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King Baudouin of Belgium receives the insignia of Honoris Causa from Mgr. van Wayenberg, rector of Louvain University, when attending the 100th anniver- sary ceremony at Louvain of the birth of Cardinal Mercier.-London Express.
British
Admiralty Fails In Court Claim
London, Oct. 22.
The British Admiralty failed today to get the courts to put a £6.246 limit on its liabilities to civilians for loss of life or damage in the disastrous collision between the submarine Truculent and the Swedish ship Divina.
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KOREA LATEST
Reds Make Changes In Delegation
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TUESDAY, OCTOBER 23, 1951.
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
H.K. & Reparations
Sir, Mr G. S. Kennedy- Skipton appears to have retain- Tokyo, Oct. 23. ed his fighting spirit when he The
Communists
insists that the demand for
nounced two
changes in reparations direct from Jap
should be forwarded. He their Korean armistice de-
not agree with "D.V." that such legation today but failed
ย move is a practical joke, to ratify the "ground although ho harmonises with of 50% rules" in time for a full- "D. V." for a taxation
of occupation land assignments. scale meeting on Tuesday. Over view is that neither par- tial forfeiture of Japanese house purchases, nor the payment by the Emperor of Tokyo shall be realised. Let us not waste our time and offend the Mikado and his friends.
At 10 am, the Red operator on the Kaesong and of the radio telephone hookup between the baic camps said he had no mereage.
Command
that the Red
United Nations Sources indicated ellence made the resumption of the talks today almost impossible.
The UN ratified the "ground ruies on Monday afternoon and advised the Communists that the tuce alks could resume on the day after the Red ratification.
A UN spokesman had in- dicated, however, that the negotiations could begin this afternoon if the enemy ratifica- tion can come early in the day. It apparently did not come early enough.
Meanwhile, informed quarters ut Munsar expressed a little concern at the change in the Communist delegation.
on
The Japanese Treaty signed at San Francisco is the expres- alon of policy towards Nipponese Washington.
16
Anglo-
the
of
by London
It is a polleg no Indemnity. Soviet Russis menacing the world
American supremacy Japan must be built up cs a strong country in land forces to be સ bulwark
the against Bolshevism in the
East Hongkong should congratulate
The pause that refreshes
TSUN WAN MURDER TRIAL APPEAL: CROWN REPLIES
Arguments for the Crown were presented before the Chief Justice, Sir Gerard Howe, and the Acting Puisne Judge, Mr Justice Scholes, when the Tsun Wan murder appeal was continued in the Full Court this morni- ing. The appeal was brought by Shau Shing, aged 40, a Northerner, who was unanimously found guilty of the murder of Police Constable Poon Cheuk-wing in Tsun Wan district on May 28 and sentenced to death by Mr Justice Gould on September 7 last.
McNeill's construction of sec- tion 76 was totally untenable. Mr Hooton further submitted McNeill's contention that Mr
and
utterly was completely
He understood Mr unsound. MeNeill's argument to be that they would get a silly position
there if
not a separate statement in respect of each charge Mr McNeill's argument, said Counsel, was founded pr
contended
was
Rice Dealer
Gives
Short Weight
A rice dealer, Sung Yuen, of
Was
Shau Shing is represented by Mr John McNeill, KC, and Mr S. V. Gittins, both instructed by Mr K. Y. Yung while Mr A. Hooton, Crown Counsel, and Mr D. E. Greenfield, Crown Counsel, are appearing for the Crown.
With an array of no less than 54 law books on the table in front of him, the leading Crown Counsel opened his address to the Court by dealing with Mr
a false proposition. and McNeill's first argument which
Mr McNeill had argued that 332 Reclamation Street, of was to the effect that the irre-
gularity in the manner of taking the whole statement should be charged before Mr R.W.S. Win- of the depositions by the Magis- read to the jury, but Mr Hooton ter nt Kowloon this morning weight and tr trate-it there was, in fact, any
that the irrelevant with cheating in
of an instry- irregularity--would viliate the portions of the statement should with possession
ment fit for an unlawful pur- commit al proceedings, or, alter-not be read to the jury.
pose, Mr natively,
Hooton submitted that render the would statement made by the appellant what the Magistrate did was Inspector Jenes said accused inadmissible at his trial.
quite right and quite proper. had 400 catties of rice which he Mr Hooien Baid that Mr The Irregularity suggested was sold to a man on October 21. He Japanese McNeill's
от contentions this merely as to the mode of tak-charged 73 cents for a catty but collaborators by validating ground were totally misconceived, ing the statement before the when he weighed the rice, he duress notes and enemy occupa- and in particular he had miscon- Magistrate.
