Kwok Denies Suggestion Of May's Counsel
suggestion that Kwok Kwong had said he was under instructions from the second détused with regard to the electrical affair at Poke fulam and Princo's Building becausé hé thought it a good defence was made by Arthur May's counsel at the eighth hooring: of the PWD larceny trial yostorday. Kwok, who occupied the witness stond all day yes- terday, denied the suggestion. He reasoned that, had May not told him to do the work, he could not have found his way to Dri Thomas' house at Pokfulam.
J
Kwok Kwong and Arthur used whether May would know Frederick May. foreman and if accused had certain
goods "Area la Mspteur-Grade Holtensor=ican÷from OR
respectively, are standing trial Kwok repiled in the afirmative. before Mr. Justice Williams
Even in the case of applying for
(Puisne
three Judge) rounts of larceny by public servants and three counts of falsification of documents withing for a loan, intent to defraud the Govern-
anent.
Resuming evidence on his own defence, Kwok Kwong told the court that when the palice raided the Hung Hom depot,
In the case where there was a
Jon
materials achit for the
went
then
du that job.
MAGISTRATES ORDINANCE
Passage of the Magistraten Amendment Ordinance
of the
in Hong Kong dollars.
1940
recom-
The Bli was introduced by Mr. D.P. Landale and seconded by Sir Man-kam Lo.
THE CHINA, MAIL, THURSDAY, MARCH 10, 1949.
Half of the Government's, rond-egging and,reclama-
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Evacuation Of
RAAF Equipment
(By Our Harbour Reporter)
The ss. Nankin arrived here yesterday on route to Australia. to mark the fourth stage of the evacuation of Royal Australian Air Force équipment and personnel from Kure. This is the third last shipment from Japan and consists of six Mustang fighters and acces- sories.
are
Travelling with them two non-commissioned officers of the RAAF, which has only one squadron left in Japan tú- day.
The evacuation of RAAF craft
visit here.
is the Nunkin's
Reminders
Today
loan he had firkt to infuria May, as he could not borrow any materials from Wanchal without a store order note. When apply through the Legislative Coun
he added, the words "On Loon" appeared on
cil was delayed yesterday. the store order note,
On the motion of the Attorney Mr. J.B. Griffin, the Further questioned, Kwok re-General, vented that it was not his respon-B was referred to the Standing sibility to make out return notor Law Committee for
Counsel he was
asked Kwok mendations and comments, laker inside the workshop and whether he had ever carried out ant third readings of the Betting The Council passed the second questioned by Chinese police. any private contracting since he
Duty Amendment Ordinance man, Yu Mok, as to the work at breame foreman, to which nes Pokfulam. Kwok said he told Yurused agreed, stating that he had 1949, thereby legalising the ad that the work had been underwever, never done it hinisel.
vertising of cash sweep notikės the instructions of Muy.
Kwok also denied having done the Press.
The Council Denies Allegation
particular that
Jub for getting
also passed the first reading
British. Referring to the allegations of pront out of it.
Americon statement (China)
Tobacco Company the Referring to fatsfileation of documents, Kwok
nomade by Kwok to Mr. Johnston version Ordinance 1949; which
Con Limited Capital atoled that there such thing because it was unul Hung Hom on August 11 Inst for workmen to be sent out to year, Counsel inquired of Kwok seeks legal sanction for the Com- pony to convert the currency of before there was a job whether he did say there that one its capital from Mexican dollars work number out for the particular Tong Shek had asked him about Jub, and the cost of labour was the end of 1947 to do some re- charged to the other jabs and ad- wiring at the Tai Hong Rubber Peak Road. Justed when anthority had leezz Faetery at Castle
Actured agreed to this. oblained.
that he told | A Kwok admitted Ho Sung to find some outsider number, beeosed ventimized). Į then the workmen only wrote
The word "contractor" méntioned began late last year and so for Further questioned, accused at all, he said. If any mention14 aircraft had been sent home
hy
This seo. drawn from the stores. If there admitted telling Tong Shek that was ever made, accused further second assignment. She brought
May would no1 have was a job number the materials the work could be done for $14, cald, drawn would be entered at the but added that he did not mean troubled to tell him as foreman back four Mustangs on her list
to do the work himself.
later to bring an underground Jack of the estimate by Bo Sung.
cuble to the house and to make PWD Men Usod
Another ship is due here bring-Y's Kwok
sinte thut on to
ing eight Mustangs. The lust the various jobs to be done were. Asked if he did use PWD men an estimate of the job,
Kwok went on to state that shipment of six more fighters in always
for that job, deelded by May with res gard to the amount of saferinis court that Ho Sung used PWD
had May mentioned the word expected to be on its way short- He himself as men to do it. for installing.
taken the trouble of showing the To preserve the fuselage and foreman would then make out an Kwok WDS further cross-
of the craft, estimate for the cost of the examined on his own statement lighting points and other elec-general condition
special treatment had been done inaterials. Having done so, ac- made to Mr. Johnston on August trient Hems to him.
