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THE CHINA MAIL, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 22, 1949.
Of Shengking
Chinese Soldiers
Jump
♫
First clase passengers, Including the seven foreigners who ware refused entry into Shanghai, wara takan to the Company's wharf, on the "arrival of the s. 8hangking from the Com- munist port yesterday. Olaembarkation was delayed when the local police had to transfer $41 former Nationalist soldiers' to lighters to be taken to Canton by the us. Fatshan("China Mail" Photő).
Startling Allegation
A
By Robbery Suspect
which was badly pweded in abat An allegation by accused that his fountain pen,
entry.
!.
Personalia
201
Ainung the passengers who ar riveri here the mBanglook Shupopove by CPA yesterday were Chick. Chan Wah-kuen. Koo Teli-chang. W. A. Thom
Richark, G.J.
Manning. K W. Okerberg.
K.
Lee King-cheri
1 M. Johnson,
and Tan Voo
*
fon who left by PA Those Bangkok, Singapore yesterday in- eluded G. Stevens, Kon Lian-isu. ituong Ann, E. Gran, Puna Yu, Prithvi Raj and H.F. Baluni.
Arrivals from
"Shanghat
yester.
day by the . Shengking included Mr. W. Feilden, Father L.J. Maulio, Mr. S.. Nissim, Mr. W. Carr. Mr. 8.5. A. Mr. S. Jones and Mrs. Jones.
+
Departures for Singapore by BOAC yesterday included Dr. and Mra. Bergglas, Mr. Bennett, Mr. Rowell, Mr. Fouliard. Dr. Ride. Misa Cheah Swee Phisk, Mr. Chow Wong-kee and Mem. Lim Calk Yatı,
Among arrivals from Canton yesterday by the ss. Fetshan were Miss Jean M. Worcester, Mr. Jas. C. Thomson, Mrs. M. S. C. Thom- Blackstone, Miss son, Mr. Wm. T. C.E. Cobb, Mias Dorothy A. Huff, Mr. Fred D. Schultheis, Mr. Thor- m.nl Gilje, Mrs. Kathrina Gille. Miss Julle A. Kolstad and Miss Helga J. Waabeno,
Departures from the Peninsula Hotel on Monday included Mr. M.J. Cook, Mr. and Mrs. E. Gran.
Messrs. M.E. Merriman, W.H. Thomas and hiss F.L. Hopkins.
found by the police in his house, was later substituted at the Lower Court hearing of the caso featured a trial at the Criminal Sessions yesterday.
Wong Ping, who together with two others is charged with taking part in an armed rob- bery on June 27, 1948, told the Court that he did not tell his counsel before the trial about the pen because he was not interview- ed by them.
Those in the dock were Wong At this point, Mr. Chen Inter- Kau, Wong Ping and Tung Yau-posed that he would like to paint fot, all of whom are charged with out that Mr. Russ appeared in inbbing the premises at 80 Con- the Lower Court for the accused, naught Road, first door, of $23,000 and the fact that Mr. Russ had
died two weeks ago. in monies and jewellery.
The Court in reply to this ruled that there was no relevancy in Mr. Chen's statement.
First accused is not legally re- Mr. Percy Chen is presentext. defending Wong Ping and Tuna You-fat, the first
оп the
In
In reply to a further question. structions of Mr. A. el Arculli Wong agreed with counsel that and the second instructed by Mr.his contention was that his pen, which was taken from his home. way mysteriously substituted at the Court for another.
J. C. Stewart
Following further evidence by the prosecution yesterday morn- ing, the Crown closed Its case.
First accused denied the allega. tions against him from the dock, elaiming that he had been heuten by the police in an effort to ad- mit the guilt.
Wong Ping, second Accused, slated in evidence that he was working at the Yick Fung Fac- tory, enamelling basins.
193 23
The third accused, Tang Yau- fat, then took the stand to testify cn his own defence. He stated that he was arrested in a bus in
this year int
Ping by two European police inspectors and was asked about the robbery, Tang said he re- plled that he did not know any thing about it.
Into Harbour To Avoid Trans-Shipment
A large party of Hong Kong Police boarded the ¿British.stoamar Shengking on her arrival here ¿yesterday: from Shanghai: to: supervise the disembarkation of 341 former Nationalist soldiers who had forced their way into the ship at the Red-held port.
The Emergency Units were called for to aid the Waterfront Searching Units to transfer the stowaways into the ss. Fatshan which was' to take them to Canton, at the Kwangtung Wharf yesterday afternoon, Several soldiers jumped into the harbour refusing to obey. They were fished out and kept under guard aboard until the ship sailed last night. The Shengking,
the Brst British vessel to call at Shang- hal after the Liberation, for. brought back the seven eigners who were refusea entry besides the 225 Chinese pas- tenger ! permitiet by People's Government to leave Shanghai. She discharged only 20 tons of general cargo.
the
Optimism of an early clarifien- tion--by the end of June of the Communist attitude towards the catry of foreigners was expressed by the returnees,
who declared they will remain here until the can return again.