Magistrate slipped a piece of lead on to the tion land deals. Let us no1 ceived the irregularity as a vital had testified before the Full | end of the weighing bar of the
and Christian cn: Mr McNell's argument was Court that he took down ruin our credit
in machine and made the rice ap- of "Love-Thy-Enemy"
based on a
on a lack of understanding writing the confession of the pear to weigh 554% ca'ties. A of the history and purpose of accused at the committal pre-soon as he had finished weigh- by making ourselves a nuisance to our former conquerors section 76 of
the
Magistrales ceedings.
ing he detached the piece of and their loyal agents' private Ordinance in particular, and of Turning to a subsidiary point, lead and put it into his pocket. property rights. Let us conten! he laws of admissibility of Mr Hooton said that a motion
However, continued Inspector ourselves to be the losers.
evidence in general,
the whole transaction W. C. L.
to quash an indictment must be Jones, Hooton, continuing his
witnessed by Detective- made in the lower court before was argument, said that where cer-it can go to appeal.
Sergeant Chan Yuen and DPC Passed The Buck?tain irregularities were fun-
Taris concluded Crown Tong Kwong-fat who damental and went to the root Counsel's submissions in regard
be accused with the p of the committal proceedings
Defendant was fined $200, then they may be grounds for to Mr McNeill's first point of lead still in his pocket,
that saying,
the proceedings argument.
The hearing is proceeding. whole and the were invalid trial rendered a nullity,
itself for its far-sightedness in
the befriending
United Nations infantrymen and tanks halted their advance spirit
the key eity of Kumsong today as action along the length of the Korean front fzzled in the face of an expected resump- tion of the Korean armistice talks-United Press.
Junk Masters'
Offences
For conveying prostitutes in the harbour, Fok Man, 20-year- old master of passenger junk A165V, was fined $150 by Mr T. B. Low at the Marine Court this morning.
Delendant, who had one pre- vious conviction for a similar uffence, was caught last night while
eight young rowing women toward
a steamer Yaumati Bay.
was seen
The Admiralty Court in light they had sufficiently dis-offence,
detectives to two
London dismissed with costs,
the
claim
differem
in
by
Another man, Kwok Sai-d0 coxswain of motor boat 1186, was fined $75 for a similar
Kwok charged their duty.
be taking "I have taken
to a steamer T eight women a view," said the Judge.
the harbour at the Sai Kong The
Wharf last night. The women vessels called in the
But he wished to stress that admitted to the Police that they Thames Estuary in
clear right and the there was nothing in the judg- were going aboard a ship to do 1950, on a Truculent went down carrying ment to disturb public confid- 38 naval men and 16 civilans once in those responsible for to their death.
January,
The Adiminuity sought મૈં ruling that its liabilities should
be limited to a figure represent- ing
conducting the affairs British Navy.-Reuter.
of the
£15 a ton of the sub- INTELLIGENCE TEST SOLUTION
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Justice Willmer the Commander of the submarine was not at fault for
101 engaging a pilot
But the Judge was surprised
to hear that he did not recognise
A red light carried by the Divina as showing that she was carrying petroleum spirit.
• The white steaming light carried by the submarine
not
did
comply with the colision
regulations.
He did not accept the argu- ment that breach of the regula- Lion by one of His Majesty' ships
only departmental discipline.
was
matter of
In his view it was a breach of the duty owed by British warships to other mariners.
If the ligh's could not be made to conform with the regulations, a duty arose to Lesure a' notice warning other mariners of that fact.
MISLEADING LIGHTS
The lights carried by the Truculent in fact misled those in charge of the Divina. That was a fault which contributed to the loss and damage.
