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LAMMERTS' AUCTIONS

PUBLIC AUCTION.

GENERAL

|ROUND THE POLICE COURTS TAXATION ON TOILET

AT CENTRAL

'

ELECTRICITY THEFT

Chan Sing, 34, clevator boy. WILS charged before Mr. Lowry

COMMITTED FOR TRIAL

~ | yesterday with stealing 183.5 units Police eunstable C465, Leung of electricity, valued at $27.57, at Shing-man, 23, was sent for trial No. 22. Des Voeux Road Central, on, charges of demanding money second floor, between March and with menaces and of accepting "April 7, Defendant admitted the THE Unctions from the Liquida-write, and Kwok Choi, alias La Cha charge.

Undersigned have received

tors and Others

to sell by

PUBLIC AUCTION

on

Wednesday, the 16th April, 1941. commencing at 2.30 p.m."

at their Sales Room. No. 2. Con- naught Road, Central. (2nd, Floor).

A QUANTITY OF VALUABLE HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE

Was

Mau, 22, unemployed, on the first Det.-Sgt Willison said that charge by Mr. H. G." Sheldon the complainant

Tak yesterday, when committal pro-manager of the New Majestic ceedings were concluded.

Ballroom, where defendant was First' defendant was also charg formerly employed ed with leaving his beat with- out permission, rus

this

was withdrawn yesterday.

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PREPARATIONS AS FROM 2 P.M. TODAY

AS FROM 2 O'CLOCK THIS AFTERNOON THE FOLLOWING DUTIES ON TOILET PREPARATIONS WILL COME INTO FORCE On any quantity for retail at a price (excluding the duty)---

not exceeding 50 cents.

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over 50 cents, and not exceeding $1.00 over $1.90, and not exceeding $1.50

over $1.50 and not exceeding $2.00

and in addition, for every dollar or fraction of a dollar

by which the retall price exceeds $2.00 Mr. Lowry ordered defendant to Provided that in the case of tol- charge be remanded until Saturday to let preparations packed in two or

-J sce whether he could make more cakes in one container, or in

It was alleged that defendants restitution. demanded $30 from one Yung Hau

at Des Voeux Road West on Mar.

21

TH

FORGED BANKNOTES

two or more containers enclosed in

(container.

Duty

5 cents

10

15

20

10...

FOUNDATION

MEETING ON APRIL 22

a larger container, duty shall be The case in which Kwan Kan. assessed on each cake or container Det.-Sgt. R. Macvey prosecuted. 74. unemployed, was charged with which can be sold separately and unlawful possession of a forged the retail price for that cake" or "TSE FA”. GAMBLING

Ave-yuan Bank of Communica-

For the purpose of the Resolus the Board of Trustees of the Ching The 17th annual`conference of Six unemployed were charged tions note at No. 2 Police Station. before Mr. Sheldon yesterday with and Li Ah-fung. 31, married tion, which has been approved by Foundation for the Promotion of keeping common gaming houses woman, of six five-yuan Central His Excellency the Governor, Bir Education and Culture will be held

at Bank of China notes at No. 186, Geoffry Northcote, "toilet prepara- towards the end of this month, ac Comprising:-

for the purpose of "tse ta" various addresses in Wonchal and Johnston Road, second floor, antions" means any substance com cording to information from the Teakwood Bed Room, Dining West Point on Apr. 8 and fines April 1, was heard before Mr.monly used for the toilet and in Hongkong office of the Foundation" Room, Drawing Room, Office, and ranging from $50 to $75 were im-Sheldon yesterday.

cludes toilet soap; shaving soap and

The Rattan Furniture; Porcelain, Glass posed.

Both defendants pleaded not cream; tooth passes or powder and

date for the meeting is Brass and E. P. Ware, Rugs. Wong Tak 38. and Li Tim-guilty.

liquid preparations for dental pur-scheduled for April 22, but in view Gramophone & Records, Electric cheung 21, falling to appear had After further evidence had been poses or mouth washes; perfumed of transportation difficulties, the Lamps & Heaters. Curios, Ornia- their balls of $50 each estreated. given, the case was remanded for spirits: toilet paste or powder; toi conferees may not be able to come ments, Tennis & Badminton Rack-

on time in which case the meeting Accused were Kwan Shun. 20. arst defendant to call his witness. let cream; hair dye; scented will be postponed. ets, Wall Mirrors, Furniture Covers, Chan Kel, 30, Fung Hung, 32. etc., etc.

also

A QUANTITY OF BLACKWOOD FURNITURE,

and

One "Frigidaire" Refrigerator

Two Radio Sets

One Dinner Services

One Tea & Coffee Set-

4

Cheung Ken wai. 17. No. 185 Belcher Street, ground floor, was remanded until today for further enquiries.

