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Alleged Robbers On Trial
Three Shanghai Chinese stood in the dock at the Criminal Sessions this
before morning, charged
Mr Justice Schales and a Jury of two Women and five men, with robbing fellow native and his wife at Taun Wan on May 12.
Mr A. Hooton, Crown Counsel, W. H. assisted by Det. Insp. Summers, prosecuted.
The
complainant, Wong that It two was nt B.30 p.m. when strangers entered his hut at Old
Kwok-hung, testified
Street where ho wns resting with his wife and child.
One
of these intruders was armed. Switching off the lights, the taller of the two men told him
and and his wife not to move ond
the made both of them sit on bed with the mosquito net The strangers spoke lowered.
with
Shanghal
Mandarin accent.
Wong said that by the light of the torches the men carried ho saw faintly what was going on and he also heard them ransack- ing his trunk which was by his bcd.
After half an hour in his hut, the men decamped. Follow- Lo shout for Ing them outside help, he saw there were three men running away.
VALUABLES MISSING
He reported the robbery to the Police and then went home to check his betongings, said the witness. He found that two wrist-walches, his wife's gold chain, a gold ring and a bangle were missing from his bedside trunk. On May 30 31 Shamshulpo Police Station he identified the two watches.
Det, Tsang Sin told of the arrest of the first and second. accused in Old Street on May 28 and of the arrest of the third accused at the Tak Fung
Enamel Factory, Tsun Wan,
on
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CHINA MAIL
Will The Ending Be As Happy?
•
The Persian Premier, Dr Mossadegh and Mr Averell Harriman smile broadly as they greet each other upon the arrival of President Truman's envoy in Teheran to hold talks on the olf crisis. There are in- dications that Mr Harriman has made definite progress and that he will be able to smile just as happily when he has completed his mission.
234,000
Japanese
Die In Russian Camps Says White Paper
Tokyo, July 25.
The Japanese Government today wrote off 234,000 Japanese as having died in Russian prison camps and the following day.
PC Au Yeung-kwan said that appealed for United Nations intervention to save an 20 as a result of what estimated 77,000 survivors, which it said are still in Com- the second accused told him, he munist hands and 29,000 others whose fate is unknown. went with him to a pawnshop The Government's action, in answer to a new wave of of the missing of Shanghal Street and recover-
wrist watch. The following demonstrations recently for the return
the con- men, was timed to focus attention anew day he went to Tsun, Wan and later recovered another wrist-troversial issue of what Russia has done with its POWs. watch from another pawnshop.
as preparations were being made to finalise the Japanese Pawnbroker Wong Keung
sald
peace treaty. that the ladies' wrist-watch was pawned on May 14 for $150. He surrendered it to the Police on May 29 when they went to bls shop with the second nccused.
that
Pawnbruker Leung Yin said the men's wrist-watch was pawned at his shop on May 14 for $80. He produced the watch for the Police on May 30.
The trial is proceeding,
IN CRITICAL CONDITION
who was
well-known resident found in a condition of collapse
at his home early yesterday
the
on
Established 1845 ;.
WEDNESDAY, JULY 25, 1951.
Soldiers Plead Guilty To Offences: Sent To Prison
Two soldiers of the RASC, Shamshuipo Camp, who changed their pleas to guilty were sentenced to various terms of imprisonment with hard. labour by the Senior Puisne Judge, Mr Justice Gould, in the Criminal Sessions this morning.
L/Cpl Alfred Ashkettle, 21, who pleaded guilty to causing grievous bodily harm to Chu Chi-wing, was sentenced to two years and six months; and Pte Hubert Prior, 26, received the same term when he pleaded guilty to causing grievous bodily harm to Chan Kong-lin and a further six months for indecently assaulting Chan Kong-lin.
Originally the two accused woman. It appeared that the were Jointly indicted on the accu od drove past the stationary following counts: That both of ear and pulled up, the Pro- them on June 17, 1951, robbed secu'er said. After a short dis- Chu Chi-wing of a wrist watch; cussion they returned and stop- of the stationary that they unlawfully and mall-
oped abroast clously caused grievous bodily vehicle. They then both got out
same date.
