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•HONGKONG DAILY PRESS

ALLEGED CONSPIRACY TO DEFRAUD AMAH

Promise To Obtain Tenancy In Shanghai Street

A charge of conspiracy to defraud an amah, Hung Ping, of $180 by means of a promise to obtain a tenancy at No. 398, Shanghai Street, first floor, was preferred at Kowloon Court yes- terday against Leung Fuk, of the Hip Bing Paperware Shop. in Laichikok Road. It is alleged that Leung, and two other men not in custody, sought to obtain $150 expenses and "shoe money" and $30 as prepaid rent on the promise that they would obtain the tenancy for Hung.

went again to defendant's For the prosecution. Det.-Sergt. ant

another H. J. Baldwin said that, about two house, and he directed months ago, complainant became man to take her to look over No. acquainted with defendant at the 398 Shanghai Street, ist floor.

to Kwang Chau Taller Shop in Tai Complainant was told

Bay

Nam Street. Complainant was nothing to the tenants as they did then examining a wall advertise- not know they were to be evicted. ment relative to a floor for rent. She was told also to call on Leung Defendant told her to come the the next day when he would tak

see the landlord. As i. next day to the Hip Sing Paper- ther to ware Shop In Laichikok Road and rained on Sunday, she did not go ask for Leung Fuk, who would to see Leung until Monday. They help her to find suitable premises. were joined by a second Chinese,

This complainant did, and she and went together to the explained to Leung her needs. Yun Teashop being told to return in a few days. where a

Man Jordan Road third man who claimed- Leung called on a Chinese female to be the landlord of the floor in whom he told to take complainant question was to a house in Ki Lung Street but Aloor there was not the vacant sultable.

HOUSE VACANT Complainant continued to

call

plainants

introduced to com-

Canadian Trade Commis- sioner, Major V. E. Duclos, transfering to Shanghal tèrri- tory.

PROMOTION

FOR MAJOR V. E. DUCLOS

CANADIAN TRADE COMMISSIONER'S TRANSFER TO S'HAI

A SUDDEN TRANSFER AND PROMOTION has been ordered by the Canadian Government in Ottawa for the popular local Canadian Trade 'Commissioner. Major V. E. Duclos

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A DIFFERENCE All parties then went to No. 322 Battery Street, Arst floor, where the alleged landlord was supposed The Commissioner, who has held to be living. A difference Brose his present post during the past on Leung and, about 10 days be about a chop on a receipt given eight years, will now take over the fore August Bank Holiday, she was to complainant. Defendant want-duties of his position under the told there was a house vacant ined $100 as deposit, and promised Canadian Government in Shanghai Shanghai Street. Defendant ex, that the chop would be verified territory. plained that the tenants were the following day. Complainant It is with regret that Major five months arrears in rent, and left the house without having Duclos, Mrs. Duclos his charming "would be evicted."

come to any agreement,

thelr wife, and On the Friday' previous to Bank

At 4 p.m. the same day, defen- young daughters Susan and Jean, Holiday, complainant visited Leung dant and another man went twill, leave Hongkong, the city they again and

bargained over the complainant's house and agreed to call their second homeland. How- money that was to be paid for the take a smaller deposit. Defendant ever, the Major's assignment to house. Defendant wanted $150 excused himself, and the other the north is decidedly a promotion, expenses and "shoe money and man took complainant to the Mar, which is a pleasing compensation. $30 prepaid rent, After some bar, Tan Teashop where she paid over gaining, complainant agreed to $30 deposit and $30 prepaid rent. pay this Om Saturday, complain- She was told that Leung would take her the next morning to A certain bank where his chop would be verified..

NO REVENUE STAMP Later on the same day, a friend of complainant drew her attentic: to the fact that there was no re- venue stamp on the receipt. They went to the rent-collector at the house in Shanghai Street, who told them that there was no floor vicant and that none

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SHELL HOUSE

Of... tenants were in arrears of rent.

On the following morning, Leung [did not turn up as promised, and complainant reported the matter to the police.

Leung was arrested at his house and he attempted to destroy a piece of paper which was found to con- tain addresses of houses, inquiries. at, which revealed that none were for sale.

SIX BANISHEES PLEAD GUILTY

August Criminal

Sessions

Mr.

