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EMBEZZLED FUNDS

Fire Brigade Employee

Sent to Prison

September 1, 1939.

Infantile Paralysis MRS. HAROLD WINGLEE Outbreak At Eton Death Takes Young Wife

CASE of infantile paralysis!

Of Colony Athlete

Mary's Church, Happy Valley, when

Convicted on five of six charges ACA of infd recently at Just over nine months ago Rev. Fr.

embezzlement

of Government Eton College. A second case is

at St. Margaret | Galbinti officiated funds, Lam Tat-teol, 27, clerk cm-1 ployed in the Hongkong Fire Brigade, suspected.

Miss Mabel Josephine Yu became the was Mentenced to four months' hard The two boys, who are 15 and 14, wife of Mr. Harold William Wingloo. inbour on each count, the terms to have been taken to the school, Yesterday he offelated at a function run Concurrently, by Mr.

T. J. sanatorlum. Following a conference as nad os the earlier one had been Houston at the Central Magistracy of the school medical board, happy when Mrs. Winglee was buried yesterday.

the elder Whs stated definitely in the Catholic Cemetery, Happy to be suffering from a form of in- Valley. fantile paralysis which affects the

rain.

Lam was alleged to have embezzled st10 on July 20: $12 on July 10: $69.14 on July 19: $32 on July 20; 328 on August 1; and $50 on August

L

the

Both boys were stated to be na comfortable as could

be expected, Their parents have been sent for.

When

the

broke school

up, Lam parents were told that any accom-

modated at home could remain at Eton until the peril of infection lins

Mr. F. H. Losoby appeared for the defence and pleaded not guilty. way on ball of $1,000.

Acting Sub-Inspector C. 11. Good-Lasserl. win prosecuted, and Mr. J. C. Fitz-1 Henry, Superintendent of the Fire Origade, was present.

led money.

INFECTED WHILE BATHING? Members of Mr. Marsden's house,

olated.

Casse nf

Mrs. Winglee's death so soon after her marriage and at the early age of was the sequel to acute 23 years appendicitis and occurred at the Queen Mary Hospital at 11 o'clock on Wednesday night. She had been l for about three weeks and had been in hospital for a week. She was the

daughter of Mr. Yu Yat-yuc, mer- Jehant, who, with her mother, is ot

present in Macho.

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The husband, who is a well-known baseball and softball Lam said he entered the Clovern- to which both boys belong, have been

player, his mother, Mrs. M. Winglee, ment service in May, 1933, when he The headmaster, Mr. Claud Elliott, brother, Mr. Crell Wingles, and was assigned to the Fire Brigade. saic that the

the his wife's two sisters, Mrs. Chiu and He became clerk in charge In

outbreak is being thoroughly investi- Miss da Yu, were the chief August, 1036, when one of the stall gated and every posible precaution-mourners. Letired. He was not & bonded emary meaare has been taken. ployee, although he constantly

Others present were Mr. A. J. One theory is that the boys may No written instruc-have been infected while bathing la Rodrigues, Mr. A. M. Silva, Mr.TO- tions were given him with regard to the Thames. Both have recently M. A. Itumjalin, Mr. M. A. Wahab, his handling money. When Mr.

been been bathing regularly, and it has Mr. C. K. Ong, Mr. and Mrs. H. de Brooks, now retired, Was Super-bees suggested for some me that Sa, Mrs. de Su, Sr., Mr. and Mrs, ntendent of the Fire Brigade, any the Thames at Winder was polluted. A. M. Abbas, Mr. A. J. Dursley, Mr. money received

www locked in Mr. Last summer all bathing was stopped C. M. Xavier, Mr. D. E. Santos, Mr. F. Hung, Mr. J. J. Remedios, Mr. R. Grunits safe, but after his retirement, for this reason.

he practice could not be continued, Eton College had on extensive test Danenberg, and Mr. S. A. Rumjahn. ve the key to the safe was taken carried out at the beginning of the

A wreath from the husband was Way", He then

then placed any money not present term, samples of the river

lowered with the coflin. Wreaths completely paid out In his coat water beint analysed daily for over

were also sent by Mrs. M. Winglee, pockets. He did not leave it in his week,

Mr. and Mrs. H. Bullock, Mr. and lesk because it could easily be stolen.

| Mrs. A. M. Abbas, Mr. Lau Ming-soi, All Goverment money he kept was

Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Rodrigues, Mrs, placed separate from lus own money.

A. R. Abbas and family and Misa C. Silva.

Defendant delaled his duties, and aid that particularly on pay-days be was kept very busy. Sometimes he Anished work between 6 and 7 p.m. Money he received during the day and which was not completely paid zut was taken home by him al night.

Lam ngreed that some weeks ago, Mr. Fitz-Henry had given him in- atructions to show him any money ereived. After he had done su, Ifendant was instructed to look after the money. He explained that all the SUI mentioned in the harges were received by nimi, but wing to pressure of work and

be-

use some of the suns were received o lote in the day, he kept them and forgot to take them to the Police Accountant, as he should have done. Referring to the suma mentioned

LATE NEWS

Russian Concern

DISPUTE OVER LOAN

Money Lent in New Zealand

But Not Returned

Alleged to have borrowed the money in New Zealand, Fong Wah- nuen appeared before Mr. Justice R. E. Lindsell in the Suminary Court yesterday as defendant in a claim for $1,000 instituted against him by Fong Yik-wang of 99, Queen's Road East,

Particulars of the claim were that on various dates the plaintiff had lent

total of

LBB to defendant. On March 10 1038 defendant repaid $30 Hongkong currency, repayment of the

bolonce

And1 725

of

by instalments. Defendant had failed in the first charge, he said he was!

