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LAMMERTS AUCTIONS

"PUBLIC AUCTION.

THE Undersigned have received,

instructions

to sell by

PUBLIC AUCTION

on

Friday, the 9th May, 1947. commencing at 2.30 p.m.

at their Sales Room; No. 35, Hankow Road, Kowloon,

A QUANTITY OF VALUABLE HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE

Comprising:-

GENERAL

ROUND THE POLICE COURTS No Reversal Of General

AT CENTRAL

GUNNER VICTIMISED Pleading guilty to a charge of Stealing a metal wrist watch, valued at $5, the property of Gur. Palmer, R. A., at the Wellington Barracks on May 7, Tam Wal, 21,

Sgt. H. Goldie, who prosecuted. said that defendant having been expelled for life on Jan. 10 was arrested on information at Holly- wood Road on Tuesday,

Defendant admitted six previous convictions.

HEARING REMANDED

gardener, was sentenced to six Chlu Sin-ku, 37, unemployed, weeks' hard labour by Mr. H. G. and a 30-year-old married woman, Sheldon yesterday,

Wong Kwai-chong, appeared be- Sg. G. 8 Dall said that defore Mr. Lowry yesterday on two fendant was suspected of the theft charges of unlawful retention of and was searched with the result postal packets. ›› that the watch was found in his Ipocket.

RICE PROFITEER FINED A fine of $250 was was imposed on Tsang 'Slu-san, manager of the Kwong Hang Fat Shop, No. 244. Queen's Road East, ground floor, Apr. 21.

ri

Policy On Nightsoil

Will Be Considered

"THE ATTITUDE oF GOVERNMENT HAS BEEN CLEARLY STATED AND NO REVERSAL OF GENERAL POLICY WILL BE CONSIDERED,”

Thus said the Colonial Secretary (Hon. Mr. N. L. Smith) at the Legislative Council meeting yesterday afternoon in reply to the following question asked by Hon. Mr. M. K. Lo: Will the Government make any statement regarding the recent repre- sentations made by the former nightsolt collectors now replaced by Government employees?

The Colonia; Secretary sald:- have no desire to obtain employ-! As Honourable Members are ment under the Government

of

It was alleged that they frau dulently retained at No. 152, Jaffe Road, Wanchai, a postal packet, aware this matter has been under Scheme, which ought to have been de-discussion for some time. The

· HEALTH MEASURE livered to one Mrs Cheung Huns. resolution of the Trban Counci

Departmental collection on Mar. 24 and another one on in which the change of systein

was proposed was communicated nightscil has been undertaken as a by Mr. Sheldon, K. C. yesterday The case was remanded unt to the Government on October 9, measure of public health with the support of the Urban Council and for selling rice at a higher price next Thursday. Mr. C. A. Suther 1940, and financial provision was of the Government's advisers о than Government-fixed rate, which ton Russ will be appearing for included in the Budget for 1941- health matters and a reversion to offence is a breach of the De-both defendants, who are on $200 42. A decision

was reached on

the former system, or lack of ban each, -Teakwood Drawing Room, Bedence Regulations.

March 20, 1941, and it was an-

system, is now out of the ques- Mr. D. C. W. Fitches, Superin-nounced that collection by the tion; it is felt therefore that no Room Dining Room and Office The summons against defendant Furniture, 'Carpets, Rugs, Wardrobe charged him with selling to Police tendent of Mails, is prosecuting. Sanitary Department would begin useful purpose can be served, by & Cabin Trunks, Gurios, Orna- Constable C154, Chan Fit-kwong. STOLE DIAMOND RING on the first of May, 1941.

further representations on these ments, Pictures, Clocks, Enamel jone catty of Class 1 rice at 18.2

Leung, 21, unemployed, Every effort was made by the lines. The attitude of the Gov- Bath, Futer, Porcelain, Glass, Brass cents, whereas the ometal rate is appeared before Mr. Lowry yester-Chairman of the Urban Council to ernment has been clearly stated day accused of stealing a gold induce persons employed on night- and no reversal of general policy Egt, W. 6. Dall prosecuted, ring set with diamond and $160 in soll collection to apply for em- will be considered.

