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HONGKONG DAILY PRESS

GENERAL

Three Alleged Robberies ROUND THE POLICE COURTS

In Wanchai Recalled At Central Magistracy

Three separate cases of arme i robbery were contained in com- mittal proceedings against six per ions before Major A. N. Macfadyon at the Central Magistracy yesterday.

Defendants were: WONG KWONG 25. catercr LI KING-CHIU, 22, RON CHEUNG. 23. WU TAK-YU, 27, LI SIU-SAN, 20, and CHENG FOOK. 25, all unemployed.

All defendants Were charged robbery at the staircase of No. 148, with having rubbed

AT CENTRAL

LOST HIS HEAD!

AT KOWLOON

SUMMONS WITHDRAWN Chau Fan-Cheong. 28, charged The summons against Mra Vera with larceny of $4,607.30 and an Lock of No. 26 Carnarvon Road, alternative count of stealing first floor, who appeared before $4.595.90 from the partnership of Mr. D. J. N. Anderson · yesterday, the Cheong Wah Firewood Shop, for keeping a black chow dog with- No. 7, Landale Street, ground flour. out a licence from the Commis- of which he was managing part stoner of Police on May 20, war ner. on May 20. was remanded un-withdrawn by the Police.

t next Monday for consideration

of sentence by Mr. Sheldon yester-

HEARING FIXED

Kanichiro Des Voeux Read Central on May day, when he changed his nica Hearing of the case in which through his solicitor into one Amar Singh, аль Indian Police Constable (827) was charged with

Sakuma, salesman, of $545, and L 19, of Ko Chung-kwong of property Cheung, amah of $40 Hongkong to the value of $80.

currency and $100 in Chinese notes! The prosecution was conducted at the Horiuchi Book Store, No 38, by Det Sub-Insp. P. W Fowlie Hennessy Road, ground ffner. June 1

Defendants

SALESMAN DISAPPEARS

WHA

guilty.

Mr. D. McCallum appeared for wounding Adjit Singh on June 8. The prosecution, while Mr. C. A has been fixed for July 4 by MI Sutherton Russ was for the de- Anderson yesterday. fence. Det Sub-Insp. F W Fowle was present for the Police.

Outlining the Brst Case, Insp with the exception

Fowlie said that on June 1 about of the fourth. W11 Tak yu WITA

18 p.m., the shop further charged

about Le with having. to- gether with another ma

be closed by the Japanese sales- in CUY- tody. then being armed, robbed Le man, who had since disappeared. Lập t 23 woman. and En when four men, one armed with other anish Wu Ying. 35. at No revolver and two with daggers Rond second floor, of rushed in, and bound and gagged money and jewellery to the value him Later the intruders went to if $538 01 Apr 29 while Brat, the rear of the premises and found second and Afth defendants were the amah, who was also even also accused 01 armed highway tually tied up. Then with the keys

they found in a drawer, they open

Thomson

RE-POSSESSION OF FLAT

Plaintiff Awarded

Judgment

Chief Det.-Insp. A. E. Carey who opposed ball yesterday, is in charge

O

ser

In mitigation, Mr. Russ said that, of prosecution. defendant, who had been previous.

THEFT OF FUEL OIL Suet Wal. 41. seaman, Cheung ly employed on a small salary in

firewood firm. lost his Shu, 34, engineer. Chan Wat, 47. head when he was taken as a

coxswain, Ho Fal, 41, cook, Fan managing partner, and as such. had to come

Yau, 26. stoker, all employees of into contact with

the Standard Vacuum Of Com- large sums of money

Mr Russ also submitted that de-pany launch, appeared before Mr fendant be dealt with lentently as Macnamara yesterday on a charge he had a young wife and baby

of larceny of one ton of fuel oll At the end of Mr. Ruse's sub-

valued at $110 from the Standard ed the safe and ransacked it.

mission. Mr. Sheidon ordered de Company launch on May 31 They did not make their escape fendant to be remanded

The accused were represented by un they had also searched the, whether he could make restitution. Mr. A. 8 K. Lau and were ad- amah's belongings at the rear of FRAUDULENT CONVERSION ditionally charged with larceny of the store.

