1941-08-12 — Page 3

HONGKONG DAILY PRESS

GENERAL

QUESTION OF HARDSHIP ROUND THE POLICE COURTS

Interesting Judgment In

Claim For Possession

"It would be better if the gentleman, drawing $10 to $20 a month which the plaintiff admits is insufficient to maintain a wife, were to spend the money on himself instead of saddling his widowed mo- ther with a wife and family. I, therefore, find there is no great hardship on the landlord for the tenant to remain in possession of the premises." sald Mr. Justice P. E. F. Cressalt when giving Judg. ment for the defendant, with costs, in the Summary Court jester- day in the case in which Fung Leang-sel, widow, claimed for the possession of No. 190. Hennessy Road. second floor, occupied by the defendant, Ng Kar-sul.

Mr. P. E Nash appeared for the That was why she dealred to have plain while the defendant ap- the return of the premises occu- peared in person.

pled by defendant.

Mr. Nash sald that the only Question lo De decided by his Lordship was that of hardship. The defence was that of sting tenancy, said Mr. Nash.

The plaintiff was a widow with six sons and four daughters, went

want

His Lordship: In other words, your hardship is that you your son to occupy a cubiele in your house? Yes

How old is he?-27

Does he work?-Yes, at Kwong Suns Hams

on Mi Nash. She wanted the re

Whm is his salary?-He earns turn of the premises for one of only $10 to $20 a month in addi

who was contemplatington to his food.

a

The defendant

cubleb

AT CENTRAL

AT KOWLOON

STOLE TARGETS

FIKEWOOD PROFITEER Lau Chuen, 28, boilermaker, ap- Yung Lam, 46, widow, firewood peared before Mr. H. G. Sheldon.dealer of No, 52 Yu Chan Street. K.C. yesterday, when ho Was was charged before Mr. H. C. Mac- charged with stealing four targets namura for selling firewood at 60 valued at $34 from the target but cattles for $2, which is above the at the Talkoo Range, property of Government fixed price, and was the Talkoo Rifle Club on Aug. 5. fined $200, in default one month's

Accused who had two previous hard labour. convictions, was sentenced to six; months' hard labour.

STOLE FROM BABY!

Alleged to have stolen a jade bangle from the wrist of a two- year-old child while being carried on the back of its mother, ai Fleming Road, Lam Chu, 17, un employed who had three previous convictions, was sentenced to six months' hard labour by Mr. Shel- don.

REMANDED

Charged with demanding $50

PICKPOCKET GAOLED

Kam Cheung, 34, was convicted by Mr. Macuumara when he was charged with picking the pocket of Mr T. C King. of the Central Trust Company.

He had several previous convic- tions and was sentenced to twelve months' hard abou.

LARCENY BY SERVANT Appearing before Mr. Machamuru On two counts of stealing $25 and $32.85, property of his employer, and on a third charge of obtain- Ing $29.10 by uttering false docu-

Do you expect a girl to be hap-with monaces from Chan Sze, 50. ments, Lam Nga-hok was remand-

осси-

the Flip

married

her sons marriage. pied only premises, the balaner of the fat month". No answer. being sub-letted by him.

PLAINTIFF'S EVIDEN(F

In evidence, plaintiff stated that she purchased the house In 1935. and that she occupied the second and third floors with her sons, we of whom were married, and four daughters

month

$10

VERY DIFFICULT

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KEPT BROTHEL

t $20 a building contractor, at No. 142,

Queen's Road,

ed three days in order that he East, first floor, Mok Kung cheong, 31, unemploy-may make restitution, Du you thlak a girl whether she ice custody by Mr. Sheldon,

ed, was remanded 24 hours in Po

is a businessman's daughter or

Mrs. N. A. Gracle was convicted lie's daughter, can be happy on. SNATCHER GAOLED

on the charge of keeping a brothel $10 to $20

at No. 23. Lock Road, ground floor, Appearing before Mr. Lowry on by Mr. D. J. N. Anderson and find mult to live on $10 to $20 a a charge of larceny of a Wrist $150, or two months' hard labour. watch from Leuing Pik-ha, 19. Defendant, giving evidence, stal-woman, of No. 303, Prince Edward saying that she had sub-let the Defenant denied the charge, d that he had been occupying Road, on Aug. 10 at Queen's Road rooms to the Chinese females. The second floor was alvided the premises for the past five or Central, into one "tang" and two cubicles six years

near Morrison Street, The first cubicle was occupied by to his Lordship. having sub-let sentenced to six months' hard la-!

