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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 1931.

THE FIRE CRACKER NUISANCE.

A HOST OF PROSECUTIONS IN LOCAL COURT.

AN ALLEGED TRICK.

EVIDENCE CONCLUDES IN KOWLOON CASE.

ro.

SEQUEL TO TIENTSIN. ARRESTS.

ALLEGED COMMUNISTS TO BE COURT MARTIALLED, At the Kowloon Magistracy yes- terday morning, Mr. Buiters

Peking, Feb. 18. The fire-cracker nuisance dur-served judgment, after the evi- ing the Chinese New Year festivi-dence had concluded, in the case

Nineteen of the alleged Com- tles was taken official notice of, and lufore Mr. Schofield, at the Central which Yeung Chi-chu and Limunista arrested in Tientsin on

Fung-loung ure

charged with hay February 11 have been brought to Police Court yesterday--a-lurging on November 13, 1928, obtain Peking, where they will be tried by number of persons, comprising ed $3,500 from a widow, Chola court martial, which the head-

trick.

quarters of the Garrison Com- shop keepers, hawkers and others, Ngan, by means of a were brought before the Court on The second defendant was demander is setting up for that pur- charges ander the Ordinance confended by Mr. Hin-shing Lo, while pose, trolling the Aring of crackers. the first was undefended. Detec- They.

Many shop-keepers and hawlive Sergeant Fitches prosecuted. kers of fire crackers were accus- Brieily, the story for the pro- ed of exposing their wares for sale secution is that the two defen- other

include several

ewonen.-Reuter,

Red Lender Killed.

Communist leader

young

Wni

The than in glass or woodendants were alleged to have offere show cases, providing adequate to cure the complainant's son by Pat-chun, who menaced the, protection from Ignition by means of charms and holy water.

*** | Kwangtung border near Lingitan Casually thrown match or cign and obtained the money from her. rette end. The cases were dealt The second defendant is then me time ago, was reported kill- ed in action during the engage- with on their merits, the fines im- alleged to have handed the com-

ment between the troopa under Com- posed varying according to the plainant a parket, supposed to

munist-bandits. Wat is quantity displayed by each ven- contain the munny, which he ask-Colonel Teng Fei and the

a noted Kwangai, dor. The penalties ranged from ed her to throw into the harbour, ($20 to $10,

when the money would be purified Communist leader in

lanchow

in Under a different section of the by the Gods and returned to him. having boon very active in Tung- and vicinity the

part

for of Kwangsi Ordinance, that of firing crackers She had done as instructed and

some years. He joined forces with during prohibited hours and/or in returned to the second defendant northern

who produced A packet very several others prohibited arene,

similar to the one she had thrown the bandits under Li Ming-shui to invade Hunan and Kwangtung. who

the brought before werd Court, were each fined $5 and $7.1 Overboard. This packet she W3The bandits who were captured

and those who committed a double of instructed to keep with her

ed the death of Wai. Patchup. the higher of aet to open until notified by him.y the Cantonese forces, confirm fence being given

Canton Gazelle, The fues.

Ou December 10, 1930, the com-

of

A third section

of the detin.plainant's nephew had the packet

ned. It contained sheets quenta to be dealt with were those | brown paper. He then had the who were guilty of the offence of two defendants arrested. throwing crackers to the common danger of the public., Sub-11- pretar MeLellan, of the Wanchai Police Station, intermed

case.

lat

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tant lived by hereelt plain |

THE COLONIES AND NAVAL DEFENCE.

AMENDMENT TO PRESENT ACT RECOMMENDED.

