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Gave False Statement To Revenue Department

Cheng Tin-sang of No. 12 Ying Fat Terrace, first floor, a 'director of John D. Hutchison & Co., Ltd., was fined $200 by Mr Clifford nt Central this morning for furnishing without reasonable excuse an Incorrect statement to the Commissioner of the Inland Revenue Depart- ment, regarding the ages and dates of birth of his children in connection with a clalm for allowances of Tax on his carn- ings on or about August 23, 1947.

An alternative Suminona of furnishing the false statement wil- fully with intent to evade tax pay- able by him was withdrawn by the prosecution, when Mr P. J. Grimths pleaded guilty to the first submous on behalf of defendant. Sub-In- spector I. Grainger prosecuted.

It was stated in Court hint de- fendant sent in n form to the Ininnd Revenue Department regarding the ages and date of birth of his four children in August 1017 different from that which he had submitted in 1941. Enquiries revented that there WOR clifference of three in the dates relating to the Venta first three children. Insp. Grainger raid though there was no actual loss of revenue, the dates would

Inve been accepted if the record of 1941 And not been cheeked, and an al- lowance

each entle of $2,000 for would have been granted.

EVIDENCE OF CHARACTER Me P. S. Cassidy told the Court thai he had know the defendant for more than 25 years und eind Sinen absolute confidence in hir. his partner died during the occupa- tion, witness said he had invited Cheng to be # member of the direc- tors of the John D. Hutchison & Co., Ltd.

Mr Grimtha said his client on fil- Ing up these forms made a mistake in the dates when converting the into the English

Chinese enfenders

dates and made a wrong calculation:

As all the birth certificate: of the children were lost, his client was only drawing on his memory,

In view of his good character and taking into consideration that there was no loss of revenue, Mr Clifford

said he would impose Bue of $200,

a nominal

Tried To

"Touch' Fellow

Villager

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Court Hears Story Of Attack

On Hikers

Three Charged With Murder Of L.B. Wood

The Wood Murder case opened before Mr Blair- Kerr at Kowloon this morning when preliminary proceedings were heard against Lau Hoi, alias Lau Yun-hoi, 20, unemployed, Ho Cheuk-kui, 26, uncm- ployed, and Li Chung-chun, alias Li Chik-sang, 32, gardener of 377, The Peale, accused of the murder of Lytton Bevis Wood at a path leading from Lion Rock to Shatin on February 11. The three men are also charged with robbing G. R. Ross who was hiking with Wood on that day.

when

ROAD SENSE... 5)

xne saloon, by parking close behbul the open car, has made thugs awkward for the owner of the latter if he wants to move.

FURTUNURIASITI NURSINGISELLA VEZETETOVAZIONEZITATORI KAICHELLEYBOLICY

"Hell Of A

Crowd" Prevented

A fourth man, Kong Lok, 44, un-Į "I was carrying' a walking stick employed, faintly charged with the and a self-defence I retaliated and secured, was discharged this morning struck one of the men across the left 4

Det-Sub-Inspector Matches temple. When this was taking pince, told the magistrate that he had been one of the men stepped back and instructed to adduce no evidence levelled something at me which looked like a revolver. There was against him.

no explosion but I heard a click like a misfire. Shortly after that I was overpowered and brought to ground and while thus lying, stones were thrown at me from close range,

At this stage Wood was also on thei

Opening the case for the Crown, Inspector Matches said that at about 3 pm, an February 11, which was the second day of the Chinese New Yer, Mr Ross of Kimberley Road left his house with the late Mr Wood in a taxi. They alighted from the car at Talpo Road near the reservoir and walked by the catchwater at the base of Lion Rock up- the path to Kowloon Pass. About one-third

of the way up they met four Chinese men who set upon them.

DUMPED IN THICKET

the

Man's Arrest

What the prosecution described as

"hell of a crowd" became a con- tributing factor to the getaway of a man who had assaulted a Sanitary Department coolle.

The expression was used this

round and then two or three robbers heard Wool shout to me 'Are You all came up and rifled my pockets. I right, Ronny?' and I replied "Yes, I am all right and that was the Inst time I heard Wood speak. When morning at the Central Magistracy there two robbers had finished rifling: When Lo Chiu, 24. hawker, was my pockets, they withdrew a short charged with hawking food at u distance and I heard them talking and for assault with intent to evade

place

other than a public market among themselves. One of thisee men then returned to me and ran his hand

arrest. over me as if he was looking for something I had hidden. Ile left me again and I was then left alone for another moment,

They, were overcome, gagged and bound. Mr Ross was thumped in it Hung Stu-lam was a most extra-thicket covered by undergrowth and ordinary begagor and he had it was not till later, after the rob- technique all his own. He wan bers had left, that he discovered his

the deceased, lying faceWRISTS BOUND WITH WIRE hawking beef and pork at a stall. "being" at Queen's Road Central friend. on Tuesday when he saw a fellow downwards in a pool nearby with a villager.

rock on his back.

