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FORGED HONGKONG

BANKNOTE.

FRUIT HAWKER SENT TO PRISON TO-DAY.

STORY DISBELIEVED.

Stating that he could not ac- capt the man's story, as he had behaved in an incredible manner, Mr. Hamilton at the Centrai Magistracy this morning, sch- tenced a fruit hawker to 12 months' imprisonment on two

chargos of posscasing and utter ing a forged $50 Hongkong and Shanghai Bank note,

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,

TUESDAY, JANUARY 21, 1930.

INDIAN ASSEMBLY. ALLEGED THREATS MR. BALDWIN ON

DISPUTE.

TO KILL.

GOVERNMENT CORRECTS THE SERIOUS CASE AT KOWLOON

PRESIDENT.

SERIOUS SITUATION.

New Delhi, Jan. 20. The Assembly re-opened this morning. Only 73 out of 145 mem- the bers were present owing to decision of the Congress to boycott the legislature.

The attendance in the public galleries was very thin. Seven teen Nationalists, occupied the vacant Swarajist sehta.

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Pandit Malaviya took Motilal Nehru's seat as leader of the Opposition.

MAGISTRACY.

CARGO INCIDENT.

EMPIRE.

A LEAGUE OF NATIONS OF OUR OWN.

BIG RESPONSIBILITY.

London, Jan, 20,

RECENT KOWLOON

BURGLARY

GOODS STOLEN FROM TWO. RESIDENCES.

COURT SENTENCES.

The recent burglary at No. 1, Serious charges of using threats

Mr. Baldwin, the Conservative Aimai Villas, the residence of Mrs. with a view to preventing a vegetable dealer and others from ex-Premier, speaking at his in-M, B. Cosbollo had a sequel before unloading cargo from a junk, were stallation as Lord Rector of Glasgow Mr. Whyte Smith at the Kowloon preferred against two Chinese University to-day, said it might Magistracy this morning, when a who appeared before Mr. Whyte well be that in the future, near or Chinese named Ip Kam appeared Sndth at the Kowloon Magistracy distant, the changes that had taken on charges of stealing three wool this morning. A station coolie of place within the British Empire len blankets, one leather hand- the Kowloon Fire Brigade was overseas, would most affect the bag, one cigarette case, one ciga

rette holder; one brass orient also bofore his Worship on a world.

and one electric torch and “of charge of obstructing the police in

stealing two woollen sweaters, the execution of their duty..

Mr. F. X. d'Almada, nr,, de-

one felt hat and one camera, the property of Mr. E. W. T. Ross, of fended/

No. 2, Almai Villas.

The defendant pleaded guilty to both charges.

Our great Dominions had become autonomous. They were, in every The defendant said that he picked the note up in Winglok

respect, equal partners with the Mother Country, the link being the Street on Friday fast, but did not

The President, Mr. Patel, opened attempt to change it until the the proceedings by announcing a Detective Sergeant Fitches, who Crown and not Parliament.

British India was making her following Monday, when he pur-"very serious situation" owing to prosecuted, explained the esse to

Govern his Worship. He mentioned that frat steps on the road, which in the chased a leather bag at a hat shop differences between the in Queen's Rond. He was a fruitment of India and Chief Commis- the complainant's wife was in-fulness of time was to lead her to

sioner at Delhi and himself, over timidated and asked to join an self-government,

We found ourselves to-day in a the question of controlling, the ad-unlawful society, while later the mission of visitors to the Assembly. man's brother was threatened and world where the most civilised na- When the complain tions ardently desired peace. They Mr. Patel read a letter from Bir assaulted. James Crerar saying the Governor ant was about to unload a cargo had endeavoured, not without auc General in Council had decided that of vegetables, the first and second ceas, to bind nations into a League, In that League were included all the Government must take the final defendants threatened that the

for protective junk master or any others who the component parts of the British responsibility measures, and offering to meet Mr. unloaded the cargo would be killed Empire, and that Empire represent- The comed a League of Nations of their Patel before the Assembly to dis- by certain firemen.

plainant immediately went to the own, which kept peace over cuss the question.

