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HONGKONG DAILY PRESS

CRIMINAL SESSIONS:

Private Durdan Sentenced To

6 Months' Imprisonment

11 is necessary for me as trial judge to pass a sentence which may act as a deterrent to those who may feel inclined to take similar efianers and risks when in charge of such a đưa - gerous thing as a motor car. and the least sentence I can pass on you is that you will go to prison, with hard labour, for six months," said the Chlef Justice, Bir Atholl MacGregor, at the Criminal Sessions yesterday when passing sentence on Private Thomas Peler Durdan, 27, of the Royal Army Service Corps, whe had been convicted on a charge of manslaughter

GOVERNOR TO BROADCAST

!

GENERAL

ROUND THE POLICE COURTS

AT CENTRAL

AT KOWLOON

LETTER-BOX THIEF

DEMANDING WITH MENACES

The vigilance of A district

Mr. Appearing before

H. C watchman, who saw a man throw-Muchomary yesterday, Mok Wah. Ing an envelope on the ground, 26. Pau Shiu chuen, 32 and LI was rewarded when he searched Kwan, 23, were remanded another and found a number of stolen 48 hours in gaol custody letters on his person.

Sheldon

when Chau

The accused were charged win

menaces эп This was told belore Mr. H. a.demanding $30 with

yesterday,

July 17 and 18 from Slu Shuj,wth They were Durday was charged with un

Kec. 42, unemployed, of no fixed

with extortion v1 lawfully killing 67-year-old abode, was charged with larceny woman, Ho Sze, while driving

same complainant

H

a of one letter from a letter-box at ear at Sai Kung Road, Kowloon the staircase of No. 262, Queen's Guy on May 18.

Road East, ground floor.

Mr E H Williams. Crown Northcote, K.C.M.O will Camser, assisted by Traffic Sub Prosecuting, Det.-Sgt. J. Bentley

His Excelleney the Governor. Ste Geoffry broadcast on Hongkong's Effort on Friday at 15 pm

War Insp

TRIBUTES PAID TO LATE MR. PHILIP JACKS

Former Puisue Judge Of Colony

At the Supreme Court yesterday

I

sald that defendant was seen dis A. R. Brittain. prosecuted

posing of an envelope at Queen's The accused was not legally re-

Road East, near Wanchai Road. presented

The case was heard by the fol- by District Watchman No. 128, who

EXIS owing Jury: Messrs. F. M. (Foreman). Wong Ting-in, A. M. aye, Chu Kar-chun, F. Carpio, H. W Pomeroy and Leang Shui-tak

STAIRWAY FALL

In answer to his Lordship as to whether he had made inquiries.

stopped and searched him. The result was that a number of let ters, one of which had been stolen from a letter-box at the bottom of the staircase of No. 252, Queen's Road East, and was addressed to Cheng Lan, 25, married women

Defendant was sentenced to two

Mr. Williams replied that accused months hard labour.

by seen

Capt. A. H. R Coumbes on March

Accused 8

WES

hnd complained that he Ieli downstairs and had lost conscious-

In the presence of both branches ness

of the legal profession and officials He

Was ex-rayed for any of the Court, tributes were paid to jeigu of fracture but the late Mr Philly Jacks, former found and was Pulsne Judge of Hongkong. who three days.

none was

discharged after

THEFT OF ELECTRIC WIRE

tent to steal same.

also charged

$20 from the

on the same dates

First accused was additionally Charged with demanding $1 with menaces from Hui Lux with intent to steal same on Mar 2 He was also charged with extortion of $1 from the same complainant on the same dre

Remedios Is appearing for second defendant. while Det -Sgi N B. Fraser 18 charge of prosecution.

M:

D'Almada

*NATCHER GAQLED

rung Tak. 29, street coolle. of 28 Teung Sau Street West, second noor, was sentenced by Mr. Mac- serve four namara yesterday to

hard labour when he was months charged with larceny of S13 from

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For attempting to steal a Leung Yuk. 22, spinster, of 35 Un quantity of electric wire at the Chau Street. second floor. ¡stairease of No. 9. Luen Fat Street, June 21

Wanchal, or June 21 Cha Mạn. Accused had one previous con- 20, unemployed, of no fixed abode.viction was sentenced to one

month's

dled in England on Wednesday In addition to that complaint, hard labour by Mr Sheldon yester

from day.

troo

where he was living in retirement, said Conusel, arcused had The Chief Justice, Bir Atholl | Jan. 1940 been suffering MacGregor, and the rusne Juage, auodenal ulcer and had been in Mr. Justice PE F. Cressall, were hospital three times as the result ot the Bench

or this complaint.

