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CASEBOOK
Locked-Up
Youth
House For Escapes From
Sale
NEAT, red, lot numbers
011
the reed
it
thatched cottages; und the Suffolk villages Risby, Flempton, Hengrave
and
Room
A 20-year-old youth who was locked up in his room at 376 King's Road, first floor, by his father for five days to stop him get- ting into further trouble after he had become in.
Forham-All-Saints - every-volved in an alleged traffic
unsettled. lien-
one
grave
offence, escaped early yes-
Hall IA due to terday morning by way of come under the hammer the drainpipe. the big house, with its which 5,000-acre estate on the villages lie, and where many villagers work. By then Jack (and Jill) may have a new master.
After landing in the backyard of the ground floor the boy, Chin Ngai-kong, found his bare foot had been cut in the pro- the darkness, he cess. stumbled upon a pair of rubber slippers, and with these on he climbed up the backyard door into tho-rear alley.
In
Serene amid the uncertainty, the very heart of it, in the lady big house itself, an old
scen by Chin, however, was with as much to lose as any-
indefatigable some neighbours, and an alarm one, wails with
was raised. He ran down the i calin for whatever inay come.
alley, came Waugh
the front of; up Her name is Jone
the house and climbed up the She has lived at the big house
staircase onto the roof. There 54 years; for all but four yours
his pur- he was cought by of her working life. started at 14, when she became
envied under-mold, friends for
an
which
by the generous pay she got 10 in the first year. £11 The seronu, £12 the third.
AT
THengrave she rose to be housekeeper, acquiring the and courtesy title of "Mrs;
they gave when she retired
quar- her two rooms for her ters, and there the still lives,
She never married.
The house, with its
Tudor
SUCTI
Chin was brought before Mr Hin-shing Lo at Central this where he pleaded morning.
ullty to simple larceny, after
CHINA MAIL
Established 1645
THURSDAY, JULY 10, 1952.
"MISS UNIVERSE" IS
Appeal To Reverse Judge's Order
In the Full Court of Appeal this morning, the
the charge had been mended Hon. Leo d'Almada, QC, appearing for the appel
from burglary to larceny.
In
Mr mitigation, O'Dowd Booth sald
A.
R.
the youth had been kept for days inside, bis room in only a singlet and a pair of pants. He only took
lants on a motion to reverse an order made by Mr Justice Gould in Chambers, referred to the judg- ment of the Full Court of Appeal in Hongkong many years ago delivered by the then Chief
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towers unti chinneys and mul- the slippers because he wanted Justice. The action was one in which the plaintiff Offences By
Honed windows giving on
formal lowns,
to time.out.
Chin was cautioned and bound
was Yue Wing and the defendant David Sassoon. over in the sum of $300 for two It concerned a specially endorsed writ.
main has 18 bedrooms and 10 for servants,
It was built in 1523-38 by a years. of London, Sir Thomas Sheriff Kytson, whose tescendants in- clude Mr Churchill and,
laterally, George
col-
Washington.
twice
to
tree
IN
Queen Elizabeth stayed
ther room now given over billiards) and planted a
Another tree in the garden. there is the first greengage named grown in England and
for the Gage family, owners of the house for nine generations, Sir John The last owner was
Wood, who bought it in
lived there unti
and
BUSINESSMEN
CHINA
(Continued from page, 1}
no gelion, and that "appro- priate netion" had been taken
In 66 cases.
1897 his
death in January 1951.
Now a board hangs on
the
wrought-iron main gate.
"Lot
15" it says.
