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FRIDAY, DECEMBER 13, 1957.
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Government GUILTY BUT INSANE PLEA Kowloon Chamber 19TH FIELD
Appointments Gazetted
The following appointments, transfers, promotions and postings in the various
Boy Thrown From Fourth Lady Grantham
Floor Verandah
Government departments A Jury trying a man charged with the murder of his five-year-old
were announced in today's Government Gazette:
Secretariat
Mr. E. B. Teesdale, Cadet Officer. Staff Grade, to be De- puty Colonial Secretary us from December 12, vice Me C. B. Burgess.
Education
Mr L. G. Morgan, Depuly Director of Education. to be- come Acting Director of Educa- tion during the absence on Jeave of Mr D. J. S. Crozier, Director of Eduention. Mr W. J. Dyer, Assistant Director of Educailon, to become Acting Deputy Director of Education. Mr Yuen Kwok-huen, Senior Education Officer, to be Acting Assistant Director of Eduen- lon. Mr C. M. McEwan, Or- ganizer of Physical Education, Ko bo Acting Senior Educating Offleer. Mr J. Kirkwood, Education Officer, to be Acting Organizer of Physical Eucation,
Polico
Inspector Wong Wing-yin to be Assistant Superlotendent of Police.
Co-operatives, etc,
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son whom he throw over a fourth floor verandah, was asked. by Mr Victor Gittins, Defence Counsel, at the Criminal Sessions this morning to return a verdict of guilty but insane.
Mr Glins made this plea in began to understand that he had the course of his closing addreas done something wrong. on behalf of Fung Fuk-ylu, 30, unemployed, who is on trint before Mr Justice A. D. Scholes a Jury of five men and #d two womey,
Fung was accused of throw- ing Fang Lok-ling from the fourth floor of their tenement house in a resettlement area in Kowloon on September 15. The child died later in hospital.
Mr W. A. Blait-Kerr, Senior gssted by Delective-Inspector Crown Counsel, k prosecuting,
C. F. Harbert
by
Mr Gins is instructed Mr D. D. Evans. of Johnson, Stokes and Master,
Examined
At the outset today, Dr R. D.
Dr Scriven said he fell that Fung had been under the delusion that throwing fils son over would somehow case his situation, and that the situation appeared to himself to be so awful that anything else did not enter his mind ai the Ume.
Resisted
Witness agreed that the ac- had the feeling of throwing his cused had told him that he had
son over the verandah for four or five days before the incident actually happened. He agreed that Fung must have resisted that feeling during those four or live days.
Crown Counsel
was granted leave to cali Dr Chung Cho
appreciate that what he was do- fing wis wrong.
it was his contention, that Fung was suffering from a type of schizophrenia at the time of the incident.
Mr Gifties sold the burden of proof of insanity was on the Defence, but this burden wak nut as heavy as that burden which lay on the Prosecution in any criminal case to prove the Built of the accused.
Referring to Fung's history, Mr Gitting said that since 1033. reason and had had mier outburst of violence.
In 1050, Fung tried to commit suicide by jumping off a ferry launch. He was taken to the Mental Hospital and diagnosed as suffering from achizophrenia. Since leaving the hospital, he had committed other minor nets of violence. Mental
he bad left several jobs for no apparent
Scriven, who had given evid-man, Medical Superintendent of
erce for the Defence yesterday, the was cross-examined,
Dr Scriven had said that he some 10
cords of the
Mr Wa Wai-kay, Co-opera-examined the accused tive Officer, Classe days ago and had seen the Acting Assistant Registrar of
Menial Hospital, Co-operatives during the ab-
which showed he had suffered sence of Mr Largo,
frum schizophrenia in 1955, and felt that the tragedy occurred in an outburst of violence chracterized the mental disease from which the Recused was ruffering.
Labour and Minos Mr. K. S. Kinghorn, Cadet Officer Claes I, ceased to act as Commissioner of Labour and Mines upon Mr Sedgwick's re- turn from leave.
Mr Wong Wai-wo. Assistant Acting
Labour Oficer, to be Labour Officer.
Hospital.
Government
とっぴ Dr Chung tosilfled that had kept Fung under oberva- 22 at the hospital, and found tion from November 16 until him to be mentally normal.
Fung had clear consciousness, His speech Was went on. sible and coherent and he reasonable level of showed intelligence.
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Warning
Concert
By R, A. BONES
REGIMENT LEAVES
Hears Song The Hongkong Philharmonic Society is
About Herself
our only society which presents fre for the United Ktogdom
quent chamber concerts from the wealth of local talent with which we are blessed.
In spite of there being two flm premieres, two stage pro- ductions and other lectures and exhibitions as well as this concert, there was a satisfying though not capacity audience.
