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MUI-TSAI CASE ALLEGATIONS

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CHILD SAID TO BE BURNED

the defence.

It was alleged by Inspector Fraser that on or about November 28 last, the girl was in the kitchen cooking food when she accidentally knocked over a bowl of rice. The

time and she was so incensed that sho seized a pair of tongs which the girl was holding in the fire nod applied them to the latter's left fore-arm.

NEW SOLICITOR ADMITTED

HONGKONG LAD'S' DISTINCTION

Mr. Christopher D'Almada e Castro, younger son of Mr. Leo,

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 11, 1933.

THEFT OF POLICE | COAL MERCHANT'S

TROPHY

CUP SMASHED UP BY THIEF

· CLAIM

ALLEGES PAYMENT IN ERROR

D'Almada o Castro, the well-known PRISON SENTENCE (Mr. Justice Wood) Kwan Shung-

RADIO BROADCAST

„VIOLIN - AND PIANOFORE RECITAL

Vengeance for his diamlasala coal merchant, claimed $672.09, | BG5 metres (845 k/c).

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special attendant

From 2. B. W, on wave-length of

Threo Studio Items To-night.

4.30-7 p.m. Chinese programmis. 6.6.20 p.m. Chlidren's Concert.. 7-10.45 p.m. European programme, 7 p.m.

Selected London and New York Stock Quotations, etc.

7.12-7.30 p.m.

A programmo of records from

An allegation that she had used

At the Supreme Court this pair of burning tongs on a 18-

morning before the Pulsno Judge year-old girl was made against a married woman named Chiu Kan Hongkong solicitor, and brother 10

ahut, 882, Canton Road, Kowloon, liol who was charged before Mr. Mr. Leo D'Almada o Castro, jnr., Buttera at the Kowloon Magistracy; the barrister, was admitted na a this morning with keeping an un-solicitor at the Supreme Court this from oleo as

money payable to him by Lau Kau registered mui tsal and with ill-afternoon before the Chief Justice to the Hon. Inspector General of yu, of Kowloon City, in respect of monica received by the defendant treating her.

(Sir Joseph Kemp) on the applica- Police was given by a former mea for the use of Kwan Shung-shuf. Sub-Inspector H. W. Fraser, of tion of the Attorney General, Hon. Mr. Wynne-Jones at the Contral Russ and Co.) appeared for the Benger on his appearance before Mr. F.C.E. Rendall (Messrs. the S.C.A., prosecuted, while Mr. Mr. C. G. Alabaster. Loo D'Almada, Sr., appeared for Moving his admisalon, the At-reason for the theft of a eliver Johnson, Stokes and Master), was Police Court this morning, as the plaintiff, and Mr. Nigel (Mesaro. torney General stated that Mr. D'Almada, after receiving his pro- cup which was presented to the for the defendant. liminary education in the Colony Stubbs, ex-Governor of Hongkong.vember 16th, 1932, plaintif pad Police Force by Bi Reginald Mr. Randall stated that on No- went to England in 1922. In 1927, after passing the usual School

former messenger, Lo to the defendant the sum of 3072.- Chung-sing, was charged with 00, equivalent to $950 in Canton mistress was in the kitchen at the examinatione he went to London | theft of the silver cup, theft of currency, by a mistake of fact, viz, 1 Z. B. W. Library.

and there passed the Law Society stationery and alternatively of re- the plaintiff an agent for a man SongDream Lover. Preliminary Examination. Ro-

he was to have been stolen or unlawful-Yip Co., of Canton, paid the defens Orchestral-The Kiss Waltz.

ceiving the stationery knowing it named Chan Yes-choy, of the Hing Song--March of the Gronadtors. turning to the Colony

Jenanotto MacDonald (Soprano). articled to his father.

ly obtained.

dant $672.09 in the belief that he His Lordship:-You bear

Orchestral Dancing With Tears in Speaking of the allver cup, the was paying the rent then due and

my Eyca, About a month or so later, the name of honourable traditions in defendant said it was not his in-accruing in respect of curtain Albert Bandler and His Orchestra, girl was sent out to make some this Court in the past and high tention to steal it. He had been lands at Sa Tou Chai Wai, for the Chorus-Now is the Month of Maying. purchasca and on her return was promlee for the future. I have dismissed from service and was period from January 1st, 1931 to

Chornis A Farmer's Son. · accused of having obtained a profit, much pleasure in admitting you, not pleased with his former am December 31st., 1932.

