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being organised throughout Sweden.
Oslo:
plane carried 300 children's pairs of
shaca to from the the Holland - Rife
Norwegian "Save the Children" Tomorrow three Committee.
selves.
dining room, in the days when the fadeil, gruce-planes will take gifts collected Red Cross ful house was somebody's by the Norwegian home. Now it is the South- including 1,000 pairs of rubber bools, 400 sheets, 1.600 woollen Western magistrate's court, blankets and complete equip with the dock against the ment for 24 hospital beds all persons and by private wall where the sideboard sent
firms. once stood, and prisoners
Ottown: KLM Airlines said brought in through the !food,
clothing and medicines official committees secondary door from which given by prim Victorian servants would be flown free to Holland. Copenhagen: All newspapers once emerged carrying vast
today
published the Briti "period" ments,
community's appeal for funds and opened collections them
Large consignments of clothing have left for Holland.
Danish farmers
have asked if they should send livestock to farmers. English and Dutch help
Twine:
The Italian Govern- ment set aside 200,000,000 lire (£115,000) for Red Crous relief, Munster, West Germany: The Munster telegraphed town of the Mayor of the Dutch frontier town of Enschede offering hos- pitality to 100 Dutch children for four to six weeks.
Duesseldorf:
German The Federation sent Trade Unions
German marks (about 50,000
£4,200) to the Dutch trade unions for flood victins,
on Balham High The house Rond has seen better days; but a trayed air of domesticity clings about it still, despite the solemn furnishings; and that made court it a peentiarly suitable setting for hvaring the story of Richard's troubles, which were of purely domestic origin.
Richard is a short, rather shaggy man of 27, and against his name on the charge sheet at the court, there was one word, "Arrears."
AT the best of times, that is a bitak joyless word, in the sense in which the courts use it. than
word stands for tenance gene sour, for love turned to bitterness and loathing.
For the rears are in pay- urdered a inents a court has husband to make to a wife from whom he la
a separated. What
that rock
was,
Itichard's marriage had foun-
Capetown
unanimously
Page, 10
CHILDREN'S GIFT Bonn: Many familles of the Rhineland offered shelter for homeless children.
Thirty children in a school class here scu! 42 marks (about £3 10s) to the Dutch Consulate. The money had bearing for dered on, or when, we were not excursion to Holland.
101 told. All that was said in court
Capetown: Relief funds have was that last autumn, when his been launched in towns through eanings were reckoned at £out the Union of South Africa. week, he was ordered to increase The House of Assembly meeting his payments to his wife from in 4 week to £2-53. And in adopted a motion by Premier three recent weeks he had paid Daniri Malan expressing syn into the court only £1 10: pathy with the flood victims and urging people la support the soid Mrrelief funds., "WELL, now."
WGlenn Craske, the magis- trate, when Richard hot taken the oath, in the dock.
What are you earning?"
clerk asked him. learned
Bout £4 a week," Richard
Klurly. "How much last week?" Richard pulled out a slip of paper, looked at it and passed to the usher. "L4 14s. Gd.," he said.
answered
"And the week before?"
Boul£5.
Vienna: The Vienna Municipal- ity gave 500,000 schillings and uppealed for money and clothing them the pubil
"Well, how is Il you haven't even paid the original order of 12. let alone the increased one?" the magistrate asked.
Ntee: The Archbishop of Nice. Monsignor Paul Remond, and the Mayors of Cannes and Nice have offered to put up 1,000 Dutch holiday child Blood victims camps and homes on the Riviera until new homes have been found for them in Holland.-Reuter.
Latest Statement On Floods
London, Feb. 4.
CHINA MAIL
Win Award For Best Turn-Out
Presentation By H.E. This Morning
In an impressive cere-
:
at Central Police Station, this morning. His Excellency the Governor, Sir Alexander Grantham, GCMG, presented the Traffic Branch contingent with the cup for being the smartest contingent at the annual police parade held last year at Happy Valley. Mr A. Morrison, Assistant Superintendent of Police, in Branch, charge of the Traffic received the cup.
Sir Alexander congratulated the Trade Branch for the smart turnout at the Annual Parade,
Police Officers. Sir Alexander said, should regard themselves as friends and brothers of the at all public, and render help times.
were
recalled that The Governor during Christmas Jost, mum- bern of the Traffic Branch of
Police the Hongkong
Force parties of seen helping children to cross the ronds. He said that that showed the right spirit and the state of mind of
of Hongkong, He the Pollec added that he hoped that at this year's Pulice Parade, the Traffic Branch will be as, smart smarter thun they were during the lost.
or
Sir Alexander highly praised the excellent work of Mr G. 5. Wilson, Asallant Commissioner
Established 1845
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 1953.
