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Sailor On Indecency Charges

Crown's Allegations

Caught in a public latrine in Ico House Strect shortly before midnight on February 12, Petty Omcer Bertram William Knight. 28, of HMS King Salvor, and Lam Lip, 24, tricycle coolic, appeared on charges of inde cency before an all-male jury at the Criminal Sessions this morning.

Knight was arraigned for having committed on Indecent offence, attempted to commit an Indecent offence, Indecent assault and gross indecency, while Lam faced three charges of alding and abetting.

Mr A. Lonsdale, Crown Counsel, naslated by Det.-Sub-Inspector A. Shaw, is prosecuting, and Knight is being defended by Mr Brook A. Bernacchi, Instructed by Mr A. S. C Comber.

Remarking that it was an Այլ pleasant caso, Mr Lonsdale told Mr Justice Williams and the jury that a Police constable was walking along Ice House Street in the course of his normal duty about midnight on February 12, when his attention was altracted by n tricycle sinnding un- nttended. Considering this rather unusual, he went to look for the owner. Near by won Intrine, and thinking that the owner might be there he went in. Finishing bis torch, he saw Lam before a urinal with Knight behind. Both were standing, and there were no shouts cr cries

the

ARRESTED BY E.U.

The constable told them he was

·Poing to arrest them, whereupon- Knight turned on him in what he considered a threatening The constable then herrien

out with Intention of getting help. He met an Emergency Unit patrní near the King's Theatre and returned with the latrine where they found Knight and Lam still there and in the same position as when they were first seen. They were arrested and taken to Central Police Station.

Mak Sing-song, PC822, testified to having found Knight and Lam in the latrine, adding that he did not hear shouts nor see any struggle.

Cross-examined by Mr Bernacchl, Mak said he did not know if Knight was drunk at the time.

In answer to Lam, who was not legally represented, Mak denied that it was Lam's shouts that first attract ed his attention.

It wits not until they were on their way to the station that Lam told him he was the litrine only to ask the European for his fure.

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Schoolmaster Fined $120 For Traffic Offence

DRIVING WITHOUT DUE

CARE AND ATTENTION

N. F. Tucker, of the Education Department, Windsor House, was fined $120 by Mr Thomas Tam at Central this morning for driving without due care and attention at Bonham Rond at 1.35 a.m. on February 19. Another summons for driving under the influence of drink so as to be incapable of having proper control of the car, was dis- missed, the Court giving defendant the benefit of the "little doubt."

"Mr D. 1. Strettett war for the de-He was also given-a-blood-test,but- fendant and Air G. Binstead, Superin-he had a tendency to react to the felt like tendant of Trattle, Hongkong, was for needle in his arm. lle the prosecution.

vomiting again. He asked the doc- ter . if he really thought he was the drunk.

Inspector Tsui said he was Inspector-on-duty at No. 8 Pollec Station when defendant went to re- The doctor replied that he did not part the accident. Aller making the show any signs of it but the answer report defendant went out and would depend on the report of his vomited. He was also a little un- tests. Defendant said he vomitted steady on his feet. That aroused is suspicious and he sent defendant to the Queen Mary Hospital for a medical examination.

when he smoked too much or some- times when he woke up early in the morning. He had vomitted once or twice since the peeldent,

K-

ROAD SENSE

(3)

__This_kind_of_davzerous_cutting- in Is only too frequent. It in- volves a rhk of collision between three vehicles.

BEAUCAREER SIDOSREDUJEJO FASQUALICZBERISTETTA KENNSLEN

$100 Fine

For Shotgun

Accident

wantonly

Charged with negligently discharging

Big Gold Discovery On Ship

on

COURT SEQUEL

The

discovery by the Revenue Department of a large quantity of gold barn and gold coins in a first- Duteli class, berth on board the steamer Van Ileutsz on December 25 last was recalled before Mr F. X. F.X. TATзds at Central this morning when Voon Fak-jut, 39, appeared two charges of attempting to 1,410.14 taels of gold and Fold without a Ilcench the Superintendent of Im- ports and Exports. Vuon, who is on ball of $200, was originally charged with exporting the cold, but that count was withdrawn his morning and the charge of at- tempting to export substituted.

from

The Hon. Leo d'Almada, KC, in- structed by Mr. M. A. da Silva, ap- peared for the defence, and pleaded not guilty.

