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TUESDAY, MAY 20, 1958.
SHEAFFER'S
ADMIRAL SNORKELPE
ACCUSED ALLEGEDLY PROMISED Alleged Robbery Of First HK
MONEY TO CONFESS CRIMES
Police Sergeant Showed Me Four $100 Notes" ROBBERY TRIAL CONTINUES
One of five mon on trial for robbery and possession of arms alleged in Court this morning that he was induced to confess to the crimes with the promise of "a few hundred dollars." Tang Hung, 38, farmer, the first accused in the case went on to say that
the money was for the support of his family.
TRIAL BUS
RUN ON
-LANTAO-
the
China Mail Reporter There will soon be a bus ser
the vice catering for villagers living on five-mile new roud opened about two years ago on Lantao Island.
•
Two days ago, a barge took
The Crown alleges that a growery shop in Ping Shan, New Territories, was robbed and a sum of $130 taken from the owner, Au Ying-sum.
On trial with Tang are Lau Kum-cheun, 33, seantter, Leung Yee-bing, 35, hawker, Chan Yu-fu, 32, un- employed, and Lee Sun-kau, 22, farmer.
The drst and 4th accused are Ite said that outside the hu alleged to have committed an on a rooftop where second ac- urmed robbery Io Mong Chengcused lived, he found a basket Village, Ping Shan, New Terri- containing two dengers. tries, and to have robbed Au Ying-sum of $130 on February 15. They are also alleged to have
Their possession. revolver and 11 rounds of am
munition, on March 1f.
The first four accused are alleged to have in their posses- on another revolver without a licence on March 10 and the second reetset is alleged to have had two daggers,
The trial is before Mr Justice Mr W. A. Blair-Kerr, Sculor mine Bay, the popular sea- Crown Courel prosecuted, side resort which is a asisted by ASP Chan Cheong- terminal of the new road, chuen.
a small bus out to Silver-J. R. Gregg.
A trial run will be conducted
sometime today and if
favourable, a bus service
that is larger than Hong- kong.
Denied
He was
Wilness said he was present with ASP Chan when the Brat and third accused were arrest-
c
П
Found Gun
He said that Brst accused made staternent to him admitting posession of two guns. He said Tang (el necured) took him to his home and poluted to a bam- hoo matting in a cocktoit. When the matting was unrolled, witness said he found a gun Inside,
First accused In cross- examination of the witness dented he wrote the statement.
First accused: You induced me
to admit to the rubbery with the promise of a 1tw hundred dollars.
Witness: No such thing. You showed me tour $100 Then you naked
banknotes.
PRESIDENT HAYES LIMPS INTO PORT
UNDER OWN POWER
THE
HE President Hayes, aground on rocks off the Paracels for over a week, arrived here about noon
today.
The vessel made the 400-mile journey on her own steam, accompanied by tugs that had been dispatched to the scene to tow her off.
On arrival, the vessel anchored at Kowloon Bay, where the 12 round-the-world passengers were dis- charged. They were sent to the Astor Hotel in Kow- loon, where they will be accommodated until a survey of the Hayes has been minde or other arrangements are made for their homeward journey.
The ship's owners, the American President Lines, Ltd., are hopeful that the 9,277-ton vessel will be able to resume her voyage, already delayed for over a week, after necessary repairs have been completed.
The President Hayes went aground on Tuesday, May 13, and was refloated yesterday after repeated attempla.
IDENTIFICATION OF HANDWRITING
IN OPIUM TRIAL
Further evidence on handwriting identification was given this morning at the trial of Mohindra Verma, 30, and Pui Sai-hung, 35, charged with possession and conspiracy to deal in opium.
The case is before Judge H. H. B. How at the Vic-
toria District Court.
me to admit to all the crimes in Verma and Pui are alleged to have conspired to gether to deal in opium between October last
Tang in evidence suid that will soon be inaugurated when he was arrested by the on this undeveloped island Police he was accused of rob.
