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Today's Events
July 16--Wm. Powells Ltd. annunt
meeting, naon,
P. & O.'s
THE CHINA MAIL, WEDNESDAY, JULY 16, 1047.
MANSLAUGHTER CHARGE H.M.S. Gambia Sailor In Court Jeep Accident Sequel
Coming Events Women
August 7--HK & Kowloon Whart
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annual meeting, noon.
Verandah
Pursers
The inclusion of two women stenographers in ************ the Purser's Staff of the "Stratheden" is an in- novation in P. & O. ships which it is proposed in extend to other P. & O. vessels as they return to commercial service,
Inclosure
Permitted
They will mainly be recruited
have had ex from those who The Director of Public Worksperience in the W.R.N.S., mand will be empowered to grant pes. other branches of the Women's mits for Alar Inclosure
Services." veranlahıs arud balconies over na. Beamed Crown band or streets for
Commeil
of
53 William Eggleston. of witness, but it was going "pret-
read
A
Larceny Ordinance Amendment
an
WOT, NO GRATUITY?
Accra, July 16. Meno Katsina, a Corporal in the Royal West African Frontier Eorce. created a precedent at the Pay Offico by refusing to accept the equivalent of £47 due to him en relento, from war service, His late father's wish hod been für his son to “give hin services free to the King of England who 'prevented the German from taking Africa." -Associated Press.
Military Wedding At Cathedral
Big Haul Of Cotton On Glen Ship
On board the ss. "Glengarry" when she arrived
from Shanghal at the beginning of the 'month' were 2,670 lb. of cotton yarn and 104 bolts of cotton stuffs-none of which appeared on the ship's manifest. The cotton yarn was a proli-' bited export and the whole cargo was in the "care of the boatswain.
The owner appeared before Mr. Springall at Cen- tral Magistracy yesterday, as a result of the discovery of the illicit cargo by Revenue CM- cer J. Redman. The value of the goods seized was estimated at about $23,000.
The owner, King Tung ling! flew down from Shanghai to claim the goods and appeared in Court yesterday, represented by Mr. C. A. Russ. The pto. Recution
WAR conducted by Senior
Revenue Officer W. Humphreys when a pleú of "not guilty" was entered.
Revenue Giving evidence, Officer Redman told His Wor- ship that when the "Glengarry"
he went on board to search for
Rural
Training College
It is announced that
That defendant ignored his request to stop the jeep after a woman had been knocked down was the allegation made by A/B John Patrick Gillen in the course of his evidence before Mr. An amendment 'tô the] W. II. Latimer at Kowloon yesterday, when Larceny Ordinance will compittal proceedings were commenced make the Crown's 'posi-| against A/B Robert Iver Lawless, 34, HMS
tion easier in cases of "Gambia," of 3 Fern Street, Gilfach Goch, South Wales, on a charge of manslaughter,
prosecutions in connec Lawless was charged with causing the death of a tion with menacing let- Chinese woman. Chu Tai, aged 34, at 4.30 p.m. ters in which the threat on June 30 at Hennessy Road, near the junc-to use explosives if pay- tion of Fleming Road, as; the result of a traffic ment is not made is ut- accident.
tered, is the subject of Mary, important military offi. The stenographers will rank
amendment to the cisle gathared at BL. Jonn's as Junior Officers on board the Hong Kong Trade Office, pro- ty fast," There were other
What the time Larceny Ordinance, 1935, Cathedral yesterday to see Miss certain pitpores, under an Or. "Stratheden" and their uniform | svented. Layless was not legally cars on the dujante The Best wrafling of which i will resemble That of the represented in the preliminary two of which were in front of to be read before Legis-Col. Clarke, of the Rine arrived from Shanghai on July the Rural Training Col- WATE T
Legislative | Women's Royal Naval Service, † proceedings. moved in
thel, leep and which Lawless lative Council tomorrow Brigade. by tomorrow
the with the P. & O, batige on their i Detalling the ease for the was attempting to overtake. for the first time.
unmanifested cargo. On search lege will enrol about 25. The bride wore a long white ing the ship's store, he found 18 male and female first Allorney General.
hals. Their rank will be denois į Crown, S. 1 Eggleston said that As the jeep approached
Seet, 48 of the Ordinance gown. of Bilk with n Shortage of office accommoria, ed by a narrow gold batul and at about 4,30 p.m. on June 30 erossrond, continued witnesa,
kit bags of cotton yarn is 10-16. blossom and
year students. tion in the Colony ham resulted | the sleeve,
a fatal accident occorred at he saw a group of five or six makes it a felony, punishable on coronet of orange
bundles, four kit bags of three conviction with
velling. She carried
Candkintes must possess the imprisonment talle ballentioris being made; to the As the "Stratheden" has tele Hennessy Road near the junc- persons making 精密 If they for life and,
cloth bundles of white linen ma- following.
