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The

Hongkong Telegraph

SEVENTH ANNUAL

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AMATEUR PHOTOGRAPHIC

COMPETITION

June-August, 1937

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(Donated by "Hongkong Telegraph")

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THE HONGKONG

FUXMAN NOT CONVICTED

DECISION REVERSED ON RE-HEARING

TELEGRAPH.

FRIDAY,

ence. In order to admit such addi- tional evidence, which I think in the circumstances ought to be admitted, It has been necessary to re-open the caso and hear such evidence.

In a case of this nature it is neces- sary to show that the

the goods were stolen or obtained under circums- Reversing his former decision, Mr. Lances anfounting to felony or mis- E. Himsworth, Arst Kowloon Magis- demeanour; that they came into the trate, acquitted Charles Fuxman, possession of the defendant and that defendant knew that the goods proprietor of the Marcel Buffet and the

were stolen. Ar counsel for the de- of Bar, Nathan Road, on a charge

fence

cut, the onus of

prov- pointed knowingly receiving stolen Army stores, after the case was re-opened ing these three clements remains

with tho prosecution throughout yesterday to admit fresh evidence.

From the evidence I have heard The charge concerned 60 lbs. of

I am satisfied that the goods did in beer,

20 kippers and

and twg wooden boxes, which had been ablen from fact belong to the military authori

tica and that they were 20. June Shamshulpo Barracks on and taken to the cafe, where the beet was later found by the Police in the lee bax, and the kippers in the store room on the floor above.

ed.

removed

from the Nanking Barracks on June 20 in circumstances which amounted to stealing.

JULY

1937.

Asking For Trouble!

You are asking for trouble if you Ignore rules and regulations and fall to obey danger signals. For instance, constipation, bilious attacks, Ilverish- ness, sick, headaches are danger signals which cançonly be disregard- ed at the real risk of your health. To relieve congestion in the digey- tive tract, to simulate the liver, to

The second point is "Did the de-

On this point the evid-bulousness nothing is better than session?"

KAHU

Fuxman was convicted last Tues- fendant receive them into his pos- dispel sick-headaches and to banish & O-BRITISH INDIA-APCAR AND

taxi.

wirlch had been placed in the ice

been emptied of its contents of meat, reason be considered true

w

day of knowingly, receiving, stolen dismissing

1s to a large extent circum- Pinkettes. ence property, the Magistrate

Gentle yet thorough in action. hla explanation that he had been stantial. There is no doubt that he

to have them these dainty laxative pilules help to looking after the goods while the instructed his boy men who brought them were having taken into his shop and to. remove purify the breath, brighten the eyes, the slcin free from their drinks. His Worship held that them to the yard at the rear of the and keep

Chemists. everywhere the goods hud merely

been in premises. According to defendant's blemishes. they would not story he had these boxes in his sell Finkeltes. have been removed from the back custody for some 20 minutes when yord in which they were first placed.him. Yet in that short space of time sistent with his innocence, I held

questioned the police arrived

and

might reasonably be true and con- Despite Fuxman's plea, his Worship him.

one box of kippers had found it at the last hearing that defendant's found him guilty, remarking that he

way upstairs and another box had story as it stood by itself could not must have known of the actions of

and his servants. Sentence was, how-

with his innocence His ever, suspended to allow Creah evid-

box. I enn only infer from the evid-story left too many gaps which had ence to be admitted,

Mr. Peter Sin appeared

ence of the degree of control which to be filled by favourable hypothe- for the

defendant and his servants exercisedtical nasumptions on the part of the defence, while Detective Sub- Inspector R. Cunningham prosecut-taken them into his possession.

over these goods that deferslant had Jury and such a

favourable Inter- pretation would not, in my opinion, be forthcoming having regard to

the In yesterday's re-opening of the

Only Temporary

evidence which had

gone before. Case, Mr. Sin recalled one of the

Defendant however argues that Although I have heard counsel fur- cafe coolies, Chan Kat, who hnd (Donated by Ilford, Ltd., London)

carried in the box of beef from the the possession, if any, was only tem-ther on defendant's story I am still of the property not by itself be considered reason- spiral staircase ran up to the store

hey ably true. BELL & HOWELL filmo straiGHT EIGHT Witness stated that a narrow porary and that it was intended that of the opinion that such a story can

floor from room on the first

the would take them away after thehad finished their drinks. This point Counsel for the defence has also backyard. About 9 o'clock on the is of importance with reference to argued that what happened to these night of June 28, he was coming

the question guilty knowledge. down the stairs when he met another

dant's

shop is of no importance, but coolic, Man Hing, coming up. This The law on this point is well stated goods after they came into defen-

