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FURTHER EVIDENCE IN PWD LARCENY TRIAL
Further evidence of olactrical jobs dono by PWD men at Pokfulam and of Lowbridge Shackle- toh and Company of Princo's "Building," was given yesterday at the PWD larceny trial by several Crown witnesses.
Among them were Dr. G. H. Thomas, Deputy * Director of Medical Services, for whom the Pokfulam job was done, and H. Heitmeyer, manager of Lowbridge Shackleton and Com- pany..
three
course
the
Correspondence
The Editor takes no respon sibility for views expressed in letters by correspondants, and by no means necessarily agrees with "Wanted: Courtesy
Industrial Welfare Progress Of Colony
Hong Kong's progress In the field, of industrial
·welfare during the post 30 years compares favourably with that made by Great Britaiḥ during the past 100 years.
Thx nuhlis Am7/210 41 Quêtood. Slynghai-Bank, where put by any of Vermoberman Bridal and Chinese) requested; Worknian's Compensation, Aot, the |
counts of
hent
management and public would work. together toward the early attainment in Hong Kong's young industries of those, ideal conditions outlined by Mr. Brown.
Six-Year Term For Kidnapper
The next witness
MER. them. WAR Thomas, Dr. Thomas' wife, who teslintext that she and her Kinter went along 10
Sir, The Inal letter of mine housen l
Mrs. M. Allinson, speaking would Pokfulam in May's which you were good enough to
mean real gain to the esteemed co-at the fortnightly meeting of arma concerned. ¿ car, with the others, Wilness aald publish in your she could recognise Kwok Kwong lumns, which concerned a dane the Hong Kong Council of Mrs. Allinson concluded with as the Chinese man who sat in ing monkey, brought amazingly Social Services held yesterday the expressed hope that Govern
from the polion, the back seat in the car by his swift action gold 'teeth.
which was as gratifying us it evening in the lecture room of Public Relations Office, Mrs. Thomas further stated was unexpected in a city where stressed that the Colony was, that during tha
of the the Authorities seem utterly in. |
to the needs of the industrially still in its
youth work. at Pokfulam, old switches different
she had bought during people. I am therefore encour compared with England and Accused arc Kwok Kwong, Alter a few days, Dr. Thomas which
to the aged to request you to publish other countries of Europe. foreman, and Arthur Frederick went on. May told him over the the war were supplied
Witness Identified another letter in the hope that That Inet, she said, accounted that he Wis
unsatisfactory con Muy, electrical inspector Grade phone
bringing electricians.
ditions existing in the field of ing. , both of the Public Works concone along to the houses at three workmen in Court as hay similar results will be forthcom for certain
In the job.
She expressed op- It was then agreed ing taken part Department, who are charged Poktulit.
them to meet at 'The Mrs. Thomas revealed under Over two months ago, a group labour here.
'of
residents of timism, however, that new legis Hong Kong by Kwok with three counts of larceny between
Keveral front entrance of the Hong Kong cross-examination
nationalities
lation such as (including
the proposed and servant
Dr. Kwong that no, mention
a letter to the post-awakening of managerial Interess in his that they were Government men, me la write a
very well, muster General containing some and pressure of public opinion, in the buck seat of which They did the work.
Aistant The she added. She did not speak to suggestions for a series of broad- would bring about much needed was sented a Chinese inan.
casts on subjects connected with changes in the not too
After I had
Future." his: Ll Chor, PWD electrician at- Oriental cullure, car then proceeded to Pokfulam any of the workers.
Mr. E.L. Brown. Chief In-
"I don't know whether you carrying Dr. Thomas and Assistant
written
members of it, several
of the Labour Omice.
have a mother alive now, but having gone wife, May and the Chinese.
hop, testified as
Many weeks passed. Freceeded Mrs. Allinson with I wonder if you can imagine From Room To Room to Pokfulham on July 23, 1048, to
yet no
no reply was received. short historical background of what your own mother would On reaching his houses at work with materials taken from
Inbour again, tactfully British
legislation in have gone through- if - you, had witness continued. Hung Hom on Kwok Kwong's therefore wrote Pokfulam,
to orders. Witness further described suggesting that my previous let- England aimed at providing for been kidnapped under similar room rt, they went along from
were taken ter might never have reached its the worker there adequate mea- circumstances."
