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COMETIMES the people who lived in the great block in the East End, that Is known to those who live
there as "the Buildings," wished that Edward had
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CHINA MAIL
Accused Man Gives Evidence At Murder Trial
Accused of throwing carbolic acid on a fellow worker who subsequently died as a result, Ng Cheuk, a 29-year-old foki, commenced to give evidence at his trial before Mr Justice Reece at Criminal Sessions this morning.
Ng is accused of throwing corrosive acid at Both were fokis Mok Ha on June 18 this year,"
at the Sik Yin Lo Ink Shop, 363 Laichikok Road. chosen some other occupa Mok died after twelve days in hospital.
tlon.
They respected have
and
They would
admired 17427
him.
liked
to
affection
Javish their
But
you live
him too. on
the Buildings 1
not easy 10 bestow affection,
deep, unqualified, lusting affec
tion at any rate, upon the man
who comes round every for the rent, which was Edward did.
Besides collecting rents
the tenants Edward Was
Werk
what
fron
of the Buildings, their neighbou
He lived in one of the flats, and neled na caretaker of the block.
MAN OF HONOUR
IN that capselly he was every- IN
body's friend, but always He there was the reservation. knew whose rent was in arrears. tnd by how much.
be
und
Committal
Proceedings Continue
Commitinl
Ng is defended by Mr O. V. Cheung, Instructed by
F. O. Dennis, while Mr Dermot Crown, Rea appears for the assisted by Det. Insp. Roberts,
cross-
The Prosecution cose. Anished this morning with the examination of Dr John Chen and Dr H. Abdullah of Kow- loon Hospital, who had treated the deceased during his stay in hospital. Dr Chen, In answer
sold he proceedings con- to Mr Cherzig.
had tinued this morning at Central tre the deceased for burns.
treated Court before Mr 1.T. Morris He said he had heard from the agoinat Ho Chung-foon, of the Police that the man had been Fung Keung Rubber Factory burned by corbolle acid, but who is alleged to have killed o
no means of proving this .. had woman fellow worker, Wu Kwal-lan, of I, Yuen Hing Lane to his ratisfaction. Some of the
signs usual
of carbolle ac Det. Ir. Bedieji prencalling
were abicht. assisted by DSI Chalmers.
-
The younger brother of the dead weman, Wu Kwok-ping
Dr Abdullah, who had also treated the accused for burns
on
his fure-arms, Bald that
·
Yet one thing everyone could
cortola of secreta shame, though they might have of 17 Tung Chung Terrace gave
ho 10
with Edward, evidence that he had last seen those burns could be consistent shared would go no further. The Ane-
5 and she with acid being spilt onto his his sister on July looking. sparely-built, white hud
seemed then
perfectly hands during a struggle. haired reat collector was a mán
normal. On the twelfth accused of honour.
The Chief Couri Translator hed rung him up and said that she had not appeared at work, rend his translation into English and enquired about her possible of Ng's statement, in which he whereabouts. Then
the sald: "Yes. It is right, I threw fourteenth he had beca cau the acid to
Io. wound Mok acted by the Police and asked Price to this he had assaulted to go to Victoria Mortuarytume on several occasions, and identify the body of his sister, collected $15 from me, wanting which he had been able to do me
the to join
Yuen Tung from her figure, her elethes and Society." The Translator agreed her jewellers. Then he had that the words, "and wounded" gone la
"to lo his dead sister's house, could adequately replace and opened her basket, finding wound"-In fact they would be there $150 ks cash and a few a better translation from the
Chinese. other things.
ife hind never tailed much about himself, but he hud not bren long in the Buildings be- fore everyone knew as much about his career as If they lud read it all in a reference book.
most They knew he had spent of his life as a regular soldier, and inbhed up a rergeant in a famous regiment. They could tell you of the gallantry won him the DCM, which some people say is more hardly won inum the VC.
FOR
MAN OF SECRETS
sometime
that
sergeant
Cho Slu-wing, who lived with the dead woman and slept in the same bed with her, then!
wonderfully understanding when gone out, things were difficult for
had and he
10, just
· Established "1945:
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, 1953,
SIDE GLANCES By Galbraith
"Who's Beethoven? That's who Daddy thought you were when Mummy told him you charged $7.50 n lesson!"