HEARING FIXED

money to the value of $500 from ployment under the Government Not can any claim to compen- Hearing of the case in which the

Lu Kong-fong.and they were given until April sation for the loss of a privilege Yeung Kwok-wah, 39, unemploy-caterer to the Students Mess at 23 to do so. By that date it had which has no legal foundation be cases of Individual ed, of No. 203, Tung Chol Street, St. John's Hall, Hongkong Univer- become evident that the majority considered: Arst floor, is accused of stealing sity, on May 6.

of these would not come forward hardship if brought to the notice and it then became necessary to of the proper authorities will however receive sympathetic-at- recruit others to take their place.

tention.

and E. P. Ware, Electric Ceiling & Table Fans and Lamps, Cabinet & Portable Gramophones and Records, Cooking Stove & Utensils, etc.. etc.

Lisa

à QUANTITY OF BLACKWOOD AND RATTAN FURNITURE,

and

On View from Thursday, the 8th May, 1941.

16 cents.

Wan

of room

with two others not in custody, Defendant admitted the offence $35 from the person of Man Lok- and was sentenced to six weeks'

Since the beginning of this hin, manager of the Tak Wan Tea hard labour.

Sgt. H. Goldie prosecuted.

month demonstrations have taken Fine Tientsin, Carpet - 9' x 12' House, No. 44, Gough Street, on a

The fall quots of collectors has engaged but applica- bus at Leighton H Road, near THEFTS OF SEWING MACHINES place and representatives of per- now been (almost new)... ·

Judgment was given by Major sons formerly engaged in night- tions from persons formerly en- 1 Fine Tientsin. Carpet 8' x.. 10 Po Leung Kuk, was fixed for 11.30

am. on May 22 by Mr. Sheldon, A. N. Macfadyen yesterday in the soil collection have been inter gaged in the trade will still be (almost new),

K. C.. yesterday.

case in which Wong Kwok-chan, viewed by Government mcials, given priority for consideration as these representa- | vacancies occur; and for any who Mr. M. A. da Silva is appearing 52, broker and Chan Man, 41, The object of for the defence, defendant being unemployed, both

ons has been to obtain a post- may become destitate mainten- of No. on ball of $300,-

Thompson Road, were charged ponement of the inauguration of ance in Government camps is Det. Sgt. V. M. Morrison is in with counts of larceny by bailee the new system for a considerable avaliable as well as assistance for being asserted at the those who wish to return to the charge of the case.

of a Singer sewing machine, the period, it property of Wong Po-wah, of No. same time the, the demonstrators country. CERTIFICATE

31, Hollywood Road. ground floor, Alleged to have in possession a on Mar 13, of two belonging to forged inoculation certificate pur-Tam Ming, of No. 48, Cochrane porting to have been issued by the Street, ground door, on Mar. 31.) Macao Government, knowing the and two counts of fillegal pawning same to have been forged, at the of the machines. ACKNOWLEDGMENT T Chung Boarding House, Con- The first charge against them

Terms: Cash on Delivery

LAMMERT BROS..

AUCTIONEERS.

FORGED INOCULATION

hulpo districts were heard before Mr.,H, C. Macnamara yesterday.

All the offenders were sunmon ed for falling to obscure lights properly during the black-out

Pines ranging from #2 to $20 were imposed.'

BURGLAR CONVICTED Lam Kwong alias Lam Sang, a

naught Road Central, on May 3, was withdrawn by the prosecution, Members of the Committee of the chan Plu, 32, described as a board-while they were convicted on the New Territories Rellet Associationing house runner, was remanded three other counts." beg to acknowledge with grateful for a week by Mr. G. T. Lowry First defendant was sentenced to appreciation and thanks the fellow-yesterday for making further en-14 days' hard labour and to pay life banishes, appeared before Mr. ing donations, and gifts made dur-quiries.

$88 compensation to the two com- Macnamara yesterday on three Defendant, who is on $150 ball, plainants, or in default, serve a charges of burglary and breach ing April 1941 towards the main- tenance of the Clinics and Hospital will be defended by Mr. C. A. further 42 days, and second defend- of a deportation order. operating in the New Territory vil- Sutherton Russ.

ant to 42 days.

Det.-Sgt. D. G. MacPherson, pro- lages:-

Det.-Sgt. W..Summers prosecut-secuting, alleged that defendant broke into the Police Sports Pari- Kon, Boundary Street, 011 three different occasion and stole quantity of wine and cigarettes.

Accused was sentenced to four months and 18 weeks hard labour for all four charges.

Det.-Sgt. J. R. Bykes is in charge of the case.

ed.

