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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS

GENERAL

LAWYERS FOUND GUILTY EUROPEAN LADY ACCUSED NODS

IN SWATOW LANE CASE

Magistrate's Judgment

Delivered Yesterday

Messrs. M. Fl. Turner and H. J. Armstrong, of Messrs. Deacons.

at who were summoned before Mr. R. A "D. Forrest the Central Court on December 20 on a charge of unlawfully permitting premises" at No. 2, Swatow Lane, first floor. to be used as a brothel after notice had been served on them, were found guilty of the offence and were each fined $25 when they appeared on ramand yesterday.

Mr.

TELLS COURT

OF ORDEAL

Attempt To Snatch Handbag

AND SMILES IN DOCK

Jewellery Theft

From Arcadia

Arcadia

"When I was on my knees he

Committal proceedings against put his hand on my mouth to stop Chan Tau-chau, on three charges ne from crying. He then pushed of burglary from the me and I fell on my back. When Jewellery shop in May and August, I was still holding my bag. he blt 1933, and in January, 1934, the my right cheek. He put his footshop having then occupied pre- on my face and pulled the bag. Imises at 97. Peking Road, and on It is here that the significance let go and he ran away," declared a charge of escaping from police J. B. Prentis Assistant

commenced before Crown Solleitor, appeared for the for the omission of the word "im- Mrs. Vera Mironof the witness custody, were prosecution, assisted by Inspector mealate" is to be app.ec.ated; the box at the Central Court yesterday Mr. Q. A. A. Macfadyen at E. G. Post, of the S. C. A. The emission extends the range, so to before Mr. T. J. Houston when an Kowloon Court yesterday.

On the occasion of the first two defence was conducted by Mr. Hspak, of the powers conterred by unemployed man, Wong Sang, ap- a. Sheldon, K. C...

thuse sections, by removing the peared un a charge of highway burglaries, when goods had been stolen that were valued at about Giving judgment yesterday, Mr.hindrance to their application by robbery with violence. Forrest sald:-

the ex.sicnce of inte.mediate ten-

At the outset of the nearing anctes Counsel for the defence took ex- From this It follows that the ception to the form of the sum-service referred to in sec. 15 was mons, on the grounds that it dis- properly made on the defendants, closed no offence under the Or-and it remains to be considered Cinance. The objection was noted whether

.

the

Mrs. Mironof was employed by $5,000 and $1,000, respectively, the Mrs. Hickman as a governess. On stock had been covered by in- December 9 she took the 7-year-surance policies, It was revealed old daughter of Mrs. Hickman out in the course of the proceedings yesterday Evidence Wis taken for a walk at Queen's Gardens. When reaching a corner, she said, from Mr. Walter Egge, who was had they

reasonable man rushed at her and attempt-manager of the Jewellery Shop at put ore.Tlied, in accordance with means of knowing that the pre-ed to snatch her handbag. She the time of the burglaries.

mises were used in the way for- held it tight and struggled with the Sub-Insp. C. Mottram le prosecut- man, whom, she said, she recognis- bidden by sec. 12,

In this connection it is materialled as delendant.

Sec. 2 of the Mag.strates Ordin- nce. I being held that from the

the second quotation of

of the

Ing.

Det.

The defendant was arrested early last month on information Ordinance in the margin togethe:that convictions under sec. 12 were Dr. G. V. A. Griffith, of the Kow-at a house in Reclamation Street. with the verbal explanation given recorded in respect of these pre loon Hospital, said he attended On the occasion when he WELS in Court, no reasonable person, mes no fewer than four time in Mrs Mirenolf on December 9 and brought into Court, defendant was of he found the wounds consistent handcuffed to two detectives and could be in doubt as to the nature1938. In connection with une

the offence charged; though these, a notice was served on de- with that of bites. He dressed the was heavily guarded. teadily agreed at the same ume fendants in the month of April: wounds which, up to the present. that the wording of the summons the receipt of a fu.ther notice of still necessitated treatment.

Alter further evidence was given, was by no means the best possible the same teñor in the month "of

think. have the defendant was committed to expression of what it was intended October should, 1

raised in their minds the question the Criminal Sessions. to convey.

Witnesscs for the prosecution whether their immediate tenant

Cheung. were not crossexamined, and I re- Chue

4. desirable

SELM

hard the facts deposed to by them tenant, and should have suggested COLONY WATER

to be proved, viz. In brief, the to them the desirability of an in- several convictions of various pe terview with this person for the sons for keeping brothels on the purpose of interrogating him re- door in question, and the service garding his management

of his on defendants on various dates of tenancy. Of such an interrogation notices under sec. 13 of the Or. there is no mention in their evi- dinance..

dence, and 1 im led to the con- clusion that it never happened.

