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JEEP TRIP FROM LONDON TO SINGAPORE DESCRIBED
Jeeping around the world through burning desorts and monsoon floods, to soo what is still loft of adventure in this modern age, was the ex“, pariance of two young formot British Army captains who left Lon- don eight monthḥ ago.
However, the two had to part company in Singar
pore last week, after covering 18,000 miles on land and 2,000 miles by sea, as one of them had to break the journey to take up a business appointment in Hong Kong. He Is Captain John Cocks, a 30-year-old, native of London, who arrived here yesterday morn- ing by the ss. Bradaverett, still feeling sore- ly the loss of his travel companion and the sturdy vehicle that, except for a fow minor breakdowns, had taken them from Dunkirk to Singapore.
•
and
Hio erstwhile companion, They drove through Lahore Captain Peter Blake, also and over the frontler into India, Londoner, left for Port Dar-pansing through Amritsar win on his own, to continue Delbi. They saw the Taj Mahal his journey round the world at Agra, and other Indian pago- via South America. He told dns. until they reached. Bombay.
From Bombay
they his friend he might pick up 2 South to Madras, passing through kindred spirit in Australia to
Bangalore. accompany him.
Been by the "China Moil" yes- terday Captain Cocks, Bald hel mired Blake and "the good old Jeep" but there was nothing else
he could do, since he had signed up with the AFB (the Advertia- in ing, and Publicity Bureau) Hong Kong. He should have been out long before this if he had taken a plane or ship,
"but I couldn't resist the temptation of roughing it out on the road when Peter spoke to me about his plan. It was too good to turn down for anything. If I could not dovr complete round the world trip. could do at least half of it, and that would take me to Singapore. fram where I could come on to Hong Kong.
2
Poona nb
drove
This was the only stretch of our journey that could be cold to have pone flavour of real
sald Captain wasmonsoon
Cooler, Good on, and phe night our Jeep went off the road down steep incline. right into the flood water. The road was tie- sarted, and it was very late, so there was nothing for us to do but to wait until morning.
about. How
"We sat throughout the night in our Jeep with our guns on our knees, with the flood water rush ing past us and tigers and ever, nothing happened, and we got out Jeep back on the road the none the worse for the night's adventure, next morning."
After reaching Madras the Started in Dunkirk
pair took a ship for Penang, with Avo days at Captain Cocks told the "China stop-over of Matl
APB Rangoon, yesterday in the office that he and his companior et out from London on Decern- ber 5 last year.
Crossing the Channel from Dover, the over- land journey started from Dun-i klik. They passed through Paris and Nice, and then crossed the frontler
into Spain,
travelling
South down to Gibraltar.
They crossed over by sea to Tangler, and from there they retraced the route followed by
served in
Through the jungles
"W expected to ruh
Into
some excitement after arriving
CAPTAIN JOHN COCKS ("China Mall" photo)
Tea Party
on board
mv. Anking
Local Chinese shippers were entertained to a tea party on the British vessel Anking yesterday on the occasion of her first trip to Singapore from the Colony.
Butterfield and Swire, local ngents for the China Navigation company, owners of the Anking which made her debut in local waters early this year. nounced that the purpose of the party was to introduce the vessel to shippers and other interested persons.
No Europeans were invited to the function yesterday,
4
Wusuch under Navy control
it Penang. It couldn't be quiet driving through the bandit. Infected Maisyan Jungles, but again the we were disappoint- ed. We arrived in 'Bilgapore on The British
13
He
Bird
Personalia Defence argument in
Me Whiting Willauer, 'Vice- Present of Civil Air Transport Incorporated, arrived in Hong Kong yesterday by n CAT plane. Mr. George Cannon, Officer In Charge of the Radio Office, De partment of Civil Aviation, re- turned to Hong Kong yesterday In a PAA
plane from Tokyo
Mrn, K. F. Stuart afrived In the Colony yesterday from Singapore by the mv. 8tochuén.
Miss E. M. Kitility, Mra, F. H. Geldt, Miss M. Wessel, Mrs. M. N. Seyar and Mr. R. Berry crrived here yesterday from Ewatow by the Hanyang.
Miss V. D. A.