Paul B. MacLane,

now

GENERAL

JAPANESE AWARDED JUDGMENT

POSSESSION CLAIM FAILS

An action for the possession of the ground floor of No. 37, Hen- nessy Road, of which a Japanese, Mr. T. J. Yamoto, was the tenant, was brought before the Pujane Judge, Mr. Justice R. E. Lindwell, at the Supreme Court yesterday.

The plaintiffs in the claim were the Yu Hing Compariy, represented by Mr. W. C. Hung.

The defendant said he had been living on the premises for the last ten years. In May this year be was given notice to quit, but he could not get any vacant fiat al- though inquiries had been made.

RENT INCREASED

The rent for the premises was $52 per month, until last year when the rent was increased to

$60.

1.

He maintained that the pre- mises were being used as 1 dwelling house, though he had the front portion of the floor convert- ed to a show case for the shop in Johnston Road.

Plaintifs did not testly or call witnesses to support their claim.

Judgment was given for defen- dant

BRITISH

SOLDIER

SUMMONED

Hearing was continued at the Central Court yesterday of the case in which, Pte. W. Raynolds was summoned for driving without duc care and caution on July 28. at 12.30 am. on Repulse Bay | Road. Traffic-Insp. Clarke prose-

cuted.

J. L Andrew, in evidence, stated that he noticed "a lorry on the right hand side with a string o lights." He could not say whether

is stationary or moving.

HIS SUCCESSOR

occupying the post of Trade Com-it missioner of Canada in Kobe, a position he has held during the past eight years, Will succeed Major Duclos in the Colony. The arrival of the new

Pte. B. H. Kane, of the Middle- sex Regiment, seid that their lorry was stationary at the time when defendant swung out to pass Commissioner them. He also saw the on-coming is expected by the end of Septem-car which turned to the left and ber, or the carly part of October. "hit the bank

The departure for Shanghai of Major Duclos at the end of Octo- ber by the Empress of Japan, will create a vacancy in the and social lie of Hongkong, where his humorous and sporthig per- sonality was a decided asset.

business

Opium Found

In Hollow Of Platform

Evidence was heard before Mr. T. J. Houston at the Central Court which yesterday In the case in Cheung Yuen was charged with possession of opium...

"

Acting Chief Preventive Officer A W. Grimmitt gave evidence that on August 13, about 9 am.. he searched the Wing Fong Bricque premises, which covered" roughly about half an acre. In the centre there was a raised platform, which was used for sleeping. During the

two raid defendant and

other Chinese males and a youth were found there,

Appearing before the Chief Justice, Sir Atholl MacGregor, at the Supreme Court sester- day, the first day of the August Criminal Sessions, six banishëes pleaded guilty to the charges of breach of the Deportation Ordinance and Witness tapped the walls of the were sentenced to imprison- platform and found that part of ment according to the cir It was hollow. On removing the cumstances in each case.

earth, a cemented tank with a Wong Lin, Leung Kin. Li Hol. capacity of 12 cubic feet was found Chan. Tak, alias Leung Chung, to contain four sacks of opium. and Tse Kam-tong, life banishees Witness proceeded to tap some from the Colony, were each other places and eventually found. sentenced to two years' hard another hollow, where another labour.

cemented tank with a capacity of Li Bang, whom the Chief Justice six cubic feet was found to con- remarked was not as bad atain prepared opfum. The oplum character 23 the others, was riven

was taken to the Government

4.

18 months' imprisonment, He had Analyst on August 14, and it was cny previous criminal conviction found to contain 1,902 taels of forwälding and abetting in a snatch: raw and 370 taals of prepared. ing ten

years breach of the Ordinance: since then.

and ago

four After defendant had given evi- Deportation dente denying the charge, the hearing was adjourned for a week.

SERIOUS OFFENCE

IN ANY COUNTRY |

That he had offered a br be of

ARMY BLANKET LOST & FOUND.

31 cents to a police reservist, who L/Cpi Noor Mohd, of Whitfield had arrested him, was the charge Barracks," gave

evidence. at

The hearing was adjourned until

·August 21 at 11.30 am.

