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A plon worked out by the Anti-Corruption Branch by which the plaintiff in the claim was al- leged to have been caught accopting a bribe of $50, was revealed by defence counsel at the hearing of a claim before Sir Leslie Gib- son, Chief Justice, yesterday.
William Henry Cowie, ex-Sub-Inspector of Police, who was dismissed on August 25, 1947, following allegations of his having received the bribe from one Chan Yu-tong, is suing the Government for the sum totalling HK$6,976 by virtue of wrongful dismissal without notice and in breach of contract.
The claim
is being heard before a special jury, compris- ing Mr. F. J. Horman-Fisher, Mr. Chan Sin-ming, Mr. Ken- neth Chan. Mr. J. Mothersill, Mr. T. J. Pratt, Mr. R. E. Desal and Mr. S. S. Jorgensen.
Plaintiff is beligg represented Mr. B.A. Reynechi Instructed by Mr. V. II. Chan Conducting the case fog the defener ist Mr. A Lonsdale instrueled by Mr. L.R Andrews
The clairn, which was origin ally for $7.516.13, was amended yesterday an
on the application or Mr. Bernacchi to $6,970. Under further cross-examina-1 Men from Mr. Lonsdale in cm- betion with the contents Cowle on June 5. had in his overulis
he
1047 Cowle, denying a suggestion trom Counsel, aszeried that dld carry a handkerchief and sigaretie ense In his pocket.
Numbers Tally Further questioned, plaintiff admitted that the serial number of each of the five $10 notes found in his pocket tallied with the numbers which Inspector John- ston had with with him at the CID office,
Mak Yuen, motor mechanic at- tuched to the Traffic Department, Kowloon, then look the stout
he wils
to
Court that he was very much sequainted with Cowle while he was Inspector of Vehicles since August 1546. Ho get the Im pression that Cowle wow! efficient and Impartiot. In reply to
question from Mr. Lonsdale, witness agreed that as the reference about impartial- with which Cowie carried out work, that referred to his own vehirler. He went on to say that on one or two occasions, Cowin refused to pass some of his taxis and gave he reasons for it.
Among, the passengers who lot the Colony Chlorday for Manila by CPA were Messrs. P.C. John
201, So Chiqu, Tan tin, Wong Yu, and eorge The dy
Mrs. A.M., Fedorpen left for
Copenhagen yesterday by BOAC. Among the other passenkers on the same blate bound. for the United Kingdem wond Mig Bernard, Mr. and Mrs. Harrison Mr. N.K. Litlejohn, Mr. M. Black, and Mr. Hetherington
Messrs. Werner Lanz, J.9. Lyons, Koprod. Hsu and Iow Why-ming left for Bangkok yes. terday by
BOAC.
Mr. and Mrs. Krueger, Mr. nud Mrs. Seth, and Mr. O.W. Wolters left for Singapore yesterday by BOAC,
Mr. H. Diulis left Hong Kong for Manila yesterday by the sa Hermelin.
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Messra. M.R.A. Smidt, F. Pratt. Boul Fernand, and. Walter Beck
have left Hong Kong for Saigon by Air France.
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Mrs. P. Jorgensen left for Amby yesterday by the ss. Anhui.
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Swindle Case
Justice was meted out yesterday at Cónftal to an-
other culprit of the now oft prevalent “fairy". swindle.
Arrested on November 17 last year, Ho Chung,
aged 32, a travelling tradesman by profes- sion, was charged on three counts of coh- spiracy, larceny of $20,000 cash by trick, and obtaining $16,000.by false pretences, from one Robert Lee alias Lee Po.
SENTENCED FOR STEALING CABLE
Tsiu Chiu-kuen, aged 20, Kwok Ping-wah, aged 21, and Ip Man-hing, aged 22, were charted at Kowloon yesterday with stealing two rope fend- ers, one length of wire hawser and one length of Manila cuble from a government lighter ut the Railway Pier.
