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HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

February 24, 1939.

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SORDID CASE TRIED Social Items

Chinese Convicted Of Living On Earnings Of Prostitution

The case ngainat a 21-year-old Chinese, Wong Kong, charged with living, wholly or in part, on the earnings of prostitution, was concluded before Mr. R. A. D. Forrest at the Central Magistracy yesterday, when defendant was sentenced to four months' hard Inbour.

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The following forthcoming wed- dings are announced: Mr.

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Radio Programme Broadcast by Helen Lockhart (Contralto) (Brewer); (b) A Falry went a 'mar- Atlas Wong Kin-shun, of 186 Prince

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From the Studio and on Short Wave from 1-2.15 p.m.

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E. O'Neil clerk of Messrs. Coricwitz & Co.. At the opening of Parliament the and 8-11 p.m. on 9.52 m.c's. per

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Shaw; 4. Etude in 6/8 MESSAGE TO THE SCOUTS time (Alphernity)...E O'Neil Shaw and Miss Chily Ng, of 284. Queen's Queen's speech referred to the warlike second,

FL.K.T. Road, C., Hongkong: Mr. Wu Wen- preparations of other European states,

Nearly Died: Waltz-Lovely Lody at the Plano; 6. (a) Vale (Russell); how, assistant of the South Western which necessitated an increase in our

Relay of Service of (im King Of Burlesque'); Slow Fox- (b) One Fleeting hour (Lee)..

Helen Lockhart (Contralio) with And Saddle; Fox-Trot Jack-In-The 12.30 Hall

8.50 Band Selections. kour of Russian Box; Quick Step-There's No Time, acknowledging that our relations with Music.

Pilgrims' Chorus ("Tanbauser"- Like The Present (film Musle Hath Sleep My Baby Moscow: Ballet Charms'); Fox-Trot-Just Little Bits Wegner); Grand Merch ("Tanhauser'

Picces (Blm 'Music "Konlok Gorbuniok"; Prelude ¦ And

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Russian will be "Misstunary Work Among

Feb. 23, 1914.

Londs cond. by Theodore Katz; On Weather and Announcements. the Bant People of Cheung Chau! "Reuters" Berlin correspondent y the Volga River: The Volga Bontman 1.40 BB.C. Recording-"West From Island." This talk has been arranged in the debate on the Navy Estimates, by the Committee of St. Andress's Admirad von Tirpitz Rald the number...Vocal; My Treasure-Waltz (Be-Bristol" Branch of the Victoria Dinceran and a should be serving in foreign waters sian Novelty Orchestra; Placi Ugan,

of ships which, according to the Navy cucel); Sweet Violets-Wattz.. Missionary Association. All who are had not yet been reached. It would be Romanta; Ti edes planaia, Romanta Interested are cordially invited to their alm to the next few years to ..Vocal: Waltz of Russian Melo- reach that number. He declared that dies (Composer Unknown)....Rus- stronger val representation abrond was not only a political and economic in Novelty Orchestra. neerssity, but also a military neren.j sity. He was 8rmly convinced that the whole of the Gernian people realised the political necessity of rising effect to the Navy law.

A talk will be given by Misa S. to be assumed that thean feelings were, from fram Sunrise to Sunset; Beau-Charms'); Tango-Beside My Cara- Aldershot Command cond, by Lestle

Bancroft In St. Andrew's Church Holl unchangeable.

The defendant was arrested in a room at the Asia Hotel, during a rald carried out by Misa Harrop, Lady Assistant lo the Secretary for Chinese Affairs, and a party of police officers, on Joriuary 27. He was alleged to have brought a girl named Helen Wong, 14, who was stated to have had a Chinese father and an American mother, to another room on the fourth floor of the same hotel, where he received payment of $10 from a certain local resident, who was mentioned in Court ng "Mr. X"

Do you know she was a prostitute? It was "Mr. X" who brought the facts to the knowledge of the a--Yes, the formerly lived at the Tai thurklies, and the evening that he Loi Sin Booth had heen pract attend.

engaged the girl had been planned You knew

as a means to trap those in whosef Ing prostitution since the time they custody she was. After the payment were at the Tal Loi Sin Hotel - to the defendant, "Mr. X" telepnon- After they left the hotel, I did not ed for Miss Harren, who was in know how they lived. Kowloon, and she effected

rest of Wong and two women who were with him in the same room at the time.

the er- Where were you when Chm Fa- yuen saw you?At the counter on the first floor.