In Halsbury Vol IX

P. 550 which coolle was carrying a box, and on reads, "If a person is accused of re-ink it is, for such neta constitute of the process of taking them request, witness helped him take

recent into stolen property, and

possession. It into the store room.

is established, he There remains, however, the evid- The top of the box was covered

possession by him may be convicted of receiving it inence which I have heard this after- with a sheet of paper, and witness, the absence of any explanation by noon. The value of such evidence judging from the smell, knew the

camels, I him of the way in which it

think

that it closes the gaps in contents to be fish. He had not re- cognised the box as one of the twp into his possession which might the defendant's own story and the

which reasonably be true and

is evidence of all the defence witnesses carried from the taxi.

consistent with innocence. But if he taken together makes the story of the gives such an explanation, even defence a reasonable explanation of though the jury is not convinced of how the goods came into the recent its truth, the accused la entitled to possession of the defendant.

I be acquitted in the absence of other would repeat that it is not necessary evidence, because the prosecution that the jury should believe the story discharge the to be true; it suffices that it can be have then failed to duty cast upon it of satisfying the considered reasonable and if uncon- Jury beyond

tradicted by the prosecution, the do-

MOVIE CAMERA AND CASE, VALUED

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THE ILFOILD TROPHIES WILL BE AWARDED TO THE DEST AND SECOND BEST ENTRIES IN THE COMPETITION, IRRESPECTIVE OF CLASS.

OTHER PRIZES WILL BE AWARDED AS FOLLOWS:-

SECTION ONE:

FOR STORY-TELLING PICTURES

First Prize: Bell and Howell Filmo Straight Eight Movie Camera, with case, valued $250, donated by Filmo Depot, Hongkong.

Second Prize: Coupon for Photo- graphite Goods, valued $25, donated by Helmut Nocht.

SECTION THREE:

STUDIES IN STILL LIFE

Flest Prize: $45 Cash, denoted by "Hongkong Telegraph."

Second Prize: $25 Cash, donated by "Hongkong Telegraph."

Third Prize: $10 Cash, donated by "Hongkong Telegraph."

Fourth Prize: Coupon for Photo graphic Goods, valued $10, donated Third Prize: Coupon for Photo-by Agfa China Company. graphic Goods, valued $10, donated by Agta China Company.

SECTION TWO:

·GENERAL PICTORIAL SECTION

SECTION FOUR:

SNAPSHOTS TAKEN BY CHILDREN UNDER 14 YEARS

(VIEWS, ARCHITECTURE, LANDS"Hongkong Telegraph."

First Prize: $26 Cash, donated by CAPES, SEASCAPES, HUMAN AND ANIMAL STUDIES).

First Prize: $75 Cash, donated by "Hongkong Telegraph."

Second Prize: Coupon for Photo- graphic Goods, valued $50, donated by Helmut Nocht,

Third Prize: $30 Cash, donated by "Hongkong Telegraph."

Second Prize: $15 Cash, donated by "Hongkong Telegraph."

Itis

owners

A new witness, Yan Pak. the chief cools, sald he had been going to the ice chest when he saw a box lying in the yard, with several cats around it. He examined it and found it to contain meat. For fear of

of it going bad in the hot weather, and in case the cats got al it. he at once took the beef out of of and reasonable doubt of the

accused." the box and put it in the ice chest.

The point then arises whether the He had naturally taken it for grant-story of the defendant is one which

ed that the meat was his master's, though such a large consigament was His master had not very unusund. given him any instructions on the matter.

Mon Hing added that he had taken

to the store the kippers up

the backyard on from cook's instructions.

.

room the chief

After quoting authority at length, Mr. Sin said: "Here is a man who owns a bur, and it is common know- ledge that his place is

frequented principally

by servicemen.

