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THE CHINA MAIL, SATURDAY, MARCH 12, 1949.
Banditry Reported
In Kwangtung
Bail Reduced For Alleged Swindlers
con-
On the successful application made by Messrs. Russ and Comber at, Central yesterday, Mr. F. X. d'Almada granted a further reduction in ball in the case of two men and two women involved in an alleged swindle. Mr. Russ said that his friend They are being charged with
by trickery and Mr. Silva was unable to attend larceny but Mr. Comber will make a piracy allegedly involving a sum similar application of a reduc of over $300,000,
lon in bail.
The defendants arrested have Out-been kept in custody for three Thox trickery and conspiracy. weeks on charges of larceny by have been trying hard to raise the money to put up ball and have been unable to do so.
"The granting of an excessive ball is tantamount to the denial
Widespread banditry and intensified Communist operations in Kwangtung provinca have beon recorded during the past week, according to reports from Canton, yesterday. Vernacular press messages said, that a well-equip- ped Communist force crossed the Hainan Straits from Hainan Island to seize tempor- ary control of Luichow city. They withdrew after raiding government supply depots. Bandits operating in the troops raided Holping city. North, East and West river mumbered, the small Government reinforce valleys have encircled a num-garrison" callód
The ments. ber of big county towns.
The raiders retreated leaving town are at the mercy of the
behind more than 10 bandits Government
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Three of their men were taken
suffered four dead.
re.
for
necessary
Inforcements for slected psicosa... Gouprament 500febrillenoll Bussm
areas are not availagle.
reports come from
Di
Similar Kunning, provincial stat Yunnan. The provincial Govern- ment has auspended postal ser- vices beyond the boundaries of the capital after several postal
bren hud
umblushed
caravans and robbed.
Bandits have also made at- tucks on the Yunnan-Indo-China railway. In one instance they re- moved some sleepers Derailment only by a Buely was avoided warning from rallway guards.
Armed ure also active along
Kangs are: the Yunnan-Kwetehow highway preying on commercial caravans and government supply trucks.
In Southern Kwangtung, A force some 200
Communist
Bacteriologist Of UN Arrives
Sluger, a bacter- Mr. Ernest lologist with the United Nations world Health Organisation, ar- rived here yesterday by CNAC'
frop Canton. plano
Mr. Singer's plane was one of those
to in directed
Canton when Kal Tak was closed to in
hocaure coming planes
of bud weather Thursday.
After two years of service with WHO in China, Mr. Singer Is go Australia He ing on leave plans to leave Hong Kong by BUAC in a few days to join his family there.
Mr. Singer, who is u Carcho- slovakion, said that he had not visited his home city, Prague, for more than 10 years.
He and his family intend by ho- come Australian citzens,
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Ball wan
#xed at
HK$200.000 half in cash and half
The case was remanded for a week
Reminders
Today
in surety and lates It was re-Itotary Annual duced to $150,000 half in cash and half in surety. Now hall has half in been fixed at $130,00 cosh and half in two sureties to be approved.
Mr.
Comber said the first twe defendants are husband and wife and have business of their own.
Vibro
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District ference at Macao. Woodcuts and Lithography ex- hibition by Mr. Hwang Yung- yu, Fung Ping Shan Library, 0a.m.
Piling Co., Ltd., annual York Bldg., 1st fr., meeting 12 noon. If one is granted bail in a small-HK Football Club dinner, Roof
Garden, HK Hotel, p.m.
annual apurts, er amount and the other kent
Causeway Bay, 1.30 p.m. in custody, surely one would not Queen's College leave the other.