Fernando Antonio Ozorio. 33. of one ton of fuel oll. valued at $110 First defendant was arrested No 112. Austin Road, second floor. from the Standard Of Company three days later

the Queen accountant of the Central Meat launch on May 21. Mary Hospital. On June 6. second and Dairy Supply Company, Wind- Chau Yan, 20, and Ho Kal, 30, and fourth defendants were ap-sor House, was remanded until were charged with receiving the prehended in the Yaumati dis Friday at 11 15 a m. in gaol cus- fuel oll on May 31, while Ho Kal trict and the remaining defend.

tody. for sentence, by Mr. G. Tand Cheung Nam were charged Lowry yesterday on a charge of with receiving fuel oll on May 21. fraudulent conversion of $660 97 of

Cheung Nam, who was repre the frin's money.

sented by Mr CY Kwan waз Mr W A

discharged owing

to insuficient

at

Judgment in favour of the plattants arrested on information later t, To Mo ching, married woman In the evening.

l No. 41 Johnston Road, first floor, who claimed possession

the second Gour of No 4 Sun! Street.

from

Narullah

| case.

Khan.

Judge. Mr. Justice P. E. F. Cressal at the Court yesterday.

Plaintiff was represented by Mr

9. Ng Quinn and the defendant appeared in person.

discharged owing to lack of evt. dence.

The ton of fuel oll which was May 21 was not re-

Further hearing was adjourned

SLEPT WITH MAN

Mackinlay appeared Giving evidence in the second for the prosecution, while Mr. M.

complainant Lo Lal-chan: A da Silva was for the defence evidence while Chan Wal was also watchman, was given by the Puisne testified that about I am on Apr Det -Insp. J. O'Donovan was pre-

29. two Chinese males came to her sent for the Police. fat and one suggested staying A plea of gulty was entered. overnight. She slept that night

Pleading for leniency, Mr. Silva stolen on with that man, who happened to said that defendant happened at covered. be sixth defendant.

the time to be particularly pressed Awakened by someone about 7 by B personal creditor. who to June 30, er of the premises in question and o'clock the following morning. she threatened to disclose to bis em defendant, until Mar 4. was the Sw three other Chinese males, ployer the feet that he was heavily!

On Feb. 19 plaintiff who were strangers, in her room.

In debl.. through her solicitor gave notice After binding her and her amah to quit to defendant to give up they searched the house and possession by Mar 31 but defe finally decamped with money and dant refused Plaint: also claim- jewellry to the value of $538 ed mesne profits and costs of the action.

Plaintif was the registered own

tenant.

Ko Ching. agent of plaintiff since 1939, said that defendant be- came tenant in Nov., 1939 Prior to thing he was never a tenant.

"DON'T MAKE NOISE " Regarding the Lasl case, Ko Chung-kwong. 40, proprietor of

ARMS CONFISCATED Mr. H. C. Macnamara yesterday made an order for the confisca Mr. Silva further said that de tion of a revolver and 80 rounds tendant came from a respectable of ammunition which were found family, and what he had done was at No. 182 Prince Edward Road,

a foolish and discreet act of a Arst floor. very young fellow "

Det.-Sgt. D. G. McPherson gave Mr Silva added that defendant evidence in which he said that on was the sole supporter of an aged information he went, to the above father and numerous other re-

address and found a revolver and five rounds of ammunition in the RECEIVED STOLEN GOODS

bathroom and another 75 rounds

the Super Radio and Electrical latives.

he was Company, deposed that

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Defendant said he had been liv. half-way up the staircase of No Pleading guilty to two charges ing on the premises since 1918 and 148, Des Voeux Road Central at of receiving a number of cases of of ammunition in another room which all branches of the Services

paid rents to his uncle. He became

a tenant in Nov.. 1939, when plain

if agreed to an increase of $2 in

rents.

Plamuff was also awarded messi

of the flat.

LARCENY BY TRICK

will be welcome, is being arranged about 3.30 pm, on May 19, when China and silverware. knowing

to take place at the Sallors' at he was overtaken by someone who them to have been stolen or un-

Soldiers Home on Thursday, June sald "Don't make noise or you lawfully obtained Tam Kuen, Lam King-wai, 23, unemployed. 26, to commence at 8.30 p.m. would be killed."

allas Tam Mal-kam, 29, was sen-of No. 138 Reclamation Street, was.

