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WITNESS WHO REFUSED BRIBE

STRANGE STORY IN BANKRUPTCY CASE

GOODS REMOVED

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. THURSDAY, OCTOBER 20. 1932.

WOMAN AND GIRL, CAMBRIDGESHIRE

DEFRAUDED

CRUEL TRICK ON DEPORTEES

Charges of obtaining money. jewellery and other personal effects from two femalo deporteen from Singapore, under the pretext that he was a boarding-house runner, were brought against a Chinese who appeared before Mr. Wynne-Jones at the Central Police Court this morning. The defend- ant admitted both counts.

An unusual case was heard by the Chief Justice, Sir Joseph Kemp, sitting in Bankruptcy Court this morning, when application was made on the part of the Official Recalver for an order that,

In explaining the case, Detective the Ying Fat Loong firm, of 34,

com- Wing On Street, "be restrained D. Fitches said that the

were from selling, plainants

deportees who' and prohibited parting with the possession of or arrived in Hongkong yesterday by otherwise disposing of any of the the a.. Santhia but before they goode now on their premises, were taken to the Central Police alleged to have been purchased Station the defendant had in- from the debtor frm (Tai Wah and troduced himself to the two com sum of $18,127.67 plainants as a runner of the Tung Co.) for tho until the validity of the alleged Nam Boarding House. He pro-

Bale be determined by the Court."

duced

a pamphlet bearing the

House of Singapore.

In the matter of Bankruptcy, theme of the Tong Nam Boarding petitioning creditors are Mesere

He suggested that the two com- Bradley and Co, and Mr. Ho Loung, plainants hand over their valu- compradore of Messrs. Jardine nbles and other property to him Matheson and Co., who allege for safe custody, and he would that the Tai. Wah and Co. firm return them when they were committed the following act, leaving the Colony. From a wo- namely: that on the 0th instant,

man he received $20 in Singapore between 4 a.m. and. 5.80

money, and five big boxes of luggage containing her personal effects to the total value of $300. From the second complainant, who was only a girl, the accused got two gold bungles and one gold. ring.

a.m., nearly the whole of the stock of the Tai Wah and Co. firm WNB fraudulently transferred to Ying Fat Loong, of 34, Wing On Street; and that on Friday, 7th Inst.. repayment was made of certain deposits to depositors in the Tai Wah and Co. firm which would be vold if the sald Tai Wah and Co. were adjudged bankrupt.""

Mr. F. X. D'Almada, rear, ap- peared for the Ying Fat Loong firm, and Mr. D. B. Evans for the debtor firm.

The case was opened on Monday in Chambers and was to-day transfered to the open Court.

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REFUSES TO GIVE NAME. The first witness called Li Wun, a salesman in the Tai Wah firm, who stated that last evening between 5 p.m. p.m.. he received i telephone message at the shop, sent by a friend, whose name he did not

disclosing. In propose Requence of the message he went to see the friend.

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Yesterday as Sergeant Vent was going round the cells he found the girl crying and the defendant standing at the door of the cell, Enquiries were made and the girl produced a ring and two bangles which were imitation gold. She Informed the officer of what had occurred and remarked that the defendant had brought back the jewellery nud had informed her it was only imitation gold.

The defendant was placed under arrest and later the entire pro- erty which had been taken from the two complainants was found in his house. He had changed the $29 into Canton and Hongkong

currency.

The prosecuting officer mention- ed that the defendant had been banished for life from Singapore In 1930.

His Lordship: You will have to

Owing to the epidemic of simi- give the name if pressed-Wit-lar larcenies, the police were ask ing his Worship to take a serious view of the case.

Res

I will not even If I am

preased.

In that case you will have you go to guol. Well, I would rather go to gnol. I do not want to give

it.

What reason have you got for not wanting to give it?-Because ho is a friend of mine. He asked me to do something which I re- fused to do, so it is no good dis- closing his name as I refused to take the advice he gave,

His Worship sentenced the defendant to six montka hard labour on the two charges.

YOUNG CLERK

DISCHARGED MOTOR CYCLE PART POSSESSION

STAKES

THIRTY-THREE FINAL

ACCEPTORS

London, Oct. 19. Thirty-three entrants were an- nounced to-day as final acceptors for the Cambridgeshire Stakes to be run at Newmarket (over a mile Wednesday and. a furlong) on next week,

".

The probable starters are:

Slipper

St. Gewald Abbotsworthy Alluvial The Pen

Dlolito Andrea Great Scot Venturer Wyvern Pricket

Rear Admiral Thaouka Totals

Double Arch

Royal Athlone

Dorigen

Benefletul

Pal of Mine Ada Dear

Seraph Boy Becti

Apperley Blandearna Duodecagon Glannarg Scatterensh Lefecator Lane Diamantco Pullover Sca Cat

Pharoah III Caldennis-Reuter.