Referring to Kwok's statement on the fplanes. eused salt, he would pass the 11 at Hung Hom, in the course of
The air screws wing Ups and estimate to Lee Po-shun, who which Kwok, further rellerated once more, Mr. Cufford pointed
6.30 out the following sentence there-tail planes have been stripped off. put down the prices off that it was his duty to take or- would the materials the estimate. ders from the O.I.C., Hung Hom,n:" heard May tell Dr. Thomas Anti-corrosive paint was speared This was again sent to May for Mr. Clifford asked him if that that he would call a contractor all over the tbody of each craft
the Joints to do the work."
were realect. re-checking
meant that he should
Kwok, denied and all do tha!
D Sebtch the was used to cover the having heard May say that to the Se If he as foreman had made u even though it was a private job mistake in the estimate, Kwok and not a Government job.Kwak doctor. If May was going to call fuselage. They are held securely declared, Moy would make cor- replied in the affirmative, adding contractor, he added, he would on special stands at the stern to
to take withstand strong winds. hover,
Rain is, the 'chfet enemy. materials out of the stores.
Further questioned, accused und salt water are not so datnag declared that had May not given ing Daily vigliance is kept uver him the instructions to use Gov- them by the two Neos. Where erument men and could he have materials, how necessary, fresh tape is added to
dared as foreman
eraan the patches caused by
heat or cou Clifford, counsel for May, Kwok the court that he did not know materials. By working thus with- of the British Occupation Furces.
Government men to use
and rain
The Mustangs ore surplus craft told the court that he was never if the Pokfulam lub was & Gave out May's Knowledge, he stated, ach can be ready for service HK told that the jobs he did were] ernment' job
when May
gave May would eventually "money-making" jobs.
Since him
ers to do it. him the orders May had taken the responsibility same went with the Heitmeyer pearing on other jobs.
found that out by shortager ap- "gain within four weeks of re-p of doing the jobs and had in- Job, he declared.
The RAAF bad three squadrons Kwok dented
a suggestion structed him to do so, he had Counsel then inquired of nc-
Jupunese skies, from Counsel
operating over that the reason obeyed those orders.
eused whether May did tell him
but two had already been sent Nó Shortage
at Pokfulam that he was to look why he had said he was under Replying to questions, Kwok for a contractor, to which Kwok instructions from May was that home.
replied in the
May negative. disclosed that in May's time at Hung Hom, there were no short- he stated, would not have told him to look for contrucior in every job
rections accordingly,
accused tald the
that Moy was the O.1.C.
When authority for carrying May was responsible, accused went on, and he himself could out the job had been obtained, accused stated. May would then not even know whether the job him on a chit that the which May ordered done was to inform
ཡ work could be started.
be a Government job or not. Cross-examined by Mr. A.J. Further questioned, Kwok told
Tho
"contractor." he would not have
have told him
have
he thought it good defence for
May not, told him to do himself. Kwok reasoned that, had
the
nasembling.
Heat
age of any materials in the Hung that way, knowing full well that work, he would not have found and Army. There" afe 162 nissen
Hom stores because
Wos
further
house
Court Acquits Sailors
Joseph McGuinness, Vincent "Judge and Willlain, James, MC- Conway, able searer of HMS Encore, were found not guilty of rape 'and, robbery,, at the Criminal Sessions yesterday! and were, discharged:
The jury tellbuted for to minutes before arriving at their verdicties for two, years, 'ward 'axemptei from jury,
The three sailors: wäre, charged with raping Lee Yeuk-ngo, 25- year-old Chinese wornan, in hat in Woosung Street; robbing Leslie George Cubilt, leading telegraphist of HMS „Tamari, of rics20 with violence, and, larceny, of HK$90, a cigarette lighter and pence proponend
willing party, having been paid by, an American frland who ne- companied them to the buf..
On the robbery and larceny charge the neeused made 蝨 complete denial. The fight with; Cubiit, they said, was provoked by Cubitr who challenged them!
The case, which occupied tour days, was heard by the Char Justice, Sir Leslie Gibson.
