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GUNMAN MISSED Tattoo
MISSED Tattoo Man OUT IN FIGHT Took Poison
WITH POLICE
Twelve years' imprisonment with hard labour' and 20 strokes of the cane was the sentence passed by Mr. Justice E. HI. Williams (Pulsne Judge) on To Ming-fai allas To Lau, at the Criminal Sessions yesterday.
To Ming-fal, alias To Lan, who, of arms and ammunition,
WAS
In Cell
London, Aug. 26. Police officials said on Monday that John Henry Cole, the "Tattooed Man" charged with rape and robbery, during investi-
dark attacks on London girls, had taken poison in his cell and was too ill to appear for trial.
had already pleaded guilty to found not guilty and discharge.gation of a series of after
two charges of posgrasion of! arms and ammunition and two charges of armed robbery, was found guilty by a jury on it
"Breezes"
The closing address by Mr. Bernacchi, who appeared for charge of shooting at S/DE. Wong Lai, was punctuated with
Salter with intent to evade ar
rext.
frequent "breezen" between him- self and Mr. Clifford, Crawn Counsel, it being the contention of Bir. Bernarch that Mr. Clif- ford had no right Interrupt him in the middle of his address.
charged To Shek, who won with To Ming-fai, with being an accessory after the shouting and misprison of felony, was found guilty and sentenced to three The case for the Crown was months Imprisonment with hard conducted by Mr. A. Clifford, Inbour. To Shok, who was re-assisted by DSI Dowman, commended to leniency by the The third accused was repre- jury, was wreathed in xmle rented by Mr. B.A. Bernacchi in. Mr. Sydney Ng after the sentener had been instructed by
Quinn, while the other accused ferpreted.
were not legally represented.
Wong Lai atlus Tai Ka Leung, who was charged with pinsessieur
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Disclosure of the poison at. tempt came in Greenwich court where the 28-year-old electrician was due to appear on a charge of raping and robbing a Lewis- hum girl.
When Cole's name was called for trial. Chief Inspector Robert Fabian told the Magistrate. Mr. Maddocks, that Cole was found
in his cell it 0430 on Mon- day and that he was "suffering from the effect of taking some drug."
Cole
The police wald that appeared to be recovering,Aa. Hociated Press.
Personalia
The Commander.in.Chlet leaves Hong Kong in H.M.S. "Ajert" to. day to visit Tientsin. Koren and Japan and - expected back in Hong Kong on September 23,
THE CHINA MAIL, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 27, 1947. ↓
"Slap-Happy"
Hanged At Dawn
Was Seven-Day TENANT HAD
Service Gate SUB-TENANT IN Crashed HER BATHROOM
"Slap Happy" was hanged at dawn yesterday in Stanley Prison.
Wat
Inouye Kanao, 30-year-old Canadian-born Japanese, twice aentenced to death-frs: by a War Crimes Tribunal and again by Supreme Court Catel Justice Sir Henry Blackall for treason.
The first death sentence was quashed after it was found that Siap Happy" was a Canadian subject.
On May 27, a Full Court rejected. Inouyr's appeal against the death penalty, and on August 11 1 ruled that it had no jurisdiction to hear his application for leave to appeal to the Privy C
Gounell. Inouye was nicknamed "Slap Happy" by internees in the Shamshulpo POW camp. during the war.
He was an interpreter in the Japanese gendarmerie, He faced a War Crimes Tribunal on three charges of violat: ing the laws and usages of way, assaulting POW's, and fil-treat- lux civilian residents under arrest (resulting in the death of three persons and physical suifering to many others),
A verdict of Judicial hanging was recorded et the Inquest vesterilay into Inouye's death.
