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FRIDAY, JULY 12, 1957.
SHEAFFER'S
ADMIRAL SNORKEL
PEN
WOMAN WHO ADMITTED THEFTS BLACKWOODS BACK
WINS FREEDOM
A
YOUNG woman, Li Ping, who had admitted charges of attempted housebreaking and theft of clothing and from several residences on Island Road, left the dock of the Supreme Court this morning a free woman.
money
Mr Justice A. D. Scholes in the Appeal Court found that her trial at Central Magistracy was a nullity and quashed her conviction and the sentences, totalling six months, passed on her by Miss B. K. Searle,
Li was frst charged on June applied for an amendment
i with attempted housebreaking. Six days later three additional charges were preferred against her, secusing her of theft of
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ct appeal and to grant him the the notice ef tppeal to include appeal and quash the sentences
en the ground of nullity. appest' against conviction on the
Mr Justlee Scholes held that Itral the triul Was
the round
was a nullity, to the contrary
Magistrates the trial blankets, clothing and money Ordinance acquiring that every Magistrate having exceeded her
by trying nt 74A island Road and at 01A distinct offence be
Jurisdiction
more than
three Island Road, and of possessing ecparately atid that not more appellant on
charges contrary to the Magis
rutes Ordinance,
iried
a piece of wire finstrument than the offences of the som? for an unlawful purpose) oul-
similar character inay ride 30A Island Road.
tried at the same time,
She pleaded guilty to all the charges and it was stated (itat she was caught by a detective on May 31 Inserting the into a licyhole,
wire
Five days after having been sculsnerd. Li applied for a se view, claiming she had admitted
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be
the
the
ile said that as the Court had very wide powers under same Orriinance, In the
VETY peculiar circumstances of this case, he considered it his duty
the conviction
and
Crown Counsel, Mr W. 5. Collie, objected to this amend- tnt. He aigued thri under the Magistrates Ordinance the apto quasit pellant could not add an appel niences and 10 Dilow against cerviction to an oppcal against sentence, by merely appeal. emending the notice. They were
the charge because of two different types of appeal and treatment by the Pollec cenying the thefts,
REFUSED
the
been
nct and the Magistrale hod
given the opportunity to say any- thing on the point of conviction. Notice of appeal against convle- been glven tion should have within ten days of convletion.
In any case. Mr Colller sub- mitted, the appellant had no right of appeal against convic- tien under the Ordinance cause she had pleaded guilty to the charges.
The Mingistrate refused replication for rtbearing
Thus morning Me Lawrence Leong (instructed by P. L. Lum und Co), representing Li, up- preated against sentence and wise
Alarm Bells
Rang For
PARDON
be-
Crown Counsel said that if there was a nullity the practice was to apply to the Governo:- in-Council for a pardon, and the Crown had done this in several CRACS.
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Three Injured In Traffic Accidents
Three people were Injured in! separate traffe accidents In Hongkong and Kowloon yester- day. They were admitted to hos- ptal for treatment.
In Hongkong, a nine-year-old Chinese boy, Ling Yuk-tong, of 10 Ying Wah Terrace, 2nd floor, was knocked down by a lorry in Sai Ying Pun Hospital Road
With Eastern Mr gear its junction
Street.
Three Quarters appeal against sentence only be
Of An Hour
Residents Uving near the Peninsula Hotel were dis- turbed last night when the alarm system of the long- kong & Shanghai Bank in Peninsula Court rang frora 12.15 to almost 1.00 am,
A police van was on the setre almost immediately.
A patrol wagon arrived a
few minutes later,
The alarm was found to have defective wiring.
The Judge agreed with Collier that the appellant could had pleaded qulity cause she and Mr Leong's application to add further grounds would be of no avall in any event, but it seemed that the trial was nullity and that being so, be felt he ought to quash the con- viction and sentences,
Mr Lec submitted that the Magistrate had no jurisdiction to hear four charges agrinst the eppellant. He also maintained be was entitled to appeal agalest conviction even though the sp- peliant pleaded guilty because the rule only applied to a proper
in and this was a nullity.
In Kowloon, a cyclist, You Lo Aged 25, of K.L.L. 1904, Ma Tuu Hok Road was injured following a collision with a lorry in To Kwa Wan Road and a Si-year- old Chinese woman, Wong Sun, residing at en unnumbered hut, Lo Fu Ngam Village, austained injuries when she was knocked down by a motor cycle in Surg Wong Tol Road, near Kowloon City Road.
