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The Beautiful Suit
He was sitting alone on a
bench in the dreary, stone floored, tile-walled ante-room to the court at Great Marlborough Street.
He looked utterly dojected, beaten; and as if he were badly in need of company. So I went and sat by him, and offered him cigarette, and we smoked to- gether under the wall-notices
Strange New
Pastime
BURIED ALIVE FOR FUN
Colombo, Nov. 23. Young men of Kosgoda, a village in south Ceylon, are now being buried alive for fun. The latest to take to the craze is Conrad Zoysa who, for the 12th time in three months,
was buried alive' recently.
ta NO SMOKING. And he and asked for a glass
.He came out smiling from the "grave" 15 minutes afterwards water, He talked and talked. Conrad, 20 years old and 5 feet Company was what he mu bein 7 inches tall, was still at school wanting.
when he heard of the burying name, he said, was Harry, | feat being performed by another and me
he was 24 years old. "I'm young man of Kosgoda, W. D. young," he sold, "I've
Zoysa. got years and years before me." His Lone
was challenging, defiant. I #lanced
looked at klm.
frail much older Inn, with fat hair brushed back, hunger-hallow checks and spectacles with strong lenses.
"MY
than 24,
•
4
46Y mother put me away in a home when i was *www.**
he said, and I stayed there till She married again. 1 was ten. see?"
"Yes," I sald, " • side.** "I was in two other homes, till 1 was past 18," he said, "then I got a job, and I worked in a
a hotel injured myself through being 100 willing. I WOTH worked 100 hard. I was in a long time after that hospital a Then I got another
job, and there was a reburrence of the
old injury.
trouble My working too hard again. I had to have another operation." "Your family?" I asked,
alt
•
OOK," he said. Ho brought "L
bulging, 41
worn, wallet. In it there was a pule "That's me of photographs, brother," he said, and showed
Д
dog-eared snapshot of bronzexi,
prosperous-looking on a horst in front of the stoep of a house in South Africa.
young man sut
an
"Looks fine, doesn't he?" Ilarry said, proudly. "And this is me sister. She married American. lives at San San what is it?"
And there was a picture of a buxom, jolly girl, who vaguely resembled Harry, enjoying the Californian seaside.
Conrad then dug a pít, six feet by three feet by three feet, got into it and had it filled by two of his friends. In his Arst attempt Conrad stayed under for Ave minutes. He claims that he can now stay burled for as long | as two hours.
WILL POWER
"It is only a question of will power," he says. He is prepared to lake on all comers-for fun The difference between Conrad and his exampler is that Conrad needs no coffin. He thinks it's less risky, in fact, to be buried in a coffin.
He has buried himself even in heavy rain. Water seeped into the grave and
it was "a bit chilly but he could bear up."
The latest addition to cult of being buried
alive. is, however, a Mortem girl. She performed the feat publicly, poon, after W. D. Zoysa's por- public that a woman formance, just to show to the ja capable of competing with men in the common feat of being buried alive.-United Press.
100
India Revises
Proposals
(Continued from Page 1)
This relates to the umpire in the. Repatriation.Commission and to the manner in which any prisoners who do not return home should dealt with On both these issues Mr Eden has matle constructive proposals, as have others in debate.
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MONDAY, NOVEMBER 24, 1952,
Sheaffer's TM SNORKEL
By Galbraith Two Murderers Plead
画
"Don't gripe! Maybe someday they'll put a status of you in the park, on horseback, waving a sword?"
NINE YEARS FOR MANSLAUGHTER
Sentence of nine years' hard labour was passed on Chung Wah, 26, former rattan worker, when he pleaded guilty to manslaughter before the Senior Puisne Judge, Mr. Justice E. H. Williams, in the Criminal Sessions this morning.