His Excellency the Governor, Sir Alexander Grantham is seen presenting the cap to Mr A. Morrison, head of the Traffe Branch at Central Police Station this morning.-Staff Photographer.
Accused Gives Evidence At His Murder Trial
"
Li Wing, 38-year-old hawker, charged with
CLAIM FOR PROfessional fees
Sheaffers TM SNORKEL
Cross-Examination Of Architect's Assistant
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The question of fees that were to be paid to plaintiff for his work was raised by Counsel for the Defence this morning when he continued his cross-examination of Ip Wing-sang, former. assistant to Antonio Henrique Basto, authorised architect, surveyor and engineer, of Prince's tralia, New Zealand, 4.90 p.m., Building, who is claiming payment for pro- Formosa, Okinawa, U.S.A.. (Naw fessional services, before Mr Justice E. H. York) Canade,
N.W.A.L. Williams, Senior Puisne Judge, in the Supreme Court,
Slam.
C.P.A.
Leg
p... I.K.A/ Japan, 6 p.m., B.O.A.C..
Dy Burraca Macro, 9 am; tpm. Hong Tal Stil
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY & By Air Formosa, D., Via C.A.T. Philippines, Quam, Hawaii, USA.
Slam, Burma. India, Pakistan, Europe, Noon, B.D.A.C.
Philippines, N. Borneo, 4.30 pm.
By Surfnem Macno, 9 am: 6 m.,, . Log. Hong/Tak Bing,
san Francisco), Noon, P.A.A. Middle East, Africa, Great Britain,
Witness denied he had ever suggested that Basto should be paid two per cent of the total estimated cost of construction. He declared hel had told the client that Basto usually charged five per cent, but the client had requested him to pre-s vail upon Basto to accept two per cent on the promise of giving him further work to do.
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China, People's Republic, 8.30 am.” train v Conion,
Japan, U.9 Central & South America, Noon, Pres. Madison,
oper Stam. 1 p.m., 35 Indo-China, 1. pim.. es Eabeth, Philippines, 1 pm,
Malaya, Noon,
Basto claimed $93,704, repre-1 case, but we sometimes do not senting architect's fees for pro- do so. fessional services rendered in Had you anything to do with connection with plans for Inland | negotiations for the sale of a Lot No. 1743 in Des Voeux Road portion of IL. 14987-No.
and for West,
reasonable Asked
where the measure-Maerak. remuneration for similar services ments regarding IL 1749 and IL to plans for Inland 1408 had been obtained, witness in respect Lot No. 1408 In Yee Wo Street, said Basto obtained
from them East Point,
the defendant, and Bant
Baato hadi C.P.A.L. Defendant was Lit Po-gan, checked the measurements with merchant, of 128 Wing Lok Street the Crown Lands Survey Oflee. West.
The claim was on estimated costs for abandoned work on the two lots
Witness said he knew of the
Kwong Sing Loong building contractors' firm at 13 Leo Yuen Street West which was owned Mr D. A. L. Wright, Instructed by
man named Yun Chu. Ife by Mr M. E. Ives, appeared for denied that the majority of the the plaint, and Mr Brook A plans in connection with 1L 1743 Bernacchi, instructed by
were drawn by him at the Kwong P. Sin, was for the defendant wer
Plaintiff claimed the stipulated that before he joined Basto, he Sing Loong premises. He said
Mr
of Police here. He said that the murder of another hawker, Ng Kit-wai, in the fees at two per cent of the total been employed as a build-
Mongkok Market on October 27 last year, elected to go into the witness box before the Supreme Court this morning to give evidence.
although he did not know how good the Police Force in Sarawak 15, he felt sure that when Mr Wilson takes up his appointment as Commissioner of Constabulary there Jaler this month, the Force in Sarawak would greatly beneft. He wished Mr Wilson the best of luclc.
The ceremony was attended by Mr D. W. Macintosh, CMG, OBE, Commissioner of Police, and several other high-ranking Police
Officers.
Embezzled His Master's Earning's
h
Canon Lindsay
►
Returns Here
On Holiday
¿
from
cost of the work in relation to clairn based on quantum meruli tort arm and h from time to
ES-
time even after he had com- menced working for Basto.
An | IL 1743, with an alternative ing supervisor in the contrac- tors' frm and had occasion to (as much as he or she deserved), and on IL 1408 plaintiff claimed on quantum meruit alone.
