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DR RODRIGUES' PLEA FOR "BRAINWASHED" SHANGHAI MAN LETTERS
Dr A. M. Rodrigues, Legislative Councillor, appearing in court today appealed to a magistrate on behalf of a patient, a 21-) year-old Shanghai man who had been "brainwashed" by the Communists.
The ma, Meimel, Peter, who Michael Peter. he saki, was had been in Police en tody for brillant with his hands and the Jast two weeks NEI There tra charges, was contigen-jof
Hy die blooped and bound over in the G SO for a pered „of those yon pe by My Ledihkan Row?n Chart this morning. F1 wn, ofed by the prosecn-, occupied. 4:50 that the defendant, on
had driven the ear on March
March 1, had backed private The doctor said he was cer- yor out of Austhy Rond near tall that when Michiel Peter Park Strent, collided with a frag and the mode off along, Chatham Rood
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Just drivers however, followed the 4'1 ' , tut found
fendant
The car betin din f bathin Hond, where it Led woken down. The taxi stelver tork Michael Peter to a Police stalem where
4 port was made.
Escaped
Enquiries Lowed that Peter bed driven the car without the
wie's permissists, witłust vdid lierney and without hind party aka inaupner.
De Rodrigues, the defendant's plyndelan sai, in evidence on beds of the main that while ins Shanghai, Michael Peter fron "brnitevoshed" try Coamounts. He had managed in excape once but harl been Decaplured.
H
Dr Rodriges zaid Peter hot come to him in June last year. catering deterioration 11 headth, ariel nervourness us a result of the
eatment he hind received,
The doctor said appired to he highly strong and
suferiti: Was
from persecution complex.
The
7, he had not meant to steal the car. "He has certain prin- ciples about bim," Bodrigues added.
Dr
There was another boy with him at the time, Dr Railrigares
suld.
But Michel Peter had Pet mentioned that in court,
TO THE EDITOR
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THURSDAY, MARCH 19, 1959.
Tories To
Test Popularity In Two By-Elections
London, March 18.
may
A parliamentary by-election to be polled tomorrow at East Harrow, on London's northwest fringe, show whether Mr Harold Macmillan has raised Con- servative stock by his re- cent round of interna. tional talks aimed at re- ducing world tension,
The Horrow contest and an- in Northern Ireland will be other being held simultaneously
the fral since the Prime Minia- fer returned from his Moscow, Paris and Bonn Trips and arranged his eurrent visit to Washington to mest president Elsenhower.
Close Fight
Sir, Can't see why people have so much difruity with your Target feature. We in was mechanically minded. Partikls office alway manage to
the Treatment the doctor surp the excellent murky akivised, was 1o get Peter to with no difculty whatsoever. work, without payment, in a To plave cur boast,.enclosed isi mumber of garages in Hongkong an example, where you require to keep his mind and hands 27 words for excellent we offer 40 obtained with comparquve cuse. Please tell the originator of this sample puzzle to make them order unl su test our brains,
(We need them tested).
A. TARGOMANIAC. A. NOTHER. ink (little pig noise); goink big pig noise); nicker (half a
Harrow East was held by the ar luemers); cink (for her.
Government at the 1955 general ecked husbands); kern (on
election with the Introw inot); ronk (un ince); necking
majority of 3,022 votes in a (graffes in love); glker (nick-
for red head); reik straight fight with Labour. The (Grecce man); conker (English because of the intervention of contest now may be even closer lighting mut); enock (country
a third candidate between Con- kicing (oscillating servative, and Socialist nominees. three kuinkin
[ps); egnok (liquer); ignok
Government candidate 18 pre-historic man); ignork (pre-Commander A. M. Courtney, historie ludy); grinko (pale face who is opposed by M. Rees, in Mexico): kringe (shrink): Labour. and Mr T.
Lynch, korg (hird dug); kerog (earn Bakes); erik (man who shouts coln); krong (troglodite); koln Plece): ockle (Car- (ten cent michael); Kork (oggle with mouth open); nick (calpboose); slik food eaten on sputnik rukte (Army reerull); rok
rek (fate);
(odours Wanch'); kogine (jorge a9517.0 grink (lop-sided Anile); kori Gjokes About bread); enkor (dockyard tug); here (Douglas) gerinoko (injin); ker) (mne back
This time there is a straight to old Virgini); riek (shaw). fight--between MT Stanley Choice for long words, con- MeMaster. Ulster Unionist kering encorking neringkog.