Mr and shotgun of

E. Himsworth, Superintendent Imports and Exports, who

Mr Strellett then went into the Corroborative evidence was given box and said that on the morning by PC 1553, and that concluded the of Aprli 1, he accompanied defen- case for the prosecution,

dunt to the offices of a doctor. AfterȚ. Mr Strøllett then nikest the Court the doctor had asked defendant a which wounded three persons, Hui prosecuted, said that about 12 noon to adjourn to the scene of the acct- few questions, he proceeded to dis-im-chung, 18, watchman employed on December 25, RO Lapsley and a by the China Construction Company, party of Revenue Officers boarded tent as the Court might be misin-cuss the ease with the doctor stated at Kowloon yesterday that he the Van Heutsz and carried out a

noring the defendant. To their amazement, they suddenly found de-

search just prior to the ship sailing. fendant retching, be in a nervous condition.

He appeared to

RO 121 was instructed to search the passengers' cabins. In berths 3 and 4 u white Jucket was found and suspected to contain gold, and in fact it did contain gold.

formed on the évidence.

Mr Tom said he passed that spot every day, and last night, he pald particular attention when he passed,;

DEFENDANT'S EVIDENCE an

Mak further denied that he had threatened Lam into making secusation against the European.

The case is proceeding.

JUROR FINED

Defendant said he visited Mr Reynolds on the evening of Febru- nry 18. What Mr Reynolds hal For falling to answer his name said about the amount of drinks te when entled upon to serve on the took was correct jury in the above case. J. M. dos consider it abnormal. being spread and he did not Hamos was fined $30 by Mr Justice Williams when he turned up later at

over that length of time. When he the fequest of the Court's builig, left. Mr Reynolds walked with him

Ramos sak it was an oversight he had been very busy.

$10,000 Fine For Smuggling

s

loon Mugistracy this- tnor Vingt on n woman, Wong Chih-tsi, alias Wont Chi-kit, 48, who was found with 96 facla of raw oplum concealed in a false-bottomed trunk.

According to RO Knox, the woman

arrested

nt Kai Tok on Sunday nipurt. She arrived by CNAC from

in

he

After Mr Strellett had made sub-

missions to the Court, Mr Tam fined siefendant $120. on one summons and discharged him on the other.

W. Hemisphere Plebiscites Urged

Bogota, Apr. 1.- Senor

Romulo Betancourt, the Vene-

was oblivious of the gun going off and must have accidentally touched the trigger.

Sub-Inspector Howarth said Hui discharged his gun at Cha Kwo Ling last Thursday during a Police raid on the gambling dens in the district. Detective 63 and two coolles were the injured but not seriously and Police were satisfied that purely an accident.

COINS UNDER PILLOW

RO 121 asked three Chinese in the it was cabin to whom the goid belonged and the defendant, who was one of the Imposing a fine of $100, Mr Blair-three, admitted it was his. Another Kerr warned Hui to be more careful Jacket containing gold was found in of his gun in future.

NT HUNTERS ROBBED

The hunters, carrying a shotgun, Tseng, Pingshan district.

They were relieved of their gun,

SUM

was

à locker, and Voon was asked if he to his vehicle and he felt perfectly

had any more gold. He sald "No." normal

A further search was made and The utility was about 100

under a pillow another jacket con- yards from the house. He started it without any trouble

taining gold was found, and under a and nego- tinted the

mattress on another bed a further very sharp bend at Jardine's Corner with no dimeulty.

Jacket containing gold was also dis- covered. There

still another

Tucker then traced the route

Jacket under the same mattress. Six took from the Peak to the scene of

packets of gold cold were also found the accident. Among the roads he zuelan delegate to the Inter- A Portuguese, Jose Marlu da under a plilow. Yoon- -again used was Cuine Road, which had an American Conference, suggested Conceican, and two Chinese com-questioned if he had A maximum fine of $10,000 was bbstruction occupying about half the

road. Defendant said it was not u here today. Imposed by Mr Blair-Kerr at Kow-particularly cold night although it should be held in all disputed by two armed men.

that plebiscites panlons, whe went out hunting yes- he again said "No more gold and

terdny were held up and robbed Was very dark. Throughout the territories in the Western Journey he felt perfectly normal. When he

reached the Northcote Hemisphere to allow the people were held up in the village of Tal Training College, he went round the to determine their own future. bend at about 10 mph. He had a He said all colonies in the Ram- clear view of the road and sn nothing. When he reached the other sphere should be done away with Swatow and the address she gave

end of the College, he saw a car Aliantle Charter."

