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Police Evict Illegal Squatters In Kowloon
Nine squatters, their families and "tenants" were evicted by the Police this morning from a piece of land in Hunghom.
The land, just behind the Hunghom Police Station in Chatham Road, was bought by the Chinese Civil Association Building Society for the erection of a multi-storeyed building to house re- settled persons,
: Compensation was awarded the squatters, and However, all nine they were told to move "out. refused to budge; and as a result construction work for six on the resettlement scheme was held up months.
An ultimate deadline was set for today, and at about 10 am. several officers from the Re- settlement Office delivered the final warning to the squatters.
Standing by on two sides of the land were squads of Police,
ned with
truncheons and armed Tattare shields,
GAS CO
CAPITAL
Mr C. J. R. Dawson, Superin- INCREASED
tendent of Police, walked in after the Resettlement officer: had talked with the squatters for nearly an hour.
The squatters then protested
that they needed time to pick the vegetable plots, and were seen by a China Mail reporter to squat down listlessly beside the
Shareholders of the Hong- kong and Chinn Gas Com- any. Lid today approved an increase in the Company's capital from authorised £260,000 to £1 million at an
neatly cultivated rows, plucking extraordinary general meel- at the plants-leaf by leaf,
ing held at the Edinburgh POLICE MOVE IN
House office of Wheelock Marden & Co. Ltd."
were A final three minutes given them by Mr Dawson; and then the Police, led by Mr Daw- son and Chief Insp. F. Roberts, moved in--followed by squads of Sanitary Department coelies armid with crowbars, axes and picks.
There was no trouble.
how-
ever, as the squatters al protesting volubly - helped to move their furniture
though
out of the huts.
Under the terms of the re- solution. proposed by the Chair- man of the Hongkong Gas Com- pany. Mr G. E. Marden and seconded by the Hon. C. Blaker, the capital is to be increased by further 740,000 the creation of
་་
the
ordinary £1 shares.
These shares will rank parl pásu "in all respects and will form one class with the exist-
in ordinary shares Women PC's assisted severdi ing aged people from the huis and capital of the company".
Shareholders also passed deposited them on chairs.. out- side. white the S.D. coolies second TCSolution emending
the structure. various articles of swarmed over ripping off the paper roof ander the company. prying apart the walls of tin- plate.
Demolition was still in pro- press up to the time of going to press.
Naturalisation
a
association
Mr Marion told the meeting the amendments were made necessary by the recent transfer of the management and contro!
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MEDIUM & FINE BALLPOINTS AVAILABLE
By Galbraith SEAMAN'S APPEAL AGAINST Dead Body Of
4-16
"I just met the new girl in the neighbourhood and now you're making me go on a trip and walk out on
:
her!""
CONVICTION IS DISMISSED
The Full Court this morning held that a Trial Judge correctly exer- cised his discretion in allowing an amendment, to a charge, and dismissed an appeal by a seaman, Julius Feldborg, against his conviction for robbery with aggravation.
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Feldborg was convicted by Judge J. Reynolds at the Kowloon Dis- trict Court and given 18 months' hard labour.
Appellant was represented by Mr A. J. Clifford, instructed by JMT R. W. Dyer, of Messrs Deacons. Mr W. S. Colller, Crown Counsel represented the CrownL
The Full Court comprised Mr Justice T. J. Gould, Acting Chief Justice, and Mr Justice J. Wicks, Acting Puisne Judge.
the written reasons TOAD TO "charge sheet" and
therefore been
working upon a ship called the nearly as may be, and where it The evidence for the is necessary for convenience the "Ageore.
and prosecution was carefully sum expressions "indictment” inarised
by the learned trial "count" are to be understood as judge in giver for the verdict.
respectively, Has suggested One counsel appeared for both not the accused at the trial and he sub that in matters of amendment mitted at the end of the pro- the principles to be applied are
neither had any differ
different from those ap- secution case that The judgment in part read.
