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HONGKONG DAILY PRESS

JAPANESE GOODS &

COURTS

CHINESE CRIMINAL

PATRIOTISM IN HONGKONG

COUNSEL'S QUESTIONS

IN SUPREME COURT

Godown Fire

Fire And Claim

Against Underwriters

That a steady demand for Japanese marine products was kept up in Hongkong despite the Sino-Japanese hostilities, was a statement made in evidence by Wong Yun-iong, managing partner of the Cheong Shing Hong, when the $30.906.23 insurance claim against the China Underwriters Ltd. was resumed in the Supreme Court yesterday before the Chief Justice, Sir Atholl MacGregor.

that he was In Kobe on April 23.

H.K. POLICE

RESERVE

Orders by the Hon. Mr. T. H. King. Commissioner of Police

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CHINESE COMPANY Strength:---Constable R128 Chan Yiu Hing has been taken on the strength of the Chinese Company. as from March 7, 1939...

Training Course (Part II): The undermentioned members of the Chinese Company will attend Chl- nese Company Headquarters for Part II of Training Course DN Tuesday, March 14 at 17.30 hours sharp-

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Constables R$ Wang May On in Hongkong on April 27, in Kebe R15 S. C. Liang, R26 Lui Chi Chiu,

on June 27 in Hongkong on June R68 Lau Kwan Po. R105 Lam Kwok

and 14.

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SESSIONS

CALENDAR

The calendal for the Criminal Sessions which opers at the Supreme Court on Friday, Mar. 17, includes the following cases:——

Cheng Choi, committed on Feb. 10. on the charge of possession of arms and ammunition.

Tsang On, allas Wong On, allas On. Tsai, Tong Ping and Yu Yan. committed on Feb. 15, on the charge of robbery by two or more. Wu Ngan, Kwong Lai-tuen and Tang Yang, committed on Feb. 18 possession of on the charge of dangerous drugs.

Yi Wan, committed on Feb. 23, on the charge of possession of dangerous drugs,

Leuna Pink. Leung Chung-ling and L Chi-kwong, committed on Feb. 27, on the charge of possession of dangerous druga...

women

The sum is being clälmed by the Cheong Shung Hong as the rate-

Cheung Lan and Wong Yee, allas able proportion of loss, suffered as

Kwai Po. committed on Mar. 2, on the result of a fire in their godowns 28. in Kobe on June 30, in Hong-Yu, Ribe Tang Shiu Woon, 10 the charge of highway robbery in Jan. 1938 to be borite by de- kong on July 3, in Kobe and Hong-Woo Choi Sin.. R108 Woo Tak. Sin, with violence." Accused are both fendants. Defendants allege that kong on July 8, in Kabe on August R109 Lal Tsang Team, R110 Chan certain of the items in the claim 4, in Hongkong on August 12, in Kai Wah; R112 Chan" Ching Man, Chan Shek-lam, committed oa were fraudulent and that the Kobe on September 7. 10 and 18. R113 Tang Chung Fu, RT15 Ko prices claimed were higher than and in Hongkong on September 2 Kar Ming. R120 Leung Yiu Wing, Mar 3, on the charge of wounding the market price.

R117 Kwok King Tong. R118 Lee! with intent to murder.

Ho Kong, committed on Mar. 6. Chow Lam, R119 Tai Pak Yuen, R122 Fok Wa Hoi, R123 to Taou the charge of possession of arms Wing, R134 P. F. Lee. R125 Yuen and ammunition.

Leung Chan, Lam Kam-chun, Shing Luen, R126 Ng Shew Man, R69 Wong King Luk, R114 J. S. Au. Fung Chak and Li Shek-man, alias R127 P. T. P. Hing, and R128 Chan Li Tok. alias Mang Kai Tsai, all committed on Mar. 7, on charges Yu Hlng.

Patrol Duty:-Nightly between 1, murder and armed robbery in 20.00 hours and midnight by mem-dwelling house. bers as detailed by the Officer in Charge of Company.