MARINE COURT CONSIDERS "THE CASE OF THE ORANGES"
1
Gate crashing..was the Admitting four summonses in respect of breach of order of the evening for Sections 8 (1) a, and 11 (1,2,3,) of the Land- lord and Tenant Ordinance 25 of 1947, taken a record crowd, 'estimat- ed at 60,000, which out against her by Sub-Inspector Wheeler, Lau Ying, married woman, was fined $1,750, or 12 streamed into the South
months' hard labour, by Mr. W. A. Blair-Kerr China Athletic Associa
at Kowloon yesterday. tion Ground at Caroline
The summonses alleged that was able to work), defendant Hill to see the Fireworks she, being principal tenant of emphatically declared that whe Display and Ceremony 5. Lai Chi Kok Road, second was the the principal tenunt.
Communal floor, received from Cheung Condemning the offence of Special Worship for World Dead, Benn 847 as rent for a cubicle gross and unscrupulous pro- in May, failed to notify, in fiteering, His Worship imposed held under the auspices writing, Cheung Benn, the part the maximum fine of $1,000 or of The Tung Wah Group of the standard rent payable by six months hard labour in de- him in respect of the cubicle, fault. On the other three sum- of Hospitals.
failed to give a receipt for the monses, a fine of $250 or two rent, and failed to furnish her months' "hard labour, wia Im-
Bir
the Governor
and Alexander Grantham
1 Excellency
Lady Grantham and other distin guished guests attended the dis- play and were acommodated on the centre of the playing field..
Chief Buddhist Abbot Hui Wan was introduced to His Excellency the Governor and party.
The crowds, impatient to gain admittance to the grounds, repeat- odly rushed the gates, which were forced open, despite the efforts of a handful of policemen and ground officials.
W: men and children, who were forced forward by the nurging crowds, were pushed to the groynd and partly trampled on.
A special session of the Marine Court was held yesterday afternoon to hear a charge of dis- obedience to a lawful command at sea, made by Captain William Douglas Wilson, master of the Victualling Store Issuing Ship "Fort their elders in the mind onrush Beauharnois," against the Refrigerating En- started screaming with felght and
added to the general noise gineer J. Meyer.
confusion.
Many children, separated fron
Ki
landlord, Mrs. Doris Mann, with
full and true statement show ing the names of all nub-tenanta with particulars of the parts of the premises occupied by them and of the standard and grong rent payable by each of them.
fur
According to S/I Wheeler, af-
e.. complaint by Cheung Bean, the Police measured the at and found that the principal senunt occupied 271 square feet; of space.
Auli-tenant.
Cheung
ELE
posed on each. All sentences to be consecutive. An order for eviction was made.
25TH HAS AN HONOR PARTY
The first party given by the
25th Field Regiment at which His Excelency the Governor Sir Alexander Grantham was present, was held yesterday at to Gun Club Hill, Kowloon, celebrate "Le Cateau" Day.
Commemorating the anniver-
sary of the famous World War
1 Victory, the party, from 6:30 to 8.00 p.m., honoured membera
of Hong Kong's Armed Forces. Among those present were: Admiral Sir Denis Boyd, Cort- mander in Chief British Pacifie Feet, General Erskine, General Oficer Commanding Hony
and Air Kong
Commodore Webster, Royal Air Forcò Hong Kong. con-
WAS
Music for the occasion tenants found that defendant provided by the Royal Marine
Bund. only paid $38 to Mrs. Doris Manu as rent, which sum the standard rent for 1941.
In Bathroom The first sub-tenant. Li Ping, eccupied the bathroom which measured 66 square feet; the Recond
60 square feet; and Fences were torn down and the Chun, The charge was that the de-! Cross-examined by defence unruly crowds swarmed into the Cheung Bean, 75 square feet. The passageway, measuring 25 fendant, on August 6, at Kure,; counsel, Moody agreed that it ground from different winta The following passengers nr.
One of the gate officials estimat- square feet, was used by all oc- rived on Sunday by BOAC Speed (Japan) disobeyed a command was possibile that one about to
roomed that no less than $25.000 ocupants as were the verandah bird flying.boat from the United given to him by his superior, close the door of the
24% reault (186 square feet) and a covered Kingdom and intermediate purte Chief Engineer Robert Pater (which, was lighted) would go gate money was lost
staircase leading to the com- in to see anyone was inside of the gate crashlug. J.L. Kay, 1. Spencer son.
