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THE CHINA MAIL, FRIDAY, JULY 23, 1943.
FULL COURT REFUSES APPEAL
IN LYTTON WOOD MURDER
Knew Nothing About It
Lau
Road, ground floor, did not know that their house was being burgled until they were awakened by Detective. Sergeant Li Chau-sing just before dawn on Wednesday.
The apcal by Lau Hof altos, Lau Yun-hoi and Ho Chouk-kui against their conviction, and death sentence for the murder of Lytton Bavin Wood on February 11, was rofused yesterday by the Full Court.
Mr. D. A L. Wright, Instructed directed
the Jury. These are
uv Mr. P. J. Grimths of Messrs. only different aspects of the same Wilkinson & Grist, represented matter. the appellants.
having
n
It has
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Was
some
SOUALL CASE SINKS A
JUNK
Warning To Light Thieves
in open Court that the
Was
The magistrate expressed the hope that the practice of giving would bo
"A sudden aquait overturn. ed a 25-ton junk off Kwal
Ling in 'Chinima watere throwing it:11 occupants Inte the rough set.
One, a 33-year-old seaman, clutched on to the hatch and Was saved about six hours later by a passing boat, which arrived herd on July 20,
The rebound German, Ma Hel-hin,
reported yesterday that he did not know whether the others managed to swim ashore or whether they were ' saved by other vessels.
The Wang To left Me King (Chinese Torritarios) for Ban Mul at 12.30-nm, on July 20 with 11 persons on board, She had three matting walle and fishing note.
When the junk was off Kwai Ling a sudden squa!! upset the sea and capsized the small craft,
Ma said he caught hold of the hatch and atung on until the arrival of the passing boat, which brought him to the colony.
The BOA, meanwhile,, has sent Ma to the Tung Wah
• Hospital where he is awaiting to be repatriated
1.au Chau, Chineta Territories.
"GOOD BUSINESS" IN A KOWLOON HOUSE YOUTH'S
When an American seaman and a British service-
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man arrived at 3 Jordan Road, ground floor, "in the early hours of July 17 and saw two other European men on the premises they remarked, "Good business tonight. house?
Full
When
The two Europeans turned out to be Divisional Superintendent George Leys and Chief Inspec- tor S. G. Smith who were raiding the premises -on suspicion of its being used as a brothel. The principal tenant, Lau
the two Europeans saw Keung, 20-year-old bricklayer, the police officers, who were tn. was fined $200 by Mr. W. H. civilian clothing, they remarked, Lawmer at Kowloon yesterday "Good business tonight.. Full on being found guilty of perrought them to the house they
bouse." Asked by witness wha mitting the flat to be used as replied, "Rickshaw coolies, and a brothel.
DS Leys said that when theiled that they were losking for police party entered, the premises they found the main front door opened, and he saw
Children Slooping Chinero woman standing at the foot of the elairway talking to an European the defonce, witness admitted that In reply to Mr. Y. K. Kan, for
girls,
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man. She was, dressed in pyja ms, and enered her room short-site was paying $00 per month as one of the woman told him that ly afterwards.
When asked whether she was ent, while the other stated that the occupant of the room the wo further admitted that there
sho was paying $70 monthly. Ha [mán replied in the ammnative, another party, a Portuguesa
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about five minutes witnera had threatened his way in.
ACTED WITHOUT MALICE
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Was
was
but she refused to say who op cupled the adjoining room. The family by name of Ozorio, oc- door of that room was opened upying another room, and that later. :after there were children sleeping out
to force. tha pasingeway.
After Mr, Kon's submission that On entering the room, mis wit- he had no case to
answer ness, he saw brither Chiness wo-overruled, defendant * gavo evid man in bed with an
ence on his own behalf American
In his examination-in-chief, ne- reaman, The woman was tha state of undress, while the man
cused said that was 20 years was lying in bed wearing a pair of age, and a bricklayer by pro- of sheria. Questioned, the man the Japanese, and his mother dis
fession, His father was killed by said that he paid, the girl #4 or appeared soon after the return of $5, U.S. currency.
