MUL-TSAI CASES
GIRL OBJECTS TO MARRIAGE
WAGES UNPAID
AN UNREGISTERED
TEMPLE
UNUSUAL CASE IN COURT
A weird assortment of Chinese temple paraphernalia, consisting of idols and offerings, rice, eggs, fruits and other things, was produced before Mr. Hamilton, at the Central Magistracy this morn- Chan Kwan, a widow, et No. 28ing, in a very unusual summons. buforo Mr. Hamilton in the Centrnt The defendant,
was blind, and had to be led into Chan Chil-yun, Pollen Court this morning for Court by a small boy, who also failing to Fogister hor mui-lant.
appeared to be partially Alind. Tam Yu, aged 17.
Chỉ Lan Terrace was
Bummoned
Mr. C. Y. Kwan appeared for the stefence and pleaded not guilty,
Sub-Inspector MeEwen, of the S.C.A., stated that on June 12, the girl came to the Secretariat and complained
that she was not registered. She had apparently bcen presented in the country to the defendant by the father's kit fat wife, after the death of her wn mother, who was the first concubine. The girl was brought to Hongkong and had since been working at different places. The girl was seeking her freedom, but could not have it because she had lo redeem herself with a provision
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.
CORRESPONDENCE
To the Editor,
Rabies
in-
Hongkong Telograph.
Kowloon Magistrale as saying he Sir-The press reports the
la golug to increase fines for dogs found unmuzzled. the public live to pay for official But why should
the public that there is an shortcomings? is it the fault of crease in the number of cases? Emphatically, 110. It is wholly The Auntmons against the deand entirely the fault of offcials fendant was that he did uninw- fully take part in the maintenance responsible for suppressing this of a Chinese temple which was scourge. established contrary to the pro- vision of the Chinese Temples Ordinance at 21 Western Street. second fluor, on June 15,
wan no name
When the first case occurred at Talpe last year, did our officials attempt to suppress it? No they introduced unaffected areas and made
restrictions In the attempt to isolate Taipo.
no
Defendant admitted he had the idola, but anid the place could not be called a temple.
Inspector K. W. Andrew said Everyone knows it is beyond that as far as he was aware there their powers to isolate the whole there were 19 gods and goddesses. Jes, but they could easily have
to the temple, but countryside of the New Territor The police alleged that the de- done Ro With the small area fendant maintained the temple around Talpe, The hearing was adjourned to that it was not registered. The
contrary to the regulations, and CORNEA
Then the police go through the two Monday at 11.30 am, when the defendant nccepted a fee for its force of stopping dogs case will be taken by Mr. Mac-maintenant, and had also advised points only of an alleged boundary ladyen,
a woman to consult him in orderite, and on odd days at that. to have devils driven out of her body.
fee.
KOWLOON CASES.
Before Mr. Wynne-Jones at the Kowloon Magistracy this morning,
Defendant said he had referred j
a married woman named Wongthis particular woman to the Man Sam, aged 42, was summoned for Mo Temple. keeping an unregistered mi-trai Fu Lan, aged 15.
Sub-Inspector. Fraser and the S.C.A. heard of the case because the girl reported to the Yaumati Police Station on June 1 that she had been ill-treated.
Defendant was ined $150,
Two charges were laid agniust Lart Kin, aged 57, à widow, who was summoned for (1) failing, to pay wages to her registered mid- Fat Wong Kim, aged 18, and (2) failing to report change of
tdress.
Inspector Fraser said the girl absconded from her employer be cause she was being forced into a
to her.
2
Mr. Hamilton adjourned hear- ing of the case until Saturday morning, and requested Inspector: Andrew to ask Mr. R. R. Tood, the chief assistant of the S.C.A.. to be present.
M.B.K. MANAGER.
FINED
MOSQUITO BREEDING
NUISANCE
A summons for Failing Lo
ments on the first charge and a May 29.
