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HONGKONG DAILY PRESS

GENERAL

BROKER SENTENCED TO H.K.

SEVEN YEARS

Will Forgery Trial Ends

At The Sessions

The trial of Lui Fook-wing, alias Kong Keung, 45, broker, and Li Wah-sing, alias Li Pang, 37, unemployed, before the Chief Justice, Sir Atholl MacGregor, at the Criminal Sessions in connexion with the forging of the will of one Lau Mau, deceased. was concluded, yes- terday when first accused was found Guilty on all four counts while the second was found Guilty on the first count;

Both accused were charged with Lui and his godfather. Lau Mau, conspiring to forge a will in 1940. together at Ta! Kwong Market. First accused was

Embarrassing Statisti

Population And Ratio To The Unofficial J. P.'s

BY A STAFF REPORTER

STATISTICS are wonderful things. They show how many inches to a fraction of au inch of rain fell in such-and-such a year, as compared with the current year. They show how many persons (and even fractions of a person) per thousand died of what-you-may-call -it disease in the year so-and-so.

They could also prove that the cost of living has only gone up by two per cent, despite the fact that, in reality, the increase had been nearer 200 per cent.

But statistics can also be most; Take, for instance,) embarrassing.

additionally Lui was "at a grocery shop next the matter of the population of FUNERAL OF MR.

A TURN-TALE

found guilty on charges of uttering door to his own shop. a will in June, 1940, knowing it to be forged, committing perjury by making a false affirmation at the "Supreme Court which was neces- sary to obtain a grant of the pro- bate of the will, and with obtain ing $3,000 by virtue of a forged

document.

Second accused was found Not Quilty on

second count of forging a will on a date, between

2

May 1 and June 19, 1940.

Mr. J. P. Murphy. Assistant Crown Solicitor, assisted by Mr. S. Ng Quinn. prosecuted, while Mr. George She, Instructed by Mr. M. A da Silva was for the defence.

The following comprised the jury-Messrs. Henry Kew (Fore- man), Yeung Hok-ming, R. G. Gardner, Kuo Hsu-sang. Yang Cheng-toh and George Ko Yau- cheong.

Mr. She submitted that there was no evidence against both ac- cused regarding the charge of con spiracy. Li Yat-sing. Mr. She said, was a self-confessed llar, perjuror

and a turn-tale!

evidence.

OF

Hongkong in ratio to the number of UNOFFICIAL - JUSTICES. THE PEACE.

WHAT STATISTICS SHOW

L. A. REMEDIOS

L

The funeral of MR. LUIZ According to statistics compiled | ATANASIO REMEDIOS, who died recently, there are about 1.000.000 on Tuesday at the, Kowloon Hos- Chinese (excluding refugees living pital, took place at the Roman in Government camps), 8,000 Bri-Catholic Cemetery yesterday.

the four

Mr. Murphy said that the facts tish, 4,000 Pertuguese and 5,500 The late Mr. Remedios had been,

the Indians-to take only set out in his opening for

for the past 20 years, connected Crown had been proved by the main communties living in the with the Hongkong and Shanghai Colony, In other words, the Chi-Banking Corp., and was exceeding- Summing up. his Lordship said nese population is approximatelyly popular with both his officers that regarding the evidence of Li fifty times that of the other three and colleagues. Yat-sing, though it was common combined. to act on the uncorroborated evi- dence of an accomplice it would be unsate to do so unless there was corroboration.

Mf. Remedios leaves two young j Turning to the latest list of un-.

official J.P.'s, it was found that sohs and a daughter to mourn his there are 106 British, 55 Chinese, death. His wife predeceased him, Ave Portuguese and five Indian some years ago. (including two Parsee) Justices of

First accased was sentenced to a total of seven years' hard labour the Peace. and the second accused to 12 months hard labour.

Rev. Fr. A. Angelus officiated at the service in the Chapel and at the graveside.

."

of

Taking the two sets of figures together, it will be found that there

Messrs. D. and M. Remedios At the resumed hearing yester- Passing sentence on Lut Fook-is ONE JUSTICE OF THE PEACE day, Lo Yuk-man, was called by wing. his Lordship said that he FOR EVERY 18.161.19 CHINESE (brothers) were the chief mourners. the defence. Lo stated that he had been found guilty of one of 1,100 INDIANS, 800 PORTUGUESE

THOSE PRESENT AND knew Lust Fook-wing" and had seen the most" serious offences in law.

754.71 BRITISH!! WHILE

Among the large number THERE ARE THREE J.P.'S FOR EVERY 2,654.71 NON-CHINESE, friends who attended were Messrs. THERE IS ONLY ONE FOR E. J. Figeureldo. I Figeureido, OR, J. V. Ribeiro, J. Alves, J. Sequeira. TO REDUCE THE RATIO TO ITS L Campos, L. V. Xavier, J. Cas- CORRECT PROPORTION, THEREj tiho, P. Xavier, J. Rocha, L. A. ARE 21 TIMES MORE NON-CHI- Cordeiro, G. Leon, R. Silva. D NESE JUSTICES OF THE PEACE Lopes, L. A. Roza, V. D. Xavier, THAN THERE ARE CHINESE. B. Franco, E. Rocha, R. H. Hynd- Again taking the population into man, L. Sousa, R. Silva, F. C. calculation, there are 24.09 British, Collaco, M. Silva L. Antonio 22.73 Portuguese and 16.53 Indian Remedios, F. X. D'Almada Remédios, representatives to one Chinese. S. Faria, B. Hyndman and F. X

Soares.