Mr. Justice Willmer said that the Truculent was allowed to
for the respective abllicler of D
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Sir-As one of the promoters of the Japanese Reparations claims I read with interest your leader of yesterday
the subject. Whilst agreeing with much of what you say may I be allowed to comment on the implication that the initiative in renouncing reparations came from the United Kingdom Government.
that
NOT SERIOUS
Crown Counsel said there was no doubt, in his sub- mission, that if there was an Irregularity under section 75 of Magistrates Ordinance the (which dealt with the taking of evidence before a Magistrate on committel proceedings) would go to the root of
About March 20th, 1949, Mr Rees-Williams, Under Secretary of State for Colonies, informed Mr Gammons, M.P., who had asked that the renunciation of Hongkong Reparations be re-matter. considered, that "we could riot make any other approach to the Hongkong Government on this matter
(ie. of War He- parations). They fully consider-
led it."
case
The
Robbed His Stepfather
son
and
was
arrested
Radio Hongkong
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6 Programane Summary: 8.02. Geraldo and His Orchestra With Vocal; 8.30, "Cantonese By Radio" Given by Mim Lee Wai-lan and s K. Lee, (Studio); 6.50, Alee Sinir- Vine at Nie Piano 7, Orchestral 7.30, Down Memory
Selections
con-
Coca-Cola
Living Language
Why we say A grin Ikea Cheshire cat.
A fictitious Cheshire Cat appears (and disappears) in Lewis Carroll's
"Alice In Wonderland", but there
really was Cat, or Caterling, of Chester in Richard III's reign. He
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was forest warden and a result of many fights with poachers his face became horribly scarred into a per- manent sme. "To grin like the Chester Cater ling" has since become "to grin like a Cheshire Cat,"
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Indo-China, 5 p.m., C.P.A.
By Burface Macao, & a.m.; B. p.m., sa Lee Hong/Tak Shing
that An elderly woman thanked
Lane" Presented by Aileen Woods. the Mr R. W. S. Winter at Kowloon (Studio) World News and News
U.S.A.. Canada, 2 p.m., P.A.A. this morning for sending her Analysis, (London Reley): 0.15. "Box
200 Bert Gillette at The Console: Siam, India, Pakistan, Middle In this
nine 8.30, Jay Wilbur there were stepson to prison for
and His String East, Africa, Great Britain, Ensemble: 8.45, Vocal Recital by rope, & p.m.. B.O.A.C. Irregularities
not months. which were
(Soprano) The
Japan, Korea, 0 p.m., 8.0.A.C. son, 34-year-old Tang Elizabeth Schwarzkopf serious enough to go to the root
zon and Irmgara Seefried. (Soprano):
Formosa, 6 p.m., H.K. Airways. of the whole problem, Crown Foon-kit, had stolen US$320, 959. Weather Report; 8, "From The
By Surface- Counsel contended.
HK$100, 16 US$1 silver coins, Editorials." (Recorded Relay); 9.10.
Macao. 8 a.m.; Bp., as Lea **Musical Notebook" Presented by In his submission, said Mr 15 gold US$.50 coins, five gold
Orthestra; 8.30, Hong Tak Shing.
Chino Father T. F. Ivan, S. Jam., train vis Canton
People's Repubble, 9.30 Hooton, the irregularity of the rings and two watches from his Rev.
had You will find this quoted in nature suggested by Mr McNeill, stepfather
who
been (Studio); 10, Time For Musle."
(BBOTS); The BBC Midland Light
Indonesia, Noon, as Fullen. your files of the beginning of that is to say, that because four supporting him.
Maisya, Orchestra conducted by Glibert April, 1940, In short, they h
The woman told the Magis- vinter; 10.30, Incidental Music From charges were read to the accused
(Arnold a very The Pin Oliver Twist. "passed the back" to the Hong: and he was cautioned and made trate that accused was
Bax)-Harriet Cohen (Plano) and kong Government, and placed
always The Philharmonia Orchestra
10.45, on the latter the full responsione statement, was not an irre- bad
gularity of the nature which stealing. The Magistrate agreed ducted by Mur Mathieson, bility for renouncing repara- went to the bottom of the mat with the woman and said that "Dancing Time" with Carroll Gib
bons and The Bavoy Hotel Orpheone, tions. The truth would
would be suff- was mean and despicable to
14. Radio News Reel, (London_Re- who was lay); 12.16, Goodnight Muster 11:29, NO INFORMATION to be that the local Govern ter, or which
Weather Report. God Save The ment took it upon themselves clent for the indictment to be steal from & man
a motion been supporting him. did quashed had to pretend that Hongkong the made to quash in it the court
Inspector Jones said accused's King: 130, Close down. not want reparations and
still in stepfather was UK
Government behind this of trial. to
Mr Hooton pointed out that hospital. On July 13, his step- oblige smokescreen were able
to the Police of the Magistrates mether reported the American powers-that-be by section -76 saying that they did not want Ordinance had replaced section that someone had broken into is to be wound up.