YOUNG RUSSIAN

BEGGAR

NEVER DONE ANY

. WORK

Described

ENGLISHMAN IN ITALY

MUSSOLINI'S REMARKAÐLE

TRIBUTE

RADIO

BROADCAST

TO-DAY'S PROGRAMME OF

RECORDED MUSIC

Signor Mussolini has paid a re- markable tribute to the Spezia Mission for Italy, which was founded by the Rev. Edward Clarke in the days of Garibaldi, 165 metre. ( K.0%).” when Spezia, now Italy's chief naval base and arsonal, was little more than a fishing village.

Broadcast by LAW, on a werelangth 'of

6.8 p.m. European programme. 6.5.80 p.m.

A reins of the Hongkong Orchestre by courtway of the Management (During the ins Sarvela recorded musia will be broadenat Iross |the_Sudio).

6,80-6 p.m.

A relay of the first three items of the

Programme.

Not only has Il Duce given whole-hearted approval of the work carried on in Italy, but hear Institute Concert ky pourtany of bas acknowledged the loyalty of the Committee. these English workers to the Italian

their Government and disinterested efforts among the poorest of the poor.

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1. Piano Bolo-Toccata and Fugue in D

Miser B ) Misa Amella Lee,

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Bonge-() Penne d'Automne (amenet) (b) Printempta Nourosa (Vidal) III, tỏi Cho Cái (Tenor}

b. Violin Bolow-liema - by · Regourt.

Ir, Hạ On Pala

6-8 p.m. A. programme of Columbia records.

6.6.14 p.m. Operatic.

Vocal Dust The Magic Flute-Tha Waniy

In spite of opposition from the Roman Catholic authorities, Mus- solini has charged the Minister of Justice, Cults, and Public Wor- ship to sign the special govern- ment decree giving full approval to the ministers and pastors of the Spezia Mission for Italy, with- out exception, after studying each Bon Non-In Her Bimplicity (Thomas)

Meddle Nish (Tenor) individual case, and has conceded 6.14-6.54 p.m. Orchestral & Band full juridical status to the mis-Music. sion itself.

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Heart [Monart)

Sriman Lotte & Denala Nable 9801. (Wallnow, ' m17. Dand Maritana-Selection

Blinede)

Hert Halton & Ila Havana Band · 0111.

80%

Jolly Pellows-Walta (Volkteďky, Hydrovatan (Gonel)

New Comert Orchestra Blue Danube (Sirkuse). Morgenblatter (transs)

This means that, among many privileges, they can celebrate the sacrament of marriage without special licence. Even more than The this: in order to facilitate the duties of the Rev. Mr. Puller, The Signor Mussolini has given him the standing of a bishop,

These very concrete tributes will put an end to the public ae- cusations of political espionage In the greatest military and aaval centre of Italy, which have been levied against the mission in the official csclesiastical Press.

Mr. Pullen, who may be regard- ed as the second founder of the mission, has devoted the whole of a long life, not only to spreading the knowledge of the Bible and the

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Two Little Finches (K]ng)

Bet. Band of M. Grenadier Guarde Lark's Festival (Drewer)

Rex. Dand of IT.M. Grenadier Guarde 9218. The Dicky Bird Hop (Gourley, arr. Storm), Rosewood Riddles (lyrne),

Bournemouth Municipal Orchestra

DESS4.

7 p.m. (Stock Quotations, etc.) 6.54-8 p.m. Variety. Song The Cat and the Fiddle-She Dida

Bay You

Peggy Wood (Soprano) Dand-in

Ted Lewis and His Dand Bong-Fire in my Heart

DO796,

onia,

Harold Wiliama (Baritone) DB781.. Band-Day by Day Humorous Bong-It They Ever Had as Income

Geraldo & Ella Accordion Band DN128.

Tax on Love

Florence Oldham

Orchestral Little Lonels Lads

The Four Bright Sparks

DB724.

GRIS.

Chick Endor & Charlie Farrell DDNS,

Eddie Peabody

{1 well-known New Testament, but also to im-Humorous Duet-- the Woman Who Para loiterer and boggar of Tientsin, a proving the moral and material Danlo Bolo-Indian Love Call young Russian, V. f. Krasilnikoff, conditions of slum fa in many Song Want Your Heart appeared before Mr. Wynne-Jones parts of Italy.

at the Central Police Court this The work includes a large or- morning on a charge of arriving phenago at Spezia, n school, and valid club, as well as centres in Tuscany, in the Colony without n

the earthquake zonos of Southern passport.

