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The verdict in the long-drawn PWD larceny trial is
to
okpected tomorrow following the adfrohe FIREMEN DECORATED
Jury by Mr. V. J. L. D'Alton, counsel for Spary, and'the summing up of the core by Mr. Justice Roynolds.. Yesterday's hearing was occupied mostly by the closing address of Mr. Percy, Chen, counsel for Kwok, during the course of which Mr. Chen asked whether it was the demeanour of the police to deprive a man, such as Kwok, Kwong, of the opportunity of building up his own de- fence.
Kwok
The trial involves
Regarding. Mr. Hooton, he con- KingForemantur united bryld rise that he
He had great Spary, electrical inspector Grade lacked: courages 12, Both, off the Publle Works De- courage in bringing a onze of this .partment, who are charged with kind to the court and keeping 1411kounis of: Jarceny. by public those coremmed there for five servant obtaining money by the work and liktening to a lengthy pretences and conspiracy to de- indictment of Ireeny: by pubile
scrvphts fraud the Government.
Crown
Yesterday. marning Counsel, Mr. A. Hooton, resumed his address to the Jury. He con 'cluded:by, stating, that in hie sub
håd maslon the police officers done their duty, properly, and fairly, and had properly brought forward the case.
Immediately before thin how- fever, the defence had objected to carloin of Mr. Hooton's remarks the police fores having about beer from time to time abused by the defence counsel.
Unique Case
11
tar Chen told the court that though, the best, possible relations himself and esclated, between Crown Counsel, Mr. Johnston and Mr. Macherson,
that did not
Proof Of Larceny
Referring to Crown - Counsel's comment that the evidence of the case should be viewed an a whol5" Mr. Chen said that: must not be so. The Jury, He declared, must examine it count by count:
With regard to the conten- tion of Crown Counseli” that the Chinesa
who workmarli gave evidence hád” töldi honest. stories, and that there was noti motive for them to say what they had eald in the withese stand, Mr. Chen declared; that they were all accomplices. It what the Crowl atinged war
After going through the various prosecution evidence given by the witnesse
* Counsc) submitted that
int
something that belonged
sold
chalted that, he i
Two locali firemen have been awarded the King's Folice and Fire Service, Medal, for "gallantry.. courage and Initiativa”” in the disastrous:Sa tember 22. Wing On godown fire at West Point:
Acting: Deputy Chief Officer: H. Talady, who was yester. day awarded the King Police: and: Fire Services medal
#China Mall? · ph ̈lo.
Bajion: amper: Wong: Wal taol, who regaived the King's- Police and Pira Serviosa medal-China Mall" photo,
he
transferred
Occupation Sale
Action
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An action for specific performance of an agreement for the sale of No, 48 Kennedy Road and a garage attached horeto, alleged to have been entered into 'during the Japanosa Occupa- tion, was heard beford Sir Leslie Gibson (Chief Justice) at the Supreme Court yaster- day. The plaintiff is Liu Lon-fong alias Liu Ah-lan, executrix of the will of Koo Shiu-ting allos Koo Wan-sing, while the defendant is "Hongkom Kwingtong Woo, solicitor and partner in the firm of Woo and Woo,
Mr. H. G. Shelton, K. C. Brid DAL Wright, Instruimted. By Mr. E. 5. G. HYGUNE:Of Hast Inge and Company represented the plaintiffs. The defendant, Mr. H. K: Woo, was represented by Mr Leo d'Almeda & Castro, KC. and Mr. B A Bernacchij Instructed by Mr. H. K. Woo,
LARCENY FROM POLICE
Are you not scared of B
Personally police station?
Mr. Sheldon soid that the story started with Mr. Woo leaving that would be the last place Hong Kong on October 8, 1042 choose myself," said Mr. Before leaving, he executed two
married
Powers of Attorney, on September W. A. Blair-Kerr to Luk Sik- 15%. 1042 to Chan/ Un-chou, who chan, 25-year-old was then employed with the firm woman charged with attempt... cf Woo and Woor. One of food arcons and trespassing. In Powers of Attorney, was in Eng a police, stations Plish and the other in
Chinese
Given Power To Sell
Bub Inspector G. E. Baker said that hat 14% pan. on February 8 he went to his quarters, attached toitlig Kowloon City Police Sta- tion, and: Yound defendant' in his from.