Larv
marriage, with a man she did not comply with a Sanitary Hoard like. She was registered as come to late the recurrence of
-tal but her wages had not mosquito
WILH brought been paid, a total of 866 being due against N. Hirowoku, manager of the Mitsui Bussan Kaiska, residing His Worship made an order for at The Gruve", No. 164 Mne defendant to pay the wages due to donnell Rond, at the Magistracy to the girl in three monthly Instal-day. The notice was served on fine of $10 was imposed on the Mr. W. M. Brown, of Hastings #ccond.
Land Company, for For bringing
the defence, FAN unregistered
pleaded guilty. There WOR wi-tawi into the Colony, Chom question of Tai, aged 60, a widow, was fined notice, which he said was served the service of the $25. It was stated that the girl, on the coolie
not on the Yu Chuten, aged 13, was very well-defendant. His client immediately treated and had expressed a wish remedied the nuisance. to remula with her amplayer. Defendant was
Sanitary Inspector W. Old stated new arrival to the nuisance occurred in old tins
and refuse around the house. visited the place this morning, and It was all cleared up.
the Colony and was not aware that she was committing an offence.
LOTTERY TICKETS- FOUR ARRESTS MADE BY POLICE
mad
the
He
Mr. Brown-It was cleared, up practically immediately after. They were contractor's tins.
A nue of $10 was imposed,
A raid conducted by Inspector DETECTIVE OFFICE
K. W. Andrew on the first flour
of No. 11 St. Francis Yard, Wan- chai, yesterday, resulted in the) arrest of four men.
who were
writing 10. piu lottery tickets.
The defendants were charged in Court before Mr. Hamilton this i morning.
INTRUDER
PREVIOUS THEFT
RECALLED
Found wandering about in the
A youth of 16 years of age Detective's Office at Police Bead admitted keeping the premises naquarters, a young Chinese stated
a gaming house, possession of 764 that he was there to lay informa-
to
no pin lottery tickets ami writing, tion regarding a and was ordered
contain oplum be given divan in Kowloon, When taxed twelve strokes of the cane.
further, it was discovered that
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I repeat, why should. the public be made to suffer"
CITIZEN.
ANGLO-FRENCH TRADE
MR.
RUNCIMAN LIFTS
THE VEIL
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 20, 1934.
ROBBERY ALLEGED
ATTACK ON CAR DRIVER
AT REPULSE BAY
The story of an alleged attack on a Chinese car, driver by threa British soldiers was told to Mr.
pre
fuefadyen in the Contral Police Court yesterday afternoon when, preliminary hearing against Robert' Bouth, John Roberts and Roy South Wales Borderers, on charges Horley all Privates in the
of highway robbery of two dol- Inre on Island Road near the Repulse Bay Hotel and assaulting the driver, Lo King, were menced.
com-
Lieutenant J. G. Moon, of the South Wales Borderers, ant on the Bench with the magistrate.
In his oponing of the Crown Fitches stated that, on Monday, an ease, Detective-Sergeant. D. C. identification parade was arranged to be held at Murray Barracks, but the thres defendants said they did not wish it to be held and they wished to admit the whole thing. They were Inter charged.
Sergeant Fitches stated that Lo King was the licensed driver of the public car No. 861 and, on
was standing night of June 15, with his car outside the Luk Kwok
Hotel, Gloucester Road. He turn-
ed round at a sound at the back of his car and saw three men, whom | he alleged to be the defendanta, getting in. They expressed a wish to go to Repulse Bay and he told them in English that the price of the trip out was $2 and the same for the return journey. They agreed and handed over 32, which he put in his right lower jacket pocket. They then asked for the cover of the car to be put up and this was done.
When they had proceeded some distance up Stubbie Road, Booth Landon, June 19.
climbed from the back of the car At a Referring in the House of Com- and sat beside the driver. Mons to the Anglo-French trade Point In Island Road near the Re- agreement which was initialled Pulse Bay Hotel he was told to run back and stop, both of which he on Saturday, the President of the did. Immediately on stopping. he Board of Trade, Mr. Kunelman, was seized from behind by one, or although stating that he was un-possibly two, of the men seated be able to give detailed information
ending its signature, mentioned hind. One placed his hand over that it would result, among other the mouth. The driver struggled and kept his foot on the brakes to Britain of her full share in the
an aceldent. The driver French import quotas and in the avold withdrawal of the twenty per cent. clutched $4.30 In his hand and Inter $2.30 was found on the floor "urtax imposed since February into Britain. on certain French goods imported of the vehicle. The time of the
things,
in the restoration to
the driver's eye and the other over
assault was about 11.50 o'clock.
