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MONDAY, DECEMBER 14, 1959.
3 Years For Robbing TRAINING
Accused
Student
In Witness JUDGE COMMENDS
Box
The first accused IT the Kowloon Walled
City murder
trial, Lo Kun, was put in the witness box by his
defending
control, Mr A. Zimmern, al
Criminal Sessions this morning.
Abo before the court are
LABOURERS FOR
HELPING POLICE
Serie Hin-chiu and Wong Hun. Lee Shu-piu, 19, who together with two
д1ктол
The three are jointly accused of murdering Sin Kwal, divan kerper, at D Lu Yan Street, on July 24,
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fakt in hie evident that he went to 8 Lo Yon Stree: to collect $10 Sin Kwai owed him. Sin Kwal would not give him the money, he said, but offered Jim packet of hemin "to show my ability to take heroin.
Jie went to take the heroin but Sta Kwai snatched it nway
holl grubbed anti
MITU, A truppe en- sued, and Lo said he saw huf lying on a table, which he picked
Kwni up. Sin
accused rald.
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grabbed both of his hands and pulled at him. They struggled, an inished up with Lo lying on top of Sin Kwal on The ground. Lo then got up and rau UIT.
Questioned by Mr Zimmern, 1.0 said he had not stabbed Sin Kwai. Two knives were pro)— dured in the court, but Lo
raid neither of them was one he had pleked up.
The
the
bearing before Me Justice A.D. Scholes continues.
BURGLARS
ACTIVE
younger boys waylaid and robbed a student in Kowloon Tong last October, was sentenced to three years by Judge B. J. Jennings at the Victoria District Court this morning.
Malaya
114. For
Six
Malaya were 114 for six at the luncis 'interval 10- day in the last day of their interport cricket match
against longkong, and still required 139 runs to avert drical.
The not out batsmen are A. Murugas with 39 runs to his credit and Kony
Khoon-leony with
runs.
"It's a terrible thing for a student walking in the street and being held up by three hooligans, assaulted and rob bed." Judge Jennings said.
"You are the eldest of the "You have three," he told Lee. also been one of the iriad mem- bers and you've led these boys astray."
The two other youths Wong Wai-hum, 17, and a 19-year-old boy were sentenced to the Boys Training Centre for the offence,
Commended
The Judge also highly com- mended three labourers who helped in the priest of the ac- ensed.
UNIT
SERVICE
A promise of botter condi- Hons of Service for locally enlisted personnel in the Army here was made by the Commander British Forces, Hongkong, this morning.
Ne was addressing over 80
of resrulla
the Hongkong Unit at n Chinese Training passing-out parade held' At
Lyemun Barracks.
Lieut-Gen. Sir Edrie M. Baxtyon said: "I would like to assure you that are working hard to bring about better con- ditions of Service for you all.
we have agreement that mar for 20 per cent of
tied quarter shalt be provided the. Force. We must do better. We are working to obtain better pen- sions and gratultles and several |ther things."
General Bastyan congratulated the soldiers for their smart turn-out "I'll be frank with you," he said. "I did not ex~ good turn-out, pect such a Thai was a jolly good show,"
IMPORTANT UNIT
on
He sadd the RKCTU was extremely important unit which was year by year improving its standard. "Those of you who pesed through your training here will join and become an We Idégral part of the Army, are both glad and proud to have you with us," General Bastyan said " is vur hope that more and more of you will decide to make the Army your career
He observed that for life."
everyone, geted elekt
Scores at lunch were: Malaya - 2nd Innings
5. Rajalingam, (bw
Carnell
A. Murugasu, not out
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Thieves broke into No. Kwai Fong Street, third floor, Happy Valley between 6.30 p.m. and 0.45 pim. Fast night and stole o quantity of clothing to the total value of $100.
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Extras
A sum of money and a wrist watch, to the total value 9237, were stolen from No. 32, Muk Bin Ha, first floor, Tsuen Wan yesterday afternoon.
Property valued at $600 was stalen from No. 3, Upper Albert Road, third Aoor, on Saturday afternoon. The arteles molen included a camera, and cash.
jewellery
Total for 6 wkts. 114
Guruchuran
S. Nagalali.
C.
To baj Slugh, Schubert.