Chamber music playing both) in private and in pubile is one of the best ways of developing young players and therefore deserves every encouragement, However, it le fraught with ot least one danger for unless the
This clash of dates can to a greatest cure is exercised in the compilation of the programme certain extent be avoided pro- and its performance, the au-viding that some responsible dience will feel bored and even person or persons are willing insulted with a bad performante
to nct us a "clearing house for dates. The Music Society DZ n puerile work and not bother to attend future con-
"It is beautiful! I have never
boon
19 touched in my life before," said Lady Grantham after she had heard the song "How Do You Do Lady Grantham" sung by a group of 25 blind children during her to the Hongkong four. Music Training Centre for the Blind this morning, Lady Grantham, accompanied have never been guilty of this Mr C. J. de Willoughby, falling and last night's recital
the Grantham Aide-de-Camp to the Governor, 41 was met on her arrival at the College was no exception.
Quintets Centre by Mrs K. C. Fung and Mrs Robert Li
She then inspected the clars-
and boys and girls coms dormitories with the Hon. S. N. Chau and the Hon. C. E. M. Тесту, Но. President and Vice-President of the Centre, in her company.
This was followed by a short Mr Gitting maintained that concert in which a song
"God their burden of proof of in- Lady Granuum the Defence had discharged Be With You" was dedicated to before she sanity, and that the only proper leaves Hongkong. verdiet for the Jury to return was guilty but insane.
In his speech, Mr Blair-Kerr which
cr
INDIVIDUALLY
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certs.
Tic Philharmonic
and
of Hongrong has expronsed ite willingness to act in this
all cultural capacity for Society
educational organisations.
Good Choice
Training
This is a good choice, for the Music Society publishes a monthly
magazine giving the futuro daics of all concerts e's, all that is necessary is a telephone call to the editor of this magazine.
The 19th Field Regiment, under. the command of Lieut-Colonel J. H. Munro, will be leaving the Colony
In the British troopship Nevasa this afternoon, after two years of service in Hongkong.".
Camp in Chatham Road this The Regiment left the Transit morning and marched down to the docks where they boarded the Nevaan. Lending the column was the band of the ist Battalion the Green Howards,
Opposite the NAAFI Club In Chatham Road, Brigadier L. N. Cholmelcy CBE, The Comman- der Royal Artillery, Hongkong, took the salute as the Regiment marched passed.
Authority To Vaccinate
The Government Gazette an other nounced today that the follow- nding have been authorised to only perform vaccination beginning
will December 1, 1057:
1 sincerely hope that and Frank
fake organisations will vantage of this offer as by complete co-operation the scheme be a success.
The programme began with n quintet for
plano and strings, 44 by Schumach. This Opus
was played by Cheng Chik- pui und J. T. L. Chan (violins), M. H. Fan (viola)
ung (cello) and was cemont- ed together by Harry Orc (piano).
The performance could have been improved by a more re- solule and much less imid tone on the part of the second violin and viole; their allack, however, was good. One crime. I cannot
JAYCEES
help mentioning was foot-tapping CHRISTMAS
the
PARTIES
The Misses Lee Muk-ying, Ice Po-wah, Ann Marie Trang, Yeung Yuet-ngan, Cheung Po- har, Irene Kwok, Liu Wing-yu, Loi Shut-ying; Ng How-chee, The singers were accompanied
Fung Wal-fong, Maria C. Ho, sald he agreed that the evidence by three violins, a cello and
Winnle
Woo, Chan, Patricia showed that there appeared to flute. At the conclusion of the on the part of one player who
Angola Wong, Wong Shuk-yung, Dr Chung sald Fung was in have been some insantly Inconceri Lady Grantham sald had betler remain nameless; in
Della Chai, Hilda Ho, Jane Lem, his mother's that she liked the composition the third movement in particular Hood contact with his surroun- Fung's family en
Yung Plk-yue, Ruth Wong Mon- paid there Was nelde.
and asked how the puplis were this was clearly audible in the
yen, Chon Yukt-yung, Ho Chol- of But he warned the Jury that taught to play the instruments, middle evidence of any delusion
auditorium.
kim, Mok Fung-king. Tong showed they should not look at the
She was told that the pupils Schumann certainly did not In-
Following the tradition of Shil-lam, Woo Fung-sai, Teng inaller from the point of view were tought individually by elude percussion in the score of
the Hongkong Fung-oy, Pauline Ma Po-Un previous years and system, of instay, because every man touching
they this quintet.
Junior Chamber of Commerce Majorie Kwan, Katherine Chou The second quintet was for was presumed to be sant unless learned to play the Instruments
will bring Christmas cheer to Hal-jun, Alico Ho, Dorothy Ho, there was scine
piano and winds proof to the only six weeks ago.
K.152 by
children Wendy Ho, Katie Yung, Helen 2,000 underprivileged Lady Granthom was presented Mozart. contrary.
This was played by
Christmas, for whom
other. Lee. with an ivory flute boy by Mrs Moya Rea (piano), C.1. Willes wise, might have little mean- LB. Yan, und n bouquet by (clarinet), Chang
Waig-sou toboc), Fung Hang (bassoon), children will be guests at
Tomorrow, 1,000 Miss Irene Lino.
and James Williams (horn). In huge Christmas Party at Queen the first movement a firecracker Elizabeth Youth Centre, Kow- cbilgate was provided by some loon, and on the following day
the residents of Kowloon. another 1,000 children will en This was a great.pily, it un-
at Southain nerved me
Asked by Mr Binir-Kerr if he could say that Fung appreciated the nature and quality of the net
huilucination. Fung of throwing the child over the verandah. Dr Seriven said he good insight and Judipment..