Prison For Arms Possession
Sheaffer "SNORKEL
The King Case: Seymour Re-Examined
By Prosecuting Counsel
In his re-examination before Mr Poon Yan-hoi this morning, Mr M. H. W. Seymour, a Director of George Falconer and Co., Ltd, of Union Building, said that part of a sum which should have been paid to Arthur Holden in Australia remained in Mrs King's account.
Mr Seymour was testifying in the case against James Joseph Osbourne King, merchant, of 20 Braga Circuit, and a former Director of Falconer's, who is charged with alleged fraudulent conversion,
The hearing took place in the If there was a 100 par vent in- But any reply to that eatlo Chief Justice's court In the crondo in price, would you expect | giving information as to where Supreme Court buildng. The some coverpondence to show he could get that document, is rase had been transferred there th7-- would certainly that, missing? Yes, from Central Magistracy a9' x matter of convenience.
King, a shareholder of Fal-
to is alleged
have coner's, fraudulently taken the sum $8,305.04 for the use of his comparison you saw the cheque involee,
whilst
of
You then went to the Bank and got the cheque?-Yea
Was that the first time you had ever seen that chegue?—Yes,
When you got that cheque by
was far cuh but the counterfoil on was to Halden?-Yos.
Did you write about this?—Yes.
2
wife from the Company November 17, 1950, Director of George Falconer and Co., Ltd.
The Hon. Leo d'Almada, QC,
to
Did you then, having found out that it had come through a bank, start enquiries? Yes..
Did you know the name Of the ship? Yes, it was on the By reason of that you were ablo to get the bill of lading? -
Holdencing obtained that,
How many letters?--Two.
NO REPLY
and Mr A. J. Clifford are both Dld Holden reply to either for the Prosecution, Instructed ¦ of these letters?—No, str. by Hastings and Company. Mr You wrote to M. A. da Silva appears for the Defence.
Continuing the re-examination, which commenced yesterday, Mr Clifford
Yesterday, I was Bald: asking you to show documents which proved that Holden was untrue statement making an when he said the contract was direct with with Falconer and not direct I forgot, to draw your altention to ane further document. This 15 a letter addressed to the Company
Four Browning 50 aircraft-type machine guns and 695 rounds of .50 ammunition were ex-George Falconer and Co. Ltd. hibited before Judge W. A. Blair-Kerr at the Victoria District Court this morning.
.
Holden prior
were you then able to find out through which bank the goods had comer-Yes,
Having found out, were you then able to find out how much to getting the cheque? Yes, King had actually paid for when we discovered the large these goods?I was shown the increase of 100 per cent.
bank's ledgers and found out Apart from that information the figure was HK$9,209.88, a hnd you anything else, any cash payment. other source of information, at the time the statement of claim was made?--No.
In particular, did you know at that time of the making of the statement much of the money on the cash
pald cheque, had Holden? Did you know what made out on that cash cheque?
Was that the first time that you were able to know exactly how much had In fact, been paid to Holden? That was the
rst time.
There of claim how
was also a paying-in in to the bank?-No, I did not slip showing the amount paid see it. had happened to
been
to
had happened to the money
-and Fond signed by Holden, dated February 13, 1950. It is on No acknowledgement of the fract. It reads "We desire to
Fun!!
con-
No.
At that stage were you in a
the strength of the
In the dock stood Wong Ping, alias Wong acaowledge order for Hong position to prove that King had Kwok, 38, who claimed to be a former member of these have been put in hand so sending the rest to Holden
kong Jockey Club badges. taken any of that money before the Chinese Nationalist Army. He pleaded guilty reach you by early Octo- No.
You were not in a position to It sto refers to samples to possession of the arms and ammunition without a licence, and breach of deportation order, and no poreclain art and say the whole of that was sent for ship to Holden? No, I had no know- goes on. "Thank you was given a total of three years' imprisonment. ping, units of Chinese silver ledge.