Thousands Messis.
f eager alghtserra
mun kitchen measuring 3 ftobertson, WA. He entered the Refrigerating | before closing it.
slopes of Caro- also swarmed Chaper, D.1.
feet by 7 feet 6 inches. A. Wakeford, 1sarson,
R.1. Chamber No. 3 of the
Oranges were issued to the fine Hill and as they groped about Vessel
Some time in August, Murphy, J. Hunter, R. Goldsmith, without the knowledge and crew with their men as dessert in the dark with the aid of torches
and lighted matebes, they gavinued S1 Wheeler, the sub- V.A. Brustlow, B.E Bucan, permission of the Victualling two or three times a week. Crosbie, Father T.S. Hyun, Miss Store Oflicer.
Bernard Harris, storehouse the impression of glow worms on T.D. Hawkins, Miss PL. Davis, The Court wan presided over į man, meid on the morning of the march. Mr. and Mrs. J.S. Cavanagh and hy Marine Magistrate Neil August he and some Chinese
The Grounds Mrs, Lo Yu.ting.
Garland, Captain Wi'son was seamen were working in Hold
On July 1, the rent was in- represented by Mr. B.D. Evand. No. 2 which had access to No.
rrounda were brightly creased by the 30 percent, al and Mr. A.S.C. Coomber Mr. W.K. Wu, & fisheries officer veured for defendant.
ap- 3 Refrigerating Chamber.
tealighted for the occasion and the lowed by the Ordinance. Al- They knocked off for
Memorial Arch.hough the new rental could from Hong Kong, who has been
The proceedings opened with brenk and before he left be locke Chinese in England, sponsured by the legal arguments
have been $49, the landlord-ac- Horace Plunkett Foundation, to whether the Court had jurisdic-put the key in his pocket.
counsel oned the door of the chamber and bullt aver the main entrance. as well as the miniature angoda, pre-
cepted the sum of $43 which Bell, wh was admitted to Kow- sented a undertake a course of study tion in the case under the Mer
loon Hospital shortly after noon picturesque When he came back shortly
en Saturday muttering from A the Cooperative Movement, has chant Shipping Act 1894 and afterwards he saw Meyer and commenced after the arrival
The sub-tenants, added 8/1 suspected fractured spine, completed his course, and is on his way back to Hong Kong in the the Hong Kong Merchant Ship the electrician, but he had no His Excellency the Governor and Wheeler, had been in occupa discharged from hospital yester
ping Ordinance.
Lady Grantham, was one of the tion since the beginning of this day, and was expected to resume neensien to question them.
He went out again to get best displays ever to be seen in your, and the renta's paid by work this morning.
them in respect of their cubicica It will be recalled that 8/1 Boll some prouse, and on his return Hong Kong and was very favour.
learner-driver at ten minutes later he saw Meyerably e:mmented upon by all pre-were $32 by Li Ping. 356 by was testing a
Rent.
Cheung Chun.
and $47 by King's Park when the car was re leaving No. 2 hold and walking
His Excelleney and party left Cheung Bean. The defendant, giving the Police officer a violent
versed against an away from im with
W shortly after 10 pm..
said S/1. Wheeler, pald for foll. oranges in his left hand pants
electricity which amounted to pocket.
The preliminary fears that the about $9 per month.
Inspector might be suffering from No receipts had been given to a fractured spine were allayed by any of the sub-tenants nor were later, and mere thorough, examin- they ever notified, in writing, stions and X-ray photos.
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"Empress of Scotland."
His studies have take him to
and Denmark, Norway, Sweden
to every part of the British Isles, and to keelund. He has been to nl the famous fislilag ports such as Grimsby and Aberdeen, and has had experience of life North Sea trawlers.
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The Secretary of Stale for Colonles announces that Lord
G.M Trefgarne (formerly Mr.