He admitted. In reply Chan Pul, 25, unemployed.

Sub-Insp. C. Baysting proseout- Was ed. the four unmarried & dia, and the! rear one by one

part of the premises Another bour of the married

part, he said sons and

was occupted by a his wife The Second

Sub.-Insp. T K Whelan pro- floor went on pianulf, was divie

relative who seidum paid any rent. secuted.

Ng chatted protection under the ed into three cubicies occupies Prevention of Eviction Consolida-ed the accused. herself and an unmarried daugh-

three unmarried

ten Ordinance, adding that it was daughters, and the other married son and his wife, respectively.

ter.

One of the unmarried sons, sald plaintiff, was to be married soon and. In accordance with Chinese custom, would be staying with her

REVENUE

OFFICERS

CHARGED

exceedingly difficult to obtain al- ternative premises

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LARCENY OF BLANKEI Chun So. 37, charged before Mr. Macnamara with arceny of Police Reservist No 1530 arrest- blanket from No. 22 Portland St.. was sentenced to sx months' hard Jabour.

PRISON FOR SHOPLIFTER

Defendant had 14 previous con-

Clan Yiu-kwan. 38. unemploy-viction.

In reply to Mr. Nash, defendant ed, charged with larceny of seven stated that, although he had not pairs of silk socks from the Wing looked for premises himself. he On Company, and with breach of had asked several of his friends a Deportation Order was sentenced to find a flat for him.

to seven months hard labour by Mr. Lowry.

MODEL PLANE

CONTEST

Sub-Insp. T. K |secuted.

Whelan pro-

POLICEMEN KEMANDED Police Constables C233, Chu

CAUTIONED

Leung Yin, 21, was cautioned by Mr. Macnamara on a charge of exposing his body to the public in a nullah in Gascoigne Road near Chatham Road,

Sgt. Whiteroft said that the po- lice had received many complaints from residents in that area,

DEATH INQUIRY

Ping. 40, and C40. L Hei, and An inquiry into the death of More than 100 entries have been Lance-Sergeant A81, Edwin Mc-a three-year-old received for the Model Airplane Dermott, were remanded one week was held before Mr. Macnamara boy, Lat Moon, Contest and Exhibition which will by Mr. Lowry yesterday, when they sitting as coroner. be held here by the Hongkong were charged with demanding Dr. K. H. Uttley said that the Association, on $160 with menaces from Lo Klu, cause of death was due to a for-

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CRIMINAL

Aug. 14, Chinese Air Force Day. at No. 196, Queen's Head West, on leign substance which we found an SESSIONS

SIX DEFENDANTS Model Airplane

ACQUITTED

Enthusiastic

Support for the Aug. 2, with intent to steal same. the stomach and which was later Further evidence was taken by contest is evidenced by the fact Mr. M. A. da Silva and Mr. C. A. proved to be cyanide by the Gov Major A. N. Macfadyen, at the that a large number of prizes have Sutherton Russ are appearing for ernment Chemist, Mr. V. C. Bran- Central Magistracy yesterday; in been contributed by local indivi- defendants, while Det, Sub.-Insp. son. the case in which Mo Kang. 51. aldaals, industrial, commercial and J, O'Donovan is for the prosecu- Senior Revenue Officer. Ching. 23, Pau Chi-ying. 23, Lo Kan, 42, ip Yuk. 28, and Ip Kwok ming, 35, all Revenue Officers, Mu Ytu-keng, 29. draughtsman, Mo

Leung other organisation

Kwan-pok, 21, draughtsman, Yu Yuk-lin, 21, married woman, Llu Wai, 31. shopmaster, Li Yeung, 42, shopmaster, and LA Lo-so. 20. woman, were charged with in timidation.

The complainant is Chu Pak- yuen, 29, merchant, of No. 109 Des Voeux Road, Central.

Mr Alfred 8. K. Lau, assisted by

tion.

