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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 13,

S.W.B. PRIVATE SENTENCED

ROBBERY OF TAXI

DRIVER

SIX MONTHS FOR PERJURY.

FALSE DECLARATION IN PROBATE

A n sitting of the Criminali Somelons this morning, Private¦ Robert Booth, of the South Wales PLEA OF GUILTY BY

Bordorers,' was sentenced by the Chief Justice, Mr. A. D. A. Mac-| Gregor, to six months' hard Inboar

WELL-TO-DO

KIANGSI REHABILITATION

FARMS FREE OF RENT AND TAXES

Nanchang, Sopt. 18. The Nanchang Anti-Red Head- quarters have issued an order that the farming products of landa re- covered from "Red" control this your shall be entirely owned by for being concerned in the rob- For perjury in swearing state. the producers without bearing any bing of taxi-driver at Repulse monts in connection with his form of taxation, nor will land- Bay on June 16.

father's estate Leung Youk-chi lords be allowed to claim any rent Accused, who was one of three alias Leung Ka-kim, of 43, Village until next year, This is one of soldiers concerned in the fair,] Road, was sentenced to six overal monsures recently promul-. pleaded gulity.

months' hard labour and fined gated for tlie relief of the "Red" The sentence took into account $1,000 by the Chief Justice, Mr.devastated areas.-Central News. a provious conviction in the A. D. ́A. MacGregor, at the Colony, accused's bad record in Criminal Sessions which opened the Army, the longthy period) this morning. which accused had spent in prison In default of payment of the awaiting trial, and ils illness fine a further term of three from typhoid.

montha' hard labour was ordered.

Mr. J. A. Fraser, Assistant Attorney General, said he regrett- ed that there were two previous convictions against accused for somewhat similar offence,

An Officer of the Battalion. In reply to His Lordship, said uc- cused's record wan a bad one. Durlug five years' service he had aix regimental entries against him.

His Lordship remarked that in the previous case which resulted from an incident in Taipo Road on September 12, 1931, It appeared that a taxi driver had been hit with a stone enclosed in a sock.

CADDISH TRICK.

MR. ARIYOSHI IN SHANGHAI.

Shanghai, Sept. 13.

Mr. Ariyoshi, Japaneso Minister Mr. G. II. Sheldon, instructed to China, returned to Shanghai by Mr. T. P. K. Kemble, of Messrs. from Nanking this morning after Wilkinson & Grist, represented ac- completing his official mission Dr. H. H. Kung, the acused, who after pleading Not

Guilty changed his fien to one of Finance Minister, took the samo Guilty..

train for Shanghai-Central New,

thore.

The charge was that Leung)S Yenk-chi swore falacly that Leung Kin died on or about July 8, 1927; the signatures of four uncles who that he, accused, was the only had been with his father, trustces surviving king and that, Leang of a $6,000 share in the Suf Tak Kin died a widower leaving no Bank. On the death of Leung Kin they agreed to hand their trustee- ship to accused. The share was then worth about $70,000 and in 1928 had appreciated to $112,000.

concubines.

in

were

.

Leung Kin actually died 1916 at U Lam Village, Kau Kong, leaving $112,000. There also surviving concubinen, He said: I cannot regard your

After accused had pleaded Net offence as in any way so slight a Guilty, Mr. Sheldon asked that one as that of your two com-he might consult his client as his were before this plan was entirely contrary to the Janions who court two months ago. I any Instructions he bad so far given because apparently you have and he might therefore be under previously done this same very misapprehension. foolish and extremely unmanly

Permission was granted an and caddish trick on a taxi driver, Counsel

announced that You were punished for that and Leung Youk-chi and changed his one would have hoped and believed plea to one of Guilty. that it would have been a lesson to you. Apparently it has not. As I said two months ago, intend not to magnify what I then took to be a stupid exhibition of high spirits, into a crime and there- fore passed what was deliberately alight sentence.

then

When accused went to get out letters of administration to the estate he was told that he could not do so unless he swore that his this he accordingly did. father had no concubines and

ESTATE DUTY,

There was no suggestion that accused had attempted to benefit himself at the expense of bene- ficiaries whose trust he was de- puted to manage, or that he was trying to defraud members of the family. There must how- ever, have been some attempt to defraud the Estate Duty Commia- sioner and it woefully failed,

Counsel asked in conclusion, that his client be punished for a wicked foolishness rather than a criminal act,

NO POSSIBLE DEFENCE. Mr. Sheldon said that accused was taking advice which had been given him because it seemed quite clear that there was no possible defeate to the charge, but the case still remained a dimeuli one In this case 1 am

as it was almost impossible to find that course as you have not pro-that accused had any criminal Sted by the salutory lesson you motive in his actions. have had. am taking into con- He had given rather an artlessment he could not regard the sideration the time you have spent explanation at the police court offence as anything but a venal In prison and your illness in pass- with regard to a document pro-one.

not taking

His Lordship said that even giving weight to Counsel's state-

ing upon you a sentence of sixduced bearing four signatures. Sentence was passed as stated months' hard labour.

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