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HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

January 6, 1939.

GAMBLING ALLEGED OBITUARY DISGRACEFUL ACT

Defendunt Claims Was In

Aid of Charity

the

On Christmas Eve, Acting Sub- Inspector J. Edwards raided Grand View Film Company In Paltj Tal Street, Kowloon, and arrested the manager and 11 other men, on gambling charges, *

Retired Military

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Constable. Convicted Of Assault on Woman

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"It is a disgraceful matter for a police officer to commit an assault of General Kelu Machida, retired, this nature," declared Mr. Q. A. A. died at his residence in Tokyo last Macfadyen at the Kowloon Magis. tracy yesterday, when passing son- night at the age of 74.---Domei,

was pre-tence of one months's hard Inbour on ONE MAN AGAINST THE MINING THIEVES ! General Machida, who sident of the Tenshokal and Chuyu a constable Ku Shi-yuen, 26, charged Yesterday, the manager, Chiu Shu- Kenahokat, graduated from the Mill-with assaulting a woman in a house Seo him sail into them in a drama of blood ! sun, 35, and a painter Chau Shing-tary Academy in 1887 and the Min Reclamation Street on December THRILLING! EXCITING!

tary Staff College in 1803. Among kn, 29, were charged before Mr. E his appointments were Attache 10 Ku was alleged to have struck and msworth at the Kowloon Magtis the Japanese Legation in Priping, kicked the woman, who received tracy with keeping a common gaming Second Secretary of the General Staff serious injuries. It was said that the woman and Ku were friends but house on the ground floor of No. 83 Office and Supreme Wur Councillor

ile also

commanded the 11th, ond trouble arose between them. Pak Tel Streel. Ten other men 4th Divisions, retiring in 1925. were arrested with having gambled on the premises.

Mr. J. Whyalt, Crown Counsel, prosecuted, and all the defendants were represented by Mr. D. Me- | Callum, who pleaded not guilty.

PROMINENT PEOPLE

Recent Deaths Reported From London

London, Dec. 28. The following deaths were report- cd during the past week:

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The defendant was also charged with having been absent from duty as an anti-piracy guard on board the Hollow on December 14, and on this count was sentenced to onc more month's hard labour.

Ku was further ordered to pay $10. to the woman complainant as com- pensation or, undergo another two weeks hard labour.

One of the sentences was dated day December 21, as this was the when Ku first appened before Mr. Macfadyen. te Was remanded several times because the woman was in hospital,

Mr. Whyatt said that on the morn- ng of December 24 ⚫ constable named Ho Sang received certain in

A 20, Hall Street, London, W., formation. Acting Sub-Inspector J.

in Colonel the Hon. Sir Sidney Peel, Edwards and other offers went to Bart, C.B., D.S.O., the third son of the place ut midnight. Ho Sang en- | tered first, and saw a large number the Arst Viscount Peel, at the age of of people. He mingled with these 68. lie was British Plenipotentiary people, who were playing pai kau (1025 to 1026.

to the Tariff Conference in China, game played with dominoes), and Dr. Richard Reisch, formerly Aus- Mr. R. II. E. Marks, Assistant saw the second defendant hand two red cards to one of the

erstrian Mulster of Finance and first Superintendent of Police, Kowloon, gamblers with the words "This is $10, there is realdent of the Austrian National said that Ku failed to go on duty, and

Dank, at the age of 72.

did not report his absence from tho 30 cents commission." The person

Mr. Reymond Hervey de Montmor-steamer to any police station, le addressed took the cards and hand- ed over to the second defendant 365, at Mountmorres, Sunningdale, was located the day after the assault. ecuts, which was dropped into a tm at the age of 67. He was in his day The defendant's record showed that box.

#1 very wel-known master at Eton. he had been absent from duty on five

other occasions. where he served for 27 years. He was a fine player of ball games, especially of golf, and had a circle

of friends

Sub-Inspector Edwards then en- tered the house with the rest of the police party. A great dent of con- fusion was enused and only the de- fendants were arrested. The firs: defendant was pointed out as the mans in charge, and when questioned he admitted this, saying that the

affair was a charity show,

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M.P. for Sunderland from 1922 to 1929, at his home at Sunderland at the age of 64. Born in 1874, sun of

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Mr. John Raine, he was a native of Sunderland, and for many years had After No Sang and Sub-Inspector in Sunderland and the North-east.-

taken a leading part in pubile affairs Edwards had testified first defendant Our Own Correspondent. gave evidence that recently there was formed a Grand View Athletle Club in conjunction with the Film

Company. On December 24 a car- REGISTRY WEDDINGS

nival was held to raise refugees. All the money

money for

collected

was

to Le given to the National Four Chinese weddings took place Women's Relief Association. In the yesterday before Mr. T. J. Gould De- me of pat kau paper cards were puty Registrar of Marrlages, at the won, and these were to be used by Registry.

