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Insufficient Evidence:

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Aged Merchant Freed COURTS

On Assault Charge

Tha case against LAU KUNG-HON, 7% retired merchant. who was charged with having assaulted his concubine, li King-ta alias à Mel-yeuk, 19, on July 31 by striking her with a rattan cane, was dismissed at Kowloon Court yesterday by Mr. Q. A. A. Macfadyen owing to insufficient evidence;

Complainant, the concubine, was placed in the care of her « mother, und defendant was ord:red to have "returned to her, through the Secretariat for Chinese Affairs, all her personal belongings left in his house.

Defendant, in the witness-box,

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GENERAL

Kidnapping Attempt In Yaumati Frustrated

A 17-year-old unemployed, LI

An unsuccessful attempt to kid- Chiu, appeared before Mr. H. G.

Funi Kim-sang... wealthy Sheldon yesterday on a charge of nap shatching a gold wrist watch from Tai Tung Restaurant, "Des Voeux businessinaAZA and owner of the

Yuen Shuet-ching. 32. married

woman on August 13 at Stewart Road Central, and the Tar Fing Restaurant, Yaumati, was made Road, near Hennessy Road

Li was given 12 strokes of the by three men in the Yaumati dis-

IMPORTANT denied that he had ever assaulted cane this month by Mr. Sheldon Arict on Tuesday morning

KOWLOON. QUESTIONS

of the

his concubine. He said that com-when he was charged under the plainant was allowed to leave the Juvenile Ordinance for a similar house and had been out on many offence. necasions in his company or with his grand-children.

six months

LI was yesterday sentenced to Imprisonment with hard labour and was also ordered to be expelled.

"Det-Sgt. V.M. Morrison prosecut

It was also untrue, he said, that complainant's mother was not al- lowed to see her. On July 28. g remembered, she came to the ed. house with another woman and be served them with coffee and

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DEPORTEE GAOLED Appearing before Mr. Sheldon

NEED FOR AIR RAID SHELTER The monthly meeting General Committee,cr the Kowloon mik. On July 30, he again ad- yesterday charged with breach of Residents' Association was held in 'mitted complainant's mother with a deportation order Cheng Kam, the St. Andrew's Church Hall last the other woman into his home 47. painter, of No. 51, Ship Street. Wednesday, Aug. 7, those presentint No. 70, Cheungshawan Road, was sentenced to six months' hard being Mr. Lam Ming Fan, Presl third floor. -dent; Mr. F. C. Mow Fung. Hon,

NOT REFUSED MEAL Secretary; Mr. R. H. Wong, Hün. ! On July 31, witness continued. Treasurer: Dr. S. G. Kirkby there was no quarrel between Gomes, Major C. M. Männers, Mr. himself and the concubine and he S. W. Minshall, Mr D. W. Muaton, did not scold her or refuse her Mr. I. N. Murray, Mr. R. Pestonj. the morning meal. She ate as Rev. H. D. Rosenthall. Mr D. O. usual with the household, con- Silver Mr. J. N. Sweeney, Mr. C.isting of himself, his daughter. E. Terry, and Mr. B. Wylle.

After dealing with correspon- dence and other business, two im- portant questions were brought up for discussion.

labour. Det.-Sgt. Morrison prose-j. cuted.

EUROPEAN FINED

Summoned for entering the Colony without a valid passport, a French woman, Mrs. Beatrice Ohl was fined $50 by Mr. Sheldon yes- terday.

Det.-Sgt. J. Headridge said Mrs. Ohl arrived on.a liner from Hal- phong and the usual examination. of passports was held on board the

ship

No visa for landing at Hongkong was found on Mrs. Obl's passport and she was told to stay on board. When an officer went on board he found that Mrs. Dhl had already

While crossing the harbour from Hongkong to Kowloon it 8 am. on a Yaumuti ferry Fang observed three men following him, When he alighted from a bus at the junction of Pakhol Street, near the Tul Ping Restaurant, he again saw the men loitering

entrance."

near the

As he approached them two of the men whipped out revolvers. and tried to drag him towards a waiting car.

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Fung, however, struggled and managed to get free and ran into the restaurant.

The would-be kidnappers jump- Ped into the waiting car and es-

caped.

LOCAL DIVORCE PETITION

DECREE NISI GRANTED

A petition for divorce W&S brought before the Chief Justice, Sir Atholl MacGregor, at the Su preme Court yesterday On the ground of adultery.

In-law and two grand-children..

Complainan; had been out on many occasions, and often by her- self.