When the accused were ar- raigned before his Lardship on
ная
and the driver
As regards the question of Indecant assault, Counsel sub- mitted that the evidence before the Court was that it was at the worst a half-hearted attempt. were clear, The circumstances
no actual assault of rape took place. Counsel said that the accused had no such intention in his mind,
Regarding Ashkettle, Counsel said that the assault was per- petrated on the spur of the moment without realisation of the actual force he was using.
Mr D'Alton cald that no arms appeared to have been used in
either case.
The
Prosecutor said that
there was no record against
Living Language
Why,
We say A Feather in His Cap.
For every enemy" slain he North American Indian sdded a new feather to his headdress,
Thus a feather in the cap was considered a dis. Unetion among- -braves, and in course of time the phrase has come to mesa any sort of distinction or maiter for pride.
The habit seems to be Instinctive, for a game- keeper who shoots a jay will pluck a feather from lis wing to stick in hla hat, and + sportsman - takes pride in decorating himself with a feather from this first woodcock to fall to his gun,
FAILED TO NOTIFY
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harm to Chu Chi-wing on the and Ashkede went round to same date; that they unlawfully the driver's side and Prior to
side. Ashkettle and maliciously caused grievous the near bodily harm to Chan Kong-lin alleged
licence on the same date; that they in- for his i have asked the driver decently assaulted Chun Kong understanding that word showed lin on the same date; and that it and Ashlettle Inspected it.
A fine of $25 each was im-Men/Tak Shing, they robbed Chu Chl-wing of Ashitettle then walked to the
posed on Ting Ka-chun, owner half a gallon of petrol on the front of the car and then re-
of steel lighter 1751V, and Fung turned, and demanded the igni-
Kau-kee, former owner of the tion keys. Prior in the mean-
lighter, by Mr T. B. Low at the time leaned forward and with- drew the keys from his side,
Marine Court this morning for guilty to all the charges,
accused
had
previous
against Marine of the change of owner- the
convictions out of
Ashkettle. by cor changed their pleas this morn- said Mr Greenfield,
and was in Hongkong.
Prior: two in England and one ship of the vessel. ing, the Prosecutor Informed led to the front of the car on
Crown the pretext the Court that the
of having some- would not be, offering any thing
When examined.
the evidence against them on the chi
The Chinese was just abreast of other counts
they the front wheel he was violent- picaded not guilty..
ly attacked from behind by who put his left arm upwards and said Counsel Was a large
and
not
the
E.
to which
I
According to Sub-Inspector Kong Sal-lun the second de fendant sold the lighter; to the
first defendant for $10,000 last Guerillas Seize his victim's jaw Soviet Advisers
Mr D. Greenfield, acting Crown Counsel, assisted by Det. Insp. J. Andrews, prosecuted. The accused
were defended by ckwards. Mr V. L. J. D'Alton, instructed Ashkettle by Major A. N. Hicks, Deputy strong man and the Chinese was small. After a short while the latter became unconscious.
Assistant
Director
Legal Services.
of Army
The trial which was to have opened yesterday was adjourned to this morning due to the In- disposition of Major Hicks.
to to
not
GIRL'S JAW BROKEN
The girl seeing what was happening called out and tried to get out of the car. Prior
WD'S
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NEW INSTRUCTIONS Mr D'Alton informed the
leaned through an open window Court this morning that since and hit her in the face yesterday they had been able to wi
with his fist. It was take further instructions from dastartily blow of considerable the two accused who on arraign-force and her jaw was broken, ment had pleaded not guilty to sald the Prosecutor. It all the charges.
not suspected Both the first and the second doctors but a further examing- first by the at at this stage accused desired
tion revealed it ask leave of the Court
meantime Ashkettie In the withdraw their pleas of The White Paper, reviewing i This was 30,000 loss than the
gulity to
two dropped the Chinese man over the
the edge of the road. It was missing POW problem in previous Japanese estimates of
counts
of
with nssault which the government made its 370,000 in Soviet territory. But appeal, asked the UN General the White Paper pointed out intent to do grievous bodily that they were computed on
harm and substitute them for Assembly to take up the ques-
pleas of guilty, said Defence an entirely different basis and tion
for the second time at its nexi general season few
Counsel. session in Paris in
with tally antly
This fact goes a September, only a
days cach
long way to after the signing of the Japan-
prove that much was left unsaid by ese peace treaty scheduled for
the Soviet September 4-8
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the So-called It revealed that
Prime Minia
"authorised" announcement was Shigeru Yoshida
had two letters to Presiden sent made through Tass on 22 April,
1050;
to the effect that there Nas- rollah Entezam of the General remained In Soviet hands no on May 4 and Jane Japanese prisoners except war this
requested the UN ad hoc time.