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEÓNAPH" " to make the payments and plaintúr oking the money and books up to

Police

Accountant when he LONDON, Aug. 31 (UP)-Soviet claimed the balance due, walving $270 euilsed he had forgotten to take the circles state that any German attack to bring the action within the Sum- ecent book with him. As his son on Poland would not be an inediate mary Jurisdiction of the Court, vas ill that day, he went home to threat to Russia in view of the dis-

Mr. M. A. da Silva neted for plainu

ee the boy. When he prepared to tance between Poland's western bor and Mr. H; A. de B. Botelho repre-

home, it was too late to gel ders and the Soviet frontier.

PHONE

he receipt

eipt book, so he broke open They express concern, however,

sented defendant.

he sealed envelopes containing the over the danger of any German offen- Plaintif said he met defendant, a books and money, took out the money sive against Poland via Lithuania, close relative, in Auckland, New Zea- ind placed in his pocket. He which would bring the Germans close land. It was there that a total of £88 hould have pold it in on the Mon-lo Suviel territory and would mean|had been lent defendunt, whose

German lay following, but forgot to do so. the breaking of the

non-financial position was not good at that time. Before he left New Zealand he saw defendant who had promised to remit the money by sending £8 a mouth. The money was not sent and plaintiff had written to defendant in Auckland but no replies were receiv- ed.

Lam denied he had received in-gression pact. tructions from Mr. Fitz-Henry to

sad all meney to him each night' before p.m.

After submissions by Mr. Loseby, let cruze was convicted on the frst Ive charges, and discharged on the Sixth.

Greece Takes Precautions

Belgrade, Aug. 31.

Extensive military preparations are being carried out in Greece, accord- ing to the Athens correspondent of he Belgrade Politica to-day. All motor vehicles have been requisi- loned and Greek troops are being ent to the Bulgarian and Albanian frontiers.

Evacuation of the civilian popula- 'ion from the north-west is also reported to be in progress.

Up to the present time reservists have not been called to the Colours, All members of the Government in Athens and the Premier, M. Metaxas, cemain in constant contact with the Chief of General Staff of the Greek Army and the various diplomatic re- presentatives of the foreign Powers.

Informed circles believe that a peaceful settlement of the present dispute in likely. Greek citizens are returning from all neighbouring coun- tries. Trans-Ocean,

INSIST

Genuine

on

On March 10, 1938 continued plaintiff, he saw defendant in Hong- kong, was paid $50 and arranged for the balance to be paid by, Instalmenta, Eventually through an agent, the de- fendant offered him £52 os full settlement, Plainti sald he would

this if the

if the money was paid over another rectly. Defendant made offer of paying

$200 down and in note for the balance of the

Plaintiff said he would take this only

to

£52.

if the defendant could find someone guarantee the note. Defendant could not do this and the $200 was not paid.

After plain had been questioned by Mr. Botelho as to how the money had been fent In Auckland, the hear- ing was adjourned to September 18.

Too Much Agreement

CHICO, Cal. Supervisor V. W. Orendorff, de- feated for re-election as the result of criticisms ligainst the board of supervisors, made his swan song at the final meeting in these

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COUNCIL MEETING Important Legislation On To-day's Agenda

A meeting of the Legislative Coun- cil is to be held to-day when several important matters will come up for consideration.

Following is the agenda:

The Attorney General to move the first readings of the following bille

A Bill to amend the Births and Deaths Registration Ordinance, 1934. A Bill to amend the law relating jto the Urban Council.

A Bil to consolidate and amend the Prevention of Eviction Ordin- unces, 1938 and 1939,

The Attorney General to move the drst, second and third readings of:

A Bill for promoting the revision.

Hon. Mr. T. E. Pearce to move

Recital and proclamation of Letters Patent passed under the Great Seal of of the Ordinances of Hongkong. the Realm amending Article XVII of the Letters Patent of February 14, the first reading of:

constituting the Office of Governor and Commander-in-Chief of the Colony of Hongkong and its Church. Dependencies.

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Conforming to Practice The amendments to the

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The Colonial Secretary to move that the report of the Finance Com- mittee (No.” 6) of July 27 be adopted.ters patent will bring existing The Attorney General to move that practice in Hongkong concerning the the style of the office of Air Raid Pre-Periods when the Governor is tem- cautions Officer be changed to that porarily absent from the Colony into uf Director of Air Raid Precautions, other Colonies.

line with that adopted in Malaya and

The Attorney General to move that Under the existing Letters Patent, a supplementary schedule be added to it is necessary for an Officer. Ad- Law Revision Ordinance, 1987, mnk- ministering the Government to be ing several amendments in the Code sworn in during the absence of the of Civil Procedure Bill, 1901... | Governor. 2WINRAR SUNY

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