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PUBLIC AUCTION.

THE Undersigned have received instructions from The Omcial Administrator, Supreme Court,

to sell by

PUBLIC AUCTION

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Tuesday, the 27th May, 1941.

commencing at, 10.30 a.m.

at No. 182. Prince Edward Road, First Moor (Kowloon)

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A QUANTITY OF VALUABLE HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE-

(effects of the inte Mr. J. Bickerstaŭ)

and

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AT KOWLOON

GENERAL

Death

Unemployed Who Murdered His Niece

Sentence On

No detener was put up by CHIU SIN-CHING, 19-year-old unem- ployed, at his trial before the Chief Justice, Sir Atholl MacGregor, at the Criminal Sessions yesterday when he was found Guilty of a charge of the murder of his right-year-old niece, Chin Mo-tsang, on April D.

WOÙNDING CHARGE

BURGLAR CONVICTED Chau Wah, 35, carpenter, of No Sentence of two months" hard 7. Tal Wong Street East, Arst floor, labour was imposed by Mr. D.J.N. was remanded until tomorrow in Anderson yesterday on Tam Shul- Jl custody by Mr. H.G. Sheldon. chiu, 21, for breaking into a dwell K.C... yesterday on charge ofing house and stealing therein a cutting and wounding LA Ping brass combination stove. Chuen, 22, carpenter, residing at Sgt. B. Ross said that about

A recommendation to mercy, was made by the jury after a short No. 57. Jorriston Road," ground 4 a.m, on Sunday a constable stop-retirement. floor, causing him grevious bodily pèd accused at Tung Chal Street

Accused was defended by Mr. H.† children were rond of accused and harm at Queen's Road Bast, out-with the stove in his possession. W Lee, instructed by Mr. C. A. he of the girls... side the Royal Naval Dockyard, Accused admitted that he had Sutherton Russ. Mr. M. J. Abbott, Everything seemed to go happily on May 10.

stolen it from No. 191. Tung Chol Crown Counsel, assisted by Det-ut the family was confronted Det. Sgt. V.M. Morrison is in Street.

He gained entrance by insp. A. E. Carey, appeared for the with this ghastly occurrence. The charge of the case..

climbing over the back wall.

prosecution.

Scene must have struck you as broke the lock on the backyard

truly inexplicable and accused door on his way out.

himself was unable to explain it.

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is

DEATH INQUIRY

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Was

The following jury

em- panelled:-Messrs. C. Gray (Fore- man), Johnson Lee, W. G. May-

SNATCHER GAOLEN. cock, Chan Kuen-wong. William

Giving chase in a car, Sgt. s T. Louey. Mak Pak-to and A. J. Lewis, Boyal Engineers, succeed! M. Prata.

Mr. Sheldon sat as Coroner yes-

The defence. Mr. Lee said, had terday at an inquest into the

not pleaded Insanity for legal death of Siu Yuk-ching. 48, fore-

reasons but he was entitled to ask man of the Dairy Farm Company,

the jury, in deliberating their ver- Pokfulam, whose body was found

ed in arresting a snatcher, Cheung Accused lived with his brother, dict. to carefully weigh and con- at the bottom of a pit near

betore Chiu Sin-ki. Chiu's wife and two sider every pecullar circumstance cpwshed in Pokfulam on Apr. 22. Chu, 19., who was charged

Macnamara yesterday; children and a boy cousin in a of the whole case and to ask them- The jury comprised of Messrs. Mr. A. C

wrist watcn, cockleft at No. 171 Tung Chol selves whether this was just an R. Abraham (Foreman), P. Stein- with larceny of a

valued at $20, from the person of Street. The two men, both unem- ordinary case of homicide or whe- schneider and E. L. Starling.

Det. Sub-Insp. F. W. Fowtie ap-Chan Yuk, woman, In Nathan

ther they might feel here was something extraordinary about the Road on Sunday. peared for the Police.

mental and moral balance of ac-

One"" Westinghouse" Refrigerator. Outlining the case, Mr. Sheldon One Gas Stove One Quartz Lamp

On View on Day of Sale

Terms: Cash on Delivery.

LAMMERT BROS.

AUCTIONEERS.

said that on the morning of Apr. 22. deceased went to the office and drew his pay of $30.

About half an hour later, a woman employee was passing No. 9 cowshed when she heard a groan of a man, Looking over the shed, she saw the body of deceased lying at the bottom of a pit."

It was stated that Sgt. Lewis heard the alarm raised and drove his car after accused from the junction of Waterloo Road and Nathan Road to Alhambra Thea- tre where he arrested accused.

sentenced to six Accused was

weeks' hard labour.

played, were left in charge of the children as Chiu's wife worked at a boarding house, in Hongkong and lived on this side of the harbour.

In Jan. and. Feb, respectively ac cpsed and his brother had two over accused having quarrels pawned some clothing without per- mission and spending $1 which was given Chiu Sin-kl. On the

last occasion accused snatched Chiu's spectacles and grabced him from by the throat.

