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HONGKONG DAILY PRESS

GENERAL

MISLEADING PRESS STATEMENT ROUND THE POLICE COURTS

REFERRED TO BY PROSECUTION

IN

PETROLEUM EXPORT TRIAL

Bix hojak masters and fokis, Kwok înt. Cḥau Shing-cheung, Lam Chi-kai, Iam Chau-wal, Lam Po-chuer a Chy Chíu-fal, were re- manded until Monday, June 30, by Mr. D. E N Anderson at the

they Kowloon Magistracy yesterday when

at were charged with

the Lempting to export 9,500 tins of petrol without permits from Controller of Trade. They were additionally charged with carrying petrol on board their junks which had not been duly licensed for such a purpose and with anchoring al a place-Po Tai not de- signated for dangerous goods.

Mr. Peter H. Sin represented all accused

Accused were additionally charg ed with stealing from junk No. 747881 2,000 tins of petrol valued Mr W F Thompson, A.5.P in charge of prosecution and prtur at $79.200 the petrol being the pro- to the coininencement of the case perty of Hung Man-chiu, of No. 8. Wine Shing Street ground flour he drew his Worship's attention to the statement alleged to have been Further the accused were alleged made by him and quoted by the to have conspired between Apr. 2 South China Morning Post of yes!&nd Apr 25 to steal the petrol. terday's issue and the final edita M: Hing-shing Lo represented. 13f The Hongkong Telegraph of Live complainant. while Mr June 24 the orcar for couls a tion of The petrol in question in connexion with this case, as mis leading

were

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d'Almada appeared for Fung and Wang Det.-Sgt. H J Baldwin was present for the Pelter

TWO RECEIPTS

Was

con-

AT CENTRAL

11, Queen's Road West on

Pleading guilty, defendant was bound over in the sum of $10 for six months.

STOLE FROM SHOWCASE

SNATEDER IMPRISONED Tang Tse-hung, 24. and Cheung Pleading guilty to a charge of long. 30, both unemployed, were stealing a fountain pen from the sentenced by Mr. HG Sheldon

person of one Oba Tim at Gon- yesterday to three months hard naught Road Central on June 24, labour each for stealing two rolls Lam Kam-ch, 17, unemployed, of cloth from a showcase at No. was sentenced to six months' hard

June labour by Mr. Lowry yesterday.

Det.-Sgt. W. Summers said that that complainant was walking along in the road, when he had his foun

intain pen. which was clipped to the front of his shirt, snatched away

During the sub sequent chase. defendant passed the pen to somebody and it was

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insp. F.DB. Tuckett said defendants were arrested on formation at Eastern Street possession of the cloth.

Both defendants admitted three by defendant.

previous convictions each.

ALLEGED CONSPIRACY

Three persons, Ngan Shum-puf. not recovered.

The case for remanded until Saturday. bail being allowed $600 each.

Det.-Sgt W Summers 15 charge of the case.

40, shop assistant. Tam Sul, 57. It was stated that defendant broker, and Kwan Kel-kel 32. had three previoas convictions for unemployed, were charged before larceny from the person

Lowry yesterday with

SHOP MASTER CHARGED having together with another not Further evidence was taken by in custody. conspired together on Mr. Lowry yesterday in the ease June 23 to cheat and defraud one in which Chan Ng-tsai, aliss Chan MI Thompson said Th

After submission by MT Al-Lab Shing. 36. Of the Malacca Fock-cho, master of the Fook Ming reason why he asked for the con muda that there was he evidence Singapore Company. of $1,000. fiscation of the goods was that a that the petrol was put on board

shop. No. 159. Des Voeux Road Mr. Alfred 8.K. Lau appeared Central. is charged with fraudulent very agrant senice had been although there were 2 receipts, one for Orst defendant.

conversion of $2,800 on Mar. 20. conimited against Section 12 of acknowledging receipt 01 $16,200

Mr. C. A. Sutherton Russ con- the Dangerous Goods Ordinance or the cargo and the other stating

at ducted the prosecution assisted by He pointed out that the junks, at the carge was received by a

Del-Bgt. J. R Sykes, while de- found anchored

the defendants. 17: close man and bot by

Infendant was represented by Bon proximity and the fact that they Ther.

no evidence of

Mr. M. K. Lo. spiracy to steal or larceny itself.; There were negotiations for a junk Leary the cargo, but the actual arrangements to obtain the per mits were made by a third person. which was not connected in this falling to keep his premises and second Boor. for the purpose ori ease and here was no evidence at 'utensils in a clean condition at all

that the defendants knew each times in

jade bangles. ether and it that ease they could Puble Health Ordinance.