Opposition
The Supreme Commander of in Japan the Allied Powers has authorised individuals to enter Japan for the purpose of visiting immediate relatives who are Japanese nationals or who are foreign nationals and Sub Inspector Moore said that who were permanent residents he had opposed the reduction of Japan prior to December, of ball before and would oppose in- Ho said the suns again. 1941.
devolved are large and, therefore, relatives are Immediate
parente, ball must be proportionally high. Aned as grandparents,
in granting s Mr. d'Almada children, grandchildren (includ ing by adoption), brothers or sis-reduction of ball said that the ters, husbands and wives, said amount involved is considerable an official Hong Kong Govern-It has never been the aim of the ment statement yesterday.
prosecution to deny bail in the sense that by calling a high ball
that it may bo in order hibitive.
has stressed The prosecution
upon the evi- that the charges
disclosed, dence before them large
amount involved in the alloged swindle nor is it the de- sire of the court to deny grant- ing bail, boil being essentially in bond to ensure the attendance of the defendant at the trial.
pro-
This programine is being au- thorised for compassionate rea- sons and will be under constant
insura
that the Hurveillance to
a terms under which it is thorised will not be violated.
Vioiatlons will lead to im mediale scrutiny with a view to revocation of the programme.
Visitors to Japan will have to complete their visits and return of embarkation in to the port
no days time to departure within 60 after their arrival In Japan.
Visitors will not be permitted cur- to convert Yen into other
The defendants Ne Yuk-ping rencies on departure from Japan.
Full details, instructions and, and Tang Pak-ho are being de- form for application for entry fended by Mr.. A. S. C. Comber, into Japan for the purpose of Shui Chu-wan allas Miss Lee is visiting relatives can be obtained being represented by Mr. A. 5. C. from
Batt for ench of the defendants is allowed at $130,000, aach, of them half in cash and half in two sureties to be approved.
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Opening Seven-A-Side Rugby Tournament, Third Extra Race meeting, Happy
Club ground.
Valley, 2 p.m.
Rotary
Coming Events
Con-
TOMQABQW Annunt District ference at Macno. Talbot House, 30, MacDonnell Toc H Club Classical Concert,
Road, 8.30 p.m.
Peninsula
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Hotel, 8 p.m.
Rotary
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Art Club sketching party, to assemble at the members Kowloon Star Ferry Wharf, 16.38 .m.
MONDAY
HK Football Referees Association
monthly meeting, 8.30 p.m. Whist Drive, European YMCA,
B. p.m.
Unexpected End To Land Dispute
an
unexpected
There was ending to the land dispute be- fore Mr. Justice Reynolds yes- terday, when the defendants out opening, their case.
consented to judgment with
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Inquest Bares Tragic Story Of NT Murder.
A tragic story of a widow's pregnancy, rape and eventual murdor, was related before Mi. Blair-Kerr of Kowloon yesterday during ah inquest into the death of a
fothor and his
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The verdict in the inquest was murder by To
Chung-tai, aged 20, and his friend: Wong Kai-cho, aged 25; both of whom escaped after committing the crime in. June last year.
The dead were To Fung-chung, Only à revolver wrenched from aged 54, and hla son To Chap- the hand of one of the alleged
came into the au yin. Medical evidence produced murderers
sinted that thorities' custody. in court yesterday they had died as a result of bullet wounds.
The story dated back to about the beginning of June 1948, in the Th
Kung Ling village in the New
Terrorles, Kowloon, when * whow, Isdi To, was rundare
the cause to bo pregnant, which, was alleged to be To Fo- chunk
The dispute was in-respect of
In spite of his repeated denialy, the rumours persisted. Finally the old man tried to clear his name at a mealing of village alders.
Meanwhile
T601 the widow, Pa, had and that the old man was not the cause of her condi Lion, stating that she had been raped by custom guards at the Border. Rumours, however con Unued to circulate in the village. A few days Inter the village hall became congested with peos ple as the villagers gathered pronounce their verdict upon To
the sale and, erection of bulldings piece of land at Shumahupo."
Lui Kó- The plaintiffs were. yeung, Lub Fock-hong and Lat Kam-wah, merchants, executors of the will of Louis Leung, who originally bought the land from Government.
Bo-chun.
to
The old man and his son sat side by alde in the hall as the inst of the village elders took
his scat
An offer of HK$1,000 reward by the Police for information coding to the arrest of the two still young alleged murderers,
Meanwhile the Frim stands. crime is sit awetting a solution. Doineliv Sub Invocator Moc- Kenzie conducted: the inquest.
Committal Proceedings Started
Committal proceedings. were started against, Chan, Tac-ming for the wounding of Chan Cheong, with alleged, intent to murder
before Mc. F. X. yester- Almada at Central
day.
