1941-07-31 — Page 2

HONGKONG DAILY PRESS

Tenants Forcibly Ejected From Premises: Landlords Sued For $1,000 Damages

GENERAL

ROUND THE POLICE COURTS

AT CENTRAL

FALSE PRETENCES

A woman, Chan Che, was fined $100 or two months hard labour by Mr. . T. Lowry yesterday for

An unusual claim for damages as the result of an alleged wrong- ful' ejection was brought before Mr. Justice P. E. F. Cressall at the Summary Court yesterday by Sze Sun Barbershop, of Tsa Ko Ling, New Territories South, the tenant, against their landlords, Yau Kataining $100 from the Yu On merchant, also of Tha Ko Ling.

Pawnshop on July 22, by pawning

Plaintiffs were represented by Mr. S. A. Šutherton Russ, while bangle purporting to be of pure Mr. F. G. Nigel was for the defendant.

In

the statement of claim, plaintiffs alleged that defendant had not given any operative or other notice to quit or determined the tenancy in any way and was not entitled to demand any lx- crease of rent, or efect them from the premises.

gold, where in fact. It was not.

She was further fined $10 or 14

Convicted on both the larceny charges, defendant was fined a total of $200, or in default, 12 weeks' hard labour,

The paper Was ordered complainant.

to be returned to

AT KOWLOON

days for giving false name and Un Chau Street, second floor, was

address to the pawnshop.

ANTI-SPITTING PROSECUTIONS Tip Pak, 31, weaver, of No. 25

fined $5 by Mr. H.C. Macnamara Defendant, in evidence, stated yesterday when he was charged that she had bought the bangles with spitting on the footpath out- Upon their refusal to pay $12 in had the right to sue in the name in the belief that they were of side the above address other than stead

$5. plaintifls further of the shop instead of his name, alleged. defendant On Jure 20 Li Tsun. came with seven other men, for- Yau Kal stated in evidence that cibly ejected the plaintiffs and in Aug 1940 he gave Li a verbal their families, threw all the Tur-notice to quit. d approached him niture into the street. causing more time and he gave him damages and broke down the door two more months. At the end of

hat period Li was still bi pusses

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of the premises.

pure gold.

Mr. E. 5. C. Brooks appeared for the prosecution.

FORGED BANKNOTES

a spittoon or a road channel.

Chan Sail 30, weaver, of No. 35 Un Chau Street, first floor, had his bail of $10 estreated when he Lo Yau-sun was remanded for failed to appear on the charge of a week by Mr. Lowry yesterday spitting on the public road at Pei

Ho Street, on a charge of unlawful possession

Lo Man. 29, rattan worker. ot No. 171 Apli Street, first floor. was fined $5 or seven days when

He was allowed $1.000 ball. Det.-Sgt. T Cushman

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Plants claimed $100 for gen n and he gave another notice, or 55 forged five-guilder notes at eral damages. $700 for actual dam- telling Lt that if he would not Wellington Street. age of furniture, $300 for loss of move he must pay rent of $12. LI. business. and $500 for exemplary, however, continued to occupy the damages ou account of the higo-premises at the old rental. On charge of the case. handed and illegal conduct of the June 19 he posted a notice on the defendant, amounting to $1,600. premises warning all the occupants Plaintiffs waived the $800 to bring more away. action within Summary Jurisdie- tion

NOTICE SERVED

It was agreed to by both parties

tual case there were

two pre-

AGREED TO REMOVE

Was

remove

given one-and-a-half months' notice.

COOLIE CONVICTED Pleading guilty to stealing 30 pieces of wood and 10 cattles of wire, the property of Messrs.

he was charged with spitting on the footpath at Pel Ho Street near Lalchikok Road.

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labour by

mara yesterday when he charged with the larceny of 37 electric bulbs valued at $6 from the Ming Wah Electric Shop No

man gave his name as Li Tsun and male and female latrines in a

Bgt. P. H. Loughlin prosecuted. THEFT OF BULBS Taul Fook-chuen, 18, unemploy- Yau Tam, son of defendant, sald Marsman and Company, from out-noor, appeared before Mr. Macua- eg of No. 10 Tung On Street, second on his father's instructions he re-atde No. 2 A. R. P. Tunnel, Au The delence was that plaintiffs! Quested a solieltor to give Ld two Cheong, a coolle was senteneed

At the office of to one month's hard were not the tenants of the pre-s notice. mlacs and that notice had been the chlef clerk of the Central Mr. Lowry yesterday. served OD the tenant, 1 Tsunagistracy. Li agreed to This, however.