The Engilah Singers. She was then beaten on her legs and wish you every success.

plaintiff Defendant gave ployers. He went to persuade the

8p.m. (Local Time and Weather and arms with a feather duster. Mr. C. D'Almada celebrates his Hon. Inspector General of Police receipt for the sum purporting to Report). She then loft defendant's house and 23rd birthday to-day. He was to re-instate him in office, but on

show that it was the ront 7.30-8.10 p.m. From the Studio. went to stay with a woman whom educated at Doual School, near seeing the cup ho took it away

A Violin and Pianoforte Recital by due from January 1st.. 1927, she knew. On December 20, she Iteading, Berkshire, and played a with him and later smashed it up.

to 31st. December, 1928. Plaintiff Miss Anno Houderson and Miss Lettle mado a report to the S.C.A. prominent part in the sporting ac- He had no intention of selling it had demanded of defendant that Keyes. Programme,

The authorities took up the mat-tivities of the school. He has the or atcaling it, otherwise he would he ofther return the sum of money ter and sent the girl to Dr. J. B. distinction, it is believed, of being have taken articles of much more or issue a proper receipt there- Mackie, of the Kowloon Hospital, the first Hongkong lad to have been value than the silver cup.

for, which the defendant had re- who examined her and found the Invited to attend the Duke

An regards the stationery, thres fused and refuses to do. wedia and scars on her.

York's camp at New Romney atbooks which he had taken which about two hundred public had been intended for memo schoolboys and two hundred factory books, but Mr. 'T. H. youths are Invited annually.

King had no use for them so he Mr. D'Almada was articled to (defendant) had taken them. A his father in October, 1927, and fourth book was old and had been passed his examination in Decem-retrloved from the waste paper bor Inst.

banket.

Mr. D'Almada applied for nu adjournment after medical evidence had been given, and the case was accordingly adjourned until Mon- day afternoon.

WUCHOW RICE CROP

11

of

While at Douni School, Mr.) D'Almada was included

in his

DISMISSAL REASON.

a

1. Plano Solo-Fantaisio

Impromptu (Chopin). 2. Violin Solo-Romance

(Beethoven). 3. Piano Solo-Sequidiltas

(Albeniz). 4. Violin Solo-Two Russian

Folk Songs (Kreisler). Violin Solo-Rondino (Kreisler). 5. Plano Solo-Water Wagtail

(Cyril Scott). 6. Violin Solo-Wallz in A Major (Brahms), Violin Solo-Chansonne Bre-

tonne (Chaminade), 8.13-9.05 p.m. A programme of records kindly loaned by a Listener.

Open Thy Intiles, Love-Unclo Malden Beautiful Ned-Villago Dreamer-Ring do Banjo-Oh!

The money was paid at the de- fendant's premises and a rent: book was presented to him for his receipt, but instead of giving a receipt in that book he went to another part of the premises and apparently wrote out a receipt which he eventually gave and which bore his signature. When the receipt ho College XV and played against Detective Inspector W. R. Ches. plaintiff read

for the Eton, Harrow, Stoneyhurst, Beau-ter-Woods informed his Worship found it was made out mont and many other well-known that the defendant had been em- 16th and 17th. years of the PARASITE CAUSES BIG English public schools. Locally ployed as No. 1 office attendant Chinese Republic and he demand- be hae confined himself to athletics during the whole of last year. He ed that defendant should alter it LOSS

and is one of the outstanding/was actually in attendance on the to the 20th, and 21st. years. This, Lemuel-Nelly Bly-Oh! Boys, Carry sprinters in the Colony. He is abut at the end of the year he was

Hon. Inspector General of Police, he refused to do. keen member of the Portuguese

was generally un- Company of the Hengkong Volun- dismissed as lost three or four years has won teer Defence Corps and for the satisfactory in his work. the 100 yards, 200 yards und 440 yards championships.

