1948-05-20 — Page 5

Accused Of Armed Robberies

Two Men Charged At Criminal Sessions

Lai Kam-pul, 19, and Leung Fai, 24, appeared before Mr Justice Gould at the Criminal Sensions this morning on two charges of armed robbery in Kowloon.

Mr J. Heynolds (Crown Counsel), assisted by Det. Insp. J. M. Forrest, Is prosecuting,

The accusad nrc charged with robbing Wong On-yu, of money and clothing: Lo Yuk-chap, of gold articles and clothing: Poon Kam. of HK$25 and CNS1.500,000; Ng Kun of $05; and Shlu Ki, of $25 on Feb- ruary 10: they are further charged with robbing Fing Chi of $1,900, Fold nrtleler, a Ronson Hghter, cloth- ind and CN$12,000,000: and Fung Kwal-lok, of old earrings and clothing on March 17.

NEW YEAR DAY ROBBERY

Mr Reynolds and about 1.15 p.m. on. February 10 (Chinese New Year Day) Won On-yu, master of the Weng On Ken Shoe Shop at 10%. Portland Street, sent a foki out to

When the fok! buy playing cards.

forced

returned, nine other men

their way Inside with him. Three of them were armed and one wore mask. They herded the occupants into the rear of the premises and them ransacked the

They floor.

took money, articles and clothing set out in the first charge.

was

On March 17, shortly after mid-

as nightsol nigil

coolic leaving the second floor of 39 Battery Street, four men, all nemed with revolvers forced their Into the premises. They herded the occupants into the kitclien and then rancarket the Boor. They money, articles and clothing as set out in the second charge.

stole

About 11 p.m. on March 29, a detective arrested Aral accused in Shanghal Street and about an hour Inter he arrested second accused at 657, Canton Road, when first nc- cused was searched two pown tickets were found on him. The lickels related to a Ronson lighter which wns Inter identified by Fung Chi as well as other articles belanglug him. The first accused also wore a brown sweater which was ident- fied as the property of Wong On-

yu,

PAWN TICKET FOUND

to

On April 1, a detective went with second nceused to 557, Conton Road, there Mr Reynolds continued, and found a sultcase. Inside a pown ticket was found. The ticket re- Iated to a Chinese long cont which Fung Kwai-lok claimed as his.

The two accused níade a stale- ment on the same day. They also made further statements when formally charged later in the day.

April On

2.

identification paradis was held and Fung Chi Identified the second accused as one of the men who had robbed him on March 17.

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The trial is continuing.

AMMUNITION

DUMP

STATEMENT.

In order to correct

Insceurate

rumours which have appeared in the local press (but not in the Tele-

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPHI,

THURSDAY, MAY 20, 1948.

PAULA

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SUCH A MURKY RIVER,

Today's Inauguration Celebrations

THE A & B B X 4 M

HK Observes Inauguration Of

Chiang

With Processions

A beflagged Hongkong this morning celebrated the inauguration of Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek as first President of the Republic of China under the new Constitution.

Highlight of the observances was the two pro- cessions--one on the island and one on the mainland of decorated cars. (See picture above by Staff Photographer.

At the Southorn playgr ound, starting point for the island procession, more care than the officially approved number of 25 turned up to take part, but they were not allowed to participate.

Every wealthy patriotic organisa-ja telephone enquiry, said its mem- tion turned out to do honour to bers were warking in the docks and their Presid.nt and each vied with utility compontes as usual, the other in giving the most noisy and colourful expression of their

aver-the-ocension.

NANKING BEFLAGGED Nanking, May 20-The capital was all beflagged and decorated- with victory arches for the in- President Chiang auguration of

Vice-President Li Kai-shick and Tsung-en this morning,

A 21-gun salute will herald the

• fery ever

They said it with flowers, gally coloured posters, and the crowds showed, by shouting and cheering, their appreciation of the harmonious efforts which were the result of a brass band, a olay Punch and Judy augural ceremony at 10 o'clock lu show, the best of lucnt song hits

the re-decorated National Assembly blaring from microphone.-li Hall. The bistoric session will be punctuated with the sounds of cym-attended by 3,000 persons, including balk and firecrackers.

diplomats, Some of the loenl schools, and more than 100 foreign

1,000 National Assembly delegates,

froups

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such Association were also reprisented.

SORRY, BLAME THE SCRIPT-WRITER FOIT THAT-HOW, LISTER, I WAHT YOU

TO STRUGGLE FOR ABOUT TEN SECONDS AND THEN SINK AND STAY UNDER

AS LONG AS YOU CAN.

