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HONGKONG DAILY PRESS

GENERAL

OIL DEAL SUBJECT OF ROUND THE POLICE COURTS

SUPREME COURT ACTION

BREACH OF CONTRACT ALLEGED

Hearing of an action, brought by T. 0. Wong and Co. Ltd., against the Kwong San Hong of No. 41, Bonnam Strand, West, claiming 31.000 for breach of a contract for the sain and purchase of 343 tins of pure "Yau Hop" tea-seed oil entered into between the two parties on Dec, 12, 1939, was cominenced before Mr. Justice E. It Williams at the Summary Court yesterday.

A.R.P. ORDERS

AT CENTRAL

CASE FOR COMMITTAL Appearing before Mr. Q. T. Lowry yesterday on a charge of carnably knowing Kwok Shuk- ching, allas Ah Nui, a girl under 13 years of age, namey, 12 years, at Room 407 St. Francis Hotel, Chah Shu-yip, alas Chan Shui- 'The plaintiffs, represented by king, alias Shu Yin, 32, described Mr. W., M. Brown, claimed that as a broker, was remanded for 48

on Dec. 12, 1939, Mr, T. O Wody WES approached by A broker, (CONTINUED FROM WEDNESDAY) named Chan Lau Tung, who offer- ed a certain quantity of tea-seed Trainlog

oll for sale. They took a sample

AT KOWLOON

CONTRAVENED DEFENCE LAW

Appearing before Mr. E Hims- worth yesterday or a charge of possession of a camera in a pro- area, Sai Tau Village, hibited Kwan Cheung, 28, tailor, was re- manded for 24 hours

Det.-Sgt. C. Dowman prosecuted.

JUNK ROBBERY ALLEGED Alleged to have robbed a trad- hours on the application of Det. ing junk in Colonial waters, near Sub-Insp. J. O'Donovan,

The case is for committal.

EXPULSION ORDER

the Waglan.Lighthouse, So Chan- klu, 27, So Ah-kam, 28, So Chi- suen, 48, So Leung-pak," 14 So Ma- Practical Demonstration. An In-of the goods and had a very rough woollen from No, 15A Magazine charged before

Admitting stealing four pieces of tal, 33, and So. Cheung, 28, were Mr. Himsworth Chinese Candidates who are attend analysis, made of the contents Gap Road, the residence of Mr. yesterday with robbery by two or ing Wardens' Classes will be held at/which was found to contain mare G, T. Manning, on Dec. 27, Lal more.

cendiary Bomb Demonstration tar

the ARP. School, on Wednesday, January 8, 1941, at 5.30 p.m.

Instructional Courses

Wardens Class (in English-Sylla, bus "A"-E37, ARP. School Tuca. and Fri at 5.30 pm, commencing on Tue, Jan 7. Lecturer.-D. W. Hume. LARPS.

Wardens Class (in Chinese)-Sylla- bus "A"-C279. Chinese Chamber of Commerce, Connaught Road Central, Mon, Wed and Fri. at 7.20 p.m. com mencing on Jan. 10. Lecturer. Mr. Fang Wai-chee, LA.R.F.S.

0280. Obéer's College. Hollywood Road. Mon, Wed and Fri. at 1.30 p.m. commencing on Jan. 10. Lec turer.-Mr. Chain Hin-lou, L.A.K.P.S.

Examination Results

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irisufficient evidence. Mr. C. A.

The first accused was ad- than two and one-half per cent. King-shing, 18, was ordered by Mr. ditionally charged with possession fatty essence.

Lowry to be expelled from the of 14 rounds of rifle ammunition. The plaintiffs stipulated on the Colony as a destitute.

Li Ngan, 37, cigarette hawker, Det-Sgt. Cochrane said that de- who was charged with conspiracy contract that the oil was not to contain more than 24 per cent fendant gained entry into the to rob, was discharged owing to

but the contract house while complainant was out. fatty" essence,

returned by the broker On receiving a report Police pro- Was who stated that that stipulation ceeded to the house and found de-Sutherton Russ appeared on his

behalf. fendant there. could not be accepted.

The articles, which were valued at $150, were pawned for $7.50 by stated 344 tins of 28 catties each

¡defendant.

