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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH; FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 1985.

BENCH COMMENDS MOTOR SMASH

BOY SCOUTS

PLUCKY CAPTURE OF

SNATCHER

FATALITY

Lorry Driver Charged

With Manslaughter

FOLLOWS LORD

TO GRAVE

CONCUBINE LEAPS FROM WINDOW

Nanking, Fob. 1. Grleved at the death of Mr. Lu A party of seven Boy Scouts of

of former Governor the 2nd Hongkong (Catholic Catbe

Mr. P. H. Bin appeared on be- Ti-ping, dral) Group were responsible for the half of Leung Yim, driver of Chekinng, who died here yester- arrest of a thief who had snatched Horry No. 901, charged with the day, his concubine, a girl of a handbag from Mrs P. 7. Stade manslaughter of Lau Chouk-so, twenty-six. jumped to her death to- ham, of No. 260 Prince Edwarded seven years, on Island Road from a second storey window Road, yesterday aftermon,

at Repulse Bay on Tuesday after-day.

.She landed head-foremost on There was a sequel to the noon, when defendant made a Incident when Lau Kwong-wing, 23econd appearance before Mr. W. the pavement of the street, sus unemployed, appeared before M. Schofield, at the Central Magis-tained a fracture of the skull, and E. I. Wynne-Jones in the Central Tracy this morning.

Inspector Elston said he had died in hospital,

The girl had had four children Police Court this morning, charged}} with stealing the handbag. Heen instructed to ask for a week's denied the offence,

formal remand. Most of the wit by the former lord of Chokfang, ssses were in hospital, and would and was expecting another short-

ly-Reuter Mrs. Stoneham testified that at be able to give evidence after a 5.45 p.m. yesterday she was walk Week. ing down Battery Path with beer. Sin said he understood that bar under her left arm. She was the Assistant Attorney General also carrying a parcel. The thief was to conduct the prosecution, came up from behind, snatched ther. Schofield remanded defend- bag and made off up the hill Sheant formally for one week. ran after him, shouting for help. SE

She came acrosa a European couple

who joined in the chase. The thief San Road.

bolted through the Cathedral

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caught the man round the

grounds and turned loft as he got neck," said the witness.

Into Garden Road. She then fost

sight of the man. Later her bar SCOUTS CONGRATULATED

was handed back to her and she

The Magistrate: I congratulate Indeed.

saw the thief in the custody of you. You have done very well several Scouts. She was certain the defendant was the man who snatched her bag.

Defendant: I saw the thief snatch, the bag and I ran after him.

Oppose Pegged Currencies

ĮLONDON FINANCIAL

OPINION

(Special to "Tolograph")

London, Jan. 31. The remainder of the party of Boy Scouts, all in uniform, were There are Indications here to-day the that financial efreies are antagonis- brought into Court and Magletrate thanked them for what the towards any possible commit- they had done.

ment by the French Premier, M. In a statement from the dock, Flandin, and Mr. Neville Chamber- Mrs. A. A. Andrews, of No. 15 defendant said he had no witnesses lain, Chancellor of the Exchequer Bowen Road, stated that she was to call. He was poor and had been regarding the pegging of curren-

clen. walking with a friend when she saw given a letter to collect a dollar for

LADY'S EVIDENCE

a Chinese man running with some-lood from a friend.

The Magistrate convicted defen- thing under his coat. She took

It is therefore anticipated that the currency up the chase shouting "Stop him; dant and passed sentence of four the official talks on he has got something." In Garden months' hard labour, with twelve will be limited to noncommittal On the Stock Exchange, Eastern Road, she saw the thief throw the strokes of the birch. If he is ungt opinions on the barter system. bag against the wall of the bar for the birch, defendant is to serve bank shares which had eased notice. an extra two months' imprisonment.ably early in the day, were firm at racks and it fell on the road.

Detective-Sergeant Kinnear con. the close of the market. United ducted the case for the prosecution.

"A very small Boy Scout Jumped out and caught, him by the neck. By that time it was impossible for the man to get away as he was sur- rounded by Scouts," the witness added.

KOWLOON CASE

At the Kowloon Maglatrney this

unemployed morning, an named Wong Sang was sentenced

man

Preas.

CLOUDY WEATHER

The anticyclone has weakened It is now The Scout Roy Maxwell, aged 16, of to nine months' hard labour and and moved eastward. No. 1 Ashley Road, deposed that twelve strokes of the birch for centred over the Yellow sea. he saw two ladies running after snatching a handbag from a woman northern depression has passed into the thief. He saw him drop the named Leung Wai-chlu at the junc- the Pacific to the north-east of bag. Together with other Scouts tion of Jordan and Nathan Roads, Japan. The depression over Indo- 1 he arrested him and handed tho The man was arrested by Mr. A. W. China has filled up. Local fore- E. winds, moderate; thief over to the constable on tra-Davidson, who chased him in a cast:-N.

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