The to come to
ter
"they
Assembly. In the second, he criminals of some 2,500 at that
19
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steep hillside sloping down to Six soldiers managed to escape. the seashore below. The vicum rolled down 40 feet and was stopped rolling down further by a protruding boulder, He recovered consciousness later.
Dewey Prior asked leave of the Court
to withdraw his plea of not
Prior was at this time Hetain- guilty to the indecent assault count and substitute therefor a ing the girl and when Ashkettle plea of guilty, Mr D'Alton said. re-joined him the two accused In respect of all the other counts had a discussion and as a result taken to the plea of not guilty was main of that she was tained.
other car and driven away for The Prosecutor said that in about
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Close, Down, Capricom. told Saigon. Crown would not offer any the accused's statements evidenco on the charges to which rather different stories.
his statement
Paul Ashketile in Japanese White Paper the accused had pleaded not
AL sald he went round to the back also charged the Soviets with guilty.
When asked to confirm trying Japanese
the of the car and pulled the giri farewell POWE tumped-up petty charges and changes in pleas as stated by his out and put her on the road-States
Walter Ashketile said confessions from Counsel, obtaining
he side. Prior said that alter eer- them by torture.
would plead guilty only to the tain incidents he went to the Paul
.USIS. It sold: 1. The "suspect is second count, i.e. causing grie-back of the car where the
girl bodily harm to Chu Chi- lay and attempted an indecent intimidated, famished, beaten, vous
act. He given no chance to sleep and wing
did not
succeed, said tortured otherwise in order to Prior told his Lordship he the Prosecutor, and this was extort a signed confession." would plead guilty to the charges confirmed by the girl, who add- 2. Confessions are some-of causing grievous bodily harmed in her statement that the two times "forged or doctored." to Chan Kong-lin and indecently took hold of her and with a In Tokyo, old men, Women
3. The accused is given no assaulting Chan Kong-lin. and children besieged the Diet
chance put up a defence nor His Lordship remarked to Mr Buliding the Soviet Em
D'Alton an opportunity to appeal.
that
the accused'a building where sitdown
4.
Some of the Japanese pleas were not strikes were staged. It Was
POWs and
detainees
CARS ABANDONED civilian
had told the Court. Counsel also the cause of the most
released from gaol Mr D'Alton said. that there Both victims then climbed heated arguments between the upon being Soviet delegate in the Allied they should
to be some misunder back on to.. the road and went are not sent back to Japan as seemed So
be, but simply standing. He understood from for help. They made reports to Council for Japan and the
learned friend, however, thrown out of the prison gale his
the Police and at the hospital British Common- to shift for themselves on the that even if this was 60, the the girl complained to the doctor.
would remain mid Chinese representa Siberian steppes and sometimes position
The accused appeared to have tives and caused the boycott of } able-bodied
given same us before.
COC which ano men the Council for several months Soviet citizenship without their
Mr Greenfield informed his driven off in both
that tho Crown by the Soviets,
knowledge and put in Inbour Lordship
Connaught Road, would offer no evidence against
The Prosecutor the two accused in respect of Lordship to take a serious view the counts to which they had of the case. On the facts bo-
vestigation
Mr J. P. Robinson, old and commission on prisoners of war the necessary to carry out
survey and in here." morning, has not yet recovered The release of the Whito consciousness, according to a re-
Paper stirred up once again an from port
the Queen Mory
which, Issue
more than any Hospital,
other, has caused strong Japan- Mr Robinson was found un-
ese resentment against Russia. conselous near the staircase of Since the surrender of Japan, been cause of tearful
the demonstrations all over Japan, SITDOWN STRIKES
No 4 Conduit Road. His con- dition is reported to be very critical.
out
No Clearance
Papers
For leaving Tsun Wan with-
clearance papers yester-
has
and
day, Yu Sang-fat. 48, master ar trading junk 207T, was fined $20 by Mr T. D. Low at the Marine Court this morning.