What Ume after 7 p..

Mr. B. H. Williams, Crown Coun- set. yesterday prosecuted in place of

• Mr. 3. Whyati, who had conducted the prosecution at the curlier bear-

"The

defendant was represented ing. by Mr. J. M. D'Almada Hemedios, and Mr. M. A. da Silva held a

behalf of "Mr. watching brief or

Chơi Kim hàng manager of the Asia Hotel,

said he had held the post for 10 years, and was manter of the hutel between December 20

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A programme devised diced by Francis Dillon,

2.15 Close down.

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London Relay Food for

Three short talks on matters of topical interest,

9.20 Next week's programme. 9.30 London Relay-The News, 9.50 Songs by Elsie Carlisle. Proud Of You (David); Everyone 6.0 Relay of the Dance Orchestra from the Roof Garden of the Hong- Mus! Have A Sweetheart (Hari- kong Hotel.

Grundland); Star Gazing (Neiburg- 1.0 Local Time Signal ond Wea- (a) Latie Henven of the Seven Levinson)....with Orchestra.

10.0 London Seas; (b) It's Do Lovely; (c) You're! ther Report.

1.03 Dance Music played by as pretty as a picture; (4) Bob Cons.'

White. BBC Dance Orchestra.

Comedy Fox-Trols-I'm Nuts On Screwy Music; Laughed So Hard

The weekly meeting of the Hong- one Y's Men's Club was held of the St. Francis Hotel yesterday, when the

of Herr Basstrimann, Jender President, Dr. L Shu-pui, spoke on

that though impressions of his recent trip to Sai-National Liberals, old

Angle-German relations had improved, anillance must remninenutiful Kuling A number of photographs taken on dream." They would not allow the the trip were also shown to the mem-building programme to the disturbed. downers and their friends.

How long did you stay in room 2007-About 10 minutes.

When knucked at the door, the girl y wearing ordinary clothes and not the thes she went upstairs in?--Yes. And she had to change her clotaus"

only saw her putting an overcoat over her dress before leaving the room.

Was she wearing old and dirty

#on.

ilacss admitted that over an hour lapsed between the time defendant

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"Renter's" Washington correspondenti

who Governor Goethals, Engineer In-Chief on the Panama Canal. predicts that merchant shipping will be

able to pass through the Panania Canall

10 YEARS AGO

went into the room and his arrest.

Chan Fa-yuen was also called as by the 1st July.

witness. She said that after she last year, and January 21, of duty clothes-I did not sue her change the felt he defendant medier Cr

arranged their hopes ner dress.

to buy some medielnal tea.

Feb. 21, 1920. between themselves, and each ad Do you admit that she was wear-but was back very quickly.

The German Consul nt Constantinapie his own task to do. On January 27. ing a snit of old clothes when you tendant was still there. ile in has forwarded to the German Foreign a man-named ip Ching was on duty entered the room?-She left the the room only a short time sefere Office, Trotsky's request for permission at the counter ប the fourth lot. room wearing an overcoat.

the police arrived. There were three other room-bays] Mr. Williams (to his Worship): Ij also on duty on the same floor. The think the girl said in evidence out first floor also had three room-bugs, she took about 20 minutes to change

Mr. Remedios then brought a man her clothes. Into the Court, and witness

Mr. Remedios: According to my

itress identified

name was Ip Kam-thing, and, asked

to enter Garminny.

Safety Zone For Foreigners

the

Relay-Tros

And

1 A musical controversy arranged by 8.14 Record: Bubbling Over (Glb- Charles Hatton with Marjery Wyn Ibons); Moonbeams Dance (Gibbons), and The Midland Revue Orchestra Piano Solo by Carroll Gibbons, conducted by Reginald Burston. 6.21 (0) Music for Sweethearts; Compere,_Marlyn C. Webster. (b) 'gonna lock my heart; (c) Sleepy 10.40 Dance Music, ume Gal; (d) Jingle Jells.

him as ip Ching. The man said his notes, she said she took a little time ontended that "Mr. X" must have prominent place in the speech of Mr., the vicinity of the zone, the Japan-

Mr. Williams replied that no $10) note was found on defendant.