LIFE OF CRIME
Although only 10 years of Apt. Les Toig, hanatrondy served eight monthe' amäri- sonment at.Blanfoy Gnal,"wp- ceived 20 strokes of the can, been
expelled twlio, and banished for life on June 25 Last.
His crimas, vald inspector J. Grom wilson, Lee," WAN charged before Mr. W. Hi Latimer at Kowloon yester ⚫day with
raturning from,
banishment, Included gam- bling, dard sharpling, unatoh- ing, and conspiring to cheat."
He fiest. Call Youl of the lave on May 30, 1947, whan, he was; ordered to, resgiva, 10, strokes
for snatching and conspiring to cheal. On July .16 the same year
he was sentenced to a month's hard labour and 10 atrokes for anatching. He was also order. ed to be expelled.
Lose than five months later he was again before the Court and sentenced to fines totali Ing $300 (or five months' hard labour) for gambling and cheating at cards,
and another six weeks' hard l'a- bour for breach of his expul. efon order.
"It is well established that it Mr. A. Lonsdale, Acting Solici- Is a matter for the judge to de- tor General. represented the elle, whether Fuk-tai, married Crown.
statement made by an accused person is admissible woman, and the other oc- In the course DI written in
As the result of Mr. J. evidence or not it cupants of 132 Lalchikok Judgment,
which with
he Wicks' comments Mr. decides that it
on Wed- Justice Gould sald: Justice Reynolda concurred, Mr. of threats, violence, fear or ins pesday, the China Light and
was made because ducement by some person in Power Co. is going to take "The two appellants in this authorlly, he will reject it. case asked leave to appeal against onus is on the Crown to show anyone found stealing elee- The immediate action against their conviction for the murder affirmatively. February 11, 1940. Their appli- not discharged the statement will mains, said Mr. F. C. Clemo of Lytton
that it was made tricity from the Company's Wood Bevis
on voluntarily and if that onus is eations were treated as appeals not be admitted.
yesterday. and counsel for both appellants | A search of the fat by the de-based his argument on the two the true principle is that whore body else à chauce," said Mr.
"The Court takes the view that fective revealed Yok-inu. 17 rounds following:
"We are not going to give any- years, etouching by the side of
the judge has 1 wardrobe with a blanket over
"1. that certain statements of either in the presence, or more in immediately."
heard evidence, Clemo, "but just get him or her Jatrza.
the accused were wrongly ad properly to the absence of the mited in evidence by the trial jury, and upon that evidence de-ataled
On Wednesday, Mr. Wicks When I was charged with Ma Judge,
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that elded Po (aged 20) and Chan Kam (19
was Chlon Light and Power statement 2. that there was mis-direction voluntarily made in that it was "compounding a felony by giving years before Mr. J. Wicks and non-direction of the Jury not made as a result
der Fung Kowloon yesterday with the ur concerning their
Yuen-hint, or under allogations
49-year-old of the influence of Ill-treatment or barber, a chance to pay for the ceny of three rattan brisket cun-
been beaten
and ill-threats, it is not proper for the electricity taining 30 pieces of clothing, on
which he treated while in police hands.
stole by eketric fan and a blankul, Sub-
"An to the
jury to consider again upon the means of connecting his ap- Inspector d. t. Itowarth informed appeal, that the statements should to the fact of such ill-treatment Arst instalment of $100, on the Orat ground of matter of weight the evidence as pliances to the Company's mains. When the man failed to pay the the Court that i was an escaper, not have been admitted at all, it from Stanley Reformatory,
threats, where the only con bill for $500, he was arrested and i only necessary to say
fisat the clusion which the jury could matter was in the discretion of come to which would be On the application of the pro- the learned trial
charged. favour to be able to the accused is Judge. ceuting officer, Li was rezimded (exercised in accordance with well thereof had in fact been offenders a chanco
is that ill- for 48 hotirs for his age to be defined legal principles.
treatment and threats or verird, Second defendant, with not been shown that he exercised estab
It sne a previous conviction, was sert-his
established by the evidence, stopped.
that discretion Innrad 16 18 nonths hard labour, reasonably and in fact it is quite within the
wrongly or un-the statement was
was not voluntary and third to a yene's hard labour, olivious that he directed his mind plicable and that the judge had legal principles ap- Both were recommended to
be to the matters proper to be con-been wrong in banished.