The prosecution was conducted by Mr. M. Heenan, Crown Coun- rel, assisted by Detective Sub- Inspector Suntmers.
Mr. V.L, D'Alton represented
the three accused.
Personalia
Twenty-year-old Miss Cynthia
silver, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. D.G. Silver, was knocked down at Ballarat, Victoria. by a car Australia, recently and was ad mitted to hospital for treatment.
Miss Silver
The is attending Melbourne University in Ays- tralia. Her father E connected with the Hong Kong office of the
Sun Life insurance Company of
Canada,
Professor LB. Allen wilf ad- dress the Y's Men's Club of Hong Kung today at the Roof Gorden, Hong Kong Hotel: The meeting will start at 12.45 p.m. Professor Allen will speak on "Tomorrow's World Today."
Kowloon Rotary Club luncheon,
Peninsula Hotel, 12.30 p.m.
Men's Club of Hong Kong, luncheon at Chinese Bankers Club
Bank of East Asia Building, 12.4 p.m. Exhibition of woodcuts and A talk on "The Work of the thography by Mr. Hwang Natural Science Department of Yung-yu, Fung Ping Shan the United Nations Educational Library a.m.
and Scientine Cultural Organisa- St. John's Cathedral annual gen-tion" will be given at St. Joseph's
eral meeting, Cathedral fall, College at 5.15 p.m. today.
The speaker will be Dr. Wang British Council weekly show of Ging-hsi, head of the Division of documentary Alms, talk on Pure Selente, UNESCO, and D- "hudustry and Crafts" by Mr. rector of the Psychological In-
S H. Helena May stitute Academia, Sinica, Institute, 6.30 p.m..
Competition, Duplicate Bridge
Kowloon Cricket Club, 6 p.m.
Coming Events
TOMORROW
Art Club, sponsors lecture on art by Mr. Douglas Bland, PRO lecture room, 5.30 p.m.
SATURDAY
Club,
Football Referees Association Dinner, China. Fleet
·8· p.1.
SUNDAY
The forthcoming weddings have been anounced of Mr. Alfred Josera Aguiler, seaman, of laa. President Wilson, and Miss Uvidad Lopez, of 28 Austin Road, first floor. Sub-Inspector Constag fine Petrovich Sherevero, H.K.P., of the Marine Police, and Mro. of 15
Vera Invanovan Nilitin, Cameron Road; second floor.
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JUNK FIRED AT BY ARMED MEN
The Nankin has also military
Royal Marines and the New Zeo- equipment of the Royal Air Force,
hufs, kept in several huge crates, his way to, Dr. Thomas' he was a Government foreman. at Pokfulam.
75 vehicles, including trucks. when completed had to be check- Asked how to could under- Kwok ed by a clerk and an inventory
Jeeps and preheaters. There are cross-several hundred submitted to stand how Dr. Thomas got the examined intensively on the sub-malaria liquid used by the Allied cases of /anti- made which wns
that contractor jeet of
ject of the various systems and forces in the Puciuc islands. May for re-checking before it impression
would be sent out to Pokfulam, procedure sent to the receiver of the was to
of arranging Jabour Kwok told the court that he did
More than 2,000 tons of Bour A junk entering British waters materials.
and drawing material.. accused not know what conversation took which time Mr. Clifford put it to ed here
during and general cargo were discharg- near Castle Peaft was ordered to Further
questioned,
She has 4,559 tons of half-by a band" of "müdéatifled disagreed that he could have place between Dr. Thomas
him that
he had been conspiring military stores aboard in transit men yesterday. with Ho Sung and some others for Australia. taken sure materials from, the the second necused.
No Contractor
behind May's back to carry out
The mon (fred numerous gun stores without being discovered
Besides the cargo, the Nankin shots wounding two by May, May, he said, would
of the Ave Mr. Clifford
contracting. This eug- brought 45 mail bags then asked ac private
to Hong Junk' crew? certainly know exactly the cused whether he did hear May Kestion was denied.
Kong After further amount of materials being used say anything about a contractor
questioning,
When the junts arrived at One of the Cattle Ships" of Castle Peak her master reported as it was his duty to visit the doing the work, to which no hearing was adjourned until 10 the P. & O., the Nankin earried the incident to the jobs daily.
cused again, replied negatively; o'clock this morning, when Kwok about 200 eattle to New Guinen rushed
police who the wounded persons to Mr. Clifford then asked alle was quite sure he never heard will be further cross-examined. › from! · Australia."
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