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HONGKONG. DAILY PRESS

DANGEROUS. Piracy By

DRIVING ALLEGED

PEDESTRIAN HURT

AT JUNCTION

Japanese

JUNK STOPPED, LOOTED AND TAKEN

A Hongkong registered cargo The case against 1. Glason, of junk was seized by the Japanese No. 14, Lock Road, Kowloon, sum-Navy in Chinese Waters, according moned for driving his motor cycle to a belated report received by the in a dangerous manner at the Frince Police over the week-end. Edward Road and Waterloo Road junction on May 6 at 7 pmi when, it is alleged, he knocked down a Chinese pedestrian, was heard by Mr. Q, A. A. Macfadyen at. Kow- loon Court yesterday.

The hearing was adjourned to this morning when a witness for the defence will be heard,

Lee King-ming, 39, master of the junk said that he left shaukiwan on May 12 with a cargo of rice valued at $8.198 bound for Chinese territory, On May 14 at about 7 p.m., a two-funnelled · Japanese warship approached them, off Kar Che, in the Hai Fung District.

The Japanese warship which had the number 19 painted on its side, Sgt. Rothwell, prosecuting, stated that he summoned defendant be- forced the funk to heave-to by fir- cause he had judged to be dan-ing a number of shots. When the gerous the manner in which Glb-Chinese went along-side the war- son overtook a motorcar to take ship, as ordered. two Japanese the turn from Prince Edward Road sailors boarded it and made an into Waterloo Road; and because.nspection of its cargo.

defendant went around the bend too wide and at a spect, faster than would assure safety.

He was standing on the north- west side of Prince Edward Road, about 100 yards away from the function of the road and on the same side, lower down from Prince Edward Road, when he saw defendant approaching Or his cycle, Sgt. Rothwell said,

NUMBER OF PEOPLE

At that time the enemy service

Both the warship and the junk remained side by side throughout the whole night, until a Japanese schooner arrived the next morning, After the junk-master and his crew had furled the sails, they were ordered to leave their own craft, which was towed away by

the schooner.

In addition to the cargo lost, the Junk-master lost $200 worth of arms on board his junk, which it- self was valued at $8,000. The crew and the junk master finally reach

at St. Teresa's Church had just | ed Cheung Chow on Satura „y. falshed and there were quite a number of people leaving the

Church and crossing Prince E-JUDGMENT FOR

ward Road,

When he first saw defendant,

the latter was about 150 yards from the road junction, on the off-

PLAINTIFFS

side of the road and parallel to Non-Fulfilment Of

a private motor car that was going

in the same direction. The cycle was about two or three yards on the off-side of the private ear. As It approached the Junction, the daiver of the cycle endeavoured to take a left-handed turn into Waterloo Road, in front of the car and at a considerable speed.

Purchase Contract

GENERAL

ROUND THE POLICE COURTS

AT CENTRAL

AT KOWLOON

CONSPIRACY ALLEGED

PRISON AND CANE Guilherme A d'Araujo Gulma-

Mrs. C. Hamilton, of No. 140, raes, alias William Guimarnes, alias Argyle Street appeared as the William, alias Ah Kam, appeared complainant in a case before Mr. before Mr. T. J. Houston at the Himsworth at the Kowloon Central Court yesterday, charged Courterday to which Chan with Leung Tim and Yeung Kwong, Chi-yui,, 16, was charged with with:-

snatching. Chan was sentenced to 1. (a) Having conspired to cheat six months' hard: labour and 10 M. Tong Yuk-cho, Secretary of strokes of the cane and recon-` the Wel-Hal-Wei Administration mended for expulsion, · Office by obtaining the 81** of Det.-Sgt. V. Morrison said that #13,200;"

at 1,20 p.m. on Saturday, Mrs,

1

(b) Falsely pretending, on Jan-Hamilton was about to enter her uary 22 last, that he was in a residence when defendant'attempt- position to sell to Mr. Tong six ed to pull away her bag." She rais- Bren guns and 6,000 rounds of ed an alarm and her husband ammunition."

came out of the house, chased de- tendant and arrested him.