"In accordance with the spirit of the was a depot in Hongkong which had coming from the opposite direction

with

Senor Betancourt has received a bright hendtights. He edged

the "conspiratoriai Į over to the left

so as to give the message from other

European the directorate car

of safe margin to Gulanas" asking him to press for kidnap a retired Chinese merchant, Suddenly he saw taxi looming in front of him. He was unable to avoid their independence, it was learned in the Fing Shan- district. Another seizure made at Kai Takit because of the oncoming car. Te here today.

Police last week, fought a gun Sunday was of n gold nugget tried to brake, but the distance was

The "directorate," composed

duel with the gangsters, killing one, of belonging to a woman passenger on a insufficient for him to stop without Nationalist elements of the British, and rescuing the kidnapped man. BOAC plane from Bangkok.

French

Dutch

The arrest of a suspect was made colonies, with The woman. Tsang Khim-yung, was

headquarters in Dutch Guiana, sent during the weekend., charged with illegal import but failed

representatives recently to Caracas, to appear in Court today and had her

the Venezuelan capital, and formal- ball of $50 estreated. Ro Knox told

ly delivered the request. Mr Blair-Kerr that the

nugget weighed 1 ounce and was worth $470. It was found in the woman's handbag.

was

been raided by Revenue officers some time ago when they found oplum being prepared.

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SECOND SEIZURE

DSOBA Annual Meeting

A collision. He was not staring at the headlight of the oncoming ent, and he was quite certain that the taxi had no rear lights on,

RATHER SHAKEN

It was not an unduly large collision but he Was rather shaken. He Kot out of his vehicle and looked

lights.

Association, which was held at the | AKH

His bumper was

and

PROBABLE REACTIONS

European observers thought proposal for a plebiscite would not

the

There is 1tle doubt that the po There 18

Randall, President, referred to the bumper to be grating against his satin-America of colonies

Latin-America.-Reuter,

nenralde wheel

That was

loss in the death of the Association's Vice-President, Mr Wal Po-choung, cased off and he drove forward. He

who had during the year worked so

then reversed again.".

to the total value of $821. There was no violence. Police announce the arrest of a the third

man in connection with

gangsters to attempt by Chinese

together with money and jewellery

Marine Court Cases

SG CRO 105 then searched Voon's person and on him were found five packets continuing gold bars. Voon was taken to cabin No. 43 and o further search was carried out but nothing more was discovered. He was returned to, berths 3 and 4, and who had been found with him denied all there the other Chinese knowledge of the gold.

Accused was charged, and in a statement he said the gold belonged to him, that he had sold all his property in Swatow and had put- chased the gold. He added that he Singapore to do was proceeding some business and did not know that

committing

offerice. TICKETS BOUGHT ON SHIP

Evidence was then called by the Prosecution. Chan Chun-hing, Chinese agent for the Van Heutsz, said he issued the tickets on the ship and on December 23 two tickets for berths 3 and 4 had been bought by n man. That same person later bought called → third ticket for someone

Voon Pak-jut in the second class. The ship left Hongkong at 3 p.m. on December 25.

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at the damage by the light of his be welcomed by Guatemala. own headlights.

the Taking lato, consideration caught. Several of the taxi em-pulation of British Honduras which fact that the motor junk Kien Ping tickets were bought by Ip To-sung

Cross-examined, Chan sald ployees lifted the bumper while he Guatemala claims would vote over- had not previously been in Hong for the Chan Foo Yuen firm. reversed his vehicle, for about six whelmingly against a transfer of Kong, the coxswain was cautioned

Re-examined, Chan declared the inches to a foot. He did not turn sovereignty. out his lights; Then a constable

The recent spontaneous demon-by Mr Cairns at the Marine Court Chan Foo Yuen firm dealt in imports he had learned from a news- A large number of old boys of came along and asked for his ilcence.

this morning for being under way and the Diocesan School and their guests The constable made a note in his stations there of support for Britain in the Harbour without a certiscated paper advertisement that it also dealt

would

with remittances. attended the Annual Dinner of the note-book by the light of his head-whelming vote to stay inside the

seem to forecast an over engineer on board.