UNSANITARY LATRINES was denied by Li

| 434 Shanghai Street, ground floor. who claimed to have received no

The manager of the China Con-ion July 28 notice to quit and further that he

Mr. D. H. C. Taylor, chief clerk,struction Company Ltd., Shelt Accused who had three previ was our of three partners of the Central Magistracy, said as the re- House, pleaded guilty through a lous convictions, was sentenced to barbershop.

sult of a complaint he brought representative before Mr. H. G three months' hard labour. 10th

Yau Tan and the other Sheldon, K. C.. yesterday to two Sgt. J. Whiteroft prosecuted. that before the bearing of the ac.party together on May 5. The summonses for talling to keep the

GAOL AND BANISHMENT Cheung Yum, 30, and Tsang Yat- timinary issues to be settled, as to finally agreed to remove within 14 sanitary condition on a military Bing, 23, both unemployed, were whether the notice to quit was a months. He did not give orders site at Shousun Hill on July 9. sentenced to six months' hard good notice and whether plaintiffs and was only trying to bring them and was fined $25 on each count abour cach and recommended for to a amicable settlement. In an- Sanitary Inspector A. W. T. White banishment by Mr. H. C. Mae- swer to his Lordship witness re-prosecuted.

namara yesterday when they were plled that he could not remember

charged with the larceny of two whether L4 dented having received, Warrants for the arrest of four ducks, one brasa kettle and one persons, Cheung Pui-chl, Lam To- aluminium cooking pot valued at FREEZING ORDER Ho Wal, employee of Mr. M. A sang, Yu Cho-shi and S. I. Yeung, $ from No. 228, Tung Chol Street,

da Silva, solicitor, testified that he or No. delivered a letter addressed to taken

6 Causeway Road, were ground floor, on July 29. Isun at a barbershop at Tsa Ko Macfadyen yesterday on a charge out before Major A. N.

Sgt. P. H. Loughlin prosecuted. Ling on Feb. 21. Li was out and of having unlawfully assaulted

STOLE CUCUMBER he left it with a man to give to L Tou Hoi-yan and Tsuf Yin-yan, of

Chung Ki, 26, unemployed, was

hard No. 14 Bayview Mansion, first floor. Butenced to four months

labour and recommended for Causeway Bay, on June 19. His Lordship remarked at this

banishment when the appeared on The application was made by stage that the question of the Mr. C. A. Sutherton Russ. for the

remand before Mr. Macnamara notice to quit was very unsatis-prosecution, who

yesterday sald that the factory.

case was adjourned from July 16,

GOVERNMENT

WELCOMED BY LOCAL CHINESE BUSINESSMEN

the notice produced by Yau.

on his return.

HEARING ADJOURNED

WARRANTS ISSUED

Li Tsun denied in evidence that because the summonses were not ceny of Ave cattles he received the notice to quit. He served.

THURSDAY, JULY 31, 1941, ---PAGE 3

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EXTENDING DINING TABLE,

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DINNER WAGON,

2 PALM STANDS,

2 UPHOLSTERED ARM

DINING CHAIRS,

8 UPHOLSTERED DINING CHAIRS.

USUAL PRICE

$850,00

SALE PRICE

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USUAL PRICE

$1029.00

SALE PRICE

$795.00

ALL BLANKETS, SHEETS, COVER AND CURTAIN

FABRICS SUBJECT TO 20% DISCOUNT

LANE - CRAWFORD • LTD.

In House of Quality & Service

#2: 5252525752.925252525252525882425TS

The Hongkong Government Order freezing Japan's credits

LANE, CRAWFORD here is acclaimed by the local

Accused was charged with lar-

LIMITED Chinese community as OBC of

of growing the most "concrete" steps

cucumber from a vegetable field| Altention was diawn yesterday taken to assist China in he did not agree to remove and was defendants had moved away and According to the Police,

at To Li Yuen Village, property Crawford and Company, of Kobe, to the fact that the firm Lane, war against Japan.

given 14 months to quit by the their destinations were unknown.

of Yuen Tak-hop, 31, vegetable According to a well-known buar- Chler Clerk. He thought Mr. Tay-

which was named in the Japanese nessman, one of the effects 01 lor had the authority since he gave said Mr. Russ, defendants had

But according to his information. gardener, on July 8.

