Trio sentenced to death kafor murder of mason
minders
Today
k Rotary Club tunch at Hoof Garden, 1 Hotel, 12.30 pan. Bridge Drive, European YMCA.
pau. HK Light Orchestrá rebenrsol.:
St. John's Catedral hall, 9.40 p.m.
Union Jack Club, dancing clous, Services Club, drive (cash prizes),
8 pan, Nine Dragons
whist 7.30 pm. Cheero Services Club, Informal
Hatter, & pan HK YWCA, Flower Arranging Lecture. Duddell St. 3 pan. Football Referees' meeting. Prince's Bldg. 130 pan. HK Reel Club, practice, Helena
May Institute, 5.30 p.m.
Coming events
TOMORROW
Tur 1 meeting, 60, Macdonnell
o, . 3 p..
K Art Club, monthly exhibition
and Christmas
Card St. Join's Cathedral hall, 10 a.m. (admission free),
Dragons Services Club, dancing class, & p.m.; boxing class,
The Acting Chief Justice, Mr. E. H. Williams, last night donned the black cap and pronounceð sentence of death by hanging on three Chinese found guilty of the murder of a 'hoad mason on August 5.
"You have been found guilty by the jury of one of.
the most brutal crimes that has been commit- ted in the Colony,” Mr. Justice Williams de- clared.
The necused were Yu You, aged 40, mason, Yiu Muk, aged 20. aged 40, odd-jch coolle. They mason, and Leung Chi,
were convicted at the Criminal Sessions of murdering their head mason, Lạng Chinfong with an axe and hammer in the early hours of August 5 nside partly-completed building at which they wore
at work.
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The structure In question is eitusted at Water Street, West
pint. It was being erected by the firm of Wah Sheung and Com- Juhy.
Court Brevities
THE CHINA MAIL, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 31, 1950.
New way of making gun shells
Pittsburg, October 20. Artillery shells now are being squeezed into shape somewhat ins,
· toothpaste 'is squirted out of Hube.
a
Several important advantage:" aro dialmed for the new process} including a big saving of sicel,
The method Ja,called cold er- trusion. By Liny powert! hydraulle presses, steel men now tuke a "plece of steel five inches In width and height and squeeze it into a shell casing about 16-14 inches long.
Until the process was perfected recantly, the shalla were made by hot forging. lu forging, moinl is Van Detor, Chan Le, brod thoped by heating and hainner- was fined $150 or six weeks by Mr. J. Reynolds at Central yes-quires about
Ing. Hot forging of shells re. tarday when he pleaded guilty to
-10 per cent 1ihort metul. charges of possession of eplum and an opium pipe, porression heroin pills and smoking opium.
According to the prosecution a rald was carried out by the Police on Sunday at 117. Queen't Road West, first Boor, and in the rear cubicle the opium and heroin
Defendant said that he needed ' the opium as nodielne as he was sick.
There accused had been work-pliis were found. 'ng on the Job up to July 28 when he was summarily dismiss ed for gambling. However, hr continued to sleep in the premises just like the other workmen,
A notice prohibiting this prae- 7 pan; tikin show, 8.30ee was subsequently put up, and burn.
The third acenved's ali»ntion wer nion Jack Club, whist drive,
7.45 Fomen's Section. European YMCA, games morning, 10
nen
THURSDAY
Kowloon itolary Club luncheon,
Peninsula Hotel, 12.30 pan. Y's Men's Club lunch-meeting.
Roof Gardens HK 145 930.
A marter of a cargo funk was fined $250 or nix weeks imprlson- ment by Mr. F. X. D'Almeda at Kowloon yesterday for exporting leur, and failing te have a boat prohibited cargo, namely petes-
trawn to this by the head mason. The third accused appeared an-licence. noyed by this.
Hacked to death
in the early
morning of August 5, third accused and the two others rose and hacked the
deceased to death. Hotel.
First necured was seen by an and Xias Card, St. John's eye-witness holding the axe, Cathedral hall, un, tal-while the third used "o black ob- inission free)
Hk Art Club, monthly exhibition
darte
Chan Tuk-chong was arrested by a naval party when his jùnk was intercepted by the party on Saturday Just outside the Colony's harbour limits.
At the time of the interception, Chen had on his junk 20 tins of petroleum or 80 gallons.
