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Theft From NO LICENCE FOR SET Warship Against Owner

Cookboy, Compradore

Face Charges

A quantity of Admiralty property, Including spoons, table cloths, ninp- kins, canvas bags, and soap, were exhibits in a theft case before Mr. R. Edwards at the Central Magistracy yesterday.

The question of whothera radio

lcence, which covered the holder und

his household, was extended to cover a brother-in-law living in another house, was deelded by Mr. Q. A. A. Macfadyen, at the Kowloon Magis- tracy yesterday when Kwong Kal, of Battery Street, was fined $10 for pos session of a radio without a licence. Kwong stated that the set had been given him by his brother-in-law, who had secured a licence on January 6,

The defendants were Tsul Fal, 47, cook boy of II.M.S. Folkestone, and

Mr. J., Key, Inspector of Wireless, Chlu Tim, 35, compradore of the said that a licence was for the person Folkestone. They were charged to whom it was Issued, and his house- separately with larceny and alter hold, and was not transferable, native charges of receiving stolen Kwong, he pointed out, had taken out property. Both are accused of a llcence on April 25, three days stealing articles from the Folkestone. after the visit, to the house by the

Inspectors.

Chiu who was represented by Mr. J. M. d'Almada Remedios, denied the charge.

Sgt. Hendridge, who prosecuted, said that as the evidence in both cases was the same, he proposed to conduct the cases jointly.

Mr. Remedios objected to this saying that the evidence in the first Case might prejudice the defence. His client's ense was eventually dealt with first.

Kwong sald his brother-in-law had given him the set before going to Macuo. After the visit of the inspec

or on April 22, he knew there must tiave been something wrong, and 80 he had taken out a licence then.

REGISTRY WEDDINGS

Mr. T. J. Gould, Deputy Registrar of Marriages, yesterday officiated at two weddings.

Mr. Angel Antonio Cuan y Achay, Cheung merchant, married Miss

Noor Anam, Dockyard constable, said at 1.50 nm, on May 10 he was on duty at Murray pler when he saw a sampan leaving H.M.S. Folkestone at No. buoy. When the sampan Chim-chim, of 77. Talnan Street, reached the pler Chiu and Tsui Shamshulpo. The witnesses were alighted. Searching Tsut's property Messrs. Luls Lau-tung and Cheung witness recognised some as Admiralty Shun-him. goods and took both to a superior oficer. Witness did not search Chiu's belongings.

Mr. Linfolk Wong, chemist, married Miss Tong Wai-lim, teacher, of 175, Replying to Mr. Remedios, witness Peiho Street, Shanshuipo. The wit said Chiu had gone to the Dockyards were Messrs. Chan Kaland

Tai Wai-wong. voluntarily.

WEDDING NOTICES

The following. forthcoming wed- dings are announced:

Sgt. E. C. Philpott of the Dockyard Police. said the two defendants were brought to him by Anam with four kit-bags and three suitcases. e found a lot of Admiralty propelty in the bags but not in the suitcases. Mr. Ernest Lund, merchant, to Miss in Chlu's kit-bag was Admiralty Erika Bode, of Courtland Hotel; Mr. property.

Andrew Leung Yun-cliong, student of Ricci Hall, University of Hong- kong, to Miss Agnes Wong Sien-mic, of 564, Nathan Road, Kowloon; Mr. Lai Siu-lun,

lun, motorcar driver, to Miss Luk Wai-chan, of 34, Bowrington Road, Hongkong; and Mr. Chun Choi- man, missionary, to Miss 1ce Koo- in, missionary, of 37, Tainan Street,

Mr. Remedios; At the time of the search, was there anything else in the kit-bog7-Yes. There was some of his private property.

Boy Packed Bog

Mr. Remedios: At the time of the search, did the defendant make any

Shamshulpo,

remarks?-He told me he did not know the stuff was in his bag. He had told the pantry boy to pack his bags, He told, me he had kept some: included the stores among them. of his things in the pantry,

Replying to Sgt. Hendridge, Chiu St. Philpott said that some of the said he kept the stores he drew to articles were wrapped up in such aether with his personal belongings. way, hut one could not tell what they All the things were wrapped in the were unless the parcels were opened of paper, and it was difficult to tell same manner and with the same kind

Mr. P. F. Brown, Acting Master of which were stores and which his own Arms, HM.S. Folkestone, sold it was property. his duty to search the crew's belong- ings prior to their leaving the ship.!

Mr. Edwards said he was not pre-

On May 18 he searched Chiu's it, us pured to give his decision then as

he was going ashore, but found no ho wished to Inspect the ship's store- Government stores. The search he room. made was very thorough. The time was then 1.15 p.m.

Chiu said that he was an officers' steward and had worked for the Admiralty for 17 years. He was on H.M.S. Herald before working on the Folkestone. ·

On May 18, he said, he left the Folkestone with Tsul, and at Murray Pier, hired coolies to bring his luggage ushore from the sampan

Tsui disembarked first and was on the Praya when Noor Anam ap- proached. Anam called on Tsul to stop and walked up to him, but when Taul walked on, he went after him. Some five minutes later, Anam re- turned with Tsui and his kit, and took them both to the Dockyard,

Chlu declared he had no know ledge that the property was in his bags. It was grent surprise to him

The case

31.

was adjourned to May

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FAILED TO ESCAPE Pickpocket's Leap Into

Harbour Unavailing

Jumping into the harbour from a hotel launch last night in an attempt to evade arrest, a man was chased in A sampan by Mr. S. Field and

handed over to the Police.

The launch was tied up alongside the Jardine steamer Mingsang, just arrived from Haiphong.

The man was seen to pick the pocket of a Chinese passenger and then attempt to get away. Another member of the gang was arrested, but the wallet, which contained $70

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