CALENDAR

26 PERSONS TO FACE TRIAL

The mother of the child sald that the cyanide was put on the working desk of her husband. She turned her back for a moment and Twenty-six persons will face when she looked around again she trai ai the Critual Sessions, cup had been which commences on Monday in a

calendar of 11 cases.

|BLAKE PIER INCIDENT: notice that the

VERDICT AT INQUEST

A verdict of "Death from natural causes" was returned by a Jury, comprising Messrs. G. W. Tate (Foreman), Fung Fu-sang and Richard Tong. at an enquiry held yesterday, before Mr. H. G. She!- don. K.C... sitting as Coroner at the Central Magistracy. nexion with the death of WONG WAR, alias Chan Wah. 26, boat in con-

seaman, at Connaught Road oats de Blake Pier.

moved and the child was 111,

A verdict of accidental was recorded.

D. O. SOUTH

death

Murder Wan Wing-hing. Unnatural Offence-Abdul Aziz, Demanding Money-Mok Wab, Pan Shul-chuen and Li Kwan (also charged with extortion).

Attempted robbery-Chan Kam, Ho San and Lai Tau (Chan fur- ther charged with possession of ammunition).

Robbery by two or more-So Tat. WILD TREE WOOD

Shek Chi-fal, Li Chun, Li Leung- Charged with unlawful posses- sang, Chul Kwan, Chan Luk and stour of 305 cattles of old tree wood. Lt Yuen; Wong Ching-kwal, and Det.-Sgt. W. Suminers, prosecuted. Early on the morning of July 9, a European, who was alleged valued at $6.10, two elderly women, Lam Suen (Wong also charged while Mr. 8. Ng Quinn appeared to have been under the influence of drink, had a struggle with

Wong Tal, 61, and Lau Wan, 50. with wounding); Leung Ming alias for eleventh defendant and Mr. A. Leung Shu-yau, at the landing of Blake Pier. Leung managed to

were bound over da Sliva for the rest.

free himself and ran from the pler onto the road. The European against a repetition of the offence and Wun Luen.

on sums of $26 Yeang Pak allas Yeung Mun-fa! At yesterday's hearing, third gave chase and police whistles were blown.

when they appeared yesterday be- fourth, Afth, sixth, tenti and i A delective, Lam Kau, arrived answer. The European then watt-form Mr. 8. F. Balfour. twelfth defendants were dis on the scene and saw deceased ed down the steps of the pfer charged due to lack of evidence. run from the pier to the road. landing, and

STOLE RICE Fong sent Leung First defendant, cross-examined. He stopped deceased and turned Shu-yau after him in order to seven cattles and two taels of rice Charged with the larceny of by Mr. Silva, stated that he was his face away to see what the collect money if he decided to hire from the Kwong Yuen Sing Rice Bentor Revenue Officer stationed matter was all about, but on turn-a motorboat. a Kowloon since 1916 and pro-ing round, he saw deceased col-. Witness stated that he saw the gardener of Watchow, was bound Shop, Chung Chun, 30 a vegetable moted to his present rank only lapse. He died shortly after. European and Leung fighting on over on a sum of $50 when he ap-

According to statements made the landing and Leung, IMPORTANT MATTER” by two young men who were wit-managed to break away, ran up

who peared before Mr. Balfour. On April 8, he received a note nesses of the incident, they alleged the steps to the street outside the

UNLICENSED, HAWKERS

eight years ago.

Was 80

CAUSE OF DEATH

Robbery Cheung Kam-fook, Chlu Tak-shing, Chan Kam-fat and L Chi-chuan,

House-breaking-Lo Wah. Receiving stolen property--Chui Wan-cheung alias Chut-kal (four counts); and Tsang Shun-cheung Lau Klu, widow, was fined $1; (also charged with offering a

bribe).

TAXI DRIVER ROBBED

La Ping, driver of Yellow Taxi

No. 141. reported to the Wanchai Police Station that he was robbed:

Tel 28151.