Detective-Insp. C. Goodwin, who a formal prosecuted, applied for remand of seven days which was granted.

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VANDALS CHARGED Charged with damaging the brancher of a tree in Salisbury SIX WEEK'S GAOL

Road, Chan Kau-shan. 23, was Mok Sul-sang, boy employed by sentenced to one month's hard Gray's Yellow Lantern Shop. Gicu- labour. by Mr. Himsworth and cester Arcade, was sentenced to six was recommended for expulsion. weeks hard labour by Mr. R. Ed-

Defendant Was wards yesterday for having con- down branches from a tree with pulling verted to his own use the sum of a piece of rope outside the Kow- $258.10 which was entrusted to him loon Railway Station on Sunday to take to the bank by his em-afternoon. ployer.

Pleading guilty. Mok said that he gave way to temptation and went to gamble and lost $66. He then tried to raise the money to return to his employer but falled to do so. He later went to gamble again. hoping that he would make back the deficit, but lost the balance. He then went back to the shop and gave himself up.

TIDES.

Several men were charged with stmillar offences before Mr. Q. A. A. Macfadyen Li Yiu, 28, charged with damaging a tree at No. 3 Plantation, in Tai Po Road, was fined $5, or 14 days.

Meng Chong, 24, and Fung Yin, 20. were fined $8 or three weeks for a similar offence. They were seen climbing on two different trees at the same place and dam- aged the branches.

STOLE SPINDLE' SHAFT Sentence of six weeks' bard

For possession of 106 cattles of labour was imposed on Cheung wild tree wood. Tse Luk. 19, and Tam, 33, stene breaker, when he Chu Sap. 30, were fined $15 or one pleaded guilty before Mr. R. Edmonth. They were caught in the wards to the theft of

a spindle act of sawing branches off a tree. Department Four other defendants to similar

charges were fined each $6, in đạ fault, three weeks.

shaft from: War ground.

Cheung, was seen by a district watchman carrying the article in Des Voeux Road and when toned admitted he had stolen it.

ques-

WARRANT ISSUED

MARINE COURT

In the Supreme Court yester- day, the Chief Justice, Sir Atholl MacGregor, gave judgment with costs for the Far East Shipping Co., Ltd., who brought ...

claim against Au Chak-man Leung Owing to the speed, both he and Fook for $12,800 damages result- his passenger on the pillion seating from alleged non-fuiniment they failed to appeared before Mr. Hole of a Chinese seaman yester- leaned well over to the near side of a contract for the purchase R. Edwards to answer charge

as the cycle took the bend,

HEARD SKIDDING

"My vision" of what happened then was obstructed by a Tas

embankment on the south-east corner of the Junction," Sgt Rothwell said. "I heard skidding and went over to see what had happened. The private car which had been following the cycle had stopped."

The motor cycle was lying on its side 10 yards from the "road junction and six yards from the pavement on the south-east side. Both the driver and passenger were injured" and were taken to Kowloon Hospital. by the driver of the private car.

There was some damage to the

of the ss. Claude Chappe.

ed by

Mr. D.

Com

A warrant was issued for the

FIRED A CANNON arrest of two shop tokis, "Leung "Why did you fire a cannen in Man, 30, and Lo Kwok-ming, when the parcour?" asked Cdr. G. F.

of day morning in the marine Court. "Because of the Dragon Boat Mr. H. C. Macnamara, instruct-selling sweep tickets of the Macao

Jockey Club without being au-test.val" was the reply. Brittain Evans, appeared for the plaintiffs, de- permission from the Commissioner ing junk, and Ng Wing, 25, sea- thorised by, the Club and without Yeng Ping, 37, master of a tran- tendants not being represented.

of Police. Ball of $15 each was man, were each charged with dis- estreated.

charging a cannon in the harbour Connaught Road

Two fokls of a shop at No. 59, on June 9 from their junk in the Central who dangerous goods anchorage at were charged with & similar Cha Kwa Ling, without permis- respectively. The defendants, Chan offence, were fined $50 and $25, son of the Harbour Master.