Wuchow, Jan. 9. It is reported that more than one half of the last harvest of rice in Wuchow and vicinity has been lost because of the work of a peculiar parasite which attack ed the ripened grain just previous to reaping. The parasite cats the amall stem which connects the grain to the head, thus causing the ripe kernela to fall to the ground and rot. The loss of AO great a proportion of the local ripo crop, which was gathered a fow weeks ago, will seriously effect the price of rice, which will rian accordingly.--Our Own Cor. respondent.

WOMAN BEGGAR

CORRESPONDENCE.

A Complaint

To the Editor, Hongkonn

Telegraph.]

when the messenger unlocked the offices of the Inspector General, ho Raw that something was missing and later discovered that it was the silver cup presented by Sir Reginald Stubbe for the revolver championship of the Police Foree, it being valued at $75,

On Monday last, at 8.45

the

Me long-Lou'sland Bello-Do Camp- town Races Nelly Was a Lady- Oh! Susanna Come Where My Love Jennie With the Eight Brown Hali Lies Dreaming-Hard Timea Como Gentle Annie Old Dog Tray Some Again No Moro-Angelina Baker- Folks Like to Sigh (Stephon Foster).

Nat Shilkret and the Victor Salon Group. Rhapsody in Blue (George Gershwin). Paul Whiteman and la Orchestra. (with the Composer at the Piano). Old Black Jon My Old Kentucky

Home Massa's in de Cold Cold Ground.

Folks at Homo-Way Down Upon the Swanee River (Stephan Foster).

Nat Shilkret and the Victor Salon Group. 9.05-9.35 p.m. From the Studio. Selections by the Music Makers. 9.35-9.46

po 300 Scherzo in B Minor

CANTON ACTION. Mr. Rendall stated that Chan Tée-choy entered into a lease for period of twenty years and had the land some years ago for a deposited with the defendant the sum of $200. He was not given the possession of the lands at time and although the lease was expressed to commence in 16th. year of the Republic, the The reason given by the defend- then tenant held over to the 20th ant for the theft was that having year. and the old lease was canoni been employed for twelve months celled and a new lease executed without having stolen anything, if at the beginning of the 20th, year something were stolen during the for a period of thirty years. Pro- first week of the new man's employceedings were commenced in the Sir-The Local Junior Civil Ser- the Inspector General would dis- Canton Court between Chan Yee- vice Examination began on the 9th charge the new hand and send for choy and the defendant, and judg. Instant at Queen's College with a the defendant who, being a better ment was given in that Court piece of dictation. The Bannerman, would be re-engaged,

that the rent should only be pay- under which the dictation examina-

able from the beginning of the tion was conducted could, I think,

20th year. As a result of that find no precedent elsewhere. The

Referring to the stationery. judgment the money in dispute

Josef Hofmann. writer's view is shared by many Inspector Chester-Woods remark was sent from Canton by Chan

(This record is kindly. loaned by a ed that it was extremely hard for Yee-choy to the plaintiff in this Lintoner). experienced educationalists.

Altogether there were about four Government servants to get hold case in September or October of

9.45-10.45. p.m. From the Studio. hundred candidates sitting for the of books and other stationery last year. That was done on the

Selections by the Band of the An old Chinese woman, describ-examination, and they were

ng The officer himself had taken advice of one of the solicitors R.M.S. Empress of Canada under the ed as being a perfect nuisance in sembled in the great hall of the overal weeks to get what stat-concerned in the action at Can-direction of Mr. G. Redfern. the streets at West Point, where College in be examined at the same lonery he required for his work. ton who knew the defendant ad

Programme. she had made a practice of beg time only by one man, whose voice One of the books was, admittedly, auggested that payment should be 1. March Miramar (Spitalny), ging from Europeans, was fined 32 by Mr. Schofield this morning was nothing but ordinary and whoan old one na the officer had only made through some other agent?