Chung who was charged with the murder of his elder brother's wife, Ho Ying, 26, in a hut at Mount Davis on the night of July 31-August 1 pleaded not guilty to the indictment but pleaded guilty to manslaughter. The plea was accepted by the Crown,
pending de
decision by the Hon.eused,
Guilty At Sessions
UNIQUE IN HISTORY OF HK COURTS
Legal history was made this morning when pleas of guilty to mur- der were accepted in two Courts at the Criminal Sessions and two men were sentenced to death by hanging within half an hour of each other.
The Senior Puisne Judge, Mr Justice Williams, remarked that this was unique in the annals of the Colony. The Court had recorded one plea of guilty to murder before and this was rare, but two pleas of guilty made it unique.
Mr Justice William allowed the accused, Hung Chuen, 29-year-old un. employed, an adjournment of five minutes to consult with his Counsel when he first pleaded guilty to a charge of murdering a woman, Ip Kwan-tai, in Tung Ping Lane, Kowloon Tsai Village on August 20.
The Judge asked Defence as did the instructing solleitor, Counsel Mr D. A. L. Wright the serious consequences of (Instructed by Mr C. Y. Kwan) entering such a plou," said Mr whether the full implications of Chen. "I thon left the Court a plea of guilty had been ex- and returned and again I applie plained to the accused.
to the accused and emphasised Mr Wright replied that the that if he had anything to say situation never arose because he in his defence tits was the time had taken for granted the to decide. accused would plead not guilty and, naturally a man of the circumstances of the accused would not
know the full im- pilcations of a charge of murder. The Judge told the accused that if he persisted in his ples of guilty he would have no op tion but to record it and pass sentence.
However after the adjourn- ment tho accused' maintained he was 'guilty of the murder charged.
on
The
Mr
Gerard
FULLY UNDERSTANDS
a
"He categorically stated that he intended to enter plea of guilty, I am satisfied that he understands fully the con- sequences of entering such plen. He understands the exact nature of
the charge and the intent and, pro- of question vocation..
have read the record and there is no evidence at all which would go to show that he had
any legal provocation for doing the.act."
that His Lordship remarked he saw no reason not to accept
the plea.
.
The accused remained throughout.
the
calm
Notices
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MONDAY, NOVEMBER 24 By Alr
C.P.A.
p.mp
Japan, .30 ... Thai Airways. Philippines,
Guam. Hawall
From The Filos'
100 Years
Ago
Sleepers in Victoria were sud-
denly awoke a little before mid- on Monday by successive lleys of large and small guns from the Naval Equadron anchored of Spring Gardens. What service exigency there could have been for this perfor mance we are in entire ignor-
and can only suppose that it was one of Captain Massie's freaks for astonishing the natives on the Kowloon shore. Alluding to our
gallant senior officer reminds us of
senior put by a Canton
who was here a few day ago "Why have you not noticed the fact the HMS. Cleopatra has never lowered. her flag half most
in respect to the memory of the glorious Duke?" Tho query is one we cannot answer: it certainly looks strange, and in marked contrast with what we see on shore.
"ALL NONSENSE"
The Hongkong Correspondent of the Times, under date the 23rd of July, wrote,-~
In
"We regret to my instances of piracy have been prevalent in the neighbourhood probably a measure owing to the number of intended emigrants, to California, being thrown a rift, arising from the late acts of legislation passed there.
We do not know who com municated this but we can
sure the writer, whoever he is, that he exhibited great
ubel.
The acts of the
grosa
tion
intenance; but as for causing
emigrants to enter on dishonest
courses la all non- sense. As several times stated in our columns, the class from which California obtained ad- ditions to her Chinese popula- tlan
very dream of the Was the Canton province; not fishermen and idlers, from among whom pirate bands are recruited, but inland labourers
and trades- men; people who only put by one-honest trade to take to
to an- other.
nots
California Legislature had indeed but very. little to do with checking emigration in the month of July 0.30 the business for the time. (supposed to be closed by the approaching typhoon
coason) having pretty well exhausted itself; us avmarked in our Over-
for the month Summary
U.S.A.. Canada. 8 p.m., P.A.L.
Malaya, Ceylon, Slam. Burme.
Pakistan, Middle East, Great Bri- Lain, Europe, & p... 8.0.A.C.
