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Established 1845
TUESDAY, JUNE 23, 1953.
ALL TOGETHER
AGAIN!
British, Soviet, U.S. sailors meet
That "Tovarich" feeling again....
America, Russia, and Britain get together at a Portsmouth party the most cordial meeting since that famous Hands across-the-Elbe
picture was taken in 1945.
The garden party last week. It was lighting-up time, in the picture, above, for Mary Clarke and Cynthia Batson-James of the W.R.N.S. with Vladimir and Ivan.......... In the top picture are. David Hadaller of Idaho, Ofis Reeder from Arkansas; Ura and Nikolai from the U.S.S.R. and Royal Marines Brian Harrison, of Bridlington, and Erle Redwood, of Taunton.
Alleged Attempt To Rob A Woman
Envoy's Wife
Arrives Here
Jury's "Not
"Not Guilty" Verdict In Manslaughter Trial
Barrister To Give Evidence In
Court
Claim
Mr Patrick Yu, Barrister-at-Law, is to be one
SHEAFFERS
Skrip
JOHN CLARKE'S
CASEBOOK
Knives, Forks And Spoons
ETWEEN the husband
of the witnesses in a case involving $5,500 (the B and the wife there was
a considerable difference, in
deposit in respect of a contract for carbon black) which was resumed before Mr Justice Reece at age, he being by many years Supreme Court this morning. Mr Yu is to give the older of the two. The his translations of terms of the contract from marriage was happy; but Chinese to English, and other evidence in this con- some years ago, the nection will be given by the official Court band was involved in a
motor accident. Translator.
Mr Brook A. Bernacchi (instructed by Mr C. Y. Kwan) who appears for the plaintiffs, Kwong Hing Hong, mer- chants, of 17 Wing Wo Street, said that the decision of the Judge as to the correct translation of the terms of the contract, would largely affect his decision in the case as a whole,
hus-
He was hurt so badly that. when he was picked up, thuse lance, thought he was dead. The who carried him to the ambu- doctors put him together again, however; but what he had been through seemed to have turned him overnight into a malt much older than he was.
The case which concerns the He said the contract was return of a deposit of $5,000 forį made on September 10, and a carbon black was adjourned on week later the goods arrived. His wife and two young May 14, when Miss B. K. The plaintiffs were not notified. daughters now found him difficult Scarle, the newly-enrolled On September 25 the plaintiffs to live with; a sentiment he woman barrister, made her wrote to the defentiants asking reciprocated. The home that had Arst appearance in a Hongkong them to send the goods within been so happy before became as Court, Miss Searle represents two days or refund the deposit harmonious as Speakers Corner the defendants, Kwong Chong, but received no reply.
in Hyde Park on a Sunday
Ho, merchants, of 12 Tung Man It was in the contract, Coun- | evening. · Street, who counter-claim for sel contended, that the plain- $13.336 damages for breach of
contract.
was
According to the statement of clalm, defendants by a written A unanimous verdict of not guilty was re-contract on September 10, 1951, agreed to sell plaintiffs ten cases turned by an all-male Jury at the Criminal Sessions of carbon black arriving by the this morning, and Pang Ki-chi, 23, rattan worker, 3 Tamesis at $1.850 a case.
stipulated that the was discharged by Mr Justice A. D. Scholes (acting would be delivered Casey
to Puisne Judge) on the charge of manslaughter in from a "Sze Chong" and if the which he stood trial.
goods were put into a "Kung Chong" plaintiffs would have the option to cancel the contract Accused was not deposit money.
plaintiffs
Accused was alleged to have Insp. D. S. Roberts present for and to obtain a refund of the caused the death of a fellow-the Police. Worker, Wong Hon. 43, by represented. hitting him on the temple with
a wooden club on April 24 at:
the shop in which they
both employed at 189
were
Main
Street, Pak Tin Village, Kow-
1100n.
Wong died in Kowloon Has
following day. and,
pital the
according
evidence, death
medical
10 the
was due fractured skull and haemorrhage of the brain.
that
Was
head
not
was
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"Kung Chong" was at the time of contract intended and under- stood by both parties to mean godown officially designed by for the purpose of
were
A WATCH BEGAN
husband's name
103
tiffs should be tendered Sze Chong goods, and that they should be notified of the arrival THE of the goods. The reason they Herbert. He worked as a not notited was quite stoker or boilerman at one of obviously that right through London's railway stations. As a until the middle of October the perquisite to his job, Herbert was goods had a Kung Chong status, given free meals at the station.