SA WHALE
of SALE
HARPOON
THESE
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This Week
Half-Hose
JAEGER;
WOLSEY:
ORIGINALLY PRICED AT $2.25, $2.50 &. $3.75 per pair.
Now Only $1.50
WHITE SLIPOVERS
REDUCED FROM
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Tel. 28365.
FREE SPEECH
LITERARY LEADERS LAUD LIBERTY
London, June 19. Leaders of literature and science
met at the International Congress in Edinburgh to-day and resolved that the struggle for freedom of expression must go on until the world had rid itself of elements alien to its spirit of progress in thought,
of the
Discussions were also being set
The defendants, were interrupted by the appearance round the corner Among the chief defenders on fool for the conclusion of
gathered at of two or three motor cars, whone this freedom rther agreement regarding the treatment of persous and com-lights shone brightly. They ceas- Congress of Pen Clubs, were Mr. panies and other miscellaneous ed struggling with Lo King and H. G. Weils, Herr Ernst Toller, questions.—British Wirclcun.
ran in the direction of Repulse Bay Mrs. W. B. Moloney, editor of the Hotel. He jumped out of his car New York Herald-Tribune Magi and gave chase shouting "anve↑azine and Mr. Ernest Raymond. life," and "robbery," and also blew his Police whistle.
SANITARY BOARD.
SALE OF FOOD AT POKFULAM
ก
VILLAGE RULING
At yesterday's meeting of the Sanitary Board, Mr. R. A. D. Forrest presiding. resolution was moved from the chair that the village of Pokfulam shall be village at which no person, except as provided by the Public Health and Buildings Ordinance No. 1 of 1903, should sell or expose for sale in any place, not being public market within the meaning of the Ordinance, any articles of food for mau, usually sold or posed for sale in a pubile market.. Director of Public Werks, secondo
The Hon. Mr. R. M. Henderson,
and the resolution was adopted.
The remainder of the business wna formal.
Mr. Wells, in his presidential address, struck a key-note when An Indian guard on duty out-he said that while litera- the alarm and ran towards the out of politice, "what if politica, side the Repulse Bay Hotel, heard ture and stience wanted to keep
sound of the whistle, meeting the politicians, police, and soldiers lift three soldiers on the way. They themselves up and presume-to-iny- told him that they did not know hands on literature and science? what was, the matter.
When politics reach up and 08- Defentiants were later seen near anult literature and liberty, human Stanley Police Station, but inhought and expression, then we appeared in the direction of Pak have to take notice of politics." Sha-wan. A search was made un- til daylight.
Mr. Wells was followed by Toller, the famous and A guard was kept at the Murray German writer,
exiled Barracks and, at about 4.20 delegates a
who gave the on Saturday the three defendants the
vivid description of returned to barracks, and were writers in Germany to-day were restrictions under which placed under arrest. Their hats, Inbouring. tunics and coats were missing.
A cap and a regimentul - cane
in the co
with the S.W.B. badge was found
"Many of my own acquaint- ances," he declared, "men of over 60 years of age, have now been in
without
a
The clothes of the three defen-rlson for more than 17 months dants were 'discovered later on the
trial. Meanwhile, hillside at Pak Sha-wan,
manual labour is their lot, a thing The other three defendants, what he had said was not true.
The complainant and other wit- to, which they are wholly unfitted. Sang, Chan Tin and Luk Cheung-
nesses gave evidence after which The German Government's motives kin, all unemployed,
The man Lam Yuk, 22, was
There were present Mr. R. A. D. Lance-Corporal fenacs, who was on of course are a desire for ravenge victed on the charge of writing the Central
were on charged before Mr. Macfadyen in
Forrest President), the Hon. Mr. Police post duty. nt and were fined $100, or two morning with trespassing,
Police
R. M. Henderson (vice-president), Barracks, Court this
Murray and hatred of the spirit of free- stated that the Secretary for Chinese Affairs Roberts and Horley left barracks months' hard bour cath.
