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Proceedings against Sun Fo described as blackmail by defence counsel
Reminders
Today
IIK Rotary Club fumaheon, Root Garden; HK Hotel, 12.30 p.m. Drive, European YMCA, Bridge
8 p.m.
Urtion Jack Club, Dancing Cinss,
8.30 p.m.
Nine Dragons Services Club,
whist drive, & p.m. Billy Tingle's PT, Boxing, anal Ju-jitsu, B
p.m, Official Opening of New Hamun→ tin by Mr. It. R. Todd, & p.m. IIK Football Association Counell meeting, Prince's Bldg., 5.30 p.m.
Nothing more and nothing less than bläckmail was
how defence counsel described the proceed- Ings Instituted by Nancy Nyi against Dr. Sun Fo for maintenance of her two children; of whom, she said, the former Promiar of Chind was the father.
The charge was made by Sir Man-kam Lo at Cen
trál yesterday,, in the fourth day of his cross- examination of Nancy Nyi, who claims to be the concubine.of Dr. Sun Fo, and by whom she said she had two daughters, now neglect ed by him.
The case is being heard by request of the magistrate, who Mr. Hin-shing Lo. Complain.said Mr. Silva's knowledge of the Silva interpreted her reply as ant is represented by Mr. Mar-Shanghal dialect was better, Mr.
follows: cur da Silva,
The proceedings. opened yes terday with Sir Mon-kam taking Kowloon Union Church Women's complainant over her evidence in
Guild meeting, 10.15 nm).
up on Inc Light Orchestra rehearsal,chlet and checking her
St. John's Cathedral hall, various dates. 0.45 p.m.
Cheero Bervices Club, Whist
Drive, 8 pm.
Coming events TOMORROW
Toe H mealing, 60, Macdonnell
Road, 8.30 p.m.
Complainant said she was cer- al about her evidence regarding. dates because she kept a dlary from the time of her morringe to Dr.
Sun. It was on a Saturday,
"If the law says I can get $1,000, I would ask for 181,000. If the law, anys. $100,, than I would ask for $100, 17 the law says $40, then I would ask for 340. And if the law pays it_in] only $10, I will stift ask for $10,"
"Dr.. Sun has no right by law
February 7, 1933, that Dr. Sulo refuse to maintain
children."
came to her. When shown an old diary she said it was February 7
his two
After Mr. Silva's interpreta- but could not say for certain tion, the court Interpreter and what the complainant whether it was a Saturday. Press this was 10ed further she admitted that her said.
memory might be at fault. How- ever, she said,, whether, it was a
European
Women's Section
YMCA, whist · morning,
u.m.
Nigo Dragons Service Club, Saturday or 8 Monday was a
dancing class, to
Dance at 8 pm. Union Jack Club, Whist
7.30 p.m. Little Flower Club, Variety
cert, 0.30 p.m.
THURSDAY
Drive,
mall natier. But she was surd It was February 7.
was no
Dr. Sụm did not stay with her con-until February 8, and apart from
a dinner party there other ceremony when she was maried to him.
Kowloon Rotary huncheon, Penin-
sula Hotel, 12.30 p.m. Y's Men's Jurich meeting, Roof
Garden, HK Hotel, 12.45 pan,
"Do you now still say you were Dr. Sun's concubine or secondary wile from 1933 to 1937?" asked
Future upkeep
Sir Man-kam Lo, resuming kw; cross-examination,
"Was it your object to get only $40 a month?"My object wed the future upirtop of my children.
"Did you make known to de- fendant that if he paid you $40
month maintenance you would not take further action against him?"-I did not say that.
THE,CHINA. MAIL, TUESDAY, MAY -16,- 1950.
The Commanding Ofear, Lieutenant Colonel A.. M. Mán, Bak, ráýing a wreath on behalf of All Ranks of the at On, The Middlesex Regiment at the Stanley, Military Cemetery yester. day. ("China Mall' photo)♪.
Middlesex Regiment Memorial Service
"They went with, songs to the battle, they were young, Straight of Umb, true of cue, steady and aglow.