Ab you arb from the same villa

#: myself. How about giving me some money to go back to the country?"

"Well, ..I've only got $40" the mau told him.

"Oh never mind, I'll take twenty," compromised Hung.

They

п

Alleged Indecency

PLEA MADE

FOR P.O.

Closing addresses in the trial of Petty Officer Bertram William Knight, 20, of HMS King Salvor, and Laum Lip, 24, tricycle coolie, who are facing charges of Indecency, were bear before Mr Jualice Williams at the Criminal Sessions this morning. Mr A. Lonsdale, Crown Counsel, asisted by Det.-Sub-Inspector A. Shaw, prosecuted, and Knight way defended by Mr Brook A. Bernacchi, Instructed by Mr A. 3. C. Comber.

Second accused is not represented

Mr Bernnechi, In the course of his address, deall with the degree of drunkenness, and said that if the Jury were satisfed that Knight was so drunk on the night in question, February 12, as to be incapable of formulating any intention of com- mitting or attempting to commit the acts alleged, then he was entitled to be nequitted.

Mr Lonsdale also spoke on the Issue of drunkenness and its effects, and submitted that there was ample evidence that Knight was aware of what he was doing.

Mr Justice Williams will sum-up this afternoon.

Manager Faces Forgery Charges

Allegations that on divers dates between November 11 and February 23, he forged cheques involving $23, 013 purporting to be cheques of To Chung, and uttered them at the Yin Yien Commercial Bank Ltd., Des Voeux Road Central, and the Char- tered Bank of India, Australia and Chium, were mode

against Wong

Tin-lung, 38, manager of the Tung Hing Hong, 300 Queen's Road Cens iral, before Mr d'Almada at Central this morning when Wong was charged with ten counts of forgery Becounts of uttering forged cheques.

According le the prosecution, raid was conducted at Sal Street on Tuesday morning and Sanitary De- partment coolic No. 9 found de- fendant with three olher men

"Another robber came up When the coolle attempted to seize and When pulled my hands together, This the goods, defendant threw a stone man then bound my wrists with a at him. The coolie ducked but de- piece of wire. The robber who I fendant took off one of his clogs and had hit on the temple and drew blood struck the coolic in the face. Be- then came up to me. He hnd a

was a "hell of a crowd," cause

there stick with which he hit me across defendant made good his escape.

Another raid was carried out that my thighs as was lying on the ground. I was then left alone for afternoon, sald Inspector Fox, and another short white and I could hear defendant was again seen.

He ar them talking among themselves frested defendant. again.

Mr d'Almada imposed a fine of $350 or four months.

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Finding his friend beyond all human aid. Mr Ross retraced his way over the hill to Kowloon City Rolice Station. He met a Chinese male on the way

who untied his hands which were lightly bound with wire.

The Police proceeded immediately to the spot. It was very dark then found the deceased in the same position and removed his body

"Two of the robbers came up to the

mortuary

me again. They took off my neck- Mr Ross

went to Kowloon Hoste and tied it round my legs just for treatment. pitul

above the knees. They then took Enquiries proceeded

and. DA my two handkerchiefs out of my February 23 information

They tied one round my pocket. whereby Lau and He were light

neck very tightly till I could hardly arrested at 6.m

at the Sang Lee

Valmy neck loosely and the two ends Kowloon City. That same were draped over my face. Lau made a statement to the

"The same

two rabbers and hiter Io, also made

to

After he had obtained-the--520. Hung asked his fellow villoger for another $5 to see him "safely" back to the country. Hung's second re- quest for money wa seen by n detective who arrested him.

As a

sequel. 20-year-old Hung was charged before Mr d'Almada at Central this morning with begging for alns, and was sentenced to three weeks and expulsion.

Inspector Moran salt the money V had been returned to the man by S the detective as the former was leaving the Colony that day.

Illegal Food Factory

A fine of $300 was imposed

d'Almada al Central this

011

came to

Kardens, Nan Tsin Wat breathe. The other was tied rount

Alleged Assault On Taxi Driver

A Fillplo, Olimpio Dulay, 20, steward on board the Turk's lead, was charged before Mr Binir-Kere then at Kowleon this morning with evad- which would be produced } shoulders and carried me away and boy fun, with an iron motor car picked me up by my fett anding taxi fare and causing grievous harm to the taxi driver, dumped me in the The robbers then plucked the under-fuck at Wuhu Street on Monday.

undergrowth. growth and covered me with it. At Asking for a remand of two days, this stage I feigned death.