On two occasions he was told she was out with a schoolboy One was the need for air raid living on the second floor. He shelters, it being pointed out that scolded her for this, and she re- the recent evacuation controversy plied that she was not his wife. revealed that apparently no prac-¡ He did not great her a request tical scheme of protection in the on one occasion that her 13-year-zone on, shore. event of an air-raid, had yet been old brother "be permitted to live devised by Government for the in his house, but he did, on the Dr. Joseph Bank, c/o of Bishop's vast majority or residents who other hand, pay $30 for the boy's House. was cautioned' by Mr. The respondent was Lucille Rita were not being or could not be school fees. "He waned to defen-Sheldon yesterday when he was Yee who was not legally repre- evacuated from the Colony.

dant's father also, witness said, summoned for falling to report to sented and was not present "in It was remarked that in the sum of $300 with which to start the Registration of Person Office. Court, more congested parts at the pen- a coffee shop bustness in Woosung Police Department of his depar-

Following evidence, a decree nisi Insula, such as Yaumati where a Street.

was granted. large proportion of the buildings are old and frail, an air raid would

OTHER EVIDENCE Evidence was given also by Ng) result in a tremendous loss of life, Sing-mei, 35, defendant's daugh and there was, an unanimous ter-in-law, who said that she did opinion that the need for air not remember any occasion when rald shelters in Kowloon was very defendant beat the concubine. real and great.

Chol Chim, amah employed by It was agreed that strong re- defendant, stated presentations should be made to tot witness or hear of an assault Government regarding the matter, by defendant on complainant, on but at the same time to forward July 31,

constructive suggestions covering Mr. G. S. Ford appeared for the the question of air raid shelters defence and Insp. H. W. Fraser zenerally.

A special sub-commit- of the S.C.A... for the prosecu Lee was appointed to investigate | tion?! the matter thoroughly and report before the next meeting.

Chinese On $2,000 Bail

**DOCTOR CAUTIONED

ture for China on February 26.

.Defendant pleaded that he was not aware of the regulations. for the prosecution.

Det.-Sgt. J. Headridge appeared

BURGLAR CONVICTED

The petitioner was David WD. llam Yee, who was represented by Mr. M. A. da Siva,,

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was charged yesterday was also discharged.

The defendants were alleged to

Ho Hing. 17, unemployed, who have obtained the money by false-

Sgt. T. A. Portitt prosecuted.

DEFENCE EVIDENCE Hearing of the case in which Abdul Aziz Rumjahn, commission agent of Wang Hing Building, is

charged with the fraudulent con- version of 31-gold coins and 15

The other Interesting subject discussed was the new lay-out of Prince Edward and Waterloo Roads and Argyle St., general dissatisfac- tion being expressed with the ex- Appearing before Mr...0 Tsilver coins, entrusted to him for tension of the islands" in these Lowry at the Central Magistracy sale by Mervanti Paloni Talati, thoroughfares and the narrowing yesterday Lam Yan-pu, 22, nc- of these main roads" to a traffic countant, of Des Voeux "Road width of 37 feet.

West, was remanded to Wednes-

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Mr. Sheldon, in discharging the three men, said he was not. pre- Pared to keep this charge hanging

over them.

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was charged with stealing, on Aug. ly pretending that they were in a FUNERAL OF MR. that she did :3, HK$46 & $99.30 Chinese cur-position to convey a cargo of rice DA SILVA

rency from No. 210, Queen's Road to San Mei. Chinese territory.. Chan Yeh-ching. 24. shop master. the complainant, told the Court West, ground floor, the property of Mr. H. A. de Barros Botelho, for i

was sentenced to four months yesterday that his client had gone hard labour by Mr. K. M. A. Bar- back to San Mei as his mother had died, He understood that there nett yesterday.

were hostilities there and his

The funeral of Mr. Jeronima da client had not been able to come Silva, who died on Monday at the back.

age of 64. took place at the Mr. Percy Chen, Instructed by Catholic Cemetery yesterday after Mr. B. C. Hobbs, appeared for the noon. The Rev. Father A. Rossel- first and second defendants.

lo officiated at the graveside.

The late Mr, da Silva was fort the past 40 years connected with Hongkong and Shanghai the

in Manila Banking Corporation POSSESSION OF CAMERAS

and came to the Colony only three The first two summonses to be weeks ago for a holiday. He is brought under the new regulations survived by one daughter and four

the carrying prohibiting.

of sons of whom three are in Manila cameras outside the city's limits and one in Europe. His brother. were heard by Mr. Sheldon yester- Mr. A, da Silva, and sister, Mrs. M. Mr. T. Paul Öregory said he was day.

Reed, are residents in Hongkong. a free lance 'journalist and had Mrs. Charles Simon Rosselet, Among those presens at writion articles on antique and old wife of the General Manager of graveside were Measrs, E. V. Reed, coln's. He made a study of them, the General Amusements, Limited, R. M. da Siva, F. C. Reed, H' E. prosecution while Mr. A. S. K. Lau especially gold coins, which was a and Mr. Cyril Chamberlain Blake, Gubbay, C. A. Soares, N. C. Bar- is defending Lam.

hobby of his.

of Room 68 French Bank Bulld-retto, C. M. Victor G. F. Victor, He Arst saw the box containing ings, were the defendants.