Ip Wing-sang, former
was further elstan to Basta,
by cross-examined Mr Ber nac's
as to his experience as Не draughtsman. disagreed with a suggestion that his experience had largely been gained in China. He said he fendant was open to offers for
Questioned further about IL 1408, witness agreed that de- fendant had mentioned that someone wished to buy the lot,
OPEN TO OFFERS Mr Bernacchi: I suggest it was well-known to you that de-
this property as from April,
1948.
Fierta
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USA, Canada. 9 ... Indo-China, France, French, North
• West Africa, 11 am.. Air. Franco. Indo-China, Franco. French North & West Vietnam,
Africa. 4.30 pm Al Philippines, Guam, Hawaii, USA. 9 pan, P.Alla
Formosa, Okinawa, USA. (Seattle. & Western States), Canada, a p... HAJNWAL.
N. Borneo, Australia, New Zealand, 0 p.m., Q.E.A.
Japan, 6 p.m., 3.0.A.C. Malaya, Indonesia, Ceylon, Middie East. p.m. B.O.A.C
By Burfees Macno. Dam. 6 p.m., a Ico Hong Tac Shin
China, People's Republic, 8.30 4.3564 train vis Canton.
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Careless Rock
Blasting
For falling to take necessary precautions
in the course of.
Wong blasting.
Wah, rockt foreman of the Union Construc- tion Company, 17, Swałow
Questioned by his Counsel, Mr Patrick Yu, he said that on the afternoon of October 27 his wife was looking after his vegetable: stail in Fa. Yuen Street.. He had Just returned from market, and was working at the back of the stall. After about half an hour he heard a quarrel between his
had worked for various firms wife and Ng Mel-shun, daughter ber
of architects is Hongkong for The Police Band was in at of Ng Kit-wal, who with
and had more than 10 years, mother, Lui Sul-fong, kept the tendoace.
Witness: I know nothing about next stall, Ng Mel-shun was Looking
hale and hearty,
also worked for the Netherlands abusing his wife and calling her Canon G. R.
Harbour Works in the Philip that, Lindsay, former
And in fict defendant promis. in Canton. In his a "prostitute":
Vicar of St Andrew's Church, pines and
he did ed you a commission if you could Lane, ground floor, was fined Li Wing came from behind Kowloon.
previous employment disembarked
Winter at on # commission effect a good sale for film?-die $100 by Mr R.W.S.
Central his stall and squatted down at the my Atreus at Holt's Wharf not wark
this morning. the stall opposite
bass. It was only with Baalo did not to his. He this morning when she arrived
He was also ordered to pay Witness agreed that about this that he first worked on a com- listen continued to
the from Liverpool..
mission basis....
time, April, 1648, he had secured $25 as compensation to the Biel quarrel, but when his wife saw Canon Lindsay is spending a
another client named Fong for one of its pickle jars caused by Heung Company for damaging him she paid to Ng Mei-shun
Basto, and had obtained com- "I am not going to quarrel any for wets holiday in Hong
"I look forward happily kong.
fragmen's of rocks during tho there was more. If you call me 'prostitute' Si: David Maxwell Fyfe, the
blasting. to meeting old friends
again
mission. He denied that let it be
Aquarrel
and | Home Secretary, announced last
so. Ng Mei-shun,
between Basto during my stay here," he re-
Fong as a result of which Fong
The Prosecution alleged that Instead of giving up the quarrel,
shortly before 4 night that up to date info:nation
marked.
p.m.on refused to proceed with his plans February repeated her insults.
Welcoming
him back
blasting 3, a rock showed 220.000 peuple in Britain
Pleading guilty 10 three had been flenë by storms and
"I went up to her and gave
the wharf
place at lot AIL 154, werd counts of embezzlement by her a blow saying "You quarrel Hongkong at
nlegg, the wife of the Rev, servant, Young Wai. 24-year- all the time. I gave her just s
rocks went Several hundreds were be-
Vicar
of
off and projected St but it was gradually extended.
Referring bafore we
cheque for into the premises old stall fok), was sentenced to one
were Eric blow
of the Mot magistrate asked. Richard leved to be missing, but there
พ.
Andrew's, and Mr Hague, who S. three months by Mr R.
He did not remember the figure
defendant had Heung Co., about 30 feet away Li Wing sold, answered that he paid £2 for was no exact information as to
separated,"
Mr Tu: After that incident was formerly serving Canon $500,000 being mentioned is $5,000 which Winter at Central this morning.
given *Barto as fées, witness from the blasting site.
