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E wore no tie, which
The policeman closed the le-
BECAUSE
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Heemed strange, for containing George's blography, though his clothes were be answered. plainly ti. they were ment and clean. The trousers of WHAT had turned this solid- looking man to thoughts of his grey pin-stripe suit were i
What had become of suicide? creused: his shirt WILM
OF his marriage? What shock crisply fresh, and his shoes worry or anguish had made sparkled with recent polish-mental wreck of him? ing, all suggesting he WH He was a patient in a mental ap-spital until ten days ago the particular about his
after added. "Then he Was he stole pearance.
discharged. He says But for the luck of a tie, you the milk because he wants to go night have set him down as a back to the hospital, as he feels
business in whose affairs cafe there." bren going through a bad period or (and been nearer the turk) a sea-captain, who had been a He too long arbete.
il
The magistrate reminded George for the doctors to see hlm again. ile went out with a great sight, his eyes half-closed, If great weight had been He fell He was abg-balit man of 56. itted from his mil. with close-cropped, greving hair rafe again from whom, from From him- and formidably bushy eyebrows, whal, no one know,
that would perhaps, His name was George, and he telf, stood in The dock the destroy himself.
at Clerkenwell court and pleaded gullty to stealing a bottle milk.
ARREST ME...
of
IN the early hours of that some
rung. Cicorge had
taken
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Leave To Appeal Refused
"The sentence may seem to be a heavy one for simple robbery, but the Court has to take into consideration the circumstances in which the chopper and gun were produced, and must also consider the prevalence of this type of crime," said Mr Justice T. J. Gould, acting Chief Justice, this morning, when the Full Court refused an application by Chan To, alias Chan Fuk-kam, 28, a Northerner, for leave to appeal against his con- current sentences of six years' hard labour for Mr Justice C. W. robbery with aggravation. Reece sat with Mr Justice Gould:
Latest Official
Appointments
The appointment of Mr Idwal Thomas Morris, Solicitor, до Magistrate was announced in the Government Gazette today. Mr Morris arrived in the Colony on September 21 and assumed his duties on the same
day. It was also announced that Mr
the bottle from a caehr outside a dairy, and walked with it from through the quiet streets
Tottenham Eusten to
Court Rond, in search of a policeman.
funds for its pro-Stanley To raise The policeman, seeing George
al present is rpproach. was about to ask:
ne, which ading 4,000 of the colony's "Where did you get that bottle?" neediest youngsters, the Hong George gave him no chance to Ronk Society for the Protection
speak.
His request was granted. A the police station he was put
before Into a cell. but
that, during the formalities, he had tok the police something about himself, and becaure of what he anid, they took away his tie.
YOU UNDERSTOOD
Now, as George stood placfd
Lady
George Pople wis appointed by the Acting District Commissioner,
oner, New Territories, on the rommendation of the Director of Medical and Health Services, ng Food Offeer for the purposes of the New Territorior Rules made by the Governor in Council.
Chen was found gulity by a Jury on July 21 and sentenced on two counts of robbery com- mited at No. 2 Yuch Ngal Street, second floor, Kowloon on May 5.
Appellant told the Court that 1t was his Arst offence in four years' reatdence in the Colony. The complainant, he said, was formerly his superior ofeer in
Army the Chineas Nationalist and appellant had called him merely for the purpose borrowing money commit a robbery.
and not
an of
to
the In dirmirding the appeal, Full Court ordered that the
the com- sentence date from mencement of the July Sessions.
Two Appeals
SIDE GLANCES By Galbraith
8-15
Y, MR. Mag. 12, B. Par. Ort.
"Why, no, I wasn't surprised when he gave me the ring --I've been oxpecting it any momont since I met him five years ago!"
Man's Sentences
Dismissed Reduced By The
Two men, Kwok Wing and
arms,
hard labour
and 12
Full Court
An appeal against sentences totalling three years' hard labour on the grounds of severity was brought by Chan Yuen-po, 28, former ledger clerk employed in the Chartered Bank of India, Aus- tralia and China, before the Full Court, comoris- ing the acting Chief Justice, Mr Justice T. J. Gould, and the Puisne Judge, Mr Justice C. W. Reece, this morning.
Chan had been sentenced by Judge W. A. Blair-Kerr in the Victòria District Court to one year's hard labour for larceny of a cheque, and to three years' hard labour for demanding money on a forged document, the terms to run concurrently.
