1929-06-27 — Page 7

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.

BRICK DISPUTE IN DEFRAUDING BUS

COURT.

JUDGMENT SOUGHT AGAINST 'ALLEGED PARTNER.

WHO GAVE THE ORDER?

H

COMPANY,

FORMER EMPLOYEE TRIES TO GET FREE RIDE.

PASSES ADVISABLE.

MUSICAL JOTTINGS,

Hongkong Broadcasting The GramophoneExamples of Record Criticismå. :/

[BY "ALLEGRO.,”] -

I notice in Saturday's Telegraph an interview with Mr. King with

THURSDAY,

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CIVIL SERVANT'S MOTHER REPROVED,

FOUNTAIN TROUBLE.

JUNE

1929.

MALAY GUILTY OF FRAUD.

MEAN TRICK PLAYED ON A

YOUNG WOMAN. A

SIX MONTH SENTENCE.

A Malay named Ah Mut, alios

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A partnership dispute occupici the attention of the Puisne Judge ous employment with the Com-pects, the interview resulting from W. Hamilton this morning when Ho' Ah-yau, appeared before t

Taking advantage of his previ- regard to our local Radio pros-Wise Iden, commented Mr. E. this morning, the plaintiffs being pany, a Chinese who boarded a an editorial a few days previously told that to prevent disputes over. W Hamilton at the Central the Man Hing Leong Firm, who Kowloon bus yesterday informed in which certain criticisms had priority at water fountain" a Magistracy this morning on the asked for leave Josue execution the conductor, that he was a fel- been made. Apparently it is in district watchman had caused all charge of obtaining money from against Au Yeung Shing po as a low foki, implying that he was en- tended to instal a new wireless ap- buckets in the queue to be number a young Chinese woman, by false partner or as a person who had titled to a free ride. The conduc paratus which Mr. King thinks

Cryptops Alpretences... held himself out as a partner fa tor, who had allowed the defen- should cost $160,000. If we are in charging, a woman with caus-Outlining the case for the pro- the Tung Fat Company,

dant to travel free on previous oc- going to get programmes that are ing an obstruction Inspector Bloor secution, Sets Field said, that an Mr. A. el Arculll appeared for casions, had since learned that he worth listening to, relaid in re-stated that the receptacles in old lady who halda hawker's the plaintiffs, and Mr. E. S. C. was not a workman of the Coming stations, the outlay would be marked up to No. 812.

sonable hours from big broadcast-queue at West Point had been licence died: some time laat Brooks for the defendant,

pany, and accordingly had him ar- justifiable and the number of A partner in the plaintiff firm rested.

February and her licence. was aald his concern, dealt in bricka.

licence holders in Hongkong would When the tap had almost run dry,

taken over by her daughter-in-law. He had obtained judgment in a Whyte Smith, at the Kowloon Ma- only the prospect of being able to still quite a large number of tinsferred to her nante, the latter When brought before Mr. T. S. be considerably increased. But at the closing hour and there were Wanting to have the licence trans- claim for $1,000, having waived gistracy this morning, the defen-listen in to such programmes would to be filled, the roman came back obtained the help of the defendant 870 odd to bring the matter within dant said that when he boarded justify the expenditure. and there to refill her receptacle, Ignoring the who clatined personal friendship the furisdiction of the Court. The the bus he told the conductor he is as yet no guarantee that we fact that as No 170 in the find, with, the hawker Inspector who bricks which constituted the sub- had no money and asked if he shall be able to obtain such relay she already had received her fair defendant said, always asked for ject matter of the previous action could be allowed to travel free, wore ordered by the defendant who

regularly. Nothing can be dobo portion of the supply, The conductor, in evidence, locally even

1.$40 for the transfer.of any licence. to imitate the pro- said he was masfer, cashier and said

Complainant borrowed. $29 from that when he asked for grammes drawn up by the B.B.C. She scolded the district watch her aunt and handed over the buyer of the Tung Fat firm.

