1940-10-26 — Page 5

•HONGKONG DAILY PRESS

GENERAL

ROUND THE POLICE COURTS VILLAGE TRAGEDY TOLD

AT CENTRAL

WOUNDING CHARCE

At the continued hearing yes- terday of the case in which Wong Ngau, 35, assistant cook, is charged counts of wounding. evidence was given by Dr. V. N. Vargasoft.

on two

and Kwong were each sentenced to. six months'. hard labour,

A. 8. I. Clark prosecuted.

SNATCHER SENTENCED Charged with matching a

woman ut

AT THE SESSIONS: FARM HAND IS FOUND GUILTY

Sentence of death was passed by the Chief Justice, Sir Atholl pair | MacGregor, at the Criminal Sessions yesterday on TAI KOON-YING,

of gold earrings from Cheng a farm hand, who was found guilty by the jury of the murder of

Des his master, Ho Wan, on Sept. 22

Kan... 50 married Voeux Kuad Central, near Jubilee Street on Thursday, Lt. Mo, 24. Wong is alleged to have wound- unemployed, was sentenced to four ed, with intent, to do grievous months' hard labour by Mr. G. T. bodily harm, Ng Sam-yau, 23, Lowry at the Central Magistracy assistant cook, and Ng Sze-tim, yesterday 19. house boy, on Sept, 21, at No. 29, Conduit Road.

The case is being heard before Mr. G. T. Lowry at the Central Magistracy and Insp. C. Goodwin

is for the prosecution.

Dr. Vargaso said Ng Sam-yau was suffering from deep wounds on the scalp, neck, the back and

on hand.

nesday.

The accused was alleged to haye barked to death Ho Wan and his uncle, Ho Kau-chun, at Leung Tin Village, Castle Peak, with a chopper.

Mr. J. Reynolds, Crown Counsel, prosecuted, assisted by Det. Insp On a second charge of breact. R. Whant, while Mr. "George of a deportation order for life de- She, instructed by Mr. Alfred S. K. fendant was further sentenced to Lau, was for the defence. another four months hard labour. the sentences to run consecutively.

Sgt. HB. Dewar prosecuted.

The jury comprised Messrs. H. D.

Bidwell (Foreman), Tso Yin-kin, H. A. da Roza, B. Sheeman, S. Benjamin. J. G. Rocha and Leong Wai-tin!

REFUSED TO LEAVE

The accused refused to leave the premises. Eventually, the two. cousins dragged the accused out of the matshed and forced him to eat dog's excreta..

CRIME PASSIONNEL

At the conclusion of the trial.

Next morning, Ho Kau-chun's wife was in the field when she heard shouts of "save life." She saw the accused delivering two EMBEZZLER GAULED

Admitting that he had spent the

blows with a chopper on the neck The victim Ho Wan and his of Ho Wan. Accused next went to money which he had collected on uncle, Ho Kau-chun were farmers the house where Ho Kau-chun was behalf of the firm, in gambling running their own farm in the staging and a short while later Dr. B. Alvares, Local Assistant and other amusements, Fung Fo Leung Tin Village, Castle Peak. Ho was seen coming" out holding Bacteriologist, said he found traces yeung. 44. salesman, pleaded guilty Buth employed farm hands to help his jaw. of human blood on certain clotn to dive charges or embezzlement them-in their work and the accus- Det-Sgt. JR. Sykes said deed was one of the two engaged ing but not on the chopper.

Hearing was adjourned to Wed-fendant was employed by the Hang by Ho Wan. The two cousins Mr. She said that throughout the On Medicine shop, of No, 93, Ser-lived together with their families period from the time when accus- BARBED WIRE THEFT

vols Street, as salesman and in the same house, while the ac-ed was stated to have assaulted shroff and his duty was to, 80, cused was given a matshed. That the frequent larcenles of

Chong Ching-tat indecently to the Lout and collect money for the barbed wire from the Military firms.

On-the-night of Sept. 20, while time-of the-attack, the accused anthorities. had not only caused.

Chong Ching-tal, wife of Ho Wan, had been a victim of aggression. As a result of inquiries made by the Military "to" incur heavy "ex-

was asleep with her daughter, the Counsel submitted that accused complainant, So Kwi-on.! penditure for the replacements

accused approached and indecent-acted under strong provocation but also special forces of Civil manager, it was found that dely assaulted her. She called out and suggested the case might have

fendant had collected different and Military police, was revealed

to her husband, and the accused been one of crime passionnel. by Mr. F. W. Shaftsin, A. D. C. 1. between July 12 and Aug. 4. table near the bed to drink tea.

sums of money, from customers, explained that he went to the "(Crime) when he proscented in which he did not hand in.

larceny case yesterday.

