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SENTENCES TOTALLING 16 YEARS

ON 14 MEN IN FIRST DAY OF THE SESSIONS

"Cat" Imposed: Deportee's Request To Chief Justice

Sentences totalling 16 years' bard labour were imposed by the Chief Justice, Sir Atholl MacGregor, on 14 men who plead-- ed guilty to their respective charges at the first day of the Crimi nal Sessions yesterday.

breach of

The men were arraigned on counts ranging from the Deportation Ordinance to assault with intent to rob and pos- imposed, session of arms and. additionally to the prison terms several were also ordered to be caned. One, charged with assault- ing a woman, was ordered to received 12 strokes of the "cat."

for robbing three women Wong Choi and Shiu Sik-kwong,' lice who admitted breach of the De- of money and gold articles

each Kowloon" on September 24, portation Ordinance, were

months' hard sentenced to 15 Jabour, while Li Sang and Cheung Chi received a sentence

-months each

of 13

12

وا

Sen

un

WOMAN ASSAULTED Charged with assaulting a WO- man with intent to rob and lawful possession of a revolver

ammunition

In sentencing Wong Choi, his and four rounds of

Lordship said he would not im-¡ Chan Blu-ki and Wong Ming, alias pose a heavy term as there was Wong Man, were

sentenced to

GENERAL

PASSED

Mr. Lee Kwan-hang and his bride, formerly Miss Chaus

Kat-lay-(King's Studio).

VOLUNTEER BAN ON GOODS

TRAINING CAMPS

Training camps of the H. K.

no

why the defendant, nine months' and 18 months' hardj V. D. O. will be held in November reason

and December as follows:- the labour respectively.". comfort on should live in

1ST CAMP taxpayers' expense and that he The first accused is also to re-

1st Battery, Corps Artillery, 3rd hoped legislation would soon be celved 12 strokes of the introduced to keep people like the while Wong Ming is to receive 12 Battery, Cops Artillery, No. 6 Com sccused out of the Colony.

pany-A, M. Monday 11 Nov. to F. m. Sunday 17 Nov.

In the case of Li Sang, pri- soner asked his Lordship to have him banished to his na- tive eity Foochew, otherwise, he hinted, he would not gun- rantee he would not

again.

return

strokes of the "cat."

cane,

one

2ND CAMP

2nd Battery, Corps Artillery, 4th Battery, Corps Artillery, 5th A. A Battery, Corps Artillery, A. M. 18 Nov, to P. M. Sunday 24 Nov.

3RD CAMP

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THROUGH H.K. TO

•

CHINA NOT YET

REMOVED

on

Mr N. L Smith, Colontal Se- cretary, interviewed yesterday said that his verbal statement October, 17, 1940, to Mr. Okasaki, Consul - General, had Japanese been based on his interpretation of a telegram just received from London. He now understands that consideration is being, given to a counter-suggestion that the Hong- kong part of the July agreement to the three was not confined months term of the main agree- ment.

TIME BOMB Appearing or a charge of un. lawful possession of three revol. vers, 14 rounds of ammunition we riffes and three hand grenades Wu, Sang, unemployed, was sen- tenced to a year's hard labour.

Mr. J. P. Murphy. Assistant HEAVY SENTENCE

No. 1 Company, No. 4 Company, The local restrictions, not only The heaglest sentence imposed Crown Solicitor, said that

Was extremely. No. 6 Company, No. 7 Company, on munitions proper, but on the yesterday was on La Rung, who of the grenades

Corps Company, other specified articles, have not was arrested for theft of gold dangerous as it was a time bomb Army Service

(Transport Section)-P. M. Tues- yet been removed and will not ornaments and $200 in cash from and would go off at any time.

day 3 Dec. to P. M. Tuesday 10 be until the result of the diplo Chan Yin Chuen in Kowloon on POSSESSION OF MAUSER

matic negotiations is known, August 27. Ll Hung had eight pre- Charged with unlawful possess- vious convictions for larceny, one lon of a Mauser pistol and seven

HEALTH RETURNS breach rounds of ammunition on Septem- for burglary and two for of the Deportation Ordinance and, ber 10, Lam Ching was sentenced he asked his Lordship to deal with to nine months' hard labour. him leniently as, he said, he had tready stolen the articles. Li was sentenced to two and a half years bard labour,

Appearing or a similar charge. three man, Tse Lol, Yau Ming, and Tsing Hung were each sen- tenced to 12 months' hard labour.

*arrested When they were

by

Sentence of months hard labour and 12 strokes of the the police in Kowloon on Septem- cane each were imposed on Li Yun ber 18, two revolvers and 11 rounds and Au Ping-mun. The two acof ammunition were cused were arrested by the po their persons.

