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HONGKONG DAILY PRESS

GENERAL

IMPERSONATING POLICE ROUND THE POLICE COURTS

ALLEGATIONS

Commissioner's House-boy Charged At Central

Allegations that three men, one of whom was employed as house- boy by the Hon. Mr. J. P. Pennefather-Evans, Commissioner of Po lice, residing at No. 151 The Feak, had impersonated Police officers in the Shaukiwan district, were made in a case heard before Mr. H. G. Sheldon, K.C., at the Central Magistracy yesterday afternoon,

Inspector A. Kirby conducted the ' prosecution.

EMPTIED POCKET

Complainant then emptied his pocket of all the money he had amounting to $2.80, and turned it over to second defendant, who handed it to first defer.dant.

AT CENTRAL

„EUROPEAN FINED

AT KOWLOON

22,

IMPERSONATED POLICE Anthony Francis Carmo, 21, an Two nightsoil coolles of the inspector of the Dairy Farm Com-jUrban Council, Wong Wah, pany, residing at No. 23. Kwong and Hul Wab. 32, and Li Wing. Ming Street, first floor, charged 26, unemployed were charged be- with having assaulted tram con- fare Mr. D. J. N. Anderson yester- ductor, Chau Chuer, and motor-day with impersonating Police man, Siu Wah-hok, on board tram Officers at Prince Edward Road. No. 99 at Queen's Road East, near Sgt. Dowman prosecuting. said Garden Road, on May 31,

was that the "complainant, Ho Wing. ordered by Mr. Sheldon yesterday 22, house-boy, was walking along to pay $10 compensation to each Prince Edward Road on June 7 at of the complainants.

He was defended by Mr. H. A defendants came from behind and 1.45 a.m. when suddenly the three de Barros Botelho, while Mr. W. A Mackinlay appeared for the pro-complainant had in the basket he the first accused asked what secution.

Pleading gulity on defendant's,

was carrying. behalf, Mr. Botelho sald that his Complainant replied: "What has client Yelt grieved before the in- got to do with you?" cident took place, when he singled out by the conductor to is a Police Officer. You had bet- Second accused then said: "He

The case for the prosecution was

Complainant. Lo Tam, gave evi-others standing in the first class

get off the tram, as there were ter let him search the basket,” that about 11 p.m. on the day in

Mr. Botelho added that his client serased for his credentials. First Complainant then asked fiest question, four Chinese males, three Asked whether he had any ques- of whom were defendants, enter- tion to put to Lo, first defendant had expressed regret for what he accused punched him on the right

said: "We want down to Shauki-

shoulder and the third まとcused wan to see a show. I have no

POLICE DESERTER

then produced a knife and threat- question to pat to him."

Police Constable CTS, Chan Iu.ened complainant. 32. stationed at Central Police Station, was charged before Mr.e."

Complainant then shouted "Save

Defendants were Fang Wal, 40. house coolie of No. 151, The Pesk, Chan Chiu, 33, house coolie of the War Memorial Hospital, and Wong Chong, 33, hospital boy, of No. 47, Elgin Street, third floor, who were accused of having impersonated Police officers at No. 32. An Kung Ngam, Shaukiwah, on. June 6,

CASE FOR PROSECUTION

ed No. 32, Ah Kang Ngam, which was occupied by Lo Tam. 1; earth cbotte,

Meanwhile, Lo and three of his; friends were smoking opium in the house, two pipes and two lamps be- ing in use.

On entry, one of the defendants

said: We are Police."

After pocketing the money, Arst defendant and his three accom plices left the house. One of the gang got away, and the three de fendants were eventually arrested by P.C. C11, Lam Chi-ming, at Main Street East.

dence.

Mr. Sheldon Do you agree with what he has said?

First defendant: I did not say that I was a Police officer. I was only passing there, where I saw

people smoking oplum inside.

WENT TO SHOW

had done

was

H. G. Sheldon, K. C. yesterday Mr. F. Fowler, Sanitary Inspec- with deserting from the Force in tor, on hearing the cry, came and which he had been duly engaged apprehended first and second se- on Jan. 11. 1939 for Ave years, on cused. The third accused manag- May 28.

jed to run away but was later ar-

rested,

Defendant was remanded until tomorrow for making further en- quiries at the request of Det. Act- ing Sub-Insp. C. T. Byron, since he was only arrested on Saturday.