Sheaffers "SNORKEL"
King Case: Further Evidence By Falconer Director
Mr M. H. W. Seymour, a Director of George Falconer and Co. Ltd., of Union Building, declared in evidence this morning that Falconer's Board of Directors, Mr Ipekdjian and himself, had not known that there was a firm called "Marine Sup pliers" which was started before J. J. King loft Falconers in which King and W. S. Cheang were interested.
#
Mr Seymour continued giving evidence in his re oxamination by Mr A. J. Clifford in the King Case before Mr Poon Yan-hoi this morning.
James Joseph Osbourne King, merchant, of 20 Braga Cireult, is defendant In the case, charged with fraudulently taking $0.305.04 for the use of his wife from Falconers on November 17, 1950, whilst
whilst a Director
Falconers.
The Hon.
of
by
Leo d'Almada QC and Mr Clifford, instructed Messrs
Hostings are for the Prosecution while King is being! defended by Mr M. A da Silva, Mr Chford questioned Sey-
Accused
Man's Wild
Charges
The plea that he had been told
mour about the Esmerian dto-by an interpreter in the District mond transactions.
Court, where he had appeared for Wilners said that in May or trial, that if he did not admit June, 1049 when he was secre the charges against him the Judga tary of tary
Ipekdjian Brothers and would be very angry and would
managing Falconers when King
give him a
more severe centence, 10 wrote WDS on leave, he
was advanced by Wong Shiu in order was Esmerian end asked him, in order kz, alius
Court this morn-
to centralise all the correspon- the Taung Wing-cheung, dence which was totally under him to address all future letters, when he appealed against to Falconers..
Esmerian followed his sentence of five years hard We labour imposed for breach of a thate instructions to the iciter deportation order and 16 counts. end sent a package of diamonds
which was an Ipekijian transas- of burglary and larceny from tion to Hongkong under the dwellings.
of Filecneer. When Appellant told Mr Justico Ipckdjian learned of this, he Gould and Mr. Justice Reeco Am in Europe (who comprised the Full Court) instructed the jot to do this, but to send them that he did not commit the
Izreenies
bu: he had to admit direct to 1pekdjian Brothers.
arrived them because the Interpreter When the diamants
threatened him.
at Falconera in Hongkong King
Mr Justice Recce pointed out had returned to Hongkong and
true as the firm, con that this could not be was managlug
The docu- appellant did not plead gully tinued the witness. ments were handed to King and to all counts. In fact, he had .two he paid for the diamonds, sign- pleaded not guilty to
At Ing a cheque.
this time counts which were subsequent-
by the Crown. Falconers owed a considerable ly
Dismissing of money to Ipekdjian Summ
why if they were ipoldjian
Brothers,
diamonds,
Me
the appeal, Justice Gould sold the Court on interpreter as being so wild considered the charges against
Children announced today fashion
Chan Kam-hung, annealed before Lock," he raid, brandishing that it will sponsor a
the Full Court, comprising the the bottle. "I've pitched this. I show at 6 p.m. on October 27
acting Chief Justice, Mr Justice want to be charged. I'm at the and 23 at the Skyroom.
#sted T. J. Gould, and the Pulme appointment, Other show is to The end of ing ether."
be called and
Mr M. A. Buricy to be Judge, Mr Justles C. W. Reece, 1954"
will were: "Fashious feature 40 different local
Dental Surgeon on probation; this and
morning against their Messrs A. W. T. White, E. F.
respective foreign creations to be worn by
rentences of four Warburton and G. H. A. Mor-years eight Chinese, and eight Europ- ean models. It will be staged
ris to be Chief Health Inspec strokes of the cone for possession 1019: Misses Grace Hue, Helen of arms. under the patronage. of Lady
Mitcheli Glen
and Isabella Kwok had been found in Grantham, who will attend the Adam Aitken to be
Senior possession of a Mauser pleted and first night. General and
Nursing Sisters.
five rounds, and-Chan hade a Airey will be the guests of honour on the second night. HE. the Governor has mada revolver and three rounds,
the following acting
Both appellants sald they had appoint Music will be provided by n
familles dependent upon them McJers W.B. ments:
Sertgg. in the dock, an officer went popular orchestra and the price.F. Smith and AE. Shave to in asking the Court to resice Into the witness-box, and said of a ticket, $10, will entitle cach
be Assistant Superintendents of their sentence. to Mr T. F. Davies, the magis-guest to a cocktail, small chow
Second appellant added that
did King pay for Pelice; Dr G. Graham-Cumming frato: "There are three previous
and ***
a first glimpse of the gowns
crior of he did not mind rerving his to eat as Dipuly Dircelor
them?" asked Mr Clifford. Convictions. In 1950 he was of tomorrow. Tickets will go on
Maurico terms and undergoing the caning,
ANOTHER CASE Health Services; Mr
REIMBURSED sentenced to three months for sale on October 10 at Skinner's
Hernen to cct
Solicor but pleaded that if he want to
Another
Mulk "It is very difcult these
man, Chan attempted suicide. In
In the same Stationers, Pedder Street, table General; Mr TR. Ingram to act gaol for so long he would not be behalf of the appellant. M days to live with a wife and
Appearing on instructions on!