ever 18 but it was just the fame as a cubicle at 225 Temple Street tion to this effect was passed at reparations,
the money, an Extraordinary General Meet- had stolen ons. Recently however despite the protests of Dulles it was before as no substantial that Japan would be enslaved alteration had been made in the
amendment. (torsooth!) by reparations pay- ments the American Govern- ment were forced by Philippine diplomats to abandon this at- titude and write reparations into the Treaty. Now where the Philippine have blazed the trail we who also have a good claim may justly follow.
Nicosia, Oct. 22.
A Government spokesman to- day stated that the Cyprus au- thorities had no information about rumours that the head- quarters of the Western defence forces in the Middle East would be established on the island instead of the Canal zone.
At present Cyprus serves as the base of the Second British Infantry Brigade-Reuter.
The Afty-fourth (B) in the wawk(3)(1)yun -tal (2) - geen (3) series of lessons in Cantonese to 1)kul-(3) day hal(2), gaw(2) abue (3) be broadcast over Radio Hong-hang - (I)lal - (1)hasng - hu!(3).
A foreigner w kong by Mr S. K. Lee will be about there
them walking given this evening at 0.80.
14. (2)Ku (2)yen-(1)wal (2)kul-
G. S. KENNEDY-SKIPTON
Had Previous Convictions
Admitting three previous con-
boarding and common assault,
For the guidance of listeners them to be thleyer.
(3)day (3)ha) (3) tsaak. He took victions for larceny, unlawful
In
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Chine People's Repubile a... train vía Canton."
0.30
The Padang Rubber Co., Ltd., A resolu-
Formosa, 9 a.m., s:Sin Klang. U.S.A..
Canada, Central South America, I p.m., as Trade Wind.
and
59 Pres.
and accused could not be found ing held this morning.... and #
warrant was sworn out
The section had never in any for his arrest.
the principle of way altered Common Law, that is to say, a
On October 9, accused sur- He to the Police. rendered
the cubicle.
confession of an accused person admitted entering
a duplicate key and
was evidence at his trial it with
two suitcases that confession was made volun- forcing open tarily and if what he said was Accused said he stole the goods
went to Macao relevant to the charge before and
where
the jury, then such confession he spent everything to cure his
tuberculosis. was admissible in evidence.
In Mr
Hooton's submission
the whole purpose of section 78 was merely to facilitate the
proof of a voluntary statement
at a trial and to eradicate the possibility of a threat or induce ment
Naval Parleys
At Hainan
The Communist Naval Com- mand Hainan Island, held a; In this case there was not a conference at Vulin with
GOOD EVIDENCE
many
we publish below
a summary of the
Summaries for 15. Kul (2) yee-(1) wai (2)kul-Chiu Hol-ping, 25, former shred of evidence of threat or high ranking Soviet Naval Offers subsequent lessons will be pub (3)waak-jeh (2)
(3)day semg (2) (1)-(alyen seaman, was sent to prison for inducement at the magisterial in attendance on October 15,
dah (2) serrig (2) Eshed in the China Mall every geep (3). Ito thought that they two months by Mr T.. B. Low Tuesday and Friday for the duration of this radio feature
Lesson 54 B
to pige Simplified");" Vocabulary: 105 (3) tapak, A thief; robber. 008. Lay(3). To steal. GOT goop (3) Torob.
ery out.