Next morning, Ho Kau-chun Cheung · Chang

On Aug. 4 complainant received summoned the accused and dis- information that defendant was missed him with wages. in a village in Kowloon City,

..was

charged

before Mr. Lowry with larceny of 16 rolls of barbed wire from the Military authorities at Pokfulam on Oct. 20,

Mr. Lowry told defendant, that the offence was almost a breach of the Defence Regulatons and imposed sentence of six month Chard labour,

A

Senterices of four months' hard

labour on each count, concurrent, was imposed by Mr. Lowry.

ADDITIONAL CHARGES

of

stealing them from the R. A. O, C. Depot.

Defendant was employed by the Three additional charges

military authorities as a coolle. obtaining by false pretences, the

ALLEGED FORGERIES sum of $1.50 from three Chinese Further evidence for the pro- GAMING HOUŠES' RAIDED women, were preferred against secution was heard by Mr. Bar Police parties, under Det.-8gts. Lam Kwat lan, 35, woman, when nett yesterday in the case th V. M. Morrison and J. Bentley, she appeared on remand before which Ip Fook, 50, described carried

on

2.5

Summing-up, the Chief Justice said that the fact that accused. killed both He Wan and Ho Kau- chun was not disputed. In fact it was a frank admission and the ac- cused "gave a reason for it.

U.S. EVACUEES FROM N. CHINA PASS COLONY ·

Over 50 American citizens from various parts of North China passed through Hongkong yester-

most

out various raids Mr. Sheldon yesterday. Defend- an ex-official of the Chinese Gov-day on a Dutch steamer bound gaming houses in the Wanchai ant was alleged to have falsely ernment, and Lam King, 35, con- for Manlia and the DEL district on Thursday night, as the pretended that she was in a post-cubine, are charged with posses- of them being women. result of which several people tion to obtain employment at the sion of forged bank notes of various

currencies. were charged before Mr. Sheldon Jardine's Company, yesterday.

Hearing was fixed for Monday. at 2.30 p.m. Det.-Sgt. V. M. Mor rison is in charge of the case.

CANADIAN FINED

The steamer brought the following passagers for Hong- Det. Sub Insp. W. N. Darkın is kong- for the prosecution, while Mr. Alfred S, K. Lau is for the de-ler, W. K Holten and A.R. Kepler. Mesara C. B Carter, C. C. Fow- fence.

all of them American missionaries Leung Chi, shroff of the Banque from Amoy, two Canadian de L'Indo-Chine, Yu Chiu, of the sionaries. Mr. and

Oban Ping, 55.

unemployed, Leung Cheung, 23. unemployed, Pun L1, 38, carpenter, Wong Wing- lin, 32, unemployed, Yu Lam, 38. Harry Howard Wells, 23 des- unemployed, and Lam Fuk, 34, cribed as an unemployed Cana Cheong Kee money changers shop earth, coolie, charged with keeping dian residing at No. 512 The Peak, and Yeung Shek-chi, of local the ground floor of No. 10, Bha appeared before Mr. sheldon

branch of the Central Bank of Pin Lane for tse fa lottery, were yesterday and was fined $100 0 Chine, absent from Court and had their arges of driving &

gave evidence and the car while hearing was adjourned to Oct. 29. bails estreated.

under the influence of drink at at 2.30 p.m. Lockhart Road on Oct. 16, and driving without a valid driver's Licence.

First defendant was on $75 ball and the other six were on $5 bail each.

Fines of $75 and $50, respective-

Mr. J. M. d'Almada Remedios,

ly, were imposed on Lau Sam. 17, for defendant, sald that he would

and Yip Yu, 44, charged with be repatriated by the first keeping 189, Lockhart Road. first, steamer.

floor, for tse fa and tse tam. The

amount of $3.63 picked up was

FINE OF $25

AT KOWLOON

HIGHWAY ROBBERY

On a charge of armed highway robbery, Wong Ng-chol, 25, was committed to the Criminal Bessions by Mr. Macfadyen yesterday. He

mis- Mrs. W.HO.