The cargo was ordered by the court to be confiscateż,
Juan Test." The next morning, the head
Cold extrusion and these addi- tlonul indvantager;
1. The cold-extruded produc needs practically no machining,
2. Little or no alloy is needed because good mechanicnt qualitie ure obtained by cold working the steel.
at the Dnished shell is a nature 3. The glasey, emooth surfac-
result of the cold extrusion pro cess. needed to acquire the Anish
No other operations ar
Advantage
Sull phother advantare cinim ed for cold extrused shells is the steel of lestur quality con họ use
n would be suitable for ho' forgings. That is brenure th forging process tends to open u
urface defents, But cold ex
truding actually irons out de
fects in the squeezing proeng The defects are often made harm- lens or even eliminates.
Practically the same thin would happen to n similar Befre a tube of toothpaste after th trothpaste was parked throug the hole at the end of the tube.
Valcndo, aged 37, of Nine Dragons Services Club, muson was found lying in a large Manlin, was charged before Mr.
When cold extrusion is limite and iable
tennis pool of blood with four gapin F. X. D'Almada at Kowloon yes-
to ordnance products, as it largel wounds in his neck. A wet uxeterday with being a stowaway, tournaments, 7 pan.
He was remanded one week's now, enged of steel productio NAAFI Club, Kowicon, snooker and hammer were found nearby.
peuding arrangements for a re- is hot so important. But if col tournament, 7 pm. Sino-British Club, concert at St. All the accused cinimed in de-turn passage to Manila.
extrusion becomes widely used Stephen's Girls' College, 8.30 fence that they slept all through
'or a large range of civilia the night concerned, and learned
gods, speed of production wi p.m. Union Jack Club, tombola, 7.30 only of the killing when they
| help milis achieve higher produc awoke in the morning.
tion tonnage:-Associated Press
p.m.
Royal Marines land on Cho sand
Tokyo, October 30, A reconnaissance unit of the Royal Marines from the British cruiser Ceylon was put ashore by South Korcan Navy ships on Cho Island on Saturday but found that the Communist garrison had withdrawn, Gen
ral Douglas MacArthur jounced today.
an-
Cha Island is located off the fest east of North Korea, ahout 1-miles West.of.Sariwon...
The landing was a small opera- on and "completely peaceful," ecording to a Commando spokes-
na here.
The Marines went in at day- Break. They were charged with
After receiving the summing- up from the Chief Justice at the end of the five-day case yester day afternoon the jury retired at 5.05 p.m. They returned at 6.20
p.m.-75 minutes later,
The
foreman, in delivering the verdict, sald the jury found first and third accused "qulity of murder in the first degree,'
and the second accused, in the second dogros. First and
third accused still
It was said that he came to the
Colony on Sunday on board the steamer Brooklyn Heights.
Victor Edward Neves, aged 24, before Mr. F. X. D'Almada at British subject, was charged Kowloon yesterday with larocrty! of twel pairs of shoes,
Noves was arrested by two police constables at street when the latter
Shanghui the defendant on seeing him in'
approached possession of two pairs of shoes.
Tefendant admitted to the po- lice that he stole the shoes from Hankow Road.
Defendant was sentenced to six i
Air Marshal Fogarty on visit to Japan
· Tokyo, October 20. Air Marshal. Sir Francis J
Appeal Court reduces prisoner's sentence
An error in forwarding a criminal appeal to the Appeal Court by & magistrate was pointed out yesterday by Mr. Justice Gould, Senior Puisne Judge
Mr. Justice Gould also made an order in effect re- ducing the 15-month sentence on a prisoner by three months In view of a defect in one of the charges against him.
The prisoner concerned was Yu Yuet-on, 19-year-old cat- penter, who had pleaded guilty. before Mr. F. X. ́d'Almada -e Castro in August to making: demands of money from others with threats on four different occasions.
Yu was not legally represented. Mr. M. Hoeran appeared for the Crown yesterday.
Schumacher
wants
assurances
Frankfurt. October 20.
Yu told the Appeal Court that
Dr. Kurt Schumacher today: tie was appealing against convie. ain, and claimed that he had rejected any Gertman rebuma- been given a certain kind of dement until the Western Allios Jecliun which made him plead haâ forces "not only strong Rally at the lower court,
nough to hall a Russion attack but were able to push a coun-
immediately territory now hold by the Poles.
After perusing the docuinents before him, Mr. Justice Gould told the appellant that his allega- However, tions were nonsense. he went on, the nugistrate in question had allowed the appeal be brought to the higher court under a section which" does not give him power to allow. it at all when the prisoner las plenticul dulity.
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The Pulsne Judge sald further that the niagistrate, in noting the fact that Yû had pleaded gulity, ad in this ense allowed the op- seal to be brought up. He asked Crown Counsel to bring to the at- tention of the magistrate the provision of the section of the Ordinance concerned.
Regarding the charges, inued, the ars,count stipulate the offence against the prisoner.
.
ter-attack
Into
The Gorman Socialist Party had been to, win wars by winning "ender suid Anglo-Saxon strategy;;
the last battic, He warned that f the Germans were not guavan- téed that they would be parod
second scorched earth fate they would not contribute to Western defence.
Speaking before 8080 Sorin- lists at the Hession State election tolly in the fair ground here, Dr. Schumacher said there must b enough Allied troop" in Garmapu to ropel any attack on the border at le con-he Federal Republic and thes did not forces must be strong enough to alleged push an invading army East of the old GermRII frontiers now held in Poland, by counter-at- After Bearing Mr. fleman's' täcking neross the Vistula. opinic in this connection, Mr. Justice Gould turned to the up- pellant and told him that he hud- no merit in his case, but that through a defect in the charge at the magistracy, it was necessary for him to make an order which will in effect reduce the 15-month sentence by Three months.
This was because, in the first count, ho offence was disclosed
He opposed payment by West Germany of additional occupation costs for increased Allied troops here. He said more Allied troop
Germany would be for the de- nce of all democralle nations and that Germany was alrendy paying a share of Westorn do- rice by paying for the rehabill
n that charge, he stated. Yu'sation of her shattered people and appeal on the other three charges buildings. Dr. Schumacher said sere dismissed.
bis was really part of current
The Appeal Court also dismiss-defence efforts because the
social measures were necessary ed an appeal against sentence by Wong Yik-po, who was given 18 keep West Germans from turn- nentha for conspiring to demaning Communist, United Preas. money with menaces.
to
Chan Hci-sang, another appel- Innt, who was sentenced similar prison term for embezzle- ment, had his appeal against con-
dented the adence. Second ac-monitis hard labour by the court. Fogarty, the Commander-in- Viction alsmissed yesterday.
cused Indicaled he had nothing | He had six previous convictions. so aay.
Just before reciting the death formula, Mr. Justice Willams sold: "You have been found guilty by the jury of one of the most brutal crimes that has been com- mitted in the Colony. The injury which the deceased received at your hands can only be described as of a very shocking nature,"
First accused was defended by Mr. V.1.3. D'Alton, the second by Mr. Y.H. Poon, and the thin
Mr. W.A by Mr. T.K. MOL.
conducted the pro- Blair-Kerr
pector C.A.A. Nicol.
TRADE ENQUIRIES
Chief, British Far East Air Force, arrived at Haneda Ait- port it inbon today for an of- ficial visit.
Bir Francis, who was accom- parded by Lady Fogurty, พอม met at the airport by Lleutenant- General George M. Stratemeyer the Commander of the United States Far East Air Forces, and Mrs. Strutemeyer.
The Trado Enquiries Bulletin for October will he available from the
Department of Com- Sir Francis and Lady Fogurty merce and Industry. Publications wh
will be guests of. General and Which on and biter November 3 Mrs. Stratemeyer during their on application to Mr. J. W. Ferris, 2nd Floor, Fire Brigade last five days.
visit here, which is expected to The Air Marshal will visit the
the mission of finding out whe-secution assisted by Detective In=Bigs no charge for the United States air bases in both)
there
ther this section of the east had been mined and whether are any Communist forces on the Island. They rejoined the small South Korean craft which had but them ashore without finding oither
mines or Communist troops.
The Marines were ashore at" Cho Island for cix hours.--Reuler.
Murderer hanged in Glasgow
Dogma of the Assumption approved
Vatican City October 30, Thirty-five cardinals and nearly 500 bishops of the Roman Catholic Church today unanimously voted approval of the declélon of Pope Plus X11 to proclaim the new dogma of the Assumption of the Bleased Virgin Mary into Heaven.
Al the biggest and most im- portant consistory of his 11-year-
Glasgow, October 30. Twenty-eight year old Paul
reig Harris was hanged here today cons for adding a new article te the Pops outlined his rea- after making a last minute the faith of the world's 420,000,- confession which gained a stay 000 Catholles. ataxecution for his,30-year-old In his red robes, with a gold brother.
Pyongyang liberation
ceremony.
KING'S GREETINGS
TO TURKEY
London October 29. King George today sent a con- gratulatory message to the Pro-* Aldent of Turkey, Celal Bayar, to mark the 27th anniversary of the Turkish Republe.
The message said: "It is with great pleasure,Mr. President that I avall myself of the oppor Pyongyang, October 29, tunity afforded by the 27th an President Syngman Rice told niversary of the foundation of the an estimated crowd of 10,000 in Turkish Republic to send you the City Hall Square here today cordial greetings. May your coun- hat they must try to forget try and the Turkish people con- to enjoy •pence hat they were North and South tinue in future Koreano and to remember only und prosperity in co-operation Bulletin, which contains trade Japan and Korea, and Major that there was but one Korean with the circle of free nations.
United Fress. enquiries received from the General Emmett O'Donnell (FEAF 2ation. London Office of the Hong Kong Bomber Command Headquarters)
Dr. Rhee, who flow to Pyong- Government dha the United
and Brigadier General Jack Doyle yang to pask at the liberation Kingdom Trade Commissioner
(Far East Air Material Com ceremony said that his Govern Hong Kong in addition to those
mont wanted to govern North' mand),, both in the Tokyo area, received by the Department of,
and advanced jet fighter bases Korea with North Koreans in the Commerce and Industry. Detalls
in Korea.
Government but was prevented are also given of publications re-. The Air Marshal yesterday by the United Natione decision. ceive a copy each month are, visited the two British Bunder- Wearing Korean dren, he invited to write to the Depart- land squadrons at Iwakuni nir-spoke from the balcony of the ment. It would be useful it at base in South Japan. Rester. the same time nrms could give the dept. a list of the lines which they handle or manufacture, in order to assist the Department in replying to enquirera.
PAL'S NEW DO6 SERVICE
Philippine Airlines announced yesterday- that their new DC, service to Hong Kong will start embroidered mitre, the Popo sva op
Wednesday Claude Harris was sentenced to married shoulder-high on hila DCA pressurised sleeper planes Edath with Paul for killing a man Throne from this private port will leave Hong Kong on Wednes- in a street brawl. The twement into the painted hail of the days, and Saturdays at 9.50. Both brothers, who had boon in the Benedictions in the Veticon flights are direct to San Frame condemned coll for three weeks, Palace,
The Saturday departure rembraoud. last night and parted Assembled there were the car makes an immediate 'connection dintis in their princely statles in Manila to the DC8 European Claude Harris, whore-execution robes and the bishops in purple service. was put oll for a week for con- wames, ghch with his retinue of locration of his brother's state=" | sedretaries and attendants-Reu- ment only 48 hours before they ter.
for the last time.
were due to go to the scaffold,
had asked to stay in the con-
Jemmed-cell with him until the
might
YWCA LECTURE
had been convicted of Mrs. Robert M. Gordon will
FOOD AND FUEL COSTS
Britain
allows Negro to stay
City Hill for nearly an hour ninil WAS clapped and cheered when ha déclare it the sufferings of Koreans had fist -Been 'Un váiḥ because the United Nations had acted and defonted the Commumist. aggression.
North Korea, he added, was now becoming part of a unified Korea and would enjoy the free- dom that the South has had for the past Ave, years.
Flags of the United Nations. countries Bow in the Square but the proceedings were entirely Korean, with HGK troops standing Korean Nation in the
London, October 28. Mr. William Patterson, Negro national executivo sverotary of the American Civil Rights Con- gres, received permit into
in Britain bra ahors to stay period after Inunigration and co-tendance. curity officers han detained him" overnight at a London airport,
Permission was refused when he arrived from Parls last night He was believed to have told Becarity mon that he had come
Dr. pleas
Anthes
emphasised the need for unity and burd work in re- inbilitating, the country.
Before leaving", be kaid, 'm press statement We are happy and the country will never ughin or group
for a holiday in Britnin after-be divided by any bulla s
visiting Eastern Europe.
of nations. We country acain with Sne theip of despooraliohutlors and avid con tribute our sport: to ship premco and prosperityĉof the friendly pations of the world"--Router.
Ordured to leave Britain by the first available plans for New York, he a.ked for his caso:"20 be referred to the Home Office which has the last word on entry to Britain, causa
Who, jauthority stay was hero sranted after an early morning FRESH FISH PRICES
"The Cool and fast fullur Tide the wa ended Dctober 8, fecued by the Labour
veetables, 1.0 rattiom
is year, old Marila Dun-prosent the third lebture today;ice and Flour, 7.2 catsios.
denvy of Glasgow on the huud The current kortes uz tilki on with a bottle,kuselding him down flower arranging which is being Bak Cabbage, AI eatty and kicking him on, the body.
held at the Faiz Kong YWCA by a Dunleavy died. In hospital, on Her tople will be "Gay
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#410AMr. Patterson was immediately released from the detention hotel he had been 43. the airport, where be had bald ander guard,
He was believed to havo boon asked it he was coming to Bri- fain to
which is "hörðin Bhòrfidia next TBILI iation was Understood to have diarécticity, dendur "mat 'fin' 'only" "windted in Adidas i
tain., Tho péace congress Isers in London sald today were not expecting him.
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