They were staunch to the end against odds uncounted, They fell with their faces to the foe"
The above was said by Lieutenant Colonel A. M. Man, OBE, Commanding Officer of 1st Bat- falion, the Middlesex Regiment (DCO) at ceremonies held at the Stanley Military Cemetery and later at the Soi Wan Military Cemetery yesterday to commemorate. All Ranks of 1st Battalion The Middlesex Regi- ment who fell in the Defence of Hong Kong in December, 1941.
Sir Man-kam then questioned her The Sir Mon-kam, to which complain-regarding certain interviews she
Nine Drakons Services Club, Kant replied it was up to Dr. Suryave to Chinese newspapers. She
Band Call, 8 p.in. IK Women's International Club, whist drive for Services, 7.30 p.m.
Union Jack Club, Tombola, 7.30
p.m. Women's Secilon, 'European plenie, at YMCA, tennis King's Park Club house, 10
a.m,
New Chamber
to conskler.
Never
Reds taking over oil tanks in Nanking
The Texas D11 Company, Nanking office has been order. ed to.surrender seven oil tanks at Nanking to the Nanking Military Control Commission, according to yesterday's ' ver nacular "Wen Wel Pao."
The robott said that the ol tanks belonged to the Nationals Government... They were..con structed at Patuushan, a suburb nf Nanking, by the Japanese dur- ing the occupation period.
When the Nationalists took Dver control of the oll tanks,
two ceremonies were short but impressive with officers of the Regiment and 40 menth in turn placed them in the from other ranks attending. Officers of the Hong Kong Volunteer Defence Force were also present.
custody of the Texas Company, added the report. The report suli that the handing lover of the oll tanka by the company began on March 7.
admitted these interviews and sald the papers published the pictures The magistrate. then Inter of Lilly which they obtained from posed: "Don't leave it to him. the girl. The object of these in-
It was learned locally that the terviews and the publication of He will say nothing.
hod never burled at the S41| Tekäs Oil Company two letters from her daughter The services at the ceme.
Among those t mind what he thinks you,ay was to let her father see them, teries were conducted by the Won Milltary Cemetery are: assumed custody of the tanks. what you think."
Corporal J., Lusham, CSM. H. The Company put in a claim "I consider myself his second-she explained,
Regimental Chaplain, the Rc-
R. Ramsden, Second Lieutenant to come equipment in the oil ary wite, because he took me as
"It is my case, and put #toverend, M. V. Malone, RA, ChD. → C. Harris, Private, E. A. Saw, inetallations after the end of the his secondary wife," replied Nancy you, that the object of these pro- At the conclusion of each
ceedings is nothing more and ceremony after. Lleutenant Ca-Lance-Corporal O. Bond, Ser-war when some of its equipment, Nyt.
at seant J. Rich, Corporal W. H. originally
Shanghal, was nothing less than blackmail."--lonels Bian and J. G. Elsher had wood. Privates J. T. Steeds. Ros- traced there Dr. Sun is wicked to blame molad wreaths the Buglers from ley, Wood, Ebll, Murray, E. Burke, The Japanese had transferred for blackmail.
the Corps of Drums of the Regi-T. Corrigan, E.-J. Edwards the equipment to Nanking from Further hearing was adjourned ment conducted by Drum-Major Emery, Jones, H. Wragg, Hogan, Shanghal when they constructed | to 2.30 p.m. today.
Petition cited
Sir Man-kam tren questioned her regarding a certain petition
of Commerce which her lawyer drafted on her
building
The new 11-storey home of
behalf, in whleli such phrases of lived with defendant", and "matic love to her by defendant" Vere used, but no mention was made of her as Dr. Sun's concubine.
Complaint
Complainant suplied that the over godown
children, only. The
the Honk Kong Chinese Gen-petition was, drafted by her Inw- eral Chamber of Commerce Isyer in Shanghai for the purposa to be erected at Nos. 24, 24 of obtaining maintenance for lier and 25, Connaught Road Ceni- tral, just opposite the Douglas Steamship Company's Wharf, instead of at Nos. 64/65, Con- naught Road Central.
