1940-07-30 — Page 5

HONGKONG DAILY PRESS

ALLEGED SALE OF UNPASTEURISED MILK Dairy Manager Summoned

At Kowloon Court

Hearing of the case against LEI SHU-LEUNG, manager of the YUEN YUEN DAIRY, of No. 108. PRINCE EDWARD" ROAD, summon- ed for having allowed the sale of unpasteurised milk on his premises on June 23, was commenced at Kowloon Court yesterday before Mr. Q. A. A. Macfadyen.

GENERAL

SALE OF ANCESTRAL PROPERTY: RULING OF COURT SOUGHT

An action was brought before the Chief Justice, Sly Atholl MacGregor, at the Supreme Court yesterday, seeking the Court's » ruling in connexion with the sale of certain properties that have been in a Chinese family for about a hundred years. The issues to be tried were pute in the matter was really a (1) Are the properties known and family affair, and arose from the registered in the Land Office estates of a man who died in 1880. "Ching Sheung" properties of the The dispute followed the sale of Chan family; (2) Was the sale of certain properties by the defen- these properties by Chan Sham as dant, the Administrator, to one La Administrator of the Estate to Leung, who in turn sold to Chai Giving evidence, Inspector Lock-, later saw the manager and ex Chan Hip-lee allas Chan Hip-man Wang.

The plainti's case- was that hart said he was passing by the amined the account books at the deceased, to Lo Leung alias Lo Tse- dairy on July 23 when he saw a No. 8 Cattle Shed. Diamond Hill, fleurig registered in the Land Office this property was ancestral, pro- coolie arrive on a bicycle with a and at the pasteurisation plant in by Memorial No. 181, 227, on April Iperty set aside for ancestrui wor- can of milk,

Tam Kung Road. witness con- 13, 1939 a sale to and purchase by ship and could not be sold except tinued.

Lo Leung without notice that the with the consent of all members

Sanitary Inspector H. L. Lockhart prosecuted, and defendant was represented by Mr. Hin-shing Lo.

A coolle came outside from the

open.

A

were Bạ

EVIDENCE CALLED

Dr. Kwok Tin-po, a Chinese

shop, and the can was taken in. The figures in these, bocks did properties were "Ching Sheung" of the family. He watched this and decided to not check and suggested that de- properties: (3) Is the said sale The properties in question were investigate. He entered the shop fendant received more milk than binding up on the plaintiffs as two houses, Nos, 7 and 8. Tytam where he tound the Ice-chest he sent daily to be pasteurised. members of the Chan family and Village, and the houses had been

the A can of milk was inside. The deficiency for each day ranged 4) If the sale is not binding up in familly's possession for about a quarter full, and the can from three to 20 cattles of milk. oh plaintifs, his. Lo Leung and about 100 years. he had seen being taken in stood

a charge upon the Mr. D'Almada continued that Le Shu-leung, giving evidence Cha! Wang by the lee-chest.

A foki was pouring milk with an his defence, said that he was assets in the hands of the Defen- the purchasers, at the time of the.. glass. This was the sole proprietor of the dairy dant of the estate of Char Hip-lee sale of the houses, had full know- dipper into

and had also an interest in the including Stanley Lots Nos. 1238 ledge that the houses served to a customer. He in-

China Pasteurising Plant Com- and 1239 for the purchase price cestral property and could not structed the foki not to sell any

paid to the defendant by Lo Leung have been sold by Chan Sham more of the milk and then left the pany in Tam Kung Road.

He usually obtained his fresh and Deposit paid by Cha Wang alone. shop taking the can of milk with him.

milk from the Tsang Fuk Cow-to to Leung, and also for any shed, Diamond Hill. The milk was costs, charges, expenses and dam- sent on to the pasteurisation plant ages paid and/or suffered by Lo dally, except for a quantity, about Leung and Chai Wang respective-lawyer, then testified to laws of 10 lbs., that was fed to a calf kepty or either of them.

The plaintiffs were Chan Hon. at the dairy.