By Burface Maceo, 8 a.m.; 0 p.m., as Lee Hong Tik Tháng..
Перивис
China, People's a.m. train via Canton.
Japan, Noon, as Noreverett. Yank
Philippines, Noon, Tai Ping
23
Indonesia, 3 ... Tuning.
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 26,
By-Air
Formosa, Japan, 10 am., via CAT. Malaya, Indonesia, Australto, Now Zealand, 4.30 p.m., C.P.A.
4.30
Indo China (Tonkin only). p.m., C.PA,
The
of the
receding the date of the Times".
letter. After giving an abstract of the trade we then said,.
Mr Justice Williams said that he was satisfied on reading the depositons that every ingredient necessary for the Chown to adduce and prove a charge of
Philippines, N. Borneo, 4.30 p.m., ignorance, and perpetrated a murder was present, he, there
Crown Counsel said he had Indo-China. (Tonkla only), 4.30 California fore, accepted the plea.
legislature undoubt said he had nothing to add to what Mr p.m.. C... accused
Formosa U.S.A.. (Seattle
edly gave a check to emigra nothing to say why sentence Chen had said but when the
Canada. timo
the Western States) came appropriate
H.K.A.N.W.A.L. should not be passed.
Crown He took the death sentence
would bring to
Japan, 8 p.m., 8.0.A.C. of the
In
Dy Surface Governor quiet, nodding his head as the notice
Macao, a.m.;// p.m., as Lee Council any circumstances which interpreter explained it.
Hong Tak ShinE G. R. Sneath,
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 25 Crown would justify recommandation Counsel oppered for the Crown. to mercy.
By Air
· Malays, Indonesia, Australia, New The
Justice Chief SECOND CASE
then Zealand, 8 am, via C.P.A. with head bowed, Hul Shiu accept the plea of guilty and West Africa. 3 a.m., Air France.
Raising his right hand and remarked that he had decided 10
Indo-China, France, French North sold. addressing the accused,
Slam Burma, India, Pakistan, 32, book-keeper, king, aged
Africa, Great Britain, Europe, 14 Accused and his elder brother never intended to kill the de-entered a plea of guilty before "You have pleaded guilty to
a.m.. B.O.A.C. of murder and K have charge Chung Wing, 36, were jointly ceased but merely under pro- the Chief Justlee, Sir
recorded such a plea. 1.em in tried on the murder indictment vecution he lost control of him-Howe, at the Criminal Session agreement with your Counsel before Mr Justice Wicks earlier self.
Mr this morning to the murder of that that is the proper course to That story. said this month. The Jury of five Sneath, was not accepted at the woman, Yu Sze, ailas Hul Chul- take; indeed, from your own men ond two women found time but the Crown who main-ng, at the Hung Mel boarding sintoment you wished this course Chung Wing not guilty and dis- tained that this was
Join house, Queen's Road West, on to be taken." agreed он their verdict in
in killing. In the result the Jury August 26 last
Donning the black cap, his respect of the present accused found
Mr Patrick Yu, Crown Coun-Lordship pronounced sentence of the elder
brother not who was then ordered to remain gullty and could not reach assisted by Det-Insp. W. B. death by hanging.
Scragg, appeared for the pro- in the custody of the Police verdict in respect of the
secution while the accused was Attorney General.
ACCEPTS PLEA
represented by Mr Percy Chen, Appearing for Chung was
the instructions of Mr Frankc Mr Oswald V.
Under the circumstances Kwok, of Johnston, Stokes and Cheung in Crown Counsel said that he structed by Mr F. Zimmern, thought it proper for the Crown
Master. The Crown was represented by now to accept the plea of guilty plea, the Chief Justice enquired When, the accused ultured his Mr G.R. Sneath, Crownin
to manslaughter by the accused whether he understood fully Counsel.