He denied it. bery. then brought to a police station where, he alleged, he was as suulted. There he was accused (connection with this case, pro- The Manager of the Kowloon of possession of a gun,
mising me I would get oft very Motor Bus (1933) Co., [ First accused declared he was lightly. As was illiterate and The following day he a country bumpkin I admitted. Ltd, Mr W. S. T. Louey, innocent.
his home where-No such thing. went to Lantao to watch was taken to
after a search a gun was found the trial run.
in a bamboo matting.
Underwriting Firm Head Leaves
The Hon. E. V. Rhys, Chairman of Willie, Faber and Dumas, one of
the
He was told not to be afraid of confessing. He told the Police he was illiterate and that hel would confess to anything.
Tang alleged he was induced to confess with the promise of & few hundred dollars for the support of his family.
'Framed'
He told the Court, in answer work's to His Lordship, that he did gun hap- best underwriting firma, left not know how the the Colony today by Hongkong paed to be wrapped up in the
matting. "I don't know Airways Viscount for Tokyu.
her I was frumed by soracone or not," he said.
He and Mrs Rhys spent five days in Hongkong
course of a world tour,
the
It was stated that Mr Rhys has been "mainly resting" in Hongkong.
Mr Rhys actived in Hens Kong Du May 15 from Singa- After his visit to Japan. pore. Mr and Mrs thys will ty to Canada.
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No Reluctance
year and February this year, and to have
possessed 1,076 pounds of opium on Feb- ruary 22,
Mr John McNeill, Q.C., and Mr V. L. J. D'Alton, instructed by P. L. Lam and Co., is dos fending Verma. Mr Richard
Pul, in Winter is defending
handwriting, although he did? not actually see him signing that particular document,
The lost witness for the Fro-
Chan sald he sometimes saw secution, Mr S. F. Lam, or in-
Verma make movements with terpreter attached to CID Pallee
his hand as it signing some- HQ. Kowloon, said on instruc-structed by Hastings and Co.
Mr D. B. Greenfeld and Mething. He sometimes despatca- | tons of ASP Chan he formally charged the Bve accused with D. G. Willis, Crown Counsel, ed letters that had been signed
thu crimes possession of arms.
robbery
and
He declared there was no re- luctance on the part of the oc- cused about signing the state- ments,
In their objections to the ad- whe-mission of the statements third
and fourth
His Lordship asked whether, being literate, there was any reason why he should confess to a serious crime.
Tang sald: "In fact I was
Earlier
are prosecuting, assisted by by Verma. At other times, he Delcruve Sub-Inspector G. J. saw the letters after Verma had Riddell, of the Narcotics Bureau, signed them.
Four Cables
Mr J. Ꮢ . Leonard, traffte
Were Signed
agent of Cable and Wireless
Witness sald that after Jet- Ltd, said in evidence that on April 23 he handed to Detective by Verma, the latter would put ters and documents were signed Sub-Inspector Chu Chan-an them either on a tray pending tor cables extructed from the their despatch by the mesenger, company's record,
Mr Leonard produced
or he would put the letters on the his (Chan's) desk. cables in Court. The cables:
accused suld they made them under duress,
Second accused alleged he was forced to make it, and fifth accused alleged the statement
On these ocrualons when the was suggested to film by ASP were received by the company's letters were
put on his desk, counter on November 13, loat Chan went on, he would look at Chan.
objec-2, and January 6, 9 and 19 them to see if they were signed
this year, and were despatched by Verma. on those same dates.
Ignorant, I knew nothing." First accused raised no
Detective Sergeant|tion. Nam Kwong testified to the Hearing is continuing, arrest of the first, second and third accused.
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Mr Chan Kwok-keung,
Witness could not tell how typist of the rm of Associated many times he had seen Verma's Enterprises, of which Verma signatures on letters.
was the proprietor, testified that
Bo
was according to his own pattern. He added that he did not remember actually typing that document.
The trial is continuing.
about 11 am, on February 22, Handed another document, someone caine to the office. Th Chon said it appeared to have man was tall and big and spoke been typed by himself, because with a Chiu Chow accent.
Before that time, Chan said, i he had seen this man at the
office twice or three times.