First and second defendant were fined 350 or two months' hard labour, while third accused, with one previous conviction, was sen-

labour. tenced to three months hard

Third defendant, who was.dress- ed in European-style clothing, Second defendant: On that then said: "I am a pong pan" night we went for a show in

meaning 'Inspector"),"

Shaukiwan. After we had seen Second defendant again said the show, we walked around to "We are being detalled by the find something to eat and we Commissioner of Police, Mr. passed a house. where we saw Pennefather-Evans,

FALSE INFORMATION to Inquire some people smoking opium.

Four adults and two juveniles ap about opium divans. Give us $3 Third Defendant: We went in a tea money,"

house and on seeing people smok-peared before Mr. G. T. Lowry yes- terday on a charge of having sub- mitted to the Controller of Trade, on June 6, an export licence con- No. 1220V.

To this, complainant sald that ing Inside, we walked out. The he did not have that amount.

story complainant has told Is First defendant, who WAS em-made up. ployed as house-boy by Mr. Penne- After further evidence, the case father-Evans, produced a cane and was adjoumed to tomorrow at 11 struck complainant on the head.

Purchase Of Medicines

a.m.

المربى

FATAL CAR MISHAP

JUNE MASTER FINED Wan Kan, 41, master of junki

appeared before Mr.

taining false information, which Anderson on charges of firstly offence is a breach of the Defence attempting to export 380 tins of Regulations.

kerosene and, seconary, not having The four grown-up cetendants a license to carry jame. were Chan Sai-k1, '70, permalt Sub-Insp. Heądridge, prosecut- writer, of No. 26, First Street, ing, said that on Saturday, June Tsang Wai-ring. 22, translator, 7, at 5.20 p.m. the accused's Junk of No. 17. Temple Street, Wong was stopped by the Wun-mun, 19, toki, and Ng Chik-North Point and the kerosene were Police At

A delivery messenger, Ng Sze-tong. 20, clerk of the Controller found on board. kit, 25, was knocked down by prior Trade Office. vate car driven by Mr. Shun Tsok. All defendants were remanded shu, engineer of the Nanyang To- until tomorrow, ball being allowed bacco Company, living at No. 1 at $2,000 each. Remarking that he had not the Rutland Quadrant, Kowloon Tong.

JUDGMENT FOR PLAINTIFFS

when the former

GAMBLING BOAT RAIDED

4

Defendant admitted that the ucence he carried, and dated May kerosene was for export, but the

126, bad expired.

Accused was fined $250 or three

attempted to Some 22 people allegedly gam- Hennessy Road, cross the road on a bicycle in bling at, "fan tan" and "pai kau" months on the first charge, and Kwong Sang Hong yesterday about on a boat in the harbour started on the second charge $25 or two

weeks, consecutively.

9 a.m.

Wanchal, near

and after admission to

HIT BY TRAM

HATS

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HATS

LANE • CRAWFORD

HATS

Summer Straws

White & Colours

FROM S

$12.50

EACH

LTD.

The House of Quality & Service

Anti-Spitting Prosecution

slightest hesitation in saying thati defendant had told lies, not only deliberately, but had also got his wife to commit perjury, Mr. Justice

to throw their table money over- Cressall, at the Summary Court!

THEFT OF JEWELLERY yesterday, awarded judgment, with Juries

Ng sustained severe head "in-board when a Police party led by !.

Det.-Sgt. W. Summers was going: A sixteen-year-old spinster was INTERESTING RULING costs to the Yee Sang Hong, of No. Queen Mary Hospital, died at 9.56. aboard to carry out a lid. ordered to be placed in the Sal- 10 Queen's Road Central, first floor,

This was revealed before Mr. vation

BY MAGISTRATE Army Home for three The defendants, the Sul Lee While attempting

cross Lowry yesterday when Lal Kan.months by Mr. H. C. Macnamara The third prosecution under the Company, and Tong Yau-chuen, of Johnston Road, In front of the 48, engineer. of No. 861, Canton yesterday for larceny of a gold anti-spitting bye-law brought, be- No. 154 Des Voeux Road Central, Ying King Restaurant, a middle-Road, was charged with keeping bangle, threu fourth floor, were sued for $668.50 aged Chinese male was knocked Class II boat No. 1170V as a com-and $2.60 in Hongkong currency, the Central Magistracy yesterday, gold finger-ringsfore Mr. H. G. Sheldon, K.C., at for medicines sold and delivered to down by tram No. 54. travelling mon gaming House while 21 others to the total value of $62,60 from failed when the Magistrate ruled them by plaintiff arm.

from west to east.