(Conservative) and Mr Jumes ENQ Gardner, Northern Ireland
The magistrate then explain- ed to the defendant the mein-name ing of "conditionally." He was told that the should commit any offence in the next years, he could be charged again fer the three offences.
Man Arrested
A #1111 W
arrested
last ht following the thef! of a an of money Stales enlisted seamon in Lock- from a United
host Road
A purse containing a sum of totle was stolen from a Chi- nese woman outside. No. 49 Yin, Cheng Street, Kowloon, yester- day morning. A suspect subsequently detained by Police
Five Orphans
the
Using target for 19th March G K
nomince of the National Union of Small Shopkeepers. The con- tion of Mr Ian Harvey, a Con- test was caused by the resigna- servative junior foreign minis.
ter.
land, the Government is defend- Al Belfast Eust, Northern Ire-
ing a seat held in 1055 with a 13.007 majurity in three- cornered
ight with Northern
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DOG SHOW JUDGE ARRIVES
An American and Internationally-known dog show, judga, arrived here this morning to judge at the Hongkong Kennel Club's Annual Dog Show, which will be held at the Hongkong Jockey Club on March 22.
He is Mr Maxwell Riddle, one of Amerlen's lending dóg show Judges. Mr Riddle, who arrived by PAA from Tokyo, was to have come to the Colony earlier this month, but the Kentiel Club's show had to be postponed because of the royal visht. Mr Riddle is the leading American columnist on the subjeċi of dogs, and is a reporter for the Cleveland (Ohio) Press. He has been nominated "American Dog Writer of the Year," and
leading author of canine literature.
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Mr H. M. Howell, Ian. Searetary of the Hongkong Kennel Club (left) greets Mr Maxwell Riddle at the air port today.China May Phob.
No Case Established,
In
Says Solicitor Corruption Case
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Triad Adviser
Gaoled
A triad society advisor or "White Paper Fan' was this
-- morning sentenced to one
From the Files
25
years -AGO.
year by Mr Derek Cons of Central Magistracy when TN saving the life of n he pleaded guilty to being small child last night a member of • trlad near the Alhambra Theatre. Lucioty. He was also order Nathan Road, the driver of od to be placed under one of the Kowloon Motor police supervision for 18 Bus company's vehicles sus-
months.
tained severe cuts about the : Defendant was a 35-year-old head and shoulders when he unemployed man, Man Ping- itung of 483 Queen's Road was pitched up against the Wen, third floor.
windscreen of his bus.
Delective Sub-Inspector R. G. Laurel said that defendant was arrested on Tuesday in the Wertern District.
The small child had a remtak- able escape from death, for it.. was not until the bus was almost upan her that the driver noticed
the
At the police station, daher. tendant admitted under eau- He promptly applied don that he joined the Wo brakes and the bus stopped at- Yung Yee. Triad Society in most instantaneously. As a re- 1947 and was pronioted to the sult of the sudden stoppage he over the steering wheel on to the windscree which was smashed atomis the impact. Passengers applied first tid to the driver.
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rank 415 (White Paper Fan) was thrown early in 1950. Since his pro- motion he has recruited four new members into the soetely and acted as their protector.
Defendant also admitted that slace November 1958 he had one prostitute
the operating In Southern Playground area under his protection.
Sub-Inspector R. G. Laurel added that the defendant has ne
employment and depends on the protection money received from the prostitute for a living,
$500 FINE
FOR WOMAN
A
32-year-old
unemployed
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Great Britain in disturbed. by Mussolini's recentip -an- nounced policy of expansion. The Italian Fascist chief has intimated that Italy's deavour will be to bring African and Asiatic territori under her influence and info a great economic scheme, in view of the agreement juat reached with Austria and Hungary, there is apprehen- sion that Rome moy attempt · to act herself up as arbiter of world affairs,
woman, Wong Shup-nul, whoARLY this month, Mr pleaded guilty to aiding and H. M. Spence, FRIBA, the Colony was fined $500 or of Spence, Robinson and
Central
morning.
Ireland Labour and Sina Fein A solicitor in the Victoria District Court this abetting illegal immigrants into senior member of the firm candidates.