The Magistrate also ordered that pure and genuine Yau Hop' tea-the articles be returned to com seed, ou," and the word "bad" was plainant without compensation to struck out, by the plaintiffs, from the pawnshop. the phrase "good and bad". These alterations, said Mr. Brown, were made on both the original and

"ALTERATIONS IN CONTRACT

On the final contract, it

Collective Training Instructors copy of the contract The following Instructors, L.A.R.PS..

Central. LA! Hang-man. Yuen Hong-lok.

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lowed to take a sample of the oil

Mr. Hin-shing Lo defended the first and second accused, Mr. M. A. da Silva the third, while Det.- Sgt. A. F. Estall prosecuted.

in The junk question. No. T5180H, set sail from Shaukiwan for Kap Chi, with a cargo of flour: rice, matches, fertiliser, raw cotton and other things and 21 passen- "I cannot make any restitution because I am under detention algers, including the crew, on Dec. 4.

ANOTHER REMAND GRANTED

About 11 pm, the same evening A few days later, said Mr. Brown, the time and had no chance to

I see my family," stated

when nearing the Waglan Light- Wong have qualified as Instructors in Col-the plaintiffs were approached by

house three Hoklo junks approach- lective. Training.

the defendants, through their guild, Kwal, 30. rent collector, who ap- to take delivery of the off; where-peared before Mr. Sheldon yester-ed and opened fire at the trading

junk. day on remand.

After a brief engagement upon the former asked to be al-

bezzling various sums amounting the hold and the robbers boarded Wong was charged with em- the crew was ordered to go into for the analyst. This was refused to $523, being money collected on the junk. They safed the craft by the defendants who, after

behalf of Hang Yuk-ming on to Fo Tsoi Island, and after trans- correspondence, agreed to a sample divers dates between Nov. 29 and fering the cargo the crew were being taken on payment of $2,000 | Dec. 15.

put ashore The following have qualified as by T. O. Wong and Co. Ltd.

The victims were picked up by a Wardens but are not available for

passing junk at dawn. A.RP. Service:

Eastern Ho Tse-kin, IP King chuen, Ko Say-man. Miss Chan Ying put, Leong Laing, Mok Dun-man. Western-Chan Ching-shan. Hungtom.-Edmund 3. Chen. Mongkok-Miss To Poki

Miss Tai Ol-ho. Cheng Kee-wu.

Complainant stated that since This amount. continued Mr. the last bearing defendant's wife Brown, was paid on Jan 1, 1940, had come to see him. He asked Wan S-1-kwane. Tsui Yam-nuns, and a "sampling order" was issued his Worship to take a lenient Chow Ste-kwal. Miss Kwok Mui-chun by the defendants. On arrival at view of the case as defendant was Ho Leung-hung the godown, however, the buyers a relative of his. He said that he representatives were, refused per- hoped to settle the matter when mission to take the sample by the defendant came out. godown keeper' who claimed that Defendant was remanded one the order was not in order. On week for the case to be consider- Shamshulpo.-3107 Miss Chiu Mel-returning to the defendants' pre-ed by the Magistrate.

was snatched stm, 3106 Kan Pel-yau, 3040 Ip Yu-mises. the order ting, 310 Chan Ho-bun

from the plaintiffs,

Strength-Increase The following have qualified as Wardens and are posted to Divisions as hereunder

howloon City---Chan Kam-pui, "3135, Làm Khul-fai 3140.

Chan Yau, 3076 Cheung Kuen-leung.

OIL ADULTERATED When the plaintiffs found that Western-2878 Chap Wing-sun, 297 they could not take a sample prior 3173 Cheak Li-sheung, 3174 Kwok to taking delivery of the goods. Wan. 3175 Lau Chl-kweng. 3178 Poon they took delivery of 320 tins! Kwok-tze, 3181 Yue Chan-kau, 378 paying a further $1,500 on Feb. 7 Iam Chi-yuen, 3081 Tam Pul-kan which were transferred from the Gough Hill-3230 Reidar Johannes- defendants' godowns to their own. There a sample was taken by Mr Upper Levels 2960 Ho Kim-hung. L of the Franklin's. Laboratory 3162 Wong So.. 3166 Miss Pak Pullan and analysed by Mr. D. J. C. Alian 3170 Leung King-hay, 3093 Tong Kini-

who found that the oll Was hung. 3231 "Au Kwok-in."

adulterated with peanut oil.