Mr. Eldon Potter. K.C., and Mr.) Witness: It does not mean that H. C. Macnamara, Instructed by Tam wrote these documents on the Mr. E. Davidson, of Messrs. Hast same date as stated in the docu- 13gs & Co., are for plaintiffs, and ments. Tam copied the advice the Hon. Mr. Leo D'Almada e Cas-notes and invoices from other dcc- ..tro, Jnr. and Mr. D. J. N. Anderson, cuments prepared by the clerk..

instructed by Mr. O. E., C. Marton.

of Messrs. Deacons, represent de- fendants.

MARINE GOODS FROM JAPAN

Cross-examined. by Mr. D'Al- mada. Wong stated that from March to July 1937, his fem im- ported about 2,000 bales of marine goods each month from Japan, and after July the figure; fell to about 150 bales monthly owing to the lack of freight space.

The demand for the goods, in Hongkong remained the same, sald witness. He had held on to his stock in anticipation of a higher markety and denied that his stock had been reduced owing to a local boycott.

Mr. D'Almada: Do you mean to say that the patriotic feel- ing of Chinese in Hongkong is not strong?

Witness ariswered that he did not like to comment on the state of the patriotic feeling of his countrymen iry the Colony.

Mr. D'Almada: At any rate, you had no scruples'about im- porting Japanese goods.

Mr. Potter objected to this, and His Lordship sald that he would note the objection.

A GENERAL PRACTICE Witness stated that it was general practise for advice notes to arrive with the goods. All advice notes were written by a man named Tam, in Kobe.

WRITTEN BEFOREHAND

In reply to the Chief Justice, witness explained that advice notes and invoices were prepared before hand and post-dated with dates of sailings from Kobe to Hongkong.

Counsel: Why must Tam. who is an important man in the business and who is busy travelling, to and from Kobe, write those notes which could be done by the clerk?-Be- cause he was acquainted with the Japanese regulations 507- erning restrictions in connec- tion with exports and remit- ting of money. Counsel: Were the letters also postdated?—Yes, Tam copied them from a draft:

"Do you seriously suggest that Tam copied out letters when in few days time he was going to Hongkong and could be able to let you know all the contents of the letter? Mr. D'Almada asked.

Witness made no direct reply but continued to explain that Tam copled the letters from drafts and

copled that same date on which the draft was written.

NOT ACTUAL DATE

Counsel; Explain why an im- portant man like Tam should copy a draft letter already written by

Liu Hing and Mak Yla, commit- ted on Mar. 8, on the charge of possession of arms and ammuni tion

INDIAN COMPANY Patrol Duty:-Nightly between Wong Ah-mo and Wong Slu-mo, 20.00 hours and midnight by mem-committed on Mar. 8, on charges bers as detalled by the Officer in of possession of anns and ammuni- Charge of Company.

tion and loltering for an unlawful purpose.

Yau Wai-sin and Ho Het, com-

mem-mitted on Mar. 9, on the charge of

the possession of dangerous drugs."

FLYING SQUAD Strength: The following bers have been taken strength of the Flying Squad, as from March 11, 1939.

Constables: R361 Wong Kim HONGKONG WATER

Lung, R382 K. H. Mann, R363 Ma King Shing and R364 Lee Wan Chol.

RESERVES STILL

VERY LOW

A continued lack of water reserves Hoogkong is recorded in the

Patrol Duty:Nightly between

bers as detailed by the Officer in water 20.00 hours and midnight by mem-in

Charge of Company.

EMERGENCY UNIT RESERVE

Strength-Constable R434 V. P.

returns for the month of February. Compared to last year, there were only 04 million gallons in the reservoirs laat month, the figures for the previous year being nearly 1,232.

Dos Reiss has been taken on the strength of the Emergency Unit much better, the figures in the returns The position on the mainland is not Reserve, as from February 25, 1939, recording a fall of about 1,375 million A.R.P. Courses: The A.R.P. gallons, compared with 2,259 million Courses will be held at the Club gallons in 1938. This means a

decrease of about 000 000 gallons. decrease of from 27.9 gallons per head The figures of consumption show a a day in 138 to 1.1 gallons last month. In the Tytam byewash last

Lusitano, 16. Ice House Street on Tuesday, and Friday, March 14 and March 17 at 17.30 hours...

Patrol Duty:-Nightly between

the clerk when he was coming to 20.00 hours and midnight by mem-month there were only 80,00 gallons Hongkong and could everything much better?-Business Charge of Company.:

explain bers as detalled by the Officer of water compared to 2.3 million people usually copy draft letters.