Joseph the last me

Sgt. R. MacKenzie prosecuted.

BOUND OVER

Gonzales, 17 of Bin-

CLEAR EVIDENCE

Addressing accused his Lord-

Colonial Cemetery on June 10, was bound over in the sum of $10 for six months by Mr, G. T. Lowry

remand from Saturday.

Inspector Nolloth prosecuted.

STOLE MEDICAL DRESSINGS

Wu Plu, 33, coolle of the Kow- loon Hospital. way fined $20 Or 'serve one month's hard tabout by Mr. D. J. M. Anderson yesterday. on the charge of stealing six rolls

and 18 rolls of gauze from the Kowloon Hospital.

Det.-8gt. Johnston prosecuted.

on

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The Chief Justice sald:-Last being on Apr 26 and remained gapore, charged with stealing two of lint, seven rolls of cotton woul Saturday morning. I received the in hospital for 17 days-six days brass Inscription plates from news of the death of Philip Jacks, before the accident While to graves Nos. 8690 and 9243 at the who six years ago retired after a hospital he was on a strict diet long and honourable career in the

FALSE PRETENCES public service of this Colony.

Jacka

solicitor of

Charged with obtaining $2 from was &

the ship said that he had been found yesterday, when he appeared on Supreme Court of Judicature in

Wong Iu. shopkeeper at No. 89 guilty от very clear evidence England when he came to Hong-

Tong Mel Road. ground floor which showed as Assistant Land killed the

that he not only It may be recalled that another kong in 1905

Mongkok, by false pretences Woman in Sal Kung youth, Joe Hiplitan Xavier, 25, of

June 19, Chan Wal-chuen. 32 un- Officer, and in the early years of Road but that his driving during Hongkong, who admitted one pre- his service his activities were con- fined to work in the Land Office nothing like so much as driving a

the greater part of that day was vious conviction, was sentenced on employed. was sentenced by Mr. Anderson yesterday to serve three Saturday to one month's hard with the exception of nine months juggernaut. His Lordship remark-labour on the same charge,

months' hard labour. which he spent as Acting Crowned that it was fortunate that hef

Sub-Insp. T. Collins prosecuted. It was stated that defendants were

THEATRE TICKETS did not cause a greater amount arrested as they were coming out cumplied a Digest regarding the and degree of damages than, in of a marine shop at Reclamation

Chan Kan, 21, unemployed, was Street, Yaumati, dn Friday morn-fed $25 by Mr. Anderson yester- Hongkong which is st!! of immense His Lordship said that he could ing carrying the plates.

day, when he appeared on value to those engaged in tand not help thinking what

a appeared before the same magis- Counsel Det Sgt. V. M. Morrison was in charge of selling entertainment trate on the charge of "being sus- ! dealings and in conveyancing in had told him which contained the charge of the case.

tickets at a place oher than the pected persons and reputed thieves Ticket Office on June 21.

during real cause of the tragedy, In that

were found loitering

the Accused pleaded not guilty to night of June 20/21

Solicitor As Land Officer re

disposal and tenure of land in

the Colony.

fact, he had caused.

In Jan 1922 he was called to he came out from hospital six RARD LABOUR FOR SNATCHER

the Bar and in 1927, he first sat days before that.

An A. R. P. shelter provided a

ተጨ place hiding

您 handbag-

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Cheung the charge and said that he went Lam Su village and were there

to with his friend

Victory with intent to commit a felony."

the

on the Bench as Acting Puishe His Lordship concluded by say- Judge From then until he retired ing that he was glad to know that snatcher, who being chased went Theatre in Shantung Street ac Cheung Fat was additionally on pension a great part of his the sentence he was going to pass in there to riffe the loot after 8.40 p.m. and while at the door charged with failure to report in Ume was spent on judictal work. on accused would not affect

Bal Kung police having snatched it from an Euro- he bought tickets for the show from person to the

(two boys. After purchasing the station on or before June 16 be pean lady.

tickets he went into the theatre but ing a person under Police super-

When I arrived in this Colony in

career in the Army.