PIRATED BOOKS

FIGURE IN

COURT ACTION

BOOK SHOP OWNER

FINED $200

tracy yesterday.

+

found

AMERICAN RED CROSS RELIEF WORKERS

on

SCROLL PRESENTED BY CHINESE

Francisco.

the

Dec.

4TH CAMP

Fleid Company Engineers Corpe Signals, Mobile Column, No. 2 Company No. 3 Company-P. M. Wednesday 11 Dec. to P. M. Wed-notifiable nesday 18 Dec. -

MISCELLANEOUS

Army Service Corps Company, (supply Section). One week as detailed over the whole period.

Field Ambulance.- One week as detailed over whole period.

Pay Section.Monday 9 Dec, co Saturday là lạ.

Each camp lasts seven days, and Officers and Volunteers are re- quired to attend for the full period during which their units are under training unless special exemption has been obtained by themselves or their employers,

The very active co-operation of that employers is requested so each Officer and Volunteer may

The following is the Return uf

diseases notified 43. having occurred in the Colony during the 24 hours ended at mid- night on Oct. 17-Cholera, one case; Enteric Fever, two cases; Dysentery, ane case; Tuberculosis.

24 cases...

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ACCEPTANCE "OF $5 BRIBE

Chinese Constable Faces Charge At Central

Alleged to have accepted a bribe of $5 on Oct. 13 while being a public servant, constable C489, Chau Chun, 39, attached to No. 7 Patice Station, appeared before Mr. G. T. Lowry at the Central. Magistracy yesterday.'

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Sub-Insp. R. Cunningham, who appeared for the prosecutión.- asked that the second case in which Chiu Ching, 37, packer, was charged with larceny of 34 cattles of "Sang Ti," a Chinese medicine, belonging to Wong Siu-chan; from No. 54, Bonham Strand West on Oct. 13. be heard first.

The two cases were connected; Chit was arrested while first and he intended using the second defendant was detained when he defendant as a witness.

came back to the station. Dealing with the second case, At

parade an, identification

Summoned by MacMillan and A tea party was given at the do his full time in camp, even it Co., Ltd., and Longman Green and Gloucester Hotel yesterday by the means other employees doing extra Co., Ltd., respectively, for know- Student Body of Canton work for that period. In this ingly selling, on Oct. 1, infringed University in honour of Dr. John connexion it is pointed out that coples of books for which copy E. Baker, captain, Mr. Walter telephones are installed in, each right subsists, the Modern Read-, Wessilius, vice-captain, and Mr. camp site for the use of Volun ers' Service, of No.. 33, Queen's Arthur Fifer, auditor, of the teers and it is preferable that a Road Central, first floor, was ined American Red Cross Relief man be granted two or three hours $100 on each summons by Mr. H. Workers.

leave from camp to attend any G. Sheldon at the Central Magis- Mr. Jackson Tong presided, and special business rather than he be was supported by Messrs, Sunhy exempted for several full days on The infringing coples which de Tal, Wilson Lee. O'Young Kwong- the chance of his being required. fendant was stated to have sold Leung Kwok-choy, and Sum In special cases, where exemption

were Hall Kwok-kaf.

from a portion of the fall period in the frst summons and Steven's School Arithmetic, In introducing Dr. Baker, Mr. is sought employers should always Sub-Insp. Cunningham said Chin Chau was identified by Chiu as Hall and Steven's School Geome Tong said that Dr. Baker and request leave for the employees a was employed by the Wai Yuen the man to whom he paid $5 and try (Pt. 1-6) and Nesteld's Gram.

his colleagues were Important writing, as early as possible from Medicine firm, to do some packing also by another witness who saw

Defendant stole some defendant talking to Chiu. mar. books 14 (four volumes), and in the second summons the members of the American Red the Commandant, E. K. V. D. C., for them.

Chiu Ching said he was stopped infringing copies were the New, Cross Relief Workers. They had Volunteer Headquarters, Garden of the medicirie, while the shop's

foki was away, and went to No. 54 by defendant who asked what the Method Readers, Vol. la, 2, 6, and only recently arrived from San Road.

Chung Sau Street West where he packet contained and he told de- proposed to sell the medicine. On rendant that it was medicine. De- the way he was stopped by first fendant accused witness of steal- 24 years and was in every sense A linen suit, valued at $35, was defendant and, after a conversa- Ing the medicine and said he would arrest witness who then of the word, a real friend of China. stolen from Capt. Gracey's re- tion continued his way. SUMMONSES WITHDRAWN

sidence. 13 The Peak, some time

MEDICINE SOLD

naked for a chance. other summonses, also

SEMPATHY WITH CHINA Two

Defendant, witness alleged, then Defendant went to the Ylu Hee brought out by the same two com- Replying, Dr. Baker extended to between 3.40 pm and 4.45 p.m.

