1939-02-14 — Page 7

HONGKONG DAILY PRESS

Shooting Of European Detective: 14 Years'

Sentence At Sessions

PLEADING GUILTY TO THE CHARGE of shooting Detective- Sergeant H. R. Terreti on December 3, with intent to do him grievous, bodily harm, Wong Shu-lun. alias Li Sau-hel, 24. describ- ed as a military officer, was sentenced to 14 years' hard labour by the Chief Justice, Sl: Atholl MacGregor, in the Supreme Court yesterday.

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he must have lost his nead. He said that, he was deeply sorty" for what had happened and wished to apologise to Sgt. Terrett, adding that he was "very glad that Set. Terrets had

recovered.

you are.

OBTAINING CREDIT BY

FRAUD

Allegations Against Unemployed

GENERAL

NOT DRIVEN TO DESPERATION

BY HUNGER

Six Years' Prison

For Snatching

Charges of obtaining credit of Having pleaded gulity at the last $1,003.75 by fraud and conspiracy Criminal Sessions to two charges to defraud were preferred against of handbag-snatching, in both of an unemployed man Leung Pat- which violence Was used, and ung. 43. when he appeared before subsequently remanded for medical Mr. R. Edwards at the Centrul examination. Wong Sang, 32 un- Court yesterday. The complain- employed, was yesterday scriteated ant, Mr. Chiu-wing manager to six years hard labour-con- of the Lai San Shirt Company, currently on each count, rentence Shamshulpo, represented by Mr. to date from the first day of the W. A. Mackinlay.

last Sessions. when he appeared before the Chlef Justice; Sir. Atholl MacGregor, in the Supreme Court yesterday.

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Accused pleaded not guilty to the charge of scoting with intent to murder, but pleaded guilty to un- lawful possession of a 7.65 mum. calibre automatic pistol and one round ammunition and sentenced to an additional term of two years, to run concurrently.

It was alleged that defendant, Mr E H. Williams, Crown Cown-

His Lordship; I should imagine who had rented part of the pre-

You have pleaded guilty mises sel.

that .:ig

the

at Wing Lok Street on shorting. according to the

to me very serious oftence and to January 22, overheard a conversa- evidence

Dr. G. . Shaw, Medical Officer occurred at.

nother which. in the Colohy to- tion between two men at the Asia of Prisons. testined that the Wing On

when Bank bulding, where accused and day, must also be rigarded as ser- Cafe. When one of the men left. prisoner was admitted in Decem- Sgt. Terrett went to look for ac-us. The rivestigations reveal the defendant approached the ber his physical condition was fair cused's frierid after having gone that you had shown a deliberate other

who was I broker, and and there was no complaint made to many places As the second and callous disregard of the safety, placed an order for shirts, valued by prisoner about anything at the floor landin, accused suddenly and I may say the life, or ja Euro- at $1.003.75, [rem the comtime. Prisoner was looking better produced a pistol, which he dred pean member of the Hongkong plainant's Arm...

now than when admitted. at Sgt. Teprett just as the latter Police Force, and I simuld be woe- made a rush at him. Defendant Hully falling my my duty if I do not was later arrested at the Luk-Kwok regard - this :25 3 very serious Hotel

Rence. I don't worder that you express your heartfelt satisfaction hal S. Terrett is alive to-day. It was nothing short of a miracle Let the ballet did not kill or per- |manently cupple him."

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Asked if he had anything to say why judgment should not be pronounced on him, Wong said thai un the day in ques- tio he was very excited and

CLAIM FOR

RETURN OF

BAIL MONEY

Judgment For

Plaintiff

UNIFICATION

"OF INDIA

Views Of Rotary Leader

Alt. F. E

the

James, Member of the Indian Legislative AS- sembly and Governor, of 89th Rotary District, arrived recently in Colombo by 'plane,

to preside over the Rotary Conference in Colombo,

the

No payment was made when the

shirts

delivered on were March 6 las..

this afternoon.

