1940-10-03 — Page 5

"HONGKONG DAILY PRESS

WARMEST SEPTEMBER

SINCE 1935.

SUNSHINE 38 HRS.

ABOVE NORMAL

GENERAL

KOWLOON | ROUND THE POLICE COURTS

MILITARY WEDDING

The mean temperature for the footballer. month was 82.4 deg. F.; this is 2

FAT CENTRAL

LARCENY BY TRICK

AT KOWLOON

JUVENILE ASSAULTED

Fip Yiu-nam, 41, toki of junk Sentence of two months' hard No. T5025H, was charged before

CAPT. C. M, M, MAN & labour was imposed on Lam Tak Mr. E Himsworth yesterday for as- shop assistant, who was found saulting a boy, under the age of MISS G. MARR“ guity by Mr. G. T. Lowry on a 14 at Yaudati Typhoon Shelter on A quiet wedding was soleminised charge of larceny of 100 plastres September 29. The month was the warmest

It was stated that about 1030 September on record, and the wea-at St. Andrew's Church, Kowloon, by a trick,

Lam, together with Wong Kai, am." on the day in question com- ther was mainly fine and surny: yesterday afternoon, when Miss there were occasional showers dur- Georgina Marr, CS.MMC. Phys-were jointly charged with stealing plainant and ten other boys were ing the earlier part of the month, cal Training Mistress. Education a 100 plastre-note from a travel- swimming at Tai Kok Tsat about 3 Chan Chee-tak, on feet from the defendant's junk. but from the 21st onward the Department, became the bride ofing trader,

The defendant dragged him up to weather was dry and hot, except Captam, Christopher Mark Morris Sept. 27:

Mr. J. M. D'Almada Remedios the junk saying that he had stolen for a brief rain-storm on the 28th. Man, of the 1st Battalion, The

something and tied him with a rope No wyphoons affected the Colony Middlesex Regiment (D.CO.), and appeared for the defence,

cricketer and well-known local

Det-Sgt. T. Cashman, who pro- daring the month.

secuted, said that the complainant to the mast. Another junk foki mud into his The Rev. J. R. Higgs, B.A., F.R. on arriving at Hongkong found beat the complainant with a cane G.S.. Vicar, officiated at the cere- that he had no local currency. He while another put

The defendant, who only tied the mony and Mr. Rupert "Baldwin, had with him 100 plastres in three- 100 and five 20-plastre-notes. He

and complainant, was bound over in a A.T.CL. was at the organ.

money changer The bride, who is the daughter went to a of Mr. James Marr and the late changed the five notes of smaller sum of $50 and to pay $5 compen- Mrs. Marr, of Edinburgh, looked denomination and later went to eation to the complainant or 10. charming in a two-plece costume the defendant's shop to change days in prison.

He handed

THEFT OF IRON BARS of belge French crepe-de-chine the three 100 notes.

Charged with stealing a quantity and wore a brown turban and ac- the notes to the Arst defendant.

who. It was alleged, dropped onto of iron bars from a building av cessories to match.

The matron of honour was Mrs the ground when he was counting Cornwall Road on Tuesday, Chung them and returned the remaining Pui, #4, was bound over by 345.! Himsworth yesterday in a sum of two notes to the complainant.

on finding he had got back only $10. The defendant is to be ex-

pelled from the Colony.

deg. above normal, and is a re- cord for September. A maximum of 92.1 deg. was recorded on the 1st.. and a minimum of 75.1 deg. on the 5th. The mean relative humidity was 79 deg., per cent, which is normal. ·

Sunshine amounted to 236 hours, which is 38 hours above normal: "It was the sunniest September since 1925.

one third of the normal

Was

+

The long spell of excessive rain-Dupre Murrell,

The bride was given away by fall, which had persisted since March, come to an end, and the her brother-in-law, 2nd Lieut. C total rainfall "for September was R. Jones, of the 2nd Bn. The Royal two notes, he questioned the first Scots, while the duties of bestman defendant and an argument arose. 8g Cashman was sent to in- G.. C. discharged by Eleut. Dawson, a brother officer of the vestigate and during enquiries a man came in and said that he had bridegroom..

been tricked in a similar manner, The two defendants were taken into the police station and were charged with the offence.