Defendant was unable to give
Under these, Powers of Attorney, Chau Un chau was given power He was interned during, the. They are the Acting. Deputy [
War and returned to Mana, to sell, either by publle action Chief Officer of the Hong Kong Elto Brigade, Mr. Harold: Tiplady, Kong In July 1946, DIVI or privately the premiacs which a satisfactory explanations and formed the subject of the present was handed over to the CID..SI sjona), Officer. and Station Officer, Mr. Wong
Station Officer Wong Wai-tsof action. The Power of Attorney, in Bakers found that: a quantity of wal-
contained a. ,Chinese: edi at Queen's College was not rovokable.
a. proviso, that
his, clothing had been made into was educated
idy Bundle uhd placed by the Bam in 1907, Mr. Tiplay join- After
y virtue of these Powers of side of the Wardrobe One of his Attorney, Chan. Un-Chau entered ties was, taken, from the ward- into an agreement with plaintiff's rebe and placed on the bed. husband, Koa Shiu-ting allias Koo Defendant. fold the courty that a married woman, that Wan-sing on August 316): 1943, she for the sale of
Promises
her husband was working in the and
for
88,000
(and that garage
talior's shop at Ya Yen, Military
Of this sumsite has
who` 13 daughter 50,000 Military Yen was paid to with the father. Chan Un-chau The balance of When defendant 18,000 was paid in the form of six Promissory Notes for 3,000 she went to the pallet
look for a. friend, mugistrate Milliary Tén each payable dur commented, "And not. finding the lng October and December 1943.
decided to buidle up friend you
prevent all the evidence from be- to prove larceny."' one had to prove l'ect the Darlington County: Bureau | Department. In the Prison! jog, examine from every angle. Mr. Chen further, admonished Mr. of pening? was stolen, taken Pire Brikado Un his home towną | to the Fire Brigade in June 1932. to somebody. Brown in his evin 1820. Eight years later he was He left Hong Kong for Macao līdaion
to get so heated over dence told the court that nothing transferred to use Fire Brigade of after the Colony, was, seized by losion not
where he the Japanese: in 1941.. Bolton, Lancashire, the “nialfer..
was lost. he
In March last your he was served one year. Mc. Aljon rejoined that it was
Mr. Chen
promoted
omer Hồ to Station, He served with the Middlesex that they had unírue. to say.
Crown Counsel Fire Brigit unul he was up was previously,commended by the abuseż the police.
WOS Opening his address, to the and dared him to deny that Ho Jury, Mr. Chen Brew the atten Sung was involved in the aftale pointed to Hong Kong In April Governor, for zealous action: in:
adding insul
to litjury: he as Divisional. Oficer. tion of the court. to a definition of possession, which, he said, 'was enunciated by Crown Counsel and which went right to the root of 'the trial:''
and, without being given an op-full
to say that the defence could not bring evidence that this man Kwok from August. 11 was nut
real. No: 488, Shanghai Street,
lie was away in South Africa on December-S; 1939 Mr. Wong on leave when Hong Kong, wash is at present,attached to the Gen cecupied by the Japanese in Dd tral Fire Station.
coupler 1941 Sent to: Singapore, In the Wing On godown fire,
persons from rooli táps.
WAR
ttat
Into,guol, without being.convicted. he served thero until Singapore 'he was responsible for saving deal, wengiucija subsequent», the inspectoris, clotlus”NTAL
In the submission of the pro-portunity of going and searching accution, he want on, the for. matters which he could bring materials were in Government forward to his, counsel in his der
fence. atóres and the Crown:exeróisod
Mr. Chen went on to declare contral over them and had the right of potassion by virtue of that Kwok, was gaoled unjustly thelf presence, and further, that and not given the opportunity to the accused had no right to diabuild up his defence. pose of them
KENMA La Japonais"
of.
Counsel then asked whether Mr. Chen further, stated that he everything belonged to the grown, would ask the Crown at that whether that was the kind of Junature if he would discuss the juice, and whether it was the
aw to support his contention.
demeanour of the police to de-. Mr. Justice Reynolds, bere told
opportually Mr. Chen that he would direct Prive a man of the
Hoarching for documents, In- the jury on the law, and that it
Crown. Counsel dared to say called any, witnesses to rebut,
"Why have we not done so Mr. Chen continued), “Bécause on August. 11. methods which
RECEIVER
SENTENCED!!
"It is people like you who keeps thieves gaing.........
you people did not buy from them there would be no incentivo for them to steal,” commente Mr. W. A. Bleir-Kern to Ng, Fan, 48-y
11
o September 21,
1918 Although it was not dated,. She was sentenced to six mon-
it Had been agreed that the date th's pleonment,
I was correct: The Important: part about this assignment was that
it was made up in the form of an English deed.
The next document prepared was a document called: "Deod of Sale of Property" which was also. undated.
Hawkers Raid Sequel
ring a hawkers raid, a párty, During B
of Health Department coolles,,un- Two mortgages on the property der Police Constable ∙1862, and
in favour of The Kwong Song HD, Oversees. Li Ting-sang, seized
Hong and Ko Ho-ring respectivel
manager of the Far East Shoe Factory, ot Kows were paid off land the neces loon yesterday.
pary Re-assignments: executed
After dealing with correspond ence which had passed between to Plain floured to the
Mr.
д
piled up.
vegotables which at Klung Street
they ple
quantity of bar Fello Street to await trans- portation.
25-year-old-
Young Fong,
licensed hawker, snatched toma of
Mr. Chen had-ons submission to stead, he salat tiby, tad hot charge of receiving t quantity of wink: half off the markat price agreed correspondiéfico' which had the vegetables, at the same time
make to the Court on the law, he would bear them.