The hearing was adjourned to;

In connection with the case, a man, Chan Fuk, allas Lam Yat- chiu. Who was jointly charged with Leung on the second count and with one other similar offence) had his ball of $3,000 estreated when he falled to appear. A war-as rant was issued for his arrest.

COLONY HEALTH

RETURNS

Witness stated that it was absolutely true that a

great proportion of these admitted to prison were hungry and under-nourished, and they con- fessed quite candidly that they committed robberies in order to get food. Prisoner, stated witness, was of that type, but he sild nothing.

His Lordship: Did he strike you being hungry and under- nourished?

Dr: Shaw: Ela condition is better now-that is all I can say.

In passing sentence, bis Lordship sald that, after hearing the Medi- cal Officer of Prisons, he was quite Twenty-nine

cases of tuber satisfied that accused was not culosis were

to reported the driven to desperation by hunger. Health authorities on Sunday in and that accused could regard addition to Afteen cases of himself fortunate that he was not measles. six cuses

cerebro- on the list of those considered fit spinai. fever, two cases of small for corporal, punishment, as he pox and one each of dysentery and had been told last month that other things being equal, he would be ordered to be fogged

enteric fever.

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A claim for $250 brought by Lau Lol against Tsang Ming was con- tinued before Mr. Justice R E. Lindsell in the Sumunars court yesterday, Mr. C. Y. Kwan appear- ed fe plaintiff, and Mr. 2, M. D' Almada Remedios was for defen- dari.

dent of the Colombo Rotary Club. AIRPORT MOVEMENTS The unpunt claimed was alleged Mr. H. W. Bryant, Field Represen- to have been paid by plaintiff for tative of the Rotary International defendant as ball fer the latter in for india, Burma and Ceylon and

He was greeted at the Aero- drume by Mr. A. Gardiner, Prest-

The "Dorado" Imperial Airways POSSESSION OF

plane departed Kal Tak this

Co- all ports.

a' case in October last in which he Mt. W. Falconer, Secretary. was charged, and later convicted lombo Rotary Club, and sentenced to five months' im- Interviewed by an * “Observer" prisonment, for stealing 700 sticks representative, Mr. James sald of dynamite at Morrison Hill,

that Rotary in. Indla had made Defendant stated, in evidence, great strides during the past three that the money was his own. He or tour years, and was develop- said that he had deposited $150 ing into a powerful movement. with plaintiff, who also owed him $110 in wages, Corroborative evi- dence on this point was given by defendant's wife.

FEDERATION IN INDIA

DO-

morning (Tuesday) with mall for COUNTERFEIT

The mid-week Inward service H.K. COINS

for Imperial Airways is due to arrive to-morrow (Wednesday with mail from all ports and no afternoon between 4 and 5, o'clock

passengers.

weather

Pleading guilty at the Criminal:

Justice, Sir Atholl MacGregor, to Sessions yesterday before the Chief |

the possession of nine moulds and Due to poor

between possession of 33 counterfeit ten- Guám

and Manila, the Pan cent and 24' counterfett five-cent American Airways' China Clipper coins, Wong Cheung, 30, was sen- is held up and will not arrive in tenced to serve three years' hard Hongkong before to-morrow (Wed-labour nesday noor..

Mr. Jantes emphasised that he did not wish to express any litical views, but stated that with DYNAMITE IN HUT

the rapid approach of Federation An allegation that plaintiff, as the Indian States would have to sub-contractor, had asked him to make.

their minds quickly up store the dynamite in his hut and whether to come in or not, to substitute gunpowder for blast- The key was in their hands, ing operations was made by Tsang and if a sufficient number signi- from Hanol is reported on time labour. Ming, but this was denied by plat-fed their willingness tlf.

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Chung Sheung, who pleaded The return flight is due to leave guilty to the charge of possession Kal. Tak, Thursday at approx- of three forged $100-notes of the Imately 8.30 a.m.