Sub-Inspector Howarth stated that "As

Polier statement

evidence. On March 6, the Police received further information as a realt of which Leo was questioned at 377 The Peak where he was working

ስፋ

I was lying in the under-the complainant was in hospital a gardener. His answers unci Krawth

heard the robbers talking suffering from a double fracture of éxplanations proving unsatisfactory among themselves and heard two the left forearm. he was taken to the Kowloon City or three distinct shots. After that

Accused who admitted evading his Paiter Station for further ques

question-

the robbers left in ones and twas fare but denied the assault, was told ing. On Instructions, he was de- I down the path."

The case is proceeding.

3

Wu Hol. 41, shop proprietor, by Mrtained over that week-end under a

morning

banishment warrant and on March the Police

for keeping swines without a licence he made a statement

and

running a food factory without licence, According to the Health Inspector with the present offences.

as a result of which he was charged

were

In charge of the case, defendant's premises at 12 Queen Victoria Street, third floor,

visited yesterday, and three pigs were found to be kept there. Defendunt was also running a food factory, roasting was meat and poultry. The business had been going on for 18, months and defendant made a lot of money during that time, selling ronsted meat to hawkers.

Defendant said he had meant to apply for a licence when he found a suitable place, but he could not And the proper premises.

Two KCC Social

Functions

19 WOUNDS

Dr R. E. Alvarez of the Kowloon Mortuary, who conducted Apost mortem sald he found 19 wounds, shoulder, bruises and abrasions on the head, lips and hands of the deceased. asphyxia brought about by drown- The cause of death was ing.

and ten

On the application of the prosecu- flon, defendant was remanded for three days in Police custody.

Mr Y. H. Chen appeared for de- fendant.

Russian Forfeits

His Bail

A Russian watchman, Boris Markoff, 30, had his ball of $50 estreated by Mr Clifford of Central this morning when he failed to appear to answer a charge of being drunk and incapable at the

Lily Cafe, No. 7 Leighton Hill Road of 11a.m. yesterday,

Insp. Brownrigg said that de- fendant was well-known to the Police in the Wanchal district.

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For being underway without a certificated engineer, on board, the coxswain of the motor boat "Hing Woo" was fined $150 or one month by Me Calens at the Marine Court this morning.

Defen-

tant pleaded that he had been given sudden orders to go out of the Harbour, with the result that the engineer, who was ashore, was left behind. Mr Cairns remarked that he must have known that he was not allowed to leave without a properly certificated engineer, and added "I suppose le Just took a chance."

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When the accused were asked whether they had any questions to put to the doctor, Lau said "When I was arrested, I did not know the reason why. The Police took me to a dark room and struck me with

Oats and truncheons."

The coxswains of two motor junks For lying alongsido George Ronald

Ross, principal were each fined $100 or one month wall west of the Shapishulpa Ferry witness for the Crown, described for being moored in the Yaumati pler during prohibited hours with- how he and the late Mr Wood set Typhoon Shalter in the area reserved put a lying-in-shore permit, the cut by taxi from Austin Road on for Government craft. Bolh hadmaster of a motor cargo boat was February 11. They

commenced been warned previously. They fined $50 or 14

days.

He pleaded their hike along the catchwater path pleaded that they had to use that that his engine had broken down

Beacon Hill and

Sub- the Rock, Kowloon Pass. they ascended the path leading to permits, but at 6 a.m., the office was defendant had mentioned this at the

At that point near

closed.

Mr Cairns said that theytime, but pointed out that in 'any a stream, they stopped for a rest. should have lain off until they had case defendant should have anchored

was standing and was talking got permits.

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loon Cricket Club will hold its Orst social function on Friday afternoon, when a bridge and mah jong drive will be held. In the clubhouse.

Club Indy subscribers who wish to make up tables are requested to In- form the No. 1 Boy, and mah jong players are asked to bring their own BOIN.

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It was Important, he off-shore.

to Wood. I was conscious that some sald, that this area should be kept

Chinese were coming down towards

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The mistress of a

I noticed that the four Chinese

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first two had passed me when I was amount permitted by his licence. He vessel which was still flying the suddenly conscious that one of the pleaded that he had taken on this Immigration signal. She had a pre- last two men was striking out at oil in Hongkong and was taking it vious conviction for a similar Wood. Then I was suddenly attack-, to Youmati to hand over to his offence. Mr Calma imposed a fine ed by the first two men.

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