The maximum wind velocity in a gust was 37 mph at 230 p.m. on the 30th.

THREE FATAL ACCIDENTS

WEEKLY TRAFFIC

RETURNS

The honeymoon is being spent at Fanling.

Feast Of Our Lady Of The Holy Rosary

The second defendant was found not gulity and was discharged.

BLACK-OUT SEQUEL

A number of black-out sum- monses were dealt with by Mr. H. G. Sheldon yesterday.

mouth.

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CAPTAIN VICTIMISED Convicted for stealing a gold

watch from Mr. Belgan, captain of a British ship anchoring at, Kow." loon Dorkyard on Sept 30, Chan Wal-sin, 28, was sentenced by Mr. Himsworth yesterday months' imprisonment and to be expelled."

to three

The defendant was seen walking on the deck by the chief engineer of the ship who arrested him and. found a watch in his possession.

The watch, which was valued at $240, was recovered.

Ho Wal, caretaker of the Hong-

SNATCHER IMPRISONED kong and Shanghai Bank's Chi-

Appearing before Mr. Himsworth nese mess at Nos. 4 and 8 Stanley yesterday on a charge of larceny of Street. was fined $100, in default a purse, Ld Yau, 23, was sentenced a month's hard labour on each of to two months in prison and to

be expelled after the term.

*wo summonses.

Sub-Insp. T. McMahon told the were Court that the premises

In the Colony of Hongkong The solema celebration of the including the island, Kowloon and Feast of Our Lady of the Holy New Territories during the wees Rosary will be observed at the ending at 8 am, on Saturday, Rosary Church on Sunday, October September 28, there were alto 6,, with the following services:- gether 97 trattic accidents as the

MORNING SERVICE result of which 3 persons were Low Masses at 6.30 a.m.; 7.30 killed and 37 persons were injured, a.m.; 8.30 a.m. and Solemn Ponti-

Of persons killed, Chinese fical Mass and Papal Blessing at feined

a male, age 10, was knocked down 9.30 am,

Recitation of the Holy Rosary and killed by a bus while crossing the carriageway, and a Chinese and Suplica to Our Lady of Pompel female, age 50, and-a-Chinese male, at 11:45 a.m.

ARP. Warden C. P. Young told age 32, died from injuries received while alighting from moving Recitation of the Rosary, Froces- the Court that the lights on the tram & a moving lorry respective-ston, Sermon and Benediction at ground floors of the premises were ly.

,,

a

EVENING SERVICE

inside. He was warned several times by an A. R. P. war den by phone but apparently he did nothing to comply with the Lregulations.

It was stated that the complain- ant, Yuk, widow. was shopping in Ling Kee confectionery shop at Argyle Street on Tuesday when the defendant came up and snatched the purse away. The complainan. gave chase and the accused was

arrested by R211.

PRISONER RECALLED Leung Mul 29, who had been

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Of persons injured. 27 were Kennedy, S.J pedestrians who were struck byi N.B.-Plenary Indulgence (toties venhicles while crossing the quoties) from Baturday afternoon, riageway.

Oct. 5, until midnight of the Feast

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01 97 accidents, 32 were coll- Day. .sions between vehicles; 41 were collisions between vehicles and pedestrians; 24 accidents were due to other causes.

BANK MANAGER

FINED $1,000

Ma Shih-cheng, manager of the Fu Shing Bank, of No. 62A,

Bonham Road, was fined $3,000 by Mr. Sheldon yesterday on a sum-

CHRIST CHURCH

DRIVE FOR FUNDS

Variety Concert On Friday, Oct. 4

It

was it

He

OSWALD S. BENBOW-ROWE

flooded the street.

ment at a previous hearing was Remarking that thoroughly bad case and that, it recalled before Mr. Himsworth yes- was clear that the defendant aid terday when he was found to have not take adequate precautions, Mr. had two previous convictions Sheldon Imposed the ane as stat-was sentenced to two more months

in prison: ed

A member of an old. Hongkong He had been convicted on Sept. family passed away yesterday at 26 for attempted larceny and fined the Queen Mary Hospital in the Pleading guilty to the theft of a $5, in default, three weeks in pri-person of Mr. Oswald Stanhope pair of spectacles and a pocketson. watch from No. 2, Prospect Place, Bonham Road, on Tuesday. Lam Yuen. 22, unemployed, was sen- tenced to a month's hard labour

, STOLE SPECTACLES

by Mr. Lowry yesterday.