sidered and decided the question evidence. Upon this bosis,
admitting it in
London, July 21. The Labour
Chan Tsz-ng, a Minister. Mr.
merchant, hadi upon eviglence which it was his sunming up was more favourable Commons today that about 8,500,- when he pleaded guilty before After the three accused
the Isaacs, disclosed in the House of was discharged with a caution
the British Government. He had auta toned the iron rod secured Province to consider.
to the accused than it need have) 000
two brothers, aged 15 and 13, and to the shutter of the side window, Take Different View
bec
working
days were lost Mr. F.X. d'Almadă at Central
a 14 year old slater to support. they removed the shutter, and Lif "Upon the second ground, it is used."
through strikes in Britain be- yesterday to importing 167 clingbed threagh a broken win-submitted by counsel for uppel-
"The appeal is accordingly re-tween V-E Day and June 30 this pieces of tin ingat from Sing- the premises another two Euro-ing used as a brothel as he was Defendant claimed that he did Whilst the Police were still on not know that the place was bo- chors. He removed all the articles unts that in his summing up the
year. Reyter. frem & wardrobe to the passage-learned trial judge should have
apore without ап import pena arrived by rickshaw. When selaon at home. In the day he
asked what they wanted they had to attend to his work, and at. way. preparatory them out to his accomplices, suid had admitted the
banding directed the jury that though he
Chan was represented by Mr. Ald that they were looking for rights he attended Swarth.
atalements in
Marcus da Silva who said an ex- RILAK
school with evidence as having been
his brothers and sister. volun-
port licence had been issued by Leys's evidence, added
CI Smith, corroborating US Replying to C Smith, accused “At that moment, Detective-Ser-turity minde. they might take a
the Singapore authorilles and fiat consisted of three rooms, and Police raids
that the said that he knew about former | geant Li Chaussing and Detective different view of the evidence on
Chan had oppiled to the Hong that the woman who was at the about them to Ozoric and the two Tal won passed by, anw
the point and so give much less
Kony import and Exports De- door occupied the front room.
and have spaken broken plutter and the youths by
weight to the statements.
partment for an import licence, "Counsel argued that fallure so
but it was refused.
Mr. Eric Himsworth, Superin- adjoining room told him that he but never seen any of them In- The American seaman in the occasion seen a number of Euro fendent of Imports and Exports, paid $4.50, but did not specify side the flat..
pean bien outside the front door whe prosecuted, cold he was not what currency. pressing the charge as he was satisfied defendant, who had im-j The woman in the front room to explain why rickshaw coolies ported these Ingots before, acted refused to tell him who the prin-should bring European malo visi- without malicious Intent.
However, he would like to worn woman mérely pointed to a cup-
cipal tenant was, while the other tors to the house. The gold was ecized on the take a further ebance. Had the all shippers that they
A Parental Interest
When cornered, Law Kwal Van Heutsz on Christmas Day, Revenue Officers been contented
have to board-like room. Accused WRE obtain and when the case was, first with his answer; defendant would Department before Importing the being awakened and questioned, tarber 25, 1946, and that lie kitty him; said Sub-Inspector Chan: import licence from his found sleeping in that room. On one of the front rooms en Sop intention of using it against E Ozorio said that he rented picked up a chopper with the beard Voon was discharged on have by not landing suffered goods, as due to international al- defendant admitted being the defendant's mether very well be when giving evidence against the plea that he was a transit seizure only a portion of the gold location this control had to be principai tenant and produced a 2010 her disappearance. wil Law Kwai, Law Hung and
to
that
the tide of the window, and questo direct the jury in definiic terms Honed them. They admitted re- moving the shutter and added that defence of the appellants.
was a failure properly to put the Quother youth was sile the
He hose stealing.
submitted further that the learn- ed judge bod insufficiently traversed the facts alleged ill-treatment and in one as to the instance on a point of fact benc
k on the same subject had mis-
The detective
pwakened the occupants, searched the place, and round Li hiding under a blanket by holde of the wardrob
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CONFISCATION OF GOLD CONFIRMED
Mr.