Feu. 1934 Jacks was my first Puts-

ne Judge and there and then began

a friendship which I valued high-

his

I think that the qualities that FUNERAL OF MR,

most distinguished Jacks were his. unfailing courtesy and his great Bumanity. It seems only the other I day that I received from him a long letter telling in detall how happy he was in his retirement in Weymouth where his chief preoc- cupations were getting ro v ob- stinate tree-stumps and making a garden of his dreams

C. W. JEFFRIES

This incident was revealed became out to change his tickets as Vialon. He was also charged with fore Mr. Sheldon, K. C., yesterday. he and his friend did not occupy breach of the deportation order when a 23-year-old unemployed. Le seats next to each other. While made against him on Aug. 29, 1940. Hung. of no fixed abode. was he was choosing the tickets from charged with stealing from the boy, the Police came, and as by Yau Ying-hate,

the

After evidence had been given

A watchman

person of Mrs. M. R. Reld, of No. the two boys ran, he ran also, but employed at the village, and Sgt. 8, Broadwood Road. a handbag and with the ticket in his hands. T Williamson, who prosecuted, Mr. S. Arras, Police Reservist, both accused were discharged on gave evidence and said that he the second count.

contents to the value of $10 at

LARGE ATTENDANCE Broadwood Road, near Link Road.

AT CEMETERY

Jeffries, who suddenly passed away

on Sunday morning after having

Pleading guilty. defendant was

labour.

recom-

was on duty at that time,, He Lau Shing. who pleaded guilty The funeral of the late Mr. C. w sentenced to four months' baro saw a crowd and the accused was to the drst charge, was fined $25. caught by a Street Guard and 26or one month's hard labour; while tickets of the Victory Theatre were Cheung Fat was sentenced to three found in his possession and also weeks hard labour; and

mended for banishment, $5 21 in coins.

STEERSMAN FINED $500 Cheung (Tang-yee, 43, steersman of juny No. 74391H was charged before Mr. Houston yesterday

piace yesterday

at

the

"STARTED VERY YOUNG! " He had the gift making and been taken ill the previous evening, keeping friends and his passing too!:

A 34-year-old unemployed, Lau will be sincerely regretted by the Colonial Cemetery. the Rev. H. D. Tak, added to his already long very many of all classes in Hong-Rosenthall officiating.

Police record of 18 previous con- victions yet another yesterday, ceased was held and the popularity when he was sentenced by Major

kong

The respect in which the de-

To his widow, his son and his daughter our sincere sympathy 89 he had attained in his long sojourn

A. N. Macfadyen to six months' out in their bereavement.

hard labour on a charge of tar- here was well attested to by one of the largest attendances at a ceny of a chick, the property of The Attorney General, the Hon. funeral service al the Colonial Ne Tal, 38, married, woman, from Mr. C.G Alabaster, speaking on Cemetery over a long period of No. 3, Wing Hing Street, ground

floor, on June 22.

HON. MR. C. G, ALABASTER

behalf of the Bar. te solicitors time.

Bub-Inp. T. Collins prosecuted.

D. O. SOUTH

SENTENCE PASSED

with a breach of Regulation 50 of 1940 by having on board his junk. preparatory to exporting from the Ng Shi-fuk and Ng Chat, who Colony, 2.500 tins of gasoline in pleaded guilty on June 20 to the Cheung Chau Harbour outside the charges 01 stealing

Hongkong harbour mits without nicence from the Controller of Trade, on June 22

on the roll of the Court, and the His Excellency the Clovernor was Looking over defendant's record, gold-plated officers of the Court, associated represented by Capt. S. H. Batty- the Magistrate remarked: himself with the tributes and ex- Smith, A.D.C. A number of or-started very young." pression

earrings

a pair

of

from

the

"He person of a woman. Sin Tai-mul,

Баи and a sampan from Lo

at appeared before Mr. T. J. Houston yesterday for sentence

of condolence to the gantsations and clubs were also re- Insp. W. L. Clark: "Yes, in Cheung Chau. widow of the family spoken by his presented by one or more members. 1918."" Lordship.

He said it was his privilege to know Philip Jacks intimately and was almost in dully contact with him during the 27 years out of the 30 years he spent in the Colony. He was aptly named Philip because of his most lovable disposition and had never made an enemy or 10st A friend

The pall-bearers were Messrs. H.

H. Mundy. A. F. Paul, E. M. O. Han-

on. A. R. Brown, II. Bolton, W. Stoker, à. I. Cash and J. G. Meyer.

First defendant was sentenecd to 14 days hard labour and eight

G. Wood, Mr. B. Wylie, Mr. T strokes of the light rattan, and

The principal mourner was the 8. Whyte-Smith, Prof. F. A. Red-second accused was sent to prison i

deceased's son-in-law, Mr. Mackinlay.

THOSE PRESENT

Amond, Prof. L. Forster, Mr. L. B. for three months, with hard la-

Trevor, Mr. F. W. Stapleton, bour.

Messrs. P. Newman, S. Eccleshall,

R. T. Nelson, James Smith, Frank

WILD TREE WOOD

Mr. C. A. Butherton Russ plead- ed Guilty on behalf of defendant. Defendant was Axed $500, or two months' hard labour.

Bub-Insp. McMahon prosecuted.