In cross-examination yesterday. not have possibly conspired

Mr. H. C. Lee pleaded guilty on defendant denying that there was Second accused was discharged behult of defendant

truth in the allegations of com Fung So. 36, Junk steerson and while the Arst accused was found Health Inspector E. J. Whitgob plainant that some money Was Wong Het hop. 15. cargo bruker guilty of the Brst charge and was said that the Chinese food res

given to him for buying bangles. also appeared before Mr. Anderson und $500 or serve me month's 'taurant of the Hotel had been

said that be had only

on ttle charged with attempting to export hard labour

visited on seven occasions between over $800 from complainant at 2.000 tins of petrol on board junk The summons against the com-Apt. 10 and May 15. and it was poker. No T4788H without a permit from plainant in the cast. Hung Man- found to be unclean. the Controller of Trade on April chi. for attempting to expert the

petiul, was adjourned sine dle

all had cooking chatties on board eanslated a very grave fre dan

There is no doubt that a

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Ore had broken onion serines por flagration would have resulted

His Worship. In replybig, said "I agree with you Mr. Thompson I have also read a report of it, and It was very misleading."

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ANOTHER CASE

Unlawful Transfer Of An Export Licence Alleged

Attempted expert of nnmanifested cargo and unlawful transfer of an export licence were the subjects of two summonses against the TAI SANG STEAMSHIP COMPANY. of No. 136, Connaught Rd. Cen- trai, before Mr. H. G. Sheldon, K.C.. at the Central Magistracy yes-

terday.

The summonses alleged that

│1) the Tal Bang Steamship Company failed to furnish to the Superintendent of the Import and Export Office, a copy of the com- plete ship's manifest of all cargo out on board or to be put on board the 5.5. Kau Tung VA

12 hours before calling. by the omiasion from the manifest of 50 bales of gunny bags allegedly con- signed by the Kwong Fung Hong Firm, contrary to an order of the Defence Regulations,

SINO-BRITISH

CULTURAL ASSOCIATION

ANNUAL REPORT

The annual general meeting of the Sino British Cultural Associa tion (Hongkong branch) For 1841

I was stated that the sum in volved was part of $4,300 entrusted to defendant by Chu Tung, banker. for of No. 298, Queen's Road Central,

UNCLEAN PREMISES Paul Lee, of the St. Francis Hotel Restaurant. was Aned by Mr

Sheldon yesterday

compliance with

$50

the

purchasing

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specific pair of

Hearing was adjourned to next On all the visits, defendant was Friday at noon. present and his attention drawn

to the objectionable points.

On Apr. 28, a letter was sent t defendant warning him thay the place remained dirty. the

of that letter was received.

AT KOWLOON

HEARING FIXED

which Mok

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cere would have to be cancell- Hearing was fixed for July 9 and ed A reply acknowledging receipt 11 by Mr H C. Macnamara yester-

day in the case In Mr. Lee sald that although the Wah. 28. Pau Shiu-chuen, 32, and management was legally responsi- Kwan, 23, were charged with

menaces on salary of $23 per month, and his ble the caterer was to blane, as the demanding $30 with kitchen was leased out to him, July 17 and 18 from Stu Shut with duty was to forward bills and co-

and unfortunately the lease agree-jintent to steal same. ment stipulated that the manage-

$2,000 FINE IMPOSED

lect receipts.

Det.-Sgt. Willison prosecuted,

MARINE COURT

The accused were also charged ment should have no control over with extortion of $20 from the same

complainant on the same dates. the employees at all.

First accused was additionally

SMOKE NUISANCE Wellin Hwen Tsang-wet. of charged with demanding $1 with

Fines of $10 wee posed by Messrs. William Hunt and Com-menaces from Hul Luk with in-

28. Cindr. 3.

Jolly yesterday on Le was tent to steal same on Mar. pany Gloucester Buliding.