I
***There
S
talked to Mrs Waugh in the dining-room, which was the servants hall for 12 indoor servants. when she cume head houseminid in 1808, ̄ ̄****
"Oh, we had a happy time," she said, Talking, her accent Scots,
played she
with, a spectacle-case, as if it had been a chatelaine, a badge of office, fellowship was great among the servants," she said, "and when the house was full of quests, and all the visiting gentlemen's men and the ladies' maids were with us here, it was wonderfully soclable. Royals came several times on visit Princess Marie Louise, Princess
Princess Alice, Christian,
all. We were much Loved, It happier then than young people seen today,"
The big house-parties were mostly for shooting, for which Hengrave is famous," Last year, 3,564 pheasants were accounted for on the estate, according to the agent, Mr David Brown, another Scot, there 25 years. SERVANTS in the old days
were
up at 0a.m., 0 a.m., on shooling days;
sup- posty
to be a bed by 10.30 p.m. The working week was Feven days,
and
We were very glad to have du afternoon off when we got our meney every three or mix- months and could walk to Bury St. Edmuntis to shop. Thero were no bicycles then, when they came, Her Ladyship didn't like. them very much I'll never know where my set- vants are, she said. But the sluft loved Lady Wood, who died in 1927.
Paintingo of Kyisons Gogea looked down on us We talked; a clock that belonged to James II, a.
anti
DA
Олео wed.
ting gift to a Gage who was a
Maid of Honour, ticked away the time.
•
cuses, ap-
The appeal this morning was brought by Joseph Yen and Co., (defendants in the action in Chambers) against Luen Cheung Hong (plaintiffs). Mr d'Almada appeared with Mr S. V. Gillins, instructed by Mr F. Zimmern, for the appellants while the respon- dents were represented by Mr John McNeill, QC, and Mr D. A. L. Wright, both instructed by Mr R. F. G. Dennis,
felt
In the present ease in Cham- bers, Mr. Justice Gould himself bound by the judgment Court, "Quito of the Full clearly, his Lordship was bound and quite clearly.
your Lorilships are not so bound in this Court," he added.
Referring to the Full Court In the remaining
he quoted. Mr ense. which parently
49, Mr d'Almada said that the matter the amounting 40 Nutting. said,
Chinese had previously been dealt with Government had made no reply on a summons by the Chief he
British action Justice who, lamentably, so ser together
the
and that the appeared to be ineffective.
question from Mr Fitzroy
Macican (Conservative).
in the Appeal Court
could not be avoided owing to a shortage of Judges in those days. The Chief Justice endorsed his previous decision.
one
SUBMISSION
50
Janitor Of
Telephone Co.
Convicted of the larceny of three catties of telephone wire, valued at $3, Cheung Shul- cheun, 30, Janitor employed by the HK. Telephone Co., Ltd., was sentenced to two months by M
Yan-hol Poon. morning.
Defendant was fined $200 or two months when he pleaded gulity to offering a bribe of $3 to PC 2494.
.
at Central this
the
Mr d'Almada said that the appeal arose from the fact that writ, on a specially endorsed for which a condition for up- pearance was entered, the ap pellants moved
to strike out writ on the
that ground the claim on the writ was not
Det. Sub-Insp. Cattel said that which could be specially defendant was stopped by PC endorsed. The matter was argued 2494 Sze To-ming, near Mr Nutting was replying to a with Mr Justice Wise. This before Mr Justice Gould who Bank of China, Queen's Road ruled against the application to Central about 2.45 p.m..on May strike out.
5 carrying a bag on his shoul- The claim was
for $54,000 der. Defendant told the Police bring balance for goods bar-officer Asked whelber he consider
that the bag contained gained and sold under contract. wood shavings but refused. It, to d-this-score--satisfactory,
"Very urifortunately. Mr Mr Nutting replied, "We cer-
be opened. When the Police officer told defendant he was tainly consider we should main-Justice Wise, shall I say living
Mr d'Almada submitted that going to charge him he offered tain, for the time being at any up to his name with great rote, a representative in Peking respect, dissented from the judg-
the claim ment but we have not got a re-
was not for balance 33 with a view to influencing because we consider that he can
port of his judgment," said but for damages for breach of the constable's conduct. in
contract. In support of the Corroborative evidence. was Counsel. perform a useful function assisting to maintain the morale
summons to
given by PC2484 Sze To-ming. strike -out an The case was reported in affidavit was fed by Mr Yen, A, J. Wood, of the British colony in China.**
the H.K. Reuter.