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Oldfield, Mr. V. Reinhatr, a Danish auditor employed by the TexaS Company, Shanghai, Mr. Ota Un-

The recent order of the U. S. Amoy, and Mr E Lim oska a Japanese journalist from State Department restricting the and Mrs. Issuance of pa:sports nas now J. Lim, two British-born Chinese been made applicable to passports

students,

issued in the Philippines to Amer!- cans and Filipinos, reports the hard labour to be followed by two Manila Bulletin The High Com- years police supervision

13 BANISHEES

As a result of ralds, carried out in Canton Road and Battery St., .13 banishees pleaded gu. Ly

Imissioner's office 037 Oct. 17 issued the following press state- ment:

"For the time being and until further notice, passports of women

ordered to be put into the Poor "A Bne of $25 was imposed by was additionally charged with pos- breach of the Deportation Ordin and children issued by this office

Box.

Wong Kwong. 30, and Wong Klu, 24, charged with keeping the arst floor of No. 15, Wing Fung Street fur tse a lottery, were each timed $75. Table money amounted to $4.96.

Mr. Sheldon yesterday on Kob Hon-ying. of No. 39. Johnston Road, summoned for allowing an unlicensed driver to drive his car. No. 2010, at Lockhart Road. Traffic Sgt. J. Hunter prosecut

ed.

Pleading guilty by letter, G. G.

session of a revolver and four rounds of ammunition.

that Wong Kwong-yan, assistant'·

ance when they were charged be-will, as a rule, be restricted to Det.-Sgt. D. G. MacPherson said fore Mr. Macfadyen yesterday. A travel to and within the western. were sentenced to four months hemisphere. The same restriction unnecessary travel by hard labour, with the exception of applies to Company, of No. 192, Tai Po Road, manager of the Tal Pang Shipping one who was sentenced to al men. No passports will be vali- returned from Tai Po with his

LA Kam, 38, and Chunk San. 20, was "ned $75 each when they Wood, summoned for having 2012. He carried a suitcase, in which pleaded guilty to the charge of unlicensed car, No. 8344, at Queen's keeping No. 282, Wanchal Road, Road Central on Oct. 5, was fined

first floor, for the fa

$10.

P. W. D. MAN FINED:

father early on the morning of Oct. there was a canvas bag, contain- ing $321.60 Hongkong currency and $239. Chinese currency.

On arriving at Tal Po Road they

months.

IN POSSESSION OF 80 CIGARETTES

dated for travel elsewhere except in cases of imperative · necessity, Pursuant to instructions from the United States department of state. passports of women and children will be validated for travel else- where than to or within the western hemisphere only upon of evidence of---im- and presentation

West

Two Chinese passengers, who arrived at Hongkong, found to have in their posser- lon 80 cigareties, 27 cigars and a bottle of liquor. The newcomers, Liu Hei-wan and

On a similar, offence at No. %, Landale Street; Cheung Chung, 22, 1 Summoned before Mr. Sheldon met the alleged robber who caught was fined $75 and Lei Hung. 32. yesterday for leaving his car un hold of the handle of the suitcase, $100 when they pleaded guilty. attended at Lower Albert Road. The complainant held the man's Chan Wal, were charged before Mr. perative necessity and upon prior Ball of $100 was estreated when near Garden Road, and falling to hand in order to prevent him from Himsworth yesterday with possess approval by the department of La Chung failed to anawer a obey a traffic direction, B, E. drawing à gun,

ion of the goods without having state." charge of keeping No. 75 Wanchai. Sugare, of the Public Works De- Lest his son be killed, the father

paid duty. Road, first floor, as a gaming partment, was cautioned on the told the complainant to hand over house.

first count and fined $10 on the the suitcase to defendant. second.

GAOL FOR BURGLARS Six Chinese appeared before Mr. G.T. Lowry charged with burglary and receiving stolen property

ALERT WATCHMAN Seen by a District watchman tempering with the lock of a

The defendant was intercepted at Nan Cheung Street and was ar- reated by a watchman."

The first defendant was dis charged, while Chan Wat was fined $20.