This sub-plicable to indictments in the The appellant was tried before any case to answer.
and. accepted charge mission was not
Supreme Court. Section 24(1) 3 District Judge upon
of
Procedure case was
Criminal the the Crown's though sheet in which the Statement
for the defence Ordinance (Cup. 221) makes ere closed counsel and Particulars of Offence were
similar provision to that in force In England
the
for further cross-
the
"26 (1) Where, before trial or at any stage of a trial, it appears to the court that the incomment is defective. the court shall make such order for the amer.dment of the indicament as the court thouśca accesary to meet the circum- stances of the case unless, havinat regard to the merits of the case. the required amendments cannot be made without injustice"
at the beginning of the trial in was permitted to recall the rick
following terms: Robbery shaw puller
to examination. The first accused with aggravation, contrary
upon oath Section 40(1) of the Larceny then gave evidence
with Ordinance. Cap. 210. John Eugen and stated that he had been
uppellant on
carly Svendsson and Julius Feld 2015, morning of March 7 in Temple on the 7th day of March, 1933, in this Colony, together robbed Street Cafe: that he had quite a Lan Arthur McClew of HK$10.00 lot to drink, that he left alone and one book
of Travellers to go back to the ship and while
"CRUX OF MATTER Cheques to the value of £150. on his way the appellant passed
him in a taxi. The taxi stopped Counsel for the appellant and The comp inant McClew was picfced him up and he argued that the charge was not a rubber planter passing through and the appellant proceeded defective it was good on the
the to the
dockgates. He denied face of it. We were referred to United Kingdom. The appellant being present at or taking part R. Errington 18 C.A.R. 148,
At the
which one in seamen in the alleged incident.
conclusion of his evidence the given for.
Hongkong
Band
Et
route
Svendason
were
ما
PROTEST AGAINST FALSE ACCUSATIONS
In his printed statement to shareholders of the Nanyang Cotton Mill, Ltd., Mr Lawrence Kadoorie, Chairman of the Board of Directors, this morning observed that protest must be made against the allegation of the employment of cheap labour in Hongkong's textile industry, and to the accusation levelled at the mills in Hongkong of passing off Japanese manu- factured goods as those of Hongkong manufacture because such, accusa- tions were obviously based upon misinformation.
at
ing
of the Company from Lonxion to Hongkong.
Mr Marden also said the Gas Company Board was considering of the Com~ announces a fuller revision Today's Gazette
articles, The originai British pany's that the privilege of naturalisation has been granted documents of incorporation were drawn up in May 1862 before Act came the first Companies (mer-
certain amend- chant); Mr E. E dos Remedios into force and
were needed to bring with normal into line
practice
the in
to the following:
Mr Tsong Tee-yang
(piling foreman):
Siak-keng
(medical
Dr Lean ments-
them
practi- Company
tioner); Mr Ip Ching-ping (proprietor of the Ching Hing Colony,
⚫ Construction Co.); Ho Ching
(medical
practitioner);
Mr Lau Lim (managing director, Wellcome Co, Ltd); and Miss Hule Takt-ching (student). HONORARY RANK H.E. the Governor has grant ed the honorary rank of Major to Mr B. C. Field, MBE, MC. ED, who has been permitted to retire from the Royal Hongkong
Pleads Not Guilty To Assault Charge
It reads as follows:
cerns
of the only a
ww
cloth
the rest.
to
for
v
of the reasons
count to an
trial judge acquitted and dy-dition of anothing the ad-
charged him, being of opinion indictment was that the indict-
Verdict)
the rickshaw that puller's identification of him might, in the circumstances, have been mistaken.
A TECHNICALITY
Young Woman Discovered
The dead body of 18- year-old Evelyn Fung, be- laved to be the daughter of Dr Fung murdered
who
few years_250 by robbers in Castle Peak Road, was found by school boya
this morning
on the hillside at Mission Road near the Tang King School. Industrial
To
Kowloon
The boys, who belonged
to the Tang King To Industrial "School, huwere....... playing
on
the hillside when they came across the body dressed in a Chinese rown and with a handker- chief over
In- They immediately formed Father N. Carrato
of the School, who in turn informed the Palics."
Police went to Interview a man who they believe, may be able to help thera with their inquiries.
Had Brandy
Bottle Tied To His Leg
(as is stated in the Reasons for ment was not previously defec- Escapee's Fight With that sense. tive, in
However Policeman In The Sea the amendment in that case does not appear to have been made by the court of trial, but by
On a surprise search at some official before trial. We were the Yuen On Wharf bast referred also to R. Fra 10 Monday night, Sub-Inspector
R. v Hughes 20 C.A.R. 182,
The trial judge then suggested
The asked complainant for a loan
That
17
the
a running dive of the
there would, it imports of grey cloths trade, it is even harder than became story of the dollar Jennings,tioned shows constable a vicious kick in the
were of course, the overriding were restricted, be redundancy usual to prophesy. On the in- which it is not necessary to re-applied in each of them.
in
it la, so far as the appellant is con
a
to Crown Counsel that the ap- pellant could not be convicted in CAR 4. Ry West and ors R. B. Bayless and another
inspector
Chung caught the circumstances of the offence 32 CAR. 152 and R. Jen- as charged and
rings 33 C.A.R. 143 The later Suggested that
168 however brandy tied to his left the words "with another person case of R. y Smith, Pople and Wah, 31 with two bottles of unknown" be substituted for the ors 34 C.A.R.
in the makes it plain that to be "defec- leg with strong, rubber name of the 1st accused
an indictment does not bands and a third bottle in charge.