Remedius submitted that the Mr. Crown had failed to bring home the charge against defendant, but his Worship held that a prima facle casei had been established.

tu dress.

His Worship: mentioned.

the

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attitude has undergone no change, stil,

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Len Fills (Banjo) with Piano; The in World Is Waiting for the Sunrise Swance; Ole King Cole....Teddy (Seitz)....Lan

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(Hawaiian Foster and His Kings Of Swing with Guitar) with Piano; Two Tired Eyes Vocal Retrain; Fox-Trois-When (flm 'Cock O' the North')....Lesile The Organ Played "O! Promise Me": Hutchinson (Vocal) at the Plano. Please Be Kind....Jack Harris and 645 London Relay-A Message to its Orchestra with Vocal by Sam the Scouts of the Empire.

Browne. The Lord Somers, K.C.M.G., 110 Close down. p.s.o., M.C., Deputy Chief Scout of the British Empire.

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7.0 Closing local Stock Quotations, 7.02 Concert Waitzes,

7.49. London Relay--A · Recital of Irish Songs by Denis Cox (Baritone). Whoe'er she be (arr. Nino Batho- lumew); Rallying Song (arr. Gol- lagher); The Bard of Armagh (arr. Larchet); Fundy-bow-wow (urr, Nino Bartholomew): The Bold, Un- biddable Child (Stanford).

7.55 Sir Hamilton Harty-An Irish Symphony-Scherzo.

Shanghai, Feb. 23. A Japanese spokesman said to-day that foreigners who are remaining at Kuling will have arranged for them. through the British and American and Japanese authorities safety 5 YEARS AGO

Volces Of Spring (J. Strauss).... zone in the western corner of the Mistake Pleaded

Ferdy Kaufman and His Orchestra; Mr. Remedios submitted that thei

Feb. 24, 1934. southern part of Kuling.

When The Lemons Bloom (J. The future of silver, as was expected: However, the spokesman said that Strauss); Doctrinen (J. Strauss)..... Case was merely onc man's word with the air full of rumours of im the Japanese Army emphasized that Johann Strauss and Symphony Or against the other, namely, "Mr. X peding action by the United States to, thould Chinese soldiers be seen in chestra. word against the defendant's. He force an increase in price, occupied u

7.15 London Relay-"The Club of if Ip Kam-shing was the same znan,

Yes.. no time was made a mistake in identification of F. E. Pearce, who presided at the anese Air Force will be forced to at- Queer Trades. witness sald he had Identified Lac

by G. K Chesterton. Episode 2: whom he hande dual meeting this morning of the liang tnek. He also reiterated that the person to

will not con- The Painful Fall of a Great Reputa- He further soid ar Mr. Williams (to defendant); 1 out money. wrong person.

Mr. Remedios also drew at- keng and Shanghai Hanking Corpuri Japanese authorities

sider themselves responsible for any tion': Adapted for broadcasting by did not know the man brought into it to you that you were much long- tention to what he sald were con- Court, though Mr. Remedios said her in the room than 10 minutes.tradictory statements in the Crown's Mr. Pearce revented that the Bank's loss of life or property of third party Douglas Cleverdon: The Characters: uationals because of the numerous Basil Grant; Gilbert Swinburne; Sir was employed in the saloon on the No. Arst 0:00.

that governmental warnings which have been served on Walter Cholmondeley: Wimpole; Lord How long were you there before

holding the view If "Mr. X" had gone to the Hotel interference aiming at bringing about Kuling residents who have been sk Beaumont: John Drummond; Muriel Before the prosecution closed their the man came and knocked at the for one purpose, and one purpose artibelai rize will almost certainly ad four times to clear out from Ku-Beaumont, a Duchess Taximen; a ense, Mr. Recios pointed out door?-About five minutes.