"Because the documents were állas Wong Fuk-sang. appealed A bookings on October 16 year, shortly after he cam
came out
a Costier, Treasury.
able to rejoin his family.
Eentence on $430 a month in in Falconers' name through the against his
of 18 prison he was sentenced to stand by the Gloucester ift.
Dismissing the appeals, Mr D. A. L. Wright said Chan was family
I months' hard labour for breach four months for
charged with larceny of the Hongkong," Mr Wright added. Banque de L'Indo-Chine and stealing two Chairman of the committee in The confirmation of the fol- Justice Geuld raid the Court
the reimbursed Folconers encque on August 1, and with "Appellant had been with Lottles of milk. A year ago he charge s
from of a deportation order. Mrs Edward Blight, lowing officers to the permanent felt the sentence Impossi -on
He said when he was banish placed on
Ipekdjian Brothers at the sanie probation for Other members are: Mrs Joseph.
establishment pensionable and
on the light mending money on n forged Bank for four years." was rather them
ed to China, he was detained bit attempting to commit suicide Yen, Mrs S. J. Cooke, Mrs Violet was approved by H.E.
lop side. As for their plea that they document on Augu:: 6. What had
Mr. J. P.Walsh, Crown. Did King know these were the tựuốn."
Chan, Mrs A. G. Donn, Mrs Govenor: Misses
sent back Frederick Zimmern, Miss Ana (Education Officer), E.C.
was not likely to mic- knew he was going to pay for to Hongkong where he had hia D. Bray
diamonds crrived (Cadet Officer, Class II), John Gamble
(Education S.T. Kidd (Cadet Officer. Class II), J.A. O'Hanrahan (Education Officer) and T.T. Wong (Architect, Public Works partment).
was
You understood now, George was tie-icss.
Tell me about him,"
the magistrate.
"HE
05
Si
that. It did not call for invesilä gation.
Communisher threg
G Dunlop had families to support, that i happened was that appellant rem. Crown on behner of the time," replied the witness. why Henningsen, Mrs Frank Robert-Farlane E.C. Wallace · (Nursing was common to all criminals in moved a blank cheque from submitted that because | ipekajian diamond Yea. He months and was
son, Mrs F, L. Greaves, Mrs Vera Slatera), Mesars xald Saunders,
Mecklin.
GEORGE AT SEA
E'S a married man, sir, aged 50," the officer began. "In 1915 he joined a shipping company as a ennel, and served
and Mrs
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at cea unil 1927, when he go Acting Foreign Minister, hod job shore, with a port authority checuntered French and Ameri in America...
can, opposition to the British George would have been 30 plan for a "Big Four" meeing Washington con- then. The cen, perhaps, had during the lost its charm for him, or a
The French Government could stump, or marriage had turned him into a landlubber;
not have opposed a top level the His job was BS
meeting for clerk, and four-power he presently came home and simple reason that such a pro- the took clerkly Jobs here, until posal was never made in
of the conference, the war broke out. He become a course sallor again, though a shore- official told the French news- based one now, a fleutenant at men on Tuesday.
The French Foreign Offles Arst, in the Navy, later
tonight Jieutenant-commander. After the spokesman war he returned to his clerk's official had been correctly
ported-Reuter. desk.
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Mac
Hengkeng, and was no ground
cheque book handed over the a Book's
Office for a reduction of sentence.
De-
Mr E. Gordon Lee has been sppointed member nf the Authorised Architcels Consult- ing Committee, vice Mr J. Dunbar, resigneä.
H.E. the Governor has ap
pointed Messrs W.A. Stewart and Fung Ping-fan to be mem bors of the panel of the Board of Review, with effect from October 1.
1
It was also notified that Mr F. C. Clemo ceased to be a mem- ber of the following committees, and that ILE. the Governor has 10-appointed Mr C. F. Wood to these committees: the Public Advisory Committee and the Traffic Advisory Committee.