were accused of gambling. Plaintiffs

Ho Sze, 22, basket-maker, No. 5 that the place in which defendant by The accident occurred about Lal and three others failed to Tung On Street, second floor Mr. M. A. da Silva, while Mr. D. 12.45 p.m. yesterday. The man, appear and had their balls of "$50 fune 7, McCallum was for the deferee. who received injuries to the head, and $5 each respectively estreat- Mr. Bilva said that he understood was admitted to Queen Mary Hosed. The 18 persons present were that the defence was that two of pital in an unconscious condition. fined $4 each. the three items sued for had been paid for and they only ad- mitted liability to the amount of $140.

were represented

PREVIOUS DEALINGS

B. W. O. F.

LATEST LIST OF SUBSCRIPTIONS

As a result of what has been re- lated above, only $2.60 scattered

Sgt. Whitcroft prosecuted,

HARD LABOUR FOR PICKPOCKET

Ho Tung-fuk,

on was alleged to have expectorated was military ground and hence not a public place.

17, unemployed, Street, first

It was stated that the bye-law stipulated that it was only a sum-; mary offence when the nuisance was committed in a public place. Defendant in this case was an

was

on the deck were picked up and of No. 78 Woosung these were ordered to be donated floor, was sentenced to four ice delivery boy of the Dairy Farm, to the Poor Box.

months hard labour by Mr. Mac- Lau Ching, 38, of No. 78, Chun Chan Pak-tsun, manager of:

ALLEGED RECEIVER namara yesterday for attempted Yeung Street, ground floor, who plaintif firm, said that his firm

Ball was opposed in the case in larceny from the person of Lau was charged with having spat on dealt in medicines and patent. The following is the latest list of which a 55-year-old married wo Lun, 42, Manager of Kelly Bros., the steps leading to the cock house drugs. He had previous dealings subscriptions received to dale for man, Tsang Shun-cheung, mils- No. 60 Castle Peak Road, of $9 on of the Royal Corps of Signals, Vic- with defendant firm and on Mat. credit of the B.W.OF.-

toria Barracks, at 8 am, on June tress of Bze Kee Tsan, No. 30, June 8. 12, second defendant came to his Previously acknowledged, 2105 and Shaukiwan Road,

8. He pleaded not guilty. ground floor, 8gt. Whitcroft, prosecuting. office and bought three kinds of $705.140.19.

The charge was "remanded for

brought by 2 week by said that complainant was walk-L/Cpl. Wright," R.S. medicine payment of which was to

Some members of the European Major A. N. Macfadyen on be made at the end of the month. Staff of Messrs. Butterfield & Swire charge of receiving three tons of Street, near Dundas Street, when the Spitting actually took place in- aing to Mongkok along Shanghal The prosecution accepting that All the goods were delivered the Union Insurance Society of Canton value of $2,016.

(May), $58; The Staff of Messrs stolen rivets, bolts and nuts to the accused came from behind and side the Victoria Barracks; a mili same day and a chopped acknow Ltd.

(May), 71,95; G. C. Worrall

attempted to remove the money tary ground which the public had! ledgment for them was received. (Monthly)," 90; J. A. V. Hart Davis It is understood that defendant from the complainant's pocket. no access to and hence not à

Tong Yau-chuen said that prior (Monthly), 10; Mr. and Mrs. B, C will be defended by Mr. D. Mc- Complainant to this he had no dealings with Tavadia (Monthly), 10; A. McAlpine Callum. Sgt. W. L Kinloch is hand and

accused's, public place, the charge was with-i plaintiffs. Two items of goods were (Monthly), 10; RD, Gillespie (Month-prosecuting.

a struggle ensued in | drawn and defendant discharged. which accused managed to break purchased and paid for on Mar 8.1y), 25, Pay. Sub-Lt. W. B. L. Bowley STOLE GUINEA PIGS away. He was, however, arrested CROWN LAND SALE

Yeung King-yin, wife of defend- (Monthly), 2; G H Cautherley For stealing 29 guinea pigs, some jby a District Watchman who was ant, sald she saw her husband pay Monthly), 20, L. M. Wylle (Month-of

DECREE NISI GRANTED

10; G. Lyon-Mackenzie (Monthly),

tish Bombed Areas. 2,250; B. Wake-

which were injected

4.

caught

with nearby.

Defendant had

five

an

"

previous

Kowloon Lot Bought For $32,100

The

Ladies Salon

MEZZÁNINE FLOOR,

Tel. 28151.

UP THE SPOUT

Your name and college, Sir?" "Digby, Sir, St. Marks.”

"I watched your recent exploit Mr. Digby it had a certain element of daring."

** Yes, Sir.”

"But no element of originality,” " No, Sir."

"It will be necessary to send "work- inen up in the morning to remove the object-not without some danger to life and limb."' "Yer, Sir."