Arsenal Of Guns And Ammunition

MAN FINED $1,000

The maximum fine of $1,000 was imposed by Mr Latimer. at Kowloon Court today on Yip Wing-tui, 29, a naturalised American citizen, who ad- solicitor, mitted through his Mr J. C. Stowart, the charge of possession of

and ammunition.

arms

Besides the penalty, Mr Latimer also ordered the confiscation of the smali arsenal of three US army car- and 788 bines with 10 magazines rounds of ammunition, one Colt re- volver with 77 rounds. 200 rounds of

38

revolver" ammunition

and 450 rounds of 9 mm parabellum ammuni-

tion.

Prosecuting, Inspector Seragg enld that the arms and ammunition were discovered by a Chinese Maritime Customs Oficer at the KCR barrier They on the morning of May 18. were hidden in a false bottom of a wooden box specially constructed which Yip presented for custom In- spection.

NATIVE OF TOISHAN

Ylp, it was disclosed, was n native of Toishan. He went to America in 1937 and served three years with the US

army

during the Pacifle war.

the 53

He saw service in Okinawa. When he was demobilised, he became a naturalised American citizen.

Returning to his native land, Yip arrived at Hongkong by General Mels on May 14. He told the Police that the arms and am- munition were purchased In the States with a view to taking them back to his country because of its unsettled condition.

He disclosed to the Police that he had purchased the arms and am- Kuomintang statesman, and Imme-munition from unknown persons in diately after the induction the unknown streets in Oakland for a President will deliver the inaugural address.

The inaugural session will be followed by a reoption on

the upper Boor of the National Assem bly Hall, where the President and Vice President will meet members of the Diplomatic Corps and receive their felicitations.

Under the austerly regulations, the Government has decrard against Inbornte festiviti:s lo mark the auguration, but many celebration programmes are planned by elvic and public bodies.

Public-dancing-will be permitted for three nights beginning today- Reuter.-AAP.

SENTENCES

REDUCED

Judgment was delivered by

Into

total amount of about US$165,

Inspector Scragg said that the Police here were doing their best to warn travellers that it was illegal to bring arms and ammunition

the arrival of the Hongkong. On General Meigs, Inspector Hemsley went on board before the departure of the passengers, and requested o member of the screw to warn the

through passengers

the public address system. The Pollee, said Inspector Scragg, had also

approach- ed steamship companies requesting their co-operation in warning pas- songers,-

Pleading in mitigation, Mr Ste- wart sald that his client was dils- charged from the US army with good conduct. The hiding of the arms and a ammunition was not entirely with the alm to avold the law, but to present them getting into the hands of Regulars and Com- munists.

the Boys Scout 600 legislators, 50 members of the Mr Justice Gould in the Supreme Paid

graph) within the last few days the lhe heart of the city and into Des and 700 high-ranking Government offences under the Telecom-

following statcinent is issued jointly by the Government and the Milltary Authorities,

Lyemun Magazine, on the Lyemunt Peninsula, contains a quantity of ammunition in a deteriorating con-

decorated cars.

No Duty On Medicine

Control Yuan, 100 representatives of STREETS CROWDED

the three political

Court this morning on appeals parties, 50 Everywhere Along the

route governors, mayors and speakers of brought by two men against which brought the procession into provincial and municipal

counelle, conviction and sentence for West dense crowds oftells. Voeux Road

munication Ordinance.

Cheung Tim-man, 42, was fined nd the streets and applauded the

The appellants were Li Fong, 20, $100 by Mr Hin-shing Lo at Central unemployed, and Ku Slu-leung, 21, this morning for possession of 52 unemployed, who, were each

fined

bottles of cough balsam on which $6,000 or a year's hard labour by duty had not been paid. Mr W. A. Blair-Kerr at Kowloon on Mr J. M. d'Almada Remedios March 19 for using and possessing pleaded guilty on behalf of defen- a radio-communication station at No. dont. 244 Taipo Road, third floor, without The court was told that on May

6, Revenue Officer English

in Kowloon.

Although it was not declared a public holiday, the Chinese Gold and ditlan and has been for some time Silver Exchange, native banks and a source of anxiety to the Military most exchange shops closed for the

day. Authorliles and a source of danger to persons living in the neighbour- hood of Lyemun Barracks, and in particular a the villagers of Shnuklwan.

The Military Authorities have now received authority

GHIQ, from FARELF, to demolish the ammuni- tion contained in the magazine by Aring explosive charges. The Military Authorities approached the Hangkong Government about the beginning of May on the question, but before making the necessary which would include of the

arrangemary evacuation

the village of Ah King Ngam and the temporary

ary closure of Lyemun Pass, the question of compensation for death, damage, injury or other losses caused by the demolition requires to be settled.