They were amang. 21 forelivn passengers who toff by the Shen"- king early this month for Shang- hal. Fourteen, including women and children, mostly dependent of the staff of the Butterfeld and Swire, were allowed to disembark. The
to remain soven had board while negotiations went en between the company
and the Foreign Affairs Ministry, which ultimately came to
fallure.
S.
|
Revenue Officer On Trial
waa
Will Renew Business Connections
Not to seek refuge but to bring! back familles and to renew busl- ness connections, more than 200 Chinese arrived here from Shang- hai yesterday in the Shengking,
Unlike the
ilsem- panleky barkation that was common dur- ing the hectic evacuation days be- fore Tientsin and Shanghal vere coupled by the Communists, the arrivals took it easy,
yesterday. WAR
There
less shouting, lens disorder and it was not very long before
most of the passengers were already with thels familles, frienda and business Associates ashore.
22 Though there were here and
General conditions there have
The case against revenue
"diehards" who are still eceptical of the Communists, the officer Ko Chi-ming, aged 20, charged with demanding money majority rave the Impression of with menaces and, alternative- favouring present day life in
with corruption, ly.
Shanghai before Mr. brought
W. A. Blair-Kerr at Kowloon yester day
It was
on the alleged that
All shops tre operating as usual murning of May 20, Ku demunded $5 from a travelling trader Hout busters bus declined com
pared to that in the Nationalist Mon. at the Youngti Railway
Bays. Station, Kowloon,
Mr. D'Alton, instructed by Mr. M.A. da Silva, was for the do.
while lence,
Delective Sub- Inspector A. Leslie conducted the
case for the prosecution.
Complainant Ho of & Lok
Man, Hin Lane, first floor, evidence that he was ling trader, operating Hong Kong and Cantor.
sald
in
not changed, except for prices at [Dodsujits which have variet slightly, they' revealed.",
In contrast, however, the Peo. to ple's Government comed
amusement centrea encourage like night clube-and movie halle. They liave cantrolled, the prłosa, which are cheaper than before. These centres are well patron-
a travel- Ised.
A visiter, who is seeing the between
Colony again after several years,
been very
Railway against four untes ut successful.
Was Decom
erine how
"At one time the negotiations were on the verge of being in our favoUP, The Communists were about to grant us permite to land, But somehow or other: On the morning of May 20, he said that the Communist drive
the Youmati something cropped up....and entered here we are," an arrival said. Station, carrying
barbed wire, He Except for Mr. and Mrs. Jones who were given permission panied by his younger brother, to visit their parent in hospital e 'Kiu. Defendant came up to him and asked him what the con- ashore the rest had to remain on
tents of the bales were. He told board..
defendant that they were wires Witness said that defendans then asked him "yat chuon sut meaning $10.
"
Not Much Profit
Prisoners Freed
There
At first, they liberated all pri- toners with the hops of letting them
reform
themselves. This proved to be otherwise. were frequent robberies.
To stemt tr.me wave those arrested for serious crimes were thot. This evidently how curled The terrorism.
Before the Liberation there were bou 30,000 offers ana constables in Shanghai. Today there are not more than 10,000. Many
Visitors Permitted However, visitors were allowed to board! the ship to see the passengers. The Communist au- even overlooked such thorities things as candles, necessities and little trinkets, which they per- "I do not make much proût," nulled
the to be bought by witness said to defendant. visitors.
Detendent then asked him for The authorities had informed $5, Winess gave him the money, the foreigners that they expected and defendant went away, clear-cut regulations governing
A polles constable who was on by changed to more productive tlic entry of
foreigners Into the opposite side of the plutforni The rulioning of rice has been Arrested At Factory
Shanghai to be issued within the came to witness and asked him suspended. Only student: Counsel in
month.
whether defendant had received labourers were permitted to buy examination Inquired_"what' ac- Mr. S. Nishim who left Nation-money from him. Witness sald rice at rationed prices, a former morning At 4.20 in
one day before the that he told the policeman that student said. He is going into January 30 this year,
ho con 1848, and August the same year, Reds tinued, he was arrested, at the to which Tang stated that be
him. The policamar then left! kely: "Gol merc money factory while doing night shift had
gone to prison at the be there asked him if The police
The
cu
Ashamed Of Haircut
Crown
cross-winn
ang
cusett was doing between March.alist Shanghai,the elty returned) defendant had accepted $5 from business. Asked why, he replied
he knew anything about the risinning of that period on account of a false accusation by -his Pui arm of 80 Connaught Road. brother
on some controversy. Central. He replied in the When he came
ho out.
was negative.
ashamed of his short balreut, that Accused went on to say new arrivals at the
and stayed out in the country Among
the
police then accompanied him
bini | away from Hong Kong. Peninsula Hotel on Monday were
to his home at San Wal Village. At Mr. and Mrs. E.L. Cunha, Messrs. G.A. Glossop, D.W. Burnett, F. Guttenplan, Schlacks, R. Ful- ler, E. Lam, J.D. Hicks, H.A. Anouk, J. Mouren, N. Hayashi, A.. Hodges, M.W. Cook and P.J. O'Sullivan.