(1) cane of, bouquet of gladiolas, and
qualifications: DPW. Hitherto, this has been | phones in the elling, four tele- tion of Fleming, Road, Wanchal, wanted to cross the road from pabilitert. The new Bill is in phonists will also be included as the rest of which Che Tai, left to right. When their vehl punishment, if any person "ut Erskine, the
males under 16 with corporal alven away by Major General terial and one bundle of print-age 17 or over, having a good
GO.C. Capt. Red material.
physique and character, und in the Ship's Company, Some a 3-year-old woman without cle arrived at the crossroad, a
After making abortive In posscasing a character certifi of them have been recruited fixed nbrale, was killed.
child wat struck by the right ters, knowing the contents thare. Dɛrwła discharged the duties of quiries an to the owner of the gate aigned by their respective ! from the Women's Services and} Defendant was driving the rudguard and, thrown into the any letter or writing demand, best man.
Attending the bride were Miss cloth, R. O. Redman tald Mr. headmasters; (2) must be hard. with i persons one has been chosen for her naval jeep involved in the ac. air. A woman was knocked ing hotel switchboard experience, cident. He was an unlicenced down and run over by the jeep, menaces, and without any rea-Pamela Brigg-Wilier, bridesmaid. Springail, the cloth was taken working and persevering, und to the Revenue Offlee where it have an inclination for rural They will rank as Petty Offi. driver and drove the jeep with- "I shouted to Lawless to sunable or probable cause, any and the Misses S.J. Reynolds and
J. Mozley as flower girls. Master remained until the following education work; (3) must po sitar out the permission of the owner, stop, as we have knocked down property or valuable thing."
page morning when the boatswain Yu seas a Chinese or foreign Senior This placed on the Crown the Andrew Mozley neted as or W.R.N.S. After the ureident, went on some one.' declared witness.
and Tung-iam, came flower,.. girls
claim the Middle School certificate, or a the prosecuting officer, defen- "but he told me not to get into the contents of the letter by the bridesmaid unus of proving knowledge of boy. The
'wore dresses of cargo. Gant did not stop but continued a panic."
de chine them, and ex-turquoise crepe driving to a very dangerous He did not stop the car,'
person uttering
Left Office that such posles of tuberroses, manter towards Caseway Bay, said Glen, but drove on at the perience has shown
Following the wedding. a re- The boatswain said he had Near the tiam terminua, he same speed and overtook one anons is in the type of case
given at Flagstall brought it to the Colony for Place of application: Edrica- drove the vehicle into
usual in this Colony most dira. ception was Great of the cars in front.
Hause. cult to discharge.
Romeune clue and was respon- tion Department, Windsor George Street. where he ran
A.G. Mr. D.M. MacDougall; the Among those present were the alble for it. When asked for House, 3rd floor. into a stationary car.
$500 bail (an he A.O.C., Ale Commodore Webster: charged) Yu Tung-iam left the Monday and Tuesday, 11th and Dules of examination: Oral--- Was to be
office and did not return,
No one came to
tended to manke this, possible, it being pointed in the "Objects and Stearoom" adtached
13:11 Haart
1. ezumplered that this chortage of office arvonmousslation. at bilarly to that a few years and | ceps und will wear
The reutinares at is | uniform to those
that
For Jareiny from the persnt of a Parker 51 fountain pen at Des Voenx Bond Central on July 14,
cena comble, despite the probit Petty Officers, with their enn tion contzorger 1 the above barels showing P. & O. 8. N. mentioned Ordmances, that the Company and the rising sun, Director "I Public Works De allowed, in his discretion and subject to such mandilions as be ma preeth, to grant permis.
to any owner of prembers; Jan Ping Kwan 14, was ordered where at verandah or hatrany is to receive six strokes of the carie hafe over mined Crown land and bound over in the sum of Sar over may street, ta, melaye such san for 12 months by Mr. F.X. anchor saleuny for use as d'Almada at Central Magistracy
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SUPPER DANCE 7-30 P.M.
12-30 A.M.