Now more weeks Turci Witness said he pointed tow the materials
for health, salety
These remarks were addressed room, out the places where the installa-out from the store and fald out-destination.
side, and how they were trans- have passed and I have not yet welfare, both on the job and out- by Sir Leslie Gibson (Chid Jus tion hud to be done.
We been granted the courtesy of a side the factory.
tice) "to" Mak Kou, 28-year-old Replying to a question, witness porled accross the harbour.
Mr. Brown sald that Great Vloger, of the Criminal Sessions *0. reply.
notablo pro- yesterday before sentence of six some more wire was taken from Hung Hom. Witness further symptomatic of the altitute of Eress in improving the worker's years hard labpur was passed
Special attention now is of the name of the contrac testified that he never did any many Hong Kong omdials to- fot in England during the past 30 Mak
physical comfort of or, nor was he ever showed any work al Castle Penk on those wards the public of Hong Kong. Fears. stimate of the work, nor did he days, or at To Wwa Wan Market, We are' the Colony of a country the worker, he explained. Light- of child stealing grid: Issuing o
Hospital, or Lni renowned throughout the world! ventilation, colour and evan letter demanding mancy receive any bill for it.
eventually When
the pollee
the de-threat. stepped in, Dr. Thomas revealed,
ments with intent to defraud Thomas' office was situated.
came May eventually the Government.
cor,
Crown Counsel, Mr. A. Honton, Is conducting the, prosecution - staled by Mr. J. Jahitson and Mr.
Macpherson,
Superintendents of Police, Kwok Kwong is not legally represented and is conducting his own de fence. Arthur May is being de- fended by Mr. A.J. Clifford in- structed by Mr. J.C. Stewart,
J.C. Brown, Chief Electrical und Mechanical Engineer of PWD, who had given evidence he day before, was re-examined
tached to the Hung Hom work" the group added their signatures spector
by Mr. Hooton, Crown Counsel. said he gathered at the time that also testifled that on August consider this lack of courtesy Britain had made
ht
yesterday's start of hearing.
next witness
J. VAN Controller 01 Wetson, Acting
win Storrs on August 14, 1948, sated in evidence that he was up- painted on August 14 to act as Chairman of a Board of Surve) held at the PWD Hung Hon workshop.
The Investigations there took
of th two rays. Mr. Johansson Anti-Corruption Branch repre- sented the poller, he said, whil Mr. Harvey was observer for the PWD.
rome contractor was going to do the work, though he was never 'old of
Chi Kok
Witness
for ut Kopita
no less for its
then was
cross-
phic to
#
and
Mink Hou was found guilty by a Jury on Tuesday on charges
with
the work was stopped, but was examined by Mr. Clifford, in the ita people. Moreover, at the pre-working condition already exist-sel; assisted by Detective Inspe
some couIBE
in
а
strive
She
on
democracy than for the quiet good manners of music considered in
velopment of the ideal factory Mr. M. Heenan, Crown Government in Lime, the of which he was asked aant
it Socialist one ing in some British factories to- for EH.G. White, conducted the it he had ever done a Govern power there is therefore,
nimed
at by all the certain day and
case for the prosecution. ment job during which electric and,
others. sense particularly representative
Chan Kwong-yu, the six-year- supplies had to be supplied to
Mrs. Allinson commented that old boy whom thr ck quite humble people like my
Mak Kaŭ was than through him other
Hong Kong, too, should self to which I re-
found guilty of stealing, disap- official source,
fled in the negative. He added
for such ideal conditions. Thus it is all the more re- } plied
his way home from School occurred to hin grettable that our local officials cited as necessary to this end at Peared on December 14 last year, That it never there could be anything irregular at Un Long in the low Terri
Petersburg for their model rather their 'employees, "particularly the | torios. not recovered until about the job.
woman, who too often were
He was Liit hethon to the capital eity of our Counsel then asked
of neglected in favour of
of the men
December 30, when his mother, Ng Kwan, paid a ranson of $1,400 Female Government workers to accused for his return. receive maternity undemocratic, but too few outside manage- Mak: Kau, Sir Leslie Gibson she Befors sentence was passed on benefits, ments provide anything of the
asked him he had anything to sort Personnel problems
Mak asked for leniency should be given more intelligent because he had only acted us an attention by managements she Intermediary and did not kidnap declared; for such problems often the himself.
ventually
completed by contractor. outside
Dr. Thomas further said he ould not remember the Chinese seal of who was at the back May's car and who accompanied Kwok Kwong was also presen: m und May to Pokfulam.