Paquerettes
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Two versions.
of the
all-time favorite
ski Pyjamas
"Sweater Girl”
(as shown)
and
"Pasa Dobles"
(Turtle neck)
$55 and $60
Pair
LATE CLOSING
Exquisite Holiday Cowns ,at our. Oriental Boutique For appointments Tel. 21-157
6.30 p.m. all week
as they hadAfter assuring them of better done, it would make Hongkong things to come, General Bastynn much safer.
asked the troops to remember that each and every one of them had an important role to play In the Colony and that they could do much to ensure good relations between the Army and the civil population.
The accused had waylaid a 31-year-old student, Lee Shun- ming, in a lane off Kent Road, Kowloon Tong, on the afternoon of October 15. They assaulted him and robbed htm of three
pens.
Three labourers, Tse Kal- beng, Ng Kalming and Lo Yuk-lam," who were on a build- ing site nearby, rushed to his akt and pursued one of the assalfants, Wong Wai-hum. Wong was eventually arrested by a polierinan. Tile other two were caught later.
to
Convictions
the training
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AVAILABLE HOW AT ALL LEADING STORED
LEP PASSING-OUT PARADE
The 31st passing-out parade of the Hongkong Chinese Tratalog Unli was held Lyemua Barracks this morning (left to right): Capt. E. Morgan, Maj. E. R. Greaves, Lieut-General Sir Edric Bastyan (CBF) and Sgt Nr Chee.
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
ad-
Dual Citizenship
No Bar
To
Loyalty
From the files
25
years AGO-
December, 1934
IR: As a Kowloon re- sident and a consumer of electric current I
con- sider the present charge of 18 cents per unit excessive especially in view of the fact that producing fuel must be costing much less, due to the higher exchange ruling and it is my tention that at least some of this, benefit should be passed on to the consumer, especially at a time like the present when earnings and wages are being reduced |considerably all round.
con-
Residents of Hongkong hava been more fortunate, as they have been paying for years at least two cents less per unit for
current than Kowloon
zidents, in spite of which the Hongkong Company concerned [has built up huge reserves and
is
one of the strongest local institutions financially.
something is definitely
by comparisori,
Surely
Wrong
Concerns in competition have been compelled to reduce prices all round (costs being lower due to higher exchange). It jiherefore
that my contention monopolies should fall into line otherwise
they are definitely profiteering in which case. pres-
CONSUMER -
Dual citizenship of naturalised Chinese in there should be brought to bear. Neglecting The
Philippines does not in the, least mar
their Bible
loyalty to their country of adoption, the Sir,--The phenomenal
President of the State of Hawaii Chamber of Accepting a challenge to vances of modern science have
Commerce told the China Mail this morning. cscape from a Neil Robertson done much to Improve our
straight-jacket, suspended standard of living. However, in spile
Mr Sunny Lai, the Present passports to enter the U.S.," he head downwards 200 jeet in all these adyantages,
the air in under four minutes, men and women seem to have of the chamber which embraces said,
such
"I cannot understand why, il ["Albert Houdi, various race groups cald: lost that peace of mind And
"renowned the U.S. and China are atiles cacopologist performed the Americans, Chinese, Japanese,
Kortans is on a visit to
feat in three minutes 30 seconds.
In wishing those on parade the best of luck in their new units, General Bastyan "Make it your pride 10 sec
that you will not do anything
ibat wil make your tail, or the Army, sorry that it pul is trust in you."
they conteniment that
once
enjoyed. I feel this is because Filipinos.
people are neglecting the study Hawalians, the Bible, losing the Hongkong,
50 colace that ils pages afford.
of
MR. HEASTER: 15, Dulka Road,
London, S.W.11,
England.
General Bastyan presented
For some years now, I have trophica to three recruits; Ng found that the best way of Wai-man, Kuen and Hung gaining that hope, comfort and Ylo-man of Nos 1, 2 and 3 assurance from the scriptures Platoons respectively, and is by following the Bible read- Chief Insp. T. W. Wheeler, shield to No. Platoon, the ing tables set out in the "Bible prosteuting, shid Lee had a best unit during training. Companion," which is designed previous conviction in 1957 for
to facilitate Bible study, "Aş a OLD SOLDIERS Irceny from the per5041, for At the conclusion of the seasonal gesture I should be which he had been sentenced parade,
General Bastyan met delighted to send a free copy to any who care to write Tor one. centre, In two old soldiers who will fade May, this year, he was caution away from the Army after cd for being a' member of a jointly putting in 60 years of : trind society,
strvice.