At

cused.

Mr. Lee told the jury that it was open to them to make a strong re- commendation to mercy, whatever verdict they arrived at.

SUMMING UP.

Summing up, his Lordship sald that there was clear and uncon- tradicted evidence that not only accused was in charge of the children but that he had repeated ly, in different ways, told people just what he had done..

M. Lee, his Lordship said, had

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SHORT STORY

Einar Lund of Decorah, Ia., sp open a rock crevive while building his new home and, to his amaze- ment telt a steady blast of cold. air Issue forth. He promptly pip- Eric Blomberg, the forgotten ed it, keeping his home at 70 de- prisoner. is free after 14 years in grees all summer and regulating jail-but he has nowhere to go the humidity in winter. He is aged 87.

He was convicted in 1926 of aa-

ROBBED EUROPEAN LADY For snatching a handbag Found lying near the body was

OBEDIENT GIRL a number of books, "but the $30 Mrs. Marguerite, of No, 534, Nathan which he had previously obtained Road. Li Chai. 23, and Kung Kau,

On the day in question Chiu six 123, 'were sentenced, to weeks' were nowhere to be found.

went out about 1 p.m. leaving the Dr. P. W. Chan, of the Victoria hard labour each by Mr. Macna- children behind with accused.

2.30 p. accused was heard by a not put up as defence an insanity saulting with a deadly weapon and term. The court order that Blom- Mortuary, who conducted a post-mara yesterday.

Sgt. Whitcroft said that about fellow tenant to say that the girl. plea because he and his instruct- sentenced to a year in fall and or- berg remain in jail until the costs humous examination on deceased.

was very obedient and that very ng solicitor appreciated that dered to pay costs aueunting to were paid was struck from the re- PUBLIC AUCTION, testided that the cause of death: 2 p.m. on Saturday

was walking along shortly an Indian policeman would would be quite impossible for them, just over 63 dollars. After serving cord..

.come to arrest him but not her. so long as the evidence stood un- his term the prisone, according to seven hind and knocked down her hand at 4 p.m. Chiu Sin-ki returned, challenged and unchanged, to set the police, refused to pay the costs, del prisoner all the years, was re rainutes, the jury returned a ver- bag which was picked up by Kung He went to the cockloft and on up such a defence. Mr. Lee had so he stayed where ue was.

a First accused was arrested by a Hiting up a qulit discovered the put forward clever and im- Passer-by, while second accused dead child. She was blindfolded passioned appeal for sympathy Now" Blomberg's case has been He went for a wa was Intercepted by a constable.

and against that plea he had noth- called to the attention of the dis- But after 14 years he had At the street door he met accusing whatsoever to say.

trict judge who promptly ruled that home, no friends. When night fell COMMITTED FOR TRIAL

ed who said, "This has been forced His Lordship told the jury that Blomberg should NOT have been he returned to the prison and ask- upon me by you." Chiu went to be would see that their recom-detained for the non-payment of 'ed for a bed.

THE Undersigned have received

Instructions

to sell by

PUBLIC AUCTION

an

Wednesday, the 28th May, 1941. commencing at 10.30 a.m.

at No. 11A. Jordan Road, Kowloon

"A QUANTITY OF VALUABLE

HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE.

On View from Tuesday, the 27th May, 1941.

Terms: Cash on Delivery.

AUCTIONEERS..

whdle Mrs. was due to multiple injuries and Margucrite

Nathan Road, Li came from be- Internal haemorrhage.

After ទ retirement of

dict of death from a fall with not to determine sufficient evidence the cause of fall.

JUVENILES DISCHARGED

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and gagged.

Sgt. W. G. Morrison accused at

Blomberg, who had been a mo-

leased immediately,

sessed in addition to the prison cell.

no

The two juveniles arrested in Committal proceedings against connexion with the demonstration Lau Fuk, 32. who was charged staged by allegedly former night-with robbing Tong Yun-fan of the house of a relative and later mendation would be forwarded to costs since no fine had been, as He was given one in his old

reported to the Mongkok Tsui Po-the. proper quarters. so cooltes.in front of the G. P. C. $71.05 at the Pak Kut Restuarant, lice Station. On arrival of Det.- building last Tuesday afternoon No. 9. Saigon Street, attempting and charged with disorderly con- to shoot Yip Shiu-kwong with in- once said. "I have killed them." duct were discharged with a tent, possession of a revolver and caution by Mr. Sheldon yesterday five rounds of ammunition in the Juvenile Court. Both plead-breach of a deportation order. ∙ed gulity.

'were concluded before Mr. Macna' They were warned that if they mara yesterday when accused was were brought up again on the same committed to the next Criminal offeride, they would be severely Sessions. dealt with.

ed,

UNAUTHORISED SALE OF

FLOWERS

and

After being cautioned, accused sald "I have killed her because my' elder sister-in-law will have noth- ing more to do with me."

Dr. H. H. Tai found the cause of death to be a deep incised wound on the neck, and haemorrhage.