charms this addresied to the Company, wat formation as you knew it then rot to. King and is signed by it was pleaded as an undisclosed
commission to King? Yes. Witness! Yes, it is signed by And the defendant, who had Arthur Holden and addressed to the full knowledge of the trans George Falconer and Co., Ltd. actions, pleaded that it was not The reference to the Chinese a commission? He denied it in
Is also u Com- his defence?-Yes, he did, silver charms
After that statement of claim pany matter,
had gone in, was there anything MANAGER
Yesterday you were saying you could do immediately in the the entry and each book in the way of investigation?-The only
creditors' account were thing I
could do to the responsibilty of King and the only thing T
IN WITNESS BOX Ng Cheung himself in the box Edward was, at 64, remark. said that she had last seen her said that he had been working The Police said that just after: ubly gentle in his officiel deal on the night of July
when she neighbours, after 10 Paving the was gains scilow-foki,
had for the Site Yin Lo Ink Shop midnight on August 28, some a month. Mok Ha, o Police officers on the East side of at $40 with his ings
he sald, wanted | Ping Chau Tilend saw three men Road In to island
Sai Won. them She Identified
wan him to join the Yuen Tung So-carrying one Browning machine- In Court the 10 extract their clothes and clogs that deceased chaty, und in March or April this run and two sacks of cranion cased year he was officielly recognised down the hillside towards the had worn. On the fourteenth
as a member. Guesseci that
she had gone with the Police to the room they had shared and taken from her basket de- ceased's identity card, which she had handed over.
one
35
money. No Edward went his rounds each was finding it week, he too hard to keep head above water on the £5 10s; wage he was
He had his small pension besides, but even so, he could .not make
undy meel; and .presently, he, like some of his
neighbours, had a secret he
would not have cared to share. Ho began to steal from the meney he collected.
HE
'BUT WE'VE PAID....' LTE covered his thefts by re- porting tenants in arrears with their rent who were not, 24
Edward's and one day
of
neighbours received notice to
quit
their homes.
"But we've paid every week," protested, and produced they their rent-books to prove Edward's crime was discovered, Great Marl- and next day at
Street he pleaded guilty
borough
to embezzling £104 from
employers.
hla
The story
10 was fold Mr Thomas, Rowland
QC, and Edward's counsel said of him: "He must have been quite the lowest-paid rent collector in the country," Edward was remanded on ball for three weeks.
the
So.
to
do The proceedings tinuing.
are
con-
Jealous Wife's
Action
to
bills
bench.
terier
mechie - guns,
a friend to lend him earch 10 March 27, 1950, when he
that
GLAD TO BE Holden?
J
AWAY
Lorry Hits Motorcycle
RESPONSIBLE
tached
of
documenta
to show, that
'Falconer's letter
TO
the ablo to remain in 'China when soldier, was seriously injured i thole. payment was made to by the bank, but in fact that
Liu Chol, a locally-enlisted
when.....the motorcycle, he driving received the full Impact. of a RAF lorry which Urove Into
was
no
You still did not know what the missing $0,000-odd?- hud no idea.
did
LEGAL ADVICE With that information, you seek legal advice? I did.
The advice was from Mr Comber of Hastings, myself and from my learned leader, Mr d'Almada?—Yes.
caid
Was
on
And as our advice, as you before, you then reported the matter to the Pollec? Yes.
there,
your in- structions, a summary prepared facts as then by me of the
for the Pollec?—Yes. known, The purpose of this document W for the Police to show it King, if they thought it. Did you yourself take down to Folie Headquarters all the doou- merta and exhibith' mentioned there the booksng to sect--- Yor, and
to
On that summary and on the books, it he had an explanation, what do you think was Ekely to uppertNothing would happen. You mean it he had given, a satisfactory amower nothing would happentes, but he did not
The caso de proceeding.
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TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER- 29 by Air
The accured was cicrying one i Ng fald that Mok asked him
At times he of the emurillon socks. He was "I am glad to find myself to join frequently money
Mokpean going up the hilride once cutside the mainland", express- had lent
another ed a lady
,her passenger on various sums from $3 to $15 on more ead return with care occasion but Mok did not matted to the arrival-from-Tientsin-m board paid for collecting £4,500 } Lu St-King, of 7 Yu Hing give the money back, saying Police officers acestes him. The thesa Hupch this morning.