"Just as the date and place of; shipment are
At some time after his acci- a part of the
dent Herbert began to steal the dining-room cutlery from where he took these meals
are
description of goods, I would go far as to say that Kung Chong and Sze Chong are also part of
contract is broken the clients or spoon or fork, and took it ald. "And if any part of the he pocketed something knife their description Mr Bernacchi
Whenever the fancy took him,
Entitled to refund of home, until his kitchen drawers were bulging with £5 worth of DELAYED NOTICE
canteen cutlery, and it was be-- coming almost worth his while "The notice the defendants to change his name by deed-poll chose to serve on us was
on so that it might tally with the initials the cutlery It
deposit."
Governands the movements of October 24-nearly six weeks railway's
storin storing
which were subject to Govern ment control. "Sze Chong" was understood to mean a godown from which goods might, be re- moved and disposed of freely
jor supervision.
after the goods had arrived.
bore.
I am right in saying that the words of the contract say that Presently, the canteen manage-
We are to be the
(without any Government control me goods fled as soon as ment began to notice the strange
20
DITI I have a right shortage of table silver. A to refuse to take delivery, but watch was kept, and Herbert was
Sepa
if I am wrong, allowing for caught in the act of slipping a certain nude in the matter fork up his sleeve,
the
The police were called. They
visited his home and found the rest of the rallway property.
OLD AND FRAIL
T Bow Street next morning.
Plaintiffs claim that on tember 10, 1951 they paid de- of Ume I would say that a delay
umeĮ fendants a deposit of $5,500. A of nearly six weeks is clearly week later the goods arrived and excessive in a case of this nature, were put in a "Kung Chong" so "This is a contract for the sale that they were not delivered. end purchase of goods on On
plaintiffs high scas notified defendants that unless have not got to come from Eng-A Herbert, a grey, shrivelled
at the time. They certained by enquiry at say post the goods were delivered within and they did in fact arrive only man, pleaded guilty to the charge two days they must return the seven days after the contract, of stealing, before Mr Bertram deposit, but defendants did not is not right that a cilent should Ido
be kept waiting six weeks for By Air
DEFENCE CLAIM
goods during which six weeks Indo-China, France, French, North
The Defence claims that the price of the goods stendily plaintiffs committed a breach of deed," Mr Bernacchi sut his prime, that when he had Japan. 8 p.m.. T.A.C.
Umitted. Burma, India, Pakistan, Middle | contract when they failed to
heard the brief laets of the case, Enst, Africa,
Mr Bernacchi quoted a case in the magistrate remanded Herbert Great Britain and take delivery or pay the balanco which a former Chief Justice Europe. 8 p.m., B.D.A.C.
of the purchase price upon noti- found a "repudiation of contract him, and the probation officer so that the doctors might see fication of the
arrival of the in a delay of four weeks.
TUESDAY, JUNE 23
and West Africa, opm.. Alr Vietnam.
Dy Surface
So.
Recre
He looked so old and frail for
a man who should have been in
The Prosecution's сабе that a fight broke out between accused and deceased following a quarrel over the quantity of rice deceased had cooked for the shop's employees. Accused was alleged to have complained.
Wong
cooked enough and his remarks were resented by the cook Blows were allegedly exchanged and Wong picked up a wooden club with which
tried to he
to strike the accused, but the intter ward- ed off the blow and managed to wrest the club from the "cook. further alleged that Mrs Katherine Allen, wife of other weapon and as he bent
to pick up Wong then tried
an the American Ambassador
to down the accused
allegedly India, Mr George B. Allen, clouted him over the temple, arrived here this morning in the The cook managed to stand sup
President Wilson en routs
after being hit but later lapsed her husband, Mrs Allen, Into unconsciousness and
By Air was accompanied by her put to bed by his employer. three sons, George,
John and The Police were not informed Philippines, Guam, Hawall, USA Richard, was met on board by until the employer found
| Canada. 8 2.10., via P.AIA that
Indo-China, Malaya, Mr James
Indonesia, notice would be given. There are 4 informing the defen-wid Me Haines went into the G. Byington, Ad- the cook could not be awakened.
deposit
money New Zealand, 8 am were two opinions of different ministrative Officer
"His complaint is, sir," said was not returned or goods de the Accused of
wus arrested the C.P.A.
translators, however,
the livered within American
Formosa, Japan, 1 p.m., CAT. Consulate-General following morning. He had run
two days they Mr Haines, "as you will see Malaya, Indonesia, Australia, Now exact wording of this term as here, Mrs Byington.
would bring India, Pakistan, pleaded by the away after hitting the deceased Zealand, Ceylon.
a legal action, from the report, that he is prel plaintiffs
and Counsel Mrs Allen and her sons will with the club.