alune, as he had said, it was to be to more harm than good. The Landon ng since last November. He said Butler; Production by Michael Good- no evidence had been called to snow Was it not about 20 minutes after expected that the money to be hand-Silver Agreement was condemned as that it is understood that the British win, what was found in defendant's posthis, that the girl went upstairs-Fed over to the receiver would be setting a precedent for attempting t2 and Americas authorities have reach-

did not notice how long it was. session at the time of his arrest,

marked, but no marked nofe an control the supply of silver, the ched an agreement with the Chinese put it to

you that she tour of found, nor was there any evidence man declaring that the air has been that Chinese soldiers will keep cient her old dress and put on a new inenf any note having been marked. an encouragement to speculators.

of the safety zone-United Press. did not see that.

He submitted that the Court had to Fears were also expressed that China's]

Provisions Adequato How long after the knock did she come to the conclusion that was recovery might be delayed longer than

Shanghai, Feb, 23. go upstairs?-F.ve minutes.

In the rent of the world, and it was a case of mistaken identity.

According to reliable private in- She was upstairs for sometime br- Mr. Williams denied that there also suggested that the American cure formation, lc 43 foreigners, include fore Miss Ilarrop came to room 2012 | were

any contradictions the rency experiments might act as a brake)

in 37 British and two Germans, The police came between five ned Crown case, and said it was quite a general world prosperity.

still remaining at Kuling are resolved said he was formerly employet ut 10 minutes after she had left. possible defendant went upstairs dur-

to slay on. Their rice and grain 1 put it to you that the girl wasing the absence of the woman from the Tal Loi Sin Hotel, but was of

A warning agolasi tỏe hith experta provisions are reported to be suffi- present unemployed. On the even-upstairs for more than an hour?-the room. He submitted that the ions in the coming Judget was uttered rient to last six months, but the sup-Halle Orchestra. ing of January 27, he went to No.

must be satisßed,

8.0 Local Time Signal, Weather Re- by the Chancellor Chamberlain, in the from the Asia Hotel to luck for Ip Kam-shing

port and Announcements. evidence of "Mr. X", that defendant course of a speech at Plymouth toy of meat and vegetables is doubl- Mr. Williams, remarked that after was the person who went upstairs to

night.

8.03 BizetThe Fair with a view to finding some tempor-

In consequence of an agreement!

Maid Or ary employment in the hotel, as the girl had gone upstairs to "Mr. receive the money. It was no me Then again, the position of our de- between the British and Amerlenn Perth-Sulle. Chinese New Your was approaching. X'" room, he telephoned to Mis coincidence that defendant

Sir Thomas Beecham conducting Japanese, the was fence forcen must be considered. The authorities and about Harrop in Kowloon, and she accv- that room, he concluded. Defendant reached the hotel

reductions which has been effected in hotel und American school will the London Philharmonic Orch.

8.23 Studio-Recital en-st after calling at the Central Polier

Jelen by p.m. and saw 1p, who was

His Worship adjourned the Court "xpenditure on the army, nasy and air serve as safety places. The Japanese ployed as a cook, but Ip was too Station, so it could not be five or for a few minutes, and on resum force by the postponement of bullding have been supplied with mans show Lockhart (Centralia) with E. O'Neil busy to talk to him and referred de- ten minutes after the girl had left.ing, said that he had adjourned he continued indefinitely.

and the development of alores could not ing; foreign property. The Japanese, Shaw at the Flano. fendant to a man colled Tak Kul Mr. Williams (to defendant): I pat consider various small points in the

however, Insist that they are unzebie

1. Down here (Brahe); (b) My Defendant looted to Tak, but could it to you, you are telling for, on evidence, and having done so, had Referring to the nutery for larger is guarantee the Enfety of property dearest heart (Sullivan); (e) Two

that point? I was in the room only came to the conclusion that the only air force, Mr. Neville Chamberlain re- and the lives of foreigners not stay Eyes of Grey (McGeoch). not find him on the fret flour.

