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Contempt of Court: Fines Imposed
Fines varying from $300 to $50 were imposed this morning by the Full Court, comprising the Chief Justice, Mr Justice M. J. Hogan and Puisne Judge, Mr Justice J. Reynolds, on two Chinese daily newspapers who had admitted responsibility for contempt of court in articles published last month relating to an alleged murder and alleged abortion.
in ita Judgment the directed That (1) 4 wri
14710 In respect
Count wil Suu- of Lo of
Eng, proprietreis the Yuet
Wah Dully News, but will be suspended if within seven days The pays
One of $300; (2)
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Government
Appointments
made
what shock not issue against Jung Lal-man. editor of the
The tollowing Government writ M Wapaper,
will appointments have been Issue in re,pect of The Kad-cho, for approved, publisher of the newspaper, but ined this morning. will be superseded
#f
withi
the Gazette noli-
seven days he pays a one of Mr Hobert Alfred Cyrk $60 (4) dne of $30 in im- Brown to be Buliding Surveyor posed on the Shek Kee Press 'on probation; Mr B W Bell to
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pimler pajder. which
within seven day*. shall levied upon their goods
In the ease of the Chung YUK Didly News, the Court directed thus in respect of Chan Kul- cheong, who is the proprietor. editor and publisher the paper, o writ will issue but will
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be
Acting Superintendent past Radiographer, Me BE wilt- be not to be Aeling Sentor Radja- Arapher: Dr Theodore Chang to Le Medical Offer on probation; Mr Alfredo Jose Mariu Pruin. to be Acting Senior Acountant. Waterworks Ofer Publk Work Department; Me Alex Carroll Mark tr br Dz In- speetur of Bollers. Mr Tan Sze-su 10 **
Assistant Registrat, under
the Registrar Gheral (E-tablishment) Ördin-i Brew: Mr Roy Porter to br Labour Inspector.
be superseded it within seven days he pays a fine of $300, and that in respect of Lee Yuk- ching, printers of the paper, a
writ will Issue but will be superseded if within seven days he pays a fine of $50,
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NOT PREMEDITATED
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Mr F. E Johnson eensed to be Alr Iegistratio Board Sur- return to the veyor, úpon the Colony of Mr A E Cliftond: Mr D. Palent and Mr Jullaty Hu Wing-lok.
Al Trome Control Officers have been apubinted as authorised
for persons
The Court, Jay 1 judgment, -We are sailsted in euet. takl case that the publication was not deliberate and premeditated move to influence the trial. appears to have resulted from
to make the most of al deska to
zensational type whilst that item was stil new Pad sailing.
n That thi desire bruke the barusts of propriety und resulted in an artele whień 1 likely to prejudice the trial of
arcused, was, we think,
itcin
1-1
mata.
ly site in the mifortunate OCCUR
of the eclior's (Yuet Wah Daily Newsy illness which re moved unexpectedly and tem- porarily the restraint that more experience
the
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FRIDAY, AUGUST 24, 1956.
SHEAFFERS
Skrip
By Galbraith Witness Tells Of Objection Appeal
To Paying Govt Official Dismissed
"I like to drop in whenever I've got time to kill—you're always such a good listener!"
Official Statistics
Births Greatly
Exceed Deaths
During July a total of 8.218 of Article 84 of the births were registered in Hong- Colorad Air Navigation
Order, kong (8,141
Chinese, 77 non- 1935 Mr A Todd consed to h
thenese) and the aggregate for Clerk
Councils. uporz
the year to the end of last month resumption
Me by
50,100 (Chinese Whis non-Chinese 603,)
D
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کردن
Mr
certy C Lauddington: 11 A. Morris reased to be To the or Assistant Secretary Urban Council. upon Desumption of duty M W Rumsey
his CONSULAR
Kundance
would have exerted over the,
1 temperate Impulses of he teporters
APPOINTMENTS
The Mr
Committed
For Trial
Im
licensed
(Continued from Pago 1)
"Ultimately I did sign the document," witawa added.