The question of Pressed further by defined
her status was not at issue.
charges
C. Holdford-rounded the Las R. A. Deamer and E. T. Mayzes, the all. tanks.
Pont, and Reversary of Lance-Corporals W. G. Bryce, L
Today is the
bolding a key position against ali McGill, F. TCY, Privaten J.1
P.
Sva. R. T.
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Scouts enjoy cinema show
tho
Colony
Winter, J. Slaughter, Fer- the Battle of Albuhera in 1811,
Crow, Sergeant when the 57th Foot (now the 1st rington and J. G..C
B. Bedward, L/Sergeant Battalion
Bristow, Johns, Private
Lance ment) 100, Middlesex Regi.
ita, name
of "Dic Hards
for their courage shown Corpural R. A. Paddington, Pri- in the battle against the French Vale A:H
A. E. Leon ard, C. Pritchard, GV, W. Grin- Over 400 Scouts of attacks at the cost of 20 officers stead D.
Simmonds, E. Colony, assembled in the St. Other Hanks killed and
aitd
Devine, Joseph's Collegó Hall Complaints of exorbitant wounded.
Sergeant
Munning and Saturday, May 13 at 8.30 p.m. Among, the many officers who Lance
T. Turner. for a cinema show arranged Last evening Cocktali course) whether such phrased storage charges made by Chin- were more appropriate than giv-ese godowns on foreign paper, we present were:
Major JAV. Doyle MC, Major at the Hong Kong Defence Force by Mr. C. C. Quáh, Ing clearly her actual status, contained in a letter from the Announcing this at the regular complainant, replied that whether Foreign Paper Merchants As de S. Clayton, Canada Omicers' Mess was held to which Deputy, Scout Commissioner.
Collins, Captain N. McLeod the Governor, Sir Alexander A newsreel on local scouting committee meeting of the Cham she was a concubine or secondary sociation of Hong Kong, was
C. H.
·Captain - - (QM), Martin
Grantham, was invited. Many proved very interesting and at ber verterday afternoon, Mr. Ka wife of Dr., Sun, there must be brought up for discussion at Trestain, OLE Vleutenmit E. A officers of the Regiment and the times amusing. Cheuk-hung, Chairman of the love between us, and we must the committee meeting of the M. Pielow, Lieutenant B. K.
The main feature, however, waS been added Bosworth on the date
Hong Kong Defence Force at-
the magnificent film "Scouting in signed for the purchase of the she was advised by her lawyer Chamber of Commerce gesterf from the Middlesex Heel- To commemorate today, the America" in Technicolor,
at 7 ment), and a party of 40 Other Drums will beat Revelle
Coca-Cola added a very in- nhove property for the sum of to petition to the court for Dr.any. HK$550,000,
Sun's recognition of her children
real "Refrostiments It was pointed out that whereas Ranks, Mr. FJ. Wakefield, am, and there will be Athletics structive. Purchase of this property arst before she could succeed in followed change of plan by obtaining maintenarice for them. the public rodawnstarin rate formerly of 2nd Battalion, The in the morning and afternoon, through the Ages"
sax Regiment,
the W
Q.s and Ser- For the bonent of Sedutera in the Chamber official who "What is your object in lasuing was only 48 carita sa bale for each Middlesex
150 for The Middlesex Regiment, originally Intended to rebulid the
their charge from...
have a repeat performance in La is to make Dr. Bun maintain
3. G. Fisher, The Officers Albubera. Dinner, Salle College Hall on Saturday, 10 times the public godown tarli
Lleuignard
G. Pugh, Major Road Central, the ground area fio has neglected? of which was found to be in
"Lo you know, the maximum A request was minde by the Hughes Major B. sufficient for a skyscraper.. you can get is $40 a month at the paper merchants for the matter to CM. Ghenham, Captain R. G. The new site has an area of time of the summons? Yes, be taken before Government for Stewart DSQ, and Mr. Redmen,
all, from the Hong Kong Volun about 4,000 square feet which is know that. fone-third more than that of the
The matter was referred to a teer: Defence Force and Captain to what she petually said in re- small sub-committee for study A. G. R. Cross of 40-Division,
Among
those buried at the orighiol site.