Turning to the Jury, Mr. Chen told them that everyone in Court
were-all-indebted to the Jury. for--may-kve been subbandfully/2h3tked
the pallente und attention which they had given to the case. 11 the long period since he was call- red to the Ear, he said, he had
nover: come across in any court Course; continuing, said that in the Colony, in other Celonies the police surrounded the installa
Trould havorite coded
'and 'in'e Mother Country, a case¿ions, incidiceratírio 200) mèta; **idɔla fam Five of his purchase when: "
Approached for the balle
been exchanged.
Claimed: Specific Performance
BY
the
to other hawkers to do
time, transport arrived,
Ng, who pleaded guilty to the accused at: 55 cents a foot, which stolen leather, urged: in mitigation Defendant kort the owner that he had been in the business the gooda Deung Kwan and1 coula for 20 years and had never com/ have told Leungle relative of his
offence. .' ' ་
ho purchaser when together with
all the vegetables had, disappeared. He was sentenced to the relative of the loss.
nine others in
The above facts were related he trade, was notified by Used in other parts of the Em months hard labour after Date the relat
Sub-Inspector) JH. Evans when pire with dira results wors
Sub-Inspector C. Pope had he kept.
Mr. Sheldon said that as the Yeung was charged before, Mr. W. used by the police at Hung informed the, that defendant ),"'", Hò;wag:
police defendant had wrongfully refused A. Blair Kerr at Kowloon ves- Home
the owners on February 7, and was very help to convey the said premises to the torday with disorderly conduct. -He produped his books, which › plaintiff, the latter claimed He was fined $200 or six weeks" wero made on the day folt showed no real entry of the trans specific performanto of the, agree-imprisonment: the burglary:.
action, Arcording to the accountment. The plaint also claimed which had insted so long, The Japanais," and, toli, thèm.
"Sitlowing
The the
Hours of the early
alert the entry of one lot of for an, orden directing the defen- trial had lasted five weeks and down and don't say a word, comd ning of December 14 last, wald |lonther for 86827, was made from
ant to: qxocutei D. proper, convey- ilselt for over
when you are, called and
pinintiff, further, and other Chen went on to say that you know, or else, what DSF Pope, three persons broke lip of paper given him by anos of the sold, promises: to, le
as well as csatą. men in and Street and made away with a few days after the
The defence claimed.
the that in a muller and attention such police, raidat Hum Hom, M; lengths of leather valued 1 UST Pope said that only a small
alleged "altorney, Chan Un-chuil. Assman 2 OS FOR BETET TIL RADIO and the defendant were divided by line' of war; whereby the sold. Powers of Attorney were cancel led and/or abrogated, and the det fendant was not (bound by thạ arrennent. Indentures deeds or other documents signed by Chap Unichau.
the case monihe
into the
time of
the
Referring
La. tha other the Jury had, followed, the case the workshop at the
away with transaction to
at $2,300.7
portion of the goods had been re- as had not been here before, Chen stated, that, each man was ።
and that defendant One of the burglars went to de-covered, Mr Chen went on to state that called, and questioned. He asked fendant's address at 860% Shanghal admitted that the major portion he 'Had been accused of being licking it courage. But within the Jury, to infer that the men Street, ground floor, on the followed book ised by him in shoo
went through a checking and traditions of the English. Bar, he cross-checking and that in other After much bargaining, a certain
ing day, decompduled by a broker-making. said, lie" was hol, afraid of, police words, a regular privats trial was amount of the leather was sold to
going on there a dela
menTM
W. D. & H.O.WILLS"
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They taste right!
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ESO SOLD
With regard to Kwok's state ment mada in the dock Counsel went on Crown Counsel referred
to it in his address as amazing bi
tary etatement without being Fire Hydrant
zsked. > "Do you bellevo that?" asked
its, brevity. That was a statement Mr. Chun. That was why, Kivok
made in the calm, of
an dock."
Bursts
Reminders
Today
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Mr. Shidon vaid that the de-Orchestra, Speaker. Rey ence was also raising the ques tion of llevalily and would further: rely on the Trading with Enemy Ordinance and the regulations
made thereunder, as well as on
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The case will continues et 10. a.m. today
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room, Mr. Chausad, the out me his statement from the The bursting of a fire hydrant there was no Me Chen; then went on to remain on the third Boor... of atmosphere where
Sigga view the evidence, after, which he Walon Building just after lunch Counsel, than held, an extract made submissions as to the ques- hour, yosterday, caused a mihias of. Kwoka, alaterent made to tion of possession and ownership, ture flood. In the Building, the, police, and, told the Cury Hearing will continue this 1
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WIFE'S OFFER that, that, was, supposed, to have fording when Mr D Alten will tough the main entrance due is my husband and he been, aupontaneous and volum commence his address.
mission to the building, rough has two children; I want to go the front was not possible
to gaol, instead of him," del poured dow the luftclared the wife of Wong Chuen
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