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Alleged- Murder At Shek Kip Mei
Admission To STATEMENT BY
Colombo Plan Likely
Ottawa, Oct. 4. Japan's application to join In the Colombo Plan was re-
ported to have met obstacles today as oficials from the 14 member countries opened their annual Colombo Con- sultative Committee meeting
but officials
are
confident she will be ndmilted Lo-
morrow.
ACCUSED
READ TO COURT
A statement allegedly made by the accused in' answer to a charge of murder was read to the Court when the trial of Leung Hung-on was resumed before the Pulsne Judge, Mr. Justice Gregg in the Criminal Sessions this morning.
Earlier his Lordship had ruled that state- ments made by the accused were admissible in evidence. The ruling was given following argu- several mall Southeast Asian ments by Counsel for the Defence and Crown
Authoritative fources
said
States-Including Indonesia -
which suffered under Japanese aggression in Werkt War II had "rained some objections". How-
Counsel in the absence of the Jury.
Accused is charged with the murder of his married
son,
ever, they were confident a de-Leung Kai-ming, of Shek Kip cision would be reached to- Mel Resettlement Area on July morrow and said, "The possibi 12 Inst. lities 11531 are
that good Japanese delegater will
sit in on the rest of the meetings,"
The Prime Minister, Louis St. Laurent. Jaunched the
first Western Hemisphere conference of the group this morning.
The questions ni Japan's membership did not appear on the agenda of the meetings, but Canada clrculated the diplo-son read: male application to get the re- action of the member govern ments. The protocol of the .Colombo organisation requires sinanimous consent before a new member can be Invited to Join
Japan made known her will ingness to contribute technical, assistance some time ago. it all members agree, it will fall Canada, as the host country, to invite Japanese delegates to the Commiller sessions.
the morning session.
Press.
I
A1
their godmother's place to be looked after for the time being. GIVEN TO GODMOTHER "On the night of. the 11th, the elder daughter upon finish- ing work notifed her mother that the younger daughter had been achi to the godmother, She returned about one o'clock at to asit me about night and asked the elder son the younger daughter. I replied that as there she had been temporarily given was nobody to look after her.
to the godmother,
"I continued to sleep. When the elder son asked me, I was asleep. I did not know that his mother had returned.
ly,
She
she
TUESDAY
OCTOBER 15, 1954.
SHEAFFER'S
SIDE GLANCES By Galbraith Vital Commonwealth U.S. Blow
| CHW, TOGA by NEA Sardia, Ina, T, M. RAG KL. IL PAL DIS
8-30
"Wilbur is so thoughtful of mei He knows I make more than he does, but he insists I quit when we get married!"
EUROPEAN SENT
TO
GAOL
FOR TWO MONTHS
Trade Conference Opening In London
London, Oct. 4.
More than 80, delegates representing the 50 countries and colonies within the Commonwealth were gathering today for tomorrow's opening of the most important Commonwealth trade con- ference for six years during which Japan's admis sion to full GATT membership will be debated.
The conference is to continue for about a week and will try to hammer out a joint Commonwealth policy on the future of the 34-Nation General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade.
To Makers Of Viscount
26 Changes Sought
Washington Oct. 4. Officials of the Civil Aero- nautics Administration, sald today it and asked Vickers, the Vickers Viscount turbo British manufacturers of prop airliner, to make 26 changes in the present model before it will agree to clear the plane for operation in the United States.
Ponnieston for the Viscount to operate in the United States is The Commonwealth delegates aspects of GATTs future-its expected to be delayed until at were meeting in advance of the trade rules and procedures, its next April as a result of ninth full session of GATT be technical administration and
this move by the Civil Aero- ginning in Geneva on October organisation, and its economie matics Administration,"
Government
28.
Many of them will be flying home
to their own capitals for further talks with their Govern- going to Geneva ments before for the crucial review of GATT, now six years old,
This week's
scope.