His Lordship cald that in Mr Cheung informed
and he replied in the affirmative. the view of the facts outlined by "Mr Edlen has fell, and still
Replying to the Court that his client would the Crown he was prepared to Chen
Court, Mr saw the inside of one of those feels, unable to commit himself plenil not guilty to murder but accept accused's plea of guilty strucling soliclior
sald that with his i homes again."
he spoke to re to amendments to the Indian guilty to manslaughter.
to manslaughter. flectively.
his client this morning for the resolution until he sees what
Crown Counsel said that in
Giving a background of the view of the evidence which came case, Mr Sneath said modifications, If any, the Indian
first time to ascertain whether that for delegation muy themselves wish
out at the trial resulting in dis- some
he wanted to give evidence in time
to their prior momente it
agreement by the Jury, he would incident accused had been in told him (Counsel) Hmoked for
to put forward in the
defence. The accused then his without speaking, and then discussion and until all delega- accept the plea of gulity to man
Light at
that he he said: "I got a new suit."
to enter plea of "Yes," I said, and glanced at to consider
ons have had an opportunity slaughter subject to his Lord- the position of the poor relative to
his elder brother's wife, guilty. "I explained
to him, i such modifications. ship's approval.
Counsel understood that accuse what he was wearing ragged Until that time, Mr Eden con-
In answer to his Lordship. Mr was matle to teel his position as Jackot and trousers that had siders would
Sneath said that according to be premature the depositions in the lower poor relative by the deceased so a fight with the deceased when never been meant to match.
that any the for the 21-power group to take beautiful sult," "It's a
evidence accusod Court, the Crown case was that suffered some indignities at her
he lost control of himself and he any final or fixed position. "double-breasted,
had killet her before he realised blue.
this was a premeditated murder There is, of course, no taken part in by the two hands. Indeed about two weeks
what he had done. It's in pawn. I always pawn certainty that the Communists brothers. The murdered woman before accused had gone to take
It
unfortunate it when I'm 1ke this. They accept any resolution safe-
his meals with the woman who 11:28 tho me 30 bob. It's a lovely guarding, as this une does, the brother.
wife of the elder lived in the next hut, raid Crown
gone to bed about 10 give
Mr Cheung said. Ac- Incident, Counsel. principle of no forcible repatria-
STORY OF FIGHT
Apart from this relationship or 11 p.m. anti deceased on re- look in the weak eyes behind ward by the Asian power has at In his evidence in the witness which Counsel sald appeared turning home had woken him up, accused him of telling a lie the strong-lensed spectacles. He least a chance of success. The box accused had told of a fight certainly to have been none of
on the night with the deceased accused's fault, there was no regarding a visit by two women was not asking me for money United Kingdom delegation do
and then proceeded to ; hit. redeem the suit; he wanted not believe this chance should and suffered some provocation, reason to suppose that accused me to share the pleasure it gave be thrown away. They there-sald Crowns Counsel. Accused's had any motive for killing the cused with the clog the him to think about
was that he was woken deceased, evidence was
wearing effort will be by the woman by being it.
fore hope every
up "That's me in it," he said, made to agree upon the indian
In reply to his Lordship, Mr
Counsel sold that deceased producing a
hit on the head with a clog, Sneath said that the accused was suffering from Tuberculosis a snapshot of himself resolution."--United Press.
that the
bad
shouted at him, was a small man and although which might have been a con- on a day's outing to Southend
abused him and accused him of the deceased was
dition responsible for her quick not large,
death when the accused· had his things which accused said were she was at least larger of the not true and then struck with two.
Ingers on her throat. the clog.
ACCUSED'S CLAIM Thereafter,
"You mother?" I asked. "Sha
doesn't give tuppence for you, except what she can you," Harry said. get out of There was
to fervour in his tone, but: "I'd go mad if I ever
.said.
sult"
10
ho added
There was a distant, fonging
that he had enjoyed in the
palmy days of a year ago, when klichen he had worked as a
ichen porter in a London restaurant, "Looks smashing, don't it?" he asked. I agreed that it did. Harry tod
looked different in the photograph. He must have been eating regularly then, he Alled out
the double-breasted suit,
now it would have hung about him.
