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SPORT ADVTS.

THE HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB.

The FIRST EXTRA RACE MEET. ING will be held (Weather Permit,] ting) at HAPPY VALLEY on Satur. day, 4th. March, 1933, commencing The First Bell will be Rung at

at 2.00 p.m..

1.30 p.m.

MEMDERS' ENCLOSURE. Members are notified that they and their Ladies must wear then Badges prominently displayed..

MAGISTRATE AS

PROSECUTOR

DANGEROUS LORRY

DRIVING

Mr. Wynne-Jones described his No One without a Badge will be adventure before Mr. Schofield.

the first Magistrate, this morning, when he charged the driver of the larry with driving the vehicle a manner dangerous to the denied the

admitted to the Members' Enclosure.

Badger admitting Non-Members to the Members Enclosure and Chuk. Rening

in $5.00 for Gentle mea and

and $3.00 for Ladies (Both public. Defendant including Tax) are obtainable through { charge. the SECRETARY upon introduction hy Member, such Member to be responsible for Payment of All Chits,

&c.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPIL THURSDAY, MARCH 2, 1933.

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The full Court, comprising the A narrow escape from being crushed between motor lorry Long lines of gorgeous bloons. Chief Justice (Sir Joseph Kemp) For diving, fully-elád, into SHOWING TO-DAY. and a wall was the unjieasant artistically decorated tables, non- and the Puisne Judge (Mr. Justice shark-infested waters and rescu- experience of Mr. E. J. Wynne- competitive displays worthy of ex-Wood), sitting in Appellant Juris- ing a female passenger who had Jones, the second Police Magis hibition anywhere, and, finally, diction this morning, upheld an ap fallen overboard Chief Officer J trate, whilst he was walking down piles of the finest vegetables grown peat against a judgment of Mr. Fast, of the ss. Hinsang, war. Wyndham Street from the Magis in the Far East, combined to H. R. Butters at the Kowloon Ma-presented with the bronze meda tracy yesterday afternoon, make the Hongkong Horticultural gistracy, given on January 24th. and certificate of the

Society's 33rd annual flower and whereby Leung Chow, 404, Re- Humane Society by His Excellency Nathan Road, as coxswain" and at a meeting of the Executive the history of the Colony. Vegetable show one of the best in clamation Road, and Yiu Yuzn, 646. the Governor, Sir Williams Foney

Volunteer Headquarters was owner respectively of the steam Council this morning. transformed for the occasion. A and ordered to pay fines of $2,000 20,-last, when the Hinsang was launch Chung Hon, were convicted

shoot- The incident occurred du May

in'est huge matshed covered the parade each or serve six months' imprison-en

voyage from Sandakan to ground, but even this was in- ment for using the launch for the Hongkong. sufficient to hold all the exhibits importation of 1,000 taels of opium. The main store room was also packed with tables, all laden with the choicest" of plants and flowers.

Commenting on the display, the President of the Society (Mr. J. T. Bagram) said he was pleased with

Mr. Sheldon said the only witness the results. The judges had been called for the Crown in the Court delighted with the quality of the below was Revenue Officer William exhibits. The marguerites. he Ward, and read the case stated in considered, were not up to last which it was recorded by the mo- Wyndham Street towards

year's standard, but the nasturgistrate that the two men were tiums were as good as any ever chargd with unlawfully using the exhibited in the Colony.

stean launch for the importation | «essaasosses of raw oplum without lawful au- thority or excuse. The stated case went on that two men were con- victed by Mr. Butters and ordered to pay a fine of $2,000 or serve six months' imprisonment.

Giving evidence, Mr. Wynne Jones said that at 5.20 p.m. yes- terday he leib-the Court and pro-- ceeded down Arbuthnot Read to the corner, at Wyndham Street. It turned down Wyndham Street Badges admitting to Members and as he did so he saw a lorry Enclosure will NOT be on sale ating driven rather fast up the Race Course,

The Secretary's Office, 3rd Floor, Glocester Building, (Tel, 27794), will close at 12.20 p.m.

him.

On No Prutext will Children be He get close in to the wall on permitted in either Enclosure during the right hand side of Wyndham The Meeting.

Tine are obtainable at the Club Street going down, while the lorry House provided they are ordered from went straight towards him. Wit- the No. 1 Boy in advance. Tele-nees was at the time carrying a phone 21820.

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PUBLIC ENCLOSURE The Price of Admission to the Public Enclosure is $2.00 including Tax, for all Persons, including Ladice, and is payable at the Gate Saldiers and Sailors in Uniform are odmitted Half Price.

