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HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

ROBBERS

IN FLAT

Chief Justice Imposes Corporal Punishment

A plea for leniency fell on deat ears when Chlu Tak, 30, and Lui Yuen, 25, were convicted before the Chief Justice Sir Atholl

at the Criminal Sessions

of armed robbery at 37, Lion Rock Road on May 0, robbing Li San, and her two daughters, Ng Mei and Ng Ha, of HK$681, $600 Chinese cur- rency and n

of jewellery

Lut lo, a. 24. old woman

June 20, 1939.

Editor Faces OBITUARY Hatred Charge Colony Resident Dies

Anti-Semitism In French Capital

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After Long Illness

Mrs. Dulele Burton, of No. 114, The Peak, died in the War Memorial Hospital yesterday.

She was the wife of Dr. C. H. Bur- PARIS, June 19. ton, the well-known dental surgeon, THE editor of an anti-Semitic and had been fil for the past two

months. weekly newspaper, Darquer de Besides the bereaved husband, sho Pollepoix, is to be prosecuted for is survived, by a seven and a half alleged "incitement to hatred." year-old son, Brian.

Mrs. Burton, who was 40 years of Proceedings against Pollepolx, who

a resident member of the Paris Municipal age, had been

In the Council, opened to-day after an Colony for some 10 years and leaves Was charged with receiving.

examination of papers found in his many friends to mourn her death. Chiu and Lui pleaded guilty, and search of his house.

possession following

Following a funeral service at the Д domicillary

Chapel of the Resurrection, the re- the former asked for leniency on the grounds that his mother

The judge who conducted the mains were interred in the Colonial Was 70

Cemetery yesterday afternoon. The years of age and that he had several minary enquiry against Polle service was conducted by the Rev. children unable to earn money. His also opened proceedings against a Lordship replied that he had not person, or persons unknown, for Mackenzie Dow

The chief mourner was the huabend, old accepting bribes from the

foreign and ninongst those present were the lion. Power to engage_in_propaganda on Mr. T E. Pearce. Dr. 7 W. Anderson, Mr. J. W. Alabaster, Mr, D. Benson, Mr. Chiu was sentenced to four years behalf of those Powers. Trans. Basket Mr. C. Brown Mr. E and 12 strokes of the cane, and Lui

Bryden, Mr. 8.. Cassidy, Mr. E. L. Groome, Dr. J. M. Gray, was given three and a half years and

Gordon, Mr. W. It. Jowit

Mr. V.

Mr. A. 8. 12 strokes of the cat. Lul Ho, tho

Mitchell, Me.A. K. Mackenzie, Mr. H. A. Lammert. Dir. D. Lyon, Mr. woman, was also convicted, but her

A. 8. sentence was suspended until the

Mackichan, Air. L. P. Ralph, Mr. D. 8. next Sessions. His

Hebb. Mr. A. D. Purvus, Mr. P. Morrison Lordship

Mr. G. Ratavet, Mr. A. Ritchie, Bir marked that though from the first

II. Roberts, Mr. A. Sommerfelt, Mr. W. to the last she had not given the

F. Simmons, Mr. R. G. Shannon, Mr. R.

1. D. Wild. Mr. B. L. 8. Webb, Mr. slightest assistance to the Police, be

LONDON, June 10-There is still S Whyte-Smith, Mr. V. Walker, Mr. n. would Elve her the

opportunity of| disclosing all what she knew of the into the R.A.F., which has been a Briant Mabel and Tom": "Ernie and

no sign of the high rate of intakte Young

Wreaths were sent by "Daddy and case by suspendus

ending her sentence un-feature of recent months, diminish-Richard"Bab and Babby", Doreen

towards

leniency woman he had robbed,

Occan,

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tl the next

The jury empanellel to hear La compared with 407 in the correspond-Dr. and Mr. J. W. Anderson, Mr. and llo's case were Messrs. . C. Gil (foreman), Li Kwok-hung, Ho Yan-ing week last year, bringing the total Mr. J. W. Alabaster, Mr. and Mrs, D George Bancroft cung P

H. Mody, Kwok San-lin, Cntry of pilots, observers, airmen Benson, Mr. and Mrs. G. E. Costello, Mrs. L. M. Botnes, Mr. and Mrs. Corrighan FABC. Fernandes

and R. since 1 Moris, Mr. Mrs. J. It. Dr. shaw.

pared with 3,851 for the correspond- and Mrs. J. Durran, Mr. and Mrs. A.

Ell. O. Eager, L. Garner. Mr. and Mr. Mr. J, Whyati, Crown Counsel, ing period last year-British Wireless.

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sold that in cases of receiving, the Prosecution had to prove first that articles were stolen, secondly that the articles were in defendant's. possession, and thirdly that defen

Opposition Leader

dunt knew they were stolen. There Sees Chamberlain

was no difliculty here In proving that the articles in the case wero stolen for first and second defendants had' pleaded guilty to the theft.