Hongkong Law Reports.
of the defendant company. He Telephone Company D The exhibited
the contract which three cattles of telephone wire produced In Court were scrap was one for the sale of goods. pre
wire stored on the roof until There was no question in this such time as they had a suffi- care, he
said, of the properly client quantity when it would ever having passed to the buyer, Įbe sold" for scrap. The value The law was that where pro-was about $1 a cafty, perty was passed and the price Witness said that the Com-
had that became pay pany was payable
automatically dis- able as an ordinary debt; if the missed the defendant and he passed then asked his Worship to take this property was not
into consideration when passing sentence.
New Consul-General Here
Mr and Mrs Julian Harrington caught by a staff
photographer's camera this morning upon their arrival
Mr
and
.contents comes later. I naked: Harrington 'aboard the liner
at 20.
in the absence of stipulation as to pre-payment of price the only remedy was in an action for damages, said Mr d'Almada,
Where the sellers exercised their right to sell then it be
an ordinary cialm for damages for breach of contract.
authorities, Mr. After citing
that the rules d'Almada sald
came
for specially cadorzet writs
of
Defendant declined to make any statemen! in defence,
Jaycees To Be Entertained
Members of the Hongkong were the same as the English Junior Chamber of Commerce Rules pre-1833,
and their wives will be enter Counsel explained the prac-tained at cocktails this evening tice before and after 1933
at 8.30 p.m. aboard the ss said that the difference now-President Cleveland at Kowloon adays was that the plaintiff Wharf by, the American Presi could not sign a flaal judgment dent Lines,
and
and he must proceed ex-parte Guests will be taken on a to prove his damages.
That
the luxury liner, was the present position.
The hearing is proceeding.
Remanded On Serious Charge
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WATSONS
Key Money Payments Mentioned In Court Case Im
"We dealt throughout with the representa- tive and we paid, putting it bluntly, considerable sums in key money at the time when we first moved into the premises and at the time when the so-called lease was renewed for another year," declared Mr Brook A. Bernacchi, Counsel for the appellants, before Mr Justice Wicks in the Appeal Court this morning.
Mr Bernacchi, instructed by over the counter,_made_it_elens Mesirs Zimmern and Co, apin law that the Court will not Wong Lo Kat jassist Leo in any way whatso- peared for the Branch against whom an evic- |ever to recover back any money tion order was made in regard or property,
With money in
to business premises at No 105 Turning to a judgment by Queen's Road West, ground Lord Justice Mansfeld, Counsel 11 sold that his Lordship did not float.
Respondent was Leo You have in mind rapacious land- chu, of Room 64, Stock Ex- tords who took large sums of change Building, who was ap-key money from tenants who plicant before the Tenancy Tri-wanted a place to live in
NO RECEIPTS bunal. He was represented by Mr D. A. L. Wright, instructed
regard to the looy Woo. by Mr. P.
the present case, Presenting particulars of the Counsel said that, naturally, grounds of appeal, Mr. Bernacchi there were do receipts; nothing said that there were: 1. That in writing as to payments, mis the learned Chairman directed himself on the effect of the alleged illegality and generally as to the effect of the evidence with regard to renewal
tegen
the
and
alter
am reminded that at the hearing we did produce our account books In which the pay- ments of these sums are re- "But Counsel. sold corded,” there is nothing in writing from the other side,
he
Was
to admit
Living Language
Why we any : Buc-
cancer.
a
- “Buccancer"
name given to certain pirates and adven turers of the 17th and 18th centuries, although originally they were only hunters on the Island, of His- pantola (now Jamalca)" who took to raiding Spanish settlements. They were so-called be cause their food when out hunting was salted strips of beef smoked over a "bouean," hurdle of sticks.
Mail Notices
The
The latest mes of posting shown below are those, Zor un-
· registered correspondence posted at G.P.O., Hong Kong.
times -alsawKSTA latest posting which, in general, are, earlier than the G.P.D. times, can ba ascertained by enquiry at the local office.