Chan Kwein, alias Chan Wal-ping, Further hearing was adjourned Chan Shiek, allas Chan Tso-man, EXAMINED BOOKS ·

to the afternoon of Tuesday, and Chan Sul-lum, allas Chan Ts Continuing his investigation, he August 8.

leung, who were represented by the Hon. Mr. Leo D'Almada, Jnr.. instructed by Mr. M. A, da Silva.

The defendant. Chan Sham, alias Chan Wai-tong was repre- sented by Mr. T. F. Lo, instructed Magistracy yesterday. Wong was by Mr. B. C. Hobbs, while the pur- charged with the theft of alchaser of the properties, Chai fountain pen from Mr. A. H. Mc-Wang, was represented by Mr. H. W Lee, instructed by Mr. F. Bride, of the P.W.D., at Des Voeux

Zimmern. Road Central.

Some minutes later he returned with an interpreter and inquired about the can of milk that was in the ice-chest." He was told it had been thrown away as it was no good.

ROUND THE POLICE COURTS

AT CENTRAL

BOUND OVER

Ko Hung, 17, who was charged | with arceny of $10 and a watch.

On the morning of July 27 at and medal at the Chinese Athletic 11.45 am Mr. McBride was walk- Association swimming pavilion ating near the American Express North Point, was bound" over, in

defendant Company when

ex-

the Ching Dynasty. Burreptitious sale" of ancestral property would be punished according to the Chi-

Lese law.

that he was the brother of the de- Chan Hon, first plaintiff, said

fendant, Chan Sham. He testified that he did not give consent for the sale of the two houses in Ty- tam Village.

Evidence Was also given by Chan Ki, another brother, and other members of the family, who dented having given consent to

the sale.

Hearing will be continued to-

Mr. D'Almada said that the dis-day.

the sum of $50 to be of good betracted the pen from his jacket'spensation by the complainant for haviour for a year by Mr. H. G.

pocket, Sheldon yesterday...

It was revealed "that Wong had

It will be recalled that Ko was two previous convictions for lar seen by another man opening a ceny. rattan basket and was later ar-

rested by a watchman,

Bgt. Evans prosecuted,

COOLIE DISCHARGED Remanded

from

Chan Sun. 31, coolte. who charged with the theft of girders from the R. A. S. Camber on July 23. was discharged by Mr. Sheldon yesterday.

CANING FOR SNATCHER'

the cane.

the $11 was given to him as com-

tearing his clothes.

he was about ten shops from the Ng Ip-wah, in evidence, said that Ho Tung building. near Wellington Street, when he met defendant

UNSOLVED MURDER

DEATH OF BRITON -IN SHANGHAI

The murder of the late Mr. C. forme. British em-

For snatching a metal wrist who, after walking past him; shout- watch from # 18-year-old girl,ed to Ng to stop and told him that Inst Ip Wal-mart at Queen's Roadhe (defendant) was a policeman chagwidden, Friday

was West Li Kam-chu, 36. godown and wanted to search him. Defenployee of the. Chinese Maritime sentenced by Mr dant produced a truncheon and a Customs who was found suffocated 21 keeper, was

Barnett yesterday to four months' police whistle.

So death many weeks ago in his After the search, defendant he Nanzing Road residence will re- imprisonment and 12 strokes of

alleged, struck him two blows with main a

mystery for some his fist, and later, took out his says the North China Daily News. Chan said that he was employ-

truncheon and tried to hit with it, ed by a man named Lee to re-

The First Special District Court, Wong was found guilty on a on July 23, acquitted the former moved the girders and only re- Tai Tung, 24, unemployed, ap:

peared before Mr, Barnett yester-four charges and was fined $200, house boy employed by the de- ceived 20 cents for the work.

The girders, valued at $500, were hay en three charges of larceny of in defauit, six months' imprison ceased whom the police suspected later recovered at Stanley Street. electric wire from No. 20, Hillment, with an additional month's of having been involved in Defendant was arrested in an Road and from houses No: 22 and hard labour. oplum divan,

SIX MONTHS. FOR UNEMPLOYED

24 of the same road.

Det.-Sgt. R. McVey appeared for

Det Sgt. V. Morrison appeared. He was found guilty and sea the prosecution. for the prosecution..

EUROPEAN ASSAULTED

tenced to two months, Imprison- ment on each charge, the sentence to run concurrently.

LOITERERS GACLED

.