Who year in rents and doing his job Lane, ruthe: fellow-w.k that it could
other two men exceped. With the
would be ro-was the Australian Trade Com- manager. Talking about general condi- go towards
sponsible for submitting these missioner to whom wrote. as caretaker.
the rubber factory, sald that she
"Icundation fund" for his telp of the sccused, two more
fiona in Tientsin, the lady sald
Any other document which en. July
Browning machine-guns were had last seen decroset
Mr King,
might have given you a lead as 10, when she had been wearing membership of the Society, Mok covered on a spot in the 2. that everything was quiet there! books to audit? The manager, į
told him the Society was runde.
nowadays and citizens that the previous
only
responsibility would it to how the goods arrived were the elches
on a big scale with a branch In
which went outside of their home be to see that these entries were missing from the files?—Yes. winers had idened and also a
Canton, Ng said, and after his
PHOTOSTATS gold neck-chain, which they had initiation
somest for audit purposes?—The he was called were American-made, were not when necessary. gene and braght treaties, stine brother" by Mok and by two capable of being fired except by
manager, dir. King. When asked about the re-
Your answer to the Australian Ime before. She could not be sure clher of the fokis.
electricity, His Honour was toki. action in Tientsin to the shell-
These entries both thow the Trade Commissioner pointed outj the had been wearing this
The guns on the whole were ing of the British Royal naval amount of money. £1,193 105-untrue
payment to Holden of that whole that what Holden had said was The defendant said he con- rock-chain cn July 10, shough
and you attached tinued to work at the shop until corroded, and parts were missing launch by a Communist she were
Ben. (C
here and there, although the in boat off Hongkong on Septem- and sundry creditors' book.
gun- Od?-Yes, birth in the each book photostats to show this? Yes. The defendant and Wa Kai- June 17 this year, on which date
What eculd be made ber 9, she was
photostat parts
surprised and This amount is equivalent to lan had often sat together in the Master gave him some
did
you attach said that she had not heard | HK$15,515,827—Yes. in the value of about $40 to workable, rubber factory, Lau re
IN USELESS CONDITION collect. He collected the money
anything about it as no fereign ycaled, although the had never ned gambled it away at mah
In fact, you now know that what Holden said in his letter As to the ammunition,
newspapers were published in HK$0,209.88 was paid to was far from the truth?--I at- teen them together outside.
was in such a condition that the Tientsin.
Hoxien?--Yu. On July 12 defendant had jong. He did not go back to
And you now know that the Holden, the indent order, and discussed with her Wu Kwal work but went from Yauma to Police ballisties expert was ex-
the of the
acceptance of Wa
any
of that remained in anchal, asking friends to lend tremely doubtful it lan's strange absence, having him money. In Hollywood Road cartridges could be used.
rem's account? Yes. Mrs come up to her in the factory he met his Master nnd told him; Wong Fing admitted
was the first time that Last time I was dealing with him further charge
got to know of
that these of a breach the story. His Master accom-
how you came to know about you deportation order datect
bad. panice him on his care for
come through individual
You documents these was money, and
mentioned the entry and sundry bank, and how did you come to
know
invoice about It? The told him that if he did not and deported for 10 years.
creditors book and the invoice in mitigation, he said he eny he could cót return to work,.
and cash books. You are sise in which you already had in your The next day Ng stayed away
was formerly in the Nationalist
possession of that cheque stub files, if it had come through from work.
was therefore un- When he returned Army, and
alto purporting to show that the bank, would have been stamped on June 19, still without
He Was
which Halden?--Yes. now
purported invoice money, he was carrying a bottle deported.
had in your files had of cirbelic acid.
vegetable fremer in Plaz Chau.
OTHER INFORMATION on at all?-It was tome time. The guns did not belong to him,
did you and he was only helping
Apart from these, to
at the time when you served about September 20, 1952, when
T carry the arms and ammend him..
other in-esh nio irs
was going through the potty the writ have any tion on behalf of one of those who had escaped.
Liu stopped his cycle for a formation? Apart from these h
and the Askta by Judge Blair-Kerr/slationary tram while proceeding documents which deal with the Daly of Meer's, with 'Mr' that I came across what the purpose was in trans-in a westerly directlon-along financial side, we also had
cable , Timo Signal and Programing porting the things from the King's Rond late yesterday copy of the indent and copies
of the letters, one, to
Holden a telegram which was a
George Summary:
Falconer New Zealand, & am. 0.02. Melody with
sent by and one and Co
Indo-China: 0. hillside, accused said he did not morning. The RAF lorry, driven who is Chan's co-lenent at the Stars; 6.30. Twilight Ir
by
signed
Formosa, Japan, USA and Canada, know.