That "Hoodoo'
Pier Again
MR MCLELLAN LEAVES
11
customer
endeavoured to end did not detract from its them and get reimbursed be family.
the seriousness. He agreed It was cause
in the
tho
King,
Appellant replied he had ng time to state this at his trini It was the first time he had bean banished, and he did not think it
was such a serious offence
return to
10 the
appeal was dismissed. Appellant is at present serving. a sentence of 15 months' hard labour for larceny by trick, and his term for returning from banishment is to run consecutive Lo that.
and aftunter by
Mr Justice Gould asked why, utilise it by Alling it in to obtain true the appellant had gained early in February, 1959 but the appellant had not told this to
swn of $20.000 from the United Chinese Bank. There was a third nothing out of his crime, but bill of exchange did not mature the Trini Judge.
the end of charge of uttering a forged docu- the song of the charge was
money on a forged for 90 days, the diamonds were diamonds had most which had been dropped, document and the fact that paid for towards
April, but the Countel added,
his of out
from. came nothing,
hiz been in my possession Mr Wright submitted that the demand did not alter the fact early February. Mc D. McLellan, Senior Inspector of Schools, salled in sentences imposed on appellant
the that
a demand had been made. Mr Seymour said that only Royal Interezcan Liner were the
excessive, not
Asked by Mr Justice Gould women out and remours Colony.
the maximum mon today for circumstances but in principic what Thiwang at
sentence would be in Falconers Cash The Singapore where he will take up 'appellant was 28 years of
of was for such an offence, Mr Book and would be submitted age, married and was a ledger Walsh replied that it was 14 for audit: This was done by his new appointment as Deputy Director of Education. Mr Mc- keeper employed by the Char-
30 years, tered Bank at a salary of $430 Continuing, Crown Counsel Mr Clifford: Did he, raise Lellan, who was former Master
per month. Ho got into
into certain
caid Mr Wright had remarked
any question
to the auditors financial difficulties and the re- that the Crown did not press for about these transactions? sult was that he endeavoured a heavy.sentence. He pointed Witness: No. to secure the sum of money in out that it was no part of the He added that the items ap- a fashion which could only be duty of Crown Counsel in any peared in the balance-sheet for described blundering and Court to press for a heavy the financial Year 1949-50 ineffectuat
the in
extreme.zentence, What impressed the which was signed es being cor-
The Royal Air Force PRO hab Appellant failed to secure any District Court Judge, Mr Walsts rect by King as a Director. money
at all. 6. Tine Signal and Programme
was the fact that the King also attended the annual pointed out that our report last Tuesday concerning the accident Appellant had been sentenced
as a ledger kezper in general meeting on March 16, which a motor cyclist and a Summary: 6.02, "Contact" A Radio Magazine for the Rising Generation. on the first count for stealing the Bank and was in charge of
RAF lorry were involved cont with News, Views. Interviews, Stories what was, after all. scrap of the accounts of one-seventh of Mr Seymour sald that the and Music, Produced by Rosemary
There paper. It was his first offence, the Bank's customers. Richards (Studio); 6.30. A Stanley
sum concerned in those transetained an error.
It was the motor cyclist Black Showcase: 8.45, "Do you re- He had, moreover,
actions was $181,182, pleaded was probably no position in the
drove behind into the lorry. member" A Beries of programmes to celebrate the 21st Anniversary of the guilty to both charges and that, Bank which held greater re-
*... KING'S FEARS
not the lorry into the motgr ABC Empire Service London Re- Counsel submitted, was indien-sponsibility and trust. The Trial
In reply to Mr Clifford's quer- the driver of the lorry took the
cycle a
as reported. Cpl Walters 7.15, Talking about Hongkong tive of a penitent disposition. Judge had also said, in proslule.
enlisted
of King's College, was accom panied by his wife and six- year-old son.
Radio Hongkong
by
3.1.1.
> by bro. Davis and Ray Father
1. Y, Bykm (Recorded); 730, London As a well-known
-1951.
CORRECTION
Judge bad sentence, that he thought it was tions regarding a letter King rent locally
Studio Melcaler Sidney Torch and said, that alone was a footstool his duty to prevent such crimes, to Ipekajian in New York ex- his Orelt. with Reriald Chesney for mercy and should be taken (as was Report: 8. Time: Signal and World into account.