Cross-examined by Mr. Clif- throughout the survey, he added.
Watson went on to state that ford, Dr. Thomas disclosed that when the electricians came to the Board proceeded to take u
work at the premises, he got the list of all tiems in the workshup stores. Few estimated Jub order press
the contractors.
They
worked out a report of where he and he the letters published sheets were produced, he said,
to which Ching Mall that I am not alone sald.
men were working, regularly, he but they were of no value for
Witness further
her said he told witness stated that he was not a in deploring the
he and discourteous methods of the checking steres on hand.
officials whose emolumnenia In addition to estimated Job Muy that if the contractor want-chargehand himself though
od any additional electrical sup was acting as one at the Ume.'
poy through taxation. order sheets there were pro-
plies, he would buy them.
JOHN BULL. duced inventories of plant machinery, tools and furniture. These items were checked, wit- ness said, and a few discrepancies were found.
Scattered Around
impression that they were from i did not think it his duty to carry Empire. F jude: from many or boys working in factories: ;*.
very
Further questioned. Dr. Thomas stated he knew May well, and knew him in all his denlings as Witnear honest person. further said he thought a great deal of the accused by the things he did during the war.
A very
After further
he
ne
One-Sided
the
the
A JAPANESE VICTIM.
Had To Do It Asked whether he would have: worked at the Pokfulam job is he had known it was a private job. Li told the court that he
Sir, heartily endorse had to do it as it was on the
statement by "80-Sorry" in your instructions of Kwok Kwonk.
be We shall Ja
put it to letter columns. The store-room proper,
In this particular case, Dr. Mr. Clifford then
grateful if the authority here will that in that case, Watson continued, his first im- Thomas sald, he could not believe witness
have been quite willing take notice of public sentiment pression was that the stores were that May was doing anything would
with regard
to one-sided put item by item in rather sys- unworthy,
to draw Government pay for that eupation Land Transaction 'or- tematic fashion, but later as they Counsel then asked witness job. Li in reply said he could not proccedent with the survey, items with regard to the Pokfuler, job say he was willing, but that hedinances, which enrich those who were lound
around that, scattered
If he had been asked to WRR compelled to do so, as Kwok prassed huge fortunes under the
Japanese, rather haphazardly.
pay in the end, whether he would was his superior. Cross-examined by Mr. Clif- expect to pay a contractor on the ford, witness disclosed he was presentation of a bill, to which appointed by the Colonial Secre- Dr. Thomas agreed. tary as chi
chairman of the Board of Survey,
Di C.H. Thomas, Acting Director of Medical Services during July last year, sinted in the witness stand that he owned some houses at Pokfulam which were his personal property.
a brother-in-law of yesterday, was delayed at Sal- The houses. Dr. Thomas con-
at the time finued,
were not
Unaware
May, testified that he was having She
She left New
on Mon- Delhi ready for electrical work, und ha
Counsel then asked if in the rouble with his eyes some time
day himself did not take any
active event
in July last year un account of
The Bharat Airways plans to Anding out that
The Lights in his office. It so steps for it to be done. However, those employed had been Gov. | happened that he had a te operate an air service to Tokyo!
ernment employees wo
working in their spare time he would have during
sian with May about the tights, with stopovers at Bangkok, Sul-
he said, when May, who was a personal friend of his, called at his ofice one afternoon to discuss various subjects, he asked May if he could help him to recom. mend someone who could do work in his houses
Continuing, witness said that
some electrical
When something was mention- ed about Government men doing the work, witness sald, ho be came puzzled."
Questioned further, Dr. Thomat admitted. that apart from the
time May went. first
over 1 Pokfulam, he never visited th place again.
of witness'
.
cross-examini tion, Li was re-examined by Mr. Hooton, after which Loung Mủt, Ng Shu and Ho Cheong, PWD corroborative electricians, gove evidence as to the job at Pok-
Two coolles also fulam. corroborative
evidence in espect.