Sgt. P. H. Loughlin prosecuted

Government's freezing order, has the Order will be to accomplisn him the order. Cross-examined once been detained for a day by and stated that accused had three Limited, Hongkong.

no connexion to Lane, Crawford, that which the Chinese Govern-admitted that he had agreed to re-

The firm referred to in the Jap- ment failed to do during the past move if he could and other pre- the Political Department of the previous convictions.

PRISON FOR SNATCHER

anese order was formerly a branch four years agents of the Nanking mises within that time, puppets stop her nationals from Stating that he wished to con-

"PORTUGUESE VINED

Shum Pul-lam, unemployed, ap- of the Hongkong firm but was, to-

before Roxberto B. Maher, a Portuguese peared

Mr. Macnamara gether with other branches in

sider the two Issues before the

Special Branch,

trading with the enemy.

Living under the protection or Court, his Lordship adjourned the subject, stated to be an officer of yesterday when he was charged, Shanghai, Yokohama and Kobe.

sald, these case to Friday.

the British flag, he

have not only been carrying on a most lucrative trade with Japa but many have even gone so far as

to capitalise on their compatriots patriotism

O.B.E. For

the Immigration Department, was with others not in custody, with sold to other interests many years summoned before Mr. Sheldon stealing a purse containing $1 ago. yesterday for failing to report to Hongkong currency from Tso Yim,] the Police the change of his busl-34, teacher, of No. 142 Tal Nam

ness address on Jan. 1, and fall-Street, ground floor, at the Post A. S. Watson and Co., Ltd., on ing to report the change of his Office in Nanchang Street, Sham-July 15.

No,

D. residential address

Lt.-Col. R. D.

marking by falsely

origin as

goods of Japanese "Made

in Shangha!" of even

"Made in China"

Other Chinese shown

traders have

Walker, M. C.

their "patriotism" by Lieut. - Col. Reginald David snuggling these "Chinese" goods Walker, M. C., A, R. C. S., D. 1. C...

418 shulpo, on July 25.

Det.-Sgt. Shaw prosecuted.

to

Mr. W. A. Mackinlay appearing Nathan Rond on June 1.

Accused pleaded guilty and was on behalf of the complainants. Sgt. Harris. of the Special sentenced to three months' hard alleged that the bottles in ques- Bracch, gald in both cases, noti- labour.

tion were filled with tomato sauce. fcation should be made seven

BOUND OVER days prior to change.

UNREGISTERED FACTORY Ма Chan-chu, 21, married into Free China,

Wh. Ex., M. Inst. C. E., Chartered) was fined $5 on each summons.

Defendant pleaded gulity and The mistress of the Yuet Wahl woman, was placed on a $25 bond Regarding the

Leather Goods Factory, No. 72. to be of good behaviour for one year application of Civil Engineer, who was appointed] UNREGISTERED GIRLS the Order the informant

Prince Edward Road, was fined by Mr. D. J. N. Anderson yesterday stated Director of Supply in March this Convicted on that Chinese merchants here are year,

two charges of $400 by Mr. Macnamara yesterday for stealing two pieces of auk from

she the bringing two girls, Cheung Mul-when generally surprised that occupled O. BE. (Military Division) by His kwan, 18, and Chu Mel-chan, 16. operating an unregistered factory No.-66, Ngatsinwat Road, on July Was summoned for Kwok Sze-ting. 26, shop foki, at China is not included in the list Majesty the King. of places named

Into the Colony and falling to re- and for employing women workers zi The award was published in gister them. Chu Lo-kau, 50. in prohibited hours. England on July 1, 1941, and news widow.

Was remanded bý to this effect was contained in a Sheldon to today.

secuted, telegram received in the Colony:

for her, but her friend double- According to Mr. Fraser, In- For operating an unregistered crossed her and she had not seen leaves the way open for Japan to yesterday from the Secretary of spector of the S. C. A., the two factory at No. 3 Chik Yeun on July 2, him since. defeat the local Order. As is gen-

LEAVES OPEN

"The omission of Shanghai, the greatest trading centre in China.

h03 been awarded

State for the Colonies.

erally known, the majority of the Lt. Col. Walker has been Man large factories in Shanghai urej

ager and Chief Engineer of the under Japanese control.