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The lots, Nos, 30 and 74, arc located at Kun Tong and are respectively 4,000 and 10,000 square icet In area, at upset prices of $48,000 and $50,000.
Another fodustrial lot of 60,730 square feet Toing Chau Wan, Lentao Island, will be auctioned ca Thursday, August 8, at New Territories District Omee Gascogne Road. This lot has an upset price of $8,510.
An artist's impression of the Astor Hotel.
Kowloon Getting New Luxury Tourist Hotel
By A CHINA MAIL REPORTER
FROM RED CHINA
ACTING DMS IN
PLACE OF DR YEO
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Dr G. Graham- Cumming, Deputy. Director of Medical and Health Services is to
be Acting Director of Medical and Health Services, in place of Dr K. C. Yeo who is pro- ceeding on leave prlor to relirement.
This was announced in today's Government Gazette.
(Continued from Pare 1)
aurant AFTER the Black-
woods bad offered and notually been served a meal at the Riviera Hotel on the night of April 201
On WHAT part of the Macab waterfront did ho board the sempan?
AND WHY DID HE GO? Blackwood, it is reported, toul American officials this morning he had bees "held in Canton all the time under cloge, zurycil- Lance" and that "he went (in Chino) out of curiosity."
He told the Communists 21- pelled him and his family for "illegal entry."
When he arrived. In Hongkong he was still carrying the comura which he took when he disa peared but he was reported, 10 be wearing trousers and a shirt which he got in China,
He intends, he said, to got an American visu for his Korean wife in order to take her back to the United States.
THE NIGHT
frem
Blackwood disappeared the Riviera Hotel on the night.. of April 29. He ordered a din- ner for himself and his wife. I
but was served on the table before he began to eat 1, a boy. called him to say that his wife wanted him. He went upstairs the
Dr G. V. A. Griffith, Assistant Director of Medical Services is to be Acting Deputy Director of Medical and Health Servicns, in place of Dr Graham-Cumming and Dr S. H. Moore, Senior to Medical Officer is be Actinst
room and then left hotel with his wife.
This much room boys in the Assistant Director of Medicalniviera Hotel have told the
place of
Dr Macao authorities and,
sumably Blackwood's father,
Services, in Griffith
pre-
.
Other announcements in to- Mr Donald J. Blackwood, who
was flown out to Hongkong day's Gazetle were:
few days after his son's dir- to make 05:-the- spot inquiries.
Mr E. K O'Reilly, Super- interdent of Police, ceased to appearance act as Senior Superintendent of Police when he left the Colony on leave.
He went to Macao with two American consular officials and Inade widespread inquiries but Mr W. S. Sharp, Building He could find no reason why hla Surveyor, PWD, ceased to act as son should want to go to China. Assistant Ciler Building Sur He did lean that his tad, veyor; Mr
T. J.
end grandson Mallory, daughter-in-law Assistant Chief Architect, re had probably, creted" 10 sumed duly
on return from Loppa by zampar, And on leave, Mr Wong Ting-tral, ceased the strength of this probability 40 act 19 Assisibal Chief was reported that a Mach Architect en resumption of duty pollecman
oncity D. Tha
by Mr Mailorie; Mr Colin Braunwharves had been punished. well to be Architect, PWD; Mr Blackwood and his wife and
be
Q. Thomsen, to be
were Acting con
seen, before they meal with a Assistant Chiet Building Sur cressed, having a veyor; Mr Edwin Wong to
mysterious Chinese man » a Archlicet, PWD.
well-known Chinese restaurat”. The man
was not known to fokis in the restaurant and 23 Macao is such a small city andh most citizens known 10 one another, it was felt that the mystery man might have bron a visitor from China.
Mr G. M. Tingle, Cadet Offloor, Class II, to be Chief Re- se.lement Omeir, vice Mr P. D.
Medical Council
PLANNED specifically to cater for tourists, an up-to-date Williams.
10-storey hotel is now under construction and will be ready for occupation by Christmas this year.
12 Months'
For Bag Snatching
Leung Chung-tsal, 32, of 18 Lo Yan Street, who snatched a woman's handbag on Tuesday was sentenced to 12 months by Mr T. Creedon at Kowloon this.
morning.
WBS
Defendant who pleaded guilty six also fined $300 or weeks for breach of bond. Cu July 9 at 3 p.m.. enalched a handbag from
in Lion Rock
More Street Chinese woman
Thefts
he
4
Road,
The woman shouted and two Chiese men gave chase.