10.
intended to steal or to rob. at the Marine Court this mornings and the statement according to a vernacular. Press
by the accused was good report. (1) Kui (3) yoon (3)ngoying for boarding the my Stn-
evidence,
1. there even zwawk(3)-bah (2): hawt (3)
It was reported that overall (2)kulkking without permission (3)day Jee (2)-(3) boh. Using
some Irregularfly, contended defence measures in the South China Seas, constituted the main them to halt.
Crown Counsel.
was
the laying of mine fields in strategle poris.
A Misunderstanding (refer foreign language, he shouted to Defendant was found aboard
203, "Cantortese
the vessel yesterday with his Me Hooton pointed out that thome of the discussion, including 17. (2) Kul · (3)daayo-shehng (1) two (3)mun (2) ku)-(3)day hai(2) gaw(2) hung, 37, and Sun Chi-lan, 27,
companions, Ma Leung the learned Magistrate had given sue (3) (3)dron mea(1)=(2)yeh
evidence before the Full Court He asked them in a loud voice who were fined $100 each or
"and he (Mr Hooon) thought what they were doing there,
one month. 16. Cow{5} \+^(2)lerng-gaw (3)
(1)m shik (1)
For bearding the ss Hunan the Magistrale had almost gone (3) ngoy-
eo far as to try to prevent the (1)na fee (1) without permission, three women, (3) (1)kul gwawn (3) Inde (1) Wong Yin, 27, Li Yin, 24, and accused from making a state
ment. 10)yah
As neither of them know Chan Chun, 28, were fined $25 the foreign language." "they" didn't know, what he was talking about.ench.
The Wonies were found in the
navigate, with a steaming light hawt (3). To shout; exelaim
which to the knowledge of the responsible
member of the Board of Adhifally, If not
to
the knowledge of the Board as
a whole,, did not comply with
*509., tuerng(3), · Tờy snatch.
570. Leong (1). A Tun. 571. Awn(3). A law suit... Combinationst
11. Tau (1)..... (S)ych.
To steal
things,
the regulations and was able · 12. Dah (3), (geep(2).
be misleading to other thold up, t
ta
vessels.
The Judge' added, “There is
In what I have sold to cam
officers in the
zwwwk(3)-wall{#).
10,
· (2) Kui« (3) day (2)yep-(1) wal
(1) kuldemg(1) torng(3)-(8) eh. crew's quarters last night and one To rob They thought that he intended to
of them was found locked inside
rob them.
12. "Bhau (9) teng(1). A platot. * 30, ... (1)Kul-{8} day, (1)m jeeth), the quartermaster's cabin, - the
14. Awn(9) geentz). A law. B. doh (3) (37 kul (1)yau (2)molt deor of which hail be broken to IB. Goep (3)awn(3). A robbery shau(2)-tromall). They didn't get her out,
this the inference that 10 Bob(3) awn{b}; To; report a highly pincea
been
General Expronato
know whiskjer he had a pistol,..
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_{})mat-day (5). Chasje (1)-gwoon (1) servido dr His Majesty have 100.(2) Yes (1)wal to take (bah(3) antal. They hurried into
milly of thy grave to be or for,
1.the car and went to Yaurenti “Polien | 381. Jee (2), (3)boh. To halt. derellolion of duty, or ware (amely Station to riport the ce
B1, Chawla)."(a)ngoy-KWwwk(1) » Police Station, Tekponsible
CHARFECTIVEWbon (3). "The, Kowloon Admimity apparently toolk" the city. Police station. ylew that having done every Place Namen thing reksonthly practicable to comply as nearly as possible COOCHY "with the regulations concerning
CHECK YOUR KNOWLEDGE
It was disclosed that at the conference the Naval Command in Hainan requested more warcraft
defences, be sent to implement the Jaland's
Generous Aid
The Chief Justice, interposing, sold that he himself had gained the impremion that the com- mitting Magistrate had tried to
Washington, Oct, 22. stop the accused making ... United States government ald statement.
Continuing, Crown Counsel years, ended on June 30, 1881, to foreign countries during the 11 said that there might be a dif- amounted to 801,900,000,000, the reported
ference In the taking of a Department of TCD CENTE
the
statement before Magistrate today. The total and that before a policeman. With the fatter, there would vice and furoated on have to be proof that there was to
of credi! basis. 1. Hydrogen. 2. A form to de- he threat or promise, but I reduction of $10,330,000,000
the reverse
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