MARINE

COURT

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ENTERED MINEFIELD Fines of $10, in default '14 diga" |

Among those who attended were W. White, A. E. P. Guest, Lam Kal- For the possession of 35 cattles imprisonment, were imposed b Mr. B. D. Evana, Mr. L. Starbuck, tsung, Lau Pak-wa, K. L. Kwok, of wild tree wood reasonably sus-Comdr. J. Jolly at the Marine The Attorney General said that Major E C. Frederick, representing Chi Wen-kal.. Capt. Williams, pected of having been stolen or Court yesterday on each of 23 the Bar, the solicitors and the the Hongkong Ladles Benevolent Messrs, J. A. Tarrant, R. Peston unlawfully obtained at Castle Junk people charged with having officers the Court felt his loss very Bociety, Messra. J. G. Mayer. E. AJ. Anderson, James Hydo, H. 8. Poak Road, paar Tsun. Wan, on entered the West Lamma Chan-

Atkins, and G. E. F. Thomson, re- Mok. W. E. Hollands, P. P. Craw-June 21, Dhu Lol was sentenced el Minefield on Sunday. presenting the Kowloon Bowling loy, H. A. O. Taylor. H. B. Strange to six weeks' hard labour when Defendante were arrested by Q.C., the Hon. Mr. N. L. Smith, J. Wattle, A, W. C. White, J. G. he appeared before Mr, Houston the naval authorities and it was HEALTH BULLETIN Hon. Mr. C. G. Alabaster. Mr. J. A. Hopkins, H. 1. Budden, But yesterday.

stated that they were actually fishing in the minefeld,

droply

Fraser, Mr. E. 1. Wynne-Jones, Stewart, R.A.M.C., Mesora. A. F.

Purves, Hon. Mr. W. Paul. L. O. F. Bellamy, 4. O. Dal- LOITERERS CONVICTED

A fue of $20; in default three

Che following is the Returns Hon. Mr. A of notifiable disenaca notified J. Carrie, Mr. Alfred Morris, Major zini, R. H. Chalinor, J. A. Ritchie, Lo Wan appeared before Mr.weeks Imprisonment, was tmi having occurred in the Colonyo. M. Manners, Flag-Lieut. Gray, Lok Kwal-man Chan Chieng, W. Houston yesterday charged with posod on the master or a junk during the 72 hours onded at Capt. W. J. Scotchor, Wing-Comdr. Nast, M. Nemazco, L. G. Davies, C. lolteřing about 11 pat, in Choung who had entered the Tathong

[A. H. B. Stoolo-Perkins, Mr. T. H. Mycock, W. Woodward, W. Pryde, Lam Shu village on-Jung 29. Minefield.

midnight on June 22:

Cholera, 20 cases:

Diptheria, 10. Brayfleld, Mr. B. O. K. Hawkins, H. A. Taylor, J. B. Prentis, F. J. de His plea of Not Guilty Was Accused claimed in this case he one case; Dysentery, 18

cases: Mr. E. M. Raymond, Mr. R. R. Rome, Roy. K. O'Dwyer, B... Rev. apaspted by the prosecution and was forced to drop anchor or the Enterle Fever, 10 casos: Messies. Todd, Mr. J. W. Hamilton, Mr. G. J.. J. Medspy, B.J., Méssrs. W. Flem-ha was accordingly discharged. current would have driven his three cases: Tuberculnsla, 10 cages. B. Brown. Gol D. Matthews, Mr. ing. P. Tester and many others. Lay Shing and Cheung also boat on the rocks.

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IN DARKEST HAMPSHIRE

"Is my bath ready, Hawkins 1"

*Nos quite, Sir. They're just dusting it,”

"A gesture of old world courtery, no doubt, but way it really necessary ? "

"Very meteztary indeed, Sir, as it hap- pens to be a hip-bath which has lain somme peure in the coach-house. His Lordship rarely entertains.”

*His Lordship's motions of hospital- ity are not of this century. He seemed to think bu had a sacred duty to lay me low beneath the table. I marvel

that I'm here to tall the tale.”

well abrents of madurn thought. This bottle of Honda Lime Juico, Sir, in your room..

* Placed there by Fits Lordship's own hand, Hawicina. And a very refresh ing drink following upon a one-sided battle with his Lordship's decanters.”

"Yes, Sir, and Rosé's har still further wirtung. It is justly renowned for anni- kilating the after-affects of alcolmi, vulgarly known as mornings after.” "So that's why Pm still alive and kicking? Well, well, and lives and Learn. Go and boil the kettle for my beth. I don't want to miss mý

" Tot în come nego His Lordable de | breakciu.*

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