Kowloon-Canton Goods

Railway sinec 1934. can also be consigned to Shang- hal, repacked and transhipped to Hongkong £8 Shanghai- made | goods,

"Should the local Government

be unwilling to include Shanghal

In the freezing Order it could in-

NEW POST FOR REAR-ADMIRAL A.M. PETERS Vice-Admiral, William J. Whit

Mr.

Accused stated that she had!

Inspector Ng Shuf-tong pro- given the silk to a friend to sell

girls were brought into the Colony the manager of the Yau Yan Knit JUVENILE GAOLED by defendant on January 14 last ting Factory was fined $200, while A 16-year-old boy was sentenced year and put to work in an escort a similar fine was imposed on the to four months imprisonment by bureau.

manager of the Fuk Chuen Knit- Mr. Anderson for snatching a On July 19. the two girls made ting Co... No. 20, Fuk Wa Street, handkerchief, containing $4.37. a complaint to the Police follow ground floor, for employing 29 from Chan Suk-yu, 24 married

ing an altercation with defendant, women in prohibited hours on July woman, in Shantung Street at who was alleged to have demand-3

0.16 pm on Monday.. ed their earnings with threats of The Bummons against the

ASSAULT CHARGE beatinga

manager of the Tat Kee Rattan Tum Sang, 25, street sleeper. STOLE PRINTING PAPER Ware Co., No. 207, Fuk Wa Street. appeared before Mr. Anderson alat on a Consular certificate ac-worth has been appointed a Lord A shop fok, Li Tun, 36. of No. ground floor, for employing 22 yesterday when he was charged companying each and every ship-Commissioner of the Admiralty 60 D'Agullar Street, ground floor, women in prohibited hours on with assaulting another street met, as the Chungking Govern- and Chlet of Naval Personnel in was charged before Mr. Lowry July 3, was dismissed as the sunt steeper, Chan T, 35, woman, on ment is doing with shipments Succession to Admiral Sir Charles yesterday with counts of steeling 300 mong was apparently wrongly July 30 in Peking Road from Hongkong. This would not. J. C. Little, a former C-in-C., worth of printing paper from No. served.

Accused was convicted and re- I feol sure, be taken as a reprisal, China Station.

3 Lee Yuen Street West, ground) ROBBED BATHING SHIED by the Chungking Government

Rear-Admiral Arthur M. Peters floor, on June 18, and another 30

manded 24 hours as ho donlod One month's hard labour was having one previous conviction, but would, on the other hand, be will be Naval Secretary to the First worth on June 16, and the alter imposed on Cheung Cheung. 20,

BROTHEL KEEPER TINED A greatly appreciated, as lively as-Lord of the Admiralty in succession native counts of receiving stolen unemployed, by Mr. Macnamara

Appearing on remand, Wong sistance in China's economic war. Rear-Admiral Edward N. Syfret, property.

yesterday for breaking into a Lily, alias Wong Kwan, 38, married Rear Adm. Petera was formerly with

Mr. M. A. @liva, naslated by Det bathing shed and stealing cutlery, woman, of No. 27 Pilkem Street, Commodore at Hongkong.

Sgt. W Summers, appeared for valued at $6.50 belonging to Mrs. at floor, was fined $200 by Mr complainant, Fung Shin-chung Kella.

Macnamara yesterday wheri ate

Interviewed in connexion

the question, or possibility, of

including Shanghai and other parts of ocoupled Chitia in the

WOMAN'S, FALL

35, manager of Messra Chi Bang UNLAWFUL POSSESSION was convicted on the charge of freezing order. Mr. Kelvin-Stark- Just after midnight on Tuesday, and Company, dealers in paper The manager or Shing Vick at keeping a brothel at No. 27, Plikem statyting under orders Road Central, see and floor, acel- Voeux Rold Centrals by Mr. Macnamara Sorterday wereals his ordered a stated that the Hamptons Govern a woman living at No. 07, Queen's and stationery, of No, 50 Des No. 244; Yo Chau Street, was ined street, first fisde, on July 18, from the Home Government and dentally fell to the road and sus- Defendant, who was on $200 ball when he was summoned for a notice to be served on the pre nothing is done without the retained serious injuries. She was was represented by Mr Caufal pain of 10 aerated man oofpt of Instructions from Home, wont to hospital. A

D'Almada, who plènded not guilty, water bottles, balonging to Messrs, Hub-Thab. Bayatir

prosecuted.

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