AT KOWLOON

THEFT OF MILK

time,

the

crime. No other suspects are held by the police.

BOUND AND GAGGED

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SUMMER SALE

PROCEEDING

SPECIAL BARGAINS IN THE LADIES' SALON

DAY DRESSES, AND EVENING GOWNS AT HALF THEA MARKED PRICE, ALSO MANY CLEARANCE BARGAINS,

OIL SILK RAINCOATS $10, OIL SILK UMBRELLAS $6.50

A LARGE SELECTION OF TWEED COATS FROM $15.00

WHITE HANDBAGS TO BE CLEARED AT HALF PRICE.

BRASSIERES FROM.. $1.00.

HANDKERCHIEF POWDER PUFFS FROM . . $2.00.

SHOES OF EVERY DESCRIP. TION FROM $2.00 per pair.

LANE • CRAWFORD • LTD.

HOURS OF

BUSINESS

2.15 p.m. to 5.00 p.m.

8.30 am to 1.00 p.m.

The House of Quality & Service

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Many Drowned Boats Capsize In Shanghai

RUSH TO GET OUT OF NANTAO CAUSE

OF ACCIDENT

Many persons were feared on

July 19 to have been drowned when three boats carrying passen- gers from Nantas Bund to the

The house boy it will be recal-French Bund along the Whangpoo capsized, reports the North China ea was misu found bound and

Daily News. gagged in the same room with the body of his master. Another sus-

The tragedy was indirectly caus-

A fine $190, in default, six weeks' Imprisonment, was imposed on a 18-year-old youth, Ho Wah, by Mr.

Three unemployed men, Ng Yau, seen by a Dairy Farm coole with her father at the last hear and the Concession as a precau- pect, the amah, was released alonged by the continued closing of the iron gates which" separate Nantan Sheldon yesterday on a charge of Wong Kuch, and Lung Ng. were opening a crate of milk left outing. Suspicions that the murder assaulting Sanitary Inspector E. charged before Mr. Barnett yester-side the back ddor of No. 43, might be any inside job were Powell at Spring Garden Lane on day with loitering in Canal Rod Nathan Road, on Sunday ever.ing.aroused in the court when it was/strike, staged by the part of the June *S.

East at 11.50 am on July 11. All

coolie, Chong Hon. 27, a Mr. D. McCallum, who appeared the defendants were found guilty

was revealed that it was not until the for the defence, pleaded not guilty of the offence and were each sen-Charged before Mr. E. Himsworth victim had received some insuf had to travel to the foreign area Inspector Powell said that there tenced to two months' hard labour. at Kowloon Court yesterday with ance money that he had met his by boat from the Nantag Bund to

attempted larceny. He was sen-death. His wife who was sick at was a raid on hawkes selling cook- Det-Insp. W, A. Darkb, prose- ed food and he was helping in cuting, said that the three men tenced to one month with hard the time also died later as a result keeping back the crowd.

were seen by two Chinese constables labour, and will be recommended of the shock.

Defendant. who was standing at the doorway of a mahjongg school.

was alleged to have struck Insper

tor Powell a back-hunded blow and then ran into the shop.

Kwan Tung-sang, sanitary coolle,

Inspector.

at the junction of Leighton H for expulsion.

Rd. and Canal Rd. East acting in a

1

WOULD-BE SUICIDE

MARINE COURT

"

JUNK MÄSTER FINED

tionary measure in view of the

French tramway company ployees because Nantao residents

the French Bund.

en-

OVER TEN KILLED... While escorts to secure 'official, information "failed, 4 Chinese day with anchoring in a prohibited evening: report stated that al- suspicious manner. The constables Lo Kwong-li, 30, unemployed, ap-or controlled area on July 17, though the exact number of per- watched them for 15 minutes and peared before Mr. QAA.Mac- Sgt. Tate, prosecuting, stated sons drowned could not be ascer-. then stopped and searched them fadyen at Kowloon Court yester-that the area in question was the tained, at least more than ten and found on the person of Wong day on a charge of attempted Tat Hong Channel minefield.

passengers in one of the boats met sald he saw defendant striking the Kuen a revolver and ammunition. suicide by jumping off the ferry FISHING IN E. L. CHANNEL death

On a second charge of possession boat "Man Wei" on Saturday.