"From your appearance and your manner Mr. Digby, I assume that you are celebrating some event of great

importance some outstanding academic achievement no doubt." 44 Yes, Sir." "H'm

my advice, Sir, is that you retire to bed immediately, having first taken a long draught of Rose's Lime Juice. Its therapeutic effecti may help you to face the wrath to come in the morning."

** Thank you, Sir.""

"And by the way—I notice you chose the long way up. Actually there is a charter way. I remember in '88 or was it '89-H'm, H'm, Good oight.""

"Good night, "Sir."

SUMMER CLOTHES

the

Women's, Men's & Children's

WANTED URGENTLY

the sum of $428 to plaintifs for 25; M. 7. L Haymes Monthly) different serums for experimental the purchase of certain medicines. 100; Miss K. M. Anderson (Monthly) purposes, from a laboratory of the convictions.

After his Lordship had given 50; Miss B. M. Bicheno (Monthly), 10: University, Au Sing. 36, coolte, of judgment to plaintiffs Mr. Silva Messrs. M, Berahia & Ca (Monthly), of No. 9, Third Street, Brat floor,

INSUFFICIENT EVIDENCE asked for immediate execution and 25; Mr. and Mrs. C. G. Alabaster was sentenced to two months hard two Chinese constables who were der, at $32,100, for New Kowloon Mr. A. H. Basto, the well-known Owing to insufficient evidence, architect, was the successful bid- the application was granted. (Monthly). 5: John Moodle (June), labour by Mr. Lowry yesterday.

20; E. W. Pudney (June). 25; Chair- Det.-Sgt. W, Summers said that alleged to have neglected, their Inland Lot No. 2850 which was! man Entertainment Committee H. the pigs, which were valued at $100, duty by failing to arrest an un-sold by public auction at V.D.O. Nursing Detachment (Proceeds were later recovered from

known Chinese man and woman, offices of the Public Works De- -Revue "Pus and Simple" for Bri-| animal pet shop in Des Voeux Road who had in their possession three partment yesterday. ham (Monthly), 200; E. Joffe Month-Central, apparently defendant hav-bags of wolfram ore reasonably With an upset price of $22.305 A decree nisi

ly, 10; 8. A. Kent (Monthly), 10; Mr. Ing disposed of his loot there. suspected of having been stolen or this 14,870 square feet piece of Was granted by

Defendant admitted one previous unlawfully obtained; and with un-land, situated at the function of Chief

and Mrs C. M. Hall (Monthly). 50: Justice. Sir Atholl MacGregor, at the Supreme Court Lloyd Jones (Monthly). 19: Anony-

lawful possession of a quantity of Castle. Peak Road and Camp at Miss M. L. Whitley (Monthly), 50; E conviction.

wolfram are suspected to have been shamshuipo, was, within five min- yesterday on the petition of mons. 1: Sale of Knitted dish-cloths

stolen, were discharged by Mr. Joseph George Meyer for the dis- per Miss Mary Edmondstof, fé: 31,

utes of the commencement of the solution of his marriage with his Hadoorte Avalue, 70; Sale of 1 CB.

Macnamara yesterday. HEALTH BULLETIN

sale, worth $37,500 when the first wife. Dorothy Meyer, the 8.8. badge, 1; Postal Labels, 4; Bir y.

The accused were P. C. C716, Lo bidder against Mr. Basto dropped The following is the Returns of Kan. 31, and P. C. C247," Tang out, ground of, adultery..

M. Graybum, 2,000; Mis (race Era notifiable diseases notified as hav- Cheung, 32, both attached to the Petitioner was represented by (Monthly), 1; Some of the Chinese ing occurred in the Colony during Yaumati Police Station.

The price was further raised by the Hon. Mr. Les D'Almada, Jor., Staff Messrs. Holts Whart (May) the 72 hours ended at midnight on

another Chinese gentleman who, Instructed by Mr. D. H. Blake..66: Analvets, Government Laborárabe 8: Cholera, 14 cases; Dysen-Mr. C. A. Batherton, Russ, while ed $32,100 at which the lot was First accused was represented by however, withdrew when it reach- tory (Monthly), 77; Empire Flag Day. The respondent and co-respondent 4.934.26; Mrs P. M. Deacon (Mouth-tery. 12 cases Enteric Fever, Ave Mr. M. A. da Silva appeared for sold to Mr. Basto who was acting were not in Court neither were vs. 10: L. B. N. Ryan, 1000. Total Canes Measies, one case; Tuber-second. they legally represented.

on behalf of Mr. A. Vagrani, of Det.-Sgt. N. B, Fraser prosecuted. Wyndham Street.

the

On

719,277.56.

culosis, 113 cases.

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