THORNEYCROFT TO SPEAK This week's Commonwealth conference will begin tomorrow morning in the Treasury Bulld
the
agency which certifies foreign planes - for fights on domestle routes.
Omciala anid they did not expect a prototype incorporating the changes to be ready for
PEARL HFamily Review" ing in Whitehall, with an open- testing before the springlag
ing address by the President of Mr Peter Trade,
ot GATT future is generally the Board of considered to be the most vital Thorneycroft. of its kind since' the Common-
Trade
It was preceded this afternoon wealth countries jointly con- by a short advance discussion sidered their atitude to the of procedural questions. projected International Organisation in 1948.
FOUR QUESTIONS The Commonwealth delegates have four major questions to discurs:
The Commonwealth Producers' Organisation disclosed today, on the eve of the conference, that It had sent a memorandum to the Board of Trade calling on the British Government to safe-
The delay in granting a corti ficale. confidently expected, by now has caused concern In Capital Airlines, the United Slates company which has 40 Viscounts, costing $45,000,000 on order and an option on 20 more. Concern is halghtened by the fact that if all the changes are Insisted on, one and possibly two
from the Viscount's load.
1. the question of Japan's guard and admission to full membership ference, extend imperial pre-prissengers will have to be cut
attitude
• were
Mr A. J. Clifford, instructed by Mr Arthur Lui, of Messrs Lo and Lo. la defending CH cused, Mr D. N. E. Rea, Crown Counsel, is prosecuting, assisted by Det. Insp. A. Soutar.
A MISTAKE The statement allegedly made by the accused in Bulwer to the charge of the murder of his
"Five years ago when I was doing
my wife, business at Teat Chi Mul, made a mistake "The following day, the 12th, and entered her name in the at noon she and the elder son licence. She caused my business returned together to force me to to go bankrupt.
"She absconded secretly.
produce the that time
At this time younger daughter. time our godmother also reported the cate which was recorded in the Bay godmother at once returned to arrived. Upon seeing this, the. View Police Station. In 1982 sho
bring
back asked someone to beg me for a daughter.
the younger favour (to allow her) to come
remained
there back to me.
for about two At that time 1
hours. "I also declared that she was: had four children and had
no-not One source and a representa- body to look after them,
take permitted to and
the tive from the Japanese Embassy my business was not making pleased when absconding secret-
younger daughter
At Central this morning, Mr Hin-shing Lo would be invited to the meet-progress and I could hardly look ing turnotrow afternoon
after the children. IC
I accepted
attention. puld no She assent can be obtained during her and she returned to Hong-
wealth). "Half an hour later, she took sentenced Edward Davies Sykes, 61, broker, to United kong,
the younger daughter out of the two months, gaol on six counts of uttering forged BECAME UNEMPLOYED door and went
to neer the documents, obtaining and attempting to obtain junction of the street. I went "Unexpectedly, after the big out to the junction of the street money by false pretences. Are at Shek Kip Mei, I also be-to
to intercept and stop taking
her came unemployed and remained away the younger daughter with at home all the time. I found her. During the quarrel the out that she did not adhere to elder son hit my forehead with the principles as a wife and that his hand, she met her sweetheart day and
"AB I saw them, two, and night leaving the house affairs that the elder son was and the children
Waliended from wie inner pocket a small
and had strength, I took The wagcy carned by children were partly given to her knife. I, In
fact, intended to sweetheart to spend, with the stab and injure both eyes of my result that the food for the wife, but the dodged and I failed
was extremely bed to injure them. At
this time I warned her once the
non the elder.
followed and two months ago, when a quarrel embraced me with hands and took place followed by a small hit my body wanted to fight. We went to the Police sate
Smell
knife with Station to settle our disputes.
which to stab
back. At "Seeing that
time I in order to defend offen hat she children's wages, to another myself could not help turning person, I was often dissatisfied around and stabbed the face of with her.