AT KOWLOON

MURDER CHARGE

in

Dot.-Sgt. V. M. Morrison pro- sachets; Hipstick,.rouge and grease secuted.

paint; preparations for use manicure and chiropody: prepara tions for use on the hair, face or body: bath salts and essences: -smelling salts: prepared Fuller's Committal proceedings against earth; but does not include any Table money aggregating $16.45 Ewok Keng. 25, who was charged substance made and sold under a * wo-name or Bynonym specified in the picked up in the raids was order- with murdering Ho Mul, ed to be donated to the Poor man, at No. 264. Matauwel Road British Pharmacopoela or the Bri-

Det, Sub-Insp. F. W. Fowlie and Det.-Sgt. V. M. Morrison prosecut-

ed.

Box.

STUDENT REMANDED

on Feb. 9, 1940, was concluded tish Pharmaceutical Codex. before Mr. Anderson yesterday when defendant was committed

Lo Ying. 21; unemployed, who to the Criminal Sessions represented himself as a former It was alleged that accused went

On View from Tuesday, the 15th student of King's College, was to the deceased's house and was

April, 1941,

Terms: Cash on Delivery

LAMMERT BROS..

AUCTIONEERS.

POSSESSION OF PREMISES

Hearing Adjourned To Next Month

A claim for the possession of

them to have been stoler or un lawfully obtained.

AFFIXING LABELS

The following is the direction by the Superintendent of Imports and Exports as to the affixing of duty paid labels on toilet preparations: Whenever duty is paid on tallet

charged before Mr. Sheldon yes-overheard asking for the keys by terday with receving a fountain an amah. After the departure of preparations, and whenever any pen and a waistcoat. knowing defendant ft was alleged that the toilet preparation on which the aman found her mistress lying duty has been paid is bottled, pack- dead in the cubicle with a plece ed or repacked, a label denoting of cloth around her neck.

the amount of the duty paid shall tainer which can be sold separate- be affixed to the innermost con-

Det.-Sgt. V. M. Morrison said that the articles were stolen from

a room in the building while a meeting was in progress,

Defendant was remanded for 24 hours for his parents to be lo- cated.

DECISION RESERVED

Mr J. P. Murphy. Assistant Crown Soldiitor, prosecuted assist

ed by Chief Detective. Inspector ly, so that it cannot be opened A. E Carey,

OF

Accused reserved his statement. without breaking the label: pro-

PROFITEERS FINED

い

For selling rice at a price higher Decision was reserved by Mr. than the price fixed by Govern- Lowry yesterday until April 23. at ment, Chan Chung-kong, 21, foki 11.15. a.m., regarding the applica-hot a rice" shop at No. 55, Bal Kung tion made by Mr. M. A da Silva, Road, was fined $50 by Mr. D. J. N. on behalf of the complainant in Anderson yesterday.

the case in which Wong Hal-fong. Chau Shan, 60, of a rice shop the second floor of No. 32 Staun-merchant, and Cheung Kung-hop at No. 21. Sa Po Road was also

1 Street was brought before Mr. were charged with conspiracy to fined $50 tor, a similar offence.

threaten Tang King-wai, mer- Justice E.H. Williams at the Sum-

order chant, with injury in force him to withdraw the pro-

to

PETTY LARCENTES Four Chinese, Mak Ming, 30, Sze.

vided that; if the preparation.con-"

sists of cakes which can be sold separately, a label shall be affixed to each cake

TO PROMOTE OVERSEAS EDUCATION

For the promotion of education

tary Cours yesterday by Hung Buk-hing, spinster, of No. 9 Wong secution of a pending civil action Toylu, 28, Lal Kel, 28. and Tang among overseas Chinese, a group veichung Road, against her .form- in the Supreme Court for the Lam, 21, appeared before Mr. of prominent Chinese educators

Anderson on four charges of in Hongkong was additionally charged with larceny. having demanded $200 from Tang with menaces.

y tenant, Chan Man, now re riding at an unnumbered house at the junction of Hill Road and Pokfulam Road.

Plaintiff was represented by Mr. H.L. Kwan, while Mr. M. A. Silva was for the defence.

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Plaintiff claimed possession the premises which were let to defendant at a monthly rental of $40 on a monthly tenancy which was duly terminated by notice to quit expiring on Feb. 13. Plain-

recovery of $20.520.37. Cheung

Lowry on Feb. 15.

A.

are planning to organise a World: Overseas Chin-f First and second defendants ese Educational Association here were charged with stealing 15 with branches in Malaya and;

da guilty and discharged

Both defendants were found not pieces of clothing three pocket other places abroad.

by Mr. watches, a fountain pen, a driver's All those who are engaged in

licence and $4.70 in money from educational work or are enthuslas- | 70, tic in extending support to the↑ Mr, Hin-shing La appeared for Wan Sub-kee, foki at No.

Argyle Street, and pair of promotion of first defendant and Mr. C.

overseas Chinese trousers, a Eutherton Russ for second,

purse containing 70 education are welcomed to become cents from Wong Sul-to.. at No members of the Association. 72. Argyle Street.