Middle East, Great Britain and the defendants, which would
aged, and has become October 24 the defendants mater childish in some of his fy to Bangkok on Thursday for
Europe, 0. p... B.O.A.C.
Japan, p.m., via 1.0.A.C. elaborated Inter.
wrote beginning "We hasten to habits. As a result, there has stato..." and asking the plain- been a good deal of trouble in tiffs to take immediate delivery, the home, and his wife and he Mr. Bernacchi also, contended | have had differences of opinion that the, defendants counter about the housekeeping." claim was without substance in law on the particulars as plead-probationer officer added, there "As a matter of fact, sir," the
join who
rican
and
to
Accused,
was
in his defence,
a short stay before continuing ciuimed that the cook struck their trip to New Delhi. Mr him several blows with his fist Allen was former Americon Am- and also with the club. He had bassador to Iran and Yugoslavia. tried to escape, but was pursted. When he managed to take away the club from his assailant, he
Sold Obscene Literature
alleged the latter pleked up
Q
the
knife. He said he tried to pre- vent the cook from using the weapon and was about to strike Wong Ying-man, 30, was
him on the shoulder with
the fined $300 by Mr Hin-shing Loclub when deccased suddenly at Central this morning for squatted and the club struck him Inspector W. H. D. Howell, on the head. He maintained he only struck deceased in self-
Alleged to have tried to rob a
woman who had just collected subscriptions from farmers in a mutual loan association, Chan Shing stood trial before Judge Blair-Kerr at the Victoria District Court this morning. telling, obscene Ilterature.
Chap. who is represented by Mr. and after-como-sonvoration--the prosecuting said that on June antece Y. II, Chos, faces a charge of as Police were called.
21, a Police officer walking sault with intent to rob and an
along Queen's Road Central saw diet after 10 minutes' delibera- The Jury returned their ver- alterative one of common utt.
The woman, Ho, testileg that the
defendant offering some books bad some 502 on her when she left Crown Counsel, Mr G. Rt. Sneath, the club, She did not see the man 10 two mẹn. They were
tion. "TWO sold that the complainant was a 50.
The Prosecution was confluct- when he held her by the throat, but Flappers in Paris" and the year-old woman, lio Wing-man. On she recognised the accused when the "Milk Maid". The officer thened by Mr Simon Ll, with Del- The evening of May 3 alle went to shone the torch on him as he ran
farmers club in
Wang Cukaway, The hands that hender arrestez! Wong, and found eight
Jiang. Aberdeen, to colleet the neek were icy cold, so monttily sums for a mutual loan found the accused whe held
ociation of which
the more bobles of the same sort
ha
she was hands. They were not as cold, but hidden under the counter. MAN STEALS
Jiend. She noticed the ne neither were, they warm, cused in the club watching her collect the monies Shortly after Crosa-exminined by Str Chan, the midnight,
Ito left
the club for Woinan, a vegetable farmer herself, home. She was walking along a bid that she recognised the accused vegetable patch half-way home by his pure and by the clothes he using her torch when suddenly from wore. At the club he had on a grey behind a man's banda gripped her ill and that was the suit be was by the neck. She cried out and wearing when he ran away from siruuded and the man ran away. Ther. Ho pursued him and lost sight of him at a turn. Later Police found tracks from the vegetable patch and the only one with a gry mult at the the direction taken
by the man club, winews said he was not low would lead lilm back to the hut ever it was alas by his form that she where the accused lived behind the recognised him, she added. farmers club.
The ease is proceeding......... /
The woman's cries attračied the attention of the people in the club, continued Mr Shes, and they ran out to sist her. She took them straight to the hit of the accused because the recognized him as the man. They found, the accused". In |
Asked whether the accused
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Radio Hongkong AIR-FILTERS
H.K.T.