Court made the interesting in Hongkong. on in this being the amount in coins the far-end platform shouting to discovery of a photograph, inside found on her when arrested by n

the huge crowd without any as-the book, of Mr. D. Burlingham in European Sergeant while pester sistance whatsover in his work, he his youth. ing a Euorpean lady at the mis, being the sole examiner in the

The ofllcor remarked that the stop outside the University.

defendant was both a drinker and spacious half.

Only the fortunate minority of an oplum smoker,

Sentence of six weeks' hard the competitors, who sat near the

first

FINED

PERFECT

NUISANCE AT WEST POINT

A bucket-maker, who said that

-1

he was defendant's son, told the

during the whole time autood

VERY OLD BOOK.

Evidence was given by the plaintiff, Kwan Shung-shui, and Chan Yee-choy, the latter stating that the money was paid for the 20th, and 21st years and he owed nothing for the 16th. and 17th. years. Court that with the support she examiner, could hear him clearly, labour was passed on the

THE DEFENCE. Mr. Nigel submitted there was Very many candidates complained count and a further month on the

think second. The third, being alter-no case for him to answer because bitterly. I am inclined to

willative to the second, was dismissed. | plaintifT's that the Colonial Secretary have sympathy with these poor young people,

was receiving from him it was necessary for her to beg, but she would not desist, in spite of re- peated scoldinga from him.

IBERO-AMERICAN INSTITUTE

PRINCE OF WALES PRESIDES

London, Jan. 10. The Prince of Wales presided to-day at a meeting of the General Committee of the Ibero-American Institute of Great Britain, when the past and future work of the Institute was discussed.

The

Thanking you for your valuable space and enclosing my card- Yours; ele..

JUSTICE.

Jan. 9. Paris

.85% Geneva

17.38 Berlin.

-14.3/32 Helsingfors.. .227

19.40 .625 .05%

The P. & O. n.. Naldera, which Oalo. left Singapore at 6 am. on 8th in Athens... atant, is due at 10 n.. on Thursday, Milan....... 12th instant.

Buenos Aires...42%

claim was that the money was paid ander a mistake uf fact. There was, he contend- ed, no mistake of fact at all, but thure may have been a question of appropriation.

EXCHANGE RATES

Jan. 10.

His Lordship over-ruled the 857% 17.40% submission, and Mr. Nigel stated 14.12% that under the circumstances his defence would be that there was 19.39% no appropriation at the time the

625

paid over. As the money was 05.7/10

4216 plaintiff did not appropriate the

defendant was entitled to do so.

Lau Kau-yu, the defendant, la evidence, said there was no query at the time he gave the receipt. Ile and then objected to receipt- ing the rent book. He appropriat ed the money to the account of the first lease starting in the 16th. year of the Republic.

His Lordship gave judgment for the plaintiff with cosia.

Shanghai...1/7.15/16"

DAY BY DAY: NEWS IN BRIEF THE WISE MAN IS BUT A CLEVER | Another short remand in police INFANT SPELLING LETTERS FROM A custody, has been given in the case Prince congratulated the I HIEROGRAPHICAL PROPHETIC BOOK, in which Wong You is charged with stitule on the good use made of the resources at its dis-ETERNITY-Carlyle,

being THE LEXICON OF WHICH LIES IN committing 4 burglary at the residence of Mr. W. J. Waddington, posal.-British Wireless.

at 619, The Peak.

SIR JOHN SIMON WELL AGAIN

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ON MONDAY

London, Jan. 10.

The P. and O liner Ranchl is due, here from Shanghai at 7 a.m. Friday.