Witness anid he had applied to head, indicating that he was

his fare the defendant nodded his in music, for instance, it/in dif. man as he intervenad, to the ex-money to the defendant, who pro- ficult enough to get varied pro- tent that he was at length obliged mised to be back with the licence him for payment many times, the monthly ticket holder. He was grammes for the Helenn May to take her to the Police Station in proper order by two days. last occasion, being February 25 requested to produce his ticket and Winter Concerts;, local artists aro when witness was asked to go to a then the defendant intimated that very scarce and nothing like a re-had a son employed at the Colonial two days, as promised, with Shamshuipo tea-house to arrange he was an employee of the Com-gular musical feast could be pro-Secretary's office, and suggested of the hawker Inspector. Having Inspector Bloor said the woman The licence was returned in

a settlement. There ho was pany.

vided. Besides, is it not asking that perhaps it was on this account

a receipt and the signature offered half the money which be Witness said that on three pre- too much to expect them to perform 40. money to start business, com- vious occasions, the defendant had gratuitously as a regular, thing, that she had acted as she had done.

turning up at the studio fust for do what alto liked. the pleasure of singing over the. wireless? There will certainly not

refused.

Cross-examined by Mr. Brooks, witness said the supplies of bricks wore made on credit, payment to be made at the end of the month. He said $100 was paid on account by Au, who ordered the bricks. At that time he did not know that Lam Yuk and Chan On were the other

two partners in the defendant firm. He only met them once when they visited the building site at Shatin,

Witness denied there was an arrangement whereby the owner of the property was to make a pay

was to

not pay for goods bought on -credit. He also denied that the arrangement for payment as des- cribed had ever been made. The case is proceeding.

WAS MAJ. OGILVY NEGLIGENT?

(Continued from Page 1)

one had great extent.

There was no doubt that had ·

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travelled on his bus without paying his fare, giving witness to under- stand each time he was a workman In the Company's employ.

His Worship asked why witness had asked for the defendant's ticket when he believed that he was an employee.

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Witness replied that he had since learned he was not employed by his Company.

In reply to his Worship, witness denied that the defendant told him he had no money and asked to be allowed to travel without payment,

The defendant said he was and had had the conductor's per former employee of the Company mission to travel without a ticket.

viction.

& wock

1,

4.

In docharging the woman with be any funds avaliable to provide a caution, Mr. Hamilton said that focs for artists. Lectures might being the mother of a civil servant certainly be broadcasted but I do was all the more reason for her to not suppose it would be possible to set a good example to others. provide more than one Occasionally, an organ recital er church service could be relaid as at present. But if we are to de- pend on local resources, it must be admitted they are utterly in- adequate to provide a Hongkong programme, the bulk of which must- continue to be made up of gramo- phone records.

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It was later found that the receipt

was an old one, and that the signa

ture of the hawker Inspector was taken from a previous licence.

After some time, defendant was. found and brought to the atation where the facts leaked out,: with the result that he was charged.

Defendant denied having commit- ted the alleged offence and main-' tained that attitude to the end. He did no know the complainant at all, and had never seen her, before. · If

he was guilty, he contended, he would have run away, but, not being

sort

that

of

any

ment to Au who in turn und Lam Yuks to pay the plaintiff.

it were almost better to have no parted in, advice by the First turn the money over to Chan On

I agree with the Telegraph that Some useful "don'ts" were imao, he had had done nothing of that Lam Yuk, cross-examined by Mr.