COXSWAIN.

Cheng Aned $2.000 by Mr. Sheldon, K. C.. He was also charged with extortion Kam-sui. yesterday for a breach of the De- of $1 from the same complainant Yee, engineer, of the mungong- Yaumats ferryboat Man Ping," fence Regulations by unlawfully on the same date. possessing a private code contain

were

ed in 16 sheets of paper.

No detall of the charge related in open Court.

Defendant was represented by Mr H J Armstrong. of Messra.

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Mr. J. D'Almada Remedios is ap. charged with having permitted the pearing for second and third de- launch to issue smoke in sucD B. quantities as to be a nuisance while fendants while Det.-Sgt. N. Fraser is in charge of prosecution. lying alongside the Vehicular Ferry Bal of $500 each was allowed Wharf, Connaught Road Central.

JUDGMENT DELIVERED Judgment was given by Mr. When the case was called up. Anderson yesterday at the Kow- Tai Sang Steamship Company lent: University of Hongkong. at 5.30 Mr Armstrong asked for an inter-loon Magistracy In to or allow to be used by Chai Wai, p.m.

42 will be held tomorrow in the Deacons.

(2) on or about March 29, the Fung Ping Shan Library of the

fine was imposed.

the case in

UNLAWFUL BOARDING Fines totalling $32 were imposed on Leung Sze-mul. 22, and two others charged with having board-

in charge.

BOAT MISTRESS FINED L Mul, 20, mistress of & Class TV boat No. 2552Y, was fined $1 for having used a grappling iron for the purpose of dredging in the Naval Anchorage, Victoria Har- bour, without pe: mission.

view in Chambers with the Magis which Lo Yau, Lai Hop, Wong ed a vessel in harbour without the master of the Fook Hing Firm, un The annual report for 1940-41 trate. This was granted and Court Keung, Chan Lung, woman, Cpl. permission of the master or officer export licence originally issued by states, in part:---

was adjourned for a few minutes. Leonard Munsey, of the R. A. Q. C., At the resumed sitting. Mr. Lo Po and Tsim Tok are charged Armstrong pleaded guilty and the with conspiracy to steal 215 blankets from the R, A. O. C. De- pot at Mataukok.

Munsey was additionally charged with stealing three blankets, two Li Kau, 32, shop fokl, appeared sheets, a mosquito curtain and an

UNAUTHORISED MOORING before Mr. Lowry yesterday on ajelectric bulb from the R. A. O. C.

Fines of $10 were imposed on charge of having assaulted Ip Depot. and was alternatively

Wong Yung, 30, and Tsul Sze, 66, The membership of the Branch Chan, 24, shop foki, of No. 13. charged, together with the woman; charged with having moored their Association is 135, 60 British and Second Street,

with receiving stolen property.

boats within 100 yards of the Kow-

the Controller of Trade to the Though still in its infancy, it Kwong Hong Hing firm. of No. may be safely said that this As 58A. Bonham Strand West, for the suclation has not existed in vain. A comparison with the previous purpose of enabling Choi Wai to export 60 bales of gunny bags to session will reveal the fact that its second year of existence has been Macao

| highly successful. The keynote of Chol Wal was separately sum- the policy adopted lles in main- moted for moving on board the taining an equilibrium between so 3.5. Kau Tung 50 bales of guruny cial and intellectual activities. bags for the purpose of exporting, without a licence from the Con- trciler of Trade.

SAW GUNNY BAGS Revenue Officer Fook Mo-chan,

Set F. Russell, of the Special Branch, was in charge of the case.

BOUND OVER

In passing judgment. his Wor-

authority.

UNLIGHTED CRAFT

66 Chinese. There are altogether Prosecuting. Sgt. H. Goldie said Senior Revenue Officer W. v. 22 lady members. The Association that on June 23 at about 6.30 p.m. ship remarked that the evidence 100 Nava! Camber wthout lawful Ahern conducted the prosecution, records with sorrow the loss by a Chinese police sergeant gaw aagainst fourth, fifth. sixth and death of Mr. R. E. Lindsell. Puisne gang of about 15 men chasing seventh accused was entirely based Mr. P. Y. Woo represented the Judge the

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LI Muk, 32, charged with having Supreme Court, complainant from the junction of upon that given by the first three ralled to carry two white bright steamship company and Mr. F. H. Hongkong. In July. Dr. Lin Yu Eastern and Second Streets to defendants and prosecution had lights on his craft while underway Luseby appeared for Chol

tang accepted the invitation to be-wards Second Street, where deino evidence against them, and he, come an Honorary Member of the fendant struck complainant

at 11.45 p.m., was fulea $10. on therefore, aned the first three Association.