After five and a half months of protracted hearing, counsel for the accused, Mr. A. S. Comber Anally made, his de- fence submission yesterday, Accused reversed his original plea of not guilty to guity.on the first two charges. His pica of not guilty to the third by the charge was accepted prosecuting counsel, Mr. R. H. Woodhead.
Mr.
Pleading for lonicacy Comber said that defendant has no previous record, He has a wis First and second defendants and concubine, a son, and an were additionally charged with aged motiter, all of whom he sap. stealing nine iron hatch bars from ports with his ineeme of $400-$500 the lighter.
month. Penerused. Talu picaded guilty and as he
continued Mr. Among the departures for the
bad assisted the police in re- Comber, is only a minor culprit in Questioned us to the character United Kingdom yesterday by the
Mr. M.F. overing the stolen articles, he the alleged swindle. He is, eoun. and hitegrity of Messrs. Mottram. Astyanax were
wna sentenced to six weeks insel said, probably one uf thnna and Shiftain. witness to the Bigger, Mrs. W. O'Neil, Mrs S. N.
prisonment with hard labour "uckers" of whom there are many Court that he would say that they Michelmore, Captain and Mrs. W.
only. Dack. Lumsden and Mrs. M.C.
were good.
fm
At this stage, formal evidence for Die defence was given by the Deputy Colonial Secretary na to certain minutes made at the De- apartmental Board of Enquiry in 1947 in connection with the sub- sentent dismiss of Cowie.
Claim Amended
Mr. Bernacchi rose and mude on application for an aimentiment to the statement of the claim.
Miss M. J. Powell left Hong
by Kong yesterday
the #3. Astyanax.
left the
85.
by the
Mr. J.K. Blackwell Colony
yesterday Pakhol.
Miss M. McCutchen, Misa 1.6.
Receives $900
Second defendant pleaded guilty in the Colony, who for the sake on the first charge nud on the of earning some money are asked o introduce some rich people te additional charge he pleaded not
the gang of swindlers. guilty,
Last defendant pleaded not
He said! guilty to all charges.
Going on, Mr. Comber said that that he did not take part in the If the Court nccepted the evidence stealing.
that accused had received $990 na his share, the amount represented tens the one-thirly sixth of the
All defendants were employed P. Grindley and Mr. J Chubby the government to guard the
eft for Foochow by the S.
Highter. Pakhoi.
That section is now as follows: Mr. Malcolm MacDonald, Bri- (1) Loss of one month's salaryush Commissioner-General, South 5052.13; (2) Lom of half salary East Asin, and Mrs. MacDonald from June 5, 1947 w August 25, will return to Singapore by BOAC 194 $78.19 (3) Value of two
tw on Friday. free passages to England $3,014.00; (4) Full salary during
Mr. Kenneth F. Noble, Canadian He stated that in 1947
voyage $052.13; (5) Gratuity for Government Trade Commissioner working
Cowie periods of three months £105 Hong Kong, will address the with Inspector
$1,680.00 assisting in the examination of
Y's Men's Club of Hong Kong, at public and commercial vehicles, $8,976. (6) Loss of character and the Roof Garden, Hong Kong
Tuming to the morning of June 197
1947, Majt disclosed that they of increasing his ru-Hotel, tomorrow. His subject will
5,
Jable. stool taken down
and
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the building. Two
the KMB were
cards
$16
Total
putation as a police officer.
"Evidence produced by the pro secution against the defendants aaid that all defendants took part in the stealing.
Second and third defendants were each sentenced to eight weeks* imprisonment with hard
labour.
Confiscation Of Gold
The application for amendment i be "Conada". The Y's Men meet by revenue inspectors at Kn
opposition skie was granted without from the defence.
were outskie bues from Erst exuunta-
inspec
"The
then spoke lo
cil
and passed.
for
them
maining vehicle drivers,
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to which
the
were
weekly at the Hong Kong Hotel on Thursdays at 12.45 p.m.