Detective Sergeant C. Mottram Italy, and near the Yugo-Slavian said the defendant was arrested border. by Russian sergeant in the vicinity of the Canton wharf. The officer had recognized hint as a man whom he had known as a loiterer and beggar in Tientsin, The accused was asked if he had any passport, and he replied in the negative.

The defendant appears to have left Vladivostok four years ago, at the age of 18, and wandered about Northern ports before going to Hankow and thence to. Canton, where he was given shelter by the Russian community. He came to Dressed in

grey suit of Hongkong to beg for money to fashionable cut, a Chinese youth enable him to return to the North

The accused had told the police named Tal Wing-fai alius William Tai, appeared before Mr. A.W.G.H. that he had never done any work Grantham at the Kowloon Magis-but had always begged for a living. to answer. Failure to do so w tracy this morning on a charge of He had $6.60 in Ilongkong money probably mean committal. You being in unlawful possession of a motor-evele fitting belonging to

You are afraid he might get into trouble?-That is one reason. I was asked

to do something against my wishes.

It may be necessary to ask you the name. If it is, you will have

cannot have it, my Lord.

Witness went on to say the friend stated he knew the com- pradore and a certain other man and that he (witness) was to give

certain evidence.

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Mr. G. A. Bond.

Trafie Sergeant Clarke said the complainant left his motor-cyclo at the Kowloon motor-car park In

Salisbury Road on October's and when he returned for it later he Mr. Evans afraid I will have found that the push-button fixing to preas for the name, my Lord. to his horn was missing from his Witness: I was told that if I cycle. He accordingly made a re- gave the evidence I would beport to the police. given several hundred dollars.

LONDON RIOTS

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fastened across the streets about a foot from the ground.

Lamps in the vicinity were extinguished.

The covers of man-holes were removed.

The police handled the crowds, he declared, without much dif- culty. They tried to Avold clashes. There were only thirteen civilians known to have been In- jured last night, but thirty-seven policemen received injuries.

Mr. Ramsay MacDonald an. in his possession when arrested,nounced that the Government and this, he said, he had obtained would shortly make a statement by begging in Hongkong.

regarding the Means Test and the matter was dropped-Reutar.

the streets of

His Worship fined the defendant default and made an expulsion $50 or one month's hard labour in

order.

DOLLAR RISES SLIGHTLY

RIFLE SHOOTING.

Results of Police Reserve

Practice Match.

The Hongkong Police Reserve (Emergency Unit) held a rifle prac- tice on the Kowloon Tong range on Sunday, the scores being:

DUE TO STERLING WEAKNESS The first change in the Hong- kong dollar rate for three weeks W. V. Field P. Fletcher occurred to-day, when there was an advance of 1/8th to Is. 4d. The B. J. Murray the rise is attributed to the weak. Down Loly 27 27 local market is quite steady, and F. Brett

Dowdali

On October 12, he had occasion LEFT IN ANGER.

to go to a car-park again and there Witness, answering his Lord he saw a push-button resembling ship, said he refused to take the the one he had lost affixed to an- advice concerning the evidence other cycle. There were, he said, and left the place in anger. The only two buttons of this descrip- conversation opened at the friend's tlon in Hongkong and he im- house and continued in a restaur-mediately suspected that this was He saw Sergeant ant where he was taken to a small the missing one.

Clarke about the matter and the room. In the next room word some other people with whom his Police Station where it was later Intter took the cycle to the Water friend went to speak. The friend claimed by the defendant.

ness of sterling.

L. R. Dixon returned later and told him that

Complainant said his machine In London, silver rose 1/8th E. L. Rocha if he was afraid of losing his job

Coventry Engle and the | spot and 3/10ths forward. China | N. Stradmoor by giving the evidence. he (the

push-button came out with the and speculators bought, and the M. Fizer friend would give him another machine from England.

R. Stewart market closed quietly stends. W. Broadbridge job. He refused the offer.

Defendant's story was that he After the official fixing, the market Hia Lordship, addressing wit-bought it. from a youth who re- ruled steady, business being done ness, anid his evidenco had been sembled a motor-mechanic. The at 1/16th over the fixed prices. useless and his attitude in the horn of his cycle, which he bought There is no change in silver in box had in no way holped the second hand not long ago, vas New York, where the market is Tai Wah firm.

not working, and he therefore | dull. seized the opportunity of buying the push-button, paying $1 for it.