The Assistant Director of Claims and Hirings is not authorised to accept responsibility for the pay-

Coin-

President Chiang Kai-shek will The Ennie enthusiasm was shown.teave his oficial residence at 9.30 and from there will be escorted to the Assembly Hall by General Jisu Yueh, his personal Chief of Staff. accommned by four military aides in full regalia.

The road leading from the Prasi dential residence to the Assemblyn licence. Hall will be under close police su- pervision. Two other milltary aides of the President's Office will call on Vice President Li Tsung-Jen at the same time accompany him to the Assembly Hall.

The onth

be ad- ministered by Wu Chi-hui, elder

Schools, however, opened as usual. morning that the Chinese

A report was being circulated this labour unions bad Instructed their mem- hers to take the day off from workt but no confirmation of this could be obtained from the Labour Office.

One

Colony's leading of the Chinese workers' union, replying to

of office will

Crank Posts Religious Ballyhoo

Notice In Central Court

While Mr F. X. d'Almada was dealing with hawker cases at the First Court of the Central Magistracy this morning, a young man, dressed in a white coat and a green pair of pants, crept stealthily up to the side wall of the Court and affixed a notice. He then retreated to the public gallery and sat down smiling sardonically at his handiwork.

on

visited

Mr A. J. Clifford. Instructed by the second floor of No. 25 Wing Lok Mr Alfred Y. llon, appeared for the Street East and found 62 bottles of appellants, and Mr J. Reynolds, immitation Pectex cough balsam. Crown Counsel, was for the Crown. The duty for the medicine would be

Mr Justice Gould dismissed the

$24.18. appeals against conviction, but allowed the appeals against tence. He reduced the fines to $1,500 in

ench case, with the alternative of six months hard labour on each charge, the terms to be served con- secutively.

SCH-

"

Mr Remedios said that defendant's foki bought the medicine from travelling trader and was under the Impressio. that duty had been paid. The 52 bottles of cough balsam were ordered to be confiscated,

ROBBED A

Dogs Without SLEEPING FOKI

An unusual, form of larceny was heard at Kowloon this morning.

sentenced to a year and recom- by Mr

Muzzles The culprit, Lam Chiu-lol, 30, was

S. de Champeunx of 607 Barker (mended for banishment Ronil was fined $5 by Mr Thomas Blair-Kerr. Tam at Central (his morning for

allowing his. brown chow bitch to Hcording

to Sub-Inspector ment of such compensation and has

No one noticed him suve a news "What is the idea of putting a

Lam put his hands through Court?" to GHQ, paper reporter, who drew the atten- notice up in

asited Mr wonder in Barker Read without a an iron grill of a shop in Portland had to refer the matter

muzzle on April 3. FARELF. A reply to this

tion

Street at 1 am. yesterday and de- of the Court Inspector to the d'Almada,

"My Idea is to ask you to deal

Mr Atroskenka, of No. 7, Bowen, tached a watch from the wrist of munication is awaited. Army am- notice. The notice was removed by

fined $5 for, a similar sleeping fokl. Just as he was about munition experts think it is unlikely Inspector Moran who showed it to with people intently, God, never Rord, was

the mugistrate.

fines people like that," replied, the offence.

to escape, the foki awake. Lam that any damage will result.

The notice, written

Miss Nancy Yip of No. 2A, Mount was followed white young man.

to Shanghai Street There is no truth in the suggestion paper in both English and Chinese,

Davis Rond. was fined $20 for al- where the foldi caught hold of him Mr d'Almada ordered the man lowing an alsatian dog and a chow as he took the watch Government was to the effect that the king was to be detained and a formal charge dog to be at large without muzzles pocket that the Hongkong vetoed the plan for demolition of Got; Jesus was good and woman

for be laid against lilm..

inspection. But he the magazine. In point (of was bad. Widows and widowers

outside the above address on Morcir broke away and was chased into fact. the proposal Is welcomed were worse; The rest of the nollo: · Later, an enquiring at the Churge | 25..

Nathan Hond where he was appre- na it will mean the removal of a was filled with religious ballyhoo. Room for the exact wording of th: Sub-Insp. A. Stephens was bliten hended with the help of a const- potential mennce to inhabilants of The young man, was brought for-notlec, our reporter was told that on the uṛní by one of the dogs, and able. It was then discovered that Shaukiwon. The only cause of de; | ward, lie carried a bag containing the man had been “kicked out as a defendant was ordered to pay. $25 he had thrown the watch

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