Outlining the case for the de-
Departures from the Peninsula fence. Mr. Lonsdale told the jury
Hotel on Monday includect Mr. re that as a result of what one Chan
and Mrs. P.L. Meer, Mesars, J. asking-tong told the police at the Roux, R.D. Randa, J. Saklu, R.
the
of June, 1947, vertain
Berry, G.W. Rothery, and Y.F. vehicles that had been examined as were made between.
tam. Juhnston of in May. Four or five lorries were him and Inspector
accordingly. examined selected
the Anti-Corruption Branch. und
On June 5. Mr. Lonsclufe satel Chan look
na passed.
three
от
of
As result of a routine search
Tak Airport on Monday, five by the in-coming passengers CNAC plane, including ont woman, come before Mr. W A. Blair-Kerr ut Kowloon yesterday to
the charge of importing gold with- out a permit:
answer
total amount alleged to have been involved.
the
The actual rogues in swindle, he said, are these who are
over brought justice.
Counsel added that there was a milar case before Mr. Latimer
of
the Kewloon court some time Vigo, attended by exactly simila frcunstances. The learnet! Fudge, he said, Benterced the :ccused, to four amnihs, the non-
time ence dating from the rrest.
He further submitted that dv endant in this case has already een detained in gaol owsiady for ive and a half months and that serlod in gual should have acted að mmcient leterrent to him. If he hould serve a further period in aol, the Infliction would not be
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him, the guilty person, but on is family, the innocent ones who vill be without their breadwinner. On passing sentence, Mr. Hin- Seshing Lo, the maglatrate, rem
remark-
iammey up to the Kow.Peninsula Hotel, on Monday were Suen Do-chat, who were absent
T.M.
Tai si-man, aged 25, student and a 65-year-old womah
of $20 each, es trailer. Approximately six incis of gold found on them were or
found on Yu Si-fong, aged 43, V Four bars of 10 taels ench wer
gold to declare. He answered in was asked whether he had an
The gold wat negative. likewire consented.
Two gold pendants of 3/4 the each, found on Tsel Pak-yung agedere ordered to be re and Shum Hing-war aged 20, were turned to them when they can. vinced the Court that the pen- dants belonged to their children
Siu Ng-shee,
hee, aged 36, had her bail of $20 estreated when she
Among the new arrivals at the Mrs. A.J. Moody, Colonel and toon Teaffle mice at the entrance Mrs: W.H.L. Harrison, Mrs. E.A. Appro
the Kowloon Magistracy bulld-
Messrs. D.G. Ponte, to be examined, in the mean-Meyer wichsteed, W. Black. T. dered to be confiscated.
B.B. and Milne, time, Inspectors Johnston
Gerber, C. E
Kane, G.5. Morrison had taken up positions Boon, C.M. Grimiths, W, Hootch, In the Sun Sun Restaurant near-Boon,
R.M. Phipps, W.K. May, H.H by where the two could see texts Evans, B. Michell, C.C. Bruce, being carried out.
Eventually Cowie got into the C. Harvey, B.B. Hamer. T.L. vehicle with Chan and drove off Fletcher, W.T. Goodwin, E. Par- along the road towards Jordan sons, and A.J. Plerce.
As the vehicle was rai Road. turning R heavy downpour
that Counsel went on to say when the larry came to a stunt Etilt, Cowie jumped nut, while Chan according to Arrangeineni drove off, Johnston and Morrison
After this, Mak continued, an atch of lorries came for other batch ward to be examined. The first of these was an old Chevrolet ing Studebaker. Cowie had a look at the vehicle, after which ho got inside with the driver, and drove away towards Jordan Rond. After four minutes, he said, he saw the lorry returned. When the lorry stopped he heard Cowie tell the driver to go away. No card was
given to the driver, witness added.
Mak went on to say that, short- ly after the lorry had gone, Cowie went up 10 axl of the Kowlood Taxicab Company. After £1 moment, witness said, the inspec- tor called to him to come to the taxi. Upon doing so, he was asked then went out of the restaurant to interpret to the taxi-driver to to meet Chan. inquire as to whether
garage.
