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HONGKONG DAILY PRESS

GENERAL

MAJESTIC THEATRE HEAD SHROFF ON

TRIAL AT SESSIONS

Accused Of Uttering Forged Tickets

THE TRIAL OF CHUI SUI-PO, head "shroff and booking clerk of the Majestle Theatre, Kowloon, who is charged on eight counts of uttering forged' documents, will be resumed before Sir Atholl Mac- Gregor, the Chief Justice, at the Criminal Sessions at 10 am to- day.

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The case is a sequel to the discovery by Mr. C. Goldin, manager of the Theatre, of eight forged counterfoils among the tickets sold for the 7.20 p.m. performance on February 13.

The defendant gave evidence in other. Another thing he discover- ed was that the numbers were not the afternoon."

Questioned by his counsel, Mr. | consecutive. Leo D'Almada e Castro, Jnr.. Chul On February 13, after the 7.20

had said that it is quite possible, after performance

started... Mr. tickets had been sold from a gen-Goldin made a check of the coun- uine book, for a forged counter-terfolls which were then in the foll to be slipped in on top of the hands of an usher. He found that genuine tickets.

eight of them were forgeries. The police were informed and Chul was arrested.

Under cross-examination by Mr. E. Willams. Crown Counsel, the defendant stated that there were

cccasions when he did not check his receipts.

Mr. D'Almada submitted that there was no case against his client in respect of the ticket al- leged to have been uttered on Dec. 19 when Sgt. Fraser, acting on in- structions went to the Theatre and booked two dress circle tickets. His Lordship agreed with Mr. D'Almada but refused to hold the submission that there was no evidence that his client knew the tickets were forged.

EMPLOYED SIX YEARS Chul had been employed by the Theatre for the past six years. He was in charge of the first-class booking office and it was his duty to look after the cash.

Mr. Williams described how Sgt. Fraser went to the Theatre on December 19 and bought two tic- kets for the 9.30 p.m. performance. The tickets were issued to him by Chul, and Sgt. Fraser found that one of them was different from the

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The cash book kept by Chul was examined and it was found that tickets bearing the same numbers as those on the forged ones had already been sold the previous day.

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SAIKUNG CASE. RECALLED

LAU TIN-YEUNG, who was sentenced to death at the Criminal Sessions on Feb. 15 for the murder of an aged Chinese WQIAN at Ap Man La Village, Saikung district. was hanged in Hongkong Pri- son, Stanley, at dawn yester- day in the presence of Frison officials and the medica! officer.

Witness To Be Called For Defence

BANKNOTES TRIAL ADJOURNED

*In order to give the two defen- dants time in which to summon a witness whose evidence might dispose of the charge against them, Mr. Justice R, E Lindsell, at the Criminal Sessions yester- day, adjourned hearing, till Tues- day, Mar. 28, of the case' in which Cheung Cheuk, 30. and her hus- band Chut Wal. 31. face counter- felt bank note charges."

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The woman was arrested when Tin-yeung was charged with Lau she allegedly attempted to pass a Tau before the Chief Justice, Sir second forged $5 banknote in a Atholl MacGregor, at the Supreme shop in Graham Street, `after Court on February 13, 14 and 15. having previously succeeded in Lau Tau, who was defended" by handing one to the shop and re- Mr. D. J. N. Anderson, instructed ceiving $4.70 change, for the pur- by Mr. J. M. Hall, was found Not chase. of 30 cents worth Guilty and acquitted. Lai Tin-usages. yeurig was defended by Mr. Inglis She was charged on two counts Hosang, instructed by Mr. Ael of uttering $5 forged banknotes ... RESEMBLED R.

and the man with possession of Wong Chi-wah, of the Albert The jury comprised Messrs., D. forged banknotes, one the Hong- Printing Press, said his company Buchanan (Foreman), La Tal-kong and Shanghal Banking Cor- had been printing tickets for the yau. E. W. Sharp. L. C. Baker, A.

poration and one for the same Theatre for the past ten years. AE Gutierrez. Ho Shlu-que and c. amount on the Central Bank of difference in one of the forged tic-P. Grant.

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kets was that the character Cin Lau Tin-yeung is the first man the word Majestic was without the to pay the supreme penalty at bottom book and resembled an R. Stanley Prison this year. His was Cross-examined, witness agreed the second murder trial since that the colour and texture of the Jan. 1, 1940. genuine tickets were sometimes different, and that there was sum- cient to puzzle even him.

Mr. Goldin testified that there were three booking offices in the Theatre.

SOLD BY USHER

An inquest was held at the Central Court yesterday afternoon with Mr. T... J. Houston sitting as Coroner.

Questioned by Mr. D'Almada, CHINESE P.C..

DETAINED ON

Mr. Goldin agreed that occasion- ally one of the ushers sold the

tickets. Frequently the booking JAPANESE SHIP

office was, opened an hour or so before the arrival of Chul and

to do so.