Was

URUGUAY SEEKS TARIFF PACT

FOREIGN OFFICE

Servt. Hompsley, stated that on the 9th. inst., while at the Central

He was a clerk employed at the Police Station, he was instructed Dairen Kinon Kaisha and drew a to accompany Mr. Ho Leung, to salary of $45 a month. Wing On Street to prevent B Addressing Sergeant Clarke, his breach of the peace. They went Worship eaid he did not think de- to No. 35 and found the premises fendant was the kind of person empty. Mr. Ho Loung enquired who would take off the article from where the goods had been taken the complainant cycle himself. In and was informed to the shop discharging defendant, his Wor-

London, Oct. 19. opposite No. 84 at about 4 am. ship warned him not to go about

Uruguay is the latest country The shop had only recently been buying such things from people to join the queue desiring to

occupied and rolls of cloth were he did not know. stacked up and down the centre of the shop..

STATEMENT

negotiate for tariff agreements with Britain.

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Guitar Solo-Goodnight Vienna

Len F

Vocal Dua Lollaby of the Leave Orchestra-durt Another Dream of You

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Layton & Johnstone

The ... Dance Orchestra

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Harald Williams (Britone) Band-The Turning of the Tuje

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Geraldo and Ila Accordeon Mad DDIZI, Humorous Bong-Hang Ost the Stare lo In-

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The Four Bright Sparka

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Eddie Peabody

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Adolphe Menjou (Daritone) Voen? Dust Singlug in the Moonlight onbestraf-Downbearted

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8.3-10.30 p.m. Chinese programme. 10.30 p.m. Rugby Mid-day Press 10.95 p.m. Clone Down.

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'VARSITY TENNIS.

Champion Hostel Beaten Badly by "Rest.”

Eliot Hall, the Hostel champions of tho

Hongkong University tennis league, wore badly beaten by the "Rest in an exhibition match at Pokfulam yesterday, losing by eight nota to one. The full acoros were:

HI. N. Lee and Y. F. Chow (Eliot Hall) beat Ng and P. P. Kho . T. Lee and K. M. Lo

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28 17 76 30 15 76

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20 17 10 GB

12 23 10 35 18 14 10 42

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18 17

a 18 The highest possible scores were 50, 60 and 25, or a total of 125.

JAPAN'S WINDFALL

MILLION YEN FOR NAVY AND ARMY

Tokyo, Oct. 19. The Army and Navy have de- cided to split equally the contribu- tion of a million yen, made by Mrs. Sadako Mitant, widow of Chozaburo iron and copper Mitani, the magnate, who died last year.

The money will be used for the manufacture of arms.

Before dying 'Mr. Mitani be- sub

His Lorship ordered that the It is learned at the Foreign Evidenco in corroboration was Official Receiver, Mr. E. LOffice that the British Goverment sought his wife to make s

Agassiz, be appointed receiver of has received proposals for tariff stantial contribution to the nation's

armed forces-Reutor's Special. the business of the Ying Fat arrangements

given by a Chinese detective.

ORDER MADE.

After hearing the evidence of Chiu Yik-kuon, managing partner

of the Ying Fat Loong firm, his Lordship stated that he thought there was enough evidence to justify the order.

Mr. D' Almada:-I understood the evidence was to show the bona fides of the transaction.

from

Uruguay

Loong Arm, and that he be em-which are being considered. powered to employ a person or Router.

persons to his satisfaction to re-

In an attempt to commit suicide, main on the premises of the Ying Arrangements made for the Com-Cheung Yuk-hong, aged 30, a married Fat Loong firm in order to watch mission's visit stand without altera-woman, of 80, Haiphong Road, jumped the business and. receive all tion. It is not at present possible receipts. The monies would be to say when Sir Sydney Smith will held by the Receiver on behalf of be able to join the Commission. the persone entitled.

British Wireleas

into the harbour of the Prays wall opposite the Government Workshop in Chatham Road, Hunghom, yesterday. She was rescued and removed to the Kowloon Hospital.

7-5; lost to 4-6; lost to L. A. Silva and D. J. N. Anderson 3-0.

B. P. Tan and T. W. Goh (Eliot Hall) lost to Leo and Lo 2-6; lost to Ng and Khe B-5; lost to Silva and Anderson 1-6.

Yang Kee and P. C. Tan (Eliot Hall) lost to Lee and Lo 1-0; lost to Ng and Kho 0-8: lost to Bilva and Anderson 1-6.

Fishing is one sport, that can be judged by the net results.

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CRESIVAL has a pleasant tazis, and is therefor readily taken even by childin.

When buying, we that you get the

package with the BAYER CROSS.

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ALL (HIC) RP!

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Wo atiggered up the stairs Pete's fish, and after a long "wak be Sound the ball

We fell into a public taxi onos file) s'élaser (hle)", be

Hongkong side.

"Shay (bic) don lesh wife (hio) shoe we been dringin', (hic), thee," said Potó as speed up the Peak.

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“Lo, darling"(hie) :-bros":

For a full, buka

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