In April I asked that the elder son with the small each month. $30 should be given knife. It was self-defence to me to spend. She very often a hurry and it was not a plot tried not to give me a single to
murder. cent. I had to press every Ume
"'A' MISTAKE" there were wages before I could
"Therefore, the elder son was get some.
hit by mistake.
was not because of the "From April up to now, about affair of the younger daughter $20 were given to me
I had been patient for every only. month. I asked her to pay the several months. The wife wont expenses openly but she would out every day to meet her not agree. Later from June she sweetheart and she opened the had asked me to get from the door and absconded children.
during the latter part of the secretly "So recently I did not ask her night while I was asleep and for money for did 1 Aght or she would come back about quarrel with her. wanted to be patient, and walt occasions that she went out at Charles for the time being, so that when night not for the purpose of "looks like the Detence, Deakin to support. there was an opportunity and T
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TUESDAY OCTOBER 4 By Air
Formoss, 3 p.m.
Sude China. B p.
0 p.m.
By SurfaCO
Formosa, Japan, Okinawa, & USA.,
Macno. 6 p.m.
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER
By Air
Thailand, I am.
Indo-China, France, 2 p.m.
+
Formosa, Japan, Korea, 3 pm.
Thailand, Malaya, Indonesia, Aus-
tralia, New Zealand, 8 pm.
Japon, & pm.
India. Ceylon, Pakistan, Middle
Fast.
Kurope,
Africa Groat El-atri
1 p.m.
Bitma, dpm.
By Surface
Mocno, affi.
China, People's Republic. 9.30 am. British East Africa, 11 am.
Maloya, Cayton, Allen, Middle East, France. Great Dritain Rod Ettrope, 21 DAT
Indo-China, 11 4.0%.
Korea, 1.m.
Formosa,
Burna, India, 1 p.m.
Marso,
p. p.m.
THURSDAY, OCTOBER T
By Air
India, Ceylon, 10 a.m.
Japan, Noon.
Phippines, Guam, Hawaii, U.B.A. and Canada, 1 pm.
Philippines, N. Boroo, 0 pm.
Persian Committee Approves Oil Pact
the
hnd
$20 GIVEN
The
my
Бол
God
me
strong out
In
Hall
ment.
''NO OBSTACLES”-
in
Civil Aeronautics Administra-
tion officials sald today the basic design of the planb: was sound but local conditions, such as ex- tremes of heat, made it necase sary for certification to be with held.
ACCEPTED 24
They said Vickers had accepte od 24% of the recommendations. but. wanted to consult them be foregoing ahead with the others.
of GATT.
The memorandum declared: 2, their
to the "In view of the favoured treat- world trade rules laid down ment accorded to such island General Agreement which possessions as Puerto Rico, the comes
for up
revision Virkin Islands and Hawall by the Genova.
United States, and to French 3. the future of Imperial and Portuguese colonial terri Preferences
tories by (Preferential
their · metropolitan Tariffs within the Common states, this Organization feels that the restrictions imposed on the United Kingdom by GATT. trading problema
are invidious and should be would
follow if
removed. Reuter, made.'freely convertible. into. gold or 2. AUSTRALIA'S ATTITUDE .. dollars. in $500 forstwo years
Mr Lo also bound Sykas" "aver
The 'nd After making inquiries. Podce likely to prove the most con in relation to the General Agron the crew and peenen caleld to
admission
Canberra, Oct of Japan is
Changes accepted by Vickers Australia's attitude to Japan Include: a Ibekable door between found that on September 21, de- Pleading guilty to the charges, fendant had delivered the forged meetings although. It is
trovezalat issue Sykes tearfully said that he latter to the Wang Kee Company from being the most vital issue. be influenced by the nature of resist the impact of large birds,
far ment on Tarifs and Trade will ments, a stronger windshield committed the offerices when he
Central, and saw all his nine children on naught Road
Japan has been an associate the changes in GATT emerging and modifications to the pro- pretended he had been the verge of marvation. I leave sent by Bishop Hall to collect member of GATT since October from the coming review. This peller-control system, fire deter- it to your Worship to deal with some money. He was given $500 last year, and 24 nations have was stated in the House of tion and protection equipment me leniently."