Tho lwo soldiers were Cpl Yeung Muk, who enlisted in 1923, and Pie Lor You who enlisted
1922. Both saw service during the Japanese attack on Hongkong.
A bleycle, valued at $80, General Bustyan showed per-
outside the sonal interest in the two old was stolen, from soldiers. After talking to them YMCA, Waterloo Road between about their long service and en- 3 and 4 pm. yesterday after- bloycle, worth quiring about thele family life, noon. Another
their $40. he gave instructions to
was removed from the Commanding Omeer,
leading Major rath
Comfort Terrace, King's Road yesterday R. R. Greaves, "to do what he
evening. could for them."
Insp. Wheeler naked the Court to take a serious view of the case. "This robbery is
a typical triad offence,” he said,
No Reduction
"
Of
Sentence
Mr I. T. Morris at Central Magistracy this morning dismissed an application for reduction of sentence brought by You Mok-chi, 27, componý" manager, who incited, a Boac air hostess to smuggle 84.4 tuels of gold out of Hong- keng to India.
Yau, manager of the Ken Serie Trading Co., Beom 910 Yu To Sang Building was sen- tenced to six months gaol and fined $10,000 last month by Mr Morris when he adınlițed incil- ing the hostess to export gold, attempting to export gold and the
travelling possession of documents which were false in inaterial particulars,
In his judgment, Mr. Morris said he was of the opinion that the applicant had had n falz trial and that the present cp- plication had
no merit and
must be dismissed.
SATISFIED
"I am satisfied that no in- Justice has been done and the Court is still unmoved by the submissions put forward by Mr John McNeill, QC (Defence Counsel), and subject to the better opinion of the Superior Courts, I maintain that the ap plicant got only that which, in all the elreumalanoes, he lat thoroughly deseryed. „?!
Mr McNeill was instructed by Moses F. Zimmern and Co.
Bikes Stolen
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MISS UNIVERSE LEAVES
to her friends at the airport, * Mian Akiko Kojima left for morning. Picture allows Mr Henry A. Mangele, of Ma
and in Their commas night for
He was commenting on a statement reported yesterday by The Philippine legalator, MS Augusto S. Francisco, that Filipino naturalised many citizens are members of both
and Chinese Philippine or foreign chambers of com- MATER.
or
freedom, why in the world there is so much difficulty for cne country to the people, of visit another."
He cscaped successfully the tied in while being straight jacket which was at- tached to ono of the big H.M. Dockyard, 700 feet from the ground,
стопса
THO
in
Set Example "We all know In Hongkong today there are millions of re
from mainland Chla fugees because they cannot
FO any- where else," continued Mr LAL "Many of them are compelledHOUGH beaten for the to go back to China.
first time this season, "If Mr Francisco implies that
"Thare, I foel, we have talled only last week, South China dual citizensalp and member in our effort to take people Athletic Association showed ship in chambers of commerce away from Communistle 'com means disloyalty to the Phillp-trol"
that this lapse was one of pine Government, he is grossly Mr Lai said. "I sincerely hope those patches from which mistaken," said Mr Let
that the US. Congress will even the best of teams are change the American immigra not immune, by scoring an tion laws to giva mare Chinese
Just As Loyal
To cite a case in point, he men toned the many Filiphies in Hawall where any belonged to both the Philippine and the good example for the the Senior League Cham-
pionship. Honolulu Chambers of Com- others to follow," he added,
the opportunity to find freedom easy victory over the Kow- and peace they long for so much, loon Football Club. They "The US., 03 the leading now. look certain winners of power in the free world, should
merce."
"They are just as loyal to America
the Americans," said Mr Lal. "There are 17 differret ciambers of commerce in all in Hawali yet they all remain toyni American.”
"By the same token, there is no question about the allegiance of the Chinese naturalised, in the Philippuses," he added
Mr Lal also hit the US. "red tape" against Chloese visitors
and immigrants,
When I came to Hongkong I found out that the Chinese have encountered many diffi- culties in obtaining visas
Winner
Receives
Prize
Mr. Wong Shi-fouk, 'winner of the Morriscar given Ds. first prize by the Marianne Reichl Aid to Lepers Group received it this morning:
Mrs A. Sommerfelt, President of the Group, handed the key of the car to the owner, who was accompanied by his wife, and relatives, at Queen's Fier.
The car is a smurt off-white Morrie Minor "1,000" 4-door. saloon.
Also present at the ceremony was Mrs F R. Ashton,” tha Hion, Treasurer, of the Marianno Reichl Aid to-Lepers - Cropps She said that a record sam bad heen made by: the fair, vand its
A gracious welcome to your guests ·
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