Booth.dom." Inspector Andrew said that defendant was found by Principal, M. Gray), Mesars. Wong Kwong- Corporal Havard leo gave
Sub Inspector Dredge stated the
the Hon. Mr. N. L. Smith), the on June 16 at 6.22 p.m. and should
An Old Campaign. when he entered the premises Chinese Detective Wong Lau. Ho
Medical Officer of Health (Dr. have returned at 10 p.m. Lance- Mrs. Meloney told the delegates there was a general stampede in added that a short time ago they tiu, F. C. Hall, L. C. F. Bellamy, ence, after which the hearing was freedom of the press in America evid-that the present struggle for the the middle cubicle. He pushed open the door, and saw the fourst electric fittings actually in
Dr. Li Shu-fan, Dr. R. A. de Castro adjourned to to-morrow afternoon. was nothing now. the detective office.
Basto, Mr. C. 3. Roe (secretary), A fine of $10, with the alterna-
Revolution. secretary).
defendants. They were all seated
at a table, with the exception of tive of
fourteen
Li Sang, who was attempting to labour, was imposed, climb over the partition. The table was littered with lottery tickets, and there were four freshly wetted Chinese tens and also a pot of Chinese tik.
CHINA SURTAXES
days'
LOCAL ESTATES
hard
PROBATE AND LETTERS OF ADMINISTRATION
NANKING EXECUTIVE was left by Ip Kwa-wan of 50,
EDICT
Nanking, June 20.
It had been
Mr. Im Ping-isoung (assistant remanded in prison custody.
Booth, Roberts, and Harley were going on ever since the American
TOULOUSE RIOTS.
SCORES INJURED IN ALL- NIGHT FIGHT
Toulouse, June 19.. Local catate valued at $61,000 50 Mobile Guardsmen were injur More than 100 Leftist rioters and Nin Far Road, Nam Hol District, ed, many of them seriously, in fierce who died on September 28, 1938, street glting hero during the Probate of the will has been grant whole of last night. ed to ip May-shi, widow, of the
The Executive Yuan has adopt-same actress,
ed a recommendation
submitted Chan Ying-lim, of 35 Queen's
There were 300, urrests before morning. Order was finally 10-
by Dr. H. H. Kung, Finance Road Central, died on August 31, stored but a recrudescence is likely. Minister, for the enforcement of 1928, leaving local estate of $88,-
Toulouse, on the Garonne, is a
Central Government order 700, letters of administration to thriving industrial centro of sou- strictly forbidding provincial au- which have been granted to Chan thera France-United Press. thorities from Imposing a surtax Tre-shi, widow, of 17, Stanley
In any form or under any pretext Street.
on commodities
which
already
rolled
Fung Cheng-ahi, widow, of 53 con-Calno Rond, died on February 21, Intestate, leaving local estate of cotton $14,400, letters of administration flour, to which have been granted to beer and foreign wines. Central Fung Wai-shing, merchant, of the
carry the burden of the solidated tax, Buch as tobacco, tobacco leaves, goods, matches, cement, Nolur.
same addrean.
SILVER BILL SIGNED
Washington, Juno 19. President Roosevelt has signed the Silver Bill-Reuter.
When a girl has a heavenly time these days she can thank
hor Jucky stara.
After recalling, various inci- dents such as the effort to muzzle free speech in New York In the 'seventies and the Imprisonment Jast year of the editor of the Foulsville Courier-Journal for re- ffalng to reveal the identity of a correspondent who criticised the Kentucky Legislaturo, Mrs. Melo- ney said "The fight 13 long and averlasting and can only be won by eternal vigilance."
motion
It
Pori
There was only oile placed before, the delegata, In- troduced by Ernost Raynona rond: "The Congress of Clubs stands for iberty of 18-
сург slon throughout the world an views with apprehension the con tinual attempts to encroach upon. that liberty in the same of social security and International stra tegy, and reaffirms the belief that It is necessary if the world is to' progress towards a mold highly
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