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MURDER IN MID-OCEAN, BY AN UNKNOWN HAND/W

LAST 6

DAYS

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NIGHTLY

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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. FRIDAY, OCTOBER 19,

MAN AND WOMAN GAOLED

CAUGHT IN POLICE TRAP

MEANT ACT

STOLE FRIEND'S“

· SEAMEN - MINUS PASSPORTS

AN AMERICAN AND "A HUNGARIAN

MONEY

"This is one of the meanest things Tampering with a letter led to a friend gives you sholler and I have heard of for a long time;

An American Neamun, "Henry the appearance of a man named food, and you repay him by steal Harry Best, 21, was charged be- Cheung Tin-po, 22, and a womaning his money," said Mr. E. L. fore Mr. E. W. Hamilton in the Ip Chat, 86, before Mr. Q. A. A. Wynne-Joncs at the Kowloon Ma Contral Magistracy this morning Macfadyen at the Central Magis tracy this morning on charges of Kistracy, this morning, when Lal with entering the Colony without obtaining the sum of $316 from wong-hon alias Lai Man-chi, was a valid passport. He pleaded.

charged with stealing $180 from gullty. Wong Sul, of No. 4 Caroline Road, Lau Chi-fung, a dentist of 525, Sergeant C. Mottram sald that by false pretences and with con-Shanghai Street.

when examining passports aboard spiracy to defraud Wong Bui. -

the Empress of Canada on her; Complainant stated that defen arrival from Manila, defendant Detective Inspector J. Murphy dant was a friend of lils, and had was handed over said complainant was a

to him. The Chinese been staying at his home for two ship left Manilaron Monday at 41 doctor and a merchant. He lived works. On the night of October) nt No. 4 Caroline Road, and had a 10, witness went out and did not, and five hours later he pre sister residing at No. 42 Wing Lok

sented himself to the purser. He Street. They had an uncle, who turn until 11 p.m. The next naked for a ticket to Shanghai. Tho morning defendant went away and purser was auspiciona. He took ween Government official, living did not come back. The money had the money, but did not lasue the in Wuchow, and he was in the ha-, been saved up by the witness for hit of writing to them occasionally, his forthcoming marriage, and wanted charging him as a stowaway.

ticket. The Company contempla-| On October 10, the complainant's kept in a drawer. On the 12th Inst. but as he had paid the money the sister received a letter purporting the needed some money and on open-charge fell through. to have been, written by the uncle, ing the drawer found that It had The gist of the letter being that all disappeared. He

The police asked for an expul- later dia- man, also employed with the Gov-covered that the defendant was liy would be went back to Manila on alon order and the defendant ernment in Wuchow, had, died, Ing at 294. Reclamation Street, October 26. Defendant stated to and that a certain person would go first floor, so he informed a Chinese the police that he could get Into to her house to receive $316 In detective and had him arrested.

touch with his people in America Chinese currency. On Octo- ber 17, Mhe received tele-

M

Kennedy for financial aid. phone mesange,

A.fine of $100, or in default two bat

atated he was present at the Mong- she IM was not in, her

kuk Police Station when the defen- | months' hard labour, was imposed servant Invited the culler to come to the house at dant was charged, and heard him and an expulsion order made, 7.30 pm, when her mistress would admit that he had stolen the money. be back."

The defendant added that he had given the money to a friend for safe

Dalective-Sergeant

His Worship sentenced the de-

three months'

Meanwhile, the complainant, and keeping. his sister had gone to the Polieel Station to se: inspector Murphyfendant to and had explained the whole situa- labour, tion to him. Luspector Murphy marked 530 and handed to the complainant with the instruction places that it was to be handed over to dants.

Accordingly at 2.30 pm, the Chinese, detectives hid themselves

and

hard

ANOTHER CASE:

Stephen Kiss, 31, unemployed Bungarlau seaman, was similarly charged before Mr. Hamilton.

Sergent Mottram and Kiss |presented himself at the Central Police Sintion the day before yesterday. He was in Hongkong in |1931 and was convicted twice for arrested the defen- stowing away into the Colony. He spent sometime in the House of

the caller. Twn detectives were! When charged this morning, Detention, but was missing in ale sont down to the house with both defendants pleaded guilty, October 1931. On this occasion he the complainant.

but denied knowledge of each stated that he came to Hongkong othur.

by stowing away on The womar said she had been steamer,but the police were unable A German on the premises. Shortly after instructed to follow the man, and to bring this home to the defen- wards, the defendants knucked at the man said he was acting on la-dant. the dour and were admitted, Theyatructions and did not know the then proceeded with the story of woman!

reding the money for funeral expenses, the male defendant re presenting himself to

be the brother of the dead man and the

Kies, replying to his Worship, aald that when he went away from His Worship: You are both old the House of Detention he had a enough to know what you were Job.

Sergt. Mottram: We were later doing.. what happened was that a letter not have time to report the fact to Inspector Murphy said that informed that he got a job but did from Wuchow had been tampered the Superintendent of Prisons. After the $30 had. been handed with. The origin letter had The Magistrate imposed a fine over with the assurance that the len taken out and another sub-of $100 with the alternative of two remainder of the $316 would beatituted in its place.

months' hard labour, and also made forthcoming at a week, the detec-i Sentence of three months im-un expulsion order against the tives came out of their hidingprisonment was passed on each;

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