Mr. Whynt: You agree with me that pai kan is a game of chance?

Witness: Yes,

Defendant denied having struck complainant, saying that she had fallen down and hurt herself as he caught hold of her wrist and asked her to go out with him. He missed the Hollow by accident.

FINED FOR ASSAULT

Witness Who Gave False

Name and Address

L! Yai-sun, 20-year-old elork, was

fined $20, and ordered to pay $2 as compensation to Chan Chuen, a bug conductor, when convicted on charge of nesault, by Mr. R. A. D. Forrest at the Central Magistracy yesterday.

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the winners to play at the various Mr. Tao Pun-lo, assistant accoun- other omusement stalls, Including tant at the National Cash Register

At the previous day's hearing, L darts and ball games, on the pre Co., married Miss Mak Lai-ching, of mises. The cards could be ex-14 Gage Street. The witnesses were was alleged to have struck the con- changed for prizes.

Mrs. Mak Hin-ming and Mr. Cheung ductor when he got on the bus, as

που the bus did Wai-men.

stop when Mr. Lam Wing-hung. editor of signalled it. The case was adjourned the Wale Kh. Yat Po, married Miss in order to subpoena a witness for Kwok Wal-han, of 78 Wai Ching the prosecution, but the witness wan Street. The witnesses were Messrs. not present in court, as he had ap- and Lam Kam-parently given the Police a wrong Wong Chee-ping

name and address. hung

Mr. Ng Cheong-ling, engineer, married Miss Phyllis Nyuk Tung- Ing.

of the Chinese Y.W.C.A. The witnesses were Miss Helen Barbara Yee, and Mr. Quek Cheng-km.

Being the manager of the place you could have stopped them play- ing it?--Yes.

until

The hearing was adjourned 11.30. a.m. on Monday.

INQUEST VERDICT

Coroner Recommends

Safeguards

A recommendation that the Tram- way Company should take steps to provide a bumper on the rails in their Depot, was made by the Coroner. Mr. R. A. D. Forrest, at the Central | Magistracy yesterday, when a verdict of accidental death was given by him at the conclusion of the inquiry into the death of Wong Cheung, 41, à Atter of the Company. No Jury was em- panelled.

The inquiry was conducted by: Traffle-Sergeant C. Your for the police, while Mr. A. Gillard, chief traffic assistant, and Mr. J. K. Leg- horn, workshop superintendent, both of the Tramway Company, attended.

Deceased died on December # following an accident in the Tramway Depot in Russell Street on October 26, while engaged if olling the under- neath part of a tramear parked over an inspection pit.

The cause of death was suit to be a collision between curs Nos. 26 and 87 in the Depot, when the man ap- parently was crushed,

Mr. Forrest said the fatality might have been prevented if a permanent obstruction had been placed on the rails in such a position as to prevent a car from approaching any nearer than the desired distance from the. main head of the No. 3 plt. He fur- ther recommended that the Tramway Company should take steps to provide such a bumper, which might be mikle movable if desired.

Mr. Chur Kang-chuen, clerk of Messrs. Lyron and Hall, married. Miss Fan Shuk-hing. The witnesses were Messrs. Mak Yew and Ip Ping- fan.

MEDICAL RELIEF

University Union To Hold Flag Day

The Hongkong University Union Chinese Medical Rele? Association will hold a Flag Day on Saturday

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The funds raised will be devoted to the relief of wounded soldiers in China, and the refugees in the New Territorica.

The Association has already donated a complete set of surgical Instruments

ambulance to and an the medical corps of the 4th. Route Army. Last year it supported two doctors for six months to help the League of Nations Anti-epidemic Unit In Hunan.

The

Excellent Training

School in Changsha for nurses and dressers, under the direc tion of Dr. R. Lim, also received quite substantial support from this Association.

During Christmas vaca- tion, its members took turns to serve in the Shum Chun refugee camp. In the order to continue its Association now organises this Flag Day, which the public, It is hoped,

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