1938-01-17 — Page 35

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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.

One Of Gang Accused Of Junk Piracy

Jury Trial For Villager

A robbery on board a Junk th

Ping Chau Island, Mirs Bay, on the night of October 19 had a sequel at

MONDAY, JANÚARY 17, 1938)

ChefooTM

Police Revolt

Loot Banks, Shops; Kidnap One And Kill Another

the Criminal Sessions this morning. Return To Duty

when Li Tain-wel, unemployed, was

charged with having participated in When Pay Raised

the crime.

The complainants were Wong Che- robbed of four kwong, who was sacks of rlee, right tink of biscuils, 15 boxes of cigarettes and a quantity of groceries, and Li Kat-fal, who

lost a sun helmet and four suits of clothing.

Accused pleaded not guilty, and the following Jury was empanelled to try the ease: Messrs. J. R. Jones (foreman), W. A. Tanley, J. Adam, H. R. Wells, J. E. da Rocha, La Kwong-bing and L. G. Rozariu.

According to Mr. E. H. Wilms, Assistaut Attorney-General, Wong was the master of a grocery shop in Ping Chau Island, and on October 18 he left there for Shaukiwon for the purpose of making purchases for la store. He started his return Journey on the night of October 19 in a juni: on board of which was

a 9 pm

tok. About me and a small boat containing six or seven men was noticed a few feet away from the junk. Four of the men, armed with revolvers, a knife and long pun jumped on boar!, in- cluding accused, who was recognised by Wong as a fellow-villinger. The victims were ordered down into the hold, where they remained for atout two hours..

After looting the junk, the robbers, departed in the direction of Chinese ierritory. A report of the crime was subsequently made to the Polke, and on November 25 as a result of ver- tain information received, Sergeant Wilerek went to a house in Chau Tau Village, where he found accused hiding underneath a bed..

Heroin Pill Makers Convicted

Two Men And Boy Caught In Raid

His pica of guilty not accepted, a 12-year-old Ind was tried with Li Chuen, aged 19, before the Chief

Justice, Sir Atholl MacGregor, at the

Criminal Sessions this morning on

of bills and at sunces of titik

heroin 307 pink mass, sufficient to make another 30,700.

The following jury was componell- Messrs. A. Wood (foreman), ed R. L. Wyllie, E. V. Sousu, L. Landau, A. II. Esmail, Fong King-chew and Cho Chik-sang.

When the youth pleaded guilty, i His Lordship said he could not ar cept the plea as it was doubtful f accused appreciated the meaning of

it.

Chefoo, Jan: 17. This city spent a day of terror Saturday when members of the Pence Preservation Corps and police force, enraged by the re- fusal of the Chinese Chamber of Commerce to grant their request for an increase in pay, began looting. In the course of this series of reprisals a

Chinese

Mr. E. H. Williams, Assistant At- businessman was killed and a torney-General, said that on the Chinese boy wounded in the leg. afternoon of December 23, Mr. A. The foreign residentin district re- W. Grimmill, accompanied by Mr. mained peaceful throughout the dis-1. A. Taylor, Government Monopoly turbance, as the police guarding that Analyst, and a party, raided a floor In Belchern Street. Accused were The outbreak was started by dis- found in the rear cubicle inaktig area did not join their comrades.

large-scale pifl factory, gruntled members of the Peace Pre- heroin pills. The room was being servation Corps, who began looting chops and banks shortly after the all the paraphernalia for the manu- Chamber of Commerce turned down facture of the drug being found

their demands.

The example of the Peace Preser- vation Corps was soon followed by the police in three different areas.

CHINESE LEADER KIDNAPPED

used as

there.

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KNEW IT WAS WRONG Evidence for the Crown was given

Mr. "by Mr. Taylor,

Grimmitt. Revenue Oflicer Wong Chuen-look Subsequently the two groups join-and Mr. Yu Hing-yeung, Police inter- ed forces and kidnapped the chair-preter, who read out the statements man of the Chamber of Commerce, made by accused when they were making off in the direction of a vil-rmally charged. lage on the western outskirts of the city.

Li Chuen stated in the witness-box that he worked there only as a Following their departure the servant boy and had nothing to do Chamber met again and decided to with the manufacture of the pills.

The

Youth

admitted having taken accede to the demands of the police and Peace Preservation Corps mem-part in the making of the phils, say bers. As a result the discontented ug he was employed by a man named police returned to the elly and took So at $10 a month for the purpose.

their duties

again yesterday 11e further stated he knew it was up

wrong to make heroin pills.

morning.

The chairman of the Chumber of The cave was adjourned until 10 Commerce was released.

an. to-morrow.

Rifleman Gets Commendation!

Captured Snatcher After Chase

Lennants 150

For stealing a purse belonging to Mrs. Sioncm, 2 Observatory Villas,

Nik SZ- "W Li employed. was sentenced to wo inenths' hard labour and 12 strokes of the cane by Mr. K. M. A, Barnett at the Kowloon Magistracy this morning. In addition he was order- ed to be sent back to Camion ut the expiration-of-his-sentence.

L/Sergt. Jones said the snatching occurred in Chatham Road, near the Kumson Rifles Musa. lum. An Singh, who was on duty, gave chase and arrested Mulk.

ilfm. Singh was commended for his action and was told that it would be brought to the notice of his superior officers.

The total sum involved in the loot- ing and damage to shops is estimated at $60,000.

Although the situation is quiet at presen, the majority of the shops remain elosed.--Reuter.

U.S. CRUISER ARRIVES

Cheloo, dun. 17. Marblehead has arrived

U.S.S. here.