F. X. d'Almada, Central Magistrate, yester- day confirmed his judgment of May 14, when he orderad confiscation of 1,510.14 tools gold (worth $500,000) and fine of $100 on its owner Voon Pak-yut, Chinese merchant from Swatow,
licence.
exercised.
Arrived By Rickshaw
rent receipt.
Doctor's Views On Judging People
passenger from Swatow to he had concealed.. Java, and the gold was never It la common knowledge that Intended for import into or upon a search of a ship, if any export out of Hong Kong,
prohibited commodity is found, This decision was subsequently this be the final destination or
there would be seizure
whether reversed by the Magistrate upon just a port of call for the chip in review of the case. The reversal of decision was opposed by de question, and to take a chance fence counsel, the fton. Mr. Lee would be equivalent to a gamblo d'Almada
and every man must structed by Mr. Marcus de Sliva, pecially in respect of something
Costru, K.C. consequences of his gamble, es- Dr.
bear the
and yesterday's judgment was a confirmation of the conviction and here again the defendant's denials known to be able to seizure and confiscation of the gold to the disclose the fact that he knew ho Crown.
had something that was and can In his judgment yesterday the be termed as "contraband," Magistrate gave the following
| reasons for his decision: •
"The defendant in the present case is a merchant and the pro-
hibition is well known to all, ca- | pecially men engaged
merce, and ones a
this
in com-
prohibition of
nature is imposed the dis-
Helped
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M. B. Osman, well-known Malayan practitioner
Themselves external appearances
covery leads to selaure and the To Bricks
following step is application for forfeiture.
The Chinese and Indians, be-
learners. some civilisations, have laid down cer- case the following are
In going over the facts of the present points of importance
the
women. He had also on several
Defendant raid he was unable
Nothing more was heard of him until May 29 this year when he was sentenced to six weeks' hard labour for breach of his expulsion order, and recommended to he banishad, Naid Inapactor Orem. He was banished on. June 25 Fast for life.
At noon of Tuesday he wa arrested by Detective-con- stable 529 at Ningpo Streat near Woosung Street on su picion of being life banishes.
Defendant was sentenced to year's hard fabour and re- commended for re-banish- ment.
ALLEGED CHOPPER THREATE
and himself, he sald, took a parental interest in the four or-
Yim Koon at Kowloon yes phans and were instrumental interday.. their attending night school and The three men were charged gymnastic lessons so that they before Mr. J. Wicks with posses- might become useful citizens," sion of 18 gallons
A he was out of the house Chinese liquor in an unnumbered of dutlable most of the time, sald witness he hat at Cha Ewo Ling Village on knew about the previous ruids July 21. and had approached the authori tles with the view of getting the charged with obstructing the women evicted. The officers be pollen and with resisting arrest.
US JETS IN HAMPSHIRE
First defendent was additionally
roome labour.:
hard
and formerly of the Hong Kong University,terviewed told him he could do He was fined a total of $250 or gave a humorous talk an sizing up people
nothing unicas he, could obtain three and a half months" direct evidence that the by first impressions at the Hong Kong Hotel
were being used for an immoral were flaed
The other two accused Roof Garden yesterday.
purpose.
$150 or six weeks' ́ Convicting the defendant, the
hard labour each.
Divisional Inspector J.W: Mac- magistrato said that in view of donald said that on the night of He was speaking on the fal-palmists as sitles and truths of certain be- thumb,"
"murderous his youth and the fact that he July 31 a Police party raided the the owner of which had three younger brothers and village fer. oplum divans lefs on judging people by 'their would kill in a fit of temper.
and sister to support he would only gambling houses When they were Red heads, although very hot-imbo e a small fine of $200. A in the middle of the village they at' tha weekly luncheon of the Y's tempered, are very good natured.cuted must see to it that the two saw a mah running out from the Men's Club.
Good Learners
women are "kicked out" imme- Stammerers, who people believe to only decent family people,
diacly, and that the rooms are let main path to a side path and en ter a demolished house, fals unemployed.