Defendants' Evidence. The Brat defendant,

giving that sald who prosecuted, evidence yesterday, Is Worship,

The three years age he lived together had with the complainant and Oey the defendant ynited a cracker and dropped it had spent the inoury, the subjunt When they retura-

London, Feb. 18. immediately behind the Impoot the charge, tor's wife and child who were ai trom the country the

The standing committee of the standing nutside the ulice Sta

"OnHouse of Commons passed, and treet and he lived risewhere. Oilers were stated in haver thrown The crackers into tie it December 10, 1930, he visited thundered to be reported for its third Defence Acts, 60 to the danger o podestrians and plainant at her house in Port-reading, the fill ameruling the

Colonial Naval The complainant's

fake tootor trallie. Some of the defen-land Street

bad that Colonies delring to dants were firing The electric nephew and two other men

then assaulted him, and the ne-advantage of the Act may be able erackers which are and bowed.

These defendants were fined $20 phew had asked him what he had to Join fugether and share the cost. Mr. Anton explained that the done with his aunt's money. After being assaulted he was forced to Government and particularly write to the second defendunt, and mind the East African colonies, he was also threatensi by the Cerkan and the Straits Settlements.

Replying

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望你 11

in

that he had thrown the parcel that it would-be more effective

concentrate to into the harbour two years ago.

1517

one

main cash with

contributions In reply to Mr. Lo, defendant fleet, aid that he had never asked the from the colonies, instead of serunt defendant to carry out any encouraging the creation of small forms of worship for the com-units. Mr. Ammon repited that it nant. He had also never seen was the view of the Admiralty that In prosecuting two eolica be the complainant hand over $3,504 the colonies, if they desired, should ore Mr. Schofield at the Central to the second defendant on No-be able to raise funds to man their Police Court yesterday for carry-vember 1, 1928, le denied hav-own ships. He added that the witiont aing received instructions from the Treaty of London governed the ing a sedan

in-

defendant to serond

atcompany whole matter, and the B could licence, Sub-Inspector Logan

throw Cormed his Warship that the two ne complainant and

the not be used to increase the size of men had demanded money from parect of notes into the harbour.is Navy,--Reuter their fare,

American Tady The second defendant never cons

to defraud the pired with him Barist who was sight-wing

Peak.

Complainant. He had been de tu implicate the second defendant

the

11

chair

The prosecuting officer suid, that

the lady cumplained of having by the complainant while he was

en subjected to frequent

being assaulted. He only want

VICTIM OF HUNGER.

mands for money during the trip the second defendant to come and MAN WHO ESCAPED GALLOWS

The Peak. She was very excit-set as a mediator between

him

CAPTURED AGAIN.

wd and upset when she went-to-the-mm-his-anuellanta Police Station. She said that dar- The second defendant said, that

Constantinople, Fab, th ing the trip the coolles had placed he had known the first defendant

Begen by cold and hunger infṛ the chair on the ground and deora anmber of years, and had

village in search of food, a man manded payment. This was done attended his marriage three years

was recognised by the villagers as on more than one pension, the ago at which he had met the com

to pay the men before daimant. That was the only the dervish Hussein, what capril

rúntinue the

Gerasion on which he had seen the from the hands of the bangas and complainant. He denied having dashed to liberty through a cordon take $,500 from her or having of astonished trips, running the tburst of fire, on gauntlet of # conspired with the first defendant the day but 24 dervishes, badjas,

They journey,

It was also mentioned that com- plaints of this nature had been

received on previous decasions,

Each defendant was ordered to pay a fine of $5.

to defraud her. He also drated having done any form of worship sheikhs and others, commested with for the complainant or her chil- the Memmen uprising, were ordered dren.

Was Very surprised out to be exeruteel.

Husten had been wandering when he received a message from

FRANCHISE INCREASE, first defendant requesting him the tains for a fortnight. Ito come over to Yaumati on Decem-was banded over to the police and ber 14, as he did not know what it taken to

and will be Menemen was for. He had sent a reply age to morrow. --Beuter. saying that he could not go over: as it was late at night, and say- ing that he would meet the first defendant the following day at the temple.

Mr. Hin-Shing Lo contended) BOL that there was

one lota of the second de- evidence against fendant ta eonvict him either of or of obtaining money

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