As from July 18th, admission to Supper Dance at the above Hotel will be restricted to ticket holders only. Tickets, whtell cost $5 (Five Dollars) each, may be obtained at any time from the Iteception Office and entitle the holder to à tight supper, according to the dally menu. European, Rus- sian and Chinese dishes will be available (Chef ex Bala. · Jalka.) A first class band will be in attendance.
Speelmen Ticket.
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No. X X X X
23-26 Nathan' Roail, Kówloon, “
Tel. 58921...
SUPPER DANCE. 7-30..12-30 a.m.
This ticket entities bearer to a meal to the value of $3 (Three Dollars II.K.) and drinks từ the value of (Two Dollars) · 11.K,
No exceptions will be made.
$2
The Management reserve the right to refuse admission.
.N.D, No passouts given.
Tickets may be booked by telephone, but must be taken up by 7.30 p.m.
Gillen's Story
The necused
and' his
com-
panton got off the jeep but be fore they could decamp were in- tercepted and detained by some persons who would appear as witnesses. They were handed over to the Police and, later. charged.
They appeared before the First Magistrate, Hong Kong. on' July 2 and on July 3 the charge against John Patrick Gillen was withdrawn by the Magistrate. On the accused's third appearance before the Hong Kong Courts, on July 9. the case was referred to the First Magistrate, Kowloon, for hearing.
his.
evidence-in-chief, Gillen stated that Lawless and himself left the ship with two companions at about 1 p.m. to came ashore. As he had no money, he did not want to come shore but was persuaded to do so by Lawless who lent him
T
some money.
|
About three-quarters of a mile from the scene of the ac
cident. Lawless turned the car into a side road on the left and slowed down to u "very, very
the back of a stationary slow speed." The jeep ran into
and came to a stop..
car
Remembered Very Little
of
any
in the
It is considered that provision should be made rendering offence to be in possession of a writing demanding
letter *T
money with menaces, the oil found to prove that he had no
being placed on any person Ro
Intent to ulter it,
The amendment also increaseя
the penalty from three years: and a $1,000 fine to a maximum
a WOS
with
C/P. Macintosh; Lient/Col. Reynolds: Licut/Col. Bruce:
cut/Col. Mozley: Mr. Marse: rigadier Jones; Col. & Mrs. Eden, and Group Capt. Jones,
JURY DISAGREE
to
claim the
cargo or to pay the ball money until about 4.30 p.m. on July 8 when a King Tung-ling went to the Revenue Office, saying that
he was the owner,
certificate of equivalent or high. |or standing.
Dales of application; From today to July 31. 1947.
12th August, 1947.
Place of examination;
Tem-
porarily Training College, Bonham Road.
fixed nt Northeute
Treatment: Successful candi- daten, having been properly ad mitted to the College, will re- celve a living allowance from
tuition he the Government,
and lodging being all free,
Prospectuses and application obtainable at the forma are
R.O. Redman would not let When the jeep stopped con-
The jury could not agree yester-htm take it away until tinued witness, he got out and of 10 years,
day on found that another car
the Laichikok had
murder brought the boatswain, Yu Tung- come alongside and that aj D.G.S. FUNCTION
case, in which Nu Wie-chun Islam, who had come in the first charged with the murder of N place. About 15 minutes later, European was standing by the
The Diocesan Girls' side of the car. This Euro School is giving an Informal en-
Junior Tsun-sang, a fellow watchman at the boatswain, and King Tung Education Department, Windsor pean, declared witness, argued tertainment of singing,
the Standard Oil installation onling appeared at his office and House, Third Floor, with Lawless, and a passage he and plays from 6, pan. to 8 p.m.
gamca May 3.
Yu Yung-lam sald he WAR heerd was "You cannot get on Thursday, July 17, In aid of custody.
in bringing the goods down for away with this, you two," nd, the D.G.S. Girls' Club and St.
King Tung-ling. The trial took seven days and dressed to both Lawless andi
Andrew's Church Restoration the whole of yesterday morning himself.
funda.
WOS eceupled with the Chief Justice's summing up. The Jury retired for 45 minutes.
As the party was making its way out to the main road, three Chinese constables approached and the next thing he knew was that they were all in a car go- ing buck along the road the jeep bad previously taken.
re-
The car stopped at the reene of the first accident and then proceeded to the Police Station. They all went to the China In reply to His Worship, wit- Fleet Club from the Naval nese alated that he could Dockyards and stayed there un-member very little of what hap- about 4 p.m. drinking and pened after he had got out of smoking. He had a rum on the jeep. hoard ship, and four large At this stage, further hear- whiskies and two bottles of ing was adjourned to this af- beer at the Club. His com- ternoon. panion, including Lawless, had the same.