Visscher, Ilmi- tenent A. J. Harler, Messra. A O. by, Kum. Rel-roo and Dr. G. Dosteven left for Manila. yes- terday by CPA,
ss. Torino returns to
Colony
alleged bribery case
That agreement among the principals involved, is
the essence of a crime of conspiracy and that mere concurrence is not enough, was the ar- gument put forth by défánce counsel at the Final stage of the trial of pho American and Tour Chinese an charges of bribery before Mr. J. Raynolds at Central yesterday. Mr. Y. H. Chan, defence counsel, submitted a no-.
case to answer for his clients who are charg- ed on three counts of conspiracy to offer a bribe, offering and promising a bribe to Mr. Thomas Clunie, assistant Superintendent of Police, Traffic Department,
At the outset of the hear ing yesterday, Mr. Chan sald
that he did not propose to put Man
charged
with murder
of woman
J
any of the defendants in the witness box. He said that he must emphasise that his pro posal not to call the defen- fants to the witness box was not prompted by any motive but by a decision that the pro- Ng Shui alias Ng Kourg
not secution had
produced alias Fel Tsol-shui, unemploy- sufficient evidence to proveed, was charged before Mr. F. Captain Robert Wherry and Its case.
X, d'Almade at Kowloon yes- terday with murder. his men returned to port yes-
Defence counsel asked British
the terday aboard, the
Court that his submission be Ng's case is for committal. Slockade runner Torino nonelecated as a final submission.
It was alleged that Ng had the worse for their recent en- counter with a belligerent Na- 'The defendenta are Ng To-murdered a Chinese woman, Chan tlanalist destroyer off Amoy oing, travelling trader. Charles Churs allas Chan Luk, aged 31, and the subsequent 20-hour Joseph Murphy, aged 34. of at 52. Jordon Road, ground floor.
Connecticut, USA, Ngal Wan-jon July 7, detention in the Pescadores,
Yesterday the The 1600-ton freighter was not man, unemployed, Thomas Cheng,
prosecution's damaged in spite of the heavy store keeper and Teang Tat-rian, shelling by the naval craft when partner of the Yat Yuet Electrle witnesses said that the body of by Wong Ying, the principal she ignored the "stop" signals. Bulb Workshop, Shum Ning Road. the dead woman was discovered The first four defendants are tement of the house at about 10.30 she was, however, intercepted and taken to the Maku Island charged that on June 11 at 4pm. on July 7. Earlier at about naval base in the Pescadores Macdonnell Road, they promised 8.30 am, Wong raid, she saw the She was released some 20 hour Mr. Chunic $1,090 ns an induco-tecenced woman sitting in the later.
ment for tils endeavouring to latter's cubicle talking with a foxation obtained from certalri bune of motor vehicle Licences. not see the man's face as he was Except for the above brief inbtain official approval for the Chinese man. Wong sald she could personnel yesterday aboard the
sliting with his back towards her. All defendants are chargedi
Later at about 9.30 am. Wong Torino-no further detqus were
that they gave Mr. Cipinto available
$6,000, and a third charge, die went on, she again saw the de against alt defondante, alleged ceased. This time, Wong said, the seen going, 16 the that between May 20 and June woman was 12 they conspired to offer, the kitchen.
"She returned to her own cubi- bribe to Mr. Clunie.
cle shortly afterwards." Wong added,
The
Heavily sholled
Torino it was fearned,; was accosted at about 9 p.m. on| August 21 when she was 'up- proaching Amey. The vessel turned Bouth and was besvity
Mr. A. A. Shaw, Asalstant shelled. But none of the stello | Superintendent of Police, of the hit the ship.
Anil-Corruption Branch, pissisted Her deck yesterday was packed by Inspector Kavanagh and In- with gondral cargo loaded here spector Hui, is in charge of that which was destined originally for prosecution's case, the Communist port. Nene was molested, it was stated.
not to discuÍSS the
Trap alleged
The
Then at about 10 am, after Being informed by another oa- aupart of the house, Wong, the principal tenant saw a pool of blood on the passage-way floor. The blood, Wong went on, came from the dead woman's cubicla river steamer
which was on a cooktoft.' It was further learned that ac- without A thing Wusuch has been re-named Lady:
Doctor K. S. Ku of Kowloon; · and is under Admirally cording to a recent request by eting."
Mr. Chap in his submission Hospital snid that the woman Captain Wherry said that was a really and day when control, it was learned yesterday. (Jovernment,
it was a vary wal the famous Eighth Army alone Captain Cocks had to part com-
of Director reported to the
7 about an hour after he had the North African
ast in pany with his companion.
A report that the former Hong marine on his return, estera known fort that all defendants ir, died at about 1:20 p.m. on July
criminal case under British lav received her in his someo passenger verse about the incident, Approached their triumphal sweep In World took the rs. Bradeverett, on Kang-Macao
has been reconverted into a by a member of the Press, thulst be alven fair play and that cause of the woman's death was,
he would endeavour to show War II.
August 10 for Hong Kong.. "Both Peter and I
declared that he was how unfairly his clients had beer according to the doctor, due to Asked about his Jeep, Chotain nating hospital could not be acted
intra-cranial hacmoirage. the Eighth Ar
Army, and, of course
Cocks said it was n
frente. Ho alleged that in trap 16-horse confirmed with the local authori
had been set for his clients an The case was adjourned to this the thrill of going over the same power vehicle built in 1942. He ties yesterday. The report fure matter with the Press.