PASSENGERS BY

THE CANTON

The following passengers arriv- ed in Hongkong yesterday by the $3, Canton: Mr. J. Van du Ham, Mr. K. Kuo, Mr. T. K. Bum, Mr. E. Lewis, Mrs. J. Coley and child, Mr. M. E Loewen, Mr. and Mrs. V. L Veriga, Mr. Yu King-pao, Mr. Easing Ese-zal, Mr. "Zung R. Nang, Mr. C. T. Zae, Mr. C. Cattell, Mr. F. B. Harrop. Mr. J. H. van Mil- lingen.

M.S. TJITJALENGKA

The following passengers left Hongkong yesterday for Shanghai by the ma. Tjitjalengka; Mrs. G. HL Ayelts, Mr. 3. C. van Beuzekoan, Mr. F..J, Doogan, Dr. and Mrs,” C. H. Holleman, Miss R. Holleman, Mrs. E. M. Kroeppe, Miss R. E Kroeppe, Mr. and Mrs. R., C. W. Rueb, Mr. T. 8. Wang, Mr. and Mrs. H. H. Wong, Misses, F. L'and L Wong, Mr. Mr. Yee Tzu-chin.

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COUNTERFEITER SENTENCED

Sessions Sequel

To Police Raid

Sentences, totalling three mouths' hard labour, were imposed

2 Li Fat-lok, on * rattan chair-maker, when he ́pleaded guilty before the Chief Justice, Sir Atholl. MacGregor, at the Supreme Court yester- day, to the charges of posses- sion of 425 counterfeit coins and four moulds for the manufacturing of counterfeits.

The defendant was arrested at The following passengers left No. 53, Queen's Road East, second Hongkong for Shanghai and ports by the 8.3. Esang on Ang 16. For Shanghai-Mr. and Mrs. Dodd, Miss Dodd and Mr. Dodd, jr., Mrs. W. Stanovnina, Mias Muller, Miss Lydia Lengmuller, Miss D. T. Choi, Mr. and Mrs. Desborough and two children, Mr. and Mrs. L. C. King, Mrs. A. M. Jewell and son, Mr. and Mrs. Kwa Eng-lee, Miss Kwa Eng-lee, Mr. T. L, Chang, Mr. D. P. Liang, Mr. and Mrs. Y. L. Chow, For Tangku-Miss Snow, Miss Jac- quet For Chefoo-Mrs. Mac- Naughton

MACAO MERCHANT ENDS LIFE?

According to the Chinese papers,

floor, when the police carried out a surprise. raid.

The police found 287 ten cent pieces and 138 five cent counterfeit Hongkong coins.

Robbery Charge

Justice,

Pleading guilty to a charge of Keung Hirig W25 robbery,

the Chief Labour by Sentenced to three years' hard

Atholl Sir

MacGregor at the Criminal Sessions, Supreme Court, yesterday.

Tong, with others not yet arrest- ed by police, was stated to have robbed Kong Kay of a quantity of firewood, near the Tong Ku lighthouse on June 21,

a leading Macao merchant ended.

his own life a couple of days ago HAWKERS WARNED

when he was unable to meet his bustness losses amounting, it is said, to about two and a half. name was not given, was reputed at one time to be worth well over ten million dollars.

preferred against a blacksmith Kowloon Court yesterday, of find- Wong Yu, at the Kowloon Courting his blanket lost three months

* ago, in a house in Woosung Street. I million dollara The man, whose yesterday,

Wong was arrested by PCR. "When I saw my blanket lying |Reiss for committing a nu'sance on the table" L/CDL Noor Mohd in a lane near Reclamation Street, said, "I did not say a single word. and t was on the way to the left immediately, and went to. police station that he offered a the nearest police station to make

я report. bribe.

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A warning that if they were arrested again for selling the'r wares in the Prince Edward Road area, they would be sent to pri- son, was given by Mr. E. Himg- worth, Magistrate, at the Kow- Tubes of typhoid bacdili, beller-loon Court yesterday. to several

hawkera ed to have been dropped by the

Defendants were cautioned for Japanese, were found in wells in Puyang Bouth Hopel town, near the offence.t understood that Honan border, about 70 miles to the police have recatred of late east of Bintang, by many complaints regarding the the Chinese troops who recently re- hawkers from residents of Prince captured the town,

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