When charged accused made a

was I who killed her. I killed her with a small knife."

NOT CHALLENGED

The last charge was dealt sum- Det.-Sgt. H, B. Dewar prosecut-marily and accused was sentenced statement saying, "Yesterday it

to three months' hard labour on this count.

Giving evidence. Yip. a 16-year At the end of the Crown's case old boy, said that he heard the Mr. Lee said that the defence was Ä 29-year-old school master, alarm about 12 pm. on May 3 not calling any evidence. LAMMERT BROS., Chung Fal, of No. 26, Shanghai and saw defendant running with

Street, was charged together with Lew' men, on his heels. five others described as teachers

Mr. Abbott submitted that all Witness also joined the chase the facts put by the Crown at the before Mr. G. T. Lowry yesterday Accused was alleged to have PUBLIC AUCTION. collection of money through the but the revolver mis-fired.

with alding and abetting in the pointed the gun at him and fired, outset had been abundantly proved by the witnesses called. Accused had made an admission of having sale of flowers in the streets with- Thinking It was a toy pistol, dut permission from the Commis-witness followed accused up the HE Undersigned have received sioner of Police on May 24.

path leading to the King's Park. instructions

Four of the teachers falled Refugee Camp Witness with A Mr. Lee said that both the appear and had their bail of $15 pincer movement struck accused parents had seen fit to give accus- each estreated. Chung was on $20 on the temples and succeeded ined express authority to chastise ball, while the sixth, Hul Loong-disarming him with the help of the girls when the occasion arose to, 25, appeared in the dock, having Wong Pat, another witness. been detained for failing to raise

THE

to sell by

PUBLIC AUCTION

on

Thursday, the 29th May, 1941.

commencing at 10.30 a.m.

at No. 4, Conduit Road.

A QUANTITY OF VALUABLE HOUSEHOLD FURNITUER.

also

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Det.-Sgt. J, R. Sykes said that, the sale of flowers on Saturday was sponsored by the Tung Wan Hospital. It so happened that the chairman of the hospital saw three youngsters selling flowers at who was bound over early this

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A refugee, Cheung Nam-ying,

murdered someone, at least, and that story had not been challenged at all.

and both parents had said that the

ESKIMOS GO MODERN

The idea of an Eskimo publishing. Queen's Road Central, near year again appeared before Mrja book seems fantastic to Those Murray Barracks, not authorised 8. F. Balfour yesterday when he who imagine that these northern by the hospital. He had them was charged with larceny of five people are ignorant and uncul arrested and taken to the Police cattles of rice from the Yuen Fang tured. Station where they told the, Police Rice Shop, Chung On Street, Most of the 58,000 Eskimos alive One "Philips" Radio (model 1940) that they did so under the in-Tsun Wan, on May 24.

today have been to school, and all structions of the defendants, Band

It was stated by a foki of the of them are acquainted with the Asked what he had to say, Chung shop that accused scooped up the work of Hans Lyne, the most stated that he tried to raise some me while he witness, was talk-famous Eskimo author, publisher funds to maintain orphanis in his ing with a Pline.

Fine Peking Rugs

On View from Wednesday the 28th May, 1941.

Terms: Cash on Delivery.

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Sgt. Sykes added that he (de- Defendant, who pleaded that he fendant had been arrested once was starving, was ordered to be in Kowloon last month for the expelled.

same: offence.

Ching was fined 320, while Hul was discharged with a caution.

BAIL ESTREATED

MARINE COURT

and playwright. Not only is there great demand for Eikime plays and novels, but Eskimo literature is.

Tich mi Talk lore.

In other branches they sɗe also modern, for their igloos (homes), are electrically lit and their keyaks (canoes) driven by petrol motors. Beven young women were They use telephones, radio, and charged before Lt. Cmdr. J. Jolly motor-driven sledges and ride in

Reroplanes.

Two of the three, who pleaded, at the Marine Court yesterday. LAMWERT BROS., not guilty and were remanded with unlawfully boarding a ship from Saturday on a charge of lying in the harbour on Saturday evading payment of ferry are on without the permission of the the Man Laung launch, of the master or the offices in charge. TSUN WAN ROBBERY

sume ranging, |Hongkong" and Zaumati Vehicular They were fined Ferry Company, were discharged from $10 to $20,

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Five men armed

A with toy pistol and a dagger ransacked an annumbered but at Trun Wan and decamped with $19 worth of cloth- ling. They were Yu Hok-yu and Yu last Friday afternoon when about Lo Win-ming reported that Hok-ylu. The third, Chan Tim 200 persons, mostly workmen of about 3 p.m. on Sunday the in- bad his ball of $2 estrested when the Taikoo Docks, rushed the trudera broke into his hut and he failed to appear.

gates of the Wharf in an attempt threatened him with the weapons. ·| This was a sequel to the near to get on board a fully laten ferry. They made good their escape be- riot at the Sai Wan Ho Wharf Sgt. W. L. Kinloch prosecuted. Itore the alarm was raised.

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