Regulations governing the Third and fourth accused were organisation of the Association two months manded by Mr. Lowry yesterday charged with stealing a suit of have been formulated. There will pro- until today on a charge of unlaw-clothing, a wrist watch and $13 be an executive committee of 29 fully" making an addition to an from Ho Sum, seaman, at No. 82, to 39 members and a supervisory electrical installation directly Tung Chol Street The last de committee of five to seven mem- Hung Suk-hing stated, in evi- connected to the mains of the fendant was additionally" charged bers. The Association will have dence, that Chan Man had not Hongkong Electric Company in the with larceny of a suit of clothing several sections in charge of the sub-let any part of the premises. servants' quarters on the second and two tobacco pipes from Kwan welfare of "teachers, publication On Dec. 21 her rent collector went floor of No. 22, Des Voeux Road Lan, married woman at No. 609 of periodicals, custody of funds to the premises. As the result of Central on or about Mar. 31.

tiff also claimed

rent ($80) in arrears, mesne

fits and costs of the action.

PREMISES NOT SUB-LET

a message received she also went

FITTER IN TROUBLE

Wong Siu, 28, Atter, was TE-

GUNNY BAGS

educational purpose

raised for Reclamation Street:

Det.-Sgt. W. G. Morrison asked and other affairs. there and discovered that Chan

for remand of 24 hours which was Man and his family had removed

Ho Ling, 28. unemployed, ap-granted. but there was another man there. Peared before Mr. Lowry yester- She later gave notice to defend day on two charges of placing 45

On board ant to quit.

bags gunny

a

bont

alternatively

FEMALE LABOUR

bangles, a pair of gold earrings, Beveral summonses for employ.three gold rings and a gold hair On Jan. 18 Wong Ha-sang. the berthed at the Ping On Wharf on ing female workers in factories press from Cheung So, widow, at present tenant, came to see her Apr. 8 without the consent of the after eight o'clock in the evening) No. 44, Shanghai Street,

Accused and asked for the tenancy of owner, oharterer, agents or mas were heard before Mr. H. G. Mac-

charged with receiving the pro- the premises but she refused.

ter of the boat, and without a namara yesterday. licence from the Controller of

The Leung Ming Bulb Company, Derty. Trade,

at No. 64, Argyle Street, and the Defendant, who

allowed Lee Shing Knitting Company, of witness said that the object of ball of $100, was remanded until No. 83-6 Kilung Street were each

TOO MANY PEOPLE

Cross-examined by Mr. Buva

the present proceedings was not today.

for an increase of rent but not

to dirty the premises by having

fined $50.

The Min Ngai Knitting Com

D. O. SOUTH

BOUND OVER

Hi UNEMPLOYED CHARGED

pany, of No. 32, Fuk Tsut Street Chan Kwong, charged before Mr. too many people living in it. She

Three unemployed appeared was fined $100 for а similar 6. F. Balfour yesterday with the denied that she had asked that before Mr. Lowry yesterday on offence.

possession of 25 cattles wild tree the rentaTM be; increased to 385. charges in connexion with the The Nam Chung Knitting Com wood, at Castle Peak Road on After further corroborative evi-theft of a quantity of hammers pany, of No. 54 Fur Wah Street. April 8, was bound over in the dence had been called hearing and nails from the stores of Mars and the Yuen Wah Electric Plate sum of $25 for one year on his was adjourned to May 8 at 2.30 man Company in Queen's Roading Company, of No. 86, Fuk Wah pleading guilty to the charge.

Central.

Btreet, were ined $25 each. Fung Kwal 24, was charged Mr. D. W. Phillips, Inspector of with stealing by false pretences Factories and Workshops, was in!

THEFT OF JEWELLERY

p.m.

HEALTH BULLETIN a 8-pound hammer on April 6 charge of the cases

MARINE

COURT

ILLEGAL BOARDING. Charged with having boarded - a

The following is the Returns of Kwok Wing, 38, two 12-pound and notifiable diseases notified, as hav-one 16-pound hammers on April ing occurred in the Colony during 7, and Cheung Wah, 24, 25 pounds Charged with larceny of afspin harbour without permis". the 24 hours ended at midnight on of, nails on April 8 Fung was quantity of jewellery, Wong Fungsion of the master or officer in Tuesday: Cholera, six cases; also charged with aiding and lin, 30, married women, appeared charge, eight coolles were anes Diphtheria, one case: Dysentery, six abetting the last two men. | before - Mr. Macnamara yesterday $30 each, in default a month with, cases, Enteric Fever, two cases; ¦¦ All defendants were remanded for a remand of 24 hours. Figur hard labour, by Commander, J. Measles, six cases; Tuberculosis, 38 until today, on the application of: She was accused of stealing two Jolly at the Marine Gourt yester-

Det: Sgt. Willison-

gold bangles, four pairs of rattati day,

cases.

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