J.P. Corporal
Walters, making the contract hut 2, Teno Bal U Village, was moni 7. Firm Hearing presented by
from: Holden accepting the the defendant, and address m noi $50 er 10 days by M. T. Demi-Heure, ranniker (studio); 7.80
2. Barnard Illcke (Studio): 7.30, K The Police added that it was collided with the rear of the order
ed to Holden at his tele-Zenland, Ceylon pin, Creedon at Kowicen tills morning. Weather Report; & Tims fi mai and
address,
Thailand, Indie, Pakistan, Middle informing For assing injury to insult in Word News (London Relay 10 ammunition had originally come Llu, who received severe in-
Holden that the badges had East, Africs. Great Britain
Europe, d 127; the form of a black-eye Chan Plans Recital by Nancy Chiu (Con-
cart tall 0.36. Forces Favourites from, or how long they had been Juries, to his head, was removed of the issuing of the writ?
arrived but delivery could not be
Formoje, p.m. was ordered to give L1 $20 cem-London Relag); 9, Musical Notebook on the Ping Chau hillside, at once by Corporal Walters to
taken brosuse no document had sensation. She was also bound presented by the fey, Tether 22
At the time of the issuing of arrived, I then know that a the statement of claim in O. J. bank in Hongkong, must have over in $250 for one year.
nction No. 39," dated, March 28, been involved in this trans. 100% on what date was it that betion. Previously Holden had you get the cheque to compare conducte business through the of New South W Walks, with the cheque stub?-I got, Bank this cheque from the Hongkong whose agents here are the Hong
Shanghal Benk on
end. on March kong 36-your-old and
Shanghai Bosik. A fine of $325 or three months hawker, was fined $5 by Mr. 1.20,
1062. It got
That was cab what bank 31 It becauso
cable making for was imposed on Wang Kan Creedon at Kowloon this morn- the Hongtong Jockey Club to had gone through Werner
Falconer's were then tendering information choong tu 39-year-old shipyarding for perscion of three
catto worker, by Mr T Creedon attles of cat meat,
supply them with 100% badges any table on Falconer's files Man's Fatal Fall Kowloon als moving dorm Chan admitted having dis- It Was
brought to my at- showing sny reply to that cable? Hall New Zealand. Indtas barcia and a heroin alpes played the meat for sale in Fuktention by a member of the stonThere was bont.
In fact, you now know that A 37-year-old mason, Chu Po, kup.-W. Gilles told the Court, Wing Street,
Ed showed that the badges were must face the reality that, if not when he slipped off the roof of house a 215 Shipyard sweet.
for that year 160 percent in ment from the bank? -Ye China Building, Wille doing ro- sound noor, but musun and found
erase in price above the preface at him amoasing, heroinarri pair work. b. He died on the way to "A seareby suported a pive and hospital.
two prekels of heroin,
An errant husband caused his jealous wife to seek out the "other woman" and chastise, her for association with her lawful spouse,
1. When ha. came back - Jain
The "other woman", L! Han, had gut counsel, reported he another job at 15 a week, and resented the accusation and with the help of another man oë- out of that had promised to pay back £1 to his late employers.saulted the ruffled wife, Chan
He had already paid the first
દ
A VICTORY? '" ALIS
counssi went on, LSO,"
former employers will give him part-time work at-30s, n week, and accept, £1 of that in restitution; so he will be paying them £2 a week. They will let him stay in his In the Bylldloge, and he fint tells me he will try ""to" gb}__a second part-time job, so that ho will be able to repoy, the backed. Estard and presently they let him go, to begin the long, step climb back to what he, und for so long been, a man of honour.
H
I wondered how his noigh
bours in the Buildings
receive him... Human
Fung-shlu.
•
The trial is proceeding.
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He made this statement to the press shortly after holding his weekly conference with Prest
at the White would dent Eisenhower
· The accident occurred' when
not known where the arms and cycle.
Heroin Smoker
Fined $525
being what; it is, it'in possible/Hour Mr Wilson added, "We fell to his death this morning,) thaty:Police raided defenda
I think, ho may have won their at the moment, very shortly. affection at last, that deep and, they will be able to make atom raal affection that springs from | bomberof any si10 Also, --France- hardships
shared
the Brilish "Milltary Hospital.
Offered Cat Meat For Sale
Chan Shu-ying,
“And” these were the cources
of your information at the date
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WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 20
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Indo-Chin Malaya, Indonesia,'s
Macao, bi
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