1932-01-11 — Page 12

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HONGKONG

TELEGRAPH. MONDAY, JANUARY 11, 1932,

TWO FIREMEN SENTENCED.

PRISON FOR STEALING AT A FIRE.

YAUMATI BLAZE.

LEGAL POINT. DEBATED.

FILIPINOS OBSERVE RIZAL DAY.

ENJOYABLE FUNCTION AT PENINSULA HOTEL.

AT THE

FULL COURT HEARS ARGUMENT.

The point which WOR reserv. od by the Chief Justice (Sir Joseph Kemp) during the trial of Chung King-man at the Criminal Sessions

NATIONAL HERO.

The tragic fire in Shanghai in connexion with the Kowloon Rizal Day celebrations, com- Street on Saturday evening had a City robbery case, as to the pro-memorating the martyr death of aequel at the Kowloon Magistracy priety of the Crown recalling a Dr. Jose Rizal, the Filipino hero, before Mr. Fraser this morning witness, was considered in the Full wore held in the Peninsula Hotel when three firemen were charged Court this morning, before the last night, a happy and enjoyable with offences which they were Chief Justice and the Puisne Judge time being spent by a large com- alleged to have committed during | (Mr. Justice Lindsell).

the conflagration.

pany.

The first part of the evening was Originally, there were twp' pri- j In the case of Mok Sul, Inspector Clark said he was at the onera charged, Chung King-man devoted to a musical programme, Acene of the fire and saw a silver and Li Fat, the jury bringing in a which can rank as one of the finest watch lying on the ground. The verdict of not guilty against LI heard in Hongkong for a long time. An augmented orchestra, com- next thing he saw was the defen- Fat, who was discharged, and re dant putting his foot over it and cording a verdict of guilty against prising members of the Hongkong Was and Peninsula Hotel bands, un- trying to cover it. Officer Smith, Chung King-man. Sentence

also saw the incident, imme-deferred pending argument on the der the direction of Mr. C.

Passang, gave two very fine selec- diately caught hold of the defen-point reserved.

tions while Mr. A. B. Tubino dant, who was found with a jade Mr. Hin-Shing Lo is for pri-delighted with masterly interpre- bangle in his jacket and $6.50 Insoner and Mr. Somerset Fitzroy is tations of Chopin's "Grando silver dollars and coins in his for the Crown. boots. Special pockets had been made in his jacket and special Flite in his boots,

who

Vuine."

the Crown Two charming Filipino love At the trial, after case had conclttiled and when Chung songs were auag with deep feeling King-man's case had finished, the by Miss Lourdes e la Ron, while Inspector Clark went on to say Chief Justice, on the request of a callo solo 1 Mr. E. A. Valerono, that it was reported at the fire the jury, recalled a Crown witness, with harmonised setting by violins, that several floors had been

Pank Lintal her additional piano and double base, was voci- rañáncked and FL quantity of jewellery was found to he missing. evidence being that of immediately ferously received and an encore

demanded. His Worship:-A

"In picking out the jade ear-drops of Wolf

which she was robbed, from among sheep's clothing-Yex, your

four other pairs, and it was this Worship.

additional evidence to which Mr. Lo objected.

Insuretor Clark:- have been instructed to ask your Worshipi in lake a very serioua view of the

cuse,

His Worship:-1 am.

Hel

During the interval, Dr. F. Fer- mundo Chairman of the Committer, the visitors to the welcomed celebrations and gave n brief sketch of the remarkable life of Dr. Rizal, their patriot and martyr.

Subsequently dancing was ca joyed until a Inte hour, the Penia-

a Hotel band discoursing

music,

Mr. Lo argued that that evidence was material and night have affected the jury's mind, and als was confirmatory of very material In passing sentence of months' hard labour, his Worship evidence she gave in examination sald defendant had need his posi-in-chief and cross-examination. tion of responsibility to steal the submitted that in exercising his dis-i property of the people he was cretion in the way he did, the pak! to protect. It was revealed Trial Judge had exposed the de- "LAUGHING that defendant had a wife in the fence to a disadvantage which had country and

concubine in resulted in injustice to the prisoner, Bongkong, and his Worship said and for that reason the conviction

probably extravagantjahould be quashed.

It

Wan

11

the

SINNERS."

JOAN CRAWFORD AT THE QUEEN'S

for Jonn

living which led him to the crime. Replying to the Pulsne Judge,

Mr. Lo sal3 he did not ask

Crawford Is seen in a Chung King-man to be recalled to serious role in "Laughing Sinners," give his evidence on the woman's the additional evidence.

Other Самен, Wong Fang, a fireman from the Mongkok Station, was charged

current attraction at the Queen's Theatre, The im is a It good one, well worth seeing. faila to the wiles of a travelling the story of a cabaret girl who Trial Judge's discretion was judi-salesman by whom however, she

with the theft of a gold watch, Mr. I also dealt with the point and alternatively with receiving.

Inspector Clark stated that in as to whether the exercise of the this case, the defendant was caught in the act of throwing the cially limited, watch

away at the Yaumati Police Station.

In cor

consequence of a Rumber

of the floors report that adjacent to the fire had been ran-

The hearing is proceeding.

sacked, it was agreed between the Tim was charged with theft of In another casa, in which Lo officers and the officer in

rolice

porch.

charge of the Fire Brigade to money, defendant was discharged march all the firemen back to the owing to Inautficient evidence." Yaumati Police Station, where Sgt. Flattery, who prosecuted.

In the np

said defendant was found to have they were lined Whilst awaiting his turn to be $5.04 in Hongkong currency and on him searched, defendant was seen by $2.60 in Chinese coins Mr. G. Saunders, Officer-in-Charge when he was searched at the of Tsimshatsui Station, trying to Yaumati Polce Station. He could throw away the watch.

not give a satisfactory explanas Defendant denied having stoletion of the money. the property, but atated that he was given the watch by another Greman.

He was convicted of receiving and sentenced to six months.

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Besides the main film, there is an fateresting. news reel and n splendid featurette in which His Worship said if this was alden demonstrates the secrets of the evidence against him, the the fore and and backhand drives, defendant was entitled to a dis-as well as the service. An excel-

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