- came.
road.
Waited For Cowie
the
Arrivals from Tientsin yester- day by the ss.. Hupch included Mrs. J. Pritchard, Miss. A. Prit chard, Mr. N.S. McBain, Mr. and Lirs, Q. J. Barnes, Messrs. A.A.E. Franklin, W.A.G.. Price; W.B. Chilton, J. Ullmann, H Beckmarin, C.J. Korenett and Mrs. P. Korenell,
The
the car
forthcoming weddings have The had any fire-extinguisher. driver replied that it was in his Cowie, Mr. Lonsdale continued, been announced of Mr. Marlo de Cowie then entered the jumped into a nearby taxi and Souza Remedios, milling engineer, taxi together with the driver and drove away. Chen eventually met of 23 Homuntin Street,, and. Miss the Vivian Tsol; Mr. James Connell somewhere down Johnston drove away to the taxi's garage.
where some words were Brown, engineer, of & Garden Weather Condition
Gwendoling and 'Miss which Johnston Terrace, Not long after the car had gone; spoken, ufler
He Annette to the Magistrate, proceeded
May Rowell Church witness disclosed, it started
outside for Cowie until Guest House, of 1 Upper Albert drizzling.
the latter returned with the same Road. Cross-examined by the defence,
taxi he had driven off in. Mak denied that it had com- menced to ruin before the lorry Cowie was testing had returned to the Magistracy building on- trance. However, the sky was at': the time quite dark, he said.
Counsel:
but it to you that It started to rain and that you packed
your things into the office before the Chevrolet cama" to standstill.
Witness: That is not corre, I put it to you that you did not interpret anything to the taxi driver after this.I did speak to the taxi driver.
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very good."
At the CID
CID office later on. Counsel said, Johnston Informed Cowie that he was going to be Cowie was further alleged to have commented Uiat "the "handi whereupon Cowie con-
search himself. Mot- brake was no good, but that the tram, Counsel disclosed, will say engine was running well. Witness that certain money was taken out stated that Cowie asked him whi by Cowin himself from his right he did not have these things ray trouser pocket.
paired, to which wittess said he
to
the
was absent. Three bars of 1.5 taels ench were also confiscated..
that due to the prevalence of his type of offence, offenders should be punished heavily, but he was satisfied that there was a re- deeming feature in this case, in that the principal offenders have not been brought up for justice,
A sentence of ten months' hard abour on each count, to be served oncurrently and dating from the dme of arrest was passed.
FINED FOR FREE RIDE
Four Chinese ruilway restaurant waiters who acknitted that they had travelled from Kowloon to Monday without Conton on a KCR
express 38 paying, farė, }; were fined $25 each by Mr. J. Wicks at Kowloon yesterday..
Wong Chung, aged 45, Wong Knu, aged 42, Kwan To, aged 42 and Lo Lam, aged 25, were rail- waiters of the way. restaurant KCR Chinese section.
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J. Orem said that de- fendants all possessed passes poi,
Waterboat Firm's
Profit For
For 1948
It not be replied A bonus and dividend totalling two dollars a share
vehicle
the New Territori ned the plaintiff to say bf the money your WYDE
on him that he was aware of its existence in his pre- by another inspector he would not pass it," Cowic Was alleged
found
MEL-
Ret, Counsel submitted.
