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BRITISH POLICE officer accUSED

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KOWLOON DOCK FOREMAN TELLS COURT OF CONVERSATION IN POLICE STATION

ALLEGED DEMAND FOR 72 DEATHS FROM CLAIM FOR

MONEY WITH MENACES Interpreter Also Charged

Committal, proceedings on a...... charge, of, aleged extortion against Un Shin-ki, Hanghom Police Station Interpreter. ...and alternatively on a charge of demanding money with menaces, and against Joseph Herbert Edward Edwards. Sub-Inspector of Police. Hunghom, on a charge of demanding money with menaces, were commenced before Mr..E. Hhasworth at the Kow- loon Court yesterday,

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Mr. John Whyatt, Crown Counsel, is prosecuting, and Det.- Insp. C. Mottram is in charge of the case for the Police. Mr. G. S. Hugh-Jones is appearing in defence of Edwards, and Mr. C. D'Almada e Castro in defence of Un.

The case against the two de The conductor and driver of the fendants was brought following a bus and the complainant went to complaint

from Lau "Hel-yuk," the Hursham. Police Station. foreman carpenter of the Kowloon Where the second defendant came Docks, that on April 23, after he on duty at 0 a.m. had been detained at Hunghom Police Station, on suspicion of

MENTION OF BRIBE

The prosecution submitted that

having tendered counterfeit coins, A$ Sub-Inspector, Edwards was he was approached by the first defendant for a bribe to be paid present at a conversation between the second defendant which would the interpreter and Lau where

mention was made of a bribe and i insure no charge being brought against him (Lau). It is Lau's of specide, sums of money, it was; inconceivable that the converad...

TUBERCULOSIS ·

There were 72 deaths from tuberculosis in the Colony for the week ending June 10, out of 165 cases notified to the Health De- partment.

Other returns include: 13 deaths from cholers, out of 27 cases, 12 | deaths from dysentery, out of 27 cases, 7 deaths from enterfò fever out of 28 cases, 3 deaths from measles out of 18 cases and one death from cerebro-spinal fever out of 5 cases (one imported).

Dally returns of notifications to the Health Department for June

POSSESSION

UPHELD

#A--claim- for – possession of premists, brought by Lệ Yuk- wah, of No. 32 Ship Street, third floor, against thé Tat Loong Firm, of No. 32. Ship Street, ground floor, before the Puisne Judge, Mr. Justice R. E. Lindsell, in Summary Court yesterday was upheld.

Mr.. C. Y. Kwan appeared for platila.

12 include 11 cases of tuberculosis. The facts of the case were that 3 cases of enteric fever 4 cases of defendant was 6

6 mmthly tenant dysentery, 3 cases of cerebro-spinal] at. $31 - per Chinese lunar month. fever. 2 cases of measles, 2 cases On the 15th day, of the third moon of cholera and one case of diph- this year plaintif through his solicitor gave defendant notice to quit on the 17th day of the fourth moon. This defendant refused to do.

theria.

Neighbours At Variance

BOUND OVER

Plaintif therefore c'almed (1) possession, (2) $31 rent due from May 4 to June 4, 1939, (3) mesne profits from June 5 possession

is delivered. (4) costs,

Alleged. Kaid

In cross-examination of defen- dant Mr. Kwan put lț to film that

claim that the interpreter later tion could have taken place under Clogs As "Weapons the sub-tenant of the rear cubicle followed him to the Hop On Club

at Gillles Avenue, Hunghom, where he was paid $110.

the very nose of Edwards without his having any purport of the sub- stance of it.

Of War"

Wooden clogs were the "weapons of war" in at least two aghts in Kowloon within the last few days. In one sach Bight in Chatham Road, fast Friday, there were six participants: two families taking the field, with three member each, to a battle that originated from an alleged insult to the daughter of one house by the mistress of an other.

Mr. Whyatt, in presenting - the Edwards had passed an exam case "for the prosecution, said

ination in the Chinese language. that the facts of the case as con- During the conversation in the cèrriing the first

defendant had detective office at the Station he already been given at a previous did not open his mouth once. hearing by Mr. J. B. Prentis on though it was probable he knew May 30, and he would give only that Lau was being threatened by brief outline. It was mentioned the interpreter.. that Lau Hel-yuk (the complain · { On April 23, Edwards was sent ant) was returning home on the for by Mr. F. W. Shaftain, Assis morning of April 23 from Yaumat. tant Director of Criminal Investi- to Hunghom. He was travelling gation (Crime), where he by bus, and the conductor refused shown a copy of Lau's statement. to accept at first two ten cents Mr. Shaftain had great difficulty on the other. All six appeared be- colns Lau had tendered, which he in getting any answer from Ed- sald were counterfeit, and then awards at all, and he

fore Mr. E. Himsworth at the Kow formed an Icon Court yesterday and were $10 note, which he also refused to impression that the latter had

bound over pn cash bonds to keep something to hide."

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Father, mother, and son were and father, mother, and daughter alleged to have fought on one side,

Another Squabble

of the floor had been Arrested about Angust last year following a police raid that that cubicle had been used as an opium divan cón tinuously, that the landlord had complained to him repeatedly about this, had previously served him with a notice to quit, and had allowed him to stay on; following' his appeal for another chance and his promise to have the using of the premises as a divan sup pressed

Defendant admitted the rald, the notice to quit and the promise,

premises were ever again used for but denied that after that the

the purpose alleged, or that there had been any more complaints.