Hongkong Tramways Win EVERY 18181.JE CHINESE

Claim Against Chauffeur

Written judgment in the case in which the HONGKONG TRÀM- WAYS, LTD., claimed the sum of $189 damages from CHEUNG" PING- SANG, of No. 7 Wa Nam Street, first floor, Aberdeen, was delivered by Mr. Justice Cressall at the Summary Court yesterday.

His Lordship said:-

to

of driving a car. The doctor ad- wear glasses when In this case the plaintiff claim vised me the sum

of $189 as damages for driving. If I had swerved to the. injury caused to the property of left would not have hit the pole the plaintiffs by the negligent but I might have run into the driving of a chauffeur employed pedestrian."

by the defendant; The main facts It is unfortunate that there was are not in dispute and the sole no independant eye-witness avall question in issue is whether the able to give evidence, for while chauffeur was or was not negli due weight must be given to the gent in the driving of lorry 2348, swarn testimony of the driver as It appears that about 5.30 am. to how the accident occurred the on the morning of Feb. 2, 1941, fact remains that as an interested this lorry, laden with fish, was be-party he is bound to paint the plc- Ing driven, along Des Voeux Road. ture as he saw it and not as an onlooker would have It was raining and the surface of unblassed the road had in consequence be-judged it.

come somewhat slippery. The i

lorry was proceeding along the

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Among the profusion of wreaths sentation by their JF. is difficult sent were those from His Loving to understand, especially in view Children Frances, Estylito, Raquel of their preponderant interest in L. Rocha and children, Ah Lam. estate, banking, Mrs. R. R. Rocha, Messrs, J. A. D. industry, real commerce, law, journalism, soclety Morrison, J. 8. Dunnett, S. T. Williamson, C. L. Farmer, A. M. and social welfare work.

Against this imposing ist of Mack, L. M. Wylle, Chan Wai-

J H. Tag. Corp Book Office Dept, of H. K. Chinese interests in the Colony, kuen, Hon Fan-lam,

Ma, J. Hamet, Mr. and & S. Bank, Portuguese Staff of the stereotyped argument that 8 F

E Belhell, Mrs "the only thing a Chinese cares Mrs.

Martin, H. K. & S. Bark, Female Prison about is his bowl of rice" is, to say Hongkong and Shanghal Banking Staff and many others. the least, exceedingly weak, part!- cularly when the circulation of the S leading Chinese newspapers are taken into consideration (a cer- tain vernacular dally having a sale of 40,000 copies).

road parallel with the tram lines A peculiar feature of the case 15 when it suddenly crashed into one the fact that although the defen- of the poles which are erected be dant has denied any negligence on MORE CHINESE J.P.'S NEEDED tween the two sets of tram lines: the part of his servant he never-

"I really think," said a well- in the middle of the road thereby theless allowed him to make an known Chinese resident, when dis-

causing damage to the extent of unconditional offer of $50 to the cussing this matter, with a Hong-

the amount claimed,

First Prosecution Under Anti-Spitting Bye-law

MEDICAL DEPT. MESSENGER IS

FINED FIVE DOLLARSTM

The first prosecution under the anti-spitting bye-law, passed some wartime ago but hitherto not enforced, was brought before Mr. H. G. efforts are concerned; neither do Sheldon. K.C., at the Central Magistracy yesterday, at the instance of Dr. P. S. Selwyn-Clarke, Director of Medical Services, they hold back where the Volun- the Hon. teers and Essential Services are against LI YIU, of No. 9, Fo Hing, Fong, ground floor,

Defendant pleaded guilty and ters and he is therefore expected was fined $5 by Mr. Sheldon, who to set an example to others. "Thirdly and lastly, this said that he would impose a hea-

should serve to awake those who vier fine on future offenders.

company as compensation, and in kong Dally Press reporter, that this connection the driver has the there ought to be more Chinese NOT RULE OF LAW-

following to say: "I went to the 3.P's. The Chinese, as you know, Now in cases of this nature it tram company and offered the $50 are far from backward where con- is not a rule of law that if the because it (the accident) was my tributions

to the British driver of A vehicle strikes a mistake. My employer told me he stationary object on the highway, would keep me on provided I set he is necessarily guilty of negli- tled, with the company. 1. am still gence, for each case must dépend employed by him." upon its own, facts, as no one case Having carefully considered the is ever like another. Thus the question as to whether the action of the driver amounts to negli- gence is one of fact to be decided by the jury.

evidence I have no hesitation in finding as a fact that the driver was" negligent in the way he drove the lorry and had he exercised due care and skill he would not have crashed into the pole.