His Worship pointed out to the studio or official Hongkong pre-Magistrate (Mr. E. W.. Hamilton) Brooks, said Au looked after all

He alleged that the charge was the money. Building was stopped defendant that if that were the gramme at all than to go on as at this morning when he dealt with

a frame-up; supporting his state- on his order because he could case, he must have known the con. I present, maintaining a staff and In- a case of disorderly conduct.

ment by the story that he owed a ductor as well'as himself was curring aundry expenses for the defrauding the Company,

main ригрозе of broadcasting

To a young Chinese, who had friend of the complainant's aunt His Worship registered a cop. Eramophone records to some 200, or got into trouble through indulging to repay. He, however, had no wit- some money which he was unable 800 enthusiasts. Most of those in a street brawl, his Worship ness to bear out his atory. enthusiasts would probably got said: Sub-Inspector James said he

more pleasure out of a gramophone had been informed by the manager of their own with

Remarking

he/...did "Don't do any more fighting."

not a selection of that several ex-employees of the records of their own choice than

a belleve A word "Don't meddle with girls,"

what defendant said, his Worship Company were habitually travel-out of a miscellaneous wireless ling on the buses without paying, programme in which they have to dilly dallled with a young girl women would go into Court to The delinquent admitted having expressed his disbelief that two It was difficult for the conductors wait until Gracie Fields had finish with whom he had not previously awear against him without to know which of the Company's ed singing "He's tall, dark, and boon acquainted. "It was all a reason. He sentenced defendant workmen had been discharged from handsome" before they can listen Joke," their service.

he told the Court. But to prison for six months with, hard to a Beethoven Symphony or a someone-probably In reply to his Worship, Sub- Mozart Chamber work,

the jealous abour, saying at the same time Inspector James said employees even then may be marred by at father. The Irate parent then and dirty trick to play on a which lover of the girl told the girl's that it was a particularly mean to trust the staff to a of the Company were not issued mospherics. Of course, if the rushed out of the house and gave woman.

with any indentification ticket, B.B.C. tests with America

His Worship remarked that he successful and relay programmes joined in the chastisement until ing could be done for the

are the defendant a beating. Others

Asked by his Worship If noth- thought it was very bad organion- from other countries can be put on stopped by a policeman. tion if the Company did not give in Hongkong, it la quite another

plainant, Sgt. Field promised to do his best to get an employees, who did not wear uni-matter. We shall then say "Gol

ordinary forms, some sort of pass.

Inspector Shannon said he would hawker's licence for her. When ahead and give us the best in-not have taken the case into Court she was told of this by the in- Remarking that he had no sym-stallation that can be provided," but for the conduct of the defen- terpreter. complainant muttered pathy with this sort of fraud, his but in the meantime it is hard to dant, who persisted in carrying on an almost inaudible "Thank you" Worship fined the defendant $10, become enthusiastic, or even hope- the fight with another man who in Chinese. or 14 days' hard labour in default, ful, about the prospects of our was brought along with him into

loca studio.

|the charge room, Our local record dealers would The Magistrate observed that probably be the first to admit that people brought up for disorderly. quantities of rubbish are issued conduct generally endeavoured to each month by the gramophone persuade the Court Into the bellaf companies. The writer of these that they were harmless, whereas notes has been asked why he never such conduct as had been mani- comments on these dud records fosted in Court by the present his remarks being a few favourable defendant only gave the lle to their reviews of the best discs out of the words. Io fined the defendant $3, big batch sent for trial. It is or five days, and gave the advice

(Continued on Page 8.) quoted above.

the P.R.I. correspondence been properly led and supervised by the accused, he could not have failed to notice the omission of bills from the balance sheet. He reminded the Court, however, that the accused had no great experience in such matters, as most of his time had been spent in tho regiment and he had held post A "BRITISH WEEK” IN

not tions where he would have dealt with

NEW YORK. a great deal of correspondence.

There could be no doubt in the minda of the Court that the bills were withheld from the knowledge of the accused by his fraudulent clark. They knew definitely that some of them were purposely with- held, and be submitted that all of them were purposely withhold.

OFFICIAL FILMS SHOWING LIFE IN DOMINIONS.

New York, June 4.