Mr Braude then identified his rignature
and that of Hogarth on a document, which related
to the sale of 18,000 shares in the Mountain Lead Mines Co., which would realise $25,000.
a letter to
The Full Court comprising the the Chief Justice, Mr Justice
anded an appeal brought by a prisoner for reduction of sentence.
He said he sent
Hogarth saidt that was the Keay on January 31, 1950, in- price he could get for forming him that the Tnimoshan | shares, Mr Hong Sing cox- Mining Co. was to apply for a tinued "He mentioned that M. J. Hogan, and the Puisne
had told him that mining ilcence in respect of the Kens
ho Judge Mr Justice J. Rey- 11 pro- would waive the 7,500 shares nolds this morning dismiss- Kwal Laung veins and
respect of that were voted to him and specting llcence In the remaining area.
therefore wo could save от Mr Hong Sling sald try was requested
those shares. In other words, 10 write this by
they could be sold along with Hogarth, it was decided at a
the additional shirt so that Witness said he had no recol-moeting of the Syndicate.
On February 9 he again wrote the $25,000 would be raised," cetion whatsoever of the men-
Mr Hong Sling said. Keny informing him that tion of $25,000 before that me
The witness said that Hogarth Co. Wus
not did not The only recollection he had the Talmorhan
the name of mention renewing
prospecting the person who was to receive Wita of the Agure of
licence, said Mr Hong Sling. SJ 5,000
this
sum had
He just said " The Syndicate had meeting Chinese gentleman whom · Kesy nothing to do with the present mater at ali
was repotsenting_"
before
The document Мг Brauco added referred to the $25,000 as a recompense to a Mr Tsao respect of his prospecting llence. He had not beard thly Mr To before that time, At the time he himself signed the document, he did not know Unt this $25,000 handed over to Keny
WAA
to be
10
the
and it was decided not to renew the licence.
the
the
$25,000,
"We said that this man should
come forward and Burns also "โก
circumstances 1
wonted to talk 10 him, and as well wash thought I might
check his claim," the witness my hands of the situation, and stated. "And if it were not in- lind no objection; 1 Just convenient to do so we suggest- carried out Instructions," said od that he should go to see Mr Mr Hong Sling when Crown Armstrong
and have Counsel, Mr Rea, asked him Armstrong satisfy himself what Fla views on this step the claim was genuine." were,
On June 7, Mr Show. Mr In his own inind he did not Kavanagh (boll of the Anti-agree, but he could not recall Corruption Branch) and having made any objection at
Hogarth came to his office about noon and Mr Shaw spoke to him in the presence of Hogarth. Mr Shaw asked him if he had heard of this man called Tsao and he replica he had not.
Identified Signature
rs
Witness said that as far
could remember he
Mr Shaw said the purpose of his visit Hon-man, 38, tar un- was to go Into The affairs of
medical
could not practitioner, the Syndicate. He was committed for trial at the remember whether Mr Shaw Criminal sessions, Supreme rsked him whether he knew at Court, by Mr W, F. Pickering at the time that the $25,000 had to Keay. but he Central Magistracy this morning been handed
did not think Mr Shaw asked a charge of abortion,
him that
Ho did remember Mr Shaw asking him if there had been a meeting
The accused was alleged un- inwfully to have used on instru- ment or by some other means, to procure the miscarriage of u 49.003, 22-year-old woman, Shek Ping-oposal at a certain
ying, a No. 22 Java Rond,
3. ground floor, on July
Chic Coun Inspector J.E.H. Hidden, a slated by Det. Insp. Wong, prosecuted. Mr Francis 1. B, Wong, of C. Y. Kwan
For the corresponding periods deaths registered were 1,711 (Chinese 1,693, non-Chinese 18) and 11,402 (Chinese 11,361, non-Chinese 111.)
Other interesting statistics given in a supplement to today's Government Gazeite are:
The
Kowloon-Canton Rail-
way (Brish section) carried 157,717 passengers upward The Gazette L!ปล morning during July and 153,107 down. poned that Mr Tengku Maimun ward. The respective totals for "in each care to stondents Habshah has been provisionally the period January-July tarugh there ised neid ni-recognised as Consul-General 1,314.254 and 1,315.151 amations Expir seal
re, for Incestu, and Mr desse penger true produced $293.- art for thei, es vor in publishing' Mekirov and Mi Edwin J. Gar- Such at ele
Thar desure rits as Coneuls for the United for the month of July and $2,543.778 for the Arst even and Arm intection to avoid such States ut America.
months of the year
ladda ingentients
judgmret sum
Tature," tibe
were
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The accused is on bait $12,000.
