PACE 8-HONGKONG DAILY PRESS
LAMMERTS AUCTIONS
PUBLIC AUCTION.
THE Undersigned have received
Instructions
to sell by
PUBLIC AUCTION
on
Monday the 1st September, 1941
commenting at 10.30 am.
at their Sales Roura, No. 35. Hai ked Road, Kowloon
A QUANTITY OF HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE AND SUNDRIES
Terms Cash on Delivery.
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GENERAL
MURDER TRIALS IN ROUND THE POLICE COURTS TWENTY-FOUR MONTHS
Supreme Court Statistics: Nine Men & Woman Hanged
Although the number of marder trials during the first eight months of this year exceeded that of the previous two years, the number of persons who appeared on the capital charge and, those found Guilty, were less than in 1939 and 1948.
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RETURNED BANISHEF Appearing on remand before MY Sheldon on Saturday, Tam Yam, 40, unemployed, of No. 274 Queen's Road, West, was sentenced
labour on 1 two months' hard charge of larceny of a fountain pen and a pocket watch, total value $28, from Fung Chu, and, on the charge of breach of an ex- pulsion order, he was sentenced to six weeks' hard labour, the seri In 1940. there were 12 trials in which seven persons, Including
tences to run consecutively. were acquitted and two a woman, were sentenced to death. Jour found guilty of manslaughter
01 the 16 persons charged in 13 trials during the period yuuder review, 12 were found Gullty, three were acquitted and one Was unfit to plend.
Insp. J. Orem prosecuted.
ALLEGED, EMBEZZLER
On the application of Det. Sgt,
sentenced to two months' hard la- bour when the appeared before Mr. Macnamara on Saturday
Accused was entrusted with the refrigerator to repair, but instead. sold it for $200.
STOLE GOLD BANGLE
Charged with larceny of one rattan bangle mounted with gold and three pawn tickets, Wong Yau, 23, of No. 8 Shek Tong Street, i was fined $10 or one month's hard labour by Major A.N. Macfadyen on Saturday.
$500 BAIL
Appearing befores Major Muc-
00 Saturday, fadyen.
C. Pope, Mr. Sheldon remanded Cheong. 25. asst. ship's compra- Woo Kun-hung 72 hours in Police dore. is charged with having broken
the Defence Regulations Ordin Custody.
ance by bringing letters into the Colony on Aug. 29.
The woman accused, who paid | Jury attached a strong recommen- the extreme penalty at 5.02 a.m.dation for mercy to their verdict July 31 and who was the sec- of Guilty in the case of three men lund woman to be hanged in the charged with the murder of an Colony since Oct. 23, 1923, wasamali, who died from suffocation, found Guilty by a jury comprising after having been gagged during
• The accused is alleged to have Messrs. M. A de Carvalho tore a robbery at No. 60, Argyle Street, embezzled 535
on Aug. 11 from on Nov. 24, 1840. This recommen- Ho Wal-yee, 28. manager of the man Lau Ting, J. A. dos Reme- dios, K. E. M. Caudron S. Hassan. dation was endorsed by the Chief us. Life Insurancs Co., No. 14
Tam and Chan Sin-nam, of the Justice.
Queen's Road, Central. con- murder of her husband's
Bail of $250 was allowed.
On May 26, the jury recommend-
LAMMERT BROSune, her aged mother-in-lawed Chiq Sin-ching to mercy when
AUCTIONEERS.
and a 11-year-old son of the con- they found him Guilty of killing | Reubine.
his eight-year-old niece at No. 171, Tung Chol Street.
Whant prosecuted.
He is on bail of $500 and re- manded for 48 hours.
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 1941.
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FOR HOME, FACTORY, & POWER HOUSE
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POWER
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DODWELL & 60., LTD., Agents, Hong Kong."
MARINE COURT
BOARDING WITHOUT PERMIT
appeared before J. Jolly, R.N.R.,
girls
UNLAWFUL MOORING
The mistresses of eight şampans were fined $5 each when they pleaded guilty to having moored their crafts in Causeway Bay with- nout the permission of the Harbour
LOITERER GAOLED
Found in the morning of Aug. 29 lottering on the stairway of No. 43 Ping Street by a Chinese con- AT KOWLOON
Seven Man-ping. 25. stable No. 443, L nnemployed, appeared betore Ma- Commander ILLEGAL PAWNING Jor MacFadyen on Saturday and Saturday charged with boarding a Master. on Aug, 29.
to repairer, charged, not only be found certain ship in the harbour with- Wong Ming 35. watch appeared before Mr. H. C. Macha- loitering, but also with passession out the permaission of the owners mars on Saturday charged with of a knife and torchlight At for or master.