Messrs. Haw Par Bros. Ltd., $500;

BOUND OVER Provincial Priory of China, 200; The LIFE BANISHEE GAOLED

Convicted of charges of stealing Hongkong Electric Co., 200; The A life banishee, LI Kong, 20, un- Hongkung Telephone Co., 100; employed, was sentenced to six a bank draft for $500, issued by Cheung Chau Elders, 190: Per Miss months' hard labour by Mr. Lowry the Chan Hing Bank from his Kwan (Ba Tsuen), 100 (Chungking yesterday, when he pleaded guilty sister-in-law, Ho Lin. 24, widow, Money) Mr. Richard Lee, 20; Mr to a charge of breach of the de-of. No. 24, Second Street, second floor, obtaining $400 from the bank portation order.

M. K. Lo, 20.

ACCOUNTANT ÁSSAULTED

terday charged with (a) the lar- ceny of a plece rail from No. 2 HUI, Saing Mun, the property of Marsman Co., and (b) with tres passing in that area.

When they pleaded guilty to both charges, first accused was fined $25 or three weeks' hard labour on the first count and one week's hard labour on the second, con-

current. A fine of $10 or three weeks' 'hard labour was imposed, on

FRIDAY, MAY 9, 1941.

COTTONS FOR PLAYTIME

GAY 3 PIECE PLAYSUITS

JUST RECEIVED,

VIVID COTTONS

"

WITH PLEATED

OR FLARED SKIRTS.

IN STRIPES &

FLORAL DESIGNS.

FROM $16.95."

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LANE, CRAWFORD, LTD.

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charge and one week's labour. on the second, concurrent.

The third defendant was fined $5 or three weeks' hard labour on the first count and, one week's hard labour on the second, con- current.

POLICE REPORTS

of

A recital by the students Prof. Anna Olsufieff (vocal) and Prof. Harry Ore (Pianoforte) will be given at St. Paul's Girls' Col- lege, Macdonnel Road, on Wed- nesday, May 21, at 5.30 pm.

·

+

WILD TREE WOOD For the possession of 50 cattles wild tree wood, Leung Lin was

A public exhibition of a selec- bound over in the sum of $10 for

tion of his recent Chinese paint- six months when he appeared beings will be given by Mr. Chang tore Mr. Balfour yesterday.

"

BOUND OVER

Shu-chl (Chungklng) at the Hotel Cecil from today unul Sun-

:1

Found guilty on the charge of day from 9 am, to a p.m. larceny of a small quantity of coal from the Wing.Lee Coal Yard, at Castle Peak Road, Tsun Wan, on by Mr. Balfour yesterday, win he May 6. Ng Yiu was bound over pleaded guilty to the charge of in the sum of $50 to be of good be- larceny of a tin money-box con- haviour for six months, when hetaining $1.40 from the entrance to appeared before Mr. Balfour yes- No. 18, Chung On Street, Tsun

Wan, on May 6. terday.

RETURNED BANISHEE

For returning from banishment. Sentence of three weeks' hard accused was ordered to be re-

the second defendant on the first labour was passed on Li Kung-on, expelled.

THINK WHAT OUR

by claiming that the draft was Kwong Ki, 20, who was alleged WEEKLY

his property and attempting to to have assaulted" Ngo Gee-wo, obtain the balance by false pre-accountant of the Chinese Tele-

JUDGMENT FOR PLAINTIFFS tences. Wong Sang. 35. unemploy- graph Company at No. 3, Con-

IN CLAIM FOR $17,000

A claim for $17,208.29 for damages suffered from a breach of contract brought by the MING CHEONG HONG, contractors, of No. 128 Belchers Streef, ground floor. before the Chief Justice. Sir Atholf. MacGregor, concluded at the Supreme Court yesterday when his Lordship gave judgment to plaintiffs on the claim, and on counter-claim, with kohta.

15, 1940. In breach

of

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ed, was bound over in the sum of naught Road, with intent to rob $200 to be of good behaviour for him, was committed to the next six months by Mr. Lowry yester-Criminal Sessions by Mr. Macna- day.

| mara-yesterday:

ed.