(llarmonica) (BBCTS) 7.59. Weather
News London Tielsy): 6.16, Appeal Jor the Netherzale Homṇital by Me 3, Finnie Recorded); 8:15, Musle, is fervid-Andre Kostelanetz, and his
CONDUCT DESCRIBED
the Br
who
pellant, from occurring. If pornaney position concerning tionary measure, where he
paying Cut for
Ipekujian brothers, Mr Seymour said that two stliches inserted in a cut
committed by the ap- | pressing his fears about the Militari 2 as a pred.
alblo.
COURT'S DUTY
•
It was the
and the
error in the police diagram of.
P&_O_Liner, To Call At Japan
singapore, Oct. 21, The 24.216-ton Chuzant. Wil
Ms. Wright further pointed Giving the Full Court's deci-when King wrote below above his right. eye, Lui also Hongkong's "Hecaso" pler, Drgh: 0.45, "Looking Hack" present-
that the bills were to mature and suffered slight concussion,
but out that appellant was not A sion. Mr Justice Gould said he would have to pay $131,182 was not seriously injured. GEM Wing Lok-cropped up again | ed by the Britich Coungil (Studio): man of a criminal disposition, that In a case such as the one but he did not know whether Our mistake was due to an Into the proceedings at Mr. Music Lever; ficer-Classical Re- Thomas Tam's court when Chan 10 pressed by Curtis Hindros and his conduct was that of "a before the Court,
Ipekding Brothers were going "Aludiní: 10, Science Survey **
to consider the Sin-ho stood before the Maris- | Digiategration Theory of Radlo tolt and a numbskull, Nobody Court's duty
the interests of the community, the to pay him back or credi: Fal- the accident,
coners account with them and trate summensed with obstruc-HEDLY A TEK by Dr A. B. Harseil had lost a cent, but on
Boulevard Cafe: other hand the appellant had nature of the crime, tion there on two separate dates BCTS 10.10
the reduce the debt Falconers owned 30.30 Record Round-about;
deterrent effect of a sentence them. He (witness) representing 10.69, —August þ ́and 12.
Weather Report: 11, Radio News lost his employment, Reed (London Neboy);. 11,18. Good- Counsel sald he had made passed on persons like the appekdjian Broile:I could have Mr Tom had remarked to the Music, God Save The Queen; enquiries and had ascertiained opinion that people in the most with them and reducet the deh pellant. The Court was of the either credited Filconers account :1130; Close· Down, samic man, on ·September 23
that Counsel for the Crowa, tion of the appellant who lost or pay Falconers cash and leave when bo had ploaded that his
his outline of the case before the their jobs automatically would Falconers dealt balance with be the first P. & D. pasien. lorry broke down on the pier, Magistrate
Trial Judge, had not pressed for havo an equally deterrent effect
Ipakdjian Brothers us lb-wab. || ship: to call at: Japanese pos how strange It was that so many Knew The Place
a heavy sentence, nor did he as a prison semience, but the
"What King was Krightened of since the end of the war fa forries
produce statistics to show that Court was not prepared to go was this. He kopskailan local agents for the liner sala went to pieces the moment their wheels touched It. I know, this place well" tall Colom,
so far, was requested of the was to give him, por copy, pesterday that the ship, la c There must be a hoodoo on Me Thomas Tam in Central Court Colony. There was no necesally District Court to bind the ep the shares of the Company. the place," he said.
this
morning, - soterring to why an unduly heavy scalenco peliant, over.
Ipekdjiah was giving"; credit, January 13 next yem for Japan Jardine's Bazaar where e faxi-ahouki therefore have been passed
The Full Court felt that roll credit birt nylien Falvin Hongkong Chan this morning stuck to criver Wong Wing, had allegedly as a detsmarknad
if they caners had to pay for their own The vessel will his story that his lorry had down passengers-100 far frem In the citcumstances of the Justice would be done broken down on August on the cual no sued to see case, Me Wright rulanlitod that a reduced sippellant's sentence on goods and the bank everdsall and Yokohama.
of six the pier, but when asked if his what is happening and got to sentents of three years was the other went up. that meant Falconers Specible en lorry lind collapsed again two know places so that I can winke manifestly executive to the point months and
had to pay five per cent and that eighteen months," the of being harsh, Appellant had count to days later, regretfully admitted sure you people are fairly treat of carrantied the offence terms to run concurrently and of the shares would have to say maänt king, holding -40 per cent the charge of obstruction.
He was therefore cautioned Wong was fined $10 on the because he was being promed by to date, from the date of convice kroat two and a half per ČETNA on the Arst charge and fined summon to which he had plead-creditors and becaurs of family on The appeal therefore, and the winer $50 on the 'seconds,
that
or the
leave Vipa
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