ACCUSED TELLS OF QUARREL WHICH ENDED IN A BLOW
"At Home"
In a statement from the dock, Lit Chun alias Ng
Chun, who is facing a charge of murder, ad- // mitted in a statement from the dock yesterday that in the course of a fight, alleged to have been instigated by the deceased, Ng Shul, he struck deceased a blow which caused the lat- ter to fall backwards and that when he passed the spot next morning, he saw the body of deceased in the nullah with water flowing over it.
The case is being heard before run away. I will kill Mr. Justice E.11. Williams night." (Chief Jnatiee),
Mr. A.J. Clifford, assisted by Det. Insp G.E. Willerton. is conducting the ense for the pro- accution.
The accused, who is charged with having murdered Ng Shai at Aberdeen on July 28, is de fended by Mr. Percy Chen, who has been assigned for the fe fonce by The Crown.
you to-
Struck By Stick Decensed proceeded to retumi to Tai Hang and he followed. He was suddenly struck behind by decensed with a stick,
from
A struggle for the stick then took place, during which. Lit was kicked into a tollah by de ceasel.
As the latter was standing on guard at the top of the nullah.
To Lady Grantham
Hong The Committee of the Kong Women's international Club will be "At Home" to the Club's Honorary President, Lady Gran- them, on Thursday, Jan 15, at the Club Runs in Gloucester Building. Lady Grantham scheduled to arrive at 5 pm.
It
was announced yesterday that from next month, hop mid- day meals will be served at the Bub At present, only light re. freshments- sandwiches, home- cakes, tea and cuffer-ure served between 8.30 am. and 8 pm on werkdays only.
In the course of his state- his only means of escape was to ment, Lit said that on the night run downwards, When he did Women gursts are temporarily July 28 he started in retara this, he was pursued by dent permitted owin;
to luci ol oddit:onnt spner, but gentlemen holding friends of members are welcome for ten and coffee between 10 abent family matters and de- He sanlched the stick from de-an, and 12 noon and from 4 pan Guest enrds, however, ceased brought up the quarrel censed and started to climb the onwards. between their wives, Lit sald hillside. As he did no, deceased are available for friends passing
through the Colony, that he was warned to reproach | caught hold of his feet. To free his wife and informed that if himself, he struck deceased on he did not do so, he would not the hand and the lutter fill
He took be given any "face" by deceased, backwards.
no mogu <f decensent return that night and enquired of the neighbours and a clansman re- garding deceased's whereabouts,
home, accompanied by the deceased, who was still cranes, Ng Shui, They talked the stick.
"Face"
Lit declared that he then told deceased that as they were both making a living, there was no question about "face."
never
He
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Drunken Driver Fined $500
THE CHINA MAIL, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 7, 1948..
Farewell Parade In India
The farewell parade of the last Battalions of the British army to be stationed in Delhi, India- the First Battalion the Rayal Srov Fusiliers, and the Serund Battalion the Ent Lancashire Regimeni- was huld in the forcourt of Government House on Dec. 19. Photo shows a general view of the forer lined up before Governmem Fouse my Earl Mountbuiten imperts last line of inkdiers. (He can just be seen slightly right of centre, walking down the lined. (Photo,
Stassen Outlines Foreign Policy
New York, Jan. 6.
The Republican foreign policy programme should include the calling of a United Nations Con- vention in 1950 to re-write the United Nations Charter, in particular to eliminate the big power veto in the Security Council, safd Mr. Harold Stassen, a candidate for the Republi- can Presidential nomination, today.
RAID ON OPIUM DIVAN
A raid conducted by Det, Sub- Inspector C.J. Askew at 4 pm. on Jan. 5 at 29 and 31 Woosung Street. Brst Roors, resulted in: the arrest of Wong Ming. 30, and 14 opium addicts.
The following morning. 021
Wong, booked on the charge Mr. Stassen, speaking toury pressure, supervision of also mentioned that they bad his way to work, he saw the
of in- of keeping a divan at 31 Wo the New York Young Republican exports, the limitation and body of decensed in the nollab, quarrelled before
For driving a motor vehicle Club, outlined a five-point pro-ventories to prevent hoarding ung Street, and possession of that he had never milked about] He went down and called out in Cueen's Read Central at 9.15 gramme which, he said, could and a variable fiscal program two mace of prepared opium, deceased.
in Court and to deceased, but received no re-pay on Monday while under the 1955 "result in the inability me to check booms and avoit failed to appear He pointed out to deceased ply. He felt very sorry and wept. intuenes of drink, to such auf the Kremlin to wage ao ng depressions.
bar his bait of $500 estrented that the latter bag told his wifel As the water was flowing over extent that he was incapable of ressive war and would diminish 2. Placing the Marshall by Mr. W.H. Latimer yeşter- that he, Lit, had obtained rice the body he move it.
having proper control of the Communist strength In other Plan on a sound business basis day. from him on credit, whereas Lit claimed that he had only vehicle, Chee Chí-hung was nations."
without quibbling or politics to Two of the smokers who ans- it was the No. 1 foreman who came out from the country, re- fined $500 by Mr. P. X. PAL
delay and handleap it.
wered to the charge of smoking His proposals included: gave him rice on credit. Lit gently and knew nothing about mada at Central Magistracy 1. The imposition of curba 3. The maintenance of a were fined $20 each. The other said that he remonstrated with the laws of Hong Kong. He did yesterday.
of $25 each Jan exceselve credit in the United strong military position and the 12 had their bail deceased for having acted in think of making a report to
Mr. d'Almada also ordered States to decrease the deflation-expansion of air power and re-estreated. in such a manner. After he had the Police about the incident the suspension of his
that be for one year. spoken thus to deceased, the He was so frightened
and struck lost his senses and even over- latter abused him him. Lit, two blows on the chest. looked making a report to de-f
He then naked deceased: deceased's family. "How have I offended you?" de- Hearing was then adjourned today, when the ceased picked up two stones and tif 10 am.
closing addressed will be de- threw them.
and Mr. Justice Wil- livered Hams will sum up to the jury.
Lit asserted that he then ran away and went up the bill where two women were resting on the rontalde. Decensed, who was following close behind, stopped near the women and shouted: "Younger brother, you need anti
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Han was charged with driving a The Hon. Mr. Leo d'Almado, Demonstrate
uwner.
respectively they replied in the negative.
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car without a licence and driving car without the consent of the Yip was charged with aiding and abetting first defen- valid dant
Doth defendants pleaded guilty. Insp. Brownrigg prosecuted.
leaving Hong Kong for Tsingtao are no long: er required to possess certificates of vaccination against smallpox.
B.O.A.C. Reveal A Big Deficit
London, Jan. 6.
months hard labour and to be The British Overseas Airways Corporation lost £8,076,844 during the year ending March 31, 1947, it was, announced today.
rebanished at the termination of his sentence,
Insp H. Brownrigg prosecuted.
New York, Jan. 6.
More than 200 sampang and junks recently took part in an organised, political demonstra- tion in the harbour of Swalow, given the gold by her according to the leading Chinese father-in-law d% 期 wedding newspaper, Wah Klu Yat Po, present in 1941 and kept it yesterday. through the Japanese occupation.
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she feared that her gold might
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European Airways. burden for the taxpayer, accord-the British Crude rubber futures closed using to the annual report of the It said that the main causts of were entitled to a share of the
gold.
Mr. d'Almada then dealt with changed to 10 higher with sales of Corporation, one of Britain's three the deficit were the multiplicity 167 contracts. March 22.10, May main State.controlled air aaruf the
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