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NANCY

THESE PESKY GNATS AN' SKEETERS ARE DRNIN' ME CUCKOO!

Friday,

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THEY KEEP BUZZIN' AROUNDS MY EARS--- IT'S VERY ANNOYIN'

THINK I CAN: FIX THAT GUS,

October 11, 1940.

By Ernie Bushmiller

Page Of Hongkong Court And General News

Poor Widow Gives Son Away: Good Luck Money

Cheng Yak, 34, widow, and Li Po-ying, 34, married woman, were charged before Mr. E. Himsworth at Kowloon Magistracy this morning with unlawful trawfer of possession, custody or control, for valuable consideration, of a two-year-old boy.

Inspector Moreton, of the

According to the girl, er munt Secretariat of Camese Ailunes, struck her with a heavy wooden bug was Trap after it was alleged she had told is Worship that he

plaged in the street inalead of going Instructed in ask that the women work. Mr. Fraser added that when be bound over,

the reconds at the Secretariat, the girl won defendant had declared that she well clothed and seemed to be well would adopt the boy legally ourished, but Pitre were numerous

after the case.

As

First defendant, erriti Inspector Moreton, lost her husband on Sep. ternbe: 23. She was left with the girls and a boy, and wan Hving JTL Extreme poverly. She presented e boy to the sretnd wonen, who paid the sum of $43 ca u token of good

Tuck The boy who wen grenzen

The women were accordingly bound ver in the sum of $20 eak"

Aunt Thrashes Girl

A bug trap was exhibiton at Cen iral Magistracy this morning, when a 42-year-old widow named Panu Kam: was charged with ill-treatment of child. She was on $100 bail and ad- mitted the offence.

It

Mr. H. W. Fraser of the Secretariat for Chinese Affair xalt that Pang was the nunt of the girt, On October the girl told a Constable in the Wanchai district that she had this assaulted by her aunt.

bruises on

on her thighs, legs and arms,j Following medical evidence by Mr.

C.

C. Ler, the defendant sold she had lost her temper because the K1 bad retorted when spoken to.

Telling the defendant Thot wooden bug trap pole in Court was not the proper lustrument to beat the girl with, Mr. Shelden ned the 'woman $50 a mix weeks" Imprison

ment

Cosme Returning Banishee

An Air France plane, bringing the French Ambas. sador to China, M. Henri Cosme, will arrive at Hong- kong from Hanoi to-morrow afternoon. The Ambar. sador left on a short inspec tion visit to Indo-China a few days ago.

on

The plane will carry passengerB

the return journey but as yet no Ar- rangements have been made for the resumption of the Air France's regular service to Hongkong.

THREW STONE

After

Thief Shot Kicking

Police

A thief who was shot and wounded in the leg when he re- Įsisted a detective in Prince Edward Road on October 1, made his appearance before Mr. Himsworth at Kowloon Magistracy yes- terday charged with the larceny of five pieces of clothing and {returning from banishment.

Det. Sergeant W. G. Morrison, prosecuting, stated that defend- ant, Chan Lam, 26, was one of three men who stole the clothing from 91 Prince Edward Road, ground floor,

The tenant of the first flúor in- formed the police when two intru- ders were seen in the backyard, and Detective Lau Kuen was sent to the address.

He saw defendant climb- Ing over the back wall, and caught hold of his jacket.

Near Football Ground

The man, however, kicked the de- Telling the defendant that throw-fective in the chest and knocked him was engerous this defendant pold no attention, and the down. When called upon to stop. do, Mr H. G. Sholdon, K.c., nt Cen- tist Magistrney to-any, fined Shek Tak-puí," 19, à talior, $10 or two weeks' imprisonment, for throwing a stone near the Hongkong Footboll Club yesterday.

defective thereupon fired one shot, which injured defendant in the leg and he fell on the other side of the wall, where he was arrested. other two men had already escuped,

The

No Car Licence

Mry J Fitzroy was summoned before M. H G Sheldon, KC, at Central Magistracy this morning for Sub-Inspector MacMahon said that His Worship sentenced Chan to six having an unlicenced ear and ad. he was near the football ground east months for larceny and another six mitted the offence through her bur-end pay box when he' saw a stone months for returning from banish- bond, Mr. Somerset Fitzroy.

being thrown towards a constablement.

Trame Sub-Inspector Clark: said that the car licence had not been re- newed. A

fine of $13 was imposed.

who was guarding the gate.

There was a melee there at that

time, as people were trying to enter ROPE AND COAL

the ground.

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SHROFF FINED

For Forging Bill Of Sale

"You are guilty of a very serious offence but the fact that this is your first attente saves you from serving a long term, of imprisonment," said trncy this morning to Tsang Lai-po, Mr. G. T. Lowry at Central Mngis- 40, Shroff of the Gloucester Hotel, who was charged with forging a bill of sale with intent to defraud the Gloucester Hotel.

Accused was bound over on $50 for a period of six months.

Mr. S. M. d'Almada Remedios pleaded guilty on behalf of defend-

ani.

Det. Sergeant Cullinan said on October 8, the No. 1 Boy at the cakes and sweets counter handed the sale over to another Boy. Shortly after, purchase of four pounds of hocolate for $4.80 was made by a

Stolen While Bunkering European and defendant received the

The Admiralty were the complain- ants when Ho Po, mistress of boat

money.

The following morning, a bill was

Inquiries were made by the Police and it was found that the original the bill. amount and sum were erased from On being questioned by the Police, defendant admitted erasing the $4.80 and inserting $1.20.

No. 1321V, was charged before E. shown to the boy who made the sale, Himsworth at Kowloon Magistracy which showed only lb. chocolate Lo-day with larceny of a ton of coal, sold at $1.20. valued at $40, and 30 fathoms of Manila rope, valued at $40,

Defendant was engagerl in bunker-

a ship in the

the Kowloon Naval Camber on October P. After the work was completed, Sergeant Moin- waring, of the Royal Naval Yard to support a large family including

Sgt. Cullinan sald defendant had Police, discovered the coal and rope hidden in a compartment on board mother and father. Accused would

Jose his job.

ing a

.he boot.

Defendant was fined $100 or two) months imprisonment on the rat varge, and $30 or one month on the second.

Det.-Sergeant H. J. Baldwin pro- secuted,

Mrs. P. H. Franks of the Portland Hotel, reported to the Pollee to-day the loss of jewellery valued at $200 from her bedroom,

No Permit To Sell Double Tenth Flags

Found selling Double Tenth flags by a Chinese detective without a permit, Kwan Chi-ming, 67, married woman, appeared. before Mr. G. T. Lowry at Central Magistracy this morning.

A car cleaner, Leung Kim-hung, 27, was jointly charged with organising the sale without a permit..

Kwan on being arrested, said that she was told by Leung to sell the¦ flugs. Leung was Incated and admitted he told Kwan to sell the flags and that he had no permit to organise the sale.

First accused was fined $5,or soven days' imprisonment while the second defendant was fined $50 or 21 days' imprisonment.

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