Police Station, but on returning to quarter of the globe itself and the vicinity with the police it was amongst a quarter of its inhabi- found that the defendants and the tants. master of the junk had gone to s tea house.

kawkor, and slept in the streets.

Mr. Hamilton held that if ac- cused worę an honest man, he would have immediately changed the bank note in order to obtain decent lodgings. The fact that he waited until three days later be fore attempting to change it, and then purchased a bag which he did not want, was suspicious.

Mr. G. W. E. True, an assistant at the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank, said he was thoroughly familiar with the Bank's notes and the one produced was a forged note. Te the inexperienced eye It was a good forgery, but not to the export eye. Its general ap.

pearance was untidy and the num- bera on the note "were very irregular. The note had been thographed and the numbers put on afterwards, instead of being printed with the notes.

two defendants

Detective Sergeant Kellett In formed his Worship.that the burg.. lary was committed. sometime be- tween 7 p.m. on January 14 and a.m, on January 16. The de- fendant entered the house through the back window,, which was open at the time. The arrest of the defendant was effected through a small boy who had taken the blan- akets to pawn. It was while tho lad. was pawning a sweater stolen and, when questioned, assisted from Mr. Ross that he was caught the police to arrest the defendant.

Mr. Patel declared that the Chief Commissioner's orders were in deliberate defiance of his orders,

On us, declared Mr. Baldwin, lies a responsibility greater than has He then ordered all the galleries to be cleared except the press gallory,

The detectives made a search been laid on any other country," for and said no further passes would be issued. He also refused to allow for them and later found them in we have not only to learn to govern Sir James Crerar to speak. Mr. a tea house. There was quite a ourselves, but to show many races Patel's order was loudly applauded crowd of people present and the alien from us in language, custom

were arrested. and tradition how to apply our met by the Opposition.

The Assembly unanimously pass-The third_defendant interfered hods of self-government to their ed a resolution congratulating Lord with the officers by trying to pre own people.—British Wireless. Irwin on his miraculous escape vent them from arresting the first from the dastardly attempt on his two men. He was also arrested. life, Mr. Patel associating himself

The sergeant also stated that junk master had been with the aperchen expressing horror the

since the men's approached, at the crime.-Router.

arrest, and threatened not to give evidence against the defondantà. For this reason the man Туля anxious to leave the Colony,

Li Fuk-chau, foki at the King King Hat shop, 223, Queen's Itoad, said that yesterday morning the defendant came into the shop and tendered a $50 note for a red leather bag which he purchased. He aigned the note, but as there was no change in the shop till, witness sent a foki out to a money changer... The note was refused. The defendant waited in the shop until the foki returned and then Huggested that, as he had no other money with him, they should sendsembly. the bag to Wanchai and collect payment. Whilst the foki went to change the note, defendant made ho attempt to escape,

District Watchman, No. 63, said the note was tendered to, him by the. Inst witness.

Mr. Hàmilon (la defendant) :-- The case against you is this:-

You went into a shop and ordered

Emergency Meeting.

Later.

Following an emergency meeting of the Executive Council, the Government of India has issued a statement claiming that it in directly responsible for the protec tion of the members of the sembly and visitors to the AB-

As

The President's power regulat- ing the admission of visitors doen not in any way replace the Govern- ment's responsibility in this matter,

The President's action in sing orders on this question was therefore in excess of his legal

powers.

After his evidence had been taken the case was adjourned.

STUPID TRICK.

Chau Street.

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PRES: MCKINLEY INCIDENT,

NO DISTRESS SIGNALS

SENT OUT.

With regard to the report which appeared in our issue of yesterday to the effect that the s. President McKinley sent out distress sign- als in the early hours of Friday morning, following the supposed discovery of pirates on board, we are informed by the local office of the Company that this was not correct.

The burglary at Mr. Ross's re sidence was committed on Satur day night, admittance being gain- ed through an open window, after the defendant had climbed over the verandah.