Yu Hol-chuen, alien Chan Yu- to have remarked. He is further
taxi
was approved at yesterday's annual meeting of shareholders of the Union Waterboat Com- pany, Limited:
undet review:
tong, told the Court in evidence-alleged to have said that, as the A profit of HK$98,489.37 was reported for the year Mak agreed with Counsel that that in the beginning of 1947 he lorry travelled only in Chinese the failure of passing of vehicles was running a small transporta- territory, it need not return to
on Cowles, discre- was business with a partner. The Hong Kong Jerry way return- Mr. E. R. Hill, the Chair amounting to $180,510.00 agṣinal tion HS own duty, he added, business consisted of three lorries,
to tható malairacy, Chan man, addressing the meeting. The company's general reserves. was to soft out the number of the On June 2, 1947, he went to visit
the: ait began to jain said during the year 1948, the. In the profit and loss appro- card
the "police officer, Inspector John- asked for by the
the balance Lector witness turthick: ze stof, and as a quit of a con- very
the time the sale of whter arholinied to priation amount vealed that there was never buy versation ho had with him, he
It was rain- 600,630 tons approximately ve avalable for appropriation is:
HK$207,037.20, It was recom- the very doviation from this rigid cystem was hisq seen by Mr. Shalinin an
per cent less than the year, mended by the consulting com- The Inspector of handing out the cards and the June '4. "
Left the [ 1947.
mittee, to be disposed as follows:- and ran into a nearby passing of the vehicles,
He was given five $10 notan, lorry
the ware Mak Tuen,"
wia na This was mainly due to the To write down, value The next witness, Lo Fat the
the numbers of which driver of the taxi-cab, terlined taked down by the peilee on longer
that time. buliding by
occurred during the latter part ofTo transfer to General he had besh asked by Cowie paper; he added.
Reservi The next day, the 5th, witness Questioned, withestated that 1945. through the interpretation of Mik
To pay
a Dividend of Yuch, previous witness, as to the continued, necorting to arrange he had somewhat expected to
Sbenking of the company's new
tree of Tax on whereabouts of the car's hirement, he drove a Chevrolet down receive a card for his vehicle, az
xtingulher. He gave testimony to the Trame office at the Kow be bad heard the Inspector men waterboat Tai Ng No. 5. the71,430 shares... De to the driving of the faxt by loon Magistracy building to be in Lion: "Okay" He did not how chairman said she was launched to pay a Bonus of $1.-- and put into free at Tax on 71,430 aver Het any
on May 29, 1040 rowie with himself in it to the spected.
shates service on August 2, 1048. company's Rarapo.
Chan told the court that,
She proved to be entirely sails To curry, forward to Withese ravenjod that shortly of Cawle Inspected the front
factory. The total cost of this next account after the Inspector was driving, bumper of the car, then the mul the car, it started rainirid Brop guards and the tallboard, after nacell, wilness admited that the vessel Thy drop. By the time the thx), had which ho got into the driver's name "Chan" Yu-took" was in
reuched the Alhambra Theatre, cabin.
that
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chairman de waterboats vented by him only when the 10-
$34,800.00
80,510.00
71,430.00
71,420.00
2,807.10 wis HKB64,471.21, the
$267,037.76 "Our fleet of six charged. This and the M/L. Dinua are in the. On the proposal of the chair- he glated, it started raining very The Subject Of Money де
condition and our inap, and seconded by Mr., U Ste- because he was afraid of what Cawlo, witness stated, the dilerk, fo he Line of busiest Superintendent has reported that wing, the report, and the state- In Small Disps :
drove along towartis the junction as 'hithibet?" might think of him if the older vossols are good for ment of accoufals wêro útil Questioned by Mr. Lonsdale on of Jordan Road with himself at he save his real name, Yu Hol- many more year of service, Mr. Bully, 688bled.
"mesting" War' after Hill remarked. disguise. only the question of the rain. To told slow spet during whitch Unie the Cold that. It that beklut to conversation took places betweerd het huid charme, my The chairman further remarks Messrs. ER. HE CHAPTE
J.D. Fala by small drove before the the two di the subject of money, name forumetto help the Cloved that the present your had Shewan AC. Önübe
started well, and sales to date | Alokahdot. "T.B. Wilson and fspector came forward by Inspect Chan alleged that he said to extimerst", "wig Lölà Đá Court.
Cowle: "¡lere in $50, and handed i After furnaceone stamination have been higher than those for Yvan!
Shar witness name, the corresponding period of 1948,
iders were represintad Die Finderick Mezzùng, muniği, him the money. Cowle pute on the 20sectie vite
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