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THE

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SOLDIER TO HAVE SESSIONS TRIAL.

CHARGE OF ROBBERY AND VIOLENCE.

TELEGRAPH, SATURDAY, MAY 30, 1931.

walk near to the complainant, who was walking in Gascoigne Road, and he saw the defendant snatch something white from the com plainant's right hand. The deien-

NEW WEATHER REPORT.

dant gave her a kick, and walked TO BE ISSUED BY THE ROYAL

away. The complainant followed

зе

Ile also followed, and asked the

the men ing out "Stealing."

OBSERVATORY,

Beginning June 1, 1931, the Royal

of complainant what the matter was. Observatory, Hongkong, will insito a

The hearing of the case against

Alexander Paddam, Privato "1" Company, Argyll and Suther-He then went up to the defendant now Synoptic Weather Report, details and asked him to return and Marinore recently issued and distribut the of which are given in a Notice to land Highlanders, came up before

walked Mr. Hamilton at the Kowloon when near the Texaco garage the Copies of this Noties may be had

oon money. Both mon

on, and

ed to Shipping Companies, etc. Magistracy yesterday afternoon, and after evidence had been taken taller man jumped Into the defendant was ordered to ing towards Tsim Sha Tsui. De-on application to the Observatory. stand his trial at the next fandant jamped Into another bus Criminal Sessiona.

bus go

to Shum Shui Po. He was rested

nien

and taken to the Mong was about eight hundred yarda He was charged with having on

police station. Witness from the Majestic Theatre, when May 18 about 9 pm. ni Yaumati, kok with another man unknown, robb mover lost sight of the defendant. they heard the complainant be- ed a woman, Wong So-lin, of $6 Before the taller man got into the hind them, shouting and blowing in money and a pocket handker-hus, the defendant passed him thon whistle. They took no notice at chief, and having at the time handkerchief and money he had first until a crowd collected, and

anntched. or immediately before or after

Mr. A. O. Mooney, who said he closed round them in a threaten-

One of the manner. used personal violence towards

was a sorgeant in the Police Re-tried to strike Burrowes. There the complainant.

sorve, said that on bearing was a bus starting on its way to The complainant, who is a mar police whistle he went to the ried woman, sald that on May 18

the Ferry and Burrowes got in. the complainant scene, and saw about 9 p.m. she was on her way blowing the whistle,

He kept on walking, and when a He question- to the Po Wing Theatre walkinged her, and was told that two sol-No. 1 bus came, stopped it and rot in. Just as he seated himself, along the long 'bus rond, the name dlers had snatched her money a Chinese constable came in and of which she did not know, to She pointed out the two soldiers asked him to come to the wards Mengkok. She had in her to him down the road, but he did station. He went along, and was police! right hand a handkerchief with not recognise them as their backs

there charged with robbery. one five dollar note and silver were turned towards him. He

Private Burrowen said that on dollar. She was standing beneath went with the complainant for a a lamp facing

King's Park and attic way and then turned back.ceing the threatening crowd he examining the money when n He did not think that it was up to called out to Paddam to jump into it bus, and did so himself. He got European soldier came up from him to do anything in the matterdown nene Whitfield Barracks and behind and snatched the handker

kerns he was only a sergeant in the walked to the 3.M.C.A. where he chiof. The soldier then went on Police Reservé. past her. There

borrowed money to take him back two of were

Mr. Hamilton. I think you to the barracks. He did not know them, and they were dressed alike should have followed up, and what happened to Paddam. The man who snatched the money you could not tackle the two men, was the shorter of the two. Id

Private W. Cameron gave ovi- was the defendant. They walked you could have stood by until a dence to the effect that Paddanı and Burrowes had had drinks at on towards Mongkok and she fol- regular arrived.

A Chinese detective gave evi- the Palace Hotel about 7.30 p.m. lowed, crying out "Stealing!"

dence of the arrest of the defen- Both men hit her. The defendant, after which Sergeant Brown dant struck her with his fist on rid that the defendant, when her face She still followed, and brought to the station, appeared a passer-by handed her a whistic, to be quite sober, though he smelt which she sounded. There was

of drink. erowd by this time. The other soldier then kicked her. Defund-

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Paddam's Evidence.

nt was carrying the handkerchief The defendant said that on the in his hand and he passed it un night in question hy went with to the taller man, who when they Private Burrowes to the Majestic eared a garage, got on to a bus Theatre, hut on arrival there going towards Taim Sha Taul. found that they had seen the pic- She had never seen the other man vince.

The defendant tried to get into another bus. The crowd chased him, and a man brought him down from the bus. The defendant only hit her ance. They went to the Mongkok police station, where she told her story and Identified the defendant.

Witnesses Give Evidence. Cheung Ping-lam. a student, said that he saw the two soldiers

ture before. They then went to the Palace Hotel and had a few drinks. He had with him two five dollar bills and some small change. le changed one of the bills, when paying for the drinks, and had remaining in the purse one five dollar bill, three sliver and some small change. After the drink they thought they would go for a walk until a bus overtook them.

dollars

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