Among those who left for Sai- gon yesterday by Air France were Mr. and Mrs. E. Borthen, Mc. C.H. Dougherty, and Mr. Z.V. Chu
Miss Lydia Marie Sequeira will become the bride of Mr. Leonardu M. Remedios at Rosary Church to- day. The wedding ceremony wit lake place at 3 p.m.
Sr. F. W. Kendall, local man- age of Philippine Airlines; re- turned here yesterday by PAL Manila.
Among her passengers from Manila: Mr. Frankline M. Ho welle, Mr. Kenneth A.G. Cooks, Mr. and Mrs. Leo Pussèri, Mr. Einest A. Ledoune, Bishop George C. Caoy, Mr. E. Milton Mitchell and Miss. Lielen A. Hehman,
•
to see his parents.
"It was boring during those 12 days, but somehow we whiled away the time. The river was practically deserted," he said..
Ironically enough, It was not the Communist soldiers who
trouble caused
but the defeated remnants of the Nationalist armies
this, Mr. Chen rose and Who
witness.
$5
Defendant came up to witners again and said "who took from you?" Another Chinose who
withi defendant
apaullod WLS complainant and asked him which Loki ut his had taken his $5
him
that it Complainant told the Station.
quicker."
Underground Banks
A banker who is here "on busi- ts" revealed that the people's Government is perturbed by the banks,
which accept deposits igh interest rates.
"Commercial banking s
There he saw five other inmates objected to the way Mr. Heenan 1 and were released by the Rede was defendant. They then left the Kinence of sovera! undergrundl
Permitted to return to their
handcuffed and taken away, and put his question. He submitted villages in South China.
whom he never saw any more. that Mr. Heenan should have
AA
the Crown evidence anticipated a reply similar to the regards in connection with the fountain
witness had already which which is pon found at hig house,
This, he declared, was alleged to be part of the loot prejudicial to the accused. Coun
given. Wong taken from the robbery.
sel then asked formally that the They be maintained that the pen found in
Jury discharged, and a new the basket at his house was his
trial be ordered... which he had bought for $23. pen,
In reply to this, Crown Counsel told the Court that the submitted that he had Wong pen produced at 110 lowe Court by the police as an exhibit caron to even remotely think Tang might have been else- was not the pen which the police whore during the period stipulat- took from his house at all
At this
The Court then told counsels that this matter would be argued the next day. and that in the meantime, he would allow the hearing to continue.
stage;
Mr.
Justice
"T
William. Pulsrie Judge, asked Mr. Chen if he was surprised at this evidence. Mr. Chen replied: shall not marwer that question."
further pressed The Court Courser
to
reply
to the question and upon Ms. Chon's refusal to do so, Mr. Williams declared that he would' have to make very strong comments to the Jury when the time came, on this point.
that
cd,
not this
After further cross-examination, hearing was adjourned from 6.30 p.m. yesterday until 2.30
this, afternoon.
Congratulations
To Police Commissioner
travelled without paying a cent. Soldiers Arrogant According to Chinese passen. gert, the' földlers were arrogant te and cruced Inconvenience" the ship's personnel en route t Hong Kong, "We would have thought that they would be poor and, if not humiliated, al lekat be civil," they declared. the French Mission who
Reverend Father L.J. Moulis of hoped to carry
ST. LUIZ OLD BOYS' REUNION
pt
att!!
Defendent reported the matter They crashed into the ship and to the Tsimshatsui Polico Station unsettled beenuse of this subver
at about 10 a.m.
After cross-examination by de-sive operation," he said. An thoux fence counsel, the case was ad-grond banks has resulted by the funds to the under- of enplial journed to June 23.
tempting offer of high interest, to the detriment of the city's finan cial situation.
business firms are also "Mony taking in cash deposits, nbsorbing funds which should have gone to the proper commereful banks.”
Touching on the currency situa- ton businessman raid that there has been a report. that a passen-
more than get cannot take out US3100 when he leaves the city.
"When we left the offelal rate War US$1.00 to JMP$1,650 and HK$1 to JMP$280," he said.
Fity was
WAS
· GOLD. ORDERED CONFISCATED.