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SILVER CONFISCATED

Benbow-Rowe who was formerly connected with Messrs. Shewan. Tomes and Co.

bars hundred and-ten- silver, valued at $3,800, was con

The deceased, who was the bro- fiscated by Mr. Himsworth yester ther of Mrs. E. L. Clarke, of Tal- day when Lee Fat, 39, boarding po, returned to the Colony from. In an attempt to escape. Lam house runner was charged with Shanghai in July. He was 50

in-boarding a British ship Sept. years of age.

fell from the first floor and Jured his right foot.

18 with unmanifested silver. He The funeral will take place this was additionally charged with ex-afternoon passing the Monument porting silver without an export Happy Valley, at 5.30 o'clock. permit from the superintendent of Imports and Exports.

Another defendant, Mul Chuen S'hai Women

Aid General De Gaulle

chu, 37, partner of Leung Chi Medical shop at No. 245 Des Voeux Road, West, was charged with aid-

jo

Christ Church, Kowloon Tong.

MUTE GAOLED “ mons for exporting certain pro- is arranging a Concert in aid of Concert hibited goods.

fts Church funds. The

Appearing 00 Temand before Mr, W. J. Buller, Chief Preven will be held in the St. Andrew's

Mr. Sheldon yesterday Lam Tim, a T on Friday, Oct. 4. tive Officer, said that the defen- Church Hall, dant obtained a Licence for, the and promises to be well up to the mute, was sentenced to a month's hard labour for larceny from the export of certain goods, including high standard which that parish

person.

Chol Kam-chuen, rádlo parts and other materials. has always maintained in enter-

who Was On examination of the parcels It tainments of this sort.

charged with alding and abetting, was found that the contents were It was at one time feared that was sentenced to six months' harding, and abetting..

The first defendant was fined not the goods specified in the all the best musical and dramatic labour and two years' police su-

All those who have contributed licence but motor lorry component talent had left the Colony, or was pervision. Chol had four previous $10 on both charges while the

to the "Croix de Lorraine Fund" second accused was fined. 35. mextricably occupied with emér- convictions. parts and accessories.

will be interested to know that the Sgt, Johnson prosecuted. The Hon. Mr. M. K. Lo, who'gency works of various sorts.

The complainant, Cheng Siu-

Mr. Leo D'Almada, Sen. appear first shipment of knitted articles appeared for the defence, sald was found, however, that enough ong, a medicine man, was buying that the defendant was eager to first-rate entertainers remained fish in Gloucester Road when the ing for the defendants, pleaded was sent to the forces of General Bee that certain motor trucks to provide an excellent program- first defendant stole a letter from guilty and remarked that the de-ide Chaulle in England about two his pocket with the help of the fendants should not be treated as weeks ago, reports the North China

Dally News. which were badly needed, got to me."

smugglers. The artists appearing in this second defendant.

Each of the twelve Frenchmen their destination within a certain

Mr. D'Almada requested h18

who left Shanghai recently to time. He added that the de-concert are Mr. T. C. Liang. Vio- Police Reservist 253 observed the

Worship to grant permission to fendant's action had not adversely linist: Miss Mary Ho, Soprano; act and arrested the defendants.

appeal against the mascation Join Generat de Gaulle was pro- CARRIED CAMERA

vided, with three pairs of socks, a affected in any way the Colony's Mr. Walter Y. D. Yeh, Flautist:

order. Mr. E. O'Neil Shaw, planist; Mr.