"But not the same date as on the draft?" Witness repeated his previous explanation that the date) was not the actual date on which the letters were written and serit.

Counsel: Do you sclemnly sug-

gallons.in 1938.

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C. CHAMPKIN,

DS.P. (R.).

The "Dorado" and "Delia," Im-

Hongkong, March 13.

He also admitted that seven in- voices, selected by Counsel, were in the handwriting of Tam, and that a letter dated Sept. 7, 1937, was also written by Tum. It was likely that Tam wrote other letters gest that the date at the end of EMPLOYMENT Mr. D'Almada asked His Lordship which the letters were written? GIVEN UP TO

from Kobe:

the letters are not the dates "on

to take note of a series of advice Yes, but they were not letters, they SERVE CHINA notes and invoices relating to were merely statements with the shipments of goods. between Feb. dates on which mistakes were dis-

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ROAD INCIDENT

perial Airways' planes, left Kai ANOTHER HENNESSY Tak this morning at 7 and 7.30, respectively, with mall for all ports and passengers.

Gunner William Hogan, of the The mid-week service of this R. A. appeared on remand before Company from Bangkok due to Mr. R. A. D. Forrest at the Central arrive in the Colony, to-morrow Court yesterday on a charge of (Wednesday) afternoon at approx-assault on Chau Nam, a butcher,

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24, 1937, and Sept. 10, 1937, and covered in connection with ship-and-up of 33 Chinese mechanical imately 4 o'clock with mali frum in Hennessy Road on Friday,

also of the dates of letters written by Tam in Japan. Counsel also. requested the Chief Justice to re- cord the dates of marine insurance applications written by Tam in Hongkong.

DATES QUESTIONED Counsel (addressing wit- ness): If dates mean anything to you at all, then Tam was in Hongkong in January and in Kobe in February; and in Kobe on April 1 and in Hong- kong on April 2?--It does not mean that Tamm was in a cer- tain place on the date written on the documents.

ments.

Counsel: Your are a director of the Bank of East Asia. Do

· you suggest that your, bank issues statements with earlier, dates.

them? The on

bank and this business is not the same. This is a private Chi- nese business.

electrical engineers, who are going to offer their services for China The Pan American

Chan Nam told the Court that arrived in Hongkong from Penang on Philippine Cupper due to-morrow in question he was returning to the Airways just, before mid-night on the day the ss. Anhui on March 12. Dressed

in smart grey uniforms, these youth is delayed on account of weather market after delivering goods. He ful experts will proceed to the interior and will not arrive in Hongkong was outalde the market gates, as soon as they receive, orders from until Friday noon with mail and which were closed, and was calling the authorities concerned.

for his foki, when an European passengers. According to Mr. Leong Yuk-tang, the leader, the group includes expert

The return fight of this "com-came up to him suddenly and automobile drivers and radio repairers. pany will leave Kal Tak Saturday struck him on the law. He could All of them were in employment in morning with mail and passengers not recognise the European, but, Witness added that the business render services to their mother country "The weekly service of the Air the incident.

Penang, but have given them up to for Manila and United States. he said, bis folj might have seen went according to the Chinese in the present hostilities. They are France from Hanoi is due to ar-

responsible for their own expenses.

As a result of the business depres

custom.

Counsel; Do you suggest that the

A remand of 24 hours was grant- Hive on Thursday at noon" with ed for calling the foki as witness.

old Chinese custom was to put'sion in Penang, he said, more than mail and passengers from France earlier dates on letters and state- 1,000 Chinese are leading a difficult and. Indo-China. ments, and not the dates on which life, but they have not stopped

their they were written?-My reply was

monthly contributions to China.

There is only one woman, Miss Li Mr. D'Almada then read out the in connection with the statements dates of advice riotes; invoices, put to me. letters and marine insurance ap- Witness admitted that assuming plications, all written by Tam, and that. Tam, was in Hongkong on asked witness to explain how Tam September 2, 1937, he could have could have written. those docu- been in Kobe on September 7. ments, when, according to the

Hearing will be resumed dates, Tam's handwriting disclosed morning

this

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