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Turning around, he saw another tenced by Major AN. Macfadyen sentenced to serve 14 days' hard included in the Programme:- profts at the rate of $26 per man with a revolver levelled a yesterday to three months hard labour by Mr. Macnamara yester Freddy Archer, at the plano:

month from Apr 1 to date of him,

possession which was to be given | Further hearing was axed up on June 31.

Friday, at noon.

RACKET TO "SQUEEZE” UNLICENSED HAWKERS

for

ANOTHER EXPOSURE OF WHAT MIGHT BE TERMED AS A RACKET TO “SQUEEZE” UNLICENSED HAWKERS was made before Mr. G. T. Lowry at the Central Magistracy yesterday, when 29- year-old unemployed, CHAN WONG, was charged on courts o; lar- ceny by a trick and attempted larceny by a trick.

Det.-Sgt. J. R. Sykes, who pro- secuted, said that on June 23, sev. eral policemen in plairclothes were sent, under instructions from Mr. E. C. Luscombe, A.S.P., to patrol the area of Jervols and Mercer Streets to endeavour to apprehe.d people collecting "squeeze" from hawkers on behalf of policemen on duty in that area.

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IMMIGRATION ASSISTANTS CONVICTED

Sequef To Shipboard Theft Of Poultry

About 11 am., a Chinese aub- inspector standing near a hawker's stall saw defendant approach the

Two Junior Immigration Assis- hawker. Using some siang words Indicating that he was collecting tauts were fined $200, or in default, for a policeman, defendant asked three months' hard labour each by for two cents.

Mr. H. G. Sheldon, K.C., at the

As the hawker was ilcensed, he Central Magletracy yesterday for refused payment, whereuport de-theft from a ship.

Defendant

COLLECTING MONEY

Nob- mad artist

labour on each count, the terms day.

Stanley Hinchliffe: Arthur to run consecutively.

Accused was charged with lar- bins; "Scotch" the Two others. Tam Yiu-ming. 32 ceny by trick of $10 from Sze Kam Mitzi Glover; A. D. Spoors, the master of the Hop Lee Import and Kwong, of No. 17 Jervois Street. pocket Hercules, and his partner Export Firm, No. 42. Connaught ground floor, on June 11. He was Bill Doxford, in feats of strength Road Central first and third additionally charged with larceny and muscle control: Les Gibson, a floors, and Tam Hing, 21, shop by a trick of $10 from the same master of magic, supported by foki of the same firm, charged on complainant on June 15.

Doris Shields: Potted Melodrama.

cast!

the first count, were discharged, į In his possession was $10 which with P carefully selected when the prosecution offered no his worship ordered to be given to Jan Heath. Maude Deacon: and evidence against them,

Det-Sgt. F. Nolan prosecuted.

INDIANS CHARGED

Two Indians descibed as

pri-

complainant.

Det-Sgt. Willison prosecuted.

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ABMY DRIVER FINED Private Ball, of the Middlesex will Stage Manage assisted by Los Regiment, Nanking Barracks, Barker. Lahora shamshulpo, appeared before Mr.

vate watchmen of the "Euston." Burja

Singh, 35, and Singh, 30, were charged

Mr. GT. Lowry yesterday

before Macnamara when he was sun- Mr. Tan Kab-kee, well-known with moned for driving military lorry Chinese industrialist in Singapore, larteny by servant of 10 cattles No. 4810 on May 23 when he fall has sent a telegram to Lieut-Gen. of rice, valued at $1.50, the

projed to await a sale opportunity to Li Liang-yung. Director of Military perty of their mistress.

complete & turn at a controlled Training in Fukien, congratulating Both pleaded not guilty, and the inter-section at

the junction or on the recent Chinese success at

of case was remanded until tomorrow Prince Edward Road and Nathan Tahu, northwest

Foochow, at 11.30 am.. ball being allowed Road at 11.05 am,

where a Japanese column pushing at $50 each.

He was found guilty and fined inland was repulsed with Det.-Sgt. C. Willcox is in charge $10. of the case.