The first accused "pleaded not Kuen, 20, and Mak Fo-hang, 18, gulity, while the second pleaded pleaded guilty before Mr. R. Ed-guilty.

Ng Man, manager of the plalp- tin arm. sald defendants tracted to buy the ship in June last year for $147.500, and under to pay the plaintiffs $100,000 on the terms of the agreement were

June 13.

SHIP RESOLD

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THE OTHER WOMAN

- BY A JUDGE.

Str. Boyd Merriman, the Divorce Court President, discussed the problem of the "other woman” in cases where men asked the court's discretion in presenting their up- theplications for divorce,

subsequently the ship was

This money was not paid, and

Sergt. Medley said resold

that for $130.000. The loss was

THEFT OF PETROL

second defendant actually did the 500, from which $5,000 had to be $17,-

Appearing before Mr. T. J. Hous-firing of a 200-year-old cannon, subtracted as brokerage due to

ton charged with the theft of two while there were 350 tins of pe the defendants. The cläim

gallons of petrol from ear No: 3118, troi aboard the junk. presented the balance with the driving without owner's permis. The charge against the first sum of $300 added which

without อก plain-ston

appropriate accused was withdrawn, in view licence and without due care and of the fact that a further charge

re-

Sir Boyd said that while he did not wish to make any comment that would discourage petitioners- from breaking off an association... such action could not be taken as e rule of universal application,

"Over and over again,” sald Sir

cycle, The steering head column tiffs had to pay as commission of caution, Yip Kwong-hung, 32, uns to be preferred against him un- Boyd, "I have had cases in which

the resale of the ship.

The counter-claim of the de-employed, was sentenced to three der the Arms Ordinance,

was loosened and there was damage to the near side of the cycle,

months' hard labour on the arst

Sitting on the pavement, fendants that plaintifs had re- count and fined $50, 'n default $10, in default, ten days.

on the south-west side of the road. Was Chinese pedestrian who was bleeding from a gash over the left eye. He was sent to hospital in an ambulance.

THE DEFENCE Gibson, in his defence, sald there was no speedometer on his motor- cycle. He thought it was safe to pass the car and had slowed down

Wax

fused to deliver the ship denied, Witness sald the der fendants "never tendered payment of 300,000 in performance of the contract, "as alleged in the state- ment of defence,

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MOTOR SMASH

A serious automobile accident

on taking the corner to about 25 near customs Pass on Sunday at miles per hour.

He noticed a man walking to- wards him from the opposite side of Waterloo Road and sounded his horn. The man turned, looked at him, and continued walking..

Seeing the man doing this, Gibson continued, he decided to pass him, but the man evidently changed his mind and dashed two

10 am. resulted in a chauffer and two Chinese passengers being sent to the Kowloon Hospital for treat ment. It was stated their injuries. Were serious,

Involved in the smash were pri-

vate vehicle No. 1292, which was going down the Customs Pass Road

ear the Cemetery, and lorry No. 5752 travelling from the opposite or three pacea backwards, collid-direction. The car was wrecked.

ing with the motor-cycle.

while the lorry was slightly dam- aged.

The injured people are Chan Hing and Fong Shau-san,

GUILTY OF ASSAULT The case against Bahader Singh, 26. watchman, who was charged with indecent assault on a young woman and common assault on a hawker, was concluded before Mr. R. Edwards at the Central Court yesterday.

MINES CAUSE EXCITEMENT Considerable excitement was caused on Sunday by two floating mines, one at 141 mile beach, and the other at Cheung Chau. Bathers at 144 mile beach saw the mine drift into the bay with the tide and eventually settle itself in Singh was found guilty on both two feet of water. Many left the | charges and was fined $100 or six beach and decided against any weeks hard labour and $10 or one further swimming or paddling about week's. Imprisonment respectively, for the day.

the sentences to run concurrently in the event of non-payment of the fire.

The mine was removed by the naval authorities about 8 pm. after it had been rendered harm- less.

Another mine was seen off the southern shores of Cheung Chau Island on Sunday afternoon. It was observed in me by a patrol boat and towed away.

The British Embassy at Shanghai announces that in compliance with Eli Majesty's express commands there will be no reception or other celebrations on the occasion of his birthday during the war.