helmet, a pullover, a. scari, and a interesta

FOUR MONTHS' GAOL Charged with a breach of the Imposing the fine. Mr. Bheldon, Y. K. Sze, bass; the Hop Yat

Sentence of four months in Pair of mittens. The next ship- remarked that apart from his Choir Mr. Maurice Barton, Bar-Defence Regulations, by carrying motive, the defendant had de- tone; Mr. J. R. M. Smith, pianist; a camera in a prohibited area, Li prison was imposed by Mr. Himsment for England which is to go liberately fooled the authorities by Myste the Memory Man; Hal Wai-fong, woman, was fined $10 worth yesterday on Leung Fo 39, very shortly will include 12 dozen for larceny at No. 321. Portland each of socks, helmets, pullovers, shipping things for which he knew Lorenzo and Toby Gray Mr. by Mr. Sheldon yesterday.

Victor Labrum and Mr. David Bet G. C. Taylor, who prosecut Street, of $622 Hongkong currency carves and mittens.

The "Croix de Lorraine Fund" he would not get a permit,

Kossick, comedians, and a small ed, said that the pictures taken a ring and 22 pieces of clothing,

including Reg Burch, were harmless. The defendant property of Lam Wa and Chan was instituted by Shanghal ladies in strong sympathy with the cause company Will Simpson

of France. Its officers are Erid

Curtis, had been recently bereaved and Lan, women.

None of the property was re-

Zollow: chairman, Mrs. Wirt George Labrum and Victor Labrum had been taking pictures of tomb-

covered.

Leonard vice-chairman, Mrs. who will present a sketch pro- stones,

031 CHICKENS *duced by Captain A. C. Houghton. BEGGED FROM SOLDIER

Hearing was again adjourned Ralph Schilling: treasurer, Mrs. R.E.

Found guilty of begging from a

until tomorrow before Mr. Mac- Hollis Arnold; Becretary, British soldier, Ko Wing, unem ployed, was fined $10, in default, fadyen yesterday when Ma Yuk James Fullam, Anyone wishing to two weeks hard labour by Mr. plu, Wong Kin Fat, Tai San-Wah help the cause may send cheques Lowry yesterday. Defendant denied and Li Fun were charged with re- the charge and said that he was ceiving stolen property namely Tenor House, payable to the "Croix a medicine hawker and was look-831 chickens. The first defendant de Lorraine Fund"

WOMEN PRISONERS GIVE WAGE PENCE FOR SPITFIRE women prisonera in Aylesbury Gaol, Bucks, are sacrificing much of their small weekly earnings to swell the contributions of the pri Bon stan to the war effort.

In the latest contribution-25" to help buy a Spitfire-received yesterday by Lord Beaverbrook's Fund, their share is gratefully acknowledged, w

For their work in gaol the pri- soners can earn upwards of a 15.

a reporter was told,

Te

The programme of this con- cert includes section of "clamles?""; mule sind à, lighter seption for those who chiefly The desire to be smüsed.

Concert will begin at $45 Bm, and tickets, may be ob- tained from the long of Christ Church, or may be bought at the door. They cost $2.00 or $1.00,

DANCE ON NOV. 1

s

ing at pictures when the constable was additionally charged with arrested him. --

receiving 110 plas

Mrs.

to Mrs. Hollis Arnold, 1005 Gros-

HEALTH RETURNS

The following is the Return of that that innétion cannot very Room of the Peninsula Hotel, nouinable diseases notified as us which will be on November 1. having occurred in the Colony well be expected to realise

These, with Games afternoon during the 24 hours ended at mid- much money this year as it has

A woman earning 4d, will give This Concert is part of the done previously, and to make up on the first Baturday in Decem-night on October 1-Cholers, four Id-one-fourth of her "pas-to Christ Churen effort to raise the the deficiency this Concert is ber. will probably deliver the cases, Enteric Fever, 12 cases,

CINGHIA 33. CASES, the war fund, while a prisoner re- maney ordinarily raised at the being held, and also a Grand parish from any financial anxiety Dysentery seven cases: Tuber-

annual Fete. It has been decided Dance and Cabaret in the Rose this year. ceiving Is will give 34.

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