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FRIDAY, DECEMBER 6, 1957.
16 Years For Manslaughter
CROWN DEFENDANT
LAND SALES
Crown land of about 7,000
square, feel, at the func tion of Larch and Maple Streets, Shamsbuipo, re- stricted for erection of a funeral parlour or privale mortuary, is to be sold at a public auction on Mon- day, December 16, at 8 p.m. at the Crown Lands and Surveys Office, Lower Albert Road.
is
The upset price for the land, known as Kowloon Island Lot No.7358, JR $308,000. The annual rontal is $334, according to today's Government Gazette,
building covenant $100,000 in 24 months, and the lease is for 75 years with the
for option of renewal
one fur her term of 75 years at # re-assessed rent.
The
TAIPO LAND
The Gazette
aiza ornounced!
at the District Omee,
CHANGES
PLEA OF NOT
GUILTY OF MURDER
A 43-year-old farmer, Loo Kam-kiu, who had been charged with the murder of his foki, was sentenced to 16 years' hard labour by Mr Justice A. D. Scholes at the Criminal Sessions this morning, when he pleaded guilty to man- slaughter.
This pica
women
Me Justice Scholes remarked was accepted by circumstances of the case, be in the Crown and, woon the the best interests of justice. that there was evidence of the accused making cortain state- Referring to the evidence of ments as to what his intention Judge's direction, the Jury of two inven and Ave
Shiu-sang, 14-year-old was towards the deceased, be formally returned a verdict of Fung
the accused, Mrfore he went after him. not gulity
murder stepson of the on
Mayne said his was the only
Mr D'Alton said that evidence charge.
accused of evidence to negative any PTO- was given by one witness only been Lee had
and Mr Mayne had already murdering Lee Hong by chop-vocation of murder,
with death
Mr Mayne said that, as His made certain comments on the ping him chopper and then leaving the Lordship well knew the buy weight to be attached to his
in seashore
a sext-confessed accoin- body on Ping Shan District, New Ter-plice and came within the kind
the night of July of persons about whose evi ritories, on
found on dence the Judge was obliged to body was 30, the
warn the Jury in the clearest August 1
of terms.
to
a rocky
Quarrel
evidence,
Defence Counsel want on to say that his client had been in Hongkong for 22 years, and his conduct throughout showed him to be a man of good character.
Comments
Asked by the Court if he had any comments to make on the quesilon of premeditation, Mr Myne said that since the Crown had accepted the plea of man- slaughter, he accepted the fact that the accused had lost con- trol of himself in the relevant time.
In passing sentence, the Judge told the prisoner that to kill a
Crown Counset stated that. The evidence was that there having regard to all this cod was a quarrel between the ac- to the boy's status and his age, that a 20,000-sq. ft. lol in Ma
the deceased over he was if the opinion that no Liu Shul, restricted for the pur- cused and
ac- reasonsb.e Jury would feel that pose of a bulking and garden, money. Lee Hong hit the is to be sold at a public auction cuses, who fell down. When he there was evidence of murder
threw a beyond all reasonable doubt, on Thursday, January, at 11 got up. the decease
so at his head. Lee Kam-klu
After the verdlet had been Lee Hong later went after
relumed,
asked Mr D'Alton wih a chopper.
Y. 2. J. D'Alton, in the Judge for leniency. He said that the offence Zimmern structed by F.
and it was clear accused, was committed in consequence Co., represented the
Crown of a provocation of a very seri-serious offence one could com Mr D. F. O. Mayne,
Del.ous kind. Counsel, was assisted by Sub-Inspector J. M. Gurney.
of the Jury
a.m. Tulpo.
The upset price for the land $14,000, and the annual Crown rent $230,
15
Defence Force
of Chief The appointment Electrical Aruncer F. J. Wake- ford of the H.K. Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve to be Pro- Acting ballanory
Electrical was approved Sub-Lieutenant by HE the Governor, according to today's Government Gazette. The appointment was to take effect from December 1,
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mosi was about the
The accused, he said, had The members At the outset this morning,
He were exempted from further Mr D'Alton fold the Court that not started the quarrel.
was struck a violent blow on servico for two years. his cilen wished to plead guilty, the head by the deceased, and to manslaughter.
Mr Jusuce Scholes ordered it seemed there was a subse- the prisoner's plea to be taken.quent struggle which ended in This having been done, Crown the death of Lee Hong.
Defence Counsel cald it ap- Counsel stated that he had dis- cussed the case in great detail peared that the with the Attorney General, and committed in the heat of anger they were of the opinion that and that it was not premedi to accept this plea would, in the tated.