Gold 'amauating 40, 33.03 taels,
at $4,020, cially valued ordered at Central yestering to
confiscated.
be
Old Boys of St. Luiz Gonzaga College of Macso held their first
д had reunion dinner last night at the on his work in Hong Kong Hotel Roof Garden. China declared that he has every There were about 100 of them
present. hope of returning very soon-even
St. by next week, "The Communist
Lulz
organised in authorities were very courteous Macao during the war years at and did not bother us at all," he the request of the Portuguese fald.
authorities who wanted old boys The returnees Include Mr. G.W. of St. Joseph College and. In Carr, Mr. W. Fielden, Mr. and Salle College in Hong Kong, who Mrs. 8. Jones, Mr. R.S. Hill, Mr. were taking refuge in the Portu- 8. Nishim and Rev. Father LJ,guese colony, to have an oppor- Moulis.
unity of
their studies. continuing Four Jesult fathers, under "Not the slightest suggestion
Father Henry Belen as head. has been made when the Crown
ROTARIANS HEAR master, were invited over from witnesses ch following arrived
on giving evidence that The
TALK ON FORESTRY Hong Kong to take charge of the here
Leung ung, found by Revenue College. the pen now produced in not the from Cantra by Hong Kong Air-
pen found by the police," Mr.
Among those present last night Officers. 13.03 taels of gold were Father
on board ways yesterday: Mr. M. S. Ady.
as Kwong Tung, was O'Brien, who absent from court and his $10 It was new Mr. C. Harken, Mr. W. T. Stur-Williams stated
Mr. D.W. Macintosh, CMG, An interesting talk on Fore- uggested for the Best time, he Commissioner or Police, was Tamworth of the Hong Kong old boys doing so well; Father B.
given by Mr. 1. P. Were
prossed his pleasure at seeing his gers and Mr. J. J. Benner.
ball was catreuted, Den the added," that the Arriving yesterday from
The other 20 taels were found found in congratulated by his colleagues Fomatry Department, at the C. Kelly, headmaster of Wah Yan on Bit Wah, a crew member of United Kingdom by BOAC: Mr. Rusel's house was not the one on the Urban Council 'yester-Kong
Kong Rotary Club College: Father A Cooney; and
મમ and Mrs. T. H. Edgar, Mr. R. 3. produced by the police,
day of his award of Bie CMG yesterday
Mr. Arthur Lopes who rendered he my Tal Wo. His ball of $10 Jellyns, Mr. 10 vun der Eynder,
In the King's Birthday Honour After describing the different great help when the College was
Was estreated.. Lieutenant Colonel. D. 1. Sim-instructions Confidential
Gist: H. mons, Major, J.
Sataman, RAN. Surling Baker. Mr. Chen then declared that Acting Secretary for Chinese crops, Mr. Tamworth
Mr. BCK Hawkins, Ang, terutha lot and problems at first organized.
Lening the iteration of new Major.
switched Captain. R. H. Livingstone, Lieu- | he would not reply because Affairs, spoke on behalf of the his talk to various kinds of tenant, H. A. Baldwin, Captain R. whalever constituted his, -in-| Official members of the Council, timber on the Hong Kong market, Fowler, Sergeant. B. G. Birbeck, structions from his, ollents must and Mr. A. el Artulli, and. Mr. B. the effect of climate and moistust, Mr. J. Dover, Mr. K. K. Gidwani, remain absolutely 100 per cent Wong Tape Olk on behalf of and explained why teakwood was Mrs. Oldwani and baby,
with him.
the Uponicial members compen so popular for furniture one is entitled to ask In his reply to the congratu
trada. Leaving for Monila "by PAL from me what my Instructions allons the Commisioner of follie The speaker was thanked by yesterday Mr. Cheater Brown, were" he maintained:
thanked his colleagues. He added) | Rotarian R. P. Dunlop. Mr. and Mrs. William H. Clack,*
Currey, Mr. Cadillam reigned that it that he had been extremele för- Mr. Donald
wh counsel's duty to challenge lunate In his official sollongues Mogunson, Mr. J. B. Stopter and
the Crown on that point, to in the Police Force and older do- Mr. Robert L Wogor,
which Mr. Chen stated that apartments, without whom halp h was merely explaining to the would not have chiaved, what Court why he was not answering has 'born schloves. that particular question, Further questioned,
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An order for confiece on way Crow-skemisett, by ate. Beanana Tha Dilan Link misteri made for 6.540 tacle of raw Ceown, Counseren Wrong duomial roy made the top NGOMEN ophim, Valiod at more than $500,- that zw did bak tuit die vollenge Nyage: 31-40-ORYAN als 600, seized by Ravenue Inspeet the Lower Court Bout It Beglaz, mi pontsultar ingames
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