SUMMER CLOTHES Women's, Men's & Children's WANTED URGENTLY

HONGKONG BENEVOLENT SOCIETY

Monday & Thursday

ICE HOUSE STREET

10 to 12 Noon,

UB

BEER

Lighton an

from his nephew, eighth defendant that the Chinese detective struck pier with the European in pursuit. when she pleaded guilty before Mr. asking him for an interview as he the deceased on the front part of Witness also rari into Chater Road had an important matter to dis- the body with the butt of a re- and when he returned he saw the Balfour to the charge of hawking cuss with him and it

volver. The two men, however, deceased in a chair, but the Eu Castle Peak Road, Taun Wan, on bean curd, without a licence. at arranged that he should meet his were at present in Macao and, ac- ropean was not about. nephew according to the note, cording to the Pollce, who had re- Leung Shu-yan gave evidence Sunday. either at Luk. Bol Tung Hotel or ceived two letters from them, they and stated that after the Euro- Another unlicensed hawker, Law at his nephew's place at No. 109, were not able to attend Court to pean had given up chasing him, Kl, was also fined #1 for selling Des Voeux Rond. However, he did

give evidence,

he was chasing people around the hot drinks in the same street on not go untly the next day and

pler. He did not see the European Saturday. when he called at the hotel his cer-in-Charge of the Victoria Pub-not see deceased until he returned Dr. R. E Alvares, Medical Om-strike, anybody and he also did

BEMANDED

of $4.50 by three Europeans short- neptiew was not there. He then le Mortuary, in evidence, stated, and saw him lying on the ground remanded 24 hours when they ing

Chan Wing and Lal Yung were ly after midnight yesterday morn- proceeded to the other address, that death was due to heart outside the wharf and a Chinese pleaded not guilty to the charge of where be found his nephew to failure brought on by beri-bori. A detective was making a telephone unlawful possession of 18 cattles ed his taxi about 10 o'clock.and Li said that the foreigners board- gether with eleventh and ninth small superficial wound was pre-call. defendants and the complainant, sent on the left side of the head;

valued at 38 cents and 17 cattles ordered him to, go to Stanley.. who was the principal tenant.

Valued at 34 cents, wid tree wood After and slight abrasions were seen on

reaching Repulse Bay His nepiteer told him in the pre- the left side of the back and right China

Mr. Kyril Moller, 22 of the respectively, on Sunday.

Hotel, bo was told to drive back sence of complainant, that he had foot, but none of the wounds pre- Building, and residing at No. 7, Airmotive 00,, Pedder

to town via Bhauktwan. When a dispute with the latter and sont caused death.

nearing Wang Fung Terraco," in therefore winbod to leave the

Lincoln Road, tha European a.m. He left the latter place in a Causeway Bay Road (is was then Mr. Sheldon: Were there any alleged to have been involved, taxi for Blake Plor. place, but complainant refused to signs of deceased being struck testifled that he could remember

about 1 am,) the Europeana, it let him go as he alleged that the with the muzzle of a gun?

Witness remembered that after was alleged, ordered him to stop. nephew owed him $50 gambling

very Uttlo about the incident ex- his arrival at Blake Eler, there Dr. Alvares: No.

One of them held him tightly 'dobts...

cept that on the evening of July were a lot of people trying to hit and the other two bound him up. Wong Hlug-fat, employee of the, he Anished work at 8 pm and him and a Police constable camo searched him and took away the When asked by Mr. Silva if he had Moonraker Motorboat Co., at Blalte went to the Hongkong Hotel for and protected him. He was taken money. afty litention, when he went there, Pier, stated that while on duty on some drinks and later to the Part to the Central Police Station and to threaten complainant, witness July 9 at 2 m., he saw a Euro-alon drill for dinner.¦

After this, the passengers drove replied in the negative,

there learned that man had the car to Broadwood Road where The bearing was adjourned to might want to hire a boat, spoke returned to the Hongkong Hotel'

they escaped. His kicking on the W. R. LOXLEY & CO., (China) LTD. Aur.' 14.

to him, but the European did not and then went to the Flizat 1.30 sent for the Police at the enquiry, tion of a passer-by who freed him, ad

EUROPEAN TESTIFIES

paan at the pler, and, thinking he Witness loft about 11.80 p.m. and died. 1. A. Whant was pre-jdoor of the car aroused the atton- |

Inspector

(UB)

Solo Agents: