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a
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Police Arrest Suspected Informer In Dock With
Armed Robbers
Clever Police work resulted in the clearing up of two recent armed robberies in the Western District by the ar- rest on Saturday of men alleged to be responsible for them. Two men believed to have been involved in a robbery at the Wing Wing Goldsmiths of 183 Queen's Road West last Tuesday morning when 314,000 worth of Jewellery was stolen, have been arrested, It was during an inves Igation into this robbery that a hog-dealer, Chu Fou- ching. was shot by mistake when be ignored a detective's challenge. The hog-dealer is reported to be recovering in hospital.
Other arrests on Saturday were those of three men suspected to be of the gang of four armed men who held up a school-teacher and his wife at 6 Yut Ming Street last Tuesday morning and made off with money and lowellery. The Police have recovered a large part of the loot in both cases.
From The Files
European Arms Aid Programme
100 Years "IKE”
Ago
VETERINARY FORCE
Wellington Street
Henry Marsh begs to inform
IS KEY MAN
Washington, Jan, 14.
Other Men Conspiracy And Menaces Charged
A man who gave information to the Police leading to the arrest of four other men stood in the dock with these men at the Criminal Sessions this morning, when their trial on charges of utter- ing letters demanding money with menaces and conspiracy to demand money with menaces opened before the Acting Chief Justice, Mr E. H. Williams. The accused were Au Yeung-chung, 20, Leung Shiu- wah, 25, Hung Shing, 38, Chiu Kam, 25, and Ip Hung, 31. They were jointly charged with (1) uttering a letter on or about September 20, 1950, demanding with men- aces the sum of $5,000 from Li Kam-kee, manager of the To Li Yuen Restaurant, 119-121 Temple Street; (2) utter- ing a letter on or about September 20, 1950, demanding with menaces the sum of $10,000 from Wat Sai-man,
United States administra-manager of the Kam Tong Restaurant, 524-526 Shanghai Registration Of
tion officials are counting Street; and (3) conspiracy with others not in custody to heavily on General Dwight demand the sum of $10,000 with menaces from Wat Sai- the inhabitants of Hongkong. D. Eisenhower to help get man on diver, dates between September 16 and Septem- that he is carrying on the Horse the European arme ald pro-ber 22, 1950.
Shoeing
on Business
the
Premises lately occupied by T.gramme through the US Delaney, deceased.
Of
was
who
British Subjects Begins
Application Forms Now Available
United States Marines with their equipment move along a mountain road in Korea near the 28th Parallel, during the recent retreat by United Nations forces.----London Express Service.
ACCUSED
The Police informer was Ip eccused was anked to write certain Chinese characters. This Hung, the fifth accused. Congress.
All accused pleaded not guilty, writing was compared with the President Harry Truman will and a Jury of five men and two writing in the letters addressed Horses carefully shod on the
to the Congress tu-
women was empanelled.
to Li Kam-kee and Wat Sai- most approve principles, under propose
the appropriation
The Prosecution con man, and in the opinion of Mr Marsh's personal superinten-morrow
Mr J. Reynolds the handwriting expert from the long more billions for foreign milli- ducted by
The registration of Bri- OF ARMED asd
assistance centring in (Crown Counsel), assisted by dence; experience he has had, he hopes tary
Europe.
Dot.-Sub-Insp. E. 1. K. O'Reilly.xamined them, they were all. to give every satisfaction,
This proposal will press to- Outlining the facts, Mr Rey written by the same person.tish subjects aged 17 or
The Impressions of the chop Hongkong, January 13, 1851.
some wards a climax
of the nolds said that about September on the letter weis also compared over swung into force to main issues posed by Senator 2 last year, fifth accused pieces
In Poplar Street, Sham- ex-President
We heard the other day that molt lewart (fepub loan, Ohio) to the Chern 2 Sham que Hesten with the 10 pleon, of leag typo day, as forms for the pur-ROBBERY
the Peruvian Ship "Iowa" on her passage the purpose of being docked, the
and
that the "Samuell Russell" was
so unfortunate as to rest on hower,
ΟΠ
"Herbertrant
Det.-Cpl.
waa
Mr Reynolds told
the Jury
Prised to learn, a day or two por Eisenhower will speak saftives told him to obtain further "Any person may
who to
ΟΙ
pose were
tions
distributed by
17.91 The
against
Retreat In Korea
Tung Wah Directors Sworn In
A band of fluteo, drums and
of
In a perfumed atmosphere created by three giant sticks of incense towering from s lion-crested burner and be fore the altar of Shun Lung Wong (a Chinese god who Leung first discovered the medi- to Whampoa, for Hoover in their criticisms of shuipo, where he spoke to two the Crown End talen the rather the Registration of Persons
administration's aid to detectives, one of whom he unusual step of apprehending office, Leighton House, to Hung-kai, 27, inimmer, residing cinal use of herbs) on which
Chung-chl. He
pink buns, the now. Board got on shore on the same bank Europe policy.
Officials say that Gen. Eisen-gave them certain information the person who gave the in-newspaper offices and other at an numbered but at Kelay pyramids of fruit and
charged with armed robbery,
of the Tung his return from the effect that he knew about formation leading to the arrest establishments including the Leng Farm, Fanling, who was
the other four the of
General Post Office,
was remanded for three days of Directors had guns
he said. "The reason is
know- Hongkong Club and the by Mr Latimer at Central this Wah Group of Hospitals for for a few days; and were sur-Europe, will unquestionably re-a gang of men who
and hand grenades. The deter-
morning. upon the application 1951-52 were sworn in this to Congress.
of the prosecution. Cen.
morning. that she had
committed or has afterwards,
accused going to be
Various other offices, Govern-
Leting was alleged to have been committed and he may succeeded in getting off without a professional military man not information, and almost daily ledge of a crime that a crime is Colonial Secretariat. Kure, Japan, Jan. 15. A 29-year-old RASC driver, any injury. This fortunate re-associated with the early stages afterwards the fifth
acquire that innocently or with ment or otherwise, are also to robbed Cheung Hok-sin of 30 are informed, at- of the work on Europe's defence contacted the two detectives.
He had little information to Robert Fargie, today pleaded not suit is, we
general court tributable to Lt. Pennock, in system and therefore able to
at 183, Each was received by members be able to total value of $14,129 guilty before
administration ber 18 when he divulged to regard to the Bfth accused, the spread circulation in order that and two gold appendages to the now directors on their arrival. of the previous Board who were. ground of Crown case is that the nature all concerned may martial here do a charge of mur-acting command of the United give an independent evaluation give them until about Septem-varying degrees of guilt. With receive these forms for wide-gold necitures, 25 gold bangien cymbals greeted each of the 18
Congress,
the names "Marion". Sloop States
the policemen
information register themselves by February Queen's Road West,
this dering a Korean schoolmaster.
of their and extent of the some
multi-coloured the gang and
1 as laid down by the regulatoor the promises of the Wing lined up amir huge baskets and very promptly sent down some offletals point out.
which the fifth accused in
Goldsmith
on bouquets Hing
Shop
flowers, plans, and added that he had Cumberledge, well manned, boats to the rescue; J. G.
BEYOND QUESTION Mejor
case had and gave to the Police all
claim for com-
been asked to join the gang,
The new Board was sworn in showed that he must have been prosecuting counsel, told
waving
That Gen. Eisenhower w On September 20, Brth accused
a party
to these three crimes Mr W. F. C. Jerever, Acting January 9 this year.
of Registration One man and two women were court that Fargie was a meraber pensation. Had it been one of
Tung Wan Hospital's ceremoniat of a British guard on a signals Her Majesty's Ships rendering support the undertaking whole again met the detectives at the
far further haft which was filled with and warehouse in Taegu on Novem the service, we might have ex-heartedly appears beyond ques-game restaurant and told them and that he cannot be an inno- Commissioner
tonk
sant out threa cent person, or alternatively, he of Percons, has also been given also remanded by Mr Latimer by the Hon. T. N. Chau in the pected to hear of claims for tion. ber 30 when the shooting
enquiries. on his the gang had This belief is based
tening letters to the Kam Tong Inciled the other four accused to the job of handling the present for three days
utter these letters and to con- registration,
Li Cham, 30, farmer, of the colossal bamboo, place. Verbal guard orders by aa goodly salvage.
mirror plaques inscribed with Restaurant;
Li Yuen public statement in Europe.
spire with them, in which case
The new duty officer, he said, were given
Omcial reports to the govern Restaurant and the Yat Ting he is equally guilty."
regulations calling Kai Leng Farm, Fanling, was mirro the accused's presence, stating
gold Hospital's charities, ment describe the general tour
Ho Teahouse. that sentries should only open
The letter received by Li for the compulsory registration charged with receiving at Sai verses of appréciation of the
the Wan Ho, Shaukiwan, 20
Chau spoke of the im- national service in
and extensions as a success.
Kam-kee was to the effect that for fire either in self-defence or li
of an The
They say government lenders
the senders intended to borrow event
emergency necklaces and four gold bangles,
out by the previous case of a raid on the camp.
The "Cowasjce Family," of the Atlantic Treaty nations
have been At the same time he handed $5,000 from him for their asso- of every British subject of both the property of Cheung Hok-ments
Board during their term and accused, armed with a .303 rifle,
Durham, came info have assured him that an offee- As a a roving sentry at Captain was posted
with the heading approximately 6 p.m.. but later port at sun-down on Saturday live defence force can be esta-diectives a plece of paper ciation which was in financial sexes who is 17 years of ago knowing the same
her Attack difficulties. If he accepted their and over were promulgated on stolen on January 10.
The two women, Li Kwan, 34, lauded them for their devoted they realise
bers of the
LI was Southern
Chow work relieved by another guard. evening. Some fears had been blished, and that
the January 12.
widow, of 117 Yuen request,
A report of the year's activi- of P the safely entertained for
planned is in Suicide Squad," containing the the start so far
Street. Arst money to a spot in the vicinity
Arst floor, and Wong "There is no evidence that the
and promised to do the having bec adequate
of the names
of His Majesty'a 28, married woman of Kai ties was given by the chairman gang and bear- accused noknowledged the mes- this vessel;
relief from the other sol
spoken by the "Rob Roy" some more.
would be collected by a person Regular Sage of
time ago, after having sustai When the
Chinese offensive a stamp or chop in 10 red of the Shatin Reservoir where I
Chinese sentry," he said.
characters. Fifth ac-dressed in certain attire. How Air Forces and of the Hong Leng Farm, Fanling, were both of the old Board, Mr Chow
and their charged with possession of one Cham-kwong. ed damage in a severe gale of began in Korea a few weeks
cused also told the detectives ever, if Li refused or reported kong Police Force,
Smith and Wessen revolver and affected by the eight days'
from duration, whereby ago all authoritica
the gang lived in a hut at to the Police, harmful action wives are not
10 rounds of ammunition January 13 31 the Kal Leng the whole of her lower tier of President down laid heavy em- cargo had become damaged, and phasis on the greatly increased larboard quarter boat, danger of a general war. her
etc., altogether At the moment the emphasis Chak-lam, spars on deck
in official thinking in Wash- To Li Yuen Restaurant
among other and his Captain
Durham,
ington in that a general war is celved
In
was
Major Cumberledge
went on
and
NEVER AGAIN
washed away.
10 say that evidence would be lald before the court that three Koreans, who had been drinking in cafe across the road from the signals dump, left at ap
g'clock proximately walked past the warehouse,
"One of them spoke to
praise for the gallant mariner foreign soldier or the girl to whom the soldier was speaking," in which, in the teeth of a hard they bave gale, They then turned nontheast he said. down a narrow side street when managed to thrash the "Cowar the shot was fired. "Ons of the Jen"
a
officers, are entitled
right
Witnesson, Mr Song Yang Tal, Captain Durham, says, Robbed Man
Calcutta,
at such
the
Of
Umbrella
the To
LIVED IN HUT
Shamshuipo.
On
September
Но
to take
Members
Naval, MAEtary
New letters to financial distress, him.
Ho
of this
now regulations.
Petrol
Prices
Kam, *T
Farm.
to
Det.-Sub-Insp. A. Baggott In charge of the case.
SCMP's BRANCH
OFFICE OPENS
on
is
his
⚫ stone
IN GOOD STATE The chairman of the new Board, expressing would be set against him.
Mr Ma Kam-chan, his thanks for the welcome ex- 21,
The letter sent to Wat Sai- in similar cashier of the man was couched
tended to his Board, said that- the charitable works of the re- terms. It said the senders, due tress, intended 10
Hospital called for heavy ex- and it was due to the penses borrow $10,000 from
energy and hard work of the to much unlikely for at least 18 months. one addressed to the manager, bor
was to del
the money to a deliver The letters came La Kam-kee.
previous Boards that the Hos Associated Press.
He handed place along
the Taipo Road If by ordinary post.
pital was in Auch good state the letter in a blue envelope to he accepted their request, and a certain person
The Kowloon branch of the after Bl years. He, cald he and L, who opened and read it to hand it to
fellow-directors would try demand wh
who would appear in a certain
Today's increases in price of South China Morning Post, The
It Wat refused for $5,000 with menaces. type of dress.
was opened in Salisbury to carry on the good work,
Guest speakers were Mr Y. K the Chinese Mok, leiter was signed "The Members or told the Police, we are com- certain petroleum products an- Lid.
representing and found it contain a season of the year, he will not
of the Southern Attack Suicide pelled to render the most cruelnounced in the Press have been Road this morning.
Orders for advertising, Sta-Chamber of Commerce, and necessitated by a combination will tell you that he heard no
She is ad-
10 measures upoz you. By that of the steadily rising costs of tlonery
and photographs will be shout or cry from the foreign attempt it again.
Squad," with the same
Union.. in the Canton Com
lose both your these products time you will
on world mar-
and Kowloon Workers' an um- characters which had appeared
accepted at the now office which representative of the Hongkong soldier or any challenge to halt, vertised,
.For the larceny of
and yourself. wealth
wished the now Board Three kels during recent months and is primarily intended for the Both dificulty mercial List, to leave Cum- although language
and brella, valued at $30, the pro- in the paper fifth accused had
higher tanker freight convenience of Kowloon resi-every success. must be taken into considera-sing-moon for Singapore
or rather her desperty of Mr A, Middler, of 152, banded to the detectives. Li was days after perusal
have this
amount de the
rates which became effective douts and businessmen, tionUnited Press,
are to be closed at 4 Boundary Street, Leung Hang, much frightened and took the letter, patches
livered. Do not delay."
throughout the tanker markets 21, unemployed, given letter to the Police, p.m. today,
The trial is proceeding.. The same morning, the post-
generally after the 1st October, three months and ordered to be
bluc 2
1050,
a group picture was taken and The H. & C. Co.'s Steamer exped by Mr Winter at Kow-man delivered a letter
envelope to the Kam Tong
1€ will thus be clear that
A fine of $50 each was im- the gathering adjourned to
luncheon "Hongkong" Captain Hill, has
these increases were influenced was given by Mr Restaurant, addressed to the MAN CHARGED
party. 27. posed on Tsang Kun-leng, The following comprise the Hongkong Calling. Programme resumed her berth, and beaves loon this morning.
Cumsingmoon Middier and Mrs I. Henderson manager, Wat Sal-man. WITH HOLD UP by conditions of business pre-
letter contained a demand for Summary: 8:02, Studio: Children's for Canton, via
world Kong Heung, 23, and Luk generally by Jack this
vailing at eight. We morning
It was HALF Hour. Introduced
two Ma Kam-chan, chairman, Mr Frost; 0.30, Studia: Portuguesa Half
Siu Ming, alins, Trueng Pel- marketa aux they must not be 33, by Mr Winter at Kowloon now Board of Directors: Mr interpreted in any way as re- this morning for stealing the Lee Yin-song, vice-chairman, vice- in our issue of the 4th instant, to open the door of Mr Mid-
conditions picals of scrap fron from the Mr Lam Hour 7. World News And News | hear that the accident, detailed Jazamry 11 defendant was scenary signed and chopped as Analysis (London Relay): 7.15, A
The defen was occasioned by the stupidity dler's car, parked outsile his in the letter delivered to L kat, 26, native of Shangtung, inte Short Vocni Recital. By Yvonne
Kam-keo, Wat took the better was remanded for three days fe
should not Kowloon Docks, mid, furthermore, "Symphony of
In Police custody by Mr Latimer Protope 7.30
of the boatman engaged to ati-house, and take the umbrella,
Mr Middler dashed out of the to the Police, Strings Geralds and a String
Bitoris chor over the rock causing the
About 8 am, on September at Central this morning
of the supply in the act of making a tunnel Chat: "From The
my restriction into his car, said boatman house, got 0.10. mischief: Relay Recorded);
22, Insp. O'Reilly led a party further enquiries when he was (London
The iron was Studio: Lands" Cater
to the economy of the Colony out of the yard,
I valued at $20, Thero intent to cause grievous bodily hut off the Taipo Road.
found they
the first four ac-harm and robbery with offer in the future. cused deeping on the Boor, sive weapon
Siu the hut revealed
was allegedl starch at
and Lour envelopes, two writing pada, wounted Lee Chi
Radio Hongkong
Fame: 8.30, Studio: "I Like What I
the
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Evidence
War
to the effect that at noon on
gavo
with mena CVII.
Take
for
flecting OD
local
"on
Stole Scrap Iron
After a vote of thanks given by Mr Chan TEO-Tsak, a re- presentative of the old Board,
Fong-cheung,
be taken as why indication of dants, it was stated, weraan, Messrs_Ka Chiu-man.
Lee Yuen-tien,
o2managing to place himself some chase and had the defendant Police to an 10-numbered charged with wounding with of petroleum products' essential under the Ténce to get the from Chan To Kan-nien,
Like. Presented by Rena Keown;
ten feet the other side of the arrested,
7. "Ima" 9.30, "Concerto."Jascha proper position.
Hellets (lol) and the London Philharmonic Orobestra, conducted by Sir Thomas Beechfen; 10, World Thostre. "te Cherry Orchard." By Anton Chekhov: 1133, Weather New Close port. God Save The King, Down
Gold Confiscated As Kowloon this morning, Mr d'Almada ordered the confisca
Maurice Odell and Mr Mr Holderness were duly ordained Deacons of the Church of Eng- tand on the morning of Sunday last; His Lordship the Bishop was assisted in the sacred cere- mony by the Reverend Messa Steedman, Onslow Moncrieff, and (we bellove) Welden.
The Roverend S. W. Steed- Hon of 30-tacia of gold which man, Military Chaplain, being Revenue Inspector D. Knox deputed to administer the oaths
and mupremacy,
was Kie-twan, a mirror merchant, on
* and the proper The six bars were impressive, and Saturday, found on board the Dutch vessel position and conduct of a Talenka anchored in the har minister of the Christian ro-
found in the possession of Lie of allegion's charge
· INTELLIGENCE TEST SOLUTION
ansten acored 10 points in each COTÍVOUR." And Arinto 11. As ali thron polat detributions were -dilderent, A■ ces galf laye Desc:
Fanny "dlocked up 11 points, toy a bo t) is location,
La. Fanny took fifth plkon in ・・ Elocution.
London Express Čeraton.
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Inve to
with indent
ung Hon-chu, Wong Wal-pak, Yuen. Wal-hung, Wong Kan-sal. George Sim, Lee Chi-keng and Yu Kan-hing.
tin, box, containing blue unlawfully maliciously Combined Police And Military FELL OFF BIKE
two Chinese pens and a chop-o disable him and being arKES
an offensive inking pad with red ink. The ed with
weopon
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Contini
Bust four accused were arrested namely a 32 Walther autoratle
inken to and"
Sharostwipo pistol robbal Lee Police Stations,
$20,000 on the pavement WRITING COMPARED. -- the Des Votur Real
On the way to the Station,de of Gloucester Bullding at detective-corporal who followed about 11 am, last Saturday. the main party in a car saw fifth accused walking alone i
Exercise Starts Tomorrow
A combined Polico and Military Exercise, “will take place, starting tomorrow, Tuesday, and ending Wednesday January, 17. The exercise will carry on throughout the night.
on
INTO NULLAH
on
A man, Cheung Man-chung, aged 24, who carried 70 pounds of rice
his bicyclo lost balance and fell into a nullah in Village on Sunday. Mr Winter at Brought before Kowloon this morning, Choung Homantin
was fined $10 for driving in a-
Yenchow
aw Street off Castle Penk SEAMAN CHARGED Movement of the parties con- blank ammunition will probab-caroleas manner. Road, and he arecated him.
| Registry Wedding cerned wil be widespread, party be used and other noises and Later in the day, fourth ac-
Mr Auyeung Tao-ping, cashier Frank Samuel Lee, 31, mens-ticulary on the Island of Hong-signals may be made. 1. To allow for the expansion cused took the Police back to mon on bound President Mekong. But the exercise will not There will be a good deal of
The object of the exercise is Island by the parties concerned, Post, Lid, and Miss Woo Chul On remov days by Mr d'Almada a Kow- bour. The defondant was absentligion were explained with much of the metal, 2. A door divided the hut where he pointed to a Kinley, Pras remanded for three he so extended on the mainland movement on the roads. of the of the Bouth China Morning
10 that the top and
stone, Ing. and his bail of $50 was entreated. force and beauty of language.
en halves may be opened separate in the
糖 containing 10 ly, 3. The Marball, Hubert and found
Islands
4. Henry Chitose characters in rail type Printed and published by Tamics. Placi szary for Caroline
On September 25, at the and on behalf of South China Morning Post Lamited at 1-3 Shrapnel, an English soldier. Wyndham Street, City of Victoria, in the Colony of Hongkong. Morpheus, the god of dreams Policy Iacalification Bureau, Art
.
bottom tono in the Anolly Floon' this morning on a chargo | lo provide” för ˆá test of Police (but every : possible effort will | kki teacher, were married at the
of wounding. He was accused and Military co-operation on a be made to cause the minimum Registry of Marriages, Supreme conalatent with maintaining the nereer were Mr Woo Walviten of injuring his shipmates Jerry large scale than has been at of inconvenience to the pubile Court, this morning. The witn and Mr Auygung Wing per some of the incidents realism of the exercleo, Saturday, on data on board the slip fempted for some time.