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OCTOBER REVENUE
The total revenue October this year $58,740,033,49,
for
KUA
according
to a statement of account published in today's Gov- crnment Gazeitė,
The same statement re- vealed that the total re- venue for the first half of the financial year endirim October, 1957, load at $321,054,904.01 As against the estimate for the finan- cial year of $807,689,000,
"The Gazette also sonnoed that the total ex- penditure for October amounted to $48,040,306.59. The total expenditure for six months from April to Uotober, 1957. was $201,- 954,378.19 as against the total estimate approved for the Onancial year 1957-58 of $303,157,280.
The
General Revenue Balance se at October 21, WAM-5287,302,705.45.
Government
Appointments
Gazetted
The following appointments, transfers, promotions and poatings in the various Government departments were announced in today's Government Gazette:
Fire Brigade Mr Wong Wal-tool, Divisional omeer, to be Acting Deputy Chief Officer, vice. Mr CW. Brand on Icave prior to retire ment.
Urban Council Mr Loung Kam-chee, to be an Assistant Secretary to the
November 29.
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
No Co-ordination
To The Editor. China Mail,
Sir visitor to Hongkong
by the following cultural)" bill
of fare:
HK Philharmonie Chamber Group: Concert at Grantham Training
SHEAFFER'S
ADMIRAL SNORKEL PEN
DOCKYARD UNION REPRESENTATIVES MAKE REQUESTS
would at first sight be delighted Five representatives of the Hongkong Naval Dockyard Chinese Employees Industrial Union were received by the Civil Secretary to the Commodore Superintendent late yesterday after- noon and gave him a letter contain- ing the Union's requests regarding severance pay and other matters.
College. - HK Stage Club: The Magistrate by Pinero, at the Loke Yew Hall. Premiere of the Rank produc ion of the Bolshoi Ballet, at Lob and Astor Theatres. Pre- micro of the film **Jeanne Engels' In ald of the 1K Asso- ciation for the Blind at the King's Theatre,
seem to
This would indeed be a splendid programme, were it rot for the lamentable fact that anyone wanting to attendi all these performances would have to quar.ex himself, They all take place on the night of December 14,
weh
They
were told that this
letter would be considered by
would be given a reply before the first discharge notices worO Issued.
The
the Commodore and that they 3 INJURED
were
<if
IN ROAD ACCIDENTS
Union representatives asked certain questions regard- ing the Anding of allernative Has the time
they not come for employment and some form of co-ordination to elven a brief explanation
Government prevent thesb sorry clashes in what
and the A seven-your-old girl, Lit social nnd cultural events? Dockyard were dolog to help Kit-yu was knocked down and Must wa' continually step on them.. They sald
they we. seriously injured by a bus la others too? Although grateful that so much had been Queen's Road East at about.
Bald the public for music and drama arranged and
that the 12.30 pm yesterday. The in- is growing steadily, there are Union was -encouraging
jured gift was admitted to the Queen Mary Hospital. stili dot enough »eople in Hong- members to complete the kong with sunclent interest, ployment record forins
2 boy of 20, Trung Hưng. Hoa education, or Indeed spare cash, quickly as possible.
struck by a private car in to fill two concurrent perform- The Union representatives Wanchai Hoad at about 8 o'clock antes, let alone four. The au- Also asked for Information re- last night The ind was ad- dienco for theso Specalled garding the new maintenance mitted to the Queim Mary events la practically the same base and were told that no in Hospital in a serious condition, every time, as all concert goer formation on this was at pre-sustained serious injuries w Chinese, Ng Lot- will know.
tent available.
The result of this haphazard uming is that some it not all of these deserving organisations are going to suffer the diam poniment of a half empty
whereas,
with the house
of planning, they muntmun night all be accommodated on
aferent nights.
Ca
ns
Naturalisation Granted
hin bicycle ana a 10.ry were MVOLVEU in A collision in Boundary Street, neur. Sal; Yee Sires., at about 1.35 pan. yes. urday.
Ng was admitted to the Kow- loon Hoepital, ;--
SUSPECTS ARRESTED
clucism alone is not The Government announced enough, here is a practical sug-
in the Gazette this morn- gestion, The Music Society of Hongkong publishes, for cir- ing that the following culation to its members and to have been granted, certifi- other cultural groups, a monthly
cates of naturalisation: Music Magazine. A feature of
A man was arrested at the the Magazine is the Diary of company director, 20 Kimberley yesterday afternoon on
Mr Arturo Gregorio De Jesus, Kowloon City bus terminus The Editor, Current Events.
Street, 2nd floor; Mrs Varvara picion of attempting to cut the appeals re- Miss Maple Quon,
Stefanovna Lomney nee. Orlov, pocket of a Chinese wailing to gularly and often in vain, for go Leighton Hill Flats; Mr Lee board a bus. Information about forthcoming Sun-hong, merchant, 34 Fort presentations to be sent to her. Street, 2nd floor. Miss Bu
BUG-
Another Chinese was arrest
afternoon following the theft
Urban Council, with effect from the Music Bocles to cover all wing, merchant, 21 MayLatirian in: Boundary Street.