Referring to the boy in the course of his summing-up, His Lordship said there was a presumption in law that a child between the ages of 7 and 14 was incapable of evil crime. The presumption wa

was so strong, indeed, that it could only be rebutted by the most cogent and clear-cut evidence that the buy knew what he was doing was criminal.

The evidence given by the boy had been test damaging to himself, and if the jury came to the conclusion Neither the Brlich aur American that he had deliberately embarked on naval headquarters yet has informa- a carter of heroin-pill making with tion on the extent of the looling and his eyes open to the dangerous con-

It is understond | sequences.

the amage suffered.

presumption they were relatively slight, par- which arose from his tender years ticularly since many of the police, in would be offset. foreign sections, refused their posts.

The trouble, it is tearned, has practically subsided.-United Press.

to

desert

STOP PRESS

then

BOTH FOUND GUILTY Without retiring, the Jury found both accused guilty,

of four years' hard Passing sentence - labour on 50 Ping-sun, aged 27, who

So had pleaded guilty at the outset and was consequently_nat_tried_with_the_ other acetised. Is Lordship said: You have admitted you are the master of this tragedy and you made your offence much worse, in my view, by employing small boy of 12, pulsun- ing his mind and putting him into the position in which he Onds him- self in-day.

Li Chden was given a sentence of three years' hard labour, while sen- tence on the juvenile was postponed until Friday morning for the purpose of ascertaining whether any indus- trial school or approved reformatory would take him.

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OLD PARSEE RESIDENT LAID TO REST

The funeral of Mr. D. H. Cooper who was one of Hongkong's oldest Parsee residents, took place at the Parseo Cemelery this morning. Dastur D. Kolewal officiated at the ceremony,

Mr. Cooper was born in Bombay 67 years ago, and has been u merchant here for many years, retiring from active business some years ago.

Among those present were: Mr. and Mrs. M. J. Patell, Mr. and Mrs. M. P. Talati, Mrs. J. P. Mahuvawala, Mr. and Mrs. P. K. Pavri, Mr. and Mrs. H. D. Baldawalla, Mrs. J. H. Ruttonjee, Dr. N. Karanjia, and Messrs. B. R. Irani, F. A. Mody, R. J. C. Master, R. Pestonji, N. C. Doslur,

J. Master, R. E. Desai, N. Shroff, N. D. Gotlo, H. Farnud, M. M. Nemuzee, A. N. Mahuvawalla, E. M. Mehta, J. Kotwall, K. J. Billimoria, P. J. Billmoria, 5. Jockey and Ng Hin- chow.

STOWAWAYS HID ON LINER'S DECK

Chorged with unlawful boarding. four Chinese were fined $10 each

G. F. Hole, Harbour Maxier, in the Marine Court this morning.

HISTORY IS MADE AT NIGHT” when they appeared before Cmdr.

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Lance Sergeant Wheeler prosecut- ing, aald that the meri were found on Saturday, hiding on the deck of the Sirdhana trying to get a passage to Singapore.

free

were

Two Chinese coolles who found on board the Conto Bianca- mano on Sunday while the vessel was lying at the Kowloon Godown Wharf were fined $20 each or two weeks when they appeared before Cmdr. G. F. Hole, Harbour Master, in Marine Court this morning.

tho

Lance Sergeant Medley said "9" flag over Coda-Pennant-still. few when the men werd arrested on

that

the ship by a passport 'officer, '

DISPOSITION

OF H.M. SHIPS

Following is the disposition of H.M. Ships in North Chinn:-

Shanghai, H.M.S. Grimsby; Tsing- too, H.M.S. Delight; Chefoo, H.MS, Lowestoft; Welhaiwel, H.MS. Sand- wich, Suffolk; Amoy, H.M.S. Duchess; Swntow, H.M.S. Thracian.

On passage.-Folkestone to Hong- kong.

Warships in Harbour to-day are: North Wall, H.MS. Capetown. South Wall, H.M.S. Herald, Moth. East Wall, HMS. Grampus. North Arm, H.M.S. Cumberland, Falmouth.

West Wall, H.M.S. Adventure.

H.M.S. Parthian, Phoenix,

No. 6 Buoy, H.M.S. Dorsetshire (on arrival).

No. 13, H.M.S. Daring.

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Foreign Men-of-war: French, Dumont D'Urville. Chinese C.M.C. Cruisers (15), Tragsports (2), Gunboats (2).

BANISHEES GET PRISON TERMS

Sentences ranging from two to four yours' hard labour were passed by Mr. Justice R. E. Lindaell at the Criminal Sessions this morning on nine banishers who with bronch of Ordinance.

were

charged the Deportation

Silverware Dopt.

JEWS DESIRE "HOME" WITHIN BRITISH COMMONWEALTH

London, Jan. 10.

LION BITES JUNK MAN

Isako's circus vacated Its site on Chatham Road at midnight yesterday in junks and crossed the harbour

this

A resolution, welcoming solution to preparatory to departure from the Four life banishees, Li Po, Lam the future of Palestine which would Colony. On the way across, a boat- Son, Lai Wan and La Kan were each provide for the establishment of a man named Kwok Fuk was injured sentenced to four years' hard labour, Jewish dominion within the British by one of the lions and was taken to

the Kowloon Hospital early while Chan Lin, Leung Hung, Ip Tin Commonwealth of Nations, was car- and Li Kau, who returned to the ried by a large majority at a meet-morning.

A police report states that Kwok Colony before their term of 10 yearsing of the Board of Deputics of banishment had expired, were each British Jews, popularly known as the was on board boat No. 3436 when given three years,

lion.

Two years hard labour was passed Jewish Parlament" in England he was bitten. on the right foot by a on Wong Lai-cheung for a similar offence.

Mr. M. J. Abbott, Assistant Crown Solicitor, prosecuted in all cases,

Reuter.

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