A
long time ago, Harry
and almost immediately con-
lion, But the formula put for-
Radio Hongkong
.K.T.
outside London. Now, he had and Orchestra
Concertos, Concerto for Trumpet
to
*was
most
was
Asked whether the medical sald Counsel, Answering a further question. ovidence WELS acceleration of said that Dr death under strangulation of a stated that he got up Crown Counsel
from Tuber- and then a running fight took Pang in his evidence had stated person suffering place, deceased going backwards that he examined accused the culosis, Mr Cheung said that slowly using the clog and the following night and found. only
The accused
he understood Dr Pang to have it would have been casier to kill a person in than a normal
趁 TB stage
of
Living Language
Why we say A mews-flat.
Formosa, Okinawa, USA. (New York).
p.m., HKAJ
N.W.A.L
Canedo,
Japan, 6 p.m. BOA.C
9 Lakhs
Loss By Land
Company
A net loss of $933,284.75 for the year ending December 31 1951, was announced at the 20thi Ordinary Gener Meeting, of
the
Land
the report,
The word "mew" has a long history. Its origin was the Latin mutare, to
change, from which came the French mue, a
moult- ing of the feathers in birds. The English word "mew" came to mean a cage in which birds were kept while moulting and was then applied solely to a cage for hawks and falcons. The royal stables then came to be called "the mews" because horses were stabled where the
Account of $3,700,108,30 king had kept
December 31, 1051., bls falcons. Then London to be came garages called "mews" when cars took the place of horses.
Finally the housing shortage caused these "mows" to be turned into flats for human beings..
ships are still on the berth--and
the total number of emigrants
halt
for
the
June year ending may be safely stated at 28,000, The despatch of the shipa now loading will, we think, complete the sum of emigration for some time to come."
A
CURIOUS ADDRESS At the Police Court, one day Last week, Chinese from Kowloon presented a curious address to the Sitting Magistrate, (Mr W. H. Mitchell) in which R Was stated that the Momorbalist was the former of all the stone quarries along the bankd fronting Hongkong, including Shek Shan or Sione Cutter's
and
for the
that
Cathay
Company Island, Limited, at Holland House, third privilege, he paid, annually, the floor, this morning.
sum of 3,000 taels (say £870)
amount dobit baliqctors 82,050,593,55 received by the Provincini ve brought forward for the pre- Burer, parts by certain district and bonuses by various vious year, made a total debitofficials,
The object was to represent Government
Hongkong
of
the
to that
For such a purpose the farmer was carelcasin about the duty, but having
that Instead
of
Mr. H.R. Cleland proposed some boats were in the habit of that the Directors Report, the coming to Shek Shan for stone which the master at first alleged audited Balance Sheet, and the statement of Pront and Loss was for building. a new Govern- Account for the year ending met house, and upon which they December 31, 1881 be adopted, refused to pay the customary The resolution was seconded duty of seven per cent advalorem. by Mr M. Green and bass said the
ME F. .G. Harrison WES IO-
a Director after he had earned elected
being used in erection Got- ernment odiacos, It was dressed and shipped away to California, imposition, and put up had obtained
a promise from the Kowloon Commandant that he, should „have the assistance of, Government crufsers/in" exfore. ing payment of what ho cơn- celved ta bo his just dues, Ha
been proposed by Mr T.D. Drystale and seconded by Mr H.P. Bailey.