Admission will be. by pro- Krammes, at $2 and $5 each.
Accused was remanded
Can't Be Ignored Mr. Russ, on behalf of the de. dendant, asked His Worship to allow defendant to pay, a fine
Causeway Bay Road Speedster
Solicitor's Objection Incoming from Shanghal and at an excessive speed of 44 milles
Murder Case
rear
A.S.P. Halg Brown in evidence
រដ
to confiscate the goods Under two charges of driving ⠀⠀
this first time in busi- per hour and having the nesa, he did not know the laws number plate obscured, Ng Kam Hong Kong. Also, Mr. Ruse Hui, 26, mee boy, was cautioned xplained, the boatswain had one chuige and aned $150 on Lower court proceedings were commented against promised to have the cargo fully the other by Mr. FX, d'Almuda Lam Kui and Chung Tin before Mr. F. X. his care, attending to the 4 Central Magistracy yesterday: d'Almada at Central Magistracy yesterday ecary procedures on his be sald that at about 10.15 p., on when both accused faced charges of murder "I have been instructed by July 14 at Causeway Bay Road and assault, occasioning bodily harm.
the I. & E. to ask for confisen.hu enw defendant's car, jeep No. Before Mr. A.G, Clifford opened from multiple wounds. The body tion in view of the fact that if 1003, travelling at a high speed. the prosecution case, Mr. Marcus was identified as Lo Be by his in this
He followed the particular case they da Silva for both accused objected brother Lo la Cheuk and Leung were to be allowed to keep their 100 yards and found the speed tu to the charge of causing bodily Po Delective 715. In his opinion goods it would became a regular car passed a stationary tram car be about 44 m.p.l. Defendant's harm being Included in the the actual cause of death was occurence," said Senior Revenue Leaving the Club, they in-
charge of murder.
rupture of the spleen.
Officer Humphreys. tended to walk back to the
Mr. Clifford quoted various Szeto Kan of No. 17 Second
"This can nol be ignored," Dockyards but on passing a
cases of such procedure and dealt} Street, sald that about 8.00 p.m. said Mr. Springall when he large compound next the Peninsula Hotel arrivals on at length with numerous sub. of May 20 saw seven or eight ned defendant $400 and order- Club Lawless suggested trying] Monday included Major George missions.
men rushing up the steps towards ed the goods to be confiscated. to obtain transport back. They Henderson (US Army), Miss The Magistrate ordered that the Second Street, Three of them
Personalia
•
Flogging Powers Restricted
both asked whether transport Madeleine Brady, Frederick two charges be heard together) were armed with large knives was available and told there Cryde, Miss Mildred Loverren.
Colonel E. G. Shingledecker, and and Mr. Silva requested that his which looked like choppers. The Frank Cayce,
objection be registered.
rest were holding bamboo poles a Opening the case, for the pro-) and cluba. secution Mr. Clifford sald that! They came from First Street about 8.00 p.m. on May 28, the and up Centre Street. He follow- two accused together with others ed them up the steps and saw not in custody staged an assault over 10 persons coming down the Į on Szeto Kan. When they found steps. He was in the middle of
Was Rene.
Afte, leaving the compound They made their way towards
Peninsula Hotel dopartures on the Club as defendant wanted Monday included Sun Moon, to go “back for another drink." Mariano Expelein, Mr. and Mrs. On their way, said witness, they J. E. Eschon, Y. T. Ling and won a jeep parked by the side Commander A. Seawell, of the road, Lawless put his arm on witness's shoulder, and said; "Jump in and I will take you back to the Dockyard."
Mr. William Arthur Welch, chartered accountant, residing in Gloucester Hotel was married to Mrs. Ivy Serita Julla Lambert, nee Gordon, socretary, at the Registry yesterday.
The witnesses were
Mr. H.R. Cleland and Mrs, Sophie Rudroy. The forthcoming wedding of
for about
and sped on towards Hennessy Rond travelling at about 35 m.p.h. and eventually stopped at Stuart Rond,
ad.