After evidence had been given

ser.

Central--2817 "Chan Cheuk-ki, 2820; Chan Tek-churn, 2841 Cheng Sin-nam

by Mr. Ailan, hearing was Journed to Feb. 18.

2358 H. T. Sommers. J., 3151 ip Pook ling. 3152 Miss Leu May-ian, 3153 Sia Slu-ming. 3155 Tsui Hing-tong. 3156 Mr. F. H. Loseby appeared Miss Wong Chum-woon. 3157 Wu Kw the detendait firm. huen, 3158 Yenng, Nung. 439 Chan Tak-fun, 375 Wong Sal-ning. 2951 Mrs. Cheung Bik-shan., 3207 Lai Ying- chuen 1962 Chiz Kin-ming,

30 Lee Yik-wan.

for

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After evidence the hearing was adjourned to Jan, 13.

FORGED NOTE

Before Mr. Himsworth yesterday, Leung Wah-chi was charged with uttering a forged $1 Government note and possession of the same. and was remanded until Jan. 9.

HEROIN FILLS

of

1,500

SNATCHING ALLEGED Charged with robbing a woman, A fine of $750, in default, three Sau-tsun, of a leather handbag, months' hard labour, was imposed containing $51 in notes, Chan by Mr. Himsworth yesterday on Kwong appeared on remand before L Him, 38, of No. 72, Waosung

Street for possession Mr. Barnest yesterday.

Sub-Insp. R. Cunningham sald heroin pills. that in the early morning of Nov HAWKER REWARDED 28, when complainant and temale servant were about to cross labour, to be followed by expul

Jentence of four months' hard Queen's Road West four persons sion, was imposed by Mr. Hinsworth came up from behind. One of the four mer blindfolded

yesterday on Wong Kwan, 26, for plainant with his hands, another possession of 34 counterfeit coms.

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run, each in a different direction.

Det.-Sgt. W, G. Morrison, who pushed her to the pavement, while

prosecuted, said that defendant 2 third snatched her handbag ad-away. The servant, who was han from a hawker, Chuen, about went to buy a copy of newspaper

dled by the fourth member of the gang, managed to free herself, She

7 am. on Dec: 23. and tendered The shouted and all four started a 5-cent counterfeit coin.

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hawker refuse to accept it and Defendant was seen at the mouth asked to him to change another. Accused said that he had only one of Wilmer Street, running with a

coin. Seeing that his "pocket was handbag in one hand, by a Chi- full of coins the hawker had him nese male. who gave chase and

arrested, caught him.

At the Police Battion 34 counter- Hearing was adjourned to this feit coins were found in his pos-

session.

afternoon,

Besides congratulating the haw- ker. Mr. Elmsworth ordered that

poor box.

Fines of $5 were imposed by the Marine Magistrate. Lt. Cmdr. J. Bay View -- Chan Cheuk-kwan Jolly, R.N.R, on the masters of four sampans charged with having Exstern--2737 Au Kwok-suen, 2989 approached within 100 yards of the Miss Chan Sui-kwan, 3000 Miss Chan Royal Naval Dockyard camber, Yuk-wan, 3067 Cheng Pui-sang, 3182 Kowloon, Cheung Kwai-fong, 3184 Cheung Slu- fai. 3185 Cheung Tong-hel, 3186 Chung Yee-wah, 3238 Miss Fung Pul, 3189 Ho Yat-kal, 3190 Hu Wan-sand, 3191 Hung Yung-kwan, 3192 Kama Choy- sung, 313 Kan Chien-bit; 3194 Kang Chik-sbee, 3196 Kwow" Wan-fung, 3197 Mules Etoh Yuenar, j196 Kong Cho