It was stated that the value of of property stolen from Mrs, Cos tello was $50 and that taken from Mr. Ross $60. "

The defendant was also charged with returning from banishment, having been deported. for ten years in January, 1929, after three previous convictions for stealing and one for returning from banishment.

On the banishment charge, this Worship passed sentence.of.twelve months hard labour and twenty- four strokes of the birch. On. each of the larceny counts, sen tence of six months' hard labour was imposed, the terms to all ta run concurrently..

Boy Charged.

VALUABLE WOOD CHOPPED UP BY THIEVES. Two Chinese, one a lad of 10, were charged before Mr. Whyte

What actually happened WEB Smith at the Kowloon Magistracy that the mastor of the vessel, in

The boy, Chan Wing, who was this morning with stealing eight the interests of shipping, sent out mentioned as having pawned the pieces of camphor wond from Yuena radio on the day named to the part of the stolen property was local office of the Company advis produced before his Worship on of The possibility of a motion The defendants were said to ing that the action of a Chinese charge of unlawfully pawning two censure in now being discussed and have taken the wood to the hill- junk off the China Coast led him woollen blankets belonging to Mra. there are indications that if-side and there chopped it into to believe that there were pirates Costello and of attempting to pawn a bag which cost $10. You pro-it eventuates, the Nationalists and small pieces. The wood was aboard this junk, and he suveested a woollen sweater, the property of duced a $50 note, which has now the Independents will back Mr. stated to be very valuable, the that the Hongkong police be Mr. Ross. been proved to be false. You had Patel even to the extent of resign-eight pieces being worth $50. notified. no other money to pay for it and ing membership in protest. The The first defendant was sen- you asked for the bag to be sent Centre; the Moslems and the tenced to one month's hard labour to Wanchai so that payment could Europeans will undoubtedly sup- and the boy to 10 strokes of the be made on delivery. The SUB port the Government. piclous thing in that you had nothing else in your possession other than this $50 note, and you are not the sort of mun to have that amount of eurreney. On the

other hand, it is in your favour that you did wait in the shop. How did you get the note? That is the sort of thing you will have to explain.

The defendant:- picked it up | In Winglok Street. I am a fruit;

hawker.

Sergeant Ritchie said the man told the police he was unemploy ed, and at first gave a fictitious

address. He now said that he

slept in the streets.

The Magistrate-Why did you tell the police you were unem ployed-No reply.

Why did you want a bag that enst $101-Ng reply. -

It is apprehended that the situa tion will adversely affect the pro spects of the proposed Round- Table Conference-Reuter,

GIRLS' COLLEGE.

cane.

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In answer to the charge, the de At no time was there any atfendant said the articles ware tempted piracy on the Viner, and at no time did the vessel send out given to him to pawn by Ip Kam, any distress signal. We regret the defendant in the last case." that our report conveyed a wrong impression of the actual facts.

STOLE FROM FRIEND). OLD OFFENDER SENTENCED.

BOY WITH OPIUM. Pleading guilty to a charge of

LIGHTER PENALTY THAN receiving a quantity of clothing valued at $30, the property' of an

USUAL IMPOSED. umah employed at 2, Jordan Road,

Arrested in Canton. Road, near a married woman who appeured before Mr. Whyte Smith at the the Mongkok Market with 14 taels Kowloon Magistracy this morning of prepared oplum in his posses! was sentenced to four monthssion, a young Chinese was fined at No. 40 Cuine Road, cordially in-heen sentenced to two months' for Mr. Whyte Smith at the Kowloon hrad labour. The defendant, had] $200 or a months' hard labour by vites the parents, guardians and

LADY CLEMENTI TO GIVE

AWAY PRIZES.