Witness stated that (wliness) was arrested on the hight of Feburary 22 and taken to Western Pulice Station. Ho again saw the man who had come to the office while at the Station, on February 24.
The Goods
second
he bad
Chino Mall Reporter Bright new decors are EL
feature of many shops Chan identified the which have Bet up accused *B the man business in the new Cen. mentioned. tral Building in Pedder February 22 in the Associated Referring to the events on Street.
Enterprises office, witness said The firm of Parisette has just he saw Pui tolking to Verma. completed its removal from the He did not hear much of what Hongkong Hotel Building,
was sald, but he heard Pul ask
?
Arrested
Two men are being detained by the Police following the theft of two hubcaps from a private car parked in Boat Street and the Inreeny of a jacket and a sum of money
frem
lorry parked in Po Hing Fong yester day.
Street Thefts
A wrist watch was matched
Five Woman: Men On Trial
A cautioned statement allegedly made by Tang Chan-siu, charged with four other men for robbery with aggravation, was read-out at the Criminal sessions this morning before Mr Justice A. D. Scholes and a Jury of three men and four women.
:
On trial with Tang are Siu Sze, 33, Luk Siu-on, 22, Lau Fun, 34, and Tang Kwok-ching, 31, all unemployed.
Siu, Luk and Lau are charged with robbing a woman, Hung Sau-lau, at 562A Nathan Road, first floor, of $1,000, US$30, three wrist watches, four gold chains, eight gold finger rings, two fountain pens, two gold pendants and four gold bracelets on February 9.
Tong Kwok-ching and Tangihe interviewed Tang Chan-siu on Chan-siu are charged with being February 11 at 7p.m. and ask- neccssories before the fuet, ed him to outline briefly his
own family background.
Mr Desmond Mayne, Crown Counsel, is prosretting.
Mr G. A. de Baston, instructed by Mr F. H. B. Wong, of C. Y. Kwan and Co., is representing Tang Chan-slu. The other accused Arc not legally représented.
Partnership taken by Detective Constable
The cautioned statement was
Fuk-lung, of the Yaumail Police Station. It stated, among other that Chan-sla was
living of his father's remit
from the U.S.A.
In 1935 Tang Chan-siu entered inlo #1 partnership with his brother-in-law in a business, trading as the Mee Mee Shop, and each put up $10,000 s capital, the statement said.
Yip added that Tang did not object to making his statement and was co-operative,
Hearing is proceeding.
No Damage
Games
Group In -Tokyo-
Tho
Tokyo, May 20.
first contingent of Hongkong's team to the Asian Gamos arrived høre last night by air and wore quickly settled into their respectiva Olymple vil- lages.
Mr A. de O. Sales, Chairman of the Hongkong Amateur Sporta Federation and Olympic Committee sald it was a relief to see hia team looking so fit.
Mr Sales sald he fancied Hong- kong's chances in the swim- ming and water polo events.
Nicely Balanced
On paper the tiny Island ap- pears to have A nienly balanced team-a fow tried and true veterans to provide
necessary
To Recovered the way backbone to the
Nose Cone Of
Tang ronted premises in Nathan Road in December, 1957, Thó rent of $00. They moved out in with his cousin at a monthly February 1956. Tang then stayed at his friend's residence.
The statement sald Toog
Chan-slu was with his friends in a hotel on February 9, the day of the alleged robbery.
Earlier, Det Constable Tip cross-examined by Mr Basto on the time when the Yip said
WAS
statement was taken.
Britain & U.S. To Intervene
In The Lebanon?
Jupiter-C
athletes.
of tonight's
Matt's serivale paid
Asian opponents, and then went to bed. Today
San Juan, May 19. recovered nose cone of a Jupiter rockot fired from
early Capo Canaveral, yostorday "apparently suf-M: fored no damage to its electronic sensing instru- ments" and will be ro- turned_to_the_ Army' Minile Contro at Hunts- ville, Alabama, tomorrow, announced here
was
it
today.
of
Lieutenant-Colonel John War-
FIU. den
Chief
the Electronic Branch of the Hunts- ville Missile Ballistie Cesire's Ofice, sald "Inter- Signal service co-operation” enabled the nose cone to be recovered only a few hours after it was fired very early
Sunday morning."