135 DEATHS FROM T.B.

cases

pro-

heavy

Josses.

Sub.-Insp. James Scrim aecuted,

charged with exporting 24,056 tins GAOL AND BANISHMENT of petrol and 250 tins of kerosene the Con- without permits from Chung Pul. 37, unemployed, api-

troller of Trade. peared before Mr. Anderson yes-

Fines ranging from $150, or one terday on a charge of attempted month, to $500, or three months' The following is the Returns of burglary at No. 103 Lai Chi Kok hard labour, were imposed on 14 fendant went to another stall with Chung Wing-hon, 23, of No. 138. the sub-inspector following behind. Reclamation Street, was charged table diseases notified as hav- Road, on June 23 at 4.30 am. and of the accused on the first charge:

ing occurred in the-Colony dur-was sentenced to serve three adopted the same with larceny of A goose, And

On the second and third charges, ing the week ended at midnight months hard labour method and asked for two ce..ts. Leung Chul-lun 26, of No. 235,

al 14 accused were fined $150 or on June 21: The hawker handed him a tan Lockhart Road, of a chicken on

Fie was additionaly charged with one month. cent plece and defendant

Corebro-Spinal Fever, one case unlawful possession of a screw- was board a ship, which arrived from

The masters of these junks were Cholera, 42 cases (22 elving him back

deaths) driver and was sentenced to serve additionally charged with carrying eight celta Kwongchauwan at the Sai Kong

three Diphthris, change, when he was arrested.

(two one month's hard labour. Wharf, Connaught Road West.

The petrol on board their junks which deaths); Dysentery, 45 casce (20 Prosecuting. Det. Sub-Insp. C. T. deaths); Enterle Fever, 20

sentences are to run consecutively, had not been duly licensed for buch Mr. Luscombo, who was preant Byron said that both defendants (12 deaths); Measles. Avo

On the application of Det.-Sgt. purpose, and with anchoring at a in Court, said that in his mind. he boarded the ship with a party of (two deaths); Tuberculosis; 312 recommended for banishment.

cases A. Shaw, prosecuting, accused was place-Po Tal O-not designated

for dangerous goods. thought that defendarit was ac- other Immigration Officers on cases (185 deaths); Typhus Fever.

Blx Junk masters, who will be tually collecting the money for a Monday. First defendant was not one cam. poilteman, although he had not on duty at that time. They were

Alleged to have stolen a large represented by Mr. Peter H. Sln, mough evidorice to put the police seen leaving the ship afterward, very hard to detest, since coolles Lee-sang, mastor of trading, Janis found on board their junks.

quantity of goods by bailee, shum were remanded for 24 hours. A total of 8,000 tibs of petrol were man in the dock with defendant Arst defendant in possession of a on board did not dare say a word No: P1140 appeared before Mr.

"r want to deter these people goose artil second rofendant a offering their servibes us police chicken, and were arrested by a

because they were in uniform. Anderson yesterday, and further prosecuting, said that on Informa- Mt. W. P. Thompson, A.SP.. men/ nddod Mr. Luscombe; "and I Chinese detective.

For stealing & chicken from the hearing of the case was fixed for ton a Police launch made a sur ask for a serious view to be taken

eume ship, a coolle, Kwok Shing. July' d 20, was fined $20 or one month's Mr. K. F. Wong appeared for ac prisa raid at Po Tal O. Clear Water cused, while Mr. M. A. da Silva Bay, and found the goods on the

Junkar in question.

An order for the confiscation of the goods was made by Mr. Ander- Aun on the application of Mr

Đi thu. Ungn

PREVALENT CRIME

hard labour.

THEFT BY BAILEE

Defendant, who admitted two Insp. Byron added' that this kind - previous, ponvictions, was sentenced of theft had been going on for Pleading guilty, defendant sula | přišödated?

to four montha' hard, labbur on some time. Ba coughlúinta trom that he caught hold or the oflick- -osch cuunt, the terma lo rún cón. poultry dealers of poultry missing en, because It had flown out” or

currently.

from shipments showed, and was a arate.

SURPRISE RAID ON JUNKS'

· The mastérd" of ze Jülik) appbar-

ed before Mr. Anderson yesterday: Thompson.

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