Wu Ming and Li Fun, both longing to the world's oldest mentally deficient, make good
At the same fine that a shout wanted bricks for their house and so tain beliefs which have been pass-American university showed that Experiments in an
ofFolice coming was heart the lights in the house went outs and":" demobilishe house, surround Osman, who is on holiday here. began digging them out of aed on for generations, said Dr. these people learned quicker then
a"man" was seen rushing out of the average student. It is true
the building. SI Chon shouted to that those described as being The Chinese think short people "pop-eyed" are excitable by pa
the man stop, at the ramę tíma Road near Shantung Street. dro clever and cunning. There is sure. This characteristic is con
running up to him. The man, o1- That was what they claimed some truth in this. Among the nected with the growth of the
leged to be the first accused,, when questioned by constables į great
shire, July 21.
reached for a chopper inside on Games who are short-thyriod, and in this case that or 1876 and 1871 on Wednesday statured are Napoleon, Michael gan is being overivorked.
Sixteen P-80 Shooting Stars open cook house just as 81, Chan morning as to what they wero Angelo, and Alexander. The be- Why did the defendant avoid doing with the bricks and whellef of some that short people are called long, artistic fingers.
jet fighters today completed the Drew A Revolver
was about to arrest him Few good painters have the first Americh fet fight to Eng- landing here? The chly answer to ther they had permission to re- less sucèessful is a wrong. this question is that the defendant nove them.
People with large ears, often at the Royal Air Force base and, as accused stopped to pick it land when they touched down The police officer kadeked the knew it found on being searched"
The Indians place their idea of thought of as stupid, have
chopper out of Law Kwal's hand the gold would be seized, and that Mr. J. Wicks at Kowloon yester noses are among the successful In experiments conducted by
When they were charged before sex on the nose. Those with big vigorous body and efficient.
here today.. avoiding coming here he might day. Sub-Inspector J. 5. Howarth people, like the Duke of Welling- several American universities cover the course between their triens adeled that the arre
The planes took. 11 days to drew his revolver. Defendant escape detection...
said that Wu had bean convictedton, Marshall Foch and His denials of further gold four times between September Washington.
George three of every four people lied as but their actual firing time was without any trouble whatever
bases at Selfridge Field, Michigan, the second and third defendants
arrested, clearly indicate that he is out to 1041 and November last year. He WAs banished for life at the end Image of the year
(a) The defendant's one alm was to avold landing in this Colony,
(b) The denial of the presence.
of Jurther gold after the discovery et the Arst lot.
Only Answer
Reminders
ed by iron railings, at Nathan
Laid Bf Howarth, had two previous convictions, one in 1945 and the other in 1947,
"Odiham, Hamp
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they stared straight in the examiners' shifty eyes have probably a rapid for two days before leaving for 16 gallons of Chiness liquor," a
facckThose with just over 11 hours.
The fighters will remain here number of tins containing about Inside the hụt was found n train of thought. It is absolutely false to believe that these people but two weeks", lébring and tit-
Germany, where they will carry hydromater ate dishonest.
Alters.
That bald-headed people are romantically inclined in trus, Dr. Osman said. They make exptionally good lovere. Ex- parts: say they have high hor. Strutters are not actually astical exercises in coopération with activity, which incident self-posscared as they appear to the 60. Superfortresses which had ally encreách upon the scalp. show. These people in fact are arrived in England last week-St
trying to conceal, serne, sansa of
end-Hauter. Fat men make the best hus-interiority.
mono,
First accused was sentenced to a total of six months hard labour and recommended for banishment Jon the larceny and breach of do- H.K. Football Club, Annual gene fendant was patenced to two romantis image of tall, dark and
portation charges Second de bands, and, Dr. Daman wald, the Constant Activity eral meeting, at Clubhouse, weeks' hard labour: T
Today
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B-Robinson Rd., 6.30 p.m.
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p.m.
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traordinary
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HKVDC Orders
and
rene no signs of any dis- filling apparatukio
Chan, Bub-Inspector-5. After corroborative evidents by Howarth informed the Court that the duty on the liquor was 's
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Bay, 0.30
Donkyard Recreation Club Whist Drive & Social Evon- Ling, 230, pìbi.
SUNDAY
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