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HONGKONG. DAILY PRESS

GENERAL

EARLY CLOSING REGULATIONS DO

DO NOT

APPLY TO SHOPS GIVING OUT BICYCLES FOR HIRE

Judgment In

In Kowloon

Court Summons

The "Early Closing Regulations" do not apply to shops giving out bicycles for hire was the decision reached by Mr. Q. A. A. Macfadyen at Kowloon Court yesterday when be dismissed a sum- mone against Chan Yiu, master of the Wai Cheong Bleycle Shop, of No. 105, Woosung Street, for carrying on business after 8 p.m. on July 11.

ROUND THE POLICE COURTS

AT CENTRAL

•

ROBBER CONVICTED

MAGISTRATE

HEARS SORDID TALE

FORCED TO MARRY SEPTUAGENARIAN

Lau Kung-bon charged with assaulting L between 9 and 10

2. on July 31, when he is alleged

after first locking her up inside the house and attempting to make her sign a paper agreeing to divorce

The story of bow at the age Chan. To, 23, unemployed, ap- of 14 she was married by her peared before Mr. H. G. Sheldon mother's arrangement to a man of yesterday on a charge of robbery, 70, Lau Kung-họn, now 14, re- with others not in custody. at No. siding at No. 70, Cheungshawan 239 Queen's Road East; second Road, way told at Kowloon Court Delivering judgment, Mr. Mac-1 in Roman and Roman Dutch Low) floor, on August ...

yesterday by Li King-fa alist Li fadyen said:

that is as when a car is used with-

Defendant pleaded gulity to the Mel-yuek, 19. out the permission of the owner charge and of By Sec, 2 Ordinance No. 5

was sentenced to atx 1940, "Shop" Includes any pre-so I cannot conceive of the retall months' imprisonment with hara mises where any retail trade or of such a use, as in the hire of a labour. business is carried on, but does not bicycle for certain time. Here the Chanatole HK$221.60, Reven to have struck her with a cane include Clubs. Hotels, public only thing for which a customer Hongkong silver dollars, $75 Chi- houses, restaurants, eating houses, pays is the time for which the nese currency, one gold bangle, tea rooms. or premises open for bicycle is hired.

one gold earring and clothing, Even the second paragraph of the sale only of medicines, acrated waters, sweets, chocolates, or the deposition, where one specific property of Taang Pat-char

Defendant was seen by Indian other sugar confectionery or tee kind of business is included in the constable B592 walking along the guilty on behalf of Lau, while Insp.

Ordinance, and others are excluded, cream, tobacco

sult case In his quisities: "retan trade or business", there is an element of retali since street with a includes the business of a barber a barbar sells hair lotions etc. re-hands. When questioned he could or hair dresser, but does not in tall, and petrol, newspapers etc. not give a satisfactory explanation,

The suit case was opened and the Giving evidence, Li said she was clude the sale of petrol or news-are all the retails.

married five year ago, her mother Finally, since the legislature has money and articles found inside.

He was taken to the Folice sta-receiving $700 from defendant, who taken the trouble specifically to include one kind of business in the tion and later the complainant was had himself four sons and three second paragraph which concelv-located. Defendant admitted that married, daughters. ably might not come under the he went to the address with two

smokers re-

papers, or the sale or distribution of mlik, or the sale of programmes or refreshments at theatres. and places of amusement.

that all

Det.-Sgt. V. M. Morrison prose.

It will be seen by this definition first paragraph, and to exclude other men.

the exceptions in the other businesses; one of which, the All the stolen money and arti- first paragraph are of the nature sale of petrol (presumably by a cles were recovered., of medicines, or refreshments sold petrol station or garage) bears retail. By analogy with the cjus- some relation to the hire of a cuted. dem generis rule I take 1 that bicycle, as both facilitate possibly "retail trade or business" similarly urgent transportation during the

meana

talled.

retail businesses, the hiring of

POSSESSION OF DRUGS, Lew Kim-yuen allas Yee Suey

Jadm.

Mr. G. 8. Ford pleaded not

W. Faser, of the Secretariat for Chinese Affairs, appeared for the prosecution.

LOCKED IN ROOM

She had been treated well for the first two years, but was never allowed to leave the house since the marriage. During the past two years she had been badly treated by accused, and for periods was locked up in a room. "retall trade" or "reta!! prohibited hours, I am quite sure business." that Is something that if, out" of all the different Bat, alias Jew Biew, 43, a native

On July 31, after she had been. material must in each case be re-kinds of businesses not specificallyul sale and distribution of epium, people who looked back at her." of Tal Shan, charged with unlaw-accused of "Looking other

PAYS FOR TIME

bicycles would have been specine unlawful importation and sale of defendant, she alleged gave her Consequently, Just as in English ally included if the legislature has morphine and unlawful receipt a paper to sign, Her signature Law there is no "fultum usus" (as Iso intended.

and sale of opium dross (Yeenshee) would have meant agreement to within the jurisdiction of the State a separation, She refused and of Oregon in the United States of defendant, she alleges, picked up America. was further remanded a rattan cane and struck her several one week by Mr Sheldon yesterday. blows with it on the legs and

Chief Detective Inspector M.

thighs, Murphy said that no words had yet been received from the United States.