Defendant, who was
on his way to
camps."Untied Press, Houng Hou with 100 piculs of bean residue and was intercepted off Lyemun Pass, sulch "I do not know the regu- tallons: there is no reason why
I should not obtain clearance when doesn't cost me any- thing."
NOT PROPERLY MANNED
COMMUNISTS REPULSED
on
pleaded not guilty!
the samo s
the
couple of swings sent her over the edge of the road. She fell 10 feet down.
...
were Inter found abandoned In
Central.
nsked hla
Director of
MAN KNOCKED DOWN BY CAR
A Chinese man, about 45, was knocked down by a vehicle in Nathan Road near Chung Sha Road at about 8.40 this morning. was reported that the car did. not stop and the man, was left lying on the road with hend injuries.
It
Tried To Smuggle Out Films
For attempting to export' 12 boxes of films without a deenco en the my Tal Lay at Tak Koo Wharf, Connaught Road Cen- tral, yesterday morning, Ho
tre said it was a Wal, 32, unemployed, was fined
violent $50 or 10 days by Mr HI
and
at
The upproach of the Japan
peace treaty has been accompanied by a new series of demands for Soviet action on
The
Jury of Ove men and fore the this question. The White Paper,
two women
were directed to most quoting one Foreign Ministry
return formal verdicis in res crime. Mr Greenfield said that shing Lo this morning Cen-
Revenue Inspector in order to tracer the accused by tral.
D. apokesman, raid, "It is regret
spect of the five counts.
700 soldiers Knox said the dims, worth table to think that many of our
PROSECUTION STORY fingerprints over
about $100, were discovered on nationals are still detained in a
Mr Greenfield sold that had to be fingerprinted.
Ho's person when ho foreign land and unable to re- A strong force of Commualat accused having spent the after- Mr. D'Alton kaid that in re-.
was searched-by- Revenue officers. turn home, even
when the troops, who made an attack of a 'noon of June 17 together. on spect of Prior, he had been signing of the penco treaty in Nationalist guerillas hideout on leave In Victoria started,
of the The goods were ordered to be brought do a senso the Kwangst and Indo-China Counsel suggested being bored offences had now close at hand."
be
committed confiscated, Among the numerous prob-border some time last week, with life, by stealing a motor- and now threw himself upon the lems that have
mercy of the Court. Ha, added Condition Unchanged to be dealt were repulsed by the guorillas, car Intercepted by Lt Torr, of with in settling the aftermath
to n according a Chinese Press re- They drove the car around the that Prior had never committed noval launch Y15, off Shek Ku of the war, the repatriation
port
island and appeared to have any previous offence involving The condition of Mra J. Chas early this morning, Leung problem is the most important The skirmishes lasted for ten viited Shok-D were they diszny degree of violence, which Small, who was
A injured in Kou, master of o motor jure, from a humanitarian land- hours and heavy
STO carded a spare wheel and the must be measured with the motor car accident on Monday was fined $200 by Mr T, B. Low
reported to have
been chvumstances of point. pt the Marino Court for falling
An White Paper, Kho
according,
report from a certificated master boals of Inferogatione oftinos suerlilar in Lung aking Momt Davis Road and at matanoes would not
Another report states that About 10 tboy
m
proceeded ba
3 word" on ál
for Kowloon Hospital
this morn- certificated engineer." families who
the ing. PRE have relatives Another charge of carrying missing in Communist territory chow Intercepted a truck load of this place they found a motor concy that it did, end Counsel. The excess passengers againat Loung, and of repatriates from Sibat arms sent by the Communale car parked by the roadside. In The whole incident must have, Smullar drove by Mr John collided with a military who was coming in from Macas 1sted 77,097. at living/214,131 the Vietminh troops stationed that vehicles wore a young, schen out of a momentary Ime vehicle in Ching-Mun Reservoir to Chaing Chau, wals withdrawn dead. and 28,797 thissing.
In a border village.
Chinese man and a young Chinese 1009330
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