REMANDED FOR
of
thut 10,000 shares should be allocated to Keay. He told Mr Shaw that he had no knowledge of that proposal.
Hogarth then asked him if ne could reincimber something, but Mr Kavanagh fold Hogarth that he (witness) had already said he could
remember. The matter stopped there.
bor.
Do!
agreement,
mom-
the merung, he said,
When Mr Rea pressed him further about whether he said anything 21 the meeting. Mr Wright objected.
Mr
that
'Had No Time'
He agreed that the idea was for Mr
obtain Armstrong to evidence of the genulness of the claim
Бу the
for
Lam The prisoner,
Chung sentenced to thro hing, wa
imprisonment years' Kowloon District Court wounding with intent.
Lam in his appeal mid that he committing forced into Che offence. He mid that the victim of his attack had been a Police informer and because of
WBS
slso accusations made
suffered him, he had
hands beatings at the
of the police. He had been cuspect of the police because ot his victim's malicious acts, Lam told the court,
S.
Crown Counsel, "Mr Simon F,
Li
opposing the appeal, said that Lam had commitled a very serious offence and he did not think the sentence imposed on him was excersive. Mr Li added that the maximum sentence for the offence Was five years.
Mr Rea naskod whether the Mr Justice Hogan remarked evidence was ever put before the that what Lam had said did members of the syndicate, and not provide any reason for Mr Hong Sling answered that reducing his sentence, It was not.
Did Hogarth tell them what the evidence was asked Crown
"Is there anything wrong In allowing the licence to lapse? After all they were acting on the advice of Counsel," said Mr | Counsel Wright
New Syndicate
No. Hogarth said he had no ume to attend to anything like that
Mr Hong Sling suid. On May 10, Mr Hong Sling Mr Neo said the defence continued, he signed
a letter could
not rely completely on
with Mr Burns to Hogarth and advice from Counsel. Indeed, did not receive a reply. On they might not have betu ua the same day. Hogarthi returned fully advised us they said, the letter to him and allegedly said, "What is this nonsense. I am not
at- going to pay any tention to It" Subsequently. witness went to Mr Armstrong with Mr Burns and was shown a jetter.
Mr Wright said the Solicitor General did not open his case on the boats that thero was any-
thing Improper in allowing the licence to lapse.
Mr Rea sald that the opinion of the witness was of little weight and he wanted to know whether the witness said any thing in the presence of accused.
Continuing. Mr
Gald
the
the
ม
were
the
Red Warship Sunk, Claim
ม
Talpel, Aug 23.1 The Chinese Nationalist Navy curly this morning sank Communist Chinese frigate and damaged three gunboats in a 43-minute sta battle
west of Matsu, Nationalist Navy head. quarters here claimed tonight,
The etion
took place about after a United minutes
Navy Mor- Bhot plane was
40
On June 4, a meeling was States four-engined held at the Sports Club where tin Mercator
sign,"
of
payment
'May Be Cancelled'
At the meeting Whitefield was alleged to have said that unless, the Syndiente paid the money, there would be a chance of the not mention how he know of it licence being
He did cancelled. Witness sald he did not know that the Syndicate had author- Ised to pay money to Keny
оп
the
and
the insuling, Bui battle, the Navy sold, the Na- tionalist warships rcored
direct hits several
which exploded frigate, rank. They also damaged the three gunboats two of them seriously. The Communist ships retreated to the mouth of the Min river. fered no damage and have re..
The Nationalist warships suf- turned to their base safely, the Navy stated.-France-Pressc.