Asked if he could express any thought that Fing appreciated that he was throwing his sun
opinion to Fung's mental state
the Mr T. Creedon, formerly Firstlover, but did not appreciate or j
on September 15, Magistrate, Kowloon, was ap-care or consider the posible doctor rakt he could noi. pointed District
Giving his closing address, Mr Judge during consequences either to the child }
Gitting told the Jury that it was The absence on leave of Judge or to himself.
Judge Appointed
W. T. Charles, "Today'a Gov- Witness suit that having his case that the accused was; ernment Gazette slated that the thrown the child and having suffering from a discase of the appointment was to take effect looked at him over the veran- mind, so that although he knew où December 9.
dah, he thought that Fung then what he was doing, he
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Quoting from a law authority, Crown Counsel said that to sustain a defence of insanity, must be proved that the accused "was labouring under such Д defect of reason resulting from a disease of the mind as not to know the nature and quality of the act he was doing, or if he did know, that he did not know what he was doing was wrong". On Guard
Mr Blair-Kerr urged the Jury to be on their guard. He said it was all very well to s3y. "Oh, the man threw his child over the verandali-he must have been crazy,"
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He stressed that it was solely for the Jury, and not for the medical men, to arrive at decision after having heard their evidence and having been properly directed by the Judge.
Hearing is continuing.
TRADE UNIONS
The
Government Gazette notlled today that one trade unien had been dissolved and two others had been registered.
Dissolved was the Hongkong Sharks Fin and Seo Products Merchants Association, 94 Des Voeux Road West, 4th floor.
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of
poor
and must have 297 themacives
Playground, Wonchal, aggravated the playera intence- Each child will receive a ly. It was not until the second substantial meal, a parcel con- movement that the music had taining toys and other useful reasserted itself.
In the last movement there
W*45 a wonderful balance and some delightfully turned phrases. In particular I should like to mention James Williams was play- (horn); although
ing an instrument of contrast- ing tone he blended superbly
this
Supreme Court Vacation
The
the
Government Gazette gifts, and entertainment will be notifled today that the offices troupe of Chinese of the Supreme Court will be provided by artistes. Jaycees
and
their
10 am 10 wives will be on
hand to open daily frum 1 pm. distribute the food and parcels vacation, except on public and during the Christmas To finance
venture the
holidays general
when Hongkong Junior Chamber of omers will be entirely closed, Registered were: Union of
has appealed to and on Saturdays when they will Commerce leading business firms in the be open from 10 am to noon, Chinese Workers in Hongkong Green Island Cement Works, and was never assertive.
Colony with good results. Gift subject, however, to the pro- 801 Gillies Avenue,
Octet 2nd floor,
Coupons valued at $2 each are visions of section 34 of the Kowloon; and Hongkong Lact
also being sold amongst Jaycees Supremo Court Ordinance, Valon, 11 Western Street, 2nd gramme and Embroidery Workers The lost item in the pro-
and their friends."
Anyone Chapter 4, so far as it relates was a
to contribute string octet willing
to the Criminal.Sensions: Opus 20 by Mendelssohn. The other items for the children members of the octet were should do so, and send them to The Christmas vacation com- Arrigo Fon, Moyn Rea, Hong the HKJCC Office at 301, Hong-mences on December 24 and Yot Fung and S. M. Dard kong and Shangbal Bank Build- terminates on January 3-1950 (violina), E, A. R. Alves and ing, as soon as possible.
(both days Inclusive), - The Government Gazette M. H. Fan (violas) and D. C. Huong
floor, Salyingpun, Hongkong.
PASSPORT Companies
STATEMENT notified that the name of Hung Honrado and Frank
FALSE
For making a false statement in an application for a passport, Chon Man-woon, 23, was fined $500 by Mr Hin-shing Lo at Central Court this morning. Defendant, residing at No. 101, Des Voeux Road West. second floor, pleaded guilty.
The Prosecution stated that on April 30, defendant attended the Immigration office and con- pleted an application for un Emergency Certificate to enable him to travel to Trinidad,
In the application, the Pro- secution continued, defendant stated that he was British sub- jeet, born in Trinidad' on July 9, 1027. But when being in- terviewed at Police Headquar- ters, defendant admitted that he was born In Sun Wal, China.
AUDITORS BOARD
been
Mr S. J. Cooke has appointed A Member of the Authorised Auditors Board for a period of two years, accord- ing to today's Government Gazetio. Tho appointment, which was made effective De cember · 1; followed the`re- signation of "the Hon the 'Secre inry for Chinoso Affairs.
Name Removed
Tho Government Gazetin notined toshy that the name "of Hop Tick and. Company): 418 Hankow Road, ground · door, Kowloon, has been removed from the register of conductors because it bar cosmid-to pracijos
This dimcult and most ambi-
Shing and Co. (HK) Ltd w! (celios). be struck off the register and the company dissolved at the flous work was undoubtedly expiration of three months from the highlight of the evening and today unless cause is shown to was played with fine polish by the contrary:
all concerned.
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