For fishing in 'a' prohibited area. Shortly after & a.m. several The defendant denied having of a revolver" and ave rounds of

He was remanded a week in East Lamma Channel, Ho Sap. 52. thousand persons thronged the struck Inspector Powell,

ammunition Wong was committed custody to permit relative who master of Ashing boat No. 2757A, Bund "awaiting transportation by Li Kuen, manager of the mab-to the Criminal Sessions for trial. were present in Court yesterday to and to Yan, 23, master of fishing boat, to the French Bund, and Jongg school, and Lam Yuen, toki

arrange for his passage back to boat No. 5175A, were each ined boatmen did booming business "SNATCHER GAOLED in charge of the counter, gave cor

$20 or in default three weeks' im- There, was disorder, and inter Toborative evidence.

A woman. Wong Ying. 27, of Nu.the country.

prisonment when they appeared vention came from official quar- Mr. Sheldon, in passing sentence, 135 Third Street, was the victim of

before Commdr. Jolly yesterday. Eers, including the Nantao police, remarked that he was quite sure a bag snatching case on Saturday

Sgt. C. Mayor appeared for the it was stated: Many people were that defendant deliberately assault when she lost her leather purse

Police.

beaten. ed Insp. Powell, and added that containing 132 in money.

COXSWAIN FINED

Those who had waited for boats defendant's clear record and his The culprit, Chan Yuk-ming. 17,

unemployed, was charged yesterday Leung Muk, 27, master of ashing Lo Kam-yau, coxswain of motor for a long time hurriedly jumped youth stood in his larvut.

before Mr. Barnett a sentenced boat No. 3581L, and Cheng Tal-boat No. 4 pleaded not guilty to into some of the boats as soon as As the complainant was still into three months' hard labour, eau, 25, master of junk No. 6273EC, a charged of having, on July 17, they came alongside the whart. hospital the case in which two was also ordered to pay complain-were eath Aned $200 or in default falled to stop in the harbour when Bo many persons followed their seamen, Harry Neal, 19, and Al-ant $35 compensation, in default, three weeks' imprisonment when called upon to do so by a police lead, that the boats soon, sank in

Commdr. launch. they appeared before tred Gerald Wall, 20. were charged another two months' hard labour.

It was said that three boats fully J. Jolly at the Marine Court yes- The prosecuting pincer stated with assaulting a carpenter, Lee IMPERSONATION CHARGE

terday, Choy, in Connaught Road Central, Wong Ki-kat, alias Wong Yee,

while police launch No. 8 was near- loaded with Nantas residents were They were charged with anchoring Yaumat: he heard a police involved in the mishap and that near the Hongkong Club on Bun-allas Li Bang, 29, unemployed, ap- day, a week's remand was granted peared before Mr. Barnett yester-ing their boats in a prohibited and whistle blown from a sampan. scores of people were thrown into the water. Many of them were yesterday by Mr. Sheldon,

day charged with impersonating a controlled area, East Lamma ChanUpon Investigation the

the sampan said that his boat had picked up later.. Lee, it was stated in Court, is police officer at Queen's Road Cen- Del. on July 17.

Bgt. C. Mayor, prosecuted,

been damaged by the motorboat suffering from concussion and atral: larceny of $11 from Ng Vip

ANCHORED IN MINEFIELD and that a woman had been taken fractured nose.

wah; demanding money with men- PICKPOCKET SENTENCED jades; and possession of an offen- A fine of $15 or two weeks' im- oft and was on board the motor-sounding the signal to stop five times before the defendant obeyed. prisonment was imposed Sentence of four months hard sive weapon.

by boat.

Commdr. Jolly convicted the de- Meanwhile the motorboat was labour was imposed on Wong Defendant admitted the first and Commdr. Jolly on Wong Lum-Xong, Ching-chimg, 25, unemployed, by fourth charges but denied the 20, master of fishing boat No proceeding toward, Hongkong and fendant and imposed a fine of $5, chase in default, five days' hard labour. Mr. K.MA. Barnett at the Central second, and third,He said that 2349, when he was charged yester-the police launch gave

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