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other three charges. a month's hard labour on the

discretion has been asked for The second defendant was fined where there has been a long asso-. ciation and the birth of children, and where, in every respect ex- cept the actual legal relationship, a new home has been set up and Is likely to continue indefinitely.

NO LIGHT

Cor.

. Yung Sher-tai, 27, master of a An Indian constable saw two junk, pleaded guilty before men pumping petrol from the car Hole yesterday" to a charge of which belonged to Mr. J. P. Gun- failing to exhibit a bright white ner, of the Royal Naval Dockyard, navigation light on his craft be- at Connaught Road West, Ee ap tween sunset and sunrise on proached the men' to enquire.. One June 9, whilst the Junk was an of the men engaged with the con- chored at the Junk Anchorage in stable, while the other, the defen- the Southern Fairway. dant, drove the car away.

The constable jumped on the car stopped it and arrested the defendant.

ALLOTMENT OF

SHARES

The defendant was fined $5. or ve days in default,

ANOTHER CASE Two mole men were charged with firing a cannon at Cha Kwo Ling. The defendants were Wong No. 13537H and Yeung Tak, 20, Chi, 30, master of loading junk

fok The latter was fined $10, in default, ten days. The master will be charged with the possession of

arme.

'UNREAL'

"In those circumstances, parti- cularly when the people concerned are poor and there are no real means of setting up alternative accommodation, there may

be something unreal in insisting upon the association being completely broken off with the view, never- theless, at its being resumed the moment the decree has been made absolute."

Sir Boyd was dealing with an to rescind a decree nizi granted to intervention by the King's Proctor

Edward Charles Andrews, a troop- er in the Life Guards, against Mrs. Theresa Andrews.

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An application for leave to file a return of allotment of shares was

Allowing the decree to stand; brought in the Supreme Court yes-

MOORING OFFENCE

Bir Boyd said. Andrews, was gin- terday by the Hongkong Mercan-Kau-kan, 34, foki, Lo Tsat, 33, wanted to marry her and set up Lat Lof, 22, boatman. Leung cerely devoted to the woman, and tile and Chemicala, Ltd.

The application was made on he-charged with, mooring their boats cook, and L Kwan 23, were half of the company by Mr. H. C. at 7 am. on June 9, to the seawall

an honest home together.

Macnamara, instructed by Mr. R. between Eastern Street and dust kinds of Chinese industrial and An exhibition of several hundred M. M. King, veg

boat station, near Wilmer Street farm products was held in Kwely- Mr. Macnamara sald the appli- The first and third defendants cants were a small private concern. admitted two previous convictions, capital of Kwelchow, on June The allotments were made in April for and May last year, and the delay each fined $15, or 14 days im- Among the exhibits were glassware, 1, anniversary of the Kwelchow In- similar offence, and were A

dustrial Development Company, in filing the return was due to prisonment, while the other two machinery, alk-woven goods, tal- ignorance of regulations.

were each fined $5, in default five low, matches and other chemical days' each.

products, the report

adds.

APPROACHED SHIP

The Chier Justice. Bir Atholl MacGregor ordered that the re- turn be filed within seven days,

JUNK MISTRESS FINED Mix junk mistresses were "eatn Aned $12; in default, 12 days, by Practical classes for the Volun- Cdr. Hole yesterday for having teer Nursing Detachment were anchored their boats at a distance Ng Kan 22, and Ng Bo-Tai, 17, held yesterday at the Volunteer of less than 100 yards from the boatmen of a cargo boat, were Headquarters at 10.30 am, and at low water mark at the sea wall of charged with having approached the Military Hospital, Bowen Connaught Road, near Ramsey within 30 yards of a steamer at Road. 5.45 pm. The next class Road. The defendants were Ng the Tung On Wharf, while the ship will be held at the ARF Head-Sam, 38, Leung Luk. 39, Chan Luk, was flying a police flag, and they quarters, Happy Valley, at 5.4548, Ng Ka Bo, 50, Li Nam. 49, and were each fined $15. in default p.m. tomorrow.

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