Commonwealth Festival," conduct- New York is enjoying a "British

ed in the Wanamaker Auditorium Secret Document..

under the direction of a committee of which Sir Harry G. Armstrong, Major Milas referred to a cer- the British Consul-General, Is tain document, filed with the chairman and local and official re- secret documents of the Battalion, presentatives of the Dominions! which dealt with methods to be are members. adopted for

Each afternoon during the week); the detection, of frauds within the regiments. It has been devoted to programmes of was issued by the War Office. The the different Dominions with accused had stated that he had speeches on the life and customa not seen the document, nor had within the Empire. Ofeidl flms. its contents been explained to him, were 'shown here for the first time, His only opportunities to have and there have been music examined it would have been dur-folk dances and other entertain- Ing the short time he commanded ments.

and

Sir Harry Armstrong, in open-

the Battalion, and whilst the ing the festival, emphasised the transport was between Suez and similarity of British and American Hongkong, Was it likely that he traditions and the need for their] would do no on either of these oc- closer understanding casiona? He submitted that it world peace, citing the great value to assure

of such exhibitions in bringing

was not.

The President had asked accus- greater familiarity with all parts ed why, if he needed guidance, he of the British Empire whose re- had not asked for it. Had the ac- presentatives conduct the pro cused any knowledge at all of grammes devoted to their countries. this pamphlet's existenca? There

fore could he go and ask guidance excellent way in which the defend- as to the prevention of fraud? ing officer brought out his points With regard to the advice alleg-and dealt with them. It was a ed to have been given to Major splendid final touch to the manner Ogilvy by Lt.-Col. Comyn, the in which Major Miles has conduct- Court should consider its impor-ed his case throughout the pro- tance, and should consider the tracted hearing. fact that the maximum penalty which Major Ogilvy could receive if found guilty was to be cashfored The Judge Advocate

Summing-up.

(Mr.

Somerset Fitzroy), commencing

front the Army. It was a very his aumming-up, pointed out that serious matter. Why was this all six charges wore similar in advice given?

Major Miles asked the Court to that they contained the word consider whether, in view of the negligence. He told the Court. evidence. Major Ogilvy was really knowledge, had never been de- that the word "negligence" to his to blame for what had occurred.finitely defined, but that he pre- He asked them to find him not posed to cite cases of definition guilty on all chargea.

for their guidance.

The speech lasted for nearly an hour, and was noteworthy for the

The case la proceeding.

M

O MEN REA DIRVICE

"Now here's where you save money of the endowment

policy."

comi-

AMERICA'S NEW NAVY PLANS.

PLAIN WORDS BY STATE SECRETARY.

Washington, May 31. 'The determination of the Hoover Administration to push naval armament to the fore was shown by a statement made to-day by Mr. Stimson, supplementing the President's appealt for disarma- ment on moral grounds yesterday, with the more practical considerà tions of the expense involved if the present programmes are con tinued,

The Secretary of State called attention to the cost of the pro gramme recommended by the Navy Department in case the policy of naval reduction was not adopted. He stated: "The authorised and contemplated naval programmē for the construction of new ships, alone amounts to: 1,170,800,000 dollars (£285,400,000). In addi tion, to this enormous sum for riew construction. a very large increase in the already large naval budget will be required to cover the operating cost of these new skipa.. "When it fa borne in mind that the fore-going figures involve the construction programme of only one nation, and that if it proceede other nations will be impelled to follow suit the burden of unpro- ductive expenditure which will bai imposed on the economic world; during the next. Ofteen years can to a certain extent be realised,"

This statement Is seen by soms! as an Indication that Mr. Hooyer is opposed, to the United States programmer Questioned as to whether the results of the British. election had Influenced him making. his statement, Mr. Stimson em phatically denied this, saying hfa statement might just as well have! been made yesterday. The desire of the President not to mingle material and moral 'considerations is the probable explanation, of the form adopted of making the Administration's position clear.

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