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HONGKONG DAILY PRESS:

GENERALLY

SECOND GREATEST. POSSIBLE SENTENCE

ROBBER

PASSED ON ARMED JUSTICE AT SESSIONS

Imprisonment. With Hard Labour For Term Of Man's Natural Life

COURAGEOUS CONDUCT OF POLICE COMMENDED BY BENCH

The greatest possible sentence in law, second only to the death penalty, and one that had not been pass- ed in Hongkong courts of justice for many years, that of imprisonment with hard labour for the term of a mar's natural life, was imposed by the Chief Justice. Sir Atholl MacGregor, at the Criminal Sessions yesterday, "on Chan Sang, 32-year-old native of Sha- taukok, who was unanimously found guilty on charges arising from a daring armed robbery committed on May 30 on the Wing Cheong Goldsmith Shop, No. 449, Shanghai Street. Kowloon...

Chains one of three men arraigned, one of whom pleaded guilty.

The facts of the case were The other man said that he was that five men entered the walking along the railway line at Homuntin when the sound of shop shortly before noori on the day in question and, after shots frightened him, and he was holding up the fokis, stole caught as he was running away. Jewellery to the value of over $2,000

TRIBUTE TO POLICE

The courage and efficient

duct of the police officers concern- ed in the case was praised by the Chief Justice in glowing words.

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BY CHIEF

CHILD SOLD Compulsory FOR $60 Service

Ordinance

'TWO CHINESE

CONVICTED

Fines of 1300, or, in default, six months imprisonment each, with

hard labour, were imposed, at the

Kowloon Court yesterday, by Mr.

28.

NON - ATTENDANCE AT MEDICAL BOARD

Two more European-born British E Himsworth, on Chung Chung, subjects were summoned to attend an unlicensed hawker, and Court yesterday for the violation, Wong Wing, 39, earth coolte, who of the Compulsory Service Or- were convicted of taking part in the transaction of a six-year-old male éhild, Chung Kwong.

The child, who was sold to the second defendant's unde "for a sum of $80, has not been located. Both defendants pleaded guilty to the charge.

MOTHER'S LETTER

dinance.

The defendants were John Den- man Murphy, residing at Bellevue Hotel, and L. Dunn, residing at No. 278, Mau Tan Wef Road.

The summonses were taken out against them for failing to present themselves to the property thorities for medical examination In connexion with the Compulsory Ordinance.

CAUTIONED

$11-

It was related by Inspector E. G. Post, for the prosecution, that the first defendant was known to the child's mother, and, on June Murphy pleaded guilty to the 11, at Shun Tak he received a summons, and was cautioned. letter from the child's mother

He told the Court that he was authorising him to bring the child then unemployed, and at the time he was ordered to attend the back to her from: relatives in! Hongkong

medical, which was at 11 am. on The first defendant, Chung, met August 18, he was seeing someone Wong Wing, the second defendant.in the hope of obtaining employ- at the latter's address, when Wong ment. He added that he attended told him that he had an uncle the medical examination three- who would pay $70 for a child, as quarters of an hour later, but was he was childless and longed for a told that he was too late. He then went up to the Registration Once to seek advice and as a result a summons was taken out against him.

800.

The transaction"was carried out on June 21, when it is alleged the

The gang was chased through many streets in the Yaumati and Homuntin districts by an appren- tice goldsmith and by a Chinese détective, the latter being wounded in the arm in a gun duel with the Lordship, "I had the opportunity unale paid $60 for the boy.

robbers.

Shots fired by the men also accidentally killed a woman passer-by in Argyle Street,

COURAGEOUS EFFORTS The three accused were appre hended on a hill in Homuntin as the result of courageous efforts on the part of a number of Euro- Dean and Chinese police officers.

was banished for Chan Sang

life in 1936 and had served terms of imprisonment totalling about eight years on four previous con- victions of robbery, possession of arms and other offences.

Asked by the Chief Justice what he had to say before sentence wasJ passed on him. accused pleaded that he committed the crime be- cause of poverty and distress due to disruption in his own country.

Chief Justice: In 1931, your country did not know the shape or size of a bomb!

Accused further said that he would rather go to prison than die at the hands of the Jay-

adest.

"In the course of the taking of evidence in this case," said his

yesterday of congratulating Mr.

J: L. Youngsaye, a witness, on the NOT REGISTERED

outstanding courage he displayed

in chasing one of the men. I have waited for the conclusion of this case before saying something about the conduct of the police officers concerned.

"The conduct of Detective Constable C108 Tang Ka, in' following the armed despara- does, who had already wound- ed him, that of Constable C354 Ho Fook and Sgt. Clifford Pope. In similarly attacking a dangerous gang at grave per- sonal risk. and the conduct of Detective Inspector A.. E Carey and Constable' G263 Lam Man, in so taking equally great risks in the performance of their duty, and to bring the criminals to justice, are matters which I am proud to mention publicly.

DEVOTION TO DUTY "The public of this Colony are

IN COLONY

Canton Medical Graduate Charged

The case against Dunn wan, ad-

journed for one week, defendant

having failed to appear in Court.

MANAGERS FINED FOR PERMITTING OVERTIME WORK -

The manager of the Bai Kl smed $50 Lei Sik-pang, a Canton practi- Binglet Company was

when summoned before Mr. tioner of western medicine, was summoned before Mr. B. A D. QA A. Macfadyen, at the Kow- Forrest at the Central Court yes-loon Court yesterday, for having women and OT1B terday for practising medicine for permitted 27 gain while not being registered young person to be employed on the premises of the factory at 52, In the Colony.

Un Chau Street at 10.20 p.m. on August 1.

see

Detective-Inspector R. L. Whant, who prosecuted, said that acting on

The manager of the Wah Lug information. a Chinese detective

Knitting Factory, of 54, Un Chan went to

the defendant and complained

111 of being

Street was fined $50 for a similar Lei

Twenty-eight women examined him and gave him a offence. prescription. Defendant was paid were found employed on the pre- mises of the factory at 10.30 p.m. on August 1.

a dollar for the visit

Premises Visited

Following the information, de- Mr. D. W. Phillips, Assistant glad to know that it is well served fendant's premises were visited by Inspector of Factories and Work- To all the officers police and Dr. Valentine. There shops, who prosecuted, stated that by its police.

latter factory had been ceoncerned, I tender my personal were no drugs or poisons stored the "SHOCKING RECORD" congratulations for their courage in the house and the premises warned against the offence last

September. You have a shocking record and devotion to duty, and I assure showed no signs of having been for your 32 years of ure." said Hs them that I will be at pains to converted into a surgery. Lordship. "You have spent, of bring the matter to the specific

this span, eight and a half years attention of the Commissioner of

in prison. and are even now ser- ving sentence of four years

"Four conduct satisfies me that you are a very dangerous man who should not be at large. I am going to pass on. you the greatest sentence in my power in such a case. You" will go to prison with hard labour for the term of your natural life." Accused, who stood his trial in a cool and collected manner, and continually maintained his in- nocence, was visibly affected when he heard the sentence, and his face paled as he was led below.

Police."

Inspector Whant stated the police did not wish to take a serious view of the case as the defendant had a qualification, but was not permitted to be registered in Hongkong,

Canton Graduate

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In the Colony of Hongkong," in-, cluding the Island, Kowloon and,

HONGKONG ROYAL OBSERVATORY

10.a.m., August 23. New Territories during the wee Barometer, (at sea level), 29.85 ins. ending at 8 am, on Saturday! Temperature, ́81 F.-

was in the The prosecution hands of Mr. 3. B. Prentis, Assis tant Crown Solicitor, who was assisted by Detective Inspector) Carey. The fury empanelled was: į

Mr. C. Y. Kwan, who appeared August 19, 1939, there were al-Humidity, 87 per cent, ~Messrs. F. Connolly (foreman), for the defendant, pleaded guilty. together 108 traffic accidents as wind Direction, E. Chan Keng. Chung Kin-sen. Yap He said that the defendant was a the result of which 2 persons were wind. Force (Beaufort), & Fui-san, Tso Yin-kin, Loo Buen-graduate of the Canton Medical killed and 33 persons were in- Temperature: maximum yesterday. wing and L. B. Chuey.

College and had been a house Bur- ¦ jured.

84 F. geon of the college for 14 years. Of the persons killed, two Ch'- ALLEGED ASSAULT Lel had altogether 45 years ex-nese females, age 60 and 77 were

perience in his profession."

knocked down and killed" by BY POLICEMAN

A fine of $10 was imposed.

were

Temperature; minimum last night.

177 F

Rainfall for 24 hrs, ending 10th

-to-day, 0.38 ins.

Total rainfall since January 1st

74.51 13.

The defendant had not openly private motor car and a bus, res- A further adjournment was practised his trade, but only treat-pectively while running across the granted by Mr. R. Edwards, at the ed friends on introduction. He road. Central. Court yesterday, after pleaded that it was only a techn-Of persons injured, 20 were Against an average of, 63.73 Ins.

pedestrians," who

either Sunset to-night of, 6.49 pm. further evidence had been heard chl offence...

walking or running across the road ! Sunrise to-morrow, '6.03 a.m. and were struck by vehicles,

4 pm, August 23. AMBULANCE WORK of 108 accidents, 47 were colli- Barometer (at sea level) 29.63 Ins.

dons between vehicles; 34 were Temperature, 83° F. ::: IN EMERGENCY collisions between vehicles and Humidity, 81 per cent; on A meeting of officers of the St. pedestrians; 27 accidents were due Wind Direction, E/8. A

was

LEAST SEVERE SENTENCE · Yau Sang. who pleaded guilty. in the case in which a Chinese Was sentenced to ten years' hard Police Constable summoned labour. He had two previous con- for assault. victions and was still serving an- The defendant, Tee Yam, was other sentence of two years. In alleged to have assaulted Lỗ Tin, 1935. was banished, coundentially wholesale Vegetable dealer, for robbery

July 11, at the Kennedy Town John Ambulance" Association and to other canses His Lordship stated that he was Market.

Brigade was held at Brigade passing on You the least severe Mr. Ha-shing Lo appeared for Headquarters yesterday, when plans sentence that he could in the the complainant, while Mr. J. M. for work in time of emergency circumstances. In doing so, he D'Almada Remedios was for the were discussed. took into consideration the fact defence,

A

Mr. A. Morris, who recently ten-

that prisoner had never attempted. The case was adjourned for this dered his resignation as Director to deny hi quilt and that no morning.

suggestion had been made that he

had fired any wespon that resulted!

¡of Ambulance, a post that he has held for several years, was per- amaded to remain indednitely at

in the killing of the innocent wo- FOUGHT TO SETTLE the bead of the organisation.

man and the wounding of the de téctive.

The remaining prisoner, Lai - Yan, who bore no crimina} record, was sentenced to four "years" hard labour, The Chief

Justice told acoused that," "as ~ the latter was a young man and this had been his first ellence, he was prepared to stre him a chance. /

DEBT PAYMENT

SHIPPING

MOVEMENTS

"I have no money. We better fight for it," Hung` Kwong, 40, is: alleged to have told, Eun Pal,” 40, The (B. & B.) steamer Teiresias when the latter asked from the la expected to arrive here from former return of a debt of '$9. ".. Bingapore (via Haiphong) on Aug.

Pan accused Hung of then hav- 28 at 6 am |ing, without warning, lunged out

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Hongkong.. Dorado-4 p.m.

·SOUTHBOUND

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Air France:

NORTHBOUND)

Wednesday:

Hongkong.

Bervios: noon

France, Hanoi,

SOUTHBOUND

Wednesday: Hanol, France.

Service 1.30 pm (same day).

Pan American Airways;

EASTBOUND

Wind Force (Beaufort), 6." Maximum temperature, 84 F. Minimum temperature, 71 F. Hainfall, 0.01.

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From 24 to 30 Aug. 1939,

HIGH WATER.

Low Water

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