INAUGURATION

OF NEW SOUTH PACIFIC ROUTE

Interesting Story Told By P.A.A.

The AMERICAN CLIPPER, which arrived in Hongkong last Tuesday

SUMMARY COURT ACTION

EXPULSION ORDER

SUMMONS TAKEN OUT Through a servant, she managed to get in touch with her mother, and on the following day was visited by Miss Phyllis Harrop.

POSSESSION OF FLOOR CLAIMED

Appearing before Mr. Sheldon An action claiming the possession on remand yesterday Ng San, 2. of the ground floor of No. 234, Lock shop fok, and Ng Hon, 25, sani-Lady Assistant at the S. C. A., and the summons was subsequently hart Road, was brought before Mr.tary coolie, were both convicted on brought against defendant, Justice E. H. Williams at the Sum

mary Court yesterday.

charge of demanding money

from Pun Ng, 44, junk coxswain, on August 2, said in evidence that

On Its maiden trans-Pacific night The plaintiffs were the Leung Yu and Chan Fun, 26, junk toki, res between San Francisco and Hong-On Tong, who were represented by pectively, with menaces.

Dr. H. H. Tai, who examined Li he had found 25 bruises on her

kong, had an interesting story. to Mr. J. M. D'Almada Kemedios The The first defendant was sen-body." several of which could have

tell of the inauguration of Pan defendants were Wu Chak, who tenced to six months' hard labour American's new South Pacific route were represented by Mr. W. A. Mac- and the second to four months" between San Francisco and Auck-kinlay, land, New Zealand...

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The AMERICAN CLIPPER carried the first airmall between the UB. and #the lands down under" which amounted to almost a quarter of a million first flight covers.

UNUSUAL FEATURE

hard labour. Both men were also The plaintiffs alleged that the recommended to be expelled from floor in question, which had been the Colony,

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been caused by a cane.

Further bearing was adjourned to next Wednesday at 2.30 pm,

let to the Ng Chak, of Ng Family, It was revealed in Court yester- the lorry had gone with the in November 1937, had been con day the men were brothers and ders.

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S'HAI CHINESE NEWSPAPERMAN

STILL MISSING

There was no clue to the where- abouts on Aug. 2 of Mr. Gai. Lai- tseng, chief accountant of the "Sin Wan Pao," who, as reported in the “North-China" Daily News" was gir-lidnapped shortly before midnight on Aug, 2 by three Chinese dressed

verted into business premises. Athe third man. not in custody, was The girders were found at No. in. western clothes. Thus the 'num-„ representative of the landlord visit-ja relative of theirs. The first de- Sand Street. They had been ber of missing and murderéd men ed the premises and found business fendant had one previous convic-sold for $100 but the military au-blacklisted by the Nanking Gov shops established in the house. tipu.

thorities put the value of the girerament a few weeks are bas in- Det.-Insp. W. N. Darkin prose-ders at $500. The girders were CUBICLES SUB-LET

cuted.

recovered.

Cheung On, coolle employed, in the H.E. compound, Tam Chi-king, driver of lorry No. 4355, Sgt. W.

The unusual feature of these covers was that the Noumea. New Caledonia to Canton Island flight

Wu Szę, member of the defen covers crossed the Internationa

that she had Date Line so that they were mailed dant family, sald

taken the premises for residence.

mailed today anl received yester-

LARCENY BY SERVANT · LI Wal-chuen, 22. cook boy, em-

that he

creased.

her

REPORT TO POLICE Mr. Gal's wife, accustomed to

"husband's home-coming at.

about "midnight. was surprised when he had not returned at the usual time. and reported the case to the police.

tomorrow and received today--or. She had divided the floor to three played by the Hon. Mr. H. E. Bit- gender, chier storekeeper, E.E. day. US Civil Aeronautics obtions and she had sub-let two ters, of 154 The Peak was sex and Pun Chat, godown keeper of servers aboard the plane for this cubicles to tenants who established tenced to one month's hard labour the Tal On firm gave evidence.

Defendant testified the Sun Cheung tailor shop and by. Mr. K. M. A. Barnett yesterday fight had a similar experience. the La Man firm,

for stealing a mincing machine bought the girders from Lau A detective from the French They ate "today" a dinner prepared

The rent in November 1937 was from his master.

Cheung, who formerly, worked for for them "tomorrow."

Pun Lal. 21, wife of defendant, the Fat Lee contractors, and did The inaugural round-trip airmail $35 a month and was later increas flight covered exactly 16,477 statuteed to $45 last year. Sometime this who was charged with receiving not know they were Government miles in 102 flying hours, which, was year she had received a letter de-was bound over in the sum of $20 property and had not been sold: excellent time inasmuch as the manding the rent be increased an-For 12 months. Clipper detoured to look at the al-

A fine of $25, in default, one ternate airport in Buva, British Fiji

month's imprisonment was impos- Idlands, which may be included as Evidence was also given by the Charged before Mr Barnett res-ed by Mr. Sheldon yesterday on & regular stopping place on Pan twa tenants who had established terday with unarmed highway Chan Sum, an employee of the in the premises, robbery, Kwok Kam-shul, unem FWD. for the theft of a tin of following which Mr. Justice Wil-ployed, was remanded 72 hours in kerosene. Det. Insp W. N. Darkin SEQUEL TO $2,500 lams said that the premises were Police custody for further in-

HAUL IN SHAI

American's South Pacific Service.

other $16.