A. V. Barros. C, E. Barros, A. J. V. old silver and copper coins in his Mrs. Rosselet was charged with | Ribeiro R. de Luz, A. M.' da Silva, house in July, 1938, when they having in her possession a camera V. Azevedo, L. Ribeiro, C. da Silva, were brought to him by Rumjahn. on the beach at Shek-O, Rocky|A. A. Botelho, A, C. Rozario, E. E. He made rough estimation of Bay, at 4.15 p.m. of August 4 with Burlor, A. M. de Souza, V. R. V. £50 or £60 at the most for the out a written permit from the Ribeira, A. E. Luz, L. J. Rosario, ¡

Governor.

F. Barros, C. I, Roza A. P. da Buva, J. A de Luz and A. C. Botelho, Mrs. L. G. Rosario, Mrs.

Mrs. M. Reed. A. Luz, Mrs. A. I. V. Ribeiro and

It was decided to write the Hon. Į day. August 21. at 2.30 p.m. Director of Public Works asking

if he would kindly furnish the Committee with full details of the lay-out for their further considera. tion.

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Lam is charged with sending

a parcel to Manila. through

the Post, containing 50. tarls of prepared oplum.

Chiel Revenue Officer A. W. Grimmitt is appearing for the

Ball at $2,000 was allowed.

AIRPORT NEWS

merchant, was continued yester- day before Mr. Edwards when evi- dence for the defence was taken.

Mr. W. A. Mackinlay appeared for complainant, while defendant was represented by Mr. M. A. da Sva.

the

DELPHINUS TAKES gold coins.

H.K. MAILS

Defendant then gave evidence. Mrs. Rosselet admited the offence He said he had known com-and said she had only just return- Imperial Airways outward ser-plainant from practically child-ed to the vice, Delphinus (Capt. W. A. Cash hood. He first saw the old coins aware of the regulations. She was Colony and was not and F/O J.,F. Raeburn) left Kalin mid-summer of 1938, when fined $10. Tak at 7 am. yesterday, taking Talati telephoned and asked him The charge against Mr. Blake 110.021 kilos of mail and 113.4 kilos to inspect some of his collection was that he had in his possession to". af freight for Indo-China, Malaya,or old coins and to make a box for a camera on the beach at Big "Rene","Dilly", "Aida", "Erberto". Java and Australia.

them, Talati asked him to make wave Bay at 3.50 p.m. on August. Only one passenger left by the an inspection because he wanted 4. Delphinus Mr. D. Seth, British him (witness) to sell them "for Indian merchant, bound for Cal-him. cutta.

Wreaths were sent by "Pepe", Juanita". "Jose", "Lucy", "Augus

"Carmen", "Cissy", "Elsa",

"Roque", "Pinky": ""Eduardo", "Kéna", "Esther". "Charlie", Insp. W. A. Russell' said he found "Emilia". "Joe" and A. M. da Silva. After ten days he completed was exposed in his presence and Blake, with the camera. No' film The next outward service is work on the box and took it to was told that most of the pictures scheduled to leave Kal Tak on Talati. The coins were put into it,

INNS OF COURT

Lord Fleming has been elected an Honorary Master of the Bench

Sunday morning with Hongkong and Talati asked him to sell them. taken were famly snaps which mails for the United Kingdom via Defendant told complainant that was found to be true. Blake was of the Honourable Society of the Durban.

he knew of no buyer but would

also fined $10.

Middle Temple, and Mr. Richard

Imperial Airways next inward have them valued... Talatt was Insp. Russell, who prosecuted in O'Sullivan, K,C., Sir Robert Alte, services are due to arrive in Hong-prepared to sell the coins for both cases, said that he was in- KC. Mr. Kenelm Freedy and Mr. kong on Saturday, Aug. 17, and on $2,500.

structed not to press the cases and Monday, Aug. 10.

Hearing was adjourned to Aug. that the cameras be returned to Alfred Tylor Masters of the Bench.

CLIPPER TODAY

Pan American Airways Philip- pine Clipper is expected in Hong-

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. THREE MEN FREED Cheung Sze-fook, 28, and Chau

kong this afternoon from Manila, Wah-hol, 34, junk fokis, charged bringing U.S. Mails dated - Ban with obtaining $40, $50 and $100, 1 Francisco, Aug. She will leave respectively, on Jung 7, 8 and 10

CRUETY TO SPARROWS

Mr. Roland Burrowa, KC, and. Mr. Gilbert Hugh Beyfus, K.C., |have been elected Masters of the

Bench of the Inner Temple,

A fine of $10, in default two basket by Bgt, Gillies, of the

on her return fight tomorrow at the Ban Fa Chuen Restaurant weeks' hard labour, was imposed Police, who on opening the basket morning.

from Wong Tum-shui, travelling by Mr. E. Himsworth yesterday on saw a number of sparrows inside. The Honolulu Clipper is schedul-trader, were discharged by Mr. So Dong, 28, charged with pus-The buds were in a sticky condi- ed to arrive in Hongkong on Tues-Sheldon yesterday as the com-session of seven live sparrows in tion and the basket also contain- day next, Aug. 20 and will leave plainant was not in the Colony. Matauwel Road, on Tuesday, fed à fin of glue and two pole the following morning.

Defendant was seen carrying a sticks.

A third man, Wong Chin, who

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