Heltmeyer, manager
Lowbridge, Company
that
Shackleton and
INDIA-JAPAN
cause
say.
production dimeuluess
sentence, Sir Leslie difficulties which, if climinated Gibson sald: 25
Reminders
Today
"THE"
Jury found you were not
an intermediary... and that you
did
ICE
come
kidnap the boy Itail to how the y could
to: any other
her conclusion:
"I don't
have
•know
whether
have
you
mother alive now, but. I
wonder if you can imagine what
your own mother would have gone through if you had
"It is
been
HK Automobile Association, an- kidnapped under similar circum-
marl-general' meeting, Roof stances, *Ghfden, 'HK; Joth), 5.30 p.m.
not only a question of Kowloon Rotary Club luncheon, mental anguish. You also caus- ed the woman to sell · fer · rico Peninsula Hotel, 12.30 p.m.”
hor Kowloon Chess Club, extraor-and Jewellery and stripped A librat Airways plane, on a
meeting, of everything she had, and the *: general· survey fight from Jadia
money, Wus never ratumed. Japan, is due to arrive at Kai Y's Men Club Dinnor for new "In this case, the letters de- Tak at 12.30 p.m. today...
Chinese Bankersmanding money purported to here The pinne, expected
come from some political organ- East Bldg.
isation. Whether they came from
gon.
to
Fe Hotel, 6.30 p.m.:
omeinis
Club, 'Bank 3,30
1.30 p.m.
Talks on "Architects of England"
which May mentioned 8an, Hong Kong and Shanghai: RAF paitt them individually for the that fluorescent lights might be spare time. Witness replied that better in the office. Witness sald DIVIDEND had he been aware that the job he replied that the
experience was to be done by Government
The Board of Directors of the lights Mercantile Bank of India, Limit he had with
Aluorescent men, he would not have
agreed
had not been satisfactory. to IL
ed, have recommended payment Continuing witness sold he Questioned further by Coun-
of a final dividend of `saven per
that
"Development of the English has not to do with me.
sponsored by British Council, organisation or not
Town", by Mr. T, J, Mallorie;
p.m.
for myself, I doubt much whether there was Helenit May Institute, 030d basis for any
political organ- Isation behind your actions be- Association tuncheon, cause I find it very hard to be- Jacobean Room, HK Hotel, lleve that the political organisa- 17.45 p.m.
tion p question would do what Couell or Women, general you have done in the matter of
Duddell this child. meeting, YWCA,
Street, 5.15 p.m.
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May told him he knew someone sel. Dr. Thomas recalled Maya asket May whether he would cent less Income Tax making who could do the job: May fur willingness to help all during for a good kind of fluorescent ing to advice received from the
help him time to look around 13 per cent for the year, accord-Shanghai said he would consult a the Japanese
Occupation contractor and let witness know. what ho did for himself and lights, May agreed, he said. Bank's head office in England.
and
ther
When he had things arranged he others. Dr. P.E. Selwyn-Clarite, would go out and visit the pre- witness mentioned, further told miens, May is alleged to have him that Muy could be counted said.
upon.
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The lights werc eventually (wo days before the lights were Installed, witness stated. "About
!
installed, a Chinese man came Lower Court he bought from an to inspect the place. Asked if he outside contractor two similer could recognise the man, witness it to replace the ones takes cald he could not.
by the polian from his office. Two or three days afterwards,The bill for these lights, he said, Heltmeyer went on, a bill was was $62.
Tong Wing-chu, shroff of received for $70. This was paid.
Low accordingly about the end of unidge Shackleton and Company,
gave-further evidence Hellmeyer revealed
under payment by cash of the bill for cross-examination, that when he the two Ughts which was for thanked: May later on for his $70, and which he said was suggestion, May sald:" You don't brought by one Kwels Hop, whom have to thank me?”
: 1. he identified in court.. He further disclosed that on Hearing will continue at 10 the day he gave evidence in the o'clock, today,
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MURDER BY ||PERSON UNKNOWN
Ayerdict of "anurder commifted by person of persons unjmown was, returned by Mr.F.X} d'Al- mada, sitting ns. Corner, and as- More than 100 workers at the|sisted by a jury of two men and Mayar Silk Mills struck yesterday one woman, at an inquiry into the following: a' dispute with?" the | dénth- af dine miknown - Chinese panagement over the supply of man. His body was found lying on the pavement of Des Voeux The workers alleged the Read
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