Corrosiones, M.P.) has accepted his invitation to become Chair. man of the Colonial Development Corporation when it is formally
constituted.
DC-
Sir Frank Stockdale has cepted an invitation to become Deputy Chairman. These appoint. ments are provisional pending the parsing of the necessary legisla tion for the establishment of the they are an. Corporation, but nounced at once so that further preliminary work may be under- taken on the urgent tasks await. Other np. ing the Corporation.
The Court eventually ruled that it had jurisdiction.
Captain's Story Captain Wilson, said that a report was made to him. on August 5, while the ship was at Kure.
He was surprised and ques- tioned the Chinese Beumen.
or
The
e Areworks which
Those Present
Among those present al the display
He held on enquiry the next day in hig room when the As a resuit of what he was were:-Bir Henry and Lady Blackali, Mr. Chief Engineer, the Victualling told, he made a report to his Justice E. H. Willams and Mrs. Williams, Mr. Justice T.J. Could and hire, Gould. Store Officer, the Storehouse- superior.
Mr. D.M. NeDoomalt, Mr. T. Biegarry. man and Meyer were present,
Tee Chong, scamso, said he Mr. and Mr. D.W. Macintosh, Mr. and The report was that Meyer was in Harris' working party. M. G.E. Hawkins, Mr. and Mrs. H.J. During ren break he saw Cruttwell, Mr. J.M. Lightly. Kr. and had, without permission, en-
Meyer enter through the door Mrs. Chung King-pui, Mr. and Mrs. F.lt. Lered Chamber No. 3.
Fell, Br Robert Ho Tung, Bir Shounen Meyer admitted ho had been of No. 2 hold to the refrigerat Chow, Mr. and Mrs. C.F. Byron, Mr. H.W. Fraser, Mr. Q.A.A. Macfayden, Major 11. into the chamber; but he saiding chamber. he went in to switch
Meyer туля out of out the
his Chauvin, Mr. K. Baker, Mr. and Mr. K.M.A. Darnett, Mr. M.K. Clinton, Mr. A. light.
for Hix sight
sever
Todd, Mr. H.R. Hint. Mr. and Mr. V. "When he was told the swilch minutes. When Meyer came out (Kenout, Mr. J.If. Dottomley, Dr. and Mr.
outside the was
door, he again, both his pants pockets (2.P. Fehlir, Mr. and Mrs. P, Selgwick, made no reply.
and his hip pocket wore bulging Mr. and Mrs. A.G. Clarke. Dr. 1 Newton, A log entry of the enquiry and he could see at least two Mr. W.. Thompson, Mr. W. la fl. Spar. row, Mr. and Mrs. J. Rina, Mr. and Mrs. was then read out in which orange.
C.G.S. Follume, Mr. and Mrs. J.B. Grimn. Meyer was said to have left
The Court adjourned to 2.85 Mr. and Mrs. L.R. Andrewer, Mr. and Mr. K. Keen. Mr. and Mrs. T.. Rowell the chamber with a couple of p.m. this afternoon.
Mr. and Mr. W. Met. Smith, Mr. and oranges in his pocket.
Mts, E., Wynne-Jones. Commander Jully, Mr. and Mrs, 12 imaorth, Mr. J. II. Trevor, Dr. and Mrs. G.11. Thomas, Mr. D.F. Landate, Mr. and Mrs. Leo d'Almada e Cestre, Mr. R.D. Gillespie, Mr. M.31. Watson. Mr. A. Morse, Mr. J.A.D. Morri- son, Mr. Y.F. Inw. Mr. U Wan, Mr. Lee Ming-chak and Mr. J. Cater,
Cross-examined by defence i counsel. Captain Wilson admit- pointments are under considera. ted that Meyer had tendered his
tion.