SUMMONS DISMISSED Appearing before Mr. Macfadyen yesterday summoned for

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TUBERCULOSIS FIGURES DOWN

The following is the Return of storing notifiable diseases notified as hav- Easoline in a place other than aping occurred in the Colony during

The first five defendants, Kwong garage at No. 74. Village Road on Tak, 20 unemployed, Au Tung Thursday, Luk Shun, 35, un-bour was imposed on Ko Fring, 34, proved storage and for aling an the 24 hours ended midnight on

sing. 17, boatman, Chan Tim, 20, employed, was stopped when he unemployed, Wu Chot 22, unem tried to run away. The man

underground tank in, an improper Oct. 24:

Road,' was

12 MONTHS' GAOL Sentence of 12 months' hard la

anemployed, when be pleaded manner on Oct. 14, Samuel Chinn, Cholera, three cases; diphtheria, gulity before Mr. Himsworth yes- 38, residing at No. 17, Waterloo one case; enteric fever, 11 cases ployed, and Kwong Man-hok, 23, was taken back and it was found a handbag, property of Miss Olga lack of evidence

terday to the charge of theft of unemployed, were charged with that he had been trying to saw Santis, of No. 578. Nathan Road, Silva was for the defence.

discharged owing to chicken-pox, one case, dysentery, Mr. M. A da three cases; and tuberculosis, 23 the larceny of a quantity of the lock of the garage.

cases fone imported).. clothing and $70 in money, at No. Before Mr. Sheldon yesterday Ko Fung had four previous con-

FATAL MISHAP SEQUEL 137, Caine Road. ground floor. Lak was charged with attempting victions for similar offences and Fun Tu-shing, 28, driver emp'oy on the night of Oct. 21, stealing to break into the garage and was three for returning from banished by the War Department was from No. 10, Po Hing Fong, sentenced to one month's hard ment. ground floor, 12 pairs of Ivory labour... chop Sticks, 12 table knives, and

2 suits of clothing on

Oct. 17;

Det.-8gt. J. Bentley prosecuted. STOLE FROM R.A.0.C, DEPOT

and together with Kwong Wing,

8gt. N. B. Fraser prosecuted.

The following is the Health

Bulletin of Eastern Ports for week ending Oct. 19:- found guilty by Mr. Hmsworth Cholera: Cocanada 6 cases, FALSE INFORMATION. yesterday for driving without die Calcutta 52, Macao 25, Hongkong Appearing on remand before Mr. | caré and caution in Nathan Road, B. Shanghai 20. ⠀⠀ Fimsworth yesterday on a charge near Middle Rd., on Oct. 7. Defen- Bmall-Pox:-Alleppey 2

cases, of giving false information to the dant was stated to have knocked Cannanore 1, Bombay 14, Calcutta 37, unemployed, the larceny of Lau Chiu, 28, odd job coolte, police, Wong (Tak-man, 30, was down a woman who succumbed to 11, Madras 2. two oplum pipes and one mahjong was sentenced to two months' im- fined $25.

ļinjuries received, yes, faland ret, at No. 63, Caine Road, on Oct. prisonment when he was con- 6, and with stealing from No. 3, victed by Mr. Sheldon yesterday

A fine of $50 was imposed": Coronation Terrace & quantity of on a charge of stealing 12 fuse 10 dozen cotton pants, before Mr,

CONSPIRACY ÁLLEGEÐ A

15, at her residence, 66 Washing- clothing and a fountain pen. caps, valued at $10, from

Appearing before Mr. Macfadyer ton Apartments, Shanghai, 01 the Macfadyen yesterday, Yu Ngau yesterday, three employees of the Sophie Peck Graham, aged The alternative charge of re-R. A. O. C. Depot on Oct. 13.

was sentenced to two months hard Yaumatt Ferry Company, Li Leung, years, wife of Rev. James R. Gra- ceiving was also preferred against Det.-Bgt. J. Bentley said de labour and recommended for Leg Tong and Au frim, charged ham, Br., and mother of Fanny all accused.

fendant was seen by a diatrist banishment, and Chin Yee and with conspiracy with intent to te Hutcheson, Sophie and James Kwong Tak and Chan Tim were watchman on that day in O'Brien Chin Bing, who were each sentenc- fraud the Company, were remand Graham Funeral service were sentenced to four months' hard Road trying to sell the caps, Ho ed to a month's hard labour, Chau ed to Monday Mr. C. Lee was held at the Bubbling Well Ceme labour each, while Au Wu, Kong was questioned and admitted Fuk was sentenced to two months" for the first defendant.

tery on Oct. 10,

STOLE TROUSERS Pleading guilty to the theft of

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