Defendant was Anally caught
A wallet containing cash was by a deteelive on patrol.
anglched from a Chinese wożniani
by Lalchikok Rood, near
Shanghai Street early this morning. Police are inquiring. ·
de
Two suspects have been tained by the Police, one follow- ing the loss of cash by a Chines passenger on board a No. bus
Air Service Licence
A leereo for one year has in Waterloo Road near Yim Po Fong Street, and the other fol- been granted to the Civil Air lowing the theft of pens from a Transport Co., Ltd., to operate Chinese pedestrlun in Queen's an air service bofwern Scoul Road Central, near Graham Hongkong and Bangkok and
return twice Street,
weekly, the A gold neckince was stolen Government Gazette notified from a Chinese woman in Nel- this morning. son Street, near Fa Yuen Street
and a wrist watch was unatched | ++++++ from another Chinese woman in Trung Tau Village yesterday.
Ex. Co. Member
Mr H. D. M. Barton was to day appointed to be an unom- ctal member of the Executive Council during the absence on kave of the Han, M. W. Turner This was announced In the Gov- ernment Gazelle.
First Secretary
The appolviment ok Mr Robert Nelson Birch ng Virat Becretary et the Australian Government Trade Commission was officially given notice in the Government Gazette this morning,
Woman Attacked
And Robbed
A Chinese woman was attacked by a Chinese mau while she Wie pickin herbs on tho billaldo Just
above
Road Kennedy yesterday afternoon.
She was knocked to the ground by the robber and fainted: While she WAS unconscious c wrist watch was stolen from her.
He Stole Sweater
And Shirt From Parked Car
The appointments of Professor Kilborn and Dr G. V, A. Occupying an area of Griffith to be Members of the about 10,000 square feet, Medical Council were announced the Astor Hotel is situated in the Government Gazette this at the junction of Carnarvon Road and Cornwall Avenue
Tsimshatsui in
district,
Kowloon.
The owners, the Astor Hotel Lid., say it is to be a "Super A-1" hotel to be run in the proper style,"
Mr Yu Seto is the architect and his dream will cost about three million dollars to put into reality
SHOP SPACE
Mr John Shao-ling Woo, a German-educated engineer, is responsible for The interior
which
will cost nore than a million dollars, in- addition to building costs,
rations
On the ground floor there will
be space for shops. But the
major portion will be for a well Pleading guilty to theft from furnished lobby and lounge. a car, Young Chung, 34, un- The dining room, dance hai employed of no fixed abode was and the night club will be on There will be sentenced to three months by the first floor.
Mr T. Creedon at Kowloom this 150 rooms of various sizes and the floors they will occupy morning.
from the scond to 1he tenth. The whole building will be alr- conditioned.
Last Saturday, he was stopped by police while wolking along Lan Kok Kond-Found of
Construction work started a a woollen sweater few months ago and has now him wero a woollen vest and a sport reached the third storey. The shirt. Ho aumlited he stole them
May heavy rains. that fell in from a parked car in Prince and early June delayed building. Edward Road.
rushing But the owners are The owner. Mr P. A. Modic, the job, aiming to have the was later located.
Astor ready for occupation by Christinas.
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new
It is learned that the hotel being built with capital
In Saturday's China Mail led by oversees Chinese.
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If so, rend Terence Ratilgan on "Lessons in Chasing a Girl" in tomorrow's China Mail.
Other China Mail features include?
To Get $23,000
Compensation
Compensations at $29,000 each were ordered to be paid to Mr Chu Kwong, managing partner of San Vick Tong, and Mr Lə Yau, principal tenant, for vacant .possession of the ground floors rospectively of 903 and 305 Shanghal Street.
British Support for Adenauer by Sefton Delmer. ★How to Make Money by Alexander Thomson, ★ Stab in the Back Wor by Sydney Smith,
Hote to Give up. Smoking by.D. Compton-James. Wire Tapping by Seton Fairfield and Friell. And Miss Dors, Fear in Kashmir, Soviet Digs in the than $20,000 were also ordered Antarctic, the Mystery Club,
Compensations totalling mora
to be paid to other tenants of the Bret and second flours of the buildings.
REPORTED SEEN Reuter reported subsequently Blackwood reached the nearby town of Shekki in
that
Chinese territory on May
morning."
Prof. Kilborn's appointment is following reports that Blackwood for a term of three years begin had been sten on Lappa Island ning on July 5, while Dr Grimth's by Chinese fishermen.
for the appointment is
period port even had him playing mini- that Dr G. Graham-Cumming is soccer there. Acting Director of Medical and Health Services.
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