Questioned by the Before the constable had

Court, Chan Sub-Inspector McCarthy explained Chinese Club last night. The Club arrived, he had arranged with the British Empire.

In a speech to the Conterence that it was the first time the junk agreed that through tickets to Singa- was kindly loaned for the occasion deve of the taxi to report the accon Tuesday, Senor Betancourt is ex had been here, and it had a Chinese puro could be purchased in Swntow

dent immediately. by. Its Committee,

Advertisors are requested to note the passenger trans-shipping The driver of

that not less than 24 hours notles At the Annual General Meeting the taxi got into the back of his vected to give Venezuela's full-sup- licence. The coxswain was not con-thou

Carroborative evidence of the dis- prior to the day of publication should preceding the dinner, Mr B. C. van and he reversed. He found the port to the Guatemalan resolution versant with the regulations.

On a further charge of falling to covery of the gold bars and colna in

be given for all commercial display have navigation lights, the coxswain

was given by RO H.S. Lapsley, who advortlesments, change of copy sto was fined $100 or 14 days,

said the coins comprised 80 Ameri-

Advertise- can ind a quantity of English Notices, and Classified sovereigna.

mants will be received up till 4.80 The mistress of a Class IV boat Following testimony by So

p.m. for the following day. was cautioned for having no naviga- 165, Li Sum, and, ROJ. Redman, to tion lights. She explained that there whom the discovery was reported was a strong wind blowing, and as later, the hearing was adjourned to

12 Paris, Apr.

noon on April 20, and will con- After the Annual Report and State five minutes. He was told that he General Charles de Gaulle, leader it was blows out.

4.--A'supporter of the glass of the lamp was broken,

The lamp was tinue at the same time on April 24. ment of: Accounts had been passed, had to wait for the motor vehicles the French People's Rally, won the exhibited in court. the meeting elected the following officers for 'the coming year:

Inspector to come. He waited for seat in the first result, announced President: Mr Arthur Piercy; Vice-about 10 minutes before the reply tonight of today's election for

came that the Inspector Hon.

was not Algeria's

Parliament. first Then he felt distincity. Secretary: Mr Arthur E, Perry: Hon: unwell Heiliegan in sweat and went | ward of Algiers with 4,813 votes, de- was fined $10 or three days for A

available.

The Gaullists won the fourth The following were elected to serve outside to vomit, He was asked to feating a Communist candidate who similar,offence, on the General Committee: Messrs 80 to the Queen-Mary Hospital for had 789 votes, an Independent Lafter he had been under way for the Police on introl at the No. 7 Kerr this morning with having 'un-

Randall, Cheung U-pul, Dougies a test and he expressed willingness beral Republican with 510 and an some time he discovered that he cemetery, Sai Kung Road, on Sun- manifested cargo, Green, Ip Cheng-hing, Boris Pasco, to submit to the test.

The girl was later taken to Mr J. M. d'Almada Remedios ap independant Algerian candidate with was short of all for this lamp. Mr day. James N. Wong, William. Howard,

Cairns said that this was no excuse, the Kowloon Hospital. It

|sus" || peared for accused, who was absent, All the results are expected to be as he should have made certain be pected, according to the Chinese and asked for a week's remand which flown early tomorrow, (Monday) fore leaving that he had sufficient Press, that she had attempted to was granted... Kwok, is on ball of urine test by means of a catheter. Reuter.

hard in furthering the activities of The taxi driver directed him to De Gaullist Wins the Association, including the collec- tion of donation of $3,000 for the the Police Station where he waited School.

members Blood in

for two or three minutes for the silence as a mark of respect.

Inspector to come down. He then made

A mo

President: Mr C. Y. Kwan,

Treasurer: Mr Wong Ka-laun.

B.

C.

his report which took about

Chan Kam-hon, William Shea, At the hospital, ho waited for the George Ford, G. F. D'Aquino and doctor and was finally given William A. Zimmern.

Election Seat

03. votes.

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Attempted Suicido?

Penicillin Found At Kai Tak

Four casca of penicillin worth $10,000 were alleged, to have been brought in at Kal This airport on

A young Chinesà, girl in an un- Saturday by Kwok Kam-sang. 20,

Ho pleaded that conscious, condition was found by who was charged before Mr Blair

commit suicide.

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