On their being convicted Que, stealing Bye watches and legal an unlawful purpose.
who had five previous convictions, Accused was fined $20 or two
was sentenced to two months' hard Accused was sentenced to five months' hard labour on the
labour. Another defendant bazi Chan Hi-ting was cau'ioned by Lo (2), H. W. Lee, H. C. Mac-months' hard labour.
charge and $10 or one month
her ball of $50 estreated, four were Mr. S. F. Balfour Ox Saturday, namara. D. J. N. Anderson and H.
the second.
fined $50 or two months' hurt when be pleaded guilty to the G. Sheldon, K. C. Instructing solt-
It was revealed
accused labour each, and the other was charge or hawking vegetable seeds citors were Messrs. Peter H. 8,
for fined $20 or previous conviction
three weeks hard without a licence at Ching On labour. M. W. Lo, C. Y. Kwan, Woo Par.
She was defended by Mr. D. J. N. Anderson, Instructed by Mr. P.
THE COUNSEL while Mr. J. P PUBLIC AUCTION. Wymer-Blyth.
In the seven murder trials in Murphy, Assistant Crown Solicl-1939, the Crown was represented tor, assisted by Det-Inspector L by Messrs. E H Williams, John Whyatt hve times) and J. B. A woman also figured among Prentis, while the 17 accused were the 14 persons round Quilty of represented by Messrs. George She pawning. murder in the seven trials during (2), Lo Tung-fan (2). Htn-shing the first eight months of 1939. Two others were acquitted and one had the charge reduced to man. slaughter
Undersigned, have received instructions
to sell by
PUBLIC AUCTION
on
With the verdict ot Guilty
LARCENY BY SERVANT
retri. Charged with stealing a
Messrs. of gerator, an employee
had
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that
Tuesday, the 2nd September, 1941 Eainst the woman, the jury. com-ying, W C. Hung, the late Mr. p Gliman & Co., Leung Wah, 27, was manslaughter four years ako.
commencing at 5.13 p.m.
prising Messrs. W. F. Ford (Fore M. Hodgson, Messrs. W. M. Brownl man, W. Lee Pook, G. T. Reed, Chung Shun-cheung, W. F. Arndt,
at their Sales Room, No. 2. Con-Tsol Chu and Leo Well, returned naught Road, Central, 2nd. Floor.
A VALUABLE COLLECTION OF POSTAGE STAMPS
On View from Monday. the 1st September, 1941
Terms: Cash on Delivery.
12 strong recommendation
mercy.
to
and J. T. Prior.
Mr 3. P Murphy, Assistant Crown Solicitor prosecuted in seven of the 12 murder cases in 1940, while Messrs. E H. Williams and J. Reynolds conducted the Crown's case in two murder trials. Mr. T. J. Gould prosecuted in one
The woman was sentenced to life imprisonment but WRS. un March 29 (two months after the trial concluded: pardoned by His case. Excellency the Governor
MURDER OF GIRL
The 13 persons arraigned on the capital charge were represented by
She was accused of the murder Messrs. H. W. Lee (2). 'Inglis
lot her 18-month-old baby girl by
plum poisoning at No. 5. Shun tung Street on Dec. 9, 1938.
Hosang, D. J. N. Anderson (2), Hin shing Lo, H. Somerset-Fitzroy (2). George She (2), H, C. Macnamara. Percy Chen and Lo Tung-fan,
Mr. J. Whyatt, Crown Counsel, prosecuted, and Mr. Lo Tung-ran, Messrs. J. M. d'Almada Remedios.
LAMMERT BROS. Instructed by Mr. M. W. Lo. ap
pered for the defence.
