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Compulsory Service Tribunal

TWO' DECISIONS ANNOUNCED

GENERAL

DIFFICULT POSITION FOR LAWYER

WITHDRAWAL" SUGGESTION BY BENCH AGREED

When the Compulsory Service.*___ Tribuna) sat yesterday, there" were

There was an unusual develop- only two names for consideration.ment in a case in which three maë- Before the proceedings opened, ried women, were charged with however, Mr. Justice R. E. Lindsell, alleged conspiracy to defraud and President, turned to the pressmen obtaining money by false pretences, present and said, "The discussions when, at the resumed hearing be- to-day will be of confident fore. Mr. R. Edwards at the Central nature. I shall be glad if the press Court yesterday, Mr. C. A. Suther- will withdraw until the proceed-ton Russ, representing the three ings are over."

Other members of the Tribunal were Hon. Sir Henry Pollock, KC, Major J. F. Benoy, Comdr, W. P. McCarthy, R.N.. and Mr. B. V. Wil kinson, D.S.O., Mr. J. Watson acted

as secretary

defendants, consented to the s gestion of the Magistrate to with- draw his appearance in the case.

The women were Cheng Tse. Ho Saet-ring and Chan Fong, and they were alleged to have conspir- ed to defraud, and to have obtain- ed by false pretences, suns money totalling $196 trom Chi, merchant, by pretending that they were in a position to obtain the decisions arrived at with re-for him tenaney of a house in gard to the two men called up be fote the Tribunal.

DECISIONS REACHED The proceedings were over in less than 15 minutes, and the pressmen were then informed of

Mr. J. J. Richard. merchant and proprietor of Julian and Co., No. 494, Nathan Road, had been placed in the Combatant Group at the last altting of the Tribunal at which he had appeared. For rea- sons of health he was transferred to the Essential Services Group.

Mr. D. E. Gore, who is now lying il at the Kowloon Hospital was

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THE Undersigned have received undersigned have received

tor:

instructions from the Liquida-1

to sell by

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on

tors

the medical report submitted by him was granted exemption for three months.

The Tribunal then adjourned

Instructions from the Liquida-sine die

to sell by

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on

Judgment was given by Mr. Justice R. E. Lindsell in the Sum- mary Court yesterday for Mrs. Pears, of No. 108 Austin Road, who claimed the sum of $200, as money due for board and lodging, from

Air Force, and Mrs. Campbell.

Queen's Road on June 22,

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Mr. M. A da Silva appeared for the complainant.

PERMISSION REFÜSED

At the previous hearing he ap- Dlied for permission to withdraw the charges against the second the third defendants whom he intend- ed to call to give Crown evidence. The application was again made yesterday and was refused.

Mr. Russ disclosed that he had ceased to act on behalf of the first defendant.

The diuiculty which arose when the first defendant was called to the witness-box to defend herself was that Mr. Russ might have to cross-examinę her in the interest of the second and third defendants.

Mr. Ruas pointed out that as the first defendant was a client of his previously and had, therefore, con- aded in him, it would not be fair for him to cross-examine her, Al-

FRIDAY, the 29th September, 1939. FRIDAY, the 29th September, 1939. Cpl. T.. Campbell, of the Royalthough he would avoid any question

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having any bearing on the first defendant's confidential statement, suspicion might arise to jeopardize the proceedings.

DIFFICULTIES EXPLAINËÐ

Mr. Russ explained his difficul- ties to the Copzt and Mr. Edwards expressed, the opinion that it would

THE Undersigned have received

instructions from The Liquida-be in the interests of justice, and tor

to sell by

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FRIDAY, the 29th September, 1939.

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n fairness to the first defendant, that Mr. Russ should withdraw from the case.

Mr. Russ agreed to the sugges~: tion and applied for an adjourn- ment to enable the defendants to obtain further legal advice.

The hearing was adjourned to October 5,

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British Soldier Convicted

Private Cyril James Ken- nelly, 24, of the Middlesex Be giment, was convicted at Kow- loon Court yesterday, before Mr. E. Himsworth, of assault on this person of Won Kii- Ja, a clerk of the Central Bank of China, in Hankow Road about 12.30 am, on September 4.

Kennelly was bound over on a sum of $20 to be of good behaviour

for a period of 12 months, and ordered also to pay $15- compen- sation to complainant towards the | cost of a wrist watch löst in the course of the assault.

It was alleged that there were at least three other soldiers pre- sent who participated in the attack on the complainant, who claimed, in evidence, that he was pushed against a wall, hit on the ear, and suffered a burn from a cigarette-end.

The defendant and three other soldiers were arrested at the Kow- loom Hotel, and all four were charged with robbery, and assault The charges of robbery were dis- missed against all four men sub- sequently on the ground that there Was not sufficient "evidente proceed with the case against them, and the chargé of assault was dis- missed also in the case of three of the defendants,

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At a meeting of the Hongkong Chinese Manufacturers' Union yes- terday afternoon, the chairman. Mr. Tp Lan-chuen announced, that since the restrictions prohibiting imports in 36 categories had been announced by the Government of the Federated Malay States last month, it had been found that Hongkong goods would be allowed entry if the materials used in their manufacture were of United Kingdom or Empire origin,

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