Whitefield, Patterson and Mr down further north. Hulse were present. Patterson The Navy said two Nation- asked him if he had signed the allat warships en patrol sighted agreement
of a formation of the Commulst the witness gunboats, excorting
a frigate, $25,000, to which Hong Sling repiled that he had not. Patter which opened fire on the Na- now syndicate, the Witness then identified
Bohespic Syndicate, was formed son asked, "Why didn't you tionalist ships. his end an agreement by the mem- Witnesa replied, "I did not During own signature
that of bers was signed. At a meeting Hogarth on a number of docu-prior to the signing of the agree ments. O11 the Bohespicient
ment, there
discussions ¡Syndicate
he relating to certain payments to Identified his
Не (Mr Braude's) Kesy and Professor Davis, THREE DAYS
wife's
signature on it, among said he did not raise the matter 20-year-old hawker, Lal those of the Syndicate
nor did he recall who had raised
matter. umumbered
Hogarth was then Shlu-kei, of int
Cross-examined by Mr Wright, In hub in Lin Fa Kung Street, Mr Braude said one or two days present were Whitefield and Mr chair and among others It was also nouned that the
charged with unlawful possession
before he Quente Exequatur empowering
Lite re-Burns. He said he did not re- for in instrument i
had mentioned M Mon Rajawongse Seniphrom
unlawful purpose, was remanded solution, Patterson phoned him call if
Hogarth Kamata to get ns Vice-Consul The section devoted to traffic three days in police custody by and told him he would be any figures
At that meeting, Mr Hong for Palland has received Her accidents and casualties reveal Mr Hin-shing Lo at Central this mug over the resolution. By sling said, he had not sold ange Majesty's signature
thavi
the during July
the time it arrived there were morning. number of accidents in
It was said that on August 22, the signatures of the
the other thing about Keny
Professor agreed that Colony wax Bu2 (388 in Hong-outside No. 222 Hollywood Road, Syndicate members on it. kong and 604 in Kowloon and defendant was found to have in
should be reimbursed for the New Territories.}
his possession five silver chain Hong Sling's Evidence report. Hogarth and Whitefield Total
agreed and it was only a ques– accidents necklaces, two silver medallions, number or over the test seves menths of a Jade ring and a pair of the year was 6.833. of which sors, suspected to have been 2.818 were In Hongkong
and stolen or unlawfully obtained. 4,215 in Kowloon and the New Territories.
ACCIDENTS
For the first
total
severi
of
Slight Loss In Water Storage
Trial storage
an
received
Mr Hong Sling then produced various lettere sent by Keay to
He had the Syndicate and to him per- Duke For S'pore
Davis sonally,
his
Syndicate concluded an agree-Davis should be reimbursed, but Mr Hong Sling said the tion of how much Professor ment with Mr O'Nell and inno figure was mentioned at the May 1853 the Taimeshanmeeting. Mining Co., Ltd, was registered, A report of the engineer, Mr McMahon, was given in July,
1955.
for
but
Braude's Objection
to
The total number of casualties from traffle accidents in July was 408. These included seven
With regard to payment fatalities and 50 seriously in-
Witness snid he was res- Keay, there was no unanimous Jured.
in the 24-hour period ending ponsible negotiations his agreement, Mr Hong Sling sɔld.
had months of the year the respective at 8 o'clock this morning, the Syndicate
with Mr Mr Burns' and Mr Braudy had lost four O'Neill, figures were 2,889, 83 and 409. Colony's reservolts
after December,
Mr Braude had ex- disagreed. Industriai
1953, although accidents during million gallons of water.
he was theore-
pressed this morning tically in charge. Hogarth took that he would definitely oppose his objection, saying July numbered
435 429, with perions sustaining injuries. Over WBS 4.942 million gallons. Con-over and was negotiating with
amounted a lot of people.
any payment to any government the first seven months of the sumption yesterday
to 38 million gallons and the His attention was drawn to a servant, witness said.
At another meeting_at_ Mr vield from streams and catch- letter written by Keay to the
Professor Armstrong's Office, preds WAS 34 mlillon Syndicate In December 1955, ment gallons,
recommending that they ob Davis and Keay were again at the end of the No rainfall was registered by tained the
of mentioned additional strip
He said he could not the Water Authority,
Inne and that for a reasonable agenda.
recall who raised the matter, BUTSI ย transfer could be
but that it came up. In conver- effected.
gation. Witness eald before he
Everybody had some- relved this letter he had had no said.
thing to say about it, witness
No figures were
year the total number of cidents was 2,571. and the num- ber of persons injured was 2,006.