He
team
the Hongkong managers have booked one of the many stadiums scattered around Tokyo to put their track and field team through ila pacca.
Last Moment
Sales sold the Hongkong team had been kept at home until the last possible mo-
ment.
By doing co- Mr Salon sald, the team would be spared all the excitement and stroas caused by an ar trip to o strange country. He said the Hongkong team will follow rigorous tralaing schedule and should take the feld in tip top condition-- Router.
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Knocked Down
A man was knocked down by fram outside 09 Des Voeux tuld a press conference Road West at about
4.30 p.m. here that the cone plunged into rusterday. The pedestrian, Chan the Atlantic Ocean "a few Mok-shing of 17 Sal Yuen Lane, hundred miles north of San ground floor, was admitted to Juan."
Queen Mary Hospital for treat- ment,
The
to
Man Detained
London, May 19. Answers given by Mr Solwyn
successful recovery of Lloyd, Foreign Secretary, the cone means that "we now In the House of Commons have tested a full-sized Jupiter
missilo and today arouse speculation ballistic
have available the necessary engineer- among diplomatic obser- vars whether Britain and added..
ing data for its fabrication," F
A man was
arrested by the the United States were
Police early this morning Noting that this was the first following the theft of a sewing planning military inter-Jupiter launched this year, Fill machine head and a bed sheet vontion in the Lebanon. Bald "very effective communica- from 186 " Block Shek Kip Mr Lloyd was asked by Lions"
Π Labour member to make
enabled Army missile Mel Resettlement Area between It men
the know
rocket's 10m, and 3. a.m, today: The quite clear that the Western trajectory at all times.-United stolen articles are valued
had no intention Press. governments
about $130, of Intervening militarily,
Mr Lloyd, it
noted, refused to do so. Instead he replied that the situation was uncertain and obscure, adding "but no action will be taken contrary to the oltarter the United Nations)
or the established rule
of Inter- national law," Probing by Labour members elicited the Information
WES
SIDE GLANCES
(of
from
Mr Lloyd that he was under the "impression" that British naval units in the Eastern Mediter- ranean were acting indepen dently of Nato.
PARATROOPS
Judging from the tone of Mr Lloyd's remortis, the British government appeared to be- lleve that the Lebanese goy- emment was enough in control of the situation for intervention to be unnecessary at present.
Observers noted, nevertheless, reports of other military pro- cautions being taken, in ad- dition to the presence of British ships in the Eastern Mediter
rancan.
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Mrr Helly Wood, proprietress, Verma whether "the goods had has chosen an all-white decor, arrived." First accused handed including white Abre-glass cură
Australian sailor in Put some samples which looked an
Lockhart Itoad at about 1.50 tains, and ntings jewel-tone like fountain pens,
A parachute battalion today. Another wrist contrasts.
Pul left the office after tell
alated to have been placed in There is the clover idea ofing Verma that he would be watch and a pair of spectacles readiness in Britain, with four stolen from a European battalions of troops standing trays, shelf Insels and boxes back a little past 12 noon. But werO covered in velvet in shades of he returned at about 3 p.m., and lad near Duchan Court, Kow-by in Cyprus. Am airfield. is ruby red, topaz, sapphire blue, apoke to the office boy in Chiu ovn Tong yesterday, amethyst, chartreuse, emerald, Chow dialect. At the timo agate, jet and ivory.
In the right-hand
wore
there
some Revenue
window officers present.
Gold Theft
reported to be being prepared for use in Cyprus,
Observarsmid that, if the United States and Britain took ection, they would do so in the face of a Bovlet warning issued
Western Intervention
By Galbraith
KEZF
OFF.
and furthermore you're illegally parkadi”
a very elegant two-piece in Shown some documents, Chon leopard spotted helanca nylon said he typed them on Verma's on'a reclining model attracted Instructions. Z
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