Defendant allegedly inflicted 25 stab wounds on the victim at the Sun. Wah Boarding House Im Central, on Connaught Road January 25 this year.
Сабатал Detective Inspector said that the victim was a shop- A tense silence descended upon keeper at his father's medicine the hall as To Chung-tai, the shop at No. 54 Third Street. De- woman's grown-up son walked in fendant was a broker dealing in accompanied by his friend, Wung drugs and has known the victim Kai-cho.
Tense Silence
As prestedings
since the re-occupation of the were about since to brgin it, was stated. To drew ovidence adducat will show
pistol, a, Colt .38, and in fuli view of the
that
the defendant and the victim entire gathering
who had been friendly and have spent fired at the old man' crumpled to the floor mortally much time together.
On January 24, defendant owed wounded. He inter died in the the victim HK$50, n sum spent Kowloon Hospital. To escaped during the con- on girls: The victim, naked defen- dent to return the money. Defen- fusion behind him, fast on hia
dent beets, was To Chap-yin, the old
promised to pay him HK$20 the following day and at the same
mania, non.
some, girls.
It was stated that Wong Kai-line said that he would get klat ho drew his gun and fired on the old man's son, who dropped te the ground, outside.
Ho managed, however, to drag himself to the door of his home where he died in the arnis of lis wife.
In the commotion that ensued
On the morning of January 25, defendunt and victim had tea together. Victim was told by de- fendant to meet him at the Defen- Botanical Garden Intor. dant arrived at the appointed place
at 2pm, and later they
In the hail, Tsoi Po, the alleged went to the Peak where they
walked around for a while. cause of the double tragedy.
Later they returned to the City slipped quietly away and to this and went to the Sun Wah day, neither she nor her son or
Boarding House where his friend can be traced despite ant booked a room
'dont persistent police investigations. $0.30. He signed his name. Lee
Ming describing himself as merchant from Canton.
Manila. Newsman Arrives In HK
delen- and pald
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After staying in the room for half an hour defendant told the 'victim that he was going out to
his girl friends. Later defen dant returned with some wine and Assigned to cover Ching, Mr. food and after consuming the William P. H. Ma, special cor- wine with defendant the victim
for the Manila went to bed. respondent
and the Evening While the victim was dozing Chronicle Chronicle, hus arrived in Hoog of, detendant struck at him. At
first the
victim thought defendant Kong.
ME. Ma met local newspaper- | wos fooling but later found he Loule Leung untered into an agreement with the defendants, men at a luncheon at the Hong was bleeding.
The victim turned around and Der Sing-chi and Tse Chak-sang, Kong Hotel yesterday. The lost! also merchants, on December 2nd was Mr. Hubert Wong G. Hui,, saw defendant holding a knife. 1941, under which defendants Presidual and General Manager Realising that he was not fool- Acrated Water Ing, he pushed defendant off the Castle Penk bed and both of them rolled on floor
were to put up buildings on the of the Cosmos lot of a value of, HK$20,000, The
buildings were to be completed by Rood, ", Limited,
April 2, 1042, in consideration of which the title to the land and buildings was to be assigned to defendants.
Due to the intervention of the wore naver war, the buildings completed.
The plaintiffs, in their netlon. asked for a declaration that they, Ds excuctors of Boule Leung's catate, are the beneficial owners of the land, and also that defche in- dents have no right or title or terest, in the land: An, order was sought for the removal from the Land Office Register of the re- Ristration of the agreement of December 2, 1841..
The plaintiffs were represented) by Mr. Eldon Potter, KC, and Mr. Ceo d'Almada, KC, and Mr. VI. L. D'Alton was for the dafen- durts.
The case opened on Thursday *morning: От *Its resumption yesterday, Mr. O'Alton informed the Court that the defendants had decided to consent to judgment.
Judgment- w.ns accordingly alven by Mr. Justice Reynolds in ternis a plaintiffs! claim.
The
Government. - chartered. Sivewright plang took oft fer
Karachi yesterday, carrying. 18,
prison, wardern.
Indian Stanley, Prison.
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