WITHIN ORDINANCE

their business

Sub-Inso. Baysting prosecuted. HIGHWAY ROBBERY

quiries....

not used solely for business but partly as a dwelling house and Wu Kwok is alleged to have robbed A burglar was brought before Sze and her family were therefore Leung Wal on August 7 at Des the First Special District Court on protected by the Ordinance.

Voeux Road Weet of a purse con Aug. 3 on a writ of detention in Notice to quit the premises was tqining $23.01. connection with the theft of more to set aside and the defendants

Det. Bub-Insp. R. Cunningham than $2.500 worth of silverware were to remain in the premises. is in charge of the case. from the home of Mr. K. Selby-The outstanding rent to be settled Walker, Far Eastern Manager of within a week and no order of costs Reuter, in Great Western Road. (would be made.

The man was alleged to have

broken into the victim's house late

$2,000 HAUL

P.W.D. MAN FINED

prosecuted.

*

STUDENT FINED Liu Chi-ting, alias Stephen Liu,

police was sent to the place and was informed by the watchman of Zan Yeu Li, a lane where Mr. Gni lives, that the latter was returning home at about 11.45 pm, on Friday when he was accosted by three men who asked him to follow them.

Mr. Gut did not resist and fol- lowed them to their car, which stood in Rue Voisin, just outside the lane, According to Lue watch-

man, the car was driven away in a northerly direction, towards the International Settlement.

The

17, student, pleaded guilty before watchman remembered the mum. Mr. H. G. Sheldon, at Central ber of the car and informed the Court yesterday to driving a motor police, of the fact, but so far it has car belonging to r. N. L. Evans, not been found. at Butterfield and wire, without

the owner's permission. He ad- FOUND NOT GUILTY

mitted also having driven the car Charged with stealing 27 iron without having possessed a driver's girders from the Military authori-licence;

ties, and receiving the same, a Trame Sub-Insp. F. J. Clarke marine store dealer, Fun K1, 45, said that Mr. Evans left the car

a few hours later by the police. eral manager of Reuters Limited by Mr. Sheldon yesterday..

FIRING PRACTICE

Light gun, fring practice will be carried out between 8 a.m, and 4 pm, tomorrow.

Firing area "A" will be affected. Firing practice will be carried out between 10 a.m. and 10 p.m. on Munday,

in the evening on Thursday, stole" the valuable articles and pawned Early on Aug, 2 the home or of No. 58 Tai Xuen Street, was parked in Connaught Road outside them for cash only to be caught Mr. K. Selby Walker, acting gen- found not gulity on both charges his office on Thursday morning.

# He received a telephone call about. Firing areas "C," "D" "E" and Pun was defended by Mr. P. H. 3 pm, from a friend who inform an area of a 1,000 yards circle of He was said to have pawned six and Mrs. Walker at. 7. Great Loseby and Mr. W. M. Brown ap-ed him that he had seen his car which Makong Island will be the stolen articles only for a few Western Road was entered by a dollars but the other articles, burglar who got away with silver-peared, for the Military authori- being driven in Stubbs Road with centre.

Firing practice will be carried numbering 16 were recovered. The ware to the value of about $2.292.1. Det-Set. V. M. Morrison re-three Chinese in it.

| Mr. Evans notified the police and out between § a.m. and midnight theft was committed during the It was ascertained that the presented the police.

Mr. Brown sald the girders in the car was located being

driven on Tuesday. absence of the victim who has prowler got in through an open question were stored in the R. in Caine Road.

·Firing" areas. "C" "D" and "E"" gone to Japan on a business trip. French window. The police, who compound at the time. On July *Insp. Clarke asked his Worship and an area of a 1,000 yards circle The accused Ling-Foh-ching was were informed of the burglary 27 a lorry drove into the B.E com- to take a serious view of the case, of which Makong Island will be the alleged to have climbed a garden made investigations into the case. pound and loaded the girdera, pointing out that such offences centre. mwall and broken a window before dr, Selby-Walker left for Japan a The lorry was stopped by the had increased of late.

Firing Practice will be carried stealing the silverware in the rooms few days ago to attend to the coolle of the compound. When Liu claimed to be a student of out between the hours of 9-am, and downstairs. The victim's wife was estate of the late Mr. Cox and on he was told they had no permit at Joseph's College,

British aleeping in an upstairs room at business of the

nows the coolle went to look for a Euro- Defendant was fined $50, in de- the time.

agency.

pean but by the time he returned fault, four week's hard labour:

10 p.m. on Aug. 14, 1940.

Firing Areas" "D" "E" and an ares of a 1000 yards circle of which Makong Island will be the centre,

Tel. 28151.

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