· morning asked Judge B. J. Jennings to rule one month by Mr Derek Cons
Magistracy this Partners, architects, handed that no prima facie case had been established a
to Mr A. W. Burkhill, chair- in regard to a policeman charged with cor- Sub-Inspector R. Ma said that man of the Shanghai Ruce ruptly soliciting six bottles of brandy and the defendant was arrested to Club, a golden key with
gether with the three im- corruptly receiving $150 from a taxi driver. migrants, a man, a girl and a which Mr Burkhill unlocked He asked for this on the grounds that "there was Victoria Road near the Gold new Race Course buildinga nothing in the evidence given before the court and Silver Exchange Swimming on Bubbling Well Road, that proved that the accused was a member Pavillon,
thus formally Questioned by the pollee, de- Shanghai, of the Police Force on the date the alleged fendant admitted that she was opening the building. offence took place."
CNi Labour.-Reuter.
Leave Spring Offensive
For United States
-And Adoption
Five orphans left Hongkong this, itsning; by air for the United Stale where they will be miopted by American familles, The travelled under the spun- corship of the International Service, Hongkong
Socia
Oltre, The oldest of them was a two- year-old girl named Miss
Sheree
Burnett and the
another youngest was
girt named Tso Yim-kwal, who is one. The first is going to Honolulu and the other to Seattle.
The other three are Misses Frances Shan, Wang Ying-nul and Soo Hoo Sook-goon.
In a little less than a year, 100 Hongkong children have been sent to the United States through the Hongkong- branch of International Social Service. In the above`plo- fure (left to right) are the latest to leave:-Chang Fung- man, 19. Amy Lan, 10,. The Y'n-kwal, 18 months, Tám Yau- loong, 12, Wan Nul, is moniks, Miss Pat Nye, - who le escorting the children to the United States. --- Chian Ma photo.
Printed and published by TaHENCE GORDON NEWLANDS PEARCE for and on behalf of South China Morning Post Limked of 1-3 Wyndham Street, City of Victoria in the Colony of Hongkong.
By Khamba
Rebels In Tibet
New Delhi, March 19,
Reports reaching here today indicated a guerilla force of 25,000 fough Khamba tribesmen is set for a do-or-die offensive against Chinese Communist troops in rebellious Tibet.
Reports
The solicitor, Mr G. Hampion was appearing for Wong Luk- lun, a policeman who pleaded
not guilty to the charges.
Mr Hampion also fold the court that regulation 151 under which the accused is charged
force today as may not be in
were changed the regulations in 1937.
"There is evidence by one of the witnesses that he knew the Becused at the Police training rchool two years ago," Mr
Hampton'sakd."
from refugees and | Imposed a' tax on land owned TRACT BY Yerelt would by Trinhas tries tauer cent or police-forgangs (394. W what epon up the Gerilla warfare the land in the province). They
with the spring thow.
Drunk Tried
To Direct
The Traffic
boy on Tuesday
night
at the main entrance of
Just taking the Illegal immi- grants to where they wanted to go. She added that they had just arrived from Macao in junk,
2 Robberies
a
Cash and Jewellery to a total value of $8,040 were stolen from No. 604 Queen's Road West, second floor, yesterday after- noon.
On the same day, thloves broke into No. 370. Des Voeux manhood West, 7th floor, and stole
A middle-aged Chinese
who pretended he was a traf-
fle officer, while under the cash and jewellery to the total Influence of drink, pppeared
In Kowloon Court this morn
value of $245.
the
Although bruten by L Goldman and E.C. Fincker by three straight acts in the nami- fuals round of the Laum Tennis Open Doubles cham- pionship yesterday, the young Chinese pair Thoi Ping-fan and Toni Fun-pui pave a really food account of themselves. Final neore: 7-5, 0-1, 6-2.
THE Chinese friends of the Hon. Mr A. E. Wood, Secretary for Chinese Affairs, who is retiring from Government service after 26 yeurs gathered at the Chin
ing charged with behaving in Visiting Hongkong cac Merchants Club yester
dirorderly manner. He was esuloned and discharged by the magistrate, Mr T. Cree-
don.
Mr Thomas D. Miller, Presid-day afternoon to bid fare "James T="Miller Tous to wollte tlie departing offl Company, Washington, arrived cial. by PAA from Tokyo for a short The proceedings were la
Chinese, the Hon. Mr R. H.