The Yeun Chung Girl's College

friends of its pupils to the gradun-stealing last year. It was stated Magistracy this morning."

that the accused was in the habit His Worship remarked that he

Lion exercises to be held at the Kof visiting the complainant, and would take the defendant's youth Sing Theatre on Thursday, 23rd on the things being missed her into consideration and make the January. Lady Clementi has con-house was searched, the clothing penalty lighter than he would ́sented to give away the prizes.

otherwise have done. The Faculty takes pleasure in being found in her cubicle.

announcing that cleven girls have

I put it to you that you bought | satisfactorily completed the Mid- that bag just to change the. $50 dle Course in Chinese, and over nole? The defendunt did not thirty the Higher Primary Course.

answer.

The Yeun Chung College was opened in Hongkong six years ago, by Miss Cheung Yuk-mui, the

Later the defendunt said that he picked the note up on Friday lust and did not tender it untilf Headmistress, and many other Monday morning.

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The Magistrate-If, as you say, you sleep in the streets, and pick- ed that note up on Friday, you | would, if you were an honest man, have changed it straight away 30 that you could gel yourself some decent lodging. Instead of which, you wait three days and then you buy a bag. Convicted on both charges,

Sergeant Ritchie said there was nothing known about the man; and, in reply to a question by the Magistrate, anid some time age there were 18 such 'notce as thut ono seized in the same district.

Chinese ladies. It is now a very big school, having an average duily attendance of over, Bix hundred pupils throughout the year. There are different sec- tions from Kindergarten up to Middle School. These results, achieved within such a short space of time, are noteworthy.

THE BITER BIT.

SEVEN MONTHS' JAIL FOR HOUSEBREAKER.

Mr. Hamilton:-can't believe Charges of house breaking and this man's story: it is quite in- of assaulting an Indian sergeant credible. It is quite possible that was brought against a Chinese he did pick up this note, but if he who appeared before Mr. Whyte Smith at the Kowloon Magistracy

were an honest man he would go this morning. The defendant waS straight away to the money alleged to have been found in 74, changer and change it, Six months' hard labour

Wai Ching Street at 4 a.m. Sunday. on each

and when chased he rushed into charge, concurrent.

the street where he was stopped' by an Indian sergeant. During a struggle ho bit the sergeant's finger. The defendant was given seven months' hard labour on the

WEATHER REPORT;

The Royal Observatory, reports that the anticyclone now covers two charges. North China and Korea. Fresh monsoon, will prevail. ‘along the

south-east coast of China and The formal opening of the over the China Sea. The forecast Xing Wa College, Mongkok, will till poon

to-morrow is-N.E take place on Friday next, at 11 winds, fresh cloudy and misty: a.m., H. E, the Governor officiat probably Improving.

"I heard you were looking for an elevator boy

His Worship:-The point I. what reason had you to believe that the defendant in the last case had got them honestly

Defendant:-I didn't know how he got them.

Is Woship:You will have to give me a better explanation. Do. you know him well? Why should Jie give you things to pawn?

Defendant:-I have known him for about ten days.

to

His Worship:-And what were Defendant-He promfeed you given to pawn the property? give me a few ton cents to buy tea, His Worship: You must have known perfectly well that the pro- perty was stolen?

Defendant:-When he handled these over to me they were wrap fied up in newspaper. I didn't look inside when he told me to pawn them.

Detective Sergeant Kellett in timated that anybody could see that the sweater belonged to European.

His Worship (to defendant) - You could not have thought that that belonged to the last -de- fendant?

Defendant:-As I said, they were wrapped in newspaper wher I got them.".

His Worship:-Your "explana tion is entirely unsatisfactory. You will receive twelve strokes of the case, aix on each charge. ^

Another Offender,

"A third man appeared before his Worship in connexion with the affair, he being charged with re ceiving the cigarette case knowing it to have been stolen or unlaw- fully obtained. The defendant aaid the case had been given to him

by Ip Kam as a present.

His Worship: Well where do you think Ip Kam had got it? Defendant: don't know. um a servant at a man jongg house and he came to play. He gave me the case as a present,

His Worship held the explana tion to be unsatisfactory and, re- gistered a conviction, the defen dant being sentenced to two months". hard labour.

The Water Authority advertise that during the Chinese New Year Holidays (January 28, 20 and '80), a constant supply water will be turned on in- kil Rider Main Districts

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