Bookmakura, Tic The Men, Ge... will not be permitted to operate within the Precincts of the Hong kong Jockey Club during the Race Morting

By Order,

C. II. BROWN.

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exhibits in praiseworthy

the various sections were awarded follows:

as

The appellants were represented by Mr. H. G. Sheldon (instructed by Mr. F. H. Loseby), the respond- ent not being represented.

Plants in Pots (open to all ex-

. Mr. Sheldon sumbitted that cept Peak Gardens and Chinese the Crown had to prove market gardeners, excluding an- two things in the main. One was ofnuals),Mrs. Ho Fock (three pots that defendants were owner and

of cineraria).

Coxswain of the launch; and the second that the 1,000 tals of opium found in the launch had been imported in the launch. Mr. Butters, in the stated case, gald evidence of the use of the launch that (1) respondent having given for the carriage of opium. the

As the larry approached, wit. ness fattened himself against the wall. The side of the lorry brush ed against the mackintosh and the vehicle proceeded straight at the same speed, rather cutting The corner at the bottom Arbuthnot Road. Witness 63W its number and started to rua after it. The lorry stopped about 50 yarda beyond the entrance to the Central Police Station, and witness requested the Indian con- stable on duty to arrest the driver.

In reply to his Worship, Mr. Wynne-Jones remarked that there was no other vehicular traffic on the rond and the only pedestrians there were walking on the pave- ment.

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The defendant remarked that he did not notice the complainant at all. He had been driving his lorry very slowly at a speed of 1 or 16 miles an hour.

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Mr. Wynne-Jones disagreed, "and said the speed was more than 20 miles an hour,

Making a statement, the de- fendunt repeated that he had not seen the witness on the roadway, while similar evidence was given by a passenger who was on the lorry sitting beside the driver.

His Worship remarked that it seemed that neither the driver nor the passenger were looking out at all.

Mr. Wynne-Jones:-1 think that's the whole answer to the question.

His Worship registered a con- viction and in imposing a fine of $40, or one month's hard labour, remarked that it was obvious the- paying the defendant was not least attention to what was go- ing on in the roadway.

The defendant had "three pre- vious convictions for negligent and dangerous driving and his Worship recommended. that his livence he cancelled.

FORGED NOTES AND BAD COINS

Plants in Pots (Peak Gardens only, excluding annuals).-Mr. J. T. Bagram (three pots of

cineraria).

Peak Gardens and Chinese Market Vegetables (Open to all except

gardeners). Hon. Mr. W. H. Bell (four heads of celery).

onus was upon the appellant to Vegetables (Open to Peak Gar-prove want of knowledge and alko Tung in addition to prove that he was dens only). Lady. Ho (onions)..

not in a position to take respon- Cut Flowers (open to all except sible precaution to prevent such Peak Gardens and Chinese market user, and had not neglected to gardeners) Lady

Peel (six take such precautions; (2) the dahlias).

importation of the raw opium could be reasonably inferred na a fact from its being found ccaled on a steam launch of 22 tons at Yaumati typhoon shelter; and (3) the appellant having ap Pot plants (open)-Messrs. H.. B. peared in answer to the summons, L. Dewbiggin, and L. J. Davies.

having raised no objection there- Pot plants (Peak)-Messrs. Ito, having pleaded, having cross- Green, and J. F. Robinson

Vegetables (open)-...

examined the witness and having Greenhill, and J., J. Whyte.

ar, L. S.

suffered the case to be tried on its Vegetables (Peak).L-Col. T. A. merits, could not thereafter raise Robertson and Mr. Ho Loung this objection.

Cut Flowers (Peak Gardena Only)Mr. J. T. Bagram (carna- tions).

THE JUDGES.

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Cut Flowers (open)-Mr. R. A. Nicholson, Mrs. A. Murdoch and Mr. Andrew. Tec.

Cut Flowers (Peak).-Mrs. R. E. Hoare and

and Mr. J. P. Robinson, General exh

exhibita, Messra. H.

Green and . B. L. Dowbiggin.

General exhibits-Mr. B. A. von Kobza, Mrs. E. Cock, and Mr. V. H. C. Jarrett

General exhibitsJapanese flower placing; Mrs. Amano, Mrs. Acize, Mrs. Nagai.

SHIP'S CAPTAIN CHARGED

SERIOUS OFFENCES

ALLEGED

Serious charges were brought against Captain Oscar Soovik, master of the s.s. Yuan On, before CHINESE CHARGED AT the Hon. Comdr. Hole, at the

KOWLOON

'con-

"That a prisonerr in a Criminal Court suffers the case to be tried on its merits is to me

a novel proposition," said Mr. Sheldon."