Stealing the key to a safe deposit box belonging to his mother kum, 3199 Lam Tsim-kuen, 2200 Lam and taking from It a large number of gold articles and other jewel- Kee-cheung. 3254 Lau Chin-pang 3205lery, Tong Ying-kan, 17, unemployed, together with a

man" and Lee Chitong 3205 Lee Kiwan woman, Lau Chi-heung, 20, cooh and Tạng Wairtex, allus Tong "3207 Miss Lee Yuet-ching, 3209" Miss | Lal-ming, 18. described as a prostitute, appeared before Mr. G. T. Lee Yuet-sia, 3208 Miss Leung Kin- Lowry yesterday charged with obtaining a quantity of jewellery thing, 3210 Lo Kim-fal, 3213 Le Tung from safe deposit box No. 2843, Hongkong and Shanghat Bank, by kwel, 3214 Mak Chun-tsing. 2215 Miss false pretences on Dec. 30. Mak Wal-fan, 3216 Mang Woon-fai,

STOLE FROM MOTHER: WAYWARD $5 be awarded to him from the

SON GETS LONG PRISON TERM

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3218 Miss Poon Bik-wah, 3218 Poon

was additionally charged, son was not in the house. Ful-kan, 3231 Miss Slu Kai-hung 2222 with stealing a safe deposit key DEPOSIT BOX RANSACKED Tang Jiu-kee, 3223 Miss Wong. Lal-jand a chop the property of Cheung Later she went to the bank and

shan, 3224 Wong Man-woon, 3225 Miss Kwan-tal, 47, widow, at No. 1 found all the articles mentioned Wong Sze-lin, 3226 Wong Wan-lung, Shing Wo Street, third floor, on in the charge missing from thë 3227 Yeung Kwan-tok, 3228 Yeung Tze the same day.

CLIPPER DUE ON MONDAY

Pan American Airways' Honolulu Clipper, bringing U.S. mails, dated San Francisco, Dec. 27, is now ex- pected to arrive on Monday next! and will leave the next morning. The Philipine Clipper is schedul- ed to arrive in Hongkong on Saturday: Jan. 11, and will leave the following morning.

deposit bor. The application form COLONY WISHES fong. 2745 Chan Chung-hin, 2937 Lea Second defendant was charged for access to the box was chopped Kim-wah, 2497 Yuen Kam-töng.. with receiving a gold and diamond with her chop.

The following qualified as an A.R.P.

FOR MACAO Telephonist and is posted to Bhamring from first defendant, knowing

Jun.

(5gd.) B. K. PUCKLE.

Deputy Director of A.R.P.

A report was made and the

shulpo Division-2705 (T) Chan Sul. same to be stolen, on Dec. 30 and three defendants were arrested at The following, telegrams were with. Illegally pawning the articles. a room in the Great Eastern Hotel. [exchanged between His Excellency CHARGES ADMITTED Some of the jewellery was in the the Officer Administering the First defendant admitted both possession of Brst defendant who Government

and of Hongkong charges while the receiving charge also had with him $912 in money: His. Excellency the Governor of against second defendant was The diamond, valued at $300, Maeno, ART EXHIBITION withdrawn. Third

defendant was pawned for $250. The total From H. E the Offteer Adminis-

In celebration of the fifteenth pleaded not guilty and was dis-value of the properties stolen tering the Government, Hongkong, anniversary of the Association for charged on the Police' accepting were $1,720 and practically all had dated Dec. 30, 1940: Calligraphy, Art and Literature, her plea,

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Det.-Egt. Cullinan said that $300 Art Exhibition of Chinese

omitted Calligraphy and Drawing held in Chinese currency W28

been recovered.

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I wish Your Excellency and the BAD SON

people of Macao prosperity and Complainant, sald 8gt, Cullinan. every happiness during the New the Kam Ling Restaurant," West from the charge. When asked had stated that defendant had Year. * Point, was opened by Miss P, about this first defendant also been a very bad son and wanted From H.E. the Governor. Macao, Harrop, Lady Assistant to the admitted the theft of the money.him taught a lesson.

dated Dec. 30, 1940. Secretary for Chinese Affairs, on On the morning in question, Btating that it was one of the With my best thanks for the kind the New Year's Day.

said Sgt. Cullinan, while com-meanest offence that he had dealt telegram of Your Excellency my The Exhibition will remain open plainant was in the bath room with for a long time. Mr. Lowry heartiest wishes of all prosperity daily between 11 am to 11 p.m.defendant took the key from her sentenced first defendant to four and happiness to Your Excellency till Jan. 5. The exhibition is open dress. When she came out she months and the second to one and to the people of Hongkong in to the general public,

found the key "missing, and her mouth's imprisonment respectively the coming new year.

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