At this point, Counsel for the defence entered objection, on, the ground that, there being no privity of contract between defendants on the one hand and the several per-

STORAGE

Further Decrease Disclosed

Chan Tau-chau smiled as he nudded his head in confirmation when a Chinese police officer gave evidence of his escape from the prisoners' ward of the Government Civil Hospital in 1934.

FULL NAVAL HONOURS

Funeral Of Chief Stoker Fakeley

"ACTUAL KNOWLEDGE", Monthly water returns, issued by

the Public 01 actual knowledge on the part

Works Department. of either defendant of the use show that the total storage of the sons who were, from time to time,de of the p.em.ses as a brother Island on January 1 was 1,352.33 gallons compared with as principal tenants of the floor, on 1st December this year there is, in

1.655.24 "for the corresponding of course, no evidence whatever, 'convicted of offences against sec. 12. on the other the notice under am left to Inquire whether month last year.

An estimated population of 550, sec. 13 should not have been served he had, in the words of sec. 15,

000 consumed 347.41 nlion gallons H.M.S. Medway, officiated. "reasonable means of knowing." on defendants, nor the p.esent proceedings taken against them: 1. cannot escape the conclusion that 20.6 per head per day as against was furtner ellcited in the evidenca Person in the position of either 421.81 million gallons consumed by defendant and keenly interested in an estimated population of $45.000

I

ber, 1937.

A 3-hours supply wits given to

Full Naval honours were accord- ed at the funeral, which took place at the Colonial Cemetery yesler- day. of Chief Stoker Sidney John Fakeley, of HM. Submarine Ror- qual, who died at the Royal Naval Hospital yesterday morning. Rev, W. J. Williams, Chaplain of

The cortege, which commenced at the Hospital, was headed by a ring party from H.M.S. Medway.

Marines from HMS. Kent.

The

for the defence that, in the casscovering what might be going, at 30.4 per head per day in Decem- followed by the Band of the Royal - one such notice, they had turned it to the magistrate when in these premises to which his issued it with a letter to the er-attention had been directed by the all districts as compared with a sailors from HM.S. Medway.

notice of 15th October last had fect that the persons convicted ne having been tenants of defendants, several such reasonable methods of the notice was misdirected; the satisfying his curiosity within his letter also qucted the name (Chue retch

Cheung) of the person to whom defendants mises.

had leasid the pre-

EFFECT NULLIFIED

constant supply during December last year.

:

SATURDAY, JANUARY 7, 1939 -PAGE

HAND CUT CRYSTAL

CRYSTAL ROUND WHISKY DEGANTERS

from $32,00

CRYSTAL ROUND PORT DECANTERS from $22.50

CRYSTAL ROUND SHERRY DECANTERS

from $24.00

CRYSTAL WATER SETS (6 TUMBLERS AND I JUG)

from $28,00

CRYSTAL CREAM & SUGAR SETS

from $12,50

CRYSTAL ASH TRAYS

from $12.50

CRYSTAL BASKETS

from $12,00

•

LANE CRAWFORD LTD.

The House of Quality & Service

PHOTOGRAPHIC EXHIBITION ·

Forthcoming Show At S. & S. Home

The gun carriage was drawn by

Following the burial service three volleys were fired and after

bugler The total storage of the Main-which a

sounded "Last land was 1.853.20 million gallons Pust "" and "Reve!lle." ¿

THE WREATHS

Entries are now being received- compared with 2.842.71 for the

Floral tributes were sent by the for the 4th annual exhibition of To one of these means-an - same month last year.

their immediate

Commander-in-the Sailors and Soldiers Camera terrogation of

An estimated population of 500, following: - The han-I have already referred: 030 consumed. 15.5 gallons per head Chief, Officers and Men of H.M. Clab, which is to be held at the the China Station at Sailors and Soldiers Home, Hen~ out there are others. It may be per day, namely, 240.59 millon Ships of jection I noid that the scope and true that they as landlords of the gallons. In December 1937, the Hongkong; Joe, Brum, Sandy, Jigs, nessy Road on February 1. com-

premises had already deprived consumption Wido 253.09 million Bontis and Tanky: Captain and mencing at 5 p.m.

All amateur photographers are ubject of the Ordinance must be

themselves of right of entry.by gallons at 21.5 gallons per head per Omcers H.M. Bub.. Rorqual; Sea- looked to, or, in the words of bu contract of lease which did not ex-day for an estimated population of men and Stokers of H.M. Sub. Ror- entitied to compete in the Open qual; Chlef and Petty Officers HM. Section, whilst there is a special pressly reserve such a ight; but | 280,000.