UNLAWFUL ANCHORING the head with a plece of wood. accused. $250 or three months*

Chan Yau. 31, and Leung So, 28, At a meeting of the Standing

hard labour, and the other de-charged with having at 1.55 am. fendants were discharged.

anchored their boats at a distance Mr. C. D'Almada appeared for of less than 100 yards from the low Mur y and the woman. Mr. Hin-water

mark near the Canton shing Lo for the second accused Steamboat Company's Wharf, were and Mr. M. A da Silva for the fined $10 each. Best accused,

Det. Sub-Insp. C. Dewman pro-

EMBEZZLED $278.88

the National

Rød

in evidence, said that on March Committee held on Sept. 27, 1940, 28 at about 2.15 p... he was on

a programme for the year was Auxiliary to duty on a wharf when he noticed drawn up. This provided for a Cross Society of Ching. that gunny bags were being load series of lectures, several art ex- At the frat annual general on June 25. 1940, a

sccuted,

D. O. SOUTH

WILD TREE WOOD

With a previous conviction tor

Malt

from the

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Tel. 28151.

British Commonwealth is the basis of this Beer

ed onto the 85. Kau Tung. He hibitions, a garden party, an An-meeting went aboard the ship and was ust Dinner and a luncheon meet scholarship of the annual value of given the export permit by a man ing. The programme, with certain $400 for a student qualified to en- at his request,

modifications, was effectively car

ter the chool of Chinese Students Witness said that he examined, ried out.

in the Hongkong Univeralty Was the licence and found that it had Lectures were delivered in the created, the proposal having been been used before. He then baked course of the year by Miss Agnes made by Prot. Forster, the Hon. Lau Tsui, 30, fokl, of No. 253 the Captain of the ship to delay Smedley, Prof. Tachen Yin-koh, of Treasuror. Acting upon this de- Nathan Road, ground floor, the same offence, Lee Kwai was sailing, while he got in touch with Tsing-hus Univeralty, Mr. T. K. cision, the Standing Committee poared before Mr. Anderson yesteryesterday sentenced to six weeks' Chuan, Editor of the Tien Hala drew up in September the regola day and was sentenced to serve hard labour when he pleaded guilty the Chief Preventive Officer W. J. Monthly, and Prof, Gordon King. tions for the scholarship. So far three months hard labour for before Mr. T. 3. Houston to the It should perhaps be recorded no one has applied for the scholar- embezzlement between Mar. 4 and Witness later accompanted Mr. hete that, during Miss Amedley's ship, At present only one scholar-May 29, at the Sai Wah Potrol charge of possession of 30 cattles Buller to the Fook Hlog Firm, of lectureh the audience were so mov-ship is planned; but the Commit- Company, of · 5278.83

wild tree wood at Shing Mun which Chol Was was the mastered when she spoke of the plight of too hope more can be established Taul, manager.

Valloy, Taun Wan, on Tuesday. and after examining the shop's the Chinese wounded in the pro-in course of time.

For the possession of 50 cattios book. found no record referring to sont Bino-Japanese war,

He was additionally charged the export of the 50 bales of gunny voluntary

The financial position of the As with forging a receipt for nine wild tree wood, at the same contribution for the soclition is wound. The surplus gallons of gasolone in the name place on the same day. Yip Loung bago.

wounded was collected on the spot, for the year was $58.86. The sash of Dr. J. 8. Pyno.

was sentenced to che month's Further hearing was fixed for the amount totalling $45.07. This at hand and in the bank was

hard labour, suspended for 13 . . It was stated that accused waa months conditional to good be- next Wednesday, al 230 p.. money was sent to the Foreign 3058.49.

employed by the complainant at a haviour.

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