The accident is described by the chauffeur of the lorry in the fol- There will therefore be judg- lowing words I quote from my ment for the plaintiff for the notes of his evidence?"It was amount claimed. with costs. raining and dark. The surface of

the road was wet. I was driving on the left of the road cleat of the

concerned.

"There are considerably more influential rich Chinese in the Colony than the number of J.P.'s would indicate. Many

of them take a great interest in the welfare of the Colony and their nomination as Jus." tlees of the Peace would, in my opinion, be "a gracious gesture by the Hongkong Government,"

case

Id, who was stated to be a messen- have been lulled into a false sense

ger boy in the Medical Department, of security and thereby act as a was summoned for unlawfully com-deterrent in the future.” mitting a nuisance by spitting on

FIRST ONE

the roadway of Duddell Street on Mr. Sheldon disagreed and said May 9, at 2.30 p.m.

that defendant represented thou-

Mr. L. W. Hume, Assistant Beere- stnds of similar offenders and had tary (Health), Medical Department, been unfortunately selected to be said that he was instructed by the made an example of. Since he was

PIGEONS AS COG IN U.S. D. M. S. to press the case for the the first one, Mr. Sheldon said, he

DEFENCE

tram track but close to them. I was going about 18 miles per hour. My head lights, were on.. Wind screen wiper was working. A man darted into the roadway. I sound- ed my horn but he paid no heed LOS ANGELES, April 17-Like so I had to swerve to avold him. doughboys and gods, 3,000,000 01 In doing so the lorry crashed into the Nation's racing pigeons soon the pole. The lorry skidded and may get caught in the draft. hit the pole. I applied my foot Bird fanciers, numbering ap brakes. I was about 20 feet from proximately 50,000, are preparing the pole when the man ran across to register their racers with the the road."

120 FEET AHEAD

following reas

was afraid that it was not his in-

hatches are coming on throughout "Firstly, legislation was introduc-tention to impose a severe penalty, the United States. Soon the trained over 13 months ago making it but subsequent offenders were like ing of young birds will begin. unlawful to salt in a public place Some race routes for mature birds other than & drain or channel, for measure 1,000 miles. Several major sullage or waste water. races have had 30,000 plgeons en- tered. Fields for most races, how- ever, are much smaller.

60 MILES PER HOUR

ני

to be more severely punished. Asked what he had got to say. defendant stated: "I ask for leniency. I know it is against the 6,000 POSTERS

law. This is the first time that I "Six thousand posters have been have committed the offence." displayed in the Urban areas warn- Reiterating that he would im- ng the public of the dangers of pose a heavier fine on future offen-

ANOTHER 19 CASES OF TUBERCULOSIS

1:

Nineteen cases

of tuberculosis

Government for use as a possible In some cases, Railway Express spitting. No prosecutions have ders, Mr. Sheldon fined defendant cog in the rapidly expanding na-presentatives collect baskets of been undertaken until now as, it 35. tichal defense machinery.

birds from owners and transport was thought that the amendment In cross-examination he stated:

Already 1.000 members of racing them to the starting station, 50 to the Summary Offences Ordi "I received my licence about one pigeon clubs in this area have to 1,000 miles distant. There off-lances and the display of posters month before the accident. My taken initial steps toward making cials release the birds simultane would possibly have the effect of head lights threw a beam of about the birds available to the Army

ously. The racers may average leducating the public in this matter. 120 feet ahead. I could see 120 signal corpa for message-carrying from 45 to 60 milles an hour. Under fit is apparent, however, that the have been reported to the Health feet ahead. I was going at 18 purposes if the need arises, says extremely ideal conditions, several desired effect has not been accom Authorities as having occurred in m.p.h. because the road was clear. Nat Terras of the La Brea Club. have been clocked at approximate-plished and therefore, it is now the Colony during the 24 hours

ly 73

considered time to enforce the re-ended midnight on May 27. saw him when he came into the

Centiäcates and trophies are levant amendment of the Ordin- Nine other cases of infectious beam of my head light. I had Department would ask bird own-awarded the winners, but no orance.

diseases" were also reported to the driven down the road before and ers for helpful information in the ganised betting is conducted. "Secondly, defendant is employed Health Authorities during the same knew there were poles there. My possible establishment of a network Value of the birds ranges from in the Medical Department and period, as follows: intention was to swerve to allow of lofte for message-carrying†$5 to $1,000 each. Some, however, sequently has handled and seen. Cerebro-spin fever, one; Cho- the pedestrian to clear the lorry." pigeons either from ship to shore have cost several thousand dollars, anti-spitting notlees on many oc- lers. four: Diphtheria, two and

In reply to the Court he said: [ór överiana,

Their average racing term is six to casións, auch notice are prominent- Dysentery and Enteric fever, one "I got my glasses for the purpose "With "the" "advent of spring, new {eight years.

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