The Torino cleared for Amoyant words had been deliberately morning. route again, in a 1942-built Army had only the highest praise for ther stated that the Lady Bird
may be sent to Japonçag waters. last week. She has been on this put into their mouths so that they Jeep. brought back a world of its
tain Cocks.
performance.
run jon regular, schedules. The Incriminated themselves. memories," said Captain
"I am not sure whether this f
It was learned that the river was her second encounter with The Journey thus far was un- due to the mascot we carried-
first started a Koala hear, perched atop the steamer has been taken over by the Chinese within the past two
the Admiralty, the two
Cairo. radiator, with large
which will be months. She lyns machine-gun- protruding Their Jeep connecting
had its
its arst break- black eyes and black hairy legs, responsible for future operation ned apar Amoy last month by
Nationalist destroyers. went rod Friends in London gave it to us of the vessel. and the engine had to be rebuilt. tog good luck before we left," The wheel of their trailer shear sald Captain Cocks half-humor- ed off, and had to be repaired.
But this was not alt troubles. They
found they had only £35 left, and what with re- patrs and expenses while being laid up for five weeks at Cairo. looked as if that was the end
their world tour.
take
eventful, but trenched
when
Jown. The
of
their
ously
and
Soldiers sentenced for robbing girl
Captain Cocks is joining the staff of the Advertising and Publicity Bureau in Hong Kong. He is no newcomer 10 the publicity business, for he has had experience in publicity work before the war. Ho has served You see, cach of us is allow na publicity rosy Relief As-
of the Bri-Two out not
Empire 100, which is not even enough rociation in Landon, and has also
for
fuel, so
so we earn as we worked with Dr. Gordon Ryrie, travel, by
and broadcast-formerly Superintendent of the we are not always | Bulch Leper Settlement, Ing.
'ed
to pay
How Writing
more than
Kuala
52 lucky and when there's a Lumpur, the largest and most
major breakdown,
We
and a half years' hard labour was the punish- mont moted out yesterday to three soldiers of the Royal Army Service Corps who ploaded guilty to robbing a girl of her personal effects on the night of May 21.
like the one up-to-date Jeper colony in the The accused were Brigh Rymell, aged 19, of had at Celro, we were stuck." For East,
Captain Cocks said another
big hiton was the cold war do
on between Egypt and
farzel, and they were not al- towed to drive over the Sinni
Desert. However,
that udogo thero's a will there's was again proven wheb o
the
A British
Army major, ter
hearing of their predicament found passage for them
us."
We
Cheung Hing's master fined
the excers in
ייד.
Somerset; Norman Barlow, aged 24, of War- wickshire, and Thomas Ronald Rylands, aged 19, of Liverpool.
Alipo men thowed
Defence counsel posed severa! questions derived from the evid eneo given by prosceutich wit
jesses. He noid, that joyne of thear "estions had been answered phr. #ally and some had not, giving e feeling of uncertainty to the whole enre.
Inland Revenue Amendment Ordinance
After giving a resume of the The Inland Revenue Amend-. evidence produced by the pre-ment Ordinance 1950, which secution, Mr. Chan submkto
that thejo was no conclusive had its first reading in the evidence that the defendants hart Legislative Council yesterday, conspired together because its in the interest of law re- Ds not. In agreement among invision and is designed to shear Aefendants.
it of imperfections in drafting Agecement, bo Fald, I thr estence of a crime of conspiracy, and to remove provisions of n
.consists in and in fig an ne transitory character. ceptance by the parties concern-Mr. J. B. Griffin, the Attorney ed of a common desire, not a General, explained the amend concurrence of intention only. mento would also give effect to That is the matter must certain changes of definition taken further that the intentions rendered necessary consequent
upon constitutional changes of the parties are in common.
Chantes of nomenclature within the Empire,
And
Common agreement
If an agreement to proved. By clauso 2 of the Bill, in enactment ther the conduct of one of the provided that upan parties may form a part of the the ordinance will not come into дз the #Vldedce to prove the shared fored Antil such date
to demand $80,000 from
In passing sentence, Mr.vestigadons revealed that the first
of conspiracy. There must by Governor shall notify by pro- Justice Gould, Senior Pulsne socused had been guty dilver
vary strong evidence pointing clamation in the Gazette. to pre-arrangement which Mr. Grifin explained that lo Frank Raymond, Wood, mas- Judge, said he was taking into pm 6pm. on the night of the
consideration
Teaves no doubt that there le a this way necessity is avoided for of the British coaster youth, that the crime was not
the prisoners' ident
After the case had been but- komsman agreement of con, manuscript amendment of the
"uniraty, des
Ordinance as at present printed Cheung Hing, appeared before
premeditated and that -the lined by Mr. A. Heenan, Major
Mr. Chan argued that the pro- because the amendments' will not of the "Army Legal In the Marine Cout Vesterday circumstances of the fence Department, HOLF, Am entered secution had not proved. com- joke direct while a date is with deffroyer, and Had their leap to answer a charge of submer-showed it was not inuch more direct box to teally on her mon premost among the defen elatined which will code fred
In an "Armyl slon of loadlinë? ment
on for theat
than the ordinary Inrceny from half of the prisonera
dants anil that it one is sequitted the appearance of the revised Landing craft.