No, plans have yet been pre-ply to the question, and at that and report.
ity Cemetery are Stabler Milltary
Newnhamn, pared for the new building which
Alexan
Me
the Chamber on its present alto present sunimons?"—Mỹ ób~; the private godowns,had. Grhen-formerly of the Tat. Batta-7Ahout visit the Officers' | Kowloon italiar goden; grzanged to }
$1.50
geants Moss.
At No. 164 and 66, Connaught thest two daughters of 'his, whom to 37 a bulo, which is mure, than Lleuterte Owen- the W. O's and. Borgeants' Dinner May 27, Segirining at 7:30 p.m
25. expected | post at least, TURKS |
000,000. The money required 1pberalted from further sub- scriptions from members wòn Have already contributed mord than; HK$430,000. so The existing buildings, expected to yield about HK$500,000 at current market value, might also be sold
ar
Fiero some argument
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action.
Armed robbery suspects face Criminal Sessions
10 triplement the now building an armed robbery at 48 Pitr Střett, Kowloon, in
'fund.
SISTER OF PI CONSUL DIES
Mr. Amparo V. Rodriquez Martine, younger sister of Dr.. Joup Rodriquez, Philippine Consulat Hong Kong, died aud denly yesterday morning in Cebu
On
which more than $2,000 in cash and articles was looted, was described at the Criminal Sessions yesterday,
trial before Mr. Justice Gould, Sentor. Puisne Judge, and an all-men jury are three men and a woman..
Leung Pul and Fu Chikin (City, Philippines, of a heart at are both charged with robbers Hem with hugravation. Lam Fun, Dr Rodriguez will leave today allás Kam Sun, and Ling by air for Manila; thence to Cebu
Yung the woman are charg-
City to attend. the funeral, GUNET
Mrs. Martinez was-42 years ed with possession of arms and
sold at the time of her death. ammunition, while. Iam Fun
woman soused in Tung Chof Street WhenNobotics ar rived at the house. concerned, they distrst, the Woman had Just thrown a, parcel out of the window.
This was found to contain two
munition, ARRAN
Shes survived by her husband, alone is facing a charge of re-revolvers and 20 rounds of am- "Dez Jose R., Martinez, former celving stolen property..
namber of the Philippine Con gress. They have no children.
the
ASSOCIATION. MEETING
Crown
Mr.. A. Hooton
prosecuted the robbery. In question took place on the evening of? "Jondary 11; a the refidence of the proprietor a scrap metal company
Wale
the proprietor and has mical gonoral meeting of guests and foxls were playing numberland audi
tion was held in the Boom," of the Hung dar viday,
premises^tríð@hold.
thein
officers)
coming year!
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On searching the house, the founda considerable police amount of property which was subsequently identified as part of the loot taken: from the house, at Pitt Streek Bilder, SK, there Plt wore proceeds from other previ ous robberies, which war, com- millted at Pilkem Street and Nathan Read on different dates
Loung Pul, frst, accused, was eventually identified as one of
other alleged robber mede, cez tain statements,in angwes to the charges
(dvidence'i roma ugliness
Privates
dark Baldeo
Supper and. Cinema will be held and the Corporals and Privates at. 8 p.m. At 0,30 pm, the Off-
Sergeants Mess...
ere sell, relurp the viate to the
CROWN LAND AUCTION SALE
L. Carpenter, R.
A 10,610-square-foot lot of fe bron, Geary, S..J. How, W. HK$41,000 atiba Crmin Land Law, S. Liborwick, V. Luly, (R. Marham, AJ. Merry E. Auction Sale yesterday SEALA Menross, W. Roberts, W. G. C. The successful bidder was that
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Blonitential land, was; sold.for
Stutz
Tavare bid. R. Toomeyoriginal applicant, Lance-Corporals 'S. Chcil, P.. A. Sal-mine, 082set pried Was
Nolms Second Lieutenant (W, A. MacKinlay, Sergni Llautenant 1.
The
Winter-Blyth, Licitenant M., H. The buyer must expend at leggi Fulcopar, Compotal AW Rymer, HK$200,000 in reteable Improve Captim (1) West and Captain C.ments Only a detached, residcoco K. Willamson, beskies others in or a block of six flats will be allowed to be erected on the land.
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