signed declarations regulating Representatives by the Prime and fuel system pumpa and lers. The letter was found their commercial relations with Minister, Mr Menales, Sykes, who had obtained to be forged and sent to Blahop Japan on the basis of the Asuggested that, on the eve of his plicated methods of incressing
He total of $1,500 from three firs
mid that it had been Still at fasuo are highly com sald he would make immediate
· On September 24, Sykes ob- restitution of $780 and promised
departure for the GATT review engine power to assure safe to pay the balance at the end of ained $200 from Wing On Life
But Britain, Australia, New session, the Commerce Minister, operation at fast, fixing, outside the month.
Insurance Company, Des Voeux Zealand, South Africa, and Mr John McEwen, had said that temperatures-conditions fro The Rt. Rev. R.O. Hall, Road Central, by means of
A Southern Rhodesia have hitherto Australia would support: Japan's quently met in tropical climates false telephone call purported declined to do so, Bishop of Hongkong.
expressing admission What Mr. McEwen over largo, areas of the United name has been used by Sykes have come from Blahop Hall fears of unfair Japanese mending him to collect.
had said was that the admission States some practices. in obtaining the money, was money.
of Japan would be "considered" also present in Court:
In July, however, Japan told at
GATT. moeing and that INFORMED POLICE
Inter-sessional Committee of the
of the question who of Geneva that she be portance GATTA Det. Insp. McNiven, told the
lieved there were "now no Magistrate that on September
Hail informed the official of the Wink on one call blations for hill membership of Japan's application to enter into 23, Bishop
obstacles to her joining negu
Premier added that Polico that he had in his ceived a similar telephone
come from the Act
Agreement, possession a latter purported to Purported to have
tarif negotiations with the con Bishop Hall and Police were in- This Committee subsequently trketing pardes to the General have been signed by him. formed, Defendant was arrested approved a recommendation that Agreement with a view to ac when he accepted a marked 3100 Japan be allowed to enter multi- banknote.
ceding would come up ab | lateral: tariff negotiations begize the ninth session As the local Fems published ning not later the view to her end of October. An actual de- the con fot 1,tracting
1. partes. the
at the opening story, the officials of the next year, with a
GATT.
cisions, even under the most Read
The Genova GATT conference expeditious consideration by the Central, informed the
will Polios that defendant had ob- consider Japan's admission
parties, could not a similar forged soon after October 28 before contracting
come before. the middle of Inspecter McNivin told the GATT future, beginning on Jepan's accession would pre- sent problems for Australia and The Commonwealth countries the other contracting parties. Its efforts toward subversion in Wilson, and today it here for 24 years and had nine
are to discuss in detail all three China Mail Special.
whope
MARKED BANKNOTE On the
following day,' On
at tho
Atom-Powered Aircraft
Bank of East Asia, Des Voeux joining Carrier Likely For U.S.leines $800 by a simple all passing on the special review of 1955
Washington, Oct. 4.
and a
1. therefore o'clock: I found out on several The Defence Secretary, Mr Court that defendant had been November 8.
I had warned partment
atening water.
her several times. She would
would
authorise
money I could send some not listen to the warning..Be-mmary go-ahead"; ́on the one to make inquiries and find cause on the second day when world's first atomic-powered air- out the place where she was to meet her sweetheart. Unex- abc,
sha
qut
pectedly, on the 2nd instant her and told her that she went } from· Denver...
to it
Civil Aeronautics, Administra
Australia mtion officials said that toʻment
Mr
Rome's Ex-Police Chief Questioned
Over Montesi Drug Scandal
Rome Oct. 4.
carrier. absconded secretly I scolded
ere on bis return He told
reporters on his
that the zatomie under soma pretext, went away watch her and that the neigh-inst year spparently would not secretly, that nobody could carrier plans being considered to some other place together hours thought she was going out have been satisfactory.