Crown Counsel "made live"
defence and ence have to be bed on the
face of application
of his pocket. Linsel
who objected, was it.
As stated at page 177 "..
its of
The man was arrested Bod beard fully. The trial judge, any alteration in matters
custody of Wu who considered the amendment description, and probably in placed in the
Because of other respects, may be Ho-zan FC 3936,
2 large crowd represected In the programme of develop a mere techalcality which would marry The statement was presented | weavers
appellant, made in order to meet the evid-the commation,
When the constable part of the cotton in- ment and extension which, as not prejudice the
ence in the case so long as the gathered.
no injustice made
turned his head, the annual meeting
defendant amendment causes The appellant: gave evidence Nanyang Cotton Mill, Ltd, held dustry. The bleaching, dyeing, I have stated is being actively made the amendment.
Anishing pursued, considerable improve- in Alexandra House this morn printing, pocking and
trades with the converter mer-ments have been made in the and stated that he was not with to the accused person,"
anybody when he approached the crux of the matter-whether whart. processes of spinning staple fibre ne complainant, though he saw
The Policeman immediately charts made
the accused will be up
prejudiced
him plunged into which commodity.the Owing to the inability of the yarns,
He said that in his defence by the amend chased atter two people
water and soon caught hold The past year has been one
of the cases meat and of some difficulty for most con- spinners and weavers to increase there is an increasing demand.
West and of him. Chung then gave the anything
and told a
about how he of Fraser, in the textile industry, their production
In the present state of the and the is addition
normal like the required amount, there
abdomen. Wu doubled up and possessed In
principle was notes and traveller's cheques that the same
lot sank, swallowing a of salt marketing problems.
so far available we
In the present case it is to be water.
Meanwhile Defendant swam as the trial judge found the expect
noted that the amendment did not turnover it unacceptable; with this finding in problems of import control and in the fishing trade and many formation
any way alter the essential
to the other side of the whart. The nature of the charge against the exchange difficulties. It is fre-of the convertirs would lose the should
Exhausted as he was, the con- He was the appellant.
sccused ol the substantial ceed that of last year and, with we are in full agreement. found quently the case as one coun- hold they have so far been able during the current year to ex-
still further improvements
rial in
judge also try opens up its markets, an-to maintain on
re-export business.
evidence of the complainant and robbery, Rastavated by there being stable swam after hira.
more than one participant. if it t may succeed In
in stib proved that the appellant took part other imposes restrictions.
He added that there were efficiency, we
rickshaw puller true endeavours over-
involved off-setting any lowering wider issues Our main
and that there was another person stance.
and abetting the devoted to the mitich must be
“A number
were presen: aiding seas
of grounds and to than those concerning the cotton textile market prices. sale of our products
To restrict im-
Detalled investigations of the included in the notice of appeal identity of the latter is immaterial: Pleading not
pros and cons guilty to a selling wherever possible, and industry alone.
of setting up a of which all except one (which cemed, a matter of description, and charge of assaulting a
in this connection I am pleased poris merely to maintain a
ing the charge to Include an apt to be able to stat: we
have strong producers/sellers market
for the spinners and weavers, mill of 10,000 spindles in Belo does not merit discussion) relate there can be no prejudice la amend- Horizonte, Brazil, continue, and to the amendment of the charge description of the second party. Gnr James Curran, 33, of the Royal Artillery, was remanded been expanding our activities.
it is hoped a decision may be One complaint is that the early unless in some way the question of for
the export such as was experienced during days by Mr T. As for demand,
the previous year, ~ so far,
o the trial judge's own motion ppellant's defence. In fact such a lot dutiable commodities, assault offers, Creedon, before whom he ap- business
have sufficient reason to disrupt the taken in regard to this in the acquittal of the first accused was his identity is a material part of the
course of the coming year.