Hongkong and Shanghai Bank; was The weekly service of Air France sentenced to two years' hard to Join and will arrive In

Thursday noon.

nothing could stop the Federal After Det, Sub Inspector W. N. Scheme being put into opera- Darkin had testified that defen- tion.

dant when arrested gave no ex- "Many people feel that the uni- nation as to how the dynamite fication of India has become an had come to be hidden in his hut, urgent necessity owing to interna- his Lordship gave judgment for tional developments," he added. plaintif

JAPANESE BANK NOTES BANNED

Hongkong.

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FULL MILITARY HONOURS AT FUNERAL OF SAPPER

SNATCHERS IN COURT Sentence of six months hard Asked about the attitude of the labour was imposed on Wong Indian leaders to Rotary and Shing. 31, unemployed, when he

Full military honours, were ac- Flowers from his father and similar movements, Mr. James pleaded guilty before Mr. R. Ed-corded at the funeral, which took mother were lowered with the said that Rotary had H large words at the Central Court yester-place at the Colonial Cemetery casket. Other wreaths were sent number of Congress members in day to a charge of snatching yesterday, of Sapper Charles Wil- by: its ranks.

The vast majority of handbag from a woman at Robin-liams, of the 22nd Company of the All banknotes issued by Japanese Rotarians in India, there being son Read on Sunday. Wong told Fortress, Royal Engineers, who Mother and Joan, "In memory of ELE Major General A. E. Grasett. government and private banks and over Afteen hundred those issued by the "Federal Reserve and about thirty-one clubs, were of rent and his landlord had been Saturday morning following two omcers and Ranks of the 40th members the Court that he was in arrears died at the Mitary Hospital on pal-from Bill and ex-P.E.'s;" Bank" are to be banned from, Indlans.

pressing for payment. The defen- weeks' lilness., The Rev. & Hinch- Fortress Company, R.E.; All Sap-. elreulation in the Chinese-control- led areas, according to an instruc-

dant was also recommended for life, 8.C.E. (Church of England)

pers of the RE; All Officers of the banishment, tion from the Ministry of Finance

officiated at the graveside.

Fortress Engineers, Junior N.C.O.'s. to the various Chinese local and

The chief mourner was Mra., L. Fortress Engineers: WO's and regional authorities, and to the

Appearing on a charge of steal-Raeburn, proxy for his parents at Sergeants Mess, R.E: REO.C.A.; An application. brought in the ing a purse from Chinese Bankers Association, says Supreme Court yesterday before Fuk, unlicensed hawker, was sen-

a student, Lai home.

Matron and Sisters of the Ward the "Sin Wan Pao."

the Chief Justice Sir Atholl Mac-tenced to a simfoar term.. Gregor, by the Hongkong Dairy

ALLOTMENT. OF SHARES

Three life banshees appeared Supply Co., Ltd. for extension of

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For hatching a pair of earrings

at the Criminal Sessions yesterday time to file a return of allotment from a woman, Pun Kal-ming, 25, . before the Chief Justice, Bir Atholl of shares was granted.

remanded for

Captain Matthews, R.A., Captain! Williams, Lent.

Paney, Lleut. Reaves, Lleut, Douglas, all of the

CROWN LAND SALE large gathering present Royal Engineers, were amongst the

Kowloon Inland Lot No. 4118, Sapper Williams, who was only situated at Pak Tal Street, Kow- 19 years of age, was a native of loon City, containing an area of Tonbridge. Kent, where his parents 6,700 square feet, was sold for $7, are now staying. He joined the 925 at the Crown Land sale yester- army nearly two years ago and day. The purchasers were the H M. 8. Robin arrived from arrived in Hongkong in November Messrs. Tak Cheong Feather Works Canton yesterday at 4 pm.

Ltd., No. 29. Wing Lok Street.

His Lord-unemployed, was MacGregor, an charges of breach ship directed that the return 'he medical examination for caning. of deportation orders. Li Chơi and filed within seven days.

Wong Mar were each sentenced to Mr. D. J. N. Anderson, instructed! four years' hard labour. Chan Tal- by Mr.-W. A. Mackinlay of Messrs. ming. allas Chan Yat-sing was Deacons, appeared for sentenced to three years.

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