Helen There he met Chan Fa-yuch (one short time before my arrest. thing he could do was to convit

marked that the neroplane was no sub- ing at designated safety places, in Lockhart (Contralto) with Plano ug- of the

women arrested in conaze

view of the alleged use of foreign comp. by E. O'Neil Shaw; 2. (a) Asked why he had not asked why Mr. Williams sold the accused haustitute for the cruiser. tion with the case), and she layst- he was being arrested, defendant reno criminal record.

Chinese soldiers for Nocturno (Glierc); (b) Prelude His speech is generally interpreted property by ed him into her room, No. 208.

purposes. Trans- (Gliere)........E. O'Nell Shaw at the sit down. Defendant wont in, and

Piano; 3. (a) The Fairy Pipers; during the time he was there, did not answer any telephone call Somebody knocked at the door, und defendant heard a volee asking for a Portuguese girl.

7.

Defendant then gave evidence.

Te

"Telling Lics"

Court

In

lied that one of the Chinese detre- Mr. Silva then addressed the Court, as a warning of higger defence appro- Ocean.

camouflaging lives accused him of looking after) He sald that during the cross priations in the coming Budget. Prostitutes. He denied that

Air. Willaims (to defendunt); Wwe veu seen this man (pointing to Mr.

before?-No. It therefore cannot have

examination of "Mr. X" certain sug- gestions had been made, and refer- ence alco mude regarding his Eurn- sian parentage. It had been suggest- Maybed to

that the girl was grudge against you? Not that I relative of his, and therefore he had an ulterior motive to bring the case

Defendant and he never left room 200, and never went to room 503 on know of. the fourth fleur to demand $10 from Is there any reason why he should to light, No evidence had been ad- "MÌ XE

Defendant was in room | sume here and put himself wall dured to

support such allegations.

208 for only a short while before tale trouble and publicity to tell Bes Furthermore. It had been suggested Misa Harrop and the police officer | against you?-I never collected any that "Mr. X" Interested himself in urrived.. ite denied that he said money from him. I 1 had, may I the case beenuse he wanted the girl anything when the police party cane. be struck down by a thunderbolt, for himself. Such a suggestion was 1le explained that during his en No reason Dien why he should tell more outrageous than the first, re- ployment at the Tat Lol Sin Hotel.lies against you? don't know. the girl in the care and the woman I put it to you that you did in also lived there, and that was how art go upstairs by the ilft?-1 he came to know them.

Defendant Questioned

Mr. Williams: How long have you

not.

you hunted over to Chan Fa-yuen?

And that the money you recalved]

I never received any money. Defendant: About Ave or Six How do you make a living?-i am unemployed and live with my elder

known the girl Helen Wong?

months.

And have you known the wompanister.

the same length of time?--Yes.

I put to you that you went to

marked Mr. Silen.

спл ве

"Think these questions classed as improper and vexatious,” be added. "ond the allegations behind these questionn

unreservedly, should be withdrawn

Mr. Remedios: I have had instruc dons to defend on these lines, and I cannot withdraw them. I am sorry. Mr. Silva: My friend's refusal in withdraw his suggestions is not sud-

jaze most Imbroane surgestions.

His Worship onld he agreed with

Do you often call at the Asia the hotel to assist these girls?- did ported by the evidence. I think they Hotel? Occasionally, when I want not.

to see some friend.

No.

Have you seen Chan Fa-yuca nted

Ip Kam-shing sald he was employ-

in the restaurant in the As Mr. Silva, and remarked that there the Air Hotel prior to that dated for him, and witness took at all.

Hotel. On January 27. defend was no foundation for the allegations

but could not Have you ever seen the girl at the him to see Ah Tak,

Hearing of the charges against thờ And the man. When they were on two women, Wong Chat-mui, Intel prior to that day?-No.

and first floor, the woman Chan Fa-Chan Fn-yuen was adjourned to yuen called to defendant and avi- March 13 ot 2.30 n.m. They are him into her room. He went in, charged with exercising control over and witness returned to his work. prostitutes, Bail of $500 each was

Cross-examined by Mr. Walams, allowed. .-

You knew she was a prostitute"

Do you know the other two girls found, in the room?-I know one of them.

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