Modical
Trossury
The Canadian Club of Hong kong has started a book drive
Dr Wong Cheung Pul-ching for distribution to men of the to be a pathologist and Merchant . Marine between Kwet Sce-man, a physcist. Christmas and the New Year,
Collections centres for the books ure in the showrooms of the H and China Gas Com- pany, Gloucester Arcade and in Whiteaway's Nathan Road Store, Kowloon. If any bulk col lections are offered, the donor may telephone the Campaign Chairman, Mra G. F. W. Hudson, at 38470 during office hours and At 25708 in the evenin129,
or
CONSULS
Tho
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in order to prevent this con- Ching-yu known as Margaret at about 1 o'clock yesterday stunt overlapping of ixtures, a, office assistant, 29. Mody
is prepared to Road, 4th Boor, Mr Yee Hong of some money from a pedes expand the performances of interest to the Street, 3rd floor; Mr Hui Kar- public, Chinese Western, Jcheung, known as Hui Ngok, provides they are of a cultural known as Hui Chiu, known as or charitable nature. Mr
Hui Chung, known as Hul For Inclusion in the Diary, all Kung-ngok, merchant, 300
Governacht Gazetle events should be communicated Prince Edward Road, 1st floor; announced today that the to Misa Quon, by the 15th of Mr Kwan Lal-yoo known as Queen's Exequature empowering
publication in Maria Kwon, nurse, Govern-
Senhor Oswaldo Tavares and Mr A. G. Clarke, Financial the month for Sceretury, resumed
Senhor Manuel María Fernander his duty the next monthly issue of the ment Nurses. Quarters, Chan
It is realised that Wam resettlement area; Miss Alcazar as Conmil-General and upon his return from icave Magazine. and consequently Mr J. this will leave out events which Jessy Loo, known as Jessie Loo. Consul respectively for Brazil, Cowperthwaite, Cadet Oficer are organised after the 15th of Ngal-shew. stenographer, 4D
Mr Yoshimitsu Anda to act as Staff Grade. ceased to
the month so the following Macdonnell Road 5th floor; Mr Consul-General for Japan and Financial Secretary.
additional service is proposed Charles Louis Huang, retired, Me Joso H. Xavier to act as
Miss Quon has undertaken to engineer, 7A College Road;, Mr honorary Consul for the Row: Agriculture, Etc.
telephone Yao Kang, Insurance assistant publle of Dominica at Hoogkong supply at her two Mr J. M. Riddell-Sw, numbers,
namely 31060 "anu | manager, 345 Braga Cireuit, 2nd | had" received Her Majesty's Veterinary Officer, to be Acting 50207, information in Chinese floor,
signature, Scalor Veterinary Officer during and English, on the "State of the absence of Mr D. M.
the Dia". If any
organisa tion or individual wishing to Police
present a cultural, or even Professor A. J. S. McFadatan Mr W. Scprut, Sentor Super-rocial event, such as n
charity has been appointed a Member of intendent of. Police, censed to ball, would care to call either the the Medical Council by HE the act as Assistant Commissioner of these numbers, they will be
Medical Council Corbett
act as
**Dress up for
Governor, according, today's of Police; Mr Percy Lowe. advised of dates that are free FESTIVAL Government Gazette. The ap-| Superintendent of Police, and dates that are overbooked. pointments for three years ceased to act as Senior Super- with effect from November 1. intendent of Police.
SIDE GLANCES
By Galbraith
“No more visita to the old home town! But I don't really look na old as those old friends of ours” wé KRW again, do' 17"!
Naturally this scheme can Only work with
the
operation of the groups them-
SEASON in
selves. In the common interest, GOWNS from
would it not be worthwhile tá
give it a chance to succeed? MODE ELITE
How much disappointment. and
worry could be saved for the just, unpacked hard working societies and how.
Glamourous
much imilation to the Pubud Dramatic GOWNS which, as
as I said before,
GALA nights
like to enjoy a number of events for your exciting but can neither cut Haelf into ille places nor develop super natural powers and attend them all simultaneously in the spirit,
MUSIC SOCIETY OF HONGKONG (Mrs A. M. Dekker),
Chairman.
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The BOTTO announcement
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game wardens for the same perlod as from December 1.
Film Censors
Mr J. D. Thuiséanson), and Mr Williama Hung Shih-how have been appointed Members of the panel of film censors by. HE the Governor, according to today's Government Gasatte, The appointment Look, exect from November 12,22AAN
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