Ono full board, and grumbled: "Not the number, he added,
Lindsay 08 curate ot Defendant, who was employ how did you feel towards No Sane
ho called 30,000 been able to
people were
on pickle jar was damaged but no get a full week's
had never discussed the ques
ha the defendant ed by Yan Chi-shing, master Mei-shun?
had been person was injured. He work 'cos of the weather, see?" believed to have left thel: homes.
This is the first time Canon on with Stall
the defendant. L: I resumed my work and Lindsay has visited the Colony agreed that all the later pre- Vegetable
„*1* | asked by Busto to ask for $10,- of Yu Chunen Markel, was forgot all about her.
Defendant pleaded- that tho "Well, you've got to do better About 6,000 were injured.
The floods
gave incident occurred despite the of 102, Western subsking in than this," the ringistrate said.
No
fraudulently
was Vicar of jects in connection with IL 1743 000, but defendant only At five o'clock, said Ll Wing, since 1927, He You see you have actually had the case of Lincolnshire,
fact efforis had been made to charged
big scheints, persons are now in danger on
$450.25 though
from the
the he was sciling vegetables. by Andrew's between 1921 and and IL-1406 were crubezzling the money to pay,
prevent any accident."" 1927, before he returned Home.
MB
were Bernacchi: Why 617, Foulness Islands, Luan Roat: $58.35 from the stall when there was a row and Funnel Line on this trip,"
Fung teahouse of been Cunvey atel
his would have
the roadway away from it agree
a guest of the Blue
into no contracts ever entered Nathan on the Thames estuary. dimcult. I'll give you one
uy Wan
ho The death roll in the Canvey
in connection with these three of 484, Ng Kit-wai rushed up to him discicsod this morning. oiler-
Loi teahouse chance to pay properly,
schemes? to be. Shanghai Street;
$47.40 all and
sudden "He used of a wire I'll make a committal order. islands may now prove
Canon Lindsay retired last Witrics: I do not know one for three as low as 30. First reports had from the Hing Wah teahouse of abusive language to me, I stood December after being Vicar of I'll adjourn this
103, Portland Street, on Feb. up from where I was squatting, Garsion Parish Church in Liver-
why. weeks. If you pay £2 5. every said that about 100 were feared
2. received by him on behalf He used a very angry manner," come here dead and between week
you needn't
people missing.
of his employer.
he said.
the
"Can't afford it," Richard said.
bones about making no matter.
"How much do you pay for fooding in the past few days,
Jodgings?"
Futar
the
1
What about
ine divorce?" Richard grumbled, as one might. "what about me poor feet." "I'm a single man, now," he zaid.
divorced who?" the magistrate asked.
Who
"She did," said Richard. "Well, if your wife's not re- married, you'll have to continue to pay the magis
magistrate said,
R
shown 101
arc
40 and 500
Radio Hongkong
HK,T.
.
GIVEN A BLOW A further charge of the saine nature alleging that ho fraudu
"After accusing me and while loatly embezzled another $64.80 from the Wan Tin teahouse of he was standing in front of me 37A, Jordan Road, was askod he swung his arm
PROSECUTION
STORY
round and
to
PROJECT EXTENDED Witness modd he could not say whether it was the usual puc tice to have contracts drawn up when an architext was asked to carry out a big scheme. He sald the original scheme with regard for building. He said times were
IL 1743 was a small project bad and Fong did not want to Aberdeen,. Two fragments of
bulla
to a
Cyprian's Church, Liverpool St connection with that scheme. He said that when
You had no instructions from pool for some years. Ordained your principal to secure a con- in Liverpool, Canon Lindsay
tract? --- No. from graduated
Cambridge University.
PORT CAPTAIN REVISITS HK
to be taken into consideration gave me a blow. He aimed at my head but as I dodged it by the Court.
landed on my shoulder. There
Captain. O. A. Pierson, for- were two trays nearby on one of which there was a skewer mer Port Captain of the Ameri- vege- can President Line, Hongkong, Insp. HM, Dey prosecuting sticking through some said that defendant's duty was tables. 1 picked up the skewer returned from Singapore with to deliver goods purchased by as my hand was near it. I Mrs Pierson in the mv Atreus
the shower und this morning to the customers. He had a miary stretched out of $50 per month plus food.