McART Lowe Bingham and
fors after being
Seven Days For Matthaug were re-elected aidi
Assault
6 Programme Summary: 6.02. Chi dren's fall our presented by Bally An (Studiol: 030, Portuguese in Hour (Studio); 7, Time Signal,
man using his hands until the scratch marks on him. The ac- testified that World News and News Talk (Lon den Reiny); 7.45, Musle and song of moment arrived when deceased cused in evidence cald that De Johann Strauss: 7.35, Artist of the
across her Pang did not require him to re- was leaning back Week-Paul Badure-Skoda and Jeorg Demus on two planos: 730, | bed.
move his singlet and he stated person. Weather Report: & London Studio
then, according that he had suffered painful in-
"VERY SERIOUS". Melodies Mantovani and his hud Orchestra
to his evidence, had one of his Juries on the body,
-Passing sentence with John Mellugh
hands
woman' Tenor) (BBCTB): 820. 1 Like
Mr Sncalh told his Lordship around the committed a small crime,
according what I Like presented by Elizabeth throat and the next thing he re-that
to Bocused's cars hard labour on the ac
cused, his Lordship said that Eden (Studio); 9, Leonardo Да alised was that he last control evidence, the rope ressed to it, been. tried, and Vinci-An Appreciat for
was tied according to the outline of the by .8M
of himself, that the woman had round the deceased's neck CIREK put on probation by a court Kenneth
(UBCTS): $30,
саво it Was a very serlous censexi to struggle and that order to prevent the fuld from case
A barber was sentenced to (Haydn)....George some yellow coloured fluid. was coming out of the mouth. The Bak help in finding Bakdale (Trumpet) and Symphony
Lordship mid that ac-seven days hard labour and or- work from the probation officer Orch, cond, by Walter Goehr. Con-
Counsel.Sent ceriq. in. A Mijior (Gigzojanow, Op. 62) at Marlborough Street.
rope was put
round the neck the seriousness of putting his for asaulting a fellow-worker Ponduscha" steltatz. (Violin), and the Accused then lost his nerve, either at see," he said, London Pruth wonta Orch. cond.
point of death or hands around the deceased with a metal head-rest, whos he Mr
at me Jost by Sir John prody
Assumed that the deceased was shortly afterwards. The medical woman's throat in the struggle: pleaded guilty before Mr R. W. Barbirolli; 10. Selection Trash
(Ivor place, he'd tell you I'm n
dead, tied a rope around her evidence also was to the effect | "Afler having killed her, you B. "Winter · at Central Novella): 30,15, Chanson Francaise: neck and took her up the hill that the pressure on the throat brought the body worker. You see, if I got
morning. up the hill- a 10.30. Dancing Time; 1959, Weather
side and buried the body, was not long of sovero job again, I'll be able to get Report: 11,adio News - Reel (Re- ma suit
When the Police arrived the out. It's a beautiful night. Musie. God Save The Queen; scorded Lendon Reley); 11.10, Good-
Mr Cheung in mitigation sak telling any one; sold the Judge, shing, 20, of the Kit Sun Barber following night, nocused at oner | that there was no intention to He said he must take a serious Shop struck the complainant on mult, beautiful.”
11,30, Close, Down
confessed but stated that he kill. The medical cvidence view of that but would make the Head when the latter ques- hud abeldentally killed her, Mr was that the manual strangula allowance for the fact that the ilmned his right to work in the Socalh saldk
tion was neither prolonged her evidence seemed to be hureed shop. The dispute "eroso, because Counsel
that the covero and the secured find that the deceased was the person | defendant - did not possess -- tia | || evidence Was that accused stated that this occurred during who had started the Bght,
own equipment.
como to
cindso
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proposed by Mr H.R. Cleland and second- ed by Mr T:D. Drysdale,
out of her mouth, sald medical ovidence was that the en
cused was old enough to realise dered to pay $50 compensation INTELLIGENCE TEST SOLUTIOM
this
sido and burled her without The defendant, Fong Chi-
Dati
TRAINE
ho was unwilling any longer to
the owners and hores i now came to state the matter to the Hongkong Magistracy, MO that should, any boat, be taken possession of it might not bo sald previous warning had been given
Bunesskiva tyfuranone shop thay m je As and that på cannot pe 13 ~ and miles be 1. The completel table laj
Be Chetry, was ridden by Appte.
His Worship replied that, if any boat bearing a Hongkong register wa Interfered within the limita of the Hary bouar përlaps the. Chincha Wojaka da that which they mistik - Žukvar Cruise" to "rogref-the", mecio abould be recorded,