OMISSION OF WORD

To evaluate the force of this ob-

Skinner. Turner J. in Nanyang Brothers V

the

case

Missions he effect of this is nullified by An 8-hours supply was given to Sub. "Rorqual; Stokers' Mess, H.M. Open Section for members of H.M. what is known of the nature of the districts during the month Sub. Rorqual Submarine E.R.A.'s Services and one for members of

the premises; use of 'keeper.

Etrangeres, 1923, "the mischief against which the Ordinance was directed and the remedies sought

a brothel whße in December. 1937, a hardly regard cen

un-tant supply was maintained.

The total rainfall recorded

con- Mess;

1

to be provided." Again, as in the favourably the resort to her pre- case quoted, the history of the mises of me persons unknown to the Royal Observatory was 55.355 Ordinance must he looked to; and in this latter regard the omission, her, nor refuse such persons ad- inches compared with 32 500 Inches between 1897 and 1935, of the word mission, and it seems plain that in December last year.

had defendants either visited the premises personally or employed |===

rather

jon, cardinal

5th and 6th Prizes, Burroughs Wellcome Exposure Calculators and Identical prizes will be awarded

Submarine Stokers and the Club,

Six prizes are to be awarded in Petty Officers: Submarine EA's

A (General Open" as Ciler Petty Officers; Bub-Section at find

marine Petty Officers Mess H.M.S. follows:

1st, Engraved Silver Plaque; 2nd, Value $25; Captain, Officers and Men HMS. Medway; 4th Submarine Flotilla:

3rd, Value $15; Medway; Submarine Chief Stokers;

4th. Value 310: Coxswains Mess HM.6. Medway; "immediate" before landlord in

Submarine Stoker Petty Officers; Sections 13, and 15 is, in my opin-some agent to do so and to report

than 1 positive nature. Captain and Men Eighth Destroyer to them the result of visits, made The purpose of the Ordinance at the appropriate hours, then They, in fact. falled to take suff-Flotilla: Officers and ship's Com-Diaries. generally is that declared in its they might have had information clently seriously the obligation laid pany H.M.S. Proteus: Officers and short title, and the particular pro- tection which the sections of the as to what was going on in that upon them by sections 13 to 15 of Ship's Company HMS. Regent; in Section B (Bervices Open) and to co-Chief and Petty Officers HMS a total of five prizes in Section C the present Ordinance Ordinance now under considera-

operate in measures to prevent the Thracian, and Members of the (Members).

Catalogues are now being pre- Įmisuse of these premises, despite Royal Naval Yard Police.

pared, one of which, with prize tion aim to provide is plainly pro- tection against exploitation by Defendants had, therefore, the protests of willingness to co-

mailed to each exhibitor prior to borthelamers: the setting of must hold, a reasonable means of operate with the authorities of COMMITTED FOR Winning entries marked, will be Itability on the owners, etc. in the knowing that the premises were which I heard much from the wit

ARMED ROBBERY opening of the exhibition.

Entry forms, with full particu- case of repeated offences against being kept as a brothel, but failed nesses for the defence.

Ip Choi and Chan Kwai, two 91lars, may be obtained from Sailors sec. 12. appears to be designed to to make use of that means, just secure the co-operation of such as they failed to make use of the the appropriate penalty. In addi-three men who were charged with and Boldiers Home or from most

to the publicity which this farmed robbery, were committed to photographile dealers. owners in Government's endeavour opportunity afforded by sec. 14 to tion

has attracted, will be a stand trial at the Criminal Ses- date for receiving entries is Wed- to stamp out the evil, and, at the rid themselves of an apparently case same time, as is shown when that undesirable tenant who could not nominal fine of $25 on each de-stons by Mr. R. A. D. Forest at the (nesday, January 25, at 5 pm. section is read in conjunction with or would not assist in prevention fendant. In fixing the amount of Central Court see, 14 immediately preceding, to of misuse of the premises. break the connection between a brothel keeper and the premises

foor

MISUSE OF PREMISES

NEGATIVE OFFENCE

For this remissness I think that

yesterday at the

The last

made full completion of the preliminary Connaught Road West, of valuables this penalty. I have

lowance for the fact that defen- hearing. A third defendant. Lau and money totalling over $5,000 or

miscon- Sang, was discharged.

October 25. They were alleged to dants did in good faith

The men were accused of having have been armed with a toy pistol," robbed the occupants of No. 91, a knife and a scissor blade.

where the offence has been com- I am satisfied that the offence strue the Ordinance and its ap-

of defendants was of a negative plicability to their case.

mitted

POP THE ANSWER

I'VE NEVER

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WITH FIVE OR SIX HUNDRED MEN UNDER

HIM!

WELL,

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