The alleged abduction and im- during that period tickets could prisonment of a Hongkong police be sold by the second shroff or one constable aboard a Japanese ship, of the ushers who had authority the Shirogani Maru, in Hongkong harbour led to a police raid on the The eight forged tickets could have been sold on the day pre-

0. S. K. wharf on Monday it was vious and by someone else, not officially revealed yesterday morn- necessarily Chul. It was quite i possible. to make an error in the The constable C. 41, of the Can- marking of the booking plan. tonese contingent, attached to

The jury comprises the follow- Yaumati Police ing:-Messrs. L. B. Warren (Fore-arrested by the Japanese in Hong- man), Wong Kwok-king. Wong kong harbour and detained on Man-kit. B. Agafuroff, J. B. Tam board for 24 hours by the ship's Wong Kim-wah and Fung Ping- Japanese military guard; fan.

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He had been on special leave to Canton to get married, and was returning with his wife and mother. News of his detention on

China.

Both accused pleaded not guilty.

Mr. 3. P. Murphy, Assistant Crown Solicitor. prosecuted. and the fury comprised Messrs. M. F. Key (Foreman); A. C. Xavier. Kwan Mok-chung, 8, M. Isack, J. G. Marshall. E. Manning and B. Naess.

LONG STATEMENT

The Court sat till nearly 6 p.m. when. second defendant," making a long statement from the dock. said that he met a friend, named Shek Chui, in Macao. He (defen- dant) was without money and he, asked Shek for a loan. The lat-

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ter gave him $5 notes and some Chinese currency. He came Hongkong with his wife and they took a room in a boarding house. He did not know till his wife was arrested that the notes were forged. As he had received the money from an old friend, whom he trusted, he did not suspect that they were not genuine.

So Ching, assistant compradore on the ship on which the couple travelled from Macao to Hong- kong, testined to having received a letter, written to him by an old friend of his, asking him to take special care of the couple on the voyage.

The hearing was adjourned to the Shirogant Maru was Arst re-

enable to police to summon the vealed to the Police here by his friend who wrote the letter. The woman gave a Macao address at which he would be found,

RELEASE REFUSED

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In the Colony of Hongkong, in- mother. cluding the Island Kowloon and New Territories during the week

A European police officer was ending at 8'am, on Saturday, Mar. sent to the ship but release of the 16, there were altogether 75 traffic constable was refused, and the accidents as the result of which 2 Japanese Consul, Mr. T. Oda, was persons were killed and 30 persons unable to obtain the detained were injured.

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Of persons killed,

Mr. Li Chor-chi, Accountant of male, age 30; was knocked down

At 11 p.m. the police sent a the Oversea Chinese Banking Cor- and killed by a bus while crossing squad of men to the whart toporation and Secretary of the Ho the carriageway and a Chinese prevent the ship from leaving Hong Company, passed away yes- male, age 20, died from injuries The ship, due to leave for Canonerday morning at the Queen Mary received while attempting to board at 8 am, did not sail till 5 pm.

Hospital. a moving bus.

after the captain had finally hand- persons injured, {1 were

ed the detained constable over to pedestrians, who were crossing the the authorities. carriageway and were struck by vehicles.

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FINANCIAL CAMPAIGN OF CHINESE Y.M.C.A.

The first return of the Chinese Young Men's Christian Associa tion's membership and financial campaign is as follows:-

The name of the team is given first with the team captain after: Tam Juen, Mr. Tam Juen, $2,220; Tung Wing Tuen, Mr. Sek Tao Chow, $2,084; Pui Ching," Mr. Yeung Yen Hat, $1.630; Ching Yat, Miss Ho How Yung, $1,332.50; Pul Cheung, Mr. P. C. Kwok, $1,240; Kwun Yook, Mr. Mark Chow Leun, $1,067; Man Kwong, Mr. Wong Man Kwong, $1,032; Y's Men, Mr. He had been in hospital since" C. P. Wong. $1,008; Kau Yan, Rev. Friday, suffering from sente Lee Kwa Yan, $847; Ling Ying, Dr, gastric trouble.

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who "arrested" him for having popular amateur tenor and pedestrians; 17 accidenta were due searched about among the belongganised many concerts on behalf Ol, Mr. Chan Bing Yan. $475; Yuet Sang, Mr. Tao Yuet Bang, $440; of charities. He spoke French ings of other passengers for a sult case he had lost.

fluently and sang in that lan-Yook Kai, Mr. George She, $130 guage in addition to Spanish and Fan Wan, Mr. Wu Fan Wan, $403: Italian. His home. The Corner Yau Wing Tuen, Mr. Chan Cheong House," Kal Tax, was open to Wing. $471 Yook Sau, Mr. Fung Yook Bau, $944; Kwok Kuen, Dr. ends of all musical tastes He leaver two sisters and two Lum Yan Wing. $315; Lai Juen, K. K. Wong, $19; Yan Wing, Mr. brothers to mourn his loss, Mr. Mr. Poon Chong Bau, $314; Sing Wm. Yinson Lee, Mr. James Zeemin Tau, Mr. Wu Ho, #283; Man Kau, Lee (now in Shanghai), Mrs. Rose Mr. Wong Man Kan, $228; Yul

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The following are the results of the local Theory Examina- tion held in December 1933, at the University of Hong- kong, as supplied by the Local Secretary of the Trinity Col- lege of Music, London.

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Miss Lily Yeung having passed the full Diploma Examination, has obtained the degree of Asso clate of the College (ATCL)..

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The Y.W.C.A. Finance Campaign, which has been in progress for the last three weeks, was brought to

noon at the final report raily. The sum secured 18" $31,550.00,

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