Defendant, who was not repre- person
Cogarde, Rymell, fojor all must be nequilinda edition of the laws which, as, to were guests of the ward sented legally, pleaded gulity to
The girl in questión, ¡Li, Lihs. | Hicks suld he had a clean Army, Continuing. Me Chan inid that juist Ordinance, will contain on the destroyer for three the offence. He was fined $1,840
by this Bul, if it is enacted. and we passed through the by Marine Magistrate T. B. Low was strolling with Yau Siu-luch record. There was nothing against were many discrepancies between within it the amendments pro- Suez Canal and the Red Sea.
Marine Dicer U.La which salesman to whom their hlin except very minor offences the evidence given by Mr. Cluni Prosecuting,
engaged, diơng Stübbi Road nean were put ashore at Agaba, and Edwaris föld, the Court that the the Hong Kong Hotel Barugo. Justi: wywpaping: to crimes, "Hin and that of the other prosqpation, suma, móllón" was “seconded:" by werd epnsidered sptis witnesses and that from those the Action Colonial Secretary, want did you think we saw Cheung Hilog. was found to before 10.R.m. an the night curi-
discrepances two. conclusions Mr. R.R. Todd, and carried un- there? It was our dear old jeep. overloaded when the was long-comed. 1 The Afted up and walling for side the To Wing Wharf on August couple nopeeglitary helps also good. that defendants had conspekto
As Barlow, Major Hicks con- could be drawn the allegations animouslyayanga 10.30 Followed pipa-lino An Inspection by 'n surveyer of chicle diproach and gas shom. Being away without leave was his pay, for the approval of a Drive
The vehicle topped. Two Euro- unly commar Dirence,
Yourself-service und the com- Their tourney then took them 10 Edwards confiemos pears, dressed in civilians clothes
hood, who declared that he had got out of the One of them struck themselves of food charger Chindas spentora: 2002. Chr to Amman, the capital of Trans-- Jordan, and from there.
they nothing to say, admitted that 'hagi bhd snatched her, handbag, -Thai dénémi and were all extremely sepere art of this money wast
Tlicke went unga u
was ample evidence to show followed the pipe-ling to Bagh ship Wong Hing was about to #iri's 'companion. was then attackenlient. obmut the mailer, major to go to Murphy, - He said there) dad, thence to Teheran, capital of
An Trish dezerter from the Fram:
clear for Chiu Chu, with more ed by the other European, and 'a
premeditatcil offence from the Regarding the first "conclusion. The Journey
urney across the Persian than 100 passengers and cargo small struggle ensure was not a deliberate or demand for this sums
racod The to puropennis theo
start. This took the car without ould that there was no evide ich Forela Tarton ti Indo- ́arid - Baluchistan deserts up to before she was checked the Pakistan border was unevent→ The excess cargo was dis- Back to their vehtel and Cimbel permission logo off on a joy silo he said these hero what had ace Chlin, Patrick Foseph Myghe,
onto it The Falzemesi: ran.
Mr. J. Reynolds at Central,yes- ful, said Captain Cocks.
charged before she left.
When they came to the place of ourret before Jung 11 nport from aged 24, was charged before them, In doing so i he faintly
residin by noticed the Bernice Blimbs and the five orlong, ingy became infinued only thing sertain unding with entering the Colony
by templation, an vable. He led as the state of Majors Highs siked the Foust be and was that Murphy told without the permiralon of the
Intuigration Authorities, e another European who was shu to take into account the Critoners Comp Chicco that Mr. Clunte Ho Was ordered to be placed driver of the vehicle.
Hearing was adjourned unit in the house of detention with The Firl handbag; contains south," find that "the offence was wanted $0,000, SVEIK HK3); 2 lipstick and urod kong which was done en tho opuc
yourel to take him to Fire. eljabat The Agtal valtis of all be orking moirent, sauny, than a dee 115.9m. August 11, when Tay 4 Doare, could be found on a
liberálo. Expedition”, Info: 11-aast
Chief Inspector HB., Brown Konin was about 1915, 134 135
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