100 question forged ne part of his de- We
and that the amendment was feace he gave evidence that there on Police, and escape from law- peared, at Kowloon this morn-couraging signs.
ful custody. ing.
time of the incident, and his state. successfully negotiated sales in trade of the converters
finishers, which was undoubted-
Your Directors feel you would suggested by him. In our view was no one with him as all at the
In court this morning, he was Curran was alleged to have the various South East Asian
the the cotton industry, as well as preciation of the assistance re-acquit the 1st accused when he consistent
Yan-hol on did so, of the Crown's evidence that there Poon no doubt he also
found their
the trade of the import/export celved from our loyal team of did and
was in fact a second person present Middle East, Australia, Africa merchants and all the ancillary employees at all levels which because of his opinion that the sin on way dimanded by its charge, and one month hard
contributed in United Kingdom. In businesses concerned with for-has
large charge would require amend failure to satisfy the trial judge of labour on each of the other of the ment, so that the interests of was and remained after the amend
of that person's identity, except that it charges. He was additionally Korea we were able to compete trading There were also measure to the success
eign
OVE in $750 for two for
best ment) open for counsel for the de- bound fairly large successfully
other Industries which year's working.
the appellant would be best many
served by making the amend-fence to argue that it was unlikely. orders under
the sterling the F.O.A.
benefitted from
We Henan, PC 3936, Was to obtain
ment before he gave evidence. in the short time which elapsed acter the appellant separated from the 1st arrangement, and
credit created by these imports
As to the suggestion for grnend-accused; that he would have levised
commended by the Magistrate prices in line with the higher of fabrics into the United King
of Turning to the Accounts, it
for his good work. quality of our products...
dom which were worthy will be observed that the balancement coming from the judge a common criminal purpose with the position is that it was fully tayone else. Counsel for the de assured that consideration.
fence You
perested that because." he may rest
within his
do so thought both accused would have to discretion to your Directors will continue to Our friends in Lancashire carried forward from the pre- working was To this must be and that the requirements men-be acquitted if there was surdeient do their utmost to promote still appear to have overlooked the v1.325
$3,325,242.73.
tioned in R. v West and ors 32 doubt about the identity of the lat Com fact that the imposition of re added the Balance shown in the
were fulfilled. used, ho cross-examined the two win witnesses for the Crown only pany's activitks throughout the strictions would bepoussins Profit and Loss Account amount the Cou
the Court of Criminal with a view to casting doubt upon have international repercussions ing to $1,888,586.01. After mak- There
the identification. He did not put the Coincidently with
dus allowance, ing due
the Appeal said:-
to the witnesses that there WAS From the view appropriation
in fact ng second participant present. the Interim will prevail. crease in exports of grey cloths and we hope that wiser counsels
This seems a strange course to adopt to the UK, publle attention point of Hongkong, the serious Dividend of 40 cents per share.
In view of the statements of and the evidence by the two accused, but has ness of any restrictions to in-free of tax, absorbing $600,000, during the past few months has
the chance that, upon much, a formal been focussed on the organised dustry cannot be exaggerated there is a balance available of
question being put to them, the com agitation in Lancashire designed. In the avercrowded conditions $2,513,828.74,
plainant and rickshaw puller wordid abandoned their detailed have to bear pressure on the Govern now pertaining, unemployment
of
these ment to restrict imports
testimony, so nemote that it d
retarded. fabrics from India,
Japan
three
woman,
was not
and
swer to the charge is
POLICEMAN RESCUED Sub-Insp. Bayless, seeing this jumped into sampan and The area was surrounded and managed to rescue FC 3936. Dedendant was re-arrested, Taken to Central Police Station, he was charged with possession
Defence Force on attaining the assaulted Miss Mary Wong at mrkets and our products have a very important section of wish them to express their ap- the trial judge was entitled to mentit with that. The strength | fined $100 or four weeks by Mr
normal age of retirement, the Gazette announced today.
the Bodega Restaurant, Yauma-
yesterday.
and the
"E.
bare and
beautiful
DEBUTANTE
Whirlpool.
BRAS
BY HOLLYWOOD-MAXWELL
is underscored with
further growth
of the
We
in-
and
con-
We have continued to com
padded wire, has a the Colony's textile industry and under our care. little foam petal for a to the accusation levelled at the new lift. Adjustable Mills in Hongkong of passing of centrate our efforts on advancing elastic back goes as Japanese manufactured goods the quality of our products so low as you want. White, with wide-as those of Hangkong manu- that they may meet the ever- spaced straps, A B C cup.
facture because such accusations Increasingly stringent require are obviously based upon mis-ments of our customers. information.
NOT A SOLUTION
While the problems and difficuties we have to face do
ACCOUNTS
year's
of
The leaked judge was, in our opinion. entailed to exercise his discretion in directing the amend ment, but he clearly should have invited the parties, and in parti- cular the defence, to express their views upon the matter before de ciding to do so."
It is the Board of Directors' intention to propose that this In the present case the counsel WIN fully sun be dealt with in the follow-for
STOWAWAYS EXPELLED
Two German nationals,
who
the defence
be
dismissed.
