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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.

ISLAND ROAD HOLD-UP

84 CENTS STOLEN: TWO-YEAR SENTENCE Eight-four cents was the amount involved in criminal charge against Wong Taoi, who appeared before Mr. Justice Lindsell at the

Court

this t Criminal

Sessions

morning,

2

them,

MONDAY, MAY 22, 1933.

con-

TO CHICKEN

motor cycle patrol, who took Lol ALLEGED CRUELTY Mei back to the spot where the robbery occurred while the stable proceeded towards Stanley. He was given a lift by a passing FOKIS IN IMPOSSIBLE

POSITION car and had net proceeded for when the constable noticed two men

The precarious position that walking ahead. He instructed the driver to stop. The two mon made consignees of poultry are placed off but the constable caught one of in was stressed by Mr. G. K. Hali Brutton in the Central Police Court this morning, when he ap When charged, defendant made peared before Mr. Wynne-Jones, the following statement-"I did to defend two Chinese poultry not rob him, Lui Fan robbed his deniers fokis who were charged money, At that time La Fan with cruelty by failing to provide

the matting for two crates, one asked me to help him to tie

30 complainant. He and that he wantnining 50 and the other carrying licit goods. 1 did

chickens. They arrived on the know that Lai Fon took nway complainant's money.

Lai Fan Venezia.

Mr. Hall Brutton contentied the pashed him down the hillside. String was given to me to the the only remedy was either to refuse Defendant plended not guilty. complainant, Lai Fan gagged the to take the chickens from the The Crown Solicitor, Mr. H. K. mouth and tied the feet of the ship, if the crates had no matting, Holmes prosecuted. The follow. complainant. I walked away after ing jury was empanelled: Messrs. I tied up his hands."

April

The charge was that on 7, 1939, in company with another man, he robbed n coulis named Let Mei of 84 cents, near the junction of Tytam Pumping Station Road and Island Road,

not

con-

or to take matting down with them or to leave them aboard the ship, Ito the wharf and transfer the

poultry there. But if they ployed the last method, they would be charged for obstruction on the

J. C. Ferguson (foreman), H. Later at the Magistracy, the de- the first Hampton, H.W.M. Dulley, W. Ro-1endant said "While

Ilank witness's hands were being tied up, bertson, W. D. Deans, M.

Lai Fan asked me to help him. praya. and D. G. McAvoy.

was over 14 feet from Lei Mei.! He was carrying soap on his shoulder and offered it for sale to Las Fan. A quarrel arose between them and Lui Fan atruck him and

em-

Mr. Wynne-Jones remarked that the consignce could do nothing.

Mr. Hall Bratton-He gets it every way. The must humane' thing is to take the chickens, on

Outlining the ease, he Craw solleitor snid Lei Mei was walking along Island Rond in the direction of Shaukiwan, Two Chinese, one incensed him of smuggling illicit arrival, to the storage places As of them dressed in European goods. Lai Fan asked me to help quickly as possible, whether the tie him up. Lal Fan held his bands and asked me to tie them together. 7 did not know what he was up to went back towards Stanley. A constable came along in a car and arrested me."

clothes, ` appronched. They spoke to him and then pushed him off the rond, down a hillaide. They tied him up and robbed him of 84

cents.

A Chinese constable came along and released Rei Mei, Constable and victim set off to make a report. They met a Europese officer

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crates have malting or not.

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His Worship referring to the regulation paid the prosecution should be against the master of the ship. The Police should find the person in charge of poultry on the ship, and, failing master. this, should go for the If they charged one master, the Sentence of two years' imprison-result would probably be an ex- ment with hard labour, was pass- ample to others.

Defendant were discharged.

After evidence lind been taken, accused was found guilty.

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