NATURALISED
The Gazette this morning an- nounced that the following had bren granted certificates of naturalisation:-
Wounding Charge
re-
put
D
A barber and a coolle were discussion with Keay about mentioned and Mr Armstrong remanded for three days by Mr acquisition of this land.
stop to the discussion, F. X. D'Almada at Central this He said at one time Mr Ernest Edward
Keay saying, "We won't go into that Wake morning on a charge of wound-mentioned in due course they matter now it's up to you peo 20 ler
House
should set about getting some ple to second floor; Mr Mul
"Yu Wal-hung, alias Pak Fan- land to form a roadway, but the zelven treasurer, of 3111204, 22, of Fleming Road, and
had not sufficient. Mr Hong Sling went on to to deal with such a pro- tell of conversation between and he thought it should himself, Mr Burns and Hogarth
Streetant, of
ing.
Prince Edward Road, first floor; Lam Nuen, alias Lam Tel. 25.
Chan-sik MLES Julia
Tuen-yce Huo ef King's Road, were alleged to
among your-
student, of 211. Prince Edward have unlawfully and maliciously be attended to at a later stage. at the University Alumni Club
(also wounded Wong Tim on August
Vik Sul-lon) app Kuliah Line.
Mr
Keay did not mention the on about May 18. knows y
20 at the rear lane of Stone name of the person having the tice engineer (marine), of
"Hogarth wanted our opinion rights to this strip, nor did he as to payment to Reay for this Waterloo Road, first floor; and
Yu Wal-hung was represented mention a sum like $26,000, strip of hard to be paid to some Dr Lin Shin-hsi, of the Medical
said Mr Hong Sling, Department, Hongkong Govern by Mr Peter Mo.
one else and whether we agreed ment, residing at 7 Kwong Wo
He sold that in his reply to to it or not. He said that tho this letter on December 30 he funds to pay for this would Street, first floor.
proch road would no tainen i oblained by selling some of the told Keay, the matter, of the op- later.
Resign Commissions Llout G. A. Lemay at the Disbanded KAP Laddy of the Royal
Paquerette Committee
Ltd. riginals
THE
Authorised Architects
"Hongkong Regiment and Lieut
Hengkong Defence Force Reserve of Offeers liave been permitted
Wash My Hands'
Syndicate shares to cover the required amount. Burns, and 1 both objected in
in doing this thing at that time and we did not
Before he had received Keay's think the transaction was, you Consulung Committee appointed to resign their commitment letter he did not know that strip might say, clear, Wo had our by His Excellency the Governor was announced in this morning's Bling sold.
had been applied for, Mr. Hong has been disbanded in con- Gazette. sequence of the assumption
He said the Hartmad report
doubts about the thing coming suddenly," Mr. Hong
added that he also the price at which swore being sold. Hey'd this was the first
ilon and Disciplinary Boards Me 8.EG. Cunningham: has 1955 and copies were circulated www oppointed under The Buildings been confirmed in the rank of to members of the Syndicate, Printed and published by Rosi GEORGE HUTCHEON for and on (Administration) Regulations; Comeniusjed Boatswabs in the Later, ho, handed at the thrdo behalf of South China Morning Post limited at 1-3 Wyndham 1956, it was enounces in this Hongkong Royal Naval Volult reports on the area Biznet/City: og åfictoria: in, the, Colony, of Hongkong.
morning's Cusutie,
#alteet. Renerve,
Ita functions by Examina. (~ The fierette' also reported that was given: on,
Deosmber Eye
Kavanagh,
the
24r time, that he heard' the amount
12 | of $25,000, inentioned,
Hearing is proceeding.
Leaps To Death
London, Aug. 23. The Duke of Edinburgh will visit Singapore in the Royal yacht Britannia on October 31. An unidentified man jumped He will fly to Kuala Lumpur from the rooftop at 421, Lock- the next day and return to Sin- hart Road about 7.30 this gapore on November 2, and will morning. He was fatally in- sail for New Guinea late in the jured.
evening.-France-Presso.
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