Throughout the whole period the canvas hood of defendant's Jeep had fallen over the rear of the vehicle resulting in the rear number plate being obscured. When arrested defendant mmitted that he had borrowed the car for a joy ride, that he had been in the colony for about two months and also that he was travelling at about 40 m.p.b.
that they had got the wrong man them and before he knew any- Section 89 of the Magistrates. Defendant holds a licence to ་, they proceeded to assault Lo Be, thing was being chopped. First Ordinance, 1932, empowers a drive a car. Mr. Clifford alleged. He would he received one cut, followed by Magistrate to Impose the penalty produce avidence of various two other cuts and fell uncon of flogging on any male offender
witnesses to prove that they an.] sclous. He heard someone say convicted of the offences specified GOLD STEADIES
Medical Evidence
Hennessy Road Continuing, witness declared that he entered the jeep, not thiking that Lawless would try to drive the vehicle. Defendant Kct in and began to drive the Leoriol Clemente Silva, clerk, Dr. Edward William. Hackett, Mercantile Bank and Mrs. Mura medical officer of Queen Mary Maria da Rocha, widow, of No. 188 Hospital, in evidence, said that of Austin Road, top Boor is an- May 20 Szeto Kan was brought nounced.")
to him suffering from three cuts of 3", 2" and 1 on the head, forehead and shoulders
Jeep down Arsonal Street. In- stead of turning to the right (in the direction of the Dockyard), Lawless turned the jeep into Hennessy Road and, when told that that was the wrong direc tion, replied that he would make another turn at the walerfront.
He had no idea what the enced of the vehicie was, said
POP
HORSE HAIR SEATS WERE THE OVARIACY THING WHEN YĞURL GRANDMOTHER 1.1
A today's 0 p.m. meeting of the Spb-British Club, In. St. John's Cathedral ball, Dr. S.F. Davis, Ph.D. M.Sc, FTS, will peak on "The Natural Wealth of Hồng Kông."
any
ornament On
salted Lo Be with choppers and that they had got the wrong man. In the section.. clubs and medical evidence would] He did not make a report to the
'The drop in gold was stemmed In conformity with general show that he died of a ruptured police because he considered it a polley within Colonial territories $330 a thel and allding down to at yesterday. After opening spleen,
trivial matter,
progressively to remove or reduce. He could not give any reason dogging as a penalty for criminal $320.50 it started a steady climb for the assault. He attended an offences, the power of Hong Kong cat out before the market closed
to $338. Once again it fell to identification parade but was not magistrates is now to be restricted atle to identify anyone.
to cases of conviction for the | [1.bad ̧ogein rallied to $334.50, The case.
was adjourned to stealing of
There was an improvement In Tuesday, July 21.
chattel from the person of any 100 after opening at $14.22. At Plastres which rose to $11.45 (0 woman or child,
the close it was $11.40. Jorry An amendment to effect this fa
Chinese National Chiu, contained in a Bill which will be futures also improved and after Dr. Gould, medical officer in knocked down and fatally injured read by the Attomey-General for chenge of Victoria Public mor- an unknown Chinese male, aged the first time before Legislative opening at 114 cents it closed al teary, sold that on May 20 at about 80 years, near the Mong Council tomorrow.
114 cents for CN$1,000, The about 9.00 am, he examined the Kok, Theatre at about 12.30 p.m.
spot price was, however, easier at body of a Chinese male suffering yesterday, M.
Sanitary Department EC 3, driven by. Lau
PETTICOATS
He will also be moving the second and third readings of the new Trade Marks Ordinance.
14.1. conte.
currency
U.S. dollars were strong at $4.97; and Sterling & Australian pound, totes were unchanged at July 22 and 28 were fixed for $13.50 and $12.50 respectively. the continued hearing of the case in which Chan Fu-lam, SPITTERS, FINED Chinese, delective, is charged with demanding with menaces Two spitters, Chan Kam, 31, the sum of $500 from Tsol Lou, sallmaker, and Lo. Siu, 47, shop an March 14 and subsequent fofl were fined $20 each by Mr dates;, attempting, to obtain, a Latlmer at Kowloon yesterday. bribe from Isol Lau on March According to Inspector Orem, 14; and accepting a bribe of Chan was seen spitting in the $150 from Taol Lau and Lo third classe waiting room of the Tung at the Shanghai Teahouse, "Star" Ferry Wharf at 6.40 pn March 16 Defondant was p.m. on July 14,while Lo spat allowed ball in the sum of $27, on the dock of the "Northern 500 cost and $7,500 in two Star" at 10.50 am that samo Lizure
day:
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