And I only with the two daughters and
All that did not know her whereabouts. convenience to her. She at once closer to something
was certainly, a "But they're getting better and That meant, she had absconded
to me and admitted he added. replied to aceretly
and 见 convenient for her to live to fore I had a hatred, for her.
Saverio Polito, former police chief of Rome, was interrogated for would be frankly, Certainly yes. There- Mr. Wilson
this did not means die Navy four hours today by Dr Raffaele Sepe, the magistrate investigating the gether with her sweetheart That hatred, new or old, had would start construction on such Montesi “drug orgy” scandal, secretly. Because It she were existed for a long to live together with the children and myself she would
be afraid that i would
her movement.
watch
-Therefore sho
The trial is continuing
went away to live secretly." Radio Hongkong
years, to
feasible,"
that emphasised
a vessel in the immediate future. He strongly. Indicated how
these conditions the passinger- load would have to be cut to reduce overall weightReuter
Thailand Fears Subversion By Communist China
Washongton, 'Oct. 43 Thailand's Ambassador, to the United States, Mr Pota Sarasin, said today that. munist China had stepped
Com
Thailand since the signing the South-east
pact to Manila That
Ho
He told reporters, Cont: the' Ašsistant State
Walter
defence
call
Secretary of
that the Communists
working quietly and ly in training Tyini arid agontul, în." China, arid them back into" Thailan
Mr Sarasin cussed raufication of the So Robertson.
east
Thailand was the frat
rally the pact/Reuter eight participating countries,
65 Terrorists
Carly yeme Killed In Tunis
The perspiring 18-year-old list your faunched the scandal, The interrogation of Pollio ever, that plans were being pre-police chief was allowed to go with "suborning: dwitzicand: Muto today interrupted Dr pared for the atomie carrier to free after the questioning But The charge alleged that Muto Sepe check on Piccioni's silbi take its place eventually along he is required to appear before had persuaded woman to for April 9110 and 11 1983, the A few days after.
side the "new, atomic submarine” Dr? had sho
whenever called, a
**** give false testimony, period in which Wilma "sted. Teheran, Oct.
gono away secretly, an felder
as part of the US. Fleet A
the second time he Parliamentary Committee
The Navy hnd wanted to had been questioned since he
AMV Sorld-Beraman, Swedish-
·SAN.T. daughter came back to bring today approved by
to bring p.m. Thow Bignal and Pro proceed with this project lan was charged two weeks ago charge concerne
sold the Reliable source 34 votes to the youngest daughter, age 8 gramine Summary: 0.03, Muale and
born simsario bec
question two the oil agreement between
ed at: the Italian:. year but Mr Wilson cut it from with steering the investigation Ganzaroli, a self-sty Persia and a four-nation con-
elder daughter hous with the Royal Air Force: 630, the sortium on resuming the market inquiries,
Inace to sleep. Finally's made one mom has shown Barais Past October, The Porto Mare the theory that she died on who won
the Younger Busivan (Budio); 13 Lo Denis Committalon
Hearing presented by ing of Persian oil.
in kww, days, three, g daughter whether she had seen (Studio); fo
ago for "false testimony." the mother and the younger wouther" raportit & zime Gianna and by the Newport The Committee was appointed daughter replied that she had Work Now (London Re43K 8.30 Balpbuildia and by both Houses of Parliament to not geen the mother in the Special Announcements: #16
(London Ralar) por (peny to! aludy the agreement and report elder daughter's place. If she Coloring Plan Documwalary uk 230 Its Andings as a prelude to a could not be seen in the elder Forces Favouries a Londoris vals) debate on ratification, which daughter's place during : meal prewented, by,
1.- Time Biga.
regarded us. A
Blon
and sleeping hours, it was evin k
4 foregone dent that the; was together with . BarqWest
Thirty-one British, American
and Dutch technicians arrived
her sweetheart GAMEME
here on Saturday to help resume Sounes: operations at Abadan, the world's Sargest refinery Reuter
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to have com
and