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In January this year seven men were sentenced to death in three trials which took place between the 17th and 23rd
A. el Arculli, J. M. Hall, H. L. Kwan, Alfred Y. Hon, M. A da Silva. F. X. d'Almada jun. M. W. Lo, P. C. Woo, C. Y. Kwan, R. M. M. King. W. M. Brown and 8. Ng Quinn were the instructing sollci-
During the first eight months of tors. 1939, only one person-a pregnant Mr. J. P. Murphy appeared for woman-was recommended to the prosecution in seven of the 13 mercy. The same recommendation trials heard this year. Mr. E. H. Was made by the Jury Williams prosecuted in three when they returned 紐 ver- cases, Mr. J. Reynolds in two, and Ci 1 of Guilty in the
case Mr. M J. Abbott in the other,
There have been five recommen dations to merey between January and August this year.
of Yiu Fai, an ex-Chinese soldier, Counsel for the defence were who was arraigned for killing a Messrs. D. J. N. Anderson, Lo fellow-internee at the Argyle St. Tung-fan (3), Hin-shing Lo, Perty Internment Camp on May 30. Chen (2), H. C. Macnamara,
George She
Somerset- (4), H. Fitzroy (2) and H. W. Lee (3). Soli- eltors were Messrs. H. L. Kwan (2), The first concerned a youth, Wu A, el Arcull, J. M. Hall (2), Alfred Leung, who was found Gulity of Y. Hon, M. A. da Silva (2), F. X. the murder of Lo Klu, a 20-year- d'Almada, Y. K. Kan, P. C: Woo. old woman. The condemned man W. M. Brown, S. Ng-Quinn, C. A. was subsequently hanged at Stan- Sutherton Russ, D. McCallum, H. ley.
A. de Barros Botelho and F. H.
On the following day, Jan. 23, the Loseby.
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D. 0. SOUTH
HAWKER CAUTIONED
Street, Tsun Wan, on Auk 29
LIPTON'S
CEYLONTA TEA
in the new FLAN OTAINER airtight bag
WHICH RETAINS ITS P
Flavour
STEEPLE-CHASE AT HOME
FIRST MEETING ON NOVEMBER 8 NEWBURY, Aug. 31 (Reuter) Authoritative circles stated that steeple-chasing will be held on Saturdays starting from November 8, though the first venue has not been settled.
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NORTHCOTE SCIENCE
BLDG. OPENING
The Northcote Science Building
of the Hongkong University will
be opened by Lady Northcote, wife
ONE WEDDING
AT REGISTRY
The marriage took place at the Registry, Supreme Court,
on
of His Excellency the Governor. Saturday, with Mr. J Reynolds, Sir Geoffry Northcote, today al Deputy Registrar, officlating, of 5.30 p.m.
Mr. Liu Chung-to, clerk, of the Quests are requested to proceed British Ministry of Information, to the Leature Theatre on the second floor and are invited, after Road, first floor, and Miss Chu and residing at No. 182 Nanting the opening, to inspect the build-Ching-fook, of No. 60 Stanley
Few courses are available and ing. most of the meetings will take place at Cheltenham, Nottingham and Manchester with an occasional fxture at Uncton,
Street, first floor.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Eduardo Jose," da
Silvs.
Miss Betty Bullivan of No. 43 The following forthcoming musi- Prominent trainers of jumps Morrison H Road, has reported rages have been announced:
at Mr. feel that twenty-week pro- the loss of jewellery valued gramme, with occasional clashings, $184 on Friday from the above clerk, of No. 293 Prince Edward may produce 30 meetings sufficient address.
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only if there are no long intervals
through unforeseen circumstancos
between meetings.
Western hemlock, one of the
In that case they hope new x-large trees of British Columbia, is tures for abandoned meetings will beanctioned.
Road, first floor, and Miss Alsita Maria Francisco Yvanovich, of No. 17 Soares Avenue, Homunting
Mr. Chau Che-lam, motor car" assuming a place of ever increas-driver, of No. 3 Tai Ku Lan, and ing importance in the lumber in Miss The Kit-chun. of No. 49 dustry of Canada, according to an Wongnefchung, Road, third floor. announcement of the Forest Pro
ducts Laboratories of the Depart
ment of Mines and Resources. It states, “the quality of lumber now.
An application for discharge
TWO FAVOURITES FOR ST. LEGER NEWBURY Cojurso, Aug. 31 out has improved and research has from bankruptcy made by Omar (Router) The betting on the At. established manufacturing and Housen was granted by the Chlor Loger found Chatau is Rose join seasoning practice designed to Justice, Bir Athol MacGregor, at ing Mazarin as joint favourite at bring out the best in the wood, the Bankruptly Court on Batur- six to one with B-1 on the others Western Jiemlooks becoming day. Mr. M. J. Abbott, the om being offered.
established in special fields of we-clat Receiver, said that the p- Santo and B Dinzlo, which were fulness and is being recognized in plicant had done everything he both 100-1 at the last call-over, the markets of the world as a die had been naked and was regular tinet and Important Canadian, in hig payments out of his salary. have been scratched.
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