In the Summary Court yesterday— on afternoon, Madame Chilfen. Wao sued

by Leung Sing-cheung, a tailor for- Now York. marly in her employ, for $120 alleged Amsterdam.. Mr. C. H. Konter, Chancellor of the to be due as wages to himself and Vlonna Canton German Consulate General, his two sons, also employed by the Prague. and Mrs. Kanter, have returned to defendant. Wrongful dismissal, was Modeld. Canton after a furlough of eight alleged. The claim falled, Judgment Bucharest months in the homeland."

being given for the defeudan

Hongkong. Brumels Sho Ki-chang, Shantung anti-

Criminal breach of trust, in respect Stockholm.. The Foreign Secretary, Sir John piracy ship's guard on the an Anhui, of a sum of $4,000, la the charge on Copenhagen Simon, who has been recuperating was arrested yesterday following the which the extradition of Lee Chim. Lisbon

cher, an Amoy man, is being sought|| Rio abrond after his recont lines, waterfront Revenue searchers. He by the Federated Malay Statos au mbay

pills by will return to the Foreign Office was charged before Mr. Schofield at thorities. The fugitive was arrested Yokohama.. this week and will leave London the Central Police Coort this morning by the Hongkong police during the Montevideo.. nt the week-end for Goneva to at- with the possession of the contraband, week-end, and was produced before Montreal.. tend the Committee of Nineteen and was formally remanded, with Mr. Mr. Schofield at the Central Police War Loan. ,08% which is dealing with the Man

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acizure of 50,000 heroin

1/8.1/16 3.35

(Chopin). Piano Solo-Nocturne in F Sharp

Major (Chopin). ·

2. Waltz-Roses from the South

(Strauss), Selection-Fortune Teller

(Herbert).

3.

4.

Entr'nete.

(a) Love's Garden of Roseg

(Wood). (b) Aloha Sunset Lond

(Kaweld). (c) Gentle Dove (Bendix). 5. Fox Trat.

(a) I Cannot Tell You Why

(Coots). (b). All American Girl. (Lewis), (c) Please (Rainger), (d) I Guess It Wasn't Meant

to Ba (Donaldson). 7. March-Colonel Bogey (Alford). 10.45-p.m. Rugby Mid-day Press News.

10.50 p.m. (approx). Clone Down The Studio programme between 5.30 and 7 pm. may, on iny day, be re- placed by a relay from England, It reception of the latter happens to he

good.

EMPIRE PROGRAMME. To-day's broadcast from G.S.D., Daventry transmitting on a wave- The programme length of 26.28 metres (11,8G5 k/c), will be relayed by ZBW If conditions are satisfactory.

5.30 p.m. Big Ben: The B.B.C. Dance Orchestra; Directed by Henry Hall.

p.m. The Bridgewater Quintot- "Pierrot in Music."

by Miss E. M. DelaBold.

6.45 p.m. "Very Light Reading"

7 p.m. The B.B.C. Dance Orches- ira: Directed by Henry Hall.

7.15 p.m. The Nows.

KZRM PROGRAMME,

To-day's Broadcant from Manila: 5.00 pmDanco Music,Now La Loma Cabaret Orchestra,

0.10 pm-8panish Informational 1/8 Period.

0.30 pm-English Informational

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British Wiraldas.

F. 1. Loseby retained for the defence. extradition papers are being sent from Silver (sput)....10.13/16 Ball was fixed at $10,000. Mr. W. La Singapore, the man has been formally Silver (forward).16% Hart Sparrow, A. §. P., is prosecuting-remanded for a week. ..

Pro-

7.16 p.m.--Spanish Presentation.

7.45 pm-Musical Souvenirs.

8.00 p.m.-Studio Requests.

8.15 p.m-Burgos Students' Radio Club,

8.46 p.m.--Stock Quotations.

8.50 p.m.-Studio Music.

9.00

p.m-Dance Music-Manila Hotel Orchestra,

10.80 p.m-Clone down.

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