Cutse come tomers

in from time to time and he being master has to accom- modate them to the best ability. He received these boxes in the course of his business,

חזניה

"Ace Junocence Picaded

of his

to the evidence of a witness for the prosecution, the num- ber one "boy," he told him

him (the boy)

to return the boxes to the customers when they left. This is

is consistent with the innocence of the accus

"What does that show? "It shows Loxes no Intention of receiving these Photo-except for temporary custody. Fur- thermore, on belug asked by the customer to look after two packages, Ee did not bother to see what the packages were, but merely sent his number one boy nut. The only in-

Third Prize: Coupon for graphic Goods, valued $10, donated by Agin China Company.

SECTION FIVE:

FOR PICTURES OF HONGKONG | ference one can draw from that in CORONATION CELEBRATIONS that he knew nothing of the con- Prizes will comprise silver trophies tents or size of the packages. If he Fourth Prize: $20 Cash, donated by donated by Dr. F. Dunje and Mr. had known their size he would have J. C. M. Grenham; Coupon for Photo-sent two coolies, as the number one "Hongkong Telegraph."

graphic Goods, valued $50, donated was forced to do. This shows that Consolation Prize: Coupon for by Helmut Nocht; Coupon for Photo- he had no knowledge of the nature Photographic Goods, valued $10, graphic Goods, valued $10, donated of the goods or the source donated by Agfa China Company. by Agta China Company.

READ THE RULES CAREFULLY.

RULES

The following Rules will govern thei Competion:

-The Competition is confined X- clusively to amateur photographers. -No employee or member of any firm in the photographie trade is per- mited to compete.

1.The prites, will be awarded to the competitors sending in what are adjudged to be the best photograph In each section. Esch entry must be accompanied by a form which will be published during the period at the Competition, and which must be Bghtly pasted on back of entry. -The right to pubis any or all of the entries in the Telegraph iz

reserved.

All entries to be either black, sepla ne toned pletures, and must be mounted. land-coloured photographs are ineligible. 8-Pictures submitted In sepia tones should be accompanied by a smaller print in black and white.

from which they came, for it is the only conclusion one can come to in rend- ing and considering carefully the evidence. Furthermore, when ques- floned by Sub-Insp. Cunningham, he gave every facility and pointed out the men responsible.

"IB it not the conduct of an in- nocent man? It he was guilty he would right away manufacture story which would throw the officer of the scent.

"I think the possession of the

-No picture to be entered in more goods has been reasonably explained by the satisfactory account given by

than one section.

cots and the

hot

10-Mounts to be only white or cream,the accused.

and. except in the Children's Section.

"It is alleged that the boxes were must be of ans of the following

instructions. The sizes-10 by 14", 10" by i", 10" removed on his by a".

facts were simply that the cook was 11-No correspondence will be entered afraid of the

Inte in connection with the Compet weather. It was the

part of his 13-Members of the Staffe of Hongkong routine to see that foodstuffs

Telegraph and the South China preserved. It he did not do so, he Morning Post are not permitted to would be reprimanded by his master. compete. 14-The decisions of the Judges shall be There is no reason why the master should be penalized by the mistake

All photographis entered must have been taken in the Colony of Hong- kong, Photographs which have been already entered in other Competitions | S are ineligible,

d. No responsibility will be accepted for

non-delivery of lows of, or "damage. to. Entries.

won,

final,

his servant.

At the conclusion of the Compet-of his tion, entries will be returned to competitors on application at the Telegraph offices within seven days

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are

"Your Worship has heard that the spiral stair case leads to the store room

which is the proper place for the case of kippers. These were also removed as part of the routine work of the servants,

I submit there is a total absence of conclusive evidence which would justify any tribunal to convict, and I ask your Worship to dischargo ac- cused

without

ainin on character."

Magistrate's Fluding

his

a short adjournment, judg- After a ment was delivered as follows:

In this case the defendant has been charged with receiving stolen property, the property belonging to the military authorities at

at Shanshul- po Camp. The case was originally heard before me two days ago and was unfortunatelly permitted to give Judgment before the defence made an application, to call further evid-

fendant is entitled to on acquittal, The defendant is accordingly ac- quitted and discharged.

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