A
years.
the first
Sub-Insp. Bayless prosecuted.
Heavy Fine For
Holding Two Identity Cards
Turg Shek-fun, allos Tung can well lead to grave and sequences.
Shek-kwong, 37 was fined THE RIGHT TEST
total of $550 or 13 weeks by Mr To Batter the low, Hongkong. We are not con-
PRODUCTION PROGRESS
We think that the test to be ap-Hin-shing. Lo at Central
this ng manner: 1. To paying a final beard. curved back of a halter cerned with the arguments pro-
NOT A NULLITY
piled in this case the ap.
moming for possessing two wear duced neckline
against
Indian
All the Company's plants have dividend of 60 cents per share
The next point is that the pellant had been tried alone on a must, been working to capacity during free of tax, on fully paid up
Identity cards, giving false in- Hollywood Maxwell'a
Japanese
goods.
son unknown, would the 'defence formation to his employers and Debutante Halter however, protest against the the twelve months covered by shares amounting to $900,000; 2. charge was a joint one and that charge alleging robbery with a per
Accounts, providing full To carry forward to next year's therefore the trial judge, upon have had any advantage that it did.
to the Commissioner of Re Strap bra. Each 3⁄4 cup
it of cheap labour in Smployment for the operatives secount $1,713,828.74.
made in regard to the the
his acquittal of the first B not have at the actual trial." We
Elstrax
of Persons. cused, had no option but to are unable to see that it would
Prosecution told the Court: acquit the appellant Counsel and it so there is no injustice. For
that defendant was pen these reasons we are of the opinion
employed- relied upon well known princ
the trial jucre correctly
as a factory labourer by the ples affecting Indictments is the mendment, and this appeal & British American Tobacco Com conspiracy
The answer to this the is
pany on April, 18.-1950. He sp- It should be pointed, out, that is that the charge cld not be-
plied for and obtained an Iden- come a nuity upon the acquittalven if the trial judge had refused
ifty card through this Company, the amendment, he must inevitably, Defendant later joined the of the 1st accused but remained a valid and subsisting charge on the view he took of the evidence,
a car cleaner and, he obtained As the President of the Board not diminish, your Directors stowed away on the m.v. Isabel, upon which as if stood, the ap- have found the appellme gulity of Hongkong Tramway Limited as
another fac
Identity card Vietnam to Hongkong, pellant could have been con-imple robbery,
card under an- of Trade has pointed out, have devoted considerable at from
other name on March 28 through Indian ports of cheap
éloths tention.
arieving were cautioned and ordered to victed of simple robbery, or of towards
this Company, may be injuring the spinning madmin economies in the be expelled by Mr Hin-shing larceny. In that case it was Tenders Requested Audi weaving sections, but operation of the Mill, by erecting Lo at Central this morningdrick susceptible to amendment like
defendants,
any other charge and in and For New Ferry Piers denied and he wrote to the restriction of such imports will additional buildings so as to con
Registrar of Persons returning not solve the industry's main tinue the modifications of our Wilhelm Wiedemeier,
That brings us to the real. Tenders for the construction the identity card he had secured is to increase provide new problem which is
equipment and to pod de pe phalia, and Augustin Schmid, point in the appeal. Had the of new Star Ferry piers were from the team was conte in the face of experte
Low-cost
of Burlafingen Neu petition
on trial judge power to amend the called for in a notice appearing pany. Defendant said he, gramme. This will bring, the were found on the Imbel ducer's sy khi torliis
-to Red China going to President of the Man machinery and date was May 9 while the ship was be charge in his discretion and if in the Gazette this morning, returning the card as he was in all respecta Mucir tween Haiphong and Hongkong 80 did he exercise his discretion They are for the construction chester Chamber of Commerce In his address at the Animal of the work has already been The Count was informed by correctly. By virtue of Section of new piers at Tsimshatsui, I was Inter ascertained that that the two 29(1) of the District Court Kowloon, and they Central ho had not gone to Red China Meeting on February 15, ex-shed but in order to complete the Prosecution
that our plans we are increasing the men would be repatriated to Ordinance the procedure of the Reclamation, Hongkong Tenders and that in fact he was at his
on Monday pressed the viewpoint
Court in criminal will be received at the Colonial-old job with BAT- and by Eupreme was important to remember plumber of our spindies in the West. Germany
matters is to be followed as Secretariat up to noon on July 8. Lering his firet identity card Iplane that the spinners of sama and Immediate future,
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On Apell 28, defendant was
was