The latest posting times. for registered articles are generally one hour earlier than, the times Particulars re- shown below. garding parcel malls can be as- certained by enquiry at any port offica
und continuation of 2. The appellants were
Mr Bernacchi said that there to continue in' possession
was another ground which clear- demand
a renewal,
iy entitled him to retrial if not to natively, they were yearly have judgment in his favour, and tenants and their tenaney had
ad that was the fact that the Chair never bren terminated by a proper notice to quit; 3. The man clearly did not consider that
entitled were appellants
alternatively practically the whole of the ap cntilled to continue in posses-pellants' evidence to the effect alon os holding a licence to that they only signed the agree- occupy coupled with an interest;ment because he was told It was 4. The learned Chairman mis- a matter of form and, in effect, directed himself
the he would be permitted to stay The his lease were renewed each year. East, Africa, Great Britain, Europe,
Dealing with oral evidence.30 p.m. 3.0.A.C Tenancy
By Burface on the agreement, Mr Bernac-
Macao," i p.m.; & pimą Hona Tak Shhf.
Japan, 2 p.m.. 3 E. Sang. Blam, 2 p.m., es Binkiang.
issue of oral evidence; 5. Clause 4 (f) of the agreement relled
прол
was
THURSDAY, JULY 10 By Air Indo-China, France, French North &i West Africa, 40 p.m.. Air Viatnam. Philippines, N. Bornea. 430 p.m. C.P.A
Slam, E. & W. Pakistan, Middle,
the Entertainers
not within sections 19 and 18 chi referred to the Chairman's of the Landlord and Tenant record: "If they signed and (c)
The Clause was only called a parole evidence- Ordinance: 0. void or otherwise unenforceable. that they did not intend to be
I hold that as including an attempt to con- bound,
Council sald tract out of other rights under were so bound." the Ordinance which it was that it was the clearest mis- not competent for the parties to direction by the Chairman of do; 7. Alternatively, the Clause himself.
The hearing is proceeding, was vold for uncertainty.
Mr Bernacchi
said that the case generally was one in which wealthy, Lee Yau-chu, but ob the landlord himself was a very viously he did not deal directly with his tenants, although the person who did so, Fung Po, con- sulted with him.
Radio Hongkong
H.K.T.
his
23 Lee
Coming To HK
Singapore, July 10.
enter- A troupe of British tainers will soon be, visiting
tour Hongkong in the course of
which will of Service stations Also take them to Singapore and Когда.
Programme Summary; 6.02. It's swing Time: 6.30. The Perry Como
The party, which includes Alex show (VOAL: 6.45, Light Orchestral Munro, Scots comedian, Mervyn Concert-Richard Crean and his Saunders, planist, and Miss Mar- KEY MONEY
Orchestra. Patricia Burke (Vocal): garet Dowler, soprano, is ex- 7.18, Letter from America by Alistai
pected to arrive in Singapore Referring to the key money, Cooke Recorded Relay: 7.30, La
from London on July 17, Counsel sald the evidence was Daml-deure Francaise (Studio); 7.59,
They will sing and perform to that the money was paid over Weather Report; 8, Time Signal, and
World News and Now Taikanti-terrorist fighters in jhe the counter in Lee's office. The (London Relay): 6,15, Andre Federation and Singapore.
and clerk Coteleraz
Orchestra: money was handed to
men 8.30, Take it from here with Joy
After a four-week tour they who took it into an inner office. Nichols, Dick Bentley and Jimmy will visit Hongkong and Korea On that evidence it was not Edwards (BBCTS); B, Sports Review-Reuter, surprising that at the hearing by Briz Yourg (Studio); D.15. Over before the Tribunal the question the Sea to Skye (BDCTS) Ballad Opera by Alan Lomax: 10.18, People, arose as to whether the case Place and Things-A Talk by Comp should be heard because it was ton Mackenzie-3: "Things" TRECTE); clearly, in Counsel's view, 10.39, David Rose and his Orchestra Entertain with Bob Hope and Shirier and illegal receipt
1049; 21, Radio Newsreel (London case of giving money.