Cheung Ming-ping, 24, cm- 0.00; Time Signal and Programme summary, 102. Melody with the ployee of the American En- Stars: 0.10; Twiiight Hannany-The gingering Corporation, charged New Concert Orchestra: 7.00, "First with larceny, was sentenced by fearing presented by Donald Brooks Mr Hishing Lo to two months (Btudio); 7.30, La Demi-jeure Fran- saire (Studio); 2,59, Weather Report; hard labour at Central this
00, Time Signal, World News and morning. News Talks London Relay); B.15.
Inspector W. H. D. Howell
Plano Playtime Kenneth Dinaloy
Concert Hall: 8.30, Forces Favourites prosecuting, raid that de- London Relay: 0.00, Musical Not fendant's job was to inspect the book-presented by the Ray Father T. F. Ryan, S.J. (Studio) 130, various air-conditioning systems Secret War The Story of the Defoni installed by his company. On of the Flying Bomb (BBCTS), W-April 5, defendant took 10 pieces ten by tiernard Newman, Produced by Tom Walaran: 10:30. At the Ballet of air-filter, valued at
$320, |="Cinderella" (Prokošev) Reyat from the Rialto. Theatre, intend- Opera House Orch. Covent Gardening to sell them. The theft was cond. by Warwick, Draithwalje; Weather Report; 11.00, Radio New discovered, and defendant
(Lordon Relay); 11.25 Good arrested. After questioning, 11.30, Close Down. night Musle, God Save The Queen; Cheung admitted the theft.
Was
Home Ted Bhag
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 24
tract,
Mr Bernacchi
Mecao, a.m.. 6 p.m., as Lee oods as stipulated in the con- Following the letter to the de-Mr Haines, find out more about
to his home life. fendants on September 20, said that the which there was no reply, plain- plaintiffs pleaded
A wook passed, and Herbert a particular tiffs
their term of the contract which stated who wrote
tiffs consulted
solicitors, was brought back into the dock. another letter ол that on arrival of the goods October
Australia,
SIDE GLANCES
on
By Galbraith
5.14
Cope, 1963 by a Bervan Ing.
"I'd like some books on spaco travál, guided misellos and atomic warfaro-my grandson is going to spend a wook with mol"
be
ed.
if
the
FILE PRODUCED ' The first witness to be called was Inspector A.S. Ward, Re- venue Inspector. of the Départ-
witness-box.
was a good income coming into the house, and why he stole these things, I don't know."
tryou recommend::...
ment of Commerce and In-quired the magistrate. dustry, who brought a file in connection with the importation
"Well, as a matter of Tock,*** of 154 cases of carbon black sir," said Mr Haines, "during the Imported by Messrs Leung there has been a good deal of
weck he has been friscustody.-- Yow
on 1 Tamcals
which ar-
on both on September 20, 1931- sides. Now, I think his wife
forgiveness expressed rived The Import Licence for these would very much like to have goods bors endorsements stating him at home again, so would his that some of the goods were
released in the middle and lat-two young daughters, who are
part of October, he said, very fond of him," "dep! H.," she Until such time on the goods "I see," said the magistrate, were released, these goods. wore raising his eyebrows a little, tor. under the control of his Depart-those who sit on the bench hear more often of ⠀ husbands" und Inspector Ward also produced wives who would rather die thon a Direction Order in respect of excuse each other's faults, then the goods, dated September 25, of those prepared to forgive. Hot 1951, which referred to goods turned to Herbert,
ment,
under the control of the depart-
of
The
CTORS
"I
Miss
HERBERT NODDED.
and buy them in the propes manner....
sam
an
ment at the Wing Yung Godown Hongkong and Kowloon. Wharf and Godown Company.
SHALL discharge you condi- examined by
tionally," he said. "But in Searle he sold the control
future, if you want to require the Department of Commerce those places where they are sold, forks and spoons, you must go to and Industry over the goods became effective on Juno when the licence was granted. This control meant that no-one. Thank you, sir." Haid Herbert to whom the goods belonged nodding his old man's head, and could deal with them without he left the court to join his for.. the permission of the Depart-giving wife, to forgive her what ment.
egar faults-ho had such k\nhtoff time ago imagined who possessed. N
The case la proceeding.