Contradictory Evidence Following further questions by Mr. Kwan, about the sub-tenants, defendant called his wife to testify.

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ALLEGED ASSAULT ON PUPIL BY TEACHER

In another fight, on Monday, the who told him, "That means I am weapons employed were again In answer to Mr. Kwan this] now under suspicion. I will make wooden clogs. Ku Shek-mut. a witness made a reply in connec- no statement until I see my solt woman, principal tenant of a flat tion with the erection of the citor. On May 25 Edwards was in Shek Tong Street, was stated partition of the rear cubicle which charged and cautioned, when he to have been assaulted by another was cofifradictory to what her Min-khan, of had said, "I deny the charge and woman, a sub-tenant, and by her | husband bad said, " reserve my defence."

21-year-old son. Both sub-tenant.

The first witness called was Mr. V. A. Garlon, Building Surveyor. of the Public Works Department ho testlied to plany of the Hunghom Police Station,

'COMPLAINANT'S STORY

A school teacher, named Chan the Tse Keung School, No. 356, Queen's Road West, His Lordship then gave Judg-was charged before Mr. T. J. and son, who appeared before Mr. ment for plaintiff with costs. Houston, at the Central Cou... Himsworth yesterday, will pay $10 ordering arrears of rent to be paid yesterday, with assault on # into the Court if they engage in within seven days and possession student, Chan Ying-wal aged another Aght within the next year.¦ to be delivered within three weeks 10.

"If you people make any further trouble with her or even touch her again." Mr. Himsworth told the

The complainant "then entered two defendants, "I will send you to

gave his prison.".

the witness stand and story as follows:

I am a carpenter employed at the Kowloon Docks. The Hip Ou Club, of which I am a member, is every year a sponsor to theatrical performances in honour of the Goddess of Mercy. Spectators pay

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BOUND OVER

FOR ASSAULT Appearing before Mr. R. A. D.

TRAFFIC CASES

Dr. K. Loeffler was fined $10 by Mr. R. AD, Forrest, at the Central Court yesterday, when he pleaded guilty to driving a car at an ex- cessive speed at Queen's Road East | on May 15, ...

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Pleading guilty to driving with cut due care and caution, J. Fox,

for their seats, and the takings Forrest at the Central Court yea-of the Royal Naval Dockyard, was every night amount about terday on a charge of, assault on Aned $25.

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Chan Min-shan was represented by Mr. M. A. da Silva, who pleaded not guilty on his behalf.

Detective-Bergeant Macvey told the Cours that the boy's legs were badly cut as the result of the alleged assault on June 19.

Mr. Bilva remarked that his client might take out a counter summons against the boy's, mother: He asked for a reduction of bail and this was granted.

Ball was reduced from $200 to $100, hearing was fixed for Chan Mui-mu!, aged:20, described Fox was stated to have driven Time 27. After the show on the final day, as a sum-po-tsal of his son, Wong on the wrong side of the road about 300 people attended the Tai Chun-kel, an unemployed cloth while turning a corner in Repulse Kun Restaurant where a feast was dealer, was bound over in a sum or Bay Road and to have collided QUARANTINE held to celebrate the success of $300 to be of good behaviour for with a motorcar which was almost the theatricals. When the dinner] 12 months.

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Anished, about 3 a.m.

RESTRICTIONS

Quarantine restrictiona Have Wong, according to Insp. H. w. A fine of $5 was imposed on E up the accounts. This Fraser, of the S.C.A., is stated to F. Veldhuyzen, of the Nederlandsch been imposed by the Chinese

have beaten the girl with a cane Indische Handelsbank, for leaving Maritime Customs Authorities at! "I slept the night at a friend's when she failed to attend to a are car unattended on the Amy against arrivals from Hong- house, and on April 23 got up in the kitchen on June 9. The bank in Ice House Street on May kong on account of cholera.

Passengers by air from Hong- about 7 am. when I took a bus girl suffered cuts on her arms and

nong to Egypt will have to under- to Hunghom, I gave the conduc-| back.

go surveillance If they fall to tor, a 10-cent, coin, which he re-

With several previous convic produce certificates of inoculation fused to accept, and then another main with the defendant.

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with the theft of an oil pump Sentence of six months' hard from a lorry at Davis Street early labour was imposed on Ho Wah, The work in connection with the yesterday morning, was sentenced unemployed, by Mr. R. Edwards at

he refused to change, ordering met joining up of the Harbour Pipe to four months hard labour by the Central Court. yesterday for to get off the bus

Lines at Queen's Pler was com- Mr. T. J Houston, at the Central house breaking and theft of cloth- It was only when I was later pleted yesterday morning and a Court yesterday. Chan was ordering. Ho was stated to have enter searched at the Police Station full supply of water on the island ed to be under two years police ed No. 4, Condult Road, early on that a bundle of papers was taken of Hongkong was restored from 1 supervision at the conclusion of his Monday morning and stölen arti-

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