Does Not Prove "That, of course, does not end to prove that on Novem berlast (date on which the alleged offence took place)' the accused was an officer in the
the accused represented himself. "There is some evidence that protested to no avail,
Then the Communiste storted to the last driver as an inspec-
Yesterday, the defendant Kwok vielt. police schools run along Chinese lines, or from Kowloon City
fixed Hon-hung, 42, of no
On the same flight was Mr Kolewall speaking on behalf of flation. This does not tend to With the slogan "our religfin's
Mrs Jack Altman, address, caused a etly at the and battles are ex-
Mr the hosts, and being introduced charge before the in danger," the Khambas de prove the
of by the Hon, Sir Shouson, Chow, eastern province clares war on the Chinese Com
Junction of Canton Road und Atman is owner-Manager of Tibet where the Buddhist munist administration.
Argyle Street, when he waved the Federal Jewelry Company Mr Wood wis ercented with za "Further it may well be that tribesmen have been giving
his arms about as if he were in Honolulu. They will remain illuminated The Communista the Communists a high altitude their taxation plans but went regulation was made in
withdrew regulation 151 is longer in
directing trame, Scon, a large here till March 24 when theyChinese xistence. nt all because this
will leave for Manila, beadache
crowd gathered around him. since 1050. The chead with their school expun- alutude of the moucitaincus
slcn programme,
ordinance which has been long province ranges from 10,000 10
ngo repealed, 13,000 feet.
therefore nsit your honour Refugees paid tut Tibetan "It is en instit to Lord to sty that no prima facie case traders used the winter ("Buddha," the tribesmen told the has been made by the prcasou-
murgia In badly-needed Reds. "Either withdraw
Old Arms Hit-and-run pected in the
An Mult
arms for the rebels. Most or will drive you out." the weapons are old British
Aud Indian World War II
riiles.
During the same period the Chinese have rushed construc tion of n road from the capital, Lhasa, to the Khamba caplul of Chando.
tion." cr we
Crown Counsel A. J. 4.
is Sanguinetti protests were
prosecuting ignored and the
Inspector I. M. Khamba Assisted by
Again their
opened the fight under the Forsyth of tho Kowoon City leadership of 50-year-old police station.
Pangathang, an experienced Hearing is continuing.
fighter and Tibetan hero,
That phase of the rebellion
was crushed and there was a TRAIN SMASHES
Although the rebellion is lull of about a year. But new scnticred over the 475,000 Chinese Communist economic square miles of the mountain laws resulted in renewed kingdom it is concentrated in fighting which 13 still con- the eastem province where the tinuing. Khimbas hold forth.
Death Toll
Spring Offensive
INTO WAGON
Xenia, Ohio, March 18. Nine persons, eight of them
This in turn attracted a Pellee. officer, who arrested him and charged him with behnung in a disorderly manner while drunk. He was then taken to hospital where he Was certified drunk,
MAN RUN OVER BY LORRY
So far the Chinese Commu- young girls, were idilled today A 30-year-old man, Mok nists have not been able to in a train-staflon wagon calli-Kwong of No. 76, Cha Kwo A warrior tribe caally pro- destroy. the tribesmen, who glen near Xeta, voked to violence, the Khambas fought from the mountain tops
Ling Main Street was fatally Six of the victims were killed injured yesterday afternoon have been long feared for their rolling down huge boulders on at the scene. Two other girls when ho was run over by a ferocity and have earned a re- Chinese convoys and laying am- were dead on arrival at Green lorry in Kwun Tong Road near putation of being bradiis.
bushies.
Memorial Hospital in Xenia. the path leading to the Cheong Since they began their Reports from the area sald Ono aduit died in the hospital Lee construction sito. rebellion against Chinese rule that the Khambas how are and a second adult was la it is cstimated that 18,000 to determined
The accident occurred when 20,000 triboten have been fale once and for all,
The girls. were returning Mol, who was travelling on the klited. Chinese deaths have
With the emported forces of home from a meeting of their | lorry, jumped from the vehicle been pisced at between 7,000 20,000, quella leaders Bro girl scout troop when, their | before it came to a stop. Hie and 10,000.
ready to open warfare 29 BOON station wagon was struck by a) was. run over by, thể Trouble with the Khambas ng warmer started in 1950 when the Chinese U.P.1.
weather arrivés.---- | Pennsylvania railroad train at wheel and died - before, the
a crossing near Xonia--UPIIarrival of an ambulance.
decido their critical condition.
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rear.
scribed.
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