After consultation, the Chief Justice said: "I think it is clear that there was no evidence that were owner and coxswain of the the persons should appear and launch, and I think that is sufficient cause to allow the ap- peal. I do not think it is necessary to proceed with the other points in the stated case."

Costs were allowed.

FORMER SERVANT

SENTENCED

GOT GROCERIES WITH STOLEN PASSBOOK

Marine Court this morning, and fines totalling $4,200 were impos- Leung Hang, unemployed, was ed, but were later cancelled as the sentenced by Mr. Wynne-Jones, accused requested to be allowed at the Central Magistracy to-day, the services of a lawyer, and the to a total of 12 weeks' hard labour

fixed for to-morrow for theft and frand.

Acting on information, Sham shuipe police raided the ground floor of No. 121, Keelung Street on Tuesday morning, and there morning. found a quantity of counterfeit coins and forged bank-notes.

case W8

The charges were that the de- The accused was charged with fendunt stole a passbook belong- having on March 2 (a) commen- ing to Mrs. B. R. Duckitt

In consequence of this raid. Wong ced a voyage at a time not pre- of No. 20, Peak Road, and by its Ya was arrested and broughtviously notified to and not approv means fraudulently obtained six before Mr. Butters at the Kowlooned by the Hon. I. G. P.; (b) left tins of groceries from Messras Magistracy this morning on three the waters of the Colony with Lane, Crawford, Ltd. charges of unlawful possession of

Det. Sergt. Allen, prosecuting,

(n) 143 counterfeit 24-cent pieces more than 12 passengers on board told the Court that at 4 pm, on (1) 45 countersit Straits 10- without having a proper passeng- cent pieces,, and (e) one forged certificate; (c) unlawfully mis- Tuesday, Leung Hang, who at one represented the number of pas- time had acted as a substitute sengers on board in the clearance coptic in Mrs. Duekitt's residence, by stating 12 instead of 231; (d) went into the Grocery Department left the waters of the Colony with of Lane. Crawford, Ltd., and pre-

$100 Chartered Bank note, one forged 35 Hongkone and Shanghai Fant note and three forged $1

Straits notes.

Deterlive Sergeant Goodwin prosecuted, while Mr. P. T. K Kemble appeared on behalf of the defendant.

Evidence was given by officials of the two Banks named to the effect that the notes found in de- fendant's possession were forgeries.

a greater number of passengers sented the passbook, with a chit

than allowed by the clearance.

The accused at first admitted

in Chinese for the groceries. The fact that a passbook for bread only should have been presented all the charges, saying that he excited the suspicions of the sales- was the only white man on the vessel which was Chinese-owned, man, Mra. Duckitt was got into touch with over the telephone, and he had been given to under- and when she stated that she had stand by the compradore that he not ordered the groceries that day,

A money-chanter also testified could carry nine or more passen the defendant was detained and that the Straits notes and coins era. He also said that he had. were not genuine.

With regard to the Chartered Bauk $100 note, a Chinese shroff stated that the forgery was a good one, and could easily pass the eyes of an ordinary person. In fact, before the Bank discovered that there was a large number of those notes in circulation, officials had been deceived. A proper ex- amination of the note, however, would reveal that the forgery was of a darker calour, while the water-mark was incorrect.

The hearing was adjourned un- til next Thursday afternoon.

Mr. Kemble applied for ball,

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been on the China coast for more arrested He then admitted hav than two years, but had never ng stolen the passbook.. heard of being senteed before by police.

Comdr. Bole-You are very $4,000 or six months' imprison- lucky, not to have been repeated mont on the second: and 250 pr one month each on the third and before.

The Deputy Harbour Master, fourth.

The accused then asked that he. Commander Newlll, informed the Court, that the accused had 231. be granted the services of a law-

yer to defend him. passengers on board.

Comdr. Hole:-Do you realise how much I can inflict on you for this offence?

Comdr. Hole informed him that lie abonld have made the anolina- tion before the case commenced, but he would cancel the Snes and fix the bearing for to-morrow. Comdr. Hole then fined the ac-Bail in one surety of $5,000 was cused $100 on the first charge; i granted.

Accused: No.

Comdr. Hole:-$21,900.

standing near the poop. fell over- board and a lifebuoy was im Imediately thrown to her.

Simultaneously, Chief Officer Fant dived to her rescue and kept her afloat until a lifeboat reached them.

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