6. Programme Summary: 60%, Journ- ney Into Melody--Ina Souer 630, Comb into the Parlour file and. Songs Irum Northern Ireland (BBCTS): 7, Time Signet. World and News Talk (London News Relay): 7.15, First Pinho Quartet plays Ceralwin: 730, Orchestra of Philharmonic ho Week-Liverpool
Weather Report: ICHARD
out. Orchestra: 7.69,
Requests Sun, Lucky-Dip-Variety Glumly, he walked down the presented by Margherita (Studio): steps of the court, down the. The Songs of Yrjo Kilpinen sing drive, Into the street. He took by Gurhard Burch Tarlione); D.15, Follow my leader-Based on the the path that in the old house's Book of the same name by Louis history bridegrooms must some=| Nagen, Produced by Marjorie Banks. times have taken, going joyfully Part 1 (DBCTS): 16.15, Composer Cu- to claim their brides and to valcade-Vivian Ellis: 10.45, Alfredo
four and his Orchestra; 10.80, Weather speak thong words that go “with steport, 11, Radio News Rect(Re- all my worldly wealth..
This was the other side of the wedding picture.
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and the number of his daughters,
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325 CARATS
DIAMOND FOUND
did you first At what siago discuss fees with the defendant? It was after drawing up the pland
for the thror-storey
building (the original project) und before plans for the five- storey buliding were drawn up. Defendant first mentioned the matter of foc
Did you then say it would be two per cent No.
Who mentioned two per cent? about enquired spend a Low-Defendant
told him fees. X
Barlo gen- holidays in Hongkong, the United States on Home Defendant then asked whether Busto could charge two per Pierson, who was
the eant. I told him I would ask Basto. Defendant added that if it could be arranged he would give more jobs to Bazio,
DENIES SUGGESTION
my left palm toward off Ng days persons are returning to ferally charged. Ave per cent.
At about 1 pm on the day in Kit-wnd I felt some teeth question, defendant was detalled against my palm as I did so." to collect accounts from four different places. He went to the stab him?
te houses and collected
tion accounts due to his employer.
Mr Yu: Did you intend to leave. Captain In
mcently
Li: No. 1 had no such Inten-Singapore Office of the APL, will be re-assigned after: hts I said he withdrew the furlough. As defendant customarily
for San returned to the stall at about skewer in his hand, turned and They will leave 6 pm, his master grew suspicious ran towards Fa Yuen Street. Francisco on Feb. 7 when bo.talled to do so. En-Ho saw Ng Kit-wal pick up a President Wilson, quiries made at the place where carrying pole and give chase.
he stayed revealed that he had
Ng Kwun-bong, who had been
In the s
left the premises with his belongstanding about 10 feel away. Loitered Too
Kimberley, Feb. 3. Ingo,
pounced up on him and ar Lirwan
A yellow diamond weighing The and him
damond digger, today,
I suggest to you that when the fees ho asked you what would be, you said about two
•per cent.I never said that:
To which he replied ho was not willing to pay more than one per cent.He never raid
that
And that you did not contradict his statement. You left it at that?
No.
Do you agree that most jobs require reveral submissions of plans? That is, there are plaas
326 carats and sold for £13,500 loker in the morning do with both hands. He retreated Near Dockyard was found at the mine of fendant wat located on board and turned round, and I escaped,"
Ploading guilty to a charge Christoffel Boer, by a coloured the y Tak Shing prior to the added Accused could not tell
chip's departure
for Macap, whether he had stabbed him with of loliering within 100 yards of He plans to give half the When being arrested, dorendane the skewer as he had been the Royal Naval Dockyard in
Kowloon yesterday, a 14-year money to another digger who produced $440.30 in cunt, a gold frightened and confused.
Docensed chased him for a old boy was fined $10 by Me has been helping him' financially, finger ring, some clothing anti Boer gave the African who found socks which ho said he had while and threw the bamboo T.B. Low at the Marine Court
pole, which missed him. He went this morning, and
down the old building, and plans the diamond £300,–––Reuter.,
According to the prosecution for erreting matcheda?--YER! hought with part of the money to the police station because "I
was chased by several persons. I the boy was in his sampan! And each time you submit he had received.
Money and articles recovered was outnumbered. I knew that about 10 yards off the west plans to the Building Authority. were ordered to be returned to I had made a riistako,”
walk of the Dockyard when he you also forward Schedule A was arrested by Yard Pallce. the owner,
The hearing is continuing..
Printed and published by WILLIAM ALICK GRINNAM FOR and, on behalf of South China Morning Post Limited "at-1-3 Wyndham Street, City of Victor, in the Colony of Hongkang.
for the building, plans for taking
forms?--Normally this is the
$3,000,
The hearing is proceeding.
SIDE
GLANCES
By Galbraith
"Thanks for the parking ticket! And how did you enjoy that homemade soup I went over when you had the 192