongkong to a house in Square East'. attended, and these tickets could Street. Several months ago his be used in lieu of money at the carnival. A ten cent ticket would pay for two darts In the darts game.

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mother and his two young sisters had come to reside with them.

GERMANS SENT TO HOUSE

German subjects,

alleged.

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His Lordship then sald the ques- tion was whether defendant had not done all he could reasonably In June, 1937, a daughter, Yuen

| be expected to do to bring the con-'}',' Mui, was born to his wife. He was TWO

Peterdition to the notice of a Chinese then, and is now, employed as a Romels, 21, and Helmuth Leske, 16, customer. Mr. D'Almada submilt- waller to the Man Lung Res- appeared before Mr. E. Himsworth ted that His Lordship must forget taurant. He received a salary of at the Kowloon Court yesterday, plaintiff's nationality. (Plaintif $2 a month, and with gratuities, both pleading guilty to charges of had testified that he had spent his toni eamings were between towing away at Manila on the most of his life abroad and could arrived from London, via ports, $20 and $30 a month. He paid all the rent himself and gave his wife about $3 month. She had some jewellery, which included a bangle and finger rings.

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R.M.S. 'Empress of Japan for Hong read no more than 100 characters yesterday with the following your- kong and with breach of passport of his native language). It was passengers: regulations. Both defendants were up to defendants to have those Mra. M. Jameson. Mr. E. Gard, placed in the House of Detention-conditions printed in both langu- Mr. W. Gard, Mrs. T. Woodhead. pending such time as they would ages.

Mrs. E. Gard, Mrs, F. Logan, Capt. be sent to Germany.

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when

His Lordship: (to defendant); Z Y. Yechivi, Mr. J. French, Rev. One thing emerges quite clearly, Baker, Rev. Leigh, Capt. Loch, J. that you are able to be shot at M. Tomlinson, Mr. and Mrs. 3. T.

Rowe, Rev. J. Jacobs. by other customers unless you

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FT. P. Bos. of the French Mis-lish as well. You have all your child, Mrs. R. Chapman, A. Cooper, ensures perfect hair læealth and appearance his family to No. 3 Shantung sion at Poktulum, was the com-conditions in English except this Mr. and Mrs. D, Cochrane, Mrs. A.

now, sad in years to come, Street, where they occupied the plainant yesterday

two very important clause. the Guthrie, B. V. Hutchinson, Miss

On middle cubicle and some bed-coolles of the Dairy Farm Com-face of it it is extraordinarily Harrington. G. E. Johnson, Mr. and space facing it on the arst floor. pany appeared before Mr. R. A D. stupid. "Subject to the amend Mrs. G. King and 3 children, R. A. His mother and two sisters were Forrest at the Central Court on a ment of the writ (defendant had McKenny, Miss Mulcock, Miss C. living with them. Very recently charge of possession of Д tree produced in court one sult and Downward, H. G. Patrick, ME: and another sister, Yuen Stu-yee, had valued at $15, alleged to have two pair of trousers belonging to Mrs. P. V. Reveley, Mr. and Mrs. H. come to live with them.

been cut from the compound of the plaintiff) there must be judg-E. Strange, Miss Strange. Mike D.

ment for plaintif For what Stone, Miss N. Stone. On December 7 he had $20 and the Mission, he gave $10 to his mother for The defenants were Wong Kwok amount, whether for the amount family expenses. He gave nothing 30, who pleaded guilty and was claimed or much less, I shall take his wife, Two days later his fined $20; and Yeung Ngau, 23, time to decide, and announce my wife asked him for some money to who

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CLERK FINED

JUNK PIRATED

According to the master of a Junk his vessel was pirated on Li Kal-sun,, clerk, who was sum-Tuesday evening, resulting in a She attempted to see if his purse monded for assault on a bus con- loss of $790.

had any money in it.

A. Walker.. Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Walker and child, A., M. Wright, Mrs. M. Britton, C. J. Leach, Mr.

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Dr. J. Fox, Mr. E, Welsing, Mr. D.| reson, Mr. and Mrs. Lam Chong and child. Mr. W. Wilson, Mr. T. Ono, Mr. and Mrs. J. Plummer, Mr. and Mra. Kirkman, Mr. and Mrs.

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ductor, appeared on remand before A cargo of rice, grain, pewter. 3. Shaw, Mr. J. Jackson, Mr. and Mr. R. A. D. Forrest at the Central brass and silver ornaments, the Mrs. A. Smith and Master Bmith, Bole Agents :—--- Hepted words missed betweer Court yesterday and was fined $20 property of five passengers, was Miss Lee Mel Pao, Mrs, and Miss them, and his mother came into and ordered to pay $2 compensa- transferred to the "pirate" sam-Soo Chong Hee. Mr. Lim Tak H. RUTTONJEE & SON, tell them not to make much tion to the complainant. Chan pans, the occupants of which at-Cheong, Mr. R. Green, Miss Green, Traise. which was disturbing her Chuen, bus conductor, accused the tacked the junk near Mong Tseng Mr. Lim Tung Sham, Mr. Wa Yan

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Wai, Mr. Yong Lam Chan, Miss "We two are quarreling. It has blow on the temple and knocked Seven of the attackers were arm-Wong Shau Tze, Mr. Oey Liang nothing to do with you.”

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