Det. Sgt. W. Summers prosecut-

AT KOWLOON

Mr. C. A. Butherton Russ ra- presented accused, while Det.-Sgt. N, B. Fraser prosecuted,

It was alleged that defendant and others not in ensody held up Plaintifs calmed that by a con-¡and misconstruca the true mean-

complainant at No. 138, Temple SNATCHER CONVICTED tract in writing on June 15, 1839, tng of the contract, determined

Street on April 19 with a dagger. „defekt mas agreed to deliver to that the agreement should not For matching a handbag con-

COMMITTED FOR TRIAL them for repair all tea boxes im-continue and that if plaintiffs.-taining. $10.65 from a woman, Cheng

Committal proceedings against perted into the Colony and thesisted on their rights to which Man-chun, in Nathari Road and agreement was to be in force they were entitled these should be for breach of a deportation order, Lau Kwong, 24, Chan Lak, 20 and from June 16. 1939. to June restricted to the minimum which Wong Yan 35, was sentenced to Luk Kwan, 24, who were charged

the the contract required,

four months and six weeks hard with robbery by two or more were contract, plaintifs claimed de.. His Lordship said that he found labour and to be recommended concluded before Mr. Macnamara fendants did not deliver all tea that defendants had broken the for banishment by Mr. D. J. N. yesterday. boxes aa agreed and employed agreement with plaintifs and that Anderson yesterday. other workmen for the work. plaintifa were justifled and en- Sgt. B. Ross said that about incited a woman to summon a cloth Deferxtants, the Fu Hua Trading titled, when they found out the 8.20 p.m. on Wednesday while hawker, Li Luk, on Apr, 24 to No. Co., importers and exporters of position as stated in their letter. complainant was waiting for a 45, Shanghai Street where he was tes, of No. 33 Praya, Kennedy dated Mar. 28, to act as they did friend outside a shop in Nathan robbed of $170 worth of cloth. Tow, brought a counter-$12 for He gave judgment for plaintiffs Road, defendant came from be- #8,152.97 as expenses and damages on the claim and on the counter hind and snatched the handbag foki of the Fuk Cheong Pawn Shop, suffered as the result of paintine olim with costs. The alarm was raised and accused who testified that first accused did

Asking; his Lordship to pat bis refusal to perform the contract on er about Mar, 23, 1049, when they reaans In writing, Mr. D'Almada was chased and arrested by a con had to employ other workmen told he had instructions to Ra do the work.

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OUT OF OWN POCKET

stable.

1.

The handbag and its contents were recovered.

Defendants were alleged to have

After evidence was given by a

defendants were committed to the

come to pawn a quantity of cloth,

Criminal Sessions,

Det. Sgt. N. B. Fraser was in charge of the case.

D. O. SOUTH

LARCENY BY BAILEE

that the defendants be allowed to pay part of the claim to plain- Plaintiffs were represented by ffs and part into. Court, pending

"CONSPIRACY TO ROB Mr. Bidon Potter, K.C., and Mr. Lo

an appeal,

Au Yeung Kau, 20, and Yau So, 20, Tung-fan instructed by Mr. C. Y.

were charged before MF. Anderson Kwan, while the Hon. Mr. Leo

yesterday with conspiracy to commit D'Anad Jr. was for the de- Mr. Potter objected to stay of a robbery and possession of two fence, Instructed by Mr. Peter Hexecution being granted unless 50 files and a dagger, weapons at for

per want. of the damages were an unlawful purpose...

Ng Lau appeared before Mr. S. F. THE JUDGMENT

paid to plaintiffs and 30 'per cent. Second

accused pleaded. not Balfour yesterday on a charge of olving judgment, his Lordship tiffs bad paid out of their own which was accepted by Det. Sgt.

Into Court. He said that plain-guilty to the possession charge larceny by bailee.

On being convicted, on the said the question he had to pocket for the months of Jan., answer was whether the contract Feb. and March and needed a

charge of embezzlement, accused C. Dowman.. between the parties had been substantial

On the first charge three months was bound over in the sum of $100 sum to carTY, VIX broken by Brendants and whether His Lordship granted stay of and two months hard labor was to be of good behaviour for one the action of plaintiffs from Mar. execution on payment by defen-imposed on the defendants res-year. He was also ordered to pay to complainant, Cheung 29, 1940, was justified or that there dants of $10,000 into Court and Pectively, while for the possession $48.20 was ground for defender coua- the balance to paintills within charge, first accused was fined $0 Chung, as compensation or ter-diaith."

seven days, and payment of full of another month's hard labour. serve one-month's imprisonment

hard labour,

He had come to the conclusion costs on the claims and counter from the correspondence, passed, claim. He also directed that an walt "his" Lordship, that the repre- appeal head be tied within 21 sentatives of "détendais? mitnjead | dage.

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