Wedding
Runyon-Price
Mise Barbara Price, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ernest B. Price, and Mr., E. Runyon, son, of Mr. and Mrs. Earl C. Run yon, of Plains City, Ohio, wers! married by special licence in the! Cathedral yesterday afternoon. Denn Rose officiated.
resignation owing to a report-
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Obituary
Landau
ed difference with the Chief Mr. Aaron ("Jimmy") Engineer. His resignation was not accepted.
Chief Engineer Robert Pater- Mr. Aaron Landau, better son, the next witness, suld the known as "Jimmy," of Jimmy's Viclunking Stores Ofleer was kitchen, died at the Queen
in charge of the refrigerating Mary Hospital yesterday, where chambers and held the keys. he had been seriously ill för two those chambers without permis-
No one was allowed to enter or three weeks.
Bion.
"Jimmy" was 77 years of age and maintained an active in- terest in his businesss up to the time of his last incas
"All Locked" Henry
James Moody, Vic- tulling Store Officer, said he He resided in Hong Kong Was in charge of the receipt, and the Far East for more than issue and custody of Admiralty 40 years. victualling stores on board. He was tortured and impri- The chambers were always soned by the Japanese during kept locked and the keys were the Occupation. kept by
oldest He was one of the Clayphan who had since left the mcribers of Lodge St. John, ship.
S.C.and a generous contributor to charitable appeals. Emile, and a daughter, Mrs. R.O., Houghes, survive him.
an inspector
A reception was later held in the American Club, The honey. moon will be spent in Amoy.
Athens, Aug. 25. The Greek warship Aheloos arrived at Piraeus today with 650 deportees who were return ed from internment on Ikarin Island; where they were taken
He issued them to the store during the recent Communist useman. Defendant was not roundup. They were tread at given permission to enter cham ler questioning.--United Press. ber No. 3 on August 5.
panied
His widow, two sons, Leo and
POOTUNG FIEND STILL PROWLS
Shanghal, Aug. 20.
Sta
the
water
Terrified sampan dwellers on Soochow Creek kept a nightlong vigil from the banks and sampans last night with torches sending flickering lights across the smelly creek, where the boat dwellers believed that the Poo- tung monster was ready to snatch small children and claw their eyes out. River and harbour police from the water and.. tried to floundering- mounted extra guards along the climb aboard a sampan. brought screams from nearby creek, which winda through The polico, meanwhile, were women, Shanghai and paid the closest afraid that the terrified sumpan The creek dwellers beat the attention to strangers in the dwellers, who keep one guard poor beast with sticks, bambod area because of the rumours awake in each sampan during poleg and threw stones and that the "monster" may be one, the night,, might attack an in-bricks until the boatmen caught of an abduction rang. At the nocent, person in the event of the cat and swung it by the fall same time, a new report sald an incident rage an they did nainst the dock until it was that a dark shadow emerged the unfortunate alley cat whose dead. United Fress.
waa paid to her.
of the amount of the standard rent payable by them. They all stated that the rent was ver bally agreed upon when they entered into occupation.
"No Notice"
Mrs. Doria Mann,
continued
S/ Wheeler, has never received any written notice from defen- dant as to who were living on the premises,
Rent receipts were issued by Mrs. Menn to the defondant monthly.
SUB-INSPECTOR RECOVERS
Trame
Sub-Inspector R. F.
шая
embankment,
WAR MEMORIAL
FUND
Subscripting received on Aug. 25, 1947:-
In Memory of Mr. G.V.T. Marshall: Mr. & Mrs.
Croucher
Mr. &
& Mrs. G.L. Wilson Mr. A. H. Rotis
In Memory of Mr. P.W.
$50.00
50.00
25.00
Grant Cameron: Mrs. I. E. Fincher
20.00
Mr. D. Hunt
20.00
10.00
175.00.
175.00
In Memory of Mrs. Stapel- ton: Mr. W. Goldenberg
S/I Wheeler asked the court to take a serious view of the care and to issue an order for Total
the eviction of accused from HK. Govt. Contribution
the premisce. When it was the Received to 23.8.47... 2,700,875.80 Intention of the Pallee to pro-
ceed against the husband (who Grand Total
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