Men Enter Flat

G. Gordon, Denis 11. Hazell, Mr. and

Mrs. E. Hospes. Mr. and Mr. W. H. Jowitt, Jean and Jimmy Luon, Luk Sing and Kwan To. Mr. and Mrs. It, A. Lammert. Mary and Peter Morrison, Mr. and Mrs. F. A. Mackintosh, Mr. and Mrs. E. J. H. Mitchell, Mr. and Mrs. A. S. Mitchell, Mr. and Mrs. C. Margrett, Mr. and Mrs. S. Mason, Mr. and Mrs. A. H. Penn, Mr. and Mr. J. D. Prentls, Mr. and Mrs. G. R. Razavet. Mr. and Mrs. LONDON, June 10-At the in-t. Ramako, Mr. and Mrs. A. Sommerfelt vitation of the Prime Minister, Mr. Rusal and Ella Sharon, Dr. H. F. Arthur Greenwood, acting leader off, W. F. Simmons, Mr. and Mrs. M. I. Sommers, Dr. and Mrs. E. To, Mr. and the Opposition, called at 10, Down-de Villa, Mr. and Mrs. R. L. S. Webb, The facts of the case, continueding Street to-day to discuss with Mr. Mr. and Mrs. Whyte-Smith, Mr. and Mrz Counsel, were that on the morning Chamberlain the state of Parliament. Walker, and B. Wilitams, Mr. and of May 7 the three women, Li San, ary business.-British Wircices, the mother, Ng Mei and Ng Hu, the daughters, were on the third floor of 37, Lion Rock Road. At 10 knock had been heard on the door and Ng Mei had opened it to two men who said that they had come to look over the rooms that were for rent. Soon afterwards, another knock wo heard and wo

two more men entered. Then all four had entered, one of the men ned Ng Meli with a knife and

all three

wome

women Into the

bathroom. there they were Inter taken and bound and gagged. From Ng Mel's neck they cut a gold chain with knife and from Li San took several

rings,

Following the report, the Police were swiftly in action, and on in- formation, detective went to 44, Palk Tal Street, second floor, and waited there. Early the morning Lul Ho entered the fat. She was carrying a basket. When question-

at 0

a MARSEILLES, June 19.-The

Atlantic Clipper arrived here am, to-day-United Press.

LATE NEWS

Mrs. A. F. Walkden;

President and Commities of the Hong- kong Cricket Club, Hastings and Com- pany. War Memorial Hospital and others. BODY IN RESERVOIR Indian Youth Carries Out Threat of Suicide

Reported missing last Friday, the body of Kishinchand Chellaram Sam- tant, 20-year-old Indlan, was found floating in Tytam Reservoir yester day.

Samlani, who came to Hongkong about a year ago, disappeared from his home In Caine Road on Friday morning, leaving behind a letter addressed to his brother-in-law. The note read, "I am going to the path of God. I have not yet decided in what way, but I will definitely end it all."

It is understood the remains will be cremated at the Hindu. Crema- torium, Sookunpoo, at 4 p.m. to-day.

Japanese Peer

ed she said she did not know what said that she had no witnesses for was in the basket. Inside were two when the things were handed over parcels, one contained jewellery and the other

Tokyo, June' 10. Inspector A. to her the man had been the only money. Carey was brought to the scene by

{witness.

Count Tadakatsu Sakal, member of telephone and he examined the pre-majority of six to one. Mr. Whyatt polsoning at his residence in Tokyo on The jury found her gulity by the House of Peers, died of blood- mises. Defendant said that she oc- said that the Police believed that Saturday night at the age of 56. He cupled a small bed space near the defendant's husband was one of the served for some time as Ritualist In verandah window. On the window sill near this space was found an- four men who had robbed the com- the Imperial Household Ministry.

Domel... other parcel wrapped up in a baby's garment, and inside which were two smaller packets of money in sums of $130 and $8. She said that the parcels had been given to her by a boy on the stairs and she did not know what was inside them.

an-plainants...

In answer to the charge she said, "I have nothing to say. Being ignorant of the laws of Hongkong, I received them from somebody, The bag did not belong to me, neither

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Mr. Whyatt concluded that under the circumstances, the only conclu- alon that could be arrived at was that the woman was in possession of the parcel, knowing that the con- tenis had been stolen.

Evidence was given by Ng Mel and Son, followed by Tse Yuk, who made arrest. Inspector Carey deposed to finding the parcel on the window sill.

Defendant said that she had get. a man at the tuitom of the stairs, He Bake

naked

her to carry the parcel up for him. She carried them up and was arrested there. She did not know the things Inside the

parcel were stolen, for if she had known she could have made her escape. She would not have carried them if she

stolen.

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