Lang medicine shop, where the asked him how much he would plainants, against defendant for, those present, and to China, the on Oct. 17.

medicine was sold, and asked forgive him. Witness offered to give. unlawfully selling the books men- feeling of sympathy which their

While Jank No. 4344 was an- $5 and left the shop but returned him $2 but defendant wanted $5. tioned in the above summonses to triends overseas had for China which false trade descriptions in her days of distress and exhort chored at Aberdeen Harbour three

Tendant to wait for him at Chung. were applied contrary to the Mer-led his hearers so to continue their Chinese, two of whom were armed later and collected the remaining Witties sald be then asked de- charide Marki Ordinance,

Defendant had been a packer Sau Street West and promised to of studies that when the time came with revolvers, boarded her at 1890, were withdrawn by the com-der them to take their place in 3.30 am. yesterday morning and for nine years and had a wife, and give him $5 after he had sold the robbed members of the crew of might the world, they

Taiding into consideration that Mr. Slim, pleading in mitiga worthy sons of Ching: Loud ap four pairs of gold bangles valued two sons who were in the country medicine.

et $374, according to a report it was his first offence his Wor- tion for the defendant, said the plause). delarxiant was a refugee from magnificent scroll, bearing made to the Police by Leung ship bound over defendant in the

Koon, master of the junk.

sum of $50 for six months." Shanghai and was the sole prome Chinese characters #6bun (Xun prietor of the Modern Readers in Luen," meaning "Pertaining to Mr. R. H. Clark, of Tat Hans Insp. Cunningham said about 11 Service. The defendant could not kindness and good neighbour Road, has reported the loss of 125 read or write English and had finess," was then presented to Dr. Ret of rubber hose valued at $25 am. on Oct. 13. first defendant, DISSOLUTION

Mr. M. A da Silva; for the de- fendant, pleaded guilty to the two summonses.

plainants.

Dr. Baker, continued the speaker. POLICE REPORTS had been in China for the past

been advised by a friend to open maker.

a book service,

Most of the books, said Mr.

prove

Sve had, in fact been sent earlier in the week and the ob

were printed.

UNCONSCIOUS INFRINGER

take this into consideration.

BOOKS CONFISCATED

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$19.50.

Hearing was then adjourned to Tuesday.

Coming to the first case, Sub- PETITION FOR

Chau Chan, was seen in the com- Lon Oct. 17.

pany of Chiu and a coolie in Ko OF MARRIAGE Clothing and money to the total shing Street. The party then proceeded towards Queen's Road,

the residerice of Mr. D. Gordon,;

down from Shanghai where they ject was to stop the sale of value of $51,60 was stolen from west Into Chung Sau Street West 4 petition for the dissolution of

"pirated" books. **

Chiu and the coolie then went her marriage was brought by Mra 118 Nathan Road: top floor, on into the Ylu. Hee Lung shop and isle S. Lee before the Chief Jus Chiu was overheard by a witness tice. Sir Atholl MacGregor, at the In this case, went on Mr. Suva Regarding Mr. Silva's submis- Thursday. his client as an unconscious in- sign that his client could not read

The respondent was Mr. James medicine. Chiu was also over- fringer and asked his Worship to or write English, Mr. King said A Chinese female, Chung Sau to be bargaining the price of the Supreme Court yesterday.

her three-year-old defendant must have had some lul, and

seat and was not legally repre- sented. He offered that his client's pre-assistance in view of the fact that daughter, Lo Yuk-ming, were heard as mying that he had to Yatming Lee, who was not pre-

OVER

The Hon Mr Leo D'Almada, mises be searched and any books English advertisements had been atantly killed when they were set $5 to Day: "tea"money"

knocked down by the 5.60 p.m.44 HANDED with copyrights found in them inserted. turned over to the complainants In Imposing the fine Mr. Shel-up-train, from Kowloon, Bear La Chiu left and was seen, it was Jnr, instructed by Mr. G, K. Hall Mr RMM King for the don also made an order for the Chi Shan, on Wednesday. The alleged, to hand over $4 to de- Brutton, appeared for the peti- complainants, said the proceedings books to be turned over to the bodies have been removed to the fendant and after farther con- tioner.

versation another $1 was given. Hearing was adjourned sine die Kowloon Mortuary, complainants. Almilar with those taken

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