Relay): 11.15, Goodnight Music; 11.29,
Report: God. Save T The receiving of the money Weather was not denied but the landlord denied he knew anything about
Queen; 1130, Close down,
Mr Bernacchi said that the SIDE GLANCES
Tribunal Chairman's judgment consisted of brief notes. One of the phrases were "We cannot
black atop
Imarket in this
in his Court," and nowhere Judgment did the Chairman and that Fung Po had not received the
money.
Another phrase read. "There have been malpractices by the public Commenting general on this, Counsel said that the Chairman was clearly of the opinion that something improper had been done.
TWO QUESTIONS
So that the only two questions that arose were: 1. To what extent was Lee to be bound by what his agent did? 2. The effect that this hart ou
tho question of whether Lee could not come and seek the assistance of the Court where ibere, had
Mr Bernacchi evidence was quite
tour of
A spokesman of the APL, been a clear illegall Hongkong Offler, explained that the party is being given to promote food will between
kong and the company..
tho
clear that as regards the appellants they
young businessmen in Hong-ly dealt with Fung and no-
body else, but that did
Escort Cyclist In Collision
in Hongkong. Julian F. Harrington, Paul Friliman, Director of the
American USIS, Mr David H. McKillop, Lau Fook, 27. nemployed, newly-appointed.
of the appeared before Mr Poon Yan- Consul-General In Hongkong, Administrative Officer
A member of the Palice enoter- Consulate (Hong- hot at Central this morning on MRS. Waugh brisidy showed arrived from Manila this morn American
ing in the as President Cleveland kong). Commander E. Evans, a charge of robbery with vio- cyale escort. accompanying HE me round the house,
of Commander the USS Everett, lence. and was remanded for the Officer Administering the which is full, still, of beaullo assume his post,
Mr R. Clough, Mr and Mrs one week in gool
Government, who was visiting custody. ful things, for the sale of its Those to great Mr and Mrs James G. Byington and Mr A. He was accused of having the ash and vegetable marketing
this. all of the American robbed with violence, with an organisations
morning other not in custody, Tsai Chi collided with a commercial van Mr Harrington was serving as lim of $8,000, a Bank of Canton near Binke Pier at 11 am.
The motor-cyclo struck the Minister
Counsellor In the cheque for $4,829.28, two Hong-
Pedder Street, near the
driver's was appointed to Rooms, before he
Bank pay-in books and a rattan seat, and the Police Onler was Thore ia a niece in Scotland. Bury's "Subscription
but whatover the South.” another
the newa they Hongkong to replace Mr Walter baskel
is now no bring her from there, she will P. McConaughy, who
Insp. MacDonald asking for injured by broken glass. Ah ¡ambulance' was summoned and There was no self-pity; display of personal feelings. At accept it with the same serenity Director of the Office of Chinese the remand said that defen he was removed to hospital..
The van belongs to the Hang 72, the old latly showed, her she shows now. "We have made | Affairs of the Department of dont would be medically ex-
State, Washington, DC.,
amined, being a suspected loper. Tal Company. metile. She will not be going our arrangements.
"What will become of you Kowloon Whart included Mr when the house is cold?".
"Oh, I Won't expect, want us here, the said. "We
they'll
not
mean to
say that Fung had Authority to
tenancy Kign the agreement. Tho evidence way that the agreement was taken away and brought back later duly signed. Fung was clearly held out to have authority negotiate the terms of the agreement.
have made our arrangements, i to the sale at the Athenaeum, United States Embassy at Majilla i kong land Swalow, Cammořelativan, which was headed towards hearing, Lee, stated that Fund
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Whether or not Fung ws bound to consult his principal as botween himself and Lee was 'qulie immaterial to him- (Mr Bonacchi), said Counsel.
When cross-examined at the
only his middle man.” Mr. Bornacchi said, that the appellants having dealt only with Fung and that fact of the Printed and published by BTIWART Arthur - Gray for peculine circumstances in which and on behalf of South China Morning Post Limited; at 1-3 the money was in fach paid Wyndham Street, City of Victoria, in the Cotony of Hongkong
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